The Screw Archives

The quality of mercy is not strain’d
— William Shakespeare
Brother Arnold Zimmer '50 (center) escorted by SigEp "Tibetan Monks" Bill Krucke '51 and Fred Lane '51 present The Screw in 1948.

Brother Arnold Zimmer '50 (center) escorted by SigEp "Tibetan Monks" Bill Krucke '51 and Fred Lane '51 present The Screw in 1948.

This archive is a work-in-progress.  Please send any appropriate articles, pictures, etc. to don@sigepnyd.com for consideration for inclusion here.

Our screw archives go back to 1948 with a letter from Brother John Sheridan '51, then chapter historian, to Brother Arnold Zimmer '50 describing the first presentation of The Screw at the November 6, 1948 football game between RPI and Clarkson.  You can view a PDF of this document at the link below.

Robert Otto ’53 (holding screw) with hooded monks Richard Morris ’53 and James Menk ’53

Robert Otto ’53 (holding screw) with hooded monks Richard Morris ’53 and James Menk ’53

The Rensselaer Polytechnic, November 10, 1948, page 1.

The Rensselaer Polytechnic, November 10, 1948, page 1.