I'm going to have to say that my home chapter wins the prize for the most interesting updates of this issue.
Let's start with Anthemios's trip to Demetrios to attend the Illinois-Ohio State game in Columbus. Nine brothers made the 23 hour trek in their "reo 'speed-wagons'". I have to remark: "23 HOURS!" Man that is Brutal! How long would it take to get to Columbus in an REO Slow-Wagon? The image above is a 1917 REO Speedwagon, likely very similar to the vehicles taken by our brothers. (Thanks to Wikipedia).
Also, I find it curious that they took REO Speed-wagons, considering the band REO Speedwagon was founded by students attending the University of Illinois in the late 1960's.
When describing the game, I may be looking at it through a modern girl's eyes, but boy does it seem like the brothers were a little too.. um.. inebriated.. to follow every play. (Illinois won).
In OTHER Anthemios news, 2 of our brothers are soloists for John Philip Sousa! Holy CRAP! E.E. Newcomb (no relation to Rexford Newcomb) and Bill Snyder (Snyder is also noted as being Mr. Sousa's personal secretary). This fact had been noticed in the February 1921 issue, and that Mr. Sousa had dined at the Anthemios Chapter House, but I didn't note it here.
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ReplyDeleteAfter graduation, Anthemios initiate Olsen lived on Keystone Ave. in Chicago. The brother doesn't fall far from the arch.