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Founders Taylor A. Borradaile , Lewis Apartments, Apt. 4. 2214 S.

Kanawha St. , Beckley, W. Va., 25801 ; Dwight I. Douglass; William H. Shideler; Clinton D. Boyd.

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THE LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau An Educational Journal

Volume 63, No. 1 Fall 1974 Publishl!d quarterly (Fall - Winter - Spring - Summer) by the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity at 15 N. Campus Ave ., Oxford, Ohio. Second class postage paid at Oxford, Ohio, and at additional mailing offices.

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Actor. Director. Producer. Paul New­man has done it all before worldwide audiences far too vast to number.

He IS a superstar, and he has earned that title through scores of ac­complishments, through performances in films now known as modern-day "classics," through his own sensitive motion picture direction and production.

In an exclusive interview with Charles Hamblett of Woman, an En­glish weekly magazine, Newman re­cently reviewed his past. "You know, compared with the intelligent kids of today, my generation was just plain dumb. To tell you the truth , I wasn't much good at anything when I was a kid. My brother and I, we both went in for every single sport you could think of. And I was terrible at all of them. Really - notoriously ungifted. "

Newman has made up for that " inability" and today as a superstar is worth more than $5 million. Born on January 26, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was raised in the "very provincial , very upper middle-class" section of Shaker Heights. In this pre-television era, Paul read alot of books. " I did a great deal of reading, went through the usual children 's classics. I would read anything I could lay my hands on . . . until I got interested in girls -when I stopped reading altogether!"

After grammer school, he spent a few months at Kenyon College, near Cleveland, where he established a claim to fame as founder of the first

student laundry. At the outbreak of World War II , Newman left Kenyon to enlist in the U. S. Navy. " I volunteered to be a pilot in the Navy Air Corps and was assigned to the V-12 program at Yale. Then they discovered I was color-blind and threw me out of it. "

It was in connection with a subse­quent Navy program that Paul went to Ohio University. During his brief ten­ure in the training program there, he joined Phi Kappa Tau and was initiated into Beta chapter on April 11 , 1943. One of his fraternity brothers -Harry Millhoff of Cleveland Heights -remembers him best as an enter­tainer, one who would come into the 50 East State Street house often, sit down at the grand piano an<tJlever play the same song twice .

When the war ended, Paul returned from the Pacific and again went to Kenyon College. " I enrolled to study banking and economics but hated it. Money as a basis for a full-time career has never interested me. After a few months, I managed to switch to literature and drama. I just had no feeling for banking."

He drifted by chance into acting. " I really wanted to play football , but this ambition ended in sheer disaster." Newman was involved in a tavern brawl and along with three others were put on probation and tossed off the team. " I was damned if I was going to let anything interfere with my extracurricular activities. So I went along to read for the lead part of a

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Drama Department play and got it. " While Newman had turned down

banking as a career, he still had a sense of business which he displayed at Kenyon. "With time on my hands after being barred from playing foot­ball, I decided to go in for a bit of pri­vate enterprise," he commented in the interview. " I found a little bin of a shop for rent and converted it into a laun­dry. As a special service I offered my customers - all college kids - free beer on the side.

" I figured this would make the laun­dry chores more pleasant all round as well as knock the opposition laundries out of business. Every Saturday at ten

o'clock I would get a keg of beer for about $12, and the guys would come down and bring their laundry and sit around and drink beer with me till the ir laundry was done.

"No other laundry in town offered such an attractive service, and I soon became a monoply. With low rental and profits after investing in the beer, I was taking at least $60 a week for myself. In my last year of college, I sold the business to a friend . He opened up - and closed down - in his first week."

Despite his prowess as a beer drinker and the shadow of his football

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"disgrace," Paul graduated from Ken­yon with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

The rest of the Newman success story is more widely known. From Kenyon in 1949 to summer stock, then to Yale's School of Drama and New York City. Then finally on to Hol­lywood and motion pictures too numerous to recount here.

Paul and his wife - Joanne Wood­ward, whom he married in January 1958 - have come to be regarded as a formidable pair of rebels in the higher reaches of Hollywood. They r fu e to conform. "This may come as

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a surprise to some, " Newman told Hamblett, "but I'm not really anti­establishment. I'm absolutely square. I'm anti-idiocy, anti-dishonesty -and the motion picture industry as a whole has its roots in dishonesty. That is from the business point of view. From the acting point of view we have mixed feelings about the business.

"One day you think it's terribly im­portant and difficult and that it does take a measure of talent to become what you are. The next day you wake up and say: 'This is the most childish activity or voc tion that nybody could

Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward and as he appeared in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.

pick.' I don't know which is the correct attitude - probably the latter. "

When not on location shooting their next films, the Newmans relax. Paul by racing cars over the Northeastern Amateur Circuit, Joanne by going to the ballet. Besides being an authority on race car driving, Newman might be considered an expert on beer. Wher­ever he goes, refrigerators are instal­led and filled with bottles of beer and glasses. "Cold beer must be served in cold glasses," commented the superstar. " I'd like to see the Presi­dent of the United States go out for a beer occasionally. Not with aides and advisers, alone .. . and really find out what's going on among the people. "

Newman further philosophized. " It's a fantastic time for the young. In some ways they have less imposed on them than my generation did. Yet they have other things imposed on them that are far harsher than anything we had to face.Things are no longer black or white, good or bad. There's this ac­celeration of change .. . change oc­curs with such rapidity . That's why people have such a short attention span."

True. Attention spans may be short, but the superstardom Phi Tau Paul Newman has achieved is not soon to be forgotten.

Fraternity Leader Parker Enters Chapter Eternal Warren H. Parker, Phi Kappa Ta·u na­tional president from 1966 to 1968, en­tered Chapter ~ternal October 12, 1974. He was 61 . His death, brought on by cancer, took from the midst of Phi Kappa Tau a man who was truly a be­liever in the experience of fraternity.

An alumnus of Upsilon chapter and a 1934 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University, Brother Parker was serving NWU at the time of his passing in the capacity of admissions administrator. A scholarship fund in his name is being established through a cooperative effort by Upsilon Chapter and NWU.

Elected to the National Council in 1960, Parker was elevated to the Fraternity's highest elective office at the 1966 National Convention at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. He had served as a domain chief in the Nebraska-Kansas-Iowa area prior to being elected to the National Council. Following his presidency, he continued

Warren and Helen Parker proudly dis­played the Palm Award received in 1972.

his fraternity leadership as a member of Phi Tau's Long Range Planning Com­mittee. More recently , Parker served on the screening committee for Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Scholarship applica­tions.

As an undergraduate, Parker was ac­tively involved in campus organizations and displayed leadership qualities in a variety of endeavors. In addition to hav­ing served Upsilon chapter for three consecutive years as its treasurer, he found time to be president of Blue Key and captain- of the Nebraska Weslayan basketball team in his senior year.

