Columbia University College of Pharmacy - Apothekan Yearbook (New York, NY)

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KAPPA P5I KAPPA PSI: First Row: Robert Marraro: Secretary, James Scheandia: Regent, James Simpkins: Vice-Regent, Robert Luckey : Treasurer. Second Row. Professor Michael Clay, William Tillman, Sandro Walsh: Chaplain, Gerry O ' Conner: Historian, Louis Guarnaschelli. On December 15, 1879 Kappa Psi Pharmaceuti- cal Fraternity was founded at the Medical College of Virginia. This was the first Greek letter society to be established in the colleges of pharmacy in this country. Nine years later, in 1888, Gamma Chapter, Kappa Psi ' s unit in Columbia University College of Pharmacy, was organized. Kappa Psi is a strictly pharmaceutical fraternity which limits its chapters to college of pharmacy holding membership in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The Fraternity colors are scarlet and cadet gray. The flower is the red car- nation and the badge is a diamond displaying a harlequin mask. The society was formed to cement the friendships of college days. Its objectives are to unite in fraternal bonds persons of high moral char- acter; the building of college and professional as- sociations into a sturdy foundation for campus, so- 28 cial, and professional life; and the promotion of scholarship. In pursuing the first two objectives, two types of chapters have been formed, viz., Collegiate, fifty- two of which are now flourishing throughout the United States, and Graduate, presently numbering thirty-six. The third objective is given practical ex- pression in CUCP by the Kappa Psi Medal. This is Gamma Chapter ' s annual award to that member of the student body attaining the highest scholastic standing throughout his or her four years of study. Kappa Psi ' s aims are to provide fellowship and mutual aid for its members, and to live up to the principles of maintaining and promoting the ethics and standards of the profession of Pharmacy. We of Gamma Chapter wish all the graduates of 1955 the best of luck in their new endeavors in Pharmacy.

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DELTA SIGMA THETA DELTA SIGMA THETA: Front Row {kneeling): Kalmon Slovin, Fred Lehine, Robert Wolfson, Sherry Goldsobel, Murray Steinfeld, Arnold Gans, Bernie Waldinger, Barry Popper. Second Row: William Levine, Dick Soloway, Milt Levinson, Stuart Tobin, Prof. F. J. Pokorny, Robert Williams, Don Ebersman, Herbert Dashowitz. Third Row: George Zographi, Don Sahr, Stan Leblang, Ave Nadell, Irv Patcher, Alvin Gorenberg, Mitch Laiks. Barry Rubin, Vin- cent -Salvatore, Melvin Epstein, Warren Peltzman, Jules Schechner, Mel Merckel, Al Golub, Clive Wise, Herbert Seid- litz, Arnold Swartz, Daniel Elber. Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, this is Delta Sigma Theta. The only Pharmaceutical Fraternity in existence, which ties these three monuments of the healing arts together. Approximately fifty years ago there existed an organization known as the Mortar and Pestle Club. This club was formed out of a desire of its founders to offer fellowship for the students of Brooklyn College of Pharmacy. This organization was formed on the basis that anyone who wanted to join, could do so regardless of his race, religion, nationality or political background. In later years the members found it necessary to provide a link between the different medical professions in order to give the Pharmacist a better opportunity to meet the Physi- cian on his own level. This is how the Delta Sigma Theta was formed. 27 The Fraternity is now run as it was then, on the true democratic principle of admission to all with no questions asked except that he be of fine char- acter and have a high moral standing. To bring the Fraternity up to date, a monthly journal is published for the enjoyment of the broth- ers; dances are held in the spring and fall. The Fraternity Bowling Team won the Inter-Fraternity Contest held last year. Meetings are held in which the brothers have the opportunity to hear such men as Dr. Abner Weissman a leader in the field of Gynecology and Dr. Harry Goldberg a leader in the field of Podiatry. This is the Mortar and Pestle Club living again. This is Medicine, this is Pharmacy — this is Delta Sigma Theta.

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It HO Fl PHI RHO PI PHI: First row. Boyd Goodfriend. Paul Rothstein, AI Stitch, Mel Silverman, Myron Miller. Marv Abrams. Second row. Richard Schwartz, Bill Spage, Warren Wolfe, Fred Woogin, Bob Havranek, Charles Sorkin, Ted Kowitt. Third row. Don Kissil, Bill Messinger, Dick Wachs, Shelly Gordon, Bill Eisenman, Don Meyeroff, Shelly Kleinberg. Ira Kandell, Al Goldstein, Fred Hashinsky, Marty Eichman, Ed Elkowitz. Fourth row: Joe Hirt, Walt Stullman, Stan Gratt, Don Rosenberg, Gil Goetz, Ed Cohen, Howie Hendier, Jack Cohen, Bob Fishmaji, Lee Jozwiak, Hal Stern. The Rho Pi Phi Fraternity was established at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston in 1919. Two years later, December 26, 1921, a third chapter was organized. This chapter was Gamma Chapter at Columbia College of Pharmacy. Rho Pi Phi is a member of the Professional Inter- Fraternity Conference organized to encourage high scholarship, professional research, advancement of professional ethics, and the promotion of a spirit of comity among the professional fraternities. In the field of research, Rho Pi Phi just recently donated .315,000 to aid in the fight against leukemia. To further our encouragement of research Rho Pi Phi foundation was established to spearhead the work. Here at Columbia, Rho Pi Phi offers an award of S100 annually, for excel- lence in courses of the Pharmacy Department. Rhi Pi Phi is a growing organization, just as the Pharmaceutical Profession is still growing. We 29 are now represented in sixteen Grade ' A ' colleges throughout the United States and Canada and six- teen alumni clubs represent the pharmaceutical pro- fession in the two countries. During the past years we have had able leader- ship from within our chapter and helpful guidance from our New York Alumni Club. In the past four years, our chapter has had many memorable affairs held at such places as the Waldorf-Astoria and the Hotel Statler and the Glen Island Casino. We can only say that our stay at CUCP was made more pleasurable by belonging to Ropes . The officers who have guided Gamma Chapter with excellent capability during ' 54 - ' 55 are: Fred Woogin: Chancellor; Bob Havranek: Vice-Chancel- lor: Warren Wolfe: Recording Scribe: Charles Sor- kin: Guardian Exchequer; Ted Kowitt: Corre- sponding Scribe.