ALPHA PHI CHAPTER —PHI GAMMA DELTA i i Volume XVIII, No. 3 MAY, 1962 ALUMNI MORRIS PIG DINNER - MAY Sth Once again it is time for our most im portant tilumiii function, the Norris Pig CROWDER TO SPEAK to organize by classes in the hopes that Professor Richard Ciowder of Purdue University (DePauw 31) is the main speaker for this year's Norris Pig Dinner. He is a well known and extremely popu lar figure on the Fiji dinner circuit. We are sure that all ol vou will enjoy him greatly. Professor has had an im pressive career as a writer and teacher. He received his B..\. from Depauw in 19,31 and his masters in 1933. In the aca demic year Professor Crowder, however, has also found time to continue iu au active wav with fraternity affairs. He served l93()-37 he studied at the rector when that post was created in 1954. .Among his academic achievements arc W'e iiope that none of you will miss the o]j])ortunity to hear him share his manv and varied experiences. A L U M N I I Help your class make a the two biographies, Those Innocent Years, about James Whitcomi) Riley, and lication of a critical analysis of Carl Sand burg's works. the bartender. All the profits will go to th.e building fund, so this will be a "pain less" way to contribute to the new annex. The weekend officially starts Saturday morning, but we want to encourage all Fiji alums to come up to the house on Friday night. .After Saturday lunch we will have a report from the .Alpha Phi Building Foundation on the progress of the new annex. This is a very important project as far as the actives at "707" and we hope to complete it soon. .After that we will have a Softball game (weather |)ermitting). That night we will have the Norris Pig Dinner at the Farm Cupboard, with Richard Crowder as our speaker. good showing ... come to No Featherbed to Heaven, about Michael Wigglesworth. He also plans winter pub A new innovation this year is a "Plaster the House" booth with .-M "Wildcat" Wall was made Historian ol tiie Iraternitv. Yale Drama School. In 1914 he took a PhD at tlie University of Iowa. He is cur rently a ltd] jtrolessor in the English De partment at Purdue. we may get a larger attendance by YOU, our alumni. on Scholarship Committee from 19.30 until 19.56. He was appointed educational di In 1961 at the Hloomington .Acciclcmy he Urowder Dinner. This year the celebration takes place on May 4th and 5th. TV'e have tried Fhis will complete the formal part of the Pig Dinner, May Sth. Pig Dinner, however there will be visit ing to the P-Bell, and the other old haunts. \r\nPage 2 ALPHA LPHA PHI CHAPTER One of the characteristics which sets During a ))eriocl when fraternity [jledging is falling oil almost sharply. Phi Michigan apart from other universities is its tremendously diverse enrollment. It has a larger absolute number of foreign students, as well as the highest jtercentage, of any major college in the land. Like wise it has a much higher ratio of out- Gamma Delta has been able to maintain its high standards and still take twenty men. 'I'he class has an over-all average ol 3.1 and fi ve Branstrom Freshman .Award winners. There are also five men most schcjols. Hence, it is lour of them are in the Union, though more have indicated interest. * * * MICHAEL FRANKLYN GARTER Michael Carter lived in Deaiborn.- have received letters with interesting com ments in them, they have been sorely Mich., twelve years belore coming to the University of Michigan. .At De;irborn High School he had strong interests in lacking in real aid. Please help us refill the sluice of information so that we may mathematics and science and start into full swing again. in IDfil tied lor seventh place in the Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition. Because Alumni VICTOR GABRIEL WEXLER May we call to your attention that the Fiji Foundation is T.\X EXEMPT. All are with numerals in Freshmen athletics. Gurrentlv often very difficult to hear of the things you are doing. We are sorry that there has not been a gerater exchange of in formation through this paper during the year, but tlie sad fact is that while we contributions NEWS Spring Pledges Combine Scholarship, Activities Editor's Comments staters than May, 1962 NEWS DEDUCTIBLE from Vic Wexler Installed as New PGD President of this performance he was awarded an engineering scholarshi]) at L' ol M. Hehopes to receive his degree in physics and was recently awarded a Branstrom Fresh man .Award. * income tax. The Phi Gamma Delta ol * * to the Foundation are valid deductions Hills. New \ork. \'ic has been actite both from your Federal Income Tax. It is important that we receive as manv pledge cards as soon as ]jossible with or in the chapter and on campus during his JOHN NORBERT HIGHLAND john Highland, from Lewiston. New York, is persently enrolled in Lit. School but he hopes to major in economics. John was very active in Lewiston-Porter Higii first two years at .Michigan. School where he was on the yearbook without the actual contribution since the Unions Public Relations Committee and He also played tennis, golf, and football mortgage negotiation are infltienced