Chicago College of Optometry - Focus Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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u MRL er NATIONAL OPTOMETRIC FRATERNITY LAWRENCE ZICK . EDWARD SEBASTIAN STANLEY LAUSEN . CONRAD TETREAU . GORDON W. LAWSON DWIGHT STEPHENS . BUFORD KIDD . JAY C. NATCHEZ .

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Phi Theta Upsilon international Optometric Fraternity, founded in 1924, is dedicated to the advancement of optometry as a profession and to the cultivation of a spirit of brotherhood among its members. ln order to advance the profession of op- tometry, Zeta Chapter strives to improve the calibre of men entering the field. Scholarship and leadership are therefore encouraged and awards are presented to the two brothers in the graduat- ing class who have excelled in these endeavors. A membership is maintained in the American Optometric Foundation to help support research education, while within the Chapter there is a Committee on Professional Advancement. Fellowship is essential to a spirit of brother- hood in any organization. Therefore, supple- mentary to its professional aspects, Zeta Chapter is active in both athletic and social functions. The highlight of social activities is the formal dance given at the end of the semester for the graduating brothers. ln addition to the more im- portant social functions, are the informal parties that are given frequently. An invaluable asset to the Chapter is the Zeta Club, composed of the wives of the active members. This club maintains its own calendar of social events and aids in the promotion of the ideals of Phi Theta Upsilon. Alumni and honorary members of Zeta Chapter of P.'f.U. include many outstanding men in the field of optometry, among whom are: Dr. l-larry S. Pine, past president of the American Optometric Association, Dr. Glenn l-l. Moore, past president of the illinois Optometric Associa- tion, Dr. Newton K. Wesley and Dr. George N. jessen, founders of the American Optometric Center, and Morton L. Abram, l..L.B., D.O.S., Executive Vice-President of the Chicago College of Optometry.

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Mu Sigma Pi was founded in January, 1932 with Dr. Eugene Freeman as sponsor. l-laving its beginning at Northern illinois College of Optometry, the Alpha Chapter evolved laying the groundwork for one of the foremost optometric fraternities in the nation. The fundamental precepts upon which the fraternity was founded was to afford the opportunities and privileges accorded only membersof a professional fraternity. To promote the highest standardsofoptometry, to form a close fraternal union among its mem- bers, to foster and maintain a spirit of mutual moral aid and support, to encourage research in the field of optometry, to pro- mote education along modern trends, to instill and maintain in the hearts of its members a love for our chosen profession and loyalty to our Alma Mater are the principle aims of Mu Sigma Pi. On April Q3, 1950, thirty six pledges of the Chicago College of Optometry were Sai X -,.,.-ov' f . iaamessu- initiated into the fraternity by the Alpha Chapter. With Dr. David D. Michaels as faculty sponsor, these pledges became the nucleus of the Beta Chapter at our college. Since its inception, the Beta Chapter of Mu Sigma Pi has proudly presented a number of educational endeavors and par- ticipated in all inter- fraternity functions with great zeal. A dinner sponsored by the fra- ternityduringthe Great Lakes Congress af- forded the members the opportunity to meet and exchange views with many great not- ables in the optometric field. Mu Sigma Pi has extablished itself as a great producer of honor students and is justly proud of having contributed to the optometric profession such dynamic names as Eugene Freeman, jack Copeland, lrving B. Borish and David D. Michaels. Among its celebrated honorary members are such notables as Drs. Z. john Bruce Schoen, Morton l.. Abram, Leo Manas, E. R. Tennant, Sam l.. Udell, Milton Sternberg and M. A. Masuolfa. Sl