ROU/TE T(| (% ( ) Wi»»enbach ( )MorrU ( )Kramer ( )G>»l>o._ 26 !!l/9 VOL. XI, No. II MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY ERflDUftTE profile ♦ On Nov. 21, 1970" Phil Abernathy became Sigma Mu's first initiate. Today Phil is an October,1979 ^ CHOFTER BRIEFS ^ PHI GAM INTRAMURAL PARTICIPATION RATES HIGH— Intramural sports is a major activity in every attorney in the finn of Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Fiji's schedule at the present time. Stevens, every brother is involved in a sport. Parti cipation and success are words that best describe Phi Gamma Delta's sports program. That Fiji Bunch, the fraternity's number one seeded team, has recently pulled off two major victories in football. The Bunch upset Kappa and Cannada in Jackson. Phil is primarily involved in civil litigation. When not busy in the courtroom, Phil enjoys participating in outdoor sports, parti cularly golf and softball. He is single. Phil gets together often with fellow Phi Gams, especially those in the Jackson area. He is a member of Mississippi Fijis, Inc. While an active member of Sigma Mu, Phil sexyed, as president and pledge educator and became the first Phi Gam to serve as S.A. Christmas Party October November November November December Black Diamond Formal February Halloween Carnival Regency Dinner MSU vs. 01e Miss ^ WHO'S V/WBRE NORMAN WILLIAMSON ('69), one 31 15 17 24 8 9 Sigma Mu's founders, plans to move from Springfield, Virginia to Sacoma, Washington in the near future. He, his wife, and his 2 year old daughter, Anne, plan to visit Starkville in mid-December. Norman presently works for the Army in Military Intelligence. DAVID WESLEY ('74), of Tupelo is present ly working for the Bank of Mississippi. He enjoys hunting for quail and fishing. team on campus, by the score of 24-18. Recent ly, at a fishing tournament in Destin, Florida, David caught a record 40 pound-2 ounce Red Snapper. 44-14. The three other Phi Gam football the He is the father of a new baby. THOMAS MIZE ('75), is in the process of moving to Flora where he will work as the bank vice president there. His wife, Lynn, will join him after she finishes school this fall. Pillo Polo teams are still in the all-school playoffs. Swimming, water polo, tennis singles, and cross country are sports that the Fiji brothers have completed. Volley ball' is the next sport on the agenda. The participation and success enjoyed by the Phi Gams will continue as the year progresses. PLEDGE EDUCATION PROGRAM UNVEILS FIJI HISTORY AND REQUIREMENTS--The pledge class of Phi Gamma Delta is in the process of learning the history and requirements of the fraternity. John Speed, Pledge Educator, and Mitch Mitchell, Assistant Pledge Educator, have been hard at work teaching the pledges the social graces, proper dress, the development of fraternities, and the history of Phi Gamma Delta. Speakers have frequented the class. Dr. Bill Parrish, Purple Legionnaire, spoke on the prestige and importance of being a good pledge. Phil Posey, a brother of the Sigma Mu Chapter, gave a talk on Parliamentary proce dure. June Carpenter introduced the pledges to the social graces. Various books, such as. Dress for Success, Purple Pilgrim, Amy Vandefbi11's DAVID GADDIS ('74), was in Starkville recently. He is presently farming in Forest, Mississippi. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the defending all-school champs, was blasted by That Fiji Bunch by the score of of 4 of Sigma's Orange Crush, formerly the top ranked teams are also very active as the all-school playoffs approach. In other sports, all four ♦ CDMim RTTmcVnNS Am Swap Almost Everyday Etiquette, and Parliamentary Procedure at _a G1 ance, have been distributed to the class. Paddle signatures. House, Service, Money Making and Scrapbook are the projects that the pledges are involved in. A Big Brother-Little Brother canoe trip and a pledge swap with Kappa Kappa Gamma have been highlights of the Pledge Education Program, the pledge class of Phi Gamma Delta has learned much needed information to be a good GREG TROTTER and his wife Debbie and 1 year old girl stopped in Starkville recently to see the house. Greg was moving from New Orleans to the North Carolina coast. He will be attending a six month aviation electronic course then will probably move again. Next Issue'•-Results of Homecoming, Halloween Carnival, and (jjlM Swap. EDITOR: Gary Blair STAFF: Jim Lloyd, Tom Ewing, Rich Mills, Slater Barr, Steve Ball, Terry Carver pledge, and there is much more to learn. With mid-term voting coming up, the pledges are hard at work proving to themselves and the actives that they will be a benefit to Phi Gamma Delta. \r\nP/BGE S 4 CHf^PTER BRIEFS COET.