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University of Illinois Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha

Vol. XXII CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER, 1956

Meet LXA at Illinois for 1956—1957!

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PRESENTING THE MEMBERS AND PLEDGES OF CHI ZETA OF LAMBDA CHI ALPHA for the1956-1957 school year. Left to Right, LAST ROW: Johnson, Rose, Lane, Kemmerer, Lawler, Krug, Norton, Petit, Tomek, Traube, Montgomery, Klingel, Gjoen, Windisch, Decker, Dutch, Godfrey, Harris. THIRDROW: Clark, Holm, Brady, Forestner, McGuire, Binder, Wallhaus, Staub, Spalt, Henebry, Martin, Shea,Coddington, Verkler, Gibson, J. Wolf. SECOND ROW: Gaffigan, Fouchard, Cross, Fischer, Eberhart,Mrs. Lippe, Collins, Shaffer, Tinney, Stih, Hackett. FRONT ROW: Furno, Nunemaker, A. Wolf;-JVIoske,Paine, Sabo, Beatty, Meese, Prather, DiGirolamo.

Successful Rushing Program, Alumni HelpAdd 25 Pledges to Chi Zeta Chapter of LXA

A very successful rushing program this year resulted in gaining25 pledges through formal rush.Besides these men, there were twosecond semester pledges, and wegained one man through informalrush, which brings the total number in the pledge class to twenty-seven, the third largest on campusthis fall.

With eleven hundred vacanciesin fraternities and only seven hundred rushees, every house was notfilled, but due to the able leadership of Brother Tom Wagner, rushing chaii'man, and his assistantBrother Bob Wallhaus, Chi Zetacan now boast of a full house.

Our new pledges are:

Fred Beatty, SpringfieldDick Decker, ChesterJim DiGirolamo, SpringfieldDick Dutch, Beardstown

Jim Furno, ChristopherHarold Godfrey, MaywoodHarry Gjoen, Arlington HeightsEd Harris, ChicagoDick Kemmerer, DecaturDave Klingel, BellevilleRon Krug, SpringfieldKenneth Lawler, ElmhurstGary Lane, CentraliaJohn Meese, Indianapolis, Ind.Dick Montgomery, SpringfieldTom Moske, SpringfieldJerry Norton, CentraliaJohn Nunemaker, ElmhurstJack Paine, SpringfieldDon Pettit, PekinRoyce Prather, CentraliaJim Rose, ChicagoJohn Sabo, ChicagoGeorge Tomek, Oak ParkDavid Traube, BellevillePaul Windish, Indianapolis, Ind.

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Holm, McQuire InitiatedInto Lambda Chi Alpha

Initiation ceremonies were heldrecently in the chapter house fortwo men, brothers Warren .Holm,X 694, and Dick McGuire, X 695.

Warren, who hails from Chicago, is a second semester freshman in architecture.

Dick, who was pledged at XiZeta, transferred this fall fromDe Pauw University to the University of Illinois. Brother McGuireis from Champaign. He is a sophomore in commerce.

We take great pleasure in addingthese men to our Chi Zeta Roster.

JOHN WOLF ENGAGED

John Wolf recently became engaged to Bonnine MacKenzie ofElmwood Park, 111. She is a seniorstudent nurse at Chicago WesleyMemoiial Hospital. John and Bonnine are planning a January, 1958wedding.

THE CHI ZETAGRAM October, 1956

The Chi Zetagram u • . LXA Boasts 2-1 Recordine %-ni z-erag ain House Improvements Intramural Football

i. . 4. 1 This fall the sports activities atWe want to take this oppor- ^the able direction of Brother BobBrother Holm's father, a vote of

thanks for the great job he did

Published regularly by the Alumni Association of Chi Zeta of Lam-bd?i Chi Alpha Fraternity at theUniversity of Illinois for the benefit of its alumni and friends.

David G. Forestner Editor

Send news, changes of address tothe Chi Zetagram publication office, Box 713, Station A, Champaign, 111. Chapter House, 209 E.Armory Ave., Champaign, Illinois.

Chi Zefa Moving Day...Changes of address have been

reported for the following Chi ,ZeTta alumni of Lambda Chi Alpha:

Harold A. Mann '16, 3141 S. W.25th Terrace, Miami, Fla.

William D. Fooks '34, R.R. 8,Springfield, 111.

Richard T. Loewe '50, 16206 BellFlower, Bellflower, Calif.

James K. Johnson '56, 1821 S.Walnut, Springfield, 111.

Col. Jules E. Gonseth, Jr. -'34,040211, Edward Gary Air ForceBase, San Marcos, Tex.

Edmund H. Davis '86, 2655 Richard Dr., S. E., Grand Rapids 6,Mich.

William L. Rundles '16, 6081Chesteroak, Long Beach 11, Calif.

Donald H. Metzler '43, 59 E. Tall-madge, Akron 10, Ohio.

Theodore N. Boss, Jr. '49, 3142S. 9th, Abilene, Tex.

George F. Krupka '21, 2624 Lor-el Lane, Wilmette, 111.

