« "< 3 i-iTTLE^^HiE::: ■■ ■ GIANT ■ ■ Fiji r IJI Ul'>[ o//%/ Qamma 3!)elta at lAJabaik CoUeg.e VOLUME 26, NUMBER 3 PHI GAMMA DELTA,WABASH COLLEGE,CRAWFORDSVILLE,INDIANA ABE DIDDELL DAY AT WABASH By David Welch ('81) Teddy Roosevelt was in the White House, Czar Nicholas was on his throne, and William "Abe" Diddell was initiated in Phi Gamma Delta here at Psi. That was 1905. Mr. Diddell, class of '08, along with his pledge brother Judge John W. Macy, is Psi's oldest living graduate brother. boskeboll team has ever reigned as su preme as the 1904-8 Little Giants, the years that Abe Diddell played. At the end of his four years of boskeboll at Wabash, the team collegiate record stood at 64-1. The 1904-5 squad had a perfect season and won the state championship. They won the championship again in 1906-7, when he returned to Wobash for the first mous "Wabash Wonder Five", and it was casion was our annual home basketball Abe Diddell, leader of that squad who was picked by a sportswriter's poll as the best basketball player in the country. Surprisingly, it is not as a baskeball for Wabosh it was even more than that; it was "Abe Diddell" night. Abe Diddell is distinguished in the annals of Psi not merely as our oldest living graduate brother, but for the honor he brought to this chapter and this school. He has continued to pursue that same remark able standard of achievement throughout his full 94 years. To begin what is an incredible litany of accomplishment. Brother Diddell entered symbol of this chapter's pride in "Abe" Diddell, and our way of expressing our ap preciation to Brother William Abe Diddell for all that he has done to bring honor and fame to Phi Gamma Delta. but the 1907-8 season. Brother Diddell's time in several years. Ostensibly the oc game against DePauw, but for Abe and service to the name of Phi Gamma Delta. Somewhat overdue, it nonetheless is a lost year playing for Wabash, was the best in basketball Wabash has ever produced. The squad posted a 24-0 record, won the state title, and were proclaimed world champions. This was the year of the fa Many of us here had the pleasure of meeting Brother Diddell on January tenth MARCH 1979 player, but as a golfer and premier golf course architect that Abe Diddell has earned the greatest reknown. He is the only player in the history of Indiana to win the state amateur title five times. For 44 years. Brother Diddell has combined busi ness and golf, designing nearly 300 golf courses, including several of Indianapolis' major courses. Abe became the founder HOUSE ACQUIRES "NEW MEMBER" After a semesters-long discussion and debate over the potential merits of "man's best friend", the chapter has officially adopted a house pet. Thumper (name subject to change), our new addition, is a cross between a German shepherd and a collie. She is still a puppy and was given to the house by Greg Rose ('80). Right now Thumper is getting acclimated to her new surroundings and is spending much of her time sleeping, but in a few months we expect her to be a familiar part of the surroundings and a handy deterrent to pledge class pranks this fall. man in the history of this school to letter in four sports - track, football, baseball, and basketball. We can safely assume and is a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. When he's not designing courses, he ploys them; Indeed, he continues to play at 94. He has, that he would have lettered in golf as well, had Wabash had a golf team then, over the years, registered seven aces, and he is the only golfer, according to Ripley's SCHOLARSHIP for he won the Indiana Amateur Golf Believe It or Not, to hove shot "under his Championship three times while age" over a thousand times. Psi scholarship is the hallmark of our excellence and last semester proved to be Wobash in 1904 and soon became the first at CHAPTER FIRST IN For all of this Wabash honored him no exception. The brothers garnered a It was in basketball, though, that Abe really distinguished himself. As a sopho more, Brother Diddell scored 16 points to leod Wabash in their 24-8 trouncing of Yale, then the top Ivy League team. It at our Wobosh-DePouw