fraternity of phi gamma delt* NU OMEGA NEWS 1961 PHI GAMMA DELTA University of Oklahoma Vol. 5 1200 College Norman, Oklahoma MARCH, 1961 Number 2 PIG DINNER MARCH 25! By BARNEY BARNETT It s Pig Dinner time again, Brothers. As you all should have heard by now, Nu Omega's Annual Pig Dinner will be held in Nu Omega Has Night Oklahoma City on March 25. We will be in Penn Square at Val Of Rededlcation By GARY LAGERE Gene s this year, and all indications point to a real evening of On the night of February 10 the brotherhood and festivity. For those who don't mind staying up a entire chapter of Nu Omega little late, some of the challenges that were issued at last year's met foractive a night of rededication. Pig Dinner will be answered after the dinner. The place was the Oklahoma City The men in the active chapter always look forward to the Pig Dinner with expectations of an extremely good time. This is the* only time when the graduates and the active members can gather, have a chance to get to know each other better, and talk things Golf and Country Club. It was a over. Many of you Graduate Brothers are able to stop by the Chapter House on occasions, but too many others are unable to find time to do so during the school year. It is the hope of the active chapter that this year we can have the biggest graduate attendance that Nu Omega has ever had at a Pig Dinner. Looney to Speak time to reconsider what Phi Gamma Delta meant to each man and what he owed it in return. The original plan was to have •n fellowship hour from 6:30 to 7:30, dinner at 7:30, and a speaker afterwards. The first two events came off as scheduled; but due to a mix-up on the date, we were without a speaker. \\Tat first ap peared to be a blunder, resulted in one of the finest hours Phi Arrangements have been made for a very enjoyable program. Brother Bob Looney, now an Oklahoma City attorney, will be the principal speaker. Brother Sidney Upsher will again lend his wit as master of ceremonies. The brothers in charge of the arrange ments have come up with some ideas for a few surprises, and with Gamma Delta has ever enjoyed. the steak dinner sure to be a good one, the program looks top-notch. This gathering will also give you graduates an opportunity to voice your opinions on a very important matter, the proposed col onization of Phi Gamma Delta at Oklahoma State University. Colonization has been in the planning stage for some while and it appears that now would be a good time to begin actual work. In case the earlier letter has missed some of you, tickets for the evening are $9.00. This includes the dinner and set-ups both for the cocktail hour and the challenge parties afterward. In an effort to make the Pig Dinner a break-even affair, the dance following the dinner has not been scheduled this year. The active chapter hopes that the elimination of the dance will encourage more graduates to ity. stay after dinner, have a few drinks if they are so inclined, and shoot the breeze for a while. Here's hoping we will see you at Penn Square come the eve ning of March 25. ' CYLDE J. MOORE Love and Convictions Since we were without a speaker, we decided to give each man the opoprtunity to express his own feelings about his college fratern What followed further em phasized the genius of Phi Gamma Delta. As each man spoke, it be came evident the deep feeling each had for his fraternity. The entire discussion was permeated by a feeling of love for and belief in the founding principles of Phi Gamma Delta. The brotherhood and love of fraternity evident that night is peculiar, I am sure, only to Phi Gamma Delta. As long as Nu Omega can con tinue to instill in young men con victions that were spoken aloud that Friday night, it will always remain among the finest organiza tions of its kind, and it will con tinue to serve the purpose for which it was established. ISLAND PARTY 3u Mcmonum ; ^ Phi Delta and member in the death of E Clyde J. Moore. Mr. Moore r was initiated : into the Brotherhood in : March 1923. He was a leader ? as an undergraduate, and his deep regard for Phi Gam was exemplified by his graduate undertakings. His home was eternally open to Phi Gams, and the hospitality was unsurpassed. His presidency of the Dallas Alumni Association, entertainment of rushees, benevolent attitude to this and other chapters, and undertakings for 5 i j i = i = i E E E E the cause of the white star E certainly presuppose his choice for the Nu Omega's "Outstanding Graduate E E E Member TIME NEARS! Gamma especially Nu Omega chap ter lost a devoted graduate : Award" for Mr. Moore 1960. E was General E By DAVID YOUNG Manager of Investors Diver- E sified Services. He died of a E The first warm, sunny days of the spring semester always recall pleasant memories of past spring time activities. Perhaps the ones heart attack on January 15, in Oklahoma City. He is survived by his