THE PHI GAMMA DELTA VOL. 137 NO. 1 FALL 2015

Dan Lowe (Kansas 1985) Supports IMMORTAL PHI GAM Find out why, p. 24

ThePHI GAMMA DELTA Fall 2015 Volume 137, Number 1

EDITOR William A. Martin III (Mississippi State 1975) [email protected] DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Erica M. Carlson [email protected] CONTRIBUTOR Melanie Musick CIRCULATION 108,216

181,735 men have been initiated into the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta since 1848. Founded at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on May 1, 1848, by John Templeton McCarty, Samuel Beatty Wilson, James Elliott, Ellis Bailey Gregg, Daniel Webster Crofts, and Naaman Fletcher.

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Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Dan Lowe (Kansas 1985) with his wife, Peggy, Brothers from the National Capital Fijis Grad- Phi Gamma Delta exists to promote lifelong friendships, to reaffirm high ethical PO Box 875, Station A and daughters, Kate (14) and Libby (5), in the uate Chapter gathered at Nationals Park to standards and values, and to foster personal development in the pursuit of excellence. Windsor, ON N9A 6P2 US Virgin Islands, during fall 2014. Dan is alive celebrate Calvin Coolidge bobblehead night. Phi Gamma Delta is committed to providing opportunities for each brother to because of four liver transplants. The Nationals recently introduced Calvin develop responsibility, leadership, scholarship, and social skills in order to become Coolidge as the latest Racing President. a fully contributing member of society.

Member of the North American Member of the Fraternity Interfraternity Conference Communications Association

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Immortal Phi Gam Brothers Can Save Lives 24

Annual Awards Our Outstanding Chapters & Brothers 29

FEATURES

22 Expansions and Colonizations

26 Chartering at Sam Houston

27 Chartering at Oklahoma City

28 Chartering at Austin Peay

DEPARTMENTS

4 President’s Message

5 GammaGram

7 On Campus

32 Graduate Almanac

37 Spotlight

39 Foundation Focus MISSION OF PHI GAMMA DELTA

Phi Gamma Delta exists to promote lifelong friendships, to reaffirm high ethical 44 Ad Astra standards and values, and to foster personal development in the pursuit of excellence. Phi Gamma Delta is committed to providing opportunities for each brother to 47 Fraternally Speaking develop responsibility, leadership, scholarship, and social skills in order to become a fully contributing member of society.

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Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The Mission of Phi Gamma Delta states: over $900,000 raised for charities and over 144,000 hours provided in direct “Phi Gamma Delta exists to promote lifelong friendships, service. Take time to read through to reaffirm high ethical standards and values, and to foster the “On Campus” section in this issue personal development in the pursuit of excellence. Phi of the magazine. You will see numer- Gamma Delta is committed to provide opportunities for ous stories of our undergraduates each brother to develop responsibility, leadership, scholar- serving a wide variety of communi- ship, and social skills in order to become a fully contribut- ties, organizations and people. Many ing member of society.” chapters have annual projects that Archon President Phi Gamma Delta also has five core values that are critical have become part of their identity. Michael A. Lucas to the fulfillment of our mission: Friend- For several years, the (Bradley 1983) ship, Knowledge, Service, Morality and International Frater- Excellence. These values are the heart of nity has encouraged chapters and colonies our mission of developing men of integrity, “Service is one to conduct at least one project each year character and courage . . . developing men way we return in support of both the USO and the Red who will be “fully contributing members of and spread the Cross. More recently, Phi Gamma Delta society.” Four of the values are exclusively gains, benefits and also has partnered with Donate Life to or largely focused internally; they are about encourage both undergraduate and gradu- us . . . our members. But one value, Service, blessings we have ate brothers to sign up to be an organ and is focused on others. enjoyed.” tissue donor. (See the story of two organ Why is Service important in developing recipients on page 24.) men who become contributing members of Beyond our undergraduate chapters, the society? One reason is our responsibility to pay back, in many graduate brothers who continue to volunteer in some small measure, for the many benefits we realize as their communities long after graduation are evidence that members. Although our members are from diverse back- we are developing contributing members of society. grounds, each of us is privileged to have the opportunity to attend college and to be a part of Phi Gamma Delta. The impact of service is not measured only in hours With this privilege comes a responsibility to help others worked and dollars raised; service does not have to be an along the way. Voluntary service to others is one way we organized event or a volunteer activity. The act of serv- return and spread the gains, benefits and blessings we ing can develop an attitude of service that is alert for any have enjoyed. opportunity to make a difference for others, whatever the setting. It could be a polite gesture, an act of kindness, an Although our service to others receives relatively little encouraging word, a simple show of respect, or a helping press these days, fraternities have consistently given back. hand. These random acts – what one writer called “that A survey in 2013-14 by the North-American Interfraternity best portion of a good man’s life” – reflect and grow out Conference estimated that fraternities raised over $20 of our commitment to Service. million for charities and provided almost 3.8 million hours of service during that year. Greek organizations must be It is often said that we judge ourselves by our inten- the largest organized source of volunteers on our college tions, while others judge us by our actions. We are men campuses today! of integrity when our actions are aligned with our stated intentions, or values. There is no better way to show our Among our chapters and colonies are many impressive ex- integrity – as undergraduate or graduate brothers of Phi amples of service and philanthropy. In 2014, with just over Gamma Delta – than by living out the value of Service. 60% of chapters reporting, the Fraternity documented

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Headquarters Staff Updates Coté Re-elected NIC Chairman Melanie Musick, Director of Hanover College with a B.A. in studio Communications art and communications minor. During the since January 2015-16 2004, departed Luke Francis (Kentucky 2015) meeting of the Fraternity stepped into the North- staff August 28 a new role as American after almost 21 Coordinator of Interfra- years. She first Communications ternity joined the Foun- in August. Luke Confer- dation staff as a joined the IHQ ence, Fundraising Co- staff in Janu- Eugene D. ordinator in September 1994. During ary 2014 as the “Buddy” her tenure as Director of Communica- Chapter Services Coté III tions, Melanie produced 21 magazines, Assistant. As an undergraduate, Luke (Maine created and distributed over 200 served as Chapter Treasurer and Phi- 1981) was Friday Letters and helped with five lanthropy Chair. He graduated with a unani- Fiji Academies and nine Ekklesiai. B.A. in studio art and Spanish. mously re-elected Chairman of the Melanie moved to Cape Coral, FL, Candida Rivera came to Lexington Board of Directors of the NIC. This where she works for Lifeline Family to fill the new is Buddy’s second year serving as the Center, a non-profit, two-year home Assistant Direc- 95th Chairman. Previously, he was and learning center for pregnant teens tor of Education elected to the Board of Directors in in crisis. position. Prior to 2010 and served two years as Vice joining the staff, Chairman of the Conference, begin- Erica Carlson was appointed to fill Candy worked ning in 2012. the position at Lycoming Buddy has had a long involvement in of Director of College as the both Phi Gamma Delta and the inter- Communica- Assistant Direc- fraternal movement. At Phi Gamma tions upon the tor of Student Programs & Leadership Delta, he served as a Field Secretary departure of Development for six years. She also from 1981-1983 and as Director of Melanie Mu- served as the Assistant Director of Chapter Services from 1983-1985. He sick in August. Campus Life at Mercer University and served as an Archon from 2000-2004 Erica joined the as a Graduate Assistant at the Univer- and as Archon President from 2006- Fraternity staff sity of Akron. in December 2014 as Coordinator of 2008. He also has been a member of Communication Services and Data Candy graduated with a B.A. in the Educational Foundation Board of Management. English from Adelphi University, and Directors. she has completed coursework in her Professionally, Buddy is the Director Previously, Erica worked at Alltech M.Ed. in Higher Education Adminis- of Special Markets for Herff Jones. for four years and graduated from tration.

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 5 GAMMAGRAM Introducing our 2015-16 Field Secretaries

ere are the brothers who have ing Father, Scholarship Education: B.A. in film, Haccepted the challenge to coach Chairman video and media studies our chapters and colonies this year as Campus activities: Stu- Chapter activities: Field Secretaries. dent Senator for two Corresponding Sec- years retary, Chartering Territory: Southeast Chairman, Web #178 BRIAN HARTZELL Chairman (WESTERN KENTUCKY 2014) - Campus activities: 2nd year #185 JOSH COX IFC Vice President Education: B.S. in ac- (INDIANA STATE 2014) - 1st year of External Affairs, Campus Activi- counting Education: B.S. in ties Board, SGA Senator, Allocations Chapter activities: political science and Commission Member, Associate Scholarship Chairman, legal studies Justice, Fall Welcome Ambassador Finance Chairman, Chapter activities: Territory: Mid-Atlantic Intramural Chair- Chapter President, man Recruitment Chair- #188 ROGELIO GUTIERREZ, JR. Campus activities: man, Member- (CAL STATE LONG BEACH 2015) IFC President, IFC ship Development - 1st year Treasurer, Relay for Life, Co-chair, Chairman Education: B.A. in math- Order of Omega Treasurer, Big Red Campus activities: IFC Executive ematical economics Blitz Chairman Vice President, Order of Omega Chapter activities: Territory: Southwest Member, New Student Orientation Chapter Historian, Leader for 3 years, SGA Senator, Recording Secretary, #181 HAYES MCLEOD (COASTAL Campus Tour Guide Fundraising Chair- CAROLINA 2014) - 2nd year Territory: Colonies man, Judicial Board Education: B.S. in Campus activities: recreation and sports #186 ADIL DITMER (VIRGINIA Filipino American management TECH 2015) - 1st year Coalition Chapter activities: Education: B.A. in Territory: Midwest Chapter President, political science, Pledge Class Presi- minor in psychology #189 TREVOR CURTIS (OREGON dent, Pledge Edu- Chapter activities: 2014) - 1st year cator, Philanthropy Chapter Historian, Education: B.S. in Chairman, Com- Pledge Class Presi- advertising and munity Service Chairman, Member- dent, Philanthropy journalism ship Development Committee Chairman, Awards Chapter activities: Campus activities: Peer mentor for Chairman Chapter Historian, Emerging Greek Leaders, Extension Campus activities: IFC President, IFC Pledge Educator, Committee for Panhellenic, 2012 Director of Philanthropy & Commu- Brotherhood Chair- Homecoming King nity Service, Commission on Student man Territory: West Affairs Greek Council Rep, Intramu- Campus activities: ral Sports Supervisor Producer, Director and Creative Di- #184 JACK O’NEILL (MISSOURI Territory: Northeast rector of Advertising for the campus 2012) - 1st year television network, Founder of the Education: B.S. in political science #187 MIKE MCDONALD University Green Club Chapter activities: Chapter Presi- (WESTERN MICHIGAN 2015) - Territory: Great Plains dent, Recording Secretary, Found- 1st year

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Please keep in mind that news continues to come in, even when an issue has gone to press. While it may seem dated to include events from the previous semester or school year, the goal is to give credit to all our brothers, chapters and colonies.

The Delta Colony at Alabama Birmingham with its fall pledge class Matthew Tilley (Allegheny 2017) and Mar- shall Treleven (Arizona State 2017) in Bloom- ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM Greg Vallano ington, IN to restore a community garden With 44 members, the Delta Colony has doubled in size (2015) was in- during fall recruitment. Pledges: 22 ducted into Phi Beta Kappa. ALLEGHENY APPALACHIAN STATE Jake Ballinger (2016) received the Deiter P. Lotze Prize Beta Nu achieved Black and Gold status (the highest for best interdisciplinary essay; Levi Lundell (2017) level of recognition) in the Greek community’s Standards received the Gifford Pinchot Scholarship Award for out- of Excellence program. This is the second consecutive standing work in environmental sciences; David Lynn semester they have achieved this status. (2017) received the Loretta Good Strayer Memorial Prize ARIZONA STATE as an outstanding pianist, and Forrest Stuckey (2016) Ryan Rodenbaugh (2017) was elected Vice President of received the John Scott Craige Award as outstanding ju- Community Relations for the IFC, and Marshall nior classman. Matthew Treleven (2017) helped restore a community garden in 4 Tilley (2017) helped restore a community gar- den in Bloomington, IN while attending the 2015 UIFI, and in the Gator Social Venture Challenge, to update business plans for local non-profits, he won Best Social Venture Pi brothers at Allegheny volun- Improvement, which teered to clean up campus included a $1,000 prize. Alpha Omicron at Akron - Dodgeball Tournament 2015

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 7 ON CAMPUS Bloomington, IN while attending the 2015 UIFI. ARKANSAS During the spring term, Phi Alpha received the Order of Omega Award of Excellence, as well as Most Involved Fraternity for the 5k Race for an Educated Kenya.

Dawson Bowling (Ball State 2016), Domink Lofano (Northern Arizona Colony) and Ryan Lipinski (Austin Peay 2016) graduated from Airborne School (2016) graduated from Air- borne School. CALGARY Upsilon Chi raised over $2,600 for the Canadian Mental Health Association at their Philanthropy Chairman Stuart Jacobs (Auburn 2017) with Chuck Ellison philanthropy event, Run to at Alpha Upsilon’s golf tournament Red Deer, a 300 km relay race. AUBURN Conrad Jaeger (2016) was the Alpha Psi brotherhood retreat During their annual golf tournament, Alpha Upsilon event leader. raised over $7,500 for MMRF (Multiple Myeloma CALIFORNIA IRVINE This summer, Iota Chi created Research Foundation). Thomas Ellison (2015) and his FIJI Lifeguard, a week-long event father, Chuck Ellison, who has been diagnosed with supporting the American Foun- Multiple Myeloma, are the reason Alpha Upsilon chose dation for Suicide Prevention. to support MMRF. Walker Byrd (2016) was elected Throughout the week, Iota Chi SGA President, the second consecutive year that a Fiji spread information about suicide has held this position. AUSTIN PEAY prevention and raised over $2,500 Parents weekend at Brothers of Alpha for the organization. Bowling Green Psi helped Chi Omega raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation last semester. Ryan Lipinski (2016) graduated from Airborne School. Alpha Psi brothers helped Chi Omega with BALL STATE Pig Dinner at California Irvine and California State Long Beach their philanthropy at Austin Peay Dawson Bowling

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Calgary brothers at their philanthropy event, Run to Red Deer

CALIFORNIA CENTRAL FLORIDA RIVERSIDE Omega Phi raised $1,000 Rho Upsilon for USO, which will help brothers won the provide services to troops softball champi- and their families. onship. CHAPMAN CENTRAL Omega Chi brothers raised ARKANSAS nearly $4,000 during Relay As of September 30, the Softball champs Omega Chi for Life to benefit the American Delta Colony members at California brothers at Relay Riverside for Life Cancer Society and Make-A- have already worked Wish Foundation. and registered over 300 CHICAGO Omega Phi raised community service hours for the academic $1,000 for USO Chi Upsilon won the Quality Cup for best in show at year. Pledges: 11 Interfraternity Sing 2015. 4

Delta Colony members at Central Arkansas Chi Upsilon brothers won best in show at Chicago’s Interfraternity Sing

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The 30th annual Pig Dinner at Colorado School of Mines

