THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU SUMMER 1994

The Boxley bm in Madison, North Carolina, owned hy Alonte Me. Intosh (Tr«nsyfo..·ania '6n) anJ wife JoAnn.

Roy Raymond, Jr. (UC Berkle1• '55) and Craig Raymond of the Raymond 1'inerard.

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

I am pleased to have this opportunity to reflect on my activities and travels

thus far during the 1993-94 academic year. It has been an active year not only for me but for the entire General Frater­nity staff. We are all very pleased with the strong sense of"Fratemity" we have sensed that exists throughout the Phi Kappa Tau Family.

I have participated in more than 40 different Fraternity events outside of Oxford during this period. These in­cluded chartering ceremonies, chapter visits, national interfraternity confer­ences, TEAM Discovery weekends, in­terfraternity award presentations, do­main conferences and, sadly, the funeral of National President Walter "Sonny" Strange.

I have been pleased to observe the significant difference that a few very dedicated and talented young leaders are making in many of our chapters. We will always have chapters "on the move" and those that are falling behind. When I say "on the move" I am refening to those chapters that are cunently rebounding from a slump of one kind or another. These few dedicated and talented young men have a "fire in their belly" to bring about change so that their brothers are truly having, as stated in the mission statement of the Fraternity, a "Quality Fraternity Experience" during their un­dergraduate years. This will translate into an involved, concerned and dedi­cated alumnus after graduation.

We simply will never have too many dedicated alumni assisting our chapters as advisors, Board of Governors mem­bers, House Corporation members or as regional directors (Domain Directors).

This year has found your Fraternity Foundation and the General Fraternity participating in the strategic planning process, something that is long overdue. We will begin to reap the benefits of this process in the very near future.

As part of the General Fraternity's strategic planning process and in an attempt to improve the services provided to our chapters, a survey was conducted within each chapter and colony. 1t re­ceived a very strong response. We are

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just beginning to digest this data, but we do want to thank the men who partici­pated. Those responses will provide sig­nificant input toward the future shaping of our fraternity. We plan to send similar surveys to our alumni ranks.

This spring, we have five "chapter chartering ceremonies" scheduled. We

Out and about­on my mind

have also established new colonies at Clemson University and Southwest Texas State University in the last two months. Growth is very much a part of our plan­ning process, as is working with those chapters that are not currently as suc­cessful as they could be.

We have plans to re-establish or establish new colonies at several more locations next year. We would like very much to expand our presence on the West Coast and in Texas. Your help in identifying viable opportunities will be greatly appreciated.

Thi.s is coming upon the end of my seventh year as your Executive Director. Communication and education continue to be two of our greatest challenges, both with resident counci ls and alumni. We are very pleased to welcome Bill Will­iams (Colorado '76) to the Foundation staff. Bill is going to be developing ways to improve alumni programming while the General Fraternity will continue to search for the "ideal" relative to chapter communications and education.

As we look at the challenges in both the communication and education are­nas, ''change" looms as the operative word. We have in the past focused pri­marily on risk management issues. There are still, and probably always will be, challenges and opportunities there. Now we are ready to move to the broader, proactive areas of education and com­munication.

Whenever change is mentioned, I am reminded of a saying that I like to use/

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when addressing these issues: "The only individual who likes and appreciates change is a wet baby."

Rush is and always will be an inte­gral part of any fraternity chapter 's op­eration. We have seen a drop in the numbers of men and women going through rush almost universaiJy across the countty, but we have not necessarily seen a corresponding drop in the student population. Our "rush depression" as it has been referred to, is to a degree self­inflicted. There is a "changing" attitude in incoming freshman. They are more serious minded and are looking for much more than a "social (party) experience." We are working diligently to "change" the thinking of our members relative to the rush process.

We have developed a new recruit­ment theme, THE FORCE OF MANY. THE POWER OF ONE, designed to help in this process. We have started new colonies with men who are pa1t of this group of"changed" thinkers. They have been and we feel will continue to be very successful. As chapters accept the fact that they have to "change" the way they recruit and dwell on the " total" frater­nity experience, not just the social as­pects, they find their associate numbers going up and the quality of their mem­bership improving significantly. Of course, they also tind their chapter be­gins to be much more successful in their respective Greek community.

I wi II close by saying "thank you" to all of you out there who give of your time and talents so that Pili Kappa Tau can continue to promote "a quality Frater­nity Experience" for our current under­graduate membership and those who will follow.

Those men are all truly proof posi­tive that we do have a GREAT NA­TIONAL FRATERNITY that will con­tinue to grow and prosper.

Fraternally yours,

John M. Green

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5 Follow Your Dream Theta alumnus finds life after IBM isn't all that bad Nu alumnus is a fourth generation member of

Napa Valley's oldest winemaking family

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BY GA IL LANGLEY THE MADISON MESSENGER

A mirror of its own past. today's Boxley lnn in Madison. North Carolina, reflects a yesterday when it was a fash­

IOnable family home. Enter the sprawling white house with dark green shutters now and admire the dwelling of taste that is the essence of Southern Living. Stroll through rooms and behold--not modem matched furniture but antiques and repro­ductions that remind you of days spent long ago at Grandma's house. Dine on a sumptuous breakfast reminiscent of Grandma's cooking as well. Go back in time, here at the Boxley, and recall the good times you had while grow­ing up ...

The Boxley, complete with the first Boxwood's structure on Penn Lane, is probably the town's oldest documented structure. The fir t house, a one-story stntc­ture with a played gable roof and large interior chimney, was built in 1775. In the l820s, the first floor of the two-story home was erected. The second floor was added

Monte and JoAnn are from Austin, Texas. though JoAnn Livesay Mcintosh was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. and grew up in Kentucky. ··1 feel that l've come back to my roots," she said.

Both Mclntoshes were professionals. Monte worked for IBM and had his own furniture refinishing business. JoAnn worked for a neurologist and hung wall coverings, using uphol­stery fabric . They sought a means of escape from their busy lifestyles.

to the Federal-Greek style home during th e 1840s. Later. the one-story. three­room building, which later

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After seeing a fl yer adver­tising The Boxley. they con­sidered checking it out as well as another inn. On a busines trip to Charlotte, Monte came to Madison and spent the night at The Boxley, then explored the house and grounds the next day. He liked what he saw. "It was a most graciou place and set well on the lot. When JoAnn and I discussed opening a bed and breakfa t, we debated whether to buy an old house and start from scratch or get a place already converted i11to an inn. Even though The Boxley is set up fora bed and breakfast, there's a lot to do. I don ' t believe I'll have to want for things to do for quite a while."

ervcd as the kitchen, dining room and bedroom with bath, was moved closer to the large house and was connected to

lcvf- to J..c---~~ ~- Whether a touch of el­egance or simplicity- which­ever the guest prefers-upon

the lower level of the Tuscan-columned porch by a gable­roofed colonnade. The large private home was turned into an inn five years ago by Mike and Staffic Webster, descendants oft he former owners. Present owners Monte and JoAnnMcJn­tosh took over the inn in November 1993 and kept the name The Boxley Inn.

"We loved it for its peaceful, serene, relaxed atmo­phcre:· aid Monte, "and thought it would be nice to share it

with others."

arrival guests are served re­freshments to welcome them to the inn. Breakfast is memo­rable. Home-cooked food grace. the dining room table if there are two or more guests. I fthcrc is onl y one guest, he or she can sit with the hosts in the kitchen . There'sa choiceofa continenta l or a fu ll breakfast consisting of waffles, pancakes or bacon and homemade biscuits. On weekends guests can have a pecial treat, eggs benedict. The meal is included in the room rate: $55 for a single and $60 for a double, plus taxes.

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Recent clients have included businessmen with Mayo Yarn and Pine Hall from Lumberton, North Carolina and Sioux City, Iowa. Other guests have come from as close as Raleigh and as far as New Jersey.

JoAnn plans to change the wallpaper in the dining room.

Bedroom choices are in the main house or at two separate private quarters. The bedrooms here offer much more than the simple and anonymous fumiture of the motel chain. Like the rest of The Boxley, each bedroom is tastefully decorated with an elite mixture of inviting and comfo1table furnishings. The Mclntoshes have combined modem conveniences, antiques and reproductions to achieve

Much of the present wallpaper is similar to its original designs, including a flowered pattern in the living room and den that dates back to the 1940s. "Former families have tried to keep the walls looking original. When the roof leaked and damaged the paper in the upstairs rooms, the Websters replaced it to look as it did before," said JoAnn.

Both Mclntoshes love to work in the yard. Their goal is to plant herb, vegetable and cutting-flower gardens and to spruce up the formal rose gardens in preparation for outdoor weddings.

Several weddings have been booked already. Last year, The Boxley hosted weddings or receptions every weekend

a harmonious whole.

Monte is the avid an­tique collector though JoAnn does enjoy going to auctions with him. "We've already been to some since we got here," she said. In a storage building they have many pieces that need refinishing. Monte also plans to continue updating the house and prop­erty, including adding pri­vate baths in two rooms, building bookshelves in the office, sandblasting and re­painting the fence, and cut­ting back the boxwood.

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LIFE AFTER IBM Monte Mcintosh, Transylvania '60, graduated in 1963 with a degree in business. He worked for IBM from 1964 to 1992. Like a number of people across the country, he took early retirement from IBM during a recent round of downsizing maneuvers. Monte continued to work under contract and worked to develop his furniture refinishing business. [It is estimated that 150,000-plus IBM employees found themselves severed from Big Blue in the company's post-dominance era. There's even a newsletter for former IBM employees, founded by Alexander Auerbach (profiled in the March 13 New York Times). "Out of the Blue" costs $39.95 per year and is available at (800) 871-2583 or P.O. Box 56044, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413.]

Mcintosh has survived post-IBM nicely, thank you. Furniture is his passion. "I love to go to auctions, used furniture barns, shops- the worse the condition of the piece, the happier I get," he said.

Monte and wife JoAnn bought The Boxley in 1993 and moved in the first of December. "There's something to do every day," said Monte. They also survived about the worst winter on record in the area. The story about their inn featured here is reprinted with the permission of Gail Langley, a feature writer for The Messenger.

from April through June. Bookings for special events and overnight visits can be made year round.

As you sit by the warm fireplace at The Boxley, rock on the screened-in side porch or stroll through the rose gar­dens, a peacefulness steals over you. This sensation, combined with the friendli­ness and helpfulness of the innkeepers, should keep visi­tors coming back again and again.

RAYMOND VINEYARD: RooM WITH A VIEW

BY ROY RAYMOND JR. UC-BERKELEY '55

It's 4:30 in the afternoon and Kas McGregor, our public relations person, has just reminded me that I promised to

write a few paragraphs for our spring newsletter. In fact, she h.as reminded me on several occasions and now is giving me the ultimatum to have it fmished by tomorrow morning. This bas propelled me to action and I have begun to strike the computer keyboard with unusual speed and strength, if not accuracy.

The hardest part of tbis assignment, always, is decid­ing what to write about. After gazing outside for about half an hour and trying to come up with a subject, I thought "Why not tell you about what I see on an almost daily basis while looking out my window?"

As I look to the east, I see my Dad 's home and yard. He is rounding the house on his riding lawn mower, cutting grass. He is now 78 years young and has always been the driving force behind the winery. He doesn't work as much in the winery now as in years past, but he still cuts all the lawns and occasionally jumps on a forklift. if you visit the winery and see somebody riding a lawn mower, that will be him! Stop and say hello. He is a generous man with great wit and a zest for life and he enjoys meeting our visitors.

From here, I also have a clear view of the swimming pool and pool house. Those of you who have visited Raymond in its' early years will remember tasting wines in the pool house, as it served the dual purpose of office and tasting room. I think most of you miss the experi.ence of tasting wines by the pool even though we have a fTiendly staff and pleasant surroundings in our new tasting room- but time marches on. We have many more visitors now than we did in the 1970s, and the pool bouse just isn' t large enough anymore.

As I look at the pool area 1 can recall20 years of watching the growth of my family, my brother Walter's family, and the Raymond winery. Many happy hours can be spent remember­ing my two nieces, Stacy and Kristine, and my children, Craig and Terri, growing up amid these friendly family surround­ings. Craig is here working at the winery today; my daughter Terri and Walt's daughters have all worked with us in the past. I like to think that their experiences here have prepared them well for whatever they choose to do in their lives.

As I tum 90 degrees to my left, I look north up the Valley. It 's a wonderful spring day. The sun is shining and the Chardonnay vines are just starting to bud out. The Cabemet is still sleeping, but will also come to life again within the next several days. I can see Mt. St. Helena in the distance and the surrounding hills are emerald green from th is year's ample rainfall. What a beautiful picture-! marvel at it each day and never tire ofit.l see many beautiful places in my travels around the country while representing our wines but none ever com-

pares to this Napa Valley scene. I can see a tractor moving slowly

through the vine rows and I know that it is my son Craig, continuing the work I did for most of my life. J wish I was out on that tractor, but now it is his turn. lt is gratifying when your children think enough of the work you have done in your lifetime to want to continue on the tradition. Our family bas lived in the Napa Valley for over I 00 years, dating back to the time when my mother's grandfather, Jacob Beringer, started Beringer Win­ery with his brother Frederick. This is a hard business to get out of your blood!

If I could tum around and look di­rectly south, through the winery building, 1 would see our two new buildings in place. I'm very proud of Walter for the great job he has done in designing and supervising construction of these buildings. When fmished, there will be no winery in our area more technologically advanced than ours. We are proud of the quality of our wines now, but the buildings and new equipment certainly give us tools to make even better wines. There goes Walt now, checking on the latest progress- he's looking forward to moving our 7,000 barrels into their new home when the barrel warehouse is completed.

Ours is not a business without problems. Pbylloxera is doing its' damage in the valley, competition is increasing, and the economy is not as good as any of us would like. When problems like these seem large and pressing, though, I tum around in my chair and look out the window. The sun is shining, the vines are alive. Mt. St. Helena is in the back­ground, and my son is on a tractor in a vineyard row. Life is good in the Napa Valley. I'll just take a few minutes more to enjoy it, then turn to tackle the problems of the day.

Editor's Note: Roy Raymond wrote this piece for the spring/ summer 1993 issue of the Raymond Newsletter. Raymond was born in St. Helena, California, in 1936. The son of Roy Raymond Sr. and Martha Jane (Beringer) Raymond, be is a

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fourth generation memberofNapa Valley 's oldest winemaking fami ly. Roy majored in marketing at the University of Califor­nia in Berkeley, where he was joined Phi Kappa Tau 's Nu Chapter. He later attended the Uni vers ity of California at Davis as a student of enology and viticulture. After college he returned to work at Beringer Vineyards as vineyard manager.

of Raymond wines both domestically and overseas. We are indebted to James "Gil " Paltridge '32, who met

with Roy to discuss a possible Laurel article. Gil coordinated sending in details and provided another interesting fact. The late Hans Peter Jergens, one of the founders of Nu Chapter in 192 1, was president of Almaden W ineries and also Beringer before being named head of the prestigious California Wine Institute. Roy previous ly worked for Jergens without knowing they were Phi Tau brothers.

In 1978, he joined his brother and father in the construc­tion of the present Raymond winery. Roy is currently president of the winery, as well as marketing director, coordinating sales

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W INERY D ATA

History: First crush, 1974 Yearly production: 165,000 cases Winery capacity: 615,800 fermentation, 97,000 storage Barrel capacity: 324,000 gallons, 5,400 barrels Total capacity (stainless and barrel): 1,036,800 gallons Crushing capacity: 250 tons/day Bottling capacity: 2,500 cases/day Barrel rotation: 20% new oak each year Distribution: Nationally, in restaurants, wine shops and supermarkets

V INEYARD D ATA

Estate acreage: 160 acres Location: 80 acres surrounding the winery atZinfandel Lane and 80 acres

in the Jamison Canyon region ofNapa County Varietals: Chardonnay, Cabemet Sauvignon and Merlot Style: Cordon-pruned, three-wire trellising Yield: Three to four tons/acre Additional sources: 45 growers on contract, Napa/Sonoma counties

Raymond Vineyard and Cellar is located at 849 Zinfandel Lane in St. Helena, California, 94574. Sales and tasting are offered daily. Please call for hours, or for an appointment if you would like to tour the winery (707) 983-3141.

PHI KAPPA TAU PHOTO ALBUM

OuT OF THE

RouGH It ,,·asn 't all work and no play at the Council meeting in March. Pictured above, Executive Director John Green, Councilor Tom /laze/ton, Board Secretary Diane Rouinghaus and National President Rodney Wilmoth during a golf owing.

TALKIN' TuRKEY IN TuscoN The National Council met in March in Tuscon. Those gathered for an owdoor discussion, pictured above. included: Bill Jenkins. Cmig Lillie. Diane Rollinghaus, Chris Watt. Todd Napier, Trenton Haack, Rod Wilmoth, Rod Hart. Steve Brothers and Dave Lapinski.

SuN, STRATEGIC PLANNING The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Executive Commillee met in Santa Fe to discuss strategic planning, among other topics. Those auending (pictured at right} included, back row. /eji to right: John Green, Rod Wilmoth. Ross Roeder. Fred Ali/Is and Don Snyder. Front row: Brent DeVore. Tom Cunningham, facilitator Mary Peterson, Bill Jenkins and Bill Williams.

HAVE BIKES, WILL TRAVEL Phi Taus who are avid motorcycle emhusiasts (including Execu­tive Director John Green. (pictured abo1•e with his son, Matt) met at Gamma Alpha Chapter. Michigan Tech. last summer. A Phi Tau Ride is planned this Sllllllne;. cedi Tom Kunse at Gamma Alpha for more information: (906) 482-5191.

SPOTTED IN

HAWAII Paul Elfers '24. a Founding Father of Omega Chapter. was spoued with his sister-in-law. left. in FebrumJ' by Headquarters· staffer Diane Rottinghaus. who was in Hawaii with Iter husband.

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FRATERNITY FORUM

ANSON AWARD Durward Owen, left, Executive Director of Pi Kappa Phi, received the Jack L. Anson Award for lntetfraternalism. The Phi Kappa Tau Award was presented by Executive Director John Green. right, at a Pi Kappa Phi President 's Academy held in Charlotte, North Carolina, in January.

THOMPSON TO HEAD UP SEIFC Bruce S. Thompson, a sophomore biol­ogy major at the University ofLouisville and member of Beta Beta Chapter, was elected President of the Southeastern Interfraternity Conference (SEIFC) at its annual Leadership Academy in At­lanta, Georgia, on February 17.

gion. It is one of four regional associa­tions throughout the United States de­signed to bring together institutions and individuals with a commitment to fra­ternity life on college campuses.

SEIFC has a membership of92 col­leges and universities. The Atlanta meet­ing was attended by more than 600 col­legiate delegates and I 00 advisors.

CouNCIL PAssEs

RESOLUTION

SUPPORTING

HousE MoTHERS

Among other items of business at the recent meeting of the Na­

tional Council, a resolution dealing with Housing Directors was adopted. The resolution was passed at the encouragement of Cliff Lilly, Psi '51, and other alumni.

Whereas ... Housemothers and Unit Directors have played an im­portant part in the history and devel­opment of Phi Kappa Tau, and

Whereas ... These individuals have added greatly to the under­graduate experience, providing lead­ership, maturity, education and love/ concern, and

Whereas ... Our undergraduate men benefit greatly from the guiding hand that these individuals provide,

Therefore, Be it Resolved that the National Council ofthePhi Kappa Tau Fraternity strongly recommends that each chapter with a living faci l­ity employ a live-in bouse director.

Very slowly, we are moving back in the direction of housing directors, a move which will ultimately make a significant, posit ive difference in the Fraternity. Our most recent entrant into the house mother business is Beta Kappa Chapter at Oklahoma State University. Thompson was a delegate at the

SEJFC meeting by virtue of his position as Vice President of the University of Louisville Interfraternity Council and as Vice President of Alumni Relations for Beta Beta Chapter. Thompson is the first U of L student and first Phi Kappa Tau member nationally to be elected to this position. He is the son of Bruce and Robin Thompson who live in Enon, Ohio, near Dayton.

PLAN Now TO ATTEND!

SEIFC is a voluntary association of fraternity governing councils from II states in the southeast geographic re-

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52ND B IENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION

AUGUST 1 -7 , 1995

J .W. MARRIOTT, wASHINGTON, D.C.

DELTA CHAPTER

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B LUEGRAss DoMAIN

The 1994 Bluegrass Domain Confer­ence, Strategies for Success, was

held Saturday, February 26. Hosted by Delta Chapter at Centre College, the event drew more than 11 0 brothers and associates representing all seven Blue­grass Domain groups, Delta at Centre, Theta at TransyJvania, Kappa Colony at Kentucky, Beta Beta at Louisville, Delta Beta at Evansville, De lta Theta at Georgetown and Delta Rho at Eastern Kentucky.

Brother Ray Hammond of Centre College gave the general session ad­dress. Small-group activities were orga­nized by fonner Director of Chapter Services Bill Fletcher (new initiates/as­sociates) and Bluegrass Domain Direc­tor Todd Napier(officers). Additionally, Dan Kelley and Jerry Conrad of the National Headquarters staff helped fa­cilitate discussions throughout the day.

A special certificate was presented to Delta Chapter in recognition of its 80th anniversary.

LITTLE LEAVES MIFCA PosT

Phi Kappa Tau Assistant Executive Director Craig Little recently "retired" as the Associate Executive Director of the Mid-American Interfraternity Coun­

cil Association (MIFCA), a volunteer post he bas held since 1987. For MIFCA, Little's responsibilities included officer training, awards,

supervision of a two-day workshop for more than 650 students in the Southern Area Conference and assisting the MIFCA Executive Director, including admin­istering an operating budget in excess of $75,000.

"As Associate Executive Director, Craig was instrumental in the improve­ments MIFCA has made," said Phi Tau Executive Director John Green. "His passion for Greek life and a positive fraternity experience has contributed to the lives of hundreds of young men."

Little has been Assistant Executive Director of Phi Kappa Tau since 1991. He previously was Assistant Director of Student Development!F ratemity Advisor for the University of Oklahoma. A native of Bay Village, Ohio, Little is a graduate of Ohio State University.

INTERNET UPDATE: "GOPHER SITE" ADDED Jason Crawford of Gamma Mu Chap­ter at Bradley Unjversity reminds Phi Tau brothers that there is now a way to keep in touch via electronic mail. There are currently 90 members on his mailing List. Also available is a "gopher site" where brothers can dial into from their mail and get files. Files contain infonna­tion on alumni planning ideas, solutions

to basic chapter problems, chapter histo­ries and other in formation. Contact Crawford for more information, 1511 W. Fredonia Ave., Peoria, lL 6 1606 or caU (309) 672-4385. The mailing list address for Internet users is: prutau@camelot.bradley.edu and the gopher site is gopher lydia.bradley.edu.

15 CHAPTERS REPRESENTED AT LEADERS IV

B aldwin-Wallace College hosted LEADERS IV, the Lake Erie Area

Domain Educational Resource Session, in February. There were 42 attendees representing 1 5 chapters who partici­pated in the day-long leadership devel­opment conference.

Sessi.ons were held on recruiting, finances, alumni involvement, motiva­tion, risk management, college and com­munity involvement and other topical issues.

Special programs were conducted by board members of Phi Kappa Tau's national philanthropy: The Children's Heart Foundation. Members came in from Omaha to preview the new CHF video.

It was a great day for brother­hood, education , idea exchange and plain old fun.

Special thanks to KenJordan,Rick Vomacka, Michael Reed, John Sayers, Todd Rose of Baldwin-Wallace and conference co­chairs Jay McCann and Jeff Rivard for their enthus iasm and hard work.

Baldwin-Wallace College was host for LEADERS IV. the Lake Erie Domain Educational Resource Session. in FebruOJ)'.

SUMMER 1994 II

ALUMNI FACES AND FACTS

G uido Van Hauwermeiren,Spring Hill College '82, has moved to the Paris headquarters of Credit Lyonnais Bank as vice president for southern Europe for two years.

Juan J . Trippe, Mississippi '88, was recently elec­ted president of the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors in West Texas. He lives in Abilene.

William G. Juan Trippe

Schneid er , Jr. , Louisville '70, has been named director of the bicentennial campaign for the University of Louisville. He will be re­sponsible for planning and carrying out a major private fund raising drive to culminate with the university's 200th anniversary in 1998.

Prior to the appointment, Schneider served as U ofL's Director of Develop­ment since 1986. In 1988 he was acting vice president for development and alumni. He received his bachelor's de­gree from the U ofL and master's degree in planning from the University ofTen­nessce.

Schneider is currently president of the Kentuckiana/Ohio River Valley chap­ter of the National Society of fund Rais­ing Executives. He was designated a certified fund raising executive in 1990. His civic involvement includes service as past president of the Tyler Park Neigh­borhood Association and as a member of the transportation committee of Goals for Greater Louisville.

Charles E. Marshall, 11/inois '57, was recently appointed a Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit comprised of Grundy, LaSalla and Bureau counties in Illinois. Marshall has been designated Presiding Judge of the Probate Division, among other du­ties.

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Thomas Claringbold II, D.O., Central Michigan '84, completed medical school at Michigan State University in 1992. He starts a residency in ophthalmology in July, after completing a residency in Detroit. Torn and wife Kimberly are the parents of a son, Thomas Ill.

R. William Burr, Jr., Bethany College '88, moved to Timmonsville, South Caro­lina, recently from Weirton, West Vir­ginia. He is working as a news reporter for WBTW-TV, a CBS affiliate in Flo­rence, S.C.

Kenneth L. Pratt II, Idaho '85, was promoted in October to quality control supervisor at Roseburg Forest Products in Riddle, Oregon. Roseburg is one of the largest plywood mills in the world. Pratt has worked there since 1989 and is responsible for the quaUty of324 million surface feet of plywood per year.

Michael L im Keat Joo, Miami '78, writes that he was married in 1987 and has two daughters, Cannen, three, and Cami llia, 20 months. Joo graduated in 1979 from Iowa Wesleyan. He currently lives with his family in Malaysia.

Patrick F. Meyer, Ohio '90, is em­ployed by the Berea City School District and lives in Strongsville, Ohio. His du­ties include teaching high school En­glish and coaching football , basketball and baseball. Meyer writes: " [would be willing to help out any brother who is seeking employment in the field of edu­cation."

Peter Drexel, Rochester Tech '68, re­cently earned a doctorate in engineering at the University of New Hampshire. During the past four and a half years he organized a research group at Plymouth State College while teaching full time. He has had his work published in seven publications. He will continue teaching at PSC.

Gary L. Pritt, Bowling Green '73, has accepted a new position as vice president of marketing for Zeolitic Technologies

in Akron, Ohio. [Pritt's trip to Russia was featured in the spring Laurel.]

David C urrie, Rensselaer '82, has moved back to Boston. He is an attorney with Choate. Hall and Stewart.

C r aig W. Mueller, Illinois '9 1, will graduate in August with a master's de­gree in aerospace engineering from Geor­gia Tech . His degree includes an empha­sis in structures, materials and design.

Michael Bayer , Miami '88, and Kala Klinger were married in Madison, Wis­consin, on October 16, 1993, in a "Mi­ami Merger." Both are from the Miami class of '9 1 and both work as accoun­tants for Price Waterhouse in Chicago, Illinois.

Since graduating last year, Christopher A. Zindash , Bowling Green '89, worked as a manager for Pizza Hut in Cleveland, Ohio, and is now employed by Rite Aid as a manager. He is engaged to Celeste Burth, also a Bowling Green graduate, with a wedding planned May 14. Partici­pants in the ceremony will include Zindash's Beta Tau brothers including Kurt Nowicki '88 as best man and Lance Seyer '89 and Jason Palisin '90 as ush­ers.

After a wedding trip to St. Marten, the couple plans to li ve in Cleveland, where Celeste is employed with Cuyahoga Savings and plans to continue her education.

Anthony Ray Klein, Idaho '73, has been working in insurance sales for the past ten years. He is with Tony Klein [nsurance in Fruitland, Idaho.

Captain Mark D. Robinson, Louisville '82, writes: "Since graduation my wife and I have enjoyed the rigors and adven­tures of being a military fami ly. For the past eight years we have been ocean­hopping all around the world and have become multilingual. Our family has doubled in size: Rachel Nicole, three years, Sean Keegan, one year. I most recently gave up command of Alpha

Battery, 5TH Battalion, 29TH Field Ar­tillery, Ft. Car on, Colorado. We are currently enjoying ourselves in beautiful Naples, Italy. I have been assigned as the Chief of Budget, Headquarters, South­ern Region Signa l Regiment, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, North Atlan­tic Treaty Organization. We would like to extend an invitation to any of the brothers visiting Europe--stop by for a visit at Villa Robinson! Chiao!"

C hris Ba umann, Southern California '86, graduated in 1988 and worked for two year at Morton Thiokol (Utah) as an aero. pace engineer on the space shuttle program. He returned to graduate school at California Polytechnic State Univer­sity, San Luis Obispo, in 1990 and ob­tained a master of science degree in mechanical engineering. Baumann stud­ied structural design and computer nu­mcncal techniques. After graduation, he helped create and start a company in San Luis Obispo called The Mac Ga­rage--a small computer consulting firm (Apple Macintosh format). He has now started his own company, MacResQ, a consulting partnership in the East Bay area of San Francisco.

Mario R. DiBenedetto, Purdue "85, announces that he became engaged in December to Kathy A. Waters, a 1988 graduate oft he University ofTexas. The wedding is set for September I 0 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

J eff Gilbreath (East Central '89) was married to Monaca Tucker on February 5 in Collinsville, Oklahoma. Gilbreath's Gamma Xi brothers, Joe Parker '86, Glenn Miller '87. and Jeff Bland '89 were all in attendance. Jeff and Monaca have settled in Arlington, Texas.

Please note: The year listed is that brother's year of initiation, rather than graduation.

PHI KAPPA TAU LOCATOR

ALUMNI

Michael McLaughlin (Transylvania '88) recently graduated with a bachelor of arts in international business (minor in philosophy) from T ransylvania and Richmond College London, England. He is interested in a position in event marketing, political campaign management or other marketing related field, anywhere in U.S. or abroad. Write: 3449 Simcoe Court, Lexington, KY 40502 or call (606) 268-2393.

UNDERGRADUATES

Allen Perry, Georgia, May graduate in history. Would like a position as a sales representative, any part of the country. Write: Beta Xi of Phi Kappa Tau, 846 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA 30605 or call: (404) 636-3920.

S. Matthew Tuck , Auburn, June graduate in management information systems. Desires position in software support or as an entry-level systems analyst. southeast U.S. Write: Alpha Lambda of Phi Kappa Tau, 841 W. Magnolia Ave., Auburn, AL 36830 or call: (205) 821-34 18.

WANTED: YouR MEMORABILIA

The minute there's a hint of spring in the air, I start to notice little piles of

winter stuff here and there, taking up space. Little dirty marks on the walls, cobwebs arching between the curtains­and r think " time for spring cleaning.''

We've asked before but we'll ask again. Perhaps you're in the mood to clean out a few things, too. Perhaps you' ll run across something interest­ing-a badge from the 195 I National Convention , a program from yo ur chapter's 50th Founders' Day anniver­sary.

The ational Headquarters and Foundation buildings contain lots of memorabilia like this. We have display cases in our conference room, interest­ing framed photos from the Fraternity's early years, paintings of the Founding Fathers lining the stairway. It gives an air of history to the building. an air of permanence. W c know where we·' c been so we know where we're going.

We are always interested in adding

to our collection. If you have some Phj Tau history tored away in the dark comers of your attic or basement- and you know deep down that one day you' II just toss the stuff(to make room for more stuff)-plcasc consider making a gift of selected items to the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation or Fraternity.

We're interested in photos of all kinds, convention badges, chapter com­posites, pins from local fraternities that later became chapters in Phi Kappa Tau, certificates. awards, yearbooks. what­ever.

Give mea call or write mea note and we can discu how to move the items from your house to ours. Keep us in mind this spring!

Fr ater nally yours,

Jerry Conrad

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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

HARRISON NAMED ALUMNI DIRECTOR AT OHIO u Rick Harrison, Ohio '79, was named Director of Alumni Relations at Ohio University in February. The alumni di­rector also serves as Executive Director ofOU's 133,000-member Alumni Asso­ciation. Harrison has been with OU since 1985, where he first held the position of assistant director and, in 1989, was named associate director of alumni rela­tions.

Before returning to OU, Harrison was Director of Alumni Development

and a Leadership Consultant for the National Fraternity ( 1982-85). He is a 1982 journalism graduate with a major in public relations.

Listed in "Who's Who in the Mid­west" and "Who's Who in American Education," Harrison was one of three administrators to receive an Ohio Uni­versity Outstanding Administrator Award in 1989. He has been named Outstanding Fraternity Chapter Advi­sor seven times at OU as a result of his

GREENE ScHOLAR, CoLLECTOR

MILLER FEATURED IN JouRNAL

Robert Milfer

Dr. Robert H . Miller , Bowling Green '58, was fea­tured in Et Ultra, a journal of research and scholarship at the University of Louisville. Miller, chair of Louisville's En­glish Department,

specializes in the works of the late Brit­ish author Graham Greene. He also has built a world-class collections of rare Greene volumes which he donated to the U ofL Library. Miller has written sev­eral articles and books on Graham. Inci­dentally, Miller was a room mate at Beta Tau Chapter with current Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Executive Vice Presi­dent William D. Jenkins.

CooK HoNORED ev U OF L SGA The University of Louisville Student Government Association presented its 1993 Lawrence-Grever Award to Dr. Larry N. Cook, Louisville '63. The award was presented during half-time ceremonies of the homecoming football game in October. The award recognizes an alumnus who served in student gov­ernment and has since made significant contributions to the community.

Dr. Cook is a physician and profes­sor of neonatal and perinatal medicine at the Un iversity of Louisville, where he received both his BA and MD degrees.

On February I, 1994, Or. Cook was named chairman of the Pediatrics De-

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partment and the Billy F. Edwards En­dowed Chair. He is also associate direc­tor and assistant vice president ofKosair Children's Hospital.

As an undergraduate, Dr. Cook served on the College of Arts and Sci­ences Student Council and was active in Circle K and Alpha Epsi lon Delta pre­med honorary. He was named Outstand­ing Junior Man before accepting early admission to medical school.

Dr. Cook is married to Dr. Christine Young Cook, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the U of L Medical School.

work with Beta Chapter and the Greek system at OU.

In 1991 he was elected to a six-year term on the National Council of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. In addition to serving as Beta Chapter Advisor he is also president of the House Corporation. He has been recognized by the National Fraternity as recipient of the Brandon Outstanding Advisor Award, Phi Award and Presidential Citation.

As Director of Alumni Relations, Harrison has responsibility for the day­to-day operations, personnel manage­ment, budget oversight and program development for the Office of Alumni Relations. Ohio University, founded in 1804, is located in Athens, Ohio, and has a system-wide enrollment of27 ,000.

BILYEU JOINS

KENNEDY CENTER

PRODUCTION

Paul B. Bilyeu, Nebraska Wesleyan '84, has joined the company ofthe comedy who­dunit "Shear Mad­ness" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washing­ton, D.C. Bilyeu, Paul Bilyeu who graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan in 1976 with a degree in interpersonal communications, has j oined the company as Company Manager. He is a native of Omaha, Ne­braska.

Bilyeu previously worked for Trin­ity College in Washington as assistant director of public relations. He has also directed several theatrical productions in the Washington area including "Vani­ties," "Talking With ... " and " Waiting for Go dot."

Buccos AND

BROTHERHOOD

BY JAY McCANN SPRING HILL COLLEGE '74

After the success of last year's Tri­State Domain Night at the ballgame,

there was no doubt that we'd make it an annual event!

Last summer, a hearty band of Phi Taus braved limited parking, strange food products, killer hot dog vendors, bright fireworks and even blatant sing­ing to be a part of the first alumni event in the Pittsburgh area. A great time was enjoyed by all so we now announce: More Fun and Brotherhood.

On Saturday, August 27, the Pitts­burgh Pirates will play the San Fran­cisco Giants for the second annual Phi Tau night at Three Rivers Stadium. If that's not enough excitement, it 's also fireworks night again, so we'll have the ever-exciting pre-game tailgate and someone will probably sing!

Flyers and order forms will be mailed to all area alumni in July. If you'd like to be involved or need further information, please call me at (412) 928-8686 (work) or (412) 695-3938 (home).

CALLING ALL

AUTHORS!

Over the years, many Phi Kappa Tau alumni have written books.

Whether fiction, non-fiction, poetry or class room texts, the National Head­quarters wou ld like to have an autographed copy for our library here in Oxford.

If you have written a book, please send a copy to the National Headquar­ters. Or, if you know of an alumnus author, please send us his name.

It is our goal to recognize all alumni who have achieved personal goals. Dis­playing books by Phi Taus in our Headquarter's libra1y is one way of do­ing this. Thanks!

NEWMAN HoNORED Actor Paul Newman (Ohio '43) received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 66th annual Academy Awards. Newman appeared at the awards show, held March 21, to accept the award.

The award recognized Newman for his philanthropic efforts through "Newman's Own" line of products. He has donated more than $80 million to various philanthropic endeavors.

CLue SEES DoLLARS, FRIENDSHIP GRow

A n investment club Dr. Steve Hall, Transylvania '80, formed with his

Theta Chapter brothers has proved re­warding in many ways. Theta Invest­ments, named for the chapter, involves more than a dozen Transy alumni whose pooled investments are worth about $110,000.

"We've more than doubled our money in the time we've been in exist­ence," said Tim Collins '78 of Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, the club's presiding partner. Yet the group's success goes beyond financial gain.

" It's a way for people who had a great relationship in college to maintain that relationship," said Collins. "All of us have friends and family who marvel at our ability to keep up despite the time

and distance involved." Hall, who lives in Lexington, Ken­

tucky, organized Theta Investments his senior year so be could invest, learn about the stock market, and keep his friends together. Today the club is a legal partnership in Kentucky, with 15 partners.

Club members meet three weekends a year in cities where the partners live. They begin with a "pass the portfolio," when each member updates the others about events in his personal life. Then they discuss investments and make in­vestment decisions. A recent meeting was held during Transy's alumni week­end, when several members celebrated their ten-year class reunion.

HURRICANES, HEALTH CARE ON MY MIND Pictured above are First Lady Hif/01y Rodham Clinton, Phi Kappa Tau Past National President John F. Cosgrove (Florida '68}, a Florida State Representative, and President Bill Clinton. The Clintons were in Florida visiting the area devastated by Hurricane Andrew last fall. Cosgrove also meets regularly with administration officials on health care reform as co-author of Florida 's nationally-recognized reform plan.

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A program pairing fraternity and so­rority communities with local el­

ementary schools has met with great success and has now been adopted on a pilot basis nationwide.

"Adopt-A-School" first started at Miami University in Ohio, Auburn Uni­versity in Alabama, and San Diego State University. Adopt-A-School pairs un­dergraduate volunteers with grade-school children in a personalized relationship. Taking instructions directly from teach­ers, undergraduates act as mentors, coaches, and friends, establishing rela­tionships with children that help to in­crease self-esteem, attendance and grade performance.

In October, the National Interfra­ternity Conference (NIC) announced it would pilot the project at 85 target cam­puses across the U.S., with funding from a $99,500 grant provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan.

Three full-time staff members were hired to represent the NlC, NPC and NPHC. Jennifer Wilber, Alpha Phi, serves as Adopt-A-School Coordinator, and Todd Ledingham, Sigma Tau Gamma, and Shaletha Mitchell, Delta Sigma Theta, serve as Adopt-A-School

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE:

ONE CHILD AT A TIME Representatives. The staffers traveled to the pilot campuses to assist Greek lead­ers in starting the community service program at elementary and middle schools in their area.

"Adopt-A-School volunteers can truly make a difference in the lives of children, and the program will also have a positive impact on the fraternity and sorority members who participate," said Wilber. "Individuals will be rewarded by the effect they have on the future of these young students."

Public schools, burdened with fund­ing cuts and understaffing, are seldom able to provide the type of individual attention that Adopt-A-School brings. In addition to attracting undergraduate Greeks to the program, an Adopt-A­School Alumni Program was pi­loted this fall in ln­dianapol is. Plans call for 50 Adopt­A-School Alumni Programs to be in­stituted throughout thecountryin 1994.

The NIC is currently seeking a three-year grant

from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to continue the undergraduate program. One hundred campuses will be added next year, with a long-range goal of impacting one million school chi ldren annua ll y.

In addition to the NIC, the program is sponsored by the Association of Fra­ternity Advisors, College Fraternity Edi­tors Association, Fraternity Executives Association , National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).

Undergraduate chapters in Phi Kappa Tau interested in participating in Adopt-A-School can call the National Headquarters for more information,(513) 523-4193.

•

Members of Rider College's 13 fraternities and sororities, including Phi Kappa Tau's Delta Psi Chapter, kicked off their participation in the national Adopt-A-School pro­gram in late October at Trenton's Joyce Kilmer School. The Rider Greek system was the fi rst in New Jersey to participate in the pilot program. Rider Greeks volunteer two hours a week at the school, assisting first-grade teachers. Pictured at left, Shaun Stalker. Above, Scott Parker.

Above, an overhead view from TEAM California.

Right. the group attending TEAM California.

Below, members of Beta Beta Chapter with Narional Councilor Todd Napier (back row. far left). during TEAM Georgia.

Below right. the "partner stretch and stand" exercise at TEAM California.

Photos by Craig Little and Joe Fraga.

Above. the group attending TEAM Georgia. Above left, "All Aboard" as this small group .from TEAM Georgia succes,~fillly accomplishes its goal.

M DELTA GAMMA • PHI KAPPA TAU

SUMMER 1994 17

1994 Leadership Academy: August 6-11 Highlights

• All educational sessions and small group discus­sions will be facilitated by Greek life professionals, former staffers, current National officers and volunteers, and some of Phi Kappa Tau's most successful alumni. No other fraternity can match our Academy faculty!

• Back by popular demand! As in 1992, each delegate will be assigned to a small group (no more than 12 ) to discuss team building activities, group dynamics, membership education, recruitment and leadership development.

• New this year is a Sophomore Track de­signed especially for rising chapter leaders. Limited to 60 sophomores, the program focuses on personal development, self-awareness, trends in society and Phi Kappa Tau value-based decision making.

The Phi Kappa Tau Leadership Academy is sponsored and funded by the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation, whose gracious support of educating the future leaders of our Fraternity is greatly appreciated.

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Friday, August 5

2:00PM 7:00 PM 7:00PM

National Council Executive Committee Meeting National Council Meeting Faculty Training (Tappan Hall)

Saturday, August 6

8:30AM 9:30AM 9:30AM Noon 1-5:00 PM 2-7:00 PM 7:30PM 8:30-11:00 11 :00 PM

Continental Breakfast for Council and Faculty National Council Meeting reconvenes Faculty Training continues Council and Faculty Lunch Domain Director Program Registration Opening Welcome Chapter Meeting # I (Groups no larger than 12) Faculty Meeting

Sunday, August 7

8:00AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Non-Denominational Church Service (Optional) 10-5:00 PM Alumni Training Track I 0:00 AM Morning Announcements (Hall Auditorium) 10: 15 AM General Session 1 (Hall Auditorium}-Career Panel 11 :25-12:25 PM Educational Sessions Block I (8) 11 :25-12:25 PM Sophomore Track- Session I 12:30 PM Lunch 2:00 PM Round table Discussions (Optional)

2-5:00 PM

5:30

7:30PM 8:45-10:30 PM 10:30 PM

Recruitment Risk Management Alumni Programming Chapter Apathy Financial Management Public Relations

Open Forum with Leadership Consultants on National Policies

Self Evaluation Meetings with the National Council or Free Time (recreational activities available) Cook-out and T-Shirt Exchange (at the Headquarters and Foundation)

Tours of both buildings will be available General Session 2- EILEEN STEVENS Chapter Meeting #2 Faculty Meeting/Free Time

Monday, August 8

8:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Morning Announcements (Hall Auditorium) 9:15AM General Session 3 (Hall Auditorium)-MARY PETERSON I 0:25-11 :25 AM Educational Sessions-Block II (8) II :35- 12:35 PM Educational Sessions-Block III (8) I 0:25-12:35 PM Sophomore Track- Session 2 12:45 . Lunch 2:00-4:00 PM Chapter Meeting #3 4:00-6:00 PM Volleyball Tournament/Free Time 6:45 PM Group Photo 7:30PM Awa rds Ba nquet I 0:30 PM Faculty Meeting

Tuesday, August 9

7:45AM 8:45-9:45 AM 9:55-10:55 AM II :05-12:05 PM 8:45-1 2:05 PM 12:15 1:30-3:15 PM 3:30 PM 5:00PM 10:30 PM

Breakfast Educational Sessions- Block IV (8) Educational Sessions- Block V (8) Educational Sessions- Block VI (8) Sophomore Track- Session 3 Lunch Chapter Meeting #4 Ritual Reds vs. LA Dodgers Game Faculty Meeting

Wednesday, August 10

8:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Morning Announcements (Hall Auditorium) 9: 15 AM General Session 4-DA VE WESTOL I 0:25-11 :25 AM Educational Sessions-Block VII (8) II :35-12:35 PM Educational Sessions- Block VIII (8) I 0:25-12:35 PM Sophomore Track- Session 3 12:45 PM Lunch 2:00-3:00 PM General Session- Etiquette Training (Hall Auditorium) 3:10-5:00 PM Final Chapter Meeting #5 5:00PM Conclusion of Volleyball Tournament/Free Time 7:30 PM Closing Banquet and Commencement I 0:30 PM Final Faculty Meeting

Thursday, August 11

Departure of all Delegates and Alumni

• Registration fees: $195 per delegate. All registra­tion materials must be returned to the National Headquarters no later than May 15. (Forms received after May 15 are subject to a $20 per delegate late fee .)

• Once again, we will hold a silent auction to benefit the Children's Heart Founda­tion. Bring a newt-shirt and enter it in one of these categories: rush, social, philanthropy, Greek Week or miscellaneous.

• Don't forget to bring display materials for Greek Expo! Programming ideas, publications, photos and other Greek materials from your chapter and/or campus are welcome.

• Leaders from Phi Kappa Tau chapters and colonies across the country, as well as interfraternal friends and alumni, are invited to the Miami University campus every two years for the Academy. Our group is welcome because members have always demonstrated exemplary behavior. Please uphold this trust by observing Phi Kappa Tau's founding principles during your stay.

Any questions??? Please contact Craig Little or Steve Hartman: ( 513) 523-4193.

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~' -4. R ecruihnent is the I i fcblood of all Phi Kappa Tau chapte.s acwss the count')'. If you

know a young man who can both contribute to a chapter and devel.op himself

~ .. ......LJ " through the Phi Kappa Tau experience, we encourage you to fill out th1s form and

send it to the Director of Chapter Services at the National Headquarters. He will see that ~ it is immediately forwarded to the appropriate chapter.

PHI KAPPA TAU We seek legacies and also those young men who have no familiy ties to the Fraternity.

Legacies are defined as the son, brother, nephew or grandson of a member of Phi Kappa

THE FORCE OF MANY Tau. Recruitment is extremely important, and your help in this process is greatly appreciated. Be a part of The Force of Many, The Power of One!

THE POWER OF ONE (Please feel free to aflach an additional sheet (( necessmy)

I recommend: NAME HOME ADDRESS HOME PHONE ( )

SCHOOL ADDRESS SCHOOLPHONE I \

COLLEGE ATTENDING CLASS: SOPHOMORE 0 FRESHMAN 0

FATHER'S NAME FRATERNITY AFFILIATION? MOTHER'S NAME SORORITY AFFILIATION? RELATIVES IN PHI KAPPA TAU NOMINEE'S HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC RECORD, HONORS, ACHIEVEMENTS

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPORTS

HOBBIES

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ONLY A RECOMMENDA T/ON, AND MEMBERSHIP SELECTION IS A DECISION WHICH RESTS ENTIRELY WITH THE INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER. SIGNED YOUR CHAPTER AND YEAR OF INITIATION YOUR ADDRESS

Please mail to: Michael Reed, Director of Chapter Services, Phi Kappa Tau National H eadquarters, P.O. Box 30, Oxford, OH 45056

Thank you .for taking your time 10 recommend a rushee to us.

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J .W. "Bill" Craddock, Jr. Bi ll Craddock, 64, died March 14 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an insur­ance agent for Hayes, Utley & Associ­ates, a Marine Corps veteran of the Ko­rean War and a member of the Univer­sity of Louisville Alumni Association. Craddock associated with Phi Kappa Tau's Beta Beta Chapter in 1949 and was chapter president 1950-51. He was a past memberofthe Board of Governors and served on the organizing committee for Beta Beta 's recent 45th an niversa1y. Survivors include his wife and two daugh­ters.

Robert Mayer Robert Mayer, Pennsylvania '37, died on January 5, 1993. Mayer was an in­strumentation engineer and Fellow of the I.E.E.E. Survivors include his wife, Betty, and three daughters. Mayer was very active in the United Presbyterian Church.

Bruce Thielemann The Rev. Bruce Thielemann, 60, Found­ing Father of Beta Ph i Chapter at Westminster College (initiated in 1952), died in January. He was an internation­ally known preacher who was pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh from 1984 until March 1993. A graduate of Westminster College and the Pitts­burgh Theologica l Seminary, he also held several doctoral degrees. Ordained in 1959, he served the First Presbyterian Church of McKeesport and Glendale Presbyterian Church before becoming dean of the chapel at Grove City College in Mercer County.

Thielemann began preaching for the U.S. Armed Forces at bases world­wide. Through this and other travels, he spent time in 63 nations. Preaching Today, the largest preaching tape ser­vice in the world, reported that his ser­mons were purchased by more clergy than those of any other preacher in the United States. He preached at more than 200collegecampusesand wrote for many magazines and theological journals as well.

Thielemann is survived by his

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mother, Alyce Wheeler Thielemann of Mt. Lebanon, and a brother, Co le Thielemann of Cody, Wyoming.

Edgerton Lynn Watson Colonel Edgerton Lynn Watson, U.S. Army retired, 87, died in December 1993. He was a graduate of Kansas State Uni­versity in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and was initiated into Phi Kappa Tau's Alpha Epsilon Chapter in 1926.

Watson entered the U.S. Army in

1930 and retired in 1960. Upon retire­ment, he returned to Franklin County where he was a member of the Maple Springs Baptist Church and the Ameri­can Legion. He was a Kansas York Rite and a brother in the James A. Johnson Lodge No. 4 13 A.f. and A.M.

Survivors include his wife, Zenobia Baker Watson, daughter, Mrs. David A. Evans, Jr., son, Edgerton Lynn "Eddie" Watson, Jr., a sister, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchi ld.

The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity National Officers Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity Properties, Inc.

National President Dr. Rodney E. Wilmoth Executive Committee National Vice President Stephen Brothers President Robert D. leatherman Executive Director John M. Green Executive V1ce Pres1dent John M. Green Financial Advisor Donald E. Snyder, Sr. Domain Directors National Chaplain Fr. Nicholas R.A. Rachford Allegheny: David Lapinski; A-O.K.: Jon Carley. Education Director Alan Pickering Big Apple: larry Clevenger; Bluegrass: Todd Napier; l egal Counsel John F. Cosgrove Bluegrass West: Tom Temple; Buckeye-Central:

The National Council James M. Barr; Buckeye-North: Greg Heilmeier; The National President, National Vice Presi- Buckeye-South: Ken Jordan; Citrus: vacant;

dent, Financial Advisor. and: C. Brent DeVore, Tren- Cornhusker: Harold Walsh II; Deep South: Dan ton Haack. Rodney Harl, Thomas F. Hazelton, Rich- McOuagge. assistant: Timothy Faris; Empire: va· ard P. Harrison, Jr., Dave Lapinski, Frederick E. cant; Golden Bear-North: Malaquias Pacheco Ill; Mills, Todd Napier, Ross E. Roeder, Wendell E. Golden Bear-South: Roger Gilbert; Great Lakes Smith, Chris Watt. East: James Lahmann; Great Lakes North: vacant;

The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Great Lakes West: vacant; Hawkeye: Chad Wanng: President and CEO Frederick E. Mills Hooster: Charles Ball; Lincoln: Phillip Raso; Lone Executive Vice President William D. Jenkins Star: vacant; Mid-Atlantic: Jeff Brittingham: Pa-Vice President Ross E. Roeder cific Northwest: Mason Rutledge; Patriot: vacant: Treasurer Donald E. Snyder, Sr. Prairie: Rex Johnson; Rocky Mountain: Andrew Secretary Thomas C. Cunningham Paterson; Southeast: R. Alan Cleveland; South-

Trustees: Robert G. Aldridge, John L. west: vacant; Sunshine: vacant; Tar Heel: Jim Bartholomew, Raymond A. Bichimer, C.M. Britt, Ray Robbins; Tidewater: Lt. Donald Mardis; Tri-State: A. Clarke, John F. Cosgrove, Thomas C. Cunningham, Jay McCann, assistant: David Nies; Upstate: Jeff Mel Dettra, C. Brent DeVore. PaulA. Elfers, F. Frederick Lawton. Fether, Lawrence l. Fisher, Hugh C. Fowler, John D. National Headquarters Good, John M. Green, James S. Hamilton, J.K. Executive Director John M. Green Heilmeier, Theodore A. Hendricks, Thomas E. Assistant Executive Director Craig little Hendricks, Dan l. Huffer, William D. Jenkins. Robert Director of Chapter Services Michael K. Reed D. leatherman. Edward L. Marye, James c. McAtee, Director of Publications Elizabeth S. Runyon F.l. McKinley, Frederick E. Mills, Fr. Nicholas R.A. Director of Educational Rachford, Ross E. Roeder, Harold l. Short, Donald Programming E. Snyder, Sr .. Robert F. Tenhover, Carl D. Vance. Director of Expansion Graydon Webb, Dr. Rodney E. Wilmoth. Director of Risk Management

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Executive Vice President William D. Jenkins Services Diane Rottinghaus Director of Development William D. Williams Ill Administrative Secretary Carol Colwell Administrative Assistant Patricia Parker Director of Membership/Secretary Nicole liming Finance Administrator Barbara Fabelo Receptionist Kelly Moore

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Joseph A. Fraga, Theodore S. Kerr Coordinator of Archives

and Permanent Documents Jerry Conrad

FROM MY SIDE OF THE DESK

For years r have stuffed away any number of slips of paper, newspaper

ads, magazine articles and what-have­you which contain some wonderful (and not-so-wonderful) gcmsofthought which I continually search out for ideas for copy.

Some of those gems have identifi­able authors. Many do not. All have, apparently, at one time or another caught my attention. Funny though. I cannot now always recall why a particular item ever caught my eye, Jet alone my interest for some as yet unplanned piece of writ­ing.

One of those curious gems popped up the other day. I have used it often, always careful not to let someone think it is mine. lt says •· ... it co ts more to amuse a kid today than it did to educate his father."

It came home to me this past Christ­mas season.

I had been putting on the Santa Claus gear and spending evenings and weekends in our city park, learning i fthe youngsters had been bad or good and what sort of gifts they anticipated find­ing under their trees.

When my own children were grow­ing up, I had a pretty good grasp of what sort of toys they wanted. Fact is, I even knew what the toy was when they iden­tified it to me!

Not o these days. ine of every ten young. ter who climbed into my lap told me names of toy and games and elec­tronic stuff that were absolutely foreign to me (and I don't mean made in ome occupied country other than our own). I mean I didn't have a clue.

One child. probably all of five, told me he wanted •·so bucks.'' That, I under­stood.

It does co t unbelievably to amuse youngsters today, and it certainly costs like the dickens to educate them, too. I think my fir t year college tuition at Bowling Green wa. less than S I 00 a term. A family friend has said she paid 25 cents per credit hour in the late 1920s at Ohio tate.

What' the point of the co 1 of toys and education? either get les expen­sive. Both get more sophisticated.

So, docs costing more and being that much more intricate and sophisti­cated make things (or education) better? No small is ue for some, but regardle s of which side of that argument you may be on. the fact remains everything asso­ciated with education docs cost more in 1994 than it did in I 974 or 1964 or 1944 or whenever.

In 1945 when Phi Tau's Educa­tional Endowment Fund began (the fore-

Where is Gabby Hayes when you need him?

runner of our Phi Kappa Tau Founda­tion), grams and loans of $25 and $50 were the norm. Today, we need to beef­up our $5,000 assistant hips to attract outstanding candidates.

But over the years, one thing has remained constant. Alumni giving con­tinue to be the common denominator. Small gifts, large gift , medium- ized gifts all make a magnificent difference. A significant percentage of the gifts the Foundation receives is in amounts of $35 and le s. Thirty-five dollars? You bet. You might be surprised what lots of gifts that size can do for some deserving tudent members.

Of cour e, large gifts make their significance known, too. And this may be an excellent time for you to make a gift to our Foundation. One very impor­tant reason i that change in the Federal Tax law which became effective thi year suggest you may have some real advantages in setting up a planned gift or making a donation of property. A key component to tho e change deal with

the AMT (alternative minimum tax). ow it is po sible to convey to our

Foundation owner hip of assets. a' oid­ing capital gain. tax and also the A MT. ( Bcgi nning in 1987, if you were subject to the AMT, you could deduct only the original purcha e price of appreciated assets like real estate and sccuritie . and works of art and antiques constituting per onal property. regardless of their appreciation ince.)

I fyou make a gift of a!; ets to the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation, you can claim a deduction for the full fair market value (the law is now back to its earlier form).

I encourage and urge our alumni to consider helping our staff address the educational needs of our Fraternity by being as generous as possible when a ked to contribute. And yes, gifts can be re­stricted for the use of a specific chapter, giving you the benefit of tax deductibil­ity (providing the money i to be u cd for educational purposes).

Amusing young people is not our mission. Providing educational resources i . That's where you come in.

Come to think of it, not one child mentioned a Roy Roger · six-shooter holster set.

Best fraternal r egards.

Willia m 0 . J enkins

P.S. My topcoat came back. Complete with car keys in the pocket.

SUMMER 1994 23

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alumni 0 'eSOUrces On aiVersity training? · are tfiere any alumni in 11t!f area wlio'a be wif[ing to tall( to me about a career in faw? · liave any pfii tau alumni fieU fiigfi positions in government? · tfo !JOU liave any posters we can use to fie(p in memEersliip recruit-ment? · tfo you liave any vUfeos we can use to lie[p in memEersfiip recruitment? · liow can we

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