OF PHI GAMMA DELTA VOL. 16, No. 2 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WINTER 1985 “17th Annual Pig Dinner” The Norris Pig Dinner is scheduled for April 20, 1985 — make plans now to attend! Because last year’s dinner was such a success, the brothers are very excited to continue this spring tradition with an even more memorable week- end. Irregardiess of the schedule of events, a successful dinner depends on your presence. Graduate attendance is an essential ingredient. Activities will commence on Friday with a relaxing afternoon to reminisce and, of course, participate in the Jock Connell Golf Classic. Last year's champion, Henry Barry, will hopefully return to defend his title. Perge’! The undergraduates have expressed an interest in competing with graduates Saturday morning in any type of sport (golf, football, soft- ball). Please let us know if you accept the challenge. There will be a house corporation’s meeting that afternoon, followed by.the Pig Roast at 6:00 p.m. Of course there will be many hours that night to share those memorable occasions of life at PhiGamma Delta. | look forward to seeing you in April. PhiGamma Deltais “not forcollege days alone.” Fraternally, Scott Meadows -Graduate Relations \r\n PAGE 2 FYIUGA WINTER 1985 ‘Past President: 1984 in Review’ The 1984 calendar year was a great one for Kappa Deuteron. Under the leadership of Rob Jelinek (Treasurer), Matt Abele (Recording Secretary), Joe Fleming (Corresponding Secre- tary), Tom Blando (Historian), and myself, the chapter reached many goals and set many land- marks. The year began with a strong winter rush which finally pushed the number of under- graduates passed the“100” mark We continue to have right at or around 100 men at 3 Clover- hurst Court. Winter quarter last year also saw twq other significant landmarks. First was the beginning of our Rendezvous parties where hundred of girls around campus received engraved invita- tions to an evening of wine, cheese, and enter- tainment. The second was a Faculty/Community Wine and Cheese reception. Both of these social functions were very well received and have become annual events. The first ever “Directory of Members” was sent outin the spring. This publication is certain to prove very handy for communication among all of us. Scholarship has never looked better. Our fraternity average over the past year was con- sistently right around 3.0, leaps and bounds ahead of even the number two fraternity on campus. Campus leadership continued to be strong. We had a Summer Orientation Leader, the President of the Business School Council, the Student Representative to the Board of Regents, and our first ever Interfraternity Council Presi- dent, others are listed in the “Purple Machine” report. Although Fall Quarter brought some losses for Dooley's Dawgs, we were happy to see numerous graduates at the house. Not only did many come to the house for our brunches before the games, but we also had a number of grad- uates attend Tyrant's Ball in December. Kappa Deuteron is certain to have another outstanding year in 1985. Fraternally, Perge! Tom Salyers aS aA New Cabinet. . . Clean Start Brothers, As most of you probably remember, Winter Quarter starts out with brand new officers. After only one half of a quarter gone by, | can say without hesitation that the cabinet is settled in and well onits way to producing another excep- tional year for Kappa Deuteron. If one stops in the old “O. Q.” he might notice the fresh look that its redone interior has to offer. When one takes office, it is always nice to start out on the tight foot. Itwas no wonder that we were elated tofind out how the chapter faired Fall Quarter. Kappa Deuteron took first in scholarship and second in athletics! The first week back proved to be a busy one for us. Not only did we have rush and a new cabinet, but the Field Secretary decided that it would be a good week for a visit. We begged to differ, however we rolled out the red carpet as usual. Despite the inconvenience, all turned out well. The Field Secretary's report showed why Kappa Deuteron is continually ranked among the top chapters internationally. While the quarter continues, we enthusi- astically enjoyed the Joint Section Convention. We are proud to say that we hosted this event, which included the attendance of twelve chapters. Also, four section chiefs, a field secre- tary, and an Archonate attended. The Conven- tion proved to be informative and enjoyable weekend. Remember we are always glad to see or hear from graduates, so make that effort to come by since you keep telling yourself you are going to one day. Fraternally, Perge! Thomas R. Blando J \r\nr=) WINTER 1985 FIIUGA PAGE 3 1985 Officers of Kappa Deuteron President ............ Thomas R. Blando ‘86 Treasurer............. Stephen A. Boggs ‘86 Rec. Secretary ........ Robert T. Hardell ‘86 Corr. Secretary...... Steve B. Thompson ‘87 Historian ............ William G. Pearson ‘86 FIJIUGA G From the Editor This is the second FIJIUGA of the year and we hope we are informing you of all the infor- mation you are interested in. Graduate Response is very important to this newsletter and | hope you will all send in the “Graduate Questionnaire” that was in the Fall FIJIUGA. At the Section Convention, many chapters commented on all the graduate information they receive, but many of those chapters are a lot older than ours. So, being a younger chapter, our response is narrow- ed down alittle more. However, | know there are alot of memories and graduate information out there but we need YOU to let us know about it. This issue has contents from the questionnaires | have received so far. Help me find information on brothers or send in any old pictures of old times at Phi Gam you would like to have publish- ed. Because for all you do, this FIJIUGA’s for you! In the Fall newsletter, it was published that Bill Bass is organizing a Homecoming bus trip. {f you ignored it because you thought it was for Homecoming 1984, start getting excited again because it is for Homecoming 1985! That's right, you can still help Bill plan this trip to make Homecoming 1985 the best ever. | hope this quarters FIJIUGA will be an enjoyable one. Drop by the house so you can see how the chapter is filling your footsteps. Fraternally, Chris Holcomb Perge! FIJIUGA/Phi Gam O-Gram Editor Pledge Retreat Brought Back to Kappa Deuteron After skipping a year, the Kappa Deuteron chapter went back to its annual Fall pledge retreat. The retreat was held October 26th and 27th at the FFA-FHA Camp in Covington. Georgia. A total of 50 fall pledges and brothers journeyed to Covington for two days of fraternal © discussions and fun. The weekend started off Friday afternoon with a volleyball game and then a cookout put together by Robert “One Hotdog” Hardell. Hotdogs, beans, chips, and cake were enjoyed by all. Later in the evening, we held our discussion sessions. We evenly divided the brothers and pledges into six groups. Each group was given a set of three questions. The six groups were each responsible for one main question plus two others. The groups were moderated by one member of the senior class. After one hour and some free-flowing dis- cussion between the brothers and pledges in their groups, everyone returned to the meeting hall. One by one, each group, represented by a fall pledge, answered its main question to the entire group. All of the answers were received by several rounds of “clicks.” When the serious stuff was over and the rings of the FlJl cheer were heard throughout the camp, the group adjourned to the playing field. For what. you may ask? Well, the traditional “Capture the Flag” game, of course. After two hours of rugged competition and a separated shoulder, the players retired to their cabins. Saturday morning we wound up the program with a group breakfast in the dining hall. The Fall Pledge Retreat was very construc- tive and was a lot of fun for all of those who attended. Looking forward to next fall's! Fraternally, {ra Bershad Perge'! Pledge Retreat Coordinator \r\n FIIUGA WINTER 1985 Purple Machine at UGA The brothers of Phi Gamma Delta are work- ing hard to keep up the “Three A's” that are important to our chapter. Fills are still notedon campus as leaders. Here is a list of honors and officers that we are active in so far this year: Matt Abele - Accepted to Medical College of Georgia Tom Blando - Treasurer of Business School Council, Marketing Club Vice-Presi- dent of Special Events, Pi Sigma Epsilon Sergeant of Arms Stephen Boggs - Marketing Club Vice- President Bruce Bowers - ODK Honorary,West Point Appointment, Phi Eta Sigma President Cariton Faulk - Accepted to Medical College of Georgia Joe Flemming - Interfraternity Council President Rob Jelinek - Wall Street Journal Business Student of the Year, Business School Council President * Randy Jennings - Defender Advocate David Kimbrell - Accepted to Medical College of Georgia Mike Ligas - Varsity Cheerleader Buddy Martin - Navy OTS for summer of 1985 Bill Pearson - President of Biftad Jeff Brown - Freshman Council Brett Lauter - Freshman Council Todd Phinney - Freshman Council Vice President Neil Thom - Freshman Council, Student Judiciary Chris Ramsey - President of Association for Independent Management. Ira Bershad - Leadership Resource Team Steve Thompson - Leadership Resource Team, President of Rotoract Little Sister, Kim Mason - Panhellenic President Little Sister, Beth Garwood - Alpha Chi Omega President PGD Winter Rush produces Cream of the Crop Winter Rush was a great success for the Kappa Deuteron chapter. The festivities started on January 7th with the always popular Oyster Party and concluded with a Beer and Schnapps party on the 17th. During the two week rush period. Sundays and Mondays were kept dry to help us prepare for next year’s dry rush. Parties such as a movie night and a cookout were held on those days. These dry parties provided a laid-back atmos- phere which gave the brothers an opportunity to get to know the rushees on a personal basis. Other fraternities or “social clubs” on campus are really dreding the upcoming dry rush. but we should have no trouble in centinuing to pledge some of the best men that the University of Georgia has to offer. Along with the Oyster Party and the Beer and Schnapps Party, themes such as “Drop-Add Blues,” “Mexican Mania,” “Wine and Cheese,” and of course, the Kappa Alpha Theta Social topped off an understanding winter rush in which nine young men were presented with the white star. Kappa Deuteron continues to prosper and grow through the fine, young men that we pledged. The Phi Deuteron pledge class is evidence of this tradition. Fraternally, Jon Wright Perge! Co-Rush Chairman ia \r\nPurple Legionnaire's Report emi have not brought up the subject of graduate donations previously, but it is said there is a first for everything. At the recent Tau Nu Pig Dinner, graduates —_ in attendance were informed of the latest efforts by the House Corporation and undergraduates towards securing suitable housing. The present alternative involves purchasing and renovating a large house, subject to zoning approval. Preliminary architectural work and legal concerns have rapidly depleted the limited available resources, not to metion the need for a downpayment if and when the offer is made. . One criticism voiced by Tau Nu graduates at Pig Dinner was that the chapter solicitation efforts, to date have not requested a specific amount. After some discussion, they concluded that the chapter should ask its graduates for an amount equivalent to their undergrauates dues. The rational was that since most now had a steady source of income, they should be able to contribute the $200 to $250 per semester which they paid as undergraduates. This, then will be the goal. Several graduate brothers have already contributed to support housing efforts, and we thank you very emmuch. Needless to say, the larger the housing fund s, the more leverage the House Corporation will have with RPI, property owners, banks, etc. The Tau Nu brothers look foward to hearing from both graduates of the chapter and other local Fijis regarding donations to the housing fund, questions about the housing prospects, or any concerns graduates have on the subject. Donations can be sent to the Tau Nu of Phi Gamma Delta House Corporation, in care of the chapter treasurer, at the chapter address on this newsletter. Please let us hear from you. Fraternally, PERGE! Thomas I. Burns (WPI '74) Purple Legionnaire Michael D, Keats '87 Wilkinson Award Nominee Tau Nu Initiates Twelve The Fall 1986 Pledge Class at Tau Nu_ has undergone great changes since their pledging in November. They transformed from twelve individuals into a strongly umified class, as shown by their successful community service project at the Eden Park Nursing Home, and the "Broken Hearts" pledge party held on Valentine's Day. All of their hard work and determination culminated on initiation day, February 26, 1987. The newly initiated are: Michael Paul Bunker '90 John James Dunne, Jr. '90 Richard Quain Graulich '90 Yoonho Ha '90 Andrew Conrad Heiman '89 Thomas Richard Lippincott '90 Brian Hagen Pittenger '89 Aaron Hale Pratt '90 Christopher William Stafford '90 Eric Thomas Tooke '90 James Leslie Tupper, III '90 Scott Matthew Warner '88 Thomas W. Kura '87 Pledge Educator Housing During the past few months, the chapter has been pursuing a prospective house. The building is an impressive brick structure which used to be a part of the Vanderheyden Hall Orphanage. This building, Peterson Hall, contains dormitory rooms and a gymnasium. Currently we are employing an architect to develop renovation plans and act as a liaison between the workers and developers. Current estimates of total costs are between $450,000 and $500,000. The chapter is quite excited about this prospect, but there are potential roadblocks. One major hurdle is acquiring a a zoning variance, known from the previous experiences of other fraternities and sororities to be quite difficult. The other hurdle is obtaining the financing. The Institute has given some indication that they would be willing to assist in financing the project. With our persistent work, and support from others, we hope to clear these obstacles, and in acquiring a house, satisfying one of our primary needs. Brett A. Tipert '89 Housing \r\nFrom the Scoreboard... It's been another great semester for Fiji sports. One of the highlights was our pool team's victory in the IFC championship. Brothers John Jones and Chris Williams completed the regular season 5-0 and then went on to defeat Chi Phi in the finals 50-36. Our basketball team also had a great season. After finishing the regular season 5-1, the team went on to beat A-lcague Phi Kappa Tau and Delta Tau Delta to advance to the semifinals. However, they lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions Theta Chi in a tough battle. For both pool and basketball, we received 15 Barker points each. In IC hockey, our Fiji Islanders played strongly after the break, but in the second round of the playoffs, lost to the top seeded team in a shootout. Getting back to IFC sports, Tennis is still being played, and track is scheduled to be run soon. We should place in both of these sports to advance further in the Barker point standings. The table tennis team finished second in our league with an 18-6 record, but then lost to Acacia in the first round of the playoffs 3 games to 2. The bowling team also made the playoffs but lost to again lost to Acacia in the first round. The volleyball team finished the season with an 11-6 record and racquetball is looking good once again as our team has advanced to the finals of the winners bracket and is favored to win the championship. James G. Krall '88 George Norman wins the George Palmer Norman Over-dipped award Community Service Recently, eight brothers volunteered their services to clean a recreation park for the Troy Boy's Club. While they seemed to have a good time, they accomplished yet another task for our community. Bingo is still going strong and because of our helping out, many people, young and old, are able to enjoy their Saturday nights. In the planning for next semester is a dual project with the sorority Pi Beta Phi. We will be hosting a music festival for the city of Troy during Greek Week next year to try to help improve the images of fraternities and sororities throughout Troy. We have also begun preparation for another Halloween party with orphan children from Troy. Looking at all our community service events, we should finish strongly again in the running for the _ community service award, and should be strong again next year. So stay psyched, Fijis are out doing a lot for the community. Michael P. Bunker '90 Community Service Graduate Relations The next six months are going to be busy for the graduate relations committee. Before committee work can begin in the fall, much will have to be accomplished over the summer. Plans for the fall include holding a graduate event, which may be brunch on 3 to 3 weekend, as well as publishing a newsletter around the end of September. During the summer, we will be organizing the committee files, beginning the hunt for a speaker for next year's Pig Dinner and preparing to improve the BCA and House Corporation. This last item will involve contacting past members as well as other local graduates in an effort to increase the membership of these two committees. Once we return in the fall, these graduate organizations will be better informed regarding times and places of meetings. Daniel P. Holynski '89 Graduate Relations ~