Courier Presents Your OMD Tappees for Full, 1968
Phillip Angerhoffer
Helene Berndes
Richard Blankinship
Bryan Cuthill
Shari Friedland
Patricia Jacobs
David Leehy
Denise Lutgen
Carol McCosh
Anne Stuart
Kathy Wise
Carol Yasoian
Mrs. Alice Allen
John Sullivan
PCC CousUe/v
VOL. 30, NO. 14
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 15, 1969
“TAPPED INTO OMD" — The traditional words resounded through
PCC's halls yesterday. A year ago June Callaghan, center, heard
them as she became a member of the select group.
PCC's Highest Honorary Group
Selects IS for Recognition Now
Thirteen students and two
members of the college staff were
selected by active members of
Omicron Mu Delta, PCCs’ highest
honorary organization, and tap¬
ped in traditional ceremonies into
membership yesterday.
PHILLIP ANGERHOFFER —
Sophomore radio and TV broad¬
casting major, has been an an¬
nouncer for KPCS-FM for three
semesters and is currently pro¬
gram director. Other activities
include Theta Rho Pi and the
Flying Club.
HELENE BERNDES — Sopho¬
more history major, has given
much service as a member of the
Courier staff, the Student Curric¬
ulum Committee, Associated
Women Students Board, and as a
participant in drama productions.
She is treasurer of Spartans.
RICHARD BLANKINSHIP —
Sophomore telecommunications
major has given many hours of
service beyond his responsibilities
as chief engineer of KPCS-FM.
BRYAN CUTHILL — Sopho
more journalism major, has
been a staff member of the Cour¬
ier for two semesters and is now
executive editor. He is also edi¬
tor of the Pipes of Pan. A dele¬
gate to both journalistic and stu¬
dent government conferences, he
is a member of Junior Executives.
SHARI FRIEDLAND — Sopho
more music major, is a member
of the Sandpipers and is music
commissioner as well as a mem¬
ber of the Music Council. She
has devoted much time in coor¬
dinating departmental events with
student activities. She is the re¬
cording secretary of Spartans.
PATRICIA JACOBS — Sopho
more radio and TV broadcasting
major, is station liaison for
KPCS-FM. She is a member of
Speech Arts Council and Phi Rho
Pi. She was the telecommunica¬
tions department princess at the
OMD Carnival last year. This se¬
mester she was president of In¬
ter-Club Council and participated
in Young Republicans and Alpha
Lambda Epsilon.
Commission, and the AWS Fash¬
ion Show. She was a princess on
this year’s Homecoming Court
and represented the Men’s Physi¬
cal Education Department at the
OMD Carnival last year.
KATHY WISE — Sophomore
home economics major, has been
a member of Chi Sigma for three
semesters and is now president.
She is a member of the Life Sci¬
ences Council. She has served on
the executive board of Adelphians
as well as that of Spartans. Oth¬
er activities include this year’s
Homecoming Committee and the
AWS Fashion Show.
CAROL YASOIAN — Sophomore
theater arts major, has given nu¬
merous hours as a backstage as¬
sistant for drama productions.
She was student chairman for
the Communication Department
Awards Banquet and a member
of the OMD Carnival committee.
Honorary members, selected be¬
cause of their interest in students
and because their activities go far
beyond the responsibilities of
their jobs are:
Honorees Join Organization with Traditions
of Unselfish Service to College Since 1927
“Tapped into OMD!” Omicron
Mu Delta has just added another
name to its scrolls which date
back to 1927.
OMD is the highest honorary
service organization at PCC. Each
potential member is recommended
by a faculty or administration
member and is then voted into the
organization by the active mem¬
bers of OMD.
He is judged on the following
qualities: unselfish attitude, an
extraordinary amount of service,
good citizenship, scholarship and,
in some cases, leadership. The
names of those selected are kept
secret until after the tapping
ceremonies at the end of each
semester.
The new tappees are given a
letter of congratulations and
their OMD pin. They are members
for life, and for this reason OMD
is one of the few active alumni
associations on campus.