wife, Camille, and son, Jim, a Nu Omega Fiji. E E E i E most often recalled are memories of the famous Fiji Island Party. The memories, however, soon turn to plans for this year's party, and the feverish preparations begin. Lindsay Perkins, Tulsa sopho more, is in charge of organizing and supervising the party, and his engineering consultant is David Way, Houston sophomore. Lind say and David have drawn the plans, and work will begin soon. Lindsay says that this year we will spend less money than in pre ceding years, but the party will ISLAND PARTY PLANS — Island party chairman Lindsay Perkins, Tulsa sophomore (right), shows Brothers Tod Markum, Clinton junior (left) and David Cochran, Shreveport, La., sophomore, his plans on paper (which don't show up in the photograph) and explains how it will look on the patio come Mav 13. be better twists. because of some new Jungle Village The patio area will be converted into a jungle village with a 15foot high cane wall around the entire area. Around the walls num erous small cane hunts will be built, and a large ceremonial hut will be built in the center of the village. A towering pole made from a tree from the nearby riverbottom will fly the Fiji flag. All the structures will be made from the saplings and cane bound together with bailing wire. The work will be done by members and pledges and will probably be fin ished on May 13, the day of the party, just in time for all to change out of their working clothes into their sarongs for the sunset ceremony in honor of Bacchus fContinued on Page 3) \r\nNU Page Two OMEGA March, 1961 NEWS NEW PRESIDENT SPEAKS Graduate Brothers, This is probably your first introduction to me, and you are wondering what sort of man I am, what my plans are for the com ing year, and what shall my aims be. The answer is Brotherhood. Let's think ahout it. Brotherhood is the first and all-powerful influence of our fraternity. The social psychologists say that group unity, or brotherhood as we call it, comes from working together for common goals. Our common goal is the betterment of Phi Gamma Delta. We achieve this by self-sacrifice. This means sacrificing our time for rush, scholarship, campus activities, intramurals, and all the other fields that we are engaged in. Maintaining a top fraternity on this campus has become a highly competitive business. It takes support and sacrifice from both the men in the house and the graduate brothers. I don't criticize the past. I praise it. The work of our under graduates and the unfailing support of our graduates has given this fraternity an enviable position on the campus. I look to the future and hope that we will not forget that brotherhood requires work and self-sacrifice. I am optimistic about the coming year. Our freshmen are excellent men, the men in the house realize our needs, and the rest of the officers on my cabinet are hard workers. I am sifre that it will be one of the most gratifying years of my life. I hope to see you at the Pig Dinner. Fraternally, David Young Perge! NEW OFFICERS' COUNCIL — These are the five men that will guide Nu Omega to greater heights in the coming school year. From left to right are Tod Markum, recording secretary; Bob Wilbur, historian; David Young, president; Joe Berryman, corresponding secretary, and Merritt Chastoln, ^ treasurer. ^ YOUNG ELECTED PRESIDENT ing rush program, maintenance of By JOE BERRYMAN Nu Omega recently elected its the house, chapter spirit and of course the growing problem of new officers council for the com finance. ing year. The office of President went to David Young, junior let ters major from Oklahoma City. David, the son of Mrs. ErceU Young, is planning to attend med ical school after graduation. David is not new to officer's duties; he held down the job of correspond ing secretary on the last council. In charge of the treasury is Mer ritt D. Chastain Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Chastain. Mr. FIJIS AT OSU — The potential nucleus of a Phi Gam chapter at Oklahoma State poses with Dr. Derrell Troxel, OSU's dean of men. Dean Troxel encourages itself in Stillwater. In the background is a house owned by Pi Beta Phi; it is for sale and would be a possible place to house a new chapter. Posing from left to right are Dean Troxel, Jon Turley, Dale Ander Chastain is an independent oil producer in Shreveport, La. Mer ritt was also recently elected sec retary of the Inter-Fraternity Council and served as president of his pledge class. Markum Elected son, Kent Moore and Bill Gurley. Todd Markum. Clinton, Okla OSU GRANTS FIJI APPROVAL Nu Omega News recently re ceived a letter from Dale Ander son, Oklahoma City senior at OSU and a former Nu Omega Fiji. In this letter Brother Anderson gave us a detailed acount of the move ment to establish a Phi Gam chap ter at Stillwater. Dale is one of four OU Fijis now going to school at Oklahoma State. The other three men are Bill Gur ley, Bristow senior; Kent Moore, Lindsay junior, and Jan Turley, Eufaula sophomore. They are all Help Given '"The helpfulness which the fra ternity system here displays," Anderson adds, "was well indi cated by the manner in which they backed the Delta Upsilon fraternity, which came on campus two years ago. There were sev eral instances in which the DU's were loaned furniture and other facilities which they needed. Some fraternities even went so far as to sign date cards for them. "This certainly speaks well of anxious to get Phi Gam started at OSU by next fall. their fraternity system. In the last National Interfraternity Council Approval Granted the nation with regards to per- On February 2, 1961, Oklahoma State's Office of Student Affairs, Interfraternity Council and Pres ident of the University gave offi cial approval to the aceptance of Phi Gamma Delta moving on the OSU campus in September 1961. Dale writes, "The sentiment of the Greek system here is unbeliev able. The entire fraternity system is 100 per cent behind our fra ternity. It is certainly a wonderful feeling to know that your fra ternity is so well respected." meeting they were rated second in centile classification. Need Support "If there are any doubts as to the calibre of students or to the standards of the school, I feel that it is only just for you to visit the school. If we are to establish a chapter here we will need the fullfledged support of both graduate and undergraduate Nu Omega." members of If there are any questions con cerning the new chapter, write Dale Anderson, 815 N. Washing ton, Stillwater, Oklahoma. homa, is a junior majoring in Economics. Todd, recently elected recording secretary is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Markum. Mr. Markum is a U. S. Postal employee in Clinton. Newly elected corresponding secretary is Joe W. Berryman Jr., a junior mathematics major from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Joe. also, served as president of hi pledge class. Joe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Berryman; Mr. Berryman is the branch sales manager for G. M. A. C. Youngest Member The youngest member of the new council is Bob Wilbur'of Dallas. Bob, a sophomore pre-law student, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilbur. Mr.-Wilbur Scholarship Stressed The importance of scholarship is continuaUy stressed by the council and scholarship chairman Dick Griffith. The pledges have had a minimum of fifteen hours per week supervising study hall. "The chapter cooperates in pledge train ing by putting emphasis on studies and class attendance. The chapter's spirit and chapter tone was expressed last month in a rededication dinner held at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. (See rededication article). New System The new system of having com mittee chairmen file written re ports each week has been func tioning well. This has kept com mittee chairmen on their toes and conscious of their responsibilities. We, also, have been doing well in campus relations and activities lately. With the election of Mer ritt Chastain to the IFC officers' council and the probability of electing other members to class offices and the student senate, we are gaining more and more pres tige on the campus. We feel that with the spirit and feeling for the fraternity that has been exhibited, the men of Nu Omega will continue to exceed in rush, scholarship and every other phase of fraternitv life that makes Phi Gamma Delta the best on campus. is vice president of Ideco Inc., an oil equipment company. Besides being historian. Bob is also our rush chairman and has been doing an excellent job. With the advice and help of the old members of the council and the experience of the new presi dent. the men on the new slate are looking forward to a very success ful term of offme. Many ideas have been passed on by the out going officers for the ever chang NEED ADDRESSES As you may or may not know, keeping piir graduate files accu rate and up-to-date is a ceasele.=s problem. If you know of a grad uate Nu Omega Fiji who has not been receiving our publications and correspondence or if you have a change in your own address, please let us know. Write David Wav Alumni Relations, 1200 College, \r\nMarch, 1961 NU OMEGA NEWS GRADE AVERAGE ESTIMATED 2.49 Where Are They Now? By BILL DEAL The first consideration of our fraternity is scholarship, and Nu Omega fared well scholastically this semester. Dick Griffith, law school freshman and house schol arship chairman, says, "the men in the house studied more first semester of this year than any other semester since I have been in the house." The grade average of the men in the house, though not official, is estimated at 2.49. The pledge class overall grade average was set at 2.26. Combining the two, the overall house and pledge average is 