received JUL 0 9 1999 TJie Sulpha U^hiji O^evos r\tK\;T«ni Alpha Phi op Phi Gamma Delta at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. July 1999 Chapter in Trusteeship; Graduate Support Needed By Sam iMorgan '81 The Archons of the International and/or were unable to prevent it F raternity ol Phi Gamma Delta from occurring. Unfortunately, conducted a disciplinary' hearing this was not the first rules in Lexington on May 22, 1999, as the result of a hazing incident involving the spring 1999 pledge class. One ot our pledges sus tained a knee injury in the incident and required surgical repair. Hazing is strictly prohibited by the Fraternity and the University violation incident for our chapter during recent years. Alter deliberating for some time, the Archons decided to revoke the Alpha Phi chapter's charter and put the chapter under a gratluate board "trusteeship." M/Vrk Your Calend/\rs! Homecoming ~ October 2, /999 Join us at the Tailgate Party at Leo Calhoun's Bus (on the east end of the stadium/north side of Crisler Arena) two hours before kickoff as well as after the game. University of Michigan vs. Purdue Michigan Stadium ~ 12:10 (Subject to change) Pig Dinner ~ November 6, /999 Michigan vs. Northwestern Watch your mail for more details! ship arrangement. Pledge educa tion must be revised, hazing members did not contest the allega liluring the next year (at a mini mum). the Alpha Phi chapter will opei ate under the supervision of the .\lpha Phi Graduate Hoard. tions regarding the hazing inci The .Archons determined that must be alcohol-free. dent, acknowledged that the pledge trainer(s) and some other upper- the undergraduate officers have Our undergraduate brothers need our help and closer guidance. ol Michigan. The undergraduate cabinet classmen were involved, and lost control over the activities of /Mthough the current cabinet mem its undergraduate membership. More drastic disciplinary action (i.e., complete revocation of the local fraternity's charter) was avoided due only to the agree bers were not involved in the ment by the Alpha Phi Graduate hazing activity, they did not act Boiird to undertake this trustee- acknowledged that they knew that the same hazing activity had occurred in the fall of 1998. activities must cease, and the house iMoreover, this Graduate Board trusteeship will require greater involvement by our graduate brothers. The Graduate Board agreed to undertake the trustee ship in order to preserve the Alpha Phi chapter and because we were confident that we could count on greater participation from our graduate brothers. The Alpha Phi Graduate Board would really appreciate it if, during the next year, you could contribute some of your time, efforts and talents to helping this trusteeship work effectively. Sam Morgan can be reached at smorgan@s4online,com, 248-746-4008 (voice), or 248-936-2148 (fax). A Winning Homecoming Display from the'50s! Golden Owl Fijis Urged to Return For Pig Dinner 1999 Dear Brothers, Please pardon the informality of this correspondence, but I am sending it to a whole bunch of brothers. The reason'.' We are soon to be Golden Owl I'ijis, and it would be fun to get a lot of you back for our Pig L)inner this fall. 1 know you are thinking that lor an engineer. MICHIGAN^#! Thank you to Robert K. Erf'53 for sending this photo and the one at the top of Page 3. (The Page 3 photo shows the "cover" of this prize-winning display from the '50s.) Erf's math ain't (nor his English) too good, but International Headquarters uses the schoolyear (September 1949 — May 1950) as its measure for initiation into Phi Gamma Delta. Fa-go, we will be Golden Owls in the September 1999 — May 2000 school year. Plus, the Lexington of fice agrees that we can include you brothers who pledged in the spring of 1950 since we made you poor bastards wait over the entire summer to be initiated.(A practice that has long since Contiiiiii'd, Paqe2 \r\nJuly 1999 Page 2 Golden Owls Urged to Return for Pig Dinner 1999 {continuec)from Page i) been dropped at most chapters.) Thus, as listed below, the pledge classes of fall '49 and spring '50 are fast approaching their Golden Owl day.