Tau Chapter History

The Beginnings of Tau Chapter The original name of the local fraternity that became the Tau Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho was Beta Sigma Alpha Fraternity, and had its beginning on December 5, 1921. Mr. E. B. Hill, Assistant to the Dean of Agriculture at Michigan Agricultural College, and Mr. H. F. Wilson, Field Secretary of the Alpha Gamma Rho, selected seven students of agriculture as a nucleus of a new fraternity that would later become Tau Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho. Immediately this group began laying plans for organization with the intention of eventually having a Michigan Agricultural College chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho established. Many helpful suggestions in organizing from this standpoint were received from two Alpha Gamma Rho alumni at the college: Coach A. M. Barron, Gamma Chapter, and Doctor Paul Harmer, Lambda Chapter. Under the guidance of Coach Barron and Dr. Harmer, Beta Sigma Alpha quickly grew to a membership of fifteen students whose aims were directed exclusively toward agricultural pursuits. More to come soon....

The Founding Fathers of Tau Chapter 1 James Crum 2 Gordon Morrison 3 Clyde Allen 4 Herbert Wright 5 Arthur Dinsmore 6 Roy Knopf 7 Lauren Billings 8 Otto Weisner 9 Ernest Weisner 10 Carl Strong 11 Burwell Cummings 12 Edmond Markle 13 Wilson Harbison 14 Charles Bishop 15 Clato Coe

The Other Members of the First Class of Tau Chapter 16 Earl Sindecuse 17 Everett Bristol 18 Clarence Wright 19 Paul Neumann 20 Vergil Braun 21 Ezra Eby 22 Walter Lensen 23 Warren Sherman