Volurae 3 Ko. 1 Fall 1971 Utah State Uaiversiuy HO^jVIECOS^gMG Hornecoining this year was quite fun for the chapter, seeing our graduates again seerns to give a little renewed spirit to us. A house cleanup was sponsored on the Friday previous to events by the pledges and vnas ruar'cced by the installation of floor tiles in the bass.nent hall^'given to us by Foy Irwin. Once again the leaves were magically swept av;ay. Participation in the Hoineco.r.ing -^ueen pagent by Marsna Grenz, girlfriend of John Bietz, was marked along with the now traditional entry of the Fiji v/heelbarrow with its mounds of candy—and Stubby. This year our great pledge class were res^-onsible for the "muscle"— pushing in rhe entire length of the route. After the victorious Aggies house for a Keggar and dinner. football game, everyone Due to the weather, returned to football teaii'. was ^leau iro^t. dexes-bing our gradua.te counterj^ar . nd thanks go to all who ;articiwated in A round of applause when the brothers w/itn h; year they got back to ire greeted ndshakes, smiles, and paint on ■one ran our Time brushes. in the up here living brothers of paint so second coats su.mrner, w ere nee d e d in order and trim w or to get the Aith a MOiT.ecomin': COMMUNITY SERVICE i tZZ3r-4 Logan thi the a well practiced active house ready for little coaxing, rush. everyon pitched in to get the job done and found it wasn't as bad as they had thought. Vvhen finished, everyone stegoed bacm to ad.f.ire their worci, ■then started "getting their heads together" in anticipation of .a great rush and another "winning" football season in inerareurals. After recieving Honorable ikenti'on on the Baker Cup for the fraternity year, Upsilon Sigma came back to school anxious to start work in the commuaity again. Even while rush wnT,s still going, the brothers had their first "project, a voter regiscratioii drive for Utah Vote. In for "c n e taken r:ovembsr, the annu-al cleanup Presbyterian Church was underwith the brothers pain'-ing, V. a s h 1 'n g walls and numerous other tasks. In to to ronths we our ai.i loon forward portunity ;'et the lead out" and h-elp other; mor proj^ o: \r\nFROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK Brothers, It is tiae, once S. HiOus undertaking. It is try and yut in words th ii 9 for me to ta.-ie on a task I find quite an enorau the least, extre.;.ely difficult for a brother to 5 state of u st to many in- his c h a 01er— there tan3;ibles that cannot be yut in words, If one were to rate our chanter on 'motivation and naro. work, closely associated, must rate it high! If on unity, a never seen our chapter in such hariCiony a.nd closeness. ai'n high. anyone I have As usual, our chanter continues to uphold our traditio/.al Philanthropy, under the guidance of Mitch Mason. Aloi.g with social scholarship I and v/ould rate these our high points—its hard to i;:;prove the Chapter has fi.ially taken a turn for the The financial state of the t and some thoughtful better—stemming fro/ri the work of Crai£3 best on campus, financial help from a few graduates. is the national Bill; incorporated Our only bill still around our necks at a ti:..3 before the present under- graduates were around. It is hard for us to find the .r.oney for this debt. The only weak aspect of our chapter is again membership. Upsilon Sigi'na, in my opiUiion, put oxi the finest rush I have seen—tha'nks to our new pres ident and fall rush chairman, Bruce Donnachie. V.e did everything right and even pledged 15 sharp me'n, but after the s:;':Oke had cleared we motivated had only seven—again the tightest and h-.ost in our history. Pill I can saj is that I hope the brothers don't hecome discouraged, for with a chapter of 35, •chere's not a soul on cam'cus groux that can touch us. In closing, I would, like to express ray gratitude to the chapter for having h < shows and dinners. The brothers rushed quarter and intend to hard wrnter quarter! ! hard rush fall just as \r\nUPSILON SIGMA CHAPTER Utah State University 6j6 E. Fifth Street, North Logan, Utah 84521 January 15, 197^ GRADUATE NEWSLETTER Dear Brothers, The new Administrators of the Chapter for the coming year are: Bruce W. Donnachie ('75), Pres ident; Richard L. Wight ('75), Treasurer; Joe F. Gardner ('75), Recording Secretary; Richard Thel in ('77), Corresponding Secretary; and Richard K. Taylor ('75), Historian. Our hopes and dreams of a successful year are with these, our new officers. New Initiates into the Chapter this year are: Kenneth J. Hammerle ('77), John Diet^ ('76), David W. Whipple ('77), and Richard Thel in ('77). The Christmas party for the Head Start chi ldren turned out to be a great success. Approximately 35 chi ldren from the Logan area came down to help the Brothers and the Alpha Chi Omega's decorate our Christmas tree. The chi ldren were given stockings fi l led with candy and fed a hot dog dinner. There was a surprise visit from Santa Claus (Rich Taylor). Our next party for the chi ldren wi l l be at Easter, and wi l l include an egg hunt. White Owl Club The White Owl Club was started a few years ago by Upsi lon Sigma Chapter. Donations to the Club are $100.00. Those who donate wi l l have their names put on a bronze plaque and placed on the cabinet housing our White Owl. Donations can be given in $5, $10, and $25 amounts or the entire sum at once. The money will help to pay off our national bi l l and/or be put in a special account to buy a house. Bi rthday Party The party brought graduates and Brothers from al l over Cache Val ley together to celebrate our sixth birthday party. We were honored by the presence of our Advisor, Pete Hawkins, who is a professor on campus. Ceremonies were conducted by Bobby Hammerle and Joe "Stubby" Dietz. It was a fine Upsi lon Sigma party. Graduates Let us know what you're doing and if you plan on paying us a visit, so that we can plan ahead. Section Convention This year, Upsilon Sigma wil l host the annual Section Convention at Utah anr Chairman, and he promises it wi l l be motivating State. Joe Dietz is this »"=>=>•-' year's and a lot of funJ Activities wi ll start Friday, February 1 with a ski trip, Plan to attend the Convention, and show the others that Upsi lon Sigma is No. 1. Next issue: 1) Section Convention, 2) Black Diamond, 3) Rush, k) Pig Dinner. Bruce W. Donnachie Graduate Relations Pergel Plan to visit your Chapter!