Acacia Triad - Winter 1982 - Vol. 75, No. 2

Winter 1982

Triad

of ACACIA FRATERNITY

INDIANAPOLIS . . .

A Look at Acacia's New Headquarters City

In November, Acacia Fraternity officially moved its Headquarters Office to Indianapolis, Indiana , home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.

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of ACACIA FRATERNITY Volume 75, Number 2 Winter 1982

In This Issue

Managing Editor: John W. Swisher Business Manager: W. Thomas Nelson, Jr.

The TRIAD of Acacia Fraternity is published Fall, Winter and Spring by Acacia Fraternity, Compolith Graphics of Indianapolis, Indiana and Maury Boyd and Associates of Indianapolis, Indiana . Members receive the TRIAD as specified in the bylaws of the national fraternit y upon payment of their initiation dues .

Address changes, correspondence and material for publication should be mailed to Acacia Fraternity, 3901 W. 86th Street, Suite 430, Indianapolis , Indiana 46268, in care of the TRIAD.

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Comments on the Fall National Council Meeting . National President Joseph F. Reed comments on the outcome of the meeting and its long range significance to Acacia.

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A Look at Acacia's New Headquarters City. In this feature, we provide a brief overview of the characteristics that m ake Indianapolis an attractive and beneficial city for our Fraternity's Headquarters.

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A Challenge to All Acacians.

University official Thomas E. Piernik shares the evolution of his thinking on the topic of pledge edu cation and hazing. This feature is a candid discussion of our roles in improving this area of fraternity involvement.

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Comments on the Fall National Council Meeting

An interview with National President Joseph F. Reed

Question. Your many enthusiastic remarks about Acacia 's future following the recent Fall National Council Meetirzg in Austin , Texas , would indicate that the meeting was of special significance. Why was this such an important meeting?

Reed. To begin, this meeting marked the first time since the formation of the Acacia Educational Foundation that the Foundation's Board of Trustees and the National Council had formally met. In the past , the two boards had been on parallel but separate tracks-the National Council attending to the affairs of the Fraternity , the Foundation providing a number of scholarships to deserving Acacians but little direct support to the Fraternity. In the past two years, this has changed. This meeting reflected the growing realization of both boards that the long-term future of Acacia can onl y be insured through the full cooperation and support of the Foundation.

Question. Why is that?

Reed. Like all not-for-profit organizations, college fraternities have been greatly affected by the inflationary pressures of the last several years. It has taken more and more money each year to maintain the excellence of our various programs and to avoid cutbacks in important areas. We cannot continue to go back to our constituents, the undergraduates and alumni, always asking for more money as we have in the past.

Acacia is not as cost-effective today as it should be. Because of substantial dues increases at recent Conclaves, our current four-year undergraduate membership fees are high in comparison to many other national fraternities. Cost should not be a significant reason for pledging or not pledging Acacia or any other fraternity; yet , it has become one in our case. If additional dues increases are to be avoided in the future and the quality of our programs maintained, the full support of the Foundation will be required. In my discussions with the presidents of other national fraternities , it is clear that their organizations experience the same problems with inflation and have reached the same conclusions with regard to their respective foundations.

Question. What can th e Foundation do to assist th e Fraternity?

Reed. There are certain educational and leadership programs of the Fraternity , as well as the overhead on those programs, which the Foundation can legally fund . I think we have established now with our Foundation that these things can be done. In the past they

Joseph F. Reed have been reluctant to become involved in some areas because of concerns over the legality of their involvement-no one wanted to jeopardize the Foundation's status with the IRS, for obvious reasons. Now these things have been resolved and there is a shared understanding that many of the things we have asked the undergraduates and alumni to do in the past can be funded by the Foundation. Much of what the Fraternity does, both nationally and at the chapter level , is related to education, leadership, and personal development. The Foundation can help with all of it. As a result of this understanding and the joint meeting, both boards now have a common direction. Together, we have laid the ground work for really significant long-term growth of the Fraternity and the realization of some of the things I have dreamed about for the last twelve years .

Question. It's been suggested that the Foundation is unduly influenced by Texas Chapter Alumni. What is the relationship?

Reed . There has been a misconception among some people that the Acacia Educational Foundation is somehow the Texas Foundation . This is not true . The AEF did evolve out of the Texas Education Foundation several years ago and, as a result , over the years there has been a good deal of Texas alumni involvement. There still is, but the Foundation, like the Fraternity, has grown into a truly national organization. In recent years we have seen far greater participation by brothers throughout the country and more representation on the Board of Trustees by alumni from outside Texas.

Question. Could you briefly summarize th e beginning and dev elopment of th e Foundation? ¡ Reed. The Acacia Educational Foundation is about twenty-two years old . It was originally the Acacia Educational Foundation of Texas . In the early 1960's, the Fraternity decided it needed a foundation to promote scholarship among its chapters and to provide scholarships to deserving Acacians. Unfortunately , this was during a period when it was difficult to establish new foundations, and we were denied the proper classification by the IRS. Curiously enough , over the years a number of chapters had established their own limited scholarship foundations on a local basis. By far, the largest of these groups in terms of assets was the Texas Foundation. The Fraternity went to the Texas people and asked essentially if they would be willing to broaden their charter and become the Acacia Educational Foundation, serving the Fraternity on a national basis. They agreed .to do this.

Since, at that time, the Fraternity had no measurable assets at its discretion with which to help establish the new foundation , the AEF started with little more than the existing Texas money. In time other chapter foundations would add their assets, but in the beginning it was only logical that Texas alumni stay on in some of the key leadership posts with the new AEF . As I say, the Foundation and its Board of Directors today is truly national in scope, but for years it

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Fall National Council Meeting Continued from page 3 had the aura of being a Texas Foundation-primarily because of the extensive leadership the Texas alumni provided in the early going-which bothered many people in other parts of the country.

Question. What role will the Acacia Educational Foundation assume in the next y ear to assist A cacia in realizing so me of th e educational and leadership goals you m entioned earlier?

Reed. Foundation support for va rious Fra ternity programs this year will reach $40,000. Much of this will be used to fund scholarship programs and educa.tionally-related publications. Additionally, some will help fund the Leadership Academy portions of the upcoming 1982 Conclave in New Orleans. Finally, a portion will be used to offset part of chapter consultant salaries as well as those of other headquarters personnel.

These things can all be clearly done within the limits of IRS rulings we or other fraternities have received.

Question. What is the source of the approximately $40,000 that the Foundation will provide to the Fraternity this year?

Reed. A portion of the amou nt is interest earned off the sale of the Headquarters, as well as a certain amount of other interest it earns.

Question. Will all this support to th e Fraternity effect the Foundation 's ability to offer scholarships to undergraduates?

Reed. No , not at all. In fact, we have the reverse problem. The Foundation was very disappointed that there were not more appl ications for scholarships this year. They have raised the scholarships to the point now that they are fairly significant items-$400 to $750 per scholarship . Additionally, the Foundation has grown to the point where it can give more and more scholarships. But despite our marketing efforts, we are not getti ng sufficient app lications. They .probably cou ld have given another five or six or maybe as many as ten more scholarships had they had the applications from qua lified and deserving Acacians. This year there were no more than about ten good app lications. Steps are being taken now to ensure that every undergraduate Acacian is made aware of the help the Foundation can offer and the way in which that help can be sought. In the years to come, I expect the Foundation's abi lity to provide scholarships to grow substantiall y , as it has in the past.

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Question. What oth er top ics were cov ered at th e Coun cil M eeting that will make a difference in A cacia next year?

Reed. Well , as usual , we paid considerable attention to the budget. I think we are in the soundest, and I realize that is a relative term, position financially that we've been in for some time. By the time the Conclave opens in August , the full implications of the Headquarters move will have begun to take hold. The cost savings, as well as the initial nonrecurring relocation expenses, will be behind us. I see the light at the end of the tunnel. Four years ago , I wasn' t really convinced I ever would.

Question. Some of the chapters have expressed a co11cern over the Fraternity 's expansion policy. On e chapter in particular expressed objection to our recent chartering at Cal Poly with th e rationale that Acacia should devote its entire resources to assisting already established chapters rather than extending some of these resources on to new campuses. Was expansion in the next year discussed at th e meeting?

Reed. The Council's primary position right now is that we should expand in those areas where th ere are good strong campuses, where Greek systems are well-established and where Acacia will have excellent opportunities for success.

We've re-established at New Hampshire so far this year. We w ill try to go back on other campuses, such as Washington and Miami of Ohio , where we have existing alumni, house corporations and assets for housing as soon as it is feasible . We will look for other oppo rtunities on new , strong , Greek-oriented campuses. We hate to set a hard and fast number and say there will be for examp le, two colonies each year, because times change, opportun ities change and we've got to be flexible enough to take advantage of o ur opportunities when they present themselves. In any case, we will not reach a position in which we are spreading ourselves too thin, where we're spending too much time working with colo nies and not enough time working with existing chapters.

Had Acacia chose to "limit reso urces to assist ing already established chapters" in 1904, we wou ld have, maybe, o ne chapter at Michigan. You've got to grow; you've got to expand; you've go t to seek opportunities for growth. If you turn your back on such opportunities, you will eventually die. It's like anybody in business. If they rely only on the customers they have at present, and not advertise or seek new customers, the business will eventuall y die, because the customers wi ll eventually die for one reason or another. So, yo u've got to go out and seek new opportunities .

You can not sit back and say, well we have a fine fraternity with thirty-eight chapters and we don ' t need any more.

You will have a great fraternity for a few years, but eventually you're go ing to die. You can never antic ipate trends such as we saw in the late 60s and early 70s which may damage the Fraternity.

Even some of the soundest of chapters, as we saw then, were not prepared. The National Fraternity can give the best leadership ass istance, the best rush assistance, but it still comes down to the people who are there on the firing line. We can give them the knowledge, give them the tools to work with , but we can't reall y go out there, and by we I mean the Council and Staff, on a day-by-day basis and put those things to use . They have to do that.

Question. I understand that National Counselo r L. Patrick McTee has formally resign ed and so was replaced by David Williams at the meeting. Do you have any explanation or comment regarding this rep lacem ent?

Reed. The reason that was given , as far as Pat's resignation , was that he is contemplating a career change that will preve nt him from spendi ng the amount of time necessary to conduct the responsibilities of National Counselor. He felt it was in the best interest of the Fraternity at this time for him to step down and let someone else fi ll out the remaining one year of the term and move forward with the regional counselo r program.

The Council fee ls that this is an important program. Pat did not feel that he could give it the appropriate time that it takes. I think we will see more activi ty in that area, than we have seen, because Dave does have the time in his work to move forward and do the kinds of things that need to be done. Dave has a great deal of experience as far as the position is concerned, so he is eminently qualified.

Question. Several members, undergraduate and alumni alike, have asked th e question recently , "What is happening with Acacia 's most cherished tradition , Scholarship? " Can we look for any dev elopments in scho larship awaren ess in this school year?

Reed. Our scholarship program has been und erfunded a nd und erstaffed.

Cliff Monlux a nd Mark Mullineaux, the two undergraduate Council members, are going to be spearheading the scholarsh ip program in the future. It was felt they have a better feel for the kinds of things that need to be done in this area than an alumni director might. I think we will see a big improvement in the scholarship area. Toward that end , we're establishing more funding for it. 6

A Look at Acacia's New Headquarters City

Monument Circle, downtown Indianapolis.

Indianapo lis is now the Headquarters city for Acacia Fraternity. The Fraternity Headquarters arrived in the city on November 21 and now occupies a suite of offices at 3901 West 86th Street , Suite 430, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268.

This location is adjacent to the newly developed College Park office park area in the northwest quadrant of the city.

In responding to Acacia's decision to move to Indianapo lis, ma ny have posed the question "Why Indianapolis?" As has previously been indicated , studies on relocation of the Headquarters uncovered a number of adva ntages offered

by Indianapolis. Most importantly, the city provides a more centralized location when reaching national membership distribution is considered , advantageous ta x laws and opportunities for professional exchange with many other national fraternities and sororities .

But Indianapolis is more than a convenient, cost-effective and professionally beneficial location for our Fraternity Headquarters, as many will find when they visit the new Headquarters . Beneath the clean , friendly Midwestern appearance at first glance, Indianapolis beams of substantial achievement in the arts, sports, sciences and gove rnment , placing it among those major metropolitan areas that contribute most to the progress of modern American society. *It is certainly a well known fact that Indianapolis plays host each year to the

largest one-day sports event in the world-the Indi anapolis 500-Mile Race .

And each year, the month of May dispenses an image embraced by most outsiders : super-charged raci ng machines, wives and lives of talented race drivers, an impressive parade on black-a ndwhite checkered carpet and a rowd y mass of fa ns swarming the infield on race day.

Indianapo lis is now the home of the wo rld's larges t children's museum , the extraordinary Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra , the nationally no ted Indiana Repertory Theatre , a thri v ing opera company and a ballet troupe that retains its dancers on a paid basis yearround . The nearly $40-million Indianapolis Museum of Art is a breathtaking symbol of what Indianapolis has become-a sophisticated city, rich in cultural attributes.

Indianapo lis plays big league basketball, smaller league baseball and ice hockey and eyes th e possibility of a professional football franchise . Where is

ti on. Indianapolis has an approximate population of 1.2 million . That's more populous than Boston , Atlanta, San Francisco and Seattle and about the same size as Washington and Phoenix.

Costs of living in Indianapolis have traditionally checked in a niche below the national average and continue to do so. A recent survey of 229 cities conducted by the American Chamber of Commerces Researchers Associa tion indicated that Indianapolis offers more than a few savings along these lines.

The Indianapo lis housing index is slightly lower th an the national average and substantially lower than that of cities such as Detroit , Chicago and San Diego. The ident ical cart full of groceries will cost you less in Indianapolis than in St . Louis, Louisville, Chicago_ or Columbus, Ohio. With the availability of coa l to prod uce cheaper electricit y , Indianapo litans also pocket substantial utility savings.

We invite you to visit our new Headquarters Office , and while you're here,

Downtown Indianapolis skyline.

the larges t municipal park in the country? In Indianapolis, at the 4, 900-acre Eagle Creek Reservoir where deer roam the woods and sailboats dot the waterways.

With the passage of consolidated city-county government legislation in 1969, Indianapolis shot from the 32nd largest to the 12th largest city in the na-

plan to spend some time enjoying Indianapolis. We're certa inly proud to have it as our Headquarters city now and hope you will feel the same. 6.

*Excerpted from Indiana polis Magazin e's Guide to Living in India napo lis, Copyrighted 1981.

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A Challenge to All Acacians into brotherhood. I accepted the word for word documented program of initiation week without question, with the same respect for the traditions as I had felt as a pledge experiencing it.

by Thomas E. Piernik

. to strengthen th e ties of friendship . ..

In the simplest of terms, the purpose of our fraternity is stated. Strengthening ties of friendship-to do so requires us as men to lend support to our fellow Acacia brothers . This is a concept that all of us can respect and be proud of.

Nothing is in such dramatic opposition to this concept than many of our chapters' programs of pledge education which involve hazing. . . . above all, to seek the truth and, ¡ kn owing it, to give light . ..

The challenge. It asks us all as Acacia brothers to seek an ideal or fundamental reality apart from and , in some cases, transcending our perceived experience. I ask you all to explore the area of pledge education with this challenge in mind. For many of us, it is a very difficult task as we must divorce ourselves from those feelings , that we may treasure as fraternity men, which tend to provide support for illega l hazing activities.

I think that an explanation of how I met this personal challenge will help you to understand what I ask of you . I ask your patience and an open mind as I share with you the experiences that led to my current understanding of the concept of pledge education and hazing activities. It is my hope that my experiences will enable you to examine your own with a broader perspective. The examination will challenge our feelings and hopefully affect our actions in a positive manner of benefit to Acacia.

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still recall my twelve week period of pledgeship as my most productive and exciting time as a college undergraduate. The pledge program focused successfully on scholarship , fraternity ideals, human service and campus activities balanced with a very active social life. My pledge brothers and I experienced a closeness unparalleled by friendship before this. The incongruous hell week which followed this time was a well planned , lovingly executed endurance test stretching our physical , mental and emotional selves to the limit. The disorienting week all seemed so purposeful , so mysterious, so exciting, so important and just vaguely unbelievable . I can recall every minute of the week full 6

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Thomas E. Piernik of questions and new answers, unjust cruelty and familiar loving support, physical discomfort , mental harassment, and emotional breakdown.

At the time, I was not even familiar enough with the term hazing to label the week of abuse and ridicule as such.

The physical relaxation , mental rationalization and emotional release which followed the climactic ritual work seemed to justify the previous insanity .

The highly prized goal of brotherhood was realized.

And for me, the ends justified the means. The total experience left me an active member full of enthusiasm and love for my brothers and fraternity. I could not understand or accept then why some of my pledge brothers were left disillusioned , apathetic and emotionally scarred by the same exact experience.

I accepted my active membership responsibilities with wholehearted enthusiasm. The advancement of Acacia Fraternity was my number one priority.

The pledge classes which followed mine shared and magnified my enthusiasm and reinforced my commitment to Acacia. Not too long after I accepted my obligations as an Acacia brother, I accepted the responsibilities of chapter presidency . During this time, I made the serious commitment to ensure that each pledge enjoyed a meaningful initiation

Line ups under hot and bright lights. Loud , distorted music. Intimidating questioning. Verbal disciplining.

Confusing directions . Sleepless nights.

Clever mind games. And always the emphasis on unity and brotherhood. The most incongruous moments had to be those mental exercises which were designed to instill a sense of trust in the president. Why should men place their trust in someone who would allow such abusive physical and mental hazing to persist?

Yet they did , and bonds of trust and brotherhood were cemented between myself and many pledges of my fraternity . For other pledges there were excuses as to why the experience soured themthe fault was never with the system of hazing, always with the men. I witnessed men lose control of themselves due to physical and emotional breakdown and it never triggered a doubt in my mind to raise the question of "Why?"

I witnessed men lose control of themselves due to physical and emotional breakdown and it never triggered a doubt in my mind to raise the question of "Why?"

Why is pledge class unity so important? Wouldn't chapter unity be more important? What made us think the childish pranks and antics of one week would instill pride that had not been adequately developed over ten weeks of constructive pledgeship? Of what value were the endless hours of work on useless projects? Couldn't the energies be used constructively? Why confuse and disorient the pledge? Shouldn't this be time for the clearest thinking? Didn' t anyone see the danger in subjecting men to long sleepless days? Didn't anyone

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see the cruelty in subjecting men to psychological shocks? Couldn' t anyone see that there must be a better way to instill pride, respect and fraterna l love?

Tradition, alumni approva l and peer pressure blocked all of these questions from our minds and block them still.

The respect for anyth ing wh ich lasts over time and is labeled a tradition lends stabilit y to students who daily cope with rapid change. The authority which alumni impart, w ho demand that these traditions must continue, sanction the activities w ith credence and an air of importance. The genuine cama raderie the men fi nd in the unified acts of hazing positively reinforces the idea that hazi ng is the onl y way to instill fra ternal values. Those of us whose reactions to the destructive hazing are most posi tive go on to perpetrate the cruel acts of hazi ng further .

Following my undergraduate experience, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to further develop my fraternity expertise as a consultant for Acacia. My travels taught me much about the interfra ternity world. On the topi c of hazi ng, I fell into a dangerous mode of thinking . . . "do as I say, not as I do ." I was unconvincing and ineffective in eliminating hazing from Acacia chapters. Unfo rtun a tely, this attitude and low level of commitment to stop hazing is too common. Many fraternity professionals provide lip service to the elimination of haz ing, but the commitment to change is not real. The question of why was not asked yet. The even more important question of how we can really help was waiting to be answered as well.

An instrumental change in my professional development occurred when I first encountered Mrs. Eileen Stevens at th e 1980 Acacia National Conclave.

Mrs. Stevens is the founder of C.H .U.C.K. (Committee Halting Useless College Killings) , whose son was killed in a hazing incident. The details of the incident will shock and move you to tears . Her commitment to both the support of the fraternity system and and the abolition of hazi ng will overwhelm yo u . Her efforts give clear directives to fraternities to continue posi tive programming after removing senseless hazing. Her efforts give many of us hope for a bright future for fraternities.

