SPRING, 1970
T~IAD OF ACACIA FRATERNITY
GEORGIA CHAPTER HOUSE
It's that time again! The 36th Biennial Conclave of Acacia Fraternity unfolds in the "YMCA of the Rockies" at Estes Park, Colorado, August 23-28. In a beautiful and scenic setting, it will allow delegates and guests to enjoy the best in outdoor sports and activities. Not only in one of the most active and most visited vacation areas in the United States, it is only a short drive to Boulder, Colorado, site of the new National Headquarters. As most of you have already guessed, this is one of the primary reasons for the selection of Estes Park. One of the main events of the Conclave will be a tour and visit of the Headquarters. In my opinion, this will be the high light of the Conclave for those Acacians who have not yet had the opportunity to visit the new home of Acacia National. The modern and attractive building holds items of historic interest to every member. Come and visit scenic Colorado, August 23-28! . .. . . . Some very important items of discussion will be introduced to Conclave delegates. As most of you are aware, the recent UCLA Chapter publicity about coed housing caused quite a stir among the membership. Therefore, it is quite likely that extensive discussion will be held on the Conclave floor concerning this matter. The one important point to remember is that, contrary to newspaper accounts, the coed housing did NOT have the approval of the National Headquarters. While no particular blame is placed, nor right or wrong of the matter not discussed, many alumni did not stop to think what was obvious to me: Your National staff is competent and of the highest caliber and completely responsive to the Fraternity . As members, they have the same concern for the Fraternity and what it stands for as each of you. Therefore, as stated before, it was obvious to me that "approval" was not given by the National Headquarters and I reported this fact to newspaper reporters who con~acted me at my Oklahoma City office. From my point of view, the matter was blown out of proportion because of the publicity. If the national newspaper wires had not picked up the story from the Los Angeles paper, it is quite possible that the whole problem could have been settled to everyone's satisfaction, much easier than it will be possible now. The UCLA Chapter is facing unusual hardships in its battle to survive on a campus that has decreasing numbers of freshmen, increasing numbers of graduate students and an atmosphere of change that does not include anything of the "old order," such as fraternities. This is not to plead their case for them; it is to simply give a brief rundown of the difficulties faced by the Chapter. Your National Council and Staff are working hard on the problem and you can be assured that the rights, traditions and ideals on which Acacia membership is based will be preserved, including the leglislative right of the UCLA Chapter to be heard. One other point, the publicity also envoked favorable response from many members who felt that the fraternity was becoming too bound to the past and what they considered to be obsolete beliefs. Whatever happens now, you can be assured that the best interests of Acacia Fraternity will rule all discussion . . . . . . You've got to admit, no matter what viewpoint taken, it was quite a shock to open the morning paper that day and see your fraternity's name in the headlines along with photographs of attractive young women in the UCLA Chapter House! Fraternally,
John W. Hartman
SPRING, 1970
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OF ACACIA FRATERNITY© VOLUME LXVIII NUMBER II
John W. Hartman, Editor 318 East Lincoln Edmond, Oklahoma 73034
COVER: . Georgia Chapter House TRIAD FEATURES
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College Fraternity Editors Association
Member of International Council of Industrial Editors
Acacia at Georgia
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Change for the Right, Not the Expedient
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National Interfraternity Conference Report
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Conclave '70
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Scholarship
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Alumni Profile: Flickinger
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Expansion: How You Can Help
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UCLA: Factual Report
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Oklahoma-Arkansas Province Meeting
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Alumni News
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Triad Times
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Triad Directory
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Second class postage paid at Boulder, Colorado, 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 910 Twenty-Eighth Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302. Printed by G. P. Gundlach & Co. , General Printing Div., Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Georgia Chapter's winning Homecoming display, entitled "Bulldog Derby," depicts the school mascot (a bulldog, naturally!) past the finish line while the Kentucky Wildcat is still running on the track. (All photos used with this article by Patrick Tritt).
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GEORGIA CHAPTER
Deep in the heart of Dixie, on a campus where the Greeks have enjoyed an uninterrupted reign dating back over 100 years, is the Georgia Chapter of Ac;tcia Fraternity, chartered in 1966. Breaking into a campus where many of the 25 fraternities are pledging grandsons, great-grandsons and even great-great-grandsons of alumni has not been easy, but the Georgia Acacians have recognized the challenge and have sought to build a fraternity unique among the chapters at the University of Georgia, a fraternity which, like Pythagoras, might always draw on the wisdom of the aged while never losing the ideals of youth. Our future at Georgia is unlimited, and, as we continue to work in quest of our common goals, we are bound ever tighter by the brotherhood that holds us all. This and what follows is Acacia at the University of Georgia.
Georgia Acacian Miles MacDonald, left, is shown collecting part of over $300 raised by the Chapter for the March of Dimes.
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Contrary to the lyrics of one of our favorite songs, it is for knowledge that we came to college, and at our chapter we emphasize scholarship to both brothers and pledges. A test file is kept, and tutoring is set up on an informal basis whenever a member needs help. In the past we have had mandatory study hall for those on scholastic probation but have found this to be unsucces.sful. Our overall scholastic average compares favorably with other fraternities, and there are a few individuals who have particularly excelled. John Scoville had the highest average in the Greek system last year compiling a perfect 4.5 (A+).
A "wildcat" rush party by the Georgia chapter makes use of campus coeds to brighten up the scene. Brother Jan Gillespie, center, and his date pose for the camera.
PLEDGE EDUCATION In developing our pledge program , we have sought to make it relevant to the men of today. We have no physical hazing of pledges, and pledges are never required to do any personal work for any brother. Instead, we place responsibilities on pledges and on their elected officers. Our pledge point system encourages pledges to engage not only in all fraternity activities but also in diversified university affairs. The emphasis in pledge meetings is placed on topics such as proper ways of dress and techniques of rush. Pledge tests are held weekly. In recognition of exemplary performance, the chapter quarterly elects one pledge to receive the outstanding pledge award. This man receives his pin as a gift from the chapter. INTRAMURALS It can honestly be said that no fraternity on campus is more involved in the intramural program than is Acacia. And whether the sport be football , softball , basketball , swimming, diving, weightlifting, bowling, horseshoes, track, wrestling, volleyball or badminton , Acacia competes, in both the fraternity league and the independent league. In athletics , the most notable achievements have been in softball. Last year we won the independent championship and proceeded to win the first annual southeastern/intercollegiate Acacia softball tournament held in Starkville, Mississippi. Last year we also excelled in other sports winning the independent basketball and horseshoe title. This year, except for our lack of ability , we could have won everything. Neal Florence, an outstanding swimmer and diver , won first place in fraternity diving and second place in free style. Our teams reached semi-finals in horseshoes and volleyball , and our football team , although starting slow , built up momentum near the end and beat two und efeat ed teams .
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Intramural competition on the Georgia campus pits Acacia against Sigma Phi Epsilon. Jumping for the Chapter is Peter Foss.
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At Georgia we encourage all brothers and pl edges to become involved in ca mpus ac tivities, and several broth ers have made notabl e achievements. Sam Heys, a sophomore journalism major, is sports editor of the R ed and Black , the ca mpus ¡semi-wee kly newspape r, and Bill Wooten, on e of
Highlight of the social season is the annual Night on the Nile costume party. Dancing on the lawn are several brothers and their dates.
the remammg charter members, is active in the IFC and is treasurer of the Student Representative Assembly, one of the two political parties on campus. Other brothers are active in the student judiciary and the University Union. In order to promote Greek-Administration relations, Acacia hosted a joint Acacia-IFC-Panhellenic reception last year for the new president of the University of Georgia and townspeople. Our chapter also entertained Gary Puckett and the Union Gap at a party last winter the night before their appeara nce in concert. Believing that it is our responsibility to take an active part in community affairs, Acacia frequently engages in charitable drives . During the March of Dimes and Lukemia campaigns, we coll ected several hundred dollars for charity. SOCIAL PROGRAM Whether it be homecoming in the fall, the Black and Gold in the winter or the Night on the Nile in the spring, Acacia does it up right when it comes to its social program. At homecoming, Acacia won
third place in the annual Homecoming display contest. The display was highlighted by an 18 x 44 foot chicken wire backdrop stuffed with individual pieces of crepe paper. The formal Black and Gold dinner dance, held in Atlanta on Val en tines Day , was the central social event of winter quarter. An added surprise was that the night of the Black and Gold was also our sweetheart's birthday , and a gigantic cake was pres en ted to Miss Susan Lotz of Alpha Gamma Delta. Another institution in the winter quarter social program is the pledge-brother tackle football game, which, strangely enough, the brothers always win. A year never passes in which some combatant fails to twist, sprain, injure or break some part of his body in the brotherly exchanges on the field. The Night on the Nile is our crowning event of the year. The dance is held on the lawn decorated with pyramids, flaming torches and a waterfall cascading down the front steps and out into the street. The dance is open to all on campus . This is all part of Acacia at the University of Georgia, a growing, dynamic chapter determined to become a permanent, leading force on campus. ~
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Not the Expedient By Bob Tritt, Georga Chapter
Even at the University of Georgia , a bastion of conservatism and Greekdom , times are changing, and these changes are affecting the Greek system. Where one-third of aJI students were Greek ten years ago, now less than one in five are Greek. Fewer are rushing, few er are pledging and fewer are being initiated - - and all of this spells trouble for the Greek system. The cause of these changes at Georgia and at other campuses is not easy to isolate. Some feel that the Greek system is a system of the past -- that Greeks cling to the "good old days," oblivious to the changing world. Others feel that being in fraternities is no longer essential as social functions are planned almost nightly at the University Union. But whatever the reasons , if the Greek system displays signs of weakening, now is the time to become aware of it, now is the time to act. Greeks everywhere must learn to adjust to the changing world around them if they are to survive. Each fraternity must look at the men coming to college to discover if any of the practices of the fraternity conflicts with the values of those men. Physical hazing is an obvious example of such a conflict. Although we have no hazing at our chapter, other fraternities on campus paddle pledges and occasionally beat them severely. Fraternities which continue such a policy will soon find themselves out of pledges because men will simply refuse to subject tliemselves to beatings for any reason. 6
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This point can be applied very broadly. When young men hold values which conflict with a fraternity practice, one of the two will have to go. The fraternity will have to adjust or eliminate itself. But if a fraternity changes without proper deliberation, it may find itself in contradiction of the principles on which it was founded, and when any fraternity is in violation of its basic principles, it no longer deserves to exist. But such a dilemma is not inevitable. Certain basic ideals, such as Acacia's principles of brotherhood, human service, morality, wisdom and truth should never have to be impinged by changes because they will remain forever the ideals in the hearts of man. Adherence to these values may not alyvays be the easy way to continue a fraternity on a campus, but it will always be the right way, and in the long run the only way. The change that appears expedient for the moment may prove fatal. The challenge is out to all Acacians to learn to adjust, to initiate reforms in your chapter so that it might better fit the needs of the men of today while never losing sight of our ideals, the ideals established centuries ago by Pythagoras. If we can learn to accept this challenge, if we can choose the right and not the expedient, then we shall succeed even if all others shall fail ". . . even though the road be hard, .. the rewards at the end are many~'~
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UNDERGRADUATES: The Voice of the Future By Tom Bouldin, Oklahoma State IFC Treasurer
As a delegate for Oklahoma State University to the National Interfraternity Conference, I was privileged this year to be an alternate to the House of Delegates for Acacia. For information's sake, the House of Delegates is the legislative body of the conference, to which each national fraternity may send a representative and an alternate. While only one vote is allowed per fraternity , the alternate should be ready at any time to replace the representative if needed. For that reason, the alternate is usually an executive secretary or field secretary¡ who is knowledgeable of all the fraternal occurences of the past year. There was a particular reason behind my being asked to be an alternate this year. A bill was to be proposed to establish a national undergraduate conference which would meet concurrently with the graduate conference, and being a student, my views on the bill seemed desirable. At their conference, the undergraduates would be allowed to establish their own constitution and by-laws, create their own committees and operate under the. control of the undergraduates. From the steering committee of the undergraduate conference, three men were to be elected to sit as voting members on the Board of Directors of the House of Delegates. These men would have the opportunity to introduce any legislation passed by the undergraduates to the House of Delegates, plus the chance to discuss and vote on anything brought before the Board of Directors. The bill was passed with a comfortable margin. It is true that undergraduates have been present at the national conference for the past several years, but they were invited merely as guests. For the first time, the men who control the nation's fraternity system had asked the students to become a working part of that system's government and let their desires and ideas be known. The undergraduates' worth had been realized and given the chance to develop.
I was extremely pleased that such a bill was passed and considered today's fraternity men fortunate. For in a world where the undergraduates are calling out for a greater voice in all that governs them, I expected the passage of this bill to be looked upon as a definite and welcomed step toward progress. Yet later that evening, during the first meeting of the undergraduates , I was awed by the amount of internal dissention among those present. Many students denied the value of the conference. They felt that the graduates had operated efficiently in the past, and should continue to run the system alone. A meeting which began with Robert's Rules of Order and some one hundred college men ended in an unorderly argument between boys. As a witness to such a performance by some of these student leaders, I began to wonder if they really knew what their goals were as leaders. Were they adverse to accepting more responsibility in the guidance of their fraternities or afraid of something which to them was partially unknown? I do not know, but whatever their reasons , I believe them to be wrong. The individual chapters and Interfraternity Councils are the testing blocks for new and different programs every year. Through this experimentation, each campus has gained the potential to help another campus progress. By developing these programs we have earned the right to have a voice in the operation of our national fraternity. The success of one chapter cannot keep an entire national system of fraternities alive unless ideas can be communicated. Fraternities must be willing to change or they will cease to exist and we as the acting members can offer ideas to change the system and make it thrive. If we do not take advantage of the opportunity presented by the undergraduate conference , we have denied ourselves the freedom of speech for the betterment of the fraternity system. The Greek system belongs to us and the decision is ours alone. We determine the fate of fraternities. ~
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Above: A panoramic view of the "YMCA of the Rockies-Estes Park Center," where Acacians will ga't her to attend Conclave '70.
Below left: The Alpen Inn, headquarters for Conclave '70 in Estes Park, Colorado, and one of several housing units available. Below right: The bowling alley provides just one of many indoor and outdoor sports available for the Acacians who attend Conclave '70. Bottom left: The swimming pool building houses facilities for all who attend Conclave '70. The background of the Rocky Mountains surrounds Estes Park. Bottom right: The picturesque chapel is just one of the scenic highlights at the "YMCA of the Rockies"
ESTES PARK
SITE OF
CONCLAVE
COLORADO
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The time is rapidly approaching for the 1970 Conclave. This year's Conclave is being held at the Y.M.C.A. of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado, August 23-28. This Conclave will be unlike others that have been held in the past fifteen years. Estes Park, Colorado, is located in a beautiful valley surrounded by the majestic mountain ranges which include Rocky Mountain National Park. This setting will provide an informal atmosphere for fraternal dialogue. Just as some of the most important conventions ever held have been in Estes Park, Colorado, the one in 1970 should be no exception as there are many, many items to come before the delegates of Acacia. The opportunities for family recreation are numerous at little or no cost through the facilities of the camp. In addition, the town of Estes Park is one of the major summer attractions in the State of Colorado. As a consequence, the setting for the 1970 Conclave affords a unique opportunity for everyone's enjoyment regardless of age. Attractive and economical accommodations are available. All accommodations include three meals per day. This year we are asking that delegates and guests to the Conclave make their own reservations by mailing the form below. For additional information, please write the National Headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, 910- 28th Street.
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ACACIA FRATERNITY CONFERENCE- YMCA OF ROCKIES August 23 - 28, 1970 Reservation Form for Housing Please return this lodging reservation form (with $10.00 deposit per family or individual if you are not a delegate) to: Conference Registrar YMCA OF THE ROCKIES 25 East 16th Avenue Denver, Colo. 80202
Up to May 15, 1970:
after May 15, 1970:
Conference Registrar YMCA OF THE ROCKIES Association Camp, Colorado 80511
Note: All rates quoted per person for the Conference period and include meals and lodging: NAME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Delegate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Guest _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ADDRESS ______________________________________________
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City
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ACCOMMODATIONS. Please give 1st and 2nd choice. There will be Hague Hou~e or Howard Hall __ 2 to room, $47.50 ea. __ Bunked to 4, $42.50 ea.
in my party.
Alpen Inn Mount Ypsilon Lodge ___ 2 to room __ Single . . . $75.00 57.50 ea. _ _3 to room _ _ 2to room . 52.50 ea. _ _ 1 or more .- _3toroom
$65.00 ea. 60.00 ea. 55.00 ea .
