PSU Memories: Bonding and Brotherhood Bob became a member of the Delta Tau Rho Fraternity, which became the Kappa Sigma Fraternity in 1961. The Delts were the oldest fraternity on the PSC campus, having been founded on the Vanport campus in 1947. They had brother chapters at Lewis & Clark and Multnomah Colleges. The Delts were active in virtually all aspects of student life—student government, sports, cheerleading, academic organizations, etc. They sponsored the formal “Sweethearts Ball” in winter quarter and the “Paris Apache” costume dance during spring quarter. This Delt tradition encouraged Bob to become involved in other student activities (one additional incentive to do so—those students involved in activities were allowed to pre-register, which meant no closed classes and no standing in long lines). He held various offices in Delta Tau Rho, served in the “cabinet” of Student Body President Pete Grundfossen, was, sometimes, a class officer, and was president, for one term, of the Inter Organizational Council. The IOC oversaw all campus organizations and their social events to prevent schedule conflicts and other organizational differences. While the fraternity itself has changed, the Delta Tau Rho tradition remains in its many former members. Each month a group of them meet for lunch, and each July a reunion picnic is held on the Sandy River at the home of Delt brother Jerry Yankauskas. This fall, Bob will take an ocean cruise with two of his fraternity brothers and their wives—all five are Portland State graduates. From the 1958 Viking yearbook, a collage of Delta Tau Rho activites.
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