( EoiTOn's NoTE- Perhaps no m ore fitting tribu te could have bec11 paid to a frat emity brother a11d lifelong fri end than this let ter received shortlv aft er Brother Rice's deal h. Brother R odrigue': was also a m ember of I ota Chapt er at the time Brother R ice w as pledged and initiated . 111 fact , it was he w ho pledged our uJte Nati onal President . )
September 1st, 1948. Mr. W. Bernard Jones, Jr., Executive Secretary, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Richmond, Virginia . Dear Brother Jones : Your kind favor of the 25th of August was duly received and must say that I had already the news of dear Devereux's death since Mrs. Rice had wired me immediately announcing his passing away; she knew how close we were to each other and how much I endeavored to regain his health, but in vain. Your asking me to write Devereux's Obituary-( we call it Paneg iric )-gives me great comfort, for besides th e distinction you make in my behalf, which I know is completely undeserved by me, I find satisfa ction in knowing that you understand the indissoluble ties that bound us through life. Now it is not only a satisfaction but a duty for me to contribute to his laud with my insignificant expression of fraternal love and reverent appreciation of his multiple qualities and virtues. And if I maY be permitted to quote the most profound of Engl ish Poets, John Milton, when he reverently wrote his immortal " Lycidas" to the memory of an extinct life-long friend, who drowned :
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" For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his ptime, Young L ycidas, and hath not left his peet. Fot we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flo ck, by fountain, shade and till; Comes the blind Fury with the abhotred shears, And slits the thin spun life, 'But not the praise.' For L ycidas, your sorrow, is not dead, Sunk though he beneath the watery floor So sinks the day-stm路 in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his d1'ooping head, And tricks his beams , and with new spm1 gled ore Flames in the fol' ehead of the morning sky.' Fame is the spul' that the cleal' spil'路it doth raise ( That last infinnit )' of noble mind) .
Can there be a better expression of a reverent prayer to a lost friend? Could I muse and give adequate express ion which could better perpetuate his memory? Only the gifted Bards can remount to t he ethereal fountains of perennial monuments of speech, which are the only befitting to give form to the sentiments that will always live in my heart for Devereux Rice. Will you kindly forgive me that I cannot produce something really beautiful, which I could offer to th e memory of one of my dearest life-long friend s? With my sincerest gratitude to you for the distinction pa id me, I beg to remain, Sincerely and fraternally yours, (Signed ) Bartolo Rodriquez " Roddy". Iota-
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Contents Page The National Convention ............................... ....... ...................................... 2 Memorium-Devereux D. Rice.. .. ..................................... 5 Meet Your CounciL .................................................. .. 6 Devereux D. Rice Memorial Fund..... 7 Old Pi Kapp School Chums Meet After 33 Years 8 "Mu Muses" Wins Publication Award......................... .. ........................ 9 Beta Beta Goes To Florida-Southern College........ .J 0 Pi Kapps in Limelight.. .................................................................................... .12 Editorial Comment.. ................................................................................................. .16 Lost Pi Kapps....... ....................... .1 7 ...... ....................... .................... .J 9 Vital Statistics ... ... 22 Alumni Chapters . ....................................................... .23 Calling The RolL .................................. . .................................................................. 39 Miscellaneous .............................
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COVER Pi Kappa Phi's Late Nati'o nal President Devereux D. Rice
Speakers' Table - L. to R.: J. AI Head, John W. Deimler, Howard D. Leake, George B. Helmrich, Mark Cutler, Simon A. Houser, Bob Morse, Ron Scheck, National Chaplain, and National Warden.
Election of new national officers, important legislative changes, increase of national initiation fees and dues, creation of the Devereux D. Rice Memorial Fund and selection of Portland, Oregon for the next convention highlighted the 22nd Supreme Chapter Meeting at Detroit. The convention was held September 2, 3, 4, at the Statler Hotel. New National officers are Howard D . Leake, National President; J. AI Head, National Secretary; John W. Deimler, National Treasurer; Fred Grim, National Historian; and Theron A. Houser, National Chancellor. With the exception of Brother Grim, all the officers served during the past two years. Brother Howard D. Leake assumed both the post of National Treasurer and National President upon the death of Devereux D . Rice who was elected at the 21st meeting. Leake is an alumnus of Rho Chapter and now lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Head is a native of Salem, Oregon and is an alumnus of Alpha Zeta Chapter. Deimler lives in BalaCynwyd, Penna., and was one of the charter members of Alpha Upsilon Chapter. Grim comes from Roanoke, Virginia and is an alumnus of Xi Chapter. Houser lives in St. 2
Matthews, S. C., and is a Zeta Chapter alumnus. These men were elected and installed at the final business session Saturday, September 4. Honoring the 22nd Supreme Chapter Meeting was one of the fraternity's founders, Simon Fogarty, from Charleston, S. C. Brother Fogarty installed the new Council in addition to giving many interesting highlights of the early history of the fraternity. Among the many important and necessary legislative changes adopted by the meeting was the simplification of the pledging and initiation requirements as set forth in the Constitution and Supreme Laws. As it is now drafted, chapters can set their own requirements for pledging men ; but before a pledge is initiated into the active chapter he must get the unanimous apptoval of the active chapter at the meeting preceding initiation. Considerable discussion was held among the undergraduates concerning this portion of the laws since many of them were not sure as to the proper interpretation of the old law. Other changes in the Constitution and Supreme Laws included a strengthened demand that expelled members surrender all evidences of
former membership in the fraternit~; changes in the law covering the dutle·· and powers of the Executive Seer tary; and the necessary brought on by the increase in initiation fees and the creation . 1 the Devereux D. Rice Memorta Fund. 1 I This memorial to the late Nati 0 3 President will be in the form o rs fund to assist old and new chapteof in building chapter houses. out
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( 1) The other members of the Natr 0 0; Council look on approvingly as the "~ 1 , National President, Howard D. Leo wields the gavel. . C ter, 1 ( 2) Master of Ceremonies, Mark ~ r; 51 National Chancellor, Theron A. Ho~ and General Committee Chairman, Robert W. Morse, look 0/ 1oJII Founder Simon Fogarty (second . ~ left) tells of Pi Kappa Phi's beginnrn 9 (3) L. to R. Founder Simon Fogarty, Edward T. Gushee, and Nation dent, Howard D. Leake, face the (4) Executive Secretary, "Bernie" Jon~s 01, Traveling Counselor, Charlie Martrn. apparently enjoying the convention. (5) Entertainment Committee Chairman Toastmaster, Mark Cutler, (with shows the boys "how". ( 6) Joe Guthridge helps the accordionist leading the Virginia delegation in ing "Roanoke in Fifty" to the tuneer· "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf CloV
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the . college men were intelligent, On the social side of the conven· straightforward, and of practical tion, dozens of attractive girls (Cont.inued from page 2) value to the fraternity itself. were contacted to serve as dates for each initiation fee sent into the NaAnother outstanding figure at the the undergraduates' social activities· tional Office, $5.00 will be added to convention was Dr. Will E. Eding- Thursday night, September 2, was this fund. When it has reached ton, Upsilon, the National Scholar- left open for the men to do as theY sufficient proportions, some of the ship Chairman. Dr. Edington warn- saw fit in the way of seeing the town money will be used for investment ed that fraternities in general and socially. Many journeyed out to purposes to further augment its prin- Pi Kappa Phi in particular were see a professional football garne, cipal. facing a "Scholarship Depression" others went to the local night spots. A committee has been set up to unless more stringent steps were and still others took on a sightseeing administer and invest these funds. taken by the individual chapters to tour. Tt will be this committee's duty to improve their scholastic ratings on Highlight of the social ledger was Scholarship figures the Convention Ball Friday night, invest the money and to secure vol- the campus. untary contributions to it from the taken from the records of the Sept. 3, which was held in the Stat!~~ National Interfraternity Conference Ballroom. Approximately 150 1 alumni members. It was estimated that in a few Scholarship Chairman were given to Kapps with their dates danced a~ enjoyed the music and Grand Mar years this fund will be large enough emphasize this downward trend. Dr. Edington also announced the until 1:30 a.m. Saturday morningj to enable the National Organization to more effectively aid its chapters Pi Kapp Scholars for the 194 7-48 Attractive favors of plastic jewe in building programs. The fund will year. The brother capturing the boxes with the Pi Kapp crest were start growing immediately with the top laurels was Richard K. Hill, given to the ladies attending. first initiation fees received by the Alpha Mu. Upsilon Chapter at the Saturday night saw the annua: central office following the conven- University of Illinois was announced banquet which is the. last event 0 as standing first among 57 fraterni- each convention. All Pi Kapps were tion. ties on that campus in scholarship. treated to stirring addresses bY Portland, Oregon Chosen far 23rd Supreme Chapter Brother Ralph Noreen gave an ac- Founder Simon Fogarty and the :Na· It will be the west coast for the count of his and the Finance Com- tional Officers. Principal speaker 23rd Supreme Chapter Meeting as mittee's activities in handling the of the event was Mr. Edward Gushee, Portland, Oregon was selected by Star and Lamp Fund in investment Vice-President of the Detroit Edison the convention body as the next site. transactions. As it has been his Company. Mr. Gushee proved to be extrerne· Strong bidding from many sections committee's custom for many years, for the 23rd meeting was evident at the report showed that his invest- ly interesting and effective to 0e the meetings; but the invitation of ments had earned the fraternity a attentive group. He was greeted wtth trem~ndous applause at the conciu· the Portland alumni was accepted by sizeable profit. a majority of the delegates after conWhile District Archon attendance sion of the speech. . siderable discussion. at the convention was somewhat disAsk any weary undergraduate W)JO It was also recommended that the appointing, much progress was made attended the 22nd Supreme Chapt~~ 23rd meeting include four days for in outlining the specific duties, both Meeting-He may be weary but he convention· business instead of the in strengthening undergraduate chap- agree it was the greatest in historY customary three. It was pointed out ters and expansion fields, in the if not the biggest. that the fraternity has attained such District Archon Round Table Meetsize and numbers that it is very dif- ing which was a regular part of the ficult to transact all necessary bus- Convention business for the first time in the history of the fraternity. iness in a three day session. For the first time in the history While registration figures were not complete at publication time, ob.- of the fraternity, too, convention servers were confident that the 1948 delegates were treated to a Model convention was attended by more un- Initiation and Model Meeting. At dergraduates, excepting the official the initiation which was conducted chapter delegates, than ever before by Alpha Theta Chapter, one pledge in the history of the fraternity. of the chapter and one alumnus of Many chapters were represented by the old local at the University of Illinois were initiated into the brothfour, five, and more men. The impact of this large number erhood. of undergraduates was very evident The Model Meeting was conduct- , in the sessions of the convention. ed by the various delegates selected Spirited floor discussions were com- by the executive secretary. It was monplace both in the business ses- hoped that all chapters which have sions and the round table groups. not been using the prescribed forms However an overwhelming majority for initiation and meeting will now of these talks and contributions of adapt themselves to these forms.
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voted and capable sons has gbl, departed. .On August 11, 1948, Devereux D. ttler pi ~1ce, Iota, passed away after a proand onged illness. He was at home in Tohnson City, Tennessee. 1rch ing. . B:e was serving as National Pres~wei 1~ent of the fraternity at the time of vere IS death. Probably the most untiring work,ual ~r and a man who had contributed of 1rnmeasurably to Pi Kappa Phi's vere ~rong rise following the war, Brother bY "-~ce had waged a bitter struggle :Na路 1Vlth death for six months- losing J.ker only after his stout heart had combee, Pletely exhausted itself. He was ison fifty years old. Brother Rice came into the fra~ernity while both he and the organIzation were rather young. As he grew the fraternity also grew and tnuch of its growth was directly due t~ his unquenchable ambition to see ~~ Kappa Phi the greatest fraternity In the world. B:e was initiated into Iota Chapter October 10, 1917 while a freshman in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech. The following years or his college career saw him holding yarious posts in the chapter includIng Archon and Iota had its strongest years during this period. After graduation in 1921, Brother Rice settled in Franklin, North Carolina where he continued to mainlain an active interest in the fra~ernity as well as being prominent 1n local civic affairs. A few years later he moved to Johnson City where he became District Archon of District 8. During his tenure as district ar~hon, Brother Rice worked unceasing:\' to improve and strengthen Pi Kap~ Pa Phi, both active and alumni, in that area. In this task he succeeded beyond the fondest expectations of J:...-"' the National Council.
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Taking untold hours and days from his business, Brother Rice wasted no time in seeing that central office was reorganized, that an expansion program was set up and put into effect, that dormant chapters were to be revived, and that generally the fraternity was not only to get back on its feet but that it should take big strides toward 路increased strength and success. That he succeeded is evidenced today by the strong position Pi Kappa now holds in the Greek World. Yet despite this monumental work for Pi Kappa Phi, Devereux Rice found time to be an outstanding civic leader in Johnson City. He was district governor of 186th district of Rotary International, president of the Dry Ground Mica Association, president of the Johnson City Community Chest, chairman of the Red Cross annual roll call, president of Johnson City Country Club, and treasurer of the English Mica Company of New York City. In Rotary, he had the unusual distinction of having been twice a Rotary president, serving as head of the Franklin, N. C. club in 192829, and was president of the Johnson City club in 1945-46. During World War I, Brother Rice that the national organization began served as a second lieutenant in the to feel the influence of his foresight infantry of the U. S. Army. He was a member of the advisory and energy even though the war years were crucial ones for the fra- board of Memorial Hospital building fund, the executive committee of ternity. The climax to all his fraternal Johnson City Community Council, activities came at the Birmingham St. John's Episcopal Church Men's Convention in 1946 where he was Club, Unaka Rod and Gun Club, the unanimous choice for National and the American Legion. He had President. It was a time of decision also been a deacon in Watauga Avfor the fraternity-whether to try to enue Presbyterian Church since 1943, hold on with what it had or to move serving as chairman one term. forward to bigger and better things . . Due to his extensive activities, he Without hesitation the new Na- had to turn down three civic potional President threw his whole en- sitions--one as president of Chamber ergies on a program of expansion of Commerce, another as director of and rehabilitation for the fraternity. (Continued on Page 21) In 1942 Brother Robert Amick, then National Historian, entered the armed services, and Brother Rice was unanimously appointed to his post by the National Council who were then operating under their wartime powers. It was at this point
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Meet Your Council + L. to R. J. AI Head, National SecretotYJ John W. Deimfer, National Treasurer; Howo~. D. Leake, National President; Theron Houser, National Chancellor; and Fred Grim, National Historian.
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tiona! Treasurer and on the death •bf and you have your 1948-50 ~a Brother Rice the office of ~atio~al President was also assumed by hil'll. tiona! Council. Brother Leake is general manager Officers elected at the 22nd Supreme Chapter Meeting were How- of Hendon's Parking and Service ard D. Leake, ~ational President; Stations located in several SoutheastJohn W. Deimler, ~ational Treas- ern states. He is an active member urer ; .T. Al Head, ~ational Secre- of the Birmingham Exchange Club tary; Fred Grim, ~ational Histor- and an elder in the Presbyterian ian : and Theron A. Houser, ~ ation- Church. Besides Pi Kappa Phi )lis hobbies are his yard and his fishal Chancellor. Practically everyone in the frater- ing. His wife, Margie, and charmnity knows Howard "Doc" Leake, in-g daughter. Mimi, are known to because his whole life practically has Pi Kapps everywhere. T.he Pennsylvania Dutchmanbeen tied up with that of Pi Kappa Phi. During his undergraduate that's the tag of our new ~ational days at Washington & Lee, Brother Treasurer, John W. Deimler, who Leake served in every capacity from hails from Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsyl· vania. Brother Deimler was formneophyte to president. After graduation he went into the erlv ~ational Historian. teaching orofession, being on the facBrother Deimler was born April ulty at Washington and Lee for a 26, 1913 near Harrisburg. His eleyear and at Birmingham-Southern for mentary and high school days were two more years. spent in the famous Girard College In 1928 he took over his duties of Philadelphia. After graduation as executive secretary when the na- from Girard in 1931, Brother Deimtional offices were located in Chica- ler entered the Drexel Institute of go. Under his guidance the office Technology. In his freshman year was moved to Evanston and later to he was pledged and initiated into its present site, Richmond. Va. Kappa Sigma Delta fraternity, the .Not 'only did Brother Leake han- local which became Alpha Upsilon of dle the office routine and traveling, Pi Kappa Phi in 1933. Besides holding practically every but he also edited the STAR AND LAMP. Following his resignation he · office in the fraternity, Brother moved back to Birmingham where Deimler was very active in campus affairs including the presidency of he has remained until now. At the 21st Supreme Chapter Alpha 'Psi Omega, national honorary Meeting, "Doc" was elected as ~a- dramatic fraternity.
