Beaver Fiji KAPPA OMICRON CHAPTER 348 NO. 25TH ^ ^ Wl (5A«ma OEIW OORVALLIS, ^'iHEDTT TWENTY-EIGHT MEN GAIN WHITE STAR Some twenty-eight outstanding men were pledged Phi Gamma Delta during formal rush week fall term. Under the direction of Tom Simpson, '70, and Bobin Thomas, '71, Kappa Omicron took in the largest pledge class on the Oregon State campus. These newcomers have quality -- average g. p. a. 3.05 -as well as quantity. The probationers include David Hartley, John Bell, Jim Coon, Don Petty, and Doug Richmond, from Roseburg; Mark Copeland from Leb.mon; Mike Easter, Lake Oswego; Monte Earner, Randy Huber, and Jerry McBurney, Albany; Jon Fulton, Roosevelt of Seattle; Bill Goeth, John Holmes, Tom Rosendahl, and Steve Scott, Portland. Ed Gressett, Jon Hudson, Jim North, John North, Dave Minneci, and Larry Six, Medford; Jeff Martin, Jay Maher, and Tim Vrtiska, Corvallis; Mike Nease and Jim Thoreson, Cottage Grove; and Bob Wisner and Dana St. Louis, Milwaukie. We appreciate the many recommendations which we received from our alumni. Now is the time to be thinking about rush prospects in your area planning to attend OSU next fall--let us know about them as soon as possible. acknowledge all correspondence. We will do our best to K. O. SENDS SEVEN TO EKKLESIA Kappa Omicron sent seven representatives to the 120th Grand Bahama Ekklesia this summer. The chapter was placed third in the Condon Cup (most over-all improvement) competition. We look toward to a good shot at the Cheney Cup this year after our out standing improvements of 1967-68. Delegates from OSU were Larry Zagata, '70; John Hubbach, Bruce Kannenberg, and Jerry Lofstedt, '69; and Dave Denecke, Robin Thomas, and Ken Ross, '71. \r\nBEAVER FIJI Page 2 OREGON STATE CENTENNIAL HOMECOMING SET FOR NOVEMBER 8-9 Set aside November 8-9 for attending homecoming festivities on the Highlighting the weekend is the OSU-UCLA grid titanic; in addition, many standing all-school alumni functions are on tap. OSU classes of '23, '28, '58 have reunions scheduled and brother C.H. "Scram" Graham has lined another "All-Star Revue" of alumni-undergraduate-and-friends talent. campus. out and up Although plans are not yet concrete, we anticipate that the house will be having the usual buffet dinner and "happy hour" as in the past. Cost for the dinner will be about $1,50 per person. If you have intentions of making the buffet, please write the house (c/o homecoming chairman) TODAY so we may plan accordingly. DON JOHNSON NAMED ARCHON TREASURER Brother Donald E. Johnson (K. O. '36) was elected to the position of Archon Treasurer at the recently held Ekklesia. Our congratulations to Don we are mighty glad to see him gain the number-three position in the national frate rnity. GRADES IMPROVE AGAIN Oregon State's Phi Gam chapter pulled a 2, 64 all-house g. p. a. spring term to place us eleventh out of 32 fraternities on the campus. For the year, we were in the number-twelve position. This is quite an improvement over the 1966-67 school year which showed us as number twenty-four! Also, we were above the all-men's and (of course) all-fraternity average for the 1967-68 year. We intend to maintain or improve our position during the coming school year. FIJIS IN ATHLETICS Back for their senior year on the football team are Steve Preece, Bill Enyart, and Jerry Belcher; Bill Main is a junior eligibility-wise since he redshirted as a sophomore. At press-time brother Preece was still injured and not expected back until the Kentucky game (there) or the Arizona State game (Portland). Brother Enyart has must smashed the all-time rushing single-game record --50 carries (Continued) \r\nBEAVER FIJI Page 3 FIJIS IN ATHLETICS (continued) for 299 yards on ONE game! The "Buff" outgained the entire Utah team in that 24-21 victory. Brother Belcher has been moved from halfback to defensive end where he is currently on the first eleven. Brother Main is on the injured list, but could be ready for the Washington game October 5. Also playing for the Beavers are Rex Behnke and Bruce Kannenberg. Brother Behnke is backing up Belch at defensive end, while brother Kannenberg is playing behind John Didion (Playboy pre-season A-A) at center. K. O. has several men who will be playing for Mike Dolby's Rook team this fall. Dave Bartley and Jerry McBurney are both playing the fullback position while Jack Holmes is at linebacker. Tom Rosendahl is set at end; Mark Copeland and Randy Huber will be at guard. FlJlS ON CAMPUS Dale Campbell, '69, is the chairman of the homecoming queen selection committee, while Ken Ross, '71, is in charge of the traditional noise parade. Rick Walters is the editor of the University Engineer (at one time called the OSU Tech Record), while Dennis Stefani is the business manager for that publication. Dave Denecke, '71, and Chris Drury, '70, are on the man's rally at OSU. Bill Graham, '70, is the president of the Military Engineers on campus. PETE JOINS PHI GAMMA DELTA Pete Muhlbauer, from Munich, Germany, is living with us this year. He is a junior in engineering. Brothers Doug Matson and Bill Brandt, both seniors, knew Pete when he was an American Field Service exchange student at Roseburg High four years ago. The brothers saw Pete last year when they were attending the University of Pavia (Italy), and recommended him highly to the brothers in Corvallis. Consequently, Pete is with us this school year. We wish Pete the best of luck. \r\nBEAVER FIJI Page 4 FIJIS HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE M.M. Haggins, '38, is moving to P.O. Box 970, Kailaa, Kona, Hawaii 96740 on about October 15. Brother Huggins has been a long-time resident of Medford. Mike Galloway, '68, has completed his six-month active duty period with the Marine Corps reserve and will be teaching at Reynolds High in the Portland area. F.A. "Doc" Gilfillan will be featured in an upcoming Phi Gamma Delta publication. Brother Bill Leever, '71, wrote the article about the dean emeritus of the school of science and one-time president of Oregon State University. John Constans, '67, is now a LTJG in the Navy. Brother Constans has just earned his naval aviator's wings and will be making further carrier quali fications in the near future. Dave Koch, '67, is flying planes for the Air Force and is stationed at Laredo AFB, Texas, Bill Sims, '67, is also in the Air Force. Brother Sims is stationed at McClellan AFB, California, and holds the rank of first lieutenant. Bob Jeremiah, '69, is in the USMC and was recently critically wounded in Viet Nam. Brother Jeremiah lost the sight in one eye as a result of hostile action. The "Hampster" is now at the Bremerton (Washington) Navy Hospital. Neil Plumley, '5 9, is manager of the Sizzler steak house in Corvallis. Harold F. "Red" Smith, Sigma Tau (Washington), is one of Dee Andres' assistant coaches of the football team. Over the summer we don't hear too much from our alumni with respect to newsworthy happenings in their lives (promotions, marriages, etc* ). Send any information along these lines to Editor, Beaver Fiji, 348 N. W. 25th, Corvallis, Oregon 9733Q, and we will publish it if space permits. \r\n■^0-' " "f -'•1% .V'C^J; ■-;' 0^'r':; •■ ■■ ■!•."'■-> J' OREGON S ^***(LtNU.NUUbM o( pW (aavvnvtt tM+'V n3i"N St. /VvW. 2oo3y St.