American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Phi Sigma Sigma Eilene Litvak, Robbin Marks, Cathy Grim, Laurie Weiss. Alpha Chi Omega

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founded the fraternity on the basis of scholarship, community service and broth- erhood. Nu Beta chapter has committed it- self to community projects ranging from fund raising for the Friendship House in S.E. to sponsoring a Halloween party for kids to contributing to the Million Dollar Drive, which the fraternity sponsored on behalf of the N.A.A.C.P.. National Urban League and the United Negro College Fund. The fifteen founders of Nu Beta chapter are Anthony Williams, Joseph Ferguson. Darion Thomas, John Garnett, Adrian (Lucky) Brevard, Daniel Robinson IV, Earl Jennings, Benjamin Bowles, Robert Kelley, Eddie Oliver, Robert Butts, Donald DeVille, Mark Trice, Michael Ree- ves and Donald Edwards. Our Chapter Advisor is Rowland Martin of the Student Activities and Special Services office. Phi Sigma Sigma, the first non-sectarian sorority in the United States, was founded at Hunter College in 1913. Presently the Beta Upsilon chapter is active at American University, raising funds continuously throughout the year for the Kidney Foun- dation. They enjoy a close friendship with their own sisters and also with those of so- rority houses throughout the country, and they pride themselves on the diversity of their sisters. On the A.U. campus Phi Sigma Sigma sisters hold winter and spring formats, holiday parties and study breaks with other Greeks on campus. During the 78- ' 79 school year they took part in such ac- tivities as auctions, ice skating and pot luck dinners. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was Row 1 — Donna Shira, Jackie Smith. Row 2 — Kathy Baisden, Margie Stauffer, Marie Gladye. Tina Eder- man. Maggie Wolff. Dawn Peters.

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founded at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, in 1865. It was the first fraternity founded after the Civil War, and it is one of the oldest social organiza- tions in the nation. The Epsilon Iota chap- ter of Alpha Tau Omega was founded on January 30, 1943, here at American Uni- versity. The brotherhood has, however, been associated with this campus since 1928, when, until 1943, it was known as Alpha Theta Phi. Today the Epsilon Iota chapter of Alpha Tau Omega is an active and growing cam- pus organization of thirty-one brothers and pledges. A.T.O. has a long history of community service here at A.U. The most recent endeavors in the area of social ser- vice have been raising money for both the Alpha Epsilon Pi Eli Fatterman, Mark Polack, Marc Duber, Ronnie Dresner, Joe Seawell, Jim Sitpe. Rich Hansler. Joel Feldman, Bruce Taub, Jeff Newman, Marshall Au- ron, Lee Rawitz, Lee Mitterer, Scott Richter, Jim Blanstein, Abe Lowenstein, Scott Hildebrand, Eric Portnoy. Neil Rosen. Doug Sonetas, Kent Roman, Don Deem, David Weiner, Mike Kirk. Steve Ungar, Dave Olafson, Eric Feldman. Rob Engel, Mike Dresner, Scott Becker, Pete Vimonen, Kevin Rich, Jeff Kahan, Richard Skobel, Art Maxham, Brian Armstrong, CD. Horwitz. Alan Lavin. Rob Green- burg. Phil Horowitz, Keith Lewis. National Epilepsy and Leukemia Founda- tions. Throughout the year, A.T.O. offered several parties that were open to the entire campus in addition to closed in-house par- ties. A.T.O. has also kept active in intra- mural sports. While they have not won any championships lately, they have ad- vanced to the semi-finals and the finals in the areas of softball, bowling and basket- ball. The A.T.O. officers of the 1978-79 year were: president — Randy Gleit, vice- president — Rodger Petrocelli, treasurer — Jon Krongard, and secretary — Lee Potter. Under these officers the brother- hood has striven to become a visible and active organization at American Universi- ty. [uuu