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CULTIVATEyour Chipotle CURIOSITY CEO Brian Niccol TODAY’S UNDERGRADUATE DEMOGRAPHICS 2019 UNDERGRADUATE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS SUMMER 2019 Volume 142, Number 2 phideltatheta.org 50 Years Ago THE EDITOR’S WORDS There is little we could add to the millions of words already written and spoken concerning Phi astronaut Neil Armstrong, Purdue ’55, who took that “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” at 10:56 p.m. EDT on July 20. As the first man on the moon he takes his place in history alongside the great explorers of the ages. THE SCROLL joins the many, many individual Phis and alumni clubs who have already written to Brother Armstrong to extend the sincere congratulations of Phi Delta Theta. As the Washington Post noted editorially, “The creature who once stood blinking at the door of his Paleolithic cave has come a long way. The heavens lie open now. At long last, man is on the brink of mastering the universe.” We are extremely proud that a Phi played a major role in an achievement which ranks with the splitting of the atom and the conquering of the genetic code as the great scientific achievements SEPTEMBER 1969 ABOUT THE COVER: There was no question that the September of this or any era. —Extract from the cover should feature Neil Armstrong, Purdue ’55. The only problem was to find an September 1969 issue of The Scroll appropriate picture. Clearwater, Florida, Phi L. C. Wood, Georgia ’32, solved the problem in a jiffy with his excellent cartoon of Brother Neil as he established Moon Alpha, The Scroll’s sincere thanks to Brother Wood. 2 THE SCROLL SUMMER 2019 Cover 48 Brian Niccol Remains Curious KELLY DERICKSON It is clear that guiding principles in the successful career of Brian Niccol, Miami ’96, include always asking questions, striving for excellence, and probing new and untried ideas for their merit. CONTENTS 37 Phi Delt 2030 SEAN WAGNER 4 President’s Letter The Fraternity is embarking on its second ten-year strategic plan. Known as Phi Delt 2030, the groundwork and research began in 2017 and come FRIENDSHIP January 2020, the plan will be implemented fully. 11 Expansion 12 Chapter News & Stats 25 Road to Greatness 26 Phi Footnotes 41 Foundation Annual Report 29 Alumni and Club News KATIE SHIPP Each year in the summer edition, the Phi Delta Theta Foundation reflects on the successes of its LEARNING advancement efforts during the previous year. 38 Fraternity News 40 Foundation News RECTITUDE 60 Iron Phi 52 Today’s Undergraduate Demographics 62 LiveLikeLou STEVE GOOD 65 True Blue Phi Delta Theta recently conducted its second survey to understand the demographics of its 66 Chapter Grand undergraduate members. As student demographics change, so does Phi Delta Theta and its desire ON THE COVER to provide value to today’s college student. Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO Brian Niccol. Photo by Chipotle Mexican Grill. PHIDELTATHETA.ORG 3 President’s Letter hen we began on We were able to attain these men and women—like never our fraternal monumental achievements because before. We quickly recruited over journey as we leveraged the consistencies 1,000 volunteer leaders, trained Phikeias, we in our Fraternity and embraced them, and established chapter pledged, “I will change by taking strategic risks and advisory boards for all chapters. strive in all funding our efforts. One of those We Likewise, we understood that we ways to transmit the Fraternity consistencies was our executive were able to had to commit resources to attract Wto those who may follow after, leadership. We have been led by attain these and retain outstanding talent not only, not less, but greater only four chief executives in our “ in our GHQ staff. The results monumental than it was transmitted to me.” 171-year history, and this has of these efforts are apparent. Less than nine years ago, we provided great stability for our achievements We are at an amazing embarked upon a plan to do just organization. We will wrap up Phi because we point in our great Fraternity’s that. Through execution of Phi Delt 2020 with the retirement of our leveraged the history. We are about to bridge Delta Theta’s first-ever long-term fourth Executive Vice President consistencies this unprecedented period of strategic plan, Phi Delt 2020, we not and CEO, Bob Biggs, after 44 years in our Fraternity growth, financial prosperity, and only transmitted the Fraternity of service, and we will launch Phi endowment building into a new and embraced to those who may follow after Delt 2030 with our fifth executive, era that promises even greater us, but we transformed it. Sean Wagner, who has over a change by achievement. Through our next Today, the Fraternity is decade of executive service leading taking strategic planning horizon, Phi Delt 2030, greater than it was when it was our operations and fifteen years of risks and we will