9 Che(Sah#a Caufe Georgia Tech Fall 1987 GAMMA TAU President's Message by Robert Douglas Ihytor Finally, after long delay and inueh inaction,the brotliers of Gamma Tau are attempting to reestiiblish closer tics with our graduates. The abysmal state of graduate affairs is not a source of pride for our chapter,and wliile I hesitate to make any bold predictions concerning its future, I do feel that there is a newfound realization of its importance. Fortunately for us undergraduate brothers,a number of graduate brothers including Brian Wright, House Corporation President; Jimmy Jarrard, Purple Legionn;ure: Tsali Bentley,former Purple Legionnaire,J. Paul Ihiines: Jon Strombom;Jeff Keesee; Alex T>'mchuk; Jimmy Rowe; John Warehol; and Glenn Glover gave considerable amounts of their time to us for rush. Additionally, Week. But, we did not stop there, and after all the dust had settled. Phi Gam had amassed three fraternity championships in softball, volleyball, and track; moreover, we won a school championship in track:md finished second in the school in both softball and voUeybaU. Lestit be said, however,that we are merely a"jock"chapter.Phi Gam surged to a 2.92 overall CPA for Spring Quarter. This lofty achievement was good for a second place finish among all fraternities on campus,and it exceeded the all-men's average by .23. Despite the incredible amount of time it took to achieve the aforememtioned accomplishments.Phi Gams stillfo^d occasion to donate over 550 man-hours to community servicfe; thereby continuing the rich through the generosity of Dudley Williamson, who ser\'es on our House Corporation, our new fall pledge class of twenty-nine heritage of service to our fellow m^ Of course intermingled with this hard work was much hard partying and hard playin^with the outstanding young men was able to attend Six Flags for free. We are indebted to all the graduates who aided us in our fall rush. quarter's social pinnacle being the annual FIJI ISLAND lARTY. Last February, a new slate of officers was elected for the 1987-88 academic year. Joining me are Rob Oglesby, Treasurer;John Sncad, addition ofour twenty-nine incredible pledges, we eagerly anticipate the future. Homecoming isjust around the comer and again this year Recording Secretary; John Faress, Corresponding Secretary; and promises to be a fun-filled event. We anticipate a large graduate turnout for Homecoming and until then I am Sean Kitzmiller, Historian. Atour cabinet retreat it was decided that the "time is now"for our chapter to assert itself as the best fraternity on campus and as the best chapter in our Fraternity. With much popular support and the hard work of many. Phi Gam bolted out of the starting blocks Spring Quarter widi a second place finish in Greek As we head into Fall Quarter, enthusiasm abounds. With the Fraternally yours. Perge! Fall RushbyA Smashing Success! Jeffrey Lee Crumley '89 The brothers of Gamma Tau began the '87-'88 school year with one of our most successful rushes in years. This can be attributed to several factors, but undoubtably one of the largest was a rash workshop conducted by Dave Slater(Ohio University '67). Dave's enthusiasm about rush seemed to rub off on the whole chapter and eventually led to a set of guidelines by which tojudge rushees. This set eventually came to include (1)Academics.(2)Extracurricular activities,(3)Athletics,(4)Personality, and (5)Overall Character. These guidelines, along with the chapter's enthusiasm, and an excellent calendar of rush events combined to bring in an outstanding Brian Robert Ahera,'91; Glenn Robert Archer,'91;Jonathan William Babb,'91; John Everet Brown,'91; Kendall William Case,'91; Joel Evan Eklwards, '91; James Alexander Grant, II, '91; Brent Allen Iverson,'91;CliristopherScot Janke,'91; David Michael Katz,'91; Robert Joseph Laporta,'91; Jerrol Wayne Littles,'91; John Wesley Longshore, '91; William Edward Maddox, '91; Erie Fredrick Meihofer,'91; Mark Dominick Perla,'91;Steven Andrew Regitz,'91; David William Schmeltzlc.'91;.lames Ellison Shepherd,'91; Michael Tracy Trotter,'91; Manuel Rivera Walters,'91; Gam Holt Webb,'91; Torsten Wegner,'91. pledge class of 29 fine young men. This figure looks even better when it is taken into account that rush at Georgia Tech is completely dry. and that freshmen are no longer allowed to visit the house during orientation. And while these two facts might cause problems for others, the brothers of Gamma Tau Fraternally yours Perge used an e.xcellent rush calender which boasted of events such as "David Letterman night!' a hypnotist and numerous band parties to help entertain rushees. However, much of this could not have been possible without the help ofour Graduate Brothers. A special thanks to all who sent rush recommendations; without them we would never have metsome of our new pledges. And to those who know ofa young man who would make a strong addition to our chapter we urge you to write and let us know. Once again.thanks to all who participated in rush and congratulations to our new pledges ; Juliana Jaatincn, "89; James 1 larold Stainback. Jr..'89; Billy Ray Edmonds..Ir..'89; Joseph Martin Imbach,'90; Mel Greenway Johnson.'90; Karl Joseph .Meihofcr."90; wi ifir, ^TLC