1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

evening, a golf tournament on Saturday
followed by an awards banquet that
night, and a champagne brunch on Sunday.
In addition to the meeting and
Founders Day weekend, the Shreveport
Alumni Club also sponsors rush events
and community service projects, and we
participate in active versus alumni
intramurals. Since our beginning we
have actively grown as a club and have
been extremely involved with the active
chapter. We have implemented a Chapter
Advisory Board, and it has worked well
with keeping the active and alumni
brothers in touch. We are looking forward
to another great year and encourage
any brothers in the area to contact
John Messier for further information.
St. Louis Alumni Club
Contact: Jeff Davis (314)940-2044
This year, the St. Louis Alumni Club
had one of its most successful Founders
Day banquets ever. Held on April 30th at
the University Club, the event attracted
over 100 alumni from at least 15 chapters.
The event began with welcoming
remarks by Club President Tom Dolan
and the introduction of the club's current
officers. Following a moment of silence
for those members who had joined the
Chapter Grand, Tom Dolan reported on
the club's activities during the prior year,
which included a Christmas party at
Jalapeno's in Clayton and the annual
Softball game with Sigma Chi's
alumni club. We have won
the annual softball game
with Sigma Chi five out of
the last six years. Tom Dolan announced
plans to include Beta Theta Pi in this
year's softball tournament due to Sigma
Chi's inability to field a competitive softball
team. The alumni club then heard
reports from five of the state's undergraduate
chapters and on our efforts to
recolonize the chapter at St. Louis University.
New officers for the alumni club
were elected, the Golden Legion Ceremony
was performed for 13 alumni in
attendance, Richard Roloff, Washington
Umversity '51, was recognized as the
club's Phi of the Year, and Hollister Smith,
Arizona Alpha '30, received recognition
as a member of the Arizona Alpha Hall
of Fame.
The highlight of the evening came
when Tom Dolan introduced our special
guest speaker Mr. Bob Costas. Costas, a
graduate of Syracuse University, is a St.
Louis native and a broadcaster for NBC
Sports. He spoke at great length about his
experience with the University of Missouri
Tigers, St. Louis Hawks, the St.
Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball
and the NBA. This was Bob's only night
off for the month because of the NBA
Finals broadcast schedule, and he spent
more than an hour answering questions
from the club. Everyone agreed that he
was one of the best speakers we've ever
had and that whoever speaks next year
will have a tough act to foUow.
The club would like to express its sincere
thanks to Past President Tom Dolan
for organizing the event and convincing
Bob Costas to be our guest speaker. He
really made the event a success. The St.
Louis Alumni Club meets for
lunch on the first Friday of every
month except December
at Corwin's in Brentwood.
All Phi Deks and their
guests are welcome.
For more information
on alumni
club luncheons or
upcoming events,
contact alumni
club president
Mitch Murch at
(314)646-7590 or
(314)535-2100.
Footnotes
The University of Akron: Frederick M.
Lombardl, '59, has been elected as the new
president of the Akron Bar Association. He
is a principal member of the law
firm Buckingham, Doolittle &
Burroughs, LLP where he serves
as the Chairman of the Commercial
Law and Litigation Department.
Many members of The University of Akron
and its extended community gathered on
Sept. 5 to celebrate the dedication of the
Harry P. and Rainy G. Stitzlein Alumni Center
at 138 Fir Hill. The couple met as students
"On the Hill" and remained active supporters
of the University after graduation. They
were equally active in Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
and Alpha Delta Pi sorority, respectively.
Students from both organizations at
UA presented plaques to Mrs. Stitzlein, who
accepted them on behalf of herself and her
husband, '57, who died In 1995.
UCLA: Thomas J. Umberg, '77, was nominated
by President Clinton, unanimously
confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and sworn In
oy by Vice vice President rreb Al Gore, as the Deputy
Director for Supply Reduction
at the White House Office of
National Drug Control Policy. As
Deputy Director, he heads the
Office of Supply Reduction
which is responsible for the
development and coordination of United
States Policy to reduce the supply of Illegal
drugs in America.
Colorado College: William G. Laughlln, '67,
has been elected as the new president of
the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
Currently he Is Vice President of
Coastal States Management Corporation
and Director of Natural Resources Law for
The Coastal States Corporation, In Houston,
Texas.
Please send your press releases, photos or other announcements
to The Scroll so we can include your news in the next
edition of Phi Footnotes. Please bear in mind that space may
be limited at times.
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