Tm H0osie^ FIJI mj 631E. Third St. Published by Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at Indiana Universitv Bloomington, Indiana Page 1 Fail, 1980 Chad Davis Wins 1980 Wilkinson Award Excerpts of Davis' acceptance speech are included in this story. Zeta's Chad Davis was selected as co-winner of the 1980 Wilkinson Award, sharing the honor with another Hoosier-state brother, Todd Chad Davis Wilkinson Award Co-Winner. Keleher of Purdue University. Davis, a biology and chemistry graduate now attending the lU School of Medicine, was immersed in both campus and fraternity af fairs. He chaired committees of the Student Alumni Coun Davis served as Zeta's president, rush chairman, and graduate relations chairman, and participated in intramural tennis, volleyball, and basketball. In short, over four years, Chad Davis has ac complished virtually everything there is to accomplish at lU. He has plotted a course of distinction for everjZeta Fiji to follow, and has contributed to the standard of excellence that constitutes our chapter. In looking back on four years of college and on what Phi Gamma Delta, and more specifically, what Zeta Chapter has meant to me, I came to consider "Why should a fraternity exist?" The Purple Pilgrim states cil and the Student Athletic Board, and was a member that "A fraternity should exist for two fundamental of the lU Student Foundation. Davis served on the Union Board lecture committee and played one year in purposes: Dservice to the institution that fosters it. and 2)deveIopment of its members." If the chapter the fails on either count, justification for its existence I.U. Symphony Orchestra. His cummulative grade point averaged at 3.85, earning him the Phi Beta Kappa key. Chad was accepted into Phi Eta Sigma, fraternity chapter that fulfilled both criteria and fulfill Mortar Board, and Blue Key honoraries. ed them well. The brothers returned to an extensively repaired and remodeled Beechwood this fall. Most noticeable were the outside improvements: shingled trim was built on the walls of the sun deck, gables were added to the dorm windows, and the pin light was repaired and replaced. Inside, the halls were trimmed with wainscotting, and recarpeted. A wall was knocked out between the Junior Hall candy and pop cubicles, greatly improving that area's apprearance. In addition, the New Room was remodeled. The narrow doorway from Oak Room was rebuilt into an enclosed bar area, and a new entrance was built in Oak Hall. The results are excellent, as the room is now much more accessible for social functions and football weekends. The summer-long construction cost over $50,000, $30,000 of which came in a loan from the Interna tional Fraternity. Despite such massive expen ditures, Beechwood is scheduled to undergo further reparations in the years to come, inorder to Insure that Zeta will provide a sturdy founda tion for many decades of Fiji men. ceases. I was fortunate, four years ago, to pledge a (continued on p. 3) Introducing 'Beechwood' with a new look \r\nPage2 FaU, 1980 THE HOOSIER FIJI Impressive Credentials Accompany Fall Pledge Class The pledge class, by virtue of the Two of our pledges served as their by Chip Lewis Zeta's 1980 pledge class members number of proven athletes It In senior class president, seven attend arrived this fall with impressive cludes, Is looking forward to making ed Hoosler Boy's State, and 13 were credentials. Each of the 25 men was considerable contributions to In- captains of high school athletic in scholastic, athletic, or leadership tramurals. Its men accumulated 96 squads. roles during high school. Nearly all letters In high school, an everage of By stockpiling such Impressive have high school GPA's of 3.0 or bet ter, and one was class valedictorian. four a person! Six pledges earned and diverse backgrounds, the 1980 all-comference honors and four of Ten of our pledges were National Honor Society members. these were recognized all-staters. pledge class has demonstrated great potential. The HoosierFiji Published regularly throughout the school year by Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at Indiana University for the enjoy The President's ment of its graduate brothers and friends. Contributions of news of graduate brothers are welcomed and encouraged at all times. Let us know what you are doing! Editors Letter Kevin Betz Photographer Chris Carey Paul Scudder The 1979-80 school year was filled Tom Backoff'81 Chapter President with many achievements, yet the year was not a total success, with our loss of the ail-campus in tramurai trophy being the biggest setback. A first place finish in scholarship among the fraternities at lU was an improvement over past years. Zeta won the Beta Graduate Cup, the IFC basketbaii tourney, and the aii-campus swim meet. The year was capped with an excellent performance in the Little 500Bike Race, bouncing back from 1979, a year in which we didn't qualify, to a strong fourth place finish. HOUSE CORPORATION OFFICERS President: Douglas White category. The biggest thrill of the 1980Ekiessia came when Zeta's Indianapolis Chad Davis was awarded the Wilkinson Award as the outstanding senior in Phi Gamma Delta. Chad was the fourth Zeta Fiji to win Treasurer: David F. Shirley Bloomlngton Secretary: John Stewart Indianapolis Directors: Brad Cummins Bloomlngton George Glnn Indianapolis William Keck Harold HarreU outstanding chapters in Phi Gamma Delta. For the third straight year, Zeta placed or received honorable mention in every award Indianapolis Vice President: Rick Williams . On a national level, Zeta was again recognized as one of the Mt. Vemon Bloomlngton Dave Pauley Tim Wiley Lebanon Carmel Tom Backoff West Lafayette this coveted honor. The1980-81 schoolyear starts out withnewgoals and aspirations The brothers at Zeta are dedicated to bringing back the ail-sports trophy and improving in ail the areas that make Zeta number one! Beechwood has taken ona new look sinceourCorporation hasspon sored a house remodeling effort. Graduate support and contributions, along with hard work from house corporation members haverestoredBeechwood to one ofthefinest fraternity structures on campus. The brothers at the chapter realize what must be done to maintain the excellent record that our graduate brothers have set down throughout the years. ZETA CHAPTER OFFICERS Tom Backoff President Tim Wiley Treasurer Pete Marshall Pete Turk Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Tom Klootwyk Historian We at Beechwood encourage you to come back and visit. Remember, Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone. Homecoming or Pig Dinner on March 7th, 1981 are excellent times to get back on campus. DAMN GLAD TO BE A ZETA F7J/.' Perge, Tom Backoff \r\nPages Fall,UM THEHOOSIERFLn Chad Da vis' Acceptance Speech Wilkinson Award Winner 1980 Zeta has had the good fortune of dedicated graduate and undergraduate support resulting in a tradition of excellence extending over many years and unsurpass ed by any other fraternity chapter on our campus. As a pledge at Zeta, it is immediately evident that scholarship is of prime importance. Scholarship is the reason the student is in college, and at Zeta this is taken seriously. Rounding out the fraternity experience is a strong emphasis on extracurricular ac tivities such as chapter committee work and manage ment, intramurals, and campus and community in volvement. Finally, and most importantly, there is an emphasis on the unselfish service to one's fraternity brothers which has resulted in a brotherhood the strength of which I believe is seldom encountered in any organization, including other college fraternities. Zeta Chapter is often proudly in contention for the Cheney Cup. I would like to extend a personal thank-you to three Zeta graduate brothers whose efforts have strengthened Zeta and have had a strong influence on my fraternity experience: Brother "Bud" Mangels, whose service to his chapter and to the international fraternity has been an inspiration to all Zeta brothers and whose friendhsip I value, Brother William Keck, who has been an active and enthusiastic participant in chapter affairs since his graduation in '42, and Brother Darrall "Peck"Parsons, who was my personal friend, and a friend of every Zeta brother for over 40 years un til his dea th in May of this year. I would challenge each of you undergraduate and graduate leaders to encourage the other members of your chapter to become involved in strengthening your fraternity and insuring that it is a positive influence in the life of the university and in the lives of its members. It is through the involvement and efforts of dedicated individuals that our chapters can reach the lofty goals that Phi Gamma Delta represents. I thank you for this honor and for the opportunity to share with you a few of my thoughts and feelings about the fraternity and chapter that allow me to say that I'm "mighty proud to be a Fiji." Intramurals Last year Zeta finished fourth in the all-campus intramural championship competition. For i many chapter houses, this would be cause for celebration, but it was somewhat of a disappointment for the brothers of Zeta. For the first time in six years, the Hoosier Phi Gams didn't win the ti tle. This fall, the brothers are primed for an all-out effort to bring the title trophy back to Beechwood. Our first test was a two-day pre season football tournament spon sored by the Interfraternity Council. After three convincing victories, Fiji found itself facing the Pi Kappa Phis in the championship game. Un fortunately, Zeta wound up on the losing end of a one-point decision, still a respectable showing for the first outing of the season. In the first round of IM regular season games, four hungry Fiji teams outscored their opponents 9412! If this is any indication, Zeta is on the way to reclaiming the IM championship. Fiji's soccer team men, its swim mers, and its tennis and racquetball players are presently hard at work gearing for the future IM competi tions. Jeff Andress 'S3 hauls in a pass during an Interfraternity Council football tournament game. Tourney Nets $500 for Multiple Sclerosis Zeta's seventh annual Fiji vs. mate for the mixed doubles competi Multiple Sclerosis Tennis Tourna tion, Betsy Heidler, won the event in ment was again a success, raising last year's tournament. over $500 to fight the disease. Over 70 participants from the Bloomington community, the facul ty and the student body manifested the broad appeal our tournament carries. Dave Shirley '82 and Craig Burton '83 were tennis tournament chairmen. Shirley said he was quite pleased with the participation, noting that the five sorority initia tions held that weekend somewhat reduced the numloer of female en Many Zeta brothers competed, and Sherman McMurray '81 cap trants from that of past years. tured second place. He and his team \r\nPage 4 /FaU, 1980. THE HOOSIER FIJI Zeta Thanks 1980 Graduate Duespayers George M. Ginn Alan B. Graf, Jr. Timothy J. Millbem R.W. Nicholson, Jr. MD ing graduate brothers had paid their G. Barrett Gray 1980 voluntary dues. The Chapter and the Corporation extends a most sincere thank-you to each of these men for their loyal support. James Hatfield Robert E. Crowe Robert H. Oswald As of S^tember 1,1980, the follow A.J. Hirons Thomas C. Pagedas W. Michael Horton Rod M. Howard Robert G. Patterson Charles D. Baillie David P. Barrett Robert J. Hyatt Stephen H. Pollom Stephen G. Powell Edward R. Bartley, MD Edward R. Bartley Michael A. Baughman David Biggs Edgar F. Kettler E.S. Brantner III Ronald J. Bums Walter Allen Caine James J. Laughlin George H. Leonard Robert A. MacGill John T. Scott James W. Campbell Louis A. Mangels Don Marquette Eugene J. McGarvey, Jr. Robert N. Skinner J. Harold Smith II William K. McGarvey, MD William J. McLaughlin, MD Ralph E. Martzolf John R. Stewart Craig W. Colville Bradley J. Cummins Jim Cummins Randolph W. Curtis Michael Cusick Don Dryer Steven W. Dudley Justin B. Jones John Konowitz Had Kosanke D.E. Lambert FRATRES QUIFUERENT David G. Elmore SED NUNC AD ASTRA Ray Fara Craig R. Finlayson Former House Corporation Chair man, Darrall R. "Peck" Parsons, David R. Perks W.D. Ramsey Allen B. Rayl William C. Reed, Jr. Robert J. Rogers Michael A. Schatzlein, MD John W. Scott William J. Smith V.J. Story Donald Strauss Col. Luther E. Thweatt Jim Troutman Dr. Donald C. Tyte Henry B. Veatch Chester C. Weed, Sr. Frank Fleiscifier passed away in early May of 1980. Richard K. Williams Eugene D. Fletchall The Brothers of Zeta would like to Warren Hewitt Woolcott James D. Frey, DDS express our most sincere sympathy Philip W. Gardner Reggie George to the Parsons family and to all who Robert R. Wylie Frank W. Yoder, MD William H. Zaiser knew him. Catching Up With Zeta Graduates EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is a feature in each issue o/The Hoosier Fiji. Please help make it a success by sending in pictures and pertinent information about yourself. We will be sending out information question naires shortly, however, feel free to take the initiative and drop us a line sooner. Special thanks to those brothers who responded to our requests last semester. and participated in IM's. Haynie graduated in '73 from the lU School of Law, and is a partner withLivingston, Dildine, Haynie &Yoder. He and his wife, Susan, have a seven-month old daughter, Devon Ann. James Arthur Cummins '54 resides at 2012 N. Bay Drive in Warsaw, Indiana. He and Barbara Blackburn, J. Harold Smith II, DDS '69 resides at 8738 Sawleaf Road in Indianapolis. He married Janet Grigsby, an lU Kappa Gam, and they have two daughters. an lU KAT, married and have six children. Since his lU days. Cummins has worked in the marine industry, At Zeta, Smith participated in IM's, was house manager, and Fiji Isle chairman. After graduating, he starting with sales at Inland Container Corp., then ser ving as VP in charge of sales at Johnson Industries. Now he's President of his own company. Cummins Associates & Distributing. attended the lU School of Dentistry, completing his oral surgery residency in '76. He's now in private prac tice in Indianapolis. Jerry Nigh '67 now lives at 1572 Amberwood Drive in Santa Ana, California. After lU, he attended the University of Arizona for his MBA. He's National Sales Manager for Shiley Labs of Irvine now. Gilmore S. Haynie, Jr. '69 lives at 4647 Lafayette Esplanade in Fort Wayne. He served as corresponding secretary and social chairman while at the chapter, , While at Zeta, Jerry participated in intramurals and played freshman and varsity baseball for the lU squad. He is married and has two children.