Children High school age and under, sharing room with parents: $32.50 per person in Hague House or Howard Hall; $35.00 per person Alpen Inn or Mount Ypsilon Lodge. ~
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a nama for this colum~n NATIONAL COUNCIL SELECTS SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN
EDITOR'S NOTE: Norman C. Saatjian, an alumnus of the Long Beach Chapter, has been appointed National Scholarship Chairman by the National Council. This issue of THE TRIAD will begin a column that will be in each edition as a permanent feature. A former Field Secretary from 19591961 , he is currently a Field Director for the United Teachers of Los Angeles, a 22,550 member organization. A 1959 graduate of Long Beach with B.A. in Political Science, he also holds a M.A. in Progress, Health and Safety from California State at Los Angeles. Prior to his present position, he taught Social Studies and English in a culturallydisadvantaged area of the Los Angeles school system. Brother Saatjian served his Long Beach Chapter as secretary, rush chairman and senior dean while an active mem her. THE TRIAD welcomes Norm Saatjian to its' pages and presents his first column and words of wisdom below:
Brother ACACIANS: The emerging decade of the 1970's will call for creative and imaginative approaches to traditional and contemporary scholastic problems. To that end, this column will be dedicated to opening a dialogue between all Acacians undergraduates and alums. Comments and suggestions from your letters will be acknowledged, forwarded to your Executive Secretary, Harvey L. Logan, and incorporated into this column. Let's begin with a name for this column! Let's begin with your comments and suggestions for our chapters on developing a successful scholarship program-- ALL ASPECTS! Let me hear your comments on the new Acacia scholarship standard approved by your National Council at:its March meeting: Article 4 - The Laws of Acacia l-402a- Failure to Maintain Scholarship Average Any chapter which fails repeatedly to maintain a scholarship average above the All Men's Average on its campus may be suspended by the National. When a chapter fails to maintain a scholarship average above the All Men's Average on its campus: Semesters Quarters Result 2 3 Show Cause 4 6 Suspension 6 9 Revocation Let a sincere dedication to SCHOLARSHIP be the distinction between Acacians and all others! ... Norm Saatjian National Scholarship Chairman 3957 Cloverdale Avenue Los Angeles, California 90008
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an Alumni Profile
Acacian Heads Nationwide Food Service Corporation
By John W. Hartman, Editor Only 45 years old, Robert D. "Bob" Flickinger, an alumnus of the Cornell Chapter, has already been president of his company, Service Systems Corporation of Buffalo, New York, for over eight years. This has qualified him for membership in the Young Presidents Organization which is limited to men who become presidents of good-sized businesses before they are 40. Service Systems Corporation is $25 million-a-year food service and building maintenance company operating coastto-coast from Buffalo. The company, now a subsidiary of the Del Monte Corporation, was started in 1952 by a $500 each investment by Flickinger and Henry H. Wheeler. The two were both working for another food service company when they decided to strike out on their own. (Wheeler has since retired). · 500,000 Meals a Day From that small beginning, the company now serves over 500,000 meals a day in what Flickinger terms "our manual food servicing operation, as opposed to our vending machine operations." Service Systems operates everything from employee restaurants , like 80 or so New York Telephone lunchrooms and the Corning Glass company's Buffalo plant where between 8,000 to 9,000 persons work, to executive dining rooms of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. and the New York Telephone Company . On the West coast, the company operates all the employee restaurants for Pacif· ic Telephone in the Los Angeles area. The company recently opened the first of a chain of "atmosphere-style" restaurants on the top floor of the new M & T Building in Buffalo. With over a $700,000 investment , Service Systems has shown its faith in downtown Buffalo with a unique and already-talked-about restaurant. Bob Flickinger says "What we're aiming at is to have another of the world's fine restaurants with an international reputation ," which reflects the company's high standards and hopes for the operation . The Plaza Suite restaurant , as it is called, is actually four separate restaurants in French , Spanish, English and Ameri· can decor, but all serving the same menu. The menu has two parts, one part continental cuisine and the other part more typically American . "We'll be switching from French to Spanish and other styles of cooking but we don't want any· body to get the idea that he can't also get a steak or roast beef," the Acacian says.
Initiated in 1942, Flickinger's interest in obtaining a degree in Hotel Administration may have led to his selection as Chapter House Steward . His college days were interrupted by World War II and a three-year hitchi n the Navy, including a tour as executive officer on a LST in the South Pacific. After World War II was over, he returned to Cornell where he received his degree in 194 7. Civic and Professional ·Leader Also active in civic and professional activities, the Acacian is currently a director of the National Restaurant Association, a director of the National Automatic Merchandising Association, treasurer of the Empire State Chapter of the Young President's Organization, a director and vice president of the Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Cornell Society of Hotelmen. His current social organizations include the Wanakah Country Club, Country Club of Buffalo and the Buffalo Club . He has also served as president of the Cornell Club of Buffalo, president of the Buffalo and Western New York Restaurant Association, president of the New York State Restaurant Association and was 1964 general chairman of the United Fund. In the fall of 1969, he was honored for his work with the New York State Hospitality Educational Fund, Inc ., by a testimonial dinner in his behalf. Fast-growing Company Heading up a company growing at a rate of 20% to 25% a year, with over $25 million a year volume, over 252 food service operations and 2,400 employees is a challenging, time-consuming occupation, but Bob Flickinger has proved his ability by these statistics. Compared to a $1000 original investment, there is no doubt that Brother Flickinger gets the job done. Among those who need no proof of his abilities are his wife, and three children. Now in their 22nd year of marriage, the Flickingers can be proud of their children, all girls, two of whom are now in college and the third who is still in grade school. Cornell, Buffalo and Acacia Fraternity can all be proud of their relationship with Bob Flickinger. He has represented all to the highest standards with a long career still ahead of him. If he can go this far and do as much in the next twenty years as he has in the last twenty , Service Systems may be running Army mess halls by the time he retires! ...
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Members of three chapters in attendance at the first Oklahoma-Arkansas Province meeting listen attentively during the formal session of the three-day event.
The weekend of March 14-16 was a "first" for the Oklahoma-Arkansas Province. The "first" was a province meeting, bringing members of three of the four chapters together, for the first time since the organization o.f the province system. Chapters present included Arkansas University, Central Oklahoma State College and Oklahoma University. The other chapter, Oklahoma State University, was unable to attend because of a scheduling conflict. The meeting was called by newly-appointed Province Governor Bob Ford at the Roman Nose State Park Lodge near Watonga, Oklahoma, in the northwest part of the state. Ford, an Associate Professor of English at Central State College and an alumnus of that chapter, handled the entire arrange-
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Leading the way at the Oklahoma-Arkansas Province Central State Venerable Dean; J. B. Beaird, National Ju~ l Venerable Dean and Chuck Stewart, Field Secretary.
ments for the meeting. Shortly after the first of the year, he, along with several members of the Central State Chapter, visited all three of the other chapters in one week's time to make both initial contacts and plans for the province meeting. Altogether some twenty Acacians gathered for the meeting including both active members and representatives from National. J. B. Beaird, National Judge Advocate; Chuck Stewart, Field Secretary ; John Hartman, TRIAD Editor and Central State Chapter Advisor and Bob Ford were all present to kick off the first province meeting. Venerable Deans of the three chapters were also in attendance and included John Geelan, Arkansas; Dallas Gandy, Central and Larry Naylor, Oklahoma. Arkansas
By John W. Hartman, Editor
rry Naylor, Oklahoma Venerable Dean; Dallas Gandy, Bob Ford, Province Governor; John Geelan, Arkansas
The Oklahoma University Chapter "String Band" entertained the rest of the Province participants Saturday night. Four of the seven members are shown and include John Pestonjee, Bob Robistshek, Marty Heldenbrand and Larry Naylor.
came the longest distance, over 300 miles, but Oklahoma led all chapters in attendance. Group discussions were held both Friday night and all day Saturday, and covered all areas of chapter operation. All who attended agreed that the exchange of ideas was both informative and beneficial to everyone. Saturday night was the highlight of the event, as a formal meeting was held under Arkansas's direction. Short talks were heard from Hartman and Stewart while the main address was given by J. B. Beaird. Beaird's talk covered mainly the current state of the Fraternity and the importance of maintaining close Masonic ties. Winding up the evening was entertainment by the Oklahoma Chapter "String Band." Seven mem-
bers, with hand made instruments, except for a guitar, combined to provide amazingly good music. One of the instruments, for example, was a toilet lid which was strung to come up with a ukelele-type sound. After the entertainment was over, everyone adjourned to "refreshments" provided by the Oklahoma Chapter. Sunday the meeting concluded with all agreeing that the first Oklahoma-Arkansas Province meeting was a complete success and that it wouldn't be the last! With Bob Ford leading the way and the cooperation of the four chapters, there's no doubt that more meetings will be held and, for the fust time, there is a meaning and new closeness to the Oklahoma-Arkansas Province ....
