ALPHA PHI CHAPTER V 707 Oxford A7JT\ AivSOIyrWilCfilGan 48104 ROUTED ! 0 JAMES K. POSTHER ROBERT W. PIKE, JR. President Treasurer Recording Secretary CHARLES E. THOMAS, JR. LEE H. JEFFERIS Corresyottding Secretary Hisforian RICHARD A. MILLER Purple Legionnaire JAMES R. PAINTER 3 FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA iPfTarpnn ni? ALPHA PHIJI Ni:v/SLETTER FILE- SEP 211964 Dear Graduate Brother, UbUli^LLUU.L F.irat of all, This newsletter is attempting to serve a +wofolc' puroose. -icj U j. A A/ itri aopedi iby the whole undergraduate chi-irter that "if GENERAL HEADQUARTERS have notAs^HGn)ii,riD. y,S2oo36 up for lost. \S'e are still in existence (although you wouldn't loiow it from the number of Alpha Phiji Newspapers you received last year) and have many things which we feel you should know about our activities of last year and our plans for the coming one. In short, we wish to apologize for our had showing in the area of graduate relations and hope that you will give us one more chance to let you know that we appreciate your interest in the chapter. Many graduates have contacted us during the past year with rush recommendations, suggestions for chapter operations, and otl?er helpful items which we would like to acknowledge at this time. The second purpose for this newsletter is to announce the fact thai the PIG DINNI rt h'ILL BE HELD IN THE FALL THIS YJvVR. There are several reasons for this. First of ull, with the new trimester system, our spring is just so packed with activities that we just can't work them all .in. IV'e got out of classes the first week in Hay last year and thi.s year plans are for us to finish up late in April. You can see that with Hom's Weekend, Spring Weekend, Pledge Formal and of coui'se Grass Skirt, that there just are not enough weekends to fit everything in. We hope that this isn't too trying on you. We have consulted many graduates on this question and they all said that with enough notice, attendance should not he hurt at all. For this reason I am notifying you at this time (l will box it in below to catch the eye of those brothers who have not Tm.ded through the letter this far). PIG DINIL R WILL BE IN THE FALL THIS YEAR THE DATE WILL BE NOVEMBER 14, 1964 / ^ The usual letter of information will be sent out soon with the enclosed self reply post card, PLEASE CIRCLE NOVEilBER 14 ON YOUR iXV\ CAIENDAR NOW I hope that you will find the rest e.f this newsletter interesting and informative. I have found it somewhat difficult to prepare since I am writing it in San Francisco where I am working for the summer. I hope that I have included items of graduate interest. And, I hope that getting this letter off to you during our "Tirst week of classes will show you that we truly hope to make the phrase "Not for college days alone" more meaningful to the Alpha Phi Graduates. See you at Pig Dinner, Fraternally, Pergel James K. Posther, President Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta \r\nALPHA. PHI OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Activities for 1963—4 FALL RUSH Fall rush iras quite successful at 707» We pledged six fine men and set up several others vho came our vaj in the springs The men pledged in the fall veres Kellev Vance Rea: Ann Arbor, Michigan (son of Walter Bo Rea '' » e. X Michigan '22j Dennis Michael Wintj Nev Bremen, Ohio C» Robert Pryors Dayton Ohio (brother of William E® Pryor, Michigan '60) John Robert Waterson; Dovagiac, Michigan J. Dick Wingfieldg Royal Oak, Michigan Ladd Arthur Baumannt Saginav, Michigan SCHOLARSHIP Phi Ganmia Delta ranked fifth on campus with a 2«7S averages The all mens average -was 2s56 and the general fraternities average ■was 2.51s Only four smaller houses ranked above us. Our pledges ranked 8th ■with a 2.61 average. In the spring our house received many scholastic honors. We had four Phi Beta Kappas (see the June, 1964 issue of THE PHI GAMMA DELTA). We also had two Tau Beta Pis and several other scholastic honors. Once again, Phi Gamma Delta showed up very strongly in academics. We were, quite probably, one of the strong est academic houses on campus and undoubtedly the strongest of the big houses. Our spring pledge class of 20 men had a combined average of 3.1. ATHLETICS The chapter had 5 men in varsity competition this year. They include 1 wrestler, one track man, and 3 swimmers. In intramural competition we finished somewhere around 8th. We won championships in Cross Country, Swimming, and V/ater Polo. We also fielded a fine FRISBEE squad, which logged about 300 hours of front la'wn practice during final exams but could find no other campus frisbee team to challenge. SIRRING RUSH The chapter had an excellent spring rush pledging 20 men. The men pledged were s Richard Claire Baird: Darryl Stephen Bell; Flint, Michigan Traverse City, Michigan Robert Ernest Bodkini Wenonah, New Jersey Robert Matteson Boeke: Midland, Michigan Robert Clyde Chapel: Detroit, Michigan Russell Nelson DeJong, Jr.: Ann Arbor, Michigan Ralph Eugene Duffy: Basle, Switzerland Andrew John Falender: Indianapolis, Indiana Alan Roy Greenleaf: Rocky River, Ohio George Patrick Henry: Lincoln Park, Michigan William Andrew Irwins Stephen Niles Melgaard: David Emmett Nashi lo'wa City, Iowa Edmore (brother of Paul Melgaard, Michigan '57) Ne'wark, New York Charles William O'Dells Three Rivers, Michigan Ted Allen Poultons South Haven, Michigan Da.re11 James Schwalm: Detroit