1970_1_Winter

A NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL PRESIDENT CHARLES TOM HENDERSON A New Year affords an opportunity for all to consider the past and look forward to a better future. Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity has been blessed in the past with good officers, fine administration, a steady growth in membership and chapters and has accomplished much. The New Year affords us an opportunity to evaluate our present and past accomplishments and p I a n for greater things in the future.

The recent National Council meeting held at headquarters in Charlotte authorized several studies of all phases of activity in connection with our Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.

The first of these committees held its meeting in Washington on January 6, 1970, in the office of John Wilson, our National Treasurer.

Invited to the meeting were John Deimler, chairman of the Trust Investment Committee, Frank Hawthorne, President of Pi Kappa Phi Properties, Inc., Jack Bell, Treasurer of the Pi Kappa Phi Memorial Foundation, our Executive Director, Durward Owen, and the President as an ex officio member.

The committee was directed to examine and consider all phases of the financing of our national fraternity and to review the present constitutional provisions for expenditure of funds, for the purpose of making recommendations to the National Council and to the next Supreme Chapter. The committee was encouraged by the report made by our executive director that an increased number of alumni in 1969 participated in the voluntary dues program and provided a substantial percentage of our national income in support of our expansion program and alumni activities.

The committee discussed, for future recommendation, the reduction of the present individual chapter assessment. They discussed ways to replace the lost revenue which would result from a reduction of the chapter assessment. The assessment was originally voted by the Supreme Chapter in support of an alumni program. This program has been successful beyond our expectations and is growing larger each year. The National Council will probably have a recommendation for the 33rd Supreme Chapter.

The recent revision of the tax laws by Congress may necessitate a reassignment of income derived from funds now earmarked for the Star and Lamp, the publication of a directory, and probably some rediversion of moneys in some of our funded accounts.

The meeting of this ad hoc committee was one of the most important we have held. For one full day, we discussed nothing but finances, the receipt and expenditure of funds, and the allocation and use of such funds. The financial contri2

bution to our national office and the national oiVOJ fice promotion of service to the active chapter,GRJ and the relationship of the office to the alurnP 5' were all explored in an effort toward gettiPunt; the greatest value out of every dollar from voluf$27 tary dues, initiations and assessments. alu; It is the purpose of the National Council in tllof F near future to have another committee stu~ T the general administration and its relationsbb to the chapters and the alumni with consider~~: 111 tion of the probable need for some revision tr al the ritual and a change of the chapter officer: A The Supreme Chapter, in 1968, authorized a col!eip stitutional revision of our national officers, adr A ing a national vice-president and eliminating tb s d former office of historian, and creating a natiof3r ~ al chaplain. The chapter officers have not ?~e1 i8°­ ~han?ed_ for. a g~eat many years and a reviSIO;ion. m th1s f1eld IS bemg explored. A vice-archon rns be proposed as the number two officer of tb treasurer being left free to devote full time t ~ chapter financial matters. The elevation of tb ~ vice-archon to archon, however, would not b y mandatory. t Other areas of finance and administration W~~in be looked into in 1970 and our area governor'he chapter advisors, and officers of the active chl:ll- na1 ters will be ~onsulted for advice .and suggestiof)ea: on ways to Improve our Fratermty.

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Kappa Phi Properties, Inc., was held on J anuarn [<, 16th-18th, 1970, with Frank Hawthorne, presurn dent, Jimmie May, Elmer Jost, Durward owe~is the President, and Kim Jepson as host. c, For two days we discussed the housing pt~ity blems of our fraternity. The corporation nOhe . owns title to seven chapter houses and is pl\ eni jecting plans for future financial help and assiS\rst ance in securing more adequate housing. A rrap vised policy for seeking financial assistance bhe the chapter will be mailed to local chapters l:!Jlest housing officials very soon. We have made exc~ ent lent progress in a very short time and future Jiad ports will be made by Kim Jepson and Durwl:lnad Owen, which will reflect thoughtful planning leaa one of our most needed areas. epu Our Supreme Chapter, which will be held~ Chicago next August 25th through the 29th, 'W have the opportunity to make some importl:ll decisions regarding the future of the fraternit ti.

We hope by this date to report 70 chapters. 0 1 he colonies are progressing well and promise to f~ 1'J fill our objective of having "70 chapters in 1970 ot The national officers are viewing the new yel ac with optimism, expecting wider expansion 1:1! greater opportunities for better service to mo1 n_c 11E student and alumni members.

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.al oiVOLUNTARY DUES pter1GREATEST EVER!

~W~ ~2% more alumni joined in the 1969-70 Vol;01ur$n ary Dues program to furnish a t o t a 1 of 27,326.00 in much needed funds to continue the . t~}up~ni relations and chapter expansion program m d I Rappa Phi. stu Th' nsbi Is marks the greatest number of particiidel'pants, the largest increase over the preceding on cVear, and the largest total ever achieved. 'ice!;, :\most welcome corollary benefit was the re'l. cd/elp of well over 300 letters from alumni.

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bee1 {8 ~er Vi?'uerie's tremendous contribution to visiO.·10 ratermty has been noted through a Resolua nd n of Appreciation from the National Council. of tP met >f tP .0 t t Your Executive Director hoes a tough rowm wi~~~ thin~s happen sometimes that make the rnol'·h lllg easier. He wasn't even touching the ground chal· e rest of the day after receiving this letter stiof)names and part of contents omitted) : ear .Mr. Owen: of 11 T~~s is in response to your letter to our son. nuatne at Present serving in the Armed Forces · resu orea ?-S First Lieutenant . . . After he rebwel .rnsMhe ~s again going to enter college to get :1.8 aster's Degree . . . pri ·F~n I add a word of praise for your Frater5 noh Y · Knowing of the corruption going on in 1 p!'l e .w orld today and hearing so many vile haps 1·/n~ngs around campuses I was reluctant at rtst for my son to leav~ home and join Pi bhappa (>hi. We live only within 10 miles of lee ~e~ Untversity. But today, to me, it was the rs ~ten~zmove we ever made. It makes men, strong, ex , d e and honest, out of boys. Not that I ever Ire 8\a any reason to worry about my boy, he !"' 1~~de me P_roud all his life, an_d I can hold m.Y mg e d up h~gh for his accomphshments and htS Putation .. . teld Sincerely, Mrs. ------------------------------h,'W ortal ~rnit t · Hospital cost can be reduced. Your Na·s. Ot h1011~1 Council has approved a supplemental to f~ Th~Pitalization policy for the membership.

IS ~olicy will pay cash in addition to 1970 ot~er lllsurance and is paid regardles::: of w yet ac ual hospital expenses. m af By a ¥roup arrangement, this service is >mol 11 row available to Pi Kapps and their fami~es at a cost much less than the individual ember could obtain. r 0kook for the announcement of the enS t ment period by mail and in the next LIJ:),I( ar and Lamp.

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CHUCK CUMMINGS NEW FIELD SECRETARY ALPHA OMICRON - IOWA STATE Chuck Cummings, an alumnus of Alpha Omicron Chapter, has joined the National Office Staff as a Field Secretary.

A native of Oskaloosa, Iowa, he graduated from Osky High School in 19~5 as president ?f his senior class. He earned his B. S. degree m interior design from Iowa State University in 1969 .

As a member of Alpha Omicron he served as Archon for two terms, Secretary, house manager, song chairman, intramural chairman, and pledge class president. As a sophomore pledge, he was awarded the outstanding pledge award. On campus, he served as President of IFC intramurals, co-chairman for the senior banquet, Greek Week, and numerous committee positions as IFC representative. For his efforts on campus he was tapped for Gamma Gamma (all Greek honorary) and was awarded Outstanding Intramural Chairman.

Upon graduation, Chuck went to work at L. S. Ayres Department Store in Indianapolis, ~ndiana.

He left Ayres to join the national staff m October.

His hobbies and interest include all sports, guitar, hypnotism, and an active social life.

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THE STAR AND LAMP OF PI KAPPA PHI ~ FEBRUARY 1970-VOL. LVI NO. 1

Durward Owen

Editor-in-Chief

THE STAR AND LAMP is published quarterly by the National Council of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, 1924 Vail Ave., Charlotte, N. C. , in th~ months _of . Fe)?ruary, May August and November. The life subscroptoon os $15 and 'is the only form of _subscriptioo:o. EDITO~IAL OFFIC~: National Office of the Po Kappa Pho Fraternoty._ 1924 Va1l Ave .. Charlotte, N. C. PUBLICATIONS OFFICt:.: 224 V:J. 2nd St.. Charlotte. N. C. 28202. Second-class postage paod at Charlotte, N. C. ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES, ipi associates, 2007 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301, Phone 703/ 548-3626.

All material intended for publication either for. adver.tising or news should be in the hands of the managmi ed1tor or ipi associates by the 1st of the month preced1ng the month of issue.

Changes in address should be reported promptly to National Office, P. 0. Box 4608, Charlotte, N. C. 28204.

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HAVE YOU ACTED? In quest of a national service project for all of our chapters, an "Acts of Kindness" program was discussed and approved at our 1968 Supreme Chapter Meeting at Virginia Beach. This program was to be an umbrella to cover a multitude of large and small activities by chapters and individual Brothers to serve not only their communities but other individuals. Former National President, Mel Metcalfe, w a s appointed Chairman of the "Acts of Kindness" Committee.

If the man-hours of unselfish service given by Pi Kapp could be totalled each year, they would run 'into many months. For when Pi Kapps see an opportunity for service to mankind, they make the most of it.

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From the discussions conducted at Virginia Beach, many Pi Kapps feel t h a t we should search f o r a national service project which particularly appeals to us and which all of our chapters could uniformly back.

Undergraduates an d alumni were asked to do some serious thinking along this line and to make any suggestions t h e y might have. Many of their ideas have been catalogued for consideration at our Chicago meeting this August.

Possibly you may h a v e a splendid idea for just such a project Pi Kappa Phi could undertake. Why not give it some thought and mail your idea to the National Office.

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. ~ion · cused. They are worthwh11e Fun' ganizations which build Diride develop character and r e n d 'witl: many helpful services where~was their chapters are located. ~art Pi Kappa Phi already h: made itself felt for much gorAl throughout the years as its ch!OTA ters h a v e rendered countJnout acts of kindness. And e v ~elp though o u r efforts eventua~d o: may be channeled mainly in o particular direction, we continue to be of helpful whenever an opportunity sents itself.

What's your idea for a al service project for Pi Phi? Let's have it!

And in t h e meantime, continue our Acts of -'-""'"~·· Have you ... as an as part of a group p Act of Kindness recently?

Here, selected from letters, are a few examples :hap Acts of Kindness by Pi KaParty Phi in the past few months : ALPHA ETA-SAMFORD g.~r; top recognition f o r donatJ~eft: blood for a badly burned bar • they hope to meet in the nehi t: f u t u r e. Twenty-five brotMild joined in giving blood to Chat' an~ McKenna, 10, who was wrap~ven in bandages from neck to toe· Red Cross officials said it "''l LP the largest s i n g I e group T .1. volunteers to come to the l3her1 mingham Red Cross center ll:>ok give blood for any purpose. Tniv Speaking for the Chapter, J3f s1 Lewis said, "We wanted to. LP some kind of community ser~$NT We realized the need the h tY J boy had. We hope this will ainj our community that Pi Ka~lean Phi is interested in helP1,ubt someone less fortunate than lenc are".

The Birmingham News prDiLP ed Alpha Eta's Act of Kindll1 with a three column picture 9 e 1N story.

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BETA-PRESBYTERIAN conducted a fund raising project for Boy's Farm, a local orphan.age. The proceeds were applied t~wa~ds a new bus for the organization. £0TA-GEORGIA TECH help-

=~ Atlanta Jaycees collect donatile ~ons for t h e Empty Stocking

d 8•. 1•und, an Atlanta project to pron df ~h und.erpriviledged children ere~WI Christmas gifts. Over $600 1 was ~ollected by the 30 members · hparbcipating. r

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a local convalescent home f o r senior citizens.

ALPHA PSI-INDIANA UNIVERSITY j o i n e d by Delta Alpha Sorority gave a party for the mentally retarded children at a nearby institution.

ALPHA OMEGA - UNIVERSITY OF OREGON p u t on a party at t h e Campbell Senior Citizen's Center in Eugene last Halloween.

BETA ETA - FLORIDA JleS 'hat r!!ally is Santa (Alias National STATE UNIVERSITY, in conKaPlar~~ aJn Jost) at Chi's Christmas junction with a sorority, gave a party for underpriviledged chillS: dren . Santa Claus attended and D g;III-S T E T S 0 N UNIVER- provided m u c h merriment as na~i~)ITlty' in cooperation with Delta well as gifts. )d we a Delta, gave a Christmas e ne~!ltdy for 30 underpriviledged :J3ETA KAPPA - GEORGIA ·othf.!11 ren in the Deland area. STATE UNIVERSITY conduct:harl' fts for all and a visit from ed its annual "Feed the Chilrapflantf Claus highlighted t h e dren" food drive which is recognized by the university and comtoefven~. munity. Many o t h e r fraternal it "'lLPIIA THETA-MICHIGAN and club groups participate. mpl:lhT A T E UNIVERSITY bro- B E T A LAMBDA-UNIVERte ll 0eks and t h e i r Little Sisters SITY OF TAMPA had its an. , a ~oup of orphans to the ~! nual "Send a Mouse to College" ~ e~s1ty pool for an evening fund drive for cancer research ~r, J3 sWimming. which resulted in the largest cole;~i~LPIIA IOTA- AUBURN lection ever achieved. = urNIVERSITY pledges, joined BETA UPSILON- UNIVER•ill tY. Alpha Omicron Pi pledges SITY OF VIRGINIA donated a KaPiinted parking meters a n d Ion ~· hard day of labor in the 1eipi ~bned up trash in downtown stricken area of Nelson County, 1an ~e udrn_. Many letters of com- Virginia, helping .clean up after n abon were received. a 27" one-day ramfall. prD·LPIIA SIGMA - UNIVER- BETA PHI-EAST CAROndnt~TY OF TENNESSEE Little LINA COLLEGE, joined by a 1 1re D sters took baskets of fruit to sorority, had a Halloween pro-

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gram for children and donated the receipts to the Heart Fund.

The brothers also had a Christmas party for underpriviledged children.

GAMMA GAMMA- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY, with Kappa Delta, h e I d its annu.al Christmas Party for the Children's Home.

GAMMA ETA- ATHENS COLLEGE pledges planned and held a very successful party for the underpriviledged children of Athens.

GAMMA IOTA- LOUISIANA S T A T E UNIVERSITY at Thanksgiving contributed a n d distributed food to the needy in the Baton Rouge area.

GAMMA KAPPA-GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN, aided by the little sisters, collected food and gave it to a needy family in Statesboro a n d contributed $50.00 to aid another family in need during December.

DELTA PHI OMEGA COLONY ----'NORTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE has started a Zoo Improvement Drive to help make the Alva Zoo a fit p 1 a c e for beast . . . and man.

Armstrong State Colonists Prepare to Heave to in Savannah's Spring CleanUp

KAPPA PHI COLONY- ARMSTRONG STATE participated 100% in Savannah's Spring Clean-up '69 which netted over 200 tons of junk.

DELTA ALPHA COLONY NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY sponsored a voter registration drive with Alpha Xi Delta and h e I d a Christmas Party for t h e Denton State School with the Alpha Phi's.

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Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1968-69 I am pleased to 1·eport to you those of our undergraduate Brothers who are the Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for the academic year 1968-1969.

To be a Pi Kapp Scholar is to have attained academic r a n lc among the very top percentage of students in American Colleges and Universities. The five men who earned this d·i stinction this year had grade 1JOints ranging from 3.62 to 3.92, as well as being well-rounded Brothers, with their scholastic achievements balanced by their interest and activity in campus functions.

In addition to receiving Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship Pend-ants, they will each receive a cash award from the Pi Kappa Phi Memorial Foundation.

The competition this year was keen. Therefore, it was in order that the very highest averages were chosen. These men are to be congratulated for t h e i r achievement.

Anthony E. Brown Chairman, National Scholarship Committee

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'J;d ~het Bobby is a native of AuguS~96~ Georgia and attended h i gstu< school at Richmond AcadeJ!llen: He entered Presbyterian ColleTro: in 1966 and is majoring in EL196( nomics. ~ent , J iion He has been on the Dean s gp] during his entire college carvre 8 . received the Chemical Rub {a · Co. award for the highest a"}oo1 age in Freshman Math, was el,ele ted to the Sophomore Acade!l'> < Society and received the P. 1;n Bailey Memorial Scholarship 'eiv< the senior with the highest a~~ri~ age in business and econo!l'l 1~ver He plans to go on to gradu uni ~or~ at the U;niversity of Gelacr 1 g1a m economics. nen Listed in Who's Who in A!Jlivas ican Colleges and Universi\. 1'1 this year, Bobby is a Cadet ,Ine Lieutenant in advanced R.O.'f·>lan and an advisor in a freshJllrree dorm. fis Bobby was initiated in !!:Sr Kappa Phi in 1968 and has se~at1 ed on Beta's Scholarship a ·n Finan~e Committees, was ass)vfh ant ed1tor of the chapter's pu 'or · cation, and has been assisting ab pledge education at the AugtJ;'ral 1 College Colony.

