ICC ;JUN10I983 No. 4—Spring, 1982-83 Chi lota of Phi G^mma Delta University of Illinois Illinois President's Report... As the spring semester comes to a close everyone here at Chi lota can look back proudly knowing that we have accomplished a great deal this semester. Each brother, in h.ia (continued on page 5) Treasurer's Report... Graduate Brothers enjoying the new basement. As the '82-'83 class year draws to a close, I thought a financial report was due. Due to some Pig Dinner 83 Big Success! The weather was cool and wet but the day still started out with a well attended round of golf. Almost twenty brothers walked the links at Urbana Country Club. Much thanks goes to Brett Jacobson, '85 and graduate Brother Penn Nelson for their help in organizing this year's Fiji Open. After the House Corporation meeting the brothers mingled in our newly completed basement bar room. Stories of years past were shared over cocktails, and both grads and undergrade were able to talk with our guest speaker, Archon President Lewis M. Costello. unfortunate circumstances we manged to accrue a $12,000 debt as of summer '82. Through the hard work of Tim Murray and former treasurer, Bradd Easton '84, the debt was brought under control. The budget planned for this fiscal year projected our operations would show a $9,000 gain, or a reduction in the debt to $3,000. Due to unexpected outstanding debts owed to national we will probably be in the $5,000 debt range. This is still a gain for the year of $7,000. The budget I drew up for the '83-'84 school year puts us well into the black by this time next year. Through more effective money management the undergraduate chapter has gained a more sound financial status. As a word of note, the graduate brothers have a compiied a debt to the undergraduates of over $8,000. This 120 brothers singing "Bringing In The Pig". Singing turned out to be the order of the night as is from brothers graduating or moving out without honoring their debts to the chapter. Ifyou are aware of any debt you may still owe the chapter, try to understand we need the money and would appreciate payment. I will try to get a the brothers joined in "Fiji Honeymoon", and "Heres to Dear Old Delta," Brother A.B. Sawyer letter out before the end of the year informing these brothers of their debt. Any '10 was in attendance to handle the honor of misunderstandings can be cleared up then. Again, we're In good financial shape and the The dinner saw Steven J. Scott, '77 as toastmaster, a role he filled in fine fashion. In classic tradition the pig was brought in amongst kissing the Pig's snout. Brother Bob Ben '85 tried in vain to remove the cherry from the pig's other future looks bright. K. Thomas Klimmeck end. (continued on page 2) Chapter Treasurer \r\nSpring, 1982-83 THE ILLINOIS FIJI THE ILLINOIS RJI Pig Dinner Great Success Published by Phi Gamma Delta Association of Illinois and Chi lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta for its members and friends. We welcome all news from alumni. Please send your news and address changes to the Chapter t-'ouse Chairman of the Board Champ W. Davis ('62) PreTident WilliamM. Goldstein ('66) Vice-President AlLind('67) Treasurer Michael Lonrigan ('62) Secretary James Mickey ('75) Undergraduate Officers President Charles W. Coughlin Treasurer King T. Klimmeck Recording Secretary .. Timothy G. Doody Corresponding Secretary Historian Donald S. Graham Dennis J. McNamee B.C.A. member, Dave Amacher, (fit.), presents a Silver Owl Award to David M. Arcfion President, Lewis M. Costeiio, Neupert. speaking at ttiis year's dinner. This year 31 graduate brothers were eligible for either a Gold or Silver Owl Award. Brother David M. Missing Fijis If you have any information con Neupert of Arlington Heights was present to recieve his award. Dave Amacher 78 of the BCA made the presentation. Tim Murray 75 also on the Board of Chapter Advisors then presented scholarship awards to deserving undergraduates. cerning the present location of any of the following brothers, please ceremonies went to House Corp. contact me. I have important mail President for some of them. James D. McCulloch presented a beautiful portrait to Brother A.B. Sawyer. Brother Sawyer's portrait will be hung in the Gregory S. Alexander house foyer. James Eggerichs Carter Phillips Gerald Lippold Harvey Smith John Cade Thomas E. Aaron William J. Armstrong Lt. John 0. Bell Donald D. Bowers John N. Crowder Edward F. Dykstra Robert H. Mosher William W. Nicholas Robert D. Nutt Milo T. Oakland, Jr. Thank You, Donald