THE WIJI FIJI NEWS OF ALPHA Vol. 38, No. 1 Fall, 19.37 W.VSHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA FIJI HOMECOMING SUCCESSFUL Many Men Enjoy Day's Acfiyities The weather for Homecoming was a far cry from what the Fiji fi nds on his native isle, however, bearing the cold dreary weather, the Phi Gamma Deltans, many with their wives, came back to Alpha for a fi ne meal, the renewal of old ac quaintances and later a w-ell fought football game. The game was played at College Field between Carnegie Tech and W. and J. with the Presidents com ing out on the short end of the deal. With the turnout of so many alumni. Alpha was a busy place Oc ->• .f-v: 5 ♦ v- ? -ii f i. 1 ^I ' tober 25-26. All about the house Fijis conversed of the past, present and future of W. & J. and Phi Gam ma Delta. Above is the Fiji entry to the Homecoming Fioat Contest, it carried the theme "TO HECK WiTH TECH" and captured second honors. The President's Report Last spring:, once a.gfain, it (■nme time to determine the rushing rules which would dominate the 19.37-58 rushing season. Washington and Jefferson College had concluded one year under the new deferred rushing program. The program being in it's infancy, many problems were recog weeks of hard the house. fortitude to face the weather in an freshman involved will be of ex rules but on the whole we feel this make certain corrections. new proceedure will be more suc adopted that are placed on first semester, speech or ac the the a decrease Inter-Fraternity Council meeting to rushing. A rule was all fraternity members their honor during the not to indulge in any for one man in the quota of the fratern ity involved for each violation, and be nized and an effort was made at an found most feasible to attempt to in troduce a form of honor system in accounted work and tedious planning. Ham mers, saws, and yelling accompan ied the busy efforts of the men in Miss Phi Gamma Delta of 1957 was Miss Bonnie Barry. The queen possessed along with her beauty, a great amount of charm and intestinal found, there will cluded from all fraternity houses and functions until they have reached the status of sophomore. The Council on Fraternity Relations readily admits there are still many loopholes in the It was The fi ne showing of our fl oat which won second place certainly cessful than last year's endeavors. During the summer, while the un dergraduate brothers were at sum mer camp or at their respective homes, various alumni took it upon open convertible. The queen's es cort was Walt Scott. Her attendants were Miss Ann Wharton and Miss Mary Ann Conti. Their escorts were Brother Tom Foust and Bob D'Am brosia. Miss Barry is a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. After the fl oats had passed in re view, the crowds drifted to College Field to renew the traditional rivalry tion which could be considered in the house. I would like to take "rushing", defined as any endeavor for violations of these rules are more this opportunity to thank you, our alumni, for your constant interest and attempts to enable .-Mpha to at tain even greater heights. I also feel between Tech and Jay. The game provided an afternoon of excitement and thrills. Six Fijis played a very excellent game which gave us more incentive to support the team. During half-time, the ROTC severe than last year. If guilt is Continued on Page 7, Column 3 Continued on Page 3, Column 3 to influence a freshman in favor of a certain fraternity. The punishment themselves to make several repairs \r\nPage 2 THE OdAd, WIJI 04t Aluffuu^ ^n4e4uti "Phi Gamma Delta Is Not For College Days Alone . . . " It is with deep regret that Fiji- Titusville and has revisited the chap land has lost some of her brothers ter on several occasions. in the last year. The following broth ers have passed from our paths: Brother Robert S. Fleming, II, is studying medicine at Temple Uni versity. Brother Fleming is a native of Washington. He writes that he is enjoying both Philadelphia and Medschool. Also, in Philadelphia is Broth er Richard Hershberg. Like Brother Fleming, "Didge" is studying Medi cine. However, he is a first-year stu Brother John R. Bovard '17 of Silver Springs, Md., died April 29, 1957 at Bedford, Pa. Brother Bovard is survived by his wife and four daughters. Brother Merle H. Anderson '93 died of injuries sustained in an alco hol torch explosion. Brother Ander son died March 7, 1957 at Winter Park, Fla. He was a retired Presby terian Minister. Brother Will C. Ketterer passed away at the Presbyterian Hospital on Nov. 27, 1956. A prominent Fiji passed unex pectedly from our paths last October. Brother Joseph Thistle '30 of Wash ington, Pennsylvania was called tragically at his home. Brother Thistle's father was a Fiji, also, and the Thistle Physics Building is nam ed in his honor. Thistle has a son Johnson B. in the class of '61. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, dent at Hannehmann. Brother Wil fred McAloon is living here in Washington,, where he is employed by the Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. We see Brother McAloon frequently and can About The College ... Eight new faces grace our cam pus this year, five of which are in the teaching capacity. The appoint ments were made with the assistance of President Boyd C. Patterson. Robert L. Brindley has been ap pointed Assistant Professor of Jour nalism. Mr. Brindley received his B. A. from Wheeling College and his M. A. degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. John A. Carpenter received his B. A. from Harvard and his M. A. and Ph. D. degrees from Colum report €t\at he^s doing well. bia University. He is occupying the Brothers William Smith, Richard Perrault, and Fred Schrader are in the process of fulfilling their obliga History. position of Assistant Professor of Sam. We haven't John C. Conley, a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College heard from them, as of yet, but the in 1954, returns as an Instructor in grapevine has told us that Army life seems to agree with them. Brother Richard Piatt is falling in the footsteps of his father, in that he is studying embalming in Cin cinnati, Ohio. the Department of Physics. Dr. Joseph M. Mansfield graduat ed from Marietta College, where he received his B. A. degree. He earned his M. S. and Ph. D. degrees at Pur due University. He is Assistant Pro tions to Uncle Wedding bells rang for Brother and two sons. Fall, 1957 FIJI fessor of Mathematics. Also deceased within the last year William Pfohl on November 2, Dr. William H. McGowen, an In are Brothers William Beeson '99 of 1957, Brother Pfohl married Miss structor in the Department of Phil Uniontown, Penna. and E. B. John Sweeney '96 of New York. News of their passing reached the chapter Marie Conti of Washington, Pa. Brother Pfohl readily affirms the fact that the "debs'' of Washington make osophy, graduated from Kenyon Col lege magna cum laude. He received this fall. good catches. Have you ever fallen in love with a continent? Well, Brother "Bunny" Miller, '07, apparently enjoyed his 2V2. month safari into the deepest kins. We have heard from the Class of '57, which is scattered near and far. Brother Vincent S. Franz is present ly working for the Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp, in their personnel divi sion. Brother Franz married Miss Patricia Fulton of Pittsburgh, this last June. "Vinnie" is now living in wilds of Dark Africa. Brother Miller returned to his home in Pittsburgh on October 27. Published by the Alumni Relations and Publications Committee of Alpha Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Chairman—Anthony Franty Committee—George Chorba Robert D'Ambrosia Warren Mazek Athas Tsigas John McEwan Edward Lonchiek Contributors—R. T. Miller Ray Melder George I. Wolfgang, an addition to the Psychology Department, at tended Pennsylvania State Teachers College and Pennsylvania State Uni versity for his B. S. and M. S. de grees. Homecoming. Present were a total Edwin K. Tolan, a native of Mon treal, has been appointed new librar ian. He received his B. A., B. L. S., of forty-two brothers and their wives, who spent a joyful day at "Old Al pha." Those Brothers returning of Glasgow. Harold O. Closson, Jr., a graduate The chapter was very proud of the large turnout of Alumni for THE WIJI FIJI his Ph. D. degree from Johns Hop were: U. G. Miller, R. Smith, N. Allison, A. George, L. Jones, R. Shoop, L. G. Curry, R. May, J. Dav idson, A. Grimes, E. Sell, H. Riddle, R. Fleming, S. Oliphant, T. Mastrian, R. Plumb, V. Franz, J. McElravy, S. Myers, C. Rendleshaw, E. Jones, D. McVay, J. Wayman, R. Hirschberg, A. Murdoch, A. Ander son, R. Piatt, W. Dom 111, S. DeFrancisco, J. Lauff, J. Flaherty, and R. McGregor. Brother Andrew N. Farley '56 is in the process of finishing a tour of duty with the U. S. Army in BavarContinued on Page 6, Column 2 and M. A. from McGill University of the University of Maryland with ^ S. degree in education and music, has been appointed head of the new Student Center. * * * The most noticeable addition to Jay's campus is the new Student Center, built at a cost of $300,000. Ground-breaking ceremonies for the building were held in 1956 and the building was completed at the close of last semester, but the formal open ing was postponed until the begin ning of this semester. The building includes several rooms with folding Continued on Page 4, Column 3 \r\nTHE WIJI FIJI FOUR MEN ENTER FIJI LAND BROTHER ABRAMS NEW TRUSTEE Brother Allen Abrams of Wausau, Wisconsin was named a life mem ber of the Board of Trustees. Broth er Abrams is a native of Butler, Penna., received his B.S. and M.S. from Washington and Jefferson in 1910 and 1915 respectively. He re ceived a B.S. degree from Massachu setts Institute of Technology. Beginning his career as a chemist with the Bemis Bros. Bag Company, he later joined Marathon in 1926. He worked his way to vice president and retired from that position two years ago. He is now a consultant for Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cam bridge, Mass. He is also director of Sulphite Products Corporation and Marathon Battery Company and is on the Board of Trustees of the Sul phite Manufacturers Research League. Pictured above are Alpha's five pledges. From left to right are; Walt Scott, Joe Matyi, Ray Melder and Gary Sheffer. ALPHA IN ACQUIRES MEN SECOND SEMESTER On September 15th, Alpha pledg ed her second class for 1957. The four new men chosen to wear the White Star have started off the col lege year with a new distinction to add to their many accomplishments to date. Raymond Alan Melder is a sopho more psychology major and hails from Brentwood, Pa. Ray lost little time in identifying himself with sev eral of the college activities during his first year. Serving as an officer of the Pershing Rifles clainrs much of his attention. He is a member of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, a stafl' writer for the Red and Black and the Pandora, and takes part in the activities of the Franklin Literary Society. Joseph Matyi is a member of the junior class and is quite well known on campus for his academic achieve interests, now that he is a friendly part of Jay's sophomore class. "Scotti", as he is known on campus, has been working on the business staffs of the Red and Black newspaper and the Pandora, the college yearbook. Walt comes from Pittsburgh and is majoring in Economics. His athletic abilities will make him a particularly valuable addition to Alpha's basket ball and track intramural teams. Gary Roy Sheffer, a native of Elmira, N. Y., joins with the five other Fiji's in representing Alpha as a guard on the 1957 Varsity Football Squad, here at W. & J. Although practices keep Gary pretty busy, he and is a member of the Interscholastic Conference on Government. A lead role in a forthcoming produc tion has proved Joe to be a valuable asset to the Buskin Club, the college dramatics group. Political science is Joe's major in keeping with his as piration to be in politics some day. Walter Welch Scott has followed through on many of his high school director of the International Council on Religious Education, past presi dent of the Wausau Board of Edu cation and the author of many scien tific and general interest articles. Brother Abrams was an alumni rep resentative on the Board of Trustees from 1950-1955. During the first World War the new trustee served in the Chemical Warfare Service and during World War H he was a major in the Office of Strategic Services. Brother and Mrs. Abrams, who are the parents of two married daughters, live at 815 10th Street, Wausau. Fiji Homecoming has had time to become active in Alpha Phi Omega, Jay's new service organization. "Shef" is a sophomore who displays his star to Alpha's credit with the other men of his pledge class. ments and varied interests. ,Ioe has recently been tapped for the philos ophy and political science honoraries Brother Abrams has devoted his energy and time to many civic, so cial and religious activities. He is president of the Wausau YMCA, Hazel Davis Returns After Illness Many Fijis remember our cook, Mrs. Hazel Davis. Hazel was ill for a few weeks and was forced to leave the "range". Pandemonium reigned until we acquired a substitute cook. Once she returned things were back to normal, with Hazel glad she was back "to feed her boys." Is Successful Continued from Page 1, Column 3 Marching Band performed for the crowds. Also the Pershing Rifles ex ecuted some precision drills under the leadership of Brother Pete John son. However when the final gun went off, the score was Wash-Jeff 0, Carnegie Tech 27. In the evening, the scene changed to the George Washington Hotel for an alumni banquet. After the ban quet, all headed back to the house for a rousing party with the alumni. With a day of activity such as this, it only proves one thing: "Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone." \r\nPage 4 THE WIJI Fall, 1957 FIJI ^iiU 9*1 Qfduda ActiuitUi. About The College "walls," which are retract lA/nnrlAn wooden * As in previous tinues to be the activities. A great organizations are years, Alpha con leader in campus number of college headed by mem bers of Phi Gamma Delta. The Fiji campus line-up reads thusly: The Fiji domination of the year book, PANDORA, continues with Brothers George Inglis and Ed Lonchiek serving as co-editors. Anthony Franty and Carmen De Chesaro are associate editors with Carmen pos sible capturing the editorship next year. The business staff is headed by Brother John Shoop ably assisted by Brothers Dick Zimmerman, John Wycoff, Bernard Belle, Ron Miller, Bob Shoop, Charles D'Alessio, War ren Mazek, Fred W^iney, Gordon Plumb, Tom Halter and Pledge Brother Ray Melder. The college newspaper, the RED AND BLACK, finds the men of Alpha continuing their journalistic supremacy. Brother William John son captains the advertising staff and Brother Pete Johnson is the ac counting manager. As members of the football team, the colors of red and black are car ried by Brothers Ray Simms, allstate guard Ray Johnston, Ed Lonchiek, Charles D'Alessio, Lee Borden and pledge-brother Gary Sheffer. Many lettermen are active in the campus Letterman's Club. Brother Ed Lonchiek heads the Fiji list as treasurer of that organization. In this organization are Brothers Ray Johnston, Ray Simms, King Hartman, Carmen DeChesaro, Tom Hal ter, George Inglis, Chuck D'Alessio, Ron Miller, George Downer, Lee Borden, and Bob D'Ambrosia. Jay's oldest literary organization has Fiji's Ray Simms, George Chorba, George Inglis, Buz Belle, Tab Miller, Art Tsigas, and Ray Melder as its members. The Outing Club finds Brothers Warren Mazek, Bob D'Ambrosia and Pledge Brother Ray Melder ac Brother Harry Fuchs is an active member of the college community. Among his laurels, he claims the presidency of the local chapter of ICG. Brother Bob Shoop is also an active participant in that organiza tion. As Battalion Executive, Brother John McEwan heads the list of Fijis in the ROTC organization. Brother Harry Fuchs is a member of the Battalion Staff also. Bill John son, Gordon Plumb, and John Shoop serve as company commanders. Brothefs McEwan and Halter serve as President and Treasurer, respec tively, of the newly organized chap students and offices for the Red & Black and the Pandora. Many social meetings are held there and several dances are sched uled. The Student Center is a great asset to the Freshman class, due to second semester rushing. The Student Center is something Miller and Dick Zimmerman are members of the ROTC Rifle Team. The Asian flu hit Jay with a ven- Brothers Chorba and Fuchs are members of the Moffat Debate For n- it- gence. In the second week of Octo ber the bug invaded our campus and by the end of the week, many living here had felt the effects of the nasty, um with Brother Fuchs serving as student manager. little bug. Dr. Patterson raised the Alpha is well represented in many of the eighteen honoraries on cam Monday and dismissed classes until pus. This is a definite indication of October 21. the many individual scholastic The enforced "Asian Holiday" brought with it a few problems. achievements of the brothers. Broth white flag on Old Main the following er Harry Fuchs is Secretary-Treas Some students had to remain, due to urer of the Economics Honorary. In the distance of their homes, and Pi Delta Epsilon are Brothers George many who dashed home for their week off, contracted the disease there, but most of the students re Inglis, Ed Lonchiek, Harry Fuchs, John McEwan, Fred Winey, and Dick Zimmerman. Brothers King Hartman and Randy Birch are mem bers of the Biology Honorary. An thony Franty, Randy Birch, King Hartman, and Bob D'Ambrosia are in Chi Epsilon Mu for achievement in Chemistry. Brother Birch is also a member of the German Honorary; Brother Simms the Spanish Honor ary; and Brother Tsigas the Greek Honorary. Alpha's members in the Pi Alpha Sigma, the Political Science Honorary are Joe Matyi and John gained their vertical position and classes resumed, as scheduled, 8:00 Monday morning, October 21. * * * A $250,000 renovation of the old college field got under way this sum mer, which is expected to be com pleted in the early spring. The erec tion of new stands, dressing rooms and a new lighting system has done much to alter the apperance of the old Jay field. The field will be raised three feet early this spring, with a remolded track for the cindermen, to complete the remodeling. McEwan. * In the field of student govern ment, Brother Fuchs holds the office of President of the Student Council. Crucible. dances. The Student Center also in cludes a well equipped snack bar, ping-pong tables, shuffleboards and a four-lane bowling alley. A spacious lounge, surrounded by windows, is furnished in modern decor and pos sesses an impressive modern fire place. The building also includes a room with lockers for commuting the college needed and the students greatly appreciate its presence. Ed Lonchiek is Vice President of the Production of Arthur Miller's The r/afrnr States Army. Brothers Pete Johnson, Buz Belle, and Pledge Melder are officers of the Pershing Rifles. Ron tively participating in the club's ac The flair for dramatics is display nrp ter of ^e association of the United tivities. ed by Brother Bill James and Pledge Brother Joe Matyi. Both men have a major part in the coming Buskin " M-liir-Vi able for expansion of rooms and Junior Class, and Warren Mazek is a member of the Executive Council of the Sophomore Class. The newly organized service or ganization finds Brother Lee Borden as its vice president. * * The class of '61 is one of the largest freshman classes as 233 frosh entered the portals of Wash ington & Jefferson College. The freshmen, after the start of Freshmen Customs, realized their position; from seniors in high school to low men on the totem pole in col lege, but on the whole, they took Customs in their stride. Continued on Page 6, Column 3 \r\nTHE WIJI FIJI NINE MEN ARE INITIATED OUR SCHOLARSHIP The second semester of 195 7 found the Fijis studying harder and raising their average to a respectable 1.477. However, we failed to emerge from last place ranking on campus. Some consideration must be given to the fact that only 3/10 of a point separate the Fijis from the top rank ing fraternity. Considerable im provement has been displayed by the brothers in their scholastic attitude and we are striving to regain our rightful place in the academic stand ings, which is number one on cam pus. In many respects the Fijis are to be complimented on their work for last semester. Not one man was plac ed on academic probation for the year and we had seven men on the Dean's List. The seniors as usual led the classes in attaining the highest aver age which was very close to a B average. Our problem is to find out Seated with "Gamma" the snowy white owl are the men initiated last the secret of success of the seniors September. On floor from left to right are A. Tsigas and C. DeChesaro. and apply them to the rest of our classes. The newly initiated pledge class had a 1.45 overall average which tvas good considering the time they had to spend on getting orient ated ^\•ith the fraternity. We think it should be emphasized that scholarship is an individual re sponsibility. However, good study habits can be promoted along with creating the right kind of atmos phere. We have tried to create these situations and if possible motivate an individual to study. We think our steady improvement over the last two years has indicated a general trend of progress. The Fijis are climbing the ladder of scholarship and fully realize that our main pur pose in college is to achieve an edu cation. A sincere effort by the broth ers this semester should move us up On chair are G. Chorba, T. Cunningham, and G. Downer. Sanding are W. Mazek and R. D'Ambrosia. Missing are R. Shoop and L. Borden. Alpha's first function of the year was the traditional Norris Pig Din er. Named for its founder, Frank B. Norris, the Pig Dinner has be come a most hallowed tradition in the Halls of Phi Gamma Delta. Due to the adoption of second semester rushing last year at Jay, it was nec essary to move the dinner to an earlier date. The dinner was held this year on September fourteenth at the George Washington Hotel, fol lowing initiation of .Alpha's second semester pledge class. The dinner got under w ay when a young roasted pig was carried into the brothers bedecked in purple and white lying on a silver platter. A rousing cheer came up from the Fijis as the pig was carried in and many fraternity songs accompanied the pig to the speaker's table. As is the custom, the oldest Fiji present at the banquet kisses the snout and the youngest Fiji initiate kisses the pos terior extremity. The honors were done this year by Abe Anderson '05, and Bob D'.Ambrosia '60. After the opening festivities, pork chops were enjoyed by all brothers. Vincent Franz '57, last year's president, presided as toastmaster for the occasion. Following the opening remarks, Vinnie introduced the new ly initiated members of Alpha. The nev\ initiates are: Thomas Cunning ham, George Chorba, George Down er, Carmen DeChesaro, Warren Mazek, Robert D'Ambrosia, Athas Tsigas, Robert Shoop, Lee Borden, and Charles D'Alessio. Following the introduction each of the initiates expressed his thoughts on becoming a brother in Phi Gamma Delta. To show their appreciation and thanks to the brothers for accepting them into fraternal brotherhood, the pledge class donated a snowy white owl to the chapter. The owl was pre sented by Bob D'Ambrosia, on be half of the active chapter. Bill John son, .Alpha's president, gave a very stimulating talk on his impressions and the thoughts that acquired at last year's Fiji Academy. He express ed the importance of fraternal atti tude and the important part that it will play in the forthcoming year. The success or failure of .Alpha's en deavors this year is "as you will it, brothers, so it will be." Dr. Henry Riddle '07 was the distingui.shed main speaker. Dr. Riddle is a graduate of Western Theologi cal Seminary and has served as its a few notches toward our ultimate goal. With the prevailing spirit, we are confident that the goal will be reached. headed by Brother Norman Vincent Peale. Dr. Riddle gave a very in spiring talk on his recollections and reminiscences of his fraternal life at president since 1943 until he recent ly retired to become Pastor Emeritus W. & J. He stressed the importance of sincerity and humility and the important part they play in a good of the Fir.st Presbyterian Church in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rid fraternity man. We all agreed that the dinner was dle was a former member of the fine and the speakers inspiring. Everyone then enjoyed the remain der of the evening in fraternal broth erhood with the returning brothers Washington and Jefl'erson Board of Trustees and at present a member of The Manners and Morals Com mittee of Phi Gamma Delta which is and the new initiates. \r\nPage 6 THE Inf-ramural Sports Tennis This year for the first time in the history of the college, the athletic department offered tennis as an in tramural sport. Our boys presented a team that was, without a doubt, a challenge to all of its opponents. The sport was coached by King WIJI Fall, 1957 FIJI FIJI RECEIVES NEW POSITION Brother John H. Murdoch, gradu ate of the Class of '09, retired in January of 1957 as Vice President and Counsel of the American Water company since 1917. He has re ceived the John M. Diven Award for outstanding service to the American Water Works Association. Last year Works Service Company of Phila he received an award for an article delphia. Brother Murdoch is contin uing as a consultant for the organi that appeared in the Association's zation and as a director of several of its subsidiaries. Brother Henry A. Riddle, Jr., '42, Journal. Brother Riddle, after leaving W. & J., spent four years in the Army. Upon discharge, he entered the Uni Hartman who is the number one succeeded as Counsel of versity of Pittsburgh Law School. man on the college varsity team dur the American Water Works Co. of ing the spring of the year. The cap Philadelphia. Brother Riddle is the son of Reverend Henry A. Riddle, Murdoch son who upheld the number one posi of the Board of* Trustees, a Fiji and After graduation, he set up law practice in Lewistown, Pennsylva nia, where he remained until 1954 when he accepted a position as at torney for the American Water tion with the spirit and determina tion the whole house was proud of. Tom Foust did very nicely in the second position and Tab Miller play Pastor Emeritus of the First Pres Works Company in Philadelphia. tain of the Fiji team was Peter John '07. The senior Riddle is a member byterian Church of Lewistown, Pennsy^ania'. ^ The retiring vice president, Mr. Murdoch has been with the utility Fiji brothers everywhere want to congratulate both Brother Murdoch and Brother Riddle for their fine record of public service. ed as third man on the team. We were strong both in singles and doubles and ended up the season in Odds 'n Ends About The College third place, winning four and losing two. The freshmen had a very strong team but gave them a tough fight. ia, Germany. Brother Farley writes quite often of his experiences and of max Next year our players will be back Germany. Andy is returning to the when Freshman Court got under and we are looking forward to a States sometime in November. very successful season on the courts. Volleyball As the paper goes to press, the Fijis haven't finished the Volleyball season, but up until now we are do ing well with nine wins and two losses. The team is coached by George Inglis who is doing an ad mirable job. The squad consists mainly of sophomores and is there fore a green team showing us great talent and a potential team for the future. The team is composed of: George Inglis, King Hartman, Tom Cunningham, George Downer, Bob Shoop, Ron Miller, Tom Halter, Bob Beach, Bill Manko, John Shoop, John McEwan, and Warren Mazek. Two of the most exciting games of the year was with the Betas and Continued from Page 2, Column Brother William McEwan '56 was married recently to Miss Ellie Booher. Brother McEwan is pres ently stationed in San Antonio, Tex as with the United States Army. October 24 at about 10:00 way. Six of the frosh had to face trial and sentence. The spirit of the freshmen class was excellent and the upperclassmen were quite satisfied with their accomplishment of unify ing the freshman class. * Brother Frank H. Herrington '15 writes that he has retired as princi * * Alumni interested in keeping con tact with college activities may do so by writing the Business Manager of the "RED & BLACK", requesting a subscription. pal of Oliver High School in Pitts burgh, Penna. Brother Harold Perkins, '41, is & J.'s literary magazine, will appear the Assistant Dean of Men at Penn mid December. The semi-annual State University. Brother Perkins is tion and is still trying to find oil in magazine has received national rec ognition for its literary quality. Any one wishing a copy may write: Busi ness Manager, "The Wall", Wash ington and Jefferson College. Price? Oklahoma. 35^ per copy. married and has three children. Brother Fred A. Dirret, '43, is with the Target Drilling Corpora We also received an interesting until that time and in a very tense and exciting game the Fijis admin istered a stunning upset and defeat. The spirit has been excellent and the brothers have aided the players by their bosterous cheering and hearty slap on the back after the note from Brother John Abrams '16. Last year we won the Volleyball trophy and we are certainly hoping that we can do it this year and in the years to follow. Freshmen Customs came to a cli We also received a few interest ing notes from several of the Alum ni with the Homecoming reserva tions that we would like to pass on. Delts. The Betas were undefeated game. Continued from Page 4, Column 3 * * * The fall issue of "The Wall" W. * * * "I get trips into the still wild, west The 1958 W. & J. Fund is nearly ready to be launched. The emphasis ern wilderness area where native this year is on increased alumni par trout snap at your heels." Brother ticipation. Abrams is active in oil and mining. Brother M. A. Lappin '51, is pres ently employed with General Elec tric in Schenectady, New York, as a personnel and union relations specialist. Hope to see you, or at least, hear from you in the very near future. Of the three various chairmen, two are Fijis. The general chairman is Huston P. Marshall, and the spe cial gifts chairman is U. Grant Mil ler. Both men are Fijis and highly interested in the college. The leader ship chairman is Elder W. Marshall, the son of Huston P. Marshall. \r\nFall, 1957 THE WIJI FIJI President's Report who purchased the second piano for Page 7 The Academy was set up in the form of classes primarily dominated by it only proper to mention that Alpha us last summer. lectures and conferences. The topics considered various aspects of frater Chapter is now the proud owner of two beautiful new pianos. A special thanks for this should £?o to Brothers Ed. McKean, John Barley, Dr. Jo seph Carroll and our illustrious At the end of August, I along with the Treasurer, was fortunate uals, rushing, graduate relations, enough to be able to attend the Fiji fraternity laws, finances, chapter ad Academy. This proved to be one of the most enlightening experiences in Purple Les:ionnaire, Alex Murdoch, my history with Phi Gamma Delta. TREASURER'S REPORT Six FIJI Horsemen ministration and scholarship. The purpose of these lectures was to en lighten the undergraduate officers on how to confront their various prob lems. I personally feel Alpha Chap ter has benefited greatly from the Academy in that we have adopted Crmt'mued froni Paffe ly Colurini 2 With the opening of the school year here at Alpha, the chapter was faced with a financial problem. After the final audit of the books, we had a debt of around $1,000. The reas ons for this are evident. We were allowed to pledge eleven men by the requirements of the rushing system, whereas the budget had been set up for twenty new men. At this time an intensive study was made and the treasurer, along with the cabinet came up with a satisfactory conclusion. Since prices of our board provisions had increas ed over the past three years, a reso lution was passed to increase board $.15 per day from $2.25 to $2.40; snack hour charge was raised from $1.00 per month to $1.25 per month. In the chapter department a total of over $2,000 was spent over the esti mated income. This of course hap pens every year but not to this de gree. 1 then decided to raise chapter dues and parlor fees from $7.00 per month to $10.00. This went into ef fect in November as the brothers unified themselves in true Fiji style to pass these amendments, along with the acceptance of the 1957-58 budget, by a unanimous vote. Plans are now being made for an other money raising plan run by the active chapter for improvements in the house. The kitchen has been sup- The men that represented Phi Gamma Delta on the gridiron this year formed the nucleus of the 1957 team. These men are: Seniors Ray Johnston and Ray Simms, Juniors Chuck D'Alessio and Ed I.jpnchiek, and Sophomores Lee Borden and Gary SheflPer. Five of the men earn ed first team berths, and all of them were individual mainstays of the team. Johnson and Simms, the only Sen iors on the squad, were elected cocaptains. Johnston was, per usual, the backbone of our line, making a large majority of tackles on defense and leading the blocking on offense, from his position as guard. "Zorch" was hampered by injury for most of the season, but will, without a doubt, regain his Little All-American status of previous years. Halfback Simms was the team's leading ground gainer and our most consistent offensive threat. His steady game and confidence heightened the "esprit de corps" of the squad. Brother D'Alessio did a fine job from his tackle slot which he has held for the second consecutive year. He survived the drudge of his job pi ied with the latest in modern equipment. The immediate plan is to purchase a color television or high to emerge as the team clown, al ways getting a laugh when the go ing was rough. fidelity record player. Now that Alpha has revised its Lonchiek played well from his halfback spot in the first two games, but was injured and was out for several games. He is only a junior and will be ready next year to bolster the Jay attack. budget and is going forward in a more economical path, our financial structure will be on a firm foundation. With these new policies, the chap ter should end the year in the black. My assistants and I feel that the books are in excellent order, I remain Respectfully, George M. Inglis Treasurer Sophomores Borden and Sheffer battled for the other guard spot in the line with Borden gaining the edge. Both played good ball and with added experience should be come a fi ne lineman for Coach Chupa. nity life such as pledge training, rit many of new methods and proceedures in dealing with the various phases of fraternity life. The Academy terminated with several very inspiring speeches by the Historian and President of our National Fraternity. First of all, the Historian spoke on the subject of "Manners and Morals." He attempted to impress upon the undergraduate officers the importance of being "gung-ho" fraternity men, if you will. Brother Mahood felt that if the officers of the various undergradu ate chapters weren't gung-ho them selves, it would be difficult to expect the other members to be true frater nity men. I am in complete agree ment with this outlook. Archon Pres ident, Philip C. Ebeling, gave two addresses, the first dealing with "Col lege Fraternity Compatibility". Mr. Ebeling stressed the importance of a feeling of Fraternal Brotherhood within our chapters. He also noted the necessity that chapter, general fraternity, and university adminis tration must be compatible. This he defined as "capable of existing to gether in harmony and agreement," in order for a harmonious and coop erative relationship to exist. I find a great amount of validity in these views. The second address was bas ed on "A Good Chapter". Brother Ebeling deemed it a necessity to de fine a college fraternity before de fining a good chapter. He defined it as follows: "A supplementary edu cational institution wherein mutually selected college men, bound together in the bonds of a life long mystic fra ternal brotherhood, acquire together the arts of citizenship, culture, coop eration, character, and intimate com radeship." He then continued to of fer his views on a good chapter. Ac cording to Mr. Ebeling a good chap ter places fraternal brotherhood first among its objectives and values. Al pha chapter is constantly striving to maintain and promote this concept of fraternal brotherhood. Secondly, Continued on Page 5, Column 1 \r\nPage 8 THE President's Report Continued from Page 7, Column 3 a good chapter encourages an intel lectual atmosphere and appreciation for scholastic achievement. This field has our primary concern at the pres ent time. We are attempting to achieve a greater degree of scholar ship through the promotion of en forced study hours, controlled study halls and through the work of a very competent scholarship chair man. I feel certain that in the com ing year a marked improvement will be sighted by Alpha. Thirdly, a good chapter requires the manners and morals of gentlemen of quality. This phase is promoted through the regu lar use of formal dinners, high stand ard of social functions and even more so, through the frequency of formal meetings and their ritualistic aspects. Fourth, a good chapter is a good citizen of the college community. Here again Alpha shows its spark through its leaders on the campus and its ever striving nature to repre sent favorably the fraternity in all its endeavors. Examples of this would be Alpha's five football play ers and also work done for the com munity primarily during the pre-initiation period. My belief is that our chapter is not only meeting these criteria but is ever striving to attain greater heights in all of these fields. In the field of finances, I feel it would be of interest to you to know the source of the national fraternity dollar along with the spending of the fraternity dollar. This information was acquired from the Fiji Academy. The source of the fraternity dollar, is largely predicated upon the under WIJI FIJI graduate dues which constitute 44.7^. Along with this is the income from investments 25.2(t, graduate dues 12.6!!;, a portion of the initia tion fee 10.2t, from the New Yor.k Club jewelry royalty 1.7!Z, magazine advertising .4^, and mis cellaneous .Sif. of the fraternity dollar is spent for the headquarters office, 33.8!!; for the magazine, 1At for graduate support, 4.4!!; for the Ekklesia, 3.6!!; for badges, 3.4?; for the Fiji Academy, 1.8?; for section chief's travel, 1.7?; for others, 1..5C for Archon's transportation, 1.5?; for custodians fee, 1.5? for headquarters maintenance, .5? for trustees ex of scholarship, relations with the col lege, relations with the community, brotherhood character development, citizenship, social graces, ritualistic aspects, espirit de corps, and a high degree of selectivity in pledging. The last question that was considered was, "What are four basic needs of man not met by science, education or politics?" These were found to be first motivation; second security, both in the personal and materialistic sense; third, dignity of man and fourth, faith and religion. We concluded that all four of these were relatively basic to our fraternal ideals. pense and .4? for Treasurers ex pense. Along these same lines. Alpha chapter found it feasible to increase board, parlor fees, and chapter dues this year. I think this clearly illus trates the progressive nature of our chapter. A great number of the alumni joined the undergraduate brothers for a luncheon preceding the Home coming game. These brothers en joyed seeing the Fiji's place very high in the Float Parade. I want to In the latter part of September, Gamma Phi Chapter at Penn State played host to a section convention. Alpha Chapter is extremely proud of her ten newly initiated brothers and also our four pledges. This new ly initiated group are adding greatly A total of seven brothers attended from Alpha. They included five cabi net officers plus the co-rushing chair men. We attempted to analyze our own individual chapter by answering several very pertinent questions. We answered such questions as, "What is going on in our chapter?" After answering this question in terms of the various aspects and activities, we listed them in terms of their import ance. Another question we attempted to answer was,"What is the purpose of our chapter?" It was decided that the primary purpose of our chapter was the aspect of growth and devel opment. Alpha chapter attempts to achieve this through the promotion ALPHA CHAPTER BOX 253 WASHINGTON, PA. Vo Suc/L /7i-7 Fall, 1957 A/.n/ thank the alumni for their excellent support at this festive occasion. to the harmonious brotherhood found here at Alpha. So far the year has shown an admirable representation in the field of athletics and activities. The most impressive factor however is the high degree of chapter tone being demonstrated. In conclusion, I feel Adpha Chap ter is a good chapter and is ever striving to become a bej:tei chapter. I am very proud to be a member of Alpha Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. Fraternally yours, William R. Johnson President