RAINBOW SPRING. 1983 of Delta Tau Delta 1 125th ' "� Issue ��#C^ I ^ Anniversary i^ If w.. at7fo/'^a. m V^X^Sf^'i^i ^^/8fi � %u4^tu'A^fy^aaxu^AJMiLi 1 1 �ir \ \ ^�yjH * t _, y ? f fek ^ ^ife r ?Ui6';::^wi- Q/hU^ �< Effort The Cooperative anniversary issue of The Rainbow represents a RAINBOW THIScooperative effort by Detts across the U.S. and in Can ada, who responded to calls tor assistance with prompt cor of Delta Tau Delta respondence and telephone interviews. Sporls Editor Jay Langhammer helped in planning and general research, as well as providing his usual interesting, thorough sports col in the Dell SPRING, 1983 Volume 107 No. 3 umn. Sonya Gill, administrative assistant Educa tional Foundation office, searched records to find important (4544-8000) historical data. The special center section was created and produced al contents most entirely through the efforts of two Dells, Robert L, Hartford, Ohio '36, and Michael J. Jiloty, fvtissouri '74. A 3 Treatise on Relativity former international president of Delta Tau Delta, Bob Hart editor of The Delt World, a 4 A and a Quarter ford is fraternity historian, regular Century and author of the 6 Memories of the Depression Years contributor io The Rainbow, Fraternity Sing to Ihe Royal Purple, published in both hard 8 Tenure in the DSC history. Longest bound and paperback editions. A retired presidenl of 10 First Achievement Award Recipient Penton Publishing Company, he lives in Sarasota, Fla. Mr, 12 Anniversaries through the Years Hartford wrote the text of the special anniversary section, on 4. 14 Early Days in the Field as well as the magazine's lead article beginning page 16 Resident Adviser 17 Oldest College Student 18 Cycles of History 19 Veteran Chapter Adviser 20 A Wave of the Future 21 125 Years of Brotherhood 27 Hugh Shields Aw/ards 28 Delt Entertainers, Past & Present 29 Undergraduate Encouragement 30 History of Delts in Sports 36 Alumni HARTFORD JILOTY 40 The Campus Scene 41 Chapter Eternal Mike Jiloty, who organized an advertising agency in Hotly in 42 Directory Hill, Fla,, after gaining experience Rochester, N.Y, Day tona Beach and Orlando, Fla., supervised layout, art prep 44 Observe Anniversaries? Why aration, and mechanicals for the special section, working with members of his agency and with Mr. Hartford. In the cover midst of directing activities of one of Florida's most rapidly ad Shipley S Associates, he On the front of our special Rainbow album are five growing agencies, Jiloty, makes time to serve as a vice president of the Fraternity's of the founders; a nineteenth century Theta Chapter Southern Division, as well as assisting with such special picnic: Founders House dedication in 1978; l-lerb projects as the anniversary observance. FvJcCracken, John Nichols, John Galbreath, and Ed Heminger; a Missoun keg roll to support the fight against muscular dystrophy; and an unidentified Karnea delegate. Full Circulation A quarterly maga2ine devoted to educational materials and interests. The official concerning college fraternity Copies of this special issue ot The Rainbow are be educative of Delia Tau Delta Fraternity. Sub journal ing sent to all alumni members for whom we have rate, S3. 00 per year. Ail chapter reports. scription correct addresses. If you do not receive the maga alumni notes, alumni chapter reports, news stories, zine regularly, you probably still owe a small balance manuscripts, subscriptions and death photographs, on Loyalty Fund payments made during your under notices, for publication, should be sent to: graduate years. Ifyou will contact the Central Office, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity we will be happy to check on your Loyalty Fund bal 4740 Kingsway Drive, Suite 110 ance. Please include your address and telephone number Write Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. 4740 Indianapolis, Ind. 46205 Kingsway Drive, Suite 110, Indianapolis, Indiana 46205. Or telephone (317) 259-1187. Payment of David N. Keller, Editor the Loyalty Fund balance wilt make you a life mem Second-class at Ohio. postage paid Athens, Published ber of Delta Tau Deita. at 900 East State Street, Athens, Ohio45701 . and issued four times during the year. Treatise on Relativity By THE REV. G. C. McELYEA President, Delta Tau Delta everything is relative. There arc few sit on the Supreme Court of the United Stales. Nearlyabsolutes in this world of ours, Einstein as they fly to the moon, as tbey do brain sur did much for "relativity," although things gery, preach, preside at international business wore relative long before he was born. Now- board meetings, publish newspapers, own ton did not create gravity. It was there long professional sports teams, win Heisman tro before the proverbial apple fell on his head. phies, write best-selling novels, telecast news All right, Mr. President, you have made your events, teach at our finest colleges and univer � point nearly everything i.s relative � now sities, and conduct important research. It where are you going with that idea? would be foolish to say these persons did At sixty years of age, am I old or young or such things "because they were Delts," It is middle aged? I am old when I sec my three- not foolish to think that Delta Tau Delta has year-old grandson and when he asks, "How's an abiding influence in their lives. Good is your back, Granddaddy?" I am old when I re not perfect. We are not a perfect fraternity. Wo call il WHS almost forty years ago that I was are good, though, and Delts everywhere share initiated into Delta Tau Delta. I am young in the glory of being good. We also share in when 1 visit a man, as 1 did receirtly, who was the responsibility to make Delta Tau Delta an initiated into Iht; Fraternity two years before I even better family of brothers, moving closer was born. 1 am middle-aged when I get out to those goals and ideals which we espouse, and play golf or even racquetball; I still can but which we often fail to attain either as un play, but not as hard, as long, or as well as I dergraduates or as alumni. did ten or twenty years ago. If we just continue to exist, we will be an For an example of Keveral relative ideas in older and older fraternity. If we change in any one phrase, take the concept of the "good old area of fraternity life, we will be either better boy." Many persons are described that way in or not as good as we were. It's all relative � movies or on TV; or perhaps you may know remember? onu in real life. We know the type, but he is In our description of the "good old Frater almost never all of the three � good, old, and nity," the part that changes least, perhaps, is a boy. the idea of fraternity. Fraternity means broth Is Delta Tau Delta a "good old fraternity?" erhood, and although there are unlimited im Yes, relatively speaking. One hundred and plications in the meaning of brotherhood, still twenty-five years is a long time for an organi the basic concept remains. At our initiation zation to last in this rapidly changing tempo wc were grafted into the family of Delta Tau ral kind of society in which we live. It is a Delta, We became instant inheritors of a long short time when we consider our Fraternity tradition of caring for each other as we devel still is growing and might bo thought of as be oped our own destiny. We inherited tradi ing in its adolescence when considering its tions, ethics, and ideals, all of which we pass potential for the future. on to others who come after us. Is it a "good" fraternity? We try to be objec The year 1983 represents a great moment tive, but we must confess we may not see our for us. It marks one century and a quarter � a selves exactly as others see us. The outward long time � a short time � but either way a signs would seem to justify our behef that we time of significance, a time nf redodication, a are a good fraternity. We measure up w^ell in time of recommitment, a time to try to give almost every area of comparison with the oth back to Delta Tau Delta a small portion of er fine fraternities that make up the Greek what she has given us; and by doing so, we world. Our historic place of leadership among grow ourselves. fraternities, our publications, our financial Across North America, in large and small position, our choice of paid staff people, and cities, in many different ways, Delts will gath er to celebrate their union with each our programs, speak well for us, along with other our "product" � that is, the quality of men during this year of celebration. who wear the badge of Delta Tau Delta as they RAINBOW 3 A Century and a Quarter's Worth of Change By ROBERT L HARTFORD Ohio '36 Fraternity Historian GLOVER is a senior. He has spent four people live and think in our country, because GREGyears in the comfortable surroundings of the our Fraternity, like any other social entity in this Delt house, where he now sits in the living room land of ours, has to reflect the way of life which and contemplates his future. Lots of changes is common to Ihe country. We can't be an since his freshman year, he muses. Old house isolated microcosm in the whole scheme of needs another coat of paint, and maybe some things.