ROBERT A. STROZIER Beta-Presbyterian

GARRY W. AULD Alpha Upsilon-Drexel

A senior chemistry major at Drexel, Garry is a native of Freedom, Pennsylvania, where he was valedictorian of his high school class.

Since entering Drexel Institute, he has been on the Dean's list continuously and is a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Drexel's Chemistry Honor Society. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society.

Garry has been very active in Alpha Upsilon Chapter, h a s been Spring Weekend Chairman, Director of the Pi Kapp Show and has served as Warden and Historian.

He was on t h e Freshman Crew and has participated in I.F. softball, football and track teams.

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Tom, graduated from St. s Elementary S c h o o 1 , ew York, and LaSalle . a private military day m North Greenbush New h At LaSalle, Tom heid the ,.., gd est cadet military rank t ~; tht Colonel, was valedictoria~ th e class of 1966, captain of 1hguslL9~ 5:~~~b all and tr~ck teams in i gstud t S and chairman of the LdeJlllen en enate. He e n t e r e d ~ollerro;se~er Polytechnic Institute, n Eil.966 'w·tehw in September, 1 a York r New York State Re;ients Scholarship, an Elks Nan's lg~~al{?undati?n Award, and a ~are're h ciholarship. During hi .s tubr{ s man year, Tom pledged Pi t a~~o~b:n Phi, played freshman ts e_.jele and lacrosse. He was adeJ\y c{hd Fres~man of the Year :f· 1onor e natwnal engineering ;hiP ·eivetry, Tau Beta Pi, and rethe Freshman Borden t avSriz 1oiJ1 1~vere for the highest academic adll un. age. As a sophomore a n d [ Gelac:or, Tom has played varsity ner::bse, has been an active AJJ!ivas i er of Pi Kappa Phi, and >rsit To n?ucte~ into Tau Beta Pi. det hnee~ s maJor i~ Nuclear En0 'f·>lans Ing and Science a n d he ;sht!lrree . to o~tai_n his master's de:r· In th1s field in June 1971 1.Is outsid · t erests include ' the· !Ver f e m in ies - amous _Pi Kappa Phi parLS selpateand S<;>cial events, his pinP a ·ng ' Playmg the guitar, readass)vith \ t;l d occasional tinkering ~ pu 'or t h18 car. He plans to work :ting ab 0 e Knolls Atomic Power .ugll;'ral i,atory! a division of Gen-"' 1ectnc, this summer.

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MICHAEL J. ANDREWS Alpha Theta-Michigan State

RAYMOND J. PUIGH Gamma Iota-Louisiana State

Mike, who now lives in Jackson, Michigan is interested in all team sports, swimming, a n d Russian literature. During the summer he i.s employed by the Consumers Power Company as an engineering assistant, a n d hopes to be able to work at Consumer's nuclear power plant this summer.

While attending t h e Alma, Michigan High School he w a s active in the Explorers, Hi-Y, Methodist Y o u t h Fellowship, and the in tram urals program. As a senior he attended chemistry classes at Alma College and was the salutatorian of his graduating class. He was also a member of the varsity wrestling team and the Honor Society.

Mike was the recipient of the Bausch and Lomb science award.

He attended Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico a n d the High School Honors Science Program held at Michigan State University in 1965.

Now a senior at Michigan State University, Mike is a member of the Honors College and a physics major. He plans to go on to graduate work at Princeton or the California Institute of Technology in either nuclear physics or astro-physics.

Mike was initiated into Pi Kappa Phi in 1967. Since then he has been a busy Pi Kapp, h a v i n g served as Scholastic Chairman, Greek Week Chairman, Secretary and Archon.

Ray is a native of New Orleans, though his home is now in Metairie, Louisiana.

In elementary and high school he became an accomplished musician on the clarinet and tenor saxophone.

He graduated third in his high school class and received medals as the best second year Latin student and the best four year student in science.

Ray entered Louisiana State University in 1967 and attends primarily on an Honor Student Award scholarship an d parttime work. He joined our Kappa Phi Colony in 1968 and became o n e of Gamma Iota's charter members. Of the Colony's chartering, Ray says, "That weekend of April 20-22, 1968 was t h e most hectic, yet most wonderful and exciting of my life." He became Gamma Iota's Chaplain and Treasurer.

In the curriculum of Basic Physics, with a special interest in particle physics, Ray is a member of Sigma Pi Sigma (physics honorary), Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics honorary) and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. He has received a two year scholarship offered by the L.S.U. College of Chemistry and Physics. He plans post graduate work in the field of Nuclear Physics. Ray's hobbies are spectator s p o r t s , particularly football, and fishing.

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EARL P. SMITH, ALPHA THETA, NOW PhD AT U. OF VIRGINIA Earl P. Smith, Alpha Theta, who received B. A. in 1954 and his M.A. in 1957 at J.Uli,;;UJLE>' State University, was awarded his PhD cuse University last August. Brother now Assistant Professor in the ~~.,~4-·-,,~jCurriculum Instruction, School Ed University of Virginia. Earl his wife children reside at 113 Mim~sa Drive, Estates, Charlottesville, Va. COLONEL ANDREW WALDROP, ALPHA SIGMA, ATTENDING ARMY WAR

AUGUST 26-28, 1970 33RD SUPREME CHAPTER PICK CONGRESS HOTEL, CHICAGO

All Pi Kapps- undergraduates, alumni, wives -plan now to be in Pi Kappa Phi Country this August at the 33rd Supreme Chapter.

You'll have a ball. See old friends, make new friends, enjoy fraternity fellowship.

Enjoy the sights of Chicago. The busy, window-filled Loop. Magnificent Michigan Boulevard and the Art Institute. Fine dining, shows.

And the kids will love the Museum of Science and Industry.

Incidently, the Pick Congress h a s a family plan. Children under 16 stay free when they occupy the same room as their parents.

T h e Alumni Committee: Kelly Bergstrom (Iowa State) Chairman; Patrick Ryan (Iowa State) Treasurer; Bill Beckman (Florida Southern) Publicity; John Parsons (liT) Meal Functions; Ron Scheck (Illinois) Registration, and Ed Cwiklin (Illinois) Ladies Program, are all out to make this great for all.

SEE YOU IN PI KAPP COUNTRY -CHICAGO! BEN COVINGTON, BETA, V. P. AT MONTREAT-ANDERSON COLLEGE Colonel Ben W. Covington, Ret., Beta, a former National Secretary, has accepted a position as Vice President for Development at Montreat-Anderson College, Montreat, North Carolina. Prior to this relocation Brother Covington served as Resident Director of five off-campus centers of the American University in South Carolina and Georgia.

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Lieutenant Colonel Andrew J. Waldrop, Alpha Sigma, is one of 224 senior officers and civilians currently attending the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. The course is designed to provide the United States with prepared military leaders to help solve t h e future complex problems of peace and war.

Lt. Col. Waldrop entered on active duty in March, 1943 and was last assigned in Washacl ington, D. C. He holds the Legion of Merit aBr01 the Army Commendation Medal. ;ere A 1942 graduate of Central High School, ~~ap lumbia, Tenn., he received his B.S. degree -lOn 1948 from the University of Tennessee, l{n~l.le ville, and his M.B.A. degree in 1959 from LehJ~~lV University, Bethlehem, Pa. ~?~ :;, p !.ps RICHARD W. HOOVER, RHO, on, NAMED FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER !\us President Nixon has named Richard WilS~ali Hoover, Rho, a Foreign Service Officer of t.:xuy United States. He was sworn in at a ceremO'I".A' held in Washington, D. C. :nv Brother Hoover received this appointment :1 e~ ter successfully completing highly competitl0 1\ written and oral examinations. The Foreign S~rec vice of the United States is a career prof€3sio1Ldv· corps of men and women who are selected D•ro~ trained to carry out the foreign policy of o B Nation. :ult: Mr. Hoover graduated from Shaker Heig~.;tr~ Senior High School in Ohio and received a ]3.• ou from Washington and Lee University. He redtY, ed an M.A. and an A.B.D. from Indiana Uni~\.~d ~~.

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!LLPUHMA EPSILON (U. OF FLA.) CHARTER NI MEET Planned by Sid Herlong, a unique gathering all charter members of Alpha Epsilon and oth:r .alumni was held last fall in Ocala. The group rnJoy:l a talk by National President Charles f enderson at a banquet and attended a U. · ootball game.

Is there an idea here for other chapters ?

L. to R. seated: Laurie Thomlinson, Gifford Grange, Larry Walrath, Byron Eddy, Martine Pearce (now Chapter Eternal), Charles Tom Henderson, Alfred W. Smith, Jimmie Chambliss, Roy Crippen and Bill Parsons. Standing: Mark Easterland, Byron Herlong, Raymond Tylander, Dave Frye Dave Barcus, Abner Cox, L. W. Harrell, Fred' A. LeSueur, Charles Rogers, Flake Chambliss, George Coulter, Andy Carraway, Harry Barcus and Syd Herlong.

ALUMNI HAVE CCESSFUL FOUNDERS DAY a"\ most successful Founder's Day was held in 't ~Br~thonville at the Green Turtle Restaurant.

'I ·er ~r Ralph Noreen, Gamma, gave a very inC{aestmg ~ccount of his lifetime experiences in Pi ol, .· PPa Phi to the 32 alumni present. Congratularee ~llns are in order for the event's chairman, Guy Kn. e· ey, Who saw to it that each wife present re:..ehl~.lVed a much appreciated red rose. The Associa~ln electe.d as new officers Rodney Freeman, ~PP;a Epsilon, President; Murie Harrison, Alpha ~nSl on, Secretary; and David Reid, Alpha Epsit '\.u~(reasurer. The Board of Directors are Roger . ital m, Ron Eyer, Jeff Wright, Darby Ulloa, W1l~.,u:~~affy, Jr., J . P . Stevens, Moe Cummings, of .x ley and Ben Cosio. e:rnO~ATHAN MOBLEY, KAPPA, .x~E MU~TIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARD ent :lenth~ ;N"ab?nal Multiple Sclerosis Society preJetitl0 ·~t thts highest award, its Bronze Hope Chest, rn S!rec·a . an Mobley, Kappa, in recognition and ap~sio~dv Iat~on of his extraordinary contributions in ed B•ro~n~mg the society's goals as its president of o B 967 through 1969. ·ult rother Mobley is a retired Director and a con. 'uraan to. Chubb and Son, Inc., a New York in[elg~., nee firm. He is a trustee of: the Chubb a 13·,t~Undation, the National Multiple Sclerosis Socire9e~nd tke International College of Beirut, Lebanon JnJ'\_f . e American Health Organization for the rican Development Organization. He is a mern-

ber of the Finance Committee of the Girl Scouts.

Mr. Mobley, and his most attractive recent bride the former Mrs. E. Lee Tallman, reside in Gree~wich, Conn. and 'in Jamaica, West Indies.

GARY T. RYAN, ALPHA EPSILON, SERVES ON CARRIER Gary T. Ryan a brother of Alpha Epsilon Chapter helps keep Navy fighters and bombers in action against enemy troops and supply lines in South Vietnam. Seaman Ryan has served aboard the veteran attack aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard off the coast of Vietnam. He is a member of the 3,500-man Navy team operating w'ith Task Force 77 in the Gulf of Tonkin .

JUDGE BYRON 0. HOUSE, UPSILON, JOINS CHAPTER ETERNAL Illinois Supreme Court Justice Byron 0. House of Nashville died Sept. 27, 1969, his 67th birthday, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Brother House had served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court since February, 1957, and was chief justice in the 1959-60 term.

He was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1902. He attended public schools in Nashville, and received his Bachelor of Laws Degree in 1926 at the University of Illinois. He was admitted to the bar and began law practice the same year in Nashville.

House served as Washington County state's attorney 'in 1945-46 and was a circuit judge in the 3rd Judicial Circuit in 1956-57 before his election to the high court.

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REV. DR. PAUL A. CROW, JR., OMICRON, LEADS CHURCH UNION MOVEMENT The Rev. Dr. Paul A. Crow, Jr., Omicron, is now the General Secretary of the Consultation on Church Union, a major ecumenical undertaking to unite nine American churches into one church "truly catholic, truly evangelical, and truly reformed."

Because of the Consultation's importance for the future of Protestantism in America, Dr. Crow holds one of the most crucial leadership posts in the worldwide ecumenical movement of the 20th century. The Consultation on Church Union brings together nine participating churches representing twenty six million Christians, one-third of all the Protestants in the U.S.A. Before his call to the Consultation on Church Union, Brother Crow served seven years as Professor of Church History at Lexington (Kentucky) Theological Seminary. Between 1953 and 1960 he was pastor of congregations in Alabama, Kentucky, and Massachusetts and was campus minister to Disciples of Christ students at the University of Alabama.

Born in Birmingham, he grew up in Lanett, Alabama. His education includes t h e B.S. in chemistry from the University of Alabama, the B.D. from Lexington Theological Seminary, the S.T.M. and Ph.D. from Hartford Seminary Foundation, and a year of post-doctoral studies at Oxford University.

As an undergraduate in Omicron Chapter, Brother Crow was Archon and Chaplain as well as president of the School of Chemistry students.

He was also elected to ODK, Jasons, and other honorary groups.

He is married to the former Mary Matthews, an Alpha Chi Omega from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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FR CAPT. WM. SIMON III, ALPHA MU, TO A WARDED M. A. BY SOUTHERN CAL Capt. William Simon III, Alpha Mu, has earl11 P. the Master of Aerospace Operations Manage:m~ ton degree from the University of Southern CBi ne~ fornia. thu Taking the majority of his courses at KadeiWOl Air Base on Okinawa, Brother Simon earned tlat 1 advanced degree through USC's Institute ideg Aerospace Safety and Management at the bll~ mo, He is currently serving in the U. S. Air FoJ'I Pra as a navigator with the 82nd Strategic RecaArr naissance Squadron.

1\J LT. BRYON C. BROWN, BETA OMEGA, ~gE TRANSFERRED FROM VIETNAM Sot . ~rmy Fir~t Lieutenan~ Byron C. Brown, 10 ~~ c1p1ent of eight decorations aft e r 100 d!l路nat of combat in Vietnam, has been transferred tothe Pacific reserve unit in Hawaii.

Bar Brother Brown was among the members of ~ Unite~ States forces transferred from DoJJ Tam, m the delta south of Saigon. Military operT0 1 tions in that area have been turned over to t' 0 South Vietnam forces.

J The 23-year old officer, who has complelicar1 ranger, airborne, and jungle warfare traini~ma1 served as a platoon leader in the famed 9th lcoa, fantry Division in Vietnam. He is a parachut1he'~ and wears the coveted Green Beret.

Spo His decorations include t h r e e Bronze St E Medals for heroism, two Army Commendatisho Medals and three Air Medals. He has also be*the awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and h } been recommended by the Republic of Vietnarl'lgan receive its Cross of Gallantry. _ bat A graduate of East Tennessee State UniVftwo sity in 1967, Lt. Brown was an active membout of Beta Omega Chapter and held .several office including that of Archon.

"MOTHER" ROOD OF ALPHA EPSILON PASSES AWAY A great many alumni of Alpha Epsilon will saddened to learn of the death last year of Belle Rood, affectionately known to a m of Pi Kapps as Mother Rood. She became h mother at Alpha Epsilon in 1939 and with exception of the four years the house was during World War II, she served until 1951.

Mrs. Rood, 91, was a resident of New Beach, Fla. for 57 years. With her hush founded the New Smyrna Beach News in She continued to operate the paper after husband's death in 1933 for several years fore selling it.

Active for years in the New Smyrna Cha!ll~ of Commerce, she managed the Chamber off1 for a short time. Mrs. Rood was one of the old~ living graduates of what is now the Univers1 of Nebraska, from which she was graduated 1901. Survivors include a son, Navy Capt8 George H., Falls Church, Va., an alumnus Alpha Epsilon Chapter.

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BAR 3arii' t A lawyer in Athens Tennessee Frank N Brat' . Tenern ~ on, AI Pha Pi, is now a' Vice President of the L Csl ~~see Bar Association and will become President Is Year. Brother Bratton did his undergraduate :adel ~ork ~t Ur;iversity of the South at Sewanee and ed tl d Umversity of Tennessee. He received his law 1te 1 egr.ee from Cumberland University. Prior to ~ basmov1r;g his law office to Athens, Mr. Bratton For~acbced in Madisonville. He served in the U. S. Reed rmy in 1944-45. le Mr. Bra.t ton is a Fellow of the American Col\. Fge of Tnal Lawyers and of the American Bar ' S o~ndation. He is a member of the International vn t 0 f<Re~f of Barristers, the National Association ) ds;nat· ai road Trial Counsel, A Patron of the Inter~d tothe 10Aal ~ar Association, a member of Scribes, B Amencan, Tennessee and McMinn County of V ar ssociations.

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IpleVca; oe Sewell, Omicron, who started his baseball ainiVrna eer at the University of Alabama in 1916 has )th Icoad~ a fu~l circuit. He returned as head baseball ·hutihe' c at h1s Alma Mater from 1964 to 1969. And ~ S s recently been made a member of Alabama's e st PErt's Hall of Fame. dati's h rother .Sewell batted .312 in 14 y e a r s of 1 beth or~stoppmg and thirdbasing for Cleveland and ~d ~ ew York Yankees from 1920 through 1933. ~atl1ga e, wa~ the toughest batter to fan in the ba~e s h1~tory, whiffing 114 times in 7,132 at J ·vlt (not Including walks or hit-by-pitches). In ~~bo~~ ~~asons, ~ore than 150 games, he struck 1 >fficf 0 Y four bmes.

