CACIA FRATERNITY
OREGON STATE HOUSE
Cocfe 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 creation 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 unhesitatingly 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.
* 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.
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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 officia1 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 offulfilling these responsibilities.
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VOLUME LXIII NUMBER I
John Hartman, Editor 2112 N.W. 47th, Apt. 406 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
COVER: Oregon State house.
TRIAD FEATURES Emphasis One : Oregon State .. . ... . ......... . . .. Page
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Emphasis Two: Pledge Education Program .. . . .. . . Page
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Finance and the Fraternity ..................... Page
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TRIAD ESSAY ...... . .... . ......... . ... , .. . . Page 13 FIRE: The Grim Results . . . .... . .. .. .. . .. . ... .. Page 14 Memo from the Editor ............ . . . .. ........ Page 16 TRIAD TIMES ....... . ... .. ............ .. .. . Page 17 The National Interfraternity Conference .. . . .... . . Page 21 Harvey Amos Resigns .. ........... ... .. ... ... .. Page 22 Directory
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Second class postage paid at Evanston, Ill., and at additional mailing offices. Fifty cents per copy, $20.00 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 P.O. Box 1477 or 1611 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60204. Printed by Benson Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee
OREGON STATE CHAPTER
Dive
By Steve Runne TRIAD Correspondent
Santa gives away presents at Chapter-sponsored Christmas part·y for neighborhood children.
The first-place wmnmg Mary's Peak Marathon relay team in action.
The Oregon State administration calls it the most diversified house on campus. With a membership as unique and varied in interests and backgrounds as it has, the other sororities and fraternities are used to its consistent appearance among the top five fraternities (of thirty-three on campus ) in grades for the past thirteen years. The visitor to the Oregon State Chapter of Acacia would probably be amazed at the variety of nationalities and faiths represented within the active membership. The 1966-1967 school year saw Acacians from as far as Ohio, Hawaii and Pakistan converge on Corvallis. Although many of them were far from their homes, they were eager to return to their fraternity brothers. Sixty men, united by that common bond of brotherhood, settled into the chapter house and prepared for the coming year. Six days later there were twenty-six new pledges shuffling about the house with an eagerness
that would cause them to be named one of the top five pledge classes on campus at the end of the year. The excitement of a new year and the frenzy of rush week finally subsided and the men of the O .S.U. chapter settled down-not to a routine-but to a life as unique as the men comprising the chapter. Any given day would find some of the men engaged in intramurals, campus honoraries, campus offices or broadening their social status. Campus Honors The wide range of interests and hobbies finds men such as Herb Hammond, Gary Heesacker, Wes Chase, Jim Nichols, Norris Brown and Larry McReynolds ac· tively engaged in student government by serving as sena· tors of their particular schools. Hammond has also been named outstanding senator, senior and Blue Key member (senior mens honorary) . Heesacker was also named one of twenty outstanding seniors and an exceptional leader.
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mbers and pledges load up for a trip around campus the Chapter Model "T".
This pyramid building team won second place in the Fall 1967 Greek Week games at Oregon State.
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Eta Sigma (scholastic). Conditions conducive to learning prevail for the man who desires to study. Enforced study hours, use of the University Counseling Center, seminars with men in the appropriate fields, attendance at University sponsored help sessions and discussions with the eleven faculty Acacians whose fields range from entomology to electrical engineering, with the head varsity football coach thrown in, are encouraged to provide help for the pledge and active alike. This program culminates each term with the Scholarship Banquet, when those with the highest grade point averages are honored with steaks; those who obtained respectable grades are treated to hamburgers and those who tried, but failed are encouraged to improve by being fed beans. Athletics Seriousness in the study room turned to seriousness and enjoyment on the field when intramurals began .
Review, Junior Weekend, Mom's Weekend, Rook-Sophomore picnic, Greek Week and Traffic tut are a few of the activities that the men have be!e leaders in on campus, bringing recognition to mselves and to the house. Jim Noteboom, who re~ed the senior class scholarship award; Dave Zier, ) was appointed to the student cabinet as Publicity ~irman; Gary Johnston, who is the group commander . Col.) of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training ps and Mike Vonderahe, who was elected Junior C. treasurer are but a few of the men who have dis~ished themselves on campus.
Scholarship 'he scholarship program within the house deserves of the credit for enabling many of the men to re. active in honoraries such as Sigma Tau (engineer), Pi Mu Epsilon (math), Alpha Zeta (agriculture), ie>ld Air Society (air force) Phi Kappa Phi and Phi
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Autumn found Acacia surviving a sudden death playoff game to capture the league championship in football. The hustle and desire exhibited during the football season seemed to carry over into volleyball where two of the teams placed second in · their respective leagues. Winter turned the athletes to the mats and individual efforts received recognition when Art Merriman and Gary Devoe wrestled their way to all-school championships. The combination of Everett Nishikawa and Steve Sakauye captured the league championship in ping-pong and wrapped up the winter intramurals. Spring and softball found the men constantly rallying to emerge as the second place team in their league. Ron Leonard and John McDonald suffered one loss and settled for second in their tennis league, while Dave Zier and Richard Huyett remained undefeated in eleven badminton games. Track and the close of another term captivated most of the men's interest in May. The house fielded a track team considered to be the best in years, and they proved it by travelling to the semi-finals in the fraternity track playoffs before bowing out. Individual performances included a 10.2 in the 100 yard dash by Jim Nichols, a 21ft. 9in. effort in the long jump by Larry Hartnell and a 4: 35 mile by Craig McKibben. The efforts of the track team seemed to emphasize the success the house experienced throughout the year not only in intramurals, but in all its activities. Miss Susan Kay Cameron: 1967 Oregon State Chapter Sweetheart. The Chapter annually selects a crippled ~10ung lady from the Corvallis area for their sweetheart.
Christmas Party The house took time off from intramurals and scholastics in December to entertain over thirty neighborhood youngsters with movies, games, and a visit by Santa Clause at its annual pledge class Christmas party. After the usual confusion involved in any type of party, the pledges were ready for the children. Two hours later, after the ice cream and cake had been cleaned off the floor I:_nd the last lost child had finally remembered where he lived, everyone agreed that it was a function they would never forget.
Saturday mormng breakfast served by (( friends" of th e Chapter.
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Faculty Rush Faculty rush was initiated once again and it proved to be a highly successful program with Dr. Morris Le· May, Assistant Dean of Students, being formally pledged and initiated to join and serve the members. Other fac· ulty members were invited to the house for dinner to allow the chapter to better know their faculty and to enable the faculty to know the Men of Acacia. A full slate of serenades and firesides reached its high point in January with our annual Sweetheart Ball. Twelve year old Susan Kay Cameron was crowned sweetheart at a dinner-dance in her honor because she displayed the warmth, courage and will to live a ful1 life despite her crippling congenital disorder. Queen Susan ruled over the proceedings that involved more than sixty couples.
Marathon Winners Mary's Peak or Bust" became the cry of the house ate May when the third annual running of the Acacia ry's Peak Marathon was held. The men were eager egain the title that they had lost after initiating the e two years earlier. A ten man team was organized over the 26.5 miles from the center of the campus to top of 4,000 foot Mary's Peak in less than 2 hours, minutes and 43 seconds. While most of the runners e stopped by a six foot snow drift, Steve Barron sed the baton to Craig McKibben who carried it the 1 mile to the top for a record time eight minutes ter than the old mark. his final victory, before the men parted for the sum' added just a little more honor, pride and satisfac. to the Men of the Oregon State Chapter for their :omplishments not only on the mountain but in the ssroom and on the playing field. It marked the bening of a new spirit at Acacia. A feeling of accom,hment and desire was seen in old and new members. e men revived an eagerness to take on responsibilities. noraries, athletics and campus activities began to at.ct more attention and the men began to take a more .ive part in their house, campus and community. '\utumn 1967 saw much of the same, but more of the w. A fresh coat of paint is on the chapter house and : men are already speaking of the new look the house ; taken on. Along with this physical change in the use, the men hope to continue the change that they in the fall of "66" by developing and utilizing potential to its fullest extent.
ie Chapter entry in the annual Oregon State IFC Sing.
Th e 1967 Sweetheart Ball attracted more than sixty couples.
