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

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1 U L i f t 1 1 of THETA TAU F A L L 1975 V O L U M E L X IV N U M B E R I

2 T heta T au D irectory P A S T G R A N D R E G E N T S Erich J. Schrader, Alpha, ( )* Donald D. Curtis, Omicron Hon., ( )* George D. Louderback, Epsilon, ( )* Jamison Vawter1Zeta, ( )* J. Sidney Marine, Eta, ( )* A. Dexter Hinckley, Theta, ( ), 154 Easl Richard J. Russell (Dr.), Epsilon, ( )* River Road. Guilford. Conn Fred Coffman, Lambda, ( )* Charles W. Britzius, Alpha, ( ), 662 Crom- Hirman H. Hopkins, Beta, ( ), 3320 Culver well Avenue, St. Paul, Minn Avenue, Evanston, Willum K. Rey (Prof.), Mu, ( ), P.O. Box John M. Daniels (Dr.), Nu Hon., ( )* 664, University, Ala Russell G. Glass, Sigma, ( ), Saddleback C. Ramond Hanes, Sigma, ( ), 2190 S. Wapak Lane, Gales Mills, Ohio Road, Lima. Ohio Ralph W. Nusser, Zela, ( ), 609 West Dart- Charles E. Wales (Dr.), Epsilon Beta, ( ), mouth, Kansas City, Mo Webster St., Morgantown, W.Va Norman B. Ames, Gamma Beta, ( )* Deceased. E X E C U T IV E C O U N C IL GRAND REGENT...Georce G. Dodd (Dr.), Kan Cunningham Dr., Warren. Mich GRAND VICE REGENT Stephen J. Barth, Tennes. 230 North Franklin, Greensburg, Ind GRAND SCRIBE...Robert E. Pope, Ka IS Sona Lane, St. Louis, Mo GRAND TREASURER GRAND MARSHAL GRAND INNER GUARD Charles W. Britzius, Minne 662 Cromwell Ave., St. Paul, Minn Harvill C. Eaton, Tennesse Box 797, Station B, Vanderbilt Univ.., Nashville. Tenn Ralph H. Wales, Wayr, HiIand Trail, Linden, Mich GRAND OUTER GUARD...John E. Daniel, Alabam, 4548 Sandringham Dr., Columbus, Ohio STUDENT MEMBER...Ronald S. W allace, Alabam, P.O. Box 5772, University, Ala DELEGATE-AT-LARGE...Charles E. Wales (Dr.). Wayne Stah 113 Webster St., Morgantown, W.Va C E N T R A L O F F IC E Robert E. Pope, Kansas '52, Executive Secretary. 13 Sona Lane. St. Louis, Mo A P P O IN T E E S SOUTHERN REGIONAL DIRECTOR... T ommy G. Freeman, Tennessee Tech '74 Arbour East Apt. 164, 6001 Old Hickory Blvd., Hermitage, Tenn CENTRAL REGIONAL DIRECTOR... T homas R. Herman, Louisville ' Tobin Dr., Apt. 102, Inkster, Mich ARCHIVIST. rota 'SI 1430 Raymond Ave., S

3 T h e Gear of T heta Tau F all 1975 Vo lu m e L X lv N umber I J ames M. W alter, Editor-in-Chief 2534 H oneybee L ane M em phis, T ennessee C ontents T h e ta T a u D irectory... 2 Charles E. W ales Convention M arks Fraternity's Seventieth Y e a r... 4 A lum ni N ew s... 8 C h a p te r N e w s C h a p te r Addresses A lp h a -A d d itio n s to M e m b e rsh ip Inform ation C a r d s A lum ni Field Secretaries N am ed Notice: Effective w ith the Spring 1976 issue, T h e G ear of T h eta T a u w ill be edited by B rother Steve A. W illiam s, Lam bda B eta '73, 4701 O ld H ickory Blvd., A pt. A-106, O ld H ickory, T N In m y four years of service to th e F raternity, I have had the opportu n ity to w ork w ith m any people to w hom I am m ost appreciative for assistance. T h is issue is dedicated to all of them, and specifically to m y wife Sue, E xecutive Secretary Bob Pope, Past G rand R egent C harley W ales, G ra n d R egent G eorge D odd, and those a t the George B anta Co. in c lu d in g m y father, M ilton W alter, w ho m ade each issue a reality. JMW. Cover: Seated at the head table at the 1974 Charles E. Wales Convention are (from left to right): Past Grand Regent Russell Glass, Sigma: Grand Vice Regent Stephen Barth, Lambda Beta: Grand Regent George Dodd. Zeta; Past Grand Regent C. Ramond Hanes, Sigma; and Past Grand Regenc Charles Wales.

