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F A L L 1975 V O L U M E L X IV N U M B E R I

T heta T au D irectory

P A S T G R A N D R E G E N T S

Erich J. Schrader, Alpha, (1904-1919)* Donald D. Curtis, Omicron Hon., (1950-1952)*George D. Louderback, Epsilon, (1919-1925)* Jamison Vawter1 Zeta, (1952-1954)*J. Sidney Marine, Eta, (1925-1927)* A. Dexter Hinckley, Theta, (1954-1958), 154 EaslRichard J. Russell (Dr.), Epsilon, (1927-1951)* River Road. Guilford. Conn. 06437Fred Coffman, Lambda, (1931-1935)* Charles W. Britzius, Alpha, (1958-1962), 662 Crom-Hirman H. Hopkins, Beta, (1935-1937), 3320 Culver well Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. 55114

Avenue, Evanston, 111. 60201 Willum K. Rey (Prof.), Mu, (1962-1966), P.O. BoxJohn M. Daniels (Dr.), Nu Hon., (1937-1939)* 664, University, Ala. 35486Russell G. Glass, Sigma, (1939-1946), Saddleback C. Ramond Hanes, Sigma, (1966-1968), 2190 S. Wapak

Lane, Gales Mills, Ohio 44040 Road, Lima. Ohio 45805Ralph W. Nusser, Zela, (1946-1948), 609 West Dart- Charles E. Wales (Dr.), Epsilon Beta, (1968-1972),

mouth, Kansas City, Mo. 64113 113 Webster St., Morgantown, W.Va. 26505Norman B. Ames, Gamma Beta, (1948-1950)* • Deceased.

E X E C U T IV E C O U N C IL

GRAND REGENT ...................................................................................Georce G. Dodd (Dr.), Kan29451 Cunningham Dr., Warren. Mich. 48092

GRAND VICE REGENT Stephen J. Barth, Tennes.230 North Franklin, Greensburg, Ind. 47240

GRAND SCRIBE ..................................................................................................Robert E. Pope, KaIS Sona Lane, St. Louis, Mo. 63141

GRAND TREASURER Charles W. Britzius, Minne662 Cromwell Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55114

GRAND MARSHAL Harvill C. Eaton, TennesseBox 797, Station B, Vanderbilt Univ.., Nashville. Tenn. 37235

GRAND INNER GUARD Ralph H. Wales, Wayr,16510 HiIand Trail, Linden, Mich. 48451

GRAND OUTER GUARD ...............................................................................John E. Daniel, Alabam,4548 Sandringham Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43220

STUDENT MEMBER ...............................................................................Ronald S. W allace, Alabam,P.O. Box 5772, University, Ala. 35486

DELEGATE-AT-LARGE ................................................................Charles E. Wales (Dr.). Wayne Stah113 Webster St., Morgantown, W.Va. 26505

C E N T R A L O F F IC E

Robert E. Pope, Kansas '52, Executive Secretary. 13 Sona Lane. St. Louis, Mo. 63141

A P P O IN T E E S

SOUTHERN REGIONAL DIRECTOR ..................................... T ommy G. Freeman, Tennessee Tech '74Arbour East Apt. 164 , 6001 Old Hickory Blvd., Hermitage, Tenn. 37076

CENTRAL REGIONAL DIRECTOR .................................................... T homas R. Herman, Louisville '73510 Tobin Dr., Apt. 102, Inkster, Mich. 48141

ARCHIVIST .1430 Raymond Ave., S

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T h e Gear of T heta Tau

F all 1975 Vo lu m e L X lV N umber I

J ames M . W alter , Editor-in-Chief 2534 H oneybee L ane M em phis, T ennessee 38134

C onten ts

T h e ta T a u D irectory ................................................................................. 2

C harles E. W ales C onvention M arks F ra tern ity 'sSeventieth Y e a r .......................................................................................... 4

A lum ni N ew s .............................................................................................. 8

C h a p te r N e w s .............................................................................................. 10

C h a p te r Addresses ..................................................................................... 11

A lp h a -A d d itio n s to M e m b e rsh ip .......................................................... 12

In fo rm ation C a r d s ....................................................................................... 13

A lum ni F ield Secretaries N am ed ........................................................ 16

Notice: Effective w ith the Sp ring 1976 issue, T h e G ear o f T h e ta T a u w ill be ed ited by B ro the r Steve A. W illiam s, Lam bda B eta '73, 4701 O ld H ickory B lvd., A pt. A-106, O ld H ickory, T N 37138. In m y fou r years of service to th e F ra tern ity , I have had the oppor­tu n ity to w ork w ith m any people to w hom I am m ost appreciative fo r assistance. T h is issue is ded ica ted to a ll o f them , and specifically to m y wife Sue, E xecutive Secretary Bob Pope, Past G rand R egent C harley W ales, G ra n d R egen t G eorge D odd, and those a t the George B anta Co. in c lu d in g m y father, M ilton W alter, w ho m ade each issue a rea lity .—JM W .