CINCINNATI DRAKE Chi Omicron Delta Iota broth- traveled to Lex- ers won the ington to initiate intramural soccer their new broth- championship. ers at IHQ. Tanner Brockway COLORADO (2017) was elected SCHOOL OF IFC Vice Presi- MINES dent of Business Mothers’ Weekend at East Carolina Gamma Kappa Management. experienced a Chi Omicron brothers at IHQ for initiation FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL huge success Hosting their second annual philanthropy bowling event, during their 2015 Pig Dinner, with over 140 brothers plus Sigma Phi raised $1,500 for the Jam Foundation, which spouses/significant others participating in events over benefits Stand Up and Speak. Many FIU sororities and the four-day weekend. fraternities were involved. COLUMBIA David Blackman (2016) was elected Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Po- litical Review. Brian Chung (2016) was elected President of Order of Omega, as well as appointed Vice Chair of Senior Fund, Senior Publisher of the Columbia Political Review and Judge of the Greek Judicial DePauw won Board. the Black & Gold award

DAVIDSON Delta Kappa was num- ber one in scholarship Sigma Phi at Florida International raised $1,500 for the Jam Foundation during the spring 2015 at their second annual philanthropy bowling event semester. DEPAUW Soccer champs at Lambda received the Black and FLORIDA STATE Drake Gold Award. During the spring semester, Phi Sigma Colony, under the

10 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ON CAMPUS leadership of re- (2017) - vocals, Colin Kirkpatrick (2017) - vocals, Alex cruitment chairs Ullrich (2018) - guitar, Taylor Vannatta (2018) - bass Lee Newhaller and Ryan Connelly - keyboard. Pledges: 24 and Ben Hebert, recruited 19 pledges. GEORGIA TECH After their sec- ond year of par- Phi Sigma Colony spring 2015 pledge class at ticipating with Florida State St. Baldrick’s, Gamma Tau has raised a total of $20,381 to benefit child- hood cancer research. Additionally, the Chapter’s Pig Dinner was a success with 90 graduate brothers return- ing to Landon-Nelson Hall to join 65 undergrads. Con- grats to Tom Bell (1955), the oldest in attendance, who was at his 62nd consecutive Pig Dinner! Several Gamma Grand Valley Colony members presented Connor Cervone with a FIJI Tau brothers flag, signed by the IHQ staff to show Connor support as he fights cancer formed the Bran- don Danzig Proj- GRAND VALLEY STATE ect, a jam band, The Delta Colony hosted their first philanthropy event, which plays all the Purple Mitten, to raise money for USO. During the around campus event, four brothers helped raise $4,285 by biking a at philanthropy three-day, 300+ mile trip from Mackinaw City to GVSU’s and club events. campus in Allendale, MI. During the fall 2014 semester, The band mem- Connor Cervone got the devastat- bers are Brandon ing news that he had sarcoma, a rare Danzig (2016) form of cancer. When Duke Murphy - drums, Jake (Coastal Carolina 2011) found out, Anderson (2017) he asked all of the staff at IHQ to - guitar and write notes on a FIJI flag, to show the FIJI jam band, Brandon Danzig Project, opens vocals, Shane Fraternity’s support for Connor. Cur- for Vacationer at Georgia Tech Mudrinich rently, Connor is fighting and is eager to rejoin his brothers. Rigby IDAHO Will Rigby (2016) was selected as one of 15 recipients 4

Gamma Tau’s fall pledge class at Georgia Tech Mu Iota’s fall pledge class at Idaho

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Chi Iota won the capture the flag champion- ship at Illinois of a writing internship from Phi Beta Zeta’s chapter house groundbreaking at Indiana Kappa for the fall 2015 semester. Pledges: 23 INDIANA In July, Zeta broke ground on their new chapter house in Bloomington.

Iota Sigma won GI Theta Chi at Indiana State

INDIANA STATE Iota Sigma raised $2,831 for Relay for Iowa’s fall 2015 pledge class Life, in addition to winning GI Theta Chi, which supports the Wounded Warrior Project. IOWA Mu Deuteron hosted their second annual Rivalry Run with Mu Chapter at Wiscon- sin. Together the chapters ran a total of 175 miles, relay style, and raised over $22,000 for USO. This fall, the Chapter recruited their largest pledge class since their re- chartering in 2012. Pledges: 46 JAMES MADISON During the summer, Wes Fisher (2016) was chosen as a student Fisher (right) member of the National Board Chi Deuteron’s Red, White and Spike volleyball tournament of Directors of the Fraternity with a 9-2 victory. and Sorority Political Action KANSAS STATE Committee, representing over During the spring 2015 term, Chi Deuteron held their 750,000 undergrad members of second annual Red, White and Spike volleyball tourna- Greek organizations. ment to help USO. KANSAS KETTERING Indoor soccer champs at Pi Deuteron took home the 4x4 Alpha Gamma raised $3,642 for the American Cancer Kansas indoor soccer championship Society with their nine-hour, IMDB themed event during

12 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ON CAMPUS brother was interviewed by Fox News. Pledges: 26 MISSOURI Chi Mu’s A Team won the fraternity league men’s basketball champi- onship. Miller Sean Miller (2017) raised Alpha Gamma won first place at Kettering’s Relay for Life $2,600 for Dodgeball St. Baldrick’s champs at Kettering’s annual Relay for Life. The Chapter won first Maryland place for raising the most money. Brian Hannon (2018) Foundation by and Hunter Kostal (2019) were selected to become a not shaving for member of Kagle Leadership Initiative, a children’s tutor- over a year. ing and mentoring program. MISSOURI STATE Four Psi Mu brothers attend- Psi Mu brothers MIAMI at LeaderShape In the spring, Mu ed the LeaderShape program Upsilon traveled this summer. Pledges: 39 to Lexington to MONTEVALLO initiate their new Hunter Huie was brothers at IHQ. named senior class MINNESOTA president. Mu Sigma held NEBRASKA KEARNEY its first Phi Gam Nu Kappa brothers Puppy Jam on Tyler Hinrichs (2016), May 5, which Logan Hansen (2018), raised nearly Keegan McGill (2018) $1,000 for PAWS and Jeremy Eskam (Pet Away Worry (2017) traveled to Sand- and Stress), a efjord, Norway to par- campus health Brothers from Miami came to IHQ for initiation ticipate in two parades program support- Huie for their National Day ing animal therapy. Over 700 people attended, and one Celebration on May 17. 4

Minnesota brothers welcome their fall 2015 pledge class Missouri State brothers and their fall 2015 pledge class

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 13 ON CAMPUS NORTH CAROLINA STATE Last semester, Nu Sigma partnered with Fraterni- ties 4 Family, a campaign which Northern Arizona’s fall 2015 pledge class spreads aware- ness of domes- pushing a Hum- tic and sexual vee the fastest Nu Kappa Brothers: Hinrichs, Hansen, McGill down 50 meters. and Eskam in Sandefjord, Norway violence and raises money for The Chapter also local groups who provide services to victims. Together won the intramu- the two groups helped raise awareness by screening the ral flag football documentary “The Hunting Ground”, which depicts championship. stories of domestic and sexual violence on campuses. The NORTHERN ARIZONA Chapter raised $1,500 for USO by Nu Upsilon brothers assisted with Rebuild- The Delta Colony ing Together to help transform sub-standard hosting their inaugural Phi Gam achieved number housing for 15 families Push, where teams competed by one in scholar- ship for the spring 2015 term. Dominck Lofano gradu- ated from Airborne School. Pledges: 17 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN For the second consecutive year, Nu Upsilon brothers Phi Gam Push joined Section Chief Mark Krill (Florida 1986) and at North BB&T Bank to assist with Rebuilding Together, Carolina State a community service project that transformed sub-standard housing for 15 families. Robert Wil- lis (2017), Bairon Madrigal (2016) and Chris Joyce (2018) were elected to the IFC Executive Board. Willis was elected Treasurer, Madrigal was elected President, and Joyce was elected Vice President of Judicial Affairs. Nu Upsilon brothers were OHIO NORTHERN elected to the IFC Omega Nu received the Alice Hildebrand Student Orga- Executive Board (L-R): North Texas’ Pig nization of the Year Award. Lucas Casserlie (2017) was Willis, Madrigal and Joyce Dinner inducted into Rho Chi pharmacy academic honorary.

Northwestern, DePaul and Chicago Graduate Chapter Pig Dinner

14 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ON CAMPUS Eric Eisenmann (2018) started working as Peer Leaders, who focus on (2017) was year-round outreach and relationship development for inducted into the new students. following honor OKLAHOMA societies: Rho Nu Omega held their second annual brotherhood football Chi (pharmacy tournament, where pledge classes played each other in academics), Phi 7 on 7 football. The tournament was designed to help Lambda Sigma build stronger bonds between older and younger pledge (pharmacy lead- classes. ership) and Omi- cron Delta Kappa (campus leader- ship). Brendan Student Organization of the Year at Ohio Graziano (2017) Northern was inducted into the follow- ing honor societies: Gamma Sigma Epsilon (chemistry), Kappa Mu Epsilon (math), and Phi Kappa Phi (Univer- sity Honors). Kyle Woodruff (2018) was inducted into Phi Eta Epsilon, an honor society for freshman men with at least a 3.5 GPA. OHIO STATE At the Greek Awards, Omicron Deuteron took home awards for Academic Ex- cellence, Out- Nu Omega brothers built a football field for their football tournament standing Com- at Oklahoma munity Service and Outstand- OKLAHOMA CITY ing Graduate Omicron Chi was recognized by the Student Govern- Chapter. Bryce ment Association for outstanding displays of leadership St. Clair (2015) and perseverance and representing OCU’s mission state- received both ment. Before the start of the fall semester, the Chapter 4 the Outstanding Award winning Omicron Deuteron Chapter at Ohio State Senior Award and University In- volvement Award. In addition, Ryan Fisher (2016) was named Volunteer of the Year, Zach McCune (2015) was selected as Ross-Gainer Man of the Year, and Jared Niles (2015) re- ceived the Liv- ing the Ritual Award. Austin Prokup (2018), Pres- ton Brida (2018), Greg- ory Friedberg (2018) and St. Clair Prokup, Brida, Friedberg Justin Han Omicron Chi brothers volunteered for the annual “Campus Clean-up” at and Han Oklahoma City

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 15 ON CAMPUS volunteered for the annual “Campus Clean-up” to help pick up trash and get the campus ready for incoming students. OKLAHOMA STATE During the summer, Sigma Omicron started demolition on their chapter house. Construc- tion will begin on Sigma Omicron brothers helped prep their the new chapter chapter house for demolition at Oklahoma State house as soon as the debris is clear. Pledges: 39 OREGON Epsilon Omicron tied for first place for most involved chapter on campus. OREGON STATE Kappa Omicron raised $1,000 for USO at their philan- thropy event, FIJI Push, by pushing a 4.5 ton Humvee 100 meters. Sam Tighe (Rhode Island 2018), right, competed in Rebounds for Ryan and raised $2,000 for Ryan Hastings, who was diagnosed with muscular PENNSYLVANIA dystrophy For the second consecutive year, Beta took home Frater- nity of the Year, in addition to Outstanding Philanthropy drivers’ necks and Outstanding Community Service. Bahram Banisadr during high speed (2015) won first prize in the Cornell Cup with his team accidents. of fellow engineering students, whose senior project QUINNIPIAC involved developing an apparatus to protect race car The Delta Colony was recognized as Pig Dinner at Rhode Island

Best Fraternity, received second place honors in grades, and had the highest cumulative GPA on campus. RHODE ISLAND Daniel Reagan (2016) was elected IFC President. Sam Tighe (2018) competed in Rebounds for Ryan, a basketball tournament benefitting the family of Ryan Hastings, who has been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. By winning the tournament, Tighe and his two teammates raised $2,000 for Ryan. ROSE-HULMAN Brian Soller (2015) won the Shelton Hanning Civil Engineering Award in May. SAM HOUSTON Sigma Eta reigned at the 4th Annual Kappa Omicron celebrates 100 years of Greek Life at Oregon State Pantheon Awards, earning SHSU’s first

16 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ON CAMPUS ever 5-Star Fra- Award. ternity Award, in SOUTH CAROLINA addition to 5-Star The Delta Colony awards in Schol- achieved number one arship, Organiza- in scholarship for tion Management the spring 2015 and Member semester. Development, Award winning Sigma Eta at Sam Houston Organization Involve- ment and Leadership Devel- South Florida’s fall opment, and New 2015 pledge class Member Programming. In addition, the Chapter received honors for Highest IFC GPA. Tyler Patek (2015) Patek, left received the Advisor’s Choice Pig Dinner at San Diego State

SOUTH FLORIDA Pledges: 10 SOUTHERN Contreras METHODIST Delta Tau had their larg- est graduate attendance at Pig Dinner in years. SYRACUSE Tomas Smith (2016) won the national title (first place) for the heavyweight division in the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association’s National Tourna- ment. Pig Dinner at Southern Methodist TENNESSEE TECH Theta Tau not only won Fraternity of the Year, the Chapter also was named a 5-Star Chapter, and they placed 3rd in Greek Week. Bobby Adams (2015) was elected SGA President and awarded Mr. Greek Life. Adam Cox (2018) and Brant Nickens (2017) were selected as Greek Scholars. TEXAS ARLINGTON Danny Contreras (2018) went to the Twentynine Palms military base, in the middle of the Mojave Desert, to participate in RITX (Reserve Inte- grated Training Exercise). TEXAS CHRISTIAN Tau Chi raised $16,000 for the USO Fraternity of the Year at Tennessee Tech with its Casino Night that followed 4

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 17 ON CAMPUS Pig Dinner. Pledges: 32 TEXAS DALLAS Tau Delta won Greek Week, mak- ing the Chapter back-to-back Greek Week champions. TEXAS TECH Stewart Park (2017), Charlie Mitchell (2016), Parker Pig Dinner at Texas Arlington McCollum (2016), Trey Morgan (2016), Chris Mitchell (2017), Chris Sims Lambda Tau brothers on the Student Senate (2017) and Cole at Texas Tech Mozjesik (2016) were elected to the Student Senate. Fijis now com- prise 11% of the entire Senate, more than any other Greek organization. TOLEDO Upsilon Tau raised $7,400 during Toledo’s 13-hour RockeTHON, with Chris Sneider (2015) serving as director of the event. VIRGINIA Omicron was invited to Texas Christian’s fall 2015 pledge class the Dick Vitale WABASH Gala, Ryan Anzalone (2016) was elected president of SPHINX along senior honorary. with Rho WASHINGTON Alpha Chap- Sigma Tau hosted their annual Major Project, which ter at Virginia raises money for one charitable orga- Tech. This Upsilon Tau nization each year. The most recent brothers at Toledo’s is the third RockeTHON activity was the Fiji Fun Run that consecutive raised approximately $37,000 for year both chapters have been invited the Seattle Children’s Hospital. because of their contributions to The The contribution specifically V Foundation through the FIJI Run Across Virginia. went to the Greatest Needs Fund Together the chapters helped raise almost $50,000. to help families that cannot afford VIRGINIA TECH medical care. Rho Alpha was invited to the Dick Vitale Gala, along WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON Rho Alpha’s spring Alpha was recognized as Most with Omicron Chapter at Virginia. This is the third con- pledge class at secutive year both chapters have been invited because of Virginia Tech Improved Chapter for tremendously their contributions to The V Foundation through the FIJI improving over the previous year. Run Across Virginia. Together, the chapters helped raise WEST CHESTER almost $50,000. Delta Colony member Tarik Williams was crowned

18 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ON CAMPUS tionally, during the Greek Academic Awards, the Chapter was recog- nized for High- est Overall GPA, Highest Member GPA, Highest Pledge Class GPA, Highest Combined GPA, and Most Improved. The Chapter Award winners at also took home every Top Western Kentucky of Class honor. Daniel Anzalone (2018) was named Top Freshman at Greek Academic Awards. Seth Bland (2016) was inducted into the Greek Hall of Fame and Order of Omega. Ian Greer (2016), Colton Hounshell (2016) and Taylor Ruby (2016) were inducted into Order of Omega. Matt Lawson (2015) was inducted into the Greek Hall of L-R: Victor Weiss (Virginia Tech 2016), Dick Vitale and Nate Silvestri Fame and Order of Omega, in addition to receiving the (Virginia 2017) at the Dick Vitale Gala Outstanding Fraternity Spirit Award and Outstanding Greek Senior for academics. Zach Miller (2016) was named Outstanding Greek Week Chair. Payton Rhea’s (2018) family, including graduate brother Charlie Rhea (2015), was named WKU 2015 Family of the Year at a recent football game. WESTERN MICHIGAN Kappa Mu raised $1,100 for United Way during their volleyball tournament, Phi Gam Slam. The Chapter 4

Fiji Fun Run raised approximately $37,000 for Seattle’s Children’s Hospi- tal at Washington Mr. WCU 2015. Jared Fortunato and Steve Babb volunteered as Orientation Leaders, helping over 2,300 new students. WESTERN KENTUCKY Chi Eta brought home the Reed Morgan Award as best fraternity at WKU. The Chapter also received 1st place honors in Philan- thropic Service, Spring Sing, Intramurals, Alumni Devel- opment, Campus Involve- ment and Leadership and Payton Rhea (Western Kentucky 2018), Charlie Rhea (Western Kentucky finally, Greek Feud. Addi- Forunato and Babb 2015) and their parents won WKU 2015 Family of the Year.

