The Purple and Gold

Transcription

The Purple and Gold

P&G
ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Capturing Color and Light:
Alan Campbell, ΑΔ’72, Photographer
and Environmental/Expedition Artist
Tackling the Issues: Lee Hawkins, Ι’93,
Reporter and author of NEWBOs:
The Rise of America’s New Black Overclass
Also In the Chi Psi Eye:
Falk Award: Bill Van Allen, Φ’35
Bob Bell, Β’58, Endows Beta Scholars
Alumni Reunions and Banquets
2009 Rowe Regional Conferences
The Purple and Gold
THE JOURNAL OF CHI PSI FRATERNITY
SPRING 2009
Malcolm D. “Jack” Jeffrey
Theta 1954, Former #7
15 May 1932 – 19 January 2009
From the Executive Director:
A Shared Experience for All Chi Psis
D
uring the joint meeting of the Executive Council
and Educational Trust in mid-April, I reviewed many
of Chi Psi’s accomplishments during the 2008-09
academic year. That very weekend, over 120 men
were initiated into the Fraternity, which was 25% of all the
new Brothers we initiated this year. We have accomplished
much, many important moments have passed, and we have
gained experience which will guide our future. Allow me to
share some of the moments and numbers with you.
• Four Rowe Regional Leadership Conferences were held
(Northeast, South, Midwest, and West Coast), with over 175
Brothers participating.
• Eighty-five educational programs were facilitated by
alumni volunteers (23 Alpha Management Retreats, 28 ERA
Programs, 13 Programs for Self Development, 19 Programs
for Leadership Development, two Programs for Career
Guidance). Twenty-three new volunteers were trained as
program facilitators.
• Sixty-one Alpha visits were conducted by Central Office
staff members, who made 38 additional visits to Alphas for
other purposes. 17 initiations were attended by staff or
national volunteers.
• Five hundred and twenty men pledged to our Alphas.
Four hundred and sixty-five new Brothers were initiated
this year, which is a 91% retention rate. This represents
increases of 11% in men pledged, 13% in initiates, and
2% in our retention rate over the 2007-08 academic year.
• Twenty-three noteworthy alumni events were held
during the year. Eighteen Alpha alumni boards were
consulted by the Central Office. Three Alumni Board
Management Retreats were facilitated by staff and
Executive Council members.
This spring, we brought to an end one of the most
disturbing episodes in the Fraternity’s history. Gordie Bailey’s
death and the legal case that ensued cast a dark cloud over
Chi Psi. The lessons learned are many, and the transformation that has taken place within Chi Psi these past five years
is vast and deep. The skies are clearing, but many of us are
forever changed – for the better – from this ordeal. With it
behind us, we move forward in pursuit of the best for our
organization. We will never underestimate the value of our
involvement in the lives of our undergraduates.
The Central Office has continued to teach values-based
recruitment and new member selection to undergraduates
and alumni, and our recruitment figures have grown by 13%
over last year. In every case where an Alpha has fully adopted
this system, the Alpha has grown in size and character. Some
Alphas have undergone a shift toward a culture more
congruent with Chi Psi values. This has necessitated leaving
numerous Brothers in the rearview mirror. Those left behind
were recruited with parties and stereotypical “frat” behavior,
2
Executive Director
and our Alphas are strengthened by their departure.
In its first year of implementation, the Fraternity’s
Program for Pledge Education has been discussed, debated,
and developed through the feedback from undergraduates.
The program links values-based recruitment seamlessly with a
man’s introduction to lifetime membership in Chi Psi. The
PPE challenges some entrenched counter-productive activities
at Alphas. It will provide Chi Psi with a shared pledging
experience for all Brothers, and its full implementation at all
Alphas is vital to our future existence. National Volunteers,
local alumni, and undergraduate leaders must take action to
ensure that the PPE is our one and only pledge program.
There is only one way forward for us, and this is it.
With recruitment and pledging tied together in one
unbroken chain, what is our focus for the remaining college
and alumni years? We’re working on the answer, and Convention attendees will learn more about our new competitive
strategy for the growth and development of Chi Psi. Under
the working title of “The Gentleman’s Symposium,” it challenges Brothers to think about our fraternal activities in a
new way – one that takes advantage of all our resources
efficiently and effectively through actions that show our
Chi Psi values. It’s how we compete in the area where only
Chi Psi can give a man what he needs and what he seeks.
Chi Psi is more important now than at any time in our
168-year history.
The young men in our Alphas are bright, committed,
self-confident students who are having a multifaceted collegiate experience. More than ever, these men are recognizing
the value-added, experiential learning opportunities inherent
in Chi Psi. The benefits of fraternal life are more relevant and
important to young men now than ever before. Our ability to
continue offering this elevated and refined experience
depends on supplemental
support from alumni. If you
have not received a letter
asking for support, or if you
have misplaced the letter,
you may always make a gift to
support our Alphas on the
Web at www.chipsi.org or by
mail to the Central Office.
Thank you.
Yours in the Bonds,
Sam Bessey, ΗΔ’97
#23 of Chi Psi
(Executive Director)
The Purple and Gold – Spring 2009
P&G
The Purple
and Gold
The Journal of
Chi Psi Fraternity
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
SPRING 2009
VOLUME 126
NUMBER 2
The Purple and Gold • Volume 126, Number 2 • Copyright 2009
by Chi Psi Fraternity and The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc.,
Jeffrey Hall, 45 Rutledge Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37210.
Phone: 615-736-2520 Fax: 615-736-2366 Address comments
or inquiries to address above or e-mail to: p&g@chipsi.org.
Cover – In Memoriam – Malcolm D.
“Jack” Jeffrey, Θ’54, who served as
#7 and chaired the Executive
Council, died in January . . . . . . . . 23
Jeffrey - Page 26
Capturing Color and Light –
A visit with Georgia artist Alan
Campbell, ΑΔ’72, at his loft
studios in downtown Athens . . . . . . .8
Publisher: Sam Bessey, ΗΔ’97 • Editor: Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82
Other Contributors: Donald Beeson, Σ’82, ΥΔ’86; Brad Beskin, Σ’05;
Nick Gilly, ΔΔ’07; Jeff Manzer, ΗΔ’07; Michael L. Jones, I’04
Postmaster: Send address changes to Jeffrey Hall, 45 Rutledge Street,
Nashville, TN 37210. The Purple and Gold is an educational journal
published by Chi Psi Fraternity and The Chi Psi Educational Trust,
Inc., distributed free of charge to Chi Psi members and their families.
Chi Psi is a founding member of the North-American InterFraternity Conference (NIC), the Fraternity Executives Association
(FEA), and the Fraternity Communications Association (FCA –
previously the College Fraternity Editors Association), and Chi Psi
is a member of the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and
the Fraternal Information & Programming Group (FIPG).
Chi Psi Reports – Lee Hawkins,
I’93, is in the national spotlight
almost every day as he reports for
The Wall Street Journal and CNBC . . 4
Hawkins Reports - Page 4
Alumni News & Notes – From
Founders Day banquets to casual
meetings, alumni get together,
some to honor a Falk recipient . . 14
From the Archives – The founder
of Arbor Day is remembered . . . . 17
Campbell - Page 8
Campus & Lodge – The Rowe
Regional Leadership Conferences
were held again this year . . . . . . . 18
News & Notes – Bob Bell, B’58,
endowed a Beta scholarship,
Terry Coffey, ΑΔ’72, chairs college
trustees, and other stories . . . . . . . 20
Who’s Who – Directory of #1s
and other Chi Psi leaders . . . . . . . 32
This magazine was created in QuarkXPress with New Baskerville, GillSans, and Copperplate
as the primary font families, printed by the Watkins Printing Company of Columbus, Ohio.
Conferences - Page 18
2009 Convention – Plan to attend
the event at Duke! . . . . . . Back Cover
Above, from the brush of Georgia artist Alan Campbell, ΑΔ’72: Icebirds (Watercolor 20 x 30”)
Spring 2009 – The Purple and Gold
Table of Contents
3
IN THE
CHI PSI EYE
Lee Hawkins
Tackles
the Issues
Story by Michael L. Jones, Iota’04
W
hen 99.9% of us see LeBron James, Sean
“Diddy” Combs or Terrell Owens, we see
the luxurious aspect of their lives:
the cars, the mansions, the
unquestionable power they must
feel whenever they walk into a
room or the knowledge
that they can electrify an
entire arena with a single
move (say, throwing
powder into the sky). Not
surprisingly, most people’s
questions stray towards
that aspect of their lives.
Lee Hawkins, Iota ’93,
asks a different set of
questions: how did you get
to this place, and more
importantly, what do you
do to ensure that you stay
here or move upward and
onward in a society not used
to seeing such things occur?
Hawkins, a reporter for the
Wall Street Journal and on-air
contributor to CNBC, is tackling
the issue of the unique obstacles
and pressures of young AfricanAmerican multi-millionaires in his
4
In The Chi Psi Eye
The Pu
upcoming book NEWBOs: The Rise of America’s New
Black Overclass. Hawkins recently hosted a one-hour
prime time documentary based on his findings, profiling NEWBOs in the entertainment and sports
industry, such as James, Owens, and the founders of
Cash Money Records, Bryan “Baby” Williams and
Ronald “Slim” Williams. He also highlighted successful African-American entrepreneurs from previous
generations, such as Bob Johnson, founder of B.E.T.
(Black Entertainment Television) and owner of the
NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats.
To Hawkins, this group faces the distinct challenge of building on their quickly gained wealth in
hopes of not being considered merely entertainers
and athletes, but businessmen in a global market –
all while given the responsibility of being the primary role models and leaders in urban communities
where the lack of luxuries leads to hurtful mentalities towards long-term savings and investment.
“We’re more interested in what’s in their garage
or refrigerator than what’s on their minds and in
their hearts. It’s become politically correct to bash
NEWBOs,” said Hawkins. “What I challenge people
to do is to see them not merely as performers.”
Although the idea to focus on this rapidlygrowing group began three years ago, Hawkins’
experience in looking below the surface began long
beforehand. Growing up in Maplewood, Minnesota,
Hawkins experienced both success as a student at
North St. Paul High School and prejudice as an
African-American in a less-than-diverse community.
Despite being involved in sports and extracurricular
activities which displayed his strong leadership
skills (he was voted class president), Hawkins still
encountered hate speech in an unsympathetic
and less-than-diverse community – encounters
which emboldened his “desire to make change”
in this world.
“I had a rough time. There wasn’t a lot of racial
tolerance,” said Hawkins. “I had a lot of eye-opening
experiences with hate speech. There was no diverse
faculty at all … I don’t necessarily believe that
African-Americans are in a position to be complacent when experiencing this.”
But when Hawkins came to Madison, Wisconsin,
in 1989, his world changed. Diversity was no longer
a silent topic, but the pre-eminent focus of discus-
sion on the UW campus. When fraternities held
“mock slave auctions” and “Islander Parties”
degrading minority groups, Hawkins saw that the
community didn’t take things lightly. Chancellor
(and later U.S. Secretary of Health and Human
Services) Donna Shalala imposed controversial
“speech codes” for students and faculty designed to
limit “hate speech.” These codes (along with the
help of an influential political science professor)
prompted Hawkins to change his interests from
politics to journalism. Through his work as editorial
page editor for the Badger Herald, Hawkins voiced
displeasure over the administration’s heavy-handed
use of the codes to limit the speech of those they
didn’t agree with.
Hawkins with Robert Johnson, founder of BET and owner of Charlotte Bobcats
“I changed my mind when I went to UW,” he
said. “I thought the administration used too many
liberties with the ‘hate speech code.’ The university
is a place for open discourse and dialogue. We had
to protect the dialogue.”
Hawkins’ change in vocation coincided with
another momentous life change: Chi Psi. Introduced
to the Lodge through his friend, Mohan Sundaralingam, I’93, Hawkins discovered that his values allied
with the Brothers – those of strong commitment to
each other, along with an openness to discussion
among exceptional and diverse backgrounds.
Hawkins remembered, “There were so many tal-
In The Chi Psi Eye
5
ented people there. The other fraternities were so
quick to hand the bids out. The Lodge was a place
where we got to know each other. It was such a
relaxed process.
“The friendships I found at the Lodge are lifelong friends,” he added. “A lot of friends who joined
fraternities when I joined – their groups no longer
exist. They don’t keep in touch with their brothers.”
Hawkins, whose quiet demeanor belied selfconfidence early on, developed extroverted traits
in such roles as recruitment co-chair while active.
The opportunity to connect to a diverse group of
gentlemen, from the incoming freshman from
Green Bay to alumni like John Holcomb, I’57, and
Fred Mohs, I’58, at any given moment required
Hawkins to develop skills which would serve him in
the future. Skills, such as building relationships,
are essential every day in order to thrive in the
quick-paced world of business journalism.
“The Lodge taught me how to network, how
to build and work on relationships,” said Hawkins.
“My work is all about building and maintaining
relationships.”
After graduation, Hawkins stayed in Madison to
work for the Wisconsin State Journal, taking the
unglamorous beat of utilities, manufacturing, etc.
Although he originally envisioned a more politically
based reporting career, Hawkins quickly found out
that he enjoyed covering businesses, especially publicly traded ones that had to be held accountable by
the public and the shareholders. Moving forward to
the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a similar capacity,
Hawkins gained recognition for his coverage on the
rise and fall of Phil Katz, creator of the .ZIP program, who died in Milwaukee due to alcohol-related
liver damage at age 37. Hawkins’ story garnered
attention from the Wall Street Journal, who hired him
to cover the General Motors Corporation in Detroit.
The GM beat provided Hawkins the opportunity to
appear on CNBC, first as a guest commentator and
then as a regular contributor.
Three years ago, Hawkins began examining the
rapid rise of young African-Americans in the realm
of sports and entertainment. Although the concept
of a 20-year-old earning millions in those particular
industries isn’t new, Hawkins looked at not only the
Bentleys and mansions, but the responsibilities that
these athletes and entertainers take on with their
newfound wealth.
To Hawkins, LeBron, who has been nationally
covered since his early teens, represents a break
from Michael Jordan and the previous generation of
athletes who were pitchmen and entertainers. James,
whose goals are to become a “global icon” and a
versatile businessman, broke from conventional
wisdom in 2005 when he fired his agent and hired
his childhood friends to run his strategic marketing
firm. Despite being roundly criticized by the outside
world, James’ company has succeeded despite, Hawkins believes, “the world waiting for them to fall.”
Like James, the jewelry-laden, tattooed Williams
brothers don’t garner the same image as Bill Gates.
Hawkins asserts that past the external bravado lies
the minds and hearts of businessmen as serious as
the Robert Johnsons of society in their quest to
broaden their interests.
With NBA MVP, LeBron James, with rapper Nelly, and with Cash Money Records execs
6
In The Chi Psi Eye
“When you spend some time with guys like
of President Barack Obama, can discredit long-held
LeBron and the Williams brothers, you quickly
stereotypes regarding race and abilities in the most
notice that they take their business very seriously,”
powerful of positions.
he said. “They’re constantly looking for new ways to
