LAMBDA NU TODAY jsisiaie? March, 1953 Vol. 5, No. 3 University of Nebraska Lincoln Alumni Meet Fiji Pledges Field Secretary Jerry Soloman Seliediiled For Initiation March Talks at Reactivation Meeting By LEO GEIER Purple Legionnaire The Fiji pledge class of 1956 will be initiated Saturday, March 28, in Omaha. About 18 pledges will be honored at The Lincoln alumni are breaking out of their shells with the com The afternoon initiation will begin at 4 p.m. followed by the dinner at 6 p.m. ing of bright warm spring days, putting life back into the longslumbering capital city Fijis. A meeting at the Chapter House March 5 launched the forma tion of a Lincoln Fiji Club which is being set up to perform a number The program will continue until 8:30 of functions. this annual event in the Blackstone Hotel. p.m. Charles Peterson, who is in charge of the affair, has promised to have a well known speaker present. Pledge awards including winners of the cups for scholarship, best pledge and most outstanding pledge in campus vealed activities after the will dinner, be also re out standing senior awards will he pre sented. The unforgettable experience is spon sored by the Omaha Graduate Chapter and has been held for the last 18 years in Omaha. A large turnout is expected to attend including members of the new Lincoln Fiji Club along with other members throughout the state. Alumni File These are the names that we have re ceived by returned questionnaires: Altkrn. William I. "Bill" '18 2240 Wooflsclale Blvd., Lincoln, Nebr. Anderson, Ralph M. "Andy" '23 240 South 13th St., Tekamah, Nebr. Andrews, Donald "Andy" '49 3410 Milwaukee Street, Denver, Colo. Rerlfi:an, Jerry "Basil" '52 604 South 22nd. Omaha, Nebr. Brown, Kenneth J. '51 Staff Com. U.N. Bloc & Cort. For. c/o F.P.O. San Francisco, Calif. Rurdlc, Eugene W. "Gene" '31 Malvern, Iowa Burns, Robert Roland "Bob" '38 1736 Pier Ave., Santa Monica. Biiell. Theodore Thomas "Tom" Calif. '09 P.O. Box 6. Nevada City. Calif. Blish, Morris J. "Tony" '12 1860 Sherman Ave., Evanston, 111. Bryant, Jack R. "Jiggles" '50 104 South 16th Street. Tekamah, Nebr. Chatt, Robert D. '39 Tekamah. Nebr. C"herr>', Frank Elliott '36 Agate. Nebr. Chrlstensen, Walter F. "Chris" '34 1922 Seymour Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming Davis, Burr Russell '30 First National Bank Bldg., Wayne, Nebr. Davenport, Roltert James "Dave" '42 214 Arch Street. Leavenworth. Kansas Dempey, Harold Newton "Newt" '32 915 Stadium Way, Tacoma, Wash. Deneke, William L. "Wild Bill" '49 3416 Anaheim Drive, Lincoln. Nebr. At the second meeting of the Lincoln alumni in as many weeks the group elected Chuck Thone to head the Club's executive com mittee. Other members of the committee are: Bill McGeachen, Jerry Merritt, Warren "Gus" Swanson, Don Hodder, the Purple Legionnaire and the President of the active chapter. The group intends to sponsor the an Alumni Wives Hold 'Potluck' nual Norris Pig Dinner and put some A "pot luck" dinner was held by the wives of Fiji alumni at the Chapter house. Mar. 8. The house was completely turned over for their first meeting of alumni wives and husbands since 1948. The organization was disbanded when the Fiji vets graduated. Great interest was shown at the chapter house by the 25 people in organizing a couples club. The organization plans on holding regular meetings about four times a year. The club will notify Lincoln alumns and their wives of the next meeting and strongly urges other Lincoln Fijis to attend the next meeting. Devop, Darroll Deo 1335 No. Somers. Devoe, "Dee" '49 Fremont. Nebr. Harkson, Nebr. '48 Severln B. "Sev" / Nebr. '52 3561st Pilot Training Squadron. Big Spring, Texas Continued on Page 2. Webb to administer the financial affairs and real estate of Lambda Nu Chapter. Jerry Solomon (Nebr. '51) was on traveling showed the Field Secretary. 25-minute color He sound movie produced by Brother "Scoop" Wilkinson on Fiji Chapters over the country. day fraternity affairs on the Serving on the organization commit tee for the Lincoln Fiji Club are Jerry Alliance National Bank Bldg., Alliance, Nebr. "Ken" possi Blanchard Anderson, and Solomon. Gregory, Thaddeiis Clifford "Cliff" '30 R. investigate the versity Club by Bill Aitken, Mutt Volz, Nebr. Goll, James E. '50 Tekamah. Nebr. Kenneth can Lambda Nu Graduate Chapter and the Lambda Nu Association formed in 1905 Next 6843 Plainfield Pike. Cincinnati 36, Ohio Glover, Robert Dean "Bob" '33 4408 Woodland Ave., Burbank, Calif. Greenwood, committee bility of reforming or reactivating the alumni level were discussed at the Uni '50 KFOR-TV, Lincoln, Nebr. Grote, Herbert Edward "Herb" '42 1204 No. Madison