THET A FIJI UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA, NOVEMBER, 1970 VOLUME 8 NUMBER 3 A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT In looking over the past four years, we must admit that the general feel ing toward our graduate relations has been one of unconcern. We must agree, however, that our active broth ers together with our graduate broth ers have too much potential to let this apathetical feeling continue. We owe much more to Theta than has recently been displayed; therefore, it is in the best interest of our beloved chapter that we unite and work together. Without reservation, we want to start right now by doing everything we can to make all of us feel more of an active part in our fraternity. We are determined to reach a bet ter understanding with our gradu ate brothers, but to fulfill this goal we need your help. If there is any thing at all that you feel needs dis cussion, please write us. If your opin ions are not expressed, no real ac complishment can be made. Bottom row L to R; Heard, Rembert, Barnes, Thompson, Nichol, Christopher Center L to R: Nichols, Orman, Mills, Hodo, Whitinger, Fuchs Top row: Curry, Moore, Sims, Brabston, Winford, Carpenter, Neighbors, Alexander PHI GAMMA DELTA 1970 PLEDGE CLASS Fall rush went exceptionally well this year with the pledging of twentyfour of the finest young men on cam Also, our chapter mailing list is not as up-to-date as we would like it to be. If you know any brother who pus. If you haven't had a chance to come by and meet the pledges as yet, then the following list should did serve as some introduction. not receive this newsletter, or who is not receiving his issue of the Phi Gamma Delta four times yearly, William Edward Hodo jjlease send us his name and address. Andrew Dillard Barnes If this letter was forwarded to you, Alexander City Father: Fiji Theta please send us your present address. We are hopeful about the possibili ties of our new and better relation ship. Surely it will enhance for each of us our true feeling for Phi Gam ma Delta. Alexander City Michael Don Moore Mobile George Winford Whitinger Mobile Billy Amos Christopher Athens William Smythe Orman Perge! Athens Sam E. Stutts 71 President William Steidjen Carpenter Memphis Scott Miller Rembert Memphis Jesse Alwin Sasser, Jr. Brantley James Alan Fuchs Mobile Steven Ralph Nichols Luverne Eugene Willis Brabston Birmingham Carey Moore Thompson Alexander City Hugh Anderson Neighbors III Alexander City Donald Henry Bevill Birmingham Rex Vinson Alexander Pell City Kent Knight Winford Tuscumbia Father: Fiji Chi Mu (Continued on page 3) \r\nPage 2 Graduaf-e Brothers Here, There, and Everywhere Due to the fact that this is the first newsletter of the year, we have not as yet been able to request that \ou send news of graduate brothers. Therefore, there is not a great deal T H ET A Dr. V. H. Ragsdale '04 is living in Anna Maria, Florida. Brother Ragsdale is one of our oldest living grad tion board. His son, Murray Whitman Beasley is part of our active chapter. uate brothers. In fact, he was a char Robert B. Stewart '39 is living in Montgomery where he is an attorney ter member of Theta chapter when it was reactivated in 1901. with the firm of Jones, Murray, and Dr. Donald F. Fletcher, Jr. '43, is practicing medicine in Atlantic, Vir ginia. He is also chairman of the county board of education and an of Stewart. Brother Stewart has done a of information in this printing. How ficer in the state medical society. Brother Fletcher was preceede^4 in ever, we hope that hereafter we will be able to print news that you send us. If you don't send a few names in, then this most important area will Phi Gamma Delta by his father. Dr. Donald F. Fletcher, Sr. (Hampton Sidney 1909). He is being followed by not be what it should be. William Sceares Barnes, Sr. '36, and his wife Alice, live at 207 Semmes St., Alexander City, Ala., where he has an engineering position with Tallapoosa County. His oldest son, Wil liam Sceares Barnes, Jr. '65 and his wife Carol have recently moved to his son, Charlie, who is an' active He also does volunteer medical work Upsilon House corporation. He is past president of the Montgomery Graduate Chapter. Richard S. Brooks '39 is an attor ney for the state of Alabama De partment of Industrial Relations. member of Theta chapter. Charlie Brother Brooks also has done con siderable work with the Alpha Upsi lon House Corporation. He is now the wearing the same badge that his grandfather wore over sixty