Beaver Fiji KAPPA OMICRON CHAPTER 348 NO. 25TH CORVALLIS, OREGON SPRING 1969 97330 KAPPA OMICRON INITIATES 17 SPRING TERM Seventeen outstanding young men were initiated into Kappa Omicron chapter of Phi Gamma Delta April 20th. New brothers Jay Maher, Jeff Martin, and Tim Vrtiska hail from Corvallis, while Ed Gressett, Jon Hudson, Dave Minneci, Larry Six, and Mike Offord call Medford their home. Mike Nease and Jim Thoreson come from Cottage Grove, while Don Petty and Doug Richmond are from Roseburg. Mike Easter (Lake Oswego), Jerry McBurney (Albany), Steve Scott (Madison of Portland), Jack Holmes (Central Catholic of Portland) and Dana St. Louis (Milwaukie) complete the remainder of the latest additions to the brotherhood. All men listed are freshmen except for brother Offord, who is a sophomore. PIG DINNER LARGE SUCCESS The Oregon State version of the traditional Norris Pig Dinner was held in the Mayfair Room of the Benson Hotel in Portland May 17th. Archon Treasurer Donald E. Johnson (K. O. '36) related a few of his experiences gained from his travel around the country in service to Phi Gamma Delta and further cautioned the brothers that the so-called "drug problem" is spreading. Some seventy brothers were in attendance (including over twenty alumni from the Portland area). Ken Ross, '71, was the chairman for the event, with Bill Graham, '70, assisting. FIJIS REMAIN STRONG ON CAMPUS Ken Ross, '71, was elected to the 1st vice-president position of the Oregon State student body this term, while Chris Drury, '70, and Bob Tomasovic, '71, were elected sergeants-at-arms of their respective classes. Bill Graham, '70, is helping brother Drury as a member of the senior senate-activities council. \r\nBEAVER FIJI Page 2 FIJIS REMAIN STRONG ON CAMPUS (continued) Larry Six, '72, was elected vice-president of Thanes, Oregon State sophomore service honorary. Chris Drury, '70, our interfraternity council representative, is serving on the IFC Judicial committee. Ken Ross, '71, was named one of two "outstanding sophomores" at the OSU awards banquet this term. Brother Ross is in Electrical Engineering. ENYART INKS WITH BUFFALO Bill "Buffalo" Enyart, '69, has signed a contract to play football for the Buffalo Bills of the AFL, In addition to brother Enyart, three other K. O. men made the first team Fiji All-American football squad this fall, Steve Preece (quarterback) and Jerry Belcher (defensive end) are now through with eligibility, while Bill Main (wingback) returns for his senior year for Dee Andros. FIJIS SHOW VERSATILITY IN ATHLETICS In addition to varsity footballers, K. O. boasts Bob Tomasovic, '71, 3rd in the national AAU post-season wrestling meet at 152 lbs. , rugby letterman Ken Dobberpuhl, '71 , and Bill More, '69, two-time monogram man in basketball. Hope for the future comes in the form of Jerry McBurney, '72, who will be following in the footsteps of brother Main on the football team. Jerry and Tom Rosendahl, '72, defensive halfback, are both nursing knee injuries at the present time, but should be ready for fall. In the IM leagues. K. O. grabbed the league Softball crown, while Dale Campbell, '69, and Terry Dunn, '71, were number-three in the all-school bad minton tourney. CHAPTER AWARDS PRESENTED John Hubbach, '69, was named as K. O.'s candidate for the Wilkinson Award this year. Brother Hubbach has been IFC representative, OSU "Joe College" winner, cello player in the school orchestra, rally squad member, and has done countless activities around the fraternity. In addition, John has been accepted at the Loyola (Chicago) Dental School, Bruce Kannenberg, '69, was named as the senior who "Contributed Most to the Analysis of Chapter Problems." Brother Kannenberg played three years of football for OSU at the center position, also. \r\nBEAVER FIJI Page 3 CHAPTER AWARDS PRESENTED (continued) Dale Campbell, '69, was named the recipient of the "Pihas-Deller ActivityAward." Dale has been in charge of the