CHI TAMA 'DROP IN SOMETIME' A I-iESSAGi, FRCM THii PRESIDENT OF CHI I would like to take this opportun ity to tell you of the new directions which Chi chapter has taken recently, lahen I was a freshman, among the fra ternities on campus, Fiji was ranked fourteenth in scholarship, tenth in intramurals, and sixteenth in partici pation in athletics and activities. This put us in last place in the Brown Cup standings. Over the past year we have maintained a scholarship of 2,7» jumped to fourth place in intramural APRIL 11 th That's the date to mark off on your calendar as Chi's 77th "NORRIS FIG DINNER" On the second Saturday of April, the undergraduate-Tmem.bers of Chi extend this extra special welcome to all brothers to come back and see whats doing here at the chapter house, and also whats happened to your long lost classmates. What better way to spend a Saturday then talking with your old roomates over dinner and cock tails I And there must be those stdries many more participating in a broad that are just begpins to be told! So why not circle that date today, and give your self a change of pace weekend. Forget those April income tax blues and see Fiji in the past and the present. The Chi Association meeting wil"" be spectrum of activities. about 2:00, cocktails at standings over that period, currently have brothers on four athletic squads, have men holding offices in many clubs and committees around campus, and have But numbers alone don't tell the whole story. One must look at other changes as ner following at Hale House. with din Our guest speaker and a more form.al time table will well. For instance, the old Hell Week be available in a later issue of the CHI and non-constructive pledge training TAM. program, which characterized the pro If you have any questions regarding PIG DINImER. or just something about the house, please call, write, or just drop bationary periods in the past, have been replaced by a pledge education over for an afternoon. We'd love to see program which emphasizes those attri YOU. butes we expect of a good brother. For many of you, having no Hell Ueek may cause you to shake your head in disgust * i ', Fratrfes~Qui'Fiierurit Sed * with the disappearance of yit another Fiji tradition. But let's face it, * Nunc Ad Astra * brothers, the college freshman is chang * Ezekiel WcCleary, '20, Oct. 29, 19^9 ing, and in order to survive, the fra * Zeke, a resident of Fonda, NY, and an ternity system must make adjustments * active alumnus of Chi, * mourned by all. accordingly. On campus we have steadily gained the respect and Admiration of numerous faculty and administration members due to a conscientious effort to broaden our horizons in public relations. With * * His passing was * * * Carl L. Forshee, '2^, September 10, I969* * Carl was a life-long resident of Seneca * * Falls, NY., and a loyal alumnus of the * * Charter. * Xc ******* ************** \r\nAt the house rneeting of October 9f 1969» the active weinbers of Chi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta passed the following resolution concerning the use of drugs; WHEREAS, questions have arisen and vdll probably arise as to the attitude of the chapter on drugs; and WHEREAS, violations of Federal and state statutes constitute a real danger to the chapter in the form of raids, these raids pos sibly subjecting innocent parties, particularly the roommates of the offender, to suspicion; and WHEiLEAS, strong stands against drug abuse have been taken by our Fraternity both at the national level in the Acts of Ekklesiai and at the chapter level in by-lavj 6,02 adopted in I968, these laws pun ishable by fine, suspension or expulsion; and WHErEAS, the good name and the very existence of Chi Chapter would inevitably be placed in jeopardy by the illicit possession, use, or sale of drugs; be it RESOLVED, that we hereby condemn the possession, use or sale of illicit drugs, in particular marijuana, narcotics, barbituates, amphetimines and hallucinogens, in or about the chapter house at all times; and be it further RESOLVED, that we will be resolute in our punishment fine, suspension, or expulsion of any proven infractions of our rviles pro hibiting illicit drugs in or about the chapter house. President's Message (con't from p. 1,) Fiji Athletes Score Again! our new faculty adviser, Dr, John Sowa, The Phi CTam house sported winning we have been led to new contacts and new teams in all its intramural contests this fall. Football season ended with the ideas. A now rush program for the I, F. C. which cuts the rush period from twelve weeks to six should be a great help to us with the new image we have created. The new system, proposed by some of our bro thers, places great emphasis on continued enthusiasm and an impressive record, both of which previously were weak but are now Fijiss-boasting a 3 and 2 record, our first winning season in football in many, years, A fast backfield and good passing coupled with an aggressive defense led the house to victory. The teams which fell to the mighty Phi Gam gridders were Fox & Davidson, Phi Delt, and Beta, Bad minton and volleyball championships were strong, Of course, there are still some old traditions and institutions around. Re next to fall Fiji's way. Both of these teams came through with undefeated sea member Cookie, singing at dinner, Fiji Is coming up will be in basketball. The land Weekend and Pig Dinners? But what I have said about the changes here at Chi is no exaggeration. It is all part of the development and growth of Chi Chapter which, wit h your continued advice and support, we hope to continue in the years ahead. brothers have already begun choosing the team and have had several practice ses sions, Although there is a lack of Fraternally yours, Richard M. Adams PergeI sons, The next series of athletic events height, agility and good ball-handling should compensate for it. So, we are looking forward to a successftil season in basketball to keep up with the fine athletic record we Fijis have already es tablished this year. \r\nNIXON, AGNEW, THE "SHENT MJORITY," hORATCEIUM THE LOa/iTORimx: A ,CONTRARY VIEW I find I must approach this subject on two plains; from my liberal gut atti tude toward peace, democracy and the first amendment, and also froni my intel lectual approach toward peace, democ I am a member of the minority of stu dents at Union College who oppose, in a racy and the first amendment. To the wonderment of many, I find them complete ly compatible, I have a sense- of largency about these things and America, that Nixon, Agnew, and their "silent major ity" do not. If you want to think his torically or practically, "silent major ities" are not urgent about anything that does not directly affect them. Certainly, a great deal of progress would be made in this country if left to the "silent m.ajority," The "silent majority" has been content to sit back and witness an arms race, the escalation of a war that even Nixon will no longer defend, the developnent of a "silent majority that is paranoid and racist and a general deterioration of American prestige throughout the world. It is those who speak out who make general way and for various reasons, the current rash of m.oratoria on the war, I do so for two distinct reasons: the call for immediate and total withdrawal of oiu? troops in South Vietnam, put forth by the participants in the demonstrations, is unsound and dangerous; further, in a wider sense, I am very uneasy about the prevailing belief that policies of vital importance can and should be made in the streets under the guise, fostered by the nevTs media, of being representative of public Opinion and accompanied by ©mo tional dialogue. The first of these reasons follows closely President Nixon's reasoning on the dangers of precipitated withdrawal, txe cannot afford the concomitant loss of faith in our nation and its commitments which woiild follow an abandonment of the South Vietnamese, Further, for those of the Left who call for our immediate pulloutfor humanitarian reasons, the cruel, progress. It is those who base their inhuman bloodbath vrhich is the aftermath views on humanitarianism and the future of virtually every Communist takeover and which will surely occur in this in stance should have some sobering signif rather than on profit-motivated exploi tation and the past who will necessar ily mold the advancement of the country. Imagine yourself a humanitarian. Im agine yourself one who believes that human life is more important than Nixon's "saving face," It may be hard, but if icance, To speak of our prestige and the faith in America's "commitments" abroad may smack of old-line nationalism but it the Mobilizations will make sense, I is one of the realities of world politics that our words and actions have a pro found effect on daily and long-term am grateful that Nixon no longer sup ports the war in Vietnam, if only pub which the demonstrators ignore or gloss you can do it, then the Moratoriums and licly, I would be much more grateful if he woiild cease to lie and deceive events. It is this kind of realization over in their heady (and one must admit, inviting) calls for "Peace Now," Pity the American people as he did on the third of November, His biased editing of recent Vietnamese and Viorld history, his inane wholehearted support of the Theiu military regime, and his refusal to make any concrete and immediate pro posals for peace are inexcusable. As for- Agnew, my emotions rvm the f\ill swl'-'g from contempt to nausea. Here is that things are never that simple. My second reason covers a wider range of issues and is more disturbing in that respect at least, The marches^, demonstrations, and silent vigils attempt to create an image of massive public opinion against the President's policy on the war. But image, to fall upon an a and not