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CAR Rolls Along "Your Vehicle for Continuing Alumni Relations"

information gathering techniques, It is known that a continuous CAR publishes these alumni articles, program of alumn i communication thus giving the alumni exactly what and participation will continue to The CAR Program, an acronym they want. build, year upon year, alumni for Continuing Alumni Relations, is By the use of an alumni associa- strength and partic ipation. They now well into its fourth year of tion or housing corporation as the will be there — and will be well operation. Its total effort is build- source of the program (CAR will informed and organized — as the ing a solid base of chapter alumni contract only with an alumni chapter needs them. support. organization), the long range comCAR, Inc. was created to provide Successful and strong chapters mitment to a sound progr am is such a service to alumni organizahave loyal and participating alumni. apparent. Also, the alumn i know tions and chapters of Pi Kappa Phi. This fact has had many chapters, their partic ipation will benefit It coordinates the entire program alumni and national fraternities on alumni purposes and will be con- from writing alumni articles to the quest to secure a method to structive. This in no way seeks to printing and mailing newsletters achieve alumni support. CAR is Pi indict student chapters' effort at and contributions requests in an Kappa Phi's answer to the quest. alumni relati ons. But, the fact is effective and professional manner.

A professionally designed pro- that students often lack the time to In fact, they are so sure it will work gram, CAR seeks to establish three coordinate such an effort and, from that the program is guaranteed to areas: (1) continuous and regular the simple realization that students be self-supporting. CAR is reviewed communication of news that alumdo not know how it feels to be an regularly by the Administrative ni want to receive; (2) contact of alumnus, also lack the knowl- Office, which functions as a middlealumni to an alumni organization; edge by experience. It has been man, to assure that both the alumni and (3) support from alumni. This proven that only alumni can involve corporation and CAR are living up is accomplished through an alumni other alumn i — especially in the to their agreement. newsletter and voluntary contribu- area of financial contributions.

This service is the only one of tions campaign.

Financial support, or any fund such a compr ehensive nature in the The alumni newsletter gives the raising area for that matter, is truly entire fraternity world. Of course , alumnus what he wants — alumni a professional field. Many concepts there are some alumn i services news. Professional organizations in fund raising run contrary to available on some campu ses of a indicate that alumni interest in the "common sense" . For CAR pur- similar nature, but all cost more newsletter is as follows, in order: poses these are critical for success than CAR. The reason is that CAR, individual alumni profiles, alumni and are used most effectively. Some Inc. is a non-profit service corporafeature stories, alumni reunion concepts are: the use of alumni to tion and does not consti tute salary news, alumni organization news, gain alumni contribution s, timing for anyone. acknowledgements of contributions, of requests, recognition of contriEach year in the program shows alumni address changes, student butions, type of request, etc. The higher returns for the partic ipating chapter success stories, student financial suppo rt is of a low-level chapters. Now that CAR is beyond chapter overall status, campus news, type, reques ting only the contribu- its beginning days, we can see its recruiting news, and house improve- tions necess ary to give alumni impact and value increasing. For ments. Notice the high interest what they want — alumni news, more details , write CAR, Inc., Box in alumni information in relation to alumni organi zation and communi- 605, Matthews, NC 28105 or the chapter news. Through alumni cation.

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ThE star and.,kopolD Spring 1976

An Educational Publication

The Man in Stripes The most depressing part of officiating a basketball game is "supervising that thirty minute warm-up — just to see that nobody dtdiks-the ball." Hard to believe that such a situation would exist, however, the life of a sports official offers much to make it an exciting endeavor. Or, at least that is the opinion expressed by Brother Dan Wooldridge, Roanoke College.

Dan officiates basketball and football for the Southern Conference and basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC,according to Wooldridge, is "super basketball and is all it is purported to be."

Brother Wooldridge is a strong supporter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, especially after a most dramatic occurrence following a football game between East Carolina University and Marshall University at which he was the umpire.

"Having grown up as an orphan, death had never meant anything to me. This particular day started off unusual when two skydivers jumped and landed at center field with the two game footballs. The home team won 17 to 13."

During the game it gets lonesome for the ref.

Now you guys remember, you have promised to go easy on the little guy.

"While having dinner after the

game with the other officials, we were joined by the coach of the East Carolina team. This was most unusual. He said he had something to tell us and he didn't know how to do it! The entire Marshall football team was killed when their plane crashed! I had a wierd feeling, with flashbacks of the game just over approximately three hours. I could actually see plays occurring and sense conversations with particular players."

"I made a commitment then that as long as God gave me the opportunity to officiate, I would strive to do a better job each game — for you really never know . . . ! It affected my whole life and turned my career around."

Officiating does have its lighter sides. Dan remembers the coach who was giving him a particularly hard time during a game. "This tall coach came out on the court during a time-out and was chewing me out

We both saw you, so now you are really going to get it.

There is no mistaking the fact that Dan has called a foul. He is using perfect form.

real good. I looked up at him and told him that he and I were out on that court with several thousand fans watching and national television covering the game and his fly was open. Everyone wanted to know later what I had said that sent him back to the bench in such a hurry."

This former professional baseball player for Pittsburgh says that "some games almost anyone can officiate, and some no one can officiate." He would "like to see three officials for each game, for there are places on the court that two simply cannot see, and contact away from the ball is a particular problem."

"Scheduling makes or breaks an official," according to Dan. "Espe-

cially is it tough on him if he officiates a particular team for six or eight games a season, for he is seen too much."

If you want to be an official, you should start as Dan did covering intramural games at college, or YMCA league games. Then junior high and high school officiating will start you up the ladder. "Only a professional baseball or professional basketball official can make a living as an official. You are rated by coaches, not on individual games but for a season, and then at the end of a season. The number of games I get next year is determined by the coaches' evaluation, my supervisor, and the other officials themselves." Dan is also a certified international basketball official, having recently worked Russian, Yugoslavian and Canadian games.

Dan's wife and three teenage daughters do not necessarily share his enthusiasm for his "second profession," his first being Regional Director for Protective Life Insurance Company. In fact they usually see him in action only when televised. Yet, that may not be too often, for as Dan himself said, "the best compliment you can give an official is to say that you did not see him at the game."

NORCAL Alumni Reactivated

Old soldiers and former National Council members do not fade away. They remain interested and active, as witness Colonel Ben Covington, Presbyterian, former National Secretary. Ben is shown here in the den of his Myrtle Beach home as photographed by Tim Ribar, Roanoke.

The Northern California Alumni Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi has recently been reactivated and is now holding regularly scheduled meetings.

Through the efforts of Fred Diulus, Florida State, and Bob Kuhlman, Toledo, this alumni organization is promoting social and fraternal activities for Pi Kappa Phi graduates who presently reside in Northern California.

The most successful of these was an evening cocktail party held at the Gamma Chapter house in Berkeley. Approximately two hun-

dred Pi Kappa Phi alumni attended this party which was held just prior to the Supreme Chapter in San Francisco.

An evening at the Claremont Hotel was the scene for the second alumni social. Dinner and cocktails was the occasion.

There was an organizational committee meeting for the association on February 11,1976 at the Gamma Chapter house. Alumni are encouraged to attend to help plan coming events. Contact Bob Kuhlman at 339-8666 - days, or 652-7378 evenings.

Could Charles Louis bimmer, Gamma, be the oldest member of Pi Kappa Phi? Shown here at the poolside at his home in Piedmont,California shortly after his 92nd birthday, March 3, 1976.

Edits Oldest Daily Newspaper

PI KAPPA PHI 7111 Nations Ford Road, Charlotte, N.C. Founded at The College of Charleston, S.C. December 10, 1904

Managing America's oldest daily newspaper in a fast-paced, modern area such as Alexandria, Virginia, requires talent, experience and a lot of hard work. William A. Collins, a Pi Kappa Phi who graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958, is Associate Publisher and Executive Vice President of The Gazette at Alexandria and is responsible for all of its operations.

The Gazette, a six-day afternoon newspaper, serves Alexandria and parts of Fairfax County in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington. Established in 1784, The Gazette has been recognized as America's oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication. It was George Washington's hometown newspaper and his death in 1799 was recorded on the newspaper's front page. Some historical accounts say Washington sent for a copy of the Gazette the night he died.

