. . ,.-. v i / i b\ )t March 2S. 1Q73 Vol.11 No.jV Sigma Mu Chapter Phi Gamma Delta Miss. State PIG DINNER Sigma Mu's fourth annual Norris Pig Dinner will he held on March 31st at the Holiday Inn in Columbus, Mississippi. Our guest speaker will be Bud Mangels, Ritualist for the National Fraternity, who was instrumental in the installation of our chapter a few years ago. Don Fu^on, our new section chief, will also be a guest of the dinner and v;i3.1 speak to everydne present. This dinner will be the highlight of the semester and we are looking for a good turnout from our graduates, as v/ell as Fijis in the state. If anyone is unable to attend, write us and.we will read it at the Pig Dinner. * BROTHER EIECTSD IFC OFFICER Sigma Mu chapter continues to be well-represented in student affairs on campus. Leigh Hummer, sophomore from Macon, was recentlyelected secretary-treasurer for the Interfraternity Council. Since Leigh had previously been a representative in the IFC, Jimmy Sneed, freshman from Tunica, was selected to become Sigma Mu*s new repre sentative. Franklin Myers was past president of the IFC, PARENTS' DAY On April 28, Sigma Mu chapter is having its second Parents| Day. Invitations have been sent out by the special events commit tee, headed by Winston Earnheart, to all parents of Sigma Mu mem bers. Dinner will be served buffet style at the Holiday Inn in Starkville with a reception at the house afterward. Since last year's Parents* Day was such a success, everyone is looking forward to a good turnout this year. FIJIS TRAVEL Several brothers have been busy traveling to places outside ""the state and country. "Ro'bert Siedell attended tihe-National Entertainment Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 17-^21. He v-'as representing IVBU's Student Union and met with other students from universities across the nation. Greg Mann recently was in Washington, D.C. and^met with headquarters staff in interviewing for the job of field secretary. Bill Mattox also was recently in V/ashington^and New York City enroute to a week's vacation in Austria. V/hile in Washington, Bill met with headquarters staff and in New York visited Charles Graham. He then enjoyed a week's stay in Austria snow skiing and tonricg, HOUSE CORPORATION MEETS On Friday, March 9th, Sigma Mu's House Corporation met in Jackson at the River Hills Club. Several of the brothers attended along with the Board of Directors. Discussions included matters pertaining to the fraternity and also the plans for the upcoming Pig Dinner. \r\nFIELD SECRETARY VISITS This past weekend our chapter was pleased to have Bill Young, one of the fraternity's field secretaries, visit us. Bill is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and is a graduate "brother of Kappa Tau chapter. He inspected our chapter and talked with chapter officers and committee chairman, giving suggestions on every phase of the chapter's operation. While here. Bill also attended the Black Diamond Formal. BLACK DIAMOND FORMAL Sigma Mu's first Black Diamond Formal was held Saturday night, March 1?, 1973. iri Columbus at the Civic Center in the new Leigh Mall. It had been scheduled to b& at the Riverraont, but due to flooding it was changed to the Civic Center. It turned out that only the next day the entire Leigh Mall was under water, but lucky for us the flooding v/aited for us to have a successful formal; Over one hundred people attended and everyone expressed the fact that it indeed was a success. The band Hannibal from Hattiesburg played a big part in making the formal enjoyable. Everyone was glad to see graduate Jerry Vifelch there and wished more graduates could have attended. BROTHER MARRIES Curtis McNeer, v/ho graduated from MSU last semester and v/as one of Sigma Mu's earliest members, was recently married to Miss Cheryl Elisabeth Graves in the Providence Baptist church ofv Meadville. Several of the brothers attended the ceremony. COAST PARTY On the weekend of April 6-7, a party is planned in Biloxi. Everyone will be staying at the Rountowner.- A great time is e:-:p9cted so plan to go. D b • FIJI NEWSLETTER - The Fiji Newsletter is sent out to all graduates of Sigma Mu chapter- once each month,^ It is a sup"plem0nt to our regular pub lication, THE BULLDOG FIJI. " CKAIRMN i - I „ ■ "" ..DRB SIfiMK. MU CHAPTER PHI GAMMA DELTA 207 WEST LAMIN ST. STARKVILIE. MISSISSIPPI 39759 EISENHOWER-USA