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                                                      Vol. 141 No. 1 | Fall 2019

The End of an Era
Celebrating Bill Martin's Nearly Four Decade Legacy
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    FALL 2019 - VOLUME 141, NO. 1

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CONTENTS
                                                     Cover Story
                                                     28 The End of an Era
                                                        Celebrating Bill Martin's Legacy

                                                     Features
                                                      8   Join the Fight Against Hazing
                                                          Campaign Launch
                                                     24 Fall Colonization Results
                                                     25 Re-Chartering at Utah State
                                                     26 Summer Events: The Leadership
                                                        Institute & The Summit
                                                     31   Annual Awards
                                                     42 Distinguished Fiji Award Winners
                                                     47 D-Day 75th Anniversary

                                                     Departments
                                                      4   President’s Message
                                                      5   Gamma Gram
                                                      9   On Campus
                                                     34 Graduate Almanac
                                                     44 Spotlight
Above                                                48 Foundation Focus
 Undergraduate brothers and facilitators who
 attended The Leadership Institute - Session 1       52 Ad Astra
 on May 29 - June 2, 2019 at Asbury University
 in Wilmore, Kentucky.                               55 Fraternally Speaking
On the Cover
 Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975) speak-
 ing after receiving the NIC Gold Medal, which
 recognizes lifelong service to the interfraternal
 community and/or the NIC.

Connect with Phi Gamma Delta

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PRESIDENT'S
Message
                                                                                                       Clark Robertson (Nebraska
                                                                                                       1982), Archon President
Brothers,                                  (1983) and several younger brothers        chapter house, spent time in the
Please allow me a special indulgence.      whom I had never met.                      chapter room, looked at composites
During my time in Phi Gamma Delta,         Once we arrived, other brothers I          on the wall, reminisced, and recited in
I have attended a number of Pig            had not seen in several decades were       concert, it occurred to me once again
Dinners at a variety of chapters. I have   there. There was Scott Nelson (1981),      that these moments are indeed pre-
always appreciated the slight differ-      another Chapter President during my        cious and worth the journey to spend
ences in traditions that occur at each     time, and Marty “The J” Jensen (1981),     time with those you grew close to and
chapter’s event, some that I am happy      a legend during his days at Lambda Nu      experienced so many things with over
to relay and others which are best left    if ever there was one. Others from my      the years.
in isolation! In September I had the       own pledge class attended, including       So you are probably asking by now,
opportunity to attend my own chap-         Lee Pedersen (1982), Mike Dingwell         “Clark, what is your point?”
ter’s Pig Dinner back in Lincoln. Since    (1982), Scott Oman (1982) and some         At the Norris Pig Dinner, we start with
moving from Nebraska almost 40             more I am sure I am forgetting to men-     a recitation of the Exile’s Toast, penned
years ago, I have been back to the Pig     tion. A whole group of brothers from       by Frank Norris (California Berkeley
Dinner a handful of times, and it has      the late 1960s were gathered together      1894) back in 1900. In that toast,
always been a great moment with lots       over at one of the side tables, where a    Frank makes mention of a number of
of memories.                               lot of laughter could be heard through     his Cal brothers who cannot make it
This year I was fortunate to travel to     the evening.                               back for the “Poodle Lunch” but who
the dinner with a group of Lambda          The dinner was special because it was      long to be there and experience a taste
Nu brothers in a limo-bus. We met at       the first time that the Chapter would      of their shared history.
a brother’s place of business in west      present the N.W. "Jerry" Solomon           And let’s face it, when each of us
Omaha and then made the relatively         Outstanding Graduate Award. Jerry          returns for this dinner, we are grate-
short journey to Lincoln. We had           Solomon (1951) was a Lambda Nu             ful for the friendships, the memories
about 20 brothers on the bus, and a        brother who served the Chapter in          of those days and how impactful the
number of them were from my era.           many ways locally and also rose to be      Fraternity was to us. In many ways, it
There was Joe Skradski (1983), a           Archon Vice President back in 1972.        does not get more profound for us.
former Chapter President, in whose         Jerry was a Fiji gentleman if ever there
cabinet I served as Historian, and         was one. His son, Steve (1980), spoke      So as you study that Pig Dinner invi-
Bob Kostkan (1982), who had trav-          of the significance of the Fraternity to   tation that just came in the mail or
eled back from Atlanta and was a           his Dad, whose favorite scripture was      online, please do your best to set aside
great two-time rush chairman back          I Corinthians 13. You may remember it.     other conflicts if possible and attend.
in the day. There were the Harley’s,                                                  If you are no longer living near your
Bob (1982) and Bill (1983); Bill was       Appropriately the first recipient of the   chapter, seek one out in the area where
in my pledge class, and Bob now lives      award was John Gottschalk (1965),          you live. There is a good chance that
in Corpus Christi, where I recently        who served as Archon Treasurer from        a chapter is nearby, and you will be
moved. Kurt McConnell (1983) was           1990-94 and Archon President from          pleasantly surprised by the welcome
in from Kansas City, sharply dressed as    1994-96. John has given selflessly of      you will receive.
always. John Osterholm (1996), who         himself, not only to our chapter and
                                           the Fraternity, but to many charitable     Mighty Proud to be a Fiji.
has been an effective and dedicated
House Corporation President longer         organizations, in fact far too many to     Fraternally,
than I can remember. Also on the bus       mention.
were Phil Lieber (1982), Mike Decker       Later, as many of us gathered at the

