CALL TO ARMS! RUSHING RAY CHAIRMAN TREINEN W'u arc sending out a call to ali Loyal Fijis to rally once again to the snpport of their fraternity. We are not calling upon yon for a donation nor arc With the international situation in such an npse't condition and with the draft calling yonng men to service, we will need more snpport than ever before. we calling upon yon for the expenditure of a lot of your valuable time. We are Please don't fail ns this year. merely asking you to send some good usual, entail the throwing of parties, picnics and bull sessions wdierever we can get plenty of Fijis together with a man down to the chapter next fall so that he can experience the thrill of going through rush week with us. It will take Rushing during the summer will, as your son, yonr neighbor's boy, or an ac lot of good rushees. You have fond memories in your mind of the Fiji picnics of the past — they are lots of fun and quaintance. everybody has a wonderful time. If you Past experience has shown us that we have the best gronii of alumni and consequently the strongest alnmni sup \ cnir 'own. do not pass it up because we will guarantee you a good time. but a minute to send in the name of port in the world. Each year yon have clone us favors that we arc deeply in debted to you for, so let's get in the swing of things and keep onr fraternity at the very top on clear old Nebraska campus. In the fall of 1940 you helped us get have a chance to attend a function near Just a last reminder now. Please do not forget to send in those names. Why not do it right now while you have the subject fresh in your mind? Just send them in to Ray Treinen at 320 North 17th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. That is all von have to do, we will do the rest. the pledge class that was looked upon with envy by all the other fraternities. By common consent it was called the best class on the campus by fraternities and sororities alike. This is certainly adequate proof of what we can do if we have your support. Fraternally, Perge! Rushing Committee Ray Treinen, Chairman \r\nHEAD LAMBDA NU FOR COMING YEAR Gene "Pudd" GRANT REED Schroeder President ' Grant Reed, Treasurer known Gene "Pudd" Schroe around the campus as der "Senator" was elected bags" who collects the money in the house. is the "money to lead the chapter for the coming year. He has proved his abilitj- in leadership by being president of the campus political group. His start in political life may lead him to follow his father's footsteps into being a real are men, and the women are glad of it. Senator. and efficient officer. Gene comes from Imperial where men His genial way and fine manners make him a real gentleman and a very capable JERRY JOHN THOMPSON Recording Secretary KERL Corrcs[yonding Secretary Jerry Thompson of Kearney and Gresham took over the record ing secretary position last spring. Jerry is a hard working fellow who has helped put Phi Gamma Delta on top. Jerry, who is quite a smoothie' with the gals, is going to enter law school in Septem ber. John Kerl, who came all the way from Idaho to attend Ne braska U., was chosen to be the corre sponding secretary. When he is not bragging about his "wonderful" home state, he is telling the fellows how to have wavcy, blond hair like his. John has fraternity interests in mind at all times and will make a swell leader. WILLARD C7A 'Jtji 5 MERTZ Historian Willard, "Wil l ie", Mertz, who from good coln, was old CORNHUSKER comes Lin elected PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY to the historian post. Willie proved him self able to hold a responsible position by the hard work he put forth during his Willie is last but not least in this list of very capable men who were selected to lead Lambda Nn Chap ter for the coming year. BY LAMBDA NU OF PHI GAMMA DELTA first two years. University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska \r\nAFFECTIONATELY "ELMER PURPLE DR. ELMER LEGIONAIRE M. HANSEN Dr. Elmer Al. Hanson of Lincoln was recently chosen at a chapter election as Purple Legionnaire for Lamhcla Xn. He replaces K. F. "Nnkc" Van Sant who for a number of years held that post. "Nuke" is now managing the city of yy group of men than we have now in the chapter. They are congenial, cooperative, loyal and a most enthusiastic bunch. They arc going places. They really are rolling. Say! you should always drop in when in town. They'll give you a Chicago instead of the Student Union most hearty and Lambda Nu Chapter. meet you and want you to meet them. The chapter is making a fine show ing. The brothers arc a unified group, no clicpies. The financial condition is Elmer Hanscn is one of Lambda Nil's most loyal Fijis. .Mways there in a pinch. Elmer has never failed to c.\- prcss optimism over the outcome of au\' chapter problem regardless of how press ing or how serious that problem might have been. Ho has punctuated his loyal- ity with many hours of his valuable time and a gc'ncrous fiortion of his worldly goods. His cheerincss is reflected in every face of the undergraduate chapter. He says: — "Greetings; As Purple Legionnaire I have re ceived a stimulus I wish all of you could have. It is grand to he a Fiji and have the opportunity to associate with such a swell hunch of fellows as we have at Lambda Nu. I've never seen a fi ner welcome. They want to e-\cellent. In fact the chapter is uii-. douhtedly on the soundest base of any fr.aternity on the campus. The leadership has been good with the result that the house hills and chapter dues are paid promptly as evidence of chapter solidity. It is the duty of every ahminus to send in early the names of the good men in their community. I'm quite sure L; inhda Nu will have little difficulty in filling the house this nc.xt fall, and that will he ample opiiortunitj' to really pick the good men. So hurry up with those recommendations. Plans have been made and are being e.xecuted to carry on a successful rushing program." — Elmer M. Hanscn. \r\n"MOM" MAE FIJI RINARD HOUSE MINIER MOTHER Mengshol, Durrie, "Mom", J. B. Johnson So many things can and have hap pened since we last talked to you through the medium of our little paper. Mj' family continues to enlarge, and my hope and prayef is that this European mess can be settled soon — so that my boys will be able to go out into constructive civilian life instead of preparing for hea vens knows what.— Anyway right now we're the same happy group that we have been for the five years that we've called 1425 R our home. Messages at various times keep me informed as to the whereabouts of you boys who are no longer with us — and NEW PLEDGES AND REPLEDGES Front Row. Left to Right: Paul Wykert, Omaha Bill Henry (ex-Kemper boy) Fre mont. J. B. Johnson, Eleryia, Ohio. Howard Mengshol, Hartington. if j'ou knew how almost bursting and tearfully happy they make me, I know at least a postal card would come my way occasionally. I haven't forgotten a single one of you, and I welcome the space allotted to me in the Fiji Comhusker to relay my love and well wishes to every one of my beloved boys. Send just a card — tell me where you arc and what you're doing—I'll answer every one. Affectionately "Mom" Mae Rinard Minier Back Row. Left to Right: Don Ross, Curtis Maurice "Ding" Dinwell, Burchard Frank "Fritz" Wolf, Blair. Ed Copple, Lincoln. Joe Martin, Lincoln Glenn Nelson, Ashland These boys have made themselves prominent already in campus life. Fritz Wolf and "Ding" Dingwell are on the baseball squad and plan to plaj" football. Joe Martin won the Omaha World Herald Boxing award for Golden Gloves. Ed Copple is heading for one of the top wrestling positions for next fall. Glenn Nelson held one of the featured positions on the 1941 Kosmct Klub show. Don Ross is a very able high jumper and is going to be prominent on the track team. \r\nNEBRASKA SENDS SIX TO FIJIS ENJOY SECTION CONVENTION SOCIAL LIFE During the week-end of May 3, 1941 charge and called on each chapter of the Following the age old tradition that "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", the Fijis had an eventful social life during the past year. The social season started off in high gear with a picnic at .Yntelope park with our sister sorority the Kappa Alpha Thctas. Foot ball and baseball game.s were followed by a fine picnic lunch served by "Artie" section for a report that they had prev- our wonderful cook. Lambda Nu sent six members to the convention of Section XI held at the Mission Hills Country Clnh in Kansas City, Missonri. The convention consist ed of a hnsiness meeting Saturday after noon and a banquet in the evening. Brvan Horner, Section Chief, was in iouslj' been asked to prepare. .-\fter each chapter gave its report the material was discussed in round table fashion with an exchange of ideas hetween the dif December ferent chapters. Lambda Xu's report was on Alnmni Relations. The snbjcct is one that the chapter feels that it shotild know a great deal about and one which should be fos tered. The alumni did much to secure our well located house and then proceed ed to help in our rushing so that the house' would be tilled with men of true Fiji quality. With their help we have now attained a position courting the peak for top fraternity honors. Cecil "Scoop" Wilkinson. Ivditor and Manager of our Phi Gamma Delta, talked in the afternoon The business meeting on hour dance season started in September and week-end dances were held with all of the sororities up until first. The formal season opened with the Military Ball and then came the Alortar Board Party (this time the girls buy Gam was formal the everything!). at climax the The Phi Cornhusker of the formal Hotel season. Bids were sent out for the party and we entertained a bigger crowd than any other fraternit\' or sorority formal. As the first signs of spring began to show themselves, the boys got the picnic urge and many trips were made out to Pcnn Woods. The spring hour dance season opened up again and all of the Fijis enjoyed week-end hour dances with some of the problems which confronted the beautiful X'ebraska Coeds. the fraternities for the coming year and The biggest affair of the informal type on the campus all year was the dance following the Fiji-Tan Tussle. showed the delegates that there would not be much damage done bj' the draft to the enrollment of fraternities unless the draft age limit was lowered to eigh teen years of age. Decorations on the open-air dance floor made a beautiful background for the orchestra Evening Show Stolen By Fiji Jimmy Young (John Hopkins '25) In the Xovemher 1940 issue of the music. Refreshments served from 9 to 12. were After the affair, the fellows were plenty tired but darned happy about winning the cup. Phi Gamma Delta there is an extremely interesting article hy the Section Con vention's guest sjieaker James Rtissel Young. Brother Young spoke on the facility with which foreigners sell contrivcnces of all kinds to the not all-together gullible, but merely easily satisfied Ori entals. His many other experiences in the Orient were equally as interesting. —^John 1. Kerb The hour dances and the exchange dinners held with sororities made excel lent opportunities for our fellows to meet and plan future dates with the gals. Besides these fraternity affairs the Phi Gam boys we're ever-present at Uni versity parties such as Militar}' Ball, Mortar Board Party, Junior-Senior Prom, Student ptnion Party and man3' others. \r\nTHE FIJI-TAU TUSSLE n?5'rTT!i?»:wN The Fiji-Tau Tussle which is held between the Phi Gams and the A. T. O.'s each spring is beyond a doubt the biggest fraternity affair during the school j'ear. The whole deal started off this year by a joint lunch held in the two houses followed with a huge parade which had a string of cars three blocks long. T vvo husky pigs imported from ag campus were the main guests of the day. Their perfume baths and pink ribbons made them look tame — but wait. The parade went to Penn Woods where lunch and refreshments were served from 1 cessful again in winning the famous "Golden Gaboon", we won the two highpoint activities — the log walking contest fThink it's easy? Try it!) and the pig race. Some of the A. T. O.'s were so slow carrying the pig that they didn't get back until the next day! We all cleaned up and enjoyed the dance to which only Fijis and Tans were admitted. This makes the second time in 3 years that we have been successful in winning the "Golden Gaboon" and it now rests behind strong locks in our trophy until case. 6 o'clock. The I^'iji boys were suc SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship is all-important to a fraternitj' so the Fijis study hard every week night. The sj'stem no.v in effect is having supervised studying from 7:30 to 10:30 each week night unless some outside studying is necessary. We have a P. B. K., Ray Crancer, who is able to offer help in almost any subject which may be troubling so;neone. He is available any night of the week so the fellows get a lot of help from him. Several professors are Fijis, and they stand ready to give advice on particular subjects. The good averages of nearly all of our freshmen proves the benefit of such study procedure. NATIONAL STANDING Every national fraternity has as its prime objective the desire to be selected tops nationallj'. The Fijis can be more than proud of their national fraternity standing. In several polls taken among representatives of all fraternities in the ]:ast few years the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta was given more first place honors than any other fraternity. We were chosen tops because of our individ ual campus achievements, finances, ath letics, scholarship, activities, and for be ing all around good fellows. With the progress made last j'ear we should be placed higher than ever now. We have all worked hard for this position so let's keep Phi Gamma Delta on top! \r\nWATCHDOGS! INITIATION One of the liiggesl events of the year was the animal initiation. Tliis was held on the top floor of the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha. It is an animal event, but this year a more nnicine floorshow was shown and a good time was had by all. Harlan Kaston did a swell job as toastniaster. and Robert Miller was pre sented the' activities cnp and Dewayne Wolf was given the scholarship cup. The following were initiated; Allen O'Connor, Monrovia, Calif. Gilford Darst, Ashland, Nebr. Allen Artman, Kearney, Nebr. Robert Miller, Lincoln, Nebr. 5. Warren Swanson, Kimball, Nebr. 6. William Zinn, Sioux City, Iowa 7. Grove Nelson, Millard, Nebr. 8. Kirwin Eisenhart, Culbertson, Nebr. 1. 2. 3. 4. 9. Eugene Reece, Ashland, Nebr. 10. Dean Nutzman, Nehawka, Nebr. 11. Howard Mengshol, Hartington, Nebr. 12. Roland "Bud" Johnson, Kearney, Nebr. 13. John Dewayne Wolf, Kearney, Blanchard Anderson house in order and our finances in the black. They work closely with the chap ter and many a Monday night will find them sitting in chapter meeting. .A.t a recent meeting of the alumni committee they gave a glo ■, ing report on the pro gress made during the past \"car. and re vealed plans for improvement in the 1 ouse Nebr. 14. Rcbert Burrie, Norfolk, Nebr. 15. Ray Treinen, Sioux City, Iowa Mathias Volz The smiling gents, ".^ndy" and "Mutt", arc the brothers who keep our to he made this summer, r. e paid fo;-. b; the way. which No fi ner liai son officers were ever discovered. FIJIS IN THE SPOTLIGHT ★ MARVIN "BUB" THOMPSON BOB MILLER Prominent in high school athletics and has made a good record for himself already in University. He started out working for the Daily Nebraskan, Ihiiversity Paper, and now holds the im portant position of being top sports edi tor. He has a number of hours credit Student Conncil member for two years. Freshman football numeral in his first year. .\n injury slowed up his foot ball activity this past year but in the fall of '41 he should see (iO minute quarter bark activity. He was a member of the in Kosmet Club and will probably be a famous Rose Bowl squad member ne.xt fall. Stanford a scare last New Year's Daju ties. Bob is a Besides these activi member of the famous which gave member of Junior-Senior Prom Pershing Rifle squad at the Military De Committee and prominent in many other partment. campus circles. \r\nThis flashing red-head has been carrying the Cornhuskcr colors and Fiji standard from coast to coast for the past two j'ears in varsity competition. Nc.xt 3'ear will be his last and greatest at Ne braska. Never one to brag about his ac complishments. "Red" prefers the quiet unassuming roles, but, with a certain amount of persuasion will allow you to inspect the many medals he has won. Gene is a favorite with his coaches and his competitors, to say nothing of his fraternit\' brothers. HERB GROTE GENE LITTLER Well known for his many track feats. He still holds the high school record for the javelin throw. He holds the Big Si.x javelin record and is rated the second or third best javelin thrower in the country. His points have helped Nebraska to win many track meets in the last two years. He is a member of the "K" club. His pleasing disposition and fine manners have won him many friends. Frank \\'hite, of T^incoln, stands out as a shining e.xample of what a fellow can do if he puts forth plentj' of effort. Frank worked hard for Corn Cobs, pep group, aud was honored bj- being elected to that organization. This spring he was in the Kosmet Klub show and was elect ed to that group also. lu spite (f his hard work Frank is a jolly, easy-going fellow — the tj'pe we all like. FRANK WHITE NEWT COPPLE A member of the Nebraska wrestling squad and a representative to the Inter collegiate wrestling meet. The Nebraska wrestling coach considers "Newt" one of the finest wrestlers in the country. His sunny disposition and his perpetual smile make him one of the best liked boys on the campus. A member of "N" Club and "Corn Cobs," pep group. He made speed history by getting to the Rose Bowl game in ■ less than 48 hours.