i ★• Clje (Sawna ^aufe Georgia Tech The Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta SUMMER 1995 Gamma Tau Remembers Charlie Brown Charles Manley Brown (FT '25), known to all as Charlie Brown, died Friday, May 19, 1995, at the age of 92. He was one of Gamma Tau's most distinguished members and gave inspira tion and support to the chapter for over 70 years. According to his wishes he was buried wearing his recognition ring. Charlie's r love for Phi Gamma Delta and for Gamma Tau truly had no bounds, and throughout his distinguished service to the city of Atlanta, he always remained close to his chapter. He will be sorely missed. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 20, 1902, and moved to Atlanta with his mother in 1904. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1925, where he was a member of the ANAK society, in addition to being a founding member of the Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. He attended his sixty-ninth consecutive Gamma Tau Pig Dinner on April 22 of this year. He worked over forty years in Atlanta politics as a Fulton County Comissioner and a Georgia State Senator before retiring in 1979. He did a great deal for the city of Atlanta and Fultton County during his career including the development of Charlie Brown Airport, MARTA, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, and accomplishments, Charlie Brown was also the President of Fickett Manufacturing Company, and in 1982, he published his memoirs, Charlie Brown Remembers Atlanta. He also served as deacon for forty-two years at Cascade Baptist Church and, later, at Beecher Hills Baptist Church. Charlie was married for sixty-six years to Elsie Anderson, who passed away in 1993. His funeral was held on May 22 at Patterson's Spring Hill Chapel in Atlanta, and he was buried at Westview Cemetery. many health care improvements. In addition to his political FIJI Wins Greek Week Gamma Tau lead for the first eight days by successively building upon each win in the events. Brothers excelled in athletic competitions by winning Frisbee Golf, the Chariot Race for the third straight year, the Hail Barry Three-point Contest, and the Chipping Challenge. In the Greek God competition. Brother Brandon Hutchins, sponsored by Phi Mu, and Brother J.P. Bitencourt, sponsored by Gamma Tau, took first and second place respectively. In the Greek Goddess competi tion, the chapter's Greek Goddess, Lila Rubio-Quero, took Greek Week Awards Dinner (l-r): Chris Heggen, Greg Foster, Kevin Butts, Rob Kornegay, Steve Pyburn, Marc Gilbert After a concerted effort by everyone in the chapter. Gamma fourth place. Although Gamma Tau was compiling an impres sive record, we were surpassed on the eighth day of competition by another fraternity. With two days left in the competition, the chapter stepped up the effort to 110%. The chapter placed third in the Pass the Torch Relay Run. Brother Ryan Bass epitomized "More Phi Gam, Less Self," when he helped the chapter take second place in Climb Mt. Olympus; he later went to the hospital for dehydra Tau won the annual IFC Greek Week. The week included tion from the event. With one even left, FIJI was in second, down competitive athletics, the Greek Week talent show, and philan by one and one-half points. The theatrical and singing talents of thropy events. Throughout the week, the chapter put together an impressive record by winning one-fourth of the events and placing in seventeen out of twenty-nine events. continued on page 6 \r\nPage Two SUMMER 1995 GAMMA TAUK 1995 Norris Pig Dinner On April 22, 1995, pledges and brothers of Phi Gamma Delta converged on the chapter house for the an The evening ended with the presentation of the annual chapter awards. The chapter recognized Brother Charlie Brown with the Charles Manley Brown Most Consecutive Pig Dinners Award; it was his 69th Pig Dinner. Brother Brown will be missed dearly next year. The chapter recognized Johnny Briggs (FT '67) for his continuing work in the BCA and as House Corporation Treasurer by naming him Most Outstanding Gradu ate. The undergraduate awards followed; the chapter named Joey Wong (FT '95) the Most Outstanding Senior; Tommy nual Frank Norris Pig Dinner. The day began with the 8th Annual James Couser Rowe III Golf at Sugar