Michigan Jay William Shuttg EirminghtUB, Michigan Peter Grandon Van de Walker: Ypsilanti, Michigan Michael Louis Wyman: Cadillac, Michigan Jay Henry Zulaufg Dayton, Ohio \r\nWORK ON THE HOUSE AND ANMEX In the susnner of 1963 under the able eyes of Francie Gutman(Purdue '56) and Bob WeuTer(Michigan ?) over $5^000 iras put into the annex. The rooms vere remodeled and repainted, iritb closets built in to replace the old tin ones -we knew so well. The battered and beaten ebests of drawers were replaced with built in units and one of the rooms was paneled. The work made living conditions in the annex much more enjoyable and has helped our rush considerably. Of course, we still await the new addition but money just simply had to be spent in order to allow us to reopen the annex in the fall. The past summer has found $3,000 put into the remodeling of the first floor of the house. New lighting, drapes, .nd rugs have been added. New Alpha Phi Board President, Bob Carr and Building Committee Chairman Tom Cole (Mich. '62) have handled all the planning. Money has also been voted for a large amount of remodeling to be done in the summer of 1965. All of the plans are designed to remodel portions of the house which will still be standing after the new addition is completed. NEW ALPBA PHI'BOARD The new Alpha Phi Board officers arej President, Robert Carr, 3130 Dolph Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan Secretary, Jerry Hamm Treasurer, G. Tom Cole The Alpha Phi Board is presently working with the undergraduate officers to plan remodeling of the chapter house. It is felt by all that this work is essential and must be done if 707 is to remain in reasonable repair. There are many areas where preTentative maintenance has been all but forgotten and several of the rooms are badly in need of rugs and remodeled closets. These are the items of immedia^te interest to the new board. PIG PINNER Pig Dinner was held on Saturday, March 7, 1964, at Washtenaw Country Club® One hundred and seven brothers attended the dinner and saw a drastic change from previous Pig Dinners. The highlight of the event was a speech titled "60 Years of Housing at Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta" delivered by Donald S. Smith (Michigan *29). The talk included personal glimpses into the past and a hopeful look toward the future. The rest of the evening was devoted to presentation of awards, report of the undergraduate chapter, entertainment by Wildcat, and singing by brothers young and old. Brother V/alter B. (Bud) Rea was awarded the dubious honor of kissing the Pig's snout although he maintained to the end that he "just couldn't be the oldest Fiji there." We hope that this year's dinner will be even a bigger success but only the attendance of many brothers can make this possible. For brothers living a great distance away, why not contact some of the other Fiji's in your area and drive down together? Make a weekend of it and really enjoy your selves. Don't forget, the date is November 14. Start contacting your old (excuse that term) pledge brothers and roommates now. How long has it been since you last saw them? CAMPUS ACTIVITIES Once again. Phi Ganmia Delta dominated the campus activities scene. We captured the vice presidency of the Union, five of the eight Union committee chairmenships, the position of Student Government Council Treasurer and two Homecoming Committee Chairmenships. We had one man tapped for Michigamua, one for Sphinx, two for Triangles, and one for Scabbard and Blade. Previous to the spring changeover of activities officers, we had men active in the Union, Student Government Council, Interfraternity Council, Young Democrats, Engineering Honors Council and many other areas. \r\nNE?/ CABINET The new undergraduate officers are: James K. Posther, President Birmingham, Michigan Robert V.'. Pike, Treasurer Bloomfield Hills, Michigan James R, Painter, Recording Secretary Jamesville, New York Charles E. Thomas, Corresponding Secretary Lemoyne, I'ennsylvania Lee H. Jerreris, Historian Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan Please feel free to conto,ct any of these men on problems or suggestions concerning the fraternity. RUSH FOR THE COMING YEAR Don't forget, our rush will be very early this year. Fall rush is September 13-23 and Spring Rush will probably begin January 17. We welcome all recommendations and advanced notice of prospective pledges. Please address all rush reconnnendations to Kelley Rea, 707 Oxford, Ann Arbor, Michigan. ALUT'NI NEIVS Dave Baron (Brother E'62) married Mai^ Clementson in June, 1963 Jim Burns ('61) is studying at MIT Bob Finke ('63) and Hoiirard Mueller ('61) are studying law at Harvard John Goodrich ('60) is engaged to Judity Ann Becker Dick Stirkland ('63) is studying at Carnegie Tech Lee Davis ('64) married Anne Meeks in Harbor Springs Michigan in June, 1964 Mike Ilinnen ('64) married Christie Leu in Peoria 111. in June, 1964 John Roadhouse ('64) married Wendy Wistert in June, 1964 IN lEMURIUM Harold fheeler Holmes, '06, December 1, 1963 Bertrand F. Lichtenberger (Knox '96, Michigan '96) May 23, 1959 Frederick A. McMahon, '16, February 20, 1963 Robert Dawson Williamson, Sr., '02, April 13, 1963, A son, Robert D.,Jr. (Columbia '28) survives him. 1 1; Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta 707 Oxford Road Ann Arbor, Michigan tAtCUI IVt SLCHETARy I7S7 N ST NW WASHINGTON D C f O ^ i .'''Ji