p Fi It. /OiVfOA/ OMt. OcTa^r.rir^ 5/ noKiMi^ / PS I PLEDGES TOENTY-SIX LETTER FROfvl THE RUSH CHAIRfMN After spending the first week of September frantically shaking hands and exhibiting our new living room rug, Psi managed to again successfully complete Brothers: the fall rush program. Proof of this recommended and/or personally contacted lies in the twenty-two already active freshmen who accepted our bids. This crew of potential scholars and activity men, as well as athletes (and "tubbers" too) include Townsend Albright, Anderson, Ind.; William Dale Augspurger, Peoria, 111.5 David McEwen Dean, Indianapolis; James Frederick Dickson, Atlanta, Ga; John Robert Hamilton, Crawfordsville; and John Harry Isch, Bluffton, Ind. Also accepting the Vihite Star were Kenneth Thompson Kreisher, Frankfort, Ind.; David Milton Litterst, Dunlap, 111.; Larry Edward Long, Elkhart, Ind.; Harold Eugene Miller, Jr., Lakeville, Ind.r Phillip George Miller, Anderson, Ind.; and James Thwaites Millican IS, Shaker Heights, Ohio. John Price Nearon, Muncie; Kenneth Sixty-eight per cent (15 of 22) of this year's Phi Gam freshman class were by interested alumni. We of Psi chapter are indebted to you, our faithful alumni, for keeping our chapter in the "top three" rating at Wabash College. Under increased pressures of the Vlabash fraternity rushing system, we will continue to depend on alumni rushing. Already a rival fraternity has held a rush party for interested high school seniors and prospective class of 1965 pledges. You can readily see the im portance of a reliable source of outstand ing potential Fijis. You — for the most part — are that source. Again, we thank those of you who have taken the interest and time to write or contact both the rush chairman and the rushee. And if we have not yet person ally thanked you for your particular recommendation or suggestion, please Chester Robaska, South Bend; Robert Gayle Roeder, Velpen, Ind.; and Charles Nathan forgive the incompetence of our rush Rubey, Peoria, II!., and other members of secretary. the class of 1964. If you should desire additional con fidential rushee recommendation forms, don't hesitate to express your request. Hoping you remain as helpful to our new rush chairman as you have been to me, I Rounding out the list of "rooks" are Jerry Dee Smith, Roachdale, Ind.; Anthony Leland Springstun, Evansville; Brady Edward Stone, Bartonville, 111.; John Frederick Tweedle, Hammond, Ind.; and Donald Robert Vorce, Jr., Columbus, Ohio. remain. Fraternally yours, (continued on page 2, col. l) Dave Rogge, Out-going Rush Chairman \r\n(2) NEW PLEDGES THIRTY FIJI ALUivlNI RETURN FOR HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES (continued from page l) Our sophomore and junior classes An estimated 30 of Psi's alumni returned to Old Wabash for the homecom were not left out of the new additions. ing festivities last week-end. Donald Richard Marshal, Marion, Ind.; Samuel Louis Montgomery, Cuyaga, Ind.5 and Walter William Stasey, Gary, Ind., are the recent sophomore acquisitions. Stephen Parker Dreyer, Boca Raton, Fla., The annual alumni Chapel convened at 11j15 Saturday. President Trippet gave the main address, and music was provided by the Wabash College Glee Club. The good spirit of homecoming becomes the sixth resident member of was somewhat marred by the defeat of the junior class. Already our new rush chairman, Phil Wesleyan Bishops 35-8. the Little Giants at the hands of Ohio Mikesell '63 and his assistant, A1 "Pizon" Donate also class of '63 are preparing for second semester rush hoping to procure several more Fiji pledges. But the day was somewhat brightened by the victory of Psi's homecoming float and "Queen". During the half time ceremonies, each fraternity and living unit brought in its candidate for home coming "Queen" on a float. Psi's float was a Fiji Island barge bringing in the PSI OFF TO GOOD START IN INTRAMURALS Psi chapter - with Dave Rogge as coach - is presently holding down second place in the Wabash intramural standings "queen" (sophomore A1 Donate) cooking a Bishop of Ohio Wesleyan (sophomore Dick Bishop). The float was followed by a horde of Fiji natives with sarongs and spears. as a result of a first place finish in tennis, third place in football and fourth in cross country. SophomoresMark Miller and Dave Wilson combined their efforts to compile a per fect 10-0 tennis record. Miller won the PSI REPLACES TWO OFFICERS When the Fiji's returned to Wabash first two matches, a 6-4, 6-4 victory to begin another year, they found that over the Phi Psi's and a forfeit by the two cabinet positions had been vacated faculty. Wilson then stepped in and reeled off eight consecutive victories against the remaining opponents, losing only one set in the process — a 4-6 setback by the Kin-Kan representative. over the summer. Elections were held immediately to fill the two vacant posts. Brother John Dunn '61, returning from a year's study at Edinburgh University, was selected for the position of Wilson won the match, however, by winning Corresponding Secretary. This cabinet the other two sets, 7-5, 6-3. spot was vacated when Mike Henderson The Fiji football squad, closing out transferred to Butler this year. the season with four consecutive victories, Brother Dunn is also serving Psi Chapter finished with a 6-2-1 record, good for as Pledge Trainer. third place. With depth and balance Because a cabinet member must live paying big dividends the Fijis rolled in the house. Bob Carter, '62, effec over independent teams, Kin Kan and Wol tively removed himself from the job of Mor, and matched victories against the Historian by getting married this Phi Delts, Kappa Sigs, Lambda Chis, and summer. The chapter elected Steve Phi Psis against losses to the Betas Herman '61, to fill the post. Brother and Sigs. These two losses and a tie Herman and Brother Dunn (and Brother with the Delts were the only blemishes Carter!) seem to be filling their new on Psi's record. jobs quite effectively. Probably the best punter in the league, freshman Don Vorce also did most of the quarterbacking. Three ends, freshman Phil Miller, Sophomore Phil Mikesell and (continued on page 3, col. 2) \r\n(3) LOUIS SPILMAN WINS AVMRD OF MERIT In tha August Alumni Bulletin there appeared an article honoring Brother Louis Spilman, a great Phi Gam and a great Vifabash man. Brother Spilman was PSI SECOND IN INTRAMURAL RACE (continued from page 2) senior Steve Nikazy caught most of Vorce's passes. Nikazy, one of the top holdovers from last year's team, had trouble with a sprained thumb during much of the season, and as a result Mikesell became Psi's number one pass selected for an Alumni Award of Merit. receiver. Each spring, the National Association of 1/Vabash Men presents the award to selected alumni in honor of outstanding service rendered to the college and distinguished achievement in the individual's chosen field. Last spring at Commencement Brother Spilman and three the winning touchdown against the Phi Delts and both touchdowns against the other Wabash men joined the select list of men who have won the award in past years. A Crawfordsville native, Brother Spilman enrolled at Wabash with the class of 1920. However, military service, marriage, and the beginnings of a brilliant career permanently dis rupted his college education. He did not allow this to reduce his loyalty to the college or to the fraternity. Both of his sons. Bill and Bob, followed father's example and became Fijis at Vilabash. Bob, his education also inter rupted by military service and marriage, has returned to Wabash and is presently finishing his work toward graduation. In his thirty years as editor, president, publisher and major owner of It was Mikesell who scored Kappa Sigs. Mikesell and Nikazy were also mainstays as pass defenders. Senior Joe Barnette, center. Fresh man Bob Roeder, guard, and blocking backs, Freshman John Tweedle and sophomore A1 Donate rounded out the offensive unit. Barnette was the target of numerous short passes, and Roeder, Tweedle and Donate usually managed to give Vorce plenty of time to throw. Tweedle teamed with sophomore Tom Halgren to form the heart of Psi's defensive line. Halgren, rushing over the middle, shook up many opposing centers. Tweedle pulled off one of the key plays of the season when he blocked a punt, caught the ball and ran for a touchdown against the Phi Delts. Sophomores Jim Ayers and Bob Olsen, Barnette, Roeder and Donato all played the third defensive lineman's position at one time or another. Sophomore Sam Montgomery and junior Steve Dreyer were almost permanent fixtures on Psi's pass defense for most of the game. Sophomore Doug Hawthorne Spilman has brought great honor to his was expected to see a lot of action as alma mater. A reknowned leader in education for journalism, in the Methodist halfback and end, but was injured in the second game and sat out the rest of Church, in the Boy Scout movement, and in civic affairs, he has carried on' the • the season. In three Cross Country meets, Psi V\/abash tradition, though miles from the compiled a 5-4 record, tieing for fourth campus. As the Bulletin wrote, "For place with the Kappa Sigs. Freshman this spirit and these enviable achieve Chuck Rubey was the top runner for Psi ments, Louis Spilman, the men of Wabash the Waynesboro News-Virginian. Brother salute you." as he finished second in the first two meets. PHI GATvlS JOIN ALUMNI COUNCIL BOARD During commencement weekend, the At the time of the third meet he was out for basketball and ineligible to run. Junior Bob Carter, after mssing the first meet, came in 13th and eighth in the next two. Other places in the first meet were taken by freshman John Nearon 14th, freshman Bill Augsburger 25th and sophomore Sam Montgomery 32nd. election of officers. , In the second meet behind Rubey and Paul J. Husting '37, of Crawfordsville Alumni Council held its meeting and president of Psi's Housing Association, Carter were Nearon 15th and freshman Hal Miller 17th. In the third meet was elected treasurer of the council. Phi Gams elected to serve as directors finishing behind Carter were Nearon 10th, Miller 15th, and freshman Chip Springstun for a three year term were John H. Schroeder '42, of Evansville, and Hudson Ralph Sours '31, of Peoria. Don Smith '59 Was selected to be a member of the 1960 Homecoming Chapel committee. l6th. \r\n(4) HOUSING ASSOCIATION FIJIM£N PARTICIPATE IN VARSITY SPORTS MAKES CHAPTER HOUSE REPAIRS Psi can boast three senior starters The Housing Association has again on this year's Little Giant Football made much-needed additions at Psi