The Chain The Graduate Newsletter of Lambda Omega Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Volume 3, Number 2, November, 1994 THE OPENING WORD A short time back, 1 bad lunch with a graduate brother. Our discussion wandered through up dates of other graduates and stopped for a while on the subject of the undergraduate chapter and its 1 have friends from university, high school and even from grade school, hut they were guys you usually just went to classes with. Then 1 have friends from work or out that there were some graduate brothers who had that 1 just met somehow - hut fraternity friends are something other than that. It is something that bor ders on the closeness of family which is why "brother left university and the chapter, leaving money owing hood" comes so easily to mind. financial health. In response to his questions, 1 pointed to the house. This would account for the fact that money is not available to pay off the outstanding debts to International and the House Corporation. Our conversation centered around why any brother would do this, considering our shared ideals of brotherhood. We had no answer. The other graduate expressed his belief, in defence of those grads, that all brothers eventually live up to their responsibilities and pay what they legitimately owe. I salute his optimism and faith in our fellowship. This edition of The Chain contains a brief report on the Ekklesia held in Kansas City from August 10 to 13, 1994. It also has some information about next year's Pig Dinner. Mark February 5, 1995 on your calendar. As well, there are the normal tidbits of news, quizzes and general chatter. 1 hope you enjoy this effort as much as 1 have enjoyed its preparation. John G. Starzynski But it is more than that too. To some in the brother hood, the fraternity was just something to join so that they had something under "extracurricular" on their resume. To some after graduation, it is simply a vehicle for getting leads for life insurance sales. But to some, the fraternity meant friendships that will last forever. We all donated our money hut more importantly was volunteering our effort. Whether it was as trivial as playing hall hockey or as monumental as gaining respect on campus. As temporary as mowing the lawn or as permanent as house improvements. As noble as raising money for charity or as selfish as getting girls to our parties. No matter how big or how small the problem, we always seemed to take up the next fight. We didn't always win, hut we always took pride in our accomplishments. A lot of pride actually, because with only limited resources, we knew our efforts were improving that little slice of our world. And when we looked around and realized we couldn't he achieving those results, we knew we had friends. REFLECTIONS FROM THE PAST ■ recently received a letter from a brother I hadn't heard from in years. I returned a letter with some of my news. When it arrived, he gave me a phone call and we chatted for almost an hour. Now, he had been in japan since graduating, living as an English teacher, a bartender, and playing in hands. Whereas 1 had had a good job, car, apartment and girlfriend hut left it all to backpack around parts of the world. Needless to say, we had plenty to talk about hut instead, we ended up talking about surfin' and foozehall as if we just hung out together last weekend. 1 think this is starting to sound too much like an epilogue to a Wonder Years episode. We all know there was also a lot of plain old fun and even a hit of de bauchery. But that alone won't explain why we did all that effort stuff. Now maybe those efforts don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy, mixed-up world today. Maybe those accomplishments were never appreciated by anyone else. Maybe your name never got on a trophy. Or maybe it did - either way it doesn't matter these days. All that really matters is friends, regardless of how much time or space separates us. David Newton Gampliell '88 \r\nSILVER OWL CERTIFICATES At the Pig dinner on February 5, 1994, Lambda Omega will be proud to present Silver Owl certificates to the following brothers who are so important to the history of our chapter, past and present who celebrate twentyfive (25) years of fraternity membership. Hopefully, all of them will be able to attend this special event. Please call, encourage, bribe, beg, kidnap, drive or do what ever you can, or have to, to make sure they attend. 