/ i PI GAMMA CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DE< TSUZ Volume VII Number 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLLIMBI S f ring 1962 NORRIS PIG DINNER TO BE HELEMMArI&I 2 BANQUET TO CELEBRATE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY r I'I Li All graduate and undergraduate brothers of Pi Gamma chapter are invited to the annual Norris Pig Dinner on Friday, March 2, at the Hotel Vancouver. The banquet will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Pi Gamma chapter. The fes tivities begin at 6:00 p.m. Those arranging the dinner have planned a unique pro gramme based on the fortieth anniversary theme. 1961 PLEDGE CLASS. Back Rorc L. to R. — Dotig Draeseke, Bill Lang, Peter Armstrong, Malcolm McAvity, Patil MacKinnon, Andy Thorn, Ray Wickland, ]ohn Cox. Mid. Row L. to R. — Chris Madden, Boh Johnston, Andy Danyliu, Jack Tasaka, Murray Halkett, Malcolm Clay, Mike Pozin, Terry Rochfort. Front Row L. to R. — John McCracken, Jeremy Dalton, Tom Johnston, Boh Murdoch, Jere Mitchell, Barry Croshy. Absent — Pete Kelly. The Norris Pig Dinner has always pro vided an excellent opportunity for under graduates and graduates to become better acquainted. Also, this event has always been well attended by graduate brothers of all ages, affording each of them an oppor tunity to renew college friendships. The members of the undergraduate chapter, especially the newly initiated brothers, anticipate a large turn-out of graduates. They are eagerly awaiting this one time of the year when all brothers, of all years, can get together. 20 INITIATED BY PI GAMMA On February 4, twenty initiates swelled Introduced to chapter administration by the ranks of the active chapter. They were sharing committee work, the pledges dis NEW HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS pledged in early October, after the fall played an eager interest in the day-to-day This year the maintenance and repairs to rush. As a pledge class, under the supervision of Boh Aves, Roger Hollick, Roily Flawcs, Mike Hanson, and Dave Riding, they par ticipated in virtually every phase of fra functioning of the fraternity. Their pledge project was the remodelling of the games room. This involved panelling the walls, installing a tile ceiling and build ing furniture. While the chapter financed this project, the pledges did all the work. The chapter, as in the past, established ternity life. As a group, they joined with the pledges of other fraternities for Help Week. The immaculate condition of the chapter house a minimum scholastic requirement, which is due to the labours of the pledges in the all pledges were required to fulfill before pursuit of their traditional duties. They initiation. also organized several social functions, as These twenty men, exhibiting diverse well as aiding the active chapter in the preparation of others. In the annual pledge- talents and interests, were well prepared to active rugby game, the actives suffered an enter into full membership in Pi Gamma of Phi Gamma Delta. unprecedented loss, 11-3. the house have been channelled through the new House Improvements Gommittee. Although operating on a small budget, many projects have been or are in the pro cess of being completed. In September the new addition was painted and, later, through the generous donation of a mem ber of the y\lumni, a suspended ceiling was put in the downstairs lounge. A five-can garbage stand has also been built. Many loose holts have been tightened in various lamiJs, chairs, and tables. Presently, the pledge class is renovating the games room as their pledge project. They are installing a new tile ceiling and recovering the walls with very attractive colonial hoard. \r\nThe BICIFIJI Page 2 The BICIFIJI Spring 1962 APPRAISAL ... Published bv the Pi Gamma Chapter THE CHALLENGE TO U.B.C.'s PI GAMMA'S COMMITTEE PHI GAMMA DELTA FRATERNITIES SYSTEM University of British Columbia Editor Kit Dagg Assistant Editors Keith Gilley George Brazier Staff John McGracken Andy Thom Jeremy Dalton John Gox Contributors Lorne Ginther David R. Smith Graeme Balcom Bob Aves Malcolm Clay Photographers Brian Bird Mel Bryan Editorial... In many ways this has been a crucial year for Pi Gamma chapter. In an effort to maintain the flexibility necessary to every organization, many basic policies have been altered to meet increasing challenges to the fraternity system at U.B.C. The editorial policy of BICIFIJI, how ever, has changed in only