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The Star and Lamp of Pi liappa Phi PI KAPPA PHI SCHOLARS FOR 1960

OF BROTHER "MEL" METCALFE'S CONVENTION ADDRESS (see inside front cover)

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By BROTHER "MEL" METCALFE*

GENTLEMEN, ir is very difficult for me, in five minutes, to begin to tell you what Pi Kappa Phi has meant to me as an alumnus. I saw Brother George Helmrich awhile ago, from Alpha Gamma Chapter, and it brought back memories, many fond memories of the ye:lrs I spent in Pi Kappa Phi at Oklahoma University.

I pledged Pi Kappa Phi on the lOth of December, 1924. I don't have to tell you about that. I was initiated the follow· ing February the l4th, which was Valentine's Day, and I'm sure it was symbolic, because Pi Kappa Phi truly ca1ne into my heart. I think I had the most wonderful years of college life that any young fellow ever had- because of Pi Kappa Phi. The time came too near, too soon, when I graduated, and I began to realize that the days in which I was enjoying my fraternal role were coming to a close. I had been told that I was a member for li fe, and that I was to receive The Star and Lamp free for life, but then I began to realize what a wonderful thing Pi Kappa Phi had meant to me, and the thought came to me th at perhaps the best things in life aren't free.

Here, during my years in college, I had to work for Pi Kappa Phi, as every other member of my C hapter had to do, to build one of the finest Chapters this Fraternity has ever known. I began to realize that if we would enjoy some· thing, really enjoy it, we must work for it. The things we enjoy the most are the things we work for. So I resolved right then and there that if I were to be a member for life I was going to continue to work for Pi Kappa Phi wherever the opportunity presented itself. Through the years, as young fellows have gone to college, it has been my pleasure to be introduced to them, and to have met many Chapters throughout this Fraternity. I have looked eagerly to every issue of The Star and Lamp, as you do, too. I have kept abreast of the Fraternity, and I have worked at it diligently, because with everything I h ave put into it, I have received even that much more out of Pi Kappa Phi. So the best things in life aren't free. The things we work for are the things that we appreciate the most. We must give to something to be able to get something out of it.

Those of you who have visited the :Holy Land know that there are two seas in Palestine. One is fresh and filled with fish; splashes of green adorn it; and trees cast their branches over it, and dip their roots down deep to its healing waters.

Around the shore children play, as children played long ago when He was there; how He loved it. He liked to look out over its silvery surface and speak His parables, and near its banks He fed tl1e five thousand . The River Jordan makes this sea with sparkling, fresh water from the hills above. Men like .to build their houses near it, and birds their nests, and every living thing is h appier because it is there.

The River Jordan flows on south toward another sea. Here there is no splash of fish; no rustle of leaves; no song of birds; no children's lau ghter. Travelers go out of their way to avoid it unless their business is urgent; and the air hangs heavy over the water, and neith er man nor beast nor fowl will drink of it. vVhat is the difference between these two seas? It isn't the River Jordan; it gives its water, th e same water, to bothi nor is it the soil in which th ey lie, or the land around about. Here is the difference between those two seas. One sea, as it receives its waters, it gives up its water. As it receives, it gives; as it gives, it lives. That water flows on dow!l towards another sea; that sea greedil y grasps the water which it receives, and then holds it and hoards every drop, haS no impulse for generosity at all. Because of that, that sea is known as the Dead Sea . The other sea, wh ich gives and lives, is the Sea of Galilee.

People are like that; when we give, we live. Unless we do, we aren't really living.

I was amused at a little incident which h appened only a few years ago, outside of Philadelphia. There was a young pastor who was called to a pulpit h ere, th ere, and yonder, and one Sunday mornin g he took his young son down with him to a little church in which he had been invited to preach, and as he walked in early that morning h e noticed a box out in front, labeled tl1e "Poor Box." He reached in his pocket, and he dropped a quarter into the box. He and his young son went down, and the congregation soon arrived. He preached the sermon that morning, and the congre· oation filed out. One of the deacons came forward with the little "Poor Box" and took his key out of his pocket and uP" iocked the box to dump the money out upon the pulpit, where the visiting minister was, and he said, "We are accustomed to paying our visiting ministers with the money we receive in this "Poor Box." He reached, and as he opened the door, out popped the quarter. T he only money in it was tl1e quarter that tl1e visiting minister h ad deposited . He looked a little disappointed, no doubt, but as h e and his young son walked out, the son took hold of his hand and said, "PoP• if you h ad put more in it, you would have go tten more out of it. " Gentlemen of Pi Kappa Phi, I don' t have to tell you, if you put more into Pi Kappa Phi, you'll get a whole lot more out of it.

*Address given by Brother "Mel" M etcalfe, Alpha Gamma, University of Ohlahoma, at the 28th Supreme Chapter Meeting of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity August 27 at Louisville, Ky. Brother Metcalfe resides in Port Arthw·, Texas.

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WHAT IS SERVICE? I have not bothered to check the diversity of definition as would be expressed in ~~ dictionary, but I use it in the sense of doing some'~g that helps others. To me, service is doing that 'WhiCh makes thi s a better world in which to Jive. N o matter how small nor how large the service. ~here do we start to render such a service? Well, 1 thm~ all of us in our younger, pre-school years started rendenng a service in our homes by cleaning up our ;ooms, by keeping our toys in order, and doing errands or our parents and our older brothers and sisters. As we_ went on to g rade school we became monitors, we assisted in some of the classroom chores which were out~ide of our curricul ar activities. As we went on into un,_or and Senior High School we became class officers, 'We Identified ourselves with ath letics, with drama, with debate, with clubs, and through these we rendered servICe. We made this a more enj oyable place to live, not on ly for ourselves but also for those who surrounded us.

Then, as we went on into college, we accom plished the same things as we did in high school all over again , plus we substituted for the casual club contact, a fra~ernity. This is not a proper analogy, for a fra.ternity ~s not a substitute for a club, in any sense. A fraternity Is a way of Jiving. It is a way of understanding. It is a Way of developing into manhood. . Now, does my Fratern ity take time? Certainly it takes time, but if we wish to grow and to mature into the ~dul t world in which those of us who are alumni have een thrown-and those of you who are undergraduates and are eagerly waiting-we must Jearn to budget our ttme so that we can do the several things necessary for Us to be of service to the communities in which we find ourselves.

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In the environment of the business world we find ourselves associated with professional groups,' with employee groups, and with service clubs. In the environment of our home, we find ourselves identified with communi ty projects, with school PTA's, and d1urch activities. Now, .i f we are to be a success as men, as husbands, and as fathers, we must learn to be of service to others. To be of service to others, we must participate in all of these many activities as alumni, and there is no better place for us to learn to participate and to participate unselfishly and to allocate our time than when we are undergraduates at the co llege level. For in these yea rs, we are mature enough to think like a man and yet young enough to have the vita lity of youth which allows us to sustain these desires.

I therefore feel that the Fraternity serves to allow a person to g ive service to it, and in g iving service to it to serve himself and orient himself for a much larger objective in the environment to whid1 he will soon be exposed.

Don't begrudge the time it takes to serve on a Homecoming sign committee, to serve on the pledge dance, to do KP duty, to be the d1apter Secretary, to do housework, to be the chapter Archon, to do g roup (Fratern ity) activities for the communi ty. The time that one gives to these, budgeted with very necessary time that we must and need to devote to scholarshi p, will develop an over-all allocation of time and effort that will be of service not only to ourselves, but also ultimately for all.

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Out of the Past-or-Forty Years Ago (From The Star and Lamp of January, 1921)

THIS ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE consisted of 104 pages and cover and carried a wide variety of editorial comment, news, jokes, and material from other fraternities. As was the custom for Th e Stm路 and Lamp, the magazine devoted many pages to the essay type of articles.

Past Eminent Supreme Archon John D. Carroll attended the Inter-Fraternity Conference in New York the preceding November and reported at considerable length.

The assemblage included approximately a hundred delegates, representing 46 frMernities, together with "a number of noted educators from leading colleges and universities from various sections of the country who had been invited to meet with the Greeks and make comment on the life of the fraternities as related to the life of their institutions and offer suggestions as to how the fraternities can better cooperate with the colleges in the training of the youth of the land."

It was reported that an Inter-Fraterni,ty Conference had been formed in South Carolina.

The Committee on Hygiene recommended, among other things, the periodic publication of a uniform article on hygiene in every fraternity journal, and the appearance of a lecturer on the subject before every chapter at least once a year.

Under the title, "Success and How to Keep it," Eminent Supreme Deputy Archon Henry G. Harper, Jr., sounded a call to all members of Pi Kappa Phi to work for the advancement of the organization.

"Today we have a great fraternity as the result of the hard work on the part of all our men," he said. "Had it not been for cooperation, we would have remained with one chapter, as we originally were."

In closing his article, Brother Harper wrote: " Let's get together. Make up your mind that we are going to be a wide-awake, progressive organization, and nothing can stop us in our efforts."

The chapters outstanding in various fields were listed under these headings: Athletics, Student Government, Debating, YMCA, College Publications, Music Clubs, Scholarship, Dramatics, Military Societies, Faculty, Scholarship Standing.

Eminent Supreme Historian John E. Harris urged for higher standards in his dissertation, "The Crime Is Low Aim." He declared that "the truth of Lowell's famous dictum, 'not failure, but low aim is crime,' remains as potential in its application to our day and generation as it did to that of our American poet. It will undoubtedly live through the ages as a brillant inspiration to men in all walks and conditions of life, stimulating them to a higher appreciation of the importance of duty towards every interest at hand,

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and the danger of self-satisfaction and contentment with the mediocre.

"Only a firm consciousness of personal responsibility and the determination to make our association and part in the fraternity count for something will make the proper and worthy imprint that our fraternity life will leave behind forever," the writer said.

Announcement was made that Captain Ray Kenneth Smathers of Asheville, N. C., would be returned to Emory University as Director of Athletics. This reappointment followed his "remarkable success" as head coach at Emory the preceding year.

Brother Lamar Murdaugh regrebted that many alumni seemed to have lost interest in the affairs of the fraternity. He called for a strengthening of this weak link in the chain and asked for suggestions as to how alumni activities could be stimulated.

Brother Paul Preas raised the question, "What will be ,the future of our Fraternity?" The writer urged each member to do his share of the work of pushing forward the Fraternity. He closed his discussion with the following paragraph: "The field of Pi Kappa Phi is limitless, for the Fraternity is now in seven states and has fourteen chapters. Last, but not least, we have today to prepare for tomorrow; so let's be up and pushing, pushing, always striving, doing something be~ter today than we did yesterday for the bigger and better Pi Kappa Phi." At Georgia School of Technology, Bible discussion groups were organized among the students at the fraternity houses, in the dormitories, and in the boarding houses. Also, representatives from the various housing groups met at the Tech YMCA once a week.

The magazine carried a picture of Lt. John Cannon Paisley and a highly complimentary obituary about him. The story announced that the War Department awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for making the supreme sacrifice for his country while fighting the Germans in France.

Brother George M. Grant outlined Omicron's plan for financing a chapter house. The plan called for the issuance of death benefit certificates, payable at death or on any fixed date each year Pi Kappa Phi might name, when the cer,tificate number with all others would be placed in a box and drawn out until the sinking fund for the year (set aside for this purpose, estimated at about $1 ,000 each year) has been reached. Each name drawn would receive at once the full amount (Cominued on paf!.e 19)

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The Star and Lamp of Pi ffappa Phi VOLUME XL VII

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"Freely Ye Have Received ... " .... Inside Front Cover The President Speaks-On Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Out of the Past-or- Forty Years Ago . . . . . . . . . . 2 Letters to the Editors . ........... . .... . .... · . · 3 Which Way, Youth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scholarship Improvement Award Is Established . . . 9 Gamma, California, Wins Will E. Ed ington Award 9 Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Traveling Counselors Report from "The Field" . . . . 12 Looking for a Job? ....... .. ................. 13 Tallahassee-"A Pi Kapp City" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Now Is the Time for Pi Kapps to Act . . . . . . . . . . . 16 In Our Chapter Eternal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Alumni Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chapter News ............ ... .......... . .... 20 Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 COVER-The Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1960. See story about thern on page 1 0.

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Letters to the Editors BROTHER HENDERSON CHERISHES AWARD

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Owen: The year 1960 has certainly been an :. ar _mg . one for me and the most cheris hed award my 11ent Cttation" from Pi Kappa Phi. c Your letter with a copy of the minutes enclosed was res~ tved thi s morning with great appreciation. Believe me it k arted my day off with that "proud " feeling. I want you to s;ow that as I look back I have enjoyed every minute of time ent tn behalf of Pi Kappa Phi and look forward to many 01 ore years of service in its behalf.

We_ had a wonderful even in l! here when the boys presented 01 ed With the Citation which came as a total surprise to me 'an ad a wonderful one., I really can' t seem to express mysel f f equ~tely enough to all the brothers nationally and locally For thts honor, so with a ll sincerity I will just say, "THANKS. " raternally, I S/ TOM CHARLES TOM HENDERSON, Chi '22 Stetson University Assistant Attorney General State of Florida 1 96 1

TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT HEAD 475 Riverside Dr. New York 27, N. Y. Dear AI [President ]. A I. Head): News sometimes travels so slow ly, and I am sorry that it took a full page photo on the front cover of The Stctl' and Lctmp before I caught up with the fact that you are now National President of Pi Kappa Phi. I do hope that congratulations are sti ll in order. You deserve the fine comp lim ent, and our Fraternity certainly will have an excell ent executive. By the way, the photograph was a very good one.

I appreciate very much the fine ed it ing of Durward Owen and Miss Smith in bringing to us Th e Star and Lctmp. Shall look forward even more so to reading its co lumns now that you are President.

Come see us again when you are east. We all send greetings . Yours most fraternally , MARVIN C. WILBUR, Alpha Zeta Oregon State College Secretary for Program Materials D epartment of Stewardship and Promotion General Council of the General Assembly United Presbyterian Church in the U . S. A. EDITOR'S NOTE: The Star and Lamp "fell heir" to a copy of the above letter to National President Head, and without his knowledge is taking the liberty of reprinting it for our readers .

The line compliments for our President as well as the generous words of commendation for the Editors are appreciated greatly .

COMMENDATION FOR BROTHER LOEFFLER Ba1·bm·a Stl'eet Tallahassee, Fla. D ear Editors: We were very happy to hear that one of the field secretaries, Bill Loeffler, will be v isit ing Beta Eta Chapter. We have had exce ll ent reports on him from the brothers of Beta Eta and other chapters. Arrangements have been made by the Alumni Chapter and Beta Eta Chapter to make his visit one that he will long remember.

The Tallahassee Alumni Chapter has had two meetings this year. The first meeting was held when the Merit Citation was awarded to Brother Charles Tom Henderson, and the second meeting was held on FSU's Homecoming.

At the Tallahassee Alumni Chapter meeting that was held November 29, 1960, the following officers were elected: President, Brother John G. Brown; Secretary, Brother Richard C. Lukas, and Treasurer, Brother Robert C. Hutchins.

Speaking for the Tallahassee Alumni Chapter, I can say without hesitation that we are very proud of the undergraduate chapter and their progr~ss this _year. !~1ey hav~ done a fine job on rush, sociall y, their finanCial pos1t10n has 1mprov~d through close internal contro ls, and they were able to wm two trophies for their Homecoming decorations. Fraternally yours, ROBERT C. HUTCHINS, Treasurer Tallahassee Alumni Chapter 110

ALPHA PHI'S HOUSE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3220 South Michigan Ave. Chica~;o 16, Ill. D ear Edito1·s: Many thanks for the fine coverage which you gave us in the past issue of The Star and Lctmp. You may be interested to know that the basement and first floor concrete pouring are now complete on th e new house. We expect to have our 1961 Founders' Day celebration in the new house.

Fraternally yours, BENNETT HUDSON, Archon Alpha Phi Chapter

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Decatur, Get. D ea1· Editors: I wish to congratulate you on the splendid job you do on Th e Star and Lctmp issue after issue. You may be reassured th at it is read and appreciated in every quarter over our g reat country. Yours very truly, TED A. GILES District President, V Tallahassee, Fla.

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THE FOUNDING of Pi Kappa Phi December 10, 1904, was celebrated in many places throughout the United States in December, 1960, as is customary every December.

Executive Secretary Durward Owen addressed the celebrants in Salem, Oreg., and in Mobile, Ala. He delivered a stirring call to the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi to combat communism, especially in the colleges, and to hold fast to the principles J.aid down by the Founders of the Fraternity. Full text of his speech follows: I am disturbed. In fact, as a favorite comedian of mine would say, ''I'm flat scared." Something that I have great affection for is at a point of being "on the brink" of oblivion. Something that has had meaning for many fine Americans is being dragged through the mud of public condemnation. Have you not seen it happening?

Some Colleges Eliminate Fraternities

Some campus administrations have already taken the final step and eliminated fraternities completely. Many pretexts have been given. Other campus administrations have commenced the ringing of the death bell- placing tighter and more dictatorial closures over the operations of the fraternities on their campuses.

Trustees have entered into the picture. Some are now passing resolutions left and right condemning the right of fraternities to select their own members based on their history and lore. The usual statement now being issued by these trustees follows the same Jines in nearly all instances, with only minor variations; " _ _ resolved that the board of trustees of _ _ __ _ __ university is unanimously agreed that no campus organization will discriminate in the selection of members-."

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ing the spectacular. Often they carry stories based on incorrect information and lack of facts. For example, the Des Moines, Iowa, Register recently carried the following statement as part of a larger article: "Few fraternity and sorority racial and religious restrictions are local in origin. They originate with the National Greek organizations; the local chapters must accept such restrictions in their charters as the price of affi liation with a national group. These restrictions, inspired most often by the adults who wield the power in National Fraternity organizations, have the effect of denying the members of the local chapter the right to choose their associates."

The key words, indicating the above points, are "adults who wield the power in National Fraternity organizations." This is most certainly untrue. Recently, Pi Kappa Phi held its biennial Convention (Supreme Chapter) in Louisville, Ky. It was there that the entire policy portfolio was reviewed and determined for the succeeding four years . Out of a total possible vote of 1468, the undergraduate delegates controlled 1389路 The alumni present controlled only 79 votes. There is absolutely no place in our Supreme Law where 79 votes would outweigh 1389. This is a situation copacetic to all National Fraternities of which I have any knowledge.

The above are not new, however, for we have seen the same things occurring before. Between 1912 and 1922, many of our Chapters operated Sub Rosa. Others closed their operations completely, some never to open again. Whatever the situation, our Fraternities met the crisis and were better for having done so.

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entire struggle . . .-both the working class youth and the student youth."

J. Edgar Hoover recently reported: "Recent world events clearly reveal that world communism has launched am assive · campaign to capture and maneuver youth and student groups. The vigor and vitality of such groups ~nstitutes an explosive force of immense proportions. . ann~led into proper outlets, this force can accomP1Ish_ unmeasurable good for a peace-loving world.

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y Robert Ruark, in a syndicated article in the New b ork W:odd Telegram, wrote recently, "We seem to e .offiaally worried today over a phenomenon that ~n_10r Statesmen now call , 'government by students.' his, of course, results from the literal over-throw of 1aw ~nd order in Japan by student rioting, the clearcut VIctory the rioters won against the Eisenhower visit, and the obvious incompetence of the Japanese Government to deal with the well organized punks. Student mobs helped the downfall of Syngman Rhee in Korea, a~d provided the dirty work for the military overthrow ~l lvf~nderes in Turkey. Students have been active in t gena, North America, and in Panama. Students, and he power they wield because of their malleability to suggestion and regimentation, seem to be more and more potent as a political weapon in the hands of cynical World-molders. They certainly have passed the silly ~tage, especially since the masses of students have now . een straw-bossed by hard-faced, professional sergeants ~n the shape of organizers, and their co ltish enthusiasm as been harnessed into quasi-military mobs almost drill P~rfect. The arrogance that comes with ignorance grows "With success."

Much more could be said to bring out the point I Would like to make; however, I believe that the three thoughts mentioned are ample proof of the philosophy ! fear.

Students in Forefront

Let's look at the record in recent days. t Where do we find communism making inroads into he bastile of democracy? Cuba is certainly foremost In our minds at the present. Every picture, every account, ~v~ry _eyewitness report, indicates the student youth eing In the forefront of all subversive activities there.

Japan recently rejected a proposed visit by Eisenhower to their island nation. Did Japan really object? No, it was the student youth organizations that ran rampant through the streets. The same occurred in South America.

We especially remember the discourteous treatment handed our Vice-President when he visited our neighbors to the south.

Recently we read of left-wing groups picketing our Embassy in Rome. Those engaged in the demonstration were protesting the " intervention" of the United States in Cuba. These left-wing agitators were--student youths!

Look at Africa. There we find communists especially active in the area of attracting the youth. They boast of their free education grants to young Africans. Why? The question needs no further answer.

In England, who leads the pacifist movement to ban the atomic bomb? Youth Groups! Outside of the United Nations, what other international movements do the Soviet Union and other communistic block nations support most vigorously? International youth organizations, such as the World Youth Festival and the Young Communist League.

How does this affect the United States internally?

Long-Range Plans

One major example and its consequences are all that is necessary. In May of 1959, a meeting occurred in which 20 young communists met with the United States Communist Party leaders . Long-range plans were made at this meeting to bring into focus all prior communistic youth activities in this country and to instigate further activities on a more co-ordinated basis. The National Committee of the Communist Party was enlarged, and two 20-year-old youths were made full members of this top echelon group. It was further decided to promote a new magazine named NeUJ Hot·izons, directed towards the youth of the United States.

Prior to and immediately following this meeting, we saw the following activities becoming more aggressive and commonplace. Students, objecting to compulsory ROTC, claiming that it is detrimental to academic freedom, have brought about the abolition of compulsory ROTC on the majority of our campuses. From ROTC came many of the future officers for our armed forces. Soon we will have only the strict military schools remaining. What purpose does the abolition of ROTC

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A feature of the Founders' Day celebration in Tallahassee, Fla., was the presentation of Beta Eta's urotating" Sweetheart Pin to Miss Jane Finchum.

Brother Charles Tom Henderson, Chi, Stetson, gave Miss Finchum a kiss along with the pin. Brothers Bob West and George Crouch are seated · on the left, and "Mom" Knighton, Beta Eta's Housemother, is on the right.

serve? Does it not serve the purpose of a subversive organization, dedicated to world conquest, and which thrives on discord and the unorganized mass?

In the name of academic freedom, we find a professor at the University of Illinois granting his blessing to premartial sexual intercourse. When the school administration dismissed him, who rose up in indignation ?-student groups, and in the name of academic freedom at that. Academic freedom to the communistic mind is freedom to implement their thoughts into the minds of our students. No fraternity men placed their names into the demonstrations that occurred on this campus.

Some Refuse to Sign loyalty Oath

Is there any reason for any American to refuse to execute an oath of allegiance to the United States?

Then why do we find students objecting to signing loyalty oaths as part of the requirement for receiving a Federal Scholarship? Some are even refusing to accept such loans, basing their refusal on the supposed loss of their academic freedom. It is evidently out of fashion to profess loyalty to your country.

Students are presently engaged in protest demonstrations or expressions of sympathy for the students arrested in southern sit-in strikes. I have followed the newspaper reports and find that without exception the following groups always head up these demonstrations: National Students Association, NAACP, Committee for Freedom of Religious Dissent, Young People's Socialist League, Congress of Racial Equality, and Citizens' Committee to Preserve American Freedom.

Sloan Wilson, author of the "Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," is currently writing overtly, and actively speaking on college campuses on the subject of "The Gray Flanneled Fraternity." How many of us realize that the book, "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," is one of the most subtle anti-capitalistic writings of many years? Communism does not post its message on billboards for the world to see at a glance.

This list could go on and on. Let it suffice to remember May 12-14, 1960. Place, San Francisco, Calif., the Federal Court House-occasion, hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee. So we ·think it could not happen in the United States? We say, "Our youth

would never act as those in Japan, Cuba, and South America." But they did.

An 18-year-old student at the University of California, along with a member of the Longshoremen's Union, was the carrier of the banner. The objects of the communists were to fill the hearing room and the grounds outside with demonstrators, then to incite them to mob action through mob psychology. This was done with the assistance of communist party leaoders, a telephone campaign, literature of the Citizens Commi·~tee to Preserve American Freedom, etc. Thus, the <first stage was completed.

Agitators Assist Student leaders The second phase was well organized. Agitators were selected to assist the student leaders. The riot then commenced according to plan. The agitators tried to strike several officers and thus were able to create the unfavorable scene of their being forcibly carried out of the hearing. The mob of students rebelled at the sight of fellow students being man-handled. What resulted is now history! They cried out for academic freedom, they sang "God Bless America" and the "N ational Anthem," they read from the Bibles they carried. Call it what you like, but if it has feathers like a duck, swims like a duck, waddles like a duck and sounds like a duck, then it must be a duck.

Why then do I present this to a gathering of Fraternity men? Why mar the grand and glorious occasion of the celebration of our founding by this? Because, I believe that Pi Kappa Phi and other college fraternities have long been a bulwark against the radical philosophy of Marx and Lenin. Because by degrading the fraternities on our college campuses, the communist radicals hope to "do away with its conservative influence so that ·the left-wing front groups will have less opposition in order to turn our youth away from their heritage of the traditional American way of life."

Hoover Warns of Communist Danger Evidently, I am not alone with this belief, for on September 26th of this year, ]. Edgar Hoover had the fo ll owing to say: "Communism is today a serious danger to our American Way of Life. The communists desire to destroy our form of government and establish an atheistic dictatorship. They would abrogate our cher-

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0 ~mt~n i sm can be defeated by the truth, the truth wh 1d1 IS embodied in our heritage of freedom." . I truly believe that one part of communism's goal 1n the United States is to intimidate fraternities! . ~n the book of Amos, God appears to Amos in a ~IS i on. Amos sees God standing astride the city and Its walls with his arms outstretched and in his hand s a plum_bline. God says to Amos, "I wi ll set you, as a plumblme, amongst my people."

The meaning was clear to Amos. The walls were askew, the buildings were leaning, the roofs were tilted.

So wer~ the people of Israel. They no longer had a plumblme to guide their lives and their thinking. Without. th~ influence of a plumbline, they were building the1r l1ves off center. Amos was to be their plumbline.

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In these days, it seems natural, and our youth can easily be turned toward its ugly goals.

But this does not have to be so. Read the objectives of Pi Kappa Phi as written by our Founders at the first Supreme Chapter meeting in 1909: "The object of this Fraternity shall be the promotion of brotherly love, the perfecting of true friendship, the increasing of fraternal feeling, and the cultivating of refined and moral ideals among its members."

Could our youth ask for a better plumbline? Could we, as alumni of Pi Kappa Phi ask for a better plumbline?

College Students Easiest to Tempt

Our Founders were wise beyond their years. They knew that college students were the easiest of all age groups to tempt. Many away from the influence of their homes and parents for the first time. Away from the influence of their churd1 affil iation, and away from the influence of their home com1J'!unity. They needed strong medicine to carry them through the temptations to deviate.

This is also known by those instigators of false doctrines such as the communists. It is useless to attempt to implant their doctrines in the minds of the young prior to coll ege; factors just mentioned prevent their influence from taking hold. Later, after college, the young man is busy tasting the privileges of a capitalistic society. He is certainly not fertile ground for these false doctrines.

Oh! but the student! In a strange environment, his mind set on learning new ideas, his heart and soul receiving messages that have been foreign to his life before, all these, and more too. What a fertile ground.

In the words of the croupier, at the dice table, " it's a natural" for the influx of Marxian ideas.

What then is there available to fight off the inroads of communism ? Where will the young student find a plumbline? Certainly not always from the institution itself. In the interest of academic freedom, many schools seem to feel that they must promote liberalism or face a cut off of funds. Sometimes it would appear that the schools themselves are without a plumblin e. As an ex-

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ample, concerning Dartmoqth, it was recently announced: " Fraternity discrimination, when it is imposed by National Fraternity Constitutions, was outlawed today by the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees. Four Dartmouth Fraternities were ordered to sever their National Affiliations by September 1 or forfeit recognition by the college. The Trustees' decision, whid1 climaxed a 10-year campaign, did not mean that Dartmouth Fraternity men could not, by their own decision, choose to discriminate on the basis of race or creed." This doesn't make sense to me.

Churches Limited in Campus Influence Churches are limited in the campus activities that they can influence. Also, many students in an active rebellion relinguish their religious ties while in college.

Living in dormitories has no moral or spiritual dominance over the individual student. The few close contacts made in dormitory life certainly wield little influence.

What is left? Student organizations must fill the gap.

Can anyone name an organization that is as all inclusive as a Fraternity? Certainly not such as the Young People's Socialist League and others simi lar.

Our Founders, along with the Founders of other Fraternities, have performed a service not only to the limited Fraternity membership, but also to humanity as a whole. We all know the day by day benefits of Fraternity membership to the undergraduates. Let us from now on keep in mind more intimate reasons.

Communism Survives on Strife Fraternities thrive on co-operation of individual with individual, group with group-communism survives on strife and struggle.

Fraternities demand harmony among individuals and groups--communism raises its ugly head on ,the shoulders of discord.

Fraternities expect obedience and respect in regard to the past-communism will progress when people Jose pride in their heritage.

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Fraternities have a plumbline of objectives, ideals, purposes-communism defies all gods and all morals.

It is no wonder then that communism's purpose would be served better if fraternities no longer existed. We must never let this happen!

We stride to and fro on the paths of life, seeking, searching, looking, asking, always striving to go fo rward. In such an environment, we all need a plumbline. Are not our student youth no different from us ?

Do they not need goals to guide their feet forever upward? So lofty are the objectives of our Founders that we can never attain their goals. Neither could Amos ever expect to stand astride the city walls as God had indicated. Yet, Amos served his people by giving them a p lumbli ne that was true. I beli eve our Founders have served the people of our nation as well .

Are We Doing Our Part?

The guestion then arises, are we doing our part? Do we, as alumni, recognize the need for our continued interest and activity? Some few do, but the great majority do not. As I travel around these United States, I find two reasons, and two reasons only given by individual alwnni for their lack of interest and activity路 They say: "There is no reason for me to be active, and I cannot afford the time and money that activity would reguire."

In my mind, there is no greater reason than that whid1 I have given; and Brother Pi Kapp, you can't afford not to heed that need.

