The m il l Is Published by Chi lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 1973 New Series Vol. XXXVI Campus Activities, Strong Rushing Effort Fills Chapter House With 21 New Pledges Governmental Affairs Capture Fiji Interest This year 21 men have chosen to pledge our frater nity, providing a stable base from which we can grow and prosper in years to come. Financially, we benefit from the fact eighteen of our pros pective members live at the Name just about any so cial or political campus ac tivity that comes to mind, and there's certain to be a Fiji closely involved in it. Julian German '73, Wil mington, heads the "States men to the Students" pro «apter house, but it is the irit No. 1 gram of the Interfraternity of brotherhood they Council. already show which will help brings keep Chi Iota strong. Two of our pledges learned senators of their families. Thomas M. Hickey, freshman in LAS both THE NEW Century 21 Hilton hotel, right rear, makes a rather imposing addition to from Joliet, is following the our neighborhood. The tow example of his brother, Jim, '75, who presently serves as ering 21-story structure is only one of many business ventures attempting to build nearby. one of our rush co-chairmen. Jim takes his job seriously and deserves much of the credit for our success in winning pledges. Michael P. Keeley, also a freshman in LAS from Joliet, evidently listened well when his bro ther, Patrick '74, talked to him about joining our broth sophomore from Skokie; John T. O'Loughlin, freshman in LAS «y^IorviIle; John T. Tolan, shman in commerce from •ingfield; David L. Jump, a freshman commerce ma jor from Normal; and Charles P. Fort, freshman in commerce from Pekin. from across and the formal and informal question-and-answer sess ions with the student body. Mark Inman '74, Lake Forest, is one of the first student representatives to the Champaign-Urbana Se nate, a body of faculty and students which recommends policy changes to the UniverAlso pledging are Michael Cont'd to Page 2, Col. 1 A. Strang, freshman physi cal education major from CONGRATULATIONS to Urbana; Franklin E. Hurtte, Brother A. Dean Swift '40, freshman in LAS from Taywhose election to the pres lorville; Allan F. Gaynor, idency of one of the world's erhood. Other pledges include John M. Weissert, a freshman in fine arts from Indianapolis, Ind.; Kevin S. Waters, fresh man in engineering from program nation to the University for the merits of Chi Iota mem bership from other members This congressmen in commerce from Chicago; and Allan W. Field, sophomore commerce major from Wheaton. Peoria gives us four fine candidates for membership. They are Blair J. Miller, freshman in fine arts; Brad ley D. Hansen, freshman in engineering; Ross E. John son, freshman in commerce; Cont'd to Page 4, Col. 3 largest retailers. Sears, Roebuck, and Co., has just been announced. Currently located in Atlanta, Ga. as a Sears area executive. Dean is scheduled to move into the Chicago headquar ters by February 1. A full report on his more recent achievements in the world of business will be fea tured in the next Illinois Fiji. \r\nPage Two January, 19 THE ILLINOIS FIJI The Illinois Fifi i Continuing Loyalty of Initiates Keeps Chi Iota Strong Over Years those who have been The class of 1914: William members of Chi Iota chapter Delta Association of Illinois for 50 years or more, we and Chi Iota chapter of Phi R. Lackland, Santa Monica, Calif.; Friedel C. Richey, Ft. Worth, Tex.; and David Published by Phi Gamma Gamma Delta for its mem bers and friends. We wel come all news from alumni. To salute you. Many, of course, are now S. gone, but those listed below The class of 1915: William (the list may not be entirely W. McMein, Hannibal, Mo.; Thomas D. Randall, Wilmette; and Selden L. Steb- Send