This book is a retrospective view of the early years of the Beta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho. This early history includes the discussion between Dr. Merritt A. 'Dan' Boone (Kappa Chapter), Dr. J. Clyde Driggers, then Grand President of Alpha Gamma Rho, and Mr. Maynard H. Coe, then Grand Secretary of Alpha Gamma Rho. This book tells the story of the formation of a local agricultural fraternity called Alpha Gamma and their divergence to form Sigma Phi Epsilon, and the necessity of establishing a second local agricultural fraternity, Gamma Rho. Furthermore, this early history discusses the three years of the Alpha Gamma Rho Colony at Clemson University, and finally the book closes with a history of the first ten years of the fraternity as the Beta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho.

Because Dr. Boone had always wanted to write the early history of the fraternity but died before accomplishing this goal, his wife, Dot, encouraged their son, Bill (Alpha Eta Chapter, University of Georgia), to take on the task. Between the two of them, and with much help from former members of the fraternity and former advisors, the dream has been realized.

Here are the stories of men like Monger, Kink, the Buddy Boys, Velvet, CB, The SS Smoak, Awesome Gary, and TV Guard and their experiences as they lived with the likes of Pup Tent, Cool Breeze, Stud Dog, Yank, Full Moon, and Wop in rooms like "The Dump," "The Penthouse," "Cubbyhole," "The Swamp," "Elbow Room," and "Hell Hole." Their college years are relived in this history of South Carolina's first, off-campus fraternity house. n
 

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