“President Obama and his wife have demystified
expand their brand.”
African-Americans for the general public to a cerHawkins has received criticism for highlighting
tain extent,” said Hawkins. “They’re well-educated
athletes and entertainers, professions holding longlawyers who are raising two children. They’re not
held stereotypes of irresponsibility and ignorance by
that different from any other family.
the public. However, he sees his research as starting
“However, there are only four African-American
the larger conversation of the avenues minorities
CEOs in Fortune 500 companies,” said Hawkins.
and younger generations can
“We need to have a dialogue
“The
friendships
I
found
at
the
explore in entrepreneurship
addressing that disparity.”
– especially in a downturned
Hawkins’ larger goals
Lodge are lifelong, said Hawkins.
economy. And fewer indusare to have conversations
“The Lodge taught me how to network,
tries are as dynamic and
about NEWBOs and the
how
to
build
and
work
on
relationships.
evolving as athletics and
issues surrounding this
entertainment.
group on college campuses
My work is all about building and
“African-Americans are
across the country. The goal
maintaining relationships.”
the largest group in the field
is to address not merely
of entrepreneurship … much of that due to the
racial issues confronting society, but the burgeoning
recession closing doors for many of them,” said
avenues of entrepreneurship that all young people
Hawkins. “We can use this period, however, to find
should explore. Hawkins is especially hopeful that
out new ways to empower ourselves.”
this dialogue would continue on the same college
For instance, with James’ contract expiring next
campuses he saw as a freshman coming to Wisconsin
summer, the debate is whether or not James owes
– one where open discussion and free speech are
his hometown by staying (questions other highencouraged.
priced free agents are not subject to), Hawkins specThis is why he’s planning a college speaking
ulates that James (as a NEWBO) could take the next
tour; he is optimistic about speaking on campuses
step as an active athlete and stay in exchange for
where Chi Psi Alphas are present and where exceppart-ownership of the Cleveland Cavaliers – making
tional gentlemen still hold conversations on the ways
the leap from employee to employer before age 26.
that they can and will have an impact society’s future
Hawkins sees this as a sign that the athlete and
– the same kind of conversations which brought
entertainer is evolving – and much like the election
Hawkins to the Lodge at Madison twenty years ago.
Lee with Cash Money Records founders “Baby” Williams, withTerrell Owens, and with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Torii Hunter
In The Chi Psi Eye
7
IN THE
CHI PSI EYE
Capturing
Color and Light
Story by Alpha Visitor Nick Gilly, ΔΔ’07
Georgia painter and photographer
Alan Campbell, Alpha Delta ’72, has
created a most unusual and unique
career as a visiting artist with science
research programs, taking him to
some of the most remote locations on
the planet. Following in the tradition
of the great exploring expeditions
of the past, Campbell has journeyed
four times to Antarctica, for a total
of nearly a year on “the ice.”
Above: Alan Campbell,
ΑΔ’72, and his son,
Colin, in Antarctica
Opposite page:
Three Emperors,
Campbell’s photograph
of curious penguins
checking out his
note/sketchbook
in Antarctica.
Left:
Marguerite Bay –
Sunrise
(Water Color 12 x 22")
8
In The Chi Psi Eye
I
t is late in the evening on a temperate
November night in Athens, Georgia. I am
listening to a story about the race to the South
Pole in the early 1900s between Captain Robert
Falcon Scott, a celebrated British Explorer, and his
Norwegian rival Roald Amundsen. The story, which
ends with Amundsen’s victory and the tragic death
of his entire team is very interesting, but what I find
to be more so is what the storyteller has in common
with its players. Alan Campbell, Alpha Delta ’72, is
an environmental/expedition artist who has, among
many other adventures, been to Antarctica four
times, and is a fellow of the prestigious Explorers
Club in New York.
Looking at the unassuming building across from
JR’s Bait Shack Bar in downtown Athens, one would
not expect that spanning the top floor was an extensive collection of artworks representing decades of
accomplishments from all over the world. While
touring Alan’s studio, he regaled Chi Psi #7 Dr. Dan
Ahlberg, N’67, and me with adventures from his
storied past.
Alan Campbell grew up in a big family on a
dairy farm outside of Athens. “I developed a strong
interest in art by the time I was six.” While Alan was
always involved in all sorts of extra-curricular
activities, like campus politics in high school, he
always maintained a strong interest in painting. After
serving as senior class president in high school, Alan
entered the University of Georgia as a pre-law major.
After exploring alternative paths, like marine biology
and aviation (his brother Jay, Alpha Delta ’70, is a
pilot), Alan eventually settled on a Fine Arts major.
“My parents pushed on me the importance of doing
what I loved … I was not having to rebel against
anything; I had tremendous support for it.” (Alan’s
father was Phil Campbell, the Georgia Commissioner
of Agriculture and Federal Undersecretary of
In The Chi Psi Eye
9
Agriculture in the Nixon and Ford administrations.)
islands of Georgia in his quest to “capture a sense of
At Georgia, Alan was one of the last graduate
remoteness and elevate public awareness of imporstudents to study with famed Georgia artist and
tant environmental concerns” through his art. He
master teacher Lamar Dodd (after whom UGA’s
has spent time on the Amazon in Peru, and slept in
School of Art is named). After receiving his master’s
an elevated tree-house in the canopy of the rainin Fine Arts at the University of
forest. Most well known,
Consistent
throughout
all
of
Georgia in 1975 and spending
however, is Alan’s work in
Campbell’s projects is his hallmark
time studying at the University
Antarctica. He has made
of California at Berkeley,
four journeys there (1987,
ability to orchestrate color, light and
Valdosta State College, and
1989, 1994, and 2005) as a
luminosity, evoking a true feeling
with the UGA Foreign Studies
visiting artist with the U.S.
for
the
sights,
sounds
and
sensations
Program in Cortona, Italy, he
Antarctic Program.
began his career in earnest.
“I first became involved
distinctive to these most magical
Alan developed an ability “to
with the [National Science
and mysterious locations.
capture light and luminosity
Foundation] Artists and
through the use of color.” This gained him notoriety
Writers Program in 1987, after seeing photographs
for being able to create a “sense of place that resof glowing scarlet-crimson icebergs floating in indigo
onates in his paintings,” and he began to receive
blue-black oceans. I was swept up in a passionate
sponsorships to explore the world. Campbell has visdesire to journey to the bottom of the world in
ited Kenya, the Galapagos Islands, Montana, Alaska,
pursuit of the most abstract and light-filled
Maine, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Italy, and the barrier
landscape imaginable.”
Lemaire Entrance (Oil 22 x 34") “My repeated trips to Antarctica have taken me to some of the most remarkable sites on the planet.
One such place is the Lemaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula below South America. On a research cruise aboard the R/V Polar
Duke, our passage took us through the channel entrance, guarded by twin towers of ice and stone which rocket skyward out of the
frigid blue-black waters. It is a place where one can sense the upheavals of hidden forces from within the planet over eons of time.”
10
In The Chi Psi Eye
While discussing past adventures with Alan, I
opened a huge reservoir by asking about his favorite
memories of his time on the ice. Alan has spent
more than eleven months on the remote continent
over four trips, ranging from seven weeks to four
months. He has crossed from McMurdo Station, the
largest base in Antarctica, to Punta Arenas, Chile, in
a seven-week research trip on an icebreaker. He has
filmed from the tail ramp of a C-130 flying over the
ice fields. He has stood on frozen ocean while film-
ing an icebreaker plowing through the ice 100 yards
away. He has visited and painted such famous historical sites as explorer Ernest Shackleton’s hut from his
failed 1908 expedition to reach the South Pole, and
that of Robert Falcon Scott from his 1911 expedition
to accomplish the same.
As an expedition artist, Alan has had to make a
makeshift studio in the midst of unique locations. “I
have been able to use the bridge of an icebreaker as
my studio, and painted in my tent with whiteout
At top:
Wright
Valley
Water
Color
22 x 38"
Right:
Scott’s
Hut –
Cape
Evans
Water
Color
11 x 17"
In The Chi Psi Eye
11
conditions outside.” One of his most vivid memories
and more of a focus for environmental research.
was standing “on a frozen lake in the trans-Antarctic
Of his initial 1987 expedition, he wrote in an article
mountains where I was in such total silence that I
featured in The Explorers Journal, “Little did I know at
could hear the blood pumping through my neck.”
the time that I was catching the initial swell of an
The list of his experiences in the Antarctic goes on
environmental movement that has since become
and on. Alan has flown in helicopters over active
worldwide with some of its most urgent issues (global
volcanoes and been to penguin rookeries, home to
warming and ozone depletion) being defined by the
as many as a million birds. “I have been in 24-hour
discoveries of science in Antarctica, and subsequently
total darkness, and 24-hour
enhanced and amplified
Alan’s
most
recent
project
takes
him
deep
daylight, and in temperathrough the language of
tures that ranged from
the
arts in words, poems,
into Costa Rica and Peru’s jungles as a
45 degrees to a steady
sculpture, paintings,
visiting artist with the Organization for
minus 30 with a minus
photographs, and music.”
Tropical Studies. His work depicting the
80 degree windchill …
One of the strongest
It’s a magical place, with
points of pride in Alan’s
rich biodiversity of the tropical rainforest
big implications for the
career has been seeing his
is helping raise public awareness and
health of the planet.”
son Colin’s career as an
concern
for
the
major
environmental
Brother Campbell’s
artist develop. Before his
career as an artist is coupled
latest 2005 expedition to
and conservation issues of our day.
with a keen awareness of
Antarctica, Alan proposed
environmental issues. Alan’s experiences in various
to the National Science Foundation that Colin
environments throughout his career have allowed
should accompany him to the continent as part of
him to make connections between different ecosysthe first-ever father-son team. The two spent ten
tems. “Comparing the poles to the equator shows
weeks on the ice “chasing the light,” as Colin
you the interdependence of every habitat. I’ve seen
would say, in an effort to paint the other-worldly
the linkage between Antarctica and the rainforest.
scenes of Mt. Erebus, a 13,000-foot active volcano,
They are clearing and burning an area the size of
and the Aurora Australis. Alan wrote in his on-site
Connecticut every year, and the resulting global
journal of this expedition that “as I photographed
warming is evidenced by the breaking up of ice
Colin sitting cross-legged on the ice sketching
sheets in Antarctica. There is escalating loss of bioseveral penguins that had walked up to him, I
diversity.” As a result of these connections, Alan has
could only feel great paternal pride in this talented
watched Antarctica become less remote to humanity
young man who at age four was drawing six-foot
Left: Marsh Window (Water Color 14 x 22")
Right: Kiawah (Water Color 22 x 28")
“The coast of my native Georgia has always exerted a strong emotional influence in my life and work, starting with childhood summers on the marsh at my grandparents’ home
in Savannah. In the summer of my nineteenth year, I worked as a research assistant at the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island. I spent many hours alone on the mud flats
at low tide, followed by many hours of free time fishing and painting. It was my first interaction with research science and where I realized the joy of discovery while being alone.”
12
In The Chi Psi Eye
dinosaurs on the wooden floor of my studio.”
Alan has had over 50 one-man exhibitions in
museums and galleries in the United States, Italy,
Chile and New Zealand with support from many bigname companies including Mobil, Lockheed Martin
Aeronautical Systems, AT&T, BellSouth and many
others. He has lectured widely in the U.S., Chile and
New Zealand, including appearances at The
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and at
The Explorers Club in New York, to which he was
elected a fellow in 2004. As a fellow of the Explorers
Club, he shares membership with such figures as
Jane Goodall, Chuck Yeager (who broke the sound
barrier), Bob Ballard (who discovered the Titanic
wreckage), Teddy Roosevelt, and T. E. Lawrence (of
Arabia). “I feel like a minnow in a roomful of whales
sometimes. It is an honor to be a part of it.”
Alan Campbell’s adventures and accomplishments could fill several lifetimes, but he is not finished. Though currently focusing on lectures and
exhibitions of his work, he has been invited to Easter
Island with a research team with whom he connected
through fellowship in the Explorers Club. He plans
at some point to return to Antarctica, go back to the
rainforest, and perhaps further explore Kenya and
the Galapagos. After spending time with Alan
Campbell and learning of his larger-than-life
experiences, it is I who feel like a minnow in the
room with a whale.
To see more of Alan Campbell’s work, visit his
Web site at www.alancampbellstudios.com.
Casting for Rainbows (Oil 24 x 36") “From the farm ponds of my youth, I developed a passion for fishing in all its forms. A love for fly-fishing in particular has led me on
repeated trips to the West, where the expanse and grandeur of the landscape also offers up
great subjects for painting. One such trip produced this oil painting from the Lamar River
in Yellowstone National Park, which was subsequently acquired by the Georgia Nature
Conservancy and presented as an environmental award to their top supporter, Ted Turner.”
Bear Island Morning (Water Color 12 x 20") “In addition to coastal Georgia, the
U.S. locale that exerts the greatest pull on me is coastal Maine. Recent trips have led me to
Great Spruce Head Island in Penobscot Bay, through a personal friendship with its owners,
the family of celebrated American artist Fairfield Porter and his photographer brother, Elliot.
At nearby Bear Island, the clear light of Maine rolled across the water like liquid mercury.”
Left: Barva Bromeliad (Watercolor 14 x 22")
Right: Morning in Tuscany (Water Color 24 x 36")
“Of all my foreign travels, the one place the holds me most dearly is the landscape of Tuscany. For its history, food, people and culture, it has a quality of life like no other.
Ever since my earliest days as an art student, return trips have drawn me into this magical landscape of color and incomparable light. My base has always been the
ancient Etruscan town of Cortona, where Hannibal ambushed two Roman legions on a foggy morning in 217 B.C. Some 15,000 Romans were vanquished.
In The Chi Psi Eye
13
Alumni
News & Notes
Alumni Gather From Coast to Coast
For Reunion, Honor, and Celebration
F
rom well-planned annual
events to informal gatherings
for lunch, Chi Psis across the
country are forging new
friendships, renewing bonds, networking, and sharing experiences.
Those from this spring include the
following:
Mu Delta
#1, Clay Mitchell
’11, wrote of his Alpha’s April 2009
Initiation and Initiation Banquet at
the Winter Park University Club in a
follow-up to those who attended:
“This weekend was a great success.
Thank you for attending and making
this weekend memorable. I consider
this a turning point for Mu Delta.
Brother Felipe (Pinzon, ΜΔ’97,
Alumni Board president) hit the nail
on the head with his closing remarks
at the banquet. We have the capabili-
Mu Delta Brothers and Guest Speaker
Bruce Hubbard, P’69, at their 32nd
Annual Initiation Banquet.
Kimmy Poon, Ν’99, Jeff Francis, Ν’97, William
Green, ΜΔ’95, Bruce Hubbard, Ρ’69, Phil
Gillingham, ΘΔ’00, and Filipe Pinzon, ΜΔ’97,
in front of the Park Plaza in Winter Park, before
