® Wht (^awjfia Cauk Georgia Tech FALL 1988 Fall Rush A Tremendous Sueeess GAMMA TAU In the short time that most of these men have been associated with us they have accomplished two things that I definitely think are notable. First, they successfully transformed the "illegal" Pledge Bar into a 10:30 brunch and football pool forborne football games. I'm sure this new tradition will be carried on in the future with great pride here at Gamma Tau. Secondly, they pulled off the earliest suc cessful pledge raid that can be remembered. We are all look ing forward to welcoming these young men into our ranks sometime Winter Quarter. Fraternally Yours, Steven A. Regitz Gamma Tau '92 Perge! Gunima Thu's 1988 Fall Plcdfics Gamma Tau had another ouLstanding rush this year, pledg ing twenty-six young men, which, in addition to our two ex isting pledges gives a pledge class of twenty-eight. The members of our 1988 Fall Pledge Glass are: Michael Casey Hodgson; Ellis Grant Kirby; Brian Robert Ahern; Anthony Kyriacos Antoniades; David Allen Brantley; Albert William Hutchison,IV; Seong Jin Kim; Barkley Wallace Toole, III; Jeffery Kent Espy; Ross Grandon laeomoni; Jeffery Seott Lancaster; Kenneth David Smith; James Ryan Archer; Andrew Robert Benz; Brook Harold Bolton; John Douglas Coffey, Jr.; Jason Seott Dell; Steven Christopher Feagin; David Andrew Hronehek; Jay Thomas Marehbanks, Jr.; Wallace Hugh Pruitt, Jr.; Warren Cornelius Rakoski; Raymond Larry Sheppard, Jr.; Duane Carl Shippy; Jeffery Monoek Waller; Dennis John Willis, ,Ir., and Stephen Jidius Zebahazy, Most of these young men were active in high school par ticipating in activities ranging from football, basketball, swim Pledge EMueation Chairman Gamma Tau's Norris Pig Dinner Pig Dinner will be held Winter Quarter this year as opposed to Spring Quarter in an attempt to increase attendance. The date will be February 18th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Montag Ban quet Room at Plaza Park. Further details and a map will be provided in January. Please keep this date open and plan to attend. The Atlanta Graduate Chapter will also be invited. Make sure that all the Phi Gams who you come in contact with are informed. Looking forward to seeing you there. Fraternally, Derrick R. Duell Gamma Tau '90 Perge! Graduate Relations Chairman ming, tennis and golf to student gowrnment. Beta Club, Na tional Honor Society, and Key Club. JVo t)f our pledges work part time for Coca-Cola while two others played in a band together. Twenty of our pledges are fresltman\'md twentytwo are from Georgia. 1 am also very proud to say that four of our pledges are legacies, or near legacies..Fames Ryan Archer's brother Glenn is currently a sophomore at Georgia Tech and a \ ery acti\ e member of Gamma Tau. Barkley Wallace Toole's cousin Richard Hanson is a senior here and also a prominent member. Andrew Robert Benz is the younger brother of two outstanding Fiji's, one of whom is Steven Benz, Gamma Tau '78, the other a graduate of TCL. Finally. Kenneth David Smith's great uncle is Charlie Brown. Gamma Tau "2.S. a founding member of Gamma Tau and loyal gniduate. Brothers Tlyrstcn Werner ((hniima Tau ^1} and (diarlic Brown ((hnmna Tau '25) at the 19HH Xojtis Pii^ Dinner. \r\nPresident's Message Greetings, brothers. The most exeiting quarter of the year is onee again upon us. As we head into this fall season, we anticipate many exeiting events to occur. Most notably, we fully expect to he removed from the graduate Board of Con trol by December. Currently. Gamma Tau brother Bill Ar nold is Chairman of the Board. Hopefully, this group of graduates will he rolled into an active Board of Chapter Ad visors. something which Gamma Tau has needed for many years. This previous summer.Ron Harper. Steve Regitz. and 1 ven Soeial Serviee Social Service in the Gamma Tau chapter is coming off a record year. Last year the brothers accumulated o\ cr 1800 manhours of community service which was second among the fraternities of Georgia Tech. The Social Service Committee this year has set a goal of achieving 2500 manhours and a first place finish for the 1988-89 year. We have already participated in many fine pro jects such as