bulldog fill MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY TY VOLUME IX - NO. 1 Fraternity Row's Newest Addition Our dream of having a house on THE ROW will soon become a reality. The com pletion date has been changed several times, but this time it looks certain. As of December 1, this is how the house stands. The builders have ninety-five per cent of their job complete. The only things they don't have completed are the front sidewalk, the landings on the outside stair Instead of buying new furniture, we have had the furniture used in the old house re covered. The living room will not be fur nished anytime soon, but it wiU be a project for the future. The old furniture will be used in the den. It will be moved in before FALL, 1978 Fall Pledges Complete Pledge Program FaU Rush of 1978 was very successful. We placed White Stars on eighteen out standing pledges. They are: Jim Abel, fresh man, Scott; David BaU, junior, McComb; mas. John Cravens, freshman, Helena, Arkansas; Dale Currie, freshman, Jackson; John Fike, freshman, CaruthersviUe, Missouri; Jerry FuUer, freshman. Marvel, Arkansas; Terry The foreman said that there are a few minor Most of the wallpaper in the house has been hung. The foyer has been wallpapered FuUer, freshman. Marvel, Arkansas; Hayes Johnson, freshman, Vicksburg; Barry Law corrections to be made, but that they will definitely have their job completed by Jan and the chandelier has been installed. One of the bathrooms downstairs has been wall rence, freshman, Helena, Arkansas; Jim uary 1. papered and the other one will soon be freshman, Tutwiler; Mitch MitcheU, sopho The painters still have to paint the stair rail and touch up a little inside. The only things they have to paint on the exterior finished. are the columns and the balcony rail. They said that their job wiU also be completed by January 1. The carpet layers still have to lay carpet to be served in the house. We hope to be serving meals by January 15. A cook wiU cases, and the partitions in the bathroom. in a few bedrooms upstairs and put the Christmas. We plan to move our personal belongings in when we return after Christ All of the kitchen appliances have been installed. Plans have been made for meals be hired soon. There wiU be fourteen meals (3 meals per day except for 2 on Friday) runner on the steps in the foyer. The carpet served in the house per week. The completion of the house is definitely in the bedrooms is dark brown and the drawing near. The new house will supply curtains will be beige. Lee Miller's parents have given the Fraternity an oriental rug for the foyer. The carpet layers said that many of our needs. It wiU serve as a gather ing place for the Graduates as weU as the Actives. It is through the efforts of the (continued on page three) they would be finished soon. m Lloyd, freshman, GreenviUe; Frank Melton, more, Tylertown; Miles Moody, sophomore, Jackson; Jimmy Perry, freshman, Grenada; Vic Ross, freshman, Amory; Tommy Thom as, sophomore, Hattiesburg; Mark Tubb, freshman, Amory; Don Zecha, sophomore, Pascagoula. The pledge class was under the direction of Pledge Educator, John Speed and Assis tant Pledge Educator, Pery CUburn. The pledges cleaned up around the new house for their house project. For their community service projects they picked up trash on Highway 25 and took a group of children to a basketball game. They raffled tickets for a small refrigerator for their money making project. At the beginning of the semester, the pledges and their big brothers went on a canoe trip to Buttahatchie River. The pledges have completed the pledge program and will be initiated the first week in January. Big Plans for Pig Dinner The 10th Annual Norris Pig Dinner will be held on March 17 at the Hobday Inn in StarkviUe. This wiU be the biggest Graduate event in the history of the chapter. It will be our first Graduate celebration in the new house. A new house is a tremendous con tribution for Graduate Brothers to make to a chapter as young as ours. To show our appreciation, we are planning a weekend full of festivities especially for them. Our Graduate attendance goal this year is 90%. We urge all of our Graduate Brothers to be making plans now to attend this grand celebration. The Graduates' hard work for This is how the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity House looked at ti'ie end cf November. Since the picture, shutters have been added and the balcony rail has been completed. this house truly proves that "Phi Gamma Delta is not for College Days Alone." \r\nFALL, 1978 THE BULLDOG FIJI PAGE TWO ___ *1 Phi Gamms Nab Football League Trophy And IFC Volleyball Championship As the high points of a good sports semester, the Phi Gamms captured a league championship trophy in football and won the Inter-Fraternity Council volleyball com petition. Other sports included bowling, pillo polo, swimming and ping-pong. The Phi Gamm's participation and winning proved their enthusiasm and love for sports. Flag football began the intramural sea son. Many talented pledges helped our foot ball season tremendously. Both of our foot ball teams advanced to their league play offs. One team won their playoffs, while the other team placed second in theirs. The Pillo Polo team also represented the Fraternity well. They placed second in over all campus competition. Not quite so successful, was the bowling team. However, they showed good partici pation. Competition was tougher than they thought it would be. They were eliminated from the playoffs. The Swimming team was a little more successful than the bowling team. Gordon Stewart and Dale Currie (pledge) both ad vanced to the finals. Even though Dale pro vided some strong competition, he was eliminated. Gordon advanced forward and placed fourth in the finals. Ping-Pong was a successful sport for Robbie Gathings. He placed third in his division. Volleyball ended the intramurals for the semester. This was a rewarding end for our volleyball team. They walked away smiling with the first place trophy in the InterFraternity Council playoffs, beating Sigma Chi. The team also placed fourth in the all-school competition. The sports program was a rewarding one for the Phi Gamms. Steve Divine served the chapter as sports director this semester. A Letter From The New President The opportunity to serve one of the top chapters of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta and the most outstanding fraternity on the campus of Mississippi State Univer sity is unquestionably the highest honor 1 have received in my life. 1 realize the re sponsibility is awesome and will be a chal lenge that 1 intend to meet with much en thusiasm and effort. Being the first group of men moving into our new house is quite a task in itself, a task that we all look forward to with excite ment and gratitude. Many of the rules and customs we begin will set a precident for years to come. It will please you to know that our first objective will be to maintain our high standards and ideals; standards that began nine years ago and were devel oped at 207 West Lampkin Street, a time and a place we don't intend to forget. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the 1978 cabinet for doing such a fine job under less than adequate circumstances. 1 look forward to their support in the year to come. 1 also challenge the new cabinet to remember the honor given them and to take this opportunity to prove themselves worthy of that honor. Speaking for the chapter, 1 sincerely thank those of you who have contributed, both in time and money, toward the effort that has produced the fine mansion we will soon move into. 1 can assure you, to the best of our ability, we shall carry on "To ward Excellence!" Fraternally, William A. Brock, Jr. '79 Brother Robbie Gathings eludes his pursuer to score a touchdown for his team. Sigma Mu Elects Officers for 1979 1 The new officers of Sigma Mu Chapter have been chosen and are looking forward to a great year. The President for 1979 will be A1 Brock, an Agricultural Economics major from Newton. A1 served the chapter as Historian last year. Jay Douglas has been elected Treasurer. Jay is a sophomore from Jackson and is majoring in General Science. The new recording secretary is Bill Branch, a senior Engineering major from New Orleans. Brandon Bell will be serving the chapter as corresponding secre tary. Brandon is a senior Business major. The position of Historian will be filled by David Linder. David is an Accounting major from StarkviUe. These will be the new leaders of Sigma Mu next year. With these good leaders and our beautiful new house, it's sure to be a great year! New officers for 1979 are d. to r,) Bill Branch, Recording Secretary; A1 Brock, President; David Linder, Historian; Brandon Bell, Corresponding Secretary; and Jay Douglas, Treasurer. \r\nFALL, 1978 THE BULLDOG FIJI Tremendous Social Program Highlighted By Homecoming Events PAGE THREE News Briefs Phi Gamms Win Halloween Carnival For the second time in two years, the Phi Gamms easily swept away both awards given at the Union Program Council Hallo This year's Homecoming was the biggest social event of the fall semester. The day began with Mississippi State beating Flori da State 55 to 27, followed by a reception ween Carnival. The effort put forth proved rewarding when we received both trophies. The first trophy was for collecting the most tickets and the second trophy was for origi nality. The Phi Gamms' Horror House was for Graduates and Parents at the Lakeside Country Club. Other events included Board of Chapter Advisors, House Corporation Committee, and Mary McCarty Club meet ings. The dance which followed that evening sparked by a substantial Graduate turnout, was a complete success. Our swaps this semester consisted of a Delta Gamma Halloween swap and a Delta Delta Delta fantasy swap. The D. G.'s were greeted at the door of the Lakeside Country Club by Fiji ghosts and goblins. Suspense increased as the girls entered the candle lit room and were seated for the "Fiji Hor no doubt the main attraction. Phi Gamms Active on Campus As in past years, the Phi Gamms at MSU are active in many campus leadership positions this year. Student senators, Gor don Stewart, Jay Pryor and Mitch Mitchell ror Show." Fred Miller was star of this (pledge) serve the Fraternity in the campus suspense filled production. Not quite so suspenseful, but equally en legislature. Rod Little and Wesley Griffith will be leading the Inter-Fraternity Council this year. Rod was recently elected Presi dent and Wesley was elected Vice-President. joyable was the Delta Delta Delta Swap. This swap was a fantasy swap. The cos tumes were very original and represented all forms of life. Some of our top name celebrities included Superman and Mickey Mouse. The ladies of Tri-Delta Sorority were treated to good Phi Gamm hospitality. A dance after the Auburn game was another highlight of our social calendar. Magenta provided the music for that party. This event was held at the Starkville Shriner's Club. Brother Lee Miller was this year's senior honoree at the annual Christmas Party. Graduate Bob Raymond's version of "This is Your Life" both honored Lee and pro vided entertainment for the chapter and their dates. Active and pledge skits follow- Mary McCarty Club Meeting The Brothers and the ladies of Delta Delta Delta Sorority during our Fantasy Swap. tor, was on hand to discuss the interior chairman, was responsible for much of the decorating of the house with the mothers. Mary showed them samples of the carpet and wallpaper she plans to use in the house. They were all impressed and are anxious to success of each of these social events. see the final outcome. ed making the party a good time for all. The Phi Gamms enjoyed a full social calendar this semester. Frank Jones, social FRATERNITY ROW'S NEWEST Phi Gamms Excel in Service Work (continued from page one) Graduates that we can have such a fine house to live in. The new house will also provide outstand ing facilities for social functions. This past year, we have had many difficulties finding adequate places for our social events. These difficulties have forced us to make many last minute decisions concerning the time and locations of our parties. These last minute decisions have made it impossible to get the information to everyone on time. We are sure that the new house will solve this problem and that all of our Graduate Brothers will be informed sooner of all ac tivities. Although the house is being completed later than expected, it will surely be worth the wait. The Mary McCarty Club met November 11, the day of the Auburn Game, in the new house. Mary Hunt, the interior decora The Phi Gamms have hustled this semes ter in Campus and Community Service. Early this semester, members of our chap ter operated a booth at the A and M Affair, the school's centennial celebration. The next service project involved helping the Baptist Student Union with an Egg Drop at the football stadium. As mid-term approached, so did our year ly clean-up of the Oddfellows Cemetery. Using the city's equipment, everyone work ed hard to get the cemetery in top-notch condition. We also cleaned up the Highway 82 Cemetery. We raked leaves, picked up trash and cleaned up around the tombstones there. As Halloween drew near, work began on the Phi Gamm Horror House for the Hal loween Carnival. The Horror House drew the biggest crowd and we received a trophy for collecting the most tickets. The Delta Gammas and the Phi Gamms helped make Thanksgiving a fun time for many Headstart kids. We went to the school and helped the kids make pine-cone turkeys. After that, we served them cup cakes and drinks. The Christmas season provided many opportunities for community service. The Annual Greek All-Sing got us in the Christ mas spirit. The Fiji Singers sang "Deck the Halls" and "1 Would Rether Be a Fiji." The Singers were under the direction of S,, A1 Brock and David Ball are among those brothers cleaning the area around the Odd fellows Cemetery during one of our recent Campus and Community Service Projects. John Speed. Another seasonal project was the carol ing trip to the Starkville Nursing Home, (continued on page four) \r\nPAGE FOUR GRADUATE NEWS John Ball is at Ole Miss and is in his second year of law school. Thomas Mize is hving in Starkville and is the Internal Auditor at the Bank of Commerce. FALL, 1978 THE BULLDOG FIJI National PHI GAMMS EXt'EL • (continued from page three) Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority provided the women voices as we sang Christmas carols to the nursing home patients. The Toys for Tots Drive ended our suc cessful semester of Community THE BULLDOG FIJI Service. Everyone collected toys that could be re paired and donated them for the project. (1^1 Mark (Nate) Colbert is working at the Experiment Station in Stoneville. Carter Naugher is farming in Black Zion. Kevin Walters is a furniture salesman for Burlington Furniture Company and comes through the Starkville area quite frequently. Marty Allison is still farming in Sarah, Mississippi, and is the father of a new baby girl. Richard Mosby is living in Canton and is working with his father at their tire Editor Contributions David York Jay Douglas Phil Posey A1 Brock company. PHI GAMMA DELTA DRAWER FN non-profit org. u. S, POSTAGE MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 39762 PAID Permit No. 25 Miss. Slate, Ms. dC IJaJW (>5 39