VOLUME II, NUMBER ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 FALL 1977 Montgomery, Al Ruszkowski, G ary Martin, Richard Storey; 'll: Don Pickens, Dale Gobreski, Mike Weinert, Jim Krogstie, Randy Ridgwoy, Mike MaDh, Mark Alspaugh, Dave Smith, Bruce Schmidt, Wesl,ey Anderson, Steve Richey, Bob Kuhn, Dave Jones;'TB: Larry Daly, Jeff Hearn; and Archon Councelor Don Mighell. Thanks again to all who contributed in making Homecoming'77 a big success. An unusually empty bar at Homecoming HOMECOMING'77 This year's Homecoming was headed of f by the Pep Rally. Brother John Schlott is to be congratulated for the fine job he did acting as M.C. for the night. We were represented in the Homecoming Queen cornpetition by Ms. Tracy Randall. Our gallant efforts in the banner and yell contest were to no avail as we failed to place against our competition. The bonfire was still held despite the rain, and the blaze, 62 ties high, started the warming-up process. From there it was to the party at the house to finish off the night (and the warming-up). On Saturday night, the infamous Purple Passion once again found its way into the hearts of many as there was m uch reioicing throughout the house. Even the pledges got their two cents worth in by holding a raffle. They would like to thank Rick Pace, of the "lmmortal 1S", for his help in drawing the winning tickets. A BCA meeting was held Sunday morning, and that afternoon the Graduates were sou nd ly def eated 14-0 in the annual Graduate-Undergraduate football game. There were 38 graduates in attendance at th is year's Homecoming, 13 of whom were of the class of '77. '70: Rick Pace;'12: J im Grahoffi, Fred Franzwa; '73: Alan Smock, Greg Harbin; '74: Steven Thomas, Dan Jackson, Bill Gibson, Mike Goler, Mike Lee;'75; Mike Ferenc€, Dave Duvall, Dave Meyers, Sieve Smith, Mike Hileman; 'lO: Mike Cherbok, Tom Frank, Ed Fain, Dan MAJOR SPORTS A WINNER The major football team started the season wlth a 25-0 trouncing of the lndependent #2 team. Rich Priem lead the scoring with 2 TDs thrown by Jack (JD) Mickham. The stout defense only gave up a cheap touchdown right before half. The next two games the def en se remained tough, but the offense had a hard time getting untracked and we lost to ATO and SN by identical 7-0 scores. However, the offense exploded against BSB 25- 0, as J ef f Wells hau led in 3 touchdown passes f rom J D. With the defense remaining as stingy as ever and the of f ense lighting up the scoreboard, we blasted the lndependent #1 team 32-0. The final game against LXA proved to be a tight def ensive strugg le throughout with the game going into overtime 6-6. Just a few yards was the difference as LXA won. A forfeit by Deming ran the record to 4 and 3 and a tie for 3rd place. Continued on Page 2 \r\nFALL 1977 ROSE FIJI PAGE 2 THE RoSE Ft.lt Published tfroughout the year by the Rho Phi chapters of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at Rose-Hulman lnstitute of Technology for the enioy' ment of its alumni and fiiends. Contributors: / Priem 'Tom Fields Roe East John Burkey Mike Jacobs Rgy Vinel Brad Daugherty Tom Burtzlaff Steve Wilson Brad Durch olz Rich Jef f Wells Editor: Paul Curtin Major Sports Continued f rom Page 1 The team was at its best on Sundays, and warmed uP in lF bY repaying ATO 12-6. All the scoring was the in the first half, with Fiii first scoring on a screen Pass to John Schlott, and clinching the game with a 60 yard scoring drive right before the half. Continuing our retaliation, wB defeated SN 7'6. They scored first and led the whole game until we got the ball with 55 Longrle knocks down another LXA pass cross country championship. Our team of Steve Wilson, Rich Priem, Dave Parker, Randy Shinkle, and Paul Curtin accumulated only 40 points to easily outdistance LXA with 49% and ATO with 68%. We finished respectively in third, fifth, eighth, eleventh, and thirteenth places. There were also three other Fijisfinishing underten minutesto found to run. Prospects look great for next year as all the runners will be back, and we have pledged Tom Roetker in the meantime, who finished sixth. This strong showing has left us l.M. point standings behind LXA and ATO. We are looking forward to a in third place in the overall earn points for the team. This good showing in basketball, year's showing was a remarkable volleyball, and bowling this winter improvement over last year's, to help close the gap in the point when only three runners could be standings. seconds left. Then JD hit Dave Jackel down the sideline to the 2. With 2 seconds left Priem caught a pass for 6, and Schlott caught the dgciding point. A forfeit from Triangle left the game against LXA for the championshiP. Again it proved to be a tight def ensive struggle, with the defense keeping LXA from scoring in the last 25 seconds of the game from the 2Steve Wirtz again scored the onlY TD as the game went into overtime 6-6. The first didn't Produce a winner, so the game was continued the following Sunday. ln the second overtime LXA failed to move the ball and Fiii Pulled the upset of the year by winning the lF championship. ProsPects look good f or next year with many returning players and we will attempt to repeat this first-time f eat. We closed out our outstanding fall l.M. season by winning the lp #ilt" sh avin n at Casino Night PARTIES weekend which proceeded all A long, long, time ago in a far away fog of fortunate others in the quarter. Nature had in her inf in ite wisdom and graciousness set this Saturday and Friday nights aside for celebrating orgetf u lness there was the beginning. The beginning was that f \r\nFALL ,1977 ROSE FIJI the earth, there was written in the the renewing of old acquaintances and the makinj of new ones. - sky those now immortal two words: HELLER WEEKEND. On After three months of hard work and complete'abstention from , Priday was the long-awaited returri of Rage starring Narc, Rho Phi's alcohol and women the brothers of own renowned Graduate brother. Rho Phi rnanageb in two nights to This live band party was the best of nearly make amends for their long the quarter, as tthe house was spell of social depravity, 'Friday night saw a fair number of simply wall-to-wall people. The freshmen and a pleasant only feasible method of transportation across a room was abundance of lovely ladies. to dance with four or five girls. The Saturday night's party was much like Friday night's, except that following night was the traditional barn dance at Nate Edward's farm, there were more freshmen, more and everyone had the usual great g irls, and more partying as tim,e around the fire, square everyone got back into practice. dancing, or on the hayride. As it proved The next weekend to be had been planned so it went. Heller one with a Saturday night. Upon Weekend was truly the weekend of realizing this Brother Staggs of Social Com m ittee i4f amy weekends. To wrap up the social season, proclaimed "Let there be vices!" what could be better than the Thus was created Casino night. lt Untalent Night? More than ten acts was a typical Casino Party, but this one was made special by the participated this year, including raiding bands of sororities brothers, freshmen, and girls. The overwhelming winners were the showing of f their new pledge brothers making up the rock group classes. Also special thanks to Kiss-Off. But, winners or losers, protected Brother McGuire, who everybody managed to have a great group the house from a wandering jamming watching time others make fools of unwelcomes by of themselves. lt was the perfect himself into the front door frame way end to the fall quarter, just causing an impregnable, airtight before everyone made fools of seal. finals. themselves on What And then it happened. everyone had been waiting for. Open Bar. The South Seas lsland UPCOMING EVENTS party was exactly what the doctor . 14 Retreat at McGormick's Jan had ordered. All those who can Creek remember it will definitely agree . Jan 21 lnstallation that the party exceeded all Feb. 18 Purple Garter expectations. There were gobs and 18 Mar. Pig Dinner gobs of intoxicated freshmen and Apr. Pledge Class Road Rallye I even more beautiful, lovely and Apr. 22 Beal's Wedding gorgeous ladies. lt was the type of Apr. 23 Greek Weekend and party where only by sheer Victory Party determination could one not have Apr. 28,29 Fiii lsle the time of his life. May 13 Rho Phi Open Such was the setting for that sublime flow of fate which leads to the inevitability of an experience RHO PHI SCORES transcending all others, And AT FIJI ACADEMY Brother Staggs, well familiar with The 1sth annual Fiji Academy the fine subtleties of nature, koew was held August 14-18, 1977 at that the moment had arrived. With Ohio State University in Columbus, supreme grandeur he lifted his head to the heavens and Ohio. Of the over 400 delegates p resent, Rho Ph i was we ll proclaimed, "Let there be the party of parties!," and as the wind represented by brothers Burtzlaff, Burkey, Sechrist, and Priem. Also howled and lightning bolts fell to PAGE 3 present were our close f riends Archon Councilor " Dancy Don" Mighell, Tau lota treasurer "Dirty Bob" Harker, and our neighbors f rom lota Sigma (lSU) chapter. Besides the excellent "Leadership Training Methods" seminar, our delegates spent classroom time discussing Rush, Finances, Graduate Relations, and Pl ed ge Education with representatives from other chapters and headquarters. Needless to soy, comparing notes wth these people was found to be very interesting and informative. Tuesday even ing was h ig h I ig hted by a sc ho larsh ip d in ner f eatu ring guest speaker Woody Hayes, followed by a model initiation in which our friends Paul Brooks (Wabash) and Bart Allen (lS U) p res id ed as two M iam i University pledges were actually initiated. Wednesday saw Rho Phi faring well at the awards luncheon, winning the Brightman Cup for graduate relations and honorable mention in the Coon Plaque for chapter publications. Later, delegates participated in a softball tournament followed by a spontaneous football game on the Ohio State astroturf. Finally, that evening saw an excellent Pig Dinner at which Rho Phi was awarded the only honorable mention in the coveted Cheney Cup competition for best overall chapter. Of course, this summary would not be complete without a short mention of the night life in Golumbus. A "gathering of delegates" at' the Agora Monday night got things started as every evening SAW numerous acquaintances made over a brew or two. Bucky spent one even ing wandering up and down High St. pondering which came first, the bars or the name. Rich amused himself by making faces in windows and trying to jump into convertibles, and the rest had an equally grand time laughing along. ln conclusion, we would have to say that Academy was a \r\nFALL 1977 ROSE FIJI PAGE 4 trernendous .experience, well worth the time spent there. Not only did the seminars and discussions pfovide'a great exposure for our_ delegates to the fraternity's operations, but the friendships formed and good times had by all truly exemplifled and stimulated the brotherhood of Phi Gamma Delta. ' FIJI OLYMPICS The Olympics will"be coming to the U.S. in 1980, but the RoseHulman, Rho Phi chapter couldn't wait. They held their own Olympics on the Rose-Hulman campus, November 12. The 1977 Fiii Olympics Was a g reat success and is now becoming a yearly occurrence in Terre Haute. The Olympics are held to promote brotherhoodt improve relations with the women' of ISU and the Woods, and to raise money for a local charity. This year 5 dif f erent female organizations formed seven teams to compete against each other in a "Almost Anything Goes" form of contest. The women of Alpha Ch i Omega; Alpha Phi, Mills Dorm, Chi THREE FALL PLEDGES Never content with just taking the best freshmen on campus each year, again this fall the Rose Fijis have pledged three outstanding upperclassmen. Here is a short summary of the three: John Foley is a sophomore EE from Lovington, lll. He is in several clubs at school, among them the Glee Club, Racing Club and Radio Club. Also a fan of lM sports, he plays football, basketball, and softball. Tom Roetker is a sophomore M E f rom Laf ayette, lnd. Tom comes from a family of eleven, and his main interests are cars, especially antiques, and carpentry. Tom plays on the Rose soccer team and part ic ipates in lM volleyball and cross country. Michael Jacobs is an Alabama born, but a Norton, Ohio reared Hams, Parker, and Wickham find the camera in Fiji olympic crowd. Omego, and the Woods met in the Rose fieldhouse to begin competition for the trophies and ribbons being awarded. They in contests such os, blindfolded football, tug-of-war, egg-head contest, frisbee toss, competed tennis ball toss, diamond hunt, and last but not least and by far the most exciting was the kissing contest. Trophies were awarded to the 1st and 2nd place tearns. There was also a trophy awarded to the junior Chemical Engineer. He is a RA in Sharpenburg and is active in varsity tennis as well as intramural volleyball. Mike is currently helping organize a committee of residence hall students to work on proving the q uality of f ood service on campus. Good luck, im Mikel HOMES AND GARDENS Grounds committee, or Better Homes and Garders, accomplished a few tasks during the f irst quarter under the management of super-senior Tom McGuire. Among the biggies were, for one, the replacement of half the concrete behind the house. After three weeks of backbreaking hammering, the old concrete was removed and replaced by experienced personnel The House and team with the highest attendance. This year the women of Alpha Chi Omega walked away in glory. Even though a trophy wasn't awarded to each team nobody really lost because even the losers gained the contact and exposure to Phi Gamma Delta. The money raised by selling tickets was donated to a local chairty. What better way is there to spend a Saturday afternoon than combining brotherhood, social service, and fun? with new concrete which hopef ully will last for at least a hundred years. Also two new 50 gallon water heaters were installed replacing the older, rusting 40 gallon heaters. After a year of pricing and comparing,the house corporation purchased six smoke detectors, which were hooked up to the central fire alarm system of the house. The f u rnace was repaired with the help of Randy Ridgeway and Co. Cooperation was very good during the whole quarter and more improvements are being considered. ET Jd- W \r\nMESSAGE,FBOM THE PRESIDENT Rho Phi has continued to grow and prosper as a chapter in Phi Gamma Delta. The past months have seen us reaching most of the goals that we had set tor the chapter. We made a fine showing in the international f raternity by winning the Brightman Cup and placing in the Cheney Cup at Fiii Academy this summer. The chapter participated in a ul social service pro,ect by designing a Haunted House for the T.H. Jaycees. We also flexed successf PAGE 5 ROSE FIJI FALL 1977 our muscles in intramurals bY winning the interfraternity football crown and cross-country championship. Intrachapter communications are at an all time high with the improved Rho Phi "Tribune." We have also added a. calendar supplement published every Monday. The rush ef fort this fall has been a good chapter effort. We continue to remain strong in this area as 48 f resh men will be returning to our last set of formal parties. The brothers also h ave a greater awareness of chapter scholarship. There was constant improvement in this troublesome area throughout the last year. The updated file system and incentive programs have added to this leadership potential. This, As anticipated, Lambda Chi's new house on the east side of readily campus tossed a new light on the on campus-off campus situation. Rush developed slowly the first couple of weeks, but after the IFC -combined with the brotherhood in tDe chapter that is apparent, provides the nucleus for Rho Phi's continued success. BITING THE DUST Over the past year several of our undergraduate brothers have been led ast ray by various members of the opposite sex. Those now engaged are: John Schlott to Jessica Woods Jeff Hearn to Sharon Munro Larry Beal to Margie Fear Chatles Huffman to Shirley Gibson Mike Kuenning to Cathy Price Tom Fields to Paula Greiner Ray Farmer to Lisa Mills Those now married are: Darrel Staggs and Patti Sheperd Mike Merrick and Pat Mullet Who will be next?? RUSH REPORT Traditionally, Rush is a topic of high interest throughout Fall Quarter, and this year has been no exception. lncoming freshmen first heard of Fiii over the summer when they received a letter from Rush Committee, and were personally contacted by brothers living nearby. The Rush Map was distributed during freshman orientation week, and all were invited to our f irst parties that weekend. Get Acquainted Parties things began to pick up. Homecoming and Heller Weekend were g reat rush functions, and a Rush Seminar the next week gave Rush Committee and the entire chapter a big boost. The first set of sophomore class has plentiful Rush reshmen house, of which 84 have been invited back to the final parties Sunday before Bid f Mond ay. A new Rush Booklet was published this year, and it was sent out along with a President's letter to the parents over Thanksgiving break. Wednesday of first week of second quarter we'll be off to the annual Pacer's game, and a new twist will see a plan ned spontaneous meeting with the Pace-Mates and perhaps a few group pictures taken with these long-legged and lovely lasses. Finally, we'll have the last set of formal parties that weekend and hopefully wrap everything up with a fine pledge class on Bid Monday, December 12, 1977 . progress. Graduate support has been renewed and strengthened with a new B.C.A. led by Bill Gibson (Rose '74) and a new purple legionnaire, Dave Meyers (Rose '75). A special subcommittee has been set up to reorganize the house corporation. The chapter appreciates the time and energy that our graduates are giving to us. As a result we have pledged ourselves to improving the quality and time of graduate newsletters. Even though the past has been bright the future looks more promising. The current leaders are young as evidenced by four iuniors on the present cabinet. The Formal Parties saw 130 returning to the Fiji Magu expounds at informal rush parties \r\nPAGE 6 NEW P.L. AT RHO PHI On October /4,'1977, Brother James David "$arc" M.eyers (Rose '75) was installed as the new Purple Legionaire of the Rho Phi chapter succeeding Brother as M erle " Stog ey" Hendrickson (Rose '711: Brother Hendrickson retired from his position as Purple Legionaire after a new iob opportr/nity necessitated that he move to Arlington, Texas. He served the chapler well in this Thom a year before his retirement. During Brother Meyers' undergraduate years at Rho Phi, h€ served as Historian of the chapter position for ROSE FIJI , SOCIAL SERVICE Why are the Rose Fijis ,spending their spare time trying to scare little children?, To make money for the Special Olympics, that's why! This fall, ir cohorts with the Terre Haute Jaycees, the Rho Phi Fijis designed, built, and helped run a Halloween Haunted House, with all proceeds going to the Jaycees' Special Olympics for handicapped children. About two weeks were spent in redecorating an old house located at the corner of 13th and Poplar Streets. Although the finished and his wife Robin live at"R.R. 3, Box 40, Veedersburg, lodiana. We at Rho Phi thank Stogey for his help and advise and welcome Narc into h is n ew ro le 'hs Pu rple product probably wouldn't win any Decorator Showcase awards, we thought it looked very homey with its Swamp, Graveyard, and Coffin rooms, not to mention the Torture room (which we won't mention), and a simply fantastic maze (from which few people found their way Leg ionaire. alive). and upon graduation served as Ritual Advisor on the BCA. Narc FALL 1977 The Haunted House was opened Monday, Octob er 24lh and ran until Halloween night with Fijis doing everyth ing f rom lead ing tours through thg house to acting out the parts of lgor and the Mad Doctor. By Halloween night, almost 1500 people had made their way through the house, and we had netted $700 for the Special Olympics. We would have netted more, but do you know what a good used guillotine costs these days? The number of people going through was greatly enhanced by o u r m ass ive poste r an d rad io advertising campaign. A primetime, 10 o'clock news interview of our own Anil Patel didn't hurt, either (not much, anyway). Looking back, we hope to make the Rose Fiji-Jaycees Haunted House an annual event here in Terre Haute-an event benef icial and enjoyable for all. FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Rho Phi Chapter 1121 South Sixth Street Terre Haute, lndian a47802 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED U.S. Postage PAID TERRE HAUTE, IN Non-Profit Org. Permit #707