R A Y M . THOMP S O

from the Battles of the Civil W ar

In the Spring of 1863 General Raymond roads. With Loring's Division Grant was in trouble. So again-as he had covering their withdrawal Stevenson's and done at Shiloh- Grant threw away the rule Bowen 's Divisions retreated toward Baker's book. Creek. On May 7, after Sherman's Corps had crescent shaped ridge near the Champion The pursuit was so hot however that joined the Union Army, swelling it to plantation home and involved three par­ Loring's Division was cut off. Leaving 45,000 men, Grant started toward J ackson. a llel roads leading from Edwards Station wagons, c<~ nn o n and even cooking utensils O n May 12, at the crossroads village of to R aymond. H ere Pemberton had placed Loring's shattered force was able to join Raymond 15 miles from J ackson, the Con· his artillery to make a stand and one of with Johnston after a three day march fede1a te brigade of Brigadier General John his three divisions-led by General Bowen, around the Union Army. Pemberton re­ Gregg also tried to stop Grant's advance, General Loring and Major General Carter treated toward Vi cksburg and that night but was driven back on the city which L. Stevenson-covered each of the three took position at Big Black River only 12 Grant's speeding columns attacked on roads. The Union Army was moving west miles east of the city. May 14. T he Union infantry stormed the on these same parall el roads. In the bloody Battle of Champion's Hill trenches, dri ving the Confederates before T he battle started shortly before noon the numbers actually engaged were · prac­ th em and ca pturing J ackso n with 35 guns on the 16th when Hovey's Union Division, tica lly equal, although the Union Army and much equipment. General J ohnston supported by Logan's Division, attacked had a large reserve close at hand. Pember­ and his 12,000 outnumbered defenders had on the north road which passed over the ton lost nearl y 4,000 men, not counting held back the Union assault only long slope of Champion's Hill. Stevenson's Con­ Loring's entire division lost to his army, enough to remove some va lua bl e stores and federate Di vision opened a heavy fire on Grant's casualties were about 2,500, with records of the state ca pital and withdrew the ad va ncing Union lines which, however, H ovey's Division which bore the brunt of the arm y itself. took the ridge and captured 11 guns. the ba ttle losing one-third of its strength Grant spent no time in J ackso n. H aving Pemberton then switched Bowen's Divi­ in dead or wounded . intercepted a telegram from J ohnston to sion to stop the break through. Bowen The nex t day's Battle of Big Black River Pemberton ordering the immediate junc­ formed his lines, counter attacked, dis­ was merely an extension of Champion's ti on of th eir two commands, G rant left lodged the Union infantry and recaptured Hill. Pemberton, not knowing Loring's herm an to des troy the railroad yards <~ ll but two of the guns. Division had been cut off, had entrenched and tores, and started back wes t again By 3:30 in the afternoon Grant was com­ his badly battered army at the Big Black th e next morning to prevent J ohnston 's pell ed to reinforce his own hard pressed to hold the bridges for Loring to rejoin. army th at had evacua ted J ackson from right. Massed Union batteries began con­ H owever, on the approach of the Union circling north a nd joining Pemberton at cen tra ting th eir fire on Bowen's position Army instead of Loring the next morning, Edwards tation close to Big Black Rive r. supported by Union infantry a ttacks all the Confederates has tily retreated across On the mo rning of Ma y 16 G ra nt's a long the li ne. Bowe n 's division, however, the bridges and burned them , effectively ni on troops made contact with Pem­ did not retire until 4 o'clock in the after­ halting immediate pursuit. berton's 17 ,000 men on their way to join noon and then onl y on the approach of two As Gran t's engineers started rebuilding John ton at Champion Hill , resulting in fresh Union divisions along one of the them the stocky little General strode up th e bloodie t acti on of this entire Vicks­ and down impati ently. At last-il fter 17 burg ca mpaign. day of hard figh ti ng and hard marching he The Battle of Champion's H ill, between was in unopposed reach of his objective­ Vi cksburg and J ackson on the labama THE GIBRALTAR OF THE CONFED­ and Vi cksburg R. R . centered around a ER CY. CONTENTS

Battles of the Civ il War, a tJictorial pTesentation 2 EjJsilon-Pi ChajJleT Cha1·te1·ed at Sam H ouston 4 SenatoT Dirkse n Speahs in Chicago 7 Who's Who in America 8 ChapleT Eternal 12 SHIELD&DIAMOND OFFI CIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHAPTER NEWS PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY

The Fratern ity was founded at the Univer­ Gamma 22, Mu 23, Pi 21 , Tau 18, Up si lon 18, Om ega 21 , Alpha-Gamma 23, Alpha-Delta si ty of Virginia, March 1, 1868, by Jul ian 20, Alpha-Zeta 23, Alpha-Theta 22, Alpha-Iota 21 , Alpha-Kappa 21 , Alph a-La mbda 20, Edward Wood , Li ttleton Waller Tazewe ll , Alpha-Mu 22, Alpha-Nu 15 , Alpha-Omi cron 17, Alph a- Rho 18, Alph a- Tau 14, Alpha-Omega James Benjamin Sclater, Jr., Frederick South­ 18, Beta- Beta 16, Beta -Gamma 16, Beta-Zeta 16, Beta- Et a 22, Beta-Iota 20, Beta-Mu 19, gate Ta ylor, Robertson Howard, and Will iam Bet a- Nu 22, Beta-O mic ron 14, Beta -Pi 21 , Gamma-A lpha 22, Gamma-Eta 14, Gamma- Iota Alexande r. 20, Gamma -Kappa 16, Gamma -Xi 22, Gamma-Pi 19, Gamma-Tau 14, Gamma-Phi 22, Gamma­ The magazi ne is publi shed each March, Jun e, Chi 21 , Gamma-Psi 15, Gamma -Omega 17, Delta-Alpha 17, Delt a- Beta 18, Delta- Ep silon 16, September, and December . Copy deadlines Delta-Et a 18, Delta-Th eta 19, Delta- Rho 15, Delta-Up silon 19, Delta-Phi 14, Eps il on- Epsilon are, January 20, April 1, June 1, and Octo­ 15, Epsilon-Zeta 20, Ep silon-Theta 14, Epsilon-Iota 17, Ep silon-Kappa 21 , Epsilon-Lambda ber 20. 17, Ep si lon -Xi 16. It is ma iled without cha rge to all members of the fraternity. Please promptly report changes of address - include both old and new addresses. Direct all correspondence and changes of address to , Th e Shield and Di amond Maga­ zine, 577 University, Memphis 12, Tennessee . ROBERT D. LYNN , Ed itor JEAN B. ISBELL, Asst. Editor JOAN R. IMBODEN, Circulation Mgr. CHAPLAIN ' S CORNER ences 1n Atlantic C hri s ti::~n College in Wilso n, To rth Carolina, working with The Sh ield and Dia mond is publi shed by THE MEAN I G OF FRATER ITY Democrat Pri nting and Litho Company, 114 local fraternitie , especiall y with one that E. Second Street, Little Ro ck, Ark . Second In this introducLOry Chap lain 's Corner, Class Postage paid at Litt le Rock , Arkan, as. l helped to organize. Then fo r the p as t I want to express my genuine apprecia­ 20 year I have been associated with Beta­ Volum e 70, Numb er 4 tion to the upreme Council for the high i\IIu Chapter o f PiKA at the University honor they h ave conferred upon me to oE T exa . This is a large chapter in an be the ational Chaplain of Pi Kappa extremely large univer ity. But through Alpha Fraternity for the n ext two years. them all, one significa nt meaning h as I h ope that during my term of offi ce, the stood out: a coll ege fraternity is a home meaning of fratern ity will have orn e n ew away from home. Whether boys are in COVER flavor , although it would be difficult to a small college, in a village or in a large add to the ignificant social and spiritual univer ity in a great city, they all h ave Our bea utiful multi-colored meanings of fraternity that I have felt this sa me yearning, this deep piritual cover pi c ture of the Battle of since I was initiated into Pi! A orn e and ocial need oE the intimate feeling Champion's Hill nea r Vi cksburg, forty-seven years ago. for a home where people know, trust, .Mississ ippi has been provi d ed love, and depend upon each other. through the courtesy of C. Arm i­ Fraternity ha man y meanings from the tage Harper, AZ (Arkansas), Edi­ time a little child begins to fee l particu­ There is probably no l one lin e~s as ter­ torial DireclOr, Civil ·w ar Publica­ lar! y fri end! y toward a buddy ri ght on rible as being lonely in a vast crowd oE tions, Inc., 11 2 E. Second Street, through all of the expanding ex peri ences people among whom yo u are a tatistic. Little Rock, Ark. Brother Harper of li[e, to the United N ations, where dif­ This is the great danger oE urbanization is also vice pres id ent of Democrat Printing & Litho Company which ferent nation , races, and colors of people in our time. It likewise is the danger on has published our SHIELD AN D DI A­ from all over the wo rld meet to help cre­ coll ege campuses, particularl y large cam­ MO ' D magazin e for many years. ate the atmo phree and reali ty of peace puses. and mutual well-being among men. In this Civil ·war Centennial My prayer for all 11 8 chapter of Pi Yea r Pi Kappa Alpha takes pride But college fraternity h as always h ad K ::~ pp a Alpha around our nati on i that in our great heritage which has every chapter will be a true and genuine co me to us through our Founders (or me a peculiar and distinct mea ning, different from all other a sociati ons. My home where warm, intimate and lasting whose broth erhood and devotion fri endships rn a begin , be enjoyed, and was born out of th e travail of war. experien ce in college fraternities h as co ntinued. And may a certain soc ial bee n a threefold one, beginning in Ill )' consc iousness and spiriL ual glow be the Cover cu'cl nri by Gu~ 13cal,ly coll ege days at K a pp::~ Chapter, Transy l­ Th e reduction in 11nmber of 1Ja{Jes in atmosphere o[ every Chapter I louse. this is::ru.e has been necessitated by the va n ia Coll ege. This was a ma ll chapter S HIELD A N D DIAMOND budgeL limita­ in a mall college. I en joyed my ex peri- JoliN BARCLA Y, lational Chaplain tions.

1 C. A . H arper (l.) chats with R obert E. L ee, IV, and Geneml U. S. Gmnt, 3rcl (T.) in Chu.Tleston, ,s. C.

BY C. ARMTTAGE H ARPER, Editorial Director Civil War Publications, Inc.

More people today are inter­ Among the prints acquired was "The tion, we decided to reproduce the Battle c ted in and are studying the myriad Ba ttle of Pea Ridge." This was the battle of Pea Ridge print to make it available details of the Civil War than fought in it. in north Arkansas which lost a ll territory as a souve nir. One evening I got to This I believe to be a n incontrovertible wes t of the 1Iississ ippi for the Confed­ thinking about the re t of the prints. If fact ba ed upon perso nal experience. For eracy and preserved fissouri for the Pea Ridge were good, wh y wouldn't it the pas t two years, my associates and I Union. It was also the only m ajor battle make sense to reproduce the others­ have been involved in an intensive study in which the Confederate Indian Brig·ade Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Antietam, Chan­ wh ich wound up in a gargantuan book, under General Albert Pike took a n active cellorsville, Atlanta, Lookout fountain, measuring overall two by three feet. part. (Records refl ect that the Indians et ce tera? How many did Kurz and Alli­ Battles of the Civil War started out were not very good soldiers, and the so n iss ue? Where could they be found, or quite innocently. everal years ago from Yankees took exception to their scalping bought, or borrowed, or stolen? a fri endly antiquarian bookman I picked proclivities.) This set off a whole train of events­ up a few print which intrigued me not The tate of rkansa about that time research in the Library of Congress, at for their hi torical accuracy (whid1 then (in 1956) launched a campaign to m ake the Chicago Historical Society, a t various I did not know too much about), but for Pea Ridge Battlefield a ational P ark, Sta te Historical Societies, particularly their superb letail of craft man hip. hoping it will eventually rival Gettys­ Arkansa and Tennessee-all of which They were tone lithograph , orne in as burg and Vicksburg. Congress passed the finally jelled at the Third As embly of many a ten colors, produced from 1882 bill. The State spent $500,000 for land, the Civil W ar Centennial Commiss ions in to l 94 by the firm of Kurz and llison some 4000 acre , and donated it to th e l\ fay of 1960. in Chicago. The care a nd attention to National Park Service for the purpose. \ 1\Te had found that Kurz a nd· Alliso n detail that went into their production is The Park is to be dedica ted in 1962, on o[ Chicago had produced a total of 36 rarely if ever found in rna s production the lOOth anniversary of the battle. Civil W ar Battle prints. Though com­ proce es today. Caught up in the P ea Ridge promo- paratively ch eap on iss ue, all are now

2 collector's items and some are quite rare. As Dr. J ames R obertson, Jr. wrote in genera ll y graduated from it at the age No complete set in an y one place is "Civil War History'" of [arch, 1961: of eventeen a nd eighteen o that those known to be in x i tence. The most "This is an unusua l - but unusually left beh ind were most!)' boy from four­ nearly complete set is in the rchives of worthwhile-volume. • • • Probably no teen to sixteen years of age. the Chicago Historica l Society. work of greater size will appear in the When Breckinridge met the advance If the prints were interesting, explan­ fi eld of Civil War History; certainly none of igel at ew l\ farket in the ce ntral atory stories of the battles hould be also. will equal the flavor and scope of war part of the Valley, the battalion of Vir­ In conversations with Scott H art, His­ refl ected throughout." ginia Mili tary Institute cadets, termed torian for the Civil'it\Tar Centennial Com­ Trul y, yo u have to see it to beli eve it. the "rock-a-bye baby" soldiers by Breckin­ missi on and others, we co nceived the idea ridge's ve teran , was placed in the center that a short factual narrative, written by of the Confederate line. There they not a Civil W ar buff who had researd1ed a Pi Kappa Alpha And only held their ground but made a charge particular engagement, would make the agai nst the Union forces and helped the book more worthwhile, and would at the The Battle of New Market Confederacy win a brilliant victory. same time co unteract some of the obvious BY FREEMAN H . HART The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, along artistic li cense wh ich h ad been taken in National H istorian with the Virginia Military Institute, pi cturing the battle scenes. The story of the Battle of ew thinks of this battle as one of its greatest con tributions to Confederate a nnals. Authors, 24 of them from all parts of l\[arket came to the writer rather dra­ the country, and all wel l versed in the matically. As a very homesick fresh­ ---- II K A ---- subject, were enlisted. T he e included man, he was wandering across a wooded our own Dr. Freeman H. Hart, who wrote portion of the ca mpus of th e Virginia Excellence Is The the account of the Battle of Olustee, Military Institute which nearl y adjoins Florida, and who is recognized throug·h­ vVashington and Lee. Deep in these Product At Carleton out the nati on as one of the outstanding woods he came across a mall cemetery Ca rle ton College a t North­ authorities on the Civil War. A publi­ with a half dozen graves and simple field, Minnesota has become a little H ar­ cation corporation was formed. Prints we marble slabs. In order to fi nd out what varcl in academic d istinction according to did not have were found here, there a nd it was all about he naturall y read the Chesly Manly, feature writer for the yo nder or borrowed. Suddenly we real­ in criptions on these tomb stones a nd Chicago Tribune. In a recent survey by ized we did not have two of the most found that they marked the graves of the Tribune it was ranked third among important-Gettysburg a nd Shiloh, the three boys of fifteen years of age, two co-educa tional colleges. Of 208 graduates first two issued by Kurz a nd Allison. who were sixteen and a sixth who ·had in its class of 1960, 121 are continuing their studies in gnduate school and 48 of A frantic call to locate them was sent read1ed the very mature age of seventeen. these, approximately 25% of the class, to Civil War Rounclta bles, all 11 3 of These cadets of the Virginia Military were awarded fellowships, scholarships, them, to museums, to libraries, to indi­ Institute had been killed at the Battle of ew Market. a nd ass istantships valued a t , 108,771. viduals. Finally we located a copy of the Carleton College was founded in 1866 Gettysburg print in West Virginia; Shiloh All Pi Kappa Alphas are familiar with the trad ition that our Fraternity was by the Congregational Church and has was till elusive. vVh en we thought our­ been a college of distinction for many selves almost stym ied, th e Chicago His­ founded around a campfire at ew farket. It grew out of the fact that years. I ts present preeminence is the torical A sociation finally came through . direct res ult of the leadership of Dr. Law­ vVe were set. Julian Edward Wood, one of the found­ ers, played a prominent role at the Battle rence M. Gould, Beta-Tau (Michigan). Through the Strathmore Paper Com­ and was one of the color guards who In fifteen years he has increased the aver­ pany a special paper was made, its texture urged forward the colors of the Virginia age faculty salary by 248%, and has to approximate that in use at the turn Mi li tary Institute, a long with the bonnie assembled a teaching staff of extraordi­ of the Century. The original prints were blue fl ag of the Confederacy at the Battle. nary quality. "shot" for four-color process printing. A few months later Wood pres umably An outstanding scientist, he is con­ Today it is not necessary to use the many fom1ed a close friendship with two addi­ currently an o ut tanding leader in co lors the old stone lithographers had to tional founders of Pi Kappa Alpha in the humanities and the liberal arts. A world use. We can achieve the same re ults per ons of Littleton W aller T azewell and renowned geologist, he has led many with four-color process, using color drop­ .James Benjamin Sclater, J r. The e two expeditions to the polar regions and was out photography. had joined the cadet battalion as it was one of the top representatives during the The final production wa not all auto­ transferred to Richmond for the d efense recent Geophys ica l science project. He ma ti c, however. Authors were late, the of the Confederate capital. has served as National President of Phi introductions by General U.S.Grant,3rd, Stonewall .Jackson's brilliant military Beta Kappa and is in great demand as a and Robert E. Lee, IV, were secured to campaign in the defense of the Valley lecturer and educational counselor. H e add to the prestige of the book, special is tudied in all military schools because believes that science provides the facts but inks had to be procured, and then there of its excell ent strategy. Part of the im­ the humanities must provide the values. was the matter of over 3,000,000 press portance of it centers in the fact that he ---- II K A --- impressions. was defending the chief grainery of the .Judge Nathaniel H eaton, a n alumnus Finall y in la te Tove mber Battles of the Confederacy. By 1864 J ackson was gone of Gamma chapter and former Corpora­ Civil War became an accomplished fact. a nd Ceneral Breckinridge was ass igned ti on Court judge in Lubbock, Texas, has It is going quite well, thank you, though theta k of protecting the Valley. General retired a nd is now li ving in Chapala, we are not as yet out of the woods. 'il\le igel of the Union Army was threatening Mexico (near Guadalajara). H e has been still have some for sale in case anyo ne to occupy the Valley with a strong force. elected pres ident of the Chapala Society, is interested at $18.00 for the regular Breckinridge had only a much depleted the principal social organization of the paper cover plastic bound edition, $25.00 army that was h eavily outnumbered. retired American and Briti h persons liv­ for the cloth-bound deluxe edition. The T herefo re, he called on the battalion of ing there, and officially greeted Pres ident book measures 21 by 28 inches in size; cadets from the Virginia M ilitary Insti­ Lopez-Mateos when he visited the com­ ead1 print is suitable for framing; each tute to join his forces. Since this insti­ m unity in .January. .Judge H eaton re­ battle stor y is written by the be t man tution was a d1ief training ground for cently received his 50-year membership avail able. officers of the Confederacy, m en were certificate from Pi Kappa Alpha.

