LAMBDA NU TODAY ipi GA Fall, 1959 Vol. 12, No. 1 University of Nebraska 125 ATTEND PIG DINNER The Norris Pig Dinner is recognized throughout Fiji-land as an evening set aside for renewing and strengthen ing old friendships. On October 10, 125 alums and under graduates of Lambda Nu Chapter gathered at Cotner Terrace for our 1959 Pig Dinner. The chapter house worked directly with the Lincoln Alums to re-establish a Pig Dinner Column reminiscent of the 1940's. message -- Something every good Fiji knows. After "Tiger's" address, Wayne "Bear" Handshy, M. C. , introduced the Fiji Sons and Sires. Carrol and Mike Eisenhart of Omaha: Dr. Wright and son Dick, Omaha; York and Bob Hinman, North Platte, Edward Eisen hart and George of Culbertson. Traveling the fartherest this year was Bill Cannon of Mitchell, Nebras ka. By Tom Gilliland, President The Traditional "Pig Ceremony" and the introduction of the pledge class of '63, along with Brother Ron Bell Lambda Nu is in the best shape it has been for some time. A highly successful rush week resulted reading the "Exiles", were carried in a out according to long standing traditions. Mike Eason, the youngest pledge, received the pig's tail. We are all looking forward to a top-notch pledge class, one of the best potentially in years. A mature training program conducted on a high level has sparked the enthusiasm of bigger and better Pig Dinner next the pledge class and the active chapter--one that we trust will build year. good Fijis and better men. The largest turnout of graduates in years attended the Norris Pig Dinner on October 10. The graduates who were present were very enthusiastic. The active chapter certainly appreci ates graduate support more than I'm sure is realized. To me and to every man in the active chapter, this is a great tribute to the strength of our fraternity. A considerable part of the work which made the Dinner such a success is directly attributable to Brothers George Hancock, Cecil Metzger, "Bear" Handshy, Paul Grimm and Jack Holmquist. They deserve a hearty round of clicks. The Lambda Nu Foundation certain James "Tiger" Millan, Lambda Nu Section Chief, spoke to the gathering on its obligations to the University and the general public. He stated that the fraternity system is current ly on the "brink of declination or the threshold of greater and better thing s. " Favorable publicity for the fraterni ty system is the cornerstone of our goal. We must convince campus administrators, the city, and all that we meet of the worth of the fra- ternity. At the conclusion of his speech, "Tiger" read quotes from Stanley T. Walbanks rededication Bartenders take time out to ham it up for the camera. ly deserves a tremendous amount of credit and thanks for the time, money and direction that they contributed over the summer to keep the Fiji Hut in fine shape. Our thanks to "Mutt" c Volz and Blanchard Anderson for ' ^ • [ J'5' another splendid job at the helm of the Foundation! It looks like our hopes for a new chapter-home may soon be realized. Even though most of us undergrads n't be in school at that time, we rp°alize the necessity of getting etartedon the plans for anew house-- Pledges' skit, a new annual feature, As vou know, the Foundation drew many laughs as the class brings harpurchased the adjoining l°twhich now gives us sufficient room to build. (Continued on Page 5) "in the pig. " Hearty appetites were easily satis fied by the delicious buffet at Cotner T errace. \r\nPage Lambda Nu Today 2 LAMDA NU HOUSE ORGANIZATION •c LAMBDA NU TODAY University of Nebraska on n I T r ^ f- Lincoln, Nebraska • X I12^riviriTI] [TiMikMc.- [ 1 Editor Don Ferguson, '62 Reporters and Contributors: Stan Kirkendall, '63 Ron Arndt, '63 Bob Jensen, '61 , I , ,—^—3 Jerry Klein, '61 Frank Knox, '63 Gary Owens, '61 Dick Altrock, '62 OTHERS identified with story. Alumni News [c 4 6 I N*5 "Mom" Minier ROM OU RTH* LOOR Since I am graduating in January, I Artwork - Jerry Klein frolic. " By Larry Kilstrup I have been commissioned to write would like to express my gratitude to a story on the organization chart you this Fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta. see pictured above. Because I happen This is not only to the active brothers to be a business administration of the past few years, but to all of you graduate members who have student I am supposedly familiar with such layouts. Treating this subject made this Fraternity what it is today. professionally it represents an Without your faith in Phi Gamma adequate although not altogether Delta, I know that I could not whole consistent delegation of function. It heartedly give mine to it. I feel as is well to remember that you can many others have felt -- that I can always delegate authority, but never never repay Phi Gamma Delta for all responsibility. Now contrary to that it has done for me. Paul Hildebrand ('33) Dallas, Texas , stopped by the other day for^ a look popular opinion this responsibility does not rest solely upon the shoulders of that group of men referred to in at the house and to visit with "Mom". capital letters as the Cabinet, It was very interesting to talk to him but rather resides with each man in the and it seemed to prove the saying: chapter. The names enclosed in the "It is not for college days alone". To boxes are names of offices and listen to this fine Fiji and hear him committees. These offices and talk of those who were in school with committees are not the important him--men like Pat Minier ('37) and thing to consider in evaluating this DonHodder ('35) and several other s -- chart; but instead it is the menthem- proves that there must be something selves that make or break such a in this brotherhood other than the program. Unless they believe in what definable characteristics. I realize that what I have written is probably not new to you graduate members, but since I am just about to become one of you, the whole con cept of what Phi Gamma Delta really stands for is now being realized. "Mighty proud to be a Fiji. " Lauris E. Whitehead Historian. they are doing and are willing to carry out the responsibilities en trusted to them the whole thing isn't worth the paper it's printed on. The house seems to be functioning well, whether it is a result of this elaborate organization chart is be yond me to say. This organization moved, PLEASE notify us of the new address. We would like all Lambda Nu Fijis to receive this paper. new furniture, there are new lights in the basement, and so on. About the only remaining recognizable feature of this house is the Ivy, even this is dependent on the continued goodwill of our neighbors. Now 1 don't mean to imply that these changes that 1 am referring to have only been made for the sake of change. Obvious ly this would be a psychological maladjustment of some sort or other. No 1 rather prefer to believe that the whole thing hinges on the age old conflict "Tradition vs. Reason". If anyone doubts the existence of tradition in this fraternity, 1 have only to refer them to the minutes of 1898, or 1929, October 26th, 1959. should mean that for everything that has been done there has been a reason. Excuse me, did 1 say reason? seem to be getting slightly confused. It would have been more correct had 1 said that for everything that has been done somebody did it and let it go at that. It's been quite a ff any decisions need to be made, who makes them. The senior men because they can remember when! This leave us? of fun and frolic". or 1943, or We talk about the same things year after year. this is what I hope to express to you. Does anyone remember the expres while since I've heard anyone say If your address has changed or if you know of a Brother who has gone a facelift. Fourth floor has nice has had an impact on attitude and sion, "Phi Gamma Delta - four floors Perge! Now this transition hasn't been easy, but anything around here is subject to change and most everything in varying degrees has under Now where does this Well I'm not exactly sure but it seems reasonable to assume that there is a definite lack of order and preciseness, a sort of vague this, and I'm not altogether sure that the feeling even exists. If you wanted haziness. We used to pat ourselves on the back and say Casual lil^® were somehow proud of the chaos to use this expression and still main tain consistency with current atmos that surrounded us. phere, 1 think you would have to alter it just slightly. "Phi Gamma Delta - and undependable, who needs them, we'll just refer the whole thing a committee. This haphazard arrange- four floors of ORGANIZED fun and Now those f®^ remnants of the past are ineffici®^^ (Continued on Page 5) \r\nLeft to right; back row; Hansen, Ruwe, Owens, Dorsey, Rennick, Way, CarliMrk, Olson. Middle row: Watson, Richards, Warden, Kirkendall, Strong, Hedgecock, Wojtasek, Eason. Front row: Stoldt, Knox, Patton, Arndt, Wright, Schleufer, Kosmicke, Bennink. LAMBDA Nil FIJIS "ADOPT" TWENTY FIVE FROSH Ronald Arndt, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Arndt of Platte Center, Nebraska, graduated from Columbus High School where he participated in band, Thespians, student council, to major in pre-med. In high school, he was active in football, wrestling, track, music, and served as student body president. He hopes to continue with activities and sports. His Bob Hedgecock, 18, son of Mr. and Gary Bennink, 18, of Grand Island, Mrs. A. W. Hedgecock of Grand Island, Nebraska, graduated from Grand Island High School. He took paper staff, and annual staff. intended major is architecture. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Merl Bennink. He graduated from Grand Island High School where he took part part in student council, Letterman's in Choir. His intended major is electrical engineering. major in medicine. A civil engineering major, Club, and sports. He intends to John Ed Carlmarkwas active in baseball, Kerrey, is another Lincoln Northeast tennis, and debate while at Lincoln product. While there, he took part in sports, N-Glub, and Hi-Y. He is Southeast. He is a Business Adminis tration major and is the son of Mr. the son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. and Mrs. Kerrey of Lincoln. Stan Kirkendall, graduate of Grand Island Senior High School is planning E. O. Carlmark. Glenn Dorsey, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dorsey of Cambridge, Nebraska, graduated from Cambridge High School. He participated in student council, Letterman's Club, annual staff, and paper staff. intended major is pharmacy. Michael G. Eason is from Bend, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. pated in student council, Hi-Y, golf, basketball manager, Letterman's North Club, Quill & Scroll, and an art club. Eason. Mike, who was president of his senior class and active in sports, is un declared as to his major. Vernon Good is undeclared in his major field of study. While attending G. 1. H. S. , he partici His His parents are Thomas K. on majoring in accounting in the college of Business Administration. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Good of Lincoln. At Northeast High School, Vernon took part in football, Hi-Y, track, and N-Club. Steve Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Hansen of Grand Island, plans He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kirkendall, also of Grand Island. Frank Knox, a very talented drum mer, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knox of Columbus, Nebraska. Frank plans a career in engineering. Ralph Kosmicke is a graduate of Bridgeport, Nebraska, High School where he gained an ample background for his proposed major, physics. Ralph plans to be active in University activities. He is the son of Albert Kosmicke of Bridgeport. Gary Owens is a junior transfer from Fremont. He previously attended Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas, and Midland College. Gary graduated from Fremont High where he participated in football, letterman's club, journalism. band, choir, and He is majoring in Zoology. Charles Patton, also a graduate of Grand Island High School, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Patton. Chuck plans to major in Business Adminis tration. Bob Rennick is a graduate of Sidney High, where he was active in football, golf. Honor Society, and band. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Rennick and is majoring in Chemistry. Lee Ruwe, 20, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Ruwe of Fremont, Nebraska. He last attended Midland College where he participated in 1. F.C., sports. He is majoring in geology. Ed Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Richards of Grand Island, graduated from Grand Island High School in 1959 where he participated in football, basketball, and track. Ed i s majoring in Industrial Arts. He also will be playing fall football for the University. Ed played on the Nebraska Shrine North Football team last summer. (Continued on Page 8) Lambda Nu Today Paqe 3 | \r\nLambda Nu Today Page 4 MOM'S FIJI NOTES CRADLE CREW It was another son in the Norman by Mom Minier and Norma Case home. Seven pound James Norman put in his appearance May 2nd. Cheryl Cathleen, a dainty six pound lass, is the daughter of Lt. Charles and Carol Stewart, and claims May 18th as her birthdate. L i t t l e Ann Throne's new sister makes the family count, four, since May 28th. She weighed in at seven pounds nine ounces and claimed all of 22 inches tall. Naturally Charles (Chuck) and Ruthie are mighty happy with their two little daughters. 1 received no personal announce ment, but learned from the Lincoln Star that Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Eyen's, Ann Elizabeth, arrived on July 9th at St. Elizabeth's hospital here in Lincoln. Phil is in the service now somewhere in the South, but do not know his exact location. The Don Fitzgerald's first, Michael Alan, arrived on October the 14th and has taken over Island home. in their Grand Joyce Lynn is the third daughter in the Don and Mary Pollock family in Fremont. She was a six pound13 ounce bundle upon her arr ival August 11th. Through Joe Vaccaro, we discovered that Phil and Monica Hart are new parents as of Friday October 11th, when young Pat arrived at their Albequerque home. The Bert Linn's tiny four poundfour ounce daughter, Lori, arrived ahead of schedule on September 16th, but the little lady has made remark able progress and is the idol of her two young brothers. A mighty proud grandfather. Jack Stanton, called to tell me that Murl and Jackie Maupin had provided him with his first granddaughter Suzanne, on October 9th, and that he and Mrs. Stanton were hurrying down to Houston to meet the little lady. Through the Nebraska Alumnus, we discovered that Robert Paul, son of the Eugene Reece's, has a June 24th birthdate. The family lives in Lincoln. A slam bang celebration on July 4th It's the old worn phrase, "Where has time gone?" But it has; and months have flown since that day last June when eleven of our boys left their college home