RUTGERS UNIVERSITY NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. SPRING 1982 Fiji Happenins' By James A. Cook Once again the social calendar at the Nu Beta Chapter was packed with events to entertain all its members, graduates and friends alike. The calendar started with its biannual rush led this past spring by Ethan Grodofsdy. The house was mobbed by brothers and rushee's brought about with such attractions as Molson night and pool tournaments. Ethans efforts had overwhelming results for the house with 22 pledges beginning the semester. Amongst the various Friday night parties the Phi Gams engaged in two fund rais ing events. Project Hope had successful results as many brothers and pledges participated in collecting money for the cause(on the comer of good old 78 Easton Ave). Our traditional Fijifest, coordinated by Richie Skoller, was held in Records Hall last spring and consisted of a f!i Tii; The Phi Gam house as it stands in '82 — courtesy of Tim Riepl. live band and a couple of overworked barhands. The function was very involved, timeconsuming, but proved to be a great suc The New House? cess in the end. Our annual "Pig Dinner'' held on April 11 th last year went over well with a good showing of our graduates in attendance. A truly enjoyable time was had by all as the guest speaker Edward Lipman entertained everyone with trivia and stories about Nu Beta and some of it's past antics. The spring semester came to an end with faculty cocktail and Fiji Island as the last events on our schedule. The poor weather, domed upon the Nu Beta house, did not dampen the spirits of old king Bo-hunkus and his tribe members at our annual Fiji Island celebration. The determined remained in their outfits while enjoying the many fmits and pastries provided with an endless amount of our famous "purple passion punch." The second semester msh, led by Tom Eckert, entailed a number of origional ideas includ ing Boli night and Ladies night. Boli night, named after the stromboli's from our local By graduate brother Rich Leary Where do we go from here? For the Rutgers Fiji's that question has both a philosophical and a practical significance. It seems that we've come full circle since the heady days of the I960's when Nu Beta was recognized as a cam pus leader in scholarship and intercollegiate athletics. The Nu Beta chapter has withstood the poli tical turmoil surrounding the war in Vietnam and the indifference and selfishness of the 1970's. From my position as an interested but detached observer, the chapter seems to be assuming leadership at Rutgers College once again. From first hand observstion this fall, I can see that the morale ofthe chapter is high. Of course,the undergraduates have the usual prob lems with unpaid bills and a house that de mands constant repair, but the brotherhood seems to be together. "Stuff Yer Face," gathered a large crowd but Through the years we've seen that it's this was not nearly as entertaining as Fiji's 1st annual Ladle's night. One hundred sweetheart togetherness that keeps the chapter afloat roses from our friendly neighborhood Kitchenmiester florist and an ample supply of white and red wines proved to be the keys to the most crowded informal msh event of the year. Pretty (Continued on page 2) fraternity. Still the question remains; Where will this fraternity be housed ten years from now, or even five years from now? Can we amidst the storms which buffet a modern count on the stmcture at 78 Faston Ave. for that long? This question has intrigued me since joining the fraternity in 1974. As an undergraduate I was involved in the illfated addition proposal, thwarted by the hostility of our "quiet" neigh bors. The move to Busch campus has always been one of my pet projects as well. Several years ago I presented architectural drawings of a new house at the annual meeting and last summer I presented a proposal to get the house building process in gear and completed. At that point I discovered some amazing bits of in formation. First, I discovered that members of the alum ni board weren't totally committed to moving to Busch, even though that commitment had been formally made by the alumni board for a decade. This shattered my first assumption ab out the new house project. Soon thereafter, I realized that the undergraduates were not real excited about the idea either. Thus, the shatter ing of my second assumption. As you may imagine, this led me to seriously reconsider my stand on the move to Busch. The more I think about it, the more I become convinced the 78 Faston Ave. is the place to stay. Let me outline the reasons: 1. The undergraduates want to stay. Because of the unique relationship between the under graduates and the graduates in a college (Continued on page 3) \r\nRARITAN FUI Raritan FIJI Keller Competition Nu Beta OfPhi Gamma Delta 78 Easton Ave. By Kenny King New Brunswick, N.J. Editor James A. Cook Staff James Biegan, David Cerza, Martin Conroy, Dave Goldner, Alumni Staff Mark Esposito, Kermy King, John Manginelli, Joe Serino Rich Leary Chapter Officers John J. Manginelli Frank "Critter" McGarry President Treasurer Recording Secretary Kenny King Corresponding Secretary ... James A. Cook Historian John Bellanich Happenins' (Continued from page 1) girls enhancing the Phi Gam walls left no One of Nu Beta's greatest traditions has always been to have outstanding athletes and to do well