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LETTS S Brothers: November If I remember correctly, the MP had LA AND 1950 issue of the STAR e of William T. on it's front cover a pictur student at Daa Cassels, Jr., Epsilon, thenattractive young an d an e, leg vidson Col across the main lady. They were strolling picture reflected campus of Davidson. This youth and his a.real prototype American comes as near girl on.a college campus. Itcollege way of ican epitomizing the Amer e I have ever seen. tur pic e on y life as an mind through It has stuck closely in my these years. ad in an article On June 19, 1969, I re ice Off rs Elected" in entitled "Transport Columbia, S. C. The ect the State paper of e was to the eff subject of that articlCassels, Jr., of Cothat Mr. William T. d president of the me lumbia has been na on Association of Motor Transportatiarticle goes on to say South Carolina. The President of Dixie that Mr. Cassels is vice-president of the Truck Rentals and aAssociation. There is American Trucking Mr. Cassels with an excellent picture ofe tells me that the tur that article. The picyo has now uth of 1950thi g nin shi nking bright-eyed d un ar-eyed, so matured into a cle of 1969. The "then and business executive 50 and 1969 tell me now" pictures of 19 the land of opportuthat America is stillAmerican youths who nity for good, soundhead of their field inwant to get to the me that amid all the amid all side 20 years. It tells and change, the milisociological strife d an economics, clean cut the gyrating of sting today, ato the top. exi tant thinking y ke his wa young man can ma ly, ston Fraternal es, Jr., Charle W. Bernard Jon
ThirtyBrothers: commend the I should like to ter and the Brothers ap Second Supreme Ch those Brothers in the for their support of United States, in a Armed Forces of the in vogue today on -time when it is more t. Westthe campus to protes rned from the Having just retu Navy, and having emn Pacific with they 1969 STAR AND Ma eive a comyust received the ge to recnd an ch a emnation. co LAMP, it is than a er th ra rs who n io ot at mend other Br hentr y, I cou On behalf of the ir ve the ser to en os ch have thank you. te Fraternally, ton, Iowa Sta Robert G. Els Navy Ensign, U. S. VEMBER, 1969
Brothers: I am most impressed, both by the when growth of our fraternity in a time and " d, ea be to "d d ege fraternities are all l the tai to s cur ort s eff od' rho the by the bro f-styled studestructive behavior of the sel of statismcy ca vo if s ad (a " als dic dent "ra ). Several w? g ne in th me collectivism was so rt Hessen be y Ro abl not es, icl art ent excell appeared in on Columbia University, harve ich I would wh fo , MP LA D AN AR the ST . ion iat rec like to express app s, for our I think the reason, perhap ication to ded its is s ces fraternity's suc y, integrity, responconcepts such as libertthe rights of man. d an on sibility, reas a free society h ic Such concepts, upon wh paraged as y dis ntl que fre e must rest, ar that's the if y, rit "far-right." Their popula d thinkan le sib pon res g on right word, am r fraou by to ed ing students is attest . th ternity's grow Fraternally, Robert M. Hunter, Miami Vancouver 8, B.C. Brothers, E STAR AND In the August issue of TH LAMP, on Page 19: s first chartered in Alpha Delta wa ary, George 1924 by Executive Secret Sheets. ng George Sheets' It may have been duri that Alpha Delta p shi ary Executive Secret the conferring of but was first chartered tal of the Chapion lat Ins the Charter, the en National President, ter, was by the th isted by yours truly. Roy J. Heffner, asss, With kind regard s Your fraternally, George Allen Odgers Newberg, Oregon.
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LAMP is publis Phi Fraternity, 1924 THE STAR AND Pi Kappa ry, ncil of the C., National Cou in the months of Februa415 lotte, N. Char tion is , Ave. Vail er. The life subscripIAL emb Nov s and ICE OFF . EDITOR May, August form of subscription 4 Vail and is the only of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, :192 W. 224 ce ICE ONS OFF National Offi N. C. PUBLICATI paid Ave., Charlotte, e, N. C. 28202. Second-class postage 2nd St., Charlott C. at Charlotte, N. 7 VES, ipl associates, 200 REPRESENTATIia, Virginia 22301, Phone ADVERTISINGAve nue, Alexandr Mount Vernon 703/548-3626. rted promptly to ress should be repo m. Changes in add Box 4608, Charlotte, N. C. na 0. P. ce, Offi National ication either for advertis publ for ed end int All material uld be in the hands of the managing editor sho the ing s ced th new pre mon of the ing or ciates by the 1st or ipi assoissu e. month of
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PI KAP P COLLEGE -'69 Held on the Campus of Ronoake College,Salem,Virginia,August 24-28,19
A kiss from Elmer Jost, National Chaplain.
Pi Kapp College - 69,was a great sucess in every waYci 309 Students from over seventy camouses attende and all were eager to learn and exchange ideas. Pictured here and on the following three pages are some of the highlights and events that help rilake Pi Kapp College a regular fraternity event.
ue The presence of Miss Gail Anne Benning, National Rose Qh for 1969 was the real highlight. She is pictured here uPorl arrival and later at a receiption at the Xi Chapter house.
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A word of welcome from President Henderson
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CHAMPION MASTER CHAPTERS—Alpha chapter at the College of Charleston and Gamma Epsilon chapter at■ Western Carolina take the honor this year. Receiving the award for Alpha chapter is Robert Bladgett, Jr. (lefti and Mike Shields (right) for Gamma Epsilon.
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!,HERON HOUSER AWARD goes to Psi chapter at Lomeli. Joe Ash is shown receiving the award. Sec„orld place was won by Alpha Zeta chapter at Oregon Ptate and third place was won by Beta Kappa chapmost imter of Georgia State. This award is for the proved chapter.
THE PRESIDENTS PLAQUE for the best chapter publication was won by "BETA ETA DATA” published by Beta Eta at Florida State. Second and third places went to the "ALMICRON" of Alpha Omicron, Iowa State and "THE REFLECTOR" of Alpha Eta at Samford. Bob Elefante is shown receiving the award for Beta Eta.
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(left to right) Bill Young—Beta Upsilon, Joe Ash—Psi, John Harris— MASTER CHAPTERS are represented by Gene Kesling—Beta Beta, Barry Saunders—Beta Psi, John Baily— Theta, Dalton—Gamma Bill Zeta, ;Pamma Scott Sigler—Kappa and Allen Woody—Xi. Lambda, Tommy Cochran—Alpha Eta,
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College Fraternity Secretaries Association
Statement of Position on the Fundamentals of Rushing
On the basis of experience and collected data, The College Fraternity Secretaries Association believes that those syste ms of rushing are most productive and beneficial which
• Are "open," without restrictive regulations; • Are individual and personal in appro ach; • Are open to all, without registration or charge; • Minimize inter-fraternity and chapter expenses; • Emphasize useful information; • Start at the earliest time and contin ue throughout the calendar year; • Encourage upperclass, transfer and graduate pledging.
