FEBRUARY 1965
TRIAD OF
ACACIA
FRATERNITY
II THE COLLEGE FRATERNITY SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION
Code
Responsibilities
for Every College Fraternity Member Joining a fraternity gives the new member certain desirable privileges: Among these are the backing of his Brothers in all his college activities, and the _c reation of a bond of fellowship with each man who wears the same badge-from whatever chapter he may come, whereever he may be met. At the same time, undergraduate membership involves definite obligations, for a full four years, or until a degree is received. These should be made clear in advance, so that they will be un¡nesitatingly fulfilled by the individual throughout his academic career. For this purpose, the College Fraternity Secretaries Association has prepared and approved the following Code of Responsibilities:
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ScHOLASTIC RESPONSIBILITY. The well-being of the Chapter, the Fraternity, and the entire College Fraternity System depends upon achieving and maintaining a high degree of scholarship. It is the duty of every member to give his best efforts to his studies, to enhance the academic record of his Chapter.
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CHARACTER RESPONSIBILITY. To the college administration and the public, the moral conduct and personal behavior of each member affects the total Chapter image. This makes it imperative for the individual to act at all times according to the highest standards of integrity, propriety and good taste.
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LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY. Since the continued existence of the Chapter requires a regular succession of leaders, it is the obligation of every member to prepare for positions of service and authority-not seeking any
office but being ready to accept when needed, and to serve to the best of his ability at all times.
* OBEDIENCE RESPONSIBILITY. Policies and
regulations are established by the College and the Fraternity for the good of all. It is incumbent upon every member to comply with all such rules and practices-including those relating to hazing, drinking and social affairs. Every member shall attend all Chapter meetings and official functions unless excused from doing so, because of circumstances beyond his control.
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FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Each member shall promptly meet all bills presented to him for Fraternity expenses in conformity with Chapter requirements; he shall avoid incurring debts with other members or with local merchants which cartnot be, or are not, paid when due. Members shall reside in and eat all meals at the Chapter house when such facilities are available.
THE AssoCIATION has provided each member fraternity of the National Interfraternity Conference with this Code of Responsibilities, and has resolved that each Fraternity, either through its official magazine columns or by bulletins from its Central Office, urge its chapters and local Interfraternity Councils to impress continuously upon their members-and especially upon all rushees-the importance offul.ftlling these responsibilities.
TRIAD OF ACACIA FRATERNITY VOLUME LX
No. 2
February 1965
Philip Wayne Cramer, Editor 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
Printed by Benson Printing Company Nashville, Tennessee
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TRIAD FEATURES The Vanishing Rushee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3
TRIAD TIMES ...... .. .... ... Start on Page 10 Triad Tripod On Oregon State .... . ... ... . . Page 15 Conclave Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19 Conclave Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20
+ + + Second class postage paid at Evanston, Ill., and at additional mailing offices. Fifty cents per copy, $15.00 for life in the United States and Canada. Seventy-five cents per copy elsewhere. Published quarterly by Acacia Fraternity, a college social fraternity, founded at the University of Michigan on May 12, 1904. Acacia is a charter member of the National Interfraternity Conference. Notice of Change of Address (Form 3579) should be sent to Acacia Fraternity Headquarters 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201.
Complicated regulations discourage many
How very different now! Our major rushing obstacles are no longer the other Greek letter houses. You have two much tougher competitors. The first is the great big, plush dormitory that offers all the physical comforts of the Hilton hotels and looks mighty good to many a freshman. Alongside such dormitories, the average chapter house looks pretty grubby. A man usually has to be willing to accept some personal discomfort today if he wants to be a fraternity member. The second and even tougher and more subtle competitor today is the widely-circulated suggestion that fraternities are no longer important-that, in fact, fraternities may be harmful to the process of education. Many good fraternity prospects are coming to college today with that indoctrination. To sell them your fraternity, you first must sell them the fraternity system. These are the rushing proplems we face today that weren't even contemplated in "the good old days. " But, though the problems have changed completely in the last decade or so, rushing techniques still follow very much the same old patterns. We still concentrate on rushing against each other, and overlook the real competition. It is high time that we all realize that it's no longer good enough, or even halfway smart, to down-grade the other fraterniti es in rush. If the Betas knock the Sigma Chis, and the Sigma Chis knock the DUs, and the DUs knock the
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¡Betas, pretty soon the rushee gets the idea that perhaps the critics \vere right ... fraternities are no damned good. How much better if the rush story is positive. The fraternity system is good. There are many c-ood fraternities on campus. Then, from there, 1:1 tell the rushee why your chapter is better-why it should appeal to him more. Not that Beta is ""'orse, but that you are better.
