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

ILLINOIS ALPHA ENTERTAINMENT PLAN RECOMMENDED
A practice which Illinois Alpha at Northwestern has put into operation this past semester is one which might well be
adopted by all Phi chapters. Each Thursday night at dinner the chapter has entertained one or two prominent men from the
Chicago area. Recently Harold (Red) Grange, famed all-time, All-American football player, and ex-Senator (from Illinois)
C. Wayland (Curly) Brooks were guests of the chapter. Pictured above are Chapter President Mike Connor, Activities
Chturman Dick Boronow, who arranged for the guests each week, Mr. Grange, Senator' Brooks, and the latter's son.
Brother John Peavy.
^A9) Chapter Nev^^s in Brief %9
ALABAMA ALPHA, University of Alabama.—The
brothers at Alabama Alpha were delighted with the smashing
victory of William Chesley Bowman, III, in the election
for secretary-treasurer of the school of engineering,
inasmuch as he directed his vigorous campaign from his
bed in the Druid City Hospital. The Fall rush season was
highlighted by the annual Christmas party. Count Darling
acted as Santa and the Phikeias entertained with a skit.
Music was provided by the Capstoners from 4 to 10 P.M.,
and, all in all, it was a highly successful party. Shortly
after Christmas Donald Carmichael, nephew of Dr. O. C.
C^armichael, president of the University of Alabama, went
to New Orleans in the finals of the Rhodes Scholarship
competition, but, unfortunatdy, was eliminated. The entire
chapter congratulates eigliteen-year-old Donald, who
will enter Johns Hopkins Medical School next Fall. The
Fall semester was climaxed by the initiation of three new
brothers: David Bates, Jack Hand and Alonzo Lee, all of
Birmingham. Final preparation is being made for a work
week during which extensive repair and improvement
will be made on the chapter house. The Fhikdas will
participate in this as the last phase of their pledge training.
The Spring rush season opened February 13 with a
house dance for Birmingham rushees. In addition, there
will be four more rush parties this Spring, with the last
big event, our annual Honky-Tonk party, expected to
put Alabama Alpha on top HUGH MALLORY, III, Reporter.
ALABAMA BETA
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
NO letter received.
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ALBERTA ALPHA
University of Alberta
NO letter received.
ARIZONA ALPHA, University of Arizona.—^With our
atmual stag Christmas diimer, sodal festivities ended for
the first semester and the television set was quiet for
weeks as final exams approached. But the festivities started
again in the second semester with a party at the Sleepy
Peppers Inn and a moonlight picnic on the desert. Noted
dinner guests in the past weeks have been the deans of
men and women and the Tucson Mothers' Club. A new
project was begim with the purchase of a few new pieces
of furniture to make our old home more livable until
plans for a new house are started. The coming of Spring
is heralded by the fraternity ping pong tournament and
the bicyde race down Mount Lemmon. Good things are
expected this Spring from the four Phis on the varsity
track team: Rusty Rumney, Bob Gemmell, BiU Kordsiemon
and Ed Laverty; and hopes are high that we will
again be victorious in the annual Spring events—the sing,
varsity show, and the carnival.—^LEE PERRY, Reporter.
ARKANSAS ALPHA, University of Arkansas.—^Arkansas
Alpha has once again conduded a successful Fall semester.
The Phis are well represented on the Arkansas basketbaU
team by Norman Smith, who is the team's third highest
scorer during the season. Sam Boyce, a stalwart member
of the chapter, graduated from the students' ranks at the
end of the FaU semester. A banquet was given in his
honor at the house, and then the diapter and thdr dates
went dandng. The Blue and White is ridmg low in intramurals
because of several tough breaks. We have lost 5