THE EPSILON OWL PAGE 1 The Epsilon Owl E PSILON OF P HI G AMMA D ELTA • T HE U NIVERSITY OF N ORTH C AROLINA J UNE 2001 C HAPEL H ILL , N.C. HOUSE AT OAK RANCH DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF BEN WOODRUFF HOUSE CORPORATION President David H. Batten ’79 919-828-5100 (O) Charles Bell ’90 Joseph S. Hogan ’90 David Worth Joyner III ’00 Samuel Hooker Manning ’94 Lisday Sewell ’98 George C. Venters Jr. ’96 Julian R. Williamson ’84 Robert W. Winston III ’84 EPSILON CHAPTER CABINET PRESIDENT William R. Cherry III ’02 Wilmington, N.C. TREASURER Mathias G. Linden, Jr. New Bern, N.C. RECORDING SECRETARY Gordon C. Woodruff Jr. ’02 Smithfield, N.C. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Justin M. Carreker ’03 Savannah, Ga. HISTORIAN William J. Bateman III ’03 Raleigh, N.C. HOUSE MANAGER Travis B. Moser ’03 New Bern, N.C. By Bill Bateman ’02 A s you know, five years ago our house experienced a devastating tragedy. Ben Woodruff of Raleigh was one of the three brothers whose life was lost in the terrible fire. While his name will always be remembered among his family, friends and fraternity, it will become significant to many boys and girls in the near future. On Friday, April 27, friends, family, BT, Phi Gam alumni and many active brothers gathered at Oak Ranch in Sanford, N.C., for the groundbreaking ceremony of a house that is to be built in memory of Ben. Oak Ranch is a Christian home for troubled, abused or neglected boys and girls, ages 6-16, who need a stronger family support system. The founders of Oak Ranch believe that every child deserves a chance to live in a family with a loving, nurturing and disciplined home environment. This event not only allowed all present to remember Ben — his bright smile, loving and fun personality — but also to reflect on the importance of a loving family, and to happily anticipate the positive effect this house will have on neglected young boys and girls. As stated in a recent Oak Ranch newsletter, “Ben was special — as are all kids!” Oak Ranch will invest in children, one at a time, challenging and encouraging them to develop spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically. That would make Ben smile! YEAR-END UPDATE EPSILON CELEBRATES 150TH ANNIVERSARY AT ANNUAL NORRIS PIG DINNER By Epsilon President Bob Cherry III ’02 By Marvin A. Carver ’75 A capacity crowd of Epsilon brothers gathered March 23 at the Angus Barn in Raleigh to celebrate our chapter’s sesquicentennial anniversary. Being the second time in recent years the Pig Dinner has been held in Raleigh has drawn praise from scores of “Down East” Phi Gams and may lead to future dates at The Barn. Perennial emcee Ted Griffin ’71 directed a raucous crowd in the kissing of the pig and spirited singing of the doxology. Ted expressed greetings from our new governor, Mike Easley ’72, and shared Governor Easley’s thanks for the great effort in dollars and manhours from local Phi Gams across the state. The evening was highlighted by a spirited address from past Archon President Lee Moss (Tennessee ’73). Lee shared several humorous stories and espoused the International Fraternity’s pride in Epsilon chapter’s long history of success and the importance the chapter plays in the pride of all members of Phi Gamma Delta. Pig Dinner 2002 will be scheduled in March and plenty of notice will be given in future issues of the Epsilon Owl. Also, remember to circle Homecoming Weekend, November 10, for our fall gathering. See you there! A s I write this, we are getting ready for exams. We suffered through March Madness here in Chapel Hill, and everyone seemed to be disappointed with our basketball team’s outcome and the eventual champion. We had a great pledge class in the fall of 2000; once again, in my opinion, we had the best pledge class for the fourth straight year. The class consisted of 12 great guys all hailing from our great state of North Carolina. We are also extremely proud of Brother Mike Easley ’72, who is now residing in the governor’s mansion in Raleigh. EveryConcluded, Page 3 \r\nPAGE 2 JUNE 2001 PHI GAMS WELCOME BACK BT Composites Needed HONOR COURT MEMBERS Mathias Linden ’01 David McGowan ’01 By Jeff Cook ’01 GREEK JUDICIAL BOARD W hile our football season was not as successful as we may have hoped, the time spent before and after the games was memorable as alumni gathered to recall college anecdotes and visit with current brothers while smelling the aroma from the kitchen. That’s right! BT is back, and with him comes the pregame