| Happy 60th Birthday Epsilon Chi |
By Brother Don Henderson Epsilon Chi 1962
UPDATED JANUARY 14, 2021
UPDATED JANUARY 14, 2021
Brothers of Epsilon Chi of Sigma Chi Reunion Poem Revisited
I thought it might be good to look back at some of the things we have enjoyed as
Sigs over the years. I must express to you that I am a sucker for nostalgia and
things of the past. I am a long-time collector of memorabilia and what many would
consider junk. I suppose it began with being raised by Grandparents who survived
the depression. They saved everything and so did my Great Grandmother, as well
as my Mother. I now have all of the junk that I saved, plus what they saved. The
good news is, I kept some of our Sigma Chi history, which I want to share.
If you can put your brain around it, brothers; its been 60 years since we became
Charter members of Epsilon Chi. As the old saying goes, times flies when you are
having fun. (Sometimes I wish I were not having so much fun!!) If we reminisce a
little, much of what we once knew is gone, along with many of our dear brothers
and loved ones. Do you remember where we were initiated? The Shamrock Hilton
now no longer exists. The Adams Petroleum building where we celebrated after our
initiation, no longer exists, and neither does Bud Adams, the owner of the Adams
Petroleum building, the old Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans.
Epsilon Chi chapter that we built at Lamar, no longer exists. Of course the old
shacks that we met on campus in, no longer exist. I was not privileged to ever see
the housing that Epsilon Chi had at Lamar, but I understand they no longer exist.
Many of you went to Thomas Jefferson in Port Arthur and it no longer exists. I
could go on, but you get the idea. Much of our history is now just that, history, but
the one thing that still exists is our brotherhood and the memories that we all
share.
Another Gone....My first year at Lamar was in 1958 and one of my memories is
the death of The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Richey Vallens. Just did some
research and found some information about Did Ya'll know he graduated from
Beaumont High and attended Lamar? The Big Bopper.
I thought it might be good to look back at some of the things we have enjoyed as
Sigs over the years. I must express to you that I am a sucker for nostalgia and
things of the past. I am a long-time collector of memorabilia and what many would
consider junk. I suppose it began with being raised by Grandparents who survived
the depression. They saved everything and so did my Great Grandmother, as well
as my Mother. I now have all of the junk that I saved, plus what they saved. The
good news is, I kept some of our Sigma Chi history, which I want to share.
If you can put your brain around it, brothers; its been 60 years since we became
Charter members of Epsilon Chi. As the old saying goes, times flies when you are
having fun. (Sometimes I wish I were not having so much fun!!) If we reminisce a
little, much of what we once knew is gone, along with many of our dear brothers
and loved ones. Do you remember where we were initiated? The Shamrock Hilton
now no longer exists. The Adams Petroleum building where we celebrated after our
initiation, no longer exists, and neither does Bud Adams, the owner of the Adams
Petroleum building, the old Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans.
Epsilon Chi chapter that we built at Lamar, no longer exists. Of course the old
shacks that we met on campus in, no longer exist. I was not privileged to ever see
the housing that Epsilon Chi had at Lamar, but I understand they no longer exist.
Many of you went to Thomas Jefferson in Port Arthur and it no longer exists. I
could go on, but you get the idea. Much of our history is now just that, history, but
the one thing that still exists is our brotherhood and the memories that we all
share.
Another Gone....My first year at Lamar was in 1958 and one of my memories is
the death of The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Richey Vallens. Just did some
research and found some information about Did Ya'll know he graduated from
Beaumont High and attended Lamar? The Big Bopper.
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