Delta Chi - University of Alabama

T he 1950s were an excellent decade for Chapter activities. The popular Spring Formal (deemed Red and Buff Ball), Christmas dances, and spring picnics are all notable. Other functions of note were the usual recruitment events and football games, but for the most part, we knew when to focus on our main purpose at UA: to get a college education. The Chapter also had its share of campus luminaries. Among them were SGA President Bob Vance '52; Dewey Camp '56, Jason's, ODK, and editor of the campus humor magazine, Rammer Jammer; Royce Bryant '57, ODK and Corolla business editor; and Bill Mace '56, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Fellow '50s-era Alumni Jim Merrell '58, Stan Williams '60, and I were a part of Alumni who revived the Chapter in the late '90s and completed the nearly $4 million Chapter House Renewal Project. We then made up the newly formed House Corporation Board from 2003 to 2014. Another indication of the exceptional quality of young men during the '50s are the 28 Alumni who have received a Jefferson J. Coleman Alabama Chapter Outstanding Alumnus Award. As the years have passed and they have had to move on, the Chapter is indeed fortunate that other Alumni Brothers from later decades have stepped up to fill their shoes. This article was written from memory and some inquiries made of a few '50s-era Brothers, but mostly from the former. If you notice any unintended oversights or errors, please contact me at either (205) 870-8272 or carlinua57@aol.com. In the Bond, Chuck Carlin '57 John Abbott • Olive Branch, Miss. Christian Adams • Glenelg, Md. Jett Clayton • Dothan, Ala. Nick Cowan • Montgomery, Ala. Mitchell Curtis • Birmingham, Ala. Tyler Dickinson • Raleigh, N.C. Matthew Dunn • Frederick, Md. Collin Ekerberg • Cumming, Ga. Tyler Erwin • Charlotte, N.C. Matt Flenniken • Mclean, Va. Travis Gehring • Houston, Texas Mike Giambelluca • Trenton, N.J. Juan Diego "Sonny" Gosselin • Boston, Mass. Andrew Hall • Birmingham, Ala. Avery Hardy • Decatur, Ala. Emahn Haririan • Birmingham, Ala. Jake Harvey • Franklin, Tenn. Jackson Hilton • Cumming, Ga. Brody Hyde • Scottsboro, Ala. Bishop Jarrell • Metter, Ga. Clayton Jenison • Enterprise, Ala. Jack Kane • Naples, Fla. Austin Kleckner • Sandwich, Ill. Sean Korey • Los Angeles, Calif. Nolan Light • Decatur, Ala. Brad Lynch • Elmhurst, Ill. Jake Maddison • London, England Paul Martin • St. Louis, Mo. Nate Mazich • Great Falls, Va. Reid McCarthy • London, England John McLendon • Atlanta, Ga. Luke Murdock • Gulf Shores, Ala. Brice Ogle • Savannah, Ga. Joseph Olejniczak • Alpharetta, Ga. Mason Phillips • Sonoma, Calif. Connor Poletti • Jupiter, Fla. Justin Ramey • Franklin, Tenn. Berke Rattan • Nashville, Tenn. Jake Renfer • St. Louis, Mo. Josh Schuttevaer • Westfield, N.J. Ridge Seales • Oxford, Ala. Morgan Smith • Rushville, Ill. Cam Turner • Cumming, Ga. Will Tyson • Charlotte, N.C. Jonathan Viris • Old Bridge, N.J. Ray Walden • Scottsboro, Ala. Luke Walker • Shamong, N.J. Kieran Walshe • Annapolis, Md. Major Williams • Tuscaloosa, Ala. Trevor York • Fairhope, Ala. A Truly Historic Member Class Welcome, New Brothers! The Fabulous '50s Part Three A Great Decade for the Alabama Chapter

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