Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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l » LAMBDA S fc y In 1949, Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity appeared on the Lowell Tech campus as Massachusetts ' Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity. Then, as now, Pi Lam was the only national social organization on the campus. Today, it ranks high in the national chapter roll. In its thirteenth year on the campus, Pi Lam, under the leadership of Rex David Simek, has con- tinued to maintain its prominence and fulfill its duties and obligations to the school. Throughout the school, Pi Lam continues to stand out with an ever flourishing distinction. Mem- bers of Pi Lam in school activities include the Managing Editor and Advertising Editor of The Text; Co- Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Business Manager, and Advertising Editor of the Pickout; and three members of Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities. As usual, the social season was once again a tremendous success. Spearheaded by Co-Social Chairman David Hopwood and Richard Moses, four big weekends highlighted the activities. Who can ever forget a colorful Military Ball Weekend, with all its trimmings and bright lights and the amazed expression on the faces of the freshmen who came to itheir first Pi Lam party; or the All-Tech weekend, where young ladies and their escorts jumped to the jazz band Friday evening, and participated in the glitter- ing festivities of the following night. There are the memories; the phone numbers; the attractive blond; the day you found your furniture missing and nobody knew why, these are thoughts that will linger on for many a Pi Lam man as he progresses forward and makes his way into that world that follows graduation. An event which has never failed to bring good cheer to the underprivileged, was the annual Christ- mas Party held for the children of the Franco-American Orphanage. To see the faces of the children when they received their pr esents, watched cartoons and ate ice cream and candy, would have made any- one feel that even if the fraternity did nothing else in the way of social events, its success as a campus function would not be questioned. The new brothers that were initiated and formally inducted this year have more than shown us that they truly represent the same Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity that is percnially respected. The Fraternity has continued to move forward; the current group shows every indication of uphold- ing the fine traditions of the past and is moving steadily forward in the future. Pi Lam looks to another successful year with many memories and new friendships, which could only be gained through the exist- ence of a fraternal atmosphere such as one may find among the members of Pi Lambda Phi. An atmos- phere that breeds transition from youthful exuberant freshmen into staid, matured seniors. Page