t |rric(iai|,aState^i PHI GAMMA DELTA INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 1975 How C (IN You Lose WitIi1 Fiji f? • • FROM THE OVAL OFFICE... by Steve Bair, Past President Well, the end of August roiled around and with it came renewed vim and vigor pounding at the Phi Gam door. As time passed Homecoming turned out to be, as expected, the fall semester's biggest undertaking. Keeping with tradition State's FiJiS roiled to an overwhelming first place finish, capturing once again the Sweep stake's Trophy with our version of the Wabash Cannonbaii. "Here Comes the Sycamore Special" was indeed as WTHI's Following pledging, brothers celebrate at FIJI House Number two finest New Cabinet Sparks Enthusiasm by Rick Conaway 1 lota Sigma's new cabinet was elected Feb. 3 and took office Feb. 24. The new officers elected were Richard H. Conaway Jr. (RTP)President, James C. Storm-Trea surer, Gregory A. Toll-Recording Secretary, Gregory A. Sut-Corresponding Secretary, Alien R. Sacharow-Historian. RTP, James C. and Uncle Ai are Juniors, while Greg and Greg are both Sopho mores. The new cabinet has been quite active in lota Sigma in the past. Rick has served as house manager, kitchen steward. Party Social chairman, and pledge train er. He was also an I.S.U. cheerleader, and is active in the I.S.U. Sycamore Players. Rick is a Criminology major. Stormy has served as pledge class president. Bud Borchert exclaimed during the parade down Wabash Avenue, "One of the bv Riek C floats I've ever seem!" Much thanks must be attributed to ail the FiJIS as well as to graduate Kevin "Otie" Marks for his Jr. class council Vice-President, and has just been elected to next year's senior class council. He is majoring in Business Administra unceasing dedication to our cause through his input of many manhours. it was truly a royal purple tion. Greg Toil has been on rush, ritual, homecoming float, campus carnival committees, and was secretary of his pledge class. Greg ISU-Butler football is an I.S.U. cheerleader and is moment at the half of game the when FIJI flag flying brothers and gals waved their penants in a victorious manner. Charlie "Porno" Brown en majoring in English. Greg But is a lightened young and old at many Health major and served on i.M. and rush committee before taking over as Corr. Secretary. Uncle Ai, besides majoring in Radio and Television, has been Pig Dinner Chairman, Social Service Chair man as well as I.M. and Chapter Orgie Chairman. It might be noteworthy to mention that our leadership comes continiu'il oil pa^f lour football and roundbali games with his take off and get up as iSU's first "FIJI MAN". With a broad "FIJI" painted on his back and the rest of the outfit (see picture) appropriately trimmed, he again restored the ail-but-lost enthu-. siasm to the half filled bleachers. First semester rush came and went with the lota Sigma Chapter rolililiucd oil pULlf -••'A \r\nPAGE TWO SPRING 1975 ISU FIJI Not for College Days Alono -Fulfilling "Financial Obligations" With situation the economy in by Byron Logan the it is and with 62.5% of the undergraduates and 16 grad uates who have not paid his dues, the chapter's financial position is very poor. It seems that graduates want the undergraduates to put on an elaborate Pig Dinner and a jubilant Fiji Island. Unfortunately, looks do not pick up the bill for these events. If you, as graduates, expect us to put on these events it is up to you who owe to pay your bill and to the others to pressure these Fijis to fulfill their "financial obligation." Right now the Chapter is financially supported by 37.5% of the members. The remaining undergraduates owe around $2,000, while the graduates owe around $1000. Imagine what the Chapter can do with this money. If you as a graduate have any Ideas how to collect the money from both the graduates and under graduates, it will be deeply appreciated. After all. Phi Gamma Deita is not for college days alone. GRADUATES WHO OWE Barber $ 43.11 Beck 11.65 Black 24.00 Blevlns 60.75 Brooks 124,25 Clary Glingenpeel 162.10 34.35 Fisher 20.00 Mikus 72.09 Mueller * 26.20 Schuessler Sparks Stahly 24,50 24.50 t 140.75 York 88.17 Rietman 10.95 BYRCN LCGAN TREASURER .. .And Now Back To Pled£(e EDUCATION by Mac 'Superbad' Cochran The pledge education commit tee for the Spring pledge class is under way. With the help of assistant pledge trainer, Allen Sacharow, a change in leadership distribution is called for. He will have complete responsibility for money-making projects and walk out arrangements. The pledge April 19, 1975 5 p.m. $6.00 1206 S. 5th St. RSVP by April 9 Speaker: John D. Sheppard Archon Treasurer INDIANA Editor STATE F I J I SPRING 1975 Charlie Brown Graduate Advisor. .Wayne Perry TEST FILES The Scholarship Committee at Indiana State Univesity has been busy this year. The year started out with Chris Vance, chairman, and Doug Conkright, and Gary Weber making up the rest of the committee. The committee's acti vities for the Fall semester included revising the test file, throwing out old tests and filing new ones that the brothers turn in. Chris Vance was elected by the chapter to be the head of Rush for the Spring semester of 1975. Doug Conkright was then elected chair man of Scholarship Weber assisting. with Gary Some of the plans for the up coming semester include: 1) Making a Teacher file to tell each brother which professor would be most beneficial to him (and the chapter), 2) More complete revision of the test files. The semester average for the iota Sigma Chapter was 2.46 (A= 4.0) only .09 of one point from the chapter's all time high for a semester. The Scholarship Committee would like to commend Lee Marinaccio and Kurt Owens for trainer will continue with the basic having Grade Point Average of instruction of pledgeship and the directing of work sessions. This more distribution of duties among pledge trainers will hopefully or better are: Steve Bair (Presi dent of chapter, made who's who), Charies Brown (also made Who's Who), Doug Conkright (Scholar ship Chairman), John E. Farrell, increase organization and involve ment in this pledge program. PIG DINNER COMMITTEE RE-ORGANIZES Re-instatement of the basic piedge duties and staying over night weekly at the house have been planned as well as a refresher course on basic courte sies and manners. Strict requirements than 3.5. Those brothers having a semester average of 3.0 Stanley Hendricks (President of his Junior and Senior class, made Who's Who), Lee Marinaccio, Kurt Owens, Greg Steuerwald Bob Shenberger, (House Mana ger), and Gary Weber (Member of on early pledge involvement in the frater Scholarship Committee). To these brothers and all Fiji's nity should win us new brothers we wish the best of luck for the worthy of wearing our badge. semester and years ahead. \r\nSPRING 1975 ISU FIJI WILL THE PLEASE REAL STAND FIJI UP! Cheerleader Charlie Brown as Fiji Man PAGE THREE MAN nuGaniBa p iL DsLTa B&ClLS R' Sgycainores IOTA SIGMA REPRE SENTATIVES CELEBRATE FIJI ISLAND AT EKKLESIA \r\n♦ PAGE FOUR SPARKS ENTHUSIASM continued from page one from all over. Rick and Greg Sut come from Schererville and Gary, SPRING 1975 ISU FIJI Onlj Thi Best by Chris Vance IN in the northern part of the state while Greg Toil represents the central part of the state coming During the last month, rush has been of major concern to the from Lebanon. Jim Storm is from lota Sigma Chapter of Phi Gamma the "deep south" as he is from Delta. Madison, IN. Ai is our only "foreigner", coming ail the way from South Orange, New Jersey. As you can see the new cabinet received six very good pledges. We weren't strong in quantity, though we were very strong in quality. In the next couple of years you will be hearing quite a bit about these new pledges. They are has a lot of experience and variety going for them and is looking forward to leading lota Sigma to bigger and better things. In this time we Booneville, Jim Hendrix-Brazil, Randy Lucas-Greenwood and P.J. Marshall also from Greenwood. All the pledges would openly welcome a visit by any of the brothers. So don't make yourself scarce! have Dennis Bow^er-Foct Wayne, Earl Fluharty-Seymour, Tim Gaddis- L PHI GAMMA DELTA'S Former President Steve Bair IOTA SIGMA CHAPTER Meets Bill Zerman. . . . PROUD OF OUR GRADUATES A Good Time Had By ALL THE FIJIS IN TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT FIJI ISLAND Building Together, Working Together, Living Together? \r\nSPRING 1975 ISU FIJI PAGE FIVE Sweepstakes Float Heading For The Indy 500 ^ "Toot! Toot! Clang! Clang!" Look what's comin' round the bend—The Sycamore Special!! Yes, the Sycamore Special, other wise known as "The Wabash Canonball" came to Terre Haute for the first time last fall, and upon departure from the city, left the people buzzing. It can safely be said that Phi Gamma Delta produced one of the best floats that an Indiana State Homecoming will ever see. This year's theme on campus for float competition was "Yester day Once More." The Fiji's under the direction of Craig Duwe and of graduate Brother Kevin Marks, designed the float and began construction of the historic Indiana engine two short weeks before the big day. The finished product was completed about 15 minutes prior to parade entry. As she chugged through could the hear parade