C:Sie)'avf % 3\\\ Gamma Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at The Pennsylvania State University January 1987 State College, PA From the President's Desk Grads, Undcrgrads Enjoy the Benefits of Fiji Brotherhood By James R. Baney Chapter President Fal l semester got off to a great start for Fiji at Penn State. With our near-capacity 47 brothers, we have been able to fully enjoy the benefits of brotherhood. The Lodge itself is in great shape. Thanks to the help of our graduate brothers, new furniture has been purchased for the private rooms and the kitchen has been refurbished as well with a new freezer, coffee maker and toaster. Gamma Phi's expanded undergra^ale-Cjommittee sy.slem^s going strong with 12 undemradTTate committees including theN newest addition-the alc^ol awareness/liability commit^ey' Gamma Phi of Phi Gamma Delta Commemorates This committee has been Wrrk+og closely with the rush chHrfrman and, once again. Gamma Phi has led tjifij^pus through instituting a dry rush and netting at lea^L^ quality^Tnen for our fal l '86 pledge class. ■ ^00 J Nor did the undergraduates ignore the less fortunate in our community. Among the many chapter activities held this fal l were the PSU-Pitt Fiji Charity Run, our annual philanthropy for Special Olympics and our annual Christmas party for the children of the Philipsburg Youth Center. Fall social highlights included a Halloween party, homecoming and, of course, our Christmas formal. The Gamma Phi Board of Chapter Advisors has planned a vMreer dau during which graduate brothers will speak on subjeets-as^interviewing skills, management skills and resumewriting. Graduate-sponsored activities such as this offer the undergraduates important advice and information that can only be obtained through years of experience in the working world. ill SPtMle Cen^nnial Celebration - September 23-24, 1988 ers Home Football Weekend) Highlights: *Flnest Pig Dinner (Black Tie) Ever at the Nittany Lion Inn - September 24, 1988 Featuring Mike Stewart as MC *Chapter History by Fred Rodgers The undergraduates would like to thank all graduate brothers for their continued support and participation. Home *Hal "Brooms" Wilson, General Chairman coming '86 this past fall served to foster and cement alumni/ Media, PA 19063 Home: (215) 565-6599 Office: (215) 422-4944 undergraduate relations, as will our Norris Pig Dinner this spring. A strong mutual relationship is vital to the success of our fraternity. We encourage you to stop by the Lodge anytime for a visit and look forward to seeing you in the spring at the '87 Pig Dinner. 116 Wilton Woods Lane \r\nPAGE 2 NITTANY FIJI The NUTANY FIJI is published regularly by the Gamma Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at The Pennsylvania State University for its members and friends. Address changes, news items and photographs are always welcome and should either be sent in the enclosed envelope or mailed to Phi Gamma Delta Frater nity, Graduate Records Office, P.O. Box 296, State College, PA 16804-0296. Your Contribution Will Move Fiji into its Second Hundred Years By Harry A. Streamer The response to our 1986-87 kickoff mailing was most encouraging. Through our last reporting period in December, 81 brothers had contributed $6,765. With this kind of early response, there is every reason to believe that with your continued support, our 99th year will be the best ever in terms of financial contributions to Gamma Phi. Those of you who returned for homecoming and visited the fraternity would certainly agree that the undergraduates went all out in extending genuine hospitality to all brothers and their guests. We are making continued progress in restoring our record of excellence in scholarship, athletics, and campus and social involvement. You can play a vital role in the fiscal well-being of the house by mailing the enclosed card with your generous contribution today. Your gift will enable the trustees to authorize improvements to the house, as we prepare for our lOOth-year celebration. Please join those who have already given by investing in the future of our great fraternity. Addresses Needed I The Gamma Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta is planning to publish a membership directory, list ing all living members of the chapter, along with their home addresses, occupations and business addresses. The directory wil l have a geographic breakdown to make it easy for brothers to locate others in their areas. We need to get your address information now to make our directory as complete and accurate as possible. Please take a few moments to fill out the enclosed card. Each Phi Gam on our mailing list will receive a copy when the directory is pub lished. MAKE SURE YOUR CORRECT by returning your card. LISTING Fiji Footnotes Scholarship After making some substantial gains in our overall chapter GPA last year, the brothers are determined to equal or better Fiji's scholastic