eleven. Brother Brian Bragg, at 6'5", Chapter this year, and is tentatively planning at least two things for next 250 pounds holds down the right tackle year. tackle on last year's Little All American team and voted by his teammates as most valuable player, Brian is turn ing in another fine season for Big Red. A new rug in the living room was the biggest change to greet the brothers this fall. The old one now covers the library floor. slot. Chosen for honorable mention at Bob Panzer fills the left tackle A new "Universal Chef" Stove finally arrived last month after a delivery delay due to the rail strike. (The arrival of the new stove was preceded by a dramatic flame-out of the old.) The Housing Association also had the bricks on the front porch which had been spot. Toughened up by twelve weeks with the Marine Corps this summer. Bob is having his best year. Rudy Folta is at the helm of the Little Giants for the third year. Brother Folta is a double threat with his pinpoint passing and fine running knocked loose, chipped of broken replaced. on the option play. Also the driveway was dug out and covered with a layer of crushed rock. The Housing Association decided to wait for the ground to settle before blacktopping the drive. The Association is also planning Terry Kilgore is coming along fine at the guard position after laying out of school for the past three semesters, although he is not playing first string. Sophomore brother Tom Freeman, recently converted from a quarterback* to tentatively to re-tile the entire shower an end, has pulled down some nice passes stall flower in order to stop the per this season. Tom plays with the second unit, but he has seen much action on the petual drip, drip, drip down the back of George's neck in the kitchen. FIJI PARENTS TRAVEL TO CRAWFORD^VILLE FOR DADS DAY FESTIVITIES October 8, was Dads' Day here. High lighting the campus-wide activities were the Wabash Dads Association meeting and the Wabash-Heidelberg game. Just before noon, while the Dads were attending a special Chapel, the Mothers' Club had its semi-annual meeting. As usual, the Moms allotted $10 to buy books for the Phi Gam Library. The organization also voted to buy a table and chair for the ladies room. Approximately forty-five mothers attended the meeting and ate lunch at the fraternity house while the fathers were gridiron this fall. Three Fiji pledges are also playing with the football squad. Guard Jim Millican has seen some varsity action. Ed Stone at end and Ken Kreisher at tackle have played extensively for this year's freshman squad. Three Fijis are now going through preseason drills with the basketball squad which is expected to be one of the best in the history of Wabash. Sophomore Dave Vi/ilson appears to have nailed down a forward slot on the second team. Brother Wilson is doing a fine job des pite a painful knee injury which bothered him last year. The Fiji pledge class has two men among the twenty-five candidates for the freshman team. Larry Long, a standout in high school ball, may play for the varsity by year's end. Guard Chuck eating lunch with their sons in the Rubey is also coming along well in pre gymnasium. season scrimmage. 1.1 III \r\n(5) PHI GAMMA DELTA MAGAZI^E REQUESTS APPLICATIONS FOR EDITOR . Due to the resignation of THE PHI GAMMA lELTA Editor, James F. Hudson (Missouri '46) effective January 1, 1961, the Archons have announced that appli cations from experienced Fiji editors are now being accepted at fraternity headquarters. Any graduate who is interested may write headquarters. The Magazine can be edited by a full-time editor at Head quarters or part-time out of Washington, depending upon the qualifications of the applicant. If you have any news that might be of interest to other brothers, please clip off the bottom of this page and send the information to us so we can include it in the next Little Giant Fiji. ■ ,- , . .i.//* ( * \r\n(6) ALUMNI NEWS Jack Schenck-51 has been named assistant trust officer for the Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. John Wilhelm-58 spent eight weeks in Holland during the past summer as an exchange student in business and economics. He worked for JCLM Royal Dutch Airlines in the Market Research Department. James H. Murray-52 has been named a product director for Johnson & Johnson's Hospital Division. Donald E. Smith-59 has begun a year's assignment at the Indiana University John Naylor-22 has been appointed vice president of The Curtis Publishing Co. Medical Center in Indianapolis as a resident in hopsital administration. and manager of the New York office. Keith Baird-56 has been awarded a M.D. Ralph Powell-55 has been appointed head coach of all sports at Stilesville, Ind. degree from Indiana University Medical School. He is now serving his first year internship at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Rawl Ransom-42 is sponsoring the National Forest Products Week observance in the Kenneth Crossman-55 was married to state of Indiana this year. Cecily Riley of Indianapolis on July 2 of this year. William Diddel-08 was runner up in the North and South Seniors golf tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina. \r\nPhi Gamma Delta Bulk Rate Crawfordsville, Indiana Non-profit organization Form 3547 requested. //7 ^ ^ ^■ G ^ a. C, '