Mu Delta's 2009 Initiation Banquet.
The Epsilon Delta group above assembled from Oregon, California, Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Attending were Steve Angell ’67, Gary
Bang ’68, Dick Cohen ’67, Andy Dunar ’68, Jeff Fitzwilliam ’70, Dick Gunning ’69, Don Lennie
’66, John McGinty ’68, Bruce Meredith ’68, Jim Mowery ’68, Charlie Pieper ’67, Rich Rastetter ’68,
Steve Rickmeier ’69, Norm Smith ’69, Tim Stelly ’69, Dick Stilley ’66 and Gene Sunshine ’71.
14
Alumni News & Notes
ty of accomplishing so much more
than we have in the past few years,
and his challenge to us has been
accepted. It was great for the older
and new Brothers to see what fine
men Chi Psi has produced. Now the
new Brothers can better know that
The Chi Psi Story is so much more than
a book; it is the foundation for gentlemen and all Brothers. I believe we will
all look at The Chi Psi Story a little
differently now. With the commitment
and loyalty in place, the following
Reunited with the Thayer Trophy after 74 Years,
Bill Van Allen, Phi ’35, Honored with Falk Award
W
illiam K. Van Allen, Φ’35,
was reunited with Chi Psi’s
Thayer Trophy after 74 years
when his grandson and
thirteen of his Alpha Phi undergraduate
Brothers traveled to Charlotte, North
Carolina, during spring break to participate in a luncheon hosted by the law
firm, Moore Van Allen, and in honor of
the firm’s founder and the Alpha Phi #1
from 1934, Bill Van Allen. Bill’s firm
employs nine Chi Psis, and these Brothers
worked with the Central Office and Alpha
Phi to plan the event. Brothers John
Chinuntdet, Upsilon Delta ’88 and Ben
Hawfield, Sigma ’69 were instrumental in
planning the event for the firm. There
were 47 Chi Psi Brothers in attendance.
Julian B. Emerson, B’80, who chairs The
Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc., presented
Brother Van Allen with the 2009 Harold
S. Falk Award for excellence in a
Brother’s career or field of endeavor.
At top, William Van Allen, Φ’35, with undergraduate Brothers from Alpha Phi (including his grandson), reuniting with the Thayer Trophy 74 years
after he received that trophy as Alpha Phi’s #1. At right, Trust Chair Julian Emerson, B’80, presented Brother Van Allen with the 2009 Harold S.
Falk Award for excellence in a Brother’s career or field of endeavor. At right is Bill’s grandson, Perrin, Φ’10. At left, some of those attending luncheon.
years for Mu Delta will be exciting.” The 15-man class
had two legacies: Brock Clary ’12, stepson of Bill Green
’95, and, Mac Jacobs ’12, brother of Dan Jacobs ’08, and
nephew of Pat McTigue ’99. Guest speakers Phil
Gillingham, ΘΔ’00, and Jeff Francis, N’97, traveled from
Seattle and Minneapolis, respectively. The featured guest
speaker was Bruce Hubbard, P’69, from New York.
Epsilon Delta
’s Don Lennie ’66 shared these
thoughts about an Epsilon Delta gathering: “On the last
weekend of April, twenty Northwestern Brothers from
the late 1960s gathered in Oak Park and Evanston,
Illinois, for a special reunion. After learning belatedly of
the death in London last August of Thomas Wettengel,
ΕΔ’67, several e-mails resulted in twenty Brothers and ten
spouses assembling at the home of Don Lennie, ΕΔ’66,
and his wife Joan. Our Friday gathering featured grilled
bratwurst, since many of us enjoyed that Wisconsin delicacy
in our youth.
“Saturday included a tour of our former Lodge and our
‘new’ one in Evanston. Our Saturday night celebration was
a wonderful meal at the Lennie’s, plus much camaraderie,
singing, and reminiscing. As one Brother commented, it
was fascinating to see a bunch of 60-somethings acting
like they were still 20-somethings. You can see from the
included photo [at far left], we really look pretty good.”
Alumni News & Notes
15
At the Delta Delta gathering (l-r): Gwinn Thompson ’50, Claude Blodget ’51, Lefty Stern ’51, Bill Morrell ’55, Bob Denison ’54, Ernie Lageson ’54,
Dave Shippey ’48, Sanford Dickey ’49, Keith Sparks ’55 (partly hidden), Bud Murray ’50, Bob McVicar ’50, Dick Gard ’50, Duff Wyllie ’54,
Neil Ericksen ’54, Newt Drury ’51. Attending, but not in picture: Cap Thomson ’52
Delta Delta
Chi Psis from Berkeley gathered at
fraternity life, and Chi Psi were full of energy. The parties
Pacific Grove on Monterey Bay on 16-18 September 2008.
were legendary, the coeds beautiful, and our football team
Sixteen men of Delta Delta and their ladies got together
played in three Rose Bowl games. We also got a great eduto renew their bonds, reminisce about old times at the
cation. The parties in Southern California surrounding
Lodge, and enjoy each other’s compaNew Year’s and the games will never
ny. Dick Gard ’50 and his wife, Sylvia,
be forgotten. Sadly, the Bears lost
traveled the greatest distance, joining
three games to Big 10 teams.” All
the group from their home in Alaska.
participants judged that the event was
Sanford Dickey ’49 organized the
a great success.
reunion, with the help of Dave Shippey
’48, Bud Murray ’50, Duff Wyllie ’54,
Brothers
and Hans “Lefty” Stern ’51. Brother
Craig Simmon ’10, Roger Wright ’11,
Stern wrote: “During the planning of
and Patrick McClure ’10, met Joe
the event, we also caught up with many
Hughes, Β’84, in Bratislava, Slovakia
Brothers who were unable to attend
on 9 September 2008. Brother
but remembered fondly their Chi Psi
Hughes knew these three Brothers
days at Cal and old friends from those
from conducting the Program for
days. During our days in Berkeley, the
Self Development at Theta Delta in
A PSD connection – a facilitator and program
Cal campus,
recent
years, and they just happened
participants meet in Slovakia.
to be traveling through
Europe at the same time.
Theta Delta
Eta Delta
Alpha Eta Delta Brothers and alumni from the Portland, Oregon, area at their Founders Day Banquet
16
Alumni News & Notes
undergraduates and alumni
held the 88th Annual Chi
Psiaterday – a Founders
Day event in Portland
with golf in the morning
and Banquet in the
evening. Brothers met on
Saturday morning
to play 18 holes at the
Eastmoreland golf
course. The evening
Banquet was held at the
Multnomah Athletic
Club and was wellattended with Brothers
pictured at left during
the evening’s reception.
From the
Archives
2009 Arbor Day Renews Interest in Its Founder,
Secretary/Governor J. Sterling Morton, E’1854
W
hether caused by the effects of global climate
change, or initiatives of a new administration in
D.C., Brother J. Sterling Morton, Epsilon 1854,
was mentioned quite a bit in the news this
spring. An early Epsilon Brother during the “Great
Fraternity Wars” of the 1840s and ’50s, he later served as
Governor of Nebraska and Secretary of Agriculture in
President Cleveland’s Cabinet, but he was most famous for
being the founder of Arbor Day.
Because of Morton’s actions – establishing the holiday
to encourage citizenry to share his passion for farming and
agriculture – there have been millions of trees planted by
human hands across the country.
After Morton left Michigan and moved with his wife to
what was then the Nebraska Territory, he tried to change
the treeless conditions of the plains by planting more
trees. In 1872, responding to a motion by Morton, then
an agriculturist, the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
designated 10 April as a day to plant trees.
Three years later, the state legislature changed the day
to 22 April, Morton’s birthday, making it a legal holiday.
From there, the concept spread to every state. Beginning
in 1970, Earth Day was proclaimed for the 22nd of April,
Morton’s birthday.
In Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building, each
state is allowed up to two statues to represent their most
famous citizens. Morton’s is one of two from Nebraska.
So, J. Sterling Morton is famous. But according to
Morton biographer N.C. Abbot, Morton’s undergraduate
days were, to say the least, turbulent.
“Morton came from a distinguished family. In 1850, he
enrolled at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for
four hectic years. He wanted to board a prairie schooner
for California and the gold rush, but his father persuaded
him to go to college instead,” Mr. Abbott writes. “It was a
small, distinguished college. Secret fraternities were outlawed.” [It was still in the days of the Great Fraternity Wars
at Michigan between students and faculty.] Morton was
offered membership at Chi Psi, and he joined.
“The future statesman was far from a star student. The
faculty reported him as frequently absent, failing to pass
examinations. In January, 1852, he was given one more
term to make up his deficiencies, under threat of expulsion. That same year, he was called on the carpet with
three other students for trying to lock the dormitory monitor in his room. It was in his senior year that Morton and
the faculty came to open warfare,
partly because of his deficiencies
as a scholar, partly because of the
dismissal of Professor J. Adams
Allen, who later became the distinguished president of Rush
Medical College in Chicago. The
Detroit Free Press, to which
Morton contributed as an editorial writer, critized the president,
and faculty circles suspected the
information came from Allen.
J. Sterling Morton, E’54
At length, Allen was discharged.
A meeting of aroused citizens gathered to pass resolutions
of protest (townspeople often involved themselves in college matters), and Morton took an active part. The next
day, the faculty met and voted to expel Morton ‘on
account of his general remissness and inattention to all
his college duties, and particularly for his long manifest
contempt of the authorities.’ Morton, seeing his degree
vanishing, sought to patch up a truce with the faculty. He
presented a public apology and was rewarded with a suspension of the expullsion order. But, thinking it over,
Morton changed his mind and reputiated his apology.
Again, the faculty met; again Morton was expelled. His
father now took a hand, demanding to know of the faculty what charges had been brought against his son, what
proof offered. The faculty replied frostily that ‘he would
in all probabilty have been refused his degree and might
have been dismissed’ even if he had not taken part in the
citizens’ meeting, but admitted that the meeting was the
occasion of the faculty action. So, Morton left college.
That fall, he traveled to Nebraska to seek his fortune.
He became a power in democratic politics immediately,
and within five years was a territorial secretary. He did not
have to wait long for repentence from Michigan’s faculty.
In 1856, Union College granted him a degree of bachelor
of arts. And in 1858, on petition of Dr. Allen, the dismissed professor for whom he fought, Morton received
from the Michigan faculty the bachelor’s degree which
had been denied him four years before.
With the effects of global climate change now becoming more readily apparent, it would appear that Arbor
Day is more relevant that ever. So, in honor of Brother
Morton, go out and celebrate by planting a tree –
or at least appreciate one by reading near it.
From the Archives
17
Campus
& Lodge
The 2009 Oliver & Marie Rowe
Regional Leadership Conferences
F
or the third consecutive year, Alphas across the
country hosted Oliver and Marie Rowe Regional
Leadership Conferences with great success. There
were four conferences this year:
On 27 February, Brothers from the Southeastern
Alphas gathered in Columbia, South Carolina for the
Southeast Regional Conference. The event, hosted by
Alpha Beta, focused on developing relationships between
Brothers of different Alphas. Brad Beskin, Σ’05, and Nick
Gilly, ΔΔ’07, led the day’s programming, and a true southern barbeque feast (with both mustard and vinegar-based
sauces pleasing the masses) followed the day’s work.
On 7 March, Brothers from across the northeast
attended the Rowe Regional Conference hosted by Alpha
Phi at Hamilton College. They joined Bill Hattendorf,
ΑΔ’69, Σ’82, and Brother Beskin for a day of program-
ming and later enjoyed a reception in the Alpha’s
original Lodge (now a campus administration building).
While Brothers gathered at Hamilton, others
gathered in Eugene, Oregon for the West Coast Regional
Conference. Last year, the West Coast Conference,
hosted by Theta Delta at the University of Washington,
was attended by more than 60 undergraduates and
alumni. This year’s Conference increased that number to
more than 70 undergraduates and alumni (an impressive
achievement when one considers that the west coast
region has the fewest Alphas and those Alphas are the
farthest away from each other).
In 2008, the Delta Delta delegation trekked from
Berkeley to Seattle with an overnight stop in Eugene.
While neither Delta Delta nor Theta Delta had to endure
such a long trip this year, our Seattle brethren are
Opposite, top: Brothers
assembled in front of
the Oregon Lodge
before their west
coast banquet.
Inset: Some of the
Northeast Brothers at
their conference pose
on the steps of the old
Lodge at Hamilton.
Nick Gilly, left, and
Brad Beskin, below,
facilitating sessions
at the 2009 Rowe
Regional Conferences.
18
Campus & Lodge
The Purple and Gold – Spr
preparing themselves for their trek next spring as Delta
Delta assumes its first Regional Conference hosting
responsibilities in decades. Other hosts for Conferences in
2010 will be Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Pi. A Southeast host
has not yet been determined.
Rowe Regional Conferences for 2009 closed in the
Midwest on 4 April in Evanston, Illinois, where Brothers
from Northwestern hosted peers from Epsilon, Iota, Nu,
Zeta Delta, and Rho Delta. Steve Rickmeier, ΕΔ’69, hosted
attendees at Pete Miller’s restaurant for a delicious meal,
and Brothers enjoyed each other’s company late into the
evening.
Programming at this year’s Conferences focused on
values-based, dynamic recruitment and how Alphas can
implement it effectively. Brother Gilly showed attendees
how a successful recruitment system exists outside of the
traditional “rush” calendar and utilizes values and friend-
ships to grow the Alpha. Several Alphas across the country have adopted this program, and instruction in its
development will continue at Convention this summer.
After a morning of recruitment development, attendees reviewed the Fraternity’s new Program for Pledge
Education. Last year, delegates to the Rowe Regional
Conferences worked with facilitators to develop the basic
curriculum for this program, and the Central Office
trained Pledge Educators at most Alphas in its implementation this fall and spring. This year, attendees
provided insightful feedback on how the Program can
grow into a highly effective resource for their Alpha.
Finally, attendees learned of a new Fraternity
competitive strategy currently titled “The Gentleman’s
Symposium.” This program is designed to help an Alpha
implement values-congruent events that serve its purpose effectively and efficiently. It will help undergraduates tie together the many facets of fraternal life into a
cohesive and marketable experience. More on this new
initiative will be available at Convention, where delegates
will participate in working sessions focused on developing this new idea.
The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc. continues to
sponsor Rowe Regional Leadership Conferences for
Chi Psi Brothers because they provide a much needed
and enjoyable national experience. Please consider
attending your region’s Conferences in 2010.
Campus & Lodge
19
Bob Bell, B’58, Endows Beta Scholarship
B
rother Robert M. Bell presented
the Educational Trust of Alpha
Beta a donation of $25,000 to
endow a scholarship for new
members who meet the academic qualifications as set by the Trust. The recipients will
be named “The Robert M. Bell Scholars.”
The donation by Brother Bell is to serve as
“seed money” to encourage additional contributions from alumni and to “grow” the
Trust to benefit future Beta undergraduates. Other recent contributions by Beta
alumni have allowed the Trust to award
$500 scholarships to new Beta pledges
meeting academic criteria for the award.
These scholars are part of Beta’s
largest spring pledge in recent times.
Spring saw a total of 135 men rushing 16
fraternities. Twenty-three men pledged to
Alpha Beta, which represents 16 percent of
total recruits. The Alpha worked closely
with Visitor Nick Gilly to assist with Chi
Psi’s values-based recruitment program.
The new men hail from Alabama, Ohio,
Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina,
New Jersey, South Carolina, Pennsylvania,
and Virginia.
These Alpha Beta Brothers were designated
Robert M. Bell Scholars by the Alpha Beta
