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BUNNY JOY BRINGS JOY to members and alumni of Alpha Chi Chapter at Miami during the annual Fouod;. Day dinner. It was held this year at the Miami Playboy Club, and Bunny Joy was the Pi Kapps' bunny for 1 w· occasion. At the head table were (from left) Ralph Knudson, secretary; Richard 0. Whipple, former chaptel1'1 u; visor; Hank Turner, past archon; Harry A. Slefkin, chapter advisor; and Ron Smith, archon. Oh yes, 1 tin Bunny Joy there with the smile. su, cia ALPHA CHI-MIAMI te1 new party room. Although the room was a little chilly, quite a few alumni and almost all undergraduates and THE BIG SOCIAL EVENT of the fall semesteJ& ~~ pledges paid no mind to that. Alpha Chi, University of Miami, was the FoU~ 01 se] During the school basketball season, many of the Day dinner held at the Miami Playboy Club. Grn c• , brothers attended the Saturday night games to cheer members in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area were Jlt fu] N.C.E. onward. Sometimes an informal party is held at tacted by mail and telephone resulting in an e:x:c~lf th the house following the game. This past Saturday an turn-out for steak dinner, speeches and an improf C IC~ open house was held for the members and coaches of songfest--not to mention the lively presence 0 05 lat the varsity and junior varsity squads. The varsity coach Bunnies. The announcement that Alpha Chi intefut~ A.r is our advisor, Professor Fitzgerald. We are hoping, use the same locale for this annual event in the th, for the third year in a row, to walk off with the N.C.E. was well received by all present. . . ,, Varsity Booster Award. Also taking place at the Founders' Day dmner sti ile The annual Christmas party given for the orphans the installation of new officers for the spring serneul' ll'J; was not held this year on advice that these children Ron (Smokey) Smith, archon; Jerry Kyttle, trens ro W< were overloaded with parties during the Christmas Ralph Knudsen, secretary; Edward Roman, "" 9 pi er: season. Plans are being made for either a party or a and pledgemaster; Robert Gangwish, chaplain and l'e: picnic for them in the Spring, however. tori an; and Flemming Andersen, social chairma;-r~ a Brother Nick Toomer recently instituted a track Using the personal contact system as well a~ ·~i~t fe: club at the school and has gotten favorable response. rushing, five new members were pledged and ITI 1 05, Brother Andrew Yurchuck, who left school a couple during the semester. In November, Ralph Kn~iB~ !) 1 of years ago, is back with us again. Bob Vandergrift, Edward Roman, and Robert Gangwish, all of J11i~' Sh working in Newport News, Va., comes to visit us quite were initiated, and in January, Richard Zook of t t ]01 often, and no one can figure out how he makes it back. and Ned Gale of Delaware. A banquet was held 11Jlle ou Jerry Drobinski of Bayonne, N.J., a night school senior, Playboy Club in January to welcome these neW a· was engaged two weeks ago. b~. ~ The Rose Ball chairman is Jeff Boughrum. The plans During the Christmas vacation the members stl' G! are very similar to last year's, and the usual good teered their services in operating a refreshment re! ea -atop one of Miami's largest department sto turnout is expected. The Annual I.F.C. Ball was under un the chairmanship of our own Bob Kee. Our present for the Variety Childrens Hospital charity. 'frB'' Rose Queen, Miss Joan Walter, is our entry in the In January the chapter received a visit from v~J JiJ ing Counselol' William Dicks who gave us manY eri· fo: I.F .C. Queen contest. This should be a fruitful semester all around. A push able suggestions for the upcoming formal rush ~et of the spring semester. Our goal for this semes Jll~ fo· is on for improvement in grades. Our new committees are now in action along with the new officers, and dues to gain a minimum of two pledges per active rn~e e As the chapter is presently without a house, t are coming in. Things are looking good. 18
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