THE N O X F/J/ Volume XXXI GALESBURG, ILLINOIS - RUSH ISSUE, 1956 No. 1 WELCOME RUSHEES! Phi Gamma Delta Campus Leaders Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta GAMMA DEUTERON CHAPTER A top fraternity is a well-rounded 218 SOUTH CEDAR STREET organization. A house must have GALESBURG, ILLINOIS leaders in all phases of campus life in order to be considered top on President's Message to the Class of 1960 campus. While reading through this list of Phi Gams active in school activities, we hope you will recognize During the past nine weeks two questions have been fore- some of them as your friends. most in your minds. You have asked yourselves (1) Should I join a fraternity? and (2) if so, what fraternity is most in line Student Senate - Lynn Nelson, with my personal views and aspirations? Vice President; Gary Hoopes, Ken Turner, Max Brown, Ken Tetzlaff. By this time you have no doubt become familiar with the Honor Board Members-Don Pick- pros and cons of fraternity life and have arrived at some degree ard and Court Newton. of certainty in answering the first question. If it is your desire Knox Student - Tom Neumiller, to join a fraternity at Knox you now owe it to yourselves to Managing Editor; Tom Murphy, make a wise and mature decision on the second question. It is Sports Staff; Dick Owens. the purpose of this issue of our quarterly publication to acquaint Gale-Lynn Nelson, Business Man- you with the men and with the aims of Phi Gamma Delta, thus ager; Wilt Humphreys, Assistant Business Manager; Rich Hess, Harry assisting you in your choice Channon, Byron Roszell, Business A fraternity as defined by Newton D. Baker is an associa- Staff. tion of men selected in their college days by democratic process Friars-Ken Fitchner and Don Pickard. because of their adherence of common ideals and aspriations. Newman Club-Bill Hossak, Presi- Through a strict adherence to this main goal, Gamma Deuteron dent and Mondo Lopez, Vice-Presi- of Phi Gamma Delta has maintained a well-rounded chapter of dent. many and varied personalities - strong within - and active in Zetterburg Award Winner-Don all phases of campus life. The strength within the Fiji Castle Pickard. has allowed us in the past year to make large improvements to Scabbard and Blade-Dick Whit- the physical structure of our house. The most apparent of which comb and Don Pickard. is our new heating system and recreation room. With little out- Knox Radio Staff-John Wal- side assistence, the brothers have done this on their own. Within raven, director; Dick Owens and John Ralston. the pages of this publication you will also become aware of our "K" Club-Mondo Lopez, Presi- strength on the campus scene by participation in athletics, publi- dent and Dick Whitcomb, Vice-Presi- cations, student government, scholarship, honorary societies, and dent. the rest of the activities which add to college life. Football Lettermen-Trey Wine- bright, Mondo Lopez, and Ron Low- Yours is the choice - ours is only to aid you in making it ery. objectively and to wish you a pleasant visit to the Fiji Castle and Basketball Letterman-Jim Mc- a prosperous four years at Knox. Conkey. LUKE OBRADOVICH Swimming Letterman-Ken Tur- ner. President, Gamma Deuteron Chapter Golf Letterman-Dick Whitcomb. Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (Continued on Page 2) Page Two THE G.D. FIJI Rush Issue, 1956 PHI GAMMA DELTA CLASS OF '59 FIRST ROW (left to right)-- -- Gary Hoopes, Junior Brown, Tom Murphy, Bill Reiners, Byron Roszell, Denis Cain, Howard Dillon, Ken Tetzlaff. TOP ROW (left to right)-Jerry Rohrer, Dick Watson, Tom Neumiller, Jay Bower, Mike Fesler, Ron Dudas, John Ralston, Nick Karay. CAMPUS LEADERS- Third Straight Float Success THE KNOX Continued from Page 1) G.D. F/J/ Baseball Lettermen - Ted Galo- This third consecutive win retired vich, "Swede" Lundgren, Mondo Lo- Phi Gam Homecoming float won pez, and Dick Owens. first place among all other fraternity PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY Track Lettermen-Pat Lynch and attempts. Under the leadership of GAMMA DEUTERON CHAPTER OF Trev Winebright. float chairman Ken Tetzlaff, the PHI GAMMA DELTA Varsity Football Members for brothers pitched in, and after many KNOX COLLEGE 1956-Ron Lowery, Trev Winebright, hours - many, many hours - GALESBURG, ILLINOIS Mondo Lopez, Max Brown, Bob came up with the victorious product RUSH EDITION. 1956 Wolf, and Junior Brown. of "Victory At Seawash." Senior Class Vice President - This third consecutive win retired G. D. FIJI STAFF Court Newton. the trophy to the Fiji mantel. EDITOR BYRON ROSZELL '59 Senior Class Council-Don Pick- STAFF MEMBERS ard. Pi Sigma Alpha-Court Newton. RON DUDAS '59, LUKE OBRADOVICH '57. MIKE FESLER, 59, TREVE WINEBRIGHT, '57, Freshmen Counselors-Ed Inger- Choir-Ken Turner, John Ralston, TOM NEUMILLER '59, FRANK ALLEN, '57, soll, Court Newton, and John Wal- Byron Roszell and Tom Neumiller. KEN TURNER '58, DAVE HARRIS, 59, TOM MURPHY 59 raven. Band-Ed Bates, Bill Reiners and Proctors-Ed Bates and John Wal- Rich Hess. PRESIDENT OF ACTIVE CHAPTER LUKE OBRADOVICH 57 raven. Green Oaks Project-Bob Wolf, PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Interfraternity Council - Whit Bill Reiners and Tom Murphy. JAY FUCILLA, 51 Humphreys, Secretary; Nick Karay President's Round Table - Don FACULTY ADVISOR and Luke Obradovich. TOM WILLIAMS Pickard. PURPLE LEGIONNAIRE Social Coordination Committee- Honor Students-Tom Neumiller, JAY FUCILLA, '51 Ed Ingersol. Tom Murphy, Dick Owens, Don Pick- Adelphi-Tom Neumiller and Deke ard, Bill Reiners. 2 Paluska. Campus Chest-Ken Turner.