University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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In the fall of 1976, Alpha Kh under- went a major change. For the first time the previously all male fraternity took in a co-ed pledge class due ii a ruling made by the Department of Health. Education and Welfare. The organiza- tion was forced to go co-ed or lose recognition from which would cause Alpha Rho to lose its charter. The chapter weathered the change and soon became 50 percent women. Alpha Rho achieved many honors. Among these were being the only Alpha Phi Omega chapter to have two national presidents from its ranks. On the lighter side, they also held a Texas record for holding 77 people in a truck. Alpha Rho of APO was founded upon three cardinal principles: friendship, leadership and service. As Missy Ray checks a UT ID required for voting in the College of Business Administration elections, Roland Andrade finds out more about the process. Volunteers from APO manned booths during the fall polling. Photo by Bev Cotton Clinton Bradley shows his surprise after fin- ding the ball. A beeper on the ball enables players to find it by sound, not sight. Photo by Kevin Gutting Alpha Phi Omega 327

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sary, a spirit group was created within the fraternity. This group, the Silver Spiriters, was comprised of members who were extremely devoted to Alpha Rho. It was their duty to help the chapter at any time. The group dis- banded in the spring of 1985, 25 years after their creation. Spirit groups that weren ' t quite so serious formed after the 1960s included Rho Chi Phi, Scrounge Patrol, Chowhounds, Alpha Jocks, Black- hats and finally the Alpha Rock ' n Rollers. Another event that continued through the years was the blood drive. Started in 1970, this project helped the community immensely. A resident of Central Texas Nursing Home receives a little sunshine as a result of the APO Pet-A-Pup effort. Photo by Kevin Gutting Cheered on by APO members, Dennis Sabella, a student at the Texas School for the Blind, prepares to take a swing at tee-ball. - Photo by Kevin Gutting r While at bat in a game of tee-ball, TSB student Mike Mena accepts brotherly direction from Joe Issacs. Photo by Kevin Gutting 326 Alpha Phi Omega

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. ) =-....;-- , . ., . ... .:.-. . . CANTERBURY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Faith instills desire to serve by DIANA WOLFE { 4 T ) leased are those who seek to [J understand their own ex- perience honestly enough to admit they are not self-sufficient nor ever will be, said the reverend Seth Deleery of All Saints Episcopal Church. In a sentence, this was what the Canterbury Associa- tion of Episcopal Students meant to its members. Deleery said the Canterbury was a place for anyone to come and study, talk, watch TV, make new friends, ask advice, or express an opi- nion. Members ranged from freshmen to doctoral candidates and professors. The Canterbury existed as a separate entity from All Saints Episcopal Church where it was located, but worked closely with Deleery. Every Wednesday evening Canterbury members cooked dinner and held a church service which the students helped to plan. The chapter As he prepares to field a bit of food, Benjamin Schumacher shows perfect form. Dinners were served every Wednesday. Photo by Jim Sigmon went on weekend retreats, played in- tramural sports, held Bible studies, had guest speakers, weekly TGIFs and movies. The senior wardens of the Canterbury felt one of their most meaningful ac- tivities was their monthly visits to the Travis State School for the Mentally Retarded. They realize that people do not have to come and visit them. They come running out of their dormitories to greet us, said Becca Carskadden, a senior warden of the Canterbury. Each time the Canterbury visited they threw a party for a dorm, sang songs, played music and served refreshments. Pete Moynihan, a senior warden, felt the students grew from this experience by learning to appreciate their own lives. You learn that they are people too and can sometimes get their feelings hurt, he said. I I v FIRST ROW: Sharon Ann Burgess, Kimberley Rose Cousins, Ruth Claire Shawhan, James Neal Blanton, Alice Virginia Clark, Kathy M. Hildehrandt, Seth M. DeLeery. SECOND ROW: Deborah Susan Rose, Rebecca Carskad- den, Steffanie Maurine Audel, Edwena Anne Pennybacker, Sharron Leslie Cox, Gary Elliot Bilendy, Julieanne Jean Schlech, Romana Elisabeth Sauter, Jennifer Sue Ruffner, Lucretia Elizabeth England. THIRD ROW: Juan Emilio Herrera, Margaret Giles Hutchinson, Rebecca Suzanne Hall, Molly Elizabeth Haws, Jane Ellen Jackson, Elizabeth A. Haralson, Lisa Kaye Staf- ford, Jack Horton, Danielle Rene Comby, Stephanie Ann May. FOURTH 328 Canterbury Students Association ROW: Sally Louise Hall, Glenn S. Rhodes, Peter L. Attwell, David Weldon Fleming, James Gray Williamson, Tim J. Kazan, Tim I. Mustain, David Brent Tatum, Cynthia Gail Kohler. FIFTH ROW: Peter Richard Moynihan, Douglas Alan McGookey, Carl Robert Deckard, Robert Edwin Foster, Stephen Andrew Haney, Stephen R. Durie, Benjamin Wade Schumacher, Michael Alan McGlouchlin, William Frederick Dingus, Jean Alvares, Melanie Virginia Best, Paul David Pennybacker. Photo by Karen Messerman