^K LAHOri A 5 TAi E c^.:- "re •' T.,-'••• . 7 ' r'"', •I 17 , . ^ S / /j? ^XLTA t ) VOLUME 1 0 HiVE R S! TT _-•// COLONY August 1961 NUMBER WO Since its official founding April 21, 1961, the Phi Gamma Delta-Delta Colony at Oklahoma State University has made tremendous progress toward becoming what we, the colony member^ are planning for—an outstanding FIJI chapter, , The fdlowing brief resume of facts and figures will give some idea of the colony's progress during the short time it has been in operation, I, MEIBERS Delta Colony at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, will begin the academic year with twelve returning members. The overall grade point of the returning members is 2,7. Among Oklahoma State's colony members is a varsity wrestler who is also on the Dean's Honor Roll, Other members are members of the campus Honors Seminar, reserved for top students, honor students in pre-med, honor students in agriculture and honor students in political science. The more musically mided colony members have formed a folk singing quartet which has become the nucleus for the colony's singing activities. Delta Colony at OSU has become noted for its songfests and has on several occasions presented concerts for Oklahoma State fraternities and sororities. The Oklahoma State Delta Colony holds the distinction of being the only colony to receive dinner invitations from every sorority on the OSU campus and has been invited to participate in the Interfraternity Council in fully active status. These two honors are just a small indication of the reputation for "sharpness" the OSU Delta Colony has established, H^. HOUSING As a result of much hard work. Delta Colony at OSU finds itself in a rather unique situation for a living group which has been on campus only one month. Delta Colony, just prior to this conference, completed arrangements to move into a large air-conditioned house, wholly carpeted and located in the heart of the fraternity district. The colony will finance the house from its own funds and the ^^2Q000 addition which will be completed in September will be financed in the same way, lounge furniture for the house is a gift from Nu Omega chapter at Oklahoma U niversity. \r\nDELTA COLONY :\ ^OKLAHOM STATE UNIVERSITY The OSU Delta Co^-ony August o s o 2h, 1961 Page TWO III. GEADUATE' SUPPORT The Oklahoma City graduate chapter has assxMed the load for advisement aid support of OSU's Delta Colony as well as OU's Nu Omega Chq)ter. In the near future, the responsibility for Delta Colony will be transferred to the Tulsa-Muskogee graduate chapter. Credit must also go to Mr, Ben Tr* Head, Section Chief^for his efforts in the colony's behalf, IV, REL/vTIONS I'JITH COLIEGE ADMINISTRATION OSU's Delta Colony's relations with the Oklahcana State University administration and faculty couldn't be better. As an example, the dean of fraternity affairs has helped the Colony secure bedding aid mattresses from the University for use in the Colony hotise. On occasion, faculty members have commented to Colony members that Phi Gamma Delta was "some thing special"and complemented the boys on their choice of fraternity. V, RUSH Delta Colony does not rush for quantity, nor does it rush for outstanding record alone. Rather the Oklahoma State Delta Colony, in keeping with the traditions of the fraternity, screens carefvilly evdry man considered for membership, using as criteria, (1) scholastic record, (2) extra curricular record, (3) reccommendations, (U) compatibility with other rushees and Colony members. It is o\ar belief that a minimuin of four dates should be held with a man before he is considered for a bid. This policy has become known throughout the state and the Colony has received many favorable comments on it. VI. OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE The future of Delta Colony at Oklahoma State University is best eicpressed in the words of one of our rushees, "The FIJI colony is already one of the best at OSU and everyone says that in another year no other fraternity will come close to it." Needless to say, that's our opinion tooj FOR FURTHER INFORMATION l/RITS: Delta Colony Box 229 Stillwater, Oklahoma