|
|
|
 |
HISTORY
Before the actual hostilities had started during World War II, the Alpha
was saddened to learn that Walter W. Winika, P 1936, (Lt. U. S. Naval Air
Force) had been killed while on patrol duty at Trinidad. To the money
received from his participation in the Insurance Program was added several
gifts from friends and classmates to establish the Walter W. Winika, P 1936
Fund. As the war went on, the list of fine young Brothers of our Alpha who
lost their lives in the service of their country during the period 1942-1946
increased to eleven. With the report of each fatality, the Association
Trustees took immediate action to memorialize the Brother and established a
Fund in his memory, in most instances using proceeds of the individual's
participation in the Insurance Program as the initial basis of the Fund. In
addition, families, friends and the trustees also contributed to the
established Fund. The Brothers lost during World War II along with a
casualty of the Vietnam (E. K. Kissam, Jr., P 1955) and Korean (J.
Clendinning, III, P 1947) conflicts constitute the Gold Star Funds of the
Foundation.
| Fund |
|
Year Established |
|
Walter W. Winika, P 1936 |
|
1942 |
|
William H. MacDonald, P 1939 |
|
1943 |
|
Edward F. Drake, P 1932 |
|
1944 |
|
Charles E. Sutton, P 1945 |
|
1944 |
|
E. Ellsworth Sutphin, III, P 1940 |
|
1944 |
|
Richard E. Bradley, P 1945 |
|
1944 |
|
Alfred C. Gregory, Jr., P 1945 |
|
1945 |
|
Edward L. Stahl, P 1945 |
|
1945 |
|
H. Dean Krafft, Jr., P 1945 |
|
1945 |
|
Norman K. Eypper, P 1920 |
|
1946 |
|
Richard P. Steinberg, P 1943 |
|
1946 |
|
John Clendinning, III, P 1947 |
|
1963 |
|
Edward K. Kissam, Jr., P 1955 |
|
1963 |
In 1948, Henry G. Atwater, P 1904, President of the Alpha Rho Alumni
Association, took steps to formalize and to incorporate the Alpha Rho
Memorial Foundation. David Kelly, P 1920, gave generously of his time and
services, preparing the incorporation documents and framing the by laws. The
Certificate of Incorporation is dated March 12, 1949, just two days before
the 70th anniversary date of Alpha Rho on March 14.
The certificate provided for a corporation, not for pecuniary profit, but
"to aid, encourage, promote and contribute to the education of members of
Alpha Rho." The certificate also provided that all alumni of Alpha Rho and
all non Chi Psis who contribute to the Foundation are members and receive a
copy of the annual report issued by the Foundation. The fledgling
Foundation, dedicated to serving the undergraduate members of Alpha Rho, was
launched with the transfer of $5,901.84, representing the memorial funds
held by the Trustees of the Alpha Rho Alumni Association, to the Foundation.
<< 1 | 2 |
3 | 4 |
5 | 6 |
7 | 8 |
9 | 10 >>
|
|
