Ttle Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity Founded at Miami University

Oxford , Ohio, March 1 7, 1906

Nat ional Officers NATIONAL PRESIDENT- F. L. McKinley, 11040

Springhollow Rd., Oklahoma City, OK 731 20. NATIONAL VIC E PRESIDENT- Thomas C. Cun­

ningham, Wilson Foods Corporation. 4545 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73126.

EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR-Or. Will is L. Tompkms. Rockhurst College, 5225 Troost Ave., Kansas City. MO 64110

HOUSING AND FINANCIAL ADVISER- Thomas E Hendricks, L.T.V. Corpora tion, P.O. Box 5003, Dallas. TX 75222.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT -C Brent DeVore, c/o Hiram College, Hiram. OH 44234

NATIONAL CHAPLAIN-Rev Frederick J Johnson. 620 West 19th St .. Pueblo, CO 8 t 003.

The National Counc il The National Presiden t, Vice Presiden t. Housing and

Financial Adviser. and: Robert B. Mintz, 346 E 87 St., New York. NY 10028 John A. Johnson. 173 Woodway Dr., Apt. G. Jackson,

MS 39206. Jim K. Heilmeier, 3134 S. Dover Rd .. Cuyahoga Falls.

OH 44224. John M. Green, 41 4 East Cheyenne. Wauneta . NE

69045. Michael J. Raleigh , 7582 Benedict Dr .. Dallas. TX

75214. Robert W. Duane. 1 203 W 3rd St., Stillwater, OK

74074. John E. Davis. 516 Northwestern Ave .. W. Lafayette, IN

47906. Edward A. Marye, Jr .. 50 Broadway, MI. Sterling, KY

40353. Gregory C. Stangle, 715 California, N. E., Pu llman, WA

99163. "Raymond A. Bich imer, 50 W. Broad St .. Columbus. OH

43215. "Ex-officio, non-voting.

Founders Taylor A. Borradaile. Clinton D. Boyd, Dwight I. Doug­

lass. William H. Shideler. Domain Directors

Atlantic Seaboard-A. Cherry Stokes. 1507 Wright Rd .. Greenville, NC 27834

Empire- Andrew C. Hirsch, 20-2E Fairwood Dr., Rochester, NY 14623

Erie-Gary F. Rybak. #806 Causeway Apts .. c/o Cedar Point. Inc .. P 0 . Box 759. Sandusky, OH 44870

Southeast-John F. Cosgrove. 1435 Mercado Ave .. Coral Gables, FL 331 46

Lone Star-Robert L. Singhaus. 5711 Cherry Creek Dr., Austin . TX 787 45

Southwest-Jeffrey L. Rivard, 3135 Comanche, N.E., Apt. 456. Albuquerque, NM 87107

Golden Bear (North)-Larry D. McConnell. Rm. 2053, State Capitol , Sacramento, CA 95814

Golden Bear (South)-Walter G. Strange, Jr., P. 0 . Box 5342. Los Angeles. CA 90055

The Executive Offices t 5 North Campus Ave., Oxford. OH 45056

Telephone (5 13) 523- 4193 EXECUTIVE DI RECTOR-William D. Jenkins CHAPTER CONSULTANT -David L. Troescher DIR ECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS-Camille A.

Cestone EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT -Mrs. Ellen L. Wisecup FINANCIAL CONSULTANT- Thomas G. Traver

The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD-Ewing T. Boles, 724

Atlas Bldg., 8 E. Long St .. Columbus, OH 43215. PRESIDENT -Raymond A. Bichimer, 50 W. Broad. Co­

lumbus, OH 43215. VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER-Dan L. Huffer,

1 55 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43265. SECRETARY-Harold N. Wilson , 2567 Farleigh Rd.,

Columbus. OH 43221 .

THE LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau An Educational Journal

Volume 66, No 1 September, 1977 Published quarterly (Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer) by the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity at 15 N. Campus Avenue, Oxford. Ohio 45056. Second class postage pa id at Oxford. Ohio, and at additional mailing offices.

Editorial and Business Offices t 5 North Campus Avenue. Oxford, Ohio 45056

Telephone (513)523-4193 Edltor/ Busoness Manager Will iam D. Jenkins Director of Communications . Camille A. Cestone Member The College Fraternoty Editors Association

Postmaster Please send not ice of undeliverable copoes on Form 35 79 to

THE LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau 15 North Campus Avenue Oxford, Ohoo 45056

THE LAUREL Is lhe exoteric publication of the Phi Kappa T u Fraternity Published prior to 1919 as SIDELIGHTS A quarterly magazine devoted to educa­tional materials concerning college and fraternity In­terests published under direction and authority of the Nation I Council of The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity

More than 48,663 men have been Initi­ated Into Phi Kappa Tau since 1906.

Comment

Recruitment: Your Basic Chemistry Set?

I may be wrong, but . . .

there appears to be an ever­increasing phenomenon on the loose in many of our chapters. It 's a sort of chemical th ing as I view it . . . and I'm not making reference to drugs. I make specif ic reference to recru itment or, for the unen lightened, " rush ." How do I li nk-up recru itment and chem icals ? Simple. Osmosis.

The American Heri tage Dictionary of the English Language is expl ic it : " . . . osmos is is any gradua l, often unconscious, process of assimilat ion or absorpt ion . . . " And there in is my argumen t. It' s as though recru itment itse lf is becom ing " any gradua l, often unconscious, process of assim ilation or absorpt ion." Cand idly, I don 't like what I think I see. The hard truth of the matter is we are see ing chapters wh ich really don 't recru it ; instead, they create a chem ical react ion in an environment cal led " rush ." If the " chem istry" is good between a member and a prospect, al l too often the prospect gets an invitation to join. The interact ion between the two is so low-key, so non-comm ita l the " c lose" is never ach ieved . . . ma inly because the sales effort didn 't rea lly " open" in the first place. In short, no one has fu ll y exp lained the program. No one has taken the time to exp lain to the cand idate what he's gett ing himself into. There 's no defi nit ion of what membersh ip is all about. No ment ion of obligat ions. No noth ing. Osmosis has taken over. The- result ? The new assoc iate sits around ever-after, is an academ ic d isaster, owes money, does a disappearing act whenever a work party is schedu led, never comprehends the fact most successful " brotherhoods" are also the best managed and organized chapters, sees no real com mitment to the group as a un it, and dri ves a great set of whee ls.

Lots of chapters could benef it from some solid methodology in handl ing recruitment techniques. Those same chapters should also come to grips with the fact their membersh ips have been spawned by a boob-tube society, a society wh ich has abdicated its commun icat ive responsibil it ies to an electron ic box with a picture screen. Th is becomes a monumental hurdle in recru itment ! Face it, recruitment is solid communicat ion . It doesn 't have to be complicated or real ly very soph ist icated. It does need to be fa irly articulate.

How do you phase-out osmos is and phase- in real commun icat ion ? Start by making sure every member of you r chapter can articu late his own fratern ity experience-verbally-to a prospect ive member, and in terms of the prospect 's interests. Each ind ividual persona lity in a chapter contributes to the bigger personal ity of the group. That's important. An even more important contr ibut ion is made when a member recru its another personality to add to the fo ld. He does this solidly and positively by interpret ing his own experiences and setting the stage for the ob ligations of membersh ip. He does his best work when he extracts a commitment from the prospect . . . a comm itment to the tota l experience of fratern ity. Such a comm itment absolute ly cannot be handled solely by osmosis or " chem istry" between two ind ividuals. Frankly, the osmos is approach leads directly to defensive recru itment : handing out membersh ips on a silver platter, for fear of los ing someone.

Take the offens ive ! You 've got a product, a people experience. Can the prospect qua li fy ? Can he meet the standards set by the chapte r for part ic ipat ion in it. Will he meet the standards ? You won 't fi nd out in the chem ist ry lab. You 'll fi nd out with sol id, in-depth commun icat ion. Bag the osmosis bit and grab a few sol id members.

Chapter Eternal Claims Founder T. A. Borradaile Fraternity Enters New Era

by William D. Jenkins

Seventy-one years, one month, and 1 0 days after the birth of the Non-Fratern ity Associat ion at Miami Un iversity, its sole­surviv ing founder- Tay lor Albert Borradaile-entered Chapter Eternal. Death came June 25, 1977. Founder Borrada ile was 92.

Brother Borradai le suffered a severe stroke early in 1977; he never fu lly recovered, but each time he appeared to be losing the battl e, he would rally. Almost miraculous ly he cont inued to rebound but complicat ions of the stroke and other ill nesses eventually sapped his wan ing strength. Du ri ng this period, he was moved severa l times from a nursing home to the Beck ley, West Virginia hospita l. On his birthday May 15 he was alert and generally acti ve. But the general deteriorat ion cont inued ; he lapsed into a coma. Oxygen was administered but he never re­gained consciousness.