the route, one "oooohhs and aaahhs" from the adults and the Always Room For Improvement by George 'Crazy' Kouris The house is f.n fair shape and is certain to look 100% better as we anticipate the coming of spring and the annual Spring Sweep. The brothers have been keeping the "house in some-what of an order and thanks to Georgia "tank" Moore, the house manager's job is just pickup. I imagine that ail of you know of the remodeling job excited behavior of the children. At halftime of the ISU-Butler done this summer. For those who don't, Mary Ann Gauer and Kathleen Harlan made new cur tains. The brothers who stayed here this summer repainted the rooms on the main floor. We have been talking about getting new carpet for the main floor and cutting up the carpet already there for the upstairs, but like I said, it is just talk. Because of the brothers growing concern for the house, work sessions are INTRAMURAL EVENTS going to be every other week. Greg Wickizer was the new manager , but he left school. The FIRST PLACE FINISHES WRESTLING — 177 lb. noise in the house has died down. Dennis Bowser—145 lb. Bair is now watching Sommerset, 2-beer is on co-op, and half the chapter has the flu. Ed Silbaugh— SWIMMING — Greg WIcklzer-Freestyle-. BASKETBALL—. ' " , A-Team and C-Team SOFTBALL— B-Team won 1st game In 3 years PING PONG — Chris Vance—C-Division POOL— Dennis Arnold-Campus Champion y* ""-' Plans are being made to finish the basement. Jef "spider" Ferrell and Steve "yogi" Bair, have gone together to purchase a pinball machine and a jukebox. You brothers take care and get your a**es down to see us. game that afternoon, the Fiji's were awarded the Sweepstake's Trophy for best float overall. It was agreed that such a float could be of more worth than just a showing in one parade, the ISU Homecoming Parade being the 2nd largest parade in Indiana. The float will therefore be appearing in Indiana's largest parade—the Ind ianapolis 500 Parade in May, and again in the third largest parade in Indiana—Peru's Circus City Par ade in July. Peru, incidentally, is where the original Wabash Cannonball used to travel through on its St. Louis-Detroit route! There fore, we will be proud in creating "Yesterday Once More." FIJI \r\nI PAGE SIX FROM THE OVAL OFFICE continued from page one initiating nine of whiat we think are the campus' best. "Times are truly hard" (quote from "Superbad" Cochran) when the shape of our economy infiltrates the frater nity and sorority system forcing many good men and women to terminate their pledgeship. It hit us hard as well as many other organizations and there is, of this writing, no end in reachable sight. Our lone social service project to this point featured a "Big Brother Party" for the forty kids in I iSU FIJI Terre Haute who have yet to receive a big brother. Under the chairmanship of Brother Steve Gentry, the house sponsored an all day function commencing with everything you can think of and ending with FIJI bought tickets for the I.S.U. - Centenary Basketball game. (Sorry Steuerwald, took you for another dollar!) The brothers really got a kick out of this project and it was well accepted by the Big Brother Program. It was newsletter noted that in the an earlier has house undergone ^numerous and benefi SPRING 1975 cial changes this past summer. We again want to go on record as cordially inviting each and every graduate, not of just this chapter, but of any chapter, to stop in when you're in the area and meet some of our new initiates and pledges and see the changes that have been made. I am pleased right now with the performance of nearly all the committees. Al Sacharow's Pig Dinner and Mac Cockran's pledge education program are very sound and I would not be at all surprised if they both go down as two of the finest activities yet in our frater nity. It's time now to look briefly at the more serious perils that lie in the gloom to ambush an unpre pared chapter. It's already hap pened twice on this'campus. As Jef Farreli once said in what I consider to be the most valid point I've heard in nearly four year of membership, "Rush is the life and blood of the chapter." Two years ago when I was recording secre tary I entered into my minutes the following remarks, "It can all be summed up in one word...RUSH... and rush effectively we must ^n order to survive.llf we do not \ye will die..." % * Fraternall;^. Steven R. Bair C.P. Termite squad remodels basement In "basic barn." FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA lota Sigma Chapter 1206 South Fifth Street Terre Haute, Indiana 47802 ZIP CO = - . • ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED * ^