What are the reasons for the spectacular success that Chi has made?
Two important causes are evident. First and foremost, the chapter has, almost without exception, selected men who measured up to the high standards set by Delta Tau Delta, men who were capable of approaching her lofty ideals by pondering them in the lone silent sanctuaries of their own souls and then putting their aspirations into action.
The second reason is really a corollary of the first. Chi has demanded of her neophytes that they be not narrow men, but rather that they should have an open mind – firm in their own convictions, yet tolerant of the honest opinions of others. They should be able to do one thing well, even though not all, or even a majority of them, but have the same posers and desires. To do one thing well is not enough; they must be able to engage in, or at least be sympathetic with, a widely diversified field of endeavor. Thus, though Chi has had its share of honor men and members of Phi Beta Kappa, the chapter has never been a collection of grinds. It has had captains and other distinguished players in every branch of athletics, yet Chi is not merely a strong-arm gang. Several Bishops and may other devout and earnest clergymen wear the Square Badge that Chi placed on their breasts; nevertheless, the chapter never has had a trace of the “holier than thou” attitude. Courteous, well bred and gentlemanly, the sons of Chi never aspired to be known as polished dandies.
To sum it all up: Chapter Chi requires that her sons be HONEST, INTELLIGENT, FORCEFUL, LOYAL, FRIENDLY and GOD-FEARING GENTLEMEN.
“We sing Old Kenyon, Mother Dear; we love her ancient halls. Our aims are set; we’ll ne’er forget her ivy-covered walls. Yet when the years have rolled away, our dearest thoughts, as now, Will be the days we spent with Thee-Our Dear Old Delta Tau.”
“Hurrah! Hurrah! And she shall never die. We’ll sing the praises on the Path of DEAR OLD CHAPTER CHI.”
Additional Chi Men in World War I:
’00 Rufus Southworth, Capt., M.C., A.E.F., Base Hosp. # 25
’03 Walter S. Jackson, 2nd Lt., Inf.
’07 Harold M. Eddy, Lt. Com., C.E. Corps, U.S.N., R.F.
’09 Charles K. Lord, Naval Reserve
’09 Emmett J. Jackson, Capt., Ammunition Train, A.E.F.
’10 Royal A. Fultz, Sgt., Eng., A.E.F.
’11 Chester M. Cable, 1st Lt., Motor Transportation
’12 Harry A. Dunn, Capt., Inf., A.E.F.
’14 Loren R. Langmade, A.E.F.
’14 Dwight O’Farrall, 2nd Lt., A.E.F.
’14 Fred J. Wonders, A.E.F.
’15 Thomas G. Laney, 1st Lt. Cavalry
’15 A. Perkins Roe, 1st Lt. Inf.
’16 Don L. Bramble, A.E.F.
’16 William H. Estes, 2nd Lt., A.E.F.
’17 Rodney G. Rockwood, Motor Transportation
’17 Donald G. Allen, 2nd Div., A.E.F., Lakeside Hosp. Unit
’17 Alexander R. McKechnie, Sgt., A.E.F.
’17 Clarence H. Platt, Ordnance, A.E.F.
’17 Edwin C. Welch, Lt. Jr. Grade, U.S.N.R.
’17 Samuel J. Davies, Ensign
’17 Thomas W. Christian, Ensign
’18 Robert C. Barron, 2nd Lt., Machine Gun Co.
’18 Walter W. Faben, A.E.F.
’18 Carl R. Brick, Ensign, U.S.S. Cumberland
’18 Pierre B. McBride, Corp. Eng., A.E.F.
’18 Douglas Meldrum, 1st Lt., Inf., Montenegro
’18 Earl M. Wood, 1st Lt., Puerto Rico
’18 Thomas D. Dye, 1st Lt., Aviation, A.E.F.
’19 Harold F. Hohly, Coxswain, U.S.N.
’19 William K. Edwards, Sergt., Army of Occupation
’19 George S. Harrison, Ensign, U.S.S. Empress of Asia
’19 Dale T. White, Ensign, Naval Aviation, A.E.F.
’19 Robert L. Lowery, Camp Dix
’19 Frank R. Gunn, 2nd Lt. F.A., A.E.F.
’19 Leland C. Gunn, Reg., Sergt. Maj., FA
’20 Max G. French, Transportation, A.E.F.
’20 William W. McNeill, Inf.
’20 Paul B. Wendler, Ensign, Naval Aviation
’20 Walter F. Wright, Ensign, Naval Aviation
’20 Thomas C. Comstock, Lt. Jr. Grade Marine Aviation, A.E.F.; Transferred to Marine Aviation with rank of 2nd Lt.
’20 Eugene F. Close, Ensign, Naval Aviation, A.E.F.
’21 Robert J. Gunn, Aspirant for Commission in French Artillery
’21 Joseph C. Weaver, Aviation