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 19 ON CAMPUS also claimed the intramural football championship. WESTERN ONTARIO Chris Niesel (2015) received his Basic Officer Training Certificate for the Canadian Armed Forces. WISCONSIN Mu hosted their second annual Ri- valry Run with Mu Deuteron Chap- ter at Iowa. Together the chapters ran a total of 175 miles, relay style, and raised over $22,000 for USO. WITTENBERG Martin Mora (2018) was named to the second team All-North Coast

Kappa Mu brothers at volunteer camp Athletic Conference (NCAC) in tennis, and Justin Yates (2015) was the 400-meter champion for the NCAC. WPI Above: Intramural Pi Iota won Outstanding football champs at Alumni Programming at Western Michigan the 2015 Greek Recognition Awards Ball. Right: Kappa Mu’s Phi Gam Yates Slam volleyball tournament

National Capital Fijis Scholarship for Interns The National Capital Fiji Graduate Chapter has created a scholarship for one undergraduate Phi Gam who plans on participating in an unpaid internship in the National Capital Region. One $2,000 scholar- ship will be offered. We encourage Phi Gams to begin preparing at least 6 months in advance if they plan to apply to the most competitive unpaid internships in Washington, D.C. such as those at the White House, the CIA, and the Department of State. All application information can be found here http://www.phigam.org/scholarships. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2016. Please note the deadline for the above mentioned internship applications is well before that, so plan accordingly.

We encourage all Phi Gams who are interested in interning and working in Washington, D.C. to reach out to [email protected] for advice on the separate application processes for their chosen internships or employment. Some applications involve filling out security clearance ques- tionnaires or writing statements of purpose. The National Capital Fiji Graduate Chapter has over 200 active members who are eager to use their experiences to help mentor soon-to-be graduates interested in civil service or professional work in the Nation’s Capital.

20 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ON CAMPUS Recruitment Workshop 2015

Over 100 brothers from 39 chapters and colonies attended the Recruitment Workshop in Lexington the weekend of June 12-13. This year’s attendance was over twice the attendance from the 2014 Recruitment Workshop! Brothers discussed why recruitment is so important to our chapters and colonies, in addition to prac- ticing the concept of Dynamic Recruitment. Brothers then worked with staff members and volunteers to create detailed recruitment plans for the upcom- ing year. Next year’s recruitment workshop will be held in Lexington the weekend of June 10-11.

Brothers in Lexington for Recruitment Workshop 2015

Phi Gamma Delta is pleased to launch a digital repository website which hosts images and documents from our rich 167-year history. In the initial launch we have included all 700 magazine editions (60,000 pages), nearly 5,500 images, and pages for each current and past chapter. We hope this site will help chapters and brothers explore the history of Phi Gamma Delta and their individual chapter.

Phi Gam Archives Website: Connect with Phi Gam Archives:

www.phigamarchives.org @PhiGamArchives If you would like further instructions or would like to contribute to the repository, go to: www.facebook.com/PhiGamArchives www.phigam.org/file/PhiGamArchivesInstructions.pdf

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 21 ON CAMPUS Expanding Phi Gamma Delta’s Influence

Fall 2015 Expansion Results It is an exciting time of the year as we have completed fall colonizations at Boise State University, Clemson University and Illi- nois Sate University. The staff leading these projects have created constant energy and fresh perspectives on recruitment meth- ods, and we have been very impressed with the quality and drive of the future Phi Gams we have met.

t BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY We proudly introduce you to our new Delta Colony at Boise State University in Boise, ID. Our colonization was led by Field Secretaries Hayes McLeod and Adil Dittmer. During the re- cruitment process, 16 men were pledged. The founding fathers at BSU have a combined 3.36 GPA, which is the higest Greek organization GPA on campus. They are also members of Phi Kappa Theta Honors Society, Trio Student Success Program, Political Science Association, Young Democrats, Psychology Club, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and Cru.

q CLEMSON UNIVERSITY When the re-colonization at Clemson University wrapped up, we welcomed 57 men to Phi Gamma Delta. Director of Expan- sion Matt Farrell and Field Secretary Jack O’Neill spent six weeks in Clemson, SC to help establish the Chi Alpha Colony. These men are members of Honors College and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and three members are Student Gov- ernment Directors. They have a combined 3.4 GPA, and they represent 16 states.

p ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY Director of Growth Colin Treanor and Field Secretary Trevor Curtis recruited 50 founding fathers for our new Delta Colony FIJI at ISU. These men have a combined 3.19 GPA, and their in- volvement on campus includes club baseball, Phi Gamma Nu and Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternities, Omega Delta Sigma veterans fraternity, College Mentors for Kids, Operation Smile and the American Marketing Association. ACADEMY

Spring 2016 Plans SAINT LOUIS, MO Phi Gamma Delta is excited to return to the University of brothers who supported our expansion team in those efforts, LEADING WITH COURAGE Richmond this spring to reestablish our Rho Chi Chapter, either by making recommendations or attending our presenta- originally founded over 125 years ago. In addition, we plan on tions. recruiting founding fathers at University of California Davis JANUARY 8-10, 2016 and University of Tennessee Chattanooga. If you know men at any of these schools, please recommend them to us at www. phigam.org/ReferAFriend. We plan to add at least one additional qualified university to the list this spring. New additions to our expansion schedule will be posted on www.phigam.org. Thank you to all of the

22 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence FIJI ACADEMY SAINT LOUIS, MO LEADING WITH COURAGE JANUARY 8-10, 2016

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 23 COVER STORY IMMORTAL PHI GAM PHI GAMMA DELTA SUPPORTS ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS TWO BROTHERS’ STORIES TELL WHY

Kansas Brother Is a Survivor

an Lowe (Kansas 1985) knows first-hand about the impor- got another liver, he would survive.” Dtance of blood and organ donation. When he was a senior “She basically guaranteed them I would live,” added Dan. in high school, and swimming competitively, he noticed his en- ergy and stamina faltering. A myriad of medical tests eventually Peggy’s promise to the doctors worked; on January 9, 2000, Dan led to an unusually dire diagnosis for a 17-year-old: end-stage received his third liver, and this time, the transplant was suc- liver disease. cessful. Even with a healthy liver, Dan was still in critical condi- tion. He remained in a coma for most of the next two months, Multiple treatments throughout the next several years kept and his road to a full recovery was paved with medical ‘miracles’ Dan’s liver functioning, but by 1999, his health had deteriorated (even his kidneys recuperated). enough to move him near the top of the transplant list. That was not to be his last liver transplant, however. In the On December 28, 1999, his beeper sounded and he immediately spring of 2013, at age 50, Dan required ablation surgery for atrial boarded a flight for Pittsburgh for a liver transplant. Unfor- fibrillation. The procedure knocked plaque loose in an artery, tunately, the liver was dead when it was transplanted, and it and it lodged in his liver, eventually causing it to fail. In Febru- infected his body with E. coli. Dan received a second liver a few ary 2014, he had a successful fourth transplant after a three-day days after his first transplant, but because of the E. coli infec- wait for a liver. tion, he went into septic shock. Not only did his body reject the second liver, but his kidneys stopped working as well. He Dan and Peggy are grateful for the new chance at life that the flat-lined three times. transplants have given him. That is why they support Phi Gamma Delta’s Immortal Phi Gam project to promote organ Dan was in a coma, his body losing its fight for survival. Mean- donation. while, his wife, Peggy, was embroiled in a different fight for Dan’s life. “The reason I am here today is because an 18-year-old signed that line on the back of his driver’s license,” Dan said. “It is “Nobody gets three livers,” said Peggy. “The surgeons refused tragic that he died, but his heart and lungs saved people in to give him another liver because it would be tragic to waste a Florida. His kidneys saved people in Pennsylvania. And his liver liver on someone who was going to die. I worked and worked to saved my life.” convince them that he would beat their odds. I knew that if he Dan is the founder and co-owner of Legacy Development, a commercial real estate development company headquartered in Kansas City. He and Peggy maintain a busy – some might say frenetic – pace, keeping up with two young daughters and supporting a variety of charities. Dan’s hectic professional life includes expanding the Legacy footprint to the U.S. Virgin Is- lands, where he and his family spend several months of the year. Dan also serves on the board of Gift of Life, a Kansas City-based organization that promotes awareness about organ donation. Upon learning that his fraternity was adopting organ and tissue donation as a service initiative, Dan said, “Coming out now with a concerted effort to increase donations is incredible because there is such a real need today. Organ donation has never gotten the attention it deserves, and it’s such a simple thing to do.” Dan’s message to a brother who is considering registering as an organ donor? “It is truly one of the easiest decisions a person can Dan Lowe with his wife, Peggy, and daughters, Kate and Libby, in the US make. When you donate, it doesn’t hurt. Talk about bang for Virgin Islands your buck. You make a huge contribution to so many people.”

24 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence COVER STORY

For UK Brother, Life Is Good urphey Coy (Kentucky 2011) was warm. He folded his organ donor’s family, which Mfingers into loose fists, feeling their heat. His hands and is really important to me.” In feet had been cold for more than two years, but when he woke 2014 he received a Master’s in up from his heart transplant surgery on March 7, 2009, he was Entomology and Plant Pathol- finally warm. ogy from Auburn University “I was so excited,” he said. “I had forgotten what it felt like to be and married Christina Arm- warm. I just remember turning to my mom and saying, ‘Feel me. strong. He is now working on I’m so warm’.” his Ph.D. That was March 7, 2009, when the sophomore entomology major Murphey appreciates his good began his recovery with a new heart beating in his chest. fortune. One of the ways that he shows that is by teaching a In May 2007, Murphey had collapsed on the field while playing boys Sunday school class at his lacrosse during his senior year of high school in Toledo, Ohio. He church. “As a result of my ex- was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart periences,” he says, “it’s really failure. The cardiomyopathy caused his heart to weaken and important for me to give back Murphey Coy with his wife, Christina, enlarge, and it couldn’t pump blood through his body efficiently. and serve others whenever at a UK football game His plans for college soon changed. He had signed to play lacrosse possible.” at Virginia Military Institute, but with such strenuous exercise out of the question, he began searching for a new college. The University of Kentucky, with its Medical Center and Gill Heart Institute, was a good fit. MAKE YOURSELF IMMORTAL For about a year and a half, doctors continued to monitor him, and Murphey’s condition remained stable. In September 2008, Phi Gamma Delta has teamed up with Donate Life to in- early in his sophomore year, he pledged the Upsilon Kappa Chap- crease the number of organ donors across North America. ter. Then in November, he started having health problems. By There are more than 125,000 people waiting for an organ January he was in and out of the hospital every couple of weeks. transplant in the United States and Canada, with approxi- By February, he had dropped his course load to two classes and mately 150 names added to the waiting list every day. had decided to have the transplant done at UK. When Murphey About 79 organ transplants take place every day, but sadly, checked into the hospital on March 4, his surgeon, Dr. Mark Bon- approximately 22 people die every day because they did nell of the Gill Heart Institute, told him he wouldn’t be checking not receive an organ in time. out until he had a new heart. The good news is that together Phi Gams can make a tre- On March 6, Murphey’s name officially went on the waiting list mendous difference. One organ donor can save or improve for a heart. Dr. Bonnell said he could be on the waiting list for six the lives of up to 50 other people! to eight weeks. Whether by good luck or a miracle, two hearts were available within 24 hours. “It was a really good blessing,” he Making yourself immortal is an easy 3-step process. says. “The donor was my age and my size. Surgery went perfectly. 1. Go to www.phigam.org/immortalphigam and regis- I just don’t think any of it could have gone any better.” ter at the bottom of the web page. Three days after his transplant, Murphey got out of bed and 2. Click on the link on the same web page that will take started walking around. In eight days, he was released from the you to Donate Life’s registration page. The registration hospital. He credits his youth and his overall good heath with process takes only a few minutes. This step is unneces- helping him recover so quickly, but Dr. Bonnell said it was some- sary if your driver’s license in the U.S. or insurance card thing more than that. “I’ve never met anyone with a more positive in Canada already shows that you are an organ donor, attitude and outlook on life,” Bonnell said. but register again if you are uncertain. Colin Dempsey (Kentucky 2011) said at the time, “Murphey has 3. Tell your parents, spouse, family members, and loved always been a fighter. I think that was a huge part of his recovery. ones that you want to donate your organs when you Everyone who knows him has been inspired by Murphey.” In die. December following his transplant, Murphey’s brothers elected If you are already a registered donor through your state or him chapter president. province, please register with the Fraternity as well at www. Today Murphey reports, “Life is going very well. The heart and phigam.org/immortalphigam to help track the number of overall health are terrific. I am still in regular contact with my brothers who have made this life-saving decision.

