rwE Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa rRESIDEI^r 5 THE BRAINSTORM Vol. LXX No. 2 LErrEE Dear Brothers, decline In the Greek system as well as at Alpha lota. Our rush program Another fall Is rapidly coming to an end and we at Alpha lota are facing another cold winter. Our thoughts are turning, however, to spring and the beginning of rush and the Norrls Pig Dinner. We are determined to see many new faces at the festivities and we have reserved the largest banquet room available at the beautiful new Gateway Center here In Ames. I know how difficult It Is for you with family and career commitments to take a weekend off and travel many miles to Ames, but If you get the opportunity, call up some of your pledge brothers and plan to get together with them again at Iowa State. There have been several graduate brothers stopping by the house this fall. Duane Renkin ('55) stayed at the house when he was In town for the Oklahoma football game. Earlier in the fall, Don Goodrlch ('60) was on campus recruiting for General Motors Corporation and took a quick tour of the house. This Is very gratifying to all of us In the undergraduate chapter because we are all proud of our achievements during the past few years and I suppose we like to show off a little bit. Remember Brothers, this Is your house, too, and we owe our present existance to your past support and depend on your support In the future. I now would like to turn to a more serious note that I think that you should all be aware of. Fraternity membership at Iowa State this fall was down 13% over the previous fall. Our chapter was not among those, Is presently one of the best on the campus but we must constantly strive to Improve It. We need the support of everyone, graduate and undergraduate. In order to avoid a decline In our chapter. I know that many of you have sent fine young men our way In the past few years but I hope that we can hear from even more of you In the months ahead so we can be confident In getting members which will continue to move Phi Gamma Delta ahead at Iowa State University. Fraternally, ^ Randy E. Nielsen whose membership declined, fortunately, as we were able to actually Increase slightly. I do not know If this decline will continue In the future but I do know that by 1980, the enrollment at ISU will begin to decline. This University decline will undoubtedly compound upon any future mvsm n sucess Fall Rush '78 saw the Fljls In what has become an accuatomed position after, a vigorous summer rush-number one Only needing five good men to fill the house to capacity, we were able to shop until we found the five we felt were Phi Gam material We hope to continue this trakltlon in the future, and would welcome any suggestions you might have regarding prospective Phi Gam We would like to introduce to you 17 fine men, the 1979 Pledge Class. They are, in the First Row[I to rj: Mike Shaw, Reading, Massachusetts; Tim Ball, Spokane, Washington; Jim Denny, North Hampton, Massashusetts; and Bruce Kielhorn, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Second Row: Dan Wendl, Carroll, Iowa; Dick Dudley, Redfield, Iowa; Paul Sullivan, Reading, Massachusetts; Karl Harms, Ottumwa, Iowa; Matt Condon, Fort Dodge, ^ and Chris Wichman, Kearney, Nebraska. Third Row; Pete Delanoit, Fort Dodge, Iowa; John Dohrmann, Davenport, lowa; Kent Schmidt, Forest City, Iowa; Jim Spiers, Dubuque, Iowa; Bob Pitsor, Fort Dodge, Iowa; Randy Kiefer, Bettendorf, Iowa; and Ken material Mersereau, Marshalltown, Iowa. This year's pledge class could be described by all of the cliches and worn out adjectives used to describe pledge classes, because they all fit. However, this class of 17 speaks for Itself, and will continue to do so In the future At Alpha lota we have finally conquored the numbers problem for hood and can finally divote all of our efforts to quality, something we did this year, rather than worry whether or not we would fill the house at all \r\nTHE EnniEEEDntl rHEE E LED EU£W CEDE The Ladies of the Black Diamond are going strong again this year with 21 beautiful girls going through Little Sister Rush. Activities during rush included a hot chocolate date, a Halloween dinner, and the all-you-can-eat banana split night which is put on . . is published quarterly as a service to the graduates and friends of Alpha lota of Phi Camma Delta EDITOR Doug Potter ASSISTANT EDITOR Tim Bail Contributors: Trent Smith '79, Paul Smith '78, Tim Ball '82, Brian Greene '80, Randy Teague '80, Mike Hogue '81, Randy Nielsen '79. PRESIDENT Randy Nielsen quarterly during Dead Week by the Little Sisters. These Ladies have also kept the brothers stomachs happy in another way while keeping their pocketbooks empty. The first week of the fall quarter, the Little Sis's auctioned off homemade bakery items for hungry brothers. The total amount raised was $236, with $40 going for one pan of cinnamon rolls alone! Later in the quarter, the brothers got their old blue jeans put back togehter during the sew and mend night. Tentative plans are being made for a little sister program at the chapter in Illinois Weslyan College in Bloomington, Illinois. The girls Alpha lota hope to play an integral role in the formation of that TREASURER David Francis RECORDING SECRETARY Mike Smith CORRESPONDING SECRETARY David Harts program. HISTORIAN Brad Myers rnnri yhe EDirnn BOARD OF CHAPTER ADVISORS Dear Brothers, DICK DAVIDSON is employed by Central National Bank in Des Moines He and his wife, Cathy, live at 1201 Office Park' Road, West Des Moines, Iowa •)02f)5 JIM "SCOOP" HILDEBRAND is working for the Internal Revenue Service in Davenport He lives at 621 West 61rd Street, Apt 1, Daven[)ort, Iowa •>28(11 LARRY HAFNER is working in the Records Department here • Well, all I can say is that for two years I've been telling you that the Brainstorm is for you; and for those of you who participated by sending in returns, congratulations on being part of our fraternity's best publication. For those who didn't send in a return, please take the time to do it now before you forget. We will need your support if we are to maintain at Iowa State He lives