LITTLE GIANT Tsi offP/tt gamma'Deha at Wa5asfi CoCCe^e Volume 45, Number 4 Phi Gamma Delta, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana Fall, 1998 Schroeder's Header Gives 'Bash OT Victory Over Ranked Dannies (Reprinted from The Bachelor, Vol 105 No.7, 10/15/98) It was one of the most emotional, captivating, adrenaline-pumping soccer games in Wabash history. The intense drama left the large, Psi would like to warmly welcome our new Purple Legionnaire, Frank Amidon '92! rowdy 'Bash crowd mesmerized Pig Dinner for 101 minutes. As the game progressed the drama increased and the emotion built with every Along with all the other changes this year, the Pig chance, every miss, every slide tackle, every pass, every shot, Dinner committee has decided to move the event to the and every save. ... Senior co-captain Seth Little fed fellow senior and cocaptain Scott Schroeder a beautiful pass, and Schroeder sent the "Mud Hollow Maniacs" into a frenzy with a header that reached the back of the spring semester. The event will be held on February 20th when the alumni can come back and participate in the Alumni Basketball Game at 1 o'clock and can then watch the Wabash Little Giants defeat Hanover at 3 o'clock. The speaker has not yet been chosen, however, when a selection has been made the official Pig Dinner invitations will be mailed. David Greene '01 DPU net for the 2-1 victory. As the ball rolled past the diving Lux, the Little Giant fans rushed the field to celebrate the long-awaited Wabash victory over the Dannies. ... It was truly one of the greatest games in Little Giant soccer history-and, for that matter, all of Wabash sport's history. The Little Giants weren't supposed to win, or even be in the game for that matter. It was a David and Goliath matchup. And the underrated, overmatched David prevailed. The DPU soccer Giants fell victim to Schroeder's slingshot. ... It is Schroeder's header that Little Giant fans will remember for years to come. It was the senior captain's first goal of the season, and it couldn't have come at a better time. As the stunned DePauw squad walked off the field, Wabash men celebrated and the team piled on Schroeder. The emotion of the game had culminated in that final minute when Schroeder's header reached the net. Congratulations to Our Brothers and Their Girlfriends, Fiancees, and Wives: Lavalieres: Adam Boushie,'00, and Emily Roth Engagements: Chris Gegg,'99, and Amy Koester Pat Robbins,'99, and Vicotria Sepulveda Marriages: Jake Smith,'98, and Alisha Corby Bupp,'92, and Jen Scott Bennedict,'98, and Elizabeth Matt Slane,'97, and Christie \r\nLittle Giant FIJI f''*ilJT New and Improved Wabash Soccer Coming On Strong Psi chapter's web site has been redesigned from top to bottom. The pages are now better organized and easier to steam after a slow beginning to the season and a current navigate, the graphics are all new and designed for faster loading, and the content more up to date and diverse. Among the biggest changes are separate pages for every brother, and an online list of composites from years gone The Little Giant Soccer team appears to be picking up record of 4-5. The soccer team, lead by FIJI seniors, captain Scott Schroeder, and Seth Little completed a marathon week of soccer last week with 5 away games in a by. The long promised back issues of the Little Giant Fiji are now online, and offered in Adobe pdf format for those who prefer it. A new help and information page is always period of 8 days. With matches against tough opponents such as Rose Hulman, Wilmington University, and Division IPs Taylor University it proved to be quite a challenge. Losing to each of the above, Wabash did post just a click away. Please take convincing wins over conference opponent. Franklin and Thomas Moore. Showcasing his skill in the Thomas Moore a few minutes to stop by http://www.yvabash.edu/fraternity/fiji and enjoy our Fiji hospitality in the Information Age. Send us all of your praise, comments and criticisms. We are putting together a list of graduate brother email addresses for the grad brothers' pages of the web site. Please send us yours so that we can post it! match, Seth Little, placed a beautiful shot above the keeper scoring his first goal of the season. With a few solid wins (and some tough losses) under their belts, Wabash walks confidently into their match with the ©&$%$&% Dannies this weekend who have proven to be a challenge for many years. Little, I am sure, looks to bring back some of the magic from two years ago when he scored an equalizing Jake Kamenir,'99 goal in the final minutes of regulation, sending the match {* yw t« i d into overtime. "We have a solid team this year" boasts Little as Schroeder adds, "Little is amazing!" The FIJI !Mi a it A ftPPt 31 KfUCitM house, as well as the rest of humanity, wishes the Wabash IWtkWmlo Ph Otmmt /• Phi t JanuiKi I )clta 132'Years of (Brotfierfiood H Team their best of luck this weekend. With support from the Sphinx Club and their refreshments being provided from metal canisters before the game, I am sure the crowd will come ready to cheer the team on with positive encouragement, and possibly negative rumblings towards the Dannies. As the rest of the season still lies ahead, the men of Wabash will face each game, and with help from the Fill's, a winning season and a conference title are still IJrr^- ■ orvlitn DrrrrI at hand. Scott A. Schroeder '99 The "Little Giant FIJI" is published quarterly by the Psi Chapter ofPhi GammaDelta, Wabash College,for the QoL enjoyment ofthe alumni, u^er^duate members, parents and friends ofPsi Cfr^feiJ^ Right now QoL is in the process of repairing all ping- LGF Editor: Chris Gegg,«eggc(^'abash.edu pong and pool supplies, as well as the ping-pong table itself. Recently, one of the brother's families donated a Cabinet: President, Jon Sjl1eY!