1953–54 Volume 78 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

2o6 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for January, 1954
A KNOX WINNER
Float pictured above won prize for Illinois Delta-Zeta
men as most outstanding and original at Homecoming
time.
Fall quarter. In intramurals the Phis have taken first place
in every event. The first cup won was that for voUeybaU.
The week foUowing, the Phis toojc first in cross country,
making it the fourth year in a row. The next cup added
to our mantel was that for the most outstanding and
original Homecoming float. During the last week of the
quarter the intramural ping pong trophy was added to the
collection. Bob Sparks took first place in the interfraternity
golf tournament to make things complete.
Early in the Fall the house was given a coat of white paint
to give it that fresh look for rushing. At present our
very capable Mothers' Club and Alumni Club are preparing
for the complete redecorating of our living room,
including aU new furniture. Pete Hosutt was elected cocaptain
of the Siwash 1954 football team. Of the eight
Phis out for this year's team, six received letters. They
are: Dave Eckley, co-captain, 1953 season, Pete Hosutt,
Frank Scherer, Bob Burden, Carl Hoehn and Jim Jones.
This year there are seven Phis on the Siwash basketball
squad: Captain Dick Culbertson, Karl Hurdle, Bob Hill,
Don Woeltje, Jim Krughoff, Jack Rhiners and Al Stegman.
Of these men, Culbertson, Hurdle and Woeltje are
playing first positions.—DEWITT CASEY, Reporter.
ILLINOIS ETA, University of Illinois.—Our Christmas
formal this year took the form of a She Delta Theta
party, including a party on Friday evening, initiation
and dance Saturday and our annual Christmas Sweetheart
dinner on Sunday. It was a gala weekend. But just to
prove our minds are not on the gals all the time, we
are at the top in the I.M. race. Our footbaU team went
to the semi-finals and the swimming team came through
to defeat all contenders and win a nice trophy. Now
that basketball season is here, our runner-up team of
last year is practicing hard to have another successful
season. Two Phis, Ed Makovsky and Bob Reitsch, are
figured in the mini's hopes for a successful season also.
Hoping to stay in the upper fifteen on campus. lUinois
Eta is also cracking the books as finals are just around
the corner.—CHARLES E. SHEPHERD, Reporter.
ILLINOIS THETA
Lake Forest College
No letter received.
INDIANA ALPHA, Indiana University.—Indiana Alpha
is off to a flying start this year in intramural sports,
and our chances of winning the coveted intramural sports
trophy are excellent. We have already captured the title
of our respective footbaU league and our possibilities are
good for the same in basketbaU. The Indiana Fall Carnival
was a huge success, netting over ^12,000 for the Campus
Chest. Indiana Alpha took top honors. With a theme of
"Moulin Rouge," we won the trophy for the best front
decorations. Homecoming decorations gave us third in a
field of fifty. In the recent class elections, Don Christy
was elected to the office of director of the Junior class.
The I.U. swimming team promises to be much improved.
The two Sophomore standouts are Jim Etter
and Phikeia Larry Good of Lincoln, Neb., who was recently
pledged. Phi Bryce Rhorer is currently serving
as president of A E A, national pre-medical fraternity.
New wearers of the Sword and Shield include Roger
DoUinger, Lloyd Young, Charles Courtis, Joe Burghes and
Roger Woods. Bill Smith and Dick Emmerson have relumed
from the Air Force to enter graduate school here
and are participating in the chapter's activities. Our
annual Christmas service for Phis and their dates was
December 18. This is a tradition started three years ago
and has developed into one of the most impressive of
our many activities. "Bagdad Bash" was the theme of the
pledge dance this year and a most unique array of
costumes was displayed here at Indiana Alpha. As we
return from Christmas vacation, we have final exams
awaiting us and then the start of a new semester.—
ALLEN V. STRONG, Reporter.
INDIANA BETA, Wabash College.—Wabash College
closed the 1953 football season with a respectable 6-2-1
record. Huntsman, Johnson, Siebert, Grayam and Phikeia
Lodovisi won varsity letters. Phikeias Zervos, Parry,
Ridgway, Rizzo, Morgan and Cudak were awarded Freshman
numerals. Stan Huntsman, for the second year in a
row, was selected by his teammates to receive the Pete
Vaughn Most Valuable Player trophy. The chapter is
represented on the varsity basketbaU squad by Hiatt
and Phikeias Nash, Parry, Ridgway, Allen and Schuster.
Nash led Wabash to an 80 to 70 victory over Lawrence,
hitting 12 of 19 field goal attempts. In intramural football
Indiana Beta gained a tie for second place. The
basketball team looks like a good bet to take their third
successive championship as seventeen men, all with high
school or college experience, reported for the first practice
session. Dick Rose and Lynn Ault were elected to Blue
Key recently. The formal Christmas dance was held December
12, with music provided by the Dixielanders. The
Mothers' Club provided the money to remodel the
women's powder room. The installation of plastic wall
tile and flooring was completed in time for Homecoming.
The scholarship picture is looking up as 57% of the
house made better than a 1.5 out of a possible 3.0 at
mid-semester.—JOHN STEWART, Reporter,
INDIANA GAMMA
Butler University
No letter received.
INDIANA DELTA, Franklin College.—Four new
brothers were initiated November 8. They are: Jack
Davis, Ft. Wayne; James G. Sleeves, Ansonia, Conn.;
Milton Alexander and James Kight, Franklin. During
the aftemoon of initiation day, the Franklin Phis and
parents enjoyed the most successful Mothers' Day Spread
in many years. 170 parents, friends and alumni attended
the buSet dinner and the entertaining program staged
by the pledges. The Phis nabbed Homecoming house
decorations for the second time in three years with a
huge lunch counter scene. November 16, the Franklin
alumni honored the active chapter with a chicken dinner
at the Hillview Country Club. Ray Blackwell, an alumnus
of the chapter and newly-appointed Alumni Secretary,
gave a short talk entitled, "Stewardship in * A ©." The