ALUMNI NEWS
50 th Anniversary of the Southern Illinois Chapter the Gamma Upsilon of Kappa Alpha Psi ® T hree lines initiated at By Tony Burroughs organization (See Wilkerson, Willie. “This was the year of Gamma Ups” Kappa Alpha Psi ® Journal December 1967, pgs. 254-256; and Scott, Kevin. “The Kappa Karnival” Kappa Alpha Psi ® Journal Winter 2013 Vol. XCIX, Issue 4, pgs. 71-73).
Gamma Upsilon Chapter at Southern Illinois University in 1967 celebrated their 50 th anniversary in Kappa Alpha Psi ® . The commemoration took place at the Harvey Community Center in Harvey, Illinois. Over 100 people attended the event, including 48 brothers. Ninety-one year old Charter Member, Emmanuel Duncan, talked about how he chartered the chapter in 1950. He was then given a plaque for his 67 years of supporting Gamma Upsilon. Tony Burroughs gave a PowerPoint presentation of photos from 1967. Each anniversary brother was given a customized four-foot wooden paddle with their name, ship name and 1967-2017 in raised letters. The festive evening ended by eating a beautiful strawberry anniversary cake and taking a group photo. Gamma Upsilon Chapter had one of the largest undergraduate chapters in the country in the 1960s with over one hundred brothers in the chapter. Gamma Upsilon is best known for creating and hosting the Kappa Karnival in Carbondale, Illinois, the largest gathering hosted by any Greek
Here's to Gamma Upsilon!
YEARS 50
Emmanuel Duncan.
Nine brothers from the 1967 lines sit in the front row with the 91-year-old Charter Member, Emmanuel Duncan. Gamma Upsilon Chapter was founded on March 4, 1950 at Southern Illinois University. Seated Left to right: Jimmy Pillars, Gerald Buckner, Thornton Smith, Bill Lunderman, Willie Carter, Emmanuel Duncan, Derryl Reed, Hansel Stinson, Larry Gardner and Tony Burroughs. GU
Thornton Smith
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