in intramural athletics (namely, vieing for the coveted Keller trophy). This year is no excep tion! Arm wrestling, expected to be the easiest of our victories, took a tum for the worse. A couple of hopefuls were disqualified early in the competition because ofsome very technical refereeing. However, there was one bright sjxit to the whole affair. At the 165-190 weight class Tom Eckert proved himself far superior to any of the other performers as he put on a powerful display of strength to win the weight class hands down. This sole victory gave Fiji a fourth place finish in the arm wrestling competition. At the end of the fu'st semester our house was ranked among the top three in the overall Keller standings with the second semester promising to be a strong one. Football has always been one of our best sports and this year's captains Steve Mashel and Tom Eckert showed the great team psych and leadership that all Fiji football captains possess. They with secondary special ist Doug Aitelli led us through an undefeated regular season allowing fewer than one touch down per game. The offense was no less spec The next event was the individual sport of one-on-one basketball, which was won last year by John Manginelli. Unfortunately John came up against a new opponent this year who proved superior. Our other Fiji competitor Tom Riepl, was not forced to play this newcomer until the semifinals and as a result, he swept through his division. The match was a tough one and Tim was forced to bow out as he gave away at least 5 inches in height. His victory in pledges as to which house prevailed as 1 on campus. Tailgating continued for the Nu Beta's as they traveled to Giants Stadium twice for the tacular — led by John Manginelli at quarter back, throwing to Ray Roncin, and handing off to Ray Ragonese and Richie Allen. The play offs had us pitted against Keller arch-rival Beta, as the Phi Gams brought in a new quarter the competition, with some much needed Kel ler points. Things were getting a bit sticky at Virginia and Pitt football games. A dissappointment to most of the brothers was the turn back, Joe Palombit. Joe did his best to over come an aroused Beta defense, but it was to no of notches in the standings. But by pulling out at the Homecoming cocktail after the Tem avail as Beta came away the victors. Though disappointed, we showed great pride by blow ing out Kappa Sigma in the consulation game for third place. Quarterback Palombit led us to victory as Ray Ragonese engineered some razzle dazzle running to put points on the board. Overall, it was a good season for the football doubts in the minds of the fall semesters 10 ple game. The end of the traditional game against Princeton and the lack of proper prepa ration were the main reasons behind the poor turnout. On the lighter side of things, a hap- phazzard game played by the undergrads vs. the graduates led to a humiliating defeat. A very enjoyable game, followed by watching some Sunday afternoon football on TV,is soon in our hands and tickets to New Orleans in our to become a worthwhile tradition in the future pockets. team, but we won't be satisfied until the title is of Nu Beta. Last, but not least, was our most prestigious event, the Christmas Formal. Organized by Omar Tamimi and Dave Goldner and catered by none other than "Mike the Cook" with a menu consisting of fruit cocktail, champagne, onion soup, roast beef and a delicious rum cake to top it off. In closing, I would like to remind the gradu ate brothers of the up coming 65th annual Nor- ris Pig Dinner to be held on April 24th. An enthusiastic new brotherhood encourages the attendance of all who may possibly attend. Pig Dinner Announcement The 65th Annual Norris Pig Dinner will be held on April 24th, in the Faculty Dining Hall ofBrower Commons. Our guest speaker will be brother Robert Norton, Capt. of the 1964 foot ball team. Since then he has coached two varsi ty college sports, and was New Jersey coach of the year in 1966. He presently broadcasts hock ey play-by-play for television and received a New England Emmy in 1979 as a result of his excellent work. (Be sure to look for our new Raritan Fiji scrapbook at Pig dinner!) If any alumni would like to attend and have not received an invitation, please contact either Joe Serino or any of the present officers at the house phone. (201) 246-9303. Cross Country led by Bemie McGarry,Dave Cerza and Marty Conroy took a second place overall, one ofour best finishes in years. Bemie was, to say the least, remarkable. He ran away from the rest of the field, finishing with such a strong kick that he bettered the course mark by over a minute. In doing so, Bemie became the Rutgers Intramural Athlete for the month of October. Congratulations Bemie!! his consulation match gave us a third place in that time since we had bowed out in Tennis, Bowling, and Swimming to fall down a couple together in basketball, the final fall sport, the team fought out a third place finish to move right back into the thick of things. The starting five of John Manginelli, Tom Riepl, Doug Aitelli, John Oesmann, and Ethan Grodofsky, plus sixthman standout Marty Conroy, roared through an undefeated regular season. They were led by captain Riepl who pumped in 41 points in one game. The playoffs saw the team up against a powerful Alpha Chi Rho team, whom we played very aggressively. Sadly, no matter how well