Volume I Number 1 October, 1993 The Delta News For The Alumni and Undergrads of Alpha Gamma Upsilon Fraternity, Delta Chapter; Alpha Gamma Fraternity; 1702 Men's Club; and the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Alpha Gamma Chapter from General Motors Institute and GMI Engineering & Management Institute Board Hiroshima Stops By Meeting Dave "Hiroshima" Shortt, '64, currently of San Diego, CA, was in the Detroit area last May and called Planned a group of early 1960's alums & wives to join him Feel like you're and Jayne at Aunt Myra's to say hello. Brother Shortt up to your ass in alli- informs us that all is well and he hopes to repeat the gators lately? Then event next time he's in the neighborhood. A good take careful note: time was had by all. His manufacturing firm, Dort the Dakota Inn, long Manufacturing, is a supplier of machining services. time former site of many a bi-monthly get together (aka Board Meeting) of graduates and undergraduates of the organization Jock's Still currently known as Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity (Alpha Gamma Chapter) and variously operated over the years as Alpha Gamma Upsilon Fraternity (Delta Chap- Working On ter), Alpha Gamma Fraternity and 1702 Men's Club, among others no doubt, will be the gathering spot for The Railroad a long overdue reunion. Can you believe it's been Tom "Jock" Brady, III, '62, retired recently from five years since the last one? Mark your calendar now the Grand Trunk Railroad, but couldn't escape from to reserve the night of November 11, 1993. Meet at the ties that bind. He's the new Executive Director of around 6:30 for a bite to eat upstairs or at 8:00 for AAR, American Association of Railroads in Southfield. reminiscing, card playing, bullshitting and good fellow- Still "tinkling the ivories", Tom took a turn or ship. Refreshments will be via individual cash bar. two at the keyboard for the 60th. anniversary of the If you've attended before, you'll remember the Dakota Inn in August along with many of the former great times, and if you haven't, you ought to give it a piano players to entertain the customers with the ever try. The years melt away like so many marshmallows popular "Schnitzel Bank" and other German classics under your armpits (and elsewhere). Get caught up heard at traditional drunken Oktober Fests. Ach, du on where everybody is and what they're doing Lieber, I've got Sauerkraut in my Lederhosen! We're sending this newsletter out to all of the brothers we can find in the Detroit metro area, but we're sure we don't have everybody on our list. If you are thinking of anyone you'd like to see, give him Watusi Visits a call just to be sure he knows about it. Encourage any guys you work near or see to be there too. We'll South Africa have a kitty to defer the cost of mailing notices. Brother Gary "Watusi" Gathen, '65, spent a week touring manufacturing plants in Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa last May. His manufacturers' Survey Inside rep firm, G Corp., is now the North American agent for two tool & die plants as well as a special machine Please take a minute to let the editor know if builder. His trip was courtesy of the new principals. you can make it to the meeting. And while you're at Although civil unrest is still rearing its head, it, why don't you fill out the whole survey so we can Gary says things are expected to settle down in April compile a summary to distribute. There just might be when majority rule will likely elect Nelson Mandela someone you'd like to have in your network. Maybe president. He saw no evidence of disturbances in the you're looking for someone to hire; perhaps you are large cities. The fighting is mostly in the homelands, looking to change jobs. Need to make a contact to about fifteen to twenty miles away. He hopes the lug- buy or sell something? This could become a sort of gage which got stolen on the way down was taken by clearinghouse or exchange for us. Help get it started. pigmies; it would serve them right. (Brother G is 6-8.) Billie Baxter to Speak Membership Survey Renowned Virgin Destroyers Hall of Fame life- time member Billy Baxter will be the featured keynote Name Class 19 speaker at the upcoming Delta Board Meeting taking place next month at the Dakota Inn on John R just Degree Nickname Section north of Six Mile Road in Detroit. Those wishing to hear this moving personality give lip service to several Major pointed topics should plan on arriving early to be assured of a seat. The main subject will be a disserta- Street tion on "The Relative Merits Of Bananas, Knackwursts and Five Cell Flashlights In The Fraternity House When City ST ZIP A Lady Comes To Call". The speaker has BS degrees from Oral Roberts and Humperdinck, earned in 1919. Phone Wife Employer House Happenings Title Hopefully, some of the brothers now living in the Fiji house at 1702 Flushing Road will join the old Street grads next month to fill us all in with a report. I'd City ST ZIP really like to know how the shower leak ever got fixed. Phone FAX News Items Needed Hobbies The newsletter editor needs some help. News about yourself, other brothers, or even a tale of some- thing that happened in "the good old days" would sure I'll attend the Board meeting on November 11th be appreciated. Possible topics: Hell Week, pledging, at the Dakota Inn: YES NO how you got your nickname, house parties, all-niters, or just a fond memory. Contact me for info about additions/corrections MARGARET MARGARE MARGA to the mailing list or news items: YES SAVANNAH JAH Keep sending: YES NO via FAX NEVADA IADA MONTANA STE Comments: MONTANA I-75 MINNESOTA LOUISIANA ARKHURST DAKOTA AVE E ARIZONA STE ARIZONA EDGEVALE Please return to: Gary Gathen (Six Mile) E MC NICHOLS 21 Elm Park Blvd. GENEVA CHURCH Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 Dakota Inn CANDLER or send a FAX to: (313) 543-5410 LOUISE FERRIS or call & chat at: (313) 543-5400 Work (313) 543-3366 Home Woodward Ave. This rag written, designed, laid out, typeset, edited PURITAN and published by a Corp. under the supervision of Watusi, the Wacky, Weird Wordsmith. Direct all blame and lawsuits to him alone. It'll be semi-annual to start with (if there is any reason at all to go on). Park in the lighted, fenced lot (with security guard). NEWSvin1.doc - October, 1993