THE HUSKY FIJI UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SIGMA TAU OF PHI GAMMA DELTA November 1973 Vol. 73 No. 1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE As the Christmas season draws near, plans are already underway for the annual Chapter Christmas Open House December 1, 1973. This year's festivities will include a buffet dinner provided by the Mothers' Club and the colorful Fiji chorus harmonizing to traditional yule-tide songs. This will be followed by a dance for all later in the evening. All graduate brothers and parents are invited to attend, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The evening will provide an excellent opportunity for graduate brothers to revisit the House and for parents to make new acquaintances and see the House and men of Phi Gamma Delta. See you there. As most of you well know the last few years have been dificult ones for many of the fraternities and sororities of the University of Washington. Throughout this time though, Sigma Tau has continued to ride at the top feeling little if any of the financial and rush pressure so prevalent among many of the Greek houses. Now the pendulum has begun to swing the other way; the campus as a whole is turning more conservative, rush is experiencing a marked increase, while Sigma Tau is continuing its #1 tradition with the (graduate financed) remodeling and repairs on the physical plant this summer, and the always friendly atmosphere where each individual can continue to develop scholastically, athletically, and personally, we are all proud to say, "I'm mighty proud to be a Fiji." In closing, I would like to remind all of you that you are always welcome to drop in whether just to look around or meet some of the new members of the Class of'77. SCHOLARSHIP 'I* Scholarship at the ET chapter has remained PIG DINNER Are you going to the 1973 Pig Dinner? If not, you don't know what you are missing. This year's Pig Dinner promises to be something special. Bill Zerman, Executive Secretary of Phi Gamma Delta will be present. Attendance from the Active Chapter has doubled this year and most of the brother's are really psyched for a good time. The dinner will be Nov. 9th at Horatio's, on Lake Union with cocktail hour at 6:30 and dinner at 7:30. consistently high for many years. The chapter was recognized by the National Chapter as attaining, for the 12th consecutive year, a grade point average above the all-men's average. Important factor which directed the young men at ET were the implementation of study hours, the big brother system, the willingness to work together exhibited by the undergraduates, and naturally the high character and ability these young Fiji's already possess. The all-house average last year was a 3.00. So if you are wondering what's happening around the House these days, you'll never have a better chance to get to meet the guys or see some of your old brothers than the 1973 Pig Dinnei'. See Special recognition should be given to Ron Gibson, a member of the freshman class of'76, who through all 3 quarters obtained a perfect 4.0 record. He will be presented with a special award you there! for his efforts. \r\nSUMMER HOUSE REPAIRS PLEDGE CLASS OF '77 Although rush highlighted much of the activity In the spring of 1973, Phi Gamma Delta started once again to recruit new Fiji's ... In the fall of 1973, Phi Gamma Delta completed rush with 34 outstanding new Fiji's, the class of 1977. at Sigma Tau this summer, miuch time and effort was spent to make additions and repairs to the physical plant. The rear^ stairs, because of its rickety'condition complicated the task of walking a straight line for many, weekend, late-hour Fiji's; but no more! In June we began remodeling the stairs and the result was a sturdy, attractive stairs and railing. When it got to the point of either being strapped into bed or sleeping on the floor we realized something had to be done about the condition of the bunks in the sleeping porches. Due to efforts by graduate brother, Mr. Robert Watt, all of the forty ailing bxinks were disassembled, welded, braced, and reassembled. Other repairs included new lighting fixture in pool and recreation rooms, new wiring and ventilation in the basement sleeping porch, and a complete lock system throughout the house. Summer live-in members, paint brush in hand, managed to give four sleeping porches, five study Jerry Wakefield ('74) and Gary Odegard ('75) headed the summer rush campaign which owes many thanks to the brothers who lived in the house this summer as well as many others from Seattle and those throughout the states of Washington, Idaho and California. Pat "Irish" Coles ('52) and John Duller ('69), representing the alumni, provided a great stimulus for the rush program. The all-house effort produced a diversifed group of individuals. Among this group are 7 Legacy's, 2 of which are third generation. Observing the class of'77 for half of their first quarter, the Actives look forward to a great year for 1973-74 and express confidence that Phi Gamma Delta is indeed the number one house on the University of Washington campus. rooms, the Townees Room, Mail Room and Telephone Room a new coat of paint. Professional painters cleaned and painted the dining room. Despite the fact that we overwhelmed the opponents in last winter's snowball fight our casualties were high. But during the course of the summer all 256 broken windows were replaced. A new lawn was also planted. All undergraduate brothers wish to express their appreciation for the financial support of the graduate chapter, without which most of the above improvements on the chapter house could not have been possible. A special thanks to Mr. Robert Watt,'35, and Mr. Chester Hill,'22, who spent many hours planning, organizing and coordinating the work effort. FIJI'S IN SPORTS Football Gordy Bronson '75 Ron Olson '76 Dave Sari '76 Kevin Richardson '76 Rob Lehe '77 Crew Stu Johnson '76 Gummy Johnsen '76 Jim Brinsfield '75 Greg Gordon '76 Wrestling Toshi Oonishi '77 Baseball Larry Patterson '77 Roger Horton '76 Bob Wohlman '77 Rugby Pete Giese '74 Mike Martin '77 Track Mac Morris '76 \r\nINTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL provided a new and more efficient structure for IFC started the year off with a house pres./representatives general council meeting held I.F.C. to work within and also established a here at the house on Oct. 11. The purpose of the number of programs(new & old) for I.F.C. to work on. Such programs as a.tax resolution to exempt meeting was to get house presidents and representatives together to exchange ideas about I.F.C. objectives, and the solutions of inter-fraternity problems. It was felt by most everyone that a retreat where we could get together and elaborate on ideas, solution, etc. touched upon previously would be a good idea. On Oct. 26 & 27 Gary Lien, 75(past exec, vice-pres. of I.F.C.) and Mark Bloomquist, 76 attended the fraternities and sororities from paying property tax, inter-fraternity co-op buying, March of Dimes, inter-fratemity security, Greek Week & END,and high school visitation are just some of the programs that the members of I.F.C. are beginning to work on. All in all, the coming year looks promising for a stronger I.F.C. and a stronger system as a whole. retreat. It proved to be very beneficial, as it PLEDGE CLASS OF '77 Mark Anderson - Shadle Park, Spokane, Wa. Dave Auther - Brophy Prep, Phoenix, Arizona Larry Patterson Buzz Perry Steve Rice Jim Sanbom Bob Baur - Mercer Island, Mercer Island, Wa. Jim Berlage Doug Boushey - Wenatchee High, Wenatchee, Wa. - Sumner High, Sumner, Wa. Denis Bryant Mark Capeloto (soph) - Friday Harbor, Friday Harbor, Wa. - Seattle Prep, Seattle, Wa. Bruce Vanderwall Kevin Clark - Mt. Vemon, Mt. Vemon, Wa. Grady Cunningham Ken Davis (jr.) Craig Deasy - Centralia,(ientralia, Wa. Bob Wohlman Vic Woodward Kim Foster - Sumner, Sumner, Wa. - Redmond, Redmond, Wa. - Roosevelt, Seattle, Wa. - Eisenhower, Yakima, Wa. - Roosevelt, Seattle, Wa. Scott Halliday (soph) Charlie Hampson Kim Korach Don Lantz Rob Lehe Steve MacGeorge Mike Martin Jeff Schulz(soph) Jim Taylor ~ Ingraham, Wa, ..:.:rt: - Ingraham, Seattle, Wa. - Woodside High, Woodside, Ca. ~ Mercer Island, Mercer Island, Wa. -- Samammish, Bellevue, Wa. - Mercer Island, Mercer Island, Wa. - Mercer Island, Mercer Island, Wa. - Renton, Renton, Wa. - Woodside High, Woodside, Ca. - Puyallup, Puyallup, Wa. - Lewis & Clark, Spokane, Wa. - Sacramento High, Sacramento, Ca. - Ingraham, Seattle, Wa. - Ingraham, Seattle, Wa. Steve Mathews(soph) - Bainbridge Island High, Bainbridge Island, Wa. - Mike Naughton Seattle Prep, Seattle, - Wa. Brian Nixon Toshi Oonishi Steve Oswald - Interlake, Bellevue, Wa. - Japan, Hachinohe-Shi, Japan - Mercer Island, Mercer Island, Wa. CONTRIBUTORS Editor Kevin Reagan 76 Contributors- Starr Dehn 76 76 76 74 75 76 74 Mark Bloomquest Phil Yamauchi Jerry Wakefield Doug Thompson Steve Stoddard Rick Nelson \r\nSIGMA TAU OF PHI GAMMA DELTA University'of Washington 4503 17th N.E. Seattle, Washington 98105 MV-6'73 i^> g; k,. C,rVpr, V E> f_ t ^ "i: :: 00 - !•« ft0.i57o