Nieces of his late wife-No la Massing and Bea Live ly - were with him constantly during his final year. He adm ired them im­mensely.

Nat ional Councilor Jim Heilmeier stopped in Beckley to see Brother Borradai le only two weeks earl ier during a vacation tr ip. Jim was the last member of the Fratern ity to talk with him.

To generations of Ph i Taus, Taylor Borradaile was spec ial. He became indeed, a legend in his own time. Following the death in 1 958 of Founder Dr. Wil liam H. Sh ideler, Taylor became very active in Fratern ity affa irs, although he had been a regular at­tendant at Ph i Kappa Tau nat ional convent ions and active in the activit ies of the Wash ington , D.C. Alumn i Assoc iation for many years.

Tay lor Borrada ile was born at Camden, Oh io, about 1 0 miles northeast of Oxford, on May 1 5, 1 885. He entered Miami in 1 904. In The History of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, its author Jack L. Ans"On sa id, " . . . Taylor was possessed with remark­able organ izat ional abili ty and clarity of thought. Campus pol it ics held great interest for him. It was only natural that his leadersh ip abili t ies and poli tica l awareness soon were directed toward the format ion of the Non-Fratern ity Assoc iation.

" His major cont ri but ion in the plann ing phase of the assoc ia­tion was to personally provide the necessary leadersh ip to or­gan ize the two fratern it ies not in the ex isti ng powerfu l and unjust poli tical combine into a poli t ica l alliance aimed at the correct ion of obvious poli tical policies which exi sted with in the undergraduate elect ive posit ions on the campus.

"When the Non-Fraternity Assoc iation held its meeti ng March 1 7, 1 906 and adopted the constitut ion wh ich thus founded the Assoc iation, Borradaile was elected the first pres ident.

" Founder Borradai le was act ive in almost every phase of Un i­versity life during his fou r years at Miam i. A member of the Erodelphian Literary Society, he was its president in his junior year. During that year, as well as being pres ident of the Non­Fratern ity Assoc iat ion, he was ass istant manager of the Uni­versity Inn, the manager of the 1907 Recens io, Miam i's year­book, a un ivers ity marshal l and pres ident of the jun ior c lass. Truly a campus leader."

Brother Borradaile was graduated in 1 908 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in chem istry and for a time was employed as a school teacher and later as a high school principa l.

But Taylor 's ch ief interest was in the field of chem istry, and after the pass ing of a few years in educat ion, he returned to chem istry as a profess ion. For a number of years he operated his own chemical laboratory in West Virg inia and then was named c ity chemist for Charleston, West Virg inia. He later was Deputy Commiss ioner of Prohibit ion for the State of West Vir­gin ia. During these years, he became recogn ized as an eminent toxicologist and gave authoritative testimony at numerous court trials involving death by poison.

He subsequently accepted a position with the Federa l Government and spent his rema ining work years in Washing­ton , D.C. He was in charge of the testing sect ion for the Veterans' Administration and supervised the chem ica l analyza­tions of a wide range of products and materials, from phar­maceutical s to building mater ials, used by the Vetera ns' Ad­ministrat ion.

He married Laura Reeve in 1910 and to that union was born one son , Joseph R. Borradaile. In 1937 Founder Borradaile married Letha L. Lively. In later years, Letha Borradaile was every bit as supporti ve of Phi Kappa Tau as was her husband! It was a toss-up whether Letha or Taylor enjoyed Ph i Kappa Tau national convent ions more than the other!

In add ition to profess ional aff iliat ions and his li fe-long inter­est in Ph i Kappa Tau , Taylor was a member of several Masonic organ izat ions including the Blue Lodge, Scott ish Rite and the Sh ri ne.

In 1968, Ph i Kappa Tau created the Tay lor A. Borradaile Award. recognizing annually an " Alumnus of the Year" for out­stand ing career achievements.

In more recent years, Taylor Borradaile became a very spe­c ial person to thousands of Ph i Taus who met him at national convent ions. Those of us who knew him took particu lar delight in watch ing the eyes and faces of convent ion delegates when they met him for the first time ; indeed, they then rea lized there actual ly was a Taylor A. Borradaile. He did exist . . . not just a name to learn in a Membership Manual.

Similarily, Taylor enjoyed those conventions! He took great pride in be ing able to meet and greet old and new friends, and his spiri t and dry wit immediately engulfed al l who came into contact with him. It isn 't hard to suggest there will be hundreds and hundreds of personal anecdotes reca lled about him in the months and years to come. We each have some personal recol­lections and th ese remembrances will be priceless. We who

State of the Fraternity

by Edward A. Marye, Jr.

My Brothers in Phi Kappa Tau , during the last two years I believe that those of us on the National Council and at the Executive Of­fices have been as frustrated and perplexed as the amorous Chihuahua trying to make out with a hot St. Bernard. We knew what to do, but we couldn 't get up to it.

When we left the Tan-Tar-A Con­vention in 1975 to return to school-all charged up-we be­lieved we were in for a banner year. People were interested in joining fraternities again and, surely, our chapters would rush the assoc iates and initiate them and justify our faith in them. And, incidentally, fund our budget which is 70%+ depend­ent on such fees. After all , hadn 't the National Council been dipping into our capital since 1970 in order to maintain the level of services our chapters demanded- hadn ' t we scraped the barrel to collect every dime owed to us-hadn't we done our part by putting a stop to those leaks in procedures that were cost­ly? Surely, the downward trend in associates and members s ince 1968 was due to be reversed in 1975. We were convinced that we as a group of concerned Ph i Taus had done all we could. The tools were there-IMPACTs, consultant visitations, chapter plann ing kits, recruitment clinics. You name it. It was available.

So what happened? 1975-76 was worse than the year before. Initia­tions were off 136 men, associates 144 men under projection. By early January, 1976, I had to cancel the regular Spring Council meeting as an economy measure. The Council meeting in August of 1976 was re­ality time. There was no bone in the cupboard and a minimum operating budget to keep our doors open , maintain the integrity of our files, keep two chapter consultants out making visits , and publish The Laurel to our 36,000-plus alumni re­quired $40,000 in cash we didn 't

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Volunteers to help with chapter problem-solving

have, and that $40,000 was needed to pay creditors making noises. in getting down to the $40,000 figure, we had borrowed as much as we could and done everything poss ible to collect, re-finance, and re-work leases known to man.

In an effort to stay solvent until we could work out our problems, we needed immed iate help. Thus, was born the assessment program. We asked our chapters for the first time to help us as so many chapters had come to " National " for help over the years. The assessment was gra­dated on chapter size and was cou­pled with a program called " 7 More in '77," which , hopefully, could let you recover the assessment by securing and initiat ing an especially fat associate member class. Again , in 1976-77, the associates were off 1 0%, initiates 1 2% under.

In December, I very reluctantly cancelled the Spring Council meet­ing and directed Bill Jenkins to let one of our two field men go, and re­duce office staf f and other economies.

. In lieu of a full Council meeting, I called a combination Executive Committee-Finance Committee­Foundation Relations Committee meeting in Columbus, Ohio this spring. At that time, it was decided to come to this convention with a budget, based on anticipated reve­nues, and let you delegates decide on what you get for your money. We also decided to let this convention have its say about ch pter size,

chapter del inquencies and several other problems we face. Those of you who attended IMPACTs got a foretaste of this.

At this point it appeared plain our basic philosophy must move from the approach of the pa id profes­sional problem solver staff in Oxford to a volunteer corps headed up by Doma in Directors and local alumn i at the chapter level as front line troops espec ially if we were to hope to operate on a budget based on revenues currently produced.

So at the present time, your of­ficers and Nat ional Counc il are determ ined on a new direction. We shall :

A. Operate this fraternity on a balanced budget;

B. Use volunteers as front line troops for problem-solving.

During the time it takes to imple­ment the above (and with the unselfish help of the Ph i Kappa Tau Foundation) , Bill Jenkins will visit as many chapters as he can cover to personally expla in the program and recruit the people interested. For too long we have kept his light hidden under a bushe l.

That is the present state of our fraternity. To qu it at this point would be one-sided. As I close nine years of service at National level, I find we have many things to be proud of and confident in. We have one rest red chapter at Delta State Un i ersit and active rehabilitati ns t hi University nd lndi n Un i r it

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Our relationship with the Phi Kap­pa Tau Foundation, its chairman Ewing T. Boles, and its president' Ray Bichimer (who sits on your Na~ tional Council as a non-voting mem­ber) is close and the Foundation is more than supportive. It is constant source of encouragement and help. It deserves the thanks and con­sideration of the brotherhood.

Your next president will be Mac McKinley. He has my complete con­fidence. He deserves yours. Your choice as vice president will auto­matically assume the presidency in two years. I could not have wished for a better vice president. He and I started on Council together in 1968. I'm glad his active service will con­tinue.

We have volunteer officers. Our chaplain, Fr. Fred Johnson; Director of Financial Development, C. Brent DeVore; Educational Director, Dr. Willis Tompkins ; and National Housing and Financial Advisor, Tom Hendricks, also a national coun­cilor. We can be proud of the work they do.

But our real strength is in our chapters. It is upon that strength we must build. We have many pre-emi­nent and strong chapters. The ver­satility of some of our brothers is truly awesome. If you could read the Shideler Award nominations and the scholarship award applications, you would rejoice with me in their re­cords of achievement. If you could have been with me when I presented the Brandon Award to Dr. Moosnick at Transylvania and Dr. May at Georgetown, you would realize the dedication of many of our chapter advisors. If you had been with me to present the Angelo Award to our Gamma Delta chapter at Northern Michigan, you would know that any chapter can dramatically improve itself by hard work. If you but knew the full story of our Delta Theta chapter at Georgetown and how it raised $5,000 a year by itself over its budget to pay off a $30,000 bill the college presented when it made the chapter move into a new college dorm called a fraternity house, you could grasp the depth of commit­ment we are capable of. If you had been with me in Beckley, West Vir­ginia in April of 1976, when Founder Taylor Borradaile asked me to push his wheelchair into the funeral par­lor to say good-bye to his Letha, you would know how much this frater­nity meant to Taylor.

And finally, if you could have been with me on June 25th of this year when Bill Jenkins and I read the ritual funeral service for Brother

President Edward A. Marye, Jr. presents a special award to Dr. W. L. Tompk ins, edu­cational director, in recogn it ion of his ded icated service to the Fratern ity.

Borradaile at Beckley, you would re- I thank you and God bless you. alize with me that our fraternity has the men and the will to overcome its Respectfu lly subm itted, problems; that so long as men have ideals and courage to bel ieve in those ideals and challenge others to [~ Ci.. . ~ CV\A.f i. C"l~ . join with them in the pursu it of the r J'. star, we shall endure and prosper.

And that's the true state of Ph i Edward A. Marye, Jr. Kappa Tau. National President

Executive Director Search Begins The National Council of Phi Kappa Tau seeks qual ified candidates

for the position of Executive Director of the Fraternity. Applications are being accepted.

The Executive Director is responsible for the executive, fiscal and administrative management of the Fraternity including the manage­ment of the Executive Offices building, supervision of a staff of 8-10 professional and staff services personnel, and the maintenance of communications with undergraduate chapter officers and members, University administrative and staff personnel, Phi Kappa Tau alumni organizations (house corporations, boards of governors, city and area alumni associations) , domain directors and the Phi Kappa Tau Foun­dation. The Executive Director reports to the National President and receives additional direction from the National Council.

Candidates should be members of Phi Kappa Tau and possess, at a minimum, a B.S. or B.A. degree. The successful candidate will have a strong fiscal background, together with previous management experi­ence and excellent ability to express himself through oral and written communications. Public speaking experience is desirable and an in­terest in and capability to communicate well with undergraduate col­lege and university students is mandatory. Travel, although not exten­sive, is required. Good salary package including competitive benefits. All inquiries will be held in confidence. Resume, salary history and ref­erences should be sent to :

Mr. Michael J. Raleigh, President Western Division Staub, Warmbold & Associates, Inc. 555 California Street San Francisco, CA 941 04 ATTN : Chairman, Executive Director Search Committee

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43rd National Convention is Action-Packed Delegates Establish Chapter Standards; Domain Program

Delegates to Phi Kappa Tau 's 43rd National Convention, held in Keystone, Colorado, came to grips with many

pressing problems facing the Fraternity. Chapter standards, a balanced budget, and a domain program which will call for alumni involvement, headed the list of important legislation passed on the convention floor. Recommendations of the assessment and scholarship committees were adopted along with an intensified policy on alcohol and drug abuse.

Attended by 1 85 members and guests, the convention began Saturday, August 13. The Celebration of Brotherhood held that evening initiated Charles Andres, Maryland, William Lopez, Cal­Fullerton, and David Imming, Oklahoma State.

National President Edward A. Marye, Jr., Kentucky gaveled the convention to order on Sunday, August 1 4 and presided over the activities until the installation of newly-elected Presi­dent F. L. McKinley, Oklahoma State, at the final banquet. Committee assignments were made at the first session with the following results : Chapter Standards recommended:

• By the end of 1977-1978 school year each Resident Council must have and maintain on its membership roster a minimum of 20 initiated members. By the 75th anniversary con­vention each chapter must have and maintain a minimum of 30 initiated members.

• As a minimum scholastic standard each chapter must adhere to Title II , Section 20 of the Statutes of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity which requires each individual to have for initia­tion a scholastic average equivalent to that required by the in­stitution for graduation.

• Adherence to Title 5, Section 45 concerning scholastic eligibilities of officers.

• Adherence to Title VI , Section 58 of the Statutes of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity regarding scholastic probation of Resi­dent Council members.

• Each chapter must have a minimum set of approved re­galia and a maintenance program designed to assure proper care and refurbishing of the ritualistic equipment by August, 1979. Exceptions to this standard may be allowed where two or more chapters share a common set of regalia.

• Each chapter must adhere to the ritual of Phi Kappa Tau allowing for future changes by the National Convention.

• By the end of the 1977-1978 scHool year and each year thereafter each chapter will be required to submit a balanced budget including a contingency factor for the upcoming aca­demic year.

• By September 1, 1978 and at the beginning of each school year thereafter, each chapter must have a current accounts re­ceivable balance with the Executive Offices.

• By January 1, 1978 each Resident Council must submit three copies of the chapter's constitution to the domain direc­tor.

• Each chapter will be required to have and maintain .a func­tioning Board of Governors as defined by Article D, Section I of the Constitution, by the end of the 1 977-78 school year.

• Each chapter will be required to publish a minimum of two alumni newsletters every academic year.

• Each chapter will submit annually a copy of their member­ship orientation plan to the domain director upon his request.

• " These standards and goals which comprise the Bor­radaile Challenge will serve as a minimum which all chapters will be ~equlred to meet In order to remain an active chapter of our Fraternity. Responsibility for monitoring each chapter's adherence to and advancement toward those standards is directed by each chapter's Board of Governors and Domain Dl ­r ctor. Thos organizations will jointly report to the National Council on th tate of th chapt r by Jun 30 of each year.

Th L urel of Phi Kapp Tau

by Camille A. Cestone and Ellen L. Wisecup

" At the discretion of the National Council chapters will be placed on probation or suspended if achievement toward com­pletion of the challenges is not met as previously required," stated the report.

" As a part of the domain director's normal visitation to each chapter twice each year he shall review and report on the pro­gress of each chapter toward achieving these standards.

" Those chapters achieving and wanting these goals will be recognized at the Fraternity's 75th Anniversary Convention in 1981 ," concluded the committee's report. Scholarship recommended:

• The enforcement of the minimum scholast ic requirement for initiation stated in Title II , Section 20 of the Statutes.

• Consideration be given to making a survey of chapters to solicit ideas for academic awareness programs and for tech­niques which have worked.

• The National Council direct the writing and publish ing of a manual designed to offer program ideas and techniques for a chapter's academic awareness program.

• Each chapter develop its own academic awareness pro­gram and be requ ired to submit to the domain director and Ex­ecutive Off ices an annual written report of its program by June 1, 1978. Assessment recommended :

• The Fratern ity communicate with those chapters which have not paid the 1976-77 assessment ; re-explain the pro­gram; advise the payment is due and expected to be paid as a moral and legal obligation to the Fraternity ; payment plans should be worked out to liquidate any outstanding balance by the end of the 1977-78 school year.

• Any fu ture assessments determined necessary by the Fraternity be announced by April 1 of any year for the ne t school year.

• Any chapter willfully failing or refusing to pay the assess­ment or work out a payment plan shall be subject to appropria te disciplinary action as provided in Title VI . Sect ion 62 of the Statutes and Article G, Section V of the Constitut i n.

In regard to future convention sites. prop sal was d pt by the delegates to include college and un lv r It It wh l h offer the same convenlen es s r I I pr p rt In n effort to save money, promot th tm h r cour ge a large tu rn ut.

The Compliance Committee recommended and the conven­tion adopted a proposal to establ ish procedures for the collec­tion of amounts currentl y owed the Nat ional Fratern ity by chap­ters who have failed to comply with the Constitu tion and Statutes in regard to the reporting of membersh ip and ini t iation fees.

The delegates passed the recommendations of the Chapter Policies committee wh ich included speci fying to the chapters the procedures for reporting new associate members and initi­ates ; implement ing Title II , Sect ion 15 of th e Statutes which levies a $1 00 fine and further disci plinary action upon further violation.

Three amendments to the const itut ion were adopted by the delegates. Honorary membership was more fully explained by adding a new Sect ion 25 to Title II of the Statutes. Second ly, fees were increased to $35 for joining and $99 upon initiat ion after August 1, 1978. Prior to that date the fees remai n at $25 and $87 respect ivel y. Along with these increases, faculty and honorary initiates and alumn i members of a local gra nted a charter wi ll pay $50 effect ive September 1, 1977.

The th ird amendment adopted added a new Section VII (2) to Art icle E of the Const itut ion perta ining to the election of Gradu­ate Council Members to the Nat ional Council.

Greg Stangle, Was hington Sta te, 1. , accepts congratulations after his election to th e Nation al Counci l.

Further changes were adopted by the delegates regard ing awards of the Fraternity. New cri ter ia were adopted for the Brandon award ; the Maxwell Outstanding Chapter award wil l be given every year rather than just convention years ; and a Taylor A. Borradaile Memorial Undergraduate Scholarsh ip Award and criter ia for the stipend were establi shed by the Na­tional Council and the Ph i Kappa Tau Foundation.

The Domain Program was developed by the National Council and the Executive Off ices staff with alumn i involvement in chapter operat ions as the primary goa l.

The Fratern ity has made an important ph ilosoph ica l change in its operations from paid profess ionals to volunteers in the field who will be respons ible for the bu lk of chapter vi sitat ion.

The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation voted to award each Sh ideler recipient a $500 stipend. Appropriately, th is st ipened was an­nounced by Ray A. Bichimer, Ohio State, pres ident of the Foundation at the Shideler Recogn it ion Dinner Sunday, August 14 and immediately awarded to Stephan M. Nelson, Southern Mississippi, the 1 977 Shideler winner.

Following the dinner, Robert B. Mintz, Ohio State, presented a membership development workshop to the convent ion based on his Master's degree work in that area.

On Monday, August 1 5, Marvin Sadovsky, Southern Miss is­sippi, presented a commun icat ions systems and technology seminar which determined how people communicate with each other, on what levels, and why commun icat ion breaks down or never really gets started. This was related to chapter recruit ­ment.

National Vice President F. L. "Mac" McKinley hosted a pres­ident's luncheon at noon Monday for all Resident Counc il pres­idents and former national presidents.

The 1975-7 7 National Counc il. Row 1: Tom Hendricks, Georgia Tech; Mike Morgan, Oklahoma State; Bill Hughes. Evansville; National Vi ce President F. L. " Mac" McKinley, Oklahoma State; Former National President Ray A. Clarke. Bowling Green ; Jim Heilmeier. Kent State; National Pres i­dent Edward A. "Ted" Marye, Jr., Kentucky; Tom Cun­ningham, Nebraska Wesleyan; Bob Leatherman, Akron. Row 2: Foundation President Ray Bichimer, Ohio State; John Green , Nebra ska Wesleyan; Reed Panos. Berkeley.

National Councilor Robert Leatherman, Akron, Chairman of the Awards committee emceed the awards banquet held Mon­day even ing in the convention center. The Palm Award for out­stand ing service to the Fraternity was given to John F. Mankopf, Coe. who was president of his undergraduate chap­ter, and worked at the Execut ive Off ices for seven years as a fiel d secretary, director of programming and other positions.

Ray C. Bl iss, Akron, was named the recipient of the 1977 Taylor A. Borradaile Award denoting the outstanding alumnus of the year. Bliss was Chairman of the Republican Party from 1965-1969 and has been involved in Oh io and national pol itics since 1931 .

Former Director of Programming John F. Mankopf, Coe, flanked by Ray Clarke, Bowling Green, 1. , and awards com­mittee chairman , Councilor Bob Leatherman, Akron. re­ceives the Palm Award for outstanding service to the Frater­nity.

Allen Zimbleman, Upsilon, and Tom Bruner, Oklahoma State, received the Phi Award for outstanding service to their respective chapters. Both have served on their chapter 's Board of Governors.

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National Councilor John Green, r., presents the Ph i Award for outstanding service to one 's own chapter, to his chapter and pledge brother Allen Zimbleman, Nebraska Wesleyan.

Four Brandon outstanding chapter adviser awards were pre­sented. Recipients were G. Christopher Belle-Isle, Rochester, Gamma Nu adviser at Rochester ; E. Mark Evans, Youngstown State, Gamma Pi adviser at Youngstown State; Dr. Allison R. Manson, North Carolina State, Chi adviser at North Carolina State ; and Dr. Gordon K. Hare, Mich igan Tech, Gamma Alpha adviser at Michigan Tech.

Undergraduate awards given are listed on page nine. Tuesday, August 1 6, during the morning convention business

session, Thomas C. Cunningham, Nebraska Wesleyan, was unanimously elected National Vice President and Thomas E. Hendricks, Georgia Tech, was elected to finish the final two years of Cunningham's six-year term. Following the session, a " Press Conference" luncheon was held at the Mountain House, a rustic lodge at the foot of one of Keystone's ski slopes. Box lunches were served while each graduate and undergraduate nominee gave a campaign speech and responded to questions.

Following the luncheon, elections took place back at the con­vention center. Graduate Council members elected to the Na­tional Counci l were John A. Johnson, Mississippi State, former Deep South domain director; and Robert B. Mintz, Ohio State, former undergraduate national councilor. John E. Davis, Pur­due; Greg Stangle, Wash ington State; .and Robert Duane,

$3,000 in Scholarships Awarded

the National Council. The final banquet, held on Tuesday evening featured the

Palm Award for outstanding service to the Fraternity presented to Thomas L. Stennis II, Mississippi State, former Nation­al President and currently a trustee of the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation.

The Fraternity recogn ized the work and dedication of retiring Councilors Robert D. Leatherman, Akron; William J. Hughes, Evansville; Reed G. Panos, Californ ia-Berkeley; Michael S. Morgan, Oklahoma State; and outgoing National President Edward A. Marye, Jr., Kentucky, who gave farewell speeches to an attent ive audience. They were each bid goodbye with a standing ovation.

Executive Director Bill Jenkins made a special presentation to Ewing T. Boles, Chairman of the Ph i Kappa Tau Foundation for his long service and important contr ibut ions to the Frater­nity. Fr. Fred Johnson, Colorado State, National Chapla in and Dr. W. L. Tompkins, Ohio, Educat ional Director were similarly honored by the convention .

Fr. Johnson administered the oath of off ice to the incoming National Councilors and Off icers. President Marye pinned the National President's badge on F. L. McKinley and turned the gavel over to him.

President McKinley then outlined the programs he hopes to admin ister during his term of office.

Former National President Thomas L. Stennis II, Miss is­sippi State, receives the Palm Award for his outstanding commitment to Phi Kappa Tau from President Edward A. Marye, Jr.

Foundation Defrays College Costs for 1 2

Raymond A. Bichimer, President of the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation, announced the 1 2 recipients of $250 Foundation scholarships on Monday, August 15, during the Awards banquet at Keystone. Those in attendance to receive recognition were James Litsey, Kentucky; Stephen Wlllem, Evansville; Dan Koutsourais, Youngs­town State; and John Myrah, Oregon State. The other eight recipients are : Jimmy Lowery, East Central State; Kevin Foster, Spring Hill; Thomas Poggensee, Bradley; Les lie Llenerth , Michigan Tech; Gary Altman , William

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and Mary; Wendall Bauman , Nebraska Wesleyan ; Robert Eidnier, Miami; Robert Zambie, Cleveland State.

Recipients are chosen by the Fraternity's Scholarship Committee, chaired by Educational Director Dr. W. L. Tompkins, based on financial need, scholastic achieve­ment, and service to one's chapter.

The scholarship program was started b th Phi p-pa Tau Foundation in 1971 and has ward d ppr imately $20,000 in scholarships to d t

mill

Roland Maxwell Outstanding Chapter Awards

Presented annually to the chapter which reflects truly out­standing operational ability and achievement in all phases of its programming and is clearly the Fraternity's top Resident Council.

Category 1-That chapter in a fraternity system with 1 -1 0 chapters Winner: Upsilon Chapter, Nebraska Wesleyan

Category II-That chapter in a fraternity system with 11 -25 chapters. Winner: Alpha Chi Chapter, Mississippi State

Category Ill-That chapter in a fraternity system with 26 or more chapters. No recipient this year.

Overall Winner: Upsilon Chapter, Nebraska Wesleyan

Awards for Administrative Excellence

1976-1977

Alpha, Miami

Presented annually to those chapters of the Fraternity having demonstrated outstanding management and administrative efficiency during the previous school year.

Beta, Ohio University Upsilon, Nebraska Wesleyan Alpha Tau, Cornell

Beta Epsilon, Southern Mississippi Gamma Nu, Rochester Institute Delta Beta, Evansville Delta Kappa, Tennessee

Beta Beta, Louisville Delta Xi, Cleveland State

Harold E. "Hap" Angelo Chapter Improvement Awards

1976-1977 Presented annually to the Resident Councils of the Fraternity which have demonstrated the greatest overall improvement compared to their own record for the previous year.

Alpha Chi, Mississippi State Omicron, Penn State Beta Epsilon, Southern Mississippi Upsilon, Nebraska Wesleyan

Delta Xi, Cleveland State

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Top-L : Executive Director Bill Jenkins receives a standing ovation from the convention. Top-R : Dean Moors , president of Upsilon chapter, accepts congratulations from Roland Ma well for inning the outstanding chapter award which bears his name. Mid-L: Edward A. Marye pins the diam nd N -tiona! President 's badge on F. L. McKinley. Mid- M: Shideler winner Steve Nelson list ns Pr id nt of the Foundation Ray Bichimer announces the new $500 stipend to accomp n th hid I r rd. Mid-R: A toast at the Rocky Mountain barbecue by at ble of hungry Phi T u . Lower- L: Und r r du­ate Councilor Bill Hughes exchanges word with Presid nt Em ritus Rol nd M 11. Above: h ir­man of the Found tion Ewing Boles displ ys his w rd for Iii tim rvi t th Fr t rnit Ab v - R: Bill J nkins pres nts ppr cl tlon gifts to Jo Wis up, Emil Dun in nd mill t n

TOP-L: President Ted with his new !-shirt. Top-R : The 1977-1979 National Council-seated : Jim Heilmeier, Kent State ; Greg Stangle, Washington State; Foundation Pres ident Ray Bichimer, Ohio State; John Davis, Purdue ; National Pres i­dent F. L. " Mac" McKinley, Oklahoma State ; Bob Mintz, Oh io State-standing: Bob Duane, Oklahoma State ; Vice Pres ident Tom Cunningham, Nebraska Wesleyan ; John Johnson, Miss is­sippi State ; John Green, Nebraska Wesleyan ; Tom Hendricks, Georgia Tech ; Former Nat ional Pres ident Edward A. Marye, Jr., Kentucky. Mid-L: Newly-elected National Councilors John Johnson and Bob Mintz. Mid-R: Councilor John Green answers a quest ion for Sh ideler winner Steve Nelson, So. Miss. L: Coun­cilors Cunn ingham, Leatherman, and Bichimer. Lower-L: Jerry Grimsley, So. Miss ., digs in at the barbecue. Lower-M : Millie Gerding (Mrs. Lou) at Monday's ladies' luncheon . Below: Chairman of the Long Range Plann ing Committee Bc;>b Elder, William and Mary ; Mike Bu rr and Tom Amesbury, Cal-Berkeley, listen intently during a convention business sess ion.

William D. Jenkins

It would be inappropriate to approach this report in any manner other than that which is normally ass igned to the Fraternity's Executive Off ices. Thus, much of what I have to report will concern the " vital stat ist ics" of our organization .. . a sort of capsulized history of Phi Kappa Tau since we last assembled in a National Con­vent ion in August of 1975 in Missouri. Many of these statistics are a product of one of the responsibilities of our Execut ive Off ices staff members . . . that of maintaining membership data.

The total number of init iates in Ph i Kappa Tau has grown from 46,494 at July 1, 1975 to 48,652 at July 1, 1977, an increase of 2,158. The Fraternity 's living mem­bership has increased from 41 ,403 to 43,242 in the same two year period. Deceased brothers numbered 3,319 in 1975; now number 3,611 in 1977. A total of 1,799 men have been removed from the membersh ip rolls through suspension, expulsion, ·and voluntary with­drawal, an increase of 27 men since July, 1975.

During the two year period just completed, chapters of the Fraternity associated 2,817 men and initiated 2,166 of these into full membersh ip . . . a 77% init ia­tion rat io wh ich is qu ite commendable. But the pictu re clouds somewhat when you look at what our chapters did this past school year. A total of 1,366 were associ­ated, the lowest number since the 1974-75 school year. Similarly, 1 ,07 4 were init iated th is past year, the lowest since the 197 4-75 term. At July 1, 1 977 , Execut ive Of­fices records reflected a total of 2,796 Res ident Counc il members.

According to membersh ip data available to us, the largest chapter in Ph i Kappa Tau at July 1, 1977 - from the standpoi nt of Resident Counc il stat istics - is Rho chapter, Rensse laer, with 84 men. Next largest is Eta chapter, Muhlenberg, with 81.

Honors for the largest number of associa te members for the 1 976-77 school year go to Beta Epsilon, South ­ern Mississippi. Beta Epsi lon associated 40 men who were reported to the Execu tive Offices. Right on that chapt r's h Is was Xi ch pter, Frank lin and Marsh II ,

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with 39 assoc iates. Alpha at Miam i assoc iated 37 and Beta Kappa at Oklahoma State brought 36 into the fold .

During 1976-77, two chapters, Gamma Gamma at St. John 's and Gamma Ph i at Northeastern, reported no as­soc iates and no init iates; two chapters reported no initi­ates: Beta Iota at Florida State and Delta Omicron at Pan American . '\l

One set of stat ist ics isn 't very pleasing, and probably suggests serious consequences for the com ing year. At July 1, 1977, a total of nine Res ident Councils had 10 or fewer members. When you consider we requ ire a tota l of 15 men in order to recognize the establ ishment of a col­ony, th is figure takes on added dimension. But that 's not al l. A total of 38 chapters have 30 or fewer members at July 1, 1977. Some of you may know the Fraternity re­quires a colony to have 30 initiated members before it becomes eligible to receive a charter and chapter status. Taken literally, we have 38 chapters today wh ich do not qual ify to have a charter. That 's not on ly serious, it's ludicrous.

Ph i Kappa Tau has granted 111 chapte r charters. Overall , at Ju ly 1, 1977, the Fratern ity had 79 active chapters, 26 inact ive chapters, and six chapters in " escrow" status. As the name would suggest, " escrow" is a sort of holding status, du ri ng wh ich t ime area chap­ters, domain directors, and Execut ive Off ices staff per­sonnel work to get a chapter back onto its feet. The charter actua lly rema ins with the chapter, but opera­t ions of the group are restr icted and are under direct superv ision of our staff. We have no colon ies at th is time. Ord inaril y, we would welcome our new chapters to this nat ional program, we did not charter any new chap­ters since the 1975 convent ion .

Publ ications as a commun icat ions device are impor­tant to Ph i Kappa Tau. Since our last convent ion, eight issues of our quarterly magazine- The Laurel-have been publ ished and 300,665 copies have been dis­tr ibuted to alumn i, chapters, and other fratern ity and sorori ty headquarters.

I am extremely pleased with the work on ou r Member­ship Manua l. It t ruly ref lects the best th ink ing of our 1975 convent ion delegates who expressed a fair amount of displeasure at the prev ious ed ition. Three thousand Membership Ma nuals were pri nted this ear. Add itionall y, we published 1.000 copies of the S r -ices - Resou rces brochure and it , too, is an e II nt publication. Both the Membership Manua l and ices - Resources brochure re th dir t r suit good work of Camille C t n , ur dir t r f munlcations.

Mrs. Jo Wisecup is entering her f ifteenth year on our staff and her second as our executive assistant. Her knowledge of people and programs in Ph i Kappa Tau is awesome ; she probably has as much sensitiv ity to th is organization as some of our members . . . and maybe more. She has the credentials ! Camille Cestone, a 1975 Bowling Green graduate, is complet ing her second year on our staff and is chiefly responsible fo r our publica­tions. In spite of the fact I'm listed as the editor of The Laurel, she does all the work. Given the budgetary con ­straints she's had to face in recent months, we are for­tunate to have her as a member of our professiona l staff. Emily Dunk in, our production-computer assistant, joined us this past June on a full-time bas is . . . hav­ing been with us for most of the past school year in a part-time capacity. We like her attitude and perform­ance. Dave Troescher is beginn ing his second year in a consultant 's role and we expect great th ings from him in the coming months.

Mrs. Peg Cranmer, who has been with us for 1 4 years and who many of you know personally-or at least as the voice of the telephone when you call in - could not be with us th is year for reasons of health.

Tom Traver, presently our financial consultant-was employed last fall on a full-t ime basis as the Fratern ity's director of f inance-admin istration. He came to us after a 22-year career in the military doing his specialty : finance and administration. Tom 's undergraduate work was done at Connecticut ; he has an MBA from the Uni­versity of Alabama. Late last spring Tom informed us he would not be able to continue in a full-time capacity after June but has rema ined in a f inanc ial consultant's role and spends one week each month in Oxford at the Executive Off ices.

