Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi's achieved many honors on campus during this past year. Most notable of these was winning the ODK tag sales competition, and being runner up in the annual May Day parade float contest. Lambda Chi also held its annual Push Cart Derby in which sororities and fraternities competed in the originality and speed contests.
Of course Lambda Chi closed out the year's social season with their annual Crescent Formal. This past year the formal was held at Boiling Springs Country Club. Lambda Chi's and their dates danced and swayed to the melodious music of Cecil Jones and his orchestra. After the big blast at the Club the members and their dates returned to the house where an ever-welcome breakfast was served as the night drew to a close.
Lambda Chi Alpha members who received individual recognition were: Frank Robinson, member of Campus YMCA, Wesley Foundation, Pitkin Club, Political Science Club, Keys Treasurer, Lances, and Phi Alpha Theta, as well as serving as vice-president of the fraternity; Jack Wheeler was initiated into Keys, Student Union Board, and served as second semester vice-president of the fraternity; Larry Brown was also initiated into Keys, and elected social chairman of the fraternity; second semester president, Bill Gru-ber served in IFC holding many responsible positions in committee work; David Lynd and Bill Rider were
initiated into Delta Sigma Pi; and Bill Henry, first semester president, secretary of the Interfraternity Council, Assistant Sports Editor of th Kernel, Sports Editor of the K-Book, was initiated into Sigma Delta Chi.
Lambda Chi Alpha was founded at Boston University in 1909, the local chapter of Lambda Chi was installed on campus February 14, 1930.
Lambda Chi has five members in the faculty: Mr. Ray C. Hopper; Mr. John T. Masten; Dr. W. S. Ward; and Dr. Aubrey J. Brown. The faculty advisor is Mr. Hopper.
This year's officers were William Henry, president; Frank Robinson, vice-president; Max E. Wheeler, secretary; William Rider, treasurer; William Gruber, rush chairman; and George McCombs, social chairman.
Actives: David Andre, Robert Beddow, Donald Brown, Larry Brown, George Clark, William Clay, Dan Duty, John Favorita, John Gartin, O. C. Gartin, William Gruber, Joe Heath, William Henry, John Harrison, Curtis Herron, Leroy Hibbets, Clyde Holbrook, William Hulsey, William Lock-wood, David Lynd, Donald MacCracken, William Martin, Robert McAllister, George McCombs, Ralph Mitchell, Michael Myers, William Rider, Frank Robinson, Donald Scott, William Smith, Frank Sullivan, Larry Summers, Eugene Taylor, Jack Wheeler, Max Wheeler, Ted Wright, and Jack Zeller.
Pledges: Roy Bolmida, Donald Ecton, Lee Giles, Thomas Guntcr, Donald Harmon, Jim Kennedy, Jim McGlone, Donald Rodgers, Joe Webb, Jim Wheeler, John Zachem and Russell Zachem.
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