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

THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for January, 1954 209
SCENE AT IOWA GAMMA'S HALLOWEEN PARTY
coming festivities this year with a second place award
in the "Boom Night" competition. The skit was a takeoff
on Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Although the Phi
Delts at Wesleyan were very well represented on the
championship varsity football team, we have no varsity
basketbaU players. Our intramural teams, however, are
off to a good start, and we are expecting great results.
With the project of tiUng the whole upstairs recently
completed, through the generosity of our alumni, we are
now more proud of our chapter house than ever before.
We have, without doubt, the finest fraternity house on
campus. So far this year we have been making improvement
after improvement. There are still many things to be
done, but we all feel that we truly have a "home away
rom home" that we can really enjoy living in.—DAVID
BAKER, Reporter.
IOWA BETA, State University of Iowa.—The Phis of
Iowa Beta were very proud of the performances of
"Dusty" Rice, Jim Freeman, Don Inman and Tom
Pitcher, who helped Iowa to one of its most successful
footbaU seasons in many years. The Fall social season was
climaxed by the Winter formal held at the chapter house
December ii. Other events held during the year were:
the Buckaroo, Homecoming party, post-game coffees for
parents, alumni, and friends, and the usual exchanges. As
for the Homecoming float, we worked with the A Ts.
Social Chairman Jack Beckstrom announced future social
events, including the annual crippled children's party to
be held in February. On the intramural scene we hope to
retain the participation trophy. The football team reached
the playoffs only to be beaten in the first round. The
voUeybaU team also lost after getting to the playoffs. But
in tennis and swimming the Phis were not to be denied.
Jack Beckstrom won the tratemity singles championship,
while Don Bye and Mike Cummings defeated brothers
Jim Agan and Ben Noll in the finals to win the doubles
crown. The swimmers led by Dick Seeberg, who set a new
record in the 6o-yard freestyle, were third in both the
Interfratemity and All-University meets. Since the beginning
of informal rush the chapter has pledged three
new Phikeias: Dale Bjurstrom, Rockford, III.; Dick Peterson,
MarshaUtown, and Evert Colbert, North English.
President Bob Linder represented the University's Interfratemity
Council at the National Interfratemity Conference
which met in Cindimati over the Thanksgiving
HoUdays. The chapter was very pleased and wishes to
thank Don Steffen, '51, who gave the house a new deep
freezer. We also want to thank the Wisconsin Alpha
Chapter, who were such good hosts during the weekend
of the Iowa-Wisconsin football game.—MARSHALL ENGEL­
BECK, Reporter.
IOWA GAMMA, Iowa Stete College.—Iowa Gamma
managed to start things right this Fall in the way of
honors by copping second place in Homecoming decorations
and second place in FaU voUeybaU. At present, we
are first in the intramural race and hope to maintain and
enlarge the margin we now have. The brothers have
also enjoyed an active social season behind the hard work
and pushing of Ben Dicus, social chairman and graduating
Senior. The Bowery, the usual FaU party given by
the pledges, was changed to the Celebrity ball and the
whole chapter worked hard and long to change the inside
of the house into an assortment of cabarets and nightspots.
Add to that the costumes of celebrities of today and the
past and friends from other fraternities along with a
magician, quartette, and a "blues" piano player and you
have the makings of one of the best parties ever put on
by this chapter. Also held this FaU were the annual barbecue
and HaUoween party and the traditional Christmas
party. Phil Zinc from Piano, III., was initiated but his
ascent into the active chapter was offset by the graduation
of Ben Dicus and Jim Wixson and the caU to the
services of Keith HUdreth and Dave Smith. The chapter
is also beginning work and plans on Varieties, the annual
skit competition, and the Veishea float.—^JOHN VANDEN
BRINK, Reporter.