WAKE UP, AMERICA! In 1787 Gibbon completed his notable work, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."

Have you read it lately? Here is the way Gibbon accounted for the fall of the Empire: ( 1) "The rapid increase of divorce; the under- mining of the dignity and sanctity of the home, whi ch is the basis of human society." (2) "Hig her and higher taxes and the spending of public monies for free bread and circuses for the populace." (3) "The mad craze for pleasure; sports becoming every year more exciting and more brutal." ( 4 ) "The building of gigantic armaments when the real enemy was within, the decadence of the people." (5) "The decay of religion-faith fading into mere form, los ing touch with life and becoming impotent to warn and guide the people ."-Copied.

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The first recipient of the Karl M. Gibbon Award is Chi Chapter, Stetson University, for the year 1960. Chi had an over-all scholastic index incre1se of 3.69. Their contribution was not sufficient to overtake Gamma Chapter in the contest for the Will E. Edington Award; however, their improvement over the year 1959 was truly outstand ing.

The beautiful plaque will be theirs until December of 1961. At that time it will pass to that year's winner. A smaller, permanent plaque will then be presented Chi Chapter as a lasting tribute to the scholastic achievement of their members in 1960.

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Gam1na, California, Wins Will E. Edington Award FOR THE YEAR 1960, Gamma Chapter at the Uni versity of California has been awarded the Will E. Edington Award for the most outstanding scholastic average of the und ergraduate chapters of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. The Award has been in the possession of Rho Chapter at Washington and Lee University, the 1959 winner.

The basis for this award is the Interfraternity Scholarship Report which gave Gamma Chapter an index of 5.2l. This compares to the index rati ng of 5.16 received by Chi Chapter at Stetson, our second place winner.

The Edington Award was first announced at the 26th Supreme Chapter meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Named after our National Scholarship Chairman, it is intended to perpetuate his ideals and devotion in the form of a permanent Scholarship memori al. Carved from a 21inch-diameter piece of solid myrtle wood, it is truly a · work of art and a fitting salute to Dr. Edington.

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Dr. Will E. Edington, Upsilon, who is Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, did the checking and announced the following men as the Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1960 (the number following each man's chapter indicates the number of scholars produced by that chapter): Brother Ronald Earl Busch, Mu 12, Duke University.

Brother Busch, whose home is in Western Springs, Ill., is ranked third in the senior engineering class at Duke. He has been on the Dean's List every semester he has been at the university.

He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering fraternity; Pi Tau Sigma, national honorary mechanical engineering fraternity, and Pi Mu Epsilon, national mathematics honorary fraternity.

His activities in the Fraterni.ty include committee work and participation in intramural sports. He is an active member of the Duke student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, serving as Corresponding Secretary. Presently he is student Treasurer of the Duke chapter of Tau Beta Pi and Corresponding Secretary of the Duke chapter of Pi Tau Sigma. " It is hard to express how truly happy and proud I am to have been chosen a Pi Kapp Scholar for 1960," Brother Busch commented. "It is an honor I will always regard with the highest esteem. I consider it to be one of the best achievements of my undergraduate years."

Brother Busch hopes to continue his formal education by attending graduate school to obtain a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Brother James Lawson Coggins, Omicron 10, University of Alabama.

Brother Coggins is now at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate school, studying mechanical engineering on a National Science Foundation Fellowship.

Last Spring at the University of Alabama, he received the Theta Tau Award for the most outstanding senior in the College of Engineering. He was awarded

TH€ Scholars for NTS 1960 also the Tau Beta Pi prize for the senior in engineering with the high· est grade average.

At Alabama he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, The Alabama Quadrangle, Phi Eta Sigma, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Cadet Officers Club.

"I am delighted to receive this award and to be considered a part of the group who represent academic excellence in the Fraternity," Brother Coggins wrote the National Office.

Brother James Philip Ditzel, Beta Rho 1, Clarkson College of Technology.

Brother Ditzel, who was graduated from Clarkson College of Technology in June, 1960, with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Degree, received the Freshman Ad1ievement Award for excellence in freshman chemistry and was on the Dean's List every year for scholastic achievement. He was selected to Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honorary. A member of Omega Chi Epsilon, chemical engineering honorary, he was at one time the organization's Vice-President. Also, he was a student member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Scholarship Chairman for Beta Rho Chapter, and participated in intramural basketball.

He served as a freshman chemistry laboratory instructor during his senior year. His final scholastic average was 3.242 on a 4.00 system.

Brother Ditzel is now employed as a development chemical engineer for Eastman Kodak Company, Roch· ester, N. Y. "Although there is tremendous personal recognition in being selected as a Pi Kapp Scholar, I hope that thrs recognition is reflected on Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and the fraternity system in general for their encourage· ment of scholastic achievement and an individual's en· richment," Brother Ditzel said. "It is truly a great honor I have received."

Brother Theodore W an·en H ottston, Alpha Xi 8, Poly· technic Institute of Brooklyn.

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arden, and Secretary. His other campus activities include_Secretary of his class his junior and sen ior years; captamcy of the Water Polo Team of which he has he:n a . member for three years; member of the varsity SWtmmmg team for three years; Make-Up Editor and ~por_ts Editor of the Reporler, the school newspaper; rest dent of Sigma Pi Sigma, physics honor society; Secretary of the Physics and Mathematics Society.

Brother Seebaugh, who has served Alpha Tau Chapter as Historian and Secretary, is a member of Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honor society, and Sigma Gamma Tau, national aeronautical engineering honorary, serving currently as President of the latter. He was given the Tau Beta Pi Award for having the highest average in the class his freshman year. At present, he is first in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Rensselaer. He holds membership in the Council of Club Presidents, the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and the Student Christian Association, and he participates in interfraternity sports.

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"The possibility of being nam~d a Pi Kapp Scholar has served as a great incentive for hard study," Brother Houston commented. "To uphold this honor will be an even greater driving force."

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An impressive array of scholastic honors, fraternity an~. athletic activities attest to Brother Johnson's versatthty. His academic honors include Phi Eta Sigma, fresl~man honorary fraternity; Tau Chapter Pledge Scholarshtp Award; Tau Chapter Brother Scholarship Award for two years; Phi Kappa Phi, senior honorary fraternity ; bau ~eta. Pi, national engineering honorary fraternity; <:an s Ltst for three years; Allied Chemical Scholarshtp; Cartwright Memorial Scholarship; National Science__ Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant. He barttc~pates in fraternity football, basketball, volleyball, admmton, ping-pong, track, tennis, horseshoe, softball, and golf intramural teams. He was selected to the allcampus badminton and tennis teams. While at Tau ~hapter, he has been active in the Interfraternity CounCil as Representative, selected as a Pi Kapp MPM, and Was a delegate to the 1960 Pi Kapp Convention.

"I wou.ld like to express my appreciation on being s~ l ected _as a Pi Kapp Scholar, " Brother Johnson wrote ~ e Nat10nal Office. "This is indeed an honor for me.

B ~n proud t? represent P! Kappa Phi in this capacity.:• 10 1_her Davrd Lee Marlm, Omega 23, Purdue Untverstty.

p ~t Purdue, Brother Martin became a member of ht Eta Sigma, national freshman scholastic honorary, and Alpha Epsilon Delta, national pre-medical honorary, serving as secretary of the latter last year. Last year he received the Pi Kappa Phi Student's Lamp Award. He served Omega Chapter twice as Rush Chair~an and once as Chaplain. He is now attending Indtana University Medical School as a freshman medical student.

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"I was very honored to receive this award and am pleased that so many of the recipients are in District 1, " Brother Seebaugh said.

Brothe1· James Alexauder lP arren, Alpha Mu 11, Penn State University.

Additional academic honors that have come to Brother Warren are the Pi Kappa Phi Student's Lamp Award; Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honorary (VicePresident) ; Tau Beta Pi, engineering honorary ; Phi Eta Sigma, Historian; Honor Society Council (VicePresident). He received the honor prize in freshman mathematics and the Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award.

Brother Warren has served as Archon and Warden of Alpha Mu Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi and as Promotions Manager for Penn State Engir1eer Magazin e. He is a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers.

At present he is employed as a Diode Development Engineer at Western Electric Company, Inc., Allentown, Penn. " I am very grateful to the Fraternity for this award," Brother Warren wrote to the National Office. "It is certainly a high point of my college career. The Pi Kapp Scholar Award holds a special meaning since it comes from my own Fraternity."

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PLEASE HELP US! The Archives Department of Pi Kappa Phi is trying to fill some gaps in its official records.

Does anyone know the whereabouts of the National Council minutes from 1925 back? or the minutes of the first, second, fourth, and twelfth Supreme Chapter meetings?

Any information leading to a copy of any of these minutes would be appreciated greatly. It is possible that these records are now stored in the attics or basements of some of our good brothers.

Won't all of you brothers check to see if you can help us?

Please send minutes or information about them to NATIONAL OFFICE OF PI KAPPA PHI 11 EAST CANAL ST. SUMTER, S. C.

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"We're low in membership " ... "We don't have a large house" ... "We're not well known in this area" . .. "We don't" .. . "We can't" ... " It won't work" ...

"When is Pi Kappa Phi going to expand?" This is one of the questions asked most frequently by P1 Kapps.

In visiting various chapters throughout our fraternity, I have found that fraternity men have an uncanny ability to think up unlimited excuses for their inability to rush successfully. In most cases, if the time devoted to thinking up excuses were spent in planning and carrying through a good rush program, excuses would be unnecessary.

The Fraternity has reason to be grateful that a small group of men were responsible for the founding of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at the College of Charleston.

Since our founding December 10, 1904, many other brothers of Pi Kappa Phi have chosen to be pioneers, and today Pi Kappa Phi boasts of having 50 chapters and one colony, an excellent accomplishment for such a young fraternity.

Even in chapters which are considered to be among the fraternity's stronger ones, an attitude of complacency sometimes takes over and the result is poor rushing. Two of the most important components of a successful rush program are confidence and enthusiasm, and when both of these are lacking a chapter has little chance for success.

Two situations I have encountered in recent months show that the job can be done, and done well, regardless of low membership, a small house, or lack of any of the other "requisites" for successful rushing which some of our chapters believe necessary.

At the University of Oregon, Alpha Omega Chapter failed to pledge a single man during formal rush in 1959. This year twelve men returned to the chapter for rush week. They were one of the smallest chapters on the campus of a strong fraternity sd10ol and had one of the smallest physical plants. But instead of brooding over their problems, remembering their failure of the previous year, and assuming a defeatist attitude, they forgot the past and concentrated on the present.

Rarely have I seen a group where everyone gave his all as they did at Alpha Omega. The results speak for themselves: they pledged twelve good men during a four-d ay formal rush, doubling the size of their chapter, and have several more men they expect to pledge during informal rush. Because they have the right attitude, they will get them .

Even more inspiring are the results of Beta Mu Chapter at McNeese State College. During formal rush, nine men were pledged by this chapter, in spite of a rush system which makes rushing difficult for a small chapter. The surprising part is that this chapter consists of one active member- Brother Earn Jolet.

Most people would have given up completely had they found themselves in Brother Jolet's position. Bu·t because he had confidence in himself, and because he cared enough about Pi Kappa Phi to want to prevent the death of his chapter, he carried on.

I wonder how many of our chapters face the problems that Beta Mu had . How many have only one active member, no house, and no .finances to speak of?

The excuses for poor rushing made by other chapters appear awfully weak in the face of these results.

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Our Fraternity is young in comparison to many others.

We have come a long way in a short time, but in some areas we are still suffering from growing pains . It is important for the Executive Secretary and Traveling Counselors to devote much of their time and effort to our already existing chapters. There is not sufficient time for these men to wage an effective expansion program without the support and financial backing of the alumni of Pi Kappa Phi. The Fraternity will expand when some of her members are inspired to form groups at other institutions; when the fraternity has the finances to support such a program; when all of her existing chapters are strong and self-supporting.

You will recall the fami li ar words as written m our Credo: "Who are bound together in a common loyalty which transcends any persona l selfishness." A 57-year· old heritage challenges our actions. You can help to cinch and hasten achievement of an expansion pro· g ram through a loyalty to Pi Kappa Phi which transcends any personal selfishness. If you know of an institution that is worthy of a Pi Kappa Phi chapter, make it your responsibil ity to start the ball rolling. Join the manY brothers who are volunteering to work for their fra· ternity. If our alumni give some of their time and money to this project, they will be shouldering a modest share of the load and thus, in some measure, be repaying the Fraternity for what it has g iven them.

All of us who have been initiated into Pi Kapp~ Phi are involved in its past, its present, and its future· We are irrevocably identified with Pi Kappa Phi's tradition and its prestige-rating. To outsiders, the triumphS or shortcomings of P i Kappa Phi are a means of evalu· ati ng the personal attributes and associations of eacll of us.

Because we cannot escape this identification even though we may have neglectfully assumed no responsJ· bility to guide or aid Pi Kappa Phi for many years, we have a stake in wishing that it will maintain its good standing through all the years of our lives.

Let us work to make Pi Kappa Phi a bigger and better Fratern ity for our sons, grandsons, relatives, and friends .

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St . As was announced i~ the November !ssue of Th~ h a1 and Lamp, the Natwnal Office of P1 Kappa Pht established an employment co-ordinator program ~lrough which job-seekers and employee-seekers may e brought together.

Selected alumni in various geographical locations have ~greed .to assist Pi Kapps in securing employment. It IS not mtended that these alumni are to give employ~ent nor is it expected that they will, in all instances, e ~ble to assist. Rather, it is to be their duty to coordinate the needs of their fellow Pi Kapps with the needs of the local community.

These men are all substantial citizens of their commu.nities. They have knowledge of the various organiZhtlons and the men behind them in their areas. Through t ese centers of influence the co-ordinators will work.

1-I_ere is what a Pi Kapp desiring employment in a _particular area should do. Prepare a complete resume tn at least five copies. Include personal history, employmen.t background, educational experiences, military and ~antal status, why you are seeking employment and I~ what particular field. Send these resumes to the Emthoyment Co-ordinator in the geographical area in Ich you are interested. .T he employment co-ordinator will then distribute ~hts re~ume to those organizations and individuals who, e believes, can make use of your abilities. The contac~ :Viii have then been made for the applicant. It is bnttc~pated that from there on out the negotiations will e dtrectly between the employer and the applicant.

The following are employment co-ordinators for the general geographical areas under which they are listed: ALABAMA h Brother Edward E. Beason, P .O . Box 1671, Birmingam 1, Ala. CALIFORNIA B Brother Keith A. Johnson, 257 St. Josephs Ave., Long each, Cali f.

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G-EORGIA A Brother Charles Workman, Jr., 435 Peachtree Battle ve., Atlanta, Ga. ILLINOIS L B~other Frederick H. Jost, 8709 Village Pl., East St. OUts, Ill. INDIANA Brother Donald S. Payne, 106 Sunset Lane, West Lafayette, Ind. kANSAS 'William Simpson, Marysville, Kan. kENTUCKY . Brather William T. Ransdell, 3006 Boaires, Louis"' 11e' ""Y· vl.OU[SJANA N Brother William D. Meadows, 1816 St. Ch:~rles Ave., ew Orleans, La. 1 961

MICHIGAN Brother Noel Kimball Jepson, 508 Fulton Pl., Lansing 15, Mich.

NEBRASKA Brother Floyd E. Mason, Jr. , 800 West 9th St., York, Nebr.

NEW YORK Brother Robert H. Crossley, Room 1500, 250 Park Ave., New York 17, N. Y. NORTH CAROLINA Brother Richard L. Young, 2021 Ashland Ave., Charlotte, N. C. OHIO George Nemire, Jr., 4184 Elbern Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

OKLAHOMA Brother Robert L. Harper, 3749 South Darlington, Tulsa, Okla.

PENNSYLV AN/A Brother John L. Pottenger, 291 Orchard Dr., Pittsburgh 28, Penna.

F. Arthur Tucker, 1518 Walnut St., Phil adelphia 2, Penn.

SOUTH CAROLINA Brother Robert R. Scales, Jr., 22 Victory Ave., Greenville, S. C. VIRGINIA Brother Robert C. Thomas, 1702 Arlington Rd. , Roanoke, Va. We need alumni in other geographical areas to assist. Also, it would be advantageous to have additional alumni to assist in the areas already covered.

Any Pi Kapp interested and able should contact the Executive Secretary at the National Office in Sumter, S. C., immediately.

Any Pi Kapps who need employees are requested to send employment requisitions either to the employment co-ordinator listed or to the National Office.

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BROTHER FOWLER GETS FEDERAL POST Brother Henry H. Fowler, Xi, Roanoke College, an attorney in Alexandria, Va., has been named by President Kennedy as Undersecretary of the Treasurer. Brother Fowler is a former Director of Defense Mobilization.

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MEMBER FORK UNION FACULTY

Brother Richard Engle, Xi '58, Roanoke College, is on the bculty of Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union, Va. He is serving also as one of the Assistant Track coaches at the academy.

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Brother John D. Carpenter, Alpha Epsilon '41, is an Engineer with the General Electric Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his family live at 5820 Towhee La., Cincinnati 43, Ohio.

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Tallahassee-~~A TALLAHASSEE is indeed "A Pi Kapp City," being the horne of many outstanding members of Pi Kappa Phi. As an outgrowth of the desire of these alumni to have closer fellowship with one another and to aid in the development of Beta Eta Chapter at Florida State University, the Tallahassee Alumni Chapter was organized November 14, 1959, during Homecoming at Florida State.

District V President, Brother Thomas J. Wesley, Atlanta, was the initiating officer. The three men most instrumental in founding the chapter were Beta Eta alumni - Brothers John G. Brown, Robert Hutchins, and Richard Lucas, the first President, Treasurer, and Secretary, respectively.

Alumni Back New House Project The alumni chapter, now with 28 members, is working to build the finest fraternity house on the campus, a structure that will house 75 men, two in a room.

The four required meetings are held during Homecorning, at the Founders' Day celebration, at the Rose Ball Week End, and once during the Summer when plans are made to aid Beta Eta in Fall Rush. Special meetings are called as occasions arise.

In 19'52, before the Tallahassee Alumni Chapter was founded, the local alumni organized the Beta Eta Housing Corporation, the holding company for Beta Eta's two houses.

Besides being a great asset to Beta Eta, each member of the alumni chapter has contributed greatly to the city of Tallahassee.

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schools under the leadership of Brother Thomas D. Bai· ley, Alpha Epsilon, University of Florida, who is Sta~e Superintendent of Public Instruction. Prior to taking htS present post, he served successively as teacher, princi· pal, and supervising principal. Recognized nationally as a leading educator, Brother Bailey is a Past President of the Council of Chief State School Officers.

He is an active churchman, member of the Elks, Past Master of F. & A. M., Past President of Kiwanis, Past Commander of Marion County American Legion Post, and an M.A.E. graduate of the University of Florida, with an honorary LL.D. from Florida Southern College.

Brother Calvin J. Billman, Beta Eta, is Assistant Pro· fessor in the History Department at Florida State University and Faculty Adviser for Beta Eta. He holds the Ph.D. Degree from Louisiana State University. A highly decorated World War II veteran, he was the recipient of the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. He is a noted authority on Latin American history. His many rnem· berships include the American Association of Latin American Studies.

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Brother John G . Brown, Beta Eta, is Instructor of Russian and Spanish at Florida State University School of Education . He is President of Tallahassee Alumni As· sociation. An interpreter with the Army Security Agency, he piled up an outstanding war record, receiving nine awards, including Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Legion of Merit Medal. He is one of only a few enlisted men to receive this last award. He received his M.A. Deg ree

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C e IS a Past President of both the Leon and the Five ounty Medical societies. He is a Rotarian . ~rather Cecil M . Creel, a Beta Eta initiate and an FSU gra ~ate, is Manager of Universal C.I.T. Credit CorPoratton . i Brother George E. Crouch, Jr. , is Associate Professor ~ Jhe FSU Physics Department. He was initiated into tu~· ta Chapter at Furman University from which instiB 10 he received the B.S. Degree, Magna mm Laude. f e olds the M.A . from Vanderbilt and the Ph.D. y:~~ the ~niversity of North Carolina. He taught eight Si s at ~nnceton before coming to FSU. A member of frg~a -~ ~ and many other professional and honorary n a ernities, he has written several articles for Physical

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FSBrother ~erard R. Dobson, doctoral candidate and t ~ C~em1stry Instructor, was initiated into Beta Beta ~ S 'l_onda Southern University where he received his v · ·.In Chemistry. He has an M .A. from Temple Unii se~shity. He is active in school politics at FSU where he e Graduate School Senator. a ~rather Gilbert G. Fernandez is a doctoral candidate r~ . History Instructor at FSU. A Beta Eta initiate, he Bceived his bachelor's degree and his M.A. from FSU. to \wa~ one of eight finalists for a Fulbright Scholarship en patn. He has represented FSU at Caribbean ConferD cles at Gainesville, Fla. He is a Past President of Sigma eta Pi. He Was All-Star Tackle

b ~rather Lee Richard Flowers, Jr., is Assistant Foota; Coach at FSU. An initiate of Omicron, University pl/lab_ama, he was All-Star Tackle at the university. He yed In thct Rose and Orange Bowl games. st Brother Addison Gilbert, a doctoral candidate. is in1/ucto_r and FSU Circus Coach. FSU has the only colinf~ ctrc~s in the United States. Brother Gi lbert was ated Into Chi at Stetson. do~rather_ Benjamin Gillis is completing work toward a is ~ oprate 111 Psychology at FSU. A Beta Eta initiate, he ast Treasurer of Beta Eta. vi Brother James L. Graham, Eta, Emory, is State SuperBsor. of Schools. He serves as President of Beta Eta ofo~stng Corporation which is the holding organization eta Eta's two houses. to ~~other Warren E. Harper is Administrative Assistant p e Governor of Florida. A Beta Eta initiate, he is Bast Archon of the chapter and now its Chapter Adviser. e Was Personnel Officer and Administrative Assistant 1 961

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Brother Charles T. Henderson is Assistant Attorney General of the State of Florida. An initiate of Chi Chapter at Stetson, he is the chapter's only living alumnus to receive the Pi Kappa Phi Merit Citation. He is a member of the National Drafting Committee on Suggested State Legislation, Chairman of the Florida Commission on Interstate Cooperation, member of the Board of Managers of the Council of State Governments, Past President of the Tallahassee Kiwanis Club Past President of Stetson Alumni Association, selected "Conservationist of the Year" of the State of Florida. He is a member of Phi Alpha Delta, legal fraternity, and tne Masons, Elks, Torch Club.

Brother Edward B. Henderson, Chi, Stetson, is Executive Secretary of the Florida Education Association and one of the organizers of Beta Eta's Housing Corporation. He is a member of Theta Alpha Phi, drama fraternity, an honorary member of Omicron Delta Kappa at Stetson, for scholarship and leadership, Deacon and Sunday School teacher, and a Rotarian. He holds an M .A. Degree from Stetson.

Brother Robert C. Hutchins, Beta Eta, is a graduate student and Administrative Assistant to the Head of the FSU Physics Department. H e received his B.S. Degree in Finance from FSU. He is a Past Archon of Beta Eta and present Treasurer of the Tallahassee Alumni Association. He attended Stetson L~w School.

Brother Charles W. LaPradd, Alpha Epsilon, University of Florida, is Assistant Football Coach at FSU. He was first string All-American Tackle in 1953 on ali polls and was the first man in modern times to make AllAmerican from the University of Florida. He is working toward a doctorate at FSU while serving as Head Coach of FSU's undefeated Freshman Team.

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Brother James E. Nettles is Sales Representative of accounting machines and electronic data processors for National Cash Register Company. He received his M.A. in Geology from FSU. A Beta Eta initiate and Past Archon of the chapter, he is also a Past Pres;dent of FSU's Interfraternity Council and of the Tallahassee Alumni Association.

A charter memb ~r of Beta Eta and an FSU graduate, Brother David H. Simpson is owner of an automobile parts business. He is President of Beta Eta Alumni Association.

Brother John W . Starnes, Omicron, University of Alabama, is owner of State Office Supply Company in Tallahassee . He is a member of Exchange Club, Elks, Tallahassee Quarterback Club, Chamber of Commerce.

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Brother Mode L. Stone, Alpha Epsilon, University of Florida, is Dean of the FSU School of Education. Dr. Stone has been connected with the Florida school system since 1928, when he became Principal of Leon High 15

merce. He is a registered architect in Georgia, Floridl and Alabama.

Brother John W. Struck, Alpha Mu, Penn State, 1' Professor in the School of Education at FSU. He o~ tained his Ph.D. at Penn State. He is a member of Ph '2lr\ Delta Kappa, education fraternity, and Iota Lambd1 JUJt Sigma, vocational education fraternity. .

D Brother Wilfred C. Varn, Alpha Epsilon, Universt~ '19 of Florida, is U. S. Attorney, Northern District of F]or l-Ii;t> ida. He attended Emory Junior College and obtained ht' Caro B.S. in Business Administration and his LL.B. at th: bia University of Florida. He was Assistant U. S. Attorne) aft~ 1 before being appointed U. S. Attorney. He served in thl \Vas legal branch of the Army. He is Sunday School Super It intendent and belongs to Phi Delta Phi, legal honora~ \Vas fraternity. a st< Brother Robert West is a Graduate Assistant and In Are structor in the Accounting Department, FSU School 01 N 0 , Business. He is completing work for an M .A. in N and counting at FSU. He was initiated as an alumnus meJ11 1 ber of Beta Eta Chapter. \Vas Brother Earl Williams, a charter member of Beta Et3 the is Vice-President of the Citizens Bank of Mariann3 by Marianna, Fla. Spri

School, Tallahassee. Upon his return from duty in the Navy, 1942-46, he became Professor of School Administration, Florida State University. In 1951, he moved to the post of Acting Dean, School of Education, FSU, and two years later, to that of Associate Dean. He was elevated to his present position in 1956.

Dr. Stone is Executive Vice-President, Southern Scholarship and Research Foundation, Inc. , and Chairman, Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

He is a member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards, and a Life Member of the National Education Association. He is a member also of Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Masons, Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce.

Pi Kappa Phi's Architect Brother James A. Stripling, Alpha Iota, Auburn, is an architect. He serves as National Architect of Pi Kappa Phi. He is a member of the National Chapter of A.I.A., Florida North Central Chapter of A.I.A., Florida Association of Architects, and Botega, honorary architecture college, and Tallahassee Chamber of Com-

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ARE you not spending money each day of the year for much less noble purposes? Then consider doing as others have done, and enjoy seeing your contribution produce results. Donations by individuals to the Foundation have ranged from $5 .00 to $1,000.00.

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ersi~ .19Dr. James Harold Easterby, Alpha FJor }!' ' C_ollege of Charleston, who was d hi· C tsto_nan and Director of the South t th• b~roltna Archives Department, ColumJrne) aft~r S. ~-, died December 29, 1960, · n thl an tllness of several months. He Was 62 uper It : orafl Was Will be recalled that Dr. Easterby a one of the men written about in d Jo story entitled "Three Alpha Alumni of o; ..,.}e Honored" which appeared in the " '~Ovemb 6 .

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A rc h'tv1sts. . oclety "A of A mencan lie s one of our most dedicated pubto ~ervants, his passing is a tragic loss outh Carolina."

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Donald Thomas Parsons, den f S3, Duke University, died sud go!/ _of a heart attack while playing l%o 1n Ephrata, Penn., August 31,

ter~~~ther Parsons held several Fra1 Tre Y offi~es prior to being elected tar a~ure~ 1n 1954. He entered miliin Y~rvtce that year, and after servheg 0 years, returned to Duke where A..Bw~ graduated in 1957 w ith an A.d~· egree. He majored in Business 1111 Stration Folio 1· · .

Shell 0~ ng graduat10n, he went w1th sitio tl Company and rose to the poLinen o_f .~hief Auditor in the Pipe the Dtvl~ton, being responsible for 0 stat perattons for the company in 1 1 Bes at the time of his death.

Wiferother Parsons is survived by his a da' ~hom he married in 1957, and ug ter and a son.

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"As a genuine Fraternity man , Brother Parsons was tops, and always gave of himself and his talent regard less of the personal reward," National Historian Louis P. Jervey said in commenting on the loss of this Fraternity brother.

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Brother Richard E. Horton, Mu '33, Duke University, of 36 Oakwood Blvd., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., di~d suddenly in the Jamaica Long Island Hospital January 3, 1960, of a heart attack while attending a family re-union.

He was 45.

At the time of his death, Brother Horton was Administrative Assistant with International Business Machines Company in Poughkeepsie.

He was graduated from Duke in 1936 and was a veteran of World War II, having served as a Technical Sergeant in the Eighth Air Force for four years in England.

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Brother Arthur Seubert, Alpha Xi '28, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, died in Pepperell, Mass., during November.

He was graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in 1912, with the degree of Mechanical Engineer.

He was very prominent in extra-curricular activities while at Poly. He served as class Secretary for two years, and became President in his senior year. He was President of the local fraternity of Psi Sigma, and also served as a director of the house holding realty corporation .

After leaving college, Brother Seubert was connected with American Hard Rubber Company as a Betterment Engineer. Later he joined the Central Scientific Company.

Since his retirement in 1947, he and Mrs. Seubert have lived in Pepperell, where he enjoyed agricultural pursuits.

They enjqyed traveling also and n~~de many trips in the United States, Bnt1sh Columbia, and the Caribbean.

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Word has been received at the National Office of the death of the Rev. Dr. Herbert Henry Gowen, Alpha Delta '24, University of Washington, retired Episcopal clergyman, author, and Professor Emeritus of Oriental Studies at the University of Washington. He died in a Bainbridge Island, Wash., nursing home where he had been a patient for a year. He was 96.

Dr. Gowen was born in Great Yarmouth, England, and was ordained in Honolulu in 1886. He came to Seattle, Wash ., in 1896 to become the second Rector of Trinity Parish Church, the mother Episcopal Church in Seattle, and served here for 18 years. Through the years, he was associated with most of the Episcopal parishes in Seattle. At one time he was Rector of Florence Henry Memorial Chapel in The Highlands. The Gowen Chimes in this chapel are inscribed in his honor.

Dr. Gowen, a member of the University of Washington faculty from 1909 until his retirement in 1944, was the first head of the university's Department of Oriental Studies. He was one of the world's most noted and honored students of the Orient, and was the author of many books, including historical works on China and Japa n.

