Phi Kappa Psi - The Ohio State University

Phi Kappa Psi Visit http://ohiodelta.com to stay current with the Chapter. n 3 the Chapter down the road. It is difficult for undergraduate members to see their years in the Chapter as anything more than a transient experience. However, more and more, I have seen the Chapter make important and sometimes difficult decisions that will increase the Chapter's chances to be an elite presence on OSU's campus for decades. I certainly did not accomplish this alone and would not have seen the impactful changes that I mentioned without the support of our dedicated advisors, House Corporation members, and the undergraduate Chapter members. I am privileged to have worked for an organization that is well run and dedicated to providing young members with the experience and the tools they need to live rewarding and successful lives. As a lifelong member of Phi Psi and the Ohio Delta family, I will do all that I can to ensure the success of the Chapter and the Fraternity for many years to come. Amici, David Ellsworth, Ohio Theta '06 Reflecting on Development of Ohio Delta (Continued from page 1) StatiSticS at the UniverSity he following are academic and athletic gleanings from The Columbus Dispatch and other sources about our university. There were 16,000 new students expected in fall 2013; 28% are from out of state. The average ACT test score is 28.5 and 58% of this year's freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school classes. The Athletic Department showed off its newly completed men's and women's basketball practice facilities. Each gym is a duplicate of the Value City Arena court with shot clocks and video teaching capabilities. The locker rooms were also refurbished, each now featuring theater seating for watching game tapes. The cost was announced at $19 million. During the 2011 athletic year, OSU spent $20,873 per full-time student and $140,560 per athlete. The School Which Shall Not Be Named and, surprisingly, Illinois, spent more on athletes. In Ohio, only Cincinnati came even close, spending $94,157 per athlete. OSU spends the most nationally per football player at $380,000. Coaching salaries totaled approximately $15.5 million. A.D. Gene Smith got a contract extension through 2020 and a raise to $940,484 per year. Columbus City Schools, in the midst of a data-rigging scandal, among other problems, put a 23.5% real estate tax levy on the ballot this past fall. The powers-that-be trotted out our football coach, Urban Meyer, who lives in Dublin to shill for the levy. It was defeated 70-30. Fox owns 51% of the Big Ten Network and the rights to the Big Ten Championship game. So get used to the commercial overload. It has become especially apparent that the ticket holders at these athletic events have just been part of the studio audience since about the mid-1980s. The fired women's basketball coach, Jim Foster, was immediately hired by Tennessee where he just won his 800th career game, over a 36-year span. His team is 17-3 and 9-0 in their conference in his first year. Every one of his players at all schools has graduated. He began his career after Army service, including two tours in Vietnam. In the Bond, John Bender '62 John Hammer '71 T From Here & There hope everyone is reading this on a nice, warm spring day! This has been some winter in the Motherland. Want to break up a winter day or make any other day nicer? Head for the Buckeye Lake Winery, ably owned and operated by Tracy Higginbotham '87. It is on the south side of Buckeye Lake and is quite an operation—docks, slips, huge patio, full menu, good spirits, party room, and a winemaking and bottling facility. The weekly Friday Luncheon has settled at the MCL Cafeteria in the Kingsdale Shopping Center behind Macy's in Upper Arlington. There is ample parking, many good food choices, and ample room, which was not the case at the Fawcett Center or the OSU Golf Course. Palmer McNeal '70 visited with us the other day. While the MCL may look like the "Medicare Club Lounge," it sure fills the bill. Join us! I had a great e-mail from Bill Spain '61 this fall. He and his wife, Nancy, were part of forty-some OSU fans who went to the Cal game together. They rented a bus, had a pre-game meal in a restaurant's party room, and had a great time. Among those in attendance were Dave Spain '58 and his wife, Jannie; Jon Boyes '59 and his wife, Faye; John Gray '60 and family; Fred Hegele '63 and his wife, Sharon; my big brother and pledge trainer, Dick Winegarner '59, and family; and Bruce Ewing '59. "It was great to see the team and the band live again; it looked like we outnumbered the Cal fans; and prophetically, the team did not look as invincible as predicted. Nancy and I hope to return to Columbus in the spring for her 50th Ohio Wesleyan Reunion," Bill shared. If you want a grand tour of Cleveland and environs, call Tim Simon '61. He and his wife, Molly, know all the ins and outs! Boys, do not sell Cleveland short! It is a big, rich, thriving metropolis! I saw more big, old, wealthy suburbs than I knew existed. The downtown is bustling. The new bridge across the Cuyahoga River is almost completed. Lake Erie is a true treasure. Add to that dinner in a Hungarian restaurant on Shaker Square and lunch at the West Side Market and you have quite a trip. Tim missed his true calling as a host, tour guide, bus driver, and local historian. I (Continued on page 5)

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