SIGMA NU CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA — SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MARCH, 1980 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK Largest Fund Raising Event Sigma Nu held its first annual run for Cystic Fibrosis this FaD Homecoming 1980 past November. This was the largest fund raising event this house has ever accomplished. After it was all over Fiji raised Homecoming at the Sigma Nu lodge in the fall of 1980 should be as wild and raucus as ever when graduate and under graduate brothers join together in christening the new Carrier over $2,400 for Cystic Fibrosis. It took may months of hard work by the whole brother hood and sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta that culminated in a week of fund raising events for Cystic Fibrosis. The chairman force to take over the Dome in support of the Orangemen, for the event was Andy Kritzer. Andy organized the entire affair with help from Bill Lafontaine. The highlight of this special week was our Run to Cornell. Dome. And hopefully, when the Phi Gamms turn out in full our beloved Coach Frank Maloney will lead his football warriers on to victory for once. The $26.85 million Dome is currently about 60 percent Fiji and Theta boarded a bus early Saturday morning headed complete and is scheduled to open in September of 1980. The Dome, which holds 50,000 fans, is being funded in part by a $15 million grant from New York State, and $11.5 million towards Cornell, stopping along the way at each town to collect in contributions from friends of the University (like Carrier). money. This was one event that didn't go all that smoothly though. The bus left Syracuse at 8:00 a-m. which presented In honor of this great architectural monstrosity with its air-supported roof, year-round climate control, articifial turf and "excellent sight lines for all seats," the Phi Gamms from Sigma Nu are planning a knock 'em down, drag 'em the big problem of how to get everyone up on time. It was especially tough because Fiji and Theta put on a patty the night before at a campus dining hall to raise money. On Sunday, the first day of this week we had our Fun-Run for C.F. It included a 2.2 mile course around the cam pus. All participants made a $5 donation to enter the race. The race was officially started by the Chancellor of Syracuse University Melvin Eggers. Friday of that week we ran down to Mayor Lee Alexander s office where he presented the brothers with a (continued on page 3) out good time hooteroll for our graduate brothers. The weekend's festivities will begin on Friday, Oct. 31, with either the traditional bash at the Heidieburg or with something new: a large cocktail party at the lodge. After a long night of renewing old acquaintances and general revelry, activities will begin bright and early Satmrday, Nov. 1, with a pre-game sink drink. The sink drink will be held at the house and will begin approximately one hour before kick-off. The great thing about Homecoming 1980 at the 'cuse is that it won't matter what old man weather decides to brew up for the weekend, because the Orangemen and their Fiji (continued on page 2) fflfsmiifiiiicmicHiiiiiigis ■ - ■ • iW" mMm Sigma Nu's first annual run for Cystic Fibrosis was held last November. The new Carrier Dome under construction. - \r\nPAGE TWO ORANGE FIJI Successful Spring Rush THE ORANGE FIJI Published regularly by the Sigma Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta of Syracuse University for its members and friends. News contributions and pictures are welcome at all times and should be sent to Alumni Records Oftice, P.O. Box 117, University Station, Syracuse, N.Y.. 13210. Editor-in-Chief David Madronal'82 Assistant Editor Lance Steinhart'81 Typist David Madronal'82 Once again the brothers were faced with the prospects of Spring Rush after a long holiday vacation. In previous years, the Spring Rush program has been weak but this year, with a lot of hard work by all the brothers, we had a very successful Spring Rush. My Rush Committee, consisting of Dewey Yeager,Jeff Cahill and Mark Gould worked very diligently and this hard work paid off. This semester's rush program was highlighted by several special events. These events included a Jack Daniels and Molsen night, which needless to say was a success, and a "Get Drafted" rush party at the lodge. These parties helped to attract rushees to the lodge and of all the fine young men which came through our doors, we have the best pledge class on campus. The Spring Pledge Class consists of: Richard Anthony Daley, Franklin, Mass., Art Charles William Ferrante, Syracuse, N.Y., Psychology Mard Isham Janeck, Libertyville, IlL, Premed. Kenneth Barrie Levinson, Westport, Conn., Pre-law Michael Cannon McPhillips, Suffem, N.Y., Telecommuni Homecomii^ 1980 cations/Marketing Anton Peregrin Londer, Bridgeport, Conn., Computer (continuedfrom page 1) Science Mark Read Williams, Liverpool, N.Y., Electrical Engineer ing supporters will be hig^ and dry in the luxury of the new onrcampus stadium. After all the brothers have time to rest up from the day's activities and possibly catch a bite to eat, there will be a band party in the lodge starting at 9 p.m. On Sunday, the undergraduate brothers and the new The entire brotherhood worked very hard during this Spring Rush period. This all-out effort helped Fiji to have the best Spring Pledge Class for several years. We have already been working on next fall's rush program in hopes of a very large pledge class. Please let me know of any possible rushees whom you would like to have join our ranks. fall pledges will be Hxing up a good brunch to send our older brothers away with a full stomach and a happy heart. Brunch will be served at 11 a.m. Sigma Nu's current president, Rob Paredes, says he wants "to see about 75 graduate brothers and their wives or guests(meaning about 150 people in addition to the under graduate brothers) at homecoming. This way we could make the band party a huge Phi Gamm get-together and keep it closed to all except Phi Gamms and their guests." In order to get all of you graduate brothers and your fellow classmates to turn out in such numbers for this year's The Flambouyant Fiji Social Calendar Once again the flambouyant Fiji social calendar is the envy of the campus. This semester's social calendar is en hanced with many new and innovative party themes. Starting the semester with a bang, Roughhouse (the he can and try and get them all back. That way each class Sensational band out of Rochester) invaded Fyi's lower level for our first band party of the semester. Following pledge initiation, we had our now infamous Jefferson Duo Tege with Alpha Phi, D.G., and the second half of the Jefferson Duo,Phi Kappa Psi. The pledges are now busy making plans for the ever can hold their own mini-reunion. popular Tege with the "women" of CCBI. This is pending, homecoming,brother Paredes has come up with a few good ideas: 1) Contact one or two members of each graduating class and give him a list of all the names and addresses of the guys he graduated with. We'll ask him to contact as many as 2) Send out an invitation to all graduate brothers over whether or not they allow Fiji near their school. As always, the summer asking them to attend. Enclosed will be a return card on which they can print the number of tickets they wish Sigma Nu is contemplating a deeply religious experience with to buy. 3) Have the summer issue of the Phi Gamma Delta print Along with CCBI, our Pre-Island Beach Party will allow the charming females of Syracuse a glimmer of hope to attend Fqi Island. For the Beach Party, we're importing two tons up the dates and the addresses to contact if they wish to attend homecoming. 4) Stress homecoming in aU the upcoming issues of the Orange FijL Well, what do you think? Don't just sit there! Get up off your duff and drop us a line in the mail to let us know whit you've been doing and if you're psyched for Homecoming 1980 at the Sigma Nu lodge and in the warm, dry Carrier Dome. Skip Hidlay '81 CCBI. of sand, along with making our own palm trees, adding a great touch to the party. The Island itself is being held at the Granit Resort Hotel in the Catskills. This is just a small sampling of the social calendar. We were able to show Sigma Nu's famous hospitality to many alums throughout the weekend of February 29. There's also the upcoming Pig Dinner on March 29th, the Annual Spring Porch Party on April 26, and, plans are already on the stove for next year's Homecoming at the Dome. Hope to see you soon at one of these events or any other time. Andy Lown '80 Social Chairman \r\nORANGE FIJI PAGE THREE President Paredes' Message I had a meeting with the Dean of Student Affairs the other day. We talked about fraternities and especially about Sigma Nu,Phi Gamma Delta. Alot of interesting points and ideas were discussed and I feel that these points should be passed on to you. The Dean agreed that Fiji was making a big comeback on campus. Our Chapter is trying hard to reach its potential and we are well on our way. But the Dean explained that the superior chapters had three areas in which they excelled; PLOW relations with its national, relations with the University, and relations with its graduates. The first two areas we are doing well, but graduate relations seems to be our weak link. Remember our saying, "A chapter is only as strong as its weakest link?" If Sigma Nu is to dominate the campus, we must get a strong graduate program working. Not only financially but also spiritually. The burden of this task is thrust upon the Chapter's shoulders and we gladly accept responsibility. All we need is response from you. Start planning for Homecoming now. Make it a reunion for all of your graduating class. Mark down the Pig Dinner on your calendar and attend! Send us a letter informing us of any potential rushees. Believe that you still play a role in the chapter because you truthfully do! APRILS Organization will be the key to the success of Sigma Nu. We have finally reached the level of organization where it's now possible to make broad strides. I ask you to help us. The foundations that you laid down as an undergraduate brother are still standing firm and all of the work that you put into the chapter that helped to solidify it is stiU here. Come back and see that your mark is still etched in the house personality. Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days Fund Raising alonje< Fraternally, (continued from page 1) Rob Paredes'81 President check for $1,000 for C.F. in our name. Monday through Thursday the brothers and pledges collected money in dorms and on die quad. The New Brothers The fall rush of'79 has again proved very successfuL Leading Sigma Nu into the new decade are myself and six other neophyte brothers. They are: Douglas Neil Swimm '81 Gary Brian Gerome '83 Marshall Perron Gould '83 Throughout the entire event we were being sponsored advertisements by WAQX (95X) FM and by Matts beer, which only increased our daily beer consumption. We ended up rais ing $2,400 for Cystic Fibrosis! Fraternally, David Madronal'82 Corresponding Secretary Sven Rudolph Haarhoff'83 Karl Johann Hinsch '83 Thomas Tucker '81 Adam Simon White '83 As a pledge class, we feel that our training program was a challenge. A challenge to be met as a unit, not as individuals. This is the key to finishing the pledge program with the thrill of victory not the agony of defeat. It was a slow but interesting start, from the night of pledge initiation and our nurd party with KKF, to the infamous CCBl hog party. Greek Week and our work with the brothers on the Fiji Fun-Rim for C.F. were highlij^ts of the semester. Having three pledge brothers involved in interscholastic sports in the fall kept us unorganized at first. 1 would have to say the unifying point in our initiation was our trip to Niagara Falls after pulling our semi-successful pledge prank. Still we were not concerned. We spent the day at the falls and the night at the scenic Envoy MoteL One pledge brother had a responsibility to the Varsity Soccer team and could not be with us except in spirit. But that spirit was there, and helped lead to the founding of the rest of us as''The Niagara Six" one rainy night on the edge of the falls. Finally we reached the end of our training. Celebration was in order, and soon my pledge brothers and 1 were quite our of order, but all for the best. We are all looking forward to the Norris Pig Dinner and meeting many graduate brothers. Till then. Fraternally, Douglas N. Swimm \r\nOperation Fix-Up Meet The Cabinet Rob Paredes. Rob was re-elected to his second President. term as president. He's a junior, dual-majoring in Management/Communications. Brandy Steiner. Brandy, as Fiji Island chair man, organized one of the best Islands ever. He's a junior majoring in Accoimting. Treasurer. Recording Secretary Jeff Taylor. Jeff is a sophomore in Economics. Currently, he is helping to organize the Muscular Dystrophy Marathon. Corresponding Secretary Dave Madronal. Dave is the only almost-married member of the cabinet. He is a sopho more in Advertising. Historian Andy Kritzer. Andy organized the Fiji Run for Cystic Fibrosis. He plays bass guitar between majoring in Radio. He's a sophomore. They came in through the door with trunks, bags, and boxes. Yes, the new brothers of Sigma Nu were ready to move in. Some already had finished rooms and just did a bit of rearranging and routine cleaning. Others had a full-scale mission in front of them. Two of the smaller rooms on the first floor had served as closets — no, more like garbate and junk rooms last semester. The two brothers set out to tackle the iiiess and try to make it look like their own rooms. With bandanas over their faces they waded into the mess waiting for some sort of creature to jump out at them. After tossing out all the junk into the hall they began the deodorizing phase of the operation. This was where those cute little commercials we've all been watching for years came in. One brother, after almost passing out from the stench of his carpet, remembered Spray-n-Vac. All excited he went out to the nearest K-Mart and bought a can. Well, after somewhere between four and twenty applications his carpet was back to normal. His neighbor meanwhile brought up so much stuff that his room looked like a garage sale. Moving up to the second floor, another brother was moving to the ever so popular weightroom. To him it seemed like there were two tons of weights to be moved to the third floor bathroom. After that was done he had to clean out the top part of his closet which was to become his bed. It looked From The Steward As if being Treasurer wasn't enough pain and misery for last semester, now I'm the Steward. A fine one too, even if I'm the only one who thinks so. This is a new position for me and I am really learning a lot; like, how much the brothers complain. Seriously though, I am finally getting into the swing of things and the kitchen is running quite well I have a faithful kitchen crew led by none other than Rochester Johnson, known to the brothers as,"Rock." Rock has helped me to a great degree with the job of Steward, and I'm greatly thjmkful for his help and advice. It really makes a difference to someone who has never run a kitchen to have someone to help with advice on fine choices of beef from Wcirren Street. I've got the balanced meals down and no one has come down with hepatitis yet, but for the most part I'm keeping the brothers happy. What else can they want except for more muffins, eggos and other various munchies, 24 hours a day. I can guarantee that as the semester progresses so will the food. Besides, whatever is lacking in the kitchen the waitress more than makes up for. like something eddie monster would sleep in. Not knowing where to start he went around in circles. First mopping the floor, then painting a wall, after that, making a mess of the already cleaned floor. You could hear him scream at least twice every hour. Then came the flood, or rather the waterbeds. Two of the new bro's decided they'd like to sleep and, what not, on the high seas. The older brothers on the second floor in turn put up waterproof canopies over their beds in fear of a late night downpour. Everyone was so excited to get their rooms into shape that they forgot all they'd been taught in eighth grade shop class. Huge four inch bolts were used in places where finishing nails would have sufficed. Doors weren't put on hinges, just propped up in the doorway by a chair or some other object. But in the end all the rooms turned out nice and had their own style to them. Wounds healed and the work and fun of school began. Every thing was then cleaned and put away. Well, almost everything — the Spray-n-Vac is stiU kept close by for one of the brothers in case of emergency. Sven Haarhoff Michael J. Connally Steward 40m _j IJ r'-i* . ■i if Start of the Fiji Fun-Run. CF Run — Brothers with Chancellor Mel Eaggers. \r\nORANGE FIJI PAGE FIVE F. THOMAS ROACH'53 is a CPA attomcy in Albany, We Hear From Ahims N.Y. His two daughters attending Syracuse U. arc: Eileen '80, Gamma Phi Beta, and Kathleen '83. Tom has been selected as a member of the Federal Taxation Committee of N.Y. State Society of CPAs. He has occasion to see JOHN BEACH '55, resident Albany partner of Bond, Shomeck and King, and BOB OSSWALD '51 who is with G.E. in Schenectady. (20 MacAffer Drive, Menands, NY 12204) A practicing attorney in Woodstock, New York,is JAMES R. MYERS'57. His wife Fleurette is Para Leg^ on staff, and they have three children; William, age 16, Eliza beth, age 13, and Kathleen, age 4. "Another secretary in the office visited 732 Comstock (from the outside) last fall and reported the house to be in excellent condition. She even took a picture to prove it!" reports Jim. (Guan Slan, Rt. 375, Woodstock, NY 12498) WILLIAM T. BARR'42 reports that his son-in-law. Bill Daymon, hasjoined him in business, which will give Bill more time to enjoy his other home at Sea Pines Plantation, Hflton Head, S.C.(especially during winter months). Summers always find Bill in Connecticut enjoying boating, fishings etc. on Long Island Sound. He writes,"tell ALAN BAUM that Hilton Head Island is better than St. Simons Is., but quite close to one another,same climate, etc. Regards to all of the brothers." (288 Hawthorne Lane, Orange, CT 06477) PATRICK R. BRERETON '66 is a manufacturer's representative. His firm is Patrick R. Brereton and Assoc. Inc. (4300 Balcomb Mill Circle, Syracuse, NY 13215) CHARLES L. ZIEGLER'75 now has three children; Philip, age 214, Christa, age 114, and Melissa, bom 11/18/79. Landscape architect JOHN M. BURKHOLDER '76 reports that he is "setting the world on fire in Southern Csdif. Picking up where Ski left off smuggling drugs from Charlie was promoted to Chief Appraiser at U.S. Savings Bank, an officer of the bank. (114 Corabelle Avenue, Lodi, NJ 07644) Tijuana, Mexico, making motion pictures(pom)and getting my foot prints in Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Ran into the 'incredible hulk' the other ni^t - wimp! Will LastJuly 1, 1979, NICHOLAS MALAGISI'71 married Mary Ann Raptopoulos of Buffalo, N.Y. They moved into be getting married in Aug.'80 — look forward to a wild turnout on the west coast." Burky and Ski(LARRY WUJCIKOWSKI'77) keep in touch regularly. (2250 Vanguard Way, Apt. C217, Costa Mesa, CA 92627) their new home last October. "The Greek" writes,"keep up the good work! We alumni love to see these newsletters." Bro NORM COMPSON '68 also married this year and his moved into his new home at 7 New Castle, Rochester, NY 14610. TOM ARMSTRONG '69 has opened a restaurantnightclub on Conesus Lake,south of Rochester, called "The Bam." Nick met DILLON DANIELS'71 at an Eastern Airlines This past fall CHARLES O.SPEAR '76 married Becki Chain in Suffield, Conn. Many Fiji brothers were there: RICH MINASSIAN ,RICH WICKS,DAN PARK, BILL DOOLITTLE,KEITH,and best man was LEIGH HARRISON. Presently "Chip" is stationed aboard the USS Virginia living in Virginia Beach. The Spears just bought a new house that they hope will be ready this spring. Writes Chip,"before this fall, I spent a year's time travelling the Carribean and Mediterranean oceans. reception party in Rochester at the downtown Holiday Inn; Dillon is working in Buffalo for Eastern and was in town for Nick's reception (Dillon is still single). Nick is in the real estate business with his own firm of Nick Malagisi and Assoc. (17 Chatworth Circle, Fairport, NY 14450) FLOYD W.TREIBLE'06 reports a new address at 15 Gold St., Norwich, NY 13815. I look forward to seeing S.U. Fijis at the SU-Old Dominion basketball game this winter, if I'm not on the high seas!" (USS Virginia, CON 38, FPO, NY 09501) HOWARD F. MILLER'42 is acting budget director of the N.Y. State Division of the Budget in Albany. (118 Westchester Drive, No. Delmar, NY 12054) For the past three years JOSEPH I. JOHNSON '22 has put out a 6-page legal size typed letter to the members of the 1922 Syracuse U. class. He was president of the class of'22. (1283 Rutland Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660) Retired RALPH B. WILLIAMS'26 resides at 3300 Gin Lane, Naples, FL 33940. \r\nPAGE SIX ORANGE FIJI m I ai98^ Tsn-rim s? P.W On 8/11/79, ANDREW S. ROSS JR.'62 had a new Alumni Report addition to his household — a baby boy, Bradley Stephen Ross. The Ross' now have three boys and a girl. Andy is the chairman of an International Soccer Tournament to be held in Smithtown on August 9th, 10th and 11th, 1980. Boys from ages (birth dates) 1962-1971 and girls 1968 and 1969 are eligible. Says Andy,"if you know anyone interested, contact me." Andy is president of the McRoss Agency Inc. in Smithtown and resides at 10 Steven Place, Smithtown, NY 11787. RICHARD J. BEYER '53 has moved from Japan, where he spent the last six years, back to the Buffalo, N.Y. area. He's still wrestling along with coaching H.S. wrestling at Amherst H.S. While in Japan he received a call from KEN SHAW '50, who is currently living at 6 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108. (12105 Rapids Rd., Akron, NY 14001) CARL E. CORBIN '58 is senior vice-president of MorseDiesel Inc., a construction manager and consulting firm. He and wife Carolin are living at 1919-19th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107. "Buz" would like to know if anyone has heard from DON WHEAT and JACK ROY '58. RONALD W. MARINELLI'57 reports a new address: R.D. 1, Box 4, Annandale, NJ 08801. Ron is a teacher at the North Hunterdon High School in Annandale. ROGER D. KLOCK '60 reports a new address at 7597 Perry Rd., Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Roger is a chemical engineer with Allied Chemical. Semi-retired appraiser IRVIN B. PERRY '21 has three times already and is still working most of the time. He finds time to bowl, play some golf and bridge. He spent this Feb. and March in Englewood, Fla. Irv was able to see EMERSON RAYNOR '21 and his wife last March in Braedenton. Shortly children; Michael, 13, Samantha, 10, and Colbert, 15 months. He and wife Janet and their family live at 218 Vema Hill Rd., thereafter ANDY MERCER '20 wrote him that Em had Fairfield, CT 06430. Orthodontist THOMAS E. CHRISTIE '57 has three passed away last May. (92 S. Main St., Homer, NY 13077) Seven years ago, DONALD E. KULLANDER '48 moved from Weston, Conn, to his present address at 4396 Gratiot Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060. Writes Kully,"keeping busy with expanding company (he is President of Mueller Brass Co.) and civic affairs. Son Rich graduating from Syracuse in fine arts in 1980, son Jim graduated last year from New Haven School of Journalism and is now working as a reporter in New Jersey." DECEASED GLENN ELKINS '58 died at his home on Feb. 12 1979. (Box 382, Mead, Wa. 99021) CHARLES E. STRANG '31 passed away on July 30, 1979. (22A Buckingham Drive, Lakehurst, N.J. 08733) HENRY A. NIVEN '09 of Mashpee, Mass. NELSON S. IRETON '17 passed away Oct. 5, 1979. (27 E. Stiles Ave., Collingswood, N.J. 08108) Retired Chief of Chaplains ROY M. TERRY '37 has spent several years on the staff of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. ERNEST A. SIMONS '08 of Buckingham, Pa. He now has volunteer status as Chaplain, Chamber of Commerce, Melbourne, Fla. area. (608 Citrus Ct, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951) BRUCE P. TARBOX '61 died March 7, 1979. Bruce was a Phi Gam All-American in 1959-60. A scholarship is being started in his name,the proceeds to go towards the education of his children and other deserving student athletes. It is being handled through Pittsburgh National Bank, where JAMES R. MC GRATH '61 is regional sales manager for Monolithic Memories Inc. in Longwood, Fla. Jim and wife Sharon have two girls, Kim, age 11, and Kellie, age 7. "I cover John Brown, another Syracuse alumni is manager, (c/o Bruce Tarbox Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 152 Bridgeville Pa. 15017) Florida and seven dixie states selling semiconductor memory devices through manufacturer's representatives and distributors,' writes Jim. (267 Tollgate Trail, Longwood, FL 32750) MERLIN B. WARD '20 died on March 7, 1979. (Main St., Moretown, Vt. 05660) \r\n0 The ORMGE FIJI needs. .. Of m «aB» oati^ We are Interested In What you've been doing and Where you are*..and we'd like to tell your friends the latest news! Also, we need to know your current address so you will not miss a single issue of the newsletter. Please fill out this form and send it to: Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Alumni Records Office Box 117 University Station Syracuse, New York 13210 ^ S3 NAME ts 63 CB 88 NICKNAME HOME ADDRESS, OCCUPATION FIRM BUSINESS ADDRESS Are these addresses new? TES MO What's new with you, your family, your job or anything else? What do you hear from other alumni? Date filled out: CLASS