^itfivn%i^ punching bag to the house. This should come in handy for Ti^easurer, KeviiiBrechting, btiechtik@wab^h.edu Rec. Sec., Andy Bridge, bridgea@wabash.edu relieveing stress during finals week. Corr. S^c.', Chiis Geg^ geggc@wabash,edo Historian, Jason Harvey?harveyjd@w^a^.edu Housing Corp^l'i^ident; Craig Giie^' BCA President:\to^4?59naugh, Purple LegionnanJ^prchik ^id^, cineigy.com @wabash.edu Any suggestiS, criticism's, alumni ne ti^e encouraged and can be emi'led'to Chris Gegg at geL ash.edu or mailed to Chris G;eg^i.^W^jyf^^'Sti;'firawfordsville, Indiana 47933. vlAxrHTrtdttll Any mistakes in this publication iiav^ been added for those who enjoy finding my mistakes. —The Editor Of course we're continuing the great tradition of movie night every Wednesday night. This is a great time for brothers and pledges alike to sit down and just relax. We are also in the process of organizing some pool, ping-pong, and euchre tournaments. These tournaments will consist of pledge father-son teams competing against each other. And finally, we are about to put up our second installment of the ever popular Qol quotes which allow us to poke fun of everybody in the house. Adam Mueller '01 \r\nLittle Giant FIJI BRING THE OUT PIG The Annual Norris Pig Dinner Saturday,February 20,1999 A Look Back D-Cook What was happening at Psi twenty-five years ago: Following Psi icons such as George T. Brown, 1922 FaU, 1973: to 1963, Mrs. Nichols, 1963 to 1975, and Paula Pardue, our cook, Dianne Sterling, has been doing her part to help the men of Psi put on their "Freshman 5." Since she In Memory HAROLD CASH Devoted Brother ... In memory of Brother Cash, the book entitled arrived in 1992, Dianne (aka "D-Money or D-licious") has been more than just our cook. Making her appearances at formals and parties, Dianne has become part of the atmosphere and character that is Psi Chapter. "Switzerland: An International Banking and Finance Center", has been dedicated to him, and placed in the Wabash Lilly Library by the College. Visit her on the Psi Chapter web pages and peruse a few of her watercolors, or drop her a line—she loves to get email at diannesterling@hotmail.com. The President Speaks .... Hall takes a look at Psi 1973 ... I see Psi improving tremendously this year simply due to the zeal and the responsibility which they display. You as graduate brothers will be able to judge by our graduate relations program, our efforts to keep you informed of happenings through the LGF. But I see improvement in scholarship, social service, public Golf The Wabash Golf Team had an optimistic season this year. We played well at times, but we could not relations, and pledge education. These are things that graduate brothers cannot observe, only from what we tell consistently get low scores. The golf team has great potential due to the fact that we have only two sophomores you. and the rest freshmen. The key for our team is to have good scores from everybody at the same time. Our potential will show eventually and we will have a great team. The top two players are James Lischer and Andrew Elderkin. Joe Mills, Travis Daugherty, Rob McCourt, 24 men pledge Fall semester Twenty-four outstanding men pledged Psi for the fall semester. Psi's new pledges come from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and California. B. Bott, S. Brownlee, R. Grant, M. Greaves, M. Green, J. Gunning, M. Hunter, D. Zach May, pledge brother Tony May, and Kunal Amin Koontz, R. Kunkel, D. Long, G. Long, M. McCully, D. round out the team. Almost all the freshmen are as good as Lischer and Elderkin, we just need the experience. The freshmen have great potential that will eventually show. Menke, M. Monahan, K. Monahan, K. O'Shaughnessy, D. Rizzardini, S. Rockwell, Richard Shapiro, Robert Shapiro, M. Stutz, P. Trybula, P. Van Ness, G. Wilder, M. Everett. Kunal Amin '02 Psi Honors Clifford For a copy of Phi Gamma Delta at Wabash. 