University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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iUpha Tan Omega EPSILON GAMMA CHAPTER F(mnded at VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE in 1863 Established at MARYLAND in 1930 Registration day looked like Homecoming when the Tau House threw out its welcome mat in September. ATO ' s from as far back as 1937, receding hair lines and all, put in their appearance. Interest in others ' war experience took the spotlight at first, but, feeling the loss of the Gold Star men with sincerest regret, fraternity life soon began to assume its true color. No one cut his first day ' s classes, and ' 46- ' 47 was under way. Bob Baker as president, Sam Allen as vice- president, George Lundquist, secretary, and Harry Elliott, treasurer, ran the internal affairs to the complete satisfaction of all. On October 18, ' Bossie ' Mishtowt and Bob DeBinder got rushing well under way with a bang-up Open House second to none on campus. During the two-week period various functions kept interest running high, not the least of which was the usual steak fry out at Bob Grigsby ' s in Landover. Rushing ended with the Pledge Banquet at Waldrop ' s in Hyattsville, which marked the ushering into pledgeship of 30 stalwarts. As the year drew on, Rog Cohill headed up the Student Government Association as presi- dent and was also tapped for ODK, the pre- vious members being ' Boots Conrad, Bob James, and Ray Hesse. Lengthening the list of presidents are both Bob Baker, prex for the Junior Class, and Dee Libbey, Freshman president. Bill Turner and Bob DeBinder, both Juniors, served, respectively, as Men ' s League representative and sergeant-at-arms, while Jack Clark filled the post of business manager for the Terrapin. Bill Hancock was secretary of the Ross- borough Club. From September to June, the ATO ' s nu- merous contributions have formed an integral part of campus life. Justified in their pride in achievement, they salute the year past with the same determination they await the next. Members: Harry Allen, Robert Baker, Rollison Baxter, Frank Beckman, Phillip Bettendorf, Robert Bohman, Robert Bounds, Dudley Briscoe, Robert Brown, Peter Carol, John Clark, George Cleaver, Roger Cohill, Luther Conrad, William Dalrymple, Kenley Day, Robert DeBinder, Robert Diehl, William Doyle, George Dunn, Clifton Eisele, Harry Elliot, Robert Faught, James Forsyth, Richard Getsinger, Robert Gregorius, Robert Grigsby, Thomas Hagerman, Wil- liam Hancock, John Harn, Henry Hartge, William Heimer, R. W. Hess, Jackson Hughes, Robert James, Floyd Jennings, Robert Jermain, William Karl, William King, Herbert Knighton, Charles Law, Edward Looper, James Love, George Lundquist, Clark M. Luther, Earl M. MacKintosh, John Martin, Jr., Clark Mester, Wil- bert Miller, Basil Mishtowt, Richard Morauer, William Norris, George Quick, Joseph Paravati, George Reese, Bernhardt Reincke, Hugh Ross, Jack Schindel, Harold Skinner, John Smith, Charles Spencer, James Strapp, John Stevens, Thomas Stinchcomb, Alan Stocksdale, John Stone, Robert Weir, James Whitney, William Whittle, Alday Wilson, Joseph Wilson. Pledges: Thomas A. Berry, Arthur H. Berryman, Horace V. Boswell, Earle W. Brown, George Q. Con- over, Bruce A. Douglas, Edwin O. Fisher, William S. Gaines, William E. Hammond, S. Charles Hemming, Earl S. Kelly, Joseph D. Libbey, Jr., Charles A. Magee, William J. Macguire, Frank A. Masterson, Jr., Allison P. Mershon, Raymond N. Morauer, William C. Om- dorff, Jr., Richard A. Osbourn, John V. Patton, Samuel Riggs, Richard G. Shanklin, Mason J. Slaughter, Robert S. Stocksdale, Gordon J. Stoops, I wis E. Van Petten, John G. Watson, Jr., James W. Williams, Jack D. Wood. 29

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Mad ALPHA PSI CHAPTER Fminded at NORWICH UNIVERSITY in 1848 Established at MARYLAND in 1929 The beginning of the fall semester saw an unprecedented number of Theta Chi ' s return to their Princeton Avenue home, eager and determined to keep their fraternity in top- notch condition. Their fervor was gratified when, at the end of fall rushing, the brothers found themselves with 25 new pledges. Under the leadership of Shelly Akers, president, and Gene Clark, vice-president, Theta Chi soared to an all-time high in all aspects. When football season made its appearance many Theta Chi ' s played on Maryland ' s first team. Among those donning head gear and shoulder pads were: Joe Drach, Gene Kinney, Ed Schwarz, and Harry Bonk. With the cele- bration of Homecoming came the news that the fraternity had won first prize for house decorations. The appointment of Hank Saylor to the post of Cadet Colonel added to the number of brothers in the R.O.T.C., as some had al- ready assumed various commands. The social trend also held its place among the brothers ' activities. January brought with it the traditional Winter Formal. This event was climaxed by the selection of the chapter ' s first ' Dream Girl. ' To Cede Clark went a gold cup proclaiming her coveted title of Dream Girl of Theta Chi. The Mothers ' Club of Theta Chi presented a bronze tablet to the house commemorating the members who died in the war. Through- out the year this club, supported and main- tained by the mothers of the actives and alums, donated various articles to the frater- nity