"r " "i '7 '.Vi' LITTLE GIANT o/(Pni Qamnta3!>eUa at IVaba^k CoUeae February, 1964 Volume 12, Number 2 Collett—aid to Psi in post boys owls for chapter house Psi received a rather unusual gift last December when one of her more noted alumni, John P. Collett, purchased two 430 pound marble owls at an auction and presented them to the chapter. At present the owls ha\e been placed on either side of the out side entrance to the lix ing room, but, upon determination of whether they are "inside" or "outside" marble, thev will either be left in the living room or fastened to the — tops of the two pillars support ing the roof of the front porch. Needless to say, the owls, which stand over three feet high, are quite formidable in appearance. Since lii.s graduation from Waha.sli Flanked by the two owls Brother Collett recently (cave the house, the Fiji Cabinet surround's our new mascot. Sugar, (L, to R,) First row: Bill McCarty. Carl Alfrey: Second row: Bob Lentz, Ray Hartwell, Rhiman Rotz, Cabinet takes office; has grades,activities Psi elected a new Cabinet Sunday, February 9, Bill McCarty, in 1924, Brother Collett'.s life ha.s been one of .service—serx ice to his college, to his fraternity, and to his commun ity. The recipient of an honorary Board's Executixe Committee, has been \'iei>-President of the Board, and is cnrrentlv the treasurer of the col lege. .Yt the 1961 Commencement, Bx ron K, Trippet, President of Wa bash College, described John Coilett's nndergradnate days as being ones of leadershijr both in his fraternity and in tlie total student life of the eampns. Doctor of Laws degree from Wabash in 1961, Brother Collett has served for tlie past 25 years as a memhcr of the Board of Trustees of the College, In his 25 years as a Trustee, Brother Collett lias been the chainnan of the who hails from Anderson, Indiana, will wield the President's gavel Ql liAftrA for the next two semesters. Bill, a Deans List student, led the tlBOQCS FBuO uOUSC Interfraternitv Council last year and now represents the house on the Senior Council, He has also served on the Pledge Training ^TiTAlfrey, whose fadier Harry ('38) preceded him at Psi, will pull the House purse strings as 1 C* Tfo/->ii Cf-* Treasurer, A natix'e of Syracuse campus xvide Duplicate Bridge Tour nament. With the xvords, "Voii guys can go home noxv!" John Pharcs, our house manager, ended Help Week, 1964. After 46 hours of hard work, this xear's class put the house in tip-top shape and made minor repairs ( like ex cry other pledge class Iroiii time fi':. immemorial); this year's group has Indiana, Carl has been Assistant Treasurer, Intramural Co-Chair- ('62) also xvrote Psi's historx', canu' man and a member of the Rush ment, X irtiiallx' the only remaining to Wabash from Pcoria Woodruff. An "imfinisherl" area in the house. With \ cstniDnts, llic hioiidn Committee, other Dean's Lister, Bob xx'as Schol- the aid of a fexv conscientious sopho Many Wright l)iuk\N'oitli has more arsliip Chairman and Song Director mores (Phares, Lou Bubala, and Tom than (louliloci in tho past (Icoadc, iiiid last semester. He is also a musician, Woelfel), tfie entire basement area bocausc ()1 under the soutli xx'ing xxas turned ehaptta- h;is been idile to get some ot the ])est prospi'etix (' (!;i\(Mnen that Indianajiolis luis had to ofler. Bhiman Kotz, a Muncic Cxntra' Bob Lentz, xvhose brother Brad product, xvas pledge class presic r n , pounding the drums for tlie college "rook-of-the-year," pledge trainer, ancl .-tctix ities Chairman before tbc band. oust After selecting the C.'abinet, xvho asked him to keep its minutes as l|e- wore installed Monday, February 17, cording Secretary. An lb)"'"' xx ho has nex-er missed the ^ '' the House elected John Wilson and Bhiman is a member of Pi Del a q siion and Blue Key. Bay Hartwell, a Pcoria Bicbwoods fierrv Wood Assistant Treasuri'rs and Tom ^Voefel Scholarship Chairman. A X arsity round-baller, John folloxx'cd liis brother Daxe ('62) to Psi. Gerry, graduate, will stop plaxing bridge an i who played frosh ba.sketball, has a his t'lectric Huitar long xarsitv letter in baseball. as Corre.sponding Secretary. - lam ' of the Pig Dinner and llomecoini g bridge fan, Tom also ha.s a brother Committee, Bax is also Director of who matrienlated at Wabash. Another Brother John Collett done major remodeling in the base from an unsightlx' boiler room clutter ed xvith miscellaneous junk and a lab yrinth of pipes into a tastefully pan I lirongli Brotlu'r ('ollctt's w ise inIcFt to Psi h\ his interest in Psi tlie John (H)llett s ser\ iee to the eoin- eled hallxxay to one of our larger rnnnit\ of Indianapolis has been shown stiidx' rooms. .A drilled masonite ceil in ing xvith dramatic Hush-set lighting sets off the cherry stained plyxyood partition, and scarlet toned floors. A hidden door makes access to the fur nace and storage space no problem. Additional facilities included for the ((iontinued on page 4 I in;in\ Cdiristiiniore -\ holder Settlement in tlie House iiml the Indian;i])olis llosjiital De\elopment Association, he hiis