standing during 1986-87. Toward that end, we are working with graduate brother Tom Krivda to bring guest lecturers to the house; and the pledges are placing increased emphasis on pledge scholarship, including paying increased attention to academic goal sheets. In addition, mandatory study hours have been established and brothers can now be seen logging long hours at their desks. We're on our marks and set to go! -Stan Hopkins, Scholarship Chairman Rush Fall '86 marked Gamma Phi's second year of dry rush and it was equally as successful as before. Rushees enjoyed coming out to Fiji for cookouts, volleyball games, luncheons and dinners, as well as to watch the brotherhood participate in intramural sports. A total of 18 bids were extended and 14 acceptances were received. Please welcome the following members of our fall '86 pledge class: Bill Cawley, Craig Fiedler, Steve Helgeson, Jim Mancini, John McNulty, Dave Messarosh, Chris Mittleman, Tom Painter, Scott Price, Tom Schmitt, Peter Shumaker, Joe Strycharge, Del Voit and Tom Young. Graduate support of our rush program was outstanding. We received over 10 rush recommendations, and as a result, Tom Young, nephew of Dave Young, is now a member of our fall pledge class. We look forward to any recommendations you can send us in the future. -Steve Greisiger, Rush Chairman Social Fiji held its first annual Faculty-Greek Dinner in November. Selected members of the faculty and administration, along with all fraternity and sorority presidents, were invited to this gala event which featured hors d'oeuvres and cocktails and a faculty speaker from each college. It was great to see the greeks and faculty get to know each other in a relaxed, social setting and we hope this event will become a Fiji tradition. Last Chance | .. ffl JANUARY 1987 IS Sport The brothers of Gamma Phi began their quest for the coveted Bischoff Trophy this year with a solid base, taking sixth in cross-country and reaching the finals in golf. Football and bowling began equally promising. On the darker side, our resident Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe (Harv Shapiro and Chris Landis, respectively) experi enced the agony of defeat in the first round of tennis elimina tions. We are looking for a great showing in handball, with last year's second-place champion. Matt Sowash, and Mike Switzer taking the place of last year's overall champ, Brian Cornag. We also expect to place high in racquetball, another of our perenially strong sports, with Switzer, Tom Spell and Bob Hallman representing the house. Gamma Phi began the fall '86 sports season fast and furious, and we expect this spirit to carry us all the way to the PSU intramural championship this spring! \r\nPAGE 3 NITTANY FIJI JANUARY 1987 Homecoming '86 Friends Old and New Photos by Return to Penn State William L. Dreyfus '89 We have all heard at one time or another that our fraternal Many friends and graduate brothers returned to Penn State the weekend of October 18 for two reasons: to see the Nittany Lions tromp the Orangemen of Syracuse-which they did, 42 to 3-and to visit their Penn State home--Fiji. At right, gradu ate brothers uphoid the long Fiji tradition of bringing beauti ful women to the house. Above (left to right), Jim Baney, Mrs. and Mr. Vinson San Angeio, and Jeffrey Klein enjoy a drink at the reception. Beiow, Steve Graves, Sean Essig, Pete Stelnyk, Harry Streamer and Ha! Wilson also enjoy the reception. experience is "Not for College Days Alone." Graduate and undergraduate brothers experienced this firsthand on home coming weekend as many graduates returned to the house they once called home. Phi Gams and their families enjoyed renewing old friend ships and, hopefully, beginning new ones. Some of the many returning graduate brothers were: Kirk N. Aurandt '85 Roy D. Bertolet '44 Bill Bowman '66 Don Caum '64 Mike Curley '74 Tim Curley '76 William M. Detterer '57 Albert R. Hinkle Jr. 49 Mark C. Krauss '76 John Metzger '76 Ron Moehler '69 Jeff Muller '71 Bill Oliver '67 Bill Schrader '66 Harry A. Streamer '63 Walter E. Wright '43 Warren H. Barton '43 Thomas Beaver '45 Bill Ericsson '71 Robert T. Miller '54 Dick Stover '65 Jeffrey S. Klein '84 Richard Keyes '85 David L. Young '66 Bill First '68 Bill Clark Ed McKeon '43 Larry Wert '64 Andy Noble '70 Graham Wilson '50 Chris Klotz '73 Jackson Wheaty '28 Hal Wilson '51 Tom Krivda '80 John First '64 Mike McBath '68 Dick Dreher '68 Michael Arnold '75 Vince San Angeio Dan Stump '85 Bob Evans '62 Jim Tarman '82 Jeff Tarman '84 Rocky Kern '44 \r\nJANUARY 1987 PAGE 4 NITTANY FIJI Brothers Attend Eccle^ia, Extol New International HQ By Timothy McCauley Corresponding Secretary Actives, This past August, Phi Gamma Delta held its 138th E^lesia Century %, lumni Always an exciting and rewarding experience for ^1 who attend, this year's convention was particularly special in that it was held in Lexington, Ky., at the new International Head