{"id":1048,"date":"2025-04-02T10:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/phisociety\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:48:43","slug":"on-the-porch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/2025\/04\/02\/on-the-porch\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Porch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our shared experiences are too numerous to list: pledge trips, burning the burlies, hanging in the Outback, work parties, High Point Champions, etc. However, we recently noticed an experience that is rarely discussed and taken for granted &#8211; taking group photos on the front porch. Phis have been living at One University Circle for over 60 years, and I think it\u2019s fair to say that all 1,000+ of the brothers that have passed through those doors have been part of numerous group photos taken while standing on the front steps.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any front porch pictures, please send your photos to <strong>John Zimmermann (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201981)<\/strong> at <a href=\"mailto:jazimmermann@yahoo.com\">jazimmermann@yahoo.com<\/a>. If possible, please include the names of the brothers and their graduation year in the photos. Here are a few we thought you might enjoy.<\/p>\n<h2>Spring 2025 &#8211; Pledge Class<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1052 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/2025-Pledge-Class.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/2025-Pledge-Class.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/2025-Pledge-Class-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>1960s Phis &#8211; 120th Anniversary<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1056 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/1960s-Phis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/1960s-Phis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/1960s-Phis-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo provided by Vic Bell (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201965)<\/p>\n<p>First row (L to R): Charlie Martin (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201965), Tony \u201cBeads\u201d Berry (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201961), Al Roberts (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201962), Dick \u201cArv\u201d Arvidson (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201961), Howard Baucom (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201965), Russ Rice (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201960), John \u201cKirt\u201d Kirtland (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201962), Hugh \u201cHugo\u201d Burrell (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201961), Harry \u201cChip\u201d Campbell (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201963); Second row: Stu Carter (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201961), Vic \u201cHam\u201d Bell (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201965); Third row: Bill Clark (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201964), Fred Kanner (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201965), Jack Bertel (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201966), Harry Mulkey (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201961), Bob \u201cWilk\u201d Wilkens (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201965), Harry Marshall (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201961); Fourth row: Sam Sacco (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201967), Dave Davis (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201967), Tom Chorey (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201969, <abbr title=\"School of Law\">Law<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201972), Doug \u201cBag\u201d Batchelor (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201966), Bill Smith (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201966)<\/p>\n<h2>Class of 1977 &#8211; Graduation Weekend<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1058 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/Class-of-1977.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/Class-of-1977.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/Class-of-1977-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo provided by Flick Hatcher (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977)<\/p>\n<p>First row: Flick Hatcher (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Jim Roland (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Chris Reed (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Mike Schulman (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Richard Lee (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977); Second row: Dave Smith (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Hill Jeffries (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Chip Kennedy (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Chris Kimball (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Bill Horton (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977) Third row: Paul Traccarella (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Paul Compton (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Tom Tidd (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Brad Lippman (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Jim Merryman (<abbr title=\"School of Architecture\">Arch<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977); Top row: Chuck Arberg (<abbr title=\"School of Education &amp; Human Development\">Educ<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977), Mark Rufolo (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201977)<\/p>\n<h2>Mid 70s<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1055 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/70s-Phis_Porch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/70s-Phis_Porch.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/70s-Phis_Porch-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo provided by Jim Wilson (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975)<\/p>\n<p>Jim Wilson (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Brent Savage (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Craig Oliver (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201976), Rice Lilley (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Bob Humphrey (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Ralph Newman (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Stan Breakell (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Pete Stoudt (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Jim Eyler (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975), Charlie Hudson (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975) and Charlie Wells (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201975).<\/p>\n<h2>Spring 1980<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1057 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/1980-Spring.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/1980-Spring.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/1980-Spring-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo provided by Clayton Chambers (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982)<\/p>\n<p>Front row: Alex Utt (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201983), John Zimmermann (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201981) , someone hiding?; Second row: Robert Koelsch (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982), Pat McDonough (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201981), Mike \u201cSugarbear\u201d Fulton (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201981), Bill \u201cTuna\u201d Healey (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982); Third row: Harrison Gill (<abbr title=\"School of Architecture\">Arch<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982), Robbie \u201cScope\u201d Nelson (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201981), Drew Blair (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982) (obscurring Kearney \u2013 our cook), Dan Mohan (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982), Bill \u201cKruger\u201d Krouch (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201981), T Wall (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201980); Fourth row: Bob Johnston (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982), Jeff Viohl (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201980), Chris \u201cSkippy\u201d Korczowski (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201980), Dave King (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201983), Ford Stephens (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201983); Fifth row: Bart Hester (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982).<\/p>\n<h2>1980 &#8211; Mr. Claude White<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1053 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/Claude-White.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/Claude-White.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/files\/Claude-White-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo provided by Clayton Chambers (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201982)<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Claude White was the longtime House Attendant and a friend to all Phis!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our shared experiences are too numerous to list: pledge trips, burning the burlies, hanging in the Outback, work parties, High Point Champions, etc. However, we recently noticed an experience that is rarely discussed and taken for granted &#8211; 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