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Presidents
Sphinx Club presidents are current students elected by their fellow members to lead the club most often during their senior year. The president is responsible for leading the club’s efforts to foster unity and spirit throughout the Wabash community by sponsoring and promoting a variety of events.
December 20, 1921 excerpt from The Bachelor announcing the election of President George Stasand ‘23.
1921
On December 15, 1921, 21 Wabash men traveled to Indiana University with the desire to found a distinctly new type of organization on the Wabash College campus. The founding members of the club were all initiated by the Sphinx Club of Indiana University, adopting in a large measure the ritual, constitution, and ideals of the Indiana organization. Shortly after returning to Wabash, the founding members elected George W. Stasand ‘23, a brother of Delta Tau Delta, as the first President of the Sphinx Club of Wabash College.
Today
Just over 100 Wabash men have served as President of the Sphinx Club of Wabash College since George Stasand was first elected way back in 1921. Only World War II and the temporary conversion of the Wabash campus into a V-12 Navy College Training Program from 1943 - 1945 interrupted the regular election of club presidents. Listed below are the names, terms of office, and any fraternal associations of the past presidents of the Sphinx Club of Wabash College. Luka DiFilippo ‘25, a brother of Beta Theta Pi, is the 102nd and current President of the Sphinx Club of Wabash College.
31st President Jack Engledow ‘53 attends the Sphinx Club’s Centennial Celebration held on October 29, 2022, with his grandsons Eric (Wabash ‘05) and Craig (Wabash ‘08) and his great-grandson Henry.
Luka DiFilippo ‘25 is the 102nd and current President of the Sphinx Club of Wabash College.
Presidents of the Sphinx Club of Wabash College
| President | Term of Office | Fraternal Association |
| George W. Stasand | Fall 1921 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Harold E. Johnson | Spring 1922 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Fred M. Taylor | 1922 - 1923 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| Robert F. Landenberger | 1923 - 1924 | Phi Delta Theta |
| James K. Pierson | 1924 - 1925 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| James H. Martin | 1925 - 1926 | Karnak Club |
| Clayton C. Weber | 1926 - 1927 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Wayne O. Viner | 1927 - 1928 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Paul H. Johnson | 1928 - 1929 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Clayton A. Weist | 1929 - 1930 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| Willis H. Howell | 1930 - 1931 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| Robert F. Koenecke | 1931 - 1932 | Sigma Chi |
| Stuart D. Smith | 1932 - 1933 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Norbert W. Kniesley | 1933 - 1934 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| Durward E. Gerow | 1934 - 1935 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Robert C. Spiedel | 1935 - 1936 | Kappa Sigma |
| Carl B. Prestin | 1936 - 1937 | Tau Kappa Epsilon |
| John L. Berns | 1937 - 1938 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| William L. Pack | 1938 - 1939 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Payne C. Heimbrodt | 1939 - 1940 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| William M. Fisher | 1940 - 1941 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Frederick G. Coffield | 1941 - 1942 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Earl M. Dowd | 1942 - 1943 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| VACANT | 1943 - 1944 | |
| VACANT | 1944 - 1945 | |
| Robert P. Snyder | 1945 - 1946 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| Richard Niebur | 1946 - 1947 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| James T. Moffat | Fall 1947 | Sigma Chi |
| William G. Trapp | Spring 1948 | Delta Tau Delta |
| William B. Wagner | 1948 - 1949 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Edward M. Keith | 1949 - 1950 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Edward M. Keith | 1950 - 1951 | Beta Theta Pi |
| James W. Swope | 1951 - 1952 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Jack L. Engledow | 1952 - 1953 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Vincent F. Grogg | 1953 - 1954 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Paul D. Hawksworth | 1954 - 1955 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Robert E. Allen | 1955 - 1956 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Robert E. Allen | 1956 - 1957 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Morton W. Grayam | 1957 - 1958 | Phi Delta Theta |
