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  1. 06-08-2006 05:09 PM #1
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    Omega Delta

    A little snippet I found in a newspaper from Sunday, 21 February 1926. The school in question was UT...

    E. P. McKinney of Nacogdoches and Trueman O'Quinn of Beaumont have been elected to membership in Omega Delta, honorary fencing fraternity, according to announcement of Melvin Williamson, president. The pledges were initiated Friday, and were forced to carry swords about the campus, challenging and fighting any other pledges they should meet on the campus.
    "Sabre is Theatre. Foil is Art. Epee is Truth." - attributed to Al Peters

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  2. 06-08-2006 05:41 PM #2
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    sweeeet.
    ...i hope they wore masks
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    OMG!!!!! It's just funny.
  4. 06-09-2006 11:00 AM #4
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    I wonder if they were allowed to coordinate schedules.
  5. 06-09-2006 11:37 AM #5
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    this is just so cool
  6. 06-09-2006 12:21 PM #6
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    One can only assume they weren't carrying around schlagers... although not out of the question considering the number of Texians of German descent down there. O'Brien and McKinney must've been from the County Donegal region of Bavaria...
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  7. 06-09-2006 12:27 PM #7
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    Ever since they brought in the House of Saxe-Coberg-Gotha the entire British Isles has been going to the Germans...
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    Haaahaaaahahaaha!
    You better watch your back - The InsaNe sCoTtish feNcinG POsse might take offence at such blatant Windsorcentrism. I know I would never call a Scot a German...
    *Halo appears above innocent expression*
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    Quote Originally Posted by KD5MDK
    Ever since they brought in the House of Saxe-Coberg-Gotha the entire British Isles has been going to the Germans...
    Since the Hanovers actually.
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    Well, or Cerdic
  12. 06-09-2006 05:49 PM #12
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    What the heck is "Omega Delta"?

    Google was no help.

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    Not sure what it was (if it ever was what it claimed to be in the first post) then but now it's a multicultural fraternity with its alpha chapter at UI-Urbana/Champagne. Evidently they enjoy poppin' their collars.

    http://omegadelta-alpha.com/
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    I should bring it back, except I would get tazed by cops if I walked around UT with an epee in hand. I'll let Jesus (a sabreur who's kind of nuts) know about it, he might be crazy enough to do it!
    The pen may be mightier than the sword, but why pick just one?
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  16. 08-20-2007 01:45 PM #16
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    Since some folks have already spotted it (with appropriate remarks), I updated my site and now have pictures of two Omega Delta fencers in all their splendor. Scrolling down, they are the second and third photos from the top here:

    Campeche Steel: A Sport Evolves

    Be kind. They were college students and it was the 1920s.
    Last edited by schlager7; 08-20-2007 at 01:49 PM.
    "Sabre is Theatre. Foil is Art. Epee is Truth." - attributed to Al Peters

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    The Rogue Gulf Coast Division Website
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    Haha! I want one of those cool Crusader Jackets! I also like the 'Black Mask Fencing Club'...suave'!
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