FIJI WAVE Volume V Number I Tau Upsiion ■ Sunng 1990 II jt .< H - Ipi Chi 11 to**" t' ' H-M » \r\nState of the Chapter Report By Todd Rein ('90) The Past. The Present,and The Future First of all, I would uke to apologize for the two- J— | ^ ■ year absence of our chapter newsletter. During this time, we have unfortunately had little or no f « af 0 contact with most of our a graduate brothers. There f were several factors for 1| this, limited funds and I poor planning on our party, making up the primary causes. It is our hope that you will forgive /I I // 1/ ij ^ _ Upon returning > the fire. ^ With return ofserPhi Gams to the community vice came an equally strong return to campus ~/ / ////|Lfi\u If pw) . ufl-—j involvement. Brothers have been involved in Direction '90, Campus Nite, Tulanians, TEMS, - various honor soci- eties, including Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Phi Eta Sigma, « I J rk ized that, for our chapter * to survive, it must grow] ('93), who has re-ignited W ((y' ^ \^\ \ vj ^ ^ II N / this lapse, as we will | make up for it in the // ^ fl last fall, we quickly real- W and we are all extremely 10f\ /) /W ■ ^ ^ ^ proud of Tau Upsilon's return to student government with the election of brother Lance Stuke C93) to the ASB Senate. We've lachieved all this while into a chapter of 70 or so members. Since we holding a cumalitve 2.96 CPA, the third-best on returned for 1989-90 with 28 members, we knew campus, behind two minor fraternities. we had to put 100% effort into rush. It paid off. Tau All in all, we feel that Tau Upsilon has niade Upsilon pledged its largest pledge class ever: 21 of some considerable progress in the past eight the finest men on campus, 14 of whom were ulti months. Nevertheless, to use the old cliche, we mately initiated. Our spring rush was also success ful, as we pledged 7, and initiated 4. Furthermore, the chapter has set a goal of 25 pledges for the fall. Perhaps more importantly, we nope to initiate 8090% of the next pledge class, which would be a marked improvement over this yeaPs 65%. are not content to rest on our laurels so we have planned many changes for the upcoming year. The chapter has made a committment to excellence, and we plan to keep it. One thing to look forward to is that the chapter will begin publishing newsletters four times a year, two about the size of Building on the upsurge of chapter tone this one, and two somewhat smaller of a page or so. Another change we will be making is in our due to back-to-back successful rushes, Tau Upsilon put its energy into bringing the prized long-term planning. The chapter will start planning CACTUS award home, after a two year absence, to everything ahead of time. Already, we have started start the '90s. As of press time, it is difficult to plans on next year's Spring Formal, which we ascertain whether we will the award; we expect hope to have in Florida. We will strive to win the strong competition from other fraternities. Condon Cup next year, and we will prove to Nevertheless, with over 700 hours already donat National that Tau Upsilon is the most up-and-com ed, we are proud to have returned to the forefront ing chapter in all of FlJIland. With your- support, in community service. Our most sincere thanks go we can reach all of our goals in the "Quest for to our community service chairman. Matt Monde Excellence." 2 ♦ FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number I \r\nDave Clements is Scott Segall is going Published by The Tau Upsilon Chapter of The International Fraternity of 111^^3 graduating with an Phi Gamma Delta (504)866-6915 ' t— .J||H year. Dave is a former year. Scott served as ljk|^ Historian, chairman of Newsletter chairman, * jSjk fl[HH mixers, PAB, semi-for- Pig Dinner co-chairx||« S mal, and little sisters. man, and Formal Editor "HBi very active as he was engineering degree and hopes to go to medical school next 834 Broadway New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 On campus Dave was Wes Bryan (TU '92) Assitant Editor & Graphic Layout TES President, Engmeering Student Body Vice President, Engineering Honor Board Member,a Resident Advisor, and a member to be getting his MBA * in Marketing and ^ Louis University next ~ V* Advertising from St, ■ Ik « p| 1 chairman. Scott was also a member of Students Admission Council, a Business School Ambassador, and Tulane's selection as Intern to Mayor of St Louis. of CACTUS. Todd Rein ffU '90) Directly upon gradu- Contributors Mike Landry will be HWH ating