K NORRIS FIJI Delta Xi Chapter University of California at Berkeley Spring 1979 Vol. 1 No. 1 Traditional Spring Fun at the Norris Pig Dinner - MOTHERS PITCH IN Suddenly Proctor bolted from his slow plod and made a beeline to the Fiji house. He had just remembered that he had forgotten to do yesterday's workcrew, but worse yet, he had left his door unlocked and there was a Mother's Club meeting today. Surely Tony had fined him for failing to scrub the third floor head, but there was still a chance that his mom hadn't visualized the pin-ups, cigar butts and other odious debris that decorated his once habitable room. Proctor skidded to a hald on the Fiji porch, caught his breath, then with all the charm his could muster, he entered the house "Hello, Mrs. Krouskup." "Pleasure to meet you Mrs. Buckley." "My that's a nice dress, Mrs. Smith." "Oh, hi mom." Yes, the Mother's Club meeting was in full swing. This was the day when Fiji moms travel far and near on their merciful mission - plan ning their fund raising luncheons to keep the standard of living on the upswing at Phi Gamma Delta. After a fruitful year, Nancy Bittner handed over the presidency to Jinx Fores. Pat Smith Art Bell confronts the pig. During Spring quarter here at Cal, and es pecially at Phi Gamma Delta, it becomes easy to lose sight of a lot of the traditional aspects of college and fraternity life. Unlike Fall and Winter quarters, there aren't the continual activities such as training and initiating a large pledge class half full of new freshmen, going to Bears football and basketball games, or any of the other highlights we associate with the first part of the academic year. In Spring, it seems, academics and traditional functions do tend to drag a bit as attention focuses out they celebrate brotherhood, friendship, and a time in life that few could argue is one of the best. All Fijis attending the Pig Dinner know that their college and fraternity life have had an influence upon them to a great degree and a celebration on this occasion is much enjoyed. This year especially we will be looking for ward to a significant attendance of recent grad will remain a stronghold at secretary and Sue Buckley will lend her talents as the new treas urer. The mothers have made tremendous con tributions to the house in recent years Their purchases include an industrial vacuum' clean er ( . ^and why aren't the boy's rooms clean er? ), an ice cube machine, new kitchen uates of Delta Xi as has never been experienced in the past. These brothers, along with many regular attenders definitely assure us of a utensils, dining room curtains and thev oald successful affair. It is unfortunate, however, 1 half the cost of refurnishing the Fill i r. What next? Well, the Lth • buying a trash. compacter tomotners reduce discusspd any d!s doors towards long sunny days, many pretty that some brothers may find it too much posal problems that may arise at Delta Xi ladies, and much partying. There are, however, two very important functions in the Spring trouble or simply aren't motivated enough to Whatever the addition attend. It is unfortunate because this brief that lend the true value of tradition to this time evening once a year can be so much appreciated of year when it is much needed. One seems by everyone who is a member of Phi Gamma almost to be a climax of all the Spring frollicking as we spend weeks of work for the biggest party of all - the Fiji Islander. The other, of course, is our Frank Norris Pig Dinner. Swiming trow are dropped in exchange for coats and ties; thoughts of women are temporarily forgotten; but parting is accelerated rather than slowed ~ two out of three changes being Delta once they step back in the chapter house a sales pitch for the dinner, but merely some thoughts about what the whole concept of our fraternity is and the chance to really appreciate it seems only to come once a year for some of us. most traditional. For it was 86 years ago that the first pig dinner to be held, was right here gt Cal. As many of our brothers return to Delta and M for the dinner we can see that this long ^standing tradition is important to Fijis young thankc ' '■' 'anKs moms, vour never ceases to amaze us' full of brothers. This article is not intended as On the tecnical side. Brother Pinelli here at the house does have this year's dinner will organized with much good food in store and even more good drinks. He was in charge of last year's dinner which was a huge success optimal here. The Norris Pig Dinner here at Delta Xi is generosity expects this year's to be even better. Everyone in the house will be busy in prep aration for the affair so that it will hopefully and old. There are few other associations in life where we find such a strong traditional be the best Pig Dinner ever. theme binding men together of all ages where so plan ahead. This year's dinner is Saturday, May 12, FIJI WEATHER Beer flurries