The Magazine of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Winter 2007 www.phideltatheta.org Winter 2007 1 Editor: Rob Pasquinucci (Ashland ‘93) Editor Emeritus: Bill Dean (Texas Tech ’60) Business Manager: Robert A. Biggs (Georgia Southern ’76) Editorial Assistant: Barbara Cotterman Contributors: Jay Langhammer D.A. Fleischer Christi Sarge CG Marketing Communications GENERAL COUNCIL President: Rudy M. Porchivina (San Jose State ‘89) Treasurer: Mark Ochsenbein (Eastern Kentucky ‘77) Reporter: M. Scott Mietchen (Utah ‘84) Member at Large: Christopher A. Lapple (CA State-Northridge ‘80) Member at Large: Richard E. Fabritius (Kent State ’94) GENERAL HeaDQUARteRS 2 South Campus Avenue Winter, 2007 Volume CXXIX, Number 3 Oxford, Ohio 45056 (513) 523-6345 (513) 523-9200 fax [email protected] www.phideltatheta.org Cover Story Executive Vice President: Robert A. Biggs (Georgia Southern ’76) Associate Executive Vice President: Marc S. Mores (Iowa State ’95) 10 Educational Foundation Campaign Director of Chapter Services: Jesse R. Moyer (South Dakota ‘03) $7 million dollar campaign announced. Director of Alumni Services: Sean S. Wagner (Widner ‘02) Director of Expansion: Steven J. Good (Iowa State ‘04) Housing and Insurance Coordinator: Melanie Clayton Features Marketing Communications Coordinator: Sarah Hanna 9 Gardner Award Leadership Consultants: Adam Cegavske (Nevada ‘04) Dedicated Phi honored. TIm Bynum (West Texas A&M ‘05) Kerrie N. Herron (South Dakota ‘05) 12 John Smoltz Wins Lou Gehrig Kenneth J. Colby (La Verne ’06) Atlanta Braves player is generous and charitable. Benjamin J. Dictus (Lawrence ’06) Johnathan T. Talcott (South Dakota ’06) 14 Expansion Recap from Fall 2006. EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 2 South Campus Avenue 16 Phi Delta Theta Website Oxford, Ohio 45056 (513) 523-6966 A guide to our new and improved online presence. (513) 523-9200 fax 22 2006-2007 Fellowship Grants [email protected] More winners than ever before! President: William “Rusty” Richardson (Tampa ’76) Vice President: Conrad Foster Thiede (Colgate ’90) 25 2006-2007 Chapter Awards Director of the Annual Fund: Eric M. Schimmoeller (Ashland ’00) Congratulations to all the chapter winners. Director of of Major Gifts: Stephen F. Carr (Cincinnati ’76) The Scroll (ISSN 0036-9799) is an educational journal published continuously by the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity since 1876. It is Departments published three times annually in Greenfield, Ohio. Third class postage paid at Greenfield, Ohio, and at additional offices. The Scroll is distributed free of charge to 3 Letters members of Phi Delta Theta. Subscription rates: $5 issue/$15 per year. Subscriptions 4 Fraternity News must be sent to the editor at General Headquarters. Phi Delta Theta is not responsible for unsolicited material. 5 Club News Postmaster: Please send form 3579 for undeliverable copies to Phi Delta Theta 6 Phi Footnotes General Headquarters, 2 S. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio 45056. 18 Chapter News Deadlines: Spring: Feb. 1; Fall: July 1; Winter: Oct. 1. Copyright © 2007 by Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity. Nothing herein may be 28 Chapter Grand reproduced without prior permission. Printed in the USA 2 Winter 2007 Letters Frankly, Wright’s Tops I am today. As a sophomore, I attended very special. Stories were told, cigars were I think we have a great website, and Leadership College and had the opportu- smoked and toasts were made to Stub. everyone involved is to be commended. nity to share common experiences with a There was also another Bond made when In the interest of enhancing the content, diverse group of Brothers from across the while at the cemetery you asked me to I suggest we review our assessment of US and Canada. Because of my positive join you in The Bond. You have no idea Frank Lloyd Wright—upward. I have experience, the following year I decided how proud our family was of Jared and spent a lot of time with the people at to serve as president of my chapter. This how honored I felt to be a part of this Taliesin West in Scottsdale and done a was truly one of the best decisions I Fraternity and Brothers that Jared really great deal of reading about him. I agree ever made. The responsibilities I faced loved! The Bond is real. with architectural writer Robert Campbell as president forced me to grow as an Since that dreadful week in June of who says “the greatest artist [Wright] this individual, as a Fraternity brother, and as 2003, the Brothers have adopted Julia as country has ever produced seems at last to a member of the larger community. their little sister. Brothers have traveled be coming into his own. America’s other Phi Delta Theta has undoubtedly many hours to attend activities