The B.C. Fiji Beta Chi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta AT Lehigh University r^VKCTtit]! Bethlehem, Pa. http://www.lehigh.edu/-inpgd/inpgd.html House Renovations Bob Davies, Beta Chi Association President The Beta Chapter at Lehigh University' is alive and well. What's so good about that you ask.> Plenty. Fraternities throughout the country are under extreme pressure from the nationals, universi ties and their alumni. I believe this is due to the declining interest in joining fraternities (about 300 this year at Lehigh and 29 fraternities seeking pledges) as well as very poor behavior by Beta Chi Pig Dinner Saturday, May 2,1998 Cocktails 6:00 p.m. at the Fiji Hut* Dinner 7:30 p.m. at Rathbone Hall fraternity men. We all realize there are two sides to fraternity life, the fraternal and the business side. One hand washes the other and both our hands are doing well. However, we all realize, alumni and undergraduates alike, that our first priority is getting the best grades possible. Scholarship comes first. Our record over the past ten semesters has significantly improved over the previous years. During these last ten semesters, we have consistently been ranked in the top ten among fraternities at Lehigh. We are active and successful rushers, getting pledge classes that keep our membership at or above home capacity. We obtain good reports from our national headquarters. We hold regular chapter meetings and have a committee system that enables us to be well represented in social activities, campus life, intramural and charitable events. We have a well defined pledge program, an active house manager and steward. Our cabinet is comprised of seniors and juniors who, I believe, are ail excellent *Notc: This year cocktails are being served at the chapter house, not at Rathbone Hall as in previous years. Transportation will be provided from the house to Rathbone and back after dinner. Atother year has gone by and another Pig Dinner is planned. Like they have all been over the past years, it is an opportunity' to see old friends and meet new ones. As always, we will do our best to see that everything is ready to insure our returning alumni and friends have a most enjoyable evening. So call a brother, bring your wife or friend, get a group together and return to Lehigh for an evening with fellow Fijis, past and present. See page 4 for this year's Gold and Silver Owl Award reeepients. A\ Beeken '73 is getting their class to meet at this year's Pig Dinner to celebrate their 25th reunion. More than ten '73crs are coming. Don't wait any longer, join the fun! choices and provide leadership which is most essential for a Remember, wives and friends are most welcome. chapter to prosper. Our house membership presently exceeds capacity. This Dinner, including cocktails, is $35 per person. Please return provides the necessaiy revenue to keep our house sufficiently funded while maintaining competitive house changes. All our members sign room and board contracts, which your alumni association insisted upon a few years ago. This assures financial stability. Financial problems are creating significant problems among several fraternities on the hill and I predict that some will not survive. We are taking whatever steps necessaiy to keep our chapter among those that remain. Wc use a budget that has been accurately established and well followed by our undergraduates, thanks in part to several years of hat ing outstanding house treasurers and a very supportive Fraternity Management Association. continued on page 2 the enclosed card with your check, payable to Beta Chi Chapter ofPhi Gamma Delta by April 24, 1998 to Mark Torie '78, 702 Shearer St., North Wales, PA 19454. If you have questions or need additional info, call Mark at (H)215-699-0517 or(W)610-941-8446. B.C. Fiji is published for the members and friends of the Beta Chi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at Lehigh University. Address changes, news items, photos and contributions may be sent in the enclosed envelope or mailed