expected the first three weeks of c asses to be followed by a high pressure front that should pass through about midterm time. Any partly cloudy attitudes will be clear ed up by May 12, when Scott Laidlaw will J 'ir There is a tropical stormpicking by himself. building in the south seas that should hit the Fiji house in late May or early June. In an effort to battle this terrific tropical blast, the undergraduate Fijis will put a protective palm frond coating on the house and invite stunning campus beauties to comfort them through the ordeal \r\n■-N Spring 1979 Page 2 MORRIS FIJI Jack Fowler Elected Archon Councilor Delta XI Assists When our cabinet flew to Michigan last summer for the 130th Ekklesia, they did not realize that they were about to promote what is certainly a part of Delta Xi's history. The Ekklesia was held at The Grand Hotel on the unique Mackinac Island, where cars are outlawed and the only means of travel is by horse carriage, bike or foot. It wasn't until the third day of convention on the incredible isle that the three delegates, Jim Buckingham, Rick Miller and Tony Pinelli, found out that the nominations committee had nominated John "call me Jack" Fowler ('39) for the position of Archon Councilor. There were three vacant Archon positions to be filled and there were three nominees selected by the nomin ations committee. Sound simple? Well, there was a catch. The catch was that in case a nomination came up from the floor of the convention. Jack would be the most vulnerable because the nominations committee listed Jack as their third recommendation. With only one day left before voting, the members of our section joined forces in an effort to figure out a way to assure a Fowler victory. These sly west coast Fijis decided that DRAFT CLAIMS FORTY FIJIS the best way to get the rest of the delegates' votes was to have a cocktail party at which everyone could meet Jack. After some quick work by USC, DC Riverside and our own Delta Xi representatives, the cocktail party come off an inebriating success as well as a campaign success. Jim, Rick and Tony could only wait until the next morning to find out if their efforts were fruitful. The election meeting on the fourth day seemed to be running -smoothlv'' (those who had hangovers may object to the phrase "run ning smoothly") until it came time for the councilor nominations. Besides the commitee's recommended three, there were three nomin Luke Marsh points out the battlerankings for this year's brawl. ations from the floor. Each chapter was allowed to cast up to three votes depending on the number of delegates they brought to the convention. When the final vote was tallied. Jack Fowler was elected to the position of Archon Councilor overwhelmingly, collecting They gathered in the Fiji Bar, a motley group of unshaven, military clad warriors. The enemy lay wating - two kegs of Shiitz Malt Liquor, gallons of Tequila and a strange vat of punch last served at a well publicized south american picnic. The infamous Fiji Military Brawl was about to begin. Getting to the bar, which was dressed up for the occasion wtih thick green foliage, casualty tents and sawdust floors, was no easy task. Each brawler and his date, many of more votes than the two nominees recommend ed ahead of himi Needless to say, we're mightly proud of Jack and happy to have him in his rightful place as Archon Councilor. Congratulations, Jack! which turned out to be outstanding brawler^ in their own right, had to crawl through a mazi like obstacle course beginning with numeroJ tequila shots on the second floor landing. This year's brawl marked the third annual renewal of the military celebration. Reincar nated after almost a decade of dormancy, the party has gained dubious notoriety throughout the entire Greek system. Fijis begin preparation for the party at least a week in advance when razors are locked away and grubby beards sprout from their faces. Military uniforms are obtained from various sources and are not restricted to the dark green of the U.S. Army. Since its revitalization, the party has seen Arab guerillas, Vietnamese snipers, Mexican banditos, Roman gladiators and backwoods frontiersmen. Although, luckily, no one required hospitalization, largely due to the noble and un selfish care of the nurses in attendance, the casualty list was long, most of which were aching head injuries requiring lots of sleep and regular doses of bufferin. When the smoke had cleared, it was a consensus that a great time was had by all. The Fiji Military Brawl Highlight of the springtime - The Islander. was once again a roaring success. GRADUATE NEWSLETTER — Keeping You Posted Having stepped into the shoes of Cor responding Secretary, 1 vowed to remove the cobwebbs from the Norris Fiji typewriter. Pushing my engineering books aside, I have plunged into this new world as an apprentice pamphleteer. My orginial goal was to pump out three "average joe" publications during the adopting this fainthearted plan would not be keeping with the fine fraternal organization of which I am a part. To put out a quality correspondence I need a few minutes of your time. We want you to know what is going on at the house, but more 1978, grab a pen and respond to the Norris Fiji Fill-out enclosed in this issue. Tell us what you're doing now or bring back something from those thrilling days of yesteryear. Youi response will be appreciated not only by myse but by the brothers who were a part of you? importantly, we want to keep you posted as college days. year and relax while others labored in the fields to the state of affairs of the Brothers whom (cabinet officers are exempt from household chores). After a short time I realized that you know. No matter if you graduated in Thank you, Kevin Smith, Norris Fiji 1911 or \r\nPage 3 MORRIS FIJI Spring 1979 David Graves I Remembered Since our last publication, we are sorry to say that death has ciaimed a young and respected Fiji. David Graves ('77) died in an automobile accident at the age of 23. Dave, aithough only an undergraduate Fiji for one year, wasted no time in gaining the respect of every member in the house. Whiie at Berkeiey, Dave piayed the trumpet for the Cal Band and pursued a career in Pest Manage ment. Pledging Delta Xi in his senior year, Dave set an admirable example for his younger pledge brothers and actively involved himself in the house's undertakings. Yes, we're mighty proud Dave Graves was a Fiji. Fiji's of old display their cocktail cannisters. New Cabinet Grabs the Reins His other interests include: drinking coffee, blow-drying his hair, talking to his sister Marcia, and brewing beer. Chris Jones will pull in the slack at Record cabinet, able to lead the chapter through thick and thin? Intelligence? Youth? Enthusiasm? ar ing Secretary. Chris is a sophomore civil engine ering major from Los Angeles. Besides dili gently recording the minutes of the meetings, ommon sense? An iron hand? It seems that 'the new Delta Xi cabinet combines the best of the above assets and are headed for success Chris enjoys seeing his girlfriend, Chris. His other interests include watching T.V. with Chris, drinking wine with Chris, and studying ful terms of office. with Chris. Kevin Smith, our new Corresponding Sec retary (and therefore editor of this edition of the Norris Fiji) could possibly be cited as the brains of the cabinet. Besides doing his chemical engineering homework, this blonde haired junior from Walnut Creek manages to play a lot of tennis and loves to come up with bizarre ideas for dates with the young ladies. Brian Grega, affectionately known as "Pear" due to the contours of his body, is What does it take to have an excellent a junior economics major from Menio Park. Brian spends his time blowing girls away, learning sports trivia, attempting to find a new name, and talking spider language. Tom Cramer is the only new comer to the house to join the cabinet. Tom, a sophomore from San Diego, was just a mere pledge in the fall but he blossomed so well during pledge quarter that his is now the new Historian. Tom enjoys such things as: his girlfriend Leslie, looking at his twin brother, public speaking, and pondering the reason why he decided to double major in economics and english. Tony Pinelli, sometimes assuming the role of a father, is the President of this motley collection of talent. Tony, is a junior political science major from West Covina, partakes in all Fiji sports, shaving, tipping a beer or two, fining out of line Fijis, and wondering what life would be like if he were taller. All in all, this versatile quintet brings to their respective offices a definite sense of enthusiasm which carries over to the house as a whole. With these new men at the rudder. Phi Gamma Delta can only continue to excel. in order to maintain a quality newsletter, it is necessary to have your support in receiving information. We would appreciate it if you wouid take a few moments and write down some of the interesting aspects of your life. Be sure to send this if you have changed address orjob. NAME. _YEAR . . NICKNAME , ADDRESS. BUSINESS ADDRESS. OCCUPATION 8i JOB DESCRIPTION COMMENTS (Family, Interests, Information on missing brothers, etc.). (feel free to continue on back) RETURN TO: Corresponding Secretary Delta Xi Chpater of Phi Gamma Delta 2395 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 \r\nSpring 1979 Page 4 NORRIS FIJI Case of the Missing Spoon CHAPTER HOUSE INVADED After a fine winter rush effected by Neil In the day to day befuddlement of frater nity life, kitchen utensils are lost, appliances break down and furniture becomes worn and Wirth and a scrupulous review by the whole chapter. Delta Xi has claimed seven high caliber pioneers as spring pledges. From the in the house are not all made to withstand the generously bestowed builds of these probation ers, it seems that if Delta Xi hadn't pulled these young men under-wing they might have gone to continued use by forty active men. Tom Landry. broken. It's not that the brothers are intention ally rough or careless but rather the objects In view of these extensive workouts and misplacings, we the undergraduate brothers of Delta Xi, ask that if any alumni in the area have couches, chairs, beds, dressers, desks, lawn furniture, appliances, silverware, cups, plates, etc., that they no longer need and are willing to donate, please give Tony a call (548-1783) or drop us a note in the mail. We will be more than happy to come out to your home and pick up anything you're willing to part with. Thank you. Bob Buckley ('81). who was president of his high school in Walnut Creek, enjoys playing his guitar, pulling A's in chemistry and slam dunking. The two red headed entrees this spring are Ken McCormick ('82) from Orinda and Rich Lee ('821 from Fullerton. Ken, a vicious com petitor on the tennis court, comes to Gal from UOP, while Rich, keeping with his SoCal culture, spends his leisure hours battling the Pacific rollers atop his surf board. Craig Vidal ('82), a man of poise and char acter, comes to us from San Francisco. On the diamond Craig's quick bat has already proved to be a menace to Softball pitchers. Ken Loughran ('80), the oldster of the pack, is a political science major. Ken comes to Gal after two years of menial labor UGD. Rounding out this array of overstuffed colossuses are John "Bubba" Matthiesse, Jr. and Dave "Too Tall" Clark. John and Dave hail from Pasedena and San Marino respec tively. The chapter is pleased in landing such a fine squadron of potential Fijis. While their first impression of the new house may be marred by an abundance of house work and the ever- present active barking out commands, the fortunate young men will soon learn what it means to be a Fiji. You're Never Too Old The phrase, "Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone,""has been used many times by Fiji's across the country to initiate alumni interest and support. Many Fiji alumni are under the falseimpression that by support e mean attending the Pig Dinner, or stopping the house after a home football game. Don't get us wrong, these things are important, but there are other things that come under this heading of "support" which should not be over looked. The Board of Chapter Advisers, for ex ample, is a group of graduate brothers who give their time through advising and counseling the undergraduate chapter. Each member in the BCA becomes a specialist in some area of Chapter Operation, Scholarship, Graduate Rela tions, Rushing, Ritual, Finances, etc... Here at Delta Xi we are in the process of re-forming the BCA under the leadership of John Linderoth. If you live nearby, and are inter ested, please don't hesitate to join in. The Housing Corporation is another area in which alumni involvement is helpful in the Delta Xi Chapter House, our beautiful brick environment. operation of the undergraduate chapter. The Housing Corporation deals mainly with phys ical plant of the chapter and the other general real estate responsibilities. We are fortunate to have a strong and involved Housing Cor ARTHUR BELL — Fiji Extraordinaire poration. Under the leadership of Bill Gilmore When Arthur H. Bell ('11) entered the ('42) the Housing Corporation is constantly improving and adding to the physical plant of portals of Phi Gamma Delta who could have guessed that this unselfish man would still be the fraternity. giving it his all some seventy years later. Those of us at the chapter house, as well as the grad The final area of support we would like to touch on deals with the San Francisco graduate chapter. The first Thursday of every month is the meeting time for the members of the graduate chapter. The meeting usually involves a lunch at the Family Club in San Francisco, and a guest speaker or two. It's a great time meet new brothers and reminice with old uate brouthers, have all been touched by Brother Bell's generosity. Instead of attempting to log the accomplish ments that Art has achieved, we ask the question: Is there anything in the realm of fraternity service that Art Bell has yet to dominate? Art's most recent gestures range The past year has brought a resurgence of from donating an ocassional case of olives for the boys to enjoy (Brother Bell is founder alumni involvement and support not only to the Delta Xi chapter but to the fraternity as a whole, don't get left out. of the Bell Olive Co., one of the four largest olive companies in the U.S.) to establishing the Frank Norris Scholarship Fund. Whenever jrothers. Art steps into the chapter house, his immense concern for the undergraduates becomes im mediately evident. At a memorable dinner last year. Art distributed copies of Norman Vincent Peale's book "You Can If You Think You Can" and added words