Much like a gardener, Brother Verch has been adept at bringing life to barren soil, cultivating business and fraternity ventures that have gained prominence in the surrounding communities. After earning a business administration degree in 1955 and a M.B.A. from Indiana University four years later, Otto stepped into the world of investing and corporate sales. He worked as an industrial salesman of Continental Can Corporation and national sales manager of A.M.F. Wheel Goods Division. Later he founded Pathfinder Life Insurance and served as principle officer and vice president. His most important business association was with Singer and Friedlander Investment Bankers. Based in London and Zurich, Brother Verch was responsible for new business development worldwide for U.S. and multinational corporations and the syndication and raising of capital for foreign governments and firms in the Euro Dollar Market.
As an alumnus, Brother Verch was instrumental in the establishment of the Kappa Sigma Xi Chapter at the University of Arkansas. He was also president of the Arizona Alumni Association in Arkansas. At the University of Arkansas, Brother Verch was awarded a fellowship to teach undergraduate business courses and was an instructor of Air Force reserve management classes.
Brother Verch is also an active member in the Little Rock community. He has served as a board member of the Little Rock Executives Association and stays active in St. Marks Episcopal Church.
Brother Verch has gained a new realization of how important the fraternity was to him during his undergraduate life. He looked to his brothers for guidance and friendship and stayed loyal to the brotherhood since his initiation. After graduating from the University of Arizona, the fraternity helped open doors into the professional world. Not only that, his experience as a leader in the fraternity helped him develop the skills and professionalism needed to reach his economic and social goals. Returning to Gamma-Rho, Brother Verch was reminded of the priceless memories that defined him and this chapter during his college years
