HOUSE NEWS This year has brought many and shrubbery were planted in different areas of the yard, improvements to the interior and exterior Mansion". The of the "Purple brothers several trees were removed and have replaced by more suitable types, the wood pEirt of the exterior was repainted and all provided all of the manpower needed, which has greatly re duced costs. The Phi Gamma Delta house at windows were cleaned in both Mississippi State University. houses. Inside the house, the walls were repainted and all areas were completely cleaned. The removal of the tin roof connect wooden floors of the living room a fence was constructed around and front hallway were sanded and refinished. The chapter the patio. Much of the work as well as design was provided by our own landscape architect, Bryan Graham. This patio can now be used for many different functions, which were previous ly restricted. In addition to the patio, grass room was also cleaned and refinished. The exterior of the house has also had several improvements. The noticeable task was the ing the two houses. In its place, These are only a few of the numerous improvements that the brothers have made. Every one is proud of the Fiji "Purple Mansion" and these improve ments verify this. It is the goal of all Fijis to be number one and having the number one house is one step toward that goal. bulldog VOLUME III, NO. 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FALL SEMESTER 1972 Chapter Rewarded At Ekklesia Three delegates attended the 124th San Francisco Ekklesia this past summer and brought home several awards to the chapter. Sima Mu was awarded third place in the Jordan Bowl for highest scholarship, received a special scholarship certificate for passing the all-men's average at State, and received honorable mentionfj in the Archon's Trophy, for outstanding campas leadership and involvement, the Brightman award, for outstanding graduate program, and the Coon Plaue, for best chapter publication. The Fijis are very proud of their latest accom plishments and are honored to hold six awards from the National Fraternity. It's now back to work for another year! \r\nBULLDOG FIJI PAGE TWO FALL 1 LETTER FROM'TIffi PRESIDENT Sigma Mu chapter is having another great semester this fall with many events yet to come before the end of the semester. Things got started on a busy note, as the Fijis were faced with everything from rush and initiation to major clean up of the house and yard during the very first week of school. Since then the Fijis have been involved in several community service projects, have participated in numerous campus activities including Homecoming sign contest and Halloween Carnival, have started a new graduate file system and program within the chapter, have had a Homecoming part^SO's party, and house party, and have finished the most successful football season in Phi Gamm history at Mississippi State. The rest of the semester will center around more service projects, participation in Songfest, decoration of the house for Christmas and a Christmas party, work on rush for spring semester, and an active participation in all sports. The chapter has really worked hard during this past year and the spirit of Sigma Mu has been outstanding. Much work has been done in the area of reorganizing and putting things in their right place. The new committee system has worked with tremendous success as the chapter has been more involved than ever before and all of the committee chairmen deserve a big note of thanks. As the new year approaches, I can see brighter things ahead for this young chapter. Sigma Mu Chapter at Mississippi State has truely just begun! Fraternally, Greg Mann President Board of Chapter Graduate File System Advisors Our graduate relations program now has a new file system on all graduates of the chapter. The files Sigma Mu is in the process of organizing its first Board of Chap contain important information on each gradu^ along with various articles and clippings concern| ter Advisors this semester. The Board will consist of eight Fiji the graduate. The Mississippi State Fijis are very concerned about their graduates and spend a great deal of time graduates who will serve in an advisory capacity to the chapter. The Board is scheduled to begin operation at the first of next year and once started will greatly strengthen the organization and operation of the chapter. and expense in planning graduate events, mailing out information forms and special notices, and sending out copies of the Fiji Newsletter and Bulldog Fiji. We hope that all graduates will keep in close contact with us by visiting the chapter when possible and by letting us hear from you regularly. All correspondance can be addressed to: Grad uate Correspondance, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, 207 West Lampkin Street, Starkville, Mississippi, Sigma Mu Homecoming This year homecoming at Sigma Mu was better than ever. To begin with the Fiji homecoming sign won first place. The sign was a 14' X 12' sign with the slogan, "Bury the Cougars". In front of the sign was a four foot platform with a giant Bulldog and the "Cougar's grave" on it. The brothers really worked hard on the sign and deserved to win. The homecoming game was also great. Mississippi State beat Houston! To top off a great day the Fiji 39759. GRADES This past spring semester the Fijis at Mississippi State were again number one in grades in the Greek system and number two among general fraternities in IFC. The chapter compiled an overall average of We 2.928. The actives finished with a 2.996 and the pledges with a 2.620. This marks the seventh can't wait until next year when we'll win first place straight time the Fijis have finished with a top again! pcisition in grades. homecoming dance was one of the best ever. , \r\nPAGE THREE BULLDOG FIJI ★ Fall Pledge Class Sigma Mu's Fall pledge class will soon finish its pledge education program for the semester as the pledges have now covered the pledge manual and are studying the local history and customs of the chapter. Two of the projects required of the pledge class have been completed and the class is now working on its third project, which involves serving the community or campus in some way. The House Project, consisting of cleaning the basement and constructing storage areas for tools and cleaning FALL RUSH A SUCCESS This fall Sigma Mu pledged ten outstanding young men: Jerry Burkett, freshman, Hattiesburg, Ms.; Burke Fisher, sophomore, Indianola, Ms.; Steve Horn, sophomore, Grenada, Ms.; Drew McDowell, junior, Inverness, Ms.; Vic Nickels, junior. Tunica, Ms.; Ben Penn, freshman. Greenwood, Ms.; Bob Raymond, freshman, Chicago, 111.; Jimmy Sneed, freshman. Tunica, Ms.; Bob Stimson, freshman, Dumas, Ark.; and David Vinzant, freshman. Tunica, Ms. items, was done the weekend before the Thanks giving holidays and turned out to be an excellent project. The money-making project for the semester had the pledges selling light bulbs in their home towns during the holidays and it also turned out very well. The chapter is very proud of this semesters pledge class and hopes to see all of them wearing the black diamond next semester. ^ Six Links Added To The Golden Chain Six new brothers were initiated into Phi Gamma Delta this fall: Jan Clark, Junior, Lucedale, Ms.; Marshall Mowdy, senior. Meridian, Ms.; David Mulhollnad, sophomore, Jackson, Ms.; Steve Price, BULLDOG FIJI STAFF sophomore, Tupelo, Ms.; John Wallace, sophomore, Como, Ms.; and Thomas Wiley, senior, Tupelo, Ms. Sigma Mu Officers President Treasurer Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Historian Purple Legionnaire Greg Mann Keith Koenig Ray Jordan Franklin Myers Sidney Prosser Larry Blankenship Editor Contributors: Ken Krohn Greg Mann, Curtis McNeer, Billy Martin, Kyle Steward, Marty Allison, Ray Jordan \r\n PAGE FOUR BULLDOG FIJI FALL Freeman No 1 i Gamer Ghetto Guys ' Highballs I Sigma Alpha Epsilon 'Wayward Warthogs I Sessums Sonlcs Girls' poll season included e lor second, eighi a 20-17 sudden death win over Pi Kappa Alpha which most consider to be the greatest win in Phi Gamm history at State. It also included another important game against Sigma Alpha Epsiion, which the Fijis won 12-0 on four field goals by Nickels. It was these two wins that vaulted Phi Gamma Delta into third place in the campus poll and sent them on their way to the playoffs. In the first playoff game the Fijis beat Phi Kappa Tau by the score of 28-18 and managed to get in that ail important winners bracket. The tide changed, however, a5,,the team lost against Sigma Chi in the very next g.ame by the score of 17-3 and then lost its final game Tsf" the playoffs against Kappa Sigma, 17-7. The chagTer is very proud of this year's Fiji football team and all of the support that it received during the season. Everyone is now looking towards Fijis huddle at halftime during Pike football game. basketball, which should prove to be equally excij^^ to all. W Sigma Mu Chapter Phi Gamma Delta Drawer FN Mississippi State, Ms. 39762 DEC II i(j-) AM j,. 1972 V9765.' /75^7 ^ EISENHOWER" USA