gum ui Vol. xxm, No. 1 Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS Spring 1992 Dr. Parrish Retires As Purple Legionnaire This semester we would like to pay a grateful tribute to a man who has pushed Sigma Mu "toward excellence" for the past fourteen years - Dr. William Parrish (Phi Mu '57). Although Dr. Parrish has long been associated with the Sigma Mu chapter, his life as a Phi Cam began at Westminster Universit^r Dr. Parrish joined the farulrv at We.srminsrer in 1955 following his graduation from Kansas State. He soon developed close bonds with the Fijis at Westminster who in\ated him to become an initiated brother and seive as the fecul- ly advisor to the chapter. Dr. Parrish agreed to the arrange HOUSE REPAIRS This spring at the Phi Gam house several projects have been undertaken by the brothers in cooperation with the House Corporation to improN'c and repair the fraternitv house. New exterior doors equipped with a sccuritv svstem have been in stalled. With a combination lock on the front door, all the brothers are able to enter the house at anv time, and we are still able to maintain a secure hou.se. ment and served as the faculrs' advisor for the next twentv- one years. When Dr. Parrish arrived at Mississippi State in 1979, he offered his ser\ices to the chapter and immediately began serving on the BCA. A year later Dr. Parrish became the Purple Legionnaire to the chapter. He describes his rela tionship with the chapter as being "long, happy, and fruit ful." Dr. Parrish has won many awards, including the IFC Top Advisor in 1986, the Durrance Award nominee, and Order ofOmega Top Advisor in 1990. Perhaps Dr. Parrish's greatest Also, several other projects are under wa\'. We are now honor is his new role as Historian for the national ffaternitry. receiving estimates on having the house painted, putting on a new roof, and repairing the leak in the formal li\ing room. The years have really been harsh on the paint, and the color His mission will be to write an updated bistort' of Phi Camma Delta before the 150th anniversary of the fraternitt- in 1998. Although Dr. Parrish relinquished his post as Purple Legionnaire to Marc Anthony (87) in Januart', he continues seems to have faded to a yellowish-brown rather than the bright white to which we are all accustomed. The brothers have partaken in several work weekends to make small repairs that we can do ourselves. Howe\er, with the help of our House Corporation, we will be able to present the most beautiful house on campus again. to serve on the BCA and remains actively involved in the chapter. We would like to thank Dr. Parrish for his manv vears of dedicated service and reminding us that Phi Cam is "not for college days alone." Bobbv Harper (94) Chris Hines (94) EDITOR'S NOTE: On behalf of the actit e brothers at Sigma Mu, we are dedicating this edition of the Bulldog Fiji to Dr. Parrish in tribute to his veal's of sen ice to us. Thanks, Dr. P.! • We are currenth' revamping our publications board. Thanks for vour patience and cooperation. We in\ ite anv news or suggestions that our graduate brothers ma\' ha\'e. Please write and let us know what upcoming items \'ou would like to see in future editions. Until next time, Perge! Kvle Moran (94), Bobbv Harper (94) - Editors \r\nPage 2 Spring 1992 BULLDOG FIJI FALL RUSH FROM THE PRESIDENT Greetings, brothers! Well, another semester is winding down here in Starkville. So far my term as president has been quite pleasant (I guess anything would seem good after being treasurer last year). In January, I challenged the chapter to live up to our full potential and to renew our commitment to our motto of "Toward Excellence." I have not been disappointed. With the number of men going through formal rush declin ing last year and continued drop-off projected, our first goal of the semester was to have a productive spring rush. We did rush hard and pledged eight excellent men. This large spring Rush has had a successful start this spring. Two letters have already been sent out inviting rushees to Fiji Island, which was April 30 - May 3. Due to limitations on summer rush party dates mandated by the Inter-Fraternity Council we will be limited to one summer rush party. This party will be in Starkville and will include water skiing and a band party. We appreciate all graduate support we have been given and would definitely welcome any more. If you have potential rushees, please send us information about them. Russell Boles (93) Briar Jones (93) number, to go along with the 19 out of 20 we initiated in Rush Chairmen the fall, has us well braced for the projected decline in rush numbers. By the way, our 95% initiation rate for the fall was by far the best among fraternities. Another area I have been particularly proud about this semester is community ser\'ice. All the fraternities are par ticipating in the "Adopt-a-School" program, a program in which fraternity members volunteer to tutor fourth graders who are having a hard time in school. Twenty-one ofour guys took this opportunity to serve their fellow man — the largest RUSH RECOMMENDATIONS Graduate Brother Address Recommended Rushce. Name Address number among fraternities. We also helped paint a house through Habitat for Humanity and co-sponsored an Easter egg hunt with Kappa Delta sorority for underprivileged Phone No._ Credentials for Phi Gam_ children. The Eijis have been dominating the basketball courts and Softball diamonds this spring. We are closing in on number one in all-school spoits. Currentlv, we are a close second. With a little luck and good performances from our pillow polo teams and horseshoe pitchers (an event Fijis have vet to regain the title in since Seth Roberts' notorious two year reign), we should have a good shot at the title. This spring has also seen our first successful fundraiser in niBoc quite some time. We sold raffle tickets at $5 apiece for a shot at free tuition (an $810 dollar). We netted over $2300. With the money, we decided to reward ourselves with a new televi sion for the house and an upgrade ofour house sound system. Next semester we plan to raffle off a cool one grand and raise even more monev. While doing all of these things we are still keeping our grades up and hoping to improve on last semester's 3.1 (of course, the highe.st on campus). If any of you would like to make suggestions of how we could better pursue our goal of excellence, please give me a call at (601) 324-6171. My ears are alwavs open to good ideas. Good-bye for now from Fijiland. Brad Wurm (92) Vol. xxm, No. 1 Editors Contributors Kyle Moran (94) Bobby Harper (94) Shane Aguirre (95) Russell Boles (93) Billy Reynolds (94) Bobby Harper (94) Paul Welborn (95) Brad Wurm (92) Chris Hines (94) Briar Jones (93) Published semesteiiy by Sifftna Mu Chapter ofPhi Gamma Delta at Mississippi State University fbr its Graduates, Memhen, Parents, and Priends. Send correspondence to: Drawer FN Mississippi .State, MS 39762 \r\nSpring 1992 Page 3 BULLDOG FIJI NEW INITIATES COMMUNITY SERVICE Shane Aguirre Tupelo Bo Boxxiin Clex eland Mitch Cambell The brothers ofSigma Mu ha\e busied themseh'es with ser vice to the communits'in pursuit ofthe Stephen D. Lee Cup. On Februan' 12, we started the semester's work b\' making a visit to Project Brickfire. One of our other projects is spon soring a basketball team in the Starkville Youth Basketball League. Billy Revnolds (94) and Paul Rilev (95) coached the team, carr)'ing the box's to a second place finish in the tourn ament which was broadcast on the local cable system. On March 4, we made another \-isit to Project Brickfire. The ladies of Chi Omega sororitx' also attended, which put close to se\'ent)'-five people in attendance for the afternoon. We made Nexv Albanx' Hunter Farris Clinton Chuck Frx'e Ryan Jarzen Jason Long Pascagoula Tupelo Caruthersxille, MO Rob Mercer Miami, FL Kx'le Moran Gulfport Walker Nordan Greg Norx'ell John Ohlson Greenx-ille Manhattan, KS Montgomerx', AL Rob Rex'nolds our first visit to a Habitat tor Humanitx' work site in Starkville Paul Riley Brad Rigby on March 21. Nearlv twentv-five men worked all morning and into the early afternoon on this project. Shane Sheffield Erick Thornton Matthexxs, AL Rustin, LA Louisx ille Jackson Nexvbern, TN We hope to make more \ isits to Project Brickfire before the Paul Watkins Laurel semester is over. Also, we are planning a fundraiser tor the American Cancer Societx' in the tall semester. We are working to fiilfill all of our five points, especially community serx'ice. Paul Welborn Dyersburg, TN Paul Welborn (95) Shane Aguirre (95) SPRING PLEDGES Stan Anthony Daniel Butler Mark Filer BIG MEN ON CAMPUS Bubba Morris(92), Shannon Lolley (91), and Roger Hiser (93) are listed in MSU's Who's Who for 1991-1992. Jay Richardson (92) was selected to the 1991-1992 Hall Anthony Krebs Justin McMillan Brice Mitchell Scott Nelson John Parks Greenville Tupelo Dyersbiug, TN Pascagoula Pascagoula Ocean Springs Pascagoula New Albanx- of Fame. The Fiji Authoritx' captured rite intramural basketball season championship. The Fiji Slappy brought home the intramural pillow polo championship. Clay Smith (94), John Ohlson (95), and Rob Rey nolds (95) were selected as Rrxadmnners. Chuck Frye(95) is the recipient of the prestigious Shillig Scholarship. Nine brothers had perfect 4.0 grade averages last semester, securing the highest CPA on Fraternitx' Row (3.10). Eric Petrus (93) and Ryan Jarzen (95) took the intra mural doubles horseshoe championship. GRADUATING SENIORS Jason Beasley w David Lipsex' Tavlor Burks Dax id Locke Link Cariton Bubba Morris Paul Craft Scott Oxxen Noel Grafe Tom Hamer John Knox Richardson a\ Jeff Riekhof " Dax id \'aughn This wintrr's unexpected snowstmin piwided an aftaiwon of fun for sonic Fijis and their pjirlf-tends. \r\nPage 4 Spring 1992 BULLDOG FIJI GRADUATE NEWS PIG DINNER The t\vent\'-third annual Norris Pig Dinner was a success, both from the graduate and undergraduate perspectives. From getting all the man\' letters out to the graduate brothers to bur\dng the pig's head, the undergraduates enjoyed unequaled participation this vear. Yet the most pleasant surprise of Pig Dinner was the enormous graduate attendance. Graduate brother Greg Weeks (88) ran the dinner with ease. All three speakers, Kevin Walters (78), Terr)' Fuller (82), and Kendall Moore (84), left us astounded. In all, the twent\'-third an nual Pig Dinner will be a memor)'that we will cherish forever. Billy Reynolds (94) Stacy Murphree (90) is an electronic design engineer in Huntsville, AT. He will be married on June 6, 1992. Barry Male (91) is Director of Youth and Leisure Ministries at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Bran don. Ban-)' was married March 21, 1992. J. Gibson Prichard (91) is neither married nor engaged, but he is Production Director for WRLT-FM 100 in Nashville. Steve Edwards(73) is vice president of training for JitneyJungle Stores of America. Steve lives in Jackson. Richard McRee(79) is a stockbroker for A. G. Edwards. Richard lives in Madison. 1992 MSXJ Home Football Schedule October November 1 MSU vs. Auburn 24 MSU vs. Arkansas State (Homecoming) 7 14 November 28 Some Sigma Muspass the time during Sp-ing Break while waiting far their car to be repaired 11 miles north of Mexico border. MSU vs. Florida 10 MSU vs. Arkansas MSU vs. Alabama MSU at OLE MISS!! FIJI SIGMA MU CHAPTER FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Non-Profit Oiganization U. S. Postage Drawer FN PAID Mississippi State, MS 39762 Mississippi State, MS Permit No. 25 Wall, Malcolm Burnett 351 Raleigh Place □viedo Fl'32765 CMac !)