R.B. Johnson

R.B. Johnson (Linfield, Delta Rho '51)

R.B. Johnson is celebrating his 50th year of membership in the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.Those 50 years have found him serving the Fraternity in many different capacities.

Initiated into Delta Rho Chapter in 1951, Johnson served Gamma Pi Chapter at the University of Oregon as treasurer and president while performing graduate studies.

Starting in 1953 he began his long career as a volunteer to the Fraternity.From 1953 to 1998 he served Delta Rho Chapter as chapter advisor, and has served Delta Rho as house corporation president since the inception of the house corporation in 1951.

Johnson's involvement in the Fraternity has not been limited simply to the local chapters in Oregon.From 1964-1968 he served the Northwest Region (District at that time) as regional president (district president at that time).Immediately following his service as district president, he was elected by the undergraduate members to the position of Supreme Council vice president, a role he filled from 1968-1970.One of his fondest memories is his selection as Supreme Council vice president at the Centennial Convention in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1968.

Johnson has continued to espouse his dedication to the Fraternity through his life membership in the International Alumni Association, as well as being a member of the Educational Foundation's Lily of the Valley Society.Additionally, he attended the 1992 Convention in Phoenix, 1996 Convention in Kansas City, and the Inaugural Housing Summit in Denver in 2001.

R.B. Johnson has committed 50 years to supporting the mission and values of the Fraternity.The real treasure for him is the hundreds of men who have been initiated at Delta Rho over the years who identify a large part of their fraternity experience with R.B.These men come back to alumni events and sporting events, and invariably their first question is "Where is R.B.?"or "How is R.B.?"This week, the answers to those questions are simple: "Where is R.B.?"R.B. is right here with his brothers, undergraduates and alumni alike.And "How is R.B.?"He is still doing that which he loves greatly, serving the Fraternity both locally and internationally.

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