two respects. The addition of the column "Appraisal," com posed of articles written by leading chapter officers, will, we hope,convey the substance of some of the problems confronting this chapter to you — the Graduates. Secondly, we propose to accelerate our efforts to ob tain information on the current activities of the Graduate Brothers. We are pleased to be able to include news of many Gradu ates in this issue, but only through your efforts can this be possible in the next. PI GAMMA FiJiS TO ATTEND DALLAS EKKLESIA Several graduate and undergradute brothers of Pi Gamma chapter will attend the 114th "Great Southwest" Ekklesia in Dallas, Texas, this summer. The headquarters for the fraternity con vention will be the Sheraton-Dallas Hotel, between August 22 and 25. To Pi Gamma, one of only three Cana dian chapters and the northern outpost of the fraternity, the Ekklesia, along with the Section Convention and the Fiji Academy, are especially valuable due to our relatively isolated position. This year, the Section Convention will be held in Eugene, Oregon. At least ten brothers from this chapter will be present. When the Interfraternity Council was Although the committee system used first formed, its purpose was "to regulate by the chapter for the xrast several years rushing" and to "promote amicable rela had produced very satisfactory results, tions between the fraternities." Decades we were constantly striving to improve later, in 1962, that is all the I.F.C. is it. We believe that we have devised a authorized by its constitution to do. system that is more precise, operates Is this too narrow a function? In view more quickly, and allows a greater de gree of delegation of responsibility to of changing times, the answer is Yes. members of the cha[rter. The main source of discord in frater Pi Gamma chaxiter operates through nity life is no longer inter-fraternity rivalry, but a far more serious friction almost twenty committees, each with a with the nine-tenths of the campus chairman and staffed by several actives which is non-Greek.'Occasionally this is and pledges. Obviously, the coordination brought more sharply to our attention, of this structure requires a system in when, as last year, a strong and articu which all committees are kexit informed late personality is able to gain support of the activities of the others. for the abolition of U.B.C.'s fraternities. In the past, each chaxiter Executive What is at the root of this resentment? was resxionsible for the functioning of A stereotyxre. They see us in such terms three or four committees. He attended as "The Brock Establishment", or their meetings both to advise and to in tegrate their activities into those of the chapter as a whole. This attitude has undoubtedly harmed us. We have lost two fraternities in two In general, this system was successful. years. We have stood still in growth However, as a result of faulty interwhile the university population has committee coordination, events were not doubled. And yet we have done virtually distributed evenly throughout the school nothing to destroy this image. year. wastrel "rich kids". What can be done? The solution to this xtroblem has been It is obvious that no one fraternity is found in the apxiointment of a coordina going to take the lead. We've waited too tor of chapter activities. He is a senior long for that. The only other possibility member, chosen by the executive to is the I.F.G. But it wasn't designed for chair a meeting of all committee heads. Under this arrangement, each committee such action. It needs three things. chairman presents a tentative schedule Eirst it needs men; the most capable and creative minds in the whole frater nity system should he concentrated in a fifteen man body. Those men, once assembled and made aware of the problems, need tbe second ingredient, a mandate — the assent and the trust of every fraternity to get the job done. of events planned hy his committee. Any conflicts are resolved and any 'gaps' are filled. The result is a balanced, well dis tributed xirogramme of chaxiter activities. The coordinator is also responsible for the distribution of cbaxiter funds to the individual committee. This arrangement has x^roved more satisfactory than the previous practice whereby the treasurer Finally, those men will need money. alone allotted committee budgets. This Fraternity contributions to I.F.G. are new procedure also affords the commit diminutive. But if bold and imaginative