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Valley Forge provides ideal settingfor Supreme Chapter

National President Lonnie Stricklandaddresses the opening sessionof the 38th Supreme Chapter. The Stouffer's Inn of Valley Forge provided an ideal setting.

During the opening night banquet, we were all entertained by the unique, unusual Durning StringBand, often known as the Philadelphia "Mummers."

It was a grand time! The 38thSupreme Chapter had all theingredients for a great convention.Thirty minutes from downtownPhiladelphia, the Stouffer's Innof Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, pro-vided a comfortable and enjoyablemeeting place. The hotel wasvirtually taken over by the 375+student and alumnus members(and several wives and children)who met for Fraternity businessand to enjoy the enhanced spiritof Fraternalism that can only befound at a Supreme Chapter. Theunseasonably pleasant weather anda countryside so beautiful, and sorich in its history provided manysight-seeing opportunities. Therewere plenty of special events foreveryone to enjoy. And, of course,the most important parts of thegathering were the Supreme Chap-ter sessions where student andalumnus delegates guided Pi KappaPhi into its next two years throughelections, legislation, and resolu-tion.A Supreme Chapter can not be

held without extensive planning.Special recognition goes to theSupreme Chapter Co-Chairmen, EdHook and Bob Austin (both ofAlpha Upsilon, Drexel University),and the many Philadelphia areaalumni who helped coordinate theactivities featured throughout theSupreme Chapter. The openingnight banquet was made a festiveoccasion as many danced to the

unique sound of the DurningString Band. A picnic lunch inbeautiful Valley Forge NationalHistoric Park provided a refreshingbreak "from the action" withentertainment from a fife anddrum marching band. A largecontingent of Pi Kapps journeyedone night to the casinos of At-lantic City. Many also spent anevening at the nearby race tracks.To our knowledge, all returnedwith pocketbooks intact! For thosehardy souls, including NationalPresident Lonnie Strickland, therewas the second biennial 10,000meter (give or take a 1,000 meters!)Founders' Race.A highlight at any Supreme

Chapter is the recognition of themany individuals and chaptersthat have made significant contri-butions to their Fratenrity. BenW. Covington, Jr., Beta Chapter -Presbyterian College, became theFraternity's seventeenth "Mr. PiKappa Phi," recognizing his out-standing devotion and numerouscontributions. Lee McAllister, aleader at his Kappa Chapter and onthe University of North Carolinacampus, was honored as Student ofthe Year. A most important posi-tion in the structure of the Fra-ternity is the Chapter Advisorand for dedicated and successfulwork with the Gamma Xi Chapterat Georgia Southwestern, this year'sChapter Advisor of the Year isBen Hamrick. For the second

Delegates cast their votes during one of five Supreme Chapter sessions.

Many individual delegates actively participated in the Supreme Chapter sessions. Here severalwait to "make their point" during discussion of a motion on the floor.

year in a row, the Area Governorof the Year Award goes to JeffWrisley for his continued effortsin the Michigan-Ohio area. Manyother awards were given through-out the Supreme Chapter and acomplete review is on page three.These awards are but a smalltoken of appreciation for suchloyal, dedicated service and achieve-ment each of these individualsand chapters have given theirPi Kappa Phi.

Each year every Pi Kappa Phichapter selects its own Rose Queen.From all the chapters a singleRose Queen is then selected torepresent the entire Fraternityand this year's most deservingrecipient is the lovely Miss SusanLuanne Payne of Greensboro, NC,representing the Delta Zeta Chapterat Appalachian State Universityin Boone, North Carolina. Moreof the Rose Queen and the RoseQueen finalists are on page four.The few short days of Supreme

Chapter included not only manyspecial events, but also much work.When the Supreme Chaptermeetings were not in session, com-mittees often met, sometimes lateinto the night preparing theirproposals for the floor. Informaldiscussions, debates, and lobbyingefforts could be found whereverdelegates met. Certainly everyonefound something of interest inthe many issues that were dis-cussed.

Of the Supreme Chapter actionsseveral items stand out. FourNational Council Members were re-elected to their current positionswhile three newcomers were electedto serve for the next two years.Thanks to the efforts of SteveRyder, Gamma Chapter - California-Berkeley, a comprehensive reorgani-zation of the Constitution andSupreme Laws was accepted,making the Gold Book easier touse and understand. One thingthat did not happen this SupremeChapter is significant — there wasno fee increase, a move that hasbecome a necessity for otherNational fraternities this year.

Finally, an item of great interest,especially since this conventiontook place in the rich historicalarea around Philadelphia and in the76th year of Pi Kappa Phi. TheSupreme Chapter accepted the Bellas the new public symbol of PiKappa Phi and encouraged allchapters to rally around thissymbol as the Fraternity movestoward such milestones as having100 active chapters.