| John E. Hollett | 1958 - 1959 | Sigma Chi |
| James D. Price | 1959 - 1960 | Sigma Chi |
| Richard J. Lesniak | 1960 - 1961 | Phi Delta Theta |
| W. Eugene Blackburn | 1961 - 1962 | Phi Delta Theta |
| W. Eugene Blackburn | 1962 - 1963 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Troy W. Scott | 1963 - 1964 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Roger T. Colehower | 1964 - 1965 | Phi Delta Theta |
| John H. Wilson | 1965 - 1966 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| John S. Evans | 1966 - 1967 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Terry L. Smith | 1967 - 1968 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Paul T. Langstroth | 1968 - 1969 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Jay C. Armstrong | 1969 - 1970 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Paul W. Gearhardt | 1970 - 1971 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Don M. Van Deursen | 1971 - 1972 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| James W. Pursel | 1972 - 1973 | Delta Tau Delta |
| William R. O'Bryan | 1973 - 1974 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Lawrence L. Grimes | 1974 - 1975 | Phi Delta Theta |
| James R. Hostetler | 1975 - 1976 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Jerry W. Shonkwiler | 1976 - 1977 | Sigma Chi |
| Eli O. Jackson | 1977 - 1978 | Beta Theta Pi |
| William C. Ashman | 1978 - 1979 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Timothy W. Kennedy | 1979 - 1980 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| William S. Cooper | 1980 - 1981 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Paul J. Robbins | 1981 - 1982 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Andrew C. Renz | 1982 - 1983 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Henry M. Sabetti | 1983 - 1984 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Christopher C. Burgess | 1984 - 1985 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Daniel J. Reardon | 1985 - 1986 | Independent |
| David E. Woodward | 1986 - 1987 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Geoffrey J. Goodman | 1987 - 1988 | Kappa Sigma |
| David L. Dunlap | 1988 - 1989 | Phi Delta Theta |
| John C. Riddle | 1989 - 1990 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Ronald L. Pitcock | 1990 - 1991 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Scott A. Perkins | 1991 - 1992 | Phi Kappa Psi |
| David M. Foley | 1992 - 1993 | Independent |
| Andrew J. Dorrel | 1993 - 1994 | Beta Theta Pi |
| David C. Henthorn | 1994 - 1995 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Brian E. Flanigan | 1995 - 1996 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Justin S. Castle | 1996 - 1997 | Beta Theta Pi |
| John B. Seal | 1997 - 1998 | Beta Theta Pi |
| David N. Bowen | 1998 - 1999 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Thomas L. Bailey | 1999 - 2000 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Bryan E. Bailey | 2000 - 2001 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Richard K. Strasser | 2001 - 2002 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| R. Scott Medsker | 2002 - 2003 | Kappa Sigma |
| C. George Robinette | 2003 - 2004 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Aaron J. Lyman | 2004 - 2005 | Phi Kappa Psi |
| Douglas C. Berry | 2005 - 2006 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Robert T. Van Kirk | 2006 - 2007 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Andrew L. Rodenbarger | 2007 - 2008 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Travis W. Janeway | Fall 2008 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Kyle M. Hayes | Spring 2009 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| William R. Hoffman | 2009 - 2010 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Jacob A. German | 2010 - 2011 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Tyler J. Wade | 2011 - 2012 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| James P. Kervan | 2012 - 2013 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Ian D. Baumgardner | 2013 - 2014 | Theta Delta Chi |
| Hezikiah T. Eibert | 2014 - 2015 | Phi Kappa Psi |
| Ryan T. Anzalone | 2015 - 2016 | Phi Gamma Delta |
| Andrew D. Biddle | 2016 - 2017 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| Jacob R. Woodward | 2017 - 2018 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Samuel P. Hayes | Fall 2018 | Theta Delta Chi |
| William C. Tinder | 2019 | Lambda Chi Alpha |
| Josh C. Janak | 2020 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Andrew L. Gonczarow | 2021 | Beta Theta Pi |
| Adam N. El-Khalili | 2022 | Delta Tau Delta |
| Cooper E. Jacks | 2023 | Phi Delta Theta |
| Luka A. DiFilippo | 2024 | Beta Theta Pi |