homecoming queen selection committee and many other campus groups. Larry Six, '72, received the outstanding freshman award and was also named Thane (soph, service honorary). Tim Vrtiska and Bill Enyart were named recipients of the F. A. "Doc" Gilfillan Scholarship Award for the highest grades made by a freshman and a senior during the academic year 1968-69. Mike Easter, '72, outdistanced the others in the Rook class to win the coveted "Lee Admiration Trophy." K. O. PLEDGES THREE MORE Bruce Gordon, Medford; Ron Sather, Corvallis; and Tom Emang, also from Corvallis, signed on with Phi Gamma Delta this term. The former two are fresh men, v/hile Tom Emang recently returned to OSU as an academic sophomore after serving as a lieutenant in the Army in Vietnam. GRADUATE GUIDE "OUTSTANDING' The Kappa Omicron Graduate Guide published this term has been termed "outstanding," "excellent," and all manner of complementary words. Compiled, designed, and edited by Bill Graham, '70, it lists all 694 living K. O. brothers alphabetically, and geographically by zip code. In addition to its being a boon to alumni looking for "lost" brothers it will strengthen our chapter records tremendously. Other fringe benefits include its helping in our bid for the Brightman Award (alumni relations) and the Coon Plaque ( publications). However, a publication like this does not grow on trees we would sincerely appreciate it if those graduate brothers who would like to further our cause would drop us some coins to help defray the expenses involved in the Guide. Make checks payable to "Phi Gamma Delta" and send any monies to: Phi Gamma Delta c/o Wm. R. Graham 348 NW 2 5th Corvallis, Oregon 97330 Already brother Cy Gates, "27, has contributed generously while C. H. "Scram" Graham, '35, has sent us several bills. We are looking forward to hearing from the rest of our alumni in the near future. \r\nBEAVER FIJI Page 4 RUSH PROGRAM IN FULL SWING Now is also the time for recommendations from graduate brothers concerning Fiji-caliber young men who will be in school next fall. Address all correspondence to rush chairman Robin Thomas, '71, 348 NW 25th, Corvallis, Oregon 97330 (Home address: 972 NW Harlan, Roseburg, Oregon 97470). We will do our best to acknowledge all "recs" and follow-up on your rush prospects. ALUMNI NOTES George D. "Puss" Graves, '24, paid a visit to the chapter house on the occasion of the PAC-8 track championships at Corvallis May I 7th. Although brother George is some forty years out of school, he stated in the chapter meeting he attended that he was still "mighty glad to be a Fiji." F. Earl Price, '22, was also in Corvallis recently. Brother Price was here for the farewell banquet for OSU president J. H. Jensen May 27th; at that time, he said he was done with his interim position of Dean of Agriculture at the University of Nevada in Reno, and he would be visiting the southwest part of the U. S. in the near future. Donald F. Johnson, '36, is the president-elect of the OSU Alumni Associa tion and will take office July 1st. He will be working with C. H. "Scram" Graham, director of alumni relations and 19 35 graduate recently featured in the "Fijis in Higher Education" section of The Phi Gamma Delta, and with William R. Nelson, ass't. alumni director, K. O. , ''63. Dave Koch, '67, is now a 1st Lt. in the Air Force and will be training in Florida prior to going to Vietnam as a CT21 pilot. G, Edward Adams, '33, has just retired after thirty-two years as athletic director at Hartnell College, Salinas, California. Robert A. Morrison, '43, was presented with an award at the Pig Dinner for his continuing support of K. O. endeavors. Brother Morrison has helped the chapter most recently by presenting the K. O. house with a handsome new front door that replaces the old situation, which was badly in need of repair. ADDRESS all alumni news correspondence to William R. Graham, Editor, Beaver Fiji, 348 NW 25th, Corvallis, Oregon 97330