Cover: Seated at the head table at the 1974 Charles E. Wales Convention are (from left to right): Past Grand Regent Russell Glass, Sigma: Grand Vice Regent Stephen Barth, Lambda Beta: Grand Regent George Dodd. Zeta; Past Grand Regent C. Ramond Hanes, Sigma; and Past Grand Regenc Charles Wales.

Charles E. Wales ConventionM em bers a rriv ing in Ind ianapo lis by air

found the C onvention site w ith in easy walk­ing distance, ju s t across the p a rk ing lo t from the term inal, a t the H ilto n Inn a t the A irport. T h e cen tral location o f the city, however, m ade i t possible for those from a num ber of chapters to travel by au tom obile a n d to b ring a la rger de legation. In th is regard, L am bda Beta C h ap te r was far ahead of the second place chapter, hav ing regis­tered a t the C onvention 25 m em bers and 4 pledges p lu s the a lum nus in itia ted du rin g the C onvention.

T h e C onvention was hosted by Phi C h a p ­te r a t P urdue U niversity in Lafayette. T h e distance to Ind ianapo lis from the chap te r

site placed a special b u rd en on th e H ost Com m ittee headed by S tephen N orthcraft, '74, b u t it perform ed in an exem plary m an­ner, nevertheless.

C h a p te r displays, set u p before reg is tra­tion on Friday afternoon , D ecem ber 27, were of unusually h igh quality . M ost chap ­te r delegates had seen the C redentia ls Com ­m ittee before the C onvention began w ith a problem -solving session using G u id ed D e­sign, an education technique developed by Past G ra n d R egent C harles E. W ales, W ayne S ta te '53, w ho led the session. Later, a reso lu tion was adop ted n am ing the Con­ven tion " T h e C harles E. W ales Conven­tion" hono rin g the C harter M em ber of E psilon Beta C h a p te r w ho w ent on to serve on th e T h e ta T a u E xecutive C ouncil as G rand O u te r G uard , G rand In n e r G uard , G ra n d V ice-Regent, G ra n d R egent, a n d c u r­ren tly as Delegate-at-Large. T h e reso lu tion also cited h is con tin u in g in terest a n d devo­tion in serving a ll engineers as well as those in the F ra tern ity , a reference to his acknow l­edged con tribu tions in th e field o f eng i­neering education .

Also on F riday a fternoon , G ra n d Vice- R egent Jo h n M . Dealy, Zeta '58, led a sem inar on pa rliam en ta ry p rocedure w hich was to prove very he lp fu l la ter w hen the C onvention business involved some com­plicated procedures. T h is session was also well received. Indeed, one resolution adop ted la te r p rov ided th a t there be a sim ilar w orkshop a t each Regional C on­ference and B iennia l C onvention in the fu ture. L ater, B ro the r D ealy was to an ­nounce his re tirem en t from th e E xecutive Council and twice receive a stand ing ova­tio n as the C onvention expressed its thanks fo r h is fifteen years of service to the Fra-

Broiher George G. Dodd, Komar '60, re-elected to te rn ItY on ’he na tio n al level. A reso lu tioning the conven- ° f g ra titu d e no ted especially h is w ork inIel replica of the rew riting the C onstitu tion and Bylaws,of that facility. P rio r to th e c u rren t b ienn ium , he had

served as G rand O u te r G uard and G rand In n e r G uard .

M em bers a n d th e ir ladies were welcomed a t th e O pening D inner a fte r w hich there w as an in teresting p resen ta tion by Ken Fries, P residen t o f the C olony a t the U n i­versity of W isconsin-P latteville , w ho p a r­tic ipa ted in the open events o f th e Conven­tio n a long w ith T a ry n N all from tha t Colony. A second p resen ta tion was given by B ro the r G eorge Puls, Past R egent of G am m a C hapter, w ho had been in stru ­m en ta l in ge tting th a t chap te r on a finan­c ially sound basis d u r in g the bienn ium . T h e first official session of th e C onvention was held Friday evening, follow ed by C om ­m ittee meetings.

Saturday began w ith C h ap te r Officer W orkshops a t b reakfast, p receded by a p resen ta tion on Professional D evelopm ent by B ro the r R andy Bates, X i '77, and fol­lowed by the Second C onvention Session.

A h igh ligh t o f the C onvention was the to u r o f the Ind ianapo lis 500 Speedway and a visit to the m useum there. T h e group p ic tu re was taken in th e stands a t the au to race track.

Regional L uncheons S a turday noon p ro ­v ided the trad itio n a l o p p o rtu n ity fo r those from each of th e five geographic regions to m eet together to discuss reg ional m atters a n d to m ake some general p lans fo r the Regional Conferences to be he ld in Fall, 1975. B ro ther T o m H erm an , Delta Beta '73, S tuden t M em ber of the E xecutive C oun­cil, led the L eadersh ip D evelopm ent Sem­in a r on Saturday a fternoon . L ater th a t a fternoon , th e rep o r t o f the D isciplinary Com m ittee presen ted some difficult deci­sions for C onvention action.

D in n e r was open Saturday evening, fol­low ed by casual volleyball com petition , and m ore la te-n igh t com m ittee work.

Sunday breakfast was accom panied by a fu ll program of p resen ta tions by studen t

The meal functions throughout the Convention of­fered the opportunity for members from each of the regions to get together with national officers and regional directors to develop friendships.

m em bers: Peter Checklick, T a u '76, on R ushing; R andy Lewis, Lam bda Beta '75, on Inco rpo ra ting a C hap te r; and Jam es R iner, U psilon '76, also on R ushing. T h e F ou rth C onvention Session inc luded the R eport by the Com m ittee on W om en M em­bership. D espite the controversial na tu re o f th is subject, the m a tte r was resolved w ithou t leng thy discussion on the floor. T h is was possible because m any interested m em bers had been involved in extensive discussion in lhe C om m ittee meetings. T h e C onvention adopted the C om m ittee 's Re­po rt w hich proposed no change in the Fra­te rn ity ’s seventy-year trad ition as a male fra tern ity , b u t w hich also included pro­vision for the forw ard-looking action of a ttem p tin g to a id and cooperate in the fu tu re developm ent of a female profes­

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sional engineering fra tern ity ; and provided th a t the E xecutive Council assist any chap­ter having problem s due to its single-sex operation. I n this Session, th e C onvention was actually ru n n in g ahead of the an ­nounced agenda schedule.

At the G rand C hap te r M em orial Service la ter th a t m orning, the F ra tern ity paid tribu te to those m em bers whose deaths had been repo rted since the previous Conven-

A t the luncheon on Sunday the honored guest and speaker was Mr. Jack L. Anson, a m em ber of Ph i K appa T a u , w ho is Ex­ecutive D irec tor of the N ational In terfra ­te rn ity Conference. H e noted the sim ilari-

In itia te d a t th e cerem ony la te Sunday a fternoon was C harles L . Sm ithson, Jr., '66, a m em ber of the local Sigma D elta Ph i a t T ennessee T ec h w hich becam e L am bda Beta C hapter. T h e in itia tio n team , draw n from studen t m em bers p resen t a t th e C on­vention , as is trad itio n a l, carefully pre­pa red for th is m odel cerem ony d u r in g the e arlie r p a rt of the C onvention.

T h e R eception and B an q u et prov ided a h igh ligh t of the C onvention for m em bers and th e ir ladies. G rand R egent D odd served as toastm aster. T h e R everend Jam es B. Guffey, D elta B eta '62, gave the invocation. A fter in troduc tion of those a t the head tab le, each Past .G ra n d R egent p resen t

ties betw een his fra te rn ity and T h e ta T au , and discussed in te rfra tern ity cooperation in solving com m on problem s.

T h e Fifth C onvention Session saw m uch tim e devoted to consideration of proposals by the C onstitu tion and Insignia C om m it­tees. In the end, the E xecutive Council was n o t en larged, and no L ittle Sister insigne was adopted. How ever, the C onvention d id am end th e Bylaws to m ake purchase of the T h e ta T a u badge op tiona l, a lthough there m ust be one available for each student m em ber to wear.

spoke briefly. As the earliest G rand R egent present, B ro the r Russell G . Glass, Sigm a '24, spoke first, and received a standing ovation. H e was follow ed on the p rogram by Past G ra n d R egents C harles W . Britzius, A lpha '33, C. R am ond H anes, Sigm a '25, a n d C harles E. W ales, Epsilon B eta '53. Joseph W . Skovholt, A lp h a '31, A rchivist a n d H isto rian , presen ted the Best News­le tte r and Best P ho tograph A w ards for the year e nd ing Spring, 1974. W inners were: L am bda Beta first, Ph i second, a n d O m ega th ird in the N ew sletter com petition ; and

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Sigma first in the P ho tograph com petition. S ince there had no t been com petitive a th ­le tic play d u r in g the C onvention, R a lp h H. W ales, Epsilon Beta '54, N o rth ern Regional Director, m ade a hum orous p resen ta tion in lieu of aw ard ing a volleyball trophy. Fred E . A rm strong, M u '61, G rand M arshal, presen ted Sigma C hap te r th e aw ard for the best display a t th e C onvention ; and T hom as R . H erm an , D elta Beta ’73, Stu­den t M em ber of the C ouncil, announced th a t th e Best P resen tation aw ard w ent to L am bda Beta.

T h e Erich J . Schrader A w ard, in the form of a heroic size traveling p laque in a d d itio n to a certificate, was presen ted by

received from Past G rand Regents H opkins, N usser, and H inckley, and from Past Gear E d ito r Franklin .

T h e B anquet Address, " T h e R eal W orld of E ngineering” was given by G rand O uter G uard B arth w ho was honored w ith a stand­in g ovation.

D uring announcem ents a t the close of the B anquet, Eric P itte lkau , C hi ’74, w ho had served as R egent du rin g the In itia tio n Cere­mony, in troduced B ro ther Sm ithson, who was w elcomed w ith a stand ing ovation.

Follow ing the B anquet, some had the rem ainder o f the evening free, bu t others w orked la te in to the n igh t w ith incom plete com m ittee w ork. A m ong these was the Ex-

The chapter display assembled by Sigma Chapter at Ohio State University took the Convention honors as the best display. The Convention Banquet gave members and their ladies an opportunity to socialize amidst the business-like atmosphere which dominated the official sessions. At the Banquet, Rho Chapter re­ceived the Founders' Award for showing the greatest improvement during the biennium.

B ro the r B ritzius to L am bda Beta C hap te r w hich received it as the ou tstan d in g chap ­te r for the th ird consecutive b ienn ium . T h e F ounders' A w ard, estab lished a t th e p re ­vious C onvention , was presen ted to R ho C h ap te r fo r show ing the g reatest im prove­m ent d u r in g the b ienn ium .

G ra n d R egent D odd announced th a t two m en had been nam ed as O u tstan d in g D ele­gate by th e C onvention , F rank T . Ph ilpo tt of P i C h ap te r a n d G eorge Puls o f G am m a C hap te r. G reetings from those no t ab le to be presen t w ere then read . Messages were

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ecutive Council which had m et o ften d u r­in g the Convention. A strong effort was m ade to have each c hapte r’s delegation m eet w ith its Regional D irector and the E xecutive Secretary a t free m om ents du rin g the C onvention. In the case of those chap­ters w ith serious p roblem s o r special re­quests, th e delegations m et w ith the en tire Executive Council.

D espite the serious effort to follow the announced agenda, the F inal Convention Session follow ing breakfast on M onday

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alumni news

Richard E. Schueit, Alpha '84, is an assistant su­perintendent of administration for Burlington Northern, Inc., Glendive, MT.

John VV. St. Vincent, Alpha ‘44, is division super­intendent with U.S. Steel, Pittsburgh, PA.

Walter Wyclos, Alpha '54. is a manufacturing director with SM Co., and lives in Afton, MN.

Nils E. Nilsen1 Bela '24, is Chairman, Great Boulder Mines, Melbourne, Australia.

Richard J. Alkema, Bela '49, is director of Mid Africa Operations for IngersoII Rand Co., Nairobi,

Rocer B. Anthony, Bela '62, is chief engineer, product development, Gulf & Western. He resides in Northville1 MI.

Robert J. Cys1 Bela '62, is a project manager with Arthur G. McKee & Co., Chicago. He lives in Glen­view, IL.

F. C. Wheatlake. Bela '69, is with Hydaker-Wheat- Iake Co., Reed City, MI.

Edmund F. Petersen, Jr., Gamma '37, is a consult­ing mining engineer living in Sarasota, FL.

Charles J. Dunn, III, Gamma '49, resides in Okla­homa City, OK.

F.dward J. Buell. Della '17. is Chairman of the Board, Niagara Wire Weaving Co., Niagara Falls,

Georce C. Graf, Della '23, is retired and living in Philadelphia, PA.

Chauncey O. Dewitt, Della '26, is retired and liv­ing in Teaneck, NJ.

J. O. Herbster, Della '29, lives in Warwick, RI.

Charles F. Pacacar, Della 'S3, resides in Bromall,

R orfrt H. Warmelinc, Della '54. is plant manager for Gibson Equipment Co.. Cleveland, OH.

Herbert W. Dornbush, Jr., Della '70, is a systems analyst for National Systems Co., Cleveland, OH.

John L. Petric1 Delta '73, is a process engineer with Lubrizol Corp., Cleveland, OH.

Gordon R, Bell, Epsilon '33, is a self-employed geologist living in Bakersfield. CA.

James R. Dorrance, Epsilon '21, resides in San Diego, CA.

Lloyd W. Lowret, Epsilon '26, lives in Rumsey.

V. K. Johnson, Zela '55. is owner of Beeson-Johnson Assoc.. Lenwood, KS.

Wayne E. Luff, Zela '29, is retired and living in Tarpon Springs, FL.

Robert L. Bocgs, Zela '27, lives in Houston, TX.

A. G. May. Zela '38, is partner. May Engineering Co., Kansas City, MO. He lives in Shawnee Mission. KS.

Paul E. Bercer, Zela '71. is a aerospace technologist with NASA, Hampton, VA.

William K. Freshley, Jr., Zela '61, is a general manager with Allen West, Ltd., Brighton, UK.

Joseph S. Yates, Ela '27, is a consulting engineer living in Wyandotte, MI.

Georce Schwedersky, Thela '22. is a self-employed consultant residing in Westport, CT.

Darwin J. Pope, Theta '23, is self employed and lives in Scarsdale, NY.

Charles D. Preusch, Theta '39. is a senior engineer with Crucible Inc.. Div. of Colt Ind., Pittsburgh. PA.

Clark I. Fellers, Theta '41, is facilities manager for Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY.

William P. Cook, Theta '43, is manufacturing director for Hyster Europe Ltd. He lives in London.

N. Knowlton Kinc, Theta '55, is managing director of Shellinar Embalagem Moderna S.A. He resides in

Jeffrey M. Franklin, Theta '68, is an assistant director, office of management and control. City of New York.

Claude N. Valerius, Iota '25, is self-employed and living in Shreveport, LA.

M. E. Deen, Iota '62, is a superintendent with General Motors Corp. He lives in Defiance, OH.

Robert W. Pasiiby, Kappa '32, is retired and living in Colorado Springs, CO.

Col. Wood Purcell, Afu '33, is retired and resides in Augusta, GA.

Kenneth R. Daniel, Mu '36, is President of Ameri­can Cast Iron Pipe Co., Birmingham, AL.

Herbert H. Gray, Afu '43, is a regional vice presi­dent with Westinghousc Electric Corp. He lives in Atlanta, GA.

Raymond L. Shirt?, Afu '51, is director of produc­tion for L.C.R. Div. of Squibb Corp., Holmdel, NJ. He resides in Brielle, NJ.

T homas J. T errell, Afu '50, is vice president- operations, |. B. Converse & Co., Inc.. Mobile, AL.

JAMES A. BRYANT, Jr., Afu '58, is a staff engineer with Martin Marietta Corp., Orlando, FL.

Randolph W. Priddy, Afu '64, is an electronic engi­neer with the U.S. Army Missile Command. Red­stone. AL. He makes his home in Huntsville. AL.

Gary J. Davis, Afu '69, is a senior process engineer with Monsanto Textiles Co., Decatur, AL.

Jerry M. Trimm, Afu '72. is an industrial engineer with Mead Metals & Minerals. Bessemer, AL and lives in Hueytown, AL.

William D. Jordan, Jr., Afu '73. is a distribution engineer with Alabama Power Co. He resides in Maylene, AL.

Donald A. Duncan. Afu '74, is with Ford Construc­tion Co., Memphis. TN.

Malcolm D. Hall, Afu '74, is a process control engineer with ACIPCO, Birmingham. AL. He lives in Adamsville, AL.

Kenneth J. Enceldinc.er, Xi '51, is a materials test engineer for the Wisconsin Dept, of Trans., Madi­son, WI.

William J. Plummer, Xi '49, has published Friends of the Family, a follow-up to his well received A Quuii in the Family of last year. Both books were published by the Henry Regnery Co., Chi­cago, which has already purchased Brother Plum­mer's third work (Five of a Kind) for release late in 1976. He is living in Las Vegas. NV, with his wife and four children.

Dr. Sherman D. Ansell, Xi '59, is a consultant with the Wisconsin Board of Vocational and Technical Adult Education, Madison, WI.

Michael F. Quirk, Xi '64. is a project engineer with DeLeuw, Cathcr International. He is located in Beirut, Lebanon.

Wesley J. Panzer, Xi '71, is a development engi­neer with Goodyear Tire 8c Rubber Co., Akron, OH. He lives in Cuyahoga Falls. OH.

Russell E. Crawford. Omicron '25, is retired and lives in Lombard, IL.

L. W. Kene, Omicron '31, is self-employed in Waverly, OH.

Herman D. Brice, Omicron '34, is a hydraulic engi­neer with the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA. He lives in Arlington, VA.

Roland F. Krebill, Omicron '38, is self-employed, living in Keokuk, IA.

James Jorcenson, Omicron '42, is an engineering specialist with Goodyear Aerospace Corp.. Litch­field Park. AZ. He resides in Phoenix, AZ.

Robert Erickson, Omicron '48, is an associate with Veenstra Ik Kimm, Urbandale, IA.

Harold R. Hatcher, Omicron '48, is a construction engineer with Stanley Consultants, Inc.. Muscatine, IA.