we played, we couldn't out match the shooting of the Crow players as they shot an incredible 75% from the floor to knock us out of the picture. But again we showed our great pride for Phi Ganmia Delta as the team totally destroyed a flustered Beta team for a third place finish and a very sweet revenge over Beta. So with a spot near the top of the standings, Soon to follow this spectacular show was our Cinderella soccer team. The Phi Gams surprised everyone by finishing the regular season unde feated and winning their division. This great effort was led by team captain Jamie Cook. He and his defensive partner Doug Aitelli com we feel that Keller is at our fingertips with the spring semester talent we possess. Volleyball starts it off and Nu Beta has many fine newcom ers to take over for the graduates who led us to a fine finish last year. The soflball team has no worries as almost every starter will be back to bined with the goaltending of Andy Giniger to allow less than one goal per game. The games form the nucleus of what should become a were controlled by midfielders Mauro Foc- already strong track team will be overpowering carelli and George Ringel who set up some picturesque goals for the powerful scoring threats of strikers Joe Consiglio, Kenny King, and Frank McGarry. The playoffs pitted us once again. against a tough Kappa Sigms team but we came rals because of the work of Keller Chairman through with an easy 3-0 win. Consiglio scored a hat trick to lead the explosion. The finals were a different story, however, as a potent Lambda Chi team beat us in a heartbreaking loss and sent our championship dreams down the drain. Our second place finish, was the best a Fiji soccer team had done in a long time. dynasty in Keller Softball competition. The Things look bright this year for Fiji Intramu- Doug Aitelli and his assistants, Kenny King and Juan Mayor. They've put great effort in arousing the players psych so Fiji can again show the other fraternities that we are a force to be reckoned with. Consequently, Keller should be brought back to it's rightful owner . . . The Nu Beta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta! \r\nRARITAN FUI New House?" (Continued from page 1) fraternity, the initiative for a project of such magnitude must come from the undergradu ates. Yes, the graduates come through with the money and make the decisions, but it's the undergraduates wo must provide the impetus and do the leg work once the project gets offthe ground. We all know that the alumni board operates from a position of crisis management. We respond to the priorities of need as they are presented by the chapter. As long as the under graduates are content with 78 Easton Ave., then the alumni board will see no need to re spond otherwise, except to keep that structure habitable. 2. The state of the economy. This problem has been well documented by others more knowledgeable than myself.(See Bear)Suffice it to say that new construction,especially on the scale of a fraternity house, is a very costly propwsition. At current interest rates, at least lot of abuse and undergone many transitions. Existing as a funeral home, a home for way ward girls, a chapter house for Sigma Alpha Mu,it finally came to be as the Nu Beta Chapter APRIL 24 of Phi Gamma Delta. A couple of enthusiastic house chairmen, namely George Ringel and Dave Cerza, plus a great deal of coopieration from the alumni have led to many substancial changes in and about PIG DINNER the Phi Gam house. During George Ringels term in office, num ber of needed improvements were made. As a result of an accidental fire during the summer PLAN ON IT months we had to have the entire kitchen re NOW! painted and the grease fans replaced and ex amined. This change, combined with the maticulous attitude of our past steward, John Oesmann, have tumed the old kitchen into a neat and healthy place to prepare our meals. The first and second floor hallways were painted camival red and antique white in a Wainscot 66 10" By Jamie Cook and Andy Giniger effect after much plaster and sandpaper were Nu Beta is proud to announce the pledging of 10 special men in their fall '81 pledge class. Again a predominantly athletic group of strong half a million dollars for a new house. minded individuals came to enter the Phi Gam 3. The University's position. Try as we might, Rutgers University has been reluctant to give us a commitment on the part they are willing to play in a move by a fraternity to the Busch campus. They've given us a tentative location, but no concrete commitment. No house. Anyone you know? Dave Biegan — is a legacy of brother James F. Biegan. Dave is from Manalapan and a Poli. Sci. major of the class of '85. Andrew Borden — is a cross country athlete for the R.U. track team. He reigns from Toms River and is majoring in Poli. Sci.. Also class commitment has come forth on sewer, water or electric connections either. This makes the 4. The value of the present location. As the old adage goes, "A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush (or Busch)." No one of '85. Thomas Donatacci — an enthusiastic young Phi Gam plans to major in Biology. An '85 questions the value of our property on 78 Eas from Hoboken, Tom has been elected the ton Ave. We own outright a fine old house, still standing albeit "weathered," and a choice "altemate" for the 1982 Ekklesia. piece of downtown