Vol. CXXV, No. 1 Phi Gamma Delta, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana Spring 1981 I 125th ANNIVERSARY One hundred and twenty-five years ago in June 185l>, the eleventh chapter of Phi Gamma Delta was established at a college named Indiana Asbury College, later to become DePauw University. Although Lambda is not the oldest chapter, the first ten chapters were forced to close for at least a brief period after their founding. Therefore, Lambda is the first c}\apter of Phi Gamma Delta to celebrate 125 years of continuous existence. Lambda has made great strides since its founding. We now boast over 800 graduate members on our active lists, and our archives list over 1,400 brothers that have been associated with this chapter. Our present chapter house has been called one of the most beautiful of all the chapters of Phi Gamma Delta. And I am sure that almost everyone is aware that Joseph Carney, a 1950 graduate of Lambda chapter, was recently installed as Archon President. The celebration of our 125th Anniversary will be held at our annual Norris Pig Dinner on Saturday, April 4. In addition to Bill Zerman, Executive Director, and Richard "Doc" Crowder ('31), Joe Camey will be on hand as our speaker. In addition, we hope to have returned hostage Lt. Col. Dave Roeder ('61) with us; however, at this time, the arrangements are still tentative (we are waiting for an Air Force release). We hope that all of our graduates will try to attend our celebration. We have many events planned for the whole day. Of particular significance is the memorial service for Ray Swanson ('27) planned for 1:30 p.m. Ray had attended many of Lambda's Pig Dinners over the years, and many people had the opportunity to meet and become attached to him. On the lighter side, many of our undergraduates are prepared to defend their honor in tennis, golf, basketball, and any other activites that weather and spirit permit. Of course, one of the greatest opportunities to mingle with the brothers will be during the Happy Hour. It is not too late for those of you who wish to come but have not made reservations. Either return the reservation card sent earlier or send a note to us at the address on the back of this publication. A buffet luncheon is available for alumni and their families for $2.50 per person, dinner for wives and children for $5.00 per person, and $8.00 for Pig Dinner (all payable at registration). In addition, those who need help making hotel reservations or rides from the Indianapolis airport, please let us know - we will be glad to assist. Also, it is possible for a limited number of men to stay in rooms in the house, if you like. We sincerely hope to see a large number of graduates returning to join us in the festivities of the day. 125th Anniversary Celebration Schedule for April 4, 1981 9:00 a.m. and all day Reception and Registration at the Chapter House 12:00 noon Buffet Luncheon for active members and alumni and wives in the chapter dining room. 1:30 to 2:00 p .m. Memorial service for Ray Swanson in Chapter Room. 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Time for reunions and reminiscences. Informal tours of the house and of the campus, if you like, to visit old haunts or see work in progress in restoring East College, and new construction on the Lilly Physical Education and Recreation. Center. 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Happy Hour at the Chapter House 6:30p.m. Norris Pig Dinner and 125th Anniversary Celebration for members and invited guests. Student Union Dining Room. 6:30p.m. Dinner for wives of visiting alumni and guests at the chapter house, Mrs. Merle Sinclair, house mother, ho-stess. - \r\nPage2 IM WRAP-UP President's Report Brothers, This fall has been a good one for Lambda chapter. The year started off with rush, and we are very happy about our pledge class of 24 men, the progress of whom we're very proud of. The pledges have been very active in the house and on campus. Our campus involvement, by the way , was recognized at the Ekklesia this summer ,- we took 3rd place in the Archons ' Trophy competition. We have accomplished much this semester. For the first time in many years, the chapter entered a float in the homecoming float competition and won the competition. We have taken third place in intramural bowling and fifth place in football and golf, so we now stand at sixth place overall. We raised over one thousand dollars for a local nursing home with our annual Fiji football run from DePauw to Wabash. There is one other accomplishment that we would like to brag about, but cannot take the credit for ourselves. This year Lambda chapter celebrates its 125th year of continuous existence. We are very proud of this, and are planning a large celebration for our Norris Pig Dinner. Remember that it is you, our graduate brothers, who have given us all of these years of heritage. Please make plans to celebrate with us this spring. Fraternally, Joseph J . Atria PERGE! As intramurals wound to a close last year, the men of Lambda chapter drove to a solid sixth place finish out of eighteen competitors. Led by coach Jim Hughes, the Fiji swim team racked up an impressive victory in a tightly contested meet. Spurred on by this first place finish, Fiji men continued to perform well in com petition. In the Track competition, outstanding performances were turned by Doug Fink in the mile and D .J. Writer in lhe quarter mile. Yet the team as a whole could not crack the top competitors. As the season concluded, Fiji showed its athletic talents on the softball team. With the leadership and coaching of brother Mike Henn, the team roared through divisional competition to the playoffs. In playoff action, Lambda faired well with a third place finish . As intramural action began for the 1980-81 year, the watch word at Fiji was "youth". Led by senior coach Eric Vale, sophomore golfer David Wright, and freshmen Tim McFadden, Tom Johnson, and Doug Earl stroked their way to a fifth place finish . The IM football team coached by sophomore Tony DiCristoforo and junior Mark Ingold , was again a team to be reckoned with. Although they fell one game short of making the playoffs , Fiji was proud to be represented on the All-Star team by blocking back and punter Tony DiCristoforo. Fiji was also well represented in the individual sports. Sophomores Eugene O'Reilly and Phil McDonald teamed to claim the second in doubles tennis. Eugene showed his versitility when he paired with another sophomore, Mark Flegenheimer , in another second place finish , this one in Ping-Pong. Several Fijis did well in wrestling, with a third place finish by senior Joe Atria and second place finishes by junior Dave Bergland and sophomore Brian Loncar . The team finished third overall. The consistently competitive bowling team , consisting of senior Eric Vale, juniors Paul Qua and Steve Stroman, sophomore Jeff Beckner, and freshman Mike Shafer, rolled its way to a solid fourth. Besides holding our own against campus competition, we had many good times with our brothers in athletics. At times the frustration of losing close contests due to our inexperience seems overwhelming; yet, in the end, winning or losing is not of great importance. Although we look forward with great anticipation due to our returning athletes , we strive to enjoy ourselves during intramurals . Whether or not we even realize our potential to win the IM trophy, we will have fun trying. \r\nSpring 1981 Treasurer's Report The 1979-80 fiscal year was a tough one financially for Lambda chapter. The reasons for our difficulty go back a couple of years. In the 1978-79 year, we had 10 empty spots in the house. As an incentive for fall rush in '79, we were promised that there would be no increase in our $220 housebill if we filled the house to its capacity of 61. That idea worked very well, as the chapter fired up and got the needed 27 pledges in rush . However, feeding 10-12 more men per meal coupled with an inflation rate of 18 % in the first quarter of 1980 crushed us financially. Furthermore, we had unusually large plumbing costs , which drove our Repairs and Maintenance account $3,000 over budget. Considering that we budgeted to spend $113,500 and actually spent $123,000, it is remarkable that we only lost $3 ,200 . We also had some cash flow problems over the summer. We were forced to turn to the House Corporation for a $6,000 loan to pay our bills . To rectify the situation , the Financial Committee and the Cabinet have put together a graduated payment schedule, following the model of some other Fiji chapters in the state. This graduated payment schedule, coupled with a discount for pre-paying housebills, will serve as an incentive to promptly pay bills. We anticipate that these incentives ~ Tiger Fiji will allow us to avoid last year's problems. The 1980-81 budget was set during the week of September 1 in a meeting with myself, George Dirks (Lambda Corp. President) , and representatives of Edward Wood & Co. (our Greencastle financial managers) present. We tried to be more realistic in our estimates of expenses and arrived at an expense budget of $130,220, which is a 15 % increase over last year's budget. Housebills, obviously , went up, but only by 13.6% (to•$250). We were able to make the increase in housebills smaller t han the increase in expenses because ~e budgeted for income from the brothers living outin-town , which hasn 't been done in the past. To collect this money will require a more agressive approach on the part of the Financial Committee, but it is needed income and something that surely will have to be done in future years . The first semester went well. The house was full to capacity with 61 men , and we quickly paid off the loan from the House Corporation. We were even able to purchase 2 $10,000 Money Market Certificates at 11 % interest. We will need this money this semester, as we now find ourselves under capacity because of some transfers and brothers going overseas . We have had to raise housebills $20 to make up for the lost income, but we are determined to be in the black this year. Despite the fact that the Treasurer's job sometimes requires doing unpopular things, I would like to thank the chapter for electing me to this position. It has been quite a challenge, and I could not have met it without the help of the Financial Committee (Ray Collins '83, Bob Earl '83, Craig Landis '83, Dave Wright '83 , Johnson Thomas '83, Greg Linton '84, and Stuart Ferguson '84). It has been a tremendous learning experience, one that I have enjoyed immensely and will always remember warmly. Fraternally, EricJ. Vale '81 PERGE! -,. Page3 EDITOR'S NOTE Every year, twice a year, the Field Secretary discusses with the undergraduates the weaknesses of our chapter. In every instance "graduate relations" is near the top of the list. It is easy, of course, for us to explain that DePauw University, being located in an area fairly isolated from any large metropolitan centers, is ill-suited for a quality graduate relations program. This excuse, however, does not justify the weakness that exists; if anything, our handicap should cause us to work even harder to improve and maintain relations between undergraduate and graduate members. A large share of the burden must fall upon the active members of the chapter. We must admit that the chapter has been extremely lax in its communication with graduate brothers . We are attempting to change this trend. As I hope yo~ have become aware, we began a file of graduate biosketches last ye~r. Hopefully, we will be able to mamtain an accurate and current record of each of our graduates. Also, we must commit ourselves to upgrading our publication, the Tiger Fiji. Lastly, and most importantly, t~e chapter must increase the opportumty for graduates to become involved. The effort of the undergraduates alone is not sufficient; our graduate brothers must be willing to become involved . Maybe you live too far away to visit the chapter house, but we would certainly appreciate a letter from one of our graduates. We could always use information about prospective rush candidates, as the livelihood of the chapter depends on a consistently successful rush program . Additionally, we believe that the major purpose for the Tiger Fiji is for the benefit of the graduate brothers . Therefore, we would like to greatly increase the graduate input in the content of these publications. I believe that the contribution of anecdotes or progress reports from (continued on page 5) \r\nPage4 Tiger Fiji· ... ~~ · Spring 1981 .. _: The Class of '84 This year, the Lambda Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta welcomed twenty-one new pledges into their home. Their backgrounds varied , as did their talents , but they showed great amounts of brotherhood and love for one another and the fraternity . The pledges include Tom C. Bayer from Columbus, Mississippi. Tom is currently involved in Varsity swimming, Freshman Board, Union Board, and the college paper; the D ePauw. Timothy W. Boehm of Pekin, Illinois , who is a member of the debate team and the Management Fellows Scholarship Chairman. Tim is also on the Dean's List for the first semester. Also , Winston Briggs from Flora , Indiana, Kenneth H . Bushelman , a football player from Cincinnati, and Joseph B. Carney who participated in intramural foot- ball and volleyball from Indianapolis. Others are Stuart J . Ferguson from Louisville , Peter Haddad, Wilton , Connecticut, a member of the DePauw tennis team and Little 500 Committee , and Thomas W. Johnson of Fort Collins, Colorado who is the drummer for the house band, Izod, and participant in intramural golf, ping-pong, basketball, and swimming, Chip - Klostermon, also from Cincinnati and a member of the Mini 500 Committee, Greg Linton of Naperville, Indiana, a Varsity basebaU· playe~ as well as an IM basketball player, and Michael C. Lueder are all new members . Michael is from Cedar Lake, IN and is involved in the DePauw Little Theatre , opera theatre , cheerleader base, Interfratemity Council , and WGRE, the campus radio station. Seth Mason , who is part of our IM swimming, football, and softball squads, is from Winnetka, IL . Tim McFadden from Valparaiso, IN is on the golf team, Kevin Neal, Delaware, Ohio, is a member of Izod, the DePauw Symphony Orchestra and WGRE, as well as Douglas New of Perrysburg, Ohio who is also a veteran of the United States Navy. ' Also John Null, IM football, basketball, and volleyball, from Indianapolis, James Smith from West Carrollton, Ohio, and Johnson Thomas, a sophomore who is a Varsity swimmer and from Winnetka are all now pledges. Finally, Jeff Uhlich, IM football and sports writer for the Banner Graphic from Libertyville, Illinois, Steve Williams of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and Theodore Wanberg from Evanston, IL round out the pledges. Isle '80 was a huge success. Isle '81 scheduled for Saturday, May 9, will be even bigger and better. \r\nSpring 1981 ~ Tiger Fiji Pages J_ t . Editor's Note (con't from page 3) graduates would increase the quality of the Tiger Fiji immeasurably. If anyone has anything he would like to have published, we would be happy to use it in our next publication . And it is impossible for us to communicate with our graduates unless we are notified of any changes of address. Colleges and the fraternities associated with them are facing difficult times. As it becomes harder for fraternities to maintain their high standards, they must depend upon all of their members, both graduate and undergraduate , for the necessary support. Since the undergraduate chapter completely renews itself every four years, the graduate brothers must provide the continuity that is necessary for any successful chapter. We, as undergraduates, must commit ourselves to this goal before we can hope to improve, but we need the cooperation of our graduate brothers as well. Hopefully, if all of us are able to meet this chcllenge, Lambda chapter will show that Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone! Fraternally, Stu Steele '83 Dave Wright '83 PERGE! ALUMNI DAY 1980: The Class of 1970 did its reminiscing in the parking l,ot. L . to R. we can identify: Bob Kleinops, Steve Pope, Mike Scalzo, Jerry Hoffman, Randy Isham, Larry Downs, Craig Johnson, Pat Grady, Tom Bowman and Doug Mitchell. The Class of 1955 posed for their 25th reunion picture on the front steps. Front row, L. to R .: Jerry Burand, Bob Gephart and Jim Hess. Back row, same order: Dick Ohs, Dave Thor, Norm Jay and John Graff. \r\nI Spring 1981 Tiger Fiji - Page6 Rush Recommendation Lambda Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (DePauw University) Dear Brothers: I As another rush season begins, any input you could provide us with would be greatly appreciated. If you know of any prospective Fijis, please inform us of them. Thank you. Fraternally, Phil McDonald Tony DiCristoforo Co-Chairmen Rush Committee Perge! Rushee Prospectus Name: Address: Phone Number: Activities, Awards, Scholarships: Your Name and Address: General Comments: Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Greencastle, IN 46135 Permit No. 152 The Tiger Fiji Lambda of Phi Gamma Delta 916 South College A venue Greencastle, Indiana 46135 .... I ~ •