your news and address accurate) are to be congrat changes to our Alumni Re lations Chairman, Box 2213, Sta. A, Champaign, 61820. tion, work and brotherhood ALUMNI OFFICERS Chairman of the Board Clitton Fulton '44 Sycamore President Brenton H. Wadsworth '52 Aurora Vice-president Peoria Secretary James C. Welch '42 Peoria The class of 1904: Treasurer Daniel A. Damon '58 Long Grove Directors William C. leuter '57 Robert L. Braun '63 Dennis R. Fox '61 Richard K. Elder '68 Robert C Johnston '60 Ward McDonald '64 John C. White '70 Chicago Park Ridge Moline Chicago Shelbyville Champaign Evanston UNDERGRADUATE OFFICERS Fred Nessler "73 Emden Recording secretary John Ramsey '73 Auburn Treasurer Nic Loiacono "74 Manilus, N. Y. Corresponding secretary Scott Leonard '74 mour D. Sey Brown, Branford, Conn., and Ralph D. Steven son, Chicago. The class of 1905: Donald E. Mather, San Jose, Calif. The class of 1906: Louis S. Knorr, Winterhaven, Fla. The class of 1907: Robert H. Camp bell, Ft. Collins, Colo., and Howard G. Weakley, Tucson, President Taylorville Ariz. John Hamilton Jollet Historian Urbana Jon Monken '74 O'Fallon sity administrators. He is also president of the Uni versity handball club. Undergraduate chapter president, Fred Nessler '73 Emden, is presently vicepresident of Sachem, senior men's activity honorary, and Omicron Delta Kappa. Fred also holds a black belt in karate and serves as pre sident of the mini Goju ka rate club. The class of 1916: Burtin T. Curtis, St. Louis, Mo.; Richard W. Kritzer, Chi cago; Charles R. Little, To ledo, Ohio; William W. Mounts, Sun City, Ari'z.; Al bert W. Robinson, Fairhope, Ala.; and William L. Shella barger, Decatur. The class of 1917: Edwin T. Colton, New Orleans, La.; Alfred A. Drummond, Madill, Okla.; IXXXA, . , jad^ Harry C. Smith, Long Beaj Calif.; and Maris H. Vert Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Class of 1918 The class of 1918: William G. Read, Bloomington. The class of 1919: Lloyd W. Brown, Beaufot, S. C.;Wil- B. Greene, Aurora; and Rob ert B. Otis, Fargo, N. D. well, Weston, Conn.; Frank V. Herdman, Sylvania, Ohio; The class of 1909: George W. Talbot, Oakland, Calif. Paul D. Hess, Brookfield, Wis.; and Lewis P. McKay, Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. Bradshaw, Long Evans Orin W. Beach, The class of 1920: Edmund Calif.; Thomas E. Musselman, Quincy; Fred H. Rails- W. Alderson, Sarasota, Fla.; Sawyer, Louisville, Ky. Class of 1911 Cont'd from Page 1, Col. 1 bins. Prairie Village, Kans. bert H. Ferguson, Wichita, Kans.; Ashleigh D. Halli- The class of 1908: back, Moline; and Albert B. Pledge trainer Decatur. E. Cantrall, Athens; William The class of 1910: Rush co-chairmen Phil Graham '74 have helped make Phi Gam ma Delta the internationallyfamous fraternity that it is today. 50 Year Members Owen Ackerman '59 Jim Hickey '75 ulated. All have been mem bers of our fraternity since their undergraduate days. Their many deeds of devo Shellabarger, The class of 1911: Ralph H. Bush, Santa Monica, Calif., and Dr. Hugh E. Coop er, Peoria. The class of 1912: Harry J. Klotz, Clearwater, Fla.; Prof. Henry W. Miller, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Chauncey B. Oliver, Las Vegas, Nev. The class of 1912: Howard K. Parker, Alton. The class of 1913: Warren B. Buckley, Chi cago, and Richard S. Gregg, Springfield, Mo. Matthew S. Bromwell, Lake Forest; Clifford G. Dunphy, South Bend, Ind.; Harry W. Gibson, Okla.; Jr., Raymond Muskogee, C. Hass, Creve Coeur, Mo.; Ernest G. McKay, Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.; Frederick W. Meyer, Santa Barbara, Calif.; John H. Powell, Jr., Kansas City, Mo.; Daniel A. Strauss, North Manches^^ Ind.; and Harry D. Wari^PI Mt. Dora, Fla. The class of 1921: Joseph F. Bohrer, Bloomington; La Fayette Funk, Shirley; Cont'd to Page 4, Col. 1 \r\nJanuary, 1973 THE ILLINOIS FIJI Page Three ONE OF THE PRETTIEST sights around "401" these days are the She-Gams, our little sister organization which is well fast and help our pledges start moving in campus social life, but not all they do should be considered frivilous. She-Gams, represented by the gorgeous girls pictured above. Our She-Gams, numbering 40 strong now, give a real lift to an already full undergraduate social calendar. They serve us an occasional Bloody Mary break - accompanied by a large contingent of bro thers, have been working with the Headstart program all this year, giving of their time and talents to help underprivileged children in the Champaign area. ^Success Of Football Linked To State Pride Fijis Show Strength In Sports, Win Football, Swimming Honors Excellence in athletics has iron. Mike performed very well in the defensive halfback responsible been a Fiji tradition ever since our founding 75 years ago, and the present under position and placed second in Big Ten punt returns. Roy iron in recent years. graduate chapter is doing its best to keep that tradition filled the linebacker spot for the Illini until he injured his alive. arm late in the season. Illinois football coach Bob Blackman feels a lack of "state pride" may be partly for the poor showing of Illini on the grid "One thing that has puz zled me since I came here is the lack of a sense of state price," Blackman said re No matter what the sport - basketball, football, swimming, or swimming Fiji is well represented. cently. Duffy Gaynor '76, Skokie, "Look at other places like swims the 400-yd. medley, Alabama, Louisiana State, Arkansas, Ohio State, Texas, 200-yd. medley, 200-yd. but terfly, and 200-yd. breast- Oklahoma and Nebraska. Ev stroke for the University swim team, and he's good at eryone is proud of the state university whether they went it, too. During the recent meet with Wisconsin, Duffy there or not. "But in northern Illinois, where most of the talent is," Blackman continued, "the boys read about Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and JVisconsin and many wind up turned in first and second place finishes. Fiji fielded three talented Ken Ossola '73, Collins- ville, is a valued asset to the University baseball team. He can play third base, first base, and outfield with equal versatility. Stephen J. Kastner '69, known to his chaptermates as "the strawberry mush room", has been racing bi cycles on an amateur basis since leaving the University. He also operates his own brothers for the Fighting Il lini this fall. Jim Rucks '75, business and sells a variety Waukegan, punted for the team all year and was also of sporting goods ranging man added, "but our talent ington, Mich., and Roy Rob from back packs, topogra phical maps, and ice boats to anything your imagination can conjure up. For "best prices on such gear," bro thers need only get in touch is scattered all country. " inson, Morton Grove, show with Steve. real County F, Fish Creek, Wis. those schools. "We have outstanding high school football programs and coaches in Illinois," Blackover the honored as a one-time aca demic All - American. Sopho,mores Mike Gow, Farm- promise on the grid His address is \r\nPage Pour Fifty-Year Members Bring Chapter Honor Cont'd from Page 2, Col. 3 Ramon Brlnkman '52 Is vice - president of Frank's largest Floyd^ D Mor garden the specialty firm In the United States. He, his wife, Deanna, and Maj. Mai Charles P. McCormKankakee; Charles Marshalltown, Sr/', J. Schmitz; Miami H^^bert Beach, Fla.; Charles n Sboemake, Washington, TVinTrT'' Richard A. Minn^^^*^' Minneapolis, The class of 1922: Rav- 1^0 ^"§"stine, Wyomi^g, ixrn William G. Brewster, Chicago; Eugene D. Funk, their 5-year-old son, Gun- ther, make