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 The 1947/1948 Omega Ice Hockey Team
L to R: Walter White, Robert Nein, Herbert Wittman and John Seymour
The rink was the result of flooding the back yard and parking lot
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Joseph H. Flagler '40
LaVie Graduation Photo

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Edmund Geiger's 1940 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook

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Albert Lee Kahn '40
LaVie Graduation Photo

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1940 LaVie Portrait
Top Row L to R: Donald Williams, William Grun, Alfred Heitner, Robert Montgomery, Howard Alter Jr., Warren Meyer, Daniel Burkey, Alvin Dill Jr., H. Ashenfelter, John Taylor, William Gilmore Jr.
Third Row L to R: William Akers, Henry Suppan, Albert Powell, Walter Applegate Jr., Harry Maloney Jr., Daniel Kreider, George Roth, Thomas Harris Jr., Kreveling, Paul Hendwerk
Second Row L to R: Harry Baker, Oscar Booz, John Kelberg, Edward Osterhout, Charles Williams, Robert Seybert, Kern, Harold Wolf, Roland Seeley, Howard Wodock, A. Bradford Owen Jr.
First Row L to R: C. E. French, John Doty, Edmund Geiger, Joseph Flager Jr., Albert Kahn, Robert Parnell, Ellwood Cassel, C. H. Samans, Charles Peters, Francis Doan

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Harold J. Wolf '40
LaVie Graduation Photo

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1940 House
LaVie

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Howard Alter's 1941 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook

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William J. Gilmore Jr. '41
LaVie Graduation photo

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Howard Alter -1941
President of Omega Chapter of Theta Chi
Theta Chi Year Book Entry
LaVie

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Walter Applegate Jr's 1942 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook

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David Robertson 1942 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook 

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Paul S. Handwerk 1942 Graduation Photo
as in LaBie Yearbook 

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LaVie 1942
Top Row L to R: Walter Applegate Jr., Paul Handwerk, Robert Harder Jr., Thomas Harris Jr., Alfred Heitner, Reed Held, Mark Richards III, Warren Meyer and Ellwood Cassel
2nd Row L to R: Francis Doan, Raymond Dutcher, C. E. French, Stephen Gilliard, Charles Peters, G. Z. Stevens, Arthur Tobias, John Doty, Wilber Van Lenten, Henry Pierce II
3rd Row L to R: Dale Rauch, David Robertson, Donald Williams, J. Bruce Brooks, William Brown Sr., Joseph Geary, Cadmus Goss, James Hileman, Theodore Hopkins, Daniel Kreider
4th Row L to R: Glenn McDowell, Laurence McEvoy, Howard Bink, Everett Catlin, Richard Crowers, Paul Galvanec, Edward George, Frederick Grun, Charles Hellie, David Ramey
Bottom Row L to R: Leon Cialella, Thomas Iezzi, G. T. Karver, Nelson Miller, James Roberts, William Suter, H. G. Thompson, John Tingle, Robert Wallace, Clifton Woodward Jr.
Lavie Archives

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Donald Williams' 1943 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook

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1943 LaVie Photo
Top Row L to R: David Maxwell, Samuel McKinstry, William Brown Sr., Guy Walters, James Roberts, Robert Wallace, Edward Banyai, William Suter, Edward George, Donald Williams
2nd Row L to R: Paul Budzak, Raymond Midgett Jr., Harry Brinker, Henry F. Pierce II, James Hileman, Frederick Grun, Walter White, Donald Monn, John Tingle, Bruce Blauch
3rd Row L to R: Richard Bolopue Jr., James Rex, Robert Waltenbaugh, Clifton Woodward Jr., Robert Thompson, Nelson Miller, Virgil Wall, James Krum, William Briegle Jr., Francis Conwell Jr.
4th Row L to R: Leon Cialella, Christie Snyder, William Owen, John Provost, Howard Bink, Dale Rauch, Jesse Piatt, Howard Toews, Adam Fulmer, Charles Zink
Bottom Row L to R: Cadmus Goss, Donald Williams, J. W. Oehril, Stephen Gilliard, Glenn McDowell, Daniel Krieder, Francis Doan, Charles Peters and David Robertson
LaVie Archives