he Television Parable Let's take a look at an analogy in the market place. Let's suppose that in your city there are several different stores selling several different 'brands of color TV. You've heard a lot about color TV, pro and con. You've seen it at a neighbor's. You've about decided to buy a set, even though you realize they're not perfect._So, yo:u stop in at the store selling Brand A, and the first thing the salesman does is to tell you why you don't want Brand B. Their colors are muddy, repair bills are high, pictures aren't reliable. 1 You go down the street to take a look at Brand lB, and that dealer tells you that Brand A is out of date, their circuitry is poor, their cabinets are ¡shoddy, their tuning is too complex. Your reaction quite likely will be that perhaps it isn't wise to buy a color TV set after all. 'So you go back home to your old reliable black.and-white set ... and color TV has lost a cusltomer. Those salesmen misjudged the market. They didn't realize that first you had to be sold 'On color TV, and then to be sold on the benefits
to be obtained from a particular brand. Suppose, instead, Salesman A meets you at the door and says, "Color TV is wonderful. Once you've had it in your home, you'll never be satisfied with black and white. Now let me tell you some features of Brand A which make it the best on the market." Down the street, Salesman B says, "Color TV doubles your watching pleasure. Brand B has some special features which we think will particularly appeal to you." Soon you're really enthusiastic about color TV. Now it's just a question of which set you select and enjoy. Someone is going to sell a color TV set. It's easy to translate this into fraternity terms. If the rushee first visits the AAA house and they say, "Watch out for BBB. Their house is in bad shape. They've lost all their good men this year and they're in real trouble with the Dean. Worse than that, they have special assessments for every party. It'll cost you a fortune." At the BBB house they say, "Too bad about AAA. They used to be pretty good, but you wouldn't want to get in with them now. Half their pledges will quit the first month, because they treat them like dogs. They're pretty shaky financially, too. And you should see their meals after rush week is over." This rushee probably is going to wind up living in the dorm for four years, figuring, "Just like I heard, fraternities are no damned good." The fraternity system has lost a good prospect.
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Now suppose instead that rushee hears at AAA, "Fraternity life is wonderful. Once you know the advantages of the close personal fraternity life, compared to the cold, impersonal dorm, you'll definitely want to join a fraternity. Now in AAA we think you could be particularly happy because .... " And at BBB he gets this, "Fraternities double the significance of college life. At BBB we are particularly proud of. ... " This rushee is pretty apt to be sold on the fraternity system. Some fraternity is going to get a good member. Fraternity Advantages
Frat ernities do have great advantages. In general they have nothing to be defensive aboutand nothing to attack each other on. They do have a strong, positive story to sell. Socially) economically) scholastically (yes) scholastically too ) they make sense. A positive approach in rushing will benefit the entire frat ernity system) and your chapter will share in the prosperity. Start selling th e frat ernity system in your very first contacts with the rushee (and his parents) . An old merchandising axiom is, "You can't knock the competitor without degrading your own product.'' Another is, "Sell Benefits." They both apply equally to rushing. All fr<l ternities should work togeth er in this program. Through their Interfraternity Conferences they should start attacking the real job. The real job isn't to make more rule which only complicate rushing and discourage rushees. The real job isn't to act as a police force to make sure that no fraternity violates the many and awesome rushing rules that already exist, and to mete out punishment for each infraction. The real job is to promote the fraternity system,
to make it a stronger and better part of campus life, and to provide an environment that will make good prospects want to be fraternity members. It is ~told that on the grounds of Buckingham Palace a lighted red lantern had been place@ at a certain spot every night for more than one hundred years. Each morning for more than a century, the lant'ern was picked up, cleaned, and refilled, and each night a guard carefully replaced it in that same location. It finally occurred to someone to question this procedure, and after careful investigation it was learned that, more than one hundred years before, the King had seen a wild flower that had sprung up in that unprotected spot, and had ordered a lantern placed there each night for its protection. We have our red lanterns, too. Most restrictive rushing rules have long ago outlived their usefulness-if, indeed, many of them were ever really needed. It's time for your IFC to re-examine the rule book, to eliminate the red lanterns, and to get on with the real job. IFc¡~ Build Better Rush
Your IFC should urge all fraternities to build rushing programs around the advantages of the fraternity system. Vve must stress in rushing the fact that fewer fraternity men are drop-outs from college. We must emphasize the leadership training that fraternities offer, point out the greater enjoyment of living with a compatible group of men of your own choice, and bear down on the positive values of our social programs, of our scholarship programs, of our intramural programs, of our leadership training programs.
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Rules Apply
There's another selling axiom which applies equally to rushing, "Make it easy for the customer to buy." It's time, in fact it's long past time, for our IFCs to begin helping fraternities to work together in the common cause of promoting the fraternity system. Do we do this now in our rushing programs? Let's go back to our parable of color 'IV and see how closely it parallels the rush program on many campuses.
Illustration & Design by J. L. LeMaster
This time, when you go out to shop for a set don't even get in the door. You are met at lthe threshold by the dealer, who says, "If you are interested in shopping for color TV, there ,fire a few rules which you must observe: 1. You must go first to the Chamber of Commerce and register as a prospective buyer. 2. You must pay a registration fee for this shopping privilege. 3. You must start your shopping on a fixed day at a fixed hour. Then you must visit at least four dealers for a period of one hour ~ you
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each-no more, no less. You must g~t a receipt from him showing that you have made this visit. 4. On no account may you go back to any dealer a second time or buy a set until you have visited them all. 5. Now, in our town, you can't see any of these sets until next February, and if any dealer even lets you in his store before then, or discusses TV with you, he is barred from selling you a set, no matter how much you may want it." After hearing these, and other rules, you'd be pretty apt to say, "The heck with it. I don't want color TV that badly. It isn't worth the trouble." But before you walked out of the dealer's life
The SECRET Weapon in Rush There's a potent secret weapon available to fraternities on most campuses-a simple, inexpensive way of picking up top-grade men who will be an asset to your fraternity. It's the easiest and least competitive form of rushing, and it consistently yields great benefits to the alert chapters who have learned to use it consistently. This secret weapon is open rush. It's permitted on most campuses after formal rush is over. And it's neglected by far too many fraternities. Some of the best men on campus can be pledged in open rush-often with no competition at all! These are men who for one reason or another didn't participate in formal rush. Perhaps they didn't like the mechanics of highly-organized rush periods. Maybe they didn't want to pay a registration fee or be on campus for rush. Quite probably they didn't participate in for-
forever, you might ask him, "Why has the government made all these silly rules that make it so hard for you to sell TV sets, and for me to buy one?" And the dealer would reply, "Oh, the government didn't make all these rules. We did this to ourselves!!!" Sounds silly, doesn't it? You can't imagine a group of merchants being so foolish. But look again! How many of the rushing rules which have been built up on your campus over a period of years are just as restrictive? How many of those rules are keeping good rushees away from your house and the houses of your fellow Greeks. How many rushee rules are actually harming the fraternity system? How many red lanterns do you have on your campus? mal rush because they thought they didn't want to belong to a fraternity. Some of the best men on campus fall in this group. The benefits of fraternity life can be proved to them. Often they have already begun to recognize the benefits but now have no way to expose themselves to rush. So, if formal rush restrictions have got you down, wheel out this sure-fire secret weapon and enjoy the benefits of plain old-fashioned, uncluttered, open rush.
" Permission to reprint the article or any portion thereof must be obtained from the Author and the Operation Challenge Committee . Th e m embers of the " Operation Challenge" Committee are: Ralph F. Burns) Alpha Sigma Phi) H erbert L. Brown) Phi Sigma Kappa) Robert D .. Lynn) Pi Kappa Alpha) Durw ard Owen) Pi Kappa Phz) John Robson) Sigma Phi Epsilon) Carl]. Gladfelter) Chi Phi) Fran cis Wacker) D elta Sigma Phi) Chairman."
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Grand Lodge Lays Wyoming Cornerstone Over two hundred persons braved the cold on November 2 I st to witness Brother Carl S. Gilbert, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wyoming A.F.& A.M. lay the cornerstone of the Wyoming's new $155,000 Chapter house. A full Masonic dedication was given the new building by Mr. Gilbert assisted by John T. Lewis, President of the House Corporation, and by Roy F. Miller, Province Governor. The new Chapter house which was ready for occupancy in February will house 32 men and feed 70. The house inculcates in its very design the ideals of Acacia. Blocks of concrete form 3-4-5right angled triangles. The stairways in the new building are in proportions of 3, 4, and 5. And of course, massive, rock-studded concrete slabs, made of brilliant white masonry, and weighing over 3,000 pounds each rest above each of the house's numbersome triangular windows.
MSM Takes More Honors
Masked Men At Ohio State
At the 1964 National Convention of Acacia, Missouri School of Mines was awarded the Walter E. Dahl Scholarship Improvement Award by National President George F. Patterson. Upon retu rning t o Campus th is Fall, the Chapter won the Interfraternity Council Scholarship Trophy. The Fratern ity was a full tenth of a point above the closesi¡ competitor. Pix shows V. D. Bru ce Koopman (I) and Vic Ma rshall (r).
Ohio State Acacians journeyed to the Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital to give a Christmas party for the patients. Donning the required masks, the Chapter entertained with songs and joined the patients in Christmas carols and trimming a tree . Some forty patients unable to go home for Christmas attended. As the Chapter was leaving one elderly lady remarked, "I can't go home this year so I want to thank you for what you 've done. It makes staying a little easier." The party was arranged by the Service Committee under the leadership of J ames Thacker.
Paints the Picture for IFC )onald Lee Painter, a Senior in :ngineering at Wyoming has been ~lected Secretary of the nterfraternity Council. Besides :>ainting the picture for IFC Don 31so records the events for his 'wn Chapter.
Purdue on Magic Carpet The Purdue Chapter was recentiy prese;,ted with an unusual Christmas gift from the Middle East. Pictured is the authentic, hand-woven Persian rug, a gift of Javad Bazargani. Javad is an honorary member at Purdue who recently returned to his home in Teheran, Iran after receiving his PHD. At his request, the presentation to the Chapter was
Tennessee Colony Reports
The University of Tennessee Colony has acquired a new house with a capacity of 14 and a full basement for recreation and meetings. The Colony with a membership of 28 should be able to petition the National for Chartering in June. !Much of the credit goes to E. Guy IFrizzell, PGM and Past Grand Commander of Tennessee, and N. E. Fitzgerald, Dean Emeritus College of Education, as well as J. E. Arnold, Dean of University Extension, and Professor H. C. Amick.
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made by Dr. James Huston, a member of the Faculty. In an accompanying letter, Javad pointed to the rug as a "symbol of the Brotherhood he found ar Purdue" and as a "tribu¡re to his fraternity experience as a great means of international understanding." Members of the Chapter plan to make the rug a permanent part of the newly redecorated Chapter room.
