1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

48 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for SEPTEMBER, 1964pated. Work began at 9 A.M., and lasted until late inthe afternoon. Several of the brothers returned for morework during the following week. Chairman Ross Mc-Imtyre succeeded in getting both television and newspapercoverage for the event. It should be noted thatManitoba Alpha did not restrict its community serviceactivities merely to the annually designated day. As re*ported in an earlier SCROLL, Manitoba Phis joiftedhands with local DUs to raise money for the Christ-.mas Cheer Board by snow sculpturing in December.—Ned Brown, Vice-President.MANITOBA ALPHA Phis at work constructing boothsfor Greater Winnipeg Community Chest drive.sulated both ceiling and walls. We also repaired brokenslats in the floor, as well as broken desks, windows, andchairs. The work was enthusiastically done and westayed until it was finished until well after dark thatnight. We are proud Of our service and the good resultsachieved through it.—Albert B. Hoskius, Vice-President.LOUISIANA ALPHA: On the night of April 21,Louisiana Alpha undertook its Community Service Dayactivities with a concerted effort for the American CancerSociety. The chapter canvassed for the Society betweenthe hours of 7-10:30 P.M., with the entire membershipof 40 brothers and Phikeias participating in thedoor-to-door soliciting that saw the collection of approximately$250. Also, literature about the dread diseasewas distributed to each house on the fifty or sixtystreets that were covered. The American Cancer Societywas very appreciative of the chapter's efforts andit is my opinion that this form of Community Servicework was effective in bettering the fraternity image inthe minds of all the people.—F. A. Hatch, III, Vice-President.MANITOBA ALPHA enthusiastically aided theGreater Winnipeg Community Chest by constructingand painting booths. These booths were set up in thebasement of a west Winnipeg shopping center and wereused by charitable agencies to display and explain theirgood works to the public. A total of 77 men partici-MICHIGAN ALPHA: On the Saturday before ourspring vacation we acted as host to 28 children and gavethem an Easter Party. Eleven of the children were fromthe Children's Institute on our campus, which tries tohelp children's psychological problems which are usuallya result of broken homes. The other seventeen cameto our attention through the Ann Arbor Juvenile Court,whose social workers keep in contact with children livingin poor housing and whose parents are not caringfor them properly. The party took place at our fraternityhouse, with K K T assisting. The first thing wedid after picking the children up was to assign a personalguide to each one; a fraternity brother to a boy, anda, sorority sister to a girl. The guides presented "theirchild" with an Easter basket of candy and jelly beans,and then the egg hunt began followed by egg coloring.We topped off our party with an hour of Walt Disneycartoons which the children loved.—Timothy C, Stamnitz.Chairman.MICHIGAN BETA: The entire chapter, includingthose brothers living off-campus and in dorms, met atthe house at 9 A.M., and drove to Camp Pawapi, whichis operated by the Lansing YMCA. Using rakes, shovels,a jeep, tractor, and road leveler the chapter Went towork. Projects completed included the building of sevencouncil fire areas, picking up of trash throughout thecamp, putting up a new fiag pole, raking debris fromall building areas, cleaning up the trails of glass androcks, and the pulling up of a quarter mile of barbedwire fence. With the borrowed trailer we hauled sandto level out a half-mile of camp road. In addition, thebrothers put a second coat of paint on the activitiespavilion which we helped build on last year's CSD.After putting in over 200 man-hours of work thechapter returned to the house for a quick siipper andthen drove out to the Urbandale Center for underprivilegedchildren and began the second phase of CSD.We picked up about 60 children and drove them toLake Lansing, a local amusement park. The chaptertreated the kids to two hours of fun on the games andrides. jJave Wagner, Project Reporter..MINNESOTA ALPHA: This year's project was heldon the afternoon of May 31, when the chapter took40 boys from the Minneapolis Boys Club to the baseballgame between the Minnesota Twins and the BostonRed Sox. Chapter members and the boys rode tothe baseball park together in buses, and the wholegroup of approximately one hundred sat together incenter field. The Phis had a great time taking care ofthe youngsters and buying them refreshments. Thechapter received excellent publicity through radio, newspapers,and the Twins-O-gram at the ball park.—StewartJ. Maples, Vice-President.EASTER PARTY for 28 "problem" children was sponsoredby Michigan Alpha.MISSISSIPPI ALPHA: The chapter undertook aproject that involved the restoration and refurbishmentof a very famous civic show piece. The home, one ofthe outstanding examples of Civil War architecture.