r^ 1 "^•gJgrSgSJ'glnR W ^iAS ±1T 1 ?S w ^f I ^^^K1 F PHI K A P A P S I m^'j.m^V,iV m =%s One giant leap fpr MdiHahan-kind Endowment Fund Trustee ^ D. Bruce McMahan, Cal Delta '57 NovemBer l99 # President's Message Building a better Phi Psi With a new national president comes a new era of action and excitement in the Fraternity Dear Brothers, The Grand Arch Council was held in Charleston, South Carolina in August, and it marked the end of a biennium that brought 'peace and harmony' to our Fraternity. Dick Ong, Oregon Beta '55, performed a yeoman's job (not bad for a retired Navy Captain) in visiting personally all of the chapters and colonies in Phi Kappa Psi. He also transferred into action many of the programs that had been planned at the end of the last biennium. All Phi Psis owe Dick a vote of thanks for a job well done. The coming biennium has placed together a team of hard-working Archons plus elected and appointed officers. The spirit that prevailed from the past biennium has carried over into the current period with much work to be done. It is our intention to attempt to activate as much of the planning called for in past planning exercises and from the Grand Arch Council. High on our agenda is the re-statement of the essence of Phi Kappa Psi's values and ideals into contemporary terms. Whereas the meaning and intent of "What is a Phi Kappa Psi?" is rather simple and straightforward, it has proven difficult to provide this essence in a format that can assist pledges, undergraduates, and alumni in coping with today's complex environment. The Fraternity's Mystagogue, David McDonald, Wisconsin Gamma '82, and the Fraternity's Chaplain, Flynn Brantley, South Carolina Alpha '72, are leading this effort. The other effort that is carried over from the past two biennia is our capital campaign. Already received in pledges, insurance policies, and bequests is approximately $3.5 million, but little of this is in the form of cash. Greg Knapp, Illinois Delta '72, the Fraternity's vice president, is in charge of completing this campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to provide the financial basis through which future undergraduates can attain high scholastic achievement, develop leadership skills, and build personal standards. All of this, of course, is possible through your personal stewardship in which you contribute your • time and talents; • financial support; and • transfer your personal standards to succeeding generations. We need you and your stewardship. Please join us in serving our Fraternity in order for future generations to enjoy what we know as the great job of serving within the Phi, the Kappa, and the Psi. Fraternally, David L. Woodrum West Virginia Alpha '61 P.S. Don't forget to attend Founders Day in February 1995 at a site near you. Departments In This Issue Advisor Profile 6 The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi Volume 115 Number 1 November 1994 Letters to Lockerbie 6 From Here & There 24 F u In Chapter Eternal 27 CHARLESTON GAC WRAP-UP Directory 29 PAGE 7 Find out what happened at the sixty-seventh biennial _^^f Siat«ment of Ownatshlp. ' J^^ Ma nags me nl and ^^ Ciiculation national gathering, declared "the best GAC in years." «Mu.r«IOyJS l/SC 36BSI tb. Sbi.»- .( na bpp. P.1 .1,1.1.1.1.1. "1 , J.P, „„ ENDOWMENT FUND NEWS «o»cc«lj .,.«> PAGE 11 Some changes to the Endowment Fund's governance structure, and a list of donors not previously recognized. SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD WINNERS fht II.01UI fil P..i.riiltT. Inc. «rM« St.. IndUnapolln. Ill itlOl-iitt PAGES 4, 14 Meet the Fraternity's Solon E. Summerfield Scholars and other award and grant recipients: the best of the best! •" —•" '^Zn^^^ "' "ZE^Q .^ >_„. ^ 'r'JS^^n'ii^r ^--K.X'.S'S;.!™'^ vsussss.'i^Ki'r -..«*c«*,^<-, 16,W6 S7,J0O "...ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MCMAHAN-KIND" • !nKt:r2i!?2?s^. .-.™..«™-— -0- -0- 'Sit^'r;:^ M.Oil Ji.al* PAGE 18 ' :c;^r2',sr'"'~"'" « 021 it «* " Ls.Er'SX^'^ ;s^^^ IIJ When his firm listed the first Chinese company on the . T™B«™».a_rf<:_« M.1S« li.ni ' ;T^..^S'.I -..«-.~-p~,-. 710 ))a tw.™*-.^-.. -0- -0- NYSE, Brother D. Bruce McMahan made history. = ,6.*lU-*tr,-^—,^-^.