RMI ELEVENTH ANNUAL NORRIS D I N N E R This year the Rho Alpha Chapter has the honor of presenting Archon President Lewis M. Costello as our guest speaker. Formerly Archon Treasurer, Mr. Costello was elected Archon President at last year's Ekklesia. We are anxiously looking forward to meeting the leader of our international fraternity. We strongly encourage al IKgraduates who have not yet sent their RSVP'S to do so. As of th'rs writing, we have received confirmations from the following graduates: Howard Canada, Swede Erikson, Rick Gass, Ed. Hardell, Danny Kallick, Dan Robl, and Andy Stowasser. Remember, the dinner w i l l be held on May T*, 1983 at the Marriott Inn-. The cost is $20 per person. If you haven't made reservations yet, ypu may use the form below. - Inn. ROOM RESERVATION REQUEST PLEASE RESC.HVE NAME ADDRESS '•00 I'riifs l,,rk Kiuvl. VIV. Hl.i, Lslniri: Vj. 2-lOt-O 170*1 552 7001; Hojnok, Number .ItW-i-'lV SINGLE iPJ* _. . ,_ CITY PHONE NO I PERSONS ROOMS' FOR STATE ZIP ~ DOUBLE $42 _ TRIPLE QUAD ADD T A X : 6% _ .) GROUP/ORGANIZATION/FIRM ^^A WILL ARRIVE DAY DATE WILL DEPART DAY DATE PLEASE FILL IN THE ABOVE, DETACH AND ENCLOSE WITH YOUR FIRST NIGHT'S PAYMENT TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATION. IN THE EVENT OF A CANCELLATION, A REFUND WILL BE MADE ONLY IF THE HOTEL IS NOTIFIED BEFORE 6 P.M. THE SCHEDULED ARRIVAL DAY \r\nGRADUATE NEWS HOWARD "GROUCHO" CANADA moved to Atlanta in January. He says,"As long as the bars stay open, Atlanta isn't bad."! JAMES CARVAJAL recently took a five week recording course in Ohio. He learned how to engineer and produce music in multi-track studios. Rock and r o l l w i l l never die! He said his l i v i n g conditions were so cramped that they made the house look fantastic! Congratulations to STEVE and CHERYL DEBEVOISE who announced the b i r t h of Sandra Lee Debevoise on January 2, 1983- We wish Sandra Lee good h e a l t h and dry diapers! ED. HARDELL has been d o i n g a lot of long distance running. It keeps him looking young! He w i l l be working in A t l a n t a a l l of March and in D.C. for most of Apr!1. Congratulations to B I L L and D E B B I E JORDAN who are expecting a c h i l d in 1 ate Apr i 1 . DON KAWECKI says "hello from Nebraska". He and his wife Mary have a dog now - named Pinch (after Don's favorite drink). We all knew Don would be a father someday! They're s t i l l hoping to move east soon. BOB MOORE started his own accounting and tax practice in 1982 in R i chmond. We do not have a current address for the following brothers. If you know t h e i r address, please send it to us. E d A r n o l d , M i k e Mays, M i k e McCormac, Vernon Tydings, B i l l Watts. WE WOULD U_KE_ jT_0 H E A R F R O M .YOU Please complete the form below and m a i l it to: Phi Gamma Delta 202 Church St. Blacksburg, VA 24060 or call (703^) 552-4251 NAME_ ADDRESS_ CITY NEWS _ STATE ZIP P.S.: We would appreciate any Info, or suggestions for future pledge prospects. \r\nRUSH Rush went well this quarter. We have five pledges and several good prospects for spring quarter. We are conducting follow-up rush on these prospects. Rush dates for spring quarter are: Open rush Tues . Apr. 5 Open rush Fri . Apr. 8 Barbeque Sat. Apr. 9 (rain date Apr. 16) Open rush Fri . Apr. 1 Closed rush Wed. Apr. 2' Apr. 2 Bid Acceptance Fri . We i n v i t e and encourage all graduate brothers who can possibly arrange to be here for rush to do so. Their presence i l l u s t r a t e s that "Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone" better than we can ever hope to by just t e l l i n g stories and showing pictures about Homecoming and Pig Dinner. Please support our rush efforts! Douglas E. Frushour Rush cha i rman Perge! B l i z z a r d of 1983- W i t h 18 inches of snow on the ground Tech decided to cancel afternoon classes. Classes haven't been canceled due to snow in about five years. NORRIS PINNER GLASS The chapter is p l a n n i n g to purchase d i n n e r glasses for t h i s year's M o r r i s Dinner. These 1 k 02. g l a s s e s w i l l a p i c t u r e of the house w i t h "Norris D i n n e r 1983" on the front and the c h a p t e r name and crest on the back. The cost w i l l be S6.(]r> per set of two. If you would l i k e to have a set of these g l a s s e s , p l e a s e l e t us know by A p r i l 1, 1983- \r\nPLEDGE EDUCATION This quarter's five new pledges are: Jaime A r r i e t a , majoring in e n g i neering; Peter Cadra, engineering; John D i e t r i c h , chemistry; John Friedman, forestry; and Murphy Rector, forestry. The c a l i b e r of these pledges is very h i g h . Under the leadership of t h e i r president, Jaime, they have cracked down to complete t h e i r pledge education before the end of the quarter. I feel that their scholarship and enthusiasm w i l l make them great brothers. Fred Schlang Pledge Educator "Come on down and join us !" ROCK 'N' ROLL The following a r t i c l e was written by pledge Peter Cadra and appeared as a letter to the editor in the Col legi ate Times. Many graduates are sure to share his sentiments. I would l i k e to respond to the letter supporting WUVT's progressive mus i c format. F i r s t I must q u a l i f y the fact that I support the station's r i g h t to air the so-called "new wave" m u s i c , although I rarely l i s t e n to such m u s i c (but enough to form my own o p i n i o n ) . The m a i n problem concerning t h i s matter is media hype/exposure. P u b l i c a t i o n s such as R o l 1 i ng Stone, A q u a r i an, and even the New York Times present new wave as the music that "everyone" listens to. It is t h i s g e n e r a l i z a t i o n that alarms me. I was introduced to rock through "album oriented" stations in the P h i l a d e l p h i a / N e w York C i t y area. I heard such c l a s s i c a r t i s t s as the J i m i H e n d r i x Experience, Cream, Led Z e p p e l i n and The Who. The immense t a l e n t of these groups can never be compared to any new wave band. Thus Ifee1 that new wave Is wrongly r e c e i v i n g popul a r i t y and I refuse to recognize it as entertainment. I rather v i e w i t a s n necessary e v i l . Opponents to my reasoning may s t a t e that I l i v e in the past. But why leave U t o p i a for the B l a c k Hole of C a l c u t t a ? \r\nCHAPTER NEWS Winter quarter began w i t h fifteen active undergraduates, two Co-ops, one graduate student, and two pledges. Michael Barringer and Dominique Kostelac were i n i t i a t e d early in January. Congratulations to the new brothers! Rush was again our number one p r i o r i t y . Rush chairman Doug Frushour ran a well organized rushing campaign that resulted in five pledges and several more prospects for this spring. We were also priveledged to have the help of F i e l d Secretary Eugene "Buddy" Cot£ who v i s i t e d us early in January. Collections for undergraduate accounts receivable were quite poor for the b e g i n n i n g of the quarter. Consequently, the accounts payable were barely paid off on time. However, positive action is being taken to reduce the accounts receivable and thus a l l e v i a t e the cash-flow problem. There are a few graduate brothers who s t i l l owe money on their undergraduate accounts. B i l l East and Erich Weinberg both owe over $400, Brian C o l l i n s owes $95, and Psobert Phelps owes $215. The treasurer asks that they get in touch w i t h him to let him know their situation and to make arrangements for payments. Thanks to all of the brothers who have sent their Pig Tinner pledges. The balance of the pledges have been coming in s t e a d i l y . A few fundraising projects were undertaken this quarter. Due to the late start on some of them, we w i l l extend them into spring quarter where we expect to reap greater rewards. The projects include: Moving furniture, car washes, snow shoveling, and s e l l i n g discount f i l m certificates. The p i n b a l l machine is also helpful. Several house improvements have been made. A study room was added on to the basement bedroom. The furnace was enclosed in a storeroom. The basement's t i l e c e i l i n g was replaced w i t h gypsum board as a pledge project. The upstairs banisters were also repaired. Special thanks go to House chairman M i k e Rooney for the t i m e , effort, and money he spent on these projects. Thanks to everyone who helped out. The chapter By-laws are being compiled and updated so that they may be more accessible. Also, at a considerable but necessary expense, the r i t u a l material was cleaned. Congratulations to Doug Frushour who was appointed as the I.F.C. Graduate Relations chairman. The chapter extends a warm welcome to our four new L i t t l e Sisters: P a t t i Walker, V i r g i n i a Tech; Sherry Long, Radford U n i v e r s i t y ; Sherry Meyers, Radford U n i v e r s i t y ; and Ace 1 a Bidoya, V i r g i n i a Tech. O v e r a l l , the chapter i s r u n n i n g w e l l and s p i r i t s are h i g h . A l l of us are looking forward to a great s p r i n g quarter, w h i c h w i l l be h i g h l i g h t e d by our e l e v e n t h annual M o r r i s D i n n e r . Perge! Paul 7awi stows), i \r\nRho A l p h a C h a p t e r Phi Gamma Delta 202 Church St. Blacksburg, VA Non-profit Org. US Postage PAID Blacksburg ,Va Permit No. 55 JOHM MILLES 109 OLD HICKORY ST. GHEEHSVIiLE , SC 29607 THE Rho Alpha Chapter PHI GAM VPIASU Blacksburg, VA(703)552-4251 Photographs courtesy of Mike