SPRING-1965 PI MU CHAPTER \1C -r Volume VI, No. 3 PHI OA Pig Dinner Report • y'-fu The 15th Annual Norris Pig Dinner which was held March 20, at the local Whelan Grange, was very successful and a good time was had by all Grad uate Brothers attending from out of town along with the active Brothers here on campus. Brothers from out of town were Ray Hard ('57), San Jose, California; Walt Gould ('64), Waco, Texas; Ray Lehey ('58), Eugene, Ore gon; Wayne Craythorne ('61), Post Falls, Idaho; Sheldon Forest ('55), Lewiston; Dick Clarke ('56), Bellevue; Curt Lange ('55), Bellevue; Bob Higgens ('56), Bellevue; Jim Potts ('55), Lamont; George Smith ('63), Spokane; Rawlee Ridgeway ('61), Bellevue; and Dave Porter ('62). Special guests were Mr. H. W. Clarke (Michigan, '39) from Spokane and our Guest Speaker Mr. George Fshelman (Zeta Deuteron, '43) from Bellevue. The program began with an opening 1 address by Toastmaster Corky King ('65) which was followed by the "Wel come to Alumni and Ceremony Initiates" by Bill Clarke ('65). The "Response by Alumni" was given by Dick Clarke ('56) who reviewed his days at 402 Oak and many of the events which stood out in his mind such as "dancing uphill and downhill in the living room and having to ban the Bunny Hop for fear the floor Receiving the Outstanding Senior Award is Corky King ('65). Presenting the award is Mark Longmeier ('66). Seated at the table on the left is George Exhelman, Zeta Dueteron ('43), the keynote speaker, and on the right Dick Clarke ('56) who gave the "Response by Alumni." Bill Clarke (Pi Mu '65). Tau Iota Tau was passed on to Vic Swan ('63) by Phil Smith ('66). Board Of Chapter ter's plans for building a new house. Following the awards, George Fshel man gave an address which was titled Advisors Formed Jim Goldsworthy ('68) gave an enlight "117-100-25-15." ening "Response by Ceremony Initiate." for, respectively: the age of the National, might give way." Brother Clarke con tinued by encouraging the active chap ter to continue in the pattern set before it and also supported the active chap Several awards were given during the evening. The "Outstanding Senior Award" went to Corky King ('65) and the "Outstanding Pledge Award" was presented to Chuck Dorsey ('67). A special award "The Silver Owl Certifi cate," given by the National in recog nition of 25 years of membership in Phi Gamma Delta, was awarded to Mr. H. W. Clarke (Michigan '39) by his son. The numbers stand the number of years after the founding of the National that Pi Mu became a colony, the number of years he has been an active member of the fraternity, and our 15th Annual Norris Pig Dinner. At the conclusion of the dinner the Brothers returned to the Chapter House for an informal evening of fraternalizing and discussing plans for returning next year. Pi Mu now has a formal Board of Chapter Advisors composed of five local Fijis. Up till now, we were one of the 17 chapters out of 91 who did not have this Board. Members of the new Board are Brothers George Smith (Pi Mu '63), H. W. Clarke (Michigan '39), Red Smith, (Sigma Tau '49), Bob Fckberg (Pi Mu '63) and Don Smith (Mu Iota '49) who is our Purple Legionnaire and serves as an ex-officio member. (Continued on page 3) \r\nPage 2 COUGAR FIJI Spring, 1965 COUGAR Presidenfs Letter FIJI Vol. VI, No. 3 After another typical Pullman winter, the much-awaited "spring Editors Spring, 1965 . Mick McLean, Bob Dzurick' thaw" has finally arrived, bringing with it the end of a great year for Pi Mu. Although we haven't been able to change the weather (and Contributors we've been trying), we have done quite a bit to improve the climate here on Opal Street. Perhaps the best way to describe the past twelve months would be to say that they have made up a year of many "firsts." In its first year of operation, our new Summer Rush Program proved even more pros perous than our wildest dreams. Combined with a strong rush through the first semester, it brought us 22 new men, filled the house to over capacity, and set our House Manager dancing with pure joy. This year's rush chairman is already planning his "attack" and we are confident that with the support of you "old grads" next fall will bring a repeat performance of this year's success. Another "first" was the acquisition of several fine Freshman Ath letes, something we have been almost void in until now. They include three football players, all on scholarships, one trackman, and one man on the Freshman baseball squad. Even we "armchair athletes" have had a good season as our intramural teams, although not always on top, have been strong and respected competitors in every major sport. Even though our chapter life has been set to the tune of that old song "There'll Be Some Changes Made," we've managed to do all of the above without sacrificing too much of our former glory in other areas. Spearheaded by Brothers Chuck Doland as President of the YMCA and Chairman of the Cross Campus Alliance Political Party, Bill Clarke as second vice-president of the "Y" and vice-president of the junior class, Ed Goldsworthy as chairman of the student Publications Board, Corky King as vice-president of the Interfratemity Council, and a score of The COUGAR FIJI is the official publication of Pi Mu Chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. It is published semi-annually as authorized by the Acts of the Ekklesia. Correspondence may be addressed to Chair man of Publication, 1704 Opal, Pullman, Washington. other brothers active in student body committee work, politics, and pub lication. Fijis were again linked with every area of campus affairs. Next fall promises to bring more of the same with Brothers Roger Cockerline. Ken Hirst, Gordon McLean and Cal Souther leading the pack as Secretary of IFC, second vice-president of the YMCA, secretary of the "Y" and Chairman of the student body Program Evaluation Com mittee, respectively. In spite of all this prosperity, it doesn't seem logical that every thing we touched turned to gold. It didn't. Fall semester saw us taking a slight "nosedive" scholastically. We dropped from our customary spot in the top ten fraternities to a mediocre 15th out of 33 living groups. However, with true Fiji spirit (mixed with a liberal dose of plain panic) we have instituted a new scholarship program and are con fident that this semester will see us back on top where we belong. There are many other things, too numerous to mention, to which we can point with pride. Primarily due to the interest of you Graduate Brothers in sending in news items, this is the first year we have pub lished a Winter Edition of the Cougar Fiji. We have established, again with your support, a badly-needed board of Chapter Advisors and, as one of the high points of a successful Pig Dinner this year, a Graduate Brother Fund to help provide those dollars we never seem to have enough of. But perhaps more important than all of the above, this year marks the realization of a dream we have had for quite some time. With the aid of Brother Calvin N. Souther Sr. (Michigan '27), we ha^Ye made great strides toward the building of a new chapter house. All in all, the year has been a real purple-blooded delight, particu larly for me, because it spells the end of four years of active brother hood. I will always be thankfkul that, along with every other brother, both active and graduate, I have had the opportunity to play some small part in Pi Mu's continuing history of growth and success. I'm mighty proud to be a Fiji. PERGE! Fraternally yours, THE PRESIDENT Roger King, Bob Iverson Mark Longmeier, Corky King RUSH LETTER Once again another successful year is drawing to a close here at Pi Mu. It is that time again to begin the search for men that measure up to the Fiji stand ards. We are carrying our summer rush program into its second year. Last year's newly initiated summer rush has fin ally put Pi Mu on an even basis with the several other fraternities on cam pus which have used this program for some years. It has also helped us ob tain a pledge class numbering twentytwo, one of the largest the house has seen. Many of the names used for summer rush are obtained by the active broth ers, but we need your help. Since we can not cover all parts of the state, we would appreciate it if you might send us the names of anyone whom you