VOLUME 9 NO。 1 ROSE‐ HULMAN RETREAT 1976 Rho Phi held its annual retreat the weekend of January 10 at picturesque Turkey Run State Park. Careful planning by brother Gerry Dail ('78) and a great deal of cooperation among the brothers contributed to one of lhe most successful retreats held in many years. Saturday's activities started out with several free hours which many brothers took advantage of to explore the park's network of paths and trails. The pledge-active footb-all game took place earlY in the afternoon accom pan ied bY the 'expert'officiating of PurPle Legionnaire Don Mighell (Texas 156). The actives kept their undefeated record intact with another win over the hapless pledges. The pledge class was then given a chance to even things up in the tug-o-war, but were again defeated by the act ives. Following dinner that evening, Tom'Stogie'Hendrickson presented his thoughts on four phases of membership in Phi Gamma Delta: The Diversif ication obtained by attending college and joining a fraternity; Unification with others through Fiii; Dispersion upon graduation; Alliance through common ideals as a graduate brother. Then, io a change from recent years, retreat was the setting for the formal pledging of the winter pledge dlass. This ceremony was a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY thought-provoking prelude to the ensuing discussion groups. The eighty-odd Fiii's present then broke into small, informal discusI r sion groups. From these comes the greatest benefit of retreat; for out of the soul-searching and questioning of the past emerges the goals of the present and hopes for the f utu re. Too earty (as usual), Sunday morning showed up, and though retreat was over, its results will be long felt. Special thanks go to the fourteen graduate brothers who gave up their weekend but contributed so much to the success of Retreat '76. RUSH 1976 Rush, ?s in years past, proved that the ends justify the means. By telling the f resh rnen that were going through rush the truth; hiding none of our faults nor over-em phasizi ng our strong points allowed us to pledge men with true character and a good basic understanding of our chapter. As always Fiji was one of the first names in the freshmen's minds. Again this year publication of the rush map put Phi Gamma Delta into every f reshmen's room. The mixer parties, the f irst weekend and a Casino Night the next Friday night were great contributors to the rush effort. The end of September brought some one hundred and f if ty APR:L1976 rushees to the chapter house for the first phase in formal rush, the introductory rush parties. The lnterf ratern ity Council shou ld be complimented for its outstanding iob in handling the details of formal rush. By the time of the last formal rush party in early December, the men at Rho Phi were confident that only the best men would make up this year's winter pledge class. Of course, Bid Day had the usual tensions and apprehensions bef ore the lists of matched names were released. When the names of the rushees who matched with Fiii were read to the eager listeners that December morning, a great ioy came over the men of Phi Gamma Delta; the long weeks of rush proved very f ruitf ul. But, being as Fijis are, we could not rest knowing that many of our rushees had not joined our ranks yet. So, being as Fiiis are, we confidently went to see those men who needed one last look or a little more time to make one of the most important decisions of their cotlege careers. When it was finally over, Phi Gamma Delta had the best pledge class on campus. The men who make up that class are: John Burkey ('79), Greenville, Tenn.; Thomas Burtzlaff ('79), Parma, Ohio; Richard Cahill ('79), Southwick, Mass.; M ichael Chapman Continued on Pag e 2 \r\nPAGE ttWO ROSE FIJI Rush 1976 Continued from Page 1 ('79), Carbon I nd. ; Steven Frey ('79), Parma, Ohio; John Frump ('79), San Antonio, Tex.; Joseph Graham ('79), lndianapolis, lnd.; William Kuenning ('78), West Terre Haute, lnd.; Lawrence McClane ('79), Cartersburg, lnd.; Steven Mason ('79), Huntingburg, I nd . ; R ichard M oore ('79), San Antonio, Tex.; Anilkumar Patel ('79), lndianapolis, lnd.; Michael Peterson ('79), South Bend , I nd . ; R ichard Priem ('79); Cleveland , Ohio; Paul Sechrist ('79), Gosh€n, lnd.; Michael Sterling ('79), lndianapolis, lnd.; Danny Fields ('79), Crane, lnd. ; Darrell Sparks ('78), Terre Haute, lnd.; Jef f rey Werth ('79), Minden, Neb.; Richard Wilson ('79), Robinson, I nd. OFF THE PRESIDENT'S DESK It has of ten been stated by uates and u nderg raduates that the f ratern ity has its ups and downs over the oourse of a year just as a person has periodic f luctuations in their mood and character. While our chapter has had several ''ups" or periods of great excitement and enthusiasm in the past year, ltend to both g rad think that the Rho Phi Chapter has not experienced a "down" or anything close to one. ln the past weeks, what may have appeared to have been a ''down'' period to a casual observer was actually a period of internal growth, restructuring, and strengthening of the Rho Phi Chapter. The initial boost to our growth came with the addition of twenty men into our chapter as pledges. The winter pledge class is a hard working, well organ ized and well led group who, like their active brothers, are ready to return third quarter and show the world what they've got. After a series of money raising projects, the pledges will stage the traditional road APRIL, 1976 rallye on April g. Although final plans have not been made, pledge class president Tom Burtzlaff ('79) and rallye chairman Rich priem ('79) assure us that it will be the best dam n rallye ever ru n. lf the quality of the rallye is as high as the caliber of our pledge class, we're in for a great time. The pledges were introduced to the chapter by the means of a f ormal pledg ing at the an n ual retreat held th is year at Tu rkey Run State Park. A high level of graduate.participation, the brothers'enthusiastic attitude, and Gerry Dail's ('78) excellent organ ization combined to g ive the chapter a hard push in a positive Show (April 24)-. The social will climax the year with the Fiji lsland festivities on committee