It' is important to understand that hers is not an unusual story. Hundreds of men have lost their lives or been harmed in hazing activities. Activities

not meant to harm, not meant to be dangerous. Yet men continue to die, men continue to be maimed, men continue to be emotionally disturbed by senseless acts of hazing. Why? Tradition demands it. A lumni support it.

Peer pressure thrives on it. And very few persons are there to challenge themselves to expose the truth and find ways to eliminate hazing and substitute more meaningful methods of pledge education. For some it is a question of ignorance, not understanding what hazing is and the potential danger in the most innocent of examples. For others, the rationale that hazing produces positive results overrides their good judgments.

W e need to bring the issue of hazing out of the darkened basements of chapter houses; to expose hazing so that we may ha ve a critical look at it. We need to see th is practice as an enem y of the system of fra ternal ideals that we care for. Now, more th an ever in the past, pressure to rid fraternities of hazing practices is great. Fortunately much of the pressure is bei ng exerted by persons who care for th e system and wish to provide support for the fraternities of the future.

The increased attention given to the issue by national offices, uni versity personnel and concerned individuals has brought about an awareness of the dangers of hazing to the communicati ons media , gove rnment officials and to those men who are the only ones able to eliminate hazing practices-undergraduate fraternity leaders.

Yet men continue to die, men continue to be maimed, men continue to be emotionally disturbed by senseless acts of hazing. Why? Tradition demands it. Alumni support it. Peer pressure thrives on it.

Now having assumed the role as a university administrator working with fraternities and sororities, I have become more comfortable in defining the problem of and taking steps to eliminate the practice of hazing. Recognize fi rst of all, that we are not at liberty to set our own definitions of or acceptab le levels of hazing. State b y state, anti-hazing sections are being enacted into law by legislatures . All place a complete ban on th ose activities that cause or are li kely

to cause bodily danger or physical harm or that tend to injure, degrade or disgrace participants.

Several issues to note on most state level legislation are the facts that: a) The crimes of hazing are being considered as a felo ny and no longer a misdemeanor, as in the state of California's newly passed legislation which calls for up to a $5000 fine and 1 year prison sentence for those involved. b) Hazing is defined in terms of physical actions. Paddling, unusually prepared food, forced alcohol consumption, rigorous calisthenics, nudity or conspicuous clothing, sleep deprivation, line ups and exposure to uncomfortable elements to any degree are hazing. c) Hazing is also defined by psychological manipulations. Examples are hot boxing , yel lin g and screaming, verbal harassment , indecent ordeal, deception or calling of pledges degrading names. d ) It is the act itself, not the outcome, that is a crime. Many people feel that nothing is wrong, if no o ne is hurt. e) Active members can b'e hazed as well. The law makes no distinction between pledge and active membership in the fraternity. f) The intent of the law is clear and fraternity men should not feel comfortable in worki ng through loopholes in the law . g) Furthermore, many of us are responsible; to some extent , the victim is as well. No one shou ld willingly submit himself to hazing.

Undergraduates, ch apter advisors, regional representatives , n atio n a l staffs and uni versity personnel all share in the responsibility to eliminate hazing.

Non e of m y comments thus far should be misconstrued as a threat.

They are meant to form the basis of a challenge to all of us who continue to support the ideals of Acacia Fraternity.

Fundamental changes in our pledge education and ritual programs must take place now . ¡ A fo llo w up article on pledge educati on programming is planned for the next issue of the TRIAD. Chapters should take the time to share their best ideas for pledge ed ucation with the national staff to be a part of the article.

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ITRIAD TIMES New House Acquired For California Chapter

California chapter house.

Two and one-half years ago the California chapter of Acacia was reorga ni zed after an eleven year absence from the University of California. In September, the brothers at Cal moved into the first house they have been able to call their own since their rechartering. The chapter occupied a leased building, until this past summer, when the House Corporation was finally successful in locating and purchasing a permanent residence for the chapter.

The new house is located at 2728 Haste Street in Berkeley, California. It is a large, three-story building with two kitchens, spacious commons areas and eighteen bedrooms. The house was purchased late last July and subsequently underwent a substantial renovation prior to being opened in September. Acti ve and alumni members alike undertook the renovation project which involved refinishin g walls and floors , rewiring, rebuilding a functional kitchen , painting the interior and exterior of the house, installing a new roof and roof deck and several other physical improvements.

Over forty alumni representing ten different chapters of Acacia made this great achievement poss ible. These alumni made th e acquisition of th e new house possible by making loans or in ves ting in the limited partnership formed to own the building.

An engraved plaque honoring all those alumni whose efforts have made the recoloni zat ion , rechartering and house acquisition at Cal a success will be placed in the entry of the house. House Corporation President W. Martin Wingren , California '65, explains that the participation and contributions of these Acacians, made in the true spirit of "Human Service," has confirmed the belief that many California Acacians hold in the value of fraternity.

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Cornell Makes Unique Service Contribution Brothers at the Cornell chapter have found a unique way of making a valuable human service contribution. During spring semester of 1981, the chapter assumed lega l responsibilities and provided a foster home for an Ithaca , New York juvenile delinquent. Sixteen year old John Vassalotti bega n living with the chapter in January and remained until nearly the end of the semester.

The foster home project at the Cornell chapter was conceived by New York State juvenile authorities. The program was the first of its kind in New York State, and only the third of its kind in the nation. It was desi gned to expose an adolescent youth to an academic environment with responsible students who could serve as friends and advisors. The ultimate goal of the program at Acacia was to help a juvenile delinquent become a responsible and contributing member of society by learning from the examples set by successful role models.

Venerable Dean Andrew Mercer served as the legal foster pa rent to John. Andrew was assisted though , by a committee of five brothers. Each week , John met with Andrew and the committee to discuss progress and / or problems of the preceding week. While living at Acacia , John had an 11:00 p.m . curfew on weekdays . He spent weekends with his parents . Brothers were responsible for insuring that John did not partake of alcoholic beverages on the chapter premises. John attended high school in the mornings and worked in a mechanics shop owned by the Ithaca Youth Bureau in the afternoons.

The chapter first became interested in this project following a presentation on the subject by New York State juvenile authorities at an IFC meeting in April of 1979.

Later, it was discovered that the project involved an incredible amount of bureaucratic red tape . As a result , enthusiasm for the project died. In October of 1980, the chapter was contacted unexpectedly by the Syracuse Youth Division and introduced to John Vassalotti. The chapter was impressed with the young man and the potential he exhibited, so brothers agreed to go ahead with the program.

The program met with optimism, until John dropped out of high school. Beyond that point, the chapter lost much of its initial control a nd authority in dealing with John. John no longer needed help with academics , so brothers found little remaining in common with him and found it more difficult to interact with and relate to him . An importa nt part of the original shared goal was gone. As a resu lt , the program was terminated at the end of the semester.