(Whoever called them the "Golden Years " ain't been there yet.) It would be great to have a lot of us back together for Pig Dinner this fall, and that is why I am writing early to let you know the date will be November 6, 1999. The Wolverines are playing Northwestern that day, and Leo Calhoun has secured a lot of extra tickets so that, we hope, everyone will be able to see the game. Spouses and/or significant others (as they like to say today) are also welcome. The location hasn't been set yet, but will, of course, be in the Ann Arbor area. You will be hearing formally about the event in the course of time, and that's why I wanted to give you the date to set aside a little earlier. We will also plan a get-together for Friday evening dinner where we can really go over the 707 days. Golden Owls Leonard C. Battle '51 Arthur L. Beck '55 Donn M. Coddington '53 Robert K. Erf'53 Richard E. Frame '51 formal announcement for the Pig Dinner when it goes out, and perhaps encourage some others to join us. Fraternally, Bob (the Shadow) Erl '53 William P. Deuchler '77 Randy J. Miller '76 David L. Dibble '77 William J. Milliken '76 Richard L. Thompson '53 Thomas R. Dobles '76 Robert D. Morse '78 Robert B. Webster '53 Douglas A. Etsell '76 David L. Hay '77 Gregory J. Mulder '78 Kenneth G. Heck '77 Richard C. Nelson '77 Charles C. Whiteaker '53 Silver Owls Frederick E. Ittner '52 Give me a call (860-633-4244), drop a line (127 Carriage Dr., Giastonbury, CT 06033), or send me an e-mail (rerf@earthlink.net) to let me know if you plan to make it so we can include your name on the Richard K. Thomas '52 Charles A. Froman jr.'51 James C. Gielow '53 plan, the Zermans will £ilso join with us for a great weekend of reminiscing. Rodney O.Smith '52 M. Crawford Young '53 Floyd M. Zarbock '53 Robert B. Evans '53 Last fall, George Qua got his Golden Owl pledge brothers together for a Friday dinner and the Saturday Pig Dinner, and I was able to join in for two great evenings with the likes of Leo Calhoun (pledge king). Butch McGuire, Neale Traves, Bill Loveless, Bill Hickman, George Qua, George Allen and Tom Tiernan. Bill Zerman and his wife Marian were with us also, with Bill giving the Pig Dinner address on Saturday night. I have spoken with Bill, and if all goes according to Thomas H. Bergh '76 John H. Kathe '52 Joseph A. Bilich '77 David A. Lauer '52 Paul W. Bortell III '76 J. Dale Lawson '53 Harold E. Maude Sr.'53 Philip E. Conaty '76 Jeffrey F. Craft '76 Andrew C. Pringle Jr. '50 Donald E. DeMallie '78 Donald A. Nelson '76 Ralph 1. Heikkinen, Grad Initiate Mark L. Persitz 77 Scott E. Hurd '78 John R. Podriznik 77 James R. Reynolds '78 Mark Kalishman '76 S. John Kelly '77 Michael R. Schuchard 76 Michael C. Lamb '78 Ronald E. Schultz 76 John P. Lomanaco '76 James P. Lowe Jr.'76 Jeffrey N. Lutz'77 David M. Sichel 77 John B. Walker 76 Robert E. McGuire, Grad Initiate Daniel R. Weimer 77 R. Kevin Thieme '78 Sulpha U^hi graduate ZNevos William G. Layhe '39 (1158 Jo Carr Dr., Town & Country, farm at 75 Brown Hill E. Rd., MO 63017) writes: "1 still see Huntington, VT 05462. that golden haze around those dear old college days,' although It's tough to keep in touch out here in the boondocks. " He has four grandchildren and a great grandchild. Fla., and the summer on their Retired surgeon Frederick C. O'Dell Jr.'46 (7519 U.S. Hwy. 23 S., Ossineke, Ml 49766; fodell@freeway.net) His two sons serve as president and vice president at the local hospital. Community Concert Association and N. Cross Creek Dr. S.E., Grand Community Foundation. Rapids, Ml 49508) is retired as Racing a 22-foot sloop and bicycling also keep him on the go. Fritz and his wife of 43 years, Debbie, have three In association with the Citizen's Ambassador Program, plastic surgeon Richard C. Schultz '49 (1440 Irvine Ln., Montecito, CA company. Glenn has a new 931 08) led a delegation of plastic surgeons to China and Tibet last address at 1 172 Brampton PL, summer."No one e.xperienced Heathrow, FL 32746. remains on the boards of the John R. Smolensk!'40 (2020 a district court judge. Both his son and daughter are judges in Michigan. In October 1998, Glenn C. Neff'48 retired as chairman and CEO of Combustion Tec. altitude sickness, but we were all 'slow of leg." "I remember going up through the ceiling hatch in the thirdfloor bathroom of 707 to the roof deck where we could catch a few Thomas F. Emerson '50 (18158 Parvo Ct., San Diego, CA 92128) returns to Ann ra3'S of sun during summer Arbor every fall for a football school,'notes Carleton C. game and enjoys seeing old Patterson Jr.'49 (971 Stratford friends such as Leo Calhoun children and six grandchil Ln., Bloomfield Hills, Ml James J. Maclsaac '45 and his dren. Last summer, the couple wile spend the winter in Naples, bicycled in Ireland. 