Valley Forge, the Philly area,and the Pi Kappa Phi memberswho live there, did provide for agreat Supreme Chapter. Anyonewho attended would certainly agree— Pi Kappa Phi is indeed ringingin its fourth quarter of a centuryof existence with pride, enthusiasm,and the expectation and antici-pation for continued progress.

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ThE star andJoni)P. 0. Box 240526, Charlotte, NC 28224

7111 Nations Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28210Founded at the College of Charleston, SC

December 10,1904

—FOUNDERS—Simon Fogarty Andrew A. Kraig, Jr.

L. Harry Mixson

The Star and Lamp An Education Publication1981, Vol LXVII No. 4

Durward W. OwenSteven W. Smith

Editor-in-ChiefManaging Editor

Changes in address should be reported promptlyto the Administrative Office, P.O. Box 240526,Charlotte, NC 28224. Telephone Number(704) 523-6000.THE STAR AND LAMP OF PI KAPPA PHI(ISSN 0038-9854) is published quarterly bythe National Council of the Pi Kappa PhiFraternity, 7111 Nations Ford Road, Charlotte,NC 28210 in the months of February, May,August, and November. The Life subscriptionis $15 and is the only form of subscription.Publications Office, 7111 Nations Ford Road,Charlotte, NC 28210. Second class postagepaid at Charlotte, NC.

MEMBER COLLEGE FRATERNITY EDITORS ASSOCIATION

3 newcomers to theNational Council.As a result of Supreme Chapter

elections, four members of theNational Council were re-elected totheir positions and three new-comers will serve the fraternityfor the next two years. The fol-lowing are brief introductions tolet you meet your National Council:

DR. A. J. STRICKLAND, III —National President.

Re-elected for a second term asNational President, Lonnie alreadyhas served nine years on the council,having also held the positions ofNational Treasurer and NationalVice-President. Lonnie received hisB.S. degree from the University ofGeorgia and his M.S. degree andPh.D. in Business Administrationfrom Georgia State University.He is the Associate Professor ofBusiness Policy and CorporatePlanning with the Graduate Schoolof Business at the University ofAlabama. An alumnus initiate ofOmicron Chapter, Lonnie has al-ways been very involved with theUniversity of Alabama chapter.Lonnie, his wife Kitty and twochildren live in Tuscaloosa, Ala-bama.

DAVID HAROLD JAFFEE —National Vice-President.

Also re-elected this SupremeChapter, David was first electedto the National Council in 1979where he was the chairman of thelocal Supreme Chapter Committeein his home town of Charleston.He graduated from Alpha Chapterat the College of Charleston in1973 after active participation inthe chapter, holding the officesof Archon, Treasurer, Historian,and Chaplain. David continued hisactive involvement with the chap-ter and with the Low Country

Alumni Association in the Charles-ton area. Active in the real estatebusiness, David is the presidentof the Jaffee Realty Company.David and his wife Dolly haveone son.

JOHN M. CASPER —National Treasurer."Jack" joins the National Council

after most recently serving thefraternity as Area Governor in theKansas-Missouri area. A 1968 grad-uate of Drexel University, heserved his Alpha Upsilon Chapteras Archon, Treasurer and RushChairman. Jack just recently movedhis family from Kansas City wherehe was with the Garney Com-panies, Inc. to Miami, Florida,where he is now Comptroller forGang-Nail Systems, Inc. We wel-come Jack to the National Counciland look forward to his serviceover the next two years.

WILLIAM LEE FINNEY —National Secretary.

Bill was first elected to theNational Council in 1979 andre-elected this year for another

Dr. Lonnie Strickland, Omicron - Alabama

LETTERS...

Due to unavoidable conflicts,U. S. Secretary of Energy JimEdwards could not attend SupremeChapter in Philadelphia. We re-ceived the following letter whilethere:

Dear President Stricklandand Brothers in Pi Kappa Phi:

Although I am unable to bepresent at the Thirty-Eighth Su-preme Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi,

I am privileged to join you inspirit on this happy occasion.

I shall always regard my mem-bership in Pi Kappa Phi withequal measures of affection andpride. No public honor or privatesuccess, can ever take the placeof genuine friendship and broth-erhood.

Please accept my greetings andbest wishes for a successful gath-ering.

Fraternally,James B. Edwards

term. Very active with the fra-ternity throughout the seventies,Bill was honored as Area Gover-nor of the Year in 1975 and 1977.He was chairman of the AreaGovernors' Council from 1975-79and worked closely with alumniassociations in Americus, Georgia,and in the Atlanta area. Bill iswith Equitable Life AssuranceSociety in Memphis, Tennessee.Bill and his wife Jane have oneson, Scottie.

DR. WAYNE BUFFINGTON —National Chaplain.

Another newcomer to the Coun-cil, "Buff" is an initiate and chartermember of the Gamma KappaChapter at Georgia Southwestern.Graduate studies earned him anM.A. degree from the Universityof Georgia and a Ph.D. in Psy-chology from the University ofKentucky. Buff is now an As-sistant Professor of Psychologywith Presbyterian College in Clin-ton, South Carolina. Of particularnote, he has done a great deal ofwriting with over 40 publicationsand two books to his credit. He isalso a contributing editor forDelta Airlines in-flight magazine"Sky" and the behavioral scienceeditor for the new ladies magazine"Complete Woman."

JUDGE JAMES C. TURK —National Chancellor.As Chancellor, Judge Turk pro-

vides legal advice to the National

David Jaffee, Alpha - Charleston

Bill Finney, Gamma Xi - Georgia Southwestern Judge Jim Turk, Xi- Roanoke • Dr. Wayne Buffington, Gamma Kappa - GeorgiaSouthern

Council. While earning his A.B.and L.L.B. degrees at RoanokeCollege and Washington & LeeUniversity, Jim was also activewith these schools respective PiKapp chapters, Xi and Rho. Healso earned his J.D. degree atWashington & Lee. His scholastichonors include Phi Beta Kappa,Omicron Delta Kappa, and Orderof the Coif. From 1959-72, heserved as State Senator forVirginia; as minority leader from1963-72. He is now the ChiefJudge, U. S. District Court forthe Western District of Virginia.Judge Turk and his wife, Barbarahave five children and live inRadford, Virginia.

DR. WILLIAM M. EWALD —Member-at-Large.When Phil Tappy stepped down

after ten dedicated years of serviceto the fraternity, it opened up thenew position of Member-at-Large,replacing the Past National Presi-dent position. Bill Ewald, BetaUpsilon - University of Virginia,class of 1964, was elected to thatposition. In addition to his B.A.degree, Bill has also earned anM.A. degree- from - the- College ofWilliam and Mary and a Ph.D.from Emory University, both inPsychology. Bill is currently aProgram Manager with Westing-house Public Applied Systems inColumbia, Maryland, and also op-erates a management consultingbusiness with his wife. They live inWashington, D.C.

Jack Casper, Alpha Upsilon- Drexel

Dr. Bill Ewald, Beta Upsilon - Virginia

Review of Supreme Chapter AwardsAL IL

Pi Kappa Phi Foundation Chairman Ron Krebs (right) presents the "Student of the Year" awardto Lee McAllister of Kappa Chapter at the University of North Carolina.

Ben Hamrick (right) Gamma Xi, Georgia Southwestern, receives his Chapter Advisor of the Yearaward from Lonnie Strickland.

The Omicron Chapter at the University of Alabama received a special recognition award for placingfirst in both intramurals and scholarship this past year. Here Chris Sanders, Archon, accepts theaward from Durward Owen.

MR. PI KAPPA PHIBen W. Covington, Jr., Beta - Presbyterian

STUDENT OF THE YEARMalcolm Lee McAllister, Kappa - UNC-CH

AREA GOVERNOR OF THE YEARJeffrey A. Wrisley, Area IV, Alpha Theta - Michigan State

CHAPTER ADVISOR OF THE YEARBen Hamrick, Gamma Xi - Georgia Southwestern

FOUNDERS' SCHOLARSHIPRichard J. Milan, Jr., Xi - Roanoke College

HOUSER AWARD(Most improved chapter)Beta Phi Chapter, East Carolina

PRESIDENT'S PLAQUE(For nurturing the most comprehensive alumni development program)Kappa Chapter, UNC at Chapel Hill

SERVICE AWARD(For meaningful service to the overall improvement of their community)Gamma Upsilon, Oklahoma State University

EXECUTIVE AWARD(Greatest number of initiates)Alpha Epsilon, University of Florida(62 initiates in 1980-81)

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The Alpha Epsilon Chapter - University of Florida raised more money for Project P.U.S.H. thanany other chapter this past school year ($4001). The Alpha Epsilon delegation accepts theirPresident's Club award. Pictured are (from left): Phil Tappy - P.U.S.H. Project Chairman; BillThorpe; Henry Miyares; Alfredo Hernandez; and Tom Sayre. P.U.S.H. Creator and Designer.

Each year leaders are selected from our student chapters to serve on the Council of Archons,a student advisory board to the Administrative Office and the National Council. Members of thisyear's council are (from left): Dean Hollis, Chi - Stetson; Lenny DePalma, Epsilon Theta - SetonHall; Bob Wambach, Alpha Tau - Rensselaer; Jeff Meister, Delta Chi - Kansas State; Rick Rap-paport, Gamma - California-Berkeley; Jim Rudloff, Delta Gamma - Nebraska-Omaha; Nate Hoff-man, Delta Phi. Radford; Gary Knox, Delta Lambda. North Carolina-Charlotte.

MANAGEMENT AWARD(Highest percentage growth of chapter size)Delta Zeta, Appalachian(233% growth rate in 1980-81)

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONGiven to Omicron Chapter, University of Alabama, for an outstandingyear. They placed both first in scholarship and first in intramuralson their campus.

CHAMPION MASTER CHAPTERS(Chapters receiving a perfect ratingmanagement and programing)UNC-CH - KappaUniversity of Florida. Alpha EpsilonEast Carolina - Beta PhiGeorgia Southwestern - Gamma XiUNC-Charlotte - Delta LambdaAuburn-Montgomery - Epsilon Delta

MASTER CHAPTER AWARD(Chapters meeting criteria inand programing)Penn State - Alpha MuElan - Epsilon AlphaStetson - ChiIllinois - UpsilonTennessee- Alpha Sigma

in all phases of Fraternity

University of Alabama - OmicronUniversity of Virginia - Beta UpsilonLivingston - Gamma AlphaNorth Georgia - Delta BetaRadford - Delta Phi

all phases of Fraternity management

James Madison - Delta TauOklahoma State - Gamma UpsilonCalifornia-Berkeley - GammaLongwood - Epsilon Gamma

PLUS FIVE CHAPTERS(Initiating five more members than the previous year)UNC-Chapel Hill - KappaAlabama - OmicronIllinois - UpsilonOklahoma- Alpha GammaFlorida - Alpha EpsilonSamford - Alpta EtaPenn State - Alpha MuDrexel - Alpha UpsilonDrake - Beta DeltaGeorgia State - Beta KappaTampa - Beta LambdaEast Carolina - Beta PhiWest Virginia Tech - Gamma Zeta

PRESIDENT'S CLUB(Chapters contributing $1,000Florida - Alpha EpsilonGeorgia Southern - Gamma KappaGeorgia Tech - IotaTennessee. Alpha SigmaOklahoma State - Gamma UpsilonAlabama - OmicronPurdue - OmegaPittsburgh. Delta Upsilon

Merit Citation Award WinnersSTAR AND LAMP.

Old Dominion - Gamma BetaUNC-Wilmington - Gamma ThetaGA Southwestern - Gamma XiNorth Georgia - Delta BetaMorehead - Delta EtaAppalachian - Delta ZetaUNC-Charlotte - Delta LambdaWright State - Delta PiBowling Green - Delta SigmaRadford - Delta PhiElon - Epsilon AlphaWinthrop - Epsilon Eta

or more to Project P.U.S.H.)Stetson - ChiRensselaer- Alpha TauTexas A&M - Delta OmegaWest Virginia Univ. - Alpha RhoEast Carolina- Beta PhiSouth Alabama - Gamma PhiSouthern Tech - Epsilon KappaNebraska-Omaha - Delta Gamma

will be reviewed in detail in the next

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Our Beautiful RoseA favorite tradition of every

chapter is the selection of a RoseQueen to represent their chapter.Each year dozens of Rose Queenapplications are submitted to theAdministrative Office, each chap-ter hoping their Rose Queen willbe selected the National RoseQueen. But only one chaptergets that honor and this yearthe honor goes to the Delta ZetaChapter at Appalachian State inBoone, North Carolina.The Delta Zeta Rose Queen,

our National Rose Queen for1981, is Miss Susan Luanne Payneof Greensboro, North Carolina,and a graduate student at Ap-palachian in Speech Pathology/Audiology. To our good fortune,Miss Payne attended the SupremeChapter meeting in Philadelphiaand met many of the delegatesand officials at the meeting. Allagreed she was a most graciousand deserving recipient of Na-tional Rose Queen.

Finalists for the National RoseQueen are picked on the basisof academic performance, activitiesand honors in school, and on anessay response to questions re-garding fraternities. Miss Paynewrote: "Every individual gets outof the fraternity exactly whatthey are willing to put into it.Some use it as a crutch or justsomething to belong to, whileothers put their entire heart andsoul into it and benefit immenselyfrom it."We wish to express our ap-

Miss Susan Payne, Delta Zeta Chapter. Appalachian State Univ.ersity,

preciation and congratulations toPi Kappa Phi Fraternity's newestNational Rose Queen, the Rose

Queen finalists, and the manyother chapter Rose Queens whohave represented our fraternity.

First runner-up: Miss Debbie Klingenbeck,Omicron Chapter - University of Alabama

Second runner-up: Miss Leah Allison Seets,Delta Lambda Chapter - University of NorthCarolina-Charlotte

Third runner-up: Miss Melissa Hannah Miller,Delta Xi Chapter - University of North Alabama

76ers Bobby Jones Honorary P.U.S.H. ChairmanBobby Jones, an all-star basket-

ball forward for the Philadelphia76ers, has been named the Honor-ary Chairman for Project P.U.S.H.A resident of North Carolina,Bobby is a 1974 graduate of theUniversity of North Carolina. Hewas a 1st round draft choice ofHouston in 1974 before beingpicked up by Denver. He wastraded to the 76ers in 1978. Bob-by has played in three all-stargames.Bobby was introduced to the

wonderful work of P.U.S.H.through P.U.S.H. Board ChairmanPhil Tappy. In a taped messageto the 38th Supreme Chapter inPhiladelphia, Bobby mentioned hiscareer victories and defeats, adding"but the defeats I've suffered

WON'T YOU HELP?

seem insignificant compared withthe struggles of the children you'rehelping. They sometimes sufferdefeat hundreds of times a day,but through their determinationand your efforts they've beengiven the chance to achieve mea-surable success."Bobby also gave special recogni-

tion to the sixteen President'sClub chapters who raised $1,000or more for P.U.S.H. last year.These chapters who "Take it tothe Limit" for their nationalservice project will be receivingan 8 x 10 autographed photo ofBobby going up for another bigtwo in a play-off clencher.

Pi Kappa Phi welcomes BobbyJones to our P.U.S.H. Team.

Yes, I would like to give the handicapped a P.U.S.H. My tax-deductiblegift of is made in my name:

(amount enclosed)

As an individual contribution.

On behalf of the chapter.

On behalf of (family, organization or institution)

In memorial to

-

(signature)

[Checks should be made payable to: Pi Kappa Phi Foundation, Inc. (P.U.S.H.)]

Service to others is but the rent we pay to occupy space while here onearth.

Mike O'DonnellDirector of Development - Foundation

MAY ONUS fORS[V[INY HANDCAR(

Bobby Jones, Honorary ChairmanProject P.U.S.H.

Internships aid in Real Life Experiences

III

11'The Wall Street Journal recently

ran a front page article entitled"Summer Internships Receive HighMarks from College Students."Much of the article was summedup by one student who stated,"I've gotten the other side ofWhat they tell you in school. . .all they can really deal with in(the classroom) is theory."

Unfortunately, the student wascorrect in his assessment of therole of the typical college or uni-versity. Further, with many col-leges and universities continuingto cut back or restrict programs—particularly outside the classroom—students find an even larger vacuumin their college experience.

However, Pi Kappa Phi hasbeen increasing its programs tofill the vacuum. Indeed, a majorrole of the fraternity has alwaysbeen to provide real life experiencesin leadership, commitment, service,sociability, and running a business.

Pi Kappa Phi does not dealextensively in theory. We compela young man to deal with the dayto day real life experiences of:- Selling (Rushing)- Financial Management

(Balancig the house Midget)

1111Person lel Management(Motivating the steward, thetreasurer, the pledge trainer, etc.)Sociability (Living together inharmony with dozens of brothers)Loyalty (Accepting a brother be-cause of his Pi Kappa Phi bond)Community (Devoting extrahours to assist others)Soon Pi Kappa Phi will also

provide special practical experi-ences to help with a young man'scareer decision. No one can selecta career for a student, but throughPi Kappa Phi Fraternity's alumninetwork of 30,000 men, we willbe able to place young men insummer internships where they canrealize at first hand the real lifeexperience so greatly needed.

The Wall Street Journal articlecited above conducted a survey ofstudents who experienced the realworld through an internship. Hereare a few quotes from the article:

"Most come bearing little orno practical experience, an abun-dance of preconceptions and fre-quently, a wish to learn all thereis to be taught. They leave, if notmuch richer, invariably wiser."

"Interns feel they learn valuablelessons from their summer work—lessons, they say, that can't betaught in a classroom. Some saytheir career choices have beenaided by their summer duties;others say their eyes have beenopened to the ways of the bigorganizations. And many say theywere pleasantly surprised by theirtreatment at the hands of em-ployers who, they had feared,would be impersonal taskmasters."

"It's been the most worthwhilething I've done since being inschool."

"I've gotten the other side ofwhat they tell you in school.This is definitely an applicationof the theories you get in school.All they can really deal with inschool is theory—you don't havea supervisor and a customer toplease."

If you would like more infor-mation on providing a careerinternship for a Pi Kappa Phistudent, please contact:

Pi Kappa Phi FraternityP. 0. Box 240526

Charlotte, NC 28224

Play Units for the Severely Handicapped

Our national service project con-tinues to grow in so many excitingnew ways, even WE can't keep up

NEWSwith it! This year's theme is "Takeit to the Limit." We intend to dojust that in our quest to give hand i-

An 8 X 10 color version of this picture of Bobby Jones has been signed by Bobby and sent to

all chapters in the President's Club this past year (chapters contributing $1,000 or more to Project

capped people the opportunity tolearn, to play, to laugh, and thechance to live as normal a life aspossible. Sit back and feel proudof your fraternity while I catchyou up on what's happening'.As you may have already dis-

covered, public service ads aboutProject P.U.S.H. are appearing innationally published magazines.Look for them in Time, U. S. News& World Report, Newsweek, andSports Illustrated. Pi Kappa Phi isthe first fraternity to receive thistype of national exposure. Sincereappreciation goes to Bill Loeffler(Rho Chapter - Washington & Lee),an advertising executive serving onthe P.U.S.H. Board of Directors.

Our goal this year is to design,construct, and place SIX P.U.S.H.units – three to be purchased bythe receiving institutions, three tobe given away. The first unit hasalready been purchased by thestate of West Virginia.

P.U.S.H. Designer Thomas Sayrehas formed his own company,Clearscapes, Inc., which will utilizethe expertise of architects andother professionals in the design,construction, and placement ofP .U.S .H . units.

P.U.S.H. has been issued alicense to be a foster care serviceagency in the state of North Caro-lina. This involvement is at nocost to P.U.S.H. and enables usto assist in giving handicapped

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AlumniScholarshipRecipients

Each year the Pi Kappa PhiFoundation awards, two scholar-ships to children of Pi Kappa Phimembers. Congratulations to thispast year's recipients of the award.

Valerie Shirelle Gibson

Valerie Shirelle Gibson. Valerieis the daughter of Henry E. Gibson,an alumnus of Zeta Chapter atWofford College, Spartanburg, SC.The Gibsons live in Columbia, SC.Currently a student at the Uni-versity of South Carolina, Valerieis majoring in Early ChildhoodDevelopment. She plans to gradu-ate in 1983 and find a job teachingon the elementary level.

James A. Parsons

James A. Parsons. Jim is anEngineering Physics student at theUniversity of Illinois. He is anactive member of the UpsilonChapter of Pi Kappa Phi on thatcampus and plans to graduatein May 1982. Jim's father, JohnW.A. Parsons is an initiate of theBeta Zeta Chapter at SimpsonCollege (now an inactive chapter)in Indianola, Iowa. Jim plans tocontinue his studies with graduatework in Engineering.

children a real home, where theycan learn, play, and grow in amore personal environment.

Through continued research andattendance at national symposiums,P.U.S.H. is establishing unprece-dented credibility within the men-tal health field. We are rapidly be-coming a leading authority in thearea of educational and recrea-tional environments for the handi-capped. Now that's exciting!We need your help to continue

our successful work with the handi-capped. To accomplish the modestobjectives of P.U.S.H. this year$117,500 is needed. We are de-pending on our chapters andcorporate grants to contribute$115,000. Faith resides in friendsand alumni of our fraternity todonate the difference. Will youhelp?

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Mr. Pi Kappa Phi

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Ben W. Covington, Jr. was initiated into Beta Chapterat Presbyterian College on February 12, 1930, thus havingbeen a Pi Kappa Phi for over 51 years, and

He has admirably served Pi Kappa Phi as a Chapter Advisorand Area Governor, and

He also served the fraternity as a National Council memberin the capacity of National Secretary, and he is servingPi Kappa Phi and the entire fraternity world as a memberof the Board of Directors of the National InterfraternityConference for a second term, and

He is and has been responsible for nurturing memberactivity beyond the undergraduate ranks through his in-volvement and support of several alumni chapters, and

Brother Covington has given to the fraternity unselfishmonetary support and lives as an example of true fra-ternalism by offering his home and concerns to manyvisiting members of Pi Kappa Phi, and

His devotion to Pi Kappa Phi is visible through his presenceat many Supreme Chapters and Pi Kapp Colleges, and

He has gone to great lengths to make available the op-portunity for his three sons to enjoy the fraternal experi-ence of Pi Kappa Phi as alumni initiates.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That Brother Ben W. Covington,Jr. be extended the fraternity's highest honor in deepappreciation for his past, present, and future involvementand devotion, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the National Council of Pi KappaPhi does hereby declare Ben W. Covington, Jr. is officiallydesignated as Mr. Pi Kappa Phi for 1981.

Butts & Edwards inducted intoPi Kappa Phi Hall of FameOur 40,000 Pi Kappa Phi ini-

tiates have engaged in variedprofessions. Blessed by all mem-bers in their levels of accomplish-ment, there are those who haveexcelled far beyond the norm andtheir achievements are recognizedthroughout the world.

These men who have reachedgreat heights have brought gloryto our fraternity and at the 38thSupreme Chapter we recognizedtwo of our most outstanding byinducting them into the PI KAPPAPHI HALL OF FAME.

James Wallace Butts, betterknown as Wally, was initiatedinto Alpha Alpha Chapter atMercer University on January 21,1925. Following his graduationfrom Mercer in 1928, BrotherButts held various coaching posi-tions until he joined the Uni-versity of Georgia's staff in 1938as an assistant coach and in 1939became head coach for the Georgia

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Bulldogs, a position he held for22 years. During that period,Brother Butts led his teams tofour Southeastern ConferenceChampionships, two Orange Bowlvictories, and victories in boththe Rose and Sugar Bowls. Also,he was chosen to coach nine AllStar Games with only one loss.Brother Wally Butts, though hehas joined the Chapter Eternal,will live on, not only for his ac-complishments, but also for hisbelief in devotion to duty andrefusal to accept less than fulleffort.Our second inductee is con-

temporary and one of our nation'sleaders. In 1972 he chose to putaside his dental practice to servein the South Carolina State Senate.In 1975 he was elected as Gover-nor of South Carolina and isnoteworthy for his creation ofthe South Carolina Energy Re-search Institute, chairing the Na-

The Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity7111 NATIONS FORD ROAD. CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28210

1981-82 STATEMENT

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Payable to Pi Kappa Phi and returnWith this card in envelope provided

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tional Governor's Association Sub-committee on Nuclear Energy andthe Southern Governors' Confer-ence.

In December of 1980 PresidentReagan chose him for a cabinetposition as Secretary of Energy.A position he holds today. Weproudly admit Brother James Bur-rows Edwards, the United StatesSecretary of Energy, to the PI

James Burrows Edwards

KAPPA PHI HALL OF FAME.These names represent men of

our fraternity who have excelledto the highest degree in theirchosen fields of endeavor, andthus have brought honor anddistinction to us, as well as tothemselves. They are men ofcourage and honor, and theirnames shall always remain withus in the years to come.

INDUCTEES TO HALL OF FAME

37th SUPREME CHAPTERCharleston

Thomas Wolfe— Author —

Kappa - Univ. of North Carolina

Joe Sewell— Baseball Great —

Omicron - University of Alabama

Howard Baker-- U.S. Senate Majority Leader —Alpha Sigma - Univ. of Tennessee

38th SUPREME CHAPTERPhiladelphia

Wallace Butts— Football Great —

Alpha Alpha - Mercer University

James Edwards- U.S. Secretary of Energy —Alpha - College of Charleston

Pledging strong this year!Many chapters are reporting

strong pledging efforts this fall.For several chapters, includingBeta, Lambda, and Alpha Iota,this represents a significant turn-around on previous , trends. Con-gratulations on a great effort to:

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

PI KAPPA PHI

Members and associate members of Beta Chapter - Presbyterian College gather outside the Administrative Office. The chapter visited Charlotte togive their new members a tour of the office and to discuss the progress the chapter had made this year. Chapters are always welcome to visit theirfraternity's Administrative Office and several have this fall including Xi - Roanoke, Delta Phi - Radford, and Epsilon Lambda - USC Spartanburg.

Spring CharteringsFour Pi Kappa Phi colonies

are scheduled for chartering inthe spring of 1982. If all goeswell, come the end of this schoolyear, we will welcome the Uni-versity of Kansas, Sacramento StateUniversity, Bradley University

(Peoria, Illinois) and the Uni-versity of Delaware as our newestchapters. Best of luck to thesecolonies as they finalize theirchartering requirements.

Pi Kapp ExpansionGrowth for Pi Kappa Phi is

assured!

Two new colonies have beenformed for Pi Kappa Phi this fall.LaSalle College of Philadelphianow has a group of future PiKappa. Staff member Mike O'Don-nell led an enthusiastic group oftwenty-three men through theinitial steps of colonization. Atanther location, the University of

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Alpha-Charleston 20Beta-Presbyterian 21Gamma-Cal-Berkeley 23Iota-Georgia Tech 23Lambda-Georgia 24Omicron-Alabama 20Psi-Cornell 25Alpha Epsilon-Florida 32Alpha Eta-Samford 28Alpha Iota-Auburn 25Beta Delta-Drake 27Beta Tau-Valdosta 33Beta Phi-E. Carolina 21Gamma Alpha-Livingston 23Gamma Gamma-Troy 33Gamma Xi-Georgia SW 21Gamma Rho-Lander 20Delta Epsilon-Jacksonville 22Delta Lambda-UNC-Charlotte. . 20

Beta Chapterto celebrate75th

Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity's BetaChapter at Presbyterian Collegewill celebrate its 75 years of Broth-erhood on March 5 - 6, 1982. Tocelebrate the 1907 founding ofthe fraternity's second chapter, abanquet, model initiation and manyother activities are being planned.Interested alumni should contactthe chapter at Box 847, Presby-terian College, Clinton, SC 29325.

Louisville in Kentucky, ChapterConsultant Clay Edmonds has laidthe foundations for the successfulreactivation of the Beta GammaChapter which went inactive in1966. May these new coloniesfind Pi Kappa Phi to be an in-valuable and enjoyable comple-ment to their college activities.

Pi Kapp Items...

Dedicating the new flagpole are National President Lonnie Strickland (right) and Ben W. Covington,Ill, Beta - Presbyterian. There is a beautiful redwood plaque beneath the flagpole which reads:

Pi Kappa Phi FraternityDecember 10, 1904College of Charleston

"It is to those men who came after us andare continuing to come in an unbroken stream

that we owe our wonderful Pi Kappa Phi."L. Harry Mixon

Dedicated to Pi Kapps Everywhereby a gift of the Covington Brothers

Alpha 312, Beta 112, Beta 516 and Iota 760

New AdministrativeOffice Flagpolededicated

The newest addition to theAdministrative Office is a beautiful25 foot flagpole amidst a bed ofred roses. We can now proudlyfly our country's and fraternity'scolors. On October 10, 1981,the National Council took a breakfrom their meetings to dedicatethe flagpole to "Pi Kappa every-where" and to thank Ben W.Covington, III (Mr. Pi KappaPhi, 1981) for this most visiblecontribution to our National Head-quarters.

1983 SupremeChapter to be inMobile, AlabamaThe National Council has se-

lected Mobile, Alabama, as thesite for the 39th Supreme Chapter.Mobile was one of three locationsunder consideration for the nextgathering. They earned the con-vention due to the strength oftheir alumni planning committeeand because of conflicts in theother locations, Chicago and At-lanta.

Even the excitment of Supreme Chapterdoesn't disturb this future Pi Kapp. RobertCovington is the son of Maury CovingtonBeta.

A very special thank you to photographer

Tim Ribar for his comprehensive coverage

and "same day" slide presentations at Supreme

Chapter (shown here adjusting his camera

in his temporary workshop). His own business,

Tim Ribar Photography, is located in MyrtleBeach, South Carolina.

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The 38th Supreme Chapter inPhiladelphia was surely one of themore memorable convention weeksin our Fraternity's history. Whocan forget the opening nightparty at the Alpha Upsilon Chapterhouse, Ed King's ritual presentation,the Sunday night banquet withthe local "Mums" entertainingamidst some wild dancing, thepicnic at Valley Forge Park, thetrip to Atlantic City, our beauti-ful and gracious Rose Queen SusanPayne, and the long but productivemeetings of the National Council,Pi Kappa Phi Foundation, Pi KappaPhi Properties, the Area Governors,AND the Supreme Chapter itself.

Yes, it was a good SupremeChapter. Many important legislativeacts were passed on the conventionfloor. But perhaps one piece oflegislation will have the mostfar-reaching impact and standout as a landmark for our fra-ternity in future years. Duringthe fourth session of SupremeChapter on August 18, the dele-gates adopted the bell as theofficial outward symbol andidentity of the Pi Kappa Phi Fra-ternity.A bell as a symbol for our

fraternity — a new concept, buta concept with many soundvirtues. Consider the following:(1) At least nine chapters of

Pi Kappa Phi had a bell on theirhouse premises prior to the Su-preme Chapter action — but itsuse and symbolism varied.(2) The bell already has sym-

bolism: (a) It has religious meaning.Bells are associated with churchesand usually ring to call the cong-regation together. (b) It has apatriotic meaning. The LibertyBell in Philadelphia is a symbolof our country's struggle forfreedom. Both of these existingsymbolic associations for the bellare RESPECTED — the bell is a

The belltolls forPiKappaPhi

symbol of which one can be proud.(3) A natural response to the

ringing of a bell is for people togather (as in the ringing of a churchbell) — a very strong fraternalconcept.(4) The bell is a very pleasing

musical instrument. It appeals tothree of the five senses — touch,sight, AND sound.(5) No other fraternity or

sorority exhibits a bell as the mainsymbol of their organization.

As the symbol of our fraternity,the bell will be exhibited on thegrounds of our many houses acrossthe nation. Our chapters will cometo identify with the bell, just asthe campus and community willcome to identify the bell withPi Kappa Phi. The bell will beour IDENTITY — a source ofpride. Chapters are now encouragedto purchase and display a bell attheir respective chapter houses.

As of yet, no significance hasbeen attached to the bell, but anAd Hoc Committee has been ap-pointed by the National Councilto develop this symbol for furtheraction by the Supreme Chapter of1983. The Committee is chairedby Bert Luer, Florida, 3222 OldOak Drive, Sarasota, FL 33579.Serving with him are Glenn McConnell, Charleston; J. R. Withers,Belmont Abbey; Wayne Buffington,Georgia Southern; and Maury Cov-ington, Presbyterian.

For Whom the Bell Tolls —these words were made famousby Ernest Hemingway. Now thesewords have a new meaning. ThePi Kappa Phi Fraternity . . . ForWhom the Bell Tolls.

The author of this article, BertLuer, is an initiate of the AlphaEpsilon Chapter and a formerstaff member for the fraternity.He has been instrumental in thedevelopment of the "Bell" as ournew symbol.