4. KENNETH CLIFFORD FIDLIN - 152 Taylor Road, Ancaster, Ontario L9G IPl Home-905-648-5488; Work-905-947-2222 5. GORDON BRYAN GREENWOOD - 59 Findlay Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario KIS 2V1 Home-613-233-3653; Work-613-233-1146 6. DOUGLAS MURRAY GROVES - 332 Aylmer Street, Peterborough, Ontario K9H 3V6 Home-705-743-1901 Unfortunately, they will have to pay for their own dinners as the chapter is not flush enough to cover their costs. They are: Spring Class of 7 969 - Initiated officially October 25, 1969, actually April, 1969 1. RUSSELL LYNN CAMPBELL - 1405-20 The Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario K2P ICS Home-613-234-6960; Work-613-788-7400 2. DAVID LEWIS McRAE - 9 McCourt Drive, Caledon, Ontario LOH ICO Home-905-921-3174 3. GREGORY LLOYD STODDART - 8 Highland Park Drive, Dundas, Ontario L9H 3L8 Home-905-628-0530; Work-905-525-9140 X22143 Fall Class of 1969 - Initiated November 30, 1969 1. JOHN GREGORY CAIRNCROSS - 397 Regent Drive, London, Ontario N6A 2H7 Home-519-679-0312; Work-519-685-8640 7. REVEREND JAMES M. HIGGINS - Pastor, St. Anne's Church, 20 Morrison Drive, St. Thomas, Ontario; Work-519-631-3640 8. JOHN WILLIAM McKINNON - 1374 Victor Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario L5G 3A3 Home-905-274-6673; Work-416-223-6200 9. PHILLIP CLARE PARSONS - 365 Kenmore Place, Gowanstown, Ontario NOG lYO Home-519-291-2658; Work-519-335-3566 10. FRANCISCUS CORNELIUS THADDEUS THEODORE SMEENK - 18 Willingdon Blvd., Etobicoke, Ontario M8X 2H2 Home-416-234-9691; Work-416-865-1625 11. BARON KARL ANTON POMEROY VON LEWINSKI - 638 Jason Crescent, London, Ontario N6J 3E6; Home-519-685-6494 Work-519-432-2210 12. CRAIG ALEXANDER WRIGHT - 3953 Garnetwood Chase, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2H3 Home-905-625-0713; Work-905-238-8474 2. MURRAY LEROY COULTER - 57 Northland Crescent, Woodstock, Ontario N4S 6T4 Home-519-537-8308; Work-519-539-1234 3. TIMOTHY ROY DAY - 110 Connaught Street, Oshawa, Ontario LIG 2H3 CONTINUING BIOS Home-905-404-9003; Work-905-432-2368 Fall Pledge Class of 1984 Pledged - October 17, 1984 Initiated - january 13, 1985 GEOFFREY AGAR CONWAY ADAMSON '86BA (190) Unfortunately, the only information available for Geoff is a tentative address and telephone number. Hopefully, Geoff or someone who knows him will write to update on his news. Home - 94 Main Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia B8P 1X0; 902-542-3747 WILLIAM DICKSON AGNEW '88BA (196) - Bill is also on our list of brothers whose address and information are uncertain. Help! Home - 2-1007 10th Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7H 0H8; 306-343-7780 THOMAS MICHAEL CROOK '88BA (191) - Cookie "The organist got sick, so Stanley's fraternity brothers all played The Wedding March'on their armpits." married Heather on September 7, 1991. In June of 1993, he moved into the house that he built in Strathroy - housewarming presents would still be welcome. He advises that while his head continues to \r\npromote adequate hair coverage, Jamie Schumaker 2nd Floor, Burlington, Ontario L7L 6B2; does not share his good fortune, ibm is the residential construction coordinator for The Hampton Group in 905-332-22748 FAX-905-332-2798 London (I don't tiiink that means he makes sure that there are enough shovels in the pickup before the boys head for the site). Born in London, Cookie continues to call the area home. Home - 27 Parkview Drive, Strathroy, Ontario N7G 4A2 519-246-1950 Work - The Hampton Group Inc., .461 Dundas Street, 2nd floor, London, Ontario N6B 1B5; 519-679-4531 l-AX-5 19-679-3905 GARY ARTHUR WHITFIELD '87BSC (195) - Gary married a Theta, Elayne Landolt and has a young son, Taylor. From his home of birth in Lachine, Quebec, London has become his residence. Home - 21 Dudley Crescent, London, Ontario N6E 1S3; 519-668-1983 Work - Branch Manager, Green Line Investors Services,TD Commercial Banking Centre, 365 Rich mond Street at King, 4th Floor, London, Ontario N6A 4K2; 519-679-6440; 1-800-265-4447 FAX-519-432-7647 SHAWN PATRICK GILHULY '87BA (192) - Shawn is the Manager of Ambulatory Care at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario. His wife or significant other is L. jane Balsdon. There are no children yet as Shawn believes in learning to walk