48304)."My dermatologist doesn't think that was too smart." '50, Eugene Ryan '50 and Phelps Connell '50. The Alpha Phiji News is published for the members and friends of the Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of Michigan. Address changes, news items, photographs and contributions may be sent in the enclosed envelope or mailed to Phi Gamma Delta, Graduate Records Office, P.O. Box 2019, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-2019. \r\nThe Alpha Phiji News "Fraternity means developing friendships that last forever," Page 3 memories of his da^'s at the fraternity. writes John A. Lindquist Jr. '50(710 Camp Meeting Rd., Sewickley, PA 15143). He fondly remembers initiation, chapter meetings, and singing after dinner. John and his wife of dO^'ears have two children and four grandchildren. WilUam B. Hickman '52(6082 S.E. Landing Way,#11, Stuart, FL 34997) wrote to us last fall. He and Joyce had been cruising the canals of England in their 42-foot narrowboat, Tamalpais, for the last four years and traveled some 5,000 Photographer George E. Olsen miles. He has shared this '50 (1201 S.E. 13th Ten, Fort Lauderdale, FL33316) is the e.xperience with classmates George Qua, Bill Loveless and George Allen."We have a piano on board and sing 'Wildcat' songs, but there are no 'Wildcat Specials.' " owner of George Olsen Photography. Some of his photos of the U. of M.swim mers at the Olympics in Atlanta have been used inside and on the cover of the University's Frederick E.Ittner '52(1858 Media Guide. George has also School St., Moraga, CA 94556; fredittner@yahoo.com), a financial analyst with Ittner & Associates, serves as president photographed many Alichigan football games. At one game, he caught Brian Griese '97 on of the graduate chapter of Phi Gamma Delta in the San Working in the field of insur ance, George W. Anderson '51 (310 W. Third St., Northport, Ml 49670) is president of the George W. Anderson Agency Inc. He also serves on a num ber of local advisory boards. While vacationing in Califor nia with his wife last year, George saw Bill Loveless '52, Richard Schultz '49 and C. R. Precious '50. Francisco Bay area. The "cover" of the early '50s prizewinning Homecoming display. 32578) is an attorne3' in solo practice. His favorite memory'is of sleeping in the third-floor dormitory in the middle of winter with the windows open and the snow piling up on the roof. Through the^'ears, auto dealer George F. Qua '52 (2813 E. 103rd St., Cleveland, OH 44104; gfqual@aol.com) has worked to improve the image of his industry and been active in many civic organiza tions. In recognition of his achievements, he was in ducted into the Shaker Heights Alumni Association's Gary E. Graves '52(1349 Via TBALl Hall of Fame in 1998. Firenzie, Lake San Marcos, CA 92069; cop3'writer20@ Laurence P. Vanhouten '52 hotmail.com) has wonderful (1746 18th St., Niceville, FL William Hickman *52 has been spending six months of each year cruising the canals of England in Tamalpais, his canal boat. See his news entry for more details. Retired general surgeon Richard W. Hodgman '53 (1020 Cohasset Ln., Kalamazoo, MI 49008; rhodgman@msms.org) is active as a communit3' volunteer. He also follows U. Eugene L. Hartwig '55(1320 Covington Rd., Bloomfield Hills, AH 48301; hartwig® butzel.com), an attorne3', retired last year as general counsel of Kell3' Services Inc. and rejoined the Detroit law firm of Butzel Long. Several times a3'ear during the last decade, Thomas E. Shannon '55 (P.O. Box 1796, Pinehurst, NC 28370) has served as a golf professional hips. on cruise s of M. football and attends a monthl3' luncheon of area Phi Gams. With Jocel^m, his wife of 44 years, Richard has three children and seven grandchil dren. He stays in touch with Bob Carr '53. Geoffrey A. D'Atri '66, a ps3'chotherapist, is the owner of Choices Counseling & Consulting (P.O. Box 10123, Bozeman, MT 59719; medgad@aol.com). Besides providing counseling support Joseph L. Middleton Jr.'53 to individuals and families (4644 Las Brisas Ln., Sarasota, dealing with life challenges, FL 34238; jwmjlm@aol.com) he serves as a consultant to enjoyed getting together with colleges and universities in Bob Erf'53, Tom Tiernan '52 alcohol and other drug and Chuck Murra3''51 at Homecoming last year. The brothers had a great time prevention programs. remembering the "good old da3'S " and catching up on Hutchison '69(6 Birchwood Hills Dr., OttLimwa, lA current activities. 52501; dogtown@pcsia.com) is president ol Heartland Eye Ophthalmologist Norman R. Famih' physician Charles R. Care. He and Gil DeBotton Zimont '54 (P.O. Bo.\ 67, '69 participated in Gil's Constantine, Ml 49042) was member-guest at Sleepy selected fry the Michigan State Medical Societ3' as "Rural Hollow Country Club and Physician of the Year" in 1997. won the second flight. Continued \r\nJuly 1999 Page 4 Sulpha O^hi graduate V^evos Marcus E. Lohela '7A (1880 Blue Isle Ct., Holland, MI 49424; marc_lohela@ Church, Saline, MI 48176) and his wife, Kathryn, welcomed the arrival of twins pal consultant with Herman Austin and Gillian. They also have an older daughter, Miller Inc., has been with the Miranda. furniture design and manufac turing company for more than With his new job as general Iiermanmiller.com), a princi children. manager of Killins Concrete, John D. Perry '85 h as moved with his family to 36435 Marc A. Schiller '74 (Ave. 48335 and is commuting to Hippolyte Boulenger 32, Brussels 1180, Belgium) is vice president ol marketing work in Ann Arbor on the two decades. He is married to Ruth and has three teenaged Vicary Ln., Farmington, Ml weekdays. for UPS. He wonders if any of his contemporaries are interested in organizing a 25th Cindy and Noah D. Teicher '86 (1 122 N. Alexander, Royal reunion for a football week birth of a son, Colton, in July of last year. Noah is a mort gage consultant at Prime end this fall. If so, you can contact Marc via e-mail at 1 06734.3107@compuserve, com or by fax at 32-2-375- Financial. When he w role last lall, Pete him at P.O. Box 28709-BR, Ronald E. Schultz '76 (3271 B. W. Dac oy '87(27 Rock River Ct., Naper\'ille, IL 60565; pdscalion@aol.com) had a new position as associ Ivy Hills Blvd., Cincinnati, ate curator ol mammals at OH 45244; nschultz@idt.net) Color;ido Ocean Journej'and was planning to relocate his family to Denver, Colo. In September 1998, Pete is COO at Convergys, a billion-dollar company. He is "Paul Lewis '86 also made the trip for the wedding, but didn't try out his singing voice," wrote Chris. Oak, Ml 48067) announce the 5183. You can also write to Atlanta, GA 30358. Several brothers attended the wedding of Chris Lamm '87 in Springfield, Hi, and serenaded his bride, Maureen Ralph. (See Chris's news entry.) From left they are Bill Stahi '86, Scott Park '86 (best man), Chris Lamm '87, Rich Bellas '87, Doug Sharp '85 and Dave Johnson '86. Highland Park, IL 60035; danno5@ hotmail.com) joined '98 (5990 Wing Lake Rd., PricewaterhouseCoopers as a consultant. He was e.xpecting January. He had accepted a the arrival of his first child in February of this year. Robert D. Bloomquist Jr.'95 (311 W. Highland, Ste. T-10, We heard from Jon Calcott Bloomfield, Ml 48301) in job offer from Merrill Lynch and was planning to move to the Farmington Hills area in Michigan. Howell, Ml 48843; Since publication of our last children. Ronald gets back to welcomed the arrival of a son, bloomqst@ismi.net) was planning to be married last August and had asked Paul Ann Arbor on occasion for a Samuel. Simoniello '94 and Nate Smith E. Thurston Thieme '29 '96 to be in the wedding. Robert attended the bachelor party for Burton L. Coffey '38, Rich Nahahedian '93 and was Robert E. Angley '39 married to Nancy and has two football game. Thinking back on the TGTP Christopher A. Lamm '87 (7754 Marshall Heights Ct., social events, Robert W. Falls Clitiri h, \'A 22043; Smyth '79 (1091 W. Oeerpath Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045) remembers anchoring himself to a strategic post in the living room for a long while, until he lamm@pobox.com) and and his companions had the courage to engage in conver sation with the social guests. 1 m still amazed that girls could keep their hands off of us, he notes. These days, Maureen Ralph of Springfield, Ilk, were married in Septem ber 1998 in Springfield. The photo above shows "some old Phi Cams trying to sing Fiji Honeynnnm. "Chris thanks all the Fijis who attended the wedding and joined in the celebration. {If you re in the D.C. area, give us a call!' (703-821-2174) Smitty " is an attorney with looking forward to Rich's wedding in October 1998. issue, we have learned of the death of (10/6/98), (6/97), Harold A. Anderson '45 (7/23/97), Bradley S. Trivax '95 (1475 Chapin St., Birmingham, MI 48009; ab8888@wayne.edu) tells us; "When 1 think back to my days in Ann Arbor, my fondest memories are of my times at the Big House on the Hill at 707 Oxford. When I am together with other brothers, we are drawn to our favorite stories, great times Honohue Brown Mathewson After graduating from the and lifelong memories. I hope & Smyth. University of Chicago that Phi Gamma Delta Graduate School of Business continues to provide the same In March 1998, Craig A. in June 1998, Daniel E. to its newest members and Welch '82 (8150 Bethel Snyder '88 (642 Burton Ave., brothers. " Herbert A. Beyer '45 (3/24/99), Robert W. Holland '49 (11/7/97), Nicholas J. Radell '52 (12/24/98), Pierre R, Welch Jr.'55 (8/1/98), James M, Hardy '58 (5/22/98) and Lawrence A. Kuhnke '72 (10/14/98). Phi Gamma Delta mourns their passing and extends condolences to their families and friends.