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Volume XXXIII NOVEMBER, 1947 No. 4

Contents

Alpha Chi Installed at University of Miami .......................... .

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Pi Kapp Hotel and Innkeepers ......... . .. 4

Charles W. Martin Appointed Traveling Counselor .... .. ................ 7

"Dick" Young Retires as STAR AND LAMP Editor . 8

Howard D. Leake, National Treasurer

Council Approves New Chapters

President's Plaque Awarded Alpha Iota

Under The Students' Lamp ................... ..

The Alumni and Their Fraternity

Pi Kapps in the Limelight ................ . ... .

Bob Morse Resigns ......

Vital Statistics .. ........ .

Calling the Roll .. .

THE COVER

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MU'S NEW SECTION (7) AT

DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, N. C.

Presenting Alpha Chi's Charter, L. ta R.: National Chancellor, Theron A. Houser, Charlie Parker, president, Miami Alumni Chapter, and William Thompson, president

Alpha Chi.

A new link in the chain of Pi Kappa Phi chapters was added Octo­ber 11, 194 7 when Alpha Chi was installed at the progressive Univer­sity of Miami in Coral Gables, Flor­ida. Sixteen very impressive young men are wearing the badge of Pi Kappa Phi presented them by the Miami Alumni Chapter.

Installed during a hurricane, on the hurricane 's campus, 'Alpha Chi is officially launched. We used the word "launched" as this is practi­cally the way Mother Nature set the stage for this gala event. So, with palm trees bending, water rising and a seventy-five mile wind howling, the newest addition to Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is off to a hurricane start.

Dean of Men, Foster A. Alter, was present for the installation and wish­ed the young chapter Godspeed and a warm welcome to the University of Miami campus. He assured us we had a splendid group of young men and that the university would coop­erate with them in every way pos­sible. Another gesture of friendliness on the part of the university officials was a gift of a block of football tic-

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ALPHA CHI CHAPTER INSTALLED AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Ceremony Held At Roney Plaza, Miami Beach, Florida,

October 11, 1947

kets to the Miami alumni, the night before the installation, for the foot­ball game.

Alpha Chi is taking its first steps at a particularly significant time in growth of the university. Under guidance of President Bowman Ashe, this southernmost college in the United States is embarked on an am­bitious program which includes con­struction of a streamlined group of buildings especially designed for its tropical 245-acre campus.

. sect Bernard Jones, Jr. , Execut1ve J tary, and James M. Albritton, · District Archon for the State of f1

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ida, were on hand to do the of 1

honors.

The official presentation of 1

Charter was the climax of a Dis!~ Conclave which was also held. :rJe hers from all parts of the southe; were present for the event, with f\1? Epsilon, University of Florida, ~ Chi Chapter, Stetson Univer~11

topping the list of representatl' r There were other chapters represf~ ed also, one among them froJll far away as Alpha Zeta, ore; State College, and including ~~ from Tau, Sigma, Omicron, and '

The " Betsy Ross" of Alpha ~; Mrs. William A. Papy, wife of Jl ami's alumnus, William A. Pap)', t made a large gold and white ban with the Greek letters, "Pi I(a~ Phi," appliqued by band acr?ss r face. It hung proudly just ~n

1 rear of the speakers' table, Ji1

middle of which stool a large \ of red roses, both of which 11

admired by all present.

The storm cut the expected ; tendance almost by half but th were about 12 5 persons present,~ spite of it. As the wind was high water at least twelve inches d~e~ the streets outside, (and as hl~d the bub of an automobile in . :ll Gables) many anxious particiP'

0 bad to leave before the cerei11

ended. Photographers engaged make pictures were unable to ' there with their equipment.

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There are about 8500 students en­rolled at this coeducational college for regulation courses as well as those emphasizing Pan American relations or dealing with tropical research in marine biology. An exceptional fac­ulty and students from all parts of the world add to the importance of a community known as a winter playground, but which also bas its serious side in the fields of culture. At the university now are 11 national sororities and 12 national fraterni­ties, all of whom are planning beau­tiful houses around a miniature lake designated for the purpose. With this in view, students are inclined to be tolerant of any inconveniences now present in the way of crowded housing and classroom facilities un­der the swollen enrollment. The uni­versity itself is only slightly more than twenty years of age, but in that length of time bas made tremendous strides that augur well for the future.

The official installation of Alpha Chi was held at the Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Theron -A. Houser, National Chancellor, W.

The dinner dance which follf~ Bott was a huge success in spite o . l'e0

elements. Boyce Ezell, Jr., was .· go-between man for the speaker ~ the microphone. A mighty fine j was done despite the fact tbat

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be T~e Miami Alumni Chapter should fo ~ven a rousing vote of thanks, 1 r. It Was they who made the instal­ration possible and they who were • esp?nsible for its success. Those "ervmg so ably on the installation Brnrnittee were: William B. Roman, llfce Ezell, Jr., William A. Papy, w·' A.rthur G. Witters, and Paul C. fr;rnb1~h. The appreciation of the

termty at large goes to these brot1'\­~rs and to the Miami Alumni Chapter a~~. a job well done--a· noteworthy

.... nevement.

On December 10, 1947

Pi Kapps everywhere

will join in

celebrating the

Anniversary of

The Birth of

Pi Kappa Phi

December 10, 1904

ll'op ) A lro( drawing showing the proposed ce~-

Qroup of buildings with the campanile in the foreground .

!Middle ) U . . f M' .... t' t n1vers1ty a 10m1 1n1t1a 10n ea m (from Chi Chapter.)

Bock Alb. row, L. to R.: Sam Heidersbach, J. M.

rltton, Jr., Jack Inman, and W. F.

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111 r~~· L. toR.: Howard Kurtx, Douglas ' W1111am Reese, and G. Gerald Kunes.

1 B~tto . · Ill ) Rear view, new Umvers1ty of

Miarni classroom building.

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It isn 't strange when two people in the same line of business, living in the same section of the country, know each other but, when they learn from other sources that they are fraternity brothers, it is rath­er odd. The famous old Hotel Touraine that stands on that still

· more famous corner of Tremont and Boylston streets in Boston, Massa­chusetts, is managed and jointly own­ed by Brother George Anthony Tur­ain, Alpha Xi, (co-incidental bu.t no connection). And one of the fmest little country inns in all New Eng­land situated on Lake Winnipesaukee in the quaint and restful little sum­mer resort of Wolfeboro, New Hamp­shire is owned and operated by Brother James W. Carr, Chi.

We failed in our attempts to get a biographical sketch and picture of Brother Turain , together with a pic­ture and descriptive leaflet of The Hotel Touraine, but HOLIDAY mag­azine, August issue, pa~e 31, has come to our rescue. Accordmg to HOLI­DAY:

"At numerous points of historical interest in Boston , the city govern­ment has placed bronze markers. One at the corner of Boylston and Tre­mont Streets says that John Quincy Adams once had a house there. This marker is mounted on the Hotel Touraine, which at a somewhat later time in history-say, thirty-five years ago-was a favorite meeting place of that breed of Bostonians variously known as Brahmins, Coal Roast Bos­ton and Codfish-the old Yankee first families.

"The Touraine was at that time Boston's most expensive hotel. The atmosphere was genteel, the dining rooms spacious and quietly elegant; high-toned Bostonians sipped their sherry there and ate oysters or soft­shell crabs, secure in the assurance that they were surrounded only by others of their kind who had smiled aristocratically and nodded politely as obsequious captains ushered them to their accustomed tables.

"Today the Touraine is still a favorite meeting place of Boston, but it is changed. The once spacious

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lobby and dining rooms have been subdivided into a hive of bars, cock­tail Jounge3 and supper rooms . . . . salesmen press cocktails on prospect­ive customers, and middle-aged cus­tomers commune over Scotch-and­s!'ldas. On a typical day or night, the patrons will include a few codfish of the younger generation, as well as others of less formidable New Eng­land background; they will also in­clude some of Boston 's other racial stocks; and, except to a carefully appraising eye, they will all be in­distinguishable one from another.

"The Touraine of the previous generation was of the legendary Bos­ton. The Touraine now presents a better specimen of the real , modern Boston, a city with a heterogeneous population Jiving where history, tra­ditions and legends have been made for a matter of three centuries -and proudly putting up bronze mark­ers to proclaim it."

Pi Kappa Phi feels a keen sense of pride in having a brother at the helm of a hotel of such distinction.

THE INNKEEPERS Brother James W. Carr is a past

master in the art of innkeeping and a connoisseur of good food and drink.

The Carr House, provides a cornforl able country Inn to summer visitor and is located at 44 Main Strftl Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Jt 1

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modern without losing anything. t the oldtime warmth and cordiahll Although it is located in the toll'f there is a spacious lawn and gard~; entirely surrounded by a white P1

ket fence. In addition to the gue' rooms, lobby and the dining roon;· I here is a side porch overlooking La : Winnipesaukee and an inviting 1~ rea tiona] lounge with huge firepla. hand hewn beams and paneled 1

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knotty pine. The Carrs bring thfl (almost) singing, always smiling, all' obliging colored waiters and h0~~ boys up to New England from NO 1 Carolina and select their cooks, a\ general rule, from Tuskegee Institll graduates. .

John Wentworth, the colonial G~, crnor of New Hampshire, was first to discover Wolfeboro as a S1101

mer resort in 1768, and be erec:~ a beautiful summer _.home in f'\ town. Lady Wentworth admit! later, "Wolfeboro is the place to~ cover appetites and Jearn peopled' relish what is set before them." La· Wentworth, were she alive toda~ would relish what was set before h at the Carr House. pi

Brother Carr was a lieutenant co1 mander, Service Corps, USNR .;~ three and a half years in the pacdL· and says he is prouder of that tinction than anything he's ever dO~ He is president of the New Ba~~ shire Hotel Association, is on .

8 Board of Governors of the Amencf Hotel Association for New BaJ1~ shire, is a member of the Boar .

18 Trustees of the Huggins HoSP1 r Wolf~boro, N. H., and on the ~~il of Directors of the Wolfeboro J.

ing Nurses association. .1 kl He says he thought he was ta. e:

a vacation from the hotel buS10

wh :'!n he entered the school of bll;~ ness administration, Stetson VniVil sity, the fall of 1924, as his faO\ then ran the Hotel Royal Palm, · ' Petersburg, Fla. But he became rP~ involved when later he was eJeCcr treasurer and manag=d the fina0 ~ of the " boys' hotel " Chi Chapter•.

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after CJ . . Wh' h 11 had bought the house m thelc they are now living and which st Y have outgrown (they have lately fuarJed an alumni campaign for N~ s t? help build a new home.) th ~talg1a, Brother Carr? He said at at back in the old days be trembled Ill he thought of the " first of each

onth'' wh h . . I d . ter en t e pnnetpa an m-lo h~t 0~ Chi's house, a fabul ous sum

I rn In those days, came due. ch n the fall the Carrs leave the ea~trnin~ Wolfeboro Inn idle ' til sou& sprmg and (lucky people) trek Wh Ward to St. Petersburg, Fla ., Secere they grace the hearth of Carr 's, 'Wh~rd ~ve,., and Second St. North erat ~ th1s 1s a hotel owned and op­nev e by the Carr family and we've chaer seen it, if it holds half the Innr~ of the li ttle New Hampshire ap ~ ~t, too, is "a place to recover w~tli~es and learn people to reli ~h

IS set before them ."

In B etween N. E. And Florida

bo~nd a good ways between, is a stateer town divided in half by two l'hers', Bristol , Virginia-Tennessee. eraJ ~h a large hotel there, The Gen­anct l'k elby, managed by a capable Iller 1 eable Pi Kapp, George Sum­live s~n, Rho. For lack of a descrip­of th 0?klet of the hotel or sketch \ve k e City, we'll start by telling what lsaa n~w of the town and of General gets~ helby, from whom the Hotel

Its name Bristol V: . . . the 1' ' 1rgm1a, Tennesse, 1s on

Prod e~nesse-Virginia state line in a App ~Chv~ and beautiful part of the

a ach1an region. Stateline ~treet

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divides the Tennessee part from the Virginia part. Its manufacturer~ are paper and pulp, rayon, . furmture , lumber building matenals, and , among' other things, dairy products.

General Shelby, for whom the Hotel is named, moved to East Tennessee in 1771. He served in

George Summerson, Rho

the Revolutionary war and fought in several engagements, including Kin~s Mountain. In 1783 he settled m Kentucky and helped secure its sep­aration from Virginia. When Ken­tucky became a state be was the first governor ( 1792-96) , and served a second term (1812-16). In 1818, with Andrew Jackson, he was com-

missioned to purchase the remaining land of the Chickasaws in Tennessee and Kentucky.

Brother George Summerson, who so ably manages the General Shelby, was born in Richmond , Va. , and during his grammar and high school days lived in ten states and went to school in six. He graduated from Washington and Lee University with a B. S. in business administration in 1927. Prior to going in to the hotel business he was employed by the S. A. L., and N. & W. Railroad com­panies, and for a short period was in the investment business.

Brother Summerson began his career in the hotel business in 1929 as an auditor for the Hotel Robert E. Lee, Winston-Salem, N . C., and, in addition, was auditor for two other hotels and managed an apart­ment house until1935. He was man­ager of the Washington-Duke Hotel, Durham, N. C. from 1935 to 1939, and was appointed manager of The General Shelby, Bristol, Va.-Tenn., in 1939.

Brother Summerson is married and has two daughters, 9 and 12 years of age and one son, 2 years old. He is a Mason; member of Kazim Shrine Temple; a Kiwanian ; and is presi­dent of Charter 46 Hotel Greeters of America. From 1941-43 and 1945-4 7 he was director of the Chamber of Commerce of Bristol; vice-president, Southern Hotel Assn ., 1940 ; presi-

Hotel Genera I Shelby Bristol, Va.-Tenn.

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Henry Grady Hotel, Atlo nto, Go.

dent, Virginia Division, Southern Hotel Association, 1941 ; director, Virginia Hotel Assn., 1941-42-43; president, Virginia Hotel Assn., 1944 ; Virginia Member-Executive Council, American Hotel Association, 1945; president, Washington & Lee Alumni Chapter, 1942-45; and Major. Vir­ginia State Guard , January 1941 to June 1947.

Farther South And slightly to the west, in the

city of Atlanta, Ga., two Pi Kapps have the distinction of managing large hotels in that city. L. 0. Mose­ley, Eta, manages The Henry Grady and Richard B. Cumming, Alpha Epsilon, The Atlantan. This space will be given over to Brother Moseley and The Henry Grady Hotel. See the next series, for story on Brother Cnmming and The Atlantan.

Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, is situated near the foothills of the Ap­palachians and is one of the leading cities of the South. At one time Pi Kappa Phi had three undergraduate chapters in schools there - Iota, Georgia School of Technology; Eta, Emory University; and Pi, Ogle­thorpe University. The Oglethorpe chapter became dormant d u r i n g World War II, leaving Iota and Eta to carry on there for Pi Kappa Phi.

Atlanta became the objective of Sherman's invasion of Georgia in 1864 and the Battle of Atlanta was

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fought there from July -22 to Novem­ber 16, when the city was entirely burned and Sherman started on his famed March to the sea. In the late War, some Yankee soldiers stationed at nearby Ft. McPherson had to often verbally fight this battle over again. one of which is credited with saying, "That go iy, 'Shoiman' sure made it hard for us."

Henry Woodfin Grady, from whom the hotel gets its name, was a Georgia journalist and orator. He gained nationwide fame after the Civil War by his editorials and addresses, not­ably one, "The New South." The Grady monument in Grady Square, Atlanta, and the city's municipal hospital , The Grady, is also named for the distinguished Georgian. Th:! Henry Grady Hotel presently stands

Detroit, Michigan Site of

1948 Convention

Look for De·tails in February

issue

Bob Morse, (above), appointed chairman convention committee, assisted by William Zabriskie, Archon, Detroit Alumni Chapter.

on the site of the famous old Govern­or's mansion .

Brother L. 0. Moseley, Manager of The Henry Grady, was born and educated in Johnson County, Geor­gia, living on a farm until well into manhood. He attended grammar and high school in Laurens County, Ga., and later went to Emory Univer­sity where he "learned well enough to obtain a teacher's license" and his first sally into the world was as a teacher in a one-room country school. After one year's experience, he at­tached himself to politics and became the secretary to a Georgia Congress­man, which position was cut short a year later by hostilities with Germany in World War I. Brother Moseley is a veteran of this war ( 23 months overseas) and from it he received the Citation of Merit and Purple Heart.

As if being manager of The Benr)' c~ Grady were not enough, Brother Moseley was a recent candidate for the Board of Aldermen of Atlan~a and received the largest vote cast 1~ the City Primary where about 3 candidates for Mayor, Councilmen and Board of Aldermen participated· He is now Provisional Mayor pro Tern and by succession will be Mayor Pro Tern in 1948. His present ternl expires January 1950, at which tirnc he will have served thirteen years 0~ the Board of Aldermen. He h~: served as Chairman of the CitY' Purchasing Commission for seve;. years ; is a member of the Tax, Wa . er and Sewer Committees; and h3'

worked for and supported ever)' worthwhile measure to come beforr the city council of Atlanta. He ha; one son, L. 0. (Buck) Moseley, P years of age, now in his second year at M~Callie School in Chattanooga· Tem\.

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(Note: This is the first of a serie; of articles on Pi Kapps in the hotel business. We would appreciate hear· ing from any other Pi Kapps who ar~ in this type of business. Kindly s~ 11

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bl' sketches and personal photographs · January 1, 1948.)

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CHARLES W. MARTIN APPOINTED TRAVELING COUNSELOR

By Louis D. Garinger Alpha Sigma

Charles W. Martin, Alpha

llroth Sullled ~r Charlie Martin, who as-8elor i hts duties as traveling coun­~~trick September, was born in Fitz­'lespe~ W. Va., January 31, 1923. at his p t most of his pre-college years ~essee resent home, New River, Ten­'-t. J3 and received his A. B. and Of 1'e~ degrees from the University s· nessee s· tnce h' . .t&rna A ~s initt:ation into A:lpha

ltn h~ Pnl 12, 1942, Brother Mar­to tha: ~ndered invaluable service ll>ork as ~pter. In addition to his ~~>as four ~tstorian and chaplain, he ;he desr hmes chosen archon to guide IVo Pe/0 Y of Alpha Sigma through r~lllt 0~lo~s war years. As a direct lh1es, AI ~Is ~ise and farsighted pol­p·ose dp t Stgma not only surviVed 1dity tar days but rose with ra-

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leadership on the University of Ten­nessee campus.

Few students of the University of Tennessee have been quite as versa­tile in campus activities as has Brother Martin. His outstanding achievements include: editor of the campus newspaper, The Orange and White; first student to twice hold the position of business manager of The Orange and White; co-manager of Carnicus, the annual lively and picturesque fraternity and sorority skit program; president of the Fra- ' ternity Relations Board; president of the Nahheeyayli Governing Board, a select · group who brings the big­name dance bands to the University; membership in Scarabbean, outstand­ing leadership society for men ; one of the few students to be featured for O F 0 a position of unquestioned

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three successive years in Who's Who in American Universities and Col­leges; service on the Student-Faculty Organization Board; campaign man­~ger of t.he Rebel Political Party and tts canduJate for the presidency of the . All Students' Club; Freshmen Advtsor; member of the Publications Council; membership in the All Stu­dents ' Club, the governing body at the university ; and membership in Phi. Delta Phi, national legal fra­termty.

Brother Martin is a member of the Tennessee State Bar. His hobbies are golf and dancing, his goal - to see Pi Kappa Phi have one hundred chapters before too many years! His dynamic driving power coupled with his innate ability should go far to­ward helping Brother Martin as traveling counselor, to accomplish this noteworthy goal.

DAYTONA BEACH, JULY 5, 1947 A crowd of 10,000 cheered the selection

of Miss Dixie at Daytona Beach on July 4th. Shown here with the winner-Miss Peggy

Elder of Gadsen, Alabama-is Bud Dickinson, Pi Kapp from Chi and President of the Stetson Student body who was master of ceremonies for the occasion.

Miss Elder was also one of the runners up in the National Beauty Contest held in Atlantic City, taking fourth place, and winning $2,000.00.-Photo is by Darrel Car­nell, Alpha Epsilon.

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One of the real unsung heroes of Pi Kappa Phi is Richard L. Young, Kappa. His natural unselfishness as editor of THE STAR AND LAMP caused him to not receive proper recognition for his long and untiring devotion to Pi Kappa Phi.

To arrive at a National Conven­tion is to be sure that you will get a chance to talk to "Dick." He is always there . To visit Charlotte, N. C., is to visit " Dick." He always has time for a brother and you can prob­ably learn more about Pi Kappa Phi in a couple hours with "Dick" than you can in a similar leng 'h of time anywhere.

How does it happen that " Dick" is always abreast of Pi Kappa Phi affairs? In his own words, here is the story:

"As I recall , it was back right after World War I that I met H enry Harper on the street. He was the Fraternity's National Treasurer and he asked me about taking over the magazine, which during the parlous days of the war had been issued by

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"DICK" YOUNG RETIRES A~ STAR AND LAMP EDITOR

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Richard L. "Dick" Young, Kappa, former editor of The Star and Lamp.

\Vade Bolt, I understand , al his own expense. I agreed and took over. Back in those days the editor, who served without compensation, handled ev­erything - including subscription and mailing list. We bought a hand­operated addressing machine and I recall how my young wife and I ran the envelopes through the ad­dressing machine. We had but a few hundred on the mailing list but later, under Harper's and my direc­tion, the fraternity approved the life-subscription plan.

" I served for thirteen years and when I gave it up and turned the editorial reins over to Howard Leake, who edited the magazine as part of his duties as Executive Secretary, the fraternity gave me a handsome electric clock with chimes. It is still our proudest possession and if it ever stopped chiming, we would miss its quarter hour sounding just like a member of the family .

"After a few years, I was recalled and took over the magazine 's editor­ship again when McCann became

Executive Secretary and held the · until the present Executive Se<f tary was appointed. During the 11

when the revenue of the fraterl11

was expected to be reduced, .1

Council asked if I would serve 11'11

out pay. I did so readily, glad of 1

opportunity to serve the Fratern in its hour of need ."

That, my friends, is a long siP made short by the man who ]laS c

ited your magazine for an aggre~· of twenty-three years.

" Dick" is a native of South (a! !ina but has made his home in c.h· lotte, N. C., since the age of et~· He graduated from the Univer:, of North Carolina in 1918 but fortunes of war were such that was not on hand for graduatio» c

ercises. In World War I he was coll10

1 sioned Second Lieutenant, Field tillery. Upon returning from the~ vice, "Dick '' began a twenty-siX l' stay with the Charlotte News. ~~ City Hall reporter and has ' some magazine writing.

" Dick" is a member of the C~ lotte voiture of the Forty and ~1' and is a former Chef de Gare. : a charter member of the St. ]0

·st• Baptist Church and wrote a ht 1.

of the church for its twentY·1

anniversary. He is President of "Midwood Men's" club in Charl(ll

"Dick" went to a base h05P near Tacoma, Wash. , with rllv

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during his war service. He left '' his student nurse, Miss Jean Co lin, of Ontario, Oregon, as his b~t Mrs. Young attended Oregon "t College and was a member 0

Beta Pi. . The Youngs have two sons, ~1

Jr. and Donald. Both were in.'' : War II and went to the PaciftC.

1 atre. To see " Dick," you would!l lieve it, but he is a grandfather·

When in Charlotte and you 1

the need of some real Pi KapPd hospitality, call the Richar

1 Youngs at 2 021 Ashland A ventl

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HOWARD D. LEAKE, IS NATIONAL TREASURER

By

II MARGE" LEAKE

. Any organization that finds a leak tn its treasury is definitely in dan­~r financially. In the case of Pi

appa Phi things are different be­~use the Leake in its money affairs ts no R ne other than Howard Leake,

ho chapter alumnus. Brother How­ard was l B' e ected to the Council at the

trrningham convention and for . a ~ear has been signing all checks, do­tng the accounting for the funds, and · t In general running a small Cen-ral Office is his den.

th This is not his first venture into h'e affairs of the fraternity. During t ts Undergraduate years at Washing­eon & Lee he served his chapter in Very .

Pres· capactty from neophyte to int tdent. After graduation he went

0 ° the teaching profession, being

Ln the faculty at Washington and .,..,~e University for a year, and at utrrn· 'J tngham-Southern for two more

b:~~s. At that time his fraternity

hl. oned, and in 19 2 8 he took over s d t'

l!t' u tes of Central Office as exec-hi~ve _secretary in Chicago. Under E gutdance the office was moved to

vanst si on and thence to Richmond si:t Years later. He bad several as­he ants who deserve mention. When Et took over his duties Bill Blalock, Plea, Was serving, and later it was his Etaasure to work with Joe Cannon, fice' for several years. When the of­Alec Was moved to Richmond John assj tnn, Alpha Upsilon, came in as cha s ant, and remained to take full tio r~e on Brother Leake's resigna-

n •n 1937.

dleNot only did Brother Leake han­but ~e office routine and traveling,

e also edited the STAR AND

"Doc" Leake, Former Executive Secretary, now ably serving his Fraternity on the National

Council.

LAMP for many years. So it is quite clear that the man in the national treasurer's chair at this time is fully aware of fraternity problems in gen­eral, and of Pi Kappa Phi in particu­lar.

Following his resignation, Howard moved his family back to Birming­ham, Alabama, where_ he is nnw gen­eral manager of Hendon's Parking and Service Stations. His daughter, M imi who was nurtured in her baby­hood 'and youth on Pi Kappa Phi, is now in her sophomore year at Mary­ville College, Maryville, Tenn.

Brother Leake is an active mem­ber of the Birmingham Exchange Club, and an elder in the Presbyter­ian church. Besides his fraternity, his hobbies are his yard and his fish­ing.

UPSILON TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIP CUP

Upsilon of Pi Kappa Phi, an­nounced July 25, 1947 as the Uni­versity of Illinois fraternity scholas­tic leader over 53 other University chapters, will be presented the Inter­fraternity council scholarshtp cup, do­nated by the Sigma Chi foundation.

The massive trophy, standing over 36 inches in height, will be presented at a banquet this fal l, according to E. E. Stafford, dean of men.

Stafford announced recently that the trophy will be presented annually on a revolving basis. It has been on display at the dean of men 's office since its arrival.

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{!tue~ted /1~

~te~ It all began one evening last Aug­

ust at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birm­ingham, Alabama, when the Twenty­first Supreme Chapter put the Pi Kappa Phi reins in the hands of the present council with instructions to let Pi Kappa Phi spread its wings for the first time since 193 S.

Meeting at the John Marshall Ho­tel in Richmond Oct. 4th and Sth, the National Council reviewed the progress of the past year and set about formulating plans for further progress during the coming year.

Principal items on the agenda were the consideration of several petitions for undergraduate chapters and the selection of a site for the 1948 con­vention. After having carefully in­vestigated the petitioning groups, the Council granted charters at the Uni­versity of Miami, Miami, Florida, Indiana University, Bloomington, In­diana, and Oregon University, Eu­gene, Oregon. The Miami group was designated Alpha Chi and installed by National Chancellor Houser on Oct. 11th. The Indiana group was designated Alpha Psi and installed by National Treasurer Leake Nov. 9t)l . The installation date for the Oregon group has not been set but is ex­pected to be sometime in December or early January.

The Council considered many in­vitations for the 1948 convention and came up with the decision to accept the proposal of the Detroit alumni. So - - - Detroit it will be on Sep­tember 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The De­troit alumni are a very active group and have promised to make the '48 convention one of the best.

Executive Secretary, W. Bernard Jones, Jr., gave a full report of the activities of central office since the time of his appointment as Executive Secretary. This report indicated that the instructions of the Council were being carried out in the manner they wished them to be. The report disclosed that the chapters were co­operating heartily with central office in its attempt to insure the health

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and happiness of the individual chap­ters and that of the fraternity as a whole. The chapters have proved that they will not only keep central office well informed but that they will do anything asked or instructed to do if but asked. The by-word of central office has been to "keep them informed - keep them busy - keep them." The response has been excellent. The Executive Sec­retary's report included an over all proposed expansion program for the coming year. The program was ap­proved subject to "step-by-step" ap-

. proval of National President Rice. The social calendar for the meet­

ing was a virtual blank. Meetings morning, afternoon and evening elim­inated any possibility of enjoying anything but each other's company. This they did. Having omitted social activities for this meeting, the Coun­cil is saving its energy for a gala affair at the '48 convention. All eyes are now leveled upon Detroit.

PRESIDENT'S PLAGUE AWARDED "ALOT A"

By John W. Deimler, National Historian

The close of the 1946-47 Chapter Publication Contest in August found four chapter papers, out of a total of ten contestants, eligible for consid­eration for the President's Plaque Award.

Alpha Iota's THE ALOTA had just a slight edge over Omega's OMEGALITE by virtue of a greater percentage of alumni news. In fact, these two publications were so close­ly matched that your National His­torian enlisted the aid of Brother McDonald, head of Drexel's English Department, in selecting the win­ner. Both papers were excellently ar­ranged, well written, and very inter­esting. From a strictly "style" con­sideration, THE OMEGALITE was slightly superior to THE ALOTA.

John Hawthorne, editor of 1'~f: ALOTA, and Bob Goodenough, It tor of THE OMEGALITE, are to congratulated for their fine wo~k Each Chapter had three printed 1 ~ sues during the contest period.

A close third and fourth in ~: contest were ALPHA ZETA NE\~ and Eta's ETAGRAMS. The• publications also had three issues e~ and were mimeographed. ALPP~ ZETA NEWS was one of the bel: mimeographed publications but woU' have had keen competition frorn sf' eral others had these chapters issU~ three or more papers during t year. Eta Chapter deserves a wo~ of praise for their spirit, since tht; were reactivated only last octo~1

after a ten year period of inactivJt)

One general criticism of both thf. 'JI

papers (and also all the other !11101 ographed publications) is the re .:

tive poor "readibility" of some 1:

sues and the neglect to mainta~ clear right hand margins in aJI t r issues. These are important facl01 in the consideration of "general 3

tractiveness."

Now to just briefly review· the ~3; is on which the Chapter publicat1° are judged. Alumni news is the Jl1~ important factor and is rated on ~ basis of SO % ; general attractiveo rr (headings, form, make-up, pictu, or sketches, etc.) is next on a bBir of 30%; and frequency of issue rar 20%, with a minimum of three. r quired. Mimeographed publica!J~ have just as good a chance of 1~ ning as do those that are print,

0 dll provided that proper attention iS b

en to the details of arrangement ar preparation.

The competition this past year ~ been very encouraging and indicBt a keen interest in this busine55

having a good chapter paper. 'fo ' of those who published only one ' two issues; what you had was g~ - now let's try to get out three year! For those who were not reflP sen ted; join the others-it's Jots f fun (and work, of course) l And the four contestants this year; ~~

h d 0 0 ... ,,

up t e goo work-<:ompetJtJO•' Ar be more keen this next year! good luck to all!

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Under the Student's Lamp By Dr. Will E. Edington, Upsilon Chairman of Scholarship Committee

Five Pi Kappa Phi Scholars Win The

Fraternity's Scholarship Awards. Pi K.ap

]) Pa Phi Scholars For 194 7 es ·

zation P~te the problems of reorgani-School In many chapters during the the ch year 1946~ 194 7, a number. of cipal b ap~ers reahzed that the pnn­leges isusmess ?f universities and col­record e.ducat10n and the scholarship Were ~ of ~orne of their members nation ~ervmg of consideration for of can a. recognition. The number ar wa~tdates for Pi Kappa Phi Schol­for but ~ot as great as was hoped elCcelJ In general the quality was Senio:nt. A candidate must be a his s h or a second term Junior and celJen~ ?larship record must be ex­or Wi 1.£ he is to stand any chance highe~ntng this award which is the Phi t award made by Pi Kappa

l' 0 an active member.

Scho~e first awards of Pi Kappa Phi first ~r Were made in 192 7 when the linctj wo Brothers received that dis­groupon,f and each year saw a similar honore~ fr~m two to nine Brothers lican until the War stopped prac­ing ~ ali fraternity activities. Dur­Scholare four years, 1943-1946, no War s were chosen. Before the chosena t?tal of 123 Scholars was havin Wtth most of the chapters liowe~ one or more representatives. lllade er some of the chapters have Sbttee~nusual records for during that EpsiJo Years Omega had 13 Scholars, !leta e~ and Alpha Phi nine each, seven tght, Omicron and Alpha Tau and ]) e~ch, Iota and Rho six each,

l'he e t~ and Alpha Mu five each. 1947 ar Pt. Kappa Phi Scholars for three c~ flve m number representing nallles f apters. The Brothers whose leenth allow constitute the seven­ars: Ja group of Pi Kappa Phi Schoi­J.ohn ;es.John Brophy, Alpha Phi; Stlon· avtd Carpenter, Alpha Ep­Ep8n'on ~ober~ Paul Ferreira, Alpha Pha s· ' Louts Daniel Garinger, Al-1\lpha

1§?1a; Roderick Page Thaler,

ber lO tgma. On or about Decem-th these Brothers will receive

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the Scholarship Pendant and the Scholarship Certificate at the annual Founders' Day Banquets of their respective chapters. Also in the Feb­ruary number of THE STAR AND LAMP a statement of their collegiate records, both curricular and ' extra­curricular, will appear, together with their photographs. These Brothers have made outstanding scholarship records of which Pi Kappa Phi may well be proud, and they are deserv­ing of this recognition and the con­gratulations of our entire fraternity.

Reports on Chapter Scholarship

Before the War practically all uni­versity and college Registrars or Deans issued scholarship reports reg­ularly for each semester or term and at the end of the year for the school year. These reports contain much valuable information not only with regard to the various fraternities and other organizations but to the insti­tution as a whole. These reports are beginning to appear again so that National Scholarship Chairmen will soon be able to get pictures of the general stholarship situation in their respective fraternities, both within the fraternity itself and it!' rating nationally with other similar fratern­ities. A few scattered reports on chapters of Pi Kappa Phi indicate that a number of 0ur ';hapters realize the importance of sr.nolarship in the success of the char,ter.

Upsilon at the University of Illi­nois bas made an exceptionally fine record, ranking fourth the first se­mester and first the second semester among over fifty national fraternity chapter:; on that campus. Likewise Iota Hl G~orgia Tech, Alpha Delta at t:1 c University of Washington, and Alpha Omicron at Iowa State, have all made records during the past year ranking them right neflr the top. These standings pose a chal­lenge to the pledge groups wJ-,,' ·, ·

being initiated this year. Chapter advisers and pledge chairmen should be on their guard to maintain or im­prove, if possible, the rating of their chapters by picking their pledges very carefully.

Probably the present year will sec the return of the national ratings of the various national fraternities. In the past Pi Kappa Phi has . year after year maintained a good na­tional rating, above the general na­tional average. This has been ac­complished only through the efforts of 0e individual chapters in keeping their own averages above the campus averages at their respective institu­tions.

Pi Kappa Plans Conclave In Columbia, S. C. on Nov. 14-15

The first post-war conclave of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will be held November 14-15 in Columbia with Sigma chapter, University of South Carolina, acting as hosts, John Bunch chairman of the committees for th~ conclave announced.

Pi Kappa Phi, the only national social fraterruty to have its begin­ning in South Carolina, was founded at Charleston in 1904 at the College of Charleston.

Members from The College of Charleston, F u r man University, Presbyterian College, Wofford Col­lege, and the Uruversity of South Car­olina will be joined by alumni from all over the South at the convention. National officers and distinguished members of the fraternity will receive special invitations to attend.

Final plans were laid for the con­clave at a meeting of officers and committeemen from five South Car­olina chapters of the fraternity.

Invitations to active Pi Kappa Phis, :Fi Kappa Phi alumni and pledges will be sent out iP the near tuture.

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pends, to a great extent, upon thl alumni and how alert they are as. 3

group, and as individuals, in advt~~ ing Central Office of such " lead.s as they learn of them. Here agatn; our far-flung alumni are our contac men who MUST keep their frater~i i ty in formed of such possibilities 1

By JOHN W. DEIMLER, National Historian we expect to grow. . Let's all become more expanst0

conscious and keep up the flow. 0

chapter prospects into Central Offtce Several weeks ago, I had the pleas­

ure of meeting with alumni in the Pittsburgh area and discussing the problems confronting them as an alumni group about to re-activate. Their problems are common to a 11 alumni chapters in some degree.

In the course of this discussion , several timely thoughts were express­eel. First of all, there must be a reason for the continuation of that fraternal 'fellowship enjoyed during undergraduate days, and the fuller realization of that common bond ex­isting between all members of Pi Kappa Phi, regardless of chapter, which can and does develop into life­long friendships.

The second point is to get every­one in the group acquainted with each other, so that everyone knows at least several things about each man, his chapter, his job or profes­sion, perhaps his hobby, his family status, etc. Several stag meetings planned to afford such an opportun­ity will soon show results. Once the men know each other, then social affairs for a mixed group can be un­dertaken with some degree of suc­cess.

Then after the chapter has been established, there should be a pur­pose or a im toward which the group should direct their attention. This purpose should center around the local undergraduate chapter when it and the alumni chapter are in the same vicinity. Such project may be one or several among those which are listed.

1. Scholarship or service awards 2. Financial aid in purchase of a

house 3. Subsidizing the printing of the

chapter paper 4. Additional furni shings for the

house 5. Participation in social activities 6. Sponsoring special occasions

such as Founder's Day or Alumni Homecoming

7. Aid in rushing

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If there is no undergraduate chap­ter in the locality, then the goal of the alumni should be that of fos­tering one. This can be done in one of two ways; colonization or interest­ing a local fraternity in nationaliza­tion. Colonization, while possibly the more difficult method, is still readily accomplished if the alumni can interest a few men on the cam­pus in the fraternity and are willing to guide and assist them in the early phases of their formation. Once we have a " lead," the formation of a nucleus for the chapter is relatively easy. The Miami alumni did just this ~nd our newest chapter, Alpha Chi, IS a result of their efforts. The Port­land alumni are working on a similar project at the University of Oregon. There is another colony at Indiana University which will have been chartered by the time this issue of the STAR AND LAMP reaches you.

With the increased student enroll­ment in all the colleges, there are numerous opportunities for Pi Kappa Phi to expand. Just how well we take advantage of these opportunities de-

Los Angeles Group Chartered The circumstances which brougb

together Brothers Don Koivisto, A pha Delta ; "Chuck" Ol£.on, andRe Koelblen , Alpha Zeta, were most u usual, and not intended for the pur pose of organizing an alumni cha ter, but out of this meeting carne I desire to again meet fraternal brot ers and to further the interest of oU fraternity in a field that had nev

1 been entered by an undergradualf chapter of our fraternity, narnel Southern California.

This group sent out invitations 10

other known Pi Kapps in this ar~a. 1 ~ meet for the purpose of organtZ1~ an alumni chapter. This resulted 1 ~ a meeting attended by a compara

1 tively small but enthusiastic groUP~ brothers, who, however, represent

1 a fairly scattered membership fro~, chapters in the East, West, :No~\ and South. This group imbued "' 1 ~ 0 the will and enthusiasm to agat

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Los Angeles Area Alumni-Los Angeles Installation, June 16, 1947

THE STAR AND

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Corydon P. Spruill, Esq. DE Kappa

p~N CORYDON P. SPRUILL hav~ al<:appa Phi is justly proud to t' mon · Ion C g Its members of distinc-Pa, 'ne~rydon P. Spruill, Esq., Kap­lhe tJ .n of the General College of c n1ve · hapel n·{Sity of North Carolina, apPoint 1 1, N: C. Dean Spruill was 1936. ect to h1s present position in

A. nat' • er Spru:~e of Raleigh, N. C., Broth-Universit 1 Was graduated from the ~n A.. By .of orth Carolina with : Litt ., In 1920, and awarded a

Sity E. degree from Oxford Univer-ah~desngland, in 1922. He was a 22. Scholar to England in 1921-

lie · · faro]j~~~~ed the University of North toll\ En

1 aculty following his return

Sot or g and as an assistant profes­Conunereconomics in the School of \Vas lllactce. The same year, 1936, he eq chair e Dean he was also appoint­Put intoman of. a committee which Plan fo Pr~ctlce the University's telll ro/ ~n Individual advisory sys­'] burin s Udents. ~I \Vas g Wo;lct War II, Dean Spru­. tilly commissioned a major in the ~nlistectand served several years. He "U • as a · ting W pnvate in the Air Corps 0 orld War I.

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As a student at the University he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and Golden Fleece; he was president of his sophomore class and manager of the basketball team during his senior year; and won his monogram in gymnastics.

Brother Spruill is married and has no children. He and Mrs. Spruill make their home in Chapel Hill, N.C.

BROTHER HENRY GIESE Professor Henry Giese, Alpha

Omicron, was awarded the Cyrus Hall McCormick Medal by the Amer­ican Society of Agricultural Engin­eers at the annual presentation in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 25, 1947. This is one of the highest awards given in Brother Giese's field. In making the award it was stated by the committee that " ... (the soci­ety) may well have considered both the aggregate amount of his contri­butions to the advancement of agri­cultural engineering and the balanced variety of avenues along which he has exercised his talents. Yet it may be surmised that it is above all else the recognition of a great teacher .. "

Professor Giese received his B. S. degree from Iowa State College in 1919, his M.S. degree also from Iowa State College in 1927, and in 1930 he received the professional degree of Architectural Engineering. He has engaged in many activities which have resulted directly in benefiting his profession. He has always been ac­tive in the affairs of the North Cen­tral Farm Structures Committee and has held nlany offices in that and re­lated organizations.

He has guided the graduate pro­grams of 3 7 candidates for the mas­ter 's degree and a Jist of their theses is a bookshelf in farm structure en­gineering. It has been said by one of them speaking with the perspective of some fifteen years following his graduate work that, " . . . (Giese) has directed more research and train­ed more graduate students in farm structures research than any other college professor, and probably more than all others combined . .. "

Henry Giese Alpha Omicron

Brother Giese is the author or joint author of about a hundred federal and state bulletins, books, and articles in technical and popular journals. His honorary memberships include Phi Kappa Phi for scholarship, Sigma Xi for research , Tau Beta Pi for engin­eering, Gamma Sigma Delta for ag­riculture, and Phi Mu Alpha for music.

Besides all this, and many other endeavors not mentioned for lack of space, Professor Giese has found ·the time to ably serve Alpha Omicron as president of its building corporation from its inception up to July of this past year.

NATHAN MOBLEY HONORED Nathan Mobley, Kappa, has been

elected executive vice president and a director of the United States Guar­antee Company of New York. The office of executive vice president, to which Brother Mobley was elected, is newly created.

Brother Mobley is a native of Reidsville, N. C., and was graduated from the University of North Caro­lina at Chapel Hill with an A. B. degree. He entered the insurance business in a local agency at Char­lotte, N. C ..

He was transferred to Chicago in 192 5 where he was made western

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Nathan Mobley Kappa

agency supervisor for Fidelity & De­posit, and in 1928 went to New York as production manager of the metro­politan department. He resigned from the company in 1929 to become assistant secretary of the United States Casualty Co., in charge of its fidelity a n d surety department. Brother Mobley joined the United States Guarantee Co. in 1934 as as­sistant to the president and was elected vice president in 1936.

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Prince H. Preston Lambda

Georgia's New Congressman Prince H. Preston, Jr., Lambda,

was elected to the Eightieth Con­gress of the United States on No­vember 5th, 1946.

Brother Preston, a democrat, was born in Walton County, Ga., on July 5, 1908, and attended public schools of Statesboro, Ga., and re­ceived his LL.B . from the University of Georgia in 1930. In the same year he started the practice of law in Statesboro, Ga. He was elected a representative to the General As­sembly of Georgia 1935-36 and re­elected forth~ 1937-38 term. Preston was elected judge of City Court of Statesboro, 1946 but resigned before taking office because of election to the Eightieth Congress.

Brother Preston · volunteered his services to the U. S. Army September 1942, as a private. He was commis~ sioned second lieutenant in 0. C. S., February, 1943, promoted to first lieutenant in July, 1943, and to cap­tain on May 15, 1944. He command­ed Battery A of the 776th AAAA W. Bn., in E. T. 0.

When he is not in Washington the new Pi Kapp congressman reside~ with his wife, the former Myrtice Robinson, and two daughters at 121 S. Main St. , Statesboro, Ga.'

PRESIDENT, TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION

Aubrey F. Folts, Eta, was elected President of the Bar Association of Tennessee in June. The Bar Asso­ciation of Tennessee is composed of about 2700 lawyers from all sections of that state. Its purpose is to assist the lawyer in his professional pro­gress and · to insure to the public the best kind of professional conduct. The Association is interested in Ju­dicial Administration and from a non­political viewpoint in improving all departments of the Government.

Brother Folts is the senior member of the law firm of Thomas, Folts & Brown, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a former president of the Chat­tanooga Bar Association. He is a native of Ripley, Tennessee, and was graduated from Emory University with A. B. and LL. B. degrees. He married Frances Lawson Lockwood in 1929; they have three children ,

Aubrey F. Folts Eta

Jennie, 15, Lavens Douglas, 13~; Carole, 6. His home is on 1° Mountain, near Chattanooga.

U. S. SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA

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Ron. Olin Dewitt Johnston,5;L rna, United States Senator frorn ~ Carolina, was born in I{onTel~ S. C., and was educated at

Olin D. Johnston Sigma

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Institute w ourg s c Offord College, Spartan-South c' ., ~nd at the University of.

Harris G. Sims, Journalist years old. He is now forty-four. In 1930, he married Ellen Chappell of Jacksonville, and they have a son and a daughter.

arolma.

Brofue J lice of Ia r . ohnston began the prac-or the 1 w I~ 1924. He is a member liarns ot~ firm of Johnson and Wil­a tnernb partanburg, S. C. He was 192J_24 er of the State Legislature in served ~ 1927-28, and 1928-30. He !ina f s Governor of South Caro­electe;~rn 1935-38 and was again

Harris G. Sims, a former archon of Chi chapter, who has been editor of the Lakeland Ledger since 1940, is one of Florida's most frequently quoted newspaper editors. That is due partly to his conviction that an editor can write more effective editorials and get out a more gener­ally readable newspaper if he him­self .al-.es part in many community r- :.vities. "An editor needs to keep directly in touch with what's going on and even take part in what's go­ing on," says Brother Sims, "or he will lose perspective. Besides, it's fun to help."