As the Gazette's Associate Pub-

—FOUNDERS— Simon Fogarty, Jr. Andrew A. Kroeg, Jr. L. Harry Mixson

NATIONAL COUNCIL President—Ted Scharfenstein Vice President—Phil Tappy Treasurer—A. J. Strickland, Ill Secretary—Fred Diulus Chaplain—Walt Brinkman Chancellor—Ernest S. DeLaney Past President—Jack Steward

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Executive Director—Durwind W. Owen Assistant Executive Director—Jerry Matthews Director of Development— Traws Julian Field Secretaries—Charles Beddingfield, David Smith, Kit Jennings

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Durward Owen Bennett Smith

Editor.in-Chief Managing Editor

Changes in address should be reported promptly to Administration Office. P.O. Box 15295, Charlotte, N.C. 28210.

THE STAR AND LAMP is published 4 times a year by the National Council of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, 7111 Nations Ford Road, Charlotte, N.C. in the months of February, May, August and November. The life subscription is $15 and is the only form of subscription. Publications Office, 7111 Nations Ford Rd., Charlotte, N.C. Second Class postage paid at Charlotte, N.C.

lisher, Brother Collins supervises the newspaper's advertising, circulation, news and production departments.

He is also involved in community projects and served as campaign chairman last year for the United Way. He's also a member of the board of directors of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.

"There's so much history in the Alexandria area," Collins says,"that the past combined with the newness

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Contact Chapter House at 3333 S. Wabash Ave., Zip 60616, (312) 326-9565, or Alumni Board, 13923 Arapaho Trail, Lockport, IL 60441, (312) 349-2995, evenings.

EXPELLED FROM PI KAPPA PHI For failure to pay financial obligations, and for violation of the chapter by-laws of Alpha Gamma Chapter, David W. Cox, Alpha Gamma initiate number 285, has been expelled by action of the chapter as approved by the National Chancellor.

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A SAFE INVESTMENT WITH A GOOD DIVIDEND Have you ever invested in a young man's college education? It is an investment in which you can take pride. Here is your opportunity.

The Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship Foundation is dedicated to providing financial assistance and encouragement to young men who desire an education but are without sufficient funds.

The Foundation is a tax exempt organization operated by a volunteer Board of Trustees who are members of your fraternity. The young men who will be leaders in our nation in the future are on the campuses of our colleges right now;some of them need our assistance and support.

An investment in a young man's college education will help to prepare him better, both for good citizenship and for tomorrow's responsibilities.

The inclusion of the following clause in your will (or your designation of The Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship Foundation in your life insurance policy as a beneficiary) will insure that you will be a part of some young man's future: "I give, devise, and bequeath to the Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship Foundation the sum of Dollars." (or otherwise describe the gift if it consists of real estate, securities, or personal property).

L to R: Gunnar Schalin, Chartering Officer, presents the Delta Pi charter to Archon Rick Prewitt.

For additional information regarding the Foundation, write The Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship Foundation, P. 0. Box 15295, Charlotte, NC 28210.

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It has been 25 years since Pi Kappa Phi has added a chapter in the state of Ohio. The last chapter was Toledo and they have been alone for all these years.

But now Pi Kappa Phi has chartered a chapter at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio to begin growth in an important area of the country. Known as Delta Pi, the Wright State chapter was formally initiated and chartered in ceremonies on January 17,1976.

The chapter is well known on campus for their community and university involvement. The activity is vital as Wright State is basically a commuter campus. Also,the chapter is tops in scholarship which aids recognition, especially among the faculty.

Presiding over the ceremonies as chartering officer was Gunnar Schalin (Illinois), Chapter Advisor at the Ohio State Associate Chapter, and assisting him as assistant installing officer was Sonny O'Drobinak (Purdue). Omega (Purdue) and Beta Iota (Toledo) chapters provided the ritual teams.

The chartering banquet was attended by many local alumni and r

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Prior to his assignment at The Gazette, Brother Collins was editor of the Columbia, S. C. Record. He has also worked for the Columbia, S.C. State, for the Greenwood, S.C. Index-Journal and for the Richmond, VA Times-Dispatch. The Gazette is a subsidiary of the StateRecord Company of Columbia.

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the parents of the members. Welcoming the new chapter to Pi Kappa Phi was Bob Bromley (Central Michigan), the Area Governor for Ohio. Serving as Chapter Advisor is Gary Schaeff, Purdue.

We welcome our new brothers in Delta Pi to the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.

DIRECTORY

U.S.C. Chartering As most of us recall from the history of Pi Kappa Phi, Gamma Chapter at the University of California at Berkeley was the third chapter established, making Pi Kappa Phi a truly national fraternity with only three chapters. The sad fact is that since Gamma's founding, almost 67 years ago, we have not chartered another chapter in California.

You can imagine the joy of the fraternity - and especially the alumni in California -when we established an associate chapter at the University of Southern California.

Now that group is a chapter, being chartered as Delta Rho on February 7,1976.

The chapter has well established the name of Pi Kappa Phi on campus. They lead the fraternity system scholastically and will break their own record this semester. Using a progressive non-hazing program they have done extremely well in

recruiting against 27 other fraternities.

Alumni have been especially helpful in giving of their advice, counsel, time and resources. Leading the housing corporation is Dr. Lewis Bullock, Emory. Gary Keller, Cornell, is Chapter Advisor.These alumni on committees, as well as many in the Los Angeles area, came to the chartering banquet where Harold Conklin, Oregon State, gave remarks on the lifelong friendships developed in fraternity. Fred Diulus, National Secretary, greeted them on behalf of the National Council.

The ritual of initiation for the 26 new brothers was performed by the members of Gamma Chapter. Chartering officer was Chuck Barnard, Northeast Missouri State, Assistant Dean at Arizona State, and Warren Robb,Louisville, Area Governor and professor at Arizona State.

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Founded at The College of Charleston, S. C. - December 10, 1904 - FOUNDERS L. HARRY MIXSON ANDREW A. KROEG, JR. SIMON FOGARTY, JR. NATIONAL COUNCIL

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President-Ted Scharfensteln Addison Gilbert Hospital 298 Washington St. Gloucester, MA 01930

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Secretary-Fred Diulus 3684 Mt. Diablo Blvd.

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Chaplain-Walt Brinkman 5527 Capri Road Jacksonville, FL 32210

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Chancellor-Ernest S. Delaney 4033 Beresford Rd., Charlotte, NC 28211

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Past President-Jack Steward 4375 Pearl St. Eugene, OR 97405

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Executive Director-Durward W. Owen Assistant Executive Director-Jerry Matthews Director of Development-Travis Julian Administrative Staff-Chuck Beddingfield, Kit Jennings, David Smith

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Trust Investment-John Delmler 1149 Green Tree Ln. Narbeth, PA 19072 Scholarship-Jeff Clark 9-0 River Road Nutley, NJ 07110 Ritual and Insignia-Glenn McConnell 27 Bainbridge Dr. Charleston, SC 29407 Advisory-Mel Metcalfe 2832 33rd St. Port Arthur, TX 77640

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Charter members of Delta Rho Chapter, University of Southern California.

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Los Angeles alumni at Delta Rho chartering banquet.

PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY STATEMENT OF INCOME Year Ended June 30, 1975 With Comparative Figures for 1974 1974

REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS Initiation Fees Pre-Initiation Fees Alumni Dues Interest and Dividends Royalties Charter Fees Alumni Chapter Dues Expense Reimbursement TOTAL OPERATIONAL REVENUE

$ 98,632 25,080 46,447 21,870 342 430 132 1,250 $194,183

1975 $109,110 29,580 45,162 16,114

250 288 5,850 $206,354

EXPENSES FROM OPERATIONS Salaries Student Relations Alumni Relations Star and Lamp Printing Interest Taxes Bad Debts Student Housing Investment Exp Conclaves Scholarships Supreme Chapter Pi Kapp College Travel - Executive Director Travel - Staff OPERATING EXPENSES

$ 63,776 64,758 7,805 21,429 2,254 4,540

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5,320 450 2,300 2,139 26 10,994 1,056 3,464 $190,321 3,862

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Steve DePalma, 399 Bertha Road, Toms River, NJ 08753 David, Lane, 2800 Hyson In Falls Church, VA 22046 Ken FortI, 7820 Mary Cassatt Drive, Potomac, MD 20854 Ed Craig-4016 Cassina Road, Columbia, S. C. 29205 William L. Finney 2791 Knollview Drive, Decatur, GA 30034 Emmitt Johnson, 2373 Edgemont Dr Orange Park, FL 32073 Andy Bachman 3438 Masonic Dr., Apt. 202 Alexandria, LA 71301 Dr. B. G. Bryant, Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907 Robert G. Bromley 32415 Dolly Madison Ave. Madison Heights, Mi 48071 Patrick B. Neary, 5782-3A South 100 P17., Omaha, NE 68127 E. Kurt Engelstad, 5548 SW 18th Drive Portland, OR 97201 Rusty Patrick, Cottage #16, 1124 W. Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502 Wayne N. Scott, 7716 Fiesta Way Raleigh, NC 27609 John E. Baber, 208 Coralwood Dr. Kingsport, TN 37663 Joe Hobby, 924 Hickory Dr., Birmingham, AL 35215 Jack Edmonds, 9 Danbury dr.

Amhurst, NH 03031 Dennis McVay, 1091 Wiskow, Apt. C, St. Louis, MO 63138 Pat Murphy, 7984-A Harwood Road, Smithfield, TX 76080 Vacant Dr. Warren Robb 1315 Verlea Dr. Tempe, AZ 85282 Richard Folger, 89 Berkley Rd. Avondale Est., GA 30002 Wayne C. Cofield, Apt. B-2, 8003 Benaroya Ln., S.E. Huntsville, AL 35802 P. W. "Buff" Buffington, Blanding III, The University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 Richard Rucker, 1021/2 E. Vine Murfreesboro, TN 37130 David N. Mielke, Dept. of Secondary Education, Appalachian State Un., Boone, NC 28608

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CHAPTER AREA Omicron Delta Zeta Gamma Sigma Gamma Eta Alpha iota Gamma Psi Gamma Mu Gamma Omicron Gamma

Alpha Psi Beta Delta Alpha Upsilon Beta Phi Beta Omega Beta Chl Alpha Epsilon Beta Beta Beta Eta Lambda Gamma Kappa Gamma XI Beta Kappa Iota Upsilon Alpha Phi Alpha Psi Alpha Omicron Delta Epsilon Gamma Chi Gamma Nu Gamma Rho Gamma Alpha Delta Theta Beta Mu Gamma Delta Alpha Alpha Delta Mu Alpha Theta Delta Iota Beta Epsilon Gamma Lambda Gamma Omega Delta Eta Delta Gamma Beta Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Xi Kappa Delta Lambda Gamma Theta Tau Delta Delta Delta Beta Beta Omicron Alpha Gamma Gamma Upsilon Gamma Beta Alpha Zeta Delta Kappa Alpha Mu Alpha XI Beta Omega Alpha Tau

Xi Alpha Eta Chl Gamma Phi Sigma Delta Rho Beta Lambda Alpha Sigma Beta Psi Beta Iota Gamma Gamma Beta Tall Beta Upsilon Delta Alpha Rho Gamma Epsilon Delta Nu Gamma Zeta Zeta Delta Pi

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PI Kappa Phi Scholarship Foundation Richard G. Anderson, Chairman 121 Charles St. Annapolis, MD 21401

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233 Rodgers Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403 P. 0. Box 4173, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Steve Allhouse, Arch., 467 Pat. Hal., 0.St.Un.,Colum.,OH 48104 Tom Mayfield, Archon, 556 S. 5th., #18, San Jose, CA 95112 3109 Woodland Hill Dr., Bldg. 8, Apt. 21, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 c/o David Lavely, Arch., 216 N. Craig St.,Apt.1, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 c/o Joe DiVittorio,Arch.Box 631,Schneider Hall,Carbondale IL 62901 Box 5207, Tenn. Tech. Univ., Cookeville, TN 38501

Pi Kappa Phi Properties, Inc. Kelly Bergstron, President Suite 3804, 875 N. Michigan Ave.

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Chapter Letters ALPHA — Charleston Alpha Chapter initiated 16 members this semester to give the chapter the highest number of members in five years. The size of the fraternity generates more activities in service projects, social events and fund raising efforts.

The chapter's Rose Ball was held March 26 in the Francis Marion Hotel. Paige Christopherson was crowned as Alpha Chapter's Rose Queen and Brother Glenn McConnell was presented the Alumnus of the Year Award.

In the field of sports, the Alpha Raiders had an undefeated season in water polo to take the championship. Ttie Alpha Raiders also posted first place standing in softball, billiards, bowling and tennis in the traditional "Greek Week" events.

The Alpha alumni are currently involved with the electrical problems of the fraternity house and plan to start total rewiring within the month.

BETA — Presbyterian The brothers at Beta Chapter elected new officers this term. Blaine Walker is our new Archon; Tom Brown,Treasurer; Marion Wyman, Secretary; John Templeton, Historian; Buddy Medlin, Warden and Mark Jolly, Chaplain.

These officers show great promise and Beta Chapter is sure to grow under their guidance.

Beta has experienced its best rush in recent history this year. Following a change in our rush procedure, we pledged eleven new prospective members, while the other five fraternities netted only six. Our new pledges are John Cone, Joe Hay, Johnny Greer, John Williams, Richard Norris, Richard Woodward,Paul Robinson, Carl Robbins, Jeff Stratton, Clendon Raines and Jim Hudson.

After recruitment our attention turned to planning for this year's Rose Ball. The fraternity has made plans to go to the resort of Sapphire Valley in the mountains of North Carolina on the first weekend in April. Many activities have been planned ranging from boating to horseback riding. We anticipate the best Rose Ball ever and hope to see many of our alumni there.

We at Beta are presently trying to activate our alumni chapter and bring our older brothers closer to Pi Kappa Phi. We are having difficulty getting the program off the ground, but hope to be moving soon. We appreciate the help and donations we have received in the past and hope to gain from the experience of our alumni brothers.

GAMMA California, Berkeley Gamma Chapter has instituted a scholastic award in honor of Neal Evans and Paul Healy, two alumni, each of whom are outstanding in scholarship and in campus and fraternity activities.

Neal Evans, Class of 1967, was the top Physics Department graduate, having done doctoral work under Nobel-laureate, Charles Townes.

Paul Healy, class of 1970, was the top Anthropology Department gradaute and Senior Valedictorian.

Both Neal and Paul are former archons of Gamma Chapter and both are now teaching at the college level, Neal at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Paul at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

The new Evans-Healy Scholarship Award was presented at Gamma's Founders' Day Banquet last December. The first recipient was Dennis Mahoney, class of 1975. Dennis was the top Department of Finance Graduate and winner of the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award. Dennis was also active in several honor societies and in his fraternity, having served Gamma Chapter as Rush Chairman in the summer of 1972 and as Undergraduate Secretary and Rose Ball Chairman in 1973.

Pi Kappa Phi salutes Brother Mahoney for his scholastic achievements and the Gamma Chapter for instituting this fine award.

Gamma Chapter at Berkeley can be proud

of still another record of academic excellence.

On March 1st, twice former Archon, Mike Tyndall, was presented with a $25 check and a Scholastic Achievement Certificate, both sent for being a Pi Kapp Scholar. Mike, who will graduate this June, has a 3.8+ grade point average in the difficult Pre-Medical Program at the Berkeley campus and served Gamma Chapter as Archon in the Fall of 1973. Mike has played major parts in numerous fraternity initiations at the Gamma Chapter and in Gamma's recent initiation of the Delta Rho Chapter at the University of Southern California. Mike has been accepted to the University of California Medical School in San Diego for next September.

IOTA — Georgia Tech The past six months represent the period of greatest improvement in all aspects of student life that Iota Chapter has experienced in many years. The chapter that only 18 months ago seemed on the verge of inactive status has now almost doubled its brotherhood during that period. Five prospective initiates will add to the figures and bring Iota dowser to obtaining the Plus 5 goal for the second consecutive year.

Prospects of the chapter obtaining Champion Master Chapter are now brighter than ever. Last quarter Pi Kappa Phi at Georgia Tech moved up 25 slots on the fraternity scholarship report list to attain 5th place overall, with our pledges placing second over those of all the other fraternities on campus. Financial stability is now at its peak with budgets for all committees being approved for next quarter and a small surplus having been assigned towards our savings account.

Outstanding achievements in sports and on the aforementioned scholarship report have won this quarter more trophies and awards than the brothers can remember. The recently instituted award for scholastic improvement carries the name of Pi Kappa Phi before that of any other fraternity. On intramural sports, our chapter finished second in its division in basketball, third in fraternities in gymnastics and second in the heavyweight class in wrestling, with brothers Bill Hertzing and Guy Dunn obtaining trophies.

Collectively, the brothers and little sisters have pariticpated in many activities this quarter, displaying a great spirit of brotherhood and friendship. A ski trip to North Carolina, a Valentine dance and a Little Sisters vs. Brothers and Pledges basketball game were successful in drawing the chapter closer together, Iota's twenty brother delegation to the Area Conclave at Valdosta clearly showed other chapters the spirit of Iota. The conclave also provided an opportunity for the junior brothers to acquire a better knowledge of what being a Pi Kappa Phi is.

