University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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M i d d% Left to right, first row, Seniors: William Bycrts, William Coibctt, Bcttis H ,aid, Doan Kcnn.;dy, Carl Thomas. Juniors: Howard Childcrs, Sidney Howard. Second row: Fred McPhcrson, Richard Moore, Lcland Teets, John Vrba. Sophomores: Victor Smith, Herbert Twitchcl, Otis yost. Third row. Freshmen: Jack McGill, David Poole. Pledges: Howard Barker, William Fratus. William Haney, Gene Parks, Norman Wilson, Not pictured: James Collins, J. W. Bill, William Burk, Frank Weir, Art Adair. [ IT A U P % L I Founded 1834 Active chapters 63 Inactive chapters Membership 27,000 As the only non-secret fraternity, the Delta Up- silons have become very prominent, and were one of the first national fraternities to establish them- selves on this campus. The D.U.s have become noted for their annual Bad Taste dance, to which everyone comes sarbed in the worst clothes combi- nation possible. The D.U.s describe the decorations for the affair to be in extremely poor taste. Promi- nent members on campus include Stan Reel, Cashier of the A.S.U.C.; Fred McPherson, Chairman of the Rally Committee; and Johnny Vrba, hiead Yell Leader. Nationally prominent members are Charles Evans hlughes, John Erskine, and Charles G. Dawes. Currently, the D.U.s are occupied with plans for a new house on Gayley, and they describe their phi- lanthropy as paying a $61 water bill for a neigh- boring fraternity. William Corbelt President I 412

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Left to right, first row, Seniors: Irl Dowd, Dudley Field, Robert Maynard, Joe Pelt, Roy Wilson. Juniors: Jim Bectett, Bernard Boomer, Marion Cline. Second row: William Hogg, Pete Hollingsworth, John Micks, Bill Overlin, Gene Palm. Roger Vandegrift. Sophomores: Merrill Adams, Franlc Durlcee, Harry Hurd. Third row: Jerry McClellan, Stacy Moore, John Newman, Louis Thielen. Freshmen: Roy Baber, Larry Collins, Rex May, Ray Stone, Leonard Wilson. Fourth row, Pledges: Phillip Collins, William Cooper, John Geddes, William Gray, George McConnell, Kenneth Merz. Thomas Smith, Ted Wickman, Tom Wood. Not pictured: Erie Halliburton, Curtis Young. KAPPA S G M A Founded 1869 Active chapters 110 Inactive chapters Membership 42,663 The second largest yacht in the world carried a crowd of carefree Kappa Sigs out Santa Barbara way one weekend last term, then turned around and brought them back again. Outstanding social events were the Tri-chapter dance and the annual masquer- ade. The Kappa Sigma Mother ' s Club recently pre- sented the local house with a large pool table. Besides playing pool the boys amuse themselves by projecting amateur movies on a screen in their projection room. Every other Friday night finds the boys gathered in the house for an informal get- together. Prominent active members are Bill Overlin, Ed Law, and Bob Maynard. National alumni include Lowell Thomas, composer hloagy Carmichael, Bill Spaulding, and the national Commander of the American Legion, Stephen Chadwick. Robert Maynard President 411

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Founded 1865 Active chapters 67 Inactive chapters Membership 29,000 Kappa Alpha was established on the campus of Washington and Lee University in 1865, and was inspired by Robert E. Lee who had just been elected president of the university. It was originally a social engineering fraternity, but later professional restric- tions were removed. Among prominent alumni members we find Richard E. Byrd, J. Edgar Hoover, Randolph Scott, and Munro Leaf. The local Kappa Alpha ' s are represented in sports with Don McPher- son, co-captain of the football team, and Scott Miller, captain of the ice hockey team. The fra- ternity also has Norm Padgett, president of Men Students, and Earl hianson, cadet colonel of the R.O.T.C. Traditional for all chapters of Kappa Alpha are the Lee Banquet and the Dixie Ball. The first honors the birthday of Robert E. Lee, and it was at this banquet that Linda Darnell was made the official sweetheart of the fraternity. Scott Miller President KAPPA ALPHA J Left to right, first row, Graduates: Robert Frazet, Andrew Horn, Richard Murdock. Seniors: Harry Bell, Grant Gard, Earl Hanson. Second row: Clifford Huntley, William Irvin. Scott Miller, Norman Padgett, Robert Rostine, John Sooy. Juniors: Donald MacPherson. Sophomores: Frank Johnson. Third row: Lee Pacliard. Freshman: Donald Waggoner. Pledges: Orton Duling, Al Gammon, Everett Hahn, John Ross, Schuyler Van Renssler, Jack Wykoff. Not pic- tured: Robert Forbes, Norton Beach, Richard Bodinus, Robert Chambers, James Crutchfield, Murray Sneddon, William Troxel, William Gray, Douglas Schwartz, James Bartholomew, Reginald Dawson, Marvin Gocttsch, Salve Mattieson, George Smith. 413