Houstonian 1979 - Campus Life. 1979. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. March 19, 2018. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb/item/20342/show/19992.

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KIDNAPPINGS
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Hudson and Harrigan, local radio personalities (right), and Bill Moffit, UH
Cougar Marching Band Director (opposite top r.) as well as Dean of Students
Harry Sharp and others, were kidnapped in January. They were held for ransom
by Lambda Chi Alpha to raise funds for the Leukemia Society and for the
Fpilepsy Foundation. Through kidnappings, spearheaded by "Godfather" Bill
Worrell, local TV sportscaster, the UH fraternity raised $450.
Lambda Chi Alpha also ransomed eight sorority members for 1,200 canned
good items to donate to the St. Vincent DePaul Society, a local charitable
organization. Gamma Delta Sorority took first place as most active in the event,
followed by Phi Mu and Delta Sigma Theta.
The Houston Brotherhood (above, right, and opposite), alias Lambda
Chi Alpha Fraternity escorted victims from eight sororities via well-
protected limosines to headquarters in the Cougar Den or to the
"Calaboose" until innocent bystanders took pity and provided the
ransom, $450 and 1,200 canned good items, to free the unfortunate
victims.
Tough hombres, these Houston Cougars!
(CALABOOSES