2/Lt. John F. Krupka '54, 2624Lorel Lane, Wilmette, 111.

Stih.The LXA football team openedon the construc .on of the new Thursday, Sept. 27.

patio and sidewalli that was built ^ contested gamethis fall during work week. pi ^^^Ma Phi. In a game

? highlighted by outstanding defen-pTAGRAM many improvements ^have been added to the chapter ^ LXA in thehouse. Last spring we reeejed sixall-metal desks from the Mothers remaining Ed,Club and this fall we have added ^ pass onmore furniture to the rooms in theform of lamps, dressers, and rugs.

The major improvements have gathered in a pass frombeen quite a help to the chapter Gaffigan for the extra point,-house. The" new patio, "which was making the final score 7-0.built on the east side of the house Qn Monday, Oct. 1, the LXAjust off the living room is quite football team scored their secondlarge, and with the windbreaks victory of the season in as manyBrother Eberhart designed, has starts. With Ed Gaffigan and Johnquite a bit of privacy. Wolf contributing most of the

A new walk was added to the scoring. Triangle was easily smash-west side of the house replacing ed by a 32-0 count. LXA was inthe flagstone walk that had been complete control throughout thethere. contest, outplaying their foes tre-

Another improvement which mendously both offensively and de-greatly enhances the appearance of fensively.the chapter house is the replace- On Tuesday, Oct. 9, SAE hand-ment of all the doors on the sec- ed the LXA football team its firstond and third floors with new ma- defeat of the season by a 20-13hogany veneer doors. With locks count. LXA's stirring defensivein the door knobs these new doors first half seeminglyhave done away with the unsightly shocked SAE. The forward wall of

Dick Decker, Pat Clark, and B.locks on the old doors.

Annex Now HandlesChapter Overflow

As a consequence of the largepledge class, which was the resultof a successful rush week, the LXAhouse was filled to overflowing.Eight of the members very graciously relinquished their places inthe chapter house to provide roomfor our twenty-seven pledges.

All of the members who choseto live outside the house are nowresiding in a rooming house at105 E. Daniel, just a few blocksfi-om the chapter house. The residence was officially voted as anannex of Chi Zeta.

The members now residing at 105E. Daniel include Pat Clark, BobFouchard, Bill Gibson, Ron Kuy-kendal, Leroy Spalt, Jerry Staub,and Bob Stih.

As usual the men of Chi Zeta Gibson was continually breakinghave gotten their rooms in top through to drop the SAE backs forshape with paint and repairs. Ev- biglosses. Gaffigan scored the firstery room has had improvements TD but the extra pointfailed.made on it in some way. SAE came back with a long pass

In the kitchen Brother Cross, our just before the end of the half tokitchen manager, has acquired a take a 7-6 lead. Although the scorenew milk dispenser and a food at this stage was in SAEs favor,freezer which will be a saving for LXA had outplayed them.the chapter's food expenses in the The second half however, was alone- run different story. Immediately after

^ • this start, LXA grabbed a 13-7lead on a pass play, only to haveEdwards Gets Award roaring back with two

, more TD's which iced the game inLast semester three members jjard line play wasdistmguished themselves above the ^edominant as the men really gaverest of the undergraduate chapter.Brother Bill Edwards was given the"Active of the Year" award, Bro- —, .ther Don Gordon received the Chapter Officers Namedaward for the most improvement Chi Zeta is proud of its presentscholastically, and Brother Jim slate of house officers. John Col-Hackett won the award for the lins is High Alpha, Robert Eber-highest scholarship by earning an- hart is High Beta, and Dave Fis-other 5.0 average. cher is High Gamma. Other offi-

cers are Bob Wallhaus, High Delta;

Tom Madden '54 is working for Roger Tinney, High Epsilon; Boba master's degree in business ad- Smith, High Kappa; Bob Corley,ministration at Wharton School of High Pi; Bill Shaffer, High Tau;Business in Philadelphia, Pa. and John Cross, High Phi.

October, 1956

Wedding Bells RingFor Chapter Met)

Wedding bells rang this summerfor four Chi Zeta men. Bruce Bar-nett '5^ married Eloisttj LaSota inCalumet City on Augi^^t 18. Eloiseis a member of ThetalUpsilon sorority. The couple j'is n̂ow livingin Peoria where Bruce is workingat one of the local radio stations.

Don Gordon and Betsy Smithwere married June 16 in Springfield. Betsy is a member of AlphaDelta Pi sorority. Don and Betsyare still attending the Universityof Illinois.

Dick Reynolds married GertrudeGassmann June 15 in Olney. Trudyis a member of Alpha Chi Omegasoroi-ity. The couple is living inChampaign, where Dick is teaching as an instructor in GeneralEngineering at the University ofIllinois.

Tom Wagner and Sheila Godfreywere married August 18 here inChampaign. Sheila is a member ofGamma Phi Beta sorority. The couple is still attending the University of Illinois.

Recently a new addition was added to the Don Plote Family. NancyPlote gave birth to Brice Donaldon September 30.

