1 Omicron Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity AT The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio March 1996 Q. What can I do for my undergraduate fraternity? Take the time to read this article! By Christopher W. Phillips '97, Chapter President Pig Dinner was held in mid-November. It was nice to meet many of you, and I enjoyed speaking with you about the chapter. Our speaker was Earl Bruce. I want to thank Jeffrey Yocca '78 for making that possible. I also want to thank Rick Smudz'75 for taking the time to help us auction off some items to raise money for the undergraduate chapter. At Pig Dinner a couple things became evident to me. The relationship between the undergraduates and the graduates seems to be very distant I spoke with many graduates concerning this issue. Edwin Kirby '62, who traveied from Indiana to attend Pig Dinner, came to the house the morning after the dinner, sat down and discussed at great length the relationship between the graduates and the under graduates, along with the operations and condition of the chapter. The conclusion that we drew is that there seems to be some serious Misunderstandings include: We undergraduates feel that the graduates dislike us. We also feel that some of the graduates are looking for a reason to be upset with us or shut us down. We also feel that since the graduates are gone, they are no longer interested in being involved with the chapter in any capacity. Lastly, there Is a feeling that the house (or the chapter) did not make any mistakes or was superior without fault of any kind when you were an undergraduate. As Mr. Kirby and I discussed the undergraduates' view, he cleared up a few things for me. Graduates do not dislike the undergraduates, and the last thing the graduates would ever want to see is the chapter house shut down for any reason. The undergraduate Phi Gam experience is one that you (the graduates) never want to forget and the best way to remember is to see the undergraduates. The issue concerning the graduates not wanting to be involved is far from true. misunderstandings, but we do have a common goal. Continued, next page. Pig Dinner Overwhelming Success; May 11 Golf Outing Planned By Ted Smith '97, Graduate Relations Chair Once again Phi Gamma Delta is facing new horizons as another school year begins. During 1995-96 the chapter house received thousands of dollars' worth of renovations and new furniture that boosted our spirits and helped propel Omicron Deuteron to the top of the Ohio State Greek system. One of our best accomplishments so far this year was another very successful Pig Dinner. This year's annual graduate/undergraduate dinner was particularly memorable because our guest speaker was none other than the Buckeyes'former head football coach. Earl Bruce. Coach Bruce regaled the room full of brothers with stories of great Ohio State football games and players. Our great tradition of "bringing in the pig" was continued, but we added two new wrinkles to our annual get-together this year. The undergraduate chapter sponsored a raffle for two pairs of Ohio State football tickets, and Rick Smudz '75 conducted an auction of autographed football memorabilia, with the proceeds going to the undergraduate chapter. On behalf of the entire undergraduate chapter, I thank Rick and all the other generous brothers for making the auction a success. Our next event to build stronger bridges between the undergraduate brothers and our Fiji graduates is the first annual Phi Gamma Delta golf outing, which will be held at Foxfire Golf Club on May I I. All grads are welcome; we hope to host at least 15 to 20 foursomes. The price and other details are still being hammered out, so watch your mail for details. The undergraduates appreciate the support of you, our graduate brothers, and we would like to remind you that you are always welcome to stop by the house on Mondays The oldest alumnus present, Russel G. Meons '49. had the honor ofkissing for dinner. the pig. \r\nPage 2 March 1996 What can I do for my undergraduate fraternity? from page i There are man/ ways that a graduate can contribute to the under graduate chapter — and some do — but most of the graduates are just uninformed about how they can help. The final misunderstanding the undergraduates have of the graduates is that "our house was better than your house." This misunderstanding is typical and does tend to happen in conversation. However, it happens because the graduates are concerned and want to help. A lot of the information graduates use is from their experience as an undergraduate. Every chapter makes mistakes — that is how we learn. Several items that would help the undergraduates are: •If you were a treasurer, what was the best way for you to collect bills? •If you were historian, what was the best way for you to get brothers to pass their PIT? •If you were president, how did you motivate and oversee the entire chapter to make sure it was functioning correctly? •If you were house m2mager, how did you organize a cleanup? sparkling. For the graduates who may have had a bad experience at the house and feel that the undergraduates are not into the fraternity experience, I v/ant to challenge you to come to the house and give us another shot We do care. We have reestablished the importance of our chapter's history and the ritual. We also have had a continual increase in our grade point average and currently are in eighth place on campus. A large majority of the brothers are giving their extra time and efforts to making Phi Gam great The final misunderstanding is that all we v^nt is your money. This is not true! Your involvement in the chapter in any way is greatly appreciated. Financial contributions are greatly appreciated, however when a graduate gets involved in other ways, this is just as helpful. Some of the many ways you can contribute to your undergraduate chapter are: •attend a chapter dinner or chapter meeting •speak to the chapter or some members on scholarship and rush •participate in our May golf event •attend a social event such as Fiji Island •let us know about incoming freshmen •If you maintained high grades, how did you balance your •financial contributions school work and other activities? Mr. Kirby began to explain some of the views that the graduates have of the undergraduates. Graduates express concern about coming to the chapter house for many reasons. Many of you feel that if you come to the house, it will be a mess. You may feel that we do not care about the fraternity experience and that the undergraduates are a bunch of screw ups, so why should you waste your time. Finally the biggest misunderstanding that graduates have is the feeling that all the undergraduates want is money! I want to address each of these misunderstandings: Sometimes the house is a mess. However, many times the house is clean. Every brother I have ever spoken to agreed that this was a problem when he was an undergraduate. However I will not stand for excuses. There is no excuse for the house being a mess. It is our duty to keep Dickinson Lodge sparkling. We are constantly trying new ideas and systems to keep the house clean and feel we have succeeded. Many of the graduates who have visited in the last year were surprised at how nice the house looked. When Mr. Kirby walked in the house at around 8:30 a.m., we were in the process of cleaning from the party the night before. By 10 a.m., when William Mellick *63 and his wife from Los Angeles, and another graduate and his wife arrived., the house was •work sessions •stop by the house when in the area •correspond with national headquarters •IFC •help undergraduates get internships and jobs •fund raising ideas •help with new philanthropies •keep in contact with graduate or undergraduate brothers who are actively involved in the chapter •and many more! The undergraduate brothers of Omicron Deuteron are motivated and excited about continuing to strive for greatness. I know that you share this common goal. We will not settle for second best We need your help and I promise it will be extremely rewarding for you to know that you have returned and helped your undergraduate fraternity. Finally, I want to thank House Corporation President Kameron deVente '86 and BCA President Paul Jannot'91 for their time and help. They are doing a great job. Scholarship Primary Focus of Men at Phi Gamma Delta By Don Archiable '97, i reasurer Spring quarter 1995 proved to be one of the best quarters for scholarship in Omicron Deuteron history. We raised our house grade point average well above the all-men's average and the all-fraternity average. In doing this, we managed to move up to seventh among all the fraternities on campus. The reason for the increase can be associated with the new outlook many of the brothers have toward school. They no longer see school as a burden, but as a challenge to be the best, a virtue that has existed since the inception of Phi Gamma Delta. With the change in attitude it is not uncommon to see brothers walking to class together. Several brothers have formed study groups to help each other out in similar classes. Praise should also go to Jeff Eade '97, our 1994-95 scholarship chairman. Last year he helped to make the house more inducive to studying by making the study room more amiable and compiling a book that lists each brother and the courses he is taking, a valuable aid when a brother needs help in a particular class. Our new scholarship chairman for the 1995-96 school year is Dan Swartwout'96, and already it has been proven that he too will make scholarship a top priority at the Fiji house. Notable brothers in the area of scholarship include Theo Bavelis '96, Ian Chakeres '97, Adam Goldberg '97, Dave Johnson '97, Darren Miller '96, Chris Phillips '97, Ted Smith '96, Rob Wernick '97, Raan Williams '96 and Matt Yerian '97, who all received above 3.0 grade point averages. Exceptional congratulations go to Donald Archiable '97, Jeff Eade '97 and Dan Swartwout'96 who earned grade point averages above 3.5 last quarter. President •Christopher W. Phillips '97 • Upper Arlington, Ohio • Business-Finance Chapter Officers Recording Secretary •Daniel A. Pienta '98 • Fairview Park, Ohio • Art Corresponding Secretary •Nathan P.Johnson '98 • Bexley, Ohio • Business-Finance Treasurer •Donald S. Archiable '91 • Hudson, Ohio • Business-Accounting Historian •hAat^ew M. Yerian '98 • Canal Winchester, Ohio • Political Science \r\nBuckeye Fiji Page 3 Graduate News When he wrote in October, Charles H. Rideout'28 (3A Chadwick Ter., Easton, MD 21601) was approaching his 90th birthday and continuing to write stories of his younger days for a historical magazine. Bend in the River. His writings are also in the Ohio State and Phi Gam archives. Charles has two Fiji sons, Stephen and Thomas, both from Washington and Lee. "It's good to see the names of'my era' among the contributing graduates - especially since I was treasurer of the chapter during the bank holiday of 1933!" writes J. Austin White *34 (R.R. 2, Box I99W, Eudora, AR 71640). children, and eats well thanks to wife Dora. Dick sees former roommate Tom Hague '54 at the Homecoming game each fall, watched the Citrus Bowl on television with Betty and Wemie Avril '55, and is in contact with Anna and Bob Kier '55 who live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. At Lynn University, Richard A. Young '54 (21430 Laguna Dr., Boca Raton, FL 33433) is a professor of sports administration and the director of intercollegiate athletics. He and his wife, Sandy, have two daughters. "I'm glad to be a Phi Gam," notes Robert C. Holub '55 (2734 Kent Rd., Columbus, OH 43221), a fund raiser for Living Endowment Inc. is retired as chairman of The Columbus Show Case Co., a business 100 Theodore Dillon Griley'57 (1731 Bryn Mawr Cir., Newark, OH 43055), chairman of the board of Spenley Newspapers Inc., has been years old in 1995. very involved in his community. He has worked with the United Way of Retired physician William M. Wells'38 (64 Beechwood Rd., Newark, OH 43055) is still active at a local hospital. Licking County and the Newark Area Chamber of Commerce for more than three decades, been a trustee of Children's Hospital in Columbus, and given his time to an area YMCA,library and mental health Carl J. Aschinger'37 (2725 Abington Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221) For the last 10 years, George A. Grossman '40 (23500 Cristo Rey Dr., #2I9D, Cupertino, CA 95014) has met once a week with a group called Center for International Security and Arms Control. He also serves on the End (Eliminate Nuclear Danger) Committee at Congregational association. Working in the field of real estate development, architectjohn F. Hyer '57 (5721 Loch Maree Cc, Dublin, OH 43017) is associated with The New Albany Co. Church. The new address for D. Kirk Dadisman '58 is I 1570 Dilling St., Studio George C. Miller '40 (321 3 43rd St., Lubbock, TX 79413) reports that the Phi Gams at Texas Tech are doing great in their new house. City, CA9I604. Having sold his home and moved to a retirement center, Robert C. Berger '41 now lives at 2216 Sassafras St., Apt. 210, Erie, PA 16502. William H. Dilley '59, a groundskeeper at University of Akron, now When the National Seniors & Masters Swimming Association announced the 1994 leading swimmers out of 80,000 competitors, John E. Patton '42(181 I S.E. Lakeview Dr., Sebring, FL 33870) was named among the top ten in the 70-75 age group. He was also fourth in the state of Florida. Robert F. Durbin '59 (835 Troon TrI., Worthington, OH 43085) is CEO of the Easter Seal Society of Central Ohio. Golfing, fishing and just enjoying retirement, Joseph W.Ray Jr.'43 spends seven months in Florida, one in Canada and the rest of the year at 5 Canterbury Ln., Columbus, OH 43221."Keep up the good work," he notes. "Be the best on campus!" Henry A. BIckel '44 (580 Klamath Dr., P.O. Box 460, La Conner, WA 98257) sends best wishes to a successful chapter. Since "no one wants 75-year-old chemists," retired chemist Scott I. lives at 5353 Beach Rd., Medina, OH 44256. Correspondence for James B. Gould '59, chairman of the board of StockVal Inc., can be mailed to a new address: P.O. Box 61 1 1, Ketchum, ID 83340. After 35 years "in the swim," he now works only when he wants to and enjoys skiing, hiking, hunting, fishing, and relaxing the rest of the time. "Jerry" reports that John Bercaw '59 is living in Oxford, Ohio. Last winter, Jerry sponsored a jazz concert in Sun Valley, Idaho, which featured John on piano. "He's fabulous," Brother Gould writes. "And while he was here, I arranged for him and his girlfriend, Mary, to be married by the mayor of Sun Valley." Morrow '45(36 E. Shore Rd., Denvllle, NJ 07834) is hoping to become a James F. Sipp '59 (4010 New Hall Rd., Columbus, OH 43220) is professional floral designer."Flowers may be an old man's best friend!" he serving a two-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the notes. For those who have lost touch, John C.Zartman '47 resides at 18007 129th Dr., Sun City West, AZ 85375. International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives. Robert J. Bettendorf'62, now vice president of brokerage at Pacific Realty Group (2600 Westown Pky., #350, West Des Moines, lA 50266), has three children: the eldest. Bob Jr., is also a Fiji and in medical school When he wrote last spring, Al Isslelb '49(Miramar I, 1000 S. Ocean Dr., #406, Jensen Beach, FL 34957) was planning to move to Vero Beach in the summer and continue his activities as a football, tennis and golf coach. All at Michigan; middle child Michael has gotten married; and daughter Peggy of Al's sons are Fijis. Patent attorney Frank H. Foster'62(7632 Slate Ridge Blvd., William L. Wall '53(79967 Camelback Dr., Indio, CA 92201), a in Jackson, Tenn. He helped administrate the NCAA Division I Basketball Foster, Millard & Pollrck and can be contacted on the Internet at ffoster@infinet.com. He and his wife traveled with Heidi and Gralf Ibbeken '63 in New England and Nova Scotia. Frank notes that the tourney and Women's Basketball Classic in Hawaii in 1994 and escorted the University of Wisconsin Women's Basketball tour to Europe last year. and Mai Webb '63 in their travels and also visited Bernadette and is in law school at Ohio State. Reynoldsburg, OH 43068) is a partner in the law firm of Kremblas, basketball consultant, is a trustee of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Tending seven horses, raising hay and tobacco crops, and cultivating a vegetable garden are some of the activities Dick Ernst'54(12859 Roberts Rd., Dillsboro, IN 47018) enjoys on his 200 acres in the country. He also goes horseback riding with his family, which includes five grand Ibbekens saw Vera and Bruce Burriss '62, Barb and Ken Hadden '62, Frank McGavran '62 at their mountain cabin in Virginia. At Wells Fargo Bank, Charles M.Johnson '63(1319 Santanella Ter., Corona del Mar, CA 92625) serves as vice chairman. Continued \r\nPage 4 456 March 1996 More Graduate News Stephen J. De Voe '65. a physician in obstetrics and gynecology, was remarried in May 1995. He and his new wife, Kathie, live at 4300 property attorney in San Francisco and Mike Bills'88 is an account executive with Retail Planning Associates and married to Meg. Riverside Dr., Columbus, OH 43220. Beth and Brian D. Blanchard Jr.'88 are enjoying country life on the An agent with Nationwide Insurance, Jack Braddon '74(5943 Fairview Woods Dr., Fairfax Station, VA 22039) has operated his agency for 1 1 years. He and wife Cynthia have a son."Butch" tries to stay in touch with some of the brothers and writes,"If anyone has any travel to the Washington, D.C., area, they'd better call!" His phone: 703-764-0281. 40-acre farm they purchased in December 1994. Their new address: 2695 Twp. Rd. 76 N.W., Somerset, OH 43783. A residential contractor, Brian is owner of Blanchard Construction Co. In April 1995 and in partnership with two Swiss bankers, Todd M. FIceto '89 founded the investment banking firm of Century City Securities Inc. The company has offices in Los Angeles and Lugano, Richard A.Smudz'75(8671 Birgham Ct. S., Dublin, OH 43017), executive vice president at The General Insurance Agency Inc., is the Switzerland. You can reach Todd at a new address: 20318 Pacific Coast fether of two children. He informs us that jack Rhinehart'76 has a Hwy., Malibu, CA 90265. young son, Ryan. David K. Tiiley'76(8543 Torwoodlee Ct., Dublin, OH 43017) is now president of Brown Tilley Ltd. His wife, Jacqueline (a former Fiji Island queen), has started a business. Equine Enhancement, which provides sports massage therapy for equine athletes. Homebuilder and developer JefTrey R. Yocca'78(6105 Memorial Dr., Dublin, OH 43017) is president of Jeffrey R. Yocca Builder Inc. When he wrote in September, Steven A. Hitchens'80(440 S. Depew St., #335, Lakewood, CO 80226) had moved to the Denver area, was working as a substitute teacher in Jefferson County Schools, and planned to marry Corrie Smith in October."Look me up if you are out this way!" George Learmonth '82(19102 S. Rim Trl.. Spring, TX 77388) is a regional market manager of Mexico for The Lincoln Electric Co. He and his wife were expecting their third child in November 1995. Charles M. Greenlee'89(2214 Fishinger Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221), a financial consultant with Smith Barney, donates his time to the Leukemia Society of Central Ohio, is a Young Life leader at the high school, served two years as president of the Jaycees, and works with the Civic Association. The Greenlees were expecting the arrival of their first child in February when Charles last wrote. You can reach Larry Marryott'90 at a new address: 1896 Guilford Rd., Columbus, OH 43221. At Cooper Tire & Rubber, Robert Murphy '91 was named "Rookie of the Year" at the 1994 sales meeting and promoted to midwest territory manager. He has moved to: 83 Beringer Ct,St Charles, MO 63304. William P. Anderson '92 a technical sales representative at Sinar Bron Imaging, lives at 12950 Clifton Ave., Apt 2, Lakewood, OH 44107. A fourth-year dental student Bradley J. Engle '92(315 Harbor Pointe Linda and Bruce Lang'83(31 Biesie Ave., Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, Gauteng, 1709, South Africa) are the parents of two little girls. The femily is living in South Africa where Bruce is working for Vesta Medicines Ltd. as a training and product manager. Bruce sends a "hello" to Craig Deep '81, Kevin Myers'85, "T.V." Glover'82 and his former roommate. Jack Deas'82 Daniel T. Fleming'86 a financial analyst at Procter and Gamble, now lives at 9703 Amberwood Ct., Loveland, OH 45140. Dr., Apt 8, Mount Pleasant SC 29464) plans to graduate from Medical University of South Carolina this May. While in Columbus for the Fourth of July weekend, John P. Altlere '93 (104 Benton St, Orlando, FL 32839) stayed with Derek Carter and got to see a number of brothers including Dave TIbblts '94» Brian Phlllpps '92, Eric Barker '93, and Brett Alexander '91.John, now sales coordinator for Central Florida Hospitality Group Inc., extends this invitation:"To all brothers who come down to the Orlando area — you are welcome anytime!" With MCl Telecommunications, Philip L. Hugus'86(9903 Harbour Pines Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46256) is director of the Arizona and New Previously a broker for Smith Barney in Columbus, Ohio, Andrew S. Mexico branch. Philip, vA\o has two young children, is excited by the Miller'93 has joined his uncle as an agent with Massachusetts Mutual positive news from Omicron Deuteron and sends his congratulations to Life and moved to 50 Armstrong St., Apt. 3, Providence, Rl 02903. Dirk Defenbaugh '87on his promotion and move to Columbus, Ohio, with Liberty Mutual. Scott W.Johnson *86(1627 W. Belle Plaine Ave., Chicago. IL 60613) is a territory manager for Lennox Industries. We regret to inform you of the death of Robert M. Allen '33 (9/21/95), Leiand V. Walton Jr.'43(6/2/94), John Paul Jones'46 (7/12/95) and Arthur S.Zoog '56(5/18/95). Phi Gamma Delta mourns Patti and Bernard A. Van Antwerp '86(403 Moran, Grosse Pointe their passing and extends condolences to their families and friends. Farms, Ml 48236) — and big brother, Nicholas — welcomed the arrival of Michael on September 8, 1995. "All are well." At Retail Design Group Inc., Charles A. Palmer'87(240 Alexander Aly., Columbus, OH 43206) is director of marketing and client service. He is on the board of trustees and sits on the commercial development committee of the Short North Business Association and also serves on the museum associates of the Columbus Museum of Art. He and Anne Our thanks to Gordon G. Hobson '49, whose check was in the mail when we published our 1994-95 Honor Roll last summer. Leonard were wed in September 1994 and honeymooned in Paris, France. Chuck reports that Tim Humphrey '85 is an intellectual Buckeye Fiji is published for the members and friends of the Omicron Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at The Ohio State University. Address changes, news items, photographs and contributions may be sent in the enclosed envelope or mailed to Graduate Records Office, Phi Gamma Delta Fratemlty, P.O. Box 361303, Columbus, OH 43236-1303.