a I October, 1988 Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS Vol. XW,No. 1 m. 1988 Rush 1988 Formal Rush began on Friday, August 19 with nearly 400 men signed up. During the first round of parties, Robert Cook '90, put together a slide show illustrating the five points of Phi Gamma Delta,for the enjoyment of both the chapter and the rushees. During the second round of parties, Alan Callicott, '86 spoke on the five points that Phi Gamma Delta stresses. Entertainment for this round of parties was provided by Nan Sumrall, Miss Mississippi 1985. During the third and final round of Rush, Richard McRee gave his speech on what fraternity life has meant to him and the advantages of going Greek. On Tuesday night, 34 pledges ran up the coliseum stairs to an anxiously awaiting chapter. Rush 1988 was a great success due to help from graduates, undergraduates, chapter mothers, and FIJI little sisters. Thanks to all those who helped make Rush 1988 one of the best ever for Sigma Mu. 1988 Pledges \r\n1988 Fall Pledges The following pledges of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta for the 1988 Fall Semester: Vo. XVV, No 1 Editor Contributors Photographer Grant Ray ('91) Chris Saucier ('89) Robert Cook ('89) PUBLISHED SEMESTERLY BY SIGMA MU CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, FOR ITS GRADUATES, MEMBERS, Jody Bennett Ben Brock Frank Caldwell Link Carlton Lane Cummings Greg Ellis Shawn Eubanks PARENTS AND FIRENDS. Blake Farris Brad Fletcher Send correspondence to: Bart Galloway Drawer FN Mississippi State, MS 39762 Ritchie Gautreaux Tom Gilblitarra Bill Hanna The first "Mom" of the Sigma Mu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta retired this past year. Mary M. Winston, mom to Sigma Mu Fiji's for 8 years informed the chapter last spring that she would be retiring to live with her daughter in Ripley. Mom played an integral part in daily life at the FIJI house from helping with meals to mending clothes. We wish her all the best in her retirement. Mrs. Mary Winston Rt 2, Box 52 Ripley, MS 38663 (601) 837-7514 Our new housemother is Frances Walker, former Alpha Delta Phi housemother at the University of Mississippi. Make it a point to come by and meet Ms. Walker on your next visit to Mississippi State. "Indigo Mood", the Phi Gam Band, rocks FIJI Island Rob Ireland Jeremiah Johnson Bert Jones Kellon Ketchum Bryan Kramer Shannon Lolley Ed. Lowther Blair Morgan Bubba Morris Eric Petrus Dan Spivey Scott Stricklin Sean Sullivan Chad Williams Seth Williams Brad Wurm Van Wurm Starkville, Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi Tupelo, Mississippi Brownsville, Tennessee Stanton, Tennessee Lambert Mississippi Sikeston, Missouri Dickinson, Texas Vicksburg, Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi New Orleans, Louisiana Gretna, Louisiana Sikeston, Missouri Ormand Beach, Florida New Orleans, Louisiana Jackson, Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi Ruston, Louisiana Clinton, Mississippi Calhoun City, Mississippi Stanton, Tennessee Helena, Arkansas Jackson, Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi Starkville, Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi Clinton, Mississippi Clinton, Mississippi Tim Nichols and John Martina relax after Rush. \r\nPig Dinner 20TH ANNUAL PIG DINNER Yes,it has been 20 years since the first Norris Pig Dinner was celebrated atSigma Mu.Plans are already underway to make this one of the best Pig Dinners in our chapter's history. Also,the chapter has already set a date in hopes that graduates may more conveniently Scholarship For the 9th year in a row, the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at Mississippi State has placed firstin grades among the on-row fraternities.Sigma Mu had a cummulative Grade Point Average of 3.001, placing second overall to Tau Kappa Epsilon's six member group, making it evident to everyone at Mississippi State that Phi Gamma Delta is no typical fraternity. make plans to attend this special Pig Dinner. The festivities will be held on the night of February 18, 1988, so mark that date on your calendar and make plans to attend. Paul Craft is the chairman of the Pig Dinner Committee for 1989. Any suggestions, questions, or comments from graduates are desired and may be sent to Paul in care of the chapter. Further information concerning Pig Dinner will be mailed in the near future. We really want to make the 20th Community Service Annual Pig Dinner special, but we need your support This fall's main community service perfect is sponsoring a little league football team in Starkville. and cooperation in order to succeed. The Phi Gam 49ers are well into their season under the direction of head coach David Blary '88. Besides providing a service to the community, it provides a chance for the brothers to get together and Homecoming '88 Homecoming 1988, "A Rock 'N Roll Reunion" is just around the corner. Phi Gam festivities will kick off on Friday, October 28th, when the pledge class will sponsor a Pledge Formal. We will be leaving the house around 8:45 by bus for Uncle Tom's Cabin just outside Starkville. Any graduate wishing to attend should contact Leon Brownlee,'91 at(601) 324-5169. On Saturday we will be hosting a barbeque lunch at the chapter house for graduates, parents, and guests, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and continuing up until game time. Graduates and their guests are encouraged to stop by. After game festivities include the Hi-Tops, who will be rocking the chapter house until 1:00 a.m. have a good time. Along with sponsoring the football team, we have donated money to two other charities. Habitat for Humanity and United Way. \r\n>- Graduate News MISSISSIPPI FIJIS SWING INTO ACTION Thanks to the relentless efforts of Chairman A1 Brock, the members of Mississippi FIJIs, Inc., graduate brother Thomas Mize, and VanLandingham Construction of Starkville, the Phi Gam House THANK-YOU TO GRADUATE BROTHERS has received