In January 1946, he was very in· strumental in reactivating Alpha silon and in assisting the chapter purchase a new home. t· It was at the Birmingham Mee. ing that Brother Deimler began ht 5 duties for the first time on the :N'a· tiona! Council. . 1 He is employed as an electrtel1 1 engineer for the Allan Wood Steer Co. of Philadelphia. He is a mernbe 1 of the Association of Iron and St~ Engineers, and Methodist Cbur · He, his wife, Kay, and young soJ reside at 335 Righters Ferry Roa ' Bala-Cynwyd, Penna. J From the West coast comes · AI Head our ~ational Secretary. Brother Head was born on sep· tember 25, 1913 in. Eugene, Oregond After attending grade, junior, an e high schools, he entered Oregon Stat College in 1932 to take an engin?e:~ ing course. He was initiated 111 r· Alpha Zeta chapter in 1933, and dus ing his undergraduate days serve.d. an Archon of the chapter in addt~ 0it to numerous campus posts. Ha of not been for the fact that some. his other fraternity brothers held portant campus posts at the urnt~ Brother Head would have been elebe ed student body president, but t· withdrew before the balloting star ed. From 193 5 to 193 8 he was con· nected with the Traffic Surveys see·
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sum, stating that they simply wished to see a lasting tribute to Devereux D. Rice and that . our chapters have an opportunity to build attractive chapter houses in a few years. If any of you other Pi Kapps would like to contribute to this fund, a form below is printed for your use. All gifts . will be properly acknowledged in this magazine.
H,ooo. As has been stated in the convention story, this Fund was set up at the Detroit Convention as a perpetUal monument to our late great leader and national president, Devereux D. Rice. When the Fund has reached sufficient portions, it will be used to assist chapters in building their own houses or retiring mortgages on their Present ones. The fund will be increased annually from initiations as a certain Part of the initiation fee sent to the national lteadquarters will be put in this account. . However, it will take several years for the fund to grow by this method and it is hoped that Other Pi Kapps, such as the four above, will contribute to the fund OF PI KAPPA PHI
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Old Pi Kapp School Chums Meet After 33 Years AFTER 33 years, it's hands across Chick to be at the landing field. field. He spent some time in Oxfor~ the sea for Manuel Gonzales Chick and his wife were there on with Mr. and Mrs. Outlaw Bun~~ (Chick) Quevedo, Iota, of San Luis, schedule, and so was a Navy car to whom he knew in his Horner Aca Oriente, Cuba, and Dick Young, take the Navy's guests to the bay. emy days. Kappa, of Charlotte, N. C. The two Dick was rushed into the car and Brother Quevedo noticed manY fraternity brothers at the University whisked to the bay without any time changes in this country since he was of North Carolina in 1914, got to- to visit. He was on hand for about last here, he said. "Little towns gether the week after the 22nd five minutes. have grown into cities in their own Supreme Chapter meeting. Chick still has a gift he and his right. And it is much easier to trav· Senor Quevedo, a civil engineer in wife had brought to give Dick. He el now." San Luis, where he owns his own says Dick will have to come for it in While in Charlotte Chick W~~ _ business, was then on a "friendship person now. treated to a modern-day footba "Yes, I like the States," he said game by Dick, when they went to a trip" to the States. He saw many of his old friends at Pi Kappa Phi's in answer to a query. "You see, I professional game there. "The garn ~ National Convention and then head- am a Carolinian myself. At least, I is much different from the footbad1 ed south to see his old school friends. feel like I am, since I went to school I played at Horner's," he laughe · He flew from Raleigh, N. C., to here and have so many friends here." "Much rougher." Charlotte to talk things over with VISITS OTHER TOWNS While arranging plane passa~e Newsman Dick Young, Kappa, forIn North Carolina he visited Ra- back to Cuba, he visited Charlotte d mer editor of the STAR AND LAMP. leigh, Dunn, Wallace, and Oxford. Mayor, Herbert H. Ba~ter. An It was their first reunion since 191 5. In Dunn he saw his Carolina room- the past president of the Charlotte Sr. Quevedo was last in North Caro- mate, J. Sheppard Bryan, Kappa, Lions Club presented the past .presb lina in 1921. He received his en- and in Wallace he visited his other ident of the San Luis Lions Clu gineering degree from the University Carolina roommate, James V. Whit- with a key to the City of Charlotte. of Virginia in 1919. He first came to the Tar Heel state in 1909, when he enrolled at Horner's Military Academy in Oxford . He finished high school there in 1913, and then went to Georgia Tech for a year, where he was initiated into Iota Chapter. From there he attended the University of North Carolina where he met old chum Dick Young. KEPT UP SINCE 1915 Since 1915 the two fraternity brothers have exchanged Christmas cards and have kept in touch with each other. Dick laughingly recalled that the cards Chick sent him at Yuletide were in Spanish and he would always have to get someone to translate them for him. They almost met in Cuba two years ago, but a Navy dispatch prevented their getting together. Dick was invited on a cruise aboard the cruiser Providence in December of 1946, along with a group of Charlotte City Officials. They had been invited to watch a demonstration of naval gun-power in action. The Two fraternity brothers getting together for the first time in 33 years talk things ~~:~ schedule called for a flying trip to in Charlotte, N. C. News' editorial room. In Charlotte for a brief visit with Reporter 1• y Cuba's Guantanamo Bay, where Young, Kappa, is Manuel "Chick" Quevedo, Iota, a Carolina schoolmate and fraternc 1 they were to board ship. Dick wired brother of Dick's, vintage 1915. 8
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Other factors were of importance also. Good quality and variety were found in the pictures, the make-up and lay-out of each page-and the paper as a whole. The readability, conciseness, and completeness of the varied articles was good also. Each item was written so that the alumni would understand who the Phi's or Gam 's are, who "Bobo" is, and where the new and old members are from, when named. The mailing Jist for Mu MusEs includes all Mu alumni, all Pi Kapp officers including District Archons, all active Pi . Kapp undergraduate chapters, local pin-ups, and many of the university officials of Duke and Carolina. Once the type is set up or the mimeograph stencil is cut, it is easy and inexpensive to order an extra hundred copies for these interested persons. Even the rushees were given copies of one issue. The interchange of ideas for social, rushing, athletic, scholastic, and publication programs through the chapter publication medium is excellent. The Central Office agrees with Editor Burnett that "this interchange of papers is invaluable to the recipients; therefore, all chapters should extend their mailing lists to include the national officers, all un-
dergraduate chapters, and the alumni of their local chapters." Unfortunately, most of the work of. writing and mailing fell upon the editor of Mu MusEs. The questionnaires received by the historian afforded most all of the news for the alumni page. The publication group at Mu now has been expanded so that the burden will be more evenly balanced. It is advisable for two persons to take the positions of editor and historian, rather than to have one person as was done in Mu. Let's look at the editor for a moment. Brother Burnett announced that his two objectives in publishing Mu MusEs were to afford the alumni with news of interest to them and thereby to bind closer the u'ndergraduates with the alumni ; the other was to win the publication award for his chapter for 1947-48. He has achieved these objectives. It takes the will to do time and determination as well as' new 'ideas to have a winning paper. Brother Burnett bas never edited articles for publication, written headlines or . articles before his venture ' of wntten editing Mu MusEs. This should be encouraging to many would-be editors who have bad no experience.
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THE thirty-eighth undergraduate chapter of Pi Kappa Phi was installed November 16-17 at Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida, a Methodist co-educational institution sixty-three years old that has an enrollment of 2,000 and a campus of eighty acres. The new chapter, which becomes Beta Beta chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, was the Phi Sigma Phi local. Its Archon is Donald Boether, Patterson. N. J. Theron A. Houser of St. Matthews, S. C., National Chancellor. and W. Bernard Jones, Jr. , our Executive S e c r e t a r y , had charge of the installation. During the months leading up to the installation and the granting of the charter, much excellent preparatory work was done by E. B. Crim of Lakeland, Archon of the Florida district, and William G. Jennings, an alumni member also of Lakeland. , Initiation ~eremonies took place in the new college-owned home of Beta Beta that is one of eighteen new buildings constructed on the east campus at a cost of $1,500,000. The
initiation team, consisting of members from Chi chapter at Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, included James Tucker, Orlando; Bailey Welden, Jacksonville; Sam Heidersbach, Miami; .J~e Coursen, Stuart ; Jerry I":ery, Ktsstmmee; Brett Hope, Plant Ctty; and Al Schneider, Sandyville, Ohio. Walton Rex, Orlando, was toastmaster at the dinner held at the Cadet on the second night of the two-day ceremonies. The charter was presented by Brother Houser, who gave the members of Beta Beta impressive instructions as to the spirit of Pi Kappa Phi and what is expected of them. Brother Jones also addressed the group, giving them practical advice in regard to carrying on chapter activities. Other speakers were Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, president of Florida Southern; Dr. Charles T. Thrift, vice president; Dr. J. C. Peel, dean; E. R. Riedel, dean of men; Dr. W. E. DeMelt, registrar; Dr. Robert MacGowan, dean of Annie Pfeiffer (Continued on Page 38)
1. Theron Houser of St. Matthews, S. ~·: Notional Chancellor, as he spoke at instalter tion ceremonies held for Beta Beta chaP tat Florida Southern College, Lakeland. Sffo ed is William G. Jennings of Lakeland'WI·: an alumni member from Chi chapter. 2. F~ ton Rex, alumni member from Orlando, h ''~ who was toastmaster at the dinner at VI 1r· the charter was presented. Seated is W. Se"g nard Jones, Jr., executive secretary. 3. Af~ It those taking part in installation were: e,. to right) W. Bernard Jones, Jr., executive s:he retary; E. B. Crim, Lakeland, Archon of 'Ill Florida district; Theron Houser, St. Matthj, 01 ' S. C., National Chancellor; Donald Boetva: Patterson, N. J., chapter Archon; and d ·s· liam G. Jennings, Beta Beta's chapter a v~c or. 4. Newly constructed, college-owned ho ~p of Beta Beta chapter. 5. Part of the groter present at the dinner at which the char • 111 was formally presented to chapter. 6. Me er· bers of the newly insta lied Beta Beta chaP: rt Front row : L. to R.: New W. Hill, Ro e~ Cowles, Henry Mullen, warden, Donald Boether, archon, William Arthur, treasur 1: Lawrence H. Henyecz, secretary, Robert ner, historian, and Earl Varnes, chaP/h" Back Row, L. to R.: Monroe Hardin, ~ Attaway, Robert Bruce, William He~:t~J Joseph Doyle, William Wittpenn, Ch 0 Miller, George Bingham, and Ray Dutcher.
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SONG CONTEST WINNERS CHOSEN The song contest winners have been selected! Announced at the banquet during the recent convention were Fred Sturm, Nu, first place; Richard Lieurance, Nu, second place; and Norman Nelson, Mu, third place. The winners will receive $50, $25, and $15 respectively. Judges for the event were Harold Lewis and Larry Bolvig who also
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recruited the assistance of music critics of New York City. The winning songs will be included in a new edition of the Songbook which will appear in the near future. Both Brothers Sturm and Lieurance are the authors of many Pi Kappa songs in the present songbook. It will be Brother Nelson's first published fraternity song. Brother Sturm is presently residing in an apartment of Parkway Motor Hotel near Minneapolis. He is owner of the hotel as well as being territorial representative for MidContinent Petroleum Corporation. Brother Lieurance now lives in Lincoln, Nebraska at 1942 S. 33rd St., and Brother Nelson's home town is West Palm Beach, Florida. 12
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articles. His background as a syndi· cated sports writer, roving reporte~ war correspondent (he went throug t the blitz in London) and comb11 correspondent provide him with. a treasury of material few humonsts have been able to draw on. McLemore was born in Macon, Ga., in 1906, the son of a preacher· With befitting modesty he has sum· med up the intervening years as fol· lows: . "No man ever left the place of h15 birth with a finer record than did ! when I left Macon. I was without a debt in the world. I was without 1111 enemy. I was without a police rec· ord. I was eleven months old. "In a rather subtle tribute to tbe fine, clean life I led in Macon a na· tional institution voted to build all THE STAR AND LAMP
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new congressmen? Did you know he succeeds Brother Joe Hendricks, Chi , a United ·states Congressman from Florida since 1936, who was not a candidate for re-election? And that he defeated Brother W . Cecil Grant , Omicron, President of the Young Democratic Clubs of the State of Florida, and prominent attorney from Daytona Beach, in the primary election? Come November, however, Brother Herlong will have Republican opposition , but primary election in Florida is tantamount to election.
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More too Another Pi Kapp, Brother Tom D. Bailey, Zeta, who has an enviable reputation in educational fields in Florida and other states, was elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction in May, with a majority of about 2 2,000 votes. "My brother Pi Kapps all over the State of Florida, rendered me great assistance in my campaign," writes Brother Bailey. And we bet
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Under these circumstances, Brother Sid Herlong did not offer for reelection for the County Judgeship, but both new candidates for this office were good Pi Kapps from our Stetson College chapter, Charles Z. Osborne, Chi, and Wesley Troy Hall , Jr., Chi. Brother Hall was elected by a narrow margin. The election was very spirited, though friendly and sportsmanlike throughout, and favorable comment was made during the campaign over the clean race they ran. Now listen carefully! Brother Ray Cambron, Alpha Epsilon, is newly elected Judge of Orlando's Municipal Court, and Brother Tom Cobb, Chi, is the newly elected State Senator from Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Brother Bishop was made pres1'dent . of the college in 193 6. Curtis Vance Bishop was born 1 ~ Inman, S. C., July 8, 1894, the so of Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. BisbOPi He has had a notable background 01 achievement in his chosen field 0 THE STAR AND LAMP
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PI KAPP NABS FOUR STATE GUN TITLES Dayton Dorn, Alpha Nu, rancher of Big Springs, Nebraska, carried off a high share of the trophies in the seventieth annual Nebraska State Trapshoot at the Lincoln County Wildlife Club, held at North Platte, Nebraska June 14, 1948. Brother Dorn, Nebraska singles champion of 1943, staged a comeback to regain his State championship. He successfully defended his Class A crown, a 100-target event, and carried off over-all and all-around honors. Brother Dorn in Class A. and Miss Elsie Rasmussen of North Platte, Nebraska in the ladies' championships were the only shooters to defend titles won in 1947 at Hastings, Neb. His scores were Singles-196x200; overall-472x500; class champions-97 x100; and all-round champions-383 x400.
