Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Fredericks Campbell Carlson Cheffy Cookston Garlove Greer Hand Johnson Judy Kaplansky Kohn Miller Moritz Nelson Peterseim Schmuck Shilliday Sugarman Walkup Wollins Young Eee DED in 1923 as a local honorary, Romophos worked to further the interests of the Sophomore class and the stimula- tion of school spirit. This is the Sophomore honorary, composed of men who at the end of their Freshman year have shown out- standing initiative and leadership abilities. Members are selected on the basis of leadership in activities, scholarship and character. During Orientation Week, the members assisted as ushers at the President's Convocation, and helped with many of the May Week festivities. A group of the men went to the Northwestern game, and attracted much attention wearing their red fezes. “Buckeye Brevities,” a Romophos-Sponsored project pro- : vided an opportunity for talented students. to perform and Officers helped to maintain a high faculty-student relations spirit. Bill Judy, PrésWlens Meetings were held every two weeks at various fraternity Douglas Shilliday, Vice President houses, and the members tried to promote the scholarship and Dick Schmuck, Secretary interest of the students in State’s interesting traditions. Pave, Core bell ca rasieres Officers of this year’s cabinet were Bill Judy, President; Douglas Shilliday, Vice President; Dick Schmuck, Secretary; and Dave Campbell, Treasurer. The cabinet planned and offici- ated at the initiation and informal banquet for new members in May Week. At the banquet, held after the informal initiation, the members learn the secrets and signs of the organization. Active participation in all activities which would benefit the campus was encouraged so that the new members would carry on old traditions.

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Adams Gingery Kreia Schwarz Andrix Burkhart Coy Cross Given Gotter Gotliffe Harris Mendenhall Montgomery Moore Mortley Smith Suid Thomas ERVING AS BIG-SISTERS to the Freshman women ts the main purpose of Mirrors, the Sophomore Women’s Honor- ary. Mirrors girls are divided into Co-Leaders, each serving as a chairman of smaller Freshman groups. Through speakers and panels the new girls learn of the campus, and its activities and traditions. Extensive programs are offered in the Winter Quar- ter to promote these activities. In the weeks preceding May Week, the Mirrors give the eligibility test to the Mid-Mirrors groups that they have been working with. Membership in Mir- rors is by invitation only, with a 2.5 point hour ratio as a mini- mum requirement. Besides the test and point hour ratio, the girls must have been active in Mid-Mirrors and outstanding in two other activities on the campus. Invitations to Mirrors are mailed to the girls selected, so that they arrive on the evening preceding May Week festivities. The girls are to wear small gold paver mirrors until 11:00 A.M. of the following day, when according to tradition they are led to watch their reflections in Mirror Lake while hearing Mirrors poems recited. This is a symbol set up by the organization to symbolize the reflections of the girl’s activities in the past, and to encourage her to move upward in the field of campus ac- tivities so that the University might benefit from the honorary group. Winter Quarter a joint banquet was held with the members of Romophos, at the Fort Hayes Officer's Club. They sponsored Candlelight Inn one week with a musical floorshow. Toops Edmondson Kehoe Nitschke Evans France Klunk Koenig Pfouts Stockwell Unkrich Wise Officers Anne Pierce, General Chairman Barbara Moore, Vice Chairman Fanne Kehoe, Secretary Carolyn Nitschke, Treasurer

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David Campbell Olof Carlson Frederick Chetty Jack Cookston Harry Erb Matt Garlove Richard Greer Robert Grimes William Hand Edwin Johnson William Judy Arthur Kaplansky UPPER RIGHT: New members of Romophos traipse down the stairs from the Senate Office in the Ohio Union where they have just completed their make-up for the informal rites of the initiation. UPPER LEFT: Identifying red fezes attract much attention from by- standers as they proceed on to part two of the informal initia- tion. The scene is at I5th and High, the gateway to the campus. LOWER RIGHT: Midnight tap- ping ceremonies catch the initi- ates most anywhere. Here retiring members wake an initiate with the clanking of chains, and then present him with a red fez, sym- bol of membership into the honor- ary. LOWER LEFT: Splashing in the make-up can be great fun, if you are awake enough to appreci- ate its beautifying results. Here in the Senate office the trans- formation takes place. Casey Fredericks Members Robert Koepnick Richard Kohn Gordon Miller Charles Moritz Robert Nelson Martin Peterseim Richard Schmuck Douglas Shilliday Robert Sugarman Park Walkup Fred Wollins Don Young