years ago. active President of our Montgomery Graduate Chapter. Frederick Walter Nicol '34 is now Brislin is President of the First State Hunter is practicing dentistry in Rye. great deal of work with the Alpha was initiated last month and is now residing at 14 Monnish Place, Tuscaloosa, and is at present the TusBrewton, Alabama, where Sceares, caloosa Circuit Judge. Brother Nicol Jr. is practicing law. Brother Barnes, was previously the Tuscaloosa County Sr. has two other sons, Bruce '72 and District Attorney. His son, Robert, is Andy '73, both are active members a member of our pledge class. of our chapter. Theta is proud of this Henry Judson Brislin '49 lives at long heritage which was started with 11 Coventry, Tuscaloosa. Brother John Sceares Barnes, Theta '02. Dr. Robert E. Hunter, Jr. '48 and his wife Beege are living in Rye, New 5"ork at 44 Stuyvesant Ave. Brother November, 1970 FIJI Bank and is also Purple Legionaire for our chapter. Brother Brislin has been a great help in advising us on matters in the past, and we shall con tinue to look to him for guidance in Haynes C. Byrne '41 is practicing medicine in Montgomery where he is director of the Montgomery City County Clinic. Dr. T. H. Williams, Jr. '41 lives at 2199 Allendale Road in Montgom ery. Brother Williams is one of our most dedicated and interested grad uate brothers. He was recently made chief of Section XIV of Phi Gamma Delta. This is certainly a position of great responsibility, and to our way of thinking there is no graduate broth throughout parts of Appalachia. His son, Tripp '73, is an active member of Theta chapter, while his mother, Mrs. Rachael Smith, is going on her at 1609 Dealing Place, Tuscaloosa. se\enth year as our house mother. Brother Maxwell is a retired Naval has to say in the "Graduate Corner." The Hunter family has certainly been a fine asset to our chapter for many Captain and has also retired from his engineering position with the Univer sity of Alabama. He is an active mem Johnny Floyd "Squirrel" Dunn '70, has recently completed an intensive ber of the Kiwanis club. course in used-car salesmanship. If years. the future. er more capable of handling it. Be Frederick Richard Maxwell '10, lives \V. A. Edwards '50 is living at 207 Elm St., S)lacauga, Alabama, with his wife, son, and younger daughter. His older daughter is here at the Uni\ersit\. Brother Edwards is quite strong in graduate relations with both Probate Judge and past President of the Exchange Club. our chapter and our unisersity. He Murray David Beasley '47 is prac has been selected Ity the University to ije part of se\eral round table dis cussions with Dr. .Matthews and asso(iates. David Minge Cochrane '35 is living at 1700 Deal ing Place, Tuscaloosa. Brother Cochrane is the Tuscaloosa sure to read what Brother Williams you happen to be in the general area of Roanoke, drop by Dunn Chevrolet and check out one of Squirrel's creampuffs. Andrew "Drop" Jackson is proutlly going on his fifty-seventh year as head ticing law in Tuscumlria, Alalaama, butler here at the FIJI house. Drop while he also has an active part with state politics and the state construc still holds true to the conviction that "he's here and he's glad to be here. \r\nNovember, 1970 T H ET A Page 3 F I J (Cominiiccl from page 1) fames Davitl Mills Tiiscumiaia Michael Anthony Heard Cherokee Bin ton King Curry Tuscaloosa Robert Frederick Nicol Tuscaloosa Steve Etigene Sims Montgomery \\alliam Bell Robertson, Jr. T uscaloosa Father: Fiji Theta Dodge Smith T uscaloosa ^Ve send sincere thanks to all who sent recommendations this fall. AVbth- out those recontmendations, rush cer tainly woidd not have been the out standing success that it was. FALL INITIATION September 25, past, Theta Chapter opened the doois of her chapter Seated L to R: "Verneuille, Robertson, Renilo, Sellers, Smotherman Standing L to R: Beasley, Fletcher, Hunter, Edwards room to eleven new brothers. Charles Richard Fletcher AVilliam Thomas Edwards, Jr. William Dexter Reese Vernon Lee Sellers "William McCollum Smotherman Robert Etlward Hunter III Steven Carl Renilo Murray Whitman Beasley Robert John Robertson Toirey Jamison Cochrane joe Ollinger Verneuille, Jr. ^Ve are proud of them antl feel sure that they will carry on our great tradition here at the Universitv. New Officers Installed were elected and have been installed to serve through May of 1971. Our new president is Sam Stutts. Sam is well t|ualified for the job as he has alreacly had a great deal of experience