Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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Lambda Chi A Ipha ACTIVES: ROW ONE: R. Jones, A. Swcnscn, Mrs. Spearman, Dr. L. Hasclamycr, R. Springbom. ROW TWO: L. DeNeef, J. Onorato, J. Springbom, R. Ahrens, C. Luck, L. Miller, G. Maxwell. ROW THREE: J. Nelson, R. Ottman, L. Fairlic, R. Pearson. ROW FOUR: J. Eibl, J. Alvarado, C. Moushon, C. Weschler, B. WaUman. Children's Christmas On the Front Porch! Fraternity House 78

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' ' Zeta Tau Alpha was founded in October 15, 1898, at Longwood College, in Farmville, Virginia. The fraternity was chartered by the state legislature of Virginia in 1902. In 1909 it became a member of the National Panhellenic Council. The fraternity's international status was acquired in 1929 with the establishment of a chapter at the University of Manitoba. In 1918, Alpha Alpha Chapter was founded at Iowa Wesleyan College. This was also the first Zeta Chapter to be established in the state of Iowa. A busy year began with the acquisition of twelve new pledges. After 1962-63 had gotten its start, Alpha Alpha began its new season working as a group during the Homecoming activities. Winning third place in the Homecoming Float and having a Zeta Homecoming Queen (Marlys Allen) and one attendant (Dana Rogers) kept Zeta enthusiasm riding high. Zeta pledges gave their annual party for the actives in the form of a ZTA Pow-pow. Christmas caroling and the Christmas party carried them through the holidays and into the second semester. The winter formal, French Flair, was one of the year’s highlights. Having two Alpha Alpha members attend the National Convention during the summer and returning with two scholarship awards, one the highest that the fraternity gives, have been the crowning points of Zeta Tau Alpha’s 1962-63 school year.

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Lambda Chi Alpha was founded on the campus of Boston University on November 2, 1909. Its early growth was not rapid nor were its concepts immediately established. Through diligence on the part of its founders and early leaders, Lambda Chi Alpha rose to be one of the largest fraternities in the nation. Lambda Alpha did not start out as a national fraternity at Iowa Wesleyan. It was first Kappa Delta Psi, a local fraternity which was founded in 1917. In 1924, Kappa Delta Psi merged with Theta Kappa Nu, a national fraternity. Theta Kappa Nu merged with Lambda Chi Alpha in 1939. Among its early founders were Rev. Jerry Krenmeyre of Iowa Wesleyan College, who helped found the national fraternity and Dr. Harry E. Jacques, now Professor Emeritus of Iowa Wesleyan. During 1962-'63, the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha took numerous awards, among them were the scholarship trophy and second place in the Homecoming skit. On the social scene, the Lambda Chis again had a very successful season with two excellent formals and three very entertaining informals. Last spring the brothers undertook as its civic project, a thorough cleaning of the city park and swimming pool. This past winter they also held a Christmas party for Mt. Pleasant Chil- m dren. ! These and various other exciting events made for a successful year. PLEDGES: ROW ONE: N. Crabb, R. Young, Housemother Spearman, Dr. L. Haselmayer, R. Ahrens (pledge trainer). ROW TWO: J. Trickett, A. Yurkiewicz, H. Nash, A. Provost, L. Holmes, R. Rasor, D. Green. ROW THREE: F. Savage, P. Ciarco, W. Edgar, W. Nicholson, M. Klophcnstein, D. Fellncr, L. Shoemaker. ROW FOUR: W. Richardson, T. Rapp, E. Baud, M. Manganno. ROW FIVE: T. Eyler, R. Sackctt, T. DcVoe, R. Kjcllstrom, W. Moore, D. Corbett. 79