Trust. These Brothers excelled academically
during their time as pledges, each achieving a
3.5 or better. Standing in center is Julian
Emerson, B’80. Brothers Emerson, Bell, and
Austell are founding members of the Trust.
Brother Bell served as its first Chair.
At right, Robert Bell, B’58 (left), presents
his contribution to John Austell, B’60,
accepting for the Alpha Beta Trust.
Terry Coffey,
ΑΔ’72, Chairs
Trustee Board at
UNC Wilmington
Graham Sheridan,
ΟΔ’11 Named to
Hillel’s National
Board
D
G
r. M. Terry Coffey, ΑΔ’72, has
been appointed by former
North Carolina Governor
Mike Easley to the University of
North Carolina Wilmington Board
of Trustees to a second term that expires in 2011. Terry
chairs the full trustee board, the educational planning
and programs committee, and the executive committee.
Coffey is the president of Murphy-Brown East, headquartered in Warsaw, N.C. Previously, he was president of
Murphy Farms LLC. He is an adjunct professor at North
Carolina State University, serves on the board of directors
for the American Society of Animal Science, and serves as
chairman of the N.C. Swine Health Committee for the
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Brother Coffey received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia. His brother,
attorney Donald J. Coffey, is ΑΔ’74.
20
News & Notes
raham Sheridan, ΟΔ’11, of
Greensboro, N.C., has been
named to the International
Board of Directors of Hillel: The
Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
There are only 10 student members of the 70- to 80member board. He will serve a two-year term.
Student members are selected based on their campus
involvement, understanding of Hillel’s work and commitment to Hillel’s values, as well as type and size of the university. He is currently the vice president for Shabbat and
holidays and was vice president for community service
during his first year. “Graham is a natural leader,” said
W&L Hillel director Joan Robins.
Sheridan is an economics major with a concentration
in the Shepherd Poverty Program. In addition to being a
member of Chi Psi, he belongs to College Democrats and
Two Dead Guys Ultimate Frisbee.
Chi Psi Trains Newest Trust Program Facilitators
T
he Chi Psi Education
Trust, Inc., increased
its facilitator core by a
dozen men this winter
at Sewanee when veteran PSD
(Program for Self Development)
instructor Joe Hughes facilitated
a hands-on training session. The
Brothers trained included: Paul
Braswell, ΞΔ’80; Jesse Craft,
ΧΔ’82; Jason Dreibelbis, ΔΔ’07;
Tige Howie, B’97; Julien
Mailland, ΔΔ’98; Jeff Manzer,
ΗΔ’07; Shawn Morton, Γ’01;
John Petrusick, B’01; Kevin
Siqveland, Ν’07, Bill Setnor,
ΔΔ’72; Scott Strauss, ΗΔ’77;
and Dwight Young, Γ’02.
Michigan Student
Vice President Is #1
from Alpha Epsilon
M
Theta Delta Wins
Mr. Greek Again
ike Rorro, E’10, is the new
vice president of the student body at the University
of Michigan. He ran on the slate of
the Michigan Vision Party and was
elected this spring.
Mike Rorro, E’10, the
Mike grew up in Glen Rock,
new vice president of
New Jersey, and is working on a
the student body at the
double-concentration in economics
University of Michigan
and Arabic language and culture.
In addition to serving as #1 at Alpha Epsilon, he’s been
a Campus Day Leader and an MSA-LSA representative.
On the Michigan Student Assembly, he found a niche
role in student organization funding and has been chair
of the Community Service Commission. He’s also
worked on expanding MSA’s reach into the student body
by creating a Greek Relations Committee.
In November, Mike traveled to Columbia, South
Carolina, to participate in the initiation of his brother,
Matthew Rorro, into the Bonds at Alpha Beta of Chi Psi.
I
n early March, 22 members
of the University of Washington Greek community
battled through talent performances and fundraising efforts to
win the title of Mr. Greek.
At the end, the title went to
freshman Trent Williams from
Alpha Theta Delta. In addition
to the main prize, Williams won
the awards for top fundraiser
and best talent, raising $9,113
Washington’s Trent Williams,
and winning over the judges
ΘΔ’12, is crowned Mr. Greek
with his break-dancing skills.
2009 by prior winner, Rodger
“Every ounce of effort I put
Wright, also a Chi Psi.
into this was worth it, especially
knowing the money I raised and the kids I’ve affected,”
Williams said while being congratulated.
Alpha Gamma Delta sorority has held the Mr. Greek
competition for 24 years. This year’s sell-out event raised
$63,000, an all-time high for the efforts, most of which was
donated to Treehouse for Kids.
News & Notes
21
In Smart Money Study, Chi Psi Is Represented
at Seven of the Ten Best “Payback Schools”
C
hi Psi Fraternity is represented at seven of the top
ten overall “payback schools” in the U.S. according to the January 2009 issue of Smart Money
magazine. While the top two places went to Texas
A&M and the University of Texas (Austin), seven of the
next eight places in payback ratio among national universities, both public and private, are Chi Psi schools.
After Texas A&M and UT Austin, the rest of the
top ten were #3 Georgia Tech, #4 University of Georgia,
#5 University of Washington, #6 Rutgers University,
#7 University of Illinois, #8 Clemson University,
(#9 Purdue University), and #10 University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Smart Money, a magazine published by the Wall
Street Journal, quantified the long-term value of education by examining the relationship between tuition costs
and graduates’ earning power at two different stages in
their lives. According to the survey, Texas A&M graduates
earn a median salary of $49,700 at three years after
graduation and $96,100 at fifteen years after graduation.
The median salaries were divided by the institution’s
tuition at the time of graduation resulting in a payback
ratio. A&M’s payback ratio is 315%. Georgia Tech’s payback ration is 263%, the University of Georgia’s is 239%,
and the University of Washington’s is 225%.
Princeton (where we had an Alpha before fraternities
were banned there more than a century ago), ranked first
among Ivy League schools and 20th overall, has a payback
ratio of 132%. Washington and Lee, ranked first among
liberal arts schools and 19th overall, has a payback ratio
of 145%. W&L is the top-ranked private school on the list.
Smart Money’s subtitle sums it up: “Is an Ivy League
education worth the money?” The magazine notes it is
hearing criticism from the private-school sector, but the
US News and World Report rankings detractors have
been making noise for years, and have yet to make real
progress. We just might have the Payback Ratio with us
for a while – or at least until the economy recovers.
Remember when you joined Chi Psi?
Remember who introduced you to Chi Psi?
Probably you can see his face and
remember his name.
What a difference he made in your life.
Consider being that person for someone else.
Introduce a young man to Chi Psi and make
a difference in his life. Help Chi Psi create
a lifelong experience for someone you know.
Make a recruitment recommendation today
at co@chipsi.org – or call 615-736-2520.
Provide all the contact information you can (recruit’s name,
class, phone, e-mail, school info, and details about you, too).
Someone will be glad you did,
and you will be, too.
22
News & Notes
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.
Malcolm D. Jack Jeffrey, Theta ’54, Former #7
15 May 1932 – 19 January 2009
When it came time for remarks by the National President (#7) at a Convention Banquet, Brother Jeffrey found his reading glasses to be in two pieces.
M
alcolm Douglas “Jack” Jeffrey, Theta 1954,
passed peacefully from this life on 19 January
2009 with his family by his side. The twentyfourth President of Chi Psi, Jack was the third
Brother from Alpha Theta at Williams College to hold the
position. Jack was the 94th recipient of Chi Psi’s
Distinguished Service Award, having received it in 1982 for
“a lifetime of loyalty to Chi Psi.” He left this life a Chi Psi of
the highest order.
Deep regard for Chi Psi has run in the blood of the
Jeffrey family since the pledging of Robert H. Jeffrey, Theta
1895; Jack’s namesake, Malcolm D. Jeffrey, Theta 1906; and
his father, Joseph W. Jeffrey, Theta 1902. There are a total
of 11 Chi Psis in Jack’s family.
Jack served in the Army during the middle of his time
at Williams, and his professional career continued in sales
with the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus,
Ohio. Jack remained in the manufacturing business until
the mid-1980s when he became a stockbroker. In his retired
life, Jack remained very active with community and civic
affairs, serving on many club and not-for-profit volunteer
boards in the Columbus area. Jack was a true civic leader in
this regard. He had a tremendous love for the game of golf
and was a founding member of The Golf Club in Columbus.
From 1977 to 1978, Jack chaired the Chi Psi Executive
Council and presided over our Annual Convention four
times, most recently at our Sesquicentennial Convention in
1991. Under Jack’s leadership as #7, the Fraternity
advanced its financial management and transparency. Jack
instituted an alumni dues campaign for the Fraternity and
In Memoriam
23
Jack, Lynne, Barrie, Buzz, and Betty Anne
The Jeffrey Clan
turned red ink into black. In 2003, Jack welcomed Chi Psi’s
46th Alpha into the Bonds, Omega Delta at George Mason
University.
Jack was a patriot. He encouraged all Chi Psis to be
good citizens, and he served as a prime example in this
regard. At his first Convention as #7 in 2001, he distributed
bound copies of the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States of America to all delegates.
In recognition of Jack’s leadership and generosity and
to honor the legacy of the Jeffrey family, the Fraternity
established in 2006 a new Central Office building at 45
Rutledge Street in Nashville, Tennessee, named Jeffrey Hall.
Joining Jack in supporting the project were brother Walter
“Chub” Jeffrey, Jr., Theta 1959 and cousins Robert H. “Tad”
Jeffrey II, Theta 1951, Peter S. Mykrantz, Theta 1952, and
David L. K. Jeffrey, Theta 1963. Brother Mykrantz died on 2
April 2009.
By his side through most of his life was wife Betty Anne.
She made several appearances at Fraternity gatherings and
made all Chi Psi visitors to their home in Bexley feel warm
and comfortable. His beloved wife was his partner in all
things, and Jack proved the rule that Chi Psi gentlemen
marry well. Betty Anne preceded Jack in death on 6 May
2008.
Family was very important to Jack, and he was quick to
share a story or two with his Chi Psi Brothers about his chilThe Golfer
A day at the beach
24
In Memoriam
Jack takes over as #7 from George W. Ray III, A’54
Jack and Sam Perkins, ΟΔ’80, singing at Convention
Jack and Betty Anne cut their wedding cake
Jack and his fellow Williams Cheerleaders
dren and grandchildren. His remarks to the 161st Annual
Convention included stories about his grandson,
Christopher, then serving as an Army Ranger in
Afghanistan. It was not difficult to tell from the emotion in
his voice how proud Jack was of Christopher.
With great respect and deepest gratitude for his lifetime of service to Chi Psi, the Fraternity’s Executive Council
resolved on 19 January 2009 that the Fraternity be in
mourning for a period of 17 days in honor of Brother
Jeffrey. At his memorial service in January, a number of Chi
Psis gathered in Columbus to remember and honor Jack.
Several stories about Jack were recalled by our group that
weekend. A memorable one came from Jack’s predecessor,
Past #7 George W. Ray III, Alpha 1954. George and his wife,
Pree. traveled to Columbus in the winter of 2001 to visit Jack
and Betty Anne, and it was on this occasion that George
asked Jack to succeed him as #7. Jack said he would have to
think about it, but when he went to get the car after lunch,
Betty Anne said “Jack should do this.” Several days later and
back in Lexington, George received a call from Jack. Jack
agreed to serve, saying “If a C student from Yale can be
President of the United States, a C student from Williams
can be President of Chi Psi.”
Jack’s wit is but one of many things we will miss. We are
just a little stronger, just a little happier, and just a little
more sensitive to the finer things in life for having known
Jack Jeffrey.
Jack and Betty Anne
Jack shares a story with Dr Dan Ahlberg, N’67, and others at Convention
Jack and Council Chair Michael Hurst, ΤΔ’86, with the Thayer Trophy
In Memoriam
25
Peter S. Mykrantz, Θ’52
Peter S. Mykrantz ’52 died peacefully at
home, surrounded by family, on 2 April 09 after
a short battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of
Bexley, Ohio, Peter prepped at Columbus
Academy and graduated from Williams College
in 1952. After college, he served in the U.S. Navy
aboard the USS Gatling as a Lieutenant J.G.
Returning to the Columbus area, he married
Jane Power in 1957. Peter went to work for the
Huntington Bank before joining Paine Webber
as a stock broker, and he ended his career as an
investment advisor with AG Edwards.
ALPHA MU
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Robert T. Alden ’40, died on 8 Jan 09, after a
long illness. He was born in Newark, N.J., and
served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Robert
was employed as an accountant for the Clark
Equipment Co. in Lima, Ohio, for many years
and was a member of St. Stephen Episcopal
Church. In the Middlebury community, he was a
member of the Friends of Art and the Sheldon
Museum and the Middlebury College Alumni
Association, where he was a class agent and secretary. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary
Lewis, who died in 1979; and by his sister and
brother. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, a
daughter, three sons, a stepson and two stepdaughters, nine grandchildren, and ten greatgrandchildren.
Robert J. Swezey ’54, died on 11 Jan 09 after
a long illness. He prepped at Pierre S. duPont
High School in Wilmington, Delaware. After
Middlebury, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps,
worked for the DuPont Company from 1956 to
1985, and then was vice president of Warshaw &
Sons until 1988. Bob was an outdoor enthusiast
and enjoyed hunting, fishing, hiking, and golf
for many years. He also had a great admiration
for art, furniture and reading. He is survived by
his wife, Eleanor, three sons, five grandchildren,
two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. His
father was Harold J. Swezey, M’15.
John Martin Briggs ’55
died after a seven-year battle
with prostate cancer on 11
Oct 07 at home in California.
After attending Middlebury
on a Senatorial Scholarship,
he received a master’s in
business administration and
a second master’s and doctorate in economics from Claremont Graduate
School. John was a strong
contender for the 1952
Olympics in both downhill
and slalom skiing, but an
injury prevented his participation. He was a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army, a
former Bishop’s Warden in
the Episcopal Church, and
an active volunteer for the
Forest Service. John started his career as a CPA
for Price Waterhouse and later became a vice
president of McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing.
He is remembered by his adoring family for his
26
In Memoriam
Peter was a lifelong member of the Columbus
Beach Club on Burt Lake in northern Michigan
and served on the boards of Buckeye Boys Ranch
and Gladden Community House. He pursued his
love of horse racing as a founding partner of
Shazam Stables.
He was a major contributor to Chi Psi’s new
Central Office in Nashville, and a cousin to the late
#7, Malcolm D. Jeffrey, Θ’54. Peter is survived by his
wife of 51 years, Jane, two sons, two sisters, six
grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews,
and cousins, including ten Chi Psi relations.
loving kindness, wisdom, strength and determination, loyalty, courage, love of the mountains
and great outdoors, for being the rock of the
family, and for “doing what’s right, not what’s
easy.” He was buried with full military honors,
and he is survived by his wife of 38 years, Pepper,
four daughters, nine grandchildren, and a brother, Dr. Russell Chamberlain Briggs, M’54.
ALPHA ALPHA
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Robert E. Rutherford ’36, the retired general
manager of the Carnation Company, died on 25
Jan 08. He had received degrees from Whitworth
College and Gonzaga University, where he also
taught. He was active in community organizations that helped to care for the less fortunate.
Predeceased by a daughter, he is survived by his
wife, Barbara Jenney, two children, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Lewis M. Andrews ’39 of St. Petersburg, FL,
died on 1 Feb 08. A veteran of the Navy during
WWII, he was the retired president of LMA
Enterprises, Inc., and Board Chair of American
Map Co., Inc. He was a member of the St.
Petersburg Yacht Club and the Detroyer and
Escort Companies of WWII. He is survived by his
wife, Helga Andrews, and several children and
grandchildren, and his brother-in-law was Robert
A. Heironimos, ΒΔ’44.
Brynolf “Byrn” Hammarstrom Sr. ’39 died
18 July 08, in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. He was a
conscientious objector during WWII, so he was
drafted into the Civilian Public Service in 1941
and served as a smoke jumper with the CPS-103
group at Missoula in 1943-44. He spent two more
years as a medic in Puerto Rico before being discharged. Going to work as a chemist, he was
charged with developing a better floor covering
using vinyl materials, and he later moved into
management. He served the Lehigh Valley
Friends Meeting and continued his commitment
to peacemaking. In 1970, after extensive rehabilitation to recover from a bicycle accident, he
spent twenty years of volunteer work for many
service organizations in his area. His wife, Helen,
predeceased him. He is survived by a son, a
daughter, three granddaughters, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Francis P. Bowles ’44, professor emeritus of
English at the University of Northern Colorado,
died on 20 Oct 08. He served in the U.S. Army
during WWII and later earned a master’s degree
from Columbia. He owned Bowle’s Books in
Greeley, Colo., for a number of years and then
received a Ph.D. in American Studies from the U
of New Mexico, after which he returned to
Greeley to teach at the university. He was active
in civic organizations, and he had held several
national and world records in Master’s Track
decathlons. His wife, Barbara, predeceased him
by four months. Survivors include two children
and five grandchildren.
Rosario S. Mangiafico ’55, of Glastonbury,
Conn., died on 1 Apr 08. He was the retired president of the Mangiafico Development Corp. of
Wethersfield, Conn. Active in many professional
organizations, he was a life director of the
National Association of Homebuilders. Survivors
include his wife, Victoria, three children, five
grandchildren, a brother, and a sister.
ALPHA ETA
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
Henry Cochran Kendall ’44 died on 5 Dec 07
in Chesterfield, Missouri. He prepped at St.
Louis Country Day and attended Bowdoin from
1940-42. He served as a fighter pilot with the U.S.
Navy Air Corps during WWII and received the
Distinguished Flying Cross with gold star and the
Air Medal with five gold stars. Following the war,
he enrolled at Harvard and graduated in 1947.
He worked for the First National Bank of St.
Louis, as a broker for Longstreet, Abbot & Co.,
and as a sales manager for Sligo Steel. He also
worked at the Clayton Brokerage Co. and retired
from Milliken Publishing in 1987. In 1971, he
formed St. Louis AquaCenter, Inc., which made
an unsuccessful attempt to build an aquarium in
St. Louis. He was married to Elizabeth Conant in
1946; she died in 1969. His second marriage, to
Jean Milton Hamburg in 1970, ended in divorce
in 1975. In 1979, he married Anita McClanahan,
who survives him, as do four daughters, three
sons, and six grandchildren.
David Dean Williams ’58 died on 23 Oct 07
in Oro Valley, Ariz. He prepped at Thayer
Academy and served in the Army Air Corps
before Bowdoin. Following graduation, he was a
munitions worker for some months before joining the John Hancock Life Insurance Company.
He married his wife, Jean, in 1951. He later
became a supervisor with Union Mutual Life in
Portland and then with Blue Cross and Blue
Shield. In 1978, he joined the Maine Dept. of
Human Services and the new Bureau of Medical
Services, retiring in 1991. In Maine, he served as
a civil defense volunteer, a selectman, and a
school board member, and as a member of the
Cumberland Rescue Team and Red Cross
Disaster Team, traveling across the country to
help people in need. In Arizona, he volunteered
with the Oro Valley Soup Kitchen and Oro Valley
Police Volunteer Patrol.
Robert Dunlop ’53 died in Colorado Springs
on 14 Feb 08. After his graduation cum laude
from Bowdoin, he served in the U.S. Navy from
1953 to 1955. He graduated from Michigan Law
School in 1958 and joined the firm of Holme,
Roberts & Owen in Denver. Later, he returned to
Ann Arbor to teach for a year, after which he
headed back west to practice law in Colorado
Springs for the next 47 years. He served on the
Colorado Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners and as a member of the American Trial
Lawyers Association. He is survived by his wife,
Beverly, two daughters, a son, and a grandson.
Frank Chauncey Whittelsey III ’58 died on
29 Jan 08 in Vero Beach, Fla. after a 14-year battle with cancer. After Bowdoin, he earned an
M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in 1960.
He began his business career as a chartered
financial analyst and portfolio manager with U.S.
Trust Company of New York. He was vice president of Laird Capital Mgt. and was co-founder
and chair of Estabrook Capital Mgt. in Boston
and NYC. An involved class and campaign volunteer for Bowdoin, he was also a major contributor to the college. He was a member of St. John’s
Island Club, the Union Club, and the Valley
Club, and he was a board member of the Sun
Valley Center for the Arts and the Hospice of the
Wood River Valley. He is survived by his wife,
Lynn, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.
ALPHA PHI
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Henry Curry Estabrook, Phi ’37 died at his
home in Evans, Georgia, on 31 Dec 08. He
prepped at the Berkshire School before Hamil-
ton, and he went on to Cornell Law School. He
practiced law in Syracuse until entering the
Naval Reserve in WWII. Following the war, he
joined Sealright-Oswego Falls Corporation, a
national manufacturer of paper and plastic containers, and was president and director of the
company from 1957-64 when Sealright merged
into Phillips Petroleum. He returned to the practice of law, retiring in 1972 to South Carolina. He
served as a director of Marine Midland Bank of
Central New York and trustee of Fulton Savings
and Hamilton College. He was also a director
and officer of several civic and charitable organizations and a member of St. Paul’s Church in
Augusta. In 1961, he was a recipient of the Sports
Illustrated Silver Anniversary All Americas of
1961. He was predeceased by his wife of 54 years,
Janet Ash, two sisters and a brother, Charles S.
Estabrook Jr., Φ’32. Survivors include three
daughters, seven grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. Other Chi Psi relatives included his
father, Charles S. Estabrook, Ψ’00, and cousins
John Estabrook, Ψ’32, and Crosson Curry, Φ’32.
ALPHA EPSILON
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Don W. Robinson ’44, of
Vero Beach, Florida, died 24 Jan
09 in Vero Beach, Fla. Don
served as a B-24 bomber pilot
during WWII and received two
Distinguished Flying Crosses.
Don lettered on a great football
team and captained the baseball team at Michigan, and he
served as backfield coach for the football team
from 1948 to 1956. “He was a bright guy, with an
outgoing personality,” said Ann Arbor’s Don
Lund, who played football with Robinson for a
season at Michigan. Lund remembered
Robinson’s signature football moment: scoring
on a fake field goal to help beat Notre Dame in
South Bend in 1942. Robinson was president of
the U of M Alumni Clubs of Ann Arbor and
Detroit and was a critical force in raising $12 million for Schembeckler Hall and $3 million for
the U of M Golf Course. He was a member of the
Victors and Presidents Clubs. Don served as campaign chair for Washtenaw United Way, president of the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce,
president of Barton Hills Country Club, chair of
the Washtenaw United Way Leadership Giving
Association, finance chair of the Washtenaw
County Republican Committee, and he had led
numerous capitol campaigns. In addition to
boards that he chaired, he had been a board
member of the Ann Arbor Area Community
Foundation, National Bank and Trust Company,
the Ann Arbor Community Center, the Golf
Association of Michigan and Western Golf
Association. Professionally, Don had been president of the Mutual Benefit Agents Association,
the National Association of Mutual Benefit, the
Washtenaw County Life Underwriters Assoc., the
Michigan State Association of Life Underwriters,
and the Ann Arbor Charter Life Underwriters.
He was a life-qualifying member of the Million
Dollar Round Table. Don was an active member
of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and received its
Distinguished Service Award in 1998. Don was a
member of the Bent Pine Golf Club, Vero Beach
for over 20 years. He is survived by his wife of 62
years, Marjorie, a son, a daughter, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
John R. “Jack” Lucas ’48 died unexpectedly
on 30 Jan 09, in Muncie, Ind. He spent his freshman year at Michigan before joining the U.S.
Navy in 1942 and served the duration of WWII
receiving an honorable discharge in 1946. He
married Marjorie Blanche Wood in 1947.
Being “a Friend of Hugh Mack,” E’45
Hugh R. Mack ’45 died on 15 June 08 from
cancer-related illnesses. At Baldwin High
School, he was all-state in football, and Coach
Fritz Chrysler recruited Hugh to play for
Michigan; he lettered there in both football
and wrestling. A loyal Chi Psi, he found his fraternity friendship ever lasting. He served in
WWII as a torpedo officer on the Destryer USS
Ellison. After the war, he finished Michigan
with a degree in Economics and enjoyed a
career in advertising and then in brokerage
with Oppenheimer. A founding member of the
Birmingham Athletic Club, he was also a member of the Detroit Athletic Club, where he
enjoyed handball, squash and bowling. He volunteered at Old Brighton Hospital and Guest
House, and he taught Sunday School and ushered at Christ Church Cranbrook. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth, three
children and seven grandchildren.
At Hugh’s memorial service in July, Jim
Nordlie, E’45, shared these remarks:
Often, when I’m asked to confirm my
identity, my answer is, “I’m a friend of Hugh
Mack.” That short phrase made all the difference. Today, I am still a friend of Hugh … I
always will be. It is an honor to share warm
memories of Hugh, his family, and friends.
As we pass the years, we realize life is one
long series of associations, questions, and decisions. It was always reassuring to know you had
Hugh’s friendship and muscles on your side …
When it came to values and judgements, Hugh
was always consistant, and usually right. When
you were wrong, he would simply pucker up his
lips, point his finger, and say, “Don’t do that.”
In the fall of ’41, we began our freshman
year at college. Many of our peers opted for
Michigan, and – thanks to Providence – rushed
Chi Psi Fraternity. This was before the War. I
lived in Detroit. But it was through Chi Psi that
I met and was accepted by a group of
Birmingham boys, wonderful guys, including
Hugh Mack, one of the leaders of that group.
From that time forward, we have been friends
for life. As I said, Hugh had good judgement -in friends, in business (two careers: advertising
& brokerage), athletics (star in high school,
double letterman at Michigan), and obviously
girls. This was confirmed when he asked for
the hand of his wonderful wife, Elizabeth
Durham Mack, Sorosis Society and Michigan
’45. The result? A great marriage and a wonderful family. Earlier than most, Hugh developed cataracts, making it necessary to have corrective eye surgery. The downside following
surgery was the need to wear very thick (Coke
bottle) glasses. This temporarily cancelled his
driving career. Fortunately,
we both realized that we
both left for work at the
same time each day, driving
to downtown Detroit;
Hugh was with Merrill
Lynch at the time, and I
worked just a few blocks away. Result: For the
next year or more, I picked up Hugh each
morning for a pleasant and interesting ride
downtown. After all that, there wasn’t much we
didn’t know about each other and our families.
Hugh Mack was a good husband, a caring
father, a dependable friend, and comrade. As
the saying goes, another of the mighty oaks has
fallen.
A few years ago, for an anniversary party, I
had the audacity to offer an ode, which I
believed appropriate for that occasion. Titled
“Ode to Life and Friends,” it reads as follows:
As the days pass, dare we count the years,
Or the glory of friends, both then and now?
Be it remembered, though the sun grows dim,
Like wine well turned, the treasure
Of those souls glows ever bright.
We are all fortunate to have been a part of
Hugh’s life. We will miss him, but the legacy of
Hugh Mack will endure.
– Jim Nordlie, E’45
In Memoriam
27
Together, they returned to the University of
Michigan, where he received his Bachelor’s
Degree in Mechanical Industrial Engineering in
1948. He spent seven years working for
Winchester Repeating Arms Company in
Connecticut before moving to Muncie in 1956.
He was employed at Ball Corporation for 30
years prior to his retirement in 1987. Jack was an
Elder in First Presbyterian Church, a member of
the Exchange Club and the ASTME Engineering
Society. Surviving are his wife of 61 years,
Marjorie, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren,
three nephews, and a niece.
Ronald C. Witham Jr. ’87
died suddenly on 21 Jan 09 of
complications from Wegener’s
Granulomatosis. Ron grew up
in Lansing, Mich., and was the
drum major of the marching
band at Sexton High School,
one the few high school drum
majors who mastered the full,
to-the-ground backbend, a hallmark of drum
majors at the U of Michigan. He went on to
attend Michigan with a B.S. in engineering. His
professional life was dedicated to computer software development, proving himself an imaginative and creative designer. A software engineer
and architect for many prominent companies,
he most recently served as director of Availability
Engineering at the Ning Corporation in Palo
Alto, Calif. Ron loved outdoor sports and recreation, to which he was introduced in the Boy
Scouts, but his true passions were sailing and
SCUBA diving. He was the skilled captain of his
boat, “Jubilation,” and earned certification as a
dive master, most recently trying his hand at
underwater photography. His travel explorations
took him to Japan, India, Belize, Bonaire,
Roatan, Hawaii, and Mexico, to name just a few.
Ron was happiest when he and Heather were
planning their next adventure, looking forward
to his retirement when they could sail around
the world. A man of many interests and eclectic
tastes and a natural host, Ron was generous with
his time, and he lived his life fully. He cherished
his family and friends and was always the animating spirit around a crowded table of friends sharing good food, great wine, and wide-ranging,
lively conversation. Ron is survived by his wife,
Heather, a brother, a niece, two nephews, and
many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
ALPHA SIGMA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Robert E. Gedney ’58 of Macungie, New
York, died peacefully at home on 21 Oct 08 surrounded by his family. He and his wife, Mary, celebrated their 48th anniversary in September
2008. Born in Mt. Kisco, New York, Bob was
known for his friendship, sense of humor, and
dedication to those less fortunate. After UNC, he
served his country as a sergeant in the Army
Reserves from 1958-64. He was a sales rep for
Warnaco Inc. and went on to be a territory manager for 13 years for Industrial Lift Truck Co. In
1980, he founded Toyota Industrial Lift Truck
(TILT) Co., growing the business to be the top
industrial lift truck company in the region, and
earning numerous national awards. After selling
the business in 1996, Bob continued as general
manager of TILT before retiring in 2003. Bob
believed in the adage of leaving the world a better place than how you found it and actively volunteered in many community and civic organizations. He served on the Board of the American
Red Cross where he chaired a capital campaign
for a Chapter headquarters. Bob was an Advisory
Board of the Second Harvest Food Bank, and
was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years, where he