the Special Olympics and two separate projects tured to Denver. Colorado, for the 140th Eklesia. It was a for Peach State Public Radio. We have four more projects planned for the remainder of Fall Quarter including two road tremendous fraternal experience for all of us. There was also a great deal of legislative business to dispense with when we arrived. Perhaps the most controversial proposal on the floor for Humanity. would have created the office of vice-president and combin calendar for Winter Quarter. Also, the committee has ten ed the two secretarial positions. This motion failed by six votes. Twenty amendments concerning the incorporation of for Leukemia Society. If any graduate brothers are interested, the fraternity were passed,and we are now fully incorporated. the brothers of Gamma Tau would wannly welcome their The primary reasoning behind these laws appears to be a fur ther strengthening of our risk management profile. Onee again, we had a successful rush and I am pleased to report that we have twenty-six new pledges. Following this successful rush, we hope to have another very successful Homecoming Brunch. This event was a tremendous func tion last year, and we hope that even more of our graduates will attend this year. Until then. participation in any of our Social Service projects. Also, if any graduate brother has an idea for a potential Social Ser vice project, his input and thoughts would be greatly races for the Atlanta Track Club and a day of work for Habitit The committee is starting now to plan the Social Service tative plans for a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to raise money appreciated. Fraternally. Robert J. LaPorta Gamma Tau '91 Social Service Chairman Fraternally. Robert D. Taylor Gamma Tau '89 President Perge! Treasurer's Report As the new school year begins, our chapter is looking for ward to another fun filled and expensive quarter. Major finan cial expenditures include Homecoming,the''Gamma Taukl' Homeeoming Brunch, and a full social calendar. Recent studies have been done by House and Grounds and by our House Corporation on the increasing costs of utilities and general house upkeep. To cover these increased costs, brothers'rent for living at Greighton-Vail has increased 28% over the past two quarters. Recently, the chapter has hired an accountant to keep our books in check and to fill out complicated tax and legal forms. Unfortunately, our accountant is not a Phi Gam. which we would definitely prefer. Also,although he does excellent work, he is located in Athens which incurs additional expenses. We are continuing to look for alternatives so if any of you have any suggestions, please let us know. Please stop by and see us if you are in the Atlanta area. Fraternally. Ronald .1. Harper Gamma Tau '88 Treasurer Perge! Perge! \r\nDear Graduate Brothers, I would like to be the first to thank those who made the Gamma Tau Graduate Brother Update effort to return addresses of missiiiii brothers over the sum mer. Howe\er. many addresses that nationals ha\'e recorded as correct are not, and I estimate that only about sixty-five percent of all mailings are reaching our brothers. Please con tinue to spread the word about things such as Homecoming Brunch. Pig Dinner, and (Iraduate News, to ensure as many people are eontneted as possible. Also continue to send ad dress changes and any suggestions for Clraduate Relations. An updated Missing Brothers list will be included in tlie winter D. Hank Ellison, Bowlingbrook,IL, was recently'married to Rose Cerabolo on September 5,1987. Hank is current ly working for Kodak near Chicago. Charles Potts, Atlanta, GA,has been participating in various road races and triathalons, including the New York Marathon. issue of the Gamma Tank. Anthony G. Broccoli, Maiden, MA, Gamma Tau '83, has graduated from Tufts Dental College. He is now in a post graduate program in orthodontics. Rodney Allen Beals, Toson. MD, Gamma Tau '78, recently changed jobs and he now works for Che^'ron, USA as a field engineer. Charles Daniel Nelsen. Barrington. IL. Gamma Tau '84. is an operations manager for Nelsen Steel and Nelsen Wire. Sidney Thomas Bums,Jr., Bimiingham, AL,Gamma Tau'76, is married and has two children. Sidney works as a Senior Project Engineer-Nuclear for Alabama Power Co. Charles Herpel Bureh, San Antonio. TX, Gamma Tau '30. is retired. Charles and his wife have been traveling to Europe and the Far East. FIJI BETA THETA PI year imknowti Harold Fowler Brinkley. Danville. VA,Gamma Tau'48,is us ing his degree in Textile Engineering as a Supervisor for Dan River, Ine. As most of you are aware,all ofour graduate functions here at Gamma Taii are made possible by \'oluntary donations to our chapter. Recently, however. Graduate expenses ha\'e been paid for in increasing proportion by the undergraduates. We, as undergraduates, eertJiinly desire to maintain the present levels of growth occurring in our Graduate Relations Program. However,this will not be possible in the coming year without your financial and moral support. Any gift will be appreciated and acknowledged. We are looking forward to seeing you at Pig Dinner on February 18th. Fraternally. David Earl Willis, Los Angeles, CA, Gamma Tau '74, is selfemployed as a commercial actor in Hollywood. David is married with four children. Donald Robert Henry, Atlanta, GA,Gamma Tau'72, Donald is a CPA who opened his own CPA practice, Henry and Associates in 1986. Intramurals Phi Gam continued its dominance on the intramural cir Derrick R. Duell Gamma Tan '90 Graduate Relations Chairman Perge! cuit by winning the sehool championship in swimming, and fraternity ehampionship in track during Spring Quarter. Fall Quarter looks hopeful for FIJI athleties. Both our football team and Volleyball team look promising. Our football team is 2-0 with a 34-0 victory over Delta Tau Delta and a 24-0 victory o\'er our neighbors the Kappa Sigma's for Fowler St. bragging rights. We'll keep our fingers crossed. Also, there is rumor spreading quickly about a Graduate vs. Undergraduate foot ball game. We will keep you posted. ^ lli Brother Pat Smiley(Gamma Thu '90) Fraternally, Michael Troup Perge! Gamma Tau '89 Intramurals Chairman \r\nRoom Renovations at Gamma Tau College students have always worked to fix up their dor mitory or fraternity house rooms. They have painted, hung posters, and put in carpet; the ambitious even huilt new desks and hung the beds from the ceiling. Recently, though, we Phi Gams at Georgia Tech have made room renovation a serious undertaking. Simple remodeling has given way to complex construction. The small(16'by 16'for a four-man)rooms at Creighton\ail Hall make some sort of renovation a must. F"or a room to be comfortable, ever>' cubic foot must he utilized. Renovation begins with a complete gutting of a room. Old desks,closets, bed enclo.sures,and even the old ceiling is torn out. This lea\ es the room totally empty, all the way up to the "Cloud 9" under construccion rafters. Next comes building the deck. The rafters are 11 ft. up. and the most popular design in recent years is to build adeek over the entire room at4.5 feet high. The lower"floor" only two-man room in the house to remove the interior closet is divided so that each resident has his own bedroom with room for his bed.a set ofdrawers,and e.xtra space for whatever he wants. The upper "floor" still leaves 6.5 feet of headroom which accommodates even the tallest Gamma Taus. "Upstairs" you will find desks, couches,stereos, refrigerators, and usually the closets. This method of construction, in essence, doubles your li\'ing area, making a room two stories high! While building the deck one can't forget to add the special features that make a room nicer: more electric outlets, phone jacks in each bedroom, heat ducts down into each bedroom,.sound insulation, and two-way light.switches. Also, don't forget to include a time capsule somewhere inside the frame! Once the structure is done, you put up dry wall, plaster, build de.sks, paint, and install carpet. Ne.xt time you .stop by the house, he .sure and cheek out one of the newly remodeled rooms. A good two-man room to see is Rocky Top, redone by Greg Warren and .John Drury over the summer of 1988 at a cost of 81200. The thing that Stranger in a Strange Chapter I find my.self in a different culture. A melting pot yes; but not the same melting pot from which I sprang. Parallel, yet; not composed of the same type of diversity 1 was once accustomed. However, none of the previous matters. I am still welcom ed and in accordance feel welcome. There is a new wannth I am grateful to ha-ve spread upon me. The customs have shifted in small idiosyncratic ways and are now reintrodueed to me with the same pride my other family had in.stilled in me. This new family 1 have entered seems as if it has always been there, waiting with open arms. Here just in ease its em brace was e\'er needed by me. and that is the way I shall makes this room special is the size of it, a result of being the walls. A good four-man room is"The Condo!'(formerly New Bengis). This S3500fortrc.ss features.such amenities as a mar ble entryway, stage lights, and a central air conditioning system. It took about a year to finish and was built by 8eott Miller, Ghuek Wolfe, Doug Taylor, and Graig Tootle. Finally, don't miss Cloud 9, built over Christmas Break by Pat Smiley, Derrick Duell, Ron Harper, and Bret Anderson. It features the most efficient space utilization yet, including a study area affectionately called: "The Quadrant of Knowledge!' Other features are: a walk-in closet, two refrigerators, two eouehes. full stereo .system, computer system, a mirrored wall, heat ducted into each bedroom, central ,\C, fourteen eleetrie outlets, phone jacks in each room, two-way light switches in each room and the downstairs hall, and wall-to-wall carpeting. Don't miss seeing these rooms, they are worth it! Perge! Bret D. Anderson Gamma Tau '90 flistorian RUSH CLEANUP This year,like all years,rush was preceded by rush cleanup. Like always the entire house was scrubbed down and painted. The difference this year was that several new purchases were made. New carpet was put into the tube room, two new couches were bought for the commons area, a deep freezer was bought for the kitchen and new lamps were bought for the tube room. Some additional replacements were made, including a new television which has ESPN capability. That was a particular joy for the sports fans in the hou.se. Other than this, not much out of the ordinary was done,except that the whole house was cleaned up. This year, like last, we heard many comments from nishees that we had the best looking house on campus. We are proud that it is. We hope to see you during the upcoming year and hear your thoughts. remember it in years to come. Pat Smiley Gamma Tau '90 House & Grounds Go-Ghairman Mitchell Polonsky Affiliated Brother from Emory University John Faress Delta Gamma '88 (Jamma Tau '89 House & Grounds Go-Ghairman (Jamma Tau '90 Perge! Perge! \r\n“Gamma Tau at Play: Past and Present” \r\n1988-89 GEORGIA TECH basketballschedule Nov. 13 25 VL'G()SL.\\'!.\N N.\TION.\L Tli.\.\l. 7:30 p.m. LNC-ASIIEVILLE, 7:30 p.m. 28 COASTAL CAROLINA. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 20 at George Washington, 7:30 p.m. BAPTIST. 7:30 p.m. Georgia (The Onini). 7:30 p.m. at Richmond, 7:30 p,m, 28/30 at Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, HI 28 .Ian. 4 EAST CAROLINA. 7:30 p.m. 10 17 7 10 14 15 18 22 25 28 I'd). 2 4 Houston, 8:15 p.m.(LIST) at Wake Forest (GB),(TV), 12 noon GEORGIA ST.XTE. 7:30 p.m. at N.C. State (TV«), 12 noon L0L'1S\'1LLE (NBC-TV), 1 p.m. ALCORN ST.ATE, 7:30 p.m. at Illinois (ABC-TV^, 1 p.m. CLE.MSON, 7:30 p.m. at North Carolina (TV"), 1:30 p.m. DUKE (ESPN). 9 p.m. .MARYLAND,(TV)', 1:30 p.m. 6 at Virginia (TV), 9 p,m. 8 at lona (Madison Square Garden), 6:30 p.m, 11 WAKE FOREST (TV), 4 p.m. 14 at Marv'land (T\'), 9 p.m. N.C. STATE (TV), 12 noon at Duke (TV), 9 p.m. VIRGINIA (TV), 8 p.m. NOTRE DAME (NBC-TV). 2:30 p.m. NORTH CAROLINA (TV). 9 p.m. at Clemson (TV), 1:30 p.m. at ACC Tournament (.Atlanta, GA) 18 20 22 25 Mar. 1 4 10/12 Norris Pig Dinner February 18th — 7:30 PM Montag Banquet Room at Plaza Park THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA GAMMAU TAU OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Non Profit Org. U,S. Postage PAID 841 Fowler Street N,W, Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, GA 30313 Permit No, 1226 JAN 131989 ,.'v -i? {"-li/ POSTMASTER i ADDRESS CORRECTION REQl'ESTED