that great artists – our painters, sculptors, given me a lot over the years. I am only Jared would not have missed including composers—don’t really rank with the hopeful that one day I will be able to give basketball games, Winter Homecoming tops of all time. They are not Rembrandt back in equal proportion. Thank you where Julia was a queen candidate, and or Michelangelo or Beethoven. Wright again. graduation. Jolene and I did not ask these alone has that standing.” —Ethan Austin, Emory ’04 Brothers to do this; they took it upon —Bob Marcks, Northwestern ’50 themselves because of The Bond. We truly enjoy every e-mail, phone call, visit Phis Support Fallen Brother or card we receive because we can see, Proud To Be (The following is excerpted from a longer letter that ap- hear or read The Bond with Jared. The peared in the spring alumni newsletter of Kansas Eta.) On October 29, I ran in the Marine Bond is real. Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. On June 2, 2003 at 7:15 a.m. Jared Let us not forget the last line of the as part of the St. Jude Heroes program Michael Stubblefield, Bond #33, died in Phikeia Oath. “I will strive in all ways to to raise money for cancer research. This an automobile accident. Our son, Julia’s transmit the Fraternity to those who may was posted on the Phi Delt website and brother, your Brother was gone. Just how follow after, not only not less, but greater included a link to my personal website strong is the “ Bond?” How will this loss than it was transmitted to me.” We learn urging brothers and alumni to contribute. affect The Bond? These questions and it. We love it. We live it. If you haven’t got I’d like to thank you for this increased many more will be asked and answered in it by now, it’s The Bond! This is what sets exposure. the days, months and years to come. How our Fraternity apart from the others. You Moreover, I would like to articulate strong is this Bond was answered just days are The Bond and yes, The Bond is real. my appreciation for Phi Delta Theta as later when 34 of the 36 men of Kansas The Bond is very real! an organization. During my college years, Eta showed up to say good bye to a fallen —Jeff Stubblefield,Kansas Eta #53 Phi Delt played an integral role in my Brother and comfort his family. The time life and helped shape me into the person they spent with us those two days were Upcoming Alumni Events FebRUARY Ontario Alpha Founders Day–February 3 Tucson AC Founders Day Dinner–March 28 Palm Beach (FL) AC Founders Day–April 22 Contact: Stephen Dooley, [email protected] Contact: Jay McKenzie, [email protected] Contact: Adam Johnson, [email protected] General Officer’s Conference (Atlanta)– Coachella Valley AC Founders Day–March 28 Northeastern Ohio Founder’s Day–April 27 February 9-11 Contact: Lothar Vasholtz, [email protected] Contact: Jim Warner, [email protected] Contact: Bob Biggs, [email protected] Fort Worth AC Founders Day Dinner–March 29 Iowa Delta 45th Ann. and Drake Relays– April 27-28 MARCH Contact: Warren York, [email protected] Contact: Gerald Hacker, [email protected] Maryland Alpha Founders Day–March 9 Contact: Adam Luecking, [email protected] Kansas City AC Alumni Club–March 29 Pennsylvania Delta Founder’s Day–April 28 Contact: Jake Ballard, [email protected] Contact: Fred Reimer, [email protected] Valley of the Sun AC Founders Day–March 11 Contact: Don Thompson, [email protected] Colorado AC Founders Day –March 31 Missouri Epsilon Founders Day–April 28 Contact: Chadd Mazzulla, [email protected] Contact: Matt Raithel, [email protected] Orange County AC Founders Day–March 15 Contact: Jim Harvey, [email protected] APRIL San Fran AC Founders Day Golf Outing–April 28 Maryland Gamma 15th Ann. Weekend–April 13-14 Contact: Dennis Sidbury, [email protected] Fort Lauderdale AC Founders Day–March 15 Contact: Brendan Cunningham, [email protected] Contact: Ralph Doering, [email protected] Houston AC Founders Day– April 28 Lou Gehrig Presentation, San Diego–April 18 Contact: Chris Job, [email protected] Louisiana Beta Founder’s Day–March 17 Contact: Sean Wagner, [email protected] Contact: Corey Ritts, [email protected] JUNE Northern Nevada AC Founders Day–April 21 Nebraska Gamma 10th Anniversary - June 1-3 Georgia Gamma Founder’s Day–March 24 Contact: Rudy Calizo, [email protected] Contact: Mike Dorsey, [email protected] Contact: Jacob Bock,[email protected] www.phideltatheta.org Winter 2007 3 Fraternity News Foundation Establishes Scholarship/Fellowship Fund in Memory of Jordan L. Haines Jordan Haines was surely one of Phi Delta Theta’s most loyal – and some say most colorful – members. He was truly a giant, in every sense of the word. Brother Haines was a pioneering banker in the State of Kansas and was the longtime chairman of the Fourth National Bank and Bank IV.