JANUARY 1961 the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi
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0 F D E L T A S I G M A p I PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FRATERNITY FOUNDED 1907 JANUARY 1961 The International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi Professional Commerce and Business Administration Fraternity Delta Sigma Pi was founded at New York Univer sity, School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, on November 7, 1907, by Alexander F. Makay, Alfred Moysello, Harold V. Jacobs and H. Albert Tienken. Delta Sigma Pi is a professional frater nity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social ac tivity and the association of students for their mu tual advancement by research and practice; to pro mote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce; and to further a high standard of commercial ethics and culture, and the civic and commercial welfare of the com munity. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ IN THE PROFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT OUR SPOTLIGHT centers on Gamma Tau Chap· ter at Mississippi Southern College and one of their recent industrial tours to the City of New Orleans. Accompanying the chapter were Faculty Advisor Paul Weisend and Miss Milliette Reese better known as "Sunny" on the Roy Rogers TV Show, who is also a commerce student at Missis· sippi Southern. January, 1961 ·Vol. L, No. 2 0 F D E L T A s G M A p Editor From the Desk of The Grand President 26 J.D. THOMSON A Word From The Central Office . 26 Associate Editor Epsilon Zeta Installed at Midwestern U. 27 JANE LEHMAN Nine Regional Meetings Held . 30 Postmaster: Please send copies returned under labels Form 3579 to Delta Sigma Paul A. Gorman, "Deltasig of Year 1960" . 34 Pi, 330 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, Ohio. Seventeenth Biennial Survey Completed . 35 The DELTASIG of Delta Sigma Pi is published four times annually in the New Building for Texas Tech . 40 months of November, January, March, and May Publication Office-Curtis Reed Make Vacation Plans . 41 Plaza, Menasha, Wisconsin. Editorial Office-330 South Campus Avenue, Ox With the Alumni the World Over . 42 ford, Ohio. Among the Chapters . 45 Subscription price: $3 per year. Second class postage paid at Menasha, Delta Sigma Pi Directory . 66 Wisconsin, and at additional mailing offices. Acceptance for mailing at special Our Cover rate of postage provided for in the Act of February 28, 1925, embodied in para Featured on our cover is the Lafayette College of Easton, graph 4, Section 538, P. L. & R., 1932 Pennsylvania. This print was made available to us through edition. Printed in U.S.A. the courtesy of the Shostal Agency and the Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company. DELTA SIGMA PI is a charter senior member of the Pro fessional Interfraternity Conference, organized in 1928. The members of the Conference comprise: ARCHITECTURE, Alpha Rho Chi. CHEMISTRY, Alpha Chi Sigma. COM MERCE, Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Pi. DENTISTRY, Alpha Omega, Delta Sigma Delta, Psi Omega, Xi Psi Phi. EDUCATION, Kappa Phi Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Ep silon Kappa, Phi Sigma Pi. ENGINEERING, Theta Tau. Sigma Phi Delta. LAW, Gamma Eta Gamma, Delta Theta Phi, Sigma Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Beta Gam ma, Phi Delta Phi. MEDICINE, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Theta Kappa Psi, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Pi, Phi Chi, Phi Delta Ep silon, Phi Lambda Kappa, Phi Rho Sigma. MUSIC, Phi Mu Sinfonia. PHARMACY, Alpha Zeta Omega, Kappa Psi, Rho Pi Phi, Phi Delta Chi. ~rom the ::bejl o/ :Jhe (}rand PrejiJenl HoMER T. BREWER Kappa-Georgia State EVERY CHAPTER should be planning now to send a formance of their duties. The Executive Director will tell sizeable and competent delegation of undergraduates to the how be bas carried out his work. Then you will consider all Asheville Grand Chapter Congress next August. This is the law changes which have been properly proposed, will decide big show-this is the main event. The 23rd Grand Chapter any matters of policy needing general consideration, and will Congress will have two main functions: elect Regional and National officers to carry on the business One of these is a continuation of our constant effort to of Delta Sigma Pi for the succeeding two years. provide the best possible help to chapters and chapter officers But, and perhaps most important of all, you will meet as they carry out their professional program, which is our Deltasigs from all the other chapters, you will extend your principle effort, and as they engage in the many other activi fraternalism both in breadth and depth, you will truly be ties necessary to make that professional program live and come a national Deltasig. prosper. We do that in many sessions where chapter dele Your chapter will delegate