the Gamma The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Georgia Institute of Technology Gamma Tau Chapter Spring t975 '75 Pig Dinner New Cabinet Installed I This year's Norris Pig Dinner was held at the Atlanta Townhouse on Saturday, February 22. The festivities began with a cocktail party starting at 4:30 which the brothers, both graduate and un dergraduate, welcomed after the long Elections for a new cabinet were held week. Brothers Joe Anderson, Dick in February of winter quarter. Mark Henley was elected to succeed Tom Woodward as president, with Jim Bayer becoming the new treasurer. Tom Rainey, Scott Davidson, and Ward Hill McLaughlin, and Jeff Korth manned the bar and dispensed the drinks which put everyone into a good frame of mind. The Board of Chapter Advisors met during the cocktail party and gave a favorable report on the finances of the house saying the mortgages will be paid off in about two years paving the way for possible future additions to the house. Brothers Wheby and Wadsworth an nounced that B rother"Mel"Spencer has been contacted about coming up with preliminary plans for the addition. Top: Scott Davidson, Mark Henley Jim Bayer Bottom: Ward Hiil, Tom Rainey were elected recording secretary, cor'- responding secretary and historian, respectively. One of the main goals of the new ad ministration will be to involve as many members as possible in the everyday operations of the chapter. Also, closer relations with other Fiji chapters will be sought. The old cabinet deserves recognition for its fine job during the past years. Besides Tom,the cabinet which served the 74 - 75 term, included Stan Ander son, treasurer; Tom Rasmussen, recor ding secretary; Joe Anderson, cor responding secretary; and Richard Rogers, historian. The Brotherhood moved to the Townehouse at 6:00 P M.for the dinner. Fiji's grades excel scholastic foundation by finishing se reduce noise in the halls by removing bulletin boards, coke machines and cond among fraternities in scholarship other distractions from)the area. Gamma Tau maintained its firm Brother LockeTrigg Ga. Tech '43 was the master of ceremonies with Jerry Gallups, Dean of Fraternities at Georgia Tech, as our principal speaker. Dean Gallups discussed the problems facing fratern ities today. Remarks were also made by the retir ing president Tom Woodward!('75) etncf Winter Quarter.The final for the chapter Jim Brown, Scholarship chairman, gradepoint was a 2.86 overall. Having missed first place by only one has begun the James Brown Memorial Library. I tconsists oftext books donated' or traded for others. Any donations of the incoming! presidenlr Mark Henley (('76)). The old! and! new cabinets were cu rrent text books are welcomed. also introduced. hundreth of a point the correction of a computer error may possibly move Gamma Tau to first. The names of several Dean's List brothers were m- advertantiy omitted from the computa tion. Regardf^s of standing, this past quarter's schgfarship is true to the high Standards of Fijifand.Twenty nine ofthe The Chapter's firstscholarship dinner was held thiis quarter.. The Scholarship dinner serves as a fun way to highlight the outstanding studdnts in thechapter. For the Scholarship Dinner, three' menus are served!. Steak,complete with trwTimingSi, is given to those with a 3..® sixty five brothers made the Dean's L®t, average for the last quarter. Those which requires a 3.0 on the 4.0 system. averaging between 2.5 andl 2.9 receive hamburgerSi wh ile those tower than 25 The Fiji average topped afi the men's average(2.56) by three tenths of a point Brothers Bili Wilkinson, Tom Rainey, Dick McLaughlin, and Lynn Free made the President's list by having 4.0 averages. The scholarship committee has work ed diligently to improve the scholastic atmosphere at Gamma Tau. In addition to the maintenance of quite hour regulations, steps have been taken to get hot dogs and beans. Withi the new programs begun,GarrrmaTau'hopes;to improve itsschoiarship satisfied until each member maintains At the end! of the address; by Dean Gallups Brother John BriggsfGai Techi '67)) auctionedi off the pig; and! left with the B ill Propst Pig;Bidd ing;Award!forthe largest contribution bid;for the p ig;. After the auction we adjou rnedi to;thefraternitty house for the remaining! brotherhood! an acceptible average. oriented