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The Purple and Gold
THE
Chi Psi Mascots
Cheering for Alma Mater
This page: Brothers and guests pose on the
steps at the Banquet site at Washington and Lee
University for the Rowe Regional Leadership Conference.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Chi Psi Mascots Cheer for
Alma Mater – Chi Psis are
usually big on showing
school spirit, but this year
four Brothers are wearing
more than just the school
colors. More on. . . . Page 6
The Campaign
for Jeffrey Hall . . . . . . Page 24
In Memoriam . . . . . . . Page 26
Who’s Who Directory . Page 30
The Great Fraternity Wars –
We all learned that Chi Psi
built the first fraternity
house in America. Here’s
an outsider’s perspective on
what prompted the Lodge
in the woods. . . . . . Page 8
He’s a Family Guy –
Chris Sheridan, Pi’89,
helps create one of
America’s favorite cartoon
families as writer, producer
and character voice for
Family Guy . . . . . . . Page 13
Redefining Spencer Butte –
Brothers from Alpha Eta
Delta at Oregon pitch in
to help build a better trail
and keep human erosion
to a minimum on local
recreation area . . . Page 11
Crowning Mr. Greek –
Roger Wright’s not just
another pretty face – he
and his Brothers raised
$6,737 of the $45,000 that
the university-wide event
raised for charity . . Page 14
Refounding at Union –
The Central Office and
Union College alumni
continue working to push
Chi Psi’s original campus
and newest colony toward
Alpha status . . . . . Page 12
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Chi Psi Update? – While
you’ll still receive your
P&G in the mail, join the
On-Line Community and
get the latest Chi Psi news
with the Update. . . Page 17
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P&G in its 125th Year –
After years of discussion, it
was 125 years ago (so 2008
is the Quasquicentennial)
that The Purple and Gold
finally made its way into
printed form . . . . . Page 20
Chi Psi is a founding member of the NorthAmerican Inter-fraternity Conference (NIC), the
Fraternity Executives Association (FEA), and the
College Fraternity Editors Association (CFEA).
The Oliver and Marie Rowe
Volume 125, Number 2, © 2008 by Chi Psi Fraternity
and The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Jeffrey Hall,
45 Rutledge Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37210-2042.
Telephone: 615-736-2520 • Fax: 615-736-0000
Please address comments, content or inquiries to the
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The Purple and Gold is an educational journal
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P&G
The Purple
and Gold
The Journal of
Chi Psi Fraternity
Spring 2008 • Volume 125 • Number 2
Publisher: Sam Bessey, ΗΔ’97, Executive Director
Editor: Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82, Η’83
Other Contributors include: Brad Beskin, Σ’05;
Chad Larson, ΘΔ’06; Donald Beeson, Σ’82,
ΥΔ’86; Nick Gilly, ΔΔ’07; and Jeff Manzer, ΗΔ’07.
Attendees at the Mid-Atlantic Rowe Regional Leadership Conference included
Educational Trust Chair Julian Emerson, Β’80 (top left), Council Chair
Andy Dewing, ΟΔ’86 (fourth from left at top), Executive Director
Sam Bessey, ΗΔ’97 (2 rows down in blue tie), Omicron Delta
Housemother Ms. Lane Sargent, and Past #7 George Ray, A’54,
and his wife Pree (just above Housemother). For story and more
pictures from this year’s conferences, please turn the page.
Chi Psi is also a member of the
Fraternal Information & Programming
Group (FIPG) and Association of
Fraternity Advisors (AFA).
Regional Leadership Conferences
Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 3
Oliver & Marie Rowe
Regional Leadership
Conferences – 2008
W
hen Oliver Rowe, Sigma ’25, was Chi Psi’s #7
(National President from 1977-85), thousands of
undergraduates met Brother Rowe at one of five
regional conferences held across the country
every year. Oliver would use each occasion for a major
speech about the “Program for Excellence.” Anyone who
attended can remember that the speeches might last for two
hours or more, but undergrads were always polite and stayed
for the whole event.
During Chi Psi’s Self-Evaluation Project two years ago,
undergraduates expressed overwhelming desire for more
interaction with other Alphas and a greater “national
experience,” so the Fraternity and Educational Trust
partnered to coordinate educational and social programming at four leadership conferences last year and expanded
it to five this year. This year’s hosts were Beta Delta at
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The Oliver and Marie Rowe
Lehigh, Omicron Delta at Washington and Lee, Alpha
Delta at Georgia, Zeta Delta at Illinois, and Theta Delta at
Washington.
Oliver and Marie Rowe made a substantial gift several
years ago to the Trust for undergraduate programming.
Now that the regional conferences are fully implemented
again, it seems only fitting that they be named in honor of
Oliver and Marie.
Four of this year’s five conferences focused on
Chi Psi values, their congruence with our daily lives, and
the role they play in recruitment, pledging, and initiation.
Conference delegates worked with each other to develop
the details of forthcoming resources to supplement the
Chi Psi Story and the Program for Pledge Education.
At the Southeast Regional Conference, delegates
worked with Phired Up Productions on the development
and implementation of values-based dynamic recruitment
techniques. Phired Up will continue this training for all
recruitment delegates to the 167th Annual Convention.
Conference attendance has grown with almost every
event, and the final conference of the year on the West
Coast drew more than 60 undergraduates from the three
most western Alphas. The Chi Psi Educational Trust is
excited to continue its sponsorship of the Rowe Regional
Leadership Conferences.
Regional Leadership Conferences
Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 5
Cheering for Alma Mater at North Carolina,
NC State, Northwestern and Washington
W
hen Brad Lockwood, Sigma ’09, wanted to
try out to become the UNC Rameses mascot,
he received a few simple instructions: Go to
Carmichael Auditorium and bring gym
shorts and some socks.
But what Brad needed to do after he arrived at
Carmichael wasn’t so simple. “They told me to go out
there and do the first half (of the game). I was kind of
just thrown into it.” Brad eventually beat out 15 others to
become one of two people who now portray Rameses.
A junior biology and French double major, he said
there are no requirements for the position. “You’ve just
got to fit the suit and have a good time. I try to be in the
spotlight by staying near the court or field.
“Once you put that suit on, you kind of become a
different person, so you have to be able to become
somebody else really quickly,” he said. “You always have
to be moving and bring a new spark to the suit.”
Lockwood has played the role of Rameses since his
freshman year. A previous Rameses mascot, Jason Ray,
died last March after being hit by a car in New Jersey
where he was with UNC’s men’s basketball team for the
NCAA tournament. Brad said that Ray’s death made
Rameses more visible. Also the tragedy added a new
dimension to his job. “We had a renewed sense of pride.
We felt like we were carrying the torch.”
Last summer, Brad was the recipient of the “Most
Collegiate” mascot award at the National Cheerleading
Association Camp.
A
few miles down the road in Raleigh, Calvin
Cole, Pi Delta ’09, cheers for rival North
Carolina State’s Wolfpack as mascot Mr. Wuf.
Calvin might not have been Mr. Wuff, or gone
to college, or much else. In fact, he considers himself
lucky to have made it past his 15th birthday.
“The only reason I went to the doctor was because
my brother noticed I had been losing a lot of weight and
that I was kind of pale,” Cole said. “I just didn’t think
that there might be something medically wrong.” But
the family doctor gave him the word.
“I didn’t really know what diabetes was.” Cole said. “I
Wolfpack
TarHeels
Bradley Lockwood, Sigma ’09
University of North Carolina
Raleigh, NC / Biology & French
Tar Heels Mascot:
Rameses the Ram
The ram as Carolina's mascot dates back to 1924. In 1922, the
star fullback, Jack Merritt, was nicknamed “the battering ram”
for his performance on the field. Carolina’s head cheerleader
suggested the ram as mascot to the athletic business manager,
who had the idea approved. Rameses first appearance was at a
pep rally before the VMI game in 1924. There is also a live
Horned Dorset Sheep named Rameses who attends football
games with his horns painted (of course) Carolina Blue.
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Calvin Cole, Pi Delta ’09
North Carolina State University
Old Fort, NC / Biological Sciences
Wolfpack Mascot:
Mr. Wuf
Originally, most fans knew N.C. State College of Agriculture
and Mechanical Arts as the Aggies, but different sports teams
used different names (Farmers, Aggies, Techs, Red Terrors). In
1922, a disgruntled fan described the behavior of students at
games as being “like a wolf pack,” and the nickname stuck.
When German U-boats were referred to as the Wolfpack in
WWII, the chancellor wanted a nickname change, but students
wouldn’t hear of it and bought a live wolf to roam the sideline.
Cheering for Alma Mater
was just in disbelief. I mean, I wasn’t bleeding. It wasn’t
like I had been hit by a car or shot. I appeared normal.”
A few seasons and more than 1,500 needles later, he
is still bound to the disease, but now, a small tube filters
insulin into his stomach. He is still the athlete he was
before, but now, when the temperature inside his costume breaks 100 degrees, each somersault or cheer is
accompanied by caution.
Cole realizes that most people who see him at games
have no idea what he faces day to day. He prefers it that
way. “I don’t think people see me out there and wonder,
‘Is he going to be all right?’ They are just thinking, ‘It’s
the wolf.’ They’re just cheering me on.” Being the center of attention for the few moments before game time is
the “perfect medicine.”
And he hopes he is setting an example for others
who are limited by their bodies. “I’ve learned that I am
able to make diabetes a part of my life, but I am not letting it make all the decisions,” Cole said. “You really can
do anything if you keep your mind focused and always
keep hopes and spirits high. For me, it’s all about what I
want to do on the inside. I might never be in a pie-eating contest, but I can be the wolf.”
W
hile the identity of the person inside the
mascot costume at most colleges is not widely known, Northwestern particularly keeps
the identity of its Willie the Wildcat under
wraps. We can tell you that a Chi Psi wears the uniform;
he’s an electrical engineering major from Westbury, New
York, in the Class of 2009. But we can’t reveal the name.
Brother Anonymous auditioned for the part because he
lost a bet. At this point he’s glad he lost the bet, however,
because he really enjoys the job.
L
ive canines – most from the same lineage of
Alaskan malamutes – have been official mascots
for the University of Washington for decades, but
a live human inside a Harry the Husky costume
(at first called “The Husky Dag”) wasn’t introduced until
the mid-1990s. The real canines were associated mostly
with football programs, and the University wanted something that could be utilized at other school events as well
– a comical character to run around Husky Stadium and
entertain students and alumni at University functions.
Greg Fix, Theta Delta ’09, is Harry the Husky for
the “U-Dub” these days. “I got into being Harry mostly
because of my girlfriend, says Greg. “She tried out for
the UW pom team and made it. I soon found out that
they only had one Harry and really needed another. So,
I thought I’d give it a try, and I contacted our coach and
I got to try out being Harry at our football teams Signing
Day. I must have done well because I got to become
Harry after that. The rest is history.”
Greg is a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering
and has served as the mascot for the past year. “Harry is
a fan favorite for all ages, usually seen interacting with
the stands and athletes and playing tricks on anyone and
everyone. He loves to dance, give out hugs, high five the
players, sign autographs, and take pictures with fans.
“My favorite part about being Harry is that I am able
to do things that no normal fan in the stands can do. I
get to have a front row seat at all the sporting events and
both get to watch the games and (Continued on page 10)
Huskies
Wildcats
Anonymous, Epsilon Delta ’09
Northwestern University
Westbury, NY / Electrical Engineering
Wildcats Mascot:
Willie the Wildcat
Although the football team was originally nicknamed “The
Fighting Methodists,” the first mascot was Furpaw, a live, caged
bear cub from the zoo. A losing season ousted the bear in favor
of a dead, stuffed cat, named “Quacky,” after the school’s Latin
motto, “Quaecumque sunt vera.” In 1924, a Chicago Tribune
sportswriter reported that NU’s players fought like “wildcats” in
a game against the Chicago. By 1937, the athletics department
and an advertising firm teamed up to create “Willie.”
News from Campus & Lodge
Gregory Fix,Theta Delta ’09
University of Washington
Bothell, WA / Electrical Engineering
Huskies Mascot:
Harry the Husky
A student committee chose the Husky as school mascot in
1922, replacing the “Sun Dodger” (an abstract reference to the
local weather) with something more tangible. The costumed
“Harry the Husky” is a more recent development from 1995-96.
A live Alaskan Malamute leading the football team onto the
field at the start of games has a longer tradition. The school colors of purple and gold were adopted in 1892, perhaps anticipating Chi Psi’s arrival on campus nearly three decades later.
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The Great Fraternity Wars
When we joined the Fraternity, we learned
that Chi Psi built the first fraternity house in
America, in 1846 in the woods near the
University of Michigan campus, as a refuge
from the anti-fraternity faculty. This new story
about those days is provided by author and
historian James E. Tobin, whose most recent
book is To Conquer the Air: The Wright
Brothers and the Great Race for Flight.
society were confirmed, and further
sleuthing unveiled what most of the allmale student body of 67 doubtless
already knew: Not just one Greek-letter
society but three – Chi Psi, Beta Theta
Pi, and Alpha Delta Phi – had set down
their infernal roots at the University of
Michigan.
So began the sustained combat
between students and faculty that
became known as the Fraternity War.
ne night in the spring of 1846,
It would wind down to an uneasy peace
Andrew Ten Brook, professor
only after Ann Arbor's city fathers, the
of intellectual and moral
Regents and the state legislature had
philosophy, set out on the trail
joined the fray. Ten Brook and several
of a pair of students whom he suspected
other professors had quit or been fired,
in a series of minor crimes in the
Professor Andrew Ten Brook
and the early regime of faculty rule at
environs of the University of Michigan.
Michigan had given way to the reign of the university's
The “depredations” were no more serious than a few
first real president, Dr. Henry Philip Tappan, who
rail fences set on fire, but they were enough to bring
inaugurated the school's first great period of growth
Ten Brook out of doors long after the bedtime of his feland prestige.
low clergymen on the faculty. To pad his salary, he had
The immediate issue was an obscure university regubeen taking in student boarders at $1.50 a week, and he
lation known as Rule 20, which declared: “No student
had heard whispered talk hinting of secret societies.
shall be or become a member of any society connected
Determined to root out the facts, Ten Brook tracked
with the University which has not first submitted its conhis young prey to a rough log cabin at the edge of what
stitution to the faculty and received their approval.”
students called the Black Forest—the broad swath of
The rule had been written to prevent too many
woods stretching east of the campus along the Huron
literary societies, but Ten Brook and others said it now
River. (Forest Hills Cemetery and the Nichols Arboretum
should be invoked to stamp out this far greater peril. On
are its remnants.) Confronted, the students refused to
the eastern campuses, they said, Greek-letter societies
tell Ten Brook what went on inside the cabin, saying they
had become “a monster power…of disorder and rowdyhad been sworn to secrecy. His suspicions of a secret
O
The home of professor Andrew Ten Brook in 1874. Ten Brook was a nemesis of Michigan's early fraternities, but his efforts to have them banned
and their members expelled backfired. In the end, Ten Brook's own home was razed and replaced by a fraternity: the Phi Delta Theta house,
designed by architect Albert Kahn. (Image courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan (http://bentley.umich.edu/).
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The Great Fraternity Wars
ism” that brought a plague of “debauchery, drunkenness,
pugilism and duelling.” The fraternities were elitist and
exclusionary—an offense against the democratic idealism of the Jacksonian era—and to some pious Christians
on the faculty, especially, they smacked of Freemasonry,
that secular rival to the power of the church. If the students would not renounce their memberships, Ten
Brook and his allies asserted, they must be expelled.
The fraternity boys were not cowed. Most were of a
different breed than the city-bred dandies who populated eastern colleges like Harvard and Princeton. They
were tough frontier kids, many of legal age, who argued
that no stiff-collared professor had the right to interfere
with their constitutional right of free assembly. The students executed a series of deft dodges. They argued that,
for various reasons, Rule 20 was a dead letter. Chi Psi
pointed out that their cabin in the woods was not on
university property; they were not a university organization, but an Ann Arbor one. Alpha Delta Phi induced
Elijah Holmes Pilcher, a Regent and a prominent
Methodist minister, to join their ranks as an honorary
member.
The faculty, already divided by sectarian disputes,
argued among themselves. There was no president to
referee, only a weak faculty “chancellor,” or principal;
the job rotated every year.
The state legislature, beseiged by complaints from
parents, told the Regents to clean up their own mess,
but the board, too, was divided. So, for three years, the
fraternities continued to recruit new members and hold
their meetings. “Our crazy faculty…seem determined to
annihilate every secret society in the College,” a member
of Alpha Delta Phi wrote to a brother at an eastern
chapter, but “it is a hard matter to kill us 'Wolverines'
when we make up our minds to live.”
A showdown came on December 19, 1849, the last
day of the fall term. At a campus-wide assembly, a faculty
majority warned that every fraternity man must
renounce his membership or stay home after Christmas.
“The occasion, it must be admitted, was not marked by
quiet and respectful attention,” a chronicler said, and
students went out in a dark temper. That night, fires
were set in outhouses and woodsheds all over the campus, “rendering every tree, shrub, and fence-pole visible
over the whole grounds.” The faculty made good on
their threat, expelling many students. Headlines around
the state blared: “REBELLION,” “SECRET LEAGUE,”
“DESPOTISM.”
With this, leading figures in Ann Arbor had had
enough. They went to the legisature with a list of complaints. Many of the expelled students were “among the
most talented and moral of the members of the institution,” they declared; the move against free association
was “an abridgement of the rights of man.” Further,
they said, the University under the current crop of
Regents and faculty had fallen into “a sickly existence.”
It was high time for a fresh start, a new charter for the
whole institution and a strong president “who can give
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it character and standing.”
The legislature declined to act, but the mass expulsions turned public opinion decidedly in the fraternities'
favor, and by the end of 1850, the societies had all been
reinstated by the university—though some of the
expellees never returned. Bickering among the faculty
droned on. Three professors drove Ten Brook to resign;
then a band of Ten Brook's loyalists among the Regents
forced his three enemies off the faculty. (Ten Brook later
returned to Ann Arbor as University librarian, though in
an ironic turn-about, Ten Brook's home was eventually
From a “Fraternity Wars” Era Epsilon Founder:
Seneca Ewer, Epsilon 1847, was one of the original 14
Founders of Alpha Epsilon. He went West with the 1849
Gold Rush after his graduation, later he established one of
the four founding vineyards of Napa Valley, as well as being
a Judge, California State Congressman and State Senator. I
am pleased to report his Badge was purchased by a Brother
from eBay recently and will be available for viewing at this
summer’s Convention. It will be restored in the mean time.
Note, in the early days of the Fraternity, there was no
centrally-produced Badge, and each Brother had to commission a jeweler to make a Badge for him. Hence, the number
of gems on a Badge were often what the jeweler could fit in.
If this Badge could only talk … from a Lodge in the
woods of Ann Arbor to eBay and then back home.
– Brian T. Heil, E’80, Epsilon Corporation President
Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 9
torn down and replaced by a fraternity house, the Phi
Delta Theta house, designed by soon-to-be-famous architect Albert Kahn.)
All this uproar had its effect on the writing of the
state’s new constitution in 1850. The articles on the
University of Michigan provided for a new, elected board
of Regents who would select a president to govern the
school's affairs – and, it was expected, to ride herd on
the recalcitrant faculty.
Taking office in 1852, the charismatic Henry Tappan
would find his own sorrows in Ann Arbor, but not before
shaping the school into a form recognizable as a modern
university, largely free of the clerical paternalism of its
first years. As an early historian of the University put it,
the Fraternity War was “the beginning of a new and
progressive spirit” on the campus.
– ❦ –
Reprinted with permission of James Tobin and Michigan Today
(http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2008/mar/fratwar.php)
Sources for James Tobin’s article were Andrew Ten Brook, “American State Universities” (1875); Elizabeth M. Farrand, “History of
the University of Michigan” (1885); Delos G. Smith, “The History
of Peninsular Chapter, Alpha Delta Phi” (1946); Wilfred Shaw,
“The University of Michigan” (1920); Burke A. Hinsdale, “History
of the University of Michigan” (1906); and Kent Sagendorph,
“Michigan: The Story of the University” (Dutton, 1948).
Adapted from The Chi Psi Story:
The First Fraternity House in America
C
hi Psi built the first fraternity house in America.
Because that first buildiing resembled a hunting lodge,
we began referring to all Chi Psi dwellings as “Lodges.”
This first Lodge was used by members of Alpha Epsilon in
Ann Arbor, who had been given notice that they would be
expelled unless they severed ties with the Fraternity. It came
about mostly through the efforts of David Elias James ’49
(who was born in Wales, attained his law degree at Harvard,
and later helped found Kansas City).
The Lodge was situated in a vast oak wilderness, known to
nearby inhabitants as the Black Forest, and was only visited by
the lone hunter in search of furs and game, or an occasional
Indian wandering among the villages to barter furs with white
traders for powder, shot, and other supplies.” Brother James
conceived the idea that this vast and lonely forest would be a
fitting place to hold meetings of the Alpha, as it would promote the secrecy and add to the mystery of the organization.
About that first Lodge, Frank Whitman, Chi 1885, wrote:
“Here deep in the wood, on a spot where now stands the
chapel of the new [Forest Hill] Cemetery, and about threequarters of a mile from any house, Chi Psi founded a new
temple … One of its occupants in those romantic days
describes it as a plain, one story structure, twenty by twentyfour feet, with a gable roof. In the gable end was a door,
flanked on either side by a small window. Two windows, fitted
with sashes, each checkered by twelve panes, admitted what
little light struggled through the trees. A large rough chimney
Mascots (continued from page 7) hang out with
fans who love Harry. The thrill of running
the football team onto the field and shooting
half court shots in front of thousands of fans
at basketball games are things that I will
never forget and only Harry gets to do.”
It seems unusual that four Chi Psis are
serving as college mascots at the same time.
Might that trend continue? Well, there’s
already a Fraternity replacement at Washington in the wings: Kevin Michael Tower, Theta
Delta ’10, is a mascot-in-training. Studying
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“David’s Cottage in the Woods” was Chi Psi’s first Lodge –
the first fraternity building of any kind in America.
rose in the center, dividing the cabin into two rooms of about
equal size….
“Within were bare walls, devoid of pictures or ornaments,
and the furniture consisted of but five chairs and a table,
taken after dark from the college. In these homely surroundings, the faithful gathered for many a month without molestation, and probably without their secret being known to the
college authorities. But at last a prowling professor discovered
them in their place of hiding, and from that discovery came
all the troubles between the University of Michigan and the
‘secret fraternities’ (known as ‘the Great Fraternity Wars’).
The ‘troubles’ ended only when the state legislature
intervened, replacing the anti-fraternity regents, firing the
anti-fraternity faculty, and abolishing the rule prohibiting
fraternity membership.”
Kevin Tower, ΘΔ’10,
Harry the Husky
in-Training
Law, Societies, Justice (prelaw), Kevin is a lifelong Husky fan. “I want to bring as much enthusiasm to the games and campus as possible. UW
was the only school I applied to, and I want to
positively contribute to the school’s atmosphere
in any way I can!” How did Kevin get to be
Harry? “I talked with Greg Fix and told him I
was interested. Things moved along from there.”
What is Kevin most excited about? “The first
football game and the crowd atmosphere! I’ll
probably tackle the Oregon Duck or Butch the
Cougar mascot (joke).” ■
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Eta Delta Refining Spencer Butte Route
T
he 360-degree view from the
top of Spencer Butte makes
the hike more than worth
the effort. Besides great views
of the Willamette Valley, on a clear
day you can see Mt. Hood jutting up
on the horizon and the Three Sisters,
which, with Mt. Bachelor and Broken
Top, form a cluster of five volcanoes
in the Cascade Range. A pristine day
reveals even the bowl-shaped inverted
peak of Mount St. Helens and the
towering Mt. Rainier in Washington.
Spencer Butte is named for Secretary of War (Tyler administration)
John C. Spencer, father of our own
founder Philip Spencer. A trek to the
top of the Butte is a must do for all
Chi Psis visiting Eugene.
Anyone who’s made the hike up
Spencer Butte knows what happens
when you near the top – the easy-tofollow trail becomes a pick-your-ownadventure, with paths splintering off
in many different directions.
But a group of volunteers hopes
to change all that. Members of Chi Psi
from the University of Oregon have
joined with the Southeast Neighbors
Association and the city of Eugene to
install fences to funnel hikers onto a
central trail and limit human impact
Campus & Lodge
on the natural environment. Work on
the half-completed project began in
early December.
“The goal is just to keep it from
being trashed, this beautiful resource
we have, and confine our erosive
footprints to a more narrow corridor,” said project manager Tom
Halferty, a member of the neighborhood association.
Halferty pointed to a rutted out,
rocky section of trail that goes
straight up the mountain. “This is the
reason we’re doing this,” he said.
So far, volunteers have installed
fences to block off several unofficial
trails and planted sword ferns and
vine maples to promote habitat
restoration.
The city keeps no official statistics on how many people use the
Spencer Butte trail system, but it’s
estimated that hundreds hike to the
summit on a typical weekend day.
And that number is rising.
Trail users have demonstrated
support for the project in a number
of ways. Some hikers have signed up
as volunteers, and others have
expressed their gratitude.
The current web of different
trails is partly a function of the geolo-
gy of the south Eugene landmark,
which is rocky and bald on top and
lacks an obvious path. But it’s also a
result of the fact that there has never
been a sustained effort to create a
central route.
The project is funded in part by a
Neighborhood Matching Grant. It is
limited to the construction of barriers
and the planting of vegetation and
does not involve any physical re-routing of the trails. The association
worked with Parks and Open Space
staff to make sure the changes
conformed to the city’s vision for the
trail. The grant was approved in
August, and work crews started installing fences and planting vegetation in
late November.
Alpha Eta Delta Brother (and
Philanthropy Chair at the time of this
project) Jason Croft reported that the
first part of the project involved carrying building logs to the top of
Spencer Butte, which were used to
create safety fences around the trail
up the butte. “I was told that before
we volunteered, the City of Eugene
contemplated using helicopters to
transport the logs to the top, so they
were extremely grateful that we saved
them thousands of dollars.”
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Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 11
Pi Colony at Union Continues to Grow
E
After the formal pledging of Pi Colony’s first group in
late October, an additional 14 men were pledged in
January, shown with some of the alumni present below,
and at dinner afterwards (above). Nott Memorial
(1875) seen through a window, was named after
Eliphalet Nott, president of Union from 1804 to 1866,
the longest tenure of any American college president.
12 The Purple and Gold Spring 2008
fforts for Pi Colony at Union
College continue to yield excellent
results. Visitor Nick Gilly, ΔΔ’07,
and the Alpha Pi alumni board (led
by president Brian Shea ’82) continue to
work with this new group. The first half of
the class went through formal pledging in
late fall, and the remainder took their
oathes in January, bringing the total to 27.
The men have started their Pledge
Education, and they are operating as a
Union fraternity and Alpha as much as
possible within Colony guidelines. Three
men from Union attended the Spencer
Institute and 166th Convention in
Nashville last summer, including the #1/
President, Billy Tully ’10.
The group has been participating in
several philanthropy events around campus
and continuing to improve the relationship
between Chi Psi and Union College to
ensure Chi Psi’s foot-hold on campus and
within the Union Greek Community.
Chi Psi and Union are collaborating
to find a Lodge space for the men for next
fall. Hopes are high for Pi Colony to
become a strong and healthy new Alpha. ■
In the Chi Psi Eye
Chris Sheridan, Pi ’89, is a Family Guy
C
hris Sheridan is a writer,
producer and voice actor best
known for his work on the hit
show Family Guy. Born in the
Philippines and raised in Connecticut
before attending Union College, he
was an English major, a Chi Psi, and
a rugby player. Taking every creative
writing class offered at Union, he
found his calling in screenwriting.
Following graduation in 1989, he
held several odd jobs until traveling
to Hollywood in 1992 to gain a role
as a writer's assistant for the show
Shaky Ground. His big break would
come a few years later as an assistant
on Living Single, starring Queen
Latifah, where he wrote and produced two episodes. He was promoted to writer and stayed with the show
until it was cancelled in 1998.
Suddenly unemployed, he got a
call from his agent about a new gig
with a catch: He’d be writing for a
cartoon. “I was devastated. I thought
writing for a cartoon meant my
career was over. But I had no other
options,” says Sheridan.
“Once I met with (creator) Seth
McFarlane, and he explained what
Family Guy was about, however, I
The show centers on Peter Griffin, a bumbling,
blue collar father—think hyper-moronic Archie
Bunker. He lives with his wife, Lois, and three
children (Chris, Meg and Stewie) in the fictional suburb of Quahog, R.I. The Griffins
have a refined and intelligent talking dog,
Brian, who walks upright and sips martinis.
In the Chi Psi Eye
thought it was going to be great.”
After three seasons and fifty
episodes, Family Guy was cancelled
because of poor ratings – a fate suffered by thousands of other shows –
but Family Guy was an exception.
During its two-year hiatus, stellar
DVD sales and strong ratings on the
Cartoon Network raised the show
from cult status to widespread popularity. The show returned to Fox in
May 2005. No show had ever been
cancelled by a network and then
returned to the same network before.
The series returned to the best
ratings it had ever enjoyed.
“The writer’s room is
as close to what it was
like being in Chi Psi
at Union as anything
I've been involved in.”
While the Family Guy was on
hiatus, Chris wrote for other notable
sitcoms like Titus and Yes, Dear. Now
devoting most of his time to Family
Guy, where he is executive producer
and writer, he also is working on a
screenplay.
Since the show’s return to Fox,
Chris has begun to do the voices for
some of his characters. He has played
a caveman, an elephant, a fish friend
of Aquaman and the recurring character of James Bottomtooth, a writer
for the New Yorker with a huge lower
jaw and uppercrust drawl. He also
wrote a character last year for Robert
Downey Jr. and worked with the actor
in the recording studio.
Family Guy has been nominated
for two Emmys for “Best Animated
Series.” Sheridan himself was nominated for an Emmy for a song he
wrote for one episode.
“It was a strange experience at
the Emmys,” says Chris. “My song was
called, ‘We Only Live to Kiss Your
Ass.’ I laughed out loud when the
presenter had to list that song as one
of the nominations alongside normal
songs written by people like Marvin
Hamlisch. I did not win, by the way.”
“Family Guy is basically just a
bunch of guys sitting around a table
throwing food at each other and trying to make you laugh,” says Chris.
“The writer’s room is as close to what
it was like being in Chi Psi at Union
as anything I've been involved in.”
While Sheridan makes writing for
the show sound easy, he says there is
a lot of pressure to maintain the high
level of hilarity that has made it a hit
among teenagers and college students. Family Guy seems almost a
required part of the college experience. “I never expected that Family
Guy would be become such a college
phenomenon,” says Sheridan.
“As one of the writers, you have
to sit there while 12 of the funniest
people you’ve ever met go through
your script, page by page, and agree
when they say ‘this joke isn’t funny
enough,’ or ‘this story doesn’t work,’”
he says.
“It’s not a place for the weak of
heart. You have to have a lot of selfconfidence. Chi Psi and my time on
the rugby team helped me develop
that confidence.”
Sheridan, who lives in Los
Angeles with his wife, Yolie, and their
daughter, Lily, 3, credits his college
friends for helping him define his
sense of humor. “There were so many
funny people at Chi Psi and Union,”
he says. “It’s like I was preparing for
my career all along, just trading sarcastic insults with my buddies and
playing jokes on them.”
■
Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 13
Theta Delta’s Roger Wright Is “Mr. Greek”
A
lpha Theta Delta Brother Roger Wright took the
crown at this year’s Mr. Greek pageant at the
University of Washington this winter. As is tradition, Washington’s Mr. Greek is judged on pickup lines, talent, personality walk and fundraising, with
each category being judged on a one- to five-point scale.
Brother Wright won a five percent scholarship of the
amount he raised for charity, 2008 Husky football tickets
and other prizes. The contestants were awarded prizes for
best sense of humor, top talent and most funds raised.
Wright won most funds raised, with $6,737 for charity.
UW’s Kane Hall sold out for the event, with people
lining the walkways, eagerly awaiting the night’s events.
While most of the Mr. Greek hopefuls had a substantial
fan base throughout the evening, each contestant touched
the crowd in some way. But behind the pomp, the event
was philanthropic. Event sponsor Alpha Gamma Delta
puts on the event every year, and gives all the proceeds to
the Treehouse Foundation and diabetes research.
It was announced that this year’s Mr. Greek pageant
raised $45,000 for the above organizations, which far outdoes last year’s $27,000. Talents ranged from traditional
acts like singing and dancing to paint-drumming, a mimemultimedia show, and an electric guitar show with a cell
phone pick. The show started with the personality walk,
followed by the pick-up line portion of the contest, with
talent being the grand finale. ■
Alpha Theta Delta’s Roger Wright ’08 was crowned Mr. Greek at
U-Dub from among 15 entrants from Washington fraternities.
Beta Delta Brothers All-Greek All-Americans
T
wo Chi Psis from Lehigh's football team were
recently recognized as members of the North
American Interfraternity Conference AllFraternity All-America Team. Senior John Reese
and junior Brian Jackson were selected, with Jackson garnering First-Team accolades and Reese being named honorable mention selection. Joining Jackson on the first
team were student-athletes from schools such as
Colorado, Cal-Berkeley, Stanford, Miami, Florida State,
Oregon, Oklahoma State, Clemson, and Oklahoma.
A defensive lineman, Brother Brian Jackson, Beta
Delta '09, had a breakout year for the Mountain Hawks,
ranking second on the team with 63 total tackles, including nine for loss and a team-leading 5.5 sacks. The
New Jersey native also forced three fumbles. Jackson
registered ten tackles and two sacks in the season opener
versus Villanova and had at least five tackles in every
game but two. Jackson was a First-Team All-Patriot
League selection this season as well as a Second-Team
All-American as voted on by The Sports Network.
Senior John Reese, Beta Delta '08, started all 11
games at center for the Mountain Hawks this season,
marking the third consecutive year he started every game.
14 The Purple and Gold Spring 2008
A preseason All-American and two-time captain, Reese
was a three time All-Patriot League selection, and two
time First-Team choice. Reese, who joined Jackson on
The Sports Network All-America team, anchored a
Lehigh offensive line that allowed only 14 sacks this
season, which led the Patriot League and ranked in
the top-25 nationally. ■
Lehigh All-Greek All-Americans Brian Jackson ’09 and John Reese ’08
In the Chi Psi Eye
Mu Delta Rededicates Harry Frueauff Wing
W
hen Alpha Mu Delta was founded in 1977 at Rollins
College, their home in Edward P. Hooker Hall had but a
small living room for meetings and events. A first order
of business for Chi Psi was to find a way to expand the
facility. With primary financial backing from Harry Day Frueauff Jr.,
Psi ’32, and his family foundation, along with assistance from Oliver
Rowe and others, a major wing was added to the lake side with additional bedrooms and baths and a large common room, complete with
its own kitchen and restroom facility.
After nearly three decades and many generations of undergrads
later, the space was in need of serious repair and renovation. Led by
undergraduate initiative, major support from the college and the
alumni association, the rear common rooms, outdoor patio, and even
the older front meeting room received major upgrades in the past
year. Although the addition from Chi Psi’s earliest days was referred
to by many as the Frueauff wing, it to took the organized efforts of
the undergrads, alumni, and college on a beautiful spring day to
officially name it after Brother Harry Day Frueauff Jr., Psi ’32. ■
The Frueauff Wing is the rear of the Mu Delta Lodge toward
the lake – shown above from the covered walkway to the right.
Dick Elliott Is Restaurateur of Year
F
ormer #23 Richard D. Elliott, Β’67, was honored as
Restaurateur of the Year at the 2008 Stars of the
Hospitality Industry Awards in February. Brother
Elliott is the owner of Maverick Southern Kitchens
in his native town of Charleston, S.C.
Perhaps the name of his company tells the story –
Brother Elliott became a maverick in the restaurant industry by developing three of Charleston's most popular
restaurants, creating a successful culinary store, and being
elected as the first restaurateur ever to serve as president
of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. His restaurants
include Slightly North of Broad, High Cotton, Old Village
Post House in Mt. Pleasant and the new High Cotton in
Greenville. After a number of leadership roles at South
Carolina, Dick received his law degree at Michigan, and
he served as Chi Psi's Executive Director from 1970-72.
Dick was a trial lawyer in Atlanta for twelve years, was
Associate General Counsel for Burlington Industries in
In the Chi Psi Eye
Greensboro from 1983-85, and
was responsible for the general
management of Lees Commercial
Carpet Company, a division of
Burlington, from 1985-89.
In addition to his current
work with the hospitality industry,
Brother Elliott is extensively
involved with the Charleston
community. He serves on the
board for the Cardiovascular
Richard D. Elliott, B’67
Institute of MUSC, the
Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and the Health Sciences
Foundation of the Medical University of South Carolina.
He also serves on the Charleston Regional Development
Board and is actively involved in the continued economic
development and revitalization of the Charleston peninsula, downtown neighborhoods, and the region. ■
Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 15
Gamma’s 150th Birthday
T
Alpha Gamma corporation members above met at the antebellum Cedar
Grove mansion in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to plan for Alpha Gamma’s
150th Anniversary celebration.
he weekend of 16-17 May, alumni and friends of
Alpha Gamma will commemorate 150 years since
Thomas Holliday and Lawson Sykes, both native
Mississippians from Alpha Sigma, first raised the
Chi Psi banner at the University of Mississippi in 1858.
The celebration weekend begins with an informal
gathering at 6 P.M. on Friday at The Library bar and grill,
just off the Oxford square. On Saturday, a noon luncheon will be followed by the annual meeting of the
Alumni Association of Alpha Gamma at Memory House,
home of the University of Mississippi Foundation. On
Saturday evening, a banquet at the University Club in
downtown Oxford will be the highlight of the weekend.
Except for the corporation meeting Saturday afternoon, spouses and guests are welcome at all events. To
register or find out more, contact Scott Hendrix, Γ’94, at
662-620-6295 or at [email protected]. For
information about Oxford-area accommodations, go to
www.oxfordcvb.com. ■
Alpha Beta’s newest Brothers with some of
the alumni and older actives participating
in winter ceremonies are shown at right.
The alumni had challenged the newest
pledges to peak performance: Anyone with
a 3.5 GPA or better would receive a $500
scholarship from the Alpha’s Foundation.
Hoping several would meet the challenge,
alumni were a surprized with these scores:
1. Andrew Spiegel . . . . . . . . . 3.9
2. Kyle Belles . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9
3. Tim Martin . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0
4. Mark Doran . . . . . . . . . . 3.9
5. William Chamblin . . . . . . 3.9
6. Kevin Andrews. . . . . . . . . 3.6
7. Brendan Strum . . . . . . . . 3.8
8. Jeffrey DiGiacomo . . . . . . . 3.8
9. Zachary Reece . . . . . . . . . 3.9
10. Alexander Arabea . . . . . . 3.8
11. Kevin Acheson . . . . . . . . 3.6
The recent wedding
of Mike Barina,
Iota ’04, former #1
at Wisconsin,
drew a throng
of Chi Psis, including #7 (National
President) Dr. Dan
Ahlberg, Nu ’67.
16 The Purple and Gold Spring 2008
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Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 17
New Books by or about Chi Psis
I
n 1962, at the time of Chi Psi’s
121st Convention, the controversy
over the future of Pennsylvania
Station was raging in New York
City. Allen Greenough, Pi 1927, was
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and he wanted to tear down
that station. Albert Bard, Chi 1888,
was was one of the key leaders trying
to save the station. These two friends
and Fraternity leaders (both long
At Chi Psi’s 122nd Banquet: Slip Slifer, E’12;
involved members of Chi Psi boards)
Albert
Bard, X’88; Stanley Birge, X’08, I’14; Al
found themselves together at the
Greenough, Π’27. Right, below: Author Tony Wood.
head table of the Convention
veiled in an extensively researched narrative
banquet, yet on opposite sides of a controversial issue.
bringing this essential episode in New
Preserving New York: Winning the Right to Protect A
York's history to future generations tasked
City's Landmarks is the largely unknown but inspiring
with protecting the city's landmarks. For the
story of the origins of New York City's nationally
first time, the story of how New York won
acclaimed landmarks law. The decades of struggle behind
the right to protect its treasured buildings,
the law, its intellectual origins, the people who fought for
neighborhoods and special places is brought together to
it, the forces that shaped it, and the buildings lost and
enjoy, inform, and inspire all who love New York.
saved on the way to its ultimate passage, span from 1913Author Anthony Wood has been intimately involved
65. Intended for the interested public as well as students
in preserving New York City for three decades. A writer,
of New York City history, architecture, and preservation
historian, preservation activist, teacher and grant maker,
itself, over 100 illustrations help reveal a history richer
he is currently Executive Director of the Ittleson Foundaand more complex than the accepted myth that the landtion. An Adjunct Professor of Historic Preservation at
marks law sprang from the wreckage of the great PennsylColumbia, Mr. Wood is the founder and chair of the New
vania Station. Images include those from noted historic
York Preservation Archive Project. He is the recipient of
photographers as well as newspaper accounts of the time.
the Historic District Council’s Landmarks Lion Award
Forgotten civic leaders such as Albert S. Bard and
and the Fine Art Federation’s Bronze Medal.
lost buildings including the Brokaw Mansions, are un-
T
he newest book for Charles Patterson, Chi ’62,
is Last Rites. It was “written and rewritten in the
1970s and early ’80s, and put in the closet after
attempts to get it published were unsuccessful.
Twenty years later it was resurrected from oblivion, and
after more rewriting and revising it is now finally in print.
This new/old novel is about Tom Reed, who grows
up in a church family and follows his father’s footsteps
into the ministry only to realize he made a big mistake.
As the young rector of a dying parish in a remote part of
the state Tom conducts lots of funerals, gives sermons
that nobody listens to, and hears the confessions of the
parish's compulsive penitent.
After a series of run-ins with the laymen who govern
the church about issues from flying the American flag on
the front lawn to letting the youth group use the church
for a rock concert, Tom feels increasingly dissatisfied.
However, he puts off taking any steps that would upset
his father, who is in a nursing home.
Tom’s struggle to free himself from the influence of
his family and church reaches its climax in New York City
in a series of "last rites" that are moving, irreverent,
entertaining, and very readable. One on-line reviewer
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suggested that Last Rites is
an exciting read. Patterson
is no newcomer to the writing world, with eleven books
under his belt, including
one about Marion Anderson, he has shown himself to be
a very competent author. The book is fun ride, entertaining, and anyone who grew up in church will laugh at how
well the author has brought the politics of any church to
life on the pages. The characters are well written and
dynamic. The dialogue is not jaded or fake; it jumps off
the page and reads like you, the reader, are overhearing
the conversation. A very good book overall.”
In the Chi Psi Eye
Kurt Gilliland Named UNC Tar Heels Coach (H)
T
he Honorary Coach of the
UNC vs. Boston College
Game in Chapel Hill on 31
January was our own Dr. Kurt
O. Gilliland, Sigma '92. Kurt was
nominated for the United Healthcare
award by his students and peers for
being an outstanding teacher and
colleague. Dr. Gilliland is an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Cell
and Developmental Biology at the
UNC School of Medicine. Appointed
in 2004, he teaches courses in anato-
my (fall) and histology (spring) to
160 first-year medical students. An
outstanding professor and HUGE Tar
Heels fan, Kurt is President of the
Sigma Advisory Board and a member
of the Chi Psi Executive Council.
Kurt is pictured with Austin Pittman,
CEO of United Healthcare of the
Carolinas, and his wife, Katherine.
(By the way, under Kurt's brilliant
leadership and honorary coaching
abilities, the UNC Tar Heels defeated
the Boston College Eagles 91-69.)
Swinging Into Action
T
hey were told when they were pledges that somehow, somewhere, a Brother would influence their
future lives in a profound and positive way. What
they weren’t told was how collectively they would
impact the lives of complete strangers.
Richard Morrell died after a 13 year battle with cancer in 1997 at the age of 58, and his longevity had not
been matched in the Morrell clan. Steve Tengler, E’91,
one of his two nephews, realized how mortal he was (*No
one lived past 58!). The decision: take some money and
help folks less fortunate. And so was born The SET
Educational Fund, a non-profit (501)(c)(3) organization
that provides educational scholarships to students with
both financial need and a history of community service.
What Tengler never could have predicted was the
support he’d receive in raising funds for the cause. “I’ve
always witnessed what upstanding gentlemen there are in
Chi Psi, but the consistency of their generosity in both
time and money has been truly incredible.”
That support starts with Tengler’s brother-in-law, Jeff
Cornell, E’91, also his pledge Brother. The bond became
even closer when they married sisters on the same day in
1998. An avid golfer, Jeff decided the charity could use a
fund-raising golf outing. “The golf outing been both our
greatest fund raiser and our greatest friend raiser.” The
outing accounts for a fourth of $120,000 raised. “Jeff
has been a phenomenal cheerleader, rallying friends,
co-workers and family to play golf and raise money.”
What has equally impressed Brother Tengler have
been the number of Chi Psis that have come to the aid
of the charity. “More than 20 Chi Psis have donated in
one fashion or another – cash, time, prizes, playing – and
several have given four-figures. I cannot begin to say how
amazingly lucky I am to not only be surrounded by such
great friends, but such generous people.”
The charity gives 5% of the liquid assets away each
year to the recipient who best meets the criteria and gets
In the Chi Psi Eye
Brothers Dunn (left, E’91) and Ehrlich (E’90) won
the co-ed team prize at the 2007 SET Fund Charity
Golf Outing. Angela (right), an Elementary
Education student at Michigan State University, did
all sorts of community service despite financial woes.
the most votes from the donors, whom Tengler invites
once a year for pizza at the annual Voting Party. “The
average applicant makes $10,000 a year, is single, has
two dependents, goes to to school. and helps out in the
community. Some of the stories are absolutely amazing!”
When asked the number one message he would like
all of Chi Psi to know, Brother Tengler said, “Stop and
count your blessings, and realize how incredibly lucky we
all are. We have an education, we have each other, and
we have our families. You cannot put a value on that.”
Examples of recent recipients include: Angela, whose
family lost the household income when her father had a
stroke, volunteered for multiple hours each week. And
Yvette, whose family was slaughtered during the genocide
in Rwanda. She carried her textbooks while fleeing to the
U.S., taught herself ten languages, and helped out in her
new community.
To play in the Golf Outing in Farmington Hills, MI,
on 12 September, to donate, or for more information,
contact Steve Tengler at The SET Educational Fund, Post
Office Box 36656, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236, or
[email protected]. ■
Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 19
P&G
Celebrating
125 Years of
The Purple and Gold
This is part one of a three-part story about the history of The Purple and Gold
T
PURPLE AND GOLD first appeared in November of
1883. The concept of a magazine for Chi Psi, however, had been discussed for some time prior to
that. In October 1846, the Brothers at Wesleyan wrote to
the Brothers at Bowdoin College expressing concern that
two other fraternities at Wesleyan were planning to start
a periodical and that it would hurt Chi Psi’s
reputation on campus if they were not the first to start
something. Alpha Alpha proposed that each Alpha elect
an editor and submit a report to them for publication in
a magazine to be titled the Chi Psi Review. However,
Alpha Alpha’s proposal drew very little support and
soon died.
No more was heard concerning a publication for
Chi Psi until the Convention of 1882. This Convention
appointed a committee to canvass the Fraternity and
report to the Convention of 1883 as to the advisability
of establishing of a magazine by the Fraternity.
It is interesting to note the attitude which the
various Alphas took toward the proposition. Mu was
“decidedly in favor of starting a paper.” Phi was “In favor
and ready to give her assistance.” Epsilon voted “most
emphatically against it.” Beta was “favorable,” Gamma –
“strongly in favor,” Chi was “decidedly against.” Tau
“favored the idea,” Iota was “very much in favor,” Nu
found itself “ready and willing to aid the project,” and
Theta was “decidedly opposed.”
A report based on the above was made to the
Convention of 1883 and the following was approved:
“That Chi Psi establish and maintain a fraternity paper.”
The matter was referred to a committee that reported,
“We recommend that it be published in pamphlet form,
HE
20 The Purple and Gold Spring 2008
cost to be limited to $75 an issue of 250 copies, and to be
paid by subscriptions of one dollar per annum. We advise
that the journal be called The Purple and Gold and be
issued on the first day of the months of October,
February, and June of each year.”
Thus the first issue of The Purple and Gold appeared
in November of 1883. The first volume of the P&G was
controlled by an editorial board of undergraduates from
Hamilton, Amherst, and Rutgers. They ran the following
editorial in the first issue of the magazine as their statement of purpose:
Chi Psi has reached another milestone on
the road of her history. It marks a long stretch of
progress, made with a steady advance, and betokens even better results for the future. Let us
inquire into the truth of this statement.
When a society issues a paper devoted entirely to her interests, it proclaims the fact that it is
doing deeds worth chronicling, that its members
are moved by an earnest desire to better know
each other’s actions and feelings, that they seek a
closer union and fellowship. Were there not
some more tangible bond than that of sincere
friendship however strong that might be, still
there would be a tendency to isolation among
the various Alphas. One Alpha, seeming to itself
to be accomplishing its destined work faithfully
and well, would gradually become absorbed in
self, and so cease to look into the doings of
Alphas hundreds of miles away.
And now having reached this advanced position, let us ask what our future is to be. That
Early History of the P&G
Elbridge T. Gerry, Zeta 1857, author of “A Plea
for College Fraternities,” was President of Chi Psi
from 1882 to 1914, and was grandson of that
Elbridge Gerry who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the embodiment of
Fraternity loyalty. Said a writer in The Purple
and Gold in 1888: “His Chi Psi life has always
been an active one. He declared the principle that
Chi Psi recognized no dividing line between college
days and active life, that it never dies, and most
steadfastly has he preached and practiced it …
He is a very mine of Fraternity symbolism and
heraldry, and the Historian [Gerry] will find,
stored away in his memory, a thousand and one
facts not recorded and doubtless forgotten by others
… In his private relations with members of the
Fraternity, the same great interest in the welfare of
each integral part of our Brotherhood is manifest.”
The full text of this first P&G essay from 1883 shown above can be found on-line at the
Publications tab, or specifically at: http://www.chipsi.org/?page=Historical
“A Plea for College Fraternities” was the lead
article in the inaugural issue of The Purple
and Gold in November 1883 (a reproduction
of that issue’s cover is shown at the right). The
essay remains a classic statement of the college
fraternity’s role in American education.
Brother Gerry recognized that while the
college years are the most influential part of a
man’s life, colleges and universities are illequipped to develop character, promote friendships, or instill values. The influence of professors is confined to the classroom, and college
administrators have little interest in the student’s welfare so long as he passes his classes
Early History of the P&G
and obeys college regulations. Colleges cannot
replace the home and family from which the
student is removed during his college years.
The Fraternity fills this void, Brother
Gerry argues. The Fraternity embodies the ageold tendency of men to join together in formal
associations that create ties so deep, precious
and enduring that they are extended to a chosen few, distinguished from the general public
by their personal qualities. The bonds of fraternity into which these men enter foster among
them a positive sense of group identity and
mutual responsibility which transcends the
relationship of mere classmates.
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depends entirely on ourselves. Chi Psi has a good
record behind – one of which she need never
feel ashamed. It is our duty not only to maintain
that record, but to put it far to the front.
Our first and prime object is to bring all Chi
Psis, graduates or non-graduates, into a more
intimate knowledge of the doings and success of
every Alpha north, east, south and west. In this
way one Alpha may learn the lessons of another’s
success and profit therefrom, and may, if necessary, help that other in its failings. The graduate,
thus, who has seen many years of service in the
outer world, may see here reflected something of
his own college days, when Chi Psi was just struggling into that strong and active life that has
characterized her ever since: that the non-graduate, with all his life before him, may receive a
measure of inspiration from the example of his
older brethren.
And now having thus briefly stated our hopes
and objects, we send our first issue forth, with the
hope that The Purple and Gold may become an
institution of Chi Psi as fixed as her name, and
that future Chi Psis may take up the work and
carry it on with renewed earnestness and success
long after the present writers shall have ceased to
wield the editorial pen.
The first issue of The Purple and Gold received many
responses from around the country expressing overwhelming approval for the magazine. In its first years,
the magazine watched closely what other fraternity magazines were doing. Chi Psi was a strong advocate of magazine exchanges between fraternities and encouraged all
of the Alphas to subscribe to the magazines of the other
national fraternities. “The literary worth of the other fraternity magazines is high,” said one of the early P&G
writers in an editorial about some of the other fraternity
magazines. However, the idea of exchanges came to a
halt when the 1887 Convention declared The Purple and
Gold a secret publication and stopped all exchanges with
other magazines. This policy was reversed some years
later and exchanges were resumed.
The magazine successfully continued until 1892
when publication was halted for lack of interest on the
part of potential editors and lack of funds. Publication
was resumed in 1897 and has been continuous since that
time, with three or four issues printed each year.
The literary nature of the magazine that The Purple
and Gold prided itself on being in the early years has
changed with the times, but the essentials – such as
Alpha reports and alumni news – are still there, along
with articles on history and fraternal concerns.
■
Part 2 of the History of the P&G will appear in the next issue.
From Volume 1, Number 1, of The Purple and Gold, November 1883:
When Chi Psi Was Born
Alumni Association Editorial
Clinton Scollard, Φ’81
I
The year was one of portents. We are told
By seers who hold dark ignorance in scorn,
That Heaven gave signs of wonders manifold
The year Chi Psi was born.
The month was one of gladness. Everywhere
Fair nature brightened, like the east at morn,
And joyful sounds filled all the amber air
The month Chi Psi was born.
The day was one of splendor. Clear on high
The sun dispelled all thought of things forlorn,
And clouds were gold and purple in the sky,
The day Chi Psi was born.
The night was one of omens. In the blue
The queenly Luna hung, a glowing horn,
And constellations lit their fires anew
The night Chi Psi was born.
The hour was one of silence, save, above
The slumbering garden gay flowers adorn,
The winds were whispering of fraternal love
The hour Chi Psi was born.
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t is one of the many glories of the Chi
Psi that she does not pass into a mere
awakening of pleasant recollections
when the student gains his degree and
leaves his alma mater. The feeling of the
graduate toward the Fraternity is a strong,
active enthusiasm for its present and future
as well as for its past.
One alumnus has borne the following
testimony: I have never yet met a Chi Psi,
and I have met hundreds of them, I think,
who had outgrown his college day’s interest
in the Fraternity; and though I have been
very much interested in many secret societies since my graduation some twenty years
ago, I know that a Chi Psi greeting brings
with it a species of confidence in the giver of
it, though he be a stranger, that one does
not have in meeting a stranger of any of the
larger orders.” But this testimony is not to
be found alone expressed in words.
Although, perhaps more justly, because
their number is small, our alumni have done
more in every way to keep their younger
Brothers than have those of any other fraternity, and whatever would tend still further
to facilitate the making of strangers into
Chi Psi friends would be heartily welcomed
by both alumnus and undergraduate.
There is nothing so well adapted to this
end as the alumni chapters or associations.
Wherever these have been tried, as in New
York or Minneapolis, they have met with
marked success. Causing new friendships,
facilitating communication between friends,
narrowing the distance between alumni and
students by aiding communication between
them, their formation should be found, we
think, both beneficial and pleasant to all the
various portions of the Fraternity. In such
places as Chicago, Detroit, Boston, and
Columbus there are large numbers of
Chi Psis which when once brought together
it would be hard to scatter again.
We clipped the following from the Troy
(N.Y.) Times, showing not only the reputation of Chi Psi abroad, but the ever-active
interest of her alumni: “Steps are being
taken by the Chi Psi Fraternity, one of the
largest and most successful of the college
societies in this country, for the organization
of an alumni association representing Troy,
Albany, and Hudson. The annual banquet
will occur at Albany in the late January.”
Early History of the P&G
From Volume II, Number 2, of The Purple and Gold, November 1884:
Editorial –
he present number begins Vol. II. of The Purple and Gold. Few
boasts or promises have thus far marked the history of our
publication. The little knowledge gained in our brief experience does not incline us to venture now in such directions. We
have learned that the power which is to make The Purple and Gold
all that it ought to be other than any corps of editors that may be
chosen to conduct the publication. The editors are not without
aims and good intentions; they will also spare no effort to put
their purposes into practical and satisfactory form; but it is to the
Fraternity at large that The Purple and Gold must look for the support that will make it a credit to Chi Psi. From within and without
the Fraternity, only kind and favorable notices attended the publication of Vol. I. But it will not be enough for Vol. II. to equal the
standard of last year. If it is to be advanced, however, it must have
generous support from Alumnus and Undergraduates. It is not in
the line of the subscription list that we particularly fear; that this
should be sustained is, of course, of vital importance; but right
business methods are likely to keep this even with the demand.
Our apprehensions are more in the direction of not receiving the
literary help from men whose names and work are needed to
make The Purple and Gold an honor to its title. In view of the ready
and able responses from such men, which Vol. I. plainly shows, it
may seem borrowing trouble to express doubt as to the continuance of like support. We frankly admit that the past gives no cause
for solicitude; but we think it well to state early, where will mainly
rest the responsibility for the future advance and large success of
The Purple and Gold.
The change to a quarterly publication will make our call for
help in some quarters especially earnest; and from certain alumni,
whose writings have a recognized interest for the Fraternity, we
shall look for frequent contributions. Personal items are always of
value, and when supplied will meet with speedy use. Hints and
suggestions relating to Fraternity matters, or directly to The Purple
and Gold, will be gladly received. In a word, let every Chi Psi feel
that he is in a measure responsible for the interest, value and
character of The Purple and Gold.
The Hanging of Philip Spencer –
From the back cover of Volume 1, Number 1
I
T
he review of this subject in the last number of THE PURPLE
AND GOLD was timely. The execution of Henry in the
Arctic regions, as the only instance of the use of martial law
on the high seas since the hanging of Spencer, has recently drawn
public opinion to the latter event. The tragic story has been told
again, and all its sad incidents once more made the subject of discussion. This, Chi Psis are glad to note, and especially so, as they
now see former errors in connection with the report of the event
corrected, and all blame lifted from the memory of Spencer to rest
where it belongs, upon that of Mackenzie.
The universal judgment now, is that expressed by Prof.
Lounsbury of Yale, who in his recently published biography of the
novelist Cooper, having occasion to refer to the hanging of a son of
a cabinet officer at the command of Mackenzie, says: “It was an act
of manslaughter, not committed from any feeling of malice, but
merely from the same lack of judgment that he (Mackenzie) had
displayed in the literary controversy in which he had been
engaged.”
There was a time when the memory of Philip Spencer had to
look for its defenders almost solely among Chi Psis. But for nearly
half a century, evidence has been accumulating that now puts the
circumstances of his death is so clear a light, as to leave no cause
for word of defence from any source.
Yet this now accepted exoneration of Spencer in no way
changes the feelings of Chi Psi. By them, his memory has always
been fondly cherished. Other fraternities have never made a
greater mistake than when they supposed that to mention the
name of Philip Spencer was to point to the skeleton in the household of Chi Psi. On the contrary, it has been the special pride of
the fraternity to reverence his name and champion his memory.
To Chi Psis, the great wrongs that he suffered silenced all criticism;
and while the early imagination of the fraternity may perhaps have
been too strongly impressed with the vision of his brilliant gifts
and audacious spirits; yet it was a vision not without power for
good. The possible mistakes wrought by the glamour have
passed away; but the warmth and strength of fraternal feeling
characteristic of Chi Psi, and that are so largely owing to the early
impressions made by the unjust fate of Philip Spencer, still remain.
Early History of the P&G
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The Jeffrey Hall Campaign: Creating Our Legacy
or nearly 100 years, the Chi Psi Central Office has provided the link that binds us together in one unbroken
chain. While bricks and mortar do not make Fraternity,
the headquarters building does for National organization what a Lodge does for Alpha -- it serves as a tangible base,
visible icon, and homing beacon for our Brotherhood.
As a leader in innovative undergraduate and alumni programming Chi Psi needed a facility in a dynamic location to
provide the services expected by our constituents. After nearly
eighteen months in Jeffrey Hall, we know that we have found
the perfect home for Chi Psi.
Our new Central Office at Jeffrey Hall provides an opportunity for Chi Psi alumni to give in support of our Fraternity’s
mission and to receive unique recognition in their new home.
When the Educational Trust purchased the Central Office, a
campaign was launched to pay for the building and minor ren-
F
ovations. Former #7, Jack Jeffrey and four of his Chi Psi relatives pledged half of the campaign’s $800,000.00 goal to name
the building. Thanks to the generosity of the Jeffrey family, the
Ray family, the Ahlberg family, the Preble family, and many
other Brothers, the campaign has achieved over 80% of its
goal.
Several naming options remain in Jeffrey Hall, ranging
from the fireplace in the Executive Director’s Office to the
Alpha Visitor’s Bullpen. Efforts are also under way to honor
the memory of Brothers who have died and/or have made significant contributions to Chi Psi.
To learn more about the Jeffrey Hall Campaign or how
you might make a gift, call the Central Office at 615-736-2520.
Help us build for the future by securing the present. Contribute to the Jeffrey Hall Campaign and secure your legacy in
our new home. ■
Jeffrey Hall Circle
Malcolm D. Jeffrey, Θ’54
Robert H. Jeffrey II, Θ’51
Peter S. Mykrantz, Θ’52
Walter Jeffrey, Θ’59
David L.K. Jeffrey, Θ’63
Ray Family
Alumni Room
Ahlberg Family Office
of the Executive Director
Robert C. Preble Jr.,
Alpha Chi ’44, Boardroom
Dr. George W. Ray III, A’54
Family of Daniel B. Ahlberg, N’67
Robert C. Preble Jr., Χ’44
Slip’s Society
($2,300)
Samuel C. Bessey, ΗΔ’97
Dr. Michael C. Illuzzi, Ρ’77
Educational Trust
Chairmen Circle
Executive Council
Chairmen Circle
($5,000)
($5,000)
Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82, Η’83
Educational Trust
Club
Robert A. Dearth Jr. A’66
T. Lee Pomeroy II, Χ’71
Executive Council
Club
($500)
($500)
Harold G. Arnwine II, ΤΔ’86
Harold G. Arnwine II, ΤΔ’86
Visitor’s Circle
($500)
Aaron M. Abrams, ΗΔ’97
Bradley W. Beskin, Σ’05
William J. Green, ΜΔ’96
Andrew T. Bates, ΙΔ’00
Matthew E. Cheek, Σ’94
Jeffrey H. Manzer, ΗΔ’07
Donald E. Beeson, Σ’82
Steven A. Culbertson, Φ’79
John R. Mitterling, Σ’86
Robert M. Bell, Β’58
Robert W. Gee, ΕΔ’94
William B Wrightsman, ΗΔ’84
Family Circle
($100 or more)
David R. Dunlop, Ψ’59
Terence M. Baer, Μ’77
Theodore F. Carter, Θ’42
Jay W. Freedman, Θ’64
Henry D. Bignell, Ρ’77
Stephen H. Cartwright, Θ’58
John W. Goodwin, Β’71
Robert M. Black Jr, Μ’54 Junius C. Davenport III, Θ’63
Herbert H. Hinman, Α’57
Johnston N. Boyden, Θ’59
Bruce M. Dayton, Θ’56
Joseph H. Mann Jr., Μ’45
Sargent Bradlee Jr., Α’53
Robert C. De Laney, Μ’51
Robert M. McAlaine, Θ’59
Willis R. Brown, Α’53
Eugene T. Detmer, Θ’46
William Montgomery, Θ’55
James B. Burt, Ι’57
Jeffrey Diamond, Α’70
James S. Campbell, I’48
Duane A. Mutti, Μ’52
Michael K. Donovan, Μ’68
Carlo Carlozzi Jr., ΟΔ’80
Donald Sherburne PhD, M’51
David L. Nixon, Α’53
E. Allen Speidell, Θ’55
Michael F. O’Neill, Ξ’87
Lindley S. Squires, Μ’55
Grant V.S. Parr, Α’65
George W. Peck IV, M’53
Samuel M. Warner, Μ’39
Henry B. Pennell III, Θ’43
William L. Warren, Μ’88
James B. Reap, Α’52
Richard D. Whitehead, Θ’54
Anthony W. Roberts, Θ’60 Christopher P. Wong, ΨΔ’87
Raymond J. Saulnier, Μ’29
John R. Young, Μ’55
Peter H. Zecher, Μ’55
Rutledge Street Circle
(Less than $100)
John S. Medd Jr., Α’44
Douglas L. Anderson, Μ’59
W. Ross Hatch, Φ’62
James O. Nordlie, E’45
Walter S. Calhoun, Α’80
Karl R. Heiser, Α’55
Andre Vandaele Dogan, Α’96 Bruce Hubbard Esq., Ρ’69 John M. Nosworthy, Α’44
Felipe Pinzon, ΜΔ’97
Todd Andrew Fouts, ΖΔ’89 Malcolm G. Jones Jr., O’59
John P. Harmon Jr., Σ’66 Richard K. Mastain Jr., H’74
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George W. Ray IV, Α’83 John Morris Swanson, Μ’92
Carl F. Syriala, Α’60
William A. Royce, Ρ’78
Leon F. Vinci, A’72
William B. Sinclair, Α’45
John Adair Whitney, Θ’53
Cary D. Smith, Γ’76
William C. Stanzel, ΟΔ’77 H. James Williams Jr., H’55
The Campaign for Jeffrey Hall
Scholarship Created in Memory of Peter Schenck
their Alphas a better brotherhood.
hortly after the death of Peter
The gentlemen selected for this
Schenck, ΕΔ’59, in 2005 the
scholarship demonstrate some or all
Chi Psi Central Office began
of the following characteristics:
talking with the Schenck family
• He is a student of the Alpha and
about creating an undergraduate
Chi Psi who values the lessons learned
scholarship in his memory. The family
from his Brothers and his work done
has embraced the idea, and in Decemon behalf of the Alpha.
ber Peter’s wife, Ann, and children
• His presence and involvement
contributed the initial funds to create
drives the Alpha toward success.
an endowment within the Educational
He does not need a position or title
Trust for the scholarship.
to seek that which needs achieving.
From the day Peter joined Chi Psi
He contributes to the continued
at Northwestern he was active in the
excellence of his Fraternity.
Fraternity. His commitment to Epsilon
• He gives of himself for the benefit
Delta stretched well past graduation,
of his Brothers and his Alpha without
and there were not many years in
need for thanks, gratitude, or
which he was not an active part of the
Ann and Peter Schenck, ΕΔ’59
recognition.
Epsilon Delta Corporation. At the
• He demonstrates his fraternal spirit and passion for
National level Peter devoted 15 years to the Educational
Chi Psi through his contribution to all of its endeavors.
Trust, eventually serving as Chairman. He always believed
• He leads by example and is a mentor to new Brothers.
the values instilled in young men by the Fraternity were an
Peter Schenck touched the lives of hundreds of
invaluable part of the college experience.
Chi Psi Brothers. We are pleased that the first Peter
The Schenck family has envisioned a scholarship that
Schenck Scholarship will be awarded at the Convention
will be awarded to men who have shown exceptional dediin Ithaca, New York, this summer.
cation to their Alphas. While good academic standing is a
To learn more about the Peter Schenck Scholarship
requirement for all of the Educational Trust scholarships,
Campaign or how you might make a gift, call the Central
the selection criteria for this scholarship will be weighted
Office at 615-736- 2520.
toward young men who have worked unselfishly to make
S
The Trust Becomes the “Trust, Inc.”
E
stablishment of The Chi Psi Educational in 1926 was
one of our Fraternity's important "firsts" and one of
which all Chi Psis have been proud. Now, in 2008, we
have taken another important step by converting the
underlying trust entity into a modern not-for-profit corporation.
As the first college social fraternity to create an educational
foundation, Chi Psi emphasized the importance of academic
achievement and personal development as elements of each
active's college years. For 80 years, the Trust remained, in fact,
an entity that was a "trust" in the same way as many individuals
establish trusts today for specific family and charitable purposes.
As states enacted better laws governing not-for-profit corporations, the Trustees began to assess the simpler governance and
investment procedures -- and reduced costs -- that could come
from converting to such a structure.
In November 2001, The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc. was
incorporated in Illinois but was funded with only the minor
amount needed for its creation. In 2003, the new corporation
was granted the same tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue
Service that the Trust has enjoyed for several decades. On April
9, 2008, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (which had
jurisdiction over the Trust under the 1926 indenture document)
approved the Trustees request to transfer all of the Trust's assets
to the new corporation and to dissolve the original "trust" entity
that was created in 1926. The transfer of assets is underway.
The purposes and safeguards created by the alumni who
created the Trust in 1926 have been carried over to the new corporation. Neither contributors to the Trust nor the young Chi
Psis who benefit from its scholarships, fellowships and personal
development programs will see any difference -- other than perhaps the somewhat happier faces of Trustees who will be able to
manage the Trust's affairs in a modern structure.
The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc. (EIN: 03-0386312)
Jeffrey Hall • 45 Rutledge Street • Nashville, Tennessee 30210
Gifting of Stock to The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc.
If yyou wish to make a donation of stock to
• Provide your broker with the following
The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc., these are information for electronic transfer of stock:
the simple steps to follow:
DTC Participant #2669
• Call Midwest Trust Company at 1-888-696Agent Bank Custodian #20290
0100 and ask for either Eileen Sullivan or
Custodial Account #17-02494
Phyllis Tonn to assist you.
Account Name: Midwest Trust Company
• Advise them of the name of the security
FBO The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc.
and the number of shares you wish to transfer.
• If you have a stock certificate you wish to
News of the Educational Trust
donate, you may send it by registered mail or
an overnight service to the offices of Midwest
Trust Company at 5901 College Boulevard,
Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66211.
• Following the transfer of stock, you will
receive an acknowledgement letter from
Midwest Trust advising of the value of your gift
on the date of receipt.
