The Laurel OF PHI KAPPA TAU

VOLUME 86, NO. 3, WINTER 1999 EDITOR TERRI L. NACKID BUSINESS MANAGER WILLIAM D. JENKINS SENIOR EDITOR ELIZABETH S. RUNYON GRAPHIC DESIGNER STACEY CASTLE COVER PHOTO DAVID KAMBA CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE BRENT MILLER, JAY McCANN, THOMAS NACKID, RICK REDDING, JOEL RUDY, TIMOTHY CLARK

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VOLUME 86, NO. 3, WINTER 1999 FEATURES a DON PHILLIPS Morningstar's pre idenr sheds light on the company' past, present, and future. 14 YOU'VE GOT MAIL C hances are you and l wi ll not meet Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan in an anonymous chat room. Bur one thing is certain: our lives have been forever changed by the e-mail revolution. 20 THROUGH AN ARTIST'S EVES Joe Kirkish sees things the rest of us don't­ until he points them out to us in his outstanding photographs. 26 SCALING THE WALL Executive Director Joel Rudy's speech to the IC Alcohol Task Force offers concrete solutions to alcohol use and sbuse concerns facing the Greek community.

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ongratulations on your excellent Carticle on John Green. I have been a fa n of John' from my first interaction with him. He exemplifie integrity and he continue to in pire o many of u . His day-to-day ailbax involvement wi ll be orely mis ed. Be t wi hes to Joel Rudy and the re t of the Phi Tau taff. Uphill. Downhill teve Dealph have been enj oying all the Laurels, but the [ pring '9 i ue] really A ociate Director fo r G reek Affair I caught my intere t for many rea on , the empha i on drinking and orthwestern Univer ity drug especiall y. As advisor to Gamma Alpha Chapter [Michigan Tech] for nearly half a century, it's been my key drive. When we fir t HGTops joined PKT, the average age of our group wa in the mid-20 , o it wa ea y to follow the non-drinking-as-a-group rul e, and we became oday i my final day a pre idem known (sometime derisively by other drinking fraternitie ) a the Tof Ep ilon Tau Chapter "non-drinking fraternity"-an appellation our mature member [Univer ity of Arizona]. I wanted to enjoyed with pride. take a moment to thank you for all of Of course , as the new, younger members came into the chapter, the yo ur help and upport throughout my attitude changed with them and little by little the group caved in to term as pre idem, during my ummer doing as all other groups did-more for their own plea ure, I think, intern hip, and over the pa t 27 than just to imitate. Since then, it has been an uphill, downhill i ue. month since we colonized. The biggest problem came with the serious drinkers (many of whom While we are aero the country eventually became bona fide alcoholics) who garnered admiration from from yo u back in O hio, the di ranee the other members for their "manly" frankness about their binging and did not really eparate u . I alway who could influence the other-especially the less confident ones­ appreciated the prompt re pon e to until the truth wou ld be exposed. my que tion , inquirie , and con­ Well, thank you very much for the press ure you have been putting cerns. I will never be able to thank on us to become legal and mature once again. Attitude and tradition yo u enough for the opportunity to can be changed, and yo u're helping bring it about. work with you thi ummer. l had the most amaz ing time over my two Joe Kirkish week in Oxford, and I attribute that Michigan Tech '58 to all of yo u. Gabe [G abe arah, University of Arizona '98] and I till constantly talk about the fun we had. Alumni Pride I am ure that yo u will be hearing from my succe or, Randy Thoma , as udos on the latest i ue of The Laurel [Fall '98]. I wa truly dazz led I will impart to him the nece ity­ Kby the new layout, interesting photos, and overall quality of thi and enjoyment-of utilizi ng our publication. Out of all the magazines and other publications I receive resources at H eadquarter . I am al o in the mail, The Laurel continue to be one of the best. As a member confident that Randy, along with our of the Board of Governors here, I found many relevant article from new officers, wi ll lead Ep ilon Tau which to draw programming ideas and other way to assist my chapter. Chapter to the pinnacle of fratemi­ But perhaps just a important, the content of The Laurel really instilled tie at the Univer ity of Arizona. a greater sense of brotherhood and ·alumni pride than ever before. On my final weekend, I wa pri i­ Congratulations on earning another College Fraternity Editor leged to lead the initiation of fiv Association award-you certainly de erved it! Keep up the great work. new brothers into our Chapter and will keep that, along with m hri topher G . Hoff tion, a th greate t m Wright tate '94 Phi Tau exp ri n e.

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Is the Annual Report Too Cood? the magazine which are required to j)re­ sent the donor lists. he 97-98 "Ewing T. Bole Legacy" Quite frankl y, we ge t more bang for Tpresents a very professional image, the buck with this Annual Report than like that of AT&T, IBM or General trying to say thank you with glitzy premi­ Motor . ums. Raising resources is not done in a It also presents a very expens ive vacuum- it costs money to raise it. tmage. However, I can assure you each of our It sugge ts to me that my yearly staff members understands the critical donations are not needed. I looked for nature of our work and the fiduciary a statement that the report was not responsibility we have to alumni and funded in any way by contributions to friends who support the Foundation's the fund, but I did not find it. Perhaps mission year after year. I missed it. Yes , the 1997-98 Annual Report is a Your clarify ing/correcting feedback listing of those whose gifts are so impor­ is welcomed. tant to our mission. But this year's If no honest feedback from the Report is so very much more, and we Foundation, no future contributions think a wiser use of our resources is to to the Foundation fro m me. create a fir st-class publication which serves multiple purposes. To say the Jim Lavelle leas t, it documents the life of Ewing Case Western '6 1 Thomas Boles and his role in Phi Kappa Tau over his lifetime, thus providing an have just finished go ing through the important historical publication for our l"Ewing T. Boles Legacy" edition of membership . The Annual Report will be your Annual Report. This may be the used to help us es tablish the Boles "class iest" thing that I have ever seen Lecture Series at schools where we have fro m the Foundation offi ces. You are Maxwe ll Award Winning Chapters. to be congratulated! And the Annual Report will enhance our ability to secure corporate and Edgar E. (Gene) Sego matching gifts . Florida '6 1 I hope I have stimulated your interes t in what we are trying to accomplish and Bill]enkins responds for the Foundation: that you will continue your support of the Over the years our Foundation's Phi Kappa Tau Foundation. Annual Reports have been designed to express thanks and genuine appreciation for the generosity of alumni and friends whose gifts make an important difference for the students we serve. This year's report is no exception. However, traditionally we have included lists of donors in The Laurel, reflecting on those gifts given in the previous fi scal What arc you year. But since the magazine is now offered on a subscription basis, we opted Send your letters to Terri Nackid, Editor, to curtail our past practice and present The Laurel, 14 North Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH the donor listings apart fr om the journal 45056. You can reach us by e-mail at: itself. Since subscription revenue direct­ [email protected] or fax us at ly pays fo r The Laurel-not the 513/524-4812. Annual Report-we created a separate publication for the same budge ted We reserve the right to edit all material for content or amount. Thus not expecting subscribers to fit available space. to pay for the many additional pages in

W inter 1999 Laurel 5 continue to believe one of the I fine t deci ions Phi Kappa Tau has ever made wa to adopt , in 1995, ewman 's H o le in the Wall Gang initiative a the Fraternity's philanthropy. Children who couldn't camp anywhere else because they uffer from cancer or other li fe-threat­ ening blood di ea es are given the chance to be kid , and our chapter have rallied in their behalf. Mr. ewman' comment that he appreciated very much what the Fraternity and Foundation have done (and are lly Side afthe Desk doing) to upport thi initiative hould be hared with each indi­ vidual and each chapter having y gue s is this will be read in Febru ary. But a this column contributed time and re ource goes to press 1999 i only hour away, and while I'm enjoying to these de erving children. In Mthe quiet confines of my office, staff on ho liday, no phone the month ahead, I ha ll do ju t rin ging, I'm also strugg ling to avoid developing the obligatory li t that ... hare hi feeling . of resolutions for the New Year. I think I can win that battle, however, by reflecting on the year ow that I've gone thi far, in just completed. To be very honest, I canno t recall a time when our Nspite of the fact I aid I Foundation was invo lved in more initiative , played a more ignifi­ wouldn't make a ew Year' re o­ cant ro le in the li ves of tudents, and received more thoughtful lution (I lied), I re olve to invite contributions from alumni and friend to enable our staff to carry increa ing number of a lumni to out our miss ion . help u fund individual "coun- elor hip "for tudent who y personal h ighlight in 1998 was the opportu­ Mnity I had ju t days ago to shake hands with ...... :11111 and speak to actor-philanthropist-brother Paul Newman in New York. The occasion was the tenth anniversary celebration of the founding, by Newman , of the Hole in the Wall Gang camps. The event was a thank-you to tho e individuals and organizations who have supported this initiative and to encourage their continued support. Campers fr om the Ho le in the Wall Gang Camp in Con necticut enter­ tained and stole the show. Applause and tears were abun­ dant.

Mike Altenburger, Wright State '97, left, and Bill Jenkins were counselors at The Boggy Creek Gang Camp last summer.

Winter 1999 Laurel highlight in 1998 was the I had just days ago to shake hands with and speak to actor-philanthropist­ brother in New York. choose to work at the camps this coming summer (and future sum­ mers, too). The Foundation is committed to providing $1,000 each to the men who serve an entire summer as a Hole in the Wall Gang Camp counselor-for Jenkins with campers 1999 we will provide counselor­ at The Hole in the Wall ships to 25 deserving young men. Gang's Boggy Creek Gang Camp Near Already, I have heard of more Orlando, Florida. than 25 men who have expressed an interest in participating as full-time counselors this coming su mmer. I h ope that by the year 2000 we can accommodate every member who is willing to spend an entire summer at one of the Hole in the Wall Gang camps. It's an experience of a lifetime and some fine students come away realizing the tremendous feeling you get when yo u help someone less fortunate. I guarantee I intend to fulfill my resolution! My best for 1999! II' san

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CRITICAL THINKING OPENING DOORS When Phillips joined Morningstar in 1986, he didn't Morning tar' ucce is a tory about technology. have a finance or economics degree. But he did have a "The company wa tarted in 1984 largely becau e the master's degree in English, an interest in investing and PC came out a couple of year before that," aid the thinking skills to be an analys t. "I thought, instead Phillip . "For the first time you could a emble big data­ of being an English professor and inves ting on the side, ba es without the huge co t of getting acce to a main­ why don't I see if I can ge t a job writing about re earch­ fr ame computer. " ing investments, and I figured I would read the great Technology continued to open door for Morning tar. books on the side." "We tarted publi hing 'Morning tar Mutual Fund ,' Today Morningstar looks for employees with the same which became our fl ag hip print publication-the one I kinds of analytical skills Phillips brought to the job. was hired to do in '86-largely because the Macinto h "We can teach the finance. The math part of invest­ came out in '84." Phillip continued, "all of a udden ment isn't that difficult-buy low, se ll high. It's not the yo u could do desktop publi hing and that really mos t difficult concept to master. But of course execut­ changed things." ing it is incredibly difficult. It's that analytical thinking In the late '80s the company took advantage of a that we can't teach on the job." groundbreaking technology-CO-ROM. "We put all As a provider of investment information, Morningstar of our data on a CD-ROM. And at the time that ju t decided early on to align its interests with individual wasn't done ... we old the drives our elve ," he said. investors. "A lot of people in finance are more closely These cutting-edge use of technology h ave always aligned with the selling process of financial se rvices and been a part of the company' philosophy. "We would they are part of the whole machinery that's making the say, 'how doe this allow u to reinvent what we've money off of the individual," Phillips said. "We set our­ done? What can we do better?"' Phillip explained. selves up to represent the voices of the individual "I think the mi take people make with new techno lo­ investor." gies is they try to replicate what they did in the las t Mornings tar's variety of print, software and internet technology." products have made information available to a wide Morning tar ha wa ted no time taking advantage of variety of investors and are an outstanding resource for the internet. The company's critically acclaimed inter­ professionals. The investment style box and star ratings net site, Morning tar.net, meets the growing need of that Morningstar, and Phillips, pioneered have become today's internet-savvy inve tors with increa ed informa­ indu try standards. tion on mutual funds and tacks. Regi tration to the "People will tell yo u how to run yo ur bu ines right site i free. Members can track their portfolio , acce and how to define your product if yo u'r'e smart inve tment information and analys is, and participate in enough to listen ," Phillip aid. Mornings tar ha cer­ discu ion group . "Clearly what people are tr ing t d tainly listened. The company continues to lead the right now i create communitie on the internet, and fi nancial world into the 21 t century. It continue to that' what we're trying to do," Phillip aid. expand its product and ervices as well a the way Morningstar added a fee-ba ed pr mium er i in they ar d li vered. 199 . ub criber get e. p nd d inf rm ti n and

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analysis, can ubmit more sophi ticated querie , and are probably not going to go out on their ow n and get receive personalized e-mail report . that information," he aid . "Financial ervice are ju t way too full f jargo n INFORMATION OVERLOAD and all of these bizarre little acronym . Thing like Phillips says technology will continue to change the that make it very intimidating to the first-time way individuals invest. "People will be ge tting more­ inve tor," Phillip aid . Morning tar work hard to not just access to the data-but more things that help pre ent information clearly including out tanding bridge the ga p between data and knowledge. The de ign for all of it product . "We are in the bu ine whole investment proces will ge t easier and ea ier." of communicating information. De ign i reall y When Phillip started at Morning tar the mo t cur­ important and omething that mo t financial se rvice rent mutual fund information was nine months old firms just completely ignore." the day it was published. ow, even a CD-ROM that The company ha come a long way from producing a takes only nine days to create and distribute is insuffi­ quarterly source book, to creating a ho t of publication cient. "That's no longer the accepted standard . The including newsletter , an annual book, oftware prod­ standard is nine minutes, and it's going to nine sec­ ucts, profe ional software and Morning tar. net. onds," he explained. Phillips' academic side shows through-he clearly DEFINING THE FUTURE enjoys all of the information that is available today. Phillip ays he owe much of hi succe to defining "But it's daunting," he sa id . "That's where the chal­ his interest . "I know people who are still down in lenges have changed. When we started the company Austin .. . and they are kind of tending bar, hangi ng out, the challenge was how to get a hold of good reliable still trying to fi gure out 'what do I want to do when I information. Today the challenge is how to make se n e grow up ?' I joke with them-at a certain point you have of an overload of information." to rule out a tronaut and fireman, and tart defining Though Morningstar dominates the fund information yo ur choice . If yo u define what interest you and then arena today, Phillips thinks the company's most excit­ yo u follow that, I think things often work out well." ing years are yet to come. "I think of Morningstar as He's already helping hi children, on Jame (age sort of like this puppy dog with big paws. My job now is even) and David (age four), learn about defining their to help it grow into that," he said. "Morningstar has future-at least financially. In fact, both were fe atured been a company sort of by investors for investors. Our in a recent U. S. ews and World Report article about challenge now is to find wa ys to move beyond that core yo ung inve tor . group-and not to abandon them by any stretch of the Both Jame and David own indi idual tack . And imagination- but to serve a much wider·audience that while they're finding ut about the up and down of increa ingly i asked to make investment decisions." investing at an early age, it really i all in g d fun. Phillip ee one of the niche Mornings tar will fill in " ometime they will decorate the li ing r the future i pr viding 401 K information for reluctant their own shopping mall," aid Phillip . I inv stars. "A l t of people are in a 401K plan, they tack they wn are retail t k , u h a hav a ne d to kn w about their inve tment , but they H ardware , port uth rit , R inf r t nd -11 .