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GAMMA GRAM
NEWS, EVENTS, FEEDBACK

Headquarters Staff Updates
Amy Watson has been named                                    In June, Mahogany Dobbins
Director of Membership &                                     joined staff to fill the
Operations. In this new posi-                                Administrative Assistant posi-
tion, Amy manages all pledge                                 tion. In this role, Mahogany is
processing and initiation report-                            responsible for pledge processing,
ing and fees, and she handles                                initiation reporting and main-
chapter billing and accounts                                 taining membership records. She
receivable. She is also respon-                              also assists various staff members
sible for employee records,                                  and brothers processing orders
benefits administration and the                              through the online chapter store.
International Headquarters facil-                            Previously, Mahogany worked
ity. Amy has been a staff member for nearly 20 years, most   as the student services coordinator at KY Healthcare
recently serving as the Membership & Financial Records       Training for two years. She is a Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinator.                                                 native.

Introducing Our 2019-20 Field Secretaries

                         West                                                  Mid-Atlantic
                  #200 Alex Kronk                                           #202 Hunter Wish
                    (Iowa 2018)                                           (Washington State 2018)
                        2nd year                                                     2nd year
Education: BA in communication studies, certificate in       Education: BA in comparative ethnic studies,
sustainability                                               communications minor
Chapter Activities: President; sustainability chairman       Chapter Activities: pledge educator; social chairman;
Other Activities: IFC vice president of philanthropy &       member of the board of conduct
community service                                            Other Activities: intramural soccer; university radio host 4

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          Southwest                     Development West                             Southeast
       #203 Josh Parker                     #204 Eli Ussery                         #205 Joe Roth
     (William Jewell 2019)            (Alabama Birmingham 2018)                      (Akron 2019)
              1st year                             1st year                              1st year
Education: BA in history, business   Education: BS in industrial           Education: BS in labor economics,
administration minor                 distribution                          international politics minor
Chapter Activities: President;       Chapter Activities: President;        Chapter Activities: President;
Corresponding Secretary;             Corresponding Secretary; social       Historian; recruitment chairman;
recruitment chairman; pledge         chairman; community service           pledge educator; risk management
educator                             chairman                              chairman; social chairman
Other Activities: member of the      Other Activities: New Student         Other Activities: senate chair of
William Jewell Golf Team             Program orientation leader &          the student government; intramural
                                     coordinator; announcer for the club   football, volleyball and basketball
                                     ice hockey team

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    Development East                                Northeast                                Midwest
   #206 Brock Walkenbach                      #207 Robbie Guilford                      #208 Grant Pollett
   (Northern Arizona 2019)                       (Arizona 2017)                         (Texas Dallas 2019)
               1st year                                 1st year                                1st year
Education: BS in business                Education: BS in criminal justice        Education: BS in criminology
administration: marketing                and public management & policy           Chapter Activities: Historian;
Chapter Activities: President;           Chapter Activities: risk                 service chairman; scholarship
Corresponding Secretary; pledge          management chairman                      chairman; brotherhood chairman
educator                                 Other Activities: resident               Other Activities: IFC president and
Other Activities: involved with          assistant; member of the Criminal        vice president of administration
Camp Kesem (camp for kids whose          Justice Association; College of Social
parents have cancer)                     & Behavioral Science ambassador

#JoinTheFight Against Hazing Campaign
Phi Gamma Delta launched the #JointheFight Against Hazing campaign
during National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW), September 23-27,
2019. The campaign is part of the Fraternity's plan to prevent and eliminate
hazing. While the campaign started during NHPW, the Fight does not stop
there. We encourage all members and friends to Join the Fight!

