1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Installation of Maryland Alpha,University of MarylandBy NORMAN E. PRIXCEReporterNOVEMBER 10 and 11, 1930, markedthe dates of installation of N S 0 ofthe University of Maryland at CollegePark, Maryland, as Maryland Alpha,the one-hundredth chapter of $ A 0.At that time approximately seventyfivenew Phis subscribed to the Bond.N S O was organized in January,1916, by nine undergraduates and twofaculty members. $ A 0 was selectedas the goal by the local group in theearly days of its existence, and thefirst petition was presented to the nationalfraternity in 1919. Other petitionsfollowed, and N S O has hadrepresentation at every subsequentbiennial convention of * A © with theexception of the Nashville conventionin 1928.Endorsement by Brother C. O. Appleman,dean of the graduate school atthe University of Maryland, the WashingtonAlumni Club, and other prominentindividual Phis was increased bythe unanimous approval expressed atthe Penn State 'Tri-Province conventionin 1929. A favorable ballot at theDetroit convention in 1930 successfullyculminated the ten years of effort,and * A 0 became the eleventhnational fraternity on the Marylandcampus.All installation and initiation ceremonieswere performed in the newchapter house, which was opened foroccupancy last year. Beginning at10:00 A.M. on November 10, 1930,thirty-two active members were initiatedinto $ A 0. Following them thealumni were admitted. The initiationteam was composed of the followingmembers: Brothers Drake of PennsylvaniaAlpha, Lutton of PennsylvaniaKappa, O'Neill of PennsylvaniaZeta, Tallman, Rho Province president,Benedict of Pennsylvania Eta,Book of Pennsylvania Alpha, andDoyle of Virginia Gamma. On theINITIATING TEA.M, MARYLAND ALPHA INSTALLATIONLeft to right: Donald J. Drake, Lafayette; Edwin Lutton, Swarthmore; Frank A. O'Neill, Jr.,Pennsylvania; O. J. Tallman, Rho province president; J. D. Benedict, Lehtgh; Ralph A. Book,Lafayette; John R. Doyle, Jr., Randolph-Macon.[257]