Alumni Spotlight: Art Angood
Art Angood has spent almost all of his life in the Battle Creek area. So, when high school classmates who were members of Delta Chi invited him to pledge, he said it felt like “coming home.”
Richard Bogg ’56: “Take The Hardest Courses You Can Handle”
Delta Chi was small and not very significant compared with the larger fraternities. It was in a great location. But I got life-long friends from Delta Chi and one can hardly top that. I do recall a group of us cleaning up after a pledge formal and pretending that we were management and labor and in-conflict. Unions were powerful in those days and I recall several of us listening to a radio program which we called, “Labor screws the news.” I lived in the house for three years. The first year I roomed with Bob Weir ’57 and for the next two years my roommate was Tom French ‘57, who recalls the disadvantages of competing with New York students from high schools that were first rate. His was rural and mine was suburban and not much better.
John Brown ’67: Special Memories Formed at DX
I remember The Michigan Delta Chi Fraternity as a relatively small chapter, which allowed for very close ties between the Brothers. Activities were always well-represented by the Brothers and often, by some Alums that kept the traditions and bonds strong. My best memories are of the informal times that we spent together; playing cards, watching the original Star Trek, dancing to the Wombats, singing songs in the back basement room, watching Cazzie Russell make Michigan a national power in BB, trips to the Big House, etc.
The Sponz, Snapper, and a sleazy lawyer in East Lansing
“DX was a small house of about 20-30 guys with great character, during my time,” says Jonathan Meyer ’87. “My favorite memories are the fall pig roasts, passing the gavel after Chapter meetings, the light, Dork and Wedge awards, initiation nights and going to White Castle afterward, bottle rocket fights, and just hanging out on the cascade in the old TV room.”
Lee Wesley, Sr. ’63: “Keep Things Simple”
GT- The Evolution of a Nickname
”When young guys join a fraternity they know they will be getting some sort of nickname but I’m not sure they knew the nickname would take on an evolution of its own like in our Delta Chi house, that was the job I somehow stumbled into. The best part was I never knew quite how as the various names and the frequent changes would naturally evolve without any thought.”
“I Found A Lifetime of Brotherhood”
Joe Gradisher ’79 recalls his days at Delta Chi
I came to the University of Michigan in the Fall of 1975 from my hometown of Muskegon, Michigan. I was fortunate enough to earn a scholarship through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. That resulted in a career of service in and for the Navy, but more on that later.
I did not “Bird-Dog” John Ambrose ’65 in getting the date with Mary!
Despite tales of his DX Brothers, Roger Premo ’65, sets the record straight.
The fraternity in the 1962-1965 era was small, friendly, and packed with a good number of witty people, including Barry “Little Magoo” McGuire ’65, Jim Richhart ’64, Mickey Maas ’66, Frank Morrey ’64, Duncan Kretovich ’66, and several others (including their companions such as Donna McGuire.) It was a great oasis to have on a large university campus. We could have used a few more members because we had to work hard to keep the house suitably filled and to field men for IM sports. When I was athletic chairman, I had to play every IM sport myself to be sure that we fielded a team.
Martin Heger ‘87- See You In Ann Arbor!
I graduated from Michigan in 1987 with an AB in Economics. I began my college experience as a Saxophone Performance major in the School of Music but switched to LSA at the end of my freshman year. My experience on north campus was not what I had been expecting, especially since I insisted on living on central campus for fear of “missing out on something”. Music School was great, but I didn’t feel I was heading in the right direction or having the college experience I had been anticipating.
Delta Chi And My Life
By Thomas J. Michalski, Michigan ‘56
When I arrived as a freshman in Ann Arbor, after driving with my parents from my home in Wisconsin, I enjoyed a friendly welcome. In 1951, the GI Bill vets had left; the total University of Michigan student body was 17,000 in a sleepy little college town. My tuition was double that of $90 for in-state students — and both included football tickets. For that education! In that place!
