^£pBiian PUBLISHED BY EPSILON CHAPTER OFPHI GAMMA DELTA AT NORTH CAROLINA BOX 2448, CHAPEL HILL, N.C. 27514 FALL 1973 12 pledges initiated The Spring 1973 Pledges worked hard on im proving the chapter's condition. All of the walls in city of Smithfield, N.C., has Phi Gamm in his blood. the basement were sanded and refinished reflected a Issac Jack Edwards, is from the class of'48 and his great improvement. The pledges' project was a card room, built beside the downstair men's room. The room was floored and paneled by the work of the first cousin Benjamin Alford is from last year's class. Dixon's home address is 215 Meadowbrook Drive and his major is business. Donald Lee Hardee list his hometown as Grifton, pledges and a few of the brothers and financed by Dr. Pop Cashion, a typical sacrifice by Epsilon's most valuable man.Finally,a table was surfaced with felt His father was a Fiji from the class of'47, his uncle, N.C. Donnie's home address is P.O. Box 87 and his and set down for card play. The whole project was a major is undecided at this time. Jeffery Reynolds Headlee is from the big city of TREMENDOUS success! Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeffs father, Charles The following is a list of the Dirty Dozen pledges and brief information about them: Thomas Rushman Andrews III, known as Russ to everyone, is from Bethel, N.C. and lives at Highway 11, Box 624. Russ is a member of the class of'76, as are the rest of the junior initiates, and plans to major in business. David Taft Beach hails from Wilson, N.C. His home address is 1115 Parkside Drive and he also plans to major in business. Lee Weldon Boddie, Jr. is another member from Lenoir, N.C. who has joined Epsilon chapter. 422 Highland Avenue S.W. is Lee's home address, and his proposed major is business. John Dewey Cherry is from Chapel Hill,N.C.John has had two relatives in Epsilon chapter, Cleve Cherry '63 and Bob Cherry '73,John's older brother. John, whose home address is 907 Greenwood Road, plans to major in accounting and appears to be an ex cellent journalist. John Dixon Fleming, Jr. from the much-heralded Gravely is Allen Headlee, was a member ofthe class of'42.Jeffs home address is 112 MarvelwoodPlace andhis major is chemistry. Robert Patterson Hortman is from the Deep South town of Rome, Georgia. Bob's address is 19 Rockbridge Road and his major is also chemistry. Laurance Eason Lilly, Jr. hails from Williamston, N.C. and was president of this year's pledge class. Laurance, whose home address is Roanoke Park, is another Fiji who plans to major in business ad ministration. George Daniels Muir comes from Goldsboro, N.C. to Epsilon chapter. George, who hopes to major in history,lists his home address as 1706 East Mulberry Street. James Franklin Royall is another Fiji firom Smithfield, N.C.Jimmy lists his home adckess as 402 Davis Street and is another business major. James Benjamin Sessoms is a close friend of Lawrence Lilly and is from Williamston. 1166 Fran klin Street is Jim's home address and he plans to ma jor in history. President The five officers ofEpsilon Chapter begin the 1973 fall semester with high goals and high prices. The Chapter hopes to renovate much of the house and the officers are leading the way in getting the job started. Rising food prices have caused the treasurer to raise Chuck has coins for eyes. Business is Chuck's major and he will also graduate this spring. board in order to meet these new costs. relations. Ronald Stevens Gravely is Epsilon Chapter's current president. Steve, a hard working and dedicated Fiji, hails from Rocky Mount,N.C. He ma jors in business and will graduate this spring. Charles Greensboio Woodson Holderness and is fittingly tlie hails from treasurer. Edwin Lee Webb, Jr. is the chapter's Recording Secretary. Ed, another spring graduate, comes firom Montgomery, Ala. and his major is industrial Stephen Lee Cornwell is Epsilon's current corres ponding secretary. Steve hails from Charlotte, N.C., his major is economics and he hopes to graduate this spring. Walter Raymond Brindell, Epsilon's historian, comes from Raleigh. Walter will also graduate this spring as a major in journalism. \r\nPRESIDENT'S LETTER Better alumni relations wanted This year, forty-two brothers returned to the Fiji house with a renewed and exciting urge for im provement. We have been in school for only a short time but already improvements and plans for im provements are being made. Both the second and third floor bathrooms have been painted and new shrubbery has been added to the front of the house. By the time you read this, we expect the second and third floor halls to he newly carpeted