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1944 LaVie
Top Row L to R: James Rex, J. Bonidy, Guy Walters, William A. Brown, John Hosterman, Raymond Midgett Jr.
2nd Row L to R: Leon Cialella, Bernard Woodward Jr., Richard Crowers, Howard Bink, Paul Budzak, Glenn McDowell, Glenn Grun
3rd Row L to R: Walter White, James Roberts, William Suter, Ravney, Bruce Blanch, Paul Galvanec Jr.
4th Row L to R: Charles Peters, David Doan, Robert Wallace, Daniel Kreider, Charles Zink Jr., Everett Catlin, Ellwood Cassel S. Eurley

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Howard G. Dunham '46
LaVie Graduation Photo

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Guy L. Walters 1947 Graduation Photo
as ni LaVie YEarbook 

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William H. Renton '46
LaVie Graduation Photo

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1947 LaVie Portrait
Front Row L to R: Gerald Brown, David Doan, George Chapman Jr., Robert Waltenbaugh, Charles Zink Jr., Edward Webb, Howard Bink, William Staley and John Branigan
2nd Row L to R: R. E. Hitchen, William Renton, Walter White, James Burnham, Lester Strickler, Gerald Karver and John Kipfer
3rd Row L to R: Virgil Wall, James Robinson, Michael Horen, Raymond Midgett, Jesse Piatt, Burton Willard, Grun and Bruce Blauch
Fourth Row L to R: Everett Catlin, John Seymour, Samuel McKinstry, Robert Wallace, William Suter, F. H. Yale and Richard Bolopue Jr.
Back Row L to R: Guy Walters, Franklin Crissy, Herbert Aarons Jr., Robert Bossler Jr., Harry Brinker, Brown, Robert Williams and James Sears

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The 1947/1948 Omega Ice Hockey Team
L to R: Walter White, Robert Nein, Herbert Wittman and John Seymour
The rink was the result of flooding the back yard and parking lot

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Donald Bashore's 1948 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook

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David B. Doan's 1948 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook 

LaVie-1948

LaVie-1948

1948
Bottom Row L to R: James Swab, Harold Stetson, James Craig, Harold Frazier, Robert Bossler, Joseph Jackson, William Fairchok, M. Kipfer, Merle Cox
Second Row L to R: Ralph Moyle, Carmen Cialella, David Frankenfield, Robert Ritz, Harold Showalter, W. Jones, Ralph Ettinger, Edward Noyes, Philip Brown, Arthur Bandorick, Herbert Wittman
Third Row L to R: Robert Clarke, George Cochrane, Joseph Jaskowiak, Theophilus Collins, Harry Lang, Harry Bink, William Clark, Robert Nein, Lawrence Giancola
Fourth Row L to R: Thomas Ward, William Hanley, Richard Crowers, Ray Campfield, James Taylor, Robert Kennedy, B. Blaugh, V. Bacchetta, N. Kekich, Dorsey K. Strayer
Top Row L to R: G Gordner, J. Ferguson, G. Shuette, F. Rach, James Robinson, Bruce Wallace, Richard Rogers, George Chapman, S. Cotton, Bruce Gerwig

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1948 LaVie Portrait
Top Row L to R: Thomas Burns, Philip Garm, John Seymour, James Robinson. Herbert Aarons Jr., David Doan, Robert Williams, Harold Frazier, Ralph Ettinger, Taylor, Brazzle
Second Row L to R: Gerald Karver, Ralph Moyle, Meneely, Carmen Cialela, Robert Waltenbaugh, Richard Rogers, Howard Bink, Franklin Crissey, Harry Lang, John Kipfer
Third Row L to R: Ray Campfield, Herbert Wittman, Schowalter, Alan Coddington, James Craig Jr., Lester Strickler, Harry Bink, Arthur Bandorik, Arthur Blauch, Gerald Brown
Fourth Row L to R: Harold Stetson, Robert Handwerk, Robert Bossler Jr., James Burnham, Michael Horen, James Swab, Walter Rechenberg Jr., George Chapman Jr., Robert Nein
Bottom Row L to R: Walter White, Harry Brinkler, Clifton Woodward Jr., Edward Webb, Robert Williams, James Sears, Burton Willard, Merle Cox

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Herbert L. Aarons Jr's 1948 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook

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Bowery Brawl - 1948
L to R: Bob Kennedy, Hal Stetson, Duke Robinson and Bruce Wallace
Photo courtesy Robert Kennedy '50

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George W. Chapman
1948

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Burton P. Willard '48
LaVie Graduation Photo 

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Clifton Woodward Jr's 1948 Graduation Photo
as in LaVie Yearbook

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Everett A. Catlin '48
LaVie Graduation Photo

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Gerald E. Brown '48
LaVie Graduation Photo

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Franklin Crissy
1949 Composite Photos

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Bob Clarke '50 with friends at a western party - 1949
Photo courtesy Robert Kennedy '50

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President, Bob Bossler '49 holds court
at a Saturday night session in the dining room. 1949
Photo courtesy Robert Kennedy '50

1949 Composite

1949 Composite

1949 Composite
Top Row L to R: Max Kipper, Merie Cox, Bruch Blauch, Richard Crowers, James Swab, David Frankenfield, George Chapman, Robert Nein, Robert Waltenbaugh
2nd Row L to R: James Taylor, Robert Ritz, James Craig, Harold Frazier, Robert Bossler, Joseph Jackson, Ralph Ettinger, Harry Bank
3rd Row L to R: Herbert Stan Whitman, Harry Lang, Raymond Campfield, Ralph Moyle, Kenneth Strayer, Richard Rogers, George Cochran and Warren Jones
4th Row L to R: Carmen Cialella, Nicholas Kekich, Harold Stetson, Harold Showalter, Philip Brown, Theophilus Collins, Robert Clarke and David Evans
5th Row L to R: Arthur Bandorick, John Storer, Robert Kennedy, William Clark, William Fairchok, Frank Rock, Vincent Bachetta, Glen Gordner and George Senuette
Bottom Row L to R: Lawrence Giancola, Edward Noxes, James Ferguson, Stanley Cotton, Bruce Gerwig, Herbert Kurtz, Bruce Wallace, Joseph Jaskowiak and Thomas Ward
Photo Courtesy of William Fairchok '50

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 In the middle is beloved cook and confessor, Emanuel T. Gifford with Bruce Blauch ’49. 
• A "Wild West" party, with Herb Wittman ’50, Bob Ritz ’49, Ed Noyes ’51, Bob Kennedy ’50, Bob Clarke ’50 and Bruce Wallace ’51 among others. 
• 1950 Grads: Ralph Moyer, "Chick" Cialello, Hal Stetson. 
• Also the May 1950 wedding party of brother Jack Williams ’48 in Kennet Square, PA with brothers Joe Jackson ’50, Bob Kennedy ’50, Bob Baylson ’52, Bruce Blauch ’49 etc
Photo courtesy Robert Kennedy '50

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Christmas Formal - 1949
Photo courtesy Robert Kennedy '50

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1949 LaVie Portrait
Bottom Row L to R: James Swab, Harold Stetson, James Craig Jr., Harold Frazier, Robert Bossler Jr., Joseph Jackson, William Fairchok, John Kipfer, Merle Cox
2nd Row L to R: Ralph Moyle, Carmen Cialella, David Frankenfield, Robert Ritz, Harold Showalter, Jones, Ettinger, Edward Noyes Jr., Brown, Arthur Bandorick, Herbert Wittman
3rd Row L to R: Robert Clarke, George Cochrane, Joseph Jaskowiak, Theophilus Collins, Harry Lang, Harry Bink, Robert Clark, Robert Nein, Lawrence Giancola
4th Row L to R: Thomas Ward, William Hanley, Richard Crowers, Ray Campfield, James Taylor, Robert Kennedy, Bruce Blauch, V. L. Bacchetta, Kekich, Dorsey Strayer
Fifth Row L to R: Gordner, Ferguson, George Schuette, Rach, James Robinson, Bruce Wallace, Richard Rogers, George Chapman Jr., Cotton, Bruce Gerwig

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John H. Kipfer '49
LaVie Graduation Photo 

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Ross Brode '49
LaVie Graduation Photo 

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523 South Allen St.
1940's 

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523 South Allen St.
used as a Amry Barracks - Barracks 46
circa 1940's

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1949 reception hosted by Agnes and Emanuel Gifford who ran the boarding house earlier dubbed “Lincoln Hall.” — Agnes and Emanuel Gifford (Seated) along with half the Black Students at Penn State College - First Row (Sitting on floor - left to right) - Irene Jeffress (Overton) ‘52, Edmundo Ojeda ’53, Marcella Ellis (Upton) ‘50, Gwen Allen (Peyton) ‘52, Nadine Howard (Williams) ’51, Mrs. Agnes Gifford, Mr. Emanuel Gifford, John Bundy ‘52, Gwen Kelly (Richardson) ‘52, UNKNOWN Second Row – Natalie??, Don Watson ’50, Betty McGee ’51, UNKNOWN, Bettye Phillips (McNichols) ’52, Roslyn ??, Yvonne Carter (Williams) ’53, Chandois Johnson ’52, Earle Mundell ’52, UNKNOWN, Carolyn Morris (Vance) ‘53 Third Row – Bob Pittillo ’52, Hope Winborne ‘50, Anna Wiggins’51, Clayton Wilson III ’49 (’59), UNKNOWN, John Harris ’50, Walter Tresville ’53, Lazarus LeMON ’52 (’57) Fourth Row – Arthur Bagley ’51, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN, Mary Jane Winston (Roy) ’52, Jane Randall (Tresville) ‘53

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Merie R. Cox '49
from the 1949 Composite

 October 22, 1949 - Alpha Eta Chapter at the University of North Carolina installation (l-r) Executive Director George W. Chapman, National Marshal Ralph H. Griesemer, Quillen, Spivey, Eure, Guy W. Rawls, Regional Counselor O. Randolph Bruce, and Fra

October 22, 1949 - Alpha Eta Chapter at the University of North Carolina installation (l-r) Executive Director George W. Chapman, National Marshal Ralph H. Griesemer, Quillen, Spivey, Eure, Guy W. Rawls, Regional Counselor O. Randolph Bruce, and Frank O. Ross

 Raymond E. Kourtz 1943 Graduation photo as in LaVie Yearbook

Raymond E. Kourtz 1943 Graduation photo as in LaVie Yearbook

 Francis K. Richwine 1941 Graduation photo as in LaVie Yearbook

Francis K. Richwine 1941 Graduation photo as in LaVie Yearbook

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Lt. Robert L. Harder '42 - as appeared in The Rattle, Sept. 1942

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Col. Wilbur Van Lenten '42 - as appeared in The Rattle, Sept. 1942

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Lt. J. Bruce Brooks, ex '44 - as in The Rattle - Spring 1945

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

2nd Lt. John M. Metzger '39 - as in The Rattle, Spring 1945

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

W. Boyce Morgan '24 - from the Rattle, Fall 1947

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

National Interfraternity Confrence - Nov. 1949 - THETA CHIS at the National interfraternity Conference banquet, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.: seated, L to R, Sidney Baylor, MIT, '26, national treasurer: Perry J. Stevenson, Colgate, ‘14: Stuart H. Kelley. North Dakota Agricultural College. '20, national president: Manley W. Sahlberg. California, ‘13, national counselor; Francis H. S. Ede, Dickinson. ‘17: Merle J. Protzman. Dickinson, ‘18: John S. Jacobson, Maryland, '30. member Washington Host Committee: George Starr Lasher, Michigan ‘ll. editor of The Rattle al Theta Chi: Carl T. Curtis, Nebraska Wesleyan, '27, congressman from Nebraska: Joseph A. McCuster. Maine, ‘17, member NIC Executive Committee: standing—James C. Stevens, Michigan, '23, national vice president: Dr. Carl A. Kallgren, Colgate. '27, dean of students: Earl D. Rhodes. Rensselaer. '21, national chaplain: George W. Chapman. Jr., Penn State, '49: Sherwood Blue, Indiana, '26, national secretary: Eugene K. Keough, NYU, '26. congressman from New York: George W. Chapman, Penn State. '10, executive secretary; Ralph H. Grinsemer, Dickinson. '32. national marshal. Other Theta Chis were seated at the tables for the deans of men and in the balcony. From the Rattle, Winter 1950