1966-1991, by Robert Bracken,'43, — please contact Christopher Gegg at(765) 361-7710 or eMail at geggc@wabash.edu. Dr. James Clifford (class of '23) is a graduate brother from Psi chapter who will receive the Fraternity's Golden Owl Award at the Pig Dinner, November 3. In the 50 years since his graduation from Wabash, Brother Clifford has been relentless in his quest of knowledge. \r\nLittle Giant FIJI Scholarship SOCIAL The Fijis of Psi Chapter continued an academic tradition of excellence once again last semester, and we were The men of Psi Chapter are once again having a great social semester. Stress, attributed to the "first week of school blues," caused the annual FIJI Dance and Talent recognized for our efforts at Ekklesia this past August. President Jon DiUey '99 was honored to accept the Chapter's fourth consecutive Jordan Bowl! This honor Show to be held early in the semester. Only three participants entered this year, but as usual, each contestant earned the Wabash Fiji's a place in history as the first chapter ever to win Phi Gamma Delta's most coveted academic award four consecutive years. And with a house GPA of 3.32, this record is truly one of which we can be performed above and beyond the call of duty. One satisfied FUI exclaimed, "The girls were wonderful ~ I could tell proud. Brother Andrew Bridge '01 claims that every Fiji present in the banquet hall was amazed that a chapter with so many brothers and from such a rigorous school could concert in the Arboretum. The band performed in front of an estimated crowd of 2000 screaming co-eds. After the performance, the majority of concertgoers made the walk they had practiced extremely hard all year long." On September 19, the Indiana based Why Store held a achieve such an impressive house average. Not only was across Grant Avenue for the FUI "after hours" party the Chapter honored with it's fourth Jordan Bowl, but we sponsored by the SSAC. The Samples, a band out of were also recognized for maintaining a GPA above the all male average for 33 consecutive years. and Chong's band in the movie "Up in Smoke," a band In addition to the honors received at Ekklesia, Psi with no name ~ that absolutely no one had ever seen ~ Chapter also placed five brothers on the 1997-98 All Fiji Academic Team. Those brothers were: Andrew T. Bridge '01, Daniel J. Emerson '98, Christopher B. Pesavento '98, Adam D. Quick '98, and Todd F. Witte 'GO. performed in the FIJI house after The Samples. Surprisingly, the low-budget band rocked the dining room floor until dawn. One jubilant FIJI proclaimed, "I've All Fiji brothers can be proud to say that the Jordan Bowl is truly finding a home within the halls of Psi Chapter. Adam Fronczek '01 Colorado, visited campus on October 3. Similar to Cheech rocked with Skynard, I've rocked with the Stones, but whoever these guys are, they rock for life." The rest of the semester promises to be as fun-filled as the beginning. The brotherhood is anticipating the second annual Halloween Date Party on October 30 at the Holiday InnCrawfordsville. November 21 has been set as the date for the Black Diamond Formal which will be held on a river boat in Louisville. Finally, if any alumni come on campus for the Monon Bell game ~ please stop by the house — we Intramurals The mighty Fills are once again a powerhouse in intramurals. After three events we are a top the standings. Sophomore Adam Fronczek won the bicycle race in dominating fashion, beating the second place team by over a minute. We also had a very strong showing in the canoe race, overall. taking Seniors Evan Altman led the way. The \ • ^ IM golfers also helped us gain the overall lead by placing third in the IM football are Fall Baseball 1998 of Coach Cerone, the school brought back Bill "Papa" Boone. He had helped his son, Brett Boone, coach the team for years before his son tournament. tennis Jason Harvey '00 With three key players on the football team and another out due to academic constraints, the Wabash fall baseball team had a rough season. After the departure second West, Matt Campbell, Jeff Campbell, and John would love to see you. and left. The season consisted of in eight games, including a two still day round robin tournament progress, but we look to contend for the crown in both. We are currently in third place in football with the tournament just around the comer. Our tennis team of Mark Grabski at DePauw. The team finished with a record of 1-7. and Kunal Amin are undefeated with just three matches left The Little Giants dropped to play. two to both DePauw and Rose Hulman, then went into the Adam Boushie '00 tournament beating the Milwaukee School of Engineering \r\nLittle Giant FIJI before losing to Hanover, DePauw and Franklin. Equaling the rough season that the team had, three of the four FIJFs playing were hampered by injuries. Eric Ramos ('00) was out with a broken foot, Tyler Staggs ('01) sustained a knee injury and Greg Charnes ('00) missed four games with a sprained ankle. The lone FIJI that played the entire season was Phil McCaulay ('01). He had a respectable season in Swimming Once again, Psi chapter has representatives on the Little Giant Swimming and Diving Team. This year the Phi Gams make up nearly one-fifth of the team. This is the largest participation from our house in resent years. These swimmers include Adam Boushie '00, Andrew Boushie the outfield and at the plate. With the addition of the players that were missing in action, the team has high '00, John Spencer '01, Mike Brown '01, and Art Sanchez aspirations for the spring season. Greg Charnes '00 The team looks to be very strong judging from the RED-WHITE intersquad meet held on October 4th and its third place finish at the Notre Dame Relay Invitational. This meet consisted of 5 Division I swim teams including '02. Notre Dame and the Division III Wabash Little Giants. October 23rd is the opening meet of the dual meet season where Wabash hosts Milikin. The Little Giants are looking towards an undefeated dual meet season this year. Andrew Boushie '00 CAN YOU TELL US WHO THIS IS? Rugby Abroad, rugby has enjoyed immense popularity. Until recently, rugby was not a common and well-known sport in Do you know anything about the photo below? The undergraduate brothers occasionally happen upon an old photo without any identifying information. Here's one we found recently. Email LGF Editor, Chris Gegg, at geggc@wabash.edu if you know who this is. the states. With the success of the Eagles (United States' rugby team) and the rise in collegiate participation—rugby has recently exploded around the states and in Indiana. Wabash College has had a rugby team for nearly 8 years, though participation was usually sparse. This changed with the success of last year's fall and spring squads consequently propelling the Rugby squad to a preseason rank of 3rd in the state of Indiana. Integral to the success of the team were several FIJI'S, specifically Jake Heffernan, Luke Lindsell, Ian Campbell, Evan West, and Jon Dilley. Jake, Luke, and Ian were all starters on last years team that took 2nd in the Wabash tournament and upset Ball State in a close match late in the spring. Presently, Luke Lindsell and Ian Campbell are the only Fill's on this fall's roster though Jake Heffernan will join in the spring following the Wabash Little Giant football season. So far, the fall season has gone well for the Wabash Rugby team and with more good play they should have a good chance of making the Midwest Tournament as the Division II bid. If the team should make it to this tournament, they would be competing for a slot into the national tournament. With the help of the FIJI contingency, the Wabash Rugby team should accomplish this goal and maintain its winning tradition. Luke Lindsell '99 Psi Web Page Visit us at; http://www.wabash.ed u/fra ternity/fiji/ \r\nPledge Perspective '98' The President Speaks this fall with separate agendas. A group of individuals that came from extremely diverse backgrounds. And granted These first weeks have proven difficult. The adjustment process into the new pledge program has not been easy, but then again what at Wabash is ever easy? It has been a challenge and as usual Psi chapter has risen to the challenge. Our rush chairmen Jason Harvey '00 and Jeremy Overton 'GO did a fine job recruiting twenty-five of the best men among the Class of 2002. Away from the chapter house, FIJIs are leaders in each fall sport. Phi there were some ill feelings at the beginning. But now that we are starring into the heart of pledgeship, it has come Gams on the football, soccer, cross-country and rugby teams have put forth phenomenal efforts to bring fame to apparent that in order for all twenty-five of us to survive her honored name. until initiation, we need to come together as one body and one voice. Yes, of course there is a new pledge program, It has been my experience that even when the deck seems to be stacked against us, we succeed. Part of that and we all are trying to cope with the new situation. Problems are expected to pop up and some precedents will success is due to the overwhelming graduate support that we have received. We have a new Purple Legionnaire, Frank Amidon 92, who has been here to aid with any problem that has come up. The newly rejuvenated EGA lead by Eric Cavanaugh '76 and Mac McNaught '76 I think that I am speaking for all of my pledge brothers when I say that the night that I was extended a bid to join the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is a night I will not forget. My mind was filled with thoughts about spending the next four years creating bonds and friendships that would last forever. Every one of us came to the house be set this year. The bottom line is, as a pledge we need to come to an understanding that we are not little kids anymore. There are things that are expected of us and responsibilities that are placed on our shoulders. So it is in our best interest to strive and succeed in every aspect of pledgeship. And in my opinion, there is no better way to show the brothers that we respect them and that we want to join the fraternity. And the less time spent in conflict, the to more time spent learning about brotherhood. continues to support Psi in each endeavor that arises proving that Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone. We would not be where we are today without the support of the graduates and we owe every brother who has offered help at any scale our deepest gratitude. We thank you for all of your support.. Damn glad! Jonathan C. Dilley '99 Joshua Elmore '02 66