The recent history of our newest Chapter represents a culmination of negotiations and an exciting endeavor for Psi Upsilon--rushing and pledging a Chapter from scratch. Following Dean Gary M. Bledsoe's initial invitation to Psi Upsilon to consider establishing a Chapter at Georgia Tech, communications between Brother Fretz and the Tech Interfraternity Council pointed out the increased favorability of the situation. Subsequent visits by Brothers Robert W. Morey, Pi '20, William R. Robie, Epsilon '66, and Thomas L. Aldrich, Epsilon Omega '70, preceded final approval by both Psi Upsilon and the Interfraternity Council.
The Fraternity recruited as Chapter president, William Powell, a sophomore majoring in Industrial Design. Bill was given the difficult task of assuming the responsibility of establishing the Chapter and finding a core of dedicated people to join him.
On May 21, Bill introduced the other founders of the Gamma Tau Chapter of Psi Upsilon. They are John Britt Holstun, Eric D. Martin, J. William Navolis, Ernest Ovitz, III, and Edmund Tuten. Four more have since then been added. These young men have dedicated themselves to the successful expansion of their group. Rushing activities have already begun. Formal installation of the Gamma Tau and initiation of the first class of Brothers is scheduled for the autumn. We wish these new Psi U's well in their noble venture.
Approximately 50 Psi U Alumni reside in the Atlanta area. Many have already shown their support for the establishment of a local Alumni association. This strong Alumni support, especially that exemplified by Brothers A. Leigh Baier, Delta Delta '64, and William Martin, Phi '69, will soon be invaluable to our new Chapter, as it seeks to achieve and uphold the great tradition of Psi Upsilon.
The Gamma Tau Chapter of Psi Upsilon will be installed at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, on December 19, 1970. The Installation will be conducted by Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21, Vice President and Administrative Director of Psi Upsilon. Brother A. Leigh Baier, Delta Delta '63, is the sponsor of the Installation.
The ceremonies as well as the Installation Banquet will be held at the Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia.
A full story about the installation will be in the next issue of The Diamond.
The Gamma Tau Chapter of our Fraternity was installed at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, December 19, 1970. The ceremony was held at the fine Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street, N.W., Atlanta, due to the gracious kindness of Brother A. Leigh Baier, Delta Delta '63, who served as sponsor for the Installation. Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21, Vice President and Administrative Director, conducted the ceremonies, assisted by Earl J. Fretz, Tau '64.
Fourteen were initiated as Charter Members of the Gamma Tau Chapter: Marion Carr Baggett '73, Milledgeville, Georgia; Russell McCamie Crawford '73, Brentwood, Tennessee; Ernest Manfred Dixon '73, Atlanta, Georgia; Clyde Edward Graydon '73, Milton, Florida; John William Navolis '72, Sarasota, Florida; Ernest Ganhart Ovitz '72, Galva, Illinois; Albert William Powell '72, Forest Park, Georgia; Mark Thaddeus Poweski '73, Jacksonville, Florida; Robert Allen Raines '73, Titusville, Florida; Edward Richmond Thompson '73, Beverly, New Jersey; Thomas Edward Tuten '72, Bloomingdale, Georgia; Frank Henry Volger, Jr. '72, Marietta, Georgia; John Cameron White '73, Lakeland, Florida; and John Carlton Willliams '73, West Palm Beach, Florida.
John Britt Holstun, '72, Silver Spring, Maryland, could not attend the Installation and was initiated in January of this year. The Chapter considers him one of the Charter members.
Following the Installation a number of gifts were presented to the Gamma Tau by the Executive Council: a Constitution of the Fraternity; a copy of The Annals; an engraved gavel; a Minutes Book; a Guest Book; and a Song Book.
At a meeting of the Gamma Tau Chapter immediately after the Installation Thomas L. Aldrich, Epsilon Omega '70; and A. Leigh Baier, Delta Delta '63, were elected honorary members of the new Chapter.
Two members of the Executive Council attended the Installation: Robert W. Morey, Pi '21; and John E. Fricke, Xi '23.
The following Alumni were among those present: A. Leigh Baier, Delta Delta '63; Michael P. Doyle, Epsilon Nu '60; Earl J. Fretz, Tau '64; Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21; Ronald W. Larson, Phi '55; Cortland F. Luce, Jr., Gamma '30; Alvo O. Martin, Omega '48; Peter M. Martinson, Eta '68; David Schoenfeld, Omega '44; Captain Raymond Van Walkenten, USN (Ret.), Rho '32; Archibald Walker, Beta Beta '14; and Ronald D. Yeast, Omega '59.
