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T~I~LAMBDIAN
NEWSLETTER
OF THETA-XI
ZETA
SPRING SEMESTER
FOUNDER1S DAY 1969
The Founder's Day celebration
for 1969 was held on April 19, at
the Mark Twain Manor in Jamestown, Pa. The meal was followed by
a series
of Officer's
Reports,
General Speakers, and the presentation of awards for the past year.
High Tau, Paul Garver gave an
optimistic financial report for the
past year, expressing hopes that financial support by the alumni organizations would brighten this report even more in the coming year.
High Epsilon, John Huey gave the
alumni a run-down on the social
activities of the chapter in the past
year. High Beta, Jack Ostrowski
presented to the gathering the revised program of public relations
projects on which the house has
embarked.
The keynote address of the evening was by Rep. Roy W. Wilt, Pennsylvania legislator, former Dean of
Men, and alumnus of Theta-Xi. In
his speech, Rep. Wilt stressed the
need to provide to the community
around us, the image that we conceive of ourselves, and the necessity
of forming a desireable image as a
fraternity.
Finishing off the program was
the presentation of the various awards to the Brothers and Alumni.
Receiving the James H. Mapstone
Scholarship Award of $100, was
David C. Bruggeman, a senior Economics major from Pittsburgh. The
$250 Alumni Scholarship Award
was presented to T. Allan Bietsch, a
junior History major from Carlisle,
Pa.
ALP!~NI PRESIDENT/S REPORT
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Dear Alumni,
On Sunday, April 20, 1969, members of the Thiel College Theta Xi
Alumni Association attended the annual Lambda Chi Founder's Day
celebration.
The alumni received
a very optimistic picture concerning
the future of our chapter. Alumni
President, Pastor Gerberding, and
Chapter President, Dave Walos, reported that the present and future
activities of the fraternity
stress
overall improvement in all areas.
The chapter has undergone
new
evaluation by the active brotherhood and the national with intentions of forming a better image.
Many new types of programs are
being initiated to strengthen
the
areas that the chapter is weak in.
One such area is alumni relations.
Within the near future, the active
chapter will try to more than prove
its new and better intentions. Our
Alumni Association must keep faith
by actively supporting the brotherhood in all its good endeavors. At
this time our association needs financial assistance from you, the
alumni. Weare asking for any contributions you deem sufficient. Also,
any information concerning alumni
members or suggestions for improvement will be greatly appreciated. With deepest thanks.
Yours in ZAX
JOHN R. TRICE
President Alumni Association
RECOGNITION GIVEN
The new officers of Theta-Xi were
presented to the Alumni followed by
the presentation of the President's
gavel to the past High Alpha,
Jerome G. Kerlek, by the new president, David A. Walos. The Lambda
Chi Alpha Sports Trophy for 196869 was presented
to Richard A.
Brezing, a junior History major
from Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr. James
Chadwick, long time advisor to the
Chis, and the head of the Accounting Department at Thiel, was pre-
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sented with a desk pen set, in grateful recognition
of his years of ser-
vice to the chapter.
was concluded
The program
by the awarding
of
the Theta-Xi Awards, to the Brothers who have most helped the chapter in the past year. This year's
awards went to Jerome G. Kerlek, a
senior Biology major from Farrell,
Pa. and to Rev. Milo Gerberding,
present High Pi, and former president of the' Alumni Association.
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HIGH BETA REPORT
FALL PLEDGE CLASS
This semester, Theta-Xi has embarked on a Public Relations program, which covers a wide range of
activities. Following a general plan
laid out by the National
Headquarters Public Relations for the
coming year will stress service to
the Greenville Community.
Although we were not able to take
a Spring Pledge Class, we did manage to initiate eight men on Jan. 12.
They are; Rick Dinsmore, Detroit,
Michigan; John Himes, Monaca, Pa;
Jay Hoffer, Norvelt, Pa.; Tom Lehman, Carthage, N. Y; John Marsh,
Greensburg,
Pa.; Jack Ostrowski,
Pittsburgh, Junior Bigh Alpha; and
Dale Sparber, Girar;d, Pa. With this
pledge class t~e ",members of ThetaXiwentover~u~-~ ....
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So far this semester, the House
has participated
in three major
Community
Service Projects.
In
March, Brothers donated 30 manhours into painting the Greenville
-Recreation-Center.
Alsoln -March,
we sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt
for the children of the faculty, administration, and staff of the College. The affair was co-sponsored by
the Sisters of Chi Omega, and received press coverage. In April, the
Brothers worked hard repairing and
painting the house in the Park Amphitheater.
In the area of Alumni relations,
you've probably noticed that this is
the first Thielambdian to be printed
in two years. The Thielambdian will
try to focus on Alumni affairs, but
we can't guess at what you are doing. We'll need your help most of
all in making the paper successful.
Yours in ZAX
Jack Ostrowski,
RB.
HELP! ! !
Dear Alums,
After looking over the stack of
invitations to the Founder's
Day
Program which had been returned
because of the wrong address, we
decided to appeal to you for some
information concerning the whereabouts of these Brothers:
Dr. Robert Roskos
Paul L. Glatzert
Donald R. Hopkins
John V. Keznor
John A. Bratt
Paul D. Heinzer
Walter E. Beardsley
. Joseph DiFebo
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NEW O~FICERS
The new officers of Theta-Xi Zeta
for the coming year are: Dave
Walos, '70, High Alpha, Political
Science; Jack Ostrowski, '71, High
Beta, Political Science; Jim Ludwig, '70, High Gamma, Biology; Paul
Garver, '70, High Tau, Sociology;
Joe Green, '70, Math; Scott Horrell,
'70, Biology; John Huey, '71, Social
Chairman; Don Furman, '70, High
Kappa, Business; Dale Sparber, '71,
House Manager,
Business;
Rich
Brezing, '70, Scholarship Chairman,
Psychology.
R. D. Bacher
Arthur Bernardi
Jay Hanson
Robert Belknap Evens
R. H. Evans
Arthur V. Conklin
Robert H. O'Donnell
Howard M. Smith
Francis Leonard
William Billingsley
James Pedas
Lawrence D. Smith
Francis Judge
Paul K. Jones
James Ramsey
Charles Benning
Edwin Harter
CROSS & CRESCENT
Dear Brothers,
At the present
is undergoing
time the Chapter
a vast reorganization
in the Publ'ic Relations
Program.
Much of this program is directed
toward rebuilding
our Alumni rela-
tions. In keeping with this idea, we
are looking for alumni who would
be interested
in
writing
articles
for coming.is.sues.
Cross & Crescent.
feature
of the
If you would consider writing an
article
on some facet of fraternity
life, I am sure that the National
magazine would be more than happy
to publish it.
Please send any article that you
write between June and September
to my home address. Any article
after September 15, 1969, should be
mailed to the Chapter House.
Sincerely,
Jack Ostrowski, H.B.
225 Bonvue St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15214
Alfred Lawman
John Leuenberger
Fred Kinney
Kenneth
Helsel
Donald Randolph
John Eve
William Lowther
Charles Dennison
Robert Brockett
J. H. Meconnahey
If any parents are still receiving
their son's mail, we ask you to fill
out the Alumni Information page in
this paper and mail it to us. Thank
you!
Tom Lehman
Alumni Secretary
ALUMNI NEWS
So far, our appeal for alumni information has received a good response. From information gathered
at the Founder's Day celebration,
we are able to provide you with the
following information;
Class of '64-The
only information
we have here is on Jack Anderson,
---who
is now-working-fol' Mine Safety
Appliances in Pittsburgh.
Class of '65-Tim
Dunbar is employed at American Car Co. in Chicago. Jim Lucht is preparing to
practice law in Erie. Mike Lemley,
the new Alumni V-President,
is
working for Mellon Bank. John
Todd is working for Kodak, in Norristown, Pa.
Class of '66-Rudi Klobach is teaching school in Philadelphia.
Tom
Whiteman is working for Continental Insurance. Jeff Brooks is working for General Electric in Buffalo,
where he is living with Al Bowman,
who works for Gulf Oil.
Class of '67-Hal Nash is in the National Guard, and is working for
Swift Meats in Syracuse. George
Kovalcik is a substitute teacher at
Duquesne High School, and is an
assistant golf pro at Duquesne Country Club. Bill Alvin was drafted.
Howard Burns is studying law at
WVU. Ed Walwork is a social worker in Pittsburgh. Allen Hamid is
teaching in New York, along with
Howard Berguson. Walter Rolph is
teaching in Philadelphia. John Trice
is teaching in Swissvale, Pa.
Class of '68-Leo
White and Jeff
Eshelman have both been drafted.
Other information we have:
Keith Hammond was wounded in
Vietnam. George Measel is traveling
incognito and most likely intoxicato.
TO THE BROTHERS OF LAMBDA CHI ALPHA
Fraternal
greetings.
As newly
elected President of Theta-Xi, I feel
we are taking greater strides to promote the welfare of Lambda Chi
Alpha and achieving excellence in
all fields of activity.
Public Relations
The fraternity's
general affairs
hav :-t'patlv expanded under the
direction Ot tJ
';;'~{ Beta, Brother
Ostrow:;1\.:.~v .
been receiving
due recognition . tiiroughout
the
alumni, school and community. We
started the new administration with
an Officers'
Retreat
at Cook's
Forest. Present were the High Zeta
accompanied by Hi Pi Brother Gerberding and several alumni. They
included Dave Hofius, Jim Thomas,
Herb Gebert, and Don Carpenter.
The fraternity has been involved
with a series of community service
projects
in cooperation
with the
City Recreation
Department.
As
you've already noted, this is the
first Thielambdian in two years.
ave.
Social Life
Our social life has been somewhat
limited due to the presence of probation. However
still respect
other fraternities
our prowles and capa-
bilities on the dance floor and generally
watch as
the Chi's
over". We are looking forward to a
new year off probation and a chance
to again be socially number one on
Thiel's campus.
Intramurals
Theta-Xi has been able to produce
fine intramural teams despite the
small
brotherhood
members.
ience
of thirty-three
With little or no exper-
because
of past probations,
the Chi's still have made a good
showing
in
throughout
management
all
the
sports
Even though Theta-Xi has been
denied pledging privileges for this
semester,
it is important. that a
healthy rush program be established
and maintained. This has been accomplished
by our High Delta,
Brother Horrell. He has helped
greatly to destroy the stereotype
image regarding the chapter and
the Fraternity System in general.
the
of Patsy Combine and
lead by Rich Brezing,
the Chi's are looking
next year
Trophy.
events
year. Under
the winner
of the Theta-Xi intramural
Rush
"take
and
the
award,
forward
to
AU-Sports
In General
Our National fraternity
us the inspiration
has given
and the guidance
to master all fields of chapter activity. We are weak in some areas but
with the help of the brothers
and
Scholarship
alumni, we will not only meet stand-
A great amount of pressure has
been brought to bear on our scholastic record. As indicated in the
last issue of the Cross and Cresent,
Thiel has been on the up-swing as
far as National Chapters are concerned. This is partially due to the
appointment of a new office in the
High Zeta, High Sigma. This years'
High Sigma is Brother Brezing.
ards, but raise them as well. We
have gained a great deal of experience this last year and can no longer be termed "rookies."
We take a
great deal of pride in Lambda Chi
Alpha and what it stands for. We
take great pride in ourselves
pledge to continue
and
in our achieve-
ments and continual improvements.