By E. B . Crim, Lambda

m 1942 for a four-year term. In 1944 OJ'

to the u'. m Johnston was elected Si)(.Yea t mted States Senate for a ocratic r Eerm.l!"e was National Dem­Soutb C xe~utlVe Committeeman of and ~rohna from 19 3 5 to 1940

' aga111 • ' a four m 1944, was d10sen for Year term.

Senator J h the 0 ti . 0 nston is a member of Anleric~n mist. and Monarch Clubs, of Fore· legion, 40 and 8, Veterans lie I·s Ilgn \Vars and Life D A V

a so · · · of the B· ~ Mason, and a member

aptist Church. lie rna .

!\. tkinso rned the former Gladys E. theyh n of Spartanburg, S. C. and

ave th ' Sa])' ree children· Olin D Jr Ie 1. · ., ., 1'hey lleigb and Gladys Elizabeth. anbllr a make their home in Spart­

g, S. C.

Editor Sims is president of the Lakeland Kiwanis Club and the Lakeland Round Table, and on the boards of the Chamber of Commerce, the Community Chest, the YMCA, the Junior Red Cross, and College Heights Methodist Church.

Governor Caldwell appointed him a trustee of the Florida Institute of Government, which was created by the 1945 Legislature. For fifteen years be has been secretary of the Board of Trustees of Florida South­ern College at Lakeland, from which he rece.ived an A. B. degree in 1925, and he recently was made a trustee of the Montverde School at Mont­verde.

He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Stetson University at DeLand in 192 8, and the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Flor­ida Southern in 1945.

He has been Florida editorial cor­respondent and feature writer for the New York Times since 1929.

James R. Sage Alpha Omicron

APPOINTED CIVILIAN MEM­BER JOINT WAR-NAVY

COMMITTEE

He is a former president of the Florida Southern Alumni Associa­tion, and has the distinction of hav­ing served as president of the stu­dent bodies at both Florida Southern and Stetson, as well as editor of the campus newspapers at both institu­tions.

Before becoming editor of the Led­ger, he was for twelve years head of the department of journalism, pub­licity director and assistant to the president at Florida Southern.

He is a member of Phi Alpha Delta legal, Pi Gamma Mu social science, and Sigma Delta Chi journalistic fraternities.

Professor ]. R. Sage Alpha Omicron, Registrar of Iowa State Col­lege, has been appointed as a civilian member of the Joint War-Navy Com­mittee of the United S t a t e s Armed Forces Institute. The appoint­ment was made jointly by Secretary of War Patterson and Secretary of the Navy Forrestal, effective July 1, 1947. Brother Sage was appointed to serve a term of three years and was called to Washington on July 10-11 to attend a meeting of the committee in his new capacity.

The Joint Committee of the USAF! consists ot arn:r 'lnd navy personnel and civilian members whose duty it is to be the policy-making body for the Institute. The commit­tee reports directly to the two cab­inet secretaries (now to the new Secretary of National Defense) and is responsible for the administrative and educational effectiveness of the Institute.

Harris G. Sims Chi

P H I

He was born in Georgia, but has lived in Florida since l1e was twelve

Professor Sage received his B. A. degree from Ohio State University

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in 191 2 and his M. S. degree from Rose Polytechnic Institute in 191 5. He first came to Iowa State College in 1915 and in addition to serving in his present capacity as registrar since 1920, he is also Vice-Dean of the Junior College.

He is a member of Tau Beta Pi , honorary engineering fratern ity; Phi Kappa Phi, honorary scholastic fra­ternity ; Cardinal Key, for outstand­ing service to Iowa State College, and is ex-president of the American As­sociation of Collegiate Registrars.

Brother Sage also serves as the very able faculty adviser for Alpha Omicron Chapter.

BOB MORSE RESIGNS Pi Kapps who have had the op­

portunity to know Brother Bob Morse through his work as Travel­ing Counselor of the fraternity will be pleased to hear of his recent em­ployment by the Redford (Michi­gan) High School as a teacher of Speech and Dramatics. After serving as a member of the Central Office staff since January 1st, his resigna­tion became effective August 19th . His presence at chapter council tab­les will be greatly missed, and his many friends wish him every success in his new position.

Bob is a graduate of Michigan State College, East Lansing, Mich­igan, where he was initiated into Pi Kappa Phi by Alpha Theta Chapter. He came to Central Office after be­ing graduated in December of last year. His official duties for the fra­ternity carried him into th e majority of our subordinate chapters where he displayed real promise in his anal­ysis and solution of chapter pro­blems.

His new venture will take him from Richmond and prevent all but occasional contacts with Central Of­fice. He has asked that we publish his home address, 9385 Pryor St., Detroit 14, Mich. , for he is anxious to keep in touch with the many P i Kapps he has met throughout the country.

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DATES SEPTEMBER 2-3-4

1948

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ' I ~ I ~ ?l~te ~6U ?I StuuJ«Peite~t? l ~ Down through the years, many good songs of Pi Kappa Phi 1 , have been written and they all go to make up our present \ PI KAPPA PHI SONG BOOK. I ~ Several years have drifted by since the last edition of the I 1 Book, and the song writing talents of our good brothers have \ necessarily. bee~ stilled until a new edition was in the offing.

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r Wei!, the time 1~ here. Our song book stock is depleted and the l N.atlonal Counc1l acted at the time of their recent meeting in \ J Richmond to get a revised edition underway. \

~ Prizes are offered for the top three songs offered before I \ June 1, 1948. Here are the rules: I \ 1. Songs must be written by "Pi Kapps" or their families. ~ \ 2. Words and music must be original. \

~ 3. ~an.u~cripts. ~ust be submitted to Central Office, I J V1rgm1a Bu1ldmg, Richmond, Virginia, not later than \ \ June 1, 1948. 1

~ 4. p,;zes will be, ~. i:i ::::: ~~~~ I \ 5. The iudges will base their decisions principally on the I \ popular appeal of the songs submitted. 1

~ So - - - you songsters, get out your pencils and catch those I \ tunes as they ore born in your minds! 1

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Los Angeles Group Chartered (Continued (1'0111 poge / 2)

carry on the fraternal brotherhood of past days, and the desire to further the work of our fraternity among college men of this area, elected offi­cers and plans for petitioning for an alumn i chapter were formed .

The second meeting saw this peti­tion a reality, and all members sign­ed. The National Headquarters had been contacted and word had been received that Grand Archon Dever­eaux D. Rice would be present to install the chapter on Monday, June 16, 1947 .

The momentous event took place in the Trophy Room of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and was at­tended by a cross-section of Pi Kapps, representing chapters from all over the country, with Gamma and Alpha Zeta alumni head ing the li st of those present. They were: John C. Mack­ey, Claude L. Emerson, Dudley Millington, Karl M. Wagner, Lester

Erickson. Howard A. Bliss, Elmo G Switzer, M. F. Hoerger Fordsor :Not· tage, and Robert S. Dawson, Ga111

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mans; J. R. Scales, Delta; NatioPa. President, Devereux D. Rice, Iot~ Norton Sanders and J. B. Harbu; . Lambda; E. C. Rasmussen, .NU· Douglas Barnett, John S. Lathro;. and D. E. Rosebrook, Upsilon ; Mat indale Kile, Alpha Gamma; Dou~la' McFarland and Don Koivisto, AlP~~ Delta; Rene A. Koelblen, R. . Greno, Robert Williams, Charlf· Olsen, Sumner Alldredge, Aron Dol~~­las, Felix Subject, William A. l{le~ Clark Ewing Beardsley, and J. el Brock, Alpha Zetans ; and Mich~ M. Bigger, Alpha Mu.

After an inspiring talk by Nati0( al President, Devereux D. Rice, tl; following officers were elected: po ' Koivisto, archon , and Rene Koelbl~11 ' secretary-treasurer. President R1~ then presented the new charter the newly elected archon.

Yes, Pi Kappa Phi is truly on tN move to bigger and better thing)·

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Aud · c llhan took place on September 3. Irene M MacCristoper, Jr., Alpha Iota, and Miss Carolyn their h cElr~y were married July 14, 1947. They will make

Ed orne m Athens Ga ga T ' · Were rn r . · Barnett, Alpha Mu, and Miss Anne S. Wenner

Pa. arned August 23, 1947. They will live in Philadelphia,

l'he rn · Barbar arrtage of Ellwood H . Spencer, Sigma, and Miss and M: a ~resnahan took place September 6, 1947. Brother li Gs. Pencer will live in Philadelphia .

Cumrn/ady J acoway, Jr. , Alpha Sigma, and Miss Betty June their h ngs ~ere married August 8, 194 7. They will make

Jarn orne m Brainerd, Ga . Were ~s ~nderson Atwell, Beta, and Miss Betty Lou Hood

Clare arrted August 23, 1947, at Portsmouth , Va. elier Wence R . McCray, Alpha Tau, and Miss Jacomina Cuv­

C. C re married April 12, 1947 in Newark, N. J . married Freeman, Alpha, and Miss Dorothy Anne Dudley, were

Willi on July 26, 1947 in Reidsville, N. C. their earn Wright , Iota, and Miss J ette Holt have announced

Jarnengagement. The wedding will take place this fall. marrieds P. Kellett, Beta, and Miss Jean LaRue Ward were Will makon O~tober 4, 1947 in Lake City, S. C. The couple

Chari e thetr. home in Fountain Inn, S. C. announ es R. _Stmons, Iota, and Miss Eloise 0 . Ellis have Novernbed thetr engagement. The wedding wi ll take place in

1 cr. arn es H ff G Were rn . u ordy, Iota and Miss Paulin Brosnan Flemin:~

l'h a r~ted in October. bukee~Phtlus D . Williams, Jr., Sigma, and Miss Nell McBride

l'hc ~ere .married August 21, 1947. "Robbie ~~d~ng of Alexander Cruikshanks, III, Beta, and Miss

Gear atr King took place in August. Patter ge Samuel Hiller, Jr., Iota, and Miss Mary Margaret

F. C Were married on September 30, 1947. ll•ere ~ II~Ilmark , Jr. , Omicron, and Miss Betty Jane Hargett . Waltearned on September 14, 1947.

tted on r~.l · Stiles, Upsilon , and Patricia Chaplin were mar-Gear ay 21, 1947.

Were rnge 9· Shoemaker, Jr ., Upsi lon, and Miss Robbie Morris arrted June 14, 1947.

Elllor II attack : · Smith, Eta, died suddenly as the result of a heart Of E. 13 ~ O~tobcr 18th, in Milan , Georgia. He is a broth er

}!· · mtth, Jr., Eta , who resides in McRae, Ga . . IS de· th 'n that " . came as a shock to his many friends and rela tives Nava l Stsectton of Georgia. Brother Smith had been in the

ores business for his entire career since leaving college.

MIL TON FLODMAN, ALPHA DELTA, PASSES

I Brathe . :Vash Sr Mtlton . Flodman, Alpha Delta , died in Seattle,

cation: ept~rnber 19, 1947, as a result of an asthma compli­and his lie ts survived by his wife, Louise E., a son, William ,

Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius H . Flodman.

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John Chester J ubin , III, was born on March 25th last to Brother and Mrs. John C. Jubin, Jr., Alpha Tau. The Jubins are now livin;; at 217 Hiawatha Lane, Drexel Hill , Pa.

A daughter, Virginia Simms, w~s born, May 13th , 1947, to Brother and Mrs. Albert L. Haskms, Iota.

Born to Brother and Mrs. James Martin, Alpha Sigma, a daughter, Nancy Jean, F ebruary 6, 1947.

Susan Lee Kimmerle arrived last October 3rd, to grace the family of Brother and Mrs. Ray C. Kimmerle, Mu.

Linda Ann was born on August _13, 1947 in Pittsburg, Pa. to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. D'Amtco.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell Mench, Upsi lon, announce the arrival of their son Charles Russell Mench , II , on June 20, 1947.

Ronald Douglas Shave was born July 6, 1947, to Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Shave, Alpha Mu.

A son, George Thomas, was born March 25, 1947, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Hodge, Iota.

William Timothy Dobson, IV, was born on May 16, 1947 to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dobson, III, Alpha Tau.

A daughter, Emilee E lizabeth, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walker R. Carter, Jr., XI, on July 10, 1947.

Dr. and Mrs. James W . Culbertson, Delta, announced the arrival of their daughter, Betsy, on June 18, 1947.

Janice Windh am was born on August 25, 1947, to Mr. and Mrs. Farus G. Windham, Jr., Omicron.

Born to brother and Mrs. Frederick E. Fuchs, Iota, a son, F . E. Jr ., on January 30, 1947.

Elizabeth Skinner was born to Mr. and Mrs. J ames M. Daniel, Mu, on March 7, 1947.

National Secretary, J . AI Head and Mrs. Head. arc the proud parents of a daughter, "Kathy," their first child, born on July 9, 1947.

Nancy Carol was born to John Poppelrieter, Upsilon, and Mrs. Poppelrieter, last November 22.

Robert and Martha M axwell, Alpha Phi, announce the arrival of Martha Twyla , on October 3rd .

Linda Beth was born on October 2nd to Brother and Mrs . Ralph E. Turner, Jr., Upsilon.

Emma Lee was born to District Archon Fred Grim , Xi, and Mrs. Grim on October 13th .

A son, David Curtis, was born to Donald S. Bric:geman, Alpha Zeta, and Mrs. Briggeman on September 13, 1947.

Brother Flodman's dea th ca me as a shock to his many fri ends in Pi Kappa Phi. He was beloved by Alpha Delta undergraduates and alumni alike. H 's passing is a grea t loss to all those who called him fri end .

OTHER DEATHS News has been received in Central Office of the dea ths of

the following Pi Kapps: Fred A'dridge Chapman, Alpha Iota , Washington, D. C.; Camillus Lee Odell , Jr., Beta, Birming­ham , Ala.; James Harvey Huey, Beta, Rock Hill, S. C.; Vaiden Britton Blankenship, Beta, Rock Hill, S. C. ; Charles C. Work­man, Jr., Alpha Iota, Ashland, Ala.; William Guy Pouncey, Omicron, Eufaula, Ala.; Earl Bloomer Moore, Xi, Kingsport. Tenn ., Sheldon T . Paull , Gamma, Seattle, Wash.

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Chattanooga Alumni Another alumni organization is showing signs of life again. The Chattanooga Alumni Chapter which bas been dormant

for several years recently had a meeting to formulate plans for making the chapter an active group again.

Meeting at the Southern Blow Pipe and Roofing Co., with which firm Brother Lee Ryerson, Alpha Sigma, is now con­nected, the members elected officers and began to lay plans to increase their membership with other Chattanooga Pi Kapps. All the members present at this meeting were alumni of Alpha Sigma chapter.

New officers are Wiley Peyer, president; Lee Ryerson, secre­tary and treasurer; C. E . Rollins, vice-president.

The other brothers present were: Charles Danner, Ed Jones, Vic Edgman, Homer Van Vleet, James Hill, Wendell Hill , J ames Tombras, John Mauney, John Steffner.

Among the tentative plans laid by the group was the establishment of a Pi Kappa Phi chapter at the University of Chattanooga. Plans were also made for regular meetings.

With the addition of numerous other Pi Kapps in Chatta­nooga, it is expected that this alumni chapter will regain its pre-war position as being 0ne of the fraternity's best.

LEE RYl!:RSON, secretary

Greenville, S. C. Alumni Chapter Brother Devereux D . Rice, our National President, requested

me to serve as chairman of a committee composed of Dr. Charles N. Wyatt, and Mack Christopher, Jr., to reorganize the Greenvil le alumni chapter. On Tuesday evening, October 7, thirty-three Greenville Pi Kapp alumni met with Delta Chapter for dinner at the Crescent Restaurant, Greenville, where, afterwards the Greenville alumni chapter was reorgan­ized.

The following officers were elected: Herman N. Hipp, presi­dent; Rober t R . Scales, secretary; and Keels M. Nix, treasurer.

We have about 75 alumni in Greenville, of which about SO can be called ac tive, and, with that number we believe Delta chapter can be maintained on a pretty even keel.

KEELS M . Nrx, treasurer

Montgomery, Ala., Alumni Chapter The Montgomery Alumni Chapter was reactivated Janu­

ary, 1947 after bein" dormant during the war years, and the outlook is bright for us. We had about 15 brothers present at our reorganization meeting, including Congressman George M. Grant, and had six chapters represented, namely, Omicron, Alpha Iota , Tau, Eta, Lambda, and Alpha Eta.

The following officers were elected: Lowell J . Black, Omic­ron, archon; Robert Flournoy, Eta, secretary; and Douglas Goode, Alpha Iota, treasurer.

We have a potential of approximately 50 Pi Kappa Phi alumni in and around Montgomery, several of whom are stationed at Maxwell. Field . It is our purpose to work closely with all the nearby und ergraduate chapters and assist them in every way possible. We plan to have a stag supper in the near future and establish at that time regular monthly meet­ings.

LOWEl-L J. BLACK, m·chon

Portland, Oregon Alumni Chapter ·On June 22, a picnic was given by the alums to get acquaint­

ed with somr of the actives at Oregon State and some of the boys who are a5sociate members at the University of Oregon at Eugene. These latter are now the Pi Kappa Phi Club at Oregon which we hope, in the near future, will be a new chapter for Pi Kappa Phi at the University.

Each of the alums brought food enough for three people

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and beer and coffee were furnished. Phil Brinkman, in h~ thirteen-foot outboard cruiser, ferried the fellows out to ad island in the Columbia River. The boys played ball a~ , swam (mighty cold ) and generally bad a good time. The onlt casualty was Fred Thompson who arrived late, walked ab00

1 four miles up the river to a point of debarkation, and go there just as we all started for home. a

All indications point to another good year for Pi KaPP Phi here in the Northwest and especia lly in Oregon. 'd 1 R. G. HARRis, prest en

(Top) Some of the new associate members at University of Ore9°~ (Middle) Some of the Portland alumni.

(Bottom) Alpha Zeta men from Corvallis, Oregon.

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DISTRICT I Brooklyn Poly Alpha Xi

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apter has been hit unusually hard over the summer see th~ oss of many of our brothers. We were very sorry to now a~ drop out of school, but know they'll be dropping in

In r n then, ~nd feel we haven't lost them altogether. Atkins ecent elections the following officers were chosen: Russ secreta on •. ar~hon; Little John Smellie, treasurer; Ed Gore, and A:( H Btl! Wright, historian; Len Waterman, chaplain;

Th ansen, warden. or tweo Army popped in again with Joe Scanlon's recent stay Programweeks at West Point as part of the Air Corps Reserve rest of th :S:e went up for a few hours and then spent the

Dur" c time in the hospital with a little cold. other 1~g hthe summer AI Steele, our ex-archon, and a few lres b rot ers took a short trip to Canada. Their report-

r onne. t seem th get th s at the present fad among college students is to

Kelse em~elves hitched. During the summer Brothers Ron undc~t Bill Hebestreit, and BiH Wright were married, and we Plan t a~d that Brothers Artie Smith and Alex Borokhovitch

The 0f ake the fatal step in the near future. \Vith a ~II semester social season was opened on October 4th success(

1ang when the first dance of the season proved very

many u · Th.e dance was well attended by the brothers and smoke ProspectiVe pledges. On the following Friday a rushing Which r was held which provided a good time for all and Inovie reaJw taxed the capacity of the house. A lecture and System Presented by a representative of the Bell Telephone or trans g~v~ us the lowdown on the new microwave method

J mittmg telephone messages through the air. ove~e f Clarke, AI Sewald, and Carl Larsen, three pledges held Octoberorn before the summer, will be initiated the end of Inore .r. We hope that we will be able to initiate quite a few droppe1~ the ncar future to replace the brothers who have lhe h out of school. We hope that at our next writing Inany ~use will be further strengthened by the presence of

L cw brothers and pledges. ate new fl h B . . . around T s as.- rother Howie Barber IS planmng to marry

>chao] . hanksgiving time. He is also planning to re-enter Ill February.

Bn.L WRIGHT, historiatl

R ensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alpha Tau

• With tb . . . . "IPha T e .mttiatiOn of 12 new brothers just a few days off, have

0 au IS getting down to work again. If the events that

holds ,~c~rred to date are an indication of what the future or SChoof II have plenty of outside interests to ease the burden

Ch Work. IVitb ~c; Downey's social committee started the Fall Frolics off Present ang-up Clam Steam recently. Over 50 guests were at nearband everyone bad a lot of laughs - we spent the day GranclC Y Thatcher Park. Ken Koegler showed up with his dental! camera and recorded the event for posterity. Inci­Pricte :~:~n's collection of pictures in our den is the chapter's

A JOy. h near t ••!Utsch's ca a.stropbe occurred when Brother George "Wheels" Clt-fighter a~tiquated Chevy sedao blew up. "Wheels," an lllaster f Pilot. in the Fourteenth Air Force, proved himself lhe car 0 the situation, however, and no lives were lost. With needed e out. of operation, some Brothers are getting much

Our h xerc1se as they trudge up the hill to school each day. lhe ope ~use sports mentor, Walt Leon, is anxiously awaiting he clai~mg of the interfraternity handball matches because Football s he has a real champ in Gene Hutchinson. The lllore th seaso~ hasn't been going so well for us and Leon is

llob ~n anxious to get going in some other sport. claiming Yons, our warden, returned to school this Fall after ~he sum lllore than his share of honors on the golf links during

is best ~er. At last reports though, George Schaad was doing o replace Lyons as house champ.

ROBERT C. KELLY, historian

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DISTRICT II Roanoke College Xi

The brothers of XI are now in high gear after summer vacation. Several of the boys attended summer schoo l, so the house was kept open. The first week of school went fast as everyone got together again. We now have forty brothers and nine pledges, several of whom will be initiated this month. Extensive plans are being made for rushing, and some affairs are already planned, although rush week does not come until December. We had a smoker and invited many rushees. It was such a success that we are planning to make it a weekly affair. We are also inviting new men to supper a few times a week so we can get better acquainted with them. Many of the brothers visited Rho, Washington and Lee, and helped with their rushing. We are very glad to hear that many of their bids were accepted.

On October 12, we will hold a Faculty Tea in honor of our housemother, Mrs. McCracken, and are sure it will be as successful as last year's occasion.

Intramural sports start next week with touch-football being the_first sport scheduled. We are counting on a good team, and arc eager to retain the intramural championship plaque we won last year.

CHARLES WEIDLE, historian

VVashington and Lee Rho Officers elected to serve this term are: Ed Pickett, archon;

Dean Stewart, house manager; Bob Landrigan, assistant bouse manager; Bill Latture, secretary; Phil O'Connell, historian; Walt Fausel, chaplain; and Hugh Hill, warden. Warden Hill is a transfer student from Roanoke College.

Starting out last year with three members, Rho entered rush week this year with seven and gained twelve pledges. Pi Kapp official, Charlie Martin, helped conduct the rushing and pledging, as did members of Xi chapter in Roanoke. All Rho members want to thank Martin and the Xi boys for gettina the '47 season off to such a fine start. o

Those pledging Pi Kappa Phi include: John Martin, Falls Church, Va.; Irwin Stolz, Charleston, S. C.; Tom Winborne, Lenoir, N. C.; Bob Glenn, Radford, Va.; Jack Koerner, Newark, Ohio; Harrison Eacbo, Jr., Richmond, Va.; John Nolan, Berwyck, La.; Denny Ringer, Forest Hills, N. Y.; Warren Card, Malverne, N. Y.; Eddie Robbins, Bay Shore, N. Y.; Tom Hollis, Forsyth, Ga.; and Bomar Olds, Atlanta, Ga.

Rho chapter is also very grateful for the extra fine work done by our new housemother, Mrs. Kerr, of Clifton Forge, Va. She came to the house at a time when there was little or no equipment in the kitchen, new servants, and rush week was starting. She has whipped the house into shape, is serv­ing excellent meals, and has become a true friend of all the members.

Roy Witte, '46, played host-bridegroom to Rho members at his wedding to Miss Agnes Morrison of Hagerstown, Md., with a reception and other parties. Congratulations Roy!

Clark Winters, '37, paid us a short visit at the house with his lovely wife and daughter. He is in contact with Dick Butler, Dick Bromley, and George Mcinerney, all of Freeport, N. Y. This group hopes to instigate a fund drive for the chapter in the near future. (By the way, does anyone know the where­abouts of Colin Baxter?)

Freshman Stolz and Martin are playing with the W&L JV's this season, and Hollis and O'Connell are members of the Ring Tum Phi journalism staff. Dean Stewart is holding down lead saxophone position with the VMI Commanders, and we have active participants in the intramural tennis, football, and volley ball tournaments.

PmL O'CoNNELL, historian

DISTRICT Ill Davidson Epsilon

Epsilon chapter closed one of its most successful rush sea­sons by formally pledging eighteen men. Our new pledges include: Cecil Brandon, Winston-Salem, N. C.; Murphy Cron-

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land, Lincolnton, N. C.; Bill Cassels and J ohn Coble, Colum­bia, S. C.; Bill Cleveland, Asheville, N. C.; J im Fisher and Carl Herman, Ka nnapo lis, N. C.; Blaine Kelley, Reginald Gowan, and Bob Sims, Charlotte, N. C.; Jim M urray, Lex­ington, Va.; Harry Powe and Juney Red fea rn , Cheraw, S. C.; Buddy Rawson, Rome, Ga.; AI Hurt, Roanoke, Va.; Gene Taylor, Robersonville, N. C.; . J ohn T olbert, Lenoir, N. C.; and Sam T homas, Rock Hill , S. C.

The autumn socia l season opened a t Davidson with a bang up Homecoming Oct. 31-Nov. 1st. The big formal was held at the Armory in Charlotte on the 31st , followed by the Davidson-V. M. I. football game on Saturday. That evening Epsilon held its alumni banquet for the new pledges, alumni , and brother3 with their dates. Another dance at the Armory followed the banquet.

Epsilon plans to have its autumn fo rmal November 15th at the Charlotte Hotel in Charlo tte. It is planned that our pledges will " entertain" us after the banquet with a breakfast.

T he first edition of the E psilonian will be out before Christ ­mas, so if your name isn't on our file, be sure to drop us a card.

Due to overcrowded conditions in our house and the new college ruling which fo rces all freshmen to eat in the college dining ha ll, Epsilon has established a " big bro ther" system with pledges in order to maintain closer relationship between the two groups. H owever, we hope things will be ironed out by the first of the year and that our boarding house can be expanded.

Our intramural football team is beginning to round into shape under the expert guidance and tutelage of "Coach" Bill Campbell . Both brothers and pledges are out for starting positions. The schedule opened with a win over the S. A. E .'s on October 1st.

ALLEN W. MEAD, historian

Duke Mu When the schoo l year opened, we settled down in our new

home with intentions of making this year one to be remem­bered by both our actives and our alumni. Our remodeled chapter room with its new additions has become an asset a: has the first postwar issue of Mu M uses, our chapte r publi­catfon. )'he fraternities at Duke are prohibited from having card rooms, but we are purchasing pieces to move in to it when we ca n have one.

Brother Charles Martin was down this way when we had our first meeting with prospects fro m the University of North Carolina. Some progress was made in building up their in ­terest in us and our interest in them. On the evening of Oc­tober 15, Pi Kapps from Mu chapter met with more prospects on the U. N. C. campus and a meeting was held with the Pi Kapps now on the U. N. C. campus. Answers were given to their questions and finally a Pi Kappa Phi Club was agreed upon . Three Pi Kapps and several supporters will determine first choices for membership. Later on, probably in December , we hope Kappa chapter will be reinstated at Carolina . There is a working nucleus on the campus which we are supporting, so in due time we feel that Pi Kapps will resume th eir stand on the " hill."

The varsity football season opened with Duke edging out N. C. Sta te, 7 to 0 ; an open house was held following the !(arne fo r our dates and visitors. The next week, Duke beat T ennessee by a score of 19 to 7. Then a big crowd totaling twenty Pi Kapps and almost as many dates crowded into Baltimore to see Navy and Duke battle to a 14-14 tie. We are continuing with our policy of holding open houses before and after every home game. Of course the best one should be during homecoming on November 8. Charlie Earley is in charge of the decorations.

Marvin Humphries, our social chairman this semester, led off his social calendar with an excellent cabin party held out a t Bailey's. Brother Archie (Epsilon ), of the Spanish depart ­ment here, was one of our chaperones. Other events scheduled for the semester are a candlelight ball , a dinner, another cabin party, open houses, and a sorority-fra terni ty exchange.

The brothers were present in force a t the B.O.S.-Sandals (honoraries) semi- formal dance. We nndisputedly had the larl(est ci rcle during intermission and attracted many outsid-

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. ~ Mu Chapter Off1cers : L. to R. front: Ben Massey, treos ~ Everett Cobb, archon, William Whalen, secretary. Rear, L. to t Tom Driver, chaplain, Hu Burnett, historian, and Lawson Crow

warden.

ers our way by the loud singing and laughter. Fraterni ty circle; during intermission is standard practice here. ·~

Mu Muses, mentioned above, appeared in September ll'~i six printed pages. Its edi to r has received many favora !11

comments. There are extra copies for those requesting th~11 By a vote of the chapter, the paper will appear every ot

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month during the school year instead of every month as an, nounced. The unconquerable evil of "mail returns" '\ 1

evident , and it wilt not remain so unless a ll the aluJil promp tly notify us when a change of address occurs.

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The chapter formally pledged Bill Massey, Carl Jones, a ~ 1 Bill H elms this semester. Our rush period doesn't come abO r until next semester, but the Interfraternity Council is aulh~01 izing two open houses later this semester ... to be used " getting acquainted." a'

We were happy to hear that the Alpha Chi chapter "'1; installed a t the University of Miami , Miami, Florida. We at ~h• welcome them into ou r brotherhood and wish them all progress possible.

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Mu now has 3 7 active members, 13 pledges, and ma 1;, graduate students on hand. Among those who returned 00 school this semester were Keith Edwards, J ack M cConnell, JJ

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Ralph, Ronnie Kagarise, George Viehmeyer , B. B. Blackm0

Paul Fekas, and J ack Bingaman. btl Among the wheels on campus this year, we find that Brot ~

Ed Gatling is president of the Y. M. C. A., T ed Villanueva ol senior intramural manager, Bill Whalen is vi ce-preside~t ol the Hoof 'n Horn show group, Welsford Bishopric is ass1stn ~ business manager of the Archive, literary magazine, 1~o Driver is vice-president of the Duke Players, and Norm Nc d is a lead trumpeter with the Duke Ambassadors dance banol

Our football team had two games called off beca~se 01 rain , but they are popping with plays under the directJ0 11

Don Wallis. M ore about them next time. 11 There were some pin -ups during the summer months; th

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were: Don Wallis to J an J ansen, Alpha Delta Pi , M obile, A;1• bama; Grier Hudso n to Carolyn Wells (Agnes Scott), SP~Jii an burg, S. C.; Stan Sager to Willie Farley, Phi Mu , Da?"1

3r Virginia; Norm Nelson to Marian Yoder (Nurses TraimnS pd Good Samaritan Hospital), West Palm Beach, Florida ; fnf• Allan Brooks to Nora Cleaver, Merion, Pennsylvania. So . serenades have been l(iven fo r J an J ansen and Willie Fa r~~·

Word came through that Bill Vallotton is teaching at f 1 ory University; Art Leonard it a ttendinl( the school of 0d1 eign service a t George town ; and Pepe " Siesta Keed" Tolete' is now in the engineering school at the University of cua mala. bal:

We've crossed our fingers on the Duke-Mary land foot game this weekend, but we're certain of a good time · · ·i'• Billy Butterfield is playing for the Interfraternity cout1' 1

Fall dances. ·nl Hu B URNETT, histofl

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The' ~nd Harold Jordan, warden. rnost p! Kapps at State have just gone through one of the Thi enJoyable rush periods in the history of the Chapter. rnos~gs ~~ere started off with a bang on October 1st with a fried d~hghtful buffet supper at the chapter house. Gobs of the /h~cke.n was the main bill of fare. We shou ld like to claim of ch~s~nctJon of being the first chapter to raise its own brood our be kns. A col!ple of the brother~ raised . nineteen fryers in of 1 ac yard th1s summer, and thts in sptte of the protests rnax:~rne~ous nei~hbors and Pi Kapps. Rush week was eli ­Was fi1 Wtth !1 wemer roast and dance at the house. The house We're le~ Wllh ~he !argest crowd we've. had since we moved. We'r stJlJ .speakmg m terms of superlatives when we say that illus~. rusht~g the largest and finest group in Tau's long and Prob r~~us htstory. The seven pledges left from last spring will I<ap; Y he supplemented with several fine prospective Pi

T s after the bids are received in the Dean's office. Prac~~ fhapter is suffering from growing pains after bein~; ty b tea ly dormant during the war years. We now have thir­ove/~~hers and pledges on the rolls, with prospects of rolling or r e forty mark. We have high hopes of adding a couple

AJ~orns to the chapter house in the near future. unde of us are busy working out for the football squad for ~~ the direction of "Ace" McCullough, Tau's candidate cvera -car:npus honors. The team is practically three-deep at Pledy POsttJon and has some outstanding pro peds in the new

wge class. for ~expect t? have a buffet supper and dance for the alumni days. Omec.omtng. Invitations wilJ go out in the next few too b ~~t If anything should delay your invitation, don't feel chapt: ~-we're still expecting you. In order to bring our Old r flies up to date, we would like to have all of Tau's card me!Jlbers' present addresses. How about dropping us a

With alJ the pertinent information? BILL Br.ow, historian

DISTRICT IV College of Charleston Alpha

Alpha h With th c ~pter, a.rt.er a J on~ and happy vacation, reconvened sixte e ftrst offlcJa! meetmg on September 29th, boasting irnrn:~. members over last year's ten. The task of rushing was light tat.e ly tackled by making tentative plans for a moon-

O crutse and a beach party. Jackr E newly e lected officers were installed September 29t~: Airna ahs.terb:r, archon; James S. Howell, treasurer; Em tie ison r, tstonan; Bert Wurthmann, chaplain; Harry Rob­to hawarden and B. P. Jones, pledge master. We are positive

A d~e ~ good ~eason under their able leadership .. districtstnct meetmg called on September 27th by Jtm Wilson, Jack E archon, was attended by Edward AUston, Alan Horres, tnain ~sterby, James S. Howe!!, and Hubert Peale. The Frida Potnt of discussion was the district conclave to be held (1\Jpr{' and Saturday, November 14-15, at Columbia, S. C. c!ucte a C~apter's contribution to the entertainment wi11 in­Other a S~tt on the proper rushing of a prospective neophyte.) bette Pomts. covered were the organization of bigger and chap[ a lumm chapters and the formation of more auxiliary ~easo~r · Also helpful suggestions were made concerning rush

W • the alumni, and government of the chapters. Wur~h are happy to have with us this year Brother Bert

mann, who is returning for post-graduate work. EMILE ATll.fAR, historian

Presbyterian Beta Iva~~ t~ld our smoker Thursday evening, October 9th, and it ter to ~g· success. We hope to get 20 new pledges this semcs­lune. nng our chapter up to normal after losing 15 last

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Our chapter hopes to win the cup for intramural sports this year and it looks as if ou r teams are good enough to do il. Sam Fitz has been elected sports manager.

We are making plans to send our representative to Columbia for the District IV Conclave. Pictures have been submitted to elect our sponsor at our next meeting.

Our new chapter adviser, Hugh Eichelberger, has plans to really put our chapter on top this year.

BILL MUNDEN, historian

Furman Delta Chapter At the time of this letter we are in the midst of rush week .

Thus far we have had an afternoon smoker and movie party and a mountain party. Both were immensely successful. Coming up is a tea dance sponsored by the a lumni with an Orchestra and a steak stag supper. We are rushing approxi­mately thirty boys, and as yet have not decided how many or which ones are to be taken into our fold . However we are expecting an excellent crop of new pledges.

Delta still has no meeting place of her own nor a fraternity house, but we arc meeting once a week in the banquet room of one of the 1_1icest local restaurants. .This bas been highly su~~essful. and g.tves us a chance to sha~e m some real fraternity spmt whtle eatmg. At the last occas1on about thirty of our a lumni met with us.

Delta is more than delighted with its new District Archon Jim Wilson. Although Jim was only recently appointed h~ has a lready been down to Greenvil!e and was present for' one of. our. we~kly .meetings. ~ll th~. boys were deeply impressed wtth h1s smcenty, fratermty spmt, and wi11ingness to be of aid to us. He talked to the entire chapter, then met with the officers afterwards and gave us some beneficial advice.

Delta is a.lso lucky to hav~ such a .capable and cooperative chapter advtsor. Brother Wtlbur Whtte attends our meetings rcgu!arly and a lways stands ready to help us in any way pOSSible.

As soon as the activity of rush week has subsided nine of our pledges are to be initiated as brothers. This wili give us a total of 30 brothers in an.

We started a building fund last yea r and it is sti ll increasin" teadily. We lay aside one do11ar per man per month and ar~

hoping to turn this fund over to the alumni chapter soon for their supervision and management.

Last week 25 of Delta's members and dates were guests of Sigma chapter at a party fonowing the South Carolina­Furman game in Columbia. We had a terri fi c time and cer­tainly enjoyed the opportunity of getting together with our brothers from Carolina. Sigma now has some Delta transfers and .vice versa, so it was also a time of reunion. We are an lookmg forward to the state conclave, November 14-15 also sponsored by Sigma. '

Trave11ing counse11or, Charles Martin, on one of his recent tours, visi.ted Delta. The .brot~ ers an.d pledges were very im­pressed wtth the tact and smcenty whtch he displayed in work­il_lg with the group and in making numerous valuable sugges­tiOnS. Delta stands ready to welcome him as often as he can come.

EXUM HINNANT, historian

Wofford College Zeta Brothers Warren Koon and Duran Johnson , transfer stu­

dents from Presbyterian Co11ege, were welcomed into our midst at our first chapter meeting.

At th e close of last year, we had a house party at Myrtle Beach. About twenty members and their dates attended and everyone had a wonderful time.

Plans are now being made for rush wek. Arrangements have been made with a sorority at Limestone College, Gaff­ney, S. C. to come over and help with the entertainment for one of our parties. We are to go to Limestone to help them during their rush week after Christmas. A chicken supper has also been planned.

A captain for the intramural footba11 team wilJ be named at the next meeting. We arc looking forward to a winning team.

JACK BURNETT, historian

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South Carolina Sigma Sigma began the fall semester under the very able leadership

of Archon Henry Randolph. Other officers for this term are: Gettis Wood, treasurer; Joe Ruthven, secretary; Tommy Ful­ler, chaplain; William Boho, warden; and Hubert Carmichael, historian.

We are glad to welcome Pi Kapp transfers Sam McKittrick and Reese Daniel from Delta, Howard Pettit from Zeta, and C. V. Winter from Alpha. These transfers boost our active roll to 38, and with 21 pledges, we are looking forward to one of Sigma's most successful years.

Some of our brothers arc doing pretty well on the campus, too. Joe Ruthven is president of the Euphraclian Literary Society, Cyrus Sheely, president of Clariosophic Literary So­ciety, Lou Gantt, president the German Ciub, John Bunch, president Interfraternity Council and treasurer of the Cotil­lion Club; Burt Orr, vice-president Block "C" Club ; Gettis Wood, business manager of campus radio station WUSC, and Richter Moore, vice-president of WUSC.

Under the guidance of John Bunch, chairman, Sigma is now feverishly working on preparations for the District Four Con­clave which will be held in Columbia November 14-15. Na­tional Chancellor Theron A. Houser, and Executive Secretary, "Bernie" Jones will attend and the undergraduate chapters of Alpha, Beta, Delta, Zeta, and Sigma. We are a lso looking for­ward to a large representation from the alumni of our district.

The Conclave will feature business meetings on the 14th and 15th, climaxed by a formal banquet and dance in the Hotel Columbia ball room the evening of the 15th. Other enter­tainment will include an informal party Friday evening, the 14th; a tea for the ladies, and a fashion show to be held while the brothers are in business sessions. During the dance there will be a beauty contest in which each chapter will have one sponsor. From the five chapter sponsors, the National Officers, acting as judges, will select the Sweetheart of Pi Kappa Phi for District Four.

District Four has not held a conclave since before the war and Sigma, as host, is striving diligently to make this an ex­ceptionally successful affair.

HUGH CARMICHAEL, historian

DISTRICT V Emory University Eta

Eta's new officers for this semester are: Robert Noland, archon; James Pence, treasurer; David Ellsworth, secretary; Jack Turner, historian; James Vickery, chaplain; and Paul Pettigrew, warden.

Half of the brothers and pledges took summer vacations, but the majority are back at school "raring" to go. The more eager brothers who attended classes this summer concentrated on showering the alu;nni with pamphlets and letters concern­ing Eta's drive for funds to build a house on Fraternity Row. The expense was more than we had expected so parties had to be curtailed to allow ample funds for the undertaking. Personal visits were limited but plans have been made to can­vass Eta's alumni in Atlanta immediately.

During one of our week-end bull sessions, one brother sug­gested this: "If all Pi Kapps, grad and undergrad, were to send one dollar each to houseless chapters, these chapters would abound in opulence. Trust funds untouchable by the active chapters should be set up to receive moneys. Eta has such a trust fund with the school treasurer as trustee. Money con­tributed is made payable to Emory University for Pi Kappa Phi. Emory is a church school and money contributed to Eta comes off one's income tax." This scheme deserves a try.

We are proud to announce the pledging of nine Southern Gentlemen after a rather protracted rush period of three weeks. They are: Jennings Douglas, Waycross, Ga.; J ames Phillips, Social Circle, Ga.; Seale Hipp, LaGrange, Ga.; George Brad­ley, Rockmart, Ga.; Wilson Harry, Griffin, Ga.; Wayne Roberson, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Ted Giles, Newman, Ga.; Roy Smith, Gadsden, Ala.; and James Major, Anderson, S. C. This brings the chapter to a total of 17 actives an~ 11 pledges.

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The lamp has been dusted and the brethren are beginning to "bone" again for higher grades. Eta fell to fourth place in scholastic rating among all fraternities at Emory - after having achieved the highest position for two consecutive quarters. We were, however, well above the all-fraternity av· erage and the all-men's average.

JACK P . TuRNER, flistoria1l

Georgia Tech Iota After a long period of inconvenience Iota has finally obtained

a house. The great event was achieved the third week in Sep· tember. Although we are not occupying the entire house our· selves, (another fraternity has taken over the upstairs apart· ment) it will nevertheless go a long way toward helping Io~a regain its position of leadership on the campus. We will agai:~ be able to offer the added brotherhood afforded by a "frat house.

At present the house is in need of a great deal of renovating to make it livable and we are doing everything possible to remedy this situation. We've repainted four rooms completely, and sanded the floors in two others. The brothers have cooperated in grand style, such as washing and painting wood· work and, in this way, their many hidden talents have been brought to the surface. As soon as we've completed the "di:tY work" the fraternity wives are going to add their femirnne touch to the planning and selection of the interior furnishinssi If any of our brother Pi Kapps are in the neighborhood ? Atlanta, please don't fail to drop in and enjoy the fellowshiP of your brothers at Iota. Our house is located on the corng of Hemphill Ave. and Ponce de Leon Pl. N. W., just one blo ' from the school administration building.

This appears to be our most successful rush season since pre-war days. Rush month, inaugurated at the beginning of the fall quarter, ended October 18. We started off with a Bingo party at Mac Kaiser's "cabin in the pasture." As luWck would have it, the grand prize was won by a rushee. e entertained the following week end with a dance. With the entertainment in the most able hands of Mrs. Bill Boyd, no one could help but have a good time. We closed the season with a combination scavanger hunt-weiner roast.

Bill Boyd and Walter Crawford have been elected to rep· resent Iota on the Interfraternity Council. They are two verY fine boys and will reflect credit upon Iota. .

RoY B . BREWER, histonall

University of Georgia Lambda After a month's vacation from school, Lambda started off

the Fall quarter with a bang. We launched a series of func· tions under a closed rush week. Our efforts were reward~d by the addition of Ed Bruce of Brunswick; Sunny Cofer!~ of Sa van nap; Lamar Miley of Hahira; and Max Miller, 0

Cornelia to our pledge list. .. Jack Avriett has been appointed our athletic director. li1'

main job .right now is to get our football team in shape. our team looks good, and with our star half-back, Jackie Pounds, we should win the I. F. C. football cup.

Charlie Martin visited us for a couple of days. Thanks to him for his many good suggestions. .

Our social calendar for this fall includes the Homecorn1.n~ festivities, with a football game, a round of dances w1t music by Elliot Lawrence, and Intermission at the house; thd selection of the Rose of Pi Kappa Phi, a possum bunt, an numerous house dances. Branson James is in charge of the decorations.

The following members, recently graduated, Bill Mill~{' Mark de Ia Rue, and Fred Millikan are missed at Lamb a very much. .

Our improvements to the house and grounds includes pa!nJ· ing, new curtains, and planting grass. Thanks to Mrs. }III ~ Hutcherson, wife of "Hutch" Hutcherson for making the ne~ curtains.

Lambda chapter is looking forward to a big Fall quarter· We hope many of the alumni and brothers of other chapters will drop in to see us.

BILL PRYOR, historiatl

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game the members won, 14-13. 'Twas a weary bunch that made their way to the buffet supper served later. An informal dance was held after the Florida-North Texas State football game that evening, with open house, as usual, and students from all over the campus came to join in the fun. Chi's m b

and lllan ern er~ came back to Stetson with much enthusiasm Officers ( new Ideas for a big year. At the first meeting the Kurtz h or the fall term were elected. Our archon, Howard of ou; r:~ been a~tive in the chapter for some time and is one as our 1 st Promment members. We are proud to have him ?Utstand~~der. Red Martin our newly elected treasurer, is the IS represe g accountant on campus. The brains of our group historian ?t~d by George Akin, secretary; John Maynard, our a cleaner~ JUst glad to ~e part of us. We couldn:t have chosen Carlin. Ouut and m~re hkea~le fellow for chaplam than Candy Warden r group 1s kept m hand by tactful Erl Cochrin, satisfy ~ Who never causes any hard feelings and seems to

Thanks to summer Archon W. D. Flowers and Jack Condon for the fine job of the newly decorated chapter room. And at long last the new roof is finished - now we can watch it rain without misgivings.