Ed Davis is attending graduate ; Michael McLaIn (Sewanee '83) going to be getting school at Tulane next * ^ IfEl married to Virginia year, and eventually • Tom Murray (TU '93) mM Felton, a long time lit- Tom Williams (TU '93) : Marie Clayton (TU '91) tie sister. He and will go to medical '■ for Rush and Sports. £ "■S iSh are ingoing to uate brother, mike VH| Virginia be living New m vH| Orleans, and verv served as chairman Purple Legionnaire kM B likely will be attend- ing graduate school at Michael McLain (Swanee '86) Tulane. Ed is a former President, 8228 Sycamore PI New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 Formal, Fundraising, and Graduate Relations. On campus Ed was TES (504)81-3449 Treasurer and members of AlChE and Corresponding Secretary, chairman of ^ school. During his V time as an undergrad- Randall Partin (TU '90) Brian Dueltgen ('91) y -j> , ^ 3^; iP Jt Mike has been an B Orientation Coordinator, and has very active in community service. He has p^tici- pated the Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon & Summer Camp, and LPDCI support group & camp. BMES. Cabinet Officers President Jason Gee will be attending Harvard Todd Rein (TU '90) Treasurer Will Marlash (TU '92) Recording Secretary John Landers fTU'93) Corresponding Secretary ChistopherWolek(TU '92) Medical School next Political Science and year. Jason served as German. As an under- _ for the fraternity while served the chapter in many ways. He was E*- he was an undergrad3 ' Randall Partin will ^8 Scholarship Chairman graduate (£4 " Randall »"* Ti " BH|| uate. On campus Social Chairman, Educator, 1 IH Jason was involved Pledge House Manager, and Awards President, a member of ODK, Tau Beta Pi, and went JYA. -^4,. • graduate with a BA in Chairman. g I , . ■ 'i « l^dall is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, and Delta Phi Alpha, the respective honor soci eties of his two majors. Randall also has participated in Peer Support Network, The Hullabaloo, and the JYA program. Historian Brian Wiess(TU '93) Greg Hackenberg will Mark Clayton (TU '91) be graduating with his degree from architec ture after five long Jeff HacklerfTU '93) years. Greg served as Graduate Relations Chairman Todd Undrew (TU '91) eral times. He also took over the crucial role of vatman in the Rush Chairmen Pledge Educator sev absence of Jim Lamphear has received a full scholar ship to Baylor Medical School. Jim will be graduating with hon ors, and he participat ed in the JYA pro gram. Tony Tocco. FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number I ■ \r\nPhi Gams in ti Starting with this issue, of the newsletter, we will be featuring brothers affiliated with our chap recently, he was instrumental in putting together the lease for our house. He also helped start our local house corporation, and cur much time and effort in the past rently serves as its president. ter who have contributed the year. It is a tribute to the broth In an interview, Favrot ers who best exemplify values of complimented Tau Upsilon on its Phi Gamma Delta. ability to survive for such a long This year, Tau Upsilon time before securing a house. In wishes to recognize and honor the face of opposition from an Gerry Favrot, Michael McLain increasingly anti-greek commu and I^nce Stuke as brothers who nity and university, the successes we feel are living the phrase of Tau Upsilon are signs of its growing strength. However, he "TTie Pursuit of Excellence." also noted several areas where Gerry Favrot improvement could be achieved. These areas included in both the Gerry Favrot, a graduate of the Omicron chapter of the University of Virginia, has been with our chapter since its incep tion. He was one of the gradu ates who initially helped lay the foundations for a Phi Gam chap ter at Tulane University. While overseeing a small design com pany, Gerry still manages to find time for the Tulane Fijis. Most size of our chapter, and in its alumni support. The work that Gerry Favrot has done for this chapter is the kind that is taken for grant ed every day. It is the very least we can do brother Favrot to give this award as a display of our gratitude. Michael McLain For the past two years, the Tau Upsilon Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta has been under the moral guidance of Michael McLain (Sewanee '83). In this period of time, our chapter has gained a new sense of what brotherhood really means. As our Purple Legionnaire, Mike McLain knows exactly how and when to advise the chapter. His objective views and constructive criticisms always seem to direct Tau f Upsilon in the right path when we are faced with a dilemma. He has shown us what committment really means. Besides being loyal to our chapter, he continues to be active with his alma mater S^^ M 4♦ FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number I chapter at The University of the \r\nPiim Of Excellence Eagle Scout who can take to the air any time he pleases. After all, he received his pilots license at 17 years old. Lance has given deep con sideration to his future. "I want to be a doctor" he says, "so that I can make a difference in peo ple's lives. I always have a goal to strive for, something to keep me looking ahead. I'm always look ing for new challenges." "Fiji has taught me the meaning of life-time commitment and these new friends I've made are the best in my life who I never want to lose touch with. Being a Fiji, I'm constantly doing South in Sewanee by attending Homecoming, and maintaining contact with the brothers there. When he is not doing something with the chapter, Mike is busy raising his daughter, Megan, or acting as Product Representative for the locally known PJ's Coffee Shop chain. The Tau Upsilon Phi Gam's are lucky to have Mike. The chapter would especially like to thank him very much for the use of his computer. Many hours were spent on Mike's my best to live up to the values and high standards of Fiji." It's not everyday we meet atTulane and his presence is just someone ready to accept the beginning to be felt. We at Tau kind of responsibility Lance Upsilon saw it coming. As chair Stuke seeks. While he loves a man of the pledge's annual good party, he is man whose life Halloween party, he put together has a purpose. It is a purpose the PARTY of the semester; ask that he has discovered and anyone who was there. brought with him to the Tulane Lance is easily recognized campus, and more importantly to on campus by his constant smile. Fiji. Phi Gamma Delta has a As an honors student, he deli bright future at Tulane cately balances his studying with University and Lance Stuke is the temptations of the French one reason why. Quarter. He is a man Macintosh putting this newslet where he's going, and ter together and we greatly that's med-school. appreciate it. Mike's sincerity Having been selected and dedication to Phi Gamma as a member of the of Delta's goals make him a fine the highly prestigious leader and a valued role model for our chapter. Lance Stuke Tulane Emergency JpipP Medical Service (TEMS), he's well on his way. Yet having a head start is nothing new to Lance. In high school he donated He is best described as a country over 1,000 hours of boy making a difference on a big community service to city campus. Lance Stuke (TU the local emergency 93),from Topeka,KS, has arrived room. He's also an JlL» v «Ji FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number /♦ 5 \r\nPig Dinner As GUIDED BY TRADITION THE 9TH annual Pig Dinner was held on November 11, and once again was an over-whelming success. With the atmospheric Algier's landing as the setting, over look ing the mighty Mississippi River upon initiation, that Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone, and brotherhood contin ues long after graduation. Tau Upsilon will be imple menting a new program next year to encourage more Graduates to come to Pig Dinner. A volunteering Brother from each of Pledge and Graduating classes will be asked and scenic downtown New to assist the Chapter. This Orleans, the evening could not Brother will call all the Brothers have been better. The fall pledge in his Pledge or Graduating class class was able to witness for the and remind them about Pig first time, the validity behind Dinner. The Chapter feels that "not for college days alone." Paul more Brothers will come for Pig Prather ('87), now in law school Dinner if they know that their at Oklahoma, was the featured and Graduating Brothers speaker, and serves as an inspi Pledge will be in attendance. If you wish ration to all Fiji's wishing to con to volunteer for this program tinue their fraternity ties beyond please contact the Pig Dinner college. Chairman at the Chapter House. The ceremonial song, "bringing in the pig", was sung with great pride by the pledge class. The event was livened by the generous portions of tobasco sauce placed on the pig by the loving pledge education chairrnan, Todd Rein. Randall Partin The next Pig Dinner will be Tau Upsilon's 10th. This will be a special