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==History== | |||
On May 27, 1951, the national office installed thirty-four students, three scouting advisors, six faculty, and four honorary members as the Iota Phi chapter of [[Alpha Phi Omega]]. [[Gamma Gamma]] chapter (UC Berkeley) and [[Chi]] chapter (UCLA) brought spirit and ideas of Alpha Phi Omega to Davis. Iota Phi flourished in its early days under its first president, [[William Aylett Sparkes]]. Its founding brothers include Harry A Laidlaw, Jr. (UC Davis Faculty), Claude Burton Hutchison (UC Davis Dean, 66 years of age), and Knowles A. Ryerson (UC Davis Professor, 59 years of age). Incidentally, these are the two same people that Hutchison and Ryerson Halls are named after on UC Davis' campus. By the records, 26 of the founding brothers had graduated or would graduate by 1952. Apparently, the chapter graduated en masse, leading to the de-activation of the Iota Phi chapter in the mid 1950's. | |||
Iota Phi | ===Rechartering=== | ||
The spirit of Iota Phi rekindled in 1961 under the direction of Professor Harlan Pratt and his "Iota Phi Club." The chapter eventually reactivated with nine initiated, including their elected president, Oliver Michaelis, on September 20, 1962. These inspired and dedicated men, tried desperately to build a strong chapter from which the spirit of humanitarianism would grow. The next pledge class brought forth 5 more brothers. The third pledge class of Iota Phi included the notable Emil M. Mrak (Mrak Hall is named after him) and a total of 12 more brothers, doubling the chapter size. The chapter went through its ups and downs until around 1979, when [[Dave Emery|David A. Emery]], [[Debbie Sloan|Deborah Sloane]], and [[Elizabeth Tom]] pledged. These three were critical in establishing '[[family|Families]],' a tradition which we continue to this day. | |||
Iota Phi | The reborn Iota Phi chapter has progressively grown in strength and number since 1962 and going co-ed in 1976, and it has developed a broad service program encompassing service to the nation, community, and campus. Its service projects include [[Santa For Kids]] (a program created by the chapter for the HeadStart program), planting in the Arboretum, Special Olympics, trick-or-treating for UNICEF, various projects associated with [[Picnic Day]] on campus, Examiner Bay to Breakers, among other noteworthy projects. | ||
===1980s=== | |||
Alfred Sheets (pledge namesake some 13 years later) pledged on May 20, 1983; at that time, about 14% of the pledges were Asian. When Teri Grimm, Alfred's future wife and future Region X chair, pledged in 1985, 40% of her pledge class was Asian. By 1986, 70% of the pledge class was Asian. In contrast, the first Asian brother who pledged Iota Phi in 1967 was the only one in his class. Since then, ethnic diversity has been a major goal in its Rush program. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Our Brother Chapter is Gamma (Cornell University), and their little Brother chapters are [[Kappa Sigma]] (CSU Sacramento), [[Alpha Alpha Xi]] (University of the Pacific), and [[Rho Rho]] (UC Irvine). | |||
*Iota Phi is one of the largest chapters of Alpha Phi Omega in the United States, regularly initiating anywhere between 60-130 pledges. | |||
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History
On May 27, 1951, the national office installed thirty-four students, three scouting advisors, six faculty, and four honorary members as the Iota Phi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. Gamma Gamma chapter (UC Berkeley) and Chi chapter (UCLA) brought spirit and ideas of Alpha Phi Omega to Davis. Iota Phi flourished in its early days under its first president, William Aylett Sparkes. Its founding brothers include Harry A Laidlaw, Jr. (UC Davis Faculty), Claude Burton Hutchison (UC Davis Dean, 66 years of age), and Knowles A. Ryerson (UC Davis Professor, 59 years of age). Incidentally, these are the two same people that Hutchison and Ryerson Halls are named after on UC Davis' campus. By the records, 26 of the founding brothers had graduated or would graduate by 1952. Apparently, the chapter graduated en masse, leading to the de-activation of the Iota Phi chapter in the mid 1950's.
Rechartering
The spirit of Iota Phi rekindled in 1961 under the direction of Professor Harlan Pratt and his "Iota Phi Club." The chapter eventually reactivated with nine initiated, including their elected president, Oliver Michaelis, on September 20, 1962. These inspired and dedicated men, tried desperately to build a strong chapter from which the spirit of humanitarianism would grow. The next pledge class brought forth 5 more brothers. The third pledge class of Iota Phi included the notable Emil M. Mrak (Mrak Hall is named after him) and a total of 12 more brothers, doubling the chapter size. The chapter went through its ups and downs until around 1979, when David A. Emery, Deborah Sloane, and Elizabeth Tom pledged. These three were critical in establishing 'Families,' a tradition which we continue to this day.
The reborn Iota Phi chapter has progressively grown in strength and number since 1962 and going co-ed in 1976, and it has developed a broad service program encompassing service to the nation, community, and campus. Its service projects include Santa For Kids (a program created by the chapter for the HeadStart program), planting in the Arboretum, Special Olympics, trick-or-treating for UNICEF, various projects associated with Picnic Day on campus, Examiner Bay to Breakers, among other noteworthy projects.
1980s
Alfred Sheets (pledge namesake some 13 years later) pledged on May 20, 1983; at that time, about 14% of the pledges were Asian. When Teri Grimm, Alfred's future wife and future Region X chair, pledged in 1985, 40% of her pledge class was Asian. By 1986, 70% of the pledge class was Asian. In contrast, the first Asian brother who pledged Iota Phi in 1967 was the only one in his class. Since then, ethnic diversity has been a major goal in its Rush program.
Trivia
- Our Brother Chapter is Gamma (Cornell University), and their little Brother chapters are Kappa Sigma (CSU Sacramento), Alpha Alpha Xi (University of the Pacific), and Rho Rho (UC Irvine).
- Iota Phi is one of the largest chapters of Alpha Phi Omega in the United States, regularly initiating anywhere between 60-130 pledges.