VOL. CXVII, No . 1 Phi Gamma Delta , DePauw University , Greencastle , Indiana OCTOBER , 1972 LAMBDA TAKES TOP PLEDGE CLASS With a better rushing attack than the Oklahoma football team , Lambda chapter brought in an outstanding crop of pledges this year. Combined spring and fall rush brought twentytwo new men into the oldest continuing chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. This year's pledge class ranges from the senior captain of the football team to a group of freshmen whose one consistent trait is an extremely high academic standing. All nineteen of t h i s year's freshmen ranked in the upper one-third of their class with seven placing in the top ten per cent. Our senior pledge is Tim Hreha , captain of the DePauw football team . In addition to his duties as a football defensive tackle, Tim is a history major from McKeesport, Pa. Lambda chapter recruited two other upperclass pledges: juniors Lonnie Blevins and Jim Vance. Lonnie is a math major from Indianapolis and will be an outstanding asset to the Fiji IM teams. Jim, also from Indianapolis, majors in chemistry and is a member of the American Chemical Society Chemistry Club at DePauw. Freshman pledges Tony Quinn and Tom Bierman both attended Central Catholic High School in Ft. Wayne and were All-City football players. They are valuable members of this year's DePauw squad. Tony also played three years of varsity baseball while Tom was a Junior Rotarian. From Kokomo comes Jack Ward, the freshman class's music major. Jack graduated from Haworth H.S. where he participated in numerous sports and performed in the school's male and mixed vocal groups. Anderson is the hometown of football player Steve Granger. In addition to football, Steve was a member of the Anderson Madison Heights PLEDGES: From left to right-First ro.w : Simon Benefield, Dwight Rounds, John Sterling, Steve Smith, Tim Sheridan, Doug Schmult. Second row: Larry Jent, Jim Vance, Steve Bailey., Doug Ruud, Mike Sexton, Jack Ward, George Row. Third row: Mike Mesch, Dan Sutherin, Hobson Kahl, Tony Quinn, Steve Granger, Tom Bierman. Fourth row: Lonnie Blevins, Tim Hreha. golf squad and participated in the Student Council. Pledges Larry Jent and Steve Smith hail from Indianapolis. Larry starred in football , wrestling, and track at Plainfield H.S. , and also served on the Student Council and as vicepresident of the Letterman's Club. Steve attended Arlington H.S. where he headed the award winning school paper staff. He also participated in baseball, golf, and received the Organization of Parents and Teachers award for service and scholarship. Steve is pledge class treasurer. Completing the Indiana contingent is Hobson Kahl from Charleston. "Hobsie" played both football and basketball for Silver Creek H.S. and belonged to the SC Letter Club. The Chicagoland area claims three members of the freshman class. Steve Howard, from Brother Rice High School, p 1 a y e d football and track. Steve also belonged to the National Honor Society and the Community Action Corporation. Mike Mesch from Glen Ellyn was an All-State football player and also wrestled for Glenboro West H.S . Doug Schmult from Winfield, participated in tennis, cross-country, and basketball at Chic ago West High School. Doug also received the Danforth Foundation Citizenship award. Mike Sexton wrestled for Ottawa High School in Ottawa , and has among his Fiji relatives one grandfather and three uncles. Freshman Tim Sheridan graduated fifth in a class on 160 at Monmouth H.S. in Monmouth, Illinois. Tim's activities included football, basketball, track, and National Honor Society. (Continued on Page 2) \r\nTHE PAGE 2 Fi ii House Mom Goes Lambda Mom Howard Lambda has done it again. Due to a combination of sagacity, good taste, and fantastic luck, we have as our new housemother Mrs. Gertrude Howard, formerly the Fiji housemothe r at Wittenberg: The departure of Mrs . Helen Kellogg last spring for what she mistakenly thought were t he greener fields of Butler University sparked a flurry of activity to find a replacement. F rom what has transpired since, it is obvious our search was blessed by angels. Mom Howard had already planned to leave the Wittenberg Fijis when news of our distress reached her . Being a true-blue ,or rather , ( true - purple) Fiji, she responde d to our call like the gallant soul she is. She visite d the house the weekend of Fiji Isle, and it was a mutual case of love at first sight. Of course , we lost no time at all in " ple dging" he r . Mom spe nt fi ve v ery fruitful years at Wittenberg, and due to her abundant supply of charm and grace she has won the he arts of all the Lambda Fij is. We hope her stay here will be long and happy , and may God bless he r heart. Don' t forget to make your r ese rvation for the NORRIS PIG DINNER at Lambda's de dication, October 28 . Mr . William Ze rman ( Michigan '49) , Exec utive S ecretary of Phi Gamma Delta , will be t he guest spea ker. We hope to see all our al u mni for this occasion . TIGER ocrrOBER , 1972 FIJI SCHOLASTICS HAVE TOP PRIORITY ONCE AGAIN -PLEDGES (Continued) After captaining both the crosscountry and track teams at Libertyville High School , Doug R uud has alr e ady become a stand-out on the De Pauw varsity cross-country team . Doug was also active in the school ne wspaper, National Honor Society , and the L etterman's Club. The pledge class preside nt is Dan Sutherin from B e dford, Ohio . D an participated on yearbook staff , le tterman's club , choir , and was Stude n t Senate president. Ste ve Bailey comes from Bluegrass country in Hopkinsville , K e ntucky , where h e was active in band, k ey club , and stude nt council. Steve also p layed for the basketball squad. Se cond generation DePauw student John Ste rling hails from St. Joseph , Michigan where he belonged to the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics honorary and was a varsity wrestler. From the north country in Milwaukee, Wisconsin comes tennis player George R ow. At Whitefish Bay H .S. George a lso participated in track and the yearbook . Dwight R ounds from R e dding, California, attende d b oth Sh ast and R. L. Steven son High S chools. He played tennis, golf, b aseball , a nd r eceived a grant from the California Scholarship F e deration. Lambda Fijis again excelled in scholarship during the 1971-72 aca demic year. Jim Stuart, '75, was elected to Phi Eta Sigma, the fr eshman m e n's honorary scholastic fraternity . Chri s DeGraw, '72 , was chosen for m embe rship in Phi Beta Kappa. The ove rall house cumulative grade point was above 2.9 , well over the all m en 's average. The prospects for this year look even brighte r with three probable Phi Beta Kappas and the addition of our great pledge class . Our study conditions have b een e nhanced by the construction of a new library-study room in the base m en t. But perhaps the most impressive aspect of our scholarship is the attitude taken by the brothers. The de sire to excel in scholarship is prevalent in the house . With the pride Lambda is taking in her scholarship , top academic achievement will b e ac h ieved again this year. The entire Lambda Chapter extends its condolen ces to G raduate B rother Edwin C. B oswell , J r ., '31 , upon the recent death of his wife, Rebabelle. To provide be,tter serv ice to the graduate chapter, w e request all graduates to complete the follow ing form and m ail to Bruce Morse Phi Gamma Delta, Greencastle, Indiana 461 35 ' Name & Class Offices Held I n House Old Stories (Feel free to use more paper) Present Address Presen t Occupa tion Recent News Comments on Paper O t her Comments ---------------------------------· \r\nOCTOBER, 1972 THE TIGER PAGE 3 FIJI AS I SEE IT Lambda 's Tiger Fiji is out once again after a brief dry spell. The Coon Plaque , given for the outstanding chapter publication, was in our trophy case only one year ago - we're shooting for it again. Much is new at Phi Garn this year. For the first time in a quarter century all the brothers are under one roof. It is a good feeling . We cannot possibly express our gratitude to those devote d and generous alums who made our new wing possible. We have set the dedication of this new wing to coincide with our Pig Dinner festivities October 28. Lambda is honored to announce that our speaker for this occasion will be the Executive Secretary - Editor of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta , Mr. William Zerman. All our brothers are invited to attend this exciting occasion - Please come. Lambda put on the best rush this falf that I have seen duiing my stay here. A sense of excitement seemed to pervade the whole house. It goes without saying that we have an outstanding pledge class. The outlook for the coming year is very optimistic as Lambda's problems of last year grow dimmer. The main obstacle in ' 71-'72 was the separated living conditions which came as a result of the "condemnation" of our Old House. Approximately 1/:i of the house was forced to live in University owned housing for the year . With brothers living out in town , there was a bre ak in the communcications chain, not to mention the chain of brotherhood. The separated living conditions did not deter us from winning the Hugh J. Baker, Jr. State Day Participation A ward last February. Both Lambda and our alums are proud of this accomplishment. Considering the adverse situation in which we found ourselves, things were going remarkably well during the year. However , during our Fiji Isle Dance , we ran into some trouble with the administration. On our traditional " bonerun," several of the brothers to o k liberties with some young ladies. The University decided to place us on a mild social probation for a year. Lambda's newly completed wing Retreat Continues Fiii Tradition Discussing the ideals and aims of the fraternity is a part of fraternal life too often overlooked. Lambda decided to take time and exchange various ideas concerning our fraternity. Forty undergraduates and nine alums departed forthe- 4-H Leadership Camp Friday evening, Sept. 8. We arrived in the backwoods to find our accomodations complete with running water and flush toilets. The brothers quickly unloaded their gear and started with a general meeting. In the first meeting our current social status as restricted by the University was discussed (see "As I See It") . The consensus opinion reached was that the house should strive to work within these restrictions, not only to placate the University , but more importantly to strengthen ourselves. We ended this important session about 11 :30. Not wanting to completely clean the grads, we knocked off the poker game at 2 p.m. Brothers Swanson ( ' 29) and Rogers ( '65) , while long on experience, proved the big losers for the night. The next morning section chief turned call boy Bill Miller ( Zeta '63) routed six of the hardier brothers for a trek down to the Wabash . One hour later, seven exhausted Fijis woke the remaining brothers for a warm breakfast and more meetings . Several topics were dealt with extensively during the morning. We discussed our extremely successful fall rush. Gradually the focus of the talk shifted to today's pledge training. The graauate Brothel'SjJrovi ~ several suggestions as to the best way to integrate the new men into our house. Later the group discussed fraternity ritual and alumni relations. Many constructive ideas were brought forth in both of these sessions. We broke for lunch and a quick game of football. Brother Fairchild ( '62), rumored to have lost a step or two , disproved all such notions as he led the good guys to a thrilling 13-12 victory. The entire group got together once again and briefly recapped all we had talked about. All those involved considered the weekend retreat a valuable experience well worth continuing in the future . Lambda would like to warmly thank graduate brothers Miller , Dirks, Vickery, Swanson, Miles, Crowder , Rogers , and Fairchild for their generous help in making the retreat possible. Editors Lambda is working within this probation with a singleness of purpose to become the number one Phi Gamma De lta chapter. And, as I see it, we haven't far to go . Paul C. VanBoo ve n Presid ent Dane L . Hartley, '74 Bruce Morse, '74 Contributors ____ Doug Long, '73 ; Mark Mills, '73; Paul VanBooven, '73 ; Jim Stuart, '75 ; Steve Smith , '76 Photographer _ Steve Vicke ry , '73 \r\nTHE PAGE 4 TIGER FIJI OCTOBER, 1972 '72- '7 3 /M's To Top Last Year's 3rd tition . Last year was no exception as Fiji copped third in the over-all standings. Highlights were the golf championship, a