served as president and director. Bob was a member of the Leonard Pool Society, the Allentown
Symphony Society, and the Pacesetters Club of
the United Way, the Emmaus Mercantile Club, a
former Governor of the Lehigh Country Club,
and an elder of Faith Presbyterian Church. He is
survived by his devoted wife and best friend,
Mary, a daughter, son, five grandchildren, and
his beloved dog “Lucy.”
ALPHA BETA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
James L. White Jr. ’59, died on 30 Apr 09 at
Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta, Ga., following
treatment from a traumatic accident. A graduate
of Boys’ High School and USC, he retired as a
Systems Analyst, having worked for numerous
corporations. He was a refounder of Alpha Beta,
and he was a member of St. John of the Ladder
Orthodox Church, Greenville, S.C. Jim may be
remembered best for his countless performances
at the Anderson Community Theater. He was
predeceased by his wife, Gloria, in 2007.
Survivors include his daughter, four grandchildren, a sister, brothers Bill and David A. White,
Beta ’57, and other relatives.
Rev. James A. Mulligan III
’67 died on 30 Jan 09 after a
very short illness. Jim entered
U.S.C. at the age of 16, earning
his B.S. in Psychology, his master’s in sociology at Emory
University, and did his doctorate work in sociology at Emory
University and the University of
Alabama. While at South Carolina, Jim served as
#4 and later #1 of Alpha Beta of Chi Psi. Jim was
Vito Periello, O’62, Much Beloved Doctor
Dr. Vito A. Perriello Jr., Omicron ’62, a
founding partner of one of the Charlottesville
area’s first pediatric-medicine practices and the
father of U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, died on 1
March 09 following a series of strokes just four
weeks after retirement.
He played a vital role in Omicron’s recolonization some years ago, served on the alumni
board for more than a dozen years, consistently contributed to alumni efforts, served on
committees, and performed numerous ad-hoc
tasks. His presence and participation at the
meetings inspired many Brothers to continue
their involvement through some very difficult
times.
Born in West Virginia, Vito came to
Charlottesville after earning a scholarship to
work his way through the UVA where he was a
member of the Jefferson Society, the Glee
Club, the Newman Club, the Raven Society,
and Chi Psi. While at Duke Medical School, he
met and married Linda Gillooly. After med
school, he served as a Major in the U.S. Army as
Chief of Pediatrics at Fort MacArther Hospital
in San Pedro, CA.
He moved back to Charlottesville in 1971 as
a founding partner of Pediatrics Associates. His
commitment to patients did not end at the
office door; he took calls late into the night,
answered questions at sports events, and
28
In Memoriam
answered health questions from kids well into
their college years. For Vito, the chance to
become a doctor was a gift, and he took ceaseless joy in returning that blessing through every
person for whom he cared. By the end of his
career, he was often caring for the third and
fourth generation of his patients’ families and
loved seeing how he had touched their lives.
Throughout his career, he developed an
expertise in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as sports medicine, and he wrote
manuals for coaches on concussions and
weight-loss in wrestling. For his work, he was
awarded the Dr. Frank McCue III Sports
Medicine Award and admission into the
Virginia High School League Hall of Fame.
Vito was an active citizen embodying the
Jeffersonian spirit of the renaissance man. He
volunteered at the Charlottesville free clinic;
redesigned the high school sports physical
process; played the saxophone in the local jazz
groups, the municipal band and each summer
at Jazz Camp in Vermont; coached numerous
Little League teams for his children; volunteered for 36 years at Camp Seafarer as a camp
doctor; and served as a team doctor for the St.
Anne’s and United States Lacrosse team, to
name a few. He also proudly served in leadership and board positions, including: the
National Federation of State High School
Associations – where
he served as the Chair
of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, the National
Athletic
Trainers’
Association – where
he was the physician
director of the Board
of Certification, the
Virginia High School League – where he served
as the Chair of the Medical Advisory
Committee, United States Lacrosse Rules
Committee, CASA, the National Wrestling
Federation, and many other great organizations. Most recently, he served as the moral
anchor of the Perriello for Congress campaign.
Most of all, he loved spending time with his
extended family, perpetuating family traditions, and writing top-ten lists or poems for
every occasion. To those closest to him, he will
always be known just as “V” – legendary father
and larger-than-life grandfather. He fit centuries of living into 68 years, and leaves a legacy of integrity and service that will be felt in his
community for years to come.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 43 years,
Linda, four children, seven grandchildren, a
sister, a brother, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
T.P. Anderson, N’54, Chaired National Executive Council
Thornton Poland (T.P.)
Anderson, Nu ’54, who chaired
Chi Psi’s Executive Council during the late 1960s and early ’70s,
died at his Edina home on 20
Mar 09 from complications of
pulmonary fibrosis. An elegant
and gentlemanly man in the
best Chi Psi sense, he grew up in
Thief River Falls, Minnesota. After serving in
the U.S. Navy, he attended the U of Minnesota,
where he received his undergraduate and law
degrees. T.P. was very active in both business
and community affairs all of his life.
His service for Chi Psi ranges from serving as
#1 of Alpha Nu at the University of Minnesota
to chairing the Chi Psi Executive Council. (His
Council service was during the height of the
Vietnam/counter-culture revolution on college campuses and during a particularly difficult period of staff leadership. T.P.’s leadership
made a significant difference in helping the
Fraternity survive with almost all of its Alphas
also a leader in student government, serving a
term as treasurer and later vice-president of the
Student Body. He was a member of the InterFraternity Council, Blue Key Honor Fraternity,
Kappa Sigma Kappa service fraternity, Euphradian Literary Society and Who’s Who. Jim did
doctoral work at Emory and Alabama, and he
taught at both universities. Retiring from teaching, he became an ordained non-denominational minister, volunteering with minority and
urban-based ministries. He was president of
Mulligan and Co., a business that he and his stepson ran, and was active in political and cultural
affairs. His survivors include his wife, Faye, a
daughter, stepson, step-granddaughter, and
other relatives.
ALPHA OMICRON
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
John Michael Cornachio ’75 died on 26 May
08 with his family by his side. Born in New York
intact – at a time when some fraternities
lost as many as half of their chapters.
His was a voice of wisdom and calm. In
a time when many college students
questioned anyone and anything in
authority, he was able to speak passionately about the value of fraternity, while
having an intimate knowledge of the
nuts and bolts of finances and organization.) He was awarded Chi Psi's Distinguished
Service Award in 1972.
As a longtime member and past President of
the Rotary Club of Edina, he helped to found
both the Edina Morningside Rotary Club and
the Minneapolis South Rotary Club. While
serving with Rotary, he joined in humanitarian
missions to provide healthcare and services in
Haiti and East Africa, as well as participating in
Rotary's Camp Enterprise service project and
being a founding member of the Edina Rotary
Foundation.
He was loved and will be missed by his three
children, Todd, Margaret, and Peter. He is also
City, he graduated from Virginia in 1975. It was
said that Jack loved God and his family with a
devotion that was an example to many and
attainable by few. His wit was sharp and quick,
and more often than not, the object of his
humor was himself. While Jack willingly
embraced and enjoyed outsiders, few things gave
him greater joy in life than being surrounded by
his wife and their children. His life was one of
grace, and those who knew him were blessed. He
is survived by his wife of over thirty years, Jackie,
four children, his mother, brother, five sisters,
ten nieces, and thirteen nephews.
Stephen C. Close ’84 died on 28 Oct 08 at
home with his wife, Barbara, by his side, following a three-and--a-half-year battle with cancer. He
was from Tunisia and prepped at Langley School
and St. Alban’s School in Washington, D.C. He
received his B.A. in economics from UVA, where
he was #1 at Alpha Omicron. Working on his
master’s degree at Dartmouth, he met his future
survived by his former wife, Carolyn Anderson,
two sisters, and six grandchildren.
Some key Chi Psi leaders in the Slifer room of the
old Central Office: T.P. Anderson, Ν’54, Bruce
M. Dayton, Θ’56, Stanley J. Birge, Χ’08, Ι’14,
J. Palmer Murphy, ΒΔ’38, Harold G. “Bones”
Lundberg, Ρ’24, and Wyman R. Vaughn, Ε’39.
wife. They moved to NYC, where he became
product manager at Tambrands Inc. Most
recently, he was an executive recruiter at Lack
and Daily in Westport. Mr. Close was an avid golf
and tennis player and was a member of the
Tokeneke Club and the Silvermine Golf Club.
He taught church school and was a deacon at
Noroton Presbyterian Church. He coached a
number of sports teams for his children, and he
often said that some of his best times were spent
playing sports with his children. Besides his wife,
three children and parents, he is survived by a
brother.
ALPHA CHI
AMHERST COLLEGE
Lydon F. Maider ’27 died on 5 June 08. He
prepped at Gloversville (NY) High School before
Amherst and graduated from Harvard Law
School in 1930. He started in practice with his
father in 1930 and practiced law until his retire-
Ambassador to Twin Cities, John Grubb, N’52
Rear Admiral John R. Grubb, Nu ’52,
U.S.N.R. Ret., died on 7 March 09 at home
after suffering a heart attack. His life was
defined by his devotion to family and through
his many years of service to others. This is
summed up best by the motto of Rotary
International, of which he was an active member for 25 years, simply, “Service Above Self.”
Born in Minneapolis, he attended Purdue and
graduated from Minnesota in 1952. He
entered the U.S. Navy in 1953, completed
flight training and was deployed aboard the
USS Hornet, participating in 92 aircraft landings on the Hornet.
In 1957, he retired from active duty and
joined his father in running the family business, Grubb-Cleland Advertising, and became
one of the area’s first motion picture representatives. The film industry didn’t have big promotional budgets in the late 1950s, so Grubb
chauffeured countless stars from the airport to
media appointments and offered hospitality
that went beyond the call of duty. “He was successful with Hollywood actors because he treated them like human beings and connected
with them on that level,” said Grubb's son
John, of Minneapolis. "They instantly bonded.
He was a true ambassador of the Twin Cities."
A notebook John used to record the names of
those who stopped by his house for dinner
read like a Who's Who registry. Lucille Ball,
Gregory Peck and Roger Moore were among
celebrities who occupied the guest chair at the
family table while in the Twin Cities to promote
their latest flick. “He was a great guy and very
proactive in our business,” said Steve Mann, coowner of the Mann Theaters. “He was a pleasure to deal with, and always upbeat. He had so
much energy that you felt tired after being with
him.” Grubb’s wardrobe of suits and ties was as
impeccable as his character. He was voted the
Best Dressed in the Twin Cities in 1985 by
Skyway News.
In 1961, he married
Dale Dorn Bird, who
was his wife and best
friend for 47 years. He
was promoted to captain in 1973, to rear
admiral in 1980, and he
assumed command of
Region 16 of the Naval
Reserve Readiness Command in 1983. He was
an active board member of the Shriner’s
Children’s Hospital and the Variety Club Heart
Hospital, president of Variety Club
International, 25 year member of the Rotary
and board member of the Minneapolis Red
Cross. This work shined a light on his unselfishness and his tireless work and enthusiasm in
the service of others and his country. He is survived by his wife, Dale, four children, eight
grandchildren, a sister, and her two children.
In Memoriam
29
Upsilon Delta Loses Eric Marinoff, ΥΔ’11
Eric Joshua Marinoff, ΥΔ’11 died unexpectedly on 25 Feb 09. A native of Southampton,
Pennsylvania, Eric was a trumpet player in the Wake
Forest band and served as recruitment chair for
Upsilon Delta. His energy and love for Chi Psi
helped the Alpha to pledge fifteen men this spring.
The son of Norman and Janet Marinoff, brother of
Jessica Marinoff, and grandson of Edwin and
Eleanor Liss, he is also survived by many loving family members and friends. A number of Chi Psis
from Wake Forest attended the memorial service
for Eric on 27 February, and Lathrop Nelson,
Omicron Delta ’97, represented the Chi Psi
Executive Council. After the service, Brother
Nelson shared the following: “After hearing his sis-
ment in 2004. He joined the
U.S. Navy and was commissioned in 1943. He was stationed in Boston and represented the Navy in labor relations.
He returned to private practice
in 1945. He was a member of
the Eccentric Club and the Pine
Brook Golf Club, served on the boards of the
FJ&G Railroad and City National Bank, and was
president of the Nathan Littauer Hospital Board
during construction of the present hospital. In
the late 1930s, he took up skiing, which he
enjoyed until late in life in western or European
slopes. Also an avid golfer, he made a hole-in-one
while vacationing in Spain. He was predeceased
by his wife, Mary Dorothy Sayre, whom he married in 1930 and who died in 1991, and brotherin-law Robert B. Sayre, X’29. He is survived by
two sons, including Richard W. Maider, M’58,
five grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
William Bolling Whiteside ’43, Bowdoin’s
Munsey Professor of History Emeritus, died on
25 Nov 07. He prepped at Evanston Township
High School (Ill.) and graduated magna cum
laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa from
Amherst. He served in the U.S. Army from 194346 during WWII, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. He received his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees
from Harvard in 1947 and 1952. He joined the
history department at Bowdoin in 1952, became
an associate professor in 1960, professor in 1966,
and Frank Munsey Professor of History in 1969.
He was the first director of the Senior Center
Program at the college, from 1962 to 1971. He
was the recipient of many awards, including
Fulbright appointments at Tamkang College and
Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, and Beijing
University and the University of Sichuan in
China. In retirement, he and his wife, Susan,
operated a Tower Hill Bed and Breakfast on
Orr’s Island. He had a love of music and sang
with the Amherst and Harvard Glee Clubs. Both
of his sons are professional musicians, which was
a source of great pride to him. He was predeceased by his first wife, Virginia, and is survived
by his second wife, Susan, two sons, and two
grandchildren.
We appreciate receiving full obituary notices and
pictures to share in The Purple and Gold,
and we will print as space allows.
30
In Memoriam
ter, mother and rabbi speak about him, there is no
doubt that Eric was an outstanding young man. He
was a musician, a sports fan, a debater, a scholar,
and a leader among his peers. He was most definitely a shining Chi Psi. His sister recounted that
her little brother went down to Wake and came
back a gentleman. Both his mother and sister told
of his love of Purple and Gold. Eric’s impact on the
Fraternity and the impact of the Fraternity on him
was clear, particularly as I saw a giant bus full of
Brothers who traveled through the night to attend
the service.” Chi Psi's #7, Dan Ahlberg, Nu ’67, said,
“It is clear we have lost a talented young man who
has contributed greatly to our Fraternity. He will be
missed by the entire Chi Psi family.”
ALPHA NU
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Robert O. Milbrath ’56, of
Long Lake, MN and Hayward,
WI, died on 29 Jan 09. Bob
(“Mr. Fun”) graduated from the
