MS 698 - Delta Delta

The records of Delta Delta, 1960 – 1993, were donated to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University in 1994 from Edward J. Janoch, a BGSU Delta Delta alumnus.    

The records of the professional fraternity consist of minutes, correspondence, invitations, publications,  pamphlets, and a scrapbook.

On November 2, 1962, the Delta Delta Fraternity was founded on Bowling Green State University’s campus as a chapter of Beta Theta Pi, an internationally esteemed pioneering and leadership fraternity established in the United States. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity was formed August 8, 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio as an entrepreneurially focused fraternity, ingraining lasting bonds between brothers, mutual assistance, intellectual growth, trust, responsible conduct, and integrity as its core values. Over a century later, the Beta Gamma Fraternity was introduced to the Bowling Green State University campus as a chapter of Beta Theta Pi in 1960. Two years later, Delta Delta was petitioned and officially established as a new campus chapter of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. Since its formation, Delta Delta was primarily involved with Greek philanthropies, intramurals, campus fundraisers, and community service. The largest and most renowned original Greek tradition Delta Delta organized was the Beta 500 annual philanthropy, currently known as the Falcon 500. The yearly cart race around the Union Oval raises substantial funds for numerous charities, including the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Ohio, Children’s Resource Center, Wood County Senior Citizens Center, and Ohio Cancer Research Associates. The annual Falcon 500 continues its exciting and thoroughly engaging presence on campus since it began in May 1964. As of 2004, Delta Delta is no longer active on the BGSU campus.  

The Delta Delta Collection offers a fairly complete picture of the fraternity’s campus history from the time of its organization in 1962 until Spring 1990. Researchers will notice a large gap in minutes between Fall 1970 and Winter 1975. Not all minutes follow the same semester timeframe in terms of organization. Secondly, some minutes’ are illegible with handwriting being difficult to decipher,   especially in “Fall 1979 – Spring 1980.”  A useful resource is a 74 page book titled Around the Union Oval: The BETA 500 at Bowling Green State University by Delta Delta alumnus Edward J. Janoch. Published in 1993, the book documents the detailed history of the campus’ traditional Beta 500 from May 1964 through April 1993. The book provides thorough information about annual races with dates, locations, times, weather conditions, participation, winners, second placers, crew, charities, facts and trivia, and program designs by year. The book serves as an exceedingly detailed record of the Beta 500 races and their history on campus. Miscellaneous Delta Delta letters, formal invitations, pamphlets, newsletters, and coupons are grouped and included in a separate folder. Separate from the folders is Edward J. Janoch’s scrapbook with photographs and news clippings collected from 1979 to 1983.    

MINUTES

Fall 1962 – Fall 1970, Winter 1975 – Spring 1990

Arranged chronologically

Includes minutes of the Delta Delta monthly meetings

CORRESPONDENCE

Series

DELTA DELTA CORRESPONDENCE

1960 – 1994

Arranged chronologically

Includes letters to Bowling Green State University from Beta Theta Pi and Beta Gamma representatives, announcements regarding Delta Delta’s off campus relocation, certificate from the Greek Village Development Corporation, a Beta 500 fact sheet, Beta 500 pamphlets, and a written tribute to President Hollis A. Moore.

INVITATIONS

1962 – 1980

Arranged chronologically

Formal invitations to installation banquets, residential and presidential brunches, and charity event coupons and flyers.

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS

AROUND THE UNION OVAL: THE BETA 500 AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

1993

Includes chronologically arranged information about each annual Beta 500 race from 1964 to 1993 by BGSU Delta Delta alumnus Edward J. Janoch.

PRINTED MATERIALS

1962 – 19??

Arranged chronologically

Includes Greek life informational pamphlets, the Beta Gamma petition to Beta Theta Pi, and information about Beta Theta Pi, Delta Delta’s off-campus relocation, and an undated Fraternity Rush Guide.  

SCRAPBOOK

1979 – 1983

Arranged chronologically

Edward J. Janoch’s scrapbook includes photographs, game scores, newspaper clippings, ticket stubs, and season passes from Bowling Green State University’s football, basketball, and hockey seasons from 1979 to 1983.

Box 1
Folders

1. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1962 – Spring 1963
2. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1963 – Spring 1964
3. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1964 – Spring 1965
4. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1965 – Spring 1966
5. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1966 – Spring 1967
6. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1967
7. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1968 – Spring 1969
8. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1969 – Winter 1970
9. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1970
10. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Winter 1975
11. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1976 – Winter 1977
12. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1977 – Winter 1978
13. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1978 – Winter 1979
14. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1979 – Spring 1980
15. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Winter 1981 – Spring 1981
16. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1981 – Spring 1982
17. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1982 – Spring 1983
18. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1983 – Spring 1984
19. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1984 – Spring 1985

Box 2
Folders

1. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1985 – Spring 1986
2. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1986 – Spring 1987
3. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1987 – Spring 1988
4. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1988 – Spring 1989
5. Chapter Meeting Minutes, Fall 1989 – Spring 1990
6. Correspondence, 1960 – 1994
7. Fraternity informational pamphlets and invitations, 1962 – 19??
8. Around the Union Oval: The Beta 500 at Bowling Green State University by Edward J. Janoch (1993)

 
Oversize

1. Scrapbook, 1979 – 1983