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Tennessee Delta Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi | Vanderbilt University | Fall 2015 Alumni Relations Ofce | P.O. Box 80828, Atlanta, Georgia 30366 | 770-903-3987 From the President Alumni Spotlight: ROSS A. RAINWATER ’65 Brothers, Editor’s Note: For this edition of the newsletter we’re shining the Spotlight on 50-YEAR MEMBER and dedicated volunteer hrough the years, to the betterment of our chapter, LTC Ross Rainwater Ret. ’65. From the hometown of Sapulpa, OK, Ross earned his BA in political Tall fraternities science at Vandy, and then went on to earn a Masters in Business change including Management from Southeastern Institute in AL. Ross is a retired LT. Tennessee Delta. By Colonel from US Army after 24 years Active, National Guard, and the time your son Army Reserve service. He is also retired as Section Operations and joins a fraternity, it has Planning Manager from Philip Morris USA after working in sales changed from what for 16 years. Currently retired from the business world, Ross stays you remember and when your grandson busy by lending his time to the House Corporation as the Secretary/ joins, it is barely recognizable. I will Treasurer for well over a decade. As an active he served the chapter try to bring you up to date on some of as Historian, Treasurer, and chapter President. Ross and his wife the changes that effect alumni. Suzanne have been married 22 years and they share four children: BOTH our National and Vanderbilt Jenny & Sara for Ross; and Brad & Stephen for Suzanne. When he’s not traveling the country, Ross enjoys working on computers, have imposed many new rules on attending his church, and occasionally teaching Sunday school. fraternities. Violation of these rules can cause a chapter to receive social newest house on campus... and the frst fraternity probation. If violations are serious or with air conditioning - giving us an advantage. recurring, the chapter can be suspended. Alumni violating these rules not only What do you think about the recent set a bad example but can also cause upgrades to the house? the chapter to be punished. Our Resident VU Engineer, Bro. Chuck Higgins The following rules apply to ALL put his degree, experience, and expertise to alumni: work to coordinate the renovations and upgrade 1. NO HAZING OF PLEDGES. which have produced exceptional results and Hazing has a very broad defnition. improvements. I couldn’t be happier! Telling a pledge to go downstairs Picture from left to right: Ross’ older daughter Jenny, Ross, and get your coat or get you a drink and his wife Suzanne at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, After graduation, why did you volunteer is hazing. Any violation of this rule England on a recent trip to the UK. “Jenny’s in the Eastern for the Army? Hemisphere; my wife and I are in the Western Hemisphere! is a major violation. As the son of a WWII bomber crewmember, it 2. NO HARD LIQUOR OR WINE IN After 50 years of being a TN Deltan what never occurred to me *not* to enroll in ROTC THE HOUSE. This is a Vanderbilt is your favorite memory? in 1964. This was just before the Vietnam War broke out in 1965, which meant ROTC grew to rule enforced on all fraternities and Construction starting on the house. My pledge be very large. I entered the Army in 1968 as a sororities. Only BEER is allowed class was there when the new house foundation 2nd Lt. Since VU didn’t have Air Force ROTC, and only 6 beers per person during was frst begun in spring 1965. Not having a new I had set my sights on Army helicopter fight parties. Alumni must follow this house adversely affected rush efforts. We were all school (Hueys) and then additional gunship pilot rule while visiting the house. very excited about the building, which produced training (Cobras), serving immediately afterward President (Continued on Page 4) a newfound pride in the chapter for having the in Vietnam. I was on active duty for seven years. Once you completed fight school where Special thanks to all of the Class of 1965 brothers celebrating were you stationed? 50 Years with Tennessee Delta that have shown their support After completing Cobra school and 30 days with a gift to the Capital Campaign or Annual Fund. leave, I reported to Vietnam, where I served with We AppreciateYou! an Air Cavalry Unit. When you returned home from active duty Larry E. Matthews Robert C. Perry what type of work did you do when you Carl C. Cassell Russell E. Yester joined Philip Morris? Grady L. Warren Ross A. Rainwater I started at the bottom as a sales representative and later became an area manager calling on Richard F. Brewer III Robert K. Brown wholesalers; then a sales division manager of six reps; a supervisor of area managers; a personnel TN DELTA! TN DELTA! TN DELTA! TN DELTA! TN DELTA! manager for the SE US; and fnally the #2 manager Rainwater (Continued on Page 4)