its responsibilities to its dele gates bear discussions by our national officers, and where gates. You should choose the best possible representation, delegates themselves contribute their own ideas, from all over and should demand faithful attention to Congress duties, so the country, as to how our many activities may best be main that the actions of the Congress will reflect your desires, and tained. so that Delta Sigma Pi will continue to be the stro~g and The other function is the government of our fraternity. vital fraternity it now is. You will consider reports of our national officers on the per· SINCE REPORTING to you, in the November issue of istration rolled off the press with over 370 universities repre THE DELTASIG, the Fall program of the Fraternity and The sented in it. To date 5,200 copies have been distributed to Central Office has rolled on bringing us four new chapters: our Fraternity officers, leaders in education, and personnel Ep ilon Zeta at Midwe tern Univer ity in Wichita Falls, administrators in business and industry. A copy of the Survey Texa ; Epsilon Eta at Eastern New Mexico University in is also being reprinted in this issue of THE DELTASIG for the Portales, New Mexico; Epsilon Theta at Chico State College benefit of those who have not already seen it. in Chico California; and Ep ilon Iota at Mankato State Col Chapter visitation, attendance at the Annual Congress of lege in Mankato, Minnesota. Two other petitions are now American Industry of the National Association of Manufac being con idered by the Grand Council so we have every turer in New York City, and final arrangements for our 23rd rea on to believe that our expansion pace will continue. Grand Chapter Congress in Asheville, North Carolina, in Our Seventeenth Biennial Survey of Univer itie Offering Augu t will be top priority for Field Secretary Charles Far an Organized Curriculum in Commerce and Bu iness Admin- rar and myself during the next few months.-JIM THOMSON 26 The January, 1961, ISSUE of 0 F D E L T A s G M A p Epsilon Zeta Chapter Installed at Midwestern University ON OCTOBER 15, 1960, the Epsilon The installation and initiation cere The Installation Banquet, which was Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi was in monies were held at the Holiday Inn in also held in the Holiday Inn, was under stalled at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, and began with reg the direction of Joe M. Hefner who Wichita Falls, Texas. This installation istration of the installation team and served as toastmaster. Brother Hefner's brings the total of Delta Sigma Pi chap guests prior to lunch, which was eaten at first duty was to introduce Dr. D. L. ters in the State of Texas to 10 and the Underwood's Bar-B-Q. All were then Ligon, vice president of Midwestern Uni active chapter roll to 103. The other treated to a tour of the Midwestern Uni versity, who welcomed the new chapter versity campus and the city of Wichita on behalf of the University. Franklin R. Falls. Madera, acting head of the Division of Upon returning to the Holiday Inn the Business, then gave the guests an insight program became more intense with the Into the founding and history of the Di informal and formal initiations consum vision. The history of Delta Sigma Fra ing the balance of the afternoon. Grand ternity was related by Senior Vice Presi President Homer T. Brewer headed the dent Kenneth N. Wells, and Grand Presi installation team and was ably assisted dent Brewer produced the climax of the by Regional Director Joe M. Hefner, Dis program with the charge and charter trict Directors Ronnie G. Smith and presentation. President George E. Halkias Ronnie W. Clark, Past Grand President of Epsilon Zeta Chapter accepted the Kenneth B. White, Past Director B. C. charter on behalf of the entire chapter. Butler, Alumni Claude D. Whitley and In conclusion, fraternal greetings were Daniel L. Wigley, and delegations from extended by all of the officers and dele many of the chapters and alumni clubs in gations in attendance, and letters and Texas and Oklahoma. telegrams were read from chapters, alum- GRAND PRESIDENT BREWER presents Epsilon Zeta Charter to George Halkias, Chap· ter President at Installation Ceremonies. THE BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE pictured here is the Administration Building at Mid western University in Wichita Falls, Texas. chapters in Texas are Beta · Iota at Bay lor University, Beta Kappa at the Uni versity of Texas, Beta Upsilon at Texas Technological College, Beta Phi at South ern Methodist University, Gamma Phi at Texas Western College, Delta Epsilon at North Texas State College, Delta Eta at Lamar Stale College, Delta Upsilon at Texas Christian University, and Delta Phi at East Texas State College. The DELTASIG of DELTA SI GMA PI 27 sents another steppingstone in the Mid western story of progress, and marks the beginning of a new era of opportunity and service in the field of education.