substance. who lias demonstrated over and over again his lack of fitness to hold any public office, let alone his current (con't on p, 5*) old but still valid cliche, is shadow A thousand marchers establish nothing more than the fact that a thousand people support a particular (con't on p, 5») \r\nCONGRATUIATIONS AND A BIG TOOTHY GRIN TO '63 Pete Bishko, who is currently attending Albany Law. Pete met quite a few of our vindergrads on the Rugby Field, "Sk Mike Holowaty,who is working as a.iteuhnical Engineer for the rtailroad. V/e were glad to see Mike and his girl friend at Homecoming, '67 Bob Gresham, who is employed by Airborne Freight in Albany, Rags and his furry friend, Yates, are residing in Ballston Spa. '67 Bob Mctnerney is currently stationed at Fort Jackson, S. Carolina with 6 roos. left in the army. No obstacle course is too hard for this hard core boyS '67 Oden Oak, who we find at the Lang Institute in Saigon, with the Air Force. A little culture Odie? "67 Bob Pike, who is spending his time as an air traffic control officer at the Air Force Base in Syracuse. '67 John Seay, who is the Assistant Systems Analyst and Design Construction Engineer at IBti here, M extra hi to Inky, one of our all time regulars £ '67 Joe Quinn, who is enjoying the fine Air Force life at a base in Germany, '68 Bob Farnum tells us that he is presently employed by Ct. Light and Power. It was great to have Num stop by for a few days. '68 Eddie Grover is presently residing in Schodack, NY, end is employed by the National Commercial Bank and Trust Co, Ed and his wife Sue are soon expecting a new addition to their Fiji family. '68 Rich Martin, who has just completed basic training at Fort Dix, NJ., claims its horsepltiy next to a Sunday show. '68 Dave kierkhoven and his ifTife Sue are living in Brookfield. Stix is enjoying himself in grad school.in phisiotherapy, '69 kiayne Billings, who xrlll soon find his time taken up as an e^ngineer for a firm in Detroit. Congrads, Pooh and Joann, Chi needs more pin-mates £ '69 Bill Cary, who is doing his thing at Fort Leonard V«ood, Mio. Your brother and sister say hi Winky! '69 "Mark Curry, who is presently employed by G£ here in Schenectady, Financial Mianagement seems to be ferkie's bag, as he trains on. Mark and Rags are roomies up in Ballston Spa. He il-ll enlist in the ra serves shortly. '69 Ferd Haverly, rnd his wife Dorothy are residing in Ticonderoga, NY, where he is teaching Physics, and his wife, music, homecoming. -ve sawT trls jolly couole on '69 Andy Haskell is at'ending Navigator Training school at lyither AFB, Calif. Still got your 'stache Andy? '69 Ren LeBarge is working for the Schenectady Chemical Co.. He wll] soon go into the National Guard, following wihicli he w^ill extend 'Is education at Syracuse University. Ken and his pin-mate Sue, always seer- to add a smile to the house. It's good to see you two often, .. . t. .i' . .. . .. ... .r . C 1_L , ; .; . \r\n'69 Chip Noe is training vrith IHyj in Utica, Chip's irain interests lie in computer technology and his pin-mate, lary. °69 Bill Palmer, who is a second lieutenant with the Air Force, He and his pretty wife, Sharon, are currently stationed at Eiloxi, Miss. He claims that w^hile the Air Force isn't m.uch, his wife has the sweetest southern smile. '69 h'illie P. Pat+ison has a draft deferred job, working for the General Dynamics shipyard In Boston. Of all the people I '69 Larry Suter is giving the Physics Ph.d program at Stanford University the old Fiji spirit, ivnd on the weekends these California treezes are great. '69 Bob Trumbull is attenoing Harvard Business School. He claims its a welcome change from Physics. Many thanks to all the gra.ds who wrote in or dropped by to help us keep up >T.th what's going on in the graduate world. If 3''0u can spare the time please let us know what you're up to so we can share it with all of you. _ '■ r.f hORiiTdRlUpj (PRO) con't from p. 3» post. He makes all liberals pray for Nix on's good health. Fear not. Establishment, we of the Moratorium are not the Yipries, we are not the SDS, we are not the Communists; we are people honestly and responsibly opposed to the government's philosophy of American policy at home and abroad, we cannot in good conscience be silent. MORATORIUM (CON) con't from p. 3- point of view. The validity of that view is not proven; indeed one fears that the views of the marchers are ta ken as their premisesS Surely, this is no way to arrive at soiind and valid conclusions on an issue so complex and burning as the Vietnamese war. Until there is more reason and less polemic, more debate and less assertion, more thinking and less marching, the demon Peter Starkweather '70 strators vjill convince their fellow students and. the ivraerican,.of nothing. P r.0^h.' Steven Pierce '71 ♦Editors note: The above articles represent a cross-section of individual viewrpoints of undergraduates here at Chi. By no means is either meant to represent the opinions of this newsletter, or that of the Chapter whole. Life Membership Chi's New Purple Legionaire "Life membership shall be awarded any Tom Van Norstrand, from the class of member of the Association, either an alum- '59, has recently been selected as Chi's nus, or undergraduate, upon payment of a Purple Legionaire. Tom,'whod has beens lump-sum dues in the amount of $500. Life quite actively involved with Chi in the membership shall be presented with a sped- past .will now take on the honor of this al Life membership Certificate by the Asso- official capacity. A hearty thanks ciation, and shall be accorded recognition goes out to him from aDl. his undergraduate in each Treasurer's annual report, published yearly in the CHI TA1:A." brothers here, \r\nCHI ASSOCIATI(»I MEETING October 11, I969 The meetin g was called to order at 11:55 A.M. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Brother Case and accepted as read. REPORTS OF OFFICERS Brother Case read a letter from Brother Cliff Bowdish as the treasurer's report and he commented on Chi Association's financial conditi on. He then made a motion to accept the treasurer's report. The motion was passed. OLD BUSINESS Brothers Case and Coultener led a discussion about finding a safe in which to keep the Chi Association records. Brother Case read Brother Adam's letter to the liaison com mittee concerning panic bars for the house. Brother Coultener mentioned that a letter ought to be viritten to the same liaison committee from the Association. Brother Pierce presented the problem of articles which werw stolen from the house during the summer and stressed the need for panic bars. FRATERNITY INFGRI^IATION Brother Coultener said that hs had expected the Chi Tama to publicize the alumni membership system. Ho read the By-Laws con cerning membership and asked the Chi Tama to publicize the lifetime membership. He also asked that theBy-Laws be put in a future Chi Tama. Brother Bruno, chairman of the Chi Tama, gave new ideas to be used this year. Discussion and advice from graduates followed. Brother Starkweather read the Drug Resolution, and Brother Coultener suggested that it be published in the next Chi Tama. Brother Pierce gave the undergraduate treasurer's report. A discussion of graduate debts followed. Brother Adams announced that the house scholarship has reached an all-time high, and he mentioned that fewer brothers spend time watching television. He also S'poke of the house's increased interest campus and public relations. \r\nBrother Case brought up the issue of the Board of Chapter Advisors and the Purplo Legionnaire, and Brother Adams explained what actions the house has taken on these issues. Brother Adams announced the date of Pig Dinner as April 11. Brother Case said that the date of Pig Dinner should be an nounced in every Chi Tama, CRITICISMS im REI^iARKS Brother Coultener said that comments received on the house's fine performance should also be included in the Chi Tama. Brother Case commended the house on its general performance. VIee Vvillie Lost Fiji Department In the processes of job changes and moving, it has been our experience to ... loose contact with a few brothex^s each year. If know some of the brothers This year's Pig Dinner Staff is being headed.by William F. V.erner, a -sophomdi'e froVi Torrlngton, Conn. He's making an extra effort to get a large turnout at this year's affair. In order listed below and there current addresses, facilitate this, how about getting in please let us know so that they can b" put on our mailing list and that of the touch with any Fiji's in your local area and urge them to make plans to join you college. on APRIL, llthJ WHLRL iVRE you??????????? William S. Cassedy '66 Carl J. Falivene 'A9 Robert E. Martinson '65 David J. McClemens, Ph.D. are the reason we '6A send out this newsletter. You're also the reason we hold such af.fairs as Pig Dinner. To help us serve you best, why Philips Miles '59 John E. Post «A8 not make some suggestions how to increase graduate involvement. Cr just write in William B..,lStev .enson-, rl '52 and tell us that you got this Chi Tama. After all its just praise and criticism that keeps us headed in the right direc tion. Norman A. Young 'A2 * * » Vviilliam Kuckta has returned to Union after a tour on dutjr with the armed forces. Bill vorill continue his pledge period here at Chi. Alrxadjr very active in the house is is leadint, our basketball IF., squad. Bill is an Eco maior, '72 Michael Perrino '72 has also been pledged by Cbi. K'ke, a bio major, originally secretary of his pledge class, was forced to leave for academic reasons. Its good to have him back So make a ChitTama editor happy, and write in and tell us about yourself, how you feel about the Moratorium, the Chi Tama, or anything. But just let us know you're there. Thanks! V "1. / Who's Bringing in the Pig?? ti hiv-ciAi'y