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Pledge Education Program Stresses Maturity At Oregon State
On left: Tom Unternahrer, incoming Senior Dean. On right: Dallas Smith, outgoing Senior Dean. By Tom Untemahrer Senior Dean The February 1967 issue of the Triad featured an article written by past Field Secretary Willard L. Fuller called "Pledgeship: To Train or To Educate?" Brother Fuller's thesis dwelled upon an idea that has been specifically stressed since the very beginning of our fraternity, the idea of maturity. The Oregon State Chapter has always believed that only with a mature pledge program can a fraternity bring about a unified group of men working efficiently for the hou e and the included brotherhood. The proof of this can be seen \Yith the many accompli hments of our pledge lasses while consistently ranking in the top five fraternities both in academics and social activiti ' ithin the house and on campus. The question th n become what 6
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is a mature pledge program? me in the next few paragraphs give our definition by · what a prospective member ences from the day he is pledged the day he is initiated. Just minutes after the ceremony is over, the pledges their first me tina. Before el e i explained to them, they r minded that the active chapter their host and challenger. They told that they will have to work h that they may have · ings and onflicts, but that acti is like any other goal, it requires and one' own initiative. They are told that activeship, though when one attained it one many times o r is T ol r ward from pledgeship. the ,. ry day h is pledged he i rewarded that the time an uppercia man h lp him out with a math
oblem he is rewarded, that the ur he is in the infirmary and the :n from Acacia walk in to cheer n up he is rewarded, that he is e1sistently rewarded as a pledge, tive or alum so long as he does his r share. Most important of all they ~ made aware of the fact that the .tive Chapter has a goal also, that helping him to become a brother. a pledge is having difficulty aditing to the house, the problem is )ught up before the active chap¡. We decide how we can help the rson out. Depledging is considered ly as a last resort. rihey are then introduced to sev11 important people whom they ll be working with especially as edges. First, to our Scholarship 1airman who instructs them on w to make use of the academic .rrces within the house and on mpus. Next, to our Hostess and nior Steward for the purpose of plaining etiquette and table serv: procedure. Thirdly, to the Senior eward who tells them how the use duties are to be conducted, d to our Chapter Advisor who '@S them further insight as to what ll occur in the near future. Tfhe next evening they have a sec.d meeting where they are handed t the local pledge manual. This ntains the Oregon State Chapter's mstitution, By Laws, House Rules, rther information on etiquette and rliamentary procedure, past his.y of the chapter, traditions, ~dge assignments and various ite-ups and essays. They are also ten a pledge point sheet where edges are reguired to attain a :llted amount of points for rushing, tracurricular activities, social exanges, intramurals and so on. This commonly known as the Point Sysn. However we refuse to be ruled by
it. Our basic interest is to have an idea of what the pledge is doing for himself. If he is failing to take part in some of the categories we try to help him out. The important thing is that the pledge gets a well rounded program. It is also important that the entire active chapter take part in pledge education, not just the Senior Dean or Big Brother. Our chapter does have a strong Big Brother system. It is the responsibility of the Big Brother to see his Little Brother at least once a week. They discuss pledge assignments which the Little Brother will be tested over and any problems that he may be having in adjusting. The Big Brother has a recording sheet which keeps a record of how often they are meeting. It is checked every two weeks. Each term pledges have a WalkOut and Turn-About Day. They also have a few of their own exchanges with pledge classes of sororities on campus. This obvious purpose of this is pledge class unity and spirit. However, we are interested in getting this unity and spirit working with the active chapter, not against Jt.
Therefore things are done as much as possible as a "house" rather than as actives and pledges. It's the house that builds the homecoming sign, not just the pledges; it's the house that decides on what kind of house dance or exchange it wants, not just the actives; it's the house that participates in the IFC Sing, not just the pledges and it's the house that decides upon the assessments and board bill, not just the actives. We thus try to get the pledge into the "machinery" of the system long before he becomes a permanent member. He feels he is accomplishing something worthwhile and wants to take a more active part while do-
mg so. Since Oregon State is on the quarter system, we have a two term pledge program for freshmen. In order for them to be eligible for initiation they must have at least a 2.30 Grade Point Average (GPA) for two terms or 2.00 GPA after three terms . We have no "Depledgement" GPA. Although grades are important there are other things that count. When we look at a man for initiation we look for one basic thing: Will he make a good brother? If it seems probable that he will and if he has completed his responsibilities as a pledge, he is informed that he will become a Neophyte. A Neophyte at Oregon State is one who is going through pre-initiation week. However, absolutely no physical torment of any kind occurs during this period. It is a time dedicated to seriousness and true contemplation on how much does it mean to become an Acacian. Due to its complexity and esoterical nature I am unable to give any details upon the procedure. It la¡sts for five days ending on a Friday night where from this point on the Neophyte enters a realm of mystery and wonderment. After it is over with, the new brother takes his place in the active chapter realizing he has many things to learn yet understanding the spirit in which they must be learned. A spirit that was partially intended for him to have the day he pledged. The pledge education program now operating has been developed through experience of past years and will continue to change. In striving for greater accomplishments and goals, pledge education must continually be improved. Thus changes are planned for the coming year in the hopes for a more powerful and stronger program. DECEMBER, 1967
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Finance and the Fraternity by Dr. Irving M Field
Dr. Field is A ssistant Profes· sor of Business Administration at Washington State University, Acacia Province Governor of the Washington-Oregon Province, Chapter Financial Advisor and former Chapter Advisor of the Washington State Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, and former Treasurer of the Missouri Chap· ter of Acacia Fraternity. The ar· ticle has been reviewed by Theodore R. Saldin, L.L.B., C.P.A. , Professor of Business Administration at Washington State Uni· versity and Lew Jorgensen, Treasurer, Washington State Chapter of Acacia Fraternity . Introduction fra ternity is a big business. Most 50-man houses would receive and disburse around $50,000 a year! The house trea urer is responsible for the fin ancial uccess or failure of the chapter. The financial success or failure of the chapter di rect! affects the actual succe s or fai lure of the chapter. nfortunatel ·, due to Ia k of know! dge relatively few treasurers ar doing what ould be cia ified 8
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as a good job. Fortuna tely, the knowledge and principles necessary to improving the treasurer's performance are relatively simple to learn and implement. Stream-Lake-Stream The fratern ity's financial operation can be likened to a lake with both a stream flowing into it and a stream flowing out of it as depicted in the following picture : Income Stream
Ba nk Lake
Expense Stream
Principle 1-At relatively little co t your bank autom atically keeps a duplicate se t of records for you if:
a. Every single penny of income is deposited in the bank by the last banking day of the month. 1 b. Every single disbursement, no matter how small, is dis· bursed by check. If every p enny of income, no mat· ter what the source (i.e., housebills, assessments, fin es, building corpora· tion dues, contributions, etc.), com· ing into the chapter funds from "In· come Stream" is deposited in the bank it can easily be seen that : Income=Bank D eposits
Also, if every single bill being paid out by the chapter in "Expense Stream " is p aid by check then : E xpenses= Checks W ritten
It follows tha t : I ncome = Bank D eposiu = -C hecks Writtfn - Expenses Cash Available= Bank Balance
Summarizing, adherence to Prin· ciple 1 results in the chapter records being duplicated by the ban k rec· ords, giving the chapter a cross check 1 H th e ba nk d oes not automatically prov;: sta temen ts as of th e last banking da y of month , it should be reques ted to do so .
