1953–54 Volume 78 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

114 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for November, 1953
NEW BROTHERS IN THE BOND
Men pictured above were initiated by Florida Alpha last Spring. They are, FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Dick Kemen,
John Overshiner, Joe Schlegel, Mills Tuttle, Jerry Cordray, Jim Hartnett, Kiki Wise. SECOND ROW: Tom McDonald,
W. K. Price, Jack Gilbert, Bill Bailey, Tom Byrd, Harry Beverly, Jim Wiles. BACK ROW: Jim Upp, Charley Posey,
Charlie Grace, Charlie Reiff, Al Brannan, Nick Blitz, Jerry Robbins.
mer months with the laying of asphalt tile In many of
the bathrooms and the decorating of the bedrooms on
the second and third floors. The Initiation ball honoring,
the Spring pledge class of 1953 was given October 10.—
DON R. DAVES, Reporter.
COLORADO ALPHA, University of Colorado.—The
Colorado Alpha chapter of * 4 9 began the 1953 academic
year quite as successfuUy as last year. Three brothers
returned from service, and another transferred from
the University ot Southern California. With these additions
and those of our outstanding pledge class the chapter
looks in good enough form to repeat last year's fine
accomplishments, when we placed high in intramurals,
campus activities, and were ranked fourth scholastically on
campus. The famous Colorado Alpha Woodchoppers Ball
has been scheduled for November 21, climaxing an
earnest anticipation since the last was held in 1950. No
little preparation has been made for the most gala festival
in three years. Intramural football, water polo, and
bowUng squads are in tuU swing and Phikeias are contributing
a good deal to the teams. This is due mainly to
the tact that another record number were pledged this
Fall. Nine additional pledges were added last year during
open rush, and we hope with one or two more
pledging this Fall a very satisfactory capacity will be
attained. Thus tar we have one additional pledge from
open rush. The new Phikeias are: Lewis T. Kuhre and
Terry L. Clark, Loveland; David R. Clair, Frank F.
Colburn and Gerald Garland, Denver; Tom Holcomb,
Jr., Colorado Springs; Larry L. Stark, La Junta; Donglas
K. Stewart and Raymond L. Wahl, Jr., Loveland;
WiUiam H. Haze, Jr., Altadena, Calif.; Richard V.
Moore, Los Angeles, Calif.; John S. Symonds, San Fernando,
Calif.; John McLean Griffith, Jr., Taylor, Tex.;
Stewart L. Phelps, Houston, Tex.; Edward C. Becker,
Crete, lU.; Leroy T. Borchman, Rockford, lU.; Philip
S. Brockinton and Ronald J. Carlson, Clarendon Hills,
111.; Joseph F. Cemy, Braidwood, lU.; Peter DeWitt
Cook, Hinsdale, lU.; John D. Ficke, Crete, 111.; Sean
O'NeU, Winnetka, lU.; Jack B. SheUabarger, Lakebluff,
lU.; William H. Snively, Rockford, 111.; James D. Gardner,
Shenandoah, Iowa; Keith E. Krause, Des Moines,
Iowa; Douglas McDonald and Alden D. Shuler, Davenport,
Iowa; Tom C. Kurth, Milwaukee, Wis.; George E.
Slezak, Jr., Oconomowoc, Wis.; Daniel N. League, Jr.,
Kansas City, Mo.; William P. Mytton, St. Joseph, Mo.;
James K. Cadle, Leavenworth, Kan.; Dean L. Wilcox,
president. Lamed, Kan.; Bruce Braille, South Aberdeen
Forks, S.D.; Kenneth A. Vernon, BiUings, Mont.; James
F. Kirkpatric, Tulsa, Okla.; Lawrence E. Smith, Jr..
Cleveland, Ohio; Howard W. BesseU, Manhasset, N.Y.,
and David B. AUen, Malvem, Pa FORREST S. KNOX, JR.,
Reporter,
COLORADO BETA, Colorado CoUege.—Rush week
was very successful. We gave fewer bids and pledged
more men than any ot the other fraternities on campus.
The following men are well started on the road to becoming
Phis: James Bjorkman, Knoxville, 111.; Otis
Burns, Los Angeles, Calif.; Leonard Cole, Bogota, Colombia,
South America; James Fowler, Iowa City, Iowa;
Thomas Hinsdale, Los Angeles, Calif.; Sumner Lloyd,
Laguna Beach, Calif.; Edward Lott, Millbrook, N.Y.;
Robert Maxwell and Avery McCarthy, Pasadena, Calif.;
Bob Moore, Falls Village, Conn.; Stanley Reid, Puebla;
Jerry Schmidt, Mankato, Minn.; Todd Sermon, Independence,
Mo.; Theron Sills, Newton, Kan.; Charles
Swallow, Cambridge City, Ind.; John Vilmont, Waverly,
Iowa; Richard Walker, San Francisco, CaUt.; Keith Warrenburgh,
Colorado Springs; Norman Spears, Elgin, lU.;
Duane Wolf, Ord, Neb.; James Weaver, St. Louis, Mo.,
and Darrel Miller, Pueblo. Our Pikes Peak Phi publication
helped greatly in our rush program. It was mailed
to aU Freshman men just before they left home for college.
In athletics we have been successful so far. Under
the intramural program we have won both of our
football games and in tennis we have won the first three
matches. We have retained the Z X Scholarship Trophy
during the last four semesters. Last semester our average
was above the all men's average and that of any other men's
organization. Colorado Beta is also proud of the John Esden