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Daniel William Cooper
"ruler of the spirit"
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Daniel William Cooper (Bottom, Right) was known as the "balance
wheel" of the fraternity because of his maturity and confidence.
He was 26 years old when he help found Sigma Chi and gave the
group inspiration and cohesion; he was the first president of
the chapter. After graduation he entered the seminary and was
ordained a Presbyterian minister which took him to many churches
and on missionary services. He was the last of the founders
to die (1920) and his original pin was presented to the fraternity
as a permanent memento of the founding and is now passed on
from one national president to the next. He is remembered for
his self-control and level-headedness. These traits led Runkle
to recall: "The little band was, if possible, over-stocked
with physical courage, nervous energy, and overleaping ambition
to place the White Cross high in the heavens. Cooper was quiet,
calm, earnest, true, conscientious, and faithful. He was as
the shadow of St. Peter passing by. We all sought him in his
modest quarters, and no one came away without better resolutions
and stronger hopes."
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