3 EPSILO

E psilon-Pi Office?·s a1·e (l. to ?'.) kneeling, Johnny Mo1·gan, SC, S tan Mikttla, MC; standing, Bob Slawson, ThC, Dwayne Mc­ Gaughey, IMC, Don N ettle, SMC.

Cha1·te1· membe?·s, E pilson-Pi Chapter, These men f?"Ont Beta-Mu (Texas) and SMn Houston State College. E psilon-Kappa (L ama1· Tech) sM·ved as the initiating teams at the Sam H ouston installation.

Alumni of Epsilon-Pi Chapter w ho w ere initiated into Pi Kappa Alpha. (l. to r.) Di1·ector of University R elations Robert Duke, twin b1·others President David C. Powers and Pike Powe1·s, Dean W. E. Lowry and District Old Main President Jo e Wi1·sich. Sam Houston State College. r CHAPTER Chartered in TEXAS

BY CHARLE CRAFT, EII

A five-year dream of a few became a honorary members were initiated into Epsilon-Pi reality for many in Huntsville, Texas when Epsilon­ Chapter. Four alumni were unable to attend the Pi Chapter was insta lled at am Houston State initiation and will be initiated by d1apters in uni­ Teachers College. ver ities nea r their homes-University of Southern California, Texas Tech, Northwestern, and the Uni­ Epsilon-Pi, originally Chi Gamma Iota local fra­ ver i ty of Illinois. ternity, was a Veterans Club established with the purpose of promoting better understanding betw een Robert C. Duke, National Director of University the veteran, non-ve teran and faculty. In 1956 the R elations, made the charter presentation to Epsilon­ organization became a ocial fraternity and took the Pi at the initiation banquet. David C. Powers, Na­ Greek name Chi Gamma Iota. tional Pres ident, welcomed the new chapter into the brotherhood. During the recognition ceremony, In the spring of 1960, discu sion on nationaliza­ orman Coe, alumni representative, presented the tion began. Dean of Sam Houston College, Dr. W. E. chapter the PiKA coat-of-a rms. Lowry, Alpha-Omicron (Georgetown), encouraged co rrespondence with P i Kappa lpha. After observ­ Construction of the new air-conditioned Pike ing local fraternities on the Sam H ouston campus, house is being completed for occupation in the fall PiKA h eadqua rters e nt Field Secretary J ohn semester of 196 1. The new house, a 36 man unit, Browning to begin negotiation for nati onalization. will replace the present 48 man unit. This will enable the Pikes to occupy their own private house November 18, 1960 a formal petition to the Su­ instead of sharing it with independents as in past preme Council was igned by 26 men. February 4, years. The new Pike house will contain kitchen and 1961 the ten month drive for nationali za ti on was dining facilities. climaxed at the chapter installation banquet. Ad­ mmistrative ss istant Jim H enderson arrived on Epsilon-Pi charter member are: the Sam Houston Campus February 2 to administer pledge tests and organize the initiating teams from DoN NETTLE, K E NETH M cGAUGHEY, JoHN MoR­ the University of Texas, Lamar Tech, and Stephen GAN, BOB SLAWSON, JoH ' B EESON, R EA D B EESON, F. Austin. DONALD BROWN, CHARLES CRAFT, CECIL F ERGUSO , CHARLES FOREHAND, ARTHUR GILCHRIST, GLEN GRAY, Initiation ceremonies began Friday night, Feb· l oRMAN GRUENZNER, GENE HEFNER, ROBERT H ENRY, ruary 3 in the Music Building with acti ve members LANNY LILES, STANLEY MIKULA, GLE ' N McALisTER, being initiated first. Out-of-town alumni and honor­ CHARLE McDoNOUGH, THOMAS PADGETT, ALTON ary members were initiated Saturday morning, Feb­ P EsEK, \1\TALTER R owE, ALBERT ScoTT, BILL SLAWSON, ruary 4. Saturday afternoon new members witnessed JACK SHERIDAN, JAMES SPEIGHTS, RoNALD STEI BACH, an initiation and received further instruction in GEORGE STOSKOPF, GLE TAYLOR, JusTICE WADE, Pi Kappa Alpha. NEAL WALKER, RAY WARD, JACKIE W ILSON, AND T hirty-four active members, 29 alumni and five BAHMAN ZANDI.

5 Glenn Cunningham

Glenn Cunningham Congressman, Nebraska Brother Glenn Cunningham , Delta-Chi (U niversity of Omaha), gradu a ted from the University of Omaha with an A. B. degree in 1935. H e bega n hi& E xecutive Di1·ector R obert L. McLeod, J?· . (center) su?Tounded by Peach T1·ee State public and civic work with the Chamber S.il'IC's (l. tor.) R oger H ammons, EN, Wilson J oine1·, AJVI, K en K ase, At!., and Spence?· of Commerce serving as Executive Secre. Ragsdale, BK. tary, as a member of the school board, th e City Council, and from 1948-54 as Iayor. After serving as Nebraska State Director of the Savings Bonds Division of the U . . Treasury Department, he was elec ted as ATlANTA CElEBRATES R epresentative to Congress in 1947. Cur­ 1 rently, he is a member of the Post Offile and Ci vil Service Committee and the In­ f 0 UNDER S DAY terior and Insular Affairs Committee. A perso nable man with d efinite leader­ ship a bility he was named Omaha's Ou t­ BY BILL H UT TO standing Young Ma n in I 945, Nebraska's Outstanding Young Man in 1945 and received many other recognitions. H e has served as delegate to two recent national R epublican conventions. H e is president Atlanta has done it again. "It" The principal message deli ve red by Dr. of Glenn Cunningham and Company, in this case is the ce lebration of Founders' McLeod offered many profound ideals, Day in a more mea ningful way than most philosophies and practical thoughts for Insura nce. H e and his wife J ani ce are such obse rvan es. each brother present to ca rry with him. proud of their children, Glenn, Jr., Judy, Mary, J ames, David and Ann Melis a. i t a ll took place at the Atlanta Athletic Toastmaster Bill Humphlett, ;::, out­ Clu b where I 10 alumni and undergradu­ going Atl anta lumni Association Presi­ ates from the Peach tate's fo ur chapters dent, kept program fea LUres moving at a ga thered on March 2 to commemorate the snappy pace. Each of the four Georgia fo und ing of Pi Kappa Alpha. chapter SMCs gave outstanding reports Leslie C. Arends It wa a good banq uet. It was good for on the past year's acti vities as well as chal­ Congressman, Illinois many reasons. But the fact that H onor· lenges for the co ming year. Ken Kase L es lie C. Arends, Beta-E ta ary Life Pres id ent Robert A. Smythe was represented Alpha-Delta (Georgia Tech), (Illinois), represents the 17th D istrict of there to deli ver a since re charge to all Spence r R agsdale spoke for Beta-Kappa, Illinois. An experienced legislator, he is PiKA's and the fact th at tlanta was once (Emory), Wilso n J oiner for Alpha- Mu, serving his I 3th consecutive term and has again honored by an appearance by Exec­ (G eorgia) a nd R oger H a mmons for held the post of R epublican Whip of the utive Director R obert L. McLeod made Epsilon- u (Georgia State). House since 1944. As "Assistant Floor this 93rd a nniversa ry of PiKA a truly As a special feature of the program, mea ningful occa ion. Leader" on the R epublican side of the Alpha-Delta Chapter of Georgia T ech aisle, h e works closely with Congressman was presented a , I 00 check from the H alleck, the minority leader, and with Atlanta Alumni Association for winning Brother Everett Dirksen, Senate Minority the annual Founders' Day Award. The Leader. H e is a member of the Commit­ award is symboli c of chapter excell ence tee on Armed Services. H e served in the during the pas t year in a number of ca te­ avy during World War I and continues gories of fraternity and ca mpus activity. acti ve in Veterans Affairs. A native of Alpha-Delta was the winner last yea r also. Melvin, Illinois, he and his fami ly still ew tlanta Alumni Association offi ­ res ide there where he owns and operates cers were installed at the meeting's co n­ farm land. A former president of the cl usie n. J ack fcFarland (A lpha-Delta) Commercial State Bank of Melvin, he is is the new pre ident, Don H arris (A lpha­ a member of the Methodi-st · Church, a hmio1· F ounder R obert Delta) the new vice- pres ident and Paul 33rd Degree Mason, and a trustee of the A . Smythe speaks at Bl ount (Epsilon- u) will serve as secre­ Illinois W esleyan University. H e and his Atlanta F ounde1·s' Day. tary- treasurer. wife have one daughter, Letty.

6 Senator DIRKSE N Speaks In CHICAG O

BY CLIFTON R. WITT, I'P

(l. to r.) Brother Everett Dirksen, Minority Leader of the Senate; Brother L eslie Arends, Minority Whip of the House, and David C. Powers, National President.

Saturday, March 18, 1961, was led by SMC J ohn Vogel after which the Columbia River so that they might an important day for Pi Kappa Alpha in chapter pres id en ts of Northwestern Uni­ spawn, suggested Dirksen. It is also the the midwes t. Alumni and undergraduates ve rsity (host chapter), Beloit College, thing tha t is behind our spiritual beliefs of District Six held their first district wide Bradley University, U ni versi ty of Illinois, and the thing that has made us come as Founders' day banquet. Highlights of the Purdue University, Valparaiso Univer­ far as we have toward freedom. Senator occasion included the special initiation of sity, and the University of Wiscon in, Dirksen asked if we ever wondered why the Honorable Leslie C. Arends, Con­ were introduced. these things happen; why Child Labor gressman from Illinois, and an address by The men of Delta-Sigma (Bradley Uni­ Laws were passed, why women now have Illinois Senator Everett M. Dirksen. More versity) a few hours before had dedicated the right to vote, why we now have pure than 300 persons attended with a ll chap­ their new chapter house at Peoria, Jll. A food and drug laws. He concluded that ters in District Six represented. This a t­ picture of the building was shown and there must be a pervading conscience, a tendance included approximately 80% of the dedication plaque was read. H earty sense of love in the universe embodied in the current undergraduate membership. co ngratulations were extended to Delta­ people with ideals, in people like the The King Arthur Room of the Shera­ Sigma by the other chapters in our yo ung men before him. These are the ton-Towers H otel was the setting for the District. people that keep pushing for ideals, artic­ ulate ideals, and thereby create progress. occasion. It might have been especially There was another standing ovation as "You can't construct without reconstruct­ designed for a fraternity function with District President George (Bud) Beacham ing the people," claimed the Senator. its huge oaken pillars, garnet and gold introduced the Honorable Senator Ev­ Only then can we progress. draperies, and a gigantic Pi Kappa lpha erett M. Dirkse n for the major address crest which nearly filled the entire wall of the evening. Senator Dirksen, a grad­ Senator Dirksen then briefly stated why behind the speaker's table. uate of the University of Minnesota Law he was placing a bill before Congress to The Tropical R oom was used for the School, became Minority Leader in the have the voting age lowered to 18 years. special initiation of the Honorable Leslie 86th Congress and is pre ently serving in First, he felt that it was the right of the C. Arends, R epresentative of Illinois's that capacity. people to decide and he hoped that Con­ gress would submit it to them, through seventeenth congressio n a l district and H e mentioned that when scan ning the House Minority Whip. The initiation morning papers he noticed he was sup­ a Constitutional Amendment. Secondly, was conducted by Beta-Eta of the Uni­ posed to speak on his proposal to lower he said that if a boy is old enough to versity of Illinois. Senator Dirkse n and the voting age to eighteen. Not wanting know how to go through a war as a soldier Virgil McBroom pinned the badge of to disappoint the press, the Senator said at 18, he is old enough to know how to Pi Kappa Alpha on Congressman Arends. he would speak on this subject- for about vote. After the post-initiation ceremony, con­ two se ntences. The rest of his speech was The Senator closed by esteeming it a ducted by National Pres ident David C. to be "Imaginings." great privilege to be there and then Powers, we returned to the King Arthur These "im aginings" turned out to be quoted, ''I'll help to carry on the best I Room for dinner. an engrossing message concern ing an know how." He then added, "1£ that can This was followed by a series of unknown "force" which provides that be carried on in this fraternity, what a standing ovations as the Pres ident of the " nothing in the Universe is accidental. " better world it would bel" Senator Dirk­ Chicago Al umni Association, Neil Mc­ It stems from the determined progress sen got a standing ovation. Kearnan, introduced the evening's gues ts. The Chicago Alumni Association, co­ Three hundred brothers, their dates, and of the people; progress in the form of sponsors of the banquet with District Six, alumni stood and applauded David C. co nstruction of Jaws and moral ; prog­ Powers, National President; Dr. R obert ress which can be found by "dipping presented the Senator with the gift of a McLeod, National Executive Director; clown where we are," not on the other mahogany wall plaque incrested with a H erbert Miller, Secretary of the Chapter ide of the fence. bronze Pi Kappa Alpha crest for his House Commission; and Charles Free­ This "force" is the thing that makes office. man, past ational Treasurer. the lemming, an animal of the north, The banquet was closed with the recit­ The Valparaiso chapter provided enter­ co mmit sui cide to reli eve a crowded pop­ ing of the Preamble of the Pi Kappa tainment in the form of three PiKA songs ulation, and the salmon to swim up the A I ph a constitution in unison.