2.42. Improvement Expected It is Brother Griffith's opinion that the house will substantially improve during the second semes ter. He adds that the spring semes ter is usually the better of the two, scholastically speaking. Sixty-five per cent of the pledges will be initiated. This is, however, five per cent lower than was Brother Griffith's prediction at the beginning of the first semester, i'his means that twenty-two men '. ill receive the black ■> ithin the near future. diamond Extra Study Hall During the second semester the jiledge class will continue to have fifteen hours of study hall each week. Pledges who did not have the required 2.0 (C average) for initiation will have extra study hall duty. Pledges who had over a 3.0 (B average) are excused from the study hall program. This included pledges Guy Danielson, Oklahoma City; Phil Eberhart, Kansas City, Mo.; Bill Thompson, Oklahoma City; Bill Rollins, Altus; and Peter Way, Houston, Texas. These men are to be congratulated. 'Fiji Class' Another area of study for the pledge class concerns the history, customs and Page Three traditions of Phi Gamma Delta and another fraternity share the honor of having the two most active and cooperative alumni groups in the state. Dr. Jodie C. Smith, associate dean of students, has said words to this effect. We do not know who the "other fraternity" is — nor do we care. For we are certain that our Alums are second to none. Fred E, Tarman ('10) Brother The importance of this praise lies in the fact that it comes from such an objective source as Dr. Smith, a man who has Tarman still resides in Norman where he is Editor of the "Nor man Transcript." Tarman also is contact with every alumni organization on campus. We are justly proud of our graduate members. still serving his fraternity by act ing as the present Director of the Nu Omega Housing Association, and was the Secretary-Treasurer of this committee for several years. But, sometimes we wonder if this support is coming not from the graduates as a whoF but only a hard-working few. None of the Pig Dinners in the past three years have drawn more than 110 graduate members. This figure is negli gible considering Nu Omega hps beq/i initiating pledge classes since 1917 and considering that our incomplete graduate files contained 1,130 names to invite to the dinner this year. Also, in the last three years the chapter has lost $1,200 on the Pig Dinner or an average of $400 per year. For this reason we have been forced to eliminate a fine tradition, the dance which usually follows the Pig Dinner. We need and welcome your support on March 25, in Oklahoma City. This year's social hour and dinner promises to be the best ever. But, it cannot be successful without your attendance. If you were not planning to attend before receiving this newsletter, please reconsider. Whether you graduated in 1917 or 1957, the chance to see old friends and meet new brothers should be realized as a rare chance, indeed. Is Phi Gamma Delta for college days alone? We think not. William J. Crowe, Sr. ('15) Crowe is a Law Professor in the Law School at Oklahoma City University. He received his LLB degree at O.U. and has served the Nu Omega chapter as Section Chief and president of the Nu Omega Housing Assn. Clinton M. Shaw ('18) Shaw is a self-employed retail shoe sales man in Durant. He received his BA degree at O.U. R. D. LaNeve ('18) "I'm the only geologist in the class of '18," says Brother LaNeve. He received his BA at O.U. in 1918. Cecil C, Hutchens ('23) Hutchens now lives in Palm Springs, Calif., where he is an oil pro ducer, newspaper publisher, builder of shopping centers, and owner of radio stations. Jack P. Carman ('30) Jack re ceived his BS degree at O.U., and is a rancher and pecan producer in Bristow. John Sparks William W, Butterfield a transfer from Nebraska Nu) Bill came to O.U. in was chapter president of Editor, Nu Omega News Nu and later served as graduate scholarship advisor for Nu Omega. Phi Gamma Delta and of Nu Omega. Heading this study program is Brother Bill Deal, Tulsa junior. Deal's "Fiji" class meets every David Way, Alumni Relations Chairman, has received over 250 alumni information cards which wore sent out in early January with the last Nu Omega News. Due to this response, we were able to pick a cross section of Phi Gams, from the year 1910 to 1960, and have attempted, in the small amount of space allowed, to tell where they are and what they are doing. ('35) As (Lambda 1932. He Lambda Butterfield also served Nu Omega Sunday morning preceding church. as Purple Legionnaire. He now resides in Lubbock, Tex., and is Lectures and testing during this Vice President of Development at period prepares pledges for the Texas Tech. national fraternity's final exam ination to be given this month. Brother Deal emphasized that his fraternity education program is aimed at making the pledge "more familiar with the true meaning of Phi Gamma Delta." He added, "this is the objective of the entire Claude Roark ('40) Brother Roark is a geologist for the Buf falo Pet. Corp. in Lakewood, Colo. Claude holds a BS in geology. Robert Dodge Davis ('45) Davis's home is in Muskogee, but his business address is in Bonn, Germany, where he is a career diplomat for the State Depart pledge training program." ISLAND PARTY—Cont. from (Greek god of conviviality ment. 1 Walk Begins After the ceremony which takes he was "Agitator of the Troops!" Storrs T, Brigbam II ('55) Brigbam is now a group insurance salesman Life in for Los Provincial MuturJ Angeles. Calif. His permanent home is Granby, Conn. at the bottom. "native" band, and the spirits of the jungle grasps the visitors, and de held in Nu Omega, Barbour said ladder and sliding do,wn a slide which .reaches frpip Norman, Qkla^ homa at. the top to the Fiji Islands the sounds of the jungle B.A. tionnaire asking what office he After the walk, entrance to the village is gained by climbing a night, the music provided by the his Edward L, Barbour ('49) Brother Barbour is a United States Army officer stationed in Washington, D.C. His permanent home is Blue Hill, Maine. In reply to our ques place in the village, the brothers begip th.q .walk to . pick up their dates. The walk'.proceeds from sorority house to sorority house with much singing and convivial ity. All along the way people come out to watch the procession. fires, received vard. wine). Once inside the village, the atrnosphere of the smoldering camp- He gree at OU and bis M.A. at Har and HEDGE PLANTING TIME — Exterior chairman Bob Eddins, Muskogee senior (pointing), shows Pledge Phil Truss, Oklahoma City freshman (right), where to help out in planting the chapter's new hedge. The hedge runs east and west on the north edge of the house lawn. Larry T. Hughes ('60) Brother "Grape" is now an administrative assistant for Continental Oil Co. in Ponca City. He is married to the former Mary Moore, also of Ponca City. \r\nNU Page Four OMEGA March, 1961 NEWS FOOD IMPROVED Many pf the graduate members have, no doubt, noticed the marked improvement in the food at 1200 College on football weekends the last couple of years. There is a story behind this, and we feel it is one worth passing on to you, the alums. Two years ago at the Fiji house food was not exceptional (to say the least). Meals were typical, flat, often cold (when they were supposed to be hot), and were eaten solely to stave off hunger. System Changes Under the old system our cooks had the entire responsibility of buying, planning and cooking all of the meals. Today, the system is entirely different; our meals show it, too. 'i ft. Our housemother, Mrs. Ralph . B. Kramer, (better known as "Mimi") is excellent both as a ' oir FOOD—FOOD—FOOD—Gommurvity service chairman Bob Harris (right) appears to be happy about the 600 cans of food the pledge class collected for needy families. The two pledges on his left (from left to right) ore Guy Donielson, Oklahoma City, and Phil Eberhart, Kansas City, Mo., both businesswoman and a cook. In the fall of 1959 we asked her if she would be willing to do the food buying and planning for tbe house. She agreed. The spring semester has brought with It a new and more meaningful purpose for the activities at 1200 College. The Brothers have moved Into an extensive program of community service that should prove gratifying In Its results and could possibly bring the coveted Baker Cup back to Nu Omega. The program was Initiated by Bob Harris, Muskogee senior, who has succeeded In getting the unanimous support of the chapter behind his ideas. Here is an outline of the new program; 1. Participation in a 24-hour emergency biood donor through the American Red Cross. The chapter will donate a minimum of twenty pints of biood during the next three months. 2. Participation In the Norman Civil Defense Disaster Unit coordinated through the Red Cross. 3. Plans to adopt a foreign orphan through the Foster Parents Plan. 4. Participation In the CARE' package program to under developed countries. 5. Collectlortstff over 600 cans and boxes of food—for needy families In Norman. This Fiji food canvas will be repeated again before Easter. 7. Pledge class participation In the annual Greek Week help at Central St|ite Ment^j^ Hospital In Norman. 8. Pledge class "Xvlndow-washlng at the CerebrS^P^sW Institute. 9. The pledge class also plans to collect old clothes from Norman families for the Salvation Army. The style show held by Fiji wives and mothers on February 15, in Oklahoma City was a tre mendous success, bringing in $1,200 for the fraternity. Club, agreement on our nd&^policy, Webb. Muskogee. ri?^7r'=°Hhit ladies atb ' ' " were obliged to refjlace our old cooks with new ones. Tbe new cooks knew quantity Voqking well^ and Mimi tok care of more important elemenir5=