THE MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLETTER Published Jointly by Chi Upsilon Chapter Chi Upsilon Graduate Assn. of PHI GAMMA DELTA 5615 So. University Ave., Chicago, 111. 60637 March 1^, 1971 De^ Brother Fiji: Much has happened since our last Newsletter. events and try to project future occurences. We'll review these IF-SING AND REUNION WEEK - 1970 Would you believe another IF-Sing victory? Let by Junior BERT 0'TOOLS '71 we not only won but permanently retired the Quality Cup last June 13th. This was the third Quality Cup retired since 1950 thanks to the leadership of SOLON B. COUSINS 'H7, BRIAN C. WHITAKER '67 and Bert O'Toole. Last year's Sing was held in Hutchinson Court. This would not surprize the "old timers" but since 2 of the last h Sings were rained indoors and one was cancelled because of the Kennedy assassination last year's was the first in 5 years to be held outside. The Annual Norris Pig Dinner was held in the Chapter House with JOffiNi R. STANEK '57 as m.c. in a jam-packed basement. Cook Hattie Morris also provided a buffet upstairs for wives and sweethearts. In addi tion to retiring the Quality Cup the Chapter also won the Intra-iiural trophy and took the 2nd place award in the Varsity Cup. After ^ years in the #1 spot we yielded to Psi U on the Varsity Award. This year we should give them a good run again. Graduating seniors, MICHAEL RAUWORTH, JOHN McLEES, PETER RICHARDSON and JAiiES STANKIEWICZ received their University of Chicago "C" blankets for their years of particip ation in athletics during their college career. After the awards we adjourned to the Chapter House for one of the finest Song Fests ever. While many left shortly after midnight the strong of voice and large of capacity sipped and sang into the little hours. A great time was, indeed, had by all. GRiiDUATE NEWS RUSSELL M. BAIRD '38 was elected President of the Order of the "G". ilaRK SACKSTT '71 is President of the undergrad "C" Club. BILL SER VICE '^+7 is Senior V. P. with the Pace Company and makes frequent trips to Europe. He has 2 grandsons. and his address: CAPT. EDWARD W. LEAN '63 sends dues 3311 Addison St., So. Bend, Ind., but no news. Captain of what, Bill? ARTHUR D. HOLMES '25 sends his radio opera tors call letters; k5lmf. His address is 232^+ S. Cincinnati, Tulsa. -after touring Europe and visiting John McLees and JOE T. FORD '6^- in London RICHaRD J. STONE '67 and his wife Karen have returned to Cali fornia where they live at 10333 Ashton Ave. in Los Angeles 9002^. Rick, former editor of the UCLA Law Review has joined the firm of G'Melveny & Myers. After a post retirement vacation ALAN K. BARLOW '3I is active again in Hyde Park real estate. Recent grad Mike Rauworth is a Coast Guard Ensign. Before heading his ice-breaker toward Alaska (really) Mike, GORDON W. DECKER '70, MARK TINDALL '70, WILLIAM ELLETT '70 and CHARLES R. BIRDVffiLL '69 managed to have a traditional-type reunion that Brothers have when they meet in far away places. I'd guess that would involve about 12 pitchers of beer and some thoughts of how difficult it was back at the UC in the troubled sixties. and Gordon are in Med School at UCLA. Mark "Bird" is well on his way to his PhD having passed his written exams before Xmas. GEORGE B. BERRY '53 sent us a card from the real Fiji Isles when he visited there. THEO. TERPSTRa '69 lives at 223 F. Ward St. Hightstown, N.J. 08520 \r\nTHE MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWvSLETTER PAGE 2 MARCH 1^-, 1971 EDWARD D. JONES III '67 moved from St. Louis to McLean, Va. address is 1625 Woodmere 22101. ' His CARL HOFFMANN '70 is attending the U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. WILLIAM J. KENNICK '69 is a consulting anthropologist at 229 The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio. STEVEN J. KiaSLING '68 is with the American National Bank in Chicago. , BOB KISSLING '70 is working for the University as an admissions officer. JEFFERY E. GEREW '70 is in the Development Office. THOMS E. DONNE '67 is in the Research Dept. of the 1st National Bank of Chicago. H. BLOCK '68 received his PhD in Education in December. JAMES DONALD E. FEIST ^8 became the father of a 9 LB. ^ OZ. boy last December. Don writes that he is also a member of the Johns Hopkins Graduate Chapter. ROY M. BORDEN '6l is a district marketing representative for the IBM Corp. and now lives at 1101 Collier Rd. N.W., Atlanta, Ga. BRIAN C. WHIT/JCSR '67 plans to return for the 60th IF Sing this year. He is undoubtedly after the recognition that goes to the Brother coming from the farthest distance. DR. HENRY WICKLINE COE '58 witnessed the distructive tornado that hit Gulf Breeze, Fla. in February. It hit only ^ mile from his home. Wick describes lightning like he had never seen before. CARL WESTER '26 of Pebble Beach, Calif, will give Brian competition for most distance travelled to be at the IF Sing. Carl plans to be here, too. JOHN A. McLEES '70 is studying at the London School of Economics this year. VERNON BEEBE '05 lives in an apart ment next to DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND '01 at 1 Calvin Circle, Evanston, 111. Fijis for the better part of a century, both express continuing pride in their Fraternal affiliation and send the Brothers their best wishes. Grand Old Men of Chi Upsilon Chapter, we salute you11 DAVID A.RIDER '63 visited the U.S. briefly but returned to Africa where he works. WILLIAM H. DUNNE '^+5 is a programmer trainee with the State of Illinois. He lives at 10^+00 S. Clairmont, Chicago and would like to hear from GEORGE SCHROEDER '1+5. WILLIAM H. JACOBS '56, on his way from Anchorage^ to Washington, D.G. stopped in Chicago last summer to visit friends of the "golden fifties". FREDERICK M. FOWKES '36 is Chairman of the Chem istry Dept. of Lehigh University snd is very busy teaching solid state, surface and physical chemistry while conducting research in anomalous water. STANLEY HUTCHINGS '63 was drafted into the army last year and writes; "had basic at Ft. Lewis, Wash., an ugly place, rainy and cold. The army is an institution to harass, inconvenience, dehumanize, and generally treat young men contrary to their best interests." BRENT F. Carlson '69 is a counsellor at the McLaren School for Boys in Port land, Ore. CHARLES L. NELSON '59 is managerial director of Woodward & Dickerson (Korea) Ltd. and encourages correspondence ah I.P.O. Box 1218 Seoul, Korea. RUSS BAIRD'S law firm has moved to new offices on the 32nd floor of the 1st National Banlc Building in Chicago. BRUCE E. CASWELL '69 is completing his master's degree at the U of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He married Carol Sue Cohen here in August. BILL ELLETT '70 is working for the L.A. TIMES. VANCE H. DILLINGiUM '55 and HERBERT M. TaYLOR '5^ are not deceased as was indicated in the last issue of the magazine. Vance lives in Chicago and Herb, the last we heard was working in Europe. WILLIAM N. KLUESS- NER '63 is working in the investment dept. of an insurance company in Jacksonville, Fla. TED TERPSTRA is working for the Environmental Sciences Service Administration. RALPH J. HEMLE '59 recently passed the New York State Bar exam. JOHN P. GILLIGAN III '52 is living in Nev/ York City again. FREDERICK A. KARST '56 became a father last year. 1971 is the year of the 20th reunion of the 1951 pledge class. That v class was notable for its size, the distinguished Fijis who composed ^t and for the eras that ended and began with it. During the post X'WNII) period the then Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins prohibited ^-^duates from pledging Fraternities. This rule was" not very \r\n^^TR£r MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 MARCH iM-, 1971 .'Critical during the surge of veteran enrollment and G.I. Bill Influx. However, as the veterans graduated,the Fraternities, being unable to pledge undergrade saw their membership rolls drop. Finally, in 1951 the ban was lifted and a pledge class which Included names like EARLE, REILLEY, KARCHER, JAMES, PANCOAST, KAL, DELGIORNO, CAREY, MAHON, SMITH, GARCIA, FERRARI, STUCKER, MEYERS, GOLDMAN, SARLAS, KLEFFEN, STYNES, and BEGHE entered the history and traditions of Phi Gamma Delta. We hope every member of this pledge class can attend the June Reunion. Because half of this class Is still in the area we will commemorate the event the 3rd week In April. pledged In April of 1951. Remember, this Is the class that was Some Interesting comparisons between 1951 and 1971 relative to the Fraternity system can be made. CAMPUS EVENTS And the walls came tumbling down. Visitors to 5615 S. University Ave. will be treated to a new vista from the windows of the Chapter House. The East wall of the Old Stagg Field which stared back at us ever since the present house was occupied is no more. The gray-black cement wall has now given way to a commanding view of the new Joseph Regenstein Library. From the living room we can not only see the Ferral Institute but beautiful red sunsets as well. The proximity to the huge library has enhanced the convenience of the House still further. Changing the scene In another way we find several saplings planted In front of the House replacing the huge old trees which had died out and had to be cut down. Within a month the crocus, tulip and daffodil bulbs, nlanted by the dozens, should start blooming, as part of our program to beautify the House. With the help of the pledge class the lawn will be reseeded In early April and be at Its best by IF Sing. TUITION INCREASE; They said it wouli happen again. Tuition will in crease by $50 a quarter starting with the Autumn Quarter, 1971' Total tuition for 3 academic quarters will be $2,^+75 for Undergraduates and $2,625 for Graduate students. Thatb plus room, board,, travel, miscel laneous costs and Fraternity expenses. NEW BROTHERS; The most recently initiated members are WILLIAM PETRYK of White Bear Lake, Minn.; JOSEPH T. MANCINI, Phlla, Pa.; STEVEN R. STRAHLER, Ablngton, 111.; JOHN D. HALLSTROM, Seattle, Wash.; JEFF ALEXANDER, Tulsa, Okl. All are class of 1973' We welcome them. PAUL LUSKIN '71 former Chapter officer serves as the local precinct captain for the regular Democratic organization. Contrary to the re ported results of some of his predecessors Paul does not turn out 106^ of the eligible voters. Let's hear It for political Integrityl MARK SACKETT Is the U-th Fiji in the past 5 years to head the undergrad letterman's organization following JIM BLOCK, TED TERPSTRA and JIM STAMIEWICZ. CRAIG COOK '72 Is the Secretary of the Club. He will be Soccer team Captain next year. GARY NAKARADO '7I is a member of the Faculty-Student Committee on Campus Student Life (FSACCSL). EKKLESIA; The 122nd "Great Lakes" Ekklesla was held In Cleveland last August. The Chapter was represented by WILLIAM MARTHINSEN '72, TAKI OKAMOTO '71 and WILLIAM J. KENNICK '69. BERNARD J. DELGIORNO '55 rep resented the Kappa Grad Chapter. Other Chicago Fljls In attendance were Archon ELLIS BUSSE '31 , Section Chief PETER 0. CLAUSS '55, JAMES W. VICE '5^, and JOHN M. SAADA '62 President of the Cleveland Grad. Chapter. \r\nTHE wIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLETTER PAGE k MARCH 1971 *v- s NEW CAMPUS NEWSPAPER: After decades of all the news that it chose to print the MAROON has a well-conceived, well-edited, well-managed and apparently adequately financed weekly competitor called RAP. The oh-' jective of the new paper seems to be to bring to the campus a weekly publication that evidences a greater degree of concern for campus events and activities than international crises. Less politicized than the MkROON, RAP might be called a "conservative" newspaper because it attempts to cover objectively those events of concern to large numbers of students that the MAROON chose to cover barely or not at all. The Sport's Page may have, for example, when appropriate, a full page or more devoted to campus athletics. RAP does not avoid controversial topics; the last issue covering articles on abortion and Chicago's mayoralty campaign. Read a copy if you can. It's like a breath of Spring. INTRAMURAL TROPHY: With strong supoort from graduate Brothers TED TERPSTRA and MICHAEL KOCK-'WESER '63 the Fijis captured first place honors in 11 of 13 sports and tallied 1 ,904- points to 2nd place Psi U's 1 ,769 points. DINNER: Graduate Brothers and their wives and dates, if they wish,are invited to join the Chapter for dinner whenever they are in town. On Friday the traditional cocktail hour proceeds dinner. On this nite faculty guests are frequently present. Reservations are suggested. 60th INTER-FRATERNITY SING AND PIG DINNER - 1971 Mark your calendar now. The IF Sing will be on Saturday, June 5th this year. Along with most alumni week events the IF Sing will be a week before graduation day. Naturally, we will schedule our Pig Dinner on the same day, Saturday, June 5th. This is the 60th Inter-Fraternity Sing. We hope it will not be the last. There are now 6 Fraternities on campus. ZBT merged with Phi Sigma Delta and is housed at 5625 S. Woodlawn. Phi Kappa Psi, which somehow managed to exist for decades without purpose, finally closed it doors, or more accurately, boarded up the doors and windows at 5555 S. Woodlawn. Delta Upsilon and Phi Delta Theta are weak currently. If only a few Fraternities remain in future years the Sing, as such,could lose meaning and the Alumni Office would be unwilling to sponsor it. This year, besides excelling in Quality as we always do, we will be competing for the Quantity Cup. Subsequent issues will give you the details but plan to be here this year, Saturday, June 5th. THE FUTURE?: Call a contemporary and make plans now. All is not dismal. largest class on campus, 15. Chi Upsilon Chapter pledged the Freshman enrollment will be up next Fall, perhaps 15^? providing substantial potential future membership for Fraternities. The campus is "calm". An Alumni-IF Council has started to meet with the University officials. Our House Corporation meetings which occur monthly are well attended and we meet frequently with the Chapter leaders. Older members can recall that about every 10 years we fall on leaner times only to rebound to, and beyond, previous peaks of excellence. With your continued support so will it be again. In simplest terms, the Chapter has to be subsidized at times like now when membership is at 21. The House is in good, safe shape and we want to keep it so. Please send in your dues for the 1970-71 school year. An updated progress report will be issued in about a month. Fraternally, Cicero \r\nChi Upsilon Chapter PHI GAMMA DELTA MID7/AY FIJIGRAM INFORMATION SHEET Please return this form with your dues payment, if possible» or send to EDITOR, THE MIDWAY FUIGRAM, 5615 South University Avenue, Chicago, 111. 60637 Name Occupation Class Firm Residence Address() Business Address() Indicate if address is new. 1. '/That's new with you, the family, job, hobbies, adventures, etc.? 2. 'That do you hear from the old gai%? (List any new addresses, new arrivals, and accompUsbments that a modest Fiji Brother might not mentkau) 3. What features or subjects would you like to see in the Fijigram? Date filled out: Dear B>(ithw Fill: The FI^Gi^M comes W regularly. You a.re just as newsworthy as the next fellow, and we would like to hear from you before publioation of our next issue. The back of this form is blank. Use it if necessary. Hope to hear from you.