olden Eagle Theta Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Tennessee Technological University Volume V No. 1 Feb. 1984 FiJl Kazoos and Boog-aloos! QUARTER ACTIVITIES: Theta Tau started off Fall quarter 1983 with as much if not more, enthusiasm as before. Social activities ranged from a New School Year's Eve party to kick off the quarter to a party with John Frank and his family on their farm in Franklin after Tech's victory over MTSU. Work started on the fraternity house the week of the 12thin expectation of a large, profitable rush. When rush week was over, the fraternity had picked up 12 new guys. Also, 4 spring quarter pledges were initiated into the fraternity. Tech's homecoming this year was truly dominated by Phi Gams. In the first annual Dinner Theatre, Phi Gam and ZTA placed first with a skit from Grease. This year was a return to the past when Fiji's and KD’s built a homecoming float and captured second place. In a pep rally/spirit contest, the fraternity captured third place. Phi Gam was truly alive on campus that week. Parents day was a huge success this year with the fraternity feeding over 100 brothers, family and friends. Everyone enjoyed making new friends and as well as seeing old ones on a beautiful Fall day. Again this year Phi Gam was in action on the intramural football field capturing third place in the Purple division and tied for fifth in the overall fraternity competition. This years gridiron clash led to the Phi Gam's romping over the TKE’s (12-0) for the first time in our fraternity's history. The Theta Tau Chapter closed outits fall quarter with many fine accomplishments under its belt. However, the brothers have started out winter quarter to make it even better. After a successful rush the brothers of Theta Tau have settled down to improve the fraternity scholarship, and make the quarter as exciting as it can be. SALUTE TO BROADWAY: The KD-Fiji float was awarded 2nd place in the Homecoming parade. INSIDE: House Corporation announces purchase plans. Page 3. INSIDE: Sweetheart engagement to Graduate. Page 5. announces Coming Up: ALL-SING FEB. 25 BCA/H. CORP. FEB. 25 PIG DINNER MAY 5 \r\nGRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: PERKY IN “ACTION” Brother Perky Plumlee (’83) is presently in British Columbia with the Athletes in Action basketball team. His fund raising efforts were successful and he is now ready for a very productive and worth-while year of ministry. Following a four day journey driving out to British Columbia, he began learning plays for the team and getting into shape. He is adjusting rather well aside from the fact he received a sprained ankle, twisted knee, and a black eye in practices. The team is also busy with Bible studies, prayer meetings, and speaking engagements. Team members are often asked to speak to various groups in the community and Perky has shared his testimony on two occasions. The first time he spoke was at an alcoholic rehabilitation center for men, called “Miracle Valley.” He also spoke to a group of third and fourth grade children at a church in Nooksack, Washington. “My being a 6’8” Christian basketball player probably meant more to them than anything that | said, but | did have Perky Plumlee'83, (the REAL tall one in the middle) turris his athletic ability toward golf during the annual Pig a lot o tun sharing with the kids,” said Perky. Perky’s season began officially on Oct. 22, with a game against the Japanese Olympic team. Their next game was against their greatest rival and four-time National Canadian Champions, University of Victoria. Brother Perky Plumlee's address is: Perky Plumlee, c/o Athletes in Action, P.O. Box 529, Sumas, Washington, 98295. SWEETHEART Our Sweetheart for this year is Jan Skillen. She is a senior accounting major from Kingsport, TN. On April 28, Jan will become the wife of graduate brother Lee Workman ('83) at Waverly Road Presbyterian Church in Kingsport at 4:30 p.m. Dinner Tournament. Following Perky’s tour with Athletes In Action, he plans to attend law school at either Valparaiso or UT Knoxville. CONGRATULATIONS! WEDDINGS & BIRTHS Randy Wilmore and his new bride Lesa; were married August 27. Jay and Ann Wolverton on the birth of their