buffet, which of course is marked by the down home country fixins’ for which he is famous. The pig is slowly barbecuing behind the house, the chicken is cracklin’ in the deep fryer, and the smell of the green bean casserole lingers in every room. It’s amazing how cheerful he can be with his head constantly hovering over the smoky grill — but that is what makes him BT. We encourage everyone to stop by this fall and visit on game days, or any other time you are in Chapel Hill. We are continually trying to find ways to augment the appearance of the house and make it more inviting. At times it still feels very new and there are many things that need to be done to fill up space on the walls and the bookshelves. One project we would like to accomplish this year is the posting of composites from the past. With your help, we would like to find one for every four years so that everyone would be able to come to the house and find their picture on the wall. So if you have any composites from the past please contact one of the officers, as it would help us tremendously— the more the better. Tom Darden ’03 UNC VARSITY GOLF PARTICIPANTS Robert Cherry ’02 Wilmington, N.C. Robert Simmons ’01, Walterboro, S.C. DONATIONS STILL NEEDED V ance Hall is still in need of donations to fund the rebuilding. If you have not been contacted and would like to make a pledge, e-mail Julian Williamson ’84 at julian@carterworthy.com to learn how you can help out. Everyone is welcome to come by 108 West Cameron Avenue to see the new house. Perge! If you have any Phi Gam memorabilia you would be willing to lend or reproduce for the chapter, please call Purple Legionnaire, Sam Simpson ’90 at 910-274-9151. The undergraduates are in desperate need of old photographs or any other items that might make their temporary housing and chapter room feel a bit more like Vance Hall. PHILANTHROPY REPORT ByDavid McGowan ’01 T hroughout the past year, the brothers at Vance Hall have been continuing to serve the Chapel Hill Community, as well as the University community through periodic service projects. We have all realized the necessity of projecting a positive image for the fraternity, and have made a conscious effort to do so through Philanthropy, among other things. The Epsilon chapter has recently adopted Old 86 Highway through the North Carolina Adopt-A-Highway program. Once every three months, per a signed contract, we are expected to pick up trash along an assigned section of Old 86. In addition to Adopt-A-Highway, we have members who are involved in a weekly tutoring program for underprivileged elementary and middle school students. We also have two nights planned this semester where brothers will spend a couple of hours at the IFC Homeless Shelter cooking dinner. As we welcome a new pledge class into the house this fall, the chapter has decided that in addition to the existing requirements of pledgeship, these men will be required to participate in one community service project per month during this time. The brothers in the chapter feel that this will instill a positive sense of responsibility that will carry over once they become brothers. As a whole, the Epsilon chapter is working to ensure that this fraternity is viewed in as positive light as possible. By stressing the importance of philanthropy and community service, we feel that this chapter will continue working toward being the strongest chapter on this campus. If you would like to learn more about the UNC fraternity system, visit the information page online: www.unc.edu/depts/greek DEAN’S LIST FALL 2000 Thaddeus J. Barringer III Raleigh, N.C. Business Adminstration William J. Bateman III Raleigh, N.C. Business Adminstration Christopher H. Calloway Alexandria, Va. Economics Justin M. Carreker Savannah, Ga. Classics Thomas F. Darden III Raleigh, N.C. English Adam T. Duke Kinston, N.C. History Wood B. Gibbs New Bern, N.C. Business Administration Ryan T. Hagan New Bern, N.C. Biology Marcus H. Jones Washington, N.C. Biology Christopher M. Kelso New Bern, N.C. Business Administration Justin M. Lewis Goldsboro, N.C. History Travis B. Moser New Bern, N.C. Business Administration David A. Sparrow Washington, N.C. Business Administration \r\nTHE EPSILON OWL PAGE 3 2001 TAR HEELS FOOTBALL August 25 at Oklahoma Hispanic College Fund Football Classic ESPN at 7:45 p.m. EST) September October 1 at Maryland 6 EAST CAROLINA 8 at Texas 15 SOUTHERN METHODIST 13 VIRGINIA 20 at Clemson Family Weekend November NCHSAA Day 1 at Georgia Tech Monogram Day 10 WAKE FOREST 22 FLORIDA STATE Homecoming Rams Day 17 DUKE 29 NC STATE FROM PAGE 1 YEAR-END UPDATE one here had a great time at Pig Dinner on March 23 at the Angus Barn. Vance Hall is meeting the needs of our brotherhood and is an outstanding building here on campus. Please feel free to come by for a visit when you are in the area. I am sure any of the brothers would be proud to give you a tour. The recently departed cabinet members did an excellent job and laid a strong foundation for the new cabinet to build upon. I am extremely excited to be serving the house as president and I know the rest of the cabinet members are also. We welcome your thoughts and opinions; please send them to me here at the house or e-mail me at wrcherry3@aol.com. Pergé! http://TarHeelBlue.fansonly.com/sports/m-footbl/ unc-m-footbl-sched.html Graduate News Attorney W. Lunsford Crew ’38 (P.O. Box 160, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870) is still practicing law at age 83 and has been doing so for 60 years. The City of Roanoke Rapids has honored him by naming its new multi-milliondollar fire facility the W. Lunsford Crew Fire Station. “Crew” is a member of the North Carolina Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame and remains active politically. He treasures his years at the fraternity. When he wrote last fall, Paul C. Darden Jr. ’38 (504 S. Deans St., Wilson, NC 27893) had just returned from Savannah, Ga., where he attended a WWII reunion of the 8th Air Force Bomb Group. He was planning to spend two weeks with a church mission team in Costa Rica in January of this year to help in the construction of a church. Paul enjoys a fishing trip to Cape Hatteras about twice annually with classmate Howard Hussey and other friends. Theodore E. Haigler Jr. ’46 (815-5 Marlowe Rd., Raleigh, NC 27609) is retired as president and CEO of Burroughs Wellcome Co. Milton B. Cash Jr. ’48 (4530 Corran Ferry Loop, Austin, TX 78749) has moved to the Lone Star State to be closer to family. Shortly before he left Mississippi, Milton had a visit from Tom Lathrop ’47. In undergraduate days, the two brothers roomed together in the corner “attic” room. Lewis T. Nunnelee II ’49 (1919 S. Live Oak Pky., Wilmington, NC 28403), a wholesale beer distributor, is chairman of Coastal Beverage Co. Inc. He sees Carl Mathis ’49, Harold Jeter ’49 and Dick Hanson ’51 on the golf course at Cape Fear Country Club. “Great edition of The Epsilon Owl in October 2000,” writes Rowland Burnstan Jr. ’54 (1022 Cherokee Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091). “You are doing us proud. Keep up the great work!” He’s enjoying life as a professor emeritus and busy trying to keep up with five active grandchildren, three of whom live just two minutes away. Physician Wayne B. Venters ’60 (6809 S. Prairie View Ln., Spokane, WA 99223) has left his hometown of Jacksonville, N.C., to join a multi-specialty clinic in Spokane. Wayne notes that the new location is closer to good hunting, fishing and snow skiing, but that he’ll miss North Carolina and UNC football and basketball. Ross C. Hawkins ’61 (278 Highway 24, Devils Tower, WY 82714) has moved to the Cowboy State and bought a small ranch called Merry Hawk. He and his wife, Mary, have built a log cabin and are planning to live there for “an eon or two.” They’re going to raise quarter horses, sell hay and lease land to stockgrowers. E. Harvie Hill Jr. ’64 (4830-D Main St., PMB #12, Shallotte, NC 28470; dr.harvie@aol.com), a pediatric dentist, has sold his dental business to a non-profit organization, Brunswick County Partnership for Children. He is now director of the organization’s pediatric dental clinic and planning to work there for about five years. Harvie has four daughters. Attorney J. Dwight Hudson ’66 (12 Chapin Cir., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577; hudsonlaw@aol.com) is a senior partner in the law firm of Hudson & Gentry. “I enjoyed the opening of the new house very much. Well done by the undergraduates. \r\nPAGE 4 JUNE 2001 778cp/w Graduate News It was good to see the 1960s well represented.” In November 2000, Charles M. Vincent ’68 (3002 Westview Dr., Greenville, NC 27834; cvincent@nowait.net) was elected district court judge and became the first Republican ever elected to the position in Pitt County. When Robert T. Wright Jr. ’68 (200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 3100, Miami, FL 33131) and his wife, Diana, were in New York City last October, they enjoyed seeing Bob’s pledge brother, Jack Hughes ’68. Jack drove to the Big Apple from his home in New Haven, Conn., to have dinner and socialize with the Wrights. “Changes, changes,” writes R. Hart Lee ’70 (111 Wind-sor Way, Richmond, VA 23221; hlee@wmcd.com), an attorney with Williams, Mullen, Clark & Dobbins. “My law firm has grown from 25 people in one office (when I joined it) to 200plus in six cities, my baby girl is going to college this fall (not UNC — where did we go wrong?) and I don’t return to my roots like I used to. Thank goodness the memories of good times and good brothers don’t change. Hope to see you all again next fall!” Russell M. Carter ’71 (806 N. 23rd St., Wilmington, NC 28405) notes that many brothers enjoyed helping Mike Easley ’72 become governor of North Carolina. “Congratulations, Mike!” Marvin J. Carver III ’75 (4026 Dover Rd., Durham, NC 27707) was elected archon secretary of Phi Gamma Delta at the 154th Ekklesia in San Antonio. John R. B. Andrews ’76 (1908 Chase Ct., Raleigh, NC 27607) retired from First Union as a stockbroker and entered a three-year program at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1999. He’s pursuing a master of divinity degree and planning to be involved in some form of Christian ministry upon graduation. Episcopal priest George D. Muir ’76 (142 E. First St., Hinsdale, IL 60521; trgdm@ aol.com) became rector of Grace Episcopal Church at the beginning of this year. Lamar Jones Jr. ’82 (2619 Wilson Ln., Raleigh, NC 27609; lamarjonesjr@ msn.com) is now a CPA with the accounting firm of Jones & Thorn. His son, Thomas, was born in June 2000 and is the godson of Billy Williams ’81. When we heard from him last November, N. Gee Smith III ’84 (214 Airdale Rd., Rosemont, PA 19010) was planning to move with his family to New York early in 2001. Gee had accepted a job in the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs & Co. as national sales manager for Goldman.com. He’s looking forward to catching some ball games with fellow Fijis in New York City. Dumas H. Dawson III ’89 (3004 Charwood Pl., Raleigh, NC 27612; dsd3004@ aol.com) is now a product manager at Buildnet Inc. He has a 3-year-old son, Davis. L. Phillip Hornthal III ’89 (1619 Rochelle Dr., Elizabeth City, NC 27909) reports that Ashley and Sam Simpson ’90 welcomed the arrival of their second child and first son in January 2001. The infant, Evander Samuel Simpson IV, has been nicknamed Van. Roy H. Park III ’89 has left his position as a vice president at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising in New York City to start a career as an illustrator. He is now associated with Trip Park Productions and has moved to 661 Hempstead Pl., Charlotte, NC 28207. “Trip” and Laura have three daughters. Their youngest child, Lawson, is 1. Charles E. Bell III ’91 (1829 Wilshire Ave., Raleigh, NC 27608; cebiii@nc.rr.com) is a senior consulting associate and financial consultant with Salomon Smith Barney. He and his wife, Kathryn, announce the birth of their second child, Charles IV, in September 2000. You can write to Laney G. Orr III ’91 at 410 Westover Ave., Winston-Salem, NC 27104. His third child, Elizabeth, was born last October. Matthew S. Edwards ’92 (400 W. 20th St., Apt. 3N, New York, NY 10011) welcomed the arrival of a son, Hayden, in July 2000 and notes, “He appears to be as smooth as his father!” Kelly and David G. McClure ’93 also have a new addition. Their son, Parker, was born this past September. The family now resides at 2741 Bucknell Ave., Charlotte, NC 28207. E-mail can be sent to david.mcclure@painewebber.com. Michael Painter ’95 (150 Middleton Dr., Charlotte, NC 28207) and Molly Woodneff were married in May 2000. J. Todd Turner ’95 has moved to 12 Golf St., Asheville, NC 28801. He works in real estate management and can be reached electronically at turnerloose@ yahoo.com. Last summer, Todd enjoyed an eight-week sailing adventure to Trinidad and back. Since publication of our last issue, we have learned of the death of Walter L. Parsley ’42 (7/20/00), John L. Winship ’46 and Bradford C. Cantwell ’52 (5/22/00). Phi Gamma Delta mourns their passing and extends condolences to their friends and families. The Epsilon Owl is published for the members and friends of Epsilon Chapter of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of North Carolina. Address changes, news items, photos and contributions may be sent in the enclosed envelope or mailed to Phi Gamma Delta, Graduate Records Office, P.O. Box 3367, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-3367.