property, hard by the cam pus ofthe State University, sitting on the comer Mario Foccarelli — a native of Trenton, Mario is an '84 Bus. Admin./Italian major. He was a great help to our 2nd place soccer team. of a main intersection. A more valuable piece of property would be hard to come by in New Brunswick today. Even if the bottom drops out of the real estate market, the property will still Ije worth much and I can't imagine losing money on it. Being on the fringe of the campus has never hurt the chapter, in fact, it has prob ably enhanced our social position. So perhaps we should just stay put for now. Obviously, the physical condition of the house does not a fraternity make. Our brotherhood and diversity has always been our strength and it appears that current group is carrying on that tradition. If we want to improve the living con ditions, there is nothing keeping us from impro ving the present structure. If necessary, we could even tear out the insides and remodel the whole thing. We would not even need a variance to do that! I want to encourage any and all efforts toward improving the "grand old house" on 78 Easton. Very proud and perge. Andrew Giniger — the major key behind our soccer team, goalkeeper Andy played for the taken to them. A new corkboard bordered by the words "the Phi Gam house," in script, add a great deal to the looks and personality of the first floor hallway. A major undertaking by some of the "not Florida bound" brothers dur ing last years spring break led to the refinishing of the livingroom and diningroom floors. With By James A. Cook Our beloved chapter house has been in exist ence since 1861 on the beautiful comer spot on 78 Easton Ave. During this period it has taken a the officers this semester. Ronald Marsh — a somewhat large person, Ron hails from Jersey City and is a Poli. Sci. major of the class of '85. Ron has a bright future for the Phi Gam house as he has already attended a section meeting at Union College. the dark stain sanded off and several coats of clear shellac, the floors were restored to their Joseph Palombit — a member of the varsity former beauty. A unique feature was added to quarterback of our 3rd place football team. He is a Business major in the class of '84. the otherwise bare floor by painting the' 'FIJI'' letters below a star in the center of our livingroom. The beginning of a new school year with 34 brothers moving in, 14 of which were new to fratemity living, brought about many improve House Improvements J.V. last year. An Engineering major of the class of '84, Andy has been a great help to all ments to each of the existing rooms. The 50% room rebates provided by the Alumni Board removed a good deal of the financial burden that would have been imposed on the brother hood for the gallons of paint and feet of wood brought into the house. (Continued on page 6) baseball team at R.U. Joe played a great part as Russ Schiable — as a commuter, Russ has shown much enthusiasm as he has attended all the brotherhood meetings this fall. He is an Engineering/Economics major in the class of '84. Tony Ulisse — also from Trenton, Tony is majoring in Bus. Admin, in the class of '84. Paul Wender — is a transfer from Somerset Community College and has a great deal of enthusiasm for the house. He is planning to major in Environmental Sciences. \r\nRARITAN FUI Farewells By Marty Conroy One of the sad facts of college life is that it ends all too quickly for many students, espe cially those that have been associated with the rewarding experience of life as a Fiji. Follow ing, then, is a brief farewell to our graduateing seniors. As you are well aware, the recent eco nomic downturn has made it quite difficult for many people to land that firstjob. If any alumni have leads or contacts that may help one of these fine young men,I urge you to get in touch with him at the chapter house. Joe Serino — Joe served the house as presi dent and as house chairman. His bark was al ways worse than his bite. Hailing from Union City, Joe is a double major in history and En glish and wishes to pursue a position in sales or management. Craig Mardany — A three year resident of the chapter house, Craig served us well as re cording secretary and as treasurer. Craig is a business administration major from Summit. A great contribution to many of our intramural sports and a true Phi Gam. He would like to work in a financial institution of some sort. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of these 13 Fiji Varsity Football athletes please contact the house. Dan Monchek — Dan is an outstanding hurdler and high jumper for the RU track team. A communications and business administration major, Dan was the pledge trainer in the fall of '81. A native of Piscataway, Dan has lived in the house for two years. Mark Esposito — Mark was veiy active in campus affairs over the years serving both as a University Senator and as the president of the class of'82. Appropriately, Mark is a political science and economics major interested in poli tics as a career. Tim Riepl — Tim served the house as histo rian. A native of East Brunswick, Tim pursued a double major in computer science and busi ness administration. Tim was one of the better basketball players in recent Nu Beta history. Ray Roncin — Ray ran the 400 and 800 meters for the RU track team. A very "purple" Cook brother, Ray plans to enter dental school in