The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity – Iota Chapter Alumni Association

90th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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VOLUME LXXXIX OCTOBER 2009 ISSUE I

A. ZIFFEL INVESTMENTS – (L to R seated): Chuck VanHoeck ’77, Spencer Thomas ’73, Tom Hazelton ’77; (STANDING): Jeff Busse ’85, Kurt Tjelmeland ’84, Dan Alpen ’86, & Kinch “Bubba” Donithan ’84.

90th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION &

EVENTS COMING IN 2010 !! Mark your calendars for October 14-17, 2010 and the

official celebration of the 90th

anniversary of the founding of Iota Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau. We are working with the Coe Alumni Office to incorporate our planning with their 2010 Homecoming activities and special celebration of the “Decade of the ‘70s”. Tentative plans include an alumni golf outing, special evening all-Phi Tau reception and banquet; various “era” receptions and tailgating for the Homecoming Football game, and more! (Hawkeye Fans – not to worry, the Hawks have an away game at Michigan)

As soon as you make a decision that you plan to attend, please pass that information along so that we can list you in the next newsletter under “Phi Taus Planning to Attend”! Also – the more brothers that you can either forward this email to, or print it off and snail mail it to – the better chance that we can really have a smashing event! Some of you may remember that at our 75

th Anniversary (1995) – Phi Tau generated the

largest single group alumni gathering in the history of Coe – some 170 of us got together for a great weekend of reminiscing and celebrating. Get the word out NOW so that your Phi Tau classmates will be joining YOU on campus one more time!

ARNOLD ZIFFEL LIVES!

That haughty Phi Tau tradition of the 1970s and ‘80s lives on in the presence of A. Ziffel Investments, Inc. – an investment club established in 1999 by the former members of the Iota Chapter Housing Corp. of the 1980s & ‘90s.

In addition to those pictured above, other active Phi Tau members of A.Z. Investments include: John Roth ’79, Bruce Benson ’85, Brett Bednar ’84, Tom Pientok ’85 & Kent Mahurin ’85. Phi Taus who have moved on from A. Ziffel investing include: Kent Cooling ’78, Ron VanHoeck ’82, Jim Smith ’78, Mike Vance ’85, and Jeff Croy ’77.

At one of the first meetings, when options were being weighed to select a name for the new club – Jack Minder ’81 noted…”There is only one real choice…”, and thus the club was launched into the annals of IRS-dom!

A bit of history is perhaps due for many of you…..The Arnold Ziffel Party was started in the early ‘70s and was second only to Spring Formal as the social event of the year. Some said that it “sort of” replaced the infamous “Grave Affair” doings of the ‘60s? “Ziffel” morphed into many forms prior to it’s eventual demise in the early ‘90s – a great run for an original classic event. So, Arnold Ziffel and Phi Tau at Coe have been synonymous for nearly 40 years….almost as long as the “YO”! To the founders of The Ziffel Event – thanks for the memories – from several Phi Tau eras! And, there’s nothing quite as humorous as the line item in your bank statement each month

with your personal EFT …”A. ZIFFEL INVESTMENTS” ☺ ☺

October 14-17, 2010 – Coe College Homecoming

RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER

The reported demise of the Iota Undergraduate Chapter in 2008 was almost true…loss of the group living arrangements on “The Wing”; membership down to one or two; debt incurred to Coe, etc. BUT – due to the hard work of some younger ‘90s alumni, and the remaining chapter member(s)…..EIGHT new members were initiated last spring! They have regained the support of the Coe administration and things are looking very good for the “rebirth” of Iota Chapter – just in time for the 90

th

Anniversary in 2010! Jason Palmer (’99) reports that the Iota…

Continued…….

RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER (cont’d)

……Chapter currently has 10 active members and 3 associates; are organizing a Halloween 5K on October 24

th;

has plans in place to “retake the wing”; is working with IFC to restructure rush activities; working on a budget for sustainable operations; developing a target recruitment list and strategies for implementation; and is putting together a list of chapter activities for the year. Jason also reports that a new Board of Governors is forming and plans to have elections this fall, and commence with regular meetings. For more information on current resident chapter activities or the Board of Governors, please contact Jason Palmer ’99 at: jpalmer1500@gmail.com

Michael Plahm Class of ‘74

Wayne Render

Class of ‘72

Andrew Fairlie Class of ‘74

Doug Baldwin Class 0f ‘76

Dan Strellner Class of ‘75

Rick Kleinhans Class of ‘74

Pose with Baldy’s near hole-in-one on a par 3 at the Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course near Marion, IA

October 3, 2009

Bob Thonn Class of ‘73

Rick Kleinhans

Class of ‘74

Kent Cooling Class of ‘78

Phi Kappa Tau Alumni participating in the 2009

October Golf Outing – Dan Strellner ’75, Rob Lala ’75, Michael Plahm ’74, Rick Kleinhans ’74, Andy Fairlie ’74, Bob Thonn ’73, Spencer Thomas ’73, Dave McCulla ’73, Tom Fisher ’73, Wayne Render ’72, Tom Hazelton ’77, Kent Cooling ’78 and Doug Baldwin ’76.

Plan ahead to join us on October 14th or 15th, 2010 (or both?!) for another edition of Homecoming Golf as part of our 2010 90th Anniversary Celebration of Iota Chapter! Stay tuned for future newsletters!

(photos courtesy of John Miller ‘59) BACK ROW (L-R) – Neil Elkin ’57, Bruce Glass ’58, Don Inman ’62, Steve James ’60, Bob Jones ’59;

FRONT ROW – Bob Miehe ’57. Dick Stauber ’57, Bill Hunding ’57, Bob Noyes ’57 and John Miller ’59.

“The Boys on the Lake”

At Iota Chapter’s 75th

Reunion in 1995

Bob Miehe ’57, Bruce Mullen ’56, Bill Hunding ’57, Ellis Wiggins ’58, Bob Stafford ’58, Bob Noyes ’57, Bob Skinner ’58, Ben Schneider ’58, Don Coppernol ’57, Stew Shaw ’57, Bruce Glass ’58, Dick Stauber ’57.

Is it already 15 years since the 75th?

Wayne Render Dave McCulla

Tom Fisher