LAMBDajnTU today Hi gamma"x)elta^ DECEMBER. 1949 university of NEBRASKA VOL. 2, NO. 2 merry CHRISTMAS TO ALL . Time, and my increasingly large family of Fiji Sons, makes sending individual holiday greetings impossible so I'm most grateful for this means ot conveying my sincere well wishes, not only for this holy and happy season but throughout the coming year. } consider myself a particularly privileged person to have been a fra- ernity Mom" all these years, for it has meant wonderful and unforgetable ties of friendship and affection. A Merry Christmas, the best of New Years, and as Tiny Tim said,"God bless You everyone." Affectionately, "Mom" Mae Renard Minier \r\nLAMBDA NU TODAY Fiji Float Wins m i t Homecoming 1949 Fijis came through homeflying colors, by winning n.?. n ® float parade. lanH o -li built around a Fiji Ismpj 3mibal theme. It consisted of one caiHr-r,vy^^^°,^ which carried a boiling L po r? King of the Cannibals, Jayhawk^%n ^he pot a stewing ynawk. The wagon waswas cluttered with freshly cleaned bones. The winning feature of the float was its simplicity, for the wagon was pulled by cannibals. The biggest part of the whole thing was the fact that we had such a large amount of active support. About forty-flve actives and pledges par ticipated by dressing up in weird cos tumes and prancing about in front and in back of the wagon. It showed much untiy within the chapter. We were by no means lax in the building of a homecoming decoration. It consisted of a huge spider web upoii which rode a large spider and Jayhawk. The spider would slide down to the bottom of the web, pick up the Jayhawk, and carry it to the center where Lambda Nu Today, Phi Gamma Delta, a bi-monthly publication published by the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, Lambda Nu Chapter, Lincoln, Nebraska. EdRacely ('50) Sev Harkson ('51) Mrs. Mae Minier Editor Asst. Editor Society Editor the helpless victim was dropped through the center. The display was definitely an eye-catcher. The small children watched in awe as the massive spider moved down upon his prey. Complica tions arose, however, because three other houses on the campus came out with a similar spider web theme. All in all, 1 would say that homecom ing at Nebraska was a success at Lambda Nu. \r\nLAMBDA NU TODAY From the President INTERMURALS Bowling - 1st. Place Football - 2nd. Place Swimming - 4th. Place FIJI SOCIETY Wasn't it Will Rogers who said, "Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save"? I wish someone would tell me what has happened to the past three months. Full to the brim with activities and par ties and incidently some studying dull and drab after visiting our beautiful house for a few short hours. We agree that this is much wiser. scarcely out of the way until up goes the With the biggest and best of all holi days upon us, it gives me a lot of satis Once again, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the boys at faction to sit down and offer the most cordial and fraternal best wishes from 1425 R. Leo E. Geier President us (the undergrads) to you (the alumni). It's a great feeling at Christmas time to be able to get away from the en- from the material things and pay our respects to the good provider for our gifts of fraternal spirit and fellowship. The Fiji boys have had a good year so far at Nebraska. We have captured our share of the campus honors with a first in the homecoming parade, first in the fall Kosmet Klub show, and a satisfying victory for Don Bloom as Prince Kosmet. Our main chore now seems to be the de velopment and maintenance of stronger interfraternity relations on the campus. played Kansas. Several Phi Gams from Phi Gams Cop Double Kosmet Klub Victory The men from the Fiji Isles swept the field in a double victory at Nebraska's annual fall Kosmet Klub presentation, Friday night, Nov. 20. A capacity crowd was on hand to witness the triumph and acclaim the winners. Highlighting the evening's entertain ment was the crowning of Phi Gam Don Bloom as Prince Kosmet. Sweetheart" slowly died away, Roxie Alias and Don Bloom stepped through a the loss of the unclaimed reservations large red cellophane heart and were pre at the Pig Dinner; however it was re grettable that no adjustment could be sented to the Student Body as Miss Ne braska Sweetheart and Prince Kosmet. It is most pleasing for the undergrads to see the Lincoln alumni organization blossoming into an active organization. The group is being organized under the direction of John Binning with the best interests of the undergraduates at heart and we feel it will be invaluable to us and to the alumni in the future. We hope the organization will continue to grow because the undergrads realize the fraternity cannot attain maximum strength without such support. Our efforts to hold a Christmas party for the underprivileged children of Lin coln have been channeled in another di rection. In contacting the Lincoln Com munity Chest we discovered that our contributions could be used for a better purpose and so we decided to give the help to needy individuals through prac tical gifts rather than to have a party, which would likely make the children feel that perhaps their life is much too Homecoming and the annual Pig Din ner brought in several guests and quite a few of my boys of past years, but not nearly as many as I had hoped to see. that state accepted our hospitality over the weekend and apparently enjoyed Financially we are still operating with our heads above water far enough that we can breathe easily. The house stood made with the cafe. Christmas tree. Former Governor Alf Landon and his daughter were among our luncheon and open house guests the day Nebraska snarled race of life for a little while and wish our fellow men a good day, as we should throughout the year. It's a time when we glance away for a moment thrown in. We just finished shooting firecrackers when its turkey and pump kin pie season, then the turkey hash is their visit. Among those who came in for the "Pig" Dinner and spent some time at the house with us were Harold "Yak" Jacabsen and Ualdo Deck from Sioux City, Gene "Pud" Schroeder, Bud Thompson, Claude Unglit from western Nebraska and Dale Rusere, Don Pallock. Pin-hanging has gone into somewhat of a slump the past month. There are only three to report, all informal an nouncements. Lura Lee Best is wearing Fred Herzog's pin, Lorraine Nielsen is the happy possessor of Bruce Barton's Fiji badge. And our confirmed bachelor, John Dierks, passed cigars, accusing Sally Sipple of using undue influence. As the strains of "Sweet Nebraska Don, beside being a very active man in House function, is a member of the starting eleven on the Varsity football squad, an "N" Club man and Sports Edi tor of the Cornhusker. The competition for the winning skit was keen and close all the way with the Phi Gams Can-Canning their way to victory. Second place was awarded to the Sigma Alpha Mu's "History of Mu sic" and third place honors went to the ZBT's and their skit, "How Music Came Fiji Bowlers Cop Another Ist The Fiji keglers bowled their way to the 1949 Fraternity Bowling Cham pionship. Phi Gam gained its recogni tion in an 18 final playoff among the top two teams in each Fraternity league. Building up the Phi Gam winning total of 2372 points were Fiji Jack Bryan, Devron Hartkson, Harold Holmquist, John Skinner, Ted Weigner. Skinner led his mates in the scoring, getting 529 pins in his favor. Holmquist got second highest total with 514 pins. to the U. of N." The Phi Gam Skit was aptly named "There's Something About Paree." The set was typical Parisian sidewalk Cafe, the story was that of an honest but starving artist in love. The plot was punctuated by a wild Apache dance, a "girl of the streets" modeling of new French bathing suits, and climaxed by a seven "girl" chorus line that left the audience rolling in the aisles. A Publication, The History of Lambda Nu, will soon be published. Write Harold Holmquist for details. \r\nLAMBDA NU TODAY Lambda Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Extends Best Wishes For The Coming Year Nixsaana vxaaa YMWYO IHd JO AjjsjaATUfi Avaox riN vaawvT