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Francis J. Doan - The Rattle - July 1949

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

SIXTEEN THETA CHIS representing eleven chapters were members of a single graduating class from the Midshipman's School at the University of Notre Dame last all.. They are shown in this picture ready to receive their commissions as ensigns before taking an active part in World War ll. Included among them ere some outstanding athletes and campus leaders. With them is Ensign Gordon A. Hardy, Michigan, '41, an instructor in the school and a part of the public relations stall. He made a name for himself in the field of music at Michigan, both as a writer of songs used in cam productions and as the leader of a dance band. How he is on board a ship somewhere in the Pacific. Left to right the men are: first row—.John Merrill Wilson, Maine, '43, Lynn, Mass.: George William Sullivan, Middlebury, '43, New Bedford, Mass: William Winston Snider, New Hampshire, '43, Glens Falls, N.Y.: Harry Lyman Wilcos, Susquehanna, '43, Canton, Penn.: William C. Barnes, Lafayette, '41, Irvington, N. J. Second row —Daniel Clarence Pelton, Monmouth, '43, Monticello, N.Y.: Glen Dean Rankin, Monmouth. '43, Biggsville, lll.; Henry Franklin Pierce, Penn State, '43, Belmar, N. J..: Leroy O. King, Lehigh, '43, ‘Washington, D. C.: Daniel Russell, New Hampshire, '43, Milton, Mass.: James Wilson Honeycutt. Richmond, '43, Richmond, Va. Third row—-Samuel P. Smiley, Maine, '43, Winston, Me.: George Frank Ceithaml, Michigan, '43, Chicago, lll.: Paul Edwin Ruark, Jr.. Washington, '43, Crisfuld, Md.: John Martin Warther, Washington, '43, Baltimore, Md.: Robert Hooper Thawley, Washington, '43, Denton, Md.: Ensign G. A. Hardy, Michigan, '41, Hudson, Ind.

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Insurance Counselor is a new title in the National Board of Trustees and the wearer of it is Norman Conrad Horner, Penn State '16, charter member of the North East Club which became Omega Chapter. After serving as first lieutenant with the U. S. Army Engineers, he held several engineering positions before identifying himself with Hutchinson Rivinus Co. He was formerly a deputy counselor in Region 3 - as appears in The Rattle, June 1941

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Mason-Dixon Jubilee - April 4, 1941 - John Locke, Omicron's president, greets Congressman Patrick Drewry; National Marshal Geroge W. Chapman, left, and National Historian E. D. Huntley approve - from The Rattle, June 1941

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Gerald Karver - as appeared in the Fal 1946 Rattle

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

National-Interfraternity Conference held at the Hotel Commodore, New York City. November 29-30, 1946 - Front row. left to right - Sydney H. Baylor, M.I.T. '26. national treasurer; Sherwood Blue. Indiana. '26-'2BL. national secretary: Dean Hunt: Dean Field: Dean Browning: Earl D. Rhodes. national president: Vice President Sears: James C. Stevens. Michigan. '23. national marshal; standing—Harold W. Browning. Jr., Rhode Island State. '46: George W. Chapman, Penn State. '20. director of leadership training: Samuel B. Doudiet, Colgate. '32. traveling secretary: Alfred H. Grant; Stuart H. Kelley, North Dakota State. '20, national chaplain; George Starr Lasher: Ralph H. Griesemer. Dickinson, '32; national counselor; Francis H. S. Ede, Dickinson. ’17, former national vice president: Frederick W. Ladue. Colgate. ‘12 - as appeared in the Fall 1946 Rattle

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Chapman's - George W. Chapman Jr., and George W. Chapman - as appeared in the Rattle, Fall 1946

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Lt. Col. Clyde Maize '26 - as he appeared in the 1946 Rattle

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Cpl. Richard Maize '37 - as he appeared in the 1946 Rattle

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Charles W. Hellie '45 - as appeared in the Rattle, June 1943

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

IT'S ALMOST A HABIT for Theta Chi Fraternity to have the largest of fraternity delegations at the National lnterfraternity Conference, or one of the largest. Here's the list of the twenty-four present at the 1947 sessions: top row, left to right—Samuel B. Doudiet, Colgate, '43, traveling secretary; Louis C. James, Virginia, '45; James L. Phillips, M.l.T., '47; Dr. Robert J. Miner, Dartmouth, '20, director of student affairs, Miami University; Dr. Robert W. Bishop, dean of men, University of Cincinnati; Alfred E. Grant, Tufts, '23, past national marshall; Francis H. S. Ede, Dickinson, ‘17, past national secretary; George Starr Lasher, Michigan, ‘11, editor The Rattle of Theta Chi; middle row—Sherwood Blue, Indiana, '26, national secretary; Stuart H. Kelley, North Dakota State, '20, national chaplain; Earle D. Rhodes, Rensselaer, '21, national president; James C. Stevens, Michigan, '23, national marshall; Dr. Harold W. Browning, Rhode Island State, ‘I4, vice president of Rhode Island State College; Richard Duncan, Miami, vice president National Board of Trustees; George W. Chapman, Penn State, '20, executive secretary: front row-—Richard A. Joyeusaz, Delaware, '49; James F. Banks, Jr., Richmond, '49, secretary National Undergraduate interfraternity Council; Robert O'Conne|, Rhode Island State, '49; John D. Saunier, Worcester, '48; Howard H. Ganson, Jr., Rensselaer, '48 - as appeared in the Rattle, Winter 1948 - Nov. 28, 1947

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Robert Lee Weaver - as appeared in The Rattle, Winter 1948

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

AT THE ASSEMBLY Executive Secretary George W. Chapman presenting to Aylwyn P. Williams the Region Ill Award for outstanding work in the reactivation of Kappa Chapter to Jay Hand, president of Beta Omega at Susquehanna, the Region Award for his chapter's excellent record. At the left is Ralph H. Griesemer, national marshall, on the right, Francis H. S. Ede. counselor for Region III - as appeared in the Rattle, Summer 1949 - March 26, 1949

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Speakers’ table for Theta Chi banquet preceding the installation al Gamma Rho Chapter, left to right—Robert Parker, mayor of Tallahassee; Robert McClellan, president of Tallahassee Alumni Chapter; Robert Gray. secretary of slate al Florida: Frederick W. Ladue, main speaker for the evening; Judge Julian Alford, toastmaster: George W. Chapman, executive secretary; Dean Ballard Simmons, University al Florida; Same Harris, president at Gamma Rho Chapter; Dean J. Broward Culpepper, Florida Stale - The Rattle, Summer 1949 - Oct. 5 1948

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Installation committee of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter, left to right, seated—Scott Anderson, deputy counselor Region VI; G. A. Levine, counselor, Region VII; Sherwood Blue. national secretary; George W. Chapman, executive secretary: Standing, First row—Dr. Earle E. Emme, Bradley University faculty; Donald Snoke, deputy counselor, Region VII; August King, Illinois: James Carpenter, president Beta Pi Chapter. Monmouth; standing. second row—Espey C. Williamson, Illinois; Melvin Goltry, Iowa State; Howard E. Sorton, Illinois - Rattle, Summer 1949 - April 30, 1949

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Beta Theta Installation Committee - Left to Right, Front Row, A.H. Aldridge, George W. Chapman, chairman, Frederick W. Ladue; back row, Carl Obermiller, Irving C. Spiers, Jr., Walter S. Hine - as appeared in The Rattle, August 1940 - May 24, 1940

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Beta Theta Installation - George W. Chapman (L), Installation Committee chairman and Frank L. Meyers, installed as first president of Beta Theta Chapter - as appeared in The Rattle, August 1940 - May 24, 1940

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Capt. Irving F. LeGrand, '34, Penn State - as appered in The Rattle, Summer 1944

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Assembly banquet speakers table, Region III, at Dickinson, left to right: Dean of Women Norcross; Frederick W. Ladue, national secretary; Mrs. Earl D. Rhodes; Earl D. Rhodes, national president; Daniel B. Strickler, lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania; Francis H. S. Edu, regional counselor and toastmaster; Mrs. W. W. Edel, president Dickinson College; Ralph H. Griessmer, national counselor; George W. Chapman, director leadership training; E. A. Vuilleumier, dean of Dickinsin College - as appeared in the Winter 1947 The Rattle - April 26, 1947

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Vaughn Stapleton '46 - as appeared in the WInter 1947 The Rattle

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Charles G. Zink '47 - as appeared in the Winter 1947 The Rattle

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

Lt. George W, Chapman, Jr., ’46, as appeared in the Rattle, Winter 1945

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

left to right, front row: George Matino, Pennsylvania, '42; Robert Holland, Lehigh, '43; Warren Ragot, Lafayette, '43; second row, George Sacks, Dickinson, '32; Ralph Griesmer, Dickinson, '32; Edward Mackey, Le-high, '48; Lewis Fraunfelder, Lehigh, '36; third row, Robert Smith, Norwich, '30; Murrell McKinstry, Penn State, '20; William Lange, Penn State, '35; back row, Samuel Helms, Lehigh, '35; Russell Nelson, Lehigh, '48; Robert Siegfried, Penn State,'39 - April 9, 1947 at Beta Sigma Chapter - as appeared in The Rattle, Jan. 1947

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The_Rattle_of_Theta_Chi

L. to r., front row: Maxwell E. MacDowell, Colgate, '14, National Board of Trustees; George Starr Lasher, Michigan, '11, editor The Rattle of Theta Chi; Frederick W. Leduc, Colgate, '12, national president; Earl D. Rhodes, Rensselaer, '21, National Board of Trustees; George V. Catuna, Rensselaer, '13, former national president; back row: James G. Lewis, Delaware, '12, former national vice president; Dr. Harold Browning, Rhode Island, '14, vice president and dean of students, Rhode Island State College; Dr. Robert W. Bishop, Cincinnati, executive secretary of Omicron Delta Kappa and secretary of the Association of Honor Societies; Stanton Belfour, Pittsburgh, national president Omicron Delta Kappa; George W. Chapman, Penn State, '20, national treasurer; Dean Cad Kallgren, Colgate, '17; Floyd Field, Georgia Tech, '02, dean of men, Georgia Tech; Francis H. S. Ede, Dickinson, '17, national secretary. Absent from the picture, Franklin W. Plummer, Indiana, '46, representing the Indiana University Interfraternity Council, and Col. Charles Ross Greening, Washing-ton State, '32, who is director of the Prisoners of War Exhibition - as appeared in The Rattle, Fall 1945

 Ralph J. Ettinger '49 - LaVie Graduation Photo

Ralph J. Ettinger '49 - LaVie Graduation Photo

 Joseph W. Flagler Jr. 1940 - Wayne, PA

Joseph W. Flagler Jr. 1940 - Wayne, PA

 Harry Franklin Pierce 1943

Harry Franklin Pierce 1943

 Charles H. Williams Jr. 1940 - Abington, PA

Charles H. Williams Jr. 1940 - Abington, PA

 William F. Staley '48 - LaVie photo

William F. Staley '48 - LaVie photo

 Wilber Van Lenten '42 - LaVie photo

Wilber Van Lenten '42 - LaVie photo

 James L. Taylor '49 - graduation photo vis LaVie

James L. Taylor '49 - graduation photo vis LaVie

 Virgil W. Wall '47 - LaVie Portrait

Virgil W. Wall '47 - LaVie Portrait

 J. Leon Piatt '49 - LaVie Portrait

J. Leon Piatt '49 - LaVie Portrait

 Henry C. Suppan ’41 - LaVie Portrait

Henry C. Suppan ’41 - LaVie Portrait

 Frederick H. Grun ’47 - LaVie Portrait

Frederick H. Grun ’47 - LaVie Portrait

 George Chapman Jr. - LaVie Portrait - 1949

George Chapman Jr. - LaVie Portrait - 1949

 Mark A. Richards III ’42 - LaVie Portrait

Mark A. Richards III ’42 - LaVie Portrait

 William A. Grun ’47 - LaVie Portrait

William A. Grun ’47 - LaVie Portrait

 Robert F. Waltenbaugh ’49 - LaVie Portrait

Robert F. Waltenbaugh ’49 - LaVie Portrait

The Rattle of Theta Chi

The Rattle of Theta Chi

THETA CHI'S RECORD DELEGATION at the 40th Notional Interfraternity Conference. November 26-27: top row I. to r.—Dean Robert L. Bishop, Cincinnati; Dean Carl A. Kollgren, Colgate. '17: Orlon Robert J. Miner, Dartmouth. '20: Charles Osborne. New Hampshire, '49: James L. Phillips, MIT, '47, assistant to the dean of students at MIT: Andrews M. Long, '49, president. MIT Interfraternity Council: Alfred E. Grant, former national secretary. Second row—Sherwood Blue, notional secretary: Louis James. Virginia. '45: George Starr Losher, editor The Rattle: George W. Chapman, executive secretary: Kenneth York. '49, secretary Pittsburgh Interfraternity Council: Frederick W. Lady., past national president: Earl D. Rhodes, notional Chaplin: Sidney H. Baylor, notional treasurer: Col. Joseph A. McCusler, Maine. 17, member-elect Executive Committee of the NIC: Stuart H. Kelley. national president: James C. Stevens. national vice president; Ralph H. Griesemer, national Marshall; Manley W. Sahlberg, notional counselor. Not in the picture: Ch=arles A. Seidl., Pittsburgh, '31, associate dean of men at Lehigh: Dr. Frank R. Hunt. dean of men, Lafayette: George W. Chapman, Jr., '49. president of the Penn State Interfraternity Council: John Carrico, Washington College. Mom.II McDowell, Colgate, '16, former member National Board of Trustees: Francis H. S. Ede, counselor Region III: Donald J. Shank, Akron, '31.

 Paul M. Burns Jr. '46 - LaVie Portrait

Paul M. Burns Jr. '46 - LaVie Portrait

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Theta Chi fall 05

George Chapman ‘20 - circa 1947

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523 South Allen St - Chapter House - Sept. 1946Courtesy Robert Nein/Jon Nein

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Robert Nein - Sept. 1946Courtesy Robert Nein/Jon Nein

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Robert Nein - Sept. 1946Courtesy Robert Nein/Jon Nein

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 October 22, 1949 - Alpha Eta Chapter at the University of North Carolina installation (l-r) Executive Director George W. Chapman, National Marshal Ralph H. Griesemer, Quillen, Spivey, Eure, Guy W. Rawls, Regional Counselor O. Randolph Bruce, and Fra
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 Ralph J. Ettinger '49 - LaVie Graduation Photo
 Joseph W. Flagler Jr. 1940 - Wayne, PA
 Harry Franklin Pierce 1943
 Charles H. Williams Jr. 1940 - Abington, PA
 William F. Staley '48 - LaVie photo
 Wilber Van Lenten '42 - LaVie photo
 James L. Taylor '49 - graduation photo vis LaVie
 Virgil W. Wall '47 - LaVie Portrait
 J. Leon Piatt '49 - LaVie Portrait
 Henry C. Suppan ’41 - LaVie Portrait
 Frederick H. Grun ’47 - LaVie Portrait
 George Chapman Jr. - LaVie Portrait - 1949
 Mark A. Richards III ’42 - LaVie Portrait
 William A. Grun ’47 - LaVie Portrait
 Robert F. Waltenbaugh ’49 - LaVie Portrait
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 Paul M. Burns Jr. '46 - LaVie Portrait
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