N O K T I E IN G.D. No.1 IA TA our We're be The on their you're Owen L. for the best by Phi Gamma The to Four regular academic Delta's 125 Graduate About Rush and Phi Gamma Delta Fraternities trace their origins to Brotherhood is a unique kind of of secrecy. They wanted to induct men who established societies based into their society friendship that transcends all social men attributes of on high literary and academic distinguished and and intellectual barriers. Friendship high standards. You have chosen to based upon brotherhood and coupled ambitions who possess a sense of attend Knox to further your academic with the uncompromising scholastic honor. The ideals of our and intellectual capacities. We and philosophical ideals of our Founders have believe Phi Gamma Delta can help founders is the guiding force of Phi served as a guide for the Brothers of you to do both and much more. Gamma Delta. Phi Gamma Delta whenever they It is important to remember that Phi Gamma Delta offers you the choose new members for our 136 fraternities need the college system to chance to develop a sense of year-old association. exist. It is upon this premise that the leadership and personal growth, and The Brothers of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity system at Knox exists. to learn in a cooperative atmosphere. have achieved success in all fields of Cooperation with the College's Phi Gamma Delta has been called endeavor. Champion athletes, administration is the fraternity "home" by many men in last 136 corporate leaders, military heroes, system's utmost concern. Phi Nobel Prize years. The choice is yours we winners, Rhode Gamma Delta is dedicated to would like to give you the chance to Scholars, great educators, promoting good relations with the call Phi Gamma Delta "home" with theologians, congressmen, senators, College's administrators to provide us. vice presidents and a president of the you with a conducive environment in The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta United States (Calvin Coolidge) have which to realize your academic goals. was founded on May 1, 1848 at all been able to point proudly to their Fraternities also provide you with a Jefferson College, Canonsburg, lasting feelings of brotherhood in Phi social setting for meeting new friends. Pennsylvania. The Gamma Deuteron Gamma Delta. Fraternity members share a close and Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at We hope you will take the distinctive living experience on Knox College was founded on April opportunity with which you have campus. The closeness among 5, 1867. The founders of Phi Gamma been presented and experience those Brothers in the house develops the Delta and of the Gamma Deuteron same feelings of brotherhood. We brotherhood upon which fraternities chapter were determined to establish invite you to consider joining Phi are based. a society founded upon the principle Gamma Delta. Chapter Officers Standing from left to right in the front row are: Rick Kapsch, '86, treasurer; Mike Ventura, '85, president; and Steve Singer, '86, corresponding secretary. Paul Storment, '85, recording secretary, and John Ingersoll, '85, historian, are in the back row. Phi Gamma Delta: Noted Part of Knox Education Knox Dear Freshmen and Transfer Students, Phi The most important reason for attending college is to get Gams a quality education. There is more to a college education than just academics and Knox has many clubs and organizations which offer educational experiences beyond Some of the many those presented in the classroom. One of these distinguished men organizations is the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. who have been part Here at Phi Gamma Delta we encourage our members to of Phi Gamma become active participants in campus activities. We take Delta at Knox: pride in the fact that we are quite diversified in our Otto Harbach, participation on campus. We have members involved in the noted lyricist such extracurricular activities and scriptwriter for as varsity basketball whom Harbach and golf, all I.M. sports, R.O.T.C., the Honor Board, The Theatre is named Knox Student, the Student Affairs Committee and was a Knox Phi many others. We also pride ourselves on our role in Gam. He is the community affairs. We help out at a local orphanage each creator of "No, No Nanette" and many other musical year and are involved with the Cub Scouts and in the big productions. brother program in town. S.S. McClure, the celebrated journalist and Throughout the rush period you will have to decide if muckraker who devised the first successful system for fraternity life is for you and, more importantly, if Phi syndicating news articles throughout the country was a Gamma Delta is for you. This is not a decision to be made Gamma Deuteron Phi Gam. He is credited with having lightly. Phi Gamma Delta has a great deal to offer and we discovered Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack London and hope you will look at us carefully. Our fraternity is not just many other prominent authors. Earnest Elmo Calkins, one of the earliest major a place to party and get away, but rather a living and advertising executives in the U.S., was a Phi Gam at learning experience as well as an investment in your Knox. He wrote They Broke the Prairie, a respected future. Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone. history of the settlement of Galesburg. You will develop friendships which will last you the rest of Hobart Gay, the lieutenant general who was once your life. I wish you the best of luck in your next few years Patton's chief of staff, was a Knox Phi Gam. He achieved at Knox and hope you take advantage of all Phi Gamma the highest rank of all the College's graduates who have Delta has to offer. served in the military. Sincerely, Mike Ventura, '85 Treasurer Extends Welcome to Knox Dear Freshmen and Transfer Students, funds from its members. A pledge fee, due in November, Welcome to Knox. of $45 and a fee of $130, to be paid in April, will be I am sure that in the next four years you will encounter charged. Both these amounts are sent to our international many new people and interesting activities. From my headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky and are experience I can tell you that being associated with a administration fees which help to pay for your pin, fraternity can add an immense amount of learning to your certificate and life-long subscription to The Phi college education. Also, being associated with a fraternity Gamma Delta, the Fraternity's graduate journal. After can add a great deal of fun to your stay at Knox. you become an active you will be charged a social due of When judging a fraternity you should consider more than $60 a term. This money is used for social functions such just what it can add to your college days. Phi Gamma as formals, sorority exchanges and parties. Delta is an international fraternity which possesses more I am sure that if you investigate this matter you will find than 120 chapter houses in the United States and that the advantages of being a Fiji clearly outweigh the Canada. Therefore, being a Phi Gam gives one an financial costs. increased opportunity to meet not only more Knox There are five paying jobs in the house, so paying your students, but it also gives one the opportunity to meet bills shouldn't really be a problem. If there are difficulties, people from all over the U.S. and Canada. The they can always be worked out by consulting the experiences Phi Gams gain from working with their treasurer. Do not let the costs of joining Phi Gamma Delta chapter's committees and holding their chapter's offices prevent you from enjoying the benefits the Fraternity has also provide one with practical experience which can be to offer. useful in one's career. If you have any questions, please call me at the house. One area that I must mention is finance. The Knox chapter of the International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Sincerely, Delta, like any other outstanding organization, requires Rick Kapsch, '86