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 25 CHARTERING Sam Houston Makes Ten in Lone Star State he chartering at Sam Houston State University on March Colton Luther (2018) and, ahem, oldest brother Terry Mey- T13-14, 2015, was cause for more than the usual celebration, ers (Kansas State 1969). Terry is a Section Chief who lives in as the Sigma Eta Chapter made our tenth in Texas. Although Kansas City and attended the chartering to welcome his great the chartering weekend came near the end of the SHSU spring nephew, Travis Kilpatrick (2016), into Phi Gamma Delta. break, the men of the Delta Colony did not seem to mind Legate Orsen Paxton willingly did extra duty with his usual returning a little early. outstanding recitation of An Exile’s Toast. All of the activities of the chartering weekend took place at La Vijay Sekhara (Connecticut 2012) and Clint Tullar (Missis- Torretta Lake Resort on Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas. sippi State 2012) are two young graduate brothers who served The official party representing the International Fraternity on the BCA for the Delta Colony, traveling from Houston on a included Archon President Mike Lucas (Bradley 1983), Archon number of occasions to provide guidance. On behalf of the Ar- Treasurer Glenn Moor (Texas Tech 1984), Section Chief Kirk chons, Treasurer Glenn Moor presented Vijay and Clint with Walden (Texas Arlington 1972), Legate and former Archon Certificates of Appreciation. Secretary Orsen Paxton (Texas Arlington 1971), Ritualist Ed Serving as keynote speaker was Archon President Mike Lucas, Gabe (Hanover 1990), Executive Director Bill Martin (Mis- who advised the Sigma Eta brothers to be proud but not satis- sissippi State 1975), Director of Chapter Development Duke fied, to set new goals now that the charter was in hand, and Murphy (Coastal Carolina 2011) and Field Secretary Jackson not to confuse activity with progress. Wood (Georgia 2013). Orsen Paxton then came forward to perform the gratifying Brothers and brothers-to-be first gathered on Friday evening, duty of presenting the charter of the Sigma Eta Chapter. When March 13, in the Venice Room of the resort for the indoctrina- the Archons appointed Orsen to serve as Legate, they did not tion session and pledging ceremony. On Saturday morning, know that he is a seventh cousin of Sam Houston, the hero of the Ritual team, comprised of brothers from the University of the Battle of San Jacinto and a key figure in the creation of the Texas Dallas and the University of North Texas and under the state of Texas. This historical connection to the University’s direction of Ritualist Ed Gabe, conducted two ceremonies in namesake made the presentation of the charter to Chapter which a total of 39 new brothers were initiated. President Andrew Tomlinson (2015) even more special. Saturday afternoon saw the installation of the officers of the Accepting the charter on behalf of the Sigma Eta brothers, new chapter, facilitated by Legate Orsen Paxton. The new Andrew spoke of colony members coming together from dif- brothers then spent time with Brother Gabe in a session of ferent cultures, backgrounds and majors to build a fraternity post-initiation education. chapter through diligence and hard work. On Saturday evening, brothers, as well as He acknowledged Brother Lucas’ advice to dates of undergraduate brothers, gathered set new goals, describing the chartering as in the Americas Ballroom for the chartering a turning of the page, and he was confident banquet and Pig Dinner. Doing the honors that the Chapter was ready for the next in saluting the pig were youngest brother part of the journey.

26 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence CHARTERING OCU is Third Chapter in the Sooner State

he chartering of the Omicron Chi Chapter at Oklahoma Ian McGee (2016) presented a mov- TCity University took place on March 27-28, 2015. ing recitation of An Exile’s Toast that The weekend activities kicked off on Friday evening, March was all-the-more impressive consider- 27, with the traditional indoctrination session and pledging ing that he was a new brother. Brian ceremony, held in the Walker Center on the OCU campus. Overling, an OCU staff member and Included in the official party were Archon SecretaryKevin graduate initiate of the new chapter, Mitchelson (Kansas 1979), Archon Treasurer Glenn Moor was recognized for his assistance to (Texas Tech 1984), Section Chief Jerry Shelton (Oklahoma the Delta Colony with a Certificate of 1975), Legate James Riter (Oklahoma State 2012), Director of Appreciation from the Archons. Chapter Development Duke Murphy (Coastal Carolina 2011), In his keynote, Archon Secretary Kevin Mitchelson recognized and Assistant Director of Expansion Josh Wiseman (Western the colony’s persistence and accomplishments in earning a Kentucky 2012). charter and then encouraged the new brothers to set challeng- On Saturday morning, the Ritual team, consisting of brothers ing goals to assure a bright future for Omicron Chi. from the chapters at the University of Texas Dallas and Okla- The very important task of presenting the charter of the new homa State, conducted two initiation ceremonies in which chapter fell to former Archon Councilor James Riter in his a total of 29 men were inducted into the Fraternity. In the role as Legate. To close the program, Chapter President Jacob afternoon, the officers of the new chapter were installed under Overling (2016) accepted the charter and responded with the direction of Legate James Riter. All these ceremonies were remarks on behalf of the Chapter. held at the Walker Center as well. The petition for a charter submitted by the Delta Colony to the chapters of the Fraternity presented a strong record across all areas of operation. The colony GPA for fall 2014 was an impres- sive 3.26. In service and philanthropy, the colony participated QUICK FACTS: in Relay for Life, conducted multiple events to support the Omicron Chi at Oklahoma City Red Cross and the USO, and had regular projects to improve the Harn Homestead, a museum devoted to the Oklahoma GPA: 3.26 land run. Colony brothers were involved across the campus Philanthropy and Service: Harn Homestead, in honoraries, student government, the debate team and the Relay for Life, Red Cross, USO Interfraternity Council, to name a few. Campus Involvement: Student Government, IFC, The chartering banquet and Pig Dinner on Saturday evening, Debate Team March 28, took place at the Westminster Event Center, with Archon Treasurer Glenn Moor serving as master of ceremonies.

Not for College Days Alone FALL 2015  THE PHI GAMMA DELTA 27 CHARTERING Governors Initiated at Austin Peay

On April 17-18, 2015, Phi Gamma Delta welcomed the Alpha Psi Chapter at Austin Peay State University into the fold. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, the University is named for a former Governor of the State. Fittingly, the athletic teams are nick- named the Governors or Govs. The official party representing the International Fraternity in- cluded Archon Councilors Clark Robertson (Nebraska 1982) and Seth Bland (Western Kentucky 2016), Section Chief Bob Anderegg (Southern California 1971), Legate and former Ar- chon Secretary Brian Douglas (Tennessee Tech 1998), Director of Graduate Development Rob Caudill (Akron 2004), Direc- tor of Chapter Development Duke Murphy (Coastal Carolina 2011), and Field Secretary Bryan Hartzell (Western Kentucky 2014). The weekend of traditional chartering activities kicked off on Friday afternoon, April 17, with the indoctrination session in the Morgan University Center on the APSU campus, followed by a reception and the pledging ceremony at First Baptist Church of Clarksville.

On Saturday morning, brothers and colony members returned In his keynote remarks, to First Baptist Church for two initiation ceremonies in which Archon Councilor Clark a total of 26 men were initiated. The Ritual team, under the Robertson brought con- supervision of Duke Murphy, consisted of brothers from the gratulations from his fellow chapters at Western Kentucky, DePauw, and Tennessee Tech. Archons and the Fraternity, In the afternoon, the officers of the new chapter were installed while reminding the Alpha in a ceremony facilitated by Legate Brian Douglas, followed by Psi brothers that the char- a session of post-initiation education. tering was not their destina- When the chapters of the Fraternity reviewed the petition for tion and challenging them to charter from the Delta Colony, they found a solid record of per- make it only a milestone on their path to excellence. sistence and achievement. In each semester, the colony’s GPA Having supported the Delta Colony throughout its develop- was above the all-men’s and all-fraternity averages, including ment, Brian Douglas brought a special perspective to his role four consecutive terms above a 3.0. The roster of campus in- as Legate, capping the program and the weekend with the volvement included orientation leaders, residence hall advisors, presentation of the charter. Appropriately, the final word of ROTC, Golden Key, Alpha Lambda Delta, and the Honors the evening was left to the Alpha Psi Chapter, as President Program. The colony had raised over $5,000 for the Red Cross Josh Fernandez (2016) offered remarks on behalf of his new and over $1,900 for the USO. brothers. Closing the very busy weekend was the chartering banquet and Pig Dinner, held on the club level of Governors Stadium on the campus. Director of Graduate Development Rob Caudill QUICK FACTS: guided the program as master of ceremonies, and Field Secre- tary Bryan Hartzell recited An Exile’s Toast in keeping with Alpha Psi at Austin Peay the best Pig Dinner traditions. In recognition of their extraor- GPA: Above a 3.0 for four consecutive terms (above dinary support of the Delta Colony during its development, Purple Legionnaire Jim Weakley (Tennessee Tech 2009) and AMA/AFA) Brian Douglas received Certificates of Appreciation from the Philanthropy: $5,000 for the Red Cross and Archons. $1,900 for USO Present to offer welcoming remarks on behalf of the University Campus Involvement: Orientation leaders, resi- was Greg Singleton, Associate Vice President and Dean of Stu- dence hall advisors, ROTC, Alpha Lambda Delta, dents. Dean Singleton is a longtime friend of Phi Gamma Delta Honors Program and a member of Kappa Alpha Order.

28 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ANNUAL AWARDS OUTSTANDING CHAPTERS & BROTHERS

Recognizing performance during the 2014 calendar year.

BAKER CUP BRIGHTMAN TROPHY CONDON CUP Awarded for focusing on religious, Presented to the undergraduate Awarded for the greatest overall ethical and social service activities chapter which best demonstrates that improvement 1st: Sigma Tau at Washington Phi Gamma Delta is “Not for College 1st: Theta Tau at Tennessee Tech Days Alone” 2nd: Kappa Deuteron at Georgia 2nd: Sigma Mu at Mississippi State 1st: Sigma Tau at Washington 3rd: Chi Eta at Western Kentucky 3rd: Sigma at Wittenberg 2nd: Beta Sigma at Ball State Honorable Mention: Honorable Mention: 3rd: Kappa Deuteron at Georgia •• Beta Sigma at Ball State •• Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech •• Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech Honorable Mention: •• Alpha Nu at New Mexico •• Kappa Omicron at Oregon State •• Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech •• Sigma Mu at Mississippi State •• Chi Eta at Western Kentucky COON PLAQUE BRIGHTMAN GRADUATE •• Pi Iota at WPI Awarded for the best chapter CHAPTER AWARD publications Presented to the most outstanding 1st: Chi Eta at Western Kentucky graduate chapter in the Fraternity CHENEY CUP Awarded for the greatest all-around 2nd: Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech Over 75 Members efficiency in scholarship, fraternity 3rd: Pi Deuteron at Kansas 1st: Washington, DC (National relationships and general collegiate Capital Fijis) activities Honorable Mention: •• Sigma Mu at Mississippi State 2nd: Seattle Graduate Chapter 1st: Chi Eta at Western Kentucky •• Alpha Sigma at Arizona State 3rd: Albuquerque, NM 2nd: Beta Sigma at Ball State •• Kappa Deuteron at Georgia Under 75 Members 3rd (tie): 1st (tie): •• Kappa Deuteron at Georgia •• Sigma Tau at Washington COULTER CUP •• Birmingham, AL Awarded for service to an undergraduate •• Naples, FL (Southwest Florida) Honorable Mention: chapter other than as Purple Legionnaire •• Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech 3rd: Arlington, TX Winner: Charles R. DeWitt •• Kappa Omicron at Oregon State Honorable Mention: •• Theta Tau at Tennessee Tech (Cincinnati 1972) for Cincinnati •• Nashville, TN (Music City Graduate Distinguished Service: Chapter) •• Dr. Charles O. Barker (Emory 1967) for •• Tampa, FL Texas Dallas •• Calgary, Alberta (1984 Association) •• M. Henry Day (Georgia 1975) for •• Miami, FL (Southeast Florida) Georgia •• Keith E. Downes (RPI 1991) for RPI •• James B. Hickey (Illinois 1975) for Illinois •• William H. Leslie (Tennessee Tech 1993) for Tennessee Tech •• Terry A. Wolfe (West Virginia 1973) for West Virginia •• Anthony D. Zimmerman (Ohio State 2010) for Ohio State 4

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CROWDER CUP JORDAN BOWL Awarded to the chapters and colonies that Presented to the most outstanding faculty Awarded for achieving the highest have achieved a GPA higher than the all men’s advisor scholarship among all undergraduate average Winner: Richard Buchanan chapters Alberta, Allegheny, Arizona State, Austin Peay, (Oklahoma State Graduate Initiate) for 1st: Psi at Wabash Bradley, Bucknell, California Berkeley, California San Diego, Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, Da- Oklahoma State 2nd: Chi Eta at Western Kentucky vidson, Embry-Riddle, Evansville, Florida Inter- Honorable Mention: 3rd: Beta Sigma at Ball State national, Florida State, Grand Valley State, Idaho, •• Dr. Ray J. Blankenship (Kentucky Honorable Mention: Indiana State, IUPUI, Iowa, Iowa State, James 1984) for Western Kentucky Madison, Kettering A, Maryland, Massachusetts, •• Pi at Allegheny • Stephen C. Crowe (Cincinnati 1972) Miami, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Mis- • •• Theta Tau at Tennessee Tech for Cincinnati souri, Montevallo, Nebraska, North Alabama, •• Kappa Deuteron at Georgia North Carolina, North Carolina Wilmington, • Tony Marable for Tennessee Tech • •• Kappa Chi at William Woods Nova Southeastern, Ohio, Ohio Northern, Ohio •• Jen Pelletier for Ohio State Wesleyan, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Quinnipiac, Rose-Hulman, RPI, Rutgers, Sam Houston, San Diego, San Diego State, South Florida, Southern OWEN CUP Methodist, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, Texas DURRANCE AWARD Awarded for the greatest improvement in A&M, Texas Arlington, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Presented to the most outstanding Purple scholarship Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech, West Legionnaire 1st: Theta Tau at Tennessee Tech Chester, Western Michigan, Wisconsin Winner: Marvin J. Carver (North Carolina 1975) for North Carolina 2nd: Pi at Allegheny Honorable Mention: Kappa Deuteron SUPERIOR ACADEMIC Distinguished Service: at Georgia ACHIEVEMENT •• Brock J. Burkholder (Toledo 2008) for Awarded to the chapters that have achieved a Toledo GPA higher than the all men’s average for 5 or •• Stephen E. Caine (New Mexico 1997) WILKINSON AWARD more years for Chapman Presented to the Fraternity’s most Akron, Alabama, Appalachian State, Auburn, • Brian G. Campbell (Western • outstanding senior Charleston, Delaware, DePauw, Drake, East Kentucky 2013) for Western Kentucky Winner: Memme Onwudiwe (Ohio Carolina, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Hanover, Illi- •• Robert B. Grayson (Georgia 2000) for nois, Indiana, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisiana Wesleyan 2015) Georgia State, Michigan, Nebraska Kearney, Ohio State, Honorable Mention: Oklahoma State, Penn, Purdue, Sewanee, South- •• Thomas R. Hayne (Virginia 2009) for ern California, Tennessee Tech, Texas Tech, Virginia •• Chance Dye (Mississippi State 2015) Tulane, Virginia, Wabash, Washington, Western •• Kirk B. Maag (Oregon State 2005) for •• Brian Tisdale (Chicago 2015) Kentucky, William Jewell, Wittenberg Oregon State •• Allen VanMeter (Case Western 2015) •• Patrick R. Scott (Washington 1994) for Washington JOHN TEMPLETON MCCARTY ZERMAN TROPHY •• Dr. Christopher J. Tankersley (Akron CHAPTER PROFICIENCY AWARD Awarded for involvement in student 2002) for Akron Recognizes all chapters that demonstrate effi- government, campus newspaper and • Michael J. Wygocki (Western ciency in operations, maintain strong financial • extracurricular activities Michigan 1986) for Wisconsin stability, adhere to Fraternity laws, and pro- 1st: Sigma Tau at Washington mote the high standards of Phi Gamma Delta 2nd: Chi Eta at Western Kentucky Alabama, Alberta, Appalachian State, Arizona HAYNES AWARD State, Ball State, Central Florida, Charleston, 3rd: Kappa Deuteron at Georgia Colorado Mines, Davidson, East Carolina, Presented to the most outstanding Embry-Riddle, Evansville, Georgia, Georgia Section Chief Honorable Mention: Tech, Hanover, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana State, Winner: William S. Hunnicutt (Texas •• Beta Sigma at Ball State Iowa, James Madison, Kansas State, Kettering Arlington 1981) •• Delta Iota at Drake A, Louisiana State, Maryland, Massachusetts, •• Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech Mississippi State, Missouri, Missouri State, Ne- Distinguished Service: •• Rho Phi at Rose-Hulman braska Kearney, Ohio Northern, Ohio Wesleyan, •• Robert P. Anderegg (Southern Oklahoma State, Penn, Tennessee Tech, Texas, California 1971) Texas Tech, Toledo, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wa- •• William H. Valentine (Florida 1967) bash, Washington, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, Wisconsin •• Joseph A. Weist (Rose-Hulman 1987) •• Bradley R. Whiting (Washington 1980)

