Tau Kappa Epsilon at Cal

NU NEWS
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity at the University of California

Volume 7 1, Number 4 Berke1ey, Califor n,; a· Fall, 197 3

THE MOOD OF 1973 AT CAL

As always, Cal be­
gins the school year with NU CHAPTER IS FIFTY-FIVE YEARS YOUNG
an edge over all other
schools: the best teach-
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-ersand students anywhere.
With each new year,
things vary, but the qual­
ity of education never
changes. It's the best!
This year on campus
there is some concern over
the November ballot, rent
control and other issues.
The hard-core activism
of earlier years seems to
have died down, however.
Berkeley continues
to offer a well- rounded
schedule of movies, lec­
tures and cultural acti­
vities. The football
team provides some ex­
citement on weekends and
the girls are as pretty The Tekemobile- -Check out those tires...
as ever.
TEKE-PLANS FOR 1973-74 YEAR

Pyrtanis Jim Catlin spent most of the Summer working on the Fall Rush, and has
shown himself to be an effective leader and organizer.
. Newly elected officers V.P. Jeff Redlitz and Social Chairmen Richard Ulyate and
Chuck Bachelor will be working closely with Jim to plan activities that bring the House
together as a vital unit.
It appears that less emphasis will be placed on pledging activities in the strict
sense, and more will be planned in the way of group projects and outings.
House Manager, Bruce Talmage, who also serves as Athl�tic Coordinator, has sug­
gested that the leaky living room ceil ing deserves immediate attention. A Thanksgiving
weekend work session may be in the offing.
As for TKE athletics, Bruce is enthusiastic that the intramural football team can
better its 0-6-1 season record from lay year. Intensive team practices are planned for
alternate Mondays, except in the case of rain.
Treasurer, Larry Miller, gives encouraging reports of TKE financial status, and
barring any unexpected difficulties, according to Larry, "This should be a good year."

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - Jim Catlin

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Greetings from the Teke House, 1973 . As many of you know, this year marks Nu
Chapter's 55 th Anniversary and it looks to be one of. the best. We are settling down
after a"lOO% successful Summer rush, with sixteen pledges. The House is now full, with
thirty-four members living in. For the first time in year · s, we were forced to turn
' people away •

. As a result of a strong building year last year we have a couple of new additions
;n the house. We acquired a full-sized billiard table' and , through the great help of
the ,House Corporation, a new stoVe. Both have added to Teke morale!
.' As I mentioned, the new year will be one of the best ever. We are starting the
year .with a full house, and a strong spirit of brotherhood permeates our. wa 11s. With
. the boost from last Spring, and following through this Summer and Fall, we . are off to
a �eally great start�
We are going to be busy this year with many activities on the calendar. We. have

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... alre.ady r.eJns.tated_ tbELLi;ttte Sjst.er. program, and the. respons.g,. haspeel]
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can .look forward� to. 2-cvery entert�ining y�ar. .

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.... -This year', 'the Founders'.. ,oay B'atl

" quet and the 55 th Annjversary Celebration wi 11 be
c�mbined, .with a date/$et fon the .first weekend
possible wiH ·come ;" ·· ·
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. . in February. I hope as many of you'as
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• . �', cather activities includ e events. to keep the o.ut�members involved in the house.
Als9in·the planning:-stagesjs ,a'h activfty'to e�t51blish:a scholcirship fund Tor the
House! �hat we have jn.mind is allCasino-Nightll party sometime early next·. year. ,(ou
w.ill, be hearing more about thi.s event 1 ateJ"'�
All frtall ;the' .. 1973 Teke's, look forward'to a·.prosperous and rewarding year. . If
any of you'-(iY'e in:the,a ' 'r�a, pleas� stop by and say heTlo. Best wishes from all of us.

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'DEDICATED WORK BRINGS STRONG. PlEDGE CLASS: iNTO HOUSE

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Because o.f dedi c.:a·ted W0rk .bY· rne ber� of the ,active class, a. strong pledge'class
nas;�been bt.o!lght intq the Hous;e· · thi·s Fa lL', They'are 'rnost fres'hman � but there are <1 .. J
. few�upper classmen. 'U!1der·.the.-supe,rvisjon'of' Heg�mon.Andy Toy/ne, the pledges sho�nd· .!

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'be;come one:" of therilost: united .and construct}ve� gr-oiips- in the history of., the House.

,Homer Arrington Indio, . Fred, Kessler Sacramento

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Chuck Bad1e1or Sacramento' Neil Koris Los Angeles . .
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Brent Blaes-l Sacramento Jack Lebo San Franc; seo
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Max Br-achman· . Dallas� ·.Texas Terry . McGovern �. ' c-astro Vattey·-�--- j
JeJf Garmic,hael ,Modesto ' . ' �Tad Morrow . Ross
Clark Gross,:': tosAngeleS ' Henry Saunders ' Monterey
Gary Hook , San Mateb . . Rfck Spees .- ' Oaklynne -.j
Peter Winkler Stockton
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TEKE:NATIONAL ,CONCLAVE HELD IN .INDJANAPOLIS

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: ; 'Fra,pt:er and So'ph, G,o:th represented the 'A1umni.
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NEW STOVE FOR TKE KITCHEN
After twelve years of heavy-duty ser-
vice, the old stove was retired last month.
It was replaced by a new, modern Wolf
range ·and oven. Dorothy, of course, was
del.ighted with the change.
Accompanying the new range were
matching hot pads and brand new cake pans
'. and measurfng cups.
Another addition to the house is the
poOl table., It was purchased over the
summer second-hand for a very reasonable
price. It's in good condition; and adds
one more form of rainy-day recreation to
TKE House.
. . Other recent atlttlt-1ons l'1TC-Trr.1'e a-·�-+--- """1fgrtcu:'ltore-' t s-changi119 wi tlr4iew--
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large card.table, four mattresses, five ·
oak.dr�ssers and an attractiv� new living
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room rug. .
The overall decor of the House,
though, is not much different. It's
still the same old comfortable place.
Never fancy, always relaxed.
TEKES GO ON TO GRAD SCHOOL • . . .
This Fall means the beginni�g�of a
whole new phase of study for many Nu Chap­
ter TeRes. Carl Fredrickson starts his
first year of dental school this month at
. UCLA. Greg Joe is at Columbia Law School
and Jo� King begins his first semester at
University of Utah Law School. Rod Mc­
Farland begins his studies at the Univer­
sity of Missour��edical SchooLand_a,lit-
tle closer to home is Chuck Shapiro at
·Stanford.
Nu News congratulates these Tekes
and wishes them the best of luck.
TEKE Plans.��Continued
, Finally, Ski Cha; rman, John Fredericks, ties ; father and son are musicians.. They
repo,rts that Squaw Valley should be looking· play with the Fresno Banjo Pbilharmonic
good by mid-November, and notes that tem­
per�tures in the Tahoe area are �l�eady dip­ songs of the pastil with a Dixieland beat.'
ping -below freezing at night. Plans are
being ,drawn up for a TKE weekend in the
snow. '
Mark your calendar, · Nov. 3, Teke.House
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HERM FISHER 1 5 2 : FRIEND OFTH[ FARMER· AND
ODD MAN IN A BANJO BAND
Herm Fisher is rounding out his 6 1 th
year as the agricultural power engineer
for PG&E's Kings District.
This means that he deals with m�ny
of the people who produce the food and
other farm products in California's cen- .
tral valley. 'His job is to'give advice and
assistance to help farmers in part� of
Kings, Fresno-and 'Tulare counties get the
most for their energy dollars.
It's a job that keeps Fisher in step
with the times, and, as he emphasizes,
anything but bored.
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technology," Fisher points out; "and the
energy we provide .is making possible in-
creasing advances in. areas " ike recycl ing
water, mechanization in handling major
crops and disposing of livestock and poul-
try waste.
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Herm Fisher began his-career of giv-
ing specialized service to agriculture in
1957 after graduating from Cal with a de­
gree in agricultural etonomics and after
serving 2 1 months with the Army Corps of
Engineers. He w�s first hired by PG&E as
a pu�p tester in the companylsSacramento
:Division. In 1958 he moved to Kings Dis­
trict, in the San Joaquin Division. as a
. farm power advisor. A few months 1 ater he
stepped into the newly created job of ag­
ricultural power engineer.
Fiiher has been active in PG&E's
speaking bureau since 195 9 . Appeartng be­
fore service clubs, school gr:oups and
other org'a nizations, he dis c
' usses farm
subjects and also deals with such things
as the importance of nuclear power in pro-
. viding energy for the future.
He and his wife, Marilyn and their
two ch i1dren : Susan and 'Scott, 1 ive in
Fresno.
Among vatious 1eisur-e-time activi­
Society, which specializes in the "good
Scott, like most of his fellows,
plays l5anjo·. But. his dad enjoys the role
of lead trumpet player. Act�ally, he i�
the only trumpet player!

