OF PHI GAMMA DELTA D^UKUTG''^J VOL. 15, No. 2 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA DECEMBER 1983 New Purple Legionaire by Tain Kell University of Georgia's Director of Judicial Programs, Bill Bracewell, fias been named Kappa Deuteron's new Purple Legionaire to replace Bill Hardell. The brothers of the brothers and their friendships. "It's the brotherhood and the friendships that just go on forever that I enjoy most," Bracewell said."For instance, a couple of months agoagrad undergraduate chapter are excited about this newest appointment in the Kappa Deuteron chapter. In addition to his duties as head of student judicial services, Bracewell finds time for many other activities. Whether he is sharing his joke file, telling stories about brother walked into my office and said 'Hello, Bill'. I hadn't seen him in over ten years, yet in ten minutes we had caught up and were picking up where we left off ten years ago. I think it's this type of friendship that is the strength of our chapter." Bracewell has seen changes in the chapter in the past fraternity brothers, or just eating a little goat at Strickland's on a Friday afternoon, Bracewell (or "Spot" as he is affectionately called) is usually sharing his fifteen years, but he states, "I feel like the more people feel we've changed, the more we've stayed the same." "The qualities we were looking for in 1967 (in brothers) are still there today. We're still trying to be as good as we can be. That is why we can do the things we do as a chapter," time with others. In addition to his lighthearted and witty attitude, Bracewell is also serious in his attitude toward Phi Bracewell said. Gamma Delta. In 1967, when the Kappa Deuteron chapter at Georgia was still in the primary stages of development, it like many other chapters in I Reflecting on the achievements of Kappa Deuteron, Bracewell stated, "It is our sense Greek faculty members as graduate brothers. This move helped to ensure of caring for each other that has served as the bond and link of our chapter. I think that has distinguished our chapter. Our depth of feeling for each other makes our needed graduate input and secure faculty achievements understandable. similar stages of foundation, pledged non- support for the chapter. One brother pledged In 1967 was Bill Bracewell who was, at the time, working in the office of the Dean of Men under Dean Tate. Since that time, it can easily be said that Bracewell has been an ] important influence in the Kappa Deuteron chapter. Since his official installation in 1968, Bracewell has devoted much time and effort to the chapter and the fraternity. He served as section chief for several years, chapter advisor for several years, and most recently, as education director for the fraternity. Bracewell also currently serves on the Board of Chapter Advisors in addition to his duties as the Purple Legionaire. "We do not set out to select a certain type of person on the basis of'He can help us win the academic trophy or the athletic trophy'," Bracewell stated, "but by seeking to pledge the best men possible, we have achieved some things we did not set out to achieve,the by-products of Cheney Gups, athletic trophies, and scholarship awards." Asked what he, as a graduate brother of fifteen years, sees as the most important aspect of the fraternity is, without hestiation he stated,"The brotherhood. That, and the genuine expression of love for one another in various ways. Expressing those things to one another takes courage." When asked what he felt were the prime essentials of a At last year's Morris Pig Dinner, Bracewell was awarded strong chapter, Bracewell said,"Committment,involvement, the graduate brother of the year plaque which he had and contribution to the chapter makes strong brothers and a strong chapter." Few people would disagree with these ideas. Kappa Deuteron has been fortunate, since its founding, to have these ideas embodied in the person of Bill Bracewell. He.and dedicated brothers like him, have helped make Kappa Deuteron strong and successful. received on two previous occasions. As most anyonewho isfaimilarwith Bracewell cantellyou, he can be easily coaxed Into talking about Phi Gamma Delta. "Talking fraternity is one of my favorite pastimes," stated Bracewell, "I love talking to the undergrads,swapping jokes and stories, and just getting to know them. There is also the great feeling I get from hearing from the grad brothers." A gleam comes to Bracewell's eye when he talks about his \r\nPAGE 2 DECEMBER, 1983 FIJIUGA quarter in a Phi Gamma Gram. We will follow that up with another Phi President's w FIJIUGA STAFF Gamma Gram and a FIJIUGA every quarter. Editor - Tain Kell One thing that 1 am happy to Reportjf Contributors: announce is that our membership ■Joe Fleming Tom Salyers Stan Hodges directory will be ready after the first of the year. Be looking for more information very soon about that. As always, please feel free to stop by the house any time. I look forward TOM SALYERS New President Bill Pearson Dan Ragland Tommy Owings Doug Collins ,to seeing you in April at Pig Dinner! Tain Kell STAN HODGES The role of President of the Kappa Dueteron chapter of Phi Gamma Delta is not only an awesome