JANUAR^f^^lSflrfg SYRACUSE, NEW YORK House Corporation Report In this brief message to my fellow alumni, 1 would like to review what has been happening with the chapter over the past two years so that you will be aware of its condition, both financially and physically. mB ,FiJipORCHm-xrr . I.ItlWMUM —iM—BTitW'I The chapter has been operating with a numerical member ship that has been below the number it takes for a full house for both of the last two years. There have been approximately 20 members living in the lodge over this period of time, which has caused operating losses each year because of the fixed costs associated with the chapter. With the rising cost of food, the board club has been the main area in which we have consis tently lost money. Over these two years, the undergraduates failed to conduct rushes that were successful enough to in crease the number of brothers living in the lodge. Realizing that the coming school year would be a critical one for the chapter, the House Corporation conducted three "emergency" meetings with local alumni this past summer. The purpose of these meetings was to inform them on the con dition of the house and to appraise them of our plans for the coming year. It was decided, and implemented, that a meeting with alumni and undergraduates would take place in Septem ber 1980 in order that the undergraduates would fully realize the seriousness of the situation. It was hoped that the presence of the alumni would help the undergraduates reahze that the alumni are constantly concerned about the condition of the chapter, and that they wouldn't tolerate it being anything but a first class operation. The meeting had a decided effect, al though we were hoping for a greater turnout of alumni. After a "fair" initial rush, the undergraduates wouldn't set tle for the amount of pledges they had and decided to re-open The house is ready to welcome back the S. U. student body. tenance. The House Corporation has anticipated the need for these improvements for quite some time, but because of the drain from losses on operations, has been forced to hold off on improvements. There is no doubt that these improvements are L'? needed. The condition of the house detracts from the chap- -J/' ter's impression, and makes the rushing of new young men all the more difficult. In answer to this problem, the alumni at the "emergency" meetings this past summer agreed with the recommendation of the House Corporation for a major fund raising project. This fund raising project wiU commence in January 1981 with the goal of having the listed improvements in and ready for the start of the 1981-82 school year. With these improvements, we will be starting the 1981-82 school year with a full member ship and a chapter house that will be once again worthy of our proud brotherhood. (Cont. on page two) rush. Five more pledges were added, bringing the total to 14. Efforts are now being made to run a solid pledge program and to encourage all the new pledges to move into the lodge start ing next semester. If a significant number do move in (and we have every reason to believe that they will), and we realize a successful spring rush, we should near the break-even point in MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE operations for the current year. Losses from the first semester can be largely made up if we have a full house in the spring. At any rate, our major goal is for a full house at the start of the 80th PIG DINNER APRIL 11, 1981 1981-1982 school year. The main concern of alumni who have inspected the chap ter house has been the condition of such major items as the living room rug, the furniture in the living and dining rooms and other maintenance above and beyond normal house main- More details will be sent prior to the event. \r\nThe Orange Fiji House Corporation Published regularly by the Sigma Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta of Syracuse University for its members and friends. Report (Cont.) News contributions and pictures are welcome at all times and should be sent to Phi Gamma Delta, Alumni Records Office, P.O. Box 117, University Station, Syracuse, NY 13210. We have had problems, serious problems, but the under graduates have made an excellent start this year on reversing this trend. They also will be running fund raising projects in order to help with the fund raising effort. The 80th Pig Dinner of our chapter is coming up this spring, and 1 hope that I can report to you at that time that the fund raising project is going well. 1 am confident that with your help, and the hard work of the undergraduates, our Sigma Nu Chapter will again be on a sound foundation come the fall of 1981. William J. Doolittle House Corporation President The Porch Party rocks with "Fresh." The Party Spirit Steward's Report Once again, Sigma Nu welcomed back the S. U. student body with our annual Fall Porch Party. The party featured a local and very popular rock band that goes by the name of Chef "Fresh." Following the porch party, we held a campus wide band party as well as numerous "Sink Drinks." Sink Drinks are held before each Carrier Dome football game in hopes that local alumni will stop by for a social hour before the game. Sigma Nu would like to acknowledge the brothers of the Nu Beta Chapter who came up for the Syracuse vs. Rutgers football game. They were a great bunch and provided for a great weekend. The men of Syracuse are off to another powerpacked year and hope to see you all soon. Gary Gerome Social Chairman Fall 1980 OUR APOLOGIES We apologize to Howard L. Trage '22 who was inadvertently left off the Honor Roll of voluntary dues payers. We appre ciate the loyal support of our many alumni. Carolyn What's cooking at the lodge this year? Lots. After going through various stewards last year, Sven Haarhoff took on the position and began the harrowing job of running the kitchen. Times were a bit tough between cooks, but Ken Levinson man aged to whip up some pretty good meals with the help of some of the other brothers. Nothing gets the Phi Gamms down. After one cook didn't work out and had to be let go, Sven hired local chef, Carolyn Decarr. Carolyn started off with new ideas and recipes as well as keeping an eye out for "her kids." She has already gotten involved with the Fiji spirit with some innovative ideas for the pledges. "I love you guys," says Car olyn. Well, "We love you, too." The kitchen will be running a lot smoother next semester as the menu is already planned and Carolyn gets more familiar with her job. The Ritz it's not, but if you are in the neighborhood, be sure that you stop in for a bite to eat and a chat with the bro thers. Sven Haarhoff \r\n■ ''T' -4,Aia;*. Money Is Still Tight Yes, money is still extremely tight at Sigma Nu. With a less than full chapter and a few late payments, brothers must live with a less extravagant menu and a lower social budget. Mark Janeck has taken over the job of treasurer and is do ing a fine job. He keeps very good records and is careful in handing out the petty cash. We hope more payments wiU be received promptly and our attempts to conserve will pay off. We are hoping that all of our ten pledges will move into the house in January as this will help a lot. The only real way to solve our money problems is to re-estabhsh a full chapter house. While the addition of the pledges will help,it will be at Fijis playing with the weeds out front. least a year before we'll be back in a sound financial state. Clean As A Whistle? No, we're not as clean as a whistle, but we're trying to be come much neater. Thanks to neophyte house manager, Mark Janeck, the house is looking a lot better. When Mark wants a job done, he doesn't take no for an answer. He keeps us all on our toes and most brothers are more than happy to comply Fiji Alumni Write As of April 1980, KENNETH B. KNAPP '67 has a new pos ition as branch manager of Litton Industries in Syracuse,spec ializing in heavy machine tool financing and capital equip ment. Kenneth, Pam and new daughter Katherine moved into 7687 Tottman Rd., N. Syracuse, NY 13212. JEROME W. DONNELLY '72 was married to Janis P. San with Mark's assignments. ' The second floor was repainted, as was the kitchen. The ad dition of a color television was nice, the old one being quietly lifted from the house last Christmas vacation. We're hoping to raise enough money in our spring fund raising drive to get a new hving room carpet as well as some new furniture. We're always interested in house improvement ideas;if you have one, drop us a line. Sven Haarhoff FiUppo on November 24, 1979 in San Francisco. They post poned their honeymoon until January of 1980 when they Intramural went to Lake Tahoe and then to Hawaii. Queen writes that he Sports played 12 hours of poker with TOM MONCHO '71 and PETE RICHTER '72 of San Francisco and MIKE TAMM '72 of New York City on January 26 last year. "A 5.5 earthquake during the game was Mike's first. No problem, no one left the table." (1128 Cambridge Rd., Burlingame,CA 94010) Vice-President for Tele-Measurement, Inc., a communica The brothers had a rough time with intramurals this semes ter. The gridiron team had an especially tough time of it. Every time we showed up to play ready for a big game, the other team didn't appear. We ended up playing the referees half the time. Unfortunately, when we did get to play, we could only scrape up a third place finish. Our big hope lies with the soccer team. Over the last few tions contractor for Playboy International in Atlantic City, years, this has been our strongest sport, and this year is no ex NJ, WILLIAM E. ENDRES '55 writes that his son Chris is at ception. The brothers are going into the playoffs undefeated, thanks to Rick Daley, Dave Madrenal, Pete Whiting, Sven Haarhoff, and Mark Janeck. The team is really awesome. Although our numbers are currently low, our spirit is high. With the addition of the current pledge class, we hope to put Sigma Nu in a respectable position by the end of the year. No matter where we end up in the standings, however, the Fiji's Syracuse in the college of engineering. A new addition to the family, Laura Suzanne, arrived September 24, 1978.(72 No. Mitchell Ave,, Livingston, NJ 07039) H. K. KERR '35 hopes to see many members of the Class of'35 at their reunion May 16-18.(706 Scott Ave.,Syracuse, NY 13224) are enjoying themselves and trying desperately to stay in shape. \r\nTHE ORANGE FIJI PAGE FOUR An officer of the First National Bank of South Glenn and Abun NEWS dissociated with them for two years, GEORGE SHENK II '68 is -married with two children, Michael, 8 and Katie, 6. The family hves at 818 Hamal Drive, Littleton, CO 80124. ' ED PHILLIPS '71 reports a new address: 2297 Glatt's Lane, Missisauga, Ontario, CANADA L5H 3N4. He asks that anyone in the area drop by or give him a call. Classmates and friends of NATE SHOENFELD '34 could WILLIAM SKYE (Skyinskus) '53 is Assistant Principal at Watertown High School. His son William, graduated from State University Maritime College in 1976, is now a Chief Mate and l^ntenant in the USNR. Daughter Nancy is working in New ' York City, son Robert is working in Egypt and daughter Bar bara is in the 11 th grade at Carthage High and is in the Nation al Honor Society. Sky writes that he completed two months active duty with the U. S. Army at Fort Benjamin in Harrison, IN in the summer of 1979 as a Lt. Colonel. He also reports that STU PARKER '55 is the department chairman of the math department at Watertown High School.(893 State St., Carthage, NY 13619) write to him at the following address which might ease some of the pain and suffering caused by the paralysis he is exper iencing. He would be delighted to hear from some of his old friends. Take a minute and write to him at 1401 Park Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901. A sales representative for F. Schumacher Fabrics, BILL ASHLAND III '78 and his wife Barbara have moved to a new house in West County outside St. Louis. He would like to know if there are any Sigma Nu's in the area and reports that his job is going very well — sales are going up. His wife is doing weU in her job too. (430 Holly Garden Ct., BaUwin, MO 63011) CHARLES T. EVANS '64, his wife SaUy, son TJ, and two daughters Michelle and Nancy moved from Richmond, VA to Denver, CO in the summer of 1979. They spent the conse quent winter "skiing, skiing and skiing." They did a lot of camping and fishing last summer, some elk hunting in the fall and plan on spending this winter doing some more skiing. (7523 Queen Circle, Arvana, CO 80004) JOHN F. LUCHSINGER, JR. '66 is now General Counsel for F & T Life Insurance Co. after having been a trial lawyer with Hiscock Law Firm for five years. Jack is presently serving as President of Defense Trial Lawyers Association in Syracuse, is a member of Jamesville-DeWitt School Board and is a past president of the DeWitt Rotary Club. His wife Pamela (Delta Gamma '67) was recently elected to Outstanding Young ANDREW H. MERCER, JR.'20 was a member of a three Women of America and is currently president of Delta Gamma member Lawn Bowling team that won the Sidney Dargie Cup in the 1979-80 season. Andy is retired and lives at 711 Cypress Alumnae Association of Syracuse. (45 Lyndon Rd., FayetteviUe,NY 13066) Place, Sun City Center, FL 33570. ' MICHAEL E. SUTTON '78 was married to Carolyn Jones JERROLD J. RENSKE '63 accepted a new position with Bellefonte, a subsidiary of ARMCO, Inc., last spring. Jerry would hke to know if there are any other Sigma Nu's in the Cincy area. Jerry's address is 8404 Capricorn Dr., Cincinnati, last August. In addition to his regular employment as Director of Funding for Bishop Timon High School, Suntan also owns his own business. (66 Kingston Place, Buffalo, NY 14210) OH 45242. Honored by the Bar Association is WILLIAM E. TWEEDY WALTER T. ZIMDAHL, JR. '68 writes; "My wife Suzie (SU Theta '68) and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniver sary. We have a son Jason, three and a half, and daughter Lyn- '24 who has been practicing law since 1929. His son, a Fiji, JEFF, graduated from Syracuse Law in 1965.(Box 64, East sey, one and a half. We've bought a 19 foot inboard-outboard boat to renew our interest in waterskiing. Most of our week Chatham, NY 12066) ends in the summers are either spent on the Great Lakes, Niag ara River, Finger Lakes or the Thousand Islands. We hope to see more of TOM ARMSTRONG '69 in Rochester and PETER HUBBARD '68. Peter's son is just a little older than our son. JAMES G. BENNETT '61 is working as a business professor at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. His address is 420 Hanshaw Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850. Tell the brothers that Buffalo isn't so bad, and I wish there were more Phi Gamms here." (27 Chapel Woods West, Williamsville, NY 14221)