mmm CHI ''DROP IN SOMETIME' President Martin and the Praternities ¥e have been waiting for more than a year for some indication from Doctor Harold C, Martin,' the new President of Union College, of his opinions about fraternities. Recently he has become quite upset over several problems on the campus, namely drunken students hollering obscenities on campus, noise from fraternity parties late at night, and the general mess on campus and in the college ovmed-fraternity houses after party weekends. In what was hope fully Just an expression of anger, he expressed his doubts about the value of fraternities on the Union College Campus, Hone of the charges were specifically aimed at phi Gamma Delta and none of these problems have been of much concern to us before this time. However, President Martin seems to be directing criticism toward all fraternities and that is the reason for my concern. I have talked with Bill Zerman, the executive Secretary of the Fraternity, about the problem and he advised us to wait and see what specific action the president takes. He felt that Dr. Martin's remark may have been a case of letting off steam at an inapproprio-te time. However, he shares my general concern at having a person who does not understand and seems to make no effort to understand fraternities in such an important position. Personally, I believe that President Martin is harping on the weaknesses of the fraternity system vrhile overlooking its merits. He is prone to blame the weaknesses of Union College students and all students in general on the fraternity system. (cont. p. 3) ■5;- V: ■'/t -;£• -it * -Jf- i't -Vf it it it it it it REUillOH tJEEKEHD AMD EXPO On June, 10, Union vrill celebrate its 172^*^ Alumni Day. ¥e believe that this years reunion offers a golden opportunity to our alumni. You and your family can come up to Schenectady for Reunion Ueekend and then, if you >rish, continue up to Montreal and treat them and '/ourself fo Canada's Expo '67. You have an opportunity to enjoy a double, extended holiday. Of course, we at Chi Chapter invite you and your famaly fo our Graduate Tea on Saturday afternoon. If you didn't come up for Pig Dinner, you really should come up and see our all new chapter house. And if you did return for Pig Dinner, come back again. The schedual for Reunion Weekend is in the Bulletin that was sent out by the Alumni Office. The Tea ;fill be held during that time on Saturday afternoon allocatted for Fraternity Meetings (about 3jOO), You'll be happy to hear that there will not be a Chi Association Meeting Reunion Weekend due, mainly, to lack of \r\nJ, 14AS0N HOTCHKISS - 1887-196? J, Mason Hotclikiss, Phi Gamma Delta's most loyal alumnus for almost 60 years died Thursday night May, 21, 196? at the age of 80. Known to everybody as Mace, he was a loyal Fiji 'till the end. Since he graduated in aught ten" Mace was a true, dedicated grad uate brother. During his lifetime he served both as Purple Legioneej? and Chi Association president. One only had to speak with Mace to recognize how completely enwrapped he was in Phi Gamma Delta. In his conversation he would bring back names of chi graduates like Poster Roberts, Charlie Sutter, or Pay Begor. He would tell j'-ou about the old Doc up in Glens Palls who would never let a D.TJ. into his house because of a grudge, or spin a yarn about Major Prank Keck, "Steiny" or any one of the 50 Pig Dinners he attended. Walking into his room one saw mementoes of 60 years of loyal brotherhood. On one wall hung his original membership certificate and several plaques given him by his grateful chapter. Over his bed hsad hung a faded, brona picture of his favorite class, that of '10. Hb" would take it off the wall and fondly describe each of the var ious members. He deeply treasured memories of his undergraduate days even after six decades. It is an interesting coincidence or maby even symbolic that on the very day of his death Mace made his last visit to the Piji house. He came to the new house to talk and to be in Piji company, as he has done his entire life. He mentioned several times that in coming he had passed the site of the old house and that irJlthout it there the college just didn't seem to be the same. Mace died some six hours after leaving and >rith him passed the most loyal alumnus Chi Piji has ever had. Mace was buried Monday, May 22. Almost all the undergraduates and several graduates attended his funeral. Mace is survived by his wife and a daughter. Mrs. Hotchkiss' address is 2150-D Daisy Lane, Schenectady. * % it » ^ ^ JUNE it it it it it it it it it it it it GRADUATES THIS year eight brothers graduate from Union, finishing their four or more undergraduate years. They are; Oden (Odie) Oak, a Language Major. Odie recently won the Alliance Prancaise Award, given to the best senior in French. Odie kspss mil continue his graduate studies at Buffaloe. Robert ("'JherpDl McEnerny,an Eco major, who will go on to Penn State to work towards his masters. Joseph Quinn, otheririse knom as "Yoler" (Reloy spelt backwards), is another Language Major who vrill continue his studies at Buffalo. After that he receives his commission in the Air Force. John "Inky" Seay, sftxr a math major. After graduating John expects an all expenses paid trip through sunny, swampy SouthEast Asia. lohn "Ham" Parnham, a Bio Major who mil continue his studies at George Wasnington College, eventually hoping to go into hospital administration. David "Hippy" Hall, a math major from Vt. hopes to find a job with a defferment a.fter graduating. (cont. p. 7) \r\nPres. Martin (cont) I am afraid that he has closed his mind to the possibility that fraternities on thi:! campus may actually do some good for the college and for the individual members. I also fear that he has become opinionated about fraternities and cannot reconcile their existance ifith his idea fo Tfhat a college should be, Should it be necessary in the future, I hope that you i^rill help us convince President Martin that Phi Gamma Delta xs and the whole fraternity system is a worSihwhile part of the Union College campus At this point I thinlc that this >rill be impossible for the under graduates to do alone, for I am afraid that he tends to ignore our opinions on the subject. To sum up the situation a.s it now stands, I would say that President Martin plans a crackdotm on the fraternities. If thej'' do not meet his standards, I believe he will feel free to kick perpetual offenders off campus. This is not an unreasonable stand unless he sets his standards impossibly high. Phi Gamma Delta is in good standing at the present time with the College except in the area of scholorship, which presently is not of principle concern the the President. I will keep you informed of any changes in the situation as soon as possible. Fraternally yours, PERGE! Robert S. Parnum 'A- •?:- REUITION WESKSED (cont) ED SEITZ AWARD interest in the past. If you have nothing to do Friday or Saturday night, drop in. Ue'll probobly be having an informal ( S) party for our graduating seniors. Ifny not come back to Union this year? We are sure that you will be plea-sently 3,mazed by the striking changes in Unions phys ical facilities, and especially in the new Phi Gam house. Take advantage of this opportunity to revisit Union and then bring your During our 74''^^ Morris Pig Dinner Brother Ed Seitz, '32, announced that he was going to establish a new, annual award. This award, a check for ■$25,, vjlll go to the graduating senior who has displayed "the greatest amount of brotherhood" during his four years at Union. We are very grateful to Brother Seitz for his generous gifts, Besides this award Ed has also family to Expo '6? for a packed, given us an excellent Intercom system which we are using in the double holidajr. new house. w M' I'' "/j* All the brothers thanlc Brother Seitz for his gifts and his lojT'alty to Phi Gamma Delta. Undergrad Honored •3:- ^ '. t it it it Brother John Peters '68, W3,s recently honored by his election to Tau Beta Pi, the Rational Hon QUAKER WISDOM orary Engineering Society, Brother "Wife, all the irorld is queer Peters is a five-jrear Mechanici.1 Engineering and History'" Major save me and thee; and sometimes I thinlc thee are a little queer." from Glean, E. Y. He is also ihe top sprinter on the Garnet track team, making him Union's Fastest Human. Old Quaker Proverb \r\nRUSHING HELP NEEDED! With the beginning of the neir college yea.r in September, 1967, we onee again start rushing. We are appealing to you to aid us if you possibly can in an area where a graduate brother can actively help his fraternity. If you know of a friend, relative or colleague who has a son entering Union this fall please trj'" to contact him and tell him about Phi Gamma Delta, Try to interest him in Phi Gam so when he comes here he will have some sense of •fsrarV^irsr-rsrri'-fcy familiarity with us and be more responsive to our rush. Also, kindly fill out the form below and tell us your impressions of the rushee. We would greatly appreciate your active aid in this most essential function and we thrill report to you the results of your information. Thank you. Please mail this form to Andy Haskell, 71 Lincoln Street, Hingham, Mass., 02043 Name of rushee,^^^ Home address_,__ Age in September^ YOUR NAIiE ADDRESS^ _ ^ Impressions ar rema,rks I recommend him Yes No FUTURE HOUSE ADDITIONS Now that Chi Chapter is firmly established in its new house there are several modifications that should be made. Thanks to Brothers Bruce Burns and George Buckbee, plans have been drai-m up for a bar which irlll be placed in the recreation room. Wcien this is built, it will have a formica top and a paniielled front and I'jill take up a twelve foot space in front of the single blank wall of the rec room. The ba-r ^mll be a solid structure but one which can be moved by several men, compljring irith college rules. In the living room book cases will be placed on either side of the fire place, and a hi-fi case x-rill be built to house the present equipment now in a rather shabby cabinet. And immediately inside the main entrance there xri.ll be a glass enclosed trophy case to displaj' the various plaques and troplij's xrliich are presently packed axraxr. Finally, the chapter is trying to obtain some large, colorful prints to hang in the living room a.nd arclixfays betxreen the x»rindoxfs. These xrere suggested bj'- many of the x-romen xfo have visited the house. The3'' felt that these decorations xrould add. color and distinction to our lounge area. \r\nFIJI HOSPITALITY Chi Chapter has been sharing its hospitality in large portions recently, beginning vrith Pig Dinner on April 29. Thirty-five alums, many with wives, returned to see the new house, and hear Archon Vice- President Herb Erf's speech. Everyone seemed rather impressed vrith the new house, especially by the fact that we can once again have the dinner in the chapter house, and ifith no crowding. The follovring vreelcend vras Parents Weekend, and once again the tremendous convenience of the nevr house shovred itself as we served 112 for cocktails and dinner, Joanne "Cookie" Mahoney, who cooked for both Pig Dinner and Parent's Weekend, has been with us for over tvrenty-tvro years and has served at one time or other regular meals to better than half of our graduate brothers. On April 26, the four fraternities in the nevr college-built houses, at the suggestion of our campus relations chainian Bob Trumbull, had an open house for the Union Faculty and our nevr neighbors on Sevrard Place. Quite a fevr came, and vre spent a pleasent afternoon entertaining. Pig Dinner for 196G is tontatiygly scheduled for April 27, and as you already know, vrill be our 75 Anniversarj'". We hope you will plan to attend, but if you cannot, please drop by any time you are in the area, vre'ed be glad to see you an show you the new nlace. 4i> Old House Rased On Monday, May 8, the home of Phi Gamma Delta for almost sixty years was torn dovm. While scores of cheering onlookers vratched the demolishment, tvro vrorlcmen and a bulldoser lobored all day pulling the house dovm peice by peice. To everyone's surprise the old firetrap put up a good fight. Four cables vre re snapped during the x razing and contrary to popular opinion the vrhole structure vrasn't supported by the firs escape. Only the back half of the house fell vrhen this vras pulled off. The house was built by Charles liiCE HGCHKISS AWARD WINNER This years vrinner of the J. Mason Hoclolciss Avrard vras John A. Seay, This annual award is pre sented at Pig Dinner to the grad uating senior vrho has displayed his vrhole-hearted devotion to Phi Gamma Delta through h&s vrorks omd actions during his under graduate years. Brother Seay is a math major from Slingerlands, N. Y. Through out his four years John has lab ored hard for his chapter, holding the office of Recording Secretary and vrorking vrith committees, John alvfays speaks highly for the chap4 P. Steinmetz and David Grant in ter and constantly tries to im 1907-1908. The infamous dorm was added in 1927. Replacing the house prove it. During rushing he vras the first person to greet 3''ou and vrill be the Chomles P. Steinmetz even if you didn't knovr his name (vrhich vra.sn't for long) he knew Memorial Parking Lot, named this because the college iaus maintain a memorial to Brother Steinmetz until our 99 year contract ex yours. And any new-initiate can tell 3''ou vrhat athorough pledge trainer he vras. We all sincerely pires in 2006, Eventually the believe that this 3'"ear's Mace college plans to erect a Fine Arts Hochlciss Avrard Winner was a most center in the area. vrorthy recipient indeed. \r\nCHI ASSOCIATION MEETING-::- APRIL 29. 196? Brother Buckbee called the meeting to order a 3j22. Brother Mauser read the minutes of the previous meeting. Brother Mauser said that the college still has not given written word that they have tkken over the old house and that the Chi Association would have to continue paying insurance until that time. He also reported that the undergraduates had used ','i464.65 for im provements on the new house, ihat the building gund contained $7062.81, and that the Chi Association still owed the college $2164.39 lu a long term no-interest note. Brother Buckbee apologized for Brother Burns' absence due to illness. Brother Long praised the undergraduates on moving dom to the new house and said that ±x members of the administration had com plimented us on the decorations in the house. He suggested that Chi Association make plans for payment of the note although the college isn't going to press us because they are holding their own fund drive. Both Brothers Buckbee and Long did not think that we would have to pay the $20,000. for moving into the new house. told of the approved exependitures and said that the Brother Long full $3,000 would probobljr not be used. Borother Hotchkiss said that we must notify the insurance comioany that the old house is vacant. The following Chi officers were elected unanimously. President- Brother Buckbee Vice Presedent- Brother Case Secretary and Treasurer- Brother Bowdisli Brother Buckbee announced that the Chi Association had received $100 from the college for the sale of furniture. He also said, that "the undergraduates should pay Employee protection insurance. Brother Long said that undergraduates' parents usually have coverage for pesonal theft. Brother Hotchliiss said that the Chi Association should s$nd. a letter of condolance to Mrs. RaiDleje over the recent death of Brother Lawrence Rapleje, long-time Chi Association President. Brother Taj^lor so moved. Passed. Brother Parnum, Chi Chapter President, reported that the chapter is making small improvements on the now house. The meeting was adjourned at 3!50 P.M. -j;- FIJI the our vrar the -/{• "SS- ■if ETYMOLOGY The word chi is, of course, greek le ter designation for chapter. Tama is an ancient cry used by the natives on Fiji Islands. Put them to -5:- -if ? Vf -!'r •5:- ? There is enough energy in gram of matter to power a one hundred iratt light bulb for 10,000 years. one gether and you have "Chi Tama", the name of our publication. 7f The wavelength of purple light is a approximately 4lOOAngstroms in vacume. \r\nJune Grads(cont) Paul Burns, Icnom as Burnsey, Is an English Ma^or who j^^st passed his oomps and k is so flabbergasted he has no idea what he will do. Robert "Duck" Pike is an Eco ma^or who iri.ll soon be sloshing through the jungles of South America iri.th the Peace Corps. Honorable Mention goes to Jim Talcott and Greg Mehaffey who will finish their studies in the mif.dle of next year. •K- -JC- * GRADUATE NSifS Brother David Lennek,'48, has pas Bro. Allen Baker '58, has a new sed his orals in French Education and iri.ll receive his Ed.D. from Columbia in June. baby bof, Derek Jerome, born March 17, 1967» in Buffalo. Kenneth Stone '64, is presently a Brother Paul Schneider, '63, wed Dorothy O'Reilly Hov.,26,1966,and says hello to this old gang(60-64) and especially to the"Animals". itary Engineering. Lt. USAP in North Dakota (Grand Porks APB). In Sept. he will enter U of Mich for his mastersin San Eric Toder '64, will receive his Philip Miles M.D. '60, is presently M.A. in June and then iri.ll work in his second year surgery residenc towards his Doctorate. He plans to be a college professor and iri.ll training. teach at Union this summer. Brother J. Philip Shanley '40, Robert L. Uagner '56, has a new daughter, Julie lynne, born Oct. l8, 1966. % -:}• ■» i'c it if requests to be removed from the deceased list in the directory. Sorry about that. it it it it If you have any information, corrections or anything of interest that you would like to inform everyone of, please complete this form and return it to this summer address: Larr?/ Suter/3566 Ifaverly Ave/ Seaford/New York 11783 Name Grad Date A0dress (Don'ir"forget your zip code!) Is this address a change from your old address? Yes Present Occupation(Any Promotions or Honors?)_ Future Plans or General News (Births, Marriage,Me'"sage)_ No