OmiCKmcMJt^ News of PHI GAMMA DELTA at OKLAHOMA STATE November, 1975 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. 7407+ Volume XIII, Number 2 20 GRAD. SUPPORT - - GREATEST EVER! Sigma Omicron now has a graduate association designed to aid the chap ter through various types of resources. At a meeting of 20 enthusiastic grad uate brothers in Oklahoma City on September 11, it was the consensus of opinion that Sigma Omicron needed the support of its alumni through such an association. Temporary officers were selected to serve until the formal election and or ganization in January. Joe Mark El Kouri was chosen President; Dan Luca-i, Vice President; Herschel Beard, Secretary; Don Boyd, Treasur er. Dues were set at a minimum of $12.00 per year. Brothers may con tribute more if they desire. Monthly meetings wiU be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p,m. Brother Bob Curtis volun teered the use of a conference room in the 39th Expressway Office Build ing, 2401 N.W. 39th for the meetings. Purple Legionnaire Jim Treadway asked for Brothers to serve on the re organized Board of Chapter Advisors. Three year terms were taken by Don Greeriamyer, Robert Keating, Bob Curtis, Richard Howell, Herschel Beard, Tom Allen, Dr. B. Curtis Hamm. Each will advise the chapter on various areas of chapter administra tion. In other business, it Was announced that the Housing Corporation has also been reorganized. New board mem bers include Ranee Bennett, Bob Cur tis, Joe Mark El Kouri, Richard Howell, Jerry Sparks, George Ramey, Dave Wright. Joe Ellis, current Presi dent of the Housing Corporation will attend the next association meeting to give a financial report of the Corpora tion and discuss transfer of responsi- Brothers and Pledges join together in a true FIJI DIAMOND FIVE RECEIVE DIAMONDS BLOOD BOWL HIGHLIGHTS Sunday, October 19, was the day foi Sigma Omicron's annual Blood Bowl. Needless to say the outcome was a victory for the brothers with the final score of 27-0. All in all the game was a lot of fun with only a few sprained legs and one broken bone- Unfortun ately Doug Warwick did leave the field with a broken arm but he did prove to the pledges; Phi Gamma Delta is worth an arm or a leg! September 13 marked the date for men to receive their black diamonds and be instructed into the mysteries of Phi Camma Delta. The five 267. bility. Membership in the new organiza tion will not be limited to Sigma Omi cron brothers. Any Fiji interested in actively supporting Sigma Omicron is invited and nrged to join by paying dues. Correspondence may be ad dressed to Herschel Beard, 3024 N.W. 46, Oklahoma City, 73112. new initiates include: William Fleming Chadeayne, Oklahoma City; John Wil son Lovejoy, Tulsa; Martin Alan Muck, Cushing; Timothy Scott Hunt, Tulsa; and David Haller Wright, OSU 69, Oklahoma City. These five brothers bring our chapter membership up to NOTICE OF EVENTS Homecoming Kansas State — November 15 Purple Garter December 6th Norris Pig Dinner February 21, 1976 — Tulsa \r\nPRESIDENT'S MESSAGE GRADUATE REPORT Dear Brothers, Dear Graduate Brothers, A lot of work has been going on around Sigma Omicron the past two years so that we could be the Phi Gamma Delta Chapter that we once were. The work has paid off well, as we are now a well respected chapter on campus. First and most important are our chapter finances. The debt we held three years ago has now dwindles to less than a few hundred dol lars with a forecast of operating totally *'in the black" by May 1976. Next is our public relations on the O.S.U. Campus. Social Chairman Doug Warwick has come up with some g-reat new ideas for social functions and we have partied together with the best sororities on campus. Athletic and scholastic standings have shown the greatest single increase in a long time. In intramurals we moved from 15th place up to 9th and we are currently ranked 6th in the standings. Scholastically we went from 18th place up to 9th position. All these standings are based on reports of 24 local fraternities. This years pledges are outstanding young men and have already contributed a great deal to Phi Gam. Pledge Trainer Scott Fooshee has one of the best pledge programs ever to be Litlized at Sigma Omicron. We are projecting I wish I could express my true feelings of thanks to all of you who are giving great time and devotion to the house. Things are truly Last but not least is the fantastic support, you, tlie graduate brothers have given us. It has been a tremendous concerted effort on the part of Sigma Omicron graduate brothers' throughout the state to give the O.S.U. chaptei the graduate support that it needed so despirately. Sigma Omicron has obviously come a long way, but I feel there is always room for im provement and the brothers must continually strive to do better. As I end my term of office and graduate in December, I feel that I will be leaving one of the strongest chapters on the Oklahoma State campus and in Phi Gamma Delta. Fraternally, Steven B. Pittman President 1975 OMICRONICAL starting to roll in the area of graduate rela tions and this is of course what Sigma Omicron needs. I only hope that now more and more graduate brothers can rally forces so that we brothers, with your support, can make our chapter number one where it should be. At this point we have a very big problem with communications. I would therefore like to ask you to please send the enclosed card back to the house at your convenience. Also if you know the addresses of any graduate brothers not receiving our newsletter, please let me know them. We our trying to update JULES ROBERTS, Editor our files and have lost contact with quite a few brothers. So please help us out in this THE FRATERNITY OF area. In closing I would just like to thank you once again and invite you to the house any time especially for the upcoming events. Also if you have any questions pertaining to our chapter, please feel free to write me here at the house. Fraternally, Jules Roberts PHI GAMMA DELTA 1123 University Avenue Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 CHAPTER OFFICERS Graduate Relations President NEW PLEDGES a 100% initiation of pledges. THE SIGMA Steven B. Pittman As of October, we Fiji's have welcomed to our house fifteen pledges, of which each and every one holds a unique or varied talent in which to offer Phi Gamma Delta. xVmong the pledge class talents there are golf, tennis, and wrestling champs, a marcher in the OSU marching band and even a sky- Treasurer Lon C. Kile Recording Secretary Tom F. Stables diver. The new pledge class includes: Roger Andrews, David Teel, Steve Huff and Rick Kimball, all freshmen from Tulsa. xAlan Thies, Kelly Johnson, Ron Cl^nner, Jim Quigley, Tim Mcllwrath and Mike Springer, all freshmen from Oklahoma City. Nate Poplinger, freshman j and Tom Cantrell, sophomore, both from Muskogee. Val Smith and Tom Merry, freshmen from Yukon. Corresponding Secretary O. Dean Higganbotham Historian Robert M. McMillan Purple Legionnaire James F. Tradway, Yukon Vince Degrado, sophomore from Newton, Kansas FIJIS TAKE TENNIS The sports highlight of the semester here at Sigma Omicron was the capturing of the intramurals Tennis Championship. Steve Cobb, a Tulsa junior, and Tim Hunt, a Tulsa sopho more, were the star players for the house. Steve and Tim defeated Beta Theta Pi in the finals. Congratulations are in order for these two outstanding Fijis. As for other sports standings, we had an upset season in Football with a 0-5 season. This year we are up against tougher teams being as we are in the Spartan League. This somewhat explains our loosing record for foot ball. Volleyball and basketball are coming up soon and we can look forward to great stand ings in these two sports. This year we have several outstanding basketball players to sup port our team. Plon To Attend Homecoming Activities Starting At 10:30!