L. Earl Tabler, Omicron '52, is manager, planning and scheduling for Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA. He lives in Coraopolis, PA.

H arold R. Miller, Omieron '54, is a project engi­neer with Lockheed Missiles 8c Space Co., Inc.. Sunnyvale, CA. He resides in Saratoga. CA.

Kent Anderson, Omieron '69, is government rela- representative for The Trane Co. He lives in

Alexandria. VA.Iver H. Lundcren, JVu '33, is retired and living in tions Sun City. AZ.

chapter news

DETROITICH

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I O T A B E T A C H A P T E R U n iv ers ity o f D e tro it

Improvement in some form or another is the goal of every chapter, and Iota Beta is no ex­ception. The fall, 1975 pledge class consists of nine men, the result of a strong rush pro­gram that every active—and some of our alumni—partici­pated in. Next semester we

least an equal number of men and further improve the overall membership of the chapter.

The chapter's financial situation was improved through a file-cleaning effort conducted early in the semester aimed at streamlining the chapter operation. At the present time we plan to have the chapter house paid off within five to six years.

Seven pledges for the Little Sisters program have been gained this semester, and the Little Sister pledge program has been revamped.

The past year has also seen our active members take a greater interest in campus activities outside the Fraternity. Intramural teams in football and basketball have been established and one of the brothers. Laval Perry, has been named captain of the varsity basketball team. Brother Bill Underwood

Happy faces at Delta Beta’s Halloween Costume Party are (left to right) Little Sister Roberta Mil­ler, Brother Jack Bates, and Little Sister Pledge Jane Mimms.

has been appointed as Sports Editor of the school newspaper, the Varsity News. In addition, the chap­ter is going to sponsor a charity benefit called "Kill a Keg for Cancer" with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society in the area.

Upcoming social activities include the bi-annual Engineering riot party and some trips to a few of the away basketball games. The usual parties held at the house are also planned throughout the

D E L T A B E T A C H A P T E R U n iv ers i ty o f L o u isv i lle

LOUISVILLE^ T h e m e m b c r S h iP 'chapter increased | \ afler the initiation

/^KENTUCKY / Tler1 Ple1dSe class- I —< further increase thmembers, great effo

voted to fall rushing. As a : men pledging this fall.

A long range goal of the chapter is the chapter house. During the summei almost became a reality, but due to many difficulties arising, the plans had to be postponed.

The last Pinion, Delta Beta chapter's newsletter, was well received among the alumni. Efforts will be made to communicate as often as possible in the

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L A M B D A B E T A C H A P T E RT e n n e sse e T e c h n o lo g ic a l U n iv ers ity

COOKEVILLE Homecoming 1975, has just passed. At Lambda Beta Chap-

our homecoming activities centered around the fra­

ternity house. Each year we participate in the campus-wide

house decoration competition. It is now traditional for Lambda Beta Chapter to enter and usually win this contest. Our house decorations involve the construction of a scene in the front yard which exhibits the theme of each year's homecoming ac-

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Chapter AddressesALPHA CHAPTER*515 Tenth Avenue, S.E.Minneapolis, MN 55414

BETA CHAPTER*Box 77. R oute#I Houghton, MI 49931

GAMMA CHAPTERBox 13, Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO S0401

DELTA CHAPTER c/o Dr. Thomas P. Richer 212 Bingham. Case Western Reserve Cleveland, OH 44106

EPSILON CHAPTER North Gate Hall, Room 9 University of California Berkeley, CA 94720

ZETA CHAPTER P.O. Box 3529 Lawrence, KS 66044

IOTA CHAPTER Student Union Building University of Missouri Rolla, MO 65401

MU CHAPTER*304 Thomas Street Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

XI CHAPTER*1633 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

OMICRON CHAPTERTheta Tau Box, Engineering Bldg.Iowa City, IA 52240

PI CHAPTERThornton Hall, University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA 22904

RHO CHAPTERBox 5282. State College StationRaleigh, NC 27607

SIGMA CHAPTER*1946 Indianola Avenue Columbus. OH 43201 TAU CHAPTER*1105 Harrison Street Syracuse, NY 13210

UPSILON CHAPTER*1322 West Cleveland Fayetteville. AR 72701

PHI CHAPTER*416 N. Chauncey Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906

CHI CHAPTER*1614 E. Speedway Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85719

PSI CHAPTER Student Union BuildingMontana College of Mineral Science and Technology Butte, MT 59701

OMEGA CHAPTER*107 Kansas City Street Rapid City, SD 57701

GAMMA BETA CHAPTER School of Engineering 8c Applied Science The George Washington University 725 23rd Street, NW Washington, DC 20006

DELTA BETA CHAPTER*2106 Confederate Place Louisville, KY 40208

EPSILON BETA CHAPTER*478 West Alexandrine Detroit, MI 48201

ETA BETA CHAPTER Cullen College of Engineering Box 7, University of Houston 3801 Cullen Boulevard Houston. TX 77004

IOTA BETA CHAPTER*4026 W- McNichoIs Road Detroit, MI 48221

KAPPA BETA CHAPTER*200 Hillside Starkville, MS 39759

LAMBDA BETA CHAPTER*513 N. Walnut Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501

MU BETA CHAPTER*1210 McCIennan Flint, MI 48504

NU BETA CHAPTER c/o Dr. Harold Jebens Ottensman HaliUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville PlatteviIle1 WI 53818 • Designates a Chapter House.

