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Serge Barna was an active member of the Arm of Honor Fraternity from 1964 until 1968. Brother of Arm Ken Barna, Serge was raised in Detroit, graduated from the Detroit Public Schools System, and was surrounded by aspiring teachers, growing up. Without a solid direction following high school, Barna served a ten-month tour in Vietnam before coming back to EMU and the Arm of Honor. Barna discusses his expectations for college and his perceptions of EMU President Harold Sponberg before speaking of his most memorable Arm brothers and the living conditions inside the frat house. Barna speaks of the complex relationships between the fraternity and the university, and the rules and regulations of fraternity house living. Barna describes the atmosphere on campus the day that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Alumni Day, Arm of Honor athletic prowess, and the importance of Arm connections long after college graduation.

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6-13-2022

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#Eastern Michigan University, #EMU, #Arm of Honor, #EMU Archives, #Greek life, #fraternity, #initiation, #brotherhood, #EMU Oral History Program, #Ypsilanti, #All Sports Trophy, #frathouse, #lifelong, #membership

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Permission to quote from this oral history should be requested from the University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

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Serge Barna, Oral History Interview, 2022

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