of encouragement to his younger brothers. Brother Bell gained national acclaim last summer when he was honored as a Distin guished Fiji, one of only six such awards given out each year. All of us here at the Delta Xi Chapter congratulate Brother Bell on this high est honor and thank him for his devoted service over the years. Art, if Phi Gamma Delta were a track sta dium, you run a three minute mile. \r\nSpring 1979 Page 5 MORRIS FIJI FIJI GIRLS ARRIVE! Frank Norris WHO ARE YOU? Scholarship Fund Fijis and little sisters wake up after a short nap. These last three years have seen us donate all our social resources towards sorority functions, post game parties, formals and local Jack Daniels distributions. We've always felt that we had a calendar too full and a bank account too empty to accomodate a little sisters program. It was with some reservations that we emarked on little sisters rush last fall. As little sister rush came to a close, any pessimistic quickly reversed. Out of the If an outsider walked through the halls of the Delta Xi chapter house, he would be amazed by the number of nicknames floating about. More nicknames than ever have sprung up this year and ofter to the dismay of the bearer, the nickname sticks. For our animal lovers we have Dan Turner, Bryan Johnson and Henry Workman, more commonly known as "Hound", "Big Dog" and "Buffalo" respectively. Buffalo received his name by constantly grazing in and around the kitchen. Bryan Johnson is unique in that every quarter he tries to rid himself of the name "Big Dog" and adopt a new one such as "Westlake", "Spud", "Tater" or "Boom Boom". Bryan just can't realize that Big Dog wouldn't be Big Dog if his name wasn't Big Dog. Dan "Hound Dog" Turner assumed his label due to his relentless and 'rinacious..pursuit of street i inri«! ' ® the events already Whu^*^ many more on the way. nrtirt ^ into problems of fitting little sisters functions our calendar do arise (we seem to believe that rv, hPs+1 we wa at♦ Dpitornore tjestj, v: * is ■ better and most is . little femai < . ^'^^t these charming are marked by remafnT""! and other delectTle f ''''' friends who have h Firi fafoc smiles to desolate that it be used for the establishment of a Delta Xi Scholarship Fund. After much discussion, and consultations, the Educational Foundation accepted this rather unique request. The fund was established in October of last year, thanks to the cooperation of Brother Eugene H. Clapp, II (Lafayette, '36), President of the Foundation, and the members of the Executive made to the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation, but designated for the Frank Norris Scholarship Fund Account. A committee as "The Nine". is presently being formed to administer the While the editor will not allow any nick of title that may fall under this heading. If you don't believe this, just ask Peter Neville or the zoo, and the planning Brother Bell, on the occasion of his nine tieth birthday, presented a check to the then Section Chief, Jack Fowler, with the stipulation Kevin Smith. When they roomed together as freshmen they soon became known as Bob Fores and Kevin Fives, collectively addressed ranks in some great times ^ Foundation to the Chapter. Commitee. names to be printed that may be considered . . ^ntastic adventures. A Halloween party, Gamma Delta Educational Foundation, for the exclusive use of providing scholarships for the Delta Xi Chapter. These scholarships will be in addition to any presently awarded by the hockey balls. There is the classic case of Bob Fores and P us girls that attended our open rush parties, we picked out nearly 120 top quality Thanks to the generosity of Arthur H. Bell (Delta Xi, 'ID, a Frank Norris Scholar ship Fund has been established within the Phi perverse, we must allude that there are a couple Tax deductible contributions may now be Fund on a Chapter level, and will be headed by Will (Bill) Corlett (Delta Xi,'41). Please consider this Fund in your tax plan ning, remembering that Phi Gamma Delta still "not for college day's alone". Bruce Beck. On a good day at the Fiji house don't be surprised if you run into Brian "Pear" Grega, Tim "Cake" Lien, Ron "Hammer" Eliggi, Bert "Disco Bert" Jensen, Earl "Spider" Callison, Jim "Buck" Buckingham, Brad "Krotch" Krouskup, Gary "Cowboy" Calkin, Rich "Hans Mueller" Miller, Bill "Samoan" Simmons, Steve "Gumby" Hinds, Bill "Talboot" Kendal, Mike "Chinn Body" Chinn, Chris "Pinner" Jones, Jeff "McTense" McDermott, Tony "Pinooch" Pinelli or Rick "Harrer Baby" Harrer (known in the business circles simply as H.B.). Each of these names have their own Interesting origin owing to the tendencies and talents of their bearers. Perhaps the most widespread name of all belongs to graduate brother Jim Stoll ('76) who is known even to his mother as "Omega". BULK 1 1 c. ] p(~;c•T,^ p A : Per- t '--lo. 1384 XXX 14101310 50 fR 1'" AaTHUR H BEL ave Berkeley, Co.