1965 Epsilon Beta (Valparaiso) Chapter take a ride on their 1928 American LaFrance fire truck
death o Wil . Dou (Murray State, Epsilon Lambda ’69) . He was p ege o te chate’s fie truc a was t ow hea fit into a cr we the fire truc ouced over a bu. e was ue to Meoi Hoitl Mei whee e ied o a 27, 1971. At ts ac 1974 meetin, the Supee Counc was o me ayo Ori, Diector o ou n a Chate ince, that the aterit hou equet that l cater with fie truc ave soe tye of ity in ce coveri tem. e alo in c ted t e advt e of av n a po ic tatemet o chate ega g t e ik te are tak i
the opeat on o fie truc . T e Supee Counc took oic l ction on fie truc at ts ue 14-15, 1974, meetin whe te ol owin otion was ae : “Vice Pei ent (Bi) Swinto oved, secon e y Vice Pei ent (Ra ) Tue , an useuety ae , that the aterit thou etter o to the in vda cater, ma e it kow tat the Supee Counc a met an icse ad o oge wil accept the fire enie as vehic e that s tied to Pi Ka la tra ton. uter, that the lities a te in eet dae to li e an li case opeat n uc a vehic e is
1961 Epsilon Alpha (Trinity College) acquired a 1919 Red engine
Delta Zeta (Memphis) Acquired a 1928 Mack cab and American LaFrance trailer engine from the St. Louis Fire Department. The engine, a hook and ladder truck with 274 feet of ladder, was 78 feet in length and averaged three miles per gallon. Epsilon Alpha (Trinity College) Presented its 1919 REO, four cylinder crank model fire truck when the brothers returned from summer vacation. The chapter had trouble with the truck being vandalized. It appeared in campus and community events.
Epsilon Delta (North Texas) For Homecoming, their 1927 Seagrave fire engine was completely overhauled, painted fire engine red, and driven in the parade. Epsilon Iota
(Southeast Missouri State) Owned a 1925 REO fire engine. It was first shown in the Homecoming parade and
1966 Epsilon Kappa (Lamar) poses with Pike, their chapter mascot dog, on their engine
for promotion of the chapter’s candidate for Yearbook Queen.
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