Omega in The News - Rattle - Winter 1948-9
As appeared in The Rattle - Winter 1948-9
News of Theta Chi’s Official Family
Dr. Albert F. Buffington, Bucknell, faculty adviser for Omega Chapter at Penn State, is a professor of German and recently stated that 300,000 persons speak the Pennsylvania German language, an amazing phenomenon in an English speaking nation. He says that Pennsylvania German is not only a spoken dialect, but also written. and in the past 85 years has become increasingly prominent in literary fields.
Theta Chis Still in the Service
Several graduates of Omega Chapter have re-entered the armed forces; these include: Jack Williams, a second lieutenant in the transport command: Philip Gran, a second lieutenant in the Marine Corp, and Whiz White in naval aviation. Another alumnus, Frank Kendelle, has been work-ing for the United States Army in Puerto Rico, where he is living with his wife and daughter.
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.