——« s..a«t 57,300 " irSS'^'^TT^-'" l"^ -"™'—• -* — ALUMNI GROUP NEWSLETTERS PAGE 20 Check in with the Phi Psi Alumni Association or Club in your area, and join them at their next event! THE SHIELD OF PHI KAPPA PSI (ISSN 0199-1280) was established in 1879 and is published quarterly under the authority and direction of the Executive Council of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc. Terrence G. Harper, 510 Lockerbie Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-3694,317/632-1852 Is Editortow/hom oil material should be submitted. Original graphic design by David R. Murray. Subscription price is $3 per year. Second class postage rotes poid at Indianapolis, IN and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send oddress Cover Phofo: Copyright © 1994 Shonna Valeska, Special to The Shield chonges to THE SHIELD OF PHI KAPPA PSI, 510 Lockerbie Street, Indionopolis, IN 46202-3694. Printed in Erlonger, KY byMetroweb, Inc. Copyright © 1994 Phi Kappo Psi Fraternity, Inc. All rights reserved. Member . Notionol Inteitrotemity B Fraternity Conference Editors Association November 1994 ili^tf^ 94 Solon E. Su Joseph D. Petrycki Bryan E. Steinmetz Ashland Bowlinq Green Brian L. Horst Brett C. Fischer Darren M. Pierre C Todd Fleming Keiths. Miller Tyler J. Harkness Bucknell Butler Cose Western Reserve East Carolina Eastern New Mexico Elorirlo State About the program The Summerfield Scholarship program was created through a trust bequest by the late Solon E. Summerfield, Kansas Alpha 1899. At the time, Summerfield's donation was the largest ever made to an American college fraternity. Summerfield was the founder and former head of the Gotham Gold Stripe Hosiery Company of New York. An enthusiastic supporter of the University of Kansas, of Kansas Christopher E. Etesse Anthony M. Shea Travis S. Randolph Alpha, and of the Fraternity, he established the Solon E. Kentucky Lafayette Louisiana State Summerfield Foundation. Its income is shared by many charitable and educational institutions, among them the Endowment Fund of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc. Each of the Fraternity's chapters and colonies is given the opportunity to select one brother who, through his daily life, best exemplifies scholarship and leadership. The brothers pictured here are the 1993-94 Summerfield Mark D. Hess Travis A. Dommert MarkE.EIdenJr. Steven H. Kleinstein Scholars as selected by their chapters. Nebraska Northwestern Oklahoma Pennsylvania Summerfield Scholars receive a $100 ''' IS*,. • Stephen K. Short Breck C McDaniel Jason G. Meadows John Bertang Alex R. Kascoutas Scott P. Sherry Tennessee Texas Texas Tech Trenton State UC Davis UMBC 4 The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi irnnerfield Scholars Michael P. Fioribello Eric G. Karpinski Brandeis Brown ^1 # Michael R. Biedo Kevin J. Coleman Shawn Collinsworth John S. O'Laughlin James E. Fajkowski Cary W. Jones IV Gettysburg Indiana State Johns Hopkins Kansas grant and are elegible for the Outstand­ ing Summerfield Scholar Awards presented each spring. Unfortunately, despite repeated reminders, only 48 of Phi Psi's 91 chapters and colonies chose to name a Summerfield Scholar this year. Those 48 members are recognized here. All Phi Psis are encouraged to John C. Vandover Robert J. Evans Kurt P. Kowalski Christopher Golden support the Fraternity through tax- Loyola Miami Michigan Minnesota deduaible gifts to the Alumni Support Program and the Endowment Fund. A gift envelope is conveniently located in the center of this magazine. Congratulations to these outstand­ ing Phi Psi scholars. Photographs wiere not avoilable for Christopher B. Artman, /^ron;iai C. Leslie, Cal Poly; Niartin Silva, Cal State Worf/zni/ge, Christopher P. Kruse, Brian M. Sconlon Nathan S. King Robert J. Garagiola R. Peter Boysen ro/e(/o; and Thomas L. Shrake, UC Irvine. Rhode Island RIT Rutgers Southern Methodist ^1 Motthew B. Stanaak William L Nash W. Todd Johnston Brian J. Clark Brandon H. Backlund Jason E. Baer Valparaiso Vanderbilt Virginia Virginia Tech Washington Washington 8, Jefferson November 1994 ADVISOR PROFILE LEHERS TO LOCKERBIE To THE EDITOR: Ben Kessler I have just returned from the Phi Psi Emergence of Indiana Gamma China Tour, June 23 -July 7, 1994. It was a spectacular success—a super tour. I say this wdth a somewhat exten­ sive travel background as travel is our hobby. I have visited nearly every country of the world, extensive "I have been chapter cruises, been around the world, etc., etc. This recent tour advisor for Wabash was a top-drawer performance by China Advocates. College for more than 10 years," says Ben One of the amazing aspects of this tour was that out of Kessler, Indiana Gamma a membership of thousands, only four Phi Psis, their wives 7L "I feel very fortu­ and friends, a total of nine in all, made up the group. nate to have been The China Tour was such a great educational and associated with some of cultural experience that it is our hope you will again America's finest men." sponsor another China Tour. China is alive, thriving, and Brother Kessler's bursting at the seams. What a country! What a trip! The approach to chapter history of China, Modern China, and learning about advising has matured future business opportunities in China are subjects which over the years; he should be of much interest to more than four Phi Psis! believes strongly in creating an atmosphere where the Thanks for sponsoring the trip.