Beta Theta Pi, Delta Delta Chapter, Bowling Green State University records

The Delta Delta chapter records offer a fairly complete picture of the fraternity’s campus history from the time of its organization in 1962 until Spring 1990, although some minutes are missing (between fall 1970 and winter 1975) and others are illegible. A useful resource is a 74 page book titled Around the Union Oval: The BETA 500 at Bowling Green State University by Delta Delta alumnus Edward J. Janoch. Published in 1993, the book documents the detailed history of the annual Beta 500 held on campus from May 1964 through April 1993. The book provides information about races with dates, locations, times, weather conditions, participation, winners, second placers, crew, charities, facts and trivia, and program designs by year. Miscellaneous Delta Delta letters, formal invitations, pamphlets, newsletters, and coupons are also part of the collection as is Edward J. Janoch’s scrapbook with photographs and news clippings collected from 1979 to 1983.