4 Charles E. Wales Convention M em bers arriving in Indianapolis by air site placed a special b u rd en on th e H ost found the Convention site within easy walking distance, ju st across the p arking lot '74, but it performed in an exemplary man Com m ittee headed by Stephen N orthcraft, from the term inal, at the H ilto n Inn a t the ner, nevertheless. A irport. T h e central location o f the city, C h a p te r displays, set u p before registration on Friday afternoon, D ecem ber 27, however, m ade it possible for those from a num ber of chapters to travel by autom obile were of unusually high quality. Most chapter delegates had seen the Credentials Com a n d to bring a larger delegation. In this regard, L am bda Beta C h ap ter was far ahead m ittee before the C onvention began w ith a of the second place chapter, having registered a t the C onvention 25 m em bers and sign, an education technique developed by problem -solving session using G u id ed D e 4 pledges plu s the alum nus initiated durin g Past G ra n d R egent C harles E. W ales, the C onvention. W ayne State '53, w ho led the session. Later, T h e Convention was hosted by Phi C hapter at P urdue U niversity in Lafayette. T h e vention " T h e C harles E. W ales Conven a resolution was adopted naming the Con distance to Indianapolis from the chapter tion" hono rin g the C harter M em ber of E psilon Beta C h a p te r w ho w ent on to serve on th e T h e ta T a u E xecutive C ouncil as G rand O u te r G uard, G rand In n e r G uard, Grand Vice-Regent, Grand Regent, and currently as Delegate-at-Large. T h e resolution also cited his continuing interest and devotion in serving all engineers as well as those in the Fraternity, a reference to his acknowledged contributions in th e field of engineering education. Also on Friday afternoon, G ra n d Vice- R egent Jo h n M. Dealy, Zeta '58, led a sem inar on parliam entary procedure w hich was to prove very helpful later w hen the C onvention business involved some complicated procedures. T h is session was also well received. Indeed, one resolution adopted la ter provided th a t there be a sim ilar w orkshop a t each Regional C onference and B iennial C onvention in the future. L ater, B rother D ealy was to an nounce his retirem ent from th e E xecutive Council and twice receive a standing ovatio n as the C onvention expressed its thanks for his fifteen years of service to the Fra- Broiher George G. Dodd, Komar '60, re-elected to tern ItY on he national level. A resolution ing the conven- f gratitude noted especially his work in Iel replica of the rew riting the C onstitution and Bylaws, of that facility. P rio r to th e c u rren t biennium, he had

5 served as G rand O u te r G uard and G rand Inner Guard. M em bers a n d th e ir ladies were welcomed a t th e O pening D inner after w hich there w as an interesting presentation by Ken Fries, President of the C olony a t the U n i versity of W isconsin-platteville, w ho p articipated in the open events of the Conventio n along w ith T a ry n N all from that Colony. A second presentation was given by B rother G eorge Puls, Past R egent of G am m a C hapter, w ho had been in stru m ental in getting th a t chapter on a financially sound basis d u rin g the biennium. T h e first official session of th e C onvention was held Friday evening, followed by Comm ittee meetings. Saturday began w ith C h ap ter Officer W orkshops a t breakfast, preceded by a presentation on Professional D evelopm ent by B rother R andy Bates, X i '77, and followed by the Second C onvention Session. A highlight of the C onvention was the to u r of the Indianapolis 500 Speedway and a visit to the m useum there. T h e group picture was taken in th e stands a t the auto race track. Regional L uncheons S aturday noon p rovided the trad itio n a l o p p o rtu n ity for those from each of th e five geographic regions to m eet together to discuss regional m atters a n d to m ake some general plans for the Regional Conferences to be held in Fall, B rother T o m H erm an, Delta Beta '73, Student Member of the Executive Council, led the L eadership D evelopm ent Semin a r on Saturday afternoon. L ater th a t afternoon, th e rep o rt o f the D isciplinary Com m ittee presented some difficult decisions for Convention action. D in n e r was open Saturday evening, follow ed by casual volleyball com petition, and more late-night committee work. Sunday breakfast was accom panied by a full program of presentations