ROSE‐ HULMAN:NST:TUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FALL 1980 RHO PHI FIJIS BRING HOME ERIGHTMAN AWARD-(!. to r.) Mlke Brlske, Bruco Fleck; Dave Myers, Gary Stephens, Tlm Kamlnskl, Brlan Mlchel, Art Schultz, Brad Larrlck, Dave Letteri, Royce Ramsay, Howard tlonser, and Doug shull, at the opryland Hotel in Nashvile, Tennessee. EKKLESIA SUCCESS Rho Phi Chapter once again showed its strength by bringing home several awards from the 132nd Ekklesia held in Nashville, Tennessee, August 12-16. Eleven brothers, nearly 20 percent of the chapter, attended, and were accompanied by our purple Legionnaire, Dave Myers ('741. Among the awards presented to Rho phi were a First Place in the Brightman Award for Graduate Relations, Second Place in the Archon's Trophy for in- volvement in campus affairs, and a Second Place in the Coon Plaque for Chapter Publications. ln addition, Rose-Hulman Fiiis received a Second Place in the Chapter Reunion Award for the number of brothers in attendance, and Honorable Mentions in the Baker Social Service Cup and the Cheeney Efficiency Cup for excellence in scholarship, fraternity relations, and extra-cu rricu ar attairs. Joining Dave Myers and his wife in the new Opry. land Hotel were seniors Art Schultz, Gary Stephens, I \r\nDoug shull, and Mike Briske, juniors Bruce Fleck, Howard Menser, Brian Michel, Brad LarriGk, Dgve Letteri, and Royce Ramsoy, and sophomore fim Kaminski. TCR'93 giving more students an opportunity to become in- volved with a fratern ity. As lhave said, Rho Phi has had a tong and exciting fall, and we are all looking forward to next quarter. We invite all our graduates to stop by and enjoy it with us. Proud to be a Rho Phi Fiji, DEAR BROTHERS, at 1121 with the brothers busy in Rush, intramurals, committee activities, school organizations, and varsity sports, not to mention classes. There have also been some major changes around the house with the new carpet in the foyer, new storm windows, and the removal of two trees from the front lawn. Homecoming was again a big success. with 6g graduates returning (32 percent), there were many old friends re-united over the two day weekend. Rumor has it that we had the most graduates returning of all the f raternities. Not bad for just 12 years! Rush is moving into its final leg as the fall term winds down. The quarter's rush effort is beginning to pay off as the signs indicate another fine pledge ctass is on the way. Things are going well here Art Schu ltz Perge ! HOMECOMING'80 A large group of graduates gathered at 1 121 s. 6th october 3rd to join in on this year's Homecoming activities. Graduate Relations chairman Howard Menser claims a total of 68 graduates returned for this big weekend. The pep rallye Friday night started things off. Although not placing in the competitior, our chapter had an excellent cheer and banner prepared for the contests. The queen contest was also disappointing as pretty Kelly McCoy represented the Fijis, but did not win. Everyone moved outside to watch the bonfire, and then it was back to the house for an open bar party, where many of the graduates got caught up on the happenings of old friends and the chapter. The brothers take a break lrom their drive to Nashville lor the 132nd Ekklesla and visit with their evor-present trayeling companions, the lndiana State Police. one area of concern is the feeling among some in other chapters that the rush term should be shortened. Such a move, in my opinion, would only hamper the fraternities and the freshmen in making the right decisions. Granted, the present process is long, but it allows plenty of time for one of the most important decisions made by a college student. I feel the length of our rush period is one of the prime reasons for the huge success of the Rose-Hulman Fraternity system. The Greek system at Rose is continuing to grow as a new colohy, Delta Sigma Phi, was started this fall. The new colony shows good potential with about twenty members. Rho Phi has.offered its support to the new group, and most feel that Delta sigma phi will be a fine addition to the Rose Greek svstem; Atter cutting down two trees at a recent work session, the "Fiii Branch Brigade" uses the lessons learned in Mass Transler to moye the wood to behind the garage. saturday was opened with tFe grad-undergrad football game in the morning, and the undergraduates once again proved they'had played football once in the past year. Later, a number of people showed up to watch as the Rose soccer team played a hard game against Principia, but fell 7-0. That loss was rectif ied as everyone watched the Rose football team roll to a Homecoming victory over Principia. That nigh( Harry chapin r'eturned'to RHlr with his brother Tom for- this year's Hom.ecpming concert and certainly outdid his performance of two years past. The evening was capped off as the brothers and their \r\nguests returned to the house for a night of Purple Passion, ending another successful Homecoming weekend at Rho Phi. JCM'83 SOCIAL EVENTS The social calendar at Rho Phi has been both full and exciting this first quarter of the new year. The first weekend saw a pair of get-acquainted parties that gave the brothers a chance to meet the incoming freshmen and tell lhe tales of the past summer. The next weekend wad tne annual Shaggy Moose party, Rho Phi's answer to hairy buffalo. On a little more formal note, this year saw the resurrection of the Black Diamond Danc€, a semi-formal affair for the brothers and their dates. The dance was held at the Howard Johnson's'with entertainment furnished by a local band. A pr+dance mixer at the house and a cash bar at the hotel kept the spirits high and the times enjoyable for all. The weekend was doubled up with a visit by the Wabash Fiiis. After the Engineers hosted the Little Giants in football Saturday afternoon, the brothers invited the Psi chapter to a cook-out and party that evening. The event was so successful that a similar outing is planned for this year's basketball contest in Crawf ordsville. The next weekend was the informal rush parties and, of course, the South Sea lsland party. The event was another successf ul endeavor by the social committee, os the freshmen were entertained with pretty womeo, plenty of leis, and even a waterfall. Senior Mike LaPosa (right) explains the record ol thls year's soccer team to a lreshman at ono of the inlormal rush parties. Listening in (back turned) is teammate John O'Donnell ('83). The first weekend of October was Rose-Hulman's Homecoming, and with a new IFC policy of making the weekend closed to rush, the brothers were able to concentrate all their energies on entertaining the returning graduates. An open-bar party Friday night, the annual grad-undergrad football game Saturday morning, and Purple Passion Saturday night kept the graduates busy (and happy) all weekend. We were pleased to have over sixty graduates make it back for this year's festivities. The following weekend was the brothers' attempt at bringing a little of Southern California to Rho Phi. The Beach F'arty gave everyone a chance to put on shorts and dance to the music of the Beach Boys. The last weekend in october, Friday the 31 st, was the Beat-the-Rush New Year's Party.While millions were celebrating Halloween, Rho Phiers and guests were sipping champagne with Father Time. The quarter was ended with a live band party featuring graduate brother Dave Parker and his band, Kidstuff. lt was an excellent ending to an excellent quarter of parties. GCS'93 DANCE.A-THON The Rho Phi chapter recently raised money for Muscular Dystrophy. A committee headed by Tom Carlson ('81) organized the all-night marathon dance. The dance was publicized by three local radio stations and Terre Haute was plastered with posters advertising the fund-raising event. Two live bands, including Dave Myers ('741band, Rage, and a number of disc jockeys provided music. Many local merchants donated prizes to generate enthusiasm. All the ingredients for a successful event were present, but unfortunately the people were not. The dance was canceled after five hours due to a lack of participation. All was not lost however, for $250 was raised for muscular dystrophy and all the brothers got M.D. T-shirts at a cut-rate. TCR'83 NEWS AT THE INSTITUTE Rose-Hulman took on many new looks this year with the renovation of both the BSB basement and the Deming attic. The basement was converted into fourman rooms for returning sophomores. Additional upperclass housing was provided by the creation of several four-man rooms in the attic of Deming Hall. Another change in on-campus housing was the integration of sophomores into the three main floors of BSB, and the move of freshmen into Mees Hall. Although these moves were opposed by many, the new arrangement seems to be working out. The freshmen are pleased with the extra chance to meet a number of upperclassmen, and are taking advantage of the much larger source of knowledge in freshman courses such as Graphics and Calculus. A new position was created this year in the Resident Hall Staff. Tom Miller, a former housing directorat lSU, filled this post and is now acting as an in-dorm advisor for anyone needing any type of assistance. BEB'83 \r\nFIJI TALK The chapter activated two pledges this fiが 1。 . Sophomore Jcilhn o'Donne‖ and iun:Or Ken Swinehart both became active rnembersin Phi Gamma Delta. The brothett have′ a:so been stay:ng act:ve :n spprts at Rose this fa‖ P Brothers Steve Reust('81), Ⅳ‖ke LaPosa('81),Kevin tthompson('80),and JOhn O'Donne‖ ('83)are a‖ playing fOr the Rose‐ Hu!:nan soccerteame Tim Brown('82)is running on the vars:ty CК )ss Countw team.:n intramurals,the cross country meet ended w:th wh‖ Hentzen('80)finiShing first and the Fil:runners finishing secOnd overa‖ behind the :ndependents.The malorf00tba‖ team p:ayed tough ,buttwo:osses to the champions,Sigma Nu, this fa‖ forced the Fliis tO Settle for second placeo The minor footba‖ teartlwentinto theirfinal game undefeated, It was very good seeing Dave Duvall ('24) and his wife Maggie. We apologize to Maggie for omitting her name on the new Fiii Finder. steve Farquhar ('7n is convinced of his manhoodNOW THAT Beatrice is with child. Tom Jackson ('721 brought his sports Gar club of America fan club with him while passing through Terre Haute, €flroute to the south for a race. Bill Potter ('78) says, "Goodbye, Collins AvioniGS, Hello sperry Avionics!" and has moved to Arizona. Tom Roetker ('80) is back at Purdue, studying for his MBA. Mike weinert ('7n was in town with his wife, cindy, after rejoining John Deer's high-powered engineering staff in Moline. WH'80 but a 14oO loss to Lmbda Chi Alpha leftthel甲 ln Second ・ place also。 graduate brothers returned for Homecoming and were able to fill us in on what was happening in their lives: Steve Goble ('71), Steve Mason ('79), and Tom Burtzl att ('79) were among the Texans visiting. Only one forgot his cowboy hat, but we still enjoyed seeing him. Mike Callahan ('741and his wife Marilyn were back for l'lomecoming, and are expecting number two (congratulations !) Despite being stationed in AlabaffiE, Bob Carter ('76) and his wife Linda are becoming regular f ixtures at the house (Super!) Paul Curtin ('80) is making Ziploc Bags tougher than Jonathon Winters, and is getting married in December. ４ １ of January ４ ２ cRADuAu cRAFFrn number ０ １ A December ３ BJL'82 ´ ３ Rho Phi boasted a number of brothers earning class honors for 1979‐ 80. :ncluded were e:ght seniors, seven iuniOrs, four sophomOres and six ° freShmen. 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