by the extent and degree of alumni partici pation. Pledges from S.a to $50,000 are oversaw the pidjlication ol the popular and successful Union-League Galen.lar notebook. He was tapped lor the Sph.nx Honorary in the spring. \ it served as the pledge trainer lor last year's sjrring lor his schools varsity team. Michigan Foundation has been desig nated by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit institution and contributions equally welcome, and If R G £ N T L Y needed. A conc ise report on the progress ol the fund drive will be presented at the Pig Dinner on May 5. We would like to include your pledge in the report. Your Recommendaf'ion The recruitment of new men is still one of the main factors in keeping Phi Gamma Delta the prestige fraternity that it is. The brothers of Alpha Phi Ghapter ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Published by the Alpha Phi Chapter PHI GAMMA DELTA University of Michigan Editor James H. Thrall The Alpha Phiji News is published quarterly by the Alpha Phi Chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Victor Gabriel Wexler '03 was installed on .March 10 as the new president of the Alpha Phi Ghapter. native ol Forest Last )ear he serted as the head ol the pledge class which was the largest in PGD history. For his participation in rush during both periods he was voted the "Bull Zermman Rushing .Award." Tridy a versatile individual, Vic: has been able to maintain outstanding honors level grades for the past five semesters. staff, newspaper stall, and debate clidr. # * * JOHN DUNCiAN JOHNSON [ohn [ohnson graduated from Grosse Pointe High School. His hobbies include hunting and swimming. Swimming is his biggest interest. He was captain of his high school swimming team and hojies to continue swimming lor the Unitcrsity ol Michigan. # # * MELVYN ALLEN RIEFF Mel Riefl, from Skokie, 111., graduated need your help in finding good men. 11 from Niles Twp. High School. In high you know of any fellows who are coming to .Michigan next year, and who are in terested in the fraternity system, please school Mel's interests included band, physics, and debate. He was in the toj) write and tell us about them. .Some in lO'^j, of his class of 8fiO and received a scholarship to the University of 111. but formation decided to attend Michigan instead. that should be included: his interests, in school and extra-curric idar: and sjtecial achievements; an idea of his personality; scholarship promise(how well will he do at the University), and so on. Oh yes, don't forget his name. Remem ber, our alumni are the best people to give us recommendations on potential Phi Gams. # * * LEE HILL JEFFERLS Lee Jcffcris is from Grosse Pointe High School, where he swtim and played tennis for the reserve sc]uads. Having lived on a lake all his life, he is deeply interested in sailing and hopse to major in naval archi tecture in the Ciollege ol Engineering. \r\nMay, 1962 ALPHA PHI Page 3 NEWS ALPHA THOiMAS DUANE PULLEN At Ann Arbor High School Tom was active in student government, and var sity athletics. His athletic abilities are evidenced by his presence on Michigan's Ireshman wrestling team this season. MICHAEL JON EMERY Mike graduated irom Birmingham Seaholm High School where he was in stu dent government, National Honor So ciety, president ol his church youth group, and a member ol the yearbook stall. His interests include tennis, swimming, read ing and photography. Andy attended Wayland High School in Michigan, where he was president ol National Honor Society, co-captain ol the lootball team, and co-valedictorian ol his class having a 4.0 average. He also spent the summer ol 1060 in the Netherlands as an exchange student and recently was given a Branstrom Freshman Award lor his 3.5 first semester average. # # # JERROLD ALLEN GRETZINGER Jerry is a second semester sophomore Irom Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids. In high school he was president ol the Student Council and National Honor Society, and valedictorian ol his class with a 3.87 average. At U ol M he is or has been secretary of East Quad, president ol the Michigan Forensic Guild, and a Branstrom Award winner. He is also on a National Merit Scholarship. 4^ # # THEODORE JOHN GAENSBAUER Ted went to Poiuiac Central High School where he graduated in the top 5% Former Phi Gam Appointed to the Supreme Court Byron "Whizzer" White (Colorado '37) was appointed to the Supreme Court ol the United States to fill a vacancy made by the resignation ol Justice Whittiker. He joins Robert MacNammera, the Sec retary ol Delense and Phi Gamm at Calilornia, to complete a Fiji duo ol what might easily be termed President Ken nedy's two most important appointments. HENRY STEPHEN STRAIGHT Steve, who was born in Ann Arbor, moved to Oak Park-River Forest, asub- urb ol Chicago. Here he attended high school where he was active on the track and cross country teams and also inter ested in dramatics. Steve is presently on a National Merit Scholarship, is a mem ber ol the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and the Men's Glee Club and is the presi dent ol Fiji's greatest pledge class. «= # JAMES RUSSELL PAINTER While at the University ol Colorado in Boulder, he was president ol the student body and an All-American football player. He maintained a top academic average. Later he financed his way through law school by playing professional lootball lor the Detroit Lions and elsewhere. Jim Painter, enrolled in Engineering College, is from jamesville, New York. At Fabius Central High School he was President of the Student Council, presi dent ol National Honor Society, and vice-president of the varsity club while maintaining a 91% average. ^ President Kennedy had already shown his confidence in White's ability in making him one ol the assistant Attorney Generals. Jim JAMES KARL POSTHER graduated from Birmingham (Mich.) Seaholm High School. In high This writer had the good fortune to be able to attend the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on White. Here as everywhere else he distinguished himself by his astuteness in answering the com mittee's questions and by his obviously thorough understanding ol the issues at hand. school he was interested in goll and hockey and played hockey in Birming ham's city league lor three years. He was a member ol National Honor Society, was awarded a Regents Alumnae Schol arship to Michigan's College ol Engineer ing and was a finalist in the National Merit Competition. # In addition to finding him in every way qualified in training and experience, several members of the committee 45= RICHARD ESPOSITO Dick is from Pittsburgh where swim ming occupied most of ihs time. He was state champion in the 200 yard freestyle, (notably Senator Hart of Michigan), and later members of the Senate, praised him as a good example for the youth of the and is now at Michigan ,on an athletic nation, a man who combined both men tender. Dick is in pre-med, and also en tal and physical ability in extraordinary degree. joys physics. English, anci poetry. Two ol his poetic works have been published. # # ol his class and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was also captain ol both the swimming and goll teams. At his first three semesters at Michigan he has maintained a 3.8 av erage. # # # JOHN PALMER GRANT John Grant graduated Irom Columbia City High School ol Columbia City, Indi JAMES NELLIS ODLE Jim Odle graduated from Bloomfield Hills High School where he served on the student court committee, high school and league student councils, and played on the varsity tennis team. Jim, who received ROBERT FOX SPALY Bob is from Ann Arbor High School where he was active in athletics and stu dent government. He was a state wrestling champion his senior year and maintained a B-f- academic average. As an award lor French Studies from the a freshman in LSA Bob hopes to go into French Embassy in Detroit, is presently science or business. enrolled in Lit. School. THOMAS ROBERT BURNS ana, where he ranked third in his class ol 110. He was interested in degating, WILLIAM HUGH SHAW science, basketball and track. At U of M Bill was on the Student Council, VicePresident of the Camera Club, an honor he hopes to be a chemistry major and to minor in physics and French. Although only a freshman, he is already interested in campus activties. He is presently a ship finalist at Grosse Pointe High School. Bill is a promising addition to the Michi member of the Union Staff. gan Ski team. student, and a National Merit Scholar Tom has traveled extensively in his lilt since his lather is an army officer. He attended Wakefield High School in Washington, D.C., and was an active swimmer dor a private club in the area. He is in LS.A and is presently on the freshman swimming team. \r\nPage 4 ALPHA ALPHA PHI PHI May, 1962 NEWS CHAPTER NEWS RECOMMENDATIONS Famous Fiiis One ol the things that every iraternity FOR likes to emphasize is the number and di versity ot its alumni. In this arena no Fiji need ever want lor outstanding ma terial. Here at Michigan there is perhaps PROSPECT IVE as great an abundance as anywhere else. U S H E E S Did You Know? Former Governor of Michigan and now an Undersecretary of State G. Mennen Williams was a Phi Ciamm here while in law school. Thomas E. Sunderland '28 is president ot the United Fruit Company, one of the nations largest chains. Name- Address Home TownActivities Joseph E. Gandy '26 is the president of the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair. He was given the Raymond J. Huff Memorial Award for efforts in the difficult job. Walter B. Rea is the Dean of Men at ScholarshipAthletics Other Michigan. He is a former Michigamua who now has the responsibility of keeping track of them! Name- Hank Fonde is backfield ccjach for the Address- Wolverines. After completing a fantastic record of 66-6-4 at Ann .Vrbor High he joined his old teammate to help rebuild Michigan football. Home Town- Forest Evashevski who is now a legend in the football traditions of two Big Pen Scholarship- schools was a Phi Gamm while in school Athletics Activities here. Other PHI GAMNiA DELTA Alpha Phi Chapter 707 Oxford Road Ann Arbor, Michigan Return Requested