continue to transmit the transmitted to us years ago. Phi overall service to our Fraternity. funding our Fraternity into the next decade and Delt 2020 charted the course for The General Council embraced efforts. have even bigger impact thanks to the Fraternity to attain a record change by setting a very bold an organizational commitment to number of chapters and members vision and providing oversight balance consistency and change. while exceeding quality targets with a consistent, steady hand. ” Our leadership society is well such as our largest-ever average Over the past five bienniums, this positioned to achieve even bolder chapter size, grade point average, board maintained a discipline of goals in Phi Delt 2030, enabling and philanthropy. Our financial determination and reason to set greater impact on our brotherhood position as measured in revenue, expectations for excellent execution and the world. With continued strategic reserves, assets, and of the plan while exerting strategic balance and leverage of consistency endowment dwarf our financial agility to make adjustments to and change, there is no doubt standing prior to launching Phi our priorities as needs dictated. that Phi Delta Theta will be Delt 2020. The influence that we To ensure effective execution of recognized as the premier fraternal have on our brothers and the world the plan, the board and executives leadership development society is formidable, particularly with made changes in structure and in North America. ONWARD. the launch of the LiveLikeLou culture to ensure that our resources Foundation and its direct impact and talents were aligned with Phi Yours in the Bond, on ALS research and the ALS Delt 2020. We set priorities, held families that we serve. Exceeding each other accountable, and backed our $20 million Foundation our commitments with resources. campaign target two years ahead of Finally, we leveraged another plan will benefit Phis for decades consistency of our great Fraternity to come, and our new national to harness change—our volunteer Dr. Chris W. Brussalis, Allegheny ’87 house corporation, Pallas Athena and staff talent. We made General Council President Holding Company, will enable us to significant investments to attract 2018–2020 build an asset base to preserve our and retain volunteer alumni and precious fraternity housing assets. friends of our Fraternity—both 4 THE SCROLL SUMMER 2019 Editor’s Letter Summer 2019 • Volume CXLII, Number 2 EDITOR Kelly S. Derickson BUSINESS MANAGER Bob Biggs hank you for opening the pages COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR of this issue of The Scroll. We Jennifer Morrow appreciate our readers and have made some changes in this VP OF GROWTH AND COMMUNICATIONS issue based on a recent critical Steven J. Good review and suggestions from a respected editor of an award-winning CONTRIBUTING STAFF Tuniversity magazine. We hope you like them. Suzanne Alexander Clay Coleman Please feel free to let us know. Please send Steve Bloomer Katie Shipp your feedback to [email protected]. Chris Brussalis Sean Wagner One change you’ll notice is that we’re grouping all chapter-specific information into EDITORS EMERITI the front pages and within the Friendship Bill Dean, Texas Tech ’60 section. It was a busy spring with many Rob Pasquinucci, Ashland ’93 colonizations and installations, with the newest group at University of Wisconsin– Send pictures, story concepts, and address Whitewater, a school that serves more changes to: than 13,000 students on two campuses. General Headquarters With the closing of our first ten-year strategic 2 South Campus Avenue plan, known as Phi Delt 2020, we are giving a Oxford, Ohio 45056 sneak peak of the next plan, creatively called Phi 513 523-6345 Delt 2030. See Sean Wagner’s notes on page 513 523-9200 fax 37 about some of the new directions for the [email protected] Fraternity. Watch for the January 2020 issue of www.phideltatheta.org The Scroll for a complete look at plans for the next ten years. The Scroll (ISSN 0036-9799) is an educational Creating The Scroll is a team effort and I’d journal published continuously by the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity since 1876 and is like to call out our creative graphic artist published two times annually. Phi Delta Theta Jennifer Morrow, Katie Shipp of the Phi Delta provides a life subscription of The Scroll to all of Theta Foundation who contributes all news its members through an online edition emailed to members after each issue is published. on behalf of the Foundation, and Senior VP of Growth and Communications Steve Good A printed version of The Scroll is provided to all who leads our team and makes sure Phi Delta undergraduate chapters, alumni clubs, and members of the True Blue Society. To become a lifetime Theta always presents its best news via print, member of the True Blue Society (with a one-time electronic communications, and in social media.