On an individual basis, many of the brothers are contributing to the general improvement of the chapter. Recently, three brothers were initiated into national honoraries: Scott Wuerfel, Phi Eta Sigma, Robert Menger, Briaerean Society, and Jose Fernandez, Tau Beta Pi. On varsity sports, the chapter has members on the Lacrosse and Swimming teams and Pi Kapps at Tech can boast the greatest number of Greeks from a single fraternity on the G.T. Marching Band.

At the present time the brotherhood is working on several projects which include landscaping the lawn and making the 1976 Rose Ball a great success as it has been for the past years.

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KAPPA — North Carolina, Chapel Hill Rush at Kappa Chapter was a little slow this spring semester after last fall's very successful rush that yielded ten new brothers. Spring rush was slow in most of the fraternities at Carolina but we are very pleased with the four pledges we did finally manage to get. Of these four, two are varsity athletes, one is a speaker for our campus-wide Carolina Governing Council (the student congress here at UNC), and one is an active member of Carolina's ROTC program.

Our pledge program looks very good this spring. Our Pledge Warden is planning more pledge activities that are centered around beneficial learning and less activities that are designed for the sole purpose of harrassment.

Once again this year our intramural basketball team won the Fraternity Blue Division basketball championship. The team was undefeated in regular season play but lost in the finals of the all-campus championship to the team that represented the Dental School. It was a sad note on which to end the intramural basketball careers of our four senior blue team members.

GENERAL F. C. SHEPARD Kappa Chapter regrets the loss of one of its most distinguished brohters, General Frederick Carlyle Shepard ('21), who passed away on September 29, 1975. General Shepard, a native of Wilmington, NC, served in the armed services in Europe in World War II and was decorated by the French, Belgium, Netherlands, and United States governments. After the end of the war, General Shepard joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina where he served as an associate dean in the General College and as an adviser to veterans and foreign students until his retirement in 1968. We at Kappa Chapter are honored to be able to count General Shepard as one of our brothers and his death leaves a void that will not soon be filled.

LAMBDA — Georgia Lambda Chapter initiated the bicentennial year with many successful events. First of all, Lambda celebrated its 61st anniversary on January 16 with the crowning of a new sweetheart. Secondly, we honored our parents with our annual Parents Day on February 7. Many parents made extra special effort to attend, as many different states were represented.

Lambda Housing Corporation held a regular business meeting on February 21 at the chapter house. President Dan Royal expressed the desire to get more alumni involved with the corporation. Phil Williams, a newcomer to the corporation meetings, brought some new and helpful ideas to the meeting which were greatly appreciated. The corporation discussed the possibilities of the construction of a lodge to consist of newer and more efficient kitchen and dining facilities. The discussion centered around the chapter's ability to amortize a loan for such an endeavor. A plan was devised and will be further explained in a special issue of FOR EVER LAMBDA at the beginning of the Spring quarter.

Brother Mike Montesani, our Chapter Advisor, has continued being a great asset by taking an active part in initiation activities and by providing undergraduates with jobs at his local restaurant. Many of these people would have

Delta Beta members run the 22 mountain miles between Gainesville and Dahlonega, Georgia for Easter Seals. The chapter raised more than $500 in pledges for the Easter Seals annual fund drive.

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been financially unable to be active without Mike's help.

Lambda brothers participated in the annual UGA Blood Drive which is the largest single supplier of blood in the state of Georgia.

Intramurals are still one of our strongest points as was proven by our taking badminton and tying for first place in bowling and basketball. This was our first undefeated season in basketball in many years. We will enter Spring quarter in first place in overall competition for the year and we have great hopes of taking the coveted Governor's Trophy.

We want to encourage all alumni to come by the houe when you can, and please send your alumni news in for the FOREVER LAMBDA.

XI — Roanoke Greetings to all our Brothers, especially to those who are Xi initiates. As usual, things have been happening down on Market Street since our last correspondence. Over and above the usual everyday affairs, the men at Xi have been hard at work bettering themselves and their house. Once again we were tops scholastically among fraternities at Roanoke. Formal rush for this year is over with the results being the affiliation of eighteen new young men, swelling the house membership to a recent high of 52.

Amid all the goings-on that generally accompany this time of year, we still found time to place sixteen on the Dean's List for scholarship for the Fall semester, paint the chapter room, redecorate the foyer and, in all, really improve the looks of the house.

Also newsworthy at this time is a status report on the fledgling alumni association which is broadening its horizons constantly, as well as having a pretty good social calendar. Results from the alumni program are still inconclusive but there have been many compliments on the product. For any Xi alumni reading this who have not received a Xi-Lites recently, please get in touch with us — we'd like for you to hear from us and vice versa. Along the same lines, join us for the Sixtieth Anniversary celebration in Roanoke on Friday, May 8, with the "celebrating" starting at the house (219 Market St.) with an all-afternoon reception (casual) and formal festivities also starting at the house at 6:30 p.m. If you can attend, and we'd love to have as many as possible, please contact us as soon as possible so that proper arrangements can be made.

Once again, things seem to be running on an even keel, despite financial pinches and academic woes. As always, those with good leadership and the right ideals seem to rise to the top, despite adversity. That's why Xi is challenging itself to take the new Founders' Award for next year as the top chapter around. It will be a worthwhile effort in chapter improvement.

To close, congratulations to our Pi Kapp Scholar this year, Devon Lowdon,one of many past and present Pi Kapps who helped make Xi tops in Greek scholarship for many years.

OMICRON — Alabama Pi Kappa Phi continues its tradition of leadership on campus as three brothers were elected to SGA Senate seats in February. Also, we were third in scholarship among twenty-three fraternities for the fall semester of 1975.

Spring semester at Omicron began with the initiation of thirty-five brothers in January.

As far as we know, this is the largest group to be initiated in an established chapter in the history of the fraternity.

Office space has been provided in the chapter house for the Archon, Secretary, and Rush Chairman, in addition to the Treasurer's office. These offices should provide for easier transaction of the day-to-day business affairs of the chapter, and should aid in the organization and centralization of all activities.

In intramural sports action, we have been among the major contenders for this year's All-Sports Trophy. After finishing high in football, we are leading the league in swimming and have excellent chances in all minor sports.

We are grateful to our Parents Club for their

house improvement projects and for their continued support.

The chapter was saddened by the death of Brother John Pearson. John, a junior from Birmingham, was killed in an automobile accident on March 5. He was an accounting major, was very active in campus politics and was certainly an outstanding brother. John's death was a great loss to the University, to Omicron, and to Pi Kappa Phi.

RHO — Washington & Lee Brothers of Rho have been busy in many activities across campus this term. Brothers Bruce Borghardt "Ray Bibb" and Steve "Muff" Yevich have both been honored as members of — the Virginia Phi Beta Kappa Society. Steve, as a junior, was also honored as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, a leadership honor society. Several brothers are playing JV Lacrosse and varsity soccer.

As part of W & L's contact program, Rho Chapter was chosen as the host for noted syndicated columnist and author, Jimmy Breslin.

Brothers are also busy preparing for the university's mock convention — a nationally covered political event to elect and predict the Democratic candidate in the 1976 election.

Rho is represented on the Kansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New York and New Jersey delegations, just to mention a few.

SIGMA — South Carolina The brothers of Sigma Chapter arrived on campus this January ready for our spring rush program. We pledged twelve new associate members as a result of hard work by Archon Bob Gatti and the members of the chapter. We feel they are a fine group of young men who will help Sigma build towards a bright future.

Sigma has worked to help the community this semester by participating in several service projects. The Greek Week project at South Carolina was the raising of badly needed funds for Columbia's beautiful but financially troubled zoo. Members of the fraternity also participated in a special olympics for mentally retarded children of the Columbia area.

Intramural sports has been a highlight for Sigma this semester. Our basketball team finished the season undefeated and now the fraternity division title. Fraternity members have also won or placed in many individual sports.

We at Sigma are anticipating more imporvement of our chapter and our alumni relations.

The one person who has played a large role in both of these is David Rhodes, our new Chapter Advisor. It is due to his work, and the officers of Sigma Housing Corporation, that we are beginning to see the development of a strong alumni organization. The brothers of Sigma deeply appreciate the work they have done.

TAU — N. C. State At Tau Chapter we continued to show our strength in athletics by winning the basketball tournament during this spring's area conclave.