According to Andrew, a human service project of this nature is rewarding, yet

makes severa l demands on the fraternity , if it is to meet with success. Patience is needed through the slow burea ucratic process of attaining legal responsibility for an ado- ¡ lescent of this nature. One member of the chapter must be willing to take charge of the project, and he must be backed unanimously by the chapter. The chapter as a whole, must be willing to continue working with the project after the novelty wears out. If these requirements are met successfully , the chapter, as well as the youth , is likely to benefit. The brothers of the Cornell chapter found themselves bound more closely by the common responsibilit y all shared in helping john. The brothers have been helped to realize and accept other ways of life than what they had previously known. Finally, the Cornell brothers found themselves better able to understand the serious problems experienced by some youth.

Another Exceptional Pledge Class at Louisiana State

Louisiana State Fall '81 pledge class.

Each.. year, the Louisiana State chapter distinguishes itself among Acacia chapters by pledging the largest number of men into the brotherhood. This year is no exception .

Fall rush was once again a success at the Louisiana State chapter and resulted in an exceptional class of 48 men. The class is featured in the above photo. Altho ugh quantity is always an overwhelming feature of a Louisiana State chapter pledge class, it is important to note that the chapter also successfully manages to pledge men of high personal qualities and fraternal potential.

The 101 man Louisiana State chapter will be the official host of the 1982 Acacia National Conclave in New Orleans in August.

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[TRIAD TIMES Distinctiveness and Leadership Among Mankind Acacia has come to be known at Washington State University as one of the finest examples of student involvement in campus and community affairs. These Acacians are involved in all aspects of student activities at W.S.U. , and their involvement often extends beyond the campus into the Pullman community and individual hometowns. Last spring, severa l members a nd pledges were recognized with awards and honors for their generous contributions to the University's student activities.

sis Line, a member has served as Bellhop Dance Chairman and twenty-six members have been chairmen of various other committees a nd subcommittees. Three wrestlers, two baseball players and three football players have also been members of Acacia during this time.

Each year the men of Acacia pick up litter in the Pullman community as a major service project and involve themselves with human service activities wherever they are needed. One member teaches Sunday School at the local Catholic Church. Within their hometowns , brothers' activities range from serving as volunteer firemen to acting as mayors' aides.

The men of Washington State Acacia are to be commended for a fine job of distinguishing themselves as leaders on the W.S.U . campus and in various other communities.

Left Behind, But Not Forgotten

Washington State Leaders. Front Row, left to right: jeff Vandiver, Scott Valley, Dave Streck, Pat Murray, Jamie Gregory, Mike Morrow, john Witter. Second Row, left to right: joe Snell (kneeling ), john Byrne, jeff Metke, Lynn Horn, Russ Gillum, Mike Frucci, Marquis Laughlin, Bob Hampe.

Third Row, left to right: Dave Gallagher, Joey Homans, Neal Brown, Ken Seaberg, Clif Clark, Mark johnson, Mike Ufford, Darold Larson and Grant Sears .

T his yea r the men of Acacia continue to make service and leadership chapter priorities. Two men serve on the Associated Students of Washington State University Assembly. The ASWSU Assembly is a board of twenty students who pass decisions on matters, such as fund a ll ocation , which affect student activities . Three brothers and Chapter Advisor Les Liebel cu rrent ly serve on the University Senate Committee on Committees. A total of twenty-one Acacians serve on other University Sena te committees and subcommit tees. Seven of the nine male members of Coug Guys and Gals (a public relations organization) are Acacians. Eight brothers are members of the ASWSU Special Events Committee, including the Chairman. Acacians are also represented on a number of other ASWSU comm ittees.

Within the past five yea rs, Acacia has been honored to have one of its members chosen as Greek Ma n of the Year , two as Outstanding Seniors, one as Rally Squad Pre9ident, and one each as IFC President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasu rer and Programming Assistant. Also , an Acacian has served as Chairman of the W.S.U. Cri-

When Acacia moved from Boulder, Colorado , it was unable to take with it two wonderf ul ladies who have diligently served our Fraternity as the Headquarters Office Staff. Bo th Executive Secretary Pamela Bennett and Alumni Address Systems Manager Shirley Teasdale remained in Boulder wit h their fami lies. Mrs. Bennett had worked with the Headquarters since june of 1980 as the secretary to Executive Director Thomas Nelson . Prior to assuming the position of Alumni Address Systems Manager, Mrs. Teasdale served as the Alumni Dues Coord inator. She has worked with the Headquarters a total of three years.

Although their titles may imp ly specific and limited roles and responsibilities on the Headquarters Office Staff, both ladies were always most helpful in a ll aspects of office operations. Their conscientious work was evidence of an uncommo n dedication to our Fraternity in their respective roles . On behalf of Acacia , we take this opportunity to express a most sincere thank you and best wishes to Pam and Shi rley.

Kolbe Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary

Walter W. Kolbe and sons, john, Jim and Walter R. All are Acacians.

On October 3 , Brother Walter W. Ko lbe, Northwestern '27, and his wife celebrated 50 years of marriage. The Golden Wedding Anniversary festivities were held in Tucson , Arizona where Brother Kolbe and his wife now live .

The celebration was a gatheri'ng of all the Kolbe family and relatives. Attending were three of Brother Kolbe's sons who also happen to be brothers of the Acacia Fraternity. They are john a nd jim, who are initiates of the Northwestern chapter, and Walter R., an initiate of the Iowa State chapter. They are pictured with their father in the photograph above which was taken at the ann iversary celebratio n.

Brother Ko lbe served as Acacia's National President from 1939 through 1946. In 1954, he was awarded Acacia's most distinguished honor in recognition of his service to the Fraternity , the Award of Merit.

Attention Parents!

Your son's magazine is mailed to his home address while he is in college. We hope that you enjoy seeing it. However, if your son is not in college and is not living at home, please clip out this address form and send his permanent address to Acacia Fraternity, 3901 W. 86th Street, Suite 430, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 .

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!ALUMNI NOTES Nelson Named Accountant of the Year

Dr. G. Kenneth Nelson Although known to Acacians as the Fraternity's National Treasurer and to hundreds of Penn State Acacians as a most reliable and caring Chapter Advisor, Dr. G. Kenneth Nelson has made great contributions to other areas of the American society outside of the Fraternity as well. Recently, Dr. Nelson was recognized by the Beta Alpha Psi National Accounting Fraternity for his contributions in the field of accounting. He was named Accountant of the Year in Education at the Beta Alpha Psi Annual Awards Banquet in August.

Each year, Beta Alpha Psi offers one "Accountant of the Year" award in each of the three areas of education, pub!ic accounting and industry and / or government. The awards are offered to nominees who have affected a great number of lives by personal and professional activities and example and contributed nationally, regionally and locally as evidenced by: position within profession, degree of participation in professional affairs and associations, honors , awards , and other public recognition by organizations and speeches and publications.

Dr. Nelson is a Professor of Accounting at the Pennsylvania State University . Hereceived a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois. He received his Certified Public Accountant certification in the state of Illinois. Dr. Nelson began teaching accounting at Penn State in 1950, and in the past 31 years has taught the rules of debits and credits to more than

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25,000 students. He served as Head of the Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems from 1958 to 1976. He has served as President of the Williamsport and Central Pennsylvania chap¡ ters of the National Association of Accountants , two terms on the National Board of Directors of the NAA , as National Vice President of the NAA and was selected for membership in the Stuart Cameron Mac lead Society. He has served as chairman or member of numerous committees of the NAA , American Association of Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and as Regional Vice President of the AAA. He is currently a member of the Council of the PICPA. Dr. Nelson is listed in Who's Who in America. He is an honorary member of Phi Eta Sigma, the Freshman-Sophomore Scholastic Honor Society and Omicron Delta Kappa. Beta Gamma Sigma elected Dr. Nelson a member for his outstanding academic achievements. He served as Consultant to the Attorney General from 1965 through 1968.

Dr. Nelson has come to be known at Penn State as a man who has worked to make education at PSU of finer quality and student life more enjoyable . Over the years, he has held many student related positions at Penn State. Some include President of the Association of Fraternity Counselors, member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-Fraternity Council Purchasing Association and President of Froth, the campus humor magazine. He is an active member of the Associated Student Activities Budget Committee which allocates funds to campus student organizations and also participates on the Board of Directors of the student newspaper, The Daily Collegian.

Dr. Nelson is the founder of numerous programs and activities including the Accounting Club and the Accounting Internship Program and is a founder member of Beta Alpha Psi at Penn State. He also served on the committee which organized and set up the MBA program at Penn State.

Dr. Nelson pursues an academic interest in managerial accounting. He is co-author with joe Cramer of Budgeting Problems , the author of a chapter of The Accountant's Cost Handbook and has written articles for The Accounting Review and other professional journals . Dr. Nelson is a pioneer in the development of televised teaching of accounting and has continued to maintain an interest in this method of instruction. Dr. Nelson has become something of a local personality for his televised accounting lectures and his unique ways in keepi ng students motivated and interested.

Dr. Nelson is a 1953 Honorary initiate of the Penn State chapter of Acacia. He has served as the chapter's dedicated and trustworthy advisor since that time. He has served as Acacia 's National Treasurer since

1970, and he received Acacia 's most distinctive honor, the Award of Merit, in 1970.

Burkhart Honored By Veterans of Foreign Wars

James R. Burkhart james R. Burkhart, Purdue '37, (Colonel, U.S. Army Retired) was honored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States at their 82nd National Convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in August . As Co-Captain of the 25 District Commanders of this 2 million member veterans organization, he was selected to be named to the 1980/ 81 Team of All American District Commanders . He had previously been designated as Captain of the Department of Florida Team of All State District Commanders for his district 's 125 % membership and excellence in executing the VFW programs.

Since his retirement in 1972, Brother Burkhart and his wife, Velma, have kept busy with many interests, primarily VFW work. He served his local Post as Commander in 1976 and was designated an All State Post Commander. In 1978, he was named as All State Quartermaster and one of the ten Outstanding Post Service Officers in his home State of Florida. He served as a District Commander in 1979 and again in 1980 while serving concurrent ly as State Americanism Chairman both years. He is presently State Community Activities Chairman and his wife is the State Senior Vice President of the Department of Florida Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW.

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\ALUMNI NOTES William ) . Hanna, Colorado '40, who now serves as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, is noted for his many distinguishing honors and achievements in the field of electrical engineering.

Brother Hanna received bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado.

Since receiving these degrees , he has worked as a research engineer, expert consultant and professor. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Colorado. In addition to his duties as a professor at the University of Colorado , he serves as a consultant to Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories.

Hanna has achieved several distinguishing awards and honors in his field. These include: Engineer of the Year-Colorado, 1969 ; Outstanding Service AwardProfessional Engineers of Colorado, 1968 and 1975; AES Student Appreciation Award, 1956 and 1961; Distinguished Service Award-National Council of Engineering Examiners, 1979; Alfred ). Ryan AwardProfessional Engineers of Colorado, 1978; Archimedes Award-California Society of Professional Engineers, 1978; NCEE President's Plaque, 1978 and others . He is also noted for his work on an impressive list of publications related to the field of electrical engineering .

William J. H a nna In addition to his professional career responsibilities, Brother Hanna is also involved in several professional and honor societies. He currently serves as Chairman for the Colorado State Board for Engineering Registration . He has previously served as Secretary of this same board, as President of the National Council of Engineering Examiners and a member of the Organizing Committee of the American Council of Engineering Societies. He is a member of the Co lorado Engineering Counci l, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau, and Tau Beta Pi. He also belongs to other professional and honor societies .

Cu rtis C. Harris, M.D. Curtis C. Harris, M.D., Kansas '65, was recently named Chief of the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Brother Harris received a bachelor's degree in zoology at the University of Kansas and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

He received his Intern Certificate in Internal Medicine at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles and his Resident Certificate in Internal Medicine at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Washington, D.C. Currently, Brother Harris is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D .C. and a member of the Teaching Faculty for Ph.D . in Experimental Medicine with the University of Rome , Rome , Italy.

These responsibilities are in addition to serving as Chief of the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis.

Brother Harris is a member of several societies including the American Association for Cancer Research , The American Association of Pa thologists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Federation for Clinical Research , the American Society for Cell Biology, the Environmental Mutagen Society, the International Academy of Pathology, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine . He has been awarded a number of honors and fellowships and is noted for his work on many publications related to his field.

Stuart Ian Levin, Syracuse '71 , has joined Mitchell Energy Corporation as manager of regulatory affairs in the Governmental and Regulatory Affairs Department. Mitchell Energy Corporation is the chief energy subsidiary of Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation, one of the nation's largest independent gas and oil

companies . Mitchell also has real estate interests primarily in the Houston and Galveston area .

Levin served as an Assistant Staff judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force and previously worked as an attorney for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company of Houston, and a subsidiary, Trunkline Gas Company. His later duties encompassed a diversified energy practice, including contracts , regulations and general corporate law.

Brother Levin was graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University. In addition to membership in Acacia, he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, an honorary scholastic society . He received a law degree with honors from the University of Connecticut Law School and served as an Associate Editor of the Connecticut Law Review. He is a member of the American, Texas, Connecticut and Houston Bar Associations and the Computer Law Association.

Carl A. Jensen Carl A. Jen sen, Mimzesota '39, was recently selected to serve as one of three judges on the Minnesota Tax Court of Appeals in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Tax Court of Appeals is a full time court which deals exclusively with tax matters and has statewide jurisdiction on all tax laws.

Brother Jensen has practiced general law in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota since 1949.

