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Message trom ... isk management. Many of Friend" program focused on alcohol and our members, both alumnae other drug awareness for the 1990s. To R and collegians, are not fa- increa e awareness of the effects of alco miliar with this term permeating the hol and other drugs, to promote under- fraternal world. What does it mean and tanding of the difference between sen how doe it affect Pi Beta Phi and its sible use and abuse of alcohol, and to members? Risk management is an effort cultivate responsible deci ion-making to reduce the risk of injury, damage or by Pi Beta Phi member are among the financial loss by the Fraternity and its goals of the program. Several work chapters. In light of the changing cli shops, tip sheets and flyer a well as re mate on collegiate campu es, Greek source information are included in the leaders are empowering their members program. In addition, Pi Beta Phi colle with the means to effectively manage gians have been active participants in Beth van Maanen Beatty, Grand risks. National Alcohol Awareness Week for Vice President of Collegians The National Panhellenic several years. Tens of thousands of Pi Conference and National Phi collegians boast Pi Phi alcohol Interfraternity Council have developed awareness buttons with such themes as a program entitled GreekSolutions "The Sky's not the Limit-Know Our Chapter, Our Choice for use on Yours" and "Empowering Positive college campuses. This risk manage Choices." ment program enables Greeks to rede In the areas of social programming, fine campus norms regarding the use of chapter membership policies and hous alcohol and drugs. The program has re ing matters, specific guidelines are set ceived funding from the U. S. forth for chapters to follow. Chapter Department of Education Fund for the members are educated in all areas of Improvement of Post Secondary risk, and the chapter Executive Council Education. During the 1994-95 academ does a yearly Risk Audit to identify ic year, it will be taken to 20 college areas of potential risk. They then de campuses by one of the three traveling velop a plan to eliminate those identi employees ofNPC and NIC. Chapter fied areas of risk. members participate in an interactive Our Fraternity will continue to en workshop led by students from other sure the safety and well-being of our chapters on campus. GreekSolutions collegians by providing the individuals Our Chapter, our Choice helps mem in our chapters with a "u er friendly" bers of the Greek system address tough guideline for risk management. A new issues together. The students are mak Risk Management Handbook will be ing the choices and the commitment to available to our collegiate chapters dur create a more positive environment. ing the 1994-95 academic year. This Ultimately it is the individual's respon handbook will encompass all the docu sibility to practice risk management in ments relating to risk management the context of what has been taught. emergency procedure, the planning of Only by being educated on what is in social event, di ciplinary procedures, volved in managing risk will our colle house safety, and insurance information gians be able to meet that responsibility. to name a few. It will be used to educate Pi Beta Phi is providing education, our chapter in a concise and systematic resources and activities to equip its way. members in taking measures to provide As our collegians endeavor to a safer environment. Each summer at strengthen their Pi Phi friend hips in regional leadership seminars and con the context of their busy lives, we as a ventions, chapter leaders take part in Fraternity are here to support them and work hop addressing risk management provide them with the necessary tools issues given by Pi Beta Phi's legal coun for a safe and meaningful college experi sel Tim Burke. Earlier this year, Pi Beta ence. Phi released an updated "Friend to 2 The Arrow of p, Beta Ph, Contents Fall 1994 Volume 111 Number 1 Risk Management - Creighton Installation - The Fraternity works to re Nebra ka Gamma is the duce risks to Pi Beta Phi newe t addition to the collegians and provide a safe Fraternity's roll call of environment. chapters. pg. 4 pg.1O Award Winners - Campaign for Collegiate chapters and Arrowmont alumnae clubs are recog Construction of a new nized for their excellence painting studio and remod during the 1993-94 eling of an existing studio academic year. will begin this fa ll. pg. 12 pg. 19 Amy Burnham Onken Pi Phi Express - and Chapter Service See the new fall line of Award Winners - Pi Phi Express merchandise. Collegians from across the pg.59 country are honored for leadership and service with in their chapters. pg. 42 Departments News of Arrowmont •.•.......•••.•....•.•....••....••.•.••... 14 Foundation .•.•••.•..•....•.•..•..•......••.••.•..•.•..•............ 18 Collegiate News ................................................. 