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A Guide to the Phi Sigma Society: Beta Upsilon Chapter (University of Texas at San Antonio) Records, 1974-1975
Historical NoteThe Beta Upsilon Chapter of the Phi Sigma Society, a national honorary science fraternity, was established at the University of Texas at San Antonio in October 1974. The chapter, sponsored by Dr. Helen Oujesky (Associate Professor in the Division of Allied Health and Life Sciences), included 36 faculty members and students. According to Dr. Oujesky, the organization was formed to encourage research among its members and associates oriented to the biological sciences. The chapter was the first registered student organization at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The chapter's first president was Dennis Perrota. Other officers were Celina Garcia, vice president; Pat Fodor, secretary; Tony Gonzalez, treasurer; and Robert Salvagno, editor. Source:
Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe collection comprises a spiral-bound booklet prepared by the Beta Upsilon Chapter of the Phi Sigma Society. The materials in the booklet document the establishment, development, and activities of the student chapter from 1974 through 1975. Materials include correspondence and memoranda, a written history, an application to the society, a petition for the establishment of the chapter, by-laws, a registration form for student organizations at UTSA, a list of officers, photographs of the initiation and installation ceremony, a press release and news coverage of the establishment of the chapter, and flyers advertising the chapter's events. The inside cover of the booklet is inscribed, "To Dr. Peter T. Flawn and the University of Texas at San Antonio" and is signed by the Chapter's officers. The booklet was given to Dr. Peter T. Flawn, President of UTSA, in April 1975. This collection is housed at UTSA's Hemisfair Campus, though off-site access is also available at UTSA's John Peace Library. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public. Usage RestrictionsThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Identification of item], Phi Sigma Society: Beta Upsilon Chapter (University of Texas at San Antonio), UA 2.01.01, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections. Acquisition InformationReceived originally from the Phi Sigma Society, Beta Upsilon Chapter, by Peter T. Flawn, UTSA President, in April 1975. Received by University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections from an unknown source in August 1998 (Acc. 1998-028f). Processing InformationProcessed and encoded by Angela McClendon Ossar, University Archivist, April 2009. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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