During this time, he has also been involved in other areas of legal and political endeavor. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1951 to 1961 and the Minnesota Senate from 1967 to 1981. He served as the Sleepy Eye City Attorney from 1960 to 1978 and the Sleepy Eye School District Attorney from 1968 to 1978. He has been a member of the Voyageurs National Park Commission since 1973. Brother Jensen has also been with the Minnesota Tax Study Commission since 1971.

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!CHAPTER ETERNAL~ In Memory of a New Hampshire Founder

Auto Accident Claims Life of Rolla Acacian Rick W. Parkison, an active brother of the Missouri-Rolla chapter, died in a car accident in Schell City, Missouri on May 23, 1981. Rick was the twenty year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parkison , Jr. of Harwood , Missouri.

Rick was born in Missouri and had lived with his parents in Harwood . He graduated from Schell City High School in Schell City, Missouri with highest honors and was named Valedictorian of his graduating class. Following high school , he entered the University of Missouri in Rolla , Missouri.

Rick had completed two years of study at Missouri-Rolla. He was an active member of Acacia , and was serving as the chapter's Senior Dean. He had earned the love and respect of the Missouri-Rolla chapter both as a brother and as a chapter leader.

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Elwin V. Kratz, '11 , of Urbana , Illinois died on May 12, 1981.

Dr. Theodore L. Whitesel , '32 , of South Euclid, Ohio died on June 1, 1981.

India na James E. Green, '43, of Madison , Wisconsin died in May 1980 .

Iowa Sta te Wi ll iam H. Thompson , '23, of Omaha, Nebraska died on June 6, 1981.

Kansas Alfred W. Byarlay, '13, of Leonardville, Kansas.

Michigan Clarence B. Campbell , '19, of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania died on October 20, 1981 .

Milton W. Heath, '23, of Duxbury , Massachusetts.

Missouri Harold D . Elsea, '24, of Washington , Missouri died on May 2, 1981.

Wal ter G . Willand Walter G. Willand , New Hampshire '53 , died in Jul y 1981 at the age of 84 in Portsmouth , New Hampshire . Brother Willand is remembered as a founding member and loyal supporter of the New Hampshire chapter of Acacia.

Brother Willand was born in Dover, New Hampshire and was a 1914 graduate of the Dover School System. He then attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1918 . Willand worked with the federal government for forty years, originally in Arm y Ordinance and Shipping in Washington , and then with the Internal Revenue Service in Portsmouth until 1956. He also worked with the Seaward Construction Company and Philip W . Hodgdon , CPA .

He had lived in Portsmouth since 1931 , where he was active with St. John's Episcopal Church and several Masonic groups.

In addition to his occupational and community activities, Brother Willand was a strong supporter of the Acacia chapter at the University of New Hampshire in Durham , New Hampshire . He was a founding member of the chapter, and following its establishment, he continued his loyal support as the Chapter Advisor. During the time that Brother Willand served as Advisor, the chapter achieved an outstanding record of accomplishment among UNH fraternities and was recognized as the fastest growin g chapter of Acacia. Brother Willand was awarded the Order of Pythagoras in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Acacia.

Meredith C. Dack, '23, of Honolulu , Hawaii .

Nebraska Floyd Higgins, '25, of Port land , Oregon died on May 22, 1981.

Oklaho ma State Philip J. Rhoads, '20, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma died on December 16, 1980.

Penn Sta te John F. Scheidy, '21 , of Harrisburg , Pennsylvania .

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Purdue Jarred V. Crabb, '24, of Co lorado Springs, Colorado died on July 25 , 1981.

Brother Crabb was a retired Major General of the .United States Air Force.

Hal A. Gettinger, '28, of Bellvue, Washington died on September 12, 1981.

Frederick S . Taylor, '27, of Pendleton , Indiana d ied on September 11 , 1981.

Cincinnati Edwi n N. Woistmann, '36, of Cincinnati , Ohio died on October 19, 1981 .

Washington J. Edward Ritter , '23 , of Mountain Home, Idaho.

Julio W . Silva , '22, of Florence, Oregon died on October 26, 1981.

Geo rge Washingto n Charles L. Riddle, '28, of Arlington , Virginia died on June 28, 1981 .

Wisconsin Everett N. Carpenter, '20, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin died on August 18, 1981.

Illinois Alto W. Brown , ' 23 , of Mayfie ld Heights , Ohio died on March 18, 1981.

Yale Arthur L. Coggins, '10, of Berkeley , California died in April1981.

A Challenge To All Acacians Continued from page 7 education program and consider the following in deciding on the need for self evaluation and change: Does your chapter make all aspects of its pledge education program known to its rushees? Parents? Advisors?

University officials? If not, why?

Do pledges drop out of the program or wish to when faced with certain aspects of the program?

In a court of law, could you justify your actions that support hazing as being aligned with chapter goals of building fraternal ideals?

Is your program designed to make good pledges or good members?

Have you considered that some pledges view the initiation into brother-

hood as a release from responsibilities?

Are you aware that since the loss of Mrs. Stevens' son three years ago, more innocent victims have died due to hazing? None of these were intentional ; all of them were unnecessary.

Are you aware that on campuses nationwide, universities are closing the doors on fraternities which continue to haze? Is it worth it to you? Is hazing important enough to justify the loss of your fraternity chapter or a brother?

Answering yes to this final question has dangerous ramifications for you, your members and the fraternity system. An-

swering no is the first step in your chapter's facing the challenge to change and accepting your real responsibility as brothers of Acacia.

T om Piernik is a past Chapter Consultant for the Acacia Fraternity and now works as the Assistant Director of Greek Affairs at the Uni versity of Southern California. Any remarks or criticisms of the preceding article are welcomed. Please feel free to contact him at: Thomas E. Piernik Assistan t Director, Greek Affairs University Village , Suite C University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 90007 Phone: (213) 743-2469

The National Human Service Project Needs You ¡ The official Human Service Project of Acacia is the donation of your blood and money to the Shriners Burn Institutes located in Boston , Cincinnati, and Galveston. Our 1981/82 goal is 500 pints of blood and $5000 for research which is on the verge of critical breakthroughs. To date $2500 and 125 pints of blood have been pledged . Nebraska has pledged $1800.

Human Service is an obligation we all share via our ritual. Chapters, alumni, parents and friends of Acacia are all invited and urged to return the form below. Complete details will be sent upon receipt of the form.