think. measures up to Fiji material and will at-| tend W.S.U. next year. During my travels this summer, I may be in your area and I may stop by to talk to you so that the brothers in the house will have some idea how the graduate brothers are doing. Thank you. Perge! Mark Longmeier Rush Chairman Box 87 Lind, Washington Fiji Marriages Dave Menig ('63) to Miss Leslie Allen from Oklahoma at Ft. Sill on April 3, 1965. Gerry Davis ('58) to Miss Linda Kiley of Wilkes-Booth, Kentucky, in April. Carl Kretschmar ('65) to Miss Monya Fillinger in Tacoma on June 5, 1965. Rich King ('65) to Miss Sandy Berglund in Tacoma on June 26, 1965. Bob Adams ('63) to Miss Punky Haberlin in St. Paul, Minnesota, May 21. Vic Swan ('63) to Miss Susan Berry in Everett on June 19, 1965. Five Initiated This spring, five new brothers were added to the mystic folds of Phi Gamma Delta. These new brothers are Charles, Dorsey, a sophomore from Wapato; Rob ert Dzurick, Mercer Island; Jim Golds-^ worthy, Washington, D. C.; Scott Mar tin, Seattle; and Ray Power, Burling ton. \r\nPI MU FIJIS Gerry Davis ('58) has been in Phila delphia for nearly 21/2 years working as a Personnel Officer for the Fire Dept., and working on his Master's Degree in Government from the University of Pennsylvania. Brother Davis will grad uate in May and is getting married to Miss Linda Kiley of Wilkes-Booth, Penn. 2nd Lt. Jerry Corderman ('64) is sta tioned in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, with the 16th Armor Group which provides sup port to the Armor school and the sup plies and equipment, etc., used in in struction. Wes Edens ('55) is working for the Corps of Engineers in Seattle. Wes Cole ('62) is presently stationed in Okinawa with the Army. Larry Miller ('59) is working in the new Bon Marche Store in Tacoma. James Mock ('59) is stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, and is a dentist in the 97th Army Hospital. Ben Clumpner ('51) was transferred from Sears in 'Tacoma Brother Clumpner and the Tacoma area to California. other Fijis in have been active in starting Delta Colony of Phi Gamma Delta at University of Puget Sound. Bill Sharp ('57), after completing his Master's at Madison, Wisconsin, has moved to Olympia where he is presently the Executive Secretary of the Washing ton State Board of Pharmacy. Rawlee Ridgeway ('61) recently married Miss Jill Ann Furse of Seattle in Portland. EVERYWHERE getting a lot of experience. Ray Lehey ('58) is presently with the Sales De partment of Johnson's Wax in Eugene, Oregon. Ray Hard ('57) is a Civilian Auditor for the Army in San Jose, Calif. It is reported that Allan Broehl ('54) is with the U. S. Dept. of Labor in South America. Rich Slocum ('60) has re cently been promoted and is now work ing in the headquarters for Social Se curity in Baltimore, Maryland. Earl Muir ('54) is an Associate in an Archi tect's Office in Seattle, the same firm he has been with for eight years. (Earl reports that his boss is a D.U. and that they are presently designing a new D. U. house for the University of Washintgon. (Maybe we can get some ideas from Earl for our new house.) Received word from Kelly Montfort ('63) who reports he may sign a contract to teach school another year down in New Orleans. Dick Jensen ('59) has taken a position as Assistant Dean of Men at the Uni versity of California. (Wonder if the "Free Speech" movement gave Dick any trouble?) Chuck Diesen ('62) just graduated from law school in March at the U of W and will soon be putting in his time with Uncle Sam. Gordon Dean Range (WSMR), New Mexico. Brother Dean now lives in El Paso, Texas. The an administrative Pi Mil Honor Roll 3.64 Vigo Anderson 3.40 William Clarke 3.27 Jerry Cutshall 3.25 Victor Swan 3.25 Charles Dorsey Yost attended Stanford on a be reappointed. The Advisory Board will advise with the active chapter, the house-corporation, and with the Section Lost Addresses Chief on matters pertaining to the wel fare of the chapter. Other duties include that of helping organize our annual Norris Pig Dinner and making annual re John Camerly ('52) Gerry Dahmen ('55) Rawson ('51) Rouse ('54) Shelchuk ('52) Smith ('60) 3.17 -3.00 3.00 (Continued from page 1) Each advisor is appointed for a term of not more than three years and may sition similar to a "specialized graduate Ron Jim Bill Bob 3.21 .3.20 3.20 Chapter Advisors student," doing a lot of traveling and Ken Hicky ('57) set Yost on his fine achievement. California Division of Forestry in a po-» Rich Huggins ('64) has John Wellsandt Brother trainee with the Chrysler Corporation at their Los Angeles assembly plant. 2nd Lt. Rod Briggs ('62) is stationed at a HAWK Missile base in Germany. Dale Wierman ('63) is working for the k Service scholarship for a year's study before entering Duke University. Brother Yost is presently working towards his doc torate degree at Duke. Although we are a bit late, the men of Pi Mu wish to congratulate Brother is a Washington and will graduate in June. I Park We have just received word that last year Brother John Yost ('58) was named a Duke Fellow with a stipend of $3,400 for the academic year 1963-64. It is reported that this is the highest fellowship Duke University awards. Following graduation from W.S.U. of Medical school at the University of Ken David ('52) Jim Donley ('61) Tom Graedel ('60) National 1967 as the date for completion of a small museum in the area, for which Brother Combes' report will provide in formation about the early settlement. Yost Named Duke Fellow pharmacist in Pasadena, Calif. Bob Higsrins ('56) is finishing up his fourth year is lee Dam recreation area where the Co lumbia and Spokane rivers meet. Armand Ahrendt Richard Illias production company. Tim Hopf ('61) is working on his PhD. in Speech back at ('61) The work, conducted by Brother John Combes ('60), staff archeologist here at WSU, revealed that the fort, which stood from 1880-1882, was the first Fort Spokane which lies in the Grand Cou Curtis Amo Carl Kretschmar mercial Photography. He is presently a partner in Dannlee Productions, a movie Jim Reece tional Park Service. Abort Tests at the White Sands Missile Research Engineer at Boeing in Seattle. Curt Lang ('55) is living in Bellevue and is Office Manager for Pacific Fruit and Produce. Gail Gurney ('62), after working for the Peace Corps in (IJuatemala where he met his wife. Miss Janet Clow of Datyon, Oregon, (also a Peace Corps worker), returned to Santa Bar bara to attend Brooks to major in Com ('55) The history of one of the oldest mili tary settlements in Washington, ob tained from excavation and studies by the WSU anthropology department, is almost ready for submittal to the Na Lee Rogers I at the wedding. Brother Ridgeway is a Tom Cooney Early Fort Spokane is on the launch team for the Apollo Brother Dave Porter ('62) was an usher Penn. State. Brother Combes Finds ports to the National on the condition Cal Souther ('67) acts as toastmaster at the Yale Marrett Party, "Yale for President." Yale Marrett, a character from a recent novel, had two wives of the active chapter. which lived under the same roof. For the party each Fiji had two dates. The ialize and wishes to thank those Broth ers who volunteered their services for party was a great success. the Fraternity. Pi Mu certainly appreciates having this Board which will be particularly important if our building plans mater \r\nPage 4 Spring, 1965 COUGAR FIJI SOCIAL EVENTS. ELEVEN TO GRADUATE Bruce Kelleran ('65) will graduate with a degree in Building Theory and Practice. Brother Kelleran is an affil atchee Valley College. Brother Cutshall has served the house as Rush Chairman, Pledge Class President, and was award ed Outstanding Pledge. In campus activ Pi Mu's second semester social calen dar is one of the best ever. Our pledge class looks forward to their weekly Wednesday evening exchanges with the iated member of this chapter, having been initiated at the University of Colo ities rado. Bruce was on the house honor roll for three semesters and a member Class Treasurer, Engineering Coordin ating Council Representative for A. S. of the Freshman Honorary at Colorado. CE and a member of a local dance band. February 20th, our annual formal dance, "Deep Purple," was held. The Ed Goldsworthy ('64) will receive his degree in Civil Engineering. Brother