Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Vol. 68 March, 1968 AFTER 9 YEARS MOTHER "B" RETIRES News from MOTHER 'B' TO RETIRE THIS SPRING Graduate Members Streams Into Alpha lota Mrs. Gretta Bellamy, known more fondly in Alpha Iota as Moth The response of the graduate members to our questionnaire was quite encouraging. The letters re turned to the Fiji Lodge contained very interesting information. List ed are some of the brothers who re sponded and a little information about each. We hope that the oth er alums who haven't yet sent in er "B," will retire as housemother this Spring. She has served with us for almost ten years, in a ca pacity far above the duties and ex pectations of her job. Mother B first became interested in becoming a housemother when she visited Iowa State in July, 1959. Her original purpose in com ing to ISU was to accompany her their responses will do so shortly. Captain C. L. von Schroder is now serving as Executive Officer son Joe during early orientation. Still confused and insecure be on the USS F. D. Roosevelt. We cause of her husband's untimely death, Mi-s. Bellamy applied at ISU for the position of housemoth congratulate him on his recent pro motion and wish him good luck in the future. er. That same day, she met an old Lee (Woody) Andreas, '57 is fre friend, Ernest R. Hutcheson, Al quently seen setting land speed pha Iota '39, who, upon hearing her future intentions, suggested records with his snowmobile in Eagle River, Wise. Lee is the Ed ucational Director and Forester for that she apply at Phi Gamma Delta. Mrs. Bellamy was thankfully re ceived by the Phi Gams, still griev Trees for Tomorrow Inc. in Eagle River. He served as the TKE ad visor while teaching conservation at Wisconsin State University from 1959 to 1965. He added that there ing from the loss of Mother Howe. It is certainly no surprise that Mrs. Bellamy was accepted at Al pha Iota, for her qualifications were superb. She attented Grinnell was no Fiji chapter. College for two years, and then Gregory Petkus D.V.M., '65, takes pride in the announcement of his latest medical invention, 'IRe Pet transferred to Columbia Conserva tory of Music where she received kus Feline Urethral Dialator. Greg her Bachelor of Music and post spends his leisure hours, which graduate degree in music. Upon graduation from Columbia, seem to be quite numerous lately at Nelson Riding Stable of which Mrs. Bellamy taught grade school volved with her complicated job. Bellamy also wishes to extend an and high school in Moberly, Mo. It seemed to her that she would invitation to all Alpha Iota Fijis he is half owner and trainer. A few years later, she left the teaching profession to play the or gan professionally in Salt Lake City. Her next job was in Shenandoah, Iowa, where she spent fifteen years entertaining at KMA radio. While in Shenandoah, she married J. D. Bellamy D.D.S. It was the death of Dr. Bellamy that was one of the deciding factors in her deci never gain the acceptance of her chapter, but as the memory of Mother Rowe faded, she came to gain the friendship and respect of the brothers. Gradually, through patience and understanding, she to come and visit her. Her address will be 603 1/3 West Sheridan, was selected as Junior Officer nf sion to become housemother. Mother Bellamy began her job as housemother at Alpha Iota in the fall of 1959. Her first year was difficult because she was inexperi apartment in Shenandoah. where she will be active in both theater enced her plans are frequent visits with Our gratitude for her sacrifice of time, energy and love may only be partially expressed by saying, "Thank you, Mother B—we'll al her two sons Joe and Jim. Mother ways remember you." and was unaware of the problems and responsibilities in build a place for herself. Today, Mother Bellamy thinks Shenandoah, Iowa. We, of Alpha Iota, cannot mea sure or describe in so many words the character of this woman — someone who was given the diffi cult position of following anoth of Phi Gamma Delta as her "ha er well-loved housemother, Mrs. ven." cherished in her memories when Rowe, but who wouldn't give up, despite many obstacles and situa she retires this May. Her immedi tions which would have discour ate aged a woman with less courage. A place that she will hold plans are to return and church groups. to her Included in Spencer (Spence) Stevens, '66 the Year for 1967 on the US'? Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Navv has commended him on his leadei ship and management qualities and the respect and confidence of superiors and subordinates alike Major Jack O. Johnson '54 credited with saving the lives of f man and a woman from drnvm;„ near Tay Ninh in Souto Cti^am^ Jack expects to be promoted To Lieutenant Col. m about 6 months Harry John Montague '65 presently in Nax'al Flight Scho^t (Continued on Page 4) \r\nPage 2 From LOOKING BACK the LOUISE HUNTINGTON ROWE: Editor Housemother (1941-1959) All good things must come to an end; such is life. Very shortly the men of Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Gamma Delta will lose the greatest "good thing" of their col lege life, for Mrs. Gretta Bellamy, Mother B. to all of us who love her, is in her last quarter of residency as our housemother. She came in 1959, a stranger to our chapter. Now she is leaving us in 1968, no longer a stranger, but In 1941, Iowa State passed a ruling that fraternities should have a housemother who would live in the house and give a ladies' touch to things in general. To many, this idea was somewhat hard to get ac customed to. However, for Phi Gamma Delta, this was not so strange because Alpha lota had been using the housemother idea from 1923. in return by every man who has been blessed with her guidance during this period. At the age of 18, many boys are takeii away from their homes and cast into college life to be molded into a man in four short years. It IS at this age a boy needs his moth er to help him realize his newly developing masculinity. Mother B has taken the place of the absent Ti° u lota, t" hearts ofcomfort the menfor of Alpha offering her experiences ^ho question ours, nding our clothes, teaching us countless other tasks oiiv ov,o served to shape the bor- fives and strengthen zen« and Phi Gams. responsible citi zens have how little we return for the love is not whaf" too often it PreciatZ t f has that he apSuch i. ' ti ^hat he doesn't have. Soon .Vi he case for Mother B. ing us with' departing, leav- a heavv lives and y Weight in our hearts. Ph^ToA^ ®tay at Alunen comi^a a®'" has seen many turn to go wn f®' her and hr.,., Now 1. th have her ^hat remains is ' rnuch we love mPeh we'll miss her. time, while we still show our' erarf the tribute .ha 1 members, both undergraduate and graduate. And it survives at a level determined by many forces both internal and external. Alpha lota of Phi Gamma Delta is by no means an exception. As a group of young men we face a multitude of problems; in herited, incurred, and self-made. for almost 19 years. and charcter. helps us to develop in strength This is an impor tant part of a college education Louise Huntington Rowe became housemother upon the recom mendation of an alum who hear,fl about the ruling. At the time, Mrs. Rowe had both a son and a daughter attending Iowa State, and the idea of being a housemother during this time was opportune. Consequently, she came to ISU during Veishea and planned to stay through the spring. However, this kept stretching and stretching until she became an inte gral part of Alpha lota. It almost seemed as if there couldn't be a chap ter unless she was present. Being a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, she well knew many of the problems of a Greek house and was able to cope with them effectively. She was constantly playing bridge with members of the house and did many other jobs for them, such as sewing, talging, advising, consoling. In addition, she even turned athlete at times as was witnessed by her winning touchdown run one year against the Tri-Delts. She also was a part time composer when she was partly responsible for the song Pi Phi Fiji. ternity as a whole. Common prob lems and the achievement of corn- mon goals binds us together in unity and brotherhood. A force that helps determine the future of Alpha lota both inter nally and externally is the influ ence of you graduate brothers. We look to graduate brothers for coun seling in house managemnt and financial Accordingly, her son and daughter made arrangements and started by train to California. Louise Huntington Rowe never reached there for she passed away during the night ride through Nebraska. lived in the house during her stay. She'll continue to be long remem bered. recommenda general public, and in many other areas. But more than anything else we enjoy meeting you and visit ing with you. undergraduate fe^hngs, P®^ her ing and pv, 1"^' enterexpanding our lives. theJud wherea01 Har^•ey know Field or Mun- Coming To Pig Dinner? year. You are welcome at all times. This is a wonderful oppor tunity to meet other FIJIs and reminisce the good times of your college days. Through my experiences at Pig Dinner, I have discovered the meaning of Phi Gamma Delta and the feeling of "Not for college days 1 am looking forward to meeting you in the near future. Perge! Fraternally yours, Keith Tucker President Harry Schmidt '25 Bob Halverson '64 Ernest R. Hutcheson '39 G. Dennis McArdle '63 Ronald L. Anderson '58 chapter would like to see more graduate brothers visit the house during the alone." For those who knew her from 1941-1959, she became one of the best loved ladies of Alpha lota. She was truly a mother to everyone who matters, tions for rush, contacts with the The residence in California where the climate would be beneficial to her health. an area in which the role of Phi Gamma Delta is so important. Here we learn from the problems of each other and the problems of a fra 't is her can we fav t can we do; what It is ver? feelings? feelings r to express the is imno..iwI'^f heart. It material gmt t?, eonvey love in for us to tell hn A college fraternity is a complex organism. . It is no better than its We face these problems individ ually and as a chapter.. The solution of these problems housr^i""^" I'ved in this By 1959, she was starting her 19th year . . . and her last. During year. ^^e last ten winter quarter of that school year, she suffered what was thought to be No onf""'®® to this woman, now wh '^^"deny that. It is only a mild stroke. A few relapses resulted in her resignation as housemother us that^'^ preparing to leave on doctor's recommendation. It was also suggested that she take up she ha. d" Presidential Wisdom 325 Ash had housemothers almost continually from 1923 until the ruling in 1941. However, not many of the housemothers stayed for more than a couple of years, until 1941. At this time, we hired a lady who stayed one who has loved and been loved der\ March, 1968 THE BRAINSTORM Richard McCormick '61 E. "Connie" Combs '58 Ken McPherson '64 The following brothers have al ready returned cards stating that they would be here for Pig Dinner. This would be an excellent oppor tunity to get together with the members of your class. These are just the early returnees and we Fred Ki'Otter '58 Dave Buck '64 William R. Lamphere '56 expect to see many more. Dan Sorenson '66 Jim Adams '53 Sidney W. Gaylor '15 Wells Gaylor '38 Spike Crawford 13 Robert E. Bacon '60 W. C. Ziebell '51 Robert L. Logan '55 James W. Wilson '51 Bruce Blankenship '65 John Wilcox '51 Neil E. Johnson '58 Cal Gould Jr. '46 E. S. Bikakis '58 Newton Hake '23 Norman Filbert '47 Howard M. Logan '46 \r\nMarch, 1968 THE BRAINSTORM Page 3 To my dear Fiji Soris, I'm approaching the end of a beautiful era in my life. Thanks to you for giving me nine years of rewarding and pleasant living. Clearly do I remember how frightened I was on arriving for Rush week that first September. How dissappointing to find my quar v.v r h. ters had not been enlarged as promised so there was no space in my room for my Hammond organ. The men were not pleased to have it in the Foyer but later they learned to enjoy organ music and moved the instrument into the living room where I often played for them and their guests. Since there are no definite rides for a Housemother to follow, the first years are a trial and error period on both sides. Ken Kleth was President then and I'm sure I tried his patience many times with my lack of knowledge. During Spring quarter they asked me to return for a second year which was most gratifying. These Fijis are an ingenious group. How horrified 1 was when they removed the motor from the automatic washer to use in a foun tain for a Grass Skirt Party. Then for one Homecoming display they needed many yards of red material. So forty good sheets were dyed bright red in the Annex bath tub. Later I was able to get the laundry to bleach them but we still have a few pink sheets. Not having space in my quarters for my antique walnut chest we put it on the Annex enclosed porch until I could have it shipped home. One of the men thinking it was old and valueless, sold it for $5.00. Luckily I was able to get it back. Then the time Mr.Triplett bought me a carpet for my bathroom. One of the men measured and drew a floor plan very carefully. After cutting the carpet according to his plan he realized he had forgotten to reverse the pattern. The carpet is now on the floor of the trunk of my car. There have been sad situations too. Men have lost fathers, moth ers and other dear ones but they accept these losses like the men they are. You must know about the fabulous gifts I've received. No other fraternity is as generous. All my luggage came from the men and an electric portable sewing machine which has seen service on rips and tears for several years. I have a card table and 4 chairs, a punch bowl with 12 cups, a leather desk set and a beautiful white imported sweater and an electric clothes brush. Then there were flowers and candy, favors from parties and tickets to many campus events. In return what have I given? My love always and I hope some social training that may prove of value. My sincere thanks to all the men whom I've been privileged to know and a Special Thanks to the fine Presidents and cabinet mem bers. To the headwaiters to whom I've been something they would like to do without, I apologize. Now I issue a blanket invitation to visit me anytime at 605^2 W. Sheridan. Shenandoah, Iowa. The door is always open. And I hope to see all of you at Pig Dinner this year. Lovingly and Gratefully. Mother "B" t) \r\nPage 4 THE BRAINSTORM NEWS FROAA GRADUATE AAEAABERS and expects his commission on April 12, 1968 and his wings in June of '69. John also credits him self as the inventor of a process of Diffusion Bonding of Aluminum. Mayor Carl Schlifke, '39, of Park Village, will shortly be in his 16th year of city government. Carl is now an Industrial Engineer with Proctor & Gamble Fmg. Co., and father of three children, Carl, Don na, and Paul. When asked what fraternity ac tivities he participated in, Herbert J. Buell,, '39, replies "Some, but damned if I can remember which." Joe is the owner of Superior Shop ping Center and Buell Leasing in Webster City, Iowa. Tom Baldwin, '64, hardly misses (Continued from Page 1) time out from selling soap for Proc tor & Gamble to wish the chapter good luck. in Champaign County, Urbana, 111. Denny also holds positions in Bresee-Warner, Inc., and the Kirch Corp. Laurel (Doc) Hade, '32, sends good luck to Alpha Iota. We are Jan Claton Haugen (Hauges), '65, is now a senior Dental student sorry that Doc has a terminal case at the University of Iowa. He ex pects to be headed to the Navy in June, '68. Richard Gordon Kuhl, '57, takes of throat cancer. Newton E. Crawford, '22, raised a herd of polled Herfords for 13 years after his retirement to his death on November 10, 1967. Architect Douglas H. Smith, '51, also holds positions in Indianhead Investment Corp., Cable Corner Bar Inc., Lakewoods, Inc., Dear Schacque, Inc., and numerous en gineering, architecture, and social organizations. University studying Architecture. Tom says that he never had grades Peter Swalker, '37, would be de lighted to see anyone from the class of 37 plus or minus 3 years when in Los Angeles. His phone num like these when at 'AT. ber is 378-2872. a dean's list while at Oklahoma James E. Triplett, '56, is busy guiding his own two place air plane in his spare time. Jim is nor mally a partner in Triplett Real Estate & Insurance Co. in Ames. James E. Ficke (Fiek), '55, plans to be here for Pig Dinner on April 6th. He is District Forest Ranger for the U.S. Forest Service in Lead- ville, Colo. Fick trains dogs as a hobby and runs them in field trial competition. '35, Leiand T. Larson, '57, regrets to say that he is unable to be present at this year's Pig Dinner, but will make every effort to attend in '69. He comments, "With a year like that, how can 1 fail?". Peter Hayes, '66, sees Maurice Harrison, '39, quite often in Miami where he is serving as Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. Ernest R. Hutcheson, '39, edits William Whitting Harvey (Little Tine"), is a minister at the United Presbyterian Church and serves as part time instructor at Jackson (Mich.) Community Col lege. March, 1968 the daily newspaper in Shenandoah, Iowa while enterprising in a little farming on the side. Dennis E. Hart, '57, now holds the position of Asst. State Attorney Commander James C. Greer, '49, hopes to retire from the Navy in '68 to teach elementary school in '69. Jim served as Commanding Officer of the Guided Missile Sub marine Barbaro from 1963 to 1964. Richard K. Griswold, '53, served as the primary staff in guiding to passage by the senate the bills to establish the North Cascades Na tional Park (Washington) and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wisconsin). Mike now holds the position of Assistant to the Admin istrator of the Rural Community Development Service of the Dept. of Agriculture. Duane J. Grobman, '50, reports that he has not yet developed ul cers from traveling to more than 30 different countries in the course of being Regional Manager of Eu rope Customer Financing Service. These men and the many others who took the time to send back the questionnaires have shown an interest in their fraternity. These responses are the only indication we have that you are still active Fijis. If you want to find out more about your brothers, come to Pig Dinner on April 6th and see them there. A letter from Dr. N. A. Lamberti (Alpha lota '46). Dear Brothers, Enclosed is my check for $100 as a first payment on the new building fund. 1 enjoyed the Pig Dinner last year and the oppor tunity to visit with old friends. The above is a small payment for the pleasures and friends I have en joyed in being a part of Phi Gam ma Delta. Perge! Bert lii m - -* \ 59THIIG 5 \r\nMarch, 1968 Page 5 THE BRAINSTORM Jim Adams '53 Bernie E. Mann '53 Graduate Members Who Attended '67 Harry J. Schmidt '25 Howard Logan '46 Cal Gould '46 Keith Merril '46 Bob Caswell '46 Pig Dinner Bill Clarey '46 The following is a list of the many graduates who attended the Pig Dinner of 1967. We hope to see a great majority of these men and many who could not come last year at 1968's Pig Dinner. VICTOR S. KAMBER Neil Lambreti '46 Lee H. Straight '42 Vince Coyle '52 To Speak at Pig Dinner Special Guests for '88 Pig Dinner John Shields '61 Bob Wilkes '64 Ted Paulson '43 Mike McCoy '62 Byron Toot '59 Golden Owl (50 years) and Silver Owl (25 years) awards to be pre sented at Pig Dinner '68. Bill Beeler '55 Ronald Anderson '58 William Lamphere '56 Golden Owl Henry D. Kinney '56 Ralph D. Powell Dick Fickey '62 Truman T. Koran as IFC President at Illinois and Ernest R. Hutcheson '39 Carlton P. Swiler James C. Murry '59 Lloyd E. Cole Douglas P. Adams We feel honored to present Vic- served as chairman of several IFC fbr S. Kamber (Illinois '65) as this committees in 1963-65. Vic earned Carl P. Heuck year's speaker at the 60th Norris his Masters Degree in Speech and Silver Owl Jack H. Hawkins Victor W. Grotlisch Pig Dinner of Alpha Iota. Vic was Treasurer and Corresponding Sec retary at our chapter in Washing ton, D.C., from 1963-65. He served FhibUc Address from University of Jack Currie '22 Gordon Smith '59 Dennis E. Hart '57 Robert E. Bacon '60 Dan Sorenson '66 Bruce Blankenship '65 Albin W. Heggen Jack Hawkins '45 John C. Parrott '43 Adrien C. Nussdorfer Tom' G. Laster R. Lee Thomas Washburn W. Steele Robert J. Harker Robert H. Hermann Spike Crawford '13 Dean Plager '64 Newton Hake '22 Luther K. Johnson '42 Walter N. Neumann Jr. '39 Jack Kruger '56 Sidney W. Gaylord Jr. Harold C. Neumann Jr. '45 Robert L. Buswell Meridith F. Warner Jim Triplett '56 New Mexico in 1966. He is now a sophomore in American University Law School. PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM FOR RUSH RECOMMENDATION Name: Home Address: Town: Phone: Campus Address, if known: Father: Fraternity Affiliation: Occupation: Other Relatives in Fraternities: High School Attended: Scholastic Record: Activities: Comments: Alumnus, Chapter and Class: Please use this space for recommendations, suggestions, comments and News Items about yourself and friends.. \r\nPage 6 THE BRAINSTORM March, 1968 COMING SOON 60tli Annual Norn's Pig Dinner April 6th 5 P. M. AT THE RED BARN, AMES, IOWA PLAN TO ATTEND/ FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Chapter Mailing Service 1757 N Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C. 20036 third class mail Return Requested