JhsL dlfihcL (phijL TUiwa, University of Michigan Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Summer Edition 1940 Why Phi Gamma Delta Rushes You "707 Is The Place For Me" \ Welcomes New Freshmen To THE CHAPTER HOUSE of Alpha Phi of Phi Gamma Delta, a second home for generations of Michigan Fijis, is a place where members and their friends are always welcome. Fraternity Founders Set Phi Gam Standards High Over 90 Years Ago Gam- alone for its alumni who gained IVe're Interested In You That's why we're giving you this special summer edition of-The Al pha Phiji News. You see, Phi Gamma Delta has a personal in terest in you. You've been recom mended to us as a real fellow—a man worth rushing. Now during the hurly-burly of ascent at fame away from Ann Arbor can these first few weeks life is hectic. Michigan. In the years since Alpha Alpha Phi be proud. Its roster of You have got to adjust yourself to Mh-i Tiro o Qoro KH c ^ men who later gained international , faculty men is a noteworthy one. a new atmosphere, new surround- There is Brother H. F. Riggs, ings, strange people. When the renown have passed through the president of the American Society rushing season starts, you'll always portals at "707." of Civil Engineers and beloved be "on the go." There is Avery Hopwood, for ex- member of the Engineering Colample. Fiji Hopwood wrote dozens j lege faculty. Dean C. S. Yoakum of plays, among them the spine- of the Graduate another vjictuuaut; School ociiuui is la ivinjuiicx Will Meet Many Men Strangers will call you up jand chilling "The Bat." At his death he Fiji as is Prof. J. R. Hayden, head ask you out to their house for dinleft much of his fortune to the Uni- of the Department of Political Sci- nei"- You ve been recommended to versity so that annually many thou- ence here. Dean H. C. Sadler of the them, too, you see. ^ sands of dollars are now given to Engineering College is another Ipha Phi man. thanks to a Phi Gamma Delta! Former At these houses you'll be intro- duced to a seemingly endless line The list continues: Dr. Cyrus of members. Of course, you won't r of Michigan I Sturgis, Director of the Department remember their names. The pres- Governor Wilbur Brucker is another Fiji of Internal Medicine and Director sure is too great—at one house for from this chapter. Space prohibits of Simpson Memorial Institute; As- luncheon, at another for dinner, the mention of further names from that equally long and distinguished list of Michigan Phi Gams. But not sistant Dean of Students Walter About all you'll recall is that you've B. Rea; Shirley W. Smith, vice- seen that funny looking blond guy (Continued on page 3) (Contimied on page i) \r\nPage Two Summer, 1940 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Alpha Fiji News Eight Of Phi Gam s Campus Leaders Special Summer Edition Published quarterly by Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta 707 Oxford Road Ann Arbor, Michigan Editor Jim Harrison OFFICERS Edward King Edward Tripp Robert Darden John Clarke President Treasurer Rec. Secretary Cor. Secretary James Harrison Historian Meet The Phi Gams! It is our contention that the Phi Gam house is the most cosmopoli tan house on campus, and as proof here is a quick glance. See if you can find some familiar name. First of all is President Ed King, Elsmere, N. Y., big man in the engine school . . . and then there's CONTINUING to uphold Phi Gamma Delta's reputation for leader photoman Ed Tripp of Allegan, ship in campus activities are these men shown above. Seated, left to Mich. ... Continuing on the seniors, there is square-shouldered Hube right, are Ed Tripp, Jim Harrison, Ed King, Jim Palmer. Standing are Weidman ... Linksman Lynn Reiss Norm Call, Bob Titus, George Irwin and Owen Mays. from just over Ypsi way . . . and Grand Rapids is well represented Michigan Phi Gams Continue To Hold by two stalwarts. Bob Hext and Bill Hastie . . . Of course we can't overlook that future Important Posts In Campus Activities drug-man, Davie Ott, of Mansfield, Ohio . .. There is hardly an activity on And from way out west in Raton, campus in which the Phi Gams do New Mex., comes Bob Darden . . . not participate. As evidence of High-grade man John Clarke hails this, we see Fijis in publication, Michigan Union from "south of the border (Cana athletics, the dian)"all the way from the Soo ... Mimes Opera, the Interfraternity Jim Palmer swears (badly, too) Council, the Union and various en that there is no place like Cleve gineering school activities. land, Ohio . . . and football captain This last year Ed Tripp and Ed Forrest Evashevski