the fall. Ray is from Toms River. Emie Lazos — Another Cook student, Ernie was a tremendous addition to the Nu Beta foot ball team. A resident of Maple Shade, Emie wants to be a podiatrist. Steve Crane—Steve was one ofthose insane persons categorized by the term "pre-med." From Rah way, Steve is planning on fulfilling his ambition and entering medical school. Rudy Fernandez — "Crazy Rudy" often made the commute from Union to attend chap ter functions. Rudy will probably attend the Rutgers-Newark Law school in the fall. steward last year and now holds a double major in geography and business administration. A two year security guard for Brooks, John will be venturing into the business jungle soon. (Five year engineers John Manginelli and Mark Zotti wish they could be on this list.) Phi Gams Drive 1100 Miles to Alabama By Mark Esposito ' 'Alabama or bust'', and' 'Honk if you know a Phi Gam" were the signs that were proudly displayed on two cars which departed from the Phi Gamma Delta parking lot late on October 22nd. The 5 Fiji's and three riders in those cars were headed in the direction of Tuscaloosa, Alabama the home of the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, the opponents of the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers, on Saturday the 24th. The trip in all was to take about 22 long but exhilarating hours. We were to travel through 10 different states during the trip, which co us, and the courteousness of the Alabama Fiji's. We were welcomed into the house and given a place to settle down. We then felt the need to make our presence known. We headed out into town to let those Alaba ma fans know that Rutgers was there. Were we to be surprised. We were to find out that there are two kinds of fans in this world, the average fan, and the Alabama Fan. Needless to say we were subject to much abuse and criticism. Saturday was to bring more surprises. One being the amount of Alumni who showed up at the house for homecoming (get the hint fella's) and the other being the length of the Homecom ing Parade. Each were equally impressive for most of us were never exposed to festivities such as these before. And this was all in prepa ration for a football game. The game itself was not a very good one if you were a Rutgers fan. Trying to be a signifi cant voice in the middle of 60,000 screaming "Alabama fans" was virtually impossible. It would have been a bit easier if the team had made a good showing, but that was also a virtual impossibility. vered over 1100 miles, 4 gas stations, and two truck stop diners. We would eventually reach Later that night a victory party was held, but our destination, the Alabama Phi Gam house, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday. we were still invited. This was to reveal yet Driving through Tuscaloosa, the five of us. Brothers John Oesmann, Juan Mayor, Tom Donohue, Phil Cara and myself could just feel the tradition ofthe university pass right through another surprise, that this party was being used to rush prospective freshmen. This was to be the icing on the cake for we had now seen everything. Overall, the weekend (I stress the weekend because all ofthis, 2300 miles, a football game, a victory party, and a night out in downtown Marty Conroy — A native of Sayreville, Marty has held the highest cum in the house for 3 yecU"s and as a result will be attending one of invading. Upon reaching the Phi Gam house, we were several fine law schools. mentioned previously was one of surprises and all immediately impressed with the size and enjoyment that will, like Phi Gamma Delta, stature of the house which was a shock to all of remain with us forever. John Oesmann — John served the house as us. It almost seemed like we were the Yankees Tuscaloosa was covered in under 70 hours) as \r\nRARITAN FUI Floyd P. Bienstock has graduated from U. of Alumni Owl The following is a list of all the people who sent in their information forms last year and what they had to say. The greatest criticism of past Arizona law school and is working for the big gest law firm in Phoenix. Class of '77. . . Raritan Fiji's is that the alumni sections haven't been large enough. If you would like to see this section expanded, then you must either send back the forms or just drop me a note. If you would like any alumni's addresses, you may contact me at the house. I have just recently created an alumni file and would like to keep it up to date but cannot do so without your coop Richard T. Leary has graduated from law school and taken his bar exams. He is presently living in NC and is involved with U.N.C. He has been one of our most helpful''out of state" graduate brothers. Class of '78. . . eration. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, James A. Cook Class of '60. . . Doug Barlow is now living in South Jersey and working for Amarada Hess Oil as a Sales Rep. As a dedicated brother he had much to add to the Alumni Owl;"Barone's getting married, And last, but certainly not least, Chris Jansen dropped his pin to Patricia Maclnemy. Well, that about does it for this years Alumni Owl. Be sure to send in your information form this year so we can have a more detailed and extensive article next year. Expectations Bob Wuss and Alex have officially announced their engagement. Bob is working in a head managerial position for Brooks Secur ity in North Brunswick and has just this year taken on four of our brothers in his force. Good luck Bob and Alex! the Rebels in Calif., no one knows where the Bob Natarelli is presently working as a Marketing & P.R. area manager and spends his free time as a goalie coach for the County "Critter" is, Adams is up to his elbows in saliva, O'Fee's getting an RU MBA, Preschel College of Morris's ice hockey team. He is also the house. P.S. Freda is perverting America's youth" Who could argue with a guy like that!?! a part-time police dispatcher in Rockaway Twp. Look out Rockaway! Class of '69. . . Steven F. Waugh,DDS is a partner in an oral surgery practice in Pa. and in Feb '80 became a Diplomat on the America Board of Orale & is still a douche,and I'm still the meanest guy in (Where's that?) and has done a good deal of traveling lately, including Saudi Arabia. Class of '79. . . Where are you????? Class of '80. . . A1 Sanchez is in NY and working as a che Robert W. Anderson is living in the Mile mical engineer for Allied Chemical. He is High City and has been enjoying some skiing in going for his Master of Science in engineering Vail. at Syracuse on a part time basis. Class of '74. . . Jim Freda is "corrupting America's youth" in Manasquan H.S. John H. Hester is living in Tucson, Arizona and working as an electrical technician. Michael K. Petzold is living in Keamy, NJ and working as an Investment Advisor. Allen S. Kaplan graduated from law school in May and has begun working for the law office of Lomurro & Eastman in Freehold. Donald Lomurro is a Nu Beta of '73. Jerry Bergosh and wife Patty (Douglass '76) would like to say "Hi" to the other RU Fiji's of '73 & '74. Jerry is now a Project Engineer in Petroleum & Geothermal Research. Michael Toto is now a 2nd year law student at Rutgers-Newark. Marty Giniger is presently in his 2nd year in Dental school at FDU and was top of his class this past year. Engineer in North Brunswick. He is also very Hall and seems to be doing fairly well. Rick Corso was somewhere out west doing very well, and has moved to Cincinnatti this month to a (believe it or not), better job. Paul Krasnauage is now a linebacker coach at Willmington College. They finished 2nd in the nation in Division II, NAIA. Bob Davies is now an outside linebacker coach at Cal. State, Fullerton. Class of '76. . . amongst the brotherhood. Semester grade aver ages for the chapter are now available from the Dean of Fraternity's office. This formal fraternity report is published as part of the new academic program established by the Rutgers Fraternity/Sorority Council. This academic policy sets minimum fraternity grade point averages at 2.5 (4.0= A). If a fraternity's aver age drops below 2.5 for a term they are placed on academic probation. In this case, the fraternity will have to work with the Dean's office to establish methods to improve grades. This academic policy shows that the Greek system places strong emphasis on academics. Nu Beta is on par with the grade point average for male students at RU = 2.7. We will have no problem staying above the minimum standard. The Nu Beta house primarily consists of eco nomics and engineering science majors, with the majority of brothers going onto graduate and professional schools. This year's senior class is comprised of fourteen outstanding brothers. Martin Conroy and Rudy Fernandez are planning to attend law school. Steve Crane will be venturing to medical school while Ray Roncin heads to dental school and Ernie Lazos Verdi and Bernie McGarry plan to attend graduate school in pursuit of master's degrees in Food Science and Business Administration, Ron Sama is attending law school at Seton active with the Nu Beta alumni association. Class of '75. . . Beta house to stress academic excellence steps into podiatric school(What is that?). Bob Class of '81. . . Bob Tannhauser has moved from Colorado to NJ and is working for J&J as a Biomedical By John Manginelli It has always been our policy within the Nu Richard T. Sauerwein works as a Credit Au ditor for Chase Manhattan Bank in NA Maxillofacial surgery. George "Buzzy" Weber Jr. is married with two children and was traveling west through the country as of last March. Scholastic Report respectively. Rounding out the seniors are Craig Mardany (Bus. Adm.), Mark Esposito (Poli Sci/Econ), Dan Monchek (Comm/Econ), John Oesmann (Bus Adm/Geography), Tim Riepl (Comp Sci/Bus. Adm), Dave Salmon (Music Mgt), and Joe Serino (History/En glish), all seeking employment in the real world. Ed Murray is living in Highland Park and has been doing a good deal of traveling working as a Systems Rep in sales for a payroll service If any alumni can help these seniors in their job search, please contact us at the house. company. Ed is now the new Purple (201)246-9303. Scholastic achievement will Legionaire. always be stressed by the brothers of Nu Beta, and we encourage our pledges to continue this Kennedy Buckley got a job! tradition of high academics. \r\nRARITAN FUI Improvements (Continued from page 3)^ This years winter break proved to be a busy one for the Alumni Board. A mandatory $2000 fire alarm system installed in and around the Phi Gam house took away something of the simple beauty of the structure but added a great deal to the safety of our brotherhood. The re placement of our old single water heater with two new water heaters has eliminated the cold shower problem and reduced the problems of