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early 60 years aer our chapter's founding in 1894, an anon-
ymous donor came forward with $25,000. at gi, worth
about $220,000 in today's dollars, would pay huge dividends
over the next 60 years.
It would later become known that John W. Galbreath, Beta–Ohio
University '20, was the generous benefactor to spur the construction
of our Shelter. Before 1955, Delta Tau Delta's home was on 13th Av-
enue. For a successful man like Mr. Galbreath, who owned the Pitts-
burgh Pirates for more than 40 years, the analogy was simple:
"e Delts at State have been playing major league ball too long
with minor league equipment."
Mr. Galbreath knew that the best fraternity at Ohio State needed to be
in the best location. Even today, as Ohio State has grown larger than
any of us would imagine, 67 East 15th Avenue is the premier fraternity
address in Columbus.
One of the house drive captains of the 1954 campaign, omas L.
Parker '43, passed on to Chapter Eternal in 2014. Mr. Parker was trea-
surer of the house corporation in the early 1950s and played a big role
in the construction of our Shelter. In our 2009 campaign to make the
Shelter livable for our growing chapter, Mr. Parker answered the call
again. With his passing, Beta Phi received a generous gi that will be
the next seed to our great success.
In the following pages, you will read about a growing chapter, a
growing campus, a growing Greek community, and see plans for the
growth of our Shelter. As neighboring fraternities and sororities up-
grade their facilities, we must make sure the Delt Shelter remains a
major league facility.
We all have benefitted from the vision and generosity of giants like
Brothers Galbreath and Parker. Now it is our opportunity to invest in
the future of Beta Phi just as those who came before invested in us. We
hope that you will join us to build the Shelter that will be home to many
more Delts for the next 60 years and beyond.
67 E. 15th Avenue
From the Delta Tau Delta magazine, e Rainbow, 1953
