Letter from the Editor
And for most of the time sinct:: 1931, the 1-cction:-; were hand as.<>emb led and then sales consuham for the account has been a plac~:d individually into the wire Mitchmg member of Phi Kappa Tau, a~ b currem machine. Finbhed copie:-. were in~cncd account cxccuti\'C Barry Worthing, Belt/ into t:nvelope~. and labels hand atUtdled to '58. prepare for mailing. The late Peter F. Good, Sr., /Jeltl '24. fir~t John Good recalls: ··one of Ill} carlu:r secured the l..nurel account. A'> hi:. !>011 remembrances i'> tl1at, b<:C"'JU">C the John D. G
2 THE lAUREl The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity 15 North Campus Avenue P.O. Box 30 1HE LAURE~ PHI KAPPA TAU Oxford, OH 45056-0030 (513) 523-4193
Founded at Miami University Oxford, Ohio, March 17. 1906 FEATURES
Founders Taylor A. Borradaile. Clinton D. Boyd, Dwight I. Douglass. William H. Sh1deler, Honorary Founding Father Ewing T. Letter from the Editor ...... 2 Boles.
National Officers Hazing ...... 4 National PresidenL ...... Walter G. Strange Focus on a problem back in the news after the closing Executive Director ...... John M. Green Financial Advlsor...... Don E. Snyder of Kappa Chapter at the University of Kentucky National Chaplain...... Rev . Dr. Rodney Wilmoth Education Dirfl(;tOr ...... Alan Pickering Domain Directors ...... 10 The National Council Regional volunteers essential to the Fraternity The National President, National Vice President. Finan Cial Adviser, and: Stephen Brothers, John F. Cosgrove, john Thulen ...... , ...... 12 John D. Good, Thomas F. Hazelton, Gregory D. Hollen, W. Joseph Joiner II, Ross E. Roeder, Wendell Sm~h. Washington State's Senior of the Year Chris Bishop. Kurt Hamon. George Reitmeier. Frederick E. Mills. Recycli ng ...... 14 The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Little things can mean a lot Chairman of the Board ...... Ewing T. Boles President & CEO ...... Frederick E. Mills Vice President ...... Ross E. Roeder Tim Gallagher ...... 16 Secretary/Treasurer ...... (vacant) Competing as a top triathlete Trustees· Robert G. Aldridge, J. Oliver Amos, John L Bartholomew, Raymond A. Blchimer, E. Thomas Boles, Ewing T. Boles, C.M. Britt, Ray A. Clarke, John F. Job Search Techniques ...... 18 Cosgrove, Thomas C. Cunningham, Mel Dettra. C. Brent Tips on how to find the job you want DeVore. John A. Edwards.. Paul A. Elfers, Ernest E. Emswiler, F. Frederick Fether, Lawrence L Fisher, John D. Good, John M. Green, David K. Hawthorn, J.K. 50th National Convention Schedule ...... 26 Heilmeier. Thomas E. Hendricks, Dan L. Huffer, William D. Jenkins, William N. Uggen, Edward L. Marye, James C. McAtee, F.L. McKinley, Frederick E. Mills, Edward M. Paullin, Ross E. Roeder, Harold H. Shon, Walter G. Strange. Robert F. Tenhover. Carl D. Vance, E.H. Volwiler. Graydon Webb. Harold N. Wilson. DEPA RTMENTS
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity Properties, Inc. Executive Committee Phi Tau Locator ...... 19 President ...... B rad Rainey Executive V1ce President ...... John M. Green Alumni in the News 20 Domain Directors Domain Directors: Allegheny: David Lapinski; A-O.K.: Gift Collection ...... 22 Craig D. Little; Big Apple: Larry Clevenger; Bluegrass: Todd Napier; Buckeye-Central: vacant: Buckeye·North: vacant; Buckeye-South: Ken Jordan: Cornhusker: Royce Alumni Faces and Facts 24 Cassel; Deep South: vacant, assistant Timothy Farns; Emptre: vacant; Erie: Father Nicholas Rachford; Gol SPRING 1991 3 - By Stephen P. Hines, University of Kentucky '89 As I sit here I can't help but look into the future and think about mernories to come in the upcorning sernester. All of the traditional partie , the annual alwnni events, the traditional philanthropic events, the initiation of the latest associate class and of course, the leadership conferences and conventions that we always attend. Unfortunately, none of these memork.~ practice ol quizzing a:.sm:iatc:- about their to ht: will cn:r come to pass. You :-.ec, I no knowledge of the fraternity and why they longer have a chapter. The Univer:-.ity of wam to be a part of your chapter, to put it Kemuckr ha:-. \Vithdra\\11 recognition of mildly, i~ what gm u:. into the trouble that Kappa Chap11:r a.~ :1 :-.tudcnt organi1.ation we found ourseh·e:. in h-.t :.eme:.ter (fall for the period of three years. That":. right, 1990). for three year:-. Our chapter had had problem:-. with The rea:-.on behind such a punbhmem hazing for as long as I wa:-. a pan of it. We was a re:-uh of what some people con:.ider alwuys had a "hell week" the week before a tradition. That "tradition" that I'm the scmestt!r staned which cndcd in speaking of is that of hazing. The annual initiation for the l : tt e~t assm:iatt: c l:ts.~ . This 4 THE LAUREL " tradition'' was brought to a screeching Later, he announced at a chapter d1eir associate members outside in the rain halt in 1989 when Bill Fletcher, the then meeting that he had planned an associate in the middle of the night. traveling consultant from the National retreat whidl would take place at his One d1ing that everyone should be Headquarters, and Todd Napier, the fad1er's farm in an adjacent county; he wa-; made aware of is that the staff of d1e Bluegrass Domain Director, came to the to be d1e only active member at this event National Headquarters is not out to patrol house to attend our initiation. It was to prevent any type of hazing to occur. and punish every chapter that breaks the blatandy obvious what had been going on What he had neglected to tell d1e actives ru les. Their main purpose is to advise the and we were placed on probation by the was that he had secretly invited ten other undergraduates and to assist them in any National Fraternity. members our to the farm to teach d1e way possible. Throughout the long, The president and I, the vice-president associates what "old school" was all about seemingly endless, time between the initial at d1e time, realized dlat this wao; the last All of this went on in secret and was kept decision and the end of d1e appeals straw. We either had to do away with d1e d1at way until a mod1er of an associate process we, and particularly myself, praCtice of hazing or be prepared tO fall notified the university Dean of Students' received nothing but support from the along the wayside. Similar sentiments were Office. At thar time an investigation ensued Headquarters staff, our Domain Director, felt by the majority of the chapter. The and a decision wa<; rendered. Chapter Advisor and Board of Governors. following semester ·we had no pre My purpose in writing this article is not The National staff does nor want to initiation week and we even initiated d1e to tell you what went on and how things punish you as a chapter, d1ey just want spring associate class before the semester turned out; my purpose is to emphasize things in th.e best interest to go your way. was over. the importance of internal control. This Remember this thought d1e next rime It would appear that the chapter was on retreat was something that was planned for things go awry and you feel that you need d1e path of mending ito; ways, however, mond1s and was even a campaign promise to cover up your mistakes so you do not d1ere was still a group within the chapter ro d1e "old school" thinkers of the chapter. get into trouble. Ask their advice and try to d1at did not wam to let d1e "old school" The election that 1 previously mentioned do what they suggest. tradition die quite so easily. The president that resulted in a " narrow victory" was I am only twenty-one years olcl, l will and I did not see this group as too much later revealed to be rigged. His supporters graduate in spring. 1 am not d1e Executive of a threat because d1ey were a small placed extra ballots in the box to tip the Director or the Director of Chapter percentage of the chapter membership and scales in his favor. Services. 