THEPI CRUST PUBLISHED BY PI CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA , ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Intramural Season The 1977-78 Intramural season should prove to be a very productive one for Pi Chapter. After strong performances in football and basketball, the intramural FIJI MACHINE has only to do well in the spring sports to have a good shot at the intramural championship. The Fiji Football team was young, starting all juniors and sophomores, and played with a limited roster because of so many brothers playing varsity football. But neither of these facts deterred our team. They finished in second place with a 6-1 record losing in the playoffs to the Phi Delts. The team always played tough and opponents never left the field without a few aches and pains, knowing they had just played the Fijis in a football game. Quarterback Mike Petras '80, the league's leading rusher and passer, was a sparkplug all season. "Simp" sustained a key thumb injury during the season but after the championship game loss Simp said, "We have no excuses, we played them and we lost. But we're young and we shouldn't lose a game next year." The Fijis front line included Frank 'Bo' Borroni '79, Ken 'Meryl' Cramer '79, Max 'The Dud' Dudzic '79, Jim 'Cun Cun' Nelson '79, (Cun came off an outstanding rookie season to double as team photographer this year), Peter 'Droll' Pietrandrea '80, and Big E. Linbergh provided a nice target at tight end. The backfield had Simp at QB, Skippy Nixon '79 and Nick 'Buckwheat' Sacco '79. Rick 'Rodent' McLeary '79 was at split end. These four guys provided the blazing speed needed to field a good team. All the players went both ways playing a fast, aggressive offense and an equally aggressive and stingy defense. In Basketball, the team's efforts were rewarded with a championship. The starting lineup was short (no one over 6 but played a tough man to man defense, using hustle and determination which re1 ) suited in plent/ of steals and enough rebounds to keep the game at a fast pace. The team was in good shape and few teams could keep running with them for the entire game. The Fijis played very well together and Coach Linbergh used his fantastic bench to utilize the team's speed t~ the fullest. The Phi Garns were sparked by their two ace gunners Rodent McLeary and Sparky Law who both turned in a few 20 point games. Sparky was our outside shooter while the opposition couldn't find the defense that could stop Dent from driving to the hoop. The rest of the team who turned in consistent performances throughout the season include: Chaz Lazar, whose quickness and hustle was always crowd pleasing, Mick Veen, Corky Cororan, Quake McNea~ and Skippy Nixon porvided most of the rebounds and Coach Nardone and Monk Seguiti added quick, good-shooting guard action. All in all it measured up to a championship season. Fiji Wrestling also provided some wins. Bob Shwarz '78 took the heavyweight crown and Ted McLain '78 won the 185 lbs. class. The outlook for spring looks good. We will field a respectable track team and have most of the players returning from a championship softball team. With a strong spring showing we should put the Intramural trophy where it can stay for awhile, in the FRATERNITY of PHI GAMMA DELTA. Tom 'Zero' Chandler Upcoming Social Events Frank Norris Pig Dinner . . .April 22, 1978 Parents Weekend ...... . May 13, 1978 Fiji Island ......... May 24 to May 28 \r\nPhi Garns Relinquish Deed Financial Plight Explained Economic hardship has affected most of us over the past decade, with inflation being one of our major problems. Pi Chapter House has also become a victim of this economic problem. As utility costs rose and insurance payments soared, the financial management of the Pi Chapter House has become too much for its House Corporation to manage. Pi Chapter House has become needy of repairs to meet new fire insurance standards. If these repairs were made, the insurance payments could have been reduced considerably. The kitchen in the Chapter House also needs major repairs, with the need for replacement of some of the equipment. The rent from the undergraduate brothers living in the Chapter House has not been enough to pay the insurance payments or the utility bills, not to mention their inability to finance the needed repairs. Taking all this into consideration, the House Corporation has decided to sacrifice the ownership of the Chapter House to another party, that will be better able to handle the financial responsibilities involved with the Chapter House. Turning first to International Headquarters of Phi Gamma Delta and meeting with rejection, they were left with one alternative, Allegheny College. We hope that Allegheny can help us in our present state of financial instability. Presently the House Corporation and Allegheny College are negotiating to reach an agreement, whereby, the ownership of the Chapter House will be relinquished to Allegheny College with hopes of better financial management of Chapter House business and the renovation of the existing house. Further information concerning this deed transfer will be issued once all transactions have been completed. Kenneth L. Cramer One of the reasons for our present financial plight, which has necessitated our present negotiations with the college, concerning the sale of our house, has been our inability to raise any substantial amount of cash from our alumni. In ApriL 1977, I sent a letter to all PI Chapter Alumni (approximately 750) requesting donations. We received donations from 23 alumni, totaling $1,079.00. This money was used to pay the balance of the old "kitchen debt," and $600.00 was turned over to House Corporation Treasurer, Tom Wigton to help meet current expenses. In this issue of the PI Crust you will find the names of all present members of the House Corporation. I know they would be interested in receiving any comments you may have regarding our present situation. Any help concerning future operation of the Chapter House would be appreciated. My home address is 864 Leslie Road, Mead ville, PA 16335. PERGE Norman D. King '60 P.L. Dear Brothers, It is with extreme pleasure that I express my thoughts to you as President of this house in our first edition of the Pi Crust in 1978. My Brothers have bestowed an honor upon me; one that I will always remember with pride and gratitude. My predecessor, Phil Spina, left this office in great shape, which made the turnover easy for myself and cabinet. We Brothers know he has done a great job, bu.t I want our Graduate Brothers to know also. I would like to take this occasion, on behalf of the entire Brotherhood to express a much deserved thanks for a job well done. The most important issue we face at this time is the proposed selling of our house to the college. Our House Corporation no longer has enough money to pay ever increasing taxes, an extremely high insurance rate and house improvements. They have endlessly tried to keep up with the mounting costs, but it is impossible to do so any longer. The Nationals do not want to own the house and recent fundraising letters have failed to produce any substantial amount of money although we appreciate the money we did receive. It seems that many Graduate Brothers have become disillusioned or disinterested with Pi Chapter in the last ten years. Our goal has been to find and correct the reasons for the decayed Undergraduate-Graduate Brother relationship. We have been moving steadily in that direction, but we need your help, Brothers. As it looks now, we are beyond financial help through any type of Graduate Brother fund raiser. What we need and want now more than anything, is your opinion and advice. We believe this is a very big move to sell the house to the college. It will never be owned by Pi Chapter again. There are over sevenhundred Graduate Brothers spread throughout the country. We want everyone of them to know the situation before any final papers are signed. So once again, we are asking you, our Graduate Brothers, to summon up all the pride you now have or you once had in our Fraternity and let us know how you feel. We do not blame any of you for becoming disenchanted in recent years; it is completely understandable. But give us a chance to improve our relationship. We want to, and we know that you do too. We are working on the following goals and objectives this year: to continue to improve our Graduate Brother relationship, to improve Fraternity-Community relationship through community activity, to strengthen our rush program, to learn more about our ritual and history, and to educate the pledges with that knowledge, and most important of all to us, to remain the closest and proudest Brotherhood on this or any other college campus. Recently, we have participated in a Mother's March of Dimes, held a party for underprivileged local children, sponsored a local midget football team at a Gator football game, entertaining them afterwards. We are wellknown for our enthusiasm at basketball games and won the prize this year for Most Enthusiastic Supporters. We have also been contacted by the Executive \r\nNews From Our Graduate Brothers Jeff Ramras '76 Jeff is living at 6282 Camino Corto, San Diego 92120. He is working for the Timken Company and is enjoying sailing and scuba diving on the side. Jeff is still single. Ott Thompson '47 Ott is the Sr. Vice President of Investments of The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company at Newport Beach, California. He is living at 84 7 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, California 92651. E. Dennis Ehrenberger '62 Dennis has a wife Shirley and thr-eechildren, Dennis, Matthew and Melissa. He is a squadron assistant standardization navigator in the USAF Reserve Association and lives at 8717 Sixth Street, Oakland, California 94621. He says he would like to get back to the house once in a while but the West Coast is a long way from Meadville. Br. Larry Turnbaugh, class of '75 Larry lives at the Holy Order of Mans, 2808 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305. He has a wife, Robin. William D. Watson II, M.D. '73 Bill says he will be in to visit us someday. He is married to Linda Knepper Watson and lives at 2274 Woodrock Road, Columbus, Ohio. Judson H. Shutt, class of '75 Judson sends his thanks for the PI Crust adding that he thinks progress is being made in the right directions. He is still single and lives at 26 Mercer Avenue, Doylestown, PA 18901. Ralph E. Grimm '31 Ralph retired June 1, 1972 after 41 years with the National Fuel Gas Company. His wife's name is Laura Mae and his children are George W. and Mrs. Susan R. Penkacik. Ralph lives at 1003 Madison Avenue, Warren, PA 16365. Raymond A. Haines '70 Ray is married to Deborah B. Haines '71. They have no children. He gave us a good suggestion of having a Tri-State Dinner to raise some funds. Thanks for the idea Ray! His activities lately include camping and canoeing. Ray and his wife reside at 542 Stowe Street, Jamestown, NY 14701. John R. Tjaden '65 John is an attorney as well as co-owner of three French Restaurants in Maryland. He is married to Bunny and has two children, Brett 7 and Brian 2. He and his family live at 11309 Palisades Court, Kensington, Maryland 20795. Perry B. Schaffner '09 Perry is the oldest graduate brother we have heard from in a long time. We would like to congratulate and thank him for remaining interested in our fraternity. He is truly a "Fiji for Life." Perry is a widower whose wife, Mabel G. McLean died in 1963. His family is rich in Phi Garn tradition. Both of his sons, Stuart B. Schaffner and Calvin P. Schaffner are Fijis. He is a retired Methodist Clergyman (1954) who lives at 316 Fourth Avenue, Apartment No. 307, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701. Robin Engst, class of '73 Robin transferred from Allegheny in 1972. He married an Allegheny grad, Carol Wolk '74, and lives at Route 80 Cuyler, New York 13050. Theodore Louis Levinson '55 Theodore has a wife, Stell and two children, Jeff and Donna. He resides at 585 Bonnie Brae Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. C. W. Behrhorst, class of '30 C. W. is married to Katherine Dickey and has three children, Lee, Carolyn Parker and Janet Pulsifer. He is a member of a barbershop quartet, was the Marshall of the 1977 Heritage Classic and belongs to the Rotary Club. His residence is 23 Willow Oak Road, West Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928. Harold J. Rowe, M.D. '35 Harold is an active man. He belongs to the Arthritis Foundation, the A.A.A.S ., the New York Academy of Science, the A.M.A. and the F .R.S.H. He is married to Emily Shaw Rowe '37 and has three children, David Shaw Rowe, M.D., Mrs. Susanne VanOrt, Ph.D. He resides at 2040 East Spring Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719. John A. Boughton '69 John sent us a nice note and told us to keep working hard to improve graduate relations. He also said he is going to try to get back to Mead ville soon to visit us. It is with deep sadness that we report the death of one of our brothers, Homer L. Castle '18, who died of a heart attack on Nov. 3, 1976 and was buried on Nov. 8, 1976 in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, HI. We would like to do a feature article on the oldest brother and the brother who lives the farthest away in the next edition of The Pi Crust. So please send in the forms provided in this issue. Thank you. \r\nDirector of the Mother's March to play the leading role in this spring's Annual Walk-A-Thon which is an honor we will meet with much enthusiasm. We have taken twenty-two pledges this year who have been praised by the entire college community as fine young men. They are working hard, learning pride, unity, and togetherness. It is a great honor for me to hold this position. With an outstanding cabinet and Brotherhood behind me and with your support, we will successfully meet our goals and objectives for the near future. Fraternally yours, Michael R. Veon '79 President Pi Chapter Many Thanks to: Norm King '60 There are no words to express how much we appreciate what Norm does for us. We want everyone to know that he is a great brother and a great friend. Our House Corporation They are doing everything possible in these economically trying times and their work is appreciated by all. Our current House Corporation Members are: Dr. F. Tom Wigton, Jr. '45, Lewis A. "Bud" Wible '42, Norm King '60, Bruce Bivert '76, James Nichols '39, Dr. William Armstrong '16, Robert Stanton '46. Bruce Bivert '7 6 For his enthusiasm, advice and repeated trips to Meadville. He is a brother we can always count on when we need him. To all the graduate brothers who have supported or helped us in the past years May there be ever more. Ken Cramer '79 For putting together this edition of the PI Crust. Our newly formed House Advisory Committee This Committee includ_es .Norm King '60, Professors Lundgren -and Frarik and Robert Sherman, Asst. to the President. This Committee is being especially helpful in improving faculty and community .relations. We will be working with them to improve all aspects of our chapter. Frank Borroni '79 For his excellent rush program that netted 22 pledges. Congratulations to: Eric Linbergh '80 All PAC First Team Basketball, Team MVP Award, Coach of the Year Award in the Intramural League. Phil Spina '78 All PAC First Team Football, First Team All Fiji. Nick Nardone '79 Team MVP Award Baseball, All PAC First Team Football, First Team All Fiji. Greg McNeal '78 First Team All Fiji, Accepted to Georgetown Medical School for the fall term, All PAC First Team Football. The Intramural Fiji Basketball Team Champions of the 1978 Season. Tim "Corcky" Corcoran '80, Bill "Sparky" Law '79, Chaz "Chops" Lazar '79, Bill "Skippy" Nixon '79, Rick "Rodent" McLeary '79, Fr~d "Monk" Seguiti '80, Nick "Coach" Nardone '79, Mick "1.W." Veon '79, Greg "Quake" McNeal '78, Nick "Buck" Sacco '79 Asst. Coach, Max "Dud" Dudzic '79 Asst. Coach, "E" Linbergh, Head Coach. They were small but no one could out hustle them and no one wanted to win more than they did. Nick Sacco '79 For attending the Pledge Formal this year. Ken Cramer '79 Elected as the Sec-Treas of the Inter Fraternity Council for the next three terms. Dr. William Armstrong '16 For recently celebrating his 83rd Birthday. He is still a picture of health and a model brother. r-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Graduate Brother, We at Pi Chapter are trying to update our graduate files to improve the relationship between graduates and undergraduates. Because, as we all know, Phi Gamma Delta is not for dollege days alone. We would appreciate it if you would fill out the following information and return it to us as soon as possible. Thank you very much. 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Seventeen brothers and thirteen pledges dressed every Saturday, while thirteen brothers were in the starting line up. The defense was anchored by end Dick Boughton '78, tackles Bob Schwarz '78, and Gary Krup '80, and guard Dennis Zimmerman '78. Backing up the down linemen were linebacker Gregg McNeal '78, halfbacks Chas Lazar '79 and Jeff Pinkham '78, and safety Sparky Law '79. The offense was led by co-captain Phil Spina '78, at center and Mick Veon '79 at guard. Wide receiver Fred Seguiti '80, fullback Rooster Madonia '79, and place kicker-running back Nick Nardone '79 handled the ball in the backfield. Brothers Greg Popovich '80, Tom Chandler '80, Ted McClain '78, and Tim Corcoran '80 also saw action. Pledge gridders included Randy Reimold '81, Mike Miller '81, Mike Giangiordano '81, P. J. Blythe '81, Frank Mifsud '81, Bob PI CHAPTER of Phi Gamma Delta 454 North Main Street Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335 \ \ McArdle '81, Ric\ Brown '81, Ernie DiPlacido '81, Tim Dougan '81, Dave Sedmak '81, Dan Lanzine '81, John Lesko '81, Chuck Virshup '81, and Mike Stateczny '81. James Thompson '81, sidelined with knee trouble participated as manager. The basketball team relies heavily on 6'8" center Eric Lindberg '80. The big man clogs the middle on defense, and sparks the offense as the leading scorer. Brother Greg Popovich '80, and pledges Dave Sedmak '81, Rich Brown '81, Tim Dougan '81, Jack Daneri '81, Chris Schwarz '81 and Marty Greene '81 provide the excitement on the Gator wrestling team. Dave Sedmak took second place in the 190 lb. weight class in P.A.C.'s; both he and Tim Dougan went on to wrestle in NCAA Division 3 National Tournament. The young team has a lot of potential, and big things are expected from them for the next few years. Gregg McNeal New Year's par ty A new young crowd partied at the Fiji House this past term. The Program for Education Enrichment and Recreation (PEER) and our chapter sponsored a dance for underprivileged children aged 7-12 from Meadville. About 50 children enjoyed the festivities at their "New Years Party." They arrived at the house, which was decorated with balloons and streamers, at 8:00 p.m. for several hours of dancing. The brothers provided entertainment and also served pizza and punch. . This is juts one of the ways Pi Chapter is involved with the Meadville community, and we will continue to emphasize public relations again this term. Greg McNeal Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 428 Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335