^ BIG BROTHER-LITTLE BROTHER CANOE TRIP TERMED $UCCES$FUL--A canoe trip involving Big Brothers and Pledges was set up by Pledge Educator John Speed for the weekend of October 12-14. 28 actives and pledges went along on the trip. The first night, Friday, was spent in Jackson. Various brothers opened their homes for places to spend the night. The Mississippi State Fair was the main attraction in Brother combinations learned every graduate would like to be behind the wheel of this nice 1980 Olds Regency come November 18. For tickets you can call Jerry Fuller (323-6336). If any graduates have tickets and don't wish to purchase them please return those to Jerry in the envelope enclosed with the tickets. I hope to see every gra duate possible at the Regency Dinner November 17. the state capital. Rides and games filled the agenda for Friday night. At eight o'clock Saturday morning the cars departed for the Oktoma River. The starting point was located in Seminary, Mississippi. The canoes shoved off at approximately ten o'clock that morning. Canoe partners, most of whom were Big BrotherLittle RAFFLE—The Mary McCarthy Club car raffle drawing is only three weeks away. I know teamwork as they moved their canoes downstream. Six miles was the length of the chartered course for Saturday. Overturned canoes and mischief could be found all along tlie Oktoma. The trip took approximately three and a half hours to complete. Tents were set up on the bank of the river as night fell. Food and a roaring CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE—On October 2, 16 Phi Gam brothers composed the only "Greek" group represented at a fund raiser held at Wendy's. The Phi Gams aided Wendy's, who donated 25% of their profits for the day to the Creative Arts Complex, by helping operate the restaurant. The Phi Gam Horror Hut which has been awarded "Most Original Booth" and "Most Tic kets" at the MSU Halloween past two years will Carnival for the be on the drill field October 31. Dates are also being set for .community clean-up activities in the Starkville area. fire made the cool night comfortable. The canoes shoved off again at nine o'clock Sunday SOCIAL—Even with all the other activities the Phi Gam's Social Calendar has not been lack morning. The final six miles took a shorter time to complete, because of less delays. The ing. . The ZTA swap October 3 was a big suc"cess. Nebulus and The Space Kings to perform the warm-up for the night at the Phi Gam Sock Hop. Flicker performed at the Marshall Game which proved to be a successful day for both canoes landed at noon. The canoes were loaded on the trucks, and the Phi Gams headed for home. The only term that can express this successful outing is outstanding. Everyone who participated will agree that it was worth their while. STUDENT GOVERNMENT—Sigma Mu has continued to be well represented in student government. In the recent elections, Gordon Stewart, Mitch Mitchell, and Max Bowman were elected Day Student Senators. Steve Ball, a fall 79 pledge, was elected senator from Hightower and Dugger dorms. In the IFC, the Phi Gam's have the President, Vice President, Executive Assis tant, and IFC Rush Chairman with brothers Rod Little, Wesley Griffith, Robby Gathings, and Jim Able filling these positions, respec tively. SCHOLARSHIP--Robby Gathings, the Scholarship Chairman, is bringing speakers to the Phi Gam meals. President McComas and Ron Polk are scheduled in the near future. A steak dinner is planned at mid-term for all Phi Gams with a 3.5 or better. Two Scholarship awards will be given this year for most improved GPA and highest GPA. Hopefully there will be several up for these awards with a 4 point. the MSU football tean and Everyone is looking forward Homecoming festivities will the Drifters performing on The long awaited ^>M swap November 15 with Phi Gamma Delta. to this weekend. be highlighted by the back patio. is scheduled for Black Widow scheduled to be the band. The Christmas Party will round out this semester's social calendar provided by our social chairman, David Ball.