7 WHO~ WHO IN AMERICA * * * Are yo u in Who's Who I n AmeTica? vVe know of several hundred members of Pi Kappa Alpha who have earned recogn ition by being listed in Who's Who In America published by the A. N. Marquis Compan y in Chicago. Many additional members have been added to this listing in recent years. W e earnestly reque t the name and address of ever y alumnus mem- ber who is listed currently o that we may prepare a complete record for use in the magazine and in the a ti onal Office. Please send in yo ur name or the name of another m ember of Pi Kappa Alpha who you know is Earl D. Johnson included in Who's Who. EARL DALLAM JOHNSON . corporation executive; b. H amilton, 0., Dec. 14, 1905; s. Sidney Cornelius and Marion Esley (Felton) J.; A.B., U. W is., 1928, post grad., 1928-29; m. My rtle Otley Vi ctmeycr, Nov. 3, 1932; children- R aud Earl, Susa n Lynne, Cynthia Lee. Instr. in grad. course in x-ray analy is, U. Wis., 1928-29, as t. chief of geographical prospecting expdn. in Arcti c, 1929; investment fi nancial consultant, \•Vali er, Carson & Co ., Mi lwaukee, 1930-3 1; with Loomis, Sa yles, N.Y. R obert L. McLeod, b._ Office, v.p., 194 1, 46-50, v.p., dir., 1946-50; established and taught Civilian Pilots Train­ ing Program , U. of Wis. Extension div., Mil ­ ROBERT LEE Mc LEOD. JR . . clergyman , waukee, 1939-40. Attended R andolph F ield educator; b. Cheraw, S. C. , J an. 28, 190 1; and Kcll )' Field Air Corp Flying Schools, s. Robert Lee a nd •largarct Eliza beth (Mc­ 1931-32. Commd. 2nd It., Air Corps, U.S. Army, l 932, se rved as pilot, Langley Field, I ver) MeL. ; B.A., Davidson (N.C.) Coli.. 1923; Va., 1932-33; reported for active duty, June I , B.D., Louisv ille (Ky.) Presbyn. Scm., 1926; 1942; as 1st It. and pilot in ferrying div. of Air student Edinburgh U. , 1926·27; D.O., Mary­ Transport Command; Commanded 4th Ferry­ Arthur S. Bowes vi lle Coll ege, 1939; m . Ruth J ohn, Dec. 30, ing Group, 1943, 6th Ferryi ng Group, 1944; deputy comdr. Ferrying Div. , Air Transport 1926. Assoc. Pas tor Highland Presbyn. Ch., ARTHUR STUTZ BOWES. consultant; born Command, 1944; disch. to R es. as col. , Mar. Louisville, Ky. , 1926; ordai ned Pres byn. Min­ on Dec. 7, 190 1; s. Julius and Lulie (S tutz) B. ; 1946; asst. sec. of the Army manpower and B.S., Purdue U., 1923; m. J ane Mattison , Sept. istry, 1926; pastor Craigmill ar Ch., Edinburgh, reserve forces, l 950-52, represented U.S. Dept 4 , 1926 (dec.); children- Sally, Arthur; m . Scotl and, 1927, First Ch., Grenada, Miss. , of Defense for J apanese Peace Treaty 195 1; under sec. of army, 1952-54; pres. Air Trans­ Patricia Kell y Irvi ng, 1954. Editor, Cement 192 -31, W inter H aven, Fla., 193 1·36; sec. a nd Engring. News, trade pub!., 1924-25; con­ port Ass n. Am., 1954-55; pres. Air Cargo, Inc., annuities legacies Bd. of Nat. 1\1issions o f tact man, later v.p. Russell T . Gray Advt. 1954-55; sr. v.p. fi scal affairs and operations Agcy., Chgo., 1925-27; sales mgr. Vortex Mfg. Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., New York City, Gen. Dynamics Corp., 1955-57, dir., 1955-, Co., Chgo., 1927-29; dir. Walgreen Co., Chgo., 1936-38; pres . Centre College, Danville, Ky., exec. v.p., 1957-59, pres., 1959-; vice chmn. bd., di r. Canadair Ltd. Chmn. bd. Panama 1929-37; exec. v.p ., dir. U n iversal Paper Prod­ 1938-45; on leave 1943, and on acti ve duty ucts Co., Chgo., 1937-47; pres. Bowes Indus­ Canal, 1953-54. Trustee Am. Mus. Safety; as li eutenant commander and asst. to chie f tries, Inc. 1948-53; vice chmn. bd. H . M. mem. adv. com. Transportation Center North : Byllcsby & Co., Chgo., 1958-; chmn., pres. of chaplains, U.S. Navy; senior chaplain of western U., 1955-; adv. com. Harvard Bu . Advance Aluminum Cllstings Corp.; chmn. U.S.S. Antietam, a ircraft carrier, Nov. 15, Sch. Aviation R esearch Program; dir. U niv. Maloney- Craw ford T ank & Mfg. Co.; dir. 1944-Nov. 25, 1945. Pres. Association of Wis. Found. Mem. Def. Orientation Conf. Automatic Canteen Co. of Am ., Chgo., Milw., Assn., Nat. Security Indsl. Assn. (hon., life), Church R elated Colleges of Kentucky; resigned St. Paul and Pacific RR. Co., Lily- Tulip Am. Ordnance Assn ., ' at. Aero. Assn., Air Corp., Mpls.- Moline Co., Mines Development, Nov. 1945; pastor First Presbyn. Ch., St. Force Ass n. , Nat. Def. Transportation A sn .. Inc., T he Susquehanna Corp., Susquehanna­ J oseph, Mo., 1945-50, pastor First Presbyn. Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Eta Western, Inc. Dir. H ektoen Inst. Med . R e­ Ch., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 1950-56; dean of Rho. 1960 Pi Kappa Alpha Distinguished search of Cook County Hosp. Trustee, Pi Achievement Award recipient. Clubs: Union chapel, prof. religion Lindenwood Coli., St. Kappa Alp ha Memorial Foundation. 1958 League (gov.), W ings (v. p., mem. council) Pi Kappa Alpha Distinguished Ach ievement Charles, Mo. , 1956-60. Executive Director, the (N.Y.C.); Gree nwich Country, Milbrook Award Recipient. ?\1em . Chgo. Council on P i Kappa Alpha Fraternity, 1960-. Guest (Greenwich, Conn.), Army-Navy, Nat. Pres, Fgn. Relations, Pi Kappa Alpha, igma Delta mi nister Am. Ch., Paris, France, exchange Aero, Nat. Aviation, Chevy Chase, Metropoli­ Chi, Republican. Cl ubs: Adventurers, Chicago tan (Washington); R oll ing Rock (Ligonier, minister, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1953. Mem. Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Executives', Mid­ Pa.). Home: 36 W . Brother Dr., Greenwich, Day, (Chgo.). Address: 1420 Lake Shore Dr., Pi Kappa Alp ha, Ominon Delta Kappa. Ad­ Conn. Office: Gen. Dynamics Corp., 445 hgo. 10. dress: 1910 Autumn Ave., Memphis, T enn. Park Av. , N.Y.C. 22.

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MAIL TO SHIELD AND DIAMOND. 577 UNIVERSITY. MEMPHIS 12. TENNESSEE DR. JOHN BARCLAY APPOINTED NATIONAL CHAPLAIN The Reverend Dr. John Bar­ cl ay, minister of the Central Christian Church, Austin, Texa , was named a­ tiona! Chaplain by the Supreme Council in March. He is a worthy successor to the outstanding predecessors who have held this pos t and succeeds the R everend Dr. J ohn McSween of South Carolina. A native of Kentucky, he g-raduated from Transylvania College where he played on the football, basketball and baseball teams. He received his bachelor of divinity degree from the College of Bible in Lexington and his 1.A. degree from Columbia University. He did addi­ Prominent A~·kansans-{l. tor.) John R. Bethell, AZ, Speaker of the Arkansas House tional graduate work at Union T heologi­ of R epresentatives; C. A. H a1·pe1·, AZ, long time Calendar Clerk of the H ouse of cal Seminary in New York City and at the Representatives; and John W. BTowning, J?·., .:18, Administrative Assistant to University of London. In 1950 Transyl­ Governor 01·val E. Faubus. vania College conferred on him the doc­ tor of divinity degree. H e has been a loyal and energetic mem­ STOCKDALE NAMED ENVOY ber of Pi Kappa Alpha for forty-seven years. Currently, he is presiden t of the Educational Trust of the Beta-Mu Chap­ TO IRELAND ter of Pi Kappa Alpha at the University The following article appeared in the and conferred with many European leaders, March 7, 1961 Miami Herald by j ohn B. of Texas. It has been the privilege of McDermott. Brother Stockdale is an feels he must have p icked up some of the your editor to work with him through the alumnus of rn Chapter, Univ. of :Miam1. Kenned y good-luck along the way and per­ years. His intere t and leadership have President Kennedy officiall y named haps his own visit to Blarney is over-due. meant much to the individual members his old friend Grant Stockdale of Miami Since his 1956 defeat for re-election to the of Beta-Mu Chapter and to the chapter Monday as U. . ambassador to Ireland­ Dade County Commission, he has bounced as a whole. and the ex-legislator promised to " treat it back with almost storybook success in both as though it is the biggest job in the world." business and politics. An international student, a world trav­ For the man who was one of the original As a realtor, he started from scratch five eler, a nd a n international lecturer, he " ew Frontiersmen" in the Kennedy ca m­ years ago and today is one of Florida's most has traveled in 35 countries on fo ur con­ paign the appointment caps an elevator-like successful businessmen. Politically, he is on tinents. He is in great demand as a reli­ career which has had as many clowns as ups. the top of the world. gious emphasis week leader at various "It will be a tremendous honor to represent The b usiness achievements he did strictly colleges and universities in his own de­ the President and the people of America as on hi own. His political success stems from nomination. He participated in the ambassador to Ireland," rockdale told The his undying faith in his best friend-the fel ­ inauguration of President J ohn F. Ken­ H em/d. low he beli eved in all the way when the old Stockdale doesn't fore ee any major polit­ political pros didn't-the man who now sits nedy and Vice President Lyndon B. in the White House as President. J ohnson on J anuary 20th of this year ical problems between the R epublic of Ire­ That's the basic reason Grant Stockdale representing Protestantism and deliver­ land and the U. S.-but he does visualize a tremendous step-up in tourism and interest ha been hand-picked by President Kennedy ing one of the four inaug·ural prayers. between the two nations. for the Dublin ambassadorship. Further­ H e and his wife have two children, John, "Ireland ha given to the world, and to more, the President knows Stockdale has the Jr., 17, and Gayle, 14. the United States in particular, a generous most desirable quality of a diplomat-the amount of wealth and heritage," the ambas­ ability to maintain friend ly relations with sador-to-be declared. people. The fact that Kennedy is the first person The President knows Stockdale well. They PI KAP NAMED of I rish de cent ever to be elected President have been close ever since Kennedy was a already ha given new importance to the freshman Congressman in 1949 and Stock­ dale was across the hall as administrative Dublin post. SURGEON GENERAL assistant to the then Congressman George Brother Luther L. Terry, M.D., Coupled with it goes the fact that some Smathers. 25 million Americans are of Irish ancestry. an alumnus of Del ta Chapter at Birming­ Political leaders figure Stockdale will make ham-Southern has been named Surgeon The former Dade County commissioner­ an excellent diplomat for the U.S. in Dublin. General by President John F. Kennedy. he hit political bottom when he lost his re­ He is one of the more personable politicians H e was a member of the J ohns-Hopkins election bid in 1956- promises to do his of Florida, one who understands people and U niversity Medical School, and an As ist­ utmost to "sell America" to the Irish people. is sympathetic to their problems. He is also And he proudly as ure that we'll have just a man who will be q uickl y responsive to the ant Director of the ational H eart Insti­ about the best team of sa lesmen you'll ever tution at the time of appointment. light-mannered wit so typical of the land to wan t to meet." which he is going. H e earned his medical degree from H e was referring to his pretty wife, Alice, Stockdale has another reason for being Tulane University. H e and Mrs. Terry and their five children. proud of his appointment. H e is the first have a fourteen year old son, Michael. Stockdale, who has never been in Ireland University of Miami graduate ever to be although he has traveled extensively abroad named a . S. ambassador.

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B1·othe1· Chat·les L . D t~four is pictured in his study. His Civil War book has al?·eady gone into its second printing. DUFOUR SPOTLIGHTS The BEGINNING Of The END A few years ago, there was a popular 1862 was due to a tragic and unnecessary months when h e was writing the book, song which included the line, "But who decision on the part of Pres ident J effer­ he also covered forty-five concerts and knows where or when?" Pi Kappa Alpha­ son Davis and his cabinet. operas, m ade forty-four speech es, and Tulane alumnus Charles L. Dufour h as A nyo ne ca n write a book but very few taught a history class at Tulane Univer­ lucidly pointed out where and when the ca n write a good book. Nine months of sity. The "Virginia Kirkus Bulletin" for beginning of the end started for the Con­ labor went into the producti on of this librari es and book sellers in its review federacy in the War Between the States. important contribution to the writing on referred to Brother Dufour's book a This book, The Night the War Was L ost, the War Between the States. The mag­ being "carefully annotated and brilliant­ reached the public in December 1960 nitude of the task is indicated by the ly written." You m ay or may not agree from the presses of Doubleday. schedule which Brother Dufour fol­ with his thesis but the book is a must for Eighteen months of careful research lowed. His regular task as author of a histori an and civil war buffs. convinced Brother Dufour that the Joss seven day a week newspaper column was Information and photographs furnished by of ew Orleans to the Union fl eet in onl y the beginning. During the nine Edison Brent Allen, T, editor, The Tulanian

OSMAN - modern T heological Seminary. H e became enam­ in part: ored of the R enaissa nce period in which "Osman h as spent a scholar's lifetime the disciplines of theology, philosophy, in research on the urban foundations of Renaissance Man humanism and even a thleti c prowess the R enaissa nce. H e knows in depth that were so exquisitely blended, leading to John Osman, modern R enaissance period's contribution to city develop­ his study of the urban foundati ons of the man, is an apt description of him in a ment-new combinations of the arch and R enaissa nce with the distinguished Com­ recent fea ture article in the column, new rhythms in space, new ar­ Chattanooga mittee on Socia l T hought at the Univer­ Times, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Brother rangements in m ass, new variati ons in sity of Chicago. For everal yea rs h e did Osman is proud of his South Carolina ornament, the des ign of public squares resea rch on urban studies at medieval h eritage but is truly a cosmopolite today. and treets and buildings in en embles, cities in Northern Italy particularl y in A graduate of Presbyterian College, Clin­ all leading to a refreshment, a sanity and Florence, Siena, a nd Pisa . ton, South Carolina, where he became a a clearness of inspirati onal expre sion. m ember of Mu Chapter, he h as subse­ fter teaching and serving a a profes­ It is J ohn Osman's theme tha t this sense quently lived, tudied and taught in Vir­ sor at Presbyterian College and then as of the civic virtues and the civic needs is ginia, Tennessee, Chicago, ew York Ass istant to the President and professor basically invo lved in the challenge of and Florence, Italy. An outstanding stu­ of philosophy at SoULhwestern College, modern urban iza tion." dent, an outstanding athlete, an ou t­ lemphis, Tennes ee, h e accepted an ap­ Brother Osman is currently engaged standing creative thinker, his career h as pointment as director of one of the proj­ in the preparation and discus ion pro­ inevitabl y moved him through positions ects of the F und for Adult Education, gram on "The l\Ietropoli " which is a of res ponsibility to an ever enlarging Ford Foundation. In 1955 h e was nam ed collection of readings and visual inter­ leadership in civic and educational areas. vice president of the F und with emphasis pretati ons of the city to be used for the He has been referred to as Dixie's version on helping advance continuing high er education of civic leadership. H e and his of the wholly civilized man. education among colleges and univer i­ wife, Mary Ella, li ve in White Plains, H e studied phjJosophy at the U niver­ ties in this country. New York where the h eadquarter for the sity of Richmond, theology at Union The Chattanooga Times article states Fund for Adult Educa tion is located .

