Project Wingnut Update: Surprising info discovered in the ASU Archives

After studying for my Spanish final this week I went to investigate the history of our fellowship in the Arizona State University Archives as the next step in Project Wingnut.

There I found the cross of our beloved Danforth Chapel on display! Apparently it had been removed from the chapel in 1990 after a court battle. It will only be on display until December 15th 2006 and then it's going back to the storage room. Read about it here: http://www.asu.edu/lib/exhibits/news/sensesacred.htm

So after a few hours rummaging through the Archives and after learning how to use a "card catalog," I discovered the October 15 1943 edition of the State Press. A headline on the front page reads "Inter-Denominational Society Organized." The article is about the founding of "Inter-varsity"at ASU! The founder's name is listed along with all of the officers, and even what the Tuesday night guest speaker spoke about!

This makes our chapter way older than anyone had imagined! This is so awesome, and a great step forward for the project! If any of you in the Fellowship want a copy of this, I made a copy of the whole four page October 15th 1943 edition, with its war bond ads and all.