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Your tax deductible contribution to the Foundation can be made in several ways: 1. By a cash gift 2. By transfer of stocks or other securities 3. By a bequest in your will In doing your 1970 financial planning, consider a contribution to Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship Foundation-

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Pi Kappa Phi will miss AI AI Head was a lovable scamp. He was crusty.

He was warm ... yes, and he was crotchety at times. But he always had a deep feeling for others.

Sometimes his decision making was m o r e direct than tactful, but he knew what he wanted and how he wanted it done with sound thinking backing his judgment. He expected a lot from an organization, but he gave a lot to it.

At the time of his heart attack, he was Director of the Safety Division of the Automotive Safety Foundation in Washington, D. C. Prior to joining the Foundation in 1968, he was Director of the Office of Grants and Liaison of the National Highway Safety Bureau, U. S. Department of Transportation, a position he had held since 1967.

Brother Head began his career with the Oregon State Highway Department in 1935 when he was 22. At the time of his resignation 28 years later, he was Assistant Traffic Engineer for the State. He t h en joined the Bureau of Public Roads, Office of Highway Safety, and I a t e r served as Deputy Director of the Office of Driving Environment Programs for the National Highway Safety Bureau.

Al's honors were many. In 1955, he won the Dr. L. I. Hewes Award from the Western Association of State Highway Officials for outstanding contributions to highway engineering. He was the author of many technical articles in areas of his expertise. He was a member of the Highway Research Board; a past chairman, N ationa! Cooperative Research Project Panel on Engineering Economy; a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers; a Member and Past-President of the Institute of Traffic Engineers; he was listed in Who's Who in America, the Southeast, and the West; an Elder of the First Christian Church (Disciple of Christ) ; and a member of the University Club in Washington.

It was ironic that AI, an expert in national traffic safety, had been unable to drive most of his adult life because of poor eyesight. Following a lengthy series of operations, his sight improved greatly and he was taking a driving lesson at the time of his passing.

Brother Head was born in Eugene, Oregon in 1913, and received his B. S. degree in Civil En12

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-.:.r-&t' n. •e. .A~~A-COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Rag:a a J had the honor this fall of presenting Brother with the GhWson, of .113 Bennett Street, Mount Pleasant, Phi. Brotho eJ Legwn Award for fifty years in Pi Kappa in the al er . ohnson, Alpha 69, has been quite active is a membmm chapter. His son, Carl Ragnar Johnson, W er of Alpha chapter the ~ 0~~ co.ntinua}ly trying to promote our chapter in Courier t~mty. E1~ht brothers work for the News & 'd e .moTnmg paper, and this enables us to - "•<>nP~ta·n~vertJse our chapter and fraternity throughout Soon the C ll . supported llo ege of Charleston w1ll become a state sion Th co ege and plans are being made for expansho~ld he college, presently with five hundred students, to seven ave near.ly five thousand within the next six in our c~ears. ~h1s of. course will call for several changes the m apte~ mclud1ng new housing and a change in Alr!~bersh1p w~ich is made up of commuting students. hopes ~ Y Al~~a Is preparing to face this challenge and 0 me the new and the old, modernization 91and trad't~om n 1 ! AI h 1 10n. n 19' chapfer~'ha~ ~ad the pleasure of being visited by several fortunat P e ges and actives this year. Feeling very KaPternity e to be located at the founding site of the frachapte;swe ~re always glad to see brothers from other torical si an show them some of the fraternity's his34 Bin the f \es. We look forward and encourage moTe visits eB u ure.

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COLLEGE z econclusi his ;vear at Beta Chapter reached a successful lad ~1brothersonOWI\? the pledging of twenty-four prospective n e tiated Th n eptember 16, five new brothers were iniRelley M~ are Hunter Moss, Rick Pennington, Mike 1 Ho ' ~ Lausman and Stan Bell. :> 191Chap~~~ommg :W!!S highlighted by the crowning of Beta . 19 terian Cs can~Idiate, Miss Tammie Ellis, as Presby.0 91Weekend 0 11 ege s Homecoming Queen. Rounding out the ) 1 party th ~as the. Beta-Zeta football game and a rollicking In lat a evemng at the Greenwood Holiday Inn. mt 8 Clint Me November new officers were elected. They are: !;he I Bell assey, archon; Jessie Hegler treasurer; Stan accolchapl:i~·retaJy; Mike Lausman, ward~n; Tom Stearns, A sm' an Eugene Vaughan, historian. ternity ~ 1 \ Founder's Day supper was held in the fra,.,..

Th Ul e on December 10. ' .1Yt~ raisi~g sem~ster's activities were concluded with a fund .ro · money ProJect for Boys' Farm, a local orphanage. The ·as l a new bcollected was supplied toward the purchase of ·otllf us for them.

m~ G~~MA-U-N-IV_E_R_S-IT_Y_O_F_C_A_L_I_F_O_R_N_IA :>Uf l terni~mah chapter has become one of the top five fraS are in as ere. at Cal (out of thirty-five houses). We Rills ar beabtiful, spacious home located in the Berkeley successf~al fa ove the campus, and have enjoyed a highly a 11 quarter.

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We pledged six outstanding young men: Gary Beaver '73, Portland, Oregon Jon Goodfellow '73, Lafayette, California Paul Handte '73, Port Dickenson, New York Jim Reed '72, Walnut Creek, California Frank Reid '73, Sacramento, California Chris Rondestvedt '72, San Diego, California Scholastically, we placed some 14 members on the University Dean's List, and some 10 Brothers were awarded well over $10,000 in either partial or full scholarships, grants or other financial aid. Alumni relations have improved immensely with the founding of a new Alumni Chapter.

Pi Kapp Alumni Day in November was co-ordinated with AZ Chapter for the Cal-Oregon State game, and a great Pancho Villa party followed that evening.

Officer elections were held in November also and the new officials of Gamma are: Paul Healy, archon; John T. Sliter (incumbent), treasurer; Lars Gare, secretary; Rich Swift, warden; Reuben Gomez, historian; Clifford Walker, chaplain. Thus, the lone California Chapter has been provided with a spirited, efficient, and well respected leadership panel to guide another GREAT year .

ZETA-WOFFORD COLLEGE The Wofford College Football Terriers finished their 1969 season with one of the finest records in the school's history. The Terriers compiled a 9-2 record winning the last nine of the seasun, including a 28-27 win over Southern Conference Champion Davidson. Four Pi Kapps, Bobby Jordan, Larry Forgacs, Mike Roebuck, and Randy Bringman, figured prominently in the success which Wofford enjoyed this season.

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Bobby, a six-foot, 175 pound, junior halfback from Florence, S. C., was the leading scorer in South Carolina and an NAIA All-District Six Team choice. He also set four school records: most touchdowns in a season (21the previous record was 11); most points in a season (126); most touchdowns in a single game (5); most points in a single game (30). Bobby modestly credits the Terriers' offensive line, including Pi Kapps Larry Forgacs at tight end and Mike Roebuck at left tackle, for his 6.5 yards per carry average.

Randy Bringman, a sophomore place-kicker from Anderson, S. C., was also a record setter for Wofford. He scored Wofford's first points of the season with a 43yard field goal which smashed the old record held by another Pi Kapp, Bob Deale. In hitting 48 of 56 extra points, Randy broke the record of 34 in that department, and he placed third in the season's scoring with 63 points, having connected on 5 of 8 field goal attempts.

Our crowning glory came when a Pi Kapp beauty, Miss Diane White, was selected to reig-n as Homecoming Queen for the 1969 Terriers. Miss White, pinmate to Connie Max "Son" Snipes, was a charming and regally dignified representative for Zeta.

IOTA-GEORGIA TECH After purchasing our much-needed (and long awaited) living room furniture and redecorating most of the house, Iota chapter had a moderately successful fall rush, pledging 23 men. Like most other fraternities on campus, our pledge class is smaller this fall than it has been in previous years.

Homecoming was a bright spot as Iota's crack autowrecking and re-assembly team put to•g ether the fabulous Pi Kapp Ratchetmobile, which earned us third place and a $50 prize in the annual Ga. Tech Ramblin' Reck Parade. However, our hopes of winning the "Mini 500" tricycle race went down the drain when the handlebars of our tricycle snapped off in mid-race.

On November 23, Iota chapter initiated three new men into Pi: Kappa Phi. They are: Allen Bellew, Chip Yarger, and Kuyk Shepherd. and all three are co-op students.

After Tech's exciting 6-0 defeat of Georgia in fo•o tball on Nov. 29, all members of the chapter are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the football skin we bet with Lambda Chapter. It will certainly become one of our most prized possessions.

On Sunday morning, Dec. 7, Iota chapter helped the Atlanta area Jaycees collect donations for the Empty Stocking Fund, a proiect to provide underPrivileged children in Atlanta with Christmas gifts, which they would not otherwise receive. The 30 members that participated collected over $600, which was tops for our precinct.

After a successful fall quarter, we are looking ahead to an even better winter and spring.

KAPPA-UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Kappa Chapter held its annual Founder's Day activities on December 6. The active brotherhood and pledges hosted the noon banquet after the Kappa council meeting during which business of the Chapter was discussed.

During the banquet Brother Jeffrey Boak delivered a speech to the guests which dealt with the topic of tbe changes that have occurred to the fraternity syste1:1 as a whole and specifically to Kappa Chapter durinb the three years that he has been a brother.

After the banquet the brotherhood and alumni adjourned to enjoy a cocktail party, conversation and the Texas-Arkansas game. All alumni, guests and their wives were asked to join in with the brotherhood in the photograph to be put in the school yearbook.

The Area Governor, Tom Deen, also attended and held a shOTt meeting with both the retiring and newly elected officers to discuss various items of business related to the chapter and news from the national office.

Those alumni attending were Brothers Henry G. Harper, Jr., Charles M. Hazelhurst, J. Sheppard Bryan, Charles Adams, John Wainio, Jim Klutz, William Me14

MUAllister, Jr., Tom McAllister, John Coffey, Coryd In Spruill and Don McLeod. vars We wish to extend our appreciation and gratitude sorec these alumni who helped us make this an enjoynbYear occasion for all involved. a he hous rent the , ' Prof "200 of tl at rr sidet

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LAMBDA-UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA The Brothers and Pledges of Lambda Chapter "II'~ Ben corned a new edition to the Chapter House. A grant frm marker, donated by Brother Bill Allen, '67, now ador11 XI the front yard at 930 S. Milledge Ave. Brother .AI 1 is Vice President of Allen Granite Company in Elbert0 . P. Georgia. Transportation and erection of the sign wdelf tstr paid for by the pledge class of winter, 69, as their pie . Pas project. We at Lambda Chapter are proud of our n.e Au: sign and feel that it is a preview of the constructJO the of our long awaited and well deserved new Chapl1 Wa1 House. car Over the past year, our goals have been high, ?1 hac efforts have been dedicated, our spirit has been unfaill~ Ch: and our achievements have been numerous. Rated as of 1 of the top four fraternities on the University of Geor!P mit campus (out of 26 fraternities), the Pi Kapps have be1 our on top in all aspects of fraternity life. Lambda Chaptt who ended the spring quarter 1st in intramurals and 91 ate in scholastics. We are also honored as a Master Chaptt I We feel, however, that these things alone do not rna tha a good chapter. Spirit and Brotherhood come firS1WWo· achievements follow. , E The Founders Day Program, December 6, was a b1 for success. Dean Emeritus George Griffin was our gue; the speaker. Dean Griffin is one of the Founders of Io I Chapter at Georgia Tech, and we were proud to ha~ Wi1 1 him speak at our program. Our Founders Day Progr!l Pi~ is part of Lambda's ever improving Alumni progra~ ' We owe a lot to our Alumni, and we want them to kn01 a l that we are truly interested in them.

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MU-DUKE UNIVERSITY oryd In additio t •t · .. varsit tht o 1 s usual contmgent of campus pohtJcos, ude sored Y a etes and astute scholars, Mu chapter sponioyaiYear I~ ~tbse co1;1rse (for credit) in the section this a h~u a egan m the spring orf '69 when Mu initiated house se course ~s a living-learning experiment. The rent fil~urse. conststed of a weekly discussion of a curthe co WhJch had been seen by the 20-25 members in Profs urse, led by two of Duke's most popular English "2oo 1 ·,Amo~,g the .fil~s se~n were "Romeo & Juliet," of th ' and The Lwn m Wmter." Virtually all members at m~v~ours~ agree~ that they found themselves looking 1 sidered ~s Wfitt~ a dtfferent perspective, and it was conDue t ene c1al and enjoyable by all. course 0 the success of the first house course, a second 1969 Thas offered, in the section, in the Fall semester, and · e cours~ was loosely titled "Current Problems" fesso~aD ~u)i;rV1sed by a popular Political Science ProProxi~ I. tcha~·d Leach. The group, made up of apdivide :tely 30 Pt ;Kapps and Pi Beta Phis, decided to in Am h~ Weekly d~scussions into 3 basic areas, Violence _""···~'~--enca, Changmg Morals, and The Changing UniThe course was highlighted by discussions led of the Sociology, Psychology, Political as well as the Chancellor of the ~t gave all concerned a chance to have undtscussions with noted Professors on various an opportunity not often offered in the class-

•r w~ Ben Cha . . ~r 11 nt1 from Xi P~an rece1vmg the Outstanding Alumni A ward adorf apter.

Ail~0 XI-ROANOKE COLLEGE bert As th 1 wet istratio e se'!lester draws to an end, and the new adminpledl Past f n Watts to be instated, let us reflect back on the tr ne Augu s~ur. mon~hs. Our first assignment came in late ·uctiOthe host Wtth P1 Kapp College; Xi was privileged to be haptt was th chapter o~ce again. For those who attended, this career e Mmost enlightening experience in our fraternal h ol back t~ any fresh and progressive ideas were taken f~iJiP Chapter t~ brotherhood along with a second place Master as of Th ward. eoTJll mitte~ lork a~d organization of the Scholarship Com, bet our "St as~ Sprmg was culminated early in the Fall with ;aptl whose ea or Beans Dinner." Those brothers and pledges ·d gl ate steai:'·ad~s were higher than the House's average apte Earl .• a 1 those below the average had beans. mill that tK 1 the semester our Budget Committee realized first Would he arge amount of necessary operating monies We re .ave to come from some other source than dues. a bi for thi2ssued. our coupon booklet sales to make up gue! the nee deficJt, and already it has netted over $700 of ' rot N essary $1,000. · hili Withe}i shmester we will mix our money-making project ~y holding a raffle for a life subscription to 1grat Playbo;s grllV Takin an ~ new car. knol a RitualgCthe t~ea from Pi Kapp College, Xi has formed ommtttee for a smoother and more impressive

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Professor Bast addressing "Steak and Beans" dinner at Xi Chapter. execution of the initiation ceremony. The initiation of our six brothers (Mike Bast, Bob Fenner, Jim MasAvoy, John Robbins, Rich Ruby, and Steve Soper) proved our efforts with the ritual to be very successful. Many of the older brothers commented that it was the best production they had ever seen .

Also Pi Kappa Phi has made concerted efforts to better relations and increase participation with the alumni of this area. Xi Chapter sponsored a dinner in honor of the late Brother Frank Chapman, a model of the active participation we are trying to encourage in all our alums. Ben Chapman, another of the seven Chapman brothers, all of whom were Pi Kapps at Roanoke College, was awarded The Outstanding Alumni Award.

We are also proud to announce the presentation of 50 Year Awards to Brothers Ray Rub en Rush and C. E. Webber.

Finally, as the old officers step down, we feel confident that an equally capable administration will take over.

The new executive council is headed once again by James Councilor after one sabbatical semester, and under him are John Martin, treasurer; John Robbins, secretary; Paul Sims, warden; Rich Ruby, ch aplain; and Steve Soper, historian.

The "Hole Party" between Actives and Pledges at Rho resulted in a muddy decision.

RHO-W ASHING'fON & LEE UNIVERSITY This has been an exciting year for Rho!! We started off by leading the campus with 23 pledges. We did not lose on quality, either. Three of our pledged were among 10 Freshmen that hold the coveted R. E. Lee Scholarships. In addition, pledges John Kessling , Dorsey Ward, and others worked for the W&L Radio Station. Pat Hinely, Sean Riley, Bert Winkler, and Bob Wade were active members of the Calyx (yearbook) staff. In sports, Phil Milner made the Varsity Soccer team as a Fresh-

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man, David Traylor was the leading pass receiver on the Freshman Football Team, and Rob Tabb was on the Freshman Basketball Team. The cultural side of W &L was not overlooked as Kurt Kruperman was on the Troubadour stage crew; Steve Hagedorn sang in the Glee Club; and Don McMillan and Dorsey Ward played in the Brass Choir.

The brothers are not to be outdone by the Freshmen.

Ken Newman was the starting goalie for the soccer team that went to the NCAA College Regionals, Bob Carrere and Dave Christovitch had major roles in the Troubadour production, while Buz Sadlock worked on the stage crew. Steve Darsie is in the Brass Choir, and golden voiced Andrew Wyndham is still on the Debate Team.

In academics, there were several achievements. Steve Haughney was invited to be in the Liberty Hall Literary Society, Matt Cole was initia.ted into Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Fraternity, and Mac Squires was accepted by Duke University Divinity School.

The Parents had a wonderful time Parents' Week-End, and kicked in some $400 for a Color TV to replace the one that was stolen last year.

Thus in all it has been a great year foT Rho under the most capable leadership of Archon Mac Squires.

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the house a general clean-up. Later in the another improvement was made by the addition curtains in the dining room.

Tau Chapter had the honor of Fall Conclave which had a total of 53 Pledges from 7 Chapters present. our Area Governor, and Brother Chuck new Field Secretary, were the featured sp ,~at<et·:;. discussions covered all phases of fraternity proceedings, finance, rush, pledge education, scJ:tvJ.<>•·~l publications, and ritual. It was a rewarding and urable experience for everyone that attended.

Our biggest step this semester has been the tion of a service project. Boy Scout Troop comprised of eighteen mentally retarded boys from the very slow learner to the deformed m and ages 13 to 27. Many brothers donate several on Wednesday night to help these unfortunate Six "rookie" brothers and eight new pledges are working diligently for the house. The "rookie" are Stephen Holmes, Brain Kilpatrick, Cyrus Steve Slusher, Greg Stadermann, and Bill Styron. neophytes are Charlie Fore, Jack Garrett, Gordon ton, Ricky Kanoy, Pell Kennedy, John Lawing, McKinnon, and Eddie Woods. We would also recognize our new officers: John Hunsinger Cyrus Painter, Treasurer; Steve Holmes, Steve Slusher, Historian; Brain Kilpatrick, Chaplain; Max Scott, Warden.

All Rho alumni are encouraged to recognize the 50th anniversary of the chapter's chartering! On Saturday, May 9, 1970, the occasion will be celebrated by a cocktail party at 4:30 p.m. followed by a steak dinner at 6:30 p.m. The festivities will be held at the Heritage House in Lexington with alumni and wives encouraged to also visit the chapter house. Motel reservations should be made early. This is the University's alumni weekend so a large attendance is expected. Make plans now by contacting John Clader, Historian, Rho Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Washington & Lee Lock Drawer 903, Lexington, Virginia 24450, telephone 703/463-6347 for reservations and information.

SIGMA-UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Sigma Chapter has continued its rapid progress through the summer and fall. Lounge improvements have included a new partition in the lounge, new furniture, and repainting of the walls in the house.

The brothers have continued to receive honors in variO'Us fields. Among these, Steve Gardner was named to Who's Who and Chapter Advisor Henry Chason was awarded the Chartered Life Underwriter Diploma.

Sigma Chapter continued its high scholastic ranking on campus by placing fourth among all fraternities. This fall's fine pledge class promises to maintain Sigma's high standing on campus. Jimmy Peterson and Rod Jernigan have been elected freshman cheerleaders, and Jim Stewart is presently running for freshman class president.

This fall, alumni activities included a banquet and cocktail hour before Carolina's Homecoming game with Maryland, October 25. The undergraduate chapter has supplied bus service for alumni to the stadium for all home games.

Alumnae Bill Ballis and Bert Montagne have been working with the chapter to strengthen the Columbia area alumni organization. Response to this drive has been quite encouraging. Interested alumni should contact LaRue Penny at Box 5111, U. S. C. TAU-NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY The fall semester has brO'Ught a new look to Tau Chapter. Enthusiastic brothers returned early from their summer vacations to paint the interior walls of the Chapter House and to stain the woodwork, as well as giving 16

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In preparation for Homecommg Upsilon construe , w, a 24-fo?t Chief Illi~i:wek and entered in the 2-D hO~~ent decoratiOns competitiOn. The Saturday before Ho~ K.ap1 coming materials arrived, and we began constructt;~tet~ It was not until Wednesday afternoon, however, tf .1nisl the majority of our work began and not until 3; e8hol: minutes after a pushed-up dea;dline that .we were .fimsbe~ent Brother Bob Galandak, who IS an architect maJor, us,,_,lin 1 his skills to paint the Chief while others helped bU::Jlin 1 the frame which the masonite panels were nailed ~rot Little problems such as the wrong type of paint or ~terv 1 enough were easily overcome and finally construct! s co inside the house had to stop if we ever wanted to 1/'11 p our project out of the house. Therefore, constructl'Jav 1 continued outside Thursday night in the rain. Undaunte:ont 1 however, Chief Illiniwek was finally completed.

Jrob: At this point there was a need for as much assistal11?err· as possible if we were ever to get Illiniwek up. There~odlicho; there was a general house rack-out at 2 A.M. Fri ~erni morning. There were touch and go moments as IlliniW1n a was being pulled up, but he was finally adequately 5~hoe cured for the night, and everyone went to bed. The nelicip; day between, during, and after classes everyone pitcb~ach in to complete our work. The last thing to be put ~ Wt was a pile of Purdue Boilermakers which had been d\ous, feated by Chief Illiniwek. With this last thing ?o~:rozn there was little else to do except hope for an Ilhn°1'orn victory and clean up a worked over house. v 1r THE

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Our chapter, along with the sisters of Delta Delta Delta sorority, gave a Christmas party for 30 underprivilegQd children in the Deland area. Gifts for all and a visit from Santa Claus highlighted the event.

Our newly elected officers are Archon, Mike Loftin; Treasurer, Larry Densmore; Secretary, George Rettor; Warden, John Bailey; Historian, Judd Chapman; and Chaplain, Lyle Wadsworth.

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ON UNIVERSITY the most noteworthy development at Chi Stetson has been the placing of the entire - ... uum,~,..,f.YStem on social probation. This move by the wn was a result of many small incidents fraternities and a high percentage of fraon the D list. The most important grievance of any outward sign from the system as a whole bcause ?ell:e~cial to the Stetson Community and etter Individual self improvement. . of. C:hi Chapter felt that this step, while Lr>l· T.~>·•~''--- In PrO'VIdmg an overall re-evaluation of the t srstem, was not indicative of our record or ,am on th a us. We remain a leader on campus and 3 mcl being1he ~ . fraterni~ies: This fact was proven by our that th . I~t orgamzatwn removed from probation. Now ters toe Incident has passed we urge all Pi Kapp chap~ood vi ~valu~te themselves and emphasize their many tpened a~ Sts tin order to prevent an occurrence as haptrue W e son. holl[r:ent~ ar~ pleased to list here the events and accomplishHo~K.apps ~ our brothers and pledges this semester: Pi ·uct 1~tetson dlbomed 14 new pledges during fall rush. The ~. tf8.l nishes be ~te team has been spurred to first place a Chobbee Y wo new Pi Kapp pledges Bob Bugg and nish8~ent of ~bbetts. Pledge Ebbetts was also elected Presir, us.~line and e freshman class. Steve Shoemaker, Ralph 1 bll 1 ~line is John Swann were inducted into ODK. Brother led 1~rothers ~sh serving as editor of the Stetson yearbook. or ~lerve in t 0 n Swann, Dick Mahaffey and Charlie Craig ructi s co-capt hree of five head resident posts. Darrell Boone to ~ll point a~n of. the Stetson basketball team. He scored ructi'Jave m this year's game with Nevada Southern. wntli':ontribu~?, Ashby Frazier and Jim Orr head the Pi Kapp lrobable Ion to the Stetson baseball team. All three are istal11=>erry a starters. Pledge Rob DePue and actives Bill re~ot\chool s~d Jeff Aste played starting positions on the Frid~.ernity ccer team. Pi Kapps were second in interfrainhVfn a go~~otbal! . and are leading in volleyball. We are ely S~hoemak position ~o take th.e President's Cup. Steve e ne1lcipated e~, firs~ celhst, and Kieth Roberts, chorus, parJitch~ach's 0 mt ~his year's Christmas music program of put ~ W . ra ono. ,en d\ous!m~f~ to make a special announcement of our new ~ dol:rom th er, Mrs. Sparks. Mom Sparks came to us Illino!fornia e tASlpha Phi Sorority at the University of Cal' a anta Barbara.

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PSI-CORNELL UNIVERSITY Thus far this semester, Psi chapter has been visited by several "YIP's." On October 15th, Bob Bennett, National Chancellor, and his wife visited us and spent an enjoyable evening talking with the brothers. He extended an invitation to visit him at his home and we hope to accept it in the near future. In the first week of November, we were visited by two Field Secretaries, Jim Daley (Samford) and Chuck Cummings (Iowa State). Chuck was visiting his first chapter as Field Secretary and we're sure he'll be a good one. Jim was looking forward to a well-deserved rest from the constant traveling he had been doing. Both of them aided all of us with their advice, wisdom and experience. We hope we'll see them again soon.

Psi Chapter is looking into the possibility of having an academic course taught in the chapter house. It should be a fully-credited course taught by a professor with only grades of "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" available. An advantage to this type of course is that the atmosphere of the course would be a more friendly, informal one. Without the pressure of outperforming others in order to get a good grade, the discussion would hopefully be more truthful and profitable. Without the time limitations of a regular school day, discussions presumably could go on at any time among the brothers in the course. The idea is an appealing one, and has already been adopted by one house at Cornell. We hope to be the second. Several brothers at Psi chapter have expressed interest in escaping the New York climate during vacation time and visiting some of our Southern chapters. We would welcome any information that East-

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ern Seaboard chapters could provide about their vacation times so that we might plan the itin erary for such a venture.

OMEGA-PURDUE UNIVERSITY This year the brothers of Omega Chapter became directly involved in house impro'Vements . The most recent project was the installation of a suspended ceiling in the dining room replacing the plaster ceiling that was in bad need of repair. All the labor for taking down the old ceiling and putting up the new one was done by the brothers so that the cost od' the replacement was only for materials. In the near future the brothers will be helping a contractor to revamp the heads.

A little sisters program was started this year with nineteen freshmen and sophomore women being initiated.

They have helped greatly in rush and have enhanced the atmosphere of the house.

A no•t eworthy fact is that Omega jumped twenty places in scholastic ranking among the fraternities on campus.

It is hoped that this trend toward better scholarshio will continue, and that the Pi Kappa Phi average will stay well above the all men's average and the all fraternity average.

ALPHA DELTA-UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Alpha Delta, in its first year since rechartering, i s growing and building with a new house, a new pledge class, a reactivated Alumni Corporation, and new ideas .

Starting reactivation three years ago, the ten men have now grown to forty, of which only ten are leaving at the end of the year.

With the help of alumni such as Brother (Col.) Ted Rathje, Brother Alex Adair, Brother Duane McBain, and of course Brothers Earl Layman, and H. V. "Mickey" MacPherson, the chapter was able to pull a twenty man pledge class.

Due to the hard work of Brother Earl Layman , o·ur chapter advisor, the chapter was able to secure a new (to us) sixty man house.

Since this is Alpha Delta's first year after rechartering, it is also an appropriate time for the reactivation of the Alpha Delta Alumni Corporation, which held its first meeting on October 14, 1969. The officers include Brothers Duane McBain-President; Ted Rathje-Vice President; "Mickey" MacPherson-Secretary-Treasurer, with brothers Dean Parker and Chuck Rutledge on the board of trustees. With these men's support the chapter hopes to really move ahead.

Alpha Delta's annual alumni Homecoming Banquet was held on November 14, 1969. It was decided, this year, to have it in the chapter house in the ho•p es of fostering more alumni participation with the undergraduate chapter. Some of the outstanding alumni members present at the banquet included Brothers George Og-ders, rechartering officer and assistant chartering officer of the original Alpha Delta colony, and charter members Walt Jones and L. W. Bindo'll.

The same night as the homecoming banquet, a carnival was held by the University of Washington to raise money for muscular dystrophy, with each living group entering a booth. Our partners were our close neighbors, the sisters of Alpha Xi Delta soroTity. The carnival made over $1,000 for muscular dystrophy.

Socially, Alpha Delta has had several Kegers, exchanges, a Halloween Party, and, best of all. a pledge class dance featuring the "Porky Pig Show," a band.

Plans are in the making for bigger and better function s including a Rose Ball this spring.

Alpha Delta has always been active in intramural sports and were quite proud to win the University of Washingto'll sportsmanship trophy for intramural sports.

In order to win this trophy, a house had to compete in the most sports with the least number of forfeits.

The chapter was actually tied with another house but was recommended by the referees as the friendliest and most sportsmanlike.

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. . fi .h . tt runn, I1as b een th e Wlnmng of the rst p 1ace trop y 1n . This University of Washington scratch bowling league wh!Cass places our team second in the university only behtf closUJ the varsity scratch team. pub~ lati 01 ALPHA EPSILON-UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA best.

The fall quarter has been a real success for Alpt Th Epsilon. Thirty-three new pledges are now on th 6 Year: way t? initiation. This makes the Alpha Epsilon Pi Kapr that the s1xth largest house on campus. Twelve new gt1they were initiated into the order od' the Little Sisters 1 the • the Star and Lamp. This fall saw Pi Kapp broth~ reac1 in all phases of campus activities. Dave Lottier is tl that Inter-Fraternity Rush Chairman. Mike Hill is the ne that Secretary of Finance for Student Government. Brui ~hat Pocky is the new IFC service chairman and was a~ lng, elected a student senator. He joins another Pi KaPthan Mike McGiver, in the senate. Brother Bob Martin is no . It on the ACCENT pro•g ram staff and also serves on Fldbona ida's honorary Blue Key Dialogue . that In sports the Pi Kapps captured the campus Bit The League football champion ship . Brother Bob Halcrow ,\'1 to n selected for the all-campus volleyball team. Dick Butl way is on the U. of F. track team, and Tony Foshee is Won member of the wrestling squad. Rich Holzinger is tlcro_p, sweetheart of the Phi Mu sorority pledge class, aJa be brother Jim Antista recently was appointed to the pr6effor ident's Commencement Committee. Through hard wota fir and spirit the Pi Kapps won first place in the ca!'TI~ house decorations competition for Homecoming. 1'tthm! newly elected officers are: Dave Lottier, archon; BriiPort, Pockey, vice-archon; Eric Schmirer, secretary; Mic~:and Miller, treasurer; Rick Hixson, historian; and, Jl1tan a Sullivan, chaplain. One od' the most rewarding achiey''~em ments of the fall term was the news that Pi Kappa ., equ was recognized as the most financially stable fraternt dhna on campus. If this success continues for the rest of 11 h year it will be a gTeat 1970 for Alpha Epsilon. eTr cont ALPHA ZETA-OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY weet Alpha Zeta Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi has begun . see a much brighter future this year. The pledging twelve men during formal rush resulted in a full forty-five strong.

With the Brotherhood expanded to f ull capacity, Chapter has been emphasizing the theme of un ity, in the process attempting to let all brothers, pledges, have a greater voice in governing the During the first of the term a Chapter Retreat covering a number of chapter functions incl cussion of house rules. House meetings before have also been held to discuss business which to everyone in the house. Through these is hoped that the Chapter will be better thus promoting more participation in Effectiveness of this program was exerrm litil~d winning of first place in the school part of Homecoming festivities . Pi Kapps and sisters, Gamma Phi Beta worked for more than a week prepa1'1 a float for the parade.

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ALPHA ETA-SAMFORD UNIVERSITY ;h:~ The new school year began for eight members of AlP A1 Eta Chapter at Pi Kapp College, held the last weej(r,sua August. This week spent in study to improve each ch:acb ter proved to be one of the most well spent weel(5 :hin 1 the history of the chapter. To be perfectly honest, wl F< the delegates arrived, they had a very high opinionrhet the chapter, an opinion which, to their surprise, ~'n o· not shared by those in attendance and the members'ery the National Office staff.

