VOL. 3-NO. 2 Greek Weekend got off to a roaring start at Rose-Hulman this year on a beautiful Sunday, May 16, afternoon. Fiji made a better showing this year than in previous years. This year’s events included a cart race, a canoe race, tug-of- war, a three-legged sack race (a guy and a girl as a team), a bicycle race, and a songfest. The cart race was dominated by the larger fraternities, but our Fijis managed to place fourth be- hind the efforts of our fleet-footed pushers, In the canoe race the Fijis made up lost ground fast on the first two legs, but a slight casualty, namely the swamping of the canoe, cost us plenty. Once back in the race our Fijis finished a strong fourth. Somehow the Fiji’s advertised “over one ton of weight” in the tug-of-war didn’t quite have it all tovether. The guys tugged and pulled and put out the best they could but Fiji was eliminated in the first round of competition. In the sack race Brothers Gary Bowman and Jerry Loo and dates participated. Hobbling across the football field with one leg apiece in a burlap sack, our Fiji team finished fourth. Then came the bick race ‘or which the Fijis had been psyched up for all along. A fairly decent start had Fiji running first after a half mile of the ten mile race, Due to some bad handoffs, the Fijis fell back a bit, but managed to continually catch the leaders. A thunderstorm let loose with high winds and a brisk rain, but the (Continued on Page Three) ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MAY, 1971 GREEK WEEKEND BICYCLE RACE TEAM BROTHER GRAHAM Brother James Graham has be- come the second president of the Rose Student Government Associ- ation to have been a Rho Phi Fiji since our chapter was installed in 1969. Brother Graham, our past rush chairman and treasurer, had experience last year as the stu- dent government vice - president and, as such, built many working contacts with the faculty and the student body. Brother Graham has high hopes for the coming year as being a complete success for the school. Some of the things he will be par- ticularly interested in will be Homecoming °71, improvement of the student government organiza- tion, and improvement in commu- nication. He has already managed to fulfill his basic needs by acquir- (Continued on Page Three) New Pledge Class The spring pledge class this year is big, but not big. No, you read it right. Although not very many in number, only three, they combine for an average weight of 240 pounds. Mike Hileman (Indianapolis, Indiana) is president of this pledge class. In high school Mike was a member of the golf team, in the orchestra, and also in the M16 singing ensemble. An eagle scout, he is presently a member of Rose- Hulman’s service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, and of the astronomy club. Larry Smith (Hammond, Indi- ana) attended Hammond High School where he earned three var- sity letters in football as a defen- sive tackle. This could come in quite handy in Fiji’s plans for a comeback in I.M. and IF. football next year. (Continued on Page Four) \r\nPAGE TWO THE ROSE FIJI Published throughout the school year by Rho Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology for the enjoyment of its alumni and friends. Editor... . William O. Henry Contributors: Fred Franzwa Mike Collins Dennis Bailey Ron Andrews Jerry Loo oka Fiji Island On the weekend of May 7 and 8 the Rho Phi Fijis held their third annual Fiji Island. From all reports all who attended had a good time. To start the week off properly, King Bohunkus and his four bodv-guards, all of an “In- dian red” hue, visited St. Mary- of-the-Woods College to deliver in- vitations meticulously created by the brothers for their dates. After bestowing a benediction upon each girl who received an invitation, King Bohunkus and his regal party headed for North Terre Hante where they shocked a poor, unprepared mother who made the mistake of turning on the porch light. The weather seemed a bit fore- boding at the start of the week- end. but fortunately, it cleared up quickly. The weather, however, did its evil deed and caused the warm-up party on Friday night to be moved to the Barhydt House on South Sixth Street. Apparently ROSE FIJI MAY, 1971 PLEDGE CLASS CAR RALLYE 1971 PLEDGE CLASS CAR RALLYE On April third this year the 1971 pledge class sponsored the annual car rallye. Instead of a