StamcL Omicnmtc^ y i=r'^ News of PHI GA/AMA DELTA at OKLAHOMA STATE Vol. VI, No. I Oklahoma Stato Univorsity, Stilhvator, Oklahoma December, 1967 Dads Unite Behind Chapter With the growth of the house, Sig ma Omicron has sprouted another branch to its family tree. The OSU Phi Gam Dads Club was started in May, 1967, when a group of our Dads got together and decided they could be of some benefit to us. The first offi cers of this newly formed club are: M. Day Fezler, Pres.; Max Pischel, Vice Pres.; Royce Sample, 2nd Vice Pres.; Ingrain Henry, Treas.; and W. H. Powers, Committe coordinator. Membership is open to any dad of an OSU Fiji. The dues are only five dollars a year — This being necessary to establish a fund for mailing and other small necessities. Each year, there will be a statewide Dads Club meeting on the University's Dads Day. This year the dads had a very success ful meeting on November 4. Dads Day and the Missouri game. The primary purpose of the Dads Club is to aid and advise the chapter in every way possible, except, of course, as to matters affecting the chapter house itself — such matters being between the chapter and the Housing Corporation. The Dads Club shall be available to work with the I FIJI'S ami KAPPA's hard work is evident in end product FIJI'S GO ALL OUT FOR RETURNING ALUMNI Homecoming was especially hectic for the Fijis this year as they built a house decoration to help welcome the alumni. Together with the women of Kappa Kappa Camma, the Fijis erect Alumni Association, the Section Chief ed a mammouth Pistol Pete character and the Purple Legionnaire. The Dads Club should be prepared to render aid and a stagecoach driv en by Jawhawks, (O. S. U. played K. U.). in the form of advice and assistance in such matters as locating some needed item of equipment at a reasonable price. We here at Sigma Omicron wel come the newly formed Dads Club and invite all the Dads to Join it. Pete had been endowed with a me got around to our display at which time Pete was not working properly). To add hospitality to the greeting supplied by the house decoration, our kitchen steward, Bob Farley, had pre pared a delicious buffet for all the Fiji alumni and parents who were here for the football game. During the pre-game ceremonies the Fiji alumni witnessed the honor of chanical arm by the engineering stud ents. The arm raised and fired a gun a grand trophy won hy the actives for which shot down the Jayhawk pulling the stage. Pie worked beautifully for about thirty minutes, (unfortunately it Sad to say, O. S. U. lost the game. Undaunted, the Fijis celebrated their own victories at the traditional Saloon was at least an hour before the judges Party. their house decoration. \r\nPage 2 Dereniber, 1967 THE SIGMA OMICRONICAL THE PL's DAIRY December 7, 1967 Tulsa 1 A TRUTH . . . SIGMA OMICRON CHAPTER Of The FRATERNITY Of Phi Gamma Delta justifies the en tire 119 years of its existence every time it makes some contribution to PHI GAMMA DELTA ward preparing a young man for his postgraduate future, and I must of ture and augment his personality in a few ways; the obvious lessons of group living, shared responsibility and group identity cannot be ignored. But where the group-living function stops is where we begin. Yes sir, right here is where th.e Mas ter Chef of Fraternities gave us a mas Oklahoma State University 1123 University Avenue heard and read this a million times Stillwater, Oklahoma when I was an undergraduate. But it Chapter Officers serve the Chapter as Purple Legion naire did I gain sufficient perspective to observe this for myself. To a young man entering college and pledging the Fraternity, Phi Gam ma Delta is simply a component of his college life. It's a bunch of guys he lives with, and for the most part, shares an affection; it's some grand old songs, committee work, misty-eyed old grads, and a rather colorful array of problems. And occasionally, when he muses away a long sunny after noon, it's an awareness of dusty year books and echoing xoices generations sive dose of "Phi Gamma Delta'; and James L. Daniel past. Faculty Advisor And so if our young man is reasona bly intelligent, moderately sensitive to intangibles, and sticks with this "com munity" through its inevitable crises with the same understanding and dis pensation that he gave his Brothers, was not until I was "invited back" to President Terrell F. Potts Treasurer Philip E. Williams Recording Secretary M. Day Fezler Corresponding Secretary Dan A. Lucas Historian Michael E. Chieppo Purple Legionnaire Monroe W. Kriegel Housing Corporation President Joe S. Ellis (after all, this outfit is run by its own constituents), then he is bound to ma that means that somehow, this Chap ter manages to pass from man to man a sense of proportion in values. And in most cases, it sticks — the "other guy" and the "other point of view" become a little more important. Our young man gains enough self-confidence, enough understanding, and enough moral toughness to do what he has to do; to stand firm on what he believes, and to defend all that he loves. And yet the sense of proportion, the Phi Gamma Delta in his life, will en able him to treat all men he meets and received in return. Littleton Daniel, Jr. Purple Legionnaire Pergel PLAN NOW! NORRIS PIG DINNER DEATH STRIKES CHAPTER served as co-editor of The Sigma Om'- March 15, 1968, TuSsa, Okla. FOR FIRST TIME cronical. He joined the army in March of 1966 and went through O. C. S. and Write MIKE HOPPING. Social Brother Jack Milton Smith is dead. Chairman, 1123 University Avenue, He was born in Bartlesville, Oklaho Stillwater, Oklahtima 74074 for infor ma, on July 8, 1946. He graduated from College High School in Bartles ville May 28, 1964. He came to Okla homa State University in the fall of '64 on a Phillips Petroleum scholarship. He pledged Phi Gamma Delta on "Bid House" morning, September 10, 1964. mation. THE SIGMA OMICRONICAL Vol. VI, No, 1 Gil Child December 1967 Editor PublisiiL-d fbix'c times ;imiii;illv bv Oinicron of Plii Gamma Delta at Oklaboma State riiiver.sity for the enjoyment of the ffraduate brothers. •After pledging for a semester Jack was initiated in the fraternity on March 6. 196.5. While in the chapter room he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. Upon request he was given duty in Vi(>t Nam. On November 12, 1967, while on guard duty near Dak To, Lieutenant Jack Smith was shot by an enemy snip er and killed. Sigma Omicron mourns its loss, and extends its most heart-felt sympathies to Brother Jack Smith's family and friends. \r\nDecember, 1967 THE SIGMA OMICRONICAL Paffe 3 1967 Pledge Class Largest on Campus The men of Sigma Omicron once again combined drive and initiati\ e to come out of "rusli week" with the larg est and potentially the best pledge class on campus. Bid House saw 37 new men welcomed into the Gam house yard; the most ever for the chapter, and, in a repeat performance from last year, the largest pledge class on campus. The members of this year's pledge class show great promise of Mike Colley, Midwest City; Dane Ed wards, Oklahoma Gity; Larry \hckers, Ponca Gity; Les Dickson, Tulsa; Bill McMurry, Oklahoma Gity; David lones, Oklahoma Gity; Mike Ferrell, Oklahoma Gity; Bob Sherbert, Ada; Ga}- Hodges, Gentralia, 111.; Jim Blakemore, Tulsa. Not pictured; Milton King, Yukon, and Terr\- Meachum, Altus. full swing this year, haxing already helped extensixcly in rush. The Moth James Da\idsou, Ada; Mont Smith, ers Club is formed from mothers of Oklahoma Gity; Ron Perkins, Glinton; Fijis at OSU. Their main pui-jrose is to raise mone} and apply it in such a wa}as to be a benefit to this chapter. Each year, they hax e several pro jects to complete. This summer our mothers paid for a successful rush par ty held ill Stillxvater. Without their generous helji, xve could not hax'e held that part}-. Also. tlu> Mothers Club has donated moue} to buy new wallpaper for the entrance hall and foyer of our house. Their generosity nex er ceasing, they are ]iresentl}- outfitting the kit chen xxith xaiious items including Steve Bowersox, Oklahoma Gity; Gar}Meyer, Oklahoma Gity; Da\id Hunt, Shawnee; Jolin Shaw, Oklahoma Git}; Ijarry Alourer, Enid. Second Row: Jim ILa}-, Oklahoma Gity; Don Wvatt, Oklahoma Git}'; l^osIkemire, Tulsa; Patrick Fry, Hugo; Ralph Hissem, Bartlesx ille; Da\ id Day, Cdinton; Gharley .Abercrombie, Glinton; John IL Flood, f^onca City; Mark Loi)0, Tulsa; Stexe Bell, Enid; Jim Wood, Tulsa; John Bush, Tulsa; David Guthrie, Clinton. Third row; Mark Cromwell, Enid; means. If a mother of someone in the house is not a member, she should contact Mrs. Robert Ellen Hoke, 1717 Sunset Drive, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Presi dent; or Mrs. M. D. Fezler, 3508 Treadxx'ell Drive, Oklahoma Gity, the treasurer. bringing Idii Gamma Delta at O. S. U. to an e\en higher plateau of social, scholastic and athletic leadership. The new aspirants to the Black Diamond are as pictured above; First row: Lynn Fees, El Reno; Ste\'e Grassfield, Northfield, Illinois; year, the mothers raise most of the money given to the chapter by means of bazaars, style shows, and other PHI GAM MOMS IN FULL SWING The Phi Gam Mothers Club is in some new eciuipment. The diuxs being only fix e dollars per The Sigma Omicron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta takes time out to salute our mothers and to thank them for the marx elous job they have been doing. RUSH ANOTHER STEP TO TOP Summer rush went very well for Sigma Omicron. The Fiji's, receiving one of the best and largest pledge classes last fall, were looking for cpiality in their prospective pledges for the fall term of 1967. Llowever, quality and quantity were Jrestowed upon us bid house morning, as Phi Gam's once again enjoyed the largest pledge class on campus. Rush chairman was Plarlan Goit, assisted by Fred Ringxvald, both from Oklahoma Gity. Continued on Page 4 \r\nPage 4 THE SIGMA OMICRONICAL December, 1967 Rush Continued from Page 3 Dances, parties, coffees and individ ual contact made up this summer's rush. Coffees, held for rushee's par ents was new technique used this sum mer to great effect. Parties were held over the entire state area. The State wide party was held at Quail Creek Country Club in Oklahoma City, with a bar-b-que held before the dance. To end the summer with an impressive outlook on Phi Gamma Delta, a dance was held in Stillwater at the Chapter House to let the rushees get a first hand glimpse of Fiji's at home. So far this year on-campus rush has also been going extremely well. With alumni support and the help of Mom's and Dad's clubs we should be able to continue on our way to the top house on campus through a very strong rush. Dear Graduate Brothers: The school year of 1967-68 is now well underway, and from all appearances it seems destined to be the greatest in Sigma Omicron's short history. Our new house, which we felt fortunate to be able to fill last year is now full to capacity and two annexes are being used to handle the overflow. From a nucleus of four men in 1961, we have grown to one of the largest fraternities on the Oklahoma State campus and one of the very top fraternities in all other aspects. This gives us the distinction of being the first fraternity founded on this campus in over fifteen years to have achieved such prominence. Hopefully, our growth in size will taper off from now on, and we will be able to continue our improvement in the other aspects of fraternity life. In order in achieve this goal, the efforts of the brothers of the Sigma Omicron Chapter must continue to be as intense as they have been, and the interest must continue to be high. The efforts of the few graduate brothers of our own chapter and the many graduate brothers of other chapters who have adopted our chapter as their own must also continue to be intense, as they have been in the past. In fact, the big-; gest reason our chapter has progressed as it has is that the graduate brothers have shown such interest in the progress of our chapter. The men of Sigma Omicron sincerely hope that you will enjoy this issue of the Sigma Omicronical, and we would like to invite you to stop by and have dinner with us or even just a short chat the next time you are in Stillwater. Fraternally, SEND GRADUATE NEWS to Gil Child, 1123 University Avenue, Still Terrell F. Potts, '68 Ferge! water, Oklahoma 740'74. NORRIS PIG DINNER March 15, 1968, Tulsa, Oklahoma FRATERNITY OF PHI G.VMMA 1 75 7 N. Street N. W. Washington, D. C. 20036 Chafter MaUmg Servke THIRD CLASS DELT.V