Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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loancttc Hanson and Alford Ma- jor, Jr., wore a newly engaged couplo when they were adding trimmings to the Christmas tree at the Kappa Phi-Sigma Rho Yuletide party. In intramural athletics the Kappa Phi football team placed second while the vol- leyball team took championship honors. Kappa Phi member Howard Mickel received all-fraternity team ratings in both sports. Gene Lenser was also listed on the all- fraternity football team and Burdette Sandin and Jim Youngquist received honorable mention. Volleyball selections included Bill Norvell and Delaine Richards. Kappa Phi interest also ran high in ping pong. “Snuffy Smith was runner-up in the singles tournament. This fraternity ranked second in men's intramural team point standings for the year. Serving as president of the fraternity for his second consecutive year was Ed Mc- Mullen. Other officers were Bill Lyders, vice-president; Tom Rinde, secretary; and Weldon Meyer, treasurer. Willard J. Con- greve, piano instructor, was the sponsor. The camora caught three couples in a mixer at the Kappa Phi Christ- mas party. Left to right: Bumell Hartman and Trudy Nolto, Geno Vosseler and Harriot Luchsinger, Jim Soiffert and Donna Liudahl. Page 89

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Happa phi Three floats emphasizing team- work wore sponsored by Kappa Phi in the Homecoming Parade. This float recreated tho famous photo- graph of tho Marines at Iwo lima. The Kappa Phi organization, created in 1944, this year topped fellow fraternities with a membership of seventy-six. In 1948 they adopted red and white satin jackets as their official garb. The first activity on the social calendar of the fraternity was the annual rush party held on September 27 in the Gymnasium in conjunction with the other three fraternities. Several days later new pledges at an in- formal initiation were instructed to prepare three floats for the Homecoming Parade on October 14. The next month was highlighted by a hay-ride to the Kiwanis Camp for the Kappa Phis and their dates. On December 5 the Salem Lutheran Church was the scene of their formal initiation banquet. Following the ceremonies a joint Sigma Rho-Kappa Phi dance was held at the college. Front row (left to right): Lindquist. Soiffert. Hargreaves. Wackor, Hartman, fish, Kracmcr. Kochor. Second row: DeBower, Davis. Youngquist. F. Sturtovant, Bond. McMullen, Lyders. B. Christensen, Crumley, Kummer. Bumgarner. Third row: Sherman. C. Smith. Schmidt. Hartwig. Kracl. Dulo. Mickel, Henkens. L. Sturtovant, Meier. A. Niolsen. Page 83

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Sigma Rho's snappy purple and white satin jackets are displayed here by Paul Kucnning, J m Bow- man and Waldo Hansen (left to right). This bunch helped cop the intra- mural football crown for Sigma Rho. Front row (loft to right): Ebol. Bow- man. Henkel, Johnson. Second row: Pilch. Gieschen. Manzel, McGath. Vollmor, Vettor. Third row: Kuon- ning, Larson, Rathkamp, Hoop3, Kniop, Nielsen. Hamilton. In rear: Freitag, Adams. Sigma Rho members were easily recog- nized this year by their new satin jackets of purple and white, fraternity colors. One of the initial activities of the frater- nity was the construction of several floats for the Homecoming Parade in October. On November 1 the Sigma Rhos and their dates went on a hay-ride, followed by a wiener roast at Wild Court Park. December 5 marked the date of the for- mal banquet and initiation ceremonies at the Fremont Country Club. After the re- ception of new members the Sigmo Rhos joined with the Kappa Phis to hold a dance in the Midland Gymnasium. Social functions, however, were not the only interest of this fraternity. Early in the fall they donated $30 to victims of ar, Omaha hay-ride accident. Another activity of the Sigma Rhos wcs the choice of a new fraternity pin. It will be a small gold parallelogram with a curved top. Touch football was the first intramural activity entered by this fraternity. In this sport they copped championship honors. Paul Kuenning and Ham Manzel rated the all-fraternity team and Dale Larson, Loren Kniep and Fred Barnhill received hcnorable mention. Kuenning, in a close battle with the Kappa Phis, slammed his way to victory in the men's intramural ping pong tourna- ment. Sigma Rhos placed second in the swimming meet. Three times the softball tourney winners, the Sigma Rhos this year took runner-up honors. Page 9?