Los Angeles Chiropractic College - Aesculapian Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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SIGMA CHI OMEGA . 5 f 94 A8 OFFICER 7 OFFICERS 1 9 Sigma Chi Omega, a national professional fraternity, is represented .on the campus by two active chapters, Alpha Alpha Chapter composed of day students, and Alpha Beta Chapter organized by night students. Founded at Los Angeles in 1925, Sigma Chi celebrates itstwenty- third birthday this year. It has expanded during its life to include undergraduate chapters at other chiropractic colleges. The alumni are representing the fraternity in every state in the na- tion and in many foreign countries. The activities of the fraternity are numerous and varied. lt sponsors an annual conven- tion,.drawing alumni from all points of the compass to renew acquaintances. Hell Week is tradi- tional ending with Hell Night for the neophytes, at which time they are properly initiated infor- mally. Following the informal, at a later date the traditional formal initiation and dance is held when the pledges are presented with the Sigma Chi Omega pin, and welcomed by representa- tives from the Supreme Council. The educational program includes speakers from our own as well as allied professions, lecture demonstrations and chapter sponsored study aids. lt has long been the custom to dc-vote a portion of each program to guidance of the undergraduate in ethical con- cepts of practice and conduct. f A

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DELTA PHI Sl - OFFICERS Delta Phi Psi was founded in 1933 by Dr. C. J. Joyant, a faculty member of the Los An- geles College of Chiropractic. Since that time the membership has increased steadily and now includes members as far afield as New Zealand, Sweden, Argentina and South America. The aims of the fraternity are to further chiropractic and improve the quality of profes- sional education. lt is a democratic organization whose members are chosen with regard for scholastic ability, character and integrity. The social program includes picnics, banquets, and dances for the members and their families. The educational and more serious side of the fra- ternity's functions include guest speakers from the field at the regular meetings. The fraternity has among its membership several doctors of national prominence includ- ing the late Dr. Ralph W. Stewart for whom the American Legion Post No. 636 was named. Dr. Stewart was lost in the Pacific while on duty aboard the Yorktown. The Supreme Council is composed of eleven members headed by Dr. H. Butterfield and Includes Dr. M. B. Strahl of the Los Angeles College faculty.