Vol. 109 ~hi Gamma Delta, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana Winter 1965 LAMBDA MOVES INTO NEW HOUSE As the men of Lambda moved into the ir new house at the start of the second semester, a fifteen-year-old dream was becoming a reality. Although presently the house has rooms for only half the men, we are more tightly knit now as a chapter than at any time in recent years. The older house next door has become an annex, housing fewer men in greater comfort than was previously possible. When funds become available, the new house will be completed, and Lambda will have its best quarters in its 109-year history. Lambda Chapter was in existence on the DePauw Campus for well over fifty years before it acquired a home of its own. In their earlier years, college fraternities were social and literary clubs, and maintained club- rooms for meeting purposes. It was not until the 20th century that the idea of providing living facilities for members took hold, and Lambda, like many others started out in rented homes. The desirability of owning its own property soon became apparent, and Lambda managed to scrape together enough money for a down payment on a spacious but old frame residence at 1002 South College, an address now familiar to three generations of Fipis at DePauw. The prosperous years of the 1920's saw fraternity house building come into its own, with specially designed chapter houses to provide all facilities for academic, social and fraternity life. With its old house suffering from the ravages of time and hard usage, Lambda joined the parade, and in 1925 the house which has been "horr:e" for nearly forty years was completed and proudly occu pied. It was designed to house forty men, the average chapter size in those days, and was one of the first to include a specially designed house mother's quarters. The depression years of the 1930's saw rough sledding for most fraternities , and some lost i heir houses . But with careful supervision by such men as Louis Binkley, Clarence Cook, William Batchelder, to name only a few, Lambda survived. The upsurge of college populations immediately following the War is well known. Lambda's 40-man house soon began to bulge at the seams, (Contin ued on Page 8) \r\nALUMNUS DONATES MONEY FOR ISSUE The Tig er Fiji would like to pay tribute to one of Lambda's outstanding alumni, Claude M. "Mike" Ogle, '14. Native Hoosier Ogle is making this issue of the T iger Fiji financially possible by donating half the money for its publication . Brother Ogle is also rendering Lambda invaluable service as Commemorative Gifts Chairman for our new house fund-raising drive. One of the country's most distinguished journalists and newspaper publishers , Brother Ogle is a cofounder of the Hender sonville TimesN ews, where he has served as presid ent and general manager since 1940. Currently a trustee of the Journalism Foundation of the University of North Carolina, he is a p3st president of the Associated D a ilies of the North Carolina Press Association and the state's Association of Afternoon Dailies. Mr. Ogle has been a dedicated volunteer in civic, e ducational, religious and political organizations. He is a past president of the H endersonville Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club , Executives Club , and Henderson Country United Fund; current trustee of Pardee Memorial Hospital; chairman of the Office of Price Administration for four years during World War II ; current trustee of Brevard Methodist College. Brother Ogle helped found the First Federal Savings and Loan Association in 1933 and has served as a director of the institution since The Tiger Fiji Editors Winter 1965 TIGER FIJI Page 2 Steve Shattuck, '66 Bob Vedder , '66 Staff _______ Terry Etter '66 , Steve Hayes '66, Craig Stokely '6 7, Stu Ober '68 . Photographer _________ R alph Taylor Printer ________ ___ Romilda Printing The Tig er Fiji would like to thank brother George Dirks for his contributions to this issue, and Peter Wells, father of Bob Wells '66, who designed the Tiger Fiji' s new masthead. The Tig er Fiji is published by Lambda of Phi Gamma Delta at DePauw University for its graduate brothers and friends . Your co-operation in sending the editor news and changes of address will make the Tiger Fiji a better publication. Mike Ogle that tirr:e. He has also been a director of The Northwestern Bank System for several years. One of D ePauw's most loyal sons, he has served as a co-agent for his class in the Alumni Fund for many years and has maintained a devoted interest in the University throughout his life. Architect-Bui Ider Team Are Among The Best Lambda's building committee has been fortunate, according to Edwin C. Boswell, '31 , chairman, in obtaining the services of architects and builders who rank among the best in this part of the country. Lennox, Matthews , Simmons and Ford, architects, the F. A. Wilhelm Construction Co., general contractors, Frank E . Irish, Inc., mechanical contractors, all of Indianapolis, and Potter Electrical and Engineering Co . of Terre Haute, have teamed together to produce a building that has both beauty and enduring quality. The architects were selected both because of their high reputation and the fact that they have designed many fraternity and s o r o r i t y houses throughout this area. On the DePauw campus, they designed complete new houses for Alpha Chi, Beta % per year interest, and principal is not repayable for 25 ye'.l.rs. The officers and directors of Lambda Corporation have pointed out that even though many brothers have already given generously, and maD.y more are expected to do so, the larger share of the building cost will be paid over the years by the brothers of the future who will enjoy its facilities. Archon President Hugh Baker To Speak At Pig Dinner Lambda's 1965 Norris Pig Dinner , to be held on March 27th, promises to be bigger and better than ever for several reasons. As this issue of the Tiger Fiji indicates, Lambda's long awaited new Chapter House has been completed. Pig Dinner will not only be an excellent time to see the new house, but to renew old friendships and meet the new brothers. In addition, we are extremely fortunate in having as our guest speaker this year, Brother Hugh J. Baker Jr., Archon President of Phi Gamma Delta. Activities for the weekend will be interesting and varied. Prior to dinner there will be a general tour of the new house and social hour with "snacks" being served. Pig Dinner activities will begin with dinner at 6: 00 p.m. After various presentations, including the Golden Owl Award to three of our Brothers, Brother Baker will address the returning FIJIS. After the more formal portion of the program, there will be entertainment provided by the Brothers in the chapter and by our sister fraternity, Kappa Alpha Theta. This year we are encouraging the Brothers to stay over night so that they may remain for a F aculty Tea and Open House, which is to be given h honor of our new Housemother, Mrs. Reid K eenan, and in honor of Lambda Corporation. We would like to ask full cooperation on the part of all the returning Brothers, in order to make this a successful acknowledgement of our gratitude to those who made Lambda's new house po~­ sible. In addition we would like to invite you to bring your wife this year, so that she may participate too , in the activities of the weekend. Incidently, meals and room reservations have been taken care of in the event that you do bring guests. In several days you will receive a letter with further details and a return post card. We again want to emphasize that we have every intention of, making this a most successful weekend and Pig Dinner for all the returning Brothers. All we ask is for you to be here March 27th. Page 3 Alumni Notes The Tiger Fiji is proud to repor\ that Brother Bernard Kilgore ' 29 , Preside nt of Dow Jones & Co . and the Wall Street Journal, is the new president of the Joint Board of Trustees and Visitors of DePauw University. The 56-year-old Albany, Ind. native succeeds Glenn W. Thompson, who has retired after serving as president for 10 years. J . Kurt Mahrdt, a Fiji from the class of 1929, has been elected Vice President of the Board. Now livbg in Indianapolis, Brother Mahrdt is President of the Indiana National Bank . In addition, these men have agreed to devote still more of their tirr.e to DePauw by serving on President Kerstetter's newly formed steering committee to direct his "Design for a Decade" development program. We're glad to hear that Willard J. Gambold, '31, has returned from a month in the hospital and is feeling better. His services for Lambda as President of the House Corporation have put the chapter deeply in his debt; we hope that his recovery is complete. We herewith