its financial operations at very cost. Honesty and Dishonesty inciple 2-The vast majority of ople are honest. inciple 3-The greater the her of people who must be in llusion in order to embezzle ds, the less the risk of emezzlement. 'he fact that the vast majority of ple are honest (especially fra.ty brothers) is indeed fortunate, to the haphazard manner in ch most chapters' books are kept. :adoption and implementation of system developed from Principle ill go a long way towards disraging the infrequent brother >, because of extreme financial .ssure or lack of moral fiber, tld misappropriate or embezzle ernity funds. he adding of two procedures, <'! d on Principles 2 and 3, to the em greatly reduces the chance of of funds from dishonesty. The treasurer should determine the amount due from each chapter memi her at the start of each month. , Another person ( i.e., assistant treasurer, housemanager, etc.) should be given the job of collecting the amounts due and issuing a receipt for every penny received. The treasurer then compares the receipts with the amount due, determining the reason for any differences, and deposits an amount equal to the receipts written by the last banking , day of the month." !Receipts Written=Bank Deposit 1
great number of goods and services throughout a school year. It is absolutely necessary that before disbursement is made for any bill for goods or services, that someone verify the receipt of the goods or services as to number, quality, terms, price, and chapter satisfaction. In illustration, if an order from the grocer is received the bill presented should be checked item by item by the housemother, cook, housemanager, or some other designated person other than the treasurer to see that: 1. The goods on the bill were actually received. 2. The number, quality, terms, and price are correct and as agreed upon. Once verification is made, the bill should be initialed by the verifier and presented to the treasurer for payment. Due to Principle 3 that, "The greater the number of people who must be in collusion in order to embezzle funds the less the risk of embezzlement;" it is important that the treasurer not be the verifier, for if he were, there would be a greater chance of collusion between the treasurer and the suppliers of goods and services. Petty Cash Often it is considered impractical to write a check for the myriad of
small items that a chapter would buy costing less than $1. Any item costing more than $1 should be paid for by check! In order to handle the small disbursements expeditiously and still not destroy the system developed under the title Stream-Lake-Stream, a petty cash account can be set up as follows: 1. Draw and cash a check made out to petty cash for $10 to $25 depending upon the ordinary magnitude of the chapter's expenditures for items of less than $1 in a month's time. The amount of the original check determines the principal amount of the account. 2. A receipt must be secured for every expenditure from the petty cash account. 3. At any time the cash in the account plus the receipts is the account must total up to the principal amount of the account. 4. When the account runs low in funds, a check is drawn to petty cash and cashed for the amount of the receipts in the account in o rder to replenish the account to its original principal. At the same time, the receipts offsetting the check should be stapled together and filed with the paid bills.
Audit of Books and Bonding of the Treasurer The chapter's books should be reviewed monthly by the chapter financial advisor, who should be an alumnus of the fraternity, who by his education, training, and experience
Ience: Two signatures should be required on every check. The persons usually designated to sign checks are the treasurer and the housemanager. The housemanager is probably more familiar with the expenditures than other chapter officers, but if neccessary, some other chapter officer besides the housemanager or even the chapter financial advisor could be assigned the job of countersigning checks written by the treasurer. Whoever has the responsibility of countersigning checks should never ever countersign a check unless he is absolutely positive the disbursement is in order. ~he
Goods and Services chapter is the consumer of a
addition to the deposit on the last banking of the month, deposits should be made ¡;over cash on hand approaches a stipulated nt of say $100 to prevent large losses due ' ,dt!
Dr. Field instructs his R eal Estate Class. DECEMBER, 1967
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is capable of handling the responsibility of advising the chapter financially. They should also be professionally audited at least pnce a year, preferably on August 31 at the end of the fraternity's fiscal year.3 In addition, when a new treasurer is installed, he should see that the books are audited for his own protection. The C.P.A. (Certified Public Accountant) designation is a symbol of professionalism in the accounting field. Most national organizations either recommend or require an audit of the various chapters' books yearly in order to avert both gross embezzlement of funds and terminal financial disaster. In addition, many nationals have arranged for the bonding of the treasurers of the various chapters to protect the chapters from financial loss due to dishonesty. Many of the bonds specifically exclude payment for any loss if the chapter's books are not audited as stipulated in the bond! Collection of Housebills The only satisfactory way of handling the collection of housebills is for the active chapter to formulate and adopt a policy and then stick to it. The policy should be flexible enough so that a committee (composed perhaps of the president, treasurer, and housemanager ) can give relief to any individual who deserves it. Granting of relief seldom proves successful when the granting of it is up to the active chapter as a whole, and the political intrigue of the chapter becomes involved. The chapter financial advisor should be consulted for his advice and ideas concerning the collection of housebills in the local situation. The following example policy is given as a starting point only: 1. Hou ebill are due the fir t of the month from September through May. "The s tern described here is on a cash basis except for the monthly accrual of members' ho!Uebills. The auditor would prepare financial statements based on an accrual basis . Closing the chapter's books on ugust 31 would make the auditor's job easier as there would be few if any accrued ( i.e ., outstanding ) bills as of August 31 in a well run chapter. I n addition closing the books on ugust 31 enables the chapte; to annua.ll compare perations over its natural cycle of the school ·ear.
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out a firm understanding with th individual and also a committmen from him as to how and when h plans to pay the amounts past an( coming due.
This policy brings in extra money to the chapter when it tends to be needed most to start things out. Also under #1 the dropouts pay more than their share due to the fact that September is usually a short month as far as living in is concerned. Finally, under #1, there is no housebill for the few days people live in in June when money is generally short and hard to collect. 2. Housebills are past due as of the lOth of each month, and $1 a day will be added to the housebill until paid. The $1 is, admittedly, a stiff penalty. The chapters may wish to consider lesser penalties, but there should be some penalty and preferably one increasing with time as the chapter as a whole is being deprived of the use of the money. 3. A person over 60 days past due in his housebill will be moved out, and action will be taken against the individual according to both the local and national constitutions and bylaws and local college or university regulations. If the person cannot afford to pay monthly, how can he afford to pay two back months plus the current one? The principle to observe here is, don't compound your losses. Many chapters have failed due to lack of observance of this obvious principle. 4. The president, treasurer, and housemanager may grant exceptions to #1 through #3 above with a vote of any two governing. See the opening discussion regarding flexibility and relief. Relief, however, should never be granted with-
The Budget A budget is a plan showing an· ticipated income and expenses f01 a given period of time. A fraternity without a budget is like a ship without a compass and is virtually doomed to financial shipwreck or disaster. The system developed to this point must be supplemented by a budget so that the chapter at any particular point in time can see where it is standing financially and adjust its expenditures or perhaps even its income accordingly. For ex· ample, if a chapter finds its expenses exceeding its income over a period of time, it is necessary either to reduce expenses or increase income. Prompt action can avert the chapter's having nothing to eat but peanut butter sandwiches for the last 20 days of school or perhaps even a worse disaster such as loss of the chapter house through foreclosure. The Total System in a Nutshell Alpha Alpha Alpha-AAA-has one chapter at one university with one active and one pledge. The housebill is $100 a month payable by the lOth of each month for nine months starting September 1 and continuing through May 1. There are no other dues, assessments, con· tributions, etc. We shall follow AAA through a month of operation. AAA's income is $200 a month for nine months for a total of $1,800. From past AAA experience, the fol· lowing budget is set up:
AAA Budget Account
Board Room Utilities Housemother Cook Social Chapter Operations a tiona l Dues R ush T otal
1 Man Per Month
2 M en Per Month
50 M en Per Month
2 M en Per Y ear
50 Men Per Y ear
45 25 5 5 5 5 5 3 2
90 50 10 10 10 10 10 6 4
2,250 1,250 250 250 250 250 250 150 100
810 450 90 90 90 90 90 54 36
20,250 11 ,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 1,350 900
100
200
5,000
1,800
45,000
he budget for two men is of e ridiculous and is given for plified illustration purposes only! st chapters have a fluctuation of nbership which can be predicted past experience and budgets e up for the differing probable bership levels.
The treasurer should keep a set of books consisting of both an Income Ledger and Expense Ledger. The ledgers may be readily obtained from practically any office equipment store. The ledgers should be kept neatly in ink and any correc-
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figure as follows: ~ The Income Ledger drawing information from the budget and receipt books would appear as follows for the month of September:
AAA Income Ledger-September 2 e
3
4
Balance R egular Board Ro om :Brought House bill Forward
5 6 Utilities H ouse m oth er
7 Cook
8 S ocial
9 Chapt er Operations
National & Pledge Dues
10
II Rush
12 13 14 15 Misc. Total Due Total R eed. Balance Brought in S ept. in S ept. Forward
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:lge None
$100
45
25
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
0
100
200
+tOO
100
45
25
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
0
100
50
50
200
90
50
10
10
10
10
10
6
4
0
200
250
!\.
:IVe None 0
+
50
The total of 3 through 11=2 (i.e., 90+50+ 10+ 10+ 10 + 10+ 10 +6+4=$200) (i.e., 0+200+0=$200") 4 ' 5 ~he total of 14=receipts written=bank deposits made (i.e., 250=250=$250) 3-14=15 (i.e., 200-250=+$50) There is a positive balance in the Balance Brought Forward column because more has been paid than was due.â&#x20AC;˘ :olumn 15 in September becomes Column 1 in October. ~he total of 1+2+12=13
!olumns 1 through 13 are completed by the treasurer at the beginning of th e month in order to determine the housebills due. 1ntries for all individuals are not necessarily the same as pictured in columns 1 through 12 above. Examples of situations causing differences would be an of house member or a member who has made long distance calls, the charge for which would be entered in the miscellaneous column above and a esponding entry made in the miscellaneous column in the expense leclgezo when the telephone bill is paid. :olumns 14 and 15 are completed by the treasurer at the end of the month. The figures for column 14 come from the receipt book.
1e Expense Ledger, which could also serve as a checkbook, would appear as follows for the month of September: AAA. Expense Ledger-September
ck No.
Dat e
Payee
2 C hecks D eposits
sh lance mght rward 1 9/10 Bldg. Corp. 50 100 2 Safeway 3 3 Electricity 4 2 Water 2 5 Telephone 6 Garbage 2 7 Housemother 8 8 Cook 8 9 National Dues 6 10 IFC Dues 5
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186 Check Charge if any
sh Balance Carried Forward
4 3 Cash B oard Balance
5
6
7
R oom
Utilities
H oustl1mo ther
8 Cook
9 Social
10
Ir
Chapter National & Operatio11s Pledge Du es
12
13
Rush
Misc.
0
0
0 250
50 100
3 2 2 2 8
8
6 5 250
64
100
50
9
8
8
0
5
6
0 64
The check column 1= The total of columns 4 through 13
(i.e., 186= 100+50+9 + 8+8 + 0+ 5 +6+0 + O)
The bank deposits column 2=Total Paid m Sept. from column 14 m the Income Ledger= Receipts written (i.e., ::l=2 50=250) eolumns 1, 2 and 3 are combined as follows to determine the balance to be carried forward to the October Income Ledger. DECEMBER, 1967
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A. B. C. D.
Cash Balance Brought Forward Deposits from column 2 Total Cash Available (A+B) Less ( 1) Checks from column 1 ( 2) Bank charges, if any
0 250 250 186 0 186 64
E. Cash Balance Carried Forward
Statements The treasurer, from the above income and ledgers and the bank statement, can prepare lowing statements which should be submitted writing and verbally at a chapter meeting the 15th of each month. The statements should be prepared in triplicate with one copy retained in the treasurer's records, one copy included in the chapter's minutes, and Accounts one copy submitted to the chapter's financial advisor.
Column 1 comes from column 5 of the previous month except in September when all the entries are 0. Figures for column 2 come from the budget. The entries in column 2 should also check with the corresponding total entries in columns 3 through 12 of the Income Ledger.
expense the folboth in around
October 15, 19- AAA Treasurer's Report of House Operations--September 1 Balance Brought Forward
5 Balance
-10
90 50 10 10 10 10 10 6 4 0
90 50 10 10 10 10 6 4 0
100 50 9 8 8 0 5 6 0 0
Totals
0
200
200
186
Cash on Hand, September 1 0 250 Deposits 9/15 Total Deposits 250 Total Cash Available 250 (Deposits= Receipts from Receipt Book=Column 14 Total Paid in Sept. from the Income Ledger i.e., 250=250=2 50 ) Less: Disbursements by check 186 0 Bank charges if any Total . 186 Cash on Hand, Sept. 30 64 Adjusted Bank Balance, Sept. 30
64
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The cash reconciliation is self-explanatory and all the figures for it can be obtained from the Expense Ledger. THE TRIAD
4 Amount Spent
0 0 0 0 0 0 ¡0 0 0
Cass Reconciliation September
12
3 Amount Available
Board Room Utilities Housemother Cook Social Chapter Operations National Dues Rush Miscellaneous
Column 3=Columns 1+2 (i.e., 200=0+200 ) The entries in column 4 come from the corresponding total entries in columns 4 through 13 of the Expense Ledger. Column 5=3-4 (i.e., +14=200-186 ) Column 5 of September becomes Column 1 m October.
(Per Bank Reconciliation )
2 Amount Budgeted
.Q
10
0 +1 +2 +2
+10 +5
0 +4 0 +14
Statement of Accounts Over 30 Days Past Due 1 AAA Active Total
$50 $50
This statement is made up from column 15 of the Income Ledger after consideration of any recent payments. Bank Reconciliation Most bank statements contain a reconciliation form on their reverse side which will adequately serve the purpose. If your bank statement does not contain such a form, the following form may be used: A. Cash Balance in Check Book (or Income Ledger if it serves as the check book) B. Less Bank Charges if any C. Adjusted Check Book Balance
$64 0 $64
D. Bank Balance Per Bank Statement E . + Deposits not included F. -Checks written and outstanding G. Adjusted Bank Balance
$64 0 0 $64
RIAD ESSAY:
RUSH:
THE MEMBER'S RESPONSIBILITY
Rush! This is the lifeblood of the Chapter and it is here where a chapter "makes it or breaks iC'. Without an effective rush program, the Chapter is defeating its own purpose. To make a rush program successful, each member must know what rush is and what his individual responsibility is. Rush means exactly that-not sweeping a rushee completely off his feet with overwhelming reasons to pledge-but learning how to get across to the prospective pledge the things he wants and needs to know about the chapter in a minimum of time. It is a rare situation when there is time to completely cover everything that a fraternity is and does. To do this, the effective rusher learns to only hit lightly on the campus girl situation and the parties down by the river. He must know and emphasize who in his chapter does what on campus-politics or athletically or scholastically; know what finances are required of the new pledge and after becoming a member; know the chapter's history on campus; know enough about the fraternity's National connections to discuss intelligently; know the importance of scholarship to the individual and chapter and most of all, how to get this information over to the rushee concisely with a speed designed to hold his attention and make him remember the high points. Not only must the rusher .assimilate and dispense this knowledge, .h e must learn how to find out as much as he can about the rushee as possible in a conversation. He should also remember to emphasize the importance of the whole Greek system and to definitely "not" knock or tear down another fraternity. This is the individual's responsibility to the chapter-to learn this information and to use it-for rush is the lifeblood and the future existance of the fraternity and its' chapters. This is a challenge to every chapter member to meet his responsibility by learning w.hat is required of HIM-not the chapter as a wholebut of HIM! The chapter's responsibility is only the extension of these points to cover the entire rush program but this cannot be done effectively unless the individual meets his responsibility. This is what it is all about and this is " ¡hat will help the individual and the Chapter be effective as a team in providing the right kind of pledges that will become the responsible members of the future. ¡ _ J.W.H. DECEMBER, 1967
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II
ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE
The ''GRIM RESULTS'' Reprinted from "The Record" of Sigma Alpha Epsi:lon The newsp aper article told the grim results. "The charred body found yesterday in the ruins of the dormitory area of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at Auburn University, which was destroyed by fire Saturday nig-ht, was identified
" In an enlightening brochure published by the American Mutual Insurance Alliance of Chicago, results of a survey of 250 fraternity house fires by the National Fire Protection Association showed that careless smoking and match disposal, misuse of electricity by overfusing, and defective heat devices were the three principal causes. "Eliminating these and other causes is only part of the job of making chapter houses fire -safe. The other part is the enforcement of measures that will prevent the spread of fire should one occur. The main reasons for the spread of fire in college domiciles are open, unprotected stairways; open doors and transoms ; delayed alarms to fire departments; and a virtual lack of fire extinguishers, heat detection alarm systems, and automatic sprinklers," according to the American Mutual brochure. Fire waits for no one. Here is a simple, six-step method chapter officers can use to institute programs that will make their house fire-safe: 1. Devote an entire evening meeting to fire-safety in the chapter house. Have a fire depart-
ment officer as guest speaker. Approve a fire-safety program. 2. Place a responsible upperclassman in charge of the chapter fire-safety program and give him the power to act and enforce fire-safety measures. 3. Require as a matter of chapter policy that the chapter members support the firesafety program and the efforts of this fire warden, both by precept and by their finances. 4. Require the fire warden to inspect the chapter house and premises at monthly intervals, during which inspection he fi lls out an inspection form, retaining one copy and sending copy to the central office. 5. Any fire hazards found during these inspections should be corrected immediately. 6. The chapter fire warden, speaking for his organization, should endeavor to influence other chapters to adopt similar fire -safety programs. The brochu re goes on to say that there are at least two major benefits to be realized from a successful fire-safety program. They are: 1. Your house and its actives are less to suffer a loss from fire. Fire prevention makes a good talking point to a banker if you need a loan. 2. You can "sell" your chapter to prospective pledges much easier. Also, fire-safety in fraternity life will appeal to parents and enlist their enthusiastic support for your group to which their son may soon belong. DECEMBER, 1967
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As mentioned in the last TRIAD, I was appointed Acting Editor by the National Council in July. Since that date, even though I had previously served as Assistant Editor, I have learned of the truly national scope of our fraternity. Receiving and writing correspondence to all parts of the nation has been a new and exciting experience for me. I have been amazed to see the many different ways the various Chapters do the normal activities it takes to run them. One fact has been clear, however; and that is that even though the individual Chapters are run in different ways, they are all striving to make themselves better Acacians. One wonders if a brother clear across the nation thinks of Acacia in the same sense as you do. The end result seems to be that he does; he just goes about it differently. The only difference would be the same difference that there is between a Northern and Southern accent. They could both be saying the same thing but sound completely different to a brother from the West. This end result is what our fraternity means. In this sense, I mean the common ties that allow different personalities to live under the same roof. If my future months as Editor are as rewarding as the first have been, I have a lot to look forward to. It is an honor to be able to serve the fraternity in this manner and I will strive to do the job right. To do it right, I will have to have help from the Active Chapters and the many Alumni. This I ask now from you. I will consider every a rticle sent to me for publication carefully and will act with the best interests of the fr a ternity in mind. I would also like to be informed by you if ever you have any criticism or opinions that would help the TRIAD be a better magazine.
Tri-State Sweeps Campus Elections
Meeting in Tri-Stat e,s new S cience Building are (left to right) Ed Bouma, Venerab le D ean ; Dick N aze, President of the Student Senate; Doctor William Scott, D ean of Students at Tri-State; Bob Burns, Vice President of the Student Senate; and Jeff Szilage, President of the I nter-Fraternity Council.
Nebraska Dean Named As Award Winner James S. Blackman (Nebr. 383), Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Nebraska, was recently awarded the Builders' Student Professorship Award. This
Alabama Alum Appointed To New Position Dr. Douglas E. Jones, an alumnus of the Alabama Chapter, has been appointed Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama. He is a former president of the Alabama house corporation and is a 18
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The men of the youngest Acacia Chapter have taken the reins as the campus leaders of Tri-State College. An all-out effort on the part of its actives and pledges h put the three highest offices in the hands of Acacians. The office of President of the Student Senate is now held by Richard Naze, who was formerly treasurer of that organization. Naze will preside until next spring during an important year for the growing campus. Jeff Szilage steR in until next spring as President of the Inter-Fraternity Council. His victory was a surprise in that he i only a junior. Robert Burns, past Venerable Dean, serves with Naze as vice president of the Student Senate. The chapter is proud of its improving leadership record and plans to continue it.
$500 grant is presented annually to an outstanding instructor chosen by a vote of the University students. Blackman received his Bachelor of Architecture from N. U. in 1931 and his M.A. from Kansas State College in 1951. Now a professor of engineering mechanics, Bro. Blackman has been on the
University staff since 1941. He has been the assistant dean of his college since 1960 and was acting dean in 1965. He has held his current position since July, 1966. Blackman's articles in the field of concrete materials have appeared in several national journals and his research investigations have received national acclaim.
recipient of the Order of Pythagoras. Jones is currently head of the department of geology and geography and will continue in that position also. As Assistant Dean, he will receive particular assignments in program study and development. Dr. Jones received his BS degree from Alabama in 1952, and his MS and PhD degrees in 1956 and
1959 respectively. His emphasis of study was geology and paleontology. He began teaching in 1958 at Alabama. The Acacian has published consistently in geological journals, and a book on the vertebrae fossils of Alabama, prepared with a colleague, has been accepted for publication by the Geological Survey of Alabama.
~lum
Reti,res 'rom Wyoming oa,rd of Trustees ohn A. Reed, Wyoming chapter, as recently retired as president of e board of trustees for the Jniversity of Wyoming. Previous o his term as president, he held
~igh ROTC
t)ffice Won ~y Acacian ~ eorge Allen Eckhardt, Wyoming
.hapter, was recently elected to he office of Administrative fficer in the Arnold Air Society. ~rnold Air, the Air Force ROTC 1onorary society, is made up of ldvanced cadets with exceptional ualities and interest in the Air "orce. Eckhardt, junior in A.eronautical Engineering, joins ers 'Dale Pearson, Darrel nham, John Greene, and LeRoy usner in the society.
G¡r aduate Of Army School Army Major Donald F. Friend, an alumnus of the Ohio Chapter, recently completed five months of study at the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. The Armed Forces Staff College, operated under the supervision of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepares U.S. and allied officers from all the services for future assignments with staffs of commands in which the forces of more than one nation are involved. Included in the program is instruction in the roles of nonmilitary, but equally important instruments of foreign policy such as the U. S. State Department, Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Information Service. Ambassador W. Averell Harriman was guest speaker at the graduation ceremonies. Major Friend entered the Army in
Four Points Lead Chapter Two perfect (4.0} averages, from John Thompson and Steve Gold, highlighted the scholastic year for Acacia at Nebraska. In one year,
1952 and was last stationed at Headquatrers, U. S. Army, Europe, Heidelberg, Germany. He holds the Army Commendation Medal. The major received his commission through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at Ohio, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1952.
Acacia moved scholastically from 22nd to third among fraternities by achieving a house overall average of 2.608. This neHed Acacia the E. F. Schramm Scholarship Improvement Award.
Ken Rhylander, Venerable D ean at N ebraska, (righ t), accepts th e Scholarship I mprovem ent Trophy from IFC president Gene Hoh ensee.
New Hampshire Acacian Named To New Position
Founder Honored At Ohio State This spring at the annual Sweetheart Forma!, the Ohio State Chapter honored its only living founder, Brother Clyde Knisely, "1907."
Califormia Alum Retires F,rom College Presidency Dr. K. C. Leebrick, an alumnus of the University of California at Berkley Chapter, recently retired as President of Maunaolu College located at Paia on Maui Island, Hawaii. A 1911 graduate of California, he served 14 years as president of Maunaolu. Honors accorded him when his retirement was announced include
Scholarship Trophy Won Again By Shippensburg State The men of the Shippensburg State Chapter have capped their second year as a chapter by being named the winner of the President's Scholastic Achievement Trophy. This is the second consecutive year for the 20
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For 61 years, he has taken an earnest interest in all of Acacia's affairs, and his support has long been an inspiration to the active chapter. Brother Knisely, who just celebrated his 90th birthday, is shown cut~ing the cake which was presented in his honor. naming of a building after him at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; awarding of an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by Arizona State University; awarding of an honorary degree by Chaminade College of Honolulu; and named to be given the Order of Ke Ali'i Pauahi by the Kamehameha Schools of Honolulu. The last award is given only occasionally to honor outstanding citizens of the state of Hawaii. During his long career, Dr. Leebrick served as assistant chapter to receive the trophy and if the constant emphasis on scholarship is continued this year, the chapter should win the Trophy again and retire it permanently. Another recent achievement by the chapter was the election of Ron Moyer, a sophomore, as president of his class. This is an indication the newest fraternity on campus is there to stay.
William Kidder, a recent graduate and member of the University of New Hampshire Chapter, has been named Assistant to the Dean of Students at New Hampshire. Until his appointment, he served as head resident in one of the resident halls. While an undergraduate he was president of the Student Senate and a member of FORSEE, the Faculty Lecture Committee, ACTION, the Campus Value Study Group and others. For these activities, he was named the recipient of the 1967 Hood Award which is given at graduation for character, scholarship, leadership and personality. He is also studying for a master's degree in history.
professor of history at Berkley, professor and dean at Syracuse University, president of Kent State University, professor of science and vice president of the University of Hawaii and was liaison officer for the U. S. to the Trust Territories from 195! to 1953 when he became president of Maunaolu. Dr. Leebrick has served long and honorably in the field of education and also has been an Acacian the I whole fraternity can be proud of.
THE NATI,ONAL INTERFRATERN~ ITY CONFERE~ N~ CE
•••
WHAT IT IS
By Paul K. Addams NIC Administrative Secretary !though Phi Beta Kappa was formed as a social p in 1776, college fraternities, as we know them in century, did not make their appearance until early he 1800's. Nearly 150 years of history and experie support the Fraternity Movement as it prevails ay on nearly 500 campuses throughout North Amerand where some 60 national organizations adminr to over 225,000 undergraduate members who live ore than 4,000 chapters and which is still growing these campuses and many new ones. any times the question is asked by pledges and new mbers (as well as older graduate members), " WHAT NIC AND WHAT DOES IT DO?" An excellent klet has been published by the Central Office and Publications and Archives Committee of NIC, ened, "NIC-What It Is and What It Does" and ternity chapters are encouraged to secure copies for 1r use. (There are some 35 publications of NIC which expand this story from every possible angle and they are all available at a nominal cost. A copy of a list of "Available Publications" may be obtained from your fraternity headquarters or by direct communication with the National Interfraternity Conference, 271 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016.) n 1909, all of the existing general undergraduate ~ternities decided that the time had come to organize emselves into a body for mutual aid and improve~nt of the fraternity movement. Therefore, the Interternity Conference was formed. In its original contution, the functions were described as being "purely visory" and they have remained in this general eatery e er since. It was believed that the Conference ght provide a forum for di cus ion of que tions of erfraternity interest. WHY? Because it wa (and till i) their belief that ch of our great National fraternities reo-ards itself as , independent and autonomou . Each i proud of it n traditions and it type of lf-o-o ernment and elfwtermination. This organization i operated through a Con titution d By-laws which provide detailed in truction . They o ide for a Hou e of Delegate ' here ach member ay send a delegate and an alternate and no matter w large or small the indi idual fraternity may be ey all have the arne ONE' ote on matt r of interaternity business.
Officers are elected by the House of Delegates and generally serve for a period of one year. The offices include a President, a President-elect, two Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and an Educational Adviser. These individuals plus an elected Executive Committee constitute the government of the NIC between meetings of the House of Delegates. The Executive Committee also appoints a full-time, professional Administrative Secretary to handle all of the affairs of the Central Office of NIC. Here, he and his staff, receive and respond to correspondence or refer it to properly designated committees or officers; prepare bulletins, announcements and notices; maintain communications with all of the members, their officers and chapters as well as the nearly 500 IFC's, deans and fraternity advisers. A number of publications are prepared in this office. Among them are the quarterly, 'Views and News"; the " Program and Reports" for the Annual Meeting; and the "NIC Yearbook". On many occasions, the officers and the Administrative Secretary visit the home offices of the members and the numerous campuses on which they have chapters. In order to further aid the position of NIC with' each of its members, there are some 35 standing and Ad Hoc committees staffed by over 100 volunteer workers representing most of the fraternities. These committees bear such titles as Finances, Awards, Law & Comity, Taxes and Government Relations, Public Relations, Publicity, Press Relations, Publications & Archives, Speakers Bureau, Campus Planning, Housing, Expansion, IFC's, Fire & Safety, Research, Scholarship, Rushing, etc. On the campus of each college or uni crsity that has more than three chapters of any members of NIC, there may be established an 'Interfraternity Council," better known as IFC. NIC has supported these organizations and has helped them establish a sound campus relationhip. The National Interfraternity Conference has accomplished much in its nearly 60 years of activity on platforms of discussion and debate in fields of comity, legislation, matters of conduct and in the area of scholarship, college-fraternity relations, publications and research. They are justly proud of their record in th four "C s" of interfraternity relations- the classroom the campus, the community, and the chapter. All of these activities are culminated in an Annual Meeting which i called to as emble all of our accompli hments and con ider all of our shortcomings o that the next ear ' ill continue to grow on the strength of the past and the impro ement of the present. DECEMBER 1967
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Harvey Amos Resigns From National Council BeplaceDients Announced By President Patterson
Harvey Amos addresses the National Conclave.
At the 1967 Fall meeting of the National Council of Acacia, National President George F. Patterson, Jr., announced and accepted the resignation of Harvey R . Amos, National First Vice President. At the same time, Patterson also announced that Marvin Logan, National Second Vice President, would replace Amos as National First Vice President. Replacing Logan will be Irving M. Field, currently Province Governor for the Washington-Oregon area. Amos, long-time member of the Council, explained in his letter of resignation that his position with the California Date Growers Association was becoming more and more time consuming and because of this, he would have to resign. He is a Charter Member of the University of Southern California Chapter and was initiated March 8, 1947. Shortly after graduation, Amos became Chapter Ad isor and in 1956 was elected National Second Vice Pre ident. He served in this position for four years and 22
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in 1960 was elected National First Vice President. elected in 1964, he has served on the National Coun< a total of eleven years. In 1960, at the Indiana Co clave, he was honored with Acacia's highest award, t Award of Merit. Amos has been active in the growth of Acacia, havil participated in the installation of the UCLA, Arizon Long Beach State and San Jose State Chapters. His advice, counsel and assistance will be misse Certainly he has "given the light ... " and his outstan ing record of loyalty and dedication will not be fo gotten. Marvin Logan is a member of the Iowa State ChaE ter where he helped reactivate the Chapter followi the depression. He served as chairman of the buildin committee and as Alumni President. He served as Se ond Vice President from 1960 to the present. His elev tion to the higher post reflects the high esteem in whic the National Council and the whole fraternity hold hin
¡ving M. Field is shown at left with Charles A. Sink at te New Orleans Conclave.
Irving Field in his office with the Order of Pythagoras displayed behind him.
Charles Sink referring to Harv ey Amos at the 1966 Conclave.
The newest member of the National Council is Irving l"ield. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 956. He is a member of the Missouri Chapter and was initiated January 10, 1954, as roll number 570. He was Treasurer of the Chapter for three years and also served alumni representative and scholarship chairman. After graduation, Field was instrumental in organiztng the Alumni Association of Hawaii and served as its first president. He later became Chapter Advisor and financial Advisor of the Washington State Chapter and is currently teaching real estate and insurance there. Appointed Province Governor in 1963, he oversees the Washington-Oregon Province. In 1966, he comâ&#x20AC;˘ pleted work on his Doctor's Degree at the University of Oregon and also received the Order of Pythagoras at the New Orleans Conclave. He also authored the article HFraternity Finance" which is included in this issue.
Harv ey Amos receiving his award of merit from national president, Bill Krieger at the 1960 Conclave.
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------------NATIONAL ACACIA NATIONAL COUNCIL President: George F. Patterson, Jr.,
OFFICERS----------~ National Judge Advocate: J, B. Beaird,
1811 Liberty Bank Bldg., Oklahoma City, Okla. 73102 Phone-Area 405 236-4309
2624 Bremont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45237 Phone--Aiea 513 631-5421 First VIce President: Marvin Logan, 2614 Flossmoor St., Apt. A, Flossmoor, Ill. 60422 Phone-Area 312 798-1845
HEADQUARTERS STAFF: Acting Executive Secretary: Harvey L. Logan Field Secretaries:
Second Vice President: Irving M. Field, P.O. Box 495 Pullman, Wash. 99163 Phone-Area 509 332-1105
Office Manager: Mrs. Audra B. Eikost
Treasurer: L. W. Knapp, Jr.,
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN:
Barry
J.
Lyerly, Ron Hill, Tom Bolman
815 N. Linn, Iowa City, Ia. 52240 Phone-Area 319 338-4112
Finance: William Krieger,
Counselor: Raymond E. Bivert,
Scholarship: Williard L. Fuller,
234 N. Duncan St., Stillwater, Okla. 74074 Phone-Area 405 372-6963
Chapel Apartments-Apt. 1 Rt. 4, Athens, Ohio 45701
1st National Bank Bldg., Peoria, Ill. 61602
PROVINCE GOVERNORS AREA
OFFICER
AREA
OFFICER
TEXAS
Oliver N. Bruck P.O. Box 263 Austin, Texas 78762 Phone: HO 5-8551 Area 512
GEORGIA ALABAMA UNIV. TENNESSEE
Edwin P. Kohler, II 616 Williams, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Phone: Area 404 875-5780
PENNSYLVANIA CORNELL SYRACUSE
To be appointed
MICHIGAN OHIO
To Be Appointed
KANSAS MISSOURI
Robert B. Miller 127 W. Culton Warrensburg, Mo. 64093 Phone: Area 813 747-9161
COLORADO WYOMING
Roy F. Miller 217 Dietrich Bldg. Box 1090 Pocatello, Idaho Phone: 232-1731
IOWA NEBRASKA
Jacob Wegmuller 802 Summit Street Iowa City, Iowa Phone: Area 319 337-9627
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Edward .J. Willig, Jr. 1465 Southdown Road Hillsborough, Calif. 94010
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARIZONA
Bradford C. Ayers 13937 Hawes Street Whittier, Calif. 90605
OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS
William P. Adams 3424 N. Utah Oklahoma City, Okla. 73112
WASHINGTON OREGON
NEW ENGLAND STATES RENSSELAER
ILLINOIS INDIANA
Irving M. Field P.O. Box 495 Pullman, Washington 99163 Phone: Area 509 332-1105 G. David Hubbard 164 Nahant Avenue Winthrop, Mass. 02152 Phone: VI 6-2901 Area 617 H. L. Kibler 114 N.W. Second St. Paoli, Indiana 47454 Phone: Area 812 723-2260
LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI STATE LUTHER A. SMITH
C. Lenton Sartain 9757 Jefferson Hwy. Baton Rouge, La. 70809 Phone: Area 504 921-2820
WISCONSIN MINNESOTA
Robert E. Jepson 6208 Parkwood Rd. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55424
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THE TRIAD DIRECTORY LAIAMA-P.O. 3497, University, Alabama 35486, Phone Area 205 752-4530. enerable Dean-Warren A. Rosborough , Rush Chairman-Robert P. raliano , Chapter Adviser-Wm. M. Terrill , 3109 Freemont Drive , Tusca~a, Alabama 35401. IRIZONA-1450 N. Cherry, Tucson , Arizona 85719, Phone Area 602 ~3-1181 Venerable Dean-Richard Johns , Rush Chairman-Allen Clark, lhapter 'Adviser-Dr. Darrell Metcalfe , 5811 E. 9th, Tucson , Arizona 87511. oRKANSA5-240 Stadium Road , Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703 , Phone 501 12-6276 Venerable Dean-Richard T. Sniegocki, Rush Chairman-Harry .. Bjor~berg, Chapter Adviser-Dr. Arthur E. Spooner, Jr ., 2272 Briarrood Lane, Fayetteville, Ark. 72701. OSTON-197 Baystate Rd. , Boston, Mass. 02215, Phone Area 617 247-8487 , enerable Dean-Edward Saltzberg, Rush Chairman-Don Fienberg, Chap,. Adviser-G. David Hubbard, 164 Nahant Avenue, Winthrop, Mass. 2215. ALIFORNIA-2340 Piedmont Avenue , Berkeley, California 94704, Phone 15 845-9220, Venerable Dean-John D. Lawson , Jr., Rush Chairman-David ¥. Allen, Chapter Adviser-Otto Schraeder, 92 Orchard Road , Orinda, ~alifornia 94563. :ALIFO.RNIA STATE COLLEGE AT LONG BEACH-51 LaVerne, Long Beach, "'alifornia, 90803, Phone Area 213 433-9039, Venerable Dean-Clyde Kenizierski , Rush Chairman-Robert E. Katherman , Chapter Adviser-Joseph teed, 6101 Ludlow, Garden Grove , California 92641. CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE-North Ellis Hall---439, CMSC, Warrensburg , Mo. i4093 , Phone Area 816 1808, Venerable Dean-Robert Wheeler, Rush Chairnan-Don Kiefer, Chapter Adviser-Clarence R. Pearce , Rt . 5, Warrensourg, Missouri 64094. CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE-230 East Main, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034 , hone Area 405 754-9834, Venerable Dean-David Greear, Rush Chairman - Steve Shepard, Chapter Adviser-Aris Prewitt, Rt. I, Box 16A, Edmond , klahoma 73034. CINCINNATI-2623 University Court, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 , Phone Area 'i13 961-7898, Venerable Dean- Barry Borman , Rush Chairman- Jack Koegel , Chapter Adviser-John R . Hice, 4508 Erie Avenue , Cincinnati, Ohio 15219. COLORAD0..-955 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80304, Phone Area 303 442-9410, Venerable Dean-John Persichitte, Rush Chairman- Mark S. Sullivan , Chapter AdviserCOLORADO STATE COLLEGE-1715 lith Avenue , Greeley, Colorado 80631 , Phone Area 303 352-9840, Venerable Dean-Paige Meredith , Rush Chairman - James Wilson , Chapter Adviser-J. Max Lubbers , 2010 21st Avenue , Greeley, Colo. 80631. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-601 South Howes St., Fort Collins, Colo. 80521 , Venerable Dean-Albert C. Kemper, Rush Chairman- Roger L. Allen, Chapter Adviser-Dr. Dean M. Carter, 136 Yale Ave ., Fort Collins , Colo. 80-'21. CORNELL-318 Highland Road, Ithaca, New York 14850, Phone Area (~07 272-1567, Venerable Dean- Richard B. Ahlfeld , Rush Chairman-HolliSter H. Moore , Chapter Adviser-0. Ernest Bangs, 731 Cayuga Heights Rd ., Ithaca , N.Y. 14850. GEORGIA-347 Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia 30602, Phone Area 404 548-7093, Venerable Dean-William W. Wise, Rush Chairman- Z. Douglas Cole , Chaper Adviser-Major B. Rice, C & S Bank Bldg. Athens Georgia 30601. ' ' ILLINOIS-50! E. Daniel, Champaign, Illinois 61822 , Phone Area 217 344-1510, Venerable D ean-Charles W. Beall Rush Chairman-Steve White Chapter Adviser-Haldean Bean , 209 W. 'High Urbana Illinois 61801 ' Chapter Adviser Emeritus- Dr. George Ekblaw. ' ' ' ILLINOIS WESLEYAN-91 5 North Main Street, Bloomington , Illinois 61701 , Venerable Dean- Paul F. Witt, Rush Chairman- Robert M. Houghton , Chapter Adviser-Brooks Beaman , 15 Brookwood Drive, Normal , Ill . 61761. INDIANA-702 E. Third Street, Bloomington , Indiana 47403 , Phone Area 812 339-9716,, Venerable Dean-John Curtis , Rush Chairman-Terry Walts . Chapter Adv1ser-Thomas Warring 525 South Jordan Bloomington Indiana 47401. ' ' ' IOWA-202 Ellis Avenue, Iowa City Iowa 52241 Phone Area 319 337-3101 Ven~rable Dean-:-Mike Grulke, R~sh Chairma'n-Jim Walbolt, Chapte; Adv1ser- Dr. Dav1d Carew , 1524 Muscatine Ave. , Iowa City, Iowa 52761. IOWA STATE-1 42 Gray Avenue, Ames , Iowa 50012, Phone Area 515 232-6440. Venerable Dea.n-Stephen M. Murphy, Rush Chairman- Larry G. Newby, Chapter Adv1ser- John L. Martinson 211 Beach Ames Iowa 50010. ' ' ' I KANSA5-IIOO lndi:'"'a, Lawrence , Kans . 66004, Phone Area 913 843-7810, Ven~rabl e Dean- R1chard Shrout, Rush Chairman- Ronald Mick, Chapter Adv1ser-Landon M. Nichols , 1812 Brook, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. I KANSAS STATE-2005 Hunting Avenue , Manhattan , Kansas 66504, Phon e Area 913 539-2369, Ven e r~ble Dean- Steven Taylor, Rush Chairman- GilbMert Rumsey, Chapter Adv1ser- A. E. Mulanax, 2222 College Heights Road , anhattan , Kansas 66502 . LOUISIANA STATE-Box AF, University Station, Baton Rouge, La. 70803, Phone Area 504 348-3208. Venerable Dean-Jim Brown , Rush Chairma nBuck Mosely , Chapter Adviser- Dr. Mark Guidry, 5821 Hyacinth Ave. , Baton Rouge , La. 70808. MEMPHIS STATE-595 S. Graham, Memphis, Tennessee. MIAMI-110 S. Campus, Oxford , Ohio 45056 , Phone Area 513 523-5944. Ven~rable Dean- Sam 0. Boyer , Rush Chairman- Ronald Mantini , Chapt er Adv1ser-Robert Graham, 4 Wooster Pl. , Oxford , Ohio 45056. MICHIGAN-350 Thompson St., #217 , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104 , Phone Area 313 769-1541 , Venerable Dean- Rick Bradoski . Rush Chairman- Don~ld Morel.li , Chapter Adviser, Malcolm A. Danforth , 1856 Joseph St ., Ann .-ubor, M1ch. 48104. MINNESOTA-1206 Fifth Street, S.E. , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55044. Phone Area 612 331 -5941 , Venerable Dean-Mark Peterson Rush Chairman-;-Jamcs Meister, Chapter Adviser-Charles Larson , 115' E. 59th, Minneapo1JS , Minn . 55419. MISSISSIPPI STATE-P. 0 . Box CF , Mississippi State University State College, Mississippi 39726, Venerable Dean- William G . Babcock ,' Rush
