Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Successful Fall Rush Program Initiated as actlyea and 11 men were held over aa neophyte brothers due to 1«, gS. This becane possible with the passing of a new IFC ruline During the fan pledge s ' ea- •on Dan Goble assuaed the off. Ice of Pledge Instructor. Pre- ou5ly Dwig».t Cook -resigned the post due to student teach- ing comnittments. The ' Goober ' Administration devised a totally new pledge program which was unanimously approved by the active chapter and is in the process of being tested now. The fall pledge class took their pledge skip to Kansas State University of Manhattan, Kansas. Kansas is an 18 state, therefore a good time was re- ported by all that went. Steve White was chosen by the fall pledge class as the outstanding active and Mick West was voted the outstanding pledge. This spring semester, Marvin Moots was elected Pledge In- structor for the coming academ- ic year. Of the 10 liiitial pledges, 8 remained during the spring semester. They complet- ed their eventful pledge sea- son with a skip to the Ifiniver- sity of Missouri at Rolla. Due to new IFC grade rulings, heavy pledging occurred in the fall. Therefore our class of eight is one of the largest on campus. The following were initiated into the brotherhood: Bill Burke, Ron Buswell, Amie Bu- tay. Woody Glascock, Bill Got- tmn, Steve Lee, Kerry Stray- hall, and Dan Woodcock. The active body voted Dan Woodcock the outstanding pledge. Marvin Moots was chosen the outstand- ing active by the pledge class. Page .V - l hi Kn,,tin FQLLQW THE CRQWB fkm TO KIRKSVILLE V ▲ lllllllilll C Miiiiiiiiiify A BADGE, A PARTY, A TROPHY, A HOUSE None of these things make PHI KAPPA THETA The qualities which are unseen BROTHERHOOD, FAITH, FRIENDSHIP, LOYALTY, RESPi These are found inside of men These make PHI KAPPA THETA. The above basically emphasizes the differences between a frat ' ity and a club, and expresses why fraternity men are deeply loyal to their frat lity. While clubs dwell primarily on a few particular aspects, the fraternity distinction IS that it strives for the complete development of its members: spiritually, academically, and socially. It also develops a lasting fellowship, a strong identifi- cation and a sense of unity. These valuable assets are the result of the principles and ideals upon which a fraternity is founded. in Footbal I (jome reprinted from The Temple Spring 69

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Pofic : ' ' - I ' ln kapUons STAFF Editor Rod Stciniiiami Co- Editor Mick West Sponsor Eugene Cro;irk Printing Heritage Printing Phi Kaps in Student Government Three members of Mu Sigma were elected by the student body to represent them In the NKSC Student Senate during the spring, ' 69 elections. They were: Dan Brooks, councilman Mark Morrow, senior councilman, and Larry Weede, president of the sophomore class. Thb Phi Kaps were active participants of the newly form- ed ' Dynamo ' Party during spring ' 70 elections. ' Dynamo ' was composed of the following fra- ternities and sororities: Phi Kappa Theta, Phi Sigma Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Lambda Chi, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Sigma Kappa. PKT can — didates were: Mick West and Larry Weede, running for senior and junior councilmen, respect- ively. Elections were May 7th and the Dynamo coalition made a clean sweep of all class and student senate elections. The Industrial Arts building is nearing completion and will be open to students in the fall of ' 70. It is located southwest of the Pershing Building. It should make a long walk for I. A. majors. + ROTC was initiated on the NMSC campus in the fall of ' 69. All incoming male freshmen are reqtiired to take two semesters ' of military training. Freshmen receive one hour credit for each semester. INTRAMURALS The 1969-70 school year has been one of great success for the Phi Kap sportsters. The year started with a third place finish in the tug-of-war which could have easily been a champ- ionship except for an over- sight. The next event of the fall intramural sports program was fleetball, and here the Kap Krusaders easily won their lea- gue and were defeated by the Sig Taus (15-12) in the semi- finals of the all-school champ- ionship. Also, in the fall, the Phi Kaps produced their first all-school champs as Mark Morrow won the intramural ten- nis championship. Mark and Henry Sespasara also won the doubles. Marc Tendler finished second in handball. Marc and Morris Jotinson were runners-up in the doubles division. The winter season started off with the Phi Kaps winning their league in volleyball in an exciting playoff game with the ABC ' s. Any further advan- cement, however, was thwarted by the Iranians who defeated the Kaps three games to one. The Iranians went on to win the all-school championship. The next sport of the winter season was wrestling. The Phi Kap grapplers struggled hard, but were able to earn only one point » In basketball, the Kap Krusaders won their league, but were defeated in the first game of the all-school playoffs by the Phi Sigs in a very poorly officiated game. In the all- school freethrow championship. Brother Darrell Hanslow gave the Kaps another all-school championship as he sank 23 of 25. With the spring sports just getting underway, the Phi Kaps find themselves in third place in the all-school sports stand- ings trailing Sigma Tau Gamma and Plii Sigma Epsilon. The Phi Kaps have been entered in horse shoes, tug-of-war, and soft- ball. The Phi Kap Softball first team started their quest for a second consecutive league title by winning their first game $-h, scoring four runs after two men were out in the final inning. Several Phi Kaps have also begun training for the all-school track meet later in the year. Finally, through- out the year, the Phi Kap bowl- ers have rolled ourstandingly. Despite a big turnover in bowl- ers due to student teaching. MlEE Karen Ho ee-Chapter Sweetheart Social Activities Capping the years social ac- tivities was the smnual ' Crim- son Rose ' Banquet and fomial dance, April 25, 1970. The first annual ' Mu Sigma Man of the Year ' Award was pre- sented to Mr. Eugene Croarkin, fraternity sponsor, for his out standing service to the frater- nity during the ' 69-70 academic year. The chapter presented Mr, Croarkin with a huge paddle bearing the names of all the fraternity members. Climaxing the banquet ac- ities held at the Bonfey Inn of Kirksville was the crowning of Miss Karen House as 1970 Chap- ter Sweetheart. Miss House is a senior accounting major from St. Louis, Mo» The formal dance was held in Ophelia Parrish Junior High, Providing music for the evening was the ' Dal ton Gang ' from Co- lumbia, Mo. We were sorry more alumni could not attend. Our alumni brothers who are presently serving our country have been actively correspond- ing with us here at Mu Sigma. We ask that you keep up the good work and continue to keep us informed about yourselves. Keep in touch so that we may always have your current ad- dress. Good luck and keep the cards and letters coming in. marriage, etc., the Phi Kaps are holding down fourth place. With some surprising performan ces in the track meet and some not so surprising ones in sjoft ball the Phi Kaps just might have the coveted all-school sports trophy to set in their house next fall.

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Dear Brothers, I would like to apologize for not getting a newsletter out to you de rving alumni earlier this year We, here at Mu igma in Kir- ksville send our best regards to each of you and hope that everything is going well for ycu. We urge you to keep in contact with us and stop in and see us whenever you can. At this time, I would like to thank the members of my com- mittee, the committee chairman who submitted articles, and Kr. Eugene Croarkln, all who helped to make this journalistic mas- ter piece possible. Fraternally yours. Rod Steinmann Alumni Relations Chairman Fall semester rush was fair- ly successful. It consisted of the following activities: a ' Hippie Love-In ' Dance, the traditional Novinger parties, several coffees at Elaines, and the Annual PKT Smoker held -in the activities room of the Stu- dent Union Building. Thirty- six men pledged Phi Kappa Theta Spring rush consisted of two coffees and a Smoker in the Student Union. It was most successful as ten men pledged PKT. Art James was fall rush coordinator and Jim Baker is presently serving as our spring semester coordinator. Dear Brothers, They said they wanted some words of wisdom from the Pres- ident, but I ' m not sure I can fufill that request, I think the first thing I ' ll do is say thank you to you the alumni for all the things yi u did while ycu were in school and for the fine contributions you have made since. I would also like to thank you for your patience in waiting for this first Alumni Newsletter. As you know from your own experience it is often hard to get something new started, but now that we have gotten the first one out I ' m sure they will continue. This has been a good year for the Phi Kaps and I think getting this newsletter out is really the icing on the cake. I hope this letter will encourage fur- ther communications between you, the alumni, and us the active chapter. Please notify us of any address changes, im- portant events, honors or un- expected happenings concerning you or any other alumni brot- hers. I hope most of you will be able to return to beauti ful downtown Kirksville in the near future to see our new house. Aside from the dirty dishes it is usually pretty neat. Well, I guess I had better close now. About the only words of wisdom I can give you is to communi- cate and ccme and see us some time soon» Fraternally yours, Kent Harshbarger President Four BrolluTS iiil the Diisf This has ' - been the Year of Marriages for Mu Sigma Chapter of Phi Kappa Theta. During the acauiemic year, four of our brothers ' bit the dust. ' They are: Hick Elkin, Tom Alger, Larry Weede, and Bob Rose. It may also be noted that Elk and his wife, Katie, are the proud parents of a baby hay named Christopher Scott Elkin. Bob Rose and his wife Leslie are the proud parents of a baljy girl named Jennifer Leslie Rose Recently, Kent Harshbarger, Chapter President, announced his engagement to Karen House » They will be married September 5th in St. Louis. Brother John Koenig has announced his en- gagement to Sharon Haley. They will be married August iSth. Three brothers are pinned. They are: Frank Cadigan to Penny Miller, and Henry Sesepa- sara to Margaret Langford, and more recently Darrell Hanslow to Jill Geopfert. + V The Phi Kaps, again this year, compiled desk blotters and distributed them to the faculty and student body, we received a profit of $175.00. Our spring project will be a ' Pizza Feed-In ' held at Ka- reenos. Project chairman, Mike Byrne is in charge. Northeast Missouri State College has a new president. Dr. Charles McClain. McClaih is replacing interim president Eli F. Mittler. PHI KAPPA THETA 216 West Normal Street Kirksville, Missouri 63501