FIJI GEN VOL. XXXVI, NO. 2 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO MARCH ISSUE, 1967 Because of the many inquiries that we have received as to what has been done to improve the chapter house I will briefly describe "Old Phi" in its new light. The new addition cost around $150,000 financed by a twenty-year mortgage on the structure. The mortgage pay ments are met by a building fee paid by new initiates and by donations from our alums through the Alumni Fund. The building consists of three floors. The first floor consists of a recreation room with a ping-pong table and a pool table donated by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cannon of Reno, Nev. The pool cues and wall rack were given to us by Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Given in memory of their departed son, Boyd Given, MU IOTA '68. The other half of the first floor is the living quarters for our housemoth Living Room Front of the new addition. er, Mrs. O'Connell. The second and third floors provide ten three-man study rooms and two shower rooms. The hallways are car peted and the rooms are modern and spacious providing excellent study at mosphere as well as a closeup view of ALUMS the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house. SEND IN YOUR Rfeny improvements have been made in the old part of the house including a new dining room table with 60 new chairs. The living room has been recarpeted and repainted and has new BEST EXPERIENCES AT draperies. At the other end of the living room, not seen in the picture, is the horary where we have our new color CURRENT ONES, SO "OLD PHI" OR YOUR WE CAN LET THE TV set. BROTHERS KNOW WHAT We are very grateful for our alums' jimproving the house and the we cordially invite everyone to visit Muse and actually see what our alums, YOU ARE DOING mrough their support of the Alumni i^ve done and are doing for MU IOTA. For information on how you can help out as an alum of MU IOTA, write Col. Glenn Owen, 620 South Hayes, Moscow. Dave Lincoln '68 Recreation Room Mu lota Takes On A New Look \r\nMARCH, 1967 GEM STATE FIJI The Norris Pigger What They're Doing Now The Mu Iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta held its Forty-seventh annual Norris Pig Dinner the evening of March 4, 1967. This year's dinner marked the initiation of twenty-three new brothers and was attended by alums from all over Idaho. After dinner was served by the Mary McCarty's, Toastmaster Larry Jeffries '63 opened the evening's pro gram by having all present introduce in the University of Utah. BOBBY ERICKSON ('66) is also doing graduate work at the University themselves. As those brothers in at of Utah. tendance had just finished, a real pig, donated by the sisters of Kappa Kappa GARY REAGAN ('64) is teaching English and coaching basketball at Payette High Scho'ol. MAX EIDEN ('64) is working in the Attorney General's office of Idaho, along with BOB TUNNICLIFT ('63). BILL GOSS ('64) is doing graduate work in law at the University of Wash Gamma, dropped in to extend its greet ings (see picture). When the friendly visitor had been dispatched the pro gram proceeded with the presentation of awards to deserving brothers. Broth er Bill Barnes ' garnered the out standing alum trophy. Rod Bohman '67 received Outstanding Fiji plaque. Port McKinster accepted the Outstanding Senior award, Gordon Matlock '69 re ceived the Outstanding Sophomore Scholarship Award, Bob Harwood '69 accepted the Most Inspirational Sopho more Trophy, and Jim McCaU '70 gar nered the Outstanding Pledge award. Dr. Paul EUis '22, a charter member of Mu Iota, received the pig's head for being the oldest member in attendance (see picture), and Doug Davey '70 ac cepted the boar's tail for being the youngest member at the dinner. WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW (Recent graduates of Mu Iota) BOB PENE and his new wife, Joan, are currently attending graduate school Speaker Don Johnson ington, which he will complete this spring. TERRY GUSTAVEL ('64) is in den tal school at the University of Wash ington. H. T. DENTON ('64) is a bank teUer in San Francisco. RON TWILEGAR ('66) is working for Boeing Airlines and is preparing for marriage this spring. JOHN SACKETT ('65) is doing grad uate work at the University of Arizona. DOUG YEARSLEY ('65) with his newly acquired broken leg, is a design consultant for Simplot's in PocateUo. When all the awards had been given featured guest speaker, Archon Coun cilor Donald E. Johnson, Oregon State '36, delivered the night's major address (see picture). He pointed out that Phi Gamma Delta was a healthy, growing fraternity and that Mu Iota could be proud of its record. Grades Are Tn' For Fijis Uninvited guest from the Kappas. The first semester this year was a good one for "Old Phi" gradewise. Our When Brother Johnson had finished all those in attendance adjourned to the front porch of Mu Iota for a resounding Fiji Yell. Gem State Fiji pledge class, the class of '70, surprised us by beating our whole house average of last year and finishing third for pledge classes on campus with a 2.51. The pledges were led by Bob Bohman, Rick Reed, Doug Davey, Kermit Anderson, and Mike Cimino. Next came the sopho more class led by Gordon Matlock with a 4.00, Dick White with 3.94, Bob Har wood with a 3.67, and AUan HuU with a 3.40. By averaging 2.94 the sopho mores proved untrue the old adage about the "sophomore slump." The ju nior class followed with a 2.90. Craig Storti, 3.85; Dave "Squeak" Weeks, 3.62; Ed Marohn and Dave Lincoln brought up the house average consider ably. As always, the senior class came through, averaging just above a 3.0, giving our house a 2.743. This was only .005 behind Farm House Fraternity which has taken first place in grades Published Three Times Annually by MU IOTA of PHI GAMMA DELTA UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Dr. Paul M. Ellis Accepts the pig's head. since even you went to school We had much reason to be proud because our house average last year was only 2 438 and we placed fourth on campus. With a .305 increase m our all—house average we feel that we have taken another giant step toward the Cheney Cup To those of you at home that are parents of active Fijis, we hope we have proved to you that we are very serious in mat ters concerning our academic improve— \r\nMARCH, 1967 GEM STATE FIJI PAGE 3 ATTENTION ALUMS Alumni Brothers: We are interested in updating our alumni files so we can let you know what we at Mu Iota are doing. In addition we'd like to have some information about you so we can let the brothers know what you are doing. Please return the following questionnaire as soon as is conven ient for you. Name Current Address Class: - Occupation Best Experiences at Mu Iota General remarks concerning Fraternity, College, The World, you name it If you have any outstanding rush prospects for 1967 rush please send us their name, high school, and any comments about the prospetcive rushee. Name Thank you very much for your coopemtion. High School \r\nReturn Address Stamp Phi Gamma Delta 600 University Ave. Moscow, Idaho PHI GAMMA DELTA 600 University Moscow,Idaho 83843