''is 7 i '"i' 'y® LITTLE GIANT Pa of Pni Qamma3)elta at Waba^k CoUeg^e Volume 15, Numueh 1 Phi Gamma Delta, Wabash College, Chaweoudsville, Indian/ WlNTEH, 1966 MAHOOD TO SPEAK AT PIG DINNER On Saturday, Fchruary 18, Psi will host its annual Norris Pig Dinner with Archon President Daiiner Lee Mahood as the featured speaker. Brother Mahood was horn in Brookewood, Virginia, in 1901. He prepared for college at the St. Alban's School for Boys in Washington, D.C. Receiving his undergraduate degree from Davidson College in 1922, Mahood was president of The Bachelor's Club, a group wlheli sueeessfiilly petitioned Phi Gamma Delta for a charter. Later, he was affiliated with Omieron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of Virginia while pursuing his master of science degree. Brother Mahood con tinued his studies at The Johns Hopkins University, and then became Phi Gamma PSI ofF to good Delta's sixth Field Secretary, serving from IM start 1925 until 1927. In 1927, he joined the faculty of Denison University where he was Associate Profes Things are looking good for Psi Chapter again this year in the field of intramurals. As the figures stand at the end of the first sor of English until his retirement in Feb semeater. Phi ruary 1966. He also serx ed a brief term as second among the txveixe teams competing. Gamma Delta is ranked The Fiji elexen starti'd olf the x'ear bv Ghainnan of the Department of English easilv xvinniiig the IM tootball champion ship, tying only the Dells and beating all from 1954 to 1957. Brother Mahood has served the Fraternity other teams in the league. The Phi Gams as Purple Legionnaire and Section Chief in then xvent on to overwhelm the hapless Delts in the final playolF for the champion addition to his two years as Field Secretary. In 1949, he was appointed Historian of the Fraternity, a post he held until his election as Arehon Secretary in 1960. In 1964, he was elected Arehon Viee-President. The 118th Ekklesia in Denver selected him as ship, 28 to 7. Although tlu> Fiji jocks didn't fare ipiite so xx'cll in the next three sports, thex' managed to rack up a second place in ero.ss eountrv, a third place in tennis, and a ninth place in the golf competition. At the end Danner Lee Mahood start, Irom xvhieh thex eonldn't reeox ur, thus taking fifth place in the xolleyball competition. In wrestling, the grapplers did not make an outstanding record either, tak ing sixth place. This puts ns xxhere xve are noxv, in a threatening position close behind the Betas. The IM basketball season has jnst started, and his wile Ida currently reside in Greens of this first period of competition. Phi Gam ma Delta xvas holding the lead in the IM standings, txx'o points ahead of Beta Theta look good for a winning basketball season boro, Alabama. Pi. for ns. Next, the Fiji handballer managed to take a third place in his sport to help our intra other sports axx'aiting ns in the spring, the Arehon President this past September, He Phil Green, \orris Pig Dinner Chairman, encourages excryone to attend the festixities xvhieh begin at 6:.30 p.m. mural effort exen further. Hoxvcvcr, in xolleyhall, the Psi netmen got off to a sloxv and the Fiji ronndballers began it right In winning their first game .Ih-'lo. Prospects Thus, xvith track, soitball. and sexi'ial future looks bright for Psi's 1966-67 intramnral endeaxors. \r\nLITTLE GIANT FIJI Page Two Winter 1966 Opinion PSi Among Top Fiji Chapters This fall Psi appointed an undergraduate eoininittee to study the feasihility of re modeling or adding to the present ehapter house. Working under the guiding hand of the House Corporation, this building eominittee, headed by sophomore Rick Campbell, has been gathering gripes and ideas from the under graduate brothers. Heading the list of grij)e.s is the lack of .space in the house itself. Specifically, while the dining room is able to aeeommodate all the brothers for regular meals, it is far too small for comfortable use on dance weekends or during rush. The Psi Chapter received a great deal of rec ognition at the llSth Ekklesia held in Den fact that there are only four toilets, five wash basins, and four showers in the house makes trying to get dressed in the morning a fight for sur\ival. Approximately twent)' of the brothers are forced to li\e away from tlie house because there just aren't enough study rooms to accommodate them. Furthennore, the beds of forty-four of the brothers who do li\e in are crammed into four small dormitories. The ideas presented so far favor tlie construction of a dining-sleeping-study wing on the back of the present chapter house. The present dining room would he converted partly into a den and partly into an extension of the kitchen. In addition, the present back stairs would be modified to comply with fire department specifications. ver, Colorado, August 30 to September 2. In the competition for the Orion H. Clieney ElFiieeney Cup, Psi received an honorable mention, placing her among the top six eliapters of Fijidom. The Cheney Cup is awarded annually to the ehapter adjudged most efficient in the conduct of its aHairs as e\idenced bv "exeellenee in scholarship, fraternity relations and extraeurrienlar affairs." Psi also finished a close second in the race for the Herbert T. Condon, Sr. Cup, which is given anniialh' to the ehapter "which achieves the greatest all-around im provement." As far as can be seen these improvements would cost between one hundred and one hundred-fifty thousand dollars. Right here the problem begins. The chapter would have no hope of initiating tliese plans anytime in the future without the help of our graduate brothers. According to the questionnaires filled out last .spring, forty-two per cent of the alumni favored a building project, sixteen per cent opposed, and another forty-two per cent gave no opinion. As to the possibility of borrowing from the college, this same questionnaire showed that sixty-seven per cent favored financial independence from the college, eight per cent opposed, and and twenty-five per cent listed no opinion. We consider these results encouraging but we would like to hear opinions from the graduate brothers. So if yxni have any suggestions or comments concerning this matter, please write to; Chairman of the Building Committee, Phi Camma Delta, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 479.3.3. Editorial Note As yon may already have noticed, the LITTLE CIANT FIJI has changed its style, preferring to switch rather than fight. This change is primarily a result of a General Headquarters edict that all chapter news papers should conform to a standard eightand-one-half by eleven inch size. Last year's ten-and-one-half by thirteen LITTLE CIANT FIJI was disqualified from the Coon Plaque competition because it was adjudged to be oversized. We feel that the LITTLE CIANT FIJI is an excellent publication; and, now that we have "con formed," we hope to gain more than the continued applause of our readers. The LITTLE CIANT FIJI still endeavors to report the news which we feel will in terest our graduate brothers and friends. Anyone having news about himself or the Fraternity in general is cordially invited to send such to the editors of the LITTLE GIANT FIJI. The Editors 'I ho LI'I'ILK GIANT FIJI is published three times yearly by Psi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, Wabsish College, for the enjoyment of the alumni, undergraduate friends of Psi Chapter. Co-E