task but also a humbling one. In less than two decades, our chapter has won the Cheney Cup five times, been selected as the Fraternity IDEAS ON RUSH Past President Athens graduate chapter has been shortly followed by a revitalization of the Board of Chapter Advisors(BCA) and our Purple Legionaire positions. of the Year eight times, won the Academic Trophy 13 times, and the some time, but the committments list goes on. were not there. This reformation has been needed for The achievements of individual The two most visual committments brothers, both undergraduate and graduate, are equally as impressive. were by Bill Bracewell as Purple Legionaire and Tommy Rogers as the Two of our brothers are Wilkinson new BCA head. I cannot think of Award winners, many brothers have held and currently hold numerous campus leadership roles, our graduates have gone on to be many who already had tremendously demanding schedules who would give the time as these brothers have. Since the reformation, the BCA members are working with specific areas of chapter activities. Our meetings have been extremely constructive and yet briefly successful doctors, lawyers, businessmen, etc. Keeping such a successful chapter running on a day to day basis, as well as planning for an even more successful future, is quite a job! However, I am ready to lead our chapter for the next year with the support of the cabinet, the BCA, the PL, and graduate and undergraduate brothers. scheduled. So far this year, we have enjoyed many fresh ideas and the house itself is a reflection. When was the last time you stopped by the house? We had many brothers stop by at homecoming and the depressing Auburn game. If you come by, you'll It is humbling to look over our many accomplishments. No other chapter as young as our's can boast get a warm welcome and you can still tell pledges from brothers! everything that we can. However, nothing would have been achieved if second it were not for you, the graduate brothers. i think far too often the graduates do not receive the appreciation they rightful ly deserve from the undergraduates. We have you to thank for building such a firm foundation of brotherhood and setting the right examples. At our first cabinet meeting,the five of us agreed that graduate relations will be one of our top priorities this On December 3, the chapter had its annual Tyrant's Ball, featuring a jazz band and the officers in black tie. The highlight of the evening was the announcement of the new officers. The party was a tremendous success and promises to be a solid Kappa Deuteron tradition in years to come. In addition, brother "Chicken" Little has scheduled a big Christmas party for December 17 which reorganized BOA, and our House promises to be a great success. As my last official letter to you as president, I thank you for your support and hope soon to join your ranks as a graduate. Give us a call or Corporation. visit some time. year. To this end, we will work very closely with our new PL, the To insure that you are informed about our activities, we will send you a calendar at the beginning of each by Stan Hodges The formation and energy of the Since Kappa Deuteron's founding, its ideals remain the same but its outer characteristics have changed. Again this year we have pledged nineteen fine men to carry on our tradition. It is different now (so I have been told) in that they, the rushees, seek us rather than brothers knocking on dorm doors and making a dozen phone calls a day. Is this difference recognizable in the men we pledge? Probably not, until you see where these men's hometowns are: mainly the Atlanta metropolitan area. In speaking with several "older" graduate brothers, I find they do not think this is healthy, and I would have to agree. The point of this article is: we should avoid tunnel vision and look to the small towns. Although many of you live in the metro area, you still have contacts in more areas than the undergraduates do. Every person who has been recommended to the chapter by you since I have been here has been contacted at least once. You know what type of men we are looking for: remember "cut above", "sharp guy", etc. Winter rush will be here soon and your recommendations are important. Only about ten percent of our brotherhood of eighty plus brothers come from towns outside of the Atlanta area. These brothers bring with them ideas and beliefs that are healthy for the chapter and receive much attention. Let us hear from you. If you would be interested in using your home for a small graduate/rush-related function sometime, let us know now so we can plan. "We all know this guy: I call the vote!" R. Stan Hodges, Jr. Immediate Past president Just a few ideas on our current rush program. \r\nFIJIUGA PAGE 3 DECEMBER, 1983 Chemical People Community Relations Lends a Hand by Dan Ragland The community relations committee has attempted to get the Kappa Dueteron Chapter more actively involved in University and Athens community concerns and projects. Its primary undertaking for Fall quarter has been helping to sponsor the "Chemical People" in Athens and specifically a location on campus. The Chemical People is a national movement headed by Nancy Reagan to organize local