dirty dishes coming out of the dishwasher. A Cryptoquote by David "Weasel" Cerza Hints: Spaces are represented by the 6th and 7th letters of Frank Norris's event being held April 24th this year. One letter simply stands for another. The object is to decode the message. Example: klmpzpwm, kzqwbzpwm, kwbznzpwm is decoded to mean Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter. Now you try one... Future plans include: the replacement of the cement floor in the shower room to stop niagra falls from coming through the kitchen ceiling, UCBCFNDMCQXNCF... and the installation of storm windows all over RGCNIDXXDNJSWTDNCFN the house to cut the high heating bills. A plan AQTNUQZNVQWWISNJDPFN DWQAS has been introduced for a cement walk from the back porch to the parking lot and bordering the present parking lot wih railroad ties' 'donated'' by the New Brunswick R.R. Co. Due to the nagging financial problem of the house, many of these projects are only specula tive. The past work of treasurer Craig Mardany and the persistence of our new treasurer, Frank "Critter" McGarry, should alleviate the prob lem and make these goals attainable. A Short Puzzle by David Cerza 1. Nickname of our mascot. 2. 3. 4. the giant. (Hint: Was a pro wrestler) was written by Calvin Coolidge. Author of "What is a fraternity". 5. Middle name of Phi Gamma Delta's first president. Fiji Funnies!? 1. At last! Rutgers University Biology profes sor reveals results of one of life's greatest mys teries. 1st Egg 2 Minutes 49 seconds 2nd Chicken 2 Minutes 41 seconds The bible contains much that is relevant today, o o 2. 3. o o 4. like Noah taking 40 days to find a parking space on College Ave. 5. o Every girl should use what mother nature gave her; Before father time takes it away. — Dr. Peter Did you hear about: —the DKE who put a clean pair of socks on every day and on Saturday couldn't get his shoes on. —the Beta who broke into a betting shop; He lost $10. —Bob ''Bear'' Behot who was found by Vince Kramer wandering in the desert clutching a piece of sandpaper. He thought it was a map of the Sahara. (Better to be left Anonymous huh?) The circled letters comprise the puzzle. Unscramble to find the answer. (Hint: Fraternal greeting) Solutions will be sent upon receipt of donations \r\nRARITAN FUI Grads Nip Undergrads By Jim Biegan information sjurvey Luck was an unbelieveable factor as Nu Be ta's graduate brothers upset the undergraduates in this years alumni football game, 20-12. It Name was a few chance passes that made the differ (including nicknames) ence, as the undergrads bullied the oldtimers all over the Heights to come up on the short end of the scoreboard. Class Zip Address The grads were led by quarterback John Albert, who with his faded, worn out Fiji shirt Occupation came up with the lucky passes. Brothers Gary Special Interests Obemdorf, Jim Madormo, Joe Nigito, Rich Leary, and Kramer Trophy winners Rocco Marital Status No. of Children Marino and Don Pray rounded out the rest of the graduate squad. Lucky for them. Bob Behot Wife's Name (college or sorority) and Glen Pecoraro didn't show up or they would have been blown out. Suggestions for content of future Raritan Fijis: The talented undergrad team was made up of Ron Sama, Kennedy Buckley, Bob Wuss, Ray Ragonese, Jamie Cook, Jim Biegan, Vinny Kenny and quarterback Mark Zotti. Unfortunately, these guys were at a dis advantage as they had to let up on the grads for fear of hurting them. But once they saw the grads take the freak 14-0 halftime lead, they started playing. Easily bringing the score to 14-12, the undergrads were then stopped short Information about yourself or other Nu Beta Fijis: on their next drives. Finally the grads scored once more on what turned out to be the final play of the game,someone was tired! Just wait till next year! An Ex-President's View By Joseph Serino As the outgoing president of the undergradu ates,I have had the opportunity to view them in a special way. Until just recently the attitude of Rutgers University toward the fraternal system has been one of disinterest and lack of concern. Now, due to internal pressure from the Greek community, Rutgers is being forced to get in Legacy Recommendations Class volved and paticipate in upgrading our system as well as the rest ofthe university. I am pleased to report that the attitude and spirit of the under graduates here at Nu Beta is in keeping with this This years Norris Pig Dinner will be held on April 24. goal. Thanks to the excellent job of our past treasurer, Craig Mardany, this may be one of the first years in awhile that we'll run in the black. Although his efforts have been success ful, we are still far from our goal of trying to improve the appearance of the house itself. I will with _ will not w/o be able to attend date. This is due to the unexpected costs incurred in our decaying 121 year old structure. Our im mediate pride and joy would be to obtain the state, university and most of all, Fiji flags. We are not able to do this at this time because we are burdened with many more major improve ments in the house. Any help in this are would be appreciated. The brothers are trying their best to make you proud. What they need now is guidance and support. Please remember,"Not for college days alone." Signature All alumni are invited to fill out the above questionnaire as a basis for including a greater proportion ofalumni news in the Raritan Fiji. Please help by cooperating and sending the above to: Corresponding Secret ary, 78 Easton Ave., New Brunswick, N.J. 08901. \r\nRARITAN FUI Fiji Press Release Nu Beta Chapter, with Kenny King as base ball team rep, to enter the 1982 World Open Baseball Tournament. David Cerza — comes to us from Maplewood. Society. He holds one ofthe highest cums in the He is an Eco./Accounting major in the class of house. '84 and is now our house chairman. A track star from Columbia H.S., Dave placed strongly in our cross country event in Keller. The Tournament, designed to provide a forum for open baseball competition among Joe Consiglio — is one of our many house engineers, specifically a civil engineer. He is sporting organizations and teams everywhere, may stir more than just controversy as the ac tion gets under way. The newly incorporated World Open Basebdl Tournament Association is expected to bring back semi-pro competition from Trenton and a member of the class of'83. as sell as usher international participation in the sport whose heritage is purely American. This year's crop of Fiji Baseballers includes James Cook — a two yr. varsity soccer play er from Columbia H.S., Jamie was captain on the J.V. and intramural soccer teams. He is an Eco./Accounting major in the class of '84 and the new corresponding secretary of the house. (He doesn't really have a home.) Dave DeLeon — a history major in the class of Ray Ragonese - a ceramic engineer in the class of'83, Ray is from Waldwick where he was an excellent varsity wrestler. Scott Ringel — is an Eco/English major and plans to try out for lightweight football next fall. Brian Roznoy — a ceramic engineer from Mt. Arlington, Brian was a county wrestling champ in H.S. and played varsity baseball. '83 Gabe Sasso — another Trenton Engineer, Gabe is a very psyched out of house brother. Another '83. Joe Palombit and Slugger Pledge Gary Elefonte. Both men also play for the Rutgers '83, Dave hails from Passaic. Varsity Team, a strong bunch this year with Chris Duffek — also a Cook student, Chris is a their own sights on winning the 'world open'. The NU Beta Chapter is presently seeking meteorology major from Alton Bay N.H. in the major from Maple Shade and a member of the class of '83. class of '83. support from all Fiji's in helping to field the Mike Falacara - best team in the best fashion. Those interested class of '84 am please contact Keny King or Mak Zotti via the house phone: (201) 246-9303. Catch 22 By Jamie Cook and Dave Goldner This motley crew of new brothers made up the spring pledge class of '81. A great deal of trials and tribulations faced the brotherhood as they educated this overwhelming number of pledges. The class consisted of: Richard Allen—a record breaking hurdeler for the R.U. track team, Richie is an '84 Comp. Sci./Bus. Adm. major from Union City. He was a great help to our football team and is now going to play for RU's varsity squad. John Bellanich — an '83 Psych, major from Union City, John is this year's Historian. He was one of7 who ventured to Union College for our section meeting. Tony Blunda — from Jersey City, Tony is a Jeff Webb — an accomplished H.S. wrestler 1. major in the sey City. Michael Fennij y from Woodbury N.Y., Mike the class of'83 and a very dedicated Cook brother. Mike Gary — captain of the varsity cheerlead ers and a Cook Poll. Sci. major of the class of '83, Mike is a strong candidate for class presi dent for the upcoming year. Dave Goldner — an Eco/Accounting major hailing from Ridge wood in the class of '83, Dave is a strong influence in the house. Bill Korosec — is an engineering major in the class of '83 and hails from Trenton. Tony Latella — from Jersey City, to RU,to the big apple. Tony took off from school to work for a financial firm in the city. Neil Obemdorf — comes to us from Fairlawn and is a legacy of brother Gary. An Eco. major in the class of '84, Neil has established the position of Graduate Relations officer in the Bus. Adm. major in the class of '84. house. Brian Byrd — a Cook student, Brian is major ing in Food Sci. and hails from the lovely town Mark Pettrozino — an electrical engineer of the class of'83, Mark hails from Roseland and is a member of the College Engineering Honor of Rahway. taking state honors, Jeff is a Cook Biology The Editor YourRaritan Fiji comes to you a little late this year, but, better late than never! Your new editor and staff have spent the 6 weeks they have been in office trying their best to make up for lost time. We now seem to have enough ideas and material to fill a second issue to keep you informed of Fiji going on's. Unfortunately, the chapter finances are not adequate to permit such extrava gance. We solicite your ideas for ways to raise funds. Ideas, either new or old, will be greatly appreciated. (As will any dona tions). Thanks to the leadership ofthe past year's officers, we have a very enthusiastic and hard working brotherhood. We look for ward to this spirit giving us a greater and deeper appreciation of the true meaning of being a Nu Beta Fiji. Respectfully submitted, Jamie Cook Non Profit Org. U. S. Postage Nu Beta of Phi Gamma Delta 78 Easton Ave. PAID New Brunswick, N.J. 08901 New Brunswick, N.J. Permit No. 11 1510737B 30 MICH WILLIAM S ZERMAN 1949 3325 LANSDOWNE DRIVE LEXINGTON KY 40502 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED