t'v>j' i ?HI GAMMA. DELTA 1702 Flushing Road Flint, Michigan 4850^^ v, A^ J V\ > "■ ■' ■ i \\ ^\\ \\ USa15 j '^omeof the brave Rt' ADDRESS CORREaiON REQUSTEO EPTEHBSR. A-FAL The Chapter Newsletter of the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta 1980 IIQG PRESIDENT'S LETTER The yth annual HOC golf outing was held this year in Anderson, Indiana. Chairman of the ^ Gradiiate relations is a term loosely applied to the interactions and correspondence 1980 IIQG was Bruce Rohn ('76), of Anderson. of the undergraduate chapter with the graduates from that chapter. Yet, mere words cannot The Yule golf course in neighboring Alexandria was the host institution. The morning started a little cloudy, included a short shower to make sure everyone was awake, then turned clear and describe the relative importance of maintaining and developing these relatiftis in order to allow customs and traditions of the chapter and the fraternity to remain essentially intact. sunny. By allowing these relationships to grow apairt Following the tournament was a banquet and awards ceremony at the Anderson Country Club. Awards were presented by Jeff Haynes (*77)» of Marion. Low gross on the par 72 course was a tie between Ron Root (*79) and Jay Jarrett ('74), both with a score of 76. Low new in his rookie golf attempt was Dan "oz" Osbum ('83) with a 139-68 = 61 handicap score. Other awards includeJ Joe Grahn ('75)t longest drive- Phil "Boo Boo" Abookire ('75), longest putt; Jack Jarrett (father of Dale, Dean, and Jay), closest to the oin: and Due Putnam, grossest gross (177.)* Also receiving recognition were Jim Cochrane (■74) and Greg Rombush (*74), both of whom have from each other, one is assured of the inevit able decline of the chapter and perhaps extinction. It is hoped therefore that this newsletter and others like it in the future will help our graduates to become informed of the activities occuring at OUR house, and perhaps to become a part of them. One of my goals as chapter president is to renew oior graduate relations to the point where it was when I was initiated a member. By appointing a publications/graduate relations committee, it was conceived that a somewhat attended all seven HOC outings. stylish newsletter could improve our correspon dence with gradiaates. This is our attempt, HOC, by the way, stands for Institute for the Improvement of Organizational Climate, plans for the 8th HOC are in the hands of Ken mation to you in hopes that some input on the part of our graduates could be returned to us. "Cage" Lazar ('74) and Columbus,Ohio. therefore, to present some current house infor (Cont. on pg. 2) \r\nPresidents Newsletter (Goat.) ALUliNI NEWS Ronald C. Root ('79) was recently mention Presently, our graduate functions include the HOG annual golf toumar-ient and the Norris Pig f'inner in conjunction with our Christmas Party. These functions need to be well attend ed by both gradiiates and undergraduates if our ed in the spring I98O edition of the Phi Gamma Delta, under FIJIS Here, There and Everywhere. Ron's recognition stemmed from his permanent assignment as district manager for the Cincin graduate/undergraduate relations are to become nati zone of Buick Motor Divisicji. congenial. currently resides in Evansville, Indiana, and considering all the "excitement" going on down there, I thought our "hero" might appreciate a Our officers for the 1980-81 school year as well as our committee chairmen are listed in this newsletter. Ron reprint of Marty Grover's famous rendition of our last basketball championship. I sure hope Please feel free to contact these brothers should questions arise. this brings back pleasant memories, Ron.' Time: 12/16/77 Presently we have 23 brothers living in the house during A-section, and 2^ brothers living in the house during B-section. Our Place: EVent: rush Season during A-section has culminated with 5O0 P.M. GKI arena A-toumey basketball finals FIJI vs. Theta Xi the delivering of bids on Tuesday, August 12, 1980. i/fe currently have 9 freshmen, 1 sophmore, With 5 warriors in attendance, and the score 60-59 Theta Xi, with 13 seconds on the clock, Theta Xi is at the foul line with 2 a-nd 1 junior who have indicated their desire to pledge our fraternity. Our pledge program began Monday,' August 25, I98O with our formal pledge initiation. We anticipate a 9-10 week shots. FIJI calls two consecutive time-outs and he misses both shots - time out - FIJI. K. White gets shot - misses - FIJI ball out - pledge education program and are looking forward to adding another 11 names to our 2 seconds on clock. Ball in to R. Root (Hero) constitution." 2 dribbles - fade away jumper - swish - The date for the 198O Christmas Party and Worris Pig Dinner is set for December 6. Hope to see you there. pandemonium - Final 6I-6O. The Brothers were blessed with a surprise visit from one of our graduate brothers. Steve Fraternally, Blood ('78) "Itr. Clean" walked into the house Joseph J. Worden resides in /ullerton, California, so we were Chapter President all quite surprised to see him here in Flint, Mi. Steve left GM in August of '79 to pursue his car hobby as his full-time employment. He buys older Porches and mini-pickup trucks and renovates them to sell for profit. Steve and his brother, Trent, are on a working "vacation, buying cars to renovate while touring the diiring our family weekend dinner. THE 3 -JHOR III SYNDROIH Yes, a Senior Ill's the thing to be You live a life that's wild and free. Drinking while I'm at the school I'm sure this action breaks a rule, Cteve ^country. Their next stop is Chicago. Steve was married to Chris before he graduated and now has a Ij year old son, Garrett. Roger Cook ('79), (PT)^ has finally gone Ib-king naps while I sit in college i-Teaming of some camal knowledge. big time. Roger moved to Ypsilanti, Mich., exchanged wedding vows, and received his first -ribbing every single class I got Karen, is expecting a child in October. They Hitting the beach when it's hot. laying out in the summer sun I'm having lots of fun. merit raise all in the past year. will name the baby Jennifer or Aaron, depending on the outcome. Roger is working in the plant engineering group and is now implementing his fifth year project at Hydramatic. Doing to the bar every night Detting red and having fights. d'.'aching the epitome of apathy iou can tell I'm a Eenior III. Roger's wife, He is currently attending Eastern Michigan University on a part-time basis in pursuit of a MBA. Roger recently went on a fishing vacation to Canada since he won't have much free time after the October arrival. . . (Cont. on Pg. 3) Barry ^'loyd Page 2 \r\nALUMHI NS\-f3 (Cont.) •HOUSE II-IPR0Vj]I4SNTJ Mark Hresko (*80) "Moonlighter" is now Over the past year, there have been several new additions and improvements to living in an apar"tment at 1113 Ramsgate, here in Elint (^8504). lark was married to Tammy the house, as well as a fair share of set backs. Replacement of worn-out items has Cairnduff, also of Flint, on April 19th of this year. brought us a new shed, a new television, and a new "Ralph". Other improvements include As many of you know, Mark puts in a lot of retiling the upstairs bathroom and installing a ventilation fan to the basement. The park ing lot lights have all been made operational hours as a maintenance supervisor (currently on second shift). As a result, he was a little late getting started on his fifth year. However, Mark set some speed records in doing the project once he got started. Quoting I4ark, "I wrote it in five days, we typed it the sixth, and on the seventh day we rested." to discourage the rash of thefts and breaJc-ins the area has been experiencing. The biggest problem currently facing us is one which has long been ignored because of its size and cost - the roof. We're sure you can all remember' our house leak problems. These have increased throxigh the years to the point today where it has become totally Mark's FIJI spirit lives on, as evidenced by the licence plates on his new Buick, which read, "PHI GAM". unbearable. FIJI PLEDGE GLASS OF 1981 Reynaldo E. Arellano San Jose, CA Richard B. Becker Kalamazoo, MI Scott E. Bratton •Euclid, OH Gregory 3. Durski Flauders NJ Paul R. Espinola Santa Jruz, GA Stephen T. Hall Swartz Greek, KI Daniel A. Helm Flint, MI Water damage to the concrete house structure is currently being repaired at a cost of $1500.00. After this work is completed, and assuming we can acquire adequate financing, work to rebuild the roof will begin. This project is expected to reach a cost of about $10,000.00. Please use the form at the bottom of this page to make your contribution to our roof fund. r YES, I would like to contribute to the FIJI ROOF RJND. Douglas U. Ravas Trenton, MI Timothy J. Schnell Orchard Bark, NY Bandy \}. Sullivan Baltimore, MD Edward G. Vogt St. Glair Shores, MI Here is my contribution for $ NA^i. ADDRESS YEAR & SSGTION_ MISSING FIJIS Know the whereabouts of these individuals? I AIL TO: If so, please contact our chapter with the information. PHI GAMMA DELTA 1702 Flushing Road Flint, Michigan ^504^ Terry L. Blankenship ('73) Michael Brown . P.S. Send some good information Dean L. Kimsey ('7^) Joseph J. A. Mennel, Jr. (*7^) Robert S. otrader, Jr. (*75) Ronald 0. Woodward (*78) for the ALUMNI NEWS section too: page 3 \r\nGMI TODAY For those graduate brothers who don't know it, the A-section brothers are spending their summer in school. It wouldn't be so bad if we had a pool to use on the hot days. Instead, the Alumni Association built a bell tower. It's kind of rough doing a swan dive off the bell tower. They built a dorm a couple of years ago. It made it really easy to rush freshmen. Mow the upper classmen axe living in the dorm. Did you hear that they moved the library? Yeahl They're putting it in the drafting area. Of course, it's taking two years to finish the project. Mho knows where they'll put the drafting area. Nol No! The faculty lounge is definitely out. ReallyI We don't mind the construction. The plywood partitions are great for grafitti walls and murals of sex symbols. There's a book store in the campus center. But, since it's only oi)en during solar eclipses, you can't get all the needed books till fifth week. A student can't pick up an update anymore. You have to read it from within a glass case. You think that's bad? Try to find a bathroom on the second floor.'There are none. Last week alone, three people had accidents running to the bathrooms upstairs on the third floor. What? Us complain! Hell no! We love all these hassles. After all, is this not General hotors? SPORTS GMI has no intercollegiate athletics, but our intramviral sports program is very competitive. We play 3 major team sports here: softball, basketball, and volleyball. In addition, there a,Te a number of indivifliial sports, including tennis, track, wrestling, golf, bowling, swimming, pool, ping-pong, eind cards. Hie Alpha Gamma chapter here has always been heavily involved in the GMI sports program. Earlier this semester, we participated in softball, and our team had a 2-2 record that we. plan to improve on next season. The basketball tournament is played the second half of this semester, and our first team is 3~1 and looking good for a hot finish. The GMI track meet, held August 20, was dominated by FIJI'S. Muscleman pledge Dan Helni led the way by winning the shot-put and the discus. Another freshman pledge, Greg Durski, won the high jump, and the FIJI relay team electrified the crowd with a resounding win in the ^0 relay. One other big sports event of the semester, our annvial clash with SAS in flag football, is coming up September 1^. We are the defending champs, and hope to make it two in a row this year. In short, -Idiei Alpha Gamma Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta has a strong tradition of athletic excellence, and with an athletic pledge class this year we are continuing that tradition. FIJI LEAD3R3 AMD AWARDS An excellent assembly of officers has been elected and installed this school year. They are as follows: OFFio •A-SKCTION President Joseph V/orden Jomptroller Daniel licCarthy Ronald Leonard B-SEJTION James Engardio Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Pledgemaster Douglas Ogle Ronald Massar Robert Voltz Donald Matoli Donald Jatoli Kenneth White Tarleton Dick Historian Assistant Treasurers Jeffrey Dalyers Gregory Finloy Philip Rettig Joel v.'eeks Timothy linders Eugene Touhy Rush Chairman Gary Kilponen Douglas Kadolph House Fana^er John Robins Treasurer steward jean Penrod anicl Osburn 'a/re '1- Anthony Urban (82)