October 1936

 

Alpha Theta Chapter

Iowa University

 

Alpha Theta Chapter begins its fifteenth year of existence with a spirit of optimism after several years of hardships.

Scholastically, Alpha Theta has a reason for its feeling of optimism, as it ranked fourth from the top among all the other fraternities on the Iowa Campus for the year 1935-136. All brother as well as pledgers are fired with determination to push Alpha Theta even nearer the front during the coming year.

Athletically, we have cause to feel optimistic also. We have within our fold the very backbone of the University of Iowa football team, in the person of the one and only Oze Simmons. Along with Oze, we have this Brother Don, one of the most deadly tackles on the team.

 

 

We were surprised this year with the return to Iowa Campus and to the Iowa squad of the "personality man," Wilbur Wallace. These men will carry the color of Alpha Theta and Alpha Phi Alpha on the gridiron this year, and we are hoping that Alpha men everywhere will be as proud of them as we are here at Iowa.

 

 

During the coming season we are sure that we shall have a number of brothers visiting our city to see our football stars in action. We extend an invitation to all such brothers to stop in at the Alpha house and take advantage of our hospitality.

 

We hope that this will be a great year for Alpha Phi Alpha in all respects, and we pledge our support to make it such.

 

Gerald R. Boyd, President