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EI{Pf\i'ISIOi'l HOW YOU CAN HELP ACACIA GROW! By Barry J. Lyerly Assistant Executive Secretary
Actives and alumni sometimes ask: "How can I help Acacia grow?" One way is through active participation in Acacia's national expansion program. A good example of what is being done on the chapter level is the work being started at Illinois Wesleyan Chapter. Under the direction of Venerable Dean Tom Neis and Rush Chairman Steve Taylor, the chapter has formed an expansion committee to conduct preliminary inquiries at institutions in Illinois where we might add a new colony. In addition, at Illinois State University, located in nearby Normal, the chapter has been contacting undergraduate students in an attempt to form a nucleus of men to begin a new fraternity. Similar efforts are being undertaken by other chapters. If your chapter is interested in getting involved in this program, please contact the Assistant Executive Secretary at the National Headquarters. Alumni have also been instrumental in forming new colonies. J. E. Taylor, an alumnus of the Memphis State Chapter, began the drive to organize a colony at East Texas State University in Commerce, where he was a graduate student at the time. As a result of his preliminary work we will soon charter a new chapter of Acacia on this campus. In the future we hope that alumni chapters will assist by forming expansion committees to handle investigative expansion projects. What can you do to help Acacia grow? Send us any information you may have concerning institutions, local fraternities or interested students who may wish to form a new chapter. Or, following the -t~o examples above of chapter and alumni support, begin your own expansion project (co-ordinated through the National Headquarters). With your support, our Fraternity will continue to add chapters to the national roll. ~ 14
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UCLA: 'facl'ual report" EDITOR'S NOTE: The following information is a sequence of events that occurred in regard to the recent nationwide publicity given to the coed living arrangement at the UCLA Chapter. The publicity both overplayed the entire situation and included erroneous information. For instance, the Associated Press wire report that was carried in most papers indicated that the matter had the approval of the National Headquarters. While it was true that the University administration approved the project, it is, and never was, not true that any official approval had been given by any officer, staff member or any other authority of Acacia Fraternity. While the pros and cons can be debated endlessly, the proper place to settle the matter is at the Conclave to be
held in Estes Park, Colorado, August 23-28. This is the basic action of the National Council in regard to the UCLA Chapter. The Chapter is prohibited from any further enlargement of this living plan and complete discussion is planned for the Conclave. If action to approve their living plan is not taken at the Conclave, the Chapter will from that date on operate under a male only situation. First, below, is the official statement released to Associated Press and United Press International immediately following the release of publicity concerning the matter. Second, is the action taken by the National Council at its meeting March S-8, 1970:
OFFICIAL STATEMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 1970 Issued from Acacia Fraternity Headquarters, Boulder, Colorado per George F. Patterson, Jr., National President, regarding the U.C.L.A. Chapter's reported experi:;1ent on co-educational fraternity living. "Contrary to recent reports, the Acacia National Council - - Executive and Judicial Body of the Fraternity -- has neither endorsed nor granted permission to the U.C.L.A. Chapter to conduct any experiments regarding co-educati<'>nal living." Recent reports imply that female students living in the fraternity's chapter house at U.C.L.A. were 'new brothers.' Such is not and cannot be the case. The girls reportedly living in the chapter house have not nor will they be pledged or initiated into the fraternity. Acacia's Constitution and By-laws perrnit only male students and alumni as pledges and members. The National Council has directed the Fraternity's Headquarters Staff to make a. complete investigation of the U.C.L.A. situation and submit their findings to the National Council. National Council Resolution Boulder, Colorado, March S-8, 1970 The following resolution was approved: 1. That the National Council has reviewed the co-education matter of the U.C.L.A. Chapter, as per prior statement of National President, George Patterson. 2. That the findings of the Council, after due consideration of the information at hand, and interview with representatives of the U.C.L.A. Active Chapter, and a representative of the U.C.L.A. Housing Corporation, who is also a member of the U.C.L.A. Alumni Association, together with the published proposal for co-education living - - clearly establishes chapter intent of pledging and initiating female members into Acacia Fraternity, same is not in compliance to the Acacia National Fraternity Constitution. 3. That therefore, the National Council hereby orders the U.C.L.A. Chapter to immediately refrain from any further enlargement of the co-educational living aspect at the U.C.L.A. Chapter House, and any further enlargement will result in immediate suspension of the charter, and such individual disciplinary action as shall be deemed proper, premises considered. 4. That presentation to the ensuing national conclave of Acacia of amendments to the Acacia Constitution relating to the proposed co-education living aspect is a privilege of the U.C.L.A. Chapter. 5. If no amendment relating to co-educational living is presented at the ensuing Acacia National Conclave, or action of the Conclave of a presented amendment is negative -- therefore rejected- -the U.C.L.A. Chapter will: Subsequently following Conclave adjournment-operate under a male only living situation. 6. The National Council of Acacia Fraternity recommends and respectfully requests that the U.C.L.A. Housing Corporation forthwith make such reductions and revision in the amount of rental that is to be paid by the U.C.L.A. Chapter of Acacia to said housing corporation as will permit the present membership of said chapter to sustain a proper and orderly pattern of operation of the chapter facilities without the further introduction of any additional parties on a room and board basis, except and unless they shall be pledges or members. 7. That the U.C.L.A. Active Chapter continue to submit monthly prescribed reports relative to finances , membership status, and general progress to the Executive Secretary of the Acacia National Fraternity ....
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We wish to thank Irving Field, former Province Governor of Washington and Oregon and now Acacia National second vice-president, for informing us that his Chapter and his Alumni group were subscribing to Club 6.5. We hope this will be a precedent for other chapters and alumni groups to vote to have their names included on the memorial plaque- and a precedent for other Province Governors to see that their areas respond to this final appeal. CONCLAVE IN AUGUST CLOSES THE LIST: At our next national conclave in August 1970, in Estes Park, Colo., we will accept the final donations and say "Mission Accomplished."
MORE ABOUT ALUMNI GROUPS As we declare "Mission Accomplished" on the Archive project, I will spend more time and more space will be released in THE TRIAD to promote the formation and activities of alumni groups.
BUILDING CORPORATIONS Many Acacia groups are in existence and are known basically as building corporations. Their primary concern has been to provide housing for their active chapters. They are not listed in THE TRIAD but we expect to have them listed as a future project. My group is the Iowa Acacians who were able to move the University of Iowa Chapter from a substandard rented house to a fine piece of property on fraternity row.
ALUMNI CHAPTERS On the final pages, under the listing of national officers and staff, are the existing Alumni Chapters. They hold regular meetings and are quite social in their character. A high percentage of their membership consists of Acacians who have moved into the particular geographic area and come from many chapters and initiate and perpetuate their contacts with local Acacians. Kansas City has such a group and they are very active and acted as our hosts at the last national conclave.
ACACIA CLUBS These are newly suggested, may not have many meetings , attendance may not be great, but like volunteer fire departments, will be organized and on call. Such a group is the newly formed group in Northeast Iowa who will represent and promote Acacia in rush , etc., in an area where their numbers are not too great. Province governors, as listed in THE TRIAD'S final page, can act as laison personnel connecting these above three groups with the National Council. At least once each year a meeting can be called by these groups and have a talk by the Province Governor, a National Council member, an executive Committee chairman or the National Alumni director. This will keep communications alive and provide groups that graduating Acacians can join anywhere in the country and maintain their Acacia contacts and promote the "Tie That Binds."
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DEADLINE ON NAMES TO GO ON PLAQUE While Acacia will always welcome tax deductable donations to set up and service the national archives at Boulder, Colorado , there comes a time we must complete the listings and create the Plaque to become a living memorial to original donors and see that it is installed in a prominent place in the Archive Section of the new National headquarters. At the Council meeting, March 7 and 8, the following deadlines were established: LAST TRIAD CALL: This issue of THE TRIAD is the last request to be mailed to Acacians. We encourage contributions of the following amounts: $I 0 ,000 or more - listed as Sponsors I ,000 to $10,000 - listed as Co-Sponsors 65 to $I ,000- listed as Club 65 donors We seek contributions from the following sources and such donors will be posted forever in the Archives :
INDIVIDUALS Alumni Deceased Alumni Active Acacians Pledges -
GROUPS
showing chapter and roll number thru donations in their name by others who want the deceased member's name on the plaque now under-graduates who expect to become Acacians
Alumni Building Corporations Alumni Chapters and Clubs Active Chapters
RECENT DONORS: The following names will be added to those published in the Fall 1969 issue of THE TRIAD: LeRoy George Gordner, Purdue 192 Dr. Frederick L. Smith, Minnesota II E. J. Taylor, Jr. , Ohio 36 E. R. Suter, Illinois II 7 RobertS. Bristol, Michigan 669 Leonard W. Kearney, Oregon State 263 Robert Thomas Whitehead , Boston 38 (Deceased, enrolled by wife) Sonley R. LeMay, Texas 43 James Robert Hunt, Illinois Wesleyan 13 Robert W. Chutter, Jr. , Vermont 72 Ralph N. Straley II, Penn State 454 W. Warner Martin , Iowa 342 George W. Croyle, California 321 Gene E. Guthrie , Washington 365 C. R. (Mac) McCredy, Washington 361 (Deceased, enrolled by Gene Guthrie) Norman Longbottom , Syracuse 98 Charles E. Wilson, Oklahoma State 13 8 Robert H. Ramin, Minnesota 525 John E. Jacobs , Wyoming II C. H. Haas , Kansas 278 Otto W. Heider , Stanford I 04
Kansas Masonic Digest Ernest J. Larson , Nebraska 490 John W. Hartman , Central Sta te 33 Harold A. Kugl er, Wisconsi n 397 (Deceased, enrolled by family and Mr. and Mrs. 0 . A. Paustian) Thurston L. Johnson, Kansas 199 Oliver N. Bruck , Texas 169 Stephen W. Coates, Central Missouri State 190 Milto n H. Frank, Purdue 68 Edmund F. Ortmeyer, Indi ana 230 Harold E. Tabbert , Purdu e 222 Arthur J. Willi ams, Syracuse 184 (Deceased, enroll ed by wife) Robert Earl Stanfill , Missouri School of Mines 100 David J . Allen , Indian a 675 Russell F. Becker, Illin ois 461 Lloyd D. Gould, Illin ois 422 (Deceased, enroll ed by Russell Becker) Bradway F. Phillips, Ohio State 665 Rudolph C. Woelfer, Iowa 187
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BURCHILL RECEIVES PhD William E. Burchill, an alumnus of the Missouri School of Mines Chap¡ ter, recently received his Ph. D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois. A 1964 graduate of MSM, he is presently employed as a Senior Staff Engineer with Combustion Engineering, Inc., of Windsor, Connecticut. He is working in the Fast Breeder Reactor Department of the Advanced Reactor Development Division with responsibilities in the core design group of the liquid metal cooled Fast Breeder Reactor design program. Burchill and his wife, Sue, are living in Suffield, Connecticut, with their one-year old daughter.
