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CHRISTMAS- A HOLY SEASON BY T HE REVEREND CHARLES D. SPOTTS. NATIONAL CHAPLAIN

The average student looks forward expectantly to Christmas as the longest vacation of the academic year, with its opportunities for seeing the home folks, for visiting relatives and fri ends, for a round of dances and parties; for the joys of sharing gifts, for enjoying the family Christmas dinner, for "sleeping in" far beyond the eight o'clock class period. Such experiences linger long in the memory, they help to make life interesting, they arc not bad, they arc good. But they are not good enough. Christmas is more than a holiday, it is a Holy Day. The center of Christmas is not Santa Claus with a pack on his back, but Christ, carrying the burden of humanity on his Cross. Christmas is more than a season of frantic shopping, followed by the sharing of gifts; it is a holy season during which we remember God's greatest gift to mankind, his oniy Son. The full celebration of Christmas cannot take place in the home, with all of its associations, but only in the Church which is the '"body of Christ" where corporate worship becomes man's richest expressicn of gratitude to God for his greatest gift. The richest joys of Christmas are not to be found alone in the renewal of human friendships, happy as maybe this experience; but in the rediscovery of the meaning of the incarnation of God in human flesh. It is no accident that the angels of heaven sang '"Glory to God in the highest" on the first Christmas eve. At last, the God, who has always searched for his ea rthly children, had broken through in human history, had "become flesh and dwelt among men." T herefore, we divide our calendar "Before Christ," B.C., and "In the year of our Lord" (Anno D omini) A.D. The first Christmas began the Christian era, which has made western civilization possible, with its emphasi;; on liberal higher education, in which context, the American Greek Letter fraternity finds its being. May your Christmas be both an enjoyable holiday and a meaningful H oly D ay.

THE LAUREL o f Phi Kappa Tau JACK L. ANSON, Editor

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DECEMBER, 195 5

NUMBER 2

TH E PHI KAPPA TA U FRATERN I TY CENTRAL OFFI CE

OXFORD, OHIO

COVER The exoteric publication of T he Phi Kappa Tau Fra· ternity. Published prior to 1917 as "Sidelights." Scheduled to appear qu~nterly under direction and authority of the Nationa l Council.

T his unusual picture of the Upham H all tower at M iami University was taken from a window in the sa me building by Arthur F. Conrad, superintendent of grounds at M iami University. CON TENT S

Acceptance for mailing at special rates of postage pro• vided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917. Published quarterly by The Law• head Press, Inc., 17 West Wa, hington Street, Athens, Ohio, official printers for The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Entered as second class mat• rer at the Post Office at Athens, Ohio. Additional entry at the Post Office at Oxford, Ohio.

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A collection of some of Miomi's excellent building;. Top: left, Ogden Hall, o residence holl lor upper· doss men ; right, Hamilton Holl, a residence hall for upperdoss women. lower: left, W ithrow Court, home of Miami's athletic offices and gymnasium; right, Brice Hall, the geology building where Doe Shideler hongs out.

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Phi Kappa Tau Golden Jubilee Convention Plans Near Completion for A ssembly at Miami in June BY .1 OLIVER AMOS, JUB ILEE PUBLICITY C HAIRMAN

Fraternal fun, festivities a nd fellowship will be the objective of those fortunate representatives of 21,987 members of Phi Kappa T au who will assemble in Oxford, Ohio, next June 27 for the four-day Golden Jubilee Convention at the scene of the fra ter nity's founding-Miami University, " M other of Fraternities." Plans now underway by H ugh C. Nichols, Miami, general chairman for the convention (and a vice president of the Miami University board of trustee ) have embraced all three phases of fun, festivities and fellowship. Arrangements a re being completed with the university to i1avc access to the wonderful golf course, the fine tennis courts and tances so the afternoon of W etlnesday. the beautiful indoor swimming pool which June 27, has been set aside for the regis· will provide plenty of activity for young tration and first fellowship period: and old alike- for the GoldPn Jubilee C onThat evening an enjoyable family ho ur vention is being designed :ln to pledge the best, thereby keeping Phi Tau tops o n campus.

Maryland By JOHNNIE JOHNSON As a result of our rush functions, thirteen men pledged our chapter. On October 16, four more men were initiated into Phi Tau. Plans are currently under way for many activities scheduled througho ut the year. Our annual presentation of "Harmony Hall" is on the planning board. Dave Huff, Maine's gift to Beta Omicron, has his active mind turning over new ideas, Dave's latest is to turn our "pepperoni relay race" last year against Burr Grim, Maryland track star, into an annual affair. Some of the fellows are not too enthus· iastic- we lost last year and besides, it's a heck o f a long run. Homecoming will be here in a few weeks and the theme this year will be "Maryland Tradi· tions... From latest reports, our theme will be a satire on the Univer.sity of Maryland's AF· ROTC. Saturday, Oct. 22nd, should be quite a day at the chapter house. T he Exterminator's Ball, another product of Dave Huff, will reign supreme. All those attending will be required to wear the costume of an insect. The boys at the house have been following closely the doings of its favorite son, Russ Dennis. Russ is Big Jim Tatum's star right end. Reports are still bu~z.ing around campus about the Baylor game in which Russ starred.

Miami (Florida) By GEORGE HARRISON The University of Miami has 11,985 stu· dents this fall, the largest enrollment by 800 in the 30 year history of the school. Poge twenty-six

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Beta Delta chapter has opened the new year with bright prospects for the future. In October six pledges were initiated. They are Tony De· Troia, Henry Langen, Donald Perrenoud, AI Ritacco, Edward Welch and H enry West. Al Ritacco was named new pledgemaster for the coming year. Ed Welch has been appointed house manager to replace Sam LaFranco, who was drafted into the Army last J une. Phi Tau Ben David has been appointed new dean of men here at Miami. David is a grad• uate of Ohio State University. Phi Kappa Tau is well represented on the Miami Hurricanes football team. The team is rated one of the top independents and has sev• era! Phi Taus to thank for it. Phi Taus on the team are Whitey Rouviere, Ed Oliver, Paul H e£,ti, Mike Huduck, Tony DeTroia, George Vasu and Al Ritacco. Phi Tau Robert Little is the architect for the new law school building being completed on campus. This is the seventh school building he has designed for UM. Another of his recent buildings is an experimental elementary school operated by the University's School of Educa• tion and The Dade County school board. It is quite correct to say that Phi Kappa Tau has had a hand in bllilding the University of Miami. Phi Taus Joe Page, Bill Haim and Joe Ch:lm· bliss, all seniors here at Miami were marm·n during the summer. Joe Chambliss remains active in the chapter.

Miami (Ohio) By TOM SWEPSTON Last year's events ended with the spring formal in May. Playing for the dance was the famed "Cincinnati Colored Combo" whose music has made Phi Tau parties and dances the best on campus for many years. Highlight of the eve· ning was the brother's serenade af their pin mates and especiall y of the "Alpha Dream Girls of 1955." This year two girls were judged to be so ideally suited for the honor that th'
Michigan By DOUGLAS DONNAN

Evelyn Jerome, Alpha Dream Girl

Rushing is always our main activity during th e first few weeks of the semester. \Ve have 6 fteen new pledges. Several of t he brothers returned early this fa ll to pain t th e house. White is our chosen color for the woodwork and indeed we are proud of its appearance. This fa ll we elected some new officers. Barry Collier is our treasurer, Dick Faulhaber, stew• ard, and Bill Powell, bouse manager. With Michiga n's football team climbing to the number one spot in the nation we've had a fine turnout of alumni this fall at the various games. We've all enjoyed the high spirit pervailing and clinging in the air. Mich igras is coming up thi sp ring. Our ef· forts towards this gala occasion have paid off beautifully in securing the Pi Beta Phi sorority' as our co-workers and sponsors for a float and booth at our M artigras on the Michigan Campus. Men in campus activities this year includes Barry Collier on the Michigan Men's Glee Club. Glenn Girardin on the varsity baseball team, Ji m Thurlow on the varsity swimming team, Mal Campbell as business manager and tenor sax man for the outstanding dance band on campus, a nd several members of a team in the all campus bowling team.

Michigan State By HENRY ENGE

Shirley Hovis, Alpha Dream Girl

We at Alpha A lpha are proud to be part of Michigan State University which is cele· brating its one hundredth anniversary this year. Prom a handful o f students in 1855, M.S.U. Page twenty-seven

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has grown to the tenth largest institution of higher learnmg an the country. This fall wall climax the centennial celebra· tions, and the Pha Taus have done more than their share to make it a resounding success. The fir.r all-colle~te event of the year, the Delta Street Shuffle, which we co-sponsor with the Beta's, was nobly handled by Chairman Dennis Rosenbrook. Despite intermittent showers. over 3,500 students turned out for the cider, doughnuts and street dance. Three weeks later, October 16, the annual Activities Carnival was held in the concourse of Macklin Stadium and here again the Phi T aus played a major role. Jerry Cope was entertainment chairman, George Paris acted as M.C., and the Phi Tau Quartet (Jim Cooper, Dave Roberts, Bob Whipple and Don Childs) performed for the assembled crowd of 1,000 during intermission. At present we are working with the Sigma Kappa's on our Ooat for the homecoming parade. This event, also in conjunction with the centennial celebration. is being done on a much grand· er scale than the traditional homecoming display of the past. The merchants of East Lansing are each sponsoring a Ooat to the extent of S 150, and the three hour Lansing to East Lansing parade wtll be televised by WJIM-TV. Ron Hasse has been doing a tremendous job as chairman and through his guiding efforts, we have high hopes of garnering a goodly sized chunk of bronze.

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ing display. The Beta Pa Alumni A ssocaation i;, now nearing completion and it is hoped that closer ties may now be maantained with the brothers who graduate. This year the house has placed several men in offices of various campus activities. In the Men's Judiciary Council we have John Hall as recorder and Don Batchelder as JUdge. Ed Re· gan is a member of the Men's Undergraduate Assembly and the I nterfraternity Council, along with Jerry Cobb. We are happy to announce that Beta Pi's scholastic average has gone up since last year. As for intramural sports the chapter hopes to come out near the top again, since many of its star players are still with us. As the Middlebury Panthers go after another successful football season, Beta Pi is well represented on the varsity squad. The chapter boasts th ree starters and potential standouts in '"Big" John Hall, left end, and backs R oger Tirone and Zing Rausa. All these boys are jun iors and will be depended upon heavily to carry the Panthers through a tough schedule. Guard Gerry Cobb, a senior, may have to drop off the squad due to a recurring shoulder ailment. To date Middle· bury has a one and one record, losing to Wes• leyan while trouncing Colby. When the winter sports season rolls around, Beta Pi again will be well represented. Wing Dave Kunzmann and defense-man Bern Bou· vier, both seniors, will be two of last years hockey lettermen who will make up this years starting line.

Middlebury By PETE ASKEW With all the brothers pitch ing in , the appea r• ance of the house has been greatly improved. The rumpus room has been reconditioned with pine slabs and give n a new paint job. Other parts of the house have been painted and reno· vated. A stone terrace overlooking Beta Pi Memorial Garden has been planned as this year's house project. Our "Help Week'' project bas also been planned. This year the brothers will lend assistance to the Weeks Reform School in Vergennes, Vt. The week end of October 9, was Home· coming Weekend here on the Middlebury campus and Beta Pi was extremely glad to see some of the elder Phi Taus back for the festivities. The house took second prize for its homecom· Poge twenty-eight

Mississippi Southern By JIM HATTEN P ledging of 39 men and the opening of a new $30,000 house highlighted fall quarter activities at Beta Epsilon of Phi Kappa Tau. The pledge class is the largest on the Mississippi Southern campus. Completed just prior to the opening of the current school session, the new house of modern design contains of a chapter room and lounge, facilities for 36 men and housemother's quarters. Serving as housemother is Mrs. Floyd Lord, who is also hostess at the MSC student lounge. The house was open to the public at home• coming and was the site of the chapter' after· noon rush party; however, formal housewarming

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plans are yet incomplete. La ndscaping of the grounds is now underway. For the second successive year, Beta Epsilon's past sweetheart was elected to reign as queen of the MSC bomeco.ming. Winni ng the honor was 1954-5 5 Sweetheart Adair Bates, Liberty, who is also secretary of the student government association. Jim Ha tten, who serves as house chairman and corresponding secretary, was elected for a second year to the MSC student senate, re· ceiving the top vote of those elected. Another event of interest to Beta Epsilon members will be the coast-to-coast TV appearance o f Kenneth Sasser, head drum major of the 110-piece MSC marching band. Sasser will appear on NBC-TV at half time of the annua l Blue-Gray football classic, D ecember 3 1, as he leads the Southern band through its performance.

Mount Union By JOHN G. McLACHLAN Epsilon chapter really started things off with a bang this year with our President Glenn Black being elected the president of the senior class and selected for Cosmian, senior men's honorary. Our chapter walked away with the illumination trophy under the able direction of Douglas Carner, who is also head drum major in charge of the Mount Union Purple Raider Band. For illumi nation night our chapter sang "Halls of Ivy,'' and "In the Name of Phi Kappa Tau." Wayne Amos carried away the honors of winning the American Chemical Society award and is in the Alembroic honorary, also he is president of the Campus American Chemical Society with Alfred Mayforth as his vice president who was elected to the Phi Sigma honorary. Other men holding offices arou nd campus are D ouglas Carner and Glenn Black, Student Christian Associatio n commissioners; T ony Bianco, treasurer of the M ount Union Players, and John McLachlan, chairman in charge of the World University Service Program. Joseph Holliday was elected treasurer of the sophomore class. The Epsilon chapter proudly boasts of a new housemother, Charlotte B. Tinklepaugh. She graduated from Mount Union College and is past p resident of the M ount Union W omen and was very active durin g the last world war as an U.S.O. club director.

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This yea r's pledging progtOn. and Ru•-,cll Stump. H ouse llllpro,cmcnt- th~:· ye.1r 1ndudc a ne" coat of whllc p.unt o n the out -•de .1 nd .1 nc" gas f urnacc to be m•talled. Dr. John C. Alhnght ha' JOined the \\' c~t· llllll>ler factolty oh \ ... ltlll;:! profe~,or tn the de· pa1trnc11t ()f phy,,.;,, Dr. Albright ' ' .1 charter mcmbeo uf Bct,o dMpt cr. Brotherhood on the national le"el WJS l!\1• dcnced when p,, Ch.optcr mduded 111 the1r ,cnw.tde M1" Beth 1'1.111k who 1' p11111t:cl tO John Kre,, of BetJ Ph1. Dunng the •erenade, Rod O\'CJeogn, prc••dent of p,. Ch.qHt:l , 'tuotl in for John who w;h unable to ll ,1\·el th,• I. 700 mile to Color.u.lo Pogo th irty-nine

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NATIONAL COUNCIL:

Lou Gerding 608 Ridgect·est Drive, S.E. Albuquerque, N. M. Francis P. Keiper 1202 Hills Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y. Hugh C, Nichols Batavia, Ohio H. Adam Durham ·201 S. Loomis, Ft. Collins, Colo. Charles D. Spotts Smoketown, Pa. Ha•·old E. Angelo 2332 Parkwood Rd., Ann Arbor. Mich. DOMAIN l.

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