1 am just like you and I <-'aflnot they were primarily older members who There were ocC"asions of harassment urge you enough to srop the activities of were going to graduate soon. within d1e d1apter house that went hazing if you practice them. lf you clo not The present membership orientation unstopped. This was d1e case many times practice d1em now, do not Start mem. You officer announced that after the spring because the harassers were often older may think that it is under control and semester he would not be returning to members and the younger members constructive now but a few years down the school so he had to resign from his office would not stand up to them because they road you will probably find that it is not. in the middle of his term. Of course, the did not feel that they had the seniority tO just like I said before, r am a student just next logical step would be for elections to tell them what to do. The fact of d1e matter like you; the only difference is that l do appoim a replacement. There were to be is whether you are a fifth year senior or a nm have a chapter to call my own rwo candidates for the position: one who first semester new initiate you are a anymore, I will not have a house to come wa<; in favor of the continuation of reform member of Phi Kappa Tau and you have back ro for Homecoming functions and I within the chapter, and the od1er who was the responsibility to your chapter to look will neve r again know the feeling of living more for the "old school" sentiment. Oll[ for its be'>t interests. with thirty- fi ve guys that 1 know everyd1ing Unfortunately, the latter of the two won Another instance of a lack of internal about and d1at know everything about me a narrow victory. This was cause for alarm control revea led through the course of the and accept me for who 1 am; not to so 1 sat him down and told him that under investigation was that the membership mention the members d1ar live out of the no circumstances was he to deviate from orientation officer was not even enrolled house who are on me sa me level of the Membership Orientation Program that in school. In August he simply said d1at his understanding. was, for the most pan, approved by grades were sufficient and he was 1 wem from being a member of one of Headquarters. He said that he understOod enrolled. We had no reason ro doubt him. the largest, strongest chapteL~ on campus the situation and would do his be5t to It is up to d1e president or scholarship to being forced to vacate the house and adhere to the program. chairman to check the entire chapter's make other living arrangements, all over All was going well until the membership grades if for no other reason than to otJer the course of a semester. Probably one of orientation officer told the associates to get academic assistance to brothers in need the hardest things thar 1 have ever had tO in a line £O prepare to do push-ups as of it. do was to move out of my room and my punishment for nor obtaining assigned The common reaction tO a member or house with the knowledge that I wou ld not interviews of the active chapter members. small group of members when d1ey fall return. This is an experience r would He and me president stepped outside d1e into trouble is d1at " ... it's an individual never wish upon any undergraduate. room to discuss the fact that this wa-; not action, they can't hold the whole fraternity People say that fraternities are changing right and d1ey should not have to do to it .. .'', well in our case they did. Less and that they may not stuvive; in fact push-ups. The two argued and returned than fifteen percent of the chapter knew society ha<> already changed and if into the room still arguing. The associates what was to go on that night at die farm, fraternities do nor change along with it were indecisive about who to listen to and leaving concrete proof that they can d1ey will nm survive. after much coercion by the membership indeed hold die entire group responsible orientation officer d1ey did in fact do the for the actions of a few. EDITOR'S NOTE: Brotber Hines was push-ups. After this we spoke to him and People do not remember d1at what went President of Kappa Cbapter and wrote this told him that what he did was wrong and on that night was eleven people acting in essay especially for The Laurel in February, not to do it again; he agreed and in secret, what they do remember is d1at they 1991, just aftertbe chapter's suspension by essence was given a second chance. were Phi Taus and mat they were hazing tbe uniuersity. SPRING 1991 5 A Tradition Ends lengthy appeals process. A1 the completion By Bill Fletcher The E: 6 TH E LAUREL What Do We Do About Hazing? By Hank Nuwe r no-nonsense, blue-collar worker, learned tried to fight all three, and a tall, ~lim Author o f "Broken Pledges: that indeed I had almol>t bought the farm. j ews:.h member denounced them a:, bigot.'>. The Deadly Rite of Hazing" Believing me to be a burglar, the But not one brother- including me undertaker had le,·eled a rifle our a dared throw out our con:.titution to right a he :.tory behind the story of "Broken window a<> I tossed the sign into the c.ar. wrong. Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing" His wife, bless her, noticed my youth and In 1974, while a graduate student at the Tis that J wanred to explain my own persuaded him nOt to shoot me. He University of Nevada at Reno, J learned the actions as a pledge and fraternity brother. promised my father that no charges would consequences of lacking sufficient courage. During the micl-'60s J belonged to Sigma be pressed if l would apologize and I was in a loca l bar during part of an Tau Rho- a local fraternity that h SPRING 1991 7 one of d1e faculty brod1ers, Professor picked up genu ine undesirables wim a the last decade has been me Creeks. I also Fraser Drew, a brilliant lover of literature, six-d1ree, 389-pound skip tracer who discovered mat almough me number of who became m}' mentor and guiding light preferred to call himself a bounty hazing deaths is lower man reponed, far when I decided to make my living as a hunter. I've interviewed the likes of more hazing incidents occur than me writer. Bob Knight, Chuck Person, Doug Moe, Bo public perceives. Chance to Speak Out Schembed1ler, and dozens of omers known for giving writers a hard time. But Societal Problem 1 vowed after Davies' deam mat if I ever this book made everything else I had done again had me power to try to end hazing I seem lightweight by comparison. Hazing, I decided, is a societal problem would do so. TI1at opportunity came a few I interviewed angry and emotionally although it i~ most visible in the world of years ago when 1 was awarded a grant disturbed victims of hazings, me parents of Greeks. I found plenty of evidence of from d1e Gannett Foundation and a book dead pledges, fraternity bromers who had hazing in the military, in high schools, in contract from Longstreet Press to do me allowed a man tO die in their midst, and such organizations as d1e Future Farmer~ first book devoted entirely tO hazing. administrators who had injured meir of America, in amletics, and in traditionally Without question, it was me hardest reputations as a result of fatal hazings at male secret societies such as the Shriners. project I've ever been involved in. A-> a their schools. There were times I was There is someming ingrained in me writer for such magazines a<; Inside Sports, ang1y, times I felt sorrowful for hazers and Americ-Jn character mat causes men- and Sports, Outside, and Gentleman's Quarterly, hazed alike, and times I wept wid1 me increasing numbers of women- to haze. l I have had many challenging assignments. I momers of dead sons as mey showed me also found mat many people like tO think played first base on assignment for a their child's scrapbooks. mat hazing is strictly a Greek problem. Montreal Expos' Triple-A farm club, I flew I also had surprises. l found that hazing They are comfoned by that illusion just as d1e unfriendly skies of Idaho in mid-winter was a Greek problem, but that the only many people falsely find solace in me with a back-coumry rescue pilot, and I group to fight hazing consistently during misconception mat AIDS strikes only Woman With a Mission Eileen Stevens is a woman with a Stevens stresses that her message is and emotionally by insidious, secret hazing mission: d1e elimination of all dangerous nm anti-fraternity, but anti-hazing, and practices. Too many have looked me Other physical and mental hazing practices. constantly works wid1in the Greek ~ystem wa)' for too long. The safety of our Stevens founded C.H.U.C.K., the Committee to find alternatives and promore positive students should be our number one To Halt Useless College Killings, and programs. priority! We must challenge them -and named it for her son, who was killed in "There is a ai51S-Greek life is in arm Greek organizations wim as much 1978 in a hazing incident at the Klan jeopardy. Young, innocent adult<; have information and educational programming Alpine local fraternity on d1e campus of been maimed, killed, injured physically as possible. This is our only hope." Alfred University. Stevens' numerous honors and awards Hank Nuwer's book ·'Broken Pledges'' include me jack L Anson Award, presented presents a detailed account of d1e incidem by the Ao;sociation of Fr'Jternity Advisors to and its aftermam. someone outside the world of higher Since 1978, Stevens has lectured at education who has made an outstanding more d1an 500 campuses nationwide and contribution to college fraternities. She for dozens of fraternity conventions, was d1e first women tO receive the NIC conferences and regional meetings. Phi Silver Medal, presented to her in 1989. Kappa Tau wac; d1e first fraternity to invite The C.H.U.C.K. organization has been her to address its national convention. profiled on television shows including Stevens has additionally testified at 20120, Phil Donahue. Good Nlorning legislative hearings and hac; lobbied for America, PBS Lclfe Night, Oprah Winfi·ey. anti-hazing laws in several states. Such laws and me Today Sbow, as well as in now exist in 34 states, including New York. publications including Redbook. People ''The very survival of fraternities and Magazine, Ms. MagCizine, and t11e sororities depends on me elimination of Chronicle of Higher tctucation. hazing in all its ugly forms,'' said Stevens. "Hazing is an aberration of aJI Phi Kappa "But it's not a sLmple task. Members, Tau stands for," said Stevens. "lt violates potential members and student leaders are the very premise on which you were receiving a mixed message. Unless there is founded." Stevens suggests mat a crystal clear signal from school officials, consistency, as well as me swift elimination national representatives, and lawmakers of all abusers, is me key. 'Together we can that even me most subtle, seemingly overcome hazing," she said. " But we'd innocuous forms of hazing will not be better hurry and act more aggressively tolerated- the problem will remain and it man ever .. . before hazing makes Greek will worsen." Eileen Stevens life a thing of the past." 8 THE LAUREL homosexuals. I came to the conclusion that the power to yank d1arters and to set lisling one's fraternal atTiliation on a first Gre(•k:, could end hazing- and improve policy. The public image of the Greek job resume may become a liability rather utcir tarnished image- only if society itself system could not be worse, and! think than an asset. There is no question that the could be conYinced to present a united su·ong. decisive action is called for co fraternal system's problems have been from against u1e damnable practice. restore public trust in fraternities. exacerbated by alcohoL Most hazing Moreol'er, as a journalist, I have nOt Any intelligent reader using the deaths, gang rapes, and od1er fraternal been impressed by fraternal efforts to end appendix of my book can set that many of scandals wou ld never have occurred if ha%ing by ending pledging. I've done my the same fraternities commit dangerou:, d10se involved had been sober. research, and I don't see that pledging is acts of hazing again and again. I want ro thank your leadership for one and the same as hazing. N> a fraternity Unfortunately, the public cannot allowing me to expre::.s m y opinions on man in addition, I believe thar short distinguish d1ose fraternities wid1 a high hazing in this article. I have made my pledge periods are necessary to instill in rate of occurrences from those with a judgments about fraternities after thorough initiate:. the values of the group and to comparatively low rate. Hence, the investigation wid1 an open mind. I hope pas~ on worthwhile traditions and history. fraternity system needs ro put its faith in a that you will read my book with d1 e same l sec l11e end of pledge programs a~ one governing system that can regulate each open mind. more public re lations sham - like Help and evety organization. Weeks (designed tO replace rracHrional What d1e NIC needs to become, in my EDITOR 'S NOTE: Hank Nuwer is a hazing with community-service activities opinion, is a watchdog body, functioning writer who lives in Penn~ylvani.a 's Lehigh and other con::.tructive actions that would much the way the National Collegiate Valley region. His work bas appeared in provide uw same bonding and positive Ath letic Ao;:;ociarion (NCAA) does when it magaz ines including The Nation, GQ, ,·alue reinforcement as the absurd rituals regulates the actions of college athletic Saturday Evening Post, and Inside Sport'>. of many groups)-to get the media off teams. For more than seventy year:,, the He is also tbe awbor of a .fictional series. Greek back-; while hazing flourishes NIC has been ineffective ar curtailing The Bounty 1'--lunter. underground. One of the most hazing. If it cannot or will nm do d1e job, l His book. Broken Pledges: The Deadly dbcouraging parts of my research was would suggest that members secede and Rite of Hazing. was publisbed in September seeing that the National Interfraternity form a strong consortium d1at bites with irs 1990 by Longstreet Press, 2150 Newmarket Conference (NIC) repeated the same tired teeth instead of irs gums. Park1.1/a)•, Suite 702, Mmietta, GA 30067. me'isage on hazing during the '20s, '30s, l also believe that the NIC should make (First publisbed CIS Emerald of Sigma Pi.) late '40:,, ''50s and so on. a careft•l self-study tO see how it can limit It is tbe .first-ever, tborougb in~·estigation A'> a ~ometimes college professor who the swelling numbers of fraternities rodav. of hazing practices among not on(J' Leach~s magazine management, 1 was 1 realize d1is is heresy to some in d1e · .fraternities, but also sororities, bigb schools, deeply concerned at the way Zeta Beta Tau Greek world, but I sav it anvwav because I atbletic organizations, the militcuy, cmd and Tau Kappa Epsilon abolished pledging know that unplanned 'and u;Khecked professional societies. 77Je ctiSe of Cbuck without a careful self-study. Changing growth has been dism;u·oLIS for the Greeks. Stenzel (Eileen Ste~·ens ' son), proL'ides tbe formaL~ and formulas without careful The schools don't have the advisors and framework against whicb many otber cases consideration ha-; led to many disasters. most national frarernities don't have the are examined Please contact Longstreet We need only to look at whar happened to manpower to supervise all the brothers Press for additional infomwtion or to the Today ~> how when Jane Pauley left, to who are already members, let alone to purcbase copies of tbe book. Coca-Cola when it altered d1e taste of its allow their numbers ro increase in coming product, lO dozens of magazines when years. In terms of members, the fraternal editors suddenly changed formulas on catchword should be quality, nor quantity. their readers. These less crucial examples serve to demonstrate the potential dangers of altenng established ways without careful Greeks Take Charge consideration. r would also like to see the Greeks adopt mandatory expulsion for mosr Gimmicks Won't Work hazing offenses. The fraternities shou ld also encourage schools to expel offenders Gimmicks won't end hazing-and as wel l. Only expulsions and shifling eliminating p.ledging, l believe, is nothing public opinion helped the schools conrrol more uun a gimmick. It also buns the freshmen hazing during d1e '20s and '30s. :.ororities and fraternities that have Only the fiD11est and sternest measures can retained pledging because ZBT and TEKE curtail hazing today. Moreover, J believe have convinced the public u1at pledging thar it should be a blackball offense for a and hazing are the same thing. pledge to ask to be hazed. I've beard those What is the solmion? l believe the claims of pledges' "asking for it" often fifty-nine member groups of the NIC must enough to believe d1ac some do insligme make that organization much more d1eir own hazings. powerfuL A'> is, the NJC is nothing more Finally, the Greek system has ro catch up than a weak, \vishv-washv Chamber of ro what's happening tO American attitudes Commerce group: I'd like ro see the regarding alcohol consumption. There is fifty-nine groups take the initiative ro force already an organization devoted to the NIC to become stronger in spite of hard-drinking men and women: ir':i call ed itself - to become a rules-and-regulations Alcoholic:, Anonymous. Jf the Greek~ comminee, as it were. I'd give that group continue to foster an image a~ boozers, SPRING 1991 9 Dontain Directors Perfonn Vital Service Domain Director is a national officer State Univcr:-.tt}, Cleveland, ~li~:-.b.-. ippi.Oeep of the Fraternity appoinwd by th ~ South currcntlv ha-. an a-.:-.i:o.lant who a'>~ists AExecutive Director. He contributes hb Gamma Upsil Buckeye North- Ep::.ilon, Mt. lin ion Col· legl:, Alliance, Ohio; Alpha Phi, UniversitY of Akron, Akron. Ohio; and Beta Mu. Kent State Univcr:-.ity, Kent, Ohio. Deep South-Alpha Chi. M i ~sissippi State University, Starkvill<.:, Mississippi; Beta Epsi· ion, Llni\·ersity of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, ~li!>.'>i~~ippi: Gamma Upsilon, New officers attend~d a _ret~eat hosted by Beta Kappa Chapter at pring llill College, ~lobile, Alabama; Delta Oklahoma State Umvcrs1t y m January. Other chapters attending were Gamma, University of Mississippi, University, Gam ~a Z~ta and Delta Phi. The retreat was conducted by A·O.K. Missi~sipp i; and Gamma Chi Colony, Delta Domam D1rector Craig Little and leadership consultant William Kell er. 10 THE LAUREL Cornhusker - Royce Ca-;sel, Gamma Rho Homecoming committee. His offices at Al Tri-State- joseph ·ja}"'' McCann, Jr., '85, received a degree in business and man pha Sigma Chapter included membership Gamma Upsilon '74, lives in Piusburgh, agement information systems at Ke-arney orientation officer, assistant social chairman Pennsylvania, and is employed a<; an insur StaLe College. He served ao; president, vice and chaplain. ance agent with M~L-;sach use rrs MuLual Life. presidem, membership orientation officer He is a graduate of Spring Hill College. Southeast- Todd F. Trapnell, Delta Kap and recruitmem chairman as a member of where lle received a bachelor's degree in pa '87. graduated w ith high honor!> from the Gamma Rho Chapter. and wa!> JFC treasurer communications arrs and served Gamma Univen;it)' o f Tennessee in 1989, where he and social chairman. Brod1er Cassel previ Upsilon Chapter as rush chairman, social was a student senator for three years and ously worked in California and is currently chaJrman, and editor. He w·as also ediror of president of Delta Kappa Chapter. BrOther store manager of Coast to Coast in Kearney, the Spring Hill newspaper and presidenr of Trapnell wa-; also active in the Boy Scours of Nebraska. 1-lis other interests include tennis, the I FC. Brother McCann i:. a member of America as an Eagle Scout and member of auw restoration and sail boarding. numcrou.~ organi:z.ations including the Pitts· the Order of the Arrow. 1 lis OJ\ involvement burgh Clean City Committee, Pittsburgh Hab Hoosier- Charles T. Ball, Alpha '82, is included Somheast Region Chief for a ten itat for Humanity, and Pittsburgh Pirares dcvdopmem officer for the Chjldren's Muse state area and pre:;idem of and later advisor Diamond Club. um of Indianapolis, Jndiana. Brother Ball to the Kenrucky-Tennessee area. Trapnell is work~d previously a:> vice president of Laser a buyer for Campbell l lausfeld Painting Sys Upstate - David tvl. Wagner. Oelta Cbi Communications. He i~ a former editor of tems Division in Mt. .Juliet, Tennessee. 11Je l£turel and worked at d1e Headquarters '87, is current!~· a graduate student at tht: a!> a chapter consultant and Director of De Tidewater- James W. Manuel, Cbi '87, is University of Buffalo. working on a ma:-.ter\ ve lopmem and Alumni. He held numerous one of our newest Domain Directors. He degree in civil engineering. lie is a gr-Jdumc Alpha Chapter positions, and was a member works for McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe of the UniversitY of Hoche:.ter, where he of the Miami University Student f\)undation, a.~ a legal assistant in Richmond, Virginia. At stud ied geomechanica l engineenng and Young Republic:ms, and Phi Alpha Theta Mississippi State Univer:-, ity, ~rod1er Manuel served Delta Chi Chapter as prc... ident ~md hbtury honorary. lie'::. curremlr a member of was president of the Young Democrats, historian. the NaLional Society of Fund Raising Execu served on d1e board of directors of the tives. Indiana I Ji:itorica l Society, and ational American A'>sociation of l _l niversity Students, One of our newe:-.1 Domain Director:- b Tru::.t for lli~toric Preservation. and was a ational Merit Scholar and mem Malaquias Pacheco Ill, Nu '79, for the Gold ber of Phi Kappa Phi honorary. His offices at en Bear North Domain. The domain em · Unco1J1- Phillip M. Raso. Gamma Mu Alpha Chi Chapter included presidem, vice cr::. Nu Chapter at the L'niversitY o f Cal iforni SPRING 1991 11 Thulen Top Senior at Washington State 8y E.S. Runyon Editor nvolverm.:nt i~ tht: key to :-uccc:.:~~. anx>rding to :-uccessful AJpha K~tppa I Chapter member john Thulen. In April, Thulen wm. named \X'a.-,hington ~Late Unin~r,it\ ~enior of the Year. It i'> the highe'>t a~vard g"·en l!) a gradu.lling ~cnior at WSU. wsu·~ ";\lorn\ Commiuee" ~dcCL'> the award winner, recognized ::n a brunch and ceremony held during " Mom ·~ Weekend," an annual :.pring event. (Dad'~ aren't left out either- they're honored durrng football 'oe 12 THE LAUREL l eft, one of the Thulen's tractors during the machine harvest of cucumbers in 1990. The Th ulen famil y raises more than 350 acres of cucumbers on the farm that's been in their family for more than a century. Below, John and his father Gail share a relaxing moment. peas, vegerable seed, wheat and daity great experience," he S<~i d . "Getting replacement heifers. involved in college is crucial - you'll have Thulen said the farm today has about somebody you know in every class." 350 acres in cucumbers, and also produces I-le also suggests choosing an activity peas, seed crops, strawberries and because you like it " Don't. just take it on raspberries. "We also feed about 200 as a resume builder," he advises. "Do cows," he added. The area is big in bulb something you enjoy." And if you join, production, roo. contribute, ·cause you'll ger a lot out Thulen's outstanding senior award of ir." recognizes his many acrivili.es-he's been Jr's an <~ tritud e that's served Thulen well. a member of sixteen different clubs or organizations. " My academic record was not as high as some people being considered for the award," he said, ··but I'm dyslexic."' He still managed a GPA of 3.2, working harder ro compensate. ''It's my involvement that was outstanding:· Thulen's activities included being a recruiter for WSU, travelling to high schools in Idaho, Oregon and Washington to promote the university; involvement in the fraterniLy house, community, and church; campus organizations related to his major; and inrramural sports. " I had t.hree sets of nerworks,'' sa id Thulen, "the fraternity, mr major, and inmunurals. I I tried to touch all bases. Being a strong ,'I' / Greek also helped with d1e aw·.1rd." Thulen urges other undergraduates to rake advantage of every opporrunity offered. ''You never know what's going ro be something that will turn out ro he a - SPRING 1991 13 By Natalie Luodsteen lf you hm·cn't already, plan at lea't one actil•ity 111 the next f~ mondh that's a mcrson had the right idea, that the ''The landscape ... liule bit "green." A5 d1e day:. g<.:t warmer human race b :.uch a small pan of and the ground begins to :.how green Eour planet we hardly make an impact. :,pace:. here and d1ere, it's ca:-.icr to feel llowe1·er, all we seem 10 hear latelv is is vast) beautiful) like the '90~ are our green years which ·'global warming," " hole:. in the oz~)l1t:,'' will hopefully bloom into a greater and "extinction of rain forests." Until just a complete .. . aw~trenes..., for everyone. f<..'w years ago, the a1·crage American hadn't heard of :.uch d1ing!>. ow, thank.'> to giant What You Can Do t:cological public relations campaigns, we and we can onlJl know il'!> up to u!>, individuals, to save our I low about helping the eard1 by ... va>.~ and beautiful land~cape. dibble and step • Reu:.ing brown or plastic groce~· bag:, \'1/e are now going fu ll·sream int<> th e each time you go back to the :-tore. Nineti es. The n<.:xt ten }'Cars have been • 13uy·ing in hulk Bigger .,i;re!> of about) and dot it detergent and de-.mer:. cut do" n on exce!>~ packagmg. TI1b b a great up for fraterni~ how..<..' manager:-.. a little. " • Turning off the water while you hrush your teeth (:-.av6 nine gallon~!) . -Ralph Waldo Emerson • Seriou~ l ) using n:cyding bin:. if your neighhorh(xxJ supplie:. them. Sorting pla~t i c from paper wa.-,te will onl) take a Big bu:.ine~..,cs arc doing the1r pan. 1\X>, few minute'> more. by donating proceed~ to environmem.tl • Or. if \'OUr communit\' doc-.n't ha1e a causes. (For example, Ben & jerry·:- Icc curh:.ide ~cc~ding progr:.;m, -.tan one! Cream helps :.ave min forest~. ) Other Write to tht• Enl'ironmental Deft'n:-e Fund companit:s, lik<.: Procter & Gamble, (addre~~ follmvs). package almo:.L all th eir products with • Using !>:llld inste 14 THE LAUREL natural packaging like paper and • Duck!> Unlimited, 1 Waterfowl Way, cardlx1ard. Long Gr<)V<.:, IL 600<17. • Planning a service project for your • Sierm Club, Dept. 1-1·541, P.O. chapwr or alumni a.'>soci:uion at a local Box -959. San Francbco, CA 94 120. n:cydmg center. They c:m alway:. u:.e extra • 1 ational Wildlife Federauon, help. 1-tOO 16 ~t. ; \'\ , \X'a-,hmgton, D.C. • Ltrpooling! One of the oldest idea.., in .20036-2266. the hook, it':> :.till tried .tnd true. Thiny • Em·ironmental Defense Fund, million cars are made each year; each one 1616 P. St. NW, ~uit~ ISO, Washington, D.C. use:> thn:e tons of gasoline. 20036. • Cuuing down on excessive use of • Audubon Society, 950 3rd Ave., New hat:trdou:. wa.c,te~ in your home. These York, NY I 0022. tndud<.· pe.~ticides, mothballs, m·en ci<.~Jne~. furniture polish, p;um, toilet bowl ABOUT Tl IF. \l 'TIIOR. Natalie l.undsteen cleaner~ ... you get the 1dea. For fun, try is a graduate of Bo~ton l./nirersi~l ' and natural cleaners like \'tnegar or baking • Riding a bike. Bike:. ;u·e pollution·frec, fun, and good exerd:-.e. member of Alpba J)e/ta Pi sorori~l ' '11Jis soda. Books hm·e "recipes" for cleaners article original~! ' apfJeared in tbe W1inter • A,·oicling slyrofoam when you can. ( l3uy you c:tn make yourself. (This also saves 1991 iss11e (.?