PHI GAMMA DELTA m '8a> VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2 SIGMA TAU WINTER 1980 FROSH MAKE DANCEATHON A H.l.T. On the weekend of February 29— March 1, the fifth annual KJR/The Bon Dance Marathon was held at the Seattle Center. For the fourth time in those five years, the Fifi house raised more money than any other spon sor. The Class of '83» behind the H. I.T. (Honesty, Integrety, trust) slo PHI GAMS Help With University gan, smashed all previous dancathon records. They raised over 11,300 dollars in just 10 days. Most of Elections. Details inside those donations came from the Gra duate Brothers of Sigma Tau. The donations came from New York, Oregon, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Califoniia. These combined withe those living in Washington to pledge this record amount (no one had ever hit $10,000 in the ^-year danceathon BROTHERS RING UP A WINNER history). The money was raised for the Children's Variety Club Charities, with Children's Orthopedic Hospital being on of the beneficiaries. The '83's got a strong performance out of "Disco," who danced thirty straight hours,and was as strong at the end as from the Alpha Phi sorority, which raised $i|-500. Together with the Alpha Phis the "83's raised over $15,000. The whole dance f/Iarathon made only 22,000 dollars. The near est challengers were the Phi Delta The frosh again have shown what it means to be a Fiji. While teamed with our sisters,Kappa Alpha Thetas, they acnuired donations far beyond all other competition in the annual University of Washington Phon-a-Thon. The Class of '83 and the Theta's frosh class took the evening of Feb. 27 jyi off from studing and donated their time to call up'University of Washington Alumni asking for finan cial support. The funds received were used for special student activies. Theta and Gamma Phi Beta couple; who combined for a total of 6,000 dollars. At the end of the evening, the frosh Thanks to all the Sigma Tau Fijis (graduates and actives) who helped make this year's Danceathon an over whelming success.' had received pledges for more than 850.00 dollars. This was over $200 dollars more then any other organiz ation had received. Good Work.' \r\nFIJI SHORTS: ON CAMPUS AND AROUND THE GREEK COMMUNITY The Northern Distributorship of Coors held their annual pool toum=^ r ament at Dante's Tavern. The Fijis were well represented by their house champ — Mike Sargent ('82). Mike showed them the Phi Gam skill by being one of the top finalists. Good job.' 3:: :=3: There have been some brothers who have entered the national polit ical scene. Mark Bianchi ('81),Steve Bosch('82), Stu Hays (82), and Slick Stiles ('82) are all candidates for The Brothers gathered to show their impressive work. Thanks for the hand! Sigma Tau still keeps active in on-campus activities and events. This winter the Brothers helped with the student elections. About a dozen Brothers braved the wind and rain to erect tents which acted as voting precincts for the studiants. The ef the state party caucus conventions. Congratulations.' Recently, the sorority Alpha Delta Pi had a interfratemity con test to find "the perfect guy." They give him "tbe title of the King of Diamonds. One of our Bro thers, Tom Browning ('83). was one of the top finalists. fort was coordinated by Steve Bucy(82), who is Voting Director of the ASU\V Election Committie. 3 Brother Bucy, Along v/ith the others,did an excellent job this year. They were able to im?, prove the voter turnout to over 100% more than last year. C Secretaiy's Letter Brothers, The 80's show signs of a resur gence of strength in the greek sys tem. Even through the past "tough times," Sigma Tau has remained on top. To keep her there, we need feedback from our graduate brothers. The active administration at Sigma Tau believes that we can only progress through the culmination of the active's insight and the wisdom of those who have gone through the portals before them. This is why we are asking you, our graduate brothers to send us any information that may help our chapter out in rush, chapter tone, or any other administrative duties. Also if you have time, we would like to hear what you are doing in your professional career. Please don't hesitate to write. Mighty Proud, Sigma Tau Secretary \r\nFIJI SPOTLIGHT — ROGER KELLY: MORE THAN A GRADUATE BROTHER March signifies the end of Win ter ouarter and also marks the end of Anybody who has met Roger is ouick to notice his warm and cheerful Roger Kelly's (*58) tenure as Sigma personality. Tau's Purple Legionaire. acter combined with his knowledgable advice has made Roger what the chap Roger has heen the PL for the last four years. This individual char ter believes is an excellent example The chapter has come to trust and look to Roger for his valuable adv. of what a Purple Legionaire should be. His advice will be sorely missed, but knowing Roger we know he will con vice. Roger graduated in 1958 and tinue to be involved with Phi Gamma spent seven years in the Army as a helicopter pilot and paratrooper. Delta and especially Sigma Tau. Then he continued his military ser hear the motto, "Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone," from our first day of Rush. It tends to be come a cliche. Roger Kelly's tenure vice with four years in the Marine Corps Reserve. He is married to Linda, who Washington. as a Gamma Phi Beta at as PL has shown that the line isn't Roger and Linda have three children: We just a line, it has meaning. Kathleen age 15, We the Brothers of Sigma Tau would like to thank Roger, since he has epitomized Laurie age 12, and Scott class of '81 who is currently a senior at Sigma Tau preparing for medical school. Roger is a partner in the the ideal. investment brokerage firm of Kennedy not for college days alone and you proved it. Thank you Roger for your time and effort. and Associate here in Seattle. Phi Gamma Delta is RUSH LETTER Spring Time is Rush Time around the Fiji house. This year we have added a twist to it. There are three rush chairmen around this year in stead of the usual two. With this extra help, we are planning an excepticnaly succesful year. With an early start this year, we have already seen many good pro spects. The graduate brothers' help with names has been great,and we will try our hardest to let you know your suggestions have been used with occassional notes and phone calls. We really appreciate all the help we are receiving, all of it will only add to make this year the best.' Always Proud, Jay Kane Bart O'Connor Curt Reusser Rush Chairmen Curt Reusser ('82) looking over potential brothers lor Sigma Tau \r\nThe second annual Fiji Golf Invitational Tournament will "be held on May 9th at the Mount si Golf course. Those of you interested in playing, please contact Bill Conroy at the Chapter house (206-525-3878), or Bill Mac George ( 36^-268^). Bill Mac George is the Graduate liason, but don't hesitate to call Bill Conroy at the house. Dinner will follow the competition at the Mount Si restaurant. The cost will be around $15.00 dollars. Come out and meet the Brothers and have a guaranteed good time. Please contact either Bill as soon as possible if you're inter ested. V - f m P. L. LETTER Chris Gregor(Left) and Bill Murray (Right) stand ready for the upcoming season Sigma Ta.u is very proud of the accomplishments of their fresh class. The class of '83 include many schol ars, leaders, and athletes. Two « athletes in particular are presently playing baseball for the University of Washington. Since early September The highlight of the past Quarter was the I98O Joint-Section Convention held in Vancouver, B.C. Bill Revere (*,5^) B.C. A., attended the meeting and stated that it was one of the best conventions he has attended. Denny Kirkpatrickp 71) B.C. A., Graves Field and Hec Edmundson submitted his "professional" blue print of the house after working for over two years on this project. We Pavilion, in hopes of making a strong contribution to the winning ways of nace on with Denny's blueprint in the Husky baseball team. hand. Chris Gregor, a 197'^ graduate of Ellensburg Highschool , came to the University with an impressive set of highschool credentials. He was an all-league short stop, cocaptain-and started at shortstop in the state Feeder game. Like Gregor, Bill Murray was also a high school standout. Bill graduated from Wenatchee High School. Tom ;\llen('^3) will be stepping down as president of the Sigma Tau Chris Gregor and Bill Murray have been putting in long hard hours at even know how to turn the Watt's fur Great Job.' Association and has been very helpful to me over the past years. I hope we can continue receiving his ideas and support in the future. The house is in good shape and the undergraduates are very aware of the increased maintenance costs we He was co-captain and most inspir have incurred over the past 18 months. Conservation of energy is our number ational player of the Panther base ball team. As a pitcher,he received to keep our expenses down. all leaj^e honors and compiled an impressive 9-I record for his second one goal and everyone is pitching in We are all hoping that Bob Watt ('35) may be a candidate for Archon in state American Legion Capitols. President. Both Chris and Bill have high expectations for themselves. They outstanding job as Archon Treasurer, hope to be playing regularly for the Huskies by next season and have as pirations of being sent to California to play on a summer league team down there. Brother Watt has done an yet he still finds time to attend and counsel many Sigma Tau meetings. With the enthusiasim and leader ship I have observed at the house this past year, there is no doubt that Sigma Tau is in good hands. \r\nFOR OUR INFORMATION In order for the Husky Fi.ji to better serve our chapter and its members, we need up to date informatinn on you and your family. Please take the time to fill out the questionare and have it re turned to us. Class Year Name Nickname during school Wife's name Kids'name Vocation Involved in any Activities? =21 Two of the Exchanges_that really SOCIAL REPORT This quarters social chairman Bill Conroy('82) and his assistant Mike Blue, developed a new program for the social events this quarter. This was to include a variety of themes to attract more townees. This worked very well. The quarter's social calendar Was highlighted with a dance with a dance with the Beta's,featuring the highly acclaimed "Heats." The dance went over very well,and all had a good time. =17 The "Ernie of the North," stood out were the ones with our sis ter house,Kappa Alpha Theta, and the Gamma Phi Beta. The theme for the Ex change with our sisters was a Hugh Hefner" party. Many of the Thetas dressed very beautifully for the oc casion. The whole night turned out^ to be much more more than we bargained The Gamma Phi Exchange was high— 1Ighted by Graduate Brother Bill Revere ('5^) who made a cameo appear- ^oe He spent the first part of the evening handing out chocolate shaped^ hearts in commemoration of Valentine s Day. Bill had such a good time, we February 16, was definitely action packed. There were many Fijis who took are planning on having him back for our Easter Exchange. If we are lucky their dates and made the trek to the High Lonesome Ranch. The band "The Good Ole' Boys," led by lead singer Ray Schmidtke('81) put on a fine per formance. Exchanges this quarter were adoquate study breaks. The soroities we had functions with were the Phi he will pass out Easter eggs. The social calendar is being or ganized for spring quarter. The ex changes that are planned will be with Alpha Delta Pi, Tri-Delts, Delta Gamma Gamma Phi Beta, and Kappa Alpha Theta. with all the pressures of Academics, This lineup will help ease the ten Mus, Kappa Alpha Theta, Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega, and two from the University of Puget Sound; Gamma Phi sion of the brothers at Sigma Tau, Beta, Kappa Kappa Gamma. ter. and make Spring quarter that much bet \r\nRush Recommendation Please cut out cuid send any recommendations, even if they are still unsure about attending U.W. Send to: Rush Chairman,4503 17th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Wa.98105 Name of Rushee Address Phone High School Attended & G.P.A. Activities & Honors Remarks Recommended by Husky Fiji 4503 17th Ave. N.E. Seattle, Wa.98105 Non Profit U.S. Postage PAID Seattle, Wa. Permit #12