several graduate brothers much-needed renovations. The operation totaling over $13,000.00,included work on Chapter House showers, bathroom floor, secondstory floor joists, and the living room ceiling and walls. Members of the House Corporation are often at the end of an endless, thankless job, but we sincerely appreciate their efforts in keeping the Phi Gam House looking its usual best this year. Now, more than ever, Mississippi FIJIs need your help. This is an excellent opportunity for you to become active in undergraduate affairs and to experience Phi Gamma Delta again. If you are interested in joining Mississippi FIJIs, Inc., contact A1 Brock a; SIGMA MU UPDATES CHAPTER RECORDS- Graduate brothers, we ask your patience with us as we undertake the process of converting all of our paper records of the chapter's graduates into^r Sigma Mu has been very fortunate recently to have who have offered solutions to problems that have plagued the Chapter for quite some time or have given their time and talents in the effort to push Phi Gamma Delta at Mississippi State even further in its "Quest for Excellence" in 1988. Some examples: Robby Gathings and Dale Currie, both of Jackson, MS, assumed the monstrous responsibility of sorting out difficulties in the^ Chapter kitchen's money management ov(ssr the past six years. Jerry Fuller and John King propelled the Chapter to new heights in the area of Rush activities. Their presence in the Sigma Mu Rush Workshop and Formal Rush programs, along with Rush Chairman Robert Bigelow, motivated the brothers to bringing 35 topquality pledges into the outer portals of Phi computer database files.This process should allow m lighten the burden, financially and otherwise, of Gamma Delta. producing this year's Graduate Directory as well as keep current on what is going on with each of the credit for their aid to the Sigma Mu Rush Effort. graduates easily and efficiently. Along those lines, the next FIJI Graduate Directory is'scheduled for completion this J anuary. However,we plan to have a rough draft copy of the Directory's new format with our most current information prepared for Homecoming on October 25 to allow you to help us correct the information we have.If you are unable to attend Mississippi State's Homecoming this year, please drop us a line and let us know what is happening with you. Thank You. Alan Callicott and Richard McRee also deserve Alan presented the ever-popular "Five Points" speech during the crucial second round of Formal Rush activities. The following day, Richard gave the clinching testimony about what a fraternity is truly about and the things that make Phi Gamma Delta different at Mississippi State. Keith Keonig, an aerospace engineering professor on the MSU Campus and a 1973 Sigma Mu graduate, helped us get on track with the chapter computer. And, Steve Edwards and the Board of Chapter Advisors, by giving their constant support and Family Tree FAMILY TREE IN THE MAKING Just as a point of interst, the Chapter is developing a family tree ~ that is, a diagram of big brothers and little brothers from the beginning of the program to the present day. The project is scheduled for completion by the 20th Norris Pig Dinner being held February 17 - 19 this year. You may be contacted to furnish information that will continue the progress of this project, and we appreciate your cooperation. advice on specific areas of chapter operations, have given the undergraduates continuity and direction that will guide Sigma Mu back towards the Cheney Cup. We thank these graduate brothers for their part in undergraduate affairs and hope they have enjoyed making a contribution to Sigma Mu and its programs. We also hope you will express your interests and ideas to keep Sigma Mu on the right track for years to come. \r\nbuildog VOLUME VIII - NO. 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING, 1978 A NEW FACE ON FRATERNITY ROW It still seems like a dream, but Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at Mississippi State University will soon have a house on The Row. The question in everyone's mind is — How soon? According to Jim Tyson, project architect with Haw thorne Associates (formerly The Turner Partnership), the answer is up to the builders. In the past, there have is going up. Bricks are being laid and should take 2 or 3 weeks to finish. Tyson said they are putting emphasis on the second level where the living quarters will be. This is so the brothers living in the house wiU have a place to stay even if the rest of the house is not completed. The undergraduate chapter and graduates have been working hard to make sure we will be ready when con been problems with getting good labor. Tyson believes if the company can work 16 to 20 men a day as they struction is completed. Plans have been made for meals have been doing lately, they could almost complete the house by the beginning of the semester. The previous deadline was July 31. per day except for two on Friday) will be served in the As of the middle of July, this is how the project stands. The builders have drawn 54% of the money al to be served in the house. Fourteen meals (three meals house per week. Presently, a fund raising project headed by the House Corporation is underway. A total of $6000-$8000 is needed to purchase beds, carpet, dining tables and chairs, and draperies. Instead of buying all lotted for the construction. This indicates how much work is unfinished. The electrical and mechanical work new furniture, plans have been made to recover the fur is progressing rapidly. The electrician has completed Although the house should be completed approxi mately 30 days later than planned, our dream will soon become a reality. 80% of the wiring and the mechanical work is 60% complete. The roofer has started and the gypsum board r*-.' niture used in the old house. \r\nRUSH RECOMMENDATIONS Graduate Brother Address Recommended Rushee_ Name ^ Add ress Phone No. r^wtrrd Credentials for Phi Cam. 0?