30 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence ANNUAL AWARDS Recognizing College Administrators Gardner is First Recipient of Caswell Award

here could H. Shaffer Award by Thardly have the Association of been a more deserv- Fraternity/Sorority ing and appropriate Advisors (AFA), the recipient of the first Silver Medal from James E. Caswell the North-American Award for College Interfraternity Con- Administrators than ference, and the Or- Dr. Kent L. Gardner. der of the Sword & Dr. Gardner and Dr. Shield by Phi Delta Caswell completed Theta Fraternity. In their undergradu- his honor, the AFA ate educations in annually presents the same year. Both the Kent L. Gardner worked in student Award to a senior affairs for over 40 level university years at institu- administrator who tions that were has demonstrated a less than 30 miles long-term commit- apart, and each rose L-R: Orsen Paxton (Texas Arlington 1971), Mark Smith (Texas Arlington 1983), ment to the advance- to the position of Dr. Kent Gardner and David Grady (Mississippi State 1982) ment of fraternities Vice President for and sororities. Student Affairs at his respective institution. They were good friends who were widely respected leaders in the field Dr. Gardner received the award at the Pig Dinner of the Phi of student affairs. Tau Chapter at Texas Arlington on April 25. Given that Kent mentored many leaders of the Chapter over his career, The Bylaws of Phi Gamma Delta provide for an award to be this was a most appropriate setting. Kent’s wife, Nancy, presented, no more than twice per year, “to college admin- was present, as were sons Greg and J.B., daughter Angela istrators who have demonstrated outstanding service to the Smith and her husband, Mark. Also attending were Jackie Fraternity, the Greek system, or higher education.” In Janu- Caswell, Jim’s widow, their son James, and two of Jim’s ary 2015 the Archons voted to name this award in memory SMU brothers of the class of 1963, Ralph Shanks and Char- of Jim Caswell (SMU 1963), who served as Archon Presi- lie Martin. Kent declined to kiss the pig. dent from 2000 to 2002 and as Vice President for Student Affairs at SMU for 18 years. Jim passed ad astra in October Presenting the award were Archon Vice President Mark 2007. Smith (Texas Arlington 1983), who worked with Dr. Gard- ner as a student leader, and Archon Councilor David Grady Dr. Gardner’s career in higher education spans over 40 years (Mississippi State 1982), National President of Order of at the University of Texas Arlington, beginning as Director Omega and a friend of Kent’s for over 25 years. of Housing in 1969 and rising to Vice President for Student Affairs. He also served as Executive Director of Order of In co-sponsoring the motion to recognize Dr. Gardner, Omega, the leadership honor society for Greeks, from 1971 Brother Smith said, “Kent was an avid supporter of Greek to 2012, when he was named Executive Director Emeritus. life at UTA. He was fair and reasonable in all dealings. Kent is deserving of any recognition that we can bestow on him A member of Kappa Alpha Order, Kent has been recognized for the contributions he has made to fraternities and sorori- with the Pillar of the Profession Award by the National As- ties throughout his career.” sociation of Student Personnel Administrators, the Robert

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FIJI SIRES & SONS! At the Gamma Tau Pig Dinner at Georgia Tech in April, Charlie Bass (1969) proudly posed with his three Fiji sons. Until just a few years ago, Wil- (L-R): Ryan Bass (1996), Adam Bass (Alabama liam N. Hamilton (Texas 1941) 2005), Charlie, and David Bass (Alabama regularly made the trip to UT 2006). Austin for his class reunions. At With his Diamond Owl certificate in hand, Phillip age 93, he was thrilled to receive Knapp (Syracuse 1948) says, “My years as a Fiji are his Diamond Owl certificate and still memorable and I send my blessings to Sigma Nu hopes his pledge brothers have Chapter.” likewise responded.

For the fourth straight year at Georgia, brothers of the mid to late 1980s These Florida State brothers from the 1967-72 era met in Tallahas- gathered on Friday night prior to the Kappa Deuteron Pig Dinner. What see in April to enjoy some Fiji fellowship, which included a baseball began with 10 has now grown to over 30. They refer to this gathering as game. They already have another outing planned for the fall. COMBAT FIJI (COMe BAck To FIJI) with the goal of setting the example for undergraduate brothers of how good and right it is to recommit to the bonds of brotherhood. Credit is due to Scott Nichols (1989) and Todd Phinney (1988) for starting the event.

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University of Pittsburgh brothers gathered to play in their annual Fiji Open golf and dinner event. (L-R): Jake Jacoby (1973), Joe Pezze (1972), Eli Rebich (1972), Tim Reitmeyer (1974), George Keiser (1982), John Armour (1984), Mark Uminski (1980), Ken Boben (1984), Paul Zane (1986), Paul Keelan (1985), Blair Uminski (1983), John Erinc (1983), Rhys Thomas (1985), Mike Connors (1983), Mike Morraca (1984), Russell Schaffer (1975), Dick Rizzutto (1973), Haig Sakoian (1975), Paul Leslie (1976), David Fisher (1986), Bennett Wallander (1989) and Joe Burke (1974).

The members of the class of 1968 at Missouri are definitely proud to be Fijis and especially Golden Owls celebrating their 50 years as brothers.

Right: Walt Tiede- man (Michigan 1944) tells us that receiving his Diamond Owl certificate, commemorating 75 years of membership, has revived a lot of good memories of his fraternity days at the University of Michigan. He’s grateful for the remembrance.

Below: As the most “advanced” brother attend- ing the Maine Chapter’s Pig Dave Lombardi (Miami Dinner in April, Frank Danforth 1985), left, was introduced (1948), center, received an award Above: Rosier W. Above: Two big to Justin Burns (Ohio State recognizing his dedication to the Levering Jr. (Purdue worlds collide! The 2007), right, at an event in University, his commitment to 1943), age 93, plans Grand Canyon and Phi Akron by Robin Lombardi; Phi Gamma Delta, and his to add his Diamond Owl Gamma Delta are high- Robin was a staff advisor significant accomplish- certificate to all his other Phi lighted in this image of Nathan for the Akron Law Review ments in athletics. Gam keepsakes, which includes Marble (Rhode Island 2014) as he which Justin served on two wooden paddles from his pledge takes a break during his cross country while in law school. Not un- year and his pledge pin. He is a trek to relocate in California with til they had time to discuss third generation Fiji, and is the his college roommate Alex life after college did the two son of Rosier W. Levering Commito (Rhode Island men make the Fiji connec- (Purdue 1907). 2014). tion. Ohio Governor John Kasich appointed Dave to the City of Akron Municipal Court, and Justin was help- ing with Judge Lombardi’s re-election campaign.

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Congrats to Brother Calvin Coolidge (Amherst 1895)! On July 3, the eve of his 143rd birthday, he became the most recent president to join five others during the 4th inning dash around the Washington Nationals Park. He joined George Wash- ington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. The National Capital Fijis Grad Chapter posed with his mascot at a Nats game in September.

Eugene Rogers (Colorado 1951) threw out the first pitch of this year’s National Baseball Congress in Wichita, KS. He qualified for two championship “Boeing Bomb- Two brothers from different eras of the Phi Alpha Chapter at ers” teams. In the background is Doug Rogers (Kansas Arkansas ended up as partners during a recent golf tourna- 1979), who passed ad astra in September 2014. ment. Jason Meyers (1994), left, and Russ Bashum (1976) are proud of their FIJI golf shirts.

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In June, 31 Louisiana State brothers from pledge classes 1976-80 enjoyed a weekend of brother- hood in Breckenridge, CO, that included stories, fly-fishing, rafting, golf and skeet shooting. Front row: David Bankston (1983), Randy Zuccaro (1984), Nathan Roberts (1984), John Havenstrite (1984), Jim Platt (1983), Rhett Stout (1981), Billy Wayne Plemons (1983). Middle row: Brad Wilkins (1982), Bryan Lastrapes (1981), Steve Robinson (1982), Robert Pratt (1984), Bruce Bacon (1982), Curt Queyrouze (1983). Back row: Todd Jackson (1983), Phil Tanner (1982), David Fell (1983), John Cooper (1981), Bob Boccaccio (1981), Shannon Slay (1981), Craig Cooper (1983), Robert Spears (1983), Joey Bonin (1980), Frank Stackpole (1981), Mark Blackburn (1983), Mike McCauley (1982), Ken Van Amringe (1982), Lionel Sutton (1983), Dave Stevens (1982), Ray Latchem (1981), Jim Andrew (1981) and Greg Pickren (1983).

Left: Poolside Not for College Days Alone. The day after Steve Caine’s (New Mexico 1997) wedding in May, 34 brothers from six different chapters enjoyed some Fiji fellowship.

Below: John Barton (Union 1944) is mighty proud he’s now a Diamond Owl, having been a Phi Gam for 75 years.

Above: James Russell (Johns Hop- kins 1943) received his Diamond Owl, having been a Phi Gam for 75 years, and still going strong.

Josh Morita (British Columbia 2001), left, was in Phoenix for IDN Sum- mit healthcare show. Ken Murawski (Syracuse 1973), right, is one of Morita’s longtime clients, and now good friend. After the show, the two brothers met for a round of golf at the Arizona Biltmore Link course.

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“I can’t tell you what an inspiring weekend it was to share things again with these men,” said George Nelson (Texas Tech 1958) of this Lambda Tau reunion held in April, hosted by Don Pope (Texas Tech 1961). Many charter members and members of the first pledge class attended, along with brothers from the following two years.

Left: Aylett “Skee” Goode (Richmond 1942) proudly posed with Executive Director Bill Martin dur- ing Richmond’s 125th anniversary celebration weekend. During the weekend festivities, Bill presented Skee with his Diamond Owl, recogniz- ing 75 years of member- ship.

Purdue brothers from the class of 1965 held a 50th reunion at Lake Webster, IN, July 31 - August 2, 2015. 11 of 17 living brothers attended, and they intend to gather again in the summer of 2018.

Richmond’s 125th Anniversary Weekend, May 1- 3: Rho Chi brothers of the University of Richmond had a very successful 125th anniversary celebration. The weekend festivities opened Friday with hospitality at the Embassy Suites. A luncheon was held at the lodge Saturday afternoon, and the Black Diamond Ball was held Saturday evening, where over 190 graduate brothers, spouses and guests enjoyed a black tie dinner, show and dance at the Country Club of Virginia. The attendees included 17 past presidents, right, 20 new Golden Owl recipients, left, two new Diamond Owl recipients, and Executive Director Bill Martin. One of the highlights of the weekend was when Brother Martin and Alison Keller, Director of the Center for Student Involvement at UR, announced the re- colonization of the Rho Chi Chapter in spring 2016 during the Saturday luncheon. It was a memorable anniversary that proved again Phi Gamma Delta is Not For College Days Alone!

36 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence SPOTLIGHT ON GRADUATE BROTHERS

DAVID E. CHAMBERLAIN (Texas Arlington 1975), senior BLAKE M. MACON (Mississippi State 2002) is the new partner at Chamberlain McHaney civil trial firm of Austin, engineering team lead for the Defense Con- was elected chairman of the State Bar of Texas. Certified tract Management Agency (DCMA) – Lock- in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal heed Martin in Fort Worth, TX. Serving as Specialization, Brother Chamberlain is the 2015 presi- independent eyes and ears for the Depart- dent of the Texas Chapters of the Ameri- ment of Defense and its partners, DCMA can Board of Trial Advocates. In 2005, he delivers actionable acquisition insight was president of the Texas Association from the factory floor to the front line all of Defense Counsel and was presi- over the world. Currently, Blake leads a dent of the Austin Bar Association team of software specialists in performing in 2011. From 1987-88, he led the Macon software engineering surveillance activities Austin Young Lawyers Association. on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter software prod- A former Chapter President, Stu- ucts; the goal is to ensure that costs, product performance dent Congress President and Order of and delivery schedules are in compliance with the terms Omega President, Dave is owner of The and conditions of the F-35 contract. The F-35 is a fifth Elephant Room, a jazz and blues bar in Chamberlain generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter Austin. speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network- enabled operations and advanced sustainment. ERIC DRATH (Columbia 1993) has once again joined the forces of ESPN and Marvel Entertainment in a short film JOHN N. MOREAU (Richmond 1964) was inducted into series that debuted in July focusing on real-life superheroes. the New England Basketball Hall of Fame on August 8 for “1 of 1 – Origins,” created in the documentary style of ESPN contributions to the game of basketball and related humani- with the creative art and animation of Marvel, consists of tarian efforts. Brother Moreau worked as a NCAA referee eight films that investigate the real origins of the world’s for 32 years including 25 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. most successful athletes. The list of athletes includes San In 1987, he received the ACC Commissioner’s Award. In Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, USA soccer addition to officiating at NCAA and NIT tournaments, standout Brandi Chastain, race car driver Danica Patrick, Olympic trials, and two World Scholar-Athlete Games, he and PGA powerhouse Phil Mickelson, among others. An participated in basketball clinics for the U.S. Air Force in Emmy-award winning director and producer, Brother Drath Europe. His humanitarian efforts in basket- was honored in 2010 with Outstanding Sports Docu- ball recognize his role as a volunteer referee mentary for “Assault in the Ring,” which highlighted a for the Special Olympics for more than boxer’s involvement in a fixed fight. He also produced 24 years, which includes three National episodes of ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series that Games and six World Games of the Spe- commemorated the network’s 30th anniversary in 2009. cial Olympics. In 2008, he was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at the RICHARD D. JENKINS (Illinois Wesleyan 1969) took Collegiate School, where he had served as home his first Emmy in September for lead actor in a mini- teacher, coach, director of development and series. He starred in four episodes of HBO’s Olive Kitteridge O’Malley athletic director. as the caring husband of a woman battling depression. Brother Jenkins also received an Academy Award nomina- PETER O’MALLEY (Pennsylvania 1959), president of the tion in 2009 for Best Actor in The Visitor, as Professor Walter Los Angeles Dodgers from 1970-1998, received the “Order Vale. Jenkins received many nominations and awards for of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” from the this role, including the Satellite Award for Best Actor. government of Japan, conferred by Emperor Akihito in 4

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April. The order, the highest for a citizen not from Japan, DAVID B. RATTERMAN (Kentucky 1968) is now serving is in recognition of the O’Malley’s 60-year contributions as president of the University of Kentucky Alumni Associa- in developing friendly relations through baseball between tion for 2015-16, having previously served as treasurer in Japan and the U.S. He has made approximately 85 trips to 2013-14. Brother Ratterman is a partner with Stites & Har- Japan. His historic 1995 signing of Japanese-born pitcher bison PLLC in Louisville, KY; he concentrates his practice Hideo Nomo pioneered the way for more than 50 players on general construction law with a focus on the fabricated from Japan to follow in Major League Baseball through last structural steel industry as a member of the firm’s construc- season. Today, O’Malley manages world-famous Historic tion service group. Twelve industry trade Dodgertown – Vero Beach, Florida, the year-round, multi- organizations and professional societies sport, multi-gender training and conference center. involved in the fabricated structural steel industry have been fortunate HOMER PAUL, JR. (Oklahoma 1954) was recognized to have him serve as an officer or in February as a Distinguished Alumnus advisor. He is a Life Fellow of the of the University of Oklahoma’s largest American Bar Foundation, a Fellow college, the College of Arts and Sciences. who served on the Board of Governors While on campus, he was a member of for the American College of Construction Naval ROTC; after college, he joined Lawyers, and is listed in Kentucky Super Ratterman the U.S. Marines where he achieved Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. the rank of Battalion Commander. On In 2012, the American Institute of Steel th the 11 anniversary of the battle of Iwo Construction (AISC) named a new scholarship in his honor Jima, he participated in the Navy Marine that provides special consideration for college-age children Corps landing exercise, spending three Paul of the steel industry’s blue and white-collar families. days on the island. His career in banking began in business development, and he DRISS SEKKAT (Ohio Wesleyan 2006) received the ultimately retired as president of Citizens Security Bank Bronze World Medal at the New York Festivals, held in Las in Bixby, OK. His involvement with numerous community Vegas during the National Association of Broadcasters’ con- organizations included chairman of the Oklahoma Finance ference in April. New York Festivals honors the world’s best Authorities; president of the Oklahoma Bankers Associa- TV programs and films with submissions coming from over tion; and chairman of the Oklahoma Blood Institute Foun- 50 countries. As executive producer for his documentary dation in addition to several other boards. Brother Paul also “Egyptians Living in Cemeteries,” Brother Sekkat produced contributed eight years to the Phi Gamma Delta Education- the film for Alhurra Television’sStreet Pulse show. al Foundation, serving as a board member. ERIC E. SILAGY (Texas 1987) has been serving as CEO GRIFFIN P. PEDDICORD (College of Charleston 2014) and president of Florida Power & Light was named one of 30 Emerging Global Entrepreneurs in Company, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, June, which resulted in a trip to Washington, DC, that since May 2014. He progressed through included recognition from President Obama. Having various leadership positions during his created Voyzik, a music sharing app that links listen- tenure with NextEra, as well as with ers simultaneously, Griffin’s goal is to unite people Entergy Wholesale Operations and the through music. The launch date is yet to be determined. Wing Group, a subsidiary of Western While in college, he also co-founded Dukana, a social Resources. Additionally, he was chief of shopping platform that allows people to buy and sell items staff for U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston of without the anonymity and danger of Craigslist. In July, he Silagy Louisiana. In 2013-14, he was chairman of the had been invited to join President Obama in Nariobi, Kenya, Florida Chamber of Commerce board of direc- for the Global Entrepreneur Summit. Brother Peddicord is tors. He is currently an executive board member of Enter- also an accomplished yoga instructor and the 2010 Interna- prise Florida, vice-chairman of the Benjamin School Board tional Yoga Asana Champion. of Trustees and a member of the Florida Council of 100.

38 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence FOUNDATION FOCUS

Wall Elected Foundation President Malcom “Mac” Wall (Mississippi State KY, and OETA in Oklahoma City. Mac is also involved in 1970) was elected the President of the Rotary International. He and his wife, Ruth Ann, both sup- Foundation and will serve a two-year port the Greek system. term. Mac has served the Foundation as Development Chairman and as Vice Presi- Other officers elected to the Foundation board, serving two year terms, dent. Mac spent his former professional are: Michael J. Stewart (Penn State 1972), Vice President; Kevin career in public broadcasting and educa- J. Hopper (Cincinnati 1973), Treasurer/Vice President; Matthew tional television and has served as Execu- M. Amend (Iowa 1987), Secretary; Roger W. Parkhurst (Pur- tive Director of public television stations KET in Lexington, due 1965), Executive Committee Member.

Haga Joins Foundation Board Clark and Parkhurst Complete Kevin W. Haga (Jacksonville 1992) Two Terms has joined the Foundation board as a We thank Peter Clark (Kettering 1968) and Roger director. Kevin is Senior Vice Presi- Parkhurst (Purdue 1965), who have served eight years dent of finance for National Coop- on the Foundation board. Both served as President and erative Bank. He served as chapter Parkhurst also served as Treasurer. president and treasurer of the Delta Phi Chapter. He also serves on the Jacksonville University Alumni Board. He and his wife, Suzanne, live in Vir- ginia with their children.

Perge! Society member Roy Bertolet, Sr. (Penn State 1944) celebrates 75 years of membership. Congratulations, Roy!

The Phi Gamma Delta Foundation of Canada, and its guests (above), met at the Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays, in October. Back row: John Carswell (Alberta 1976), Dave Hancock (Alberta 1976), Frank Smeenk (Western Ontario 1971), Norm Dundas (McGill 1963), Eric Jones (Toronto 1987), Bob Boothby (To- ronto 1986), John Starzynski (Western Ontario 1974), Murray Coulter (Western Ontario 1972); front row: Don Herman (Calgary 1985), Andrew Lukasiewicz (Toronto 2015), Michael Ainsworth (British Co- lumbia 1987), Mark Trenton (Western Ontario 1986), Robert Witchel (Toronto 1987), Geoff Vishloff (Toronto 2012).

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Membership Drive - Join Today! Phi Gamma Delta Gave Me So Much

In honor of the Foundation’s 70th by Paul A. Woods (Memphis 1993) anniversary, we are inviting at least 70 (or more) forward thinking s I look back on my brothers to join the White Star Atime in the chapter, I am certain the great Legacy Society by June 30, 2017, friendships I have today, to help ensure Phi Gamma Delta’s the insurance career I future. Membership in the White have been able to forge Star recognizes you now, for your and the wife I love are commitment to support Phi Gam- because of what the ma Delta in the future. To join, Fraternity did for me. visit www.phigam.org/estategift. The university played Let us know if you made arrange- a part, but Phi Gamma ments for Phi Gamma Delta and Delta truly molded me we’ll welcome you in the White and taught me how to Paul Woods, with wife Christine and their children Star Legacy Society. be successful. There is no way to look back and FOR MORE INFORMATION not have complete clarity around why I am still so proud to be a Fiji. Call or email Ben Robinson at [email protected] or Phi Gamma Delta instills a tremendous value system in our newest (859) 255-1848 ext. 133. Brothers, as it did for me 20+ years ago. My hope is that the Fraternity continues to select sharp pledges and mold them into great brothers by teaching the values that have been present with our Fraternity since To leave a tax-deductible gift to the 1848. Foundation, consider the following: My ability to give back helps me continue to feel a part of an organiza- “I leave and bequeath unto the Phi tion that gave me so much. As I connect with Fijis that I come across Gamma Delta Educational Foundation, in social or business settings, it immediately provides a significant level Inc. the sum of $____, or ___% of estate of respect and opens the door to easy conversations. I served as corre- (or specific securities or other property). sponding secretary and chapter president. The life lessons involved in Said Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) leadership at the undergraduate chapter level stay with you a lifetime. (3) corporation (Federal ID Number Your chapter brothers will keep you humble. 52-6036185), organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with My wife Christine and I are proud to be Greek. Our choice in planning administrative offices at 1201 Red Mile to give through our estate to the Foundation was driven by my desire to Rd, P.O. Box 4599, Lexington, Kentucky help Phi Gamma Delta remain a positive experience for future brothers. 40544-4599. *This gift is unrestricted for general Foundation purposes.” Mighty proud to be a Fiji.

*For estate gift restrictions, please con- tact the Foundation for specific wording.

40 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence FOUNDATION The PERGE! Society

The Perge! Society is the Annual Fund of the Educational Foundation. By giving tax-deductible, unrestricted gifts to the Educational Foundation, you are supporting its activities, including alcohol education, scholarships and leadership programs. Your gifts allow Phi Gamma Delta to stay relevant on college campuses.

There is still time to join for 2015, and all annual fund donors will be listed in the spring 2016 issue. To give online, visit www.phigam.org and click Donate in the upper right corner. If you have questions, please email the Foundation at [email protected] or call (859) 255-1848 ext 133.

Involve Yourself in Brothers’ Lives “The most powerful involvement is time; the second most powerful is money.” - Ben Robinson

I confess that I posted this to wiki- $235,000 for Scholarships. Every Annual Fund gifts to the Founda- quote myself, and it is self-serving. chapter is eligible, and any brother tion are tax-deductible. Does your My job is to ask you to support Phi earning at least a 3.2 GPA can earn a gift matter? It sure does! It, along Gamma Delta. But, before I ask, $250 scholarship during their pledg- with other gifts add up and allow us let me share how the Annual Fund ing semester. Last year, the Annual to focus on programs that directly benefits all chapters of Phi Gamma Fund helped pay for 940 “Triple A” impact brothers. Delta. scholarships and another $12,000 in special scholarships. So, please join me, the Founda- When you give an unrestricted gift tion Board and Archons with a gift to the Perge! Society Annual Fund it The Annual Fund also helps cover to the Annual Fund. You can give helps cover $451,000 of educational the Fraternity’s cost for gradu- securely online at www.phigam. activities. We are leaders in grants ate mentoring, hazing prevention, org/makeagift or use the envelope issued and cost containment: leadership Academy, charitable and included in this magazine to be involved in a brother’s life. $90,000 for Leadership training for scholastic programs: that totaled another $58,000. our chapter leaders and brothers. Fraternally, Last year, we made grants to the Of course the Annual Fund also fraternity for Situational Self Lead- Ben Robinson helps to pay for the Foundation staff ership I, II and Servant Leadership Executive and its operations. But, we are care- and associated materials and travel. Director ful with your money. The Founda- $57,000 for alcohol education, tion’s ten year fundraising ratio Perge! including online and in chapter pre- average is $0.11 cents per dollar. The sentations designed to educate our Annual Fund was down 10% last fis- brothers on the decisions they make cal year, so your gift before Decem- about alcohol and the risks involved. ber 31 matters.

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The PERGE! Society Gifts received through 10/23/2015

These 241 supporters who have joined The Perge! Society in 2015 at the $500 and above levels are listed. The number following a brother’s school and year indicates the number of years as a Perge! Society member. 2015 marks the 18th year of The Perge! Society. Many thanks to all the brothers who generously give to Phi Gamma Delta. BOLD new members *ad astra_ NORRIS AFFILIATES (gifts at the $5,000 and greater level) John B. Carswell (Alberta 1976) 5 William H. Gear (McGill 1956) 18* Richard D. McCormick (Iowa State 1961) 18 Peter L. Clark (Kettering 1968) 14 Tony George (Indiana 1949) 3* William H. Gear (McGill 1956) 18 Douglas H. Dittrick, Jr. (OH Wesleyan 1955) 18 John Gottschalk (Nebraska 1965) 18 Michael E. Morris (Kansas State 1977) 16 David R. Frick (Indiana 1966) 10 Kevin W. Haga (Jacksonville 1992) 12 John G. Pappajohn (Iowa 1952) 16 Douglas C. Gardner (SMU 1985) 9 Kevin J. Hopper (Cincinnati 1973) 11 Robert C. Pohlad (Arizona State 1976) 17 Steven D. Gardner 2 Robert B. Knutson (Michigan 1956) 18 John D. Rowell (Idaho 1948) 11 R. William Gardner (Ohio State 1957) 11 Michael A. Lucas (Bradley 1983) 13 John C. Schroeder (Wabash 1969) 16

WILKINSON AFFILIATES (gifts at the $2,000 and greater level) D. Michael Ainsworth (British Columbia 1987) 4 Robert K. Erf (Michigan 1953) 18 Simon A. Michellepis (Toronto 1994) 2 Matthew M. Amend (Iowa 1987) 11 David G. Hancock (Alberta 1976) 9 William T. Morris (Penn State 1949) 18* Jerome B. Bean, Jr. (Purdue 1964) 6 Donald J. Herman (Calgary 1985) 6 Roger W. Parkhurst (Purdue 1965) 16 Tyson K. Beem (Southern California 1997) 6 Dr. G. David K. Hopper (Wittenberg 1963) 16 Carl F. Pollard (Kentucky 1960) 12 Wayne H. Brunetti (Florida 1964) 7 Anthony D. Kenkel (Drake 1998) 6 Robert W. Raymond (Michigan 1978) 5 Jon B. Burmeister (Iowa State 1967) 17 Alan W. Larson (Syracuse 1960) 13 N. Clay Robbins (Wabash 1979) 18 Jeffrey M. Downey (CA Los Angeles 1983) 10 William H. Mautz (Kentucky 1965) 17 Matthew L. Snyder (San Diego State 1988) 6 Charles T. Doyle (Oklahoma 1956) 8 Phillip J. Meek (Ohio Wesleyan 1959) 17 Gary H. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan 1951) 17

WALLACE AFFILIATES (gifts at the $1,000 and greater level) David L. Alexander (Purdue 1962) 14 Matthew S. Garrison (Hampden-Sydney 1999) 10 Patrick E. Matoole, MD (Denver 1991) 3 Robert P. Anderegg (Southern CA 1971) 4 Norman H. Godwin (Auburn 1991) 8 John E. McKinnie (Ohio Wesleyan 1954) 13 Dr. Gregory W. Berman (Indiana 2002) Jerome C. Groniger (Illinois 1956) 9 Jeffrey J. Mongan (Arizona 1983) 11 Roy D. Bertolet (Penn State 1944) Daniel M. Guggenheim (CA Berkeley 1960) 16 Jonathan L. Moore (Auburn 2004) 3 Kenneth H. Blanchard (Cornell 1961) 5 Kenneth J. Hammerle (Utah State 1976) 2 Donald E. Morel, Jr. (Lafayette 1979) 12 Johnnie M. Brewer (Texas Tech 1970) 2 George C. Hixon (Washington & Lee 1959) 6 Scott R. Mowrer (Washington 1971) William F. Brock (Purdue 1963) 13 Robert C. Hudson, Jr. (Minnesota 1950) 18 Robert C. Muff (Gettysburg 1960) 16 Robinson S. Brown (Kentucky 2002) 9 Michael B. Jeffers (Washington 1962) 9 William L. Oliver (Penn State 1967) 15 Robert D. Cheeley (Georgia 1979) 14 Robert S. Jepson, Jr. (Richmond 1964) 13 Peter O’Malley (Pennsylvania 1960) 15 Thomas P. Cottrell (Indiana 1982) 13 Howard C. Kauffmann (Oklahoma 1943) 18 Scott Petty, Jr. (Texas 1960) 10 James W. Dodds (Colorado 1954) 13 Edwin S. Kirby (Ohio State 1960) 15 John C. Philips (Arizona State 1969) 7 F. Norman Dundas (McGill 1963) 16 Evan R. Kokoska (Rose Hulman 1989) 5 Dr. Samuel W. Richwine Jr. (Georgia 1973) 14 David G. Elmore (Indiana 1955) 6 Neal E. Kottke (Illinois 1961) 11 Benjamin E. Robinson (Hampden-Sydney 1986) 17 Jonathan Espy (Drake 1995) 2 Landon L. Leclair (Alberta 1994) 5 Peter Sensenbrenner (Denison 1975) 4 Robert B. Evans (Pennsylvania 1946) 17 Dexter K. Lee (RPI 1994) 8 F. Barry Shaw (Gettysburg 1965) 15 James H. Everest (Oklahoma 1971) 10 J. Kurt Mahrdt, Jr. (DePauw 1956) 13 Adam L. Shires (Iowa State 2000) 4 Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr. (Auburn 1972) 7 Craig J. Mardany (Rutgers 1982) 12 Douglas B. Smock (Georgia 1993) Michael G. Fligg (William Jewell 1961) 4 Charles M. Martin (SMU 1963) 7 Charles M. Solomon (SMU 1962) Samuel H. Franklin (Auburn 1969) 18 William A. Martin III (MS State 1975) 13 Andrew Z. Soshnick (Northwestern 1985) 6

