Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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BETA SIGMA THE Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Frater- nity was founded in 1927 with the high ideals of leadership and sociability and of making Beta Sigma men better Manhattan men. Since that time, the brotherhood has continually excelled in campus leadership and in devotion to Alma Mater. This past year, as always, Beta Sigma has been active in promoting the social life of the college. The first dance of the school year was the Beta Sigma Victory Hop which, though traditionally a football dance, was held this year to honor the Cross Country track team that had made an excellent show- ing in national track circles. Under the chairmanship of John O ' Leary, the Hop was held m the Colonnades Room of the Essex House which resounded to the music of Jeno Bartal and his Orchestra and to the vocalizing of guest-singer Doris Lane. With the added attraction of sports an- nouncer Don Dunphy on hand to deal out kudos to Jasper athletic teams, everything added up to a memorable evening. And the nicest touch of all came a few days later 157

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ceived the Angelus Bell, the Stations of the Cross in the Chapel, and the annual award of the Radford medal for excellence in Science. This past year the fraternity has continued to lead and to ser e. The 1946 Senior Prom was sponsored by the fraternity and was the first ft)rmal dance held since the Sophomore- Junior Prom in February 1943. During the school year 19 6-1947 Alpha Sigma Beta held several semi-closed and closed affairs, most notable of which was the Barn Dance in the Nipnischen Club, the cause of much levity and talk for weeks afterward. Alpha Sigma Beta is dnided into two units: the actne chapter on the campus and the Supreme Body, or graduate chapter. Working in close harmony, these two sec- tions hold many social atfairs together, most re ' ered of which is the annual Thanks- t;i ' ing E ' e banquet and initiation. 156

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when a letter tiom the l:ssex Hnuse nianaijer stated that the Manhattan College cri)vvJ at the Victory Hup liaJ been the best-behaved and the most mannerly to attend a dance in that hotel. The preparations tor this dance coupled with the late opening date tor the Fall term precluded the usual Noxember pledge ses- sion, but in the Spring the five-week period came to a close when a fine batch of twenty- two new brothers were inducted into the (Chapter at the formal initiation ceremonies which were held at the New ' ork Athletic Club on March 30. During the past year, Delta Cdiapter was headed by President Joseph F. O ' Connor, Vice-President Jt)hn F. O ' Leary, Secretary Francis X. Hennessy, and Treasurer Edgar (am. As always, these and the other mem- bers of the fraternity held prominent places m ail the extra-curricular activities on the campus. In the honor societies, in the Na- tional Federation of Catholic College Stu- dents, in the publications, in the Student Council, on dance committees, and in all the other activities here at Manhattan, the men of Beta Sigma added another bright chapter to their fraternity tradition of campus leadership. A fitting climax to a full calendar of a year ' s activities was provided on May 11 , when the fraternity ' s favorite tradition. Beta Sigma Sunday, was held. Opening with Mass and a Communion Breakfast at the New ■ ' ork Athletic Club, the day was filled with a rousing afternoon of sports events and an evening filled with the recounting of mem- ories of the days when Beta Sigma was young. 158