St.. Lexington. The club is also intended to act as an interim group of alumni to fill in until a committee appointed by the executive a Cambridge, Nebr. Erb, Donald L. "Don" '47 616 E. 2nd, Apt. 4. North Platte, Nebr. Gordon, Paul G. "Soapy" '26 2507 W. First. Grand Island. on all affairs involving both under graduates and alunmi. ployed by the National Fraternity as 119 W. 28th, Spokane 41. Wash. Easterday, Fred R. Jr. "Fritz" '32 427 Henry Clay Blvd.. Lexington, Kentucky Elsenhart, Hugh Wiswall '39 1117 New Hampshire. Lincoln. Gessner, Robert L. "Bob" '48 The Club also intends to operate as an advisory group to the active chap ter and work closely with the chapter hand for this meeting. Jerry is the first Lambda Nu alumni to be em Reld Eiiffene '47 508 No. Market St., Shamokin. Pa. Dp Vore, Stanley F. "Stan" '26 1004 Oak Crest. Casper, Wyoming De VorsR, L. R. "Leoyd" Geler, Leo E. effort into rushing activities. Their first function will be to bring a delegation to Omaha for the initiation ceremonies. AFB Merritt, Warren Swanson, Bill Mc Geachen, and Howard Koupal. The committee in setting up frame work for the new group, nominated Charles Thone to head the perma nent executive committee. Others nominated were Jerry Merritt, Warren Swanson, Bill McGeachen, Don Hodder, the Purple Legionnaire and the active chapter president. \r\nLAMBDA NU TODAY Jjuom, Jhe, fijt&iJdsinL . . . Published quarterly by Lambda Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, Uni versity of Nebraska, 1425 R Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. John Elwell Photographer . .Dan Robinson Assistant Editor. . Dick Coffey Staff: Bart Brown, Bill Can non, Ted Cannon, Glenn Ros- Editor Social Editor. ."Mom" Minier Alumni Advisor. . . .Leo Geier enquist, Phil Patterson. This is the last time that I will pen this column as President of Lambda Nu. Circulation of 1,000 to servicemen Fijis, members, alums and other chapters. The editor will introduce the year's cabinet to you in the issue of Lambda Nu today. 1 imagine that it is customary to look TlobiSu . . . By JOHN EL-WELL Editor Two been hundred returned questionnaires for our files. have We feel that it has been a pretty good response. However, these are not enough to com plete our files. There might have been a misunderstanding about them. It was our intent to start an entirely new named ★ ★ Although we have received informa tion from the Alums over the years, it has become loose and disorganized with the passage of time. To bring the records up to date, we would an outstanding the new again form. on So please take a couple of minutes, fill out the form, and send it to 1425 R. If you have misplaced the ★ the Fijis. ★ ★ What a great party! There which sported the best turkey that has ever been tasted by the brothers Fiji. The evening rounded out into a truly fine house party. We want to thank the Mother's Club for their wonderful event, and only hope that they see fit to continue this annual occasion which we enjoy so much. ★ ★ ★ Congratulations again to the Assist ant Attorney General, Charles Xhone '49 who was chosen as the Outstand ing Man of the Year for 1952 hy the Junior Chamber of Commerce ★ ★ ★ send one upon your request. new pledge class. I don't think that we ★ can over-emphasize the importance of having a good Alumni turnout at the ★ ★ Lambda Nu lost four of its great est active supporters when Don Lar son, Con Woolwine, Don Bedker, and Bill Holmquist graduated Mid-Term. Each one left a gap which will he hard to fill. Don, Con, and Don Bedker have received commissions in the Army, and Bill Holmquist will start his military duty as a Lieutenant in the Air Force. We wish them all The time is almost here to initiate a initiation in Omaha. We need your sup port at the annual reunion. Chuck Peterson is doing a fine job up in Omaha, arranging for the occasion. I'm sure that you'll find that it is well worth the time spent for the trip to Omaha. We'll see you there on March 28th. Perge! JOHN ELWELL of the luck in the world. ★ ★ Congratulations to Bill Cannon, Bert Linn, and Ron Raitt, who were awarded for their versity. achievements Bill into Alpha has of Lincoln. sheet, we will gladly ★ Air The Lincoln Mother's Club again put on a Valentine's Day date dinner for like to receive the in formation Mk as ROTC student. was a full house turnout for the affair file on the Alumni. ★ back cal Education honorary, and pledged to the Band honorary. Gamma Lambda. Ron Raitt came into the limelight by being just Kappa Psi, at the been Uni initiated Business Ad ministration honorary; Bert was in itiated into Phi Epsilon Kappa, Physi- Hawlcy, Cent. Alumni File from Page 1.