20 Links to Literacy ..........................•..................... 26 Fraternity Directory ........................................... 27 Alumnae News .........................................•........44 Letters .................................•...........................•.. 53 In Memoriam ...............•......•.............................. 55 Announcements .....•.....•....••.•....•...•...•• ....•••.•..•.. 63 Arrow Editor-jennifer Moeller Barcus Address Changes and In FOUNDERS OF THE FRA Assistant - Elizabeth Ann G ilkison Memoriam Emma Brownlee Kilgore (1848-1924) Pi Beta Phi Central Office Margaret Campbell (1846-1936) Pi Beta Phi Central Office 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333 Libbie Brook Gaddis (1850-1933) 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333 St. Louis, MO 63105 Ada Bruen Grier (1848-1924) St. Louis, MO 63105 Clara Brownlee Hutchinson (1850-1931) 314/727-7338 The ARROW of Pi Beta Phi (USPS Fannie Whitenack Libbey (1848-1941) FAX: 314/727-8049 032-540) is publi hed quarterly by Pi Rosa Moore (1848-1924) Beta Phi Fraternity, 7730 Carondelet, jennie Nicol, M.D. (1845-1881) Correspondence of an editorial nature is Suite 333, St. Louis, MO 63105-3328. Inez Smith oule (1846-1941) to be addressed to the editor. Second clas po tage paid at St. Louis, Fannie Thomson (1848-1868) MO. POSTMASTER: Send address jennie Home Turnbull (1846-1932) Copy Deadlines changes to The ARROW of Pi Beta Nancy Black Wallace (1 46-1918) Spring - Dec. 1 Fall-June 1 Phi, 7730 Carondelet, Suite 333, St. Summer - April 1 Winter-Oct. 1 Loui , MO 63105-3328. Founded 1867 The Arrow of p, Beta Ph, 3 RISK MANAGEMENT BY TIMOTHY M . BURKE To manage risk would appear con trary to the meaning of the word. So how does Pi Beta Phi solve the puzzle of ILLUSTRATION today's risk manage BY ment on the college MIKE FISCHER campus? 4 The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi - hen my daughter Nora stand that if they are arrested for dri necessary or uniquely dangerou and was initiated into the ving while intoxicated, even if they are unrelated to the accomplishment of w Ohio Iota Chapter of Pi nice young college women from good any po itive ends. Risk management Beta Phi this spring, she fam ilies, they are likely to do time in does not say that fraternity members entered a vastly different Greek world jail. Like it or not, a fraternity party, should not have fun. It does mean that than existed during her parents' college whether in the Pi Beta Phi hou e or in the fun must be tempered with an un days. Two decades ago, the rights of a men's house acros the street, is not a derstanding of the environment in students on college campuses were ex safe haven in which the law with re which we live. This is a litigious soci panding. The effort was underway to gard to the legal minimum age can be ety, and where an injury occurs because make them full participants in our ignored. of negligence, recklessness or illegal democracy by extending to 18-year The media attention which inex conduct, there is little doubt that a olds the right to vote. America was ac orably attaches when fraternity mis lawsuit will follow. Risk management customed to seeing students speaking conduct causes injury should in no way seeks to reduce that likelihood. Today, out on social issues ranging from the lead to the conclusion that the Greek chapter leaders and alumnae advisors war in Vietnam to the environment. system is bad or that its members are ir are expected to analyze the risks in America, too, was accustomed to re ponsible. When in fact, just the op volved in actions before taking them seeing students party, and in large mea posi te is true. and to plan events so that exposure to sures the partying was viewed with For this reason, risk management liability is kept at an acceptable level. great tolerance. That tolerance faded, ha become the watchword in the lexi That does not mean that members however, as more attention was focused con of Greek leaders. should not have a good time or be pro on the abuse of alcohol, on hazing and Risk management does not mean hibited from having parties. It does on the darker side of fraternity and col not taking risks. If it did, it would be mean that the fu n should not be built lege life. Ultimately, the cost of ignor contrary to the great traditions upon around the consumption of alcohol. ing hazing, accepting teenage drinking which Pi Beta Phi is based. What risk Parties should be planned in ad and putting up with drunk drivers and management is all about is recognizing vance and basic steps should be taken the deaths and injuri es these actions how to reduce risk and manage it and to ensure that the parties are safely and cau ed, became too h igh. Society and to eliminate those risks which are un- legally conducted. That requires first a political leaders reacted, and today col lege students in general.