activities. even more. With the new Scholarship Dinner, emphasis; can be placed! on in- dividuall improvement. Although Gam^ ma Tau ranks highest among frater nities, her scholastic goals will! not be \r\nSpring 1975 Gamma Tauk A message from the President Gamma Tau is presently enjoying her highest membership in the past few years. Having initiated 19 men winter quarter, the active chapter now stands at 67 brothers, enabling many con tributions to all facets of the fraternity. With a quarter of the chapter now freshmen, the outlook for the j T future of Gamma Tau is quite prosperous. Currently enjoying the honor of being selected as the fraternity of the year on cam pus, our hopes are to continue this success. Having been judged on intramurals, campus activities, and scholastic average, we feel Gamma Tau is certainly a well-rounded 'Brothers busily prepare for this year's I.P. chapter. A combination of ideas from our newly elected cabinet and our field secretary's recent visit are adding to the progress at Gamma Tau. We are presently involving many of our newly in itiated brothers in our committee system with a goal of produc ing more total involvement in the chapter's operations. With recent changes in committee chairman at the beginning of spring quarter, our expectations are high for all of our com mittees. Rush, Pledge, Education, and Graduate Relations are being restructured for more efficiency, and others are in troducing new and better ideas for better production in their respective areas. The emphasis on rush can never be too greatfor it is the foun Senior Spotlight EDITOR'S NOTE:A new feature in the Gamma Tauk will be an article focusing on one of our outstanding seniors. The Senior Spotlight will be included in the Gamma Tauk on a regular basis. The senior spotlight for this quarter falls on Tom Woodward of Quincy, Florida. "Sherm" will graduate this spring with the degree of Bachelor of Science from the School of Architecture. Tom will attend Harvard to complete his graduate work and at the end of two and a half years will be awarded the degree of Masters in Architecture. dation of the future chapter. It is for this reason that I would ask Judging from his accomplishments here at Tech, Tom will all our alumni to contribute to our chapter with recommen dations of students known at Tech as well as those who will be have little trouble meeting the challenge ahead.His involvement enrolling in the near future. In this way Gamma Tau will not only grow in number but at the same time will be supporting the ties of graduate and undergraduate brothers. in campus affairs has given him experience ranging from leadership of freshman orientation groups (FASET) to membership in Student Government. His role in fraternity ac tivities led him from committee chairmanships to the offices of Mark J. Henley President Perge! Corresponding Secretary and President. During Tom s reign as president the chapter was awarded the IFC trophy for the best overall fraternity on the Tech campus. Tom expressed these hopes about the future of the chapter "a more active involvement with other fraternities and the IFC, im provements made on the existing house, more involvement from younger graduates in Alumni affairs, and strong leadership for a chapter that is very young overall." the Gamma Tauk "Sherm's" resume only indicates a small part of his contribu tion to Gamma Tau. His leadership and strength came at a time that enabled the chapter to reach its full potential. The brothers of the chapter can only say thanks Sherm. SID BURNS managing editor Jim Quina Joe Harrison Tim Tonyan Evan Fears John Briggs Terry Greenwood BRUCE TRiGG EXECUTIVE EDITOR Alumni News Sports Senior Spotlight Special Contributors The Gamma Tauk is published Fall, Winter, and Spring by the undergraduate memt>ers of Gamma Tau Chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. The Gamma Tauk is for and made possible by our graduate brothers. It is the ex press hope that the Gamma Tauk conveys the true mean ing that "the Fraternity is not for college days alone." All comments on and contributions to the Gamma Tauk are welcome. Copies will be sent to other chapters and members upon request. Address all inquiries to: the Gam ma Tauk] Phi Gamma Delta; 841 Fowler Street; Atlanta, Georgia; 30313 \r\nSpring 1975 Gamma Tauk Sports - Fiji's second among fraternities It was close but no cigar! That describes the sports year for the "Purple Crusaders" which ended this past winter quarter. Going into the quarter, we led the fraternity division in overall points with the Theta Chi's close behind. Prospects looked bright for both basketball and soccer,the two main sports of the quarter. Unfortunately, our hopes for a first place trophy ended with our failure to qualify for the playoffs due to a 3-3 record in these two sports. The turning point in basketball was a 65 - 64 loss in double overtime to the Pikes. After this, the team just could not seem to get it together for four quarters at a time. The squad was led by brothers Jack McMillan, Don Lundkovsky and Tim Tonyan, all of who will be back next year. The soccer team, which went to the finals last year turned in a commendable season considering the fact that much of the scoring punch was lost due to graduation.Special credit should be given to goalie Scott Davidson who made up for the lack of scoring with his outstanding play in the nets. The attack was led by Jim Winters and Rusty Harrell. begins all over again. And as of this date, the prospects look ideal for old Phi Gam to get back in first place.The softball team is already 2-0 with wins over Sigma Nu and Lambda Chi. First baseman Jeff Korth is shooting for the batting title this year with supporting roles led by Jeff Avers, Jack McMillan and Richie Wright. Tournament sports are also in full swing.The golf team being led by Steve Adams and Bill Leisy has a definite shot at the golf title. In tennis, Dick McLaughlin, Mike Heneghan and Steve Adams are slowly battling their way to the finals, while Tom Rasmussen and Jim Voglino represent us in racquetball. It goes without saying that this spring is extremely important for us in sports.The fraternity leading in points at the end of the quarter has a definite psychological advantage when school begins again next fall. It also goes without saying that the"Pur ple Crusaders" are planning on having that psychological ad vantage. And if all goes well, next year at this time we will be tell ing you just exactly what it's like having that overall sports trophy on display in our house. Fortunately, the onset of spring, the battle for first in sports Winters to serve Brother Jim Winters has been elected to the presidency of the Fred B.Wynn Student Center for the 1975-76 year. Following a successful year as treasurer forGeorgia Tech's student union, Jim was ashoo-in . Jim's new responsibilities include being the chairman of the Governing Board and Program Board. The Student Center President is responsible for all programs, and acts as a liaison between and representative for the Student Center to all other campus organizations. Island Party May 10 This year's Island Party falls on the weekend of May 10. It calls for a somewhat new concept in the pool and much more enter tainment that usual and of course much grain alchol. The weekend is set to be a long one starting early Friday even ing with a band party and lasting on into the wee hoursfor those who can take it. Then Saturday the "Islanders" will be up bright and early to be entertained by yet another band and of course to soak up the sun and search out the booze.Then as we roll into the evening we will try to sooth our sun baked bodies to the soft melodies of a folk singer. There is a new concept for the pool this year. This is mostly I JIM McEACHRON, JEFF COLLINS, and JIM GIULIANI are currently participating in varsity sports for Tech. J im McEachron is a swimmer. He set some of his own records as he was instrumental in leading the swim team to a good season. Jeff is a member of the golf team.This is unusual for a person of Jeff's size. He was offered many football scholarships but turned them all down to come to Tech and play golf. Jim Guiliani is probably the best known Fiji athlete of the three. He has appeared on the news many time(that is back-side running down the first base line). Jim has started two years in a row for the baseball team. He is certainly one of the leading h itters and outfielders the Tech team has.The chapter is certain ly proud to have these men representing us as Fiji's in varsity sports and thank them for sacrificing their time for Tech. due to the work of Dick McLaughlin and Tom