event at Tau Upsilon, since it will signify a decade of existence. Tentatively the date is scheduled to be the last weekend of October. This will coincide with the annual Chapter Birthday Party, thrown by the fall pledge class. Look forward to hearing from us about more provided entertainment for the details, and make plans to be ('90), back from a year in Germany, gave a very emotional Exile's Toast, and the pledges actives in telling many great jokes. However, the dinner was there now! made extra special by the num News about Graduates ber of Tulane graduates in atten dance. These included: Ted Kiviat, Tommy Torres, Andy Tiktin, and Paul Prather. Jim Blanchard 11 ('87} The 1989 Pig Dinner is expecting to graduate from the proved to be a huge success for Louisiana State University Law Phi Gamma Delta. The brother Center in May of 1990. He plans hood and fun of that night served as a shining example of what a fraternity should truly be, and may it serve as a springboard for to take the Louisiana State Bar exam in July, and will hopefully work in either the New Orleans or Baton Rouge area. "Kahn", even more graduates to return to wishes all his Tau Upsilon Tau Upsilon in the future. Brothers to "Carry On" and, of Remember what was promised course to eat at Popeyes. 6 ♦ FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number I \r\nUniversity of Oklahoma's Tommy Torres ('89) College of Law. Also, Pauls After five long years. Tommy younger brother Dan, pledged finally graduated with a BSM and was initiated into the from the AB.Freeman School of Chapter this year. Business. Tommy is working for big eight accounting firm Arthur Michael Gee ('87) Anderson as a staff worker. He Mike is planning to graduate has already taken part of the from the Louisiana State Law CPA examination, and will be Center this coming May. He will taking the rest shortly. Tommy take the Louisiana Bar in July. has visited Tau Upsilon more Mike is getting married in than three times this year, prov August after the Bar exam. He is ing that Phi Gamma Delta is not currently employed as a law for college days alone. clerk in the Lands & Natural Resources Division of the Michael Duncan ('89) Louisiana Attorney Generals Mike has just begun attending Office. He remains a loyal George Washington Law School Copenhagen user. this year. This year Mike has vis ited Tau Upsilon two times. Don Miester ('87) J. Scott Mashikuri ('86) Don will be graduating from Scott has finished his tour of Tulane Law School this year. duty in the Peace Corp. Currently he is serving as a trainer for new recruits to the Peace Corps. Upon visiting Tulane this past fall he hinted that he may be attending Tulane airline steward for Pan American Medical School. Andy Tiktin ('89) Andy is completing his first year After this, he will be working for of law school at University of a judge in Alexandria, Louisiana Florida. He provided many mem ories while he was at this years Paul MacKinnign ('87) Pig Dinner. Andy is also looking Paul is currentiy working as an into becoming UF's Graduate Educational Advisor. Airlines. He is based in New York City. Howard Vinokur ('89) Todd Erlandson ('87) Howard has moved back up North to attend law school at is working in an architecture Tony Tocco ('87) Tony has drifted back into New Albany University Law School. Orleans, as he surprised us at by Howard visited Tau Upsilon this John Schiff ('87) showing up at this years Fiji past March. firm in New York. is stationed in Colorado with the Air Force. He visited Tau Island. Upsilon in Fall '88 to renew old Javeed Siddiqui ('88) Ted Kiviat('89) As with just about all of our gradties and help us with our Pledge Javeed has just completed his uates, Ted is attending law Education. graduate work in genetics at school. He has just completed Tulanes School of Public HealA his first year at law school in San Micheal McLain ('83) and Tropical Medicine. He is Diego. Recently, in the fall, Ted has filled the open slot of Puiple planning on possibly teaching was featured in Phi Gamma Legionnaire. Mike took over Biology in St. Louis. Eventually Delta magazine for winning approximately two years ago. Javeed wishes to attend medical Tulane's Most Oustanding Brother McLain presently works school. Senior Award. Congratulations for PJ's Coffee and has already Ted. been a great help to us. The George Toland ('88) brothers look forward to the George has moved to a new great times ahead with Mike. address, it is: 236 E 13th St. #24 Paul Prather ('87) NY, NY 