THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Lambda Nu Today Fall '87 ISIIKlBgMl I One of the new rooms in the old section of the Lambda Nu chapter house. Old Section of Lambda Nu Remodeled The old section of Lambda Nu can hardly be called the "old section" anymore, After three months of remodeling and an expense of $140,000, the old section is now the pride of the Lambda Nu chapter house. The remodeling, done by Kingery Construction, was no small task. Everything except the outer walls and two hallway walls of the second and third floor were torn out. Even wiring and plumbing were com pletely redone. Walt Stevenson, president of the House Corpora four people each along with desks, dressers and beds for each person. An ingenious room design made it possible for so much furniture to be in one room. Each person's desk, dresser and bed are combined into one unit. The units have a desk in the center, dresser drawers lining each side of the desk and a bed on top. The bathrooms were also completely renovated. Brother Lynn Lightner supervised the remodeling of the old section. Everything from the design of the new living units to the meeting of city codes on room sizes were overseen by Lightner. The under tion, explained why the plumbing was replaced. "The pipes were so calcified and corroded you graduate chapter thanks brother Lightner for couldn't even stuff your pinky m them," he said. Each floor of the original sectioi? "now has four rooms and no open-air dorms. The'four rooms are almost twice as big as before. The rooms can hold volunteering so much time to the chapter and for do ing an excellent job to make the remodeling project run smoothly. —Steve Luby and Bob Nelson \r\nPage 2 Cabinet President Treasurer Joey Friedman Joe Petty Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Kevin O'Farrell Rob Abel Historian JimSchuele Board of Chapter Advisors Brothers, I hope you are having an enjoyable Autumn. This is the first of four newsletters that you will be receiving during the 1987-88 school year. I would like to pause and add if you have any com ments or suggestions for articles, please either con tact me or Bob Nelson, our editor. To describe the activities in the house this fall is the Chairman word "new." To begin, the second and third floors of the east side of the house were completely remodel Chapter Administration and ed this past summer. Many thanks go out to the -Greg-SOTTyess Dick Garden President's Message :ni^rd Graduate Relations Fraternity Law members of the House Corp., BCA and other graduates who enabled this tremendous project to Neal Westphal Public Relations be completed. We have a terrific new housemother named Mary Jane VanBerg, who is very personable and energetic. We have done some new landscap ing along our front walkway into the house. Our Mother's Club purchased a new IBM PC for the Lc>OU Curt McConnell Kevin Underwood Ken Hunter Rush Ritual Chapter Finances Joe Grant Pledge Education Scholarship house, which is becoming a real asset. A new pledge Purple Legionnaire Ex-Officio class of 26 young men shows a great deal of promise. With these additions, the energy in the house is Tim Wentz Pat Ash amazing. The brothers are happy and their attitudes are soaring, which is going to lead the fraternity to House Corporation what we believe will be a rewarding semester. I Walt Stephenson, Jr., Lynn Lightner graduates, would take time to stop by when you're in Tom Fitchett, Jeff Freed Don Larson, Jerry Soloman Lincoln, whether it is before a football game or just passing through. I would like to share with you a synopsis of the hap penings within the fraternity since our last cor respondence. This summer five brothers traveled to Columbus, Ohio, for the 20th Fiji Academy where Lambda Nu was given the responsibility of leading a few of the activities. On Tuesday, September 15, a delegation of brothers and graduates traveled to would truly appreciate it if you, the Lambda Nu Staff Editor Assistant Editor Staff Bob Nelson Rob McCabe Steve Luby Dave Carl Omaha for the Graduate Chapter's annual fall din ner, where the guest speaker was no other but our Executive Director, William A. Martin III. Graduate Golf was scheduled for Sunday, October 11, at Pioneer Golf Course. Our goal was to have a large The Lambda Nu Today is published four times dur ing the school year by the Lambda Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta for its graduate brothers, friends, and Fijis everywhere. Please send any news, information or comments to: Editor, Lambda Nu Today 1421 No. 26th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 turnout. Graduates in Nebraska received invitations. Homecoming is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, so if you're in the area, please stop by. Finally, Pig Dinner is scheduled for Friday evening, November 6, at the University Club. Our guest speaker is the dynamic Dick McCormick (Iowa State '61), President of U.S. West. Thank you for reading and once again I hope you have an enjoyable Fall season. Fraternally, Joey Friedman, '88 Perge! \r\nPage 3 Our New Mom... I ^ Mom VanBerg pictured on the porch of Lambda Nu. New House Mom for Lambda Nu Mary Jane VanBerg, a native of Columbus, has become the new house mom of the Lambda Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, According to the undergraduate brothers. Mom VanBerg was a wise choice. "She's real cool" is the rating she got from most brothers after her first month with Lambda Nu. Mom VanVerg said she's had an interest in being a house mom for years. "I like things that are creative and I like the feeling of helping others,'' she said. Mom VanBerg said she interviewed with many houses on campus but liked Phi Gamma Delta best. "I had the best interview with this house. It was very Along with being Lambda Nu's housemother, Mom VanBerg is also a mother of five and a student at UNL. She said she will probably have more time than impressive and that was what made the difference," last year even with her new duties as a house mother. "Last year I drove 70 miles from Columbus for classes," she said. Now she's across the street like sports a lot and the house involvement in from her classes. Mom VanBerg is working towards a degree in Communication/Sociology. She is taking nine hours this semester and is 28 hours short of her degree. she said. "1 think another factor that helped me choose the Fijis is their heavy involvement in sports. I terested me." Mom VanBerg said her favorite sport is bicycling. She has ridden in B.R.A.N. (Bike Ride Across Nebraska) for three years. "I think the most en joyable time I've ever had was riding my bike through Vail Pass," she said. —Dave Carl \r\nPage 4 What's News at UN-L New Appearing on Campus The University of Nebraska, city campus, has been busy with the construction of two major facilities. The two buildings are the Lied Center for Performing Arts and an indoor practice field/rec center. The new indoor football practice field and student recreation center is being built next to the old col iseum on 14th Street. The practice complex will include a standard-size Construction of the Lied Center is well under way. Construction began in mid-October 1986 and should be completed in the fall of 1989. The $20 million pro ject is located west of the Temple building and just field east of Kimball Hall. The Lied Center construction School officials say the football practice area will be available to students, faculty and staff 75% of the was made possible by a $10 million grant from Ernst Lied, a 1927 alumnus, $5 million from the State of Nebraska and $10 million from private sources. with end-zones and a seven-foot sideline margin. The size of the field will allow the Huskers to perform most of their drills indoors. Punting, however, will not be practical. time. The recreation center will include a swimming state-of-the-art acoustics, an orchestra pit, catering pool, weight room, locker rooms, and a multi purpose gymnasium where varsity volleyball com areas, conference areas and two spacious lobbies petition will be held. that feature a panoramic view of the Lincoln campus. The cost of the new facility is $14.4 million. Funding of the project will be by private donations, an in crease in the price of football tickets and an increase The center will include a 2,300 seat auditorium with When complete, the Center will serve as a showcase for student groups and productions as well as national and international acts. With its technical capabilities, the Lied Center will be able to accom modate large orchestras, full scale dance companies and touring theatre events which were too large for in student fees. The practice field should be completed by November 1 of this year. The recreation center is scheduled to be completed by January of 1989. Kimball Hall. One of two remodeled restrooms in the old section of Lambda Nu. —Rob McCabe \r\nPage 5 Fiji's Involved on Campus President's Message Brothers, I would like to extend greetings from all the undergraduate brothers currently affiliated with Lambda Nu. As the new cabinet is beginning to be come involved with our various duties, I look upon the upcoming term as President with a great deal of ex citement and enthusiasm. The opportunities around us are continually growing and each day it seems as though a brother in Phi Gamma Delta is being recog men of Phi Cam the shakers and movers that nized for their service. orary Society for Industrial Engineering; James Schuele . . . University Ambassadors Just recently we initiated the entire fall pledge class of twenty-two members, which not only reflects on their diligent work, but also the time and effort the ac tive chapter delivered to these men to insure their development. This brings our total house membership to 73, and we are looking at a small second semester rush program to insure full house capacity. Intramurals continue to be a strength as the house was cur rently leading all three fraternity divisions at semester break and are striving to once again capture the Well by the title you may have guessed that this story is based on what the Fiji's are doing on campus. Your probably wondering, "Are the they should be?" The answer is yes! So now it's horn-blowing time for the men who make a dif ference on campus. Mike Preston ... Member of Alpha Pi Mu Hon Vice President; Jeff Kumke ... Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Society for Mechanical Engineering; Kevin Larson... Junior Representative Student Advisory Board (S.A.B.) for the College of Arts and Sciences; Rob McCabe... University Ambassadors Exec utive Committee; Joe Petty . .. President of the Health Center coveted "triple crown," something which no other Board, Chairman of the University Aids Task Force, member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor fraternity has done at UNL. The entire house average remained above the all-university average for the fifth consecutive year and a house goal has been made to ary Society, and Pi Eta Zeta Honorary Society; Jon Snare ... Senior Representative S.A.B. Col lege of Business Administration (C.B.A.), achieve an accum 3.0 in the following year. campus Recreation Advisory Council, Govern However, by no means have we become compla cent with our past accomplishments. One of our A.S.U.N. Senator for the C.B.A., President of the ment Liasons Committee, Committee for Fee Allocation; primary goals deals with continued communication with the graduate members. Andy McDowell . .. President of Sigma Iota Epsilon Honorary Society for the College of Bus In addition to our reconstruction of the "old" side of iness, Nebraska Union Board, Omicron Delta the house, new furniture has recently been installed in Epsilon Honorary Society for Economics, Ne our living room by the House Corporation and 1 would like to express that the entire undergraduate chapter braska Human Resources Foundation, Layout editor for the Creek Yearbook, Junior Rep resentative S.A.B. for the C.B.A., Head of the C.B.A. Action Committee; is appreciative of all that has been done and are very proud of our current house appearance. Already this semester, the new cabinet and entire house have met with and discussed individual goals with the Board of Chapter Advisors. A couple of ideas from these meetings include: a goal of 150 graduates in attendance at next fall's Norris Pig Dinner; improv ed participation for this semester's graduate golf (set tentatively for April 16); and, a rush video so we can provide an overview of our house ideals and show to each rushee in their individual homes. A second goal is a renewed emphasis on extra curricular involvement. In recent years, we have committed a great deal of time and effort to improving our image in the eyes of the community(as evidenced by our having been awarded the C. B. Schultz Award for the fraternity with the best community service for the previous two years). We feel we have excelled in this area and are now placing this same emphasis on campus events. We have taken a step forward with five brothers running for ASUN senate and others be coming involved in other activities. , Mitch Lewis... Treasurer of UNL Rugby Club; Steve Earnst . . . Sophomore Representative S.A.B. for Architecture. the fraternity, its previous accomplishments, and hope we are able to carry on the tradition of excel lence as has been established in the past. To this ef fect, I cordially invite you to return to Lincoln or write us a letter, as I know we would be entertained by hearing stories of your success. The House will always be open, and any letter will be promptly an swered. Thank you, again, for providing us the background of such a great fraternity of which I am proud to be President. Final congratulations go to Joseph Friedman, pre vious president who will serve as one of the National Field Secretaries beginning next fall term. Fraternally, Finally, in terms of retribution for the great debt we owe to each of you, we would like to share our current Andrew S. McDowell President, Lambda Nu success and confide with you that we are doing every thing possible in order to live up to the good name of Perge! \r\nGraduates Page 6 Past Due Bennett, B Brothers, over the course of the last couple of years, to the present, we have come to accumulate a large amount in outstanding house bills. So, very politely, but firmly, we are asking that each of the $ 32.00 Blumel,J 11.00 Brown,S Chambers,S 23.00 2.00 Drake Duracinski Fix Cruidel Howie Kaufman Kumke Lonowski 63.00 451.50 2.00 58.00 2.00 55.00 575.00 25.00 as of February 29, 1988. Thank you for your im Manchester McCabe McConnell 56.00 24.00 11.00 mediate attention to this matter. McEvoy 20.00 McCill Miller Morrell Parker 98.00 24.00 65.00 21.00 Petrow Pollock 32.00 14.00 following brothers please take care of this matter as soon as possible. This type of action in no way is meant to be embarrassing to anyone, but merely a reminder of your responsibility. If this debt has been taken care of, please accept our most sincere apologies. Drop us a note as to when it was paid. Otherwise, we'll be looking for ward to receiving your check. The amounts due are Fraternally, Scott Ruff Treasurer Perge! Poleo Lincoln Men (over $200) Barger $ 849.55 Ruhlman 616.00 Poling Myers 351.25 356.00 Garrett 275.50 Campbell Chapman Shep 209.00 213.66 288.00 828.00 Rupp 57.00 Sackcheski Sanders Shack Shradski Stanek 180.00 2.00 16.00 12.00 70.25 Sullivan, K Sullivan, M 43.00 72.00 Voss 32.00 $3,711.75 $3,158.96 Phi Gamma Delta 1425 R Street Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Lincoln, NE 68508 Permit No. 227 PAID Lincoln, NE 68501 i may 11 1988 FiMyBfiMlTy OF ?HI fi.vvjM 8IITI