bulldog fill MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY VOLUME V - NO. 2 FALL, 1974 GRADUATES ENJOY HOMECOMING!! Twenty three Sigma Mu graduates were on hand October 26 to enjoy the brotherhood and excitement of Home coming weekend. Actives and graduates alike participated in the day's activities, which included the Mississippi State Louisville football game and a fraternity dance. The day began with a Board of Chapter Advisors meeting held at the house. Later on, the brothers joined a capacity crowd of 35,000 in cheering the Bulldogs to a 56-7 romp over Louisville. Brother Vic Nickels took an active part in the victory by kicking fre(|uent extra points and field goals. Saturday evening a dance in the house basement featured the band House Improvement "Odessa." Most graduates stayed for the dance and the singing and brotherhood that followed. For many this was the first social function attended in the newly renovated basement. Graduates returning for the Home coming festivities included Phil Abernethy, Marty Allison, Ed Bean, Tommy Boyd, Bill Caver, Jan Clark, Aubrey Earnheart, Winston Earnheart, Bryan Graham, Buzzy Handworker, Bill Howard, and Ray Jordan. Also present were Jimmy McCrimmon, Drew McI^owell, Gregg Mann, Richard Mosby, Marshall Mowdy, Franklin Myers, Jon Naugher, Mac Wall, James Wedgeworth, Jerry Welch, David Wesley, and Scotty Sumrall. Graduate donated brother this Marshall beautiful crest Mowdy which brightens up the front of the house. Summer break was a time of great effort by many actives, gp-aduates and parents involved in sprucing up the chapter house. Improvements completed this fall include the conversion of the basement to a television, recreation, and dining room; the replacement of the wooden basement doors with sliding Some of the graduate brothers present at the reception following the Homecoming game were: (1 to r) Scotty Sumrall, Ed Bean, Greg Mann, Aubrey Earnheart, Drew McDowell, Phil Abernethy, Jerry Welch, Marshall Mowdy, Bill Caver, Jon Naugher, Marty Allison, David Wesley, and Jan Clark. glass doors; the carpeting of the living room and den; and the refurnishing of the living room by the Mary McCarty (Continued on page three) \r\nPAGE TWO FALL, 197-1 BULLDOG FIJI Fall Rush FIJIS SERVE COMMUNITY Gains Eight Eight outstanding young men donned the Whit Star this fall. They are: Bader Pike, Caruthersville, Missouri; Jimmy Greak, Liberty, Texas; Ricky Hartfield, Tylertown; Chester Horton, Inverness; Jerome KittreH, Meridian; Steve May, Newton; Pat McClatchy, Sunflower; and Carter Naugher, Pontotoc. An excellent fall rush organized by President Robert Siedell and Rush Chairman Ben Penn made the pledging of these fine men possible. Under the direction of Pledge Educator Steve Price and Ken Graves, his assistant, the pledges excelled in every facet of the pledge program. The pledge money making project earned over seventy dollars. More than half of the total was earned by pledges working at the polls during University elections. m The balance was made at a car wash held in front of the chapter house. The pledges painted the kitchen at the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department as their community service project. The pledge house project consisted of painting outside wooden trim and paneling an area of the base ment. In all of their projects the pledges displayed determination, willingness, and ability to work together. The fall pledges made numerous threats as they challenged the actives to a traditional pledge-active football game. The game, played on December 7, proved to be their undoing. The actives overpowered the pledges, crushing them 13-7. Touchdowns by Lee Wilson and Kyle Steward gave the actives victory, while the pledges resisted with one touchdown by Steve May. The officiating by graduate brothers Larry Blankenship, Greg Mann, and Sidney Prosser, was of course, totally impartial. Never the less, a great deal of controversy and bickering aro.se over each score and the game in general. Community Service Chairman Ed Norton and pledge brother Pat McClatchy display one of many carloads of clothing collected for the Starkville Clothing Bank. The fall semester saw Phi Gamms active in numerous areas of community .service. Several brothers worked weekly shifts at the Starkville Clothing Bank, which distributes clothing to the poor. During November Community Service Chairman Ed Norton organized a drive to replenish the Bank's supply of used clothing. The drive received radio and newspaper coverage, and brought a generous response from Starkville residents. Fiji brothers collected enough clothing to fill two rooms at the clothing bank. The Fijis and Chi Omegas combined forces on a project to brighten the lives of the elderly. Together they made two trips to the Starkville Nursing Home to visit the lonely senior citiens confined there. On Sunday, December 8, the Phi Gamms joined with the Jaycees and several other organizations in collecting for the Hospital Equipment Fund. The brothers made door-to-door appeals, netting several hundred dollars for HEF. The funds will be used to purchase specialized medical equipment for the Starkville Hospital. THE Bl LLDOG FIJI Editor Uontributors Chris R. Rebmann Ricky Hartfield Ed Norton "Boys will be boys,'and this time cronic practical joker Bob Raymond is on the receiving end. A rope secures Raymond^ foot to the magnolia tree, while Ed Norton applies a little pressure. The policeman thought it was great and asked only that Raymond stop screaming. \r\nFALL. 1974 BULLDOG FIJI Christmas Party At Ekklesia Sigma at Mu scooped the 126lh up several Ekklesia PAGE THREE The Chapter Honored awards m held August 21-24 in Atlanta. The chapter received third place in the Brightman Award for graduate relations. It also got Honorable Mention in both the Archon's Trophy and the Baker Social Service Cup. The Scholarship Award was presented to the chapter for being above the All-Men's Average for five S" An exciting fall social program was climaxed with the Fiji Christmas party on the evening of December 7. Nearly eighty actives, graduates, and dates were on hand for the laughter and merrymaking. Sigma Mu graduates in attendance included Larry Blankenship, Ray Jordan, Greg Mann, and Marshall Mowdy. Skits proved to be the evening's major attraction. They included a m: SO consecutive years. Nine brothers represented the chapter at the Ekklesia. They were actives Tom Cottom, Leigh Hummer, Thomas Mize, Ben Penn, Porter Robinson, Robert Siedell, Kyle Steward, and Bob Stimson, and graduate brother Graduate Ray Jordan performs as one dreg Mann. Brotherhood with Fijis from every of the "Rocketts" at the Christmas Party. part of the United States, combined with the fabulous sights and sounds of Groucho Marx imitation by Ken Graves, a "This is Your Life" story of Robert Siedell, and a return of the famous "Rocketts," made famous at last year's Atlanta, made the 126th Ekklesia an unforgettable experience. Christmas party. Santa Claus arrived after the skits and distributed favors to the dates. The humorous role of slightly risque Santa was played by Ben Penn. After Santa departed graduate brother Greg Mann stepped forward and sang "Starkville" and "Delta", two A businessman at a party was bragging that he accomplished more than most men because he ocaisionally worked around the clock. "Take last Wednesday, for example," he said, "I worked all night to get out an important job." His wife, who happened to overhear the remark, brought the man back to reality by adding, "Which probably explains why he stayed in bed all day Thursday and Friday." favorites Groucho Marx (Ken Graves) sings "Lydia'at the Christmas Party. for which he has become famous. The evening's festivities were completed with a good round of singing in the White Star Bar. —— •T-HOUSE IMPROVEMENT (Continues from page one) Club. Among other house improvements finished are the repainting of the outside trim, the addition of shutters to the front windows, and the landscaping of the area around the back patio. Uraduate brothers played an active part in these efforts. Winston Earnheart and Bill Mattox made cash contributions to the house, Bryan Graham contributed his skill to the landscaping. Chuck LeMay donated the sliding glass doors, Greg Mann gave the paint, and Marshall Mowdy donated a beautiful crest for the front of the house. The.se improvements have provided a definite advantage during fraternity rush, and have greatly expanded the living area recreation of the room in house. The the basement els new has made possible dances and the serving of meals in th(- house. During the fall, dinners catered by Kelly's Bakery were served three nights each week. FIJI quarterback Lee Wilson runs the football in action against Tau Kappa Epsilon. He receives protection from brother Kevin Walters (4.5). Phi Gamma Delta was active in many intramural sports this fall, including football, volleyball, swimming, handball, and table tennis. \r\nPAGE FOUR BULLDOG FIJI GRADUATE NEWS Drew McDowell (Sigma Mu '74), an Accounting graduate, is now living in Greenwood. Originally from Inverness, Edwin Bean (Sigma Mu '72) is employed in the special collections department of First National Bank in Jackson. Brother Bean is a member of he is an accountant with the firm of Woodhills Baptist Church, Bankers Institute of America, and the U.S. Army Taylor, Powell, Wilson, and Hartford. At Reserve. While at State he was active in Gamma Sigma, and Beta Alpha Psi, and the was a President's scholar. Brother McDowell was chairman of Publications and chairman of Public Relations for Interfraternity Council and MSU he was in Phi Kappa Phi, Beta the Student Senate, and served as Rush Chairman and Sports chairman for the chapter. Brother Bean graduated from Miss. State with a Political Sigma Mu while an undergraduate. Science degree, and is now working toward a law degree at the Jackson School of Law. Graudate brothers Jimmy McCrimmon and Ed Bean enjoy friendly conversation at Sigma Muk 1974 Homecoming Dance. Jerry Welch (Sigma Mu '72), is a process engineer with Texaco in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A Chemical Engineer ing major, he was in Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Engineering Council, and Burke Fisher (Sigma Mu '74) received his B.S. degree in General Agriculture in December. In January he plans to move into a house on his parents' farm near Indianola. While at State Burke was active in the Baptist Bryan Graham (Sigma Mu '73) graduated from MSU with a degree in Landscape Architecture. He was a member of Alpha Zeta agriculture honorary at State. His Student Union and of poistions in the chapter were, in his Sigma Mu's Community Service commit tee. He is a member of the Mississippi words, "Historian, Landscape Architect, Finance and common laborer." Brother Graham trainee at the Bank of Mississippi in Tupelo. While a student, he was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, Pi Sigma Epsilon, and the Society for the Advancement of Management. Brother Wesley was chairman of Sigma Mu' Graduate Correspondence committee. was Chairman National Gaurd. has attened almost every graduate event Saturday, January 25, will be a big day for brother Fisher. On that date he since his graduation and has been a will marry Miss Rita Touchstone. The wedding will take place in Greenville, Mississippi. PHI GAMMA DELTA DRAWER FN MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISS. 39762 Who's Who in American College and Universities. Brother Welch is a member great help in landscaping the yard. A resident of Tunica, he is a principal in the firm of Barber & Graham, Landscape Architects & Associates. of Sand Hill Baptist Church. David Wesley (Sigma Mu '74), married Nancy Henry last summer. He received his degree in Banking and and is now a management