Colony History

 

The Numisius Chapter of Alpha Rho Chi was initiated as a colony JANUARY 19TH, 2013.

 

Name

 

The NewSchool of Architecture + Design Chapter chooses for its namesake the Ancient Roman Architect, Numisius. Numisius was the architect of the theater at Herculanuem, which was destroyed by volcanic pyrolastic flows in 79A.D. From the text of Herculanuem; Past, Present, Future by Sir Charles Waldstien in 1908: First, the small, but marvelously rich and beautiful theatre, of noble style and proportions, covered with marble incrustation. It was peopled with fine

marble and bronze statues, including six great equestrian statues of gilded bronze, on the very highest tier, whose numerous fragments, after much fine talk, were thrown into King Carlo’s melting-pot in 1770, to reappear as the candle-sticks and “ Conception “ of the Royal Chapel of Portici. A great many of these statues are now in the Museo Nazionale at Naples, and three are at Dresden, but many are irretrievably lost. The theatre was not built into a hill-side, but stood free. Its character seems to be Graeco-Roman, and from an inscription, set up in slightly varying forms at more than one point in it, it is clear that it was built or restored in Roman times : Lucius Annius, son of Lucius, Mammianus Rufus, quin- quennial duumvir,

[built or restored] the theatre and the orchestra at his own expense. Publius Numisius, son of Publius, was the architect. The name Numisius also flows nicely with the name of the school: Numisius Chapter of NewSchool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cadency

 

The NewSchool of Architecture + Design Chapter chooses for its cadency the Anchor. As a common nautical mark, apropos of the Naval Presence in San Diego. the anchor inspires us as a Chapter because it represents setting a foundation on our campus. We, the founding class, are ‘anchoring’ our presence in San Diego’s architecture community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation

 

The Numisius Chapter of Alpha Rho Chi was installed on May 3, 2014.