Spring 2008 The Purple and Gold 25
IN MEMORIAM
Brother Thou hast kept the trust, True to thy fraternal tie;
Sweet be thy repose in dust, Mourned and loved by all Chi Psi.
Grant him, Lord, eternal rest, With the spirits of the blest.
ALPHA ETA
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
Frederic S. Mann ’36 died on 24 June 07 in
New London, N.H. Born in Wollaston, Mass.,
he prepped at Roxbury Latin School in Mass.
Following Bowdoin, he attended Babson
College. He became a salesman with Stone
and Forsythe in Boston, and then a food broker with Wm. A. Mann and Sons in Boston.
During WWII, he served in the U.S. Navy,
becoming a commander. After the war, he
returned to the Boston area in sales and management for several companies including
Ford Motor Co., Atlas Advertising, Quincy
Coal & Oil, Market Forge Company, and C.R.
Peterson Associates. From 1949-54, he was
secretary and treasurer of Boston Food
Brokers. He was married in 1943 to Birna
Berndsen, who predeceased him, and he is
survived by two sons, 5 grandchildren, and his
second wife, Elizabeth Mudge Mann, whom
he married in 1993.
Rudolph G. L. Flinker ’45 died on 29 June
07, in Glen Rock, N.J. Born in Chicago, he was
schooled in Englewood, N.J. He studied at
Bowdoin for 2 1⁄2 years and at Bates for a year
under the U.S. Navy V-12 program during
WWII, serving in the Navy from 1943-46 as a
lieutenant junior grade. He joined Morgan
Guaranty Trust (now Morgan Chase) after the
war and remained there for 42 years, working
in trusts and investments until he retired in
1978. He was active in his Lutheran Church
where he served as president and treasurer of
the Church Council and for 47 years in the
choir. He was married in 1951 to Sonia
Melching, who survives him, as do two sons,
two daughters, ten grandchildren, a greatgrandchild, and two sisters.
Stanley A. Lawry Jr. ’45 died on 22 Sept 07,
in Loma Linda, Calif. Born in Dedham, Mass.,
he prepped at Hebron Academy and entered
Bowdoin in 1941. After serving in the U.S.
Army from 1943 to 1945 during WWII and
receiving the Purple Heart, he returned to
Bowdoin and graduated in 1947. In 1949, he
received his MBA from the Wharton School of
UPenn. After jobs in Boston, he joined the
Atlantic Richfield Company in Philadelphia in
1950 and remained with that company until
his retirement in 1985. At A-R, he was personnel manager, operations supervisor, and sales
engineer. He was a Mason, volunteered with
United Way programs, and was a member of
the Loraine Avenue Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Sara, whom he married in
26 The Purple and Gold Spring 2008
1950, a daughter, a son, a sister, a brother, and
five grandchildren.
Richard E. Crockford ’49
died on 28 Sept 07 at his
home in Mattapoisett, Mass.
Born in Miami, Fla., he joined
the U.S. Navy in 1945 and
served on a submarine chaser
during WWII. Following graduation from Bowdoin, he
worked briefly as a claims adjuster in Boston
and then as assistant to the manufacturing VP
for Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. of
Cambridge, Mass. In 1952, he embarked on a
long and distinguished career in education,
starting as a teacher and asst. head of the Park
School in Brookline, Mass. Receiving a master’s in English Lit. from Boston U in 1955, he
joined the faculty of Colby Junior College
(now Colby-Sawyer College) in N.H., where he
taught for 12 years. After a year teaching BU,
he returned to Colby JC as dean of studies and
then VP and dean of faculty. In 1972, he was
named the 10th president of Dean Junior
College (now Dean College), a position that
he held until his retirement in 1991. In addition to scholarly articles, he wrote two novels,
The Spillers’ Indian Summer and The Thing Itself.
He was an evaluator for the New England Assn
of Colleges and Secondary Schools, was the
first junior college rep. elected to the board of
the Nat’l Council of Independent Colleges
and Universities, and was appointed to the
board of the National Endowment for the
Humanities. He was a director of the Woonsocket Hospital, the Ray Memorial Library, the
New London Hospital Board, and the
Franklin Bicentennial Commission. He married Claire Coddaire and later Julie Ahlman.
He leaves six children and six grandchildren.
Roswell Moore Jr. ’54
elected not to bid but to pass
and follow his wife of 49 years,
Beverly, to the Great Bridge
Game in the Sky, on 7 Jan 08,
in Houston, Texas, after a
long affair with his Bride,
Bourbon, Butts, and Bridge.
Ros spent his childhood years in Berlin,
Conn., moulding his enduring competitive
spirit, prepping at the Kent School and graduating from Bowdoin in 1954. Ros served his
country for 30 years in the U.S. Army, a
Reserve Major and Master Aviator. He spent
two tours of Vietnam as a Huey gunship pilot
and door gunner. He earned numerous
medals, including the Bronze Star for metorious service. Ros and Beverly enjoyed the Army
lifestyle, traveling the world, entertaining, and
always enjoying a party. They brought that passion with them when they moved to Texas in
1975. Ros then stretched his wings as an
ROTC instructor at Houston’s San Jacinto HS
for a bit until he chose a second career as a life
insurance agent. Ros will be remembered as a
loyal friend, competitive bridge player, and
always the gentleman of grace and simple elegence. He was a loving, supportive husband
(except when excessive shopping by Bev was
concerned), with a delightful sense of humor
and a lightness of being. Bowdoin roommate
Douglas Reid, H’54, wrote that Ros was “an
exceptional gentleman, quiet but fun-loving,
and very loyal to his friends, his college, and
our fraternity, Chi Psi. He was a master in
bridge and cribbage in college, thoroughly
enjoying rarely being bested by anyone … His
wife predeceased him in November 2004.” He
is survived by his son and daughter, four
grandchildren, a brother, four nephews, and
other friends and relatives.
Robert C. Wallis ’57 died on 21 Apr 07 in
Naples, Florida, after a brief battle with cancer. Raised in Middletown and Wilmington,
Del., he prepped at the Tower Hill School,
where he was a star football athlete and honor
student. After Bowdoin, he served in the
Army’s Chaplain Corps as a Chaplain’s
Assistant. Upon discharge, he moved to
Philadelphia, Penn., where he met and married his wife, Audrey. He rose to the position
of Traffic Manager at Atlas Powder Company,
which later became a subsidiary of Imperial
Chemical Industries of London, England. In
this position, he traveled extensively to major
ports here and in Europe as an expert in the
shipment of chemicals. He pursued his interest in sports cars, motorcycling, fishing and
hunting, and some farming. Retiring from ICI
in 1989, he moved to Naples, Fla., to continue
his lifelong passion for boating and fishing,
which traces back to his childhood days on the
Eastern Shore. Even after retirement in
Naples, being an ardent boating enthusiast,
he managed a local marina for several years to
assist others in becoming more experienced
with the art of seamanship and fishing. He will
be remembered for his good humor, as a funloving dare devil, a loyal friend, generous
host, and bon vivant. In keeping with his lifelong love of boating and fishing, his ashes
were scattered on the Sassafras River, the river
In Memoriam
on which he spent his childhood. He is survived by a daughter and three grandchildren.
Spencer L. Butterfield ’68 and his wife
died on 3 Oct 07 at their Ohio home from
accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. He
was born in Hartford, Conn. After Bowdoin,
he attended medical school at the Free
University of Brussels and graduated from
Albany Medical College in New York in 1973.
He maintained an orthopedic practice in
Connecticut for a number of years and then
worked as a trauma doctor for more than a
decade at Allegheny General Hospital in
Pittsburgh. He moved to Cincinnati in 2005.
His first two marriages ended in divorce, but
he married Mary Beth Thomas in 1992. He is
survived by a daughter, a son, two stepdaughters, two stepsons, and two brothers.
ALPHA EPSILON
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Gordon L. Tinsman Sr. ’33 of Peoria died
on 12 Feb 08. He graduated from Michigan
and served in the Army in WWII in the Corp
of Engineers and retired from the reserves as
a Lieutenant Colonel. Gordon was an architect in Peoria, and a business partner and
operator of Apace Inc. for many years. He was
a member of The American Institute of
Architects, president of the Illinois chapter for
several years, and was a member of United
Presbyterian Church of Peoria. He married
Bea Sampson in 1944, and she preceded him
in death in 1997. Gordon was also preceded in
death by his parents, one daughter, his brother, and two sisters. He is survived by two
daughters, one son, four grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, and a cousin, William
Tinsman Jr., Rho ’40.
Joseph T. Babas ’66 of NYC died on 14 Nov
07, stilling an incredibly talented, creative
mind. He worked in the film industry for
many years after moving to NYC from
Michigan. He is survived by four siblings,
other loving relatives, a myriad of friends, and
two beloved cats. His sense of humor and generosity will be especially missed.
ALPHA SIGMA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
David Charles Nash ’64
died on 3 Jan 08. He started
to run for Chapel Hill Town
Council last year, then withdrew. His aborted Town
Council bid was his second
foray into local politics. In
1985, Nash and a few other
candidates lost to then three-term mayor
Jimmy Wallace, who happened to be Nash’s
former Boy Scout leader. "I knew there was no
way I could win," Nash said last summer. "My
role was to be the inquisitor." Friend and
activist Mark Barroso, who led the push to
keep Wal-Mart from the Starpoint area south
of Chapel Hill, knew Nash not from the political arena, but from the tennis court. “He
started a group of old tennis guys; we played
every Sunday,” said Barroso. “He was funny.
Every shot you hit he would say 'Attaboy!’ He
made you feel like John McEnroe out there."
ALPHA NU
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Dr. Kenneth Gray Brill Jr. ’32 died on 12
Aug 07. Born in St. Paul, he received his B.A.
at Minnesota in Geology, later receiving an
M.S. and Ph.D. from Yale and Michigan in
paleontology. His father and grandfather were
lawyers who became judges, serving 75 years
on the bench between them. He married
Priscilla Ritche in 1939 and became instructor
of Geology at the U of Chattanooga. During
WWII, he searched for sources of uranium for
the Manhattan Project, and was an instructor
of air navigation, meteorology and military
geography for the Army Air Force. Following
the war he became Professor and Chair of
Geology at St. Louis University. He was a coal
consultant to South Africa, a Fulbright
Scholar in Australia, a Fellow of the Amer.
Assn for the Advancement of Science, longtime secretary of the Geological Soc. of Amer.,
president of the Assn of Missouri Geologists
and Missouri Acad. of Science, and long-time
member of the St. Louis Naturalists Club. He
was predeceased by his wife in 2000, and by an
uncle, James C. Otis, Psi ’01. He is survived by
a brother, Richard H., Nu ’39, two sons, two
grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.
His son, Dr. David Brill, wrote: My father
was always active, learning canoeing and
camping at an early age, and loved the
American West, where he did his doctoral thesis. He took the family west for many summers; we paddled many rivers and hiked at a
killer pace. He traveled to Korea, Australia,
Europe, Africa, the Galapagos Islands, and
took the whole family around the world in
1953. Trips included the 400 steps of the Eiffel
Tower, the side of the Great Pyramid of
Cheops to the top, and the Grand Canyon
(walking north to south). When we were
small, he would sing to us at night, and he
always was prone to break into verse. A passable artist, he did pencil sketchings. Stoic and
reserved, he had a shy sense of humor. A lifelong Episcopalian, he was devoted to his wife.
As her health failed, he was constantly with
her, first walking the three miles from home to
her nursing home, and then asking to be
admitted (although he didn’t need it) to be
closer to her. To the end of his days he
remained the model of patience and grace.
ALPHA IOTA
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Frederick R. Tonney ’48
died in Marco Island, Fla., on
15 Aug 07. Born in Chicago,
he attended Morgan Park
Military Academy and was an
officer in the Naval Reserves.
After Wisconsin and Dartmouth’s Graduate School of
American Funds’ Jack Turner,
ΑΔ’53, Harold Falk Recipient
Hoyt Jackson "Jack" Turner ’53 died on
5 Feb 08 in Athens, Georgia. His father was an
educator, school superintendent, and U.S.
Diplomat and his mother was a homemaker.
He excelled in academics and athletics in high
school. At the University of Georgia, he again
excelled in academics, receiving a B.A. in
Business Finance, and in athletics, lettering in
baseball and basketball. His athletic interests
precluded a lifetime of support and interest in
UGA athletics, which were the recipient of his
thoughtful guidance and financial generosity.
After he joined Chi Psi, he served as #4
for two years and lived in the Lodge yearround while his parents were abroad in the
diplomatic corps. Following his graduation,
he piloted B-25s for the Air Force for four
years, attaining the rank of Captain. Following
the service, he became a stockbroker at
Goodbody and Company in Athens (1957-65).
In Memoriam
He then joined American Funds Distributors,
Inc. as a mutual fund wholesaler and progressed to President of the company, prior to
his retirement in 1992. He resided in Athens
until his death. In 1953, he married Nancy
Lura Cooper, who died him in 2001, and
together they are survived by a son. During
the last six years, Jack enjoyed the company
and companionship of Mrs. Doris Ramsey.
Jack Turner was instrumental several
years ago in the University’s official recognition renewal for Chi Psi after the school had
suspended the charter. His generous spirit
caused him to be included in and supportive
of extensive philanthropic endeavors in the
Athens area and around the U.S. He was a
member of both the UGA Foundation and
UGA Athletic Boards, chairing the Athletic
Scholarship Endowment program. Georgia’s
soccer and softball facilities are now named
Harold S. Falk Distinguished Alumnus recipient
H. Jack Turner, AD’53, at the 2003 Atlanta
Convention, with his friend Doris Ramsey.
The Turner Soccer Complex and Softball
Stadium. A founding member of the UGA
President’s Club and a strong supporter of the
university libraries, Jack was a member of the
Heritage Society and the executive committees of the National Alumni Association and
the Georgia Scholarship Education Fund.
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Credit and Finance, he began his career with
Standard Oil of Indiana in Chicago, then
Indianapolis and Atlanta. In 1971, he
embarked on a new career as CEO of
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of
Atlanta. After 20 years there, he and his wife,
Ava, retired to Marco Island. He owned and
captained his boat, “Credit Didit,” which
brought him many hours of recreational joy.