April 30 and May 1. All in all, the chapter has been generating a great deal of 'steam' over the last few months. With the coming spring and third quarter, the brothers will have plenty of chances to d irect th is 'head of steam' into productive activities and prove once again that 'Friendsh ip is the Sweetest lnf Iuence.' David Fraternally, W. Penner President direction. Retreat gave everyone a chance to reflect on the past year and anticipate the upcoming year, but more important, it was a time to think and talk about our chapter as it stands now: the brotherhood, our closeness, our differences, our mistakes, and most important, our ideals. The d ust st irred u p in the chapter's hal ls at retreat st i I I has not come to rest, for the new officers and committee chairmen will be assimilating the ideas, complaints, criticisms, and goals generated at retreat during a one day conference aimed at directing the chapter's resources into worthwhile goals. Brother Bill Miller (lnd iana '62) will be the coord inator of this March 12 meeting which will help emphasize leadership skills, coordinate the leaders' attitudes and provide the chapter with a slate of concrete objectives based on members'input. The resu lts of the conf erence will be presented f ormally at our Norris Pig Dinner on March 21 . The chapter's growth, strength and reorgan ization will def in itely be called upon in the coming third quarter. One of the most demand- ing efforts will be the Greek Weekend events on April 25 which follows Parent's Day and the Rose IN SERVICE TO OUR FOSTERING INSTITUTION lf you can remember tar h back to you r pledge enoug ucation, you'll recall that one of the first principles you were taught was that our fraternity exists f or two primary purposes. One purpose is for the individual development of each brother. The second pu rpose is to serve ou r fosteri'ng institution, Rose-Huled man. The f ratern ity is structured so that the committees function with these two pu rposes in m ind. The Pu bl ic Relat ions com m ittee exemplifies this, coming into being in early 975 when the 1 separated t he G rad uate cabinet and Pu bl ic \r\nPAGE ttHREE ROSE FIJ: APRIL, 1976 dinner guests. The brothers hosted two Woodrow Wilson Visiting - THE ROSE FIJI Fellows during their week-long stays at the campus. Former ambassador to Malaysia Jack Lydman visited the chapter house in November and shared the / Published throughout the year bY The Fraternity of Phi G?mma Delta at Rose-Hulman lnstitute Of Technology f or the enioyment of its alumni and f riends. the Rho Phi Chapter of Editor-J im Krogstie Contributors: Gerry Dail Pau I Georgas Dave Penner Randy Ridgway John Schlott Relations Committee into two independent bodies. The Public Relations committee was to Plan and organize the fraternity's campus and community relations ef f orts, os wel I as the chapter's social service program. As the Public Relations committee set about its work, it soon f ound out that its three duties were intertwined. ln September the brothers assisted the Big Brothers-Big Sisters organization in their annual fall picnic. While this was intended to be a social service effort, it was evident that our involvement was promoting that name of the institute in the community When the chapter was working on the dance marathon for the United Way, it again found that its social service work was an excellent way to groom community and campus relations. The Rho Phi chapter has always maintained that social service, is a two-way street; the community as well as the chapter benef its. The Rose-Hulman Phi Gamma Delta chapter is the only campus f ratern ity to reg u larly entertain experiences of d iplomatic lif e. Padriac Kennedy, ?ffiong the first members of the Peace Corps staff , former director of VISTA, rrent president of the ' 'new town" concept of Columbia, Md., and cu visited the house in February. The brothers were able to gain valuable experience in hosting visiting dignitaries, and the guests were introduced to the fraternal life at Rose-H u NEW CABINET The new cabinet for 1976 was installed on February 9, 1976. Replacing M ichael Cherbak ('76) as President was David Penner ('771; Steve Farquhar ('771 takes over the duties as treasu rer f rom Mark Ress ('76); Tom McGuire ('771 replaces Al Ruszkowski ('76) as Recording Secretary; Jeff Hearn ('78) is Tom Atwood's ('771 successor as Corresponding Secre- tary and Michael Weinert ('77) is the new Historian, replacing David Penner ('77\. lman. O To further promote campus the Pu blic Relations com m ittee has invited various relations, faculty members and administrators and their wives to the Purple Garter Dance. ln the past, the guests have enjoyed the gartering ceremony as much as the more h ig h-sig hted brothers have. ln yet another sense of service, the brothers are very involved in cam pus activities and student izations. For the second consecutive year a Fiji is the organ of the I nterf ratern ity Council. The outgoing president of president the lnstitute of Electrical and as well as the incoming vice president and secretary are Fijis. The asso- ciate editor and advertising mana.ger of the school newspaper are Fiji's. And Rho Phi is well represented in the honor fraternities and prof essional societies. ln var- sity athletics, the brothers are involved in basketball, tennis, and golf. J ust as the Pu bl ic Relat ions committee found that its duties are interrelated , the Rho Ph i chapter has found its two prim ary purposes to be likewise. While one serves the institution that f osters h im, he also develops the ability to work with others. COMiNG EVENTS Pledge class road rallye Parent's Day April April Rose Show April24 Greek Weekend Fiii lsland April24-25 April 30-May Rho Phi Open May 8 3 24 1 ATTENTION GRADUATE BROTHERS: The editor of the coming vol u me of the Rose F ij i is presently gathering newsworthy items about you , the g rad uate brothers of Rho Ph i . lf you have any such information and news about yourself , your job, family, or just a thought or topic you would like to share, don't hesitate to send it in. Articles and information should be sent to: Paul J. 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