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AdditionsG A M M A C H A P T E R

1193 Ronald E. VanHoose, Paris, KY1194 Thomas S. Mead, III, Wichita, KS1195 Jesse L. McDaniel, LaJunta, CO1196 Anthony A. Faoro1 Pueblo, CO1197 Jeffery J. Manion, Windsor, CO1198 Kevin H. McCord, Grand Junction, CO1199 Gregory T . Kelleher, Norwalk, CA1200 Randal S. Barnes, Hayden, CO

Z E T A C H A P T E R

769 Richard E. Werp1 Kansas City, KS770 Leon R, Dcchanl, Salina, KS771 Darrell O. Wigton, Girard, KS

M U C H A P T E R

1042 Charles M. Reeves, Vernon, AL 1013 John E. Crowell, Jr., Hanceville, AL1044 William D. Glover, Gurley, AL1045 Philip D. Kimbrell, Montevallo, AL1046 James E. Morris III, Tuscaloosa, AL1047 Dennis R. Runyans, Ashville, AL

O M IC R O N C H A P T E R

849 Thomas F. Brcsaw, Cedar Rapids, IA850 James W. Harris, Hattiesburg, MS851 Gerald R. Newell, Iowa City. IA852 Paul E. Riese1 Davenport, IA853 Michael C. Walleser1 Lansing, IA854 John R. Oehmigen, Keokuk, IA855 Joseph W. Robinson. Jr., Tampa, FL

R H O C H A P T E R

862 Dennis D. Andrews, Durham, NC863 Paul Bowden, Greensboro, NC864 James B. Broome, Jr.. Gastonia, NC865 Michael W. Everett, Jacksonville, NC866 David C. Swicegood, Lexington, NC

T A U C H A P T E R

745 Jose Samper, Bogota, Colombia, S.A.746 James B. Callopy. Huntington, NY

to M em bershipO M E G A C H A P T E R

793 Randy N. Burggraff1 Colton, SD794 Bradley K. Chase, Martin, SD795 Danny R. Coon, Martin, SD796 Timothy F. Haselhorst, Northville1 SD797 Thomas R. Hclma, Rivcrdale, ND798 Robert W. Jacobson, Salem, SD799 Dale L. Kerr, Highmore, SD800 Loring R. Knutson, Norfolk, NE801 Kurt D. Kost, Parkston. SD802 Dale G. Larsen. Colomc, SD803 Michael L. Linde, Custer, SD804 Thomas J. Peterson, Holabird, SD805 Roy D. Rissky, Mitchell, SD806 Brett A. Slenson, Colome1 SD807 Curtis W. Struck, Dimock1 SD808 Randall S. Withee, Colorado Springs, CO

G A M M A B E T A C H A P T E R

548 Michael P. Hubbard, Arlington, VA549 Anthony F. Yuhas, Flint, MI

E P S IL O N B E T A C H A P T E R

269 John T. Jones, Roseville, Ml270 Gordon J. MacKenzic, Detroit. MI271 Monte G Myers, Warren, MI272 Tenance J. Walsh, Detroit, MI

K A P P A B E T A C H A P T E R

240 Dennis R. Anderson, Jackson, MS241 Steven G. Brantley. Jackson. MS242 Everett P. Hailey, Jr., Preston, MS243 Basil B. Hinds, Tupelo. MS244 William K. Hughey, Bay Springs, MS245 Ralph H. Humphries, Durant. MS246 James H. Hyatt, McComb, MS247 Kevin W. Lynch, Starkville, MS248 Mark E. Neumann, Vicksburg, MS249 Richard' E. Forbes. Hon., Starkville, MS

L A M B D A B E T A C H A P T E R

11 Charles L. Smithson, Jr., Indianapolis, IN 147 Arda E. Lee, Hon., Cookeville, TN

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WALES CONVENTION (cont.)found m any m atters still aw a iting action. M a tte ^ B sc u sse d inc luded re lax ing of cur- r ic u la r’s^ stric tions, m ino r R itu a l am end­m ents, ’! and the budget fo r the b ienn ium . T o im prove the cash flow situation , and to underw rite the c o n tin u in g F ra tern ity p rog ram in the face o f in fla tion and sm aller average ,chap ter size, th e C onvention reluc­tan tly approved increases in fees and dues, and set e arlie r dues paym en t dates.

T h e N om ina ting Com m ittee had w orked long to solicit suggestions, to review records, and to /in te rv ie w candidates . I t presented a well-considered slate to w hich w ere added o the r nom ina tions from th e floor. Some cu rren t 'm em bers declined to accept nom ina ­tion . In th e end, th f C onvention elected as E xecutive Council m em bers ones w ith the lowest average age in m em ory, inc lud­ing fou r new to the Council. Even the new m em bers, how ever, b r in g a w ealth of T h e ta

A lpha (cont.)148 Frank E. Anderson, Nashville, TN149 James R. Jett, Jefferson City, TN150 Benjamin E. Lewis, Jr.. Bluff City, TN151 Richard H. Byrn, Dickson, TN152 William S. Dunncbacke, Columbia. TN153 David R. Jennings, Clinton, TN154 Michael R. Leffel, Louisville, KY155 David N. Martin, Gallatin. TN156 Billy R. Milam, Oak Ridge, TN

N U B E T A C H A P T E R

I Thomas R. Amon1 Elkhorn, Wl3 Keith K. Corso, Kenosha. WI4 Gerald L. Dasslcr1 Cleveland, WI5 Kenneth G. Fries, Mcquon, WI6 Harold J. Jebens, Platteville, WI9 Robert J. McKclvcy, Lancaster, WI

10 Taryn S. Nall. Brownton, WI11 Daron F. Patriquen, Oxfordville, WI12 Peter W. Shefte, Janesville, WI13 Robert W. Stenstrom, Rockford, IL14 John I. Boldt, Platteville, WI15 Randy J. Govier, Lancaster, WI16 Jeffrey J. Mantes, Milwaukee, WI17 Robert W. Tamminen, Green Bay, WI18 Richard R. Tubesing, Brookfield. WI

T a u experience to th e ir new offices. Council m em bers fo r the cu rren t b ienn ium are listed on the roster on page two of this

Increasing costs forced the Publica tions C om m ittee to propose, a n d the Convention to a dopt, a lim ited budget for T he G ear. T h e E xtension C om m ittee proposed strong in te rim effort to acquire new chapters. O n m otion of the R esolutions Com m ittee, the C onvention expressed the Fra ternity 's thanks to those deserving such recognition o f th e ir efforts.

F inally, the new officers were installed, the C onvention closed, and those present tu rn ed th e ir a tten tio n to traveling home and to the N ew Year ahead, each w ith a stronger apprecia tion for th e n a tional char­acter of o u r F ra tern ity , and a respect for its ab ility to m ake difficult decisions in a fra te rna l m anner.

19 Donald R. Tuggle, Madison. WI20 Ralph E. Vosters1 Appleton, WI21 William A. Graves, Belmont. WI22 Douglas G. Groversteen, Beloit, WI23 Steven J. Hicks, Madison, WI24 Richard D. Kowalski, Waukesha, WI27 George J. Pruchnofski, Menasha, WI

C hapter News (cont.)tivities. This year the theme for homecoming was "That Was the Way it Was," which is in relation to the up-coming Bicentennial Year. After a design is selected, work usually begins on Friday after­noon. The entire fraternity turns out to work on the decorations. Many Little Sisters, wives, and girl friends help with the construction. Lots of chicken wire and paper napkins are used during the build­ing process. The house becomes the center of ac­tivity where all the brothers can meet returning alumni and welcome them back.

The following morning, which is the day of the homecoming football game, the house decorations are judged. There is a cash award for first and second place. This award is an amount that will repay all our expenses for materials. This year Lambda Beta Chapter won second place in the house decoration competition.

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ALUMNI FIELD SECRETARIES NAMED During the summer of 1975 a new program

was established and communicated to all mem­bers in a IeaHet mailing. The Alumni Field Sec­retary Program appointments made thus far are

ALABAMA-J. M. (Mickey) Trimm, Mu '72, 217 Mt. Vernon Village, Hueytown, AL 35020

INDIANA-Jeffrey W. Lusk, Sigma '74, 927Vi Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805; C. Cade Vemer, Jr., Mu '49, 7340 Steinmeier Dr., Indian­apolis, IN 46250

LOUISIANA-John W. Catledge, Kappa Bela ■75, 868 Martin Behrman Ave., Apt. 8, Metairie, LA 70005

MASSACHUSETTS-Richard D. Ruh, Phi ■70, 121 Florissant Ave., Farmingham, MA 01701

OHIO-Charles G. Nash, Sigma ’75, 566 Tor­rence Lane, Apt. 2, Cincinnati, OH 45208

Any members interested in this program should contact the Executive Secretary for further information.