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Fisher outside of his fraternity house in Columbus, Ohio, 1929.
Fisher on the campus of Ohio State University
Date: June 1, 1929
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Fisher outside of his fraternity house in Columbus, Ohio, 1929. Because he was Jewish, Fisher was barred from many fraternities but joined Alpha Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Delta, a nonsectarian fraternity whose members were primarily Jewish. It was his first exposure to Jews, but he was the only rural boy among his new urban fraternity brothers. Says Fisher: "They had a style I didn't have. It was hard for me to get adjusted."
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Max Fisher with some of his fraternity brothers at OSU.
Alpha Epsilon at OSU
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Photos from Max Fisher's fraternity days at OSU.
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Peter Golden 10
Date: September 8, 2003
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Peter Golden shares an anecdote about Max's heritage and belief in making good and doing good.
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Max Fisher 15
Date: September 6, 2003
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Max Fisher remembers leaving the fraternity house and driving to Detroit after college.
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Max M. Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University
Date: October 21, 1998
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On October 21, 1998, the Columbus Dispatch published a full page article on the opening of the new Max M. Fisher College of Business.
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