PHI GAMMA DELTA Husky »y L.VK BIT X- m Fiji SIGMA TAU VOLUMES, NUMBER 2 SPRING,1981 Frogmen Leap To Victory For Muscular Dystrophy Association Over $16,000 raised in record breaking marathon by Craig Schuck Every year our house partici pates in a major fund raiser. This year we decided to sponsor our own event; we wanted something memorable. After flipping through the pages of the Guiness World Record Book, the record for non stop leapfrogging was chosen. Muscular Distrophy was chosen as the beneficiary of our effort. Pledges were raised locally, through corporations, and from our graduate brothers. Our efforts to breaks seemed shorter and shorter. The famous Seattle rain poured down on the frogmen unmercifully as they wearily pushed onward. 602 miles after the first leap had started the event the "flying frogmen" were finished. They had gone 45 miles further than the old record in 23 hours less time with 10 more leaps per mile (1pm) for a total of 107i521 leaps. With many sore muscles and averaging 7 pounds lighter the frogmen headed home to fin raise pledges were aided by articl es in several papers and radio ish what was left of their spring coverage. break. GreenlaJse was chosen as the site of the attempt. Its 2.8 mile This superhuman effort re sulted in the raising of $16,500 paved pathway made it an ideal for the MDA. For this we are location. "mighty proud" and thank all who supported us and we hope that you At 7135a.m. on March 20, the continue to support us in the fut 14 Fiji Frogmen started the mara ure. It was with your help that thon. frogmen Craig Schuck, Tom Welk, Amidst the rolling cameras of N.B.C.'s Real People, local TV Tom Simpson, Paul Sleeth, Mike show How Come. and the coverage of several local newspapers, what was Blue, Tom Browning, Bill Sparrow, a dream four months ago was finally becoming a reality. Brian Hart, Kevin Knapp, Matt Hanson, John Buoy, Marc Walker, and Mike Sargent are in the record books. Using a relay method two mem bers would leap at a time. This gave the others a much needed rest. As the days wore on the rest Next year you just might •see another record under the belts of the men of Sigma Tau. \r\nPage 2 Aydelott Chosen King t)y John Buoy Lasl; year on "the nigUi; or the Diamond Ball, an ADPi King of Diamonds finalist Tom Browning •83 made the prediction,"We * re rushing a guy who is going to win this next year." Tom was not chosen that night, hut one year later that "guy", John Aydelott, John Aydelott — Class of '84 who heaame part of the class of •84, gave the Fiji house even a better showing as he outshined 26 other fraternity representativ es to win the contest. John was told he was to be our representative the night of our Alpha Delta Pi exchange. At the time he did not understand quite what he was in for, but he found u.w. Greek Week out it meant attending a series of parties and dinners, narrowing 1981 the selection down to seven final ists and one king. The Alpha Delta Pi's base their two year old King of Dia monds pageant on congeniality and how the candidate handles himselfo John's enthusiasm by Brian Hart Greek Week once again arrived at the University of Washington, clustered with all house competit throughout the event really impre ion and events along with plenty ssed them. of social functions. As usual Sigma Tau was well represented Since receiving the honor, John has been kidded quite a bit, during the week, and despite fierce competition, finished 5th but he just plays along with it, overall (up from l6th place last with that sense of humor that year)0 helped him win. His roommates John Walker *83 and Eric Stelter *83 seemed to be considerate thou was Stu Hays *82, who weeks before gh, "He is such a neat, super, wonderful person now," Walker was saying as Stelter was trying to decide where in their fish tank to put the trophy. In charge of events this year assigned a team captain to each of the 23 events. After organizing a team, each captain held grueling practice sessions, often hours long . perfecting each event. (Continued on page 3) \r\nPage 5 Fijis Football Champions...Again by Mark Koski Phi Gamma Delta again won the Spring Pike Football Tourn ament, bringing the trophy home Immediately following the final game coaches Koski and Morgan gave the players 11^ ament's three year history. months off until next years tourney. Our future again looks good, with only four seniors This grueling -two day ■toumainen"t leaving and mos-fc of "the posi'tion pits the best flag football teams in the Greek system against filled. for the third time in the tourn each other to determine the ulti mate champion among the fratern Add "to the returhlhg list '82 veterans Keith McCarty (out with an injury) and Steve Bosch (on temporary assignment in Washington D.C.). ities. And who knows what talent is lurking This year's competition saw the Fiji's stomp every opponent in the class of '85. Next year we may have to enter two , starting with a 19-0 win over teams. the Delta Chis, a 13-0 drubbing of the Betafe, and in the champi onship game, a convincing 20-0 romp over the Phi Kaps. Quarte rback Ron Washut '83 threw at Sammy's Here will to receivers Tom Browning '83, Tom Clark '83, and Denny Sturaph '83, standing behind a rock steady offensive line of Pat Conroy '83, Steve Beets '84-, Jeff Argens '81,and Mark Napier '83. Defensive linemen Bruce Powers '81, Mark Koski '82, and Fred Hines ^3 constantly harrassed the opposing quarterbacks while linebacker Mike Blue '82 by Walter Stile Yes, that's right, Saturday May 30 marked the return of our beloved friend Sammy of the South. Under the direction of Mark Johansen '81 no one was dis appointed. Nearly 250 people and defensive backs Brett Morgan '82 and Steve Lajala '83 and were present for this monumen- Craig Hart '83 intercepted 12 passes in the three games. tubs, a moon walk, a dunk tank, a volleyball court, and 300 pounds of beef turning on the Also seeing considerable action were linebackers Taylor Welch '83 and Dave Hall *81. Our "four" defense rarely remained on the field for more than four plays, giving our of fense most of the game to play. Enthusiasm and fan support for our team was overwhelming dur ing the tournament, much more than in previous years. The Coors people who sponsor the event kept plenty of cold beverages on hand for the players and fans. tous occasion. With two hot spit, need I say more?^ Every one had an excellent time. Passerby could only gawk in wonder as a 10 foot high wall, engineered by Mike "nail-an- inch" Toepel mysteriously appeared around our house, and music blared from inside. When the dust had settled and everyone waved goodby to Sammy and an anomyous quote was uttered,"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night." \r\nPages Greek Week (Continued) One event that did not in volve team competition hut all ho use competition was Songfest. Under the direction of songleader Mark Koski '82, Sigma Tau was just edged out of the finals, singing "Babylon" and "King of the Road". Rush Letter Spring quarter so far has been a sucess at the Fiji house, with the highlights of MiniGreek Weekend and Greek Week. Mini Greek Weekend found the The most impressive finish for the Phi Gams came in the mat tress race, where team captain Scotty Reusser '84 led his queensized-cot-carriers to a photo finish, auid after extensive de bating among the judges was awar ded 2nd place. Phi Gams having a salmon bake in the front yard with our beautiful sisters from Kappa Alpha Theta. Then Saturday a rousing game of beer-softball was played, with rushees and ac tives enjoying the game. Greek Weekend, we had 35 rushees spend the weekend. This weekend invol The most popular event this year was the first ever air gui tar contest, sponsored by the ved a rush open house party Fri day night, Husky intersquad game, the Big Daddy Hoop Classic, and TKE house. Competition was tough but Sigma Tau's entry. The Who, nailed down 4th place among the likes of Bruce Springsteen, The the 1st annual All-Greek Wheel Pretenders, Pat Benetar,and The Romantics. Other irespectable finishes were 3rd in the Pyramid Building, 3rd in the Canoe Race, 5th in the Triathalon, and 5th in our host event, the Trike Race. Sprin quarter rush will cul minate with the graduate brother rush dinner to be held June 11th. This leads us to summer rush. Every Tuesday a barbequc will be held at the house or a Phi Gam's A Thursday night party with the Phi Delts was a success as was the Greek Wheel Excha^e. The Wheel Exchange, organized by social chairman Mike Blue '82, teamed our house with the Pikes and the Theta Xi's who met here at 8t00 Saturday night. Then two sororitys came for an hour and then rotated to another fraternity and we got another group of girls for an hour. Exchange. Also rushees have been coming out to the house for dinner, exchanges. Sounders and Mariners games all quarter. This continued until midnight when the event turned into a free for all, with the girls going to the house of their choice. Rush chairmen Jeff Knapp '83 and Eric Stelter *83 had over 40 rushees up for the festivities who all seemed to have a great time. The most memorable moment, though, came at our Friday night Open House when Rich Wilber '83, drank soda pop. house nearby. Weekends will find the Fiji's in Burlington, Aberdeen, Spokane, Wenatchee, Hood Canal, Hayden Lake, Tacoma, and even Seattle. Also, this summer we will have the "rush hotline" (523-6450) so rushees, actives and graduate bros can call. This year we will have a "rush central" in Spokane, headed by John Conley. His phone numb ers are 466-6325 or 325-2713o Rush will end September 26 with a graduate-undergraduate picnic- your chance to meet the class of '85* Your help with recommendations has been greatkeep them coming. We're also open open to suggestions and donations (tickets, sailboats, houses) to rush. the support. Thanks for Jeff Knapp, Eric Stelter Rush Charimen \r\nPage 4 E.I."Nick" Nixon Dedicated,Concerned,Loyal by Walter Stile It was the fall of 194-6# World War II had finally come to a conclusion. Europe was beginning to rebuild herself and so was the Fiji house on 45th. In previous During the Korean War, he was shot down and presumed killed in action. Unbenounced to all, Nick had been captured and held prisioner for six months. Upon his release, he was upset to hear that he had years the house was allowed to be missed his own funeral. used in the war effort, and now it was time to restore it to the fellow brothers at Sigma Tau who strong fraternity for which it was name, were upset and wanted him to give their blood back. built. had donated so much blood in his After readjusting to civilian A class of 38 was chosen to take on the task of reinstituting Phi Gamma Delta as leaders on this campus. Before it was through, the class of 1950 left its mark on this fraternity and on this campus. One member of that prestigious class is E.I. "Nick" Nixon. Born and raised in Seattle, he jo ined the brotherhood of Phi Gamma Delta at 1? after graduating from Garfield High School. His life Nick began selling insurance. He never forgot his days at the Fiji house; he soon began writing a monthly bulletin which he sent to Sigma Taus in the service, keeping them abreast of the happe nings at the old stomping grounds. This was met with such enthus iasm that this bulletin increased to all alumni, and is still sent out quarterly. Nick was the Sec.-Treas. At the University of Wash of the Graduate Chapter for many ington Nick was involved in many years, and for the past two years activities, including the Malimutes where his talents were used to organize pep activities he hs been the President of the strongest Graduate Chapter in the land. "I'm in love with what I'm for sports events, and taking doing with the fraternity," he care of the Husky mascot. was quoted. While doing this, Nick also held the kitchen manager position, making sure the brothers ate right. Nick's son Brian is also a Fiji, dlass of '77. After fownt dedicated and fulfilling years at Sigma Tau, Nick answered his country's call and became a Navy fighter piolt. is a prime example of why we say« Phi Gamma D<a is not for college As you can see, Nick Nixon days alone. =0 \r\nRush Recommendation Please cut out and send any recommendations, even if they are still unsure about attending U.W.Send to: Rush Chairman,4503 17th Ave. N.E.,Seattle, Wa.98105 Name of Rushee Address Phone High School Attended & GP.A. Activities & Honors Remarks Recommended by Husky Fiji 4503 17th Avc. N.E. Seattle, Wa.98105 Nonprofit PAID , Seattle, Wa. thermit #12 15lC737b 30 fMCH WILLIAM S ZERMAfS! 3325 LANSDOWME 1949 DRIVE LEXI'^iGTO^l KY 40502