f.\< ROSE‐ HULMAN:NSTITUTE Coo OF TECHNOLOGY d f {rr,{ WINTER̀79‐ ̀80 RUSH.RETREAT The day of December 10,'1979 dawned bright and clear for Rho'Pho. Tension buitt throughout the day for the brothers, until at last the lists were issued late in the afternoon, affirming what the brothers had expected all along; th6 men in purple had again taken the best pledge Class on campus. On Bid Monday and the following week, 21 young men ,2 ot them sophomores, donned the white star. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that these 21 were the very best of an outstanding freshman class. The new Fiiis were: Bob Blankgnship, EE'83. . . . . . . . . . ., . . . Lgbanon, lN Jim Boo, CH t83.. ... . .,.. . . . . . .. r . .. Chestgrton, lN Kgnt Eaton, MEt83. .. . . .. .. .. .. ... . . .. . Kokomo, lN Kgvin Fageo, ME'83. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . lndianapolis, lN Danny Hodges, CH'83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . lndianapolis, lN Russ Hopkifis, ME'83. . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . Richmond, lN Paul Jenkins, EE'83. . . . . . . . . ., .,, . . Grggnwood, lN Tim Kaminski, ME'83. . .. . . . . . . ... . .. Hammond, lN Curt Knabgl, CE'83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lndianapolis, lN Jeff Moorgr,MEt83.. . . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . . Kokomo, lN Stevg Nowak, ME t83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor, Ml Tom Redford, CH'83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lndianapolis, lN Davgsgidl, EEt83..... r..... r -.... Huntingburg, lN KirkShafgr, EEt83.................., r... t Avon, lN Ed Sowell, EE'82. r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vgro Bgach, FL Greg Swinghoil, CH'83. . . . . . . . . . . . . lndianapolis, lN Kgn Swinghart, EE'82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kokomo, lN Jgff Tarvin, CSt83....... r................ Lapel, lN PgtgWatson, CE t83. . . . . . . . . . ., . . ., r . Ft. Wayne, lN JohnWglp, CH'83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntingburg, IN Al Yarcusko, EEt83. . . . . . ., . . ., . . . . . . Clgveland, OH After everyone on campus learned of our success through a rousing set of bim-bams, over 100 brothers and guests drove to the house for dinner. Among those in attendance were P.L. "Narc" Myers, (R-ose '74); Archon Secretary, Don Mighell (Texas '56); Dr. Frank Guthrie (Hanover '50); and "Dirty Bob" Harker (lowa St. '43), who did not disappoint the brothers yelling "Jokes!" The enthusiastic pledges did not hesitate to tub everyone in the house at least once. Rush chairm?o, "Cat" Balu '81 found his way in four times, although Bobo Froetscher ('80) is helped.into the tub by the new pledges. Ol course, the PledgeActlve Football Classlc had lts stars. Here "O.J." Peterson, pursued by pledge Danny Hodgos, bursts around right end and prances lor the sidelines. he only remembers two (after the J.D.). All in all, the brothers were very excited about the new pledge class, and happy that their hard work during Rush had paid off. The site for Retreat this year was Turkey Run State Park. On hand to referee the football game (Con't. on Page 2) \r\n(Con't. f rom Page 1) were Jeff Wells ('79) and Clark Fort\rne ('78). Other grads at Retreat included Dave Myers ('74), Tom Frank ('76), Mark Ress ('76), Don Mighell and Steve Fahrguhar ('771. There were several notable moments during the game. John Peterson'.s ('81) running was truly inspirational (to the pledges), as was the performance of the "Special Ed" teams for the actives. The pledges found the actives 50-man goalline defense tough to crack, but fared well with the pledges class-left play and the f lea-f licker to referee Wells from Kent Eaton. ln the end, however, the pledges were unable to match the arm of Jack Wickham ('80), the ferocious active defense, and the off iciating, Etld fell by the score of 21-14. Retreat was again the site for the formal pledging of the winter pledges, as well as the standard Don Mighell speech on the meaning of pledgeship. His words were taken to heart, especially "make Phi Gamma Delta a better place because you were in it." The brothers then broke up for the informal group sessions about the chapter, the most meaningful part of retreat. Each pledge then stood bef ore ev€!'yone to report on what his group had discussed. Each did very well. Kurt Knable highlighted his talk with a physical interpretation of "l f lip for Fiji!" Everyone then began the annual orgy of poker, backgammoo, wrestling, and quiet discussions that lasted until dawn. The sun came up much too early the next day, but the brotherhood gained that weekend is something that will last as long as life itself endures. Paul & Damon DEAR GRADUATES, Seeing as how lwill soon be joining your ranks, I would like to reflect back and see where our chapter is heading. One area that we have made a big turn around is Scholarship, and this is the one accomplishment that I am most proud of. Since the time I entered the chapter as a pledge in the Winter of 1977, we have raised our cumulative grade point average from fourth to first on the Rose Campus. This honor comes as the result of the constant tually waste away to nothing. I remind you however, that self-pride and the feeling of self-accomplishment are the true rewards for hard work. The medals, the silver, and the immediate glory mean nothing and should in no way become part of our purpose. what a brother once said is true: "\Ninning awards doesn't make a good chapter; Good chapters win awards." Let us strive to better ourselves for the purpose of pride, accomplishment and the ability to say in a shining light, "Damn proud to be a Fiji." Yours Always in the Mystic Tie, Andrew D. Gavrilos Chapter President SOCIAL EVENTS The first party of the second quarter was held on December 8th. Rage played, featuring grad brother Dave "Narc" Meyers on lead guitar. on December 15, the Rho Phi Ghapter held their annual infamous Christmas party. Santa Clausalopolous, "unknown" brother, handed out numerous humorous and random gifts. On January 19, 1980, after many hours of diligent effort concentrated toward the intelligent dubbing of an appropriate name for the pa(y, the social committee achieved this superior nominclature: "Someone forgot to name the Fiji party-Party." Of course, it was great!! 1121 S. 6th St. was the site of THE party on January 26th. This party was none other than the Howard "Disco is my life" Menser ('82) and Jeff "Clogs" Mathias / ('82) boogie on the dance lloor during the Dee Gee trade party. efforts of the under-graduate members and I congratulate them all. I would hope that the emphasis on scholarship would continue. Probably the most outstanding trait that our chapter has, is its diversification. Each and every member is unique in his own way and is treated as such, thus giving us a broad base to work from. I would encourage the chapter to continue its success in serving the lnstitute as leaders of the various clubs, organizalions, honoraries and athtetic teams. This type of practice does nothing but broaded the skills of each brother and at the same time strengthen the chapter through the variety of personalities. To the Brothers of the Chapter, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as chapter president during the past year. ln leaviDg, I would ask you to always strive to better yourselves. A chapter that continually rests on past laurels and forfeits the opportunity to advance forward will even- dreaded lnstallation Party, with the double dreaded Purple Passion. As usual, the new officers were duly installed. Alpine Fiji was also great fun this year as a huge snow slide was built on the front lawn. Many people got to'taste'Terre Haute snow literally. Many brothers and co-eds had a great time. Febru ary 7th marked a special occasion at Rho Phi as the women of Delta Gamma sorority invaded our house clad in their sleepwear. The Pajama Trade party was a lot of fun as both and DG sisters had a great time. The last social event of the quarter was Purple Garter. This annual formal was a huge success as \r\nthe day. Each participant attended a small discussion gloup_ follotilihg the opening speech on Ritual given by Bill Mifler. The groupl discussed such things as rqsh, pledge education, treasurery, etc. one note of interest was that the Rho phi chapier was the only Indiana chapter which openly argued against hazing. outgolng cablnet members Tom Roetker (.go), John peterson (.g1), and Andy Gavrilos ('80) help say "Good Night;' to new president Art Schultz ('81) during the lnstaltation party. Santa Clausilopolous reads his annual poem during the Christmas party. Followilg- the discussions there was a happy hour with informal discussions which atso prorbi intergg.!i!-g. Lunch was served after tlre n"ppi norr, and Bill Martin (a new member of the HeabiuarGrs staff) was.the keynotg speaker. Finally the g6ta cup was awarded to the Zeta chapter at l.u. after being held by the Rho Phi Chapter last year. AII in all it was a pleasant and informative day. Blair WINTER SPORTS At the end of the fall intramural sports campaign Phi Gamma Delta found itself in the thick of thd race for the intramural spgrts trophy. unfortunately, Fiji,s winter sports teams have not had quite the success that the fall sports had. we'll start the sad tale with any Hoosiers favorite sport, basketball. The major team had to be disbanded halfway through the schedule due to sickness and injury. The "AA" team played well but faced some excellent competition 'ano ended up Blair Hughes ('80) helps supervise the runs on the slope during Alpine Fiii. many Fiji's and their dates had a great time and danced on into the night. Royce and Jeff STATE DAY State Day was held this year in February 2nd at the columbia club on the circle in lndianapolis. The following men represented the Rho phi ihapter at the event: Art Schultz, Gary Stephens, Bill Johnson, Doug shull, Brad Larrick, Frank Gavrilos, and Mike Schipper. Also in attendance were John peterson, Howard Menser, and Andy Gavrilos. This year's state Day was a shortened version of last year's with Chapter leadership being the topic of with only two wins against f ive losses. The big surprises were the minor ,,G,' team and, of course, the "meat squad." The rninor ..G', team displayed excellent skills and teamwork on it,s way to a 4-3 record. The "meat squad,' put together a "perfect" record for the th ird consecutiie yo ,, under coach Andy Gavrilos the squad hacked'anL clawed their way to a winless record and a berth in the Rose-Hulman lntramural Hall of tnfamy. Fiji f ielded f ive bowling teams tnis winter. flowever, none of them were able to quite reach their full potential. Both the minor handicap and minor scratch teams had records of 5-16, but inis was still better than the major scratch team's record of 4-14. Rho Phi had a double entry in the "meat squad', qate_0ory with one team headed by Andy ,,Greek" Gavrilos and the other by Briad ,,cdt,, Baiu. ,,cat,s,, team went the season without a win, but the season was not without it's hi.ghpoints. occasionally one of the meat squad's members would best one member of the opposing team . The final area of athletic endeavor for the winter season was volleyball. The major team was absolutgly mediocre as they defeateil sigma Nu and a pair of freshmen teams on their way to i 3-4 record. without a doubt, o highlight of tha winter was the minor volleyball team. This team was undefeated until their next to last match in which they took on another undefeated team representing t_i