Where you part of a?

Holiday Sing, Trivia Bowl, Snow Bowl, Florida trip, Tug-o-War, panty raid, sorority banner raid, Homecoming parade float, Blow-Lunch Marathon, spontaneous late night trip to Boston or New York City.


What song did you perform at Holiday Sing?

          Little Help From My Friends, Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye, 
          Joy to the World…


What were the names of the teams in the Trivia Bowl?

          Witz Wits, Hep’s Head, Ryan's Rabbis, Hebe's Hot Dogs


Did you participate in community service events, helping with?

          blood drives, letters to GI’s, Big Brothers, 
          LaSalle Institute kids…  


What brother had an award winning photograph in a contest judged by Norman Rockwell?

           Don Bindrim.


What was APA's finest moment on a movie or TV screen?

          1) Bart Koehler being interviewed by Dan Rather on 
              CBS evening news,
          2) Al Van Dyk as an extra in "The Way We Were" 
              (and any other thing he could talk his way in to).
          3)
Jack Cramer officiating football games on national T.V.
          4) Neal Baseman appealing to Judge Wapner for a 
              judgment against a guy  who keyed his new jaguar.


Who got knocked through the glass in the front of the trophy case while boxing?

            Big Duck (Les Newmark)


Otto spelled backward is?  Preminger’s first name is?  Bite my?

            Otto (or more properly for some – Little Otto)


What was Me‘llor (seibab)?

            Suite in Clinton Hall meaning “roll ‘em babies” (backwards).


What other suites evolved in the 1970’s?

           Bitter Suite, Nutcracker Suite, All-American Suite,

           Neat Suite-(Neat Suite), The Bronx


What was your favorite card game in the lounge or basement of the house?

           Hearts, Pinochle (single & double deck), Pitch, 
          Fan-Tan, Poker…
 


Did you play other lounge games?

Basketball with the little hoop (or “Off the Wall” with a tennis ball), boxing, bobsledding down the stairs on the benches used for meetings, slow-motion football, empty keg toss off the 3rd floor, darts in the cellar of the house…


Who designed the basement at the South Lake frat house?

          John Lucas    


Were you ever relegated to eat at the “Pig Table” at the South Lake house?


Who carved the shield that hung over the South Lake house and in Clinton Hall?

          Richard L. Bailey


What forced brothers to stay inside the Madison Avenue house during 1954?

          A diptheria quarantine.


Who was the cook during 1955-56 at 765 Madison Avenue?

           Mrs. Jones


Who cooked on Sundays?  What was the key ingredient in every meal?

         Stuart Theohary.  Oregano, oregano, oregano and more oregano.


Did anyone climb into the disk that hung over the Clinton Hall lounge?


Many of us knew people who were in one fraternity but hung around with another   (for example Eliot Nirenberg was technically in KB but he might as well been a brother), but who was the only APA brother to actually be received in a trade?

       Frank Burdick ’58 from Potter Club - even up 
       for John Burkel’60.


Who won the annual (88 lb.) cannonball toss at Thatcher Park from 1957 to 1959?

        Gus Tillman. (overall best throw of 12 feet 11 inches)


What pledge actually brought cannonballs to Clinton Hall as part of Hell week?

         Robert Gorka – 1965


Can you remember the legend of St. Golias?

        The most ribald, gross, sick and sly member. (ask Roy Knapp 
        or George Anderson
)


When the Selective Service system adopted a draft lottery, who were chosen first?

         Pat Gepfert and Les Saltsman - #1


Did you form a circle around Joe Pistone as he did Ba ba boom, Ba ba boom?


Do you remember what makes up a shot of Black Death?


Do you recall Red Ryan’s readings?


Do you remember who set Tink up with a fictitious date to the KD beer party?

                Murph


Do you remember Gus directing the 12 Days of Xmas at Holiday Sing?


Do you recall Zardoz?


Do you remember the apple attack on Zenger?


Do you recall UV's party posters and banners?


Do you recall who bought Slob a shot of Tabasco Sauce?

                Castro


Do you remember Wheezers?


Do you remember the parties in Tink's room?


Do you remember how Slob broke his tooth?

                Diving off the Quad onto Crow's car (moving at the time)


Can you remember when Frog would pull a no-talk day?


Do you remember why Castro went before the student disciplinary board?

                 They alleged he turned over a car. (Can you remember why the
                 alleged only witness did not show up?)


Do you know?

Weasel Serpentine, Marie Montue (the M&M of Burlesque), 
          Barney Fowler,
The Flying Gazelle, Lucky Pierre, 
          Crockagator (What made him so mean?)


Can you define?

           Alpha-Bits, ASP, BDC, beef splewy, blackball, carrel, carillon,
           casual passout, Dirty Doodleland, duckbutter, Hooper house,
           IFC, Milne, MYSKANIA, pan-hellenic, Potter hog, queeb, R.A.,
           Smoker, spring cleaning, Spring Weekend, Torch, trotex,
           Bier de Clam, MTH.


Who invented the dances of the “Moth, Christmas Tree and Jelly Donut”?

        Eddie Klein (accompanied by the Four Bottoms?).


Best excuse for missing class.

        My Grandmother died (third time this semester)-Harry Hotaling”.


Do you remember?

        Directing traffic on Ontario St. in pajamas.


Do you remember?

        When Merle Miller’s jaw was wired shut for months
         (good thing beer is liquid)


Do you remember?

        When Fami needed a goalie-style facemask to protect his
        broken nose?


What were regarded as the APA traditions in the late 1970’s?

           -invite you fraternity father to your wedding.

         -chug the first beer out of your new mug.

         -18 shots on your 18th birthday.

         -only brothers can wear the APA crest.

         -can’t drink from a mug until the first party.

         -drink a yard of ale.

         -attend the Blow-Lunch marathon.

         -the fraternity sends flowers to a married brother’s bride.

         -attend sour hour on Sunday morning.

         -participate in the torch run.

         -all faculty signatures must be acquired in the first week of
          pledging.

         -snowball (the snowbowls in the middle of Colonial Quad
            moved to the circle.)

         -spring cleaning

         -only fully voted brothers can see the APA constitution.

         -attend sour hour on Saturday morning of homecoming.

         -do not kidnap a brother while on a date.

         -Wine night

         -151 club meetings

         -Bash with Chi Sig