Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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GA MMA The While Sfar of Gamma Nu, The brigh+ S+ar of Gamma Nu, Ten 'rhousancl brolhers wear you, Ten rhousancl brofhers share you. When college days are 'rhrough We slill will cling fo you, Loyal and frue, loyal and frue To you, Old Gamma Nu Firs+ Row: D. GLAVES, R. CAPATOSTO, R. HUNDLEY, R. COMPTON, R. ROMACK Middle Row: G. RILEY, R. GRADDY, R. RAMSTEDT, J. WINGO, R. ANDREAS, D. HENRY, D. McCARTHY, M. ARROLL Lasf Row: W. DICKERSON, L. SIBERT, E. KING. R. SOOMRE, E. MAGUIRE, E. CALLAHAN, C, HESELTON, J. ADDUCI, C. COVELL 0 F F I C E R S Spring Fall Presiden+ .... , . , . . T. KOONTZ R. COMPTON Vice-Presidenf ...., .. . R. GRADDY D. BRIICK Treasurer ............ .... D . BRIICK D. HENRY Recording Secrefary .... . . . G. ADERTON C. HESELTON Corresponding Secrelary. . . R. RAMSTEDT R. GRADDY l25l Winfer R. GRADDY E. CALLAHAN D. HENRY R. HUNDLEY R. RAMSTEDT

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As Gamma Nu's fif+y-sevenfh year drew +o a close lhe members were able fo look back on an- o+her very successful nine monfhs. Parl' of +his success was due fo +he facf fhaf six new names were added fo 'l'he rosler as a resulf of fall pledg- mg. On 'rhe infromural scene, Gamma Nu produced a winning soflball feam for fhe lhird +ime in suc- cession. The Clubhouse boys also wrapped up fhe foofboll +i'l'le, being scored on only once 'I'hrough- oui lhe season: fhey rounded ou+ fhe year by fak- ing firsl honors on fhe hardwood. This was fhe firsf baskelboll championship in six years 'For Gamma Nu. All in ull, you mighl' say we did fairly well 'lhis year. Our members were also acfive in campus acfivi- fies as well as sociefy fundions. Gamma Nu was well represenfed on 'ihe S+uden+ Forum.' The presideni' of Hillloppers ond also Pi Kappa Della was a senior member, Dave Briick. Two of fhe four Vorsify debafers were Nu'ers, and lhe Rambler sfalif is aided by +he Gamma Nu pen. Furlhermore, Gamma Nus played on sfarfing line- ups for bolh Varsiiy foo+ball and baseball feams. During +he year lhe sociely sponsored many dalenighls highlighfed by our Chrisfmas parly and annual spring Week-end. These were social evenfs for ihe members alone: over and above +his, we sponsored fwo all-school par'I'ies, Club Cornucopia , +he Thanksgiving dance, and 'I'he an- nual Monfe Carlo gaming par'ry. Club Cornucopia was co-sponsored wi'l'h Gamma Della, esfab- lishing a 'rradifion of cooperafion befween sociefies. Mon+e Carlo, 'rhe +radi+ional Gamma Nu fesfival, was held in January in fhe old Clubhouse. Wi+h poker, dice, and blackjack, and fhe prospec+ of winning a forfune, 'rhere was never a dull momenlf. This year l'he members of +he Sociely launched an all-oul fund raising drive in order +o reno- vofe +he Old Club House . The elifori' was successful, and we received +he supporl' of bofh lhe college adminisfrafion and our generous alumni. As a resull, we expecl' +0 see a marked change in 'rhe appearance of 'lhe old gray building wilhin lhe nexl year. As we look back on +he pasf year in Gamma Nu, we can see +ha+ we have noi' s+agna+ed, buf have definifely advanced in almos+ every way. Wi+h +his record behind us, we are looking foward even greafer achievemenls in lhe coming year. i I241 '

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The college year l953-54 was a very noiable one for 'lhe Phis. In addifion +o 'lhe various social and liferary acfivifies ihaf look place during lhe year, 'lhis season saw +he hall almosf complefely refurnished. Thanks +o The generous help from our alumni, lower Beecher is now a model of in- ferior decorafing, a fine place fo sfudy or relax. The Open Meefing, Weekend, and Love Feasf were fhe 'lhree main evenl's of lhe Spring of '53. Wiih a full house for fhe Open Meeling, nof a drop of rain on rhe Weekend, and plenly of alums a+ fhe Love Feasf, needless lo say, each was a success. During +his lerm, we had members aclive in Hill- foppers, on lhe baseball +eam, and in lhe Sfudenf Forum. Tom Olson won fhe Thomas Smirh Decla- malion Confesi, and Bob Hoskins was elecled presiclenf of Alpha Phi Omega, fhe nafional serv- ice frafernify. Fall +erm of '54 we again wenl forward wi+h a big sfride, +his 'rime under 'lhe leadership of Dan Parker. Our pledge class, fhe larges+ of any organizalion on campus, added fifieen names fo +he roll. The Phi Alpha en'rry in 'rhe Homecoming floaf conlesf again Took firsl prize for fhe second year in succession. This year we broughf l'he biggesf show on ear+h , a circus floal' complefe wifh music, a jack-in-+he-box, and barker, in+o lhe parade. Our foofboll +eam 'look second place in fhe inframural confesl lhis year, our pledges filling in many gaps quile capably. To round our fhe very successful Full Term, we gave our annual Chrisrmas formal, and if was unanimously vo+ed +he bes+ ye+ ! During rhis +erm, Bill Cooper, and Al Rupel were elecfed +o Who's Who in American Col- leges , and John Schmidr won rhe Sander's Orarorical conlesl, rhereby relaining +he plaque for Phi Alpha's halls for anolher year. Winler Term and +he Miller regime saw 'lhe advenl of exchange desserls wifh rhe women's socielies, and il' looks like 'lhis will become an eslablished fradirion. The women were inviled fo enjoy our hospifalify, coffee and cake 'lwice +his ferm. Again during 'ihe Winler Term lhe Phis obfained anolher frophy by winning fhe lnfersociefy Debale wilh Hugo Sfierholz and Sian Fishman on fhe roslrum for Phi Alpha. Looking back on The pas? year, we have come a long way since fhe March of I953, and one glance al' +he record will give more fhan ample proof of +his. l26l