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It's Homecoming Display (Sort of) Acacia at Nebraska had no house decoration because the Chapter did "Project Homecoming." The Chapter purchased and planted $150.00 worth of trees and shrubs to landscape a cottage for the Home for Dependent
Named to CPA Governing Body W. Charles Woodard, Oklahoma, has been elected a member of the governing Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). A partner in the Fort Worth Texas accounting firm of Sproles, Woodard, Laverty & Ray, Mr. Woodard was voted to the three year term at the 77th Annual Meeting of the AICPA held at the Americana Hotel in M:ami. Woodard is past president of th ~ Texas Society of CPAs and of the Southern States Conference of CPAs.
Children. 400 hours later after a vigorous fix-up, clean-up campaign, the members took the youngsters to the Band Day Parade and then hosted them to a dinner. Cancer Society Officials said that
Acacia helped distribute over 5,000 educational booklets throughout the county and Lincoln Nebraska schools. In January, the Chapter assisted the Cancer Society with an information project involving druggists.
Secretary of Navy Awards Wes Santee
All College Football Champs
Captain Wes Sante¡e; Kansas, was presented a special Secretary of the Navy commendation recently at Olathe Naval Air Base. Santee, intelligence officer for Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 215, was cited for outstanding service in the superior performance of his duties in the field of physical fitness. A native Kansan, renowned track athlete and Marine reservist for more than 13 years, Santee has been working with American youth to stimulate interest in physical fitness. In 1955, he was among the nation's outstanding athletes invited to the White House by the President in the interest of promoting a na+:onwide physical fitness program.
Iowa State captured first place in fraternity Class A competition and went on to defeat the Men's Residence Association and Ward system champs, thus winning the all-campus football championship. The team was captained and quarterbacked by Randy Sievers, with other members being Jack Robinson, Dave Wolfe, Darrell Boettcher, Cal Hultman, Jack Allen, Huck Stientjes, Wayne Anderson, Louis Ball and Bob Thompson.
To Become Field Secretary
Calvin 0. Hultman, Venerable Dean at Iowa State will join the staff as Field Secretary for the Western Jurisdiction in July. Cal is active in the Young Republicans, Basketball, Track, and Cross Country and has two .Varsity letters. Upon completion with this service to Acacia, Cal plans to pursue a political career .
Receives Air Force Medal Burley 0. Vandergriff II, Kansas, (r) is presented a new gold oak leaf denoting his promotion to Major in the US Air Force and the USAF Commendation Medal at Ent AFB, in Colorado, Major Vandergriff
was awarded the medal in recognition of his meritorious service as a weapons controller at Ent. He is assigned to the 2nd Surveillance Squadron which supports the Air Defense Command mission of defending the continental U. S. against enemy air attack. Officiating the ceremony is Colonel Adolph J. Bregar, his squadron commander.
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Central State Whiz Kids
Harvard Welcomes Boston
Central State, our newest Chapter having been installed less than a year is on the move. As a Colony they won the all sports Intramural trophy, placed first in the Homecoming float competition and Acacians could be found as President of the Student Body and Editor of the campus newspaper. This year, they won first place in the Homecoming House decoration; Mike Fricker, V.D. is President of the Interfraternity Council, John Hartman is Student Senate President. Central State is Number one now and they plan to keep it that way.
Boston enjoyed a particularly successful Homecoming what with the sponsorship of the Homecoming Queen for 1964 and a winning float entry "BU Crusades for Knowledge" which emphasized the often forgotten
academic aspect inherent in all Homecomings. A great deal of assistance for the building of the float and material procurement was provided by Brother Herbert T. Anderson, Harvard who opened his home to the Actives and alumni of the Boston and Harvard Chapters for a cocktail party prior to a gettogether in Boston .
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Whether it's a Service Project for Dependent Children at Nebraska, an Easter Egg Roll for Orphans at Arizona, or a Christmas Party for Children at Oregon, Acacians always enjoy working with kids.
The Oregon State Pledge Class holds their annual Christmas Party and the early bird kids arrive by the front door and thr~mgh all available passageways.
The soap bubble kits are more fun than the "more or less" mechanically minded I.JH-'-'"~""' attempt to roll them.
Santa makes with the padding and seeing that all is ready decends the stairs to the cheers of eager children.
Christmas cookies, elve's brew (punch) and popcorn filled little tummies. Christmas carols proved effective in getting things going until "The Little Matchgirl" and '¡The Little Train that Could" proved to be able to captivate the interest of children and pledges alike.
A letter to Santa Claus is a nice way to say thank you and one of the Brothers proved the best in writing two letters at once.
After three hours of fun, and frolic , the kids trundle home all thrilled having learned to know Santa and the Acacians at Oregon State.
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1964 CAMPUS LEADERSHIP
ARKANSAS
FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY
IOWA STATE
ALUMNI RELATIONS
PENN STATE
RITUAL EXEMPLIFICATION
OHIO STATE
CHAPTER GROWTH (Class I J CHAPTER GROWTH (Class 2)
ARIZONA WISCONSIN
CHAPTER-UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
CHAPTER-NATIONAL RELATIONS
OREGON STATE
PLI?bGE EDUCATION CHAPTER PUBLICATION
COLORADO STATE COLLEGE
AWARD
CONCLAVE ATTENDANCE'
OREGON STATE LOUISIANA STATE
CHAPTER GROWTH (Class :1J
TEXAS 1962
CHAPTER GROWTH (Glass 2)
VERMONT 1962
The Sixtieth Anniversary Conclave, which was the :hirty-third in the Fraternity's history, was held at the Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee, August 23-26, 1964. The theme of the Conclave-where all 48 8 hapters were represented-was "PYTHAGORAS RETURNS TO MEMPHI." A total of 357 dele~ates, visitors and guests were in attendance at one :ime or another. The outstanding feature of the Conclave was the . ttendance of our last living Founder, Charles A. 3ink, who with his charming wife drove down from t-\ nn Arbor, Michigan. Charley was in attendance at ill the session. The Sinks were the center of attrac:ion, constantly surrounded by actives and alumni alike, seeking pictures, autographs, and the opportunity to meet and talk with them. One item that intrigued all was the opportunity to see and examine the first active badge of the Fraternity. In addition to all members of the National Council, staff and central office, there were a number of Past National Officers in attendance, including Past N aional Presidents Walter W. Kolbe, Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, and William E. Krieger; Past National Judge - dvocate Judge C. Lenton Sartain, Jr.; and former Field Secretaries Ed Lemmon and Ed Kohler. Also :tttending were Province Governors Irving Field, Ed Willig, Roy Miller, Robert Miller, Harvey Miller, David Ernst, David Hubbard, H. L. Kibler, Ed Kohler, Ollie Bruck, Jake Wegmuller, and Robert Elling:on. In addition, National Scholarship Chairman Ed Wachsmann and Expansion Director R. Claud Bradley were also present. The General Chairman of the Conclave was National Counselor Raymond E. Bivert. Memphis State was the host Chapter, and its coordinating committee, which had worked long and industriously in setting up he multiple arrangements was chaired by Past Vener:tble Dean Dennis Snell. One of the delightful feaures in these arrangements was a special committee of .ocal campus queens who assisted in delegate registrations and served as hostesses. Special guests of the Con:lave were representatives of the Colonies at San Jose ~ tate, University of Alabama, and University of Tennessee. The program of the Conclave was a combination f the usual legislative sessions, officer training sessions, Tovernors' conferences social luncheons, and recrea~ ' tional gatherings. Founder Charles A. Sink and wife at Conclave Reception
Past President Lloyd Ruppenthal Actual Conclave sessions got underway Monday morning with a ritualistic opening by George F. Patterson. Special greetings to the Conclave were extended by the Mayor of Memphis's special representative, Brother George Holley, Memphis State Chapter and Potentate-elect of the local Shrine; also, warm greetings from Brother William Hendricks, Vice-President of the Peabody Corporation, who all through the Conclave extended himself to see that all present were happy and comfortable. National President Patterson's report in the early hours of the first session provided a brief review of high spots of the biennium, with a stimulating challenge to the delegates present to face up to and accept their responsibilities so important now because of the ever continuing attacks on the fraternity system. The Executive Secretary's report on the state of the Fraternity was largely statistical, generally spelling out the growth on a modest scale of the net worth of the Fraternity; providing information on income and expense; giving comparisons on Chapter strength; and detailing the excellent progress made by several Chapter in the elution of their housing and membership problems. Generally speaking, significant progress has been made during the past biennium, although there is need for continued improvement. The need for awarene of the problems facing all fraternities in their fight to pre cr e their membership selection wa
stressed; a matter now critical in some sections of the United States. The need for unity in supporting those Chapters soon to be under pressure was emphasized. Triad of Acacia Editor, Philip W. Cramer briefly reported on his editorship of the magazine, its great acclaim throughout the fraternity world and the plans for the future to constantly improve the product, and his desire to learn from the delegates their wishes and suggestions for the future . Responses from the delegates indicated enthusiastic satisfaction with the program. Lunch on Tuesday was in honor of the Past National Presidents in attendance. Brothers Walt Kolbe, Lloyd Ruppenthal, and William Krieger spoke movingly of their experiences during their terms in office, in a manner brilliantly inspiring and impressive. Although they have all been out of office for a varied number of years, all indicated their knowledge of the problems facing the fraternity system and our own Fraternity, and boldly challenged the delegates- especially the active members, as future leaders of the Fraternity-to take a more active part in assuming responsibilities for the future. Particularly apt are some comments made by Past President Ruppenthal, who said in part: "Today I think we have a serious situation that has been coming on for 15-18 years. Infiltration and warring from without has continued, and so today we are facing a lot of talk about local autonomy and claptrap of that kind. The people who are fostering these ideas are not friends of the fraternity system . I think the same forces which are shooting continuously at the fraternity system are the same ones creating other disturbances that will do neither this country nor the fraternity system any good, and these people are afraid of fraternalism . Don't you forget it. The college fraternity system is one thing they can't lick if we stick together." While a number of suggestions for legislation were submitted to the legislative sessions, only three significant change were adopted : 1. Authorization of the National Council to determine in advance of succeeding Conclaves the delegate expense account allowances based upon mileage from the location of the Chapter to the scene of the Conclave. 2. An increase in Initiation Fee of $5.00 effective J anuary 1, 1965 to be earmarked for Life Subscription to the TRIAD of ACACIA. 3. Adoption of an amendment providing for le s stringent action against financial deficient Chapters.
Three National Officers whose terms were expiring were re-elected: They included, First National VicePresident Harvey R. Amos, Second National VicePresident Marvin W. Logan, and National Judge Advocate J. B. Beaird. The Conclave concluded with the Banquet with the presentation of the current list of nominees and their investiture of Order of Merit Medallion by National President George F. Patterson. The story of this appears in the previous issue of the TRIAD. Highlight of the Banquet program was the presenta. ion of the Malcolm Award which was instituted sevral years ago by one Founder Justice George F. Mal¡olm, to the Chapter which represented excellence in :tll phases of its operation. Most appropriately, the f\ward was made by Justice Malcolm's gracious and harming wife, who made the trip from her home in f-Iollywood , California, especially for this occasion. It ;eems appropriate to quote Mrs. Malcolm's remarks .vhen she was introduced: " Thank you, Acacians, Dr. and Mrs. Sink, Executives, and Delegates. I was thinking that if those 14 kindred spirits who founded Acacia in 1904 had taken a vote as to which one of them they would wish to be their last representative on this mortal earth, it would have been Charley Sink. And now, the Malcolm Award, to be pre-
ented to the Chapter which represents excellence in all phases of its operations and devotion to the ideals of Acacia makes this an awesome Award. When Justice Malcolm conceived the idea for this award, he said " Give them a target at which to aim high," and boys, he aimed high; he aimed so high that he left an indelible mark on democracy. There are already three names on this honored placque: Oklahoma State, Indiana, and Purdue. And men of these Chapters, don't ever let down the men that took you there . Tonight we add a fourth name to this placque. Acacia, let's give a standing ovation to the I owa State Chapter." No more fitting climax could be conceived than that of having as the featured speaker of the Banquet, Founder Charles A. Sink, who spoke movingly of the early history of the Fraternity, its early struggles, and the part which he and the 13 other Founders playedsuch important and inspiring roles. The rousing ovation given to Founder Sink at the conclusion of his talk illustrated the electrical effect on all present, and the deep affection in which he is held by all who have been privileged to know him. Thus ends the story of the Sixtieth Anniversary Conclave, a Conclave dominated from beginning to end on a dual note of harmony and unity.
ACACIA NATIONAL COUNCIL President: George F. Patterson, Jr., 2624 Bremont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45237 Phone-Area 513 631-5421 Fi rst Vice Preside nt: Harvey R . Amos, 390 S. Hauser Blvd., l'lpt. 6-J, Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Phone-Area 213 933-3319 Se cond Vice President: Marvin Logan, 2041 Spruce Road, Homewood, Ill . 60430 Phone-Area 3 12 798-1845 Treasurer: L. W. Knapp, Jr., 815 N. Linn, Iowa City, Ia . Phone-Area 3 19 338-411 2 Counse lor: Raymond E. Bivert, 234 N. Duncan St. , Stillwater, Okla. 74074 Phone-Area 405 372-6963 National Judge Advocate: J. B. Beaird, 1811 Liberty Bank Bldg., Oklahoma City, Okla. Phone-Area 405 236-4309
HEADQUARTERS STAFF: Executive Secretary: Roy C. Clark, 1569 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Ill. 6020 I, Phone-Area 3 12 32 8-4915 Fie ld Secretaries: Philip Wayne Cramer, H arvey L . Logan Office Manage r: Mrs. Audra B. Eikost
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN: Finan ce: William Krieger, 1st National Bank Bldg., Peoria, III. Scholarship: Edward Wachsman, 5 Locksley L ane, San R afael, Calif.
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ARIZONA- 1450 N. Cherry, Tucson, Arizona, Phone Area 602 793-1181, Venerable D ean-GEORGE MAXWELL, Chapter A~Â viser-DR. D ARREL S. METCALFE, 58 11 E. 9th, Tucson, Anzona. ARKANSAS-240 Stadium Road, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Phone Area 501 442-6276, Venerable D ean-DANNY J. Cox, Chapter Adviser-JuLIUS A. LANER, 231 E. D avi dson, Fayetteville, Arkansas. BOSTON-197 Baystate Road, Boston, M ass., Phone Area 6 17 247-848 7 Venerable Dean-BARRY T. HEILMAN, Chapter Adviser-J oHN A. MAcPHEE, 36 Deerfield Rd., Worcester, Mass. CALIFORNIA-2340 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley 4, California, Phone Area 415 845-9220, Venerable D ean-FRANK M . HoLLISTER, Chapter Adviser-ROBERT CANNON, 290 Kenyon, Berkeley, Calif. CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE-31 7 Anderson, Warrensburg, Missouri, Phone Area 816 1808, Venerable Dean-L ARRY MuELLER, Chapter Adviser-CLARENCE R . PEARCE, R t. 5, Warrensburg, Missouri. CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE-716 E . Main, Edmond, Oklahoma, Phone Area, Venerable D ean-ALBERT J oNES, Chapter Adviser WM. J. BLAIR, 1712 S. R ankin, Edmond, Okla. CINCINNATI-2617 University Court, C incin nati, Ohio, Phone Area 513 961-7898, Venerable D ean-C. GoRMAN GILBERT, Chapter Adviser-Jo HN R . HicE, 4508 Erie Avenue, Ci ncinnati, Ohio. COLORAD0-955 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, Phone Area 303 442 -9410, Venerable Dean-D ENISON E . SMITH, Chap ter Adviser- JAMES D . HuTCHINSON, 837 15th St., Boulder, Colo. COLORADO STATE COLLEGE-1715 II th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado, Phone Area 303 352-9840, Venerable D ean-JAMES F. EsSMAN, Chapter Adviser-]. MAx L uBBERS, 2010 21st Avenue, Greeley, Colorado. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-633 W. Lake St., Fort Collins, Colorado, Phone Area 303 482-0418, Venerable Dean-GARY L. BoYACK, Chapter Adviser-D EANE M . CARTER, 125 E. Myrtle, Apt. 8, Fort Collins, Colorado. CORNELL-31 8 Highland Road, Ithaca, New York, Phone Area 607 2721567, Venerable D ea n- WM. R . EvANs, Chapter Adviser-ALEXANDER CHENEY, 39 Woodcrest Avenue, Ithaca, New York. FRANKLIN- (University of Pennsylvania)-3907 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phone Area 215 222-8596, Venerable Dean-RoBERT BooK, Chapter Adviser-WILLIAM R . HocKENBERRY, E-115 D ietrich Hall, University of Penn. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ' ILLINOIS-50 1 E. Daniel, Champaign, Illinois, Phone Area 217 344-1510, Venerable D ean-GERALD R . ScHOONHOVEN, Chapte~ A?viser-GEORGE E . EKHLAW, 511 W. Main Street, Urbana, llhn01s. ILLINOIS WESLEYAN-915 North Main Street, Bloomington Illinois, Phone Area 309 822 -5160, Venerable D ean-A~BERT CARNINE, Chapter Adviser-RALPH E. BROWNs 1408 N. Fell Avenue, Bloomington, Illinois. ' INDIANA-70:.! E . Third Street, Bloomington, Indiana, Phone Area 812 339-9716, Venerable Dean-PAUL R. KNACHEL, Chapter Adviser-ToM E . WARRING, 525 S. Jordan Avenue ' Blooming ton, Indiana. IOWA-202 Ellis Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa, Phone Area 319 33 7-3101 , Venerable D ean- JosEPH CoNIGLio, Chapter Adviser- D AviD P. CAREw, 1524 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa.
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IOWA STATE-1 42 Gray Avenue, Ames, Iowa, Phone Area 515 232-6440, Venerable D ean-CALVIN 0 . HuLTMAN, Chapter Adviser-JoHN MARTINSEN, 211 Beech, Ames, Iowa. KANSA5-1100 Indiana, Lawrence, Kansas, Phone Area 913 843-7810, Venerable D ean-RoN PEDEN, Chapter AdviserHAROLD CRAIG, 1322 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas. IKANSAS STATE-2005 Hunting Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas, tPhone Area 913 539-2369, Venerable D ean-ToM TwoMBLY, Chapter Adviser-NoRMAN BYERS, 2042 College View Road, !Manhattan, Kansas. LONG BEACH-51 LaVerne, Long Beach, California, Phone Area 213 433-9039, Venerable D ean-WILLIAM B. SMITH, Chapter Adviser-JosEPH REED, 6101 Ludlow, Garden Grove, California. LOUISIANA STATE-Box AF, University Station, Baton Rouge, ouisiana, Phone Area 504 348-6511, Venerable Dean-A. CECIL SuMNERS, Chapter Adviser-J. LLOYD D ETLEFS, 1905 Walnut, Baton Rouge, L a. MIAMI-115 E. Church Street, Oxford, Ohio, Phone Area 513 5~3-5944, Venerable D ean-JoHN S. MORTON, Chapter Adrse.r-DENNIS R . NORDEMAN, 211~ S. Poplar St., Oxford, Oh10. MICHIGAN-19 23 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Phone Area 313 761-0018, Venerable Dean- BRUCE LARSON Chapter 1 Adviser-PROF. R ALPH W. HAMMETT, 485 Rivervi ew 'Dr. Ann Arbor, Michigan. ' MINNESOTA-1 206 Fifth Street, S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota, Phone Area 612 331-5941, Venerable D ean - D EAN H AND, Chapter Adviser-KURTIS GREENLEY, 1206 Fifth Street, S.E ., Minneapolis, Minnesota. MISSOURI-50S Rollins Street, Columbia, Missouri, Phone Area 3_14 442-9863, Venerable D ean-JoHN P. FELT, Chapter Advrs.er-:qR. R. C. BRADLEY, 615 W. McKensee St., Moberly, Mrssoun. ISSOURI SCHOOL OF MINES-508 West Ninth Street Rolla Missouri, Phone Area 314 364-1 217, Venerable D ead- WIL: LIAM L. WooLERY. NEBRASKA-410 North 17th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Phone 'Are~ 402 435-2500, Venerable Dean-NEIL R. COLE, Chapter 1Advrser-KEITH SAWYERS, 4631 Cooper Avenue, Apt. 5, Lincoln, Nebraska. â&#x20AC;¢NEW HAMPSHIRE- 10-12 Mill Road, Durham, New Hampshire, Phone Area 603 868-242 8, Venerable Dean- MAURICE SuIBELrA, Chapter Adviser-HERBERT KIMBALL, 11 Garden Grove, Durham, New H ampshirP.. NORTHWESTERN-61 0 Lincoln Street, Evanston, Illinois, Phone 1 Area 312 4?5-9566, Venerable D ean-DoNALD S. WILSON, C~apter Advrser-MEL VERN!, 2506 N. Parkside, Chicago, Illi11-0IS.
