VOLUME II NO. 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Parents Day Letter From The President With the spring semester already half over, many things have happened that have kept the chapter very active during this period. A new com mittee system went into effect at the beginning of the year in hopes to get the chapter involved in more events, both inside the chapter and out, and has already brought many changes and additions to the chapter. A Pig Dinner for graduates and Mississippi Fijis, a parents day for all Sigma Mu parents, an open house for the people of the sur rounding area, a twice a month newsletter to all of the Phi Gamms in the state, and the best sports season ever, are just a few of the things that have been worked on or accomplished during the early months of 1972. The Sigma Mu Chapter at Mississippi State University has come such a long way during its young existence. Hard work, much time, and a great deal of money have amounted to build a chapter that all of the Fijis in this state can be very proud SPRING 1972 Sigma Mu's first Parents Day was held on March 25th and turned out to be a most successful and rewarding event. The attendance by both par ents and brothers was outstanding and the overall response could not have been better. The day began with a luncheon at the Holiday Inn in Starkville, highlighted with a speech by Dr. Thomas H. Williams, our Section Chief. Dr. Williams' talk created much interest and discussion among the parents and hopefully convinced them of the relevance of our fraternity. After the lunch eon, many parents attended the annual spring game on the Mississippi State campus, which was then followed by an open house at the Fiji house. With the overwhelming success of our first Parents Day we hope to continue this event in the years to follow. The brothers of Sigma Mu Chapter would like to thank all of the parents and especial ly Dr. and Mrs. Williams for making our first Parents Day a memorable one. of. With the Pig Dinner just around the comer it is my hope and the hopes of this chapter that the New IFC President Phi Gamms in Mississippi will come look at our Elections for new Interfraternity Council of ficers were recently held last month and the bro thers are proud to announce that Franklin Myers, our Corresponding Secretary, was elected President. Franklin is a sophomore from Petal, Mississippi, and has been very active in the I.F.C. government chapter and see just what has been done and where we are headed. Please make a special effort to at tend the dinner and learn something of this new chapter at "State" and help us prove once again the saying, "Not for College Days Alone". Fraternally, Greg Mann President for the past two years. The brothers know that he will do an excellent job throughout the next year. This marks the second time in the last three years that the Fijis have been represented by an I.F.C. President. \r\nBULLDOG FIJI PAGE TWO SPRING 1972 I wcLn~l^ |Ota.,~torMoI^RJS j PIG DIMKieRt )/ Pig Dinner Schedule of Events Cocktails: 4:00-6:30 at the Phi Gamma Delta House in Starkville. 207 West Lampkin Street. Sigma Mu's third annual Norris Pig Dinner will be held on April 15 in Columbus. Our guest speaker will be Charlie Graham, former Field Secre tary for Phi Gamma Delta, who was very influen tial in the founding of our chapter. Invitations were sent out several weeks ago and many re sponses have already been received. This dinner will be the highlight of the semester and if you have not sent in your invitation, we incourage you to do so before the 15th. The brothers are greatly looking forward to meeting all of the Sigma Mu graduates, as well as all of the Fijis in Mississippi who will be attendThere is a story about Gary Player, the pro golfer, blasting the ball out of a bunker and into the hole. "That was lucky," remarked a spectator. "Yes," replied Player. "But, you know, the more I practice the luckier I get." Dinner: 7:30 p.m. at the Downtowner Inn in Colum bus. Introductions Doxology Bringing in the Pig Fiji Year in Review Awards and Presentations Guest Speaker An Exiles Toast When College Songs MSU vs. Ole Miss Baseball Game We would like to remind everyone that on the night before the Pig Dinner, April 14, there will be a baseball game between Mississippi State and Ole Miss at Dudy Noble Field. We encourage all graduates and Fijis to come up a day early and enjoy the game with us on Friday night. \r\nPAGE THREE BULLDOG FIJI SPRING 1972 Spring Rush Gains Seven Seven young men have donned the white star this semester: Jan Clark, Junior, Lucedale, Miss.; Marshall Mowdy, junior. Meridian, Miss.; David Mulholland, freshman, Jackson, Miss.; Ronnie Rutland, junior, Monticello, Miss.; Steve Price, freshman, Tupelo, Miss.; Thomas Wiley, Jr., Tupelo, Miss.; and John Wallace, freshman, Como, Miss. Sigma Mu Initiates Eleven Men Eleven links were added to the Golden Chain at the beginning of this semester: Tommy Cotton, junior, Tchula, Miss.; James Davis, sophomore, Indianola, Miss.; David Gaddis, freshman. Forest, Miss.; Ped Hooper, freshman, Columbus, Miss.; Leigh Hummer, freshman, Macon, Miss.; Kenneth Krohn, freshman, Biloxi, Miss.; Billy Martin, freshman, Vicksburg, Miss.; Porter Robinson, freshman, Como, Miss.; Robert Siedell, Sophomore, Dallas, Texas; Kyle Steward, fresh man, Pontotoc, Miss.; Jerry Welch, senior, Ellisville. Miss. Spring Pledge Class This semester's pledge class began with three outstanding men and has grown to a current seven in strength. The class just recently finished its kservice project, an Easter egg hunt for the Critz 'street Mental Retardation School, and is now working on its money making project for the chap ter. Along with these two projects, the pledges will also do some type of service for the house, which involves either purchasing something for the house or working on the actual house itself. The brothers are proud of this Spring semester's pledge class and know that they will go on to even greater accomplishments before the semester is over. Number One! This past fall semester the Phi Gams at Mis sissippi State were again number one in grades in the Greek System. The overall average was 2.95 on a 4.00 scale, which was the highest grades in the history of the chapter. The actives finished with a 3.021 and the pledges with a 2.777, highest among all pledge classes at State. This marks the sixth straight time the Fijis at State have finished number one and we are hoping to make it seven this semester! BULLDOG FIJI STAFF Sigma M.u Officers President Greg Mann Treasurer Tom Halford Recording Secretary Ray Jordan Corresponding Secretary Franklin Myers Historian Sidney Prosser Purple Legionnaire Larry Blankenship Editor Contributors Kyle Steward Greg Mann, Jon Naugher, Bryan Graham, David Gaddis \r\nPAGE FOUR SPRING 1972^ BULLDOG FIJI Fiji Sports The Phi Gamms here at MSU have just closed out the most successful season in their short his tory. The FIJI five compiled a 7-3 record which was good enough to make it to the playoffs. They lost a heart-breaker there to Pi Kappa Alpha. The score was 35-34. That same Pike team went on to the finals before losing. We are proud of the fine showing this year and next year promises to be even better. Volleyball season is around the comer and we will field a very spirited team. Enthusiasm is also high for Softball and tennis later on in the semes ter. The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Chapter Mailing Service 1757 N STREET, N.W. Washington,D.C. 20036 ^ ^PR 7 CO A;4 . Q-7 Third Class Return Requested