JCG MAY 0'='19R!? the Illinois fiji SPRING 1988 Chi lota of Phi Gamma Delta University of Illinois The Graduate News Publication Chapter SelMmprovement Program Continues A few days ago, Mike Sedivy, the new undergraduate house president, asked me to write a short article for The Illinois Fiji. In effect, I am really reporting to you, the graduate members of the Phi Gamma Delta Association of Illinois, on the current status of the undergraduate chapter. In the fall edition of The iiiinois Although the undergraduates had paid lip service to edicts of the Board of Fraternity Affairs, the turning point came the Thursday night immediately before Fiji Is land Weekend. It was at that time semester. The new Cabinet must continue the improvements in chapter administration and leader ship. Faculty and Staff dinners and other forms of contact with University officials must continue. that the Board of Control deter Involvement in special projects must continue. And, the individual Fiji, Jim Hickey, House Corpora mined the Fiji Island Party had to be cancelled and the Chapter placed on social probation. From that low point, the Cabinet and the tion President, outlined the need Board of Control embarked on a for "demonstrative" changes at Chi lota. As many of you know, the Board of Control was charged with new relationship to both improve the image of the Chapter and to implement the goals the Chapter had set for itself. In the following weeks, the Cabinet responded, leadership emerged, and the vast majority of the undergraduate membership recommited them the duty of overseeing the under graduates' efforts to improve their scholastic average, to improve their relationship with both the University and the fraternity sys develop overall chapter adminis selves to the goals and objectives of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma tration. Delta. tem administrators, and to further In late August, 1987, the ten sion between the Board of Control and the undergraduates quickly reached its highest point. An allhouse retreat, complete with guest speakers, the Field Secretary, and the Board of Control, was held to discuss and to outline the Chapter goals for this school year. Two days later, yet another minor inci dent involving members of the Chapter occurred which con vinced the Board of Fraternity Af fairs that the undergraduates were not seriously interested in improv ing the image of Chi lota. It fell upon the Board of Control to take immediate action to convince both the Chapter and the Board of Fraternity Affairs that necessary changes were going to be made. At this point in the Spring semester, I am pleased to report that the Chapter is headed In the right direction. The Chapter's gradepoint position moved up 11 efforts toward self-improvement within the Chapter must continue. Until the scholastic goals have been met, the Board of Control will continue to limit social activities in the House. And, we will continue to heavily emphasize Alcohol Awareness both inside and out side the Fraternity House. This semester, perhaps more than ever before, the undergradu ates need the support of the Chi lota graduates. First, if you know any high school seniors who are planning to attend the Uof I, or if you know any current unaffiliated students at the Uof 1, who you can r&commend as pr'ospGctivG Pledges, please contact either Steve Passeneau or Jason Frank places in the overall Fraternity rankings. The fall rush appears to lin, the co-Rush Chairmen. Your have been very successful. The stated. Chapter has taken active steps to improve the members' participa Second, Lou Henson, head basketball coach at the U of I, has tion in numerous campus activi ties. And, the Chapter was active in social service projects not only on campus, but also within the Champaign-Urbana community. While we have seen great im provements in efforts and atti tudes, the work of the Board of Control is not finished. The grade point average must climb a mini mum of another 9 places this help in this regard cannot be over accepted Todd Dawson's invita tion to be the guest speaker at our Pig Dinner, April 30. We are ask ing you to make plans now to at tend the Pig Dinner to support the undergraduates and to honor our guest speaker. I want to remind you that we traditionally honor scholastic achievement at the Pig Dinner, and this year's Pig Dinner will be the perfect time to publicly continued on next page \r\ncontinued from page 1 support the efforts our under graduates are making. Between now and the end of this semester, the leadership and participation of my fellow Board of Control members will continue. The direction