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“The Mothers Library is the first room in our historic house to be dedicated to anyone since the chapter room was dedicated to Henry Pattengill in 1950. At the request of Larry Lenick who helped lead the $650,000 renovation of the house in 2018, the library is dedicated to our brothers from the 1960s.
We thank Larry and all the brothers who helped breath new life into this old house so that future generations of Psi U brothers can create their own memories at 810 West Grand River Avenue.”
— Bob Dorigo Jones, EN ‘85
Current treasurer and past president, Hesperian Building Association
How many brothers were in the house when you were active?
Who were the officers during your junior year?
Get the answers to those questions and more by scrolling down to see all the Epsilon Nu composites in our database.
At the present time, we only have composites of the brothers from the 1960s loaded to our website, but in the coming years, we will be steadily dedicating more rooms in the “old lodge” to brothers from each of the decades from the 1940s on up.
Scroll down to see our composites of the 1960s.
Below all of the composites is a special section honoring our brothers from the 1960s who served in the military during the Vietnam War.
1960
In 1960, the brothers did something that we’ve never seen in another composite: they listed all three brothers who were president that year. Brothers Murphy, Grimes and Archer got equal billing on the top of the composite. It’s the only time in Epsilon Nu history that our composite has listed three presidents.
1961
Our beloved house mother, Margaret Warhurst, did her best to provide some supervision to the brothers from 1960 to 1974. She held a position of respect at all times, whether it was at the head of the table at dinner or in the center of each composite. Her former room adjacent to the library is now the archon’s room.
1962
There were 39 active brothers in 1962, an increase of four from the year before. Sorry about the rip in the top corner of your composite, brothers. If any of you have a better one, let us know!
1963
Many view 1963 as a turning point in the United States. Indeed, our brothers who lived in the chapter house that year were on the leading edge of a turbulent era. President John Kennedy was assassinated in November, and after Lyndon Johnson became president, he increased the number of U.S. military personnel in Vietnam to 23,000 within a year. See the section below these composites for a list of our brothers who served during the Vietnam War.
1964
Over the years, many “blood” brothers have also been members of the Epsilon Nu together. In 1964, Harry Lenick, EN ’65, and Larry Lenick, EN ’66, are shown on our composite. In 2024, we have two sets of real life brothers in the chapter, Caleb and Jonas Garces and Charlie and Will Eberlein. Charlie and Will’s father Brett, EN ’93, was also an Eppy Nu!
1965
1965 would be an exciting year for our brothers who were sports fans as the Spartan football team captured the first of two consecutive national championships. Legendary football coach Duffy Daugherty not only had a major impact on the history of MSU athletics, he would also leave his mark on our chapter. See below.
1966
One of the more popular Epsilon Nu brothers during the 1960s was Danny Daugherty, son of the beloved Spartan football coach. According to one story, Danny invited another brother over to his house to secretly sample some of his dad’s beer. They replaced each can they drank in an effort to avoid getting in trouble, but when Duffy returned home, he still discovered what they had done. How? He noticed that the cans in the refrigerator didn’t have the fully removable pull tops that his cans had but which had been replaced that year by new openers that stayed attached to the can. The brothers had looked all around for cans with the old pull tops to no avail and hoped Duffy wouldn’t notice.
1967
This composite was provided by Brother Charles Stoddard, EN ’67. Did you know that two of the tallest structures in Lansing have ties to Epsilon Nu families, one of whom is the Stoddard family? Brother Stoddard's father, Howard, was the founder and Chairman of Michigan National Bank (now part of Bank of America) which owned the 23-story Olds Tower across from the state capitol building from 1951 to 2001. For many years, it was the tallest building outside of Detroit. Also, the 150 foot chimney just off Saginaw Road next to the Motor Wheel Lofts was built by William K. Prudden, grandfather of Henry Richard Pattengill, EN ’44, to whom our chapter room is dedicated. Prudden was the largest contributor to the MSU Union and was given the honor of turning the first shovel at the groundbreaking.
1968
The brothers featured in the 1968 composite have become one of the most close-knit groups to come through the old lodge in the past 60 years. Every fall, many of them gather in East Lansing for a football game and to renew the bonds. Their group emails track the major events of their lives and have been the source of much of the information on this website. Thanks, brothers!
1969
1969 is the last year when all our brothers sported the “clean cut” look in their composite pictures. In 1970, we see the start of longer hair on some of the brothers, a sign of great changes to come. It’s also the fourth consecutive year that Dan Daugherty appears on the composite, a rare accomplishment in our chapter! Was he red-shirted his Greenie year?
The beginning of the Vietnam Era.
Many of our Epsilon Nu brothers served in the military during Vietnam beginning with Dave Shelley, EN ’61 and extending all the way through the end of the decade with Dugald Wilson, EN ’69. Some served stateside and some saw heavy battle in Vietnam.
In recent years, we have compiled a list of all our brothers who served during Vietnam so we can recognize their sacrifice. Below, you will see their names and any information we have about their service. It’s worth saying that none of the notes after each brother’s name were provided by that brother (in one case, though, a brother kindly granted our request for more information).
The information was offered by brothers who went to school with them, who know the sacrifices their brothers made, and who wanted the facts to be known. When we read the emails that were sent to us, the respect and admiration they have for their brothers who served is palpable and touching.
We had to ask some of the brothers to set humility aside and let us keep the notes by their names so they could be included in our archives. Why wouldn’t some want us to list their record of service? Because even though all of our brothers thankfully survived Vietnam, they forged deep bonds with many others who made the ultimate sacrifice. They believe the real heroes worthy of recognition are the ones who never made it home. We honor the memories of the friends and comrades they lost and thank our brothers for allowing us to keep a record of their service.
We have included this information here because this website will likely be seen by hundreds of alumni and actives alike for years to come — perhaps even by the sons or grandsons of those honored here. Here are our brothers who served during Vietnam (listed alphabetically by year). Thank you for your service, Brothers!
Dave Shelley, ’61, Army
Harry Lenick, ’65, Air Force
Rick Simpson, ’65, served during Vietnam and had a military career after that
Steve Staples, ’65, served in Vietnam as an intelligence officer
Jan Benedict, ’66, Army, saw heavy combat in Vietnam on a US Army riverboat just like in the movie “Apocalypse Now” according to Brother Keitchen
Steve Houlihan, ’66, served in Vietnam and was in the battle of Khe Sanh
Larry Lenick, ’66, Air Force
Don Clingan, ’67, Army
Dan Daugherty, ’68, Army
Keith Hitch, ’68, served in Da Nang between 1 Nov 1968 and 10 Sept 1969; spent most of his time as a medic working in a clinic that served military and civilian personnel at various installations in the China Beach area near Da Nang
James Keitchen, ’68, was a Huey helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Of the 8,000 officers who gave their lives in Vietnam, 3,400 were helicopter pilots.
Luke “Mac” Little, ’68, Army, stationed in Germany as a tank commander
Steve “Sparky” Marsden, ’68, Army Signal Corp, served in Vietnam in 1970
Richard Nye, ’68, Army, Served in Vietnam in 1969 in intelligence
Allan Wechsler, ’68, Army, Served in Vietnam in 1970-1971
Dugald Wilson, ’69, Air Force fighter pilot
Jim Gilmour, graduation date not available, Served in Vietnam as a dog handler in the infantry - Serious combat most likely in 1968
Note: Picture shown here is a file image credited to Patrick Christain/Getty Images.