1 2 Winter 1999 Laurel Phillips recreated the scene, "They'll drag a bunch of that are really lasting," Phillip aid. "You think back to stuff out from the kitchen and that will be the 7-11 the people yo u knew in the dorm-you haven't seen tore. And then they'll ge t all of the ports stuff and se t any of them in 15 year . People in the Fraternity-the up another chair." Then Phillips and wife Anne go bond i ju t o mu ch deeper and yo u do stay together," shopping in "the mall. " he refl ected. Phillips hopes they'll learn the id eas behind invest­ "We reall y d id some ground-breaking thing at ing. "The money they're go ing to make-they own fi ve Texas. When I wa there we were the on ly racially hares of this and ten of that-it' nothing. Bu t the integrated ocial fratern ity on campu ,"he aid. Beta concept is that instead of just being a consumer of these Alpha was also the first fraternity at the university to products you can own them as well. " elect an A fri can-Ameri can pre ident. "That wa so mething that I wa genuinely pro ud of," he added. PHI TAU CONNECTION "We had the mos t eclectic group of guys. It broke a Phillip joined Beta Alpha Chapter at Texas ha rtly lot of the pretense of the fraternal sy tern. And yet, we after it had been rechartered in 1982. Many of his clos ­ were very influential within the overall fraternity y - es t fri ends are members of Beta Alpha. "I think that tern there," Phillips aid. being a part of the Fraternity has been one of the mos t Phillips remain committed to Phi Kappa Tau and important things in my life. I made fri end hips there proudly di played a Phi Tau keychain. Q

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meet - or in an anonymous internet chat room. But one thing is certain: our business and have been f J r ~ r ~r r· ~~(O .. by the exploding .. -r' J [) ~ represented by the @.. fil .. r: and e-mail specifically.

eed a quick answer to a question from your mother? Your boss? Your brother who's working in Japan? E-mail's the way to go-faster, easier, more direct and more con­ venient than picking up pen or phone. Millions of us are getting connected, from res- idents of New York's highest skyscraper to Iowa's smallest family farm. A 1997 Time magazine story reported that 776 billion e-mail messages moved through U.S.-based computer networks in 1994. Their estimate for 2000? 6.6 trillion. And though it may seem that half of those messages are bad jokes from co-workers, e-mail is moving business and personal relationships to a new plateau, and at speeds faster than ever before imagined. Phi Taus first got connected through the work of Jason Crawford, Bradley '92, in the internet's infancy, 1992 (see sidebar). Today, brothers are linked through the Phi Tau web site and other listserves (grouped e-mail addresses enabling one message to go out to many people at one set up by alumni and undergraduates at various chapters and a.Jumni clubs. because a brother they eally wanted to see again had already signed up. A couple of them fiew in at the last minute. " Bill Brasch '67, the University of Louisville's Beta Bethany College's Phi Chapter alumni stay in Beta Chapter alumni communicator extraordinaire, touch through a listserve managed by John Sayers had 230+ names on his listserve in October and '78, a communications tool that came in handy "it's still growing," he said. The chapter's 50th promoting the chapter's recent 75th annive rsary anniversary celebration in 1997 was attended by reun1on . more than 750 people, largely the result of coordi- nated efforts by Brasch and the reunion committee utilizing every means of communication possible, It is perhaps this combination of the impersonal including regular e-mails. and the personal that makes e-mail so effective. "I Tim Clark, Cal-State Fullerton '67, reports: love e-mail, [it] allow s me to maintain pe rsonal "Gamma Omicron Chapter alumni use [e-mail] communications I wouldn't probably do other­ heavily. Almost all of our Board of Governor and wise," says Past National President Steve Brothers, House Corporation members use e-mail to com­ UC-Berkeley '66. "It is more convenient than the municate agendas, etc. We also have been building telephone. I can do it at my convenience and up our alumni list to include e-mail. Right now based on my mood. It has also been very helpful (October) we have addresses on about 120 out of with business ." 600 alumni and my goal is to have at least 300 Alan Dunn (Hobart College '78, current member within a year. of San Francisco State 's Epsilon Theta BOG) also "E-mail really helped us 'pump up' the attendance finds e-mail easier than phoning. "The net permits at the last reunion," added Clark. "We sent out e­ locating of information (some useful, some trivial, mails about four weeks and then two weeks in some completely without value); e-mail permits advance. In each e-mail, we included [names ofj the more rapid communications at a lower expense brothers who had already committed to attend. At than telephoning and is quite useful." He uses e­ the event, several alumni commented to me on mail heavily "for and in my profession," plus stays how effective those e-mails were. They showed up in touch with family members. said Wang, "where the notes made on an electron­ ic blackboard appear in real-time on the screens. Colleges and universities hopped on the web Each of the students can make personal notes right bandwagon w hen the technology was in its infancy on top of the professor's instantly." In addition, and have since wired campus dorms and offices at "some professors have lectured from the web an astounding rate. Students, accustomed to this where students can choose to watch and listen largely free access, were among the first to from home. Most of these classes are pilot cours­ embrace the technology. Universities are realizing es ... but are prototypes for the future uses of tech­ more and more uses every day: virtual classrooms, nology in the educational environment at Georgia electronic office hours, promoting the university, Tech and the State of Georgia." augmenting fundraising efforts, and tracking alumni. Dunn reports that San Francisco State is "well­ Richard Wang, Georgia Tech '94, reports that all wired," with student and faculty e-mail addresses residential buildings on the Georgia Tech campus provided on a web site. He's enrolled in an on­ have been wired with access to Tech's computer line class. services through ethernet connections. "The dorms w ere the first locations," he said, "followed by the AmCi:l Herre's a various student organizations with some kind of res­ Plilote of~ Me idence like all the fraternity and sorority houses. The organizations paid about $4,000 to have high-speed At the Harvard Business School, where I 994 fi ber optic lines run to the houses. The only cost that Shideler winner Rodney Harl, UC-Berkeley '90, is in the chapters paid was to run CATV cable to each of the MBA class of 2000, each student has a "head­ the rooms, and quarterly maintenance fees. Nearly quarters" page which is highly-personalized, includ­ all the 32 fraternities and eight sororities have individ­ ing their weekly schedule, assignments, extra read­ ual houses on the east side of the campus." ings, etc. which can be updated as needed. Wang said Georgia Tech expects all students to "Corrections to handouts or exhibits are available have computers that can connect to the campus immediately and broadly to all students," said Harl. network, and they must be compatible with soft­ "Typically, an electronic copy is posted directly on ware used in various classes , requiring at least a the web for people to access. The school uses mid-level Pentium processo r. "Some of the profes­ internally-designed tools such as on-line sors have used this requirement to develop multi­ surveys/polls, videos, questionnaires, discussion media software that supplements some of the lec­ groups and case studies" as well. tures and labs," said Wang. "From a student-life/activity perspective, it's extra­ Some Georgia Tech classes also have lectures and ordinarily helpful," said Harl. "Each morning notes made by professors available on the web. announcements are posted on the home page, 'Another innovation was the advent of Palm Pilots," each club or activity manages their own web page,

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E-mail's ease and informality are deceptive: beware of dam­ and a dynamic calendar is maintained so you can aging e-mail messages that can be (and have been) used in liti­ keep track of the wide range of activities scheduled. gation. For example, in 1995, Chevron paid four women a total Additionally, when speakers come to campus, a of $2.2 million to settle a sexual harassment suit after the video of their presentation is posted on the internet plaintiffs produced e-mail containing sexist jokes about why beer is better than women. and can be downloaded as a streaming video feed Here are some guipelines on for those who may have missed it. " proper e-mail use on tfle JOb: Harl considers the greatest aid the use of "the virtual Classcard. " All students in the school input 1.Your business e-mail system is company property. As such, it is to be used for business purposes only. Don't use it to their addresses, phone numbers, undergraduate make a date or send a love letter. Don't transmit trade education, majors, year of graduation, interests , secret or proprietary information; don't use it to and last several work experiences with descrip­ bad-mouth co-workers, vendors or competitors. Do n't use company e-mail to set up or run a personal business. tions. It is then posted, along w ith a photograph

and a digitalized file of the student speaking his or 2.1t's just common sense, but don't use obscene or her name, which is then made available through a profane language. Don't send sexually explicit language, searchable database. images, cartoons or jokes. Don't use e-mail to express your political beliefs or commentary. Don't make disparaging "Why is this helpful?" asked Harl. "From the stu­ comments or jokes related to sex, race, age, sexual orientatio n, dent's perspective , it's a trivial exercise to locate all religion, national origin or disability. the people who worked, for example, in the aero­ 3.stored e-mail is very hard to delete; it remains space industry, to search by someone's fi rst name permanently on your hard drive unless your hard drive to get their information, or see who else is inter­ is erased. ested in hiking. It also lets you put a name to a face , in case you're not sure . From the professor's 4.Remember that e-mail is like paper in that it can be subpoenaed and used as evidence. perspective, it allows them to prepare for a class

discussion by learning how to pronounce every­ S.compose all e-mail with the thought that it is being one's name, letting them see people's experiences monitored by someone in your company. and decide how to use that in the class discussion, 6.Just like a business letter, an e-mail should be carefully­ and generate a seating chart to allow better recall composed, fully-thought out and carefully drafted. Unlike of what people said in class when they assign daily a letter, it should be short (generally under 25 lines), and conversational. grades. "Half of the grade for the class is based on class participation, "so careful evaluation of 40- 50 7 . Use filters and anti-spam software. EudoraPro, for comments each class period is not only difficult, but example, allows you to filter (automatically delete) vital to fair grading of students." messages from e-mail addresses that you wish never to hear from again. Recent graduate Jon Morgan, Akron '93 , sums up e-A"\ail s ffectiveness best: "I am now in law school 8.consider that there are some communications that should never be put in writing!

Winter 1999 Laurel 1 7 at Ohio Northern University. I have not had time for traditional means of communication with my brothers back at Akron. The internet has allowed me to keep up with the goings-on of the chapter. • "In fact, the president and one of my best Cr 1ve Solution friends, Giuseppe Dilulio, e-mails me on a weekly psilon Sigma basis to keep me informed. As school began this

BY JEREMY BENZ semester [fall] there was an empty spot inside of PR E SIDEN T , EPSI L ON SIGMA AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY me. I missed rush, parties, intramurals, chapter meetings and just being with the guys. Having Like many chapters without a cen­ Giuseppe keep me posted on what the chapter was tralized house, Epsilon Sigma Chapter at Chapman University was experiencing difficulties doing made me feel much better. in its communication structure. First we imple­ "I could support them, and in a way I felt that I mented phone trees, which were limited in their flexi­ bility. Then I tried getting the chapter to correspond via was still a part of it all. Phi Tau meant so much to an e-mail listserve, but this soon got bogged down with minutiae: " I'm in the computer lab. What's up. Huh me for the past four years, and I know it will con­ huh." tinue to be as the years go by.. .The internet is a In November, I set up a Yahoo! Club. This totally free service has worked logistical won­ great way to fill in strayed alumni and keep recent ders with the communicative structure of the chapter. The club enables a group to set up its ones informed." 0 own web site with pictures, links and messages. A bulletin board is central to the site, allowing for posting of pertinent information. A private chat room also comes with each site and facili­ l:d[lQt \E l~Ql<:-~ This look at e-mail is the tates file transfers: perfect for on-line com­ first in a two-part series reporting on lifestyle mittee meetings. This site also lists who has changes related to unew" technology. The second logged on; enabling the webmasters to see part will appear in the next issue of The Laurel. who has been checking up on the information The author relied purely on e-mail responses and who has not. from Phi Tau brothers to write this story. The most impressive part of the site is the calendar function. This feature is time­ sensitive and can be edited. Text messages can be attached for events, making it an invaluable scheduling resource. Now, wherever there is internet access (which is quite a lot of places in southern California) a Brother can chat, post messages, and peruse the calendar. The access is always there. This site has worked wonders and now mostly everybody in the chapter is up to spec concerning chap­ ter business. Contact me if you'd like more information on set­ ting up a similar site for your chapter: jbenz

I Winter 1999 Laurel Jason Crawford: Phi Tau's Web Pioneer Greek organizations in general and Phi Kappa Tau specifically took advantage of the "new" technology early on. Phi Kappa Tau's web site was set up in the "dark ages" by Jason Crawford, Bradley '92, who continues to manage the site. Crawford's "day job" dovetails nicely into his Phi Tau webmaster duties. He's a network administrator/web site engineer for Digital Vision Communications, Inc. based in Chicago.

Crawford initially set up a channel called "#phitau" on the IRC (Internet Relay Chat, the original chat on the internet). "I began to attract Phi Taus from across the country," said Crawford. After winter break that year he took the list of Phi Taus and created a mailing list, which steadily grew to 500 brothers. "I would manually put together this mailing list and send it out to everyone on the list," he said, "at this time, the web had not really evolved yet and the main 'menu structured' method of distributing information was with 'gopher."' He obtained an organizational account from Bradley to set up a gopher site for all of Phi Kappa Tau. It included things like songs, the Creed, and history of the Fraternity. The gopher site was in operation until 1994.

"As soon as I could get on the web," said Crawford, "I learned HTML and created the Phi Kappa Tau Internet Site." Tom Hendricks, Georgia Tech '61 (and Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Trustee) got involved in the process around this time as well.

"In 1995 the site was fully functional and ready for a redesign," said Crawford. "I worked most of the spring of 1995 redesigning the site." A small launch party at the 1995 National Convention in Washington, D.C. showed off the new technology with a live internet hookup in the registration area at the hotel.

In 1996, the site was again redesigned to its current format. "At the same time, we switched internet providers to CPinet in Scottsdale, Arizona," said Crawford. "David Boyle (New Mexico State '76), owns the service provider and donates hosting the web site." The mailing list then switched over to become a true listserve using the phikappatau.org domain. It is sent out daily as a digest. (See the website for instructions on joining the listserve.)

By late December 1998, the site www.phikappatau.org included links to 59 chapters, three colonies and four alumni clubs, with new sites linking all the time. From March to December the site recorded: •17,896 hits for the home page •502,522 hits for the entire site •1,794 average number of hits per day •7,203 hits from 14 non-U.S. countries

"The site is now being redesigned and should be ready in early '99," said Crawford. "The new site should be phenomenal for our users. I have been working hard with [Foundation Director of Development] Bethany Deines to gather content. I have also developed some database applications which will make user interaction more friendly. Administration wizards have also been created to allow for updating of certain content direct from Oxford."

Winter 1999 La urel 1 the or Joe Kirkish THROUGH A N • '

BY ELIZABETH S . RUNYON

enaissance man Joe Kirkish looks at the world through an artist's eyes, and luckily for the rest of us the results are pho~ tographs, so we can all share his vision . Through the years, the biography of 73-­ year-- old Kirkish reads like an arts sampler: writer, photographer, theatre supporter, film critic. His "official" career spans 3 2 years teaching composition, speech and drama, film and photog-­ raphy at Michigan Technological University. In the years since his retirement in 1988, he hasn't slowed down, exhibiting his photographs, travel-­ ing, volunteering, and spending time with another passion dating back to 1956: Gamma Alpha C hapter of Phi Kappa Tau.

W inter 1999 Laurel 2 1 • • • • irki h and hi three H e returned to Hough ton in 1956 to • yo unge r ibling grew up teach at Michigan Tech. Hi connection • working for their father, to Phi Tau oon followed. "It all began A za r, in a grocery tore one day about a year after I'd tarred my in H ough ton , Michigan. teaching career here at Tech. We had a Hi parent in tilled in lot of vet from the Korean War their children an earl y ('WW2.4,' a it wa jokingly call ed), ense of ervice to man y of them actuall y o lder than I," other . The seed of Kirki h' arti tic Kirki h explained. "A group of them career were sown early a well. "When I came to my office; they we re in my was a kid, about 13 , I was li tening to fre hman Engli h cla and wanted me the radio and a Pep odent commercial to be the advi er to a new fraternity came on ," Kirki h said . "For about 15 they hoped to develop." cents and a wrapper, I could ge t a cam­ Kirki h wa reluctant; "I wa flattered era, so I ent it in and got my fir t cam­ but told them I reall y didn't like frater­ era. It wa love at fir t sight." Hi fir t nitie ." The tudent agreed, they didn't published photo appeared oon after in like the typical fraternity image either Popular Photography Magazine. but were intere ted in a ocial life (at Kirki h wa drafted during World War the time, 30 men to each woman at II and spent his service in Indiana, Tech !). "They a l o felt a mature men Utah, Texa and California. In 1947, he (some married) , they could begin a new used the GI Bill to get an education , kind of fraternity, one that would return earning a bachelor' degree from to the originall y high ideal of fraternity Central Michigan Univer ity and mas ­ life et by Phi Beta Kappa." ter's from the University of Wi con in­ Kirki h wa impre ed and went to Madi on in 1953. (In 19 0, Kirki h their organization al meeting: Mu earned a doctorate in communication Kappa Mu wa born. "[It] la ted a few at the Univer ity of Michigan .) years before our need to join a natio n­ After graduation, ew York beckoned al became obviou ," aid Kirki h . "It and Kirki h pent three year working at wa am Tidwell, one of our earlie t the Eliza beth Hanchett Agency a a fic­ board member and a member of Phi tion con ultant. "I owed my literary Kappa Tau [S ou thern Missi sippi '4 ], oats and livea off my camera," he aid . who ugge ted the nati na l that w "An ything people needed I could do." ideal."

22 Winter 1999 Laurel Mu Kappa Mu became G amma Alpha n eeded to stay longer, I fe lt, they had a KIRKISH HAS TAKEN PHO of Phi Kappa Tau and Kirkish himself, very serious problem and staying on TOS OF CLOTHESLINES FOR voluntarily, was initiated as a member longer did not help." in 1958. H e still leaves the back door unlocked TEN YEARS, IN MANY Though officially chapter advisor for so that any Brother who needs to come COUNTRIES AND SITUA close to 40 years, (and honored twice will fee l we lcome. "Of cour e," he TIONS. THE PHOTO ABOVE with the Ewing Brandon Award as Mos t added, "it's a B&B, so we both get a RIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE , WAS Outstanding Chapter Advisor), Kirkish good meal for breakfas t !" SHOT AT A GHOST TOWN has been more than that to generations Kirkish has not only given his time IN FEBRUARY 1992 HE S of G amma Alpha Brothers. "I've felt and energy to Phi Kappa Tau. ince CURRENTLY WOR lNG ON very co mfortable-even enj oyable­ retirement, he continues to exhibit his being adviso r, big brother, then big photographs, travels overseas at least A BOOK OF THESE PHO father, and n ow, I'm afr aid, big grand­ once a year for creative inspiration , and TOS , TENTATIVELY TITLED , father to the group-though I still think volunteers to numerous Hough ton com­ "AMERICA ON LINE OR of the members as my kid brothers," munity groups. He participates in Little "HANGING OUT" OR said Kirkish. Brothers (Friends of the Elderly); does "COMING CLEAN ." Today, though the chapter h as "a tri-weekly reading to the eld erly at local wonderful yo ung advi or who lives very nursing h omes; is a member of the board near the chapter house and who permits of the local historic Calumet Theatre them carte blanche in his home," where he is an ori ginator of "Clu b Kirkish mainta ins his "Phi Tau room," Indigo," a monthly foo d/class ic film • • • • • • • where any member can come to relax, event; and is a contributor to numerous enjoy the privacy and homeiness of a organiza tions. private home and-if need be-talk In recognition of these many activi­ things over. ties, h e received the Bres nan "I've always felt that an advisor must C ommunication "Super Senior Award" be close to the group if he wants to be a in October this year, presented by good advisor," said Kirkish. "I guess I American Mov ie Cla sic's N ick spent about a dozen hours a week on Clooney. the group, doing my best work behind H e was honored as an Alumnu of the the scenes on a one-on -one bas is, e ither Year at Michigan Tech 's summer when the fellows came over fo r a meal reunion . And he's recipient of a Phi or an overnight. I limited them to four Award for outstanding service to one' own nights in the Phi Tau room; if they chapter from the N ational Fraternity.

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• • • THE FACE WITH TREES PHOTO • iTHIS PAGE LEFTI, REPRESENTS • AN "OVERLAY" PROCESS KIRKISH GENERATED SOME YEARS AGO WITH GOOD CRITICAL SUCCESS THIS ONE WAS PUBLISHED IN A POPUlAR PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 10 ,000 ENTRIES . THE PHOTOS THIS PAGE , RIGHT, AND ON PAGE 24 SHOW AN UNUSUAL SIDE OF PARIS, FRANCE , WITH THE LEFT PHOTO TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE LOUVRE AND THE RIGHT PHOTO FROM ONE OF KIRKISH 'S FAVORITE SPOTS, THE PERE-LACHAISE CEMETERY "IT' S THE LARGEST AND OLDEST Kirkish still teaches the occasional "America on Line" or "Hanging Out" or CEMETERY IN FRANCE ," SAID class at Michigan Tech, with two "Coming Clean." The book wou ld rep­ KIRKISH , "A FASCINATING Elderhostel sessions scheduled in 1999. resent ten years of pursuing the subject WALK THROUGH HISTORY. His photography, as illustrated in these both in the U.S. and abroad. pages, continues to evolve and expand. Kirkish also keeps in touch with Phi "I have always been fond of lines, tex­ Taus. "I still hear from former members tures and rhythmic asy mmetry. I think I that extend all the way back to the am n aturally comfortable with that," he charter group ," he said, "a wonderful sa id of his style. "It is only n atural that thing when it happens." Phi Taus and • • • • I see and sh oot with that as my primary other students h ave requested his pho­ motivation. If I touch the viewer with tos of local scenes over the years, as form as well as content, if I receive a well. "I alw ays give them 'family positive reaction to the abstract image, rates,"' said Kirkish . "Ever since I whether it be absolute or hidden within became known as the definitive pho­ the obvious subject on display, then I tograph er of the Copper Country, the feel that I have communicated as an demand h as been great." The ph otos artist. I have made a statement. And h e's given as gifts over the years "still that is art. In the words of Degas, 'The hang in h omes not only around this artist does n ot draw what he sees, but country but oversea as well-that' what he must make others see."' very gratifying!" For as yo u give, so He's been experimenting in a new also sh all you receive. medium: laser printing, and also is "I guess it's just another way of erv­ working on a book featuring his man y ing others through one's 'talent,"' aid clothesline photos, tentatively titled, Kirkish, "wh atever that may be." Q

Winter 1999 Laurel 25 How many of us feel that after all of these years of prayer, talk, programming, preaching, and teaching about the perils of alcohol abuse and illegal use, that we, too, have been talking to the wall?

BY E XECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOEL RUDY

fter accepting the invita­ The journali t looked amazed. dent , death , haz ing incident , exual tion to keynote the IC's 'How does it make yo u fee l to come a ault , other form of violence to Alcohol Summit, I here every day for 25 year and pray pe r on or properry, and maiming or reflected on a story which for the e thing ?' he a ked. deadly accident . came acros the Internet The elderly man replied: 'To tell o matter what we have fe lt, what '-1>&3=JilliiiBI recently, author unknown. yo u the truth .. . I fee l li ke I am talking we have aid, what we have done, we "A journali t as igned to the to the wa ll. "' till come away for the mo t part fee l­ Jerusa lem bureau of hi new paper ing like the elderly man in Jeru alem­ took an apartment overlooking the H ow many of u feel that after all like we have been talking to the wa ll. famou wailing wall. Every day when of the e year of prayer, talk, program­ the journalist looked out toward the ming, preaching, and teaching about APerilous Passage wall, he saw an old Jewish man praying the peril of alcohol abuse and illegal We have tried o many approaches, vigorously. Shortly after he moved in u e, that we, too, have been talking to and de pite the fru tration we have he went down to the wall one day and the wall? all experienced we mu t continue our introduced himself to the elderly man . In a Florida new paper, the Sun effort . We have no choice, or we will He as ked: 'You come here eve ry Sentinel, a 199 new relea e read: urely lo e a significant part of each of day to this wall. How long have yo u "College binge drinking epidemic ... In the generation to come-not ju t a been doing this and what are you 1994 American we re hocked to learn potential member , but a tudent . praying for?' that a Harvard study fo und deadly We have tarted in many different The elderl y man replied: 'I have binge drinking among U . . college ru­ way . We have had and continue to come here to pray every day for 25 dents was an out-of-control epidemic. have ummit on the campuse , within years. In the morning I pray for world [In eptember 199 ], Harvard had an our ocietie , club and organiza tion . peace and then for brotherhood of update: The extent of the problem We have programmed, publicized, humankind. remains acute ... Ignoring year of promoted, argued, developed policie , 'I go home, have a cup of tea and health warning , univer ity crack­ con ulted and researched until ' e are then I return and pray for the eradica­ down , fine and death , the number of blue in the face. tion of illness, disea e and violence on tudent who binge-drink has remained We mu t tart again but from a dif­ earth.' alma t con tant, dipping only from 44 ferent point on the c ntinuum f percent to 43 percent with mo t binge change. Marj rie K ll , in a BttSine Editor's Note: Rudy presented the keynote drinker under the age of 21." Ethics arti le wr t : ' T ran ~ rmati n address for the National!ntelf raternity I don't think I have to articulate all of an rt- wheth r human r h mi- Conference's Alcohol Summit, held October of the tati tic we have been b m­ al r 23- 25 in In dianapolis. Th ese remark are barded with v r th p t vera[ excerpted f rom that speech. year . W all kn w th m: rh a i-

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.·-. .. , "It is hard to imagine," he contin· Hi room i connected to the world ued, "that there i anything more by ethernet. Mi sed a cla ? o prob­ frightening. And it is hard to find a lem, log on the electronic note or What role will we play more likely route to progre -for in canned lide of today' lecture. He letting go of the old fo rm we create the ha his own computer with internet in our students' dash space for a new fo rm that wi ll work acce s, pager, and micro-fridge, and if even better. It come down imply to neces ary, hi new digital atellite through life? this: that we can't advance a long as Motorola cell phone. Thi eriously we are holding tight to what no longer i olated human has emerged from an works. And we have to break the mold era ve ry diffe rent than man y of u . "I read of a man who stood to speak before a new fo rm can emerge." The point i clear: we are dealing at the funeral of a friend; he referred How doe rhi tran late fo r u ? We with a ve ry diffe rent culture. A gener­ to the dates on the tombstone noting the beginning and the end ... have started by recognizing that much ation that i weak on ocializa tion of what we we re doing to addre the kill , lack under tanding or appreci­ He noted that first came the date of i ues of abusive and illegal u e of ation of meaningful relation hips, i his birth and spoke of the following date with tears; but he said what mat· alcohol wa directed at the symptoms in conflict over gender and exual ori­ tered most of all was the dash and not the unde rl ying causes . entation i sue , trugg les with it own between those years .. . Shifting our focu to the cau e and identify and low elf-e teem and For that dash represents all the time recognizing that this require a more hope that the alcohol-based lubri­ that his friend spent alive on this sophisticated, albeit lower approach, cant will omehow make it be tter, earth ... namely, changing the culture, we make it ea ier or make it harder to And now only those who loved mu t commit to changing the envi­ remembe r in the morning. him ... ronment in which thi ha occurred For the e rea on and more, the college campu and its nurr.erou ub­ Truly know what that little line is and will continue to occur. worth. For it matters not, how much But before we can change we need part have been truggling with theo­ we own; to know or under rand the ba e fro m retical i ue of relation hips, civility, re peer, dignity, caring and kindne . The cars ... The house ... The cash ... which we will move forward. The large t tudent organization on What truly matters is how we live and mo t if not all campuse in it collec­ love and how we spent our dash. \V}ei~ !~~~ ~~~~~!!~~~ tive form, the G reek community, ha So think about this long and hard. close, we increasingly find our elve al o begun to move toward a better Are there things you'd like to change? working with a traditional tudent under tanding of the e is ue , cau e and behavioral man ife ration . For you never know how much time population born in the ' 0 . Thi i a is left. You could be at mid-dash yo ung ter who has grown up in a I don't believe there is a Greek orga· range. smaller family than you or me. niza tion that hasn't launched orne If we could just slow down enough to This student come from a two­ specialized new initiative focu ed on a consider what's true and real, career parent or single-parent hou e­ return to ba ic or core value . How hold. He has more than likely had his many organiza tion have raked out a And always try to understand the way return to core value a their rea on other people feel. .. own room with hi own computer, telephone, and televi ion. He/ he fo r be ing? How many have claimed And be less quick to anger and show went off to college, in e ence leaving the rights to educating the total man, appreciation more home for the Ia t time a a permanent the balanced man, the principled And love the people in our lives like resident of the household. man-to brotherhood as a lifetime we never loved before, (By the way, according to the late t commitment dedicated to promoting If we treat each other with respect, study, he probably tarred drinking at re peer, dignity and caring? and more often wear a smile ... the age of 14, four year before enter­ ing college, four years before we gave Remembering that this little dash Where We Need to Go might only last a while ... any consideration to recruiting him.) We are on the right track but mu t, He arrived on campu and we as Marj orie Kelly aid , break the mold So, when your eulogy's being read placed him in a multiple living envi­ so that a new form can emerg . with your life's actions to rehash ... ronment, with at lea t one or a We need fir t t expand ur Would you be proud of the things many a three other roommate . re ear h. W kn w mu h ab ut rh they ay about how you pent your Rarely doe he ha t rep out ide c ll ge nd uni r 1t1 in thi dash/" (author unknown) that room to int ra t with an ther h ve d t rmin :1 th human being av hi r ommate , if natur f th p t nri l j in r of they ar v r h m . r k organi:ation, .

28 Winter 1999 Laurel But we need to dig dee per, more et me offer the e com­ meaningful relation hips. often and know for sure: how many of ~-~~ ments and recommenda­ Who is more or better equipped to the more than 3,800 campuses actual­ tion : broach the e subjects than the collec­ ly have national Greek organizations? 1. Substance-free hou - tive Greek community? What distinguishes them from other ing is only a small part of 6. I propose we make public our campuses? loiiiiiii>S.I.. -11.1 the answer. It need to be core principles and place them on We need to define success for our clarified, modified and ye t expanded everything that carrie the name of chapters and their members and carve in scope. We need to be realistic, fair our organization. Put them out there out cause and effect relationships for and consi tent. We should define sub­ with pride and the challenge to be these successes. stance-free as allowing consumption held accountable for what they tand. We have ACT profiles for our cam­ of alcohol in the pri vacy of yo ur room Why do we not state clearly, loudly puses but do we , can we, carve out only if you are of legal age. and proudly that our value and prin­ Greek membership and do similar There hould be no alcohol permi t­ ciples are xyz? If you believe in these profiles on our members? We have ted in any other area of the house or in and live them a we do then ye , we been told what our members do not annexes. There should be no alcohol at will consider yo ur member hip, but learn, do we know what they do off-site chapter ocial events unless it is not before. learn? Have we studied our chapters in a third-party vendor environment, 7. I propo e we defer pledging until sufficiently to determine the impact the majority of those in attendance are at least one academic term ha been of local advisors, boards of governors, of legal drinking age and the event completed. Maybe our host institu­ involved faculty, proctors, and house­ does not conflict with the rule or tions can no longer limit our as ocia­ mothers? expectations of guest organizations. tion but we can. What about chapters on those That's a bit more realistic and more 8. I propo e that we require our campuses that have developed rela­ comparable to what they may find members to attend our leader hip tionship statements with their Greek outside of the college environment. academie or the campu equivalent system and/or university, or the suc­ 2. We should collectively lobby for leadership program, convention , and cess of our members and/or chapters higher taxes on alcoholic beverages have earned a pecified GPA before that have participated in leadership to treat sufferers and victims of alco­ being elig ible to run for elected office institutes, conventions, or offi cer hol abuse; fund responsible drinking or fo r consideration as a traveling training as compared to tho e who campaigns including reasonable consultant. did not ? enfo rcement efforts, research, con­ I propose we ask the same of our The list goes on. You can't change a certs, and programs where alcohol is national boards: that they attend ori­ culture, or make that bold move to not the focus of activity. entation and training e ion before something if you do not know fro m This is different than what hould be they can erve in these critical po t . whence that student comes. prohibited sponsorships by such groups. 9. I propo e that we strongly encour­ 3. We should lobby fo r sanctions in age good, old-fa hioned junior execu­ What's Next? our courts which clearly address soci­ tive boards or vice president ucce ion So what's next if in fact we are etal concerns. If DUI is a major iss ue, program to cultivate strong and expe­ committed to address ing the causes and I agree it was the primary impetus rienced leader hip in our chapter , and not the symptoms? What's next if for raising the legal age of con ump­ IFCs, WPA and PHC bodie . we are serious about returning to our tion, then I propose that underage 10. I recommend we publicly induct core values, meeting the needs of our DUI offenders at lea t have their our new associates, initiate , officer , students and being responsible part­ licenses revoked until they are 21. and invite fa mily, ignificant other ners with our host institutions? 4. We should collectively define, and friend , a well a campu leader­ We are well on our way to imple­ pro mote and seek adherence to a defi­ ship, to attend if not a sist in the menting the NIC's "values in nition of brotherhood that embrace process. I am not referring to our ritu­ action-the select 2000 initiative" the values of respect, dignity, inclusion, als, although that would not bother with its four themes of changing the caring, trust and community, not sim­ me personally, but rather to pecially fraternity culture; developing more ply as something you just have to expe­ designed ceremonies open to all. structure to guide undergraduate rience as many undergrads espou e. behavior; focusing on alumni involve­ 5. I propose we promote and reward And fi nally, I propo e we commit ment, and, emphasizing values. membership development programs, to holding ourse lves accountable We have heard the Higher leadership and officer development, to our tudent and campu e b Education Center for Alcohol and ethical and responsible decision mak­ becoming a collective organi:ation other Drug Prevention speak out via ing, community service, philanthropy, that promotes and build character numerous college presidents on the intracollegiate athletics for men and rather than continuing t be chap­ need to be vocal , visible and visionary. women, and understanding, develop­ ters that die becau e f the nature f What shall we do? ing and rewarding responsible and our character . Q

W inter 1999 Laurel 29 A CLOSER LOOK AT BROTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BY RICK REDDING

Bottling company ike Brown, Louisville '72, mitment to help revive Kentucky ha been called a vi ionary, Kingdom, a then mall -time M a dreamer, an unflinching amu ement park who e previou executive strives to make optimist. The point man in owner had gone bankrupt, by Louisville for Pep i-Cola General agreeing to ignificant adverti ing Bottler , Inc. ha made a career of and promotional inve tment . his dreams-and the recognizing and promoting civic Of cour e, Pep i got exclu ive project with potential. pouring right in the park, the Con ider: a me a it ha at all U of L athlet­ commumty. 's-come true. • In the early 19 0 , he upported ic event . the hiring of Coach Howard • He wa among the fir t to back chnellenberger as part of an the idea of a new foo tball radium effort to take the Univer ity of for U of L, when the idea was Louisville' football program to a being greeted with guffaw by nationall y competitive level, at a many keptic . Brown a ured Bill time when many were ugge ting a 01 en, U of L athletic director retreat to a lower level of compe­ that Pep i would be a major finan ­ tition. cial backer pri r to the general • He wa among the fir t to promi e fundraising pu h for the fa ility. adverti ing and promotional up­ Pep i later agr ed to prO\ id m r port to the group bringing a than l million t th radium. Eduor's Note: Thi article originall y appeared in minor-league ba eball team to pr id nt Business First of Louisville. I r is reprinted here wirh t wn in the early 19 0 . f th generous permis ion fr m Bu iness First. • In 19 9, h mad ten- ear om-

