XI DEUTEKON POT POURRI PHI GAMMA DELTA » CASE WESTERH RESERVE a-NIVERSITY * IttRCH 1971 BILL HAUSER TO SPEAK AT PIG DINNER The sixty-sixth annual Norris Pig Dinner of the Xi Deuteron Chap ter will be held in conjunction with the Cleveland (Eta) Graduate Chapter on Thursday, April 29, at the Cleveland Athletic Club. Featured as speaker this year will be Archon President William K, Hauser (Denison '50), Brother Hauser has been very active in Frater nity business and has been most recently the Educational Director of the Fraternity prior to his election at the Cleveland Ekklesia in August of 1970, He is Chairman of the Division of Humanities at Atlanta Baptist College in Atlanta, Georgia. Activities will get underway at the Athletic Club with cocktails at 5:45 P.M. (cash bar, of course!) Dinner will follow at about 7:00. The Cleveland Athletic Club is located at 111^ Euclid Avenue, and parking is available across the street at the Statler Hilton. The Norris Pig Dinner is the best opportunity of the year to get to see old friends, xindergrads and grads alike. We are also hoping to have as guests, if their busy schedules permit, Glevelanders such as past Archon President Henry S. Brainard (CWhU/ •J.22) , Archon Secretary Ellis E. Busse (Chicago '31), Ritualist Louis A. "Bud" Mangels (Indiana '56), Curator of the Archives Bewitt R. Cogswell (CVjRU '15), and Gen eral Counsel William R. Van Aken (Lafayette '34)* This will also be an excellent opportunity to meet the new Xi Deuteron Cabinet and freshmen, one of whom was heard recently to have remarked, "Kiss the pig's what?" Reservations, which are necessary, can be made by contacting Bill Lapham c/o Ernst & Ernst, I3OO Union Commerce Building, Cleveland, Ohio, 861-5000. 'We are looking forward again to another excellent turnout and hope that you will be there to be a part of it! HOUSE Il'^iPROVEMEINTS During the past year, the men of Xi Deuteron in conjunction with the Chapter Board of Advisors embarked on a program which greatly im proved the physical appearance and condition of the house, both in side and out. For those of you who were unable to attend the annual fall smo ker and see these improvements for yourselves, they included sand- \r\n-2- blasting and pointing of the brick on the exterior. On the interior there was a new ceiling put in the second floor hall; a fresh paint job and new carpeting for the dining room, living room, up and down stairs hallways; and many new lighting fixtures in these areas. Mention should also be made of :a group of ambitious undergrads who stripped the black paint from the mohagony woodwork in the living room and refinished it to its original lustre. A great deal of credit for the organization of these improvements must go to Richard G. Van Os Keuls '70. Dick received a great deal of professional help and advice from Myron A. Pearce (GWRU '59). Mike is a local architect who very gererously donated a great deal of time in making this project successful. Unfortunately the money budgeted for these improvements ran out before the job was completely finished and there were no funds left for the purchase of new light fixtures and other furniture for the living room. If anyone would be interested or able to contribute toward the purchase of any of the above items it would be greatly appreciated and they can do so by contacting the Treasurer at the Chapter House at 11317 Bellflower Road, Cleveland,Ohio 44106. The Undergraduates greatly appreciate all the time and effort put in by the Board of Chapter Advisors and would like to extend an invitation to any graduates to stop by and pay us a visit. pLEDGaS As always, fall semester found the men of Xi Deuteron rushing the new freshman on campus. Unfortunately, they encountered an apathy among freshmen to pledge fraternities. First semester saw only one man, Michael Douglas Ferrel '74 embark on the road of the Purple Pilgrim, Mike is from Glenn Head, New York and he is planning to attend Medical School upon graduation. The entire fraternity system suffered during rush this year. A total of 15 men out of a class of 275 freshmen pledged fraternities during the fall semester. There are 4 houses on campus that are below 12 men total membership and we at Xi Deuteron are second largest now with 23 active brothers and four pledges. Second semester rush turned out a little better by getting four pledges. They are Frank A. Ailes '73, from Waipahu, Hawaii; Roger Thomas Kapostasy '73, from Fairport, Ohio; Richard Allen Ortman '74, from Cleveland, Ohio; and Lee Walter Prazer '74, from Canton, Ohio. FIJIS ON CAJyiPUS Fijis at GWRU have always been leaders on campus and this year is no exception. With the abolition of Adalbert Student Council in 1970 to support the University Undergraduate Student Government (UUSG), the role of Adalbert Class officers has increased in importance. Fijis hold the top two positions with Dave Schanzlin as President of \r\n-3the Senior Class and Mitch Henn as President of the Junior Glass, Along with Dave Heald, Mitch is a representative in