10 E. Scotf Hale Diamond Life Chapter No.434 Increases Membership C. Scott Akers No. 451 456- W alter]. Vreden bu rgh, St. L ouis, Mo. BA 457 - William Lazenby Story, Jr., Winter Gm·den, Fla. AH 458- Orville W. Morris, Ashland, Ky. AK 459 - Charl es W es tfield Coker, H artsville, S. C. T & :;; 460 - William David Cameron, H ubbard L ake, Mich. A 461 - Darrell Milward Andersen, Park R idge, Ill. B Or vi ll e W. Mo rris 462- Edwin McCammon Sl aughter, Detroit, Mich . AA No. 458 463 - Rid1ard orman Fenger, Oxford, -Miss. ri 464- Hugh J oseph Curran, Yazoo City, M iss. re 465- Paul H enry Bollinger, i\ll aple Shade, N. ] . AZ 466 - Charles Vernon W a ldrop, T ulsa, Okla. rx 467 -Edmund W. Turnley, Jr., N ashville, T enn . ~ 468 - Hollis Tham es R ogers, W innsbom, La. rr Edw in M. Slaughter 469 - William Hugh Bagby, Baltimore, Md. 0 No. 462 470 - Philip Howard Arnot, San Fm ncisco, Calif. A ~ 471 - Stanley Foster Love, Sisso nville, W. Va. M , A P, r6

on April 12, 1908, eighteen years a fter In 1935 and 19 36, h e was Executive Offi­ Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in the cer for the J oint Committee on Public sa me town. H e graduated "cum laude" Administra ti on in Brussels, Belgium, a nd from So uthwestern U niversity in 1926, from 1939-1942, he was D irector of the completed his M.A. a t Southern Meth­ Rudg·et of the Commonwea lth o f Vir­ odist U nive r ity in 1927, and won his ginia. During the war, Dr. Egger acted Ph.D. from the U niversity of Michigan as Administrative and Financial Advisor in 1933 . While at Michigan h e was a to the Pres ident of Boli via and G eneral U niversity Fellow, and in the process of Manager and Director o f the Boli vian completing his Ph.D., h e served a in­ Development Corporation. From 1950- structor in P olitics at Princeton from 1953 h e was Associate D irector of the 1929-3 1. After completing his Doctorate, Public Administrati on C learing H ouse D 1·. R owland A. Egge1· Dr. Egger was appointed Associate Pro­ a nd also served as Vi ce Pres ident of the fessor of Politica l Science at the Univer­ U nited ati ons Administrative Tribu­ sity of Virginia, where h e became full nal. In 1953 he acted as Administra tive EGGER LECTURES Professor in 1936. H e served as Director Advisor to the Prime Mini ter of P akis­ of the Bureau of Public Administration tan, and until 1956 was th e N ear-East at University of Virginia from 19 31 until representa ti ve for the Ford Foundati on. AT HARVARD 1956. Since tha t yea r, Dr. Egger h as Dr. Egger has also been a sometime served as Chairman of th e Department by ]. K E. T if ORRISON con ultant to such organizations as the of Foreign Affairs at the U niversity, and in 195 7, assumed a similar position in the United Sta tes Bureau of the Budget, D e­ During the second session of th e 1960- D epartment of Politica l Science. partment of Agri culture, D epartment of 6 1 acad emic year, H arva rd U ni ve rsity State, the Brookings Institution, and the had on its faculty an outstanding m em­ Dr. Egger served as Visiting Professor United ations. H e is the author of va­ ber of Pi Kappa Alpha and an eminent of International Orga niza tion a nd Ad­ rious books and articles in the fi elds of personality in the fi eld of education, ministration at Columbia University in public finance and admin istration, n a­ economics, and public administration. 1947-48. H e was also a member of the ti onal, tate and local government, and Dr. R owl and A. Egger, BZ, a former Board of Overseer's Committee for the international administra tion. H e h as Alumnus Counselor of Alpha Chapter, Graduate School of Public Administra­ been decora ted a Officer, Order of L eo­ is serving as guest lecturer in govern­ tion a t H arvard from 1954-59. pold by the Belgian government, Knigh t m ent at H ar vard at the r equest of the Bes ides leading an acti ve career in the Commander of the Order of the Condor administra tion of that institution. fi eld of education, Dr. Egger has been of Bolivia, and Commander of the Order Dr. Egger was born in Denison, T exas prominently active in other areas as well. of Cedars by th e government of Lebanon.

11 of our present 1a tional President, led to • • • CHAPTER ETERNAL • • • the in tallation of the chapter in June, 1913. R F. D G Carolina), profes or of toxicology and Brother Potter i urvi ved b hi wife, Ro F. Dugan, .B;:: (Wi .), died Ia t a ociate profes or of biod1emistry of the Ruby, two son and a brother, Charles summer in Idabel, Oklahoma, after an Duke Univer ity Medical Center, died H . Potter, al o an initiate of Alpha- u extended illne . native of Memphis, October 21 , I 960. Dr. Taylor came to Chapter. H e was a lifelong loyal PiKA Tenne see, he has resided in Idabel since Duke in 1930 and was one of the original and a Diamond Life Chapter member. 1926. H e was the owner and manager of faculty members of the Medical Center. the Duga n Timber Company and the H e had previously taught a t Johns Hop­ Dugan Lumber Company. H e devoted kin chool of ifedicine. mud1 of his time and resources to civic As a toxicologist, Dr. T aylor served as Tragic Air Crash affairs. H e is urvived by hi widow, two an expert witne s in a number of court Claims Two Pikes son , and two daughters. trials where poiso ning had been suspected or charged. The tragic air crash between a T'.YA T HOM EWTO TAPPY and a United irlines plane over ew H e was a econcl lieutenant in W orld Thomas . Tappy, Iota (H ampden- York City during the Christmas holidays War I in the U. S. Army and a member yd ney), judge of the seventh judicial dis­ included among its victims Thomas D. C. of the St. Philip's Episcopal Church. trict in Florida and former Washington, Rapkin, Gamma-Ze ta (Wittenberg), and D.C. lawyer, died December 10, 1960 in Lawrence Cov e rt Petzold, Alpha-Nu Daytona Beach, Florida where he made JO EPH A. TEDESCHI (Missouri). R apkin had served as SMC of his chapter. H e boarded the TWA plane hi home. J oseph A. Tedeschi, Alpha-P i (Rut­ in Columbus hoping for a brief re pite ve teran of both wars, Brother Tappy gers), passed away suddenly in East Or­ from his duties as Director of the Com­ s rved with the rank of Colonel during ange, ew J ersey, December 28, 1960. A munity Club Awards at radio station World War II a chairman of the Board graduate of Rutgers in 19 33, h e received \1\TVKO of Columbus, Ohio. of R eview for the Judge Advocate Gen­ hi law degree from that institution in eral in the Air Force. H e later was counsel 1936, and h as practiced law in East Or­ Brother Petzold graduated from the for th e Economic Stabiliza tion Agency ange, New J ersey, since that time. For U niversity of Mis ouri in 1950 with a de­ and for the Senate Committee on Interior many years, he served as a guiding hand gree in Electrical Engineering. He erved and In ul ar Affairs. in both the undergraduate and alumnus Alpha Nu chapter a h ouse manager and chapters of Alpha-Psi and unselfishly de­ pledgemas ter. Employed by the Bell DE Y DOBY S WRIGHT voted many hours of legal work toward Laboratories, he and his wife and three Denny D. Wright, Omicron (Rich­ the betterment of his chapter and of Pi children were residing in Sayesville, lew mond), organizer of many of Richmond, Kappa Alpha. It was a privilege for your J ersey. Virginia's social cl ubs, died ovember editor to work wi th him through the J ack Buchheit, Executive Secretary of 12, 1960, in that city. A native of Tappa­ years. H e is survived by his wife, ifrs. the Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, with of­ hannock, he wa the brother of Ernes t L. Ali ce Tede chi, and sons, Justin and fices at 125 43 rd Street, 1ew York City, Wright, Gamma (Wm. and Mary) head­ J oseph, Jr., and by his parents, a brother was also a victim of this crash. mas ter of Darlington School in Rome, a nd a sister. Georgia. A veteran of World War I, he attended th e U ni ve rsity of Richmond, HUGH ifAFFITT lVI cALLISTER Wharton chool of Finance and the U ni­ W ILLIAM WALLACE HAY Hugh Maffitt McA llister, I (H ampden­ versity of Penn ylva ni a. William W allace H ay, Eta (Tulane), Sydney), Grand Secretary of Pi Kappa civil engineer with the Ohio Rive r Com­ Alpha 1905- 1907, died farch 10, 196 1 RUFU ALLE T HORNE, SR. pany in Cincinnati, Ohio, died Decem­ at his home in Covington, Virginia. H e Rufus Allen T horne, Sr., Alpha-Iota ber 1 I, 1960 at the age of 56. A native of was actively engaged in the real estate business at the time of his death. (Mill aps), died ovember 5, 1960 in ew Orlea ns, Louisiana, he received his T ampa, Florida. Brother T horne had civil engineering degree from Tulane Brother McA llister received his B.A. been a pharmacist since 1904 and was ac­ University in 1926. While in coll ege he degree in 1902 from H ampden-Syd ney tive in thi work until his death . participated in track, wrestling and foot­ College and entered the newspaper busi­ ball and served a president of the engi­ ne s for a short period of time. Though FRA 1K STARR WILLIAM neering student body. much of his liEe was a ociated with the Frank tan· Williams, Alpha-Iota (Mill­ fin ancial a £fairs of the famil y's varied sa ps), prominent res ident of Warren STEPHE LEE POTTER , SR. business interes ts, he was a gifted writer County, Mis iss ippi, died December I7, Stephen Lee Potter, Sr., Alpha- u, and avid coll ector of book. H e was con­ 1960. After se t·ving in the Diplomati c (University of Missouri) and Alpha­ sidered an authority on local and Virginia orps in the Orient for 30 years, Brother Omega (Kansas State) , prominent retired history. William came to Vicksburg and played theatre owner a nd automobile financi er Since his retirement from management an acti ve role in civic enterprises of the of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Misso uri area, of the Covington H ardware and Furni­ community. H e and Mr . Williams re- died May 10, 1960 of a heart attack a t his ture Company in 1957 he had spent much idecl at their plantation home, ignal home in Tucson, Ari zo na. H e was often time in arranging and indexing the many Hill, where he rai eel ca ttle. As a yo ung referred to as the "Father of Alpha­ volumes in hi library. Three daughters man, Brother Williams served in the Omega". fter two years a t the Univer­ and three ons urvive. Orient a a fethodi t mi sionary. H e sity of Missouri where he was initiated was later ommercial Attache to the in 19 10 as No.2 on the chapter roll, he FRED PO T nited tate Emba y in J apan and transferred to Pi Kappa Alpha for the Fred Po t, .Br (Kansas), editor of the Chi na. three-year-o ld Phi Gamma Theta loca l Amarillo, T exa Sunda y News-Globe, fraternity, the third oldes t on campus. died J anuary 22, 1961. Brother Post h ad HAYWOOD f. T YLOR Inspection in May, 1913 by Supreme come to Amarillo in 1930 from Wichita, Dr. H aywood 'L Ta lor, Tau ( orth ouncil member J. Pike Powers, fa ther Kansa .

12 He was counselor and helper for sons, DoCLors Charles and Walter eill Amar!llo's Chines~ population and marly J ackson neuro-surgeons, and State Repre: Memorial Chapel Amanllo-born Chmese are named in his se ntauve John eill. honor. Through the years he helped dedicated to Chme ~ re idents bring wive , parents EARL J. BOYD and children from the homeland to this by George Artman Reginald Oras Shaw country. A veteran of 'ii\Torld 'ii\Tar I, he Gamma-Gamma alumnus Dr. Earl J. On November 27, 1960, at 3: 00 p.m. was a member of the First Christian Boyd, 70, Denver dentist and veteran the beautiful Memorial Chapel of the Church. member of the Denver Board of Educa­ First Christian Church, Tulsa, Okla­ CLAUDE LIONEL WILLIAMS tion, died in earl y pring 24 hours after homa, was dedicated to the glory of God a horse back riding accident. and in memory of Reginald Oras Shaw, Claude Lionel Williams, charter mem­ Dr. Boyd was past president of the Uni­ 1925- 1951, "a happy, courageous youth, ber of Alpha-Lambda Chapter, George­ whose brief life knew the ri chness of town College, and long time educator in versity of Denver Alumni Association, the daily li ving, the laughter of friends, the the Chicago Public Schools, died Novem­ Denver Exchange Club and the Mile Hi sa tisfaction of a scholar, the joy of the ber 22, 1960 in Chicago. Chapter of the Isaak Walton League and erved as a YMCA director for many athlete, the loyalty of the soldier, the love Brother Williams received his A.B. de­ years. He was a V\lorld W ar I veteran a of his family, the power of belief in God. gree from Georgetown College in 1907 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner and a me:U­ T his tribute was written by his former and his M.A. degree from the University ber of the American Legion. Survivor teachers at Will R ogers High chool in of Chicago in 1916. include his wife, Beth. Tulsa. H is l?ng teaching ca reer included posts The femorial Chapel was give n by at Lou1S1ana College and in the Chicago R ALPH LEROY BELKNAP Judge and Mrs. Oras A. Shaw, Alpha­ public school sys tem, culminating in the by Russell C. H ussey Omicron (Georgetown). The chapel is principalship of W entworth School from Ralph Leroy Belknap, BT (l\IIichigan), fresh in des ign and radiant with spiritual 1935 to 1949. In 1949 he was named Chi­ AssoCJate Professor of Geology at the grace. The stained glass windows, the cago repre entative of Charles Scribner's Univer ity of Michigan, died Dece mber narthex, the sanctuary, and every detail Sons until his retirement at age 70 . 17, 1960. Professor Belknap had been an 1 of the chapel add to the spiritual atmos­ H e was vice chairman of the Board of invalid for fourteen years as the result of phere and command a worshipful spirit Deacons, H yde Park Bapti t Church. H e a seriou injury sustained in 1946 while on the part of those present. A multi­ leaves two daughter and a on, J ohn teaching a class in geology at the Univer­ colored brod1ure was distributed at the Robert W illiams. BH (Illinois). ity of Michigan summer ca mp near Memorial Service. J ackso n, W yom ing. Professor Belknap GUY W . VA BUSKIRK R eginald was initiated into Gamma­ received the degree of bachelor of science _ D~- _Guy W. Van Buskirk, A9 (West in Civil Engineering from the University Upsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at V1rgm1a), former ational Vice President of Michigan in 1923 and the doctor of Tulsa University. H e won a competitive of the Fraternity, 19 33-36, and outstand­ science degree in Geology in 1929. appointment to W es t Point where he ing California oral surgeon, died Febru­ graduated in 1946 and was commissioned ary 13, 1961. Brother Belknap erved as ass istant a second lieutenant in the Air Force. H e director on three University of Michigan Brother Van Buskirk grew up in Elkins, flew jets over the Arctic and went with meteorological expeditions to Greenland West Virginia and graduated from the the 49 th Fighter Group to J apan in 1948. and was the leader of a fourth exped ition ~niversity of W e t Virginia in engineer­ organi zed by the U niver ity of Michigan In 1950 he was discharged from the mg. H e attended the Oberlin Conserva­ and the Pan American Airways. Ai r Force and returned to Tulsa to take tory of Music, graduating in violin. He He is survived by his wi fe Ca therine charge of his oil operations. H e was killed worked in the engineering profession in J anuary 26, 1951 when his car and a bus Central America and Canada, and later and two so ns, Charles L. and J ohn E. Belknap. collided as he was driving to one of his entered the Dental School at the Univer­ oil lea e . At the time of his death he was sity of Southern California receiving his PAUL H . CONLO doing graduate work in petroleum engi­ degree in 1919. H e practiced dentistry in neering at the University of Tulsa. Lo Angeles until 1952 when he moved to Paul H . (Scoop) Conlon, famed pioneer Bishop, California where he co ntinued film personality publici t, AN (Missour i), Of R eg, it can truly be said, "To know until his d eath. class of 191 5, died of ca nce r J anuary 30, him wa to love him" and his many good 1960 at his North Hollywood, California deeds not on ly live after him but inspire H e was a member of the Episcopal home at age 69. others to good deeds. Pi Kappa Alpha is Church, Masonic Order, various dental infinitely richer for having had him as associations, and a member of the staff In 19 15 he went to Holl ywood and of the Queen of the Angels Hospital in began handling publicity for and build­ one of its member . Los Angeles where he established a free ing up innumerable top stars of the - - -- II K A ---- dental clinic. H e is survived by his wife. cinema in the teens to '30 era. "Scoop " ori ginated and handled the J ames J. Ritterskamp, Jr., Beta-Lambda CHARLES LAMAR NEILL famed Liberty Loan Tour of the six top (Washington University, St. Louis), has Charles Lamar Neill, charter member stars in W ar I, the original forerunner of accepted a position as Vice Pre ident in d1arge of business affairs at Illinois Insti­ of AI (Millsaps) and Golden Member, the USO of the past two decades. He died in Laurel, Mississippi in January. was an "idea man" his entire life. tute of Technology in Chicago. H e will also serve as Treasurer of the Armour H e was one of the Founders and for many H e is urvived by a wife, daughter and R esearch Foundation. The appointment years served a president of the Missis­ grandso n. sippi Farm Bureau. is effective February 1. H e served a principal of the H atties­ HARRY HUDSON BIRD Brother Ritterskamp has been at 'ii\Tash­ burg and Laurel high school and later as H arry H . Bird, Alpha-N u (Missouri), ington University as a student, faculty uperintendent of the J ones County Agri­ age 68, was ki ll ed in an automobile acci­ member and administrator since 1930. At cultural High School. H e was a member dent at La Me a, Texas, March 29, 1961. the time of accepting this new appoint­ of the Laurel First Methodist Church, H e was buried in his home town of H ar­ ment, he was serving as Vi ce Chancellor and the father of three P i Kappa Alpha risonville, Mo. and Secretary of its Board of Directors.