Clip this form and return to:

Norman C. Saatjian 1530 Ramillo-Park Estates Long Beach, CA 90815

Full name(s) Chapter name Street Address

Venerable Dean City

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Home area code and phone number The above has voted to participate in the 1981/82 official Acacia National Human Service Project by contributing: _ _.__ _ _ _ _ Pints of blood ________ Cash (Attention chapters: suggested is the cost of 1 beer per month per man times 10 months)

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/DIRECTORY NATIONAL COUNCIL President: Joseph F. Reed 15951 Villanova Circle Westminster, California 92683 First Vice-President: John F. Hoffner 3811 Chevington Road Upper Arlington , Ohio 43220 Second Vice-President: Norman C. Saatjian 1530 Ramillo-Park Estates Long Beach, California 90815 Treasurer: Dr. G. Kenneth Nelson The Pennsylvania State University 310 Business Administration Building University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 Counselor: David B. Williams 605 E. Prospect, 1-E Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Judge Advocate: David J. Allen Hagemier, Allen and Smith 819 Circle Tower Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Undergraduate Counselors: W. Mark Mullineaux 100 E. Orange Street Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 17257 Clifford] . Monlux N.E. 725 Ruby Street Pullman, Washington 99163

NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Investment and Finance: Roy F. Miller Post Office Box 1090 Pocatello, Idaho 83201 14 TRIAD

N.I.C. Representative: George F. Patterson, Jr. 7509 M iami A venue Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

Central State 216 N . Boulevard Edmond, Okla homa 73034 (405 ) 341-9817

Director of Publications: David B. Williams 605 E. Prospect 1-E Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056

Cornell 318 Highland Road Ithaca , New York 14850 (607) 257-7055

ACACIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. Post O ff ice Box 263 Austin , Texas 78762

President: Wroe Owens Vice President: Oliver N . Bruck Secretary-Treasurer: Mickey Giles

Illinois 501 E. Daniel Street Champaign, Illino is 61820 (217) 344-1510 Illinois Wesleyan 915 N . Main Street Bloomington, Illinois 61701 (309) 828-8360 Indiana 702 E. Third Street Bloomingto n, Indiana 47401 (812) 339-7992 Iowa 202 Ellis Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52242 (319) 351-9749

HEADQUARTERS STAFF 3901 W . 86th Street, Suite 430 Indianapolis, IN 46268

Executive Director: W. Thomas Nelson , Jr. Assistant Executive Director: Jose R . Sanchez, Jr .

Chapter Consultant: Douglas D . Schmidt

CHAPTERS California 2728 Haste Street Berkeley, California 94704 (415 ) 540-9368

Iowa State 142 Gray Avenue Ames, Iowa 50010 (515 ) 292-6891 Kansas 1100 Indiana Lawrence, Kansas 66044 (913 ) 843-7810 Kansas State 2005 Hunting Avenue Manhattan, Kansas 66502 (913) 539-9044 long Beach 6855 Anaheim Road long Beach, California 90815 (213) 598-1212

UCLA Post Office Box 24A35 Los Angeles, California 90024

louisiana State Box AF-University Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 (504) 387-0576

Cal Poly-Pomona 20036 Rambling Road Covina, California 91724 (213 ) 339-5778

Michigan 805 Oxford Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (313) 994-0065

!DIRECTORY Missouri 1419 Wilson Columbia, Missouri 6S201 Missouri-Rolla SOB W . Eighth Street Rolla , Missouri 6S401 (314 ) 364-1217

Nebraska 22SS Vine Street lincoln, Nebraska 6BS03 (402) 47S-2242

Northeastern State Administration Building Box 301 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464 (91B) 4S6-9140

Northwestern 610 lincoln Street Evanston, Illinois 60201 (312) 47S-9S66

Oklahoma State 121S W. University Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 (40S) 372-9639

Oregon State 2BS7 N.W . Van Buren Corvallis, Oregon 97330 (S03) 7S3-1261

Penn State 234 Locust Lane State College, Pennsylvania 16B01 (Bl4) 23B-30B3

Pittsburgh-Johnstown Post Office Box 1200 University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Pennsylvania 1S904 (B14) 269-39BB

Purdue 60B Waldron Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 (317) 743-1BB6

Rensselaer 4 Sunset Terrace Troy, New York 121BO (SlB) 272-976S

St. Cloud State 39B Third AvenueS .

St. Cloud, Minnesota S6301 (612) 2S2-1291

Shippensburg State 100 E. Orange Street Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 172S7 (717) S32-73BS

Stephen F. Austin Post Office Box BS22-SFA Station Nacogdoches, Texas 7S961 (713 ) S69-0001

Syracuse 7S6 Comstock A venue Syracuse, New York 13210 (31S ) 47S-9149

Tennessee lBOO Melrose A venue Knoxville, Tennessee 37916 (61S ) S22-934S

Texas 2614 Rio Grande Austin, Texas 7B70S (S12) 477-S307

Upper Iowa Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa S2142 (319) 42S-3311

Vermont 404 College Street Burlington, Vermont OS401 (B02) 6S6-2S2S

Washington State N.E. 72S Ruby Street Pullman, Washington 99163 (S09) 33S-BS61

Wyoming Fraternity Park Laramie, Wyoming B2070 (307) 766-40SO

New Hampshire UNH , Post O ffice Box S9S Durham, New Hampshire 03B24 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Arkansas Charles lsgrig Post Office Box 2SSB Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 (SOl ) 490-1S2B

Bay Area Alumni Association David R. Worden 1090 Acacia Street Box S2B Montara, California 94037 (41S ) 72B-S067

Central Pennsylvania Mr . Robert Snow SOB Grandview A venue Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011 Dallas C. F. Cole 4127 Harvest Hill Road Dallas, Texas 7S234 (214) 699-1010

Houston Barry Baxter Box 273S9 Houston , Texas 77027 (713 ) 7BB-1767

Oklahoma City Roger Foster First life Assurance Building Suite 60B ¡ 119 North Robinson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73012 (40S) 23S-197B

Seattle John W. Cain 1S39 Magnolia Way West Seattle, Washington 9Bl99 (206) 2B4-707S

COLONIES Colorado 9SS Broadway Boulder, Colorado B0302 (303) 442-920S

Minnesota 1027 University Avenue S.E. Minneapolis, Minnesota SS414 (612) 379-4S7B

St. Louis Steve Smith 6439 McCune St. Louis, Missouri 63139 (314) 7Bl-619B

Washington, D.C. Alumni William J. Ellenberger 6419 Barnaby Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 2001S (202) 363-9033

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FORMAL ACCENTS Acacia is pleased to offer our Official Badge and a new Club Tie to accent your formal attire and display your pride in Acacia.

The Official Badge features the pin holding twelve pearls and three garnets attached by chain to the guard. The cost of the Badge is $55.00 plus $1.00 for postage.

The Club Tie features Acacia's crest woven in gold into solid navy or burgundy fabric. The cost of the tie is $8.00 plus $.75 for postage.

To order these items, send a check, money order or Visa / Mastercard number for the amount of purchase to: Acacia Merchandise 3901 West 86th Street, Suite 430 Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 Be sure to specify item, quantity and color when ordering.

Non-Profit Organization

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Changing Your AddreSs? Clip this change of address form including your address label and mail to: Acacia Fraternity Headquarters 3901 W . 86th Street , Suite 430 Indianapolis, Indiana 46268

Note: Pos tmaster sh ould return undeliverable co pies to Headquarter's address .

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