S. Graham Corresponding Secretary We'd appreciate donations to help us in our attempt to 'break even'! Also, we hope to see all of you again and hopefully even more at next year's dinner. Remember, Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone! Fraternally, Donald S. Graham Pig DinnerChairman The highlight of the night's award The Bill nights Goldstein, festivities who Most Worthy Fiji This year's Most Worthy Fiji Award went to Bradd Steven Easton '84. This award, presented annually were at Pig Dinner, goes to the active brought to a close by our guest speaker, Lewis M. Costello (Virginia represents the ideals and purpose member at Chi lota who best '55). Brother Costello spoke on the of Phi Gamma Delta. Graduate role of 'National', Chi lota itself, and the problems facing PGD today. An excellent speaker. Brother Costello Sawyer Cup by hand and presents it each year to an outstanding was brother here at the house. able to enthrall all in attendance. I'd like to thank Bill Amacher, Loren Mears, and Penn Nelson for Brother A.B. Sawyer '10 made the Bradd graduated in 1982 receiv ing the University's highest honors: The Bronze Tablet. He is now a graduate student in accounting and their help with this years dinner. Also, thanks go to Co-Chairman Brett Jacobson. Though donations will be attending Law School at the ranged from $25 to as high as $75 this year, we still ran short. This year served the chapter as a Rush Chair man and just last year as House by $130. Treasurer. University of Michigan. Bradd \r\n^ Spring, 1982-83 T THE ILLINOIS FIJI The Phi Gamma Delta Association of Illinois The Phi Gamma Delta Associa tion of Illinois is a nonprofit association which was founded in 1907 by graduate brothers of the Chi lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. All initiated members of Chi lota are members of the Association, The purpose of the association is two-fold — first, to promote the "social welfare of its members" and second, to "purchase, facilities . . . with all incidental and necessary powers for the elected for staggered terms of four years. The Directors select the maintenance of same" (By-Laws Article II). In accordance with these Association officers annually. The By-laws, the Association is the owner of the Chapter House and is responsible for its improvement and maintenance. Thus, the Association is commonly known as "the House Corporation". Illinois Fiji. They are elected at the annual meeting of the Association which is held at the Chapter House on homecoming weekend. In order to further its responsibility of maintaining and improving the The affairs of the House Corpora Chapter House, the Association has current officers are listed in the hold, tion are managed by a Board of decided to undertake a fund drive. encumber, improve and convey real Directors which consists of twelve estate sufficient to furnish residents members of the Association who are Although substantial improvements have been made both by the Association and by undergraduate brothers recently, there Is more Graduate Profiles work Board. Bud says he still enjoys sing to be done. Further, the Dean A. Bodnar '60, "Deano," is living in Clinton, Iowa and is Vice ing and has been a member of a University is considering new fire and safety regulations which will CDethness Products Company. He is barbershop quartet for twelve years and a church choir for 45 years. call for substantial expenditures by the Association. This, coupled with •President and Technical Director of responsible for technical and safety aspects of caramel colors manufac tured by Sethness Products Co. Dean has been married to his wife Carl Ostrand '57, "Ozzie," is a Vice President in charge of com the general desire of the Association to maintain the Chapter House in good condition, form the modities with the General Coffee basis for the fund drive. We have Barbara since 1960 and has two Corporation. Carl is living in New not had a children; Orleans but still has a homestead in 1960's. In recent years, there has Deana and Raymond. Deano is involved with the Institute Weston, sometimes sees brother Rod Ellis. solicitation! Ozzie spends most of his time in New Orleans or traveling to offices in New York, Miami, and Bogota, We are just now beginning to plan the fund drive. Our present intention nar '65, is Vice President of Illinois Columbia. Carl's wife Nancy is also a U. of I. alum who spent her graduating class tc be in charge cf contacting and soliciting the State Chamber of Commerce. H.P. Larson Jr. '40, "Bud," undergraduate days as an Alpha members cf his class. Hopefully this Phi. Their children are John, who at will stimulate contact among former operates a retail clothing store in tends the University of New Hamp class members. Paxton, Illinois. He is also operating the Larson's Clothes Shop in shire, and Bill a freshman at Duke Hoopeston. On the side Bud manages some farm land and Brother Larson is married and has Ken Ossola '73, "Zero," got in touch with us here in Champaign. Ken is an Assistant Sales Manager with Alcoa Corp. He is working at Alcoa's largest sales office located four grand- in New Canaan, Ct., where % of the Mhe Paxton Chamber of Commerce management team are brothers. (Bill Snadecki, Lehigh '54; Bob Ir- Dean's brother, Raymond Bod serves as Director on the Board of the First National Bank of Paxton. children and four ^^hildren. Bud is past President of and is involved with the American Legion, Service Club, is Moderator of The Federation Church, and Chairman of the District Hospital where he drive since the of Food Technologists, American Association of Cereal Chemists, and is Treasurer of International Technical Caramel Association. Connecticut fund University. win. Bucknell '52; and Ken). Brother Ossola is presently married to Mary Jane an Alpha Chi Omega from here at Illinois. not even been is to ask one an annual dues member of each We are in the process of obtain ing a current list of all graduate brothers. If you are interested in participating, please drop me a line at the address below. Champ W. Davis, Jr. 8500 Sears Tower Chicago, Illinois 60606-6592 Let us hear from you for the next Illinois Fiji. Grad news form on back page. \r\nSpring, 1982-83 THE ILLINOIS FIJI 8 Pledged Best Wishes to the Class of 1983 from the Brothers at Fiji in May you find success in whatever you attempt. We look forward to many happy Spring Rush Spring Rush this year added eight new pledges to our fail pledge class of '87. Rush weekend, which was April 15-17, was again a great suc cess this year with the help of alum ni recommendations and undergraduate participation. The weekend included speeches by seniors Paul Scruggs and Joe reunions here at the House! 1983 Gold and Silver Owl Awardees The following brothers became eligible for the Gold or Silver Owl Award. The Gold Owl goes to brothers for 50 years of membership and the Silver to those who have been a Phi Gam for 25 years. The awards are based on in itiation and Pig Dinner Dates. The awards are given at Pig Dinner or else sent directly from the International Headquarters. The following brothers became eligible on or before April 9, 1983: William J. Armstrong Richard B, Bayley John L. Ey Gold Owls Silver Owls Amacher '77. The class of '87 in William G. Karnes Lawrence D. Bankart cludes two pledges who are Legacies; Robert Wathins from Mat- Robert J. Buswell Dean A. Bodnar Philip E. Gore Jewett Cole III Dennis R. Fox toon and Doug WhRney from Peoria. New pledges also include Joe Frederic E. Lee Jr David R. Geist James M. Graham Ben F. Railsback Edward A. Gombos Anzell, Lisle; Tom Gronan, Glen- Walter B, Stewart Carl W. Reinhart view; Marty Henehan, Barrington; Dave Huizinger, Western Springs; Mike Klinowski, Wilvan Springs; and Albert DeVarennes Jr. Jerry L. Roberts Robert W. Hindsley Melvin F. Jager Larry J. Kindle Jack C. Sweney James T. Robertson Max O. Urbahn Robert G. Shissler DeAngelis, and by alumnus Bill Keith Luther from Barrington. Although the pledge class of 1987 is not as large as in the past, we felt that we'd sacrifice quantity Neal E. Kottke Don G. Larson Thomas G. Tansor David M. Neupert Robert M. Armstrong Robert C. Reuter Jr. m for some real quality men. Rushing for our fall class has only just begun. We consider summer rush to be a very important part of getting new pledges, and keeping the ones we've already pledged. Several undergraduate brothers are throwing parties to which both pres ent and future pledges will be in vited. Beyond the summer Rush program is Fall Formal Rush, where we expect to round out our pledge class. If you have any information concerning a perspective Fiji please feel free to contact me or Co-Rush Chairman Tom Quinn. Fraternally, Mike Lee '85 Co-Rush Chairman P.S. John Willian is acting as sum mer Rush Chairman in the Chicagoland area. Please contact him for the latest in summer Rush events: (312) 446-0371. THE SPINOFFS: Andy Olcott '83, Steve Spontak '85, Ted Woerner '83, Charlie leuter '83, and Paul Scruggs '83. \r\n9 Spring, 1982-83 THE ILLINOIS FIJI i The new Lester H. Swandlund Adminis The Graduate Library Extension; still Agricultural tration Building. under construction. Building. Engineering Research 3 New Buildings on Campus lot of new Many books that are stored in out of construction at the university this past year and 3 new buildings are There has been a Facilities just recently approved by town warehouses will finally be able to be stored on campus. A growing field, Agricultural Engineering, will get its own home the university trustees. near completion. Down two blocks on fourth street is the Lester H. Swandlund Administration Building, ^^rted in fall '81 it will be ready for summer occupation by the president, chancellor and other high ranking officers. The Graduate Library stacks are undergoing their sixth addition which will double its present size. this summer when the Ag. Engineering Research Building is completed. This building will be one of the finest research centers in the nation as it will house the Dairy Food Processing and Science, center will building, a include The new an office baseball and soccer stadium, a football training center and an arena for minor sports as wrestling, fencing and such. These improvements along with the three buildings nearly finished will keep Illinois facilities among the best in the nation. Power Machinery Departments. James E. Arnold '85 Soon to come is the new Athletic Presidents Report continued from page 1 to still undecided and we hope to some worthy FIJI Alum's. First, to improve Phi Gamma Delta and this pledge 4 or 5 of these future IHini is beginning to show in many ways around the Chapter. Not only is the this summer. Special thanks go to Penn Nelson (Minnesota '57) and Bill Amacher '77 for making Pig Brother Bill Amacher '77 for a fine Dinner such a tremendous success. physical structure of the house graduate speech at Rush. Also, the looking better than ever, but the Rush Chairman are beginning a Also, we wish to thank Tim Murray '75 for his help with keeping our spirit of the house is on an upbeat which we're hoping will carry on into summer Rush program which will consist of summer parties near the Some the summer. Chicagoland area. We appreciate your assistance in helping us own ! way, has worked hard Those of you graduate brothers who came to Pig Dinner hopefully had as good a time as the undergrad's did. We're anxious to see you next fall as well. The football schedule is full of top games such as Stanford, Michigan and Ohio State and we encourge all alums to stop by and see what's flAng on at 401. The semester's Rush took place the weekend after Pig Dinner (April 15-17) and to this date we have 8 pledges. Some of our prospects are contact any "potential FIJIS". Unfortunately the house Is losing approximately 20 seniors this summer and as you might guess replacing them will take a lot of hard work and strong rushing. This is a crucial Rush period for Chi lota and I cannot stress enough your cooperation In sending "quality" U of I freshman towards Phi Gamma Delta. budget in check for this semester. other BCA members who have become very close with the house include BCA President Dave Amacher '78 and Loren Mears '77. Last but not least, the brothers also appreciate the efforts of our ever present Purple Legionnaire, Clay Barnard (Miami '69). We are grateful for your time and the hard work you have given to Chi lota. We look forward to working with you next year as well. Until next fall! Fraternally, Chuck Coughlin Finally, the new cabinet would '84 President like to express their gratitude to Perge! \r\n^00£9 lynoD IM ai3Id>f00a9 oiaiddvaiD ddoiisiodo 0961 MI 9961 ni D soetz dwoadr 09 16ZI0691 jll uGiedujeuo 2Z9 ON I'liivad OlVd 3ovisod s n 02919 UOOh^ 11 II 'uBiediuego 6^0 J'/OJd"ON •»s "Mor 3 l-Ofr Bnaa Buiuieo md JO ejoi mo GRADUATE NEWS — BROTHERS: Please fill out this form today, as we want to keep all of our graduates up to date with news! Return the completed form to: PHI GAflflMA DELTA, c/o CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, 401 E. JOHN ST., CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61820 Name Nickname Mailing Address Occupation Descrit)e some facet of your work Class Firm i:;i! Date of marriage (write widowed, if widowed) Wife's college Names and ages of children (indiate college and Greek organization, if any) Phi Gam relatives, college, year, and any information atraut them Civic or elective offices (indicate past or present). Clubs, societies, service organizations (indicate past and present and don't abbreviate). Comments: Positive or Negative Class Sorority