University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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The Polygon, founded in 1911 to oversee fraternity rushing and to settle inter-fraternity dis- putes, has in these post-war years increased its scope to include all matters of fraternal interest. Representatives are sent to the National Inter- fraternal Conference to discuss common problems with undergraduates from colleges in every section of the country. Closer ties have been effected PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Kenneth Parris Richard Blackington with the Inter-fraternity Council founded here during the war years. Governed by Officers chosen impartially from among the representatives of each Fraternity, Poly- gon cannot be influenced unduly by any single unit or small clique. Always a governing board, Polygon now has become a sounding board for the fraternities. SECRETARY TREASURER Robert Mason Owen Kwasha MEMBERS RHO IOTA KAPPA — Kenneth O ' Brien, Roy Corr THETA CHI — Austin Dwyer, Hubert Keenan PHI GAMMA DELTA — William Hinshaw, Raymond Smith SIGMA CHI Robert Mason, Walter Vargas LAMBDA CHI — James McColl, Richard Anderson SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON — James Mulvey, Russell Mulvey ALPHA EPSILON PI — Owen Kwasha, Morton Gross PHI MU DELTA — Dan Nickerson, Richard Staats TAU KAPPA EPSILON — Robert Lanyon, Robert Pannone PHI SIGMA KAPPA — Kenneth Parris, Donald Steen ALPHA TAU GAMMA — Thomas Fanning, Neil Brennen TAU EPSILON PHI — Richard Blackington, Selwyn Miller SIGMA PI — John DiMartino, George Nazarian PHI KAPPA THETA Don L ' Heureux, Charles McOsker BETA PSI ALPHA — Joseph Calise, Thom. Pignatelli 16

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Irt Row: D Tinly, H Onoyan, J Nugent. B. Soscia, R Corr, B Foster, D Roche, T Conroy Ind Row: A Panteleakos, J. Redding R Dalton, A. D Amico, R Mag.ll, M Murphy, V, Magg.oh, A Falcone 3rd Row: P. Cato, E Murphy, N LaGaeua, R Sp.lccki l Wood J L.zotf K O ' Brien. 4th Row: R. Roy, A. Adamopoulu. J Lennon, W. Sardellt, W Redding, J, O ' Neil. On October 15, 1908 Rho Iota Kappa, the first fraternity on campus, was organized The present chapter house was opened in 1927 and is indeed a tribute to the fraternal organizations on the campus. The Grist of 1909 said of the movement for fraternity organization: Fraternity spirit, if cultivated in the proper direction, is of inestimable value to the college man in creating that feeling of brotherly love which all college men should have toward one another. The fraternity experi- ment is still in its infancy on the campus and it is everyone ' s hope that R.I.K. will show the way. Throughout the years Rho lota Kappa has continued to follow the principles of good fellowship and brotherhood. Excell ng in athletic and scholastic ways, R.l K. has indeed fulfilled the desire of the Grist of 1909. 18