Creek Golf. Although rain short ened the golf classic, brothers and pledges enjoyed the time together. In the evening, the chap Christianson earned the honor of Best Pledge; Jeff Sanford won the Most Outstanding Athlete Award. Pig Dinner was a great success. The chapter thanks Brother Clough for taking time out of his busy schedule to speak at Pig Dinner. The chapter thanks the graduate brothers for attending, especially those who traveled long distances to be with us. We look forward to seeing everyone this fall at Homecoming, ter hosted the dinner at the chapter house. The evening began with a social hour, and it was the first opportunity for many brothers to tour the October 28. recently completed Francis "Bumper" Bragg House Ad- 1995 Pig Dinner Dr. Clough (r) dition. Pig Dinner was the presentsAndy Van Epps, chapter first fraternity function held n representative, with the trophy in the House Addition. The Dr. Clough received as the Best dinner began with the tradiPledge in I960. tional "Bringing in the Pig," I Sept. 2 led by Brother Charlie Brown (FT '25). After the entrance of the pig, everyone enjoyed a catered dinner of barbecue pork. This year, the keynote speaker was Dr. G. Wayne Clough (FT '64), the president of Georgia Tech. Brother Clough spoke of his experiences meeting other FIJIs throughout the country and of this memorable times as an undergraduate. Also, he emphasized that the bonds of brotherhood never break when we leave Georgia Tech. Everyone enjoyed the humor and meaning .~l 1995 Georgia Tech Football Schedule I Sept. 7 Furman 1 p.m. at Arizona 10 p.m ' Sept. 28 Maryland TBA 8 p.m. 1 Oct. 7 at Duke TBA I Oct. 14 I Oct. 21 North Carolina TBA at Florida State TBA Sept. 16 ful message of Brother Clough's speech. at Virginia ' Oct. 28 Clemson (HOMECOMING) 1 p.m. I Nov. 4 I Nov. 11 at Wake Forest TBA N.C. State TBA [J^ov. 23 Georgia 1 1 a.m. J 1995 Norris Pig Dinner Attendees Tom Adams Emory '70 Ben H. Adler GT '65 Thomas E. Bell, Jr. GT '55 James E. Bell GT '53 Buddy Bell Andy Benz GT '78 GT '92 Brook Bolton GT '94 Tom Brooks GT '94 Charlie Brown GT '25 Wayne Clough Edward Dougherty Chris Feagin GT '64 Jeff Cool Greg Corley GT '89 GT '94 Eric C. Dipietro GT '94 GT '88 Jeff Elam GT '90 Kurt V. Frevert Dave Guess GT '91 Jason Hill GT '94 Dave Hronchek GT '93 Chris James Dave Kitchens GT GT GT GT GT Jim Jessee John Longshore GT '91 Jeff Lancaster GT '93 Jay Marchbanks Karl J. Meihofer GT '92 Ted Meihofer GT '94 Jack McMillan Will McQueen F. Marion Mitchell GT '63 Chad Munn Marc D. Perla GT '92 Wade Puckett Daniel Reich GT '94 GT '53 GT '93 Chris Schwartz GT '94 Phil Scott Ed Guilbert Jerry T. Hinson '93 '65 '65 '92 '89 J.D. Hamil Casey Hodgson Jimmy Jarrard Wayne Landon GT '95 GT '81 GT '92 GT '86 GT '84 John Shand GT '93 Duane Shippy GT '92 Bill Smith Va. GT GT GT GT GT GT GT Jeff Smith GT '94 Ken Smith GT '93 George Stewart GT '69 Craig Tootle Torsten Wegner GT '89 Don Towns GT '57 Jeff Waller GT '93 GT '92 Pete Weiland GT '88 Joey Wong GT '94 Hugh Pearson Fred Law '49 '54 '93 '77 '94 '89 '70 '80 \r\nPage Three GAMMA TAUK SUMMER 1995 From The President... Clough Inaugurated as State of the Chapter GT's 10th President Every year following Greek Week, IFC holds its annual awards banquet, and every year we attend to receive our share of honors. This year, though, the honors went a little further than any hardware, for we also received some recognition and com pliments from one of the most respected men in the history of Georgia Tech's greek life—Dean Dull himself. While awarding us third place in the overall competition for the most oustanding fraternity. Dean Dull took a few minutes to recognize not only our accomplishments this year but also those of the last five Nearly a year af ter being selected to assume the position. Dr. G. Wayne Clough (FT '64) was inaugu rated on May 12 as Georgia Tech's tenth president and its first years. As he so eloquently said, "No other chapter has shown the consistency . . . [ofPhiGammaDeltaJoverthepastfewyears"— alumnus to serve as and he could not have been more correct. This year alone, we ration were the only house on campus placing in the top five in every measured category, with a victories in Homecoming, Greek Week, and a second place finishin intramurals. On top of that, one of our graduating seniors, Greg Foster, was SGA president and Mr. Georgia Tech this past year—one of our outstanding official beginning of Dr. Clough's tenure as leaders in the fraternity. Granted, all of these achievements were The inauguration was celebrated with three days of festivi ties including an exhibit on the history of dorm life at Tech, a not enough to take overall honors once again, but I would rather take Dean Dull's personal accolades over his trophy. Looking back over this quarter, it looks like the upcoming year is bound to bring even better things to Gamma Tau. As already mentioned, we won Greek Week again this year, but we also had an outstanding Pig Dinner and a safe and enjoyable Island Party. On top of that, we have stepped up our Summer president. The inaugumarks the the president of Geor gia Tech. concert put on by the school's various bands and orchestras, a campus events day, and a black tie gala. Classes were cancelled until noon on Friday to give students the opportunity to attend the inauguration ceremony. In Dr. Clough's inaugural address, he outlined his vision as to how Georgia Tech will meet the challenges of a rapidly Rush program, and we have seven events planned nearly every evolving world and in the coming milleneum. He emphasized other weekend over the summer in an effort to gain 10 pledges the recently developed vision statement for the Institute, and by Fall Rush, a total of 30 to 35 pledges in all. This, be assured, outlined how Tech can achieve its vision. In closing, he stated is only the tip of the icebergwhen it comes to our plans this next that Tech must "chart a course that does not cause us to lose sight year. We may have a lot of new blood around here, but there will of our core values and traditions." always remain consistency in the classroom, consistency in the chapter, consistency in everything we do. Come by anytime to see the newness around here next fall. I guarantee you will be excited by the great things you will see! Perge! Fraternally, Stephen A. Pyburn Chapter President The Robert G. Edwards Memorial Library Now that construction on the addition is finally complete. Gamma Tau is working on improving the facilities within the house. One of the most exciting projects is the conversion ofthe old "Tube Room" into a study library complete with computer facilities. The funding for the library was provided by a generous donation from the estate of Robert G. Edwards (FT '44) to the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation. Plans for the library began several months ago, and renovation should be complete by September 15th. Brother Wayne Olander (Kansas '71), the new Gamma Tau Section Chief, is the architect for the library and has been instrumental in its progress. The plans for the library include a complete renovation of the room and the installation of computer facilities. The room will be a chapter library containing shelves ot books and a quiet study area for brothers and pledges. The library will also contain three computers for use by the brothers. These computers will be invaluableto the many brothers in the house whodo not owncomputers to aid them with their studies. We plan to network these computers so that brothers throughout the house can connect to the library computers. This library will be an enormous asset to Gamma Tau, assisting each member of the chapter in attaining his own scholarly goals and therefore benefiting the entire chapter. It will also be an enormous asset for Fall Rush this year and in future years. The undergraduate brothers look forward to its completion. Leslie Douglas \r\nPage Four SUMMER 1995 GAMMA TAUK FUI Fables Graduate Spotlight [925 Gale Sights Named Engineer of the Charles M. Brown passed away on May 19. He was buried in Atlanta at the Westview Cemetery. Charlie Brown attended every Pig Dinner in Gamma Tau history, and he will be dearly missed. 1949 Charles T. Beach, Jr. passed away on October 1, 1990. 1962 Gale Sights was named Engineer of the Year by the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers. Gale lives in Dunwoody with Year The Georgia Society of Professional Engineers named Gale Sights (FT '62) its 1994-1995 Engineer of the Year in recognition of his work for several professional organiza tions. The Georgia Professional Engineers in Industry his wife Janet. nominated him for the honor. After being nominated, a 1964 selection committee reviewed all of the state-wide nomi Dr. G. Wayne Clough was inaugurated on May 12, 1995 as the tenth President of Georgia Tech. He returned to Tech after serving as the Provost for the University of Washington. 1986 Richard A. Lawson was graduated from Rutgers Law school this spring, and his wife, Dale, and he will move to New York City, where he has accepted a position with a law firm. nees, and based upon his achievements and qualifications, the committee selected Brother Sights. Brother Sights is active locally, at state level, and at the national level of the Society of Professional Engineers. He recently finished a term as the National Chairman of the Professional Engineers in Industry, one of five practice areas of the National Society of Professional Engineers. The Pro fessional Engineers in Industry has a membership of 20,000 registered professional engineers. Also, he is a former presi 1988 Pete Weiland recently finished a two-year term as Chariman of the Gamma Tau Board of Chapter Advisors. The undergraduate chapter presented him a Citation for Distinguished and Excep tional Service for his work as Chairman of the BCA. Pete and his wife are expecting their second child in July. dent of the Sandy Springs chapter and a former state vice president of the Society of Professional Engineers. Brother Sights graduated with a Bachelor of Ceramic Engineering and holds a Master of Industrial Management, also from Georgia Tech. He is a registered chemical engineer in Georgia. 1992 Andy Benz was married on June 10 to the former Diane Cooper. The wedding was in Covington, Ga., and the couple drove away in the Ramblin' Wreck. They took a two week Caribbean cruise for their honeymoon. 1993 He has Juris Doctorate from the Atlanta Law School and is a member of the Georgia State Bar. He is a program manager in the for the Southern Company Services, Inc., a subsidiary of the Southern Company, where he works doing strategic planning and long-range forecasting. The undergraduate chapter is proud of Brother Sights' achievement and congratulates him on this honor. Marc Perla was elected the Chariman of the Gamma Tau board of Chapter Advisors. Marc currently works in Atlanta for Effec tive Multicom Reduction Company, a telephone communication consulting firm. The Gamma Tauk Editor: Andy Van Epps 1995 Michael Pray married the former Kimberly Harsh on July 1 in Thanks to all the contributing authors: Atlanta. Mike is second lieutenant in the Air Force, and the Brandon Drew, Leslie Douglas, Steve Pyburn, Bruce Johnson, Bryan Robinson, and Ted Schneider. couple lives in Los Angeles, CA. i Lost Brothers The chapter has lost contact with the following brothers. If you know their current address or how we can contact them, please send that information to Andy Van Epps, 841 Fowler Street, N. W., Atlanta, GA 30313. D. Eric Adams Ian A. Birdsall Sterling R. Brown Jeffrey C. Butler Allan H. Cash, Jr. Joseph P. Englehardt Jack W. McDaniel, Jr. H. Deane Gaines Frank N. Handal Ronald J. Harper Don P. Hudson, Jr. Kenneth M. McGrath Alton B. Roberts John B. Snead Kurt S. Nelson Ames H. Stainback Kevin J. O'Connor David M. Sutton Berry J. Troy Michael G. VanWagner Steven C. Ward Raymond S. Watson, Jr. William M. Palmer, Jr. \r\nPage Five GAMMA TAUK SUMMER 1995 Dave Slater Retires as Welcome New Brothers Section Chief On May 25, 1995, the following young men were initiated into Phi Gamma Delta: •After more than fifteen years, Dave Slater (Ohio '67) retired as Chief of Section IX. Dave first became Section Chief in 1975 and served until 1986; he became Section Chief, again, in 1990 and served until this summer. Over the last twenty years, he provided invaluable guidance and counsel to this chapter. He still plans to stay active with the Gamma Tau B.C.A. Brother Slater was a founding member of the Ohio Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. He pledged FIJI when Ohio was a Delta Colony. After initiation into the Fraternity, he served as the Ohio Chapter's first President. Throughout his entire tenure as Secton Chief, Brother Slater also served as the Ohio Chapter's House Corporation President. Although Brother Slater retired from office with the Fraternity, he continues to teach in Cobb County, Georgia. He is a high school government and economics teacher at Pope High School. The undergraduate chapter thanks Brother Slater for his past and continuing work and counsel. The chapter recognized him at the May BCA meeting with a Citation for Distinguished and Exceptional Service. Brother Slater will be succeeded by C. Wayne Olander (Kansas '71). Priorto becoming Section Chief, Brother Olander Matthew V. Armstrong Daniel R. Dennison Marietta, Georgia Marietta, Georgia Michael D. McNamara Austin, Texas Russell T. Smith Cornelia, Georgia Birmingham, Alabama Marietta, Georgia Neel R. Joshi Adam T. Komoner Atlanta Graduate Chapter The Atlanta Graduate Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta meets monthly for lunch at the Terrace Garden Inn-Buckhead, 3405 Lenox Road NE, 261-9250. They have a speaker each month, and the lunch is an all-you-can-eat buffet; the cost is about $10.00. The schedule for the meetings for the remainder of 1995 is Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12. If you have any questions or would like more information, please call Scott Murray, the Atlanta Graduate Chapter President, 847-9626. Phi Gamma Delta . . . Not for College Days Alone! has been a member of the Gamma Tau BCA. These Proud Gamma Tau Brothers Have Helped to Make the Long Awaited Bumper Bragg House Addition Come IVue ... Ben H. Adler Bret Anderson Stanley E. Anderson Armenaki Fund Joseph E. Atkinson William M. Arnold Howard P. Barfield Charlie Bass Joseph S. Baumgartner Joseph Bell Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Milton Berry Rick Boone John W. Bosky Dale Brandt Donald Brandt Derek D. Brown Charles T. Brasfield, III W. Martin Bretherton, Jr. John O. F. Briggs James L. Brown R. Wright Cannon Russ Chandler H. Richard Clements Richard B. Costin Jeffery R. Elam Walter S. Flint, Jr. General Business Services Robert C. Ashworth, III Tsali D. Bentley Winford G. Ellis G. Wayne Clough William B. Eubanks, Jr. Gary L. Free John Fumbanks Mark J. Garlen William G. Grant Ed Guilbert Robert Harmon David A. Hroncheck R. Kirk Landon William S. Green Thomas R. Grieser LCDR William G. Grip James D. Hamil Gerald R. Harris Ricahrd D. Hanson J. B. Hanson Michael W. Harris Ed Hund A. C. Johnson, Jr. Hal Hart Andrew Kohl Robert J. Laporta Don Lundsovky Richard A. Lawson Bob Leckrone James B. Mathis, Jr. Jack O. McMillan, Jr, Karl J. Meihofer Frand Richard Miller David A. Phillipes Dennis Pryor Frank Radey Rick Robbins Richard F. Rodgers, Jr, James S. Rountree James A. Rhode James Couser Rowe. Ill Wesley Sokolosky Michael L. Spears Donald L. Towns Scott Waler Phillip J. Scott George A. Steart Ken Weatherspoon Eric J. Taylor Torsten Wegner William B. White Dudley Williamson C. W. Zimmerman John Longshore William E. Florance William R. Smith Please make donations tor the Francis C. "Bumper "Bragg House Addition payable to GAMMA TAU, Inc., and send the donation to: Gamm^J^auMnc.. c/o Johnny Briggs^J^^ Mt- Vernon Road, Suite G, Dunwoody, GA 30338. \r\nSUMMER 1995 GAMMA TAUK Greek Week FIJI Footnotes House Corporation will meet on Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of amending the bylaws of the House Corporation. Anyone interested in amending the bylaws is invited to attend. Dinner will be provided at six o'clock for those attending this meeting. The Gamma Tau Board of Chapter Advisors meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is provided beforehand at six o'clock. Important Chapter Phone Numbers BCA Chairman Marc Perla Page Six continued from page 1 many Phi Gams shone in the Greek Sing Talent Show; the chapter's rendition of a Sixth Grade Dance Party played to the tune of the old Pointer Sisters' hit song, "I'm So Excited." Phi Gamma Delta won the Greek Sing, and consequently won Greek Week. Greek Week was a huge success due to the effort put forth by so many brothers and the leadership of Greek Week Chairman Kevin Butts. The overwhelming participation resulted in stronger brotherhood throughout he house, and the victory set the tone in the chapter for the end of the Spring quarter and beginning of Fall quarter. (404)261-0777 x201 (404) 892-6780 Chapter House Steve Pyburn (404) 892-1371 House Corporation Pres. Ron Thomas (404) 377-6021 Purple Legionnaire Karl Meihofer (404) 252-9786 Section Chief Wayne Olander (404) 872-0169 Chapter President GT FIJI'S at the conclusion of the Greek Week Tug-of-War. Front: Marc Gilbert; Row 2: Steve Pyburn; Row 3: Kevin Butts, Brandon Hutchins, Mark Gary, Seth Conrad, JeffSanford; Row 4: Mike McNamara; Back Row: Dave Wickleman, Andy Van Epps, Ryan Bass, Clay Roth Gamma Tau Philanthropy "Bumper" Bragg House The previous year has seen continued excellence in the area Addition Update of social service. As with every Phi Gam endeavor, continued excellence is our goal. For three nights during winter quarter, brothers and pledges tended to over 50 homeless men in down town Atlanta at the Central Night Shelter. The brothers and pledges helped the shelter set up cots and tables, serve dinner and clean up the followig morning. During spring quarter, the chapter participated in the annual Greek Week philanthropy project. Brothers of Gamma Tau worked with members of other Tech fraternities and sororities to improve several public parks in Atlanta. The summer has seen Gamma Tau forge an exciting relationship with the Rainbows Foundation. They are a national group who focuses on the recovery of grieving children. Cur rently, the chapter is helping to plan the Rainbows Foundation's annual "Day in the Park" celebration at Grant Park in Atlanta. The "Day in the Park" will include clowns, crafts that the children can make, and a picnic. Last year, over 350 children attended. The chapter has great hopes for continued relations with Rainbows by making the "Day in the Park" an annual event For Gamma Tau. The chapter will continue striving for excel lence in philanthropy as it moves into a new school year. Having completed the construction in March 1995, Gamma Tau hosted its 1995 Pig Dinner in the new house addition. Pig Dinner gave brothers the opportunity to see the result of generous donations and countless hours of work. Not only will the chapter use the addition for larger events. Gamma Tau plans to make the addition the focal point of its brothers' and pledges' daily recreational and socializing time. To achieve its goal of making the addition a recreational room, the chapter has a several stage plan to furnish the addition. The Gamma Tau House Corporation has provided the chapter with money to purchase furniture that will make the room functional. With the money provided by the House Corporation, the chapter bought a pool table and a card table. Before fall rush, the chapter will buy blinds for the windows and carpeting for part of the room on which to put the couches and television that it already owns. During fall quarter, the chapter hopes to purchase a coffee table and two end tables. When it completes furnishing the addition, the chapter looks forward to a room in which all brothers and pledges can socialize. \r\nPage Seven SUMMER 1995 GAMMA TAUK 1995 Rush Gamma Tau has initiated exciting Summer Rush program as a result of many changes on campus. Not only do most of the large fraternities on campus already have extensive summer rush programs in place, several new fraternity houses will soon be completed "in our neck of the woods." As a result, 1995 Fall Rush will be more competitive than ever. To meet this impending challenge, we have planned a busy summer rush with events such as golf and barbecue, rafting trips, a Softball game, a camping trip, a pool party, and more. We also plan to have several "informal" events such as going to Braves' games, golfing, etc. If you have any suggestions for Summer or Fall Rush or are able to donate anything that would be helpful to Rush (e.g. Braves Tickets, golf passes, prizes for "Casino Night," etc.), please contact one of Gamma Tau's Rush Chairmen: Bryan Robinson (892-6569) or Bruce Johnson (898-0692). More importantly, if you can recommend any incoming freshman that you think would be interested in Gamma Tau, please fill out the form below and send it to the house or call one of the rush chairmen. Thank you for you continued support. The chapter is looking forward to our best rush ever. Bryan Robinson, Bruce Johnson Rush Information Name of Rushee: Phone Number of Rushee (if known): Any additional information: rT