to Graduate Records Office, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, P.O. Box 20321, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-0321. I \r\nTyler Morrls'98 Memorial House Renovations Scholarship Fund Established continued from page I The Beta Chi communit)' suffered the tragic loss one brothers Tyler Morris'98 was extremely respected by his brothers in Phi Gam as well as A his peers on campus. With the |^' loss of Tyler, there is an I >1 absence of friendship and love that the brothers of Fiji feel everyday. in this spirit M ^3 that we have established a memorial scholarship fund in his name. In an effort to preserve his memory within the Hut, the E. Tyler Morris '98 Memorial Scholarship Fund has been set up so that each year, a brother in Fiji will be its recipient. The Lehigh Development Office has been working closely with the brothers of Fiji regarding the Fund. According to the Development Office, we must first achieve a 510,000 minimum balance before the Fund can be restricted to a Phi Gam. We are requesting eveiyone's support in achieving our ultimate goal. Many of you have already received a letter regarding this issue. We strongly encourage all of your participation in this effort because it will immortalize Tyler Morris' inemoiy and strengthen Fiji's future in the vears to come. If any of you have any questions or comments about the E. Tyler Morris '98 Memorial Scholarship Fund, please do not hesitate to contact David Chcrkas '98, 610-882-4008 or Andrew Braham '98, 610-758-0981. The appearance of a fraternity house is most important to prospective rushers, alumni, as well as a source of pride to the undergraduates. The last time our house was redecorated took place in 1976. Our house badly needs an update and we have begun the redecorating along with some necessart' repairs. Since last summer the wooden doors on the study rooms have been replaced with decorator style steel fire doors and jams. The second- and third-floor halhvays have been painted and new carpet installed along with new light fixtures. The third-floor shower has been retiled. The second-floor shower has been rcgroLited, the toilets reset and the partitions repaired. The shower ceiling has been replaced and painted. The wash area in the kitchen has been painted and best of all (from an appearance and frustration point of view) the libraiy ceiling has been replaced. The undergrads recently painted the dining room and it looks great. It made me feel that our undergraduates really care about the appearance of our house and are willing to do something about it. The libraiy ceiling and the leak from the second-floor shower has been a problem for more than 25 years and hopefully it has been solved. I recall when Mike Daniczek '73 reportedly studying in the library had the ceiling come crashing down on him. No injuries were reported and Mike surt'ived the scare hut the problem remained for vears. The carpet in the living room, sun porch and librart' have been replaced with a beautiful plaid that looks super. Also we had the tile at the fireplace replaced and the area enlarged. Another freezer has been purchased and we were able to find a wood crafter who made a dining room table that exactly matches the other three oak tables. The dining room looks much better. Still to come are new dining room chairs and leather furniture for the living room and sun porch. Wc intend on reusing the old tables after retinishing them. We hope that the furniture will arrive before Pig Dinner, May 2. That itself should be another reason to return to our alumni reunion dinner. You ask how are we paying for this and will our undergradu ates take the proper care of such an expenditure. Your alumni association has been planning this renovation for several years and through careful planning and a favorable economy, the funds to pay for all of the abo\ e are available. And, after meeting several times with the undergrads and the house officers, 1 ha\ e received their commitment to properly care for the newly furnished areas as well as the entire house. So, all in all, I like our house and the men in it. We're not Graduating Class of 1998 Back Row (left to right): Chris Story, Jim Keiiy, Chris Shahldi, Craig Burmeister, Dave Cherkas, Andy Braham Front Row (left to right): Jared Harrison, Brad Mauro, Scott Deiach Missing: Kyie Smith, Perry Biatt, Brett Howeii perfect. We've been on probation, our table manners need improN cment and from time to time some of the guys get out of line, but 1 think vou can feel good and proud of our chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. I do. April 1998 \r\nPresident's Report House Officers: Pledge Class: By john C. Bolger '99 Greetings from the Phi Gam Stronghold! This year I have a big job ahead of me replacing the position vacated by otir former President Peter Fernquist '01 Scituate, Mass. Computer Engineering president, Andy Braham '98. I am determined to work ex John C. Bolger '99 Phoenixville, Pa. tremely hard to continue the leadership and responsibilit)' with Fina^nce &Marketing which Andy regarded his term. With the .spring semester upon Treasurer us and a great rush concluded, I am proud to announce that 14 Business of Lehigh's finest young men have pledged thenisclvcs to join our brotherhood. These men represent the diverse interests and backgrounds that make Fiji such a rewarding experience. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Unfortunately, this past fall semester we mourned the loss of Kevin E. Wehler '00 our beloved brother F. Tyler Morris. We have come together the best we can as a brotherhood to cope with this tragedy. Tyler and his family remain in all of our thoughts and prayers and his memor}' will live with all of us forever. Tyler's younger Hershey, Pa. Accounting brother. Hunter, is currently pledging the house and he is an encouraging reminder of all that Tyler exemplified. The house is also vastly improving physically this semester. The sun porch, living room and lihrary have all recently been recarpeted. With the efforts of brothers Craig Burmeister '98, Recording Secretary Christopher R. Mansuy '99 Chatham, N.J. Kievin O'Neil '00 and Brian Roache '00, the dining room has Mechanical Engineering been repainted and look.s fantastic. The brothers are eager for the new furniture to arrive in order to make a total impact on the overall appearance of the house. The undergraduate brotherhood is as strong as ever. The morale is high in this needed coping period. I look forward to seeing as many of the graduate brothers as possible this semes ter. If you have c]uestion,s or concerns, please feel free to contact Corresponding Secretary Trenton M. Fisher '00 Lake Forest, III. me at the Hut (610-758-0979). Finance Josh Gotdieb '01 Chappaqua, N.Y. Seth Lax '01 Finance Michael Liddell '01 New Canaan, Conn. Business Robert Lynch 111 '01 New York City, N.Y. Nursing Darren Magarro '00 Wyckoff, N.J. History Timothy McCabe '01 Manhatten, N.Y. Architecture Doug Miller '01 Scarsdale, NY Business Eugene Min '01 Scranton, Pa. Beta Cm Chapter is on the Web! Business Historian William B. Dudley 'GO Chicago, 111. Hunter Morris '01 Check us out at Fox Chapel, Pa. http;//www.lchigh.edu/~inpgd/inpgd.html Finance Accounting Robert Nugent '01 Garden City, N.Y. Liberal Arts Scholarship Report Fijis Improve to 12, Further Improvement Expected 1993 Christopher Piazza '01 Scranton, Pa. Business 1994 Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Beta Chi 2.67 2.90 2.77 2.92 2.84 2.88 2.84 2.75 2.66 2.716 All-Fraterni 2.77 2.73 2.79 2.75 2.72 2.72 2.77 2.69 273 2.689 All-Men 2.76 2.73 2.79 2.75 2.76 2.77 2.83 2.76 2.82 2.786 2.46 2.43 2.49 2.25 2.46 2.47 2.53 2.46 2.52 2.486 11 3 9 1 8 2 8 10 20 12 Beta Chi Rank Among Fraternities B.C. Fiji Ryan Tufts '01 New Canaan, Conn. English Tiago Vasconcellos '01 Bethlehem, Pa. Industrial Engineering \r\nThank You! We didn't want to miss dianking James P. Folkes '76 and Edward T. Purcell '89, whose checks were in Gold and Silver Owl Awards die mail when we published our honor roll this past ^ TO BE MADE AT PiG DlNNER Those eligible for their 50-year pins (Golden Owl): Richard M. Allen 1951 David A. Horning 1950 Richard M. Smith 1948 Sherwood W. Case 1950 Archie L. Lerch 1949 Donald H. Stires 1950 John E. Stt aysland Jr. 1950 Ralph Chubb 1949 Robert F. Mancill 1949 David T. Ciimmings 1950 Jack C. Mellinger 1949 Stephen T. Sword 1951 Dean B. Ellison 1949 Stuart F. Nimmo 1950 Leonard E. Van Duyne 1950 George T. Esherick 1951 A. William Reid Jr. 1951 Dolph P. Walter 1951 Harris R. Gates 1951 Charles W. Ridinger III 1950 Biddlc A. Whigham 1948 Your Input Gordon J. Gebhardt 1950 James A. Satim 1950 John U. Wisotzkey Jr. 1951 Makes the B.C. Harr)' Goodman Jr. 1949 A Success! Those eligible for their 25-year pins (Silver Owl): Help us continue to make the B.C. Fiji a success by sending us address changes, Richard H. Bacastow 1971 Donald D. Gallo 1974 Carl J. Miniieei Jr. 1973 John E. Barrows 1975 John J. Gantner 111 1974 William J. Mosconi 1973 Alfred D. Beeken IV 1973 Joseph C. Gonzales 1973 Douglas W. Paige 11 1971 Richard M. Bell 1975 John H. Graham 1971 Donald H. Peeora 1974 Dennis M. Biggins 1975 Peter W. Graham 1974 Edward Z. Pskowski 1972 Randall W. Biggs 1973 John W. Rhoads 1974 alumni association and your Stephen C. Rice 1972 Beta Chi brothers. It's easy to guard against missing news and photos! Our newsletter, along wida our other periodic mailings, is your link to the undergraduate chapter, your Alan J. Borner 1971 David C. Hittingcr 1975 William J. Hittinger 1971 Jeffrey R. Brindle 1973 Peter J. Hondrii 1971 John C. Savalli Jr. 1970 John H. Brindle Jr. 1970 Bruce G. Hyde 1972 John L. Sehuberth IV 1973 James W. Carroll Jr. 1970 Francis G. Kail 1974 Thomas J. Scott Jr. 1973 Robert J. Ciraldo 1973 Gregoiw G. Karabin 1973 Thomas B. Sculley 1974 James B. Conboy 1976 Michael A. Kelly 1975 George P. Kiester 1973 Leigh U. C:. Kirby 1970 Charles C. Searight 1973 your news. You can report both on the enclosed news/ John F. Spahr Jr. 1973 dues form, or you can drop Richard J. Langan 1971 William T. Straehle Jr. 1972 Gregg B. Deehan 1972 Roger W. Lovelett 1980 Brian M. Sulli\an 1975 John W. Deschenes 1975 William P. Crossen 1975 Jerome C. Cuppia 111 1973 Michael H. Danjczek 1972 out. Just don't make a move Kevin R. Stelljes 1973 Kenneth Fi. Ludliini 1975 George J. Thomas 1975 William L. Dethloff 1972 William J. MeCarthy Jr. 1973 Sumner H. Waters Jr. 1972 Leo P. Dugan 1975 Jeffrey D. Frey 1972 Ralston W. Merchant Jr. 1971 William E. Wells 1972 William M. Miller 1973 Peter M. White 1973 Ru.ssell W. Fu.ss 1975 Charles Miner 111 1974 Flric R. Zabor 1973 without letting us know your address change—and us a note at tire address on Page 1. Also, share those photos from the past or of recent gatherings that bring back so many memories. We can reproduce them in die newsletter and return them Congratulations! to you undamaged and unchanged. Just attach a note requesting their return with your address. April 1998 \r\nCharles E. Ahl Jr.'40(1003 River Oaks Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15215) reports that his grandson, Stephen "Shep" Werth '95, is living in Lewes, Del. David H. Schaper '43(204 Wyndham Ct., Harrisbiirg, PA 17109) sends congratulations to Beta Chi on receiving the John Templeton McCart)^ Chapter Award. Frank J. Dunigan '44(1106 Brantin Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803) gets to Lehigh often for football games, wrestling president of the Class of 1949 and semng on the 50th great-grandson. spoke with Bill Hittinger '44 house in Park Cit\', Utah, and Frank Dunigan. during the winter and hoping Alfred D. Beeken IV '73 that John Canova '59 and Art Brooks '59 might join (1455 Cedar Creek Ct., Valparaiso, IN 46385) and William J. Mosconi '73(100 Riverside Dr., #14C, New York, NY 10024) inform us Richard M. Allen '51 (28 Pine Ln., Cumberland, ME 04110; dickelise@aol.com) is In July 1997, Gregg B. We heard from Brian P. Deehan '72(70 Yantacaw Hogan '58(535 70th St., Holmes Beach, PL 34217) in Brook Rd., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043) met with Chip the fall. He was planning to spend six weeks at his ski '70 in Bermuda. him for "a turn or two on the hill." hoping to attend Pig Dinner this year. matches and class activities. A manufacturer's representa tive, A. William Reid Jr.'51 (1864 Ashley Dr., Hudson, OH 44236) is president of Frank has been in touch with and his wife, Cleo, have a seem to be buying cars. Capitalism at its best!" reunion committee. He plays lots of golf and enjoys his two children and three grandsons, all of whom live nearby. At the Holy Cross football game last fall. Bob spent time with Riddle Whigham '48 and He is chairman of the 55th reunion of the Class of 1944. Mo., last November. "Holly" "Congratulations on continu ing to distinguish yourselves as what's obviously the best house on the hill," writes Jay A. Anglada '61 (50-A New England Ave., Summit, NJ 07901). Now that he's Waters '72 and Jim Carroll that a 25-year reunion is being planned for Pig Dinner in May. They hope to have a big turnout of Fijis from the Class of 1973 and others who were in the house during that period. For more information, Don Brownlee '44, Dave Reid Industrial Sales Co. Inc. Gearhart '44, Dave Schaper '43, Riddle Whigham '48, Bill Whigham '47, Bob Macauley '49, Bill Hittinger '44 and Ralph Chubb '49. He has been a scout master retired, he spends six months brothers can call Alfred at for 25 years and is a member in Vero Beach, Fla., and home (219-464-7882) or at of the board of chapter advisors for Alpha Omicron at the University' of Akron. enjoys some time at his place on the Chesapeake Bay. Last year. Jay shared some great work (219-886-7655). '61, Andy Jones '61, John James P. Folkes '76(908 Fieldstone Way, Woodstock, GA 30189), vice president of Webber '62 and A1 West '62. southeast operations at moments with Charlie Wentz When he last wrote, William C. Hittinger '44(52 Pippins Way, Morristown, NJ 07960) was ti) sei*ve as interim president at Lehigh until his replacement was in place. James B. Kingham '53 (8393 Jo Lee Dr., Denham Laidlaw Transit, is enjoying Springs, LA 70706), a sales manager in the Lubricants Department of the Shell Oil Co., has five grandchildren of J. Douglas Breen '68(23 life in the South with his wife, Pheasant Hill Rd., Princeton, Elaine, and four children. He NJ 08540; jdbreen@ notes that his brother, Larry his own and another six step- breencapital.com), chairman of Breen C'apital Group, got together with classmates Jim Mirenda, Bob Maloney and Mike Maloney in New York C>ity last year. '79, is doing well in Lansdale, Pa., with his wife, Nancy, and Harry Goodman Jr.'49(19 Indian Trl., Westmont, IL grandchildren. On a daily 60559; hgOOdOOl)enjoyed returning to Beta C.hi in April Jack '53, who also lives in Denham Springs. Jim has 1997 when he received his 50- talked with Ed Atkinson '53. basis he sees his twin brother. to skiing over the winter and spending time at their new duplex in F^agle Vail, Colo. CiW dealer Peter J. Hondru Working with Jones Tours & Trav els, John A. Hollingsworth Jr. '55 (856 Augusta, '71 (2010 Kilmer Rd., Waterford, WI 53185) wears hondruauto@aol.com) is four hats: driver, sales direc Manhcim, PA 17545; '49(10 Hitchcock Rd. S., He was planning to take his president of The Pete Hondru Auto Group. "1 always have the pleasure of talking to the Wcstport, CT 06880) is vice tamilv and friends to Branson, brothers since the\ alw avs Charles R."Bob" Macauley B.C. Fiji also reports that Eric Demaree '76 was planning to relocate from southern C.alifornia to Georgia and that year pin. He and his wife. Ginger, were looking forward their two children. "Folkesv" tor, trainer and safety director. John Long '76 is working in the cable industiy and residing with his family in Virginia. continued next page Page S \r\nRaymond P. Trevisan '80 (11 Burnett Dr., Chester, NJ 07930) attended 40th trezza@earthlink.net) was When Jevan F. Anderson '92 married in Hawaii. He is and Dimitra Karagias were wed in May 1997, Mark Strauch '92, Bob Hamilton '92, Jerel Phalines '92, Joe Chris D. Moody'96(850 S. Tamiami Trl., #328, Sarasota, FL 34236; cmoody32@ aol.com.) is now a broker with PaineWebber. "Anyone is Ackiewicz '91 and Keith welcome to visit." birthday parties for classmates comptroller at Brant Lake Camp Inc. Ted Haase and Jeff Eggert. Others present for one or both parties included Mike From the suburbs of Chicago, Carl W. Solly '86 has moved Sutton '93 were in atten with his wife, Claire, and two children to 75 Emerson Rd., dance. The newlyweds have purchased a home at 23 East Walpole, MA 02032. "Finally, I get to see the Red Sox and Celtics regularly." E- Hazelton Dr., White Plains, (27 Electric Ave., Somerville, MA 02144; jsoininen@ NY 10605. Jevan is manager of strategic analysis at & Associates Architects Inc. Dugan '80, Mike Connor '80, Rick Manning '80, Ken Coiangelo '79, Scott Peck '80, Dave Beard '80, Steve Mock '78 and Scott Martin Architect John Soininen '96 aol.com) is a clerk at Mostue '78.(We need an address for mail for Carl can be sent to Howmet International Inc. He spends quite a bit of time Brother Martin. Can anyone cslli@erols.com. and pursuing an MBA at with other brothers who are NYU. His Internet address is With his new job as manager jfanderson@howmet.com. living in the Boston area: Stan Weiland '94, Tim Bousum help?) It was a busy year for Charles A. Reinhart III '82(406 Tenth Ave., Haddon Heights, NJ 08035) in 1997. He married Adrienne Kirby that June, relocated from Washing ton, D.C., to the Garden State, joined Delsys Pharma ceutical Corp. as CFO,and bought a beach house. '94, Bob Maloney '94, Nick of interactive communications for Elderhostel, Scott D. MacMillan '88 is heading up the company's Web site and intranet. He and his wife, Bridget, have bought their first house at 20 Beverly St., Bryan D. O'Connell '92 (22541 Middletown Dr., Boca '94. John is engaged to Lisa Raton, FL 33428; boconnell@ McGinley. contact Scott electronically at officedepot.com) has joined Office Depot as the senior buyer of software. He and his wife, Megan,have a daughter, Elizabeth. You can phone Bryan scottmac@tiac.net. "One of at home at 561-482-6682. Melrose, MA 02176. You can Since publication of our last issue, we have learned.of the deatl\ of, my favorite memories was David M. Dowling '83(807 Overlook Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18017; ddowling® mccus.jnj.com) has a new job as an analytical chemist with coming back to Lehigh a few days before classes started and catching up with my fellow Fijis about what had happened over the summer." McNeil Consumer Products. 06897), an archeologist, has At his Christmas party in December, Stanley B. Robert F. Shannon '33 (1/15/97) Weiland '94 was host to Zach Morris '95, Vick Sarkaria '96, Todd Kuhn Robert S. Holt'35 '96, Kevin Straub '97 and and Ernest E. Krack '36 (6/28/97) (8/18/97). NY 10514) sees Davin Todd Goldberg '94. Stan is a marketing representative at Eaton Vance Management(24 their passing and extends Yuknis '90 frequently. Federal St., Boston, MA 02110). condolences to their families Michael G. Fisher '90(312 Thomas P. Durels '83(94 Wild Duck Rd., Wilton, CT Diaconis and Dan Melehan N. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua, Phi Gamma Delta mourns moved to Costa Rica to pursue his dream of archeology. "The work is slow, the days are very hot (it's like a Fiji Island part\^ all year long), Robert E. Will '91 (110 Keith F. McDonald '96, a Saybrooke Dr., Lititz, PA graduate student and research 17543; cric_will@ assistant in electrical engineer but we think we've located the mgind.com), a regional applications engineer at MG site of the first civilization in Industries, has relocated from ing at Lehigh, can be found on the Internet at kfm2@ lchigh.edu. He lives with (x'ntral America." St. Louis, Mo., to the Key Mike Gerhardt '96 and stone State. He was married in Aundy Twiggar '94 at 520 W. August 1997 with Dan Third St., Bethlehem, PA 18015. The three enjoy In May 1997, Gary R. Trezza '83(660 Broadway, Bethpage, NY 1 1714; Page 6 Kasum '91 ser\'ing in the wedding. fp ju r\\3K\3T