W veryone. · e are · · Inside and glvmg our house a going over. It is being painted a.Iso hun out, we have been sanding the floors and we have ling Undg new curtains. Many other improvements are get-

Our ro~{\yay. The house now has a new light. Pledges. SIS made up of 46 active members and 15 promising Places and everal old brothers have returned from various those ret ;ve are all very glad to see them again . Among al\d Tag ~mng are Benny Smith, Will Koons, Bob Dinwiddie Us, a tran rayson. We arc also glad to have Bob Cocks with

Cand C er .from Davidson. ~can a~e arh~, Benny Smith, Nick Triantafeller and Tommy

hey repr making quite a name for themselves in football. With o:~nt the ~est defensive m~n on the Stetson team .

aged to h Y four P1 Kapps on campus this summer we man­of Work ~v~ two fine open house parties. It took a great dea I

We are ul eve~one thought it was worth it. can't sec a I lo.okmg forward to and expecting a big year and

anythmg but success ahead for Chi! J ORN RAYNARD, historian

Florida w· Alpha Epsilon

li tth the o . ~d back . Pemng of a new semester Alpha Epsi lon has set­~~d~ed 46 mto the good o!d groov~. During rush week we n·llliarn w~~n, all good PI Kapps m the making. They arc: e ltten, Ft p~ , John Tucker, Allen Walker, Jim Pace, Bert l' llutchi~ IDee, FI~. i Stanley Radford, Wessley Tillis, Dew­;arn Ieend s! on Dtxon, Robert Sawyer, James Atkins, Wil-13nct Richa rick, Robert Parks, Charles Cox, Noodle Lewis, Use~ Overt~d Sahlie, Jacksonville, Fla.; Harry Sharples and lltne, FJa ~· St. Petersburg, Fla.; Robert Moore, St. Aug­b~rry Iloict' James Saunders, Clifford Wells, Dave Roberts,

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• and Jean Sheppard, Cora l Gables, Fla.; Arnold Cerry Gerhm Yankeetown; Julius Conde from Miami Beach; G amp, Pautrt! Blountstown, Fla., Duncan Johnson, Robert Viarden, Fla .c1 r~we1J, Pensacola, Fla., Harold Johnson, Winter Ia s, and Fr~' kVJctor Canselmo, Philadelphia, Pa.; Arthur Da­End, Fla. / Wood, Lakeland, Fla., John Richardson, De­J lllerson · 0 1

1m Jones, Dunellon; Allen Swaidmark and Larry 11 ackson~ille r a~ do i Geor~e Shields, Miami; Morris Cummings, a~rnandina. each; B1lly Rutledge and George Pink, ~ Jack G James Lane, Tampa; Lloyd Cook, Lakeworth ;

1\I tiday evra'fes and Eugene Rice, Vero Beach. 1\1 Pha EpsiJ~IlJng, .October Jrd, saw the opening kickoff of the G ~k end n soc1al season. The annual pledge banquet and cf111e~vi iie was. held at Club Four Hundred, just outside of or audc M:~ !~ntertain~ent for the evening was furnished by 1\1 tntlsic ar~n.:e, Umversity organist and assistant professor etere IVa;rnl n G~y Hamilton, eminent baritone. Both artists tiern.oss, F; rece1yed by the 130 guests present. Miss Margar­las a, acted nandma, Fla., escorted by Archon Robert Fer­clat Year's as sponsor. The silver scholastic cup, awarded to al] Ss, Went f1ed~e whose scholastic average was highest in his ltlo:hhe Pledgo Btlly Veal of Jacksonville. Bob Ferriera welcomed th er, the es, members and their dates. Mrs. Rood, our house S as5elllbl n gave an especially warm welcome to the rest of

a aturd age. t~icllic. a~i t~~· entire group adjourned to Lake Wauberg for

Cen the g ,1ght of. the afternoon was a football game be­actiVes and pledges. After a close, hard fought

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Our next large function will be Homecoming, October 25 . Plans are in the making for a big week end and we hope to see all of our alumni present.

GEORGE D. JoHNSON, historian

Miami U Alpha Chi On Saturday night, October 11, 1947, with a hurricane rag­

ing outside, Alpha Chi was born at the Roney Plaza Hotel Miami Beach, Fla. Completely undaunted by the weather th~ installation went off on schedule and was a complete su~cess . A dance was held after the banquet and we were entertained with songs by the Chi Chapter of Stetson. Present at the banquet were brothers Theron A. Houser, National Chancellor Bernie Jones, Executive Secretary, brothers from the alumni chapter of Miami, Alpha Epsilon of Florida and Chi of Stetson.

Officers elected to the Alpha Chi, the third undergraduate chapter of Florida, include Bill Thompson, archon; Howard McBride, treasurer; Bill McWhorter, secretary; Dick O'Mara, historian; Dick Dougherty, chaplain; Roy Williams, warden; and Bill Adams, pledge master.

The remainder of the charter members include Charlie Clarke, Bill Jaeger, Richard Jennings, Cecil Joiner, Dean Los­ey, Bob Parent, Jack Tuckfield, Joe Yates, and Frank Holly, Jr.

On Saturday night, October 18, 1947, a rush party was held at brother Holly's home and prospective pledges were enter­tained. The chapter is looking forward to an eventful year with dances, intramural games, coke parties and song fests.

Alpha Chi would like to thank all undergraduate chapters and alumni associations for their welcome telegrams during our installation.

R. J. O'MARA, historian

DISTRICT VII Alabama Omicron

Members of Omicron chapter have returned to a completely redecorated house. An expert interior decorator was calJed in to do the job and each brother and pledge is justly proud of the results. Several visitors from other houses on the campus have also complimented us on our achievement.

Our new pledge class is the finest one in many years. Only top rate men were offered bids and the entire campus is en­vious. They are: Fred Harris, Ervin Pinckard, Jim Jackson, Carrol Norri,s, Ed Davis, Charles Porter, Hap Harrison, Holly Holliman, Ed White, and Eugene Cartledge. Jim Jackson became president of this group. Under the direction of Dwight Mclnish and Emmett Dendy, pledge masters, much progress is being attained socially, politically, and athletically.

James "Smoky" Dobbs was initiated into Kappa Delta Pi, a national honorary educational fraternity. "Tiger" Brown and Frank Hawthorne were initiated to the same legal fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta. Joe Starnes, Jr. is now a member of Phi Delta Phi, another legal frat. Everett Daily is doing a splendid job with the YMCA on the campus.

Jim McGowan is supervising our footbalJ team and it is getting off to a good start. We opened up with the DKE's, taking the game without too much opposition; however, rough days are still ahead of us.

The Thirtieth Anniversary Formal Dance of this chapter was held in Birmingham, October eighteenth. Many dis­tinguj!i_hed alumni assembled in the Tutwiler hotel for a recep­tion, dance, and breakfast, which climaxed the festivities. Miss Martha Waller, fraternity sponsor, greeted guests and award­ed the numerous dates in the leadout with miniature loving cups which bore engraved symbols of Pi Kappa Phi. Miss Dot

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Colquitt, Bessemer, Ala., and our Honorable Archon, Norman Knight Brown, led the dance. Dates entered the ballroom through a cathedral archway, banked on both sides with all white winter scenes. The orchestra played "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" for all dates except the leading lady and our archon . For these two, the selection was the familiar old wedding march. (The significance of this, is that our top man wi ll be married within a few days.)

L. D. Jinright is now one of 'Barna's cheerleaders. Nig Clem­ents is head drltm major of the Alabama "Million Dollar Band." Ben Davis, Tom Gilbert, Bob Bowers and Eugene Ca rtledge are members of this great band, which is so proudly hailed a ll over Dixie.

L. D. JINRIGHT, historian

Howard Alpha Eta At our recen~ election the following men were chosen to

serve for the coming year: Ed Speer, archon; James Marsh, treasurer ; James Millican, secretary; Curtis Croft, historian; Felton Bodine, chaplain; Arthur Wade, warden; and Theo Bassey, pledge master.

The coming year promises to be a good one for Alpha Eta. We are all in good spirits and are working hard for the en­largement of the chapter.

On October 2, we had our first social, a spaghetti supper followed by a dance which was very successful.

Thus far we have eight pledges: Burton Gray, Gadsden, Ala., Newman Ledbetter, Grant, Ala., Bob Coley, Mobile, Ala., Jack Darwin, Sprlng City, Tenn ., Bob Evans, Mobile, Ala., Hender­son Johnson, Ozark, Ala ., Bill Kellett , Jacksonville, Ala., Aus­tin Groves, Bluntsville, Ala.

At our next meeting we are going to make plans for the election of our new dream girl!

CuRTIS CROFT, historian

Alabama Polytechnic Institute Alpha Iota Officers elected for the fall quarter are : William Smyly,

archon ; Calvin Adamson, treasurer; John Hawthorne, secre­tary; Tom Morgan, historian; Luther Weaver, chaplain; Frank Robinson, warden; Wallace Smith, steward and Char­les Beaird, house-manager.

We started our fall rush season with several social events. During the first week, we entertained over 7 5 rushees. Of these we chose 25 excellent men : Carl Ham, Andalusia; Ken­neth Ingram and Howard White, Ashland; Jimmy Floyd, Au­burn; Robert Brown and William Feister, Birmingham; Van Comfort, Evergreen; Robert Thrash, Greensboro; John Keith, Huntsville; Stuart Fulmer, Luverne ; Wesley Meeks, Man­chester; Ray Hester, Marvin Killingsworth, and John Ro­berts, Montgomery; Loyd Copeland, Selma; William Bains, Pell City, Henry Moore, Clearwater, Fla.; Robert Dallis, Atlanta, Ga.; Douglas Nieman, Waterloo, Iowa; Ray Pelfry, Portsmouth, Ohio ; and David West. The fine effort put out by Frank Robinson in rushing was highly praised by all broth­ers.

We welcomed four new members into the lodge on August 10 : J ack Person, Stanley Whorton, Jack Brown, and Paul Allen . We also lost five brothers to the ranks of th e alumni We shall miss Glenn Crim, Ralph Carroll, Edward Henderso: :, D. K. Clanton, and Charles Hall and wish them the best of luck.

J ohn Hawthorne edited another issue of the ALOT .-\ last quarter. It was sent to the alumni, parents of members, and other chapters throughout the country. This was the third edition published since we reactivated. Thanks to all who answered our requests for alumni news and rerc ::1mendations. It was th ese recommendations that made our rtb h season such a success.

Brothers Richmond Smith and Charles Beaird are organ­izing a new and better football squad this quarter . Members and pledges are going all out to bring the trophy home. We are proud to claim Ray Pelfry, varsity football star back as one of our new pledges.

We celebrated Homecoming the week end of October 4-5. Many of our alumni returned to visit us. Decorations for

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the house were carried out by Brother Jim Huey who did swell job.

We would like to again extend a welcome to any and ,· Pi Kapps pass'ng through Auburn. The doors of this [rater! ity house are always open to you.

THOl'I'LAS N. MoRGAN, Jtisltl11

DISTRICT VIII Tennessee Alpha Signt'

With well over 100 actives and pledges, Alpha Sigma .t' umphantly emerges from the most competitive rush weekd · many a yea r. A most outstanding job of rushing was played by Brother Odus Johnson, a human dynamo wl~e'\" comes to making the star of Pi Kappa Phi shine more bngh 1 over the Tennessee campus. Others who contributed ab;, and beyond the call of duty were archon Bob Deal, 11 Payne, Sam Browder, Tom Vaughan, Howard Baker, J. Taylor, David Parr, and Jack Waldrop. Mrs. W. B. Neal,~ housemother, and Mrs. Glenn Tidwell will long be remembC in our hearts for their untiring devotion . Rush week ~ c!imaxed with a jovial banquet at Hi!!;hland's. Dist rict AfC~n' Clark McMahan, welcomed the newly pledged freshmen · Pi Kappa Phi.

I.hrough a unified campaign led by Brother Odus Joh~·tl' our home was beautifully redecorated . The popular 11 Room was transformed into a much more attractive ret as a result of the leadership of Brother Howard Baker. -~

Brother Glen Reeder, of McMinnville, fired the first '• of the quarter in the field of individual honors. He wasr · lected by the U. T. Intramural Department as managc'fo all intramural sports for the coming year. Brother . 1 Vaughan, vice president of the student body, still do'!'10~ campus act ivity. Genial "Squire" Vaughan was at hiS b presiding over the hilarious Freshmen mixer. "Squire" vau~, wisely divides his time between the study of agriculture 11 freshmen girls. No one will dispute the radio commentor dt recently called Brother Vaughan the most popular stU in the university ! ,

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L . Van Hooser, Grant Roy, Sam Steele, Roger Johnson, S~~ Vavalides, Clark McMahan , Arnold Cobb, John Miller Harold Brown. t~

Alpha Sigma, proud of its past, is eagerly looking ~ .0 future, seeking new worlds to conquer, laying the groun

1~ for a chapter capable of offering every known advantag the Pi Kapp of tomorrow.

Loms D. GARINGER, /listofl'

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Officers elected for the fall term are Henry J. Ande~ archon; Robert A. Buys, treasurer; Robe~t Wilson, sccrc II' Char'es W. Hendryx, historian; Stephan Patoprsty, chaP and John Glasser as warden. ., ·n' ,

Alpha Theta chapter has three pledges taking forma!d1 0 tion on November 2. They are Dick Casavant, DaV1

13 don, and Gerald Shoemaker. We also have hopes of a pledge class this fall . uet

Plans are now under way for the Founders Day BanQ ~ be held 'next December but details will be announced ·ill thru ALPHA THETA STATER. It is hoped that there 1~0 as good a turn out for this one as the one last year. Jo Jll~ Lovett informs us that he joined the ranks of married me last June 29.

Those leaving the undergraduate chapter this past C~ thru graduation were Milford Morse and Thomas Ba1rd, ter Simpson, James Stelzer.

CHARLES W. HENDRYX, /listof'

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DISTRICT X~ Illinois Upsilon

With most of the chapter gone for the summer, activities were held to a minimum. Picnics were the main get-togethers, intermingled with some softball and touchball. Since this semester has just started we have had no great time for activities - we've been kept busy with moving furniture and making our new house livable.

But Upsilon lives again - and under the same roof! Yes, we have a house from which we can hang our replica badge. This has been accomplished through the untiring efforts of severa l a lums and undergraduates. The house was acquired on a rental basis and will house 25 men with facilities for eating. We were lucky enough to get most of our old furniture back. At present we are having co-operative breakfasts and eating our other meals out. However, plans are going a long smoothly and it shouldn't be too long before we are serving a ll meals. Now, we can put out t.he welcome mat and extend invitations to all our alums and brothers to drop in to see us. We are located at 1002 S. Lincoln in Urbana , Ill. Don't forget the address-we' ll be looking ·for you!

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Brother Pi Kapps take notice! Upsilon is quite proud to report that we were able to better our scholastic record enough during the spring semester to top the other 53 fratern­ities on campus. Yes, first in scholarship I We soon shall have another trophy to proudly display on our mantle. Along with this award came individual honors to several of our brothers. Paul Phinney, John Roeser, Kreel Kasserman. George Shoe­maker and pledge Lou Matusiak will be honored at the next Honors Day Convocation for their high scholastic averages. Bob Morris, who recently received his degree in mining en­gineering, brought more recognition to Pi Kappa Phi when he graduated with high honors.

At a recent meeting Ron Scheck was appointed pledge mas­ter; Dick Coleman, rushing chairman; Lou Matusiak, stew­ard; Jim Kasserman, house manager and Jim Vertin, activities manager .

All of our activities have been stimulated by our acquisition of a house and rushing is no exception - we now have fifteen pledges. The more recent men to accept the pin are: Ralph Mat, Robert Kelley, James Murphy, Franklin Collins, James Bayne, Robert Kret, Paul Argyelan, Peter DeCasquale, Robert Kieres, Russell Birk, and Thomas Partington . We hope to initiate four of the older pledges in the near future .

Plans are in the making for a conclave at Purdue, October 25, when Illinois plays Purdue. Many brothers from Alpha Phi expect to attend and we all hope to be able to contribute in making Omega's 25th anniversary (which will be cele­brated then) a huge success.

Upsilon also plans to send several brothers to Jndianapo 'i; to attend the installation ceremonies at Indiana U when Alpha Psi is made an active chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. We extend our heartiest greetings to our new chapter and every good wish for its success.

We are all looking forward to our home footba ll week ends, especially November 1, Homecomin"g! A buffet lunch will be held before the game to give the alums a chance to see our house and get together with some of their brothers.

Upsilon is once again active, in every sense of the word on the Illinois campus, and we shall strive to make Phi Kappa Phi the best fraternity on campus, if it isn't that already.

GEORGE SrrOEMAKEn, hist01'ian

Purdue Omega We have fifty-four Pi Kapps living in the house this fall,

and about ten of the married brothers are living in apart­ments.

The whole chapter came back before registration to help get the house in shape for the fall term. The greatest improve­ments made were the re-decoration of the dining room and the building of a basketball goal in the back yard.

This fall marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Omega chapter at Purdue. Plans have been made for anniversary celebrations at Homecoming and of Founders' Day. Since we expect more alumni to be at Purdue for the Homecoming, the main celebration of our silver anniversary will be held then.

Eighteen Pi Kapps from Upsilon and six brothers of Alpha Phi will be at Purdue for the Homecoming game (Illinois vs. Purdue) and our anniversary festivities.

Omega, with the help of "Bernie" Jones, organized the initiation of the Alpha Psi chapter at Indiana University. Ten students of the prospective Alpha Psi chapter were initiated as associate members of Omega on June 29. They are: Ches­ter Clark of Plainfield, Indiana; Alva Elliott of Jasper, Indi­ana; John Fierst of Jasper, Indiana; Richard Floyd of Green­up, Illinois; Arthur Hay lord of Dover, Ohio; Robert Haller of Fort Wayne, Indiana; James Kelsey of Staten Island, New York; Herbert Pittman of Jasper, Indiana; Leo Reker of Jasper, Indiana; and Elbert Walker of Loogootee, Indiana.

The rush program this semester was highly successful. The new pledges are: Charlie Moore of Indianapolis, Indiana; Dave Westfall of Olney, Illinois; Leonard Ficken of Cleveland Heights, Ohio ; Joe Huber of Warren, Indiana; Tom Hafner of Indianapolis, Indiana; and Bob Conn of Marion, Indiana.

The annual pie eating contest between the local Pi Kappa Alpha chapter and Omega, will be held on Tuesday, October 17. Our pledges are in good shape, as they have been prac-

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tic:ing regularly. The gaiety will be climaxed by a Pi Dan~ w1tb the Pi Beta Phi sorority and the Pi Kappa Alpha Ita ternity.

The house softball team bas a record of four wins to . 1 ~ losses so far this semester. We stand a good chance of takln, the inter-fraternity championship. ,

We have men in key positions on the staffs of the sch~ yearbook, the Debris; the newspaper, the Exponent; and the Student Senate.

Omega welcomes all alumni. Anyone having suggestions~ to prospective pledges and other matters, will please se them to us for the chapter's consideration. . 1

ROBERT H. W AJ.XET,, ltistorW

Illinois Tech Alpha phi

Alpha Phi's officers this semester are: Bob Applegate, arc~ on; Stewart Van Ness, treasurer; Ed Morse, secretary; Lat~ Simon, house manager; John Pottenger, steward; Ted ZaS0 n chapla~n; Frank Pospisil, historian; and Bob Prasse, war~11. . Havmg recuperated from the aches and pains incurred 0

fll mg housecleanmg, all actives are looking forward to the Jo 1 list of so cia 1 functions and sports activities for this serneste

The social functions started September 20, with open bo~; for rushees and a smoker for actives and rushees September 1 Plans are also being drawn up for our annual spook partY• ; be held October 31. George Halman and Chuck Woods we formally initiated the following Sunday. And we were plca-11' to welcome back actives, Dick Eberhart Warren Lenno~ 3

Ken Wilson. ' .1, Sports activities are also underway with inter-frater~r ·,

football, golf and tennis on top of the list. Last year we. t the football trophy in the final game to Alpha Sigma Phi 1 a score of 2-0. This year we plan to win that last garne. ~ ac.tives are now awaiting the coming pre-season football g~il~ With the pledges. It should prove to be quite a garne 1

youth and speed vs. all that is left of the actives. ir The pledge class for this semester consists of Dick Bal~11~1

Bob Kepen, Bob Boehning, George Wade, Leroy Washcnf eBi Bill Sinkola, Roger Doty, Bud Denbler, Marty Severson, Baumgartner, Lloyd Gagini, and Roger Marz. .

FRANK POSPISJT,, JdstOfl'

DISTRICT XIV Iowa State College Alpha Omicro~

As predict~d in . the Au~ust issue .of STA~ AND .LAJdP, ~~ chapter certamly d1d boost 1ts scholastic standmg sprmg q~a ~ The actives are now f ourtb place among the 2 7 fraternitres campus; the pledges in second place did nicely, too. ~

Alumni, returning for homecoming October 25th, JI!81tot assured of getting tickets for the game with Missour1 aP Wayne Moore, our district archon. Howie Roberts l• Robert Muhm are in charge of our house decorations homecoming. , . ~

Our chapter bouse has a new paint job and, of course, crt much better. The living-room furniture has been recor 1~ and repaired and we bought some new pieces. ManY 0 ~ upstairs study rooms have been painted and fixed up and10 house is in much better condition than it has been for a time. . r

Last fall our football team finished in runner-up spot in 1~~ murals. T.his year, with many old st.andbys back and oli new matenal, we have hopes of boostmg ourselves one 11

up onto the top rung. ~~

We welcomed back this fall , the following members whwail· been in the service: Warren Wells, Bob Schultz, RaY ~· Gene Hawkins, and Charles Fritz. Brother Albertson 11il

married this summer and is now back in school, Jiving5~~ his wife just a short distance from the house. Keith d is back in college taking special work in economics, an acting as assistant intramurals manager of the house. riJ

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DISTRICT XIX Washington Alpha Delta vi~1foha Delta emerged after an inert summer with a new and movedu~ approach to campus and fraternity life. When we early . Into our new house at 4504 16th N. E., Seattle, Wash., or re~n Se~tember, we were confronted with a tremendous job Could ovatmg which had to be finished by September 24. Pledge we do it? Yes. With the help of every member and broorn Who was not working elsewhere, we all pitched in with and shs, ,ops, vacuum cleaners, floor sanders, paint brushes and ki~he s .. We soon changed the living room, dining room,

With c en mto a veritable picture gallery of color. and fi the varnish hardly dry on the floors rush week began I:lick ~e ~.en were pledged. These novices include Glen Berry, OPen r ra .1sh,, Les Hogberg, Pat Nelson, and Ken Ryckman. Prospec~shmg !S continuing now at a favorable pace with daily meetin 5 gettmg the welcome mat. The pledge group held a dent ag don October 13 and elected Dick Bradish pledge presi-

On t~ Glen Berry Sec-Treas. the ne· hbveek end of October 17, Alpha Delta will initiate m IViiJ b:~ orhood of fourteen men into Pi Kappa Phi. This buildin tng our total actives to twenty-two. Together we are Young g a closely knit group of aggressive and determined tlnivers~;n who will continue the Pi Kapp tradition at the

Last w · . With ~ e Wtll modestly brag about our scholastic attainment. fraterni~ average of 2.4900, we stood sixth out of thirty-six Acbiev tes on the campus. The Office of Student Affairs that ot~nt ~ward was sent us for having an average above

e all men's average. We are aiming higher this year. DAVE ALEXANDER, historia"

Oreg S on tate Alpha Zeta reJ~~ha f Zeta has been patting itself on the back since the among ~ last spring term's grades - we are fourth highest auspiciouhe ~w~ntr-five fraternities on the campus. With that one or ths eg~nmng, we have plunged into what seems to be and siltt e bustest years of our existence. Twenty-five members and Alphen hold-over pledges returned to conduct Rush Week, mond. w· ~eta acquired nine new wearers of the white dia­Jarne; F tlham Ackerman, Gordon Butcher, Richard Diehl, tnan, F/us~, Robert Henry, Robert Nickelsen, Thomas Tho­liead Nn~s Trusty, and Lance White. Alpha Zetan J. AI IVeJco~i atJonal Secretary, was guest speaker at the dinner

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Alumni urn .to. the summer for a moment, the Portland ~~rty Wb~~oaatton and the actives collaborated on a rush t R.ap tc Was well-attended. Then the University of Oregon

5Uccessruflub and the Alpha Zetans got together for another on the C rush part~ held on alum Phil Brinkman's housebo.at lees for 0 Urnbta RIVer. Those heading some of the commtt­tnernbers ~~ event were pledge Tom Panage, athletics, and

Some tck Luse, food, and Bob Thoman, rushing. ~he hoUSe rnore. work was done on redecorating and repairing loor stud durmg the summer. Tile was laid in all the second-

0lld-f100 ! rooms, and rubber matting was used in the sec­Second / hall.s. Current plans include the painting of both anct dinind thtrd-floor study rooms and redecorating the living

'I' he f' ng rooms. lllen on tr0t function for Fall term was the initiation of nine ~re Ear] B ctobcr 5. New members receiving congratulations )> e~ris G ~rton, Charles G. Breeding, Myron W. Daugherty,

htiJips · JGtlkey, William Guyer, Mark E. Hartley, Robert N. Sorn~ r., and Francis L. Summers.

~~r 17 J; the other events scheduled include a fireside Octo­.1nner~ w·e annual pledge dance November 21, two exchange ~n the an tth sororities, and plans are being laid to participate tng. -campus functions of Dad's Weekend and Homecom-

ln rn . the abo~ntaini~g our scholastic standing and participating in b0lltinua]e affatrs, Alpha Zeta its work cut out, and we are est hou Y striving to "Make the Pi Kapps the biggest and

se on the campus and then keep it there." GF.ORGE E. JASKA, historian

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DISTRICT XX California Gamma

Gamma chapter has officially reopened on the University of California campus at Berkeley. Our new house is located at 2634 Bancroft Way, directly opposite the Bancroft Way ten­nis courts and the center of campus is only a few minutes' walk away.

We were very fortunate during the summer. From one of our Los Angeles alumni, Benny Wheeler, we received our liv­ing room furniture. Charles MacDonald, Hal Simmons, Ken Franklin, Ted Conway, Bob Hacker, Chuck Vannice, John Morris, and Roy Porter participated in redecorating the rooms downstairs. The main group of fellows arrived the middle of· August, a week before registration, to help clean up the house.

Pete Berti, Chuck Fitzimmons, and Warren Jensen started rushing activities prior to the opening of school. Among the new pledges arc Frank Patten, Richard Fiscus, Ed Sutherland, Ed Ferguson, George Denton, Russell Archer, Bill Martin, Bob diPiazza, Phil Hurley, Stan Ausman, and Norma~ Schneidewind.

Initiation of new members will take place w1thin the month and will include Arnold Turner, Phil Hurley, Robert Hacker, Harvey Taylor, George Lineer, and Richard Bowman.

Our first social event was an open house following the Cal­ifornia-Santa Clara game. A large group of alumni, their wives and friends, joined in the post-game festivities: Brother and Mrs. Robert Tuck, San Mateo; Brother and Mrs. James Ham­ilton Berkeley; Brother and Mrs. Stephen Malatesta; Brother and Mrs. Boyd Oliver, and Brothers Robert Fisher and Salva­tore Grassi, of San Francisco. That evening, under the direc­tion of Bob Zeni's social committee composed of Ted Con­way, John Morris, Charles MacDonald, and "Buck" Ross, a dance was held at the house. A huge buffet supper was pre­pared by our fine cook, "Dave."

Probably the biggest event on Cal's campus next to the traditional Big Game with Stanford, is the Cal-USC game. This year the revitalized Golden Bears were trying for the Rose Bowl for the first time in many seasons. A dance that even­ing was attended by all members and pledges.

Under the able guidance of our athletic director, Warren Jensen Gamma will participate in all sports activities-touch football basketball, volley ball, tennis, skiing, horseshoes and bowling: The Young Members romped to an easy victory over the Old Members in an intra-house football game. The pledges, however, eked out a 2-0 victory over the members in another intra-house football tilt.

Last month we were pleased to have National Secretary, J. AI Head, as our guest. He .was pas~ing through Berkeley .on his way to a national executive meeting. We are also lookmg forward with great pleasure to the visit of Executive Secre-tary, "Bernie" Jones, early n~xt year. . .

Gamma ranks fifth scho.Iasttcally among the 45 fratermtte: on the California campus. We have fully recovered from our temporary absence from the Pi Kappa Phi fold and from the California campus.

ROBERT F. ZENI, historian

DISTRICT XXI Penn State Alpha Mu

Apha Mu came back this fall to find our house peatly improved by summer repairs. The floors have been ftmshed, a new oil f4rnace was installed, and new drapes have been ordered for the downstairs. Many of the rooms have snazzy new paint jobs.

The house was open during the summer, as about 15 men were here for each of the two summer sessions.

Fifty-one men returned this fall, including 44 active brothers and 7 pledges. The pledges are: Chet Christensen, Warr~n; Don Heiny, Wflliamsport; Fred and George Herald, Phtla­dclphia; Frank Mohney, Drexel Hill; Bert Raymond, .Mead­ville· and Ken Reese Carlisle. Old brothers returmng to Stat~ from the armed' forces include Wilson Bertram, Dick Lord, Norm Riemer. Jack Senior and Ed Yeager.

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The fall social calendar includes Alumni Week-end on Octo­ber 18, highlighted by the Syracuse game, and the Junior Prom on the following week-end. An extensive program of intramural fall sports, football, swimming, and tennis, has been worked out under the bead of Mario Cianci, athletic chairman.

Alpha Mu joins the . rest of the college in mourning the death of Penn State's able president, Dr. Ralph D. Hetzel, who had served faithfully for the past twenty years.

RICHARD HILL, historian

Drexel Alpha Upsilon After a busy summer-shore week end, house dances and

parties; and acquiring two additional pledges: Irvin Keiter, West Chester, Pa., and Erwin Breithaupt, Drexel Hill, Pa.­Aipha Upsi lon bas started preparing for a full fall term, dur­ing which our 13th annual Pi Kapp show will be presented .

• oJ "POISE AND IVY" is the title of our 13th productJOn a is scheduled for November 7 and 8.

Three of our members have been l?raduated this ~urnrp:1 • Joe Shields, Harrison, N.J.; George Kmmonth, Woolrich, he:l and Bill Hartranft, Leola, Pa. We wish to extend to t · men our best wishes for successful careers.

1 Also, two members of the active chapter and one rne!ll~~

of the alumni chapter have announced their marriage : :s Lake, Carbondale, Pa. to Dorothy Milheim, Easton, a• Jack Gardner, Moscow, Pa. to Louise Klinke!, Scranton, p pel and Bill Calkins, Washington, D. C. to Frances Parish, Vpin· Montclair, N. J . Bob and Dotty surprised us all by k~epifll their marriage a secret from March 31 until the begJOO of the fall term. t

The house is full to capacity for the fall term . After a ~0'pt summer or pre-fall cleaning bee, the house is in tip-top a for a busy term.

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