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Michael P. Spack (Minnesota 1996) 7 C. N. Tinker (Michigan 1954) 17 DeWitt Waltmon, Sr. (Texas 1949) 16 James H. Stellar (Occidental, Arizona 1954) 15 William H. Valentine, Jr. (Florida 1967) 6 Willard C. Warehouse (WA State 1972) 6 Marvin G. Stephens, Jr. (Texas Tech 1964) 9 Walter W. Von Gremp, Jr. (CA Los Angeles 1950) Gordon E. Watts (Florida 1967) 5 Michael J. Stewart (Penn State 1972) 8 Brenton H. Wadsworth (DePauw 1952) 15 Peter G. Welsh (Wittenberg 1974) 14 Jeffrey I. Stone (Auburn 1979) 8 Kirk D. Walden (Texas Arlington 1972) 14 Max A. Wernick (Arkansas 1974) 12 Norman K. Thordarson (Washington 1963) 13 Malcolm B. Wall (Mississippi State 1970) 8

FAIRBANKS AFFILIATES (gifts at the $500 and greater level)

Mark D. Aigner (Baylor 1984) 2 John E. Gibson IV (Ohio State 1975) 4 Howard A. Pelham (Hanover 1951) 11 Brett M. Alexander (Ohio State 1991) 2 G. Carl Gibson, Jr. (Oklahoma 1981) 2 William D. Peyton (East Carolina 2012) 3 James H. Algie (William Jewell 1960) 2 Arthur F. Gollofon, Jr. (Washington 1952) 3 Richard L. Pinkerton, PhD (Michigan 1955) 12 Wilson J. Andrews, Jr. (Rutgers 1954) 6 Richard Gonzalez (Jacksonville 1998) 15 Nicholas A. Potter (Kettering 1994) 4 Thomas E. Armstrong (SMU 1960) 2 N. Michael F. Griffith (Virginia Tech 1973) 15 Robert D. Potts (Minnesota 1964) 14 Michael G. Bark (California Irvine 1986) 9 James T. Guess (Memphis 1989) 13 Thomas A. Raar (Michigan 1985) 17 Joseph D. Barnette, Jr. (Wabash 1961) 18 Michael E. Hagan (Iowa State 1988) 4 Robert W. Rahal (Denison 1975) 2 Gerald B. Bay (Purdue 1962) 17 William G. Hanley (Purdue 1960) 18 Peter J. Rathwell (Arizona 1965) 12 Robert H. Becknell (Kentucky 1967) 12 Michael W. Harris (Georgia Tech 1970) 16 Joseph S. Rawlings (Hanover 1952) William M. Bell, III (Oklahoma 1959) Mark Harris William H. Ray, Jr. (Alabama 1949) 6 Rodney W. Bohman (Idaho 1967) William C. Harrison, MD (Kentucky 1977) 15 Robert W. Ready, AIA (Minnesota 1966) Bob R. Boothby (Toronto 1986) 2 Frederick A. Henderson (Michigan 1980) 8 A. Peter Rimsans II (Iowa State 1993) 10 Douglas J. Bourne (Oklahoma 1943) 11 James S. Hering (Ohio Wesleyan 1961) 10 Clark A. Robertson (Nebraska 1982) 12 William R. Bracewell (Georgia 1968) 13 Dana W. Hesse (Virginia Tech 1986) Terrence P. Sage (Purdue 1976) Robert T. Bragg (Oregon State 1953) 2 Thomas G. Heubel Jr. (Syracuse 1984) 7 James S. Samuel (Oregon 1984) 7 John O. Briggs (Georgia Tech 1967) 18 Thornton M. Hill (Richmond 1967) Scott J. Sarisky (Utah 1990) 3 Robert F. Brown (Texas Tech 1959) 12 William S. Hunnicutt, Jr. (TX Arlington 1981) 3 Michael S. Schmidt (Minnesota 1965) 6 Christopher B. Burke (Purdue 1977) 9 J. Wilmar Jensen (Chicago 1947) 6 Peter L. Schofield (Kent State 1962) 15 Lon P. Carpenter (Texas 1961) 3 Brian P. Jeter (Hampden-Sydney 1984) 3 Henry J. Schweiter (Gettysburg 1977) 3 Marvin J. Carver, III (North Carolina 1975) 17 Jonathan E. Joss (Washington 1987) 2 Edmond C. Shi (California Irvine 1984) Robert B. Caudill (Akron 2004) 6 Craig S. Kalter, MD (Emory 1984) 9 William T. Shier (DePauw 1988) 13 Benjamin W. Chase (Idaho 1994) 5 Victor S. Kamber (Illinois 1965) 5 Craig D. Singer (Florida 1985) 2 Thomas G. Clark (Oklahoma 1963) Thomas L. Keller (Texas A & M 1980) 2 Paul H. Smith (Texas 1950) 2 Bradford J. Colby (Knox College 1976) 3 Henry H. King, Jr. (Virginia Tech 1982) Gordon J. Smith (Iowa State 1961) 12 Norman K. Cook (Chicago 1958) 16 Stephen J. Klimczuk-Massion (UNM 2014) 2 Nicholas Smock (Iowa State 2008) S. R. Corbishley (British Columbia 1990) 4 Robert F. Kuhne (Syracuse 1957) 3 Lee K. Souter (Vermont 2005) 3 C. Denny Cresap (Oklahoma 1956) 3 Christopher L. Kurtz (Ball State 2006) 4 Lias J. Steen (Texas A & M 1980) 2 Ronald D. Crockett (Washington 1961) 12 Donald J. Kyte (Oklahoma 1990) 4 Kent T. Stepanishen (Rhode Island 2006) 8 Bernard J. DelGiorno (Chicago 1955) 14 James S. Lee (Minnesota 1978) 14 Robert E. Swinehart (Purdue 1965) 6 Richard L. Dobson (Chicago 1953) 14 Brent A. Leffel (Indiana State 1991) 3 Douglas C. Taylor (Case Western 1986) 11 Sean T. Donnelly (Iowa State 1995) 3 Charles H. Logan (Iowa State 1974) 9 James E. Taylor (Kansas State 1970) 2 G. Stanley Doore, Jr. (Ohio Wesleyan 1954) 3 Harvey E. Mallory III (Iowa State 1957) 8 David M. Todd (Southern California 1967) 12 John H. Douglas III (Mississippi State 1981) 6 Kevin J. Malone (Florida State 1975) 11 Charles L. Townsdin (Arizona 1963) 12 Joseph M. Dunn (Ohio State 1949) 5 John J. Manginelli (Rutgers 1983) 11 William A. Vance (Amherst College 1955) 5 Thomas D. Earley (Illinois 1963) Robert W. Marshall, III (Rhode Island 1977) 3 M. Coleman Walsh, Jr. (Richmond 1974) 5 Stephen H. Edwards (Idaho 1964) 6 Thomas L. McDonald (Westminster 1960) 9 Curt R. Ward, MD (DePauw 1988) 14 Stephen H. Eibling (Ohio State 1962) John C. Meng, Jr. (Wabash 1966) 11 D. Garrad Warren, III (Purdue 1974) 3 Garry D. Elder (Indiana State 1974) 4 Kevin F. Mitchelson (Kansas 1979) 4 Eric B. Westendorf (Wittenberg 1992) 9 Robert S. Ellis (Oklahoma 1948) 10 Jason G. Murphy, MD (Mississippi 1997) 2 Robert H. Westfield (Oklahoma 1959( 12 Richard W. Esser (Gettysburgh 1964) 4 Robert E. Nagy (Miami 1964) Dale L. Wierman (Washington State 1964) 3 David A. Forsee (Missouri 1978) 2 Graeme W. Norval, PhD (Toronto 1983) 14 David P. Willis, Jr. (Pennsylvania 1957) Lester E. Frankenthal, III (Yale 1951) William E. Parrish (Westminster 1957) 12 Alfred L. Woodill (CA Los Angeles 1946) 11 Eugene U. Frey (Minnesota 1952) 13 Robert J. Passaneau (Illinois 1959) Paul A. Woods (Memphis 1993) 2 Thomas C. Froehle (Indiana 1985) 3 Fred W. Patterson, Sr. (Texas 1952) 2 Alexander S. Wylie (Arizona State 1996) 3 Joseph G. Gamble, Jr. (Florida 1948) 5

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JEROME C. “POP” CASHION (North Carolina 1963) passed ad astra on April 17, 2015. While a graduate student, his love of history led him to teach history classes at UNC Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. In 1974 he joined the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, where he served as research supervisor for the North Carolina Division of Archives and History until his retirement in 2000. He was appointed to the North Carolina His- torical Commission by Gov. Mike Easley (North Carolina 1972), serving from 2001-2013. “Pop” served the Epsilon Chapter at UNC as Purple Legionnaire for over 16 years and received the Dur- rance Award as outstanding PL in 1979. He additionally was recognized with the Christopher Crittenden Award for the preservation of North Carolina Cashion, left, with Governor Mike Easley history, Order of the Longleaf Pine and the North Carolina Award in 2007.

EMLYN I. GRIFFITH (Colgate 1942) passed ad astra on April 12, 2015. He graduated from Colgate University at the age of 18 and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, rising to the rank of Major. He later earned a law degree from Cornell University and spent most of his professional career in private practice in his hometown of Rome, New York. He was vice-president of the New York Bar Foundation and a long-time editor of the New York State Bar Journal. He served for 23 years on the

ALABAMA Joseph R. Sakala (1943), 4/2/2015 FLORIDA Lee M. Otts (1944), 7/9/2015 Max I. Stucker (1952), 5/9/2015 Jack G. Admire (1949), 8/8/2015 Thomas A. Tolleson (1965), 5/11/2015 Peter P. Dzubay (1939), 5/24/2015 James F. Rinehart (1972), 5/10/2015 ALLEGHENY COLGATE FLORIDA STATE Joe P. Valentino (1963), 7/22/2015 Donald G. Cieri (1949), 8/1/2015 David P. Skelton (1972), 6/25/2015 ARIZONA COLORADO P. Michael Cloud (1972), 9/29/2015 William H. O’Brien (1945), 9/22/2015 Jarrel L. Boatright (1960), 9/29/2015 GEORGIA AUBURN Ronald S. Loser (1955), 9/5/2015 Charles B. Rice (1970), 9/10/2015 David R. White (1964), 4/17/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE GETTYSBURG BAYLOR Robert P. Mailhouse (1946), 7/15/2015 David J. Fickel (1975), 7/21/2015 Chad G. Lemons (2001), 4/15/2015 COLUMBIA Paul C. Reber (1982), 7/23/2015 BRITISH COLUMBIA John O. Wall (1961), 4/29/2015 Robert S. Jones (1965), 8/16/2015 Anton H. Kuipers (1976), 5/29/2015 Malcolm B. Sargent (1964), 6/26/2015 Stephen P. Adamson (1996), 5/19/2015 BUCKNELL Thomas Whitley (1952), 6/18/2015 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY William C. Davenport (1951), 5/14/2015 CORNELL William Mohrmann (2009), 8/18/2015 CALIFORNIA BERKELEY Alan M. Wright (1969), 7/2/2015 HANOVER Richard A. Falge (1957), 9/29/2015 Connor J. McGinnis (2015), 9/27/2015 John E. Wittich (1979), 7/9/2015 CALIFORNIA IRVINE Michael R. Mueller (1968), 8/27/2015 Wilford A. Bladen (1949), 6/20/2015 Tisan J. Lao (2004), 9/5/2015 DAVIDSON IDAHO CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES Charles H. Cashon (1951), 7/15/2015 A. Stanley Daniels (1957), 8/28/2015 George W. Mefferd (1948), 9/10/2015 DENISON ILLINOIS William L. McCall (1941), 5/26/2015 William C. Maxwell (1946), 7/11/2015 Kurt V. Lauridsen (1959), 8/16/2015 CASE WESTERN RESERVE DEPAUW William J. Armstrong (1960), 7/18/2015 Theodore J. Castele (1951), 8/27/2015 Carlisle K. Parker (1953), 4/5/2015 INDIANA CHICAGO Dorn W. Younger (1963), 9/3/2015 John W. Cooper (1949), 5/29/2015 Charles S. Aguila (1958), 7/22/2015 James B. Kennedy (1947), 7/20/2015 Les M. Williams (1965), 5/29/2015 David R. Leonetti (1958), 5/27/2015 Wayne D. Martin (1971), 6/22/2015 Tom C. Hanika (1947), 4/5/2015

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State Board of Regents, which sets policy for all public and private education in New York, and served a term as president of the National Association of State Boards of Education. He was active in the First Presbyterian Church of Rome and served as chairman of the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Among other honors, he received eleven honorary doctor- ates from colleges, institutes, and universities in New York State and the United Kingdom. Emlyn served the International Fraternity as a Trustee and served on the board of the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation for eight years, including two years as President. In 1988 he was named a Distinguished Fiji.

R. KIRK LANDON (Georgia Tech 1950) passed ad astra on March 24, 2015. A long-time supporter of Florida Interna- tional University, he was instrumental in getting our Sigma Phi Chapter at FIU off the ground and pledged $1.4 million to see that Phi Gamma Delta was the first fraternity to have a chapter house on the campus. Professionally, Brother Landon worked his way up the ladder to eventually become chairman of the board of American Bankers Insurance Group. In addition to leading our South Florida Graduate Chapter from 1996-98, he served on multiple boards in south Florida and received an honor- ary doctor of laws from Barry University, where he was on the board of trustees from 1983-2004. He made FIU history in 2004 with a $5 million donation, the largest single gift to FIU from an individual, designated to create the R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business. In 2014, he was honored with FIU’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2013, our Gamma Tau Chapter at Georgia Tech dedicated its new Landon-Nelson Hall chapter house, honoring Kirk’s generous support of the project.