A large number of our brothers attended this conclave and found it to be an invaluable source of fraternity information. We all feel that such meetings are important inspirations for reaching our chapter goals, as well as our goals in life.

We are presently in the process of rewriting and updating parts of our chapter constitution.

The updating of laws and programs such as rush and education is something that is essential for Tau Chapter to retain its high standings.

Our chapter house has seen a great deal of physical improvement in the past year as well.

ary 20 the underclass brothers awoke to find the aftermath of a senior walkout. It was the first time that graduating seniors had banded together to indulge in a sport previously set aside for pledges and little sisters. Having a great many seniors means more than cleaning toilet paper from the trees and bushes one additional time. It means that rush must be foremost in the chapter's mind and most of our energy has been devoted toward that activity.

CHI — Stetson Looking back, 1975-76 has been a very productive year for Chi Chapter. We have increased the size of our brotherhood and it will increase again next week as some neophytes go through initiation.

Our house has undergone some vast changes with new furniture and carpet. Last February was Homecoming at Stetson. We had many alumni return to visit the active chapter and we feel that our alumni relationships are on the upturn.

Currently we are in strong contention for the President's Cup which is the intramural championship. We feel that our success is due to strong fraternity spirit and participation.

Looking towards the close of the year, we must face the fact that we are losing some brothers to graduation. We are confident though that our younger brothers will continue the strong Pi Kappa Phi image at Stetson.

PSI — Cornell Among our winter activities was the presentation of a Pi Kapp Scholar Award to Archon Don Dube by our new Chapter Advisor, Larry Thayer. The brothers congratulate Don on his excellent academic performance.

Kevin Parkes, '75, has been notified of his appointment to the Peace Corps. He expects to be sent to Africa to participate in a poultry program there. Kevin has been very active in our chapter's activities and will be missed by all.

As usual, our chapter's members have been involved in many campus activities. Bob Angyal traveled to Yale for the ECAC Swimming Championships. We are looking forward to a good season in the fraternity division of Cornell's intramural softball league.

Upsilon remained academically prominent, for once again our chapter was ranked within the upper ten fraternities of fifty on campus with regard to grade point average. Our social program continued to diversify to include roller and ice skating parties and a street dance sponsored by ourselves and our neighbor, Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity. In fact, Pi Kappa Phi at the University of Illinois is encouraging diversification of all our facets, while at the same time unifying to form one solid and benevolent brotherhood which we call UPSILON Chapter.

Competing with fifty-five fraternities is no easy task, whether it be in the rivalry of athletics, fraternal spirit, academics, or rush.

Upsilon Chapter was presented with a shock this semester when on the morning of Febru-

ALPHA PHI — Illinois Institute of Technology

The brothers of Alpha Theta have been working hard all year in rushing and scholarship.

We initiated a new brother to Pi Kappa Phi, Steve Roebling, with hopes that he will be a strong brother in the future. We are looking forward to a good Spring term rush and are trying to reach our goal for the year — a full house in the Fall.

With the emphasis on scholarship most of the year and the trial of quiet hours a few days a week, the brothers have been doing good in school. Bill Lawton, a recipient of a Pi Kapp Scholarship, proves this point.

We are working hard to improve our relations with the alumni as the alumni can be a strong backbone of the house. Plans have been set for the 1976 Rose Ball for May 8.

On February 28, 1976, Alpha Phi initiated eighteen new brothers. This initiation topped off a fine rush we so badly needed to fill our house and lift us out of our financial difficulties.

In an attempt to meet the brothers of other area chapters and to visit with our alumni, Alpha Phi is sponsoring a conclave to be held April 2, 3 and 4, starting at 8:00 p.m. on April 2. Archon Bob Johnson and our other officers feel that it is time Alpha Phi begins to interact so as to gain full fraternal spirit among our brotherhood once more. We hope this con-

ALPHA IOTA — Auburn The Alpha Iota Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, along with Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, sponsored an All Campus Fund Drive in March.

Since the beginning of Winter quarter, the brothers have worked enthusiastically to put this concert together.

Pi Kappa Phi here at Auburn has excelled in Winter sports. We made it to the play-offs in basketball, table tennis and racquet ball. Sports are truly one of Alpha Iota's qualities.

With Spring quarter coming up fast, Alpha Iota is deep into plans for Spring rush, Bunny Content, House Party, A-Day — Jungle Party and Spring sports. Spring is going to be a very busy and productive quarter for Pi Kappa Phi.

For information on wills and bequests to the purpose of scholarships for students, contact: Richard Anderson, Chairman, Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship Foundation, 121 Charles St., Annapolis, MD 21401.

ALPHA GAMMA — Oklahoma Alpha Gamma is having a busy second semester with most of its energy being directed toward having a successful entry in this year's University Sing. Our entry, based on a 1920's theme, with Kappa Delta sorority, will be presented at the annual Mom's Day extravaganza. With the combined talents of both houses, Alpha Gamma intends to continue its tradition of excellence and achievement in university-wide activities.

To build up our house fund after having our leaking roof repaired, Alpha Gamma held a pancake supper and eating marathon for the University and Greek community. Trophies were given to the winners of what we plan to have become an annual event.

Continuing the tradition of Alpha Gamma representation in university affairs, Jim Hendrick is a member of the University of Oklahoma Student Association. We expect to have this participation expanded after the upcoming spring elections.

Alpha Gamma is planning to have an energetic summer rush to improve the brotherhood and to fill the few remaining vacancies left after one and a half years of residency in our house. Plans include keeping the house open during the summer in order to show our rushees the true spirit of Pi Kapp brotherhood.

ALPHA ETA — Samford UPSILON Illinois

ALPHA THETA — Michigan State

Once again Pi Kappa Phi was blessed with a successful beginning in the fall. A well organized rush netted 'fourteen new pledges. The spring pledge class of six was initiated along with a new faculty advisor, Richard Swindle, who has proved a valuable asset. Intramurals have been successful with high finishes in all sports and we are third in the overall standings as spring begins.

Spring offers the same challenges — Step Sing, intramurals, scholarship, and service projects. We are also making plans for Rose Ball and house party. With these old challenges before us, the brothers have decided to make needed improvements to the house and obtain some new ritual equipment. Your help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

If you are visiting in the Birmingham area or live in the region, feel free to visit or give us a call — we'd love to hear from you.

clave will be a start.

Alpha Phi is proud to announce that we have a new resident advisor, Michael Brady. Mike is a graduate of Memphis State and a past archon of Gamma Delta Chapter. We are sure that Mike will do a fine job for us as resident advisor.

Some of the activities Alpha Phi will be undertaking this spring are: Greek Week (April 4 - 10), IFC, softball, swimming, track and retreat. Through this retreat we hope to gain a better understanding in ourselves and in our goals as Alpha Phi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. Alpha Phi has had an exciting and rewarding year and would like to extend a pleasant summer to all our brothers.

BETA BETA — Florida Southern Beta Beta had a fantastic rush this semester, spearheaded by Rush Chairman, Dave Voigt.

We picked up twelve men. Our success this year was a result of a strong intramural effort in "B" league, with prospective members on our teams. This enabled more brothers to get to know the rushees.

A highlight of the semester was the reunion of the class of '66 here at Florida Southern.

Approximately 15 to 20 alumni showed up and a good time was had by all. The chapter benefited tremendously as the alumni took up a collection and presented Beta Beta with over $4001 The money has been put toward the purchase of a much needed stereo.

Sports has had another good year. We finished in the playoffs in football and volleyball.

Our softball team looks very strong and hopes to repeat as a playoff entry.

Beta Beta is graduating ten brothers this semester. They will all be missed, but they will be remembered for all their contributions to this chapter.

ALPHA MU — Pennsylvania State Winter term for the Alpha Mu Chapter proved to be a busy period. One of the main activities was the lnterfraternity Council Dance Marathon. This 4th annual affair, which raised nearly $18,000 for Muscular Dystrophy, saw Pi Kapps involved not only at the competition level, but also at the administrative level.

Greg Wetterau, Dance Marathon Chairman; Bob Igo, Couples Chairman; and Steve DiOrio, Solicitations Chairman — all worked long, hard hours on this successful philanthropic project. Working with a sorority, we saw our dance couple go the entire 48 hours and finish second in the money category out of a field of 39 couples. We raised $2,186 in supporting our couple and Muscular Dystrophy.

Scholarship also played a big role the past term as we placed 14th academically among 48 fraternities here at Penn State. Taking time off from the books, we finished in 11th place for intramural sports.

Rush also proved to be a success for the winter term resulting in a fine pledge class of eight outstanding individuals. As spring is upon us, the Pi Kapps of Alpha Mu are continuing to rush hard for the Fall term.

BETA DELTA — Drake This May, Beta Delta will graduate the largest senior class in our history — 23 men. These brothers have seen our chapter triple in size and their presence will certainly be missed next fall. However, this year we recruited 27 new members to replace the graduating class quite adequately.

We would like to congratulate our brother, Pat Neary, for being named Area Governor of Area X. Beta Delta looks forward to more active involvement with other Pi Kapps from the midwest in the near future.

Our chapter has been quite active this semester under quite young leadership. We participated in Drake's annual variety show "Bulldog Tales", putting on a show that all enjoyed. We are now in the midst of constructing a float to enter in the Drake Relays Parade. Having established ourselves as one of the top three fraternities on the Drake campus, we look forward to a bright future. Our chapter's long range goal is to qualify for the Founders' Award,an extremely high honor recently created by the National Council.

BETA EPSILON — Missouri, Columbia ALPHA UPSILON — Drexel Winter term was a most rewarding and satisfy l..g quarter for the brothers of Alpha Upsilon Chapter. Fourteen new brothers were initiated into the brotherhood at the end of Winter quarter. The new brothers showed a tremendous amount of drive and incentive and it is hoped that that drive sparks Alpha Upsilon into more activity, if that is possible. This term we have six pledges. If all goes well, there will be fiftytwo brothers at the start of Fall term. We are looking forward to involving uur younger brothers in Pi •Kapp College this summer. Hope to see you there.

We had a good basketball season, ending with a 9 - 3 record. We lost in the quarterfinals to a very tough team. The softball team is making its first move towards a needed winning season with regular practice just starting.

The Beta Epsilson Chapter at Missouri University has the largest in-house population on campus, despite the fact that we were chartered seventeen months ago. We have fiftyseven brothers residing in the fraternity's newly acquired home which has a capacity of sixtyfour. There are fifty-six members and nine associate members on campus, with initiation set for April 3.

The intramural sports program has done reasonably well. We have had good showings in softball, volleyball, soccer, and wrestling.

This past semester Beta Epsilon enjoyed a Parents' Day. Entertainment was provided by the girls in the strong Little Sister program. We topped off the day with a barbecue.

Special thanks to the University of Indiana and Northease Missouri State University for their interest in our chapter. Luckily they did not get hold of the skin we won from Omicron Chapter, University of Alabama.

BETA ETA — Florida State

BETA OMICRON — Northwestern State, Louisiana

BETA CHI — East Texas State

We at Beta Eta feel that we have one of the strongest and most tightly knit chapters of any that have existed in recent years. There is a strong sense of brotherhood present in this chapter. This brotherhood is perpetuated by a three-fold awareness of a proud past, an industrious present, and a bright future.

This past year has been marked by great success. After a good fall rush, the brothers returned to campus with a new spirit — a new idealism about the fraternity. We have realized the importance of becoming a unit. This sense of unity pervades the entire chapter. We are a proud chapter — proud of Pi Kappa Phi, proud of our chapter, and proud of each other.

The present at Beta Eta is marked by much hard work, but also by many diverse activities of a lighter nature. The brothers enjoy an active social life and know how to have fun together (as is evidenced by our intramural program and our recent Founders' Day Banquet).

Academically, the brothers are either number one or two among all fraternities on the campus of Florida State.

Plans are in the offing for a strong rush program in the spring. Moreover, ideas about activities for next fall are beginning to be hashed out in the brothers' minds. More immediately, however, Greek Week at Florida State and our annual Rose Ball banquet and weekend should provide a much needed break from the rigors of academia. We look forward to these activities with the greatest of anticipation.

Beta Eta cannot be content to be a mediocre chapter. It has that spark of individualism and independence which marks a great chapter.

A knowledge and respect of our past, present, and future will maintain that spark throughout the future of our chapter.

The brothers of Beta Omicron began the spring semester in good style. First we had a work day in which we fixed up our house. Then came rush which is still underway. We have had great results by keeping rush going on for the whole semester.

As the spring semester rolls to an end, we have already started forming plans for the upcoming fall rush. Also, we look forward to Pi Kapp College in August. See you there.

The chapter is having a workshop along with the Dallas Alumni Chapter on April 24. The purpose will be to work out objectives that will make Pi Kappa Phi better in '76-'77.

Spring fever has bit Beta Chi! We are trying to get everyone motivated so that Beta Chi can finish the year in good shape.

BETA IOTA — Toledo Beta Iota is always busy and moving and one example of our continuing chapter visitation program was our recent visit to Dayton, Ohio. Our purpose was to activate the enthusiastic neophytes of Wright State University, one of Pi Kappa Phi's most recently chartered chapters. The three-day trip included the initiation of new brothers, a banquet and a party with the brothers of Purdue University and the Delta Zeta Sorority.

Helping a publicly supported television station is one way Beta Iota improves community relations. This year, as in the past, our brothers are going to area merchants to collect merchandise to be auctioned on television, of which proceeds support Toledo's WGTE-TV (Channel 30, Public Broadcasting). In addition to collecting merchandise, the brothers are participating in the auction serving as telephone operators for callers placing bids by phone.

Brothers also recently manned telephones in support of the annual University of Toledo Alumni Foundation Telethon to raise money for their scholarship fund.

The undergraduate members and the alumni of Beta Iota combined their efforts late in February to remove the antiquated garages behind the chapter house to improve our parking

BETA TAU — Valdosta Beta Tau extended a warm welcome to brothers from throughout Georgia and North Florida as host of February's Pi Kapp conclave at Valodsta State. Valuable exchange of Pi Kapp experiences and ideas took place during this event. Durward Owen presented a multimedia show to the brothers in which he spotlighted ways to maintain and increase high Pi Kappa Phi standards for each chapter. A basketball tournament resulted in victory for the Gamma Nu brothers from LaGrange, with Beta Tau's team taking second place. A dance concluded the weekend of events for the brothers. Beta Tau is very appreciative of the attendance of the brothers from Georgia Tech (Iota), the University of Georgia (Lambda), Florida State (Beta Eta), Georgia Southern (Gamma Kappa), LaGrange (Gamma Nu), Georgia Southwestern (Gamma Xi), Jacksonville (Gamma Chi), Augusta (Gamma Psi), and North Georgia College (Delta Beta). All brothers were very fortunate for this personal Pi Kappa Phi experience.

A major event confronting Beta Tau each year is the presentation of a successful Miss VSC pageant. Due to much time and effort, this year's pageant proved to be a very impressive showing of Valdosta State's beauty and talent.

A special guest appearance by Miss America 1976 and hosting by a former Miss Georgia delighted the overflow audience. The crown was taken by pretty Kim Purser, a freshman from Lake City, Florida and an Alpha Delta Pi sister. Kim will compete in next summer's Miss Georgia Pageant and will receive a $550 scholarship from Beta Tau. Homecoming at Valodsta State brought back Beta Tau alumni to inspect their fraternity.

They found a larger, still strong brotherhood waiting to welcome them back. The alumni defeated the brothers in a softball game and a band party held at the Pi Kapp house allowed much associating between alumni and brothers.

Beta Tau is very fortunate to have local alumni such as Ricky Pounds and Jerry Bishop who worked closely with the brotherhood on homecoming and other events.

Ten pledges were initiated winter quarter increasing the chapter ranks to 36 brothers, but rush effort must be increased.

BETA UPSILON — Virginia

situation.

Good spirit is essential for any chapter. At Beta Iota this spirit is exemplified by the monthly publication of a chapter newspaper entitled "The Kid and the Camel." The "Kid and the Camel" contains articles such as letters to the editors, life histories of the brothers, interviews, take-off's of magazines and movies, and generally lots of interesting campus life

The brothers were very proud to learn that Ken Lutchen of Beta Upsilon was selected as one of ten Pi Kapp Scholars for 1975. Ken's achievement exemplifies the atmosphere of scholastic achievement and community involvement that exists at Beta Upsilon. Brothers take part in the IFC, the University Union, the Glee Club, various honor societies, and Madison House, a volunteer community service organiza-

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Finally, in celebration of our silver anniversary this year, we would like to extend once again an open invitation to all brothers of Pi Kappa Phi to visit "The Raiders of the North."

tion.

The chapter's housing corporation has recently approved the purchase of the "Alamo", a small, stucco apartment building on property next to the Beta Upsilon house. The purchase will provide housing space for upper-class brothers, and will give the chapter a large, valuable block of land.

