flU 3t^v^o^€. N SIGMA IMU CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA SYRACUSE, NEW YORK DELTA 1 JUL08]98liy JUNE, 1981 ■ i.'A.'. 5JT?RN*TI0HAL IfEAMWWfTMt PHI GAMMS EXTEND SPECIAL OFFER! The brothers of Phi Gamma Delta are very proud to be able to offer you the opportunity to own a specially-commissioned artist's drawing of the Phi Gamma Delta Chapter House. Each drawing is suitable for framing and would be a very appropriate addition to any living room, den, or office. The drawings are printed on high-quality paper, and measure 18" x 24". The rendering, which is repro duced below,shows with detail all of the fine features of the house. The drawings are $12.95. If you would like to purchase one,just complete the lower portion of the enclosed special newsform. Please make checks or money orders payable to Phi Gamma Delta and send to P.O. Box 117, University Station,Syracuse, NY 13210. Please e sure to order eariy, as we have only a limited number of drawings available. Don't miss out on this great opportunity. We hope to hear from you soon. DON'T FORGET! ^UN US FOR HOMECOMING 1981 - OCTOBER 17 - SYRACUSE vs. PENN STATE \r\nPAGE TWO THE ORANGE FIJI THE ORANGE FIJI Published regularly by the Sigma Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta of Syracuse University for its members and friends. 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. was always a problem in the past and was a factor in the finan cial problems we have had. But this semester the house, for the first time in recent years, is coming close to breaking even. The kitchen, always a major problem due to rising food costs, has been instrumental in keeping the budget in check. Our steward is a hard-nosed one and is doing a fine job with out sacrificing quality. Overall, with damage at a low point, Sigma Nu will find it self in the black. Mark Janeck '85 Pig Dinner Treasurer To Combine With Homecoming House Corporation Report For Busy Fall Weekend Yes, that's right. The annual Pig Dinner is being changed from our traditional time in the spring to the Homecoming date in the fall. We hope that combining these two events wiU raise the attendance of alumni for both. The date set for the last Pig Dinner was found exceptionally hard to meet because of the many busy schedules throughout the month of April. The alumni who were hesitant to travel long distances will now have the added spice of a full weekend schedule. Guests will begin arriving Friday, October 16 for informal partying and reminiscing. After a sizeable group of Fijis has gathered, we will visit the infamous Heidelberg, which will be rented out for the occasion. The activities on Saturday will be gin with a Sink Drink in the late morning, with kickoff for the Penn State game set at 2:30 p.m. Because many may make their own arrangements for dinner that night, there will be no formal meal planned. Everyone is invited to reassemble at the Lodge for the band party at 9:30 p.m. On Sunday, eager neophytes finally will become brothers at the Pig Dinner, tentatively set to begin at noon. The early time will allow guests to leave at a reasonable hour, instead of hav ing to drive home late at night. Set aside this weekend now so that we are assured a large turnout. More details, including about the purchasing of football tickets, will arrive in the near future. It's going to be a great weekend,so get psyched! Jay Marshall As our 80th Pig Dinner celebration nears, I am happy to re port good news. The undergraduates living in the chapter have made solid progress toward achieving our goal of a full mem bership by the start of the 1981-82 school year. In my last message, I spoke of our goal for a productive year concerning our chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. I can now report that the undergraduate members have conducted a very successful spring rush, which has resulted in the addition of fif teen new men who seek entrance into our chapter. The House Corporation was very pleased with the results of the spring rush; it was the largest spring rush in over ten years. While it is true that each semester we lose a few pledges for various rea sons, the Cabinet and Pledge Trainer assure us that there will be very little problem with that this semester. With the addition of these new men, we are anticipating a full membership at the start of the next school year. This will be the first year that we have started out with the chapter house full since the 1977-78 school year,four years ago. The undergraduate members have made a strong effort from the beginning of the year to get our chapter moving in a positive direction. To match this effort, the House Corpora tion has made a commitment to restore and refurbish the chapter house so that, once again, we can be proud of it. The House Corporation is now in the process of evaluating