THE K N O X G.D. F/J/ Volume XXX GALESBURG, ILLINOIS - WINTER ISSUE, 1956 No. 2 National Historian Danner Lee MaHood To Speak NORRIS PIG DINNER MAY 6 Gamma Deuteron's 45th annual Norris Pig Dinner will be held this year Sunday, May 6. All those at- Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta tending are to gather at the house around GAMMA DEUTERON CHAPTER 11:00 a. m. 218 SOUTH CEDAR STREET The speaker is to GALESBURG, ILLINOIS be Danner Lee Ma- Hood, National His- torian of Phi Gamma President's Message Delta. This appear- ance alone should Half the academic year is gone! How do the Gamma guarantee a record MaHood attendance in addi- Deuteron Fijis stand? We took the Farnum Scholarship trophy tion to the fact that the Norris Pig for the seventh straight year. For the second year in a row we Dinner is the best opportunity of the year to see all your old friends, were second on the Cheney Cup list. Fifteen new white stars actives and alums alike. Never were added to our ranks. underestimate what a pleasant ex- perience and how much fun this can Now in looking forward, the Fiji Island Party and the be! Pig Dinner loom as land marks. Being able to hear and meet a national officer of our fraternity This year we are going all out to bring you alums back should always be counted as a privi- lege. MaHood (Davidson 1922; Vir- "for college days" at the Norris Pig Dinner. ginia 1923) has been historian for six years. We feel sure that every- The speaker this year is Danner Lee Mahood (Davidson one who can possibly attend will '22, Virignia '23), the Historian to the National Fraternity. We not pass up the opportunity of hear- have an "old" Knox alum for the toastmaster - C. Richard ing him. Toastmaster is to be Richard Neu- (Nutch) Neumiller '53. miller (Knox 1953) who is now liv- ing in Peoria after serving with The post cards will be sent out to each of you personally; Uncle Sam on leaving Knox. the date is May 6, SO put it on your calendar. The "Castle" will Last, but not least, this is an take care of you if you want a "sack" for the night. opportunity for you alums to make new acquaintaences in the chapter. We are expecting you. We have a pledge class that we think you will really enjoy meeting, fifteen of the greatest guys on the Fraternally yours, Knox campus. RICHARD P. HENKE There you have it, a national offi- cer as speaker, a chance to see your President, Gamma Deuteron Chapter brothers, an opportunity to meet The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta the pledges, an excellent dinner. What more could you ask for? Come Perge for just the day, or the whole week- (Continued on Page 3) Page Two THE G.D. FIJI Winter Issue, 1956 FIFTEEN NEW WHITE STARS ADDED TO CHAPTER FIRST ROW (left to right)-Gary Hoopes, Junior Brown, Tom Murphy, Bill Reiners, Byron Roszell, Dennis 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. Our New Fijis Melvin "Junior" Brown (Astoria) Humphrey Memorial Scholarship. We expect to see a lot of action Gamma Deuteron is very proud of from Junior at Siwash. He earned Dave Harris (West Rockford) his numerals in freshman football Dave is the newest member of the these pledges, who have shown to and is now doing a fine job on an Fiji pledge class. He played intra- the actives that they truly are the best on campus. They are now show- excellent freshman basketball team. mural tennis and is now on the freshman wrestling team. ing the rest of the school evidence, Denny Cain (Winnetka)-Without Gary Hoopes (Astoria) - Gary is not only of the intense, enthusiastic, Denny, there would certainly be the backbone of the freshman bas- and successful rushing program of many less laughs, as he keeps every- ketball team, as he leads them in the Fijis, but also that Phi Gamma one in stitches. He is now playing total points and rebounds. He is Delta will continue to hold the high- intramural basketball with the Fijis. also a member of the Student Senate. est position of prominence. As one Ron Dudas (Downers Grove) - Nick Karay (Wyoming) - Nick can see from the following facts Here is a boy who is seldom equaled was a numeral winner in freshman about these men, they have interests as far as getting into trouble is con- football and is now playing intra- in every phase of college life. cerned. Ron is on the freshman mural basketball with the Fijis. council and earned his numerals in Tom Murphey (Kewanee) - Tom Max Brown (Machanicsville Iowa) freshman football. He is now on Max is a numeral winner in fresh- the Phi Gam basketball team. is a holder of the highly prized man football. He is a member of George F. Baker Scholarship. He Mike Fesler (Wyoming)-As well is an excellent student and a mem- the freshman council, plays intra- as boosting our intramural status, ber of the Freshman Seminar. He mural basketball with the Phi Gams, Mike should prove to be a real and is currently engaged in wrestl- shows great promise of being a worker inside the chapter. He is ing. leader in the fraternity. the proud possessor of the John W. (Continued on Page 3)