BETA KAPPA — Georgia State Winter quarter at Georgia State was long and slow again this year, but with the effort and enthusiasm of the brothers, it turned into a very successful quarter. We began by initiating eight new brothers on January 18. These brothers have the potential of being Beta Kappa and GSU leaders. Many have already been indoctrinated into the campus way of life by representing us on various committees such as Greek Week, Intramural Council, IFC, and the Student Government Association. With their continued success they will surely lead Beta Kappa in the coming years.

As we have done in the past, fall rush 1976 will begin this May. With the help of National and the Area Governors of Areas V and XXII, the Raft Race will be held on May 29. We have already begun contacts with seniors in Atlanta area high schools. With the concentrated effort by the brothers of all chapters that attend, it should be a huge success.

BETA PSI — Tennessee Wesleyan Beta Psi will again this year put on its 12th annual All-Sing competition on April 23rd and April 24th.

This is our big fund raising project for the year. All Greek organizations on campus will enter a group or groups to compete against each °Vier for the grand prize. This has been the big event at Tennessee Wesleyan for many years and everyone on campus turns out in big numbers to see just who is the best.

One new note that we have added this year in our All-Sing competition is the addition of the community. This year the townspeople will. compete against each other which we feel will better our relationship with the people in our town. We also feel this will bring them closer to us and help them realize that the college appreciates the city in which we go to school.

In other news, Beta Psi had its best rush in many years. This term we rushed seven new prospective members of which two have already gone active.' We feel that with the addition of these new members, along with the remaining brothers, Beta Psi will again be a strong fraternity on our campus as we have been in the past.

in 12 hours to set a world record in such a feat.

It might be added that Gamma Beta challenges any other chapter to top this feat for the cause of Muscular Dystrophy.

Over the past spring break Area III held its conclave in Norfolk, hosted by Gamma Beta.

Attendance of chapters was good and the experience and learning achieved by all is an asset to all.

Plans for the summer and fall of this year include further improvements on the house, increased chapter size (which will include a summer rush), and organization of an alumni chapter here at Old Dominion.

GAMMA ZETA — West Virginia Inst. of Technology We at Gamma Zeta are pleased to announce that our 10th annual oil drum regatta will not only be a fund raising project, but a service project as well. This year we plan to donate at least thirty per cent of the profit made by the raft race to Shawnee Hills, a regional center for mentally retarded children. We hope to arouse state-wide interest in the facility and help eliminate their financial deficit.

A very successful rush culminated with the signing of 31 prospective brothers. We credit this effort to our own Greg Holstein and the information made available by the administrative office. Special thanks to Chuck Beddingfield — without Chuck's timely visit to our chapter, our rush program would have been lacking some new twists that we had never tried.

The brothers from Gamma Zeta would like to wish everyone a great summer and will be looking forward to seeing "yall" at Pi Kapp College.

GAMMA ALPHA — Livingston The brothers of the Gamma Alpha Chapter have been working very hard on civic projects.

Two of the main projects done by our chapter were roadblocks. These roadblocks provided money for a C.B. monitor to help local police, and uniforms for our university's baseball team. Another recent project included washing windows in the town to establish a good feeling with the townspeople.

The intramural scene is looking very good for our chapter this school year. We finished a strong second in basketball and hold an undefeated first place in volleyball.

GAMMA BETA — Old Dominion During the 75-76 school year, Gamma Beta Chapter has been energetically involved in many activities. The growth and maturity of the chapter has been a significant factor and has impressed and recruited the interest of many older brothers and alumni.

Initiations have doubled in site and frequency this spring. Six young men joined our membership in February and anotehr six will be initiated in April.

The fraternity house has undergone an internal face-lift this winter. New rugs and paint have been added and plans for further improvements and repairs are being set now. With the help of the housing corporation and alumni, a long term malady, the roof eaves, may be repaired in the next few months.

Members participated in Old Dominion University's dance-a-thon for Muscular Dystrophy this past winter. Micky Bednarek and Dorrie Cradall danced 49 hours and gained a second place in total donations, as well as four very tired feet. Adding to this, the brotherhood and little sisters pushed a wheelchair 90 1/3 miles

GAMMA LAMBDA — Missouri, Rolla Never before has Gamma Lambda had such a bright outlook for the future. After a few disappointments last fall, the brothers of Gamma Lambda learned the benefits of persistence.

Intensive recruitment efforts yielded a sixtytwo per cent increase in active membership when in February the chapter welcomed five new brothers. A steadily growing list of prospects for recruitment, both on and off campus, and numerous planned recruitment functions are but a few of the signs of our new directions.

We feel confident of filling our house by next fall and are beginning to consider auxiliary housing. We at Gamma Lambda no longer wait in eager anticipation, but work with confidence of the fastest growth this chapter has seen with abundant opportunities for even the newest of our members.

GAMMA RHO — Lander Gamma Rho Chapter has been doing well this semester. We have initiated two new men into the brotherhood. Congratulations go out to David Martin and Tommy Edmunds. These new brothers have done much to help out in all aspects.

We did real well in intramural basketball this semester and plans for softball are looking up.

Our homecoming display won first place again.

In fact, its becoming a tradition for us to win homecoming.

An open invitation is extended from Gamma Rho to all chapters and alumni who wish to visit us. We hope to see you soon.

BETA PHI — East Carolina As usual, Beta Phi still represents Pi Kappa Phi exceptionally well at East Carolina. Our rush programs are coming along and we are really looking forward to our next fall rush which should be, by far, the biggest one yet.

Our "Little Sisters" have continued to aid the fraternity throughout the year in our various functions. Our fraternity is leading for the "President's Cup" (an award given for excellence in intramural sports).

In closing, we would only like to say that Beta Phi Chapter has been dedicated in memory to a great man, who without his contributions and aid would not be here today, Mr. A. B. Stallworth. Brother Stallvvorth died last month and had served as corporation president, advisor and friend since Beta Phi was founded.

North Georgia's members gathered recently at a banquet in honor of Brother John Simpson (center), who has announced his retirement from teaching at North Georgia College.

Conclaves 1976

GAMMA CHI — Jacksonville The Gamma Chi Chapter was present at the Southeastern Conclave held at Valdosta State College. We picked up some great ideas and also the Florida Basketball Championship for Pi Kapp Chapters that were present. However, the most important thing accomplished was meeting and getting to know other Pi Kapps from throughout the Southeast.

A major accomplishment for the fraternity will be taking place next fall when Jacksonville University's first fraternity dorms are organized.

The dorm floor will be a great asset to our chapter and we will be looking forward to some great times.

Finally, our process of reorganization is coming along with a lot of success. We have held a great deal of functions that benefit the community of Jacksonville.

In Valdosta, Georgia, the tournament was won

by Gamma Nu of LaGrange College.

GAMMA PSI — Augusta "Gamma Psi on the Road" could well be a title for a book written about us during the month of February. It started with an invitation from our brothers of Gamma Sigma to attend Armstrong's homecoming game. A majority of Gamma Psi accepted since they were playing our school, Augusta College. The game and the party will remain classics in our minds.

At the game, Armstrong squeaked by Augusta by one. The party was an example of true Pi Kapp and Southern hospitality. The next weekend most of the brothers got together for a skiing trip to Beech Mountain, NC. With the exception of a leg injury, everyone had a good time. Then the last weekend of the month was the conclave in Valdosta at which we again had a great turnout. The conclave was both very informative and enjoyable.

Back in November, at the dedication of the new Administrative Office, Gamma Psi again had a good representation, if not the largest.

All these trips are examples and proof of a new and stronger cohesion between the brothers of Gamma Psi, which is building us into a better chapter.

This spring will probably be the end of Pi Kappa Phi's reign as the only Greek-letter fraternity on campus. We will be welcoming Delta Chi to the Augusta College community.

We believe a new fraternity on campus could only have good effects on us. It will most assuredly bolster our fraternal spirit and pride, not to mention giving Augusta College's Greeks a louder voice in the college community.

GAMMA OMEGA — Montevallo The first part of the semester has been fairly successful for Pi Kappa Phi here at the University of Montevallo. Spring rush is now over and we have six pledges. The five new ones picked up in rush look to be one of the best groups yet.

One of our latest accomplishments here at Gamma Omega was to introduce and get passed an open rush system for the fraternity system.

It is something the Greeks here needed and we hope that the whole Greek system can benefit from it.

We are really doing well in intramurals as we took first in volleyball and basketball and a second in football. We are well into softball now and hope for a first there. Greek Week is coming up and we hope for a good showing there also.

Plans are now being made for the Rose Ball and for our annual Parents Day. We plan for the Rose Ball to bean May 7.

DELTA ALPHA -Virginia Tech Delta Alpha has started this year with a great deal of optimism. We are currently trying to involve our alumni in the chapter again, as with their assistance we can grow. Our turnover of officers has brought many new ideas into the areas of service, money-making and community relations, and our brothers are working harder than ever to improve our chapter.

Within the areas of house improvements we have added an addition to our "rec room" to include a bumper pool table, and plans for a new brick barbecue are in the works. Our intramural efforts have improved to the point where our intramural water polo team went undefeated this year.

Our rush program has improved tremendously — thanks to the assistance of the Administrative Office.

DID YOU KNOW 1976 is the 200th birthday of the Fraternity System.

Phi Beta Kappa was founded on December 10,1776.

With one exception, each area in Pi Kappa Phi had an area conclave during the school year 1975-76!

Only two chapters and one associate chapter were Without an opportunity to "do fraternity" with others in their area. This is an excellent record. Not all chapters took advantage of this event in their area. It is their loss, for it would appear that all were beneficial to the participants to the extent of their participation. In most areas a basketball tournament was enjoyed — even by the losers!

One area conclave even had its refreshments provided free of charge by "Rums of Puerto Rico" — can you top that next year?

41 The little sisters of Delta Delta Chapter at Northeast Missouri added a little "sugar and spice" to the Area X and XVII conclave.

Some of the basketball action at the Area V. VI, and XXI Conclave.

Tau Chapter, N. C. State, won the tournament for the Areas IV, XIII, and XXV Conclave.

DELTA DELTA — Northeast Missouri The brothers of Delta Delta have been very busy this past winter and will continue to be busy till the end of the school year. Our spring semester started January 6th with most of the brothers back. A few had not made it back because of a ski trip to Colorado.

We initiated another new brother this spring which brings our total brotherhood to twenty.

One of our alumni, James Switzer, has been filling a tough job on campus. He is the head resident of one of the women's dormitories.

One weekend in March we hosted an area conclave consisting of Areas 10 and 17. Chapters from the University of Missouri, University of Missouri-Rolla, Drake, Iowa State, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha attended. The conclave was held on Saturday with a basketball tournament following between the chapters.

University of Missouri took the prize. We would like to thank all the Pi Kapps that came. See you at Pi Kapp College.

DELTA EPSILON — Jacksonville State We, the brothers of Delta Epsilon Chapter, have recently decided to try and convince the people of the community that Pi Kappa Phi is more than just another fraternity.

Our "Public Relations Committee" has set up such programs as singing in the convalescent center and helping with the bicentennial by painting the fire hydrants in stars and stripes.

We have already received thanks from some of the townspeople. We feel that if we help the community, that the community will help us.

The brothers are also currently involved in a dance marathon for the Epileptic Foundation.

The idea is for each fraternity to enter a couple and back them with money. The couple must dance for 36 hours. All money collected goes to the Epileptic Foundation.

DELTA ZETA Appalachian State Spring semester started out on a good note as ten prospective brothers started their pledge period. Plans are now being made for a productive summer rush program. Active brothers are urged to introduce prospective rushees to Pi Kappa Phi activities.

The Alumni Chapter of Appalachian State and the alumni committee of the local chapter have been working diligently together to form a better relationship between the alumni and active brothers. Great strides have been made since the beginning of the alumni chapter as

The new Administrative Office Educational Seminar Room looked like this on Saturday. it is now an integral part of the local chapter's activities.

The fund-raising committee has been active thus far this semester. Several fund-raising projects have been launched, including the sponsoring of a plant sale to Appalachian students and community members, as well as a peanut and peanut brittle sale — both projects were successful. Many brothers also donated blood to various blood donor agencies.

The intramural program has been very active this semester in basketball as well as softball. Five Pi Kappa Phi teams represented the fraternity in basketball and three teams are planned for softball.

The fraternity remains strong on campus and active in interfraternity affairs. With the help of new brothers, we will continue to be the best on campus.

DELTA MU — Methodist Activities at Delta Mu have involved helping in the sale of Cokes for the United Students Appeal whereby all proceeds go to thirteen charities, and in the support of a "Greek Dance" recently held on the Methodist College Campus. We also held a car wash that was both profitable and enjoyable. We greatly appreciated the help given us by our alumni.

Initiation is in the month of March, as well as our Rose Ball.

In the month of April, we look forward to sponsoring our Miss Methodist College Pageant and a Donkey Basketball Game with the Methodist College faculty as the participants.

The first weekend of July will be the date of our summer retreat, planned to take place at Topsail Beach, N.C. Graduation means many things to many people, but, for Delta Mu, graduation will mean a loss of two very active and dedicated brothers, John Underwood and Remmie Hamilton, both of whom are original charter members. The brothers of Delta Mu congratulate, wish them the best of luck in the future, and invite them to become active alumni members of their fraternity.

DELTA XI — North Alabama The spring semester, 1976, has been great for us at U.N.A. We have just returned from spring holidays and elected new officers. We have a lot of hard work ahead since most of our new officers were initiated in February, 1976.

We have had a fine rush this semester and acquired a good group of associate members we feel will be an asset to our chapter and Pi Kappa Phi. We have only six weeks of school left and must study to get ready for finals and another good initiation of all our associate members.

DELTA OMICRON — Nicholls State Before finishing this spring semester and heading for the beaches along the Gulf Coast, the brothers of the Delta Omicron Chapter have two goals to accomplish. One of these goals is to become actively involved in all aspects of campus life. For our chapter to continue to grow, we must become aware of all the potential benefits which can exist by working in other organizations on campus. As our younger brothers begin to take on the responsibilities of running the chapter, our older brothers have become involved in more campus activities. It is hoped that through these activities, good potential Pi Kapp brothers will be recruited.

Another goal of our chapter is to have all of our fall rush plans written up before the end of this semester. This will free us of many problems and will hopefully increase our membership.

Our spring 1976 Rose Ball was a great success and all of those present were impressed by our guest speaker, Dwight Boudreaux. He gave a timely and well received speech which we could all relate to.

Nicholls State members, with cannon, enjoy first chapter house.

KAPPA PHI — Bowling Green On February 13, 1976, a group of men gathered at the Holiday Inn at Bowling Green; a week later we petitioned to become an associate chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. Presently our membership is 30 ambitious young men who want to build a strong chapter at Bowling Green.

We are still in our growth stage and are looking forward to being the strongest fraternity on campus in the very near future.

During the first week of April we cleaned up the Bowling Green airport, and have present plans to paint some of the city's shelters for a local clean-up contest. We have many other projects and community services planned for the future.

Our Bowling Green chapter is the first new fraternity to be recognized on our campus in the last fifteen years, and we are growing at a fantastic rate. We hope to be hearing from other chapters in the near future, and we hope to see a lot of brothers at our chartering celebration come next fall.

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To my son at college

You have rightfully so expressed doubt as to the validity of fraternity — as you must also be expressing doubt in other concep ts. Especially have you been vigorous in your demand for an intellectual or academic reason for fraternity. I suppose it would serve no good purpo se for me to respond harshly to your concern that fraternity does not appea r "to be" for you.

The word be, as conceived as meaning to be, is a power ful concept for the fraternity. It infers that a person has a complete and inalienable right to be — to be something, to be special, to be important! Theref ore the unravelling of fraternity is not directed to the crowd, but as an intimate and personal persuasive intellectual force, directed to one special person.

Behavior reflects upon the actuality of those person al reactions to the fraternity concept. While we justify our actions by most undefinable terms, fraternity does not consist of abstracts, but of man-m ade ideas, from its beginning to its modern model. Therefore, the underl ying concepts that unlock fraternity must be shown to arise early and in the simplest culture and behavior of man, and remains so today!

A man often will strongly avoid the subject while inside he is crying out to be loved by another person. His failure to first love someone else has placed him in an untenable circumstance. Therein lies the beauty of fraternity, for there is one gift above all others that makes a fraternity man unique among all others; his immense pleasure in exerci sing and pushing forward the skill of his brother — and therefore himsel f giving love and, in turn, being loved.

Concepts remain as such until touched by the person of someone who cares enough to become involved. Religion is but contem plation for some, a vehicle for action by others. Which has produced more good for civilization — the Eastern religions or the religions of action?

Likewise could it be said of academics.

We have to understand that the value of fraternity can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation and reflection. It then, and only then, becomes something of value.

Your father