THE WIJI FIJI NEWS OF ALPHA Slptlmbkr, 1961 WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. 42, No. 1 "ALL HAIL THE PIG!!" 12 ACCEPT THE BLACK DIAMOHD Delegates Report On Fiji Academy Alpha's president and treasur er, John Frazier and Lou Mar Twelve new initiates of Alpha Chapter were welcomed into the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta ines, attended the Fiji Academy on the campus of Indiana Uni versity, August 24, 25, and 26. The Academy is Phi Gamma Del ta's leadership school for chap at the annual Norris Pig Dinner. The gala affair was held at the George Washington Hotel on Saturday, September 16. Broth er Harry L. Davis, Treasurer of ter officers. This most recent gathering in Bloomington, Indiana, was the seventh since the Academy's first meeting at Denison Univer sity, Granville, Ohio, in the sum the national fraternity, delivered the main address. Many prominent graduate mer of 194!). The 1951 and 1953 brothers attended the efferves Academies were held on the Washington and Jefferson Col lege campus. Highlighting these Academies were trips to Port Armstrong Dormitory and the Founders' Log Cabin in Canonsburg. Convocations, lectures, and group discussions were held fre quently throughout the three day period on every phase and as pect of undergraduate chapter life. Executive Secretary Wil liam S. Zerman lectured in "Un dergraduate Chapter Administra tion" Thursday morning, and that afternoon the delegates listened to former Archon Pres ident Philip C. Ebeiing discuss "The Fraternity Ritual." This was followed by a "Model Ini tiation" led by Mike Shipley. Later in the afternoon the fra ternity's general counsel, Charies R. Richey, spoke on the topic "Fraternity Laws: The Secret Ballot and Chapter By-Laws." Following a showing of frater nity movies, the group retired to the Bloomington Country Club for an evening of "Conviviality." Group discussions were held cent event. Included were Walter Following the Initiation, Alpha's newly activated brothers (In tuxes) gathered at the George Washington Hotel for the An nual Norrls Pig Dinner. Front row (I to r) Jan David Gulden, Thomas Gibson Frazier, Kennlth Marcenus Mason, Eugene Miles Prentice, John Barry Hemphlll, Thomas Spencer Smith, Jerry Ralph Duffle. 2nd row (I to r) Samuel Porter Evans, William Napier Macartney, Charles Patterson Eaton, William Parke Tranter, James Henry Alexandre, John Hendee Roach, and Timothy B. Rellly. Scholarship Advances Again A great come-back has been staged at Alpha this past year in the area of chapter house scholarship. It is expected that we will exceed our last year's twenty-second place among the other chapters of Phi Gamma Delta. On campus. Phi Gamma Delta ranks fifth out of the eleven fra ternities with a 1.703, two places above the all mens average of 1.609 on a 3.000 system. Our recently initiated pledge class proved to be a tremendous Kappa Scholars. With their sup port Alpha is sure to show con siderable progress. the day was spent in convoca zine The Phi Gamma Delta is the intention of the active would be enlarged in size com parable to that of Time and Newsweek. Of great concern was the mention of the fact that the Fiji Club of New York City is experiencing financial dif ficulties. Moreover, Brother Da vis enjoined all Phi Gams to at tend an Ekklesia or a Fiji Aca demy if they could do so. Such events prove that the Fiji spirit endures long after men have left Dean's List, four of which were level be attained. RUSHING SYSTEM CHANGES AT W & J preferences. Realizing this, the tions and discussion groups on the new look on the ever-chang I. F. C. made some revisions in a variety of topics including fra(('ontinuril on Buck I'oge) ing face of W & J this year. In past years the Freshmen went through two visitations to each the rushing procedure. The first visitation will be car house. The first served as an in will be replaced with three open houses, one of which will be tlreek Swing weekend. Tbe FIJI CALENDAR HOMECOMING troductory visit, the second per iod being of little or no use be cause by that time the freshmen November 3 had eliminated some of the fra GREEK SWING ternities from their personal October 7 brothers. Scintillating John Earl Frazier presided over the gliblyrun ceremony. Higblighting the initiation was the pinning of the black diamond by William Park Tranter, Sr. on his son William Park Tranter, Jr., class of '64. studying habits. In addition, it just initiated, seven were on the A revised rushing system is Preceding the dinner was the initiation of the twelve new He must also, if necessary, at tend a study hall to develop good Friday morning on the graduate relations lecture delivered by John E. Scott. The remainder of was a special guest. Brother Davis, the principal speaker, is an eminent attorney in Cleveland, Ohio. He elaborat ed on the topic. "What is New in the Fraternity". Among vari ous subjects touched upon in cluded the news that our maga As a pledge, one is expected to acquaint himself with the chapter on scholarship in the Purple Pilgrim and also Broth er Jordan's book How to Study. chapter to promote diligent ap plication to study, not only in order that the requirements of the college be met, but also that achievement above the average asset to the house. Of the twelve B. Anderson, U. Grant "Bunny" Miller, Wi l l iam Park Tranter, Sr., Edward Sell, and Alex Mur doch, our Purple Legionnaire. John D. Shepard, Section Chief, ried out as usual but the second times of the other two will be decided by an appointed com- (C.onliniii'd on Back Bugc) college. Concluding the affair was the traditional kissing of the pig with "Abe" Anderson bussing tbe snout while Tom Frazier did the honors on the derriere. These two, respectively, were the old est and the youngest brothers present. \r\nCABINET COMMENTS Oddd. 'n Cndi. On Alpha Invades ^Inmni ^liendd The Gridiron Co.nie September, it is again time to reiterate to you the lat est news about the Alumni of Alpha. We are most apprecia tive of information which only you can give us. In the class of '61, Brother Alexander is now attending law school at S. M. U., residing at 4326 McKinney Rd., Russwood Apts., Dallas 22, Tex. Brother Pennypacker is ot the Ohio Uni versity school of Journalism, re siding at Apt. 38, Wolfe St., Athens, Ohio. Brother Ed Miller is presently working in the Ad missions Office at W&J until December before entering the Army in January. May we inform you that Wm. E. M. McDaid, class of '46, has joined the international broker age firm of Johnson and Higgins as an accountsman in their Se RAYMOND A. HINERMAN attle office. Also we would like to an Alpha's Recording Secretary, Raymond A. Hinerman, is a sen ior economics major from Weirton, W.Va. Ray is a former treas urer and is presently the Execu tive Officer of the Association of the U. S. Army Co. at W & J. He is also past secretary and vicepresident of Alpha Phi Omega. nounce the mariage of Brother Thomas Slater Foust to Miss An nie Laurie Wharton, both of Washington, Pa., on the 16th of September, 1961. Again we are extending an in vitation to you for homecoming. The brothers will be glad to re ceive you any time at the house. Althongh Alpha is the finest fraternity on the W & J campus, we still have many improve ments which we intend to make in the physical and spiritual machinery of Alpha. We are constantly striving for a better rushing program. Alpha must continue to pledge the best at Jay in order to maintain our undisputed first place. Along with the rushing pro gram, we have the very contro versial pledge training. Each brother seems to feel that it could be changed in many ways, but is afraid that changes may cause pledge training to lose some of its effectiveness. How ever, all agree after pledging the neophyte, that we must mold and pattern his college existence so that Alpha and the future Fiji will derive the maximum bene fit from his own, as well as our own, efforts. DELEGATES REPORT (('ontinunl jrom Front I'ntie) ternity public relations, under crisp wind blows across a cam pus of 20,000 or 800, football is there. Washington and Jefferson College is no different. Except that maybe football is a little more fun. It has to he. W & J has lost so often so long that if they played to win, the disap pointment would be too great. So they play for fun. W & J football might not be so much fun this year. Fun might he sacrificed for a few wins but 1 don't think anyone will mind. Alpha Chapter may have a hand in changing some snickers to applause as football becomes not quite so much fun at W & J. Last year only one Fiji was on the squad. This year there are eight. The nice part about it is that they are all first string ma terial, not just splinter-hounds who can say they had a uniform on. Active brother John Yauch, the lone Fiji of last year, tops the list. A letterman since his freshman year, Yauch, now a junior, is a sure-fire first string er and the captain of the 1961 squad. Another junior, active Dave Schucker, returns to the football wars after a year's ab I have cited two ever present ship of the cabinet and a unified chapter effort, we will in the year 1961-62 come closer to the best solution for a great many of these challenges. Fraternally, back and his brother Charles, newly activated, is fighting it out for an end position. Pledge Bud Hays, a late comer last sea son. is being spotted for tackle or guard. In the hackfield again. Active brother Ken Mason has just about nailed down the quarter back spot while actives Miles Prentice and Bob Hall are push ing both Mason and Eaton for lirst-string spots. ALPHA CHAPTER Box 253 enth Fiji Academy Norrig-.'.Pig, Dinner was held Friday evening, "AVASHmCTdN, PA. with the presentation of awardEr-j, lUSPEsr.v^f and an address by Archon Fre^-'L indent George D. Bailey high-,,' < T E Tf.V. 0 R;G j-nr I 580 7 4 lighting the evening's activities. The final meetings on Satur day morning concerned them selves with pledge training and rushing, followed by the final luncheon featuring an address by Headmaster and Archon Sec retary Danner Lee Mahood. RUSHING SYSTEM {Continurd jrom Front Piinr) mittee. In order to further our rushing program for the ensuing semes ter, Alpha would be most appre ciative of any information con cerning freshmen who have en Off Season Term Pledges Four Recently donning the white star are four men, making up playing for the Brooks School. tions to Robert A. Hall, Box 253, Washington, Pa. the first semester pledge class. so playing football .is Melvin B. Charles Caldwell comes to us Hays. Bud constitutes our third Tilli WIJI FIJI from Columbus, Ohio. As a fresh man, Chip was one of the more active members on the W & J local man at the present. Thomas V. Shoop, son ot Mr. Everett Shoop. class of '19, Free- Please adress all recommenda Piibli.^licd iiiontlily i^y the Piibiication.s t'oiniiiiucc of .Mpha Chapter of Plii Gamma Delta Gordon' S. Dunlop Stdl!—J.xMF.s F. Sr..vuK William N. Macartney RAYMOND A. HINERMAN A. YAUCH graduate chapter finances, and lulilor Perge! Pledge brother Pete Eaton, sophomore, has first call at half- JOHN fraternity scholarship. The^ Sev tered W & J this fall. concerns of Alpha—there are of course many others. With the ambitions and talented leader CAPTAIN Fall is football. Whether the sence. Dear Drothersi FOOTBALL Kenneth M. Mason football squad. Peter Eaton, brother of active Charles Eaton, is from Elyria, Ohio. Pete is putting in his sec ond year on the W & J gridiron after gaining much experience From Washington. Pa. and al port. Pa., is the fourth man in this pledge class. Tom is the brother of John Shoop. '58, and a cousin of Robert Shoop. '60. Tom is the 6th member of the Shoop family to attend W & j