Delta Chi - University of Alabama

Published by the Alumni Board of Trustees and the House Corporation DELTA CHI, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CHAPTER "A Membership for a Lifetime" Alumni Board of Trustees and the House Corporation P. O. Box 1880 Tuscaloosa, AL 35403 Address Service Requested Attention: is newsletter is intended for Alumni, undergraduates and parents. If your son is still attending e University of Alabama, he will receive a copy at the Chapter House. If he has graduated, please send us his new address to update our records. ank you. President Joey Ritchey '78 Treasurer John Freeman '86 Members Allen McClendon '95, Faculty Advisory Andy Benefield '96 Matt Feller '98 Jeremy Wood '06, BB Scotch Ritchey '14 President Dwight Mixson '79 Members Bill Gullett '82 Craig Hill '82 House Director Debbie Kober House Corporation Alumni Board of Trustees Five Historic Alabama Chapter Scrapbooks Saved Books Turned Over to UA Special Collections for Permanent Safekeeping O n May 11, Brother Chuck Carlin '57 delivered five historic Alabama Chapter scrapbooks from 1952-54, 1954-55, 1956- 58, 1973-74 and 1976-77 to e University of Alabama Special Collections and are now available to anyone wishing to reminisce or learn more about the Chapter's history. By an act of serendipity, Chuck discovered these scrapbooks while completing walkthroughs of the Chapter House. e two 1970s era books were discovered in a second-floor closet prior to building contractors arriving to complete extensive renovations in May 1997, and the 1950s era books were discovered in 1971 in the third-floor attic pool room just before the old Chapter House was demolished by e University. Accompanying the scrapbooks is a brief explanation of how the five Chapter scrapbooks came to be saved titled, "Publications of Historical Interest to the Alabama Chapter of Delta Chi." Importantly, this explanation also contains complete documentation of the 2011-14 Chapter House renewal project that made the outstanding structure you see today. Aer several decades of holding onto these books, Chuck, at the age of 80, felt it was time to put them where they would be permanently safe and available to Alumni. e University Special Collections are located at 500 Hackberry Lane on the second floor. Charles Cornelius Sr. '53 and his wife, Mary, have two great-grandchildren. ey recently moved back to Birmingham, Ala., to be closer to their family. E-mail: ccornelius1131@yahoo.com Robert "Bob" Blakey '61 visited the campus in April with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter for a campus tour. While on campus, he and his family stopped by the Chapter House and he shared how great it was to come back and see the renovated facilities. What made Bob's visit truly special was the warmest of welcomes from the current Chapter Members. His granddaughter, Lilly, is now a freshman at e University. ey will be traveling back to UA from Santa Rosa, Calif., for family weekend and hope to see alumni around on campus. E-mail: bob95409@scglobal.net Ronald Alsbrooks '73 retired from the U. S. Navy as a Captain in 2000 and retired as a Principal Analyst from Calibre Systems, Inc. in 2014. He and his wife, Marlene, split their time between their homes in Stafford, Va., and the Philippines and travel frequently. E-mail: rtide12@comcast.net John Purdom '87 is busy expanding his insurance business in Murray, Ky., and being a father to two girls. Chandler graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2015 and is in her last semester of graduate school at Murray State University. Meredith is a freshman at Murray State University. E-mail: john@themurraryinsuranceagency.com Brian Bugge '97 is entering his 17th year of his private law practice in Birmingham, Ala. He and his wife, Jessica, have had five children in the last six years, and he is hoping to make it back for some games this fall. E-mail: bbuggelaw@aol.com Chapter Eternal e following Brothers entered Chapter Eternal within the last two years. Arthur D. Quackenbush Jr. '30 omas L. Johns '46 Lee Roy Manners '48 Joe L. Langston Sr. '51 James W. Edwards '52 Curtis G. Harvey '52 Jyles L. Machen '55 John Ed Willoughby '55 James F. Calhoun '56 Joe Farrell Blackburn '57 William Roger Guin '57 Lauren E. Sechriest '57 Lecil M. Colburn '58 Richard P. McLaughlin '58 Gary S. Osborn '60 Madison W. O'Kelley Jr. '61 M. Michael Pitts '63 William D. Crawford '66 John B. Saint '68 Larry G. Warbington '68 William Michael Feeney '69 Joseph S. Lee '70 Gary S. Andrasko '71 Richard C. Wargo '76 Dylan Joseph Bernstein '14 Alumni News If your are wanting to updated your contact information, provide a potential new member recommendation, pitch an article idea or have any questions, please contact andrew.benfield@gmail.com.

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