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becca Dr., Indianapolis, Ind., died in an Indianapolis hospital December 12, 1960.

Born in Clayton, Ind., Brother Edmonson had lived in Indianapolis 30 years. For 23 years, he was an agent for the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. He was a veteran of World

War II. He was a Past Master of the Masonic Lodge, a member of the Scottish Rite and the Shrine, the Baptist Church, and the Optimist Club.

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Brother Howard W. D avis, Alpha Zeta '28, lives in Concord , only a short distance from Old North Bridge, famous as the place of the first battle of the American Revolution . From Concord, Brother Davis commutes to Boston where he is Vice-President and General Store Manager and a Director of the Jordan Marsh Company. In 1944 he joined the staff as Controller. After 11 years in this position, he changed to operations.

For several years he served on the Board of Directors' of the Controllers Congress, a division of the National Retail M erchants Association, and is now on the Board of Directors of the Store Management Division. For three years he was Chairman of the Steering Committee for Store Managers and Controllers of Allied Stores, of whach the Jordan Marsh Company is one.

Brother Davis said that one of his most rewarding experiences was as Deacon of Grace Congregational Church in Framingham , Mass.

In 1931 Brother Davis was graduated from Oregon State College, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi , an all -schoo l scho lastic fraternity, as wel l as professional and honor societies related to accounting, business administration, and the band. He played in the college band. He was Man-

GOVERNMENT BROTHER CHARLES C. ADAMS, Alpha Iota, '31, Auburn University, was appo inted recently Probate Judge of Tallapoosa

ager of Alpha Zeta Chapter when the pres· ent chapter house was built, was a delegate to the National Convention in Charleston, S. C., in January, 1930, when the Pi Kappa Phi gate was presented to the coll ege, and was Archon of the chapter during his sen· ior year.

"I came from a small high school and had more than the usual misgivi ngs of a freshman entering college," Mr. Davis said. "liv.ing at the chapter for four years and working with the brothers on fraternity af· fairs provided a background that has been most helpfu l over the years. For this I have always been tru ly gratefu l to Pi Kappa Phi." Soon after g raduation from college, Bro· ther Davis started wit h Lipman Wolfe and Company, a department store in Portland, Oreg., where he had many different ass ig n· ments.

From 1942 to 1944, Brother Davis held the position of Chief Plann ing Engineer for lockheed Aircraft Corporation, where Bro· ther Walter R. Jones, former Nat ional His· torian of P i Kappa Phi, was the Chief Project Engineer.

Brother Davis is married to the former 1 Miss Alice ly le, a member of Alpha Chi Omega, University of Oregon. They have Or( two sons. ceo Brother Davis' two brothers, Ralph and foo Carl, foll owed him at Oregon State Co ll ege and Alpha Zeta Chapter.

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Brother Brock, who is President of the GulL Mobile & Ohio Railroad, serves on the boards of many local civic and service organizations. He is active in the affairs of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, is a member of the city-appointed Mobi le Urban Renewal Agency, and Chairman of the Un ited Fund Board.

H e was Civ ilian Chairman for rhe 1960 Armed Forces Week in Mobile.

Brother Brock has served on the boards of Mobile Mental Health Center, Mobile Association for the Blind, Mobile Heart Association, Mobile County Hospital, and Providence Hospital. He has served a lso as Mobile Baptist Co ll ege Founders Com-

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Other orga ni zations on whose boards Brother Brock has been a member are Home Savings a nd loan Association , Southern State Industrial Counci l, Protec· tive life Insurance Company, American Royal Association for 1960, Birmingharfl Ordinance District Advisory Group, A1net· ican Nationa l Bank and Trust CompanY• Illinois Wesleyan College.

When this story was being written. plans had been made to honor Brother Brock at a banquet in January. At thai time he was to be presented the Bienville Plaque, his name to appear with other Mobilians of th e Year on the plaq ue ,o Bienville Sq uare.

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women, and Frank led the movement to convert the co ll ege into a coeducational institution. After an ardu ous campa.ign, a student vote was taken, and Frank and two other Romeos were th e on ly three votes recorded for admitting the ! ~.dies. It should be added in fairness, however, that he was just ahead of his tim e. Roanoke College now has its fair coeds . " I think that all who know him-and what official in Virg ini a does n't ?- agree that, when Frank Chapman believes in so mething, he believes in it wholehearted ly and works for it untiringl y. " I beli eve that there neve r has been and there never will be an official who exce ls Frank in cooperative spirit. Your prob lem IS h1 s problem. He wi ll work on yours just as hard as he would on his own.

"He may not like this , but there is one word that for me sums up hi s persona lity.

The word is lovable. Frank Chap man loves people-every kind and conditi on of people -and to that kind of outpour ing, there is but one response. Thus, if there is a more widely pop ul ar city official around the state, I haven't met him. "

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Wagener discussed the qu a lities of a bra tio n tn . h1s address at the Founders' Day celeth is n of. X1 Chapter. Included in his remarks were ~~:C: gent]quotatt~n from Steele's T atier, "The appellation of 1 ican stanc emab S never to be affixed to a man's circum" Aes, ut to his behavior in them. " hal11 n er· selve s _college a nd fraternity men , do not lose youranY• Wa s lll the prevailing fads of the moment." Dr. tten. menge~er admonished his hearers. " Be cultured gentle·th er of c~llrue to the traditions handed down by generations this ty ege and fraternity men. Modern civilization needs ·th er chose pe f of gentleman. Do it as the chosen from the ! in A, n .?ur country's young men." costs~ong Sparks from the Phi-R e" column: " A smile ness lttle, but it is red eemabl e in the Land o f Happi __../ >vay above par." ards are

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A ccounts of Founders' Day celebrations by a number of ch apters include one from Alpha at which Brother Simon Fogarty said that strictly speaking the Fraternity cam e into ex istence two years before 1904, which is considered the year of its birth . In 1902, a t the College of Charleston, the first thoughts of starting a fraternity arose. Th e group was known as the " N ew Fratern ity" until December 10, 1904, when a constitution was framed and the name changed to Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.

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last Fall, Upsilon, University of 11r nois, held its traditional Dad's Day. Pit lured here, with their sons, are I~ fathers who attended. The group i~ eludes, front row, left to right, clyo Faatz, Jr. ; William Schact, Harry Tre~ bley, Jr., Wendall ("Bill"! Yates, Jo~· Moulton, Jr., and louis Cerny; secorl row, left to right, Clyde Faatz, Fr~ Schact, Harry Trembley, Howard Ho< wood, John Moulton, and Thomas CernY third row, left to right, John Batemor Jr., John Bateman, James Goff, Jar11 1 Goff, David Traver, Glenn Traver, Gre ~ ville C. King, Grenville N. King, Jo~' A. Prince, and John H. Prince .

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ALPHA CHAPTER FOUNDERS' DAY observances were held December 10 in the St. John Hotel, with over 70 alumni, undergraduates, pledges, dates, and wives present .

Honored guests of the chapter were Founder L. Harry Mixson and Mrs. Mixson and National Secretary Ben Covington, Jr. , and Mrs. Covington. The attendance marked the la rgest turnout for an Alpha Founders' Day Banquet in many years.

After three weeks of successfu l rush, headed by Brother Bill Regan , A lpha pledged 12 outstanding men: Bill Puckett, Jimmy Golden , and Turner Canady, Ravenel, S. C.; Jimmy Melchers, David Heisser, Henry Strobel, John Taska, Ronny Bright, Ed Burbage, and Roy Clifton, Charleston, S. C. Subsequently, Bill Strozier, Johns Island , S. C., was pledged.

Plans are being formulated for the 1961 District IV Conclave which will be he ld in Charleston, w ith Alpha as host.

Alpha's representative in the "Miss Chamber of Commerce" Contest, Miss Jane Boone, honored the chapter by being named first runner-up in a very close contest.

Historian Erwin Heins reported for Alpha.

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Gamma had the highest grade point average of any livi ng group on campus for the Spring, 1960, semes ter. The InterFraternity Counci l bestowed a handsome trophy on Ga-~ma for having the highest grade point average of a ll fraterntttes on the Ca li fornia campus for the 1959-60 schoo l year.

By November 20, the day this report was prel'ared, Gam_ma had eight new pledges: Ralf Vatalero, Fresno! Caltf.. (El ect_nca l Engineering); Roger Ware, Ft. Huachuca, Anz. (Mathemattcs);

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Gamma took second place with house decorations for t~ big game, using th e th eme of the fi lm , "Psyco ." Oski wl' shown in th e act of knifing the Stanford Indi an, somethrn! which a lso happened o n the football field in th e form of ' "Ca l" v ictory.

"We all joi n in th anking D oug Higgins, Gamma '50, I~ the years of time and effo rt he expended in our be ha lf 1 C hap ter Adviser and as loya l alumnus," Historian D a"' Larson said in his report. "We deeply regret his unanticipattmove to D enver, Co lo. Good lu ck, D oug, we a ll miss youBrother Bill Loeffler spent a week with Gamma dun!\' rushi ng in September, givi ng many usefu l suggestions d rushi ng and other chapter activi ti es, Historian Larson point~ o ut.

BETA, PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

Beta Chapter had a very successful Homecoming Week End , with . parties at Peck's Mary Lou Ranc~ Friday and Saturday ntghts. The chapter won second place tn the Homecoming disp lays with a 27-foot football player.

November 21, Beta had an a lumni supper for the C linton alumni.

Among the honors that have come to Beta this year were the election of Brother Robert Sherrell , Atlanta, Ga. , as President of the junior class, and the listing of Brother Richard Faulkner, Henderson, N. C., in "Who's Who in American Colleges."

Beta recently initiated five men into the brotherhood. They are William Benton Chamb lee, Ga.; Fred Broun and Robert Sherrell , Atlanta; Gary Brown, C linton, S. C.; Edsel Hiatt, Mt . Airy, N . C. Newest pledge is Patrick Sudduth, Greer, S. C. For Parents' Day. the chapter held an open house in the fraternity room and served coffee a nd cookies.

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D e lta's Historian Stuart Skadden reported th at th e chaptf is in th e rebuilding era. From a one-brother-one-pledge chaptf of about a year ago, D e l-ta has moved to one with sevtl brothers and four p ledges .

1 The most recently initi ated members are Brother Robert ~ McCollom, Islip, N. Y.; Brother Charles Fayssoux, Gre' vi ll e, S. C., and Brother Milton C lifford Beckham , R ( Hill, S. C. Severa l members of the Greenville Alumni Chapt helped w ith the initiation.

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Eps il on has been invigorated during the Fall semes ter b the line sp irit of one of the la rgest and mos t o utstand rn· pledge cl asses in its recent hi story. T·he climactic end of Ru> Week saw th e following 18 men accept Pi Kapp bids : Hubef Bell, President of the pledge cl ass; Ro bert D eck, Marie~d Ga.; William D eVaug hn , Statesville, N. C.; Thomas " wards, G reenvill e, S. C.; John Fitzgerald, Linco lnton, N. C. Gregory Govan, Metarie, La.; Stephan Gramley, Winston-Sale~ N. C.; Larry Horsman, New Orleans, La.; Robert Hugh\ 1 Bluefield, W. Va.; Walter M acD ona ld , D erry, N . H.; Mel" : Melton, Charleston, W. Va.; Rich a rd Prichard, Charlot!: N. C.; Robert Reynolds, Kingsport, Tenn . ; Erwin Spainhof.

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to;i·;roR ba handful of members at this time last year," Hisere n o ert McJunkin of Zeta announced , "Zeta has inrushsed Jts membership to 29, and is continui ng an intensive th e ca~pa1gn. T he fol lowing pledges were obtai ned during Geo rus season which ended November 22: Jerry Ha·r rison, Bell rge Doug lass, Martin Fodiman, Tom Pritchard, Sonny Sta r~my, _Ca rlton Bell, Gerry Prince, John 0 D Jni el, J erry M es, 1ed Mayo, D ee Petty, T. A. Grant, Jr. schec?frd Nevi ll e Holcombe, Zeta '21, of Spartanburg was Th u e to speak at the chapter's Founders' D :1y celebration.

Pol·/ee Pi Kapps from Zeta were successfu l student body ure' ICJfns th1s year. Brother Keith Wi ley was elected Treasof ~h~ the Junior Class; Brother Tommy Mu ll , Historian of th Jun1or Class, and Brother Tommy Bristow, Secretary cessfuf Sen,_or Class. Brother Charles Graham was a succand,date for Cheerleader.

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Daughtridge, and Tom Gorham, Rocky Mount, N. C.; Alan Craig, Lenoir, N. C.; D on M attocks , Maysville, N. C.; David Mathews, and Jerry Robertson , High Point, N. C.; Donald Murray , Short Hills, N. J . ; Harold Lee Wilson, Norfolk, Va.; James Wallace, Fa lls Church , Va.; Paul Gillette, Johnsonville, S. C., and William Ramsey, Ra leigh, N. C. Kappa's loan from the D evereux D. Rice Memorial Foundation made possib le the remodeling of the dining rooms. They are now paneled with pine paneling , have new light fixtures , and new tables and cha irs. Among the other purchases were a new furnace and new utensi ls for the kitchen.

With the successfu l rush, Kappa is improvi ng in every way. The determination of the brothers, with the ab le help of th e Alumni Committee, composed of Brothers J. Boyd Flynn, Jessie C. Fisher, and W. T. Andrews , has made this improvement possib le.

LAMBDA, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

"Lambda Chapter at the U ni versity of Georgia has great plans for the near future. We are off to a good start, with a new budget and reorganization plan," Historian Andrew Clark said.

New pledges for this quarter are as follows: Charles Rowland, Athens, Ga.; William McLemore, Atlanta, Ga.; Jimmy J enkins, Thomasville, Ga.; Jerry Stone, Scarsda le, N . Y ., and J1mes Pickren , Jacksonvi ll e, Fla. MU, DUKE UNIVERSITY

At Mu Chapter this Fall, a scholarship award was initiated.

The idea for such an award and the pre li minary preparations were originated by the Scho larship Committee. Two undergraduate brothers are recognized for the highest average and the most improved average in Mu Chapter. For last year's achievement, the two brothers who have their names engraved on a bronze plaque which hangs in the chapter room are Jerry Pieh, He lena, Ala., and Herb Jones , Sa li sbury, N. C., this in recognition of the top scholar and the most improved scho lar, respectively. Mu plans to make this award an annual presentation, and hopes th at it proves to st imulate overall academic achi evement in the chapter.

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Nu's Historian D av id Krohn ha s reported the gain of 20 pledges.

Founders' D ay was held at the chapter house November 13 . A dinner was served and a sho rt ta lk was given by D ea n of Men H a ll gren. The event was wel l attended by the a lumni and the undergraduate broth ers. Songs were su ng and a Jot of good times were remembered and " hashed over. "

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Our recently formed Mothers' Club held its meeting and a pre-Christmas celebration December 4. The mothers have purchased bamboo curtains for the study rooms and have truly made our chapter a home away from home.

Social functions have been held with many of the sororities on the campus. These included hour dances, picnics, and a chili feed. Besides these functions , the brothers have been making their presence known at the local ballrooms on week ends.

XI, ROANOKE COLLEGE

Xi Chapter picked up 30 new men at the end of formal rush , giving a pledge class of 38. With 29 brothers, this makes the total membership of the chapter 67. Xi is looking forward to a very prosperous future with a group possessing a great deal of enthusiasm and potential.

Recent initiates include Hans Musser, Somerset, Penna.; Robert Flynn, Drexel Hill , Penna.; Raleigh Sandy, Blacksburg, Va., and James La Pietra, Westerly, R. I. The annual Sweetheart Dance was held December 3 at the Roanoke Country Club. It was especially line to have alumni brothers Bob Thomas, John Druzbick, Arthur Trout, George Grable, Bob Brown, and Lt. Dick Emberger present for the occasion . The highlight of the evening was the recognition of the new sweetheart, Miss Tracy Johnson, Horsham, Penna., by Archon Dave Coates.

The members of Xi Chapter ace proud to have completed the pine paneling of the television room . Also they have completed the building of a stone wall around the front yard, along with a new sidewalk and the re-seeding of the front lawn.

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constant smile, pleasant conversation, and endless enerf Denn 1 greatly improved our rush parties." and Brother Harry ("Stoney") Duffey, Centerville, Md., " 1 Th elected captain on the cross-country team. This makes tP l959 fourth consecutive year that Rho has provided the captain~ ;ehry of this team. Senior Hoi t Merchant, past Captain of the tea~ til received the Forrest Flecher Award, which goes to the senJ1 .se~e who has contributed the most to the team during the past fo> t s years. Brother Ed Garretson was another Pi Kapp who W1 /arno a top runner on the team.

'On Brother Mike Herndon, President of the University f Ch Band, is assisted by Pi Kapp's Ed Garretson, Stoney Du ~ e~e, Sandey Smith, Dick Kelly, Bob Park, Richa·rd W. Hoovt th 1 and Pete Lynn.

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Rho Chapter emerged from Rush Week with 12 pledges: Rick Boye, A,rlington. Va., pledge class President; Allan Brinton, Wilmington, Del a.; Phil Booth, Chevy Chase, Md . ; Joe Couch, Alexandria. Va.; Rutledge Currie, Tim Dols, Bob Farrar, Baltimore, Md.; Jim Horton, Towson, Md.; Bruce Houghton , Princeton, N. ]. ; Kim Kimball, West Lafayette, Ind.; Walt Steves, San Antonio, Texas; Paul Van Avery, Plattsburg, N.Y. Another new addition to Rho is their housemother, Mrs. L. L. Roane, Jacksonville, Fla., the mother of Brother Jim Roane who is attendin~ Law School at Washington and Lee. Rho's reporter declared that "Rho cannot give enough thanks to Mrs. Roane for her invaluable help in rushing, for her

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Sigma is happy to announce the conclusion of a very su; cessful rush season which resulted in 34 new pledges. f, pledges then undertook as their project for the Fall semes1' ,v·~s the construction of the Homecoming display. The entire ch 1~ 0 rt 1 ter was proud of their efforts as they p laced third out of 1 b ri1 14 compet ing fraternities .

7 ~) e Sigma also recently held the first in a series of Founder --, Day ce lebrations which was organized a long a somewhat. ddf( to~ ent approach from that of past years. It is hoped tt 11 1 St t become an annual affair. The parents of the members wr Sae~ the honored guests at this function. We were also ve' A.un fortunate in having some of our more dedicated alumni preseO h' gr

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1 1\'1 tramural S, s at.h lettCS goes, the chapter placed second in In0 tion at tandmg last semester, and it is in the same posiPI Cl . Present. ~ ff~ feate~ ~on the B League Football Trophy by being undeu e p· K e whole season. oo~ the ' ] apps . . . are h o ld.mg the f ollowtng o f!i ces: Prestdent of Rh Treas~;tor pass, Brother Jim Lonier, Winter Haven, Fla.; Fla.; Soecialo the Sophomore Class, Howard Sweat, Tampa, Yon P'tt Chatrman for the Student Government Association, Ch''1 1 man, Dade City, Fla. s report was submitted by Historian Owen Euston.

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-~estl Ps, Cha t f chal 'Vith a .. er o Cornell climaxed a successful social ca lendar · f 1i orati ng e Ole Christmas-type Party" December 17 . A dec0 buffet dparty started the ball ro lling. After the delicious l 722 afttnnper, the dining room was transformed into Club JO de , , er ·· d 1·ffl M:r CI St s ~treet address. 't ,,.1 to th~ gals arnved in good order; distributed his goodies 1 "'e! Stephen pr s and even had a Pi Kapp sweatshirt for little 5 ve Sandy III 1au 1 Crump. Brother Bob Crump, Psi '57, and wife J seC Augu~t om, N. Y. , became the proud parents of Stephe~ lfe his nose 7• 1960. As for Mr. Claus, " laying a finger aside of The • up the chtmney he ... ," well, up the stairs he went . . theP gang f~I~ntjekan was so jolly and the time so merry that the 0 p·nr melod ic t ~ e dancmg-while the Melotones provided the '. s rams 1r, U .

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Su dil~ started · tct~ry for Omega was its tenth since the contest tw 0 tiestn 936. The Pikers have won 11 times, along with a 1"~e GoidTh~re were two years ~hen the meet was not held.

'Vtnning h Pte Plate ts a travelmg trophy, displayed by the see Blueber ous~ for the entire following year. f \l of the ry Pte tS the menu for the match, and at the sound 1 literally 7,dn t~e 12 "eaters" race to the line of pies and ' the eati n tve-tn. " At the end of the one-mi nute eating period termined g stops, and the amount eaten by each man is deaccount band team totals computed. Neatness is taken into Points e Y .the 12 seleot coed judges, and a maximum of 10 tracted f qu,valent to 10 ou nces of eaten pie, may be subThe 1 ~0 '? a man's score if he is too sloppy. campus a ~udges come one each from the eleven sorori ti es on be added n one from the Women's ~esidence halls. It mi&:ht Chairman here that Brother Alan Ntcewander, Omega SoCial . an P the conte tt that time, in charge of providing judges for oust Wander s • all but ended a fine friendship. Brother Nice1 0 ri9~ for a j~d n. pr~curing Miss Mary Shields, Kappa Alpha Theta, ~cCIII' their jud&tng JOb, forgot to tell her that the contestants kissed lent, t The 1 g~ after the meet. ancel' of \lv'IU~stng team must polish the bronze statue in the circle 1 Arc~i~ as a penalty. ~

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In ceremonies attended by approximately a hundred persons, Archon Micha2l Tolomea of Beta Eta, Florida State University, presented to Brothers Charles Tom Henderson, Chi, Stetson, the Merit Citation which was awarded him by the Supreme Chapter in louisville, Ky., in August. Brother Henderson is Assistant Attorney General of the Stale of Florida.

bucket went up and down. Due to mechanical difficulties, it had to be taken down for repairs before the judges arrived. Alas, the repairs were not complete when the judging was to start, so the display was disqualified.

November 4 many of the brothers of Alpha Theta attended a football game at Purdue University in which Michigan State University emerged victorious. Since this game, the brothers of Omega Chapter have donated a beautiful skin to the brothers of Alpha Theta to commemorate MSU's stirring victory.

A bright red float that featured huge musical instruments mounted on a merry-go-round that actua lly went around won the first place trophy in Michigan State University's annual water carniva l last June. This float, entitled "Sounds of Music," was the joint entry of Alpha Theta Chapter and South Campbell Women's Dormitory.

News of Alpha Theta's activities was furnished by Historian Thomas M. Beuthien.

ALPHA IOTA, AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Rush Week at Auburn brought 40 pledges, Historian Bill Capps reported.

Soon after Rush Week, three pledges were initiated: Ed Gavin , Macon, Ga. , Steve Shenk, Hurtsboro, Ala. , and Earl Scoggins, Birmingham, Ala .

In connection with Homecoming, groundbreaking ceremonies for the new add ition to the house were held . Among those present were Alumni Corporation President, Dr. Irvine; National Chancellor Frank Hawthorne; Archttect, Brother Clyde Pearson; Contractor, Brother louis Kerr, and Facu lty Adviser Ear l D. Layman. The addition's cornerstone was laid in conjunction with Founders' Day December 10.

Many honors came to Pi Kappa Phi brothers during the vear. Brothers Stan Sikes and James Abrams were elected to Blue Key, leadership honorary; Brothers John Dickas and Ken Swint were elected to Delta Sigma Pi, honorary business fraternity; Brother Bi ll Lollar was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the IFC; Brothers Paul Smith and Bi ll Mann were initiated into Track and Saber, military honorary, and Brother Ken Rice was again chosen All-American.

ALPHA MU, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

"Alpha Mu's victory in the annual IFC Sing at Penn State has been an upset sparked not so much by talent as a pure desire to win coup led with some we ll -spent effort," Historian Lawrence K. Barhite exp lained. "There are no 'voices' here and no music majors. But while several of the 54 national chapters on the Penn State campus have become much more like carefully selected and organized g lee clubs they suffered defeat by a chapter using on ly the tools any true fraternity has with which to work.

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" FSU Leads the Way," Beta Efa 's 1960 Homecoming house decoration at Florida State University, won the chapter two first prizes-the trophy for Best Fraternity Decorations and the trophy for Best All-Around Decorations. ''Reaping the benefits of victory in a highly vaunted contest is, as can well be imagined, no hard task. Somehow there seems to be an uncanny relationship between success in one aspect of the Fraternity and all of the others. For example, the sing coincided nicely with the opening of rus h, carryi ng our name before the eyes of the freshmen at a time when publicity was vital. Our rushing team respo nded with a prO· gram that should bring us a large grou p of we ll-qu alifi ed pledges next Fall . Penn State's sororities also responded wannly to our winning, and the status on the unofficial 'campus index· has swung sharp ly upward. All of this resu lts in a better cohesion within our group, even greater pride in belonging, and an enthusiasm which might well snowba ll into a long winning streak in many fields."

ALPHA XI, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF BROOKLYN One neophyte, Raymond Alessio, an Electrical Engi neeri ng major and a cadet in the ROTC regiment, was initiated in September.

In other news submitted by Historian Don Murphy, it was learned that 1960 has been a very successfu l year scho lasticall y for Alpha Xi. This increase in scho lastic proficiency was marked by the induction of Brother Heinz Schmitt into Tau Beta Pi, Brother Robert Millett into Tau Beta Pi and Eta K appa Nu, Brother Joh n Eck and Brother John Knipscher into Sigma Pi Sigma. Brother Theodore Houston , President of Sigma Pi Sigma, was elected to "W ho's Who in American Colleges." Brother Eck received the Student's Lamp Key. Fall Rush began w ith a bang because of the combi ned ef. forts of the brothers in putting on a unique skit, "Miss Poly Contest." The band played whi le the "beautifu l ?" contestants, Brothers Swartwout, Saseela, Murphy, and D assi nger, danced.

ALPHA OMICRON, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Historian of Alpha Omicron did not submit a Chapter Letter.

ALPHA SIGMA, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Historian of Alpha Sigma did not submit a Chapter Letter.

ALPHA TAU, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Historian of Alpha Tau d id not submit a Chapter Letter.

ALPHA UPSILON, DREXEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Traditionally the Fall term at Alpha Ups il on was appropriately nam ed "show term," with this year's production being "The Emperor Wore Bermudas ." Under the ab le leadership of Sam Wilson, show chairman, the chapter put o n another ga la event at Drexel. The show, set in the time of Julius Caesar, was a parody on Shakespearian drama, complete w ith the Mahalia in th eir black togas to the gorgeous dancing girls.

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Con At the i nitiatio n meeting of December 4, Fred Clarke ,,., forr initiated into the chapter. mer In IF sports, the chapter fi ni shed second in bowling an Plat third in football. plec On the Varsity footba ll sq uad, Brother Gene Bishop cQI F tributed his all as quarterback for our not-too-pow_erful tea~ Iunc Steve Rtce played offenstve tackle for the Juntor Varst· ficet squad. Chris Rota bas been undertaking specia l swi mn1!r 11 instructions at the University of Pennsylvania; he was htl San1 sco rer in last year's team, and looks forwa rd to another su cessfu l year. Ben Brown, outstanding starter for Dre~el Basketball team , has also started his training for the coC 1 ing season.

'Wit Five P i Kapp seniors from Alpha Upsi lo n were designall mitt as Disting uished Military Students of Drexel 's ROTC Corf wer They were Brothers Wi lli am K. Malone, John Remias, FranCwer A. Sch legel, William L. Campbell , and Edwin Schwer. f Pan Next term promises to be a hectic but fruitful one as r A ternity rush again becomes a main interest of the undergraduJ brat by brothers.

A lpha Upsi lon 's news was furnished by Historian Andr( Dei1 E. Egeressy, Jr. Tau ALPHA PHI, IL!LINQIS INSTITUTE OJ' TECHNOLOGY ~nt: Conrad ( "Connie") F . J. Golick, Alpha Phi '55, gradua' F~~ of Illinois Tech, has come back to Tech under a new ro~ ver: He is now serving as the Assistant to the D ean of Studen· Artf bes id es pursui ng graduate study at the Institute of D esl( T His secretary, Miss Linda Thomas, also from Chicago, " Alp! "by strange coi ncidence," recently elected ho norary hoU~ of mother of Alpha Phi. Dad Connie, a past Archon , had been active in student govel B ment as an undergraduate and is using his past expeneD N as administration adviser to the Jllinois Tech Student A>' Frie · ciation. A lpha Phi is proud to see another of its alumni 1 tain a prom inent position of leadershi p.

ALPHA CHI, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Alpha Chi has recently undergone a vast reorganizati· program through the nobl e efforts of Archon Frank Kearf A Jr. , from Atlantic City, N. J . Twelve new pledges "'' Beta in itiated into the p ledge class October 29. The initiation new, held at the home of District President Leo Furlong, II chap and was officiated over by our Chapter Advi ser, Father E num an alumnu s of Al pha Sigma Chapter, U niversi ty of T enn' t.Jn;, see. Immediately fo llowi ng the initi ation, a pledge acceptf A party was held. T he new pledges are: John A. Abri el, Wer( ford, Mass.; Vincent Adone a nd Thomas Smith, West BabY\( Nev. N. Y.; Barry Ad uba to, Gra nfo rd , N. ].; Stuart E. AI Brot Greenwich, Conn.; William L. Bennett, Jr., Sewell, N. · TJ Gary Cocker, Huntington, N. Y.; Howard C. H ansen , P0, succ.

Pleasant, N. ]. ; William Selfridge, New York, N. Y.; J~ Pare Starke, Rumford, R. I. ; Gabriel A. V argo, Bricktown, :N·( se!v( Founders' Day celebration in Mi a mi was held at the hO Gam of Mrs. D orothy M ertens, a Joya•l friend of the chapter.

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President, and Brother Durward Owen, Executive Secret• Ti of Pi Kappa Phi. . Hom T he outcome of the dinner was rewarding. The alumn'- Stngi the area pl a nned to hold an orga ni zing meeting for an a lv~ Plac~ chapter in the first week of January. bon Another success was achi eved by Al pha Omega w hen aged took second place in the Marlboro Box Collecting coni· Cou 1 that was conducted among the l iv ing organiza ti ons on canlf Ot by the Philip Morris T obacco Company. Th e pri ze rece 1' Ule, was a new stereophonic record player. Over 5800 b0) on 1 were co ll ected in an effor t that gave Alph a Omega its t activ win sin ce the contest was inaugurated at Oregon.

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Pled s are .U?der development and will take form in a new >P c~ Fge tratnmg po li cy.

I tear: lunchunders' DaJ:' was observed by Alpha Omega at a Saturday varst ficer eon, Wtth Inspiring talks given by the newly elected ofimrrur A.s.

IS M s lpha Omega's news was furnished by Historian Clark ter so antee. )re~el B e cot Th ETA ALPHA, NEWARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Withe t social ca lendar for Beta Alpha looks as good as ever. :ign3tc rnittee h~ atd of Brother Stephen Durski and his Social Comcarr were ' t.1e Frosh Blowout, Halloween, and Playboy parties Fran' were ~ut~ successful. Other high points for first semester Party e d Ounders' Day Dinner, the annual Christmas Orphans' as fr A. ' an an Alumni -Brother New Year's Eve Partv. :raduJ broth~urnbfer of honor societies are now being represented by

by B rs 0 Beta Alpha. Phi Eta Sigma is being represented Andr( Delta r~hers Robert Dlouhy and Roger Edwards; Omicron Tau B t apJ?a by Brothers Mason Ford and Anthony Barber; A.ntho~ a~~ by Brother Joseph F~iend; Pi Tau Sigma by Brother ( , Dlouh Y arber; the Arnold Air Soetety by Brothers Robert ;radu•1 Ford Y dn~. Robert Bonscher; 01i Epsi lon by Brother Mason ·w 10• versitiean Who's Who Among Students in American Unitudef Arthur sQand Coll eges" by Brothers Joseph Friend, Mason Ford, D es•.. The uadt;, Anthony Barber, and Jack Jamison. ;o, '~ A.ipha ;ews ts out that Alumni Brother Michael Kane, Beta hoU· of Th SB, whose picture appeared in the last publication r D add;, .. tar and Lamp, with the caption, "Is that really you, go~eo Beta. A.iust had number two, a daughter. pene N Pha has 11 new p ledges. tt A Frie:ds from Beta Alpha was furnished by Historian Joseph .mOJ

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•1, l-~d Wer: ~~lts ~eport was being prepared, Beta Gamma alum ni 3abl' (New y an~mg to sponsor th e Founders' D ay D ance and a .Ail , Brother ejr s Eve Party for the chapter. Recentl y they elected N. · The p ames Webb as Alumni Adviser. ~· pJo successfutrents' Auxiliary sponsored for the chapter a very .; Parents of open ho~se for th e Greeks on campus and the 1 t, "1'1~ selves l Prospecttve rushees, as weJ.l as the rus hees themte h Garnma a\er they sponsored a party for the parents of Beta !r.

Th ' P edges. ing Co chapter was visited recently by Brother Lloyd, Travelr advice .~n:;!or, and "we were g lad to have hi s presence and !2: •' news 's .d tstorian Bob Howard, who reported the chapter's • at .

1 Pe··· ~d., ,~ B BETA DELTA DRAKE UNIVERSITY tow! brask~a tDelta ~t~rted the ;ear's activities by traveling to Ne\veek 1 ~ parttctpate in rush act ivities with Nu Chapter; a Rush er, some brothers from N u visited Drake during Moines ~ek. Pi Kapps from Iowa State also traveled to D es :orne of the ~ts Fall. With this inter-chapter cooperation, each '/e ,,-c in recen~ apters in the district had one of the best rus hes · J ', the thern Years. Beta D elta has 16 fine pledges w ho prov ided trict Pledge De for the first btg dance of the season-the annua l ;ecret• T h ance . . Born:co:~ce, disp lay building, and politics centered arou nd urn11 1• single r tng Week End were probably the most successful alo 0 Placed p OJect by Beta D elta so far thi s year. The chapter tion co s~cond in the fraternity division in the house decorawhen aged ton est, and with the help of some fancy po liti ci n' manconi· Court ( {fet tts candidate elected to the Homecoming Queen ca~f Othe s e P~ll ed more votes than any other Greek cand idate). recet' Ule bar a~ttvt ties this Fa ll aside from the heavy social sched'-"' ' f ul Fouo d ers ' D ay ce Ieb ratwn · ) 11''. on ' D e ve tncl u d e d a very success its I activiti ~:mber 10 and participation in ever-expandi ng Greek on ca mpus.

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Florida State University's Homecoming theme, "FSU Leads th e Way," cou ld be better stated as "FSU Pi Kapps Lead the Way." Beta Eta won two trophies for outstanding house decorations-the Best Fraternity decorations and Best-All-Around decorations. The two trophies are taking their places of honor in the new trophy case given to the chapter by the Spring Pledge Class of '60.

During the Homecoming festivities, Beta Eta was extremely happy to see so many "oldsters," to have fellowship with them , and to compare "tall stories."

Since th e beginning of the Fall semester, Pi Kapps have led the way-Fall Rush and Follow-up Rush brought 30 outstanding pledges. These select men come from all phases of campus life, magnifying Pi Kappa Phi as the best and most wellrounded fraternity on campus.

October 2, thirteen neophytes were initiated into the rites of Pi K appa Phi. They are: Wayne Unwin, Pahookee, Fla.; Ken Russom , Gainesville, Fla.; Mickey McNair, Milton, Fla.; Gordon Mize, Orlando, Fla.; Ken Lippicott, Clearwater, Fla.; Bill Harris, Choctawhatchee, F la.; Don Leonard, D aytona Bead1, Fla.; Steve Botts and Richard Nicholson, Pensacola, Fla.; Buzz Geohahan, Flora la, Ala.; Mike Campbell, Vero Beach, Fla.; Mark Carroll, Sarasota, Fla. ; Jay Kavanagh, Fort lauderdale, Fla. October 9 the chapter presented the Pi Kappa Phi Merit Citation to Brother Charles T. Henderson , Chi '22, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, at a banquet in his honor at the Fraternity house. Mr. Henderson is the only li ving a lumnus of the chapter to receive the award. The award was made at the National Convention in Louisvi lle last August.

In recording Beta Eta's news, Historian Dick Nicholson announced that "Beta Eta was honored with a visit by our Traveling Counselor, Broth er Loeffler, in November.

"Another g uest paid us a visit earlier in the semester. On the last leg of hi s arou nd-the-world tour, Slexanj ero Sanchez, a student from Lima, Peru, spent two nights with us before continuing hi s journey home after traveling through all the countries of South America, Europe, North Africa, Russia, and 23 states of the United States. The purpose of his tour, he declares is to find the friendliest people on earth."

The ~hapter considers itself fortun~te to h.ave two charming ladies dine with them each eventng-thetr Housemother, "Mom" Knighton and their Rose Queen, Miss Jane Finchum.

Jane Jed the way for all Pi Kapps by maki ng a 4-point last semester.

This is Beta Iota's entry in the 1960 Toledo Homecoming.

It depicts a knight of old, holding the head of the vanquished Redskin on a pike . It placed four.th . !The Toledo University Rockets lost the game to Miami, 35-7.!

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The Annual Turkey Dinner, a money-rarsmg project, agair netted over $200 . More than 200 people were served.

New initiates in the last few months are: Larry Browor Haskins, Ohio; Gary Bauman, Tom Brady, Ron Bruck, RIJI Ford, Bill Terrill , Marv Lamp, Harry Welsh, and To~ Duvendack, all of Toledo.

On campus, Brother Jon McDowell has been appoint~ General Chairman for Greek Week, and Brother Harry Wels: has assumed an active part in JFC. Brother George Hersh man , a member of the Student Senate, has been named 1• Tau Beta Pi. Beta Iota was pleased and impressed by the visit of Travd ing Counselor Jim Lloyd.

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Brother Robert Kuhlman returned from the Army a few years ago and renewed his interest in Beta lola. He was instrumental in the transaction for improving the chapter house by contacting numerous alumni and asking their financial help . He has served as President of the alumni association .

At Beta Eta's Founders' Day banquet, Brother John Brown, President of the Tallahassee Alumni Chapter, spoke on the present standing of Pi Kappa Phi. Brother C. T. Henderson gave a resume of the past accomplishments, and Brother Jim Nettles, in his address, looked to the future of Beta Eta and Pi Kappa Phi. Archon Michael Tolomea was praised for being elected to the Pi Kappa Phi " Hall of Fame." Mike Campbell was named "Pledge of the Semester" and given the traditional pledge paddle for his outstanding contributions to the Fraternity whi le a pledge last semester. Beta Eta's Rose Queen, Miss Jane Finchum, was presented a " rotating" Sweetheart Pin. "Mom" Knig hton, "the best housemother in the world," was given a Christmas gift from "her boys."

"Another trophy has just been added to our great co ll ection," Brother Nicholson announced. "Brothers John Mason and Mike Campbell won the Interfraternity Horse Shoe Pitching Championship."

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Ru sh, under the direction of Kent Schepler, Toledo, brought nine new pledges: John Bob is. President; Pete Cahill, Treasurer; Dick Merryfield, Secretary; Dick McLean , Wally Milton, Gary Kirkendall , Tom H ero ld , Tom Hertzfeld, and Tom Duvendack, Toledoans all .

Tn the field of scholarsh ip. Pi Kappa Phi regained its high rating and took the Fraternity trophy. The pledge class also led all other groups.

In the field of alumni re lations, Homecoming was a large success. The Mothers' Club sponsored a dinner after the football game and manv alumni attended. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Van Gunten, the Smalleys, Bob Kuhlman , Bob Conley, Willy Long and Mrs. Long, Ron Duvendack, Dan Duvendack, Norm McClur~ , and Bill Kronke. Our float placed fourth in a field of 18. Jim Katchur, Akron, Ohio, and Ralph Maniak, Flint, Mich., are to be praised especially in their work in making the float project a success. The theme was Shakespearean, and the float depicted the mounted knight holding the head of the enemy on a pike and say ing, "The day is ours, the bloody (Miami) redskin is dead." Richctrd Il .

Sunday, December 4, the chapter entertai ned the Alpha Omicron Pi Sororitv with an Old West Party at the house.

The pledge class provided entertainment by dressing as chorus girls and performing the Can-Can. Pledge Cahill was elected most beautiful 'girl' by the AOPi's.

Other events have been a Pi Kapp Art Festival, a Bachelor Party for Alumnus Bill O'Shea, Massilon, Ohio, and a Leaf Raking Stag Party, along with numerous date parties . Our Ninth Annual Christmas Formal was held December 2.

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During Fall Rush, Beta Lambda pledged 12 men. La; Sp ring, the chapter initiated 14 out of 16 pledges.

The alumni organization is working on a project with I~ pledge cl ass for the purpose of redecorating t-he chapter roo~ This semester the crew team will be dominated by 1 Kapps; in addition, rhe chapter has four varsity basketb3 players and several varsity football players. ~he Fraternity~ also very proud of Brother George Clement who has t highest scholastic average in the chapter. Brother Clement '~'~1 recently ad mitted to the Phi Society, an honorary scholastfraternity on campus whose membership consists only of tho! upperclassmen with the highest grade averages in their ciaBeta Lambda recently sponsored a student dance wh 1C turned out to be quite successful. The chapter is also foii0 9 ing a policy of collaborating with other fraternities a~ sororities on campus to make many of their parties j011 affairs. This practice helps to strengthen relations and P~ mote good will.

Recognition was given to Beta Lambda's efforts when t~ chapter was awarded the trophy for "Best Fraternity Floal in th e Tampa University Homecoming Parade.

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FOu nders' D ·h guest ay Banquet was bel d in St. louis, M ic h ., wtt chapt speaker, Brother Fredrick Schmidt, a member of the er alumni.

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(tl~~ :~e near past, many traditions passed on from KARMA the . into deal Out of which Beta Rho has grown) have fallen 1 ;es ~ follow '~use .. This year, however, these traditions are being KA.Pf hood \ With a corresponding increase in spirit and brotherand ·folio add to this, many new ideas are being suggested Chapte owed, resulting from the influence of the Supreme tion of ·Jonvention this past Summer. The perpetual revolucO' Part i 1 eas shown here through our traditions is doing its A n our growth . ; Ba~~ Year i~lab . to alleviate the slow start in sports interest each anB~O:~ involve ~ng. looked into by a specia l committee. This p lan \Vho d s t e mstitution of an award to be given to a brother e ~~~ nucleu oes the. most for the sports program at Beta Rho. The Ji: alu 1nnis thts ide.a can be traced directly to ~o contributi ng r1ta,VI Art p~ rother Dtck Van Slooten, Beta Rho 58, and Brother 1 ~;pher Good"' er, Jr., ~eta ~ho '57. . . . & Beta RI scho larshtp, wtth its assoCiated honors, ts evtdent at !or, el•r orary f10 · Rec~ntly, members have been pledged to such hon. ra"rt~ Sigma ratern,ttes as Chi Epsi lon, Pi Tau Sigma, Rho Beta 1 P.~Jll) \Veil ;es and Scabbard and Blade. These men are obvious ly .hal The h Pected on the campus and more so by their brothers. ames · genera 1 st1'I I mamtams · · · 1 Iars h'1p p01n · t fll~ ratio c bapter tn tts sc10 ot c" a ove both the all -men's and all -fraternity's ratio. Further progr~

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chapter scho larship was evidenced this Summer at louisville where the Pi Kappa Phi Scholars were announced for the past year. Jim Ditzel , Beta Rho '57, who was graduated from Clarkson and the Beta Rho Chapter last June, was the recipient of one such award.

The chapter is pleased that many of the alumni of recent years have. been stopping back at the house for visits. This is particularly well accepted, for many have stopped in without notice, resulting in many spontaneous parties. Stories told by an a lumnu s from past memories of association with the chapter house instill in the present members a deeper feeling for the traditions of the Fraternity.

BETA TAU, VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE

Historian of Beta Tau did not submit a Chapter letter.

BETA UPSILON COLONY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

In view of the Pi Kapp tradition of outstanding scholarship, Beta Upsilon Colony is proud to announce its academic standing during the Spring semester of 1960. The over-all average of 2.613 ranked the group second among the 31 fraternities, and was well above both the All-Fraternity average and the All-Men's average. Brother John T. Garter, a Physics major from Danville, Va., led the members with a 3.82 average.

Three new men were pledged earlier this Fall, bringing the active membership to 23. The new p ledges are John E. Baber, Jacksonville, Fla.; Robert D. Wilburn, South Boston, Va., and Larry P. Mills, Seaford, Va. When this letter was being written, the colony was in the midst of a full-scale rushing program.

Brother Daniel B. Kimball , Arlington, Va., a fourth-year Army ROTC student, was recently promoted to the position of Executive Officer of Battle Group • Headquarters. Among the offices held by students, this position is second only to that of Company Commander. Brother Kimball plans to enter Medical School in the Fall.

Although the final results of the annual Fall Blood Drive have not yet been announced, the latest report shows that on ly four fraternities have contributed more pints than Beta Upsilon. Percentagewise, the group's standing would doubtless be even higher, since its membership is smaller than that of most fraternities on the grounds. The co lony p lanned a Christmas party for underprivileged chi ldren, this to be held at the chapter house D ecember 16.

The fi.r st edition of Beta Upsilon's chapter newspaper, the Mri'J NewJ, came out October 29, during Homecoming Week End. In addition to the usual features , the paper contained the results of a poll conducted by the Alumni Secretary which showed that 74 per cent of the brothers preferred Nixon over Kennedy for President. Needless to say, ~any long faces were in evidence at the House on the morntng of November 9.