The College Fraternity Secretaries Associ ation will be pleased to provide advisory services to any inter-fraternity organization which wishes to evaluate its current rushing program.
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n tional RoJe 1969 MISS GAIL ANNE BENNING Miss Benning, Rose Queen for Alpha Iota, Auburn University, has been selected the 1969 National Rose of Pi Kappa Phi. Gail is a student at Auburn.
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MISS HITSEY PARNELL Omicron 1st Runner Up NOVEMBER, 1969
MISS CONNIE GROVES Sigma 2nd Runner Up
MISS JOAN MCKENZIE Beta Kappa 3rd Runner Up
MISS SUSAN WILLIAMS Alpha Eta 4th Runner Up
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College today is a different place in many ways from the college that most of us in this room knew. As one aspect of this difference, today's curriculum begins at a more advanced level. The mathematics which I took in my freshman year of college is generally a secondary school course now. Freshman mathematics is now typically calculus—a subject which I never reached. College is not a separate place from society —an "ivory tower." I am not certain that it ever was. As one illustration of this, numbers of college students are involved in tutoring of "inner city" students. Another is the involvement of faculties in research on current problems such as pollution and sociological problems of urban areas. The environment of today's college student has changed. The length of time before this student is involved in productive and meaningful work has been extended. For many, it is not at all rare to have reached from 25 to 30 years of age before they are fully productive in their careers. The movement toward universal higher education and the increase in graduate and professional education has added to this delay in a man's reaching his meaningful involvement in life. The student's entry into full participation in society and his longer continuance in studies is a fact of life. The family unit is not generally the closelyknit and supportive unit which it once was to 12
mother Sen the child. Today's society may see the at, the busy too simply working and the parents work and/or social life to be the center aroune rj which an active family life occurs. for To many students, the church—an organized to There unit does not offer a relevant program. par among is a degree of alienation from the church rj the college students. The environment that is pictured above leave.s am the student with a void as to meanings for this inn life. He is divorced—in part—from society 3 ars long period of time. The family and the church are not assisting him in finding a philosophY his for his life.
, am In addition to the search for meaning, the ( ' student finds himself educated at an advance level and also surrounded in his environment by the "knowledge explosion." WI
What of the youth today? Dean Franklin Ford of Harvard acutely observes that "youth is 3 Pr time of extreme vulnerability to grief and frustration, as well as a time of impatient, generous thi sympathy." Dean Ford continues by stating what, it has happened to today's youth may be described in terms of concentric circles. The student todaY 5 finds himself faced with assassinations,the crise, of the cities, the plight of the poor, the 001' of the black, and the Vietnam war. All of this plus the quantity of knowledge produces a°cording to Archibald MacLeish "a paralyzing THE STAR AND LAMP OF PI KAPPA P11 1
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er sense of impotence," and as a result man senses at being DIMINISHED. nd the feeling of The current undergraduate has great concern
well-being. (I refer ed for the University and its statement and this this re to the vast majority on Paper and not the "nihilists.")
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es and you find him working in politics and in the is inner city. He cannot see the University as sepa arated from the world. ;11
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He demands a measure of responsibility for his education and his life. He seeks relevance —and by this, he means that he seeks matters and answers having meaning for his life.
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What of the future for the college campus? What do we do?
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2. Prepare and currently review contingency plans for dealing with campus disorders. 3. Procedures for campus governance and constructive reform should be developed to permit more rapid and effective decisionmaking. 4. Faculty leaders and administrative officers need to make greater efforts to improve communications both on the campus and with alumni and the general public." The Commission went on to say that there should be no punitive legislation which would harden the dissident student and shift the moderate's position, but rather that legislation should be passed to strengthen the hand of the University in its ability to cope with unrest. Above all we should all marshal forces to move "toward the goals of human life that all of us share and that young people admire and respect." I am optimistic about the future. In the June 7, 1969 issue of The Saturday Review, Archibald MacLeish has written an article entitled "The Revolt of the Diminished Man." In this article he states his conviction that the very belief in man of this generation will prove his salvation. I share with him that this generation will bring us to a new "humanism." Mr. MacLeish writes "when this belief in man becomes an affirmative effort to re-create the life of man, the crisis in the University may well become the triumph of the University."
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WHEREAS, Brother Mel Metca
lfe, who was iniated into Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity on February 14, 1925, by Alpha Gamma Chapter, has beco me through his love and deeds the living embodiment of the principles and ideals of this fraternity;
AND WHEREAS, the history of this fraternity reflects his excellent performance while serving as a District President, as the National Historian, and as the National President; AND WHEREAS, he has accep ted every reque
st from his fraternity to participate in its varied activities;
AND WHEREAS,one has but to know him to realize that brother Mel Metcalfe and Pi Kappa Phi are one and the same, that Brother Metcalfe is love, that his earnest example of a faithful brother is a model for all his brothers in Pi Kappa Phi, and that he is indeed one of Pi Kappa Phi's most distinguished and beloved members;
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IT RESOLVED, by the National Council of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity that Brother , Mel Metcalfe be offically awarded the title of
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Edwin Mulock, an attorhey, general practice, in Bradenton, Florida, is the Governor of Area VI, the state of Florida — twenty-five Years old and already active in more activities than space Will allow mentioning—graduate of Stetson University Where he was initiated by Chi Chapter—Archon and Warden of his chapter— Married (Veda) with no chilOren.
Jack Edmonds, Area Governor for Area XVI; all New England states — remained after graduation in the field of education, being employed by Prentice-Hall, Inc.—born May 19, 1942 in Brooklyn — initiated at Tennessee Wesleyan as a charter member of Beta Psi Chapter — was undergraduate Archon, Treasurer, Historian and Warden—former marine—is (Karen) — gradmarried uated from Framingham State College. NOVEMBER, 1969
James E. Merritt, an attorney, is Area Governor of Area XII. He is a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School, and was initiated at Mu Chapter— served as Historian, Treasurer and Archon. He is married (Joan) and has two children.
