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Golden Opportunities Within a few stioit weeks, mote than 1000 chapter delegates, alumni, board To members, and guests are expected to gather in St, Louis, Missouri to launch the celebration of Alpha Phi Omega's Golden Anniversary, and to determine the future direction of the Fraternity, Serve The Convention Committee, ably head ed by Convention Chairman Jamie Olson, Theta Epsilon, Illinois State Un iversity, has been meeting since early Spring to insurethatthis Convention will be the best in Alpha Phi Omega's history. Jim Greer, Epsilon Pi, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, serves as Vice Chairman and is in charge of all Conven tion services. Other Committee GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE Chairmen and their responsibilities are: Registration � Larry Willis, Theta Xi, Parks College; Information � Don Burn, Alpha Alpha, University of Illinois; Ex hibits � Craig Herman, Sigma Alpha, Universiiy of Missouri-St. Louis; VIP The Convention will also act on The � 1974 National Convention will be Hosting and Heritage Bob Milner, recommendations for National Service one of the most in the Frater Theta Epsilon, Illinois State University; important receive from the The decisions made the ~ Projects, reports Sergeants at Arms Ken Ziegler and nity's history. by Publications Committee, Sur in St, Louis will the Alan Snook, Epsilon, Northeast Missouri Project delegates shape vival, the Architectural Barriers National structure and set the course of Phi State University, assisted by Mel Alpha Committee, the National Task Force, the as we enter our second half- Schuckenbrock, Beta Mu, Southwest Omega Golden Committee, and the of service. critical issues Missouh Stale University; Service Pro Anniversary century Many Committee, The Resolutions will be and means � Study to jects Exchange J. D. Webster, Zeta Flag explored developed Committee will and meet the ol the mid-1970's Nu, Southern Illinois Universily- develop present challenges resolutions ol and and in � appreciation seminars and discussion Carbondale; Legislative Documents policy beyond, for action by the in caucuses and bull-sessions. Dennis Colter, Beta Psi, Southeast Mis delegates. groups, souri State University, Pages � Roger The Nominating Committee will present The National Convention is an ex Elliott, Mu Nu, Western Illinois Universi nominations to the Convention lor truly in and � perience leadership, friendship ty; and Physical Arrangements Rich National President, National Vice Presi service for each who Elliott, Epsilon Pi, Southern Illinois dent, five Nationai Executive Com delegate par- iicipales, and also for the chapter that University-Edwardsville, mitteemen, and two Endowment sends him. The men who serve on the Trustees, and Ihe Convention will select Proposals to amend the Fraternity's many committees and take in the Brothers lo serve m each of these part National By-Laws were mailed lo all seminars will be to the capacities. The Time and Place Com giving leadership chapters in early November. Only in St. but will also mittee will recommend the site and dates Fraternity Louis, they proposals submitted to the be experience to take back to legislative of the 1976 National Convention, which gaining National Office byOclober27, 1974 will their campuses. It is tellowship inaction, will be held in either Atlanta, Georgia or be considered by the delegates. The ma meeting Brothers Irom across the na Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, depending jor issues confronting the Convention tion, exchanging ideas, upon the decision of the delegales. reinlorcing will be the admission of women to the ideals. It is the biggest service project in On afternoon and mor changes membership, per Friday Saturday exchange you can imagine. Share your there will be a session for Ki^raternity,capita, and life membership fees, allow ning, training best ideas; bring home some newones. ing Sectional Chairmen to vote at Sectional Staff members and Chapter At National Conventions, and several Advisors, the same time, non-voting Here is a golden opportunity to serve the matters dealing with the functions of the delegales will be able to attend discus Iraternity, your chapter and yourself. sion or observe the com- Nationai Board of Directors, Regions, sessions, Strengthen the bonds that tie you to and Sections, millees in their deliberations. Alpha Phi Omega, Meet us in St, Louis, tORCb CONTENTS Golden Opportunities to Serve 1 anPi Brotherhood 2 tRe^zoiL Women in Alpha Phi Omega � Pro & Con 3i^ Invitation to Kijabe 4" Alpha Phi Omega Delta Rho Raises More Than $50,000 for March of Dimes 4 National Service Fraternity Report of The National Finance Chairman 5 Brothers On The Move 6 Obituaries 6 Volume 50, No. 2 Action 6 Winter 1974 Board Meets in St. Louis , . .7 Regional & Sectional News , 7 Anniversaries