SID L. MCDONALD (Alabama 1961) passed ad astra on May 15, 2015. In the 1980s, he established Deltacom Long Dis- tance Services which grew to become the second-largest long distance phone company in Alabama behind AT&T. He was inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame in 2010. He served in both the Alabama House and Senate from 1966-78 and as Alabama Finance Director from 1980-82. Sid served on the board of trustees for the University of Alabama system for 16 years, and in September 2014, the administration building that houses the chancellor was dedicated as Sid McDonald Hall. He received emeritus status as a UA trustee in 2008. 4

INDIANA STATE David H. Schaper (1943), 7/8/2015 NORTHWESTERN Greg E. Graper (1998), 9/22/2015 Richard M. Roy (1955), 5/26/2015 Arthur C. Lonborg (1950), 8/16/2015 IOWA LOUISIANA STATE Willis L. Roberts (1938), 6/5/2015 Gary W. Williams (1959), 6/3/2015 Charles A. Taylor (1978), 8/28/2015 OHIO Jason L. Wendt (1994), 7/10/2015 MAINE ORONO Brian W. Kest (1970), 5/22/2015 John J. Burgess (1946), 6/27/2015 Ralph C. Keef (1955), 7/9/2015 Douglas C. Grothjan (1972), 7/26/2015 IOWA STATE MARYLAND Michael A. Bateman (1988), 9/17/2015 Chandler L. von Schrader (1946), Zachary B. Schwartz (2009), 9/1/2015 OHIO STATE 9/6/2015 MIAMI A. V. Woods (1953), 7/19/2015 David B. Grimm (1968), 4/3/2015 Robert F. Halligan (1970), 4/19/2015 Ivor H. Young (1955), 8/7/2015 Gordon C. Barg (1953), 5/26/2015 MICHIGAN John G. Munsell (1947), 5/5/2015 Thomas G. Schalk (1956), 4/29/2015 Charles M. Smith (1966), 8/20/2015 Jon D. Brandt (1983), 9/19/2015 JOHNS HOPKINS John A. Schaefer (1955), 5/18/2015 Timothy L. Gordon (1982), 7/28/2015 Roger K. Klaesius (1959), 8/12/2015 Robert F. Hext (1941), 5/6/2015 OHIO WESLEYAN KANSAS MISSOURI Gerald V. Prittie (1953), 8/19/2015 G. W. Henry (1966), 7/31/2015 Jeffery A. Shrum (1990), 7/12/2015 Jack D. Lee (1948), 9/10/2015 George A. Phillips (1943), 8/14/2015 Tod H. Berger (1963), 4/21/2015 William D. Webb (1957), 7/13/2015 Harlan M. Hise (1954), 6/5/2015 NEBRASKA William L. Kreutz (1945), 4/18/2015 Jerry D. Bottenfield (1970), 5/11/2015 Glenn C. Rosenquist (1953), 5/23/2015 William S. Michael (1954), 6/2/2015 Richard H. Rumsey (1956), 6/7/2015 J. D. Wolf (1944), 5/12/2015 OKLAHOMA W. S. Macferran (1946), 8/14/2015 Neal J. Westphal (1963), 4/7/2015 Edwin A. Keegan (1953), 7/30/2015 KENTUCKY Robert L. Wolf (1951), 7/11/2015 James R. Clowe (1952), 9/14/2015 James M. Hansen (1968), 4/8/2015 NORTH CAROLINA Joe R. Kennedy (1961), 8/17/2015 LAFAYETTE David J. Whichard (1948), 8/9/2015 John B. Johnson (1955), 5/20/2015 D. C. Smith (1962), 8/15/2015 John C. Bryant (1961), 8/10/2015 John P. Klass (1953), 9/2/2015 LEHIGH L. D. Ballance (1971), 4/27/2015 Joseph S. Ellis (1950), 9/28/2015 Charles E. Ahl (1940), 5/8/2015 Ross C. Hawkins (1961), 7/28/2015 Richard E. Lampton (1958), 6/1/2015 4

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TED E. MOOR JR. (Sewanee 1954) passed ad astra on May 3, 2015. After serving three years in the U.S. Air Force, Ted worked in an insurance agency his father started that eventually became the largest insurance operation west of the Mis- sissippi River. He purchased the Amarillo Gold Sox, a AA baseball club affiliated with the San Diego Padres, and in 1982 moved the team to Beaumont, TX, renaming it the Beaumont Golden Gators. In 1988, he served as vice-president of the Texas Energy Museum after working to relocate it to Beaumont. In 1987, then-Gov. Bill Clements appointed him to the board of regents for Lamar University, where he was twice elected chairman. He additionally served on the boards of the YMCA, Camp Fire Girls, All Saints School and St. Elizabeth Hospital, as well as on the vestry of St. Mark’s Church. Ted was the sire of Archon Treasurer Glenn Moor (Texas Tech 1984).

STEPHEN E. RUBIN (WPI 1974) passed ad astra on August 28, 2015. He was a former chairman of the WPI Board of Trustees and with his wife, Tracy, a generous benefactor to the school. In November 2013 the WPI Campus Center was named in his honor. Steve was a successful entrepreneur who built one of the nation’s leading industrial automation software companies, Intellution, which is now owned by General Electric. He was active at Temple Beth Shalom in Need- ham, MA, serving on the board and as an usher. Over the years he served on both the House Corporation and the Board of Chapter Advisors for his Pi Iota Chapter, and in the late 1970s he served as Purple Legionnaire for the Delta Colony at the University of Maryland. On October 10 of this year, the Pi Iota Chapter held the first “Rubin Classic,” a kickball tourna- ment to benefit The Susie Foundation, which provides support to patients and families living with ALS.

Robert F. Sandlin (1956), 8/15/2015 SOUTHER CALIFORNIA Robert N. Olsen (1963), 8/6/2015 U. G. Keener (1975), 6/25/2015 John E. Gary (1952), 5/28/2015 Wade A. Fredrick (1954), 9/5/2015 OKLAHOMA STATE SOUTHERN METHODIST WASHINGTON R. K. Bethel (1983), 5/14/2015 Ira O. Whittenberg (1954), 4/25/2015 Bruce H. McKibbin (1955), 6/14/2015 OREGON Keith M. Williams (1979), 7/13/2015 Paul B. Helsby (1953), 7/29/2015 James A. Russell (1951), 4/28/2015 Malcolm C. McGee (1961), 4/23/2015 Robert F. Jorgensen (1948), 5/17/2015 Paul L. Smith (1949), 7/12/2015 Randall L. Nickell (1977), 4/14/2015 Wallace M. Bostick (1952), 8/30/2015 OREGON STATE STANFORD William D. Hopf (1955), 6/28/2015 J. T. Schneider (1952), 4/30/2015 David A. Thomson (1959), 6/12/2015 WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON Kenneth M. Stevens (1960), 5/6/2015 William T. Bowles (1952), 7/12/2015 Edward R. Bartley (1942), 6/22/2015 Richard R. Harlow (1950), 7/22/2015 SYRACUSE Richard H. Piatt (1957), 9/1/2015 PENNSYLVANIA Douglas P. Cagwin (1941), 8/13/2015 WASHINGTON & LEE Joseph J. Connolly (1962), 5/22/2015 Fred T. Davidson (1956), 8/15/2015 Earle R. Foster (1954), 5/8/2994 Theodore H. Rehmeyer (1956), 6/25/2015 William E. Endres (1955), 6/9/2015 Lawrence E. Jarchow (1950), 6/12/2015 William A. Hanger (1940), 8/2/2015 TENNESSEE Walter J. Maytham (1952), 5/20/2015 PITTSBURGH Jeff M. Lunsford (1993), 5/13/2015 WASHINGTON STATE Philip J. Carlin (1971), 5/29/2015 TEXAS Paul R. Troeh (1959), 5/8/2015 William P. Werme (1949), 8/29/2015 Basil E. Walker (1952), 5/2015 WESTMINSTER PURDUE George E. Seay (1963), 8/6/2015 Ronald J. Donaldson (1959), 6/4/2015 Eric A. Volk (1985), 5/31/2015 Gerald J. Thompson (1951), 6/28/2015 WILLIAM JEWELL Joseph M. Ladouceur (1970), 8/7/2015 John B. Greer (1944), 4/2/2015 Kenneth N. Kirby (1961), 6/27/2015 Louis R. Berner (1945), 8/30/2015 Julius L. Jinkins (1944), 4/7/2015 Robert B. Echols (1949), 4/20/2015 RHODE ISLAND William K. Merkel (1950), 7/8/2015 William E. Davis (1934), 5/11/2015 Charles N. Hirst (1978), 5/27/2015 William T. Chumney (1948), 6/16/2015 WISCONSIN Edward Ciesla (1953), 8/9/2015 TEXAS TECH Donald W. Bearder (1955), 7/6/2015 Richard B. Carpenter (1960), 5/18/2015 Robert D. Echols (1960), 4/20/2015 WITTENBERG Robert H. Schaller (1962), 5/3/2015 William D. Witherspoon (1978), 9/1/2015 Charles Q. Gage (2017), 5/14/2015 RICHMOND TORONTO Don R. Watson (1949), 9/2/2015 Charles R. Revere (1961), 6/1/2015 James H. Little (1960), 6/13/2015 Jon L. Joyce (1959), 4/21/2015 George R. Aldhizer (1953), 9/19/2015 Larry G. Miller (1972), 7/9/2015 William J. MacAdam (1963), 8/17/2015 Richard E. Alford (1962), 9/23/2015 VIRGINIA YALE RUTGERS Robert B. Aldrich (1964), 6/9/2015 Walter G. Rodiger (1943), 5/3/2015 Frederick W. Hock (1948), 5/12/2015 WABASH Lee W. Curley (1962), 4/3/2015 Daniel F. Korb (1953), 5/10/2015

46 THE PHI GAMMA DELTA  www.phigam.org Friendship, the Sweetest Influence THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Founded at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsyl- vania, on May 1, 1848, by John Templeton McCarty, Samuel Beatty Wilson, James Elliott, Ellis Bailey Gregg, Daniel Webster Crofts, and Naaman Fletcher

ARCHONS President: Michael A. Lucas (Bradley 1983) Vice President: D. Mark Smith (Texas Arlington 1983) Treasurer: Glenn D. Moor (Texas Tech 1984) RATERNALLY Secretary: Kevin F. Mitchelson (Kansas 1979) F Councilor: Seth J. Bland (Western Kentucky 2016) Councilor: David L. Grady (Mississippi State 1982) SPEAKING Councilor: Will C. Kinzel (Gettysburg 1996) Councilor: Clark A. Robertson (Nebraska 1982) Councilor: Kitrick T. Russell (William Jewell 2017)

HEADQUARTERS STAFF Early last summer, I committed to speak at In the 1930s, Phi Gamma 1201 Red Mile Road, P. O. Box 4599, Lexington, KY a Pig Dinner this fall. Soon thereafter, the Delta first adopted a by- 40544-4599, (859) 255-1848, Fax (859) 253-0779 Executive Director: William A. Martin III (Mississippi St. 1975) graduate brother who was organizing the din- law to address hazing. Chief Financial Officer: William T. Shier (DePauw 1988) Director of Grad. Development: Robert B. Caudill (Akron 2004) ner asked for the topic of my speech. I should In 1968, after years of Director of Education: Todd R. Rotgers (Minnesota 2011) have been frank and replied that I don’t plan Director of Chap. Dev.: Derek J. Murphy (Coastal Carolina 2011) debate, the Fraternity Director of Chapter Services: Eric L. Lied (Wisconsin 2014) speeches that far in advance. Instead, I said Director of Expansion: Matt C. Farrell (Connecticut 2013) eliminated from our Con- Director of Growth: Colin R. Treanor (Connecticut 2014) that I would speak on…The Future of the stitution any restrictions Director of Information Systems: Suzette Ball Greek System. Director of Communications: Erica Carlson of membership based on Assistant Director of Education: Candy Rivera Field Secretary #178: Bryan J. Hartzell (Western Kentucky 2014) A few months later, I took my seat shortly race, creed and color. Field Secretary #181: C. Hayes McLeod (Coastal Carolina 2014) Field Secretary #184: John J. O’Neill (Missouri 2012) before that Pig Dinner was to begin, looked at In 1988, Phi Gamma Field Secretary #185: Josh Cox (Indiana State 2014) the printed program, and was reminded that I Field Secretary #186: Adil Dittmer (Virginia Tech 2014) Delta and many other Ex. Dir. Bill Martin Field Secretary #187: Mike McDonald (Western Michigan 2015) was to speak on…The Future of the Greek Sys- Field Secretary #188: Rogelio Gutierrez (Cal. Long Beach 2014) fraternities adopted risk Field Secretary #189: Trevor Curtis (Oregon 2014) tem. That was not the speech I had prepared. Administrative Assistant: Victoria Robinson management policies to address the role and Coordinator of Comm..: Luke Francis (Kentucky 2015) What to do? Ignore the topic and hope that use of alcohol in fraternity social life. Coordinator of Membership/HR: Amy Watson Bookkeeper: Donna Young no one noticed? Admit that I had forgotten Receptionist/Membership Assistant: Kitty Brown In 1998, the Ekklesia first adopted a bylaw to the original topic and go on with my prepared require that chapter houses be alcohol-free. APPOINTED GENERAL OFFICERS remarks? Do a bump and run – touch on the Curator of Archives: Towner A. Blackstock (Davidson 1994) Educational Dir.: William R. Bracewell (Georgia Faculty) subject briefly and go on with my prepared In 2006, the Archons set out a growth strategy General Counsel: Alexander S. Wylie (Arizona State 1996) that has seen the Fraternity grow from 113 Historian: William E. Parrish (Westminster Faculty) remarks? I chose a variation of the latter and Director of Housing: Ron A. Sages (Ohio 1973) thought I was pretty clever to come up with it chapters and colonies then to 158 today, and Public Relations Director: Joshua C. Holly (Tennessee 1997) from 6,000 undergraduate members in spring Ritualist: Charles E. “Ed” Gabe (Hanover 1990) on the spur of the moment. 2006 to 10,000 in spring 2015. The timing of PHI GAMMA DELTA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION The future of the Greek system, I said, like our 1201 Red Mile Rd, P. O. Box 4599, Lexington, KY 40544-4599 that decision has allowed us to take great EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE past, would be a series of decisions – about advantage of a rising tide for fraternities over President: Malcolm B. Wall (Mississippi State 1970) what to throw away and what to keep; con- Vice President: Michael J. Stewart (Penn State 1972) the past decade. Secretary: Matthew M. Amend (Iowa 1987) stant evaluation of practices and traditions, Treasurer: Kevin J. Hopper (Cincinnati 1973) strategies and tactics, to determine those that There have been many other important deci- Exec. Member: Roger W. Parkhurst (Purdue 1965) DIRECTORS are still relevant and useful, those that have sions, but these give a sense of the nature of David R. Frick (Indiana 1966) decisions the future might bring. Kevin W. Haga (Jacksonville 1992) outlived their usefulness, and those that are Donald J. Herman (Calgary 1985) downright counter-productive. Decisions for major change are met inevita- DIRECTORS EMERITI Peter L. Clark (Kettering 1968) Certainly this is just one of many perspectives bly with strong reactions on all sides. In the Jack W. Nicklaus (Ohio State 1961) fraternity context especially, timing is critical Peter O’Malley (Pennsylvania 1959) from which to consider both the history and Roger W. Parkhurst (Purdue 1965) in determining both general reaction and the the future of the Greek system. But this is an THE PHI GAMMA DELTA FOUNDATION OF CANADA important one, for the history of the system level of support and compliance. With each 20 Raintree Path, Etobicoke, ON M9C 5A9, Canada change described above, some felt that it came EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and Phi Gamma Delta has been marked and President: John B. Carswell (Alberta 1976) driven by the issues we have faced and the much too late, some felt that it was made too Vice President: Donald J. Herman (Calgary 1985) soon, and some questioned why it was neces- Treasurer/Secretary: F. Norman Dundas (McGill 1963) decisions we have made in response. DIRECTORS sary at all. D. Michael Ainsworth (British Columbia 1987) In 1898, Phi Gamma Delta moved from a Erez Bahar (British Columbia 2001) As we prepare for the future and the impor- Murray L. Coulter (Western Ontario 1972 Grand Chapter form of governance, in which David G. Hancock (Alberta 1976) a small number of brothers in New York tant decisions we and future brothers will Landon L. LeClair (Alberta 1994) Ashley A. O’Kurley (Alberta 1994) City made the major decisions about the face, our history offers reason for optimism. Frank C. Smeenk (Western Ontario 1971) future of the Fraternity, to a representative Not all of the decisions have been perfect, or Robert J.P. Witchel (Toronto 1987) perfectly timed, but we have had sincere and DIRECTOR EMERITUS system in which undergraduate delegates at L. Cameron Murray (Alberta 1972) capable leaders who put the well-being of the the Ekklesia have the great majority of votes U.S. & CANADIAN FOUNDATIONS STAFF in the most important decisions about the Fraternity and our undergraduate brothers at Executive Dir.: Benjamin E. Robinson (Hampden-Sydney 1986) the fore, and that is a great place to start. Chief Operating Officer: William T. Shier (DePauw 1988) Fraternity. Executive Assistant: Patricia Andrews Accountant: Virginia Miller

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