Partly Cloudy 66 oF
Monday, December 27, 2010 1:19pm
2010 CA-TH Pledge Breakfast & a visit to the SAE Lions
For six years Mark Mays, CA-TH '69, and his wife Karen, have hosted a breakfast for the executive committee of the CA-TH pledge class.
For several years Mark has been the Chapter's Alumni representative for Rushing and Pledging. He takes this responsibility to heart. He hosts this breakfast and a visit to the Lions, to instill some of the history of the chapter and the idea that SAE is for life.
This pledge class will be initiated in January.
At this Year's breakfast he had Don Harrington, CA-TH '56, share some of his SAE experiences. After a wonderful breakfast and a serenade to Karen, the young men returned to the chapter house to rendezvous with the remaining members of their 45 man pledge class, in front of the Lions.
At the Lions Mike "Mad Dog" Matson CA'TH '70 described how, as a 19 year old active, he conceived and built the two Lions that have guarded the Chapter House for 42 years. He had a very committed audience. His presentation concluded with each of them shaking Mad Dog's hand.
Some time ago Mark had realized that the undergraduate SAEs had no knowledge of how the Lions had come to be and he felt that needed to be remedied. Who better to tell the story than the builder himself, Mad Dog?
To maintain the telling of this story for future CA-TH SAEs, this year Mark again hired videographer Miles Johnston to record the Lions story. You all may see and hear Mad Dog's 11 minute Lions presentation by viewing it on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1E_4eVof00
Photos of the preceding Pledge Breakfast, at Mark Mays home, may be seen on this site:
Images/2010 Photo Folders/Pledge Breakfast