baby girl Christina. Tom and Dawn Carter on the birth of their baby girl Adrianne. Dan and Joy Crunk on the birth of their baby boy Adam. Scott Martin and his new bride Sandy; were married in June. Jay Clark on his engagement to Pam Norris. Hal Balthrop and Keri pinned. Elrod are Mike MacIndoe on his engagement to Lisa Chambers. Kenneth Owen is lavaliered to Terri Melton. \r\nHouse Corporation Kicks-off $8400 goal for Houses purchases It's 84 in 84! That is the theme for the house fund campaign, $8400 by 1984. It has been talked about, planned for, and dreamed of—but now itis here, the countdown toward the purchase of the present Chapter house and property. At it’s meeting of Sept. 17, 1983 the Theta Tau House Corporation Board of Directors, along with the Undergraduate Chapter Cabinet, voted to begin a fundraising drive toward such purchase. A goal of $8400 was set, with the drive to end on Sept. 1, 1984. The $8400 will include the down payment as well as money for immediately necessary repairs. Any money left over, or in excess, of the $8400, will go toward a major house or yard improvement project. The Chapter agreed to aid in raising the money and has set a $3000 goal as its portion of the total. (That leaves $5400 for us, Grads!) The first step toward house purchase has not come without a great deal of time spent exploring options and weighing all considerations. Particularly, President Jack Southerland ('81) has extensively explored all financial and legal aspects. Presently, both the property at 421 N. Walnut and the property and small house (duplex) immediately to the north of 421 are included in the purchase plans. For the immediate future the duplex would be rented first to Brothers, then to others, with a direct landlord—tenant relationship. (In other words, the Chapter would not be involved with these agreements.) In other areas, the Corporation and Chapter recently purchased a Commodore 64 computer, along witha printer. The immediate primary uses of the computer will be for membership records and bookkeeping. This addition makes Theta Tau Chapter the first fraternity at Tech, and one of the first nationally, to have its own computer. For those who still have not heard, the 1983-84 Board of Directors is: President-Jack Southerland ('81); Vice-President-Lee Wray ('81); Secretary-Russ Bradley ('81); Treasurer-Al Enochs (UT ‘76): Assistant Treasurer-Dan Crunk ('80). All Graduate Brothers are invited to become a member of the Corporation. To join, send $10 for annual dues to one of the Board members. Also, let someone know if you are interested in being on the Board of Directors. Elections are held yearly at Pig Dinner. Directorships are for three years (through officer elections are held each year). One position comes up for election next year (84) and there has been discussion of increasing the Board to seven members, which would mean three openings. Board of Chapter Advisers Revitilized at Pig Dinner The Theta Tau Board of Chapter Advisers (BCA) was reorganized at Pig Dinner under the direction of Randy Wilmore ('82) and Section Chief Lee Moss (UT '73). Brother Wilmore was elected to serve as Chairman for 1983- 84. At its meeting on Sept. 17, the BCA met with the Chapter Cabinet, discussing and evaluating chapter strengths and weaknesses in the areas of administration, organization, and morale. Indeed, it was the Cabinet which best grasped the Chapter's problems and potential; and, no doubt, this is the reason that Fall ‘83 has proved to be the most effective ever for Theta Tau, in its short 4% year history. In its own administrative areas, the BCA decided to meet four times a year with the following schedule (quarterly meeting marked by’): JAN/FEB.—Maintain communica- tion with respective committees to keep up with activities and problems; meet at least once with entire committee. *END OF WINTER QUARTER— Meeting with BCA only to report on Chapter and committee progress; oral report should be given to the Chapter. APR/MAY—Maintain communica- tion with respective committees to keep up with activities and problems; meet at least once with entire committee. PIG DINNER—Yearly report to Chapter; announcement of new appointments; election of new chairman. *END OF SPRING QUARTER— Meeting with BCA only to report on Chapter and committee progress (possibly held at Pig Dinner). JUNE/JULY/AUG.—Maintain com- munication with respective committees concerning plans for fall. *BEGINNING OF SEPT.— Work- shop with Cabinet and Chairman; finalize plans for fall. OCT/NOV.— Maintain communica- tion with respective committees to keep up with activities and problems; meet at least once with entire committee. END OF FALL QUARTER—Oral report to the Chapter. *DEC.—Workshop with newly elected Cabinet and newly appointed Chairman. The workshop with the new Cabinet and Chairman was held Dec. 3, at the Chapter house. Goals and plans for the coming year were set. Also, Graduates and Undergraduates concentrated on making the committee system more efficient and effective and on giving each Brother specific reponsibilities. \r\nGraduates Here and There. ... Directory Update Ken Adcox 2117 Andy Holt Blvd. Box 406 Knoxville, TN. 37916 Joel Beecham 2626 Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy. Apt. B Portland, Oregon 97201 Jerry Burns Apt. 1603 River Ranch Apts. 5117 Big Creek Port Fort Worth, TX. 38478 Knox Fuqua 805 Hillsboro Rd. Nashville, TN 37064 Eddie Johnson 113-A Harris St. Lagrange, GA. 30240 Tim McMains N. Military Trail Apt. 105 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 33410 Carl Martin 100 Vanderbilt Lane Apt. I-14 Spartanburg, S.C. 29301 Robbie Simpson 5850 Beltline Apt. 1923 Dallas, TX. 75240 Phil Whitehead College Woods Apt. 13 4220 Cody Rd. Columbus, GA. 31907 Lee Workman 7335 Fairway Dr. Apt. 610 Miami Lakes, FL. 33014 Without Mom Home Away From Home Brothers living together can relate to a lack of privacy, cold showers, and high electric bills, but they also gaina stronger sense of unity and brotherhood. On many campuses, “fraternity living’ means sixty guys sharing one house. Even though such an arrangement does not exist at the Theta Tau Chapter, there are very few brothers who do not share living arrangements with other brothers. Most all graduate brothers can not forget their experiences at the Men's Room, BFH, or Depot. Who can forget the spring blow outs at the Men's Room, the traditional Homecoming party and St. Patrick's Day party at the BFH, and in its hey-day with Andy Sowell ('82) and Jerry Burns ('83), the keg parties at the Depot. and especially the mornings after. Even though the only thing left of the BFH and Men's Room are memories, the Depot still lives on. Carrying it on are Dan Christian (84), Buddy Bacon (86), and Mitch Simpson ('86). With the start of the school year, a new home was formed by Fiji brothers. The Polo Club consists of Danny Dotson (86), Mark Holbrook (86), Kirk McLemon: (86), and Scott Neal ('86) Their Main event so far was a going away party for Phil Whitehead ('85) who left for Co-op. These living arrangements at Tech are unique in that they allow brothers to get to know one another more on an individual basis. In the future, the Theta Tau Chapter will grow and more brothers will be living under one roof, but for now we like it the way it is. SEEN AT THE HOUSE Matt Graves ‘83 was a_ pleasant addition to the Chapters George Washington birthday party. Jack Southerland '81, Carl Martin '83, and Eddie Johnson ‘83, surprised everyone by crashing the pajama party. Robbie Simpson '83, Ken Sapp 82, and Ken Adcox '85, jetted in for Rush. Parent's Day: Graduate Robbie Simp- son ‘82 (far right) enjoys Parent's Day activities in September with his family. Robbie is presently working in Dallas for Texas Instruments. \r\n FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Brothers: The Theta Tau Chapter kicks off another year as we resolve to do even more in 1984. More new brothers were added to the ranks as eleven were initiated. Kirk McLemore ('85), Rush Chairman, has set the goal for at least seven new pledges to be picked up in Winter Rush. Speaking of more, All-Sing practice is well under way as we look forward to bringing home our fifth consecutive first place trophy. While some of us are warming up our voices, others are in the gym ripping the nets in hope of capturing our second straight fraternity basketball championship. With the leadership of Mark Manasco ('85) and Mark Gfiffith (86), we anticipate super results in both events. Winter quarter spawns winter retreat where the Chapter's policies and goals are reviewed, discussed, and amended for the upcoming year. The agenda is loaded with several heavyweights, including the raising of dues, improving graduate relations, creating a chapter employment placement office, coordinating the use of our newly purchase Commodore 64 computer, and the upgrading of our current public relations committee. On the ligher side of the weekend, we plan to have a two on two basketball tournament, all night poker game, and a whole lot of good eating. A special thank you goes to Buddy Bacon (’86) for all his hard work in planning this year's retreat. The chapter has already been honored with the welcome return of EDITOR’S NOTE Grads, sorry for the delay of this year’s publication. We have decided to send two six page newsletters instead of three four page newsletters. By doing this we hope to make a more interesting publication and not spend any extra money. Fiji Forever, Kerwin Fulton (85) many graduate brothers this quarter. Matt Graves ('82) made a surprise landing on the chapter house to turna party into a celebration. Jack “Slim” Southerland ('81) dropped in for the MTSU game to share in some good ole Fiji fellowship. Lee Workman ('82) flew in from Miami, FL. to spend several days and to announce his engagement to our Sweetheart Jan Skillen. The wedding has been set for April 28. They plan to pay for the honeymoon with all the bets they collect! We are very pleased to have Lee Wray ('81) back in town. Lee has taken a staff position with the university and is working ona Masters Degree in Student Counseling. Historically, Theta Tau is a chapter on the move, accomplishing and surpassing any goal or obstacle in its path; this year is no exception. With much hard work and dedication, we pledge to be the best we can be! Fraternally, Jay Clark “OUT WEST WITH PHI GAMS” This summer, several Theta Tau brothers were fortunate to be able to meet other Phi Gams and stay with them at Fiji houses west of the Mississippi River. Todd Arrants visited the Phi Alpha Chapter at the University of Arkansas; and Graduate brother Ken Adcox, and Kerwin Fulton, Martin Hunt and David Olive visited brothers of Sigma Chi Chapter at USC, Los Angeles, Calif. After talking with all five travelers, one basic theme was evident — that of the common bond of brotherhood. Fijis, Football, and Fall: Tim Smith 84, political science major from Cookeville, was a major asset for the Phi Gam football team. Tim hopes to attend law school in the fall. GOLDEN EAGLE FlJl Volume V No.1 February 1984 The Golden Eagle Fiji is published quarterly by the Theta Tau Chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta for its members, both graduate and undergraduate, family and friends. Editors: Danny Dotson and Kerwin Fulton Photography: John Brummett and Martin Hunt OFFICERS: President: Jay Clark Treasurer: Martin Hunt Recording Secretary: Mitch Simpson Corresponding Secretary: Jay Wolverton Historian: John Brummett Purple Legionnaire: Jack Lepp (Ill. °41) BCA Chairman: Randy Wilmore ('82) House Corp. Pres.: Jack Southerland ('81) \r\n PURPLE PRIDE ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS: John Brummett is the editor of Tech's annual, THE EAGLE. David Olive served as Homecoming Chairman for Tech. Hal Balthrop, Tommy Burton, Greg Hamrick are Tech cheerleaders. Martin Hunt and David Olive were initiated into ODK. XX WINTER QUARTER PLEDGES: Jeff Brown '87 Jasper, TN James Clark '85 Estill Springs, TN Don Marsee '86 Detroit, MI Jorge Ordonez 86 Columbia, South America NEW INITIATES FOR FALL QUARTER: Mark Griffith 86 Mark Holbrook ‘86 Kirk McLemore ‘86 Phil Whitehead ‘85 Phi Gamma Delta 421 N. Walnut Cookeville, TN 38501 May 3, 1984 Fifth Anniversary of recognition of Delta Theta Chi, predecesser to Theta Tau Chapter. XNEW INITIATES FOR WINTER QUARTER: Bronson Casey '87 Donald Dotson '87 Ken Hartman '85 Tommy Jones '86 Greg Money '86 Scott Neal '86 David Patterson ‘85 Adam Rogers 86 Bill Scott '87 Kevin Whitehead '87 Stephen Wilson, ‘87 Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Permit #241 Cookeville, TN