0 W in t r 1999 Laurel ' ' I'm a dreamer. If you try hard enough, sometimes it becomes a reality. ' '

General Bottlers, was recently sure the whole town was talking the community. He helped us get named vice president and general football. introduced to U of L and wa a great manager of a newly-formed Brown had to push hard with his conduit for that." Kentuckiana division, incorporating own boss to free advertising and pro­ "When they've needed people to the Evansville, Indiana, and motional dollars for Kentucky take a chance, we've done it," Hopkinsville, Kentucky, divisions Kingdom. 'The city needed a lift. Brown ays of his as ociation with into the Louisv ille division. He's My gut feeling told me that would U ofL. made a practice of boosting commu­ be a win-win. And I thought it "He's been an unbelievable up­ nity initiatives before they catch on, would help our business if we could porter of Kentucky Kingdom from sticking his neck out for a good idea. partner with them." day one," ays the park's pre ident His operation (the Louisville fran­ Brown said Pepsi's prominence in and chief executive officer, Ed Hart. chise alone was a $90 million annu­ Louisville dates to the 1960s, when "He shared the vision from the al enterprise with 284 employees in his predecessors made a commit­ beginning. When there were o 1997) is situated, not surprisingly, ment to U of L because rival Coca­ many negatives, he igned a ten-year on the strip of Crittenden Drive Cola was aligned with the agreement." that divides the new Papa John's University of Kentucky athletic That is heady praise for a guy Cardinal Stadium site from the program. who e entry into the world of bu i­ Kentucky Fair and Exposition H is devotion to U of L athletics ness was delivering newspaper near Center-home of the Redbirds and i so strong, the school gave him hi Hike Point boyhood home. And U of L basketball. the Hickman-Camp Award-the it's interesting to note that he lied "I'm a dreamer. If you try hard school's most prestigious athletics­ about hi age to get hi fir t job, enough, sometimes it becomes a related award. then parlayed the opportunity into a reality," he says. "He is the epitome of a U of L fan, management position at The Brown, 47 , was named vice presi­ but he does it with his heart, his Courier-Journal. dent and general manager of the head and his pocketbook," say Mike He made another bold move in Louisville franchise a decade ago. As Pollio, U of L as ociate athletic leaving hi position a di trict man­ the No. 1 Pepsi man in a Pepsi director. ager in the paper's circulation town, he fee ls a responsibility to be "We wouldn't be where we are department in 1976. Married le involved in community projects. today without hi love for U of L," than three years to hi high chool He says his Louisville childhood adds Olsen. "He shared the vision of sweetheart, who was pregnant with fue led many of his gestures. For everything we were doing at a time their first child, Brown took a cut example, his memories of Fontaine when few people would stick their from his $15 ,000 new paper alary Ferry park, which once fl ourished neck out for us." to become a management trainee at in the West End, made it easier to Brown is also credited with get­ Pepsi. imagine a bustling Kentucky ting other behind certain projects. For six month , he worked the le Kingdom. The most prominent is Kroger Co., glamorou ide of the oft-drink He remembers the old Louisville which prior to 1984 was not that industry, loading truck and mo ing Colonels baseball teams, so the involved in U of L sports. merchandi e in ide the plant. The decision wasn't difficult to support Brown introduced John Hackett, job wa n't exactly what he'd imao­ the group that brought the Kroger's president, to several U of L ined, but eventually he wa promot­ Louisville Redbirds to town in officials, and encouraged Kroger's ed to a sales position, and ha been 1982. And when the subject of sup­ involvement in the program. climbing Pep i' leader hip ladder porting U of L footba ll arose, he "We weren't easy to call on," prior ever ince. remembered the glory days of the to then, Hackett says. "We were not Today, Brown enter hi pa i u late 1960s, when Lee Corso made deeply involved in a lot of things in office impeccabl attired \ ith a er-

Winter 1999 Laurel 3 1 ' 'What I do is try to give direction ... then get out of their way and let them do their job. ' '

fectly tanned face, martly-shaped market (3 7 percent v . 33 percent) County Public chool y tern and of salt-and-pepper hair, a quick mile and convenience tore (4 percent another U of L program that has and firm handshake, drinking v . 36 percent). nothing to do with port . Avalon bottled water. (He explains Coke hold the market hare lead Brown head a Loui ville compa­ that Avalon i distributed by hi in the fa t-food indu try, but Brown ny that i one of about 30 franchi e company and has been a urpri ing i wo rking on that, too. In July operating under the umbrella of business succe s.) 1997, 1 Wendy' re taurant in the Pep i-Cola General Bottler Inc. of Hi company is one of 365 local region owned by forme r U of L ba - Chicago, it elf a franchi e of Pepsi bottling franchise in the ketball tar Junior Bridgeman began Pep iCo Inc. It cover much of the country. It territory includes 20 witching to Pep i from Coca-Cola, Midwe t, erving 12 percent of all Kentucky counties plus seven in the result of what Brown aid i a the Pep i bought in the United Indiana, encompa ing a population developing relation hip in which tate . of 1.3 million. The area include Wendy' hope to become involved Brown report to Richard 11 ,000 points of purchase for the with Pep i in U of L promotion . Thoma , executive vice president of bottler's products, which include A a major corporate pon or, Pepsi-Cola General Bottler . Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Seven Up, Brown gets hi hare of life' good­ Thoma ay that among the 16 Dr. Pepper, Ocean Spray, All Sport ies-company- ponsored vacation general manager who report to him, and Avalon water. trips, the be t eat in the hou e, Brown is the mo t involved in the The franchise earned the Donald invitations to golf cramble . But community-and pend the mo t M. Kendall Award a the best of the each of tho e relationship pay off money. But, he ay , Brown ha bot­ 365 franchises in the country for for Pep i-and Brown per onally wm-line re pon ibilitie and mu t 1995, based on sa le volume increa - gives a lot more than he take . justify expenditures. es, market execution and communi­ In a recent week he devoted ten "We alway a k, 'I there bu ine ty involvement. hours to various board meeting for in it for u ?' Mike ha worked harder Citing numbers from Data Bank, community ervice organization . and been more ucces ful at obtain­ a trade organiza tion that track the His board member hips reflect both ing prime Pep i venue . I'm particu­ industry, Brown said Pepsi also i hi interests and key friend hip . larly proud of hi effort in landing winning the battle with Coke for For example, he was asked by long-term contract with the fair­ market dominance in the city, hold­ Kroger' Hackett to participate in ground ," Thoma ay . ing the top pot in Loui ville uper- Dare to Care to fight hunger. Hi He add that Brown make 90 appointment to Alliant Health' percent of the spending deci ion for John Michael Brown board i a re ult of a relation hip the Loui ville market. Thoma can't Wife: Jane Brown: "He likes to have with Redbirds Chairman Dan remember a time when he' que - a lot of fun, but there's a whole other Ulmer, who also serve on the tioned any of Brown' deci ion . side to him . He really cares about the board . In tum, Brown give imilar lee­ people who work for him . He's the Hi empha i on the importance way to hi employee . most optimistic person I've ever met. " of public education reflect hi own "My bo jokingly call me the Children: John , a tudent at the · li fe and life tyle. Brown attended general manager who i the con pt U.S. Air Force Academy, Michael Portland Elementary chool, guy, who doe n't get in ol ed in and Taylor. Waggener High cho 1 and U of L, detail . What I d i try t give Personalized license plate: and his three children have ttend­ dir cti n, gi e m p pl n und r­ !PEP 1 ed public cho l . tandin of hat th bu in i Favorite participatory sports: olf, He peak pa i nately fa n ~ ab ut, then g t ut f th ir w · nd downhill kiing. pr motion with th Jeff r" n l t th m d th ir j b." Q

2 Wint r 1999 Laurel Pbi i~JC~------A CLOSER LOOK AT BROTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

Bruce Davis

recewes Boy Scouts ruce G. Davi , Oregon State '58, wa pre­ evada. While endowment chairman for the of America's Silver sented with the Silver Antelope Award Council , the bequests, deferred gifts and gifts Bfro m the National Boy Scouts of fo r the endowment have grown in five years America during the BSA's national meeting from 400,000 to $40 million. Antelope Award. held in San Antonio, Texas. The award recog­ Past BSA honors to Davis include the nizes Dav is' volunteer ervice to scouting. coutmaster' Award of Merit, Di trict Award There are 350,000 registered volunteer adult in of Merit, Training Key in two programs, the western region; ju t even were recognized Di tingu ished Commi ione r Award and the with the award. Silver Beave r. In the endowment area he i a Davis i an Eagle Scout with two Eagle Scout Jame E. Wet Fellow, member of the 191 ons. He has served a a Cubmaster, Society and in International couting he i a Scoutmaster, World and ational Jamboree Baden Powel Fellow. Scoutma ter, Council Commi ioner, and In busine with hi wife, Judy, and eldest n, Counci l Vice Pres ident for Program. ick, the family owns and operates Davi Bacon He currently serves on the executive board Material Handling and Dockmasters in Los of the San Gabriel Valley Council, BSA , Angele . Both Bruce and Judy erve as found in headquartered in Pasadena, California, as vice members of the Board of Directors of Gra Fox pres ident fo r endowment and on the Regional Ranch, a counseling mini try for Chri tian care­ Executive Board of Directors as vice president givers with a retreat center in Reodo , ew for endowment area IV western region. He al o Mexico. He also i on the Board of Directo of serves as the World Scout Jamboree chairman the American Humani Program at California for Southern California, Ari zona and Southern tate Univer ity, Lo Angele . Q

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A CLOSER LOOK AT BROTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

!UP's Matt Krause shares

his experience at the

att Krau e, IU of ' friends. I have re-examined my life Undergraduate Pennsylvania '97, attended and where it i going." Mthe Undergraduate UIFI i pon ored annually by the Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) and ational Interfraternity Conference Interfraternity Institute. de cribed it as one of the mo t impor­ ( IC) and held at Depauw tant event in hi Greek and collegiate Univer ity, Greenca tle, Indiana and experience. Krause, former pre idem Butler Univer ity, Indianapoli , and founding member of Ep ilon Rho Indiana. And the Institute part of it' Chapter at IU of Pennsylvania, wrote title i important. "[UIFI] i not a to thank the Phi Kappa Tau work hop, not a eminar, and not a Foundation for providing the cholar­ conference," aid Krau e. It purpo e ship that made hi attendance possi- is for participant to communicate ble. (The Foundation annually fund their thought and experience in a six scholar hip o that Phi Taus can variety of way : one-on-one, in mall attend and experience UIFI). group , and in large group . · "UIFI ha made an impact on my "I learned more about m elf than I life that very few other event could, ' have throughout the re t f my li~ ," said Krau e of the five day he pent aid Krau e f the pr e . 'The h rd­ UIFI ATIENDEES: MATI KRAUSE IS BACK Ia t summer with other Greek leader t part wa lea ing and tryin, t fi - ROW, FAR RIGHT. a ro the ountry. "I ha e mad great I ur ut h w I > a ina t bring what

4 Wint r 1999 Laurel ' ' U IFI has made an impact on my life that very few other events could. ''

I have learned back to my chapter • Ritual/values (21 %) all Greeks attend UIFI or some simi­ and campus." • Communication (26%) lar leadership experience. We are "Bringing it all home" is the most ' • Leadership ( 19%) given the opportunity, as Greeks, to vital ingredient. A study conducted • Teamwork/unity (19%) attend these types of leadership-build­ by the Association of Fraternity Since its inception in 1990, UIFI ing, life-changing institutes, and Advisors' Tracy Maxwell in 1997 has challenged almost 2,300 students should take advantage of them. proved that students do put their representing almost 250 college cam­ "In my case, if it were not for the training to good use. Respondents puses and 115 different Greek affilia­ Phi Kappa Tau Foundation granting were able to provide concrete exam­ tions to make a difference in their me a scholarship to attend UIFI, I ple situations in which various skills Greek communities. Some of its probably would not have been able to were used, and reported sharing infor­ unique advantages: an intimate living afford it. My fellow Greeks should mation an average of four more times. atmosphere, personal attention from waste no time in seeking out their In her survey of 100 attendees quality facilitators, educational ses­ own resources and apply for scholar­ (with 43 responding), including rep­ sions which are all interactive by ships. resentative fraternity and sorority design, and constant idea-sharing "I'm glad I had the opportunity to members from across the U.S., among participants. find my future. My heart will forever Maxwell also learned that: Krause clearly demonstrates the be with Phi Kappa Tau." • 62% of attendees had at least two positive aspects of the experience. "I years remaining in their college left UIFI feeling secure in my leader­ For more infornw.tion, or to register for career. ship ability, proud in my role as a UIFI , contact the NIC ac 317/872- • 93 % attended UIFI on scholar­ Greek, and confident that this insti­ 1112 . To apply for one of six UIFI ship, the maj ority of which were tute has brought me one step closer to scholarships available to members of Phi funded by their University or govern­ reaching the future I have strived for Kappa Tau , complete the application in ing council. all my life," he said. "I can honestly the Chapter Management Planning Skills acquired included the follow­ say that I am a different person today Guide or contact Adam Goetz , Phi ing, rated as most important: than I was the day before I left for Kappa Tau director of chapter services , • Confrontation (28%) Indianapolis. I strongly recommend at 513/523-4193 . Q

'' I can honestly say that I am a different person today ... ' '

Winter 1999 Laurel 35 It'~ Orlando AMark of DiHinction Orlando offers more than Mickey! Other attractions include water The National Convention is the legislative body of Ph i Kappa Tau . Each parks, golf courses, nature areas and museums. Plus there's Trainland chapter is represented by resident council and graduate council dele­ of Orlando, the Flying Tigers Restoration Museum with WW II aircraft gates. Convention delegates participate in discussions affecting policy in various stages of restoration, and Gatorland, as Orlando also claims of the National Fraternity and elect national officers. title to "The Alligator Capitol of the World ." loyal to my College and My Chapter location, location, location Educational sessions address personal development and virtually every Phi Taus will stay at the Hilton, located within the Walt Disney World issue fac ing chapter leaders. Session leaders are prominent in the Resort. The deluxe, ten-story resort features three pools, an outdoor spa Greek world. Have a question? They've got an answer. Be prepared to and seven restaurants and lounges. A free shuttle is offered to the take notes and take it all home to your chapter. Magic Kingdom , Epcot, Disney Studios and the Walt Disney World golf courses. I ~hall be a 6ood and loyal Citizen Experience ph ilanthropy in action. Plans are underway to offer attendees ~un, ~and, ~eaWorld a chance to visit The Hole in the Wall Gang's Boggy Creek Gang Camp, SeaWorld of Florida houses any creature found in the sea, with spe­ or to participate in an "Into the Streets" service event. Ph ilanthropy will cial exhibitions on Florida's endangered manatees and amazing live be at the center of Friday's Awards Luncheon, where chapters and indi ­ animal performances. Though not marine, the famous Anheuser­ vidual brothers will be recogn ized for their achievements . Busch Clydesdales also prance around pristine pastures on the grounds of the park. I Believe in the ~pirit of Brotherhood Saturday evening's Brotherhood Banquet is a highlight of any conven­ Wi~h Upon a Har _ tion. The Ph i Tau Warblers kick off the event, followed by national offi­ The world famous Walt Disney World resort is as big as some cities. cer installation and the presentation of ma jor awards. A Disney MGM Studios presents a behind-the-scene look at making traditional candlel ight ceremony closes this meaningful even ing of favorite television shows and movies, including live stunt demonstrations. brotherhood. Epcot's concept is Future World and World Showcase featuring scientific exhibits, hands-on computers, personal communicators and virtual reali ­ ty technology. The Magic Kingdom has something for everyone with seven themed "lands," including Fantasyland and Frontierland.

W in l r 1999 Laurel To receive more information, call 800/PKT-1906 or visit www.phikappatau.org. Registration materials will be available in March.

There is no way to describe the feeling of being part of a large group of Phi Tau brothers of all ages, joined together in the common bond of Fraternity. No matter what age or chapter, every­ one shares in the Convention experience. It's more than location, more than recreation, more than business. It's networking, talking-it's remembering what Phi Kappa Tau is all about.

Winter 1999 Laurel 37 William McCabe, Penn State '35, continue to enjoy 3 s retirement in Pott town, Hollace G. Roberts, Penn ylvania. He wa recently lawrence '30, i a member named out tanding graduate of and past pre ident of the Tuc on Pottstown High chool, and out­ Public Library Board; a member and standing citizen by both the Elk and scholar hip chair for the Veteran of Foreign War . McCabe, Friends of Green who wa a member of the Borough Valley Library; Water Authority for 4 7 year , al o and chair of the ha had a water treatment plant admini trative named in hi honor. Hi dedication board of the to public ervice included 41 year as Green Valley a teacher and coach. He i al o a for­ Community mer councilman and ha publi hed a Church. He i book about the hi tory of Pottstown. retired. s Peter Kalandiak, Penn State '48, retired a economical 1 development con ultant for PP&L Co. in 19 6. Kalandiak continue to be an av id golfer a a member of the Mo elem Spring Golf Club.

' James R. Libby, Oregon State '48, has been in tailed a the new pre ident of the American Concrete In titute. He has headed the an Diego con ulting firm that bear hi name in e it e tabli hm nt in 196 . H wa award d h n rar ' member hip in the I in 1 4.

PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF COlORADO

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GENERAL CARL E. MUNDY, JR., AUBURN '55 WITH REV. DR. ROBERT B. SHEPARD, JR., LOUISVILLE '54. MUNDY AND SHEPARD ATTENDED THE 38TH REUNION OF THE 3-57 MARINE CORPS OFFICERS BASIC SCHOOL CLASS IN 1995 AT CAMP UPSHUR, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. THEY WERE BOTH SECOND LIEUTENANTS IN 1957, AND SPENT EIGHT MONTHS TOGETHER IN INTEN· SIVE TRAINING. MUNDY- FORMER COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS AND MEMBER OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF-RETIRED SHORTLY A"ER THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN. SHEPARD WAS AN INFANTRY CAPTAIN AND RESIGNED TO BECOME A METHODIST MINISTER.

Larry Cole, Penn State 1 5 7, retired las t year after 3 2 years lis as a pilot for American Airlines. Glenn A. Leister, Cole lives in Fort Myers, Florida dur­ Olcfalloma State '53, has ing the winter and in Edinboro, retired as a Lt. Colonel after 26 years Pennsy lvania the rest of the yea r. in the U.S. Army. Currently, he is a free lance aviation writer and safety William Glenn, Penn analys t fo r Professional Pilot magaz ine. State '58, has started a second career after retiring from E.I. Dupont Richard L. Kugler, Jr., in 1990. He is a chemistry professor Olcfalloma State '54, is at Appalachian State University and enjoying traveling after retiring as a enj oys living in a log cabin in the Chief Financial Officer. He recently Blue Ridge Mountains and playing visited Australia, New Zealand and bluegrass music. Glenn also does Hawaii, and i planning trips to the some international consulting. Hawaiian Island Kauai and Spain. Robert Navarra, Penn Bill Loftus, Ohio '55, was State '58, continues to play recently named leadership foundation music on a part-time ba is in the executive vice president for Delta Was hington, D.C. area since his Sigma Pi. Delta Sigma Pi is a profes­ retirement from the USAF band in sional business fraternity headquartered 1984. He and wife Carol recently in Oxford , Ohio. bu ilt a home in Nanj emay, Maryland.