we began last August must continue until the Board of Fraternity Affairs, the Phi Gamma Delta International, the House Corporation, and the Board of Control all agree that the under graduates have demonstrated their collective ability to maintain the overall leadership role Chi lota must maintain at the University of Illinois. John, Todd, Chris and Hank have all devoted many hours, hours taken away from their respective businesses and/or families, to work with the Chapter. I want to publiclythank them for their efforts thus far. Chi lota is, in my opinion, especially indebted to John, Todd, and Hank since their undergraduate affiliations were Pig Dinner Report Lou Henson Speaks ThP iQfiR Nnrriq Dinner iss The 1988 Norris Pin ng Lhnner Saturday, April 30th at the Urbana news from alumni. Please send your Golf and Country Club. We are specially honored to have as our guest speaker Lou Henson, Head and address changes to the 401 E John Champaign, IL 61820 Coach of the Fighting lllini basketball team. More details will be sent out to you at a later date, providing directions to the country club as certainly look forward to seeing puters up and running, and all of the brothers are learning about the benefits of the computer and en joying it. Included in our system are a variety of programs and hardware including a word proces u « »• Chak^an Of'^The^Board you. Any questions you may have James Hickey '75 President James Hickey '75 President .... Dave Neupert '6i trt Pig Din Dinner, ninnnr can nnr,\,n in regard to be Treasurer Secretary cheerfully answered by the Pig Dinner chairmen Brian Hynes Board of Directors Fred Ballantine '5i Steve Scott '79 77 Tom Jump '90.5 and Kevin Yepsen '90.5. James L. Russell '61 and Kevin's is (217) 359-6974. J^m AmoW^lf Brian's number is (217) 356-3818 Nelson '57 (Minnesota) Ward F. McDonald '64 _ , Charles R. leuter '83 Herb Matter 47 Patrick C. Keeley Jim Purcei 54 74 Board of Control On April 30th, Chi lota will be ® ^'..q ' awarding three Fiji Graduates the lodS Kwsonpepaui) '62 Graduate Brother Award. This award recognizes the brothers for HankWalters (Michigan) '86 Phi Gamma Delta Distinguished We have finally got our com (217) 344-8514 —^ well as a schedule of events. We At Pig Dinner Chapter House Gamma Delta for its members and friends. We weicome all of Phi Gamma Delta. Computer System In gf miss. The event will be held on Three Graduates ^ , , to be Awarded Chairman Board of Control Published by Phiand Gamma Delta Association of lliinois Chi lota Chap- orie you will definately not want to with other chapters. Perhaps their dedication to helping Chi lota is the true strength of the Fraternity Bill Goldstein '66 The Illinois Fiji Chris Moyer '62 IS'.""''''"''?"?Pres'!d'e7"''''''M?c'hS Treasurer Michael T.Sedlv, Dolin :89 90 th© frat©rnjty, thGir busin©ss fiGid, and to society. We hope you'll be in attendance to honor them. The three to be honored: William Greene '08 r ILeek Of-u "iA Walter 0. 34 William J. Carmichael '42 Recording Secretary Randy J. Stevens '89 Corresponding Secretary Richard J. Mariner '89 Pledge Trainer Co-Rush Chairman f -rq Ziad AInaqib 89 Steven R. Passaneau '90 Jason T. Franklin '90 sor, lotus 123, a modern letter quality printer and a program called Unicom. On Unicom we are able to keep track of various frater nity functions, including grades, alumni mailings, house budget, rush and roster. We certainly ap preciate the alumni support that made the computer possible and we know the computer will make an ever increasing impact on house grades. Computer Chairman Mike Bondi '90 THE FIJI CLASS OF '66. Top row, left to right: Dennis Batt, Dennis Flynn, Ed Haekelman, AI Houvland. Middle row: Dan Bates, Bill Goldstein, St«vc Berg, Dave Thompson, Pete Huson. Bottom row: Dick Winkler. Steve Bravard, Gordy Gray and Kent Sams. \r\nPresident's Report As the spring semester is un derway, I would like to take a minute to look back at the accom plishments of last semester. As you all know, Chi lota was faced with a great challenge. The chapter reacted very positively to the challenges and a great amount of work was accomplished. Along with raising our grades to a 3.800 house cumulative, a great number of public service projects, fund raisers, and other chapter tonebuilders were undertaken. We worked very closely with such or ganizations as the United Way, Salvation Army, and the Cham paign County Blood Bank. Presen tations by University and community leaders were also a bi-weekly oc currence at the chapter house. We've presently accomplished most of the goals set at the chap ter retreat in August, in only one semester. Needless to