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

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STANDING: L. Koresch, G. Steele, Michael Roshak, Gene Simmons, Raymond Racicot, Samuel Frankel, jerry Schwartz M. Hilsenrath, Eddie Fox. ROW 9: Stanley Maoury, Howard V. Hart, Howard Silverman, Donald Friedberg, C. Krall, Nathan Miller, G. Ground- water, Robert Raff, Stanley Stier. BOTTOM ROW: Irving Arbital, G. Spector, Carl Rosen, jerry Silverman, Robert Wilson, Hershel Stroud, Eugene Stoll- man, George Wexler, Mandel Berg. OMEGA EP ILO PHI IOTA CHAPTER OFFICERS BILL WILSON . . . . . . Chancellor JERRY SILVERMAN . . Vice-Chancellor I'IERSI IEL STROUD . . Recording Secretary CARL ROSEN . . Corresponding Secretary GENE STOLLMAN . . Treasurer This fraternity was founded in the Executive Room of Earl Hall at the Columbia University School of Optometry October 12, 1919, by Alexander Broder, Abraham L. Graubart, and Daniel D. Weiss. Today there are chapters at every Optometry College in the United States witha total member- ship of 1000. The Iota chapter was formed at Chicago College of Optometry December 12, 1948. High scholastic standards are emphasized, and to encourage the members of the profession to strive for higher attainments Omega Epsilon Phi has established several awards. These are the Omega Epsilon Phi award, first given to Doctor William Feinbloom for his worlc on the telescopic spectacle, the Andrew Cross Memorial Prize, the L. A. Farmer award, and the Joseph Scanlon award. The Iota Chapter award is given to a member of the graduating class who has performed outstanding service to the school and to his class regardless of fraternity affiliation. Omega Epsilon Phi numbers in its ranlts such well-Icnown men as: Andrew Cross, D.O.S., James P. C. Southall, M.A., Frederick A. Wall, Ph.D., Charles F. Prentice, ME., and Charles Shearcl, Ph.D. The faculty members include M. L. Abram, L.L.B., D.O.S., Eugene Freeman, Ph.D., O.D., E. R. Tennant, O.D., D.O.S., Edward R. Tobiasz, O.D., D.O.S., H.S. Wodis, Joseph Katz, O.D., John Christalcos, O.D., Joseph Shepherd, O.D., and Iunius Brodnax, O.D. Stl

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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

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I I I I I I I STANDING: john Waataja, Donald Brill, Donald Iverson, Worth Brown, R. Grunow, john Elgie, M. Collins, Willard Meese, Darwin Fowell. ROW Q: R. Melendex-Robles, Fred DeLay, john Kiraly, Bill Burton, L. Marvelli, Robert Velasco, john Bragone, Hugh Campbell, Robert Nelson, Yale Zaideman, Peter Gibbons, Bob McDonnell. BOTTOM ROW: Alfred Hoss, O.D., Cosimo Paone, Morris Galey, George Olcada, R. Loolcabaugh, Wayne Covioux, Milton Kobayashi, Bertrand Kolles, H. C. Smith. PHI THETA UPSILON ZETA CHAPTER OFFICERS WAYNE COVIOUX . . . President BOB LOOKABAUGH . Vice-President MILTON KOBAYASHI . . Secretary GEORGE OKADA . Treasurer -Phi Theta Upsilon was founded on a non-sectarian basis in 1925. The Zeta chapter at Chicago Col- lege of Optometry has a program consisting of two main parts, academic and social. It attempts to advance the profession's scholarship and leadership, and the educational and professional advance- ment committee is constantly active. Awards for scholarship and leadership, and service and athletic awards are presented to those fraternity members of the graduating class who have excelled in their endeavors. Among the highlights of the social calendar are traditional functions such as the All-School Dance and a spring picnic. There are numerous parties and the fraternity also sponsors intra-mural athletic teams-baslcetball, softball, golf, and bowling. Its members include professional men from each of the 48 states, Canada, Mexico, and South Amer- ica. Zeta Chapter maintains a department of Alumni Affairs which helps coordinate activities of the Alumni in various parts of the world. 51