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Collection Overview

Title: Delta Sigma Omicron Records, 1948-2006

ID: 16/6/19

Extent: 12.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: by subject and chronological or alphabetical thereunder

Subjects: Delta Sigma Omicron, Fraternity Awards, Fund Raising, Students with Disabilities, Wheelchair Athletics, Wheel Chair Basketball

Formats/Genres: Announcements, Financial Records, Papers, Photographs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Delta Sigma Omicron Records (1948-2006) contains correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, event schedules and programs, publications (Sigma Signs, 1949-2006; The Spokesman, 1967-91), newsletters, announcements, by-laws, photographs, newspaper clippings, and press releases concerning the operations and activities of the rehabilitation service fraternity Delta Sigma Omicron, including awards banquets, fundraising activities (Wheel-A-Thon, 1979-2001), special events (Children's Holiday Party, 1976-2002), membership, funds, donations, committees, alumni information, event sponsorship, wheelchair athletics, and disability awareness. Major correspondents include Barbara Baum, Terrie Brewer, Peter Garceau, Joseph Gerardi, Maureen Gilbert, Bradley Hedrick, Phyllis Jones, Tom Jones, Joseph Larsen, Jeanette Nugent, Timothy J. Nugent, and Dale Prochaska.

Subject/Index Terms

Delta Sigma Omicron
Fraternity Awards
Fund Raising
Students with Disabilities
Wheelchair Athletics
Wheel Chair Basketball

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Meeting Minutes],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Administrative Subject File],
[Series 4: Awards],
[Series 5: Special Events],
[Series 6: Financial Records],
[Series 7: Fundraising Activities],
[Series 8: Publications],
[All]

Series 1: Meeting Minutes

Box 1

Sub-Series 1: Delta Sigma Omicron (DSO) General Membership Meeting Minutes

Folder 1: 1987-89
Folder 2: 1990-91
Folder 3: 1994
Folder 4: Agendas, 1997-98
Folder 5: 1998-99

Sub-Series 2: DSO, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Folder 6: 1951, 1954
Folder 7: 1987
Folder 8: 1989-91
Folder 9: 1992-93
Folder 10: 1992-94
Folder 11: 1993-96

Sub-Series 3: Executive Board (Alpha Chapter) Meeting Minutes

Folder 12: 1980
Folder 13: Minutes and Official Records, 1980-83
Folder 14: 1982
Folder 15: Minutes and Agendas, 1983-87
Folder 16: 1987
Folder 17: 1990-91

Series 2: Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 18: National Board of Directors, 1948-71
Folder 19: Alpha Chapter, 1949-52
Folder 20: 1949-60
Folder 21: Office Correspondence, 1949-71
Folder 22: 1950-51
Folder 23: 1953-54
Folder 24: 1955-56
Folder 25: Letters Concerning Buses, 1956
Folder 26: 1962-63
Folder 27: 1967-71
Folder 28: 1968-69
Folder 29: 1970-71
Folder 30: 1971-72
Folder 31: 1972-73
Folder 32: 1973-74
Folder 33: 1976-77
Folder 34: 1976-79
Folder 35: 1980-86
Folder 36: 1980-87
Folder 37: Advisor, 1980-87
Folder 38: 1987-88

Box 2

Folder 1: 1987-88

Folder 2: 1990-91

Folder 3: 1991-92

Sub-Series 1: Treasury Correspondence

Folder 4: 1970-78
Folder 5: 1974-75
Folder 6: 1975-76
Folder 7: 1977-78
Folder 8: 1979-80
Folder 9: 1980-81
Folder 10: 1981-82
Folder 11: 1982-83
Folder 12: 1983-84
Folder 13: 1984-85
Folder 14: 1985-86
Folder 15: 1986-87
Folder 16: 1987-88
Folder 17: 1988-89
Folder 18: 1989-90