Woodward. The pool itself will be "block" L-shaped. That is if you can see it amongst all the trees and bamboo. Brother Woodward feels it would add a nice touch if some special tree leaves were imported from his homeland of Florida. The leaves would then be used to thatch the top of the huts.One Directory??? The chapter asks our graduate brothers to help us decide on the need of a graduate directory. Ifyou have an interest in seeing a GammaTau Graduate Directory printed drop us a line, letting of our brothers is a thatching specialist from Panama. We hope to see all of you,the graduates,there on the weekend of May 10. Just think if you don't come, you will be missing out on all the free booze and entertainment you have been assessed When column for those funny tales you have to share,so drop us for in the past as an active brother! a line. us know how you feel. If you have any information you would like to pass on to your brothers, let us hear from you.We are also starting a Remember \r\nSpring 1975 Gamma Tauk IF YOU KNOW THE WHERE ABOUTS OF THESE PEOPLE PLEASE NOTIFY Brother Reed passes We are better people to have known and been Influenced by our brother, Timothy Purvis Reed. Tim died at his home In Spanish Fort, Alabama on February 11,1975. Our brother was 31 years US: Alabama. For the past nine years, he has taught science at that school. It Is hard to say whether the chapter has had a greater Influence on Tim than hehashadonGammaTau.Hewasan In spiration and leader to his pledge brothers from the day he pledged In 1962 old. until his Initiation Into the brotherhood Tim was born In Mobile, Alabama on November 7,1943 and attended University Military School there. H e entered the G eorg la Institute of Technology In the tall of 1962 and received his degree In Industrial Management In 1966. After graduation, Tim joined the faculty of the Baldwin County High School In Bay MInette, In February of 1964.This leadership con FIJI'S. DAVE WILLIS '74 Is working for American Hospital supply out of Rich SHERMAN O'BRIEN '70 RALPH MANNING '49 FRED LAW '54 WALTER knight '61 TOWNSEND DUNN '70 ED CARROLL '71 JIM LEE WILCOX'73 has been in recet tinued during his college days as co- touch with the chapter. Clinton, South social chairman In 1965 and as an officer Carolina Is home for the Wllcox family, in the fraternity during the 1965 - 66 and all are reported doing fine. J Im Is an Industrial Engineer for the Torrlngton school year. Tim was Instrumental In bringing many good men Into the frater nity. Tim's wife, Judy' and their two sons, Damon and Byron, have lost a good hus band and father. Gamma Tau has lost a Company of Clinton. LOCKE TRIGG '43 and TOM BELL '52 both have sons who were Initiated into Gamma Tau last quarter. GEORGE STEWART '69 has a baby brother who cannot be replaced. daughter, Amy, as of Jan. '75. He also has a 3 yr. old son. Chip. He is currently working outofCincinnati,Ohio forProc- Alumni News RICHARD CLEMENTS '48 (North Carolina & Oklahoma) has reported that his son Richard has pledged Purple at S.M.U. That makes three generations of HERBERT ST. JOHN '72 HUGH PEARSON '53 tor & Gamble advertising. WALTER MOONEY'59and his wife have supposedly just returned to the states from their fifteenth wedding anniversary In London, England. BUMPER BRAGG wrote the chapter and told us to expect to see him back In Atlanta In the Fall for football. Help our Rush We need your help!! If you know any entering freshmen you would like to recommend to the chapter, then please write. The sooner you write us,the better chance we have to reach the new 'rat'. RAY GUILIANI '73 Is currently living in mond, Va. Last heard from he was at Virginia Beach. Palo Alto, Cal. He is due to gradi^te CHARLIE BROWN '25 was recently reelected to his post as a Fulton County from Stanford School of Businessjh June. After that he plans to marry Sue If you know anyone coming to Tech next year, please send us his name so we can contact him when he first visits Tech. Send rec's to: Commissioner. He has attended every Gamma Tau Pig Dinner since his initia Pickle seimer and then move to Atlanta. ROSS BEEBE '74 is working for Houston 841 Fowler St. NW tion. Power & Light. Atlanta, Ga. 30313 Tommy Ralney Phi Gamma Delta 841 Fowler St. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 il JUN -4 V '5? 7^ y 0 3^3c6oMsLf\