NU NEWS
What Alumni Are Doing
TIM CLUNE 6 1 4 and his wife, Pam, now re­
sid:e'�in' St. Paul, Minnesota where Tim is
the Supervfs:Or of Personnel and Labor Re­
lations for Ford Motor Company. Pam is a - ing at two h:igh schools in San Francisco.
. Speech T-herapist.
They have a new home
. at6T3 Tracy Avenue, Edina, Minn. 54 436
- and welcorrie all Brothers passi-ng through. .
�"MICHAEL W. GOBB 158 is now Assistant Di­
rector of Marketin'g for ESL Inc. in Sunny
. vale, CA. The Cobbs have 2 children and
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a e 'l)eIDr�ltvi'rrg:- tn ��a l'o-A-lto since·1 96 5;
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In January, Michael was elected .Ghairman
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of the Santa Clara County Republican Cen­
tral Committee.
BILL LEWERENZ 156 has a real estate firm, . back with the domestic operation of IBM
Lewerenz Company in San Francisco sp�c-
1aLtzi�g in industrial and commerci�l
r'eal estate in the- Greater Bay Area.
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Bill and hi� wife, Joan, live with their
three children in Lafayette; HiS address
is3 963 Woodside Court; Lafayette, CA.
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AL- NELSON 155 was named- in April of this
:year.by Gbvernor'Reagan as Director of
the St9.-te Department of Rehabilitation
,•. 0 'i"n the Human Relations Agency. Al and
, his wife, Joanne, 1ive in Dav; s with
their three daughters.
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DAVE FRANCIS '54 , a6 th gr-ade teacher in
Novato, CA is ..presently on Sabbatical
-,,;=..c--+t�e .e '';;'a--rr-Q0:;��en:cU1196 111011 ths- ill,
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land with his familY studying the British
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eTementary school system.-
CARL AND.ERSON 157 writes th-at,he contin­
ues to serve as Deputy Dis.tri ct Attorney
for Alameda County and Legi-slative ,A.dvo­
cate for- Oistri.ct Attorneys ·Ass()c·tation
:'and Cil 1 ifor·nia Peate-Off; cers Associa-
t; ori in>'-'Sacramento when the Leg; s1ature
-is'in session.:::He lives ,j .n-Piedmont wi�h
his famil}� ..
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PHIL GRAUSS 66
1 and his family_ have
Dt.l1;ch-
moved to r
2 : VaFley'·Lalje, San-Ansel­
mo, CA". Phil man�gesoa' pharmacy there.
c . July 9-, 1�73
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JACK GRAUSS 158 lives in-San Francisco
with his family. He has recently com­
pleted work on his Masters and is teach­
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BILL HEATH 14 8 wrote recently thaL he and
his family lived two··years-in Singapore
where he was Manager of Petroleum Indus­
tries Marketing for the IBM World Trade
Corporation - Southeast Asia Region • .
While he and'his family were 1iving in
Sing'apore-, "th'ey rna ff'a ged-"t(r.. tra'vel
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deal in Asia. Kill feels it was a wonder­
ful experience for his children. The
Heaths are now back in the Bay Area l iv­
ing at 12 7 Gordon Way, Martinez. Bill is
�n t�e San Francisco offite.
CLAYTON E. WARD 34 1 is looking forward to
retirement with his wife, Jane, to a home
they have purchased ; n Aptos, CA. Clayton
will tetire on November �Oth--ending an
active career" of3 8 years with the South­
ern Pacific Transporation Company. , During
� hts3 8 years Clayton worked at assign- - . ­
ments in San Jose� .Salinas� Fresn6, N�w_
York, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco.
His most recent pasition with SPTC has_ been
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that of Assistant Vice President- Traffi-c'
in San Francisco. -Best wishes to you and
your wife Clayton, from all your Brothers!
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WB�HE"A1'l'r'�,-s a�Ma'nag'e r' -a'f -�BJYrTs"'a:om
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tic headquarters ih White Plains, Ne.w York.
Bob and Bev live with their two children
in Stamford, Coimecticut� ,
BILL DOZIER 1 5 9 and his wife, Betty, ran
into Phil Grauss 166 at Aspen, Colq�a90
in February. Bill writes that they all
toasted the TEKE Hou�e.
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Frank P. Conkli.n ' 27, San Franci?co