Jim Bloom, Colorado '57, and his wife Kathy recently made a gift of real estate to the University of Colorado. This gift will be used to lis establish a trust which wi ll create the Thomas B. Hudson, Bloom Teaching Professorship in Georgia '62, was elected presi­ Construction Management in C ivil dent of the American College of Thomas B. Hudson Engineering. Consumer Financial Service

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Lawyer . The honorary organization recognize out tanding profe sional achievement and ervice to the pro- 1 fe sion. Hud on is founding editor of CARLAW®, now in it fifth year, and i a frequent peaker at seminar Cal lege Baard afTrustccs and national convention in the con umer financial ervice field. Hudson i a partner in the firm John N. Mclaughlin, Bethany College '50, has been Hud on Cook, LLP with office in named a member of the Bethany Board of Trustees. Wa hington, D.C. and Maryland. Mclaughlin is a West Virginia native who currently lives in Allison Park, Pennsylvania. Announcement of his S. Kenneth Schonberg, appointment was made by Bethany President D. Duane Bethany '60, is a profe or of Cummins following the Board's fall meeting. Pediatric at the Albert Ein tein "John Mclaughlin is a welcome addition to the College of Medicine, a pa t pre i­ Bethany College Board of Trustees," said President dent of the ociety of Adole cent Cummins. "His strong leadership of the Alumni Medicine, and i currently erving a Association, coupled with his beneficent support and his pre ident of the ew York Chapter deep love of this place, equip him superbly for trustee of the American Academy of leadership." Pediatric and chairman of the Mclaughlin has been a member of the College's National Council on Child and Alumni Council since 1993, serving as vice president and Adole cent Health of the American as president. Academy of Pediatric . Born in Holidays Cove, West Virginia, Mclaughlin is a graduate of Weir High School, and a 1953 graduate of Ernest H. Groves, Jr., Bethany College, where he received his degree in busi­ Louisville '63, wa recently ness administration. in tailed a pre ident of the A former officer with the U.S. Navy and a ten-year Chartered Property and Ca ualty veteran of service with the U.S. Naval Reserve, Underwriter ociety' Kentucky Mclaughlin was associated with PPG Industries from Chapter. Grove i an account exec­ 1957 to 1992, holding numerous positions, including utive at eace, Mus elman and manager, manpower analysis; manager, training and Mayfield In urance in Loui ville. development; director, management and organizational development; and director, human resources, Coatings & 1 Steve Sunvold, Cal State· Resins Group. Fullerton '66, wa elected to He is a founding member and active in the North Hills the uperior Court in Orange Christian Church, Pittsburgh, having held every leader­ County, California. ship position in the church and teaching an adult Bible class. Douglas Haneline, He has lectured on personnel, organizational and com­ MiddleiJury College '6 7, pensation subjects at many area colleges, including the was awarded the 199 Academic University of Pittsburgh, Indiana University of Award for Excellence by the office of Pennsylvania and Robert Morris College. the vice pre ident for academic A former member of the Board of Sherwood Oaks, a affair at Ferri tate Univer ity. He continuing care retirement community of some 400 resi­ received the award for ervice to the dents, he is its vice chairman and chair of its univer ity and tudent . Haneline i Governance and Strategic Planning Committees. a profe or of language and litera­ Mclaughlin has served on civic and community boards, ture at Ferri tate and re entl including the Volunteer Action Center, Helpline, Retired erved a chair f the ademi Senior Volunteer Program and the United Way and has Pr gram Re ie\. un il. actively been involved in the Boy Scouts of America, Indian Guides and Junior Achievement. Geoff Weiss, MiddleiJury College '67, h b n ppoinr- d hi f f m di ine , rvi t th

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LEFT TO RIGHT, NATIONAL STAFFERS JEREMY DIMAIO, LONGWOOD COLLEGE '94, TODD CARLEY, ST. CLOUD STATE '94, ADAM GOETZ, CLEMSON '95, AND JEFF ANDERSON, ST. CLOUD STATE '94, AT CARLEY'S WEDDING THIS PAST MAY TO LILA BONNSTETTER, A MEMBER OF DELTA ZETA.

South Texas Veterans Health Care John Sayers, Betltany Sys tem in San Antonio. He contin­ '78, has taken a position a public ues as a professor of medicine at the affairs specialist for the Library of University of Texas Health Science Congress, where he de igns publica­ Center at San Antonio, where he tions and maintains the Library's has been a faculty member since award-winning web site. He also 1982. Weiss is also associate director recently won another term as for clinical research at the San Recorder of the Town of Antonio Cancer Institute. Wardensv ille, West Virginia. lis John Sciambi, Penn State '72, is ass istant program director and morning show host for KCIF Radio in Dallas . His work al o involves broadcasting Dallas Maverick games and weekend sports reports for the N ationwide LT. Network. Sciambi resides in Fri co, Texas.

Tim Smith, Betltany '75, has taken a pos ition as manag ing consultant for the Technology Consulting G roup of the Corporate Purchas ing Card business unit of American Express. He will ass ist Fortune 1000 companies in integrat­ ing Amex purchase reconciliation software into their business. Smith was also recently elected chair of the board of Walnut Hills C hristian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tom Haulik, Penn State '78, has been promoted to market manager-aerospace compos ites for Amoco Polymers. Haulik, wife Cindy, and daughters Amy and Sara, moved to Atlanta this past July.

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ational Council member Bill Crane, Georgia '80, has joined the GCI Group, a world- I wide communications, strategy and public relations practice a vice pre i- dent. GCI is the world' eighth I large t public relation firm with I office in more than 30 countrie . Crane will lead the agency' account team for Deloitte & Touche Con ulting Practice , Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Bell outh, a well as developing new bu ine within GCI' corporate practice.

Scott Nichols, Bethany '8 I, ha been appointed enior corporate coun el for U . . Bancorp, the new bank holding company formed by the merger of U .. Bancorp and Fir t Bank y tern . Nichol ha relocated from Portland, Oregon to Minneapoli , Minnesota.

' Michael A. David, Ill, Florida State '82, and wife Tiffany, announce the birth of their daughter, Ca idy Alanna, thi pa t july. David i a tax analy t with the Florida Department of Revenue in Tampa.

John Roschella, Bethany '82, and wife Karen announce the birth of a on, Jo eph Burke, born thi pa t June.

Mike Brierly, Oklahoma State '83, has been practicing landscaping and in tallation in Atlanta ince leaving California in 1993. Brierly's wife Karen gave birth to daugh­ ter Victorie Gate in April of 199

Adam Bronstein, Penn State '83, i a to k broker in Media, Penn ylvania. He marri d J.L. Maye in June f 199 . Br n tein remain a ti el inv lved in the Phil\ rea Phi 1: u lumni lub.

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William Hosler, Penn State '83, is an extension agent for the GOT NEWS? Penn State Department of The Laurel is the only way to reach all of your Phi Tau brothers. Agriculture. He is on sabbatical work­ Birth announcement? Marriage? New job or promotion? let us know ing to complete a masters degree about it! Stay connected to brothers across the globe by letting them studying agriculture in rural sociology. know what you are up to. Just complete this form and drop it in the Hosler, wife Heidi , and their daugh­ mail. It's that simple. ters live in Huntington, Pennsylvania.

Kurt Dodds, Penn State Name: '84, is a mutual fund analys t fo r ------Miller, Anderson and Sherrerd CCP Address: ------of C oshohocken , Pennsy lvania. His Ci~ : ______wife Kelly, a recent medical school graduate, is a pediatrician. Dodds is State : ------Zip: ______working towards an MBA in finance at St. Joseph's University and resides Chapter/College : ------in Havertown, Pennsylvania. Year of initiation: ------Stephen Duggan, Murray State '84, received the 1998-99 O utstanding Alumnus Award from News for The Laurel: the Murray State chapter of Beta Please include relevant photos and attach additional sheets as necessary. Alpha Psi, a profess ional accounting and business info rmation fr aternity. The award is presented to an alumnus or prominent individual who has helped the college, department or chapter in some significant way.

Ron Meredith, Michigan State '85, and wife Kerry announce the birth of their first child, Jack Ronald, on June 15 , 1998. Jack we ighed nine pounds and seven ounces. Meredith works as a ware­ house manager for Ecolab Inc. in Joliet, Illinois. Kerry is a senior accountant for Wallace Computer Services in Lisle, Illinoi .

Stu Rosenburg, Penn State '86, moved to S ilver Spring, Mail to: Florida this past July to become a zoo The Laurel veterinarian. Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Jim Williams, lastern 14 North Campus Kentucky '86, announces the Oxford, Ohio, 45056 birth of a seven-pound daughter, Fax: (513) 524·4812 Emma N icole, this past September.

Jess Kilgore, Bethany '88, E-mail your news to [email protected]. and wife Holly announce the birth of a We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Photos become the daughter, Taylor Courtenay, this pas t proper~ of The Laurel unless accompanied by a self-addressed July. The Kilgore family moved to stamped envelope. Richmond, Virginia in October.

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Daniel Bicehouse, Penn

State '9 I 1 married Tracy Szulczewski in June 1998. Twenty­ seven Brother attended the recep­ tion. The couple now re ide in Che terfield, Virginia.

David W. Cunningham, II, William Paterson '95, recently wed Kimberly A. Ries , a graduate of Rowan U niver ity. Cunningham and hi bride are ra­ tioned at Camp Lejeune, orth Cora Lynn Trombetta Carolina.

Michael McGuire, Penn Christopher B. Trombetta, State '9 I, has moved from Delaware '87, and wife Patti Philip Morri to Citibank where he announce the birth of their second is manager of credit policy and anal­ daughter, Cara Lynn, on May 5, y is at the American Advantage 1998. Cara and her two-year-old si - Card division. He re ides in New ter Katie are doing well. York City.

Jeff Rose, Penn State Bryan Smarilli, Penn '88, is a state-licensed case worker State '9 I, is an account execu­ for Child Protective Services. Wife tive for Patriot News of Harrisburg, Donna gave birth to their first child, Pennsy lvania. Smarilli wa named A lexander William, in September of Salesperson of the Year for 1997. David W. Cunningham II and wife Kimberly. 1997. Rose and family live in Erie, Pennsylvania. Joe Alonge, Georgia fecit '93, recently accepted a po ition at Jack Flynn, Penn State Sear-Brown, in Long I land, as a gen­ of five recipients of the $3,000 award '89, is a hospital/provider con­ eral civil engineer. presented to accounting majors at tracting for Holy Redeemer Health Penn ylvania chool . Maiatico plays System in Meadowbrook, David Huber, Penn State varsity ba ketball and is a volunteer Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Kelly, '93, is a law student working in the for the America Read Program. For welcomed their first child, Kieran U.S. Attorney's Office in the pa t two summer he has worked Joseph, on April 13 , 1998. Philadelphia. His work involves as a coun elor fo r Camp Olympic. investigating health care fraud. MaH Shenigo, Mount Todd Coomes, Georgia Union '97, wa named captain of fecit '95, has been accepted into the Mount Union football team. The Sis the Tulane Law School where he will team is the defending Divi ion III Art Belknap, Cincinnati study environmental law. national champion . '90, has joined Kunimura Mitchell & Co. as a tax profess ional. David Vallance, Bethany Michael Stefanik, He was named one of the "people on '95, and wife Melanie are the Muslcingum College '97, the move" by the Cincinnati Business happy parents of a boy, Kristopher wa awarded an intern hip at Courier last March. Jacob, born in June. Marriott Corporation in Hilton Head, outh Carolina for th 19 Robert Looney, Georgia Jerome M. Maiatico, fall erne ter. tefanik i a bu ine fecit '90, accepted a po ition at Franklin & Marshall '97, and economic maj r. AVM Company in Florence, outh received the F. Willard Heintze lman arolina. He will work as a proce cholarship from the Penn ylvania ngin er. PA cholarship Fund. H wa ne

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COMEDIAN JERRY CLOWER DEAD AT Jl Grand O le Opry comedian Jerry Cl wer, Mississippi. State '49, died in August at age 71. C lower, renowned for telling audiences tories about rural Southern culture, died of cardiore piratory arre tin Jackson, Mississippi. He had undergone bypass surgery just fiv e day before. C lower's success as a comedian has been attributed to his torytelling, AKRON MISSISSIPPI STATE not to the stories them elve . "I don't tell funny torie , I tell stories Marvin Mc

W inter 1999 Laurel 45 ROEDER JOINS SMART & FINAL Foundation Pre ident Ros Roeder, Michigan Tech and Michigan State '58, ha been named chairman and chief executive officer of Smart & Final Inc. Roeder, a long­ time director of the compa­ ny, is a former executive vice president and chief operating officer of Denny' Inc., and served as chief executive officer of Fotomat. Mo t Smart & Final's retiring chief exec­ recently he served as chairman of the utive officer Or. Robert]. Emmons publishing company Morgan commented, "For 21 year , Ross Kaufmann and as managing director Roeder ha played an important role of the marketing consulting company, in the growth and development of Marketing Designs & Re earch. our company. Ro s's experience, both in food ervice distribution and multi­ unit operations, uniquely qualifies him to lead our company and to BY THE lUMBERS achieve its long term potential. We are indeed fortunate to have him as Number of Chapters = 85 our new chief executive officer." Number of Colonies 4 Roeder stated, "I am very excited to = assume the chief executive officer Number of Alumni Clubs = 24 po ition at Smart & Final. Bob Number of undergraduate Emmons ha done an exceptional job members = 2,600+ of positioning the compan ~ r th future. I am c nfident that \: e an Number of reported associates = 900+ make our ision a reality durin th Total number of initiates = 76,300+ decade ahead."

INFORMATION AS OF 1 I 1 5/99

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Smart & Final operates 214 grocery chapter leaders around warehouse stores in California, the country. Arizona, Nevada, Washington, O regon, ln announcing her Idaho, Florida and Mexico, and two appointment, Phi food service distributors located in Kappa Tau Executive N orthern California and Florida. Director Joel Rudy commented, "Heidi' ANDERSON TO FOCUS acceptance of this ON FRATERNITY'S position wi ll help EDUCATIONAL MISSION focus our time and Heidi A nderson, a former executive energy on the educa­ offi ce staff member for Delta G amma, tional mi ion of our was named director of educational and Fraternity and our developmental programs for the core value of respect, Heidi Anderson National Fraternity in December. dign ity and caring. Heid i brings a She holds a new po ition, created to wealth of experience and competence place more emphasis on educational to this new position within our orga­ programming and development. n iza tion. " A nderson will coordinate T EAM A nderson, a California native, grad­ Discovery, Leadership Academy, the uated from the U niver ity of Total Man Program, National California-Riverside with a bachelor Convention and the Fraternity's efforts of arts in history. She was named a to address the educational issues regard­ collegiate development consultant by ing substance abuse. In addition, Delta Gamma Fraternity in 1994. Anderson will coordinate the Phi Anderson was then pro moted to Kappa Tau Officers Academy, a new regional consultant in 1995. In addi­ initiative of the Fraternity to educate tion, she developed and maintained

SEVERAL PHI KAPPA TAU, GAMMA PHI BETA AND KAPPA ALPHA THETA CONSULTANTS SHARE IDEAS DURING THE LEADERSHAPE INSTITUTE IN ALLERTON, ILLINOIS.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOEL RUDY AND WIFE MARLENE RIDE IN STYLE AT OHIO UNIVERSITY'S 1998 HOMECOMING PARADE. RUDY WAS NAMED MAR· SHALL OF THE PARADE IN HONOR OF HIS MANY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING ~ SERVICE AT OU.

