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Welcome Home, Brothers

Since 1920, Acacia has called Indiana University home, and for nearly as long, Ferguson House has stood as the physical heart of that legacy. You built something here that outlasted trends, setbacks, and decades. Now we're doing the work to bring it fully back, and we can't do it without you.


Today's chapter is small in number but serious in purpose. We're rebuilding Acacia from the ground up: recruiting new members, restoring our presence on campus, and this fall, moving back into Ferguson House itself. Every brother who came before us is part of that story, and we want you to be part of what comes next too.


Whether it's been five years or fifty since you were active, we'd love to hear from you. Update your contact information, come back for an event, or reach out directly. The chapter you helped build is still here, and it's growing again.

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Notable Alumni

6 Roy C. Clark Award (Acacia International Undergraduate of the Year)

o 1989 – Robert G. Mooth, Indiana

o 1992 – Frank J. Ligas, Indiana

o 1993 – Ryan M. Johnston, Indiana

o 1998 – Aaron P. Darcy, Indiana

o 1999 – Ali M. Azim, Indiana

o 2002 – Patrick W. McGovern, Indiana

o 2004 – Matthew E. Foss, Indiana

7 George F. Patterson Jr. Alumni Award Recipients

o Arthur D Lautzenheiser (1988)

o David J. Allen (1992)

o L. Craig Fulmer (1994)

o Richard E. Ford (1997)

o James H. Ferguson (2000)

o Keith M. Bushey (2010)

o Christ Drossos (2018)

34 Award of Merit Recipients

o Thomas E. Warring

o Lester G. Ruch

o Ray C. Thomas

o Henry L. Kibler

o James H. Ferguson

o David J. Allen

o Markham C. Wakefield

o Arthur D. Lautzenheiser

o W.G. Pinnell

o L. Craig Fulmer

o James O. Richardson

o Ronald E. Carter

o Max F. Spaulding

o Richard E. Ford

o Larry J. Kelly

o Dr. L. Dennis Smith

o Scott J. Houston

o Christ Drossos Jr.

o Keith M. Bushey

o Hal D. Hanes

o Roger A. Nealis

o Phillip M. Zook

o Christopher Carpentier

o Thomas J. DeRue Jr.

o Frank Douglas Staley Jr.

o David S. Baum

o Matheau P. Luers

o Patrick W. McGovern

o Jeffrey Lindauer

o David L. Ferguson

o Michael J. Oakes

o Randolph K. Shoup

o Aaron P. Darcy.

Honorable Alumni

o David J. Allen, Indiana '57 — International President of Acacia Fraternity, Judge Advocate, and longtime Indiana Chapter Advisor. The formal living room in the Ferguson Chapter House is named after him.

o Frank Allen, Indiana '56 — Athletic Director at Indiana University.

o Richard "Dick" Farley, Indiana '51 — Star player on IU's 1953 National Championship basketball team, later an NBA player.

o L. Dennis Smith, Indiana '56 — President Emeritus of the University of Nebraska.

o William G. Bray, Indiana '27 — U.S. Congressman from Indiana.

o Homer E. Capehart, Indiana '59 — U.S. Senator from Indiana.

o David Baum, Indiana '61 — President of SSI Technologies Inc.

o Scott Houston, Indiana '80 — Public television personality and public speaker, known nationally as "Piano Guy."

o Paul E. Barr, Indiana '28 — Artist and painter.

o Burton W. Gorman, Indiana '30 — Educator; namesake of the Burton W. Gorman Teaching Award.

o J.T. Forbes, Indiana '86 — President of the IU Foundation, appointed by IU President Pamela Whitten.

o Dr. George Rapp, Indiana '51 — Orthopedic surgeon and chief of orthopedic surgery at St. Vincent Hospital, clinical professor at IU School of Medicine, recipient of Indiana's Sachem Award (the state's highest honor).

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