communities to fight teenage drug and alcohol related problems. All across the nation, local civic organizations will provide locations for concerned citizens and parents to watch two special hour-long documentaries on over 200PBS stations. A panel of Athens teachers, doctors, and law enforcement officials will answer questions after the documentary along with representatives from the Chemical People. Their desire is to create task forces for each area high school and the University of Georgia to begin formulating efforts to combat this growing national problem. Members of Phi Gamma Delta have put over 100 posters around campus and will participate at the two programs by passing out literature and helping to register individuals showing an interest in being on a task force. Some brothers are seriously considering representing the university and by Bill Pearson our chapter on one of the task If you have not been by the house in a month ortwothings forces. The committee has continued HOUSE GETS A FACELIFT may not look the same the next time you return. the speaker The Board of Chapter Advisors, the House Corp., and the program at the house by asking Dr. Robert Shapiro, a university phychiatrist and undergraduate chapter have all been hard at work Improving the house and apartments. A new tile floor has been installed in the kitchen and dining area.The great room,stairs, and t.v. "Chemical People" panel member, to speak after room have been carpeted. New couches were donated and put in the t.v. room and new chairs were purchased for the dining room. In addition, the undergraduates were finally able to purchase a badly-needed sound system for the house dinner. Over 30 brothers and pledges heard him address drug and alcohol related issues which confront him in his work with students. at a very reasonable price. Brother Jimmy Adams donated a new trophy case to the chapter which is large to house all ourtrophies.Thetrophies were growing too numerous for the old case (rumor has It that the number of trophies increased significantly during the years on Prince Avenue due to the nocturnal visits of certain brothers to a certain other fraternity house). All trophies may be properly housed with proper respect. The undergraduate brothers got the house looking great r 'I for rush and have kept it looking good throughout the year. Football season, rush, homecoming, and Tyrant's Ball all found the house looking "the best it has looked in years"due to the efforts of undergraduates, graduates, the BCA, the House Corp., and the new pledges. In addition to the improvements in the house, most of the apartments have seen great improvements. Even 6-A (nicknamed East Beruit) is looking good now. Five of the eight apartments have been recarpeted by their residents and most have also been repainted. The undergraduates are all quite proud of the house's "new look" and we hope that the next time you are in town you will come by and see how your house and old apartment have changed. If you do, wearesureyou will be as proud and excited as the graduates and undergraduates who have been working so diligently to give the Fiji House a clean, new look. \r\nPAGE 4 DECEMBER, 1983 FIJIUGA Haunts From The Past by Tommy Owlngs Walter Short wanted to make a deal with Doug Orr. He wanted to borrow brother Orr's lavalier to see If his girlfriend, Linda, would take it. If she took the lavalier, he was going to pay $7.00 for it, otherwise, brother Orr could have his lavalier back. Charles Cone got a rather unique shut-down.Seems a date for Saturday night went and got married Friday night. " Here's a little something about of Charles Harmon's stay in the infirmary. It seems that the nurse came into the room to take a urine specimen, but due to low tanks brother Harmon could not produce. Trying to help by coaxing, the nurse pleaded,"Oh come on, can't you tee-tee for me?" How about the time several brothers spent the night in a boathouse at the Fiji Island party? During the course of the evening, the conversation revolved around ghost stories due to lightning and thunder produced by a nearby thunderstorm. Soon the stories got to be too much for brother Mike Jones. CALENDAR Winter Rush He clapped his hands over his ears and began to sing"What a Jan. 4-14 Delta Gamma Social Friend We Have In Jesus." Jan. 18 John Polhill was receiving static about his moral conduct with girls. After he had been worked into the proverbial Ski Weekend Jan. 20-22 corner by his roommates, he retorted, "I've never done Kappa Delta Social Feb. i purple Garter Feb. 4 anything that hasn't been done before!" Clay Stoddard was coming back to Athens from Atlanta whena carloadof lovelierfrom.ChiOmegacame into view in the next lane. Brother Stoddard was gawking at the girls when he crashed into a parked car. A rather expensive gawk! (Northlake Hilton, Atlanta) April 7 PIG DINNER (tentatively) In the preceding passages, the names have not been changed to protect the innocent. Older brothers have been "picked on" because reports from the past have been lost or damaged. If you have a story to tell about one of your brothers, please send it to usso the whole crowd can enjoy it! 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