Che Ga a Cath Georcia TECH Gamma TAU CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA FALL 1998 Chapter to welcome graduates at Homecoming events By Brent Campbell ‘00 Gamma Tauisexcited about Homecoming 1998, with Saturday, October 17, theday of the chapter brunch and the Tech football game. Tech will host the University of Virginia Saturday afternoon. The events that will take place during the weekend at thechapterhouse are listed on page 7. Brunch The popular Saturday morning brunch will featurea selection ofbreakfastand lunch foods prepared by the chapter cook, Gene Buran. Graduates are urged to bring, their families and friends to the chapter house after the game. From there, some groups will depart to Buckhead for an evening on the town. Brothers mingle in front of the chapter house on a beautiful spring day before the Pig Dinner begins. Brothers reminisce during well-attended Pig Dinner By Phil Hankinson ‘00 Pig Dinner 1998 was a huge success. Graduates who showed up at the house on April 25 filled up on good barbecue and enjoyed memories of college days. This year’s dinner was held outdoors with the use ofa large open-air tent rented in case of rain. This allowed brothers to spread out and enjoy the meal. The extra space became a necessity because of the large turnout. Guests included graduates from numer- ous decades. The boundaries of age were crossed by the bonds of brotherhood. There were several attendees from other chapters. Mt. Everest presentation All attendees were treated to an inspira- tional slide show presentation by Hugh Morton (Auburn ‘69). The breathtaking pho- tographic record of his quest to climb Mt. Everest touched everyone who saw it. His personal accounts of the difficulties that must beovercome tocompletesucha daunting task were only surpassed by the pure emotion of accomplishing his greatest goal. Annual awards After Brother Morton’s presentation the evening’s focus turned to the presentation of theannualchapterawards. Georgia Tech Presi- dent G. Wayne Clough ‘64 was on hand to accept his induction into the Gamma Tau Hall of Fame. He humored the audience with re- flections on his college days at Gamma Tau. (Continued on page 2) Tour The second annual motor tour of Atlanta, narrated by Bill White ’59, will take place Sunday morning, Lightbreakfastrefreshments and food will be served on the bus as it winds through Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead, and Virginia Highlands, making a stop along the way. The sightseeing motor-coach tour will take three and a half hours. Memory binder Abinder has been created containing many of the old issues of The Gamma Tauk to aid in keeping a record of chapter history, and it will be on display during Homecoming so that returning graduates can reminisce and share memories with their families. The editions date back as far as 1932 but a large gap exists between 1933 and 1958. Graduates who have any issues from this period are asked to con- tact Brent Campbell ‘00 at (404) 892-6780 so that the binder can be completed. Reservation form Graduates are encouraged to make plans and attend this year’s Homecoming with family and friends. Brothers planning to at- tend should complete the Homecoming form included with this issue and return it to Brent Campbell. Brent should be contacted at (404) 892-6780 or gt7540@prism.gatech.edu with questions pertaining to Homecoming events. A list of brothers who are invited to 1948 and later class reunions at Georgia Tech and whom Gamma Tau hopes to see during the weekend is on page 8. Calendar of events Georgia Tech vs. Boston College Georgia Tech vs. New Mexico State Fall Rush Week Georgia Tech vs. Duke Georgia Tech vs. Virginia’ Georgia Tech vs. Florida State* Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest * Homecoming ? Parents Day \r\n FALL 1998 Pace Two Pig Dinner (Continued from page 1) *Tom Bell ’55 received the Consecutive Pig Dinner Award once again. The 1999 dinner will be his 50th. Tom Adams (Emory ’70) received the Francis “Bumper” C. Bragg Graduate Support Award. Tom has helped chapter treasurers enormously by advising them on correct accounting procedures, as- sisting with the computerization of all chap- terfinances, and always finding creative ways toreduce the chapter's operating expenses. In addition, Tom participated in a successful effort to reduce the house property taxes assessed on Gamma Tau, Inc. *Inman Houston ’97 was named outstanding senior. Inman graduated last December after serving as kitchen chair, treasurer, and presi- dent. Inman wasaninspirationand modelleader for those who have followed in his steps. * Ryan Ott ‘00, who received the outstanding athlete award, served as athletics chair for the house last year for good reason. He isa fierce competitor and strong leader in all the sports in which he is involved. *Jeff Miller ‘01 received the outstanding pledge trophy after completing his term as pledge class president and becoming an initi- ated brother. Jeff is currently serving as the risk management committee chair. *The Couser Golf Tournament saw its first back-to-back winner in recent history when Steven Biles ‘99 retained the coveted Couser Tournament jacket. The evening closed with a celebration by the undergraduates holding a band party at the house until the early hours of the morning. Attendees who registered in the guestbook are listed in the FIJI Fables columns of this issue. Co-chairs for the dinner were Phil Hankinson ‘00 and Brent Campbell ‘00. The Gamma Tauk is published at least twice annually by the Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Editor in Chief: Brent Campbell Contributing Writers: Chris Adams Steven Biles Phil Hankinson Jason Morris Mare Perla Joshua Piper Tony Watson Special thanks to: Bill White Address correspondence to: Graduate Relations Chairman 841 Fowler St. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30313 All Pig Dinner photos by Troy Coons "98, Walker Curtis ‘00 Pig Dinner attendees who posed for group photos are shown by graduation years, from top to bottom, as follows: pre-1960, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the 1990s. Thanks to all graduates who came. \r\nPAGE THREE Fatt 1998 Fijis enter information superhighway on domain www.gtfiji.com Gamma TAuK User-friendly comprehensive web site, e-mail system connect brothers By Chris Adams ‘01 The new Communications Committee formed by Gamma Tau will facilitate commu- nication among current and graduate broth- ersand the outside world through the Internet and other new media. This will beachieved by maintaining a web site, communicating through e-mail, and as- isting other committees in the communica- tion and implementation of their goals for the betterment of the chapter. E-mail and web site Two of the main media being used to improve communication are a graduate e- mail system and a new web site. The e-mail system is based on e-mail aliases, and is due in large part to the work of Tony Antoniades 91. Currently any Gamma Tau graduate is able to send e-mail to a graduate brother based on the receiver's first initial and last name and the new gtfiji.com domain name. Asender will not need to know a brother's e- mail address at an Internet service provider or online service. Here is an example of the e-mail system. Joe Baumgartner ’68 hasa real e-mail address: joe.s.baumgartner@scsnet.com. Using thenew system, e-mail can be sent to Joe without knowing his real e-mail address by sending it to jbaumgartner@gtfiji.com. All e-mail aliases will follow the convention of first initial and last name @gttijicom. The only time this convention will not ap- ply is if more than one graduate brother has thesame firstinitial and lastname. In this case, all brothers who graduate after the first will have an e-mail address that follows the con- vention of first initial, last name, followed by graduation year. So, using the above example, ifa brother named Jason Baumgartner gradu- ated in 1989, his e-mail address would be jbaumgartner89@gtfiji.com, whileJoe’s would remain jbaumgartner@gtfiji.com. Aliases will also be set up for president@gtfiji.com, webmaster@gttiji.com, and other generic positions. E-mail will be automatically forwarded from the alias to the person’s actual e-mail address. A table showing each graduate’s name and e-mailaddress will bemaintained inthe gradu- ate section of the web site. Thus, the table can always be checked to confirm a graduate's alias e-mail address. Important requirement One important requirement must be met. In order for a graduate to have his e-mail delivered in this manner, he must notify Gamma Tau of his actual e-mail address in order for the link to be established on the house server. Register e-mail addresses through the web site www.gtfiji.com, through e-mail at webmaster@gtfiji.com, or by mailing your e-mail address in writing to Brent Campbell, 841 Fowler St., NW, At- lanta, GA 30332. Web site More detailed information on the system and its progress is contained in the graduate section of the Gamma Tau web site, which can be found at http://www.gtfiji.com. It represents a powerful tool for increasing communication among undergraduates and graduates and can also give non-brothers and rushees a good first impression of our chapter. While the site is still under devel- opment, many of the pages are up and running. Three site sections The site is divided into three sections: undergraduates, graduates, and guests. The undergraduate section contains pages for each committee, creating extensive com- munication between the communications committee, all the other committees, and the rest of the chapter. An undergraduate e- mail list has also been set up to increase this communication. The graduate section provides general graduate news and information. It will also contain information on the Pig Dinner and Homecoming for each year. There will be a registration section, a section for the e-mail system and e-mail database, and a Gamma Tau 75th anniversary section. Additionally, The Gamma Tauk will be pre- sented online. It will still continue, however, tobe mailed to graduates. The whole gradu- ate section is devoted to helping graduates stay more informed and involved in the house and in touch with each other. The guest section contains general infor- mation fornon-members of the fraternity. It has details on rush and general information about Phi Gamma Delta. It will also have pictures ofall the brothers and a special page for the graduating seniors. Comments or suggestions for the commu- nications committee should be directed to the graduate relations chairman, Brent Campbell, at gt7540a@prism.gatech.edu or Chris Adams at webmaster@gtfijicom. Chapter highlights from Jason Morris 99 1998-99 Gamma Tau President