13 name: Le ,\ lille1, Len Miller, Ken i\!iller As any matu re coll ege tuclent know , co l­ Colorado State and Glenn ,\ lueller. lege cannot be all frivolit and gaity, or it Thank to Corky mith's succe ful chol· lose it true meanino-. ' Ve at Alpha-Tau Wins in football arship proo-ram, Gamma-Tau's grades last realize this fa ct ince we have won the inter­ Ep ilon-Theta Chapter of olo­ term e:-. eeded both the all fraternity and fraternit scholarship trophy seven times in rado tate Univer it finall ) won it fir t all chool average. Pre ent cholar hip the Ia t ten year . \\ e won it again last yea r R league football champion hip behind the chairman Jim Barker is continuing to main ­ with an overall grade point average of 2.633. able throwing atm of frank M . Kn afelc. Our tain these high tandards. The all fraternity average wa 2.429, and the chapter, cha nered in 1956, ha battled hard Many awards and recogni ti on have been a ll fraternity average was 2.4 81. This we for thi trophy throughout its four ear of bestow cl upon \·arious brothers throughout consider a real accomplishment, for we won ex i ten e. We have been mo\ ing steadily the yea r. elected to ll'ho' Tlfho were this honor at a strength of Ill men. upward in tanding . I n our econcl and president of the tuclent Union Freel l;orte; ' Ve now h ave a newly repainted home, third years we ended up fifth and third enior etas ecretary Brian M c ~f an u s; and both in ide and outside, as a re ult of the respectively and now we have fin all y accom· president of the Coalition Politica l Party hard work of the brothers. Our i\•fothers' pli heel our objecti ve of winning first p lace. Don eehu en. Members of the ca mpus clu b dona ted the pa int, new curtains for the During fall quarter we placed third in 13 honorary society, \\1hite Key, include our dining room, and drapes for the living room. division homecoming decorations. ' Ve a lso politicall • active Tom Webb, Dave ill a loney Dick Ca1·lisle did we ll in scholarship placi ng fourth out and Dave Flath. Athleti c honors were be­ AT, Utah of the fifteen fraterni 1ies on ca mpus. stowed on Corky Smith and Brian McManus, t the end of fa ll quarter we h eld our named to the II 1 ew York State Soccer annual children' hristmas Party. T eam, and to ba ketball co rer Dick heel , The month of February was highlighted named to the All Ea t \·Veekly Team. James Senate President by a ie ta Fie ta co tume dance, fex ica n ophomore Bill Edwards was selected to the in fl avor. athleti c honorary and named "outstanding At Oklahoma David C. W ebe1· athlete of the etas of '63" for his perform­ Beta-Omicron is proud to have Ee, Colorado State ance a tarting halfback on the var ity former SMC H enry Jame elected president football squad. of the Student Senate this year. In other ca mpus activities, we had the 11 11 Eberha1·d F etz rT, Rensselae1· d istinction of being chosen a the m ale Dingleberry Hound chorus to sing with the Tri-Delts as the overture chorus in the all -school variety Joins Rensselaer show, SOO ER SCANDALS. '"' hen U ni­ High poinc of Ga mma-Tau 's so- Colo. Mines Displays versity Sing ca me along, we pitched in and ia! ched ule last emester was our Dream won second out of the twenty- five fraterni­ Girl weekend, December 3 and 4. Brother Sport Cars ties on campus. and dates enjoyed the traditional formal Athletically, Delta-Phi Chapter is Beta-Omicron has entered every intra­ dance at Crooked Lake. Drea m Girl for reall y improving. With Eel Finch as a thletic mural sport offered at 0 this yea r and has 1960 was Ca rol \.Va lker and members of the d irector of the chapter we did quite well in clone very well indeed . We placed among Dream Girl Court incluclecl Jud y levin and intram ural basketball, thanks to a few tall the top four teams in voll eyball playoffs. Linda Varsell. T h e weekend was enhanced members, and we are off to a very good start Ron Sukenis and Bill T hompson won the by an exciting hockey ga me with St. Law­ in intramural volleyball. rence, foll owed by the traditional pajama Our president, J.D. Macfayclen, is working medal in tenni doubles. ln ping pong party. ve ry hard to organize the Mines Motor Sports (don't chuckl e, Brothers, it had more entries Another bi g event was Founders' Day Club Concours ci 'Elegance to be held shortly. than any other intramural sport this yea r) weekend, March 4 and 5. Many o( the The Concours cl 'E legance is a show of beau· we are now involved in a three way Round alumni returned to enjoy the festivities tiful, historical, or oth e r automobiles o f Robin for the first three place . Larry Bolls planned by Chairman Donn Hubbard. particu lar interes t. Last year we had a Hup· and Bob Custer compose one team and Highlight of the weekend was the Sunday mobile pecialthat won the Indianapolis 500 J erry Maddux and Bill T horup on are the banquet, at whi ch three distinguished alum ­ in 1923 , among other particul arl y interesting other team from PiKA left in the doubles ni of Gamma-Tau reviewed the chapter's automobiles. tournament. history. Dr. Lewis oonley, one of rT ·s We are happy to have recently initiated Our fall emes ter social whirl was climaxed founders and presently head of RPI's chemi­ four new members-H ank J ohns, Eel Pruyn, when SMC J oe Savage crowned beautiful ca l engineering department, related the fa s· Gary Pa tton, and like Miller. A ll have Miss Jean Sorrell Dream Girl. cinating story of rT's early years; Geo rge alread y proven themselves great assets to the In spite of this m yri ad of activitie , Beta· hako reca ll ed some of the dramati c feats of active chapter of Delta-Phi. Omicron has held true to the primar) goal the chapter in hi day; and Bob Youn ~ W illiam McDonnell of PiKA Scholarship. We were awarded the brought its hi tory up to the present. It .14>, ColoTado Mines IFC Scholarship Improvement Trophy here wa a rewa rding and memorable weekend and a t the District 10 Convention held in for all. March we were awarded the District 10 i\ new member on our premises i a big Utah Earns Scholarship Improvement Trophy. In addi­ black haggy dog named Rastu . Acquired ti on seventeen men made the Dean· honor by Brothers Richardson, Rivers and H olmes. Maior Trophies roll , headed by Brother H azelrigg who had the " Dingleberry Hound" ha apparentl y College clays are becoming more a traight A average; his fourth in four won himse lf a permanent p lace in the meaningfu l a ll the time for Alpha-Tau semesters. Hoobie ranks. Sporting a PiK co ll ar pre­ Chapter with 21 fine new pledges. The two Bill ThO'I'Itpson ented to him by two kidmore admirers, finest parties of the year, the Alpine Party BO, OklahO'I'Ita R as tus has become our we ll -know n ca nine and the vVestern Party, are just around the campu representative. His many and va r­ corner, and brothers are busy practicing ied acti ities-attending classes, chas ing ca rs, their yodeling and patching their levis in biting bicycl er , have been ources of encl ­ a rdent preparation. 200 Attend L.A. le entertai nment. We feel tha t the traditional ymbol of Founders' Day A rigorou but rewarding fo ur week. of PiKA has been lacking long enough , so a Gamma-Eta gradua tes were treated rushing under the able direction of Lee specia l fi re engin e committee has begun to a crowded, but wonderful celebration roke brought the hou e one of the best uegot ia tions. h ono ring the Founders. The event was pledge clas-e on ca mpus. The group of 21 Under the chairmanship of Paul Bradley, attended by over two hundred alumni, p ledges include the las vice president a with the able assi tance of Eel Wall, Pi Kaps parents, friends, undergraduates and p"teclges. we ll ~s e\•eral out tanding a thlete . . Due to won two major trophies in homecoming this Refre hments and dancing were the order of some quirk of fate our roll ca ll now fea ture •ear- house decorations and downtown win· the evening at the lovely Huntington her· the foll owing confu ing permutation of dow d i plays. aton Hotel in Pa adena. This eventful eve- ning was preceded by the initiation of five new brothers who were honored at a lunch­ eon that afternoon. Hoping to repeat their showings in the annual "spring sing," members of Gamma­ Eta are preparing their vo ices for this year 's Singfest. At the present time, Gamma-Eta is headed for league championships in IF basketba ll , and we are hoping to repea t las t year's victory in co-recreational softball. Due to the dedication of brother Hugh Holbert and the support of alumni T odd Va ughn a nd Bob Ann, the " Big R ed Beast" will soon be uttering it glorious roars aga in . Because of an accidenta I fire, the engine ha been out of commis ion for the Ia t two months. Thirteen members of Gamma -Eta recently attended the Di trict Thirteen Convention in San Diego, California. Thanks to the efforts of our hosts, the brothers of Delta· Kappa, there wa a successful and enjoyable Delta-Rho Chapter at Lin f ield College, exchange of ideas. McMinnville, Oregon ?J oses for i ts Alan M. Baker family por trai t. rH, Southen t Califontia the yea r include the pledge house dance and a " Roaring Twenties" dance. At Linfield Dad's Day At College the traditional H ell Week has been changed to a H elp Week. With 100% Louisiana Tech attendance, the house was out collecting On the evening of February 7, ca ns of food and all types of clothing. More 1961 , the Pikes at Louisiana T ech held than 1,5 00 pounds of supplies were collected their annual Founders' Day Banquet with for the ·w orld Vision Orphanage in Seoul, ational President David C. Powers as Korea. Bill Messecar's name was engraved guest speaker. Our fathers were invited to on the Delta- Rho plaque for high grade attend an open house as well as the banquet average-3.2. Steve Thompson was elected held in the Student Center. Beca use of the outstanding first semes ter pledge. wonderful response the "Dads" showed in Second semester began with the transfer their attendance, the entire day was termed of Resident Counselor Larry Boles and a tremendous success. David Hunter from Delta-Kappa (San Diego Another honored gue t and one who holds State). Under their leadership a rush pro­ a warm spot in the hearts of Gamma-Psi gram has been set up which is bringing top was Coach L. P . ( Eddie) McLane. Coach men into the house. T he outstanding second Eddie, a he is called by all of u , welcomed semester pl edge class now consists of 12 men. the Dads and introduced Brother Powers. The strength of Delta Rho now is 35 men . William T . Hul e was presented the C. S. After a deli cious meal, 1ational President J ohnson Award for the outstanding se nior Powers gave a stirring talk on the va rious of the yea r at the Founders' Day Banquet, hi torical points of Pi Kappa Alpha. H e i\farch 4th, in Portland. Bob J ohnson, elaborated on the na ti ona l statu of our Alumnu Counselor , was presented with an fraternity and a! o talked about ways of award for outstanding service to Delta-Rho. strengthening the college fraternity sys tem . Roger K. H eusset· It was a real treat for Gamma-Psi to have AP, a National Officer and especially Brother Linfield Powers at our Founders' Day Banquet. Bids are now being taken for the ex ten­ sion of the ch apter room at Gamma-Psi. The Bills Speaks At new addition to the hou e will double the housing accommoda tions and will include Missouri U. T wenty-one alumni returned to a housemother's suite, kitchen and d ining the Alpha- u chapter hou e Sunday, March facilities. There will be provi ions for a 19, for the chapter's annual Founder ' Day permanent gl a trophy case and an open banquet with Dick Bills as prin c ipal fireplace. speaker. Epsilon-Epsilon Chapter at the Bob Jameson , Jr. Guest had ample opportunity to ee the Unive?"Si ty of Toledo ent ertains at r>Y, La. T ech impress ive changes in the living room and a near by o1·phanage. foyer of the chapter house. The day began with the entire chapter Linfield Chapter a ttending servi ce at the Columbia Metho· clist Church. Decorates House At the banquet, John H arrah was pre­ During the summer Delta -Rho sented with the pl edge of the yea r trophy Chapter painted the house gray with white and Colin A. P . " Pat" Me ease, past SMC, trim. With the help of Alumnus Coun· recei ved the Kan as City Alumni Award as selor Bob Johnson the sleeping porch was the outstanding Alpha-Nu of the yea r. completely refini heel and a bathroom was House corporation president Ed cruggs added to the house. Under the out tanding and Treasurer Roger ·williams reported on leadership of SMC Bill Hulse the two weeks plan for future changes in the house. of open rush brought in a top notch first William Ttwk semester pledge class. Social functions of AN, Missou1·i

15 Eta, Beta-Eta, and Gamma-Chi, in the col­ Montana State lection of 10.000 ciaarette packages. Approx­ imately 6,000 of the package were collected Wins in Basketball d uring a pecial pledge cia drive. With the coming of spring, the Allan Davi and A. Brya n iebert were brother of Gamma-Kappa Chapter are recently initiated into Delta Sigma Pi, hon­ again making good use of our 193 1 vintage orary business fraternity. H ans H eynau has \ bite touring bus. The brothers are driving been received into igma Pi Sigma, physic the bu to cia es every morning in order honorary, and Gary Irwin in Tau Beta Pi to ave gas for individual car and a lso to engineering honorary. Damon Patton wa become better known by the fairer sex on recently elected to Pi l\Iu Epsilon, honorary I C's campu . Ju t about every cute gi rl mathematics fraternity. who attends school at M C has had a ride Sidney Platt at one time or another in the bus since the Br, Kansas brother are exceptionall y keen at spotting " The B1·others even" a1·e officers at Delta­ " neat" girls at great d i tances. Epsilon Chapte1·, University of Chattanooga. The bus a! o serves as a great ru bing (l. to?'.) K en PeteTson, Mike CTamer, Charlie fa ctor ince we use it a transportation to SMU Host To Martin, SMC David Fische1·, Clay F eTgttson, rush parties in the mountains. Ditman Flo1·y, and Tom H ouston. The basketball season this year proved District Convention ve r succe sful. Under playing coach Tom 270 Pikes attended the Conven­ Rassmu on, the Pikes queezed along until ti on of District 10 a t SM farch 3 and 4. the midd le of the sea on without a single Social highlights included the Saturday defeat. Then, even a fter losing two games night dance when Miss Kerry O'Keefe, AAD., by onl y one point each, we still walked was crowned District Dream girl, and the away with first place in the intramural presentation of a plaque of apprecia tion to league. Joe "\·Virsich for the excell ent work he has Gamma-Kappa celebrated Founders' Day accompli heel as District President. on February 26, 196 1. Several local alumni Scholasti ca ll y, Beta-Zeta Chapter came including Tom McCabe, one of the founders through with fl ying colors and secured the of Gamma-Ka ppa, were present. Howard third highes t average a mong the 14 fra­ Jorgensen, our district president, honored ternities. us with a very informative ta lk. In the individual bowling tournament George Taylor won high honors with a fi ve The brothers of Gamma-Kappa Chapter, game cries of l!Ol. Bob Dorrough, Tim under SMC Jim Cortright, have now evolved into a new era of functions. Last quarter Smith, and J ack Swindle secured the second the brothers initiated a Roman Party which place trophy in the grueling 60 lap, all -fra­ proved ve ry successful. Dates were given ternity bicycle race. IIIKA pull-over beach sweaters. Bill Brown wa named outstanding pledge, W esley N oTdin having erved as president during the fall , rK, Montana State and Ron \ .Y ilkinson the outstanding scholas­ ti c pledge. As of midterm our pledge cia s The Gamma-Kappa Pi Kaps at Montana numbers 21 fine boys. State tmvel in style in this 1931 White Gera?·d Rickey T ow·ing Bus. Trophy Awarded BZ, S outhe1·n Methodist Kansas Songsters One of the major events of the Greek Week at the niversity of Kansas is a Washington Adds choral contest, the Greek Week sin g. This Patio Case Tech Wins yea r, Beta-Gamma won third pl ace in the event through the efforts of our chapter "\.Yinter Quarter 1961 was an ex­ Blood Drive septet- Ad Eley, Ken Hoy, David Knudson, citing and profitable one for the men of Carl Butell , Bruce Burns, Steve Leach, and Beta-Beta, and will be long remembered for its contribution to the development of each A we near the end of this school Eric J acobsen . term all evidence points to a succe sful year member. for Epsil on-Xi. ix new members were ini­ In addition to our participation in Greek No finer start to any quarter could be tiated in February, and pre ently we have 'Week, the chapter has entered the model dreamed than the exciting win by our foot­ 1 one of the largest second semes ter pledge United ations. This is a two day a ffa ir ball team a t Pasadena over the University of classes on campu . The new pledge tutoring d uring which the va rious countries, repre­ Minnesota in the Rose Bowl. Many of the proaram which proved to be so va luable last sented by Greek houses, conduct a simulated members and pledges journeyed to the sunny se mes ter is aga in showing its worth. General Assembly. Beta-Gamma, in con­ southland for the second year in a row for nection with Alpha Delta P i and Alpha One of the high I igh ts of this semes ter was the events. Our apologies go to all those Omicron Pi Sororities, is representing the who wrote us for tickets which we were un­ our Founder ' Day Banquet, when we were countrie of Braz il. H a iti, El Salvador, and honored by the presence of National Presi­ a ble to fill- they were hard to get! Cleanly Chile. The event is especiall y benefi cial to washed cars with everything neally packed dent Dav id . Powers. "\ Ve were well pleased the chapter since the Braz il delegation leads with the interest and enthusiasm of local inside left the campus the day after Christ­ the South America n bloc, and, as uch, it mas, but returned over a week later with alumni who attended the banquet, and a drafts most of the work for the bloc. trong alumni group in the Cleveland area gallons of pa int potted on the ides. Those In other activ ities, Beta-Gamma Chapter show grea t promi e. who didn't make the trip gathered around was the gue t of the Kansas City Alumni the TV sets to watch the action. The winning of tunt Night trophy and Association for Founders' Day, March 4, Because fraternity membership is an ever Blood Drive award have placed a few new 1961. Gary Irwin was honored as the out­ changing situa tion, rushing must continue, feather in our ca p. everal yea rs running standing undergraduate of Beta-Gamma. and in a spirit of brotherhood and fri endship we have won fir t pl ace for ou r booth in The past semester ha also seen the addi­ we began. Our strong informal ru h program enior arnival. nder the able work of tion of a new R CA Victor color television et. netted u nine new pledges, seven of whom Brother Dei\Iuth our parents club i begin­ The " tube" wa won as first prize in a ciga­ were pledged in the Ia t two week · of the ning to take shape. rette collecting contes t, and it wa made pos­ quarter. The typing room is now replaced Jim A ssing ible through the cooperation of the Mothers' by sleeping and studying quarters. Over E:!: , Case T ech Club, our parent , and the brothers of Delta- spring quarter many of the members worked