U of Minnesota, was a ten-year
member of the Orono School
Board, and a lifelong employee
of Piper Jaffray. He enjoyed skiing, tennis, motorcycling, music and most of all,
his family and friends. Preceded in death by his
wife, Debby, he is survived by four children,
including Benjamin Milbrath, N’86, five grandchildren, a brother, a sister, special friend, Barb
Degonda, and many loving relatives and friends.
ALPHA IOTA
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Samuel B. Harper, M.D., ’34, of Madison,
Wisconsin, died on 23 Feb 08. Sam was an honors graduate of Wisconsin, B.A., M.A., 1935 and
M.D., 1937; and he received his M.S. (surgery) in
1943, from the University of Minnesota Mayo
Foundation. He served in the Army in the South
Pacific from 1943-46, and in the Volunteer
Service in Vietnam from 1966-67, practiced surgery in Madison from 1946-66, and was the Vice
President and Medical Director of CUNA Mutual
Insurance Group from 1967-1977. Sam married
Jane Hempstead in 1939, and to this marriage a
son was born. He later married Alpha Kayser,
who preceded him in death, and later married
Jane Cockrell, who also preceded him in death.
Sam is survived by his son, a stepdaughter, two
grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. A
legacy of Alpha Iota, Sam was preceded in death
by his uncles, Dr. F.F. Bowman, Iota 1894, and
Carl S. Harper, Iota 1914, as well as cousins
Francis F. Bowman Jr., I’25, and John P. Bowman,
I’35; and is survived by cousins DeWitt F.
Bowman, I’52, John C. Harper, I’73, John D.
Bowman, I’77, and Eric A. Harper, I’04.
ALPHA ALPHA DELTA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Herman E. Poss ’49 died on 27 Oct 06 in
Cuthbert, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army
during WWII in both Pacific and European theatres, first serving as a medic in New Caledonia.
He was awarded the Purple Heart after being
wounded in Luxemborg in 1944 with the 83rd
Infantry, and also the Bronze Star. During his
time with the 330th Infantry in
Europe, he was burgomaster
(mayor) of a small town and
later was Company Executive
Officer. After the service, he
graduated from the University
of Georgia in 1949 and then
served in the General Services
Administration in Atlanta, serving as operations
chief of building management for the Southeast.
He was a deacon of the First Baptist Church of
Cuthbert, a member of the Randolph Historical
Society, a collector of antique furniture and
other “collectibles,” a frequent baker of pound
cakes, and a very vital member of the community. He is survived by his wife, Ann, three sisters,
two brothers, and several nieces and nephews.
Robert P. Burgess ’00 of Mineral Bluff,
Georgia, formerly of Covington, GA, died on 21
Nov 08 of an apparent heart attack. Born in
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, “Snake” attended
UNC and transferred to Georgia (with several
friends who joined Chi Psi with him); after graduation, he attended UGA Law School. After practicing for ten years, he moved his career into the
convenience store business. He is survived by his
wife, Shirley.
ALPHA BETA DELTA
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Captain Robert James Stevens Sr. ’48 died
on 4 Feb 09, at the UVA Medical Center. He
prepped at Baltimore Polytechnic High School,
where he played football and lacrosse, winning
the city football championship in 1945. His
Lehigh degree was in Mechanical Engineering,
and he lettered there in lacrosse. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1949 and served
on active duty until his retirement in 1976. His
service included duty aboard several ships and in
the Phillipines, Newfoundland, Iceland, Seattle,
Oakland, and Washington, D.C. He received the
Navy’s Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service
Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the United
States Defense Service Medal, the Korean War
Service Medal and the Combat Ribbon with five
combat stars for duty in the Korean War.
Following retirement, he moved to Penn Laird,
Virginia, where he was an active high school basketball and softball official. In addition to his
wife, Florence, he is survived by eight children,
13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Make the Ultimate Gift to Chi Psi in Your Will
Making a gift to Chi Psi through a last will and testament is easy. Chi Psis should instruct their attorneys
to add a provision to their will naming The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc. as a beneficiary of their estate.
Brothers who have made Chi Psi a beneficiary of their last will and testament are asked to provide an
attorney’s letter or copy of this page from their will to Chi Psi so that we can acknowledge the donor’s
generosity, recognize him as a member of the Bicentennial Society and properly plan for the future.
All information provided is treated as confidential.
Consider using something along the lines of the following language: “I give, devise, and bequeath
[estate percentage or dollar amount] to the Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc. (tax ID number 03-0386312),
a not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of Tennessee or its successor organization. Said
Trust is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and
contributions to it are deductible under the provisions of federal, gift, and estate laws.”
To learn more or to have a confidential conversation about a planned gift to Chi Psi or your Alpha,
contact Executive Director Sam Bessey at 615-736-2520 or sbessey@chipsi.org or at Jeffrey Hall,
45 Rutledge Street, Nashville, TN 37210
Gifts to Chi Psi In Honor and In Memory of Others *
Mr. Christopher F. Moore, ΟΔ’89
Mr. Theodore E. Stebbins Jr., ΚΔ’60
Mr. David J. & Wendy Wakelee Welch, Ε’63
Dr. Ralph N. Silverio, ΕΔ’71
Dr. Daniel B. Ahlberg MD, N’67
Mr. Andrew T. Bates, ΙΔ’00
Mr. Donald E. Beeson, Σ’82
Mr. Samuel C. Bessey, ΗΔ’97
Mr. Walter Jeffrey Jr., Θ’59
Mr. Robert H. Jeffrey II, Θ’52
Dr. Daniel B. Ahlberg MD, Ν’67
Dr. Richard S. Cohen, ΕΔ’67
Mr. Don W. Lennie, ΕΔ’66
Mrs. Barbar Gorham, ΓΔ’57
Mr. Warren M. Briggs, Ν’44
In Honor of Captain Mark Robertson, ΟΔ’89 for his work
as a military chaplain in Iraq
In Honor of Hank (Ρ’45, Ψ’48) and Nancy Bartels
In Memory of Heath (Χ’38) and Betty Murray Wakelee
In Memory of Howard Beder, ΕΔ’80
In Memory of John A. Cook, ΕΔ’43
In Memory of Malcolm D. (Jack) Jeffrey, Θ’54
In Memory of T.P. Anderson, N’54
In Memory of Thomas F. Wettengel, ΕΔ’67
In Memory of Thomas F. Wettengel, ΕΔ’67
In Memory of her husband, Timothy T. Gorham, ΓΔ’57
In Memory of his brother William Briggs Jr., Ν’56
* Received since the last issue of The Purple and Gold
ALPHA GAMMA DELTA
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
E. Timothy Gorham ’57, a lifelong resident
of Winnetka, Illinois, died on 24 July 08. He
prepped at North Shore Country Day School
and graduated from Stanford. He was the
founder of Automotion, Inc. and Warehouse
Systems, Inc., conveyer system companies; and
was owner of the Margarita European Inn and
Va Pensiero Restaurant. He was actively involved
in Sacred Heart Church, American Diabetes
Association (2002 Father of the Year) and other
charities. A brother predeceased him, and he is
survived by his wife, Barbara, two sons, two
daughters, three grandchildren, and a brother.
William E. Nichols II ’44, died of cancer at
his home in Ben Lomond, Calif., on 20 Feb 09.
Born in New York City, he prepped at Palo Alto
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Frank Sim Wilson ’51 died peacefully with
family by his side at home in Mill Valley, Calif.,
on 25 March 08. After growing up in the San
Francisco area, he attended both the College of
Marin and the Maritime Academy, and then
graduated from the U of Oregon. Frank was a
first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed in Japan during the Korean War, and
then became an executive in the insurance
industry. Described as a remarkable man and a
“man for all seasons,” he did so many things well.
Always loving the open sea, he loved sailing and
served as a crew member on many of the big
boats in San Francisco Bay. He loved to fish for
salmon outside the Golden Gate in his Boston
Whaler and loved to fly-fish the rivers in the western U.S. and in New Zealand. He was the rock of
the Wilson family and will be remembered for
his kindness, wisdom, and sense of humor. He is
survived by his wife of 51 years, Carol, three
children, and four grandchildren.
In Memoriam
High before Stanford. Bill joined the Air Force
in 1943 and became an aviation cadet, earning
his wings in 1945. He was an instructor and then
a B-17 pilot. After the Air Force, Bill went into
radio work at KCRA in Sacramento and later at
KFRC in San Francisco. He was a radio salesman
and station manager for over 20 years and also
worked in advertising at the Palo Alto Times. His
first wife, Peggy, died in 1982. He is survived by
his wife, Lynne Degnan Nichols, three children,
seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren,
a sister, and his faithful companion, Goldie.
ALPHA ETA DELTA
31
WHO’S WHO
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
Dennis E. Whitfield, ΑΔ’71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandria, Virginia
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 III, ΟΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James E. Lazarus, ΣΔ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlottesville, Virginia
A. J. Spring, ΥΔ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Justin C. Froeber, ΠΔ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh, North Carolina
Andrew S. Heger, ΖΔ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champaign, Illinois
Council Members Emeriti:
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:
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, Massachusetts
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlington, Massachusetts
William C. Bode, ΘΔ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olympia, Washington
David A. Shuler, Ν’02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plymouth, Minnesota
The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc.
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
Ryan H. Ahlberg, Ε’03, Ν’06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chi Psi Central Office
Jeffrey Hall • 45 Rutledge Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37210
Telephone: 615-736-2520
Fax: 615-736-2366 • E-Mail: co@chipsi.org
Fraternity World’s First Web Site: www.chipsi.org
Samuel C. Bessey, ΗΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director
Donald Beeson, Σ’82, ΥΔ’86 . . Associate Executive Director
Brad Beskin, Σ’05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Education
Jeff Manzer, ΗΔ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations
Nick Gilly, ΔΔ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alpha Visitor
For additional information about Chi Psi, its entities and members, contact
the Chi Psi Central Office by phone or mail or e-mail as listed above.
32
Leadership Directory
The Active Alphas of Chi Psi and Their #1s
Alumni Corporations and Board Presidents
Pi – Union College
#1: Patrick Donoghue ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . donoghur@union.edu
RCC 409, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 978-621-7018
Corporation President: Brian E. Shea ’82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brian.shea@msatllc.com
862 Worcester Drive, Niskayuna, NY 12309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 518-393-4012
Phi – Hamilton College
#1: Jared Mereness ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jmerenes@hamilton.edu
198 College Hill Road, Box 213, Clinton, NY 13323 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 585-703-4659
Corporation Treasurer: David Scott ’93 . . . . . . . . . . . djscottnc@alumni.hamilton.edu
5 Yale Street, Holyoke, MA 01040-2655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 413-539-9621
Epsilon – University of Michigan
#1: Michael Taub ’11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mjtaub@umich.edu
620 South State, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 248-909-1182
Corporation President: Brian T. Heil ’80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BTHLodger@aol.com
11301 Fawn Valley Trail, Fenton, MI 48430-4010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 810-750-4501
Sigma – University of North Carolina
#1: Robby Fink ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rfink@email.unc.edu
321 West Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 704-451-8960
Advisory Board Chair: Kurt O. Gilliland, Σ’92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . kogillil@med.unc.edu
513 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 919-754-8372
Beta – University of South Carolina
#1: Anthony DiPaolo ’11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dipaolo@mailbox.sc.edu
508 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 339-222-1910
Corporation President: Julian B Emerson ’80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . emersonj@aetna.com
Post Office Box 598, Georgetown, SC 29442 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 803-727-4929
Chi – Amherst College
#1: Alex Miller ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . abmiller10@gmail.com
47 South Prospect Street, Amherst, MA 01002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 978-201-9939
Corporation President: Hew D. Crooks ’90 . . . . . . . hcrooks@greatcirclecapital.com
546 N. Beson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 . . . . . . . . . H: 203-256-0502, C: 203-550-6967
Psi – Cornell University
#1: D.J. Schiavetta ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . djs352@cornell.edu
810 University Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 516-445-8440
Corporation President: Jake Hennemuth ’98 . . . . . . . . . . . . jakeh@ruanecunniff.com
767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4701, New York, NY 10153 . . . . . . . . . . . Phone: 212-832-5280
Nu – University of Minnesota
#1: James Tracy III ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tracy079@umn.edu
1515 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 218-341-4287
Corp. President: Paul L. Hellickson ’88 . . . . . . . . . . paul.hellickson@westgroup.com
10000 - 45th Avenue N., # 104, Plymouth, MN 55442 . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 612-310-2165
Iota – University of Wisconsin
#1: Marshall Snow ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . base0124@yahoo.com
150 Iota Court, Madison, WI 53703 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 630-263-9130
Corporation President: John Horneck ’90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jhorneck@msn.com
862 South High Street, Denver, CO 80209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office: 720-888-3845
Rho – Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey
#1: Sean Cody ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . base0124@yahoo.com
114 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 732-687-7306
Corp. President: Vincent Le Blon ’77 . . . . . . . . . vincent.leblon@judiciary.state.nj.us
21 Bunker Hill Run, East Brunswick, NJ 08816-3315 . . . . . . . . . Home: 732-238-5368
Xi – Stevens Institute of Technology
#1: Sal Corcione ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sfc20687@gmail.com
804 Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, NJ 07030 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 732-977-4554
Corporation President: Dennis Paul Grupe ’90 . . . . . . . . . dennisgrupe@verizon.net
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: Richard Kaiser ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dfwus198@uga.edu
1120 South Milledge, Athens, GA 30605 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 770-841-9047
Advisory Board Chair: Doug Patterson ’78 . . . . . . H: 770-754-9755, C: 770-375-7446
612 Glenover Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . dougpatterson1@mac.com
Beta Delta – Lehigh University
#1: Kevin Ackler ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kea210@lehigh.edu
39 University Drive, Box C720, Bethlehem, PA 18015 . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 267-994-2757
Corporation President: Scott R. McKay ’78 . . . . . . . . . . scott.r.mckay@accenture.com
1815 Apple Tree Lane E., Bethlehem, PA 18015-5202 . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 610-730-6612
Delta Delta – University of California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 510-540-9213
#1: Victor Kmita ’11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v.kmita@berkeley.edu
2311 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 310-427-4113
Advisory Board Chair: Nick Gilly ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ngilly@chipsi.org
45 Rutledge Street, Nashville, TN 37210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 615-574-0361
Epsilon Delta – Northwestern University
#1: Mitch Bergson ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gregory-jones@northwestern.edu
2313 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 901-569-1009
Advisory Board Chair: Steve Rickmeier ’69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rickmeiers@comcast.net
851 Gloucester Crossing, Lake Forest, IL 60045 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 847-482-0885
Sigma Delta – Duke University
#1: Hartley Bancroft ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hsb6@duke.edu
Post Office Box 99312, Durham, NC 27708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 845-774-6775
Corporation President: Nick Supina ’03 . . . . . . . . . Nick.Superina@alumni.duke.edu
1415 N Taft Street, Apt. 1186, Arlington, VA 22201 . . . . . . . . . . Home: 703-772-6194
Zeta Delta – University of Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 217-531-2087
#1: Andy Heger ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aheger2@uiuc.edu
110 E Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 847-489-7721
Corp. President: Randy Mason ’96 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 708-712-0985, B: 708-547-2711
195 W. Quincy Street, Riverside, IL 60546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rmason@borgwarner.com
Pi Delta – North Carolina State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 919-828-6554
#1: Justin Froeber ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jcfroebe@ncsu.edu
3414 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 919-819-2989
Corporation President: Andre J. Little ’06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . andrelittle1841@gmail.com
13 Hearthwood Circle, Durham, NC 27713 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 919-308-2973
Eta Delta – University of Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 541-345-2711
#1: Charles Hendrickson ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chendri4@uoregon.edu
1018 Hilyard Street, Eugene, OR 97401 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 503-708-3325
Corporation President: David Waterfall ’82 . . . . . . . . . . . . david.waterfall@gmail.com
3035 Elk Run Drive, Park City, UT 84898 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C: 435-729-0800
Omega Delta – George Mason University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 703-359-2511
#1: Russell Osborne ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rosborn2@gmu.edu
4300 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 703-999-7754
Corporation President: Cliff Massa, ΕΔ’71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cmassa@pattonboggs.com
1935 Franklin Avenue, McLean VA 22101-5310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 703-532-5489
Theta Delta – University of Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 206-526-7203
#1: Kevin Cannon ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chipsipresident@gmail.com
4600 22nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 206-226-9906
Corporation President: Kent Smith ’89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KSmith@NoteWorld.com
1715 Naomi Place, Seattle, WA 98115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 206-527-9424
Rho Delta – Miami University
#1: Matthew Price ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mattprice11@gmail.com
356 Shriver Center, Oxford, OH 45056 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 330-416-5871
Corporation President: Robert A. Dearth Jr., A’66 . . . . . . . . . . . ohpancake@aol.com
1834 Keys Crescent Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 513-221-1944
Iota Delta – Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 404-892-9623
#1: Alex Klusmeyer ’08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aklusmeyer3@gatech.edu
150 4th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 414-380-9367
Corporation President: T. Allen Park ’68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tallenpark@aol.com
9220 W. Lake Highlands Drive, Dallas, TX 75218 . . . . . . . . . . . . Phone: 214-957-3747
Tau Delta – University of the South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 931-598-1272
#1: Forrest Hogsette ’11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hogsefb0@sewanee.edu
735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 336-793-6731
Corp President: Jamie McGregor ’98 . . . . . . . . . jamie.mcgregor@ohiostamping.com
116 Hawthorne Road, Springfield, OH 45504 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 937-399-5544
Chi Delta – Clemson University
#1: Brian Godshaw ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bgodsha@clemson.edu
2158 University Station, Clemson, SC 29632 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 703-472-3048
Corp. President: Scott Robertson ’93 . . . . . . . . . scott.a.robertson@smithbarney.com
212 Middle Brooke Dr, Anderson, SC 29621 . . . . C: 864-617-9376 H: 864-617-9376
Omicron Delta – Washington & Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 540-462-5006
#1: Ben Mooneyham ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mooneyhamb10@mail.wlu.edu
5 Lee Avenue, Lexington, VA 24450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 210-912-6076
Corporation President: Andrew J. Dewing ’84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dewings@att.net
8604 Viney Vista, Suffolk, VA 23436 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 757-238-8190
Mu Delta – Rollins College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge: 407-646-2040
#1: Clay Mitchell ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . camitchell@rollins.edu
1000 Holt Ave, #2483, Winter Park, FL 32789 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 615-210-8034
Corporation President: Felipe Pinzon ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pinzonprez@gmail.com
208 S Habana Avenue, Unit 1, Tampa, FL 33602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phone: 813-416-4390
Xi Delta – Texas Tech
#1: Kyle Green ’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kyle.green@ttu.edu
2409 Broadway Street, Lubbock, TX 79401 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 972-251-0940
Corporation President: Jason Cox ’98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jcox@coxinnovations.com
13435 West Center Drive, Lakewood, CO 80228 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 303-204-3033
Upsilon Delta – Wake Forest University
#1: Tyler Kellner ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kelltj6@wfu.edu
PO Box 7254, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell: 815-474-5686
Corporation President: Matt Van Sickle ’00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vrosslaw@bellsouth.net
2729 Lyndhurst Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-312-5892
Chi Psi Regional Alumni Associations
Atlanta Area
Contact: Bo Jackson, Γ’77 . . . . . . C: 404-245-6486 H: 404-325-8522 O: 770-447-3784
670 Sunnybrook Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bjackson@t-u.com
Columbus (Ohio) Area
Contact: William J. Green, ΜΔ’95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wgreen888@aol.com
7545 Mills Road, Ostrander, OH 43061 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-666-8845
Capital Area
Contact: Cliff Massa III, ΕΔ’71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cmassa@pattonboggs.com
1935 Franklin Avenue, McLean, VA 22101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office: 202-457-5294
Denver Area
Contact: Joe Hughes, Β’84, ΨΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . joebhughes@hotmail.com
4800 Baseline Road, E104, PMB 449, Boulder, CO 80303 . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-554-9123
Middle Tennessee Area
Contact: Nick Gilly, ΔΔ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ngilly@chipsi.org
45 Rutledge Street, Nashville, TN 37210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office: 615-736-2520
New England Area
Contact: Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bill@hatsoffdesign.com
45 Mount Hermon Road, Gill MA 01354 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office: 413-522-2550
Philadelphia Area
Contact: Lathrop Nelson, ΟΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lnelson@mmwr.com
334 Fitzwater Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 215-925-1952
Omicron Alumni
Corporation President: Rob Robertson, Ο’96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rrobertson@snl.com
2407 Sunset Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 804-928-1378
Gamma Alumni
Corporation President: Robert Forsythe, Γ’99 . . . . . . . . . . . rwforsythe@bellsouth.net
3609 Mimosa Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phone: 901-238-8866
Psi Delta Alumni
Contact: Chris Wong, ΨΔ’87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cpwonger@yahoo.com
1340 Humboldt, Denver CO 80218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-861-0979
Nu Delta Alumni
Corporation President: Steven Sacco, ΝΔ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sacco7@gmail.com
12461 Hayes Court #303, Fairfax, VA 22033 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-975-7976
Want to Start an Area Alumni Association? – Contact the Chi Psi Central Office at 615-736-2520
Chi Psi: The Family Fraternity – Help Us Find Our Brothers and Our Legacies
I
n the memorial article about Former #7 Jack Jeffrey, it
was noted that there are eleven Chi Psis in Jack’s family.
At the Central Office in Jeffrey Hall, one of our many
responsibilities includes maintaining a master roll of the
Brothers from all our Alphas. From time to time, we find the
opportunity to (re)discover “lost” Brothers … Recently, the
Rev. Canon Lorne Coyle, X’72 was brought back into the fold.
He was #1 and Pledge Educator at Alpha Chi and the son of
Lorne Coyle, X’48. When he contacted our jeweler for a new
Badge, he found he wasn’t on file. We were glad to reconnect,
of course. We know that a number of men from Alpha Chi were
never recorded on the national rolls. If you know a Brother who
hasn’t heard from Chi Psi in a while, have him call the Central
Office or visit www.chipsi.org and register for Chi Psi’s online
community!
We do not have as accurate a record as we would like of our
family legacies. If you are one of a number of Chi Psis in your family, we’d like to hear from you about it. How many Chi Psi relatives
do you have? And how has it influenced your life and that of the
relatives?
Leadership Directory
33
The Official Chi Psi Store
Order today at www.chipsi.org or call Chi Psi at 615-763-2520
The First Fraternity on the Web:
www.chipsi.org
168th Annual Convention Schedule At-a-Glance
Wednesday 29 July
• Dinner in The Great Hall at Duke 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. Registration open each day until 7:00 P.M.
• Opening Session of The Spencer Leadership Institute & Program for Leadership Development
Thursday 30 July
• Spencer Leadership Institute for #1s, #4s, and Recruitment delegates
• The Chi Psi Educational Trust Awards Dinner at the Duke Law School Atrium: 7:00 - 9:30 P.M.
Friday 31 July
• Memorial Service at Duke Chapel, including a remembrance of Malcolm D. “Jack” Jeffrey: 9:00 A.M.
• Spencer Institute. Afternoon tour of Cameron Indoor Stadium and Duke Basketball facilities
• Barbeque and Games on Duke University’s Keohane Quad; Social Hour at Putting Green, WD Inn
Saturday 1 August
• Convention Business Sessions: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
• The 168th Annual Convention Official Photograph at Duke Chapel: 6:00 P.M.
• Final Convention Banquet, The President’s Terrace & Gallery, Washington Duke Inn: 7:00 P.M.
34
168th Convention
168th Convention 29 July
to 2 August 2009 at Duke
in Durham, North Carolina
Continued from Back Cover:
encounter dinosaurs on a prehistoric trail, view NASA artifacts, and ride a train
through a wildlife sanctuary. The three-story Magic Wings Butterfly House has a
tropical butterfly conservatory. Durham is a great place for all kinds of shopping.
Variety in Durham is no problem. Downtown shops thrive in the west end.
Anchored by namesake Brightleaf Square, which is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places, buildings include turn-of-the-century brick tobacco warehouses
with art galleries, jewelers, clothiers, and specialty shops. The Streets at Southpoint
is a super-regional mall including an outdoor cityscape called Main Street, having
over 1.3 million square feet of retail space, and more than 150 shops and restaurants. The regional mall is recognized as one of the nation’s “10 great places to
spend it all in one place.” And no one should visit Durham without a trip to the
famous Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Chapel Hill and Raleigh are also within minutes of Durham for those who
might want to visit the other corners of the Triangle. Rest assured that you will not
run out of things to do. You may make your hotel reservations now by calling the
Washington Duke Inn at 1-800-443-3853. Tell the reservations clerk you are with
Chi Psi (group code 179832) to receive the Convention rate. Or you may make
your reservations online: www.chipsi.org.
168th Convention
35
Join Us for Chi Psi’s 168th Convention
from 29 July - 2 August 2009 in Durham,
North Carolina at Duke University!
S
IGMA DELTA will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of
the Alpha’s chartering by hosting the 168th Annual
Chi Psi Convention. Our gathering will be centered
on Duke University’s beautiful gothic West Campus.
Our Convention sessions, Formal Banquet, and alumni
lodging will be on campus at the Washington Duke Inn
& Golf Club.
The Inn, a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning luxury
hotel, is like no other in the region. Built in the style of
an old English country inn, the hotel is nestled on a 300acre site featuring the Duke University Golf Course, 271
elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites, the awardwinning Fairview Dining Room, the Bull Durham Bar,
and outstanding meeting facilities for Chi Psi.
The host committee has planned a full schedule of
activities, including an opportunity to visit Krzyzewskiville
and play basketball in Duke’s famed Cameron Indoor
Stadium. For golfers, the beautiful 18-hole championship
Duke University Golf Course is right outside your room.
It is the only Robert Trent Jones-designed course in the
region, and is considered one of the top golf courses in
North Carolina.
On campus, you will want to visit Duke Chapel and
the Nasher Museum of Art, and consider the Duke Lemur
Center, the world’s largest sanctuary for rare and
endangered prosimian primates. The Sarah P. Duke
Gardens provide a place of beauty, education, horticulture,
solitude, discovery, study, renewal and inspiration. The
Duke Gardens are often referred to as the “Crown Jewel of
Duke University.” Fifty-five acres in the center of the
University’s West Campus, adjacent to Duke University
Medical Center, the premier public gardens bring in more
than 300,000 visitors from all over the world each year.
For those who wish to venture off campus, you will
find interesting shops and nationally acclaimed local
restaurants. At the North Carolina Museum of Life and
Science, visitors can (Story continued inside back cover)
The Purple and Gold, Journal of Chi Psi Fraternity
Jeffrey Hall
45 Rutledge Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37210-2042
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Nonprofit Organization
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
Permit No. 4416
Columbus, Ohio

The Purple and Gold

Transcription

Similar documents

WHotel

biography - I Am Chi City

RS Series Brochure

ePPa CSr CerTIfICaTIon fIrST dozen honoured

1974 Dec. Chi Zetagram - Chi Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha

PSI Presentation - Peaceful Schools International

Alpha Kappa Psi Important Dates for the 2013 Spring Semester

! Niagara Fallsview Casino Bus Stop !

Golden Cogwheel V37I1 - Psi Upsilon Society of Georgia

February - Community Health of South Florida