THE BUCKEYE FIJI Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity At Ohio State University September, 1957 Columbus 1, Ohio Vol. 6, No. 2 F/y/s Continue Leadership at Ohio State TIMOTHY B. MORITZ '58, Columbus, president of Phi Gam ma Delta, is one of the outstand ing fraternity men at OSU and was chosen by the Council of Fraternity Presidents to fill the newly-created position of Presi dent of the OSU fraternity sys tem, a job which includes being chairman of CFP, the job held last year by James G. Root '57, Columbus. Tim has been treas R. WILLIAM GARDNER '57, Columbus, graduated this year and was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, having served as a group commander and cadet lieutenant colonel in the AF- ROTC. Bill was president of Ohio Staters, Inc., last year, and was a member of Sphinx and Bucket 8C Dipper. He was a member of Toastmasters, and Texnikoi, engi neering honorary, and was secre urer of Phi Gamma Delta and of tary of the American Institute of the Student Senate, and a justice in the Interfraternity Court. He's a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Romophos. Bucket 8C Dipper and Sphinx. He was treasurer of the Industrial Engineers. Initiated by Phi Gamma Delta in May, 1953, he was chapter pledge trainer, member of the rushing committee for four years, special events chairman, secretary (1955 - 56), delegate to the Golden West Ekklesia, representative to the Fiji Academy, and winner of the Siebert Award as outstanding under graduate in 1955. "Scrape" main tained a 2.6 point hour in industrial engineering. Student Leader Endowment Fund and of the Fund for Freedom Fighters. He's been a member of the OSU May Week, Dad's Day, Homecoming and Greek Week committees, and a member of the Freshman Fraternity Council. Re cently, he was elected to the Ohio Union Board of Overseers. From The Chapter President: Pledge Training, Initiation Week Policy Revised, Chapter Goals Established, New Course Charted by Timothy B. Moritz '58 Chapter President JOHN F. HYER '57, Colum bus, another outstanding Fiji graduate this year, maintained a 2.6 point hour in architectural engineering, and was active in the American Institute of Architec tural Engineers, and vice president of Texnikoi, engineering hono rary. In the chapter, he was a member of the special events, rushing, and pledge training com mittees, and played intramural football, basketball, baseball and volleyball. Other major campus activities included Ohio Staters, Inc., and the Dad's Day commit tee, of which he was chairman. Campus publications in which he played a part included; "Ohio State's Own," "Ohio State, Past, Present and Future," "Ohio State Engineer," "Dates and Data," "Ohio State Assignment Book," and "Fraternity Life Booklet." there is a great responsibility in herent in the position of ch:i])ter president, a responsihility to hoth the tindergradnate inenihers (jf the fraternity and to the grad- I think that anyont* wlio as sumes a new position such as and (i\er\vhc'lnK'(l liy tiic ininicnsity of the responsihility. At lirst he feels rather ei.mfused and lost; the one in which I hnd myself then he het;ins to orient liiniself seventy-nine rears ha\e made placed is at first a little awed to the task at hand. 1 feel that (Continued on t'agc (■>) tiate inenihers who t'or the past \r\nSeptember, 1957 THE BUCKEYE FIJI My Dear Fiji Sons: THE BUCKEYE FIJI Published Housemother Follows Fiji Careers, Overwhelmed by 'Grandchildren' by Mrs. Leona C. Nosker Fiji Housemother regularly by friends. Graduate Contact Officer: Jay M. Gaines '58 Akron Committee Members: Spring bubbled out all over and 218 was a regular beehive. Football practice Charles F. Garmause '58 Columbus Michael Columbus E. Moritz *59 Graduate news and pictures arc always more than welcome. Address THE BUCK pajj EYE FIJI, Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, 218 East 17th Avenue, Columbus 1, Ohio. "Rusty" Bowerumster '58, Hamilton; Franklin B."Lynn" TJieis Jr. '58, Nyack, N. Y.; Tommy J. Morgan '59, Hamilton ; frequently nity of Phi Gamma Delta at Ohio State University, for its graduate members and £"11 f '■ claimed the extra time of Russell L. and Omicron Dcutcron Chapter of The Frater ^1^ ^ ^ NwS" CHAPTER OFFICERS AND ADVISORS President: Timothy B. Moritz '58 Columbus Treasurer: and Pledges Ronald J. Vitatoe '59, Cleveland, and James R. Williams '60, Hamil- James F. Sipp '60 Recording Secretary: y. William Columbus H. Hauenstein '58 Lancaster Corresponding Secretary: Carl R. Palechek '58 Historian: The lacrosse team had Frederick J. Fred K. Learey '58 Faculty Advisor: Keller '58, Akron; F. Stevens Potter '60, Worthington; Jonathan G. Mercer '58, Kent "MOM" NOSKER Akron; Philip E. Irian '58, Columbus; George D. Close '61, chek '58, Cuyahoga Falls, was one of the members of the Gold Cuyahoga Falls ; F. zveiler '59, Akron, and Pledge Diggers King Court. May \\teek found Joseph M. Berwanger '60, Columbus. Golfers were /. Robert Carruthers '59, Columbus; Wil Cuyahoga Falls Columbus H. Brandt '51 Columbus Purple Legionnaire: Joseph W. Ray '43 The Omicron Deuteron Columbus Association Of Phi Gamma Delta Company GRADUATE OFFICERS Qc DIRECTORS Mike Moritz chairman of publicity, assisted by J. Gary Buchanan '60, Sebring, Fla.; Fred E. Learey Term Expires: President: H. C. Gockenbach, Jr. '44, Cols 1958 Secretary: Charles A. Kienzle '42, Columbus 1959 Directors (In addition to the above): Charles S. Nelson '21, Columbus 195 9 George H. Chamblin '30, Columbus -1 959 '58. Columbus; Deaji R. Hogc Emerson C. Wollam *33, Columbus.1 960 Bruce G. Lynn '38, Columbus 1960 anon; and Pledges Robin R. '60, New Knoxville; Jim Sipp, Stuart D. Eagleson '40, Columbus__1960 Roger D. Kennedy '42, Columbus__ 1958 liam R. Sporrc '60, New LebObetz '60, Columbus, and Paul J. Marzluff '60, Chillicothe. Roger Daub, and Don L. Prcsar '60, Wapakoneta. Mike Moritz Someone has said we were has also been elected to Student lacking in campus activities such as we had back in the days of Edzvin D. Dodd 'A\,To\a(lo-, Dr. Joseph M. Ryan '40, Columbus; Archer E. Reilly 'A\, CoXurnhns-, Court. Fred Learey has been eelcted to Ohio Staters, Inc. R. William Gardner '57, Columbus, was president of Ohio Staters last year and John F. Hyer '57, Co John M. Miller '47, Columbus 1958 the National Interfraternity Con ference meeting at the WaldorfAstoria Hotel in New York dur ing winter quarter. Dean Hoge was chosen out standing freshman in engineering for activities, and also received Joseph W. Ray Jr. '43, Colum bus; Riehard A. Von Kaencl '51, lumbus, was a member. Timo- man in ROTC. Royal Oak, Mich.; Dr. William F)_v 5. il/on'L'58, Columbus, and S. Livingston '42, Austin, Texas, and many others, so here we go Bill Gardner were elected to Bucket and Dipper, and Bill Tim Moritz, our new presi dent, attended the Big Ten IFC meeting in Chicago in the for a few I can remember offhand: During Greek Week, Michael E. Moritz '59, Columbus, was Gardner was also tapped for Sphinx. John Mercer is the new treasurer of the OSU Flying Farm- Spring. He was treasurer of Student Senate and was elected to the Ohio Union Board of Inter-Fraternity Affairs chairman; James F. Sipp '60, Columbus. and W. Roger Daub '59, Columbus, handled publicity: ers. James G. Root '57, Columbus, and Kenneth E. Farst '58. Columbus, made Te.xnikoi, along with Bill Gardner, John Hyer Jim Sipp is a member of Rom- the famous Crew Cuts were here and for a concert in St. Johns Arena and attended a dance at the Fiji house afterwards. Carl R. Pale- Hamilton. Jim Root was president of the Council of Fraternity Presidents last year and attended and hiji rush chairman. Charles .Y. Greene '59. Colum Donald C. Stoeckcl '57. the outstanding award for fresh Overseers during May Week. ophos, director of Student Rela tions and chairman of the Brow sing Library of the Ohio Union, bus. is our new jiledge trainer, (Continued on pa