m 9 wi mr" ISHSj Beta Chi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. October 1994 Beta Chi Voted Best Fraternity at Lehigh For the first time ever, Fiji won the Quay Cup, which is awarded by the Interfratemity Council to the "most outstanding men's fraternity at Lehigh." Winning this award did not really come as a surprise for us because for the past few years, we have been watching other fratemities win awards for things we do better. We documented the things that we have been doing, and we were rewarded with the trophy for our living room. The award was judged on criterion such as fratemity educa tion, scholarship, membership recruitment, alumni relarions, campus involvement, community service and chapter manage ment. We were able to show outstanding activities or achieve ments in each of those categories. We have monthly educational programs to address important topics such as alcohol abuse, sexual harassment, date rape, etc. We were in the top third of all f Fmh Undergraduates proudlj' display the Quay Cup, which was awarded by the Interfratemity Council to Fiji as "the most outstanding men's ffatemitv at Lehigh." fraternities academically and in the top five in terms of membership recruitment numbers. Alumni relations was judged on our news letter, pig dinner and pledge letters. Our membership provides campus leadership, with several brothers holding officer positions in a wide variety of campus organizations. For community The Lehigh/Lafayette Tradition Continues service, we continue to do our annual Luigi Fiji spaghetti dinner to rai.se money for a local charity. This is the thitd year we have sponsored this event. Chapter management was judged on our organizational management and goal-setting principals. We also won the John Templeton McCarty Chapter Pro ficiency Award and a Scholarship Recognition Award at this past summer's Ekklesia in Kansas City. There are a lot of different aspects of living in a fratemity. At Beta Chi, we have made a successful effort to make our fratemity more than a place to develop friendships and have fun parties. For our efforts, we have the honor of being recognized as the model for the 27 other fraternities on campus to follow. Mark your calendars! The annual Lehigh/Lafayette football contest will be held on November 19, 1994,at 1:00 p.m. This year's game will be at Lafayette's Fisher Field in Easton. Parking will be available outside Fisher Field, however the gates will close at2:00 p.m.,so please be on time. We hope to see you there! Alumni and friends are also welcome to return to the Hut for cocktails and a buffet dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. Plan to join us! Corresponding Secretary President John iC Babson III'95 Pittsburgh, Pa. Industrial Engineering Chapter Officers Todd M. Kuhn '96 Butler, Pa. Accounting Treasurer Recording Secretary Historian Eric M.Porilzky'95 Chappaqua, N.Y. Keith McDonald '96 Michael Gerhardt'96 Dallas, Pa. Electrical Engineering Barrington, R.I. Civil Engineering American Studies \r\nPage 2 October 1994 Academic Standards Still High Welcome AT Beta Cm Our Newest Brothers! The men in Beta Chi this past spring carried on the tradition of dedication to scholarship. Ofthe 43 undergraduate brothers living on campus,23 surpassed a 3.0 CPA. In addition to having more than halfthe house earn over a 3.0, we were proud to have eight brothers achieve dean's list status, which is an honor granted to those who surpass a 3.5 CPA. Those brothers included Josh Fiske '95, Mike Gerhardt '96, Lee Gold '94, Todd Goldberg '94, J.R. Gulka '96, Dave lanetta '96, Keith McDonald '96 and Jordan Rosenthai '95. The house is doing as much as possible to encourage aca demic growth and success. As a house rule, we will not allow anyone with below a 2.0 GPA to pledge the fiatemity. As a whole, the house finished ninth out of the 28 houses on the Greg Boye '97 Medford Lakes, N.J. Chem. Engineering John Hittinger'97 Barrington Hills, HI. William Pietragallo '97 Pittsburgh, Pa. Business Arts and Sciences Kevin Straub *97 Chris Brezski '97 Rob MacKenzie '97 Collegeville, Pa. Accounting Greenwood,Colo. Meadville,Pa. Intemational Relations Mech. Engineering Mason Goldberg '97 Bronx, N.Y. Chris iMoody'96 Sarasota, Fla. Glenn Tolchin'97 Economics Business Business Seth Gollin '97 Walter N orman '96 Scarsdale, N.Y. Nursing Darien, Conn. Ryan Wilson '97 Moscow,Pa. Finance Business Harrison, N.Y. Hill with a 2.8 GPA.This number exceeded the all-Greek as well as the all-men's marks and left us in the top third of houses on the Hill. There is no doubt that the Beta Chi Chapter ofPhi Gamma Delta's dedication to academics helped us to win the well-deserved Quay Cup, Lehigh's trophy bestowed on its best all-around fraternity! Tim High '97 Collegeville. Pa. Finance Dave Pakula '97 Marshall Yellin '97 Buckingham, Pa. Biolog\* Greenwich, Conn. Business J How Pm Gamma Delta Stacks Up Against Other LEmGH Fraternities LOW AVERAGE HIGH PGD In-House Membership (Fall 1994) 19 30 38 36 In-House Capacity(%) 44% 77% 97% 95% University Rent (Fiscal Year '94)* 545,380 554,911 565,460 $53,780 Room and Board Costs 52,290 53,365 $2,588 52,856 (In-House Members) Student Damage (FY '94)* 5647 54,371 512,054 $2,340 Fire Equipment Fines(FY '94) 50 544 5300 $50 Maintenance Account Balance* 58,875 533,901 596,705 $12,434 Alumni Account Giving Balance* 58 53,396 520,908 $18,371 Academics(Spring 1994 GPA) 2.45 2.71 3.00 2.77 * University-oipned houses only Source — Lehigh University, October 1994 TheB.C Fiji is published for members and fiiends ofBeta Chi Chapter ofPhi Gamma Delta at Lehigh University. Address changes, news items and photographs are always welcome and may be sent in the enclosed envelope or mailed to Graduate Records OflSce, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, P.O. Box 20321,Lchigji Valley, PA 18002-0321. \r\nPage 3 B.C.Fiji Fijis Gather for Friendship By Bob Davies and Dave Dowling '83 Pig Dinner 1994 Left to ri^ht, Frank Dunigan '44,Bill Hittingcr'44,Scott Jones'49 and Dave Gearhart'44 participate in the ceremonies. This past April 30, at 6:00 p.m. in Rathbone Hall on the Lehigh campus, our latest Pig Dinner began with a warm, friendly and enjoyable cocktail hour. About 9:00 p.m., with the singing of"By the Light of Delta Star," it ended. Another year, another gathering of Fijis and another night ofrenewed fnendships, old stories and an ever-present reminder of the meaning ofthe phrase "friendship, the sweetest influence." Slightly more than 100 graduates and undergraduates attended, wth many classes represented. Steve Mock '78 was oiu" gracious master of ceremonies. Our guest speaker Bill Hittinger'44 as well as Frank Dunigan '44, Dave Gearhart'44 and Bud Johns '49 led the alumni turnout with Brother Dunigan kissing the pig and Brother Gearhart giving the invocation. Brother Hittinger's remarks were very timely. Many thanks to Bill Read '95 for helping to plan, organize and see that the dinner went smoothly. Three generations of Hittingers celebrate: left to rijfit, BUI'71, BiU '44 and John '96. If you haven't attended a Pig Dinner in recent years, call some guys from your class and make plans to come next April. These dinners are first-class, well-planned and, most importantly, done in good taste. Ask some brothers who have been to these affairs. We are entertaining the idea ofinviting wives and/or families next year. Let us know what you think ofthis idea. But be sure to mark your calender now for Pig Dinner 1995 to be held on Saturday, April 29, at 6:00 p.m. in Rathbone Hall, and look forward to an enjoyable evening! '40s Mini Reunion Fiji Graduate News Bob McCauley '49 thought it would be great to see some of his classmates and sent letters to many inviting them to meet for dinner at a local restaurant after the Columbia game. Bob and his wife, Dave Schaper '43 and his wife, Frank. Dunigan '44, spends January through April at 1430 Golfview Dr., Avon Park, FL 33825. He has many great memories ofPhi Gam and Dick Smith '48 and his wife, Biddle Whigham '48 and Bob Davies had a most enjoyable dinner. They look forward to a bigger and better time next year. Garrett L. Grier '34(720 N. Shore Dr., Milford, DE 19963) Lehigh, and is proud of the fraternity's present-day record. Gary was looking forward to his class' 60th reunion in June. The new address for Daniel B. McAfee '42 is 3 Narrows Ct., Salem, SC 29676. When he wTOte in April, David M.Walton '56(135 Nandina Planning a Reunion? Cir., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082) was soon to retire as an Wc can help ... airline pilot after 21 years with Pan American and eight years with United. On his last flight as captain, Dave was to be Before the reunion by supplying you with; • A list ofalumni brothers from your class or era. accompanied by his wife, Jo Ann, for the trip to Paris. "I've had a wonderful career fl>ang all over the globe. My success was in • A set of mailing labels for the above list. large part due to the education I received at Lehigh." Every • Publicity in our newsletter, if you let us know far enough September Dave joins Peter Crawford '56, William Luce '56, Walter Pijawka '58 and Wayne Parker '56 for a long week end at Wayne's place in New Jersey. "My Fiji friends have been in advance. After the reunion by publishing: • Your write-up of the event. • Some of the mctny photos that you took at the reunion.(Be sure to identify people in the photos from left to right.) Mail your reunion information and photos to Graduate Records Office, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, P.O. Box 20321, Ixhigh Valley, PA 18002-0321. Attention: Special Features F.ditor. for life. We are all still married to the same girls, many of whom attended Fiji weekends at the Hut during the mid-50s." If you look in the October 17 Business Week magazine, you'll find a great feature article about Roger S. Penske '59(600 Navesink River Rd., Red Bank. NJ 07701), which details his successful entrepreneurial vcn'ures. Fiji News continued ♦ \r\nOctober 1994 More Fiji Graduate News "I am very pleased to hear ofthe recent success of the Beta Chi which are now available at local video stores. Chapter," writes George C. Rach '60(416 Hazel Dr., Corona del Mar, CA 92625), a financial consultant and first vice president at Smith Barney Shearson. Sandy and William D. Bast'79(1921 Richficld Ave., Flighland Park,IE 60035)are the parents of a 1-year-old "little Fiji," William Jr. "Bull" is happy the undergraduates are doing so well in the areas ofscholarship, aish, intramurals and community service. "Keep up the good work!" A senior manager with Ernst & Young,Bradley W. Harris '81 (631 Gage Ln., North Wales, PA 19454) completed a two-year assignment at the firm's national office in New York this past June. He has returned to Philadelphia with his wife. Colleen, T and their three children. Andrew D. Eckert '82, a pilot with USAir Express, now lives at 4328 Lenmar Dr., Coplay, PA 18037. Kathy and Gary J. Grauer '83 (R.R. 5, Box 5139, Spring Grove, PA 17362) have two young children and enjoy travel, golfand skiing. Gary, a product manager for Voith, regularly sees Dwight Zuck '83. This past winter, the two brothers spent a long weekend skiing at Squaw Valley. Andrew D. Rod '83(974 Juniper Way, Mahwah, NJ 07430) is a vice president at American Distribution Rc.source.s. In April he wrote that he would be missing Pig Dinner becau.sc his wife "Five'64 Phi Gams,Chuck Wistar,Ted Meundel,Bill Oskin,Thad Murwin and myself, made it to our 30th reunion," notes Dwight W. MiUer'64(24 Sheffield Di., "Any brothers visiting Milwaukee should look me up," writes Northport, NY 11768)."I'm happy to report we're still able to Richard D. Gebhardt'85 from his new address at 4213 W. was expecting the arrival of their first child that same w eek. make fools ofourselves(see photo)." Dwight also wrote that Hilands Ct., Mequon, WI 53092. He and his wife now have after being faced with the many decisions sitrrounding his diag three children. When he last wrote. Rick noted that John Hershey '85 and his wife were expecting twins. nosis of prostate cancer, he would like to encourage brothers who are dealing with the disease to give him a call at home (516-757-6503)or work(516-585-4477)to compare notes. Donald C. Culhane '88 ha^ a new job and addre.ss. He is a financial analy.st for the Southern Peru Copper Corp. and has moved to 22 Gilbert Hill Rd., Rowayton, CT 06853. While George O. Hughes'69(One Beach Sr., #4, Beverly Farms, working on his MBA at New York University earlier this year, MA 01915), market development director for the Digital Don had a class with Bill McNamara '87. Equipment Corp., is married to Julie and has three children. "Butch" frequently sees fellow classmates Tom Frost, John When he wrote in August, David A. Monson '90(402 E. Paris and A1 Baker and visits Rod Hanion when in Atlanta on business. While in Pittsburgh, Butch bumped into Paul Guilfoyle '72, who was in the city for a movie shoot. Early in 1993, Andrew G. Benedict'73(7121 Marine Dr., Alexandria, VA 22307) started Vantage Consulting Inc., a firm that provides business process re-engineering services to utilities companies."The whole purpose is to have more time to go skiing," he notes. Last winter,"Benny" went skiing for the 20th year in Aspen, Colo. Joining him, as usual, was Willie Mosconi '73 who brought along his mother, wife and new baby, William Jr., as well as his brother, Gerard '81, who brought his fiancee. In a new position, John F. Spahr'73 is a consultant for Teton Data Systems. He can now be reached at this addre.ss: HC 66, #9D, Jackson, WY 83001. Dudley Ave., Westfield, NJ 07090) reported; "Wedding bells rang for some Gammers over the spring and summer. Howie Butterman '90 wed Jill Bloom in May, and Michael Ivcwis '90 tied the knot with college sweetheart Barbara Yingling. Gcxrd luck to both couples! ''.'he only quc.stion: Who will be next from the cla.ss of'90? . . . and then there were five." "Phi Gamma Delta — 'not for college days alone'!" notes Jevan F. Anderson '92, who has kept in touch with many brothers and visited Mark Straucli '92 in San Francisco last winter. Jevan is a .senior consultant at Price Waterhou.sc and has a new address at 225 Columbus Ave.,#3N, New York, NY 10023. Wc regret to inform you of the death of Henderson Supplee '29 (2/23/94), Robert S. Jamison '36 and Grant B. Stetson '39 (5/25/94). James B. Conboy'76(398 Ogden Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07307) reports that actor Paul "Gilly" Guilfoyle '72 appears Phi Gamma Delta mourns their pa.s.sing and extends in a number of movies, including Hoffa- vsnth Jack Nicholson, condolences to their families and friends.