Received nay 15 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri The Xi Deuteron Chapter of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Case Western Reserve University ♦ Cleveland, Ohio Fall-Winter 1999 Xi Deuteron Leads in Alcohol-Free Housing Xi Deuteron has become a leader in committed to the policy before a deadline. alcohol-free housing in Phi Gamma Delta Renovations from the use of these grants and at CWRU. have included new study rooms, Internet networks and building additions. At the ISOth Ekklesia in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1998, the undergraduate leaders of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity adopted a policy that will prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages in Fraternity facilities. According to Archon President Lee Moss '73 (Tennessee), students are "coming to school to get an education, and they need a family and some friends. They want a clean, safe living environment where they can study and hang out." Phi Gamma Delta's policy states, in part, It is important for graduate brothers to know that the alcohol-free policy applies to anyone—undergraduates and graduates, members and guests, regardless of age—on the chapter premises. Moreover, graduate brothers should understand that Case Western Reserve University holds undergraduate students accountable for the actions of their guests. Xi Deuteron and Phi Gamma Delta that "no alcohol shall be present, possessed, expect several benefits to result from the new policy. Brothers will refocus on the brought into, or consumed in or on any portion or room of any chapter house facility or chapter property." Although the policy does not go into values of the Fraternity. Phi Gamma will move away from an alcohol-dominated fraternity environment. There will be less deterioration of living facilities. The effect until July 1, 2000, Xi Deuteron and a Fraternity will be meeting the needs of number of other chapters have already today's college student. Rising liability adopted the practice. Xi Deuteron's insurance costs will stabilize. implementation has the support of the Chapter and its Purple Legionnaire, Board Xi Deuteron has already held several alcohol-free social events which were the of Chapter Advisors and House Corporation envy of others on campus. The Fall Smoker During fall semester 1999, 30 Phi Gamma Delta chapters have been enacting the largest graduate turnouts in recent policy by gradually prohibiting alcohol in public areas or by eliminating alcohol completely from the chapter facilities. As There are still challenging days ahead, however. The support of all Xi Deuteron and Cleveland area graduate brothers will an incentive for their efforts, the be needed to ensure the success of the new International Fraternity and the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation provided policy and the future viability of the Chapter. Commit yourself now to being part of the solution. grants to those chapters who voluntarily was alcohol-free and attracted one of the memory. \r\nPage 2 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri Chapter President's Report The faU 1999 semester at the Xi Deuteron chapter has been filled with enthusiasm, hard work and enjoyment. This has been our second semester of alcohol-free Fall-Winter 1999 Xi Deuteron Directory ❖ housing. The undergraduate brothers have handled the change with surprising maturity. Before this semester our chapter Xi Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta had fallen to 33 active brothers, which is the 216-754-FlJl (3454) fiji@po.cwru.edu lowest number we have seen in many 11317 Bellflower Road Cleveland, OH 44106-3920 years. With these obstacles, we faced the challenge of selling the ideals of Phi Gamma Delta to the incoming freshmen of CWRU. However, our chapter united together and recruited harder than 1 have ever seen. We finished fall rush with 16 quality individuals, a number that hasn't been achieved for five years. This was the third largest pledge class on campus and the largest of the alcohol-free fraternities. Once again Phi Gamma Delta has been on the forefront of change in the Greek community. In the middle of these positive transitions has been the influence of our new Purple Chapter Officers Chris Scott '00, President Joe Collura '99, Treasurer John Murphy '00, Recording Secretary Mike Deimling '00, Corresponding Secretary Jai Macker '00, Historian Chris Baker '94, Purple Legionnaire Board of Chapter Advisors Clay Barnard '69 (Miami), Chairman Bob Niebaum '69 Nick Plaxton '93 (Akron) Paul Qua '82 (DePauw) Chris Baker '94, ex-officio Legionnaire Chris Baker '94. His involvement and enthusiasm has The Xi Deuteron Building Association strengthened our chapter's attitude. Jim Griffith '54, Chairman Thanks to Andy Jaworski '94, our previous Purple Legionnaire, for his dedication to Mike Magness '70, President our chapter. Bob Niebaum '69, Treasurer This semester our chapter has concentrated on scholarship, graduate relations and social service. Our Scholarship Chair Ryan Lustig '01 has had the challenge of motivating Xi Deuteron to keep the standard that we set last year when we had a house CPA of 3.21 (5th of 17 fraternities). Paul Deimling '02 has been (See President's Report, page 4) Pat Carney '80 Jim Merklin '85 Chris Baker '94, ex-officio Clay Barnard '69 (Miami), ex-officio Chris Scott '00, ex-officio Joe Collura '99, ex-officio The Xi Deuteron Potpourri is published for the graduates and friends of The Xi Deuteron Chapter of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at Case Western Reserve University. Address changes, news items and photographs are always welcome and may be sent in the enclosed envelope or to Graduate Records Office, Xi Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, P.O. Box 5846, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-0846. \r\nFaU-Winter 1999 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri Rajeev Raghavan '01 Receives Roesch- Pages include American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Secretary and class representative), CWRU Racquetball Club (President), CWRU Chamber Orchestra, Faragher Scholarship Cleveland Clinic Foundation volunteer, student tutor, Indian Students Association Rajeev Raghavan '01 has been named the 1999-2000 recipient of the Paul B. Roesch '29 - Burton P. Faragher '28 Scholarship. A junior chemical engineering major from (class representative) and Residence HaU Association (intramural representative). He has served Xi Deuteron as Scholarship Chairman and Awards Chairman. The school. He has attained an overall GPA of amount of this year's award was $2200. The Roesch-Faragher Award is presented by The Phi Gamma Delta Educational 3.73 and has received Dean's Honors and Foundation to a Xi Deuteron brother of High Honors. Rajeev is a member of FSA Greek Scholarship Honorary, Golden Key National Honor Society and National Honor Society. Other campus activities particular academic accomplishment and promise. The award was made possible Roesch '34. Jai Macker '00, grades in the spring 1999 and fall 1999 semesters respectively. Dayton, Ohio, he is focusing in biochemistry and plans to attend medical Martin Woyczynski '00, Adarsh Mantravadi '01 Are Crawford Scholars through the generosity of Emerson P. Adarsh Mantravadi '01 has been named the 1999-2000 recipient of the Albert H. and Doris F. Crawford Scholarship for participation in the chapter and on campus. The Crawford Awards are presented by The Phi Gamma Delta Educational Jai P. Macker '00 and Martin W. Woyczynski '00 have been named the 19992000 recipients of the Albert H. and Doris F. Crawford Scholarships for most improved Giving Something Back This year nearly $5,000 in scholarships will be awarded to Xi Deuteron undergraduate brothers through the generosity of our graduate members. Our Chapter House Endowment Fund also Foundation and were made possible through the generosity of the late Albert H. "Buzz" Crawford '24 and his wife Doris who survives him. contributing to the CWRU-Phi Gamma Delta Scholarship Fund through the CWRU Gift Processing Office, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7035. Contributions to both the Foundation and and/or Chapter House Endowment Fund the University are tax-deductible and may also be matched by employers. Both the Foundation and the University offer special assistance for those interested in deferred gifts or other special plans. Significant tax advantages may be available for gifts of appreciated securities, charitable at The Phi Gamma Delta Educational remainder trusts and the like. Foimdation, Post Office Box 4599, Your gift today will live on indefinitely through benefits to our future brothers. Perge! continues to grow. Brothers may establish named scholarship funds or contribute to Xi Deuteron's Chapter Scholarship Fund Lexington, Kentucky 40544-4599, (606) 2551848. Brothers may also aid the Chapter by \r\nThe Xi Deuteron Potpourri Page 4 Chapter President's Report (continuedfrom page 2) very active as the Philanthropy Chair. He is currently organizing a joint project with the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS), our next door neighbor. Dan Hopper '02 is our Graduate Relations Chair. This was the first year Smoker has been alcohol-free. However, with his planning, we had the most successful Smoker in years. Thirty-three graduates from Xi Deuteron, Wittenberg, Perm, Illinois and other chapters came back toour 1999-2000 Potpourri Donor Honor Roll Herman Pocock '40 BillTresch'40 Herb Putnam '44 Bill Martin '46 Bud Colgrove '48 Randolph Fusselman '48 Bill Benagh '49 Ted Castele '51 Bruce Jackson '52 Don Spies '60 98 year old chapter house on Bellflower for a night of cards and cigars. JamesWorthley '62 Phi Gamma Delta's chapter at CWRU is on a spirited upswing. With our large pledge class and strong brotherhood, Xi Deuteron is looking to regain the status of "best fraternity on campus." Thanks to all of our graduate supporters, for your influences impress upon us more than you can imagine. Doug Wilson '64 Chris Scott '00 25 Years Ago . . . "The crisis years at Xi Deuteron and fraternities nationwide are easing. The attitude of the freshmen this year is a complete reversal from the past classes. The defiance of social structure and total Fall-Winter 1999 John Guthleben '63 Gerald Lublin '66 Bruce Yeager '67 Bob Niebaum '69 Barry Lehto '70 Lewis Coppel '71 John Lubalm '71 George Yanok '72 Pat Carney '80 BUI Jackson '82 John Medwid '89 Rob Henderson '91 Tim Caggiano '97 Wojbor Woyczynski ('98 Faculty) (Through January 25, 2000) independence is not nearly as prominent as in the past. People are reverting back to conservatism." "The house remains the cleanest on the Reserve side of campus which is one of our strong selling points. However, age keeps creeping up on her and thankfully, the House Corporation is standing staunchly Fiji Datebook Wednesday, July 19,2000 Cleveland Graduate Chapter Golf Outing with Delta Tau Delta at Orchard HUls Golf Club, Chesterland, Ohio. behind her." Friday, October 6, 2000 "We have not been approached by the University officials for over two years concerning the relocation of Xi Deuteron. Fall Smoker Decreased undergraduate enrollment and light money have dampened their expansion plans for the time being." Xi Deuteron Potpourri, October 1974 Saturday, October 7, 2000 CWRU Homecoming 2001 Xi Deuteron 125«'» Anniversary Celebration \r\nFall-Winter 1999 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri News of the Brethren Pages his SS-100Jaguar in the California MiUe, a 1000 mile tour in northern California. Golf, reading and neurology stiU take up a lot of Bill Tresch '40 is a retired manager with Aetna Life & Casualty living in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. He recently returned to Ohio for a family reunion in Chagrin Falls. Being that close to Cleveland brought back many fond memories for Bill and his wife of their college days at Reserve and of Phi Gamma Delta. Herbert "Putt" Putnam '44 of Shaker this time. Doug Wilson '64 of Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls many fond memories as an undergrad '60-'64 and times shared with brothers at WRU. He recently visited John Studer '64 and has had occasional contact with Paul Weiss '66, John Guthleben '63 (the second-best pool player), Joe Deleese '65 and Laurence "Rubes" Rubinow '66. Heights reports that his travel schedule was suspended in 1999 for a complete knee replacement. He did see his granddaughter graduate from college. Putt still well They agreed to plan a get-together soon while they're still able to get around under remembers 2039 Cornell Road. interested they should contact Doug at (704) 568-7478 or Paul at (810) 598-5144. William Martin '46 is a professor at Cleveland State University. He lives in Chagrin Falls. Bill Benagh '49 built a new home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ted Castele '51 advises that Bob Reed their own power—perhaps at a Pig Dinner or Smoker. If any brothers from the '60s are Gerald Lublin '66 and his wife Sheri (Mather '69) moved from West Hartford, Connecticut, to Longboat Key, Florida. He retired from the practice of law after 30 years. They will be living in Lenox, '50 did in fact rush him into Phi Gamma Massachusetts, in the summers. The Delta, an invitation for which Ted says he will be eternally grateful. Ted knows that Bob is also eternally grateful since Ted revitalization of Cleveland and the CWRU introduced Bob to a beautiful coed from Allegheny College who later became Bob's wife, even though the young lady was Ted's date at a Fiji party! Ted congratulates Jim Griffith '54 and Bob Niebaum '69 for the wonderful work they do for CWRU and the Fijis. Ted sends his thanks for the nice Potpourri article about his activities. He says he brags about being a Fiji all the time. John "Guth" Guthleben '63, a resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, reports he is "retired and lovin' it." Bob Sutter '64 of Corona Del Mar, California, wrote that in the spring of 1998 Lonnie and he visited Lee Hurshman '64 campus greatly impressed them on their recent visits. Bruce Yeager '67 of Maumee, Ohio, says hi to Bob Niebaum '69. Bruce volunteered to work with the Fijis at nearby Bowling Green State University, but the chapter has been slow to get its advisory board going. Lew Coppel '71 is a physician in New Albany, Ohio. Chris Winkle '85 is now with Mariner Post Acute Network in Atlanta, Georgia. He resides in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Rich Pople '86 recently attended the Belgium Grand Prix (Formula One) in Spa, Belgium, and thoroughly enjoyed it. He resides in Lasne, Belgium. John Medwid '89, wife Chris and one year old daughter Emma recently moved to and June in Springfield, Illinois. It had been over 30 years since they got together. Bob's mother still lives in Painesville (his a new home in Fairlawn, Ohio. He has father died in August 1998). On his trips quite some time and would enjoy hearing back to Ohio Bob occasionally sees Burr from them at jmedwid@earthlink.net. Myers '62 in Wooster. Bob recently drove been out of touch with his old brothers for (See News ofthe Brethren, page 6) \r\nPage 6 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri Fall-Winter 1999 News of the Brethren Homeowners and the East Cleveland and (continuedfrom page 5) Glenvdle YMCAs. He was a member of the Dr. Wojbor Woyczyriski 'Faculty reports that his book (co-authored with Manfred Denker from Gottingen University, Germany) entitled Introductory Statistics and Random Phenomena- Uncertainty, Complexity and Chaotic Behavior in Engineering and Physical Sciences was published in 1998 by Birkhauser—Boston. Club and the Rotary Club of Cleveland. Brothers Pass Ad Astra Francis Menster '38, Canton, Ohio, November 5,1987. Don Herron '42, Easton, Maryland, June 28,1999. Theodore M. Mann '43, East Cleveland, Ohio, October 25,1999. Ted was a lawyer who played a major role in the development of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. He was appointed in 1972 as a special hearing referee to establish a rate structure for the new court- appointed sewer district that replaced the City of Cleveland's sewer department in managing the major sewer systems throughout the Greater Cleveland area. Born in Cleveland, he graduated from Collinwood High School in 1939 and enrolled in Western Reserve University. He was class president at WRU as a freshman, Union Club, A1 Koran Shrine, the Rowfant Ted was a trustee and volunteer counsel for the Society for Crippled Children and was a former Amercian Legion post commander. Ted is survived by his wife Mary; daughters Mary and Janet; sons Ted Jr. '70 (Allegheny) and Herbert; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Anton J. Hejl '49, Greensboro, North Carolina, January, 1996. Donald Gilbert '51, South Euclid, Ohio. Arnold McPhail '52, Fairview Park, Ohio, July 22,1998. Steven P. Cunningham '74 (Miami), Lexington, Kentucky, May 21,1999. He was a former Purple Legionnaire and Board of Chapter Advisors member at Xi Deuteron and later served as Section Chief in southwestern Ohio and on the Board of Chapter Advisors at Miami. Bom in Cincinnati, he spent most of his youth in Camden, Ohio. He began his professional career as Director of Finance for the City of Eaton, Ohio. He moved from Eaton to Ernst & Young, Honeywell and Midland Ross. While at the latter he traveled throughout South America, South Africa and Scandinavia. His last Cleveland employment was as Director of Internal sophomore and junior zind was president of Audit for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ohio (now Medical Mutual of Ohio). He left the Student Council. Cleveland to become Internal Audit He left college to join the Army after the Director for CHA Health in Lexington. attack on Pearl Harbor. He became a field Steve was a member of the Institute of artillery officer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was assigned to the 75^ Division. He saw Internal Auditors and was to have become combat in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war Ted returned to WRU and earned his law degree. He maintained offices in the CAC Building downtown and sat as a visiting judge in East Cleveland. Ted was an Episcopal vestryman of the Church of the Incarnation and at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in East Cleveland. He served on the boards of Forest Hills Vice President of its Central Kentucky Chapter on June 1,1999. He was a Mason and an active member of Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights. He was a faithful supporter of the Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Indians. Steve returned to Cleveland often to attend orchestra, Indians and church events. Steve is survived by his mother Donna, two brothers and two sisters.