second place in basketball , a fourth in softball, a second in tennis and high finishes in handball and ping pong. Doug Reynolds led the Fiji linksters with a 73 and was followed by Tom Wood , ' 73 , Curt Stucky , '72 , and Steve Doyle , '73 , who were all under 80. Wade Nichols , '72, and Mike Bleck , ' 72 , were the standouts for Fiji in basketball. Nichols provided valuable scoring and r ebounding. Bleck's running mate at guard was Denny Logan, '74. Other m en who saw action were Stucky , Williams, Quick , and Jim Stuart, ' 75. Fallen Beta begs for life as Tracy Tra'ynor prepares for kill. As the leaves begin to fall from the many trees in Greencastle, the fall intramur:il ~ ea~o n moves into full swing. At the moment, the Fiji's are battling for the football, tennis and golf crowns. Ping pong and volleyball start in the near future . The Fiji gridiron team has a record of 4-1 with the only loss coming to league-l e ading Beta in the initial outing 21-0 . Since then , Lambda has won four straight and allowed only two touchdowns. After the opening loss, Lambda got on track as they tipped LXA 13-8. Butch Williams, '74, tossed two aerials: one to Tom Swanger , ' 76 , and the other to Bob Mount, '74, for touchdowns. Longden fell next, but misfortune struck against Sigma Chi as the Fiji quarterback , Butch Williams, suffered a broken jaw that has put him out of action for six weeks. Williams directed the first score as Rob Schumaker, '74, got the touchdown. After William's unfortunate injury, Lonnie Blevins, '74, took over and found Schumaker two more times in the endzone for scores. The final score was Fiji 19 - Sig Chi 6. "Phi Delt was the next victim as Lambda rolled 19-0. Mount got the first score when he picked off an errant Phi Delt pass and traveled 20 yards for 6 points. Doug Long , '73 , was on the receiving e nd of the Blevins pass that accounted for the second score and John Sterling, ' 76 , got the final touchdown on a 50 yard sleeper play from Blevins. Defense has been the strong factor for Lambda. Steve Howard, '76, and Mike Sexton , '76 , and Jev Conover anchor the defense line. The deep backs are Mount, Swanger, Ed Martin, ' 73 , Brian Quick, ' 74, and Schumaker. Phi Gamma Delta is also doing quite well in tennis. Randy Sinn, '73, is in the second round in first singles. George Row , ' 76, and Blevins are in second round in first doubles. Martin and Doug Schmult have advanced to the third round . Unfortunately , Williams, who is the top Fiji tennis player, is unable to play because of his football mishap. Tony VanSeventer , '73, and Jev Conover, ' 74 , also played but lost their opening match. Hopes are also high for defending the golf title that Lambda won so convincingly last year. Last year's squad averaged 78 a man and beat the other 14 living units by 20 strokes. Chris Doran, '75, Steve Smith, ' 76 , Dwight Rounds, '76, and Dane Hartley, ' 74, will be the linksters for Lambda. Phi Gamma Delta has been traditionally strong in intramural compe- For the second year in a row , Lambda did well in softball as they rallied behind the pitching of Bill Arends, ' 72 . Ed Martin handled the catching chores and the infield was composed of Williams at first , Fred Ellis, '73, at second, Stucky, and Swanger. The outfield was made up of Dane Hartley, '74, Quick, and Bleck. Mike Williams, Brooke Hollis and the doubles team of Bill Anderson and Long enabled the Fijis to take second behind the faculty in IM tennis. Williams got second in second singles, Hollis a third in first singles and Long and Anderson a third in second doubles . Jim Koerner paced the Fijis to high finishes in wrestling and handball. Koerner won an individual crown in wrestling for the third consecutive year. In ping pong, the doubles team of Williams and Reynolds took second doubles. With last year's experience and a new crop of talent, Lambda again will be fighting for the intramural championship in '72-'73. Don't forget to make your reservation for the NORRIS PIG DINNER at Lambda's dedication , October 28. Mr. William Zerman (Michigan '49), Executive Secre- ' tary of Phi Gamma Delta, will be the guest speaker . We hope to see all our alumni for this occasion.