say, we had a very busy and successful semester. While we've experienced a great deal of success in the fall semester, this by no means is time to rest on our laurels. We've re cently had another retreat attend ed by such notables as Dr. Stan Levy, Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs here at the U of I, and Mark Mullinix, Assistant Executive Director of Alph Tau Omega Inter national Headquarters, located here in Champaign. At the retreat various new goals were set to Rush Report Informal rush is underway for building Phi Gamma Delta's Spring class. At the present time we are contacting prospective with our system of guest speakers, fundraisers, and various projects. With the slightly unfavorable news being presented to our graduate brothers in the recent past, it is my hope that our accom plishments last semester and the future prospects of continuing the prosperity will instill in you a sense of confidence back into Chi lota. I look forward to meeting you at Pig Dinner! Fraternally, Michael J. Sedivy '89 the addition of our talented 1991 rushees who have been recom pledge class we will be strong for mended to us by members of the active chapter as well as from years to come. alums. We will also be able to meet with more rushees on Febru House Managers' Report ary 16 when we showcase our house during IFC's informal rush. So far the prospects look good. Due to our recent achievements in scholarship, we expect to build a in the semester the house has seen many needed repairs and im provements. Most of these are a strong 91.5 class. We plan to close direct result of complying with city J this class the weekend of Febru housing codes. These additions and repairs include the installation of 5 fire rated doors, installation of emergency lighting, and replacing and repairing railings in the back stairway. Other improvements include many additions to the weight-room ary 20. From there we can look ahead to Spring Formal Rush which takes place on the weekend of April 15. This rush includes seniors in high school who are planning to attend the U of I in the fall. We would appreciate recom mendations for students participat ing in this formal rush. A rush made possible from contributions from many brothers. A squat rack, recommendation insert has been 3 sets of dumbells, additional free included in the Illinois Fiji for this purpose. Please take advantage of this opportunity to help the house. The morals and pride within the house is high. Also, the effort be weights, and 3 ceiling lights were added. This semester we hope to ing put forth by the active chapter is increasing. We are confident that our future pledge classes will be in keeping with Phi Gamma Delta's long, fine history. Co-Rush Chairmen Steve Passaneau '90 Jason Franklin '90 build on the foundation of last semester. We're also continuing As you can see, FIJI athletics are stronger than ever keeping our strong athletic tradition alive. With Athletic Report The fall 1987 Sports scene saw Phi Gamma Delta continue its ex cellence in Fraternity and Intra mural athletics. In Ultimate Frisbee, with the leadership of Lome Saeks '88 and Bill Sheehy '89.5, we blew away all of our competition and captured the first place trophy. With the leadership of John Willis '90 and John Phipps '90, we breezed to a first place trophy in Fraternity blue division hockey. And finally, we won our division in I.M. Broomball. add another Olympic bar and new carpeting. In an effort to reduce heating costs, a layer of insulation was added in the attic. Next winter we hope to put plastic over most of the windows where most of the heat is lost. Another major project was com pleted this semester with the construction of a new bar in the basement. Several brothers com bined their skills and efforts to build the brick base and the wood top. Although many improvements have been made, there are many more plans for the future, and with continuing effort they will be ac complished. Dan Lee and Mike Bondi, House Managers \r\nDavid Kinley Educational Foundation Fi< A shining example of how a sin gle fraternity chapter is delivering Who Was David Kinley? much needed benefits to the David Kinley came to the U.S. with whole University family is being demonstrated by the David Kinley Educational Foundation, a part of the Chi lota brotherhood. Now in its fourth decade, the foundation annually distributes $3,000 among four finalists chos en from College of Commerce stu dents who apply for the scholarships. Applicants must prove financial need and must have a 4.5 average. The amount and scope of the awards have in creased steadily from the modest awards in earlier years. The com Born in Scotland, the young his family. He was a student at Phillips Academy, at Yale and Johns Hopkins Universities, and got his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He came to the University of Illinois in 1893 to teach economics. So began a bril liant and unparalleled career, an achievement that continues to bless the University and its staff and students and Phi Gamma Delta. cants in 1987. Dr. Kinley came to teach, but his vigorous and creative leader ship in other areas was soon in de mand by the "prairie" University The Kinley grants are a major scholarship project in the view of University officials and the which was emerging briskly into major ranking in size and sub stance. Dr. Kinley became profes prospective recipients, and the sor of economics and soon was petition had 63 qualified appli program is considered one-of-a- kind in U.S. campus activity. What Is The KinleyFoundation? The foundation was established in the early 1950s by Chi lota dean of the College of Literature and Arts. Not long after, under his direction the College of Com merce was founded. Next he be came dean of the Graduate School, then Vice-President, and alumni to promote scholarship in from 1921 to 1930 was President. memorial" to the late Dr. David In those "golden years" of Dr. Kinley's presidency the University the chapter and to be a "working Kinley, the University's dynamic president from 1921 to 1930 and one of Chi lota's founders in 1897. An early demonstration of its "working" principle was the foun dation's assuming part of a mort gage which in the mid-50s enabled Chi lota to remodel and had its greatest growth until the post-World War 11 era. Illinois be came a magnificent university. From the "tiny institution almost literally smothered in cornfields" he found on his arrival Dr. Kinley saw at t;/ie close of his stewardship a University spread over thou University Brother Kinley gave lov ing devotion and constant contri butions to his fraternity and the Chi lota chapter he helped estab lish shortly after his arrival. Until his last days he was a frequent visitor at 401 East John. Conversa tions with Dr. Kinley in these visits are cherished memories among all Fijis who shared his brotherhood. The Kinley Spirit TransfusedInto The Kinley Foundation Probably no other brother has done more for Chi lota than Brother Kinley. As scholar, teacher, author, warm friend, master builder and administrator he believed firmly in individual responsibility, in the obligation o each person to make the most o his opportunities. A Kinley biographer wrote, "He had a P^' sion for fairness and jushce, and no patience with pretentiousness, laziness, or inefficiency. Clearly the kinds of contribu tions Brother Kinley gave his fraternity also became the strong fabric woven by his chapter con temporaries and their followers, which made Chi lota an outstand ing chapter—an organization most gratifying to Brother Kinley by his own evaluation. Illinois Fijis have been spurred by his invigorating influence in making their praise worthy records in their post graduate careers. These in fluences remain today in the strong fabric of Chi lota. modernize its outgrown chapter house. This major project doubled the house capacity and greatly sands of acres with more than helped Chi lota hold a leading po sition in the fast-growing post-war larger than the one he had joined as a young teacher almost forty foundation. Brother Lovejoy University scene. In those years generous dona years earlier. As President-Emeritus Brother tions to the foundation by brothers and their families also provided for Kinley continued his inimitable counsel to the University and its quickly made the foundation the "working" model it was intended to be. He was one of the original numberous small cash awards people until his death in Decem each semester to chapter actives ber, 1944. In this half-century as derson ('26), Walter C. Leek ('34), with the best scholastic records. sociation of the man and the eighty major buildings and manned by a staff twenty times Soon after World War II ende Chi lota alumni led by the lat® C. E. (Ernie) Lovejoy ('20) set up the spearheaded the fundraising that directors, together with Corliss An the late Herb Schmitz ('21) and ^ \r\n^ufisl^s Graduate News the late Elmer Stultz ('07). Brother Anderson was the first president of Tulsa, Oklahoma where he is sales the foundation. Current foundation officers are manager for the Albert Equipment Co. "Solly" was remarried in Oc William 0. Ieuter('57), president; Field Beam ('37), vice-president; Tom Johnston ('58), secretarytreasurer; James Purcell ('54), as sistant secretary-treasurer; Stuart Mamer ('42); Harold Hindsley ('50): Jerrold Eberhardt ('63); Brent Wadsworth ('51); Tom Mick ey ('76); and Tom Jump ('79). Wil liam J. Carmichael ('42), a former president, is director-emeritus. tober of '83 and has five children: Donations to the foundation by alumni and friends (including Dr. Kinley's daughter, the late Mrs. Janet Kinley Howell) have brought earnings which earlier were dis tributed not only to chapter actives Jim Solomon writes to us from Bill, Debbie, Andy, Scott, and Steve. He also wrote, "just had dinner with Dave Walker (Chi lota '57) and his wife who now live in Tulsa. Didn't even know they were here until Dan Damon (Chi lota Michael P. Keeley '76, living in New York City, is currently working for the F.B.I, and was married in August of 1983. Lowell Preston Little '38 writes from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he is retired with his wife of 47 years. "Bud" has four children and is a member of the American Band Masters Association and composes and arranges music '58) told both of us and he lives in and plays professionally. Bud also Portland!" wrote that he was biographied in several music publications and toured the U.S. and Europe with music groups as a director. Tom Herget '72 sends his letter from Aurora, Illinois. He writes, "TH is now Senior Vice-President of Poly Systems, Inc., a Chicago- John R. Shemroske '83 has based national actuarial software been officially recognized as a Chi lota Phi Gam. As an undergradute and computer services firm. Responsible for sales and actuari al services, Herget was recently "Shmoo" fulfilled all of the neces Chicago Actuarial Association. sary pledging and initiation re quirements, but he never filed the appropriate forms and fees with YMCA. In recent years Kinley has Tom lives in Aurora across the the international headquarters. changed from a public to a private foundation to comply with IRS rul ings allowing gifts to the founda street from where he grew up with _ but also tl^University of Illinois ^ FoundatjSind the University tion to be tax-deductible. Now Kinley's cash awards are solely to the four College of Commerce finalists in each year's compe titions. You Can Help Keep Kinley "Working" elected President Elect of the wife Allyson and children Bob 4 and Theresa 2. Albert Trlebel, Jr. '37 is a C.P.A. for a firm called A.T.V. "Al" writes a humorous note, "... In my freshman pledge year the Volsted Act was repealed. The ac tives being broadminded, told the pledges alcohol was acceptable. Chi lotans and their families and My fellow pledges age 17-18 be came intoxicated that same night. The actives realized their mistake friends that the foundation grate that night if not sooner." Foundation directors remind all fully accepts contributions and bequests—all tax-deductible. The directors hope to increase cash Ned T. Davis '38 corresponds from Peoria, Illinois where he was a Manufacturer's Representative awards for scholastic achievement for a firm called the Ned T. Davis and are considering other grants and programs. Contributions may Company. Ned has three children: Craig, Diane and Frederick. He be sent to Treasurer Tom John also wrote, "I'm delighted at the ston, 8300 Sears Tower, 233 positive changes your new Board South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL of Control will be able to achieve 60606. at dear old 401 E. John. I've many happy memories of the time I spent there. Best wishes to all Field Beam '37 ^ Vice FIJIs." All has now been taken care of and John is mighty proud to be an officially recognized Fiji. John lives in Arlington Heights with Gil Likes '83. Fall '88 Football Schedule September 3 Washington State 10 Arizona State 17 Utah Home Away Home October 1 Ohio State Away 8 Purdue Home 15 Wisconsin 22 Michigan State 29 Minnesota Away Home* Away November 5 Indiana Home 12 Michigan Away 19 Northwestern Home *Homecoming \r\nChi lota Initiates 14 We proudly began the Spring 1988 semester by initiating 14 strapping new Phi Gams. The new tion of being the only out-of-state initiates include: Connecticut where he was also a Mike Fiemmer, a graduate of Loyola Academy in Niles, IL, is currently a Political Science major. member of a band outside of high school where he displayed his drumming skills. Marc Baughman, a sophomore engineering student, graduated from Naperville Central High He was a member of the National Honor Society, is an Illinois State Scholar, an Eagle Scout, lettered in football and basketball, and was also a member of the U of I rifle ' team his freshman year. Rob Mulchrone, better known as "Mugsy," is from Chicago and a graduate of Marist High School where he lettered in football. Mugsy is currently a member of Kevin Morrow has the distinc new initiate. Kevin is from Wilton, Gold and Silver Owls Honored Phi Gamma Delta recognizes all men who have been brothers for fifty years with a Gold Owl Cer tificate. Those who have been brothers for Twenty-five years are awarded a Silver Owl Certificate. These brothers will be honored at the April 30th Pig Dinner. School where he lettered in foot Gold Owls ball, track, and swimming. Marc plays on the U of I Rugby team Jerry Allen '41 and he also captured the IM swimming championship in his event his freshman year. Travis Dodd is also a graduate of Naperville Central High School. Robert J. Diefenthaler '39 Homer A. Hindman, Jr. '41 Theodore W. Morse '41 Charles T. Moss, Jr. '41 Jack C. Richmond '40 Richard F. Thomas '41 Robert M. Vance '41 Donald H. Wilson '41 the Fighting lllini football team. He lettered in both track and Rich Ramos graduated from Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Illinois. Rich, an en wrestling and is a Coop student gineering student, lettered in both student at Illinois. football and track and finished eighth in the state small school Jim Keane, from Chicago, graduated from Marist High track meet his senior year. He was School where he lettered in track. Rodney S. Bond'66 also president of the National "Peachy" is studying Political Steven D. Bravard '66 Honor Society and is on the Fresh men Advisory Board here at the U Science. George A. Farnsworth '65 Dennis P. Flynn '66 with the Dow Chemical Company. Travis is a Chemical Engineering Tom Viemont is from Pontiac, James C. Wollrab, Jr. '41 Silver Owls John B. Barrette '65 of I. Illinois and went to Pontiac High Steve Bennett graduated from Carmi High School in Carmi, IL. School. It was there that "the "Linus" lettered in wrestling in high school and is currently a Political Science major. He helped out the house G.P.A. by earning a was a member of the Key Club. William M. Goldstein '66 Edwin C. Hackleman '66 John D. Hustedt III '65 Victor S. Kamber '65 Dave Rymarcsuk graduated from Wheeling High School in Gregory Prosen '65 George M. Radakovich '66 Cruiser" lettered in football and 1986. He lettered in tennis and 4.6 his first semester at the L) of I. Scott Morehouse graduated Edward A. Smith '65 played J.V. basketball. Keith Karraker, a chemical Dan R. Solomon '65 from St. Ignatious High School in engineering student, graduated Robert W. Watson '65 Chicago where he played hockey from University High School in and was a member of the National Normal. Keith was a member of Honor Society as well as being an the National Honor Society and a Illinois State Scholar. member of the debate team. Ernie Craig Whitsoe, a graduate of Libertyville High School, played in his high school Jazz Band as well started his college career by earn ing a 4.7 in his difficult major. as playing on the soccer team. were Chi lota Fijis—Craig '83 and Craig also played on a band out side of school where he displayed Kent '87. his musical talents on the guitar. the class of 1991 is loaded with Kevin Page, from Chicago, graduated from Marist High talent and diversity and can add School. A freshman of the U of I, he is majoring in Political Science and hopes to attend Law School after he graduates. Keith also has two brothers who Subsequently, you can see that only a positive manner to Chi lota. Dean W. Swift '66 \r\nWe're Looking For Outstanding Young Men To Uphold The Fine Tradition of Phi Gamma Delta. We Would Appreciate Your Help. Also, please let us know some information about yourself so we can update all who want to know. Just fold and mail! Thank You. GRADUATE NEWS Name Nickname Class Mailing Address Occupation Firm Describe some facet of your work Date of marriage (write widowed, if widowed) Wife's college Names and ages of children (indicate college and Greek organization, if any) Class Sorority. Phi Gam relatives, college, year, and any formation about them. Civic or elective offices (indicate past or present). Clubs, societies, service organizations (indicate past and present and don't abbreviate). Comments: Positive or Negative. RUSH RECOMMENDATION Rushee's Name. Rushee's Address State Zip. Rushee's Phone Number Comments:. Your Name Year. \r\nChi lota of Phi Gamma Delta Non-Profit Org. 401 E. John St. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Champaign, IL 61820 Permit No. 622 Champaign, III. 1690728T 60 JEROME GRONIGER 21305 C ILL CLEARFIELO BROOKFIELD WI 1956 IW I960 COURT 53005 P ace Stamp Chi lota of Phi Gamma Delta 401 E. John St. Champaign, IL 61820 m