Iota Mu of Phi Gamma Delta M.I.T. March 11, 1964 WASHINGTON. 1 W5.2 DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION 2 the The lights, who lost the national championship last year April 24 and 25 are days of celebration for all sons by a margin of only three feet, will also be at home competing against Dartmouth and Harvard for the Biglin of Iota Mu. This marks the 75th anniversary of the Cup. chapter's founding on the M.I.T. campus. From a A cocktail party will begin at 6:00 Saturday evening. small and often crisis-ridden beginning, the chapter The highlight of the weekend is the 75th Anniversary grew to hold a place of stature and influence on the Banquet at 8:00. Gilbert M. Roddy, '31, will act as campus unparalleled by any other fraternity. lota Mu can be proud of the men who have served her and in toastmaster. This will be a stag affair for Fijis only. The steward has promised an excellent steak dinner. turn have been influenced by her. Each and every graduate brother can remember with affection his under- The after-dinner program will include the presenta- graduate years at M.I.T. and his association with men tion of lota Mu's 75-year history, compiled by Richard L. of purpose who embodied the high ideals of our frater- Schmalensee, '65, Historian. All after-dinner speakers nity, men who have since gone on to become leaders in have promised to keep their remarks to a reasonable their respective fields of endeavor. This anniversary length of time. Honorary timekeeper for the evening is offers an opportunity for the men who have made lota Russell M. Hastings, '10. Mu great to gather once again and renew the ties to each We are fortunate in having assistance in the form of other and to their fraternity. a graduate planning committee of Russell M. Hastings, '10, The program is planned to offer returning brothers "Jack" Dalton, '15, Easty Weaver, '15, Gil Roddy, '31, a maximum opportunity to do the two things most Bob Johnson, '38, "Johnny" Anderson, '41, Jim Craig, '46, important to them: renew old friendships, and see the Bruce Blanchard, '54, and Tom Hastings, '61. With changes that have taken place at the Institute since their men like this planning the event, it is sure to be a suc success. departure. The weekend picked coincides with Parents' Weekend to take advantage of the Institute's open house, We have already heard of many brothers who are tours, exhibits, and sports events. planning to attend. George Meyers, '29, is planning to The weekend will commence Friday night with a come from Pennsylvania. Arch Morrison, '11, and cocktail party and open house here at 28 The Fenway. Bill Van Dusen, '24, have both written the chapter offer- The cocktail party will begin at 5:00 o'clock, a fine ing suggestions and saying they will be here. We've dinner will be served at 7:00, and the bar will remain also talked to Bob Casselman, '39, Johnny Anderson, '41, open after dinner for as long as brothers still wish to John Sexton, '41, and twenty or thirty recent graduates, socialize. Saturday activities will begin at 11:00 a. m. all of whom are planning to attend. with a formal meeting of the chapter, details of which Now is the time to make arrangements to be here in will be announced in the next newsletter. At 1:00 a Boston on the 24 and 25 of April. If you are coming buffet lunch will be served. The afternoon will be left from a large distance, you could make the trip more open for groups who wish to tour the Institute or go rewarding by getting together with a fellow Fiji and elsewhere together. The afternoon will also offer the coming up with him. Also, don't forget that the World's opportunity to see M.I.T. rowing at its best. The Fair will be open at this time, SO a vacation might be in order. heavy crew, under captain and stroke Christopher R. Miller, '64, is probably the best crew in M.I. T. history, We would also like your assistance in locating and will be racing against Yale on the Charles River. brothers and urging them to come. If you are planning continued on back page PRESIDENT'S REPORT committee has been created to reformulate the present This time of year is marked by the installation of a By-Laws using suggestions submitted by the entire new cabinet and the formulation of new plans for the chapter. The new By-Laws should be submitted for coming year. Before discussing future plans, however, Chapter approval sometime this term. I feel I should recapitulate the highlights of last year's Alumni relations have degenerated to the point fine administration--Jim Wolf, Dick Schmalensee, where contact between alumni and undergraduates is Randy Seba, Chuck