from randy zuc....
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What a GREAT snapshot in history! Thanks, Joey for finding Ken's FIJI Journal. 
This really hit home since this was written when Tan Dan began bringing the Baton Rouge seniors (Broadmoor High School) around to meet the Brothers. We met a great group of guys; went to the intramural games; drank a lot on Friday afternoon at the Bayou; and of course went to much of FIJI Island. We added a few kegs to the parties and allowed a few thousand $$s to be added to the social budget. The events and accomplishments listed in this epistle were why the nine of us joined that year (I pray I'm not leaving anyone out)! Bankston; DePerrie squared; Polito, Cooper, Pratt, Fontaine, Ragusa and me! (too bad we couldn't persuade Ritchie to come over from the Dark Side [Sigma Chi]) We were merged with a great pledge class from all over the country. It began a fun four years (five for some of us)! 
If I remember correctly, with our 50 or so pledges, the chapter moved into the 'Large Frat' category? Seemed we did pretty well on that level too! 
Hey Pledge Class of 1979-80 (or any of the others for that matter) - send in your favorite piece of Beta Rho history that YOU were a part of!!!! It will be fun to relive those years a little. 
Bob, could you please post this to your distribution list and yahoo page? Thanks. 
Bid Night: shirt torn-off, chug a beer for FIJI, fraternally yours, 
Zuc 
Perge'!