California State University Chico - Record Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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LAMBD PI PURPOSE: To meet in good fellowship for furthering the social side of campus life. The motto of Lambda Pi is Loyalty Prevailsf' HISTORY: The Lambda Pi Fraternity, the youngest social fraternity on the campus, was formed in the Pall semester of 1944. F. NEUMANN ALLARD M. BAUMAN V. BROWNELL R. DAVIES J. DAVIS H. FISH H. GORDON B. GREENE B. HOCKING J. HOCKING C. HODGES L. JUGEM L. KUHWARTH J. LINN W. MCDANIEL W. IVIESSER SMITH J. IVIURTHA S. NATHAN .gi .,.. QE 3 x ., W , J. PLEAS D. RABY Q' J. RAD1s1c1-I L. REYNoLDs R. RILEY H. RoDARMEL A. SANBORN H. SCI-IIERENBERG H. SCI-IIERENBERG M. STRONG J. TURNER W. TURNER G. WHITNEY C. WILDE D. WILSON R. WILSON S. WILSON D. WUSTENBERG

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Left: Doug,Sundby and John Hansen were quite a sight during Iota Sigma I-Iell Week. Right: Doug Sundby makes with a pose PURPOSE: To promote good fellowship among its members and among others on the campus. OFFICERS FALL SPRING .Ilm Tobin ...,., ........, . .preszlderjf ,,,,,-, ,,,,,H G Ordon Alldfedge Chris Sauer ....... ........ V ice-President ..,.., ,w,,,,-, J Ohm Sylvester Vern Schwartz ....,,..... ...ro, S ecretary ....,.. -,Yw-,, R uss Pranson I-Iugh I-Iiginbotham ....... ........ T reasurer .,.,,, ...,MM, V ern Belcher George McDougal ......, ,v,..,,, S ociczl Leader ...... .,,....... . Ray Vonasek Wes Davis ...,......... ....... . Conductor ,,,,...., o,...o C harles Alexander ACTIVITIES: Outstanding events of the Fall semester started with the Home-Coming party at the home of Gordon Alldredge. There was also a Home-Coming breakfast. The pledge dinner and dance following the formal initiation were held at the Blue Gum Lodge near Willows. Several frater- nity dances and socials were held at the Chico Art Club during the semester. A Christmas party f was given at the residence of Mr. Kidder, Iota Sigma adviser. A Fall semester pledges were Charles Alexander, Laverne Belcher, Paul Novak, John Blasin- game, Bill Owens, Ray Vonasek, and Larry Whan. The outstanding fraternity event of the Spring se-mester was the First Annual April Fool's Day Dance at Memorial I-Iall. The dance was open to the public, but was given for the enjoy- ment of the Student Body. Outstanding work on the dance was given by Floyd Carrico, Ray Vonasek, and Doug Sundby, In A dinner-dance was given at the Wagon Wheel in Oroville for the Spring pledges. The pledges were Bob Christensen, Elwood Pierce, John Hanson, George I-Iarms, Doug Sundby, Dick Thomas, and Leander Petersen. Another dinner-dance was held at the Wagon Wheel to honor the graduating seniors of Iota Sigma. I '

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Left: G. Stephens and a Lambda Pi social. Center: Time out for refreshments at a fraternity social-dance. Right: A Lambda Pi Fraternity dance. OFFICERS FALL SPRING Don Wustenberg ..,..... ....... P resident .....,... ........ M arty Bauman Marty Bauman .... --- ...... Vice-President ........ .rr..r.,.,, J ack Kuhwarth Larry Pleas .......... ...... . Secretary .,,...,,. ...,..... H oward Gordon Jim Riley ......a,,. ,..,r. T reasurer ...... ....r.,.rr G lenn Stevens Sim Nathan ........, ...,...... S oczial Leader ......... .,..... S i-m Nathan Vic Brownell .......... ....., S ergearzt-at-Arms. .r,.. ...... B ill Hocking CALENDAR oia EVENTS: ' November 9. Pledge Dance at the Chico Art Club. November l9. Founder's Day Banquet and Dance. Hotel Oaks Annex. December 17. Christmas Dance. Chico Art Club. February l l. Sweetheart Formal Dance for the Student Body at Moonlight Gardens. February 26. Winter Dance. Chico Art Club. March 26. Formal Initiation and Dance. Chico Art Club. April 22. Spring Frolic Dance. Chico Art Club. May 2. Pre-Pioneer Day Hay Ride and Dance. Chico Grange Hall. May 27. Senior Farewell Formal. Chico Art Club. June 10. Annual Farewell Picnic. OUTSTANDING EVENTS: One of the most successful of the Fall semester events was the annual Founder's Day Ban- quet and Dance held at the Hotel Oaks Annex. Many charter members and former advisers were present to help commemorate the founding of the fraternity. Many events combined to make the Spring semester one of the most noted in the pages of Lambda Pi history. The first and most important was the Sweetheart Formal Dance held for the entire Stu- dent Body. During the evening's festivities, Lois Morrow was crowned Sweetheart of Chico State for l949. This was the first event of this nature held by the fraternity and the first of a series to be held annually.