tee heads a greater ainireciation of over action is to be taken, it probably will all chapter administration. The immense take more than the slender budget of work-load of the treasurer is also light I.F.G. can now afford. These funds ened. should be made available. It axtpears that this system has been The fraternity system faces a chal more successful than first anticipated. lenge in the 1960's. We must not lose a The executive is left free to devote their battle merely from failing to respond to energies to wider chapter policies, and the challenge. more members are given a share in chapter administration. Lorne Ginther, I.F.G. Rexrresentative. The President. \r\nThe BICIFIJI Spring 1962 SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD Page 3 NEWS BRIEFS Pi Gamma's Purple Legionnaire Another busy year is fast flying by on since 1960, Graeme Balcom, is going the campus! Of special interest to the to Ghana for two years, with his wife graduates have been the many social events and daughter. He will teach Math at staged by the undergraduates such as the Achimota School in Accra. He follows very successful Homecoming celebrations several other brothers overseas. Mur which were enjoyed by many graduates and ray MacKenzie, having received his M.B.A. at Stanford in 1961, is teach their families. A lot of credit is due to the members of ing at the University of Hong Kong, v the active chapter for the excellent work Bob Turner is working in Australia. they have done at the house, not only in The Graduate Chapter in Vancouver maintaining it in good condition, but also will miss Des Eadie, who is moving in making substantial improvements. Any with Crown Life to Calgary. Gord graduate who has not made a quick tour of Forward will soon be working in the house in recent months is missing a France. Ian Desbrisay has left B.C. real thrill, since the initiative, design and Tel. and joined Gillespie Investments. ABOVE: Mothers clean np after rushing labour for the den, the chapter room and Jon Morris and "TBrian Griffiths are function buffet dinner. The many activities the now a-building games room has all singing with the Four Winds on a of the Mothers' Ghib invaluable night-club tour of the Western United come from the actives and the pledges. to the Active Chapter. States. • . . - Fijis are a real travelling bunch — the latest to get the travel bug are Murray Among the blessed events: to Alan McKenzie to Hong Kong, Des Eadie to and Barbara Wolrige, a daughter on Calgary, Ian Desbrisay to a new job in December 14, their second child; to Vancouver, Bob Turner to Australia, and Ken and Linda Ross, a daughter, in THE MOTHERS' CLUB The mothers play an important part in Graeme Balcom (that's me) will head for New York; to J. Paterson and wife of fall rush when they supervise and arrange Westview, their third son; to Dr. Africa in March. buffet luncheons or dinners. They are also Keep an eye open for the Purple Bulls Richard Beck and Mrs. Beck, a son, responsible for the annual family tea, as they are issued — they will keep you on October 22; to ex-house manager which will be held this year on March 11. Doug and Diane Corbishley, a daugh posted on dates of upcoming events. See Interior decoration, flower arrangements, ter, on October 24 in Toronto; to Dr. furniture replacements when needed, and, and Mrs. Robert Munn,their first son, Graeme Balcom, in general, the finishing touch can be but third child, on November 19; to Purple Legionnaire. attributed to the sustained interest of our Dick Nelson, and wife Jaquie, a son, you at the luncheon! on November 14; to Jon Tollestrup mothers. The funds to finance these pro jects are raised by donations, annual dues 1962 GRADUATING CLASS Mike Akerly B.A. Ed Andrew B.A. Les Ashbaugh B.Gomm. Bob Aves B. Comm. Bryan Bird B.S.P. George Brazier B.A. John Brighton B.Sc. Mel Bryan B.Gomm. Gam Dagg B.A. Kit Dagg B.A. Bob Gayton B.Gomm. Pat Glenn B.A. Bill Grace B.Gomm. Steve Elarvey B.A. Quinn Halford B.A. Roly Hawes B.Sc. Roger Hollick B.Gomm. Don Krogseth B.Gomm. and wife Janie, a daughter, Kristan. and thrift sales, usually held in the Fall. Mrs. Bill MacPherson gave birth to The Mothers' Glub gives an award to twins last January. That makes a the Fiji who has most improved himself family of five. scholastically in one year. Also, an annual Wedding bells have rung for Jack bursar)' of seventv-five dollars is donated Ferguson and Karen Stone, married to the University for a promising