and paneled. We are making all these improvements not only to better our living conditions, but also to improve the appearance of the house to which you enjoy returning. We are strong in virtually every respect ex cept one, and this one is in alumni relations, corres pondence, and aid; not necessarily aid in the monetary sense,hut in mshing and personal interest. We cannot write each of you telling you whatis going on here at Epsilon,but we will answer every letter you send to us and will be glad to hear from you. We are using the services of a professional printer to publish this year's three Epsilon Owls. We hope this will im prove the appearance of the newsletter as well as the accuracy of distribution. You will also receive an Alumni Directory soon for your benefit. Cm his torian, Walter Brindell, is compiling a scraphookof all filed Owls ranging as far hack as 1945. I hope you realize the efforts we are making to im prove our alumni relations. You will receive the im proved "Epsilon Owl"three times a year and we hope that you will read it with interest and devotion as a brother of Phi Gamma Delta. We do not want only a one-sided communciation,however,so please visit us after football games, at Homecoming,or just drop in any time. We want you to visit us,to take an interest, and to aid us in our various activities. We are making a special effort to improve our alumni relations. Won't you help and do the same for us. Fraternally, Perge! Steve Gravely T Alumni Titchener Griffin, and Goldfinch enjoy the new card room, the pledge project of the junior initiates. FIJI HUT TO GET NEW LOOK With Zeb Vance in the background, the Cabinet and Editor pose for The Owl's photographer:Front,I to r.. Historian Brindell, President Gravely, and Editor Cherry. Back row. Treasurer Holderness, Rec. Secy. Webb, and Corresp. Secy. Cornwell. INFORMATION PLEASE! Several innovations have been planned for Vance Hall during this school year. Under the able The Owl wishes to perform its function better by letting brothers know about each other — where they leadership of Billy Worsham, this year's house manager, much painting has already begun. The Ivey we are able to get news of various alumni, hut second, and third floor bathrooms and the hall ceilings have already received a new covering. The outside woodwork will be painted this spring by the House Corporation. New shrubbery has also been planted in the front and hack yards. A committee has also been organized to put up are living, etc. Through the cooperation of Charles there are those whom he never reaches. We're sure that all of your brothers would like to know how you are getting along,even if it's just a small brag about an addition to the family, a trip, or a new job. The Owl's purpose is to communicate alumni news. We have been publishing predominantly Chapter news mainly because alumni news has been lacking. We have about 850 copies of each issue printed, with wood paneling in the second and third floor hallways. These walls,still covered with the original plaster, hold memories from many,many years, but they also hold all those years' dirt and scars. The committee headed by Bobby Thurston of Greensboro plans to have the work completed sometime this 800 going to alumni and only 50staying at the house. It is therefore evident where our purpose hes. Please semester. A carpet for these two hallways and the Thanks and a big Fiji click to all those who con presidential suite has been planned if the funds will allow it. In addition to hall carpet, Dick Fleming '47 has donated enough used carpet to cover the floors of all the rooms on the second and third floor. We sincerely thank Mr. Fleming for his thoughtfulness. help us perform our function. THANKS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS tributed to the Alumni Directory and a special thanks to Larry Johnson for contributing the funds for the "24" closet refinishing. The directory will be finished and mailed to all alumni shortly. \r\nIFC adopts new rush system Formal rush around the Phi Gam house has a new look for 1973 that has not been a policy at the University in fifteen years. This year, freshmen are allowed to pledge the first day of classes, and the "open rush" continues throughout the year.This new rush system is designed to help alleviate some of the financial burdens the old system placed on the houses. In the new system, rushing is done most heavily in the summer thus spending far less than the allotment necessary for a two semester rush house he had no intention of pledging. Also, first semester is too soon for pledging if the individual has just come to U.N.C.and n ot had a chance to blend in. 2) It is extremely difficult to get all the brothers assembled for a siunmer rush party with jobs and vacations, thus not giving the rushee a chance to meet all the brothers. 3) The pressure is extreme on the rush chairmen when they know they could lose a prospective pledge at any moment during the semester. 4) The financial system is difficult because the system. After talking with many brothers and members of other fraternities as well, I have found many pros and cons of the new system, and will give a brief outline of some. Pros: 1) The system will most certainly cost far less. 2) The pressures and fears of losing rushees to brotherhood has to lend to the rush committee; that is, the house is not in session and it is difficult to prepare a budget. We have worked very hard and have pledged up two "top-notch" rushees before formal rush. Sophomore Jerry Coats of Greensboro and freshmen Monty Pollard of Selma, N.C. other fraternities will be lessened to some extent ifthe We are confident that we can make this new.system houses can put on a strong summer rush and pledge some boys. 3) It is advantageous to rushees for eachhouse will be working extra hard and putting on a better rush, trying to promote their house. progressive, but it will take a tremendous amount of Cons: work by the entire brotherhood. If any brothers have knowledge of a prospective rushee, please send any information to us at the house. Marvin Carver, Durham Rush Chairman 1) The freshmen could be pressured by houses to make a decision, and with a "hot box" from certain houses, he could in essence be forced to pledge at a Billy Worsham, Smithfield Rush Co-Chairman ANOTHER EPSILON OWL SCHEDULED Another issue of The Epsilon Owl is scheduled for this winter,and we'd like to fill at least halfofthat is sue with news about alumni.To collect alumni news, and to help get our address files into better shape, we're enclosing a form which we hope every alumnus will complete and return to us.Thanks for your help. This newsletter is published regularly by Epsilon Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The goals of the newsletter are to strengthen Phi Gamma Delta at U.N.C., to help aliunni keep in formed about their chapter, to help alumni keep in Fijis entertaining rushees in the front yard this fall. •IP iMi' r ■ ,m X ■ ^ touch with one another, to encourage alumni to attend Homecoming and reunions,and to secure rush recommendations from alumni. This newsletter and the entire alumni relations program is financed by voluntary alumni dues which each almnnus is asked to pay. Chapter Editor: John Cherry Associate Editor: Bob Hortman Contributors: Steve Gravely Marvin Carver Alumni news, rush recommendations and address changes should be sent to: Rush co-chairmen Marvin Carver (left) and Bill Worsham (right), with new pledges Monty Pollard and Jerry Coats between them. Phi Gamma Delta Box 2448 Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 \r\nWhc.,. So fhaf your record in the Frafernify membership biographical records will be current and complete. Return to: Phi Gamma Delta Box 2448 Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 NOTE: IF ANY SPACE INSUFFICIENT. PLEASE USE AN ATTACHED SHEET PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE Class Name FIRST MIDDLE Nickname LAST Do you go by: First Name? Middle Name? Nickname? Initials? (Circle which) Occupation Title if any Employed by Nature of Profession □ Business Address City, State, 21ip Code CHECK WHICH WE'RE TO USE City, State. Zip Code n Home Address Other Enterprises With Which You Are or Have Been Associated Present or Past Public Offices (Show Dates) Clubs, Professional Societies, Associations (Indicate Offices Held) Author, Composer, Designer. Inventor of Chapter or National Fraternity Activities as an Alumnus Military Record (Branch, Dates, Awards, Rank) Are you active in politics? In What Ways? . . News About You Which Will Be of Interest to Your Fellow Mernbers (Use Attached Sheet) When Entered University When Pledged Years in School: 19 When Initiated Degree? Major Subject Campus and Athletic Activities? Fraternity Activities, Offices as an Undergraduate Date of Marriage Wife's Maiden Name Wife's College Wife's Hometown Class Degree? Sorority? Children: Names & Ages Relatives Who Are Members of Our Fraternity: 4>Jarne Chapter Relationship f^ame Chapter Relationship Parents' Names, Addresses if Living Date of Birth Place of Birth Pate This Form Filled Out IT WILL BE APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN AHACH PICTURE AND/OR ALREADY PREPARED BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH