From collection Member List
Sylvia "Sybil" Lenore Seibel King (Psi 1947/James Madison) grew up in Virginia and attended Madison College (now James Madison University). She was initiated into Psi Chapter in 1947, where she served as Chapter President and Rush Chairman. After graduating in 1950, she served as the Alumnae Representative until 1964, devoting her efforts to keeping the Psi alumnae in touch with each other.
Sybil’s devotion to her husband is very well known. Thomas J. King Jr., known as Jerry, met Sybil at the Virginia Military Institute Mid-Winter Dance in 1948, and they married at the beginning of the Korean War, before Jerry was deployed. They would go on to have five children: Tommy, Susie, Kathy, Jan, and Clare. In addition to her work for Alpha Sigma Tau, Sybil was very involved in her children’s lives, volunteering with the Boy and Girl Scouts, the PTA, and at their church.
In 1964, Sybil accepted the position of National Scholarship Awards Chairman. After expressing an interest in attending Southeastern Panhellenic Conference meetings, she was a natural selection as a National Panhellenic Conference Alternate Delegate, beginning her representation of Alpha Sigma Tau in 1967. She had a strong desire to see Alpha Sigma Tau more broadly represented in the Southern United States, which led to her deep involvement in the establishment and installation of Beta Zeta Chapter at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1970.
In 1972, Sybil was elected National President, a position she held until 1984. Under her leadership, the Sorority adopted a revised structure, including creating many new offices. Despite the challenges created by the changes to procedures and personnel, she guided the Sorority through that period smoothly. She visited many collegiate and alumnae chapters during her tenure and installed multiple new chapters. After retiring from the role of National President, Sybil remained very involved in Alpha Sigma Tau.
Sybil was honored for her service to Alpha Sigma Tau with the Ada A. Norton Award in 1972 and by being named President Emerita in 1999.
Sybil’s devotion to her husband is very well known. Thomas J. King Jr., known as Jerry, met Sybil at the Virginia Military Institute Mid-Winter Dance in 1948, and they married at the beginning of the Korean War, before Jerry was deployed. They would go on to have five children: Tommy, Susie, Kathy, Jan, and Clare. In addition to her work for Alpha Sigma Tau, Sybil was very involved in her children’s lives, volunteering with the Boy and Girl Scouts, the PTA, and at their church.
In 1964, Sybil accepted the position of National Scholarship Awards Chairman. After expressing an interest in attending Southeastern Panhellenic Conference meetings, she was a natural selection as a National Panhellenic Conference Alternate Delegate, beginning her representation of Alpha Sigma Tau in 1967. She had a strong desire to see Alpha Sigma Tau more broadly represented in the Southern United States, which led to her deep involvement in the establishment and installation of Beta Zeta Chapter at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1970.
In 1972, Sybil was elected National President, a position she held until 1984. Under her leadership, the Sorority adopted a revised structure, including creating many new offices. Despite the challenges created by the changes to procedures and personnel, she guided the Sorority through that period smoothly. She visited many collegiate and alumnae chapters during her tenure and installed multiple new chapters. After retiring from the role of National President, Sybil remained very involved in Alpha Sigma Tau.
Sybil was honored for her service to Alpha Sigma Tau with the Ada A. Norton Award in 1972 and by being named President Emerita in 1999.