NEW AREA GOVERNORS
Ernest Zinkowski, a young M.D., is Area Governor of Area IV; South Carolina—a yankee from Norwood,Mass., who made it good at the College of Charleston — initiated by Alpha Chapter in 1962 — received his M.D. from the Medical College of South Carolina—also a bachelor while developing a general practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Ronald Krebs, a dynamic young insurance executive is the Governor of Area XVII, states of Missouri and Arkansas—born March 4, 1938 in Louisville, Kentucky— graduate of the University of Louisville—initiated by Beta Gamma Chapter— served as Warden, Secretary and Archon—married (Jeannette) with two children— is presently Executive Vice President of Harris-Tschudy, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri.
John Baer, Area Governor for Area XIV, the state of Tennessee, is with Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. of Kingsport, Tennessee— born August 8, 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina—graduate of the University of Virginia where has was initiated as a charter member of Beta Upsilon Chapter— served the chapter as Warden and Chaplain and now is a Director and Treasurer of the Housing Corporation— married (Ann) with one daughter. 15
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ACTIVISTS BEYOND THEIR CLICHES, DO THESE RADICAL GROUPS HAVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT SEEM REASONABLE TO YOU? Munsey Moore: I think it is quite hard to make a generalization about the goals and objectives of all activist as a group. I believe the main trouble with these groups is that they are so obsessed with their ideas of change and antiestablishment that they lose sight of their good goals and objectives. Most of these groups advocate change in any form, but they fail to offer any solution for a better establishment. I think that if they were more concerned with building up or improving present conditions rather than tearing down and destroying the establishment that their reasonable goals and objectives would be more readily accepted by the establishment. 18
Bruce Pockey: Yes, but I think that some rad cal groups do have reasonable goals. One of their achievements has been to awaken many Americans to our social problems today. For examtile, at one time the NAACP was considered verY radical yet, the NAACP did point out many social problems that existed. Bill Beckman: We must remember that this is different a very broad question. There are many difobtain activists groups, each one striving to ferent goals. Some of these groups are striving to obtain social changes which I do not feel are reasonable, however, I believe that many grouPs are striving for social changes which all of.1.1s who believe in the brotherhood of mankind should be working towards. I would hope that we o.n could consider an end to discrimination based within nationality or religious belief to be a goal reason. Naturally, it will take time, but I beTHE STAR AND LAMP OF PI KAPPA PH I
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lieve it will come about. I also would like to bebeve that we could consider an end to the great itulitary complex which has taken such a large Proportion of our tax money to perpetuate war as a solution to international problems, and use these monies in the expansion and upgrading of our educational system. The goals of the activist are sometimes short range, sometimes long, and personally hate to think of all of them in terms Of being "reasonable." Bob Swayne: It is not only unfortunate, but Unfair, that many in our society have labeled all flti-establishment college organizations as rad!cal. Obviously, we see the most harmful of these organizations destroying the backbone of our colleges and universities by means of our news !nedia. The impression the news media leaves is an unfair sampling of these "radical groups." Regardless of how strong some protest techoiques may be, however absurd criticisms and demands may seem, we must realize that many Practices in our colleges and universities should be changed. However, the danger of these radical groups does not stem from their strong attacks On our society, but from the resort to violence On both sides. Joe Ash: The leftist movements (in particular SDS) are the most dominant of radical groups. Their ultimate objective is to create an ideal society of brotherhood, a goal shared by most political movements. Unlike most Americans, howIn ever, they believe our system incapable of accomplishing this; in fact, they find our present life intolerable. Consequently, they are seeking revolution, to be followed by the creation of a socialistic state. I disagree strongly with their outlook for the American system. Despite its faults and weaknesses, I still think it can be the tnost effective and just form of government possible. I certainly don't think that the large-scale revolution SDS propounds is the answer. On the contrary, the possible results of such a revolution are frightening. DO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU SUBSCRIBE Do THE THINKING OF ACTIVISTS? Bruce Pockey: I don't consider myself a radical but I agree with some of the activist's ideas. These activist groups advocate change. The key to the situation is change. A change of anything, sociological or scientific, is always radical. Robert Swayne: Yes, the basic thinking of activists is to induce change. At times their thinking seems to exclude compromise, which crosses the grain of democratic process. However, irrelevance in courses and requirements in our colleges is out of place with the rapid changes of today. Rejection of dissent and student participation in deciding the policies of an institution is denying truth. It is not whether colleges or universities should change, but how they should change. Joe Ash: I share their alarm at what they see around them. A country of wealth unprecedented NOVEMBER, 1969
in history nevertheless has 30 million citizens in poverty. A nation capable of the fantastic feat of a moon landing at the same time seems either helpless or unwilling to stop the poisoning of its air and water. One could go on listing these paradoxes; yet relatively little is being done to solve the domestic problems of the nation. The government apportions but 12% of its total expenditures for education and other major social programs, while a whopping 41% goes to Defense and other military-oriented areas. Is all that Defense money necessary or well-spent? Couldn't we be making much more efficient use of our resources in solving our problems? It is the agonizingly slow response of what activists term the "Establishment" to this situation that leads them to believe that "radical" action is the only answer. I hope they're wrong.
John Malindzak: I too believe, as Bob has stated, there is need for action in many cases; however, the means for inducing this action must be more well thought out than has been. Munsey Moore: I respect their right of free thought, speech, and press. I think they have a right to peacefully protest against the establishment. However, I do not feel that they have the right to disrupt activities and destroy property in order to force their ideas of change upon the establishment. I think we do need change, but it is not going to be accomplished by their methods nor will it be accomplished over night. Fraternities from the time of their beginning until the 1950's were always considered by some to be activistsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to constitute the activists movementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;yet, now fraternities are considered to be part of the establishment. Eugene Wellinghoff: To put it bluntly, I do not subscribe to their thinking in the least. I'm an engineering student in school for an education, not to incite riots and prevent fellow students from attending classes. In a way, I feel sorry for the majority of these radicals because they are being used by a handful of revolutionaries who are seeking personal gain and who would probably work against the students once they gained control. 19
CONSIDERING FRATERNITY AS A "MOVEMENT," HAS ITS ENTHUSIASM DISSIPATED? Robert Swayne: Yes. Fraternities have more outside competition than ever before. Multi-million dollar dormitories, increased independent student activities, and society's intolerance with physical hazing have put considerable pressures on fraternities to re-establish their purposes and goals. The spirit in fraternity seems to have declined over the past decade. People are growing more interested in the ills of our society rather than the perpetuation of a social organization. Unless fraternities take a more active role in society, rather than themselves, interest and membership will fall.
There is no question that fraternity life, as it exists now, is a valuable experience to it's menl" bers. Yet, if in preserving the value of this experience, a fraternity develops an isolation to what is happening around it, it is much less than what it should be. Within fraternities, the constant soul-searching which is necessary for a progressive movement has often been lacking. It has been too easy for fraternities to becoMe stagnant and let campus life go by. This.15 dangerous; if it were to continue, fraternities could indeed become "irrelevant." Bill Beckman: I believe we can sum it up bY saying that in a time when many of the waYs . to of the establishment are being questioned as their worth, many college students are questioning the worth of fraternities. There will alw.an be students who enjoy what "old fraternities offered, but their numbers are decreasing at a rapid rate. CAN FRATERNITIES AGAIN BE A PART, OF THE ACTIVIST MOVEMENT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; IN A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY? HOW? Munsey Moore: YES, I think fraternities call play an important part in this movement. fact, I feel that it is the responsibility and obligation of each fraternity man to assert himself into the movement. I think more can be accomplished by responsible fraternity men taking the lead in these activist movements. It is the responsibility of fraternities to create a good rapport between the administration and students so that the administration will be open for suggestions of change. Bruce Pockey: I agree with Munsey. If fraternities do participate in activist movements they ought to do It as a tempering influence. The activist's ideas concerning change are good but their methods are not. Fraternities should act on ideas that they sympathize with and instigate them with the least possible friction. John Malindzak: I believe that not only can fraternities be part of this movement, but they must in order to exist. Rather than "make believing" in the highest ideals of Christian ma.11hood and good citizenship hypocrisy, fraternity now has the chance to make this their shibboleth for individuality and sincerity. Robert Swayne: Certainly it can. The potential of a fraternal organization to achieve objectives is immeasurable. An organization such as ours who preaches brotherhood within can certainlY preach brotherhood on the outside. Fraternities must open themselves more to society. BY putting some of our internal energies into use on the outside will certainly qualify us to be a movement. If we put these energies to the usie, of bettering our society, we can certainly call it a constructive movement. Joe Ash: Too often fraternities have divorced themselves from the political and intellectual activity on campus. This is not to say that a fraternity as an organization should take stands
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Eugene Wellinghoff: I would have to slightly disagree. The enthusiasm of the fraternity "movement" has not dissipated, however, the constructive efforts of fraternities does not receive the nation-wide publicity as do the destructive influences of the militants, activists and revolutionaries. Bruce Pockey: Yes, viewing the situation that the fraternity system is In at the University of Florida, I will have to say that the appeal of the fraternity system has declined. This is evident in our last two rushes. This is the one position where I don't agree with the activists because they are part of the reason for the decline of the fraternity system. Fraternities must reevaluate their goals. Much of the appeal of the fraternity has worn off because many things the fraternities used to offer are available to nonfraternity men, as Bob stated. It is unfortunate but to some people "fraternity" is a dirty word. When it comes to this I think it is time to change, and project the benefits and usefulness of the fraternity system. Joe Ash: In a way it has. In the past decade, college student bodies have become more involved in the major social and political issues. Often, when fraternities have contributed little in the political arena, there has been a tendency for those outside fraternities to consider them "irrelevant." Consequently, fraternities become less attractive to those who might consider joining. 20
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Toits 'he iut let IS THE GENERATION GAP A REALISTIC Lte HAPPENING? Bruce Pockey: Definitely! There is always a an generation gap. I think like other people my age eY and not like my parents or their friends. Every)e- one gets set in their ways somewhat. I can see myself developing habits that would be hard for ity me to break. Eugene Wellinghoff: I would qualify that by tb saying that the "Generation Gap" is only an ial ideological concept invented only recently to il-es lustrate an historical separation of viewpoints ira between parents and their offspring. The "gap" opLIY results from the natural energy of youth as [es posed to the patience and conservativeness of By their elders. John Malindzak:In view of the pace of modern se a history, the tremendous conflict between the Dese pression of one generation and the "affluent soall ciety" of the other, it would seem understandable. Joe Ash: John is right. There has been and aled ways will be differences between young and old tal in terms of approach to political, social, and a moral issues. However, as horrifying weapons ds stockpile, starving populations multiply, and I
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savage wars continue, the issues are of much more crucial importance than ever before. It is much more difficult to be patient with the status quo. So, instead of trying dialogue, youth has often resorted to violent protest in hopes of achieving its aims more quickly. Just as often, those in authority have been satisfied with equally violent suppressions of the protest, without searching their own souls in quest of a solution to the problems that cause discontent. Recently, I think, there has been more of an effort on the part of the generations to understand each other, and to communicate . . . A magazine such as the Star and Lamp, distributed to both alumnus and undergraduates who share a fraternal bond, should be an ideal vehicle for such communication. Our generation has never experienced the trials our parents have. The world wars, the depression, and the shock of the nuclear age have made our parent's generation very defensive and distrustful to change. Our generation's undaunted minds see the need for human trust and human need more readily. We are more willing to take chances. Possibly this outwardness is indicative of all youth, but it does tend to differ us from our parents and thus cause a difference in opinion.
Bill Beckman: I agree that it is. I think the reasons for this occurrence are many. The pace of the world is so much faster, and the youth of today are forced to grow up so much faster. The fact that today's youth are better educated, and question the actions of their elders, rather than accepting everything at face value has led to this gap in generations. Generally the youth of today are more interested in bringing about an equality and justice among men. The older generation talked about it, but attempted to do nothing about it. Today's youth are talking and doing. WHAT MEDIAN WOULD YOU SUGGEST TO ESTABLISH A MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SEPARATED? Joe Ash: Before selecting a median there should be two attitudes developed to insure that 21
dialogue be meaningful. First, a conscientious awareness of the problems and issues must be stimulated in all the students and all the citizens. If those seeking dialogue encounter apathy and ignorance on the part of a majority of people, as often happens, very little that is meaningful can happen. Secondly, mutual respect must be maintained between idealogical opponents; too frequently, political debate on campus deteriorates into shouting matches between factions that accomplish nothing. Fraternities must encourage the awareness necessary for effective dialogue, and build the respect for opposing views that is essential if dialogue is to exist at all.
Bruce Pockey: I believe better family relationships would greatly improve relations be-
tween generations. Being able to discuss things with the members of the family provides an understanding of the other generation. I think better.family relations provides better communications which enables compromise, and this compromise is the happy medium. Robert Swayne: The fraternity! Since probably many of our parents were in fraternities or sororities, they understand the purpose of our affiliation. If our fraternity were to be stronglY and deeply involved with the problems of todaY, our parents would be somewhat proned to look more closely at the problems we confront. Bill Beckman: Talking. By comparing ideas, and entering Into a conversation with an open mind, it is amazing what can be accomplished. All too often however, one or both parties enter into a discussion with closed minds. Their onlY thought, to convert the other person to his Way of thinking, which in fact only makes the two people more distant. Adults must realize that the status quo cannot stand if America is to grow,. and flourish. Likewise the youth of today mi,isb become aware of the fact that situations which are occurring today have been building for years and that changes cannot be made overnight. Patience, a commodity which today's youth seems to be in short supply of, has to be one of the key words in closing the generation gap, but the most important word is understanding. Eugene Wellinghoff: The median that I would suggest is patience. Remember, "Everything comes to he who waits."
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HOW A CHAPTER DiEs It often is difficult to explain to an alumnus Who has been out of touch with Fraternity operations for several years that his chapter is in bad shape, or that it has, in fact, been entered on the rolls as a "former chapter." He remembers his chapter as active, its members campus leaders, its walls lined with awards. He has read that the fraternity system is growmg at an unprecedented rate. He knows that Many campuses are opening their doors for the first time to men's general fraternities, and that others are adding fraternities. He remembers the struggles his chapter had to remain alive during the bleak depression years and during World War II, when the campus was nearly drained of its male students. His fraternity magazine tells him that there are record enrollments and unprecedented affluence. How, then, can his old chapter be in trouble? He is both disappointed and mystified. The truth is, it can happen, and it is not a symptom of the times. Blaming a trend is an excuse, not a reason. All one has to do is read history to see that some chapters have died while others flourished since the fraternal movement began more than a century ago. No, there are specific symptoms pointing toward chapter deterioriation and demise. Some are external. Others are internal. The chapter and its alumni have some control over the external causes. In the case of internal forces, the chapter and its alumni can have complete control. But, first, they must recognize the symptoms. What are the external forces that affect individual chapters and the entire fraternity system on a campus? At the top of the list is a weak Interfraternity Council. An IFC which assumes no leadership can weaken or destroy a fraternity system faster than anything else. Just as dangerous is an IFC that is well meaning, but obstructs the progress of the fraternity system with an excessive number of rules and regulations. This is another form of weakness known as lack of confidence. A weak IFC exercises no leadership and provides no sense of direction for its fraternities. If, for example, it is wise enough to take a stand on hazing, it does not have the foresight to help its fraternities develop programs as substitutes for hazing. If it has scholarship standards, it fails to help its chapters develop self-help programs for their members. It fails to take a position of leadership in campus and community affairs. At a time when SDS, NSA, and other organizations are posing questions, but no answers, an IFC too often fails to provide answers to questions which are plaguing not only the fraternities, but the entire campus community. NOVEMBER, 1969
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Yet, IFC has the ready-made machinery and small-group living units which should provide an ideal forum to find these answers. A weak IFC may express high-sounding ideals and advocate high-sounding standards, but through its own inertia fail to give the leadership necessary to achieve them. Then there is the over-organized IFC that seeks to strengthen the fraternity system simply by stacking rules on top of rules. Its regulations are so tight that fraternity chapters cannot exercise any initiative or imagination. Rushing is a good example. Excessive rules sometimes make rush so difficult, both for fraternities and entering freshmen, that year after year fewer men are willing to go through the red tape of taking part. As IFC adds even more rules, the restrictions make rush more exasperating, and freshmen shy away, even though they may be interested in fraternities. This is not theoretical. It happens all the time. Yet, campuses such as Kansas State have found that open rush, with virtually no rules, immediately increases freshmen interest and fraternity initiative. The old incentives of salesmanship and competition still are effective. This does not imply that all rules should immediately be abandoned. That is unrealistic. But an IFC can and must take more leadership in helping member fraternities through the development of programs, not restrictions. This can be done through IFC retreats and seminars, through co-operation with officers and headquarters staffs of national fraternities, and by co-operation with alumni and alumni IFC organizations. If the campus does not have an alumni IFC, it should form one. Alumni, presumably chapter advisers and house corporation officers, who make up an alumni IFC may be over 30. But they can be trusted to have a wealth of experience to draw on. Today's college student will not join a fraternity if it, or the campus IFC, stands for nothing more than high sounding platitudes. Similarly, the cry often arises that faculty or administrators are "anti-fraternity." There are some who are overly permissive and willing to allow their fraternities to become victims of pressure groups representing less than one percent of the student body. A few are opposed to the fraternity idea per se. Nothing has 100 percent acceptance, and there is no reason why it should. But most of these members of academe are simply against a "do-nothing" fraternity system. The fraternity system that shows that it is making a worthwhile contribution to learning will receive the support of the university or college community. 23
It is up to the fraternity and the IFC to show dramatically that it is more than an archaic social club. We must advertise our achievements and values. And that means we must have something to advertise. What are the internal forces that can cause an undergraduate chapter to deteriorate in an otherwise healthy university fraternity environment? Actually, they can be defined as lack of forces. And the disease they lead to is acute egocentrism. Take an example. It is a true one. A chapter rises over the years from a position of weakness to one of campus strength. This is achieved through considerable national fraternity assistance and local alumni involvement, as well as a dedicated effort by undergraduate members. Then, after several years of campus leadership, the chapter becomes egocentric. It looks only to itself, begins to ignore the counsel of its alumni, its Central Office, and its national officers. On the campus, it looks only for a certain type of man. Its members have inherited strength from those who built it, and they lose sight of the very factors that made them strong. The chapter is on top. Current members have not known any other position, and they relax. They ignore such virtues as fiscal responsibility, scholarship, and campus involvement. They begin to enjoy the good things of life, somewhat like the ancient Romans. And like the Romans, they are in for a fall. But they don't realize it yet. Soon a man's profile or athletic prowess becomes the determining factor for pledging. Gone are such considerations as a balance of good scholarship, a sound pledge education program, participation in national, divisional, and regional meetings, and campus responsibility. Who needs them? The alumnus doesn't know this, because he is among the forgotten elements. That is why he is so startled to learn that his chapter suddenly has found itself in quicksand. Some chapters have followed the pattern, but awakened in time to do something about it. Calling on their alumni, the Central Office, and, of course, their own initiative, they have pulled themselves up out of the sand and back on firm ground. Unfortunately, a few others have ignored the warning signs and sunk out of sight. Help is available, but it cannot be forced upon an undergraduate chapter. The chapter must want and seek it. There is an increasing impersonalization taking place on campuses today. Fraternities offer personalization. That is an old refrain, isn't it? The point seems obvious. Yet, chapters sometimes forget that students want to be part of an organization, not just because it is small and personal, but because it is involved and relevant. This means offering a program consisting of something more than a keg of 24
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Pi Kappa Phi Creates Council of Archons New members of the Council of Archons are pictured above as they relax after their first meeting. This occurred during the opening day of Pi Kapp College at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. These undergraduate chapter archons will advise and counsel the Executive Director and his National Office staff during the current school year. They are, left to right, John Williams — Auburn, Bob Bux—Washington, Joe
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Ash—Cornell, Bob Swayne —Drexel, Richard Swift— California, Larry Gregg— Indiana, Bill Young — Virginia. Pi Kappa Phi, tomorrows fraternity today, is the first Fraternity to so involve undergraduates in the day to day administration of the fraternity. This direct communication with undergraduates will help insure that the administrative programs are viable to all undergraduates.
Joseph Thomas Cochran, Alpha Eta, has been appointed by the Trustees to serve as Undergraduate Advisor to the Trustees of Pi Kappa Phi Memorial Foundation. Brother Cochran is a senior at Samford University. 25
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Mrs. Stanton has served as hostess of the party for the past two summers, and many of the boys have enjoyed her hospitality on various weekends during the school year. During the day at the party, swimming and sunning around the pool were enjoyed by the Pi Kapps and their dates.
Beta Kappa Celebrates Their Fifteenth Anniversary Beta Kappa Chapter hosted an alumni banquet celebrating the 15th anniversary of the chartering of the chapter on September 25th at Georgia State University. Special recognition was given to charter members of the chapter. Initiates numbers one, nine, and eighteen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John Barber, Larry Cooper, David Ward were honored for their contributions in making possible for over 212 men to have become Pi Kapps at G.S.U. In attendance were brothers: Swanson D. Craig Louis G. Bell Robert L. Baldwin Reginald A. Leawell Lance Gleesling Ken Attaway Larry C. Cooper Robert J. Stroud Jerre11 Watson Cecil Davis Don Perkins W. E. "Buck" Taylor Charlie R. Woodward Jack Barber David R. Ward John Barnett Julian Cornett We were pleased to have in attendance also Brother Torn Dalton of Lambda Chapter â&#x20AC;&#x201D;former National Director of Alumni Affairs. Brothers Jim Pickren, Beta Kappa Chapter advisor,Roy Strickland, Chapter Secretary, and Larry Kirbow, Chapter Archon, were the night's 26
Bet ro: ex to cot of t uat Pictured above is the new chapter house for Beta Omega " Chapter at East Tennessee State University atpiJohnson Kappa ger City, Tennessee. This house was purchased by Phi Properties, Inc., and is leased to the Beta Omega Wit Housing Corporation for use in the undergraduate char" ver. ter. PUS
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speakers. Mr. Tim Singleton, Dean of Men at G.S.U. also spoke. Miss Joan McKenzie, chapter Rose Queen and a member of the National Rose Court also was in attendance. Awards of appreciation were presented by the chapter to Brothers Tom Dalton, Jim Pickren, and Jack Barber, initiate one. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of a Zeta Chi Delta local pin to the chapter by Brother Barber.
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The Mascot By John Winters, Chapter Advisor Gamma Omicron Chapter, Bethel College
Gamma Omicron finds the alumni retain inerest in their mascot. Less than a month after Zeta Chi Colony at Bethel College was chartered as Gamma Omicron, their mascot, a two-hundred pound St. ernard named Baron, died. It was suggested o John Winters, Chapter Advisor, that the mascot was a continuing link between the alumni of the local fraternity and the present undergraduates and alumni affiliated with Pi Kappa Phi. Baron came to the local as a six-week old pupega py in 1964. At that time he had a pedigree big-ppa ger than he was. He quickly became identified ega with the fraternity and was a show-piece, a conaP" versation-piece and a "personality" both on campus and throughout the community. After Baron's death, the kennels were contacted and they offered a special price of $150 for a new puppy. A campaign fund was set up and letters were sent out to current members on summer vacation and alumni who had known Baron while they were in the fraternity. There were skeptics, who doubted that there would be sufficient interest to raise the $150, but it soon became apparent that the campaign would be a success. Within six weeks enough had been contributed to pay for the puppy completely, and to help in the other expenses of shipping and picking him up at the airport.
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and alumni. And, most of the alumni included a note expressing their interest in continuing the tradition of having a St. Bernard mascot. At the recent Pi Kapp College, one of the most frequently heard questions was, "What can we do to get the alumni back?" And the answer usually went something like,"Well, what are you doing to interest the alumni?" Gamma Omicron found one link between the chapter and the alumni, the mascot! Other chapters might find similar links if they dusted off the traditions of the local chapter and gave the alumni a chance to participate in them.
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A. SYDNEY HERLONG Continues To Serve The Nation When a young man named A. Sydney Herlong came to the University of Florida in September of 1945 he never realized that he was destined for many years of service to his country. For that matter he never knew he was destined to serve Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity either. Yet he has admirably done both. Pi Kappa Phi was chronologically first, commencing with his initiation into Alpha Epsilon Chapter on February 20, 1946. Syd served the chapter in many officer and committee capacities. He became a Congressman from the state of Florida in 1948. There he served well on the powerful Ways and Means Committee. In 1968 he decided to retire from public service and chose not to seek re-election after twenty full and busy years. You cannot keep a good man away from the call to duty and Brother Herlong found the call not too long in coming. Although a lifetime Democrat by political persuasion he was sought out by President Nixon to serve as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has been recognized as "an ok fellow— fair and doctrinaire." Syd himself acknowledges that he knows "something about the financial field, although I'm not an expert." The odds are he is being too modest. While a Congressman, before and since, Brother Herlong has always been willing to be of assistance to his Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. When called on, and along with former Congressman George Grant, could always be counted on to be present for any Pi Kappa Phi function being held in Washington, D. C. His advice and counsel has been sought by his fraternity on many matters and he has always been willing to give his all.
When asked about his opinion of his fraternity membership, Syd summed it up by saying: "I am extremely proud to be a PI KAPPA PHI. In the chapter men are taught have qualities you don't get in books. I join to men young many encouraged KAPPA PHI because it will enrich their the lives not only in college but for all years thereafter."
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Jack Steward Robert Bennett Vice President Chancellor Durward Owen Executive Director
Kim Jepson Past President
Charles Tom Henderson President
Elmer Jost Chaplain
John Wilson Treasurer
Bill Brinkle: Secretary
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL The National Council of Pi Kappa Phi met at the National Headquarters in Charlotte, N. C., on November 14-16, 1969. Of interest to the membership are the following actions: The Ritual and Insignia committee is to canvas all undergraduate chapters for suggestions, and then make recommendations to the 33rd Supreme Chapter for possible changes in the Ritual of Initiation. Mel Metcalfe appointed as Chairman of the nominating committee. John Deimler appointed as delegate to the National Interfraternity Conference. Reaffirmed the policy of operating on certain campuses without official recognition if administration does not specifically prohibit it. Renewed lease of the National Headquarters building from the Pi Kappa Phi Memorial Foundation for a one year term with the option of renewal. Approved the purchase of housing notes from the Foundation for Iota and Beta Delta ChapNOVEMBER, 1969
ters (Total of $5,000.00). This clears the Foundation from all Chapter house financing. Chapters to be advised against excess expenditures for rush, and especially for rush pamphlets. Endorsed the College Fraternity Secretaries Association statement of position on rush. (Calls for completely open rush.) All Pi Kappa Phi Alumni of Davidson and Duke to be notified of new campus proposals regarding fraternity activities which are considered dangerous for the future of Pi Kappa Phi. To recommend to 33rd Supreme Chapter changes in: 1. Terminology; i.e., undergraduate members to be referred in all fraternity usage as "Student Members." 2. Undergraduate Chapter officers to include a Vice Archon. 3. Undergraduate Chapters to hold one election of officers each year. 29
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PI KAPPA PHI
Founded at The College of Charleston, Charleston, S. C.-December 10, 1904
FOUNDERS SIMON FOGARTY
ANDREW A. KROEG, JR.
L. HARRY MIXSON
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Field Secretary-Jim Daley, Charles Cummings
National President-Charles Tom Henderson, 717 South Ride, Tallahassee, Fla. 32303 National Vice President-Jack W. Steward, 4375 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97405 National Treasurer-John C. Wilson, American Red Cross, 17th and D Streets, Washington, D. C. 20013 National Secretary-William Brinkley, Director of Admissions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 National Chaplain-Elmer C. Jost, Glenwood Rd., Rt. 2, Box 598, Deland, Florida 32720 National Chancellor-Robert L. Bennett, 401 Main Street, Towanda, Pennsylvania 18848 Past National President-Kim Jepson, 4218 Marmoor Dr., Lansing,
Lane, Trust Investment-Chairman, John Deimler, 1149 Green Tree Narberth, Pa. 19072 32990 Helmrich, B. Pi Kappa Phi Foundation-Chairman, George Lahser Road, Birmingham, Michigan 48010 Pi Kappa Phi Properties-Frank H. Hawthorne, President, P. 0. BO 687, Montgomery, Alabama 36101 Scholarship-Chairman, Anthony Brown, Cullowee, N. C. 28723 Ritual and Insignia-Chairman, Elmer C. Jost, Glenwood Rd., Rt. 2' Box 598, Deland, Florida 32720 ArAdvisory-Chairman, Mel Metcalfe, 411 World Trade Bldg., Port
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NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Executive Director-Durward W. Owen Dir. of Undergraduate Affairs-Jerry Matthews
AREAS OF PI KAPPA PHI AREA I-Al Brown, 522 Devon St., Kearny, New Jersey 07032 Psi-Cornell University, 722 University Ave., Ithaca, N. Y. 14851 Alpha Xi-Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 33 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11233 Alpha Tau-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 49 2nd St., Troy, N. Y. 12180 Beta Alpha-Newark College of Engineering, 249 High St., Newark, N. J. 07102 AREA II-Richard G. Andersen, 121 Charles St., Annapolis, Md. 24101 Alpha Mu-Penna, State University, Box 836, State College, Pa. 16801 Alpha Upsilon-Drexel Institute of Technology, 3405 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 AREA III-Warren Harper, 12005 Trim Lane, Bowie, Maryland 20715 Xi-Roanoke College, 219 Market St., Salem, Va, 24153 Rho-Washington and Lee University, Locker Drawer 903, Lexington, Va, 23510 Beta Upsilon-University of Va., 510 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville, Va, 22903 Gamma Beta-Old Dominion College, 1516 Colonial Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23517 Gamma Zeta-West Va. Tech, 641 Fayette Pike, Montgomery, W. Va. 25136 AREA IV-Ernest L. Zinkowski, 4645 Sylvan Drive, Columbia, S. C. 29206 Alpha-College of Charleston, 35 Philip St., Charleston, S. C. 29401 Beta-Presbyterian Co Ileg e, Clinton, S. C. 29301 Zeta-Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. 29301 Sigma-University of South Carolina, Box 4711, Columbia, S. C. 29204 Kappa Phi (Colony) - Lander College, Box 160, Greenwood, South Carolina 29646 AREA V-Phil Tappy, 558 Timberland Dr., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. 30305 Iota-Georgia Institute of Technology, 831 Techwood Dr., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. 30313 Lambda-University of Georgia, 930 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Ga. 30601 Alpha Alpha-Mercer University, Box 867, Mercer Univ., Macon, Ga. 31207
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Beta Kappa-Georgia State College, 33 Gilmer St., SE., Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Beta Tau-Valdosta State College, Box 433, Valdosta, Ga. 31602 Gamma Kappa-Georgia Southern, P. 0. Box 2184, Statesboro, Ga. 30458 Gamma Xi - Georgia Southwestern College, 216 Brown Street, Americus, Ga. 31709 Gamma Nu-LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia 30240 Kappa Phi (Colony)-Augusta College, 2423 McDowell St., Augusta, Ga. 30904 Kappa Phi (Colony)-Armstrong State, Box 98, 11935 Abercorn St., Savannah, Ga, 31406 AREA VI-Edwin
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Chi-Stetson University, 1241 Stetson, De Land, Fla. 32920 Alpha Epsilon-University of Fla., P. 0. Box 14423, Gainesville, Fla. 32603 Beta Beta-Fla, Southern College, Box 416, Lakeland, Fla. 33802 Beta Eta-Florida State University, Box 3085, Tallahassee, Fla, 32306 Beta Lambda-University of Tampa, 304 Plant St., Tampa, Fla, 32606 AREA VII - Dr. Fred Hoskins, 3040 Madeira, Baton Rouge, La. 70810 Beta Mu-McNeese State College, Box 708, Lake Charles, La. 70601 Beta Omicron-Northwestern State College of La., Box 3684, Natchitoches, La. 71457 Beta Chi-East Texas State University, Box W, Commerce, Tex. 75428 Gamma Iota-L.S.U., University Sta. Box 18640-A, L.S.U. Baton Rouge, La. 70803 Delta Phi Omega (Colony) Northwestern State College Alva, Okla. 73717 Delta Alpha (Colony)- North Texas State, 1512 W. Hickory, Denton, Texas 79605 Alpha Gamma (Colony)-U. of Okla. c/o Joe McLean, Rm. 245W, 1550 Aop Ave., Norman, Okla. 73065 Kappa Phi (Colony) - Okla. State, 1224 University Ave., Stillwater, Okla. 74074 AREA VIII-William Beckman, 3950 Lake Shore Dr., Apt. 1130, Chicago, III. 60613
Upsilon-University of Illinois, 306 E. Gregory, Champaign, III. 61822 Omega-Purdue University, 330 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, Ind. 47906 Alpha Phi-Illinois Institute of Technology, 3333 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. 60616 Alpha Psi-Indiana University, 408 North Indiana, Bloomington, Ind. 47403 AREA IX-David G. Wahr, 2161 Rapids, Chesapeake, Grand Mich. 49505 Alpha Theta-Michigan State University, 121 Whitehills Dr., East Lansing, Mich. 48823 Beta Iota-University of Toledo, 1702 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio 43606 Beta Xi-Central Michigan University, 508 S. Collage St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 48858 AREA X-Vacant Nu-University of Nebraska, 229 N. 17th St., Lincoln, Nebr. 68508 Alpha Omicron-Iowa State University, 407 Welch Ave., Ames, Iowa 50012 Beta Delta-Drake University, 3420 Kingman Blvd., Des Moines, Iowa 50311
AREA XI-Kurt Engelstad, 4032 Camellia Dr., S., Salem, Oregon 97302 Alpha Delta-Univ. of Washington, 4733 17th Ave., N.E., Seattle, Wash, 98105 Alpha Zeta-Oregon State Link versity, 2111 Harrison, Corvallis, Ore. 97330 Alpha Omega-University of Oregon, 1790 Alder St., Eugene, Ore. 97401 AREA XII-James E. Merritt, 960 Dennis, Palo Alto, California 94303 Gamma - U. of Calif., 2395 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley, California 94704 AREA XIII-Thomas J. Deen, Jr., P. 0. Box 9411, Charlotte, N. C. 28205 Epsilon-Davidson College, Box 473, Davidson, N. C. 28036 Kappa-University of N. C., 216 Findlay Golf Course Rd., Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514 Mu-Duke University, Box 4682, Duke Station, Durham, N. C. 27706 Tau-N, C. State, 2401 West Fraternity Court, N. C. State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. 27607
College, Beta Phi-East Carolina Greenville, 13 N 2E7 .835 3th St., C. CaroGamma Epsilon-Western lina College, P. O. Box 1173, 28723 C. Cullowhee, N. Gamma Theta-Wilmington WilCollege, 4612 Market St., mington, N. C. 28401 Abbey, u-Be2l8m0o1n2t. Gamm Gamma N. C. Belmont, Kappa Phi (Colony)-U. of N. C. 11 AREA XIV-John E. Baber, 4541 Glen Brook Dr., Kingsport, Tenn. 37664 TenAlpha Sigma-University of Ave., nessee, 1810 Melrose S.W., Knoxville, Tenn. 37916 ee enness 5 T1 Beta Omega-East 5 West State University . Tenn o6 pla o2r, Johnson City, 3 P7
Beta Psi-Tennessee WesleYan , 373 344 03 Lynn Ave., Athens College, Te Smteamte: aw 0 Gamma asp DbotItts M ode mApvhei.s, Mem phis, Tennessee 38111 Col Gamma Omicron- Bethel 38201 lege, McKenzie, Tenn. 2751 AREA XV-Fox H. Brunson, Ala. Ralston Road, mobile, 35606 AlabaOmicron-University of Tusty7 Ave., ma,312 U n iver 35s4i0 caloosa, Ala. Alpha30Iota-Auburn UniversitY, 255 College St., Auburn, Ala' Alpha Eta-Samford UniversitY, iversity, Samford irm 1 i n0g 3h2a ,rn A la35U2onl B Box on Gamma Alpha-Livings tLiv T, aste tbbU Aniviae S i ntg 35470 State Gamma-Troy Gamma Ala-ersi 36t0 y8 , 1Box 135, Troy, Ala bama Gamma Eta-Athens College, Athens, Ala. 35611 Pledger, Secretary, Box University of Hall, South Ala Mobile, Alabama, South 3A6l6 a0 8 bama MisGamma Lambda-Univ. ofRolla, soouri6 5Ro1 40lla, 1704 Pine, Mo. AREA XVI -Jack Edmonds, 271 Braintree, Washington St., England Mass. 02184 (New States) AREA XVII - Ronald E. Krebs, 1400 Benbush Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63141
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The ancient Greeks may have been the first to make the observation that as long as a man is fondly remembered , he never dies. Equally valid is the modern concept that a person is immortal as long as his name continues to be a force for good. PI KAPPA PHI FOUNDATION IS YOUR VEHICLE!FOR AIDING EDUCATION WITHIN YOUR FRATERNITY. Your gift will go further if you give it in the right tax year . Because of new tax laws which tend to be progressively rising as the amount of income rises , 1969 may be the year your gift will go the furtherest. The delayed impact of many of the tax rules,which hit hard at charitable gifts under the tax reform bill , offers important tax saving opportunities for this year . Two such savings are gifts of appreciated property and securities. WHY CHOOSE PI KAPPA PHI FOUNDATION FOR YOUR GIFT? 1. Because it is your foundation which fosters your ideas. 2. Beyond that you will receive a tax deduction. 3. You will receive the gratifying feeling of giving to a needy and deserving Pi Kapp Brother to further his college education. 4. You will have the knowledge that you have strenghtened your own chapter by specifying it as the beneficiary.
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The best time to make a gift , of course , is when you feel like it . Giving should , above all be satisfying , rewarding and from the heart . But that is no reason why it should not also be imaginative , pratical , and wellthought out. If you would like futher information either on the Foundation's goals, needs and objectives; or on some of the more effective ways of making a gift, simply write or phone. Together we will find the right way, the right time , and the right purpose for a gift that would bring the greatest satisfaction to you. Contributions and inquiries should be sent to: Thomas J. Deen , Jr. 5401 Doncaster Drive Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
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