boskeboll game in a "tribute to some Little Giant". Psi chap collective 3.13 GPA, outdistancing the was a time when Wabash's schedule in Wabash. Lamda Chis by seven hundredths of a point for first place. This marks the fifth ter, too, took the opportunity occasioned by his return, to honor this very special semester in a row the house has won all- graduate brother. Brothers Jud Scott ('80) campus scholarship, and the eighth out of the last eleven. The record clearly affirms nois, Purdue, Noire Dome, Minnesota, and Dave Welch ('81) presented Brother Diddell with our Fraternity's Golden Owl Award, given by the chapter to commem Yale and Columbia. orate 50 years or more of distinguished cluded two games each with Indiana, Illi No other Hoosier our commitment to pursuing knowledge and achieving scholarship, and our faith in the maxim, "College, Fraternity, Self". \r\nMARCH 1979 litUe Giant Fiji Page Two PSI WELL REPRESENTED mediately following Commencement (May 13) and will run through the seven AT STATE DAY On Saturday, February third, 45 broth ers from Psi Chapter traveled to the Murat Temple in Indianapolis for a day of busi teenth of June. The month-long itinerary functions and prepare for next fall. Psi has already extended a welcome to over one hundred high school seniors who includes England, Scotland, the Nether lands, Germany, Austria, and France. Psi is proud that these men will represent not only Wobosh College, but also Phi Gamma ness and fellov/ship at Section 2Ts bian nual State Day. A number of brothers ar rived in the morning to attend meetings on Rush,'Social Service, Graduate Rela tions, Social Functions, and cabinet offi cers meetings; meanwhile others were Delta in their travels on the Continent. competition and the chance to meet Fiji brothers from other chapters. Later in the day, Psi's contingent joined the brothers from Purdue, Rose Hulmon, Hanover, ISU, lU and DePauw for dinner and to witness the installation of new fra ternity officers. Bill Miller (I.U.'62) moved from his post of Section Chief to become Ritualist of the Fraternity, while John Cul- Plans for Honor Scholarship Weekend SCHEDULE OF committee. AAembers of the committee UPCOMING EVENTS Joe Pfennig ('82), and Greg AAcGowan, chairman ('81). As always, we are inter ested in recommendations from our grad 1979 has been a busy year for Psi Chap ter thus far and there is much more still on the schedule before commencement. Fes tivities such OS Fiji Island and Pan-Hel are certain to be a good time. The undergrad uates chapter wishes to once again ex tend its invitation to the Graduate Broth ers for these and all other activities. Of course, no special occasion is necessary for a visit as Psi always welcomes its "Grad Bros". ore Jud Scott (*80), David Newby ('82), uate brothers concerning prospective Fijis. Rush recommendations should be sent to Greg AAcGowan, care of the fraternity. REFLECTIONS ON HELP WEEK By David Newby ('82) Beginning December 16th 1978 at 12:00 noon, Psi once again celebrated its pre-Christmas work session. For weeks AAARCH Section Chief after serving as Psi Chap activities of their respective chapters over join us for lunch and to take a look at the rushing are now in progress by the rush ley (Wobosh'69) was installed as the new ter's Purple legionairre. After dinner, the various chapter presidents gave short ad dresses concerning the achievements and requirements for the Lilly Scholarship pro gram and while on campus found time to house. busy defeating DePauw in the State Day baskeball tournament. Unfortunately, Psi's roundballers were defeated in the second round of ploy, but all enjoyed tf>e plan to attend Wabash this fall. AAany of them were at Wabash to fulfill the 12 Formal Chapter, 9:30 P.AA. 16-17 Honor Scholarship Weekend 23-24 House Improvement Weekend beforehand,the pledge class had anxious ly wondered what "Help Week would be like. Work began on Saturday after lunch and continued until the completion of all the jobs on Tuesday the 19th. AAany of us laughed at the old ogode that a woman s the post year. Psi's president, John Gil work is never done". Over the time span