CHARTERING OHIO GAMMA OF SIGMA ALPHA EPISLON |
OHIO GAMMA CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS The anniversary of the
installation of the Ohio University Chuck Pickering and Bob
Nicholas are local residents and arranged the events. They had been instrumental in the addition to the chapter house
more than a decade after its first occupancy in 1952. The banquet program was emceed by Patt Wardlaw, past president of
the local Gamma Gamma Gamma during the petitioning process and installation
chairman for April 17, 1953. Bill Coon,
first EA, Dave Heinrich who succeeded him, Bill Cook who ran the first Boarding
Club and other founders highlighted specific events in their own
experiences. Fifty year Sunday afternoon, a
contingency drove the 45 miles to Ohio University in Athens to share history at
the weekly meeting of the, now 50 year old, active chapter. It is still occupies the best fraternity
house on campus with extensive additions to the original Georgian Mansion. At the meeting, Patt told actives about the
most important elements of their origins.
The Gamma name had carried into
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