Richard W. McClintock ’53

Richard W. McClintock ’53 and his wife have downsized to a smaller, more manageable home and yard at 205 Sloane Square Way, Charlotte, NC 28211. At the May 1999 reunion, they enjoyed getting together with the 1954 Betas. Brothers on the Internet can contact “Mac” at rwmcsr@worldnet.att.net.

H. Leslie Cramer ’50

H. Leslie Cramer ’50 (4300 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030; hlcramer@erols.com), an acoustic psychologist with Cramer Associates, is the creator of an innovative technique that clarifies video and audio tapes cluttered with multiple voices and/or background interference. He is the expert who made the Watergate tapes intelligible. Les has served as a consultant to the U.S. government, Fortune 500 companies, the legal community and the media. He is a […]

Shirley and John M. Kackley ’40

Shirley and John M. Kackley ’40 (5623 Cheena, Houston, TX 77096) have lived in the Lone Star State for more than 50 years. They have five children and nine grandchildren. After 25 years in the Marine Corps and another quarter century with Bank Boston, William S. Anthony ’45 (25 Starboard Ln., Osterville, MA 02655) is now working as a senior vice president at Diversified Funding Inc. Not long […]

Community Service Becoming a Priority

A primary focus of the Theta chapter for the 1999-2000 school year is a 10-fold increase in philanthropic participation. We feel that participation in these extracurricular activities promotes a sense of community that we have lacked in the past. Therefore the first semester was full of worthy philanthropic events that saw nearly full participation from each active Theta Beta. […]

Fall 1999 Chapter Officers

President Jeff G. Beaudrey ’01 Homewood, Ill. Economics Management Vice President Matthew J. Brown ’00 Norwalk, Ohio Economics Management Secretary/Rush Christopher A. Josey ’02 Kensington, Md. Education Treasurer Joseph K. Palmer ’00 Kalamazoo, Mich. Psychology Risk Manager Timothy P. England ’01 Indianapolis, Ind. Politics and Government/ Sociology House Manager Shawn H. Starlin ’00 Wooster, Ohio […]

Dry House Creates Change

As expected, this semester has been a learning experience for Theta chapter. The brothers have responded well to the new rules and regulations necessary for our existence. We adopted a new pledging process this past semester, which we used to pledge one man: Eric B. Canty ’02 of Grahanna, Ohio. He has recently been initiated, and should be a strong […]

A Beta Reads The Theta Data

After reading the Data of Theta, I thank God I am a Beta And pause for a moment of time, To jot a note forming a rhyme Which part of The Theta Data do I like best, It’s hard to separate it from the rest For instance the story of pink and blue, I’m waiting […]

Anti-Fraternity Sprit at Ohio Wesleyan

In recent years fraternities have been looked upon with considerable disfavor on many campuses. At times it seems that we are caught up in changing times and inevitably our fraternities will become a thing of the past. Some of the hostility stems from a desire to get rid of any type of exclusive club that could give its […]

Annual Alumni Dues

Annual alumni dues are the lifeblood of our continued communications with all alumni brothers … and we have more than 800 living alumni. Recent history and current year giving are shown below: Year   Total   % Increase   # Contributors   % Increase 1990-91   $3,245   n/a   72   n/a 1991-92 4,350 34.1% […]

Pink and Blue: The Unknown Story — Part II

At the convention of 1879, Walter E. Dennison of Theta chapter took up the cause of pink and blue national colors, and through his efforts the colors of Theta chapter were adopted for the entire fraternity. Here is a description of that occasion excerpted from a letter written by Brother Dennison himself: When I was initiated in Theta chapter […]