FOUNDATION RECEIVES TOP INTERFRATERNAL HONORS The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation received uperi r recognition in four categ rie at the inth Annual Foundation eminar held in Indianapoli , Indiana. THE Foundation eminar i the NIC' annual event for Greek fundrai ing respon ibility for the Total Member profe ional . The Foundati n won Education Development Project and fir t place honor for it 1997-98 created and managed the comprehen- annual report po ter, info rmation ive member education program for brochure and fir t-time donor rew­ 165,000 member of Delta G amma. ard hip program. William D. Jenkin , In Augu t, 1996, Ander on wa Foundation executive vice pres ident, named coordinator of re ource devel­ wa honored a the 199 Fund opment and has developed and Rai ing Profe sional of the Year. administered Delta Gamma leader­ ship, health education and per onal BUCKEYE NORTH development program . ANNOUNCES FIRST SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS Bucke ye orth Domain Director Rick Vomacka, Middlebury College '65, ha announced the creation of a new optional office for chapter in The following brothers received national the Domain: enior undergraduate recognition from Phi Kappa Tau between advi or. This leader hip role i mo t October 1 and December 31, 1998. likely to be filled by the outgoing chapter president. Presented for outstanding service to another chapter Hec Hix on, Kent State '96, am Epsilon Kappa-John M. Alvenus, St. John's '89 Kalb, Baldwin Wallace '95 , and Glenn Akin , Mount Union '96, are the fir t to be named to the po ition. Presented for outstanding service to one's own chapter The ooal of the prooram is to Nu (UC-Berkeley)-Don L. Bone '60 improve efficiency of new hapter Phi (Bethany)-Biase Richard Leonatti '8 J officer by identifying an experien d Beta Iota (Florida State)-Kenneth H. Hoffman '74 Beta Omicron (Marylanci)-Fredrick E. Dixon '75 undergraduate 1 ader \ ithin th Beta Phi (Westminster College)-Theodore S. Kerr '90 hapter to b th "p int man" f r Gamma Omicron (Cal State-Fullerton)-Esteban Lucero '86 que ti n ab ut th r 1 f Yari u offi r . Th ni r und rgradu t ~ . . .- not dL th w rk f r

4 Wint r 1999 Laurel DONATIONS AT LEVELS Special thanks to the following parents who made contributions to the Parents Fund from July 1-December 1, 1998. The Parents Fund awards two scholarships annually, one each to an undergraduate and graduate student member. (*indicates previous contributor)

Charles & Cheryl Annal (Edward K. Annal, Bowling Green '98) Toula Mitropoulos (Frank Mitropoulos, Bradley '98) James & Julie Berlin (Jeffrey S. Berlin, Georgia Tech '96) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore (Christopher D. Moore, Southern John & Maureen Burkhart (Timothy M. Burkhart, Purdue '95)* Mississippi '95)* Ron & Ann Causey (Adam J. Causey, Georgia '91) Debbie K. Morris (Adam S. Aderlon, Truman State '98) Wayne Clark (Dustin K. Clark, Colorado '95) Glenn & Arline Narrow (Trent M. Narrow, Bryant College '98) A. Patri(k & Jean Cunningham (Mi(hael C. Cunningham, Dean & Vi(ki Nourse (Dean W. Nourse, Ill, Miami '91)* University of Arizona '98) Kathleen Doles (Kevin J. Doles, Baldwin Wallace '98) George & Linda Obertello (Angelo J. Obertello, Don W. Dun(an (Ri(hard W. Dun(an, Auburn '96) UC-Berkeley '98) Nan(y O'Neil & Mi(hael Emory (Justin 0. Emory, Daniel & Kathleen Ot(hy (Timothy M. Ot(hy, Georgia Tech '91) Cal State-Chico '91) Ronald & Vidoria Pa(he(o (Joseph G. Pa(he(o, Evansville '96) John & Pamela Gala (Alexander J. Gala, Bowling Green '96)* Donald & Karen Rados (Paul S. Rados, Bowling Green '96)* John & Delores Gentile (Ni(k J. Gentile, Bowling Green '96)* Thomas & Paula Rauert (Tyler R. Rauerl, Truman State '98) John & Dianne Good (Matthew J. Good, Bowling Green '91)* Ri(hard & Theresa Rizzuto (Ri(hard P. Rizzuto, Mark & Jeri Lee Goodman (Jeffrey A. Goodman, Rider College '98) Michigan State '95) Claudette Ru(kriegel (Robert J. Ru(kriegel, Jr., Mi(hael J. Goodman (Jamie M. Goodman, Cal State­ Eastern Kentucky '96) Fullerton '98) Mi(hael & Elizabeth S(haeffer (S(ott N. S(haeffer, Miami '96) Arthur & Linda Gross (Clifford A. Gross, University of Carl & Dianna S(herer (Paul G. S(herer, Georgia Tech '96, & Arizona '98) Carl G. S(herer, Georgia Tech '94) Ronold & Catherine Gustafson (S(ott C. Gustafson, Henry & Yumi S(ott (Kohji J. S(ott, Franklin & Marshall '91) Georgia '95) Kenneth & Patrida Seelig (Matthew J. Seelig, Rutgers '96)* Harry & Cynthia Hem (Mi(hael E. Hem, Cal State-Fullerton '98) J.L. Shipman (Jeffrey L. Shipman, Oklahoma State '91) Mi(hael & Janina Hoffman (Matthew J. Hoffman, Constan(e L. Sim(OX (Kelsy L. Sim(OX, Kansas '91)* Bradley '95)* James & Nan(y Simon (Craig A. Simon, Purdue '91) Larry & Charlotte Hoffmaster (Andrew L. Hoffmaster, Joseph & Sally Sisak (Justin M. Sisak, Bowling Green '98) Wright State '98) Jerome & Celeste Smiskol (Paul J. Smiskol, Coe College '91)* Joseph & Suzanne Huseman (Joseph A. Huseman, Daniel J. Sorboro (Joseph D. Sorbor, Beta Mu '9 7) Georgia '91)* David & Lina Steadman (Mi(hael J. Steadman, Bradley '95) J. Allan Katz (Todd A. Katz, Rutgers '96)* Mi(hael & Linda Stover (Eri( A. Stover, Truman State '98) Joseph & Jani(e Largey (Jeffrey R. Largey, William & John & Lee Stuart (Mi(hael J. Stuart, Cal State-Chico '91) Mary '91) S(huyler C. Tilly (Alex C. Tilly, North Carolina State '91) David & Ellen Lee (Benjamin K. Lee, UC-Berkeley '96) Vernon & Kathryn Tranel (Brian V. Tranel, Bradley '96) Steven & Janet Leininger (Mi(hael S. Leininger, Ohio State '98) Chris & Ann Vorndran (Christian A. Vorndran, Ill, Fred & Barbara LeMay (David F. LeMay, Muskingum '96)* Georgia Tech '91)* Robin Loreno (Ryan M. Walton, Miami '98) Jay & Edith Weiner (Jared Weiner, Rochester '91)* John & Carolyn M(Farland (Andy C. M(Farland, Diane Wiegman (Matthew D. Wiegman, Bradley '91) UC-Berkeley '91) Larry & Marilyn Wilton (Bru(e P. Wilton, Doug & Branda Miller (Jason D. Miller, Delaware '91) University of Arizona '98) Robert & Bonita Minaglia (Ri(hard P. Minaglia, Bradley '95)*

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HERITACE SOCIETY RECOCIIZES lEW MEMBERS chapter officer , but rather give The Heritage Society is pleased to welcome eight new mem­ advice and direction. bers. Each will be presented with a special plate in recognition Board of Governor chairmen have of his commitment to generations to come. been a ked to appoint the tudent The Heritage Society was established by the Phi Kappa Tau undergraduate advi or to the BOG a Foundation to honor and recognize-during their lifetimes­ a full voting member for the duration alumni and friends of the Fraternity who have made provi­ of their term. "The tudent under­ sions for future generations of students through will bequests, graduate advi or i a conduit of infor­ life insurance, trusts, life income arrangements and other planned gifts. mation to and from the BOG and the Even well before the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation was estab­ general undergraduate population, lished in 194S, Phi Kappa Tau was the beneficiary of the gen­ complementing the information and erosity of thousands whose commitment to the experience of in ight provided by the Re ident fraternity was strong. The Heritage Society recognizes those Coun il member of the BOG and who choose to continue the tradition of private giving for the the hapter Advi or," commented benefit of young men who will forge the Fraternity's future. Vomacka. For more information on how you can become a member of the Heritage Society, contact the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation at 513/523-1778. PHI TAU VIDEO STILL AVAILABLE Copie of the promotional video HERITACE SOCIETY MEMBERS created for the 1998 Leader hip *indicates new member Academy are till available for 15 each. Thi profe ionall y-produced Kent R. Bailey, Arkansas '89 video howca e the Fraternity' C.M. Britt, Transyvlania '35 Stephen Brothers, California '66 involvement with the Hole in the R. Edward Campbell, Cincinnati '67 Wall Gang Camp , TEAM, and Gerald G. Carlton Jr., Ohio '58 other accompli hment . It also give Ray A. Clarke, Bowling Green '5 J a brief hi tory of the Fraternity and Robert P. Cook,Fiorida State '8 J *Lewis Culver, Colorado '24 highlight orne of it mo t promi­ Thomas Cunningham, Nebraska Wesleyan '60 nent members. Mel Dettra, Ohio State '45 Chapter will find the video a great F. Philip Ford, Webber College '8 J *Clifton Hale, Georgia '66 t ol fo r building brotherhood and *Christopher Hornbrook, Bradley '80 promoting the Fraternity on campu . William R. Goacher, Florida '58 To obtain your copy for ju t 15 F. Harrison Green, University of Mississippi '66 each, contact the Phi Kappa Tau John M. Green, Nebraska Wesleyan '60 Thomas Hazelton, Coe College '75 Foundation at 513/523-177 . Donald Henry Jr., Illinois '35 Gregory Hollen, CARLTON JOINS FOUNDATION Maryland '75 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Elmer C. Hunter, Colorado State '40 William D. Jenkins, Bowling Green '57 Gerald "Jerry" Carlton, Ohio '5 , Robert E. Kennedy, Southern California '47 ha become the Phi Kappa Tau JeH Lawton, SUNY-Oswego '90 Foundation' newe t tru tee. Robert Leatherman, Akron '60 Carlton i chief operating officer of John F. Mankopf, Coe College '65 James C. McAtee, Ohio '65 Dallas- based Communitie Foundation *Joseph J. McCann, Jr., Springhill '74 ofTexa . The Communitie *Randy Nichols, Mississippi '72 Foundation of Texa i a mono the ten *Edward Obraitis, Maryland '5 J largest community foundation in th Gary L. Pritt, Bowling Green '73 Paul E. Raymond, Coe College '23 United tate . It now i ue m re than Jason J. Reckard, Kent State '87 4,00 grant a year, totaling in x Tim Simon, Maryland '76 of 25 milli n. *Randolph Smallwood, Franklin & Marshall '53 *Donald Snyder, Sr., Cornell '49 Richard H. Wilson, Indiana '8 J ' a la t art fill an un xpir d t ' rm.

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TEAM Northwest 55 participants (9 Phi Taus) TEAM Northeast 88 participants (20 Phi Taus) TEAM Southwest 94 participants ( 11 Phi Taus) TEAM Blueerass 108 participants (41 Phi Taus)

Winter 1999 La urel 5 1 SOUTH FLORIDA ALUMNI Marrucci, Jr., Mississippi tate '89, and CLUB INSTALLED Foundation Executive Vice Pre ident Alumni and notional representatives The outh Florida Alumni Club William D. Jenkin , Bowling Green onended the South Florida Alumni wa ucce fully in tailed on June 14, '57 were on hand for the event that Club installation. 199 . Domain Director Anthony launched thi great group of Miami­ Dade and Broward County alumni into action. One of the club' fir t activitie wa to help Ep ilon Iota Chapter at Barry Univer ity make their fir t night of member hip recruitment a ucce . Club member attended the chapter' opening event that featured gue t peaker tate Repre entative John Co grove, Florida '6 . outh Florida alumni have al o joined Ep ilon Iota' Board of Governor and are continu­ ing their involvement with the chap­ ter. "It i great to ee o much work, fun and ervice benefitting o many," said club member Dominick Racano, Barry '92. The club look forward to many varied activitie and increa ed partici­ pation for 1999. To find out about upcoming club events, call Dominick Racano at 954/43 -93 or e-mail [email protected]. ------Beta Kappa at Oklahoma State will Help Beta Xi celebrate 50 years with a Stardust Formal, (Georgia) meet its April9-11 , 1999 (405/743-4794 or goal of bringing 405/372-3460) T 500 Phi Taus to Athens to celebrate its 50th Anniversar y, October 22- 23, 1999 (404/ 873-5330 or 404/ 378-5499) 2 W inter 1999 Laurel ALUMNI NEWS

Members of Phi Kleveland Tau at a re(ent meeting.

PHI KLEVELAND TAU ALUMNI CLUB CHARTERED Eighteen brothers gathered at Mel's Grille in Cleveland this past August to sign the offi cial charter of the Phi Kleveland Tau Alumni C lub. The event officially launched this club that has been actively meeting for the past year. When the group fi rst met in the fall SUBMmED PHOTO of 1997 the nine attendee each Fraternity strong," commented Cross. property such as the Comfort Inn. pledged to bring an additional alum­ If yo u live in the C leveland area The chapter's attendance goal is nus to the next meeting. At its March and are interested in attending a Phi 500 Phi Taus and gue t . A la carte 1998 meeting attendance doubled Kleveland Tau event, contact Ryan event pricing will be available and and membership continues to grow. Cross at 216/231-45 67 ext. 4438 or e­ any interested Phi Tau, Beta Xi initi­ The club, which meets regularly at mail [email protected]. ate or otherwise, is invited. Mel's Grille, is focused on the friend­ For more information, contact Bill ship members share through brother­ BETA XI PLANS FOR SOTH C rane at 404/870-3845 (work), hood in Phi Kappa Tau. "I think one Make plans now to attend Beta Xi 's 404/378-5499 (home), or 404/202- of the reasons that Phi Kleveland Tau 50th Anniversary Reunion on October 6965 (cell). has been successful is that the alumni 22-23, 1999, in Athens, Georgia. participating all share the same phi­ Festivities will begin with a losophy. We're not interested in a Lauderdale-style go lf tournament ALUMS NEEDED TO LEAD CH ICAGO structured club-we like to get (location to be announced ) on ALUMNI CLUB together, see old friends, meet new Friday and culminate with a banquet A lumni in the Chicago area are re­ faces and have a good time," said and dance on Saturday evening at organizing the A lumni C lub. With over Ryan Cross, Baldwin-Wallace '95, club the Classic Center in downtown 900 alumni in the region, Chicago Phi co-coordinator. Athens. Taus hope to schedule regular activitie . The club has men from eight chap­ The black tie optional banquet will "There should be plenty of opportunitie ters and initiation years that span 50 feature keynote remarks from Phi to see some familiar face and to meet years from 1946- 1996. "I think one of Tau's own Toastmaster General, orne new Phi Tau in the coming the aspects we all enjoy about getting William 0 . Jenkins, as well as words months," aid Trent Nehl , Miami ' 9, together with our Phi Kappa Tau of welcome from by then N ational who had been organizing the group. brothers are the things it makes us President Todd N apier and Executive Nehls has since relocated, leaving the remember about our individual col­ Director Joel Rudy. group in need of a leader. lege and Fraternity experiences. Reunion activities will be head­ Anyone interested in taking an active Participating in an alumni club is a quartered at the Courtyard Marriott role with the C hicago Alumni Club great way to keep your ties to the in Athens and a nearby economy Interest Group should contact Bethan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Oei n esat513/523- 17 7.

Join Ole Miss Alumni at Gamma Beta (Cincinnati)

Delta Gamma's 30th 'm~r~rlt.Ci...,.Qlq.ytrr will celebrate its 40th anniver­ " ) '~ 1'-Pf• """ d ~ ;l!n ibrnitu of 1l'in i ..ipp i sary, September 16-19, 1999 Reunion, March 19-21 , nn&iallg inbitn II'"' to an oprnlpuulunc~nld . ., .• . ·. ,- . ·. INrllrfD!pl:uu '.,. . . .,... ~·\ 1999 (601/232-3501 or Ji'aturbv, mmhn . t. (513/231 -2249) ~uul r m lfunbrdl anb risfrt;-fllur , ,·~ I ~ . , [email protected]) i!uo""m,lf.,...,J . · ~ Glotldail• UUD,..,... J:un~n li:DO,A.;JR. .. -· ·A u .·. . ~Pothaii

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Alumni from Psi Chapter at the University of Colorado gather every other year to celebrate the Phi Tau experience. Pictured here at the Psi Chapter house are: Ken Arthur, BJ. Bloom, Mike McClelland, Bill Wells, Pete Holzer, Jack Ramirez, Dick Blanding, Mike Reber, Max Widergren, Jon Hitchcock. Gary Pettit, Dave Handy and Mike Glassco.

Hitchcock '5 , Michael McClelland BETA KAPPA LOOKS FORWARD TO PSI BROTHERS CELEBRATE sorH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH A CONTRIBUTION '60, Carl Pear on '58, Gary Pettit '59, Beta Kappa Chapter at Oklahoma Brotherhood does Ia t a lifetime for Mike Reber '58, Ray Smith '59, and tate ha announced it 50th anniver­ the 20 P i Chapter brothers who Frank Valentin '57. sary celebration and tardu t Formal reunite every two year at the Educational Library(fechnology will be held April9-ll, 1999. Univer ity of Colorado in Boulder. Grant Funds are u ed for educational The weekend begin Friday, April9, These alumni, who grad uated purpo e including material , equip­ at the chapter hou e with a casual night between 1960 and 1965, joined cur­ ment, cholar hip , awards and more. of remembering good time and catch­ rent hou e members this past October Funds are re tricted solely for the de - ing up with old friends. aturday, April to celebrate their many fond memo­ ignated chapter's u e. Gift to an 10, bring campus tour , ocializing, golf ries of Phi Kappa Tau. Educational Library(fechnology challenge matche , a brother-alumnus Eleven Psi alumni chose to give Grant Fund are fully deductible as the football game and more. aturday something back with a collective gift law allow. evening the chapter will celebrate it of $1,050 for the chapter's For more information on how you fir t 50 year at the tardu t formal. Educational Li brary(fechnology can make a gift restricted to your For more information, call405/743- Grant Fund. Brothers contributing to chapter, contact the Phi Kappa Tau 4 794 or 405/3 72-3460. the fund included: Kenneth Arthur Foundation at 513/523-1778. '59, Richard Blanding '56, James Bloom '57, Michael Glassco '59, Jon

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PHI 75TH: CELEBRATING THE TIES OF BROTHERHOOD

A brunch and services at Bethany Memorial Church concluded the fes­ tivitie on Sunday. "Brotherhood is a term often writ­ ten and spoken about," sa id reunion committee co-chair Gregory A. Wilhelm '76. "The Phi Chapter 75th wa a tangible, real-life event filled

0 with many moment of what it truly ~ means to be a brother of Phi hapter ~ of Phi Kappa Tau." ~ The event' huge success could not ~ have been possible without member of the reunion committee, headed by More than 150 brothers, family vice president for institutional Wilhelm and Tim L. Smith '75. members and guests gathered to cele­ advancement at Bethany; Executive Committee member were brate Phi Chapter's Diamond Director Rudy; Phi Kappa Tau Chri top her J. Berry '83, Albert R. Anniversary Reunion October 9-11. National President Greg Hollen, Buckelew '78, Sven de Jong '92, John Events held at Bethany College over Maryland '75; and William D. Jenkins, D. Faber '74, Michael K. Hammond the three days offered activities for all Bowling Green '57, Foundation execu­ '85, Michael C. Holzworth '96, Bla e ages and interests and allowed broth­ tive vice president. R. Leonatti '81, Richard J. Mees '4 , ers a chance to rekindle old friend­ The Diamond Reunion Banquet G. Andrew Nelson '96, Craig A. ships and make new ones. was filled with joy, good fellowship, Noble '85, Kenneth J. Ohrman '84, The reunion kicked off on Friday fond memories and a moment of Mark Record '97, John M. Rochella with a golf tournament and tours of silence in honor of Brother Stuart '82, John H. Sayer '78, Thoma C. the Bethany campus. Collegiate Tweedy '61, who gave his life for his Skena '8 1, Daniel F. Verakis '91 , and members hosted an alumni barbecue country in Vietnam. Rudy keynoted Mark Wilcox '78. at the chapter house including a dis­ the banquet. He recalled his under­ "Everyo ne involved-from those of play of chapter memorabilia covering graduate experiences as president of us who had the opportuniry to work a major part of Phi's history at Phi Chapter and described how very on the Diamond Anniver ary Bethany. Alumni were most honored he felt performing his first Reunion to the Brother who took impressed with the careful preserva­ official duty as executive director at time out from their day-to-day live tion of scrapbooks, individual pic­ his very own chapter. The banquet to attend the 75th- aw, heard and tures and composites. The barbecue closed with the now traditional can­ most importantly, fe lt the ties of was followed by an "afterglow social dlelight ceremony led by Brother Bro therhood that connect us to each hour" at Harder Hall. Jenkins and the singing of the other," said Wilhelm. "I hope every­ A breakfas t buffet started off Brotherhood Song in the company of one had a great time, and I look for­ Saturday activities bright and early. alumni, family and friends. ward to seeing everyone at the Oth." Perhaps most memorable was the 75th Anniversary Founder's Ceremony held in front of O ld Main. "It was a beautiful fall day, so reminis­ cent of those first moments of my membership in Phi Chapter," com­ mented Phi Kappa Tau Executive Director Joel Rudy '60. Special guests included: Dr. D. Duane Cummins, president of Bethany College; Phi Brother Joe Kurey, vice president for finance and treasurer of Bethany; Or. William N. Johnston, Westminster College '69,

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REUNION ATTRACTS 151 SCHilL OFFICIALS, lEY ALUMNI TO ''THE BARN"

by Timothy J. Clark, Intercollegiate Elephant Races held Cal State-Fullerton '67 in 1962. "It' a thrill to return to the PHI KAPPA TAU campu and to the Phi Kappa Tau CAL STATE FULLERTON hou e," aid Hale. "It' hard to believe n the fall of 1968, Gamma SINCE 1960 Omicron Chapter of Phi Kappa that it wa 3 7 year ago that we came Tau at California tate up with the idea for the elephant IUniver ity, Fullerton, purcha ed race . It also eem ju t like yesterday and moved in to "the Bam," a local that we were negotiating to buy The landmark. Bam." Hale, in 196 , wa a member On September 13, 1998, more than of the committee which arranged for 150 undergraduate , alumni, new the property' purcha e. (The ele­ as ociate , parent and gue t gath­ phant race al o led to C UF adopt­ ered at the Bam to celebrate the 30th ing the name Titan a the rna cot for anniversary of chapter owner hip. univer ity port team .) Alumni from the early '60 to the Other gue t peaker reflected the pre ent took the opportunity to meet, diver ity of chapter alumni, more network, participate in trivia game , than 600 trong ince the chapter' rai e money for charity, and recall founding in 1960. peaker included their collegiate fraternity experiences. teven undvold '65, recently elect­ A highlight of the day was the ed judge of Orange County uperior address by Jack Hale '66, one of the Court; Peter We elink '64, well­ educator; Marcu Gallo '89, regional local fraternity's founding father and known local adverti ing executive manager for Ingram Micro; Denni econd president. Hale recalled his and pre ident of We elink Blake '6 , pre ident of Better Floor ; participation in the "mahout" (ele­ Adverti ing; Carl Arena '72, vice Tim O'Connell '73, pre ident of phant ride) for then Orange County pre ident, real e tate, for Carl Ceramtec; Lee Huffman '93, pre ident State College in the first Karcher Enterpri e ; Jeff Paulu '66, of Affinity, Inc.; and Joe Tatar '63, a

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From left to right: Steven Sunvold, Dave Stanko, Ro1ky Myers, Russ Patterson.

trouncing the Red Team, led by Blake, in a struggle to retrieve que - tionable trivia from weakened and atrophied brain cells. With que tions like: "What is the field area next to the P.E. building called?" (Dumbo Downs); "When wa the last year the Titan ba eball team won the College World Series?" (1995); "Which famous Phi Tau alumnus well-known local entertainer who The individual Chapter once sa id , 'Hell, the fall wi ll proba­ played a few songs for the crowd. Scholarship Award was presented to bly kill ya!'" (Paul Newman, in Also taking the podium as special immediate pas t chapter president Butch Cassidy and the Sundance gue t speaker was Loydene Keith, Tom Smith, '95. Kid) ; "Sigma Phi Omega/Phi Kappa current Dean of Students at CSUF. On the alumni side, Steve Lucero Tau was known for a certain type of "This is my first visit to The Barn," '86, BOG chair, received a Phi social event. What was it ?" (Barn he sa id. "It looks like your organiza­ Award for his outstanding service to dances); and "What is the mascot of tion has done some reflection and Gamma Omicron by previous Phi Cal State-Fullerton ?" (Tuffy Titan). has made new commitments of winner Jim Keffer '73. Gamma The contest ended with the Red which you can be proud. We are Omicron's Board of Governors Team vowing to avenge the lo at looking for the Phi Taus to be seen as accepted the national Outstanding the next Gamma Omicron reunion, leaders here on the campus. I hope BOG Award for '97-98 by Mitch scheduled for March 1999. I'll be invited back! " Bernardo '75, a former chapter con­ Thro ughout the day, funds were Diver ity and individuality guided su ltant. rai ed by chapter members for the the early campu leaders who tarted "We really wanted thi event to Hole in the Wall Gang Camp the Sigma Phi Omega local fraternity show the positive side of the fraterni­ through the sale of ticket to a local and first Greek organizati n at CSUF ty system at Cal State Fullerton," comedy club. Festivitie concluded in 1960. The organization gathered said Tim Clark '67, event organizer with the cutting of a 30-year members from all racial, ethnic and and BOG member. "With all of the anniversary cake with a likene of religious backgrounds, encouraging negative press on our Fullerton fra­ "The Barn" on it and later that broad membership. After an exten­ ternities lately, we wanted the cam­ evening, 1 7 new as ociate were sive search of national fraternities, pus and the community to know that welcomed into the chapter in a pin­ these values seemed to be matched Phi Kappa Tau provides a rewarding ning ceremony witne ed by many of best by Phi Kappa Tau, and affilia­ experience for men while they are their parents. tion was completed in 1966. attending the university, and friend­ Many awards were announced ships that will last for the rest of during the day, including the CSUF their li ves." Scholarship Award, given to the Sgt. David Stanko '67, a fraternity with the highest GPA at spokesman for the Fullerton Police the university for the most recent Department, was also on hand, com­ semester. Tom Tinker '97, chapter menting that he seldom has to visit president, noted: "Not only did we the house in an official capacity. have the highest GPA among fra­ Between speakers and award pre­ ternities, we had the highest grades sentations, the Phi Tau/CSUF Trivia of all Greek organizations, including Contest was held, with the Gold sororities." Team, captained by Wesse link,

Winter 1999 Laurel 57 ALPHA hapter at Miami ha estab­ Shane Phelan accepts North lished two cholar hip award in honor Carolina State's Caldwell Cup for of Gray on L. Kirk, Miami '2 1, who Chi Chapter. The trophy, recognizing helped create the United Nation and the top fraternity at the university, was presented during halftime at erved a pre ident of Columbia the homecoming football game. Chi Uni ve r ity. The award will recognize Chapter took the cup from Phi the chapter member with the highe t Delta Theta, which had won for and mo t improved grade point average eight consecutive years. each erne ter. "We fee l it is important to recognize academic achievement within the chapter," commented Alpha president Robert Gate . "Fraternities have an obligation to promote academic achievement and to e tabli h role mod­ el for chapter member to fo llow."

GAMMA Chapter at Ohio tate plan to dedicate it computer lab in memory of Thoma K. Brown. Brown, a member of Gamma from 1954-55, died in an auto accident during his college years. hartly aft er hi death the chapter named it library in hi honor. When the library wa reopened in 1995 , fol­ lowing a fire , it wa renamed after for­ mer hou e mother Helen "Mom" Mitchell. Current chapter member decided to name the computer lab in Brown' memory. A brief ceremony and plaque pre entation are planned.

Member of EPSILON Chapter at Mount Union once again participated in a lemonade ale benefiting the Parkway Elementary h I. The broth­ er old lemonade along the parad route during the ity's annual arnati n ity Fe ti al rand Parad . "It w. • pl a ur ~ r Phi K ppa Tau t b

Wint rl 1999 Laurel Don't Miss Your Chance Far them move in to their dorm rooms. It's that time of year again-time to send in your application for a Phi They also handed out bu ines cards so Ka ppa Tau Foundation Scholarship. Applications for most scholarships are freshmen would kn ow who to contact due April 1, 1999. during rush. To be eligible for a Foundation scholarship you must be a student member of the Fraternity planning to enroll in classes for the fall of 1999. All under­ ALPHA KAPPA at Washington State graduate and graduate students are eligible. Scholarships vary in amount held a luncheon thi past fall to honor from $1 ,000-$5,000. member from the cla es of 1945-51. Forty alumni attended and hared To receive a Foundation financial aid packet, call the Foundation at memorie of their collegiate experi­ 513/523-1778. Additional information is available on our website at ence . The alumni reminded the cur­ www.phikappatau.org. rent undergraduates that brotherhood i forever-even after 50 yea rs the Phi Kappa Tau spirit burns on.

member Jeff Helmuth. "[We believe] MU Chapter at Lawrence took a cre­ ALPHAOM EGA at Bald win Wallace involvement in neighborhood and ative approach to recruitment this past has begun recognizing out tanding pro­ community events are vital and we fall. Brother wearing letters greeted fe ssors. Each month a profe or i cho­ were happy to help Parkway freshmen as they arri ved and helped sen to speak to the chapter. At the end Elementary as well as meet people who live here."

IOTA Chapter at Coe College received the 1997-98 Outstanding Campus Contribution Award. To become eligi­ ble for the award Iota brothers spon­ sored a pumpkin carving contest for the pediatrics unit of a local hospital, a Greek Educational Series, and a soft­ ball-a-thon benefiting the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. Members of the chapter also read books and played games with kindergarten children as part of Phi Tau Story Time at an ele­ mentary school.

LAMBDA at Purdue is actively seeking donations to establish an Educational Library{rechnology Grant Fund. The chapter plans to purchase computer equipment, establish a high-speed internet connection, remodel the chapter's study room, and establish scholarships and stipends for Academy and convention. Donations to the chapter's fund are processed through the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation and are linked to educational purposes. To help Lambda meet its goal of $15,000, con­ tact Mike Lennox at 317/873-2835.

Cory Edwards, Beta Beta Chapter, is one of the University of Louisville's Cardinal Bird mascots this season.

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National staffers take time out for an excursion with members of Epsilon Iota at Barry University. Left to right: Mike Gabhart, Brenden McGettigan, Rob Boreaux, Adam Goetz and Sean McGettigan.

of the year all "Profe or of the implement the program's "interper onal Month" attend a dinner where the communication" module. Brother will "Profes or of the Year" i chosen. become peer educator for the center and will educate other tudent organiza­ everal GAMMA ALPHA brother at tion about exual as ault. Michiga n Tech began the school year a Orientation Team Leader . The week­ Member of DELTA RHO at Ea tern long experience brought them together Kentucky Univer ity pent a weekend with other Greek on campu and gave in eptember backpacking at Red River them a chance to get to know many Gorge tate Park. The retreat provided freshmen. More brother ay they'll par­ an opportunity for chapter member to ticipate next fall. relax while planning for future activi­ tie . Thi pa t spring the chapter wa aim Cloud State recognized for having the highe t grade i pi loting Phi Kappa Tau's Total Man on campu and for completing the mo t program. The chapter is working with community ervice hour . the university' Women Center to DELTA PSI at Rider Univer ity ha taken a good fundraising event and made it better. The chapter provide taffing and ecurity for sporting event , uch a Philadelphia Eagles game . Recently it added alumni vol­ unteers to the work force. Alumni donate the money they earn for partic­ ipating to the chapter. "The alumni enjoy being on the field at live FL game and, more importantly, are able to pend time with the undergradu- ate ," reported Delta P i.

EPSILON PI at rth rn Kentu k · Univer ity d ubl d in i:e after the fall's as iat la f 2 men j in :1 Colby Chisholm, Epsilon Omicron Chapter, was chosen 1998 Homecoming th h pter. Broth r- of Ep-il n Pi King at Frostburg State. To his right is Tallie Mueller, a member of Phi point t a trong mph:.si L n ch:.ra ·r r Sigma Sigma. a th r a n f r th ir su , :s. "By · r -

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Members of Beta Xi (Georgia), Beta Omicron (Maryland), Epsilon Beta (West Virginia Tech) and Lambda (Purdue) raised several thousand dollars in phone pledges for the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation this past fall. Brothers called alumni on behalf of the Foundation and asked for donations to support scholarships and other educational programs. Lambda Chapter asked alumni to contribute to its newly established Educational Library /Technology Grant Fund­ the chapter's goal is S1 5,000.

ating a more formal rush atmosphere, we were able to attract only the seriou men who had the potential to become involved and give back to the organiza­ tion," said Corey Holben, vice pre ident of member development. The chapter was recently recognized as having the best membership orientation program on campus.

Member of EPSILON RHO at the Indiana University of Penn ylvania joined forces with Gamma Sigma Sigma

at "Big for a Day," a Big Brothers/Big Sister event for children ages six to 14. Relay races, water battle and paddle­ boat races were fun for kid and Ep ilon Rho brothers. "Everybody had a great time. It wa the best service project I ever did. It's just nice to see the kid have a good time," aid chapter mem­ ber Mike Drexler.

EPSILON SIGMA at Chapman recent­ ly became involved with Catholic Chari tie of Orange County. Member have volunteered a after-school tutor , sport coache , and friend of low­ income junior high boy at ri k for join­ ing gangs. They meet with the young men twice a week. Thi past November the chapter con­ tinued its annual participation in Casa Garcia's free Thanksgiving meal for the hungry. Member cleaned, marinated and cooked more than 5 turke on Thanksgiving eve-they prepared food until3:00 a.m. The chapter returned the next morning and ser ed food to thou ands of people.

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EMPHASIS ON BROTHERHOOD EARNS GAMMA MU THE MAXWELL by Brent Miller, Miami '96

ach fall, most Brad ley University advisor, funded by the Phi Kappa Tau know the trength of our brotherhood Estudents head home for fall break. Foundation. and that i what i truly important." At Gamma Mu Chapter, fall break Mike Murphy, executive director of mark the beginning of a major tran - BROTHERHOOD = SUCCESS hou ing, re idential life and the tu­ formation. The fraternity house low­ Chapter Pre idem Nathan dent judicial y tern at Bradley aid, ly begin it evolution into a haunted Derhammer believe an empha i on "I think that the hold [Phi Kappa house. In 1997 the event raised a brotherhood is the rea on for the Tau] has on thi award indicate ju t taggering $15,000 for the Hole in chapter' ucce . "Our brotherhood i what kind of re pect they are held in the Wall Gang Camp . It's event like what make u unique. We are a by their peer ." this that demonstrate why Gamma diver e group of people, yet we have "We all have different ideas of Phi Mu is deserving of Phi Kappa Tau' common goal ." Ed King ( igma Kappa Tau," remarked Derhammer, top chapter honor-the Roland Chi), emeritus director of hou ing, "yet everyone has a huge bond ... thi i Maxwell Trophy. re identiallife and the student judi­ a team effort-we are in this together." The chapter wa pre ented with cial y rem at Bradley Univer ity, aid Derhammer believe it i important the 1998 Roland Maxwell Award of Gamma Mu, "To me they under­ for brother to pend time together. during Leadersh ip Academy this pa t stand the e ence of what a fraternity In the pring of 1998, Gamma Mu August at Miami University in i truly about. They re peer and care began a weekly Brotherhood Micro­ Oxford, Ohio. Thi award , named in for each other." forum in which four brother are cho- memory of Roland Maxwell, Southern Three year ago, Bradley' IFC en at random and paired together. California '22, who served the began recognizi ng the fraternity that The group i then given money from Fraternity as national president from di played the rronge r brotherhood. the chapter to have a meal together. 1934-59, salutes overall chapter Gamma Mu ha received the award The Microforum help brother of excellence. The award include a all six erne ters ince it inception. different age and intere t get to $500 donation to the chapter' "The campu know that we have know each other. Derhammer aid, Interfraternity Council (IFC) and a something pecial, bur it doe n't mat­ "We have found that food make the $500 donation to the chapter's Greek ter if we win," aid Derhammer. "We mo t of each ituation."

