* THETA DEUTERON STAR * April, 1970 Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio ol. 19, No. 1 New Cabinet Elected PIG DINNER 1970 'Which would you rather kiss?" By Rick Wagner Two hundred and fifty Fiji Pictured from left to right; Rick Wagner, Scott Chaney, Steve Dutton, Jeff Grayson and Dave Fletcher. brothers along with President January 25th saw the elec Thomas Wenzlaw of this uni versity and other distinguished guests were on hand to cheer the class of 1973 as they brought in the pig opening the . th annual Norris Pig Dinner. Pictured from left to right: John Sagan, Robert Mlarer and Thomas The gala evening started off Wenzlaw. in grand style as Brother watch a fine Bishop Basket Martin ('16') did the honors at the north end of the pig and ball team show their skill. After the game many of the tion of a new cabinet for Theta Deuteron. The emphasis was placed on youth and spirit as 3 sophomores and 2 Juniors from Guilford, Connecticut, will serve as Corresponding Secretary. "Wags" was pre were chosen as leaders of Phi Gamma Delta for the next year. Composing the cabinet are; Scott Chaney, President; Jeff Grayson, 'Vice-President Steve Dutton, freshman Dan Antle of Cin- brothers went to Wilkinson (Treasurer); Recording Secretary; Dave cinatti, Ohio followed suit on Lodge for coffee and several Fletcher, Historian; and Rick the south end. The brothers hours of discussion with the Wagner, Corresponding then enjoyed a fine dinner undergraduate chapter. The prepared by the Saga Food weekend came to an end with Secretary. Service and delivered by our pin-mates. Our guest speaker, John Sagan, OWU ('48') was intro duced by the symposiarch Phil Meek ('59'). Mr. Sagan holds the position of Vice-President Treasure of Ford Motor Com a brunch Sunday morning at Wilkinson Lodge, where sev eral of the Graduate Brothers expressed their feelings on the success of Theta Deuteron. The undergraduate chapter wishes to thank all the broth ers who returned, and hopes pany and is one of Ohio Wes that all those who did not leyan's most ardent chapter make it this year do so next supporters. Brother Sagan year. spoke on '' The Creation of a New Climate." Doctor Manuel, recently selected as one of the five Radio Station. He is majoring in Economics and Math. Scott, a junior Speech Major from Fremont, Ohio, is Rick Wagner, sophomore viously the President of the Pledge Class. He has a parttime job at Bun's Restaurant, is a member of the Varsity Soccer team and is Student Coordinator of Delaware's Red Cross Volunteer Swimming Program. Rick plans a major in Economics. Our new Recording Secre tary is Steve Dutton. Steve, also a sophomore, plans a major in History and comes and previously held the office currently the House Manager of House Steward. He main tains a healthy 3.0 average and in his career as a varsity debater lost only one of his 14 debates. In addition to from Mansfield, Ohio. He has earned two letters as a de fensive end on OWU s Varsity Football squad. He partici pates in 1-M athletics and serves as a member ot the Graduate Relations and Spe year letterman in Varsity cial Days committees. Basketball and was chairman Rounding out the Cabinet of Intramural Sports program of the Inter Fraternity Council. is Sophomore Dave Fletcher, these activities Scott is a 2 Vice-president (Treasurer) a History Major from Barrington, Rhode Island. Dave is also employed at Bun s Res most outstanding men of Phi Jeff Grayson, also a Junior, Gamma Delta, presented the hails from Boston, Massachu setts. He is currently the taurant, and is a sports com Business Manager of Theta mentator for WSLN. ' Fletch Deuteron and was thelM chair also participates inl-M sports. The active members of man for the house. Jeff is also Theta Deuteron have a great in charge of all Sports Broad (continued on paiie •/) casting for WSLN, the campus "cholarship award with Schol;ship Chairman Jeff Sprink to Co-Winners Larry Lesick and Bill Carter. The dinner then broke up and the brothers were able to Pictured from left to rigftt: Brotti- ers Dutton, Sagan, Tfiomas Wenzlaw. Meek and \r\nTHETA DEUTERON STAR Dan lAA NEWS By Dave Raynor Once aj^ain the Fiji ath letes lead the campus in Intiamuial Athletics. This fall a stronf^ Phi Gam football squad, led by junior quarterback Dan Dibiasio and co-captain "Dutch" Schultz, fought its way to the League I Cham pionship by winning 6 straight victories. In the play off game with the League II Champs, Delta Tau Delta, the Fiji's lost a closely fought match 18-0. However, to compensate Dibiasio. is slated for Psi Rick Crecraft. Mom was previously employed by Kroger's before she came Housemother finals play. On the Handball courts Senior Attila Daray was defeated by a narrow margin in the Final match by Phi APRIL, 1970 to us here at Theta Deuteron. Mom In team is also slated for Finals play. Both the "A" and "B" league bowling teams added points to the Phi Cam standings by finishing high in the competition. The perience with young people has stood her in good stead. As she puts it, "1 am proud and happy to be "Fiji Mom" end of Winter Term found Phi Camma Delta tied for the lead for Theta Deuteron, 1 have had two very gratifying and happy