limE EUKIFU psi PHI cnmmA delta OinBABH Volume 31 Number 2 Little Giant Fiji December 1983 Ray Riddle '59 Restores Historic Guthrie Oklahoma By Jim Riddle The Indian Territory, now called Oklahoma, was settled by a series of land runs in 1889. The main run was on April 22, 1889, the city of Guthrie was estab lished, and become a city of 15,000 over night. It was named the territory Capitol, housing the Territory Post Office, and Land Office. During the next 18 years, Guthrie grew to q city of 20,000. When Statehood was granted to Oklahoma in 1907, Guthrie was named the state capital. During thoses years of growth for Guthrie, a city colled Oklahoma City grew up thirty miles south. In 1909, Oklahoma City stole the State Seal from Guthrie, and become the capital of the state. Guthrie stopped growing, and became a city of 10,000. This left many buildings vacant. Today Guthrie is still a city of 10,000. Very few of its historic buildings have been torn down as has happened to most frontier towns. Brother Riddle "rediscovered" Guthrie a year and a half ago. He discovered that Guthrie and her historic buildings have great potential for growth, especially with the northward ex pansion of Oklahoma City. He and another developer have taken a square block of downtown and are making an open air mall complex. The mall will be restored to period storefronts, period lighting, in addition, all of the streets and sidewalks will be done in brick. This will give one the feeling of walking through a frontier Oklahoma town. He sees Guthrie as a "Frontier Williomsburg" except that all of the buildings were actually built dur ing the period rather than being historic replicas as in Williamsburg. The city of Guthrie is enthusiastically supporting Brother Riddle's idea by changing the public transportation system to a horse drown bus system with historic busses. Another port of Brother Riddle's pro ject is to renovate a Masonic Children's home designed by architect Louis Sullivan, making the building into on apartment complex. This project continues along the lines of Brother Riddle's specialty. Historic Renovation. Some of his other projects since 1978 hove been The Magnolia Petroleum Building, another building designed by the Chicago School of Ar chitecture, which he developed into on of fice building, and the old Wesley Hospital in Oklahoma City which he made into low cost housing for the elderly. Brother Riddle graduated in our class of 1959 with on A.B. in Philosophy. He sets an example for those following him in a liberal arts education. We, the men of Psi, wish you luck in your future endeavors. SOCIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE ACTIVE This semester's social service pro gram has been an exciting one so for here at Psi. Trying as always to improve our image in the community, we decided this year to bring some of our social service projects closer to 213 W. Jefferson (and closer to the ground.) We started on September 25th when Psi and Clements Canoes hooked together to sponsor the 1st annual "Canoe-for-the-Kids." This year's enterprising pledge class went door-to-door within the community asking for pledges and/or donations per mile for the 5-mile excursion down Sugar Creek with two Brothers and a pledge in each canoe. We raised a total of $771.87 which was presented to the Indiana Children's (cont. P.2) Matf Beebe ('86) and Chip Lowery ('87) Canoe \r\nLittle Giant Fiji Page 2 (social service cant.) Christian Home here in Montgomery County. All the Brothers and the pledges seem to enjoy it, and so we hope to make it an annual event in the spring starting next school year. On Halloween night, October 31st, our house was overrun with little ghosts and goblins for another 1st annual "Hallo ween Party with the Kids." Children from local day-care centers, from the familycrisis center, and from our own faculty '84, Skip Owen '84, Chris Ruble '85, Chris Dailey '85, and especially Mike Woods '85 who has been instrumental in every social project. We ore all looking forward to the remaining projects of the semester and to many more good semesters after that. Fraternally, Timothy W. Oakes '86 Social Service Chairman the brothers. It is also a reflection of the FATHERS' WEEKEND The cabinet for the year of 1984 will be composed of Psi's finest. The president will be Kyle Andrew Carr '85. Kyle is a Lilly County's yearly MUFFY drive. This year it By Mike Woods competition between pledge classes, the FIGI's placed third, collecting a total of