"Girls Participate in Sports Too!" , was a photo of Orchesis, a dance group lead by Mary J. Buccal and sponsored by W.A.A., shows the women performing. Three women in leotards and dance skirts were in in identical poses in a triangle."Early last year the association held a picnic in Galpin Park for all freshmen. Its purpose was to explain to new students what the W.A.A. does and to urge them to take a real working interest in the girls’ athletic program. 'Orchesis' for dancers showed the tangible results of their work at spring revues. Board members had two rousing outings at the WAA cabin near town. Having gained sound bodies and muscular skills through the WAA program, its members wanted to contribute to someone else's well-being; proceeds of a "benefit bridge" went to help victims of cerebral palsy." Wooster's sports program for women was really run through W.A.A., which oversaw club programs, organized and ran intramurals, and helped sponsor an intercollegiate competition on a very limited basis. Women's programs were not varsity in the sense of the athletic department funding them and providing coaches, but they did play occasional contests with other colleges. Most intramural teams were composed of social clubs, the freshman class, or dorm units. The administrative head at the time was Mary J. Buccalo.

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