MARK CALENDAR FOR PIG DINNER! ®J1|E iE];f0tl0n 0uil PUBLISHED BY EPSILON CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA AT NORTH CAROLINA 108 W. Cameron Avenue SPRING .. CHAPEL HU T , N.C. 27514 X a 1 |!!^l I I ISl 'vtm •I" tl Mayo's Farewell Brothers, the paper work and change took place. On Wednesday, January 7, 1986, the power of presidenq^ switched hands for the 135th time in Epsilon's rich history. As Yet, let them know that their conuibutions and hard work is the ceremony took place, I refleaed about my term as president. The one thing that stood out during my term was the 1 could write a novel if 1 thanked every deserving graduate. appreciated. had their reservations about the success of Epsilon under a Highlights of my term were headed by our trip to the Ekklesia in Lexington, Kentucky. While in Lexington, we visited the new international headquarters, the Red Mile, and Graduate Trusteeship; however, it has turned out to be a very Rupp Arena. The cabinet also traveled to Richmond for a sec rewarding experience. The Trusteeship has provided for several added bonuses. tion convention. graduate committment to Vance Hall. In September many One has been the renewed committment to the ritual. Special Brother Hunter Host has taken over the rein as president. 1 only hope that in the coming year Epsilon will continue to thanks to Marvin Carver, who guided us through our troubled progress so that B.T. Harrington will finally go to cooking times. school. Also, Pop Cashion's instrumental role needs to be com mended. Pop traveled from Raleigh almost every Sunday to meet with the cabinet. It was at these meetings that most of Will Mayo Ex officio \r\nTreasurer's Report The financial situation at the Phi Gam house has been Soaal Chairman's Report The Fall 1986 semester of social events included various ac steadily mobilizing. At the beginning of the fall 1986 term, tivities other than the usual casual sorority mixer. Our own Phi the house had acctomulated around 10,000 dollars in outstand Gamm Band played in two sorority mixers, resulting in large ing debts. However, at the end of the 1986 year, that sum was reduced to a 1500 dollar surplus. This feat was accomplished by a computerized accounting system, increase in the number of members living in the house, and an increase in the number of paying members. We currently have 45 paying brothers. Moreover, there is a attendance and evenings enjoyed by all. prepayment plan which generates 37,000 dollars and is draw ing interest in a Greensboro bank. This is due the large Our annual scavenger hunt with the Tri Delts proved to be a fun-filled way to meet the young ladies, with all teams com peting closely and Team Bojangles capturing the victory with blue grass from Kenan Stadium. Halloween was a festive time capped off with a mixer that was a bizarre collection of everyone's imagination that was higfiligfitcd by a special appearance by Ronald and Nancy Reagan, otherwise known as Wilbur and Cov. Our annual Pig Dinner was the night after Halloween on the day of the Maryland game. Everyone there had a wonderful time, yet at number of brothers, 29, on this plan. With the help of Bill Creekmuir of Peat, Marwick, Mit chell, and Company we have begun to cut our accounts receivable. In the past, there has been a problem matching our records with the records of Student Activities Fund, the redheads. bookkeeping agency of the university. After we clear up our differences with SAFO, our accounts receivable should drop Pleasure, who played so that everyone could hear well, in to around the 8,000 to 12,000 dollar level - a considerable im cluding the Carolina Inn visitors and a number of Durham provement. With the addition of Byron Kirkland to the Graduate Tmsteeship, with his help, we hope to clear up any residents. other problems. Hunter Bost tendance was a little slack, possibly due to the bad weather and In November we had our pledge formal with Liquid On the coat and tie level, our fall included three cocktail parties: msh, midsemester, and Christmas. Our Christmas cocktail party was a sight to see, with carols playing the dura tion and a beautiful tree generously donated. Cov impressed everyone when he brought his personal banker from Wachovia, and BT stole the show with his Santa outfit. Also contributing to the moment were the touching mural drawn by the pledges and Bone's last appearance before "The Disap pearance." Plans for this semester are already in action, including an Alcohol Awareness party and two service projects to fill in around Fiji Isle. Bart Arthur SpHtlnn ®uil This newsletter is published by EpsUon chapter of Phi Ganuna Delta for the alumni and brotherhood. Editor; Brian Craver Photos: Charles Carrire, Dene Dawson Cartoons: Trip Park Graduate brother contributions and dues are necessary to sustain it ;t (left to right); Bart Arthur, H , Treasurer; Hunter Bost, Preside icretary; Brian Craver, Corr. Secret and are sincerely appreciated. For this reason, Epsilon urges its graduate brothers to aid the finances of their fraternity. At this time, graduate brother news for this letter is also needed. Any such items are encouraged to be submitted to the editors. This includes graduate brother news, rush recommendations, address changes, and anything else of interest to the Fijis. \r\nDear Graduate Brothers; It is a pleasure to repon good news to you on behalf of the Graduate Trusteeship Committee. Yes, as some of you may know, Epsilon was placed on probation in August of 1986 by our national fraternity. Due to a few mismanagement prac tices in the past it was determined that graduate leadership was needed to restore the chapter to a state of normalcy. Our committee has been working diligently to bring to you a chapter of which we can all be proud. The committee consists of myself as Chairman; Marvin Carver, Ritual; Ronnie Batchelor, Byron Kirkland, Bill Creekmuir, Ed Boyles, Finance; Tom Nisbet and Jim McGill, Rush; Pop Cashion and Fairfax Feynolds, Administration; Jonathan Eidson, Pledge Education; Chuck Holderness, Graduate Relations;John Hawkins, Physical Plant; Ned Grif fin, Social Service. Our faculty advisor, Jim McCoy, and the test of us have been meeting monthly with the Cabinet to assist the undergraduate brothers during this probationary period. I am pleased to report that we are making progress in several areas. The Fall pledge class resulted in the induction of eleven brothers who will contribute considerably to perpetuating Phi Gamma Delta. The Fall 1986 academic per formance improved to a grade point average of 2.77. This Vance Hall sits be used for something other than a fraternity house. We are, here again, working toward perserving this fine house. We have a few hoops to jump through before get ting on with this endeavor, but 1 thought you should be made aware of what is going on in Chapel Hill. We intend to finance a major renovation of Vance Hall as quickly as possi ble so that our undergraduate brothers will have a house in which they can be proud to live and one in which you will en joy visiting. We will, however, need your financial assistance in seeing this project come to fmition. Lastly, the undergraduate brothers have worked very hard to improve our standing at UNC. We have a group of people who are committed to excellence and have turned things around in a short period of time. 1 encourage you to drop by and meet them for 1 feel you will be proud of their efforts. Your continued support is needed and appreciated. Fraternally, Ted N. Griffin - Class of'71 Chairman Graduate Trusteeship Committee Perge! brought the overall graduate average to approximately 2.66. We had ten brothers who earned over a 3 point average and it appears that academic progress is being made at Epsilon. There are two areas of paramount importance which we need to address. The first one is the implementation offinan cial controls which will prohibit a careless approach to the fiscal management of our house for the hereafter. The ad ministrative and financial committee people have worked very hard to insure the continual success of this objective. The second area which needs addressing is the refurbishing of our physical plant. . . Vance Hall. There are some people outsMe the fraternity who would like to see the property on which I ■■■ I UPCOMING EVENTS; March 25 - Faculty Cocktail S J I "C April 2 - International Mixer April 11 - Fiji Island April 19 - Parents' Weekend Trip "The Arm" Park eyes passing pedesuians and buses. \r\nIntramural Report House and Grounds There has been much work done around the house over the past semester. Russ "Speedy" Shores has been contracted to do some of the necessary work. Early in the semester, he com pleted the third floor shower by retiling the floor. He put tile in the president's bathroom and also painted it. He has just finished installing a new window in the third floor. Russ seems to be working hard and enjoying the benefits of B.T.'s cook ing. We are also in the process of installing new light fixtures and replacing a mirror in the second floor bathroom. We The Fall 1986 semester of Inuamural sports proved very successful in several aspects. Almost all of the pledges and brothers competed in at least one sport. The Men's Com petitive teams(Phi Gam Gold)were talented enough to reach the championship game in football, the semi-finals in volleyball, and the quaner-finals ofsoccer. The Men's Recrea tional teams (Phi Gam Purple) were not as successful in the playoffs but significandy improved the Phi Gam's point stand Charles Carrire ing in the Fraternity division. The football, soccer, and volleyball teams as well as three floor hockey and three grail basketball teams gave the fraternity the honor of having the highest total team participation among all fraternities; in ad dition, success in these sports returned the Phi Gams to the top five in point standings in the Intramural Fraternity divi House Managers sion. would appreciate any comments or suggestions that may im prove the house. Paisley Gordon Continued participation and success in the spring sports of basketball, indoor soccer, bowling, softball, lacrosse, squash, and golf should result in some championships and could allow the Phi Gams to win the overall points championship. EPSILON GETS 9 BROTHERS! Euander Samuel Simpson IV - Raleigh Joseph Sullivan Hogan - Raleigh Jeffrey Eugene Adams - Wake Forest Robert Fielding Lowe - Lexington Harold Alexander Winters - Winston-Salem Robert Stephen Wooten - Winston-Salem John Roma Combs - Winston-Salem Ethan Ainsworth - Ontjes - Chapel Hill John Gregory Tillery - Chapel Hill OTHER NEWS The Epsilon Chapter is getting new robes. The House is receiving a portrait of Zeb Vance with the help of Bill Smith. ALBERT REAVES 1911-1986 The brotherhood was saddened to learn of the death on July 24 of Albert Reaves, known as "Phi" to coundess generations of Epsilon brothers. Albert first worked on the construction of Vance Hall as a teenager, and subsequendy was employed by the chapter for in excess of thirty years. Even after he was no longer a member of the staff, he continued to take a keen in terest in the activities at 108 West Cameron Avenue. Phi Gam ma Delta has lost a devoted friend. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his widow, "Miss Laura." Battle Koonce \r\nWORDS FROM POP This past August the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta placed Epsilon under graduate trusteeship. It was a time of uncertainty for everyone involved. The undergraduates look ed with dread upon the prospect of having graduates actively involved in the day to day operation of the chapter. Likewise, those graduate brothers who were selected as trustees were not overly enthusiatic about spending long hours away from family and profession. There were some who made gloomy predictions that either the undergraduate chapter would be decimated by wholesale resignations, or that the trustees would soon burn themselves out and give up in frustration. Fortunately for Epsilon, neither of these predictions has come to pass. This is not to say that there have not been some rocky moments during the past five months. But in general, things have progressed far smoother than first anticipated. We -have managed to get through this difficult first stage due to the determined effort to make the best of our situation by both the trustees and the undergraduate chapter. The graduate trustees have served tirelessly with no hope of reward beyond having the satisfaction of giving back to Phi Gamma Delta something in return for all that she gave to each of them. Every Epsilon Fiji owes a great debt to these graduate brothers who are providing advice and direction to remember when most of them were first pledged. I suppose this puts the date of my own nativity back to some obscure antediluvian era! Perhaps the most important occurrence thus far in our trusteeship has been the constmctive cooperation exhibited by a majority of the undergraduates and the chapter leader ship. The initial despair and uncertainty has been trans formed into an excited optimism about what is being done and what can be accomplished at Epsilon. This is important, because whether or not we make positive and lasting reforms will depend ultimately upon the will and determination of the undergraduates. My own feelings on this echo those writ ten well over a century ago by President Kemp P. Battle of UNC: We assure you, Gendemen, that your personal ef forts to maintain among yourselves a high standard of propriety and morality will accomplish more ... than the most rigid ... discipline, unaided by your efforts. We trust that you will continue the work so well begun; continue it with charity towards each other, and yet, with wisdom and firmness. And we shall be glad when the conduct of the Students wiU be regulated en tirely by [you] ... supported and strengthened by our authority. With assurance of our gratification and confidence, we again ask that you will continue your good work. the chapter. Admittedly, it was a shock to hear some of the Dr. Pop Cashion Purple Legionnaire undergraduates refer to the trustees as "old guys," since I well UNDER THE HUT... .Frank "G)ast to Gjast" Wood says "Boys, schools open;" referring to his daily basketball "clinic" in the backyard. .. Will Ric "Spy" Russel find anymore trap doors? .. Special thanks to Chuck "What's next?" Jones for his graduate support. .. The 4 Horseman?!? Ba Hal! .. "Mmmm, How About A Cocktail?!?" ..."Have you seen that damn rat?!?" SPECIAL THANKS To Rusty Carter for his voluntary services in producing The Owl. THANKS TO Trip Park Charles Carricrc Dene Dawson SSBS hr \r\nBe Sure To Attend Epsilon's Annual Pig Dinner Held This Year On November Seventh The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta 108 W. Cameron Avenue Nonprofit Organization Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 U.S. Postage Paid Chapel Hill, N.C. Permit No. 222 Address Corrertion Requested