Chapter hosted its first annual Father's over seven hundred dollars. Weekend. A turn-out of 30 father's started With the arrival of Dannie week, our fourth social project of the semester was the weekend with lunch on Saturday mor get together to run a football from the visiting college to the home grounds of the Monon Bell gome. This year, as in the past, Psi chapter raised some money for the Hemophilia Foundation, and our run ners this year included Brothers Mike Kaster '84, Goff "Skip" Owen '84, Henry Sobetti '84, Jim Riddle '86, and pledge class president Tim Brown '87. Also, we have discussed bringing next year's con On November 5 and 6, 1983, Psi ning. After lunch everyone attended the Illinois-Wesleyan football game in which Wabash was the victor (24-14). After wards, beer, donuts, and hot apple cider were enjoyed ot the chapter house. Later that evening, the fathers, sons, and members of the Wabash faculty were able to converse, become acquainted, and enjoy a delicious roast beef dinner prepared by our cook, Joan. After a while everyone loosened his tie and the fathers became involved in card games, casual tributions for the run closer to home as conversation, beer-drinking, and a billard tournament. Some eventually joined in with our other fund raisers by possibly playing an exciting game of "Indian," the donating the money to the Big FriendsLittle Friends program here in Crawford- results of which need not be mentioned here. After brunch the following morning, the weekend concluded for the fathers and our"usual" studious atmosphere resumed once again. The men of Psi would like to thank all sville. The Big Friends-Little Friends pro gram here is modeled after the nation wide program. Big Brotheres. Currently, we have five Brothers in the house with Little Friends and four or five more awaiting completion of their applications. the fathers who participated: especially those who come from so for like Roy Rid dle ('59) who flew in from Oklahoma City One of our last social service events of the semester was held on November 17th when Psi hosted its annual "Dinner to be with his son Jim and his Chapter. with the Elderly." Approximately twentyone elderly men and women from the Ben Hur Nursing Home here in town showed second annual Mother's Weekend this coming spring. up to have a candlelight dinner with the Brothers. Afterwards, all of our guests sat around the piano and sang some old songs. As always, everyone hod a good time and looks forward to doing it again. Finally, I find it appropriate to men tion those Brothers who helped organize and carry out one of Psi's better social semesters in our recent post. First, I feel it necessary to mention the committee members who have been energetic and helpful from the beginning: Mike Kaster fact that both the junior and sophomore classes have a tremendous potential for leadership in the fraternity as well as on campus. pledge class participated in Montgomery the Phi Gams from DePouw and Wabash lacking in leadership potential. The elec tions for chapter officers were held on Monday, October 31st in on informal meeting. There was an unusually high number of candidates which emphasizes the fact that currently there is a great in terest in the running of the chapter among to moke it on annual event also. under way. As some may know, each year One thing was made evident at our last chapter meeting-Psi is certainly not punch, and chocolate cake downstairs. was held on November 3rd, and in the NEW CABINET engineering of the "Canoe for the Kids" the house ond go trick-or-treoting door to door with thier parents. They were also supplied with cup cokes, apple cider, The third social event project of the year was done in particular by the freshmen only. Once again a Phi Gam PSI ELECTS project this semester. Also, Cam Gongwer '84 was very helpful in the and staff were invited to come and tour Again, the program went well so we hope December 1983 We all are looking forward to next year's Father's Weekend as well as our Scholar from Muncie, Indiana. He was elected pledge class president as a freshman and has since served Psi as social chairman and corresponding secretary in the previous cabinet. He was the recipient of the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation Award for 1983 and was a delegate to the lost Ekklesia in Toronto. On campus he is truly "Mr. Phi Gamma Delta." Kyle has not only been in volved in many campus activities, but has excelled in many areas. Since his freshman year he has been a member of the varsity swimming and diving team, as well as the Wabash Theater where he has held leads in most of the major produc tions. Most recently he starred in Machiavelli's "The Mandrake". When ask ed how he views the upcoming year for Phi Gamma Delta at Wabash, he respond ed, "My primary goal is to moke Psi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta the most comfortable and functional living unit possible, fulfilling every potential we possess." Kyle's statement seems to sum up the attitude of the rest of the cabinet. Next year's treasurer will be Steve Hurst '86 a biology major from Chesterton, IN. Ross Morburger '86 from Ft. Wayne, who is also a biology major, will take the office of recording secretary. The corresponding secretary will be Geoff Davis '85, a political science major and is currently the editor of the Little Giant Fiji. Our historian will be Karl Cooke '86 a German major from Valparaiso, IN. We wish them the best next year and trust that they will fulfill their obligations to the chapter. We also say "thanks" to the retiring officers Cam Gongwer '84, president, John George '85, treasurer, Philip Dulberger '85, recording secretary, and Ralph Chacon '85, historian. To all "Perge"! H.R. Chacon \r\nLittle Giant Fiji Page 3 December 1983 GRADUATE NEWS by Geoff Davis MONON BELL GAME CLOSE FINISH Thanks to those who responded to last edi tion's questionnaire. The following Brothers wrote: Joe Pfennig ('82), captain of the football team in 1981 and member of the All-Figi By Bradley Rickei Football team in 1981, is now a sales representative for Kraft Inc. He lives in Kokomo, IN and is "having a wonderful It was a great day for a football game. The air was crisp and cool as an en thusiastic crowd watched our Little Giant football squad drop a close one to the DePauw Tigers. Yes, it is hard to believe but the Monon Bell is now at DePauw. The classic game ended with a score of 16-10; Nebraska, where he is Chairman of the Board for K.N. Energy Inc. He received an LLD in 1981, and his interests include his family, reading, travel, and history. John Bechdol ('76) works as a senior con sultant for Touche Ross and Co. As an hitting game ended dramatically with our Little Giants driving hard down the field, fighting both a tough DePauw defense as well as the clock. Down 16-10 the Little Giants played ex cellent offense, coming up with great plays on a few fourth downs. Then with four seconds left, they moved the boll to the one yard line. All that was needed undergraduate, he served as rush chair man and historian, while participating in extra-curriculars including football, baseball, the Sphinx Club, and intramurals. His job takes him to New Zealand and to most every part of the U.S. John works in an office of thirty profes sionals, five of whom are Fijis! He is mar ried and has a one-year old son. zone only to see it batted away by a Dan nie and thus ended the game with a disap pointing Wobosh loss. John Proffitt ('54), former chapter presi dent and member of Sphinx Club, is now a managing partner with Campbell, Kyle, and Proffitt in Noblesville, IN. His wife, Judy, is a Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge. He has three daughters and one Although the Little Giants played a fine game, they committed many errors grandson. which gave the Dannies a lot of oppor H. Wayne Hanscom ('39) is retired vice president and general field manager for tunities. There were quite a few turnovers which really hurt the Little Giants as well as a fumble and four interceptions which were costly. There were many Fijis who saw ex tensive action for the Little Giants. Matt Beebe '86 filled in for starting quarterback Steve Hoffman for the third quarter and most of the fourth as well. Joe Bevelhimes '86 provided a field goal for Wabash, and freshman Dave Campbell '87 showed strength on both the kickoff team and as running back. There were many others, too numerous to mention, who also turn ed in a hard days work on the gridiron. Robert Bracken ('43) is an attorney in Frankfort, IN. As an under graduate he served as alumni secretary and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Speaker's Bureau and the Bachelor. He has since served in the U.S. Army (1943-1946), as Purple Legionaire for Psi, and as president of the Indianapolis Graduate Chapter. He currently serves as president of the Hous The following letter was received from Richard Gunderman ('83): Greetings from the University of Chicago! I trust life is going well for each of you. My wife and I have just about adjusted to the Windy city: she is working as a staff nurse am immersed in the fast track of freshman pledge trainer, a member of the baseball team. Blue Key, Sphinx Club, History Club, and Senior Council. He lives in Glenview, the patient, and clinical orientation pro IL, and enjoys sports and travel. gram. All kidding aside, pre-meds, the pressure here in medical school is quite different- sure, you have a body of knowledge for which you are responsible and over which you are tested, but when you stroll into the hospital room in your shirt, tie, and lab coat and that potient looks into your eyes... suddenly you want to do everything you can to make this sick person well, not to benefit yourself, but because you want to help. There is an im possible amount of work to be done, but some students and physicians seem to have a genuine sense of calling to the health profession—for the lucky ones, it is a labor of love. Lucky for me, both medical school and divinity school seem Jeffrey Oberlies ('83) is currently a student at Indiana University Law School in In dianapolis. As an undergrod, Jeff served as corresponding secretary and intramurols chairman. He was also active in the College Republicans, the Pre-Law Society, track, cross-country, and the col lege publications. Paul T. Hurt, Jr. ('37) lives in St. Clair, Ml, and is a retired accountant. He played football for four years, was a member of ing a 7-2 season, about two or three plays the French Club and Gamma Phi, and close to it in fact. wrote for the Bachelor and the Wabash. He is Past Commander of Post 382 of the ended disappointingly, I am sure that the member of the great class of '68. The car cornered well in the living room, but it was hard getting up speed." medical studies. The first quarter of coursework consists of histology (cells and tissues), anatomy (yuk! dead people!), biochemistry, introduction to A. C. Nielsen Co. While at Psi, he was really a much better team than what that record reflects. They were close to hove- Even though this year's Bell game "Buzz Modsen", I believe. His other nickname had two words...He was a at the U. of Chicago Medical Center and I The Little Giants finished with a disappointing record of 5-4, but they were tober edition, he writes: "The cor on page six of the October issue was owned by ing Corporation. was a touchdown and an extra point and the Monon Bell would remain ours. On the lost ploy, quarterback Steve Hoffman roll ed right and threw the ball into the end- dent. Debate, wrestling, the speaker's Bureau, Sphinx Club, and Blue Key oc cupied a place on his college schedule. Concerning the "Mystery Photo" in the Oc Thomas Creigh, Jr. ('33) lives in Hastings, however, this score does not reflect how hard Gordon Dempsey ('70) is a lawyer in In dianapolis. He served Psi as rush chair man, public relations chairman, and presi time" there. close the gome really was. The daughter, three grandsons, and one granddaughter. receptive to the concept of combining American Legion. In his spare time, he en joys building models. He and his wife, Mary, a Kappa Kappa Gamma at DePauw cosmology and ethics—I have lit a candle off season to win back the Monon Bell in in 1940, met on a blind dote; she is the for hybrid vigor and am naive enough to 1984. daughter of a game's outcome will be forgotten by the players and they'll be working hard in the DePauw. They history professor at have five sons, one medical studies and a hope for financial backing. Back to the books! venture into \r\nPage 4 Lirtle Giant Fiji December 1983 ? PHOTO QUIZ ? Remaining Basketball Games Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 19 Washington University.... Eariham College St. Joseph's College Jan. 21 Rose-Hulman Institute Jan. 25 Jan. 28 DePauw University Blackburn College Franklin College Marian College Taylor Feb. 1 Feb. 7 7:30 PM 3:00 PM 7:30 PM Terre Haute 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 3:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Feb. 11 Feb. 15 Rose-Hulman Institute Feb. 18 Washington University 7:30 PM Feb. 21 Indiana Central 7:30 PM Feb. 25 DePauw University 7:30 PM 3:00 PM Home 7:30 PM Can you identify these two islanders? NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Psi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Wabash College 213 W. Jefferson BULK RATE Permit No. 181 Crawfordsvllle, Indiana * 47933 Address Correction Requested Crawfordsville, Ind.