pril,''il977 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TAU DEUTERON CHAPTER fRATER.,rf. flKZBMSrmiBlL-JiKlijUUaglEBS 1977 PIG DINNER APRIL 15 & 16 At last years Pig Dinner Golf Tournament, active Richard Hocott's score of 75 was to much for alumni champ Skipper Nelson's, 79, to overtake. Skipper will have a chance to PIG DINNER SCHEDULE avenge his defeat in this years tourney. If you play golf or not, mark your calendar early for the dinner and make your plans to get a big group together for the whole weekend. This years dinner is a combination of some old traditional ideas and some new innovations. Make your plans now for the 15th and 16th, myself and the Chapter will look forward to seeing —Party in the garden that evening and night. you here. —Dips - beer - tamales and chicken. FRIDAY APRIL 15th Fraternally yours, —Plus either a Barbershop quartet or Marvin Rickabaugh Pig Dinner Coordinator Mariachies. 300 W. 27th Austin, Texas 78705 (512) -478-7880 Don't forget to do your tax returns before April 15th. AFFILIATIONS SATURDAY APRIL 16th morning and afternoon -Brunch at 9:30 This spring we were extremely fortunate to have two brothers from other chapters affiliate with Tau Deuteron. Golf tournament for actives and alumnus afterwards. Del Wells from Lubbock was initiated at Lambda Tau, Texas Tech, and David Roach from Austin was initiated at Gamma Chapter at Sewanee. Both will be greatly appreciated and have already been active in several aspects of the fraternity. Del has filled a big void on our "B" basketball team and David has been helpful with the Austin rush program. Affiliations are often the closest link a chapter has with its brothers across —Mothers club will entertain wives. —Some tennis courts will be reserved for non-golfers or the country. These two new affiliates prove the national strength of Phi Gamma Delta, and help us realize the bond Evening and Night that makes us all brothers. —Meet at House and go by bus to the Lake Club for dinner. The ideas and approaches to problems used at their respec tive chapters will provide much assistance with problems that arrive at Tau Deuteron. We are very proud to have them in our chapter and look forward to the years of friendship ahead. Scott Telkamp Recording Secretary UT FIJI Jim Boone—^UT Law School President, Rhodes scholar; and presently in a runoff for UT student body president, will speak. Awards and Bar-B-Que. —Afterwards there will be a party at the house with a sound system playing music from the past to the present. WALKER NAMED lEC PRESIDENT In addition to participation in Student Government (Jim Boone, presently a U.T. Law Student, Class of '72, is current ly in the runoffs for University President). Another Tan Deuteron Fiji has become an integral part of the decision making process at the University of Texas. In the first week of March, Brother Bill Walker ('78) was elected to the posi tion of President of the Inter-Fraternity Council. Bill has al ready shown his leadership ability within the Chapter by filling the roles of Intramural Manager and the Public Relations position. Through the position of IFC President Bill will be responsible for the relations and communications between the fraternity system and the university and administration. There could be no better man to be selected than Brother Bill Wal ker. Congratulations Bill. Frank Seibert Member I.F.C. \r\nFrom the Desk of the President Usually the message from the president consists of a list of accomplishmtots the chapter has attained up to that point in the year. Instead, I felt it appropriate to tell you what I, with the good time to step back and again evaluate certain aspects of our operation to see if they are the best or if a better alterna tive exists. Once again, certain aspects of Greek life, most noticeably the pledge programs are under pressure. Without improvement at these points, some fraternities and the system as a whole will suffer the consequences. We have recognized help^of the cabinet and the back- the problems and have no intention of being a victim of such repercussion. However, we realize that staying j/, the best can only be maintained by hard work, and satisfaction can only be felt after such achievement. This marks the 150th birthday of the American Fraternal System and the 94th birthday of the Tau Deuteron. Fortunate My overall goal as president is to improve the chapters relationship with the community, the university, and the other fraternities and sororities here at Texas. After my first three months in office, I am glad to report that we are well on our way in most of these areas. Finally, I would like you to know that elected with me is the hardest working, most cohesive cabinet I could imagine. Together with the strength and atti tude of the chapter, I expect Phi Gamma Delta to have an other successful and prosperous year. ly, both have been able to withstand the many social and economic pressures encountered through the years. In gen Fraternally, eral, I feel the future looks great for the chapter. Now is a David A. McAllister NEW COLONY PRE-INITIATION CEREMONY HELD AT BAYLOR RUSH January 22, 1977 marked the first day for the ADX chapter at Baylor to become a Delta colony of Phi Gamma Delta. The ceremony was presided over in a joint effort of Tau Deu teron and the SMU chapter with Texas' David McAllister and Brian Barnard being joined by the Recording Secretary ot SMU. Various brothers of both chapters took part in the event which marked the first step in the colony's road to be .^ I'-.i ■. j \ /k coming Phi Gamma Delta's newest chapter. After the ceremony on the Baylor campus, all of us were treated to a superb lunch by the Baylor group where Brothers McAllister and Field Secretary Jim Hickey all congratulated ADX on this initial step. For those of us at Tau Deuteron the ceremony took on special significance since it was at Baylor that our chapter had its original roots before moving to Austin and the Uni versity. Naturally, unprejudiced as we are, we feel this was a good move! Seriously, the future return of a Fiji chapter at Baylor is a warm and welcome sight for all of us. The close ties between our chapters already appears to be forming as visits between us are occurring with increasing 1977 Rush Captains (l-r) Ben McCaleb, Bobby Orr and Mitch Belew This year at Tau Deuteron, rush has once again started frequency. The next step in the colonies process is the official colony initiation which occurs on March 11. Tech and Texas chapters will join for the ceremony. Byron McKnight Historian with a lot of enthusiasm. Our Christmas Parties were a great success and plans for Roundup and summer rush are well underway. Everyone is optimistic that we will again acquire' another strong pledge class next fall, but of course you can not ac complish this without a strong rush program. As in the past, a lot of time, effort and planning are required, but active support from the alumni is a key essential for success. Last summer we received a lot of support from the alumni, resulting in a fall pledge class of forty excellent men. We are looking forward to the same amount of support this year. Please send any rush recommendations or suggestions you may have. With your help we have no doubts that we will be able to carry on the tradition of Phi Gamma Delta at the University. Ben McCaleb Mitch Belew The 1977 Cabinet. Headed by David McAllister, President. The cabinet is rounded out by (from David counterclockwise) Brian Barnard, Treasurer; Byron McKnight, Historian; Scott Tellkamp, Bobby Orr Corresponding Secretary; and Marvin Rickabaugh, Recording Secretary. Rush Captains \r\nNOTHING LIKE MEXICO WITH THE THETAS! ^-(2^ weekend of February ^ Pi 26-27 found the Fijis and Sister Sorority, KA0 dfwfxJ^ taking what we now hope to be an annual affair; a joint trip to Piedras, Negros, Mexico. The j /— in: event will long be remembered, and Brother Todd / Maclin deserves clicks as the main instigator and coordinator of the unique journey. With the help of the Thetas and some Gams, a crew of around two buses few kegs. descended 120 "gringos" left at 1:00 on Saturday the 26th on equipped with all the essentials . .. a driver and a Upon arriving In Mexico around 5:00, the crew upon La Quinta Motel, greeted with a friendly manager supporting several dozen margaritas. After great food, and general wining and dining we all hit the dance floor, performing such classics as the La Bomba and the in their spare time, engineering students Mark Sutton, Carroll Faulkner, and John Vance designed and constructed this hover craft. Here they are test flying the unfinished product. At Tau Deuteron we never let academic advancement get in the way of a good timel Mexican Hat Dance. With only a few headaches to report as casualties, we all quickly arose Sunday and invaded the Market Place. Purchas ing everything from wedding shirts to laundry baskets, the square definately seemed to be infested with "tourists". How ever, as with all good things, the free-for-all ended around 2:00, and we boarded the buses for home. The trip home was livened by Fiji and Theta choruses, which made the four hour drive seem much shorter. While Mexico may never recover, the Gams are already working on next year's trip! Rick Nelson Social Chairman SPRING FIJI INTRAMURAL REPORT Senior Spotlight! Tau Deuteron wants to recognize one of its outstanding seniors by putting the Senior Spotlight on Robert J. Camp bell of Claude, Texas. Brother Campbell has distinguished himself in the field of academics in a multitude of ways, culmonating in his acceptance to every medical school in Texas, with plans on attending Baylor College of Medicine. His scholarly honors include membership in Phi Eta Sigma honor fraternity. College Scholars, numerous listings on the Dean's Honor Roll, and his present position of Cum Laude Ampla Et Magna in his graduating class. However, Brother Campbell hardly limits himself to the books (although he currently boasts the highest grade point of a senior in the fraternity). On the contrary, his activities include handball, writing, and working at a restaurant in Austin. In the fraternity the positions of Fiji Chaplain and Scholarship Chairman have been filled by Brother Campbell. Robert's graduation in May will result in a vacancy to be missed by all at Tau Deuteron, but we know such a Brother will not allow himself to be forgotten. As the Fall Semester closed here at Buen Retiro the Fijis were neck and neck in the race for the Trophy. Finishing among the top 4 spots in football, tennis singles, badminton, swimming, volleyball, handball doubles, and table tennis sin gles, simply shows how the Fijis rate out of the 23 fraternities on campus. Tops, no doubt about it! Also, in the Fall Sernester, Gary McClure (Corpus), Spencer Rigney (San Antonio), and Tommy Protho (Tyler) each added crucial points through the intramural manager system. A round of thanks to these guys for sure. Now basketball is underway. Enthusiasm might be judged by looking at the Fiji entries. We have entered both A and B teams as well as 3 mullet league teams. Handball Singles are completed with honors going to David Lumpkins (Austin) and Bruce Hill (San Antonio) in the "A" division, and Scott Telkamp (Houston) in the "B divi sion. At this time, table tennis looks as if it is all at the mercy of the Fijis. Teams from San Antonio of Richard HocottDavid McAllister and Wade Wise-Glenn Mortimer are joined by Rick Lanham-Mike Carnahan of Amarillo, have begun their short march to the top with resounding victories. Great expectations are in the future for the Fijis in Soft ball and Doubles Tennis competition. With the weather be ginning to warm up, play will soon be in full swing. Golf doubles and Track are also to be played this semester. k r fT'i' New Cowboy initiates (l-r) Bill Sawtelle and Bobby Orr. Unfortunately there is a good and bad side to our program. The bad news being our Intramural program's loss of Chris McDaniel and Alec Beck to University of Texas Football, Richard Hocott and Kirk Branum to The University's golf teams, Robert Schaffer to University of Texas Baseball and Freshman Chuck Frazer to the Texas Tennis team. The good news for these brothers and The University speaks for itself don't you think! Tau Deuteron also claimed two Spur initiates, Tim Blonkvist Bill Walker and Robert Schmidt. Intramural Manager \r\ntwehavetracked own thes grads. .Rod FIJIS AT LARGE In trying to keep up with our brothers, Corvo (1975) informed us he is a "high roller of San Antonio" . . . Dean Camp bell, Jr. (1972) was married to Cindy Conway of Fort Worth, Texas, on June 5, 1976 ... Jim Giles (1974), who always has been known as one of Tau Deuteron's down to earth members, claims he is soon beginning his proctology residency in Guadalajara ... Neil Shudde (1976) in currently working for his dad in Shudde Brothers Mens Cloth ing and Hatters. And can it be true? Rumor has it that Neil has been captivated by a lass named Weaver ... Carl Johnson, Jr. (1969) has found a position as a sales ALUMNI MAKE IT WORK This is the first in a series of articles to be run which will help inform Alumns as to how some of their brothers, who are active with the fraternity, are doing. To start off this series it seems appropriate to spotlight Graham Wilson "Class of 52". Mr. Wilson resides here in Austin where he is involved in real estate. He and his wife, Joey Banks, have two children, Leslie and Brett. Mr. Wilson has been very active in Austin Alumn activities over the years, and in what spare time he has left, he plays the radio and repairs his pride and joy—a car whose origin he said was uncertain. We hope to see Mr. Wilson along with all the other alumns at this years Pig Dinner in April. Fraternally, William Netherton promoter in Dallas where he and his wife Patty live .. . Hang in there Brother Thaxton (1920). Felix Thaxton just wanted us to know he is a fired up Gam after nearly 60 years! ... A reliable source (Calhoun Bobbitt, 1973) claims Jamie Smith (1973) is gaining weight at an alarming rate . . . Howard Parker (1946) boasts a freshman daughter at Texas who fol lowed her mother and became a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority . . . George Thurmond (1955) needs to keep trying. He has daughters of ages 11, 9, and 7, but so far no legacies ^ one finally gave him a grandson . . . Ken Pruitt (1976) is now residing in Dallas where he describes his new married life as, "Exhausting!" We all have confidence in ya' Ken ... Dr. Thomas Croft (1969) boasts a new tennis player in the family. Justin Jennings Croft was born Oct. 11, 1976 . . . James Foster Mason (1961) sends us the incredible news that Joe Funk (1961) is bald ... You can find Buzzy Buck (1959) in a barbershop quartet called the Quasars . . . Phil Bolin (1944) has recently formed the Eagle Oil and Gas Company with his son, a SMU Fiji . . . John Tottenham, III (1957) : A. i Spring Pledge Class Complete ... Richard Portwood, M.D. (1950), however, has given us a shot at one of his family; although it took four daughters, Tau Deuteron ended its spring rush campaign pledging five outstanding young men. Once again the Fijis proved how uncentralized they are by pledging men from all over the state. The spring pledges for 1977 are: Robert Campbell — South Padre Island just returned from 3 months in north and central Africa . .. Joe Glazner Mineral Wells Albert Partlow (1969) has been working in London since Tyler January, 1976 . . . Chester Upham (1945) says he is enjoying Clayton Hudnall John Mayfield a fantastic ski season with his Fiji sons Robert (1976) and Peter Conrad Seabrook Richard (1979) at Loveland Ski areas . . . One of Richard Gannett's (1958) TV commercials was selected as one of the nations "Best 100" . . . John Redfem (1961) is still playing slowpitch Softball . . . J. R. Armstrong (1933) finds himself active in the Experimental Aircraft Association ... and Chris Sharp (1975) modestly reminds us, "I'm still the greatest stud this chapter ever had, but that's really not news to anyone." Good ol' Chris, always the modest one! Waco John Jett (Tyler) was elected as pledge trainer and Layne Thompson (Lufkin) was chosen as assistant. We are extreme ly pleased with the outcome of our spring rush and are look ing forward to adding five more links to our evergrowing chain. John Jett Pledge Trainer Please send any news, thanks, questions, or gossip concerning alumni to Byron McKnight, 300 IV. 27th, Austin, Texas 78705. NOT FOR COLLEGE DAYS ALONE! THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 300 West 27th Street U.S. POSTAGE Austin, Texas 78705 PAID AUSTIN. TEXAS Permit No. 2606 Address Correction Requested third class