l^resident of the Ihiited been the Fund in Indiiinapolis. find is eiirrentb the Director of ,\rt Mnsenm. the john Herron \r\nPage Two Febmaiy, 1964 LITTLE GIANT FIJI ITSaiE MiriPlLIl IFa^a Psi scholars zoom nationally; maintain campus standing Once again, the results of the fall semester of 1963 are starting The Little Giant Fiji is published three times yearly by Psi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. Wabash College, for the enjoyment of the alumni, undergraduate members and friends of Psi Chapter. Editors Jim Bond and Chuck Rubey Contributors—Carl Alfrey, Dave Bohner, Ray Hartwell, Ralph Hesler, Bob Lentz, Jack Meng, Bill McCarty, Rhiman Rotz, Andy Williams, and John Wilson. Photographer Bill Ingle Cabinet Bill McCarty, President Carl Alfrey, Treasurer Rhiman Rotz. Recording Secretary Ray Hartwell, Corresponding Secretary Bob Lentz, Historian Any suggestions, criticisms, alumni news, etc. should be addressed to: Editor, Little Giant Fiji, Phi Gamma Delta, Crawfordsville, Indiana. to drift in, and, once again, Psi can look at itself proudly. Psi has always done well in scholarship, and the last semester was no ex ception. Overall, the house had over a 1.75 at erage. Twenty-seven of 2.00; with standards always rising the brothers receit'ed above a — Presidents' Corner — Outgoin3 . . . one third of its number above At their last meeting the Housing Association foresaw quite clearly, I think, into the future of Psi when they raised house bills by five per cent for the coming year. This $4.40 per man per month will be put into a building fund in the hopes that when a new chapter house is needed across the street, tliis number is something of which all of Psi can be.extremely proud. Psi had over somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty years from now—Psi will not be forced to borrow money from the college or anyone else to finance the new structure. Even though 1 am not majoring in Economics, I can see that this money, plus the money from the Harry Wright Duckworth en dowment will furnish only about one half of the money needed. If a new house is to be built, the remaining money must come from alumni—specifically, from alumni who graduated under the "House Note" plan and who, therefore, did not make any direct payments toward a building fund while they were undergraduates. a solid "B" average. Of these twenty-s\ en 2.00 beaters, eleven were on Dean's List. The sen iors making this 2.5 or better were Bob Boeder, Phil Miller, and Jim Bond. But Brother Bond didn't even stop here: he was the senior 3.00 representative for the fall semester. Junior Dean's Lister^ were Bill McCarty, Rhiman Rotz, and Bob Lentz. Brother Rotz ranked with Bond with his own 3.00 this time around. John Wilson was the sophomore Dean's Lister. Second initiation activates Fuller Psi will hold its second initia tion within a month on March 2, when sophomore pledge Jack Fuller will be brought into the brotherhood. Pins were already placed on 19 freshmen in the ccrcmonv of Feb. 4. Jack (full name John Law rence Fuller, Jr.) hails from Shaker Heights, Ohio. Originally a member of the pledge class of '65, he stayed out of school last year to work. He's a baseball letterman and the Fiji intramural 1 feel that the house owes quite a debt to Paul Husting and the rest of the Housing Association for the work they have done in the past year. In particular, I think that the work of Dr. Jess Burks, who is both a member of the Housing Association and our the Little Giant Fiji was one of pre Purple Legionnaire, should be recognized. Although his pro fession is very time consuming. Dr. Burks attended most of our cabinet meetings and provided what I feel to be a somewhat diction for our pledges. This one can be an article of pride in onr newly initiated men's lone, nut derinitelv 13a\ id Lcland BickcU (Bick), a foot ball pl i\er and Glee Clubber from indicath e, semester. Of these twentvfonr pledges, twenty were formalK- (Chris). cross conntr\' runner from necessary "mature guidance" for the chapter. In the year 1964 I am sure it is no news to anyone that the national fraternity system is being subjected to some rather severe criticisms. 1 say "is being subjected to" because 1 feel that, as long as they keep within the accepted laws of the land, private organizations have the right to run their organizations in any way they see fit. Unfortunately, this currently does not seem to be the case. For this reason, if for no other, I feel that our National Fra ternity should take a clearly progressive stand on the racial issue. While 1 might personally feel that the issue also has certain moral implications, 1 do not feel that this point can be meaningfully dis cussed. 1 do feel that to protect the existence of the entire Fra ternity, we should all take a second look at what is best for "the Fraternity as a whole." —Chuck Rubey Tlic liist article on sclioiarsliip for initiated into Psi after last semester. It is a good record for a good class. The rook axcrage was 1.63 overall. Of the twenty initiated men, ei