provide a few more remembrances of things past, in hopes they will awaken similar memories in our alumni. We'd like to urge the brothers to send us any experiences of this sort you can recall, or just write and let us know how you're doing. Also any information about your classmates that you want and we have will be cheerfully provided upon request. REMEMBER WHEN . . . Bill McGaughey '35, ran afoul of the law for operating his Student Trunk Service without a permit? While he struggled with the law, George Lortz and James P ence took over the operation and made the only profit on the short-lived enterprise. " Baldy" Call got an unmerciful barbering by Brother C. S . Stunkel on his way back from taking the mail to the Post Office? Earl Whited '60 , smuggled a horse into the women's rest room in Meharry Hall? The pledge class of 1960 went to sleep in the middle of one of the Indiana state highways at 5 a.m.? It seems they had decided to take n break during a 16-mile hike-Remember 16-mile hikes? Pledge trainer Vern Dahlstrom was kidnapped? He was caught pound(Continued on Page 8) \r\nTIGER FIJI P age 4 Winte r 1965 , * * * * * President Kerstetter fights off the sun at ground-breaking on June 6, 1964. The foundation is completed by mid- summer. By August, two floors up, one to go. Top it off with a roof, and ••• Completion February l, 1965. , , \r\nWinter 1965 Page 5 TIG ER FIJI , * * * * * , , The foyer, black and white tile, qold wallpaper. Mom Keenan's quarters include a built-in bathroom. One of the spacious study rooms. Brother Vedder shows the paneled library to two rush quests. The brothers contemplate uses for the huqe bumroom beside Founder McCarty's mantelpiece. \r\nWinter 1965 TIGER FIJI Page 6 Alum Guides Tour Through New House By GEORGE DIRKS, '28 'O _.., Q) Q) ...... Cl. s 0 OINllH JIOOlll 31')(30' u Q) I 0 ~ . co •GE •'"* Q) _.., Q) ...... Cl. s 0 FLOOR i ~ ~ N " . j 'O FIRST 0. .. f ~ w ~ ~ u PLAN Lllil1'118 111 00 1111 24 X 30 1[0 JIOOll ~ Ll\llMt ltOOM ~ 'O Q) _.., Q) ...... Cl. s CHAPTEl'I lO'X ll' 0 u Q) co 0 ~ ~: *: 'O BASEMENT .i .. s ... . Q) _.., Q) ...... Cl. ! • 0 FLOOR PLAN I / I"• l'- O" 6Z:'X 30' u " As one Fiji oldtimer to another have you been back to Greencastle lately? Let's take a stroll down College Avenue, south from the DePauw Campus, and see what's new. First couple of blocks , not much, Bowman Gym off to the left, same tree-lined street with bumpy sidewalks. Then Roberts Hall , fairly recent replacement for old Florence Hall, Longden , the Theta house. And, just beyond, rising proudly out of the trees , tall and stately in its simple colonial elegance, stands the new abode of Lambda of Phi Gamma Delta! Let's stop and admire its exterior, then proceed slowly up that wide curving walk to see what's inside. On the way, we'll have to stop for a moment or two to shake hands with th o s e friendly young fellows who have come out to meet us and make us feel welcome . Then on to the spacious porch , guarded by four massive pillars, an indication of the hospitality to be found inside. Come on in and look around, and if you'll refer to the floor plan sketches, you can follow the "tour" better. First we step into a spacious foyer that says "welcome'', with its gold-papered walls , and black-andwhite diamond-patterned floor, with graceful chandelier and sconces right out of Williamsburg. Before we go into the living room, let's take a minute to see the facilities for the ladies. Down the hall to the left is the house mother's suite, a living room, bedroom and bath . Tucked into a closet is a one-piece kitchen unit so she can entertain, or fix her own meal now and then. Across the hall is the powder room for the gals. In the corner is a stairway to the other floors of the house, as well as an outside door. Now back to the living room. Again, the colonial motif, with gold walls and carpet and a white paneled fireplace, flanked by two large windows that look out on the Theta lawn. Two other windows look out to the front of the house. Any guest will fell welcome here! Leaving the living room, we turn right and head for the library. On the way we pass the mail and coat room on our left and the north stairway on the right. We'll come back , but let's examine the library carefully. It's made for study, with its paneled walls, lined with bookshelves, \r\n• TIGER FIJI Winlier 1965 Page 7 The Brothers 'O