Ush The first realization of this fact came when the chlvas ter publication, The Reflector, was awarded secC IV II THE STAR AND LAMP OF PI KAPPA P

in co~pe t't' n tl. runner-up This ca I Ion for the President's Plaque. wh!' assum de as qmte a surprise because the chapter just oehlf clos e . th_at ours was the number one publication. After pub~c~~~utmJ., however, the delegation realized that the lation t Ion Id !JOt. rate as high as those ahead in re0 . best. the cr1tena for judging; it was just not th e A]Pt Then afte 1. b · . thf Years th em~ a ChampiOn Master Chapter for two KaPI that 'thef. dele_g~tJOn received yet another rude reminder gil they w . 1 opm10n of th emselves was too high when , • 1 the nu:b awarded ~ Master Chapter rating instead of 5 ~\h~ reaction er one ratmg. When this happened, a chain is tl that sho ]f thought took place among the delegation e ntthat Alp~< t~~ chapter to its very core; this thoug.ht was BriJC that it at a 3: was no longer the number one chapter aU ing but . one time was. This may seem very demoralizIcaP tha~ eve~n~tead, it made the delegates more determined s no It was t ~ ~ake Alpha Eta number one again. · Fl~ tional Offi his Idea, a much higher opinion of the Na. that th ce, an~ a much lower opinion of the chapter , }311The ch e felegat10n had when it returned from Virginia. 'w \\'Ito makp AI nheded to learn from its mistakes and work •B utlway toed 0 th' a Eta number one again, and the only e is won in r IS was to. win in everything. The chapter . tlcrop" udsh, by pledgmg the so-called "cream of the · sJS ala tie' foranfi the int~all?ura I f oo tb a 11 team p Iace d us m 'preeffort in bs\f·lace m mtramural points, and the chapter ' wo'a first pl UI mg a homecoming display was awarded . , Th ace trophy. arn~thing~ ~~alt~r has really stnprised itself by the many ~-BriiPortunit a ave been accomplished this year. The opMicWand with aitse to help someo'l1e without first being asked Milan au tom ou. mon~tary reward. This opportunity was hie\'member obJ!e accident involving a family in which one c a prequired a httl~ boy, was badly burned. His treatment fernidonated one hmt of blood per day and the chapter f tJwho gav en~ug. to last nearly a month. Each person 0 he helped 1 edeiVed. the personal satisfaction of knowing The a eservmg boy in his fight for life. contrib~~cde~s of Alpha Eta Chapter this year can be \' week spee t 0t tph!l hard work of its members, and one gun . n a I Kapp College. ring

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whenALPIIA TII ne. 1 AI h ETA-MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY turf~:x:pa~s~ T~eta is expanding at an accelerating rate. This llso to n Is occ~r~i!lg not only to our membership but Michigan °S~ actJvrties and reputation on campus at ~<!en seal d ate. In the past year huge barriers have !hapter ie • a~d, for the first time in many years, our 1 f A P At fi s seemg sunlight. wee\(r,sua) rs~ glance this statement could seem to be the :h cll'acts ~e a~mt to fame. However, upon close examination, •eekS ;hing bu~ o show that this past year has been anyIt, vJ1 For usual at Alpha Theta. inionrheta h'ample, over the past year membership at Alpha se, ~'n over as grown by twenty men. For the first time JberS•ery sua decade ~he house is full. Rush this term was 'Ushees ccessful With the Pi Kapp house drawing more 1e cll'vas el than the thrice larger Sigma Chi. Our net gain sect even pledges. The prettier half of Alpha Theta, A piV I N T E R '

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our Little Sisters- of the Rose, finally blossomed into approximately thirty girls after their rush this term.

Activities and awards are prevalent at Alpha Theta.

Prominent amongst these is the All Fraternity Sports Trophy won by the brothers for the past year. Our chapter also instituted its own award for service to the chapter and called it the Hank Deming award. Hank, a long time chapter advisor, was presented the first plaque of this annual award at our Rose Ball last May. We at the chapter are also proud of having a Pi Kapp scholar in our house, Mike Andrews. Our first activity with the Little Sisters this year was a huge success. Orphans were taken to the University pool by the brothers and our Little Sisters for a night of swimming. Even our notable anti-Greek newspaper, the State News, printed a large photograph of the function on their second page. One reason for an increase in spirits is the acquisition of our new housefather, Jack Simmons.

Jack seems to· put forth ideas and advice when they're most needed.

Due to the hard work of all the brothers, Pi Kappa Phi is one fraternity that is prospering and becoming more and more apparent on the campus of Michigan State University.

ALPHA IOTA-AUBURN UNIVERSITY The officers of Alpha Iota started the year off with a retreat. The idea of the retreat was brought back from Pi Kapp College. For the two days of the retreat the officers planned the finances, the social activities, public relations, and all the other areas of the fraternity for Fall quarter.

We have had several public service projects this quarter and have received publicity in local newspapers. One of our projects was painting the parking meters and picking up trash in the downtown Auburn area. For this pro·ject we received letters from the store owners, public officials. and loca 1 residents.

Our li ttle sisters organization, "The Sisters of the Star and Lamp" was started this quarter. Rush lasted for a week and from a field of 40 girls the brothers chose 13 coeds. Gail Benning, The National Pi Kappa Phi Rose, was elected President.

Another project this quarter was the selling of our nublication "The Greek Belles." The Book, another idea brought back from Pi Kapp College, contained pictures of all the sorority nledge classes and each girl's name and phone number. Through the selling of this book the chanter earned $500 for a new stove.

Officers recently elected for fall and winter terms are as follows: John Williams, Archon; Darrell Scovell, treasurer. John Stanley, secretary; Tom Crowder, warden; Phillip Collier, historian; and Jack Baker, chaplain.

ALPHA MU-PENN STATE UNIVERSITY The big news here at Alpha Mu this year is house improvements. Our alumni have floated a loan and have really given the place a facelift. New carpeting, furniture, and paint make living here a whole lot nicer.

Our Big Sister program has shifted into high gear.

They have not only fulfilled our idea of the position but have come un with some ideas of their own. These include serving dinner, electing officers, and getting a Christmas tree for the house.

All this, coupled with the fact that the Nittany LiO'Tls are eating up the gridiron, have made this fall term at Penn State one of the best.

ALPHA SIGMA-UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE After a productive 1968-9 school year, which saw a concentrated effort on scholarship pay off with a chapter average of over 2.4, good for fifth ' place among UT's 26 fraternities, the Pi Kapps at Tennessee turned their thoughts and actions to the current academic year. Summer quarter was highlighted by extensive house remodeling, including paneling and a tile floor in the dining room, entrance way and downstairs hall, acoustical ceilings in the dining and television rooms, ,gallons of blue

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and white paint to provide a cheery exterior and the umpteenth set of renovations in the party room, this time in a psychedelic motif, complete with black lights and luminescent posters.

Fall quarter brought rush, as hectic as ever, and 16 new pledges, who promptly showed their pride as prospective Pi Kapps by chipping in and buying the chapter a new stereo. Since then, the pledges have enjoyed a pledge-active tackle football game (won by the actives, of course), weekly pledge meetings with the "Red Baron" Don Robinson, and serving meals, which this year a~e being catered for us by the University kitchens in the Presidential Dormitory Complex.

Our only spring quarter pledge, Pete 1Busfield, a journalism major from Winchester, Mass., was initiated in September, as was alumni initiate Mike Ellis, a staff member of the UT Legal Clinic, who is now our chapter advisor. We regretfully said goodbye to our former advisor and area governor, Jim Pryor, who had served willingly and unselfishly in those positions for several years.

Intramurals took a turn for the better at Alpha Sigma this fall, as the bowling team, composed of Brothers Pete Bishop, Larry Buzby and Pete Busfield and pledge Mike Hurley, copped the Gamma League championship, and the football team compiled a 4-2 record, finishing second in Gamma League competition. Some of the brothers found time to assume positions of responsibility on campus, notably Pete Bishop, who served as editor of The Summer Beacon, UT's student newspaper, and Larry Buzby, who was elected to the Student Government Association Council from the College of Communications and is also a Beacon sportswriter. One of our most distinguished alumni, U. S. Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., served his alma mater as Grand Marshal of this year's homecoming parade. On the philanthropic side, the Pi Kapps participated in the annual IFC-Panhellenic Christmas party for underprivileged children by escorting two little fellows at the party and running a "Shave the Balloon" booth with Gamma Phi Beta and Kappa Sigma, and our lovely Little Sisters, led by our Rose, Miss Lynda Carter, took baskets of fruit to a local convalescent home for senior citizens.

Special thanks are in order to Brother Charlie Wade's father for the radiato·r covers he made us, to Brother Phil Phelon's father for the books he sent and to Brother Tom Carberry's father for the linkchain sign, spelling out Pi Kappa Phi in Greek letters, which now stands in our front yard.

We would also like to thank all our alumni who dropped by this quarter, especially those who came to see us during Homecoming weekend. We would like to invite all our alumni Brothers, particularly those in the Knoxville area, to visit us any time. We're looking forward to seeing you.

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final exams our observance was held a few days ear this year, but this did enable us to have as our featurt speaker AI Brown, area governor of District One. } came down to Philadelphia and told us about those greJ Beta Alpha ;Founder's Day celebrations. Awards weJ made after dmner. to Gary Auld, as a Pi Kapp Scho~s and to Robert Hicks and John Knoll, as outstandi1 alumni who have contributed much to our chapter. ~ here at Alpha Upsilon look forward to the next ~ months of progress under newly elected Archon GM1 Auld.

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ALPHA PHIILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY With the beginning of the second semester the brod ~hr ers of Alpha Phi look back to the fall se~ester as profitable and most enjoyable one. With rush week fo~ cil c teen pledges were brought into our midst and althoU! dian this was slightly less than we had a~ticipated, tl ArTJ pledges are all hard workers and real swell guys Aft tel weeks into the semester, three new brothers ~ere i: J'e. a itiated. am, Fal.l brought to a height the football spirit, as dai ArTl practice was undertaken to get the team in shape fi ta c.

IFC competition. Coming up is the ping-pong tourll Jl/~ ~ent, !lnd our ~hances look good for taking IFC ch~~ p10nsh1p. The pmg-pongers within the house are batt)II in·t· 1 among themselves for the top positions. Swimming a1 ca 1 basketball are also coming up and the brothers hope tb' ~ the long hours of practice will pay off. s· t . We of. Alpha Phi ,I~ok forward to the Spring as Thi• time of mcreased activity after the long winter montb Ia 1: W~th ~he election o! . ne.w ~o'Use ~fficers, new ideas a' ofv . bemg mtroduced. Imtiatwn IS commg soon, and we hOI to 1· to bring in most of our pledges as well as a few ne AI phytes. Spring sports will include softball and Grel Week activities. An interfraternity "sing" is also planne co:rn As the Spring semester comes to a close, the house ~ Pro· be working vigorously to get ready for hosting of ~ (D€ 33rd Supreme Chapter, August 26-29, to be held in C inst ~~ . hb p rea, heh flee he a if 1 fro 1 so · mo1

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ALPHA UPSILON-DREXEL INSTITUTE The last six months have proven to be very rewarding ones for Alpha Upsilon Chapter. Under the able leadership of Archon Bob Swayne, great strides were made in furthering good school, community, parent and alumni relations. With the beginning of our fall quarter, a Parents-Alumni Open House was held October 5th. In attendance were our area governor Dick Anderson and past national president John Deimler, in addition to many parents and alumni. As always the fall quarter brings us the Pi Kapp Show. This year gave us the 35th Annual Show, an original musical comedy entitled "Out of this World." As a community service, 300 complimentary tickets were distributed to West Philadelphia residents through local community groups.

Alpha Upsilon this year has continued its athletic excellence in the I. F. leagues. In the six sports held to date we have made the playoffs four times. Though no championships have come our way, several individuals have received personal recognition.

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ALPHA PSI-INDIAN A UNIVERSITY 1 Alpha Psi is once again on the upward move, sch011 !t : tically, that is. The spring semester of 1968 the all hOj In average was seventh on campus, with a 2.7 GPA. T)lt Orr are thirty-three fraternities at Indiana University ~ thr Alpha Psi has ranked in the top ten in grades for Ce1 last four semesters. Broken down, the 2.7 GBA ' the eludes a 2.6 pledge class average (sixth on camP1 ~ 1 and a 2.7 for the Brotherhood (seventh on camP~ Int Eight Brothers have a grade point average of 3.0 to better. These men are: Larry Gregg, George F0 1 George Hofman, Mike McMurtrey, Jack Dahl, Andy V to Mark Stamper, and Mike Sanders. cor Jim Wright, senior, was recently named a "Dis!

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earl ~~~hed Army RO~C Cadet." This is awarded to those turf succ~r ~afets showmg "leadership qualities essential to e. } D s~ u performance of duty as an Army officer." grel kno urmg the spring, Indiana University hosts what is weJ 500 wB. as, "The Greatest College Weekend," The Little holl oper ticycle Race. The Indiana University Foundation ndil weeka e3 Year round in preparation for this eventful ~. ~ mitteen and seven Pi Kapps are now serving the com:t ~ man ei These brothers are: Bill McClintic, Dale HuffGat! and 'J ffrff Gregg, Tom Hunt, Randy Bryan, Jack Fox, a fun~ ox. Profits made by the Foundation go into need f ffior sc~olars~ips for those students who· are in Tw~ nanc1al assistance.

Rho T Bro~hers, Tom Barker and Rod Read, belong to V Larr au Sig~a, the Radio and TV honorary fraternity. bro Phi :fut GSe.gg Is a member of two honorary fraternities, as cil of Igma and Eta Sigma Phi, along with the Counfo~ dian rchons. Mark Stamper is a reporter on the "InhoUI The Grfflek," the Inter-Fraternity Council's publication.

I, Archon Leers for the fall semester of 1969-70 were : A ~ retary 'C afri! Gregg; Treasurer, Dale Huffman; Secre Jain M kr S arlan; Warden, Mike McMurtrey; Chap.

The ar tamper; and Historian, Mike Sanders. d811 Archon officers for this coming spring semester are: pe f tary Cb Jo Keeler; Treasurer, Jerry Harshman; SecreJur~ Mik~ M Mles Downey; Warden, George Ross; Chaplain, ch~ 1 From c urtre_Y; and Historian, Tom Barker.

1ttl\ initiated th~/lhrmg semester last year, nine pledges were 1 tg 8 , campus · a strong anti-Greek sentiment here on 1e tb Alph~ ~l:pha Psi still got a nine man pledge class.

1 Sister of th cently began a new program called the : asb This ro e . rder of the Rose, better known as S.O.R. wnt , lavili~redgram IS for those women who are either pinned, as 8 of Pi K ' engag~d, or married to one of the Brothers e hOi to make affia Ph~. An initiation ceremony takes place NG!lel Alpha Ps· e ·Aadb1es members of S.O.R. Next semester r e Instead I WI . ~gin a Little Sister program. .ann · comin t .of bmldmg a float or a lawn display for homese ~ Projec1 his fall, the Brothers decided that a samaritan .of Cb (Delta Zotuld be b.etter. Along with our co-ed sponsor m institute eTt Soronty), a trip was made to a mental retarded. h'l~re a party was given for the mentally Plans c I r~n. ready fo are bemg made to have a new h<l'Use built and being do r occupancy by the fall of 1971. Much work is fice by ~~ bf several of the Brothers and a lot of sacriheads ara 0 the Brothers and pledges. All committee if possib~ ur§ed to stick to their budgets and save money from th .e. O'llle committees have had all fat trimmed so the sen: rudgets, one such committee is social. Even month a~cda Program has been full, with a dance every The Ch . several exchanges with sororities. meeting ristmas Dance was special this year. An Alumni ceeded thP ~s a Fou?der Day Dinner celebration proe ance which was on December 13.

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BETA ALPHANEWARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Pi Kappa Phi has attained the rank of #1 on the Newark College of Engineering campus for the fall semester. Beta Alpha has worked hard to achieve this position.

It began with NCE's Annual Greek Week which consisted of a Greek Olympics and a blood drive. By taking the main event, a tug of war, and placing high in all of the other events, Beta Alpha held second place in the Greek Olympics. A first place in the blood drive would give Pi Kapp the Greek Week trophy. The entire brotherhood rallied together for the charitable blood drive. At the final tally Pi Kappa Phi had the unbea table percentage of 89% of its brothers donating blood.

At a dance culminating Greek Week we walked away with the Greek Week Trophy.

The IFC Talent Show was next and Beta Alpha's entry was unique to all previous entries. Our entry was a ten minute original film with a live on-stage ending. Brothers Miller and DePalma filmed and directed 15 other Pi Kapps in the modern Keystone Kop routine. The film together with a well edited sound track was the highlight of the show. Brothers Chomiak and Makoid in portraying the villians deserve credit for their extraordinary acting. Needless to say Pi Kappa Phi walked away with a 21h-foot trophy for the Talent Show.

These trophies gave Pi Kapp a most enviable position on campus. Under Archon Stiles and his Chicken Court the ar<l'Used brotherhood came through with one of the best rushes on campus. It is hoped that Beta Alpha will not sit on its laurels but will keep working to show Pi Kapps are #1.

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BETA BETA-FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE The traditional Founder's Day-Alumni Banquet brought the semester to a close for Beta Beta Chapter. National Chaplain Elmer Jost spoke before a record number of returning alumni and their wives. Brother Jost's dynamic personality and colorful stories highlighted the weekend's activities.

For the second consecutive semester, Beta Beta Chapter has received the I.F.C.'s scholarship trophy for having the highest fraternity grade point average, an unprecedented 2.93. If the grade average is the highest again this semester, the Brothers can retire the award.

The intramural rewards this semester have been rather disappointing for the fall semester. However, the chapter did win the heavyweight and light middleweight divisional wrestling championships. With softball starting next semester, the Brotherhood may have a betterthan-average chance of pulling out of the "slump."

Under the leadership of Archon Gene Kesling, plans have been put into motion to have Pi Kapp Kappers next semester. With the pending College approval, the chapter will co-sponsor the event with Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. Enthusiastic support from the Greeks as well as the independent groups is expected.

For those who have graduated after laboring under the six-day college week, it might be interesting to know that the administration has finally dropped all Saturday classes. Southern might now join the ranks of the other suitcase colleges.

BETA DELTA-DRAKE UNIVERSITY Returning to Drake this fall, the brothers put in almost a superhuman effort in order to fix and refurbish the chapter. Just one week after Pi Kapp College, Beta Delta took on the herculean job of cleaning and painting a chapter house which had degenerated into a disgusting mess. Working with a new spirit and pride, Beta Delta fixed the entire house. From a dull grey and brown building, the chapter house turned into a bright white and blue home, guaranteed to catch the eye of anyone who passes. The upstairs living quarters and the basement were washed down and painted. With the help of our new chapter advisor, Ken Miller of Des Moines, we were fortunate enough to have a new tile floor laid in 21

che upstairs bathroom, and a new refrigerator installed in the kitchen.