before he runs. Shawn is also one of our London graduates who offer and actu ally lend a hand each year in Pig Dinner preparations, l lome - 493 Picadilly Street, London, Ontario N5Y 3G6 519-679-5635 Work - Victoria Hospital Corporation, 800 Commissioners Road, London, Ontario N6A 4G5; 519-685-8147 PAUL ALEXANDER HAYWARD '87BA (193) - 1 don't know if Paul is related to Charles William Francis (Chuck"E" Boy) Hayward but he was born on June 14, 1963 in Oakville, Ontario. The last information on hand was that Paul was a student in programming analysis at Sheridan College in Oakville. Home 104-2210 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4J9; 905-639-2215; Work - Student, Sheridan College, 241 Douglas Avenue, Oakville, Ontario L6J 3S2; 905-338-1377 GRAEME ANDREW MENZIES '86BA (197) - Rastro is married to Leah (Koenig) whom he describes as "a beautiful woman". He is a communications consultant in advertising and public relations for McVean Com munications in Calgary ("a super career"). Graeme is currently the Purple Legionnaire for the Upsilon Chi chapter at the University of Calgary. Congratulations to Graeme for his continuing involvement in Phi Gamma Delta. Home - 310 Kensington Gate, lOO-lOA Street NW, Calgary, Alberta 'L2S 4T3; 403-270-8372 GRADUATE UPDATE AND FOUND BROTHERS DR. CAMPBELL RAE MUNROE '68BA '72DDS '80MCLD (16) - Rae is practising dentistry in Stratford, Ontario, trying to eke out a living, paying his taxes and voting Reform. Rae has two children, Natalie Anne born in 1977 and Christine Mary born in 1980. Rae's wife, Allison Mary, has been named to the Board of Governors at Western and is also on the Board of Foundation Western. She served previously as the President of the U.W.O. Alumni Association, only the second woman to hold that position. It must be a busy house with work, two teenage daughters and a very active community-serving spouse! Rae places his birth sometime before 1960 in Belleville, Ontario, which may mean that he remembers the '70s. Rae's big brother is John Frederick Soehner and his little brother that he remembers is James Frank Coles. Rae is also one of the original charter brothers to whom we latercomers owe a large debt of gratitude for getting Lambda Omega off the ground. Home - 180 Mornington Street, Stratford, Ontario N5A 5G3 519-273-1976; Work - 338 Huron Street, Stratford, Ontario N5A 5T4; 519-273-4466 FAX-519-273-1976 ROBERT JAMES LANGLOIS '91BA (284) - You hear about people in the fraternity in strange places. While attending the stag party for Gregory Guatto (not a FIJI), Greg noticed my IFIJI licence plate and com Work - McVean Communications, 510-839, Fifth mented to me that he knew some of those Fijis from Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 3C8; 403-202-9200 Western, including Rob Langlois. Rob lives in Calgary but was back in Ontario for another stag for Greg and was visiting his parents in Owen Sound that night and so 1 did not get a chance to speak with him. He works at Newell- Smelski Appraisals in Calgary. He has been sent a package of newsletters and info sheets to distrib ute to the lost cache of Fijis in the Calgary area. Hope fully, there will be a fuller report in the next Chain about our Calgary brothers. Home - 403-290-0142 Work - Newell-Smelski Appraisals, 20-4702 1st Street JAMES NICHOEAS SCHUMAKER '88BCOMMEaurentian, BSC, EICB (194) - Suede is the father of two boys - Chris born in 1983 and Tyler born in 1984. He advises that he was President of Junior Acievement Ottawa-Carleton (hence the two juniors), a Director of Junior Achievement Canada and has half his hair left (Cookie was right). He is a commercial banker for the Royal Bank of Canada in his spare time. A Sudbury native, hellos go out to his big brother Gerald Martin Roke and his little brother Scott Arthur Harry McCrae. Home - 101-2110 Cleaver Avenue, Burlington, Ontario L7M 3Z3 905-319-1358 Work - Royal Bank of Canada, Ontario Headquarters, 1100 Burloak Drive, SW, Calgary, Alberta 403-287-3200; DlRECT-403-297-1523 FAX-403-287-3415 \r\nCHRISTOPHER ROBIN PEARCE '88HBA (203) - Chris is married to Kimmarie. He works at (owns?) Pearce Containers in Mississauga who do custom design, displays and corrugated service. The new information sheet and business card are appreciated. Home - 222 The Esplanade, Unit 303, Toronto, Ontario MSA 4M8 416-601-0339; Work - Pearce Containers Limited, 1682 Meyerside Drive, Units 1-7, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1A3; 905-670-2666 FAX-905-670-2686 DONALD RAYMOND FISHER '81BA (127) - The last listing for Don had him as a Major in the Canadian Armed Services living in Zurich, Ontario. However, Don has written to advise that he retired from the military in November, 1987 and joined the Royal Bank of Canada. There have been a number of moves over the past six and one-half years. On July 4, 1994, he moved from Manager, Human Resources Services Head Office Operations and Service Delivery (Toronto)(how would you like to have all that on a business card?) to Manager, Operations, Taiwan, Republic of China. Don's words are more eloquent than I could ever precis. He writes on June 13, 1994 - "Besides fostering a number of teenagers. Rose Marie (my wife) and 1 have three children: Dustin Alexander, Stanton Royce Emmanuel, and Samantha Brooke Alexandra. Things are a bit hectic these days trying to arrange all the details for the move, however, I'm constantly re minded of the great times 1 had at Western and with Phi Gamma Delta. Please keep in touch and if the cost is too high (never! -ed note) to send the newsletters to Taiwan please let me know so I can reimburse the committee. Keep up the great work and next time I'm in the London area, I'll drop by the house." Many thanks to Don for the Dear John letter. Hopefully, we will get a report from the China graduate chapter for a from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He is working for Rudnick, Wolf, at least for the summer. He spent only a few months as an active brother at Lambda (Omega before transferring to Michigan and affiliating at the Alpha Phi chapter. The boys at West ern must have done a good job of instilling fraternity spirit in our brother when we hear about his continu ing involvement! Rob welcomes anyone who ever gets to Chicago to give him a call.'Fhe Fkklesia trekkers tried to do this but were not successful. 1 hat story is in the Ekklesia diary. Rob is not married yet and his parents live in Toronto. Lie remembers that his big brother is Timothy William Kearns '89BA. Fhanks for writing, Rob. Hope to see you on our next trip to the windy city. Home - 2150 N. Lincoln Park West, #515, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 60614 312-549-4128; Work Rudnick, Wolf 312-368-8908; Parents - 18 Strathearn Road, Toronto, Ontario M6C 1R3; 416-781-5033 AZAM AZIZ BHALOO '91BA '93MBA-Uofr (271) Gazoo graduated from Western in 1991 with a BA in ACS + Stats. He is not married yet and is toiling away at Ernst & Young as an accountant. Gazoo was born in Nairobi, Kenya and remembers his big brother, Michael Dan Roger Holder and his little brother, Nigel Ead Chung Liang. Home - 119 Alamosa Drive, North York, Ontario M2J 2N8 ; 416-512-2191 Work, Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants, 30 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M4V3A1 416-961-7700 FAX-416-960-7179 ROBERT JON BROWN '70BA (38) - Brownie sends greetings from the west coast. He is married to Sylvia and has two children - Paul born in 1976 and Erin born in 1979. He is the Director for Information Systems at the Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences future letter. Please don't hesitate to send news from Centre. Russell Eynn Campbell is his little brother. this side of the world to our brother who is so far away. Address - c/o Royal Bank of Canada, 12th Floor, 109 Home - 2925 Hoskins Road, North Vanvouver, B.C. Min Sheng East Road, Section 3, P.O. Box 81-775, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China V7J 3B2; 604-980-7660; Work - Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1M9 604-875-4374 FAX-604-875-4296 ROBERT STEVEN BERMAN '91BA-UofMichigan (270) - Bur-Head writes that he is about to graduate WOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM bv Mike Peters t soMerwes r f5BL UKe A NUT.SOMe T/Mes r powT,,, DEBASHIS DEY '89BA '92LEB-Osgoode (224) - Skipper sends the following note - "Just writing to inform you of an address change from "eh-so bleak" \r\nToronto to sunny Vancouver. Also, could you please print me a blurb in the "Clraduate Update" so that my old brothers can get in touch with me. Here's some information you may be able to use. After articling at lhavies, Ward & Beck in Toronto, 1 wrote