The Delta Kappa chapter (#106) at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was installed May 24, 1961 with District IV Governor William A. Euren serving as the installing officer. The Alpha Mu chapter performed the Ritual and installation ceremony. Charter members of the Delta Kappa chapter include: Wendall Andrews, Robert Bebermeyer, Larry Braford, Jay Chiles, David Curtis, Thomas Gaspar, George Gulson, David Hahn, Craig Jensen, L. Lloyd Kirschenmann, Joel Kramme, Stanley Schleuter, and Kenneth Carpenter.
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Sigma chapter re-installed at Ohio Northern University
The Sigma chapter (#18) at Ohio Northern University was re-installed June 22, 1960. Charter members of the Sigma chapter include: Charles Hill; Alfred Haga; Merle Smith; Gary Brown; Timothy Cole; Larry Coppess; Robert Garner, Jr.; William Harr, Jr.; Michael Thompson; and J. Philip Zack.
Delta Iota chapter installed at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
The Delta Iota chapter (#105) at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was installed May 26, 1960 with Grand President Manley Whitcomb serving as the installing officer. The Gamma Nu chapter performed the Ritual and installation ceremony. Charter members of the Delta Iota chapter include: Robert James; Charles Buggs; Wallace Clark; George Campbell; James Barnum; Charles Bing; Leonard Bowden; Lenard Bowie; Albert Brooks, Jr.; William Foster; Edward Holt; James Latimer; Ruffie London; Charles Nelson; Robert Thomas; and Joseph Walden.
Alpha Alpha chapter re-installed at the University of Nevada
The Alpha Alpha (#25) chapter at the University of Nevada was re-installed February 3, 1960, with Dr. John L. Carrico serving as the installing officer. The charter members of the Alpha Alpha chapter include: John Carrico; John Bria, Jr.; Jack Damron; Robert Hawkins; Jerald Merrill; Thomas Osborn; Gary Tachoires; James Christensen; Del Dolbier; John Little; Robert Moncrieff; Daniel Seifers; Fred Dugger; Don Porter; and John Winn.
KKΨ Lapel Pin adopted
The KKΨ lapel pin was adopted as an official alternative to the COFA.
20th Biennial Convention Held
The 20th Biennial Convention of Kappa Kappa Psi was held at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. The following members were elected to the Grand Council & Board of Trustees and served until August 25, 1961:
Grand President: Manley R. Whitcomb (Eta/ Gamma Nu)
Grand 1st Vice President: Floren C. Thompson (Beta Lambda)
Grand 2nd Vice President: Jack K. Lee (Eta / Omega)
Grand Secretary / Treasurer: Dr. Jay L. Slaughter (Gamma Beta)
Board Of Trustees Chair: Donald I. Moore (Beta Alpha)
Board Of Trustees Member: W. Theodore Jones (Alpha Zeta)
Board Of Trustees Member: John E. Howard (Mu)
Board Of Trustees Member: Ronald D. Gregory (Eta / Beta Theta)
Delta Theta chapter installed at Jacksonville University
The Delta Theta chapter (#104) at Jacksonville University was installed May 2, 1959 with District IX Governor Reid Poole serving as the installing officer. The Alpha Eta chapter performed the Ritual and installation ceremony. Charter members of the Delta Theta chapter include: Jerry Sapp; James Bowe; Sherman Armstrong; Walter Bond, Jr.; Lenley Evans, Jr.; Edgar Fooshee; Bob Johnson; Roy Long; Noah Rader; Jerry Gugel; H. Harvey Mette, Jr.; Franklyn Johnson; and William Hoskins.
Beta Beta chapter re-installed at the University of Mississippi
The Beta Beta chapter (#50) at the University of Mississippi was re-installed April 19, 1959. Charter members of the Beta Beta chapter include: Lyle Babcock; Aubrey Godwin; Charles Grove; Jerry Guneter; Billy Harp; Hubert Huddleston, Jr.; Robert Martin; Samuel O’Neal, Jr.; Don Saunders; and William Tomlinson.
Delta Eta chapter installed at Kansas State College of Pittsburg
The Delta Eta chapter (#103) at Kansas State College of Pittsburg was installed April 12, 1959 with District V Governor James Kerr serving as the installing officer. The Beta Tau chapter performed the Ritual and installation ceremony. Charter members of the Delta Eta chapter include: Jan Seifert; John Harrington; Ralph Mock; Floyd Ballenger; Donald Cukjati; Richard Dale; Carl Mathis; James Mitchell; Max Plummer; Robert Scott; Floyd Snider, Jr.; John Sterle; Larry White; Russell Pugh; Robert Aikins; and Wendell Mercer.
Delta Zeta chapter installed at Cornell University
The Delta Zeta chapter (#102) at Cornell University was installed March 18, 1959 with Executive Secretary A. Frank Martin serving as the installing officer. The Gamma Epsilon chapter performed the Ritual and installation ceremony. Charter members of the Delta Zeta chapter include: Peter Palmer; Robert Neuman; Richard Spiro; Charles Ballou; James Bennett; Robert Byrns, Jr.; Harry Clinton, III; Lawrence Deitrich; William Friedman; Bryan Gore; Bruce Herrington; Danie Kimball; Richard Lunquist; Alvin Marx; Richard Newman; Ronald Newton; Douglas Peterson; Joseph Rice; Franklin Russell, Jr.; David Sawyer; Brian Watkins; Roger West; William Campbell; Henry Romersa; Ernest Hardy; and H. Gilbert Trythall.