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

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STANDING: P. Patterson, Floyd Lyons, Irving Peiser, john Snyder, R. Ebbers, R. jones, Pui Tsang, Herbert Winer, I Bylan, B. Rose, William Pyne, S, Rowell, G. Fryling, James Strieter, Gerald Kempner. SEAlwPajoseph Schneider, Leroy Foll4enIlil4, Robert Chang, joseph Smith, Leslie Nicholson, Gerald Cannon, Richard o yga. MU SIGMA Pl BETA CHAPTER OFFICERS GERRY CANNON . . . Chancellor JIM STRIETER . . Vice-Clwoncellor Pl LAN TSANG . . Scribe BOB EBBERS . . . . Exchequer NORMAN KREIMAN . . Record Historian JOSEPH SMITH . . Chaplain WILLIAM PYNE . . Sergeont-or-Arms Mu Sigma Pi was founded as a professional lraternity in 1933, and Beta Chapter was Iormed at Chicago College of Optometry in March ol 1950. The aims ol the Iraternity are to promote those ideals which will result in a higher standard for Optometry, to form a closer professional and social union ol the undergraduates, and to Ioster and maintain a spirit ol mutual aid and support. Well-lcnown members include C. Copeland, O.D., Eugene l:reeman,Ph.D.,O.D.,andl. B.Borisl1, O.D. 48 '-l --' H

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TCDMB 8t KEY LEFT TO RIGHT: Dave Welte, Robert Chang, jack Ullman, Rodney Mcflay, Robert Nelson, Leighton Manther, Murray Seligman, D. D. Michaels, Gerald Kempner, Frank Dedic, Wayne Bartel, Leroy Follfenflik, Richard Wlodyga, Walter Lewis, William Sumpt, William Howard. OFFICERS Tomb and Key is the honorary scholastic WALTER M. LEWIS ...... President lraternity ol Chicago College ol Optometry. It LEIGHTON MANTHER U . U Vice-president was founded lor the promotion ol the moral and social culture ol its members, devotion to the cultivation ol the intellect, mutual assistance in the honorable labors and aspirations of lile, and ROBERTJ. NELSON . . . Secretary-Treasurer RODNEY L. MCCLAY . . Sergeant-at-Arms MEMBERS all other objects worthy ol the highest aim and WAYNE CI BARTEL purpose of associated effort. Especially shall the ECQEESFLIK objgts be the promotion ol learning in the Field GERALD Ll KEMpNER o ptometry and the recognition ol the con- MURRAY SEUGMAN scientious and professional conduct ol its WILLIAM SUMPF . rr members therein. no

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STANDING: james Tenlfyck, joseph Suetholz, Cleatus Tulloch, Lincoln Underwood, Carlisle Larson, Paul Ellefson, R. Ployhar, Robert Nigro. SEATED: H. Anderson, Scalora, Bruce Rettig, R. Stewart, R. Boyenga, L. Hill, M. Gordon. OMEGA DELTA MU CHAPTER OFFICERS ROBERT STEWART . . . . President RAY BOYENGA Vice-President MERLE GORDON . . Secretary LEROY HILL . Treasurer The factors which brought about the formation ofthe first professional fraternity are not well known, but by 1870 professional schools were being established by several universities, and with them fra- ternities were founded which restricted membership to those students pursuing such professional courses. The organizations became known as professional fraternities to distinguish them from general, honorary scholarship and social fraternities. Omega Delta is a professional fraternity, was founded on January '23, 191 7, at Northern lllinois College of Optometry, and was the first in the field of Optometry. Because these fraternities designated themselves by various combinations of Greek letters, they are now known as Greek letter fraternities, and have become an integral part of the American system of higher education. The name, Omega Delta , was chosen from the Greek so that the first letter of each word would coincide with the O.D. degree of Doctor of Optometry. Omega Delta was founded to bring about closer bonds between the students, to encourage scholar- ship, to promote closer affiliation between the Optometric world and students of optometry, and to foster higher ideals and standards of professional ethics. Omega Delta has eleven undergraduate chapters, together with Alumni chapters of the various states, thus it is foremost in being not only the oldest Optometric fraternity, but the largest as well. The professional fraternity should not be considered as a fraternity which serves its members only during their undergraduate years. lndeed, one of the most distinctive and valuable services of the pro- fessional fraternity is that it provides a life-long association with men who are engaged in the same field of endeavor. Remember, a student is an undergraduate for only a few years, but he is an alumnus for life. 441