Unfortunately, that is about as far as the good things go. Beta Delta pulled off one of its worst rushes ever, pledging only two men in formal rush and only four more during informal. Two neophytes we r e initiated, however. Marty Radtke, from North Riverside, Ill., and Eric Koch, Plainfield, Iowa, went active this fall. Surprisingly enough, the chapter has not become disheartened. The pledges we now have will make able brothers, and the chapter is hoping the experience gained thru this hectic semester will carry u s through. Everything that could possibly go right or wrong has happened.

Part of the problem seems to stem from the fact that the leaders of Beta Delta are mostly sophomores. For one reason or another, most of the upperclassmen have left, or drifted away from the fraternity. It is not surprising then that the men of Beta Delta feel that within two years we will be a Master Chapter, with o~: without a lumni support, because we are acquiring enough valuable knowledge to cope more easily with the problems that often seem so overwhelming. Like Joe Willie Namath, the men of Pi Kappa Phi at Drake can't wait to get up every morning just to see how better lnoking we get every day.

BETA ETA-FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Beta Eta Chapter has won the intramural chapionship rather handily after many close but unsuccessful attempts. This year it was Pi Kapps all the way, as we only lost once in the regular season, in a sudden death overtime, and were undefeated in the double elimination championship . Thanks to a strong showing in swimming we are currently No. 1 in intramurals overall.

At a slig·htly soggy Homecoming, the Pi Kapp float was judged first runner-up for most original. On Saturday the sky cleared for a tremendous afternoon of football and good cheer, as F.S.U. bo.Jstered by three Pi Kapp varsity first stringers, wallo'Ped South Carolina.

Our new house is almost a reality at long last. Surveying of our land has been completed and the architect's renderings are n early completed. Financing is also underway, although admittedly being hampered by the tight money situation. A new house will be started by next fall if financing can be found.

In December the chapter had a Christmas party for underprivileged children in conjunction with a sorority.

Santa Claus was in attendance providing merriment and gifts for the children. Lunch and Christmas carols topped off the rewarding day.

Upon returning from the Thanksgiving holidays, the brothers brought back many strings of Christmas lights.

A multitude of many Christmas lights thoroughly decnrated the outside of our house.

BETA IOTA CHAPTER-UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO Believing that involvement in campus organizations and activities a necessity, several Brothers have done just that. Art Walton, a junior in the engineering college, is President of the university's branch of the American Institute O'f Industrial Engineers. Another Brother, Jerry Dunaway, was chosen as co-chairman fo1· last May's annual Greek Week. And our past Archon, Darryl McEwen, who just last quarter relinquished the editorship of The Collegian, the college newspaper, has been chosen as one of the judges to preside on the new IFC Judiciary Council.

Fot· homecoming this year, the Brothers, always interested in finding new worlds to conquer, were led by Gene Kratzman into going "halfies" on a float with Sigma Iota Chi Sorority. This was the first time a_nyth~ng of this kind has been attempted at Toledo Umvers1ty.

Though the float did not win, the Brothers scored.

Founders' Day was celebrated December 14 at Billyle Supper Club. Dave Wahr, Area IX Governo'l" from Beta Xi Chapter, was the guest speaker. And for the first time, the newly elected Chapter officers were installed

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Davie at the dinner. The new Active officers are : broth Archon: Gene Kratzman from Treasurer: Dick Bader M:ous Secretary: Dave Shriner collec Warden: John Roeck plete: Historian: Chuck Skelley H Chaplain: Art Walton this~ Rush Chairman: John Eisenmann a ba; Our newest pledge class has removed all the p!asl vertiJ from cracked walls in the Chapter house kitchen. Tt room brings up the question that makes the Brothers shudd Fu . . . A prank or a pledge project? helpE still BETA KAPPA-GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY have This year our chapter is one of the most active fr cone( ternities here at Georgia State University because Nati. hard work on the part of all of our brothers and pledll' As During fall rush we pledged sixteen of the best nl 5UJ?P pledging fraternities. One of our pledges was in Ph1 i run-off election for freshman president. sorec Beta Kappa Chapter hosted an Alumni Banquet tt Zaw: September. Eighteen alumni were present and each A us- undergrad and alumni- had a good time. The bSalum 1 quet provided an opportunity for many of the und a joi graduate brothers to meet and get acquainted with I have alumni of Beta Kappa. all. · Our chapter won laurels in the Georgia State HoJll WRe ' coming parade with one of the best floats ever bU apJ here. The parade was held on No'Vember 17, and ~ float was singled out for coverage by local televisl1BET and newspapers. Our float was the only one that appeal Tl on television, and we are very proud of the hard wo~ere and apparent success. n~ Besides sports and homecoming preparations our ch~ Ph1l ter also had its annual "Feed the Children" drive GreE collect food for unfortunate childre~ in the Atlanta ~~~ ~ug The school and community recogmzes our food-raiS 1 • ro1 drive each year, and almost all the fraternities 81Jces sororities, p lus the other school clubs on campus, P1 .Jrr 1 ea ticipate.

Chapter advisor, Jim Pickren, will be leaving 1 B, Jim has an opportunity for a higher position but J( ers. have to go to New Orleans. We regret this because. 1 S~rv was a good chapter advisor as well as a good fr1e~ at area . . . .~.-~~~-.--~--~ fact had DJ Dr. St

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BE· F M:ic .Jim Pickren, Chapter A dvisor, s peaking at the 111 the sue, Kappa alumni banquet. ing mel BETA LAMBDA-UNIVERSITY OF TAMP A C Here at the University of Tampa, Pi Kappa Phi wa! on the road to· being as strong as ever. For the 61ThE time in the "Greek" history of our campus, rush was oP,hos to incoming freshmen. Our chapter put on an eff_ect;,gre 1·ush program and drew the largest pledge class 111 ter~ hi story of the University.

Ow Upon the request of the University, we assisted nus 11 the moving of books from the old library to the n~ J completed building. For ou1· avid support of this proJtten th e chapter received a letter of commend ation from Wt THE STAR AND LAMP OF PI KAPPA p t

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M. Delo, president of the University; and each he\ and pledge received a letter of appreciation M m t e Dean of Students. In our annual "Send a cofl~se to College" program for cancer research, we pl t ~ted ~ore money than ever before and were comHe Y sa~Isfied with a campaign well done. th' ouse Improvements were high on our priority list bs semester. We redecorated our living room and built >las! ~er~r and bar _roo~. We are now in the process of conTt room.ng our dilapidated garage into a modern party · dd Ill Fund · · he! rmsmg has been good this semester and has stille~ us _greatly with our other p1·ojects. Car washes y h remam ~ur best source of revenue. However, we , fJ c~~e t'Yo maJor proje~ts in the organizational ~eve!, a e N t· SSion for Gaspanlla Day and co-sponsorship of a llSdgt ~Ional Invitational Karate Tournament. ~e P, su so ~!_ways, ~uc~ of our time this semester has been ,_t 1 Pt~ l~Ing umvers1ty activities. As of now, Pi Kappa m SOI~e~s ::nTid_fourth in intramural competition. We spon>t _ tl Zaw as k 1.' e mversity's Homecoming Queen, daughter Sue

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activity this semester has been e ndl a joi~~ C·hl~tJons. An alumni-undergraduate picnic and ~h 1 have b 10 . rJstmas party with our Tampa alumni chapter 1 all W t~ght the true spirit of fraternalism closer to us HoJllwe' _e a~k our a lumni and wish to assure them that . bU R:ap;IIlp~~nve to perpetuate the excellence of the Pi 1 d 0 a I brotherhood of Tampa.

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rush One _a c~ eese. We owe our success to several factors. . c!JBPhi! ISS the Ideas we g~ined at Pi Kapp College. Brothers 1 Robbie Searle ' Tom Munger ' and Art 1 Gr een mathers, ··ve att d - rt Au en ed Pi Kapp College at Roanoke College in a ~sil Br~hst: Another fact which helped us in o-ur rush was raJ alices er _Mel ~etcalfe . We wish to thank Mel for his serv~s 1 Jerr agam this year. Last, but not least, was a visit from s, p ideayw ~atthews, Traveling Counselor. Jerry gave us an Bet hMh helped us pick up three pledges in open rush.

1 ng ,( ers B~ u was deeply saddened by the loss of two brothut Ji ser~i rot~er Ken Prejean was k illed on May 1, 1969 while 1 ~e ·eoStar ng dhis country in Vietnam. Ken received the Bronze rJ area ant _0ak Leaf Cluster for remaining in a retreated facul ~n 11 f_atally wounded. Also, Col. George Cole, our had bY advisor, passed away on September 14, 1969. He . Dr ~n our faculty advisor for two years.

Dr ~rry Derouen took Col. Cole's place as our advisor.

Sp e:ouen was the number two initiate at McNeese. footb~\ 1 s _are on the ups~ng at Beta Mu. Although 01;1-r sever 1 record was 2-4, It was the best we have had m tion ~ rears. Basketball is looking up with the acquisiWe h~v hur _Pledges over 6'2". This is the most height hers i e ad _m Years. This yea1·, Beta Mu has three memRicky nT vars Jty athletics. Brother Ted Poo·~ and pl_edge While R_ruax ar_e on the track team. Ted IS a sprmter at 6'8" ok~, a hi~h j~mp specialist, has the school r~cord ad m in : ur _l ast JOck Is Chuck Charlet. Chuck, a busmess ball t eam.

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XI-CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Michi semest_e r 1969 is fast drawing to a close at Central e 111 the co1ctnNUmversity as the snow begins to fall here in success orth co~~try of Michigan. Beta Xi has had a ing dTfu! and exc1tmg semester; the brothers are workInent~ I_gently to make what we feel are steady improveO m our chapter.

0 phi Was n:h \ , the most significant events so far this year e 6fTheta e ounders' Day banqu et held jointly with Alpha s ol'hosted c~hpter at Michigan State University. Alpha Theta recti great t . e occasion, held Sunday, December 7, with a i n I ters an~In fut of undergraduate brothers from both chapOwen x· a umni. Special guests present were Durward ted nus ..'ShIm Jepson, area governor Dave Wahr, and alumne'' After orty". qlifford. . roje'tenect t 0 a_ del_IciOus meal, the b1·others relaxed and hs,111 f mspn·ational talks by both Durward and Kin1 p tW INT E R , 1970

Jepson. A meeting of the Housing Corporation was held later and new officers were elected. The banquet proved an extremely enjoyable afternoon for those in attendance, who, we hope, were made more aware of the fl!-ct that Pi Kappa Phi brotherhood transcends the bound~nes of the individual chapter. We thank everyone, especially our honored guests, for helping make this year's Founders' Day celebration a very memorable one.

The brothers of Beta Xi wish to make known our great appreciation to Brother "Shorty" Cliffor:d, w?o has mad~ a substantial donation to our account m PI Kappa Ph1 Properties.

BETA OMICRONNORTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE Beta Omicron has really proved itself thus far to be one of the most progressive chapters in Pi Kappa Phi this fall.

At this time we are in the process of initiating eleven new members. This will make our chapter stronger than ever. · II Our fraternity here at Northwes_t~rn has pracbc~ Y taken ove1· intramurals, school sp1r1t and scho~ast1cs .

We have excelled in all three of these areas this fall.

We received the President's cup, which is an aw~rd presented to the fratemity with the highest academic average. · h Yes our efforts this year have reaped many nc rewards: Perhaps the richest reward is our pledge class.

It exemplifies the best this college has to offer. The only way we could have gotten so· many fine young men into our fraternity would have had to come through a serious, well planned rush and a lot of hard work.

We realize we are ahead of some goals we had already anticipated. We realize this and yet, we still work harder. We're on top, and that's where we want to stay!

BETA UPSILON-UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA The Beta Upsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi has engaged in a number of activities around the campus and the sunounding community. First of all, Pi Kapps donated their services to relief proceedings in the area of Nelson County Virginia where a reco'I·d 27" of rain had fallen in one day in th~ month of August. On the morning of September 10 we boarded a bus at St. Thomas Church.

We left at S:OO that moming and did not get back till 5:30. We spent the day doing clean up jobs in this stricken area. It was a day of strenuous labor, but we were indeed honored that we were all able to do our small part in helping this disaster-hit area. .

Another point of interest is the scholarship department. The overall brotherhood average for the spring semester of 1969 was a little o·v er 3.1 cumulative. This was the highest brotherhood average of any of the 33 fraternities at the University. This earned us $100, given by the I.F.C. for this achievement. The brotherhood average for the year was over 2.9, which was also the highest of any of the 33 fraternities .

In intramurals, we are fifth overall, with a third place finish in footba ll and a tournament winner in the volleyball consolation round.

Our alumni program has been expanded so that now we have a working chairman for each class. Also, we are making· plans for our first ten-year reunion in 1971.

In school activities, we hold positions of editor of -varying degrees on the yearbook, Corks and Curls, and the school newspaper, the Cavalier Daily. In the newly formed Jefferson party, one of our brothers is secretary.

At Christmas Parties Weekend, we will give away presents to underprivileged kids in the community.

BETA PHI-EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY In its seventh year o-n campus Beta Phi Chapter has once again retained its superiority as the No. 1 fraternity at East Carolina University. Many of our goals which we established earlier in the year have already been achieved through the cooperation of our brothers and pledges.

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Through a successful Fall Rush program we pledged seventeen men. One of the highlights of our pledge program was the annual pledge-spinsored Commode Bowl which is a football game between the brothers and pledges.

On Halloween of this year the brotherhood found a way to show that we are not only here to help ourselves, but to help others also. In cooperation with a local sorority we put on a haunted house for the children of Greenville. All proceeds from this project were donated to the Heart Fund.

This year Beta Phi Chapter experienced its most successful Homecoming since its founding. Out of a field of forty-nine contestants Virginia Wadsley, our Rose Ball Queen and reigning IFC Queen, was voted second runner-up in the Homecoming Court. Many long hours of preparation enabled Beta Phi to place first in the Homecoming house decorations and second in the float competition.

The return of many alumni added to the success of Homecoming '69.

In sports we continued to dominate intramurals by capturing our third President's Cup, which represents the campus intramural championship, in the past four years. This inspired us to remain undefeated in football and to place first in the cross-country track meet.

Throughout the year we anticipate continued success in our intramural program.

We had our annual Christmas party for underprivileged children with the cooperation of a local sorority. The brotherhood gains deeper involvement with the community and looks forward to these service projects during the year.

With the anticipation of a new fraternity house, Beta Phi Chapter can look up and share our pride as Pi Kapps.

BETA CHI-EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY As the winter winds begin to sweep the East Texas cotton fields Beta Chi looks with pride at the fall semester and the accomplishments it brought. The chapter has proven to itself that it is at the top of the East Texas Greek system.

The semester has been filled with trips to other chapters, rush parties, Homecoming festivities, and fraternalism. The school year was kicked off with a rush that exceeded this chapter's record in many years. Also, the chapter is striving in highly competitive intramurals.

The East Texas Lions spirited the Fraternity and the schoo·l with a tie for the Lone Star Conference Championship.

With Christmas drawing near, Beta Chi will bold its annual Christmas party and then dismiss for the break. It will return to find final exams drawing near, and the chapter will go into many all night study balls.

But it will be making the necessary efforts to remain high in scholastic standings.

With the frozen land in Texas, the Chapter will be looking at an unfrozen rush. Spring rush has been in the planning since fall rush ended and the time is quickly approaching. Soon the Chapter will be filled with more pledges, more Pi Kapps.

BETA PSI-TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE In our opinion, traditional pledgeship may not be what our fraternity needs to be a real Brotherhood.

During rush, our constant emphasis is on the rushees and the brothers as individuals capable of handling their own affairs if given the chance and occasional support and guidance. If we value individuality and a man's ability to live his life, then we must treat every pledge and brother in this way. It seems to us that the subordinate position of pledges makes the same mistake the protective college makes in not allowing the individual to determine his QIWil course of action. Few of us defend a right of a college or university to regulate its students' behavior in matters of their personal lives. Why should a fraternity? In our opinion the subordinate position of pledges is not consistent with valuing individuality.

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Ho· The traditional answer to the need for subordina~on o; is that pledges must earn the right to be a brother. JGamr brothers have earned their pins and the right to -wtsoror it. Why should pledges not have to prove themsellwalkE and demonstrate their sincerity toward becoming Repr~ a brother? If subordination is inconsistent with our ~Char. phasis on individuality, then the answer to this questifor t lies in our basic goal for the fraternity. who It seems that the central idea of Fraternity is deve~by t'h ing deep fraternal friendships between brothers. 1 Th func~ion ?f pledgeship should be for beginning thtour. 1 relatJOnshlps. It should be emphasized that these are. tus m lationsbips between two individuals as well as fee]Jilto ha which unify the entire fraternity. Through our e:>tP1 Sir ence as brothers, we have found that subordination brot}: not necessary to this goal. Since we also feel that s~Ey~n ordination is not consistent with individuality, we LJVm not find that subordination is desirable.

Unio Admittedly, our opinions are idealistic. However, \land • ditional pledgeship is also based on ideals, but these sel Th contrary to the ideals of individuality. It would theref~Year seem desirable to plan and execute pledge pro-grarn ~ u~er, light of a more consistent understanding of indivJdLmd, ality. At Beta Psi, we have been debating the wort~ .Eddi both of these approaches in several gut level discussJ 0The : with brothers and pledges together. Where we will ;very is still an open question, but we personally perceive situation as having far-reaching possibilities.