He married Helen Meek in 1936. She and their two sons, Don, also an Upsi­lon member, and Doug, survive him.

Former National President Melvin Dettra, Jr. (left) received the tradit ional gavel from out-going president Warren Parker in 1968.

Parker served in the Navy in World War II in the Pacific Theatre, seeing ac­tion in Saipan and Okinawa. He be­came a prominent insurance executive in Lincoln before starting his profes­sional relationship with Nebraska Wes­leyan in 1959, when he was named as­sistant to the president for wills and es­tates. From this position he was named, in 1963, director of NWU's student fi­nancial aids department.

With a continuing interest in educa­tion , Parke r se rved on the Lincoln Board of Education and also as its pres­ident in 1957 . He was acti ve in Y.M.C.A., Lions, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Warren Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Nebraska State

School Boards Association and the American Association of College Public Relations Officers .

With his many professional and community activities , Warren Parker sti ll found time to devote to Phi Kappa Tau . And Phi Kappa Tau is better for his having been an important part of it. His service was significant and he gave much more to the organization than he took from it. He was honored in 1972 for his many years of dedicated service to his fraternity when he was accorded the Palm Award, Phi Kappa Tau's highest accolade to an alumnus for outstanding contributions. His untimely death has robbed the Fratern ity of add it ional years of leadership, wisdom, and pro­ductivity.

'Artistic' Laurel On Its Way Express yourself! The Winter '75 issue of The Laurel will feature the artistic and creative work of its readers; and undergraduates and alumn i are en­couraged to submit their writings, draw­ings, and photography. Items submitted will be cons idered on a f irst -come basis. Short stories (up to 2,000 words maximum), art icles, opinions, poetry, pen and ink washes, line drawings, and black-and-white photography will be considered for publication. The enti re issue will be devoted to the creative tal-

ents of Laurel readers! Don't delay. Send articles and/or

photos to The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau, P.O. Box 30 , Oxford , Ohio 45056. All items submitted will be returned fol­lowing publ ication. Deadline for entries: January 3, 1975. Late entries will be considered only if space permits. All copy must be signed, and photography should be accompanied by technical specifications (lens settings, etc.) if possible .

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lRE Q1MPUS TODAY A look at today's college scene through the eyes of seven Phi Tau undergraduates

How do Phi Tau undergraduates size up current campus and Greek trends? Is the amnesty controversy a con­troversy? Drugs . Are they still with us or has our tolerance level increased? These questions and many more like them are found regularly in corre­spondence from undergraduates and alumni. The Laurel found some an­swers and opinions after consulting seven chapter presidents from a vari­ety of school types, sizes, and loca­tions . Their commentary follows brief sketches of the seven:

Ken Kohrs, a senior journalism major at Kearney State, not only serves Gamma Rho chapter as president, but has accepted an internship with the Kearney admissions office and does public relations work for the school. He has played two years of varsity bas­ketball for KSC and plans to enter P-R or college student personnel work.

Presently serving Delta Beta (Evans­ville) as president, Jerry Wehr is a pre-med major, a member of Who 's Who in American Colleges, and Ameri­can Chemical Society. He is also in­volved with the campus Jt,~dicial Board and Blue Key.

Pete Roth is majoring in biological engineering at Purdue and is Lambda 's president. In addition to being involved in chapter activities throughout his four years at Purdue, Pete is a member of the Parachute Club and the varsity Crew team. He has plans to attend med school follow­ing graduation.

Greg McDonald, Alpha Phi chapter president, is a junior and an account­ing major at Akron. He attended his first year of college at Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina . Greg is also vice president of Akron 's IFC, a student appointee to the University Budget Committee, and has served as a Stu­dent Senator, IFC rep, and chapter vice president.

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Systems at California State at Long Beach and has served Beta Psi chap­ter, in addition to the presidency, as recruitment chairman, vice president, and membership orientation officer. He also serves as public relations com­missioner for the Associated Students of Cal State- Long Beach. He plans to attend UCLA 's graduate school of management.

Bill Judy, serving his second term as Alpha Zeta 's president, is a Political Science major at Oregon State and has his sights set on law school. He nailed down a Phi Tau Foundation scholarship in 197 4 and is a member of Blue Key.

Bill Poutsiaka, an industrial sociol­ogy major at Muhlenberg , is Eta chapter 's president. He was rush chairman last year and is a member of the school's Fraternity Council, in addi­tion to being a member of his class ex­ecutive committee. Campus activities also include IM sports .

LAUREL: How would you describe the overall atmosphere of your campus this year? MATHIS: The overall situation at Long Beach is one of hope. Hope that a new student government administration will stop playing games and act to increase student activities and student services with a broader view of what we as stu­dents can do . Hope for the U.S. economy, lower gas prices. Ours is a commuter campus and gas prices are felt directly. And finally , hope for our football team. We went 1-7-1 last year. MC DONALD: On the whole Akron is r~ther apathetic toward social and polit­ical issues. There seems to be an at­titude of coming to school for an educa­tion . Nothing more, nothing less. This is largely the result of Akron U. being a commuter college and the fact the job market is so tight. POUTSIAKA: Muhlenberg's attitude seems generally optimistic this year. There are several recent developments which seem to warrant meaningful dis­cussion before final policy is estab­lished. Situ tion like these are vi w d

as a chance for participation by most students, and the atmosphere for the most part can be described as one of "active involvement." ROTH: Same as usual. Competitive, busy, sometimes relaxing, but usually tiring . Purdue is a conservative school ; consequently, the overall atmosphere is usually quiet and passive. JUDY: Oregon State has been typically quiet; known for its students' concern about their careers. This general at­titude continues to prevail, but week­ends show that man does not live on books alone and kegs flow profusely. WEHR: For the most part, Evansville students are satisfied with the classes offered and with the administration. There is some apathy toward our stu­dent government with the opinion being it doesn't accomplish anything for the students . Student participation in university-sponsored events has also increased. KOHRS: Kearney State began on an optimistic note, and enrollment is up considerably this fall. When I started in the fall of '71, the campus was the largest in its history with just over 6,000 students. The following two years en­rollment slacked off and bottomed at 4,800 in 1973-7 4. And the campus at­mosphere '!Vas pretty discouraging a year ago. But one event brought our school together last spring and that was the possibil ity of merging Kearney State with the University of Nebraska system. The immediate reaction was 'Hell no, we don't want their help.' The pros and cons of the possibility created the first real issue the students could rally around; and actually, we have a strong and vibrant school. LAUREL: How is it different -if it is -from the time you started school as a freshman? POUTSIAKA: In my opinion, the col­lege has changed in direction, more than any other way. It seems as though the goal of a true liberal arts edu ati n appears to be taking hold m r n w than it has in the p st. ROTH : Naturally, thr e total aspe t of II g e m d diff r nt to m . At th t tim . Purdu be bit m r li I . bit m r

stick. So my view of the overall tone and atmosphere seemed to be more along the line of active, quick, exciting, and new. JUDY: The administration and effective student government are working more closely together and accomplish proj­ects through the system. University rules are fairly conservative : freshmen must live in University approved hous­ing, no alcoholic beverages on campus, dormitory closing hours, and that sort of thing, which is a ridiculous way to treat college students. Fortunately, students have input on these decisions and gradual changes are occurring. LAUREL: How about the pulsebeat of the Greek system? How would you de­scribe it this year? MATHIS: Getting involved. Increased on-campus involvement and increased community involvement have brought on a definite increase in membership in both fraternities and sororities. Instead of watching things happen around them, which is what was happening in the past, involvement has been the trademark. MC DONALD: The Greek system last

year tried to unify and strengthen our existing organization so we would be more effective this year in dealing with campus and social issues. This group effort has netted us a good majority of student appointments and elections and has made the campus more aware of our existence. POUTSIAKA: On the campus of a small school , fraternities will always play a major part in college life. How­ever, because of this major role , rivalry

between the houses has always been intense. ROTH: The Greek system is still very active. In the Midwest, there is not a whole lot to do so fraternities and sororities offer a good out. The frater­nities were expecting to pledge approx­imately 800 men this past fall.

JUDY: We have a strong Greek system at Oregon State, 3,200 members out of a school of 15,000. The Greeks are re­sponsible for formal rush, judicial mat­ters and community projects . The Greeks are into more activities like an all-Greek spaghetti feed this year along with the annual All-University Inter­Fraternity Sing , which has an attend­ance of 5,000.

WEHR: The pulsebeat of the Greek system is getting stronger. More and more freshmen are seeking out the fraternities and sororities on campus. The freshmen seem to be more in­terested and more responsive to frater­nity and sorority rush activities. KOHRS: As far as the Greek system is concerned, it has picked up this fall. The Panhellenic Council had a good formal rush and effectively maintains a balance of membership for all the sororities. But the sororities are better organized than fraternities at all levels. Personally, I would just as soon scrap our IFC here. The fratern ities use an informal, open rush, and we can pledge any number of guys any time through­out the semester. As a result IFC acts as nothing more than a means of com­munication between us .. . something we could accomplish just as effectively

Pete Roth Bill Judy Joe Mathis

on a Friday afternoon while quaffing a few downtown. LAUREL: How would you compare the Greek system with the situation last year at this time? MATHIS: The largest fall pledge class­es in about five years has just been brought in and many smiles were on many faces. MC DONALD: Last year at this time the large part of recruitment was the re­sponsibility of the individual houses, while this year IFC has sponsored open houses, a dorm rush program and an all-Greek rush seminar along with all­Greek philanthropies and dances to come later in the quarter. POUTSIAKA: About the same, but with one significant difference. The feelings and incidents of the past which were sometimes the source of friction be­tween Greeks seem to have been for­gotten. The sense of competition is still there, as it has always been, but' it has been put into proper perspective. Our strength as a functioning system lies in the bonds we can establish between us. ROTH: Not much different. Maybe a lit­tle more organized . A strong effort is being made to unify the Greek system and sell itself. JUDY: Formal rush figures are a good indication of the Greek status. Frater­nities had about 600 people going through rush , an increase of about 100 since last year. This figure almost dou­bles the rush numbers of seven years ago. WEHR : There is an increased interest.

Jerry Wehr Bill Poutsiaka

Ken Kohrs

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LAUREL: What do you env1s1on the campus environment to be like in five or 10 years? MATHIS: In five years Long Beach State's fraternity row will be near com­pletion , depending on whether we're working on our third or fourth contrac­tor. Campus enrollment has dropped and ~ill probably be about 26,000 to 27,000. And the importance of how a group participates in the functioning world around it will approximate its suc­cess. POUTSIAKA: It's hard to say. I am in­clined to think colleges will find their student enrollment on the decline, compensating for what has often been labeled as an undue emphasis on the higher levels of learning. In general , it appears as though young people in general are turning their sights to the outside world at an earlier point in their lives, opting out on the college experi­ence. ROTH: Probably a bit more liberal than it is now, or not quite so conservative, but still very demanding and competi­tive. JUDY: More individual responsibility will be placed on the students in the future. I see many changes with univer­sity restrictions occurring in the next five years; alcoholic beverages will be allowed on campus within 10 years. Also students will be more concerned with practical knowledge rather than a general education. I also see a continu­ing rise in the Greek system. WEHR: I think the overall enrollment of the university will remain. basically the same. I look for another fraternity to move onto campus in the next five years, and I can also see an increase in the number of students choosing Greek life .

LAUREL: What are the "big issues" on campus at this time? MATHIS: Some of the big issues on campus are still the pardon and am­nesty, boycotting Gallo wines, and whether or not being gay is a sickness. The great majority of people thought amnesty for the draft evaders was jus­tified . But giving one man a full pardon and then having hundreds of other men work their wrong doing off hasn't con­vinced anyone of the equal application of the law. ROTH: The biggest issue is probably the "concert situation." Purdue is not known for good rock concerts, and the students are desperately trying to get some well-known groups in . JUDY: In this order, I'd say deficit ath­letic budget, having bars next to cam­pus, discontinuing student fees and changing to a user's fee, student evalu­ation nd professor dismissals, and coli ctlv b rQ lninQ for teachers.

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KOHRS: As for any other real " issues," you have to keep in mind that in the Midwest, most people are content with a simple, uncomplicated lifestyle. In other words , if things are going smoothly, don't rock the boat. And I don't think you can call this apathy. In­stead it's more of a maturation of col­lege students. They're here to get an education , and have a good time doing it. They're not here to carry torches and jump on bandwagons anymore. One " issue" which surfaces here perenially is the legalization of liquor on campus, currently taboo because it is state property . I know many schools have had no hassle with liquor being served on campus, and I'm sure if it came to be at Kearney State it wouldn 't create any problems. But in a town of Kearney's size (25,000), you're never more than four or five minutes from a cool one anyway. LAUREL: The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is being chal­lenged regarding its stand on sex dis­crimination as it relates to fraternity membership . Is there evidence of HEW's pressure being applied on any fraternities on your campus?

POUTSIAKA: There has been no pres­sure whatsoever. One fraternity has tried to establish a " little sisters" pro­gram but of late, the interest has dwin­dled. Sororities have not been estab­lished, either. It seems as though the females themselves don't have an ac­tive interest, other than in the social functions, in the inside workings of fraternities. Consequently, pressure by any outside agency would probably be a pointless effort.

ROTH: The Interfraternity Council has informed all fraternities and sororities of the situation and has sent literature out to explain HEW's stand and the conse­quences it could have on Purdue's Greek system. As of right now, no direct pressure has been directed toward any fraternities that I know of.

JUDY: There has been no official" chal­lenge to HEW sex discrimination charges, but I would be willing to sac­rifice myself as a volunteer should the situation arise.

KOHRS: There has been no evidence of HEW's pressure at KSC, unless you consider the " little sister" programs adopted by nearly all of our seven fraternities. And they didn't come about because of pressure from HEW or the co-eds. In every case, the fraternity has initiated their establishment. Becoming a " little sister" has been readily ac­cepted by the women ; especially those who want an association with a social organization, but feel joining sorority would b a little much.

LAUREL: Drugs . Has the use sub­sided much, or have we merely in­creased our tolerance level of the en­tire issue? Or both? MATHIS: Both. POUTSIAKA: Whether the use has subsided much is hard to say. But I doubt whether tolerance or absolute numbers has aropped significantly. However, the use of drugs resulting from peer pressure has curtailed. ROTH: The use of marijuana has in­creased in my opinion, and so has our tolerance level. But I think the tolerance level is increasing at a slower rate. JUDY: Oregon has been the first state to distinguish between marijuana and hard drugs, by decriminalizing the pos­session of under an ounce of mari­juana. Under an ounce is a $100.00 vio­lation, something like a parking ticket. It's important to see laws differentiate between marijuana and hard drugs; the latter is still on an increase in this area. WEHR: The marijuana issue is like a new product that is introduced with a lot of publicity. At first interest is high, but as time goes on the novelty wears off. I think there will always be an interest in marijuana, but not to the extent that there was in past years. KOHRS: My comments on the drug problem relate back to an earlier view I made about the degree of maturity of

· college students. Fewer of them will stumble into something bl indly, without any background knowledge, which is what I think was happening a few years ago . Most college students have real ized that you can really get burned with drugs and have decided that any benefits are far outweighed by the re­percussions of possible consequences . LAUREL: How has the job market in­fluenced your chapter? MATHIS: The job market has influ­enced our recent graduates enough . that 80% of them are back in school in &earch of their masters. We are also encouraging undergraduates to turn away from majors such as history, sociology, geography and the like, be­cause the job markets have been nil in hiring those graduates. POUTSIAKA: Obviously, the job mar­ket has recently tightened up. Our chapter' s new career development program, while not totally eliminating the squeeze, does present the seniors with some different options that they had not been aware of in the past. ROTH: Tough question. No real effe t that I can readily see. JUDY: Limited summer jobs ha e h d a direct effect on many m mbers wh cannot return to s ho I thi f II. Thi i felt by th hous whi h i n t t full c p ity. ni r ju tifi bl

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trend but remain cautiously optimistic. KOHRS: KSC maintains an excellent relationship with the Kearney commu­nity, and jobs are available for anyone who wants to work. Our seniors seem to be finding jobs if they're willing to re­locate.

LAUREL: What are the two biggest hurdles facing your chapter this year and how do you intend to resolve them?

MC DONALD: Our two biggest hurdles right now are recruitment and finances, and naturally these are both deeply re­lated. We are presently on a shoestring budget and are using the bulk of our social allocations to carry on a year­round recruitment program. Also, we're concentrating on a man-to-man tech­nique to help build up our manpower. In the finance area we're using the Board of Governors to help us in collections and budget areas along with our new orientation program which stresses fi­nancial responsibility as the first qualifi­cation of a good brother. WEHR: The two biggest hurdles facing our chapter this year are: (1) keeping

our house in liveable condition and (2) establishing a rewarding pledge pro­gram. I think the first hurdle can be overcome by having our house man­ager paid for organizing and delegating house duties to each brother. We de­pend on volunteers to keep the house in shape and that system is not work­ing. We have begun to put together a while new pledge program with more emphasis on our local chapter and on associate member involvement in fraternity affairs . We have made the pledge program a fraternity project and not the project of one brother. KOHRS: Years ago, before I was in col­lege, a Phi Tau here at Gamma Rho stressed the two E's , unity and enthusiasm, as cardinal virtues of a fraternity! He was a lousy speller but a great brother. But I think the promotion of unity and enthusiasm has been my prime objective, the idea being that ev­erything else will follow naturally. LAUREL: Is there one particular achievement you can point to in the past year which significantly influ­enced the direction of your chapter? MATHIS: We at Beta Psi have been

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THE LOVELY LITTLE SISTERS OF ALPHA PSI CHAPTER University of Texas - El Paso

lucky. We have had the finest leaders in chapter presidents in the past two years in Jon Stocker and Mel Ladd. Both have graduated but both help reorganize our alumni programs into a viable force.

MCDONALD: Last spring quarter we instituted a new program of orientation in which we stress responsibility and respect. The program differs from the past one in that the traditional pledge is a thing of the past. While the new members are required to know the his­tory and have a house project and a philanthropy, the menial tasks of the past are not required or encouraged. I personally think this is a more mature approach to the orientation problem and that it attracts more concerned and responsible manpower.

WEHR: This is the first year we have had a really selective rush . We feel that these men are truly dedicated to Delta Beta and they will create unity in the chapter. Our chapter retreat helped immensely in establishing direction for our chapter. The retreat gave us a new sense of pride in Phi Tau and in Delta Beta.

BETHANY - Phi Chapter opened its social calendar with an all-campus corn roast in cooperation with the Kappa Delta Sorority and featured a live band from Pittsburgh. Pete Erbe, a senior commun ications major from Stony Brook, New York, has been chosen as the student director of WVBC , Bethany's radio station. .

Phi Chapter leads all other frater­nities in scholastic grade point average with a 2.92 on a 4.0 scale . News of re­cent alumni - Steve Ratcliffe has been accepted at Washington University's pre-med program; William Kolanko is studying biology on the graduate level at the University of New Hampshire ; Rick Marshall is studying English in the grad school at Duquesne University ; Richard Kriever is an admissions coun­selor at Bethany; and Phil Pinsker is studying biology at the University of Pittsburgh. - Peter Erbe BOWLING GREEN -The 1974-1975 school year promises to be the "year of the Phi Taus" at Bowling Green. The year started with Beta Tau's enthusias­tic turnout at the Sig Ep Mud Tug . The chapter made a good showing, but the. best part of the day was the vibrating display of high spirits of Beta Tau. The following day, Beta Tau sponsored an all-campus party in our house ; the event was amazingly successful in at-

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tracting prospective members to the fol­lowing recruitment session at which Beta Tau entertained more men than any other fraternity at BGSU. The chapter 's " Homecoming Extrava­ganza" was the highlight of the quarter, and we wish all chapters the best of luck in all their endeavors during this school year. - Paul W. Urian

BRADLEY - Gamma Mu chapter has improved greatly in the last few weeks. We brought in 17 new associate mem­bers, the second largest class we've had and the th ird largest on the Bradley campus this semester. The new as­sociate members are: Steve Hoffman, Rich Kase, Ed Magruder, Kevin Maiman, Tom Poggensee, Brett Reeg, Barry Robbins, Rick Schakle, Dave Sparks, Nick Suttora, John Wallens ,

campus ; we held that honor for three consecutive semesters. -Steven Schneider CAL-BEREKLEY - After an intensive program of house remodeling and a well-planned recruitment, Nu chapter is proud to announce its 12 new associate members: Steve Rea, Eric Dittman, Guy Petzold , Casey High, Jim Shea, Jim McDonnell , Tony Panepinto, Greg Riehl , Don Ruhstaller, Bob Long, Dave Kovac, and Steve Brown.

The brothers as well as the new as­sociate members are looking forward to an exciting fall , highlighted by in ­tramural sports, annual alumni Cal­Stanford "Big Game" party and dance, Little Sister recruitment and many other activities which will insure a great year at Nu. -Tom Bowe

RECENT INITIATES OF ALPHA DELTA CHAPTER Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Guy Winton , Mike Sirsing, Tom Bel­more, Doug Conner, James Craig, and Mike Gorzny. Additionally, the chapter gained 11 new Little Sisters.

Our house manager, Wally Garbarc­zyk, was at the chapter house two weeks before school started working on phy'sical improvements , and with Wally's help, the chapter acquired a new pool table. In sports, things are looking good. The football team was tied for first place and had a great chance of making the playoffs .

In a mo st unusual individual achievement, Jeff Rothstein has been placed in the top ten in his class for speed boat racing. He made an im­pressive showing at the National in St. Mary 's, Ohio , and appears to have quite a future if he keeps racing the way he does. His assistant at the races is ssociate member Doug Conner. The

most Import nt ccomplishment will be to continu to h v th high st gr de point v r g of II th fr t rni ti s on

CAL- STATE- FULLERTON- This past summer saw many improvements go into the fraternity house, including new carpeting and a new bar in the lounge. The brothers of Gamma Omi­cron worked hard this summer in prep­aration for recruitment with special commendation going to Ken Slaughter, Recruitment Chairman, and alumni Joe Tater and Don Alger who provided the entertainment on the traditional Alumni Night. All of the work paid off as 20 as­sociate members were gained. Mark Gill and Kevin Calcagine were elected membership orientation officers.

Things are looking good socially at "The Barn" as social co-chairmen Tom Cox and Craig Fullmer have a great program lined up for the fall semester, including the always popular Halloween Party and New Year's Eve. - Tim O'Connell

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pions as well as overall first place win­ners in Greek Week competition for the third consecutive year. Plans are well underway for our 50th anniversary celebration to be held at Landerhaven Country Club, March 8, 1975.

New Initiates: Mark Cyphers, Roger Garrell , John Hogan, Dan Kosareo , Marc Pepera, John McCreery, Joe Sulc, J. C. Tabet, and Louis Waldman.

New Officers: Tom Koinis, president; Steve Stra in, vice pres ident ; J. C. Tabet , secretary ; Wayne Mosley , treasurer; and Steve McCrillis, house manager. - Louis S. Baga

CENTRAL MICHIGAN - Gamma Lambda trave led 80 miles south to Lansing for its annual formal last spring. There was a fine alumni turnout in addi­tion to the Resident Council. Little Sis­ter Mary Pat Hanner was chosen "Sweetheart of Phi Kappa Tau."

Now that Central Michigan is a member of the Mid American Confer­ence, Gamma Lambda cordially invites the MAC chapters to visit us when your school plays the Chippewas. The Phi Tau chapter house is near the new CMU athletic complex.

The chapter's new officers are Walt Young, president; Dan Newton and Gary Edwards, vice presidents; Fred Murray, secretary; and Harry Page, treasurer. -Jeff Rivard COLORADO - Major parties planned for the year include the Casino Party, Viking Party, and Homecoming, and we are expecting a large turnout of alumni for Homecoming. Psi is participating in a number of intramural sports, among them co-ed waterpolo and football , as well as men's volleyball. The waterpolo

team looks particularly strong this year. Manpower recruitment resulted in 11

new associate members, though we will continue rushing until our goal of 18 new associate members has been met. Dan Kelly replaces Rick Gold as vice president. - Jon Smith

COLORADO STATE - We are all looking forward to an exciting and pro­ductive year here at Alpha Sigma. The chapter morale is the highest its been for years and is bringing about very positive results in the physical condition of the chapter house and fall recruit­ment.

Perhaps our main goal for the year is to improve our alumni relations to an all-time high. We have already taken positive action toward th is goal, as we are in the process of making an alumni directory containing every Alpha Sigma alumnus and also the present Resident Council members. This directory will be sent to every member of Alpha Sigma chapter within the next few months: All the signs are good, and here's to the best year ever for the Alpha Sigma of Phi Kappa Tau . -Christopher Trammell

EVANSVILLE - Delta Beta is deeply involved in fall recruitment to strengthen its ranks. We are also pre­paring for the annual University Sing under the direction of Steve Osmon. Delta Beta is also very proud of Jeff Korb for his rousing victory in the IM decathalon event over 30 other fine ath­letes. - Charles Marshall

FLORIDA STATE -Sports are in the limelight this Fall with Beta Iota mem­bers expecting to place high in football and golf. This year's alumni versus Res­ident Council football game turned out to be a success with the alumni taking a decisive win. The Phi Taus of Beta Iota are also planning to have a party with the Alpha Eta chapter after the FSU­Fiorida game. Congratulations go out to Karen Vega, this year's Dream Girl. - Bill Richards

GEORGETOWN - The fall semester is underway for Delta Theta, and we are hoping to make this year as successful as the past when we won the campus intramural sports championship, led the campus academically with a 2.96 over­all (1 0 members receiving 4.0) , and raised funds to make our second $5,000 house payment in two years. Emphasis this fall will be placed on re­cruitment and the housing fund . - Mike Grimes

ILLINOIS- The 1974-75 school year finds Zeta chapter off to another fine start. Formal recruitment proved to be a great success with 11 associate mem­bers joining. Zeta also has 44 brothers

:......-. CHAMPS! It was a very elated group of Phi Taus who posed for the camera at Rochester Institute of Technology last spring. The Gamma Nu team beat Phi Sigma Kappa 50-48 in overtime to capture the IFC basketball crown.

living in the house and 18 brothers liv­ing outside the house.

