Publications

60 Years of Illinois and Psi U: Brothers Chuck Hurter, P.E. ’48, and Andrew Chapello ’10
Undergraduate profile: Josh Seiter ’16
Thinking Entrepreneurially by Birton Cowden, PhD ‘05.5
Undergraduate and Alumni updates

The Cornell Connection: Brothers Adam Boyko PhD ’99 and Howard John Iber PhD ’62
Undergraduate profile: Matt Hamielec ‘14.5
Undergraduate and Alumni updates

For Homecoming 2016 we wanted to highlight the Omicron chapter’s role during World War II. While many people pass by the bronze plaque in the sunroom, how many of us have taken a chance to read the names inscribed on it? Perhaps you’ve wondered who those seven brothers were who gave the ultimate sacrifice serving their country. This year’s theme was about shedding light on our fallen brothers as well as highlighting the role the chapter house played in the war effort.
The overall war effort required that everyone make sacrifices. Due to the influx of Army soldiers being trained at the University, the Omicron chapter house was selected to house those trainees. The chapter did their part, sacrificing their house and suspending chapter operations for three years. The University was also participating in the war effort through training military personnel and conducting classified research. See the displays below for more information.

For Homecoming 2015 we exhibited documents and artifacts ranging from the design phase of our current structure through its inaugural year in 1924. These included a copy of the complete original house plans, penned by notable Chicago architect, Benjamin H. Marshall, retrieved from the archives at the University of Texas library. Take a look at the house which presumably provided Mr. Marshall much of the inspiration for our house. Pictures and newspaper articles which feature the house opening have been obtained from the University of Illinois and Urbana Free libraries. Rounding out the display will be more information on Mr. Marshall himself and some of the hot trends in 1924. The displays are provided for your enjoyment. The original plan files are too large to upload.