the Ontario, New York state and British Columbia Bar exams and now have been called to each of those bars. I have joined l.adner. Downs as an associate to practise corpo rate-commercial and securities law here in Vancouver. Tinally, 1 strongly believe John Labossiere left Campny & Murphy because they wouldn't let him smoke in the office." L^ebashis' significant other is Julie Arthurs. Home - 5()f-128S Broughton Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6G 2B5; 604-687-1460; Work - L.adner, Ihowns, Barris Ontario L4W 5G3 905-206-6220 FAX-905-206-0126. Thanks for the information, Kevin. Home 56 Divadale Drive, Toronto, Ontario M4G 2P2; 416429-1488; Work - Confederation Life, 1 Mount Pleasant Road, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4X 2Y; 416-823-4084 FAX-416-323-2294 MICHAEL GEORGE MCGUIRE '83BA (157) - Michael obtained his BA in geography in 1983. He is married to Diane Lacaille and is living with his parents. He notes "I'm still not settled down, no worries."Home - 66 Parks Edge Close, London, Ontario N6K 3P; 519-438-2993 SAMUEL ALAN MOWAT '86BA (186) - While Sam ters & Solicitors, 900 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard lists no nickname on his info sheet, prior information Street, Vancouver, B.C. 604-687-5744 listed him as Stud for some reason. He is married to MICHAEL DONALD ANTHONY LABOSSIERE '84BSC (167) - Boss Man sends word from B.C. of his new address as of April, 1994. He is still unmarried and, as as employee of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provides acciused for his brother, John (the smoker), to prosecute in his position as Crown Counsel for Fraser Region while his other brother, I.CDR. Phillip still directs the Tactical Warfare Overview Course in San Diego, California. Michael was born in Lynn Campbell's old stomping ground, Kincardine, Ontario. Boss Man's big brother is Robert Charles Cameron and bis little brothers are John Kennedy (Skins) MacKinnon and Samuel Alan Mowat. Thanks for Gia J. and has two children - Taylor Min-Jee born in 1990 and Maxwell Jae-Seung born in 1993. To get some sleep with such young children, he works as a Trade Marketing Manager for Schering-Plough Health Care Products. He is related to Michael Labossiere, being one of his little brothers. He is the big brother of Mark Andrew Kochuk and Quentin Mai. Home 2401 Breton Close, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5N; 905-842-6794; Work - Schering-Plough Health Care Products, Toronto WILLIAM ARTHUR SCARROW '68BA (20) - Bill is a chartered accountant who shares office space with another Lambda Omegagraduate, lawyer Richard writing, Mike. Home - 207-28.88 Clark Drive, Allen Eellman. He is married to Darlene and has two Vancouver, B.C. V5N 8H2 604-874-0110 teenagers - Trina Lynn born in 1976 and Devin William born in 1979. Bill attended his first Pig Dinner in many years at the 25th Anniversary dinner in 1993. Work - Burnaby RCMP Detachment, 6855 Dear Lake Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 2J2; 604-294-7922 MURRAY KEVIN LINDEN '73HBA (75) - Kevin has no nicknames as he advises that he has been called many things but none has ever stuck. He is married to June Alice and has two children - Stephanie Alice born 1984 and Andrew Charles born 1986. The kids are busy with One of our chartering brothers. Bill can boast Ian Maynard Begg as his big brother. Home - R.R. #6, Milton, Ontario L9T 2Y1 905-878-7176; Work - 46 Village Centre Place, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1V9; 905-896-8286 FAX-905-275-8323 piano lessons, karate, baseball, etc. "Dad likes to join GREGORY LLOYD STODDART'71HBA-UWO in as much as possible but (he gets) tired of being beaten at these games by a woman and children. Weekends and summers are spent in our trailer at '75PHD-UBC (58) - Note that Greg does not have a MA. He attended UBC in a doctoral program that led directly to a PhD or zip. He obviously acquitted him self well as he is today considered one of the leading "Harmony Ranch" north of Toronto. The "Ranch" is full of Barbershoppers(my main passion!) and the economists in health insurance, advising governments sounds of music fill the air most of the time." Kevin is, and flying the world participating in conferences and keynote speaking. Greg is married to Jeanine (Hammar) and spends most of his time at McMaster at least was, as of April, 1994, Director of Markefing for Confederation Life, having twenty years with the company. During that time, he has sold group insur University in the Centre for Health Economics & ance in Toronto, managed the Calgary office, managed Policy Analysis. His big brother was David Glen Fraser and Greg was privileged to wear David's recognition the Toronto office and now works with the offshore subsidiary in Barbados providing data management services for Canadian companies. Unforfunafely, he is called to travel there several times a year but "finds that (he is) able to cope adequately with this hard ship." Hopefully, he is surviving the reorganization and sale. His big brothcM- is a lost brother, William Harry Elgic. Updates on both brothers WOtlld be appreciated. Kevin advises that a lost brother William John Lawrie McGill is working as Vice-President, Marketing for the CIBC Life Insurance Company Limited, 5150 S|rectrum Way, 8rd Floor, Mississauga, pin until he passed it along to Mike Hagarty who passed it on to Will Drope, thus starting their own chain. George Isaac remains his brother-in-law in practice, if not in fact. Greg is a frequent contributor to The Chain in the Remember When column. He would appreciate your stories, printable or not. He plays baseball against Reverend Dr. Ian Maynard Begg on occasion, and, by the way, he thinks that he has heard of Stan Morantz. Home - 8 Highland Park Drive, Dtindas, Ontario 1,9H 81,8; 9()5-628-()530; Work McMasfcr University, Centre for Health Economics & \r\nPolicy Analysis, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Room 341A, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5; 905-525-9140 X22143 FAX-905-546-5211 ROBERT DONALD WHITTIER '76BA '79BCOMM- UofWindsor (100) - Don is married to Edie and has a daughter, Michelle, born in 1983. He works for the REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN .... The following tidbits were picked up in conversations at last year's Pig Dinner. I hope you enjoy them. 1. The fall pledge class initiated on November 24, 1968 was really initiated on November 10, 1968 but the registrations were held for two weeks. Ail 604-385-6354; Mailing Adress - 1170-242 Mary Street, this because the required pledging period was to be six weeks but, as the chapter was so new, pledge trainer. Bill Scarrow, completed all the instruction Victoria, B.C. V9A 3V9; Work - Province of British in four weeks instead. Therefore, the official Columbia, Ministry of Finance & Corporate Relations, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 2L9 initiation date of the fall pledge class of 1968 is Province of British Columbia in Victoria, B.C. Home - 2811 Prior Street, Victoria, B.C. V8T 3Y2 November 24, 1968. Industrial at Zurich Canada, 400 University Avenue, 2. In 1969, the lads borrowed one of George Dayman's flatbed trucks for the Fiji float for the homecoming parade. The truck was driven by Jim Young and Bob Storie who had liquid refreshment to help them through the long, hot day. Because it was a late entry, the float was the last in the parade. Storie put the truck into gear and backed into a police car, then put it into forward gear and drove away. Unfortunately, George Hayman witnessed this display and the boys were never again lent a vehicle for a parade. Toronto, Ontario MSG 1S7; 416-586-2938 FAX-416-586-2939. David Paul Redmond '91BA (239) 3. Barry Mees' pledge class in 1968 borrowed (read ALEXANDER PETER WITTENBERG '89BA ARMfAssociateship in Risk Management)(214) - Alvin or WittenPig is still single and a source of infor mation about lost brothers. He advises that Ian Gratton Smith '90BA (260)(Cabbage) works in Fixed Income Trading at Bear, Steams International Limited, One Canada Square, London, England E14 SAD 044 071 516 6236 TELEX-8811326 BEARFI G FACSIMILE- 044 071 516 6266. William Kenneth Arthur Legros '89BSC (216) is a Senior Underwriter, International/ works as an Account Manager at the Canadian Impe rial Bank of Commerce, Yonge-Bay-Bloor Independent Business Centre, 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 800, To ronto, Ontario M4W 3E2 416-980-2448 FAX-416-972-0938. Finally, Sean Edward Bredt '89BA (2205)(Flame) is the Assistant Product Manager Grocery, for Nabisco Brands Ltd., 10 Park Lawn Road, Ltobicoke, Ontario M8Y 3H8 416-253-3338. Many thanks to Alex for his assistance in providing informa tion about lost brothers. Home - 353 Lorindale Avenue, Oshawa, Ontario LIH 6X7; 905-725-2833; Work - Alexander & Alexander, Reid, Stenhouse Limited, 20 Bav Street, Suite 2300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N9; 416-868-5642 FAX-416-868-5580 TLLLX-06219611 RICHARD MENDELL GREENE '68BA (13) - Skin is practicing his status of Certified General Accountant at the Ontario Ministry of Finance in Whitby. Having been initiated into the Delta Colony in November, 1966, he was initiated as a charter brother of Lambda Omega in February, 1968. Rick is, as yet, still single. Ian Begg has told me a few Richard Greene tales. To hear them, you will have to call the Reverend doctor to stole) the charter as a pledge prank and incurred the wrath of Hub Keenleyside. Ever since then, the sacred nature of the charter has been made very clear to all pledges. 4. The kidnapping of pledge trainer. Bob McCuIIoch by the fall pledge class of 1968 - While the pledges were in a training session with Magoo, Bill Szego had arranged to have someone call him at the house to get himself out of the library. Bill padlocked the upstairs door while the brothers were in a meeting and took Magoo to Bondi's Pizza without disclosing to him what they had done. When the meeting finished, the brothers who were to soon vote on these pledges' future membership in the chapter, had to kick down the door to get downstairs (this was before the back staircase). 5. The kidnapping of pledge trainer, Peter Hockin (are you detecting a theme here?) - Doug Mclntyre and others shanghaied Pete into Doug's minibeetle Volkswagon and drove him to Windsor, where Paul Macklin was attending first year law make sure he will be at the next Pig. I'm sure Skin will show up to protect his reputation. Home - 501-45 Cumberland Lane, Ajax, Ontario LIS 7K3; school. He was dropped off at about 5:00 am after a long night's drive. The kidnappers stopped for 905-683-2850; Work - Ontario Ministry of Finance, Retail Sales Tax Branch, 1600 Champlain Avenue, 4th who had driven the Hawk back to Highway 401. When the boys turned off the 401 at Wellington Road to get home, Pete was standing there hitchhiking as he had gotten a ride on a truck to Floor, Whitby, Ontario LIN 9B2; 905-435-3552 FAX-905-435-3543; IAN BEGG - Home - 905-526-0314; Work - 905-525-9140 x4367 breakfast. Meanwhile, Pete had reached Macklin London while they were having breakfa.st. Pete was picked up and taken home. (I would not have wanted to write their final exam and try to get 80'Ki!) \r\nNICKNAMES - LAST EDITION'S 1. Booger - l.ewis Robert Alonso III 2. Crusty, Love Muscle, Musty or Stinky - Russell Lawrence Buchanan 3. Falstaff - David Charles Plaxton BOARD OF CHAPTER ADVISERS The BCA meets the first Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm at the House. If you are able to help, you are most welcome to attend. Please just show up or call John Starzynski at 519-837-9459 for a copy of the newest agenda. 4. Mother - John Frederick Soehner 5. Turbine - Paul A. Irvine MORE NICKNAMES - Do you know who these guys are? 1. 2. Youpee 3. Whether you believe you can or can't, you're right. Henry Ford Newton 4. Smooth Jim 5. PITHY PHILOSOPHIES Otter To survive, one must be able to adapt to changing situations. Bluto Tyrannosauros Rex If you are depressed, ask God what you can do for Him; not what He can do for you. Then, wait for the FIJI QUIZ - ANSWERS (from the best answer. Anonymous information available in the Directory) 1. Name the Lambda Omega graduates who attended: (a) Upper Canada C.ollege - Dr. Michael Herbert Biggs, Reverend James McCaig Higgins, John Franklyn Mills, William Allan Szego; Relax, Julie. Everyone will understand. Romeo It's useless to try to plan for the unexpected ... by definition! (b) Ridley - William Gooderham Nelles Drope, Alfred Hitchcock Donald Fraser Thom; (c) Rosseau Lake School - Patrick James Keaveney; (d) Lower Canada College - James Galbraith LeLievre (his father is a McGill Fiji); Reputations are fine to a point. After that, they become a pain. (e) Albert College - James David Clegg, Paul Su; (f) St. Michael's College School - Ian Stuart Grant. For the right person, the impossible is easy. Don Juan Dumbo 2. Name the grads whose fathers were members of Alpha Kappa Kappa, the medical fraternity, that used to exist at Western two (2) doors south of our house. ANSWER - Norman Breton Downe and William Harold Keech. NEW FIJI QUIZ 1. The high school from which the most Lambda Omega graduates comes from is Central Secondary School in London with 13 (according to the LOST BROTHERS The Lambda Omega Directory has been prepared from the data provided by those brothers who returned their information sheets. If you have not sent your info sheet to me, or if you are able to provide me with anyone else's address or any other relevant printable (or for that matter, unprintable) news, please write to me at R.R.#2, Guelph, Ontario NIH 6H8. available information from the info sheets). Can you name them? If you did not go there, do you care? 2. Can you name the Lambda Omega graduates who are related to (a) Tau Kappa Fijis? (b) Delta Upsilon members? (c) other fraternity members other than Phi Gamma Delta? HELP! HELP! COMPUTER-LITERATE FIjIS HELP! HELP! 1 have produced a Lambda Omega Directory that requires someone with computer knowledge to facili tate sorting and proper set-up capabilities. 1 also need help to set up and prepare a label program. If you are able to donate some of your valuable time and exper tise, please call me at 519-837-9459. Thanks! \r\nTHE FINAL WORD rrrr^// rrrrrr The experience of brotherhood mani fests itself in many ways. Over the past six months, I have been fortunate enough to share time and the experi ence with four undergraduates of attending the Ekklesia. There have also been lunches, dinners and telephone calls of encouragement and friendship from many grads. I have seen the evidence that he motto "Not For College Days Alone" is really a practicing way of life for most of our Lambda Omega brothers. 1 truly hope that each of you continues to experi ence the joys of the fraternity in your EKKLESIA REPORT own life. The next edition of The Chain will he after next year's Pig Dinner. 1 hope that as many brothers as possible will be able to come hack to London to renew old friendships and have a great time. If you cannot make it back, please raise a toast to your brothers on the evening of Saturday, February 5, 1994. Four undergraduates went to Kansas City for the bi-annual international meetings from August 10 to 13, 1994. Tayler McLean, Rob Kowalik, Norm Young and Marc Bissell attended with BCA Presi dent John Starzynski. The Ekklesia made fundamental changes to the organization of the fraternity by changing the Finally, 1 wish to extend my warmest regards and greetings for a happy and safe holiday season, be it Christmas or whatever celebration you choose to recognize. 1 hope to hear from many of you in the constitution to expand the Archonate to include two (2) undergraduate Archons. This will allow opinions from the active student members of the chapters to be brought up in deliberations by the new year. Archons. Thanks! Perge! John G. Starzynski Lambda Omega has been moved, on our request, from section XIX (19) with the Michigan chapters to section IV (4) which includes Toronto, Syracuse and Cornell. Our new Section Head is Boh HOUSE CORPORATION REPORT Boothby from Toronto and our new Field Secre tary is supposed to he a brother from UBC. There seems to be a more definite Canadian flavour to The mortgage on the house came due on July 1, 1994. House Corp Pres, Wayne Pritchard was able to pay down the principal by $8,000.00 resulting in a saving of about $350.00 per month on the payments and a ton of interest. The outstanding balance is approxi mately $142,000.00. The amortization has, thus, also been reduced. Congratulations, Wayne, on your fine work and perseverence! our relationship with International. Hooray! A complete Ekklesia Diary is available by writing to John Starzynski at R.R. #2, Guelph, Ontario NIH 6H8 for his candid overview of the baseball trip before the meetings and the results of the discussions in Kansas City. PIG DINNER The 27th Annual Lambda Omega Norris Pig Dinner will be held on Saturday, February 4, 1995. Look forward to hockey, poker and lots of fun. Watch your mailbox for full details. Guest speaker to be announced. Hope to see you all there! PHI GAMMA DELTA "NEW ADHOC GRADUATE ASSOCIATION Toronto Chapter DATE: LOCA'FION: Wed, March 30/94 Wed,Jan 29/94 Wed, Sept 28/94 Wed,Jan 1 1/95 Montanna Bar & Grill Madison Ave. Pub The Unicorn Dan Gherry's tira|revine (iontact - Craig Duff/Alex Wittenhurg