Vol. CXXI, No. 2 Phi Gamma Delta, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana Winter 1978 Lambda Retreat "" /~ ~ ( I Three Social Service Projects Completed The men of Lambda are once again leading the way in social service projects at DePauw University. The projects already completed are: the DePauw-W abash Football Run , and two major undertakings, one to the inner-city of Indianapolis and one to a Youth Camp in southern Indiana. Before most were out of bed on Saturday, November 12, 1977, the members of Lambda and our brothers up the road at Wabash were running a football from Crawfordsville (Wabash), to Greencastle (DePauw), as part of the preparations leading up to the famous "Monon Bell" game between the two schools. Area merchants contributed money for each mile run and when it was all over, Lambda had collected over $330 to donate to the Putnam County Health Service Clinic. The clinic provides the only health care to the poor in Putnam County. Now able to move to a better facility, the Clinic was happy to receive the additional support. Our inner-city project involves a return visit to the Lily of the Valley Rescue Mission in Indianapolis. Two years ago, the Brothers spent five weekends completely remodeling and painting a building that had been condemned by the Health Department . It was our job to repair it in order to meet public standards . On returning the Brothers installed a new bathroom floor and laid a new roof on the back side of the house. Rev. Thomas and Rev. Harrelson of the Mission were very happy to have us once again . Another service project this fall was at Camp Riverdale in southern Indiana. Here at a Methodist Youth Camp, the Brothers spent the day laying a hundred yards of barbed wire, tearing down a concrete pump house, and clearing a 30 ft. wide trail down a hillside to a river. We all had In October, 1977, the Lambda Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta held our annual retreat at Brother Herb Miller's in Indianapolis. Herb is the brother of Section Chief Bill Miller and is a Fiji brother from the Zeta Chapter at Indiana University . This is the third such retreat that we have held in the past year. The chapter seeks to use these retreats as a way of solidifying our brotherhood along with planning and directing our efforts for the upcoming year. These retreats are a big reason why Lambda now has t he Condon Cup in its possession. This most recent retreat was used to reorganize our committee system and set goals with the large contingent of graduates that were present pledging to help us. The graduates were headed by George Dirks, House Corporation President; Joe Carney, Arcon; Alex Rogers , Purple Legionnaire; and Kent Fletcher, member BCA. Following this intensive learning session, Brother Herb honored the chapter for the winning of the Condon Cup by inviting the Butler Thetas over for an afternoon picnic complete with football and swimming in Herb's pool. It was a rewarding day and Lambda accomplished much towards improving ourselves in the next year. Once again we wish to thank Brother Herb Miller for his fine hospitality. great fun because we were accompanied by our Theta sisters on the project. This semester has been a great one for social service and the next promises to be even better. \r\nTiger Fiji Page2 President's Letter Getting In Touch This year Lambda Chapter has something we haven't had in a long time, something to brag about. As the other articles in this, and the previous Tiger Fiji show, we worked hard and came a long way. Unfortunately, in the area of graduate relations we still have a long way to go. Hot on the heels of our other successes we are beginning what we hope to make an active, helpful and enjoyable program for both the graduates and ourselves. Sotar this yearwe have sent out close to three hundred personal letters from brothers in the house to graduate brothers in the area. Although the response was not overwhelming, we would like to thank those who replied, and especially those who found the time to visit. Throughout the rest of the year we will continue to try and reestablish contact with as many of you as possible. Your time and interest will be greatly appreciated. Below is a list of Brothers for whom we do not have a current address. If you have what you believe to be the ·correct address of any of these Brothers, Please send their name and address to us. Frank D . Read ......... 1903 J farold W_ Cox. . . _.... 1914 Rolland C. Riddick ........ 1918 Max M. Colenbaugh .... .. . 1919 Charles E. Carson . . . . .1921 Frederick N. Trotter .. 1922 Emory C. O'Hair . . . 1923 John D. Julian . . 1930 Daniel C. Yarian ....... 1932 William H. McGaughey . ... 1934 Warren T. Davies . . . . 1937 Foster Gilgis . . . 1938 . 1938 Robert F. Thomas . . 1943 William E. Tucker. Walter C. Garner . . .. . 1946 Ronald C. Graham Jr .. . . ... 1946 Raymond L. Costello .. .... 1947 . .. 1948 Howard Batt Jr. Thomas H. Carline . 1950 Oscar W . Olson Jr .. ... .... 1950 Joseph B. Messing .. 1953 LTCD Robert Y. Coppess .. . 1954 Dr. Jack D. Moyes ..... ... 1956 William H. Taylor . . ..... 1956 David M. Jenkins Jr ... . .. . 1957 Winter 1978 Dear Graduate Brothers: With this being my last opportunity to communicate with the great majority of you in my capacity as Chapter President, I want to use this letter to thank a specific group of people who have given so much to this fraternity of ours over the past four years. I am talking about the group of seniors who will graduate from DePauw in May. This is not to suggest that the underclassmen of Lambda Chapter have not made a great contribution; they have, but their time to be thanked is in the future. I'm talking about the group that came together as pledges in Lambda of Phi Gamma Delta in 1974; who were not particularly happy with the situation as they perceived it. Now though, these same men can look back after four years and feel a great deal of satisfaction because of the contributions they have made to betterment of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. I am talking about Mike Ricks, who served as President of the chapter in one of the most trying years in recent Lambda history, at a time when he alone was ready to step forward to take this responsibility. I am talking about Steve Glassman, wno lias spearheaded the drive to improve .the house structure; his work culminating in the new library , basement, and study rooms . I am talking about Mark Frazer, who has stabilized our financial situation in his two years as Treasurer. Not only has the Chapter begun to show a profit, but it has been given a source of leadership that few but Mark can give. Mike Dolinski is another one. He has singlehandedly completed such projects as the charity basketball game and creating a workable house contract system. The great rush over the past two years has been due to the hard work of two more of these men: Steve Herr and Dave Goltermann. I am talking about the other members of the class who have each made their own contributions to making this Chapter what it is today. I am not saying that the above mentioned deserve all of the credit for our most recent and important award, the Condon Cup. What I am saying is that this group has, over a four year period given freely of themselves to improve this Fraternity. Their love for Phi Gamma Delta has been clearly expressed through their work. It is my hope that their efforts will inspire those who follow to continue this example of service, and for those who have gone before to recognize and appreciate the contributions that this group has made to this great Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta . Fraternally, Steve Hancock, President Perge! Joe Holsen . . . . . 1959 Geoffrey Howard ... . .. .. .. 1959 'Allen W. Ratcliffe . . . . . . . . 1959 Philip A. Smith . . . . . . . . . .1959 Darrell G. Crosby ... . .. ... 1960 Michael J. Good ....... . ... 1960 Earl E. Whited ...... . .... . 1960 John W. Hederick . 1962 Dr. James N. Ross Jr ..... . . 1962 Stephen G. Cook .. ........ 1964 .1964 Dr. William C. Lentz .. Paul M. Shimer ..... ... ... 1964 Gregory D. Pearson ... . . . .. 1966 John J . Cordill ... ......... 1967 Robert V. Coolman .. ...... 1968 Robert R. Miles ... . ....... 1969 Gary B. Taylor .... .. ...... 1969 . .1970 Gerald H. Hoffman . David F . Baggerman ... .... 1971 Jeffrey L. Lane . . . . . . . . . . .. 1971 Louis J. Mascari ..... .. . . . 1972 E . Louis Fleece Jr. . . . . . . . .. 1973 Douglas M. Long .. . . ...... 1973 James M. Grubbs .. . ...... 1977 Paul K. Watt ... .......... 1977 -• ~ \r\nWinterl978 Tiger Fiji Page3 Pledge Class Letter We, the pledge class of 1981, have many goals and ambitions for the next four years. At the present time they are vague, but as we learn more about the campus and Phi Gamma Delta our goals and ambitions are becoming more distinct. We are optimistic about the future and the changes that it will bring. Our present goal is to become active members of Phi Gamma Delta , enabling us to gain a better understanding of the fraternity. During our pledgeship we hope to work to gether as a pledge class, and with the entire house. We also hope to improve the academic status of the house through contributing a high pledge class grade point average. Coinciding with this, we hope to improve our campus relations and campus image and strive to remain one of the best and most respected houses on campus. To achieve this we hope to do what we can to improve our rushing program which has been highly successful in the past. Along the same lines , we hope to maintain and to improve our excellent pledge program , which is essential for the continuance of a strong fraternity . On the other hand, we hope to improve our graduate relations program and regain the graduate brothers ' interest in the fraternity. Through the achievement of these goals, we hope to reach our ultimate goal of bringing the Cheney Cup to Lambda. Looking into the future we recognize the importance of our graduating year, as it will be Lambda's 125th anniversary. With this in mind we are already planning a celebration which will include as many graduate brothers as possible. Until then , we will try to do our best for Lambda. Fraternally, The Pledge Class of 1981 (Left) Mural by Eric Eichholtz and Mark Zakula in the basement. (Above right) The new library and (right) our new bar in the basement. Fijis Serve On Guatemala Work Project During Winter Term this year, three Lambda Fijis, Mark Frazer '78 , Scott Benhase '79 , and Greg Rittenhouse '81 , traveled to the Central American country of Guatemala to spend a month of service at the Episcopal Mission of St. Stephens in the Province of Izabal. Brother Frazer took with him a check for $600 that was given to the mission priest, Father Sylvester Romero, for the education of his young son , Sylvester , Jr. Brother Benhase worked in the area last year and recognized the need for mone- tary support for the young boy. The entire chapter responded generously with the amount needed . Father Romero was so happy at the news that he plans to name of the new med.!£.al dispensaries that the Brothers helped to build after the chapter, ' 'El Dispensario Lambda de Phi Gamma Delta." We hope to have a picture and a more detailed story of the trip in the next issue. We are also proud to have the opportunity to contribute our time and resources to such a worthy cause . \r\nTiger Figi Page4 Winterl978 Social Service Awards Lambda was fortunate over the past year to win a major award from the State of Indiana. The award is the "Governor's Volunteer Action Award" and was given to Lambda last spring. The award presented to Lambda by Linda Cobb, the Governor's Director of Volunteer Service capped an exciting year of service for the chapter. The Brothers are proud of the job that they did last year and they are continuing to serve the community in the best tradition of Phi Gamma Delta. Fijis and Thetas at work at Camp Riverdale. l.M. Report for 1977-78 The men of Phi Gamma Delta are already doing well in this years intramural program. In football, we finished third in our league and like last year we placed many on the all-star team including Steve Herr '78, Steve Glassman '78, Mike Ricks '78, Bob Thomas '79, Howard Smith '80, and Don Ricks '80. Meanwhile in minor sports the Islanders picked up several points in ping-pong and tennis; and we reached the play-offs The Tiger Fiji Lambda of Phi Gamma Delta 916 South College Avenue Greencastle, Indiana 46135 in bowling. As for the rest of the semester wrestling and with our strong freshman class, we expect to keep our fine record in that sport. As for the rest of the year, we are confident that we can improve on our 1976-77 final standings of fifth place by raising the caliber of participation in the minor intramural sports. This should insure us of our best year in a long time. PHI GAMMA DELTA IS NOT FOR COLLEGE DAYS ALONE Fiji Activities March 11 ........ 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