bert related our chapter's message and APRIL expressed appropriate greetings to Lamb of three and one-half days, literally every inch of this castle among Wobosh's fra 2 7 Informal Chapter, 9:30 P.AA. Pan-Hel Weekend past year and that all af the chapters had 12 Children's Easter Party shined. Some of the major projects in much to be proud of. 16 Formal Chapter,9:30 P.AA. All who attended State Day came home with some helpful pointers on fraternity activites and a greater sense of brother 20 Faculty Fiji Island cluded: scraping and repainting the mailroom, stripping and waxing every floor, 21-22 Fiji Island,Parents Weekend,LSAT's vents and windows, and a complete and hood. Hopefully, future state days will 28 Med-CAT's thorough cleansing of the kitchen. Tradi continue to reflect the successes of Phi Gamma Delta and contribute to the 30 Finals AAanogers supervise the weekend, but the da Chapter. After hearing the president's speeches, the observation was made that Section 21 showed great strength in the new House AAonoger, Brother AAork Per- chapter's activities. TO TOUR EUROPE By Jay Want('81) One of the many campus activities Psi Fijis have always played a strong role in is the Wobosh Glee Club. This year, as in a selected number of years past, the Glee Club will go on European Tour. A full com plement of Psi's men have been fortupate enough to be selected to go. These men ore: Glee Club president Cloy Bobbins ('79), John Bostick ('81), Jeff Buck ('81), Kevin Trewortho ('81), Joy Wont ('81), and David Welch ("81). The tour will begin im shampooing all the carpets, cleaning all tionally, the outgoing and incoming House efficiency and meaningfulness of each PSI GLEE-CLUBBERS ternity houses was cleaned, polished, scrubbed, waxed, replaced, painted or AAAY rings ('80), was unable to attend because 1-5 Finals of illness. Brothers Gary Pottorff(80)and Bill Conerly ('80) acted as the organizers 11 Clean House of the weekend. 13 Commencement On Tuesday morning a bearded, mot ley,scraggly crew threw up its arms in joy. CHAPTER We were finally done! Some of us com mented that it seemed we had worked for PREPARING FOR RUSH 24 hours at a time! While none of us ex By Greg AAcGowan (*81) With second semester now well under way,Psi is busy preparing for another sea son of rush. Keeping first place in campus scholarship, making a strong showing in intromurois and maintaining a high level of campus involvement should prove ben eficial as we enter another round of rush pressed on overwhelming desire to go through it again. Help Week was definite ly an asset to the class of '82. 1) We felt G sense of accomplishment upon complet ing on inevitable pledge class function. 2) We felt proud of the work we hod done because the house looked great! 3) We all became much closer and established a strong sense of unity. \r\nMARCH 1979 Little Giant Fiji Page Three LANGENBACHER SETTING FIJIS ON CAMPUS This year, as always, the brothers of Psi hove shown a high level of interest and participation in campus activities. Many have also held important and influential positions in their respective organiza tions. Here is a list of some of the activi ties in which Psi was represented: BACHELOR STAFF; John Bostick (Human Interest Ed.), Bryan Daniels (Business Ed.), David Lewis (Government Activities Ed.), David Miner (Circulation Ed.) BASEBALL: Rich Elastic, Scott Dreher, Keith Ennis, Laurent Kahl, Mike Leagre WRESTLING RECORDS PARLIAMENTARY UNION: Mark Garvin, David Newby PEP BAND: John Bostick, Kevin Lungren, Gory Overdorf, Croig Tucker PHILOSOPHY WORKSHOP: Tod Whitmore (Founder) PRE-LAW SOCIETY: Greg Almquist, John Bostick, Tim Kennedy, David Lewis, Mark Merkle, David Newby, Greg Rose, Steve Smith, David Welch CAMPUS CRUSADE: Jud Scott wrestling meet his sophomore, junior and in McAree senior years. elhimer, Jeff Buck, David Newby, Jud Matt very quickly established himself as a strong member of Wobosh's success ful wrestling team, a team which is carry ing a record of seventeen consecutive win ing seasons. Individually, Matt has chalked up a regular season record of 170, an all-time record for the 142-pound weight class at Wabash College. He took top honors at the Little State tournament Scott, Kevin Trewartha and at the Notre Dame - Wabash - Wash SPHINX CLUB: Bill Ashman (Pres.), Cary Bond, Mike Breclow, John Gilbert, Mark Jim Miller, Gary Pottorff, Jud Scott STUDENT ALUMNI BOARD: Jud Scott STUDENT SENATE: Bill Ashman, Mark Bev CIRCLE K: Jeff Buck COLLEGE REPUBLICANS: Greg Almquist, Cory Bond, John Bostick (Sec-Treos), Tom Elliott, David Lewis (Chmn, State Treas.), David Newby, Gary Pottorff, Greg Rose, SSAC: David Miner STUDENT TRAINER: Bill Conerly, David Powell SYSTEMS MANAGER: Jeff Gorbers DELTA PHI ALPHA: Bob Cebul TENNIS: Mike Breclow, Tom Elliott, Greg McGowan, Stan Thompson, Kevin Trewar tha, Jay Want FCA: Kevin Benefiel FOOTBALL: Rich Elastic, Chris Carr, David THEATRE: Gary Cavanaugh Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, Bart Kercher, Bri an Metallic, Joe Pfennig TOUR GUIDE: Walt Alfred, Rich Elastic, GLEE CLUB: John Bostick, Jeff Buck (Asst. Man.), Gary Cavanaugh, Clay Robbins (Pres.), Kevin Trewartha, Jay Want, David Welch GOLF: JimMcClenehen IFC: John Gilbert John Bostick, Jeff Buck, Chris Carr, Bryan Daniels, Mark Garvin, John Gilbert, Terry jones, Tim Kennedy, Bart Kercher, Greg McGowan (Coordinator), Brian Metallic, David Newby, Joe Pfennig, Gary Pottorff, Jud Scott, Stan Thompson, David Welch WRESTLING: Chris Carr, Matt Langen- IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ...: Jud Scott bacher ORCHESTRA: David Powell OUTING CLUB: Jeff Clingmon (Pres.) The LITTLE GIANT FIJI is published four times yearly by Psi Chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, Wabash College, for the enjoyment of the alum ni, undergraduate members, and friends of Psi Chap WNDY: Gary Cavanaugh, Jeff Gorbers, Dave Newby Trustees of the Wabash College Phi Gamma Delta Association — President, Robert Bracken '43 Frankfort Vice President, Ransom Griffin, Jr. *40 ter. Indianapolis Treasurer, EDITOR Kevin Trewartha CABINET- John R. Gilbert President Michael L. Breclaw Treasurer Gregory G. Rose Jay Y. Want Mark J. R. Merkle Rec, Secretary Corres. Secretary Historian During the off-season for wrestling. Matt stays in shape by running and play ing other sports. This fall. Matt led the Fiji cross-country team to a first-place finish by winning the intramural meet in a time of less than thirteen minutes. TRACK: Bill Conerly, David Kennedy, Craig Tucker GYMNASTICS CLUB: Greg McGowon ington three-way meet earlier this season. More recently. Matt has qualified to go to nationals by placing second in the Mideast Regionals. Steve Smith DIVING: Mark Bevelhimer of the Year his senior year and finished SOCCER: John Gilbert, Laurent Kahl, Kev in McAree, Jim McClenehen, Mark Merkle BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS: Cary Bond, Bryan Daniels letic credentials and he has proven in o short period of time that he plans to con tinue garnering honors. Matt attended Howe High School where he lettered in three sports and accumulated a 4-year wrestling record of 102-8-1. He was also named the Indianapolis Star's City Athlete fourth, third, and second in the state Kafader, Tim Kennedy (Sgt. at Arms), Kev BASKETBALL: Kevin Benefiel Matt Langenbacher ('82) came to Wobosh College last fall with impressive ath Lonnie M. Therber *59 Crawfordsville Secretary, John T. Murray'50 Indianapolis William S. Ramey *34 Indianapolis Michael Gray *54 Hinsdale Thomas H. Ristine 72 Indianapolis Robert H. Long'39 Glen Ellyn John B. Culley '69 Crawfordsville Purple Legionnaire — John B. Culley '69 Crawfordsville Any suggestions, criticism, alumni news, etc. should be addressed to Editor. Little Giant FijL Phi Gamma Delta, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933. Matt places a great deal of emphasis on physical conditioning but the psychologi cal aspects of athletics are equally import ant to him. He feels that confidence is cru cial to success and thus far he seems to be proving his own maxim. The entire chap ter is proud of "Longy's" dedication and achievement and has high hopes for him ot nationals. His performance has already brought fame and honor to Wabash Col lege and to the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. \r\nPage Four Little Giant Fiji FiJIS IN INTRAMURALS So for this yeor, Psi hos mode o strong showing in intromurol othletic competi tion. Presently ronked fourth omong the twelve groups represented, the chopter is looking forword to on even stronger finish in the events left on the ogendo. Earlier this foil, o stong Fiji cross-coun try team ron to o first-ploce finish by plocing five men in the top twenty in o field of about TOO entries. Freshmon Mott Longenbocher led the teom with o first ploce finish, followed by Croig Tucker ('82) in seventh ond Dove Powell ('81) in elev enth. PSI'SNEW CABINET WAS INSTALLED JANUARY 15TH. They ore (standing L to R) Greg Rose (re cording Secretary), Mork Merkle (Historion), Joy Wont(Corresponding Secretory), (seoted L to R) Mike Breclow (Treasurer) ond John Gilbert (President) Following the cross - country victory come close second-ploce finishes in both the indoor carnival ond the swimming meet. More recently, Psi hos cholked up onother in o string of wrestling victories. Seven Fijis ploced in the finol rounds of competition. Finishing first in their re spective weight dosses were Terry Jones ('81), Gory Pottorff ('80), ond Tim Kenne dy ('80). Also plocing for the teom were Dove ("Killer") Welch ('81), Dove Newby ('82), John Gilbert ('80), ond Rich Blostic {'82). HOUSE IMPROVEMENT WEEKEND The house is presently preporing for on ombitious Spring cleon-up os House Im provement Weekend opprooches. Friday ond Soturdoy, Morch 23rd ond 24th will be devoted to cleaning, pointing, yord work, etc., OS the brothers toke port in this onnuol octivity. As in post yeors, this week end promises to be o lot of hord work but it should also provide o sense of pride ond occomplishment os we see the results of our lobor and the house in top condition. With the wormer weother, the Fiji softboll team hos storted proctice and is look ing forword to o successful season. Other upcoming IM events include the outdoor trock meet, bodminton, weight lifting ond the conoe roce. MARCH 1979 doss of '82. The new initiates ore; Richord Blostic, Gregory Bruzos, Dovid Buckles, Christopher Corr, R. Scott Dreher, Joseph Edwords, Keith Ennis, Mork Gorvin, Lour- ent Kohl, Dovid Kennedy, Bort Kercher, Motthew Longenbocher, Brian Metollic, Dovid Newby, Gorold Overdorf, Joseph Pfennig, and R. Croig Tucker. HONOR SCHOLARS WEEKEND A SUCCESS Morch 16-18, Psi ployed host to o lorge number of high school seniors, ot Wobosh to porticipote in Honor Scholors Weekend. Thirty-two prospective freshmen stoyed ot the Fiji house for the weekend of tests ond froternity rush octivities ond mony others joined us for the evening octivities. Fridoy night the brothers ond our guests enjoyed on evening of "Pizzo ond Profs". A num ber of professors stopped by to tolk with the new students ond to provide o few helpful hints obout. Honors Scholors Tests ond/or next foil's dosses. Most of the oct ivity wos soved for Soturdoy night, how ever, since our guests hod to be up eorly for Soturdoy's test. Soturdoy night wos the troditionol "Cosino Night" ot the Fiji house. The porticiponts risked lorge sums of ploy money on gomes of chonce, includ ing blockjock, crops, roulette ond poker. The big winners took home mementos of their weekend such os Wobosh mugs ond t-shirts but the losers hod ot leost os much NEW BROTHERS INITIATED Yet onother pledge doss has completed pledge troining and groduoted from the stotus of pledge to that of brother in Phi Gommo Delto. On Februory 14, Psi Initioted 17 new brothers, oil members of the Psi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Wabash College 213 W. Jefferson Crawfordsviile, Indiana fun squondering their "hord-eorned mon ey". A number of brother's girlfriends helped us os bankers ond deolers, adding o speciol touch of doss to the surround ings. Pizzo ond soft drinks were con sumed in obundonce ond everyone seemed to hove o good time spinning the wheel of fortune ot Hotel Fiji. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BULK RATE Permit No. 181 47933 Address Correction Requested Crawfordsville, Ind.