A The Alpha Phiji News University of Michigan Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Ann Arbor, Michigan Volume V, No. 1 December 1987 At* Archive Room Planned An archive room designed to pre serve minutes, pictures, and other ar ticles of historical significance for the Alpha Phi chapter is in the planning stages. After discovering the enormous amount of material that was previously being neglected in the basement, the chapter realized that an archive room was long overdue. With the help of brothers Keith Yamada and Kasey Cassidy, the archive room will soon become a reality. Brother Cassidy is responsible for preparing the room,which needs water proofing, painting, and carpeting as The "Top ofthe Hill" in 19S7 well as furniture to accommodate the Repairs, Additions large volume ofarchives. In addition to the physical preparation of the room, Keith Yamada is organizing the hun dreds of pictures, letters of correspon Give New Height To The Top Of The dence,and articles written about the ac tivities of the Alpha Phi Chapter. Hill The hard work of these brothers will TSfeThere have been many noticeable physical improvements at 707 Oxford The "Top ofthe Hill" in 19sl this Fall. Since the Alpha Phi Associa tion borrowed money for the house, The larger of the two decks is lo many of the much needed improve cated outside ofthe Raymond C.Smith ments have taken place. The money library and covers approximately 770 was slated for a variety of improve square feet and cost about $5000, ments which included the purchase of which included materials and labor. new furniture for all of the commons This deck can be seen from the front of areas, including chairs for the board the house as viewed from the street, but room; rework on the bathroom counter- does not detractfrom the architecture of tops in the new house; repaving the the old house. The smaller of the two driveway: plants for commons areas; decks is located just outside the back rework on the"tarbeach"roofabove the door, and is situated in a comer of the commons area; and the construction of two large decks off the back and side of new house. It spans about 500 square the house. feet and costs approximately $3000 Continued on page 8 create an archive room that will help maintain and preserve the history and traditions of the Alpha Phi Chapter for brothers of the past, present, and future to enjoy the memories of their frater nity. The archive room thus is a wel come addition. -Michael Perry Inside... Return of "Cannibal Shorts..." Undergraduate News Pig Dinner Report New Chemistry Building -Pg 3 -Pg 4 -Pg 6 -Pg 7 \r\nPage 2 THE ALPHA PHUI NEWS December 1987 President's Address 1987 got off to a bang this year. Thirty-five out of the 50 brothers who moved into 707 this September had never lived in the house before,and an ALPHA PHUI NEWS The Alpha Phiji News is published by the Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi ticipation was in the air. The brothers made their home in what might be called the New Alpha Phi Chapter; new in terms of additions to the physical structure, and more importantly, in terms of a new attitude which does not look good, and our main problem is unforeseen expenses. With over fifty percent of the broth ers in the house 'rookies', we lack a little tradition. We are writing our own Gamma Delta, 707 Oxford, Ann Arbor, Michigan,48104 tolerate apathy! Over the summer, brothers worked to maintain and upgrade the house. The parking lot was repaved and a beautiful wooden sundeck was added to the side tradition, and we're proud of what we're writing. However we need help from people with a little more experi ence. Drop us a line and let us know what you used to do at the corner of Hill House Corporation ofthe house. New furniture,plants,and and Oxford, and also let us know what George Shaffer'46 President a new television set were boughtfor the you're doing these days. Fraternities Arthur Albin '79 Treasurer commons areas, while brothers im are built on continuing old traditions and establishing new ones,so please let us know what the graduates are doing. Fred Woodward '49 proved their individual rooms. Need Leo Calhoun '50 less to say, with all the effort that was devoted this summer,the house is look Don Smith '29 ing good, with a few exceptions. The problems are due to age, and everyday wear and tear. With 60 young men Andrew Hans '82 John Bisaro '78 Board of Chapter Advisors Duncan MacLean '86 Greg Ross'86 Purple Legionaire We care! All in all, life is good at the top of the hill, and the Alpha Phi Chapter more than a house to us, it's our home. using the appliances,ovens,etc.,every day, problems arise. We have a new oven ordered to replace our ancient ruin Fraternally, but the furnace still has created many a Chapter President Martin B. Tarlie cold night this fall. William Wilson '81 Not only has the physical structure of the house improved, but so too has Section Chief fraternity. The backbone ofthe chapter Brian Dunster(B.C.'81) is our committee system, consisting of Perge! the attitude of the brothers toward the Chapter Officers Martin B. Tarlie John F. Davis Michael P. Cooper President Treasurer Christoper J. Sine Recording Secretary Corresponding Michael A. Perry Secretary Historian Alpha Phiji News Staff Stryk Thomas Greg Fountain Christopher Sine Editor Assistant Editor Photographer Typesetter AD ASTRA over20committees ranging from Grass Skirt, to Pig Dinner, to House Man ager. The purpose of the system is to provide brothers with the opportunity to get involved,to become active at one of the most dynamic universities in the The Alpha Phi Chapter regrets to announce the passing on of brothers country,and make the Alpha Phi Chap ter a positive influence in the commu nity. Our annual Pumpkin Sale with Chi Omega raised over $1,200 for the Na tional Institute for Bum Medicine. The Alpha Phi board has been a tremendous help in our effort to be come solvent,and so far this year we are faring quite well. Accounts receivable Orrin "Augie" Fames '31 John T. Gelder Jr.'40 Nicholas "Nick" Petrick '45 \r\nDecember 1987 Page 3 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Cannibal Shorts... Although you may not have known it, this newsletter was produced on an Apple Macintosh,was printed on a laser printer, and was typeset with a desktop publishing program called 'Pagemaker'. As a computer engineer, brother Sine has moved the Corre sponding Secretary's work off of the typewriter and onto the computer. Looks like computers really are every where-even at 707 Oxford! Brother Christopher Lamm will be graduating at the end of this term and will be heading west to California, where he is to be stationed on the U.S.S. Tarawa in Long Beach. Good luck Fall 1987 pledges Rambo! Brother Scott Aikens was elected to the L.S.&A. student government ex ecutive council and is also a student rep Mark Bertagnolli Darius Bozorgi Tage Carlson resentative to the academic affairs Mike Com committee. Mark Eckstein Pledges, during their 'live in' week Timothy Horton Jerry Josen Novi, Michigan Dayton, Ohio Green Oakes, Illinois Belle Harbor, New York Dayton, Ohio Shelby, Michigan Southfield, Michigan Prairie Village, Kansas end, renovated the 'tube room' in the Colt McClelland basement of the old house. What ex Todd Minichiello Sharon, Massachusettes actly the room will be used for is still undetermined, and everything from a billards parlor to a study lounge have been suggested. Which do you think Tyler Oliver Frank Perry Gary Rudnick Portola Valley, California Naperville, Indiana Ahmet Uluer Newton, Massachusettes Amherst, New York will win? Michael Van Antwerp Grosse Point, Michigan Richard Volin Tenafly, New Jeresy David Zeisler Westport, Connecticut Brother Kevin Everett, a history major, has been accepted to the Univer sity of Michigan Medical School. All that studying paid off. As siii»-«s-«tew-iii_Ann Arbsn Dcajnrt^cr brought the winter's first> sj?6wball fight. The melee began after ^n unknown number of Z.B.T.'s re moved,via sled, a snow 'Gamma' built by the brothers. A chase ensued,erupt ing into conflict,and the throwing of the first white projectile. Not to be let alone, the Sigma Nus were soon in cluded, only to be driven back to the safety of their moat. Bill Wilson wouja Slave been proud. "...not for college days alone..." Return to where brotherhood was founded. ^e a House Corporation Officer. Be a member of the Board ofChapter Advisors Millions of good times with the finest men around. Just call (313)761-5950 and ask for any one of the current chapter officers. \r\nDecember 1987 Phi Gam Athletes Page 4 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS tradition into the new year. -John Haller Have Strong Start Fiji Philanthropy: Giving Makes A The Alpha Phi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta has a bright future ahead Difference in athletics. Co-chairman John Haller This year's philanthropic activities have begun with more vigor than can be remembered from recent years. The actives and the pledges have contrib uted a perfect mark of 100% participa tion as well as having displayed a great amount of enthusiasm toward the phi lanthropy program. During the week of October 26 to 30, the AlphaPhijis sold pumpkins to bene and Paul Lewis have engineered enthu siasm throughout the fraternity by maintaining the intramural sports board which posts the points received and results from each individual event In the first ever EM scramble golf tournament, the team of Steve An drews,Dave Burton,Martin Tarlie,and Brian Young shattered the U of M blue fit the National Institute for B urn Medi course record, winning with a score of 12 under par. Without a week's pass ing,the cross-country team made up by Charles Franklin (30th place), Kal Motawi(?th place), Steve Hardy (11th place), Keith Yamada (3rd place), and cine. Selling almost every last pumpkin of the four and one half ton batch at one dollar each, we made a gross sale of $1671.32 and gave a net donation of $1184.00, with the difference being Stryk Thomas(2nd place)crushed the 3 mile course and cruised to a 1st place victory. Senior standout Steve Hardy has proved he is indeed an overachiever, holding down left center field on the Lee Prepares to dive "A"softbaU team and swinging a fero cious bat. He finished 6th in the 400 meter run in the fall track meet,and,as Lee^Michaud D kves stated above, finished 11th in the cross country meet. / For Blue paid back to the house for the expenses incurred during the sale. Also, the pledges spent time work ing at the Ann Arbor Children's Pound House. They worked on physical im provements and worked for a total of sixty hoiu"s. Currently, we are trying to plan some Christmas carolling for either an old age home or hospitalized patients. In the works for next semester is a black tie fundraiser which would be done In football, returning starters Chris Lamm, Bill Haeck, and Mike Perry! The Alpha Phi Chapter of PhiS with the help of professionals. Ann Gamma Delta is very proud of its All- Arbor V.I.P.'s such as Mayor Jcrnigan headed a no bend, no break defense which posted a shutout in game I vs./ American diver. Lee Michaud. Lee, Would be invited, as well as alumni, Chi Psi. They also carried Phi Gany football into the playoffs once again where the team reached the quartc ■ who grew up in Oregon but now resides in California, pledged in the fall of'86 and is now a sophomore studying eco nomics. second round of the IM wrestling tout nament and 1, junior Sean Dingman, number one diver at Michigan and class. Finally, the Alpha Phi chapter is\ gearing up for basketball season,which \ beginsjust after Winter Break. Enough Fijis have already signed up and begun to practice for the coming season to -Paul Seltman As a freshman. Lee became the placed 48th in division one national competition. As a sophomore. Lee placed 2nd in the Big 10 and 5th in national competition, making him an / / / The Alpha Phi Chapter Phi Gamma Delta would like to thank Ail-American. \ Phi Gams all around the country can . t^e their hats off to Lee Michaud,one man an "A," a "B," and even a "C" orthe best divers in the country. He is team. With three Phi Gam teams in a posHjye representative of opf^hool shape and ready to play, the Alpha Phi chapter is set on continuing its winning Amha Phiji tradition! \ finals. Wrestling also went well for th j Fiji house. 6 Phi Gams advanced to th s reached the finals of the 152 lb. weighi faculty,and parents. This project could \^ry well be the beginning of another and ourTralgmity. •Sam Shapiro Phil M. Schuchter '82 for his generous donation (We're still rooting for the Lions!) \r\nDecember 1987 These Are the Best Years of My Life? by Stryk Thomas'89 It happens in many settings, such as after high school graduation, or when one is on vacation from college:a paton the back,a smile,and the words,"Enjoy those four years of college, they're the best years of yoiu* life!" The speaker then wistfully looks off into the dis tance, back into his or her memory. longer. As the light of dawn touches the sky, my sight becomes blurred and the weight ofsleep presses mercilessly against my shoulders. 1 promise to give up vice after vice, if only to beat the clock that races breathlessly towards The Deadline. Then,there is the cute girl who sits next to me in class. In this situation "And this 1/18 is supposed to be the best, most enjoyable years of my life?" there are three possible ugly outcomes. Possibility #1:the two of us hit it offas friends immediately. One day, as we exit class,I decide to ask her out on a I'm sure that everyone has faced a date. JustasIam aboutto ask her,some scene such as this one, or something similar to it, sometime in his life. I myselffind this sortofsituation disturb guy comes up to her and she grasps his hand, engaging in a soft kiss. Hiis is ing. I think to myself that with a life expectancy of, say, 72 years, college amounts to 1/18 of my life. And this 1/ 18 is supposed to be the best, the most free and enjoyable, years of my life? Pardon me,but 1 wonder—if they are, what docs this imply about the rest of my life? Page 5 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS one of the most hated sights of the single college male—she is beyond reach because of one's bad timing. Possibility #2: the two of us get along well enough, and 1 discover that she does not have a boyfriend. But when 1 ask her out,wham!she is unfortunately washing her hair that night. At least this option is quick and to the point When someone says,"Enjoy those four years of college, they're the best years of your life!," it is bard to know wbat that person has in mind when he says that. Are those "best years" in relation to the good aspects of college, or the bad aspects? If the good,then 1 am not too concerned. College at its bestis allowing me to have an awesome amount of fun and to experiment aca demically and socially. Even ifthe rest of my life is significantly less great, it will still be a great life. At its worst, college has put me through trials which 1 do not care to repeat If the rest of my life is worse than this, well,I'm in for a rough time. "As a college student, I am full of questions which I cannot answer..." Perhaps, when people refer to col lege as 'The best years of your life," they have in mind both the good times and the bad. The positive experiences in college seem great in contrast to the terribleness ofthe negative ones. Keep ing in mind both kinds keeps both fresh and memorable in this way. 1 feel that many of these experiences, both good and bad,1 have felt before college, but never at the full intensity with which 1 feel them here. Perhaps the shock of this intensity,experienced for the first When people make statements such as this one,they seem to be diminishing their post-college lives. 1 get the im pression that after graduation they started down a road of drudgery,all the while looking back over their shoulder at some golden light emanating from their college days. If this is true,is it the direction in which my own life is headed after 1 graduate? Ifcollegeisthe best four years of my life, 1 shudder to think about what my life will be like go on indelinitely, but eventually the grow even larger in one's eyes. As a college student, 1 am full of questions which 1 cannot answer, the question of whether college will be the best years ofmy life being among them. What 1 can do is Hve my life as rewardingly as 1 can, and hopefully, in the afterwards. situation resolves itself end, time will tell what was best and For despite what alumni tell me,1 do not find my college years a time of heavenly bliss. More times than 1 care to think about, 1 have found myself awake in the middle ofthe night,pulling possibility #1 or #2. 1 said that college life was all like this. Thatisfarfrom being true. There are as many great episodes in one's college the infamous"all-nighter." As the night wears on,sbange things happen to my perception of the Canterburv Tales or the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. The paragraphs of my paper getshorter, while the sentences get longer and career,ifnot more,than there are trying and depressing ones. These rangefrom snowball fights with the Sigma Nus that last until 3 A.M..,to pledge formal in Chicago with the"perfect"date,and an easy"A"in a sophomore seminar. "I promise to give up vice after vice, if only to beat tbe clock tbat races breathlessly towards Tbe Dead time,helps to make one's college years line." Possibility #3 is perhaps the worst of all. Here the girl is already dating someone else,butagrees to a date with me. The ensuing mindgames between the girl, myself,and the other guy can into either what was not. Of course,1 would not be honest if Brother Thomas is an English and Anthropology major and expects to graduate in May, 1989. \r\nDecember 1987 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS 91st Annual Pig Dinner A Dinner Frank Norris Would Have Been Proud Of Our key note speaker for this year's event was James Ebersol ('50). Brother Ebersol flew up from his home in Brownsville, Texas to entertain and give a few economic tips he had picked up since leaving Ann Arbor. He related On October 3,1987 the Alpha Phi his experiences as an undergraduate chapter showcased it's annual Norris Pig Dinner. Although attendance at this (including that of being Bill Zerman's year's feast was down,the undergradu ate brothers jumped at the opportunity to show off our newly built decks, talk with the graduate brothers, and in gen roommate), his life in Texas, and his position as Director of Industrial De velopment for the Brownsville Cham ber of Commerce. Planning for next year's Pig Din eral .spend an evening of fun and enter ner has already begun and it's success tainment. depends on graduate brother participa Co-chairmen Brian Schrag ('89) tion. So,if you would like to help in the and Curt Frillman ('89) organized this planning of next year's dinner, please year's event. It began early that Satur contact the house at any time. Be sure day morning at Michigan Stadium, where the Wolverines handily defeated the Wisconsin Badgers. Following the game and an hour of conversation and cocktails, the program began. Brother Bob Erf ('55) began the evening with coats and ties. Dinner was served with table cloths and napkins. It provided a real home-like meal each day. Sunday dinner was the treat of the week!" Robert J. Spiegel '49 E 27201 Garden Way, Franklin, MI, 48025 is the V.P. of Etkin Equities and McWilliams and the rest of us...a first with our ice carving display at the re view of the winter camival-both activi ties revived after the second war." Toast' followed by the entrance of the pig. This year's dinner was held before our fall 1987 pledge class was chosen, George W. Anderson '51 so the newly initiated pledge class of 310 S. Peterson Park Rd., Northport, Winter 1987 took on the chore. MI, 49670 is an insurance executive and he remembers"The golden friend After a pleasant meal, brothers Keith Yamada('90) and Kevin Everett ships that were developed at 707 and ('88)gave different perspectives of life George Shaffer '46 kisses thefront ena still remain to this day.'I'll never forget my college days,those dear sincere old Tarlie ('89) followed with his state of college days'." the house address, and spoke of his plans to take the boiling enthusiasm at Memories Warm A 707 and use it to fuel programs dealing Cold Evening with philanthropy, graduate relations, and die community. - to keep your calender open in October when, once again, we celebrate our remembers when the "house won 1st Norris Pig Dinner. prize with our display at Michigras'49, -Brian Schrag 'The Atomic Cloud', built by Dick his creative rendition of the 'Exiles at Alpha Phi. Chapter President Martin Brother Ebersol'50 gives speach Eugene 'Potsy' Ryan '51 Orly Cabrera '84 1517 Madison Street #2, Madison, WI, 53711 put down "married" as his occu pation and has a rather exhilarating 6669 Red Cedar Lane,Union Lake,MI, memory of "watching the van full of 48085 and is retired. He remembers Fijis drive off with the luggage that I put "coming to Phi Gamma Delta at the in the wrong car as I tried to leave on m y same time as a life long friend-Al honeymoon." 'Wildcat' Wall." Don DeMallie '78 Frederick F. Woodward '49 16996 Madeline, Birmingham, Ml, 2429 Femcliff, Royal Oak, MI,48073 48009 is a manager with Unisys and New iniales bringing in the pig" is retired. Fred can remember when says of his memories as an undergradu We had sit down dinner service-with ate "Too many, but, it always boils waiters. Brothers came to dinner with down to friendships." \r\nDecember 1987 behind schedule. Because of this and crash himself. the weak sand base of the location, contractors have been working addi tional hours to make up for lost time. According to Novadoff, the design Despite the successful young life of Elmer Gideon, it came to an end tragi cally. While serving over French soil his plane never returned to the English ofthe facility was a group effort includ air base from which it came. He was ing input from all areas of the depart listed as missing in action for over a ment with the emphasis on designing a year before his death was announced on May 10,1945. He was 26 years old. As generic research lab to meet the needs The new 500 seat lecture hall of the faculty performing the research. -Greg Fountain 'U' Builds New Chem Building Over the past several years there have been many new buildings under construction around campus. Some of the larger ones include the new univer Brother Gideon John C. Baity '55 44 Maher Avenue, Greenwich, CT A Tribute To Elmer Gideon '39 campus within the past year or so and been to the 'Diag' has noticed the large construction site to the east of the exist only look back on Elmer Gideon as a hero and a viable example of the true spirit of Phi Gamma Delta. -Greg Fountain From The East Anyone who has visited the U of M ing Chemistry building. The contracted a brother in Phi Gamma Delta, one can News Of Brothers sity medical center, the EECS (Electri cal Engineering & Computer Science) building,and most recently,an addition to the Chemistry building. Page 7 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Elmer Gideon, affectionately nick named as 'Gid' by his Phi Gam broth ers, was a moving example of an out standing Phi Gam. Being an outstand 06830 is a partner in Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. He and his wife, Patricia,have 3children; Keith 31.John 31, and Cheryl 28. They also have grandchildren (unless they are yours, John); Michael 22 months,and Philip 2 months. John is "wishing you all the budget ofabout$60 million is expected to be completed in February of 1989. The big focal point of the new facility ing athlete, Gideon was named the fast will be its 500-seat lecture hall includ est man for his size in the country by Robert Leicester Hall '27 ing top of the line, state of the art audio and visual equipment, according to the Director of Laboratory,Jack Novadoff. The construction is being performed by Michigan's own Fielding Yost in 1937. He excelled in the position of left end for Michigan football, was a record breaking Big-Ten high-hurdle cham 111 Harrison Avenue, Apt B3. New port, RI, 02840 is retired and has 3 children, ages 45,43, and 41. Mellon Stuart, contracted out of Pitts pion, and star first baseman. William C. Carrier '34 burgh. In addition to the large lecture Even while Gideon's name was headlined on sports pages everywhere he still found time for his brothers in Phi 75 Stratton Forest Way,Simsbury,CT, room there will also be a 120-seat lec ture hall with similar audio and visual devices. The students will have a com puting center with their own personal computers. According to Novadoff,the first floor will be devoted to instruction while the remaining three floors will be for research. There have been several factors that have delayed construction of the facil ity, of which the most lime consuming was the collapse ofa steam tunnel on the east end of the site on June 9 of this year. This delayed construction for about 4 weeks, putting the contractors well best." 06070 is also retired and all of his chil dren are now adults. His message is Gamma Delta, being elected president "Perge!" ofthe Alpha Phi chapter hisjunior year. Upon graduation 'Gid' played for what John Giles Roberts '41 was then a major league baseball team, P.O. Box 713, Woodstock, Vermont, the Washington Senators. Soon after, 05091. He and his wife Lisette have a however,he was drafted and eventually ended up Captain in the Army Air son Kevin 34 and he too says "Perge!" Corps. Phil M. Schuchter '82 2154 Florida Aveneue While serving, he was decorated with the Soldier's Medal for heroism for N.W.,Washington, DC,20008. Phil is saving a comrade from the burning living in DC on the N.W. side, is wreckage of a bomber, even after he had sustained multiple injuries in the single and attending graduate school at George Washington University. \r\nTHE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS December 1987 DEC161S87 iis ;page8 ATTENTION BROTHERS! "Alpha Phi"in 1987 contiuedfrom page 1 including materials and labor. In order to make the larger deck more easily the extensive improvements being per accessible, a double door which cost formed to the house. Many brothers about $1000 with parts and labor was cut through the south side of the Ray mond C. Smith library. The designing have performed work on their own rooms to improve the living conditions as well as the life of the house. We are write us a note. We at "707" will and supervising of the construction was performed by J.R. Freiburger, a Phi Gam in his junior year at U of M. Other looking forward to a few more im provements, such as work on the old house structure, plumbing, and heat make the necessary changes. All of us in the Phi Gam house are very excited and appreciative of all of Phi Gams assisted in completing the ing; new rugs for the commons areas; project. After approval, the construc repair of the floors; and installation of tion took 17 days which fell at the end of a ventilation system in the new house August of this year,just in time for Fall bathrooms. rush. I Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta 707 Oxford Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 Please help us cut down on our list of missing brothers. If you know of a Phi Gam who is not getting his Alpha Phiji News,or other frater nity mail, please give us a call or Thank You -Greg Fountain NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE BULK MAILING PAID ANN ARBOR, Ml PERMIT NO. 32 \r\nAlpha Phiji News Questionaire Dear Brother, The Alpha Phiji News staff would like to hear from you! Please fill out and return this questionaire so that we can keep all the graduates abreast of what their brothers are doing. Thank you. Please print or type: Full name Year Occupation Firm Address City Wife's Name State Children and ages Years in school Course Degree Extracurricular activities you participated in House activities or offices held. A message to your brothers across the country. Rushee Recommendation Please print or type: Recommender's name Recommender's address City State, Rushee's home address City State. Rushee's school address City State _ Rushee' name Credentials/Reason for recommendation \r\nCorresponding Secretary Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta 707 Oxford Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104