time, speed, distance rallye as in the past, this year’s pledge class put on a gimmick rallye where time is not really important, but where correct interpretation of route instructions is essential. Ev- eryone got off course at least once on a route winding through the more scenic and less travelled roads in Vigo and Clark counties. One interesting point on the course was the crossing of the Darwin Ferry, one of the few remaining river ferries on the Wabash River. This particular ferry has been in operation since 1812. After two cars were stopped by the county sheriff and another was pulled out of a ditch, cars started arriving at the endpoint at the Wernz farm near Marshall, Illi- nois. Cars continued to arrive at irregular intervals until Gary Bowman pulled in after racking up 240 miles and eight hours driv- ing time on a 109.5 mile course. The winner of the Rallye was graduate brother Ed Dye who was closely followed by pledge Tom Weaver, who incidently stopped to extineuish a brush fire along the course. Greg Reising accidently executed one part of the course right, but still managed to cop the “Effort” award for his exploits. After a pienic supper a party filled out the day’s activities with music, libation, and a hayride. all was fine since nearly two kegs of beer were consumed. Fiji Island itself began on a clear note as couples recuperating from the night before began to wander over to Izaak Walton Beach starting at about 2 P.M. Saturday. On the menu for the day was chicken, cooked accord- ing to an old home brew, barbe- cued spare-ribs, corn, and potato salad. After the brothers and their dates satisfied their hunger, they turned on Brother Fred Franzwa (’72), who cooked the ribs, and tossed him into the near freezing water of the lake. Broth- er Franzwa wes joined by Broth- ers Steve Goble (’71), Joel San- ders (’72). Jerry Loo (’73), Grafe Nesbitt (’74), along with the dates of a couple of brothers. This (Continued on Page Four) \r\nMAY, 1971 Honors Spring-Up' Gr Grete For fiyis @ The spring honors convo at Rose-Hulman on March 30 was indeed a purple day for the mem- bers of Phi Gamma Delta Starting the prozram, P: dent Dr. John A. Logan announced that seniors Steve Goble, Tom Dehne and junior Jim Graham were elect- ed to be placed on the for Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Col- Te The presentation of the LF.C. scholarship trophy followed. The chapter was commended for outstanding scholarship and for re- ceiving the award for the fourth straight quarter. Tom Dehne was honored next by the presentation of the Clarence P. Sousley Award. This award is presented at irregu- lar intervals to only the most out- standing math majors. Tom, pres- ident of Tau Beta Pi, then tapped Fred Franzwa into pledgeship, bringing the total Fiji member- ship in the national engineering honorary to six. Fred was then pledged into Blue Key honorary fraternity, pulling Fiji member- ship up to four. Needless to say, Rho Phi has continued its outstanding perform- ance of the past and looks forward to many new honors in the near future. GREEK WEEKEND (Continued from Page One) race went on with about two miles to go. The Fijis finished an ex- tremely strong third place to round out the afternoon’s activities. That evening at the songfest the Fijis sang “Brothers Sing On” and “The Water is Wide” (by Pe- ter, Paul, and Mary). Fiji showed its ability as the singing frater- nity by copping second place, thus ending Greek Weekend activities for 1971. ROSE FIJI PAGE THREE Pie DINNER The Rho Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta held the annual Norris Pig Dinner on April 17 this year. With most of the chap- ter, some of the graduate brothers, and other guests crowded into our newly-remodeled garage, Brother Steve Goble gave the Invocation which was followed by the sing- ing of the Doxology. The singing started again when the pix was brought into the room as everyone sang “Bringing in the Pie.” An ellent meal followed, consisting of pork loin, potatoes, corn, rolls, baked apples, and, for desert, chocolate mousse, prepared by our talented chef who doubles as Brother Tom Jackson. Brother Jim Graham started off the after-dinner activities by in- troducing guests of the chapter. President Fred Franzwa then gave the President’s Report. Al- though he was not scheduled in the program, Brother Goble then gave a report as chairman of the Bar Research Committee. This group of brothers has as its goal to visit and evaluate each of the 102 bars in Terre Haute. The committee has also made field trips to Chicago and Louisville. Bob Harker, the treasurer of our House Corporation, followed with the report on the state of the finances of the corporation. He also told of the good news that ev- ery man that lives in the house gets a $2.70 sales tax refund for meals from the State of Indiana. Following Mr. Harker was our guest speaker, Dr. Richard H. Crowder (DePauw, ’31), formerly historian of the fraternity and an English professor at Purdue. Dr. Crowder talked about the true meaning of Phi Gamma_ Delta, both at the time of its founding and tolay. Dr. Crowder’s talk was both inspiring and excellently delivered, reflecting meaning for all Fijis. Brother Franzwa then read “An Exile’s Toast.” This was followed by the traditional kissing of the snout of the pig by the oldest member present, who was Mr. Preston Albright. The new Rho Phi initiates then received their chance to show their affection for the pig’s posterior. Post-pig dinner activities began after the sineing of “When Col- lege Days,” and for some contin- ued until 5:00 A.M. Everyone agreed: it was a great pig dinner. BROTHER GRAHAM (Continued from Page One) ing other skilled students for the many posts to be filled. Among these many posts is the wide expanse of responsibility that the Rose student government has, that Jim has now. He will be con- cerned with these facets of student life on campus: the Student Con- gress, the Student Court, the Stu- dent-Faculty Committee, the regu- lation of all clubs, and the carry- ing out of all campus. activities. We wish to congratulate Brother Graham and to wish him good luck in next year’s endeavors. A nomad returned to the desert after a trip to America. As he unpacked his treasures friends gathered around to ask what had most impressed him in the West- ern world. “Was it the tall buildings?” asked a friend. “No,” said the nomad, as he un- packed his shoes, “Was it the wealth of Amer- ica?” asked another. “No,” said the nomad, unpacking his robes, “Well,” they asked in unison, “what did impress you the most?” “The American salesman,” said the nomad, as he released an out- board motor from its wrappings and looked sadly over the bone- dry desert. a From Pine Echoes: “A Russian correspondent wired his office that American automobiles are so inef- ficient that they have to be pushed along the highways by boat.” \r\nPAGE FOUR THE GLEE CLUB The Fijis have always had a stronghold in the Rose-Hulman Glee Club. Recently the Glee Club elected officers for next year. They include Joel Sanders, presi- dent; Cecil Whitaker, vice presi- dent, and Ron Andrews, secretary- treasurer. _ The Glee Club has had many concerts in the Terre Haute area during the past school year, and recently returned from a_ tour through Illinois, including Chi- cago. | Werare quite proud of our tal- ented brothers in the Glee Club who keep the Fijis in this school activity. Other brothers in the Glee Club include Ed Doerflein, Greg Reising, Steve Goble, Keith Corban, Burt Jones and Rodney Smith. FIJI ISLAND (Continued from Page Two) seemed to appease the brothers until the band arrived. Mike Schatzlein, a graduate Zeta, with his bandaged thumb nearly falling off, played with the band Refor- mstion. Undoubtedly, the band felt a little strange being separated from their audience by nearly a quarter of a mile of water. All things considered it was a busy and fun weekend for the Rose- ‘Tulman Phi Gams. NEW PLEDGE CLASS (Continued from Page One) Steve Smith (Indianapolis, Indi- ana) attended Southport High School in Indy. There he was de- fensive captain of the football team and was elected the best de- fensive lineman by his teammates. He was a member of the Key Club and Letterman’s Club. Steve has a wife, Judie, and a little daugh- ter, Kenna Marie. There was an interesting sign on the marquee of the Cincinnati Avenue Christian Church: Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered it. No one was there. ROSE FIJI —————-4 FiJ! PRESIDENT FRED FRANZWA ACCEPTS THE |.F. SCHOLARDHIP TROPHY FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Chapter Maiting Service 1757 N, Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED MAY, 1971