first-year before last Christmas. Doug Draeseke scholar. Frequent meetings insure that the and Meggen Burnett were married ties of the active chapter. Gonsequently, Brian Bird and MaryAnn Lament the mothers are a pillar in Pi Gamma's will be married next summer, as will Cam Dagg and Danae McLean, Dave Nairne and Judy Moore, and Ken Ayton and Joanne Wilkinson. Mel Bryan and Sandy Hymas (Alpha Gamma Delta) are pinned. Also Norm Stanley and Chris Cristal (Alpha Delta Pi). Tom Sharpe pinned Sharon Meckling. Barry Hemsworth and Bev Andrews were pinned last term, as were Jim May and Alden Bourne (Gamma Phi Beta). In each issue, this column will consist of Dave McDonald B.A. items received from Graduate and Under Jay McGilvery B.A. Tom Sharp B.A. graduate members. Send news items, on a Dave Smith B.A. 2130 Weshrook Cres., Vancouver 8. Ray Towers B.A., B.Ed. mothers are kept in touch with the activi last term. post-card, to the Editor, The BICIFIJI, -Ed. structure. CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEBRUARY 27 Song Fest. Queen Elizabeth Theatre. MARCH 2 Norris Pig Dinner Flotcl Vancouver, 6 p.m. MARCH 11 Mothers' Glub Tea The house, 3-5 p.m. Third Thursday, Each Month Graduate Luncheon Llniversitv Glub. \r\nThe BICIFIJI Pase 4 Spring 1962 1961-62 IN REVIEW During the past session Pi Gamma Chapter has, as always, enjoyed a full and varied schedule of social and January 12 saw Pi Gamma hosting Sigma Tau Chapter for the International Week end. Our American brothers enjoyed a stag on Eriday and a party on Saturday night. At Mardi Gras, the next weekend, the brothers were proud to have our own Ray Towers crowned as King of the Ball. On February 10 the Formal was held at athletic events. The social committee, headed by Don Krogseth, and Dave MacDonald's sports committee kept B.C. Fijis busy with activities for every taste. The session began with the usual hectic melee of rushees descending upon the house. The following two weeks, while not particularly relaxing, were certainly not the beautiful Bayshore Inn, making it the grandest the Chapter has yet held, the peak of a well-planned social agenda. without excitement and yielded high re wards when twenty-four outstanding men were pledged. Serenading by the campus sororities gave the pledges a tempting taste of the renowned Fiji parties and was a suc ABOvE: Santa Glaus appearance was the cessful beginning of a fast-moving social highlight of the: annuiiKdrphans'Ghristmas whirl. Following this in rapid succession Party. Pi Gamma hosted over fifty children. were the Pledge Party, given by the Ac October 27 and 28 ushered in the most tives, and an exchange with the V.C.H. gala Homecoming Weekend ever staged at nurses. The Pledges organized one of the U.B.C. The festivities were highlighted at - .most unique of Pi Gamma's social events — Pi Gamma by the traditional Hot Rum ^f'^jman Holiday. party, where alum and undergrad renewed BELOW: Ray Towers (center) and snp- acquaintances. for Song Fest. The song team, under the direction of Gam Dagg, will end its months of training with its hid for victory. Fijis both young and old anticipate the success of the Pig Dinner, held in early March, and of the Mothers' Tea of March 11. Consequently, Pi Gamma Fijis experi enced a variety of social, athletic, and cul tural events in 1961-62. The Special Events Committee brought BELOW: Posing in their colourfid cos (poriers practice English dance routine for] t 'Mardi Gras P^p Meet. H^was later V.-Kits.' crowned King. The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is to be invaded by hopeful Eijis on February 27 various speakers to the house throughout the year. tumes, these couples are enjoying the annual Grass Skirt, held last November. The famed Grass Skirt was the last and best of the fall term activities. The active chapter, joined by many Graduate brothers, rode buses to East Delta Hall and an eve ning of revelry. Athletically, the Chapter placed second in fraternity intra-mural standings at the end of the fall term. Pi Gamma is fielding teams in most competitions,from ping-pong to debating. The annual Orphans Ghristmas Party, co-hosted with the Thetas, was as heart warming as it was in ]rast years. B.C. Fijis saw the end of 1961 with a post-exam cele bration with Phi Delta Theta and a New Year's Eve Party at the house. PI GAMMA OF PHI GAMMA DELTA 2130 Wesbrook Crescent Vancouver 8, B.C. i^POSTO? ];:;OVERTKr!I CA'NAQ ' USE THEM J7^7 W3H1 3sn I 2)C iJJOiSOd' 675/)