by student The meal functions throughout the Convention offered the opportunity for members from each of the regions to get together with national officers and regional directors to develop friendships. m em bers: Peter Checklick, T a u '76, on R ushing; R andy Lewis, Lam bda Beta '75, on Incorporating a C hapter; and Jam es R iner, U psilon '76, also on R ushing. T h e F ourth C onvention Session included the Report by the Committee on W omen Membership. D espite the controversial nature of this subject, the m a tte r was resolved w ithout lengthy discussion on the floor. T h is was possible because m any interested m em bers had been involved in extensive discussion in lhe C om m ittee meetings. T h e C onvention adopted the C om m ittee's Report which proposed no change in the Fraternity s seventy-year tradition as a male fraternity, b u t w hich also included provision for the forw ard-looking action of attem p tin g to a id and cooperate in the future developm ent of a female profes M arks Fraternity s Seventieth Year 5

6 sional engineering fraternity; and provided that the Executive Council assist any chapter having problem s due to its single-sex operation. I n this Session, th e C onvention was actually ru n n in g ahead of the an nounced agenda schedule. At the G rand C hapter M em orial Service later th a t m orning, the Fraternity paid tribute to those m em bers whose deaths had been reported since the previous Conven- A t the luncheon on Sunday the honored guest and speaker was Mr. Jack L. Anson, a m em ber of Phi K appa T a u, w ho is Executive D irector of the N ational Interfraternity Conference. H e noted the sim ilari- In itia te d a t th e cerem ony late Sunday a fternoon was C harles L. Sm ithson, Jr., '66, a m em ber of the local Sigma D elta Phi at T ennessee T ec h w hich becam e L am bda Beta C hapter. T h e in itiatio n team, draw n from student m em bers present a t th e C onvention, as is trad itio n a l, carefully prepared for this m odel cerem ony d u rin g the earlier part of the Convention. T h e R eception and B an q u et provided a h ighlight of the C onvention for m em bers and th e ir ladies. G rand R egent D odd served as toastm aster. T h e R everend Jam es B. Guffey, D elta B eta '62, gave the invocation. A fter introduction of those at the head table, each Past.G rand Regent present ties betw een his fraternity and T h eta T au, spoke briefly. As the earliest G rand R egent and discussed in te rfratern ity cooperation in present, B rother Russell G. Glass, Sigm a solving com m on problem s. '24, spoke first, and received a standing T h e Fifth C onvention Session saw m uch ovation. H e was follow ed on the program tim e devoted to consideration of proposals by Past G ra n d R egents C harles W. Britzius, by the C onstitution and Insignia C om m ittees. In the end, the E xecutive Council was a n d C harles E. W ales, Epsilon B eta '53. A lpha '33, C. R am ond H anes, Sigm a '25, n o t enlarged, and no L ittle Sister insigne Joseph W. Skovholt, A lp h a '31, A rchivist was adopted. How ever, the C onvention did a n d H istorian, presented the Best Newsletter and Best P hotograph A w ards for the am end th e Bylaws to m ake purchase of the T h eta T a u badge optional, although there year e nding Spring, W inners were: m ust be one available for each student L am bda Beta first, Phi second, a n d O m ega m em ber to wear. th ird in the N ew sletter com petition; and 6

7 [Si. Ib Ib Sigma first in the P hotograph com petition. Since there had not been com petitive a th letic play d u rin g the C onvention, R a lp h H. W ales, Epsilon Beta '54, N o rth ern Regional Director, m ade a hum orous presentation in lieu of aw arding a volleyball trophy. Fred E. A rm strong, M u '61, G rand M arshal, presented Sigma C hapter th e aw ard for the best display at th e C onvention; and T hom as R. H erm an, D elta Beta 73, Student M em ber of the C ouncil, announced th a t th e Best P resentation aw ard w ent to L am bda Beta. T h e Erich J. Schrader A w ard, in the form of a heroic size traveling plaque in a d d itio n to a certificate, was presented by received from Past G rand Regents H opkins, N usser, and H inckley, and from Past G ear E ditor Franklin. T h e B anquet Address, " T h e R eal W orld of E ngineering was given by G rand O uter G uard B arth w ho was honored w ith a standing ovation. D uring announcem ents a t the close of the B anquet, Eric P ittelkau, C hi 74, w ho had served as Regent