I GAMMA TAU OF PHI GAMMA DELTA AT GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Vol. 37, Issue 1 SPRING/SUMMER 1984 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Committed to excellence Greetings! From all the brothers here at Gamma Tau, we wish all of you the best. Here at 841 Fowler Street, for it will be a truly purple occasion. If any of you have any questions, please call me at(404)892-6780 or(404) our chapter has enjoyed a fine and prosperous Spring 892-6569. Quarter. As a newly elected president, I am very excited about the new year. At a recent IFC Awards Banquet, FIJIs garnered a second place overall in the campus-wide competition. We are now a truly strong chapter, In closing, I extend my sincerest condolences for our brothers at the Zeta Deuteron chapter(Washington and Lee), who recently had a catastrophic fire at their house. We hope you will let us know if we can be of any help in any way benefiting from a closely knit brotherhood committed J. Paul Raines to excellence. Although we are progressing, we have Chapter President weaknesses in two main areas: scholarship and graduate relations. Our scholarship last year was good,as we were one of only six fraternities on campus above the all- 14 men initiated men's average for the previous three quarters. Our goal Eleven fine men earned the right to wear purple this past February as the fall pledge class joined our now is to maintain our status and raise our overall diamond. These men and their hometowns are: average to a 3.0. Secondly, our graduate relations have been ragged William Arthur Morse, Darnestown, M.D. Alfred Lyle Christianson, Marietta job Eric Walters and the Graduate Relations Committee David Allen Gillam, Charleston, S.C. Jon Michael Jenkins, Merit Isl., FL. Scott Edward Miller, Pensacola, FL. are doing. We encourage all our graduates to come by and visit us here at the house; you will find a group of Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney, Coral Springs, FL. warm and friendly hosts. Zoltan Alfred Poleretsky, Huntsville, AL. due to a lack of a newsletter. This is a situation that I will not allow to continue, and this issue is proof of the fine 1 would also like to thank the old cabinet for their tirelessjob. Brothers Strombom,Garlen,Jordan, White, and Ward did an outstandingjob,and we can only hope to match their effort. Our Field Secretary, Mark Wilkison, recently made a visit to our house. Brother Wilkison gave us much encouragement and many new ideas, some of which have already been implemented into our agenda. I would like to thank Brother Wilkison for his efforts. He is a fine man and I hope he returns to our house soon. I hope to meet several Phi Gams from across the country in New Orleans this summer. I would encourage all our graduates to attend the Ekklesia(August 12-16), John Edward Sivak, Warren, NJ. John Bradford Snead, St. Louis, MO. Alexander Andrew Tymchuck, Gainesville Eric Andrew Walters, House Springs, MO. These men fulfilled their pledgeship brilliantly and are a welcome addition to our chapter. Joining them this spring are the new initiates: Darren Scott Yates, Rome Mark Andrew Spears, Atlanta Sandy Max Stephens, Newnan These men also hold great promise towards fulfilling the aims of Phi Gamma Delta. Randy Scott \r\nA WORD WITH THE PURPLE LEGIONAIRE Definite goals set On March20th, 1983,James Doyle Hamil II(Georgia Tech '81) was installed as the newest Purple Legionaire of the Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. Affectionately known as J.D., Mr. Hamil resides in Atlanta with his wife Ann. Having graduated with a degree in Building Construction,J.D. owns and manages three businesses, of which Environmental Graphics Systems is the principal company. The responsibility and power inherent in keeping three companies running wishes to achieve a goal,J.D. will put forth the necessary efforts to reach that goal. It is evident that J.D. will continue to be a major force in improving the quality of fraternity life at Gamma Tau for some time to come. Gamma Tau extends their gratitude. smoothly might make an ordinary man's head swell, but Jon Jenkins J.D. modestly claims,"I don'tjust tell people what to do, I sweep the floors and wash the windows, too. J.D. is no stranger to responsibility and obligation, two traits which are necessary for a Purple Legionaire. Aside from holding the title of Recording Secretary to be in the 2.7-2.8 range, and there's no reason for any of the individual GPA's to be much lower than 2.0. There is no question of J.D.'s dedication to the chapter. His extensive service record proves that if J.D. Fall rush Sept. 13-23 Rush is an important part of every chapter, and we here at Gamma Tau are no exception. Graduating as many fine men as we are this year makes rush just that during his senior year, J.D. became a member of the much more important. Fall Rush this year will run from house corporation soon after his graduation, personally overseeing the renovation of the house. In particular, J.D. directed the landscaping efforts in the back yard and built the barbeque grill himself. In recognition of his contributions to the chapter, J.D. was presented the Coulter Cup for his service in both ofthe last two years. As Purple Legionaire, J.D. has definite goals for the chapter. He would like to see an increase in the graduate involvement with the chapter and an increase in the degree to which the undergraduates involve the gradu ates in the chapter activities. J.D. remarks,"For the past Sept. 13 - Sept. 23. We will be having a variety of activities during that time including band parties, river outings, shrimp and casino night, theme parties, and a spaghetti dinner cooked by some of our graduates. As many have said many times. Phi Gam is not for college days alone, and we hope this continues to be two years I've won the award for the outstanding graduate ofthe chapter. I've worked hard,especially the first year, but it is no superhuman effort on my part. That's rather distressing." He stresses that it will require true. As rush chairman, I invite all graduates back to visit and to help us with rush. If you know of any freshmen or someone already at Tech that is Phi Gam material, please fill out the enclosed form and send it to me here at the house. Once more,I urge you to come by, and we will appreciate any support and/or potential rushee names. gtan Ward Rush Chairman ■RUSH RECOMMENDATION an effort from the undergraduates as well as the graduates to acheive the ideal relations between the Graduate Brother. graduates and the chapter."If the undergraduates don't invite the graduates to become involved, the graduates won't become involved in the chapter activities of their Address own volition." In respect to the progress of the undergraduates,J.D. comments,"I believe that the chapter is on the upswing. I'm glad to see that the scholarship is up to a reasonable standard. There's no reason why it should not continue THE NEW CABINET OF GAMMA TAU .Class;. Rushee Name _ Address PRESIDENT - J. Paul Raines (Fayetteville, GA.) TREASURER -Timothy James Hall (Bolton, MA.) RECORDING SECRETARY -Timothy Scott Chasteen (Athens, AL.) CORRESPONDING SECRETARY - James Couser Rowe III (Augusta, GA.) HISTORIAN - John Robert Warchol (St. Petersburg, PL) Phone No. Credentials for Phi Gam! \r\nGraduatefacts BEACH RELEASE '84 '20s Jackson Kelly '25 is retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and currently living in Roswell, N.M. '30's Russell Brooke '32,a retired construction engineer, is now living in Atlanta. Edwin Peeples '36 is still keeping busy as an author, and by doing advertising and publicity. He now lives in Phoenixville, Pa. 40 s Sam D. Allen '43 is the president of S.A. Allen, Inc. He lives in Savannah with his wife Evelyn. '50's Alexander Gordon, III '52 lives in Tucker and is an operations manager for Southern Bell. A1 Lee '57 is a senior engineer for Texas Instruments and lives in Houston, Texas. Louis D. Walters, Jr. '58 is a highly successful industrial engineer in St. Louis, Mo. Walters recently received an offer to design and construct a new plant for KISCO Manufacturing Co., a company specializing in metal machined parts. '60's Michael Haney '63 of North Carlton, Ohio, is a director of mechanical engineering for Diebold, Inc. John Hayes '69 lives in Atlanta with his wife, Gail, and two children. He is now the president of Comsell, Inc. Gregory Raley '78 from Spartanburg, S.C., is a marketing rep for Texaco U.S.A. Thomas Woodward '75 is an architect for Heery and Heery. He works and lives in Atlanta. '80's Richard Seifert '82 is now living in Columbia, S.C., and works for NCR as a manufacturing test equipment engineer. Tsali Bentley '83 is an engineer for Georgia Power and lives in Atlanta. Tsali is engaged to Jacque George. J.D. Hamil '81 lives in Lawrenceville. J.D. is our Purple Legionaire and lists his occupation as chief undergrad butt kicker. Thanks J.D.! * * * * If any graduates out there would like to see their names in print, please write to; This Spring Quarter, Gamma Tau tried a new variation on an old idea in spring parties. This year the brothers went on a three-day odyssey to Pensacola Beach, PL. We chartered a bus for the round trip and stayed in cottages directly upon historic and scenic Pensacola Beach. Friday night, we arrived in town and immediately set out to light it up. On Saturday, we spent the day at the beach catching rays, catching frisbees, and catching plenty of glimpses at the beach bunnies. Saturday evening featured a surf and turf feast prepared on the beach,and the night was capped off by a beach blast as the brothers, together with all the local sun goddesses, partied in the sand. The unique feature of this year's "Beach Release" party was that unlike past years, the brothers did not take dates with them. This removed many of the cost barriers and other complications preventing many brothers from participating in past years. We proved that brothers can party with brothers,and with luck,stir up some local action as well. As you might have guessed, this year's "Beach Release" party was designed as a substitute for the former Island Parties that we used to have before the landscaping of the backyard three years ago. This beach trip is by no means considered a permanent substitute for Island Party. The Island Party was a quarter-long example of brothers working together and was a point of pride within the chapter year-round. Over the past three years,the undergraduates have tried three different concepts to take the place of Island Party, yet have failed to find a solution which can preserve our beautiful backyard, and be satisfactory and practical all at the same time.To this end, we invite all graduates and other chapters to submit ideas and suggestions to: I.P. Ideas c/o J. Paul Raines 841 Fowler Street N.W. Atlanta, GA. 30313 RAMBLING WRECK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. Sept. Sept. 15 ALABAMA 22 THE CITADEL 29 CLEMSON Phi Gamma Delta Oct. c/o Eric Walters Oct. 841 Fowler Street N.W. Oct. 20 at Auburn Atlanta, GA. 30313 Oct. 27 TENNESSEE 6 N.C. STATE 13 at Virginia Include changes in family or occupation, and any Nov. messages to send to other graduates. Also, please inform us of any rush prospects that will be coming to Tech. Nov. 10 at North Carolina Nov. 17 at Wake Forest Thank you. Dec. 3 DUKE(Homecoming) I at Georgia \r\nGAMMA TAU SPORTS FIJI has had one of its most successful seasons in EDITOR'S NOTE Dear Graduate Brothers: As you well know, this newsletter has been out of print for a good while now. But thanks to recent upgrading of our graduate relations cotnmittee, we have revived Gamma Tauk from its abode and have rekindled the old spirit that made this a great newsletter. As the newest editor of the Gamma Tauk, I have committed myselfto producing one newsletter a quarter. I assure every one of you that this newsletter will continue to be printed on a regular basis. Ifthere are any suggestions that you may have as to how I may improve the newsletter or our graduate relations, please send intramurals this year. Surprisingly enough, we started offthe season winning our league in football and placing second in the school championship. FIJI also placed first in the cross country meet in the fall. With continued success in winter, we won our league in basketball and ultimate frisbee, going all the way to the final four in the school competition in basketball. We finished second in the winter wrestling meet. During the spring, we have made two sets of playoffs by going undefeated in biddy basketball and finishing second in our league in softball. Doug Marshall Sports Chairman them to: Graduate Relations Committee c/o Eric Walters PLEDGE EDUCATION The pledge education committee has been busy preparing three men for initiation this spring quarter 841 Fowler Street N.W. Atlanta, GA. 30313 Thank you all for your continued support and patience. Eric Walters Editor Perge' and two more for next fall. The pledges initiated this quarter were Darin Yates '87, Mark Spears '88, and Sandy Stephens '86. Those pledges to be initiated fall quarter are Mike Patton '87 and Martin Peterson-Frye '85. They have all worked hard this quarter and much is expected of them in the years to come. Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage Georgia Institute of Technology PAID 841 Fowler Street N.W. Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, GA.30313 Permit No. 1226 1510737B 33 MICH 1949 WILLIAM S ZERMAN Gamma Tauk Editor: Eric A. Walters 3325 LANSDOWNE DRIVE LEXINGTON KY 40502 Writers: Randy Scott Stan Ward J. Paul Raines Mark Mantaro Doug Marshall Jon Jenkins Photographers: Bill Gregory John Warchol f;,? '