PACE S:X ROSE F:J: JUNE‑1972 AROuND THE HOuSE ON THE N:GHT.◆ ◆ VOL.4‑NO。 2 ROSE・ HULMAN:NSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JUNE‑1972 Hlt tstAND ',72 Fiji Island Weekend ,72 started off bright and warm on Friday, May 6. A spot with a small lake and plenty .of gra-qs near Brazil, Indiana, was selected for the isIand. Four huts covered rvith straw and a rope bridge across part of the lake were constructed. Music was provided by a tape deck played through a pair of three speaker columns, which provided FtJt tsLAltD "2 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) mainder of the evening was left to getting "warmed up,' for Satur- plenty of volume. Fridal' night's activities Saturday afternoon was beauti?here was plenty of aetion in ful. the lake with people su'imming, GR巨 巨K WEEKEND both voluntarily and involuptarily, boating, and crossing the rope bridge. Dinner of barbecued chicken \A'as served latcr. King and Queen Bohunkus then performed rvhere a marriage all the couples land u'ere married dancing, and libaticn made for a Iively evening that lasted until for Hulman. This year's events in- cluded a eart race, a canoe race, a tug-of-war, a bike race, and a song- Is- for the week- end. Afterrvards plenty of music, Sunday afternoon Sunday, May 14, was the date of the 1972 Greek Weekend at Rose- ceremony, at Fiji fest. 0‑叫 … W田■00EDD.C HD some. One unanticipated result of the u'eekend u.as that Sue Blaising left Fiji Islarrd wearing Brother Bill Gibson's badge. With the lovely u'eather', the niee location and the high spirils, Iriji Islan d ,TZ tvas a success-the best 1'et ! 9or push cart was redesigned from last year, sporting new tires, and a.candy apple purple paint job. In the eart race rl'e received fourth Rose-Hulman track, was moved to the track of a local junior high school. Our Fijis ran quite strong throughout the ten mile raee, but we \trere outclassed by some excellent distance riders, and ended up in third place. For the songfest this year, we performed "'Let Us Now Praise advantage. performance, whilc guitar acconr, Iost panin:ent was u-sed for "The \\redding Song." Although many people felt that a verJi close match to Triangle as the guys \r'ere tugging and pulling ADDRESS CORRECT:ON REQUESTED was originally scheduled on the Famous Men" and Paul Stuckey,s "The Wedding Song." The former number was performed u ith In the tug-of-rvar our Fijis quarter. We congratulate Bill Due to the rainstorm earlier in the afternoon, the bike race, which place through the efforts of our swift-footed pushers. Before the canoe race, a IUay thunderstorm dumped rain on us all, but it cleared up guickll to enable the canoe race to be run. Fiji placed fifth in the calioe race after losing an earlier Spring seems m be the time to nrake plans for the future, as three brothers have gotten engaged this Gibson, Bill Privratsky, and Rodney Smith. began with the crou'ning of King and Queen Bohunkus. Before t h e day. with all their might to no avail. We were eliminated in the first round of competition. accompaniment olt a Rogers organ, and created a quite impressive we had the best presentation, did not win the trophy because we rve (coNTtNUED ON PAGE FtVE) crorvning itself, it rvas decided that all present should knorv the legend of King Bohunkus and Fiji Island. The trouble u'as that no oie knerv the legend. So \\.e had Brother Keith Corban write the legend.for us. Aecording to Brother Corban, King Bohunkus \t'as a Spanish merchant named Ferdinand \.aldez, who was sailing to the Far East to trade. He was shipu'recked, and ended up on an islanC that he Iater named Fiji. Selected by rote of the chapter to reign as King and Queen Eohunkus for the rr.eeken d 11ere Brother Fred Franzu.a and his bride of three u.eeks, IIelinda. Later in the evening r',-e all sat around the campfire and !1-ere entertained by Erotlrer.s Iteith Cor- ban and Itd f)oerfleirr, s-ho performed Cheech antl Chong, the tx'o conredians from the record albunr of the same name. Tlre aet rr-as realll' hilarious. Afterrv.rrds the music started again and the re(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) \r\nPACE TWO ROSE FIJ: JUNE‑19721 JUN E‑1972 FR01l THE El)ITOR It's funny sonreone 丁HE ROSE Fljl Published throughout the school yeα r by RhO Phi Chα pter o〔 Phi Gttmc Delta F『 dernity ct ROse― Hulmα n lnstitute of Technology for lumni α nd the en,o y m ent Ofits α friends. horv times change. had told me trvo years ago thirt I rvould be a member of any fraternity, let alone Phi Gamma Deltir, I rvould have seriously doubted him. But through the examples and efforts of my future brothers, I rvas then, and still am nolv completely sold on the Greek system and even more so Phi Gamma Delta. This is my last quarter at RoseHulman, and upon leaving I rvould like to say that of all the events and happenings of college days, by far the most important and Editor .… .Keith A.Corban Contributors: Miki Joy Bill Gibson Dave Steinbock If the most meaningful one for me is the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta and my brothers. To all my brothers, especially to those whom I have never met, let me remind you that we all have something in common: we all have the community is indeed interest- ed in this project. The pickup project included only the area THIR01V Proi‖ t This quarter the Rho Phi chap- ter decided to become involved in the local ecologT move through around the chapter house as a type of experiment, but according to Brother Joy, due to the success of the project this year, the area for pickups will be enlarged next year. PACE THREE ROSE F:J: 鴨OR盆 lS Pl‐ 3 Dl.11111総 a goal to reach for the gotld of us all and for the glory of Phi Gamma Delta, which we all promised to uphold. I rvould call for a sincere and directed effort to eliminate or at the very least to lessen the prob- of our society: rvAr, pollution, racism, poverty, inequality, and injustice. Although it has been said so many times befor'g, it lems is rvhat I truly believe in. Perseverance is norv antl rvill be increlsingly important in the future. Let not our idealism and hope be diminished by the way things are now. Strive for peace und happiness, both for yourselves and for all of your brothers. Most of all, brothers, especially mine in this chapter, as a farervell let me encourage you all to "carry on." Keith Allen Corban We will have three organized work sessions this summer at the house. These will be on June L7, July 15, and August 12. Walking is good for the health, if ;'ou cirn malluge to keep out of the rvay of autonrobiles. ..BRINGING The Bho Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta held the annual Norris Pig Dinner on April 8 this year. A happy hour was held at the house in order to get people assembled and acquainted THROW (Terre Haute Recycling of Waste). From April t to May 13 pickups of glass, paper, and with our guests. After the happy hour, everyone drove to a local restaurant, where the dinner itself was held. Dinner started with the invoca- aluminum rvere made in our neighborhood under the direction of tion, given by Brother Fred FranzThe singing of the Doxology IN THE PtG.. rado College '28) renerved his vows Gamma Delta as he kissed the snout of the pig. AII of the Rho Phi pledges and new initiates, for whom this was their first Pig Dinner, also followed the tradition as they kissed the other end of the pig. to Phi President Steve Thomas then g'ave his report on what had happened in the chepter since ttre last Brother Mik Joy, project chair- wa. On April 1 some of the bro manned the station rvhere the pk\ups are delivered. Duties at station includecl sorting colo glass bottles, st:rcking of newspil- again as the pig rvas carried in to the tune of "Bringing in the Pig." A dinner of roast pork, baked pctato, tossed salad, apple sauce, rolls and ice eream rvas the main attraction of the evening that followed directly. Bob Harker (Iorva State '45),likewise caught up on the news on rvhat improvernents had been made to the house in the past year. The main speaker of the eve- be- professor lt \rincenncs University. Mr. Albright related his experi- pers, and separating --^"l,,,,1. prtrLaurvJ. 4,. \ll. lLi.. Lrrl,J followed. The singing started aluminum ^^-fi,'.'lol/(ll L(\ Lal.al Qnf\rc!e- trrdal', the brothers irandled 5i of material, rvherea.r the average is about 12 per dly. The majority of the material brought to the stirtion rvas brought by private citizens, shorving that After dinner the program clrloads ︼ ユ ー 聴 MANNING THE T.H.R.0.W.STAT10N gan with Brother Jim Graham acting as master of ceremonies and making the introductions. As per tradition, the oldest member present, I!Ir. Preston Albright (Colo- Pig Dinner. The House Corpora- tion Report, given by Treasurer ning was Mr. Preston Albright (Colorado College '28\, rvho is a ences at various colleges as and an advisor to the Fiji a Fiji chap- ters there. Things tvere quite dif- ferent in Mr. Albright's under- graduate days, and it was quite interesting to hear exactly how it was. Following 1![r. Albright's qpeech "An Exile's Toast," done by Brother Fred Franzrva, who also performed it at the Fiji Academy came at Indiana University last sum- mer. We all departed the restaurant after lve sang "Il'hen College Songs" and rvent back to the house for an evening of reminiscing and brotherhooil. lVe were indeed all our alumni lrnd friends back rvith us for this ocpleased to have casion. A group of the brothers jour- neyed to see the time trials at the Indianapolis Speedway on IIay 13 and 20. The first weekend it rained a lot, but the next lveekend there were many good qualifica- tions seen. Many brothers also see the race itself on May went to 27. \r\nPACE FOuR JUN E― 1972 ROSE FIJI JUNE‑1972 PACE FiVE ROSE FIJ! Lee also flattened out the sheet metal on the right side of his car as he lost control on gravel rrn