GAl\' BETA OMEGAG~ EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Prep Beta Omega has finally purchased a new house thro~son.

Pi Kappa Phi Properties. Getting the house into sh~Coll1 has taken the entire quarter, with additional rooms beUto b. built in the attic and a party room in the basernel ack Mom Crisp, who has an eagle's eye for dirt, spends rnGYeaTr time cleaning up the house than we do messing it ~ l Thanks for helping us get the new house, Nationa1! . ~ !1 Last fall, Beta Omega pledged 26 men at the begin!l H.ol: of the year. Satisfied with our rush program, we -we Ist lax throughout the rest of the year and did not ple~:of o our quota. This year, we pledged 14 men during 1 ,mak rush, and benefitting from last year's mistakes, we hd9 • G: pursued our goal foT more pledges and have adde mg more this quarter, with many prospects to choose f;!se~ , for next quarter. Our new rush chairman, David Par 0 deserves the credit for a job well done. arr Beta Omega is now working to keep the IFC schol&fle! ship trophy for the third consecutive year. Brother V•Rnd 0 Kabool is paving the way with a 3.8 average. §

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GAMMA ALPHA-LIVINGSTON UNIVERSITY With nineteen brothers returning this fall, Garn~ G A Alpha chapter pulled together and succeeded in haV I an extremely good rush. We were able to pledge, of the sharpest men who went out for fall rush, and s1P f~1 then we have gained two additional pledges. All g n ~ doing quite well as a pledge class and have great pano tential as future brothers of the chapter.

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. Homecoming inatlon our • one of t h e b'Iggest events of the year •r. 1Gamma cAjpus, turned out to be very successful for ; "'tsororities ~ha. In float competition with fraternities, ~sellwalked ' orm~, and other participating groups, we ~ing Represen~~ay :VIth first-p!ace honors in all divisions. ur e!Charlotte Dg' Kappa Phi, our pledge sweetheart, Miss uestifor the rm !ird, was on~ of the two freshman maids who is c~ronat10n ceremomes, and Miss Jane Phillips evei~by the sf~ctnef bto brothe! Nicky Osb.orn, was chose~ s. 1 The brot~n ody as Miss Homecommg '69-70'. . thtour alum . erhood was very h appy to have several of are rus in our hi and t~eir wives visit the chapter and join eeiiillt. o have thomec!>I?'JJng observance. It is always a pleasure em VJsit us . exP1 S mce the t t · . tioP brothers int s ~~ of this fall .we have. initiated six new e chap~er: Bill': Collms, Vernon; Jack 1 t s~Evans, Mon~ we Livingston· 'ton:ery; Jim Mackm, Selma; John Powell, Union Spri~ erry Ray, Chatom; and Lary Stewart, ll', trand expect t~s. We are very proud of these new brothers .e set The new em to add much to our chapter. eref~Year are the officers. of Gamma Alpha chapter for this am~ urer, Bob M followmg:. Archon, Roy Ezell, Butler; Treasdh1JdLinden· W oore, Baltimore, Md.; Secretary, Pat Glass, )rth Eddie Dilla a~dEn, Jack Evans, Montgomery; Historian, ussidThe new offl ' utaw; Chaplain, John Powell, Livingston. wiJI Ivery good cerf ~ave accepted their duties and are doing ive t · wor < m their respective offices.

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Preparin f a was usy durmg the summer months fthe new ye~r with brothers Karl Rober.h roUJson , Bobg ' sbS'College at 1 e and David Posey attending Pi Kapp s bePto be a oanoke College. Pi Kapp College proved ;;emefback ma~re~t be?efit to our delegates, and they brought Is JJ1GYear.

Y ew Ideas and enthusiasm for the new school · it ~ The cha t h nal! bv Karl R P er as been led into the new school vear :rinn~Wolfe Sec~b:rson, Archon; Eddie Estes, Treasurer; 'Bob ~e -wtB:isto~ian· e ady; Tom McAndrew, Warden; David Posey, pledlof officer; han Gene Se~erance, Chaplain. This group ng ftmaking th afs tbeen workmg successfullv together, thus ;e b9'. Gamma u ure bright for Gamma Beta . .dded mg rush wb~\c;tarted the Fall of 1969 with an outstand:e frOsemester Th Ic gave us twelve pledges for the first paytwho hav~ pledge cl!lss is dominated by sophomores Lambda nl a ready at!amed their grades for initiation. ·cholsClellan J hdgK class mcludes: Mike Sheridan Dick Mc:er P.land, Ba;i n Rna, Billy Haves, John Kelly, 'Ken RowRo~er 'B r· ey awthorne, Van Wright, Jim Hughes, On Oct y;n, Strata Faddis and Larry Echert. """-·uo. as a ~her 12, .1969, Gamma Beta celebrated its fifth banque~ptTh m Pi Kappa Phi by having a Founder's Club .· N e banquet was held at the LaFayette h In orfolk and was attended by the underc apter and a large number of graduate brothspeaker was Tony Brown, the National The cha Chairman, from Gamma Epsilon chapter. financial pt~r has been active during the Fall with two ;vhich w~:o.le.cts. The first project was a Playboy raffle Is a li~htb ~Ighly successful and the second project cessful. u sale which is proving to be equally sueDuring th' leather R"ll Is Fall, the chapter has acquired a new scrapbook es\hbook and a very impressive, all-leather ter alumni. :VI plastic covered pages. Also, a new chapCommitte 1Jst has been compiled by the Alumni Advisory In e and the Historian · conclusio G · Include a f n, amma Beta's plans for the future of a memb ormal Charlestown Ball and the initiating rs an alume~· . 0 ~ ,the Old Dominion University faculty m Imbate.

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The Winter Quarter will find Gamma Gamma Chapter in A-1 condition (as always) , and even though we have 10 brothers graduating, we are-and will continue to be- the largest fraternity on campus. We have many brothers active in other areas besides Pi Kappa Phi. Brother Eddie Hollington is president of the Student Government Association, Brothers O'Neal and Cox are S.G.A. Senators, and Brothers Hollington, Walker, and Taylor are in the Who's Who of American Colleges.

Also, we Pi Kapps are very popular among the sororities here at Troy State. Brother Majors is Phi Mu Fella; Brother Williams is Alpha Delta Pi-Pi Guy; Brother Wright is the Kappa Delta Sweetheart, and Brother Hollington is Kappa Delta "Big Brother."

Our "Rose," Miss Ginger Creel, was recently elected as a campus beauty. One of our Little Sisters, Miss Iris Anne Grady, was elected Homecoming Queen this year.

We have 7 pledges who will be initiated within the next month. Plans have already been made for next quarter's rush and we have set a go·a l of pinning approximately 60 men. Of these 60, perhaps 20 will become brothers. Only 15 men were initiated into the Gold and White last winter quarter out of a pledge class of 47.

We have a new housemother! Mrs. "Mimi" Parks now has 68 "sons," and she is as delighted as all 68 of her "sons" are. Things are a little quieter around the house now, and "Mimi" frequently "makes a fourth at bridge."

We are indeed proud of her.

Our Mother's Club has already raised $1,100 for the brotherhood, and is currently engaged in adding another $2,000 by means of raffle. We salute our Mother's Club in their endeavors.

We held our annual Christmas Party, co-sponsored by the Kappa Delta SoTority, for the Children's Home.

It was a great success and there were many children who then knew the true meaning of Christmas.

To remain #1 is harder than to try to be #1; however, we shall do our share to make it so. As we always say, "We Pi Kapps are as happy as can be, we're the best damn frat at the University!"

GAMMA DELTA-MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY Twenty-five new Pi Kapp pledges highlight the fall semester of Gamma Delta. Throu~h an organized and purposeful rush program. the brothers were able to construct what is considered to be the best pledge class on the M.S.U. camnus. Early accomplishments included the contribution of fifty dollars to the Gamma Delta building fund, an excellent steak dinner, several service projects and numerous house improvements. The pledge program, which features scholarship, participation, and nledge education, is aimed at producing sound, future brothers.

The fifty dollars that the pledges donated to the building fund is the start to a. planned chapter room and dorm for the brothers. With the construction oof fraternity row across from the Gamma Delta house. the new building will be a n ecessity. Also the new sleeping quarters are needed to house the future brother!! that presently live in the campus dorms.

On campus. the Pi Kapps continue to achieve new goals. Herb Blow was chosen as the intramural Athlete of the Year. His participation in many of Gamma Delta's intramural contests and his spirit were the traits that nroved Brother Blow is an outstanding athlete and brother. Another distinction for Gamma Delta is that Brother Tom Appleton was the only Greek on campus to earn a perfect 4.0 scholastic average. Tom's example has inspired the other brothers to raise Gamma Delta's scholastic standing on campus.

On December 10, Gamma Delta was proud to have Brother Mel Metcalfe, Mr. Pi Kappa Phi, as our speaker during- the Founder's Day celebration. It is especially significant in that we also celebrated Brother Metcalfe's forty-fifth anniversary of pledging Pi Kappa Phi.

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GAMMA EPSILONWESTERN CAR OLIN A UNIVERSITY Tom Deen, Area Governor, presented Gamma Epsilon Chapter with the Area XIII Governor's Trophy recently.

The presentation was made at the conclave which was held at Tau Chapter this Fall.

The trophy itself is a token of excellence as displayed by a particular chapter in the area during the year. In order to keep the award however, a chapter must win it for three years in a row. This will be one of the objectives of Gamma Epsilon in the years to come.

It is with great appreciation that the brothers of Gamma Epsilon would like to thank Brother Deen for the honor he has bestowed upon us in Pi Kappa Phi. Singing is a chapter tradition here at Gamma Epsilon.

When the Pi Kapps of Western Carolina University join in song, there always seems to be a special feeling of togetherness, whether the occasion be a retreat, a social, or whatever. But during the course of the year there is a1ways one occasion when we put our all into the songs we sing. That time is when we sing to the Pin Mates.

Walking from dorm to dorm as a group, the brothers serenade each Pin Mate with various selections of the Fraternity songs that always include "The Rose of Pi Kappa Phi." The objective of Gamma Epsilon Chapter is to honor those ladies who rightfully wear our badge.

Often it is cold, and often it rains when the brothers recognize the Pin Mates in song. However, no matter what the weather is, the spirit of Gamma Epsilon remains unchanged; there are a few closer to us than those with whom we share our badge.

Gamma Epsilon is a singing chapter. We are proud of our tradition and of the songs we sing to our Pin Mates in Pi Kappa Phi. GAMMA ZETAWEST VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY With the efforts of the entire chapter and our active alumni, we were able to pledge 29 men. These men have contributed a great deal to the spirit of the chapter.

Homecoming came so early this year that we hardly had time to unpack our books before game time. Our homecoming started with the usual last minute float decorations. Approximately 50 brothers, sisters of the White Diamond, and friends managed to endure the float building marathon. If Charley Cobb's battling bears could win a homecoming game for a change, you could call this year's homecoming a real success.

Our intramural teams have succeeded in reaping the fruits of athletic competition. We are hoping to bring home the bacon this year. We are also in the process of encouraging the formation of an alumni basketball team for our next Pi Kapp Weekend.

This semester marks a first for Gamma Zeta Chapter.

Through the efforts of our past Warden, Darren Feit, Gamma Zeta is in the process of encouraging a stronger than usual alumni relations program with this chapter's alumni and especially with area alumni of other chapters.

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Wilham E. McClellan of 1608 Woodyale Road in Chat•our cl ton, West Virginia (Omega); and Carl C. GrahaP1class, 709 Churchill Drive in Charleston, West Virginia (Allpaid .

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Epsilc was ; GAMMA ETA-ATHENS COLLEGE of bo The 69-70 school year started out on a good note br;;;e Gamma Eta. We attained 24 pledges in the Chapter's P1 t th su~cessful rush ever. However, rush was not the onlY !l'f~ u~ thmg to happen to Gamma Eta so far this year. rn!5 Word was received that James Howell Sandlin, 1Gg· first advisor of Gamma Eta, was named Asst. Deanm aJ Me~ at Va~derbilt University in Nashville. At VandertEddi he IS now m charge of the 15 fraternities on campus, N 1 various student organizations, student government, cl~0 e etc. The brothers of Gamma Eta extend the best of l u 11 0 ' to Brother Sandlin at his new post and for the fut'.K;~.k; . The pledges ?f Gamma Eta have been very active P~ nmg and carrymg out a most successful Christmas P8 GAM for underprivileged children of Athens. This was 1 fourth annual party that the Gamma Eta pledges h¢ h Ga taken part in. This one, as all others in the past, e f a little bit better than past parties, and because of tb~rer, efforts, they have made this a special Christmas ·J enh, 0 many special little children. n . Along with Chris.tmas, the chapter entered a fl•t Br. mto the Athens Christmas Parade. This year the the1p\e. ; of the float was "above all, Christmas is sacred." Tha~a 1 ~ to the designing and craftsmanship of Brother 1' ge : Seigel, the float captured first place. This marked 1L I~ third time in four years that the Pi Kapp float had i inou 1 first place and again made us all proud we wear the Jiof 1 of Pi Kappa Phi. a

.James Sandlin, first advisor to Gamma Eta, cently appointed Assistant Dean of Men at V GA GAMMA THETA-UNIVERSITY OF GE· NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON G Gamma Theta officially started its chapter of :Li\nla: Sisters of Pi Kappa Phi. Bids were extended and .and initiation for the Little Sisters was held Sunday, ~ E F vember 30, 1969. Our Chapter feels that these yo~ ac ladies will be a great asset to our fraternity.

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With the · t preSers of G assis ance of Brother Bill Kirby, the broth>f lmorial sc~m;n~ h~he~a were successful in starting a me>silo!Piner s· 0 ars 1P m memory of Brother Patrick Dean · Ince thPat wa s th e fi r~ t outstanding · !haf•'o ur chapter pledge of e ~ost outstanding pledge of each pledge 1 anlclass st t-' Ing Winter, 1970, will have his initiation fees ( Allpaid · 'Th~r FoundeIS ', we f ee I• WI'11 ·oe a great incentive for pledges. !a, d:Student Bru\l?ay banquet was held December 10 in the 1 Epsilon Ch ~ng on campus. Brother Neil McMillan from was a grea~p er was our guest speaker. This banquet of both th bsuchess due to the extensive participation t We w e rot ers and the Little Sisters ~? ~,brothers e~~ groud to have as our guests s~veral of the ·1; gireturn from p·1fa Nu Chapter who visited us on their 1 ing them . app College. We look forward to play. llnington tl~n a skoftba~l tournament to be held in WillIn, G e Wee end of May 2 )ean amma Theta pl d d · derl'!!len are M'k C e ge seven men fall quarter. These 1 1 us Eddie Sund e 0 1eman, T~mmy Zophi, Clark Whitman, P clU New offi Y, Ed Batson, Rick Wells, and Charlie Wilson. t~f trfollows: BillerD "fere elected last October. They are as utcurer· Larr Y a ton, archon; John Manly Pollard, treas/ pJJCirk' Brow~ B{a~IY!er, secretary: Bill Johnson, warden; e 8.

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KAPPAGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Lil hl.aj~~~a Kappa has been active this quarter with the nd l,and plann~f the WOTk centered around various activities y ~ Fan Ing rush for next quarter. yo~' Each f;~arte! was started with rush lasting two weeks. ermty had two smokers and one rush party.

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We gained five new pledges this quarter, and although this appears to be a weak rush, it was successful in a sense because most of the rushees were ineligible until next quarter.

We reached many new freshmen during fall rush and we are expecting a large turn-out winter quarter. Our pledges this quarter are: Kenny Brock, Clarkston, Ga.; Charles Elliot, Lake Wales, Florida; Bucky Hunt, McCrea, Ga.; •B ill Thompson, Swainsboro, Ga.; and Howard Neal, Warrenton, Ga. We also have one bull pledge, Chip Berry, Thomson, Ga. We are in the process of working up a campus-wide Greek Calendar, a project never tried on the Georgia Southern campus. Our preliminary plans call for having each fraternity's sweetheart as the calendar girl for a month, and to list all fraternity activities on the calendar.

For our service project during December the brothers and little sisters collected food and gave it to a needy family.

Probably our biggest project of the year was a job we tackled for a local publishing company. The city of Statesboro is 100 years old, and the Bulloch Herald Publishing Company, Inc. has printed a six hundred page histoTy of Statesboro and Bulloch County. This book was printed tabloid size in sections ranging from six to sixteen pages. These sections were stored until the book was completed, and we gathered and collated them for shipment to the bindery. In two days the brothers, donating their time, earned around three hundred dollars foT the fraternity.

Football season is rapidly coming to an end and we have had varied success throughout the season with our share of the bad luck. Our record to date is five wins and five losses, with three of these defeats coming in penetration tie-breakers. The most points scored on us to date is 12, and we feel that the record is misrepresentative of the team-we should be number one.

Our little sisters have been busy this quarter. They are a part of everything we do and have played a great part in keeping our spirit high during football season.

The little sisters also gave us a hand down at the Herald, and they, like us, feel that they are now a part of Statesboro's century of progress. The little sister forces have grown to 13 this quarter.