The semester calendar appears to be full with Zeta fielding teams in all four fall IM sports. The social schedule also looks prom ising with soror ity ex­changes planned. The annual "Pledge Dance" is also nearing completion , and the Winter Formal is in the planning stages. The highlight of the social year came with Zeta's tribute to its charter members on November 9, 1974. This was highlighted by the Homecoming Game and a banquet afte rward . - Scott D. Johnson IOWA WESLEY AN - Delta Alpha had its most successful year in 1973-7 4, growing from the smallest fratern ity to the largest on campus. This was made possible by the initiation of 12 brothers. The men of Delta Alpha are working hard to insure another successful year, and plans were being made for a reun­ion of Del ta Alpha alumn i du ri ng Homecoming festivities .

The fall semester takes four men to intercollegate football : John McKiewee, Greg Gates , Dan Barkley , and Jim McDermott. All are playing big parts in the school's gridiron success this sea­son. Delta Alpha men are out to defend the intramural championship in cross country and are listed as even favorites in basketball and volleyball with an out­side chance in bowling. Dan Livermore, '74, was named as I.W.C. MVP in bas­ketball for the second straight year. He was also a membe r of Blue Ke y. - James McDermott

KANSAS STATE - During the spring semester the men of Alpha Epsilon worked hard to achieve a number 8 out of 26 ranking in intramurals. Further­more, they brought in two new as­sociate members: John Sparks, who was recently initiated, and Larry Per­kins. The summer months were fruitful for Alpha Epsilon men as 15 new as­sociate members were recruited : Dana Timmcke, Dennis Dillman, Tim Case, Forrest Lawson, Dan Gordon, Fred Palmblade, Keith Long, Tom Jones, Al­bert Pertrusky, Steve Dunton, Brian Webb, Rob Olcott, Jon Chestnut, Richard Jones , and Richard Luck.

Upcoming events are the annual Phi Kappa Tau Cannonball Semi-Formal , which will be held in November, and Alpha Epsilon's 50th Anniversary to be

· held in the Spring of '75.

Robert Shoemaker was selected as the student representative of K-State's A. I.A. chapter. Dan Love was elected the senior class president for 1975, and he was also selected as film coor­dinator of the Union Program Council. The Phi Kappa Tau bowling team re­tired the Union bowling trophy last year by winning it for the sixth consecutive semester.

LAWRENCE -As the brothers of the Mu chapter start another year, our numbers are small , but our spirits are higher than ever. The annual "Casino Party," an evening of mock gambling of various sorts to which all freshmen on campus are invited, was held on Sep-

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ROBIN REDDEROTH Gamma Nu's Queen

tember 20th and was profitable for all involved. And the 50th annual "Le Brawle-Party, " an evening in the sew­ers of Paris to which the entire campus is invited, was acclaimed as the finest party on campus. Our members are try­ing to generate interest and participa­tion from our alumni and are also mak­ing initial contact with the Omega alumni. - Page Danely MARYLAND - Over the summer two Beta Omicron brothers represent the chapter in the Washington, D. C., March of Dimes Walk-a-thon. Kevin Nicholas and Larry Pope collected pledges from numerous people and then earned the pledges by walking the 25-mile distance on a hot, muggy day.

In September, we had a party at our house for prospective members. T.he party was a tremendous success and greatly helped our recruiting. Our chap­ter sweetheart for 197 4-75 is Denise O'Neill. Some of our upcoming events include a canoe trip down the Shenan­doah River in West Virginia with a soror­ity and a Homecoming party at the chapter house. -Larry Pope

MIAMI - Spring of '74 saw Alpha Chapter engaged in numerous ac­tivities including the initiation of 21 new members. On Phi Tau Weekend the members visit Riverfront Stadium for a Reds-Padres game and attended a formal dinner-dance the following eve­ning . The third annual Basketball Marathon raised money for Alex Judy, Alpha's adopted Navajo Indian child.

Our chapter house has undergone renovation with living room furniture and an exterior paint job giving the hou a new look. Alumni and under­gr du t m mbers Ilk are taking

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pride in its appearance. Activities for this fall include the Phi Tau Pumpkin Sale to raise money for the Miami Chest charity. Also on the agenda will be Homecoming activities for the return­ing alumni. - Walt Boswell

MICHIGAN TECH - Gamma Alpha's first alumni Homecoming was a big success, and we are now planning on the alumni association to help keep it an annual affair. Many alumni and their families came back to see the house and new members. The front porch was rebuilt this summer; and we have an associate member class of six this term. - Don Mcintyre

MISSISSIPPI STATE - Alpha Chi chapter had a busy summer as well as a busy beginning to the Fall semester. In late August we met in Jackson for a summer recruitment party. Our plans paid off, and Alpha Chi is now 20 men stronger than last year. New Associate Members: David Rube, Greg Tolliver, Greg Oman, Jimmy Moynihan, David White, Bill Hinman, Cory Langston, Art Heath, Gene Prather, Resse Martin, Robert Monroe, Mack Mackie, Brooks Poland, Bobby Burkhalter, Paul Rossie, David Lemoin, Kurt Kuykendall, Steve Saunders, Jim Winter and Alan Wright.

The brothers are anticipating a good IM sports season. So far we have done well in all realms of competition . An alumni meeting was held in early Oc­tober, during which time we also had our annual associate member/member game and our Little Sister initiation. Homecoming was a success; after the game a good time was had by all at a buffet at the chapter house and then a dance that evening. Also we're proud of our scholastic standing - highest on membership average of all fraternities on campus. - David E. Sunderland

MOUNT UNION - Epsilon Chapter points with pride to having four of the six outstanding senior men chosen by the campus last spring being Phi Taus. Special mention is in accord to David Worth, Dana Crawford, Richard Elias, and Harry Paidas for such a great honor.

Four new associate members were .gained spring term after one of the most successful Winter term recruitments. In intramurals, the Phi Taus took top hon­ors overall for the second consecutive year and completely dominated in the "Steve's Contest." A fantastic "Luau" rounded out the activities for the year. - Doug Draggett

MUSKINGUM - In September, Mus­kingum College played host to the Westminster College football team, and both Delta Lambda and Beta Phi Phi T us witnessed the game.

Fall recruitment concluded with one new member for Delta Lambda - Tim Kelley. Along with the Board of Gover­ners, the chapter was busy preparing for the full day of activities at Homecom­ing '74. The main topic of our alumni meeting was the ch~nging of the cur­rent housemother policy and the plans for Homecoming '75, which will mark 50 years of existence of the Phi Tau/ Alban organization at Muskingum College. -William L. Cutler

NEBRASKA - OMAHA - The Univer­sity of Nebraska at Omaha Colony is entering its second six-months of exis­tence, with an on-going program for re­cruiting and fund raising. With assis­tance from the Executive Offices and the Omaha area Phi Taus, the colony can greatly increase its size from the present nine members.

Because our smallness in numbers limits our treasury fn dollars, we have planned two major fund-raising events for this fall. A Pancake Feed held at the end of September and a Playboy­Casino Night in November (complete with cute Gamma Phi Beta bunnies) should make our treasurer smile. Suc­cess in recruiting and fund raising will give the U.N.O. Colony a good start to­ward achieving chapter status. -Harold Gilliam, Jr.

NEBRASKA WESLEY AN - Upsilon, maintaining its status as the leader on the Wesleyan campus, once again pledged more new members than any other fraternity on campus . Those pledged were James Abel , Scott Bal­lentine, Alan Battles, Kevin Benesch, Scott Buller , Brett Cascini , David Campbell , Toby Churchill, Jay David­son, Gary Gustafson, Scott Gerard, Daniel Gillen, Gavin Gustafson, Dan Hitz, Herm Lehman, Kent Miller, Dean Moors, Kevin Morehouse, Dan Mul­ligan, Mike O'Donnell, Steven Reed, Tom Rice , Scott Salisbury, Robert Schrader, Jon Schroeder, David Shipp, James Stech, Timothy Stivrins, Randy Urbom , Lawrence Vernon , Mike Ziemke, and Rick Mickle.

The 1974-1975 school year promises to be an exciting one for Upsilon, with president Rick Mark at the helm. Larry Ohs serves as president of both the prestigious University Judiciary and the Inter-Fraternity Council ; Dan Walrath was awarded the gold key for having the highest scholastic average of his class; on the sports scene. Bob Creigh­ton is once again leading the fighting Plainsmen football team as center. and Blake Butler. 6'9" sophomore. prom­ises to lead the Wesley n b s etb 11 team to another glori us s s n thi ye r. -Jeff Blrkby

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chapter conducted a successful re­cruitment this fall by gaining 14 new men as associate members - Randy Chillion, Tom Hutchins, Bill Hanna, David Small, Larry Duke, Kim Lawson, Terry Michaels, John Novotny, Gary Davis, Warren Cross, Lance Keeling, and Steve Huttanus.

Beta Zeta chapter has initiated plans for an alumni program, beginning with Homecoming activities. We sent out over 250 invitations to alumni for this event. About 10 Phi Taus work in Green River, Wyoming, until they can return to school this spring. We currently have over 45 men in the chapter, and this number should increase in the spring. This fall we are continuing our support of Muscular Dystrophy. Plans for this include a marathon basketball game with Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a road block set up to collect money, and possibly a dance featuring Flash Cadillac. - Jim Rosser OREGON STATE- Last spring, Alpha Zeta was very active. We had our first Founders' Day celebration in several years, and it was a big success. Robin Feuerbacher received the Shideler Award, and Fred Hoyer ('30) received the Phi Award. The chapter was also active in intramural sports , winning league championships in soccer and softball. We also won the fraternity overall IM champions trophy. Recruit­ment week went well , and we gained several fine men. We started out the year with a bang and look forward to Homecoming, Nov. 16. - Charles McKee PURDUE -Lambda initiated 21 ' new members: Brian Smith, Greg Poorman, Steve Roberts, Tom Biwenga, Mark Toth, Frank Cetrulo , Bill lves, Mark Woolsey, Bruce Jacobs, John Hahn, Tim Folkes, Kevin Burns, Greg Sand­ers, Steve Hemauer, Kurt Schwing­hammar, John Quinn, Phill Gramel­spacher, Mark Shambaugh, George Noggle, Norb Martineq and Len Kott.

Purdue's Phi Taus are leaders on campus. John Volk is a member of Old Masters Committee, Peter L. Shepard is Chief Justice of Student Supreme Court, Kevin Guynn is on Interfraternity Council , Stan Waling is art editor of Exponent (school paper), and 10 mem­bers made the distinguished students list, which means an " A" average. Maurie Cyr is field director of the Pep Committee, and Ken White is vice pres­ident of the same organization.- Pete Shepard RENSSELAER - The brothers of Rho returned to school early again this year for the annual chapter work week. Dur­ing this week, the . brothers comb!~ed their efforts in cleamng up and repamng the house and grounds.

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Speaking of Housing • • • Chapter housing is in the news this fall. Beta Tau members enjoy the lounge of their recently renovated , unive rsity­owned home at Bowling Green State University (top photo) . Rho acquired new property located next to the study wing of its main chapter house at Rensselaer this past summer (middle photo); the home

wi ll be used as an annex. Delta Theta members present the ir annual house payment to Georgetown College Presi­dent Dr. Robert Mills, Kentucky '38, a fel­low Phi Tau (bottom photo) . The college-owned house is in the back­ground.

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Rho members are active in the Inter­fraternity Council , student government, the student newspaper, honorary fra­ternities, the co-op program, the sailing club and varsity athletics. Six brothers are members of the lacrosse team, three are playing fall baseball , two are playing fall tennis, and one brother rep­resents us on the soccer team. Rho was awarded second place in the an­nual Richard Massock Alumni Com­munications Award over the summer and finished a mere 8Y2 points behind the first-place chapter. - Mark Pell­man

ROCHESTER TECH - With the start of a new year, Gamma Nu chapter has selected Robin Redderoth as its new queen for the 1974-75 school year. Many activities and functions have been planned for the fall quarter such as Parents ' Weekend and our tradi­tional " Party in the Pumpkin Patch." Greek League Football is under way, and the chapter has many starters re­turning in quest for a championship team. Student Orientation was a big success this year as 15 Phi Taus par­ticipated in the program, including Enzo Orsini who was director. - Steve Smith

TEXAS-EL PASO- On July 22, Alpha Psi conducted · Lorenzo Torres Day. The chapter went to the city council of El Paso and received a proclamation for the day as Phi Kappa Tau Brother­hood Day. Lorenzo Torres, an 11-year old Juarez youth , was burned over 70% of his body. Through the efforts of Juarez and El Paso businessmen, the boy was flown to the Shriner's Bur~s Hospital in Galveston. The fratern1ty presented the Phi Kappa Tau Brother­hood Award to those civic leaders, and in attendance were representatives from the U.S. Congress , State of Texas, and City of El Paso. ·

On August 9-11 , the chapter held its annual Benefit Film Festival for Multiple Sclerosis. Extensive coverage on rad io and TV was gained. September's rush proved to be the most successful in re­cent years. An excellent group of mem­bers signed, including numerous lega­cies . - Paul Dipp

TRANSYLVANIA - The fall is really busy with the second annual Tri-cycle Rally in October and the "Solicitor's Ball " which was held as part of the 197 4-75 recruitment campaign. In early October, Theta chapter joined the chil­dren from Cardina l Hi ll Cripp led Children's Hospital in Lexington for a party and a period of fe llowship at the hospital. Michael Ernest Haley, from Lookout Mountain , Tennessee, is Th t ' n we t inltiat . - David W. H rt ley

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WESTMINSTER - With the comple­tion of mortgage payments and the healthy enthusiasm of the spring in­itiates (in conjunction with the other members) , our chapter house has seen many improvements. But this fall Beta Phi is faced with a situation it has never been confronted with before. Currently, we have the largest membership in our

chapter's history and expectantly, th~ largest eating club enlistment. Deci­sions are to be made regarding chapter house expansion or major remodeling in the near future . Our IM softball squad's practice has begun and pro~­ises another exciting year of competi­tion. - Paul H. Rowlan~ I Jim Gold­bach

GJ»hi Gfau GF'acea in the GIDwd

Ralph Luciani

There are only two Phi Taus in the Municipal Mangement Assistants of Southern California (MMASC), a pro­fessional association of about 300 per­sons who assist in the administration of cities. But the two - Ralph Luciani, Cal State-Fullerton '67, and John Shirey, Purdue '71 - recently had the honor of passing the president's gavel of that organization.

Luciani , a Gamma Omicron chapter alumnus, is currently the Assistant to the City Manager/Personnel Director for the City of Manhattan Beach and was last year's MMASC president. This year's prexy -Shirey, a Lambda chap­ter alumnus -is Administrative Assist­ant to the City Manager for the City of Monterey Park. Both hold master's de­grees and were pleased to be able to keep the MMASC gavel in the Phi Tau f<!mily.

Owen C. Zidar, Ohio University '52, is the new manage r of Ford Motor Company's Kans as City assembly pla nt. Th e Beta chapte r alumnus served as assistant manager of Ford's Lorain, Ohio, assembly plant. The Kan­sas City plant is the second largest car and truck assembly plant in North America, employing some 4,700 per­sons. Zidar joined Ford 15 years ago and has held series of engineering

nd man gement positions.

John Shirey E. Virgil Conway

E. Virgil Conway, Colgate '51, was elected a director of J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc., New York. Conway is chair­man , pres ident and trustee of the Seamen's Bank for Savings; a trustee of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.; a director of National Securities and Research Corporation ; a trustee of Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company ; a director of the Savings Banks Association of the State of New York; a trustee of Colgate University ; a . director and member of the Executive Committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry ; and chair­man of the Temporary State Commis­sion on the Water Supply Needs of Southeastern New York. The Alpha Upsilon chapter alumnus also serves on the boards of several other charita­ble , educat ional and civic organiza­tions, and he is a Member of the Ameri­can and New York State Bar Associa­tions.

Richard C. Starr, Indiana '55, has re­ceived a $19,277 grant from the Na­tional Institutes of Health to continue his studies on the growth and differentia­tion of cells. He is a profess r in Indiana's Department of PI nt S i­ences, and the Beta L mbd h pt r alumnus s id th pr bl m in th trol of II diff r nti ti n I t

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Congrats on the "annual report" issue of The Laurel. Especially like the cover & the " people thrust" thruout your report . Glad to see the trends continue relative to the student interest in the greek organizations.

John Green, Upsilon

I note your excellent and eye-stopping cover on the recent issue of The Laurel and your very excellent article "To Our Shareowners. " Great work! Phi Kappa Tau obviously has much to be proud about!

George LaTour, -Executive Secretary Phi Mu Delta Fraternity

Most of your correspondence asks for money or relates (Laurel) to chapter activities, expansion , queens, pledges, pie parties, etc. Aside from a picture of a sharp broad that might revive fond memories of the "old" days, I would say most alumni could care less about XYZ chapter's pledge class in Bull Moose, Wisconsin. I am positive the first thing a// alumni do is turn toward the back where they might find a write-up on a Tau they knew. I know this for certain because (1) I've never had any alumnus mention any of your literature except what he read about a former buddy, (2) I've run into several brothers around the country since I travel widely and everyone wants to know "have you heard from so and so" or "whatever happened to, " not "how many pledges did

Podunk U chapter get" or "what's the current Phi Tau philosophy," and (3) when I was at Beta we published significant information about alumni in our chapter publication and the response was phenominal!! Never did we receive a comment on anything but that section and how great it was. Alumni we never heard from and lost track of for years suddenly sent in two-page stories of their post-graduate lives! It is obviously an appeal to their ego but look, we've all got one.

If you want to get significant alumni interest, reverse your percentage of play on current events and emphasize the alumni themselves. Make 90% of the publication (Laurel) about alumni, a few articles, many shorts, and 10% about what the convention was about and you'll start getting somewhere. You put someone's picture in there and listen to his opinion on anything and you'll have made a faithful alumnus for life. Trouble is, you have comments and pictures of the same few guys and no doubt their egos are robust and they are die-hard Phi Taus but you need numbers. If you want to be gross, advertise that every $10 or larger donation with accompanying data will find its way into the next publication, pictures appreciated. It'll work. With the current nostalgia craze, I think you're really blowing it.

O.K. , that's my money's worth and here's a $50 check. I know no one likes criticism but at least it had suggestions with it. Good luck.

Ron So be ray, Beta

I thought the Laurel was particularly good. Surely the use of the boy's letter from the Pueblo School was an eye-catcher as well as a point maker. The article on the Foundation was quite well placed and I thought did the job adequately and the tone of the entire edition was good. Congratulations!

Ewing T. Boles, Chairman Phi Kappa Tau Foundation

Won't you please help us help! Please make your check payable to Phi Kappa Tau Foundation and mail to:

Harold N. Wilson, Treasurer Phi Kappa Tau Foundation 8 East Long Street Columbus, Ohio 43215

Chapter. Eternal The following brothers have been reported deceased September 30, 1974. Their years of graduation are to the Executive Offices between July 1, 1974 and listed when known.

CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY FLORIDA NEBRASKA WESLEY AN OHIO STATE Herbert C. Davis "20 Burton N. Work '26 Kenneth H. Dryden '20 Karl W. Legg

GEORGIA TECH Frank E. Howell William F. Meyer

CENTRE Everett E. Jackman '2 t Brenton Z. Zimmerman

Lester J. Ballance Cecil W. Powell Warren H. Parker '34 PENN STATE

Allan Hamilton ILLINOIS Larry D. Prasch

Frank L. Platt Ainsel P. Rue Raymond P. Gallivan

Duke B. Shepherd '26

SYRACUSE COLGATE MIAMI NORTH CAROLINA STATE George A. North '33

Walter B. Toothill '30 Carl H. Bogart ' t6 Lou is 0 . Horton WEST VIRGINIA

DELAWARE Donald H. Bryant '41 Otho B. LeFevre '31 Ralph Keffer '11

George H. Hall W. Clifton Klein '21 OHIO WISCONSIN Charles L. Reynard '30 Frank R. Sowers '13 Orin C. Stout Morris C. Waterman '28

An experience you won't forget Phi Kappa Tau's 42nd National Convention

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OSAGE BEACH, MISSOURI

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August 24-28, 1975