16 to ready the house for spring quarte r. The Southern Conference T ourney T eam, aver­ their fa vo rite television cha racters; a wamp hammers flew, and the brushes slapped on aged 19 points a game over the season, and Pa rty, and the Dream Girl Formal. new coats of paint to transform the rooms was the Colonial's top rebounder. Ardell, Alpha-Omicron is presently making pla ns to ones tha t would bring p r ide to any who came up to the sta rting fi ve in mid­ for the con truction of a new house. De­ chapter. sea o n fro m the fro h, provided the needed signed by a ward-winning a rchitects Lund­ Also not to be forgotten a re memo ries of spa rk in G. vV .' drive toward the confer­ gren and Ma urer of Austin, the structure the District 14 Conve ntion held in Corvallis, ence cha mpionship. Don provided the will be a two story, con temporary dormitory­ Oregon. Be ta -Be ta had 18 men in a ttenda nce winning basket in the Ia t second up e t over lodge hou ing twenty- fou r men and a house­ which was the la rge t percentage represen ­ highl y-rated V. P . I., and contr ibuted valu­ mother. tation of any cha pter. In addition to the a ble defensive plays. Pete Calhoun intere ting and helpful meetings and discu - PiKA i represented by three bro thers in AO, Southweste1""1t sions, much of the bro therhood extended far the annual Mr. Apollo ca mpus contest. into the evening. :Many hoarse voices were In i\!arch, the cha pter wa paid a visit by proof of the enthusia m shown a t the district o utstanding D r. R obert McLeod, Executive Southeast Missouri song session on Friday evening and the sere­ Director. W e profited greatly by his visi t, nade which was g iven to ma n y of the sorori­ gaining man y insights in to being a better Unveils Fire Engine tie on the campu the next evening. Despite PiKA from his p o i g n a nt and succinct A 1925 R eo fir e e ngin e, pur­ the time (I :30 a. m .) it was termed a success wisdo m. Ha1·ry Simeone chased by Ep ilon-Io ta Chapter, is the big by the girl a well as the PiKA's. t;,A, Geo1·ge Washington news a t Southeast l\fis ouri tate. Originally Least of all we can 't forget the pa rties thi owned by W ycl iff, Kentucky, the e ngine was quarter. There was the pled ge pajama dance, first hown to the campus in the H omecom ­ the nowbound p arty with the house trans­ Murray State ing Pa rade whe re it was a big uccess. The formed into a winter paradise with snow, truck has been a big help in several activities bough , and now hut. Pledges Nineteen including rush a nd promotion [or EI's can­ Looking a head , the cry tal ball is jammed dida te for yea rbook queen . Rush conducted by Bill Brooks with event . Following our pla n of house Epsilon-Io ta is the winner of the Schola r­ a nd Lowell Stoneci pher proved to be a great improveme nt , we will be in tailing a p a tio ship Plaque fo r 1959-60. llefore becoming success a 19 fine men pled ged Epsilon­ and pa neling the den . Seattle had its spring affilia ted with PiKA, the local organization Lambda Chapter at Murray State. two days ago, but we hope it will return in held the plaque for five consecutive years. Projects comple ted t his year were re pon­ time to grace our Dream Girl events which Fall rush gained nine teen pledges for EI, sible fo r our fine pledge class. H eading the begin with the picnic next month. If it eleven of whom were initia ted. ' Vinter list is , 500 worth of improvemen ts to o ur does, we may even be a ble to enjoy our pa tio emester te n outstanding pled ges were added , room on ca mpus, incl uding painting, new for some of the events to be held at the house. m aking a to tal of twe nty-one. curta ins, a nd furniture. But whatllve r the weather, we can be ass ured Pa inting bleachers in a public pa rk was PiK won t he Dean Nash Scholarship no day will be dull at Be ta-Beta during the chapte r's ci vic project for the fall . Award for being a bove the o ther fra ternities spring qua rter. 'Vhy not drop a ro und a nd Fo unders' D ay wa cele bra ted with the a nd surpass ing the overall men 's average by see! I a nnual ba nquet a nd dance. Brothers D ick two-tenths of one po int. '~ ' e we1·e plea eel Alan Ross Bills a nd Cha rles Freeman exhibited the fire to receive this award for the second straight BB, Washing ton truck for alumni. year. Dean Nash, in p resenting the trophy, exp ressed his elation that P iKA realized the Mr. Lo uis U nfer, assista nt p rofes or of importance of scho la Li e achievement. geology, is o ur new sponsor. George Washington ine brothers received the distingui heel Bill Collins awa rd of being chosen Men on Ca mpus EI, Southeast Missou1·i Gathers Trophies which is ba eel on personality, intelligence, As the spring seme ter draws to a nd integrity-Bob Collins, J ohnnie Gentry, its inevita ble end , the fo rtune of Delta· R on Schue, Bo b R athert, R on Christopher, Alpha Cha pter eem to be piraling ever Da le Mitchell , Phil Morgan, Don Dowd y and Miami, Florida upward . W e have recently pled ged seven Terry H a rrell. P iKA once more dom inated fine men, thus givi ng us a total of th irteen the basketball courts, winning the intra­ Emphasizes Scholarship Upon arriving a t the house to pledges for this e mester. fra ternity league. start the fall emes te, there awaited a This seme ter ees PiK fi ghting fo r the PiKA a lso added to it collection of furni­ pleasant surprise for all the brothers. Dur­ top spot in imra mu ra l , com peting with LUre a beautiful stereo by aving fifteen ing the summer the alumni of Gamma­ some 25 other organiza tion . The end of thousa nd empty packages of Marlboro. Omega had gotten together to paint and cl asses sho uld ee us with a ple thora of Phillip A . Cm n t decorate the house. It was quite a job; E A, Mun·ay S tate trophies. d own to the new curtains in the chapter Soci all y we have no peers a t George W ash ­ room and mural on the walls of the breeze­ ington. Our Hillbilly P a rty, under the able way. T he pled ges donated a much needed fin ancial wizardry of "R oomer" Krafsur, Alpha-Omicron d iving board. was an unqualified uccess. Exchanges with P re ently the acti ve chapter ha 49 mem ­ the various sororities have netted us man y Starts Construction bers and 27 pled ges under the guidance o f new friends amond the co-ed . Our ex­ Alpha-Omicron star ted the spring George P a ppas. Ga mma-Omega a t the end cha nge with the Kappa Delta Sorori ty was semester off by initia ting nine new men into of the fi rst e mes ter initia ted 14 new men . one of the highlights of o ur busy social the bro therhood . At Miami, we emphasize chola rship and season . U pcoming i a co-excha 11 ge with The Southwestern cha pter pring calendar intra mural a thletics. chola tically, Ga m­ Delta T a u Delta Frate rnity. was highlighted wi t h the observance of ma-Omega was fourth out of 24 fra ternitie . This semester has uncovered a hero in Founder ' Day on March II. An alumni 'Ve are in quest of our 5th president's cup our midst. Pledge J o llie Chollie Dunca n , a meeting was held, the wives of visiting emb lema tic of the intramural champion· pre-law student who hopes someday to g~ in alumni were e nte rt a in e d with a tea in ship. W e are now in 2nd place and if we em ployment with the F.B.I., proved . him­ Bishop 's Memorial Union Building, a nd tha t take top place the trophy is retired in our self an able detecti ve when he sm gle­ evening a banquet was held for alumni, chapter room . It takes 5 year to re tire the handedly a pprehended a dangerous purse­ wives, and visiting dignita ries of the frater­ cup. For the 5th year in succession we have snatcher. For his p arkling work, the W ash ­ nity and the unive rsity. Bro ther Brick Lowry taken the boxing championship. ington Chief of Police is ued a commen­ of Huntsville presented the keynote address In cl osing Gamma-Omega cordially wel­ da tion. at the banquet and enterta inment was pro­ vided by Bill Fair, social chairma n of Alpha­ come all northern Pikes to spend a few Two factors in G . W .'s surpri e outhe rn sun soaked days in unny Mia mi . Conference baske tball win were two PiKA's, Omicron. Brother Dick Markowitz and pledge Don Social affairs this spring included a Paja ma Bob Mullaney Ardell. Ma rkowitz, who made the All · Party, a TV Party with guests garbed as rn, Mianti (Fla.)

17 McCain a principal peaker a nd the Award editor of Needle & H aystack, a joint publi­ Ohio State Sponsors Banquet at which P resident Powers gave a cation of the Agriculture and H ome Eco­ \ery inspirational talk challenging u to nomic Depa rtment ; and Do ug la i\!addox, Va. Circle Ball rededicate our elve to the high idea ls of our president of the . of D. Amate ur Radio Winter quarter 196 1 found the fraternity. Round table discussions on rush­ Club. men of Alpha-Rho settling down to a routine ing, pledge training, finances, publicity, a nd Two of our latest project are the issuing of weekday LUd}ing and weekend partying. cholar hip gave the members of the conve n­ of a Delta-Eta new le tter, and the establish­ Grade a\erage have not ye t been reLUrned tion the opportunity to express a nd excha nge ing of a national PIK amateu r radio ne t. by th uni ersi ty but we are hopeful of im­ ideas. ·w e now maintain a local net between the proving upon last win tel ' 2.55 point hour Alpha-Omega was very plea eel with the ho use a nd several of the alumni but would ratio which placed u in the upper third of cooperation g iven to it b t he cha pters in like to expand it to the national leve l. Any­ the socia l fraternitie at Ohio tate. Di trict 9. It was their contribution a nd one interested' Our winter formal was held at llonka 's, a ttendance which made thi convention suc­ Douglas R. Maddox and an .. acti ve only" pre-initiation party at ce sful. D.H, Unive?·sity of Delaware Dave Heigle's home. Steve Chappell In ports, Bob Burn became the undis­ AP., Kansas State puted quash champion of 0 . Both our active a nd pledge intramural ba ketball New House on The teams po ted perfect winning records d uring Bowling Green regular cason's p lay before being defeated Way at Auburn in tournament compe tition . Wins Football Trophy Upsilon is filled with the enthu­ · Ben J ones, acti ve, a nd J ohn Barlow, pledge, siasm tha t any chapter with a bright future Delta-Beta Chapter is finishing must surely feel. A dream which has lived were both elected to the Student Sena te. a nothe r exciting and successful year at Rounding o ut a successful qua rte r under o n ly in the minds of nil a n y brothers for the Bowling Green State University. Fir t this o ur new MC, Byron Naum, eight pledges p ast fifteen years has suddenly ma terialized fa ll the football team went through the first were initia ted raising to fifteen the total new into the beginning of a magnificent new undefeated season a t Bowling Green in intra­ members gai ned during fa ll and w inter house to be finished by late summer of thi mural footba ll . This a lso marks the second quarter . year. yea r in a row tha t Delta- fi e ta has taken the Our new lodge at Auburn will be in the May 20, I 96 1, will mark a new ca mpus all-campus cha mpionship. ln bask e tb a ll traditional Old English style. The li ving trad ition a t Ohio tate-the Virg inia Circle Delta-Beta entered the district tournament room will have a va ulted ceiling with ex­ Ball. and beat Wittenbe rg College's fine Gamma­ posed beams, a nd there will be thirty- two As ma n y of yo u may reca ll , there we re six Ze ta Chapte r in the fina ls for the district feet be tween the floor and the peak of the fra ternities founded in Virginia: TI KA, ATfl, crown . Then we re turned to the campus to ceiling. The dimensions of the floor will be ~E , l:N, JCA a nd Kl:. A ll except KA have finish in a three way tie for the a ll -campus fifty-by-thirty feet, g iving more than ample a n acti ve cha pter at Ohio tate. PiKA is cha mpionship. room for ente rtaining alumni and friends. primarily re ponsible for the Ba ll , with Delta-Beta pledges numbe r thirty- five The pa rty room is fifty- by- thirty fee t with a Darrel Hull as ca mpus chairman of the men. connecting patio, providing the need ed space event. March was the month of Delta- Be ta's pie for la rge gatherings. Sixty brothers a nd Nothing has been spared to ma ke this contest. A ll the sororities a nd fra ternities pledges will be ho used in thirty spaciou event (which just ha ppens to coincide with ente red this enjoyable a nnua l event. room , and o ur housemother will enjoy large the Mia mi Triad pa rty) a magnificent suc­ The dream g irl dance a t the Findley Cotm­ quarte1·s. The dining room will have a ces . The H o tel o uthern will host this gala try Club will end the socia l year a t Bowling capacity of o ne hundred a nd twe nty people. affair and the entertainme nt will incl ude the G reen State niversity with the crowning The cost of this house will be approxi­ orches tras of Coun t Ba ie and J oe Williams. of the 196 1 Dream Girl of D e lta-B e t a mately 200,000. H owever , furnishing a nd Fa vo rs will be personali zed Count Bassie Chapter. land ca ping such a la rge house will run the record albums. T icke ts will be limited to Robm·t B. Hancock expense to better tha n a qua rter of a million, participating fra te rnities, their alumni, a nd D.B, Bowling G1·een much of which we have, through contribu­ hono red guests. tio ns from a farsighted a nd ve ry loyal group Othe r PiKA chapters de iring info rma tio n of a lumni. about organizing a Virg inia Circle Ball Delaware Chapter Scholarship is being emphasized. In fact, sho uld write Darrel Hull, 200 E . 15th Ave., PiKA rose twelve places in the fraternity o lumbus, Ohio, for further information. Promotes Serenades ranking last qua rter. R onald Bu?·ns Delta-Eta Chapter at the Univer­ The Dream Girl formal, highlight of o ur social calendar, was held during winte r AP, Ohio State sity of Delaware has made great steps in re­ gaining its status as o ne of the lead ing fra­ quarter, with Miss Mary Orr, .A D.ll, elected ternities on the Delaware campus. With the Dream Girl for 196 1. vVe are near the top he lp of J ohn C. McMeekin, R obert Cornwell , in a close race for the All Sports trophy, the Kansas State Host resident counselor, a nd R o nald R osenwald, most coveted non -sc holastic award at Auburn rush chairman, the cha pte r has more than among the fraternities. To Convention doubled it membership since September. Owen B1·own Alpha-Omega Chapter was hon­ vVe realize tha t this is not enough and are 'r', A ubu?-n ored to play host to the annual District 9 still striving to increase our numbers. Convention in February. H eld a t Manhattan, Kan as, it consisted of eight cha pters from Aside from nume rous social events within Ka nsa , Nebraska, Iowa and ·Missouri with a the cha pte r, we a re proud to have contrib­ Tau Furnishes total a ttendance of a bout 200. Pre ent for uted to campus activities both through the efforts of individual brother and pledges the weekend were: 1 a tiona! President David C'ampus Leaders . Power , District President Dick Bills, for­ a nd the chapter as a whole. Our po ll of the Tau Chapter, orth Carolina, h a mer ational Trea urer Charles Freeman, underg rad uate wome n of the U ni versity in enjoyed some of it most successful social District Pre ident J o eph Wirsich, House regard to sororities wa a success and served events in recent years. Two German week­ ommi ioner H erbert Miller, Admini tra- as a basis for the University's decision on ends with music by Chuck Berry and Louis ti ve i tan t Jim H enderson and four socia l groups for women. ' Ve have also initi­ Ann tro ng, pledge weekend, and Dream Girl Alumnu Counselors. ated a campus sere nade each week for the weekend at the beach were highlights. women 's do rmitorie which, we hope, will Among the graduating T a u seniors a re Alpha-Omega is housed in a new 65 ma n increase the lagging spirit of the under­ several me n who have been outstanding hou e that i located about three b locks from gradua tes. few of the PiKA leaders on the ampu . lead ers in campus life. Bob Baynes has com­ campus are Thomas Lackman , president of pleted his second te rm as Attorney General Highlights of the weekend included the E-52 U niversity Theatre, who is accompan y­ a nd Moyer mith, in addition to his great niver it R elations luncheon held a t the ing tha t group on a to ur of military installa­ footba ll ca reer, wa president of the enior tudent nion with niver it Pre ident tion in Europe this summer; R oger Hudson, cia s. enio r David Grigg i comple ting his

1 term as president of the student body. Next year, Tau will again have several brother in top leadership po ts on the orth Carolina campus. Al Pollard has been selected chairman of the orientation commit­ tee; Joe Craver, treasurer of IFC; and Tammy Lefler, chairman of freshman camp. pring football practice at Carolina ha shown that several PiKA's will be in conten­ tion for first team assignment next fall. Junior John Flournoy p layed on the fir t team defensive unit this yea r and is sure to see a lot of action again next season. Roger Smith and Joe Cra ver, PiKA Morehead Scholar , were two of the best sophomores in the conference Ia t year, and both have good chances of making next year's first team. Under the leader hip of rush chairman Jakie Lohr, Tau Chapter conducted its B eta-Mu Chapt e?· at the UniveTsity of spring rush in February a nd pledged six new T exas pTesents its new initiates. men. This addition brought the total num­ Texas Award ber of PiKA pledges to nineteen . F1 ·ed CToom Goes to Coffee T, No1·th Ca1 ·olina A successful rush must have been the spark which ha ignited the heart of the members of Beta-1\-fu and has made this year one of the most producti ve and suc­ Oregon Honors cessful in the hi to ry of Pi Kappa Alpha Brant Ducey at the nive rsity of T exas. Brant Ducey, Alumnus Counselor In the realm of social acti vities Tony at Gamma-Pi during fa ll and winter term of Dieste, spring ocial chairman, has sched­ the 1960-1961 school year, recently left Ore­ ul ed a list of match el a te parties which have gon to make a home in Alberta, Canada. been very successful. The soci al highlight Brother Ducey, who attended the nive r­ of the year was the annual Dream Girl sity as an undergraduate student, has spent formal held at the Austin Country Club. this yea r completing his graduate work in Mi s Judy Ann 1atthews, senior sociology journalism and acting as rrr Alumnus Coun­ major from an Antonio, Texas, was chosen selor. In his undergradua te years, Brother Drea m Girl fo r 196 1. he is a member of Ducey was ver y active in Pi Kappa Alpha Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She ha also re­ and erved as MC. As Alumnus Counse lo r ceived a nomination for the Ten Most Beau­ he has worked ha rd to reorganize IIKA a t tiful a t the University of Texa , was a semi ­ Oregon and thro ugh his efforts Gamma-Pi fi nali st in the Bluebonnet Bell e Contest, Alum nus C ou n se lor B1·ant has been re-e ta blished . and received third place in the ~I iss Cam­ Duce y receives a gift f ?· om On March 15th Gamma- Pi held a fa rewell pus Ches t Contest. G a?nma-Pi (O?·egon) SMC banquet for Brother Ducey. At the ban ­ Founder ' Day at Beta-Mu was held Steve Cruikshank in ?·ecogni­ quet he was presented with a plaque by [arch 10, 196 1, with thirty alumni and tion of his outstanding serv­ SMC Steve Cruick hank expre sing the chap ­ g uests precent. ational P re ident David C. ice to the chapter. ter's appreciation . Powers was the principal speaker. During Brother Ducey has seen Gamma- Pi grow the evening those recognized for outstand­ from two men in the fall of 1960 to twenty­ ing ervice to Beta-i\fu were Ben Lee Choate, five at the end of the winter term. The Alumnu Counse lo r; Captain Bo b H ays, Fac­ Dr. Stewart chapter is residing in a rented house near ulty Advisor; and Dr. J ohn Ba rclay, pastor campus and a campaign is now underway of the Central Christi an Church of Austin, Initiated at Stetson for a new chapter house. Future plan also Texas, who has recently been appointed Pi Stetson 's Delta-Upsilon Chapter ca It for the acquiring of a Pike fire truck. Kappa Alpha 1 a ti o n a I Chapla in. Bill began its spring semester by initiating four­ Jack Tachouet Woodford, SMC, received the award for teen men and pledging four. Also initiated rrr, 01·egon o utstanding member of B e t a - ~ f u during by special dispensa tion was Dr. Jame A. 1960-61. tewart, faculty advisor and Dean of the A retreat held at even-A Gues t R anch tetson Chapel. Arkansas State featured Don Mighell, Director of Fraterni­ Two awards were presented at the tradi­ ties, as gue t speaker. The chapter profited ti onal Founders Day Banquet. The "Out­ Leads in Pledging by the interes ting discussions and benefited standing Pledge Award" we nt to Ton y Charlene Hu g h es, AOIL wa s by the chance to take a backward and for­ Carbine and the "Dream Girl Award" to ward glance and evaluate the progress made named Delta-Theta's Dream Girl of 1961 beautiful Ingrid Fromen . by the chapter during the las t yea r. Largely at the annual Dream Girl Ball April 8. The fraternity weekend was held in mid­ due to the hard work and planning of Pete Theme for the Dream Girl Dance wa April a t Daytona Beach . On Friday night, Meador, R etreat Chairman, the weekend an Hawaiian party wa s given at the house. "Around the World in Eighty Days." Dec­ was very uccessfu I. orations were effecti vely done with va rio us Exotic refreshments luau style were erved . T he climax to a successful yea r is the ini­ ections of the dan e fl oor repre enting dif­ For the rern ainder of the two day fling, the ti ation of a good pledge class, and Beta-Mu ferent countries, and a large balloon hung brothers and their date swam in the fresh has topped all previo us record by initiating from the center of the room . wa ter pool and danced on the pacious patio twenty-five of thir ty- three pledges on ~[ar c h of the Safa ri Motel. Delta-Theta set the p ace in pledging for 19. Tim Coffee, pledge cl ass president, re­ Athletically, the Pikes are major contend­ the spring emester with 30 pledges. Mem­ ceived the bes t pledge award and was pre­ ers for this year' Intramura l Spo rts Award bers and pledges at Arkama tate now entecl with a fra ternity pin. which will be presented in early June. number seventy. GaTy W eiT P en ·y T. FosteT Jim N eil ll8, .

19 elude J ack McFarla nd a pre ident, and Don Leadership Emphasized Harris as vice-pre ident. Both men are Geor­ gia T ech alumni. R obert A. Sm the and At Ole Miss Dr. R obert L. •IcLeod , Jr., made excellent "At Ole Miss Pi Kappa Alpha presentation a t the banquet. means Leader hip." This is the motto of The annual Black and 'Vhite formal wa Gamma-Iota at the Univer ity of Mis i - held a t the Atlanta Athletic Association, and ippi, and once again it ha been proved as was highlighted by the pre entation of Mi the Pikes recently ex tended their record of Faustine Wil on of Emory Univer ity as victOrious campaign in tudent body elec­ Dream Girl. he has played a prominent part tions. Howard Boone was elected to the in our ru h and ocial activities. position of pre ident of the Associa ted Stu· t their initiation ceremony on February dent Body just two days before he was in­ 11 , 196 1, the Alpha-Deltas added fourteen sta ll ed a new MC of Gamma-Iota Chapter. new brother to the chapter rolls and cele­ Brother Boone, who has served as IMC, brated the occasion with a dinner party. rush chairman, and president of his pledge Bobby M o1Tis class, has proved him elf a campus leader. AtJ., Georgia Tech His ca mpus government positions include student body treasurer, a member of the tudent body pres id ent's cabinet, varsity cheerleader, and president of the junior Beloit Emphasizes interfraternity council. Other honors include Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Pledge Program Eta igma, Chi Epsilon, and Scabbard and In continuing the long range im­ Blade. Truly Brother Boone is an example provement program, BI has made several of the high standa rds of character and leader- big steps this year. Inside the hou e we hip to which Pi Kappa Alpha is dedicated. have converted the attic into a pledge room Earlier in the yea r Jake Gibbs, All -Amer­ and tiled the basement floor. On the out­ Meet M1·. President of the Univm·sity ica n, was elected " Colonel R ebel" of 196 1, the side a new gravel driveway ha been laid of Mississippi Student B ody. B1·other highes t honor that can be bes towed upon an and a 57 foot TV antenna erected. The H owa?·d Boone is also MC of Gam­ Ole 1fi ss Senior. J ake was awarded the aerial pick up station 350 miles away. nw-lota Chapter. Miller-Digby trophy as the Most Outstanding A new pledge progra m ha met with Player in the ugar Bowl game against Rice great ucce , re ulting in the activa ting of University. Brother Gibbs, also a member 13 and a strong second semester pledge of Omicron Delta Kappa, is another example class of 8. There is also a greater emphasis of Pi Kappa Alpha's leadership on the Ole on house social activities this semester, the Miss campus. most outstanding event being the Dream In the tradition of building new leaders, Girl Dance reigned over by Faith Christian. Gamma-Iota initiated thirty-one fine young Scholas tica ll y we finished a strong third men into the bonds of brotherhood in on campus, well above the mens' average. February. Leading the house in this field was Rich The Founders ' Day celebration included a Olcott, Phi Beta Kappa, winner of a dance a t the chap ter house on Saturday, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and a mem­ March 4, followed the next day by the chap­ ber of the team representing Beloit on the ter's attending church at the Oxford-Univer­ televi ion " College Bowl". ity Methodist Church. After church a ban- One of our major goals is an improve­ quet, a ttended by many alumni and friends, ment in alumni relations. Local alumni are fea tured Fred A. Ander on, Jr., former IIKA being invited to the house for dinner, and na tiona! vice-president, as gues t speaker. the welcome ma t is always out for any PiKap The Dream Girl Ball was held on March wishing to drop in. W elcome-maybe, that is! Vicki and 24 highlighted by the presentation of Miss Stephen Gould Pike a1·e the fine mascots of the East Bethany Stockett as Dream Girl of 1961. Tennessee State chapte1·. BI, B eloi t Plan for the future include a weekend party on the lVIiss iss ippi Gulf Coast and an ex panded summer rush program over the Georgetown Collects entire state. T ontmy Shellnut Campus Trophies rr, Ole Miss The Alpha -L a mbd a Pikes at Georgetown Coll ege culminated spring rush by pledging fourteen of the top ru hees. Georgia Tech Climbs PiKA pulled off the highe t percentage of bids accepted and gained the largest fra­ In Scholarship ternity pledge class on ca mpus. After sev­ During winter quarter at Georgia eral weeks of parties, smokers, and jam T ech the Pikes placed fifth on campus in essions with Brother Kenny Creekmore's combined point sc holastic averages. This combo ( including a mot successful party academic success, combined with the chap­ wi th Sigma Kappa orority), Alpha-La mbda ter's achievement d uring the yea r, enabled selected wha t promi e to be its mo t out­ Alpha-Delta to win for the third consecutive standing group of men in many years. time the monetary award presented each yea r At this time, Alpha-Lambda is in the by the Atlanta Alumni Association. This process of duplicating Ia t year' weep of gift is give n to the chapter in the state of ca mpus trophie . With the Homecoming Georgia which submits the bes t record of Trophy under our belts and a large lead acti vities and accomplishments during the in intramurals, the Pikes expect to remain previou school year. It was presented at the top fraternity on campus, both sociall y Miss Faustine Wilson is the the Founder' Day banquet on March 2, 196 1. and trophyw i e. lovely D1·eam Girl of Alpha­ Also presented at the banquet were the new Steve Nolan Delta hapter, Georgia T ech. officers of the alumni as ociation which in- AA, Georgetown _o sonal contacts during the time when r ush W & L Creates i o vital- in the spring. \Vc have also Gevecker Speaks lea rned th rough ex peri ence that personal Tropical Paradise letters to rushees from our men arc a great At Missouri Mines Unable to wait for spring vaca­ deal more effective than form letters. By On M arc h 12 , Alpha-Kappa tion and its annual migration of sun-seeking getting a good early start, we hope to pro·­ chapter wa honored in having a distin­ students to the ba lm)' weather of southern duce a Cin e harve t of new p ledges by nex t guished alumnu , Pro[e sor Vernon Ge­ climes, the members of Pi Chapter decided to fall. vecker, a gue t speaker for our rounders' create a tropical paradise of their own and Van R. W eathe1·s Day celebrati on. Brother Gevecker pre­ go native. Preparations for the conver ion rx, Oklah01na State sented an intere Lin g speech on the early of the pine-paneled basement into the palm history of Alpha-Kappa chapter and its shaded beach of a outh ea Island were striving toward ca mpus leadership. He immed iately undertaken by the brothers un­ Chandler Speaks parted with the e inspiring and profound der the able leadership of Charlie Steven on. word : " Be a leader, be a thinker and be While Tony Berget departed for Miami to At Kentucky a PiKA." Scholarship awards were received gather coconuts and co nch shells for atmos­ Omega Chapter began its second by Bill H all erberg, Gary Schumacher, Ken p here, the Pike were busy shove ling eight semester with a big rush banquet in the c h ~ d e r , and i\ lyron Bruns. tons of sand into the basement and painting chapter house . The Honora bl e A. B. Once again the men of Alpha-Kappa chap­ the walls with ocean surf and graceful " H appy" Chandler spoke on "W hat PiKA ter wa lked awa y with the " man-mile trophy" wahines. The wa ll s were hung with fi sh H as 1feant to Me." His speech was an inspi­ at the District 9 Convention held a t Alpha­ nets and pa lm fronds and the room was ration to the members and rushees. Shortly Omega Chapter, Manhauan, Kansas. centered with a fountain of yo uth fl owing after the banquet, Omega p ledged twen ty­ This yea r·s Saint Patrick's holiday was the with Hawaiian Punch and grain. two fine m en. bigges t ever with Alpha-Kappa presenting Housemother !\Irs. Ruth Browne h elped Through the efforts of the fa ther of Ron the Queen's Floa t wh ich co nsis1ed of a gianL ou t with sarongs for the brothers and their 1ickell , we have been able to obtain an inter­ dolphin pull ing a cl am shell ontaining the dates, presenting a striking appearance h er­ com and a trophy case for the chapter house. Queen and her maid . Other high lights of elf in a homemade ·· mu-mu." Mrs. " B" a lso The intercom is a six-station outfit with Sa int Pat's were: Bob Brocha us winning the supervised the cooking of a 45-pound porker, speakers strategicall y located throughout the " novelty class" in the bea rd co ntes t; the served in traditiona l style wilh an apple in house. The trophy case is a completely glass pledge cl ass winning first place in the its mouth and topped the Luau r east off enclosed display case which adds immeasur­ shi ll elghn co ntes t; and the breakfast dance with pineapple fried chicken and a colorful ably to the Ji ving room. held at Alpha-Kappa earl y Saturday array of exotic H awaiian dishe . Omega h as also improved alumni rela­ morning. Dennis A. Fr·ey Chet White, J?-. tions in that we h ave been inviting two AK, Missouri Mines II, Washington and L ee a lumni and their wive out to dinner each week. vVe have published two chapter news­ papers and a third one will be in the mail Leonard Named AC Oklahoma State in May. Another development of great importance At Millsaps Prepares Summer Rush not on ly to Pi Kappa Alpha but to all of the ' <\lith the departure of Alumnus fraternities on the K ca mpus is a p lan for Counselor R obert i\fims who is now work­ Pikes at Oklahoma State have an Alumnus Counselor lnterhaternity Coun­ ing in New Jersey, Brother Tim Leonard taken the leading role in organizi ng a " Pi cil. Under the direction of PiKA's own John has stepped in and is doing a fin e job. He Party." The p arty, ponsored by the four U. rield, this org·aniza tion p lans to be a has also done much in the reorganizing of Greek organizations on campus which have coord inator of fraternity and university the J ackso n Alumni Association. a J>i in their name, is to be open to all stu ­ a ffairs. The purpose is to a id a ll fraternities dents. The band will play on the Pikes' High lights of the second se mester were in public rela ti on , unive rs ity r lations, the mid-semes ter dance and the Cotton Ball . spacious new tennis courts and everal wholesale food buying, wholesale equipment Founders Day was celebrated by a banquet streets will be blocked off by the city (or buying and many other things. with Bill Caraway a principal speaker and dancing by starli ght. The cost will be split Thomas F . Thompson four wa ys by the four Pis, but the party will an open house on Sunday. n, K entucky cen ter about the Pi K house. Our roaring The Mothers Club has had a bea utifu l fire engine will be there, of co urse, and wa ll -to-wa ll ca rpet p laced in the living room " Pi Kappa Alpha will get eighty per cent of the chapter house for which we are in- of the favorable publicity with onl y twenty­ Lamar Tech Welcomes deed grateful. L ee Hasseltine five per ce nt of the cost," a one brother AT, Jl!lillsaps aptly put it. The a ffair gives a ll indication Neighbor Chapters of being a real winger, and the results will Lamar Tech Pikes were very for­ be reported in the next Shield and Diamond. tunate to obtain as guest speaker for this year's r ounders Day banq uet the ationa l Pennsylvania Pledges John Klopp has been elected new i\!C of President of Pi Kappa Alpha- David C. our chapter to fill the position vaca ted by Powers of ew York City. Brother Powers' Outstanding Men Ron tewart on his withdrawal from Okla­ presence resulted in a tremendous boost of At the conclusion of formal rush homa State. fraternity spirit both on the active and on r ebruary 9, Beta-Pi pledged eleven men, Much hard work paid off for eleven fine alumni le el. As a result of this enjoyable among them members of the football and new bro thers with their initiation into Pi occasion, the at·ea alumni re olved to re­ crew quads. All are good scholars and we Kappa Alpha on the eleventh of J\f arch. T he condition the fraternity's recently purchased intend to better our third ranked scholastic new faces in chapter m eetings freshen dis­ 1916 American La France fire truck. po iLion among the 37 fra ternities on the cussions and acti vitie . The weekend of ini­ It h as been our privilege to participa te in Uni ve rsity of Pennsy lvan ia ca mpus. O ur tiation was topped off with a banquet hon­ the initiation of two new chapters in Texas­ total membership is now 26. oring the alumni o[ our chapter. Ep il on-Omicron and Epsilon-Pi. vVe are On March 10, we held our 40 th r ounders' Getting our summer rush off to a running looking forward to a close association with Day Banquet at the new r aculty Cl ub. start is the purpose of a pring rush tour of ou r n ew brothers. Principal speaker was Dr. Merle Odgers, the State. fen [rom our chapter will fan Our social committee recently planned a president of Bucknell University. H onored out over the complete tate of Oklahoma very peculiar socia l event- in final ana lys is, gues ts included David Powers, National one weekend in a move ca lcu lated to initia te a car wash. The chapter ha rdly found the President, J ohn F. E. Hippe!, Beta-Pi , former interest in Pi Kappa Alpha among the men event social, but it did turn out to be ve ry 'ati onal President; and David Maxwell , destined to become fres hmen here nex t profitable! Beta- Pi, former president ·of the meri an year. Traveling in groups of three and Mike Say Bar A socia ti on. William Gipe four, we ca n cover a large area w ith per- EK, Lama?· T ech BII, P ennsylvania

21 Gamma' vo ll ey ball team, led by Bmce Wake Forest First Hobbs, Chip Jnuram, a nd Bill Be tch, cap­ West Virginia Wins LUred the fraternity trophy. Tom Delaero Scholastically copped the handball champion hip. Talent Contest Gamma-Phi, long a leader a th­ Gamma Chapter is active a lso in varsity Alpha-Theta won first place in letically and ocially on the W ake Fore t spons. Br uce H obbs i · beginning his fourth the fra ternity clivi ion of the phinx Talent campu , was recent! ranked fir t in chol­ ea on as a tarter on the mound for the Show with " The nthinkable " by R oger ar hip standing above all other fra ternities. varsit baseball team. hip Ingram is play­ Calloway. \Vith grade coming from both active ing his fourth season on the va rsity golf Our Founder's Day Banquet and Dream brothers a nd new pledge , the Pike com­ team, a nd J oe Cunning ha m hi second golf Girl formal were held on March 11, 1961 piled an over-all a \ erage of 1.2321 o ut of a eason . Jim Delaney and Chico Herrick hold with R obert Galvin a principal speaker. pos ible 3.0 whi h was well above the all ­ po itions on the varsity tennis team. Mi s Lunada Holland, AZt., was selected fra ternity average of 1.0592 a nd twenty- nine Philip F. R enick, J?·. Dream Girl. point ahead of the nex t highes t fra ternity. r, William and Ma1·y The chapter played host to the District l n separate categoric , the brothe rs placed Five Corwention on 1ay 5, 6, and 7 with third in competition with the nine o ther Tom \-\le tzel serving as chairman. There fraternities and the pledges finished econd Outstanding Social Events were ten chapter , besides Alpha-Theta, in their clivi ion, which wa good eno ugh for represented a t the con vention: Epsilon-Xi, the combined rating of fi rst place. In Illinois Case T ech; Delta-Io ta, Marshall; Delta- u, In addition to it acade mic achievement , The last months of the school year Wayne Sta te; Alpha-Xi, Cincinnati; Delta­ Gamma-Phi i once again contending for have proved inte resting for Beta-Eta. The Gamma, Miami; Delta-Be ta, Bowling Green; the 11 -Year Fra ternity ports Award. After se mester began with the Star a nd Scroll Gamma-Omicron, Ohio U niv.; Epsilon-Ep­ winning the award for three year in a row Dance. tar and Scroll is an honorary fra­ sil on, Toledo; Gamma-Zeta, Wittenberg; and thereby retiring the trophy, the Pike ternity on the University of Illino is campus a nd Alpha-Rho, Ohio tate. were upposed to lump this yea r. But at and its active member hip is made up of 2 David Vaughn pre time they were once again o ut in fron t outstanding sophomore of each of the mem­ A9, W est Vi1·ginia of the re t of the fi eld with only three events ber fraternities. Beta -Eta spon ored a ca n­ remaining. didate for Star Scro ll Queen- lovely Gail Fox nder the direction of i\f H all P ainter, of Chi Omega. Washington State Gamma-Phi i also la unching a cha pter On March 18, Be ta-Eta initiated into the house redecoration program to be completed fraternity the Honorable Leslie C. Arends, R epresentative from Illino is. Brot h e r Strong in Athletics by fa ll 1961. The chapter room i to be The men of Gamma-Xi r ecently Arends was initiated during the Founders' completely redecorated with pa neling, new announced the finalists in their 1961 Dream Day Cele bration held in Chicago. All of curtain , a nd new furniture. ln addition, Girl contest: Merrily Crook, Scott Hall; Mar­ District Six gathered in tha t city for feasting the fo yer and lounge are to be painted and lene E lduen, Pi Beta Phi; Jean Henry, Kappa and reunions with alumni a nd brothers new drape in tail ed in those rooms. Kappa Gamma; Jackie Okoren, a nd Gail from other chapters. \ ¥e were honored by David F o1·sythe \.Varnell, Gamma Phi Beta. r, Wake F o1·est the prese nce of the Honora ble Everett Dirksen, who delivered the main address, Gamma-Xi keeps its top fi ve standing in National President David C. P owers, Dr. intramurals with league winning basketball R obert McLeod and past national treasu rer a nd bowling teams. Oregon State Attends Cha rles L. Freeman. In varsity athletics Dick Van Hersett, a On April 8 was o ur a nnual spring formal sophomore, took the Pacific orthwest tum­ Founders' Day at the Cha mpaign Country Club. The fol ­ bling honors and placed fourth on the Pacific Beta-Tu has begun pre pa ra ti ons low ing week, o n April 15, Sheequon was here Coast. Dave Ringler is off to another suc­ for the annual Dream Girl Ball to be held again. PiKA was paired with Sherwood cessful year and is again o. I on the varsity ·lay 20 in Corvallis. Five beautiful young Lodge in a game ca lled Yoodoo Voodoo. tennis team. ladie are to be chosen finalists for the District Fourteen Convention was h eld at Dream Girl of Beta-N u; these five are Tont Burdin BH, Illinois Corvallis, Oregon and Gamma-Xi was repre­ chosen originall y from the thirty- fi ve candi­ sented by 22 men . Just before leaving for dates selected by each of the sororities a nd Oregon we initiated e ight new brothers into o ther living g roups on the Oregon State the bonds. Three of these new brothers University campus. Alabama Institutes were recently tapped for Intercollegiate The three Oregon cha pters of PiKa en­ Knights-Bruce Free bern, Dick Lee and Mike joyed a n excell ent Founders' Day celebra­ Study Program Renfro. Other brothers receiving honors in­ The Pikes at Gamma-Alpha (Ala­ tion arranged by our P ortland Alumni clude Howard Krohn, Tau Beta Pi, a nd bama) began 1961 by initia ting twelve men A socia ti on . The dinner a nd program was Lowell Bamford, Alpha Kappa Psi. into the bonds shortly after the end of our held at the i\fultnomah H otel in Portland. first semes ter. Paul A ntsen Th Beta- u fire engine is once again in One of the most importa nt progra ms is rz, Washington S tate working ord r a fter a short winter term that of scholar hip. In hopes of raising o ur rela pse into semi-retirement. scholastic standing both na tionall y and here F1·ed1·ickA. W eber, h ·. a t the University o f Alabama, we have Georgia Men BN, 01·egon State sta rted a new type of study program for brothers a nd pled ges a like. Donate Blood \•\lith the goal of a new hou e in mind, The brothers and pledges of Wm and Mary Has we ha ve e mbarked on a penny- pinching Alpha-Mu have decided to give blood to the ca mpaign . W e alread y have tentative plans American R ed Cro s as a community service Class Presidents dra wn up and a location picked o ut. project. ewly initiated J ohn Black, gov­ Our rush program is one that we are really The U niversity of Georgia chapter has ernment major, i currently junior cia s proud of. lt begins around the latter pa rt been very active in varied fi eld of endeavor. pres ident at William a nd Ma ry. Pledge J ohn of J a nua ry for the fo llowi ng yea r. With eventeen pledges were initiated this quar­ Mark, politica l cience major, is fre hma n open rush here a t the niversity, our pro­ ter. cia s pre ident. gra m mu t be progressive in order to get Pete Ca e has been named captain o f tbe The William a nd 1\•fary Pike took in ten the best boys. \-\le have already had two University of Georgia 1961 football · squad. top pledge . This out ta nding group has not ru h parties a nd with our well known J erry McCracken represented the University only maintained a high academic average, R oman H oliday coming up la te in pril we of Georgia in the ational Intercolleg ia te but a l o h a hown tremendou spirit in hould have pin on a fine group next year. Bowling Finals in Detroit, 'fi chiga n . He was pledge tra ining. T e1·1·y Smith rA, Alabama one of sixty cho en from a g roup of more

22 than seven thousand. The Pikes won the intramural bow l ing league thanks to Brothers Jerry 1\lfcC racken, Bobby Huff, Cecil Simpson, and Tommy Gash. Jimmy Bagley A:il'l, Univ. of Geo1·gia

Mu Retires Athletic Trophy The brothers and pledges of Mu Chapter held an Easter Egg Hunt for chil­ dren at Thornwell Orphanage in Clinton, South Carolina prior to the Easter vacation. The intramural trophy at Presbyterian must be won for three years before retire­ ment, and the Pikes have won the award for the preceding two years and are leading the fi eld this year. Credit goes to our PiKA foot­ ball and basketba ll teams, which placed in their respective sports. Rick Saunders, chapter C, has also been Membe1·s of the Louisiana T ech D1·eam Girl Cou1·t at·e: (l. to r .) Suzanne Dupont, elected to the Interfra ternity Council for the AD.TI, Linda Allred, D.Z, D1·eam Girl Brian Simmons, KKr, Elizabeth Smith, Denise forthcoming year and Bill Russell is serving Coignet, AD.TI, and Rosie Alford, AO TI . as representative to the Intramural Council. On April 14 and 15 our biggest dance of the year was held and included a formal party Friday evening, and a Roman Holiday on Saturday. traveled by the chapter to Dalla for the Mu, Nu, and Xi Chapters enjoyed the co nve ntion. But this was not all, for next annual Founders Day Banquet at Columbia Alpha-Zeta pledges won the award for the with Dr. Freeman H . Hart as guest speaker. highes t pledge cl ass grade point in the dis­ trict. All told, three out of five awards pre­ Dave Han·ill se n ted at the co nvention were taken home to ilf, P1·esbyte1·ian the Oza rks. The rest of the chapter was envious when they heard about the good time and fellowship which they had missed in not attending. Brian Simmons Named Our chapter celebrated the founding of the fraternity on the last Sunday in February. LSU Dream Girl ' Ne were honored to have as the main The Alpha-Gamma Dream Girl speaker, Joseph Wir ich, President of District formal held on February 18 was highlighted 10. The master of ceremonies, Arkansas head by the selection of Miss Brian Simmons, ba ketball coach Glen Rose, presented our KKr, as Dream Girl for 1961. Miss Sim­ chapter's PiKA Man of the Year Award to mons' court consists of Suzanne Dupont, Buddy Diebold for outstanding service. AD.Il, Elizabeth Smith, Denise Coignet, AD.JJ, Brother Rose also pre ented the scholarship Rosie Alford, AOIJ, and Linda Allred, DZ. keys to pledge Pat H amby and J erry Wilcox Credit for the great success o f the formal for high grade points during the first semes­ Shades of Ju lius Caesa?'! Alpha-Zeta Chap­ should go to our ocial vice-president, ter. The banquet was very succe sful and was te?· at Univenity of A1·kansas holds Roman Marion Becnel, Emcee Jodie Smith, and their attended by many alumni. R evel1·y. fine committee. The social highlight of our spring season Alpha-Gamma was greatly honored to have was the "Quo Vadis" Party held in true National President David C. Powers deliver Roman style. The chapter house was deco­ the address at our Founders' Day Banquet. rated with Roman columns, flags and cush­ H . H. Huckaby gave a house corporation ions, reminiscent of the glory that once was report to the chapter. R ome's. vVaiters in slave co tumes served, Hal W . Hawthonte and a skit was presented by the pledge cl ass, Ar, Louisiana State U. followed by dancing to the music of H arvey Hockersmith.

Jerry Wilcox was elected to Omicron Delta Ka ppa leadership fraternity, and Buddy Die­ Arkansas SMC bold to Blue Key leadership fraternity. J>hilip Pascoe has been appointed Brigade Wins Award Colonel for the Army ROTC Department. This is the highest office that a ca det can Alpha-Zeta Chapter, University of hold in ROTC at the Univer ity. Terry Arkansas, put the Ozark Mounta ins on the Poynter is serving as editor of the Interfrater­ D1-. K. N. Ca1'te1· tuto1·s map at the District 10 Convention in Dallas. nity Rushbook. Tommy Boyer has had an­ student body p1·esident SMC Jim Poynter accepted the Joe C. Scott other outstanding year in basketball. As a Jill au1·ice S chwa1·tz at Award for the outstanding chapter in the starter, he has contributed much to the P1·esbyte1·ian College. district amid the hog ca lling cheers of some R azorbacks' high standing in the Southwes t Jill au1·ice has 1·eceived a thirty-two members and pledges who trav­ Conference. 1961 Wood1·ow Wilson eled to Dallas from the land of the Razor­ fellowship for furthe1· backs. Alpha-Zeta also won the Pat Pugh David Gntenewald study at Vanderbilt Award for the more than 15,000 man-miles AZ, Arkansas University.

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