Beginning winter quarter we are going to initiate a rush period for the little sisters similar to regular rush.

Our purpose is to find girls that really want to work and become active within the fraternity.

The first weekend in December we had Eddie Floyd on campns, and we entertained the brothers from Armstrong State for the weekend. We were glad to have them and hope that they will come back again.

Manv of our brothers have made the headlines this vear. Tommy Rogers was selected as big brother of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, Steve Bishop is vice president of the sophomore class, Wayne Buffington is secretarytn~ asurer of the freshman class and chairman of the Miss G.S .C. Pageant. Dale Warren is on the Men's Governing Council and the College Union Board, and Marty NeSmith is classified 1-A and was lucky enough to be number 19 on .the draft lot~e:y list. One of our pledges, Kennv Brock, IS on the Judicial Appellate Board. Marcia Rushing, our sweetheart, is Miss Georgia Southern College.

New officers for winter quarter are: Martv NeSmith, Archon; Steve Bishop, Secretary; David Dillard, Treasurer; Ronnie McMahon, Chaplain; Mike Ellington, Warden : and Wayne Buffington, Historian.

GAMMA LAMBDAUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT ROLLA Pi Kapps are ON THE MOVE, especially here at Gamma Lambda Chapter as the brothers moved into our new addition this fall. The brothers are rightfully proud of our addition after spending many weekends during the summer in the completion of the interior of the building, i.e., paneling, tiling, etc. The chapter is also proud because this represents the first concrete sign of expansion and progress since its chartering last

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Gamma Lambda Chapter has continued as a member of the Gamma Alpha Delta service organization this year. Other activities for this semester have been the house participation in the annual Alpha Phi Omega blood drive, and also a Christmas party for children from the Rolla Diagnostic Clinic sponsored by the IFC. Ten brothers and pledges were rewarded with well deserved steaks for keeping their mid-semester grades above 2.600 for the bi-annual "Steak and Beans Night."

This helps to continue the chapter's fine scholastic record for the past eight semesters as third on campus.

This semester's pledge class has shown itself outstanding in many respects. Their successes can be attributed to our newly revised pledge program. The chapter feels that they have shown themselves to be responsible and hardworking in the undertaking of a pledge class project and several fund raising dinners.

As a new chapter Gamma Lambda is always encountering many viable aspects of fraternity life. Among these were the chapter's first Founder's Day observance and Chapter Retreat. Also among the highlights of this semester was the visit of National Secretary William Brinkley for Founder's Day. GAMMA NU-LAGRANGE COLLEGE Gamma Nu had a very successful fall quarter this year. The Pi Kapp Raider football team finished undefeated to· win the intramural football championship.

In the recent Homecoming Parade the Pi Kapps and their sister sorority succeeded in winning the Alumni Trophy for the float which best represented the theme of the parade.

On the leadership scene, Howard Staats was elected men's vice-president of the Student Governmen~ A~so­ ciation and Ken Ackis treasurer of the same orgamzat10n.

Our first rush as a chapter of Pi Kappa Phi was fantastic! We pledged 18 of the 21 bids submitted for the best results on campus. Not only did we get the largest number of pledges, we also got the cream of the crop.

Our success can be attributed in a large part to Brother Murray Newlin and his wife, Kit, for writing and directing the skit "Laugh In" at our formal rush party.

One of our local alumni presented us with a registered Irish Setter puppy as a mascot, and he has been named "Pi Kappa Phi's Rebel Raider"-"Raider" for shoTt. New officers were elected, and they are as follows: Sage Gordy, Archon; Nickie Simpson, Treasurer; Steve Welch, Secretary; Howard Staats, Chaplain; Billy Mims, Warden; Wiley Bryant, Historian; and Charles Robinson, Social Chairman.

This year we have initiated 3 faculty members into Pi Kappa Phi and recently initiated 8 undergraduates.

We are looking forward to a great year in Pi Kappa Phi. GAMMA XI-GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE Gamma Xi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at Georgia Southwestern recently purchased a magnificent house in its hometown of Americus, Georgia. This is the first time any fraternity has purchased a house at Georgia Southwestern. This purchase was made possible only by several favorable factors for Gamma Xi Chapter.

First of all, we obtained the house through the diligent woTk of our chapter advisors, Brother Don Dalton (Lambda) and Brother Alf Bell (Alpha Iota), the helpful support of our active alumni in the local vicinity, and the very appreciated donations from parents of several brothers of our chapter.

We are especially grateful for the strong support of a very notable alumnus from Americus. This was Brother Sam Meritt who was initiated into Lambda Chapter at the University of Georgia in 1924. In addition to the factors mentioned, it was also necessary to incorporate the financial assistance of Pi Kappa Phi Properties. Without this needed help the brothers of 28

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Dent GAMMA OMICRON-BETHEL COLLEGE Chri The Gamma Omicron Chapter at Bethel College st&Phis. its first full year in Pi Kappa Phi with seventeen aciit is undergraduates and six initiated alumni. We are !~hers) ing forward to increasing our undergraduate mem•hood ship as well as increasing our alumni initiates froJ1l 1 former Zeta Chi local fraternity.

DEL We helped celebrate homecoming by winning first pi'NOIJ in the homecoming displays as well as having a g~ Tl time in the homecoming parade riding on a fire tUP.hi that was provided for us by a couple of brothers ~har serve on the local volunteer fire department. We c~as tribute part of our failure to place in the parade to help fire that occurred about an hour before the parade st9prec· ed; leaving most of our decorations on the way to 9tion · from the fire. than Our chapter continued its academic success as we ~roc· ceived the academic trophy fOT the third straight 'f S~ and are looking forward to the fourth this year. drivc 1 Mr. Warren Cruzen, chapter advisor at Gamma De\Yiat! was present for our Founder's Day Observance. ~arg. would like to thank him for helping to make our 0 for Founder's Day Observance a successful one. unb~ ALPHA GAMMA COLONYtoo UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ::; The return of Pi Kappa Phi to the University o~ ~~rhi~ homa campus has fulfilled the dreams of many P1 tl'tn alumni. The reactivation of the Alpha Gamma chaPpoor was started by Jerry Matthews, Director of Undergr and uate Affai:s and Joe 1\;{cLea~, Colonizer. :t:rati?nal Rlfprou Gail Bennmg, also ass1sted m early colomzat10n elf~ II, and colony members of Alpha Gamma wish to exP Patio a grateful thanks for h er assistance. pam The colony is presently discussing its by-laws a!ld f1;titne elect officers on December 8, 1969, The officers Wlll 'Pi 1o ther the rush and second semester housing effort. Al~sena Gamma colony hopes to obtain 25 members by den. close of the first semester. The colony is actively od: izing a little sisters group, members to be chosen fr dent all sororities on campus.

Hal! The weekend of December 6 Alpha Gamma co1°yeh· traveled to Kappa Phi colony at Oklahoma State wbJdan~ we enjoyed a Founder's Day Banquet and on Satur !zati attended the Pi Kapp Prison Party. It was a verY 0. joyable weekend. ~leci The members of Alpha Gamma colony wish to th~vers all of its loyal alumni for their support, especiallY:rJPf c early colonization work of Mr. Pi Kappa Phi, Mel ~ad calfe, to whom we are truly indebted. Their assist!! thes has been invaluable and their steadfastness is indeed Kappa Phi. KAJ DELTA ALPHA COLONYl( NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Byr, The fraternities on this campus were given an ,U~of J matum at the beginning of the school year to e1t our

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9 'i J{ 1pm smay sound odd, but if you could see these conditions, chaPpoor ~r~ You would agree. We will kick off our door-toergr and thnve December 10 in hopes of raising more money ,1 R0nroud ufs further the plans of a zoo that Alva can be effO~" II o . expr1Pati~~e .at NSC, our colony has been stressing particif.Iame 0 £~ . other organizations to further promote the 1 Kappa Phi as something more than a "goodmd {';time ill 'Pi K gang." And we are proud of several of these . . Al~senatPhs Were able to secure four seats in the student by den· St e1d by Jo·e Giordano, Archon; Hilly Dubin, Warorg9 eve Yehle, Historian; and Joe Lapilusa. n ft'dent: alh? ac9uired four seats on the Council of Presi.IIan lc,h IS quite an honor. David Walker, Ament co1°:yehle Ben s Dorm); Joe Lapilusa, Senior Class; Steve 1 wll dano ' and and Wrangler's Pep Club; and Joe Giortturd;zatib Archon, who was elected Chairman of the organ!rY Of n, a .special honor for Joe and the fraternity. l!lectedPecial note is again Joe Lapilusa who was als.o ' tll~Versit' to Who's Who in American Colleges and UmllY:rJpf co~es. To these men a special congratulations, but ~1 ~ad it rse these never could have achieved their goals 1std these not b~en for every member of Pi Kapp Phi. To lee • a spec1al thank you. [{~pp A PHI C_O_L_O_N_Y _ _L_A_N_D_E_R _ __

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talk to him about his years as a Pi Kapp. At present Mr. Byrd is senior accountant for Greenwood County.

Our sponsor, Miss Judy Gibbons, has been named May Queen of Lander College for 1970. Judy was also first runner-up in the Miss Lander contest and was Homecoming Queen last year.

This December 10 will be the first Founder's Day celebrated by Kappa Phi Colony. Area Alumni have been invited and we are looking forward to a good turn out.

Awards will be given at the banquet for Outstanding Alumni, Outstanding Brother, Outstanding Athlete and a few other secondary awards. Chosen were Alan A. Shands, Outstanding Alumni, C. Robert Rees~, Outstanding Brother and Elbert Campbell, Outstandmg Athlete.

Brother Campbell earned the name of Broadway Bert during football intramurals.

Kappa Phi Colony had two members. tapped into Koinonia men 's national honorary fratermty at Lander.

The two men were C. Robert Reese and Joe Camp.

They join another Brother, Pat Brown.

On February 27 through 28, 197~ Kappa Phi Colo_ny will receive its charter. We would !Ike to extend an Invitation to both graduate and undergraduate members to attend. We are planning a big weekend and the more that come the merrier.

KAPPA PHI COLONYUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA This has been an extremely busy quarter for the eighteen brothers in our colony. Great progress has been made in many areas, but pro·bably the most profitable was in school activity. The Pi Kapps were awarded the trophy for 100 % participation in the annual Blood Bowl.

We were very proud and honored to receive t~is t.rophy because it means so very much to ou!· fratermty m ~he way of recognition on campus and m the commumty.

Our victory may be due to the fact that our colony has been strongly emphasizing brotherhood and total fraternity participation. This idea is being backed up by our new slate of officers for the coming term. Those who are to lead us in our goal for chapter status are: Jim Pledger, Archon; John Reiter, Treasurer; Chris Dorman, Secretary; Tommy Hartwell, Ward.en; Bob Haskins, Historian; and Danny Speed, Chaplam.

At the present time big plans are being made for our first Rose Ball, set for December 17 at Sage Avenue Armory. Those girls to be honored at our ball were selected in competition with representatives from each of the five sororities on our campus. The queen's court will be composed of Nancy Wright of ZTA, Liza Ivey of ZTA Gerry Busby of AOP, and Lynn Strickland of Phi Mu. The honor of Rose Queen for the Kappa Phi Colony will be granted to Peggy Bass of Chi Omega.

KAPPA PHI COLONY-ARMSTRONG STATE Fall quarter at Armstrong has held several interesting events for our colony. After much planning and the use of rush "techniques" explained at Pi Kapp College, we were pleased to have eightee~ rushees accept our invitation to pledge the colony. Smce there were no "rules" to follow-organized Greeks are new herewe were able to begin rush in mid-August. By registration day, October 2, we had already secured the majoTity of rushees.

Of course, part of our requirements a:r:e ~o par~icipate in school activities. And we are accomphshmg th1s very well. In the student elections, John Eure (Chap_lain) was elected President of the Student Body; Carl Kmcey (Historian) was elected President of the JuniOT Class; Marc Slotin became President of the Freshman Class; Frank Harris Dick Baker and Earl Cox are three of the five Freshma~ Senators; and Jack Fricks is the Freshman Publications Board Representative. In addition, Thornton Gillins (BK), our Archon, and Dick Baker are the only two photo·g raphers for the school's yearbook.

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It is altogether fitting t h a t Pi Kappa Phi s h o u l d salute The College of Charleston, our birthplace, because this venerable institution is celebrating i t s Two-Hundreth Anniversary on March 19, 1970.

Although The College of Charleston began its corporate existence March 19, 1785, with the passage of an act by the General Assembly of South Carolina, the College had in fact b e en founded fifteen years earlier, in 1770, when the first contribution was made to the endowment.

Classes at the newly established College of Charleston began July 3 1785, in the home of the president of the College, Dr. Robert Smith, who, while still serving as president of the College, was made the first Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina. (The Bishop Smith House, carefully restored in 1965, is once again the home of the College's presidents.) Five years after the opening, the Trustees announced on October 11, 1790, that classes had begun in Main Building on the campus. Four years later, the first degrees were conferred.

Belief in the possibilities of the institution were always strong and by 1828 the old buildings had been replaced by a handsome Greek revival structure.

Events taking place in 1826 enabled The College of Charleston to lay claim to being the first municipal college in the United States. The first financial aid was received from the City of Charleston when an appropriation by the City Council established the principle of municipal patronage.

Considering the disruption which war brought to all phases of Southern life after 1860, it is remarkable that the College suffered so little.

Classes were discontinued for a time, and faculty, students, and even the library were scattered.

But the tradition survived, and the College, when reopened in 1866, was able to resume its activities almost as if they had not been interrupted.

The new era brought both new difficulties and new strength. A sharp drop in enrollment during the Reconstruction period caused financial strains of such magnitude that dissolution threatened upon occasion. The Main Building was heavily damaged in the earthquake of 1886, taxing further the financial resources of the College. On the other hand, the period from 1866 to the present was marked by a steady expansion of the curriculum and by an equally steady rise in scholastic standards.

The College of Charleston became a coeducational institution in 1918. Recognizing this increased potential, the County of Charleston began to contribute annual appropriations, and the College thereafter became a county as well as a municipal institution. Through an act of t h e General Assembly of South Carolina the original charter of 1785 was in effect restored when The College of Charleston returned to its private status on April 28, 1949.

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A listing of events and dates alone in the history of the College does not present the character of the institution which has attracted the interest and talents of men of undisputed eminence in their fields. The Board of Trustees has included such men as John Rutledge, Chief Justice of the United States; Charles Fraser, artist; Gabriel Manigault, architect; Joel Poinsett, horticulturist and diplomat; Robert Y. Hayne, statesman; Dr. David Ramsey, historian of Colonial and Revolutionary South Carolina, and M. Rutledge Ribers. For fifty-four year Lewis R. Gibbes carried on his research in biology, astronomy, and chemistry as professor of natural history on the College faculty. John Bachman, the naturalist, and Francis S. Holmes, who organized and augmented the collections of the Charleston Museum, were members of the faculty. The fine scholarship of Nathaniel Wright Stephenson in history, of Thomas della Torre in the classics, and of Lancelot Minor Harris in English literature and Philology was contemporaneous w i t h their work as teachers in the College.

Among its alumni, The College of Charleston lists men of letters such as Edward McCrady, James DeBow, Paul Hamilton Hayne, and Ludwig Lewisohn. Other alumni well-known in public life have been Frank Blair, network news commentator; Congressman L. M en d e 1 Rivers; Joseph Earl Jacobs, ambassador; Paul Ehrman Scherer, prominent theologian; Josephine Lyons Scott Pinckey, authoress; Burnet Rhett Maybank, Mayor of Charleston, Governor of South Carolina and United States Senator; John Charles Fremont, explorer and candidate for the presidency; Herbert Ravenel Sass, author; William Steen Gaud, Director, U. S. Agency for InternationaJ Development (A.I.D.); and DT. Webb Edward Haymaker, senior scientist and Director, Life Sciences, NASA. The College is ranked between Harvard and Yale in the percentage of alumni listed in Who's Who and is third in the per capita production of male students who become doctors.

Since 1960 a ten-year development program has been responsible to a large extent for increasing the residental character of the college. Already completed in the plans for physical expansion are residence halls for men and women, a student union, and a mall entrance from Calhoun Street. Construction of a new science center and library will begin in the near future.

As every pledge should know, Pi Kappa Phi was founded at The College of Charleston on December 10, 1904, and our three Founders were life time residents of Charleston. A walk through the beautiful campus, a visit to the traditionladen thought-provoking buildings would quickly convince any Pi Kapp that we could have no finer, more appropriate birthplace.

With humble thanks, Pi Kappa Phi wishes The College of Charleston another 200 years of progress.

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NEED SUMMER HELP? HIRE A PI KAPP MANY PI KAPP UNDERGRADUATES ARE FINDING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE SUMMER EMPLOYMENT. Here's a new program to help student Pi Kapps get summer employment, and to help alumn i Pi Kapps to fill summer vacancies ... and maybe test a smart young man for a future career with your organization.

Use the form below to register your summer job openings. On March 16, 1970 a complete listing of all organizations registering and the job descriptions will be sent to each chapter. Instructions with the listing will advise applicants to make mail contact with organizations which have an opening for which they are qualified.

Help your organization, and help a student Pi Kapp to gain experience and earn funds to complete his education. Think ahead - and then use the form at once . . .. .. . ... . .

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