/\Jo Tapel'^ill, North Carolina March, 1960 C5v/€e Vol. CVI, No. 3 House Chooses New Officers For '60-'61 The annual election of House officers took place on March 9, and installation is planned for March 23. The new President of Epsilon is Roger Edwards. He will be assisted during the next year by Jim Sloan, Treasurer; Marshall Simpson, Recording Secretary; George Boss, Corresponding Secretary; and Lem Marks, Historian. Left to right: Lem Marks, Jimmy Sloan, Roger Edwards, Marshall Simpson, George Bass. Spring Pledges Epsilon positions gives us every indication of the best leadership ever. Roger is an Economics major. Initiates Two N. C., succeeds Wayne Venters as Treas This past semester two bull pledges made their grades and were initiated President and as Scholarship Chairman This year at (Jarolina a formal Spriiiij rush was held for the first time. Since only seventy boys went through rush, the faculty and the Inter-Fraternity Council were somewhat disappointea with the results. We at Epsilon, how ever, feel that it was very successful for us. All four of the boys who were passed by the chapter decided to wear the white star. It surely feels good to be batting 1000. Below is a small ac count of information on each new pledge Emmett Polk Crow, a fi-eshman, is from Houston, Texas. Emmett, who likes skin diving and water skiing as hobbies, did outstanding scholastic work last se mester. Although he did not pledge up until recently, he has already become an enthusiastic part of our extra-cur the 17th of February. Eli Anderson Warren of Robersonville, N. C. a Senior pledged Epsilon in 1954. He spent a 4 year tour of duty with the Navy and then reentered Carolina. Andy is Cointramural manager this year and has had much to do with the strong Fiji teams that have been fielded this year. Edwin Cisco Wilkerson of Greenville, N. C. is a Junior who pledged in Oc tober 1957. He is a member of the Track team and has had an active part in the intramural program of the house. Ed is the present house manager. From Columbia, South Carolina, we received George Savage King, Jr. Of the pledge class this fall, nine have made their grades and are ready for initiation. They will be initiated on Georg'e, who is known to us as Chip , March 27, the Sunday morning follow is also a freshman. He too did out ing pledge weekend. ricular activities. standing scholastic work last semester, and is in the Chemistry honors program here. Eugene Edwin Record, Jr. hails fioni Marblehead, Massachusetts. Gene at tended Brooks prep school in New Eng land, where he left a record indicative of the type of work which he has done here at Carolina. Besides being a fine student. Gene is a wrestler on the fresh man team. Roger, a junior from Raleigh, N. C., served as our Corresponding Secretary this past year as well as Rush Chair man. The job he did in both of these Jim, a sophomore from Wilmington, urer. He served as his Pledge Class for Epsilon this year. Jim is a NROTC scholar and is a History major. Marshall, a junior from Winston-Sa lem, is now serving as assistant rush chairman and is one of our most con sistent intramural stars. Marshall is an Industrial Relations major. George, also from Winston, has served Epsilon as pledge class President, rush co-chairman, IFC representative, social co-chairman, and pledge trainer. His ex tracurricular activities include fresh man baseball and member of the At torney-General's staff. George is likewise majoring in Industrial Relations. Lem, the second sophomore on oui The oldest man in the Spring Pledge Class is Ronald Darr Keiger, who calls Winston-Salem, N. C. his home. Ronnie new Cabinet, hails from Whiteville, N. month plan and spent some time at Paris C. He is at present serving as Norris Pig Dinner Chairman and has one of the higher scholastic averages in the Island. This is his first semester here. house. Lem is an Accounting major. Ronnie is an excellent all-round athlete, and helped lead us to victory in the annual Pledges Field Day. He is a pro This completes Epsilon's new Cabinet. We are expecting much from it and ficient swimmer as well as a track man. will be giving the best suppost possible. was in the U. S. Marines on the six \r\nEPSILON 'OWL Published by Epsilon of Phi Gamma Delta Chapel HiU, N. C. Editors March, I960 EPSILON 'OWL Page Two Charles Graham Doug Fambrough Contributors: Jimmy Sloan, Lem Marks, Dick Evans, George Boss, Roger Ed wards, Marshall Simpson, Ed Garrabrant certainly be destroyed by having Ne groes as members of some of our Northern chapters, for local autonomy would be the only recourse for many chapters such as Epsilon. Also we be lieve, perhaps stubbornly, that our qua! ifications are not unreasonable. Local autonomy for Epsilon would mean problems of an almost insurmount able nature in the fields of finance and advice as well as completely killing the national organization of our fraternity. We feel that we will be able to avert President's Message This year our chapter is anticipating the annual Norris Pig Dinner with peihaps more than the usual enthusiasm. It is always a pleasure to see you, our graduate brothers, again, for we in variably profit by your advice and en joy your company, especially when con versation drifts to some of your ow^ unforgettable moments at Vance Hall. Yet this year we feel that we must dis cuss some items of more than usual im portance with you as well as allowing ample time for socializing at the tra ditional cocktail party. The two major problems facing us deal with local chap ter autonomy for all Phi Gam chapters and our summer rush program. The question of local autonomy has problem especially we seek the advan tage of your knowledge and experience, so that we may go better armed to the handball. Here again Phi Gamma Delta national convention. We hope that you will let us know your feelings on this matter at the Pig Dinner or by letter if you are unable to attend. Another matter which also faces us is that of summer rush. This year we plan to have four parties, one in each area of the state. The parties are planned for the Wilmington, Greenville, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem areas in the hope of covering the entire state. We will invite you, our graduate brothers, to come to these parties as well as to help us put them on for we are stretch We are sure that Phi Gamma Delta versities in the North and Mideast is numbers among your unforgettablcs; maybe you owe her a visit. Again I would suggest the Pig Dinner on April sued ultimatums due in 1960 to the ef 30 as the perfect occasion to renew old fect that all discriminating membership friendships and relive a couple of mem clauses should be stricken from frater nity constitutions. Our constitution was orable college events exactly where they happened. We only hope that you are looking forward to coming to Pig Din ner as much as we are toward havincr you. Roger Edwards PERGE! At the present our national organi compatibility to make them acceptable members of the fraternity as a whole." Epsilon stands behind these qualifi cations in the bjelief that fraternity membership is a privilege not a right. Furthermore we believe that a greao deal of our strength resides in our na tional organization. This strength would lost the campus championship in an Our next activity was intramural was a standout. Led by Roger Edwards, John Schroeder, Rip Hawkins, Bob Beaty, Dick Evans, and Andy Warren, the house captured another second place in the inter-fraternity handball. Andy Warren made all-campus handball. After two successful outings in volley ball and handball the chapter was look ing foiwvard to an excellent showing in basketball. With a strong team on the hardwood the Phi Gams got off to a good start, winning the first three games. But due to unknown happenings the team cooled off fast and seemed not to be able to get going again. The blue team was composed of Andy Warren, Bob Beaty, Dick Evans, Ward Marslender, Rip Hawkins, Archie Patterson. The white team was composed of Mar shall Simpson, George Boss, Wayne An derson, Dick Pattisall, and Ed Wilker son. This team made a good showing also. Two more basketball teams were entered, both made up of pledges. Table tennis has just begun with Ep silon Chapter taking its first two matches by sizeable margins. The blue team is composed of George Boss, Jack Spain, Freddie Gardner, and Marshall Simp son. Fraternally, rights. "Candidates for membership shall be of such moral, intellectual, and social worth, gentlemanly deportment, high sense of honor, congenial disposition and In our first activity