all aspects of the chapter house to establish priorities for its re pair. When this list is complete and we have a goal to reach, we will be starting to organize our Fund Raising Drive, to be car ried out this coming fall. At that time, we will be calling on all Coming To Grips With Finances of our loyal alumni to contribute some of their time and re sources in an effort to meet our goals. In recent years, the financial status here at Sigma Nu was not a favorable one. We, along with the rest of the country, were suffering because of inflation. Many repairs were need the alumni in the fall. The spirit in the house is high, the men ed, and plumbers don't work cheap. Sometimes it seems that rushes, and have conducted themselves properly as a fraternity they charge by the minute instead of by the hour. Paints costs have gone up, as well as hardware supplies and even sponges. You can imagine how many sponges we go through in the group on campus. It is now time to show the undergraduates that "Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone" by meeting our goal of an up-to-date, safe chapter house of which course of a semester. we can all be proud. The undergraduates have met the challenge given them by extremely motivated. They have conducted two successful But we have come to grips with the situation. Payments have been coming in on a regular basis from the brothers. This Fraternally, Perge I William J. Doolittie 'Fiji Briefs: What Were The Brothers Doing Last Semester? ■ Lance Steinhart refereed intramural events during the week. Karl Hinsch put in many hours working for the University's audio/visual department. Tim Elliot, Tom Tucker, and Rick Daley all played for Syracuse's varsity soccer squad. Billy Lafontaine was elected to be the IFC treasurer. Mike Guley carried on the house tradition as Residential Security Supervisor. Rob Paredes was selected to appear in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, Mark Gould was an active member of the U.S. Health Food Organization. Mark Janeck was certified as a National Judo Instructor, having received his black belt. Sven Haarhoff was shooting pictures for the Daily Orange and working at earning marksmanship status in riflery. Scott White worked on the staff of the Jabberwocky. Andy Kritzer spun records at Sutters Mill and kept the fans cheering as Super Bill Orange. Dan Perez worked as a cook at the newly-opened Green house Cafe. As you can see the brothers kept themselves busy and en joyed themselves quite a bit. \r\nPAGE THREE JUNE 1981 Introducing... Y/e'd like to congratulate the brothers who are graduating this year as well as the brothers who are either transferring or leaving for other reasons. Good luck to you, and keep in touch! Super Bin Orange! What has orange phosphorescent pantyhose, a big beer bel ly, and a cape? This, my friends, is the one and only Super Bill Orange. Super Bill, alias brother Andrew Kritzer,roams through the crowd at Syracuse's Dome drumming up support for the Orangemen and leading cheers. "It's a tough job," says Super Bill. "Sometimes the crowd isn't with you, and you have to work extra hard to get people's blood pumping." Sigma Nu was selected by a Syracuse businessman to cany on the tradition that he started. So far it's going weU. The Syr The Long-Awaited Change At last the apathy of the Sigma Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta is almost extinct. "Apathy" is a word of the past. Our rejuvenated house enjoys a firm, young base of conscientious acuse fans recognize Super Bill as the "super fan of the Or angemen." So, when you're watching the 'Cuse on T.V. and you see a madman mnning aroimd with a large S on his chest, you can say,"That's a Phi Gamm!" Sven Haarhoff'83 gentlemen. Our new cabinet, made up of all sophomores, is reconstruc ting and organizing the internal structure of the Lodge and doi'lg a bang-up job, at that. Fortunately for the cabinet, our en ergetic brotherhood has been most receptive to as well as in strumental in the new condition and stability of our house. The attitude of the university and student body has changed from a slightly negative feeling to an extremely positive view of the Syracuse Fijis. Our next goal is to submit a complete folder of the chap ter's activities and each brother's individual accomplishments in order to compete for the Chancellor's Cup. Indeed, we are rising to the top. Unity, the major force behind our success, was not easily accomplished. However, weekend trips to such places as Cor nell University and weekly outings at locd pubs have been ex tremely helpful to our drive toward unity. But our goals do not end with chapter unity. We want our alumni to enjoy our chapter with the present brotherhood. Therefore, all of the brothers are awaiting your visit to the Lodge as soon as possi ble! Remember, Pig Dinner is around the comer. The Sigma Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta wants to see you, as well as for you to see her. Fraternally, Gary Gerome Chapter President House Manager Reports The Phi Gamm house was off to a great start this semester. During the first night back from Christmas break,the brothers spent several hours cleaning and preparing for the semester ahead. With some help from graduate brothers Bill Doolittle and Rick Wicks, broken windows were replaced, the boiler was in spected, and numerous other maintenance tasks were complet ed. Many thanks to BUI and Rick. In addition, work projects were planned for after spring break in order to prepare the house for the infamous Porch Party. The brothers' cooperation on their house jobs has improved drastically from last semester, and the Lodge is looking in "ship-shape," as it should. Russ Darr '83 House Manager FIJI ALUMNI WRITE Spring Rush Nets 15 Pledges Clergyman WILLIAM J. KLIBER '52 and his famUy have been in Missoula, MT for almost 20 years, including having sur Sigma Nu's rush this spring was one of the best ever, as we initiated fifteen new pledges. The theme for this semester's rush was: "Fiji, for the best rush of your life." The brothers were excited and up for the task. The condition of the house was exceUent, thanks to every one doing his house jobs and keeping his room tidy and spot less (a rare sight) on a daUy basis. Rush started off with an open party the first Saturday we were here. It continued with two great theme nights. Doors night and Kamikazi night brought in many people, and a good vived four days of Mt. St. Helens fallout ash. Bill is now into his ninth year as pastor of the United Methodist Church, and his wife, MaryneU, is into her seventh year as an R.N. at the University of Montana Health Service. Children Kristi and Brad are attending schools in Massachusetts, and Drew, 12, "has become an excellent student and athlete." Bill writes: "During the years 1 spent at S.U. ('48-'52), Phi Gamm was THE top house on campus and remained on top for years." Bill wishes Fijis the very best of luck.(501 Evans Ave., Missou la, MT 59801) time was had by all. The ties that the new brothers had to the dorms helped immensely this year as far as bringing guys over W. B. ASHLAND 111 '78 just joined Bloomcraft Fabrics as a to the house was concerned. Thanks to the artistic talents of sales representative. His job sends him traveling in six states in the Midwest. Bill reports, "It's my way of seeing America!" Also, "Ashley" formed his partnership and bought two apart ment buildings. He plans to purchase another one this summer. Mark Gould and Rick Daley, our posters and newspaper ads looked sharp and were eye-catching. Jeff Taylor '82 Rush Chairman (430 Holly Garden Ct., Ballwin, MO 63011) (continued on page four) \r\nTHE ORANGE FIJI PAGE FOUR DAVID T. MANCE,JR.'71 and his family have abandoned suburban New York for the mountains of Vermont, "where Alumni News, continued Retired surgeon RUSSELL E. ANDERSON '35 and his wife Fran are enjoying life in Arizona, where they moved in 1972. Russ hopes that all brothers in the Sigma Nu chapter work very hard at "restoring the standing of our fraternity at Syra cuse." Russ keeps in close touch with FRED MARTIN '34, FRANK BENJAMIN,JR. '31, Dr. URI DOOLnTLE,JR.'34, BILL DOOLITTLE '39, ROYAL O'DAY '39, H. KAYE KERR '35, SHERWOOD JOHNSON '35, DICK REINHARDT '37, and he hears occasionally from G. HAROLD "Skip" MERRY,JR.'34.(539 Hassayampa Dr., Prescott, AZ 86301) RICHARD J. BEYER '53 is now wrestling professionally in the Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, and Buffalo areas, in addition to making three trips to Japan. "Burly's" wrestling name is "The Destroyer." He ran into M. PETER SCHWERT '56 and JOHN W. RICHARDSON '56 in the Buffalo area recently. (I2I05 Rapids Rd., Akron, NY I400I) Writes RICHARD V. DREW '60: "The house looks good. Either you guys have planted some shrubs or those bushes that I remember have grown some. Wish ya'll the best in your pledge classes." Dick is a fire protection engineer with Kemper Group in Texas. He lives at 1708 Cherokee Trail, Piano, TX 75203. H. KAYE KERR '35 reports that Fiji SHERWOOD JOHNSON, class of '35 president, did a masterful job as M.C. at the 45th class reunion. Writes Kaye, "It was a happy experience, well attended, and enjoyed by all. The Phi Gamms were con spicuous by their absence — only two of us present. Hope the other members of our class are planning to attend our next — the 50th. Can't believe how time flies!" Kaye is a financial consultant in Syracuse. (706 Scott Ave., Syracuse, NY 13224) FREDERICK R. COOK '67 is well into his second year in Vienna, Austria with his wife Kathleen and two daughters. Last fall, he was promoted to First Secretary of Embassy. And, as a Major in the Reserves, he spent two weeks on active duty with the Army in Germany. They will be in Vienna for one or two more years, "if any Phi Gamms are likely to be pas sing through." "Ragnar" was sorry to leam of the House Cor poration's trying financial period, but commends the brothers for tackling the problem head-on with an aggressive rushing strategy and concrete ideas for fund-raising. (Vienna-MBFR, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520) maple symp and energy self-sufficiency are taking on high pri orities." Their two sons both enjoy the country lifestyle as much as their parents do. Their "uncle," DOUG AULD '72 keeps in touch, as does KEITH CLARK '71. Keith now has a second daughter. Writes David, "Our mutual concern after ten years certainly is an example of why Phi Gamma Delta is 'not for college days alone.'" They now live on Holliday Dr., in Shaftsbury, VT 05262. Capt. ANTHONY R. SCARPINATO '64 has a new address: I4I4 C Pensacola St., Honolulu, HI 96822. A regional account executive for Westinghouse Broadcast ing Company's ABC afHliate in Baltimore, ROBERT F. KAP LAN '74 has been spending his spare time sailing, playing ten nis, and golfing. "Lanowitz" attended the wedding of BRIAN PABST '76, and was happy to see fellow brothers CARL HET KE '76, BRAD MYERSON '77, RICK MINASSIAN '76, and LEE BOYNTON '76 there as well.(24 Garrison Ridge, Owings Mills, MD 21117) DOUGLAS M. HANCOCK '64 has recently been promoted to the position of Vice President and General Manager of Dynatron Corporation in Atlanta, GA. He also has a position on the Board of Directors. Doug, his wife, and four daughters all enjoy their new 34-ft. sailboat, but, writes Doug, "my golf game is as lousy as ever." (5245 Fox Hill Dr., Norcross, GA) JIM TATE '77 reports a new address: 22B Umpawaug Rd., RD 3, West Redding, CT 06896. Publisher of The Granville Sentinel MACARTHUR H. MANCHESTER '39 had a visit from CLAUDE McMASTER '38 and a note from CHARLIE TYLER '38 last year."Mac" is eager to hear from FRANK W. "Bill" STUHLMAN, ROY O'DAY '36, PIERSON T. "Pete" RAYNOR '36, BILL DOO LITTLE '39, KEN "Killer" KILLEWALD '38, Col. HENRY C. J. EVANS '38, "and the rest of the gang that harbored about '732' in the days of yesteryear." (14 Mettowee St., Granville, NY 12832) CHARLES W. DUDLEY '80 is now a model in New York City. He lives at 44 Old Farm Rd., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. LEWIS P. ANDREAS '21, of 129 Dorset Rd., Syracuse, NY 13210, enjoys reading, gardening, following sports events, and growing roses. We are sorry to report that his wife, Annette, passed away on April 23, 1980. Deceased Announcing the birth of an 8-lb. baby boy are KEITH F. LOEB '77 and his wife Susan (Little Sister '75-'76). Allen Jef frey, Fiji 2002, was bom last August. "Franklin" writes: "The three of us would like to congratulate Jill and JEFFREY KNOUSE '77 on their marriage and thank them for the won derful time we had." (7 Glenola Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579) Reporting a new address is ROBERT N. BAKER '33: 10221 Buelow Rd., Amherst, WI 54406. RICHARD Z. MINASSIAN '76 graduated from New Eng land School of Law in June 1980. He then passed the Massa chusetts Bar exam in November. He is now a self-employed attomey but is looking for job placement in the Boston area. "Minass" looks forward to hearing from any and all brothers in the area. He woidd like to congratulate KARL "Von Win kle" HETKE '76 in his new status as "groom to be," and Brother and Mrs. BRIAN PABST '76, who were married Homecoming Weekend 1980. (37 Rene Rd., Brockton, MA 02401) WILLIAM L. TRACY SMITH '29, of Lodi, Wisconsin, died on February 2, I98I. WESLEY P. MONTGOMERY '21 died February 7, 1981. His daughter, Esther M. Famham, informs us of the death of HENRY A. FARNHAM '09, on December 23, 1975. BENJAMIN R. MARTIN, JR. '34 died January 4, 1980. ROBERT E. MALCOLM '70 died December 4, 1980. Special thanks to our alumni in Florida who took care of the more fortunate brothers who were able to travel south for the spring break. \r\nPhi Gamma Delta Fraternity i FOR THE Alumni Records Office P.O. Box 117 ORANGE Fin University Station Syracuse, NY 13210 We are interested in what you've been doing and where you are...and NEWS we'd like to tell your friends the latest news! Also, we need to know your current address so you wUl not miss a single issue of the news letter. Please fill out and return this form today*. NAME- HCKNAME- -CLASS. HOME ADDRESS OCCUPATION -FIRM. BUSINESS ADDRESS. Are these addresses new? yes NO What's new with you, your family, your job or anything else? What do you hear from other alumni? Date fiiled'out:. ORDER.FORM Send order to: rPhi Gamma Delta P.O. Box 117 'University Station Syracuse, NY 13210 Enclosed is my check or money order for $ , NAME ADDRESS axY . Chapter House drawings. Mail to: