fRATESriiTY "a PK! DELTA zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at Indiana University 631 E. Third St., Bloomington, Indiana 47401 Fall 1979 Zeta Fiji Alumnus To Be Sworn Into House Of Representatives (Indianapolis) . . . When the Indiana House of Representatives meets Novem ber 20 to organize for the 1980 session, its newest member, PAUL STEVEN MANN WEILER, a Zeta Fiji Alumnus, will be sworn into office. Mannweiler, a lifelong resident of Broad Ripple received his B.A. degree from Indiana University in 1971 and his ment in labor relations, equal employ ment opportunity and other labor mat ters, Mannweiler isemployed by thefirm of Cline and Lyman. Previously, he worked as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Indianapolis Mayor William H. Hudnut, served as a labor relations counsel and Chief Hearing Officer for the State Jr. of Indianapolis. His official swearing in ceremony is a formality, in that he has already assumed all obligations, powers Employees' Appeals Commission, and was a legislativeassistantforthelndiana House of Representatives Republican majority during the 1973 session. In addition to working as a campaign aide for Governor Otis R. Bowen during his 1972 primary and fall election cam paign, Mannweiler has had grassroots political involvement chairing a neigh borhood finance effort and in polling, and duties of the office. literature J.D. degree from the I.U. Law School at Indianapolis in 1975. He was elected on the second ballot in a special election by district 43 Repub lican Precinct Committeemen on May 24, to replace the late Robert L. Jones, In the upcoming session, Mannweiler will serve on House standing commit I distribution, and absentee ballot application. He and his wife Leah, Deputy Pros tees on Public Safety and Courts and Criminal Code. In addition, he was named to a special bipartisan task force ecuting Attorney forStephen Goldsmith, examining the personal liability of ap pointed public officials acting in official nist for the Indianapolis News and his brother Lyie is assistant Sports Editor for capacity. the News. reside at 6263 N. Chester in Indianapolis. Mannweiler's brother David is a colum An attorney representing manage ZETA NOMINATED "PECK" PARSONS FOR 1979 COULTER CUP In recognition of exceptionally out standing service by a Graduate Brother to an Undergraduate Chapter of the Fra ternity of Phi Gamma Delta, the men of Zeta Chapter nominated Darrel R. (Peck) Parsons for the 1979 CoulterCup award. This past summer. The Ekklesiai saw fit to award this prestigious honor to Parsons for his services to Zeta Chap ter. Brother Parsons began his service to Zeta as a graduate in 1948 when he be came a member of the House Corpora tion Board of Directors. At this time, there had been limited involvement by graduates as far as the House Corpora strong House Corporation Board had been laid largely to the credit of Brother Parsons. Through the help of Peck and these other dedicated alumni,the under graduates were given guidance and ad vice in chapter affairs. Under Peck's leadership, plans were drawn for a three stage renovation of the Chapter house with the first stage to be started in the Spring of 1950. Work continued into the Fall and was com pleted in 1951. The second and third stages of the renovation plan followed thereafter, headed by Peck, and the en tire project was completed in 1964. As is true of most old buildings, the tion was concerned. The Board of Direc maintenance of Beechwood tors itself had existed only a short time. quired constant attention. In 1974, Bro ther Parsons participated in the organi has re In an effort to strengthen this aspect of Zeta's operation, Peck found and per suaded a few "good men" outstanding zation of the Zeta Capital Fund drive which was to raise funds for the rewir in their own occupations, to serve as ing, replumbing, and remodeling of the Board members. The foundation of a nearly 60-year old chapter house. Brother Parson's tenure as President of the House Corporation ended in 1975. However, he was honored by the grad uate brothers with his election as Chair man of the Board of Directors. These accomplishments are un doubtedly impressive. However, Peck's major contribution to Zeta Chapter lies in his undying, selfless, devotion and concern forthe undergraduate members throughout his 31 years as a House Cor poration member. With the guidance of such devoted graduates as Peck Par sons, Zeta became a perennial power house among fraternities at Indiana Uni versity. Throughout the past 30 years, Zeta has won many all-campus awards on the International level. It is a testi mony to Peck's foresight and loyalty that the University has turned to Phi Gamma Delta for leadership in University affairs on many occasions. \r\nHOOSIER FIJI, Fall, 1979 Page 2 THE HOOSIER FIJI The forces that have been greatest In my life have been God and the College Fra ternity that moulded me. Thomas R. Marshall Published regularly throughout the school year by Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at Indiana Uni versity for the enjoyment of its graduate brothers and friends. 6th Annual Tennis Tournament Contributions of news of graduate brothers are welcomed and encouraged by: Peter Turk '81 and Sherman McMurray '81 at all times. Let us know what you are doing. Tennis Tournament for Multiple Scler $450 given to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, this year's tournament was an osis was held October 5-7. Over 100 en other success. The 6th Annual Phi Gamma Delta trants played for $280 worth of trophies Editors Photography Craig Fuson '82, Greg Reifel '82 Paul Scudder '82 HOUSE CORPORATION OFFICERS in five different categories: men's sin gles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. With help of sponsorships from local businesses, a total of $450 was raised for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Several members of Zeta entered the Chairman of the Board: tournament, some obviously for dona Darrall R. Parsons '23 Muncie Dr. Douglas H. White'46... Indianapolis Secretary; Treasurer: David Shirley tions and entertainment rather than for the thrill of competition. Nevertheless, President: Bloomington the house did come back with one win ner. Sherman McMurray won the mixed doubles with his girlfriend, Betsy Heidler. Even though she is a varsity tennis player, Sherman humbly defends that Directors: William H. Keck '41 the victory was due totally to his tennis Mt. Vernon King R. Traub '46 John R. Stewart Indianapolis Indianapolis Craig Fuson Indianapolis Vince Sumpter Samuel Reed '56 Chad Davis '80 Marion Muncie Marion Mike Miller '80 Jerry F. Tardy '61 Bloomington Bloomington prowess. The victory dinner was held October 16 for all winners, runners-up, sponsors and M.S. representatives. The weather for the tournament was excellent, as was the calibre of tennis played. With Richard K. Williams 1979 ZETA OFFICERS President: Chad Davis '80 Marion Treasurer: Mike Miller '80 Bloomington Recording Secretary: Rich Keck '80 Mt. Vernon Corresponding Secretary: Ron Thompson '80 Pittsburgh Historian: Steve Eisner '80 Seymour 2 \r\nPage 3 HOOSIER FIJI, Fall, 1979 ZETA WINS BOTH JORDAN Championship; the Social Service Com mittee has planned an extensive pro gram for the year which should get us back on our feet in this area; the re BOWL AND OWEN CUP cently-completed 6th Annual Phi Gamma Delta Tennis Tournament for After winning both the Jordan Bowl and the Owen Cup at last summer's Fiji Academy, Zeta's emphasis on scholar ship is evident. By attaining a 1978 fall G.P.A. of 3.051 and a spring G.P.A. of form of a scholarship. More on these as 3.027, the house missed a first-place all-fraternity finish. they develop further. It is clear, then, that this year's schol arship program is off to a good start. Hopefully it will culminate in a first-place ranking on campus by a few hundredths of a point. We are sure we can improve Tod Huntley, Mac Tripp Scholarship Co-chairmen home to Beechwood. This year's schol test file. Outdated tests have been dis carded and new ones have been added; 165 classes are now represented in the THE uate brothers back to Beechwood in the Octoberfest PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The 1978-79 academic year was a tem. Campus Intramural Championship,Sec ond in All-Campus scholarship. Fifth Place In the National Brightman Cup for Graduate Relations, First in Owen Cup and Jordan Bowl for scholarship, and Third in Cheney Cup. pleted; itwill beof great usetothe house, new old acquaintances. fall, we held the 2nd Annual German success for particularly to the freshmen. Because of the large amount of Im portant Information concerning schol arship and classes—advisors' names and phone numbers, special lectures, circle that date on your calendars and plan to be here to see old friends and re Zeta undergraduates would like to im prove this year. In an effort to bring grad file. As well as being easier to find, the tests are now kept track of better, be cause of a newly-initiated sign-out sys The new tutor list has also been com event which will be held on March 1, so Graduate Relations is an area which upon that this year, however, and bring the campus scholarship crown back arship committee is doing everything possible to help in this effort. Undoubtedly our most visible ac complishment to date has been a com plete recataloguing and updating of the M.S. was a huge success and brought in a substantial amount of money for Multiple Sclerosis; the Pig DinnerChairmen are already planning next Spring's Phi Gamma Delta and brought a sizeable array of awards and honors to Zeta. These included the All- after the Homecoming game against Northwestern on October 20th. Good German food, dark beer and a live German Band from the School of Music were all a part of the festivities. In addition to this new program, an up dated graduate directory has been com piled and sent to each Zeta graduate. This should be a great help in opening up the graduate communication lines and furthering the success of our Grad uate Relations program. As always, we are pleased to have you stop by the house, if you are in town, to rekindle your memories of Beech wood and toexaminethecurrentstateof affairs atZeta, It is no secret that oursuc- cess for so many years has been the re sult of tremendous graduate support discussions, or meetings, names of tutors, etc.—the house has a new Schol and involvement. With continued sup arship Bulletin Board. It, too, should prove highly beneficial to the brothers. port from graduate brothers and hard work from the undergraduates, Zeta can As an additional incentive to achieve reach for even higher achievements and in scholarship, we have instituted a new program, the "Big Crush." In coopera tion with the house cook, any brother who "sets the curve" on a major test, or whose score is extremely close to the can make this a banner year for Phi Gamma Delta at Indiana University. House Manager Report top, will receive a steak dinner. The first of these dinners will be awarded within the next week. Fire upl The continuing improvements of Also new this year are updated pro fessor and class evaluation forms. As they are more extensive and informative Zeta were evidenced as the brothers re than the previous forms, they will make a big improvement in those files. A large front foyer floor and it now much re number have already been filled out for room. Another addition overthesummer classes taken last year. The most significant improvements in our scholarship program, though, will probably be attributable to the $500 awarded Zeta for winning the Jordan room ceiling which makes the room a lot quieter acoustically. Bowl. A committee has been formed to make recommendations as to how the money should be put to use; among others, ideas being discussed are the buying of new house reference books and/or the fixing of the carrels In the library (or the buying of new ones). An identical $500 check was given to the University in our name, to be used as we suggest; this will probably be in the turned to the house after the summer recess. Beechwood has received a new sembles the slate floor of the trophy was the construction of a new dining The brothers of Zeta are pleased and proud of these accomplishments but are not content with resting on these past successes. The 1979-80 school year brings with it new challenges and the men of Zeta are prepared to meet those challenges with enthusiasm and hard work. The committee system is off and running as it never has before; we are currently going foroursixth consecutive victory in the All-Campus Intramural The Mom's club which provides some of the frills of the house, purchased a new sectional couch for the tube room making it more useable. Also, some minor changes were affected on the Guest room's closet and doorway to make it more private. Minor repairs seem to be ceaselessly creeping up, but over all, the house is looking sharp. Beechwood awaits your visit for Pig Dinner or just to check out the old stomping grounds. \r\nPage 4 HOOSIER FIJI, Fall, 1979 Zeta Brings Home Fifth Straight I.M. Title The 1978-79 school year brought to Zeta Its fifth straight Intramural champ ionship and sixth in the last seven years. When the final point standings were re leased, Phi Gamma Delta was over two- hundred points ahead of its nearest competitor, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Zeta won seven of the possible 30 awards pre sented at the awards banquet held in September. Fiji's won awards in Flag Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Gross Country, Basketball Freethrow and Table Tennis Doubles. This year, the winning tradition is continuing. The Pledge football team Is first in its league having suffered no losses throughout the entire season. They should be the odds on favorite to capture the league title in the upcoming playoffs. On October 18, 40 Fiji's ran the distance In the cross country meet, with Tom Jones, junior, finishing in thetopSO of the over 700 contestants, gaining top honors for Zeta. The IM wrestling meet was also held -A.*-. -..•V.X ■ in October, and four Fiji's advanced to the quarter finals, and one, Greg Relfel, advanced to the finals in the Crimson division. Two brothers, Mike Lotz and Jay Steele have played their way to thequar- .* ter finals in racquetball and handball re spectively. Table tennis seems to be one of the Phi Gam strongholds in IMs this winter, as all four of the competitors from Beechwood are still in the competition for individual and house honors In pinq pong. Two sports usually dominated by the Fiji athletes, volleyball and swimming are just getting underway, and once again Zeta fields teams which have the ability to win both activities. PIANO ATTENTION: Graduate Brothers, Zeta's Chapter House Piano is in poor condi tion. There is little hope that It can be re furbished. We are looking for a new or used piano, if you or any one you know would like to contribute to this cause, please let us know. PIG DINNER March 11 Is the scheduled date for this year's Norris Pig Dinner. Co-chairmen for the dinner, Vince Sumpter and Tom Cottrell would l iketoextenda warm •V' ' mm invitation to all graduate brothers. Tentative plans include a cash bar before dinner, followed by dinner at the house. Guest speaker plans have not been finalized as of this time, but more information will follow. Mark this date on your calendar, and plan to attend. ^ A \r\nHOOSIER FIJI, Fall, 1979 Page 5 GRADUATE RELATIONS piJI ISLE 1979 The 1979 fall semester brings an en thusiastic graduate relations committee to work here at Zeta. Plans to continue activities of the past and Implement some new ideas are coming to form al ready. At the moment our number one effort Is the invitation and encourage ment of ail graduates to come back to Beechwood at least once this year. Our committee and all the undergraduate brothers want to thank and recognize ail of those who have given us such a fine tradition of excellence to carry on here. Prime opportunities to do this would be on Big Red home football weekends. Already this season we have had excel lent turnouts for the pregame luncheon buffet. We have had a very positive re sponse to our "dressing up" of the oc casion. The menu consists of the tradi tional chili, but we have added afinedis- play and selection of cold cuts, breads and salads. We also have an open invita tion to anyone who might want to return to the house after the game and enjoy some of the brotherhood. The second annual Octoberfest to celebrate Homecoming was held on Sat urday the 20th of October. Festivities in cluded an authentic German band and a delicious buffet of German food. Fifty year "I" man Knoll Kutchback was our special guest speaker after the home coming game with Northwestern. Also in the plans for the semester is the class of '69 reunion. A tentative date for this event is November 16-17, the weekend of the Purdue football game. A letter will be sent prior to the date con taining pertinent information. If you get anxious to hear more about it, feel free to write or call us. In general, we want to personally contact and recognize as many of our respected brothers as pos sible. We greatly appreciate letters, notes, calls and any feedback that you might have. Remember, Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone. Reft W. Talbot '81 September 15th was the date of Fiji Isle this year and, as in years past, a good time was had by all. This year's co-chair men were Chris Hottinger '81 and Don McMahon '82. With their direction and all the brothers' help, everything looked great. A cave-like tunnel was con structed in Oak Hall which led to a bridge which crossed a pond that took up one by: Mark Massa fourth of Oak Room. Sand covered the floor while branches and murals deco chapter Is once again a group of young rated the walls. Shrimp, steak, lobster and salad was served for the dinner, which was pre pared and served by the house cook and graduate brother Jay Steele. During din ner, the Freshmen sang their selfcomposed Fiji Isle song and word is it The 1979 Fiji pledge class at Zeta men diverse in their interests and abilities, with the potential to carry on the great tradition established here at Zeta long ago. Athletic ability, leadership and schol arship are again strong points for this Tut song. Freshman David Molsen ac year's class of 30. 20 members received a varsity letter In at least one sport In high school; 10 were either class presi dents or headed their high school's most companied the group on his trumpet. After a time. Brothers took to the Fiji Isle pool for some fun In the water. The brothers were also partying and sentatives at Hoosier Boys' State and 2 were valedictorians. On top of all this, every member in the class attained at was the best in years. The song went to the tune of Steve Martin's popular King m WELCOMES NEW PLEDGES important committees; 4 were repre into effect which disallowed the use of a least a B average while in high school. This year's pledge football team is unbeaten after 3 games with 2 victories and a tie. The team shows all the signs of slide. Even though the temperature was a bit chilly, the pool was still crowded. in Its division. dancing to the music of "Double Expo sure." This year a new University rule went The partying went on in the various decorated rooms in the house. A fruited punch seemed to be everyone's favorite drink, but for some reason, it never seems to last long enough. being a contender for the championship Also, musical ability seems to be ex ceptional in this year's pledges, as a number of them play various instru ments such as keyboards, drums, guitar, and assorted horns. \r\nHOOSIER FIJI, Fall, 1979 Page 6 Baker Cup Continues Its Community Service by: David Emery This semester's Baker Cup Commit tee Is co-chaired by Don McMahon,'82, and David Emery, '82. They are looking forward to an exciting and challenging time working with the Bloomington community. The spring of '79 saw the committee working with the Girl's Club of Bloom ington. A Christmas Party was held for the girls with cookies, juice and favors group of observersfrom Japan who were interested in watching a community ser vice program. We hope the reports of our efforts will be of use in their country. This fall's Baker Cup campaign is al ready in full gear. The Fiji Tennis Tour ney for M.S., which has been in the plan ning since this summer, was a hugesuccess with substantial contributions from local businesses. Zeta, in conjunction with the Fiji's from Ohio State, ran the football from mittee rounded up some brothers in the Memorial Stadium to the Ohio State stadium for the I.U.-O.S.U. football house and helped completely change the Girl's Club gymnasium into a game game. Donations from local businesses are being collected, and outstanding handed out. A few weeks later the com room. In early February Zeta entered "The Spirit of Sport All-nighter." Contribu tions were given to the Special Olym pics. When Valentine's Day came contributions have been made. All pro ceeds were presented to the United Way before the game. October 20 was Homecoming for the Indiana Hoosiers. An annual event for House went to the Bloomington Nursing the house was to help Sertoma deliver thousands of roses all over Blooming ton. This year we saw an expected in crease in the sale of roses over last year. A Halloween party is planned for a group of special education students from a nearby elementary school. The sorority of Sigma Delta Tau has ex pressed an interest in helping with the party. We are looking forward to work ing with our Greek sisters to bring hap piness to these children. In November Zeta plans to have about six big brothers in the house who will be undertaking the job of filling in as a father-brother image to lonely boys. This is not an easy task yet we hope each one finds it a rewarding experience. Tentatively, two events have been planned for the month of December. Home and put on a two-hour perfor mance of songs and skits, with an inter foods from homes in the area are col around, many brothers were found at a local nursing home, holding a party for the older folks. In late February and early March, a majority of the House went to the Blood Mobile; either to give blood or work on a volunteer basis. In April, once again the Girl's Club was invited over for an Easter party. Activities included an Easter Egg hunt, an egg toss, and refreshments. In September sad news came from Purdue when we heard that a fellow Fiji had been in a serious accident. Zeta has pitched in to have a plaque made for him with the "Persistence" slogan inscribed on it. We sincerely hope that this will boost his spirits and spur him on to speedy recovery. On October 6, 30 members from the First is a food drive; in which canned mission of refreshments. The entertain lected and distributed to those less for ment was especially appreciated by a tunate during the Yuletide season. Sec PHI GAMMA DELTA 631 E. 3rd BLOOMINGTON, IN 47401 ondly, an event which is fun for all is caroling to nursing homes. We will di vide into groups with a sorority and spread warm wishes for a Merry Christ mas. Much planning has gone into this fall semester for Baker Cup yet we still aren't finished. Serving the community is a very rewarding experience that leaves us with warm feelings. We hope you will support and encourage us in our efforts to improve and expand our program. We want Baker Cup to be a source of inspir ation to others. FIJI ACADEMY by: Greg Relfel This year's annual Fiji Academy was held in August here at Zeta. The Acad emy, which was presided by Louis A. "Bud" Mangels (Indiana '56), saw Zeta chapter holding high positions in five different categories. Zeta, who has exceeded the men's grade point average longer than any other chapter (20 years), was awarded with both the Jordan Bowl and Owen Cup for its scholastic excellence. Along with receiving third in Cheney Cup for overall chapter efficiency, Zeta was voted fifth in Brightman Cup for their graduate relations program. Darrell "Peck" Parsons. Indiana, re ceived the Coulter Cup. This is awarded to the outstanding graduate Fiji who serves in some capacity other than Archons. Section Chief or Field Secretary. Approximately 450 people, from nearly every chapter, were present to hear the Keynote Address given by Glenn Cunningham the famous track star (Kansas '34). Sonny Davis (Texas '52) led the Leadership Seminar. Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Bloomington. Ind. Permit No. 146