U.U.S.G., Phi Gam's are also leaders in the Fraternity system with Dave Schanzlin as President of IFQ and Ross Pillari as Secretary-Treasurer of IPG. Both are working hard in efforts of a merger of the Reserve with the Case IFG. This is an important and necessary step, for X4 Deuteron lost a number of fine prospective pledges from Case this year when the Case Deans gave them a warning of our house not being approved housing for Case students and that they could not live in our house. This hang-up will be alleviated if the IFCs merge. It would be helpful if- any graduate Fiji's with influence with the CWKU-admin istration use this influence to help force a merger. Three of Xi Deuteron's Brothers, Mitch, Dave, and Ross, were asked by the University to be student hosts to the Board of Overseers on March fifth. They will be served lunch at the Chapter house. In sports, John Lubahn, Mickey Kapostasy, Jim Marsh, Pete Hall, and Lee Prazer represented the Fiji's on the football team that was merged this year. Stan Jonas played basketball for the school, while Brother Lubahn and Pledge Prazer have begun practice for the Track team. Mitch Henn and Bob Smith will be participating on the Golf team and Baseball team respectively. NEW OFi^'ICERS The first week in February, Xi Deuteron installed the officers for the coming year. The President is Ross J. Pillari, a junior' from Lorain, Ohio. He has served as Corresponding and Recording Secretary in the past two yeais. Brother Pillari is an Economics major and is planning to attend Graduate School for an MBA. He is also Secretary-Treasurer of IFG and recently received the most improved scholarship award from the Cleve land Graduate Chapter. The Treasurer is Mitchell I. Henn, a junior from Geneva, Ohio. Brother Henn has served as Corresponding Secretary and is presently President of the Junior Class. He is a Chemistry major and will attend Dental School in 1972. Brother Henn is very active in University government as a member of many committees and councils. The Recording Secretary is George J. Yanok, a junior from Canton, Ohio. Brother Yanok was Pledge Trainer last semester. He is a philo sophy major and he has been on the varsity wrestling team. Last year he was the wrestling heavy-weight champion of the University. The Corresponding oecretary is James E, Gavacs, from HastingsOn-Hudson, New York, He is a junior biology major who plansto be an anethesiologisto i T Ohio. The Historian is Paul F, Ricart, a sophomore from Canal V/inchestor, Brother Ricart is a Chemistry major and hopes to attend Medical School after graduation. \r\nXI DEUTaKON'S GhADUATIUN CLASS OF 1970 The graduating class of 1970 was truly an exceptional one for Xi Deuteron. Jack Vanek and Ken Lucas graduated Phi Beta Kappa and are presently attending medical school at Rochester and Ohio State Univer sity respectively, Tony Di Marco is attending medical school at Tufts and Jim Conforto will attend CWRU's med school in the fall of '71. Jim is presently doing research on eye proteins for the Bio-chem depart ment here at Reserve. Mike Magness and John Macoul are presently attending Law School at CWRU and St, Johns respectively. Carl Alexander, presently working for the city of Parma, is ready to attend John Marshall's School of Law in the fall of '71. Dick Mc Nellie who was delayed by duty in the National Guard and Terry Timblin who is in the Peace Corps also plan to attend Law School. Three grads are moving on towards PhD's. Ed Babcox is enrolled , ?it the University of Akron in the Psychology Dept., Peter Bums is studying Anthropology here at CWRU, Bill Weppner traveled to Oklahoma to study enzyme bio-chemistry, Barry Lehto (house Pres. '69-'70) and Dan Platano are teaching at Mentor Jr. High. John Plimpton is employed by Pan American Airlines in Washington D.G. and jeff Laaff is working for the General Electric Company in Mass. Indeed these brothers will go a long way and exemplify the ideals learned here at Phi Gamma Delta. What are you doing? Know any interesting stories about grads? Write us in care of the Pot Pourri and tell us what your doing, so we can inform all the Brothers. THANK YOU A special thanks goes to Brother James Mulholland (WRU '16) who in his letter declining an invitation to the Fall Graduate Smoker, included many humerous events that occured at Reserve in his years here, Jim resides at 20B South "1" Street, Lompoc, California. XI DEUTERON POT POURRI Staff: Mitch Henn Ross Pillari ( Special thanks to Bob Niebaum for his help and advise) CWRU '69, John Lubahn Jim Gavacs George Yanok The Pot Pourri is the official publication of the Xi Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. Published is Cleveland, Ohio, whenever we can, as controlled by the balance in the bank account at any such time that we have enough articles for a publication. Correspondence for the next Pot Pourri may be addressed to the Pot Pourri. 11317 BellfloweW Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, Printed by the Office Services of Case Western Reserve University.