Alpha Delta Phi - University of Washington

We Welcome You to Name a Room e Washington Alpha Delt 5 men, fathers, and educators whose lives ended early, and well before their time. Through the generous contributions of many members of this class, they were able to provide a permanent and lasting memorial to these four gentlemen. "We miss them every day but have heartfelt memories for the brotherhood we developed and the bonds that tied." THE LONG ROOM: SPONSORED BY BRADLEY B. FURBER '86 AND JAMES P. FURBER '84 Situated immediately to the left of the main circular stairway connecting Second Old to Second New is one of the four new breakout/study rooms. The Long Room showcases a full wall picture of the main chamber of the Old Library of Trinity College Dublin Long Room, one of the world's most iconic libraries housing more than 200,000 antique/rare books, including the Book of Kells, one of the great treasures of the Western World. Appropriately, the Alpha Delt Long Room also showcases the 43 Alpha Delta Phi International Literary Awards achieved by members of the Washington Chapter. The room-naming campaign is currently open for sponsors. If you have a favorite room in the Chapter House you want to sponsor or would like to sponsor one of the new rooms, please contact JP Furber '84 at jpfurber@mac.com or (925) 323-5311 for more information. –Robert "Bob" Gilbert '81 The Long Room. W ashington's teams were called Sun Dodgers starting in 1919. e nickname originated when a college magazine of the same name was banned from campus and, in protest, students adopted the name for their teams. But the Sun Dodgers did not do much for the Northwest's image, so a committee set out in 1921 to pick a new nickname. While no progress was being made on the name change, athletic officials adopted Vikings during the semester break in December 1921. When the students returned to campus, they immediately protested the name change. In an attempt to determine a mascot, the committee came down to two final choices: Malamutes and Huskies. The committee felt those were appropriate because of Seattle's nearness to the Alaskan frontier. The Husky was voted the most appropriate. The letter below, authored by George W. Mike Murphy '23, was notarized and sent registered mail to then-coach Erickson in 1979. The letter describes his role in selecting the UW mascot "Huskies." The Story of Our Mascot HOW THE HUSKY MASCOT WAS CHOSEN The University officially accepted the nickname Huskies for its athletic teams on February 3, 1922. The announcement was made at halftime of the Washington vs. Washington State basketball game. The nickname was selected by a joint committee of students, coaches, faculty, alumni, and businessmen. The name "Huskies" was presented at halftime by football captain-elect Robert Ingram. When Ingram made his speech, large white placards were hoisted in the rooters section occupied by varsity letterwinners displaying the slogans: "The Husky stands for – fight and tenacity – character and courage – endurance and willingness." Other suggested nicknames were Wolves, Malamutes, Tyees, Vikings, Northmen, and Olympics. Reprinted from University of Washington Official Athletic Site - Traditions - University of Washington Athletics at gohuskies.com/sports/2013/4/18/208241710.aspx. The year was 1922, along about february. - - I am not sure of the date, but it was prior to the california race on Lake Washington in April, when a meeting was called of the big "w" club by Roscoe "Torchy" Torrance, the president. He announced that the Seattle chamber of commerce suggested that we find a new mascot and name for our athletics teams, in as much as they felt that our present name, "Sun Dodgers," which our teams had been called for years, was not a good advertisement for the Seattle area. I was captain and stroke of the varsity crew and was sitting next to Bob Ingram, who was rowing no. 5. I turned to Bob and said, "Bob, we have students from Alaska. How about the alaskan sled dog, the Malamute?" Bob said that was a good idea, "how about 'Huskies, Mike?" I said, "fine, you make the motion, and I'll second it!" It was done, and as no other suggestions were made, it was carried unanimously. So the crew was the father of the Huskies. George W. "Mike" Murphy Cave Creek, Arizona January 1, 1979

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