The Memorial Union building on the Oregon State College campus. This student-erected building houses the offices of all publications and the Journalism Department. Sigma Delta Chi is honored by being one of the three honor or professional societies who have their own rooms in the building.
Chapter adviser John C. Burtner spreads it on at the annual Barometer Bust, funfest, and party sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi for all students enrolled in journalism or working on the staff of a major publication on the campus. Published in the 1939 Beaver, p. 121.
The Publications Committee of Oregon State College controls all student publications and selects the editors and managers for each one. Members of Sigma Delta Chi predominate on the committee shown above. At the extreme right is E. T. Reed, Publications Editor for the college and an associate member of Sigma Delta Chi. Seated at the head of the table and third from the right is Fred M. Shideler, Head of the Journalism Department, Chairman of the committee, and an alumni member of Sigma Delta Chi. Burch Davis, fourth from right, and Ed Burchell, left are both members of the Oregon State chapter. Published in 1938 Beaver, p. 117.
"Snow-capped Mt. Jefferson competes with multi-colored canyon walls cut by the Crooked River for the attention of photographers at Smith Rock in central Oregon. Smith Rock State Park, eight miles northeast of Redmond, offers picnicking facilities for inspired photographers and daring rock climbers. According to legend, Smith Rock was named for an American soldier who fell to his death after trying to get a better view of the surrounding plateaus and Cascade Mountains, Deschutes County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8456
"Cliffs soar 300 feet high at Smith Rock in central Oregon, where the Crooked River has cut a narrow canyon through colorful sedimentary rock. Smith Rock State Park, eight miles northeast of Redmond, offers picnicking facilities for rock climbers and inspired photographers. According to legend, the rock was named for an American soldier who fell to his death, after trying to get a better view of the surrounding plateaus and Cascade Mountains, Deschutes County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8453
"Interpretive trails take visitors in central Oregon's lava lands around Lava Butte's crater, over recent lava flows, and through surrounding pine forests. The Deschutes National Forest's Lava Lands Visitor Center, 10 miles south of Bend off U.S. Highway 97, features automated displays and slide shows explaining the history and geology of the recent lava flows. The center is at the base of Lava Butte which rises in the background, Deschutes County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8547
"The gold flare of aspen groves mixed with tall, green stands of pine treat golfers on Oregon's Black Butte Ranch course to spectacular backdrops during the autumn season. Mt. Washington adds more scenic touch to this setting on the 18-hole championship course near Sisters in central Oregon, Deschutes County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8667