:OHI0- 101 University Terrace, Athens, Ohio, Phone Area 61 4 593-1850, Venerable Dean-JAMES McMULLEN, ]R. :aHIO STATE-275 E. 15th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, Phone Area 61_4 299-7552, Venerable D ean-D AVID L. CLARK, Chapter _Advrser-ROBERT L . HuRNI, 3981 S. Broadway, Grove City, Ohro. IOKLAHOMA-544 Elm Street, Norman, Oklahoma, Phone Area 405 534-9246, Venerable Dean-RICHARD IoRIO, Chapter Adviser-CARL A. REED, P.O . Box 2203, Norman, Okla. !OKLAHOMA STATE-1 21 5 University Avenue, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Phone Area 405 372-4920, Venerable Dean-WM. ScoTT,
Chapter Adviser-RAYMOND E. BrVERT, 234 N. Duncan, Stillwater, Okla. OREGON STATE-2857 Van Buren, Corvallis, Oregon, Phone Area 503 752-9329, Venerable Dean-JoHN W . CARNEGIE, Chapter Adviser-DELMAR GooDE, 22 5 N. 31st Street, Corvallis, Oregon. PENN STATE-234 Locust Lane, State College, Pa., Phone Area 81 4 238-3083, Venerable D ean-DoNALD PIZER, Chapter Adviser-D R. G . KENNETH NELSON, 501 Westview Avenue, State College, Pa. PURDUE-608 Waldron Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, Phone Area 312 743-1883, Venerable D ean-LAWRENCE F. ALLEN, Chapter Adviser-LEONARD E. WooD, 725 Allen Street, W. Lafayette, Indiana. RENSSELAER-1 932 Fifth Avenue, Troy, New York, Phone Area 518 273-7669, Venerable D ean-JoHN R . BASE, Chapter Adviser-KENNETH W. jENKINS, 28 Bolivar Avenue, Troy, New York. LUTHER A. SMITH-Box 417 Southern Station, H a ttiesburg, Mississippi, Phone Area 601 584-9822, Venerable Dean-WM. ELMORE, Chapter Adviser--DR. WM. HuFF, Box 278, Southern Sta., H attiesburg, Mississippi. SYRACUSE-756 Comstock Avenue, Syracuse, New York, Phone Area 315, 47 6-8110, WILLIAM G. SuTTON, Chapter AdviserRoGER E . McFARLAND, 319 Glenwood, Syracuse, New York. TEXAS-2614 Rio Grande Street, Austin, Texas, Phone Area 5 12 472 -7255, Venerable Dean-JAMES M. GRIFFIN, Chapter Adviser-WROE OwENS, 2517 Pecos, Austin, Texas. UCLA-916 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, California, Phone Area 213 474-9025, Venerable D ean-WILLIAM E. NAYLOR, Chapter Adviser-R OBERT MENNELL, 14729 Otsego Street, Sherman Oaks, California. VERMONT-404 College Street, Burlington, Vermont, Phone Area 802 864-7007, Venerable D ean-JoHN P . SIMSES, Chapter Adviser-DR. GEORGE C. CROOKS, 74 Spear Street, Burlington, Vermont. WASHINGTON-5004- 17th Avenue, N.E., .Seattle, Washington, Phone Area 206 524-0200, Venerable D ean-LORE N W . McCoLLOM, Chapter Adviser-WILLIAM D EXTER, 503 N. 42nd Street, Seattle, Washington. WASHINGTON STATE-1607 Ruby Street, Pullman, Washington, Phone Area 509 332 -2607, Venerable D ean-RICHARD STaRWICK, Chapter Adviser-G. LAMAR H owER, 1102 Williams Drive, Pullman, Washington. 'W ISCONSIN- 112 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Phone Area 608 255-2965, V enerable D ean-STA NLEY RuESCH, Chapter Adviser-NoRMAN E. H ANSEN, RR 2 Gammon Rd., Madison, Wisconsin. WYOMING-808 Grand, L aramie, W yoming, Phone Area 307 745-5345, Venerable D ean-KIM L. BRIGGS, Chapter Adviser - BERNARD KoLP, 1808 Ord, L aramie, Wyoming.
COLONIES University of Alabama, P .O. Box 3497, University, Alabama. California State at San Jose, 174 South 13th Street, San Jose, California. University of Georgia, Box 4023, Campus Station, Athens, Ga. University of Tennessee, 1817 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee.
TO ACACIA PARENTS: Your son's magazine is sent to his home addre>s while he is in college and we hope that you enjoy seeing it. But if he is no longer in college and is not living at home, please send his new permanent ;~d dress to Acacia National Fraternity 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, niinois
60201.
Acacia aCacia acAcia acaCia acac ia acaciA
is a name of a Far Eastern Evergreen which grew and thrived in barren lan.ds, ever standing out as a symbol of Strength and Ruggedness.
trees as Acacians should impart strength and protection to the weaker, and use Education and Associations for the good of all.
is a Greek word which according to earliest known history has been used to designate Distinctiveness and Leadership among Mankind.
has also been used to designate the Spirit of Immortality or Survival of the Soul, and reminds us of the need to live a life always mindful of the Immortality of the Soul
has ritualistic significance in that Age-Old Order to which the Fraternity owes its Heritage.
our Fraternity is ever reminding us of our duty to its age-honored symbolic meanings, and our responsibilities as Acacians toward those with whom we associate.