SUMMER 1986 VOLUME: UP THE BC FIJI aii]^ ISSUE: I/. THE ACT OF PASSING OUT (WEBSTER'S) BOARD OF CHAPTER ADVISORS REPORT tone, review of the Field Secretary's We had our ranks depleted when Miles Kirkwood was fished out of the pond to improve the stock market in Toronto, and Mike Madill left to pursue whatever one pursues when one is travelling in Europe. We look forward to having Tony Pearkes join us in August, bringing with him container loads of wisdom; however, we still require another fairly recent graduate, to bring out body up to its constituted strength. Jerry Peterson augmented our number in March, and has proven to be invaluable to the actives, particularly when Board is certain that any undergraduates could ably serve on Cabinet. The efforts of reports, scholarships, entering it comes to the collection of receivables. the Chairman and their committee International awards competitions, You see, Jerry runs a unique insurance business called "Magic Spot". He can members exemplify this. If you would like to get your batteries recharged,join the Board. It's much more fun than pinochle. Respectfully submitted, Faithfully, on the last Thursday of each month, the BCA meets with the undergraduate delegation. The support from the Board is dedicated. The Board continues to monitor finances, and that ancient bugbear receivables. Assistance in these two critical areas is ongoing. Other topics that have been reviewed since our last report have been the possibility of purchasing the land at 5785 Agronomy Road,(we currently are on a lease), house occupancy strategy. Chapter newsletters, philanthropies, house improvements, the cook and a balanced menu, grad relations, social events, place the magic spot on your kneecap, your plate glass window, or any other Ekklesia strategy, as well as continuous location of his choice; and as long as you coverage of insurance, IFC, campus are up to date with your payments, he will guarantee that nothing gets broken. politics, public relations, hazing, use of alcohol, and a host of minor items. The Board is fortunate to have The vitality of the active chapter is gratifying. Per square pound of flesh, they as a group do more than any ten of the student body at large. They continue to register grades well above the All Men's Average; this in addition to all their extra curricular activities. Each Cabinet brings with it a distinctive style, and each style is effective. It would appear that the Cabinet is a reflection of the Chapter, and the direction that the Chapter wishes to follow. The J.M. Pollock, Chairman Perge! The Board has met with the Field Secretaries, and the Section Chiefs, in order to achieve a complete interaction with all levels of the Fraternity. We were Graeme Balcom, Paul Dare, Bill Gartside, Kim Husband, Clare MacSorley, Peter Moonen (he being ex officio in his role as Purple Legionnaire), David (Rothwell) Smith, Dave Mills, and Stephan Vranka as sorry to lose the expertise of Peter Gray in the realignment of the Sections; but, are delighted to have Gordon Elliott as our serving members. new Section Chief. "Well. I see the Gootiies are all here. Pi Gamma Food Services Go Professional The Fiji house has set a goal to provide the tastiest, most nutritious food on Campus. To achieve this desired situation, a dietician has assisted in setting menu standards, and suggesting methods for professionally organizing the kitchen. A complete appraisal and overhaul of the purchasing and inventory system has been instituted. A twenty-one day nutritionally correct menu cycle has been researched; and a search for the correct cook has begun. One interesting interlude occurred when Stephan Vranka, the House Corporation Operations Manager, was interviewing candidates for the position of cook. As Stephan was consulting his notes, he had his back to the candidate, a Mrs. Rosy Romanski; when all of a sudden he felt the warm rush of fragrant breath on the nape of his neck. He quickly turned around to see that Mrs. Romanski had undone the top four buttons on her conlinued on page 3 see "Slephan \r\nCLEMATIS CLIPPINGS Brother Vladimir Returns Vancouver. What a treat it is to smell JERRY PETERSON,'56, was promoted to General Manager Western Region, for MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials. Jerry has his sights set on net profits. A big job, but, Petey's a big man. — — 30's — TOMMY BERTO, ALEC SMITH,and PEARLY BRISSENDEN, all members of Pi Gamma's first cabinet, will be taping their recollections of our petitioning International for a charter. This is an excellent commencement to the recording of Pi Gamma's proud history. Watch for their wisdom in subsequent newsletters. — 40's — 60's — JOHN H.(Jack) ELIOT,'61, is Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer for Midland Doherty in Toronto. Alive and well in the big city, and still having fun. GERALD MCGAVIN,'60, was appointed President of B.C. Hydro. Included in his initial duties was the inspection of most of Hydro's 61 dams. This was a number considerably less than those he uttered upon realizing the complexities of his new office. All the more power to you Gerry, and "Up your rates!" — 70's - KENDALL (Dal) JESSIMAN,'73, is an F. CAMPBELL WILLIAMS,'43, was architect in New Westminster. presented with the keys to Rio de Janiero by the President of Brazil, the first time the keys have been awarded to a foreigner. This was in recognition of Campbell's efforts in bringing foreign capital to Brazil, and for his rehabilitation of old, unused buildings. One ancient monastery was converted to an office building accommodating 1000 people. Campbell went to Brazil shortly after World War II, as an employee of DON DEMENS, Commerce '85, is back in the city lights from his posting in Terrace. He has been promoted to a marketing position at Weststar Timber's head office. Nice quantum leap. BRUCE POLLOCK,Forestry '85, remains in Castlegar, and has been promoted to Operations Forester, Weststar Timber. "Petrobas", the State oil monopoly, and to UBC '85. Nice companion. teach at the University. He shortly founded his own consulting company, which grew so rapidly to over 2000 employees, that he had to devote full time to it, and leave the teaching profession. Campbell has a beautiful Portuguese wife, a son and daughter; so manages only infrequent visits to his native Vancouver Island. He is now, in addition to the above, — 80's — Nice new business cards. He also became engaged to Diana Vos, Home Economics, CLEMATIS CLIPPINGS is a new column which will continue in all future newsletters. It seems some of us are being promoted, elected, appointed, annointed, engaged, married, parented, retired, or just plain doing good things. If you feel you, or some modest lad you know, have done something worthy of mention, please let me know. With all our attributes, we should be able to fill volumes. — Editor the Canadian Deputy Consul for Rio. DOUG YATES, UBC '47, Toronto '51, is a general surgeon in Cranbrook. Alive and well, and still a social scholar. — 50's — GORDIE ELLIOTT,'56, Vice-President of Haines Communications, Calgary, has been appointed Section Chief of Section XXXVII, which includes Alberta at Edmonton, Calgary, and Pi Gamma. Beaver power at work. BILL GARTSIDE,'56, was elected First Vice-President of the Canadian Trucking Association. Bill is the President and CEO GOLF RESULTS "Fiji Open" Renamed "Tulk Closed" Bob Tulk walked away with all the goodies after a money-making 82; which was good enough for low gross, closest to, long drive, and neatest scorecard. Sartorial elegance plaudits went to Stew Madill, Clare MacSorley, and Bill Gartside. The total of all other scores was slightly in excess of 20,000. Phil Tulk, just to round things out, of Commercial Intermountain Trucking. This appointment enables Bill to sport a baseball cap and have his very own CB and with more advance notice . . . and with handle. a more even distribution of prizes. was low active. Next year's event will be held earlier, the sweet aromas of Port Mellon and Woodfibre. Rain has never felt so good. The four of us had hoped to fly back from Vladivostok, but an internal matter in the Kremlin resulted in the cancellation of all but military flights. We were given a choice by our hosts; stick around, or ship aboard any freighter bound for Canada. Russia, as you know, operates the largest shipping fleet in the world, including cruise ships, all under the name Morflot. Cruise ships, are you kidding? We were offered the Harry Pollett, the Ho Chi Min, the Indirha Ghandi, or the Anatoly Kolnischensko -the Russians love to name their vessels after foreign heros, particularly if they are Communist. A guide at the Soviet Pavillion at EXPO explained all this to me yesterday. He pointed with pride at the models of Volga River barges, which move ponderously in any direction, bumping and pushing aside anything in their way. Two ancient models were named the Harry Rankin and the Bruce Yorke. Anyway, we selected the Anatoly, as she was the most modern, and was on her maiden voyage to Vancouver. A further seventeen days of borcht three times a day, chess, and the top ten on the Soviet hit parade saw us home. We bade fond farewell to our Russian shipmates, still at anchor in English Bay, and headed straight to Agronomy Road, to pig out on pizza and Kokanees. After two hits with all the toppings, we were able to get our thoughts clear. The bottom line is that TUSK University is just not yet ready for the Greek system. There are too many restric-tions in place to effect any long term satisfaction. The students, although all in favour and eager, had to regretfully advise us that the time was not opportune. The door was left open, and all was totally cordial. We all enjoyed the opportunity and the cultural exchange; none of us is so smart that we can't learn from other countries; and the Russian hospitality was fantastic. My Astronomy professor reports a new sighting; a shining white star directly above Vladivostok. Don't you know we left our mark! This fall I'll be travelling to South-east Asia with Brothers Cannon, Leask, Fodchuck, and Bertuzzi. They will be trying to fathom the mysteries of the Far East, while I will be gathering material for my thesis from the well known Dr. Woo. I'll report further on our findings. \r\n„ f[i all PROCEEDS TO, ^ RICK HANSEN'S ■ncCOl SICK MAN IN MOTION WORLD Phi Gams Man Rick Hansen Booth at Saskatchewan Reunion Eight dedicated Fijis unselfishly gave of their time to professionally staff the Rick Hansen booth during the Saskatchewan Reunion, April 25 and 26, at B.C. Place Stadium. Brothers Adam Ho, Jim Rockwell, Doug Maskell, Neil Gaba, Richard Wadsworth, Roy Agostino, Ryan Darby, and Theodore Ong greeted the public and sold "official souvenir certificates" of the event. Their efforts raised close to $1,600 for Rick's project. It is rumoured the organizing committee was so pleased with the Fiji performance, that they will be contributing further funds to the "Man in Motion" cause. Thanks for your efforts and well done!! at i GRADUATE SEMINAR A HIT Twenty-four attentive, soon to graduate Fijis gathered at an informal seminar, the afternoon of April 14. Alums Doug Fakins, C.A., Clare MacSorley, Dave Verchere, and Stephan Vranka, shared their wisdom and views on what is happening in the great beyond, in the respective fields of chartered accountancy, advertising and marketing, forestry, real estate and engineering. Jim Pollock moderated this informal forum. Reports indicate this type of informal, but informed seminar is helpful; but should probably be scheduled for October. An expanded panel would be appreciated; a lawyer, or two, could round out the expertise. (Lawyer?!?) Ed. STEPHAN . . . continued from page 1. . . World War I Polish army boots. Mrs. Romanski wished to prove that she had six toes on her right foot; and by combining those with the five toes on her left foot and her ten digits, she could indeed count to twenty-one, and hence follow the 21 day menu cycle. The search for an acceptable cook continued. \r\nADVERTISEMEIMTS PLUG IN THE PIG NOW! 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