Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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THE YAMACRAW 1981 B-23 The Order of Kappa Alpha BACK ROW: John Steen, Mark Andrews, Mike Friedman ROW 2: Doug Kissell, Larry Pond, Simon Nash, Mike Sheridan, Andy Goldstein, Carlos Mejides, Ricky Croes, Mike Emery ROW 3: Dan Walden, Jeff Epstein, Dave Gilfillan, Craig Buckner, Jamie Stanton, Kris Furstenberg FRONT ROW: Brian Hubbert, Mark Lisicky, Mike Voeltz, Jim McCoy, Dave Levine, Tiffy, Don Conklin Above left: A scene from a KA New Wave Party. Above Right: A sampling of the new wave costumes worn at the infamous party. Left: KA: a fraternity in the Southern tradition. Kappa Alpha KA was formed just after the Civil War (they might call it the War of Northern Aggression) by a group of Washington College students. From the start, the new order was given a religious motif, with members being pledged to uphold the ideals of its spiritual father. General Robert E. Lee. Even before his death, the ex-Confederate leader was renowned for his chivalry, and KA was set up partly to carry on his ideals of courage, spiritual devotion, and gentlemanliness. The idea caught on. so that now 100 campuses throughout the southeast can boast of a Kappa .Alpha chapter. .Members proudly refer to themselves as Southern Gentlemen and point out the central difference between K.A and standard fraternities. KA. according to brother Dave Gilfillan, is an order, that is it selects recruits who it thinks measure up to its standards instead of inducting pledges and then trying to fit them into the Greek mold. The ranks of KA now stand about twenty strong. Kappa Alpha is always active in campus events, making a very strong showing this year in such intramural events as football and volleyball. It managed to place second in the annual Greek Week competitions. One of the orders biggest successes over the last semester was its New Wave parties, featuring the spaced-out sound of the Space Heaters. The festivities were open to all students, and many showed up in — well, uh. unusual — costumes. The last such event almost literally brought the KA house down, with the noise and vibration jarring loose part of the roof. Fun is important, of course, but there must be come reason beyond even that for the continued popularity of Greek letter societies like KA. How else could they have stayed around so long? Gilt illan explains it this way: All frats have scholarship programs and offer contacts which extend beyond college. But they also remind you of friends back home. The become a kind of substitute family. ' ou arrive on campus as a confused freshman, and it s nice to know a group of people you can go to for help, who would do almost anything for you. Robert E. Lee would be proud.

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B-22 1981 THE YAMACRAW Chi Phi The brothers of Chi Phi began the year in a typical fashion, returning to school early to put the house in order and plan for Rush. When the rest of the students were settled in, the fraternity held three Rush parties, the highlight of which was the well known Jungle Juice. With Rush completed, the brothers settled down to the serious business of planning some memorable parties and activities. One of the first of these was the Hat Party, to which all Oglethorpe students were invited, as indicated by their creative hat posters all over campus. A little later in the year, around October, the brothers and pledges got together for a campout at Cochran Falls, Georgia. The trip held attractions for all interests, as some brothers went mountain climbing, hiking, or just relaxing in the great outdoors. Also in October was the Halloween costume party, which attracted some rather strange characters. Although some of the windows didn ' t survive the night, the guests enjoyed the atmosphere. During the month of November, some of the brothers and little sisters were all wet (and cold besides) after their rafting trip down the Chattahoochee River. The fraternity experienced a more comfortable ride in December, with a hayride at Alex ' s Farm. Chi Phi tied up the fall social calendar with a Christmas party. The eggnog was somewhat lethal, but the party was successful up to and during the arrival of Santa, complete with a bag of surprises. Chi Phi also took part in Intramural football during the fall, making it all the way to the championship game. When everyone returned for the spring, more plans were made for a social and sporting semester. The highlight of the semester was the chapter ' s founding celebration, including a formal at the Perimeter Marriot. A scattering of other parties and another raft trip also helped to lighten the hassle of classes. Much of the fraternity ' s spring efforts went into the planning of Greek Week. For the fourth consecutive year, Chi Phi was overall winner of the men ' s division. This victory, in addition to the success of its parties and the addition of several new brothers allowed Chi Phi to boast continued success at Oglethorpe. The Chi Phi Fraternity: BACK ROW: Karl Hall, Pete Garland, John Gazituia, Sheldon Inge ROW 2: Dave Polanco, Chris Gackstatter, George Diple, William Myers ROW 3: Edward Furbee, Scott Raymond, Mark Stephens, Mark Turcot, Rob Joseph, Lee Campbell FRONT ROW: Ken Buie, Howard Barr, Harry Stern, Paul Swanson, Monte Burnbach, John Bryan, Mike Mills. Jim Burk, Chuck Allen, Mike Browoleit, Terry Fallat NOT PICTURED: Charles Littman, Sam Cranley, Bob Ivy, John Burdakin. Above Left: A few fraternity brothers looking distinguished in the Chi Phi fashion. Above: Weightlifting for Greek Week competition. Left: Chi Phi poses with their Greek Week trophy.

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B-24 1981 THE YAMACRAW Sigma Alpha Epsilon SAE, the largest fraternity in the nation, is dedicated to the promotion of leadership, scholarship, friendship, and the true spirit of brotherhood. Founded at the University of Alabama in 1856, SAE has spread through the country so that chapters exist from north to south and from coast to coast. SAE also serves the country, community, and school through various fund-raising activities, service projects, and donations. Among those in the local area are fund raisers for an eye and kidney bank, and a leukemia research fund. During the Jerry Lewis Telethon, SAE always pitches in to help. Here on the Oglethorpe campus, the fraternity had an interesting year. In addition to inducting six pledges for the year, they participated in Greek Week, competing with other Greeks in some athletic and some not-so-athletic events. The chapter had several socials, which included Christmas and Halloween parties and a special Sweetheart party. They also planned for a revival of their End of the World party, the first of which was held during the Three Mile Island crisis and included such hits as radiation punch. The chapter also thought of others, having a collection for charity. All in all, SAE at OU had an easy-going, enjoyable year. BACK ROW: Richard Lindsay, Stuart White, Chris Mikle FRONT ROW: Don Owen, R, Raths, John O. Mitchell. John Pfautz, Jeff Levy Madonna, Kurt Merolla, Joe Exum ROW 2: Todd Wills, Beau Moore, Bill Bazzell. Tom L. Owen, Ed