Goldsworthy was awarded the Out the hard work of the whole house. Dave Brother Cutshall was Freshmen On the hill Bruce has been active in many clubs and campus activities. Corky King ('65) is receiving a B.A. in General Studies. Brother Kang will study at Penn State University next year under an assistantship in the Speech Department. Brother King held the following house offices: President, Recording Secretary, and two years on the House Cabinet. Brother EZing has also received the James H. Duncan Cup for Scholarship Improvement and this year was awarded the Outstanding Sen ior Award. On the hill Brother King was active in the IFC, Publications Board and other ASWSU Committees. Richard King ('64) will receive a de gree in Social Studies Education. Broth er King has served the house as Pledge Trainer, House President, and was awarded the Outstanding Pledge Award. Brother King was chairman of the IFC Workshop last year and was in both the marching and concert band his fresh man year. Carl Kretschmar ('65) will graduate this June in Accounting. Brother Krets chmar has accepted a Teaching Assist antship at Indiana for graduate work in Business. In addition to graduating this June, Brother Kretschmar is one of the brothers to be married this summer (see Fiji Marriages). Ray Maxson ('65) will receive his de gree in Chemical Engineering. Brother Maxson is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary and is very active in the YMCA having served with the Y Building For Brotherhood in India one summer. Brother Maxson is also President of the campus YMCA. Brother Maxson will attend grad school at the University of Idaho next year. Vic Swan ('63) will graduate this June as a Registered Pharmacist. Broth er Swan is a Pharmacy member of Kappa Psi Honorary and A. Ph. A. Brother Swan has served on the Alum Relations Committee and was once ed itor of this newsletter. Brother Swan has also been a chapter officer and is the Delta Phi Gamma Corporation Sec retary-Treasurer. Brother Swan has served on several ASWSU Committees and on IFC Committees. Jay Bernard ('63) will receive his de gree this June in Foreign Languages. Brother Bernard has received the James H. Duncan Cup for scholarship improve ment. On the hill Brother Bernard was active in the Expanded Executive Coun cil of the Student Government. Jerry Cutshall ('64) will graduate in August at the completion of Civil Engi neering Summer Camp. Brother Cutshall was a transfer student from Wen- different sororities on the W.S.U. cam pus. success of our formal was attributed to standing Senior award last year. Among his house activities Brother Goldsworthy Holms, a new pledge and an art major, deserves a special mention for his paint ing of the murals. A semi-formal din was Chapter Vice President, President of his Pledge Class and Pledge Trainer. Brother Goldsworthy was active in the Intercollegiate Knights and is past IFC ner was held that evening followed by the dance with music provided by the Jim Templeton Quartet. President. April 17th the sophomore class will hold the "Purple i Part II" spring fire Dick Ulias ('65) will graduate with a depree in Sociology this Spring. Brother Illias was on the house honor roll six semesters having a GPA of 3.1. Brother Illias has also held the house offices of Recording Secretary, Pledge Trainer, and has been four times runner-up for the Tau Iota Tau Cup. Brother Illias was On the hill counselor for ('65) And, of course, that infamous dance, the "Fiji Island," is awaited by all with more enthusiasm than ever as it will be our biggest and last major house function of the year. ttie YMCA New Student Camp and will be part of the Faculty-Senior Retreat. Louis Grande side. will receive his degree this spring in Chem Engineering. Brother Grande was awarded Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Scholastic Honorary, and is active in Alpha Phi Omega Ser- vice Honorary. Louis has been on the House Honor Roll several times and will graduate with close to a 3.0 accumula tive grade point average. Brother Grande plans on attending graduate school next year. PI MU of PHI GAMMA DELTA 1704 OPAL Pullman, Washingrton 99163