during the Initiation Ceremony, introduced B rother Sm ithson, who was welcomed with a standing ovation. Follow ing the B anquet, some had the rem ainder of the evening free, bu t others w orked late in to the night w ith incom plete com m ittee w ork. A m ong these was the Ex- The chapter display assembled by Sigma Chapter at Ohio State University took the Convention honors as the best display. The Convention Banquet gave members and their ladies an opportunity to socialize amidst the business-like atmosphere which dominated the official sessions. At the Banquet, Rho Chapter received the Founders' Award for showing the greatest improvement during the biennium. B rother B ritzius to L am bda Beta C hapter ecutive Council which had m et often d u r w hich received it as the outstan d in g chapter for the th ird consecutive biennium. T h e m ade to have each c hapter s delegation in g the Convention. A strong effort was F ounders' A w ard, established at th e previous C onvention, was presented to R ho E xecutive Secretary at free m om ents durin g m eet w ith its Regional D irector and the Chapter for showing the greatest improvem ent d u rin g the biennium. ters w ith serious problem s o r special re the C onvention. In the case of those chap G ra n d R egent D odd announced th a t two quests, th e delegations m et w ith the entire men had been named as Outstanding Delegate by th e C onvention, F rank T. Philpott D espite the serious effort to follow the Executive Council. of Pi C h ap ter a n d G eorge Puls of G am m a announced agenda, the Final Convention C hapter. G reetings from those not able to Session follow ing breakfast on M onday be present w ere then read. Messages were (Continued on page 15) 7

8 alumni news Richard E. Schueit, Alpha '84, is an assistant superintendent of administration for Burlington Northern, Inc., Glendive, MT. John VV. St. Vincent, Alpha 44, is division superintendent with U.S. Steel, Pittsburgh, PA. Walter Wyclos, Alpha '54. is a manufacturing director with SM Co., and lives in Afton, MN. Nils E. Nilsen1Bela '24, is Chairman, Great Boulder Mines, Melbourne, Australia. Richard J. Alkema, Bela '49, is director of Mid Africa Operations for IngersoII Rand Co., Nairobi, Rocer B. Anthony, Bela '62, is chief engineer, product development, Gulf & Western. He resides in Northville1 MI. Robert J. Cys1Bela '62, is a project manager with Arthur G. McKee & Co., Chicago. He lives in Glenview, IL. F. C. Wheatlake. Bela '69, is with Hydaker-Wheat- Iake Co., Reed City, MI. Edmund F. Petersen, Jr., Gamma '37, is a consulting mining engineer living in Sarasota, FL. Charles J. Dunn, III, Gamma '49, resides in Oklahoma City, OK. F.dward J. Buell. Della '17. is Chairman of the Board, Niagara Wire Weaving Co., Niagara Falls, Georce C. Graf, Della '23, is retired and living in Philadelphia, PA. Chauncey O. Dewitt, Della '26, is retired and living in Teaneck, NJ. J. O. Herbster, Della '29, lives in Warwick, RI. Charles F. Pacacar, Della 'S3, resides in Bromall, R orfrt H. Warmelinc, Della '54. is plant manager for Gibson Equipment Co.. Cleveland, OH. Herbert W. Dornbush, Jr., Della '70, is a systems analyst for National Systems Co., Cleveland, OH. John L. Petric1Delta '73, is a process engineer with Lubrizol Corp., Cleveland, OH. Gordon R, Bell, Epsilon '33, is a self-employed geologist living in Bakersfield. CA. James R. Dorrance, Epsilon '21, resides in San Diego, CA. Lloyd W. Lowret, Epsilon '26, lives in Rumsey. V. K. Johnson, Zela '55. is owner of Beeson-Johnson Assoc.. Lenwood, KS. Wayne E. Luff, Zela '29, is retired and living in Tarpon Springs, FL. Robert L. Bocgs, Zela '27, lives in Houston, TX. A. G. May. Zela '38, is partner. May Engineering Co., Kansas City, MO. He lives in Shawnee Mission. KS. Paul E. Bercer, Zela '71. is a aerospace technologist with NASA, Hampton, VA. William K. Freshley, Jr., Zela '61, is a general manager with Allen West, Ltd., Brighton, UK. Joseph S. Yates, Ela '27, is a consulting engineer living in Wyandotte, MI. Georce Schwedersky, Thela '22. is a self-employed consultant residing in Westport, CT. Darwin J. Pope, Theta '23, is self employed and lives in Scarsdale, NY. Charles D. Preusch, Theta '39. is a senior engineer with Crucible Inc.. Div. of Colt Ind., Pittsburgh. PA. Clark I. Fellers, Theta '41, is facilities manager for Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY. William P. Cook, Theta '43, is manufacturing director for Hyster Europe Ltd. He lives in London.

9 N. Knowlton Kinc, Theta '55, is managing director of Shellinar Embalagem Moderna S.A. He resides in Jeffrey M. Franklin, Theta '68, is an assistant director, office of management and control. City of New York. Claude N. Valerius, Iota '25, is self-employed and living in Shreveport, LA. M. E. Deen, Iota '62, is a superintendent with General Motors Corp. He lives in Defiance, OH. Robert W. Pasiiby, Kappa '32, is retired and living in Colorado Springs, CO. Col. Wood Purcell, Afu '33, is retired and resides in Augusta, GA. Kenneth R. Daniel, Mu '36, is President of American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Birmingham, AL. Herbert H. Gray, Afu '43, is a regional vice president with Westinghousc Electric Corp. He lives in Atlanta, GA. Raymond L. Shirt?, Afu '51, is director of production for L.C.R. Div. of Squibb Corp., Holmdel, NJ. He resides in Brielle, NJ. T homas J. T errell, Afu '50, is vice presidentoperations,. B. Converse & Co., Inc.. Mobile, AL. JAMES A. BRYANT, Jr., Afu '58, is a staff engineer with Martin Marietta Corp., Orlando, FL. Randolph W. Priddy, Afu '64, is an electronic engineer with the U.S. Army Missile Command. Redstone. AL. He makes his home in Huntsville. AL. Gary J. Davis, Afu '69, is a senior process engineer with Monsanto Textiles Co., Decatur, AL. Jerry M. Trimm, Afu '72. is an industrial engineer with Mead Metals & Minerals. Bessemer, AL and lives in Hueytown, AL. William D. Jordan, Jr., Afu '73. is a distribution engineer with Alabama Power Co. He resides in Maylene, AL. Donald A. Duncan. Afu '74, is with Ford Construction Co., Memphis. TN. Malcolm D. Hall, Afu '74, is a process control engineer with ACIPCO, Birmingham. AL. He lives in Adamsville, AL. Iver H. Lundcren, JVu '33, is retired and living in Sun City. AZ. Kenneth J. Enceldinc.er, Xi '51, is a materials test engineer for the Wisconsin Dept, of Trans., Madison, WI. William J. Plummer, Xi '49, has published Friends of the Family, a follow-up to his well received A Quuii in the Family of last year. Both books were published by the Henry Regnery Co., Chicago, which has already purchased Brother Plummer's third work (Five of a Kind) for release late in He is living in Las Vegas. NV, with his wife and four children. Dr. Sherman D. Ansell, Xi '59, is a consultant with the Wisconsin Board of Vocational and Technical Adult Education, Madison, WI. Michael F. Quirk, Xi '64. is a project engineer with DeLeuw, Cathcr International. He is located in Beirut, Lebanon. Wesley J. Panzer, Xi '71, is a development engineer with Goodyear Tire 8c Rubber Co., Akron, OH. He lives in Cuyahoga Falls. OH. Russell E. Crawford. Omicron '25, is retired and lives in Lombard, IL. L. W. Kene, Omicron '31, is self-employed in Waverly, OH. Herman D. Brice, Omicron '34, is a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA. He lives in Arlington, VA. Roland F. Krebill, Omicron '38, is self-employed, living in Keokuk, IA. James Jorcenson, Omicron '42, is an engineering specialist with Goodyear Aerospace Corp.. Litchfield Park. AZ. He resides in Phoenix, AZ. Robert Erickson, Omicron '48, is an associate with Veenstra Ik Kimm, Urbandale, IA. Harold R. Hatcher, Omicron '48, is a construction engineer with Stanley Consultants, Inc.. Muscatine, IA. L. Earl Tabler, Omicron '52, is manager, planning and scheduling for Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA. He lives in Coraopolis, PA. Harold R. Miller, Omieron '54, is a project engineer with Lockheed Missiles 8c Space Co., Inc.. Sunnyvale, CA. He resides in Saratoga. CA. Kent Anderson, Omieron '69, is government relations representative for The Trane Co. He lives in Alexandria. VA.