Dominic DeCristofaro '54 married Marge Young on September 1.Brothers Gibson and Holt were inthe wedding party.

The newlyweds are in Californianow where Dominic is doing graduate work in microbiology at theUniversity of California.

Gibson Returns to LXA;Five Transfers Added

Bill Gibson '54 has come back tothe University of Illinois to earn adegree in law. Brother Gibson hashelped Chi Zeta in many ways sincehis return, and we wish to thankhim for all the work he has done.

When school opened this fall, ChiZeta received five ti-ansfer students. These men have proved tobe valuable assets to the chapterin the few weeks since they haveaffiliated.

The new men are: John Codding-ton, Theta Eta 380; William Johnson, Alpha Kappa 425; Ron Kuy-kendal, Alpha Kappa 488; GeraldShea, Gamma Mu 281; and GeraldStaub, Theta Sigma 502.

THE CHI ZETAGRAM

Chi Zeta Chapter Officers

iMEET CHI ZETA'S PRESENT HOUSE OFFICERS, several ofwhom have been elected since the last issue of the CHI ZETAGRAMappeared. They are standing, left to right: Bob Eberhart, Bob Stih,Roger Tinney, Jchn Cross, and Dave Fischer. Sitting are John Collinsand Bill Shaffer.

Rolph Smykaf Weds

Richard E. Smykal '22, 1010 E.Illinois St., Wheaton, 111., tells ofthe marriage of his son, Ralph '50,to Betty Wright '51 (Illinois-Gam-ma Phi Beta) of Flossmoor onJanuary 14 in Flossmoor.

After a honeymoon at Nassau,Bahama, they are residing at 855Hinman Ave., Evanston, 111. Ralphis with his father's business, Richard Smykal, Inc., Builders and LandDevelopers.

The Jim O'Connoi-s '40 announcethe birth of their fourth son andsixth child, John James, on May20. Jim is a salesman for theGroen Manufacturing Co., 4535Armitage Ave., Chicago 39, 111., andlives at 7257 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago 45.

PLEDGE TWENTY-FIVE

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A1 Wolf, Forest Park

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all alumni forthe splendid recommendations andassistance in summer rushing.

I Summer rush parties were held inChicago, Peoria, St. Louis, andSpringfield.

LXA, Delta Zeta WorkOn Stunt Show Entry

Again this year the men at LXAwent into Stunt Show. Last springLXA was paired with Delta Zetasorority.

The two houses worked arduously putting the show together. Eachnight was spent in rehearsing andperfecting the show.

Alice and Pauline Zanetakos ofDZ wrote the script during thesummer, and this fall the showwas revised and rehearsal's started.The show was built around thestory of Samson and Delilah, andthe different scenes in the incidentfrom the beginning to the end,where Samson had his hair cutby Delilah. The theme was carriedout in very close detail to the historical background.

As usual it was not all work and

no play. There was a "kick off"blast last spring, and several informal exchanges were held thisfall. On two Sundays the twohouses went on picnics at one ofthe local parks. The "last blast"was held, and Stunt Show for DZand LXA went down in history asa valiant attempt; for we didn'tmake the finals. It was a lot offun while it lasted!

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Earl Laing '55 Doing WorkIn Guided Missile Program

We are happy to hear from EariLaing '55, 5021 Meade, El Paso,Tex., who has sent us the latestnews of himself and of his family.

On July 6, Earl became the veryproud father of an 8 lb. 8 oz. futureLambda Chi, Joseph Earl Laing. Itlooks as if Lambda Chi Alpha willhave a fullback on the Illini teamof 1975.

Earl is still with the DouglasAircraft Company of Santa Monica,but is no longer in Santa Monica.He transferred to the DouglasMissile Division and is assigned tothe White Sands Proving Grounds,Las Cruces, New Mexico for approximately two years.

Earl commutes 50 miles a day tothe Proving Grounds from his homein El Paso. His job is very interesting and he is seeing some interesting things happen. He is still inthe hydraulics group and believesit is a good field t.o specialize infor mechanical engineers in doubtat this time.

Earl has found that Douglas isa great outfit to work for, sincethey have been very good to him.

While in California, Earl sawseveral Lambda Chi's whom heknew very well. John Strathman isin the U. S. Navy at Long Beachand Bob Casper is living in the SanFernando Valley. Bob is holdingdown two jobs as circulation manager of the Western Family Magazine and a seller of California realestate. He is doing well with bothjobs. Earl just missed "Punkins"in San Diego.

Earl would appreciate hearingfrom "Monk" and Mr. and Mrs.Ivy Thomas and anyone else whowould like to write him.

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October, 1956

TIME OUT while we

turn back the past at Chi

Zeta! Upper left shows thelads of Lambda Chi Alpha

for the 1939-1940 school

year as they posed for

their Illio picture. Lower:

Pictures taken the fall of

1941—just before Pearl

Harbor! Top left: Rush-

week—with cigars! Topright: Bruce Mclntosh atthe Midwest conclave held

at Chi Zeta. Center: RushWeek Party. Bottom left:Northwestern delegates.Right: Jim Stubner asgreeter!

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