years and hope there will be with Phi Kappa Psi in Intra mural competition. Highlights of the many more. All of my boys are spring for tliis loss, the election of 8 Phi Cam athletes to tlie All term will be the annual Fresh truly I M Team acted as a soothing man Gentlemen." i)alm. Fall athletic competition also saw Craig Swenson and Jim Hittle lead the volleyball game with swimming, the wrestling, SAE's, track Since the "Star" was last team to second place behind published, a number of new members have entered the Fiji family here at Theta Deuteron. Tau Kappa Epsilon. The One of these is our newHouse team's only loss came at the Mother, Mrs. Edyth L. Betts. This year is the second of "Mom's" reign as Queen of end of the season TKE's. Meanwhile Jim made his way to tiie Singles Final match towing to defeat. Phi to the Deever Tennis before Camma the House and during her stay has easily won a place in the hearts Delta continued its winning composed of ville, Ohio, Mom attended Hi.gh Vic Harding and Marc Taylor, competition, active Born and raised in Nelson- seniors School there and went on to captured the cliampionsiiip. Winter term of all the members. ways as the Tennis Doultles team, John Shively Theta Deuteron proudly Phi Camma Delta Mrs. Edyth L. Belts and Softball. Fiji Ail-American she w.- two daughters of her own. She is the proud grandmother of a handsome 6 month-old grand son, Anthony Trent. Her ex doubles competition the Phi Cam stated that used to a houseful of young people since she had raised Graduate Relations By Bill Faulkner We, the active brothers of Theta Deuteron, feel that over the past few years communi cation with the graduate broth ers has fallen. This issue of the Star, the first in over four years, is an attempt to get our relations on the right trac'' All of us here at Wilkinsv Lodge feel that the under graduate chapter, though ad mittedly important, is only part of the picture of Phi Business Training in Colum bus, Ohio. She came to Dela Camma Delta, We would like around the dinner table. We would like to share with you our experiences of the fellow ship we gain by being mem bers of a great fraternity. We much of whicii is still to be claims an All-American in our finished, again saw tiie Phi midst. He is John Shively, a ware in 1956 with her husband, the late Mr. Frank Betts, who Cams on the victory path. The Senior Geography Major from was employed as a Zone Man ager by the Kroger Company. to see more of the old faces "B" League basketball team Akron, captured the championship by four year letterman in iioth track and Cross Country-mul At Wheaton, Illinois this year would like to close the "gen captains both teams. As a Junior, John won All Ameri he finished 16th in the NCAA Cross Country Meet. The first can fifteen to finish in the race were named Ail-Americans. eration gap"-the gap between today's active brothers and yesterdays active members. defeating Delta Tau Delta witli a margin of 16 points. Tlie "A" League team of Craig Swenson, Dave Reese, Alan Burdge, Dex Zaring and Ohio. honors "Shives" is a in track for his performance in the 6 mile run. TAeta Deitteroo Star Published during the school year by the Theta Deuteron chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. Ohio Wesleyan University. Dela ware. Ohio. John has won two OWU Athlete-of the Week Awards, was named Most Valuable Player in Cross Country this year, and was named OWU Athlete of the Term. He was also named as one ot the Outstand GARY SHORTS CHAPTER OFFICERS SCOTT CHANEV. President DAVID FLETCHER. Historian STEVE DUTTON. Recording Secretary JEFF GRAYSON. Treasurer RICK WAGNER. Corresponding Secretary Deuteron survive, can can never never be com pletely whole, without the support and the interest of the graduate members. The active members cor dially invite all of our gradu ate brothers to stop in and America along with Craig Swenson, another Senior Track have Sunday dinner whenever in the vicinity of Delaware. We appreciated seeing the Man who hails from Worthing- excellent ton, Ohio. John is one of the Dinner, and only hope tlu. more Fiji grads will be able to make their way back to our door, not only for Pig Dinner, but all through the year. ing EDITOR Theta most Collegiate dedicated Wesleyan, Athletes athletes and one in at of the finest members of the Active Chapter. turn-out for Pi \r\nAPRIL, 1970 THETA DEUTERON STAR every fraternity here at Ohio Wesleyan. It is obvious that From the President . . . . By Scott Chaney iThis being the first copy of the Star to be published since I took oath in Januaryindeed, the first in over 4 years.-I thought it appropriate that my letter should center on a theme which I incorpo rated in my greeting at the 101st Annual Norris Pig Dinner. This is a significant and important year for our chapter. Yes, the 101st! Or perhaps we could say the first. A brief review of the past few years could be helpful at this point. Where have we been going? What have we done to further the progress of Theta Deuteron at Ohio Wesleyan? Two very interest ing questions; yet, looking over these past few years, I am hard pressed to find an swers that are concrete and honest. Our position in those years has become increasingstagnant. We have not set .IS and we have not put forth the effort peipetuate course our we needed to chapter. have Of men in W.C.S.A., athletics, men's court, and other activities; but Pig Dinner might well be con sidered a 1st; that is, hope fully this can be a new be ginning for Theta Deuteron and its battle to overcome apathy. What are our goals and how do we plan to rediscover the true meaning of brotherhood? How in the next years can we gain a correct understanding of what a fraternity really is? 1 suggest that INVOLVEMENT is the key word to use in un locking the answers to these questions. Involvement not only of the undergraduates of the chapter, but involvement of the outstanding graduate brothers. Our goals for the coming year are three fold; 1. Unity within the chapter; 2. Unity within the fraternity here at OWU; 3. At together to share ideas and i have somewhere lost the establish goals for the future. nining of brotherhood and a ('ommon condition caused this be described We have had who merely which has stagnation might as one of apathy. too many people sit around and The most important goal concerns you. the graduates of Theta Deuteron. We extend our hand in Friendship and Brotherhood toward you. and most sincerely wisii that you return to visit the ciuipter as often as possible. Many of you will be receiving Sunday dinner invitations periodical ly throughout the coming year, and we would appreciate your attendance as well as wel In the long run sharing then, will this bring Pictured left - Bill Carter In 19,59. Ed Zartman. Pres ident of Theta Deuteron. ini tiated the Manuel Award, es responsibility of myself and tablished in honor of Dr. William A. Manuel, professor of Chemistry, who retired in my that about cliapter unity. It is the cal)inet to co-ordinate year. The award, a these different activities into special ring, recognizes tlie a common goal; that of estab freslmian pledge lishing Phi Gamma Delta as cumulative grade The first recipient with the but the best organization on Ohio never do anything to help out. Therefore, any good thoughts which arise are simply doomed Wesleyan's campus. It is also of the award was Dick Brandt a crucial year for the frater nities to organize and become (63). and since then 12 men to about a asked brief situation existence. Wlien unified as a body. We have already begun our involvement help, these same are unwilling to , in this area. One of our broth ers has recently been elected spare any precious time for to executive council of I.P.O. fraternity. Example after miple could be given of the With the organization of the apathy which exists, not only new Fraternity Representa tives Association, we have in our fraternity, but also on gained an excellent opportun this campus as a whole. As I ity to strengthen each and said before, this 101st Norris idea to the men when he said "Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone." With the help of our outstanding graduate brothers, Theta Deuteron can not help but succeed. NOW BEGINS THE 1st YEAR FOR THETA DEUTERON CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA! THE MANUEL AWARD highest average. talk encounter when we leave tlie university. Therefore, we can truly understand what brotlier "Scoop" Wilkinson meant the present r ourselves a little too much, The tion. we can be successful. we expect to gain an under standing of what this fraternity is all about. This pooling of ideas will also help to pre pare us for the life we shall time everyone is participating mittees. The purpose in doing this is to bring individuals e significance of what iternity stands for! in mind and active participa and those who are now in the process of learning ciui and the co-ordination of this involvement. Maybe we have been going ir own ways and looking out be men noting the de percentage of pledged this with last year. a common goal a in some worthwhile activity by involvement in house com might of tile ideas of experienced easily seen by crease in the freshmen who year compared However, with strengthened relationship with our graduate brothers. What is mermt by unity within the chapter? Unity with in the chapter involves two basic concepts; involvement the problem. this much work is needed. This is system and come your thoughtful sugges tions. Only through the pooling have received the ring. With the advent of deferred rush, there was no recipient in 1969 as the freshmen had been pledged for only one term. This year, 2 sophomores, members of the 1969 pledge class, received the award, and right - Larry Lesick. cinnati. Ohio. Larry, a religion major, finished his freshiiuui year with a 3.67 average on a 4-point scale. He is also active in social service and pledge training, as well as intra-mural football. The Bill award was given to Carter of consin, Bill, for a Racine, the pre-med 1970 Wis terms. major who boasted a 3.67 average, won the Cleveland Chemical Rub ber Company award in Ins Freshman year for ontstaiiding performance in Chemistry. The brothers of Theta Deuteron point with pride to these two fine Fiji scholars as we congratulate them on one for 1969 and one for 1970. their The M.A. recipient for 1969 was Larry Lesick, from Cin- encourage fine performance them to continued excellence. and pursue \r\nAPRIL, 1970 THETA DEUTERON STAR From the Treasurer's Pen . . . . Theta Deuteron Proudly Presents Theta Deuteron's financial position as of April 1st, 1970 was a little shaky. For the past 4 years we have been working with an incorrect individuals will pay their bills when they get the money, but the total amount of outstanding bills at times causes minor financial prob- balance. lems. This mistake had These Added to been corrected until recently. Now with this prob- total of S2,272 of outstanding lem resolved, our position is are one of growing strength. Mem- These two areas of debt, add- bership has fallen off in the past few years while the con- ed to an error in our bank balance, has set Theta Deuteron back a little. How- sumer price index has risen sharply. Our bills which we enrollment, ever, 1 feel confident that all undergraduate dues will be age expenses with the present collected and cleared by the end of this school year. Along man. To combat this problem, expenses have been budgeted down while house bills have with this should come some of the graduate accounts receivable money. If we budget our been increased. finances this last term of the With the high oost college education today, sometimes very hard for tain brothers to keep of a it is certheir 1969-1970 school year and have the forementioned problem areas corrected, Theta Deuteron should be in a very house balance cleared. Most of us can easily sympathize and understand their position, strong financial position for the beginning of the next school year. FINANCIAL STANDING (Accumulative) Receipts: April 1, 1970 House Income Dining Room Income Total $23,600.00 24,724.00 $48,324.00 Disbursements: House Expense Dining Room Expense Total $22,850.00 24,350.00 $47,200.00 Balance $ 1,124.00 Committee Heads New Coblnet The Cabinet appointed the Visits Washington new committee heads for the year at their first chapter meeting in January. The New Chairmen are: l.M.'s, Dave W still trying to collect, therefore, is not able to manmonthly charges of S21 per e this is the never "Graduate" The 1970 Pledge Class " A Pictured from left to rigtit: Row 1 - Jeff Rundel, Ctirls Hardman, Bob Goodell, Ted Weiland, Dan Antle, Bart Bale and Dick Eakins. Row 2- Gary Sliorts, Henry Walker, Dan Penrod, Russ Grimes, Sam Martlllotta, Bruce Bogardls and Ttiom Shannon. PLEDGE SENIORITY Gary Shorts Grove City, Pennsylvania Bart Bale Sam Martillotta Glen Ridge, New Jersey Albion, New York Henry Walker Jamestown, New York Russ Grimes Evanston, Illinois Bob Goodell Dick Eakins East Aurora, New York Eox Chapel, Pennsylvania Jeff Rundel Lakewood, Ohio Ted Weiland Grove City, Pennsylvania Thom Shannon Delaware, Ohio Chris Hardman Dan Penrod Piqua, Ohio Piqua, Ohio Bruce Bogardis Weston, Massachusetts This year, the second in have won Athlete of the Week which the delayed rush system has been utilized at OWU, Theta Deuteron netted 14 new Honors from the OWU Transcript, and Grimes not only set the OWU record in the pledges. This group, one of 1000 yd. Freestyle, but broke the most diverse ever pledged to this chapter, more than makes up for its lack in quan- ity with a high degree of By David Fletcher Over spring vacation three quality in spirit, initiative. members of our new cabinet and energy. Academically the Raynor; Special Days, Phil went to Washington to visit 1970 pledge Class boasts a McKenzie; Social Committee, Geoff Bobbit and Bruce Bolen; national headquarters and learn about their operations. Social Service, Larry Lesick; Publications, Gary Shorts and Scott Chaney; Graduate Relations. Bill Faulkner; Scholarship, Bill Middleton; Rush Those men gaining new insights to Phi Gamma Delta ineluded Scott Chaney, President; Rick Wagner, Correspending Secretary: and David Chairman, Gerald Gaumer; Public Relations, Rick Wagner and Steve Dutton. Each of the committees have appointed new members, held organiza- Fletcher, Historian. The trip included discussions with William Zerman, Executive Secretary and all of the staff there. These cabinet members sity letter-winners are Russ tional meetings, and "began their various projects and learned many new ideas which Grimes—swimming, Chris Hardthey are drawing into their mann and Dan Penrod, basket- duties. leadership of Theta Deuteron. ball. Penrod and Grimes each his own record 4 times. Other notables are Dick Eakins and Gary Shorts, who had leading roles in the Annual Freshman Play, parinft 287 average accumen. Out- NEW CABINEI standing scholars are Russ (conned from pa^e i) Grimes (3.5 average), Gary Shorts (3.3 average), Ted Weiland (3 3 average), and Jeff Rundel, who turned out consecutive 4.0 accumes in his . first two terms of college deal of respect and confidence for these new officers. Each is a leader and has contributod rnooh toward improving our fraternity. The new cabinet members have stated that the goal of the new administration work Among our athletes we can be summed up in the y ' have 8 varsity members. Var- "Involvement". Their cl aim is to overcome the forces of apathy which seem to have invaded both the graduate and active members of the chapter.