1993 Volume 116 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Volume CXVI, Number 2
"Published since 1875"
Editor
David C. Slatton, Whitman '90
Editor Emeritus
Bill Dean, Texas Tech '60
Business IManager
Robert A. Biggs, Georgia Southern 76
Sports Editor
Dr. John Davis Jr., Washburn '38
THE SCROLL
The Magazine of the Phi Delta Theta Fratemity Spring 1993
Editorial Assistant
Mrs. Blanche Stelle
Contributors
Robert J. Miller, New Mexico '50
Dr. John Davis Jr., Washburn '38
Shelton M. Shepard, North Carolina State '92
Robert S. Mcinnes, Dalhousie '85
Charies N. Hooper, Davidson '55
Sean F. Keefer, South Carolina '91
Ritter Collett, Ohio '42
Sherman Whited, Ringiing '93
Brett Circe, Ringiing '93
Sparky Reardon, Mississippi '72
Steve Scott, California '88
Rob Pasquinucci, Ashland '93
Robert A. Biggs, Georgia Southern '76
James Grove, Ringiing '93
Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity
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The General Council
President
Dr. Edward G. Whipple, Hanover '74
Treasurer
Anthony H. Ambrose, Kentucky '67
Reporter
Stanley W. Gilson, Cal. State at Northridge '70
Member-at-Large
Arby D. Dickert Jr., Clemson '78
IVIember-at-Large
Dr. Robert B. Deloian, Arizona State '66
From the Editor's Desk
It still happens. In the past two
months the Fraternity staff and
volunteers dealt with six different
hazing incidents. The activities ranged
from the shocking to the seemingly
harmless, but in one important aspect
they were similar: The chapter members
believed the activities were necessary
for a good pledge program and that
they posed no danger to the Phikeias.
Like many Phis initiated during the
'70s, Sparky Reardon believed the
same thing, but years as a college
administrator changed his mind. He
discovered that hazing in all its forms
serves only one purpose: to replace
individuality with blind allegiance.
With his newly distorted sense of
right and wrong, the member passes
hazing on to the next generation with
loyal fervor. Even some alumni who
admit they hated being hazed, still
believe it is necessary to build unity.
Before you make the assumption that
hazing is harmless and important to the
development of a good member, read
this issue's article by Sparky Reardon.
Cover
52 Confronting Hazing by Sparky Reardon
Despite the best efforts by Greeks to eliminate hazing from pledge programs, the archaic
tradition continues in many chapters.
Features
78 Crossing Color Lines by sheiton M. shepard
Breaking through racial barriers is never easy for an African-American going through
rush, but for one Phi it proved more difficult than he imagined.
80 Canadian Scholarship Foundation Awards by Rob Mcinnes
Eight outstanding Canadian Phis receive scholarships.
82 The 1992-93 All Phi Football Team by Dr. John Davis Jr.
Talented underclassmen rise to the top of this year's honorary team.
90 A Modern Day Iron Horse by Ritter Coiiett
Baltimore's Cal Ripken Jr. wins the 1992 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.
92 The 1990-92 Biennial Report by Robert A. Biggs
The Fratemity continues to grow and prosper in the '90s.
Departments
56 Alumni Notes
Howard Brown, lU football legend,
honored at Indiana Alpha.
60 From the Alumni Clubs
64 The General Fraternity
Bob Miller is honored with the NIC
Gold Medal.
66 On Campus
Ontario Epsilon installed and Illinois
Alpha reinstated.
71 The Directory
86 Chapter Grand
John B. Jackson, executive vice
president of the Atlanta Alumni Club.
97 Banta Library
Pete Lyon, Oscar-wiiming film
editor, publishes his autobiography.
98 Miller's Meanderings
Phis on stamps, part two.
ON THE COVER: Confronting hazing. Art by Sherman Whited, Ringiing '94. Design by Brett
Circe, Ringiing '94.
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