we came through with flying colors. This activity was Volleyball, and the Epsilon Chapter was runner up for campus honors. Andy Warren, Ed Wilkerson, Bernie Frye, George (Boss, Marshall Simpson, and overtime. pairs on the house this summer. zation stands for the following member ship qualifications: lished. will turn out for the Ekklesia en mass? to fight for what we believe in. On thi^ ing the chapter's budget to make re Negroes from membership at the con stitutional level as they had already been admitted as students having equal steadily since the last OWL was pub Dick Evans made up this team which problem and is to be decided upon in August of this summer at our biannual national Ekklesia. The problem arose some two years ago when several uni nating. The administration of these uni versities felt that it was unjust to bar The intramurals program here at the Phi Gam house has been progressing local autonomy, but we cannot be sure. You may rest assured that our chapter been generated by the nation-wide rac*? one of those accused of being discrimi Intramurals Notice To John L. Winship Thank you for your suggestion for the OWL. As of now we only have access to the files in the house of past Owls, which date back to 1954, but we are checking the printers' files in an attempt to find and publish articles from Owls of a number of years back, to refresh graduates' memories of Epsilon. Softball, badminton, and tennis are the sports that are coming up this spring. We probably have our best chance of capturing all-campus honors in tennis. The team will be composed of Andy Warren, Ward Marslender, Lem Marks, Archie Patterson, Bill Watson, and Butch Weaver. The Phi Gams have enjoyed a success ful season so far and are at present in sixth place among the fraternities here at Carolina, and only 50 points out o second place. We hope that our strong spring sports will pull us up even more. Andy Warren and Dick Evans, co-in tramural managers, would like to thank everyone for participating and giving their time to the furthennent of the house. Let's keep up the good work! \r\nPage Four March, 1960 EPSILON 'OWL Alumni of Epsilon who have so far SOCIAL LIFE (continued from page three) will be partying with the Zetes, Sig ma Chis, and the Sigma Nus at the Shriner's Club in Durham. This could be the best party yet. But what is Spring without the Phi Gam Pledge Weekend and the renowned Fiji Island party? This requires an ar ticle of its own. Other top recording stars such as the Drifters or the Clovers are being booked for Spring Germans in May. Of course, between the big weekends, there are the weekly juke box parties, but suddenly we realize that its Monday morning and another week of classes is beginning. So it's "drive on' until an other weekend. Paul V. Severin paid dues or donated to the chapter: Jefferson D. Sewell C. B. Aycock James M. Dillon David B. Sloan, Jr. Julius C. Smith, 111 Ben M. Snyder Jack Spain Herbert H. Taylor, Jr. Roy W. Upchurch Alex S. Watkins, Jr. Joseph A. Webster, Jr. W. G. Edwards John S. Whichard Donald Ballou Rowland Burnstan, Jr. Sam N. Clahk David A. Cobb David M. Connor Walter S. Crump Harvey C. Elliott Berry G. French Victor Whitlock Harry W. Williamson John L. Winship John G. Gardner Raymond H. Goodrich, Jr. Hilliard Wolfe Walter R. Graham Walter H. Woodson James B. Greenwood, Jr. William F. Young Total $4,32 Roger G. Hall Lloyd B. Hedrick R. H. Hicks David S. Howell Information Please THOSE ATTENDING PIG DINNER Percy C. Idol Watt R. Jones The Owl wishes to perform its func tion better by letting brothers knov about each other—what they are doing where they are living, etc. We're sure Howard J. Lamade, Jr. Emsley A. Laney 1. BILL H. N. Lee 2. WALT NONEMAN Nicholas A. Lowe that all of your brothers would like to J. Lee McColman know how you are getting along, even Dickson McLean, Jr. E. C. McLean, Jr. if its just a small brag about an addi tion to the family, a trip taken, or a William S. McLean new job. If you have done anything re Ernest L. Mackie cently, let us know about it. James W. Maynard Fiank P. Meadows, Jr. James 1. Miller, Jr. The Owl's main purpose is to com ■ municate alumni news. We have been publishing predominantly chapter news mainly because alumni news has been -Jack H. Milne lacking. We publish about 650 copies of J. H. Nelson each issue, with 590 copies going to the Henry N. (Pat) Patterson Hugh P. Perry David J. Morrison graduate brothers and only 60 copies staying at the house. It is therefore evi T. R. Pitts dent where our purpose lies. Please help us perform our function. William H. Redding, Jr. Arthur E. Reynolds 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. in. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. WESTER, CLASS OF '47 '54 L. C. BRUCE, JR. '35 '55 ARCHER CROXTON '22 JUDGE JIM PHIPPS •49 WILLIAM P. MAYO ■57 JOSH TAYLOE '54 WILLIAM C. COVINGTON '51 ALEX S. WATKINS, JR. '53 VICTOR HERRING •34 GUS MclVER '51 HUGH G. HORTON, JR. TYLER HANES, SECTION CHIEF '47 WILLIAM MACKIE JAMES A. HILL, JR. 16. BILL BREWER 17. JOSEPH H. NELSON 18. LEONARD RAWLS '53 19. BILL QUARLES '52 '53 Financial Responsibility High School activities •56 JOHN KEAIS HOYT '54 CHARLES J. SAWYER '52 TOM WILLIAMS '40 DICK FLEMING '54 SAM M. BLOUNT, JR. PIG DINNER SPEAKER, JOHN L. SEHON, CLASS OF -32 '5:5 26. GEORGE A. GAREY, JR. 27. JAMES R. DILLINGHAM •55 28. SHEPPARD (TY) TYREE IOTA MU CHAPTER (M.l .T.) '42 Recommended by 29. HORACE E. STACY, JR. 30. HORACE E. STACY, JR. '50 31. LOUIS NUNNELEE '49 RUSH INFORMATION FORM Age Rushee Home Address School Address Fiji Relatives Inclined toward any Fraternity EPSILON OF PHI GAMMA DELTA 108 W. Cameron Ave. Chapel Hill, N. C. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 53 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 55 Chapel Hill, N. C. \r\nMarch, 1960 Smiley Part II After a party to end all parties last Thursday with out newly adopted friends from East Franklin Street, the Chi O's, I understand one of our pledges is still in the infirmary and only three Chi O's went to class on Friday. Fuli;^ recovered, I will attempt to inform you readers in a most brief and informal way of the latest events here at Vance to be ashamed of his somewhat chubby legs. After rallying the majority of the brothers around me, I hastened to in form the Pledges that their new idea had been squelched, and that the pants would come off as anticipated; no change in anything. All the while this was occurring, the stalwarts of the new cabinet, "Dust Blower" Marks, "At last—the Suite" Boss, and "I'm here, now what do I do" pledges runnng around late at night Sloan, were attempting in vain to put down an uprising that seems to hav*. originated in the living room over a card, yes thats right, a bridge game. Our sensible, conservative sophomore "Best Brother" Dickie Evans, and that asking for work they can do. Yes, it old leader of the seniors AG "Annex" Hall Fijiland. We have all been aware for the last several months that initiation time is approaching which is evidenced by many is hard to believe, but it is happening. Pledge Weekend should be a joyous time. Speaking of Pledge Weekend, I over heard last night as 1 was standing by the door of the dining room while Pledge meeting was going on, that this yeav the activity around here will be diffei- Dweller. I Drink, why not?" Morris, ana Ward "Humanitarian" Marslender (of football and Fulenwider fame for those of you who don't know, had asked one of the new Spring pledges (we got 4 sharpies by the way) to finish out a ent that weekend. As the somewhat radi cal leader of that ever forth-coming hand with them, and the newly installed leaders had tried to prevent this by quoting together in harmony the by-lav Pledge Class, Gary (Scofula) Smith- that includes pledges playing cards with wick, was voicing his opinion and being contradicted by second in command, Da brothers. This had set off a violent re vid "Foots" Simpson, the general out look of the meeting seemed dire. It seemed that they were all agreeing on the fact that they were going to boycott the brothers into not wearing sarongs action by the captain of the bridge team. "Tree Dweller—Yes, I'm a sophomore too. Why not?" Beaty and he had be come involved in an intense verbal bat tle with "Past Leader, new pinee" A. Patterson, who had things as he came on the scene. Our boy to flex their muscles. Robin "Chest'* ston?" Venters had been dragged into the now arising conflict by Jim "I'm Gilliland was especially in favor of this, so was "Out of proportion dorsal re Garrabrant, "Chest" Sovlne, "Body" Goode, "Brainmuscle" Hines, "Sides" Cherry, "Forearm" Wilkerson, "Skin" Robinson, "Mouth" Mauzy, "Ov er-all" Vickers, and "Perfect man" Day. The only opposition they faced came from "Greek" Benton, who wanted even NO sarong, "All-state" Converse, "Stud" Buchan, "Iron man" Watson, who probably won't wear a sarong any' way, and "Perfect Doug" Fambrough who thought the whole party was im moral. All these so-called pledges seemed to be afraid that something more than their vanity was going to be exposed here that weekend, so I immediately ral • lied the brothers behind me and at Fiji Pinnings Ever since September the love bug has been biting hard here at Epsilon. On October 31 Kingman Brown and Carol Cross were married in Raleigh. Carol was going to Salem College, but she has now transferred to the Univer sity. Vick Venters '59 and Jane Bellamy of Wilmington, N. C. were married on the 27th of February in Wilmington. Jane was last years May Queen at St. Mary's Jr. College. Jim Thomas and Mary Will Long are planning a June wedding as are Rip Hawkins and Sarah Arnold. Two more Phi Gam badges are out on campus now. Andy Warren has pinned Becky Roberson a Pi Phi and Ward Marslender has pinned Kathy Fullenwider a Chi 0. When spring comes to Chapel Hill and beach trips begin, a few more girls ought to be wearing the black diamond, but we will have to just wait and see. SOCIAL LIFE AT VANCE HALL Here at the "Hill" the weatherman has graciously blessed us with many weeks of snow, but within the drifts is still heard the cry, "Let's Party". tried to control for the Fiji Islands party because they were not a group of stalwart men, proud gion" Page Three EPSILON 'OWL Wayne "What to do—Durham or Win shaped up—I'm a Marine" Thomas (also the pledges' favorite) as they attempted to hold Red's temper down. The solution to the whole problem, we found out later after the mishap had occurred, was simply to let the noise rise until it reached the third deck, where our "big boys" slept peacefully. Upon awakening from the noise, tlie One of the first social functions of the Spring semester was "Germans' weekend, February 19-21. For the con cert the big named attractions included Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Lam bert, Hendrick, and Ross. But, as al ways, the climax of any big weekend takes place at the local "Frat Club". We Fijis were in usual top form. Fri day night the Delmonicos from Greens boro, along with two kegs of beer, stai-ted the weekend off with a bang. Saturday we all gathered here at the pair, "Radical" John Schroeder ana house for a champagne party before the concert, and that night we had the "Sitting Down" Rip Hawkins, hastened downstairs and together ripped each deck in half with their bare paws. li seemed that their rest, which they so the SAEs at Hogan's Lake. And finally, before back to the books, we had a milk desperately needed for the next after noon's playing session, had been inter course there were those who had dates in Greensboro.) rupted once too often. The only sad note to end on is the Rhythm Rockers from W and L with punch party Sunday after lunch (of Then March 10 rolls around—the par ty of all parties. Remember the Chi O's? tempted to formulate a policy of no fact which Will "Nature Boy" Farrel Blair Ellis' combo provided the enter change from the past to be in effect for IS still bemoaning his one and on this weekend. Our leading weight lifter ly friend, Norman the Bird, who was poisoned the other night by some un known culprit (some say the intruder from the North did it out of jealousy), tainment along with special guest, FRENCH 75. Somebody tell the girls. The following day we could all say that the Chi Omega party was the greatest and body worshipper CP "Heartstrings" Graham was all in favor of no change— ed 6 inches, which was immediately put down by JR "New Leader" Edwards for Scotch, and the bird got hold of it who said he wouldn't care if they were and seemed to like it. The funeral is sorority party we've seen at Epsilon. Let's get the best. We have done just that by having the recording stars, Shir ley and Lee, for Friday, March 18. We extended to the ankle, for he seemed planned for Fiji Island Party at 7:30. (Continued on page four) in fact he wanted sarong hem lines lift who slyly exchanged the bird's water