Series 3: Administrative Subject File

Box 2

Folder 19: Accessible Housing
Folder 20: Activities Survey, 1986-87
Folder 21: Alpha Chapter, 1951
Folder 22: Alumni Information, 1988
Folder 23: Ambucs Booth, 1986
Folder 24: Announcements, 1959-60, 1985
Folder 25: Architectural Barriers Committee, 1983, 1987
Folder 26: Beta Chapter, 1951-57, 1991, 1996
Folder 27: Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities - Membership, 1986
Folder 28: Committee on Public Awareness, 1987-88
Folder 29: Congress of Organizations of the Physically Handicapped (COPH) Bulletin, 1980
Folder 30: Constitutions and By-Laws, 1951-87
Folder 31: Constitution - Revision, 1984
Folder 32: DSO Administration, 1985-87
Folder 33: DSO Administration, 1994
Folder 34: DSO Administration, 1995-96
Folder 35: DSO Administration, 1997
Folder 36: DSO, Inc. - Committee Members
Folder 37: DSO, Inc. - Constitution and By-Laws, 1985-87
Folder 38: DSO, Inc. - Packet/Chapter Information, 1988
Folder 39: Disability Organizations, 1986-91
Folder 40: Duties and Responsibilities of Officers, 1987
Folder 41: Early DSO Group, 1951-61
Folder 42: Illio, 1982-87
Folder 43: Independent Living Center, 1985
Folder 44: Internal Business, 1950s
Folder 45: International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP), 1981-82
Folder 46: Intra Chapter Business, 1950
Folder 47: Legal File, 1950
Folder 48: Logo
Folder 49: Membership, 1986-88
Folder 50: Midwest Wheelchair Service - Proposed Prize, 1984-85
Folder 51: "The Mill," 1950-51

Box 3

Folder 1: Notes, 1975-76
Folder 2: Officers File, 1986-87
Folder 3: Official Records, 1959-69
Folder 4: Past DSO Presidents and Sigma Signs Editors, 1949-87
Folder 5: Perpetuation Committee, 1953
Folder 6: President's File, 1986
Folder 7: President's General Information File - Brad White, 1991
Folder 8: Prospective Members Committee, 1951-54
Folder 9: Public Relations Committee - Materials, 1984
Folder 10: Quad Day, 1986-87
Folder 11: Regional Games Sponsorship Guidelines, 1987
Folder 12: Registered Organization Status and Regulations, 1975-91
Folder 13: Requests for Membership, 1950s
Folder 14: Sociological Study, 1952-53
Folder 15: Tentative Schedule, 1980-84
Folder 16: University Regulations
Folder 17: Vice President's File, 1951
Folder 18: Voting - Officers Election, 1981-87

Series 4: Awards

Box 3

Folder 19: Award Criteria

Folder 20: Harold Scharper Awards Committee

Folder 21: Certificates, 1956, 1987

Folder 22: Harold Scharper Service Award, 1958-62

Folder 23: Life Memberships, 1972-87

Folder 24: Harold Scharper Achievement Award - Nominations, 1977-79

Folder 25: Awards and Scholarships, 1985-91

Folder 26: Distinguished Teaching Award, 1995-96

Sub-Series 1: Awards Banquets

Folder 27: 1953-55
Folder 28: 1956
Folder 29: 1957
Folder 30: 1958
Folder 31: 1959
Folder 32: 1960-62
Folder 33: 1963-64
Folder 34: 1965-66
Folder 35: 1967
Folder 36: 1968
Folder 37: 1969
Folder 38: 1970
Folder 39: 1971
Folder 40: 1973
Folder 41: 1974
Folder 42: 1975
Folder 43: 1976
Folder 44: 1977
Folder 45: 1978
Folder 46: 1979

Box 4

Sub-Series 1: Awards Banquets

Folder 1: 1980
Folder 2: 1981
Folder 3: 1982
Folder 4: 1983
Folder 5: 1984
Folder 6: 1985
Folder 7: 1986
Folder 8: 1987
Folder 9: 1987
Folder 10: 1988
Folder 11: 1989
Folder 12: 1990
Folder 13: 1991
Folder 14: 1993
Folder 15: 1994
Folder 16: 1995
Folder 17: 1996
Folder 18: 1997
Folder 19: 1998
Folder 20: 1999
Folder 21: 2000
Folder 22: 2001
Folder 23: 2002
Folder 24: 2003

Box 5

Sub-Series 2: Timothy J. Nugent Silver Anniversary Award

Folder 1: Recipients, 1971-80
Folder 2: Funding, 1973-78
Folder 3: 1974-86
Folder 4: Recipients, 1981-86
Folder 5: Forms, 1983
Folder 6: Plaque, 1984
Folder 7: Account Records, 1986-87