/The Addphean of Alpha cardboard egg cartons.) mone\'.) Delta Pi, tbe sorori()''s ojj'icial publication. • Planting a tree. Ev~ry day can be Arbor • ll;c reLUrnable boules in:.tead of cans It is repri/7/ed here by kind pernu:o;sion of Day, according to Pre~idem Bush. He'd tiki.:' for ~oda. Linda W!elcb Ablard. ed1ior. • Sa' mg aluminum cam. . abo u:. to plant ten billion trees' alummum foil. Lv. dinner tray:.. etc. • And how about takmg five minutes ,It a L·hapter meeting to gi\'i.:' a " Green Tip of the \X'~ek? " e"' traditions with global implications! Make Things Happen There are a number of organizations and agencie:, that fM,·e long been workmg to ~ave our environment. For sraner~ ~ou may want to contact your Coumy Exten~ion Office to find o ut what <.:nvironmcntal organ ii'..ations are active in your area. To report any su:.pccted infractions of exi:-.ting environmental regulation~ or Ia'"~. contact the U.S. oil Con~ervation Office in your • ~laking you own recycling more county. or your :-.mw ·~ office of the efTecti\'c by removing boule top~. plastic Environmental Protection Agency (look in stoppers, and paper labels. the yellow pages under '·Government"). • lkviving publ ic transportation. Busses The following b a l i:.t of other lead ing and subway:. are a given in the ciry, but environmental organiz~nions. Many :-upply no" the) rumble through many suburbs, educational material!> and all welcome too. volunteers and donation:. of time or • S<:pamting your garbage four ways: money- why not get •m·oh'ed? gla-.s, paper, metal, organic. • 'ature Con..,en SPRING 1991 15 Gallagher Racing to Top Triathlete Status recent col k:ge graduate has be<.:n creating a Mir on Lhe amateur ALriaLhl on circuil in rhe namt• of Phi Kappa Tau. Tim Gallagher, Trenton State '86. b Laking the Phi Tau lener:-. to new frontiers. The founding member of our Ep:-.ilon Gamma Chap1er at Trenton Stale College is new to the sport which combine:-. running, swimming and biking. But he make:-. up for any lack of experience wi1h a seemingly unlimited determination. Since making his first triathlon start la:-.t :-.ummer, Gallagher has had several impre~... i,·e showing:., including fir:-.t place finbhe:-. in the Garden State Tin ~tan Triathlon, !J1e Pequannock Tria!J1Ion. and the Sand>· Hook Triathlon, setting course records in the latt<.:r two event!>. Mon.: recem wins include fir:-.t place and a course record m the Cooper Rh·cr Biathlon and second place in the 20·2-t age group (18th o,·erall) m the Vermont United States Triathlon Scrie~. Gallagher especially enjoyed the Cooper River win. ·This race: w:l.'> in the to\\ n where I grew up, ~o it wa-. exciting winning in front of the hometO\\ n crowd:· he sa id. The showings have paid off. Recently, 'f)"iatblon Todc~J ', a l<.:ading publication for multbpon e,·cms. named Gallagher to their All-American Team for biathlon~ and awarded him an honorable mention for biathlon competitors aged 20-24. Gallagher's relath·cly quick :-.uccc::-.s in the mu lti·:-.pon field may have come a:-. a surpri ...c to biathlon and triathlon vett•ran:-., but not to those who knew of h1~ su<.·cc:-.:-.ful college running career. In addition to helping found a fraternity and serve as its pre:-.ident for two term:-., Tim Gallagher, founding member of Epsilon Gamma Chapter, competing Gallagher found time LO etch hb name in in the Bud light Triathlon Series in New England last summer. the Tremon State athletic record boob :.evcral times. lie led the cross country and track Leams ~L'i captain, and hold~ records Iron Man Possible in th e 3.000 meter. '5,000 meter and 3,000 "The Garden State:.: Tin J'vlan was the first mcu.:r Meeplechase. triathlon T did and won," Gallagher :-.aid. "After running varsity cro:-.:.-country and There arc several cmegories of triathlon:-., track in college, trimhlons seem<.:d like lxLo.,ed on the di:.tanc<.':- of the re... pecthe fun," Gallagher said. leg:> of the race. Gallagher currently ·n1c transition wa:-. a challenge, though, compete:-. in international distance e,·ent:-., as he initially had limited experience in typically made up of a one mile :-.wim, competitive biking and swimming. "The 2'5 mile bike. and 6.2 mile run. fir:.t fe,v evenL'i I competed in were Eventually Gallagher would like to biathlons, which are u~ually run-bike-run compete at the Iron ~Jan level (named for combination:.," :-.aid Gallagher. lie uM.:d the famou:-. Hawaiian t.•vem) compo:-.cd of a the:-.c competitions a~ a stepping :.tone to V i mile :-.wim, 11 2 mile bike and 26.2 mile th <.: more grueling world of triath lons. run. 16 THE LAUREL ·'J'm still getting m}' feet wet," said win Epsilon Gamma Chapter's 5K run. said Gallagher. "Everybody who \vas Gallagher. "Besides, it's difficult to find the t\·1ore than 95 participants turned out for anyone was there." 1ime needed for the intensive training the first-ever race of irs kind held bv the Though he fai led t<> quali(\· for the required. ·· chapter. Proceeds were clonared to the worlds in dl:tt Ollling. it seems inevitable An investigator for the stare of New Ch ildren's Hean Foundation. that he will get there eventually. Jerse}', Gallagher's hours are long and not "This was a particular pleasure," said In the sport of tri ath l o!'l~, Gallagher alway:, regular . His work takes him all over Gallagher, "returning to the chapter and pointed out, 10 be successful you have to the stare and his schedule is not alway~ running in their first charity 5K. II was one "want it bad enough." And speaking to predictable. of d1e few races where I wore my letters Gallagher, rou kno~· d1at when he makes "As a state investigator in narcotics, I W Name ______ Address ______ City ------State ______Zip ______ Chapter ______Grad Yea r ______Initiation Year _ ___ Facts for The Laurel ------ send a photo, too! SPRING 1991 1 7 How- to Conduct a Successful Job Search By j ohn L. Murrel m the kx>king for you. Thi~> b probably the Michigan State '87 most effective w::ty of finding a job. hen l wa~ in college, my biggest Newspaper Want Ads challcng<.: was not trying to W juggle a part-time work scht•dulc One of the ohvious W' 18 THE LAUREL NAME DEGREE CAREER CHOICE LOCATION CHOICE Ohio State University (Gamma) 141 E. 15th Sl., Columbus, OH 43201 Rodney Behrens Mass liberal Ans Dayton!Open Communications Rider College (Delta PsQ2083 l awrenceburg Rd. , lawrenceburg, NJ 08648 Tony C. Clintock Finance Entry level Northeast Management! Portfolio Management During d1e next few months, Phi Kappa Tau 's graduating Glenn S. Coffman Accounting! Entrepreneur 1n NortheastiOpen seniors will be finalizing their career plans. Getting an inter Finance Busmess view can often be dimcult, and landing that "first job" some Stefan Karlson Markellng!Finance Investment or Open rimes seems impossible. Commercial . Alumni of Phi Kappa Tau can be of assistance. You ca n show Banking/Sales these men that brOLherhood doesn't end with graduation. By Patnck J Pasceri Finance Entry level Northeast comacting them at their d1apter address, which preceeds each Management{ group of seniors' names, you may be able to make the Portfolio u-ansition imo their first job a little easier. Management If you or your company comacts ;mel/or hires anyone on this Christopher Geology Undec1ded NortheastiNY area list, please notify d1e National Headquarters. Your feedback will Paschke help us ro srrengd1en rhe program for future graduates. Drew W. Persson Marketing Any marketing Open related position NAME DEGREE. CAREER CHOICE LOCATION CHOICE Michael Petersen Accounting Private Accounting, Northeast Baldwin-Wallace College (Alpha Omega) Heritage Hall Section A, Simon & Schuster Berea, OH 44017 Brad Seamon Accounting Public or Corporate Northeast James Fuller Business/Politocal Finance Open Accountrng CPA Science University of Florida (Alpha Eta) 1237 Southwest 2nd Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 Gregory J Heid Computer Computer Open Information AnalysVT eaching Brant Brubaker Finance! Production SoutheastiOpen Systems Market1ng Development{ Marketong Dan Midgley Business/Finance Finance Cleveland area Sung Sheung Chiu Architecture. Commercial Open Bethany College (Phi) P.O. Box 62.2, Bethany, WV 26032 Master's 1n Design/ Build1ng Consiluclion, R William Burr. Jr Communications! Television/Radio Northeast/East Construction Project Broadcasting News Coast/Midwest Management Florida State University (Beta Iota) 108 S. Wildwood, Tallahassee, Fl32304 Scott D Knowles Food and Restaurant Open Resource Management or Paul L, Drnevich Marketing/ Management! Open Economics Resource Management Administrative! (Agriculture) Conservation Finance Thomas A Steger Mechanical Engmeenng Southeast Kent State (Beta Mu) Box 89 Student life. Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 Engtneering Product1on1Design, Management Matthew J. Manolio Industrial Product andlor Ohiofsurrounding Design!Graph1c Package states University of Idaho (Beta Gamma) 620 Idaho Ave .. Moscow, ID 83843 Design Oes1gnfGraph1cs lance Bethke FinancetAgricutture F1nanc•alf Western USA Lawrence University (Mu) 206 S. lawe St., Appleton, WI 54911 Business Agricultural Management Martin Buerger MathfGerman lnternat1onal Open Business/ Westminster College (Beta Phi) 134 Waugh Ave., New Wilmington, PA 16142 Consulting/ Jason DeGruttola Accounting Accountant Southwest German Culture Pennsylvan1a Larry Dahlke Theatre Radio M1nneapolis/St Paul Broadcastmg area David Kueter Russian Environment· Southwest POSITIONS AVAILABLE linguistics/ related Environmental The following alumni are looking for Phi Taus to fill opportu Stud•es nities in their respective businesses. Contact them promptly if Jeffrey larson Music Professional MidwesVChicago you are interested. music1an Northeast Missouri State University (Delta Omega) 215 N. High St., David M. Guido. Wright State '86. A.L. Williams Regional Vice Kirksville, MO 63501 President, 1008 N. University, Suite C, Middletown, OH 45042. (513) 424-7866. Interested in marketing, sales. finance or invest Chad A. Kerr English Communications! Midwest!St LoUis ments graduates for independent marketing firm. Management SPRI N G 1991 19 Alumni in the News Ted Baer's New Book Aimed at Old Dogs UTILETON, COLORADO- Ted Baer, a fall 1982 feature in The Laurel. Roc/JeSter /nstitwe of Tecbnologv 75, i!> the Bacr is currently working on obtaining a author of a new book published a!> part of l lS patent for a :.imple <..log training device 13arron':, Educational Series, Inc. Brmher that would help do thing:. like keep dog.~ orr Baer"s book, ''I low to Teach Your Old Dog of furniture or from digging under fence!>, a~ New Trick~·· offers complete inMruction:, well a., a dog training "how-to" \'ideo. and practical ad,·ice on how to teach a dog 25 clever, ~how-smpring and u:,dul tricks. "This book ca n hdr> your reader::. unlcao;h Ritchie Appointed their dog':, animal magnetism!" said Baer. A high!} respected and succes..,ful dog Vice Ch ancellor trainer. Baer\ Samoyed dog Tundra ha.., rlayed many canine role~ in television com FORT WAYNE, INDIANA- Richard ll. edies and ads. Ba<.:r and Tundra starred Ritchie, Bowling Green State '58, ha~ been together in a Silent Network tv :.erie::. for the appointed \'icc chancellor for financial af hearing impaired and have been honored by fair~> at I ndiana Uni,·er:.ity-Purdue Umvcr:-.ity the American Kennel Club Dog ,\lu ~eum in at Fon Wayne, a campus of 11,000 MudenL~. Seanle. Baer b also the author of "Commu Brother Ritchie has lx~en associated with nicating with Your Dog: A l lumane Ap the univer:-.i ty for the past seven year:, a,., One of Ted Baer's trained dogs. proach to Dog Training." lie was profiled in Director of Computing and Data Proces.-.ing. Ritchie hold-. a B.S. from Bowling Green ( 1961) and an M.BA. from Babson College, Massachusew; ( 1974). A career military offic Fitch and Spoth Named Merit Recipients er, he retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1961, after his at Baldwin-Wallace College Alumni Event graduation from Bowling Green, he :.ened a:. a field !>t:crewry for Phi Kappa Tau. Ritchie and hls wife Sandra live in Fon BEREA, OHIO- Two of four Alumni Mer Brother Spoth, a businessman and inven Wayne with their two daughters, Jill, ,1 :-.Lu it Award recipient.., for 1990 at Baldwin tor, served B-W as an officer in the arional dem at d1e llniversity of Pitt:-.burgh chool of Alumni A.,:.ociation, :.erving ao; pre:.idenr in \X'allan! College \\Cre Phi Kappa Tau alumni: l..:.tw, ~mel Su:.an, a :-.tudent at Indiana l lnt\·er Loui::. II. Fitch, Ba/U'ill-\'(!a/lace '30. and 1967 and as a member of the Board of :-. ity. Nelson G. Spoth, /Jaldwin-Wal/ace '40. Trustees for 1972-75. As Ri chard H. Ritchie 20 THE LAUREL Judge Gowdy Profiled 1n Pres idential Salute CINCINNATI, OHIO-Judge Charles M. to the pastor at the door to greet everyone Gowdy, Jlliami '28, was featured in a Febru who was leaving." ary salute to President's Day in Cincinnati a Now 82, the Cincinnati West Side observer area newspaper. of all these o,·al Office hopefuls held his The feature was appropriate. as judge FCC post in 19'>4-')7 and Lhen switched hls Gowdy had passing encounters with person~ Washington tluries to h~ Deputy &-;siswnr who were to become five consecutive Un it Commissioner of the Federal Housing Ad ed Swtes Presidents while serving a~ an ministration (FHA) in 19')7-61 attorney for Chairman George C. McCon naughey on th e Federal Communications Auorney Gowdy returned to Cincinnati in Co~1miss i on (FCC) in Washington, D.C. 1961 and became Administrative La'v judge Desert Stormin' in the Office of Hearings and Appeals for rhe The fo llowing is excerpted from the arti U.S. Social Security Adm inisu·arion and the cle, 'vri1ten by Hoger Carlton Miller*: John Snedeker, Alpha Era, a Deparrmem of llc~ l d1 and Human Services. bombardier/navigator with the u.~. Gowdy, a 1933 graduate of the University Thi ~ might be construed a:. a ·'second ca Navy, lle'v combat missions inro Iraq of Cincinnati Law School. was appointed by reer" from which he retired 28 years later and Kuw·ait during Operation Desert President Dwight Eisenhower's administra on June 1, 1989! . Storm. Hrother Snedeker is pictured tion in 19S4 and occasionally came in con aboard the USS Saratoga in Lhe Red Sea. tact with nm only the beloved " Ike" himself *Reprinted witb pernni>ion ji"om tbe ,\1i/l m mw;sive ''black-tie" receptions but also er's Review column writ!en ~1 ' Roger Carlton four future White House successors. Miller in Cincinnati Newsmonthfor April 1, The later were: j ohn F. Kenned}· (rhen a 1991. sophomoric Senator); Lyndon B. Johnson (then Chairman of the Senate's influential Ways and Means Committee); Richard M. Nixon (then the Vice-President), and Gerald Ford (a Senator later rising to House Minor ity and Majority Leader). The Coveclale appointee also had periodic Wittreich Named Alumni Fellow for 1991 brushings with one other future Presidential contender-SenatOr Hubert llumphrey, who at University of Louisville Ceremonies became Vice President under j ohnson in 1965-69 and wa~ d1e l 968 Democratic nom inee for President. Jnterestingly. it was Gowdy's membership LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY- joseph A. a visiting profes:;or at the Folger lnstirute of in ChC\'\" Chase Methodist Church on th e Wimeich,jr., LouisL'ille '58. h ;t<; been named Renaissance Studie~. a1 Brown Uni,·ersity Mary l an~l outskirts of rhe nation's capitol an Alumni Fellow bv the Unh·ersity of Lou Branclei~ Universit>. and directed a summer: which made him a "Sunday morning col isville for J 991. Nine alumni were ·honored seminar for college reachers at rhe Hunting league" of both .Johnson and I lumphrey. in ceremonies held in Apri l. ton Librar'\' under the auspices of the Nation " ! was on d1at church's building commit Brother Wiru-eich is Distinguished Profe~ al Endowmem for 1he Human iti e~ . tee to raise funds to construct an expansive sor of English at lhe Graduate Center, City Wittreich has \vrinen five book'>, edired new sanctuary," said Judge Gowdy. "Attend Univ~rsity of ew York, a pos1 he has held nine collections. and published numerou:. ing the Sunday services there were LL~J, since 1988. lie was previously on Lhe facu l· anicles and re,·iews. He is on several edito· 1-lumphrcy, and Senator George Smathers, ties of the Unh·ersity of ~lary l and and the rial board:. and is a reader for several schol from Florida. LBJ always arrived late and, Univcrsit~· of Wisconsin. J\ ladi!>On. arly journab. being unable to find parking space, had 10 Winreich is a !>pecialisl on the works of Professor Wittreich i~ a Lou is\'ille nati,·e leave his car across the street in the lot for John Milton and William !3Jake, and in Lhe and received both hi~ B.A. (1 96 1) and ,\II.A. Lhe National 4-H lleadquartcrs. He \\'aS six field of gender criticism a~ it aprlie:, to (1962) in the Departmem of English at Lhe feet-four in height and used to run hack writer:> of the Homamic Period. lie has been University of Loubville. across Connecticut Avenue and leap three steps at a time to rush intO church and sit with his good friend, Senator Smathers. Then, he was one of the fir~t persons out rhe door after the service, and I had to shake hands with him on rhe run:· On the other hand, Gowcl)' related, " I lumphrey always came on time with his wife, Muriel, and their two teenaged son~. And he liked tO linger afterwards to talk at length with the mhers. He e\·en stood next SPRING 1991 21 001 50150 blend Athletic jersey. Colors: Lt. Blue, Black, Red, Naw. Whi te, Purple, Gold, :.laroon, Pink. Green.' Hoyal. Grey, Orange. 16.9) 002 Fruit of the Loom Cotton Tank-Top. Colors: Tu rquoise, RO\':tl, Black, Hed. White. Pink, Yellow, ~li n t. I 1.9) 003 100% Cotton T-Shirt. Colo r~: Hed, White. Naw, Green. 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You'll also qualify for a 5% cash bonus when The Time Is Now. ever you make your travel reservations through Premier Travel Club and pay for them with your Call the toll-free number today and start putting Phi Kappa Tau Card. your credit card to work for Phi Kappa Tau. Please calll-800·669·7474, Ext. 019 to request an application SPRING 1991 25 Convention Schedule •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PHI KAPPA TAU Long Bea ch, California T U E S D A Y, A U G U S T 6 August 6-10, 1991 8:00 a.m.-6:00p.m. Registration for Convention and "Competing in the '90s." Convention Guest 7:00 p.m. " Hazing on Trial " David L. Westol, Executive Director, Speakers 1hcta Chi NationaJ Fraternity. 8:45 p.m. Round Table Discussion. Staff, Domain DAVID L. WESTOL Directors, Counci.lors, Alumni. Dave Westol joined Theta Chi's 9:30 p.m. Small group seminars. Beta 7..eta Chapter at Michigan State Univer~ity in 1971. He served a v-ttriety of offices in WE D N E S DAY, A U GUST 7 his undergraduate years, including i merfr atern i ty 9:00 a.m. Recruitment Seminar. j effrey L Magee, council president. Target Marketing, Inc. He received a Jaw degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1979. An active alumnus 12: 15 p.m. lunch. Westol served Theta Chi in a number of ' capacities, including regional counselor 1:1 5 p.m. Recruitment Seminar, Jeffrey Magee. and national vice president prior to his appoinu11ent ao; executive director in 1988. 5:30 p.m. Steak Fryff·shirt Exchange. His other professional experience includes 26 TH E LAUREL T H U R S D A Y, A U G U S T 8 JEFFREY L. MAGEE jeffrey L ,\!agee 9:00 a.m. Opening Convention Session. i~ \'ice pre!>ident/ director of national 12: 15 p.m. Lunch. sale:. and marketing and chief operating I : I 5 p.m. Model Initiation. officer for Target Marketing. Inc.. the nation's lar gest 3:00 p.m. Convention Committee Meeting.<;. educational and 6:00p.m. Clam Bake. youd1 advertising/ m arketing firm. Magee is responsible for national strategy planning and tb ·elopment of marketing for clients ranging from Bank of America to American University to me military. He FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 previou:-. lr '''orked for the Boyle-t\lidway Company, a Fortune 500 corporation, and wa.., named their top salesman in 1987. 9:00 a.m. Convention Session. A-, a journalist. ,\ !agee spenr eight years reponing for new:;papers, magazines and I I :30 a.m. Group Photo. radio. He'!> the author of ·'Bounceback. the Crube :'- lb .'>ile ~larketer'!> Approach to 12 noon Awards Luncheon. Gaining the Winning Edge ... ;\lag<.--e .:.erve. on me alumni board of Afternoon: Free. directOr'> for Sigma Phi Epsilon and Baker l ' nh·e r~ity, hb alma mater. and on d1e Sigma Phi Epsilon national rush/marketing committee. Magee is also a member of the Society of Profe.sional journalisl.l>, Sigma SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Ddta Chi. KAREL KAVANAUGH lAMBEll 9:00 a. m. Convention Session, Box Lunch, Elections. Ao:. a third generation member o f a committed fraternity family, Karel Lambe!! 6:30p.m. President's Reception. has served Delta Gamma Fraternity locally, nationally, and inrernationally, holding 7:00 p.m. Installation Banquet. 57 positions during the past 2'5 yea rs. She held four chapter offices in her undergraduate years at me Uni,·ersity of New Mexico, including president. l~mhe ll currently work.~ in southern California as a partner in a founh generation geneml contracting and de~>ign firm. Profe... sionally, Suggested Dress: For Tuesday nigl1l, all day \X 'edne~>day, her knowledge of Greek living unit.'> ha'> Thur:. SPRING 1991 27 Help Wanted Chapter Assistance nors and would like to form a house corporation University of Kansas, Beta Theta, Lawrence, separate from their BOG. They invite a response KS. Beca Theca brothers are starting a $20,000 fund-raiser to improve the current house. Pro The following chapters have requested the help from all interested alumni. ceeds will be used for a new kitchen and a central of Phi Kappa Tau alumni for ~rar i ous reasons. lf Northern Michigan University, Gc1mma Del scairway. They would appreciate any ideru. and you are able to fulfill the needs of any of these la, Marquette, MI. Gamma Delta brothers write financial support. groups, please contaCt the Nationa l Headquarters thm their chapter is in a Greek system quickly at P.O. Box 30, Oxford, OH 45056-0030 or call changing tO an organi7.ed formal rush. Members (513) 523-4193. would like any ideas and suggestions from Nation· Universi ty of North Carolina, UNC-Chapel lodiana University, Beta Lambda, Blooming a! and/or other chapters that have had a successful Hill Colony, Chapel Hill, NC. Brothers at the UNC tOn, IN. With former chapter advisor Alejandro rush in a formal situation. Gamma Delta also Colony are seeking a chapter advisor, preferably Caceres leaving, the Beta Lambda brothers need a invites alumni support for its 30th anniversary someone other than the domain director or mem· full-time chapter advisor once aga in. They would next fa ll. ber of the board of governors, to attend meetings also like to increase membership in their board of University of Cincinnati, Gamma Beta, Cin· and work more closely with the colony. The colony is also searching for rencal housing for the governors and house corporation, a~ well as ci nnati, OH. The l:irothers of Gamma Bera have graduate council. Lastly, the brothers are examin openings for a chapter advisor, and members of '91·'92 academic year. ing numerous house improvement projects and the board of governors, house corporation, and would appreciate ideas and financial supporL graduate council. They are also interested in help Westminster CoUege,Bera Phi, New Wilming· They will outline specific projects to alumni in with recruitment and recommendations. ton, PA The brothers of Eeta Phi are scaning a their next newsleHer. Unive.rsity of Florida, Alpha Eta, Gainesville, vigorous program to reach out to alumni. They Northeast Missouri State , Delta Omega, FL. Alpha Eta brOthers report thm they've just are most interested in forming a new board of Kirksville, rviO. Delca Omega brothers need a revived a graduate council and are looking for any governors and are seeking to form a graduate financial advisor to serve on their board of gover· and all interested alumni. council. Chapter Eternal James A. Clendinen l-Ie also took pan in the successful battle War II, he lived in his narive Apalachicola, Florida '30 to restructure Florida's judicial system and Florida, where he was founder and owner of james Augustus Clendinen, who in 27 served as a member of the Florida Judicial the Nichols Refrigeration Company and was years as editor ofJbe Tampa Tribune helped Qualifications Commission from 1975 until a prominent businessman. Survivors include bring about many government reforms in last year. his son, Dr. john Nichols, Georgia Tech '73. his city and the state of Florida, died in january at the age of 80. James Benson Brod1er Clendinen worked for The Tri· Nicholas J. Nichols Georgia '68 bune for half a century. As editor from 1958 Georgia Tech '35 james Guy Edwards Benson died in june to 1975, he campaigned for open govern· Nicholas j ohn Nichols died in September 1990 in Adanta, Georgia. He was a proud ment, election reform and a code of ethics 1990 at the age of75. Brother Nid1ols earned member of d1e fraternity, which was also the for elected officials. A moderate conserva· a degree in mechanical engineering from fraternity of his father, Lawrence Ferdinand rive, he developed a reputation as a man Georgia Tech in 1936 and attended his 50th Benson. Brother Benson is survived by his with the power to make or break political anniversary class and chapter reunion. Fol· mother, lla E. Benson of Adanra, a brother, candidates. lowing service as a naval officer in World Lawrence F. Benson, Jr., and rwo nephews. 28 THE LAUREL F'raternity Forum Two Promoted to Director Positions at Headquarters OXFORD, OHIO - The National !lead quarters annou nce~ the promotion of rwo staff members: Alan S<.:hultz, Lawrence '87. and Ken Donaldson, Emn:;'t•ille "86. Schultz, a l e-t~ de rs hip consultant to chapters in the nonhea<;t, hac; been named Director of Chap ter Services. He replaces William Fletcher. who will attend graduate .~choo l at Ohio Uni\·ersity. Donaldson, a leadership consult am to the so u1.h ea~ t region, replaces Nicho las Koberstein as Director of Expan:.ion. Ko berstein w ill an end Jaw school at Georgeto,vn University. Schultz is a graduate of Lawrence Univer sity in Appleton, W i ~con s.i n. He served Mu Chapter liS scholarship chairman, vice pres idem and president Under hb leadership. Phi Kappa Tau was well-represented in the inaugural parade for Ohio Governor George Mu was awarded the Angelo Award. SchulL:(. Voinovich, held in January. Above, Gamma Chapter members from Ohio State University ri de on the Phi Tau float organized by James McAtee. At the front of the float, Chris Davy and Erik was named Mu Brother of rhe Year for Ardelean. 1989-90 and was a Phi Kappa Tau Founda tion scholarship recipient in 19R9. A~ Direc tor of Chapter Services, Schultz will coordi· nate Lhe leadership consultant staff and the domain director program. lie will also be Chapters Across the Country Show Support responsible for maintaining services :llld programs for our undergraduate chapters. for U.S. Troops Serving in Desert Storm Donaldson is a graduate of the University of Evansville, where he was ll varsity dive r for three years and served as admissions S<::veral chapters on campuses across the and women stationed in d1e Gulf region. amhas.-;ador and studem orientation officer. country were in the news in recent months And 1S footballs autographed by Penn He served Delta Beta Chapter as recruitment showing their support for troops serving in State Coach j oe Paterno made a trip over chairman in 19R8 and was named Husher o f Lhe Persian Gulf. sells, thanks to Hay S. Walker, Penn State 33. the Year. During d1e 1989-90 academ ic yea r, Colin Casmer, a member of Beta Iota The footballs were sent just before the Christ Donaldson studied at llarlaxton College in Chapter on the Fl orida State University cam mas holiday ro commanding otTicers aboard Grantham, England. pus, wa~ pictured in the Tallahassee Demo· naval vessels and ro Army and Marine install As Director of Expansion, Donaldson 's crat putting up a nag outside d1e fraternity mems in Saudi Arabia. primary respon s i bi li t i e~ will be to explore house on Wildwood Drive. According tO Urother Walker is retired president of and d irect oppo rtunities for expansion Ca~tne r, the brod1ers were "showing th eir Bradford Coal Company located in Bigler, across the country and coordinate new chap patr iotism'' by displaying the Stars and Pennsylvania. ter development. Stripes. Phi Taus at Bradley University sponsored a pro-troops assembly in March, reported in d1e Peoria, Tllinois]ournal·Star. Gamma Mu Phi Tau Bulletin Board Chapter member Dave Fielclman, a fresh Promote your upcoming alumni evem in the 7be l.£wrel. mailed man at Bradley, organized the assembly to coumer a peace rally held earlier on the quarterly to approximalely -15,000 alumni and friends nationwide. Submit campus. '"lt's time that we start doing for our items to the Phi Tau Bulletin Board. six months in advance of the planned coumry, and show d1e troops we suppon event, please. them," Fieldman is quoted in the newspa Send ro: Bulletin Board, Phi Kappa Tau National Headquarters, per. P.O. Box 30, Oxford, 011 45056-00.30. Please include a phone number Assemblr organizers passed out sel f addressed envelopes to studems S() they should we need additional information. could send a message to U.S. service men SPRI NG 1991 29 'Voice of Phi Kappa Tau,' Receptionist Peg Cranmer Retires OXFORD, OHIO - Peg Cranmer, recep· j enkins said Cranmer grew to know all tionist at rhe National Headquarters for kinds of people, by their voice and through twenty-seven years, retired last fall. Cranmer their visits to Oxford. "She was a good worked with four different executive direc listener," he added. "Guys would call her tors- j ohn Green, j ohn Meyerhoff, jack just to talk even after they'd graduated. 1 bet Anson and 13ill j enkins- during her tenure. she had a Christmas card list that would 13efore joining the Headquarters staff in 1963, choke a horse ... she was house mmher ar Alpha Chapter for "She had her finger on the pul:;e of the three yea rs. Fraternity," added Meyerhoff, "and made the " In addition to being a va luable employee best chicken salad anywhere. I miss her and she was, literally, the voice of Phi Kappa Tau I'm sure everybody else does, too.'' to thousands of people," sa id Green. "Her Cranmer was honored on her 25th anni· cheery and friend I}' voice is missed by many." versary with a formal dinner. For her retire ''Peg was an institution to Phi Kappa Tau," ment, staffers presented her with a rypewrit· said Meyerhoff, Executive Director from 1979 er. She now lives in 13lack Mountain, North to 1987. " Her retirement was a real big Carolina, a small town located just east of change. She provided a kind of continuity A~ hevill e. national officers, leadership consultant-;, na ''It's just beautiful down here," she said tional councilors come and go-she was recently in a phone interview. ''The dog· one pan of the offi ce that always stayed th e wood~ were all out a few weeks ago and it Peg Cranmer same." was like driving through a fairyland." "She was more than an employee," said Cranmer said she had enjoyed her work j enkins, Executive Director from '1970 to "the best pan was all th e people l met over 1978, "she was a good friend." (He claims the years"-but was now enjoying retire· he's the only person who could ever get ment. " Right now I'm just sitting . . . It's so a'vay with calling her Margaret.) nice to just do nothing." Jenkins' memories of Cranmer include Besides, she says she hears from her Phi Roeder New Member the introclucrion of computers to the office Tau friends and former colleagues now and in the '70s. Records on all members had then and there's several alumni in the been maintained on cards, much like a card A~hev ill e area, as well as her brother and his of Michigan Tech oualogue at a library. To create a database of family. She also has a new Siamese kitten to the information, the thousands of cards had keep up with, a Christma:; gift from her President's Club to be packed up and shipped to a company niece. on the east coast. ''The process may have We wish Peg all the be:,t in her retiremem. HO UG HTON, MIC HIGAN - Ro:,:, shortened her life about rwenty years," sa id and the entire Fraternity thanks her for her Roeder, National Councilor and a charter Jenkins with a smile. ''She thought we'd years of service and dedication. member of Gamma Alpha Chapter, is a new never see those cards again." member of rhe Michigan Technological University's Presidents Club. Brother Roeder was profiled in the February issue of Michl· gem Tecb Alumnus. Membership in the Presidents Club is achieved in one of several ways: a gift of $10,000 or more, a pledge of Sl ,OOO per year for 10 years, or other similar arrangement. Roeder holds a B.S. in electrical engineer· ing from Michigan Tech. He is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Con struction Company in Clearwater, Florida, a di,·ision of the London-based Trafalgar House. Prior ro being nameu to hi ~> current post in 1986, Roecl e~: was chairman of the board and chief execuri,·e officer of the Foromat Corporation. lie has also served as executive vice president of Denny's, Inc., president of Winchell's Donut House, and vice president for Baskin-Robbins lee Cream. Roeder serves on the boards of direc tor~ of several corporations and volunteer orga· niw lions in addition to his involvement with the Fraternity. He received Michigan Tech's Peg Cranmer filing addressograph plates in a March 1963 photo that appeared in The Laurel. Board of Control ilver Medal in 19R6. 30 THE LAUREL TAKE DRUGS AND LOSE ALL YOUR FRIENDS. Failing the test means you won't If you think drugs cost a lot businesses lost more than $60 be considered for employment. now, wait until after college. billion to drugs. So this year, And that's one hell of a price They could cost you a career. most of the Fortune 500 will be Last year alone, America's administering drug tests. to pay. WE'RE PUTTING DRUGS OUT OF BUSINESS. Partnership for a Drug-Free America ' SPRING 1991 31 The Laurel of Phl Kappa Tau 15 North Campus Avenue Non Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE Oxford, Ohlo 45056-0030 PAID ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Columbus, Ohio Permit No. 4657 :\OTE TO PARENT~ Your ...on ':. m:tg.ttine i:. hdng :.ent hom~: :.o \'llll em <..'njoy reading about the actl\'itu::. and people im'Oived with hb fraternity. If \OUr :.on i.., no longer in <.:ollcgc ,mtl doc:.n 't I i\ e at home. plea:.e forward hi:. addr~:.,:. to til<.: Phi Kappa Tau N:1tional I kadqu:tl'll'r:.. Phi Kappa Tau Golden Anniversary Convention Hyatt Regency • Long Beach, California • Aug. 6-10, 1991 See you in Long Beach ! ) uppie success :.yndrome that identified new seetion:, in their store:. for as "ozone friendly" or which come in the Eighties ha..., turned most of America enl"ironmentally·:-oound product:.. Even into kinder. gentler recycler:. who arc ,\ lcDonald':. b getting into th<.: eco·act with aware of the damage being done to the a new recycling progr:un for poly~tyrcne eanh. In shnn, we care about what is burger carton:-.. (With over one billion happening to our ''cry fragile environment. served, that's a lot of styrofoam!) But you don't haw 10 join nature clubs, Time and lime again it's h<.:ard that the hug trees, or en~n do much work to help little thing:-. w<.: do can make a difl~rence . out and save the planet, if you're so Even if re<.yding your newspaper~ each inclined. A numlx:r of book.-; chock·full of week doe~n 't:.ccm that monumental, ju~t e1wironmental hint..., and !>imple green tip!> keep in mind that !'><>on the whole pl:tnet an: a1·ailable at I(X.':tl b(X)k.-,tores. Librarie~ can be working wged1er. \XIhether i t '~ little han.: recemly put together special "Earth thing~ we do alone. or more ambi t iou~ Book" secrions a:. welL Individuals G ill projects by chapters and alumni groups, reuse. req'de. compost and carpooL realize th e magnitude of your actions.