Chi Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha at the University of Illinois
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Chi Zetagram Chi-Zeta Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha at the University of Illinois Alumni Association of Chi-Zeta P.O. Box 2374 Champaign, IL 61820 Address Service Requested Save the Date Chi Zeta All-Class Reunion September 19-21, 2014 The festivities will begin with a welcome reception Friday evening at 8 p.m. and continue with events all day Saturday and conclude early Sunday morning. We will have a large block of hotel rooms reserved and will be sending out a complete schedule with more information this spring. Mark your calendars now, contact your friends, and plan to be there! Attention: This newsletter is intended for alumni and undergraduates. If your son is still attending the University of Illinois , he will receive a copy at the chapter house. If he has graduated, please send us his permanent address to update our records. Thank you. Reynolds Family Legacy (Continued from page 3) Dick grew up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, northwest of Chicago, and landed at the University of Illinois where he pledged Chi Zeta in 1948 and was initiated in 1949. As an undergraduate, he was on the track team, earning two letters, and on a twomile relay team that set an American record at the Drake Relays. He was also high alpha during his senior year. He graduated in January 1953 with a degree in general engineering and was an Ensign in the Naval Reserve. He did a stint in the Navy during the Korean War during the next two years. During that time, his cousin, Tom Reynolds '54 X662, joined Chi Zeta before transferring to Denison University. Dick returned to Champaign-Urbana in January 1955, where he went back to graduate school for mechanical engineering and took a job as an instructor in general engineering full time, taking one graduate course each semester. While he was in graduate school he met his wife, Trudy, then a sophomore from Olney, at the high school circus. The circus was an event put on by U of I students for visiting high school students. Dick and Trudy moved back to Northern Illinois where he took a job with Sundstrand's Aviation Division, making systems parts for "aircraft." He spent the next 35 years with the company, which eventually became part of United Technologies. Dick and Trudy enjoy staying in touch with friends from the fraternity, like Bill Stallman '48 X579, with whom he attended Homecoming, and attending sporting events and Krannert performances while visiting their second home in Champaign. E-mail: dickreyn@aol.com