Editorial Comment A detailed study of Pi Kappa Phi's history reveals that there have been some truly driving personalities at its helm at one time or anotl;ler. In some cases the efforts of these personalities received proper acclaim because the nature of their talents was such that their achievements were dazzingly noticeable. These personalities need no commenting upon. Others of these personalities are unsung heroes because their achievements, while no less valuable, were not so apparent as were others. It is this group who laid the solid foundation upon which we are, and hope to continue, building upon for some time to come. It was this group who founded Pi Kappa Phi, chartered it, spent many long hours drawing up a constitution and laws, instituted a national magazine for a mere thank you, and travelled thousands of miles at their own expense in the interest of Pi Kappa Phi. It was these brothers who conceived, devised and instituted our central office system. Only one who has spent some time in central office can appreciate the years of unnoticed labor which went into building up an operational pro c e d u r e foundation such as is ours. 16
You say-"This is all well and good but now that we have complimented these good brothers, what bearing do these facts have upon our condition as it exists today? " It is iust this: In 1904 when we were founded , our first steps toward ' expansion were necessarily toddling and slow. There was yet no need for any outstandingly efficient, room-for-expansion advisory and executive mechanism. In 1948 such is not the case however. The time for expansion is upon us and foresight of the administrators of the 20's and 30's warned them to lay the foundation and supply the fraternity with the equipment with which it could grow when the right moment arrived. Had not these brothers used these intervening years to build a machine adequate to accommodate a larger organization, the present administrators might have found themselves in the embarrassing position of, "building a larger house instead of filling the one they had," at a time when time and timing is of the essence. As it is, established systems, set up long years before they were actually needed, are carrying the burdens of routine operations. This frees the minds of fraternity leaders for work of a more creative nature at a time when creative effort is definitely at a premium. Let these few words serve to remind Pi Kapp's past administrators that not only did they make today's progress possible but that the present administrators realize and appreciate this fact. When a man who is intensely interested in his fraternity considers just how closely the growth, both in number of members and chapters, of any fraternity is tied in with the economic condition of America, it behooves him to give some time and study to determining just what present conditions are and what they promise to be in the future. He will want to study past eras which approximate parallels of present conditions and conditions just peeping over the horizon. In the case of our own fraternity, I do not know whether the economic conditions in 1904 were a contributing factor or not. It is obvious, however, that our progress has been steady, varying in degree as the eco-
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Thomas Smith Harris Iota '28 (203) J . W. Hood Iota '19 ( 90) T. W. Hood Iota '34 (295) Thurman A. Hood Iota '19 ( 88) Archie Reese Hooks Iota '36 (3 18) John Bradley Howard, Jr. Iota '23 (148) Iota ' ( 168) Thomas W . Hughes David Clarence Jones, Jr. Iota '13 ( 8) Iota '14 ( 20) Reu ben S. Jones William Amos Jones Iota '30 (243) John Larne Joplin Iota '20 (109 ) Thomas L. Kennedy, Jr. Iota ' 22 (129) John M. King, Jr . Iota '39 (360) Edmund Bixby Kneisel Io ta '37 (335) Dan Hubbard Ligon Iota '27 (199) Frank Qui!Pan Little Iota '18 ( 59) George Dwi-;:ht Little Iota ' 29 (223) George W. Lokey, Jr. Iota '34 (296) Iota ' 22 (122) Gay p Keith Iota ' 21 (119A) James Herman Lynn William Wilson MacDougall Iota '32 (268) William A Maner, Jr. Iota '31 (256) William Williams Marston Iota '28 (214) Iota ;26 (180) D aniel Oscar Martin, Jr. John S McCreight, Jr. Iota 14 ( 18) Robert . W. McFarland Iota '16 ( 31) A Hewitt McGraw Iota '31 (257) H.arvey Duard McLean Iota '22 (130) William H. Melton Iota (169) Frederick Boyd Morgan Iota 29 (229) Herschel V Murdaugh, Jr. Iota '19 ( 94) Josiah Put~an Murdau gh Iota '20 ( 100) Thomas Rich ard Nicholson Iota '30 (246) William Earnest Parker Iota '24 (153) Arthur Francis Perkins Iota '32 (272) John E. Perkins . Iota: :30 (253) Olin Frazier Perkms Iota , ( 170) Lee Hartwell Poe Iota 22 (124) Madiso n Post Iota '37 (344) Edward Frank Powell Iota '26 (181) Charles DuBose Price Iota ' 27 (195) J ames Blakely Ramage Iota '35 (311) Louie D . Rauschenbe~g, Jr. Iota (192) William Thomas Reed Iota 19 ( 87) Malcolm D. Reybold, Jr. Iota '28 (207) William T . Ricks, Jr. Iota '33 (279) Domer R Ridings, Jr. Iota '34 (297) Edwin Rober Iota '15 ( 26) R. K. Robert so n Iota : (171) Iota 29 (221) Glover Hood Robinson Louie N. Robinson Iota '23 (144) William Lanier Rooney Iota '35 (310) Herbert William Sams Iota '35 (304) Claude B. Sawyer, Jr. Iota '30 (254) Iota '26 (182) George William Scha!l Franklin K Schilling Iota '33 ( 284) William Mitchel Schotanus Iota '37 (338) Iota ;23 (141) Albert M. Smith, Jr. A. D . Spengler Iota , ( 172 ) William F. Spinks Iota 19 ( 85) Vir"il Thomas Stallings Iota '30 (249) D ~Wi tt A. Stevenson Iota :37 (332) Edwin H. Stewart, Jr. Iota ,38 (353) John Aaron Stewart Iota ,2.5 (139) R C Stubbs Iota 17 ( 44) J~me~ A. Suddeth Iota '41 (392) Albert R. Taber Iota '19 ( 81) Iota '41 (393) Les'ie S Tarbutton William ·J. Taylor Iota '18 ( 54) Phillip A. Terrell, Jr. Iota '42 (412) Gilbert V. Tillman Iota '33 (285) John Elder Trost Iota '29 (230) Cecil Brown Veazey Iota '30 (250)
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University of North Carolina Eugene M . Armfield Archie Riley Brown Commodore C. Chennis Hannibal L . Godwin, Jr. Carl Sutton William Lafayette Scott Kermit Wayne Welborn
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University of Georgia Perry Clegg Allen Lucius Ashley Bailey Fisher D. Brown J. Trapp Bryan, Jr. Vernon Hue! Bryant Harry S. Burney Winston Carroll George E. Claus, Jr. William Walker Clayton William N. Coleman P. K. Countryman J . W. Doster Jules Green Edwards A. Mac. Fisher Howard P . Griffin Charles Hitchcock George Preston Holland J acob Gwin Howard Jack G. Hutchinson Harry Lafayette Kadel Nicholas E. Marshburn J ack M . Matheson Rhynhard E. McCaskill Clifford H. McGaughey Joseph J . McCouldrick Bernice G. Meetze Kenneth Michael Tames G. Moran Wesley Fort Nail James H . Orr Claude Leon Parham Virgil Swanson Parham Julian Cheatham Peeler James H. Phinazee Robert C. Porch William G. Rich Clarence D. Richard s I saac Jam es Ricks James T . Ross, Jr. W. Ernest Saunders, Jr. E. Warren Scarborough Lewis A. Stephens William Levi Stroud Dewey F . Thurmond William Spam Tracy Lamar 0 . Vinson
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REMOVED - LEFT NO ADDRESS It may surprise our brothers to know that about 30% of our membership change their addresses yearly, and one out of ten are constantly "address unknown" because they fail to notify their post office that they have moved. In other words, there are 1000 brothers or more yearly who do not receive their STAR AND LAMP nor any of the fraternity mail. We realize, of course, that this article will not reach the Brothers in question because they will not be receiving this issue. We are trying to prevent further such trouble by reminding all Pi Kapps to send us their changes of address as they occur. A letter or a post card from you is much more welcome than those four little words:
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Mu Muses (Continued from page 9)
Editors should remember that not necessarily do papers have to be printed. New processes resting between the mimeographing and printing stages allow for reduction in costs. and each process has many possibilities. It should be noted also that Mu MusEs was the best all-round chapter publication during the past school year, but further improvements can be made in certain of its departments. With the introduction of new papers during the past few months, it stands to reason that there will be more competition during the year. The national fraternity extends its congratulations to Editor Burnett 18
and to Mu Chapter on receiving the Pi Kappa Phi publication award for 194 7-48 . Why not inaugurate a publication in your chapter and bind closer the ties with your alumni as well as with other chapters?
Meet Your Council (Continued from f>a g <' 6 )
tion of the Highway Department. In the fall of 1938 Brother Head returned to Oregon State and received his degree of B.S. in Civil Engineering. After an Iritis condition in his eyes in 1939 bad forced him to quit work, another operation in 1942 restored his eyesight and he returned to the Highway Department. He is currently Assistant Traffic Engineer. In 1946 he and Miss Elvira B. Jensen were married; and it was at the Birmingham Convention their honeymoon was spent. It was also at this convention the post of ationa] Secretary was conferred upon him. In July, 1947 a daughter, Kathryn Jeanette Head, was born to th e Heads. Brother Head is affiliated wjth the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Traffic Engineers, the Northwest Society of Highway Engineers, and the American Road Builders Association. The Heads currently reside at 590 Vista Avenue, Salem, Oregon. The brand new addition to the Council comes in the person of Fred Grim of Roanoke, Virginia. Brother Grim was born January 14, 1917 in Roanoke where he attended public school. After graduation from high school, he entered Roanoke College where he graduated in 1938. At Roanoke he was pledged and initiated into Pi Kappa Phi, Xi Chapter. Prior to the recent war, Brother Grim was engaged in construction work . At the beginning of the hostilities. he went with the U. S. Engineering Corps. which work he was engaged in until the end of the war. The present business connections of the new National Historian include Manufacturers Representative for nine corporations of heating and plumbing equipment ; Vice-President of Old Dominion Contracting Corp.;
and Vice-President of Grim Flying Services. . His Pi Kappa Phi activities tn· elude President of Roanoke-Salem Alumni Chapter 1941-1946· Distric~ ' of Xt Archon 1946-48; and trustee Chapter House Corporation. f In addition to these activities 0 the fraternity, Brother Grim .is ~ 32nd Degree Mason and Sbnner, Vice-President of Roanoke CoJleg~ Alumni Association; member . 0 Southwestern Virginia Enginee~JO~ Club; member of American Soctet> of Heating and Ventilating E_n; gineers; m e m b e r of MethodtS Church. He married the former Emma :£. Cottrell of Center, Colorado, a graduate of the University of Colo· rado. They have two daughters. 1 The Grims reside at 2730 Crysta Spring Ave. S.R., Roanoke, Vir&iniaj Senior Pi Kapp on the N atwn~ Council in number of years on thiS body is our National Chancellor, Theron A. Houser. Brother Houser was born May g, 1904 in St. Mattews, S. C. where be has lived most of his life. After finishing high school, he en· tered Wofford College where he was pledged and initiated into Zeta chapter. He received his A.B. degree in 1924, and he then entered JaW school of the University of south Carolina where he received his L.LJJ. degree. Brother Houser was serving as district archon when he was elected to the National Council. During this position he organized the dozen or so Pi Kapps in St. Matthews into an alumni chapter. It is one of thd few that can show a one hundre per cent membership and a one hun· dred per cent of subscribers to the Voluntary Dues FlJnd. To his intimates Brother Houser is known variously as Ted or ~~JI. As might be expected, his activtues are not confined to the fraternity. has helped to codify the Jaws 01 South Carolina; was city solicitor 0 St. Matthews; and is now its mayor· Brother Houser married the for; mer Miss Hattie Marshall Ford 0 Dothan, Alabama. They have one daughter. In addition to his law practice j~ St. Matthews, the National Chance lor operates a farm where he raiseS cotton, oats, corn and hogs.
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as been workin[( over tim e around Philaway. Wedding bells have been lngtng for these Pi Kapps: AI Andru!cavage to Miss Betty Leaders; AI Gray to M:iss Louise North· Dick Hicks to Miss Doris Leverancc; Calkins to Miss ~ran Parish; Jack Gardner to Miss Louise ](Iinke!; Bob Lake to Miss Dorothy Milheirn; Jim Todd to Miss Betsy Albert; Roland Dewees to Miss Elaine MacDonald ; ~_ick Miller to Miss Shirley McNeil; Bill lntzer to Miss Anna Lou Wilson.
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arsden in Oak Park, June 26; Louis and Miss Alberta Porter were ~arried in Chicago Heights, July 3; Earl arge to Jane Dice of Amarillo, Tex., Sep~ittber 4; Bill Spicer and Nancy Wallace, 1\rheaton, Ill., June 19; and Jim Bayne lnct Miss Melba Beckmeyer, both of Centralia, Ill., have announced their engagelilent. And wedding bells have been ringing lor these Epsilon alumni : Thad J. Barringer, to Miss Audrey Anne Adams, (both of fiJorence, S. C.) on June 26; James H. ~isbet, Sanford, N. C., to Miss Shirley R. Urnside, Malden, W. Va., May 20; Wal~r P. Walker, Colliersville, Tenn., to Miss · ary Frances Harney, Murfreesboro, Tenn ., iu]y 7; Jack L. Barringer and Miss Han~ah Kendall , both of Florence, S. C., Octoue ~ r 9; William E. Robertson, Kannapolis, ' · C., to Miss Billie R. Beckerdite, Contord, N. C., October 2; and Reginald J. ~ 0 \Van, to Miss Betty Jean Norsworthy, 0 lh of Charlotte, N. C., August 21. l'he nuptial· bells haven't been quiet 1 1ttong Alpha Omicron's alumni. Marshall €. Olson and Miss Jane K. Alsaker were illarned in Chicago on July 10; Keith
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Spiker and Miss Virginia Norton, Law renceburg, Tenn., were married in August; Wilsie Webb and Miss Patricia Kavanaugh, Omaha, Nebr., were married June 12; Fabian Soukoup and Miss Jean Herzberg, Waterloo, Iowa, June 26. William Crawmer and Miss Ruby Gillogly, Lafayette, Ind ., announced their engage ment; and so did Forest Goetsch and Miss Erma Last, Chicago, Ill., who will be married during the Thanksgiving vacation. James R. Yongue, Iota, Sarasota, Fla., a nd Miss Katherine Louise Holland, At·anla, Ga., were married on August 23 in the Winship Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Ga. George Black, Omicron, who is taking post graduate work at the University of A:abama, and Miss Ida Mae Johnson, Tuscaloosa, Ala., were married May 14. They are living in Tuscaloosa . Jules Davis, Omicron, and Miss Jane Benton, Opp, Ala., were married June 13. Bruce K . Evans, Omicron, and Miss Paula Jane Alyea, Tuscaloosa, Ala., were married on August 28. They are living in T errace Court Apts., Tuscaloosa, while Brother Evans works on his master's degree. Fred H . Jost, Alpha Phi, and Miss Carol G. Lindsey announced their engagement in July. Brother Jost is secretary of the St . Louis Alumni Chapter. Richard H. Baker, Alpha Mu, State College, Pa., and Miss Isabel Milligan, Brad dock, Pa ., were married September 1. Brother Baker and his bride are at home at 208 Locust Lane Apt., State College, Pa. Peter B. Sheridan, Alpha Mu, and Miss Jennie R. Philistine, both of Hazeltine, Pa ., were married there on June 5. Brother Sheridan is teaching Social Studies at the Longwood School for Boys, Olney, Md ., where he and Mrs. Sheridan are making their home. Daniel F . Ciernick, Alpha Theta, and Miss Rosemary Byrne were married in Daly City, Calif., July 17. Brother Milford Morse, Alpha Theta, sec retary of the Detroit Alumni Chapter plans to be married this fall. Robert V. Dallis, Alpha Iota, At lanta, Ga., and Miss Mary Louise Starr, Dalton, Ga., announced their ei1gagement in July, and plan their wedding for this fall. Brooke Pierce, Lambda, and Miss Juan· ita Burkett, both of Summerville, Ga., were married in July. They are making
their home in Alred Apts., Summerville, Ga. Robert J. Noland, Eta, Rockmart, Ga., and Miss Betty Lou Wright, Douglasville, Ga., were married on September 19, at the First Methodist Church of Douglasville. Euzell T. Cody, Alpha Alpha, Griffin , Ga., and Miss Mary L. :aendrix, Portal, Ga., were married on September 10. The Codys arc living on Courtland Ave., Macon, Ga., and Brother Cody is continuing his st udies at Mercer University. Paul Douglas, Chi, and Miss Jo Hum phries, both of Lake Worth, Fla., were re cently married . W. Denzil Westf_all, Alph a Rho, H. M. 1, USN, formerly of Beckley, W. Va., and Mrs. Gavonnah Loyd, Exchange, W. Va., were married on July 10. Brother West· fall is now station ed in Portsmouth, Va. Howard A. Barber, Alpha Xi, Williston Park, N. Y., and Miss Esther M. Clinch, of Wilmington , Mass., were married November 29, 194 7. Seven brothers and recent alumni of Mu Chapter were married during the summer: Everett Cobb and Miss Gini Kauble of St. Augustine, Fla., September 18; Francis Merritt and Miss Winn Kern, Washington, D. C. June 19; S:ewart "Buddy" Blanton and Miss Carolyn Goodman, R aleigh, N. C., ] une 26; Robert Herbst and Miss Margaret Sawyer, Durham, N. C., in late August; James Boggs and Miss Pat Owens, Circleville, Ohio in ] une; Charles Holley and Miss Nell Hard ee of Durham, N. C., June 8; Ben Massey a nd Miss Marilyn Watson, Charlotte, N. C. on September 4. Mu Brothers Don Wallis and "Ted" Villaneuva have become engaged within the past two months. A'so, over the summer, wedding bells pealed for four brothers of Gamma Chapter. Congratulations arc in order for Ben Laflin and Pat Baker, Red ding, Calif.; Tony Pace and Ida Schwarz, San Francisco, Calif; Howard Leach and Jan nice Davison, Blythe, Calif.; and Geo rge Lineer and Lorris Marshall, Paradise, Calif.
BIRTHS A daughter was born to Brother and Mrs. John W. Helton, Epsilon, August 5. John Leslie was born to Brother and Mrs. Leslie L. Lawson, Upsilon, July 15 Weight : 8 lbs., 772 ounces. David Mason Miller was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mason Miller, Jr., July 1st. Weight: 8 lbs., 13 ozs. A daughter, Mary Delia, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Prather, Omicron, June 19, 1948.
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The stork recently visited in the homes of the following Alpha Upsilon brothers: Son to Jim and Ruth Haislip; son to John and Migsy Bartle; daughter to Bob and Dotty Lake; daughter to Ed and Ginny Simon; daughter to Bob and Kathy Way; scm to Roge and Helen Whitworth; and a son to Bill and Janice Gretz.
club and in the orchestra. He married hi s sponsor for the football team, Miss Edna Shockley, two years later. Between graduation and becoming president of the college, Dr. Jacobs was an officer of Jacobs Company, advertisers, publishers, and printers, which has since become Jacobs Sports Magazines, Inc. He
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leland C. Stephen, Upsilon, a son, James Robert, April 21, 1948. The Stephens are living at 1620 Stratford St., Joliet, Ill. The John F. Brackens, Upsilon, 3909 Western Springs, Ill., have a son, Michael Lee, who will be a year old December 16, 1948.
door chapel stands a tribute to him. Be· lieving in the modern education technique of forums, he established that form of claSS discussion and had three rooms rebuilt especially for students holding forums. William Jacobs traveled far, and his in· fluence spread to other countries through post-war international cotton negotiations after he resigned from Presbyterian col· lege to become head of the American Col· ton Manufacturers A~sociation. One must marvel at his varied other energies also. He was inst rum ental in the organization of South Carolina's Building and Lo~n programs. Several handso me buildings 111 Clinton arc testi monies of his planning. The United States adopted its program 0 co~ton exportation to Japan and Englan after he made trips to those countries f~r conferences. He played a great part til our country's defense in World War JI. He was a health educator-a Southern lawn tennis and football figure in his own right-a church elder-and author. IJe was unt!l this year chairman of the Boa~d and, until his death actively interested tn Presbyterian ·Co liege. No other man except his grandfather had meant so much to Presbyterian Col· le~e for so long.
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Capt. and Mrs. S. M . Woodward , Epsilon, have announced the arrival of Miss Sheridan Hale Woodward, August 24, 1948. She's a little mite of a girl weighing 6 lbs. A second daughter, Nora Kay, was born to Brother and Mrs. Raymond T. Knaggs, Alpha Omicron, Augu st 20. Henry Addison Van Hala, Jr., was born to Brother and Mrs. Henry Van Hala, Omicron, June 25.
DEATHS WILLIAM PLUMER JACOBS 1893 - 1948 I .
Pi Kappa Phi mourns the loss of its distinguished brother, Dr. William Plumer Jacobs, former president of Presbyterian College. Dr. Jacobs was born in Clinton, S. C., in 1893, son of James Ferdinand and Mary Elliott Duckett Jacobs. Throughout his entire short life, the activities of Presbyterian College had been a part of him. In September, 1893, Dr. William Plumer Jacobs, founder of Presbyterian College, recorded in his diary, "while I was in the city of Chicago my little grandson, William Plumer Jacobs, Jr., was born . God bless the lad." The lad's life has been an answer to the minister's short prayer. Records show that Dr. Jacobs entered the preparatory department of Clinton College in 1907 . He attended Davidson College in 1910 and returned to CHnton for four years of unparalleled work as a student. Voted "most popular" and "most influential" by his classmates, "Jake" deserved the votes by virtue of being president of his class and of the literary society and by being quarterback and manager of the football team which he organizedthe first at P . C. He was a college orator, class prophet, Pac-Sac art editor, and manager of the basketball team, besides holding prominent membership in the glee
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Dr. William Plumer Jacobs, Beta. A copy of the above portrait hangs in Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C.
and Mrs. Jacobs also spent that time rearing two so ns, William, III, and Hugh; they became promising P. C. alumni and members of the firm. In June, 1935, the new president, William P. Jacobs, accepted the responsibility of setting an indebted college back on its feet. He did it without pay, and with the assistance of men and women who also worked for small salaries in crucial times. Dr. Jacobs resigned his position with the college in February, 1945. Bonded and floating debts had been paid and he had been largely responsible for the additions of Doyle Infirmary and the Clinton-owned public library for college use. Money for a $25,000 Bailey Memorial stadium had been raised through his efforts. South Carolina's best tennis courts arc on the campus where Dr. Jacobs started annual tennis clinics for Southern boys and hired the state's first full-time tennis coach. Clinton became the tennis center of the S o u t h. "Caroliniana," Capt. Ellison Smythe's collection of first editions on South Carolina history, is housed in the library building having been given to the college through Brother Jacobs. The out-
DR. MARION R. MOBLEY, JR., Dl ES AT FLORENCE, S. C. Dr. Marion R. Mobley, Jr., Epsilon, died at a hospital in Florence, S. C., on the night of September 12. He was 26 year; old. Brother Mobley was graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Davids 00 College, then received his medical training at the Vanderbilt University Medical School. After post-graduate work. a~ Pittsburgh University, he became affi]late with the Boston, Mass., eye and ear i~ · firmary. After special work in St. LoutS, Mo., on allergy, he returned to Florence, S. C., where he became associated with thC Stokes-Mobley Clinic. At this writing Central Office has not learned the cause of Brother Mobley's death .
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LENT S. BREWSTER SUCCUMBS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Lent S. Brewster, Alpha Eta, and assistant to the president of Howard College, Birmingham , Ala., died on September '1st, at th e age of 45, after an illness of less than a week. He suffered a cerebral hem crrhage. Bro !her Brewste r was a native of Holly Wood, A!a. He was an active member of the Church of the Advent, past president or the E~t Lake Lions Club, and was a lllember of the Board of Directors of the E:ast End Memerial Hospita l, a ll of Birmingham. · Brother Brewster was graduated from Boward College in 1926 and was a special agent for the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company for eleven years. He ioined the staff of Howard College in 1940 anct had served there since that time. He is survived · by his widow, the former Jean McCalley; two dau ghters, Sherry, 8, and Barbara, 13 month s, besides his moth er, two sisters and two brothers.
LT. COLONEL JOHN GREEN NELMS Funeral services for Lt. Col. John Green Nelms, Iota, killed in action at Paestrum, Italy, were conducted in the First Baptist Church of Rome, Ga., August 8, 1948. Colonel Nelms was born in Hartwell, Ga., September 13, 1899, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barnette Nelms. He ll>as educated in the public schools there ~nd entered Georgia School of Technology In 1916, where he was initiated into Pi ll:appa Phi. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1921.
Colonel Ne lms was married to the form er Lena Patterso n of Louisville, Ky ., in 1926 and was preceded in death by her in February, 1938.
Prominent In Rome, Ga. He went to Rome, Ga., in 1929 to become manager of the Rome Railway and Light Company, and, subsequently, was
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Day Lt. Col. John G. Nelms co nnected with th e Geo rgia Power Company until 1933, when he became associated with 0.- P . Willingham to form the Willingham-Nelms Insurance Agency. At the time of his call to active duly with the Army, Colonel Nelms was active in a number of civic organiz11tions and was Presid ent-elect of the Rome Kiwanis Club which he had served for a number of years as director. H e was also a director of the Rome Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Bagwell, Hartwell, Ga., and Miss Bert Nelms, Jacksonville, Fla., one broth er, J. Ernest Nelms, Hartwell, Ga ., and several nieces and neph ews.
Upon graduation he was commissioned ~ Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery
~esetve and was called to active duty as a CaptJ in in December, 1940. He served as training officer at Camp Hulen and Camp ~Vanace, Texas. After promotions to MaJor and Lt. Colonel he was assigned as Commanding Officer of the 630th Coast - \rlilJery Battalion, antiaircraft, and went 0Verseas with his outfit in April, 1943. H e saw action throughout the African camPaign and in Italy, where he was killed at l>aestrum on October 1, 1943.
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with the Masonic Order and was listed in "America's Young Men" and " Who 's Who in America." His wife, the former Dorothy Bailey of Atlanta, Ga., is known to thousands of Pi Kapps everywhere for her charm and friendliness. His son, Bailey, is now a student at Georgia Tech and an officer in Iota Chapter. His daughter, Mrs. Martha Devereux McClain, also lives in Johnson City. May the memory of this great man and great Pi Kapp live forever in the hearts of Pi Kappa Phi 's everywhere.
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Washington College, and refused a request to run for city commission post. He was serving a three year term as director of the Chamber of Commerce, prior to which he served as a director and vice president of the organization. He was also affiliated
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would result in g1vmg the city favorable publicity in all publications issued by the various national Greek letter groups. Assistance to the Pi Kappa Phi chapte~s at the University of Florida, Stetson Unl· versity and University of Miami was voted, and it was decir.led to sponsor a "rushing" party for the benefit of thes~ 0 undergraduate chapters prior to the start the next school year. A committee headed by George S. Coulter and R. R. Axtell wa, named to plan the affair. Presiding at the luncheon meeting wa> George B. Everson, St. Augustine attorn~Y· and president of the local group which 1n· eludes alumni in nearby Duval, NassaU· Clay and St. Johns Counties. Livingston F. Dunlap, Jr., is secretary of the chapter·
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The Orlando, Fla., Alumni Chapter held a very successful steak dinner on June 25th. The affair was held at the Orlant:IO Country Club and the Pi Kapps from or· lando and surrounding counties played hosts to the undergrads, pledges and rus~ 10 ees of the three Florida chapters living the area. The large Pi Kapp attendance bore testi· mony to the combined efforts of the fol· lowing Pi Kapps: Bill Conway, Buster Carter, and Bob Murphy who set out to have a 100% turnout of Pi Kapps in t]le Orange County area and pretty nearlY succeeded. Andy Carroway of Sanford: who was in charge of apprising Pi KaPP' in his area, and Byron Herlong, Leesburg. Fla., who rounded up all Pi Kapps in that area. 1. MACON ALUMNI : Front Row : L. to R.: Walte r F. Doyle, John Seiser, Louis J. Buchanan, Philip Etheridge, Paschal Muse, Will ia m N. Etheridge. Back row: L. to R.: John Herndon, Walter Dismuke, Wiley M. Jordon, Jr., Alton Hogan, Fay A. Byrd, Robert D. Martin, Houser B. Gilbert, Dr. George Billinhurst, Joe Cannon, William Jordan. 2. ALPHA ALPHA UNDERGRADUATES: 1st row, L. to R.: Charles Booker, Sam Glassman, Bill Cody, Jerry Kunes, Earl Williams, Willard Chason . 2nd row, L. to R.: P. C. Andrews, Carl Westmoreland, Emmett Bearden, Carlton Brown, T. V. Collins, Hal Dumas, Mack Sellars, and J. R. Murphy.
"It was a grand affair and everyone en· joyed themselves," according to Chi ChaP· ter's historian. "Brother Bill Conwa~d who had charge of the arrangements, dl an outstanding job ."
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Jacksonville, Fla., Alumni Chapter Reorganization of the Jacksonville alumni chapter of Pi Kappa Phi was completed in Jacksonville on July 9, 1948, at a luncheon meeting in the Seminole Hotel. In addition to deciding that regular luncheon meetings would be held thereafter on the third Friday of each month, the group adopted a 12-point activities program V{hich included a proposal that Pi Kappa Phi undertake to interest other fraternity alumni groups in the city in forming a Jacksonville Fraternity Club. Existence of such a club, it was pointed out, probably
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Walt Morris, Mac Rugheimer, Dan Donato, Mac McManus, AI Ray, Jerry Melvin, Herb Boland, Bill Conan, Jim Roberts, Billy Matthews, Douglas Appleby, Ed Hersey, Charlie Parker, Hal Mouzon, Frank Sturcken, Harry Robison, and Chuck Palmiter. Chuck Palmiter surprised us all by reporting his marriage during the summer. We have just completed plans for rush season. There are fewer freshmen than usual this year, owing to a twelfth grade being added to the local high schools. However, prospects look good for a fine crop of pledges. James Howell gave an enthusiastic report on the convention and we'd like to thank and congratulate all those who helped to make it a success. HAROLD MouzoN, historian
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The chapter officers for this fall are Frank Patton, archon; Bob Zeni, treasurer; Bill Martin, secretary; Ted Conway, historian; Stan Ausman, chaplai n; Bob Di Piazza, warden; Roger Welty, steward; and Jim Weilbrenner, alumni officer. Already it looks as if this group will be able to carry out an efficient administrative program and the chapter should have smooth sailing as far as management goes Fall operations were resumed on September 11. From all corners of California came well-bronzed Pi Kapps. It was good to get together again after the summer vacations. Of course, everyone had interesting tales to tell of summer adventures, but of greatest interest to everyone was the news from Bob Zeni of the National Convention.
Pre-registration and informal initiation began at noon on October 11, and extended to October 14, when the formal initiation Under the capable leadership of our ; in ceremony look place. Six men safely unarchon, Frank Perry, Beta expects to have derwent a stiff period of purification and a very prosperous year at Presbyterian have been received into the ranks of the We are planning to buy new furniture for Pi Kapp brotherhood. The new additions the chapter room. (3) SEMI-ANNUALLY are: Dick Fiscus, San Anselmo; Sel LitBrother Bill Munden reported on the Secretary submits Membership tleworth, Hollywood; Jim Weilbrenner proceedings and decisions of the National Report (Form No. 5) to CenRedding; Dave Mallory, San Anselmo: Convention and pointed out many field~ tral Office at start of school Jack Davis, Oceanside; and Lloyd Hege; for improvement of the chapter. year and again February 1st. ' Brothers Bill Link and Ernest Hinnant, San Diego. (4) ANNUALLY Immediately after the initiation, Gamtransfers from Sigma and Delta respecMay 15th - Secretary supplies ma put its rushing program into effect. tively, were welcomed into the Beta brothCentral Office with summer The chapter owes many thanks to an exerhood. Pledges Bill Jolley, Harold Maraddresses of their chapters and tremely smooth and efficient rushing comaddresses of graduating brothtin, and David Armstrong were formally ers. mittee consisting of Dick Fiscus; Harvey initiated on October 15. Tayl?r, and Stan Ausman . Everyone put An open social will be held on October (5) ALWAYS on steam this year and made it the most 7 and girls from Limestone College will Secretary submits Election Resuccessful rushing season to date. come over to help with the entertainment. port (Form No. 6) immediAs a result Gamma has pledged eleven ately following any and evBill Link, newly elected rush chairman, ery election of officers. of the finest men in California. They are: and Pledge Bill Jolley is in charge of the Secretary submits Membership Stu Monfort, Pomona; Joe Trotter and refreshments and dance. Record Card (Form No. 9A) Chuck Van Natter, Oceanside; Art Heath, Homecoming will be celebrated on Octo Central Office within three La Mesa; Nick Barnhill, Del Mar; tober 8. We are expecting to walk away days following actual day of Creighton White, Yreka; Dave Davison, with the $50 prize float in the parade. initiation. Blythe; Kearney Hurst from Mississippi; During intermission of the Homecoming Treasurer submits a bond appliJack Sloane, South Gate; Walt Nordquist, cation form to Central Office dance, Beta will have open house for om immediately upon being sworn and Ed Farrell, San Mateo. Added to Pi Kapp alumni. Brother Hamlet Johnson into office. these eleven men are Al Wilson, Spokane, is in charge of these festivities. who was pledged late in the spring seBILL WALKER, historian mester, and Ed Sutherland, San Francisco, ~ who ha5 returned after a semester interval. To add to the promise of a great season, ~Qcksonville, Flo., luncheon club meeting, July 9, 1948. Seated L. to R.: E. N. Manning, S• W. Hordin, C. T. Parsons, L. K. Walrath, 8. A. Gilbert, former Asst. Executive Notional California won her first game of the seaEecretory, L. W. Ton1linson, D. P. Mason . Standing : L. F. Dunlap, Jr., Secretary; G. B. son from Santa Clara 41 -19. A rip-roaring ~~rson, archon, G. S. Coulter, former National Secretory. Seated: J. M. Fanning, L. B. beer bust was held in the chapter house 1 1 1kerson, F. W. Rivers, J. S. Fleisher, E. H. Groome, W. G. Fulghum, R. P. Fierriero, and after the game and it was followed by an · l . Haverstick. yed
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in fo rm al firesid e in th e evenin g. It was easy t o see th at everyone was back in th e swing again. All things considered, Gamm a is loo king fo r ward to a full and excit ing yea r, a year which wi ll be p ro fitable to both the chapter a nd to th e broth ers of Gamm a Chapter. TED CONWAY, historian
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D elta Chapter go t o ff to a good , ta rt t his fa ll und er the able leadership of a rch on H arold Dillard , sec retary J ack Bindewald , treasurer Willi am W ardlaw, hi storia n Bill R andall, chap lain Skeets Graddick, wa rden My ran H atfield , a nd Interfratern ity representa ti ve E d Cheatham . W e are beginning a nother year full of activities a nd making preparati ons fo r ru sh week Oct ober 11 - l Sth . Th e activities will include a mounta in party, with squa re da nci n' , fra t songs a round the fireplace, a nd fri ed chi cken . Also, we have plans for a tea dance w ith a local band , a tea drop -in a t Brother McK inney's home a nd two stag suppers. We l! re playing host thi s yea r to th e So uth Carolina Conclave in N ovember . Th e week end p la ns to be a big affai r, starting off with a dance on F rid ay a fternoon . On Friday night Pi Kapps will a ttend th e Furman fo otball game en m asse. There will be business meetings Sa turday morn ing a nd a fternoo n ; a nd on Saturday evening the banquet a nd form a l dan ce will cli max th e week end 's entertainmen t. We sin cerely extend in vitations to all our. brother chapters and hope those in surrounding states, N orth Carolina a nd Georgia, can be with us. Brother E d Ch ea tha m is in ch arge of all arrangements.
a lumni secretary; and H erb J ohnson , cuss ou t reader. At th e first of the summer a go od m any brothers a nd th eir dates spent a wee k a t Ocean Drive Beach , S. C., on a supper house party. A good size group were present at summer scho ol, but few on the week ends, what wi th attending wed dings and gath erings at the far corners ol N orth and South Carolina . E psilon Chapter felt rather set up in having one of th e largest delegations in attenda nce at the 22 nd Sup reme Chaplet meeting. T wo carl oads of brothers represented us. Bob Bumbarger , class of ' SO. s~ rved as the offi ci al d elega te, with Charles R eid as th e alternate. U noffi cial delegates were: H a rry Powe, W. S. M cSwa in, R obert Cline, Bill Cassels, Ernest Hunter, J ohn H elton , Claude Higginb otham , and Hunter Boykin . E psilonians spent a few days touring Canada and visiting interesting places on th e return trip to D avidso n. H UNTER B OYKIN, historim1
International Plan Begins At Davidson College As Epsilon Chapter Sponsors French Student A p roject involving close collaboration between Davi dson Co llege, E psi lon Chap· ter of Pi K appa Ph i fraternity, a nd th e Internati ona l Institu te of E du cation was la un ched on September 14, with th e rna -
L ast year D elta won t he in tramural a thleti c award and hop es to repea t this pe rformance this year under the able leaf.! . ership o f Broth er D a llas M ahoney. W e are con centra ting on scholastics, too, a nd hope to move up from seco nd place to fi rst in that depa rtment . See you a t th() Conclave ! B ILL R ANDALL,
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Mo nsieur Guy Dardel, Paris, France. triculation at the college of Guy D ardel of P aris, Fran ces, for specia l advan ced studies during the year now beginning. A lifelong resident of Fran ce, Monsieur D ardel is a gradu ate of Sorbonne univer-
sity, a lso of its school of Jaw. H e plan: a ca ree r in th e field of tra nsportation , par· ticul arly as relater.! to th e economic side of it, and his studies at D avidson will center a long this line. "I find the Ameri can p eople verY friendly, " said Monsier D a rd el, " and the) a re very hospita ble to strangers. This is a land o f opp ortunity, as I have alwaY! hea rd. Th e peo ple move rapidly, are con· stan tly car rying o ut busy progra ms, and their energy see ms to be one of their bcsl assets. "The present cri sis in the French gov· ernment should not cause unduly great a larm. The efforts w hi ch a re b eing made now will probably bring only temporarY resul ts, bu t I am confident that a rea llY strong government will be formed a little 1 la ter . M any o f our people think thn Genera l D eGa ull e wishes to be a di ctator, but I believe that a great majority of thC F rench peop le prefer to co ntinue th e dern · ocratic form of government . The tirne will com e wh en conditi ons w ill be full ) stabl e in France, and this will be accomr· 01 lished by concerted a cti on on the part severa l different pa rties. " Th e greatest hope for th e future wei· fa re of France a nd Europe as a whole i: to be found in a United States of EuropC Along this lin e, including the exccJicnt beginning w hich has been m ade in form a· tion of a union of western E uropean na· li ons, is th e best hope for peace in the future." M onsieur Da rd el referred to Da vidson co llege in a very co mplim entary manner "I especially like the Christi an education ph ase of the program at D avidson," hC add ed , "anr.l th e high standards whiCh prevail. I am very h appy t o have the op· portuni ty to study at D avidson coJieg~, 11 and am gra teful t o all who are making possib!c for me to do so." As to E uropean impressions of the V . Sj presidential campaign, Monsieur DardC said th at " the genera l expectation" seerTl' to be th at Governor Thomas E . Dewe~ will b e elected . The French peopl e rea 011 in their newspapers about incidents H enry W a llace's southern tour durin~ which eggs and other missil es were hurled 1 at him . They thought th at he shOU have bee n allowed to speak without moleS' tation . H owever , they are of th e opinion that he has no chance of election to the presidency. Th ey expect President 1'ru· ma n to be "defeated decisively ."
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Officers for the year are: Gus Gilbert, archon; Frank Salter, treasurer; Steve Barry, secretary; Ed Ervin, historian; Sig l:luncan, chaplain; and Dennis Spivey, IVar(fen. With this staff of officers, some or Whom hold prominent positions on the catnpus, we hope to build Zeta's membership to an all-time high and to assist the Pi Kapps in becoming the nation's number one fraternity in everyone's eyes. tinder the auspices of Archon Gus Gilbert and Secretary Frank Salter, we plan b'tg things for rush week. The Pan-Hellenic Council has inaugurated a rule, Placing rush week in the opening of second tertn . This should enable us to know the new men better. The rule, however, does not Prohibit us from rushing any good illen who may have been overlooked in the Past. {)We received a very glowing report on the b etroit Convention and regret that more rothers could not attend. We are looking ~orward to the Fiftieth Anniversary MeetIng in Charleston and guarantee that all ~ur Present, past, and future members will e there. Purdy McLeod and Nathaniel Austin These new 0 Ys will be an asset to Pi Kappa Phi. We'd like to extend our appreciation to 0tnicron chapter for the hospitality it recently extended one of our brothers. Many, many thanks. Eo ERVIN, historim1
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Eta started the fall quarter with the oil ~ection of the following officers: Jack in~ .urner, _ archon; Paul Jackson, secretary; Jed !'tn Phillips, treasurer; Seale Hipp, historuld ~n: Norris Broome, chaplain; and Jim ~£5· aJor, warden. ion AU brothers and pledges returned well tbC tested and eager to get to work. We are ru· glad to welcome Roland McKinney, Gainesville, Ga., a transferee from Alpha. As a result of the cooperation of school 'dlllinistration and the hard work of Ted G·l1 es, Eta has completely taken over the
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south wing of Winship Hall and is overdogs. Thirty-six men were rushed on this flowing into the north wing. We expect function and thirty-eight new faces were to have a chapter lounge as soon as the counted at our stag party the following new gym is completed and have sufficient night. It didn't take long for "the word" funds on hand to furnish it in grand to get around that good clean fun and style. fellowship could be found at the home of the Pi Kapps. Jim Vickery and Ted Giles, who head our rush committee, have lined up an imBRITT DAVIS, historian pressive list of rushees. Several functions have been planned and much work has North Carolina Kappa been done to make this our most successOur present officers are: Leland Close ful rush year. As a number of brothers archon; Clell Bryant, treasurer; Waite; graduated in June, and others are graduMoore, secretary; Bill Moore, historian ; ating soon, we are putting greater stress Jim Thompson, chaplain; and Joe Melvin , on this rush period and are certain of warden. Bill Johnson is serving as house success. manager. Pi Kappa Phi upped its standing on the On October lS last year the first step campus recently with the election of "Big" was taken to reactivate Kappa at the Uni Bob Edwards as president of the law school versity of North Carolina. At a meeting of student body. fifteen Mu brothers, Brother Bernie Jones interested prospects picked from boys a~ During the summer we initiated Paul UNC and three transfers, Leland Close Jackson, Atlanta, Ga., and George Bra Mu, Ernie Machen, Chi, and Kurt Weill' sington, Waycross, Ga. Epsilon. After several similar meeting~ Harry Dicus, who was instrumental in the selected men banded together to form bi:inging Eta back to Emory graduated the Pi Kappa Phi Club. This work paid from Law School in September and is now off and proved that Pi Kappa Phi was successfully practicing law at Columbus, ready to return. On February 7 Mu Ga. initiated eight men into the chapter.' The SEALE HlPP, historia11 reactivation banquet was held the next Iota night and officers were installed.
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In spite of the burden of meeting and We really progressed during the summer rushing in the campus Student Union and Iota will be one of the big names on Building, Kappa was able to take its place campus this quarter. The big news is at N . C., and initiated its first pledge class that we moved into our new home on fra of seven at a midnight ceremony in the ternity row. Compared to our old home building in March. After much hard work it is a palace. We are renting and have an and help from National, we secured a option to buy. Our building fund drive house before the close of the school year. has been gratifying and our hopes are The boys left for summer vacation with really soaring. a feeling of well being, knowing that the During summer school the chapter threw chapter would be rolling come fall. Our a house party at Sky Lake· that put most new location is at 216 W. Franklin St., and of our former functions to shame. Fifteen we extend an invitation to any Pi Kapps couples attended and all were sorry to see traveling through Chapel Hill to drop by., the week end pass. Roll we did. Several brothers returned Although school did not officially open li week in advance and with more enuntil September 27, Iota had been very thusiasm than skill, aJI, pitched in to labusy behind scenes planning our rush bor. The house was painted inside and out functions. Thanks to our Rush Chairman, with "stratosphere" brothers, Joe Melvin "Chuck" Colletta, it looks like fine pickand Bill Johnson, high men on the ladings ahead. He wrote to our alumni askders, and archon Leland "Simon Legree" ing for ·recommen,dations on good filen from Close, whip in hand, keeping some of the their communities. Their recommendabrothers in line in an all night session on tions, together with those of the actives, the living room. Clell Bryant supervised made up a long list. Each man was permost of the interior decorating. Result: sonally contacted and dates were made the house slowly but surely became livable. with him. Six functions were plannedThanks to the University, beds, dressers three stag dates, a hayride, an old fash and bureaus were obtained, and each man ioned square dance, and an informal dance. was responsible for fixing up his own room. The hayride was held September 25 and three truckloads took off for Stone MounOur formal open house was on Carolina's tain to partake of those good burnt hot opening game with Texas when we enter-
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lained wives, parents, families and dat8s of brothers with a supper and informal dance. For the Homecoming game with N. C. State Clell Bryant and his committee are planning an appropriate display. It calls for a circus theme, showing previous Carolina victims in cages and State College being tamed. It is being billed "The Greatest Show on Earth," and we intend to be just that. We are having "open bouse" and entertaining Tau .at a party after the game. A skin was bet with Lambda on the Georgia game and we are ready to collect it at any time. Several brothers went to Athens for the game. Except for an unfortunate car wreck in which, lu ckily, no one was injured, a very good time was had by all-thanks, no little, to the brothers at Lambda. The fall and winter intramural program is in the hands of Kemp Maser. Our football team started the season off by drubbing Phi Delta Theta 25-6. In a league with six other exceptionally good teams, we look for the season to be a thriller. When we came back to school we found we had lost only two actives-Kurt Weill and Ernie Machen. Two transfers, Kemp Maser, Chi, and James Seay, Mu, have taken their places and Newland Shank comes to us as an associate from Epsilon . Once again we should like to express our gratitude to Brothers Bernie Jones and Charlie Martin, to Mu chapter, and to all who were instrumental in helping bring Kappa back. BILL MOORE, historia11
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Lambda started the fall quarter with a bang. During the summer plans were formulated for our formal rush parties. One was a night club party, and another, a Monte Carlo party complete with all gambling devices available. During the latter we had the local police raid the party and one of the girls ·r an out the back door. Favorable comments were received from various campus sources. As a direct re sult we successfully pledged fifteen men . They are: Jim Roberts and John Hanna, Donaldsville; Leroy Cole and Clarence DeMars, Savannah; Fred Steedley, Homerville; Lamar Murdaugh, McRae; Bob Holliday, and Billy Denny, Lookout Mountain; Dick Hawes, Thomson; Bob Bourne, Brunswick; Leonard Hotchkiss, Hawkinsville ; Joe Edwards, Raymond; Walter Weaver, Americus; Scott Futral, Griffin; and John Minch, Cleveland, Ohio. We are proud of our charming house mother, Mrs. Boswell. She is also the 26
mother of our archon, Bob Boswell, and has won the hearts of all. Confidentially we love to eat and our food has improved a hundred per cent since she came. Plans have been made for our Rose Ball to be held January 21. Secretary Frank Jolly hopes to get a well known band fot the occasion. The dances will be one of the main events on the social calendar thi1 year. We were fortunate in securing some valuable transfers this quarter. Emmett Bearden, who has become our pledge master, transferred from Alpha Alpha. So did Joe Murphy. Bubber Widener came by way of Stetson chapter and he bas been given our post of athletic director and Bill Satterwhite comes from the Georgia Tech chapter. The other chapters' losses were definitely our gain. Our new publication "Forever Lambda," will come out again October 19. We received many responses from the first issue and some very healthy advice from our distinguished alumnus, E. B. Crim. Brother Crim is the organizer and present president of the Polk County Florida Alumni Association, and is district archon of District Six. Lambda is definitely on the way up on the Georgia campus. JIMMY HARPE, historia11
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Mu Chapter held its first meeting of the 1948-49 school year Monday, September 20, launching what promises to be one of the most successful years since the beginning of the war. The following officers were elected in the spring to serve during the current semester: Bill Whalen, archon; Jack McConnell, treasurer; Hu Burnette, secretary; Lawson Crowe, chaplain; Bill Massey, warden; Tom Driver, historian. On April 25 eleven men were initiated by the chapter: George Boivard, Bradford, Pa.; Gus Costis, Ahoskie, N. C.; Harry Crigger, Fort Sill, Okla.; Bob de Guzman, Hudson, N. Y.; Heyward Drummond, Norfolk, Va.; Larry Hunt, Pleasant Garden, N. C.; Ray McGraw, Glen Rock, N. J .; Dean Rhodes, Columbia, S. C.; Ara Simidian, Forest Hills, N. Y.; Harry Sloan, Roanoke, Va.; George .Underwood, Holland, Va. John Best of Little Rock, Ark. was initiated on June 4. Ed Gatling was Mu Chapter's representative to the National Convention in Detroit, but also in attendance from the chapter were Hu Burnette and Johnson Watts. Another part of this issue of the STAR AND LAMP will carry Hu's account of
what he had to do to come out first in the newspaper contest. He bas been edi· tor of the first-place-award winner ],{JI Mttses, known locally as "Hu Muses. Burnette has recently won some distinction on the Duke campus by being elected president of the Duke Men's Glee Club.
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Speaking of contests, Mu's Norm Nels 011 look third place with a song he wrote for the national fraternity song contest. The Chapter held its semi-annual Fare· well Banquet last May 21 in honor of eleven departing men: Welsford Bishopric, Allen Cammack, Ben Cato, George Eaves. B. Marvin Humphries, T. Ben MasseY• Norman Nelson, Arne Rostad, Ted Villa· nueva, Don Wallis, and Barney wansker. The "Borland Award" was made to Bill Massey. This award was instituted last year by Brother Bus Borland of Durharil• N. C., an alumnus of Mu Chapter. It is given to a local Pi Kapp of the rising Junior Class "who does the most work and shows the most interest in promoting Pi Kappa Phi on the Duke Campus." The .h annual award consists of a plaque, whtC remains with the chapter, and a Pi J(aPP pin. Bill Massey was the first to receive the award . At the banquet Charley EarleY made the athletic trophy award to T. 'f. Spence as "the most valuable intramural ath lete of Pi Kappa Phi." The nell' archon, Bill Whalen, presented to Ben Massey, out-going archon, a miniature PI Kapp gavel. The banquet speaker was Brother T. P. Gholson, an alumnus of Kappa Chapter. Wes Gilbert was master of ceremonies. The Duke chapter of Alpha Delta pi sorority gave an open-house for Mu chaP· ter May 2. A humorous skit, bridge, several novelty numbers, and food were the entertainment. This "exchange" is on its way to becoming an annual affair. On May 15 brothers and dates from bo~]l Duke and N. C. State held a joint cab'~ party at Crabtree Park. The total croW was about one hundred forty. A Pi J(aP~ week end house party was held May 7· at the Shore Haven and Howard Cot· tages in Myrtle Beach, S. C. Brother Tom Driver spent the sur:nrner months playing a role in Paul Green': symphonic drama The Common GtorY ~ Williamsburg, Va. Lawson Crowe partiCl' pated in the Y.M.C.A.'s Student Government Seminar in Washington, D. C.
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Jack McConnell has succeeded Bro r Ted Villaneuva as Intra-mural Manage for the university. Charley Earley, intra· mural director for the chapter is putting the chapter's football team through prac·
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N~u Chapter has mourned the death of attonal Council President Devereux D Rice, who was near us at the Duke HosPital during his illness last year. We exlend our sympathy to the members of hi: farnily. Tol\1 DRIVER, historin11
Roanoke College
Pi Kappa Phi has continued to lead the field in Roanoke College campus activities. We have retained our title as intramural champs for a second consecutive year. In addition, individWtl honors went to Wilbur Mann and Jim Charlton as intramural champ and college swim champ, respectively. Both Wilbur and Bob Smith were tied in points for intramural champ , so the ti e was played off in a horse-shoe throwivg match. Our activities did not consist so lely of athletics. We won a good majority of all class and student body govnnment offices, including three presidencies and three vice-presidencies. In our most recent initiation, four good pledges (padded an' 'proved) became brothers. They are James Charlton, Richard Dodd, and Nathen Vivian Ninninger, of Roanoke, and Tommy Nicholson of Norfolk. Our new pledges are: J . Roger DeBusk and Beverly R. Worrell, Roanoke, Va.; Pete King of Radford, Va.; Paxton Pruefer , Salem, Va.; Charles G. Sisler, Hanging
Rock, Va.; and Roy D. Smith, Jr., Richmond, Va. , We have held both a smoker and an open house for the new freshmen, and we are having a cabin party this Friday, October 15th. Our new house is indeed an asset in rushing, anr.l we plan to make good use of it. ARTHUR C. Wooo, historian
Alabama
Omicron
Since May Omicron has been guided by a new set of officers : They are Pete Crow, archon; Albert Fowler, treasurer; Leamon Holliman , secretary; Joe Holley, historian; Buren Wells, chaplain; Cecil Harrison , warden, and John Bray, house manager. The summer chapter roll was considerably shorter than it had been for the past year, with 25 actives and 5 pledges en ro1led. Two pledges were added that quarter, Wilbur Johnson, Dothan, Ala., and John David Helm s, Enterprise, Ala. Spring and summer social activities were moved outdoors. Highlight of the spring was an outdoor semi -formal dance. A low
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ning smoothly, has changed its address to 32 7 High St., Salem, Va. Thanks to the suPPort of Pi Kapps and Pi Kapp friends, our long awaited "dream bouse" has be~orne a reality. The chapter held a formal . ouse opening on Sunday, October 3rd, and ;l \Vas well attended by both alumni and acuity members. Among the very many IVho attended were Bernie Jones, Fred ~rim, and our new District Archon, Joe Uthridge.
h Nothing but pleasant recollections are eard from the thirteen Xi-ites who atthe Detroit Convention. The Yankee" hospitality was appreciated by an, and we Southerners are looking for~~>ard to returning it at some future date.
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On Saturday, May 15th, a jovial crowd Of some 140 Pi Kapps, their date>, and lh . l' err wives drove l._o the Hotel Governor Yler in Radford for the annual sprin~ 1 orrnal. The event was highlighted by ~he announcement of officers for the com Ing . Year. Jrm Fleshman, past archon and 1 teasurer, was elected archon. Jim is now n~re Sl"d ent of the Roanoke College Stu<ient l"Ody and a member of the Blue Key Na Ional Honor Fraternity. Other officers ~ected were: G. C. Dudley, treas.urer! J. n· Turk 1 secretary; Art Wood, hrstonan; Cernard K. Thomas, chaplain; and Jim 00 k, warden. The newly elected offi~~rs Were presented by Wilbur Mann, relting archon.
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( J) Little time' is lost n g1v1ng Xi's new house that Pi Kappa Phi look. From left to right : Joe Neal Rhyne, B. B. Albert, Bailey Henderson, Jim Fleshman and Bill Smith . You may have guessed it-Bailey is camera shy. (2) Seated is Mrs. S. L. McCracken, house mother. Standing from left to right : Jim Fleshman, archon, and Bill Smith, house manager. (3} Poddlin' pre-war style. "Assuming the angle" from left to right is Jim Charlton, Tommy Nicholson, Dick Dodd and "WHERE'S GOAT NJNJNGER?" P. S. The half a man holding a full sized goat paddle is S. Maynard Turk, goat captain. (4) Detroit to Virginia via Canada. On a Toronto sidewalk from L. to R.: Jim Fleshman, Harry Johnson, Jesse Ramsey, Wilbur Mann, Bill LaPrade, and Joe Payne. Behind the camera is Bill Smith.
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platform was erected and provided dane· ing space on the front lawn. The band was located on the ·terrace overiookin~ the lawn and colored floodlights mumined our outdoor ballroom. We elected our sponsor for the year, "Star of Pi KaPPa Phi" for '48, Miss Annette Minshew, KaP· pa Kappa Gamma, freshmen from Oxford, Alabama. The chapter entertained the members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority in our back yard with a barbecue slipper the following week end. Brother Bruce Evans donned the white cap and apron and
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When it the insp teceived 3-A. Vincent Brown, an August initiate Martin. Omicron chapter, was the SOOth man to e initiated into this chapter and also was _th~ su:;gestic cessful r first "500 man" in the notional organil:adt10 Brother Brawn is a Freshman pre-med stu dn· ing fou at the University of Alabama. He gra u Pledge ated from Millry High School, Millry, Alu· During almost two years' service in the NavY Port, Pe1 he was stationed at several U. S. Na~al H~s~ ~Ugene . ;:~itals in the Un:ted States and at Ale ·\ndrews Heights, T. H. \ViUiam' \ra.; Johandled the long fork . After everyone wa! filled with barbecue steak and trimmings, Vernon we all sat around and sang songs till thC Morrow. evening was well on its way. Our barbecue ton, Do 11rank lin pits will probably be the center of our Pines N· social activity this fall. IIIa., 'anc Plans are now under way for our fall 5 l.td. formal dance to be held November • Rho 1 1948. lisit fro Outstanding improvement around tb~ "-'ho add house recently has been the installation !t for its flood lights on our volley ball court in lstered t 1-View of the dance floor set up on Omicron's front lawn on the night of May 22. Notice , our side yard. Practically the entire chaP" ~dge of the surrounding floodlights. Picture taken from the second floor of the chapter house. ter turns out after supper each evenin~ Three 0 for a few games. Out of our dozens 2-0micron's "Star of Pi Kappa Phi," Miss Annette Minshew, Kappa Kappa Gamma, freshfore sch• volleyball enthusiasts, Brother Jack Jaci· man from Oxford, Alabama.
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!On whipped up a team that went all the ~ay to the finals in interfraternity compeh.on. The softball team, behind the sterling ~Itching of Lloyd McClenny, almost went an the way." We were nosed out in the ~st game of fina l playoffs by the same ~eam that beat us in the volleyball and asketball finals. Must be a jinx I
come William Cadle, Denny Ringers, ancl Ed Robbins to our happy family. Brother Totty, our new intramural manager, has started to whip together what looks to be a promising touchball team.
He has a wealth of good material in the pledge class. The coming year promises to be very successful and the turning point to greater horizons for Rho. RICHARD HOLLE,
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a!] team at Auburn this spring. The interfraternity champs and runner-ups here and at Auburn play a home to home series in ~Vera] sports. A large group from Alpha ota came over for the week end and for the big game----,Aipha Iota vs. Omicron. ~Veryone enjoyed the big "get together" With the boys from Alpha Iota . JOE HOLLEY,
Washington And Lee
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Rho
This is Bicentennial Year at Wa shington and Lee and the entire University has been ~reparing for it. Many events and festivlt' t{les have been scheduled for month s ahear.l. b ho chapter got into the swing of th ings ~ returning a week before scho ol began. ~ embers, pledges, and our wonderfu l housemother, Mrs. Kerr, a ll pitched in and 'l'elped with painting and house cleaning. h he first day of rush week, the shinin<> ouse beamed down upon the prospective Pledges . . The following five days provided many ~!cresting and enjoyable get-togethers. 路 embers and freshmen sighed with reliei ~he~ it was over. We are so gratefu l for e Inspiring leadership and assistance we ~cei ved from Traveling Counselor Charles ' artin. Due to Brother Martin's splendid 50 6gestions this was one of the most suc~essful rush seasons in years. The follow Ing fourteen men make up a splendid Pledge class: Harold Gillespie, McKees~ort, Penn .; Irwin Stolz, Charleston, S. C.; Ugene Anderson, Spartanburg, S. C.; Tom ~~d~ews, Alexandria, Va.; J ames Carter, :llhamsburg, Va .; William Cusac, Bristol, Va. ; John Joyce, Jr., Columbia, Tenn.; ~rnon Kreienbaum, .Emporia, Va., Philip ' orrow, Middletown, Ohio.; Hugh Ncw~n, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.; William Pace, ~~anklin, Va. ; Cephas Patch, Southern ~lnes, N. C.; Alvin Terrill, Miami Beach, raJI 1;a., and Thomas Warfield, Silver Springs, s. ''ld. Rho Chapte r was then honored by a lisit from National Historian Fred Grim, ~ho addressed the chapter and commended ~t for its fine new spirit. He then admin':tered the oath of office to Joseph Guth~dge of Xi Chapter as District Archon. Three old pledges became members be1 ore school started. We are glad to wei-
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RHO RUSHES! 1. Top-Scene in the courtyard of the freshman dorm where oil W & L fraternities hove their tables for rushing purposes. Here a group of Pi Kopps are gathering before the freshmen descend on the premises. 2. & 3. These two scenes show the donee held one night during Rush Week at the chapter house. It was the first time any fraternity hod used girls on a rush party during rush week. 4. Rho actives. Bock row left to right- Corral Thoms Walt Fiesel, Bob Toddy, John Martin, Bob Glenn, Dick Holle, Bill Lotture, Hugh Hill Ramon Sanchez. Front row left to right-Tom Hollis, Denny Ringers, Ed Robbins, Bill Ca'dle and Ed Pickett. 5. Traveling Counselor Charles W. Martin, Notional Historian Fred Grim' and District Archon Joe Guthridge. '
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South Carolina
Sigma dust had cleared we had pledged six new
Sigma chapter is expecting to have a fine semester with 39 actives and 6 pledges, and we expect to increase our pledge roll with the oncoming rush season. We have a very capable and efficient archon in Dick Singleton. Other officers are: Bob Redfearn, treasurer; James Singleton, secretary; Anthony Hopper, historian; Bill Easom, warden; Sam McKittrick, German Club representative; and Bill Bobo, IFC representative. Through the hard work and leadership of Howard Pettit and Hugh Going our chapter rooms are now the best on campus. We bought new furniture, repainted our rooms, covered the floors, and added many needed items to make the rooms more impressive and comfortable. The following men recently became brothers: Bill Parker, Bob Hartley, J. D . Lloyd, Doug Plowder, Whit Plowden, and Brannon "Zeke" Yarborough. The alumni were invited and Sigma put on one of its very best initiations. Among our new actives are two transfers, Harry Temple from Upsilon and Cal Haskell from Delta. We are planning to make our Rose Ball one of the best dances we've ever given. It will be held at the Hotel Columbia on December 17th. A stag supper will be held the night before and our alumni are being encouraged to attend. Several rush parties are also being planned and, with the help of the Columbia alumni, we hope to make them successful. We are well represented in intramural sports and can be found in practically every organization on campus. Sigma has played hosts to many broth ers of other Southern chapters and we extend a cordial invitation to all Pi Kapps who find themselves in or near Columbia. ANTHONY C. HOPPER, historian
Illinois
Upsilon
We did it again I Upsilon Chapter again led the field of 57 fraternities and captured the much coveted Scholastic Cup. Each semester the University awards a cup to the fraternity with the highest scholastic average. We will be proudly displaying our new cup, the second in three semesters, by Homecomin~:. During the spring semester we continued our informal rushing and pledged the following men: Darrell Helmuth, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Ed Schmalenberger, Belleville, Ill.; Jim Brill, Peoria, Ill.; Bill Shaw, Pittsburg, Pa.; and Wayne Howser, Urbana, Ill. The chaos of registration and formal rushing is over. Before the smoke and
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men. They are George Walker, Newton, Ill., son of Paul Walker, '21; Willis Rom jue, Spokane, Wash.; August Massa, Spring Valley, Ill.; Ray Owens, Tuscola, IlL; Tom Atkins, Centralia, Ill.; and Jack Brown, son of John C. Brown '26, of Westfield, N. J, Initiation ceremonies were held at the chapter house July 25, and those initiated were: Bob Kret, Peter DePasquale, Tom Partington, Bill Tongren, of Chicago, and Jim Bayne of Centralia, Ill. Tom Krizan, Woodstock, and Bob Kelly, Chicago, were initiated on May 15th. At a model initiation held at the past convention at Detroit, Upsilon acquired a new brother in the person of Harvey C. Holmberg, 3620 Academy, Dearborn, Mich.
banquet in honor of the mothers, and a large percentage attended. Many of thef1l made their first call to our new bouse 00 this occasion . Everyone enjoyed the baO· quet very much, and we are looking for· ward to an even larger attendance next spring. Our last dance entitled "The final Fling" concluded the social program. The primary reason of the dance, to take our minds away from the books, served i~S 11 purpose and the guys and gals enjoyed to the end. The fall term will be packed with events incuding Homecoming as a special daY 0 campus. Then we will entertain the diS· trict chapters, Indiana, Purdue, and Dii· nois Institute of Technology, on Oct. 23• at the Purdue game held here. Our forma~ Christmas dance will be held Dec. 11, an we hope it will be as huge a success as we are anticipating. WAYNE BROWN, /listorin'l
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Some of the Upsilon men and their guests after the "Sweetheart Dinner," held last spring.
He is chief budget analyst, in charge of budget and reporting procedure, of the Ford Motor Co. We are proud to have such a distinguished person join our ranks. Richard Coleman, Garden Grove, Calif., graduated in Landscape Architecture and joine,d the ranks of the alumni in June. He is planning to attend the graduate school of City Planning at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Jim Vertin graduated in Industrial Administration and Melvin Foerster, graduated in Accountancy. They have left the "cloistered" life for the cold cruel world. · Highlight of the social calendar for the spring semester was the first annual chapter picnic held at Kickapoo State Park. Plenty of food and drinks made everybody happy-while activities included swimming, tpmbling, and baseball. Topping off the ali-day affair was the annual active-pledge baseball game. As usual this was a rough and tumble contest with the acqves just nosing out the pledges with a one point lead. This outing· proved to be the most successful of its type and at the next chapter meeting we decided to make it an annual event. On May 2nd, the chapter commemorated Mother's Day on campus by holding a
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With many of its members attending 1947, summer school Chi enjoyed another ac· l'h tive and interesting session of various ac· 1ests tivities. Elected to office for this terJll forts were: Tommy Deen, archon; Howar~ !choc Kurtz, treasurer; Brett Hope, secretarY• "Do Bob Feasel, historian; Ed Trotter, chaP' Vcrsi ~~>as 1 lain; and Aaron Swain, warden. it h The Orlando Alumni chapter started IVar t~ings rolling by calling together all aiuJlld natn m, undergraduate actives, pledges, ao 1949 rushees in the vicinity. Chi was well rePd lion" resented and everyone thoroughly enjoY~d the occasion. Brother Bill Conway dl a fine job in making the arrangements. ~ur During the summer we added Sarnn1Y on Snoo Lupfer and Walter Bishop to our pled~~ Urer; 1 group. Jim Anderson, Jennings Crornarl ~' and George Ossorio were formally initl· ated. The following brothers graduated: Howard Kurtz, "Pat" Patterson, Andy :RO' mano, Chris Carrot, and "Dutch" fUOd derburk. Brother Floyd Jaggers recei\'1 his Master's degree. · The newly formed Lambda Chi Alph~ chapter invited the Pi Kapps to severa of their social functions. Chi gave aP "open-house" toward the end of the ternl It was well attended by other campus or· ganizations. In furtherance of the policy of keeping close contact and strengthening the bond' between all Pi Kapp chapters in Florid~· several members visited Alpha Chi 1n Miami. Stops were made enroute visiting some of Chi's alumni. Returning brotb ers reported enjoyable times at each stoP· THE STAR AND LAMP
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IVc arc all glad that Alpha Chi is close nough for an occasional visit. An enthusiastic event of ·the summc1 W hich led to various displays of ph ysical ~rowess was a softball game between rather Malmorg's "Young Men" and brother Trotter's "Olr.l Men." Believe it or not, the "O!d Men" stomped the "Yo~ng ~fen" by a score which I will not humble ~c ''Young Men" by revealing. Archol) ccn, who volunteered to umpire the contest, appeared to be all wet on many or his decisions. 'I'he last meeting of the summer was pre~ede? by a steak dinner at the Kentuckylonda Club near DeLand . Chi was hon~ed by the presence of Brothers Giffin, enderson and "Pops" Machen. This concluded a memorable term for us all. Boa FEASEL, historia11
Interfraternity Sing At the close of the last spring quarter, ~hi again captured the cup in the annual ntcrfraternity Sing. This was the seco nd Chi straight win since the Sing was resumed in ndiJI~ 1947.
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Thompson, historian; and Joe Huber, chaplain. Ed Vana, very capably, continues as house manager; Phil Neff, as head waiter; and Bill English, as rush chairman. Fa II rush is one of the biggest items on Omega's calerv:lar for this year. The graduating classes of last June and August claimed fourteen seniors 1 leaving us with on ly forty actives on campus, and forty nine men living in the chapter hou!e. The week before registration the house received a thorough going-over by practically the entire membership. Pledges and actives alike pitched in to give Omega a real housecleaning. The pledges were increased to 21 by the pledging of three freshmen athletes, Pete Brewster, Ralph Ormsby, and Bob Snyder. We arc · expecting a large turnout for Homecoming, and are cooking up some special plans for Dad's Day. Campus attention will be directed on October 15 to our annual pie-eating contest with Pi Kappa Alpha (the only other fraternity at Purdue whose name begins with "Pi"). Twenty-one men made at least one hon orary each last semester : Lowell Babe is managing editor of the Pt1rd11e Exponent, with pledge Cliff Oestreich as a junior editor. Ralph Myerholtz is Qditor-in-chief of the P11rd11e Scientist, and pledge Ed Lines holds down a junior staff position on the Purdue Engineer. Several of the brothers succumbed to the love bug this summer and took the final plunge into matrimony-Bob Good enough, John Dennerline, and AI Knuth, who was recently elected president of Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honorary. It is suspected that several more of the broth-
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ers will choose to complete their education on a cooperative basis--with a wife, that is. Watch this column for further announcements. We are quite anxious to hear from all you alums. If your present address is not in our files, please let us know, so that the Omegalite, forwarded mail, and other correspondence can reach you in the shortest time. The welcome mat is always out here at the chapter house-drop in and say hello if you are in the vicinity. That's a ll for now-yours for a bigger and better year for Pi Kapps everywhere. BILL THOMPSON, historian
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Washington
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Alpha Alpha
Sorry, there's not much news from us except our efforts are being directed to building Alpha Alpha to its proper place at the head of the Mercer Greeks. Organization and planning is well under way for the major rush season of the year during the winter quarter. We're going out for the best of the new crop. Two of our brothers were married during the summer I Brother Carl Westmoreland, Rutherton, . N . C., and Miss Blanch Willis on June 12. Brother Bill Cody, Griffin, Ga., and Miss Mary Louida Hendrix, Portal, Ga., on September 10. Carl, Blanch and Bill are still in school. Willard Chason, of Cairo, Ga., was elected our archon until the next regular election. He is a student in the Walter F . George School of Law. P. C. Andrews, Jr., of Thomasville, was elected historian in his place. We ~ave one new pledge, Kenneth Wynn, Hardwick, Ga., and one new member Leighton "Chick" Martin of Wadesville: N.C. Our new chapter room is furnished and finished and is getting lots of use, especially the telephone. Come to see us. P. C. ANDREWS, historian
Alpha Delta
The start of fall quarter found Alpha Delta back on the University of Washington campus stronger and more active than ever. The house has a brighter appearance inside and our thanks to the fellows who pitched in and gave it ·a new coat of white paint the last few week ends of spring quarter. The living room furniture has new coverings of red upholstery, a fe"l'l> small articles such as end tables and a new fireplace have been added, and the Wives' Club gave us three new floor lamps to complete its rejuvenation. The bedrooms which did not receive attention last
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year were redecorated by the fellows in them. Rush week brought eight new pledges into the house: Tom Aitchison, Vern Getz, Don Hedges, Bill Lowe, Louis Messer, Marven McDonald, John Pedersen, and Ed Weaver. PleQged last June, too late to be reported in the last chapter letter, was Hobert Brown. A fireside, October 2, started what promises to be our best quarter since reactivation. Saturday, October 23 is homecoming. It includes an open house following the football game and the annual homecoming banquet in the evening. November 6 is the pledges' day, climaxed by the semiformal pledge dance that evening. In ad dition four exchanges and several fireside~ and parties are scheduled. With the all U activities included, there will be a full quarter for the Alpha Deltans. DAviD G. ALEXANDER, historian
Florida
Alpha Epsilon
Alpha Epsilon · was active during the summer sessions. Very active indeed, for it was the summer members who redecorated the house. Johnny Johnson, a student in the school of Architecture, supervised the interior decoration. The new color scheme brightened the rooms considerably a:nd the furniture was newly upholstered also; so to those of us who returned this fall, it was a very pleasant surprise to find our campus home in such fine style. The chapter participated in Summer Frolics August 5th and 6th. Three of our men attended tl!e National Convention in Detroit, namely, Morris Cumings, Walter McCall, and Victor Cancellmo. Mother Rood is back this fall after recuperating during the summer from a serious eye operation. Rush Week began September 20th and continued to the 29th. All our men joined in the rushing spirit, so our program was a complete success. We pledged 42 men. They are Tom McCreedy, Henry Meyer, Joseph Schretzman, Coral Cables; Malcolm Dykes; Deland; Billy Ritchie, Fernandina; Bernard Paul Horter, Gainesville; Robert William Little, Hollywood; Paul Herbert, Pete Ewart, Frank Johnson, Jacksonville; Howard Kerry, William Kendricks, Jacksonville Beach; Charles Hunter, Charlton Prather, Jasper; Charles Rowe, Morgam Ramsey, Thomas Fitzgerald, Jam86 J. Garrett, George Shields, Alfred Gustinger, Bob Guyton, Miami; Bud Abbott, Minnede; William K. McGee, Dave Ritchie, James McGee, Oak Hill;
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Dewitt Crawford, Starke; Allen Valero, Karl P. Miller, David Waters, Jack Armstrong, Donald Thompson, Jule Merkel, William A. Staker, Tampa; Henry F. Morgan, Charles E. Jones, Umatilla. The annual pledge banquet will be held October 15th at the Thomas Hotel. An Orchestra has been engaged for the evening. Three former Chi brothers from Stetson University, Dick Mansur, Bill Thompson and James Duffett, have transferred to Florida, and have become active in our chapter; these men are a very welcome addition. A great friendship has grown up between Chi and Alpha Epsilon. On many social week ends Chi members come over to Gainesville and help us celebrate. The officers for this Fall semester are Jim Clemans, who was re-elected archon; Billy Veal, secretary; George Johnson, treasurer; Dewey Hutchins, historian; George Pena, chaplain; Bob Moore, warden; Hal Combs, Interfraternity council, and Louis Ptacek, house manager. Homecoming has been set for November 20th. Since our football team, the Fighting Gators, have been doing quite well; we are expecting a big week end and looking for many alumni to come back.
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Alpha Zeta
Establishment of a new annual social function at Alpha Zeta was initiattil 1 spring term with the first annual R0' 3 Ball. Miss Gloria Olsen was selected ' oun the first Rose of Pi Kappa Phi at the ore· lnsi gon State College chapter. Otk I The date of each of the men attending ~ss the dance was eligible for consideration as try "The Rose." Pictures of these girls w~re Per turned in for display, and secret ballot!~~ f the by the men in the house narrowed I e 1\ppl competition to five girls. One of tb~ ests 1 girls would be the first "Rose" of AlP nct he ttary Zeta. • an d t~1 Oregon On Sunday, May 16, these g1rls judges to select the finalist were guest: f Me of the Pi Kapps for dinner. Results 0 ther 1 1 voting of the judges following dinner we\ e. 0 kept secret until 10:00 p.m. the night d the ball when Miss Olsen was announce as "The Rose of Pi Kappa Phi" and pre· owa 8 sented with a bouquet of roses and 1'be crested bracelet. eath 1 Decorations, planned and constructed as ·. Bre permanent properties, resembled a rost tiends garden. The large front lawn was We ~· In ur closed in a white picket fence. Refres d b1 ments were served from beneath a rost Osca d ll
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pre- oward Alpha Eta ,d a 'I'b e chapter has been saddened by tho ath of our faculty adviser, Brother Lent •d a5 ti· Brewster on September 1. His · many • 1051 ends and classmates grieve with us at en· e . h· n Untimely death of this loved friend res d brother rost tOsd car Shaw, · Burton Gray, James Marsh B:enry Hutcheson made the trip to ~ e .National Convention in Detroit. Burton ray was our official delegate. While ere, they were entertained at a break!. In the Cafe Rouge of the Statler Ho1 -b by Brother Eugene Dunaway, Jr., AI~ Eta alumnus. Brother Dunaway is a Vi IVe .of Selma, Ala., and he has been ng In Detroit about twelve years. _Alpha Eta entertained rushees and dates lh a spaghetti supper and dance at the ~ck-0-Lantern Club on Friday evening, ~10 ber 1. Miss Beverly Knight, our ose," was presented with a corsage as ltibute of our esteem and joy at having cr back with us. OsCAR SHAw, historian ~·
lchigan State
Alpha Theta
buring the closing weeks of spring term, 1 P_ha Theta chapter realized the dream of etr hea·rts since 1945 and purchased a ~Use. During the same time, twentyl-ee men were pledged, the largest pledge 'ts that any brother on campus has seen. he pledges are: Char1es C. Davis, Rob1 \ . L Ernest, Howard R. Finney, Paul finO Jr., Wilfred H. Kehren, Louis ~lllp, Jr., James R. Laird, Robert W. rY pi ~trct, John T. McDonough, Robert D. ' r~ tLouth, James W. Miller, George L. phi ltker, Donald C. Pellillo, William J. doye, Eldon Rouse, Floyd J. Schedler,
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KAPPA PHI
William E. Siebold, James Siemers, Leo Szwalek, Willis S. Thompson, Donald L. Thornton, James P. Walsworth, and Wallace W. Woods. Due to graduation seven brothers were lost to us. They were: Henry J. Anderson, Don Carlson, Dean Leroy Lashbrook, John W. Lovett, Frank J. Malerich; Clyde A. Pardee, and Robert E. Wendt. Four or five pledges failed to return for the fall quarter. With these changes, the total active strength of the chapter now stands at 27 and 19 pledges. Alpha Theta chapter slipped somewhat during Spring term and is now tied for third place with Alpha Gamma Rho. Now that we are in our new chapter house our hopes are high for a better standing. During spring term Alpha Theta gave a very good account of itself in the Intrafraternity softball league. They survived the semifinals and finished third after the final playoffs. CHARLES W. HENDRIX, historian
Alabama Polytechnic Institute Alpha Iota
dances. Following their formal dances, Phi Mu and Delta Zeta sororities used oui house to entertain their dates and guests at an early breakfast April 23-24. The Phi Mus entertained us at the house with a Little Boy-Little Girl party May 13. On May 20, Delta Zeta gave us a party at the house. We'Ve finally broken the jinx in interfraternity competition. Brothers Benton Bailey, Jack Brown and Frank Robinson represented lhe fraternity in the annual ro.deo held on campus and walked away With the high point fraternity trophy. Brother Doug Nieman's work on the softball team paid off, carrying Pi Kappa Phi through the league play an undefeated team. However, luck began to run short in the finals when the boys lost two hardfought 'games to end up the season runner-up champions. Two new trophies now repose on our trophy shelf. We published one of our finest issues of the ALOTA in May. We hadn't planned to publish a summer issue but the large number of men back in school last quarter justified one. When Brother Mamson e~itor of the May issue, became ill, J 0 ~ Pilcher, one of our outstanding freshmen firtished the publication. We are just!; proud of the work these two editors and their able business manager turned out.
The past two quarters have seen a lot of things happening around Alpha Iotaelections, initiations, parties, etc. New officers elected are: John Hawthorne, archon; Carl Ham, treasurer; John No chapter is complete without a few Keith, secretary; Jimmy Floyd, historian; wheels, and Alpha Iota has its full quota Buddy Copeland, chaplain; and Malcolm of new spinners. Frank Robison is busMcCain, warden. iness manager of Glomerata, Auburn YearFive new members have been welcomed book; Ted Robbins is newly elected senior into the brotherhood. On May 2nd Ted class representative; Charles Beaird wa~ Harper, Fairfield, Ala., and Ray Hester elected president of the Southern District and John Roberts, Montgomery, Ala., were of the American Association of Health initiated. Bill Floyd and Bobby Kennimer, Physical Education and Recreation th~ Auburn and Athens, Ala., respectively, first Auburn student to hold this <li~tinc were initiated August 18. Jim McGowan tion. Four good brothers, Ted Robbins and Charles Ballard, from Empire and LuCharles Beaird, Frank Robison, and Ed verne, have transferred to Auburn from Trippe have been tapped by ODK. Ted Omicron. We expect great contributions Robbins was also tapped by Spades the to Pi Kappa Phi from these two men. highest honor to come to an under~rad At present we have five fine pledges: uate at Auburn. Huston Hurston, Tallassee, Ala., Lewis We picked a good man, Max Foreman Johnson, Phil Campbell, Ala., Jack David, junior in Veterinary Medicine, for ou: Alexandria, La., David Edwards, Ft. Deposit, Ala., and Vernon Copeland, Selma, representative to the National Convention. He's a real asset to Alpha Iota and we Ala. expect to benefit from his experiences there. The social season for spring quarter was Miss Billy June Sanders, Birmingham, filled with gala affairs and the highlight Ala., is Pi Kappa Phi nominee for "Miss of the whole season was the Interfraternity Council dance which featured Tex Beneke Homecoming." Speaking of Homecoming reminds us- extensive redecoration was and his orchestra. That was a BIG week carried out do}Vnstairs between summer end!! House socials for spring and summer and fall quarters. Our house is now one of the most beautiful on campus. consisted of rush parties, Thursday-nightget-acquainted dances with various sororiFive of our number took their places ties on campus, and Friday night house among the alumni. They are "Knotty"
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Walker, who leaves with his second degree; "Bugs" Mimms, Lawrence Skipper, Larry Pharo, Bill Smyly, and Guy Alley .. We'll truly miss them. JIMMY FLOYD, historian
all attending a grand time. A labor of love was performed on the chapter rooms when many willing, working hands redecorated and almost restored them to their original charm.
Penn State
On June 4th, the following men were initiated : Ralph Capriola, Joseph Coglan,
Alpha Mu
Chapter officers for the fall semester include : Frank Mohney, archon; Dave Wilson, tt'easurer; Bill Quay, secretary; Dick Guhl, historian; Don Heiny, warden; Ken Reese, chaplain . During the summer, activity at Alpha Mu slackened. The ho.use , however, remained open for the entire summer session. Fifteen brothers attended the main session while the post session saw the return of six Pi Kapps. Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Brothers Mario Cianci, Dick Bell , and Bob Heim, summer sessio.n graduates. The house officially opened on Septem ber 21 for the fall semester. In the ensuing week brothers an.d pledges alike worked to whip it into fine shape. The following men were pledged at the beginning of the Fall semester : Hal Boyer, York; Bob Good, Doylestown; Andy Grasty, Chester; Hub Haugh , State College; Bob Thornton, New Cumberland ; and Bob Morgan, Williamsport, Pa. These men, together with the five pledged last spring and' the three returning from the armed services, constitute one of the finest pledge classes in years. ( 1) Alpha Xi brothers form a pyramid in the Alpha Mu welcomes back brothers Cliff sands on Long Island. L. to R.: Johnny Passa laqua, Rudd Miller, Joe Lovingham, Ralph Anderson, Johnny Mumma, and Hal NorCapriola, Ray Jeffery, Artie Hansen, Jim ris, and pledges Bob Conrad, Lloyd HopLarrousse, and Ed Gore. (2.) Alpha Xi brothkins, and Dick Moore. ers and their ladies at one of the four beach Brother Howell, our alumni secretary, parties they had at Gi lgo Beach, L. I. These beach parties were spaced over a period of has made extensive plans for homecoming ten weeks during the summer. week end and we are looking forward to, and expecting a large alumni turnout. fohn Conover, Robert McNamara, Harold Alpha Mu has received and accepted an Murphy, and Gerald O'Connell. invitation from Alpha Upsilon to be their Under the eager and able leadership of guests on the week end of the football game between Penn and Penn State in our new archon, the chapter has launched a vigorous rushing campaign. This was Philadelphia. initiated by a guest smoker, and followed Let's drink a toast to a banner year for through with one of Brother Krupp's grand Alpha Mu and Pi Kappa Phi. affairs. Our next affair will be a house RicHARD M. Gum., historian party .
Brooklyn Poly
Alpha Xi
New chapter officers for the fall quarter are : Arthur Hansen, archon; Ed Gore, treasurer; Bill Heberstreit, secretary; Jack Callaghan, historian; Jim Bell, chaplain; and Bill Wright, warden. All members had a pleasant summer. It was filled with many memorable occasions such as beach parties, picnics, and house parties, each of whlch provided to one and
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The coming to New York of Brother Fred Krupp, an alumnus from Duke, has done much to stimulate the interest of alumni and actives alike. His hospitality is truly th.e southern brand. Twice be bas given over his home and yacht to the brothers. Brother Krupp is now secretary of the New .Y ork alumni chaper, another proof of what the fellows think of him. J9HN J, CALLAGHAN, historian
Iowa State College
Alpha Om icron lith th j After a brief summer vacation Alpha llher ho Omicron is getting down to work again· Alpha Officers elected to serve this term are: ~~leiY.fs H. A. Cowles, archon; Joe Legg, trcasur- Pi Kapp er; George Dubes, secretary; Bill Kern, by , historian; Forest Goetsch, chaplain; and Bob Casey, warden. Several of the boys attended sumrner I en nes school, so the house was kept open and The P; many house repairs and improvements r Rowa were undertaKen and completed during the or the time. Painting the Jiving room wails, body, I knotty pine on the dining room walls, an~ \lpha Si the purchase of a deep-fr~eze unit for tb ous clirn kitchen constituted the major improve· he en et V) ments. A house and lot across the stre Brother on the corner of Knapp and Welch was buzzed f purchased h)' the Building Corporation to -..hich • bel.. 'V provide more room and space for t When " rapidly expanding chapter here at Alpha lirport 1 Omicron. '~>as flyil Rush week came the week preceding we licers wa opening week of school and plans were linging made in accordance with the rushing af· \lpha s fairs. Don Scoville is Rush Chairman and illinated is directing Rush Week. The more rece011s vice-J pledges are Lee Barrett, Rockwell Ci1Yti:Henn R Iowa; Bob Landgraf, Dubuque, Iowa : ouncii. Edgar Perry, Greenville, Kentuc~Y ' Aside Wayne Reed, Ames, Iowa; Bob Sm1th· igrna he Colfax, Iowa; Harold Reihman, Midd 1~1ohnson Amana, Iowa; Dick Stoehr, Monona, Jo1V8 '1n. Fr· Bob Zisco, Cedar Rapids, 'Iowa; Don RYB 0'11hiJe B~ Omaha, N~braska; Joe Altman, Altoona, arn Da Iowa; and Ken Townley, Sioux City, Jo\VB· bsence The Detroit Convention of Pi KaPP9 ~cidenta Phi was attended in force by delegate fl. r of tl A. Cowles, George Dubes, Bill Kern, hip in t l ren Wells, and Wayne Moore, Distf1·ctlt the u Archon. nd J onr · 1·t!J \Jpha E Intramural sports ~tart quite soon "' d. taternity touch-football the f1rst sport schedule We are counting on a good team and arl ~On the eager for a chance at the intramural charnP· entione ionship which we so narrowly miss eacb ~ a.utiful year. Workouts and practices are alreadY elr da underway with Bill Crawmer and IJ30 ~d swir f the a Brownson coaching · e~hich tb. Scholastically we are near the top of til iat unti 10 Iist1 but the exact standing and average \rsbma the last spring quarter has not yet been atured released. I> ur resent 0 Socially, we might mention here that c· Or king Rose Ball held last spring was very 50 lay soon cessful, and our new social chairman, Je~lur pres Love, . has a busy social season of da~e nsion. and dinner exchanges arranged for Jll' 'lid cann current school year. Homecoming pro bY towing 1 ises a delicious buffet supper planned ' cificall our housemother, Mrs. McCanon, alon et this
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cron \ith the regular football game and the lpha 1lher homecoming actiyities. ain· Alpha Omicron welcomes all alumni and are: !~tetv.ls a hearty welcome to any and all sur- Pi Kapps passing through Ames-so stop ~ern. by, and BnL KERN, llistoria11
rne~ l'ennessee
Alpha Sigma
ants 1'he Pi Kapps have done it again. Brothnenh 'r Howard Baker has been chosen president ~tile Of the University of Tennessee student I a ~ body. He succeeds Tom Vaughan also of 1 a~e \lpha Sigma. The victory came as a glorr t . lous climax to a campaign geared to arouse rove t he envy of the national · · 1 par t'1es. po 1'1t1ca tree rother "Smutt" Sm1th, former Navy p1 1ot, 5 "': buzzed the campus and dumped handbills / 11 th~ ~hich were labeled "Vote for Baker." f h \vhen "Smutt" was greeted at the local ~lp a lirport by the police, he alleged that he \Vas flying at a safe altitude; but the ofg we licers wanted him to explain the tree leaves were llnging to the tail wheel of his plane! g af~ \~pha Sigma's political honors were cui~ an iltinated with the election of Sam Browder recent vice-president of the senior class and CitY• Clenn Reeder as a member of the athletic [o,vai•ouncil.
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succeeds Trevor Tucker as arch. . Frank Sm1th IS the new secretary ryaa'l.lhiJe Bob Paine continues as treasurer. oon.' arn Davis is the new historian in the JoW•· b · sence of brother L. D. Garinger who, aPP'~cidentally was recently chosen as a memte Jl. ler of the Scarab bean Society. Memberwar· hip in this organization is a coveted honor istricl lt the university. Brother Bucky Verner •nct I onnie Reisser have been initiated into witb tlpha Epsilon Delta pre-med honorary (lu)ed· taternity. lr.! are On the social side of the ledger may be laJ!lP·~entioned Alpha Sigma's hay ride to each~autiful Big Ridge Park. Members and !readY heir dates spent the afternoon boating pan •nct swimming. The most comical event r the afternoon was a softball game in tJ!t ~hich the girls were allowed to remain at ~f rot lat until they hit the ball. Wieners, gebeeO llarshmallows and all the trimmings were !atured for supper.
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Alpha Omicron's Rose Bali held last May 8, proved to be a great success, with many alumni and undergraduates present. The formal took place in the SheldonMunn Hotel Ballroom with a band from Omaha furnishing the music. Small loving cups with a Pi Kapp crest on them were the favors. All in all, it was a pleasant even ina. of ways and means for financing a new and better home for Alpha Sigma. Brother :&l Jones of Chattanooga was the principal speaker of the evening. Brother Grant Roy made the trip from Atlanta to give a word of advice and encouragement. Charlie Martin, traveling counselor, greeted those present as did Clark MfMahan, our district archon. Brother Trevor Tucker and Frank Smith have been champions of the house fund from the start. They are determined to leave no stone unturned until the proposed chapter bouse is a reality. Plans are underway to improve the present house. Brother Billy Melvin bas proven his worth as custodian by using mas~ production methods to get the house wash ed with soap and water until it sparkles. SAM L. DAvis, historiatl
Drexel
Alpha Upsilon
Officers for fall term are: Gene Kraber, archon; Edward Radzwilka, treasurer; Anthony P . Bracalente, secretary; Walter Dearolf, historian; Irvin Keiter, chaplain; Douglas Clarke, warden; and Felix Troilo, steward. · The summer bas been quite eventful, what with the party the pledges threw for us on July 2Srd, and the Sho'rc Week End August 6-8. Both were terrific successes. We held a house dance on August 20, which was well attended and proved to be lots of fun. Our meetings were fairly well attended, considering it was summer, but not as
well attended as we would have liked. We feel there were a few who might have made them who didn't. They might have had the idea that there wasn't anything doing during the summer. In that, they were wrong. There was something going on at the house nightly-card games, parties, and shows and ball games on television. We miss those fellows who do not attend these affairs. Remember, this i ~ your house too. So drop around-we are always glad to see you. Our show is coming up and is a tremen dous task. The dates are November 19-20 -the name of the production "Greene Countrie Towne." We are planning to fix the cellar for a chapter room this fall. Preliminary plans were worked out during the fall. This promises to be a project for all, so keep it in mind . WALTER DEAROT. f ', historia11
Illinois Tech
Alpha Phi
Officers for the fall semester are: Art Dammkoebler, archon; Leroy Washenfelder, treasurer; Dick Baldwin, secretary; Frank I anik, historian; I ohn Chervenak, chaplain; and Dick Eberhardt, warden. Thanks to Ed Morse, our house manager, for a swell job · of supervision, we started the fall term with a newly decorated house. Bud Deubler, our new social chairman, has many activities lined up for week ends. He started out with a date dance and gettogether party early in October. Every-
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one is looking forward to the week end of October 23rd, when Upsilon, Omega, Alpha Psi, and Alpha Phi meet at the University of Illinois for the ga me with Purdue. Our sports manager, Bob Ross, reports the team is in fin e shape and everything looks bright for us in the interfraternity
Alpha Phi brothers and pledges in front of their house. Archon Dommkoehler in center with his hands clasped. At his left, with hand raised is John Chervenak, chaplain. football game. He has also recruited a golf team and is working on a swimming squad . A few of our alumni drop in to see us occasionally. Don Helbing and Emil Donkers are on campus in postgraduate work. Frank Pospisil wrote from California where he is employed and enclosed a generous gift for the a lumni fund . Traveling Counselor, Charles W. Martin, dropped in to see us the first week in October. He gave us many helpful hints and suggestions . Art Dammkoehler, Stan Michiewicz and Frank Janik continue to have convention fever. We still think of the Roanoke delegation and wonder how, under such pressure as "Roanoke in SO" it's to be "Oregon." It goes to prove, however, you can't always believe in signs. FRANK JANIK,
University Of Miami
We opened our house in the University's French Village a week b«efore fall semester started. Plans are now underway for our first large dance on the University of Mi ami's campus. Brother Keith Van Deventer is in charge of this, our first campus undertaking of any dimensions. The University of Miami plans to carry out its first major sports program this fall . Alpha Chi will make its presence known in sports. Larry "Ace" Adams, our lanky speed-baller, will lead our broth ers in their quest for new shiny trophies to fill our trophy show case. Before we closed for the summer months and most of the brothers packed off for home, we initiated five new men. Th ey are Buzz Morrison, Larry Adams, Chris Bains, Guy Davis, and Kenny Nolen. Spring term activities were topped off by a boat ride with the Tri Delts as our guests. We enjoyed the trip through Biscayne Bay to Florida Key. We dropped anchor just off the beach and had a granr.l afternoon eating our picnic style lunch, swimming in the shallows, and hiking along the palm- fringed beach of the beautiful Florida key . We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all those grand brothers of the alumni who helped us over the hurdles of our first year. MARTIN RICH,
Indiana University
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Alpha Psi
Alpha Psi began its fall semester w ith 32 actives and pledges returning to the newly occupied house at 504 E. Kirkwood Ave., and its annex at 110 S. Dunn St.
The officers who will guide the steps of the chapter for this semester are: Broth· ers Dick .Floyd, archon; John Fierst, trens; urer; Wally Rutherford, historian; PnU Nonte, chaplain; Dick Tyson, warden i Joe Drennan, social chairman· Art Hagloch, I d house manager; and Gene Clark, stewar ·
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ent. Soo IVilJ I tea First row I to r Alpha Psi's new initiates df sever May I, {948: A~y Infante, Wally RuthTI~~~:. Wt Dick Tyson, Rolph Querry, and L. D. . r 00 , a) Second row: Joe Drennon, Herbert Pot!~ or urn Durbin Day, Richard Floyd, Faculty Advos 'II: ~top S. F. Otteson, and Dove Bibler. Third ro.~ Paul Nonte, John Fierst, A. Earl Elliott, Jo Kelsey, Gene Clark, and Honk Hogloch. O
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New pledges gathered to the wing in ~h: --the spring and the fall semesters are: RiC thara Whitney, Bob Martin, Don Brennan, Lyle our Aamoth, John Poe, Irvin Easteridge, John durin LeRoy, Delbert Coryea, T. I. Eddle111 30d the 1 Bob Jenkins, Jerry Allen, Bill Engle, and the s Bill Seng. Contacting new pledg~s .anlt Fal following through is made less dlf{Icu , men 0 now that we have a house. This gives ' noon a greater sense of belonging to and being to b;
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We feel confident this fall will find our chapter taking a lead in a ll campus activities under the capab le direction of our new officers. Dick O'Mara has succeeded Howard McBride as archon of Alpha Chi. Dean Losey, Bud Holley and Bud Gilmore were re-elected secretary, treasurer, and warden respectively, with Marty Rich taking over for O'Mara as historian. Kay Kroepsch , who came to us from the University of Maine, will be pledgemaster. Alpha Chi, having just co mpleted it~ first year as an active chapter in the Pi Kapp brotherhood, has been making plans for the fall term. Several of the brothers have held semi-monthly get-togethers for this purpose. 36
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an integral part of the fraternity system look off for Palo Alto to see the Oregon at Itv:!iana. Webfoots roll over Stanford 20-12. Seen celebrating the victory atop the Mark in Plans are being made to enter a booth San Francisco were Pi Kapps Ken Doherty, at the Fall Carnival which the universi_ty organizations are planning. New teams Wally Bullard, Gordon Schneider, Jack Reeves, AI Ruedy, and pledges Bill St. anct choral groups are underway to give Hilaire and Ken Cougill. Jli Kappa Phi prestige on the campus. This Bob Goerke is city desk editor of the adds to the good standing gained in the OREGON DAJL Y EMERALD; George oftball league last semester in whi ch we Melvin is day manager on the ad staff; carne in second. Archon Sam Plunkett, Doug Hayes, George The following Brothers hold offices on Melvin, and AI Ruedy are members of campus publications: Dick Floyd, night Alpha Delta Sigma, national professional editor ; Joe Drennan, Folio Poetry Staff; AYr Infante, secretary of Skull and Cres- men's advertising fraternity; Lynn Bucklin is president of the University of Orecent. gon Ski Club ; Brian Graves and AI Ruedy Socially, we have many plans which are members of Alph a Phi Omega, naIVill keep us in the whirl. Exchange dinners, tional men's service fraternity; Bob Coats of tea dances, smokers, open houses, and .is a member of Scabbard and Blade, miliseveral da nces. tary honorary, and Don Clark is secretary rrent.' We sincerely hope that Pi Kappa Phi t~O"• alumni passing through Bloomington wi ll lv,sor: stop and visit us. ro'll· r• Jiiil WALLY RUTHERFORD, historian
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Alpha Omega
Summer, as well as fall rushing at th is n Young chapter was not what it should have been because we "didn't know the ropes" ~h: --th e ins and outs of cutthroat rushing so RiC characteristic at this University. However, Lyle 0Ur two get-togethers in Portland, Ore., Joh" during the summer, did much to improve d the fellowship of the brothers li ving in an the state. and Fan rushing started on September 6. All 05 lllen were instructed to be at the house by noon, Sunday, September 5th, viola tors to be assessed $25. Ed Harris and Sam l>lunkett, who represented us on the IFC, arranged dates for us with the rushees. !live dates were permitted each day; no one tushee could have more than 4 dates with any one house; and this kept rushees con tinually entertained over the four day 'Neck. It was a continuous party, with 1 new gro up of rushees showing up about 'very' three hours for entertai nm ent. Our biggest function was held at Brother Bruce Shaw's (Omicron), when he opened his bouse to members and rushees. Net reSUlts: 2 pledges-all we could adequately banctle, since most of last year's men re turned and three transfers came over from Dsc. The new pledges are: Hill St. Hilaire ltotn Portland and Ed Neumfeldt of Eutene. Alpha Zeta transfers are Francis ~rustic, Bob Goerke, and Carl Davis. After things quieted down the house bitched into the fall term campus swirl. 01 1 ne 1 n intramural football we trimmed Minturn 3rber ~all, 7-6; then lost to the Legal Eagles Lo. Next it's Sigma N u. Many Pi Kapps
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of Scabbard and Blade. Ken Doherty was on the honor roll spring term. Our chapter numbers 22 members and 14 pledges; 23 men live in the house we acquired during Spring term and 13 live out. On the social side we have seven Wed nesday night exchange desserts scheduled . Last week Alpha Gamma Delta entertained us; this week Zeta Tau Alpha. The pledges are giving a house dance on December 4. We have two parties scheduled; one ·following the Oregon-USC game in Portland, October 16, and the other at Bruce Shaw's after Homecoming, OregonWSC game, October 23rd. So things seem to be moving for Alpha Omega and Pi Kappa Phi on the University of Oregon campus. AL R UEDY, historian
( 1) Alpha Omegans bask in the Oregon sunshine spring term 1948 : Front Row, L. to R. : Don Clark, Larry Boer, Jack Jackson, Gil Pickering, Harold Saabye, Chuck Anderson, Ed Harris·, Chuck Crane, Arch Lambert, Gordon Schneider. Second Raw: Howard Dempsey, Dale Dempsey, Jim Shaw, Bill Adams, Sam Plunkett, Pete Rogers, Bob Phillips, Bill Higgins, Berni Rudd, Rod Dallas. Third Raw : Bob Chapman, Mickey Alexander, Byron Barnes, Jack White, Paul Lansdowne, George Melvin, Daryll Dwyer, Bob Coates, Ken Doherty, Wally Bul lard, Bryan Graves, AI Ruedy. (2) Oregon U (Alpha Omega) activities. L. ta R.: Brian Graves, AI Ruedy, and (independent) Bob Peterson assist two freshman girls with their fall term registration-part of the service af Alpha Phi Omega, national Men's service fraternity.
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Beta Beta Goes To Southern Florida College
Newark College of Engineering Beta Alpha The newest chapter of Pi Kappa Phi started off the year in a shower of plaster and paint. We intended to paint our house first thing this semester but at the last minute we found a larger store. The only quarters available in the vicinity of the school are very small apartments or not quite so small stores. Our new store is almost twice as large as the old one. It boasts a marble tile floor, which, it· was recently learned, originally covered the floor of the old Newark City Hall. We hope to have the place all cleaned •and ship shape very soon.
We started this year with twenty of the original thirty-three men who were initiated at our installation last May. As soon as our chapter hou se is near completion, we plan to start a pledge program and build up our strength. Among those who have expressed an interest in our fraternity are Mike Leobold and Bob Klump. hist01·ia11
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chapel at Florida Southern; Wyatt Blassingame, chapter adviser; Bro· ther Crim and Brother Jennings, who announced that alumni members were presenting pins to the neW members. Telegrams and letters of congr:1tu· lations from chapters in Florida and other states were read and greatlY appreciated. Besides the initiation team from Stetson, there were undergraduate members present from the chapters at the University of Florida and the University of Miami. Alumni mem· bers were present from several co_n1· munities in Polk County, in whiC 1 Lakeland is situated, and fronl Tampa and Orlando. The Polk County alumni chapter was organized nearly a year ago through the initiative of Brother Crim. Lakeland, situated thirty-two mile~ east of Tampa, has a population .o 40,000 and is the largest communitY in the county that produces more than one-fourth of all the citrus pro· duced in Florida. Polk County also leads all other Florida counties in beef cattle production and has extensive phosphate mines. In Polk also are Bok Tower and Cypress Gardens as well as hundreds of lakes. Florida Southern's campus was originally a citrus grove. During the building program as many of the trees as possible were left sta~d ing, and each autumn the trees y1eld a golden harvest that provides an attraction especially interesting . t 1 students who have come to Flortca from other states for the first time . 1 On the west campus a remarkab_Y unique building program has been..1 ~ progress for several years. It consist. of buildings erected by the fam_ous Frank Lloyd Wright of Wisconsill· When the building program has been completed there will be eightec~ Frank Lloyd Wright structures . · chapel, an administration build 1 n~ a library and several structures calle seminar buildings have already been completed and are in use. Near the~; is a large pool in which statuary W~JI be erected. From the pool water WI flow along a meandering course
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A number of our brothers and their dates went to Crestwood Lake, New Jersey this summer for a picnic. The highlights of the day were baseball and water polo. Among the brothers present were Bob Moore, Herman Hempel, AI Taboada, J oc Taboada, Carl Wheeler, Jimmy . Gomes, Bill Gray, Frank Cozzarelli, Andy Young, Charlie Sewell, Hank Tomaszewski, and J ee Davis.
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Virginia Building, Richmond 19, Virginia
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President-Howard D. Leake, 314 Edgewood Ave., Birmingham, Ala. Treasurer-John W. Deimler, 335 Righters Ferry Road, BalaCynwyd, Penna. Secretary-J. AI Head, 590 Vista Avenue, Salem, Oregon Historian-Frederick Grim, P. 0. Box 1191, Roanoke, Va. Chancellor-Theron A. Houser, St. Matthews, South Carolina
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UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS Alpha-College of Charleston, 30 St. Phillip St., Charleston, S. C. Beta-Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C. Gamma-University of California, 2634 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, Calif. Delta-Furman University, Greenville, S. C. Epsilon-Davidson College, Davidson, N. C. Zeta-Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. Eta-Emory University, Box 273, Emory University, Ga. Iota-Georgia Tech, Box 0, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga. Rappa-Univer ity of North Carolina, 216 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, N. C. Lambda-University of Georgia, 599 Prince Ave., Athens, Ga. Mu-Duke University Box 4682, Duke Station, Durham, N . C. Xi-Roanoke College, 327 High St. , Salem , Va. Omicron - University of Alabama, 804 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Rho-Washington & Lee University, Lock Drawer 903, Lexington, Va. Sigma-University of South Carolina, Tenement 7, Univ. of S. C., Columbia, S. C. '!'au-North Carolina State College, 407 Horne St., Raleigh, N. C. Upsilon-University of Illinois, 1002 South Lincoln, Urbana, Illinois Chi-Stetson University, Deland, Florida Omega-Purdue, 330 N. Grant St., W. Lafayette. Indiana Alpha Alpha-Mercer University, Macon, Ga., Box 524, Mercer University, Macon, Ga. Alpha Delta-University t>f Washington, 4504 16th N. E., Seattle, Washington Alpha Epsilon-University of Florida, 1469 W. University Ave .. Gainesville, Fla. Alpha Zeta-Oregon State College, 21st and Harrison, Corvallis, Ore.
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Pearl Border -------------------------$12.50 Pearl Border, 4 Garnet Point• ---------- 18.50 Pearl Borde•·, 4 Ruby or Sapphire Points 14.50
$16.50
$22.50
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23.50
19.00
26.50
Pearl Border, 4 Emerald Point• -------- 16.25
21.00
29.00
Pearl Border, 2 Diamond Points ------ 28 .50
38.50
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Pearl Borde•·. 4 Diamond Points - - -- --- 44 .50 Pearl with Rnhy or Sapphire Alternating 16.50
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80.50
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Pearl nnd Diamond Alternating ------ -- 76.50 '\U Diamond Border, Yellow GoJd ______ 140.50
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