BRONZE STAR AWARDED ACACIAN
TENNESSEE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
Captain Chester A. Henson, Jr., U.S. Army and an alumnus of the Missouri School of Mines Chapter, recently received the Bronze Star medal in ceremonies held at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. He was presented the award by Colonel Robert H. Williams, Director of the Department of School Support at Ft. Rucker, for outstanding meritorious service in connection with military operations against hostile forces in Viet Nam. While a member of the chapter, Henson held the offices of Venerable Dean, Senior Dean and Treasurer.
NEBRASKA ALUM~US PARTICIPATES IN MASTERS PROGRAM
SYRACUSE MAKES ADVISOR HONORARY MEMBER OF CHAPTER
Dr. Robert Fenton Craig of Los Angeles, professor of management in the University of Southern California School of Business Administration, and an alumnus of the Nebraska Chapter, participated in the Masters Program at the University of Nebraska, his alma mater. Nebraska asks a few distinguished alumni to return to the campus in Lincoln each year to meet informally with students and faculty members in living units, classrooms, and small groups. All Masters are also presented at the annual honors convocation recognizing outstanding student and faculty achievement. The Masters Program is sponsored by the Innocents Society, and Mortar Board, senior honorary groups for men and women, respectively . Dr. Craig, who has taught business law to 20,000 students at USC since 1940, is also a Los Angeles attorney .
Roger E. MacFarland, former Chapter Advisor to the Syracuse Chapter, has been made an honorary member of that chapter. An alum of Acacia at Minnesota, he became the house's advisor in 1963. Since then he has helped the chapter immensely and has been invaluable in times of crisis. MacFarland retired as Chapter Advisor last spring because his business affairs could not afford him enough time to devote to the chapter. He has been succeeded by John P. Howe, a brother who graduated from Syracuse University in 1967.
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND CONCLAVE '70 AUG. 23-28 AT BEAUTIFUL ESTES PARK, COLORADO
Abdur Rasheed Khan, from Hyderabad, South India, is currently living in the Acacia Chapter House at the University of Tennessee. A graduate student working on his Ph.D. in Food Technology, he is one of several international students living in chapter houses under a program sponsored by the Tennessee Interfraternity Council. After graduation, Khan will work in the United States for a period before returning to India.
MISSOURI ALUMNUS DIES AT AGE 71 Robert P. Mclaughlin, an alumnus of the Missouri Chapter, died recently in Palm Springs, California. Seventy-one years old at the time of his death, he was retired after serving 21 years with the California State Department of Agriculture. Mclaughlin received his Ph .D. degree from Yale and later served as associate professor of forestry on the faculties of the University of Minnesota, Michigan State University and Utah State University . He is survived by his wife.
RESERVATION FORMS ON PAGE 9 OF THIS ISSUE
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PENN STATE ACACIAN RETURNS FROM INDIA Thomas L. Teller, a member of the Penn State Chapter, has recently returned from four.weeks in India as the representative of the U.S. Navy and Navy ROTC to the Indian Republic Day celebration in New Dehli. He was selected from 28 candidates representing 11,000 Midshipmen throughout the nation. Brother Teller, a senior, is majoring with honors in Aerospace Engineering and is the Commander of the Battalion of Midshipmen at Penn State. While in India, Brother Teller attended the Republic Day Celebration and visited several parts of India. He met with many government and military officials, including Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President V. V. Giri.
INSURANCE FIRM NAMES ACACIAN
KANSAN RECEIVES 33RD DEGREE Thomas C. Ryther, an alumnus of Kansas Chapter, was recently awarded the thirty-third degree by the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry, in Washington, D.C. This is the highest honor that can be conferred upon a member by the Scottish Rite. Ryther and his wife, Marjorie, reside in Lawrence, Kansas, where he has been a member of Scottish Rite degree teams since 1940. He is associate professor of Journalism in the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas, and is due for retirement June 1, 1970. He has been consistently active in Blue Lodge work, and is currently vice president of the Kansas Association of High Twelve Clubs. In student days, he was editor of the Kansas Chapter's Letter From Home, and was Triad Correspondent. He is a Life subscriber of the Triad
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PaigeO'Brion Russell, national insurance brokerage firm, has announced the appointment of Robert L. Chase. a New Hampshire Chapter alumnus, as Vice President and General Manager of the firm's Manchester, N. H. office. Among his previous business affiliations, Chase has been associated with the New Hampshire Insurance Group, the Aetna lnsur~nce Co., the Employers Commercial Union Companies and the Egret Growth Fund as a Registered Representative. He is a 1953 graduate of the University of New Hampshire. Active in civic affairs, Chase is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Reserve Officers Association, has served on Scouting Committees, is a former Civil Defense Director and is presently training Officer of the Manchester unit of the Coast Guard Reserve. He has also served as an executive and convention delegate on local, state and national political levels.
FEDERAL COMMITTEE TAPS OREGON STATE ALUM An Acacian, the Director of Safety for the U.S. Army Strategic Communications Command (STRATCOM), has been chosen to serve on a nine member committee which will advise the U.S. Secretary of Labor on safety matters concerning federallyfunded construction work . Secretary of Labor George P. Schultz, announced the selection of David V . MacCallum, an alumnus of the Oregon State Chapter , as a member of the committee from his Washington, D.C. office. The STRATCOM safety direct or is currently responsible for administering the safety program for this worldwide telecommunications command of nearly 50,000 military and civilian personnel in 25 nations. He will now take on the added responsibility of advising the secretary on safety procedures in behalf of nearly two million construction workers. Mr. MacCollum brings to the committee 18 years of safety experience and educa-
CORNELL DEFEATS SYRACUSE IN GRIDIRON BATTLE On a recent cold and snowy day, the Syracuse Chapter traveled to Cornell for the annual inter-chapter football game and a party afterwards. The game was held on a snow covered field made warm by the exercise and refreshments present. Scoreless until the second quarter, a safety was forced in the Cornell end zone . Five minutes later, the tables were turned as a safety was scored by Cornell. The score remained 2-2 until the fourth quarter with both teams intercepting, fumbling and giving up the ball many times. Finally, the Cornell chapter scored with only a minute and a half left to go. Cornell won the game 9-2. There were no hard feelings at the party th at night as Syracuse rail ied late to make it an ex tremely memorable event in both chapters' minds.
tion since graduating from the University of Oregon State in 1951 . MacCollum spent the next four years as safety engineer for the State of Oregon's Industrial Accident Commission at Salem before serving six years as assistant chief of the safety branch, Portland District Corps of Engineers. In 1962, MacCallum became the safety director at Ft. Lewis,
Wash. , and remained until 1963 when he accepted the post of safety director for the Unit ed States Army's Electronic Proving Grou nd at Ft. Huachuca. During his tenure as chief of the safety division he specialized in product and syst ems evaluati ons of electronic, communications, surveillance and av ion ics equipment, electro-explosive devices, lasers and nucleonics. He succeeded the late William M. Leiher in 1969 as safety director for the vast U.S. Army Strategic Commun icat ions Command. MacCallum has written safety articles which have been published in such national and regional safety publications as The National Safety Council News; The Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers; Professional Engineering; Pacific Builder and Engineer; and The Arizona Engineer. He has con t inued his professional education over the years by attending safety oriented classes at Rutgers University, New York University, the University of Washington and the University of Arizona.
CAR ACCIDENT CLAIMS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ACACIAN Richard (Rick) Allen Priest, a mem· ber of the Central Oklahoma Chapter, was killed in an automobile accident in February. Twenty years old, he was initiated last fall as No. 142 on the Chapter roll. Pr iest entered CSC in the fall of 1968 on a football scholarship. Popular with both members of the Chapter and the Broncho team, spring football prac· tice was cancelled on the day of hi s funeral. He was serving h is Chapter as House Manager at t he time of his death. Fou r members of the Chapter were pallbearers while the 41 other actives served in an honor· ary capacity. A unique tribute in the form of a poem by a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorori t y , Cindy Davis, now hangs on t he Chapter House wall along with " Ric k 's " picture. The poem is reprinted below:
Friendship belongs to the present Brotherhood to eternity. Life is fo r living, Death is for remembering. R emembering is a Brother, And a Brother never dies. Time is for passing, And time is on your side. As time passes - - you laugh and maybe cry- When a Brother goes away - His memory never dies. Maybe he drove a Volkswagen, Or wore a silly grin. But each Acacian knows - He is always next of kin. Cindy Davis, February 10, 1970
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FRANKLIN ALUMNUS NAMED ROYAL TYPEWRITER HEAD Ronald L. White, an alumnus of the Franklin Chapter, has been appointed president of the Royal Products division of Litton Industries, William M. Berry, Litton vice president and Office Communication Equipment Group executive has announced. In his new position, White will direct the worldwide operations of Royal, which manufactures and markets a complete line of office and portable electric and manual typewriters and Royfax copiers. The division has plants in Hartford .and West Hartford, Connecticut, and Hull, England. Formerly vice president-finance
for Litton's Business Systems and Equipment activities and, earlier, controller of the Monroe division, White has more than 16 years experience in business management. Prior to joining Monroe, he was a consultant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. White holds a bachelor of science degree in economics from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA degree from the Wharton graduate school. He is a member of the American Management Association and the National Association of Accountants.
VERNE W. MOKLER NAMED GENERAL GRAND MASTER Verne W. Mokler, an alumnus of the Wyoming Chapter, was recently named General Grand Master, General Grand Council, R. & S.M., International, for the period 1969 to 1972. Brother Mokler was employed in the Stockmen's National Bank and the Wyoming National Bank for more than 20 years, serving as Assistant Cashion in both institutions. He was Postmaster of the city of Casper, Wyoming, for a period of five years, and during that time was
secretary of the Wyoming Postmasters Association for one year and president for two years. Mokler also had the distinction of serving the Grand Council of Wyoming as its first Grand Master in 1952-53. Other Masonic activities include being a member of Wyoming Consistory, AASR, Valley of Cheyenne; Korein Temple, A.A.O.M.S., Rawlings, Wyoming; Royal Order of Scotland; is past Sovereign of Immanuel Conclave, Red Cross of
Constantine, Casper; member of the Mutual Guild; Master of Wyoming Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters from 1954-57; Past Patron of Fort Casper Chapter No.4 and Rainbow Chapter No. 44, O.E.S., both of Casper. The strong ties of Acacia continue in his family as his son, son-in-law and grandson are also members. All are members of the Wyoming Chapter except the most recent initiate, his grandson, Corey Phinney, a member of the Central Oklahoma State Chapter.
BENEFIT TRUST TAPS ACACIAN FOR TOP POST
Ralph J . Eckert, Wilmette, Illinois, has been elected executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company, Chicago, He is an alumnus of the Wisconsin Chapter. Eckert joined Benefit Trust Life as an assistant actuary in 1954 and became director of accounting in 1957. He has been senior vice president, ad-
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ministration, since 1966. A native of Milwaukee, Mr. Eckert is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries and a member of Hiram Sawyer Masonic No. 338. He was graduated from King high school and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He served two years in Korea with the Army after graduation . Eckert and his wife, Greta, have five children .
- - - - - - - - - - ¡ ACACIANS IN VIETNAM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Lt. Colonel Charles S. Black, 003-18-4906, Det. B-55, 5th Special Forces Group Airborne, APO San Francisco 96240-- A 1952 graduate of the University of New Hampshire and a member of that chapter.
SP/4 Thomas D. Tompkins,
Major Lawrence W. Keszler, 090157, H.O.M.A.C.V.R.F/PF Div. CORDF, APO San Francisco 96222 -- A member of the Wyoming Chapter, he graduated in 1959.
520-52-7052, H.O.C.M.A.C., Signal Section, APO San Francisco 96243 --A 1968 graduate of University of Wyoming, he is a member of that chapter currently serving in Viet Nam.
SP/4 James M. Stone, 537-42-6755, Co. C 2/503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, APO 96250 - - A 1965 graduate of the University of Washington and a member of that chapter.
Sgt. James A. Youngquist,
Ensign William C. Ahearn,
337-40-0561, Co. D 3/187, 101st Airborne Division, APO San Francisco 96383 - - A member of the Illinois Chapter, he graduated from that school in 1968.
USS Shangri-La {CVS-38), FPO New York, New York 0951 --A member of the Cornell Chapter, he received his M.S. in Engineering in 1968.
SP/5 Norman L. Krinsky,
206-38-4056, Co. B. 4/21, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, APO. San Francisco 96217 - - A 1969 graduate of Penn State University and a member of that chapter.
Pvt. Vance James Seeley, 028346428, HSB 5/16 Arty., 4th Infantry Division, APO San Francisco 96262 - - A member of the Boston University Chapter, he is located near An Kle serving in the battalion fire direction center. Before graduating in 1968, he was Pledgemaster and Secretary of the chapter.
Sgt. Curtis E. Posey, 461-70-2734, Co. E 1/8th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division, APO San Francisco 96490 -- A member of the Texas Chapter currently on active duty in Viet Nam.
ACACIANS IN VIETNAM Many Acacians have requested information regarding fellow Acacians stationed in Viet Nam in order to look them up when the opportunity avails itself. If you are serving in Viet Nam, or know of an Acacian who is, please send the following information to Editor, Acacia National Headquarters, 910 Twenty-Eighth St., Boulder, Colorado 80302. Photos and news items will also be appreciated.
Major Gerald G. Burg, 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron, APO San Francisco 96326- - A member of the Washington Chapter, he graduated in 1953.
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HEADQUARTERS:
President: George F . Patterson, Jr. 2624 Bremont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45237 Phone-Area 513 631-5421 First Vice President: Calvin 0. Hultman, 1501 Miller, Red Oak, Iowa 51566 Phone - 712-2776 Second Vice President: Irving M. Field, P. 0 . Box 495 , Pullman, Washington 99163 Phone-Area 509 567-8611 Treasurer: L. W. Knapp, Jr. 815 N. Linn, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Phone- Area 319 338-4112 Counselor: Raymond E. Bivert, 234 N. Duncan St. , Stillwater, Okla. 74074 Phone-Area 405 372-6963 Judge Advocate: J. B. Beaird , 2769 N.W. 17th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107 Phone- Area 405 236-4309
910 Twenty-Eighth Street Boulder, Colorado 80302 Phone- Area 303 449-3323 Executive Secretary: Harvey L. Logan Assistant Executive Secretary: Barry J. Lyerly Field Secretaries: Tom Solman, Chuck Stewart
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN: Investment & Finance: L. W. Knapp , Jr., 815 N. Linn, Iowa City , Iowa 52240 Scholarship: Norman Saatjian 3957 Cloverdale Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90008 National Alumni Director: Marvin Logan, 2614 Flossmoor St., Apt. 4, Flossmoor, Illinois 60422
ACACIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.: P. 0 . Box 263, Austin, Texas 78762 President: Wroe Owens Vice President: Oliver N. Bruck Secretary-Treasurer: Lamar Tims
ALUMNI CHAPTERS: Bloomington Alumni Association President: Blaine Johnson 800 North Smith Road 1-G Bloomington. Indiana 4 740 I Meetings - Second Wed. of each month at the chapter house 702 East Third St., Bloomington, Indiana 4 740 l
Houston Alumni Association President: Robert Waggett Peat , Marwick, Mitchell & Co. 700 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Hou sto n, Texas Meetings - Second Tuesday of every odd numbered month. 7 :30 P.M., Geo Club, 3130 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas
George Washington Alumni Association Treasurer: Jo seph G. Motyka I 0307 Cheshire Terrace, Bethesda, Md. 20014 Meetings-Last Tues. of every month 12 :00 noon for lunch at Almas Temple 1315 K St., NW. Washington DC 20005
Kansas City Alumni Association President: Wayne Vanderpol 4201 W. 98th Terrace Overland Park , Kansas 66207
Meetings-Every Tues. at noon, Advertising & Sales Exec. Club, 913 Baltimore, K.C., Mo . and every third Wed., 6:30P .M., Twin Oaks Restaurant , 5050 Oak St., K.C., Mo. Seattle Alumni Association President: Charles E. Perry 8017 Stroud Avenue, N. Seattle, Washington 98103 Phone -Area 206 La 3-1580 Meetings- Second Thurs., Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb., Mar., June Founders' Day Banquet 2nd Sat. of May Contact-W. Dexter, Sec'y ., 503 N. 42nd St., Seattle, Washington 98103 Phone - Me 3-5749
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Texas : Oliver N. Bruck P.O. Box 263, Austin, Texas 78767 Phone - Area 512 HO 5-8551 Pennsylvania, Cornell, Syracuse: To be appointed. Washington, Oregon : John L. Martinsen 13328 SE 44th Place, Bellevue, Wash. 98 109 Phone - Area 206 SH 7-8624 New England States, Rensselaer : Richard F. Stevens 21 Woodridge Rd. , Durham. N.H. 03824 Phone - Area 603 868-5206 Illinois, Indiana : H. L. Kibl er 114 N.W. Second St., Pao li. Indiana 47454 Phone - Area 8 12 723-2260 Louisiana, Mississippi State: William J. Lewis 375 W. Roosevelt , Apt. 2228, Baton Ro uge, La. 70802 Phone - Area 504 343-9848 Wisconsin, Minnesota: Robert E. Jepson 6208 Parkwood Rd. , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55424 Phone - Area 6 12 935- 1654 Georgia, Alabama, Univ. Tennessee : Edwin P. Kohler, II 4 79 Danube Road , N.E., Atl anta, Geo rgia 30304 Phone - Area 404 252-8206
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Oklahoma, Arkansas: Bob Ford 1800 N.W. 32nd, Apt. 6, Oklahoma City , Okla. 7311 8 Kansas, Missouri : Robert B. Miller 526 W. Clark, Warrensburg, Mo. 64093 Pho ne- Area 8 16 747-9161 Colorado, Wyoming: Ro y F. Miller 217 Dietrich Bldg., Box 1090. Pocatello, Idaho 8320 1 Phone- 232-1791 Iowa, Nebraska : Jacob Wegmuller 802 Summit St., Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Phone - Area 3 19 337-9627 Northern California: Edward J. Willig, Jr. 1465 Southdown Rd. , Hillsborough, Calif. 94010 Phon e- Area 415 342-0507 Michigan, Ohio : Harvey Miller 903 McHenry Street, Urbana, Ill. 61801 Southern California, Arizona: Joe Reed 7591 Amazon Drive, Huntington Beach , Calif. 9264 7 Assistant Province Governor for Michigan, Ohio: Bill Full er 22 Arden Place, Athens, Ohio 4570 I Assistant Province Governor for Illinois: Melvin Verni I 1 12 Linden Ave., Oak Park , Ill. 60302 Assistant Province Governor for Indiana: Donald LaRue 427 N. Salisbury, W. Lafayette, Ind. 47906
THE TRIAD DIRECTORY ALABAMA-University, Alabama. . ARIZONA-1 450 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85 719 , Phone Area 602 662~9121 , Venerable Dean-Steve Catt, Rush Chairman - Rick Wilson, Chapter Advisor- Dr. Darrel Metcalfe, 5811 E. 9th, Tucson, Arizona 87511. ARKANSAS-240 Stadium Fayetteville, Arka nsas 72703, Phone Area 501 Hi-2~6276 , Venerable Dean - John Geelan, Rush Chairman - Jon Ru ss, Chapter Advisor- Or. Arthur Spooner, Jr., 2272 Briarwood, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701. BOSTON-1 97 Baystate Rd., Boston, Mass. 02215, Phone Area 617 Circle 7-8487 Ven~rable Dean - Stuart Goldstein, Rush Chairman- Andrew Schwartz, Chapte; Advisor - Steven Blampied, 19 Densmore St., Quincy, Mass. 02171. CALIFORNIA-Berkeley, California 94704. CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE-Room 226-L Diemer Hall , Warrensburg , Mo. 64093 , Venerable Dean - Steve Danner , Rush Chairman - Richard Blowers & Dave Violas, Chapter Advisor - Kermit Parks- RR No. 5, Warrensburg, Mo. 64094. CENTRAL STATE-230 E. Main, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, Phone Area 405 341~9839, Venerable Dean - Dal las Gandy, Ru sh Chairman - Mike Wells, Chapter Advisor- John Hartman , 318 E. Lincoln, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. CINCINNA Tl-2603 University Ct., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 , Phone Area 513 961-9406, Venerable Dean - Bill Montgomery, Ru sh Chairman- Dan Hughes , Chapter Advisor- John Hice, 4508 Erie, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227. COLORADO- Boulder, Colorado 80302. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-1 5 10 S. College, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80521 , Phone Area 303 484-7 130, Venerable Dean - Alan Lindskog, Rush Chairman - Bnan Wechsler, Chapter Advisor - Richard Allen - 1300 Adams No. 306, Denver, Colorado 80206. CORNELL- 318 High land Rd., Ithaca ; N. Y. 14850, Ph one Area 607 272- 1567 , Venerable Dean - Kent Belvin , Ru sh Chairman - Robert Matusiak, Chapter Advisor - 0. Ernest Bangs, 11 1 Statler Hall, Ithaca, New York 14850. GEORGIA-325 Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia 30602, Phone Area 404 548-7093, Venerable Dean- Samuel Heys, Rush Chairman - Jan Gillespie, Chapter Advisor Major B. Rice, RF D, Bishop, Georgia 3062 1. HOUSTON-P.O. Box 22521 , Houston , Texas 77027 , Phone Area 7 13 523-1786, Venerable Dea n- Tom Vezey , Rush Chairman - Steve Weeks, Chapter AdvisorHub Ratliff, 4402 Menvin , Houston , Texas 77027. ILLINOIS-50! E. Daniel, Champaign , Illinois 6 1822, Phone Area 21 7 344-1510, Venerable Dea n- Frederick Garrott, Rush Chairman - Jerry Upton & Ken t Vinson , Chapter Advisor- Haldane Bean, 209 W. High , Urbana, Illin ois 61801. ILLINOIS WESLEYAN-915 N. Main St., Bloomington, Illinois 6 170 1, Phone Area 309 828-147 3, Venerable Dean- Tom Neis, Rush Chairma n- James Graehling, Chap ter Advisor- Cliff Sichta, 524 W. Ridge St., Lanark , IUinois 61046. INDIANA-702 E. Third St., Bloomington, Ind. 47407 , Phone Area 312 971-6339, Venerable Dean - Roy Johnson, Rush Chairman - Dave Wasza k & Tom Heins, Chapter Advisor - Allan B. Johnson - 800 N. Smith Rd., Apt. G-1, Bloomington, Indiana 47401. IOWA-202 Ellis Ave., Iowa City, Iowa 52241 , Phone Area 319 337-3101 , Venerable Dean - Doug Hoelscher, Rush Chairman - Glen Sutherland, Chapter AdvisorDavid Carew, 1524 Muscatine Ave., Iowa City , Iowa 52240. IOWA STATE-1 42 Gray Ave., Ames, Iowa 50010 , Phone Area 515 232-6440, Venerable Dean - David Arnburg, Rush Chairman- Mark Woldruff, Chapter Advisor- David Smith, 1329 Grand Ave., Ames, Iowa 50010. KANSAS-11 00 Indiana , Lawrence, Kansas 66004, Phone Area 913 843-7810, Venerable Dean- Lee Polson, Rush Chairman - Jeff Easterday , Chapter AdvisorHarold Craig, 1322 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. KANSAS STATE- 2005 Hunting Ave. , Manhattan, Kansas 66504, Phone Area 913 539-2369, Venerable Dean - Alan Buster, Rush Chairman- Jerry Tiemeyer, Chapter Advisor- Bill Riley , 2014 Browning, Manhattan , Kan sas 66502. LONG BEACH-3831 E. lOth St. , Long Beach, California 90804, Phone Area 213 433-9661, Venerable Dean- Peter Blagiach, Ru sh Chairman - Arma nd Phillippi, Chapter Advisor- Kay Fujimura, 9405 Talbert Ave., Fou ntain Valley, California 92708. LOUISIANA STATE- Box AF University Station , Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 , Venerable Dean- Dale Redman, Ru sh Chairman- Roger Crane, Chapter AdvisorJim Le\vis, 37 5 W. Roosevelt, Apt. 2228, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. MEMPHIS-595 S. Graham - Memphis, Tenn. 38111, Phone Area 901 323-1774, Venerable Dean- Jerry Murdock, Rush Chairman- Jerry Murdock, Chapter Advisor, James McAlpin, 3087 McGee Cove, Memphis, Tennessee 38128. MIAMI-11 0 S. Campus St., Oxford , Ohio 45056 , Phone Area 513 523-5944, Venerable Dean- Robert Monroe, Rush Chairman - Rory Boyer, Chapter AdvisorOrval Conner- 6314 Fairfield Road , Oxford , Ohio 45056. MICHIGAN-Ann Arbo r, Michigan. MINNESOTA-1 206 Fifth St., SE, Minneapotis, Minnesota 55414 , Phone Area 612 33 1-5941 , Venerable Dean- Daniel Blegan, Rush Chairman - Chapter AdvisorFred Faxvog, 5517 Wentworth St., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419. MISSISSIPPI STATE-P.O. Box CF , State College, Miss. 39762, Phone Area 601 323-9813, Venerable Dean- Barry Hurt, Ru sh Chairman - Vernon Hall, Chapter Advisor- Frank Sekyra, Ponderosa Drive, Starkville, Mississippi 39759. MISSOURI AT ROLLA-508 W. 9th St., Rolla, Mo. 65401, Phone Area 314 364-1217 , Venerable Dea n- Richard Carver, Ru sh Chairman - James Waltrip, Chapter Advisor- Herbert Alcorn , Hobson Star Route, Rolla, Missouri 65401. NEBRASKA-2255 Vine St. , Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 , Phone Area 402 432-5308, Venerable Dean - Rodger Merz, Rush Chairman - John Gleason , Chapter AdvisorKeith Sawyers, 3233 S. I 4th , Lincoln , Nebraska 68502.