will produce King were upper class members of tomes to prove that his name is the Ensian staff, showing the ropes not descended from the Polish . . . to Freshman Ben Douglas who is Opera. Phi Gamma Delta feels that one reason for its tremendous success was that there were a baker's dozen of Phi Gams who were either in the cast or on com mittees of various kinds. There isn't enough space here to name all those who took part, but some of the more outstanding were Bob Titus, the beautiful glamour girl, and "Daddy" Mays, who had the part of a not so beautiful "typical" Michigan sorority co-ed. In the engineering school the but Maury Anderson, Evanston, on the business staff of the publi 111., doesn't feel so bad about being cation. Bob Ulrich and Jim Pal a fugitive from a pin gang . . . and mer sei-ved during the past year on spotlight is focused on Ed King, Memphis, Tenn., claims (tho not the Union junior council and George who has been active on the govern very loudly) Jim Harrison . . . Irwin is planning on following in ing body of the college, the Engin eering Council. Sweeping into the juniors we find their footsteps. In the line of athletic endeavors, good-looking. Opera guy Robert (a) Over at the Interfrateimity Coun Titus, also from Evanston . . . And cil offices are Jim Harrison, who is there are Football Captain Forrest don't miss a ping-pong exhibition a member of the Executive Com Evashevski and halfback Norm put on by those two roomies, A1 mittee of the council, and Bob Ti Call, who also holds a position on Darling (Detroit) and Owen (Daddy) Mays of Quincy, 111. . . . and then there's potential Tau Bete Hank Fielding of Plainfield, N. J. . The fellow to keep one's eyes on is politico-footballer Norm Call the Board in Control of Physical tus, who will be a member of the under staff next year. This past year on the campus saw a very successful revival of the clude "Bud" Peters, Bill Houle, well known Michigan Union Mimes ball hearties, Louis Kasamis, Pete Education. Other footballers in who is also a member of the basket Grant and Glenn Ireland. In the realm of flying mares and of Norwalk, Ohio . . . "Dutch" from Phil Detwiler, from Detroit, and "Beech-Nut Town" (I can't spell social man Chuck Hall of Lake- half-nelsons, we find Phil Detwiler, Canajoherie) is also called Bob wood, Ohio . . . It would be impos who has won his award in wrest VanBuren . . . There are two other sible to overlook "Big Stoop" Dale ling. Starring on the cinder paths engineers in this class, wrestler Chamberlin from Bethlehem, Pa. is fleet "Buck" Dawson. \r\nSummer, 1940 THE Page Three ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Phi Gamma Delta Supplies Many Wolverine Athletes 1I President Ed King Is Activities Tycoon Fraternity Founders Set Phi Gam Standards High Over 90 Years Ago (Continued from page 1) Why is it that the engineers with a high sense of honor and always complain about carrying so president of the University; Prof. laudable ambition." much work and at the same time Edson R. Sunderland of the Law Many in "Who's Who" they manage to stick their fingers School; Prof. H. W. Miller, head of Today that goal has been real into all the campus pies? Such is the Department of Mechanism and ized. Countless names in "Who's the case of Ed King, of Elsmere, Engineering Drawing; Charles W. Who" for the past century more N. Y., which he claims is the main Spooner, Jr., of the Mechanical En than prove it. Such men as former gineering department; Prof. Ben President Coolidge; Newton D. part of Albany. nett Weaver of the English depart Baker; noted author, Stuart Chase; Ed made a good start as a fresh ment; Harley A. Haynes, director man by having the best freshman of the University Hospital; George N.R.A. tycoon, Donald Richberg; New York's Governor Lehman; his grades in the house. Since then Meyers of the Psychology depart torian Charles A. Beard; Lew Wal he has been a campus politician, ment, and Prof. J. N. Lincoln of the lace, author of the immortal "Ben junior business manager of the Spanish department. 'Ensian, and a member of the en These faculty men of Phi Gamma gineering council, of which he is Delta frequently return to "707" to now the vice-prexy. enjoy a dinner and give the actives Besides being a member of the iDenefit of their wisdom and ex Triangles and Vulcans, the two en perience. gineering honorary societies, he is Founded in 1847 the retiring president of the former It was ninety years ago last May and the present head of the latter. that six Jefferson College students Another feather in his cap is his who had been close friends for post as secretary of the American years, gathered together in a con Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. fined dormitory room with the pur But around "707" Ed's real re pose of organizing Phi Gamma Del Hui'j" ace miler, Glenn Cunning ham; All-American "Whizzer" White; writers Edward Eggleston, Frank Norris and Vincent Sheean; biologist Douglas Freeman; scien tist Steinmetz; Presidential candi date Alf Landon, and countless others whose names will grace the history books of tbe future. Ninety years in Phi Gamma Delta has seen the membership increase from those six to over 28,000 mem bers. From a single chapter, located sponsibility is that of being presi ta, a society "founded upon the in the then unpretentious town of dent of the chapter. It was in principle of secrecy" and with the Cannonsburg, Pa. Graduate chap recognition of his energies, spirit ultimate goal of drawing closer to ters are found today in seventyand keen sense of values that ele vated him to this position. gether "men of distinguished tal three cities throughout the United ents and acquirements, endowed States and Canada \r\nPage Four THE Many Alpha Fijis Rate Campus Fame Summer, 1940 ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Phi Gams Rate Campus Honors In Honor Societies CHAPTER LEADS MICHIGAN FRATERNITIES IN HONOR GROUPS More than any other fraternity on the Michigan campus, Phi Gam ma Delta can be proud of the record of its contemporary members in the field of campus activities. The mag • V ^ kWiV >'/■ nitude of this record is shown when one lists the Fijis tapped for honor societies. Forrest Evashevski, captainelect of the football team, was among those taken into Michigamua this year. Of all Michigan's honorary groups, Michigamua is the most select. "Tribe," as it is known by its members, is an allcampus organization for seniors. Druids Taps Two For literary college seniors alone is Druids. This organization, like Michigamua, chooses its members for activities and personality, mak ing them go through a rigid initia tion to prove their worth. Dressed in flowing red robes, its members yearly pick new men. Last spring among those chosen were Phi Gam's Ed Tripp and Jim Harrison. Ed King is another Phi Gam of whom the house can be proud. An nually Vulcans, senior engineering honor society, paints its initiates a coal black and sends them through its traditional initiation ceremony. Last spring, Ed was among those EVERY YEAR Phi Gamma Delta succeeds in having a large number of men selected to join the various campus honorary societies because of their activities on campus. Current members of these groups are pic tured above. Seated, left to right, are Lynn Riess, Jim "Joker" Harri son, Ed King and Ed Tripp. Kneeling are Norm Call and Dale Chamberlin. Standing are Hank Fielding, Owen Mays and Bob Titus. Chapter Welcomes Incoming Freshmen (Continued from page 1) somewhere—but where you don't know. Phi tapped. want which honors out standing junior students in the lit erary college. Sphinx is as much a part of Michigan campus life as Angell Hall. Norm Call, another football player from the house, was initiated into Sphinx this year and was elected president. Bob Ulrich, a senior next year, into Toastmasters We're letting you meet the fellows by proxy, telling you who they are, where they're from, what they do. he knows that Sphinx is riding. An initiated don't ducing you to the house. Twice yearly that cry echoes through Ann Arbor streets and when the Michigan man hears it, was Deltas So in this pamphlet we're intro The Call Of Sphinx "E-gypt-gypt-gypt Cairo!" organization Gamma you to feel that way toward them. We contacted you because we know you've got something on the ball. ^ 'Hi We're not trying to make ourselves sound better than we are. What you see. Alpha Phi of Phi Gamma Delta is, and we're proud of what it is and what it means. Phi Eta Sigma The society of Phi Eta Sigma was founded for the purpose of giving recognition to the work of outstand ing freshmen and to serve as en couragement for the continuance of good fi rst year records. Eligi bility for membership is based on scholarship. Any male student who number taken into Mimes. It has FORREST EVASHEVSKI, the receives a grade average equal to "One Man Gang" of Michigan or above half A and half B during among its members twelve Fijis football, will lead the Wolver his fi rst semester may become a out of a total membership of 35 ines on the gridiron this fall. member members. this year. This organization is the oldest honor society at Michigan. This year the Fijis had a record