GENERAL FIJI ZETA DEUTERON AT ☆ ☆ WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Winter 1987 -rr,. A Look At Our New House REUKOIC ATIO N ceremonies^ We would like to take this liiile to lliaiik I'vct yotie who lias donated their time, effort, and money to make Phi Gamma Delta at Washington and Lee great again. Yes, for the first time in three years we can stand tall outside of 112 Preston Street. The new house is quite a great deal to be proud of but what we are even more ecstatic about is the way we, both the undergraduate and graduate brothers, have stuck together through this period. It has been a long hard road to this plateau but we have made it. It pleases us a great deal to announce the rededication of our chapter house. It is with profound joy that we invite all of our graduate brothers to join us in this most happy occasion. The ceremonies will begin before our Annual Norris Pig Dinner held during Alumni Weekend of May 8, 9, and 10, 1987. We urge all of you to consider this a valuable opportunity to get together with us and your other graduate brothers and celebrate our success. 112 West Preston Street A New Beginning \r\nPage 2 Winter 1987 GRADUATE NEWS WilUam W. Terry, HI, '75, is an attorney for the law firm of Wetherington and Melchionna. Bill resides at 2306 Wycliffe Avenue, S.W., Rotuioke, VA 24014. He and his wife, Leslie, have two children, William and Megan. Dan Arthur Knlffen, '79, is a Clinical Social Worker for Catholic Charities of Richmond. He and his wife, Bev erly, have one child, Chase Tyler. They reside at 8532 Spalding Drive, Richmond, VA 23229. Keith Van Lanen, '79, is a District Manager employed by Sterling Drugs. He and his wife, Deborah, reside at 7537 Murray Hill Road, #731, Columbia, MD 21046. John M. Lee, '68, is an English professor at James Madison University. He and his wife, Robin, have two children, Sophie and Elissa. John W. Benedict, '73, is an auditor for N.Y.S. Depart ment of Public Service. He and his wife, Gerri, and their children, John and Chris, reside at RD #1, Box 227, Trumausburg, NY 14886. Timothy Stapler White, '84, is a graduate student at Peim State University. He was a Geology major while at Wash fV&L President John D. Wilson, House Corporation President Ed Bishop '68, Dr. Joseph Goldsten ington and Lee. Willard H. Hart, '47, is in charge of Public Relations at Edison State College. He resides at 516 N. Downing, Piqua, Ohio 45356. REMEMBER Earl M. Tucker, '62, is an attorney for the U.S. Depart ment of Justice. He and his wife, Judie, ^nd their daughter, Courtney Allison, live at 2615 Carolina Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24014. William Kennedy, '50, is a Contract Negotiator for the The Pig Dinner will be held Alumni Weekend on May 9. If you would like to attend, please contact us. Invitations will be forthcoming. Air Force Logistics Command. He and his wife, Lorna, live at 1638 Country Hills Drive, Ogden, Utah 84056. 1986-87 ZETA DEUTERON OFFICERS President Phi Gamma Delta Jim Cockey, '88 Treasurer Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Chris Sherlock, '87 Brad Preston, '88 John Gammage, '88 Historian Thomas Murray, '87 NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Editor Assistant Editor Writers Brad Preston, '88 Robert MacPherson, '89 Pete Petino, '89 Mike McAllister, Tony Waskiewwicz, Paul Abbot, Jim Kelly, 'AvKurd not for college days alone Photographer '87 '89 '87 '87 Robert Powley, '88 \r\nTREASURER'S LETTER I am very happy to report that Zeta Deuteron is finally in full working order. With the completion of all the fine touches our chapter house stands head and shoulders above any of the other fraternities on campus. I hope all graduate brothers will have a chance to come and enjoy it as much as we have. I am also pleased to relate to you our other successes thus far this year. Our Community Relations projects are again a high point. Since our last writing we completed the second annual 100 Innings for Cancer and are happy to announce we will put on the event for the third con secutive year in the spring. We also again contributed our time and energy to be Security at the Annual Lexington Christmas Parade. This is the second year we have done Linda Migliore and Christopher Sherlock '87 so. Rush was also quite successful this year as it was last year in that we witnessed the pledging of ten fine men. The efforts were chaired by Rush Chairmen Pete Petino '89 and Mike McAllistar '87. We continue to have high hopes for the ten bids which are still outstanding. The House Corporation has been in constant contact with us and have given us invaluable assistance during this hard time. 1 would like to especially thank Ed Bishop '68, Chip Chew '68, Jack Norberg '79, Bill Terry '69, Jeremy Brown '69 and John Perry '41 for all of their help. FIJI athletics is another of our big successes. Sophomore Tom Skeen '89 started for the Generals at middle linebacker. Other gridiron players were Keith Boyd '89 and Tony Waskiewicz '89. Tom Murray '87 was elected captain of the 1987 indoor and outdoor track RUSH REPORT Now that RUSH is over and the smoke has cleared after a rather hectic two weeks, we find ourselves with 10 excellent men who have decided they want to be Fiji's. Aside from our 10 pledges, we still have nine outstand ing bids, mostly held by athletes awaiting the end of their season to join our house. We estimate a pledge class of 15 to 17 men who we'd all be proud to call our brothers. Washington and Lee is entering a time of change and Phi Gamma Delta is adjusting well and constantly gain ing respect and notoriety as the only "real" fraternity on campus. Not only do we have the newest house, we teams and one of his fellow shot putters is Jim Ambrosini '89. Jefferson Harralson '87 was also elected captain for one of the Generals teams. His prowess is shone on the are the tightest and most unified brothers on campus. Basketball court. One of Jeff's teammates is fellow FIJI character of our pledges increases. We are all very proud Rob Spencer '89. Both Rob and Jeff start for the Generals. John Coll, recently elected as captain of the to say we're Fiji's here at W&L; we hope you still carry and feel the pride you felt when you were brothers. Stay soccer team is yet another successful FIJI athlete at W&L. in touch. With the continued support from our alumni brothers this trend is sure to continue and escalate as the quality and —Pietro Petino, '89 —Mike McAllister, '87 Finally, the W&L club hockey team was kept alive by President Vin LaManna '87, Vice-President Stu Co-Rush Chairmen Funkhouser '88 and Treasurer Jim Kelly '87. We have come a long way this term and it is because of our brotherhood that we have made it this far. I would again like to thank all of those who have helped. Our gratitude can not fully be disclosed with just words. I would also have to say that we need more help in keep ing in contact with you. We would like for you to meet us half way and stay in touch. I hope all is well with you Robert Dadio and that we see you soon. Neal DeBonte Easton, PA Little Falls, NJ John Forsyth Wheeling, WV Fraternally, Christopher M. Sherlock '87 Treasurer 1986 PLEDGES Sean Connelly Fred LaManna Hayward Lee Richard Montague Perge! Kevin Nash Timothy Place John Sheinberg Killingworth, CT Manhasset, NY Houston, TX Sherborn, MA Wilton, CT Endwell, NY Mendham, NJ \r\nPerhaps the most rewarding of all of Michael's endeavors was the part he played in W&L's first Frater nity Symposium. Along with Zeta Deuteron House Cor poration president Ed Bishop, Mike made a presentation dealing with the responsibilities that undergraduate brothers have in maintaining a clean house. The sym posium was held at our new chapter house and it included representatives from each fraternity on campus. Also in attendance were W&L president John D. Wilson as well as several important members of the W&L faculty. Overall, the event was a success, thanks in no small part to the hard work of Brother McAllister. In June, Mike will graduate and go on to the prover bial "bigger and better things." We all wish him luck and we thank him for providing all of Washington and Lee with a perfect example of a real man. We at Zeta Deuteron are proud to say that Michael McAllister is one of us. —Rob MacPherson, '89 Michael Robert McAllister Schedule of Events SENIOR SPOTLIGHT "W&L's Little Big Man" Each year approximately 400 men and women enter Washington and Lee University as freshman. Of these 400, only a handful ever find the time to have an impact on life at W&L. One such individual is Zeta Deuteron's 1987 January 24: Champagnes March 14: St. Patrick's Day Party May 9: Annual Norris Pig Dinner very own Michael McAllister, a senior Journalism major from Garden City, New York. "Sammy," as he is affec tionately known by his fellow FIJI'S, has become involved in almost every aspect of life up on "The Hill" while never neglecting his duties or his brothers down at "The House." An extremely conscientious and hard working young man, Mike has made a large impression on his classmates, so much so that they've elected him class president two years running. After his junior year, Mike was appointed by the Executive Committee to serve as chairman of the Student Conduct Committee (formerly the Student Control Committee). In this capacity, Mike governs the SCC in matters pertaining to student miscon duct and serves as a representative to the Student Affairs Committee. He has served on the Student Recruitment Committee and has also found time to write for W&L's newspaper, the Ring-turn Phi, as well as spin tunes on its radio station, WLUR. As a Phi Gam, Mike became involved early. He served as Newsletter Editor his sophomore year and spent part of the following summer at Ohio State University as Zeta Deuteron's representative to the FIJI Academy. In his junior year, Mike began his first tenure as Rush Chair man and played a k^y role as Zeta Deuteron landed 16 solid pledges that year. As this newsletter went to press, the present pledge count stood at 11, with nine bids still outstanding. Again, much of the credit for this year's suc cess went to Mike for another fine job as Rush Chairman. Stewart Funlchouser '88 and a friend \r\nPage 7 Winter 1987 Mrs. Vogt describes her job as "very, very exciting and fulfilling." She says she is ecstatic about working with brilliant men who she believes are the "world's future." She says her job is a "form of recreation, not work," and considers this an "extension of her homelife." Mrs. Vogt has an interesting relationship with the brothers. She welcomes the constant visits from the brothers, who she describes as "great, funny, and com passionate." She smiles warmly as she recalls how welcomed she felt upon her first steps into the house. She even accepted a dirmer invitation from senior brother Jim Kelly, and his homecoming date. She claims she does not mind catching the brothers running around in their boxer shorts, but admits she is amazed by the amount of sup plies the FIJI consumes. Mrs. Vogt says she respects the brothers for maintaining the house and keeping up with their academics. Mrs. Carol Vogt WELCOME HOUSE MOM This year's brothers of Phi Gamma Delta have not only been gifted with a beautiful house, but also treated with a new house mother, as FIJI becomes the only frater nity on campus to have this benefit. Some fraternities Mrs. Vogt, we respect your contribution to our frater nity as you help us make the transition into our NEW house, which has been provided for us by several gracious alumni. Your warmth, humor, and graciousness help us become better people and thus contributes to our strong brotherhood. May your years with FIJI be long and happy. FIJI consider a house mother another nuisance or obstacle, but Mrs. Carroll Vogt is unquestionably a welcomed addition to the FIJI family. At the age of 62, Mrs. Vogt has raised five children— three sons and two daughters—who range from the ages of 23 to 42. Her oldest received a diploma in 1966 from Yale, the youngest is an '85 W&L grad. Despite the fact that four of her children are now scattered throughout ZETA DEUTERON Virginia and one resides in Georgia, Mrs. Vogt maintains the same close relationship with her children that held the family together through six moves in an 11-year span which took the family from Illinois through Michigan, Ohio, and finally to Lexington in 1966. Here her hus EDITOR'S NOTE Dear Brothers, band became the district manager of the local Kroger's grocery store, but in 1977 Mr. Vogt suffered a cancercaused death—a tragedy the love of Mrs. Vogt's children I hope this newsletter finds you all well. I also hope that you will find it interesting as well as informative. It is designed to keep you abreast of chapter news and helps to relent. graduate information. Included in this newsletter is a Graduate Information In 1983, Mrs. Vogt took a summer course at the W&L Alumni College for parents and alumni. Here she in quired if W&L would ever consider reinstituting house mothers in fraternities. Although replies to this question seemed negative, she later received a phone call from Mr. Sessoms requesting an interview for the position of house mother for Phi Gamma Delta. One interview was all that was needed—Mrs. Vogt has been with the house ever since! Now Mrs. Vogt has settled into the cottage of the house to tend to her job, a job whichconsistsof the hiring and firing of all help (she recently held interviews for a maid, maintenance man, and cook), checking the house progress, and reporting back to Ed Bishop. Sheet. We ask that you take a moment to fill it out and return it to us so that we may know of any changes in your life and update our files. In this way it is possible for us to know of the effectiveness of this publication. I would like to remind you all that we welcome any suggestions that you may have to help us to improve our chapter or any aspect of our Graduate Relations Pro gram. We appreciate your support and welcome you to visit Lexington at any time. Thank you. Perge! Fraternally, Brad Preston, '88 Editor \r\nI88s-e9i7 (eoz) 906 xog O d AllSySAINn 331 "8 N019NIHSVAA IV NOH3in3a V13Z ogt^t'g B!U!6j!A 'uoiBuixsn eg ON }!LUJ0d 09t^g VA 'uojBuixaT aivd aBeisod STI Bjo HiOJd UON VIHBQ VIAIIAIVO IHd dO AllNddlVyd 3H1 Dr. David Parker, Housemother Mrs. Carol Vogt, James Ambrosini '89, IV&L President John D. Wilson, James Kelly '87 Thomas Murray '87