PCC Courier, January 17, 1962

12 Lancers recieve OMP membership PCC CouSUesv VOL. 15, NO. 16 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 17, 1962 Sheryl Bresnean Claes Klang Sandra Parsons Edward Sanders Carol Galbraith Sally Grant John Hedrick William Hughes 10 students, 2 faculty members honored in 15th tapping ritual The highest honor Pasadena City College can bestow upon those who have served faithfully was awarded this morning to tea students and two faculty mem¬ bers as Omicron Mu Delta, the: Order of Distinguished Service, held its fifteenth tapping cere¬ mony. .-'life'' 1 1 Following t^jpHlsraditional plan, in which new members are tap¬ ped in classes throughout the morning, OMD president Tom Nunley prese®t@d , the following tappees duruMaf Sheryl Bres asset to the cd§|pSf ment for the lastup ing which she ha:l ishly in all project! by that department, worked hard on various theatrical productions sponsored by PCC and is well known for her loyalty to PCC. Carol Galbraith — Extremely ac¬ tive in Associated Women Stu¬ dents, Spartans, Sophomore Class Council, and many other organi¬ zations on campus. Carol recent¬ ly headed the successful Christ¬ mas party for mentally retarded children, sponsored by the Sopho¬ more Class Council. Sally Grant — Freshman and Sophomore Councils, various com¬ missions, WAA, Adelphians, Spar¬ tans, and other campus organiza¬ tions. Sally has also devoted many hours during summer and holi¬ day periods to helping in the Stu¬ dent Activities Office. She has the distinction of being secretary of the Associated Men Students Board. John Hedrick — P resident of Language Council and general jht arm to the foreign language rtment. Has successfully ..various departmental proj¬ ect» a&d. is the first to volunteer any service to the de- ughes — Active in Cir- and other campus ' ' . ' and is Speech Coun¬ cil^ president- Recognized for his outstanding service to PCC in (he field of ..radio as traffic ■for, / engineer, and broadcaster. Hughes has spent many hours broadcasting PCC sports, pto ■ grams designed и. stimulaio school spirit, and build an interest in students. He is also a member of Theta Rho Pi Claes Klang Active in student '.uveriiinenl as Associated Stu i lent Body tieaswvr, tre . surer of the, California Junior College Student Government Association:,/; and treasurer of Circle K. ; Active 4й йжпу .^SEganizations around compel i ■ r and am ut his Sandra Parsons — Rei ■ •gnvfOi for her outstanding contributions to the Courier, Pasadt r i CU\ Cni She served news the exec- M Joseph Sanifllippo lege newspaper, in various positions media and is prese: utive editor. Un ship, the Courie; newspaper proclaimed one of the best junior college publications. Edward Sanders — ASB presi¬ dent, rep at large, finance com- Tenseness, anticipation keynote OMD induction A feeling of tenseness and anticipation fills the air as students find seats in Sexson Auditorium. A white-sweatered figure appears on stage, and as an expectant hush falls, the words, “Let the tap¬ ping begin,” echo as in an empty room. Why does this simple act bring teary-eyed jubilation to tappers and tappees alike? What does the ceremony mean which causes the the audience to sit on the edges of their chairs and to burst into wild cheering with each tapping? This is the climax of weeks of investigation, checking, elimina¬ tion, and voting by OMD, the highest honorary service organization at Pasadena City College. It is for new tappees a reward for long, whole-hearted service and hard work and a re-dedication of themselves to that service. Though Omicron Mu Delta is a relatively new organization it has traditions deep in the past. More than 30 years ago, in 1927, the Order of Mast and Dagger was born on the campus of the then Pasa¬ dena Junior College in order to recognize those who had given out¬ standing service to the college. John Muir College formed a counterpart fraternity soon after the war. It was the merging of these two groups in 1954 which produced Omicron Mu Delta. It is an old, yet forever new, story of how OMD carefully con¬ siders for weeks the names of possible tappees. Those whose service records survive hours of investigations, discussions, and voting are those whom you saw tapped in today’s assembly. It is these who received the tap on the shoulder with which the members of OMD, PCC’s favorite sons and daughters, say, “Come and join us.” mission, civil service commission, Circle K, and other campus or¬ ganizations. As ASB president, Ed has established standards and practices which are worthy of be¬ ing envied by all who are serving and who seek to serve Pasadena City College. Joseph Sanfilippo — G u i d i n g force behind the freshman park¬ ing committee, vice-president of Circle K, Representative Council president, and active in various er campus organizations, iginative, dedicated and aware §§§!|;he duties and responsibilities eh he has assumed, Joe is al¬ ways determined to do his best. Marilyn Vore — Editor of Hud¬ dle, commissioner of publications -and., public relations, reporter to nthejSlar News, reporter for many athletic events, editor for many spurts publications. Marilyn has mada'tnapy lasting contributions to Pasadena City College in many .©ЬЙ&Г/ JpisjbGS president of Beta ■ f John Thurman — D i r e c t о r of athletics at PCC, founder of -Frank Arnold memorial library, the РОС Lancer -Club, and PCC -men's letter club. The service Which Mr, ThurmatLhas given to PCC is ut |11| outstanding quali¬ ty that it earmot^w covered in a brief summary. Thurman has been a great asset to Pasadena City College and much of the ath¬ letic program is directly derived from his untiring activity and dedication. Miss Harriet Van Osdell — Ad¬ viser to student government, in which capacity she has given many unselfish hours. Miss Van Osdell has dedicated herself to the constant improvement of stu¬ dent government and has often served as adviser to the stu¬ dents with which she comes into contact in a more personal ca¬ pacity. Marilyn Vore John Thurman Miss Harriet Van Osdell New round of OMD tradition begins with today’s tapping The climax of more than two months of work by active mem¬ bers of OMD and the beginning of a round of traditional honors came this morning as Omicron Mu Delta, highest honorary fra¬ ternity of the college, tapped ten students and two faculty mem¬ bers who have given outstanding service to the college. Following the tapping cere¬ mony, the tappees were intro¬ duced to alumni and honorary members of OMD at a reception in the office of Armen Sarafian, administrative dean. This evening the tappees will attend their first meeting of the fraternity when the group con¬ venes for its semi-annual banquet at the Hotel Santa Anita in Ar¬ cadia. In charge of the tapping proce¬ dure this year was Tom Nunley, president of OMD. The investi¬ gation was done by Nunley, Linda Schaller, Gay Biller, and Diann Laing.