As ide from our staff, we have some other br ight spots ! One of the br ightest of these is our domain program. Presently staffed with some 1 0 directors-a number of whom are here at th is convention-we have the mak­ings of a very important and sign if icant program for this organ izat ion. We now have 22 domains . . . we obviously need add it ional domain directors. We'll find them. And as they plug into the mainstream of Ph i Kap­pa Tau, I feel conf ident their ind ividua l and collect ive part ic ipation and contribut ion will give untold value to chapter programming. There 's an old saying about man supports that which he helps create. We bel ieve more alumn i ought to have a slice of the action . .. more and more alumn i ought to help create an even better and more responsive Ph i Kappa Tau . It can happen with the domain program. I predict it will happen !

It's necessary that I depart from the prepared report and discuss with you a decision I have reached. At the opening sess ion of the National Council meetings last Wednesday even ing, I ind icated to that body, for profes­sional and personal reasons, it was my intent to resign as the Fraternity 's executive director on or about June 1, 1978. The Council heard th is and accepted my re­signation.

When I became executive director in 1971 , the Fra­ternity was faced with tremendous financial problems. My only apprehens ion at that time about handling the duties of the executive director was in the area of finances. I had not worked in that area before and I knew I would simply have to follow the " book" to achieve positive results. I have attempted since 1971 to do just that . . . to follow the book. But it hasn 't been enough. We've not only used the book to resolve f inan­cial crises, but we 've also used about every source of help available. Unfortunately, we haven 't made a whale of a lot of progress. The constantly increasing f iscal frustrations have taken their toll .

During this same period, I have had fewer and fewer opportunities to utilize my own talents for the better­ment of our organization ; Phi Kappa Tau has been short-changing itself I believe, by not taking advantage of the special skills I think I have. Because of this I have ceased to grow professionally, and this is another rea­son for my decision. Professional stagnation is not a com modity the Fraternity needs; it isn 't something I can handle very long, either.

It will not be easy to walk away from almost 1 7 years of professional involvement with Phi Kappa Tau. I have strong professional and personal ties to this organiza­tion , and to its people. It's easy to become emotionally comm itted to Phi Tau in a short period of time ; you can imagine the emoti onal commitment I have developed since 1960.

I chose this time to an nounce my decision to Counc il and to th is con vention in order to give both groups as much t ime as poss ible to consi der the mechanics of nam ing my rep lacement. Your new pres ident will be Mac McKin ley, and I know he has good things planned during his term of offi ce ; he needs your individual and collective input to assist him achieve the goals he has set. I suspect staffi ng the Executive Off ices will get his priori ty attent ion ; it should also get yours.

Ou r Nationa l Council and educational foundation have asked me to do extensive traveling among our chapters and alumn i organizations in the coming months . . . and this enthuses me a great deal! I' ll be institut ing educational programs for the chapters and developmenta l work with our alumni. It will add it iona lly provide an important opportunity to explore other caree r fi elds enroute.

The dec ision to leave hasn't been espec ially easy ; in fact, it's been about the most difficult thing I've had to do. But I doubt I'll ever be very far from Ph i Kappa Tau . . . in one capacity or another.

From my perspective as executive director - and as I view the problems and challenges of our organ izat ion on a day-to-day, hour-by-hour basi s, I think I see two areas of concern which give me more apprehension than all the others.

Maybe you 'll reca ll my comment a few minutes ago about those 38 chapters we have which have member­sh ips of 30 men or less. A total of 26 of those 38 chap­ters are in either the Slipping, Alert, or Criti ca l catego­ries. Only 1 2 are either rated as So lid or Improving. Does that te ll you something? It tell s me a lot. It tell s me fa irly conclus ively we are weakening the very heart of our organ ization by either failing to recruit properly or by tak ing the attit ude " small is good." I am deeply con­cerned about this . .. and hope you will be, too.

I said there were two areas of concern from my perspective. The second has to do with chapter stand­ards. Or maybe I shou ld say the lack of chapter stand­ards. Standa rds of pe rfo rm ance ! Th ose important measuring marks wh ich tell us if we're making progress or spinn ing ou r wheels. If this Fraterni ty employed some sort of program to encou rage chapters to develop and mainta in certain minimum standards of performance I can almost guarantee we would have a vi sibly strength­ened organizat ion in the next 1 2 month s; we would have a highly strengthened organization within three years.

These are my concerns : inadeq uate size of our chap­ters and no minimum standards of performance. I be­lieve if we leave Keystone, Colorado next Wednesday having failed to address ourselves to these important areas, we will have spent too much time, talent, and dol­lars doing other things not half as important.

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How many of you remember the amazing New York Mets of 1969? Thei r strong determination and " never say die" attitude caused them to conquer what seemed to be insurmountable odds and earned them baseball 's coveted World Series title. This same " never say die" attitude preva il s with other teams and in organizations as well. The Ph i Kappa Tau Fraternity is no exception. Determination seemed to be the key asset our Frater­nity exemplif ied as seen in the eyes of this writer.

The 43rd National Convent ion of Phi Kappa Tau held in Keystone, Colorado, August 13-1 7 was one of both reflection and fores ight.

When I visua lize Phi Kappa Tau, the first thing that comes to mind is the never ending ded icat ion it must have taken our Founding Fathers to initiate the brother­hood we have. But this dedication is no longer living and is only in sp irit as the last of our Founding Fathers, Taylor A. Borradaile, passed away this summer. A spe­cial memorial service, conducted by Nat iona l Chapla in Fr. Frederick Johnson, was performed at the convention to honor this great man. There also was a $500 memori­al scholarship award set up in honor of the late Brother Borradaile to reflect this man 's inf inite attr ibutes.

Along with the news of the passing of Founder Bor­radaile came more shock ing news. Gary Rybak, Direc­tor of Chapter Development will be leaving the staff to pursue graduate study. At the opening bus iness ses­sion of the convention , Executive Director Bill Jenkins announced he would be res igning, effective June 1, 1978. When I heard this I thought back and remem­bered that less than a year ago the National Counc il assessed chapters because of financial problems. All I could imagine was a sinking ship with its capta in and crew jumping overboard. But like the New York Mets, the Phi Taus " never say die" attitude came through. It was announced that Gary Rybak will stay on as a domain director. Bill Jenkins will be on the road his last year visiting chapters where he can put to use his best qualities. Jenkins sa id he will make an attempt to visit every chapter th is next school year. A new budget was proposed which showed Phi Kappa Tau is back on its feet and financially stable again. Never dying deter­minat ion was in the air.

As the convention proceeded, the core of the bus i­ness was being done in committees. As the committees made the ir recommendations, new ideas were launched which raised controversy. But controversy is essent ial. Without it there is no feedback. Out of this controversy came concrete decisions. Some of these decisions were to award the Maxwell Trophy every .year instead of only in con vention years. I feel this is appropriate be­cause chapters aren 't recognized enough for their out­standing performance. It was also decided that a new Laurel would try to be published. The Executive Off ices want to put out a magazine once again instead of an eight-page leaflet. Another controversial subject was settled : a proposed increase in the associate member­ship fee and the initiation fee, effective at the close of the convention . Ewing T. Boles, former national presi ­d nt and currently chairman of the board of the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation, ended a long discussion by ugg tlng w take one more year and try to " m ke it"

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John E. Davis, Purdue, '79, is one of the three undergraduates elected to serve on the National Council at the 43rd National Convention. The phar­macy major is president of Lambda chapter, on the President's Council of Interfraternity Council, and Managing Editor of Debris, Purdue's yearbook. Davis, formerly recruitment and philanthropy chairman for the chapter, belongs to Gimlet leadership honorary. He is from South Bend, IN.

provement within one year, a fee increase may not be necessary next year. These were just a few of the deci­sions made at Keystone.

As the convention came to a close, a most appropri­ate ceremony closed the 43rd Convention . A candlelight tr ibute was made to honor our distinguished Founding Fathers : Taylor A. Borradaile, Clinton D. Boyd, Dwight I. Douglass and William H. Sh ideler. The Brother­hood Song concluded a reverent ceremony and a criti­cal convention .

As I look ahead, I see a challenge we must all face. That challenge is Phi Kappa Tau . Its destiny is in our hands. The newly elected National Council faces a criti­cal two years. With the help of individual chapters, it must make the Domain Program a successful one for Phi Kappa Tau to become stronger. Rehabilitation of weak and inactive chapters must be initiated. Poss ible expansion has to be considered to help us grow. The re­vampi~g of the Laurel is essential in order to get strong alumni support. But above all , recruitm nt must in­crease to avoid an increase in membersh ip nd initi -tion fees. It's up to all of us; indiv idu Is, h pt r . th National Council , th E ecutiv Offi lumni t keep us going. Th E e utive ff i ur f b ck swell s your input. L t th m u f Phi K pp T u's i t n

Alph;;-Miam i Un i vers i ty. 3 20 N. Tallawanda Rd .. Oxford, Ohio 45056. Mark Stuckey, Pres.

Bet.- Ohio Univers ity, 50 E. State St., Athens. OH 45701 , Mark Peterson, Pres.

Gamma-Ohio State University. 141 E. 15th Ave ., Columbus, OH 43201 . Michael B. Ol inger, Pres.

Delta- Centra l College, 142 Beatty Ave .. Danvi lle. KY 40422. William P. Johnson, Pres.

Epsilon-Mount Union College, 1400 S. Un ion Ave., All iance, OH 44601 . Wayne A. Knauff, Pres.

Zeta- Un ivers it y of Illinois. 31 0 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign, IL 61820. Bruce Joseph, Pres.

Ebl- Muhlenberg College. 231 0 Chew St., Allentown. PA 1 81 02. Kenneth J. Boyle, Pres.

Theta- Transylvania Un iversi ty, Clay­Dav is Hall , Lexi ngton , KY 40508. Stephen S. Holmes. Pres.

lota-Coe College. Greene Hall, Cedar Rapids, lA 52402. John B. Becker. Pres.

Kappa-Univers ity of Kentucky. 687 Woodland Ave .. Lexington, KY 40508. James W. Litsey, Pres.

Lambda- Purdue Un i vers i ty. 516 Northwestern Ave., W. Lafayette, IN 4 7906. John E. Davis, Pres.

Mu-Lawrence University, 206 S. Lawe St., Appleton, WI 54911 . Jeffery A. Reitz, Pres.

Nu- Univers ity of Californ ia-Berkeley, 2335 Piedmont Ave.. Berkeley, CA 94 704. J. Gregg Rieh l. Pres.

Xi-Franklin and Marshall College. 605 College Ave., Lancaster, PA 1 7603. Craig Roda. Pres.

Omicron-Pennsylvan ia State Univer­sity, 408 E. Fairmount. State Col lege. PA 16801. Brian Chodrow. Pres.

PI- Univers ity of Southern Cali forn ia, 904 W. 28th St.. Los Angeles, CA 90007. John B. Barrett, Pres.

Rho-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 19 Sherry Rd ., Troy. NY 1 2180. John A. Gotschall , Pres.

Sigma- Syracuse Univers ity, Syracuse, NY. Inactive.

Tau-Un iversity of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI. Inactive.

Upsilon-Nebraska Wesleyan Univer­sity, 5305 Huntington Ave., Lincoln. NE 68504. Dean F. Moors, Pres.

Phi-Bethany College, P. 0 . Box 216, Bethany, WV Timothy L. Smith, Pres.

Chi- North Carolina State Un ivers ity, 2511 W. Fraternity Court. Raleigh , NC 27606. Russell W. Perkins, Pres.

Psi- University of Colorado, 1150 Col ­lege Ave., Boulder, CO 80302. Jay V. Krafsur, Pres.

Omega-University of Wisconsin at Madison. Madison, WI. Inactive.

Alpha Alpha-Michigan State Univer­sity, Lansing, MI. Inactive.

Alpha Beta-New York Univers ity, New York, NY. Inactive.

Alpha Gamma- University of Delaware. 720 Academy St., Newark, DE 19711 . Glenn A. Williams, Pres.

Alpha Delta-Case Western Reserve University, 1 1921 Carlton Rd., Cleve-

land, OH 44 106. Kenneth Wh itaker, Pres.

Alpha Epsilon - Kansas State Univer­sity, 1606 Fairchild. Manhattan, KS 6650 2. Richard D. Luck, Pres.

Alpha Zeta -Oregon State University. 1 27 N. W. 13th St.. Corvall is, OR 97330. John M. Myrah , Pres.

Alpha Eta- University ol Florida, 1237 S. W. 2nd Ave .. Ga inesvil le, FL 32601. Patrick McGrath Ill , Pres.

Alpha Theta - Co/lege of William and Mary. P.O. Box 2909. Williamsburg, VA 231 85. Gary N. Altman. Pres.

Alpha Iota- University al Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. Inactive.

Alpha Kappa- Wash ington State Un i­vers ity, 715 Cali fornia, N. E., Pullman, WA 99163. Gregory C. Stangle. Pres.

Alpha Lambda -Auburn Un ivers it y, 31 7 S. College St., Auburn , AL 36820. Rhett D. Bentley, Pres.

Alpha Mu- Ohio Wesleyan Universi ty, Delaware, OH. Inactive.

Alpha Nu- lowa State Un ivers ity, 307 Ash Ave., Ames, lA 50010. Brian G. Rohrig, Pres.

Alpha Rho- Georgia Institute of Tech­nology, 175 4th St., N. W., Atlanta, GA 3031 3. Charles T. Howard, Pres.

Alpha Sigma -Colorado Stale Univer­sity, 1504 Remington. Ft. Coll ins, CO 80521 . Joseph W. Barrett, Pres.

Alpha Tau -Come// Un ivers ity, 106 The Knoll , Ithaca, NY 14850. David J. Bielawski, Pres.

Alpha Phi- Univers i ty of Akron. 308 E. Buch tel Ave., Akron , OH 44304. Mark T. Gregg, Pres.

Alpha Chi-Mississippi State Un iver­sity, P. 0 . Box 81 5. Mississ ippi State, MS 39762. Ernest Waaser. Pres.

Alpha Psi-Universi ty of Te xas at El Paso, 5 15 E. Robinson Blvd., El Paso. TX 79902. Kenneth W. Braxton, Jr., Pres.

Alpha Omega -Baldwin-Wa llace Col­lege, Heritage Hall , Section A. Berea, OH 4401 7. Gary A. Jennings, Pres.

Beta Alpha - Univers ity of Texas at Austin, Aust in. TX. Inact ive.

Beta Beta -University of Louisville. c/o Dean of Students, Lou isv ille, KY 40208. L. Brent Cotton, Pres.

Beta Gamma- University of Idaho, 620 Idaho St., Moscow, ID 83843. David Lee Deeds, Pres.

Beta Delta- University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fl. Inactive.

Beta Epsilon- Un ivers i ty of Southern Mississ ippi, Southern Stat ion, Box 348, Hatt iesburg, MS. Stephan M. Nelson, Pres.

Beta Zeta -New Mexico Sta te Un iver­sity, P. 0 . Box 3-CT, Un ivers ity Park, NM 88003. Roy 0 . King, Jr., Pres.

Beta Eta- Univers ity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Inactive.

Beta Theta- Un ivers i ty of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Inactive.

Beta Iota- Florida State Univers ity, 108 Wildwood Dr., Tallahassee. FL 32301 . Ke ith Holmes, Pres.

Beta Kappa- Oklahoma State Univer­sity, 1 203 W. 3rd St., Stillwater, OK 7 407 4. Patrick A. Hayes, Pres.

Beta Lambda -Indiana University, 71 2 E. 8th St., Bloomington, IN 47401 J Kevin Butler. Pres.

Beta Mu- Kent State University, Kent, OH. Inactive.

Beta Nu -San Diego State College, San Diego, CA. Inactive.

Beta XI - University of Georgia, 846 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA 30601 . Steven K. Clever, Pres.

Beta Omicron- Univers ity of Maryland. 7 404 Hopkins Ave., College Park, MD 207 41 . John N. Farley, Pres.

Beta Pi- Middlebury College, Middle­bury, VT. Inactive.

Beta Rho- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Inac­ti ve.

Beta Sigma- Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID. Inactive.

Beta Tau-Bowling Green State Univer­sity, Bowling Green, OH 43403. Gary J. Gargiulo, Pres.

Beta Upsilon -Hobart College, 573 S. Main St .. Geneva, NY 1 4456. Keith Ni nesling, Pres.

Beta Phi- Westm inster College, 134 Waugh Ave., New Wilmington, PA. Douglas J. Jacobs, Pres.

Beta Chi - Southern Illino is Un ivers ity, 305 W. Main, Carbondale, IL 62901 . Paul Lock, Pres.

Beta Psi- California State University at Lang Beach, 3841 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803. Bob Rubenstein. Pres.

Beta Omega- Cali fornia State Un iver­sity at Chico. 611 W. 5th St., Ch ico, CA 95926. Charles Jewell, Pres.

Gamma Alpha- Michigan Technologi­cal Un ivers ity, 1 209 W. Quincy St .. Hancock , Ml 49930 . Lesl ie L. Lienerth , Pres.

Gamma Beta- Un iversity of Cincinnati, 347 Probasco, Cincinnati , OH 45220. Jeffrey A. Vannatta . Pres.

Gamma Gamma- St. John 's Un ivers ity, Jamaica, NY. Inactive.

Gamma Delta-Northern Michigan Uni­versity, 413 N. Front St., Marquette, Ml 49855. Charles E. Darr. Pres.

Gamma Epsilon- Un iversi ty ol the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95204. Dav id B. Th lei, Pres.

Gamma Zeta- Un iversity of Connecti­cut. Storrs, CT. Inactive.

Gamma Eta-East Carolina State Uni­versity, 409 El izabeth St., Greenville, NC 27834. David B. Wright, Pres.

Gamma Theta- Western Michigan Uni­versity. Kalamazoo, MI. Inactive.

Gamma Iota- Californ ia State Univer­sity at Sacra mento. 2231 " H" St., Sacramen to, CA 95816. Ricky A. Keltner, Pres.

Gamma Kappa- C. W. Post Center of Long Island University, Greenvale, NY. Inactive.

Gamma Lambda-Central Michigan University, 71 2 Edgewood, Mt. Pleas­ant, Ml 48858. John Maher, Pres.

Gamma Mu-Bradley Univers ity, 1509 W. Fredonia St.. Peoria, IL 61606. Kevi n L. Maiman, Pres.

Gamma Nu -Rochester Institute of Technology, 25 Andrews Memorial Dr., Box 1 050. Rochester, NY 1 4623 David L Arl ington, Pres

Gamma Xi-East Central State Univer­sity, Station 1, Ada, OK 7 4820 Patrick A. Bell , Pres

Gamma Omicron -California State Uni­vers ity at Fullerton. 1950 N. State Col­lege Blvd .. Fullerton, CA 92631 Thomas W Ketchum, Jr., Pres

Gamma PI- Youngstown State Univer­Sity, 27 4 N. Heights Ave .. Youngs­town, OH 44505 Dan Koutsoura1s. Pres.

Gamma Rho-Kearney State College. 231 0 9th Ave .. Kearney, NE 6884 7 Stormy L. Dean, Pres.

Gamma Sigma- University ol Califor­nia at Davis, Davis, CA. Inactive

Gamma Tau -Old Dammion University. Norfolk, VA. Escrow.

Gamma Upsilon- Spring Hill College, Mobile, Al. Timothy J Mahoney, Pres

Gamma Phi -Northeastern Umvers1ty, Boston, MA. Inactive.

Gamma Chi-Della State Univers1ty, P 0 . Box 632, Cleveland. MS 38733 Robert Wallis. Pres.

Gamma Psi-Southwest Texas State Un iversi ty, 828 Chestn ut. San Mar­cos, TX 78666. Michael W McCrum, Pres.

Gamma Omega- LaSa lle College, Philadelphia, PA. Inactive

Delta Alpha- Iowa Wesleyan College, E. McKibben Hall , MI. Pleasant, lA 52641 . Robert L. Temple. Pres

Delta Beta- University of Evansville. 211 2 Lincoln Ave ., Evansv ille, IN 4 771 4. Ronald A Sorgius. Pres

Delta Gamma- Univers ity of MISSISSip­pi, Box 307, University, MS 38677 James L. Jelks, Jr., Pres.

Delta Epsilon- St. Claud State Umver­sity, 1013 5th Ave .. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301 . Emmett M. Day, Pres

Delta Zeta- Kansas State Teachers College, c /o Student Organ izations Office, Memorial Union. Emporia, KS 66801. Samuel S. Birkel, Pres

Delta Eta- Marshall Universi ty, Hun­tington, WV. Inactive.

Delta Theta- Georgetown College, Box 212, Georgetown, KY 40324 Ray­mond J. Deemer, Pres.

Delta Iota- New Mexico Highlands Unt­versily, Las Vegas. NM, Inactive

Delta Kappa - University of Tennessee­Knoxville, 1800 Lake Ave , S W., Knoxville. TN 37916. Bret Reburn, Pres.

Del ta Lambda- Muskingum College, Stadium Drive, New Concord, OH 43762. John A. Stuart Ill, Pres.

Delta Mu- Co//ege of Santa Fe. Box 331 . Santa Fe, NM 87501 Jay Loftus. Pres.

Delta Nu- Wn ght State Universtty Dean of Students Off ice, Dayton, OH 45431 . Jeffrey S. Brumbaugh, Pres

Del ta XI - Cleveland State Umverslly Box 68, University Center. Cleveland. OH 44115. Thomas J Os te rl and. Pres.

Delta Omicron -Pan Amerrcan Umver­sity, P. 0 . Box 31 , Edmburg TX 78539. Richard A. Mangas, Pres

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CHAPTER ETERNAL The following brothers have been reported deceased to the Executive Offices be­tween May 1, 1977 and August 31 , 1977. The ir years of graduation are listed when known.

AKRON CORNEU MIAMI NORTH CAROUNA STATE RENSSElAER

Henry C. Holliday Richard N. Outwin, '37 William J. Quinlan Jr., '35

Taylor A. Borradaile, '08 Bryon Fox Charles J. Knoener, '27

AUBURN MICHIGAN OHIO Warren T. Smyth, '66 DElAWARE

Ira K. Steele Robert D. Buick, '27 Robert D. Crawford. '34

Lewis Buell. '23 T. Wilkins Weber William C. Waddell , '21

SOUTHEIII IWIIOII Van Wayne Mountain

BALDWIN-WALlACE Robert V. Benson, '59 Warner Eggleston, '07

lETHAllY

Harry Steinle, '34 Thomas R. Turner, '25

FLORIDA

MICHIGAN STATE Charles B. Park

MICHIGAN TECH

OHIO STATE Robert L. Perdue

SOUTHERN CAUFORNIA Frank Clark Frederick I. Ferrier R. D. Johnson, '21 Don G. Magruder, '37 Pierce K. Vasey, '29

Ashley Booth, '37 Thomas Dailey, '31

Herbert L. Cochley, Jr., '48 Lamar H. Love, '27

Mikeal G. Eng leright, '70 OHIO WESLEYAN Earl A. Heist, '29

CAUFORNIA·BERKELEY Jack Landwerkamp, '33 Eugene N. Pierce, '22 Thomas F. Townsend, Jr., '33

FRANKUII I MARSHALL Joseph E. AI bare IIi Caron N. Ehehalt, • 48 John W. Refsnider

ILLINOIS

MISSISSIPPI STATE Richard H. Herron, '51

MOUNT UNION David Heim, '28

Dr. Alan S. Wilson, '29

OKlAHOMA STATE Olan H. Hamilton

OREGON STATE

SYRACUSE Henry F. Barge, '40

TRAIISYLVAIIIA Enoch S. Allen. '30 Thomas D. Dugan Ronald H. Ruggles

CAUFORNIA-FULLERTON David O'Conner, '75

John T. Chadwel l James H. Lowry, Jr., '27 Dr. Roy R. Hewitt, '29 Dr. Hal Ray Peyton, '49

Rev. Joseph S. Faulconer, '28

CENTRE Lyman W. Penn, '30

COLGATE Edwin H. Amidon, '32 Robert H. Head, '57 George H. Purple, '31

COLORADO Lester J. Weber, '23

KANSAS STATE Duane E. Wel lner, '27

KENTUCKY Elijah S. Melton Joe P. Richardson, '54 Edward H. Shannon, '35

lAWRENCE Robert G. Berkelman Carl E. Hoffman, '30

MUHLENBERG John David Boyd, '26 Frank R. Depierro Francis E. Gl ick, '2B Walton B. Howe. '51

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN William J. Hill, '27 Leslie W. Nelson, '23 Robert R. Smith

PACIAC Larry Jacobsen

PENNSYLVANIA Col. James G. Langford Arthur G. Rohs, '34

PURDUE David W. Kenninger, '76 Ralph G. Milner, '20

WASHIIISTON STATE Fred E. Morisette. '29

WESTIIIIIISTEI Lee L. Corey, '53

WEST VIRBINIA Russell W. King, '26

WISCOIISIII Glen M. Benson, '30

Chapter Eternal Claims Founder Borradaile

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Report of the Executive Director

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knew him are fortunate ; those to follow will miss an extra spe­cial dimension in their fraternity membersh ip and experience, and it will be up to those of us who had personal ties to keep his memory alive. But as long as there are people alive who knew Taylor, he won't be very far away. But he shall be missed . . . so very, very much.

Phi Kappa Tau 's Chapter Eternal has now claimed all four original founders. Their leadersh ip continues to live in the spirit of every living Phi Tau.

The National Council has created a Taylor A. Borradaile Me­morial Scholarship Award for an undergraduate who, in the opinion of his chapter brothers, exemplif ies the ideals of the Fraternity. The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation has agreed to create a Memorial Fund which will provide the scholarship for the re­cipient.

Anyone wishing to contribute may do so by sending a check payable to the Foundation and designated " Borradaile Memori­al Fund" to the Executive Offices, P.O. Box 30, Oxford, Oh io 45056.

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And you know, it' s somewhat comforting to realize the talent we need to accompl ish some of these goals and to resolve most of the problems and hurdles we face is right here, now, this day, assembled under one roof. Let 's do it.

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM D. JENKINS Executive Director

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