house. The annual Founders ' Day Banquet was held in April, and also with the season came the Spring Formal which every brother looks forward to as the new year rolls around. Finally came the end of another year, and most of the brothers trekked off to Ocean City to drown all the after-effects of final exams and to renew their acquaintance with Jack- son ' s. So ended a happy and profitable year for the Theta Chi ' s, one which may be written up in the books as gone but not forgotten. Members: William Adkins, Sheldon Akers, John Beach- board, Harry Bonk, Gilbert Bresnick, Manley Bro- hawn, Lewis Brown, Eugene Clark, John Cook, Lawrence Cooper, Robert Corkran, William Cormany, Harry Cox, Harold Cullen, Charles Curtis, Joseph Drach, Joseph Dobson, Robert DuBose, William Eck- hardt, Robert Esterson, Francis Evans, Charles Fard- well, Wallace Gilstrap, Robert Grogan, Raymond Handley, Philip Hannon, Elbert Hawkins, Charles Hendrick, Eugene Kinney, Jerome Kloch, William Lake, George Leonard, John Lester, Donald Lloyd, Joseph Middleton, Robert Monahan, Wilbur Morgan, John Morris, John Moyer, Barney Nuttle, Arthur Palmer, George Phillips, Maynard Phipps, David Roszel, James Ryan, Henry Saylor, Edward Schwarz, Charles Seibert, James Shields, William Sigafoose, Richard Spencer, Raymond Storti, Esco Strickland, Oliver Travers, John Tingle, Robert Tufft, James Turner, George Van Wagner, Robert Wilkinson, Brian Wilson, Frank Wilson, Roy Withers, William Wroe, Edward Wunder. Pledges: Robert Brannan, Irwin Brown, Frank Carroll, Walter Claypoole, Bill Cooney, Steve Elkins, Tom Esky, Neil Esterson, Dick Gundry, Dick Hughes, Bob Hughes, Harry Hughes, Gordon Irwin, Bob Keene, Charles Mclntire, Ted Owens, Vernon Ottenritter, Tom Reagan, Bob Roberts, Earl Roth, John Shumate, Bemie Sniscak, Charles Vernay. «8

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Kappa Alpha BETA KAPPA CHAPTER Founded at WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY in 1865 Established at MARYLAND in 1914 The Kappa Alpha Fraternity house burned down even before it was returned to its right- ful occupants following the war years. Most of the debris had been cleared away during the summer, but for the first month of school the boys found themselves minus light, heat, plumbing, and dining facilities. The sight of the KA ' s making their early morning trek up to the dorms (boys ' dorms, that is !) with their towels, soap, and razors was a familiar one during those first hectic thirty days. The Knights plunged into formal rushing with vigor, wet paint, and plaster notwith- standing. At the end of the rush season a total of 39 men were pledged, and KA settled down to a peacetime fraternal life. One of the real signs of a return to normalcy was the successful KA Minstrel Show reinstituted by Producer-Director ' Wimp ' Orpwood. This year Homecoming was a big affair for the KA ' s who, with the Kappa Kappa Gam- ma ' s, carried off the first prize in the float parade. Helping the student effort in building their school, John Cochrane was treasurer of the Rossborough Club; Bill MacDonald was editor of the Diamondback, and Chester ' Grassy ' Grassmuck, advertising manager. By the beginning of the year, errant Knights had indulged in the all-time favorite pastime of marriage. Among those were Pete Raines, Carlton Roxborough, Ralph Pennywitt, Ed Johnson, Johnny Mirceron, Joe Tuches, and Chester Grassmuck. Ben Wilson, a real 4 ' er from ' 42, returned to take over the prexy chair, while Johnny Cochrane was second-in- command. And so, after a busy and profitable year, the brothers said good-bye to those not returning and are already looking ahead to September when once again we will see them gather on the hill. Members: Joseph Acito, Otis David Ackrill, Walter Beauchamp, Robert Berger, Jack Bowersox, Charles Burton, Robert Callahan, Albert Cesky, John Coch- rane, John DeKowzan, James Dorsett, Tevis Durrett, Ernest Eckels, Robert Forsberg, Robert Geis, WilUam Ginn, Chester Grassmuck, Raymond Grant, James Green, Jr., William Greer, Harry Groton, Richard Hambleton, Raymond Harrington, Egbert Hawkins, Jr., Gerald Heatley, Art hur A. Heise, Jr., John Inglis, Jr., Edward Johnson, Jr., Peter Karangelen, Gordon Kirwan, Jr., Leslie Lawrence, AUyn Lehman, Arthur Limdvall, Charles Maddox, Wallace Mann, Ronald McManes, Robert Mensonides, John Merceron, Philip Minke, Thomas Moser, Michael Muth, Wilmer Orp- wood, Jr., James Pavesich, Ralph Pennywitt, Leroy Peterson, Louis Phipps, Jr., David Raine, Wayne Reynolds, James Rogers, Carlton Roxbrough, Jr., Rus- sell Silverthorne, William Stephens, Benjamin Wilson. Pledges: John Athey, Allen Bowers, Elmer Brigth, Robert Cole, William Cook, Courtney Dickel, Theo- dore Ferrato, John Foster, Philip Freeland, Giles Free- man, Norman Geatz, Joseph Hunter, Newman Johns- ton, Clarence Little, Henry Lowry, Robert Lucke, Robert Ludwig, James Lutz, William MacDonald, John B. Miller, Robert Moulden, Barton Nagle, Erie Norton, James Peters, Richard Price, Jack Remsen, James Remsen, John Sandrock, Martin Schnurr, William Stevens, Thomas Thompson, Jeremiah Thuma, Joseph Tucker, Thomas Wilson. Graduate Students: Brooke Meanley, Roy Little, Nor- man Horn. Faculty Members: Lt. Colonel Edward Minion, Major J. Newton Cox, Dr. Harold Cotterman, Mr. William Cobey, Dr. Ernest Cory. 80