A short summary of the accomplishments of the Kansas Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta's first one hundred years.

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2. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
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4. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 A group of Washburn students
petitioned for a charter from
Phi Delta Theta in 1889 but never
received a response
 The Delta Phi Fraternity was founded
on October 2, 1903 as a secret Delta Phi Pin
society and originally only accepted
juniors and seniors
 65 men were initiated into Delta Phi
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5. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Delta Phi‟s application for a charter
in 1908 at the Pittsburgh Convention
was rejected
 The Charter was granted on August
11, 1910 at the Niagara Falls
Convention
First Kansas Beta
Chapter House
 Glenn S. Millice „1‟ represented Delta
Phi at both conventions
 The Chapter was installed on
September 30, 1910 (and into Oct 1)
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7. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 More than 250+ have honorably served
 Served in every conflict from World War I to
Iraq
 3 Generals
 10+ Colonels or Navy Captains
 2 Recipients of the Distinguished Service
Cross
 2 Prisoners of War
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8. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
Killed in Action
 Theodore L. Cook '510' – U.S. Army, World War II
 Ensign Dale O. Gillan '459' - U.S. Navy, World War II
 LT (jg) Richard C. Glenn '393' - U.S. Navy, World War II
 LT (jg) Whitney C. Keys '439' - U.S. Navy, World War II
 LT (jg) Theodore Rhodes '404' - U.S. Navy, World War II
 LT Laurence Schmidt '699' - U.S. Air Force, Strategic Air Command;
1956
Lost to the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919
 LT Glenn E. Haughey '13' - U.S. Army Medical Corps (1918)
 Louis L. Larrick '76' - U.S. Navy, Great Lakes Training Base (1918)
 Carl C. Searle '73' - U.S. Army medical reserve (1918)
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9. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated February 10, 1911
 Led the response to the Great
Kansas City Flood of 1951 and
the tornado that destroyed
Udall, Kansas in 1955
 Washburn and Phi Delt honors:
◦ Sophomore class president (1912-
13)
◦ Inducted into Sagamore (1913)
◦ Washburn Distinguished Service
Award (1951)
◦ “Phi of the Year” (1962)
◦ Honorary Doctorate (1967)
Brigadier General
 Inducted into the KS Army Howard S. Searle „58‟
National Guard Hall of Fame
(1981)
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10. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated October 13, 1913
 Only man in U.S. history to be
awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross in three separate
wars: WW I, WW II and Korea
◦ Second only to the Medal of
Honor
 Director of National Defense in
Korea following WW II
 Deputy Military Governor of Brigadier General
Arthur Champeny ‟91‟
Korea
 Civil Administrator of Korea
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11. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated February 16, 1914
 Awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross in WW I for
rescuing two wounded
comrades by crossing an open
field under machine gun fire
 Military governor of Pusan,
Korea from 1945 to 1948
◦ His boss in Korea was Brig Gen
Arthur Champeny „91‟
 Washburn‟s Distinguished
Colonel H.O. Benton ‟93‟
Service Award in 1951
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12. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated May 9, 1932
 Dubbed the “General Patton of
the Sky” during WWII
 Washburn honors:
◦ 4-year letterman in football at
Washburn
◦ 1932 All Conference team
◦ 1932 Runner-up AP All American
team
◦ Washburn Athletics Hall of Fame
(1970)
 World Skeet Shooting Champion
(1952) Brigadier General
C.T. Edwinson „324‟
 Topeka High School Hall of
Fame (1982)
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13. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated March 14, 1937
 U.S. Naval Academy Class of
1941
◦ Graduated 12th in a class of 376
 Survived the attack on the
USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor
 Perished at sea in 1942
aboard the USS Juneau with
the five Sullivan Brothers LT (jg) Richard C. Glenn ‟393‟
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14. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated February 28, 1960
 Graduated from the U.S. Air
Force Academy in 1964
 Shot down while flying his 85th
mission over North Vietnam
 Spent 2,284 days as a prisoner
of war
 One of at least ten Phi Delts
imprisoned at the “Hanoi Hilton”
 Retired from active duty in 1994 Colonel Leroy Stutz „853‟
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15. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
John W. Steenbock „1298‟
Director - Manpower, Personnel
and Services, Headquarters Air Capt Adam
Force Materiel Command Johnson„1455‟
(equivalent of a brigadier general) KS Army National Guard –
Two tours in Iraq
Major Chris Hill „1360‟
Wing Executive Staff Officer /
190th Air Refueling Wing
Capt Phil Kaberline
Major Brian Bigham „1409‟ „1468‟
U.S. Army / Defense Advanced 1st Infantry Division / Iraq
Research Projects Agency veteran
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17. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 54+ physicians, surgeons, dentists and
psychologists
 The Menninger Clinic may have been
founded by AΔ‟s but its board of Dr. Glenn S. Millice „1‟
directors was filled with Phi Delts:
◦ David Neiswanger „54„ (chairman)
◦ Stanley Stauffer, KS Alpha „693‟
◦ Dr. Paul R. Harvey, Indiana Alpha
◦ Nelson T. Hartson, Washington Alpha Dr. J. Patrick Birkbeck „1372‟
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18. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated September 1, 1910
 Assistant Professor at Harvard
Medical School
 Chief of Psychiatry at Bellevue
Hospital in New York
 Director of the Langley Porter
Psychiatric Clinic at the
University of California, San
Francisco
Dr. Karl Bowman „39‟
 President of the American
Psychiatric Association
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19. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Before he became famous
for his barbecue sauce,
Dr. Rich Davis „523‟ was the
Dean of the North Dakota
School of Medicine and
helped to found the Eastern
Virginia Medical School.
Dr. Rich Davis „523‟
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21. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Ernest E. Bearg „75‟
 Arthur S. Brewster „175‟
 Warren W. Shaw „241‟
 Brig Gen C.T. Edwinson „324‟
 Dan Emrich „330‟
 Don Dittemore „360‟ Dr. John Davis „377‟
 Dr. John Davis „377‟
 Jerry Reichart „616‟
 Merle Blair „756‟
 Don K. Ford „902‟
 Ron Berkholtz „994‟ “The Voice of Washburn Sports”
Merle Blair „756‟
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22. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated December 16, 1912
 Head football coach,
Nebraska (1925-1928)
 Head basketball coach,
Nebraska (1926)
 Head football coach,
Washburn (1918-1919,
1929-1935)
 Washburn Athletics Hall of
Fame (1973) Ernest Bearg „75‟
 Nebraska Football Hall of
Fame (1988)
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23. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Glenn Millice „1‟ caught the first pass ever
thrown by a Washburn quarterback
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25. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
Stauffer Commons Stauffer Mass Media Lab in
Stan (KS Alpha „693‟) and Carruth Hall
Arthur J. Carruth „5‟ Henderson Learning Resources
Madeline Stauffer
John „1105‟ and Kathy Stauffer
Larrick Memorial Joss Reading Lounge
(near Benton Hall) in Mabee Library
Louis L. Larrick „76‟ Dr. Charles „316‟and Dorris Firestone Joss
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26. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
• Benton Hall is not named for a
Phi Delt
• It is named for Otis L. Benton
• Benton was an 1884 graduate of
Washburn and a long-time
member of the Board of Regents
• Several members of his family
were Phi Delts including his Benton Hall
sons:
• Harwood O. Benton „93‟
• Gerald D. Benton „236‟
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27. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
• Topeka‟s McClure
Elementary School is
named for Judge James
McClure „4‟
• Fleming Place at 10th and
Gage is named for Ned
Fleming „129‟
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28. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Merle Blair
 Charles S. Elliott, Jr.
 Arthur J. Carruth, Jr.
 Ralph Glenn
 George Greenwood
 George A. Guild
 Charles S. Joss, MD
 James P. Lagerberg
 David Neiswanger
 Frank A. Ripley
 Charles A. Steele Current Board Members
 Robert Stone James Lagerberg '655' and
 Bob W. Storey Bob Storey '777'
 Wayne T. Stratton
 Frederick G. Weidling
 Douglas S. Wright
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29. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 At least 47 Phi Delts have been either student
body or class president
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1910-2010
 David Neiswanger (1949)
 Amb. Donald R. Heath (1950)
 Brig. Gen. Howard S. Searle (1951)
 Colonel Harwood O. Benton (1951)
 Terry D. McAdam (1953)
 Hon. Robert Stone (1955)
 Paul J. "Joe" Lovewell (1962)
 William A. Neiswanger (1963)
 George Greenwood (1970)
 Earl H. Loomis (1972)
 Joe Lovewell (1962)
 Ralph Glenn (1976) Ron Richey „578‟
 Hon. Warren Shaw (1980)
 Ronald K. Richey (1983)
 Rep. James C. Slattery (1986)
 Hon. Joseph W. Morris (1993)
 Ray E. Morgan, Jr. (1995)
 Keith Bossler (1996)
 Hon. Ron Thornburgh (2002)
 Dr. Charles S. Joss & Dorris Joss (Ruth Garvey Fink Award) (2009)
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31. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Sagamore, the most prestigious honor society
for men at Washburn, was founded by six
juniors in 1912 including Phi Delts Warren
Crumbine „27‟ and Cecil Lowe „60‟
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32. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 131 Phi Delts have been initiated into
Sagamore – more than 10% of its total
membership
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33. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Robert Stone „32‟
 Frank M. Mohler „96‟
 William Neiswagner „138‟
 David Neiswagner „54‟
 Amb. Donald R. Heath „95‟
Stan Stauffer
 Paul “Joe” Lovewell „350‟ KS Alpha „693‟
 Brig. Gen. Howard S. Searle ‟58‟
 Dr. Charles S. Joss „316‟
 Hon. Joseph W. Morris „461‟
 Ronald K. Richey „578‟
 John C. "Jack" Dicus (Kansas Alpha „1021‟) Dr. Charles Joss „316‟
 Stanley H. Stauffer (Kansas Alpha „693‟) (with his wife Doris Firestone Joss)
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34. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Frank Mohler „96‟ was a Rhodes Scholar
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35. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 There are at least 29 scholarships at
Washburn endowed by or named for Phi Delts
Athur J. Carruth, Jr. Scholarship James M. Caplinger Endowed Scholarship Fund
Charlotte M. & Warren W. Shaw Scholarship Fund John and Ruth Stauffer Scholarship
Clarence W. King Endowed Chair in Finance and Real Estate John F. Kilmartin Business Leaders Scholarship Fund
Class of 1914 David and Isabel Neiswanger Scholarship Keith F. Quail Endowed Scholarship Fund
Congressman Jim Slattery Law Scholarship Fund Michaud, Cordy, Michard, Hutton & Hutton Tort Law Scholarship
David C. Beeder Mass Media Scholarship Ned N. Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award
Donald D. Welty Memorial Scholarship Oscar S. Stauffer Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Cecil E. Lowe Memorial Scholarship Paul and Margaret Lovewell Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Charles S. & Doris F. Joss Scholarship Ralph F. Glenn Law Scholarship
Dr. Glenn S. Millice Scholarship Richey Scholarship
Finnup Scholarship Fund Stan Stauffer/Yellow Freight Scholarship
Floyd Nick Cossman Freshman Scholarship Award Terry and Ann McAdam Mathematics Scholarship
Frank A. Ripley Memorial Scholarship Warren J. Crumbine Scholarship Fund
Free Society of GNIP-GNOP Wendell J. McDonald Scholarship Fund
Harold S. Herd Law Scholarship
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37. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 18+ Judges
◦ Two Kansas Supreme Court
Justices
 15+ county or district
attorneys
 Topeka Bar Association‟s
most prestigious award is
named for Judge Warren Shaw Warren W. Shaw „241‟
„241‟
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38. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated March 3, 1940
 Justice, Kansas Supreme
Court (1979-1993)
 Kansas Senate Minority
Leader (1969-1973)
 Mayor of Coldwater,
Justice Harold Herd „441‟
Kansas (1950-1954)
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39. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated March 8, 1942
 Senior Partner, Gable &
Gotwals (1984-Present)
 General Counsel, Shell Oil
(1978-1983)
 Chief Judge, Eastern District
of Oklahoma (1974-1978)
 Dean, University of Tulsa
College of Law (1972-1974) Judge Joe Morris „461‟
 Washburn honors:
◦ Honorary Doctorate (1981)
◦ Washburn Distinguished Service
Award (1993)
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40. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Initiated March 9, 1952
 Justice, Kansas Supreme Court
(1983-2002)
 District court judge (1977-
1983)
 Judge, common pleas court
(1971-1977) Justice Tyler Lockett „696‟
 U.S. Navy, World War II
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41. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 In his first year on the Kansas Supreme
Court, Harold Herd „441‟ voted to disbar
Fred Phelps
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42. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 The Chapter‟s installation
celebration was interrupted
when a car containing
several recently initiated
members was stopped for
speeding by the Topeka
Police.
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44. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 18 State Representatives and Senators
◦ Speaker of the House: Robert Stone „32‟
◦ House Majority Leader: John Hayes „438‟
◦ Senate Minority Leader: Harold Herd „441‟ John Hayes „438‟
 2 elected to state-wide office:
◦ Attorney General: Paul Morrison „1135‟
◦ Secretary of State: Ron Thornburgh „1247‟
Ron Thornburgh „1247‟
 1 Member of Congress
◦ Jim Slattery „1016‟
Jim Slattery „1016‟
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45. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Original member of group that
petitioned for a charter in 1889
 Initiated October 1, 1910
 Speaker, Kansas House of
Representatives (1915)
 Kansas State Representative (1905-
1917)
 Member, Washburn Board of Regents
 Board Member, American Bar
Association
 Governor, Rotary District 11 (KS, MO
& OK)
 Washburn and Phi Delt honors: Robert Stone „32‟
◦ Honorary Doctorate (1926)
◦ “Man of Honor” (1939)
◦ “Phi of the Year” (1941)
◦ Washburn Distinguished Service Award
(1955)
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46. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
Former President Harry
Truman visits Kansas
Beta in 1960
Pictured L-R:
• Jim Lugar „826‟
• Mike Harper „840‟
• President Truman
• Sydney Johnson „823‟
• Arthur Carruth „5‟
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47. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 On at least three different occasions
Washburn Phi Delts have simultaneously
been the president of both the College
Democrats and the College Republicans
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49. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 There have been at least
ten house mothers:
◦ Mrs. Helen M. Thompson
◦ Mrs. Aten
◦ Mrs. E.R. Stover
◦ Mrs. Atwood Alexander
◦ Mrs. O.L. Horner
◦ Mrs. W.E. Walters
◦ Mrs. Dana L. Anderson
◦ Mrs. Ralph Young
◦ Mrs. Mary Chamberlin “Mom Cox”
◦ Mrs. Jewell Cox
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50. Kansas Beta
1910-2010
 Mom Cox kept a poodle
in the house
 But her poodle wasn‟t
the first dog to live in
the chapter house
Phikeias Stu Stevens and George Ferrell (1967)
 The chapter had a series
of dogs throughout the
1950s and 1960s
Lady Calvert III (1958)
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