"o1 VO L.7 NO.ユ ROSE‐ HULMAN:NST:TUTE NOVEMBER 1974 OF TECHNOLOCY ed itself as a united brotherly mass joined in the dining room to' partake of the mystical PurPle Passion. \A/ithin moments, the potion worked its magic to change an intensely exciting happening into one of true bliss. But these activities were onlY the stage for the real happening. The interaction of parent and active, of pledge and graduate and of graduate with active. Paul Georgas'parents could not feel out of place when so many Fiii's were anxious to meet them. Bob Carter's uncle talked shop with seniors on the job trail, while his wife and friends were content to enjoy all of the action around A RHII PHI HOMECOMiNG 1974 'most unusual phenomenom occured at the Phi Gamma Delta house on the weekend of the 18th-21 st. A sampling of every facet of Fiii life was brought forth. Parents, and relatives; graduates and actives; pledges and f uture Fiii's were all accounted for in the weekend's festivities. Friday night started with the pep rally and spectacular freshmen bonf ire. When started, spec- tators iust could not back away fast enough to evade the tremendous heat it produced. At the house, oo open bar served to loosen everyone's tongues. That night f reshmen were present to meet and speak with the graduate brothers as to their f eel ings on brotherhood and f ratern ity lif e. "Just what makes fraternity life so appealing?", was a question posed to many a brother. Saturday morning the graduates defeated the active chapter in a rousing game of f ootball , that af ternoon the Rose ERgineers followed the grads example and ousted I ll inois col lege 29-0 in the homecoming game. Due to this victory the Board of Managers, io an unprecedent decisioh, declared classes cancelled for the following Monday ! That evening parents and graduates were treated to a slide show of our previous year's activities, including the Decorators Showhouse, but the most prestigious event of the weekend unveil- them. The return of graduate Brothers Rick Pace '7A, Jim Lowes '70, and George Butkovich '7A who had not been back recently were a welcome sight. Seabury's Tavern hosted a reunion of the '72 BRC, including Jay Sensibaugh, Fred Franzwa, Jim Grahm, and Cecil Whitaker, to talk of old tales and to counsel A few seniors into the' arduous road ahead as memb6rs of the '75 BRC. While examining the physical being of the house Jay Sensibaugh asked many unknown sophomore actives what recent tasks had been accomplished and what was scheduled for the future. So on leaving he was content that the Personal of the chapter were in as fine a tone as the house. Graduate Brother Fred Franzaw drove from Rochester, New York and arrived SaturdaY af ternoon. \r\nPACE TWo With no rest Brother ROSE F:J: Franzaw went to the chapter homecoming events of that evening, and after a short nights sleep he drove back to Rochester. This shows the desire that Phi Gamma Delta inculcates into its rr.rembers. The magic of homecoming along with a spirit only Fiji's know made this a weekend that will remain a ioyous memory for many a year. Il■h:,:1:i:;:IR, NOVEMBER 1974 ∬ ar:￨ 」 1: 〔 精爾:薫 brIli」 1電 ::糧 ll認 1鷹 ぶ 壼 1:￨:」 ￨ll:::1:躍 ￨‖ lまll:: 敬燎 lh:° The I David Steinbock M ichael N isbet Steve Parmelee Mark Ress Ralph Fain M ichael Cherbak James Krogstie naut Georgas Thomas Atwood Randy Ridgway Dennis Liechty Don Zona From the President: Dear Brothers , Rho Phi has at this time made several strides in her search for improvement, and it would seem appropriate at this time to make a general recap of her status. The house has continued its reputation as the cleanest fraternity dwelling on cam pus, and several improvements have been added. A storage shed has been built outside the dining room-skullery corner, this has freed the garage for parties and meetings. 丁he 堀 Of Rho Phi have ‖fe weekend back at sch001 the i風 :憲 1麗 wi電 ギ ‖:』il∬ 讐 the greatest parties and laraest to ever fill the houseo That weekend started a social trend that made the name Fiji known to every Rose freshmen. During September we ‖vened up the weekends with parties such as a ̀̀Fili‐ Rose Centennial Cele‐ bration'', which included a guest appearance by our own ̀̀Chaun‐ cey Rose'', Steve Parine:eee tthe talents Of many of the brothers from its cOnceptlon to its finia‖ za― tion.丁 he many hOurs of hard wOrk put in by our brothers pa:d Off as the even:ng c10sed a success in every sense Of the、 ″ord. Our social functions have contin‐ ued to provide a diversified medium in which brothersi dateS, traditiona‖ y great̀̀(Casino Party'' and Freshmen have been ab:e to meet,have fun,and mature in the one of our annua: themes, was again a big hit, with over 200 social graces.丁 he success of these people playing the odds. C)ther features during september were an outstanding mixer party, a cookouti , surprise theme party, events have;as in the past, helped tremendously in Our Rush effort6 A,usua:at this tiFne Of year,the big question on everybOdy's:ips is and a live band dance at the house the state of rush.A:arge number of good men ere gOing through rush this yeer,'and ёven barring the stiff competition, it would with music provided by brother Dave Myers'group̀̀Rage''。 Ocbber's socia: events were alsO in:tiated with à̀Giant M ixer seem that there・ should be enough Party''。 men for a‖ the main contenders. ̀̀ヽ Many brothers have put a great amount of tirne and sacrifice into this effort,and wh‖ e bid day w‖ give the fina! verdict, : fee三 men eniOyed a very active sOcial ::「 lghr」 鳳 Tttenlle混 ‖ from the first party on。 丁he first C)rosso tthe occeSsion tut:lized the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at Rose-Hulman lnstitute Of Technology for the enjoyment of its alumni and friends. Editor John Schlott Asst. Editor Bruce Schmidt Contributors ,ls 50〔 lAL SU〔 ESS 耀k:LI:pTttg」 the Rho Phi Chapter of Fraternally yours, Steven Glen parmelee Rose-H ulman ま THE ROSE FIJI Published throughout the year by house. I remain :nき ￨ confident in predicting a good showino for the Rose Flli's. Along with these efforts, we have held and expanded our other areas of interest tO the extent of our current ab‖ ities,with the fina: results being a we‖ diversified and united(Chapter. : leave you hOping that yo6r da‖ y activities are shOwing as̲ much persona: satisfaction and return as are ours at the chapter This was followed by a 「ine and iCheeSe Party'' and of ハ course ̀̀Homecoming VVeekend'', with 33 out of 88 of the grads returningo HalloWeen was we:― comed to th′ ё Fili houSe with a costume trade party w:th the W器 ln° L出 し 認器1ぶ el群 mouse(vves Anderson)and a hOst of other characters ioined in a search for thè̀Gireat Pumpkin." 丁he month of lNovember featur― ed Rho Phils,own ̀̀Unta:ent Night'' cOmpetition, where top honors wё nt to a grOup of Rose Freshmen for their wea:th Of unta!ento A13o ln November twenロ ty― seven cars were entered in the \r\nNOVEMBER 1974 ROSE Fl』 "H & N Road Rallye" sponsored by Brothers Hile#ran and N isbet. Brother Tom Frank, his wife and navigator Jen fryn, along with Brother Paul Georgas and his date Elaine Lewicki took first place PACE THREE l 膠覇 lil honors, while brother Ed Fain and h is navigator f inished second. The men of Rho Ph i are very pleased with the appearance of many graduate brothers at our weekly social functions. A round of clicks goes out to each and every one of you for helping to continue our social success. II(I(IESIA 1974 Rho Phi maintained its outstanding stature by sweeping more awards than any . other chapter. Awards received by our Atlanta Ekklesia delegation included: 1) Second place in Coon Plaque (chapter publ ications)' 2l Honorable mention in Baker Cup (social service) 3) Honorable mention in Brightman award (graduate Relations) 4\ Six consecutive years of outstanding academic excellance. Much business and pleasure was conducted during the August convention by all delegates. Highlig hts of the 1 26th Ekklesia included the Awards Banquet, Stone Mountain Luau, Underground Atlanta and the election of our section ch ief Joseph Carney (DePauw '50) to the Archonate. Brothers attending the biannual event included Chuck Schilling, Dave Myers, Al Ruszkowski, Mark Ress, Ed Fain, Mike Nisbet, Bob Carter and Graduate Brothers Steve Goble ('71) and Tom "Stogie" Hendrickson ('71) and Terre Haute Graduate Chapter members Don Mighell (Texan '56) and Bob Harker (lowa State '43) with ou r northern brother B il I "Bud" Miller (lndiana'62). SPREADINGI丁 HE INFLUEN〔 E Rush is the mainstay of any chapter.VVe at Rho Phi are always proud of our efforts, and would like to share them with you. We started Sophomore rush last year with a Formal Rush Sm,oker which proved valuable in the pledging of Paul Georgas and Bruce Schmidt who are now active. This fall we pledged Doug Evans in "THE" spot in front of Speed Hall, prior to which we transported him f rom the upper class dorrns past all the freshman dorms while singing appropriate FIJ I songs. Rush got off to a good start this fall with two fantastic parties on the weekend before school started. These parties were will attended by both frosh and members of the opposite sex. They proved to be valuable f in that they showed reshmen that Rho Phi was the place to be The production of a " Rush Map" also contributed to our being recognized on campus as the best. We distributed copies of a map of Terre Haute to all the f resh men to help them get acquainted with the town. The f irst set of rush parties were decorated in a trad itional South Sea lsland theme. The attendance was only fair due to ill-planning by the I . F. C. However, by rush ing in the dorms and at parties we were able to more than compensate for the lack of freshman attendance. The first set of formals lended a more serious note to our d iscus_ sions with f reshmen. We were able to get some of their feelings on f raternities and explain the non-party, organizational side of Phi Gamma Delta. The chapter has been busy with other interests recenily, but the with Donkey Basketball and other projects contributed greatly to the spirit of rush. With the close chapter feeling on 'rush, and our Social committee planning, ihis year,s success experienced Rush should prove to be one of our best. DOl\ll(TY BASI(TTBATI. The men of Rho Phi through consolidated ef f ort successf u lly organized and executed a Donkey Basketball game. The proceeds from the ticket sales and donations were given to the Wabash Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Although the project required more time and footwork than had been orig inally expected, we accepted the challenge and made the undertaking a success. The night of actual competition proved to be of a reward than a job, The Chapter's 100"/" cooperative effort \r\nPAGE FOUR NOvEMBER 1974 ROsE F:J: everyone that we were a contending team. Two wins in three days over TX also highlighted season's play. The first game ended in a 20-0 edge with f ree saf tey Ch uck Schilling picking off six interceptions and Bob Carter hauling in 3 TD passed and 2 extra pbint conversions. The next game saw two John Schlott touchdown passes to Mike Nisbet and also several outstanding defensive plays. A disheartening 13-12 loss to Speed Hall and two cliff-hanging losses to ATO could have easily reversed our season's record. a number of" flosh to donate their services as "clean up crew" which added much to the inspired several times. Lack of size on Thie offensive :ine and a few key interceptions by the opponents general hilarity of the occasion. I .S. LJ ,'s Sparkettes faced the valiant Rho Phi team in the first game of the round-robin tournarnent. Due to some untimelY spills taken by. the beauties from State, they were eliminated from further competition by the men in purple. The second game Pitted the WTHI DJ's and various personalities from the Terre Haute area against each other. \A/hen the dust had cleared the WTHI grouP was the victor. The championshiP game cost the riders of Rho Phi their unblemished 1-0 record as they suffered their first defeat, but we wqre consoled in knowing that our efforts would be gratefully accepted by many. were factors in the outcomee SEASON H卜 LITES 丁he seasonis first LXA game was a defensive tuss:e in the first half with the half time score of O… …0. LxA interCepted and ran back a MarК Alspaugh pass for the gamels first score :ate in the 3rd quarter. Elarly in the fourth quarter a Fili driVe ended on the 15 yard ‖ne with no resulto tthe game was st‖ l a toss‐ up unt‖ the last minute when LXA scored an inSurance ttD to cap the game, 12‑‑0。 However,the F:J:S showed FRATERWY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA nO Phi chapter l121 Sotth Sixul street Terre lHaute,Indiana 47802 I}.ITRAMIIRAI T(}()TBATL The f ightin' Fiii gridders pulled down a combined intramural-intrafraternity won-loss record of 4-7 this fall. Rho Phi's defense was excellent all season, but the lack of a consistent offensive punch and the inabiltiy to push the ball over from short distances caused us to come u p short on the scoring end ADDRESS CORRECT:ON REQUESTED Special recognition to our defensive line (Tom Atwood, Bill Wis€, Dale Gobreski and Dennis Liechty) who consistently f ound . holes through the opponents line to sack the quarterback. These men showed the spirit and usiasm of our 197 4 team. enth Everyone deserves recognition for outstanding moments but the list is too long to include. For you statistic buf fs, excluding one big loss to LXA, the remaining ten games saw the FIJ IS score 57 points and the opponents 70 points. These ten games included six shutouts and reveal only a 1'.3 points per game def icit for Rho Phi. With one season's play tucked away, this predominantly sopho more team should be stronger next year and hungry tor a league title.