ROSE FUJI VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1 DELTA COLONY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA AUGUST, 1969 ROSE COLONY OBTAINS BARHYDT HOUSE One of the Delta Colony’s major goals was finally realized when on July 11, our house corporation, The Tau Iota Founda- tion, Inc., officially acquired our new home. Located along Indiana State Univer- sity’s fraternity row, near the heart of Terre Haute, Barhydt House, as we call it, has quite a history. It was one of the finest and most modern houses in the city when it was built in 1923. The original owner, Mr. Barhydt, built his home and the Ind- iana Theater at the same time. The house is every bit as ornate as the theater. The vaulted ceiling and oak paneling in the entrance; the stained glass windows in the upper stairway; the chandeliers in the dining room; the marble fireplace in the living room; and even the plastered ceiling in the coal bin all point to the excellence of taste and the attention to detail of the builder. The achievement of the purchase of this house is the culmination of the work of the Colony since its very origin. Many months of hard work went into the selec- tion of the Barhydt House, obtaining approval of the Rose Board of Managers to buy and occupy the house and to ar- range the legal details associated with the actual purchase. Although the absence of a third floor rules out a traditional dorm, the combina- tion of six bedrooms on the second floor and a number of newly constructed base- ment rooms will make the house suitable for a maximum of thirty men. Basement construction and general re- modeling is being very ably guided by graduate brother Robert J. Harker (lowa State ‘43). In time the very large garage, which already has heat, running water and a finished ceiling, will be remodeled into a lounge or possibly a chapter room. Acquisition of this fine home would not have been possible without the confi- dence and financial aid extended to us by the Board of Archons of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. Likewise, we are grate- ful to our house corporation, and its Exec- utive Board. Special appreciation is due graduate brothers Donald R. Mighell (Texas ‘56), William R. Miller (Indiana ‘61) and Robert J. Harker (Iowa State ‘43) for their tire- less effort week after week in supervising the remodeling, unloading beds, dressers and desks, and for helping to chop down rare trees while landscaping the front lawn. The Delta Colony wishes to ex- press its most sincere thanks to all those who have aided us to reach our goal. SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHTS OUR FIRST YEAR AS A COLONY The Delta Colony of Phi Gamma Delta placed first of six fraternities on the Rose campus in the 1968-69 scholarship com- petition with a 2.983 average, on a 4.000 scale. Second place was won by Lambda Chi Alpha with a 2.865. In addition the Fijis won top honors in both the Fall and Winter quarters, with averages of 3.007 and 3.046, respectively. Spring quarter rankings found Lambda Chi Alpha first with a 3.013 and the Phi Gam- ma Delta Colony in second place with a 2.903 average. Prospects of regaining first place are quite high since only one Colony member was among the 1969 graduating class. Fur- ther, the Colony members have a signifi- cant lead in overall accumulative grade point averages. Outstanding contributors to the Colo- ny’s scholastic successes include its seven Tau Beta Pi members pictured below, and previous and present freshman Bronze Heminway Medal winners Bruce P. Will- iams ‘70, Thomas A. Dehne ‘71, Steven C. Gobel ‘71, and James H. Graham ‘72. Bro- ther Dehne also qualified for the Paul N. Bogart Award, given annually to the best sophomore student, by earning all A’s for the year. \r\nPage Four THE ROSE FIJI August, 1969 SOCIAL CALENDAR The Social Calendar for the 1968-1969 year began with a Trade Party with the Alpha Sigma Alpha’s from Indiana State University. Since this was our first experience with Trade Parties and we found ourselves hosting a rather unique function. But much to the surprise of many it was an arousing success and it placed the Rose Fijis on the map in eyes of the ISU sororities. The rest of the quarter consisted of only a few date parties, but the next quarter was filled with Trade Parties, as we had one with the Zeta Tau Alphas, the Tri-Dels, and the Sigma Kappas. All in all we made a real success of our adventures and to some extent revolutionized the “Trade Party”. The third quarter was rather light in social activities due to the great quantity of non- fraternity functions. Yet this quarter will never be forgotten because we held our first “Fiji Island” whi turned out to be the grandest affair of the year. Preceding activities consisted of a visit from Chief Fiji (admirably played by Brother Gary Groff) and his friend the Tiki Witch Doctor (graciously played by Brother Tom Jackson), to all Saint Mary’s-of-the- Woods and Indiana State University sor- ority girls. Both were ably assisted by Brother Ed Dye who acted as Master of Ceremonies. These brothers presented the girls with their own official invitation to Fiji Island 1969, and a colony gift to each girl consisting of two yards of cloth, just the right amount for making two cos- tumes - a his and a hers. The actual “Fiji Island” began on Fri- day night, May 16, at Brother Al Wernz’s Farm. With good beverages, good hot dogs, good background music, a beautiful beach, and a warm fire, the night turned out to be an unforgettable evening for all concern- ed. There seemed to be a lack of conver- sation, but under each blanket you could hear an occasional whisper. Saturday night was a slightly different story. It began with dinner and a good bit of laughter and conversing, and it ended with only half of those in attendance be- ing too occupied to be back on the beach where the other half were romping and stomping to the sounds of “The City Limit”. Official activities included presentation of leighes to each girl and the ‘Scimpiest Costume Contest’ which was won by Brother Jim Graham and his date. In between times we found ourselves rowing back and forth to the island which was quite entertaining if you let someone like Brother Gary Groff row. Gary had a fantastic time trying to shake Brother Ed Dye’s date off the swinging bridge sus- pended across the lagoon, and when the rain began to fall, Gary really enjoyed running in between the rain drops waiting for the rain to subside. Finally, as the last boat rowed ashore everyone looked back on an evening certain to be talked about for years to come. And now as the Delta Colony looks ahead to next year’s program there is a fuller and much more crowded calendar of social events. So far the calendar con- sists of two or three Trade Parties per quarter, plus Fiji Island, a Purple Garter, Fiji Olympics, and maybe even a Jefferson Duo. NORRIS PIG DINNER The Rose Delta Colony participated in their first Norris Pig Dinner on May 1, 1969. The private dining room of Rose Polytechnic Institute’s Hulman Memorial Union hosted all members and guests as the festivities began. When brothers Loren ‘Chef Doyle and Tom Hendrickson carried the magnificent porker into the assembly everyone prepared for the evening to come. Towards the end of the dinner, graduate brother Donald Mighell, president of the Terre Haute graduate chapter, presented a report and Brother Boy Meyer, colony president, summarized the Colony’s acti- vities during the past year. The evening came to a close with a stirring speech from Brother Joseph Carney, (Depauw “50) our Section Chief. He spoke about the fraternity system and Phi Gamma Delta’s place among fraternities. OUR GRADUATE BROTHER Daniel J. Phelps ‘69, the only senior in the first year of the Delta Colony, cli- maxed his 4 years at Rose by being award- ed the B. S. in physics and a reserve com- mission as 2nd Lt. in the United States Army. Graduating with high honors and sec- ond in a class of more than 200, Dan demonstrated academic achievement. He realized the importance of extra curricu- lar activities by his participation in several intramural sports. In addition to being a member of the Rose Band, Dan served the band as both president and vice president. In addition to being selected as the outstanding junior physics major, ne served the Physics Club as its secretary-treasurer. Others of his offices included those of Sigma Pi Sigma and Tau Beta Pi. Dan received an honorable mention from the Woodrow Wilson National Fel- lowship Foundation, the American Legion Scholarship Award, National Defense Transportation Association Award and the Rose Superior Cadet Award. As a charter member of the Delta Co- lony at Rose, Dan was one of its most active and dedicated members. He served as Treasurer, but more importantly, he served as an inspiration to the younger members, and showed them the spirit of the fraternity. Although Dan is a graduate research assistant in physics at the University of Illinois, working toward the Ph. D., he still returns to assist in the remodeling of the new house when time permits. Phi Gamma Delta 1757 N St., N.W. Washington , D.C. 20036 THIRD CLASS RETURN REQUESTED