their home at 1100 Three Mile Dr. In Grosse Polnte, Mich. Soaking up the California sun Is a favorite pastime of Orln W. "Mars" Bradshaw '10 since his retirement from the Union Pacific rail road. "Mars" can be reach ed at 4600 E. Broadway, Apt. #5, Long Beach, Calif. * jr., Bloomington; Paul F. Haase Stuart, Fla.; Dr. Gif- + Ariz.; and Robert W. Tureman, Kansas City, Mo. The class of 1923: Car Any brothers traveling In roll W. Bradshaw, Fairfield, Iowa; Arthur G. Buck, Som- ment years In Sarasota, Fla. area are welcome to stop in for a visit at 1634 Colleen St. The red carpet erville, N. J.; Joseph L.Ga Is out! George L. Fowler, Lexlnglon Ky.; Vernon W. Henry, f®-^nr Grove, N. J.; Samuel The mining country of Ne vada Is where you'll find Frank L. "Ducky" Acuff vins, Ocean Ridge, Fla.; L. Martin, Watseka; Clarf"^f. H- Meyer, Tulsa, Okla.; Wilham C. Stubbs, Jr Port land, Ore.; and Henry E. Wurst, Kansas City, Mo. The next time you pick up a soft drink, its likely that Dean A. "Deano" Bodnar '60 had a part In Its production. Bodnar Is technical director for Methness Products Co. which operates the world's largest caramel plant, and caramel, as you are well aware, Is the coloring agent used In many carbonated beverages. Bodnar and his wife, Bar * * Our slncerest con dolences go out to the entire Schwartz family. + * * these days, serving as an In dustrial relations represen tative for Kennecott Copper Corp. In his spare moments, he serves as director of the * Finding a bit of free time for relaxation Is very diffi cult for Carroll W. "Tubby" Bradshaw '23. Not only does he own and operate his own retail furniture store, Brad- shaws, Inc., but he also ser ves on the board of trustees for Parsons College, and Is president of the F^lrfleld, Iowa, chamber of commerce, the local Rotary, and the community public library. He lives at 50 N. Park In Fairfield. * Henry, Tulsa, Okla.; that partment store In Los An geles. * E. Waldo "Vic" Alderson '20 and his wife, Marlon, are spending their retire Edward L. Hubbell, Tucson, 1973 News From Brothers Far and Wi Nursery Sales, Inc., low. Janu ^'•y, the ILLINOIS FIJI * * Arthur M. "Baldy" Simp son '13 made his home In Farmlngton, Mich, until his recent death. He spent his working years as a construci tion engineer In various Mid' western locales. * * ♦ Eugene H. "Gene" Bridges '50 reports that his wife Pat, a Chi Omega who was graduated from the Univer sity In 1949, has become an artist of renown in Georgia. He Is himself a "mattress peddler" for the Englander Co. and manages the com pany's Southeast sales divi Ely, Nev., United Fund and sion. as community representa tive to the Headstart pro gram. "Ducky" makes his home at 718 Canyon In Ely. seems like only yesterday * The * * death of Frank Sch wartz '38 has been reported to us by his widow, Ellen. Mrs. Schwartz, who Is an alumna of the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter here at the University, writes that she has purchased a new condo that Gene says that "It an outstanding group of young men were exiled from "401" to an annex on the other side of John St." Cont'd from Page 1, Col. 2 and Roger A. Zessln, also a freshman In commerce. Rounding out our pledge class are Donald T. McMur- Bakers- ray, sophomore In comm erce from Western Springs; John B. Snell, freshmai field, Calif, and that her two sons are living out West also. catur; Phillip E. Browning, minium home In commerce major from Del bara, are the parents of two children, Deana, age 11, and Raymond, age 7. They make Her elder son Is a career commerce here In Champaign; and Kent their home atllOSN. 13thSt. In Clinton, Iowa. officer and pilot with the USAF and her younger son R. Sands, a freshman In com - Is associated with Saks de merce from Elmhurst. freshman from