NEW HAMPSHIRE- 10-12 Mill Road, Durham , New Hampshire 03824 , Phone Area 603 868-7762, Venerable Dean - Alan Bryant Rush Chairman - Charles Klauber!, Chapter Advisor- Raymond Matheson, 32 Mill Pond Rd. , Durham New Hampshue 03824. ' NORTHEAST LOUISIANA STATE-1 09 Cecile Monroe Louisiana 71201 Venerable Dean - Ronnie Fu ller, Rush Chairman - Randall FuUer, Chapter Adviso; - Claude Fuller , 405 Beasley, Monroe , Louisiana 71291 . UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORAD0-171 5-11 th Ave. , Greeley , Colorado 80631, Phone Area 303 352-9840, Venerable Dean- Sam Kaahanui , Ru sh Chairman - Peter Qumby , Chap ter Advisor- Dennis Warnemunde 1628-9th Ave Greeley , Colo. 8063 I. ' ., NORTHWESTERN-610 Lincoln Ave. , Evanston, Ill. 60201, Phone Area 312 475-9566 , Venerable Dean-Eugene Orlando , Rush Chairman - David Joslyn Chapter Advi sor - Donald Wilso n, 535 Michigan, Evanston, Illinois 60201: OHIO-At hens, Ohio 45701. OHIO STATE -275 E. 15th Ave., Colu mbus, Ohio 43201, Phone Area 614 299-7552, Venerable Dean- Alan Gustafson, Rush Chairman - Richard Kinsky, Chapter Advtsor- Don Leake, 547 Melrose Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43202. OKLAHOMA- 82 3 Chautauqua, Norman , Oklahoma 73069 , Phone Area 405 32 1-9246, Venerable Dean- James Manzelman, Rush Chairman-Cha pter Advisor - Ed Greene, 715 Highland Parkway, Norm an, Oklaho ma 73069. OKLAHOMA STATE- 1215 University Avenue , Stil lwater, Oklahom a 74074 , Phone Area 405 372-9639, Venerable Dean - Rick Riefe , Ru sh Chairman - Larry Wood , Chapter Advisor- Ray Bivert- 234 N. Duncan, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 OREGON STATE-2857 Van Buren , Corvallis, Oregon 97331 , Pho ne Area 503 752-9329, Venerable Dean- Gary Zimmerman, Ru sh Chairman- Do n Tsuk?.maki & Ed Truax , Chapter Advisor- Delmer Good e, 225 NW 31 st, Corvallis. Oregon 97 330. PENN STATE-234 Locust Lane, State College, Penn. 16801 , Ph one Area 8 14 238-3083, Venerable Dean- Dav id Curtis, Rush Chairman- Joe Olszewski, Chapter Advisor- Or. G. Kenneth Nelson, 501 Westview Ave. , State College, Penn. I 608 1. PURDUE-60 8 Waldron , West Lafayette, Indiana 47 906, Ph one Area 317 743-1883 , Venerable Dean- Wm. Thomas Nelson, Ru sh Chairman- David Fru chey , Chapter Advisor - Leon ard Wood, 725 Allen St. , W. Lafayette, Indiana 47906. RENSSELAER -4 Sunset Terrace, Troy , New York 12 181, Pho ne Area 518 272-9765 , Venerable Dean - Warren Silberstein , Rush Chairman- Robert Zurek, Chapter Advisor - James Brown, 16 Paul-Art Lane, Troy, New York 12181. SAN JOSE-351 So. 11th St., Sa n Jose, Catif. 9511 2, Venerable Dean- Robert Foss, Rush Chairman- Steve Sesto, Chapter Advisor- Robert Morga n, 300 West Hedding, San Jose, Calif. 95110. SHIPPENSBURG-Box 198 Old Main , Shippensburg, Pennsylvan ia 17257 , Venerable Dean- Peter R. Budnyk , Rush Chairman- Bradley Sell, Chapter AdvisorC. Robert Jacoby, 26 N. Penn St. , Shippensburg, Penn . 17257. SYRACUSE -756 Comstock, Syracuse, New York 13210, Ph one Area 315 4 76-8110, Venerable Dean- Allan Schappert , Jr., Rush Chauman- Chester Ambler, lli Chapter Advisor- Roge1 McFarland , 6 Dunlap St. , Marcellus, New York 13108. n:'NNESSEE -1 800 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn. 37916, Phone Area 615 523-9649 Venerable Dea n- Jim Bletner, Rush Chairman - John Erpenback Chapter Advisor - McKinley Braden, 5604 Marilyn Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914. TEXAS-2614 Rio Grande Street, Austin , Texas 78705 , Phone Area 512 472-7255 , Venerable Dean- John Wooley, Rush Chairman - Victor Harris, Chapter Advisor - Steve Harris, 2905 Townes Lane, Austtn , Texas 78703. TRI -STATE-506 S. Coll ege, Angola, Indiana 46703, Phone Area 219 665-9116, Venerable Dean- Jerry Sorgenfield , Rush Chairman- James Kelley , Chapter Advisor , Harry McGurk , c/o Tri-State College , Angola, [ ~diana 46703. UCLA-720 Hilgard Avenu e Los Angeles, Cal iforrua 90024, Phone Area 213 474-9025, Venerable Dea n- Grover Gentry, Rush Chairman - Bill Ox le~, Chap ter Advisor - Rick Rhoades, 5002 Varna Ave., Sherman Oaks, Cahforma 91403. VERMONT -404 College St., Burlington, Vt. 05401 , Phone Area 802 864-7~07 , Venerable Dean - Edward Janik , Rush Chai rman- Ed La moureux, Chap ter Advisor, - George Crooks, 74 Spear, Burtington, Vt. 05401. WASHINGTON-5004-17th Ave. , NE, Seattle, Wash. 98105 , Phone Area 206 VERMONT - 404 College St. , Burlington, Vt. 05401 , Phone Area 802 864-7~07 , Venerable Dean - Edward Janik, Ru sh Chairman - Ed Lamoureux, Chapter Advisor, - George Crooks, 74 Spear, Burlington, Vt. 05401. WASHINGTON-5004-17th Ave., NE, Seattle, Wash. 98 105 , Phone Area 206 524-0200, Venerable Dean - Dale Cavanaugh , Rush Chauman- James Hawley, Chap ter Advisor- Gene Guthrie, 3541 NE ! 66th , Seattle, Washmgton 98155. WASHINGTON STATE-I 607 Ruby St., Pullm an, Wash. 99163 , Phone Area 509 332-2607, Venerable Dean- Bob· Dragoo, Ru sh Chairman - C11apter AdvisorMajor Robert Chutter, 2106 Hillside, Pullman , Washtngton 99163. WISCONSIN-222 Langdon , Madison, Wisconsin . 53703, Phone . Area 608 256-9303 Venerable Dean- Hugh Irwin , Rush C11auman - Hugh lrwm, Chapter Advisor- Bill Watson 1473 Carver, Madison, Wise. 53713. WYOMING-Fraternity Park , Lara mie, Wyoming 82071 , Phone Area 307 7664050 , Venerable Dean - Terry Eittreirn, Ru sh Chauman - Fred Ockers, Ch~p ter Advisor- Bob Burnett , 1067 Bonita Rd. PO Box 1123, Laramie, Wyonung 82070. COLONIES EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY -P.O. Box 3073 , East Texas Station, Commerce, Texas 754 28, Venerable Dean - David Bayse, Rush Chairman - Fred Jones Chap ter Advisor- J. B. Wilson 152 Royal Lane, Commerce, Texas 75428. KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE-c/o Student Affairs Division, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kan sas 66801 , Venerable Dea n- Greg c;taeys, Rush Chairman - Dan Smith Chapter Advisor - Or. John Ransom, c/o Btology Department, Kansas State TC:.chers College, Emporia, Kansas 66801.
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