Series 5: Special Events

Box 5

Folder 8: 30th Anniversary Celebration, 1978

Folder 9: 35th Anniversary and South African Tour Group Reunion, 1982

Folder 10: Alumni Homecoming, 1972

Folder 11: Beer Nite, 1985

Folder 12: Boat Outing - Fox Lake, 1985

Folder 13: Boat Outing - Lake Michigan, 1985

Folder 14: Christmas Skits, 1964-79

Folder 15: Fishing Trip, 1984

Folder 16: Gimp Gams / Hawaiian Party, 1984

Folder 17: Gimp Gams / Mexican Fiesta, 1985

Folder 18: Gimp Gams / Toga Party, 1986

Folder 19: Halloween Party, 1985

Folder 20: Halloween Party, 1995-96

Folder 21: National Wheelchair Games, 1980

Folder 22: Role Model Series, 1986

Folder 23: "The Side Show", 1977

Folder 24: Wheelchair Football Tournament and Dinner, 1984

Sub-Series 1: Disability Awareness Month

Folder 25: 1996
Folder 26: 1999-2000: Includes Photographs.
Folder 27: 2001: Includes Photographs.
Folder 28: 2002: Includes Photographs.
Folder 29: 2005

Sub-Series 2: Disabled Children's Christmas Party / Children's Holiday Party

Folder 30: Carols
Folder 31: 1976-79
Folder 32: 1981
Folder 33: 1982
Folder 34: 1983
Folder 35: 1984
Folder 36: 1985
Folder 37: 1986
Folder 38: 1987-89
Folder 39: 1990
Folder 40: 1991
Folder 41: 1992
Folder 42: 1993-94
Folder 43: 1995: Includes Photographs.
Folder 44: 1996
Folder 45: Guests, 1996
Folder 46: 1997
Folder 47: 1998: Includes Photographs.
Folder 48: 1999: Includes Photographs.
Folder 49: 2000: Includes Photographs.

Box 6

Sub-Series 2: Disabled Children's Christmas Party / Children's Holiday Party

Folder 1: 2001: Includes Photographs.
Folder 2: 2002: Includes Photographs.

Sub-Series 3: Picnics

Folder 3: 1961-68

Folder 4: 1976-78

Sub-Series 1: New Student Picnics

Folder 5: 1980-83
Folder 6: 1984-86
Folder 7: 1987-89
Folder 8: 1991
Folder 9: 1993
Folder 10: 1994
Folder 11: 1996

Series 6: Financial Records

Box 6

Folder 12: Finances, 1950-54

Folder 13: Financial Record Books, 1954-79

Folder 14: Tax Exempt, 1960, 1985

Folder 15: Financial Committee, 1968-73

Folder 16: Financial Reports, 1974-77, 1982

Folder 17: National Student Educational Fund, 1977

Folder 18: Revenue/Expense Analysis, 1983-84

Folder 19: Budget, 1983-87

Folder 20: Organization Fund Advisory Board (OFAB) Grant, 1984-87

Folder 21: Audit, 1986

Folder 22: Atius-Sachem Funding Request, 1988

Folder 23: Financial Summaries, 1993-96

Folder 24: Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF) Grant Applications, 1994-96

Folder 25: SORF Grant Applications, 1997-98

Sub-Series 1: Donations

Folder 26: Theodore Lesley Memorial Fund, 1950-51
Folder 27: Jack Torrance, 1979
Folder 28: National Wheelchair Games, 1981, 1984
Folder 29: Acknowledgements, 1984
Folder 30: VII World Wheelchair Games - England, 1984
Folder 31: Willard Holloway Memorial Fund, 1984
Folder 32: Coca-Cola, 1984-85
Folder 33: Goal Ball, 1984-85
Folder 34: 1984-91
Folder 35: Pepsi, 1986-87

Sub-Series 2: Treasury Records

Folder 36: 1960-73
Folder 37: 1973-78
Folder 38: 1978-81
Folder 39: 1985-87

Series 7: Fundraising Activities

Box 6

Folder 40: Stationary and Pins Committee, 1950

Folder 41: Booster Letter, 1976-77

Folder 42: Sale of Wesley Queypo Prints, 1976-87

Folder 43: Fundraising, 1977-84

Folder 44: T-Shirt Sales, 1979, 1983

Folder 45: Movie Fund Raising Project, 1984

Folder 46: Sample Fund Raising Letter, 1984

Folder 47: Chambana Charity Classic 10K Run, 1985

Folder 48: Cut-A-Thon, 1985

Folder 49: T. J. Nugent Retirement Picture Sales, 1985

Folder 50: Novelty Sales, 1985-91

Folder 51: Hoop-A-Thon, 1996

Sub-Series 1: Bake Sales

Folder 51: 1982
Folder 52: 1983
Folder 53: 1984
Folder 54: 1985

Box 7

Sub-Series 1: Bake Sales

Folder 1: 1986
Folder 2: Responses, 1986
Folder 3: 1988

Sub-Series 2: Basketball Program Boosters

Folder 4: 1968-69
Folder 5: 1970-74
Folder 6: Booster Ads, 1972-73
Folder 7: 1973-74
Folder 8: 1974-75
Folder 9: Returned Boosters, 1976-77
Folder 10: 1977
Folder 11: Individual, 1977
Folder 12: Booster Ads, 1977-78
Folder 13: Booster Ads, 1977-78
Folder 14: 1978-79
Folder 15: 1979-80
Folder 16: 1980-81
Folder 17: 1981-82
Folder 18: 1982-83
Folder 19: Gizz Kids/Ms. Kids Program Booster Ads Paid, 1982-83
Folder 20: 1983-84
Folder 21: 1984-85
Folder 22: Campaign, 1984-85
Folder 23: 1985-86
Folder 24: 1986-87

Sub-Series 3: Candy Sales

Folder 25: 1978
Folder 26: 1984
Folder 27: Spring, 1985
Folder 28: Fall, 1985
Folder 29: 1987-88

Sub-Series 4: Sports Fundraising

Folder 30: Fundraising Drive, 1983
Folder 31: Sports Program Funding Proposal, 1984
Folder 32: 1984-85
Folder 33: Sports Booster Program, 1985
Folder 34: Sports Booster Program - Sample Packet, 1985
Folder 35: Booster Fundraising Packets, 1985-87

Sub-Series 5: Wheel-A-Thon

Folder 36: 1979
Folder 37: 1980
Folder 38: 1981
Folder 39: 1982
Folder 40: 1983
Folder 41: 1984
Folder 42: 1985

Box 8

Sub-Series 5: Wheel-A-Thon

Folder 1: 1986
Folder 2: 1987
Folder 3: 1991
Folder 4: 1992
Folder 5: 1996
Folder 6: 1997
Folder 7: Waivers, 1997
Folder 8: 1998: Includes Photographs.
Folder 9: 1998
Folder 10: Pledge Sheets and Liability Waivers, 1998
Folder 11: 1999
Folder 12: 2000
Folder 13: 2001

Series 8: Publications

Box 8

Folder 14: Newsletters, 1950-51

Sub-Series 1: Sigma Signs

Folder 15: 1949-53
Folder 16: Mailing Lists, 1953-58
Folder 17: 1954-63
Folder 18: 1958
Folder 19: 1959
Folder 20: 1963-68
Folder 21: 1968-74
Folder 22: Binder, 1968-78
Folder 23: Financial - Rantoul Press, 1972-81
Folder 24: 1974-75
Folder 25: Advertising, 1974-75
Folder 26: Advertising, 1974-76
Folder 27: 1975-76
Folder 28: Advertising, 1975-76
Folder 29: 1976-77
Folder 30: Advertising, 1976-77
Folder 31: Alumni Briefs, 1976-78
Folder 32: 1977-78
Folder 33: Advertising, 1977-78
Folder 34: Printing Bids and Expenses, 1977-83
Folder 35: 1978-79
Folder 36: Advertising, 1978-80
Folder 37: Correspondence, 1978-80
Folder 38: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1978-80
Folder 39: Advertising, 1978-81
Folder 40: 1979-80
Folder 41: 1980-81

Box 9

Sub-Series 1: Sigma Signs

Folder 1: Advertising, 1980-81
Folder 2: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1980-81
Folder 3: Mailing Procedures, 1981
Folder 4: 1981-82
Folder 5: Advertising, 1981-82
Folder 6: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1981-82
Folder 7: Requests, 1981-87
Folder 8: 1982-83
Folder 9: Advertising, 1982-83
Folder 10: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1982-83
Folder 11: Alumni Briefs, 1982-84
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1982-84
Folder 13: Graduate Information, 1983
Folder 14: 1983-84
Folder 15: Advertising, 1983-84
Folder 16: Alumni Briefs, 1983-84
Folder 17: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1983-84
Folder 18: Forms, 1983-86
Folder 19: 1984-85
Folder 20: Advertising, 1984-85
Folder 21: Alumni Briefs, 1984-85
Folder 22: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1984-85
Folder 23: Articles, 1985
Folder 24: Policies and Procedures, 1985
Folder 25: 1985-86
Folder 26: Advertising, 1985-86
Folder 27: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1985-86
Folder 28: 1986-87
Folder 29: Advertising, 1986-87
Folder 30: 1987-88
Folder 31: 1987-88
Folder 32: 1987-88
Folder 33: Advertising, 1987-88
Folder 34: Correspondence, 1987-88
Folder 35: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1987-88
Folder 36: Materials, 1987-88
Folder 37: Alumni Briefs, 1987-90
Folder 38: 1988-89
Folder 39: 1989-90
Folder 40: Advertising, 1989-90
Folder 41: Alumni Information, 1989-90

Box 10

Sub-Series 1: Sigma Signs

Folder 1: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1989-90
Folder 2: Graduate Pictures, 1989-90
Folder 3: Material for Articles, 1989-90
Folder 4: Notes/Rough Drafts, 1989-90
Folder 5: 1990-91
Folder 6: 1991-92
Folder 7: 1993-94
Folder 8: Advertising, 1993-94
Folder 9: Alumni Briefs, 1993-94
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1993-94
Folder 11: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1993-94
Folder 12: Mailings, 1993-94
Folder 13: Stories and Articles, 1993-94
Folder 14: 1994-95
Folder 15: Alumni Briefs, 1994-95
Folder 16: Story Submissions, 1994-95
Folder 17: 1995-96
Folder 18: Alumni Briefs, 1995-96
Folder 19: Sigma Signs and Media Guide - Staff Contracts, 1995-96
Folder 20: 1996-97
Folder 21: 2006
Folder 22: Mailing List

Sub-Series 2: Sigma Signs/Media Guide

Folder 23: 1993-94
Folder 24: Advertising, 1993-94
Folder 25: Biographies, 1993-94
Folder 26: Correspondence, 1993-94
Folder 27: 1994-95
Folder 28: Advertising, 1994-95
Folder 29: Biographies, 1994-95
Folder 30: Fundraising Letters and Lists, 1994-95
Folder 31: 1995-96
Folder 32: Advertising, 1995-96
Folder 33: Advertising, 1995-96
Folder 34: 1996-97
Folder 35: Advertising, 1996-97
Folder 36: Athlete Biographies, 1996-97
Folder 37: 1997-98

Box 11

Sub-Series 2: Sigma Signs/Media Guide

Folder 1: Advertising, 1997-98
Folder 2: 1998-99
Folder 3: Advertising, 1998-99
Folder 4: Alumni Article Offers, 1998-99
Folder 5: 1999-2000
Folder 6: Advertising, 1999-2000
Folder 7: Alumni Briefs, 1999-2000
Folder 8: Articles and Biographies, 1999-2000
Folder 9: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1999-2000
Folder 10: 2000-01
Folder 11: Advertising, 2000-01
Folder 12: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 2000-01
Folder 13: 2001-02
Folder 14: Advertising, 2001-02
Folder 15: Alumni Briefs, 2001-02
Folder 16: Correspondence, 2001-02
Folder 17: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 2001-02
Folder 18: 2002-03
Folder 19: Advertising, 2002-03
Folder 20: Alumni Briefs, 2002-03
Folder 21: Donations, 2002-03
Folder 22: 2003-04
Folder 23: Donations, 2003-04
Folder 24: 2004-05
Folder 25: 2007

Sub-Series 3: The Spokesman

Folder 25: 1967-68
Folder 26: 1968-69
Folder 27: 1969-70
Folder 28: 1971-74
Folder 29: 1974-75
Folder 30: 1975-76
Folder 31: 1976-77
Folder 32: 1977-78
Folder 33: 1978-79
Folder 34: 1979-80
Folder 35: 1980-81
Folder 36: 1981-82
Folder 37: 1982-83
Folder 38: 1983-84
Folder 39: 1984-85
Folder 40: Articles to be Published, 1985
Folder 41: 1985-86
Folder 42: 1986-87
Folder 43: 1991

Sub-Series 4: Wheelchair Basketball Programs

Folder 44: 1983-84
Folder 45: 1984-85
Folder 46: 1984-85
Folder 47: 1985-86
Folder 48: Proposed Program (never printed), 1986-87

Box 12

Folder 1: DSO Meeting Minutes, 1983-87
Folder 2: DSO Architectural Barriers, Building Surveys (1 of 2), undated
Folder 3: DSO Architectural Barriers, Building Surveys (2 of 2), undated
Folder 4: DSO Architectural Barriers Notebook, 1964, 1976
Folder 5: Slides, Archery, Bowling, Cheerleading, and Football, 1964
Folder 6: Slides, Springfield Picnics (including Kerner), c. 1960s
Folder 7: Slides, Track and Field, 1966
Folder 8: Slides, Technology and Access (PURSUIT Program), c. 1995