Chairman- James C. Ellis, III , Chapter Adviser- Francis Sekyra, III , 1000 Hogan St. , Starkville, Miss. 39759. MISSOU,RI AT COLUMBIA-Columbia, Missouri . MISSOURI AT ROLLA-508 West 9th Street, Rolla , Missouri 65401 , Phone Area 314 364-1217, Venerable Dean- Lester C. Roth , Rush ChairmanRobert Stanfill, Chapter Adviser. NEBRASKA-410 North 17th Street, Lincoln , Nebraska 68508, Phone Area 402 435-2500 , Venerable Dean- Kenneth W. Rhylander , Rush ChairmanJames McLeod , Chapter Adviser- Robert VanNPste, 2836 Cedar , Lincoln . Nebr. 68504. NEW HAMPSHI,RE-10-1 2 Mill Road , Durham, New Hampshire 68504 , Phone Area 603 868-2428. Venerable Dean- Americo R. Cinquegrana, Rush Chairman- Philip K. Works , Chapter Adviser- Raymond E. Matheson , Box 393, Durham , New Hampshire 03824. NORTHWESTERN-610 Lincoln Street, Evanston , Illinois 60201 , Phone Area 312 475-9566 , Venerable Dean- Robert Casey , Rush Chairman-George Alexander, Chapter Adviser- Mel Verni, 1112 Linden , Oak Park , 1llinois 60203. OHI0-107 E . State, Athens , Ohio 45701, Phone 614 593-1850, Venerable Dean- Brian W . Kinney, Rush Chairman- Allen R . Kinney, Chapter Adviser- Dr. Calvin Baloun , II Cable Lane , Athens , Ohio 45701. OHIO STATE-275 E . 15th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 , Phone Area 614 299-7552 , Venerable Dean- James A. Lopresti , Rush Chairman-Edward Grant Kar, Chapter Adviser- Steven E. Smith, 275 E. 1-'th Ave ., Columbus , Ohio 43201. OKLAHOMA-823 Chautauqua, Norman , Oklahoma 73069 , Phone Area 405 534-9246, Venerable Dean- Andrew Ranaudo. Rush Chairman- Richard Fancher , Chapter Adviser- Edwin Green , 715 Highland Parkway, Norman , Okla. 73069. OKLAHOMA STATE-121 5 University Avenue, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075 , Phone Area 405 372-4920, Venerable Dean-Dave Bluethman , Rush Chairman- Roger Foster , Chapter Adviser- Raymond E . Bivert, 234 N . Duncan , Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075 . OREGON STATE-2857 Van Buren, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 , Phone Area 503 752-9329 , Venerable Dean- Cliff Evarts , Rush Chairman- Ed Anderson , Chapter Adviser-Delmer Goode, 225 N. 31st St. , Corvallis, Oregon 97331. PENN STATE-234 Locust Lane , State College, Pennsylvania 16801 , Phone Area 814 238-3083 , Venerable Dea n- William D. Dixon , Rush ChairmanMichael J. Gehling, Chapter Adviser- Dr. G. Kenneth Nelson , 501 Westvied Avenue , State College, Pa . 60801 . PURDUE-609 Waldron Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, Phone Area 312 743-1883 , Venerable Dean- John W. Hluchan , Rush Chairman- Chapter Adviser- Leonard E. Wood , 725 Allen St. , West Lafayette, Ind. 47906. RENSSELAER-4 Sunset T errace, Troy, New York 12181 , Phone Area -'18 272-9765. Venerable Dean-Robert L . Cudworth, Rush Chairman-Roger W. Heinig , Chapter Adviser- J ames E. Brown , 16 Paul-Art Lane, Troy , N .Y. 12180. SAN JOSE STATE-201 South 13th Street, San Jose , California 95112 , Phon e 293-96 11 , Venerable Dean- Robert R . Seymour, Rush ChairmanAlan F. Forres t , Chapter Adviser- Robert Morgan , 300 W. H edding, San Jose . California 95110. SHIPPENSBURG STATE-Box 279 Old Main , Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, Pa. 17257, Phone Area 717 532-9953, Venerable DeanGerald Cook, Rush Chairman- Frank Reeder , Chapter Adviser- C . Robert Jacoby. 26 S. Penn Street , Shippensburg , Pa. 17257 . LUTHER A. SMITH-Box 417 , Southern Station, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401. SYRACUSE-756 Comstock Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13210, Phone Area 315 476-8110 , Venerable Dean - Alan D . Cutter , Rush ChairmanKenton L. M eredith , Chapter Adviser- Roger E. McFarland, 319 Glenwood Avenu e, Syracuse, N.Y . 13207. TENNE'SSEE-1800 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916, Phone Area 615 523-9649 , Venerabl e Dean- David H . Crumpton , Rush Chairman-McKinl ey G. Braden , 5604 Marilyn Dr. , Knoxville, T enn . 37914. TEXAS-2614 Rio Grande Street, Austin , Texas 78705 , Phone Area 512 472-7255 . Venerabl e Dean- Steve Clark, Rush Cha irman- Richard A. Gump , Chapter Adviser- Wroe Owens, 2517 Pecos, Austin , Texas 78703 . TRI-STATE COLLEGE-506 S. College, Angola, Indiana 46703. Phone 219 665-6318 , Venerable Dean- Edward W. Bouma, Rush Chairman:._Vincent J. Arizzi , Chapter Adviser- L eon Va nderCreek , 415 S. College, Angola Ind . 46703. ' UCLA-720 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles , California 90024, Phone Area 213 474-9025 , Venerabl e Dean- Douglas Zimmerman Rush Chairman- Joe Ward , Chapter Adviser- J ay L. Jorba:o , 7133 Cozy C~oft Dr. Canoga Park. Calif. 91306. ' · VERMONT-404 College Stree t, Burlington , Vermont 05401 Phone Area 802 864-7007, Venerable Dean- David C . Brown, Rush Cha irman- Kent E. Bath , Chapter Adviser- Dr. George C. Crooks, 74 Spear Street South Burlington , Vermont 05403 . ' WASHINGTON-5004 17th Avenue, N.E ., _Seattle, Washington 98105 , Phone Area 206 524-0200, Venerable Dean- R1ck Reed Rush Cha irman- Don H a ll , Chapter Adviser- Bonald P . H all , Apt. F-12, 9623 South 248th K ent Washington 98031. ' · WASHINGTON STATE-1607 Ruby Street, Pullman , Washington 99163 . Phon e Area 509 332-2607, Venerable Dean- Robert Nelson Rush Cha irman -Da~id Beach . Chapter Adviser-Les Liebel , Star Route , ' Box 3, Pullman . Washm gton 99163. · WISCONSIN-222 Langdon , Madison , Wisconsin 53703 Phon e Area 608 255-2965, Venerable Dean-William Watson , Rush Chai,.;.,a n- Gerald H anauer . Chapter Adviser- Larry Nelson . 222 La ngdon Street. Madison . Wisconsin 53703. WYOMING-Fra ternity Park. Laramie. Wyoming 82071 , Phone Area 307 745-5354 , Venerable Dean- Gary Hudson . Rush Chairman- Bob Milburn Chapter Adviser-Dr. Stanley Brown , 1230 W . 23rd St. Casper Wyo . 82070. ' ' . COLONY University of Houston. P. 0 . Box No . 20483, Houston , Texas, 77025.
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