10 chapter news I O T A B E T A C H A P T E R University o f D etroit DETROIT ICH Improvement in some form or another is the goal of every chapter, and Iota Beta is no exception. The fall, 1975 pledge class consists of nine men, the result of a strong rush program that every active and some of our alumni participated in. Next semester we least an equal number of men o pledge and further improve the overall membership of the chapter. The chapter's financial situation was improved through a file-cleaning effort conducted early in the semester aimed at streamlining the chapter operation. At the present time we plan to have the chapter house paid off within five to six years. Seven pledges for the Little Sisters program have been gained this semester, and the Little Sister pledge program has been revamped. The past year has also seen our active members take a greater interest in campus activities outside the Fraternity. Intramural teams in football and basketball have been established and one of the brothers. Laval Perry, has been named captain of the varsity basketball team. Brother Bill Underwood has been appointed as Sports Editor of the school newspaper, the Varsity News. In addition, the chapter is going to sponsor a charity benefit called "Kill a Keg for Cancer" with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society in the area. Upcoming social activities include the bi-annual Engineering riot party and some trips to a few of the away basketball games. The usual parties held at the house are also planned throughout the D E L T A B E T A C H A P T E R University o f Louisville LOUISVILLE^ T h e m e m b c rs h ip ' chapter increased \ afler the initiation /^KENTUCKY / Tler1Ple1dSe class- I < further increase th number of members, great effo voted to fall rushing. As a : men pledging this fall. A long range goal of the chapter is the chapter house. During the summei almost became a reality, but due to many difficulties arising, the plans had to be postponed. The last Pinion, Delta Beta chapter's newsletter, was well received among the alumni. Efforts will be made to communicate as often as possible in the Happy faces at Delta Beta s Halloween Costume Party are (left to right) Little Sister Roberta Miller, Brother Jack Bates, and Little Sister Pledge Jane Mimms. L A M B D A B E T A C H A P T E R T e n n e ssee T e c h n o lo g ic a l U n iv ersity COOKEVILLE Homecoming 1975, has just passed. At Lambda Beta Chap- (/ r~tenn* our homecoming activities centered around the fraternity house. Each year we participate in the campus-wide house decoration competition. It is now traditional for Lambda Beta Chapter to enter and usually win this contest. Our house decorations involve the construction of a scene in the front yard which exhibits the theme of each year's homecoming ac- (Continued on page 15)

11 Chapter Addresses ALPHA CHAPTER* 515 Tenth Avenue, S.E. Minneapolis, MN BETA CHAPTER* Box 77. R oute#i Houghton, MI GAMMA CHAPTER Box 13, Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO S0401 DELTA CHAPTER c/o Dr. Thomas P. Richer 212 Bingham. Case Western Reserve Cleveland, OH EPSILON CHAPTER North Gate Hall, Room 9 University of California Berkeley, CA ZETA CHAPTER P.O. Box 3529 Lawrence, KS IOTA CHAPTER Student Union Building University of Missouri Rolla, MO MU CHAPTER* 304 Thomas Street Tuscaloosa, AL XI CHAPTER* 1633 Monroe Street Madison, WI OMICRON CHAPTER Theta Tau Box, Engineering Bldg. Iowa City, IA PI CHAPTER Thornton Hall, University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA RHO CHAPTER Box State College Station Raleigh, NC SIGMA CHAPTER* 1946 Indianola Avenue Columbus. OH TAU CHAPTER* 1105 Harrison Street Syracuse, NY UPSILON CHAPTER* 1322 West Cleveland Fayetteville. AR PHI CHAPTER* 416 N. Chauncey Avenue West Lafayette, IN CHI CHAPTER* 1614 E. Speedway Boulevard Tucson, AZ PSI CHAPTER Student Union Building Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology Butte, MT OMEGA CHAPTER* 107 Kansas City Street Rapid City, SD GAMMA BETA CHAPTER School of Engineering 8c Applied Science The George Washington University rd Street, NW Washington, DC DELTA BETA CHAPTER* 2106 Confederate Place Louisville, KY EPSILON BETA CHAPTER* 478 West Alexandrine Detroit, MI ETA BETA CHAPTER Cullen College of Engineering Box 7, University of Houston 3801 Cullen Boulevard Houston. TX IOTA BETA CHAPTER* 4026 W- McNichoIs Road Detroit, MI KAPPA BETA CHAPTER* 200 Hillside Starkville, MS LAMBDA BETA CHAPTER* 513 N. Walnut Avenue Cookeville, TN MU BETA CHAPTER* 1210 McCIennan Flint, MI NU BETA CHAPTER c/o Dr. Harold Jebens Ottensman Hali University of Wisconsin-Platteville PlatteviIle1WI Designates a Chapter House.

12 alpha Additions to M em bership G A M M A C H A P T E R 1193 Ronald E. VanHoose, Paris, KY 1194 Thomas S. Mead, III, Wichita, KS 1195 Jesse L. McDaniel, LaJunta, CO 1196 Anthony A. Faoro1Pueblo, CO 1197 Jeffery J. Manion, Windsor, CO 1198 Kevin H. McCord, Grand Junction, CO 1199 Gregory T. Kelleher, Norwalk, CA 1200 Randal S. Barnes, Hayden, CO Z E T A C H A P T E R 769 Richard E. Werp1Kansas City, KS 770 Leon R, Dcchanl, Salina, KS 771 Darrell O. Wigton, Girard, KS M U C H A P T E R 1042 Charles M. Reeves, Vernon, AL 1013 John E. Crowell, Jr., Hanceville, AL 1044 William D. Glover, Gurley, AL 1045 Philip D. Kimbrell, Montevallo, AL 1046 James E. Morris III, Tuscaloosa, AL 1047 Dennis R. Runyans, Ashville, AL O M IC R O N C H A P T E R 849 Thomas F. Brcsaw, Cedar Rapids, IA 850 James W. Harris, Hattiesburg, MS 851 Gerald R. Newell, Iowa City. IA 852 Paul E. Riese1 Davenport, IA 853 Michael C. Walleser1Lansing, IA 854 John R. Oehmigen, Keokuk, IA 855 Joseph W. Robinson. Jr., Tampa, FL R H O C H A P T E R 862 Dennis D. Andrews, Durham, NC 863 Paul Bowden, Greensboro, NC 864 James B. Broome, Jr.. Gastonia, NC 865 Michael W. Everett, Jacksonville, NC 866 David C. Swicegood, Lexington, NC T A U C H A P T E R 745 Jose Samper, Bogota, Colombia, S.A. 746 James B. Callopy. Huntington, NY O M E G A C H A P T E R 793 Randy N. Burggraff1Colton, SD 794 Bradley K. Chase, Martin, SD 795 Danny R. Coon, Martin, SD 796 Timothy F. Haselhorst, Northville1SD 797 Thomas R. Hclma, Rivcrdale, ND 798 Robert W. Jacobson, Salem, SD 799 Dale L. Kerr, Highmore, SD 800 Loring R. Knutson, Norfolk, NE 801 Kurt D. Kost, Parkston. SD 802 Dale G. Larsen. Colomc, SD 803 Michael L. Linde, Custer, SD 804 Thomas J. Peterson, Holabird, SD 805 Roy D. Rissky, Mitchell, SD 806 Brett A. Slenson, Colome1SD 807 Curtis W. Struck, Dimock1SD 808 Randall S. Withee, Colorado Springs, CO G A M M A B E T A C H A P T E R 548 Michael P. Hubbard, Arlington, VA 549 Anthony F. Yuhas, Flint, MI E P S IL O N B E T A C H A P T E R 269 John T. Jones, Roseville, Ml 270 Gordon J. MacKenzic, Detroit. MI 271 Monte G Myers, Warren, MI 272 Tenance J. Walsh, Detroit, MI K A P P A B E T A C H A P T E R 240 Dennis R. Anderson, Jackson, MS 241 Steven G. Brantley. Jackson. MS 242 Everett P. Hailey, Jr., Preston, MS 243 Basil B. Hinds, Tupelo. MS 244 William K. Hughey, Bay Springs, MS 245 Ralph H. Humphries, Durant. MS 246 James H. Hyatt, McComb, MS 247 Kevin W. Lynch, Starkville, MS 248 Mark E. Neumann, Vicksburg, MS 249 Richard' E. Forbes. Hon., Starkville, MS L A M B D A B E T A C H A P T E R 11 Charles L. Smithson, Jr., Indianapolis, IN 147 Arda E. Lee, Hon., Cookeville, TN (Continued on page 15) 12

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15 WALES CONVENTION (cont.) found m any m atters still aw aiting action. T a u experience to th e ir new offices. Council M a tte ^ B scu sse d included relaxing of cur- m em bers for the current biennium are r ic u la r s^ strictions, m inor R itu a l am endm ents,! and the budget for the biennium. listed on the roster on page two of this T o im prove the cash flow situation, and Increasing costs forced the Publications to underw rite the c o n tin u in g F raternity C om m ittee to propose, a n d the Convention p rogram in the face o f inflation and sm aller to a dopt, a lim ited budget for T he G ear. average,chapter size, th e C onvention reluctan tly approved increases in fees and dues, interim effort to acquire new chapters. O n T h e E xtension C om m ittee proposed strong and set earlier dues payment dates. m otion of the R esolutions Com m ittee, the T h e N om inating Com m ittee had w orked C onvention expressed the Fraternity's long to solicit suggestions, to review records, thanks to those deserving such recognition and to /in terv ie w candidates. It presented o f th e ir efforts. a well-considered slate to w hich w ere added Finally, the new officers were installed, other nom inations from th e floor. Some the C onvention closed, and those present current'm em bers declined to accept nom ination. In th e end, th f C onvention elected and to the N ew Year ahead, each w ith a tu rn ed th e ir atten tio n to traveling home as E xecutive Council m em bers ones w ith stronger appreciation for the national character of o ur F raternity, and a respect for the lowest average age in m em ory, including four new to the Council. Even the new its ability to m ake difficult decisions in a members, however, bring a wealth of Theta fraternal m anner. Alpha (cont.) 148 Frank E. Anderson, Nashville, TN 149 James R. Jett, Jefferson City, TN 150 Benjamin E. Lewis, Jr.. Bluff City, TN 151 Richard H. Byrn, Dickson, TN 152 William S. Dunncbacke, Columbia. TN 153 David R. Jennings, Clinton, TN 154 Michael R. Leffel, Louisville, KY 155 David N. Martin, Gallatin. TN 156 Billy R. Milam, Oak Ridge, TN N U B E T A C H A P T E R I Thomas R. Amon1Elkhorn, Wl 3 Keith K. Corso, Kenosha. WI 4 Gerald L. Dasslcr1Cleveland, WI 5 Kenneth G. Fries, Mcquon, WI 6 Harold J. Jebens, Platteville, WI 9 Robert J. McKclvcy, Lancaster, WI 10 Taryn S. Nall. Brownton, WI 11 Daron F. Patriquen, Oxfordville, WI 12 Peter W. Shefte, Janesville, WI 13 Robert W. Stenstrom, Rockford, IL 14 John I. Boldt, Platteville, WI 15 Randy J. Govier, Lancaster, WI 16 Jeffrey J. Mantes, Milwaukee, WI 17 Robert W. Tamminen, Green Bay, WI 18 Richard R. Tubesing, Brookfield. WI 19 Donald R. Tuggle, Madison. WI 20 Ralph E. Vosters1Appleton, WI 21 William A. Graves, Belmont. WI 22 Douglas G. Groversteen, Beloit, WI 23 Steven J. Hicks, Madison, WI 24 Richard D. Kowalski, Waukesha, WI 27 George J. Pruchnofski, Menasha, WI Chapter News (cont.) tivities. This year the theme for homecoming was "That Was the Way it Was," which is in relation to the up-coming Bicentennial Year. After a design is selected, work usually begins on Friday afternoon. The entire fraternity turns out to work on the decorations. Many Little Sisters, wives, and girl friends help with the construction. Lots of chicken wire and paper napkins are used during the building process. The house becomes the center of activity where all the brothers can meet returning alumni and welcome them back. The following morning, which is the day of the homecoming football game, the house decorations are judged. There is a cash award for first and second place. This award is an amount that will repay all our expenses for materials. This year Lambda Beta Chapter won second place in the house decoration competition. Dale J. Hotsell Corresponding Secretary

16 T h eta T au F ra ternity 13 Sona L ane S aint Louis, M issouri Address C orrection R equested Return Postage Guaranteed Non-ProBt U.S. POSTAGE PAID Menasha, Wisconsin Permit No. 5 To P aren ts of T h eta T a u s : Your son s G ear of T h e ta T a u is sent to his hom e after graduation. W e hope you enjoy looking through it. I f he no longer lives a t hom e, please send his perm anent address to th e fraternity's C entral Office. T h a n k you. ALUMNI FIELD SECRETARIES NAMED During the summer of 1975 a new program was established and communicated to all members in a IeaHet mailing. The Alumni Field Secretary Program appointments made thus far are ALABAMA-J. M. (Mickey) Trimm, Mu '72, 217 Mt. Vernon Village, Hueytown, AL INDIANA-Jeffrey W. Lusk, Sigma '74, 927Vi Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805; C. Cade Vemer, Jr., Mu '49, 7340 Steinmeier Dr., Indianapolis, IN LOUISIANA-John W. Catledge, Kappa Bela 75, 868 Martin Behrman Ave., Apt. 8, Metairie, LA MASSACHUSETTS-Richard D. Ruh, Phi 70, 121 Florissant Ave., Farmingham, MA OHIO-Charles G. Nash, Sigma 75, 566 Torrence Lane, Apt. 2, Cincinnati, OH Any members interested in this program should contact the Executive Secretary for further information. Jewelry available through Central Office: For Central Office, 13 Sona Lane, St. Louis, Mo