in 1975 8 National Officers Chapter Lucius E. Young, LTC, Ret. D.C. Washington, BROTHERHOOD ... by JamesH.Olm National President Xi Zeta Chapter Alumnus Rochester Institute of Lawrence L. Hirsch, M.D. Technology Chicago, Illinois A story is told of how, in ancient times, a young man sought the meaning of life in books National Vice President and in talking with scholarly men, but he learned nothing. So he left his city and wandered throughout the world in search of something which would give meaning to his life and to the lives of all men. Executive Committeemen Finally, grown old and dying, he went up into the hills of a strange land and tell asleep. George F. Cahill Pittsburgh, Pa Suddenly the old man lound himself standing in a great hall, not knowing how he got Dr, John E, Hanke Cheney, Wash. there He saw at some distance across the room a man standing bythe open door. This C. Eugene Lake Lubbock, Tex, stranger called out the old man's name, Gerald M. Plessner Pasadena, Calif. "How do you know me?" the old man asked Sid SmiUi Omaha, Nebr, "I know all things. And I know what you came for Come Follow me." Silently, the old man followed the stranger. After many hours of walking over a desolate countryside, they at last reached a villageof many people. lmmediately,theoldmansaw National Executive Director � that these people were starving a pitiful sight, A. Sherwood Kansas Mo. Roger Cily, "Sir," the old man questioned hts guide, 'what terrible famine is there in this land Iha( ' would cause such suffering? The stranger merely led the old man to the center of the village, where many inhabitants TORCH AND TREFOIL is issued regularly were gathered. And there was a magnificent banquet table, similar to the one spread four times a year, October, December, before us this evening, filled with all the good things there are to eat. But no one was March and May. from Office ol Publica eating. Pushing through the crowd to the table, the old man found the reason why. Sur tion, 1100 Waltower 823 Walnut Building, rounding the enormous table was a moat, at least ten feet across, with no apparent bot Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. tom Printed by Rosse Lithographing Com "Is there no way lot these poor souls to reach that food"*" pany, Printers and Lithographers, Kansas City, Missouri. Second Class Postage paid The stranger handed the old man two poles about ten feet long which so me of the people al Kansas Cily, Missouri. Subscription were trying to useasgiant chopsticks to secure the food from the table. The poles were price $1.50 per year. unwieldy and It a morsel ot food was secured, a person couldn't manipulate the poles lo gel the food lo his mouth. "Wherearelheleadersof this village? Why do they permit such suffering? Where is their " humanity? 'There is no humanity There is no leader. There isno death. There is only suffering here � eternal suffering. In this place are those who have had no humanity. Their suftenng is the result of their own work. You are in hell." Then the two men lefl the village and resumed the journey. By and by, they came to another village very liketheonelhey had left.There were many people in Ihis village, but CONVENTION REGISTRATION unlike Ihe ones in the other village, these were radiant and full of life. The travelers came INFORMATION AVAILABLE to the center of the village where many ot the inhabitants were gathered about a table filled with all the to eat, a feast like that in the first village. Sur Any Brother wishing registration materials good things sumptuous this table was a moat ten feet across and with no bottom. The for the 1974 Nationai Convention should rounding apparent people were handling ten foot poles like those al the first request the forms from the National Of village. fice. The Convention Registration fee is The old man's eyes filled with tears: here he had at last found thetrue meaning of life. $15.00, and this will enable you to par What was the difference between the anguished souls in thefirst village and Ihese? Their ticipate in all sessions of the Convention. situations were the same. The Chapter Awards Banquet, scheduled for 6:30 P.M. on Friday, December 27, will My friends, the only difference was in the people themselves. In hell, the selfish person cost $8.50 and the Honors Banquet, to be tried to feed himself; in this village, it was a simple task for the brotherly man lo secure held at6:30P.M. on Sunday, December 29, food on the end of his pole and transfer it across the chasm to his brother. And thus they will be $10,00. Tickets will be sold in ad fed each other. vance, and it is doubtful that we will have Brotherhood . the love of those around you . .becomesthe meaning of life� itiswhL any tickets available in St. Louis. We hope you make it for your fellow man . , . ol what you do to eliminate the sutfenng in the world that all alumni and undergraduate � � today.