The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity Founded at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, March 17, 1906 Founders Taylor A. Borradaile, Lewis Apartments, Apt. 4. 2214 S. Kanawha St. , Beckley, W. Va., 25801 ; Dwight I. Douglass; William H. Shideler; Clinton D. Boyd. National Officers NATIONAL PRESIDENT - Ray A. Clarke, 2201 Riverside Dr., Valdosta, Georgia 31601 . NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT - Edward A. Marye, Jr., 50 Actor. Director. Producer. Paul New student laundry. At the outbreak of Broadway, Mt. Sterling, Ky ., 40353. man has done it all before worldwide World War II , Newman left Kenyon to EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR - Robert 0 . Elder, 916 Shell enlist in the U. S. Navy. " I volunteered brook Ct., Apt. # 1, Raleigh, N.C. 27609. audiences far too vast to number. HOUSING AND FINANCI AL ADVISER - F. L. McKinley, He IS a superstar, and he has to be a pilot in the Navy Air Corps and Suite 3700, 60 East 42nd St. , New York, N. Y. 10017. earned that title through scores of ac was assigned to the V-12 program at NATIONAL CHAPLAIN- Rev. Frederick J. Johnson, 620 W. complishments, through performances Yale. Then they discovered I was 19th St. , Pueblo, Colo. 81003. color-blind and threw me out of it. " NATIONAL PRESIDENT-EMERITUS - Roland Maxwell, in films now known as modern-day 628 Mutual Savings Bldg ., Pa sadena, Calif. 91101 . "classics," through his own sensitive It was in connection with a subse The National Council motion picture direction and quent Navy program that Paul went to F. L. McKinley, Suite 3700, 60 East 42nd St. , New York, N.Y. production. Ohio University. During his brief ten 10017. Robert W. Hampton , Better Business Bureau of Greater In an exclusive interview with ure in the training program there, he Milwaukee, 174 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wise. Charles Hamblett of Woman, an En joined Phi Kappa Tau and was 53203. glish weekly magazine, Newman re initiated into Beta chapter on April 11 , Thomas C. Cunningham, Manager, Corporate Headquarters cently reviewed his past. "You know, 1943. One of his fraternity brothers - Personnel, Xerox Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. compared with the intelligent kids of Harry Millhoff of Cleveland Heights - Robert D. Leatherman , 627 C St. , Washington, D.C. 20002 today, my generation was just plain remembers him best as an enter Jim K. Heilmeier, 2649 Hawthorne Rd ., Cuyahoga Falls, dumb. To tell you the truth, I wasn't tainer, one who would come into the Ohio 44221. much good at anything when I was a 50 East State Street house often, sit Thomas L. Stennis II, 45 55th St. , Gulfport, Miss. 39501 . Thomas E. Hendricks, 5723 Memphis St. , New Orleans, kid . My brother and I, we both went in down at the grand piano an THE LAUREL 1 lhe xot ric publication of The Phi Kappa T u r atern1ty Published pnor to 1919 s Sidelights A qu r1 rly r11 ga11ne d voted 10 educ tlonal m terl Is con A Phi Tau Superstar e rntng coli u nd lr t rntty 1n1er ts publl h d und 1 dl r~~<,t•m 11d utho111y of the N lion 1 ouncll of The Phi I( 1-'f> I u f lUI trllty Drama Department play and got it. " o'clock I would get a keg of beer for While Newman had turned down about $12, and the guys would come banking as a career, he still had a down and bring th eir laundry and sit sense of business which he displayed around and drink beer with me till the ir at Kenyon. "With time on my hands laundry was done. after being barred from playing foot " No other laundry in town offered ball, I decided to go in for a bit of pri such an attractive service, and I soon vate enterprise," he commented in the became a monoply. With low rental interview. " I found a little bin of a shop and profits after investing in the beer, for rent and converted it into a laun I was taking at least $60 a week for dry. As a special service I offered my myself. In my last year of college, I customers - all college kids - free sold the busin ess to a friend . He beer on the side. opened up - and closed down - in "I figured this would make the laun his first week." dry chores more pleasant all round as well as knock the opposition laundries Despite his prowess as a beer out of business. Every Saturday at ten drinker and the shadow of his football The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau 1 Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward and as he appeared in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. pick.' I don't know which is the correct attitude - probably the latter." When not on location shooting their next films, the Newmans relax. Paul by racing cars over the Northeastern Amateur Circuit, Joanne by going to the ballet. Besides being an authority on race car driving, Newman might be 1 considered an expert on beer. Wher ever he goes, refrigerators are instal led and filled with bottles of beer and glasses. "Cold beer must be served \\ in cold glasses," commented the superstar. " I'd like to see the Presi \ dent of the United States go out for a J l beer occasionally. Not with aides and I advisers, alone .. . and really find out what's going on among the people. " Newman further philosophized. " It's a fantastic time for the young. In some ways they have less imposed on them than my generation did. Yet they have other things imposed on them that are far harsher than anything we had to "disgrace," Paul graduated from Ken a surprise to some, " Newman told face.Things are no longer black or yon with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Hamblett, "but I'm not really anti white, good or bad. There's this ac The rest of the Newman success establishment. I'm absolutely square. celeration of change .. . change oc story is more widely known. From I'm anti-idiocy, anti-dishonesty -and curs with such rapidity. That's why Kenyon in 1949 to summer stock, the motion picture industry as a whole people have such a short attention then to Yale's School of Drama and has its roots in dishonesty. That is span." New York City. Then finally on to Hol from the business point of view. From True. Attention spans may be short, lywood and motion pictures too the acting point of view we have but the superstardom Phi Tau Paul numerous to recount here. mixed feelings about the business. Newman has achieved is not soon to Paul and his wife - Joanne Wood "One day you think it's terribly im be forgotten. ward, whom he married in January portant and difficult and that it does 1958 - have come to be regarded as take a measure of talent to become a formidable pair of rebels in the what you are. The next day you wake higher reaches of Hollywood. They up and say: 'This is the most childish r fu e to conform. "This may come as activity or voc tion that nybody could 2 Th L ur I of hi K pp T u Fraternity Leader Parker Enters Chapter Eternal Warren H. Parker, Phi Kappa Ta·u na tional president from 1966 to 1968, en tered Chapter ~ternal October 12, 1974. He was 61 . His death, brought on by cancer, took from the midst of Phi Kappa Tau a man who was truly a be liever in the experience of fraternity. An alumnus of Upsilon chapter and a 1934 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University, Brother Parker was serving NWU at the time of his passing in the capacity of admissions administrator. A scholarship fund in his name is being established through a cooperative effort by Upsilon Chapter and NWU. Elected to the National Council in 1960, Parker was elevated to the Fraternity's highest elective office at the 1966 National Convention at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. He had served as a domain chief in the Nebraska-Kansas-Iowa area prior to being elected to the National Council. Following his presidency, he continued Former National President Melvin Dettra, Jr. (left) received the traditional gavel from out-going president Warren Parker in 1968. Parker served in the Navy in World School Board s Association and the War II in the Pacific Theatre, seeing ac American Association of College Public tion in Saipan and Okinawa. He be Relations Officers. came a prominent insurance executive With his many professional and in Lincoln before starting his profes com munity activities , Warren Parker sional relationship with Nebraska Wes still found time to devote to Ph i Kappa leyan in 1959, when he was named as Tau . And Phi Kappa Tau is better for his sistant to the president for wills and es having been an important part of it. His tates. From this position he was named, se rvi ce was significant and he gave in 1963, director of NWU's student fi much more to the org anization than he nancial aids department. too k from it. He was honored in 1972 for With a continuing interest in educa his many ye ars of ded icated service to tion , Parker se rved on the Lincoln his fraternity when he was accorded the Board of Education and also as its pres Pal m Award, Phi Kappa Tau's highest ident in 1957. He w as acti ve in accolade to an alumnus for outstanding Y.M.C.A., Lions, Lincoln Chamber of contribution s. His untimely death has Warren and Helen Parker proudly dis Commerce and was a member of the robbe d the Fratern ity of additional played the Palm Award received in 1972. Warren Methodist Church. He was also years of leadersh ip, wisdom, and pro a member of the Nebraska State ductivity. his fraternity leadership as a member of Phi Tau's Long Range Planning Com mittee. More recently, Parker served on the screening committee for Phi Kappa 'Artistic' Laurel On Its Way Tau Foundation Scholarship applica tions. Express yourself! The Winter '75 issue ents of Laurel readers! As an undergraduate, Parker was ac of The Laurel will feature the artistic Don 't delay. Send articles and/or tively involved in campus organizations and creative work of its readers; and photos to The Laurel of Phi Kappa and displayed leadership qualities in a undergraduates and alumni are en Tau, P.O. Box 30 , Oxford , Ohio 45056. variety of endeavors. In addition to hav couraged to submit their writings, draw All items submitted will be returned fo l ing served Upsilon chapter for three ings, and photography. Items submitted lowi ng publication. Deadline for entries: consecutive years as its treasurer, he will be considered on a first-come January 3, 1975. Late entries will be found time to be president of Blue Key basis. Short stories (up to 2,000 words considered only if space permits. All and captain- of the Nebraska Weslayan maximum), articles, opinions, poetry, copy must be signed, and photography basketball team in his senior year. pen and ink washes, line drawings, and should be accompanied by technical He married Helen Meek in 1936. She black-and-white photography will be specifications (lens settings, etc.) if and their two sons, Don, also an Upsi considered for publication. The enti re possible . lon member, and Doug, survive him. issue will be devoted to the creative tal- The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau 3 Forum: lRE Q1MPUS TODAY A look at today's college scene through the eyes of seven Phi Tau undergraduates How do Phi Tau undergraduates size Systems at California State at Long as a chance for participation by most up current campus and Greek trends? Beach and has served Beta Psi chap students, and the atmosphere for the Is the amnesty controversy a con ter, in addition to the presidency, as most part can be described as one of troversy? Drugs. Are they still with us or recruitment chairman, vice president, "active involvement." has our tolerance level increased? and membership orientation officer. He ROTH: Same as usual. Competitive, These questions and many more like also serves as public relations com busy, sometimes relaxing, but usually them are found regularly in corre missioner for the Associated Students tiring. Purdue is a conservative school; spondence from undergraduates and of Cal State- Long Beach. He plans to consequently, the overall atmosphere alumni. The Laurel found some an attend UCLA 's graduate school of is usually quiet and passive. swers and opinions after consulting management. JUDY: Oregon State has been typically seven chapter presidents from a vari quiet; known for its students' concern ety of school types, sizes, and loca Bill Judy, serving his second term as about their careers. This general at tions . Their commentary follows brief Alpha Zeta 's president, is a Political titude continues to prevail, but week sketches of the seven: Science major at Oregon State and ends show that man does not live on has his sights set on law school. He books alone and kegs flow profusely. nailed down a Phi Tau Foundation WEHR: For the most part, Evansville Ken Kohrs, a senior journalism major scholarship in 197 4 and is a member of students are satisfied with the classes at Kearney State, not only serves Blue Key. offered and with the administration. Gamma Rho chapter as president, but There is some apathy toward our stu has accepted an internship with the Bill Poutsiaka, an industrial sociol dent government with the opinion being Kearney admissions office and does ogy major at Muhlenberg, is Eta it doesn't accomplish anything for the public relations work for the school. He chapter's president. He was rush students. Student participation in has played two years of varsity bas chairman last year and is a member of university-sponsored events has also ketball for KSC and plans to enter P-R the school's Fraternity Council, in addi increased. or college student personnel work. tion to being a member of his class ex KOHRS: Kearney State began on an ecutive committee. Campus activities optimistic note, and enrollment is up Presently serving Delta Beta (Evans also include IM sports. considerably this fall. When I started in ville) as president, Jerry Wehr is a the fall of '71, the campus was the pre-med major, a member of Who 's LAUREL: How would you describe the largest in its history with just over 6,000 Who in American Colleges, and Ameri overall atmosphere of your campus this students. The following two years en can Chemical Society. He is also in year? rollment slacked off and bottomed at volved with the campus Jt,~dicial Board MATHIS: The overall situation at Long 4,800 in 1973-74 . And the campus at and Blue Key. Beach is one of hope. Hope that a new mosphere '!Vas pretty discouraging a student government administration will year ago. But one event brought our Pete Roth is majoring in biological stop playing games and act to increase school together last spring and that was engineering at Purdue and is student activities and student services the possibility of merging Kearney State Lambda 's president. In addition to with a broader view of what we as stu with the University of Nebraska system. being involved in chapter activities dents can do . Hope for the U.S. The immediate reaction was 'Hell no, throughout his four years at Purdue, economy, lower gas prices. Ours is a we don't want their help.' The pros and Pete is a member of the Parachute commuter campus and gas prices are cons of the possibility created the first Club and the varsity Crew team . He felt directly. And finally, hope for our real issue the students could rally has plans to attend med school follow football team. We went 1-7-1 last year. around; and actually, we have a strong ing graduation. MC DONALD: On the whole Akron is and vibrant school. r~ther apathetic toward social and polit LAUREL: How is it different -if it is - Greg McDonald, Alpha Phi chapter ical issues. There seems to be an at from the time you started school as a president, is a junior and an account titude of coming to school for an educa freshman? ing major at Akron. He attended his first tion. Nothing more, nothing less. This is POUTSIAKA: In my opinion, the col year of college at Appalachian State largely the result of Akron U. being a lege has changed in direction, more in Boone, North Carolina . Greg is also commuter college and the fact the job than any other way. It seems as though vice president of Akron 's IFC, a student market is so tight. the goal of a true liberal arts edu ati n appointee to the University Budget POUTSIAKA: Muhlenberg's attitude appears to be taking hold m r n w Committee, and has served as a Stu seems generally optimistic this year. than it has in the p st. dent Senator, IFC rep, and chapter There are several recent developments ROTH : Naturally, thr e vice president. which seem to warrant meaningful dis total aspe t of II g e m d diff r nt cussion before final policy is estab to m . At th t tim . Purdu Joo M thl m jors In Quantitative lished. Situ tion like these are vi w d be bit m r li I . bit m r 4 Th laur I of hi K pp T u stick. So my view of the overall tone between the houses has always been on a Friday afternoon while quaffing a and atmosphere seemed to be more intense. few downtown. along the line of active, quick, exciting, ROTH: The Greek system is still very LAUREL: How would you compare the and new. active. In the Midwest, there is not a Greek system with the situation last JUDY: The administration and effective whole lot to do so fraternities and year at this time ? student government are working more sororities offer a good out. The frater closely together and accomplish proj MATHIS: The largest fall pledge class nities were expecting to pledge approx es in about five years has just been ects through the system. University imately 800 men this past fall. brought in and many smiles were on rules are fairly conservative: freshmen must live in University approved hous JUDY: We have a strong Greek system many faces. ing, no alcoholic beverages on campus, at Oregon State, 3,200 members out of MC DONALD: Last year at this time the dormitory closing hours, and that sort of a school of 15,000. The Greeks are re large part of recruitment was the re thing, which is a ridiculous way to treat sponsible for formal rush, judicial mat sponsibility of the individual houses, college students. Fortunately, students ters and community projects. The while this year IFC has sponsored open have input on these decisions and Greeks are into more activities like an houses, a dorm rush program and an gradual changes are occurring. all-Greek spaghetti feed this year along all-Greek rush seminar along with all LAUREL: How about the pulsebeat of with the annual All-University Inter Greek philanthropies and dances to the Greek system? How would you de Fraternity Sing , which has an attend come later in the quarter. scribe it this year? ance of 5,000. POUTSIAKA: About the same , but with MATHIS: Getting involved. Increased WEHR: The pulsebeat of the Greek one significant difference. The feelings on-campus involvement and increased system is getting stronger. More and and incidents of the past which were community involvement have brought more freshmen are seeking out the sometimes the source of friction be on a definite increase in membership in fraternities and sororities on campus. tween Greeks seem to have been for both fraternities and sororities. Instead The freshmen seem to be more in gotten. The sense of competition is still of watching things happen around terested and more responsive to frater there, as it has always been, but' it has them, which is what was happening in nity and sorority rush activities. been put into proper perspective. Our the past, involvement has been the KOHRS: As far as the Greek system is strength as a functioning system lies in trademark. concerned, it has picked up this fall. the bonds we can establish between MC DONALD: The Greek system last The Panhellenic Council had a good us. year tried to unify and strengthen our formal rush and effectively maintains a ROTH: Not much different. Maybe a lit existing organization so we would be balance of membership for all the tle more organized. A strong effort is more effective this year in dealing with sororities. But the sororities are better being made to unify the Greek system campus and social issues. This group organized than fraternities at all levels. and sell itself. effort has netted us a good majority of Personally, I would just as soon scrap JUDY: Formal rush figures are a good student appointments and elections our IFC here. The fraternities use an indication of the Greek status. Frater and has made the campus more aware informal, open rush, and we can pledge nities had about 600 people going of our existence. any number of guys any time through through rush , an increase of about 100 POUTSIAKA: On the campus of a out the semester. As a result IFC acts since last year. This figure almost dou small school, fraternities will always as nothing more than a means of com bles the rush numbers of seven years play a major part in college life. How munication between us .. . something ago. ever, because of this major role, rivalry we could accomplish just as effectively WEHR : There is an increased interest. Pete Roth Bill Judy Joe Mathis Jerry Wehr Bill Poutsiaka lRE FORUM Ken Kohrs PARTICIPANTS The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau 5 LAUREL: What do you env1s1on the KOHRS: As for any other real " issues," LAUREL: Drugs. Has the use sub campus environment to be like in five you have to keep in mind that in the sided much, or have we merely in or 10 years? Midwest, most people are content with creased our tolerance level of the en MATHIS: In five years Long Beach a simple, uncomplicated lifestyle. In tire issue? Or both? State's fraternity row will be near com other words, if things are going MATHIS: Both. pletion, depending on whether we're smoothly, don't rock the boat. And I POUTSIAKA: Whether the use has working on our third or fourth contrac don't think you can call this apathy. In subsided much is hard to say. But I tor. Campus enrollment has dropped stead it's more of a maturation of col doubt whether tolerance or absolute and ~ill probably be about 26,000 to lege students. They're here to get an numbers has aropped significantly. 