Fred was an active volunteer on the island. He
gave his time to the Marco Community Bank,
Advisory Board and worked in various capacities at the Marco Public Library and the
Healthcare Center. Fred is survived by his
wife, two daughters, son Rick (Frederick R.
Tonney Jr.), ΙΔ’83, and cousins Philip E.
Johnson, ΕΔ’52, Gregory L. Johnson, ΙΔ’83,
Michael C.F. Johnson, Ι’89.
ALPHA ALPHA DELTA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
John R. “Pinky” Shirley ’52 died on 2 Jan
08 at Columbus (Georgia) Hospice House.
Brother Shirley was born in Columbus and
later graduated from the U of Georgia, where
he was #1 for two years at Alpha Delta. Mr.
Shirley worked at Empire Home Loans and
retired as past President of Shirley Insurance
Agency and a past member of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia. He was also
a member of the Country Club of Columbus
and the United States Golf Association. He
was preceded in death by two sons and is survived by his wife, Ethel Marie Shirley, a stepdaughter, two stepsons, a granddaughter, two
stepgrandchildren, and other relatives.
ALPHA PSI DELTA
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Werner R. Ryser ’60, of Lake Forest, Ill.,
died on 22 Jan 08 after a four-year illness with
acute leukemia. He was born in Chicago,
prepped at Lake Forest Academy, and attended the U of Colorado, where he earned
degrees in education and business. He was
principal in a public school in Colorado and
went on to a teaching career of 24 years at
Woodlands School. Werner taught at all levels
of education, including the College of Lake
County. He established, owned and operated
Ryser Construction for 20 years. He built
numerous homes and additions on the North
Shore and in the Chicagoland area. He greatly enjoyed spending time with friends and
family, golfing, oil painting, skiing, studying
architecture, and farming. He is survived by
his beloved wife of 33 years, Barbara, two sons,
his mother and sister, and two brothers.
ALPHA ETA DELTA
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Andrew P. Reasoner ’96,
brother, husband, father, son
and friend, lost a three-month
battle with cancer on 25 Dec
07. He is survived by his wife,
Amy Reasoner, stepdaughter
Erin Keeney and unborn
daughter, Ava. Born 5 Mar 73,
Andy grew up in the Klamath Falls area where
he was a fixture on the prep soccer field. He
went on to graduate from Oregon with a BS in
biology. Dedicated to creating a career from
his passion for the outdoors, Andy worked for
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in
Eugene, Ducks Unlimited in Portland, and
most recently as conservation director for the
McKenzie River Trust. Conserving land for
ducks, fish and other wildlife was more than a
job for Andy. Those who knew him best never
doubted for a moment this was a man who’d
found his calling early on and answered it to
the best of his ability. Andy was the guy in the
room everyone claimed to know. What was
often said during his college years remained
true throughout his adult life. If the room was
empty, but for Andy, one would still be compelled to sit down and have a conversation –
lucky to be in his presence. Andy was a motivator. Whether it was grabbing guys from their
books (or other activities) for an indoor soccer scrimmage, or helping rally the troops on
crisp fall Saturday mornings for a pre-game
celebration on his veranda balcony, Andy was
always there to "fire it up." During his time at
Oregon, Andy had many nicknames: “The
Greaze,” “Frankie Ball-Game” and “The FlyTrap.” But in our hearts, we will all remember
him as Andy Reasoner, brother and friend.
ALPHA THETA DELTA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
H. Lee Waltersdorph ’60 died on 7 Feb 08
after a short illness. Born in Seattle in 1938, he
graduated from Roosevelt High School where
he met his future wife, Ann, in chemistry class.
He graduated from the U of Washington
where he made many life-long friends as a
member of Chi Psi and of the Husky Crew. His
family was the greatest love of his life, second
was his long-time participation in the National
Ski Patrol at White Pass Ski Area. He loved skiing, sailing, soccer, tennis and riding his
motorcycle. In 2000, Lee retired from Bruce
C. Allen & Associates as a commercial real
estate appraiser and moved to Orcas Island,
his most favorite place in the universe. He
never wanted to leave the Island and had all
too short a time to spend there. He is survived
by his wife Ann, two daughters, and four
granddaughters.
ALPHA IOTA DELTA
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
William Lee (Bill) Taylor ’58 – husband,
father, brother, decorated Naval Aviator,
Airline Captain, and friend – died suddenly
and unexpectedly on 28 Dec 06 in Tellico
Village, Tenn. Growing up in Peekskill, NY,
Bill graduated from Georgia Tech and
entered the U.S. Navy, earning his Wings of
Gold as a Naval Aviator – and began a distin-
John Myers CD’33, WWII Test Pilot
John W. Myers, Gamma Delta ’33, a
leading civilian test pilot in WWII who helped
develop the first American fighter plane
designed specifically for night combat, died
on 31 Jan 08 at his home in Beverly Hills,
Calif. After Stanford and Harvard Law School,
Brother Myers practiced entertainment law in
LA, and he was later assistant general counsel
of Lockheed. But he had been enthralled with
aviation since learning to fly at Stanford,
where he majored in political science. He ferried planes for Lockheed in addition to his
legal work, then pursued the death-defying
exploits of a test pilot. He joined Northrop
Aircraft as its chief engineering test pilot in
1941 and was best known for testing its P-61
Black Widow fighter over Southern California,
then teaching military pilots to fly it. His skills
brought him the nickname Maestro. The
radar-equipped twin-engine Black Widow was
nearly as large as some bombers, painted
black, and bristling with machine guns and
cannons. Flown by a three-member crew, it
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began combat operations in mid1944, the first United States craft
envisioned to find enemy planes at
night and in bad weather. (About 700
Black Widows were built for the Army
Air Force during the war. Their crew
members, flying in all the major war
theaters, destroyed 127 enemy aircraft and downed 18 robot V-1 buzz
bombs launched by the Germans.)
He became a VP of Northrop in 1946
and later pursued various business ventures in
private aviation. He also contributed to educational, environmental and conservation
causes. He flew a jet helicopter until he was
93. John Wescott Myers is survived by a daughter and three grandsons. His wife, Lucia, died
in 1999. Recalling his Black Widow days, Mr.
Myers told The Los Angeles Daily News in 2001
how he kept the fate of the pilots in mind. As
he put it: “My objective was to make this lethal
weapon the easiest to fly, most forgiving airplane in history so that those kids who were
John Myers at the
Smithsonian in
2006 with a P-61
Black Widow
fighter and a
figure of himself as
a younger man.
going to fly it on a black night would have
every comfort, every aid, we could give them.”
In Memoriam
Charles Glennon, FD’64, Kept Brothers In Touch
Charles E. Glennon ’64 died 31 Dec 07 at
his home in Lake Geneva, Wis. He graduated
Illinois with a BA in 1964 and a JD in 1966. He
served in Vietnam with the Army as a SP-5
from 1966-68. He began his law career with
Fellheimer & Fellheimer in Pontiac in 1968,
was a partner at Gomien & Glennon in Dwight
from 1973-75 (where he was also village attorney). He was circuit judge for the State of
Illinois in Pontiac from 1976-98, and chief
judge of the Judicial Circuit from 1990-94. He
chaired the Salvation Army Advisory Board in
Pontiac, was a member of the Regional Youth
Planning Commission, Livingston County
Commission on Children and Youth; and the
Illinois, Livingston County and American Bar
Assns. He was elected as a fellow of the Illinois
Bar Foundation in 1985. He was a member of
the Illinois Council of Juvenile and Family
Court Judges, and an author and lecturer on
domestic relations and custody disputes. He
belonged to the Pontiac Rotary Club and the
National Arts Foundation. He married the former Bonnie Renzel on 5 July 03. Predeceased This is one of the Chi Psi gatherings Charles Glennon organized at his home in Lake Geneva for Zeta Delta
alumni from the early-mid 1960s: Front row (L-R) Will Harrington ’64, Glen Hanson ’63, Mark Weber
by his father, a brother, and a sister, Charles is
’64, John Seitman ’63, Don Hickey ’66, Charles Glennon ’64; second row (L-R) Ken Behm ’63, John
survived by his mother, wife, four children,
three stepchildren, 11 grandchildren, a sister
“Jace” Holbrook '64, David Romoser ’65, Bob Barnes ’64, Tom Bash ’63; last row standing (L-R) Jeff
and a brother.
Schubert ’63, Larry Clark ’62, Tom Arrigo ’63, Turk Glazebrook ’65, Jim Wamsley ’65, and Gar Smith ’64.
guished career serving his country as a Fighter
Pilot. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962,
then Lieutenant (jg) Taylor was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross for his bravery and
exploits while flying Low Level Photo
Reconnaissance Missions over the island of
Cuba, and President Kennedy personally decorated his squadron with the Navy Unit
Commendation for bravery and selfless service to country. After the Navy, he embarked on
a 34-year career as a pilot with United Airlines
where he earned the four stripes of an Airline
Captain. His career culminated as the Captain
of the Boeing 747, flying to destinations
around the world. Retiring in 1997, he and his
wife, Terry, enjoyed travel and time with family and friends, while being active in their community and in their church. Bill played in the
church orchestra and handbell choir, and he
was a church trustee. He is survived by his
cherished wife of 46 years, Terolyn (Terry), a
daughter, two sons, a sister, four grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Bill was
buried at Arlington National Cemetery alongside his father and mother.
Brian W. Workman ’75
died in an auto accident on
10 Mar 07. Born in Portland,
Oregon, he entered Georgia
Tech in 1971, but transferred
to Oregon State to finish a
degree in forest products. He
later received his master’s in
International Business Administration from
the Monterey Institute. He worked in the forest products industry in Spokane and later for
Obituaries of Brothers who have died more recently
will appear in the next issue of The Purple and Gold
In Memoriam
US Bank in Portland. From an early age Brian
loved martial arts and specialized in hakkoryu
jujitzu, holding the rank of shihan kaiden,
and traveled frequently to Japan for continuing studies. He is described as extraordinarily
loving, generous, thoughtful and compassionate, and always thought of others first. A loving and devoted husband, he was the strong
pillar who held together his brothers and sister in difficult times. Brian was the fun uncle
who would spend hours with his nieces and
nephews concocting fun adventures and silly
stories, taking them to different worlds where
imaginations would flourish. He is survived by
his wife, Susan, a son, a sister, two brothers,
and ten nieces and nephews.
Chi Psi Loses Friend Parkie Emmons
Mary Park Welsh Emmons, wife of former Chair of The Chi Psi Educational Trust
O. Neill Emmons ΕΔ’42, died 27 Nov 07,
following a lengthy illness. She was born in
NYC and grew up in Clarendon Hills, IL.
She graduated from Hinsdale High School
in 1938, Gunston Hall School, and the U
of Chicago (1942). Parkie and Neill were
married in 1941. She actively participated
in community affairs throughout her life,
from the board of McCormick YWCA to
President of the Women's Board of the
Northside Boys Clubs. She was a founder of
the Old Town Art Fair. When she and Neill
moved near Plano in 1964, she continued
her active volunteerism as a founder of the
Kendall County Historical Society and the
Kendall Natural Area Guardians. She was
on the 1976 Bicentennial Committee, the
first woman on the Kendall County
Planning Committee, on the Little Rock
Township Planning Comm. and a member
of the Big Rock Creek Watershed
Committee. She was active in politics as
campaign worker and county chair, and
Parkie Emmons at a Chi Psi Convention
she served for many years as Treasurer of
the Kendall County Republican Women. In
1997, she and Mr. Emmons granted a Conservation Easement to the State of Illinois
to ensure that their biologically diverse 60acre property will forever remain a haven
for the 200-plus native plant species that
grow on their land, including an Illinois
endangered species. She is survived by her
husband, Neill, a brother, three daughters,
a nephew, and seven grandchildren.
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The Executive Council of Chi Psi Fraternity
Daniel B. Ahlberg, MD, Ν’67, #7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Valley, Minnesota
Andrew J. Dewing, ΟΔ’84, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Suffolk, Virginia
Dr. E. Todd Falls, ΤΔ’89, Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birmingham, Alabama
Samuel C. Bessey, ΗΔ’97, #23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tennessee
Other Council Members:
W. S. “Bill” Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82, Η’83 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gill, Massachusetts
Dr. Ralph N. “Whitey” Silverio, ΕΔ’71, ΦH, ΨH . . . . . . . . . . Evanston, Illinois
William H. Cooper, ΑΔ’74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griffin, Georgia
John S. Logan, ΕΔ’89, ΡH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highland Park, New Jersey
Kurt O. Gilliland, Σ’92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh, North Carolina
Lathrop B. Nelson, ΟΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James E. Lazarus, ΣΔ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlottesville, Virginia
A. J. Spring, ΥΔ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nickolas G. Milonas, Ε’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, D.C.
Mitchell A. Colleran, ΘΔ’08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, Washington
Council Members Emeritus:
W. David Romoser, ΖΔ’65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mequon, Wisconsin
Michael Kosusko, Ξ’77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durham, North Carolina
Harold G. Arnwine II, ΤΔ’86, ΝΔ’02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New York
Michael C. Hurst, ΤΔ’87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sewanee, Tennessee
Past #7’s:
Malcolm D. “Jack” Jeffrey, Θ’54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbus, Ohio
Dr. George W. Ray III, Α’54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lexington, Virginia
Robert C. Preble Jr., Χ’44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Illinois
Carleton A. Holstrom, Ι’57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Hope, Pennsylvania
Council Advisory Board Members:
Dr. John T. Austell, B’61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbia, South Carolina
J. Lee Cook, ΑΔ’74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, Georgia
Paul W. Landaker, ΗΔ’75, ΟΔ’79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, Oregon
Michael R. Webb, ΑΔ’80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kingwood, Texas
Craig S. Chelius, ΘΔ’83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, Washington
Paul Farquharson, ΟΔ’84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ellicott City, Maryland
John A. Cohenour, ΜΔ’85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, Georgia
Michael F. O’Neill, Ξ’87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westfield, New Jersey
Todd A. Fouts, ΖΔ’89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edelstein, Illinois
Adam Wellman, Ε’93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Arbor, Michigan
Todd H. Packebush, ΗΔ’93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Littleton, Colorado
Mark S. Puzella, Α’94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cohasset, Massachusetts
Andrew Van Deren, Ο’94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond, Virginia
Heath J. Mills, ΣΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tallahassee, Florida
Nathaniel Eberle, ΜΔ’98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orlando, Florida
William C. Bode, ΘΔ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seattle, Washington
David A. Shuler, Ν’02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plymouth, Minnesota
The Chi Psi Educational Trust
Julian B. Emerson, Β’80, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia, South Carolina
Steven L. Crow, Ε’79, Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte, North Carolina
Benjamin R. Silliman, Γ’86, Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New York
Joseph J. Devaney, Ρ’80, ΜΔ’99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jacksonville, Florida
Harold G. Arnwine II, ΤΔ’86, ΝΔ’02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New York
William L. Warren, M’88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, Georgia
Warren W. Shu, E’99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles, California
Philip A. Gillingham, ΘΔ’00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, Washington
Ryan Ahlberg, Ε’03, Ν’06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate Trustee
Walter C. Williams, Γ’91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ithaca, New York
Chi Psi Central Office
Jeffrey Hall • 45 Rutledge Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37210
Telephone: 615-736-2520 • Fax: 615-736-2366
E-Mail: [email protected] • Website: www.chipsi.org
Samuel C. Bessey, ΗΔ’97 . . . . Executive Director, Executive Secretary
Donald Beeson, Σ’82, ΥΔ’86 . . . . . . . . . Associate Executive Director
Brad Beskin, Σ’05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Education
Chad Larson, ΘΔ’06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations
Nick Gilly, ΔΔ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alpha Visitor
Jeff Manzer, ΗΔ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alpha Visitor
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The Active Alphas of Chi Psi and Their #1s
Alumni Corporations and Board Presidents
Phi – Hamilton College
#1: Jason Brown ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323
Corporation Treasurer: David Scott ’93 . . . . . [email protected]
5 Yale Street, Holyoke, MA 01040-2655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H: 413-539-9621
Epsilon – University of Michigan
#1: Mike Rorro ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
620 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 201-981-2942
Corporation President: Brian T. Heil ’80 . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
11301 Fawn Valley Trail, Fenton, MI 48430-4010 . . . . . . . Home: 810-750-4501
Sigma – University of North Carolina
#1: Clint Cowan ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
321 West Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 . . . . . . . Cell: 901-849-2724
Advisory Board President: Kurt O. Gilliland, Σ’92 . . . . [email protected]
513 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 919-754-8372
Beta – University of South Carolina
#1: Beattie Daniel ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
508 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 803-331-1535
Corp. President: Thomas D. (Tige) Howie III ’97 . . . . . [email protected]
512 Sims Ave., Columbia, SC 29205 . . . . . H: 803-256-8278, Cell: 803-351-0344
Omicron – University of Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 804-296-6704
#1: Brian Leary ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1536 Rugby Road Ext., Charlottesville, VA 22903 . . . . . . . . . Cell: 434-531-4259
Corporation President: Rob Robertson ’96 . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
2407 Sunset Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 . . . . . . . . . . Home: 804-928-1378
Chi – Amherst College
#1: Dan Cluchey ’08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
AC #1431, Keefe Campus Center, Amherst, MA 01002 . . . . .Cell: 207-653-8920
Corp. President: Hew D. Crooks ’90 . . . . . . . . [email protected]
546 N. Beson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 . . . . H: 203-256-0502, C: 203-550-6967
Psi – Cornell University
#1: Benjamin Hoerner ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
810 University Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cell: 978-621-2983
Corporation President: Jake Hennemuth ’98 . . . . . . [email protected]
767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4701, New York, NY 10153 . . . . . Phone: 212-832-5280
Nu – University of Minnesota
#1: Zach Winter ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1515 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 . . . . . . . . . Cell: 320-309-6951
Corp. President: Paul L. Hellickson ’88 . . . . . [email protected]
10000 - 45th Ave N., Apt. 104, Plymouth, MN 55442 . . . . . . Cell: 612-310-2165
Iota – University of Wisconsin
#1: John Nollin ’08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
150 Iota Court, Madison, WI 53703 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 847-691-6891
Corp. President: Phillip H. Prange ’88 . . . . . . . . [email protected]
208 Lakewood Blvd., Madison, WI 53704 . . . B: 608-252-9245, H: 608-255-2937
Rho – Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey
#1: Brenden Cassidy ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
114 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 201-450-8289
Corp. President: Vincent Le Blon ’77 . . . . [email protected]
21 Bunker Hill Run, East Brunswick, NJ 08816-3315 . . . . Home: 732-238-5368
Xi – Stevens Institute of Technology
#1: Todd Mauriello ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
804 Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, NJ 07030 . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 609-947-1429
Corporation President: Dennis Paul Grupe ’90 . . . . [email protected]
344 Westview Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024 . . . . . C: 201-218-5765, H: 201-302-9725
Alpha Delta – University of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 706-353-3898
#1: Shane Vaiskaukas ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1120 South Milledge, Athens, GA 30605 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile: 770-617-0023
Advisory Bd Pres: Doug Patterson ’78 . . . . H: 770-754-9755, Cell: 770-375-7446
612 Glenover Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004 . . . . . . . [email protected]
Beta Delta – Lehigh University
#1: Michael Horch ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
39 University Drive, Box C720, Bethlehem, PA 18015 . . . . . Cell: 908-418-1833
Corporation President: Scott R. McKay ’78 . . . . . [email protected]
1815 Apple Tree Lane E., Bethlehem, PA 18015-5202 . . . . . Cell: 610-730-6612
For additional information about Chi Psi, its entities and members, contact the Chi Psi
Central Office by phone at 615-736-2520, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.chipsi.org.
Spring 2008 Directory
Delta Delta – University of California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 510-540-9213
#1: Grant Piercy ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
2311 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 562-881-1070
Corporation President: Matt Michael ’82 . . . B: 916-646-6492, C: 916-204-6492
5100 Laurelview Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608 . . . . . . [email protected]
Sigma Delta – Duke University
#1: Ryan Perdomo ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
PO Box 99312, Durham, NC 27708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 323-204-7844
Corporation President: Nick Supina ’03 . . . . [email protected]
1415 N Taft Street, Apt. 1186, Arlington, VA 22201 . . . . . Home: 703-772-6194
Epsilon Delta – Northwestern University
#1: Greg Jones ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
2313 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 901-569-1009
Advisory Board Chair: Steve Rickmeier ’69 . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
851 Gloucester Crossing, Lake Forest, IL 60045 . . . . . . . . Home: 847-482-0885
Pi Delta – North Carolina State University . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 919-828-6554
#1: Tyler W.K. Lowry ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
3414 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607 . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 919-880-6573
Corporation President: Andre J. Little ’06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H: 919-308-2973
13 Hearthwood Circle, Durham, NC 27713 . . . . . [email protected]
Zeta Delta – University of Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 217-531-2087
#1: Patrick McEnery ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
110 E. Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 847-951-5183
Corp. President: Randy Mason ’96 . . . . . . . Cell: 708-712-0985, B: 708-547-2711
195 W. Quincy Street, Riverside, IL 60546 . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Omega Delta – George Mason University . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 703-359-2511
#1: Harry (Hal) Walker ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 540-529-9033
4300 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Corporation President: Cliff Massa, ΕΔ’71 . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 703-532-5489
1935 Franklin Avenue, McLean VA 22101-5310 . . . . [email protected]
Eta Delta – University of Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 541-345-2711
#1: Charles Hendrickson ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1018 Hilyard Street, Eugene, OR 97401 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 503-708-3325
Corporation President: David Waterfall ’82 . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
3035 Elk Run Drive, Park City, UT 84898 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 503-869-5436
Rho Delta – Miami University
#1: Christopher Heiden ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
356 Shriver Center, Oxford, OH 45056 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 513-708-4388
Corporation President: Robert A. Dearth Jr., A’66 . . . . . . [email protected]
1834 Keys Crescent Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45206 . . . . . . . Home: 513-221-1944
Theta Delta – University of Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 206-526-7203
#1: Scott Bretl ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
4600 22nd Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 425-652-7375
Corporation President: Kent Smith ’89 . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1715 Naomi Place, Seattle, WA 98115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 206-527-9424
Pi Colony
#1: Billy Tully ’10: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 908-358-2082
Corporation President: Brian E. Shea Π’82 . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
862 Worcester Drive, Niskayuna, NY 12309 . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 518-393-4012
Iota Delta – Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 404-892-9623
#1: William Caporellie ’08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
150 4th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 410-937-1614
Corporation President: T. Allen Park ’68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
9220 W. Lake Highlands Drive, Dallas, TX 75218 . . . . . . . Phone: 214-957-3747
Atlanta Area
Contact: Bo Jackson, Γ’77: C: 404-245-6486 H: 404-325-8522 . .B: 770-447-3784
670 Sunnybrook Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Tau Delta – University of the South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 931-598-1272
#1: Tyler Williams ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 410-952-0007
Corporation President: Michael Hurst ’87 . . . . . . . [email protected]
49 Roark’s Cove Road, Sewanee, TN 37375-3027 . . . . . . . Home: 931-598-0588
Chi Delta – Clemson University
#1: Christopher Godbey ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
100 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29632 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 864-483-5880
Corp. Pres.: Scott Robertson ’93 . . . . . . . . [email protected]
212 Middle Brooke Dr, Anderson, SC 29621 M: 864-617-9376 H: 931-598-0588
Omicron Delta – Washington & Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 540-462-5006
#1: Dmitry Slavin ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
5 Lee Avenue, Lexington, VA 24450
Corporation President: Andrew J. Dewing ’84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
8604 Viney Vista, Suffolk, VA 23436 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 757-238-8190
Mu Delta – Rollins College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 407-646-2040
#1: Marshall Munden ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1000 Holt Avenue, #2483, Winter Park, FL 32789 . . . . . . . . Cell: 512-658-1735
Corporation President: Felipe Pinzon ’97 . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
621 Arbor Lake Lane, Tampa, FL 33602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phone: 813-416-4390
Xi Delta – Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 806-853-8472
#1: Kyle Green ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
2409 Broadway Street, Lubbock, TX 79401 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 972-251-0940
Corporation President: Jason Cox ’98 . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
13435 West Center Drive, Lakewood, CO 80228 . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 303-204-3033
Upsilon Delta – Wake Forest University
#1: Gregory Allen Williams ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Post Office Box 7254, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 . . . . . . . . . Cell: 734-216-6573
Corp. President: Bruce Thompson ’88 . . . . . [email protected]
3909 Stratford Court, Raleigh, NC 27609 . . . . [email protected], H: 919-783-6993
Chi Psi Regional Alumni Associations
Columbus (Ohio) Area
Contact: William J. Green, ΜΔ’95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
7545 Mills Road, Ostrander, OH 43061 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-666-8845
Capital Area
Contact: Cliff Massa III, ΕΔ’71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1935 Franklin Avenue, McLean, VA 22101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B: 202-457-5294
Denver Area
Contact: Joe Hughes, Β’84, ΨΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
4800 Baseline Road, E104, PMB 449, Boulder, CO 80303 . . . . . . 303-554-9123
Middle Tennessee Area
Contact: Chad Larson,ΘΔ’06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
45 Rutledge Street, Nashville, TN 37210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B: 615-736-2520
New England Area
Contact: Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
45 Mount Hermon Road, Gill MA 01354 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B: 413-498-5470
Philadelphia Area
Contact: Lathrop Nelson, ΟΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
334 Fitzwater Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H: 215-925-1952
Gamma Alumni
Corporation President: Robert Forsythe ’99 . . . . . . . [email protected]
3609 Mimosa Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111 . . . . . . . . . . . Phone: 901-238-8866
Psi Delta Alumni
Contact: Chris Wong ΨΔ’87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
1340 Humboldt, Denver CO 80218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-861-0979
Nu Delta Alumni
Corporation President: Steven Sacco ΝΔ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
10302 Appalachian Circle, #311, Oakton, VA 22124 . . . . . . . . . . . 703-975-7976
Want to Start an Area Alumni Association?
Contact the Chi Psi Central Office at 615-736-2520
Robert B. Plunkett College-Bound Scholarship
Since its founding in 1989, the Robert B. Plunkett Memorial Educational Trust has provided modest scholarships for academically successful
undergraduate Brothers at the Georgia Tech. In 2003, the Trust established the Robert B. Plunkett College-Bound Scholarship. This $500
scholarship is open to the sons and daughters, stepchildren and grandchildren, of alumni of Alpha Iota Delta -- regardless of their choice of
accredited four-year collegiate institution. The winning applicant will be attending college for the first time during the upcoming academic
year. If you are an Iota Delta alumnus who has have a son or daughter, stepchild or grandchild, entering college for the first time this fall,
please the student them fill out an application (available through the Central Office) and return it to the Plunkett Trust, postmarked no later
than 1 July. If you do not have eligible relatives but know of Iota Delta alumnus who does, please let him know of this unique opportunity.
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Make Your Plans Now to Attend Chi Psi’s
167th Convention from 30 July - 3 August 2008
at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York!
This is the 100th Anniversary of
the completion of the “new” Lodge
at Cornell after the deadly loss of
1906, and alumni are completing a
major renovation this year. The
Lodge will host a reception on Friday
night, and Saturday’s Banquet will be
held in style at the Cornell Statler
Hotel’s Grand Ballroom (run by that
premier hospitality management
school). Don’t miss Chi Psi’s first
northeastern Convention in a decade.
There’s so much to do in Ithaca and the surrounding area in the summer:
concerts to satisfy every taste, plays and musical theater, museums and
galleries galore. The Sciencenter provides hands-on experiences for young and
old, and the Cayauga Nature Center offers five miles of nature trails, exhibits
and programs. For dinosaur lovers, the Paleontological Research Institution has
two million fossils! And the Johnson Museum at Cornell (at right – a gift from
Herbert F. Johnson Jr., Psi ’22), just up the hill from the Lodge, has an excellent
collection of Asian art, plus many other permanent and traveling exhibits. And
the summer in Ithaca is filled with all kinds of celebrations with performances,
food, and fun. Contact Chad Larson at the Central Office for more details.
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