10003 Paul just visited Tau Upsilon last fall, as he served as the guest Jamie Firestone ('88) speaker at Pig Dinner. He gave Jamie is currently attending an inspiring speech on "Not for Tulane Law School, and is Please write and tell us college days alone." He is cur expected to graduate next year. how you're doingo rently in his third year at the FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number ^♦ 7 \r\nChator News Rushing and Pledging By Tom Murray ('93) Todd Rein and Mark Clayton wanted a BIG fall rush. And they let everyone know it. The results of their efforts was a pledge class of 21 men in the fall of 1989. Rushees were impressed by such events as Casino Day at the house and some Southern fried Popeye's chicken. Evenings at Bruno's and the Boot quicldy introduced the freshmen to col lege life, Fiji style. While the pledge class was defeated in the annual foot around, in January, the pledge class impressed the actives by submitting a scrapbook well over fifty pages, bound by wood to preserve the memories. Also the The competition to get to the playoffs was tough, and, once there, unfortunately, the much larger fi-aternity of ZBT ended our quest for the championship pledges submitted to the actives rather quickly. a petition to be initiated. This The transition fi-om foot included personal resumes of ball to soccer would have been a each pledge, detailed reports smooth one, but due to some froni the officers, and accounts paper work errors, Fiji was not of historical events during the represented in the IFC leagues. pledge period. This was another We did not despair, however, as new aspect added to the pledge basketball was the next sport. program. After a revealing and The outlook seemed bleak in the intense Delta week, fourteen beginning, but as the team prac members became actives at Tau ticed things began to fall into Upsilon. place. The first game was a great Expectations were high morale booster as we routed after a successful fall rush. The Alpha Phi Alpha 39-14. The fol brothers responded by pledging lowing three games were disap 7 quality men in a competitive pointing losses of no more than 2 and smaller Spring Rush. Spring pts in each game. Rush was capped by an invitation The chapter is now look ball game with the actives, it was interesting to note how certain rules were invented as the game progressed. Also, Todd Rein is quick to point out that his pledge class has been the only in Tau only wine and cheese party. Upsilon's history to beat the Somehow beer became ^e most actives. A Rolling Stones ticket popular drink at the party and raffle and a carnation sale nobody complained. Spring Rush helped raise money for our was a learning experience for Halloween party, the event of the new initiates, such as myself. We semester. This year marked the learned about rush techniques beginning of a new tradition for and what fraternity meetings pledge's, the pledge retreat. Our were all about. Of the seven pledge retreat began with the pledged, 4 were initiated. After two successful rushes, Tau removal of the front door from the Chapter house on the cold Upsilon looks forward to contin est day of November. As actives ue its expansion in the years frantically searched for their ahead. door, the pledges enjoyed all the benefits of Bourbon Street. However, as pledging pro gressed the quality reduced the quantity to 14 men who were Fiji material. This point can not be stressed enough. Pledging proved to be a hard goal to achieve under the Pledge Education Committee of Todd Rein, I^rl Gotzkowsky and Will Mariash. Those who made it were truly deserving to be initi ated. When initiation did come ing forward to Doth the golf and tennis competitions. It may be hard to make up last years third place in tennis without Andy Tiktin, but the outlook for golf is good. Dan Prather, former high school varsity golfer, hopes to lead Phi Gam's to victory. Miscellaneous By Shawn Noroozi ('93) The Chapter House got a Athletics facelift over the summer. Since acquiring our house, three years ago, the bright yellow has slowly By Tom Williams ('93) faded. Highlighting the return to school, the actives found their So FAR THIS YEAR, THE ATHLETIC house in stages of a grand meta teams of Tau Upsilon chapter morphosis. Sporting a new cool, have done very well. Under the light blue the best house on guidance of senior quarterback Greek Row is now even better. Mike Landry, the Phi Gam foot Another major house improve ball team compiled a 4-1 regular ment was the repainting of the season record, defeating KA (7-7 house's inside common areas. overtime), Delts(21-12), Pike This was done by actives who (38-0), and Beta Theta Pi (21-0). remained in New Orleans over 8♦ FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number I \r\nthe summer and was completed with the help of returning active '90) finished the year with the before Rush retreat. A Black Jam, where everybody relaxed first annual Phi Gam Pre-Cram Diamond has been placed on the front of the house, along with The 1989 -1990 school year saw 'Thi Gamma Delta" being paint an increase in the number of Tau ed over the porch. Other house Upsilon's social events. The improvements include: a new semester started when brother shower for the other second Win Mariash ('92) threw the first floor bathroom (thanks to the annual Spoonbill party for the House Corporation), locks on all Brothers by bringing a keg to the doors, and the ugly tree in the house on a fall afternoon. the front yard was chopped The pledge class kept things down. going with the traditional The Newsletter publication before their first exam. The party featured the rhythm and blues of the King Bees who played before a packed Fiji house. The Spring semester was kicked off with the Spring Rush Kidney Flush Party, which dou bled as an initiation party for the new actives. The King Bees once again played, while actives began Chapter Birthday/Halloween spring rush. Of course this was all just party. One not so traditional fea dates have been changed to ture of the party, was the dj the a tune-up for Fiji Island and February 28 and September 31. pledge's got, instead of a band. Mardi Gras. Brothers from over This was done because the previ All thought this was a refreshing 7 chapters visited Tau Upsilon during the Mardi Gras. Fiji ous dates made it hard on the change. Editor since they fell near finals. Next the little sisters hit Island, this year, featured the the scene with their annual Street Dogs, and Force of Habit. Tau Upsilon ranked #3 in cumu- Daiquiri party at the house. The M enjoyed the tropical decora lative GPA for the semester with brothers enjoyed the many dif tions, especially the waterfall. If ferent flavors provided by our you're ever in town drop by, I Fiji sweethearts. Finally social guarantee that youll be shown a chairman Randall Partin (TU good time. a 2.96. The date of officer elections was changed so that it would coincide with room rentals. Previously, the bylaws required the President & Treasurer to live in the Chapter House for 2 years. Tau Upsilon took third piace in the Reiss Cup competition out of seventeen fraternities last year. The Reiss Cup is given to the best overall fraternity. This is no small accomplishment for a fra ternity smaller than average size. The award is based on sports, grades, community ser vice and various all-greek events throughout the year. Community Service By Matt Montie ('93) To DATE FOR THE YEAR, FIJI HAS donated 700 hours to C.AC.TU.S. Some events that Brothers have participated in are: Children's Hospital, Recycle Tulane, Clarion for Kids, and Hunger Clean-up. The Chapter has also sponsored two blood drives. FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number /♦ 9 \r\nCurrent Events at Tulane University By Wes Bryan C92) tains a main gymnasium with three, full-length basketball courts, and a smaller gym with '« ««4 * /• two, full-length courts. Six racquetball courts, a three-lane jog i. ging track, and a full size weightroom round out the Rec Center in style. A new Parking Lot is being added to the facility, which will make it more accessible to students. Under construction at this time is an Athletic Training Center that will be behind the Reily Rec Center. l)Z On the subject of Tulane ath- letics, Green Wave basketball came back this year. After a five year absence from college com petition, the Wave rolled back into the NCAA scene. Perry Clark, former assistant coach to Bobby Crimmons at Georgia Tech, was named head coach. He led the Green Wave had a In the past two years, ^lane ing has now become the E.R.C.; disappointing season of 4-23,_ but University saw the addition of the Educational Resource several new facilities on campus, Center. The E.RC., newly reno the first of which was the Lindy Boggs Center for Engineering. vated on the inside, has been Michael Christian were amongst designed to benefit Tulane's aca the leaders in several statistics demically handicapped students. for the Metro conference. The new eight-story building is located behind the Percival Stern building, and is Tulane's Mecca for engineers. The first The Center provides tutors, time floor has a Macintosh computer students excel. room that was donated by Apple Computers. In addition to class the future looks promising. Players Anthony Reed and predict that the Wave management services, along Analysts will at least have a winning sea with several other programs son next year. geared toward helping Tulane The Tulane IFC was presented the South Eastern Inter Probably the largest addition, Fraternity Council Programming however, was the new Reily rooms on the first floor, there is Award. The award was present also a comfortable study lounge Student Recreation Center, locat ed to the IFC of Tulane primarily for red-eyed engineering stu ed behind Stadium Place. The because of their action to dents. Lindy Boggs houses the Dean of Engineering, as well as several of the engineering labs for Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. TOs new facility is a welcome addition to engineer ing community at Tulane. former Civil Engineering build Rec Center is an awesome build ing that combines many activi improve relations between Broadway area residents and the ties in one place. The Center Fraternity houses located in that has an olympic-size, 50 meter area. Strained relations have swimming pool on one end of been the cause of newer fraterni the building, that leads into lock ties being unable to obtain er-rooms that are equipped with houses on Greek Row. saunas. The Center also con 10 ♦ FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number I \r\nPictures from the past Do YOU KNOW WHO THESE GRADUATES ARE?, OR DO YOU HAVE SOME FUNNY STORIES ABOUT THEM? We'D LIKE to here from you. Several graduates wrote us letters about the pictures placed in the last issue of the FIJI Wave, we hope to receive as many this time or more. From the Graduate Relations Chairman In the past, without Andy Tiktin, our graduate relations has been, well... non-existent. This com ing year, we will change that. Our first step is to update our records. A big stumbling block in the past has been wrong, outdated addresses. Please inform us of your address, even if you haven't moved. We are not sure if all our mailings are reaching you, so the only way for us to know is for you to tell us. Also if you know of any Graduate Brothers who have moved, or are just not receiving any mailings please inform us of their new addresses as well. We would like very much to re-acquaint ourselves with each of you, but we need your help! Whenever you are in town, please stop by the Chapter House and see why Phi Gamma Delta is the finest fraternity at Tulane. We are confident that you will like what you see."Virile our chapter continues to grow, we will not forget that Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone. We look forward to hear ing from you. FIJI Wave, Spring 1990, Volume V Number /♦ 11 \r\nI CT, Mike McLain, Purple Legionnair O MM Within the chapter there|is ail^litltude of responsibiiitVf- Tau Upsilon is a strong and able chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. The active brothers maintain the Upsilon will depqnd on g^od planning. Graduate| brothers can provide inv^auple help \^ith lj|ieirj traditions and further the vision of the fraternity. experience and encoi^age|^entI Foil Tau Upsilon Within the chapter there is an attitude of responsi to meet its potential, ^aduate siippor^t is pssebtial. bility which has led to positive campus recogni The chapter realizes,!it has been lagging in'this tion. The brothers of Tau Upsilon have shouldered area in the past few yep"S. The! undergraduate the cost of the new house and maintain a sound members, having worked with myself and the financial status. Field Secretary on a plan of action to improVe^ The goals of this chapter are high. The past graduate relations hope you will soon be able t®' several years have shown me that once this group see improvements. ^ , , , , i if gets started, they can accomplish quite alot. The What is a cHariterlof Phi Gamrna Delta last couple of rushes are prime examples good worth? You know^e ^sweV and I hope you spow execution of a sound plan. The future of Tau it to the undergrad'autejmeidber^k 1. I Phi Gamma Delta 834 Broadway New Orleans^ La 70118 iiiUSA Address Correction Requested 9C002 343 COO =:=UoC 0000 CHAP Ft R KHU ALPHA OF PHI GAMMA CELT A — m 202 CHURCH .jTRLCl GL ACR Ow.URo V A 2H060 ji 1 I I y.1 i_ I