27,000. And the importance of how a education, and have a good time doing However, the use of drugs resulting group participates in the functioning it. They're not here to carry torches and from peer pressure has curtailed. world around it will approximate its suc jump on bandwagons anymore. One ROTH: The use of marijuana has in cess. "issue" which surfaces here perenially creased in my opinion, and so has our POUTSIAKA: It's hard to say. I am in is the legalization of liquor on campus, tolerance level. But I think the tolerance clined to think colleges will find their currently taboo because it is state level is increasing at a slower rate. student enrollment on the decline, property. I know many schools have JUDY: Oregon has been the first state compensating for what has often been had no hassle with liquor being served to distinguish between marijuana and labeled as an undue emphasis on the on campus, and I'm sure if it came to be hard drugs, by decriminalizing the pos higher levels of learning. In general, it at Kearney State it wouldn't create any session of under an ounce of mari appears as though young people in problems. But in a town of Kearney's juana. Under an ounce is a $100.00 vio general are turning their sights to the size (25,000), you're never more than lation, something like a parking ticket. outside world at an earlier point in their four or five minutes from a cool one It's important to see laws differentiate lives, opting out on the college experi anyway. between marijuana and hard drugs; the ence. LAUREL: The Department of Health, latter is still on an increase in this area. ROTH: Probably a bit more liberal than Education and Welfare is being chal WEHR: The marijuana issue is like a it is now, or not quite so conservative, lenged regarding its stand on sex dis new product that is introduced with a lot but still very demanding and competi crimination as it relates to fraternity of publicity. At first interest is high, but tive. membership. Is there evidence of as time goes on the novelty wears off. I JUDY: More individual responsibility HEW's pressure being applied on any think there will always be an interest in will be placed on the students in the fraternities on your campus? marijuana, but not to the extent that future. I see many changes with univer there was in past years. sity restrictions occurring in the next POUTSIAKA: There has been no pres KOHRS: My comments on the drug five years; alcoholic beverages will be sure whatsoever. One fraternity has problem relate back to an earlier view I allowed on campus within 10 years. tried to establish a "little sisters" pro Also students will be more concerned gram but of late, the interest has dwin made about the degree of maturity of · college students. Fewer of them will with practical knowledge rather than a dled. Sororities have not been estab stumble into something bl indly, without general education. I also see a continu lished, either. It seems as though the any background knowledge, which is ing rise in the Greek system. females themselves don't have an ac what I think was happening a few years WEHR: I think the overall enrollment of tive interest, other than in the social the university will remain. basically the functions, in the inside workings of ago. Most college students have realized that you can really get burned same. I look for another fraternity to fraternities. Consequently, pressure by with drugs and have decided that any move onto campus in the next five any outside agency would probably be benefits are far outweighed by the re years, and I can also see an increase in a pointless effort. percussions of possible consequences. the number of students choosing Greek ROTH: The Interfraternity Council has LAUREL: How has the job market in life. informed all fraternities and sororities of fluenced your chapter? LAUREL: What are the "big issues" on the situation and has sent literature out to explain HEW's stand and the conse MATHIS: The job market has influ campus at this time? quences it could have on Purdue's enced our recent graduates enough . MATHIS: Some of the big issues on Greek system. As of right now, no direct that 80% of them are back in school in campus are still the pardon and am pressure has been directed toward any &earch of their masters. We are also nesty, boycotting Gallo wines, and fraternities that I know of. encouraging undergraduates to turn whether or not being gay is a sickness. away from majors such as history, The great majority of people thought JUDY: There has been no official" chal sociology, geography and the like, be amnesty for the draft evaders was jus lenge to HEW sex discrimination cause the job markets have been nil in tified. But giving one man a full pardon charges, but I would be willing to sac hiring those graduates. and then having hundreds of other men rifice myself as a volunteer should the POUTSIAKA: Obviously, the job mar work their wrong doing off hasn't con situation arise. ket has recently tightened up. Our vinced anyone of the equal application KOHRS: There has been no evidence chapter's new career development of the law. of HEW's pressure at KSC, unless you program, while not totally eliminating ROTH: The biggest issue is probably consider the "little sister" programs the squeeze, does present the seniors the "concert situation." Purdue is not adopted by nearly all of our seven with some different options that they known for good rock concerts, and the fraternities. And they didn't come about had not been aware of in the past. students are desperately trying to get because of pressure from HEW or the ROTH: Tough question. No real effe t some well-known groups in . co-eds. In every case, the fraternity has that I can readily see. JUDY: In this order, I'd say deficit ath initiated their establishment. Becoming JUDY: Limited summer jobs ha e h d letic budget, having bars next to cam a "little sister" has been readily ac a direct effect on many m mbers wh pus, discontinuing student fees and cepted by the women ; especially those cannot return to s ho I thi f II. Thi i changing to a user's fee, student evalu who want an association with a social felt by th hous whi h i n t t full ation nd professor dismissals, and organization, but feel joining sorority c p ity. ni r ju tifi bl coli ctlv b rQ lninQ for teachers. would b a little much. rn d b ut th Th l ur I of Phi K pp T u trend but remain cautiously optimistic. our house in liveable condition and (2) lucky. We have had the finest leaders in KOHRS: KSC maintains an excellent establishing a rewarding pledge pro chapter presidents in the past two years relationship with the Kearney commu gram. I think the first hurdle can be in Jon Stocker and Mel Ladd. Both have nity, and jobs are available for anyone overcome by having our house man graduated but both help reorganize our who wants to work. Our seniors seem ager paid for organizing and delegating alumni programs into a viable force. to be finding jobs if they're willing to re house duties to each brother. We de MCDONALD: Last spring quarter we locate. pend on volunteers to keep the house instituted a new program of orientation in shape and that system is not work LAUREL: What are the two biggest in which we stress responsibility and ing. We have begun to put together a hurdles facing your chapter this year respect. The program differs from the while new pledge program with more and how do you intend to resolve past one in that the traditional pledge is emphasis on our local chapter and on them? a thing of the past. While the new associate member involvement in members are required to know the his MC DONALD: Our two biggest hurdles fraternity affairs. We have made the tory and have a house project and a right now are recruitment and finances, pledge program a fraternity project and philanthropy, the menial tasks of the and naturally these are both deeply re not the project of one brother. past are not required or encouraged. I lated. We are presently on a shoestring KOHRS: Years ago, before I was in col personally think this is a more mature budget and are using the bulk of our lege, a Phi Tau here at Gamma Rho approach to the orientation problem social allocations to carry on a year stressed the two E's , unity and and that it attracts more concerned and round recruitment program. Also, we're enthusiasm, as cardinal virtues of a responsible manpower. concentrating on a man-to-man tech fraternity! He was a lousy speller but a nique to help build up our manpower. In great brother. But I think the promotion WEHR: This is the first year we have the finance area we're using the Board of unity and enthusiasm has been my had a really selective rush . We feel that of Governors to help us in collections prime objective, the idea being that ev these men are truly dedicated to Delta and budget areas along with our new erything else will follow naturally. Beta and they will create unity in the orientation program which stresses fi LAUREL: Is there one particular chapter. Our chapter retreat helped nancial responsibility as the first qualifi achievement you can point to in the immensely in establishing direction for cation of a good brother. past year which significantly influ our chapter. The retreat gave us a new WEHR: The two biggest hurdles facing enced the direction of your chapter? sense of pride in Phi Tau and in Delta our chapter this year are: (1) keeping MATHIS: We at Beta Psi have been Beta. BETHANY - Phi Chapter opened its social calendar with an all-campus corn Gibe (9hapteti GReport roast in cooperation with the Kappa Delta Sorority and featured a live band from Pittsburgh. Pete Erbe, a senior communications major from Stony Brook, New York, has been chosen as the student director of WVBC , Bethany's radio station. . Phi Chapter leads all other frater nities in scholastic grade point average with a 2.92 on a 4.0 scale. News of re cent alumni - Steve Ratcliffe has been accepted at Washington University's pre-med program; William Kolanko is studying biology on the graduate level at the University of New Hampshire ; Rick Marshall is studying English in the grad school at Duquesne University ; Richard Kriever is an admissions coun selor at Bethany; and Phil Pinsker is studying biology at the University of Pittsburgh. - Peter Erbe BOWLING GREEN -The 1974-1975 school year promises to be the "year of the Phi Taus" at Bowling Green. The year started with Beta Tau's enthusias tic turnout at the Sig Ep Mud Tug . The chapter made a good showing, but the. best part of the day was the vibrating display of high spirits of Beta Tau. The following day, Beta Tau sponsored an THE LOVELY LITTLE SISTERS OF ALPHA PSI CHAPTER all-campus party in our house; the University of Texas - El Paso event was amazingly successful in at- The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau 7 tracting prospective members to the fol campus; we held that honor for three pions as well as overall first place win lowing recruitment session at which consecutive semesters. -Steven ners in Greek Week competition for the Beta Tau entertained more men than Schneider third consecutive year. Plans are well any other fraternity at BGSU. The CAL-BEREKLEY - After an intensive underway for our 50th anniversary chapter's " Homecoming Extrava program of house remodeling and a celebration to be held at Landerhaven ganza" was the highlight of the quarter, well-planned recruitment, Nu chapter is Country Club, March 8, 1975. and we wish all chapters the best of proud to announce its 12 new associate New Initiates: Mark Cyphers, Roger luck in all their endeavors during this members: Steve Rea, Eric Dittman, Garrell, John Hogan, Dan Kosareo, school year. - Paul W. Urian Guy Petzold, Casey High, Jim Shea, Marc Pepera, John McCreery, Joe BRADLEY - Gamma Mu chapter has Jim McDonnell, Tony Panepinto, Greg Sulc, J. C. Tabet, and Louis Waldman. improved greatly in the last few weeks. Riehl, Don Ruhstaller, Bob Long, Dave New Officers: Tom Koinis, president; We brought in 17 new associate mem Kovac, and Steve Brown. Steve Strain, vice president; J. C. bers, the second largest class we've The brothers as well as the new as Tabet, secretary ; Wayne Mosley, had and the th ird largest on the Bradley sociate members are looking forward to treasurer; and Steve McCrillis, house campus this semester. The new as an exciting fall , highlighted by in manager. - Louis S. Baga sociate members are : Steve Hoffman, tramural sports, annual alumni Cal CENTRAL MICHIGAN - Gamma Rich Kase, Ed Magruder, Kevin Stanford "Big Game" party and dance, Lambda traveled 80 mil es south to Maiman, Tom Poggensee, Brett Reeg , Little Sister recruitment and many other Lansing for its annual formal last spring. Barry Robbins, Rick Schakle, Dave activities which will insure a great year There was a fine alumni turnout in addi Sparks, Nick Suttora, John Wallens , at Nu . -Tom Bowe tion to the Resident Council. Little Sis ter Mary Pat Hanner was chosen " Sweetheart of Ph i Kappa Tau ." Now that Central Michigan is a member of the Mid American Confer ence, Gamma Lambda cordially invites the MAC chapters to visit us when your school plays the Chippewas. The Ph i Tau chapter house is near the new CMU athletic complex. The chapter's new officers are Walt Young, president; Dan Newton and Gary Edwards, vice presidents; Fred Murray, secretary; and Harry Page, treasurer. -Jeff Rivard COLORADO - Major parties planned for the year include the Casino Party, Viking Party, and Homecoming, and we are expecting a large turnout of alumni for Homecoming. Psi is participating in a number of intramural sports, among them co-ed waterpolo and football, as RECENT INITIATES OF ALPHA DELTA CHAPTER Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio well as men's volleyball. The waterpolo Guy Winton , Mike Sirsing, Tom Bel CAL- STATE- FULLERTON- This more, Doug Conner, James Craig, and past summer saw many improvements Mike Gorzny. Additionally, the chapter go into the fraternity house, including gained 11 new Little Sisters. new carpeting and a new bar in the Our house manager, Wally Garbarc lounge. The brothers of Gamma Omi zyk, was at the chapter house two cron worked hard this summer in prep weeks before school started working on aration for recruitment with special phy'sical improvements, and with commendation going to Ken Slaughter, Wally's help, the chapter acquired a Recruitment Chairman, and alumni Joe new pool table. In sports, things are Tater and Don Alger who provided the looking good. The football team was entertainment on the traditional Alumni tied for first place and had a great Night. All of the work paid off as 20 as chance of making the playoffs. sociate members were gained. Mark In a most unusual individual Gill and Kevin Calcagine were elected achievement, Jeff Rothstein has been membership orientation officers. placed in the top ten in his class for Things are looking good socially at speed boat rac ing. He made an im "The Barn" as social co-chairmen Tom pressive showing at the National in St. Cox and Craig Fullmer have a great Mary 's, Ohio , and appears to have program lined up for the fall semester, quite a future if he keeps racing the way including the always popular Halloween he does. His assistant at the races is Party and New Year's Eve. - Tim ssociate member Do ug Conner. The O'Connell most Import nt ccomplishment will be CASE WESTERN RESERVE - Th to continu to h v th high st gr de nd of I st semester s w Alph Delt point v r g of II th fr t rni ti s on b com th univ r ity softb II ch m- team looks particularly strong this year. Manpower recruitment resulted in 11 new associate members, though we will continue rushing until our goal of 18 new associate members has been met. Dan Kelly replaces Rick Gold as vice president. - Jon Smith COLORADO STATE - We are all looking forward to an exciting and pro ductive year here at Alpha Sigma. The chapter morale is the highest its been for years and is bringing about very positive results in the physical condition of the chapter house and fall recruit ment. Perhaps our main goal for the year is to improve our alumni relations to an all-time high. We have already taken positive action toward th is goal, as we are in the process of making an alumni directory containing every Alpha Sigma alumnus and also the present Resident Council members. This directory will be sent to every member of Alpha Sigma chapter within the next few months: All the signs are good, and here's to the :...... -. CHAMPS! It was a very elated group of Phi Taus who posed for the camera at Rochester best year ever for the Alpha Sigma of Institute of Technology last spring. The Gamma Nu team beat Phi Sigma Kappa 50-48 in Phi Kappa Tau . -Christopher overtime to capture the IFC basketball crown. Trammell EVANSVILLE - Delta Beta is deeply involved in fall recruitment to living in the house and 18 brothers liv KANSAS STATE - During the spring strengthen its ranks. We are also pre ing outside the house. semester the men of Alpha Epsilon paring for the annual University Sing The semester calendar appears to be worked hard to achieve a number 8 out under the direction of Steve Osmon. full with Zeta fielding teams in all four of 26 ranking in intramurals. Further Delta Beta is also very proud of Jeff fall IM sports. The social schedule also more, they brought in two new as Korb for his rousing victory in the IM looks promising with sorority ex sociate members: John Sparks, who decathalon event over 30 other fine ath changes planned. The annual "Pledge was recently initiated, and Larry Per letes. - Charles Marshall Dance" is also nearing completion, and kin s. The summer months were fruitful the Winter Formal is in the planning for Alpha Epsilon men as 15 new as FLORIDA STATE -Sports are in the stages. The highlight of the social ye ar sociate members were recruited : Dana limelight this Fall with Beta Iota mem came with Zeta's tribute to its charter Timmcke, Dennis Dillman, Tim Case, bers expecting to place high in football members on November 9, 1974. This Forrest Lawson , Dan Gordon, Fred and golf. This year's alumni versus Res was highlighted by the Homecoming Palmblade, Keith Long , Tom Jones, Al ident Council football game turned out Game and a banquet afte rward . bert Pertrusky, Steve Dunton, Brian to be a success with the alumni taking a - Scott D. Johnson Webb, Rob Olcott, Jon Chestnut, decisive win. The Phi Taus of Beta Iota IOWA WESLEY AN - Delta Alpha had Richard Jones , and Richard Luck. are also planning to have a party with its most successful year in 1973-7 4, Upcoming events are the annual Phi the Alpha Eta chapter after the FSU growing from the smallest fraternity to Kappa Tau Cannonball Semi-Formal, Fiorida game. Congratulations go out to the largest on campus. This was made which will be held in November, and Karen Vega, this year's Dream Girl. possible by the initiation of 12 brothers. Alpha Epsilon's 50th Anniversary to be - Bill Richards The men of Delta Alpha are worki ng · held in the Spring of '75. GEORGETOWN - The fall semester hard to insure another successful year, and plans were being made for a reu n Robe rt Shoemaker was selected as is underway for Delta Theta, and we are ion of Delta Alpha alumni du ri ng the student representative of K-State's hoping to make this year as successful Homecoming festivities. A. I.A. chapter. Dan Love was elected as the past when we won the campus The fall semester takes four men to the senior class president for 1975, and intramural sports championship, led the intercollegate football : John McKiewee, he was also selected as film coor campus academically with a 2.96 over Greg Gates, Dan Barkley, and Jim dinator of the Union Program Council. all (1 0 members receiving 4.0) , and McDermott. All are playing big parts in The Phi Kappa Tau bowling team re raised funds to make our second the school's gridiron success this sea tired the Union bowling trophy last year $5,000 house payment in two years. son . Delta Alpha men are out to defend by winning it for the sixth consecutive Emphasis this fall will be placed on re the intramural championship in cross semester. cruitment and the housing fund . country and are listed as even favorites LAWRENCE -As the brothers of the - Mike Grimes in basketball and volleyball with an out Mu chapter start another year, our ILLINOIS- The 1974-75 school year side chance in bowling. Dan Livermore, numbers are small, but our spirits are finds Zeta chapter off to another fine '74, was named as I.W.C. MVP in bas higher than ever. The annual "Casino start. Formal recruitment proved to be a ketball for the second straight year. He Party," an evening of mock gambling of great success with 11 associate mem was also a member of Blue Ke y. various sorts to which all freshmen on bers joining. Zeta also has 44 brothers - James McDermott campus are invited, was held on Sep- The Laurel of Ph i Kappa Tau 9 pride in its appearance. Activities for Fall recruitment concluded with one this fall include the Phi Tau Pumpkin new member for Delta Lambda - Tim Sale to raise money for the Miami Kelley. Along with the Board of Gover Chest charity. Also on the agenda will ners, the chapter was busy preparing be Homecoming activities for the return for the full day of activities at Homecom ing alumni. - Walt Boswell ing '74. The main topic of our alumni meeting was the ch~nging of the cur MICHIGAN TECH - Gamma Alpha's rent housemother policy and the plans first alumni Homecoming was a big for Homecoming '75, which will mark 50 success, and we are now planning on years of existence of the Phi Tau/ Alban the alumni association to help keep it organization at Muskingum College. - an annual affair. Many alumni and their William L. Cutler families came back to see the house and new members. The front porch was NEBRASKA - OMAHA - The Univer rebuilt this summer; and we have an sity of Nebraska at Omaha Colony is associate member class of six this entering its second six-months of exis term. - Don Mcintyre tence, with an on-going program for re cruiting and fund raising. With assis MISSISSIPPI STATE - Alpha Chi tance from the Executive Offices and chapter had a busy summer as well as the Omaha area Phi Taus, the colony a busy beginning to the Fall semester. can greatly increase its size from the In late August we met in Jackson for a present nine members. summer recruitment party. Our plans Because our smallness in numbers paid off, and Alpha Chi is now 20 men limits our treasury fn dollars, we have stronger than last year. New Associate ROBIN REDDEROTH planned two major fund-raising events Gamma Nu's Queen Members: David Rube, Greg Tolliver, for this fall. A Pancake Feed held at the Greg Oman, Jimmy Moynihan, David end of September and a Playboy tember 20th and was profitable for all White, Bill Hinman, Cory Langston, Art involved. And the 50th annual "Le Casino Night in November (complete Heath, Gene Prather, Resse Martin, with cute Gamma Phi Beta bunnies) Brawle-Party," an evening in the sew Robert Monroe, Mack Mackie, Brooks ers of Paris to which the entire campus should make our treasurer smile. Suc Poland, Bobby Burkhalter, Paul Rossie, cess in recruiting and fund raising will is invited, was acclaimed as the finest David Lemoin, Kurt Kuykendall, Steve party on campus. Our members are try give the U.N.O. Colony a good start to Saunders, Jim Winter and Alan Wright. ward achieving chapter status. - ing to generate interest and participa The brothers are anticipating a good Harold Gilliam, Jr. tion from our alumni and are also mak IM sports season. So far we have done ing initial contact with the Omega well in all realms of competition. An NEBRASKA WESLEY AN - Upsilon, alumni. - Page Danely alumni meeting was held in early Oc maintaining its status as the leader on MARYLAND - Over the summer two tober, during which time we also had the Wesleyan campus, once again Beta Omicron brothers represent the our annual associate member/member pledged more new members than any chapter in the Washington, D. C., game and our Little Sister initiation. other fraternity on campus. Those March of Dimes Walk-a-thon. Kevin Homecoming was a success; after the pledged were James Abel, Scott Bal Nicholas and Larry Pope collected game a good time was had by all at a lentine, Alan Battles, Kevin Benesch, pledges from numerous people and buffet at the chapter house and then a Scott Buller, Brett Cascini, David then earned the pledges by walking the dance that evening. Also we're proud of Campbell, Toby Churchill, Jay David 25-mile distance on a hot, muggy day. our scholastic standing - highest on son, Gary Gustafson, Scott Gerard, In September, we had a party at our membership average of all fraternities Daniel Gillen, Gavin Gustafson, Dan house for prospective members. T.he on campus. - David E. Sunderland Hitz, Herm Lehman, Kent Miller, Dean party was a tremendous success and Moors, Kevin Morehouse, Dan Mul greatly helped our recruiting. Our chap MOUNT UNION - Epsilon Chapter ligan, Mike O'Donnell, Steven Reed, ter sweetheart for 197 4-75 is Denise points with pride to having four of the Tom Rice, Scott Salisbury, Robert O'Neill. Some of our upcoming events six outstanding senior men chosen by Schrader, Jon Schroeder, David Shipp, include a canoe trip down the Shenan the campus last spring being Phi Taus. James Stech, Timothy Stivrins, Randy doah River in West Virginia with a soror Special mention is in accord to David Urbom, Lawrence Vernon , Mike ity and a Homecoming party at the Worth, Dana Crawford, Richard Elias, Ziemke, and Rick Mickle. chapter house. -Larry Pope and Harry Paidas for such a great The 1974-1975 school year promises honor. to be an exciting one for Upsilon, with MIAMI - Spring of '74 saw Alpha Four new associate members were Chapter engaged in numerous ac president Rick Mark at the helm. Larry .gained spring term after one of the most Ohs serves as president of both the tivities including the initiation of 21 new successful Winter term recruitments. In members. On Phi Tau Weekend the prestigious University Judiciary and the intramurals, the Phi Taus took top hon Inter-Fraternity Council; Dan Walrath members visit Riverfront Stadium for a ors overall for the second consecutive Reds-Padres game and attended a was awarded the gold key for having year and completely dominated in the the highest scholastic average of his formal dinner-dance the following eve "Steve's Contest." A fantastic "Luau" ning. The third annual Basketball class; on the sports scene. Bob Creigh rounded out the activities for the year. ton is once again leading the fighting Marathon raised money for Alex Judy, - Doug Draggett Alpha's adopted Navajo Indian child. Plainsmen football team as center. and Our chapter house has undergone MUSKINGUM - In September, Mus Blake Butler. 6'9" sophomore. prom renovation with living room furniture kingum College played host to the ises to lead the Wesley n b s etb 11 and an exterior pai nt job giving the Westminster College football team, and team to another glori us s s n thi hou a new look. Alumni and under both Delta Lambda and Beta Phi Phi ye r. -Jeff Blrkby gr du t m mbers Ilk are taking T us witnessed the game. NEW MEXICO ST TE - B t 10 Th • chapter conducted a successful re cruitment this fall by gaining 14 new men as associate members - Randy Chillion, Tom Hutchins, Bill Hanna, Speaking of Housing • • • David Small, Larry Duke, Kim Lawson, Chapter housing is in the news this fall. wi ll be used as an annex. Delta Theta Terry Michaels, John Novotny, Gary Beta Tau members enjoy the lounge of members present their annual house Davis, Warren Cross, Lance Keeling, their recently renovated , unive rsity payment to Georgetown College Presi and Steve Huttanus. owned home at Bowling Green State dent Dr. Robert Mills, Kentucky '38 , a fel Beta Zeta chapter has initiated plans University (top photo). Rho acquired new low Phi Tau (bottom photo) . The for an alumni program, beginning with property located next to the study wing of college-owned house is in the back Homecoming activities. We sent out its main chapter house at Rensselaer this ground. over 250 invitations to alumni for this past summer (middle photo); the home event. About 10 Phi Taus work in Green River, Wyoming, until they can return to school this spring. We currently have over 45 men in the chapter, and this number should increase in the spring. This fall we are continuing our support of Muscular Dystrophy. Plans for this include a marathon basketball game with Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a road block set up to collect money, and possibly a dance featuring Flash Cadillac. - Jim Rosser OREGON STATE- Last spring, Alpha Zeta was very active . We had our first Founders' Day celebration in several years, and it was a big success. Robin Feuerbacher received the Shideler Award, and Fred Hoyer ('30) received the Phi Award. The chapter was also active in intramural sports, winning league championships in soccer and softball. We also won the fraternity overall IM champions trophy. Recruit ment week went well, and we gained several fine men. We started out the year with a bang and look forward to Homecoming, Nov. 16. - Charles McKee PURDUE -Lambda initiated 21 ' new • members: Brian Smith, Greg Poorman, Steve Roberts, Tom Biwenga, Mark Toth, Frank Cetrulo, Bill lves, Mark Woolsey, Bruce Jacobs, John Hahn, Tim Folkes, Kevin Burns, Greg Sand ers, Steve Hemauer, Kurt Schwing hammar, John Quinn, Phill Gramel spacher, Mark Shambaugh, George Noggle, Norb Martineq and Len Kott. Purdue's Phi Taus are leaders on campus. John Volk is a member of Old Masters Committee, Peter L. Shepard is Chief Justice of Student Supreme Court, Kevin Guynn is on Interfraternity Council, Stan Waling is art editor of Exponent (school paper), and 10 mem bers made the distinguished students list, which means an " A" average. Maurie Cyr is field director of the Pep Committee, and Ken White is vice pres ident of the same organization.- Pete Shepard RENSSELAER - The brothers of Rho returned to school early again this year for the annual chapter work week. Dur ing this week, the .brothers comb!~ed their efforts in cleamng up and repamng the house and grounds. The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau 11 Rho members are active in the Inter WESTMINSTER - With the comple chapter's history and expectantly, th~ fraternity Council, student government, tion of mortgage payments and the largest eating club enlistment. Deci the student newspaper, honorary fra healthy enthusiasm of the spring in sions are to be made regarding chapter ternities, the co-op program , the sailing itiates (in conjunction with the other house expansion or major remodeling club and varsity athletics. Six brothers members), our chapter house has seen in the near future. Our IM softball are members of the lacrosse team , many improvements. But this fall Beta squad's practice has begun and pro~ three are playing fall baseball, two are Phi is faced with a situation it has never ises another exciting year of competi playing fall tennis, and one brother rep been confronted with before. Currently, tion. - Paul H. Rowlan~ I Jim Gold resents us on the soccer team . Rho we have the largest membership in our bach was awarded second place in the an nual Richard Massock Alumni Com munications Award over the summer and finished a mere 8Y2 points behind the first-place chapter. - Mark Pell man ROCHESTER TECH -With the start of a new year, Gamma Nu chapter has selected Robin Redderoth as its new GJ»hi Gfau GF'acea in the GIDwd queen for the 1974-75 school year. Many activities and functions have been planned for the fall quarter such as Parents' Weekend and our tradi tional " Party in the Pumpkin Patch ." Greek League Football is under way, and the chapter has many starters re turning in quest for a championship team. Student Orientation was a big success this year as 15 Phi Taus par ticipated in the program, including Enzo Orsini who was director. - Steve Smith TEXAS-EL PASO- On July 22 , Alpha Psi conducted · Lorenzo Torres Day. Ralph Luciani John Shirey E. Virgil Conway The chapter went to the city council of El Paso and received a proclamation There are only two Phi Taus in the E. Virgil Conway, Colgate '5 1, was for the day as Phi Kappa Tau Brother Municipal Mangement Assistants of elected a director of J. P. Stevens & hood Day. Lorenzo Torres, an 11-year Southern California (MMASC), a pro Co ., Inc., New York. Conway is chair old Juarez youth , was burned over 70% fessional association of about 300 per man, president and trustee of the of his body. Through the efforts of sons who assist in the administration of Seamen's Bank for Savi ngs; a trustee Juarez and El Paso businessmen, the cities. But the two - Ralph Luciani, of Consolidated Edison Company of boy was flown to the Shriner's Bur~s Cal State-Fullerton '67, and John New York, Inc.; a director of National Hospital in Galveston. The fratern1ty Shirey, Purdue '71 - recently had the Securities and Research Corporation ; a presented the Phi Kappa Tau Brother honor of passing the president's gavel trustee of Atlantic Mutual Insurance hood Award to those civic leaders, and of that organization. Company; a director of the Savings in attendance were representatives Luciani, a Gamma Omicron chapter Banks Association of the State of New from the U.S. Congress, State of alumnus, is currently the Assistant to York; a trustee of Colgate University; a . Texas, and City of El Paso . · the City Manager/Personnel Director director and member of the Executive On August 9-11 , the chapter held its for the City of Manhattan Beach and Committee of the New York Chamber annual Benefit Film Festival for Multiple was last year's MMASC president. This of Commerce and Industry ; and chair Sclerosis. Extensive coverage on rad io year's prexy -Shirey, a Lambda chap man of the Temporary State Commis and TV was gained. September's rush ter alumnus -is Administrative Assist sion on the Water Supply Needs of proved to be the most successful in re ant to the City Manager for the City of Southeastern New York. The Alpha cent years. An excellent group of mem Monterey Park. Both hold master's de Upsilon chapter al umnus also serves bers signed, including numerous lega grees and were pleased to be able to on the boards of several other charita cies . - Paul Dipp keep the MMASC gavel in the Phi Tau ble , educational and civic organiza TRANSYLVANIA - The fall is really f 12 rt11 l • ur< I I hi K PP• T u I thought the Laurel was particularly good. Surely the use of the boy's letter from the Pueblo School was an eye-catcher as well as a point maker. The article on the Foundation was quite well placed and I thought did the job adequately and the tone of the entire edition was good. Congratulations! Ewing T. Boles, Chairman Congrats on the "annual report" issue Podunk U chapter get" or "what's the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation of The Laurel. Especially like the current Phi Tau philosophy," and (3) cover & the " people thrust" thruout when I was at Beta we published your report. Glad to see the trends significant information about alumni in continue relative to the student our chapter publication and the interest in the greek organizations. response was phenominal!! Never did John Green, Upsilon we receive a comment on anything but that section and how great it was. Alumni we never heard from and lost I note your excellent and eye-stopping track of for years suddenly sent in cover on the recent issue of The two-page stories of their post-graduate Laurel and your very excellent article lives! It is obviously an appeal to their "To Our Shareowners." Great work! ego but look, we've all got one. Phi Kappa Tau obviously has much to If you want to get significant alumni be proud about! interest, reverse your percentage of George LaTour, -Executive Secretary play on current events and emphasize Phi Mu Delta Fraternity the alumni themselves. Make 90% of the publication (Laurel) about alumni, a few articles, many shorts, and 10% Most of your correspondence asks about what the convention was about for money or relates (Laurel) to and you'll start getting somewhere. chapter activities, expansion, queens, You put someone's picture in there pledges, pie parties, etc. Aside from a and listen to his opinion on anything Won't you picture of a sharp broad that might and you'll have made a faithful revive fond memories of the "old " alumnus for life. Trouble is, you have days, I would say most alumni could comments and pictures of the same please help care less about XYZ chapter's pledge few guys and no doubt their egos are class in Bull Moose, Wisconsin. I am robust and they are die-hard Phi Taus positive the first thing a// alumni do is but you need numbers. If you want to us help! turn toward the back where they might be gross, advertise that every $10 or find a write-up on a Tau they knew. I larger donation with accompanying Please make your check know this for certain because (1) I've data will find its way into the next payable to Phi Kappa Tau never had any alumnus mention any publication, pictures appreciated. It'll of your literature except what he read work. With the current nostalgia craze, Foundation and mail to: about a former buddy, (2) I've run into I think you're really blowing it. Harold N. Wilson, Treasurer several brothers around the country O.K. , that's my money's worth and since I travel widely and everyone here's a $50 check. I know no one Phi Kappa Tau Foundation wants to know "have you heard from likes criticism but at least it had 8 East Long Street so and so" or "whatever happened suggestions with it. Good luck. Columbus, Ohio 43215 to, " not "how many pledges did Ron So be ray, Beta Chapter. Eternal The following brothers have been reported deceased September 30, 1974. Their years of graduation are to the Executive Offices between July 1, 1974 and listed when known. CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY FLORIDA NEBRASKA WESLEY AN OHIO STATE Herbert C. Davi s "20 Burton N. Work '26 Kenneth H. Dryden '20 Karl W. Legg Frank E. Howell William F. Meyer CENTRE GEORGIA TECH Everett E. Jackman '2 t Brenton Z. Zimmerman Cecil W. Powell Lester J. Ballance Warren H. Parker '34 PENN STATE Larry D. Prasch Allan Hamilton Frank L. Platt ILLINOIS Duke B. Shepherd '26 Ainsel P. Rue Raymond P. Gallivan SYRACUSE COLGATE MIAMI NORTH CAROLINA STATE George A. North '33 Walter B. Toothill '30 Carl H. Bogart 't6 Lou is 0 . Horton WEST VIRGINIA Donald H. Bryant '41 Otho B. LeFevre '31 DELAWARE Ralph Keffer '11 George H. Hall W. Clifton Klein '21 OHIO WISCONSIN Charles L. Reynard '30 Frank R. Sowers '13 Orin C. Stout Morris C. Waterman '28 An experience you won't forget Phi Kappa Tau's 42nd National Convention The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau 15 North Campus Avenue Oxford, Ohio 45056 TO THE PARENTS: If your son has established a permanent residence, please advise us of his new address so we can mail ONTHELAKEOFTHEOZARKS h1s magazine directly to him. OSAGE BEACH, MISSOURI TO THE ALUMNUS: If you have a change of address, please let u know o we can mail your magazine without unnecessary delays. BE TH ERE ! August 24-28, 1975
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