Paul Weinberg, Kappa '44; and Richard D. Wold, Epsilon Omega '73, were the only undergraduates who attended the Installation.
Present at the banquet were: Mr. Garry M. Bledsoe, Assistant Dean of Students, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mr. Stephen S. Drennen, President, Georgia Tech Interfraternity Council; and Mr. Donald J. Nesmith, Fraternity Advisor, University of Georgia.
At the Installation Banquet A. Leigh Baier, Delta Delta '63, served as the highly competent toastmaster. Albert William Powell '72 spoke briefly for the Gamma Tau Chapter. Greetings from the Georgia Institute of Technology were extended by Dean Garry M. Bledsoe.
The address at the Installation Banquet was delivered by Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21, Vice President and Administrative Director. His title was "Responsibilities of Psi Upsilon Brotherhood." Among other things he said:
"At the outset may I express the genuine regret of Brother Jerome W. Brush, Jr., Delta Delta '39, President of the Executive Council, that he could not be with us tonight. Only a last minute emergency prevented his attendance. On his behalf I extend his warmest greetings.
"Psi Upsilon is proud to install the Gamma Tau Chapter, our second in the South, following by six weeks that of the Nu Alpha at Washington and Lee University. For the Gamma Tau we have the highest expectations. We are proud to install a Chapter at this outstanding institution of higher learning which for over eight decades has stood for excellence in education, an institution which has recognized the meaningful service which fraternities under proper conditions can render Alma Mater.
"We are honored to install a Chapter in this great city of Atlanta in and around which over fifty Psi U's reside.
"We are lastingly grateful for the splendid support and understanding cooperation which the administration of Georgia Institute of Technology, and particularly Dean Garry M. Bledsoe, have give us in the establishment of this new Chapter. Without their wise counsel and meaningful backing, we never would have succeeded in what for Psi Upsilon has been an entirely new experience--the rushing and pledging from scratch of a new Chapter. We are especially grateful to Brother Albert William Powell, Gamma Tau '72, who commendably and most ably assumed the difficult task of establishing the Chapter and of finding a core of dedicated persons to join him. In Navy parlance I say 'well done.'
"Yes, Psi Upsilon warmly welcomes this meaningful partnership of service with Georgia Institute of Technology.
"We are exceedingly proud to welcome into the bonds of our society fourteen splendid members of the Gamma Tau--four juniors and ten sophomores who reside in five different states. We greet you from the hearty and wish our Brothers of the Gamma Tau of today and tomorrow Godspeed, the greatest of success and enduring prosperity. May you never regret the fraternal bonds into which you have entered today."
Brother Thomas Edward Tuten, Gamma Tau '72, has reported:
"The Gamma Tau is becoming well known on the campus, in some aspects we are more infamous than famous. Our problem with housing is our infamous one. We send a delegate to Campus Planning weekly to check on availability and to complain for their lack of motivation. We expect a house by early September, though, just in time for fall rush.
"After a disastrous academic fall quarter which saw Psi U place in the last five among the twenty-seven fraternities and sororities, a pep talk and study program skyrocketed us into the top three academically, truly a remarkable contribution, with 33 percent of the membership making the Dean's List.
"In addition, Psi U entered teams in the Interfraternity Sports League and against many larger fraternities (all are larger than we, in fact) Psi U placed above .500 in all sports with the exception of basketball, where height was lacking. Psi U will enter a racer in the 'Tech 200' and one or more rafts in the 'Great River Raft Race' to be held Spring Quarter. The race, by the way, had over 5,000 participants last year, the largest river raft race in the United States.
"As you see, the Gamma Tau is striving to uphold the high social and academic standards of Psi Upsilon and our progress will not stop."
The Technique of the Georgia Institute of Technology, March 12, 1971, contained the following story about the Gamma Tau:
"Last spring five Tech men met with Tom Aldridge, national representative of Psi Upsilon Fraternity, for the purpose of petitioning Psi Upsilon for the granting of a Chapter at Georgia Tech. After considering the qualifications of these students and the school, the national executive board authorized the installation of the Gamma Tau Chapter on Dec. 19, 1970, with fifteen charter members being initiated.
"The members of Gamma Tau Chapter hope to add a new dimension to the already sound and healthy fraternity system at Tech. They hope to remain a relatively small group of friends who hold close fraternal ties in the original tradition of social fraternities.
"They feel at times, Tech fraternities have allowed counting intramural sports points and having a party every two weeks supersede the original goals of friendship and service for which the fraternity was founded. Tech's fraternities have made tremendous social and moral contributions in the past, and the new fraternity wishes to help make more in the future.
"In the article about Psi Upsilon (Jan. 25), it was written that the fraternity does not believe that the pledge is a second-class citizen. This is true in that the Brothers feel a pledge is merely a person being considered for membership in Psi Upsilon's order, not a slave or person who can be degraded to see if he 'can take it.'
"Hazing, Hell Week and other diversions that Brothers practiced on pledges in the 1920's belongs there, in the 1920's. Psi Upsilon believes a fraternity and its pledges have more important things that they can do, things that can help their school, city, country, and therefore, themselves."
Brother Thomas E. Tuten, Ô72, has provided the following report:
ÒThe Gamma Tau floated through the spring quarter with the greatest of ease. Academically things were a little slack, but spring fever ran rampant among all students so no great discrepancy was noted. In athletics, the Brothers became the ÔCinderellaÕ team of the softball league emerging from a seven-game schedule with a perfect record. Amazing infield play was always noted and the outfield could be counted on to come up with some really incredible plays. Coach Thompson was beside himself as the Gamma Tau rolled to scores of 17-2, 19-5, 20-0, 22-3, behind the excellent pitching of Brother Powell and the timely hitting of Brothers Poweski, Tuten, Vogler, and Baggett. Clearly, the other teams just werenÕt in our class. The Brothers look forward to greater glory in the fall.
ÒRush activities have not been very profitable for the summer with only 110 Freshmen on campus, most of whom are cooperative plan students. Our efforts have been aided ably by Brother Richard Lee Wold, Epsilon Omega Ô73, an Atlanta resident who is engaged with rushing several prospects for the Epsilon Omega.
ÒWe have high hopes for the fall and wish the best of luck to our fellow Brothers as the new school year begins.Ó
Brother Philip C. Jones Ô74, has submitted the following report:
ÒFall quarter for Gamma Tau was highlighted by the acquisition of a Chapter house. Although the house needed a bit of cleaning and repairing, all of the Brothers pitched in enthusiastically.
ÒThe enthusiasm engendered by acquiring a house has carried over into other activities. The Chapter finished second place in TechÕs volleyball intramurals, the best ever for Gamma Tau. Our next intramural hurdle will be basketball. With a team averaging only five feet ten inches, the Chapter will continue, as in the past, to show its indomitable spirit by participating.
ÒWe are pleased to report the addition of two promising pledges to our pledge class: Tom Barnes Ô76 and Cordell Praytor Ô76. We also held an initiation at which the following three pledges were initiated: David Harden Ô75, Mark Bulloch Ô75, and Tom Hedges Ô74. After the initiation the Chapter held an initiation dinner of truly magnificent proportions which was followed by a few hours of festive activities at Underground Atlanta.Ó
Brother Thomas M. Hedges Ô74, Corresponding Secretary, has submitted the following report:
Gamma Tau is alive and well in Atlanta.
The Gamma Tau elected the following new officers for the next year: Stephen Lasseter King Ô74, President; Cordell Ernest Prater Ô76, Vice President; John Cameron White Ô74, Treasurer; David Ashley Harden Ô75, Recording Secretary; and Thomas Martin Hedges Ô74, Corresponding Secretary.
Along with the new officers the Chapter initiated a new Brother this quarter, William Patrick McBride Ô76. Two men pledged the Chapter during the spring quarter, Samuel Paul Stone Ô76, and William Henry Beebe, IV, Ô76.
Although the Chapter is yet to make a name for itself on intramural sports at Tech, Gamma Tau finally won its first softball game. We decisively beat the Alpha Xi Delta Chapter here. At the seasonÕs end we took a game from Phi Kappa Sigma to boost our final record to 2-4.
Even though our athletic prowess has to be questioned, we did rank ninth out of thirty Tech fraternities scholastically for winter quarter.
The Brothers of Gamma Tau have asked me to use this forum in a very special way. We are trying to set up a strong Alumni group. Therefore we would like all interested Alumni in the Southeast to drop us a line, and we would like to keep you informed of the activities of Psi Upsilon at Georgia Tech.
Finally, we would like to extend an invitation to all Brothers and Alumni of Psi Upsilon. If you are in Atlanta, drop in to see us. We would like to have you.
By Stephen L. King Ô75, President
The past year was a key one for the Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech. The Gamma Tau occupied its first Chapter House, physically just a rickety structure, but an important new base for Chapter activities. Mostly the result of acquiring a new House, the Gamma Tau vastly improved morale as well as in activity.
But as the fall quarter approaches, the Gamma Tau faces another critical year in its short existence. Graduations at the end of spring and summer quarters reduced the active Brotherhood to ten, six of whom were initiated in the year 1972-73.
Two more men pledged Psi Upsilon during the spring quarter, but both are working their way off academic probation and will not be eligible for initiation until next winter. Thus we will begin the 1973-74 year with a small nucleus of ten active Brothers.
Academically, for the three quarters of the past year we ranged from seventeenth to ninth out of thirty fraternities. Our spring standing has not been determined as of this writing, but the actual average was only slightly below the ChapterÕs winter average, which ranked ninth.
Financially, the Chapter operates in the black. We have used our surplus in the House Fund to refurbish and furnish our temporary home. Unfortunately, the Gamma Tau must look for new housing by September 1, 1974.
Until the Chapter builds up its membership and firmly establishes its permanence on campus, the Georgia Tech administration will not be able to continue to provide Psi Upsilon with temporary housing. However, the school has clearly indicated its willingness to help Psi Upsilon if the Chapter proves itself stable. Thus, a strong rush is a must for this fall.
The Gamma Tau Chapter is looking forward to hosting a meeting of the executive council on February 7, the first time our Chapter has ever had the honor. This meeting is to be the highlight of our busiest quarter in Chapter history.
After a successful fall quarter rush, the Gamma Tau initiated five new Psi UÕs on January 12. Dan Dlugosz Ô77, of Exeter, New Hampshire; Mike Polston Ô77 of Forest Park, Georgia; Eric Stuenkel Ô76 of Rome, Georgia; Chip VanLeigh Ô77, of Kensington, Georgia; and Timothy Zukas Ô77, of Utica, New York, joined the Brotherhood.
Chapter activity stepped up to its fastest pace ever in the fall, and a peak of some forty Brothers and guests crowded into our unimposing Chapter house for a Homecoming dinner on November 3 after the Tech-Duke game.
The Gamma Tau, for the first time, had as many as ten of its own Alumni this fall, and we enjoyed considerable Alumni support from both our 1972 and 1973 graduates, both financial and moral.
Our present Chapter house on State Street must be replaced by September 1, 1974, and as of press time, negotiations had not yet begun on the proposed sublease from Alpha Epsilon Pi. However, TechÕs fraternity advisor, Jerry Gallups, was advising us that an offer from the AEPiÕs was to come in the near future.
Presently the Gamma Tau has sixteen active Brothers, including for freshmen, five sophomores, three juniors, three seniors, and a graduate student. About twelve of these Brothers will be eligible to live in the house next fall. Thus we need another strong rush in the winter to be able to fill our allotment of twenty beds in the old AEPi facility, if we are able to move there in the fall.
Fortunately, we are able to rush year round since Georgia Tech scuttled the formal rush system in 1970. Our winter and spring rush programs are being conducted less formally than a fall rush, and we expect a big boost in rushing if and when we receive definite word on the AEPi proposal.
Once our housing question is settled, the Gamma Tau will be in excellent condition.
In an unusual report from the Chapter it is learned that it really has gone all out to find the very best of leadership for the coming year, 1974-75. Stephen L. King Ô75 reports that the following officers have been elected: President, Thomas W. Barnes Ô76; Vice President, Mike Polstan Ô77; Treasurer, Eric Stuenkel Ô76; Recording Secretary, David Harden Ô75; and Corresponding Secretary, Stephen L. King Ô75.
The report goes on to outline some of the accomplishments, campuswise and academically, and concludes that the Chapter has selected more than an unusual Brother who will measure up to his responsibilities admirably. His activities , outside of the classroom and Chapter, include baseball, volleyball, bowling, and golf.
The Chapter is looking ahead to the next meeting of the Executive Council being held in Atlanta where they hope to show off their officers and Brothers as well.
The Gamma Tau has added six new pledges and begun a Little Sisters program with six Georgia Tech coeds to highlight Fall Quarter 1974.
Had not the Chapter lost four underclassmen due to grades between Spring Quarter and the present, we would have passed the elusive Ò20Ó mark in membership. Still, membership now stands at 16 with six freshmen, two sophomores, five juniors, and three seniors.
Our six pledges, all freshmen, are: Joe DiNunno, Brockton, Massachusetts; Hank Hoeft, Parker, Arizona; Mike Lutrario, Warwick, New Jersey; and Tom Wheeler, Canton, Connecticut.
The six charter Little Sisters of the Gamma Tau Chapter are Mary Bisset, Atlanta, Georgia; Penny Callin, McMurray, Pennsylvania; Robin Hensley, Atlanta, Georgia; Stephanie Holland, Stone Mountain, Georgia; Joann Hudson, Atlanta, Georgia; and Alexis Mortimer, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
The Chapter plans to initiate all six new men and inaugurate the Little Sisters program at the onset of Winter Quarter.
Social highlight of the fall was our ÒPledge TripÓ to Panama City Beach, Florida. The entire Chapter accompanied the pledge class for a weekend on the sea front. Also, the Little Sisters organized a fondue dinner during the quarter; and at homecoming, almost 40 Brothers, pledges, Little Sisters, Alumni, and guests attended Psi UÕs traditional Homecoming dinner.
Not content with our success during the fall, the Gamma Tau hopes to add more new men in our Winter Quarter rush. We will also be trying to improve our grade performance and do a better job this year of keeping the men we have added!
Stephen L. King Ô75
Corresponding Secretary
The 1974-75 school year was another good one for the Gamma Tau. In February we initiated six new Psi U Brothers. They are: Joseph N. DiNunno, Jr. Ô78, Henry C. Hoeft Ô78, Michael C Lutrario Õ78, George R. Moon Ô78, Michael T. Verbanic Ô78, and Thomas P. Wheeler Ô78. We also have one pledge who will be initiated in the fall. The Gamma Tau Little Sisters tripled their numbers this year. They proved to be a tremendous help during rush and with social events throughout the year.
Despite the success of our fall Ô74 rush, students graduating and transferring to other schools once again have left our ranks somewhat depleted. The upcoming rush season will therefore be another important one for the Gamma Tau. We are getting off to an early start by writing personal letters to prospective Tech freshmen who live near our hometowns.
New officers were installed spring quarter: President, Cordell E. Prater Ô76; Vice President, Daniel S. Dlugosz Ô77; Treasurer, Thomas W. Barnes Ô76; Corresponding Secretary, Henry C. Hoeft Ô78; Recording Secretary, Thomas P. Wheeler Ô78.
The Gamma Tau has been blessed this year with an increasing amount of Alumni interest. Our Alumni association is to be revitalized and extended to become the Psi Upsilon Society of Georgia. We are hopeful that this support will continue to increase and will become a valuable asset to the Gamma Tau. During the spring quarter it was our pleasure to enjoy visits by Brothers Henry B. Poor, Gamma Ô39 and John R. Parker, Omicron Ô28. We appreciate their help and support.
Greetings to all from everyone at the Gamma Tau. Officers for the 1975-76 academic year include: President Cordell E. Prater Ô76 of Clayton, Georgia; Vice President Daniel S. Dlugosz Ô77 of Exeter, New Hampshire; Treasurer Thomas W. Barnes, III, Ô76 of Utica Michigan; Recording Secretary Thomas P. Wheeler Ô78 of Canton, Connecticut; and Corresponding Secretary C. Henry Hoeft Ô78 of Parker Arizona.
To date a total of five promising pledges have chosen this fall to wear the garnet and gold of Psi Upsilon. They are Kevin C. Boteler Ô79 of Atlanta, Georgia; David S. Hallmark Ô78 of Spartanburg, South Carolina; Wade W. Howell Ô79 of Newtown, Pennsylvania; Steven J. Muldoon Ô79 of Westboro, Massachusetts; and Stephen L. Peet Ô78 of Clinton, South Carolina.
Our Brotherhood currently consists of thirteen active Brothers and five pledges, ten of whom reside in our Òhumble State Street abode.Ó It is of particular interest to note that eleven states are represented among our number.
Academically our Chapter has never been in finer shape. For the spring quarter we finished third among the twenty eight fraternities and three sororities at Georgia Tech, and this summer our remaining BrothersÕ 3.25 was top on campus. Continued scholastic success is anticipated for the fall quarter.
Our fortunes are improving on the playing field as well. Aided by the influx of an athletic pledge delegation, our volleyball squad, with Joseph N. ÒChicoÓ DiNunno, Jr. Ô78 at the helm, leads its division with a 6-3 mark at this writing. Given another strong rush, the Brothers hope to field a football team next season.
Highlight of our social activity thus far would have to be the initiation of our newest Brother, Stephen A. Kosmala Ô77 of Gainesville, Georgia. Originally from Illinois, ÒKosmoÓ is currently Secretary-Treasurer of Circle K at Georgia Tech and is a member of the RamblinÕ ÔReck Band.
Held on the weekend of November first was our Homecoming Dinner, celebrating the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Gamma Tau Chapter. Joining us were a number of our Brothers from the Chi Delta Chapter and a group of local Alumni, who have recently formed the Psi Upsilon Society of Georgia.
We of the Gamma Tau are proud to announce the engagement of the Brothers Thomas W. Barnes, III to Miss Susan L. Russell of Frendale, Michigan. Brother Barnes served us admirably as president last year and he is currently our treasurer. A September, 1976 wedding date has been set.
On a final note, the entire Brotherhood wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks to Brother David A. Harden Ô75 for a reliable two years of leadership as secretary of our Chapter. A native of Griffin, Georgia, Brother Harden will go on active duty as a commissioned officer in the Navy, effective at the end of the fall quarter.
All in all, the Gamma Tau Chapter is enjoying a prosperous and successful year. We extend an invitation to any Brothers of Psi Upsilon to visit us whenever in the Atlanta area.
Daniel S. Dlugosz Ô77
Associate Editor
Fall and Winter quarters have proven thus far to be most rewarding in many respects for the Gamma Tau Chapter of Psi Upsilon at Georgia Tech.
Our Brotherhood, which currently consists of sixteen active Brothers, ranked sixth academically among the twenty eight fraternities and three sororities on this campus, with a 2.8 on a 4.0 scale.
Those noteworthy of mention for scholastic excellence include two industrial engineering majors: past president Steve King Ô75, from Dalton, Georgia, and Dave Harden Ô75, a native of Griffin, Georgia. Tom Hedges Ô75 of Henderson, Kentucky; Bill McBride Ô76 of Bethesda, Maryland; and Joe DiNunno, a freshman from Brockton, Massachusetts, who also serves as hoop mentor, are electrical engineering majors who attained honor status. Other freshmen who made the DeanÕs List last fall were Tom Wheeler, a nuclear engineering major from Canton, Connecticut, and a little sister Penny Callin, a mathematics major from McMurray, Pennsylvania.
Although our quest for another house is continuing into the winter months, the Gamma Tau already has been successful in pledging from the State of Georgia, Jim Austin Ô75 of Dalton and Steve Kosmala Ô77 of Gainesville.
Highlighting our social activity calendar this winter have been indoor ice skating parties, cookouts at GeorgiaÕs historic Stone Mountain, as well as an initiation dinner for our six fall pledges: Joe DiNunno, Hank Hoeft, Mike Lutriario, Ricky Moon, Mike Verbanic, and Tom Wheeler. This ceremony was held on February 14 at the Mansion, one of AtlantaÕs finer restaurants.
Besides being an associate editor of The Diamond, Dan Glugosz Ô77 also is a member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, the RamblinÕ ÔReck Club, and the Hospital Management Systems Society on campus. A native of Exeter, New Hampshire, Brother Dlugosz hopes to enter dental school upon graduation from Georgia Tech.
President of the Gamma Tau Chapter of Psi Upsilon is Tom Barnes, a Junior from Utica, Michigan. In addition to his current duties as president, Tom has been a mainstay on the mound for TechÕs Yellow Jacket baseball team the past two seasons and also belongs to the Hospital Management Systems Society. With the March 5 election of officers for the coming academic year, Brother Barnes, as well as Brothers Mike Polston, vice president and house manager, Eric Steunkel, treasurer, and Dave Harden, secretary, all will have left big shoes to fill.
Daniel S. Dlugosz Ô77
Associate Editor
The Gamma Tau Chapter is proud to announce the initiation of our new Brothers on February thirteenth. Among those in attendance was Brother Henry B. Poor, Gamma Ô39. The new initiates are Kevin Boetler Ô79 of Sandy Springs, Georgia; Wade Howell Ô79 of Newton, Pennsylvania; Steve Muldoon Ô79 of Westboro, Massachusetts; and Paul Stone Ô77 of Ringgold, Georgia.
The Chapter also wishes to announce the acquisition of our most recent pledge, Jim Jones Ô79 of Clearwater, Florida.
Academically, the Gamma Tau placed first among all fraternities on campus for the fall quarter, with a GPA of 3.1. After the dust clears from the winter quarter, we hope we have maintained those high standards which Psi Upsilon has established at Tech. On the DeanÕs list for fall quarter were Tom Barnes Ô76, Kevin Boteler Ô79, Hank Hoeft Ô78, Jim Jones Ô79, Joe DiNunno Ô78, and Cordell Prater Ô76.
In fraternity league sports during the winter, the Gamma Tau reached the semi-finals in bowling for the first time in Chapter history. Our basketball team also improved considerably over last season.
Chapter elections were held on March third. Replacing the outgoing officers were Joe DiNunno Ô78, President; Steve Kosmala Ô78, Vice President; Kevin Boteler Ô79 Treasurer; and Tom Wheeler Ô79, Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary.
Our plans for the spring include a more intensified rush effort and a BrothersÕ retreat. Our search for a new house continues. We are attempting at present to convince Georgia Tech to undertake some much needed repairs on our present House.
As a final note, the winter quarter marked a crucial point in the history of the still young Gamma Tau. The recent elections brought the solidarity of our Brotherhood to the trial by fire. But we believe that the Gamma Tau has passed this test and is stronger as a result today.
Thomas P. Wheeler Ô78
Recording and Corresponding Secretary
Submitted by Joseph N. DiNunno, Jr. Ô78, President
The Fall Rush of 1976 is going to be crucial to the Gamma Tau Chapter here at Georgia Tech. Just before school starts in the fall we will be forced to move from our house that we are renting from the college. Despite this and our present small numbers, the Brothers are looking forward to another good year. We will be moving to a private dorm where the facilities and location will be much better than we have at the present Gamma Tau house. We will have a large Chapter room and an area for holding large parties available to us. We feel that the move will be advantageous to the Chapter, even though weÕre not doing it by choice.
This past year was highlighted by our 5th Anniversary dinner which was attended by many Gamma Tau and other Psi U Alumni. We were also visited by a number of Brothers from the Omicron, Eta, and Chi Delta Chapters. Brother Henry Poor was among the guests at our initiation this winter. Academically, the Brothers at the Gamma Tau missed receiving the IFC trophy for academic excellence by just .02 points. We are aiming for the number one spot next year. In intramural athletics, we showed strength previously unknown to us by making the playoffs in two sports, something we have never done in our history. Financially, we are operating in the black as usual. Our move to a new location will not put much of a monetary burden on the Brothers, but will eliminate for the present time the putting of money into a house fund until our numbers are increased.
With the threat of the Dean of Fraternities to close our Chapter, the Brothers and many Alumni rallied together to revitalize the lost spirit of Psi U at the Gamma Tau. We took a good look at ourselves and found that we need to establish good concrete Rush and Pledge programs for this fall, and for the future, something we never really had. Any help along these lines from the other Chapters would be greatly appreciated.
We are now working hard over the summer with our Alumni to make the Gamma Tau Chapter of Psi U a solid organization once more.
ring 19?? Diamond Report The Gamma Tau Chapter became a considerably more cohesive group than it was a year ago with the initiation of Albert C. Edwards of Sarasota, Florida; Mark Pellegrini of Springfield, Pennsylvania; John Savage of Elwood, Indiana; Stephen Taylor of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and David furlong of MacLean, Virginia. These five new Brothers and our newest pledge, R. Hunter Johnson from Fairfax, Virginia, will give us more than a dozen Brothers returning in the fall. We hope to add some new pledges during the spring also.
Our newsletter has now established itself as a permanent publication that we hope will bolster our Alumni Support.
The Brothers expect to capture the IFC trophy for the outstanding fraternity academically for the past year.
Three Brothers, Steve Taylor '80, Joe DiNunno '78, and John White '75, journeyed to the Southeastern Regional Conference held at Chi Delta, where they had the opportunity to meet with many Brothers from other Chapters.
Our new officers for the coming year will be Jim Jones '79, President; Ace Edwards '80, Vice President; John Savage '80, Treasurer; Hank Hoeft '78, Recording secretary; and Joe DiNunno '78, Corresponding Secretary.
Our main goal, besides increasing our numbers, is to move into a house for next fall.
Yours in the bonds,
Joseph N. DiNunno, Jr.
Associate Editor
Our fall quarter started off great, during our pre-rush clean up week. Everyone showed up on time and did a great job in fixing the house. Alumni and inactive Brothers even came by to help us. The inside of the house was painted and cleaned better than it had in a long time. Special mention should go to Carl Anderson '87 for his tireless efforts around the house. Field Director David Rank paid us a visit at the start of rush. I'm sure that his time here was highlighted by our game of midnight football at Nuke Field.
We definitely lost whatever momentum we had going into rush by falling way short of our goals as far as getting new pledges. Our rush techniques were admittedly bad, but seeing our mistakes will help us younger Brothers, who were doing the organizing, as we plan for future rushes. I would like to thank Frank Corsiglia '89 for his fantastic job as rush chairman. We know that our Chapter is extra special, and as soon as we start communicating this better to the tech campus, our numbers will rise.
We had a great Homecoming at the end of October. Tech enjoyed a big win over Duke (sorry Chi Delta) in a game attended by our entire Chapter and a lot of out of town Alumni. We had our homecoming display up in front of our house and participated in the Freshman Cake Race, led by one of our super pledges, Don Acosta. Thank you to all of the Alumni who came to our dinner and dance. We enjoyed meeting you and hope to see you, as well as others, at our next homecoming.
We had a great season in intramural football last quarter, losing only two games all season, one of which was in the playoffs. Our perennial domination in volleyball will have to be put off until the spring, because of a change in the scheduling by Ma Tech. Next quarter's sport is basketball, which we play as well as any other short, untalented team can play, but we enjoy it.
For winter quarter, we are planning a retreat into the Blue Ridge Mountains for a weekend in January or February. We hope to have an Alumni party late in the quarter at our house. All Psi U's and their families are invited. We also are planning a reciprocal roadtrip with our Brothers at Chi Delta for the two Ga. Tech-Duke basketball games.
Plans for the Gamma Tau's new house, which were unveiled at the Executive Council meeting held in Atlanta last winter, are moving very slowly. The biggest problem is, of course, money. I know that there is hesitation to donate money to build a new house for such a small Chapter, but by this time next year, I promise that we will have grown tremendously, so don't count us out and let our size from keeping you from making donations.
As always, everyone is welcome to drop by our new house. If you are ever in Atlanta, come by and say hello. Perhaps we'll even take you to get a chili cheese dog at the infamous Varsity Drive In.
Ryan Woodward '88
President
The past year has proven to be both busy and productive for the Brothers of Gamma Tau. The year began with the Brothers preparing for rush. After hours of hard work, we were rewarded by the fact that our membership was increased by one third.
Also in the fall of the Gamma Tau made great strides in restoring the house. We landscaped both the front and back yards, improved the front porch, and put in new floors throughout the house.
This past year was also the Gamma Tau's fifteenth birthday, which happened to coincide with Georgia Tech's one hundredth birthday celebration. The Gamma Tau celebrated with a dinner and a dance, ...many out of town Alumni showed up for the celebration.
The Gamma Tau was pleased to host the Executive Council for their February meeting. This meeting helped propel the Gamma Tau into finishing the year with a flurry.
The Gamma Tau again dominated the intramural volleyball scene. Our men's team won the fraternity championship and our co-rec team made it to the semi-finals. Our basketball team, though inexperienced, showed many signs of improvement and look to be a force in the future.
Spring quarter brought the Gamma Tau one of its finest quarters in years. We had our first formal spring rush in years and succeeded in initiating three of the pledges late in the quarter. The Gamma Tau finished forth in Greek Week, with all Brothers participating in events. Spring intramurals were also a success. The Gamma Tau, known for its volleyball prowess, showed that it is on the verge of leading the campus in softball and golf. The softball team finished third in overall competition. The Gamma Tau has had a successful year and is looking forward to next year and fall quarter.
Finally, the Brothers of the Gamma Tau extend an invitation to all the visiting Brothers and Alumni to stop by and see us.
Paul B. Littman '86
Secretary
The Gamma Tau recently celebrated its fifteenth anniversary. This was also the year that Tech celebrated its centennial, making 1985 an entertaining year.
For the second year in a row, Gamma Tau took home the fraternity scholarship trophy. This was given to us for having the highest fraternity GPA for the academic year. We are off to another fine start and are hoping to capture the trophy for a third straight year.
We currently have six pledges from fall recruitment and are planning to get more during the winter quarter. We stress scholarship in our pledges, as is evident by their second place finish in competition with other fraternity pledges. With the dry rush policy in effect for the winter, we plan to have our first band ever to perform in the house. This should help us in our goal of raising membership.
Before rush the Brotherhood worked vigorously in improving the look of the house. A new front walkway was laid down and the ugly green awning was torn down. Beautiful shrubs were planted out front to help the passersby stop and take notice. Once they were inside, they were treated to a new paint job , along with new kitchen and bathroom floors.
The "Aerial Circus" brought back their second straight volleyball championship. This was quite an accomplishment considering three of our best players were lost to graduation.
Our fifteenth anniversary was celebrated with a dinner and dance at the Raddison Inn to conclude an exciting Homecoming week. This brought in many Alumni from out of town.
The Gamma Tau was pleased to host the Executive Council for their February meeting in Atlanta. We scheduled initiation for the week before so our membership would be at a peak for this momentous occasion. The presence and support of our distinguished guests helped to light the spark for us to meet the challenges ahead.
Vincent DiNunno '87
President