Affair quarters. Six Gamma Phis represented the Penn State Fijis. President Jim Baney, Treasurer Chris Landis and Corresponding Secre tary Tim McCauley were our voting delegates, our three nonvoting delegates were Caterer John McCauley, House Manager Mike Herron and Philanthropy Chairman Brian O'Leary. This year's Ecclesia honored the former executive director of Phi Gamma Delta, Mr. William S. Zerman. Toward the close of the convention, the Ecclesia was renamed the "138th William S. Zerman Ecclesia." Among the festivities were an awards banquet, several luncheonsafrd--.dmners, and even a The Gamma Phi brothers of Phi Gamma Delta are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our 100th anniversary on April 18, 1988. The Penn State Fiji house enjoyed a century of brother hood and friendship, and we plan on turning out more good men for years to come. The Centennial Celebration has been planned for the week special"'l\nghrarth"edTa€es,Llyvh]ch^ov ided me-tifothers with end of September 24, 1988, a Penn State vs. Rutgers home football game weekend. Mike Stewart '72 is the banquet chairman and MC for the celebration, while Hal Wilson '51 is acting l iaison between the graduate brothers and the Gamma some good old Kentucky racing and^garrrbUoa. The new International Headquarters should be seeriNw every Fiji if the opportunity arises. Truly an exceptional build ing, housing relics and memorabilia from our great past, it chapter history for thb-oCcasion, and Robert E. Baney I I I '84, director of chapjefservices for the fraternity, will also speak to the expectedbOO returning Gamma Phi brothers. "P epitomizes the standard of excellence and hard work that has J made Phi Gamma Delta the best fraternity it can possibly Phi Centennial Committee^^^ed-ftddgers~^52 is compTTiT We wel^me any and all graduate brothers and their dates to attend tfe festivities (details of the weekend.uu44-hff?hallprl All six of the Gamma Phi brothhrs-fetrnd-the 138th-£ccfesia at a later d^f&tH^+an-ftovvntrretLJrrT^to^ and enjoy the good highly rewarding. The Ecclesia provided a great opportunity to learn about the legislative processes of the fraternity. food, old friends and warm hospitality familiar to the Penn State Phi Gams for 100 years. tAfem John Andrew Brady Jr., a sophomore majoring in marketing, hails from Bensalem, Pa. In high school he was a member of the National Honor Society and excelled in various sports, including football, track, basketball, swimming and golf. After graduation. Jack hopes to land a sales position with a large Stephen Hilliard Graves is a sophomore majoring in business administration and is a letterman for the lacrosse team. Steve is originally from Greenwich, Conn., where he lettered in high school three years and was captain of the hockey and lacrosse teams. Upon graduation in the spring of 1989, Steve would company and to later go into business for himself. like to start his own business and coach high school hockey or Christopher F. Catalano, originally from Massapequa, N.Y., is a sophomore in the Division of Undergraduate Studies. He is lacrosse. also a member of the Penn State lacrosse team, having captained his high school lacrosse team both his junior and senior years. Chris' post-graduation plans include attending and supports a 3.0 GPA. Hailing from Springfield, Pa. Officer Candidate School and becoming an officer in the U.S. Navy. Leroy John Janlczek is also a sophomore majoring in business (Delaware County), he was a member of his high school student council while participating in such sports as football, basketball, lacrosse and golf. Lee is looking forward to graduate school, and possibly law school. William Matthew Eggleston is a senior majoring in telecom Anthony Samuel Peterman, a junior majoring in quantitative munications. A former walk-on member of the Penn State business analysis, is from Pottstown, Pa. He was a member of his high school student council and played on the football and football team, he has played offensive guard for the Nittany Lions. Matt was also athletically active in high school in his hometown of Wil l iamsburg, Pa., and was a member of the National Honor Society as well. After graduation in the fal l of 1987, Matt would like to become a television journal ist. James Joseph Gllhool, a sophomore majoring in biology, is a fine example of a scholar-athlete with his 3.5 GPA and partici pation on the varsity lacrosse team. A native of Haverford, Pa., Jim hopes to attend medical school after graduation in the spring of 1990. basketball teams. After graduation in the fall of 1987, Tony will strive to become the best at anything he does. David Todd Wolfanger, a native of Jersey Shore, Pa., is enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies. In high school he participated on the footbal l team and was a member of the ski club. Dave plans to graduate in the fal l of 1989 and to be successful in whatever he does. «!