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The chapter continues its emphasis ropes course and paint. "It is on brotherhood during recruitment. group like [Gamma Mu According to Derhammer, brothers Chapter] that make thi camp talk to a prospective member, di cov­ the experience that it i for er what he i about, tell him what the very special children Phi Kappa Tau is about, and show that come here," aid him who the brother of Gamma George Harackaly, facility Mu are. "We don't hide. We are manager at the Hole in the proud of who we are and what we're Gang Camp. about." The chapter works hard to make new associate fee l like they belong. "We don't want to alienate LIVING THE IDEALS the associate members. We want to The important things for Gamma bring them in and prepare them to Mu brothers are not the award , but be outstanding fraternity brothers," living together, upporting each other remarked Derhammer. and maintaining the ideals that the Fraternity wa founded on nearly a PHILANTHROPY A FOCUS century ago. "La t semester, during a The chapter ha developed a strong chapter meeting, a brother rai ed hi reputation for its out tanding philan­ hand," remembered Derhammer. "He thropic activities. "Philanthropy cre­ shared with us that hi mother' ates an awarene with members that house had burned down. He told u we are a unit here to work together he would be going home to help and help others," commented clean up from the disaster. Hand Derhammer. "We take philanthropy started raising in the meeting. very seriously. We are go ing to do it Brother after brother offered a i - big and we are go ing to do it well. It tance. They informed him that they is one way that we can create positive would be there to help. He didn't Greek involvement." The chapter's worthwhile. With the success of the de erve to bear the burden alone." philanthropic ucce s ha also fo tered haunted hou e, Gamma Mu has con­ Now the challenge for Gamma Mu a good relation hip with parents. tributed thousands of dollars to the i to maintain the tradition of excel­ Taking philanthropy seriously can Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. The lence the chapter has become accu - be an inconvenience at times. "You event has also earned Gamma Mu tomed to. "The Maxwell Award how are part of the haunted house from Bradley's "Most Innovative Fund­ us that we're doing good tuff. We are day one," remarked Derhammer. Rai er Award" and an award for phil­ going in the right direction. We have "Bedroom are turned into eating anthropic event of the Semester. Phi establi hed a solid fou ndation and the areas. N eedle to say, people are Kappa Tau recognized Gamma Mu' Maxwell Award will encourage broth­ pretty energetic about tearing it emphas is on philanthropy by award­ ers to reach fo r more." down." The inconvenience is well ing the chapter the 1998 Paul Jim Whitmer, Chairman of Gamma Newman Philanthropy Award. Mu's Board of Governor , aptly The chapter is looking forward to described Gamma Mu with the fol­ further ass isting the Hole in the Wall lowing story: "I interviewed a tudent G ang Camps, especially when the on a recent campus recruiting vi it at Buffalo Prairie Gang Camp opens Bradley. After noticing m college near Peoria, Illinois, next yea r. This ring with the letter KT embo ed spring Gamma Mu has organized an in the tone, I wa a ked if I \ a alternative spring break at the Hole Phi Tau at Bradley. I indicated I wa in the Wall Gang Camp in A hford , and had graduated ome ten ear Connecticut. In the spring of 1998, earlier. The yo ung man then indicat­ 15 Gamma Mu brothers journeyed to ed that it wa unfortunate that I did­ the camp to sp lit wood, refinish furni­ n't get a chance to live with thi ture, move bunk beds, work on a group of guy . Following our inter­ view I a ked if he wa a fraternity Members of Gamma Mu proudly show the member to which he an wered 'e , Maxwell Trophy at the 1998 Leadership Academy. but adly not a Phi Tau."

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the phi kappa tau foundation us Avenue, Oxford , Ohio 45056 the phi "u111--...... v lrnt~rnirv ) 523-177 ; fax: (513) 524-4 12 15 North ail: [email protected] P.O. Box 30; phone: (513) 523-4 ~~~:;~~~~ R oss E. Roeder (Michigan State '58) - .. ~.,i. n.,"'h am (Nebraska Wesleyan '60) President • Gregory Hollen, Maryland '75 um11p.11.11 Jenkins (Bowling Green '51) Vice Pre ident • Todd Napier, Evansville '83 nald E. nyder, r. (Cornell '49) Financial Advi or • Earl Folker, Miami '49 • orman W. Brown (Ohio State '50) Educational Director • TBA ond A. Bichimer (Ohio State '53) Legal Counsel • John Co grove, Florida '6 Pa t Pre ident • tephen Brother , UC-Berkeley '66 trustees Trustees include the officers and : C.M. Britt (Transylvania '35), the national council Gerald G. Carl ton (Ohio '58), Ray A. C larke (Bowling Green '5 I), ConsiStS of: the Pre ident, Vice President, Pa t Pre ident, Executive John F Cosgrove (Florida '68), Mel Dettra (Ohio State '45 ), Director (non-voting) and: Gerald G. Carl ton (Ohio '58), Bill C. Brent DeVore (Ohio '61), John D. Good (Ohio '47), John M. Crane (Georgia '66), Thomas C. Cunningham (Nebraska Wesleyan Green (Nebraska Wesleyan '60), J.K. Heilmeier (Kent State '49), '60), Ray Cox (North Carolina State '89), adim Hom any, Jr. Thomas E. Hendricks (Georgia Tech '61), David W. Lawrence (Rutgers '96), Robert Gate (Miami '97), Dave Lapin ki (Penn State (Miami '61), Robert D. Leatherman (Akron '60), '74), Jay McCann (Spring Hill College '74), Ben Nelson James C. McAtee (Ohio '65), Frederick E. Mills (Ohio State '66), (Transylvania '78), teven Patrick (IU of Pennsylvania '97), and Joel S. Rudy (Bethany '60), and Dr. Rodney E. RosE. Roeder (Michigan State '58). Wilmoth (Nebraska Wesleyan '57). phi kappa tau fraternity properties, inc. distinguished trustees Pre ident • Robert D. Leatherman (Akron '60) Robert G. Aldridge (Washington '54), John L. Bartholomew (Ohio Executive Vice Pre ident • Joel . Rudy (Bethany '60) State '55) , F Fredrick Fether (Bowling Green '5 I), Lawrence L. Fisher (Ohio State '60) , Hugh C. Fowler (Colorado '45), James . Hamilton national headquarters staff (Ohio State '63), Theodore A. Hendricks (Bowling Green '59 ), Dan Executive Director • Joel . Rudy (Bethany '60) L. Huffer (Ohio State '57), Edward L. Marye (Kentucky '48), F.L. Chief Administrative Officer • Michael A. Lambright McKinley (Oklahoma State '51), Harold L. Short (Colorado State Dir. of Chapter Service • Adam Goetz (Clemson '95) '36) , Robert F Tenhover (Miami '53 ), Carl D. Vance (Miami '67), Dir. of Expan ion • Jeremy DiMaio (Longwood College '94) and Graydon Webb (Ohio State '69). Chapter Leadership Con ultants • Todd Carley (St. Cloud State '94) foundation administrative office • Mike Gabhart (Georgetown College '95) Executive Vice President • William D. Jenkins (Bowling Green '51 ) • Todd Luca (Wright State '94) Chief Administrative Officer • Michael A. Lambright Expansion/Leadership Consultant • Jeff Ander on (St. Cloud tate '94) Director of Development • Bethany A. Deines Expan ion/Leadership Consultant • Carlos alazar (Washington '94) Director of Commun i ca ti ~n s • Terri L. ackid Dir. of Financial ervice • Barbara Fabela Finance Administrator • Barbara Fabelo Finance A i tant • Li a Adam enior Editor • Elizabeth . Runyon Dir. of Educational & Developmental Pr gram • Heidi nd n Graphic Designer • tacey Castle Dir. of Admini trative ervi es • Diane Rottinohau Administrative Assistant • Angie Little Administrati e e retary • arol oh 11 Finance Assi tant • Li a Adam Receptioni t • Mary ue Rutledge

4 Winter 1999 Laurel alumni clubs & interest groups dubs MD: Chesapeake Phi Taus (Baltimore) OH: Columbus Old Gold Club A%: Valley of the Sun Club (Phoenix) John Roschella--410/576-7928 Tim Cochran-614/888-2159, Geoff Pfeiffer-602/860-1545 (h) [email protected] [email protected] 602/954-7511 (w) M l: Southwest Michigan OH: Phi Kleveland Tau (Cleveland) CA: San Diego Club Bill Adams-616/668-2030 (h) Ryan Cross-216/23 1-4567 ext. 4438 Fred Olivo-619/236-8201 (h) 616/337-6866 (w), [email protected] [email protected]. edu 619/236-9100 (w), [email protected] MO/ KA: Heart of America Club PA: Philadelphia Area Club DC: Phi Kapitol Tau Club (Washington) (Kansas City) Adam Bronstein-610/519-9454 (h) Mike Dovilla-301/314-5303 (h) Clint Coulter-816/965-0994 (h) 610/566-5366 (w) 202/885-24 72 ( w ), md31 [email protected] 913/588-4802 (w) Robert Green-913/649-4573, bert@s ky.net PA: Three Rivers Club (Pittsburgh) FL: Central Florida Club (Orlando) Matt Hillebrand-72 4/941-8895 (h) Chris Stemley--407/330-6356 MO: St. Louis Alumni Club 724/941 -4600 ( w) [email protected] Andy Belval-1314/207-1785 (h) Eric Rohrbaugh--412/366-1564 FL: South Florida Alumni Club 3 14/984-8 100 (w), BELA @sinclair-rush.com Dominick Racano-954/438-9388 (h) TX: Lone Star Club (Da llas) 954/405-6253 (pager) MS: Miss issippi Gulf Coast Club (G ulfport) Greg Hollen-972/620-8267 (h) Steve Nelson-601/896-5496 972/684-4 5 12 (w) IL: North Side Alumni Club (Chicago) Todd Stennis-60 1/864-7384 hollen@norte/networks.com Trent Nehls-84 7/384-0408, [email protected] NM: Anasaz i Club (Albuquerque) TX: Longhorn Club (Ft. Worth) IN: Indianapolis Club David Blankinship-505/275-054 7 (h) Chris Booth-817/498-5324 (h), 817/333- Michael Reed-31 7/849-1254 (h) 505/843-3094 (w), [email protected] 7510 (w) 317/872-1553 (w), [email protected] NY: Big Apple Club (New York) TX: Houston Club MA: Beanpot Club (Boston) Lorin Cone-908/753-4668 Sean McQuilliams-713/721-5503 (h) Mat Tuttleman-781/444-7250 (h) 713/881-2981 (w), OH: Queen City Club (Cincinnati) 800/332-9199 ext. 110 (w), [email protected] [email protected] (h), mat.tuttelman@con­ Steve Spaeth-513/721-11 02 (h) 513/5 79-3 714 ( w) , [email protected] tractsolutions.com WA: Puget Sound Club (Seattle) Brad C. Synder-513/681-4583 (h) Ryan Malane-206/522-1460, 800/543-4930 ext. 339 Malane@U. Washington.edu

GA: Atlanta OR: Portland interest groups Bruce Beckwith--404/371-9530 (h) Bethany Deines-513/523-1778 A%: Tuscan 770/613-2519 (w) Bethany Deines-513/523-1778 Bill Crane--404/378-5499 (h) PA: Allentown/Bethlehem Dimitri 770/645-1426 (w) , [email protected] Diamandopoules-61 0/997-3154 CA: Sacramento Posface@aol. corn Rick Keltner 714/650-1309 (h) lA: Eastern Iowa 916-686-8180 (w), rakeltner@aol. com Brian McCormac-319/341-6626 (h) SC: Charleston 319/728-8818 (w) , [email protected] Steve Gnegy-843/795-5372 (h) CA: San Francisco East Bay Area 803/745-3116 (w) East Bay: Eric Cline-800/481-8722 KY: Louisville San Francisco: Jerry Rand--415/552-2953 (h), Bill Brasch-502/425-9644 (h) SC: Florence 415/626-0858 (w) 502/852-0201 (w) Chad Amick-843/667-0685 [email protected] [email protected] CA: San Francisco: Jerry Rand- 415/552-2953 (h), 415/626-0858 (w) MN: Minneapolis/St. Paul TN: Memphis Dan Schleck-612/474-2493 (h) Stephen Anderson CA: Los Angeles 612/470-3949 (w) , [email protected] [email protected] Michael Hoffs-310/393-0026 (h) NC: Triangle Area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel TN: ashville 310/451-4748 (w) Hill) Jonathan Beam-919/572-0228 (h) Mike Roth-615/292-9929 Ken Loewen-800/427-4752 919/962-3235 (w), [email protected] [email protected] TX: Corpus Christi NE: Omaha David C. McCormick-51 2/ 14-9900 CO: Colorado Springs Bethany Deines-513/523-1778 [email protected] John D. Thomason- 719/520-4634, [email protected] NJ: New Jersey VA: Richmond/Petersburg Ryan Maizel-732/926-9209 Gary Kalmes-804/360-04 5 {h) CO: Denver [email protected] 804/965-7043 (w) Bill Csrnko-303/290-8644 OH: Canton VA: Tidewater Area FL:Tampa/St. Petersburg Mike Fredericks-330/308-5777 Donald Mardis-804/397 -0 60 Chuck Van Middlesworth- 813/821-2006 OK: Tulsa FL: Ft. Myers David Miller- 918/488-823 1 John Good- 941/481-9441 jdgoody @juno.com W inter 1999 Laurel 65 Sidclaads

by Terri Nackid

" 'm playing Milk Busine !" pro­ When he decided to pursue the claimed my three-year-o ld a he project he drove through the hill of connected a jump rope to the Pennsylvania looking fo r ju t the under ide of hi pring hor e. right fa rm . He wa fortunate to find "I'm hooking it to hi udder," the Cooper , who operate a tradition­ he explained. al fa mily dairy fa rm. They do every­ Imagine the hor e i a cow and the thing nece ary to produce 00 ga l­ jump rope i a milking machine, and lon of milk a day fro m the 100 cow you're now in the mind of a three­ they rai e. And it' all done in a year-old after watching Dick humane and compas ionate atmo - Goodrow' wonderful video "Hey Kid : phere. "They make ure that the tall Let's Make Milk!" are clean- te t have proven that if a Dick Goodrow, Michigan State '53, cow i content he produce more created this unu ual documentary of milk ," Goodrow aid. life on the farm e pecially for children It took Goodrow three month to who aren't likely to have the opportu­ make "Hey Kid : Let' Make Milk" nity to vi it a real dairy. "Farms are wh ich wa relea ed in December of becoming extinct," Goodrow 1996. The video ells for around explained. "Kid don't really know 16.95 ( ee pecial offer below) and that milk come from the ground." ha received po itive review in The "Hey Kid :Let's Make Milk" show Was hington Pos t and from it yo ung kids that and more . The video reveals viewer . One parent wrote for a ec­ how crop are grown and harve ted, ond copy when her broke, "It' our how cow are milked, how milk i daughter's ab olute favorite tape of proce ed and bottled, and even how all time." manure i returned to the oil. Although thi i the first video Children find out that making milk G oodrow ha created for him elf, he really is a total farm effort. had done many other for client dur­ Making the video wa quite an ing h i 45 years in adverti ing. Hi experience for Goodrow. fir t job out of college wa in adverti -

DICK GOODROW, RIGHT, WITH JOHN COOPER, OWNER OF THE FARM.

Winter 1999 Laurel MILK ing for LIFE magazine. G oodrow has tant. Everybody needs a friend." The average cow also worked at Ford Motor Company, Those of us with young children produces eight gallons & Bell Howell, and one of the top ad hope more videos will follow but of milk a day. agencies in Pittsburgh. Now semi­ Goodrow is not sure. "I don't know," retired and living in Saginaw, he said. "I'd like to do one on how Cows are milked every Michigan, Goodrow has come full-cir­ sugar is made and how farmers take eight hours. cle and is again working on a maga­ fruits and vegetables to market." zine. He publishes Builder/Architect So, perhaps one day I'll find my A top milk producer Magazine a monthly regional trade child pushing a contraption on the makes 11 0 pounds of publication for the residential build­ floor saying, "I'm playing Making milk in 24 hours. ing industry. Goodrow writes and Apple Juice!" Q It takes ten pounds of edits stories, does advertising and milk to make one takes care of the magazine's layout. "I pound of cheese. love the magazine," he said. You can purchase a copy of "Hey Goodrow continues to maintain his Kids: Let's Make Milk" for the special connection to Alpha Alpha Chapter price of$12 .00 , plus $2 .00 shipping at Michigan State. "I go to the house and handling (Michigan residents add every homecoming-l'm still very $0.72 sales tax) . Send your check, close to the brothers," he said. "The made payable to Grow, Grow & most important thing that we grew up Grow, to PO Box 6185, Saginaw, MI with is that friends are very impor- 48608-61 85.

PHOTOS COU RTE SY OF DICK GOODROW

ONE OF THE STARS OF "HEY KIDS: LET'S MAKE MILK."

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