and scattered to various locations and occupations. We hope for them success in what-so-ever the future may hold. At the same time it's nice to have so many of the old boys back with anticipation for a better year ahead. News-wise we'll try to pick up where we left off in the last issue. One big disturbing thing is the great number of papers returned each time we send it out--addresses unknown, no forwarding information and on and on. for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Several years have passed since any word of Oliver DeWolf has been received, but the notification of the open house for your housemother last May brought a nice letter from him. Unfortunately he neglected the allimportant information as to his activities. His letterhead indicated that he is located in Washington, D.C., with the National Association of Home Builders, National Housing Center. We'd like to be filled in, Ollie; you have brothers who are interested. Jerry Robertson is with American Can Co. , Dixie Cup Division. He is with the export department and will A pack came back last spring. it be sales representative in Latin costs to get the paper out and then the His first trip in September additional return postage on top of America. was to Cuba and thereafter others for that is more than we can afford. In two years before living abroad. Just the future I believe we'll publish the now they are living in Easton, Pa. names of those whom we are com We' r e awfully sorry that our beloved pelled to file as inactive or unknown Charley and Jo Orr have left Nebras and we may get some help. Please ka and are presently located in Palo inform us if you know the where Alto, Calif., where Charley is abouts of any on that list. Now to pick up and pass on any and continuing teaching. He attended all bits of information we may have Stanford last summer and pulled of our large and growing Fiji familv-- down all A's. He's working toward a doctorate, which will mean constant mother advancement in the profession; and that the family now Swaim's lives in Tucson Arizona, where they moved shortly knowing that young man it won't be many years until he will be holding a L 80^ 000 nnn°vVolkswagen garage pl^ns and for be the $150, fore he had an opportunity to see its responsible administrative position. At long last our busy Norm Ellis completion. They have two children came through with such a fine, newsy that we'll forgive his long a two-year-old daughter and a son letter silence. He recalled our working about a year old. About twice a year a real long together back in 1937 and '38--he as steward and 1 as housemother. He letter arrives from Barcelona! wrote, "We were both new at our Venezuela, from that lovable Tony jobs, but back 1 don't think Eistetter, who is making amazing we did toolooking bad a job of it at that. progress with one of the big oil Money-wise we had about $2000 to cornpanies His breezy descriptions oi his activities and life in South turn over to the alums at the end of America, including a happy family the year. r!ti^ h"" Tony and Norm's early training on apparently for he is doing an outstanding business in both lif® gi^es one a and casualty in Rapid City, S.D. i ' has com Orr, arrived to join the family circle pleted his sophomore year at Cornell majoring in chemistry and be little Susan's chief attraction. making an excellent academic The Stanley Wentz's little daughter The family purchased a has a September 9th birthday. That record makes three--two daughters and one home mClarendon Hills near Chicago recently. Newt said that Bill Butter field s sonenteredS. M. U. as afresh IS when 1 read his premium breakdown. They have five unusually bright children; Susan, 18, who for Walter and Ruth Stephenson for that is the day their son, William b^ lift^^n ! N t V c son. PINNINGS The informal engagement of Susan Hapner of Omaha to Darrel Bernet of Ravenna was announced October 5, Carol Jean Flicker of Scottsbluff, aStephans College graduate, to Larry A. Kilstrup of Mitchell. Susanne Greenfield, Alpha Phi of Hastings, Grand Island. man this fall. Tony. can well appreciate how successful he made an excellent high school record IS a freshman at Colorado U. ; Rickie. 15; Mary, U; Seth, 5; and Jill, 4. All three of the Ellis boys were in esn- school here during the late thirties Jim Baird writes that he completed and early forties. Ken and Lowell hisfirst year with the finance comna are both in Deadwood and in the insur ny, that he felt he had been making ance business. Kenhas three children increasingly interested. family numbers six. excellent progress, and that he's and believe four by now. Jerry Spahn and Jane built an attrac tive new home last January in Okla to Robert Kirkendall, homa City where Jerry has been Dis trict Manager for almost three years Lowell s Norm wrote that John Whalen H^®® in Rapid City also, operating pawn shops catering primarily to th^ military and growing rich in the cess. He has a new home, ne (continued on page 7) \r\nTG'S COLUMN