Hurd, and Doug Floyd. almost non-existent. The opportunities for graduate- The past year was one in which several of the long undergraduate contact, such as the various grad functions term problems which have concerned the house were held during the year (Pig Dinner, Grad Chapter Dinner, tackled and at least partially solved. The chronic etc.) and this newsletter, will be exploited to the fullest problem of scholarship was met with a system of rigid in the coming year in an effort to improve alumni study rules that resulted in our winning the scholarship relations. In particular, we'll be holding a 75th anni- improvement trophy in the Fall of 1963 with a 3.5 aver- versary celebration this spring--April 24th and 25th-- age, maintaining this average for three terms in a row, which will give all alumni the chance to renew their and getting off the bottom in the national fraternity associations with Iota Mu of Phi Gamma Delta. scholarship ratings. The problem of filling the house Due to a lack of space, this report was necessarily has been largely overcome, so that we now have 37 short and sketchy. I hope I'll see you at the 75th living in, a number which makes balancing the budget anniversary celebration where you'll be able to take a feasible. The officers of the house had been elected close look at the house for yourselves. from the junior class for some time, due to a leader- Marshall Fisher ship void in the senior class several years ago. They Chapter President have finally been returned to the senior class where they belong. Most important of all, individual Fijis IOTA MU INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS have been exceptionally outstanding on campus, with For the past two years, the M.I.T. Fijis have had Fijis as captains of the crew, tennis, and basketball a sophomore president. Though both these brothers teams and president of the freshman class. Thus, not have been good presidents, the fact that they were only is the house presently strong, but a good foundation sophomores created leadership problems, especially exists for becoming even stronger. with the upper two classes. This year, however, In the coming year we will primarily concern our- Iota Mu swung back into phase by electing a junior- selves with the areas where progress has already been senior cabinet, as is normally the case. made. We will, for example, continue to improve our Heading the cabinet as president of the house is scholarship as well as strengthen our graduate relations. Marshall Fisher, a junior who was initiated a little over In the following discussion I '11 consider only the most a year ago. Marsh, along with his service on the important areas of house administration, so much will Junior Prom Committee, Q Club (sophomore class be omitted. honorary society), and Beaver Key (junior honorary A House Planning Conference, held Sunday, March 8, society), was President of the Class of '65 as a fresh- at Endicott House (M.I.T.'s conference center in man, which gives him excellent qualification and poten- Dedham, Mass.), is something completely new which tial as President of the Chapter. we're trying this year. It involves the whole chapter's Stan Pliska was installed as treasurer, a job which getting away from Boston and M.I.T. and spending the requires much time and organization. Stan, who is one entire day discussing the fraternity and formulating of the most practical people in the house, had a 5.0 cum house policy for the coming term. If this venture proves (straight A average) last term as proof of his diligence, to be successful it will be continued in coming years. efficiency, and ability. The immediate scholastic goal is to improve our Chris Miller, the senior member of the cabinet, is grades for the coming term since these are the grades the recording secretary for the coming year. Because next year's rushees will see at rush week. We hope to he will be writing his thesis next fall, he will be able to be in a position next rush week to select men that will serve a full year in office. Having in the past been improve considerably our scholastic ranking. elected to the sophomore and junior honorary societies, We have found it essential to have a good rushing he is presently the heavyweight crew captain. program during the academic year since many of the top The job of corresponding secretary will be fulfilled incoming freshmen are following their parents' advice to by last year's house president, Jim Wolf. His past live in the dorms for a term before pledging a fraternity. experience in house affairs makes him, of course, a We have about a dozen rushees we will be seeing this valuable member of the cabinet. Also having been term. From those we will probably pledge three or four elected to the sophomore and junior honorary societies, men to round out the class we pledged last rush week. as were Marsh and Chris, Jim is presently engaged in a In their present form our By-Laws are outdated and vigorous campaign for the presidency of the Class of generally inapplicable to present house situations. A 1965 at M.I.T. Dick Schmalensee, last year's house treasurer, has Our guests for the night included brothers from many been busy working on the history of the house at the post scattered parts of the country and from many scattered of historian. The fact that Dick has been the features years. We were happy to see Easty Weaver, Iota Mu editor of The Tech, which is the school newspaper, is class of '15. Brother Weaver is still a vegetarian, and indication of his ability to write and keep the house the vegetarianism seem to do well by him. Brothers history in top shape. In the past, he has served as vice Lewis and F. Marion Mitchell, Ga. Tech class of '63, president of his class and worked with brothers Wolf and were here. They're studying at M.I.T.'s graduate Fisher on the Junior Prom Committee. Presently, Dick school in mechanical engineering. Russell Hastings, is a member of the junior honorary society and was Iota Mu class of '10, was the oldest brother for the eve- recently elected treasurer of the IFC for the coming year. ning and did the honors at the head of the pig. (Brother Sanders then paid his respects to the other end.) Brother IOTA MU INITIATES FOUR NEW MEN Tom Hanson, our section chief, Brother Bruce Blanchard, Shortly after midyear vacation, lota Mu initiated our Purple Legionnaire, Brother Chuck Ingraham, lota Mu class of '58, Brother John Vleck, Iota Mu class of '61 four new men into its fold. These new Brothers, who represent the life blood of the Chapter, possess the (and goalie on our intramural hockey team), Tom Hastings, potential to go a long way at M.I.T. before their course -lota Mu class of '61 (also on hockey team), Brother Larry Barnard, Pi Iota class of '31, and Brother Pete Bemish is run. Pete Bullock, who hails from Hendersonville, North of Tau Kappa in Toronto were also present. Carolina, is a graduate of the Ashville School in Ashville, Much might be said of the feast that was laid before N.C. This fall, he received his numerals in soccer and us, but it was the post-dinner procedings that made the plans to go out for crew this spring. Because he rowed evening. Brother Dick Schmalensee, class of '65, gave at Ashville, he is one of the few people at M.I.T. who the Frank Norris "Exile's Toast" (in the original thick have rowed before their freshman year, and as such, he dialect) after the honors to the pig. Brother Blanchard has an excellent chance of making the first boat freshman gave the after dinner talk, a fascinating short history of the chapter and projects and proposals for the future by crew. Bob Karman, from Oakland, California, boasts an a man of whom it truly might be said is "glad to be a Fiji." outstanding high school track record. As a medium distance runner, he had run the half mile in 1:58 before But all was not over for the pig. For after the his high school career was over. This time is excellent speeches, after the cigars, after the cocktails--the pig and serves only as an indication of what will happen this made its visits to many of the brothers' beds that night. spring when Bob enters intercollegiate competition as a BOSTON GRADUATE CHAPTER DINNER member of the freshman track team. Vic Majew, a midwesterner from Grays Lake, Ind., The Boston Graduate Chapter came to visit us for spent this past winter as a member of the Ski Team. their annual dinner meeting on November 20, 1963. We This spring, Vic intends to try his hand at lacrosse. were really glad to see so many of the graduates in the Among Vic's hobbies is amateur radio, and he installed area, and we hope more will come to future dinner meet- a radio station on the top floor of the house about two ings. In addition to graduates from our own Iota Mu months Although he doesn't play the "top ten', he chapter, we had visitors from the Omicron, the Delta Nu, does communicate with people all over the country. the Pi Iota, the Omega Kappa, and the Sigma Nu chapters. Dave Sanders, from Birmingham, Michigan, is a National Merit Scholar and, as the 4.4 cum he turned in GRAD NEWS last term shows, he is certainly deserving of the scholar- ship. Even with his fine grades, Dave found time to win (The Iota Muse has received the following information his numerals last term as a member of the freshman from letters and personal contacts. We are printing all hockey team. This spring, he intends to go out for the news we can get, and would appreciate a big response lacrosse. before our pre-75th issue comes out on April 12. Please address communications to John Montanus, '66, here at NORRIS PIG DINNER 28 The Fenway.) We received a long letter from George J. Meyers, Jr., The pig came home to rest on February 13, and it '29. Brother Meyers lives at 860 Pequot Road, Southport, can, perhaps, be said that no pig ever had a more happy Conn., and commutes every week to State College, Penn., home than the one that graced our table for our annual where he is General Manager of the Nuclide Corporation, Norris Pig Dinner. The occasion marked the Initiation manufacturers of mass Spectrometers. Back at Southport banquet for four new brothers: David E. Sanders, for the weekend he is "usually greeted by the coming and Peter S. Bullock, Victor Majew, and Robert N. Karman-- going of one of my children." George III is in the Air all of the class of '67. Force, and Bradford is on a Navy scholarship at the continued from front page. reports that his daughter married John Bullard, an to come, write your classmates and those Fijis in your Amherst Fiji, on Oct. 19, 1963 Dave Shepard, '26, area and tell them so. They will be more likely to come is in Europe for Standard Oil of New Jersey John if they know some of their classmates will be in Lawrence, '32, is in Dallas, where he is Chairman of attendance. the Board of Dresser, Inc "Jack" Dalton, '15, who This will be the biggest event Iota Mu has had in is very active still in Iota Mu, is currently vacation- recent years. We need the support of all brothers in ing in Florida, but is expected home shortly and will, making it a success. Please write as soon as possible of course, be at the 75th we are very sorry that and let us know if you are coming so that we can make space limits us in this issue, and prevents us from adequate arrangements. We'll be looking forward to printing a tribute to that grand old man of Phi Gamma seeing you all back at Iota Mu on the 24th and 25th. Delta, Penfield Mower, Dartmouth, '04, M.I.T., '14, who is ill and unable to attend our celebrations. The GRAD NEWS (continued) full story on Pen will be printed before the 75th. University of Colorado, where he also is a Fiji. Bill, LOST FIJIS the youngest, is a freshman at Bucknell. We have found to our dismay that the following Another good correspondent was Joseph Harrington III, '61, who, as secretary for his class at M.I.T. was very Brothers are no longer at the addresses we have for them. If you can give us any information about their sympathetic with us, claiming that "everybody should write to all his alumni publications once a month." present whereabouts, please let us know. Even better, After graduation, Joe spent the summer in Europe, get them. to drop us a line themselves. All corrections of address we receive will be printed in next month's where he met a lovely Viennese girl, Diethild Mueller; Grad News section. last summer he returned to Vienna and married Miss Mueller, after finishing his master's thesis in nuclear John R. Brooks, '36 engineering at M.I.T. For further details, writes Joe, Charles C. Cushing, '59 send a stamped, self-addressed envelop to 1610 Westgate, William G. Daly, Jr., '02 Cambridge, Mass. Fred Geist Folberth, '47 Some bits and pieces, garnered from various G. Peter Grant, Jr., '35 sources Hal Smith, '57, is Assistant Professor of *Alan Johnston Howsman, '56 Nuclear Engineering at Caltech Bing Cady, '56, is XVincent Kingwell, '46 Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Cal Fred John J. Koch, '53 Culick, '56, is Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Dennis E. Maclain, '58 Engineering at Caltech John McElroy, '59, and Bob XRobert E.F. Nicholson, faculty Ankrom, '60, are at Harvard Business School Robert Robert Nock, Jr., '51 McLaughlin, '54, expects to get his Ph.D. in electrical xWilliam S. Stewart, '44 engineering at Harvard soon Larry Holmes, '54, is James R. Thomson, '37 Assistant Professor of Humanities at M. I. T. John Irwin, '58, got his Ph.D. at Cornell Dr. Chuck Ingraham, '58, is instructor and administrator of 8.01 and 8.02 physics at M.I.T Bill Van Dusen, '24, IOTA MU OF PHI GAMMA DELTA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Non-Profit Organization U. S. POSTAGE 28 THE FENWAY BOSTON 15, MASS. PAID BOSTON, MASS. Permit No. 54016 The Fraternity of this Tomma Detta General Headquarters 1757 n St. n.w. Washington D.C. 20036