1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THREE VIEWS: At left. West Bay—large window at west end of new house is a feature of the main lounge, acorner of which is shown in the next picture. At right, main lounge entry, with spiral staircase leading tofirst floor foyer, which opens ofl^ street level.the Athens Alumni Club's building fund campaign.The portrait, painted by Dwight H. Mutchler,whose son, Dwight, Jr.j is an Ohio Gammaalumnus, was presented by the Ohio Universityart professor in his son's name.It was unveiled by Dr. Blaine R. Goldsberry(Ohio '15), who was in turn honored for hisdirection of the building fund campaign, whichis continuing.Dedication Chairman Charles W. Reamer(Ohio '33), who presided at Saturday night'sbanquet and Sunday's dedication ceremony,announced that an enlarged photograph ofBrother Goldsberry had been placed in thefoyer of the new chapter house that night as asurprise recognition for the part he played inmaking the new house dream a reality.Formal dedication rites, performed in frontof the fireplace in the main lounge, includeda candle lighting ceremony in which AlumniPresident Kenneth P. Jones (Ohio '34), ChapterPresident Brian Trainor (Ohio '66), and PledgePresident Dave Robinson, representing the past,present and future, lighted candles to representunified dedication.Completed during the summer, the four-storyestablishment was built as an addition to theproperty which has housed the fraternity fornearly 50 years. When completed in 1916, itrepresented Ohio University's first facility to bebuilt as a fraternity house.Erected on the site of two former residencesthat were razed, and connected with the oldchapter house on three levels, the addition isentered from the W. Mulberry St. sidewalklevel.The first floor contains a powder room, recreationroom, storage space, chapter room, andfour two-man study rooms.Its flagstoned foyer, with paneled walls, featuresa fraternity crest hand-carved by HaroldBentley (Ohio '19), of Wooster, N.Y., and NewPort Richey, Florida.A spiral staircase leads from the foyer to thesecond floor main lounge, highlighted by a westbay window and paneled fireplace. Opening offthe hallway, which leads to the dining hall andkitchen, are an office and housemother's quarters.The third and fourth floors of the additionalso contain two-man study rooms with doublebunks, capacity of the combined structures being52 men.And Politics WereForgotten!During the political campaign last fall Mike Goldwater (Arizona '62) made a trip to theMankato State University campus on behalf of his father, the Republican candidate forPresident. For a luncheon at Which he would speak a special invitation was issued to men ofAlpha Beta Mu, soon to become Minnesota Beta chapter of * A 9 (see pp. 190-91). One AlphaBeta Mu man to respond to the invitation was Bob Htunphrey, son of the Democratic nomineefor Vice President. Bob relates that he and Mike had a pleasant chat, both admittingthat they did not know where their famous fathers were at the time. During the luncheonBob received a telephone call—and it was from his mother; she had dropped in for an unexpectedvisit. At his invitation she joined the group at the luncheon and all had a goodtime while listening to Mike deliver a plea for support of his father!