Corresponding Secretary John B. Browning reported for Beta Upsi lon.

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FOUNDERS SIMON FOGARTY, 151 Moultrie St., Charleston, S. C. L. HARRY MIXSON, 217 E. Bay Street, Charleston, S. r\NLJREW A. KROEG, JR. (deceased) NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Presiden._J. AI. Head, 590 Vista Ave., S.E., Salem, Ore. Treasurer-John W. Daimler, 1149 Greentree Lane, Penn Valley, Narberth, Penna .

Secretary-Benjamin W. Covington, Jr ., "Mei Who lu," Pine lakes Estate, Myrtle Beach, S. C. Historian-louis Paschal Jervey, Jr., 1843 Elbert Drive, Roanoke, Va. Chancellor-Frank H. Hawthorne, 1009 First National Bank Bldg., Montgomery 4, Ala. Past President-W. Bernard Jones, Jr., Pinewood, S. C.

Executive Secretary-Durward W. Owen, 11 E. Canal St., Sumter, 5' Editor-in-Chief, STAR AND LAMP-Durward W. Owen, 11 E. Canol Sumter, 5. C. 0 Managing Editor, STAR AND LAMP-Elizabeth H. W. Smith, 11 E. , St. Sumter. S. C. Trave ling Counselor-James M. lloyd, 11 E. Canal St., Sumter, > Traveling Counselor-William G. Loeffler, Jr., 11 E. Canal St., Sui

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Iota-Georgia Tech Lambda-University of Georgia Omicron-University of Alabama Alpha Iota-Auburn University Alpha Sigma-University of Tennessee Beta Kappa-Georgia State Beta Tau-Valdosta State College District VI-Leo Furlong, 8120 S.W. 56th St., Miami, Fla. Chi-Stetson University Alpha Epsilon-University of Florida Alpha Chi-University of Miami Beta Beta-Florida Southern College Beta Eta-Florida State Beta Lambda-University of Tampa District VII-Mel Metcalfe, 2832 33rd St ., Port Arthur, Texas Beta Mu-McNeese State College Beta Nu-University of Houston Beta Omicron-Northwestern State College District VIII-Donald S. Payne, 106 Sunset lane, West lafayette, Ind. Upsilon-University of Illinois

Omega-Purdue University ~ Alpha Phi-Illinois Institute of TechnO Alpha Psi-Unive rsity of Indiana Beta Gamma-University of louisvilfe.f Beta Sigma-Northern Illinois Univers•

Kansas City, Mo.-Robert B. Paden, 7710 Jarboe, Ka nsa s City, Mo. Lansing-East Lansing, Mich .-Kim Jepson, 508 Fulton Place, Lansing, Mich.

Linco!n, Neb .-Marvin E. Stromer, 915 D St., linr.o ~ n 2, Neb . long Beach, Calif.-Keith A. Johnson , 257 St. Jo sephs Ave., long Beach, Calif. los Angeles, California-Keith Johnson, 257 St. Jose!J hs Ave ., long Beach, Calif.

Louisville, Ky.-E. K. Dienes, 4646 Cane Run Rd., louisville, Ky. Miami, Florida-Richard 0 . Whipple, Room 380, 335 University Drive, Coral Gables, Fla .

Montgomery, Alabama-Marvin H. Killinsworth, 3983 Thomas Ave., Montgomery, Ala. New York, N. Y.-Howard M. Williams, 40 Adeline Place, Valley Stream, N. Y. North New Jersey-Arthur J. Sikora, 210 Grove St., Westfield, N. J .

Orlando, Fla.-Peter C. Barr, 3316 Charow La., Orlando , Fla .

Philadelphia, Penna.-Richard N. Mensch, 3613 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia 4, Penna.

Omicron-John M. Kimmey, Elba, Ala. Tau-laure nce E. Poteat, Box 5544, State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. Upsilon-Ralph W . Sanders, Stonington, Ill .

Psi-John A. Stone, South Otselic, N. Y. Alpha Zeta-Bruce Starker, 3755 Van Buren, Corvallis, Ore. Alpha Theta-Jerry Earl Martin, 5096 Durnham Rd., Pontiac, Mich.

Alpha Mu-Robert T. Struck, 538 Sunset Dr., Pittsburgh 34, Penna.

Alpha Xi-Edward F. Schofield, 55 Grove St., Montclair, N. J. Alpha Omicron-Kenneth J. Thompson, Box 373, Ames, Iowa.

Alpha Phi-David Robert larson , 18111 S. Patrick, Tinley Park, Ill. Alpha Psi-Ronald Smith Timmons, Home and Grace Sts., Rensselaer, Ind. Alpha Omega-Alan C. Graves, 1235 Wiltometto, Eugene, Ore. Beta Alpha-Robert C. Tomaro, 93 Grace St., Irvington 11, N. Y.

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District IX-Noel Kimball Jepson, 508 Full•' Flo lansing 15, Mich .

Psi-( Alpha Theta-Michigan State Universil' lth, Beta Iota-University of Toledo Beta Xi-Central Michigan UniversitY Beta Pi-Eastern Michigan UniversitY District X-Vernon A. Sodawasser, c/ o The : Mutual life Insurance Company, Suite Fleming Bldg., Des Moines, Iowa Nu- University of Nebraska .

Alpha Omicron-Iowa State Univers•lf Beta Delta-Drake University .

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ACTIVE ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alabama Gulf Coast-Richard J . Scott, 271 Hill · crest Or., Mobile, Ala. Ames. Iowa-Ralph Novak, 706 A1h St., Ames, Iowa .

Atlanta, Ga .-Jack P. Turner, 1005 William Oliver Bldg., Atlanta 3, Ga. Birmingham, Ala .-Howord D. Leake, 1631 Third Ave., North, Birmingham, Ala. Charleston, S. C.- Clyde H. Turner, 11 Broad St., Charleston, S. C. Chicago, 111.-Conrad Golick, 3220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Columbia, South Carolina-William Bobo, 4137 P'fneho<woen Court, Columbia, S. C. Des Moines, Iowa-Harry Whitmore, 7309 S. W. 13th, Des Moines, Iowa .

Detroit, Mich .- Robe rt F. Jenson, 8227 Fre da, Detroit, Mich .

Greenville, S. C.-Mac Adams Christopher, P. 0 .

Box 3507, Park Place Br., Greenville, S. C. Ithaca, N . Y.-Nicholas J . Juried, Route 3, Apple· gate Rd., Ithaca, N. Y. Jacksonville, Fla .-Myron Sanison, 3825 Copper Cire, E., Jacksonville, Fla.

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Alpha Mu-Penn State University Alpha Upsilon-Drexel District Ill-Jesse C. Fisher, Jr., 317 W. University Or., Char.el Hill, N. C. Epsi on-Dav idson College Kappa-Univ ersity of N. C. Mu-Duke University Xi-Roanoke College Rho-Washington & Lee University Tau-North Carolina State Beta Upsilon (Colony)-University of Virginia District IV- Robert E. Register, Jr., 2715 Devine St., Columbia, S. C. Alpha-College of Charleston Beta-Presbyterian College Delta-Furman University Zeta-Wofford College Sigma-Univers ity of South Carolina

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NATIONAL COMMITTEES finance- Ralph W . Noreen, Chairman, 75 Bay lawn Ave., Copiague, L. 1., N. Y., exp. 12-3 1-65; Francis H. Boland, Jr., C/ o George Fry and Associates, 100 Park Ave., New York 17, N. Y., exp. 12·31-62; John W. Daimler, 1149 Greentree lane, Penn Valley, Narberth, Penna., exp. 6-30-62.

Devereux D. Rice Memorial Foundation-John D. Carroll, Chairman, Lexington, S. C.; Jack Bel l, 4 Acade my Rd ., Madison, N. J.; George B. Helmrich, 32990 lahser Rd ., Birmingham, Mich.; leonard l. long, Th e Darlington , Suite 7, 2025 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Ga., appointed at the pleasure of the National Preside nt ; Preside nt J. AI. Head, 590 Vista Ave., S.E., Sale m, Ore.

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Portland, Oreg. (Cascade)-George W. el 10008 S. W. 56th Ave., Portland, Ore9· Roanoke, Va .-Bob Thomas, 1702 Arlingtort Roanoke, Va. cl Salem, Oreg. (Mid-Willamette Valley)-J 0 Steward, 2495 Mountain View Drive, S., 50 Oreg . r San francisco, Calif.- Arnold Turner, 2674 ings St., Redwood City, Calif.

-~ Seattle, Wash.-Harold V. McPherson, 311" 203, Seattle 55, Wash.

2l Sumler, S. C.-Or. James E. Bell, Jr., 3 Calhoun St., Sumter, S. C. 1 Tallahassee, Fla .-Richard C. Lukas, 110 8° St., Tal!ahassee, Fla. f Tampa, Fla.-George Felke, 4430 Bay Av•·• pa 11, Fla. Jl Toledo, Ohio-Richard Smalley, 3313 An Parkway. Toledo 6, Ohio.

Tucson, Ariz. (Arizona)-Arthur W. Va"'', 631 E. 2nd St., Tucson, Ariz.

1 Valdosta, Ga .-Donald F. Bonner, 1612 ford Place, Valdosta, Ga. ~ Washington, D. C.-John D. Marsh, 300 .

Ave., Fairfax, Va. 1 Beta Gamma-James H. Webb, 3238 Taylor louisville, Ky. u Beta Delta-C. Ray Deaton, Route 5, Des M Iowa . , Beta Eta-Charles Thomas Henderson, As• 1i forn ey Gen., Statutory Revision Dept., hassee, Fla. 1 Beta Iota-Robert Dale Conley, 4323 GO Rd., Toledo, Ohio.

1 Beta Rho-Frank T. Romano, 1536 Madison Utica, N. Y. tO Beta Sigma-Randolph Scott Johnson, .46 Patterson Ave., Chicago 41, Ill. AND

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Cle•eland Clh' enn.-Lee Ryerson, Chattanooga.

Coiurnbus'Ft Bo-J?hn H. Haas, Jr., Cleveland derdaJ; FJ enntng-Marion E. White, Ft. lauConw • a.

Floren~!' ~- C.-J~mes F. Singleton, Conway. lakeland Fl C.-M,tchell Arrowsmith , Florence. ' a.-c. A. Carratt, Starke, Fla.

5 Alpha-c I "' · Ch 1 lege af Charleston, 9 Radcliffe St., :anol Beta apr eston, S. C. - resbyteri C II G e. 0 arnrna-un·v a_n 0 ege, Clinton, s. c.

Berkeley 'c•r ~fty of California, 2353 Prospect, 1 er, S Delta-Fur, a I .

I sulf Epsilon-o::-~ University, Greenville, s. c.

1 S N. c. son College, Box -473, Davidson, ter, Zeta-w ff anol lota-Ge~ ~rd C~llege, Spartanburg, S. C. Way of Technology, 719 Brittian 1•a Institute Kappa.:_Univant~, Ga . or eron A ers•ty of North Carolina, 206 Cam. ':• 1 lambda •e:, Chapel Hill, N. c . .,d~•, Ave., "1t'h"•rsity of Georgia, -480 S. Milledge Loo•s Mu-o k ens, Ga. All•' Du ~u e University Box -4682, Duke Station, Nu-~ ~"'· N. C. ' Oo~p linc~~~erttyb of Nebraska, 229 N. 17th St., nol ' )CJ-R ' e r. , Omic~oan~~e. Col~ege, 327 High St., Salem, Va. 1 ·e .. 1 lane T "'vjrs•ty of Alabama, 80-4 Hackberry sidell· Rho-W ~sea oosa, Ala. er 9oJ'h'l9tc;-n and Lee University, Lock Draw.

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S. C ers •ty of South Carolina, Columbia, •chn•~ Tau-N · ~ A:ole'or~h Carolina State College, 7 Enterprise, ;viii•., Upoilo '9 , N. C. Urb rt-University of Illinois 801 Illinois St., iversl Chi-s~na, Ill. ' Fufto~ p ~Ia. etson University, 1241 Stetson, Deland,

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New Orleans, La.-William D. Meadows, New Orleans.

Oklahoma City, Okla .-William A. Rigg, 1130 N.W. 39th St ., Oklahoma City 18.

Spartanburg, S. C.-James Neville Holcombe, Spartanburg.

St. louis, Mo .-Ron Huch, St. loui s.

St. Matthews, S. C.-L. Marion Gre ssette, St. Matthews.

Tri-City-Kingsport, Tenn.-Eddie Anderson, Jr., Kingsport.

Vero Beach, Fla.-L. B. Vocelle, Vero Be ach .

Houston, Texas-Dick Jung, Houston.

Pittsburgh, Penna .-Robert T. Struck, Pittsburgh .

UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS Omega-Purdue University, 330 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, Ind. Alpha Epsilon-University of Florida, Box 2756, University Station, Gainesville, Fla. Alpha Zeta-Oregon State College, 2111 Harrison, Corvallis, Oreg.

Alpha Theta-Michigan State University, 121 Whitehills Dr., East lans ing, Mich.

Alpha Iota-Auburn University, 255 College St., Auburn, Ala. Alpha Mu-Penn State University, Box 830, State College, Penna .

Alpha Xi-Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 33 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Alpha Omicron-Iowa Stole University, -407 Welch Ave., Ames, Iowa.

Alpha Sigma-University of Tennessee, 1628 Yale Ave., Knoxville, Tenn.

Alpha Tau-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, -49 2nd St., Troy, N. Y. Alpha Upsilon-Drexel Institute of Technology, 3-405 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Penna.

Alpha Phi-Illinois Institute of Technology, 3220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Alpha Chi-University of Miami, P. 0. Box 81-46 University Branch, Coral Gables -46, Fla. Alpha Psi-University of Jndia"a, 71-4 E. 8th, Bloomington, Ind. Alpha Omega-University of Oregon, 7-40 E. 15th St., Eugene, Oreg.

Beta Alpha-Newark College of Engineering, 119 Summit St., Newark, N. J. Beta Beta-Florida Southern College, Box 128-0, Bldg. 1-A, Florida Southern College, lakeland, Flo .

Beta Gamma-University of Louisville, 2216 Confederate Place, louisville, Ky. Beta Delta-Drake University, 3303 University Ave., Des Moines 11, Iowa.

Beta Epsilon-University of Missouri, 604 Mary· land, Columbia, Mo. Beta Eta-Florida Stale University, Box 3085, Florirfo State University, Tallahassee, Fla. Beta Theta-University of Arizona, 631 E. 2nd St., Tucson, Ariz.

Beta Iota-University of Toledo, 1702 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio.

Beta Kappa-Georgia State College, 24 Ivy St .• S.E.. Atlanta, Ga. Beta Lambda-University of Tampa, Tampa, Fla. Beta Mu-McNeese State College, Box 1-41, McNeese State College, Lake Charles, La. Beta Xi-Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Beta Omicron-Northwestern State College of louisiana, Box 431. Natchitoches, La. Beta Pi-Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich .

Beta Rho-Ciark•on College of Technology, 20 Pleasant St., Potsdam, N. Y. Belo Tau-Valdosta Stale College, Valdosta, Ga. Beta Upsilon (Colony)-University of Virginia, 151-4 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, Va.

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