through the office he pre\iously held as treasurer. John Barelare is Theta's new treas urer. John was house manager last year. His hard work as house man ager showed the chapter that he was the Brother best suited for the time as Historian. Published by the active chapter at Theta of Phi Gamma Delta Editor: Bill Field Assisted by: Richard Teel toward his new chal lenge. These officers want to make this The new officers for Theta chajrter consuming job of treasurer. Jimbo Saxton was electetl to the office of Historian. Jimbo was our corresponding secretary last year and did such an outstanding job that the chapter felt he tvoidd serve well The Theta Fiji a well respected member and is very conscientious Eddie McDonough is onr new cor responding secretary. Etldie was as sistant treasurer last year, so he also is experienced and capable of dealing tvith our chairter's corres]5ondence. The chapter chose Da\ id Baird to be our recording secretary. David is the best year ever for Theta in both the active and graduate chapters. Please feel free to call on them when ever you feel it necessary. \r\nT H ET A Page 4 Pig Dinner Arrangements November, 1970 F I J \Ve need to win the support of col THE lege administrations for fraternities. O I personally know the fraternity sys GRADUATE tem is a stabilizing influence in the midst of campus turmoil today. We Plans are already being made to CORNER must convince our colleges and uni make this year's Pig Dinner the best ever. To accomplish this, however, versity faculties of this. We need their I appreciate the honor and privilege support for future existence on the tve need your help in choosing a date on which the greatest number of to initiate this new feature in the university campus. I urge you to use Brothers coidd attend and your sug "Theta Fiji". I bring to you news your influence in this behalf. gestions as to possible speakers. The of Section XIV of Phi Gamma Del Fraternities are changing rapidly ta. Oru Chapters at Alabama, Au most convenient time for us is in the but the basic principles of friendship, burn, Louisiana State, and Mississip last half of March or the first half social service, scholarship, and char of April, but we are not bound to pi State are strong and represent ex acter development are still the im this and would be perfectly willing cellence in fraternity. Mississippi portant features of our Fraternity to change if you so wish. We would State will be formally Chartered No program. The hazing is gone and we vember 21, 1970. A new colony has also like to have some volunteers who now substitute i)ledge education. Our are genuinely interested in seeing the just been installed at Memphis State pledges are more mature and better Pig Dinner reach its true potential. University and we expect great things educated than ever. We must contin The volunteers woidd be responsible of them also. I urge graduate broth ue to gear our program to interest for forming riding groups, prodding ers to visit these fine Chapters and this type of man in joining us. We forgetful Brothers, and for creating give them your support as much as must be campus leatlers and strive interest for the Pig Dinner in their possible. to make an important contribution to respective areas. Remember, the Pig The campus atmosphere of today ward the betterment of the campus Dinner is for all of us. It will be is not as healthy for fraternities as community. what all of us, working together, it used to be. Fewer men go out for All of these ])rograms demand con make it. Don't wait, send your sug rush each year and it becomes more tinuity from year to year. The congestions or encouragement to: difficidt to fill our fraternity houses timnty in Phi Camma Delta is its I Richard Teel and to balance our budgets. We, as Graduate Brother participation in un Box 2253 graduates, need to actively engage in dergraduate chapter sujjport. Without University, Alabama efforts in increase interest in our this our Chapters decline, with grad 35486 Fraternity and in the Creek system. uate support we prosper. Join with me in insuring the future of our Fraternity. ALUMNI INFORMATION Perge! I Full Name Tommy Williams, Ala. '41 .Class_ I Chief, Section XIV I Name of Wife: I ! Children's Names and Ages:_ "The Graduate Corner" is a new column designed to give our graduate brothers an opportunity to voice their opinions and to have those opin I Occupation: -Title if any:_ I ' Firm: -Nature of Business:- I I I ^ I I I ! Home Address: City:- I State:- I| .