The alumni assists in the tapp¬
ing ceremonies where students
and honoraries are pounced upon
by the members with the familiar
yell “Tapped into OMD!” They
are then kidnapped and kept
hostage until their presentation
and the reception which is given
in their honor that afternoon.
Alumni also assists with the
OMD Carnival, which is tradi¬
tional in May. The carnival is the
combined efforts of all clubs.
Each club mans a booth or other
attraction. They are judged by a
selected panel and trophies are
given to the best.
The OMD Queen is crowned
at the carnival. She is selected
by a penny-a-vote contest which
is conducted the week before the
carnival. Proceeds from the carni¬
val go into the scholarship fund.
OMD gives several scholarships
at the end of the year. The two
Harbeson Awards ($50 and $100)
are given to the outstanding
freshman man and woman. These
must be second semester students
who, in their first year, have
given outstanding and unselfish
service to PCC and who plan to
return to PCC in the fall.
The two Twomey awards are
given to a high school senior man
and woman who plan to attend
PCC the following fall. They must
have given a high quality of ser¬
vice and have an unselfish atti¬
tude.
Miss Katherine Kester has left
to OMD a trust fund of $10,000.
Being an honorary and a very
close friend of the organization,
Miss Kester wanted the interest
from this amount to be given
yearly to a graduating active
member who has shown dedica¬
tion, high scholarship, outstand¬
ing service, and who plans to
transfer to a four-year college or
university.
Rather than being an active
service club at PCC, OMD is de¬
signed to be an honorary organ¬
ization that will recognize unself¬
ish service and feels that “college
students are mature enough to
shoulder the responsibility of be¬
ing singled out as leaders and
achievers.”
To be tapped into OMD is an
experience no one can quite for¬
get. Not only for the momentary
heart palpitations and tears, but
also for the very deep sense of
pride it instills.
Library Hours
As a convenience to students
who wish to study for finals,
the library announces it will be
open January 18 and 25 (Sat¬
urdays) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
DAVID LEEHY — Sophomore
music major, is a member of the
Lancer Band, serving as librar¬
ian. He is a member of the Mu¬
sic Council and is also active in
Circle K.
DENISE LUTGEN — Sophomore
teaching major, is a third-semes¬
ter Adelphian, having served as
historian, and now as president.
She has given over 200 hours of
service. She was a member of
this year’s Homecoming Commit¬
tee and is a Spartan.
CAROL McCOSH — Sophomore
nursing major, is treasurer of the
Student Nurses Association of
Pasadena. She was a member of
the executive board of her nurs¬
ing class as a freshman and serv¬
ed as chairman of the retirement
banquet for Miss Lillian Vosloh.
MARGARET ROTH — Sopho¬
more mathematics major, has giv¬
en many hours of service in the
Tutorial Center as well as inde¬
pendent tutoring. She is vice-
president of Spartans, has served
three semester on the executive
board of Adelphians, of which she
is president-elect. Other activities
include Associated Women Stu¬
dents Board and Freshman Coun¬
cil.
ANNE STUART — Sophomore
art major, has given over 200
hours of service to Adelphians of
which she is vice-president. She
has served on the executive
board of Spartans and participat¬
ed in Freshman Council, Pep
MRS. ALICE ALLEN— Admin¬
istrative secretary for Student
Personnel Services who personal¬
ly welcomes new foreign students,
aiding them in their initial ad¬
justment to the college and assists
with vital visa matters. For 15
years Mrs. Allen has been the
first college contact for new nurs¬
ing applicants and the person re¬
sponsible for final admissions
clearance. She has provided valu¬
able assistance to the Nursing Ad¬
missions Committee throughout
those years.
JOHN SULLIVAN— Police sci¬
ence coordinator, has served as
the adviser to Alpha Lambda Ep¬
silon, police science fraternity,
and has provided guidance for
many student functions.
OMD Members
Meet for Fete
Counselors Dorothea Emerson
and Ernest Neumann will speak
at the OMD Banquet Sunday.
Miss Diane Hubar, president, has
announced the theme as “A His¬
tory of OMD” and will start the
dinner off with a tour of the new
wing of the Robbins Building.
The program will include alums
from every three years since
1927 speaking on “Back when I
was tapped . . .” Slides “from
back when” will also be shown.
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