We Invite You to Continue the Fight
Against Hazing By Participating in the
Following Ways:
 • Use our Social Media Toolkit (phigam.org/FightHazing) to create and
   share posts on social media.
 • Tell us why you are Joining the Fight Against Hazing. Share the phrase:
   "I Joined the Fight Against Hazing because...".
 • Read about the Fraternity's Hazing Prevention Plan and Resources
   (phigam.org/FightHazing). Share the resources with your chapter/colony.
 • Educate your new members about their rights (phigam.org/NewMembersBillofRights).
 • Sign the Pledge to Join the Fight Against Hazing (phigam.org/FightHazingPledge). Share the Pledge with your
   brothers and ask them to sign the Pledge with you.                                                               4

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#JoinTheFight Social Media Highlights
We can proudly say that the
pi chapter doesn't haze! No
 organization should haze!
       #jointhefight
       @allegheny_fiji

                                                                   Hazing is contrary to our
                                                                  fraternity's mission and val-
                                                                  ues, and it has no place in Phi
                                                                  Gamma Delta, nor any frater-
                                                                   nity. Help us #jointhefight
                                    We recognize that hazing              against hazing!
                                   does not strengthen bonds,              @uakronfiji
                                  but it weakens them. We build
                                     our chapter and positive
                                  influence in the community by
                                  exemplifying only the best of
                                  values. #jointhefight #NHPW19
                                          @uMassfiji

The Iota Pi chapter has and al-
 ways will be strictly against
hazing. One of our key values
  is Morality. If we decide to
haze, we decide to go against
    the values our founding
  fathers established in 1848.
#saynotohazing #jointhefight
          @Iupui_fiji

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CAMPUS
                                                                       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.

                                                                                              ITALICS indicates Colony

Akron | Akron, Ohio                                         Alabama Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama
                                                            4 John Mark Boozer
                                                            (2021) was awarded
                                                            the William Jefferson
                                                            Clinton Scholarship at the
                                                            American University in
                                                            Dubai (AUD) from the
                                                            Clinton Foundation. The
                                                            scholarship is designed
                                                            to give an American the
                                                            opportunity to expand
5 On March 10, Alpha Omicron was recognized with            their educational and cul-
six awards, one service distinction and the Dean's Cup      tural horizons by studying in the Arab world. John Mark
for Overall Chapter Excellence at the University's Greek    just completed a semester at AUD studying international
Leadership Awards ceremony. The Chapter was awarded         business. This fall, he will spend a semester studying in
for its dedication to Academic Programming, Public          Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Relations and Membership Development, to name a few.
The Chapter was also honored to host Executive Director
Rob Caudill (2004) (pictured far left), who was recog-
nized with the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
In September, the Chapter hosted their 4th annual Puppy
Party, raising over $1,000 for One of a Kind Pets, Akron,
Ohio's only no-kill animal shelter.
Fall 2019 New Members: 19 (the largest new member
class in nearly 20 years)

Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama
4 The Theta Chapter was named Alabama's 2019 Order
of Omega Outstanding Fraternity. This is the second time
in the last three years the Chapter received this award.
Mason Lake (2020) was named Outstanding Junior by
the University's Order of Omega Chapter.
Tanner Williams (2020) worked a summer internship
with U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (AL).
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Alberta | Edmonton,
Alberta
4 On August 9-11, Epsilon
Alpha (pictured) and Upsilon Chi
at Calgary competed in a relay
race to Red Deer to raise money
and awareness for the Canadian
Mental Health Association
(CMHA). Runners ran an accu-
mulated 150 km relay to Red
Deer from their respective start-
ing points, raising over $6,600 for
the CMHA.

Allegheny | Meadville,
Pennsylvania
In July, Pi Chapter undergradu-                             Appalachian State | Boone, North Carolina
ates and graduate brothers from the classes of 1970 -1999
                                                            The Beta Nu Chapter and Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority
gathered for Allegheny's Football Fundraiser, which
                                                            hosted the 4th Annual Can Slam philanthropy event. The
honored the memory of Michael Wilson (1982) and Dr.
                                                            event is a 3v3 basketball tournament and a canned food
Neil Capretto.
                                                            drive for the Hunger & Health Coalition (HHC). Each
The Chapter held its annual Blood Drive for the American    team was required to donate at least nine cans of food
Red Cross, and 39 people made blood donations.              to be able to compete in the tournament, and over 800
6 Zachary Andrews (2020), Clayton Hornberger                cans of food were collected for HHC. Additionally, the
(2020), Devin Spitalny (2020) and Conner Mastalerz          Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity team won a prize as the team
(2022) ran in the Pittsburgh Tough Mudder 5K on             with the most cans donated.
September 8.
                                                            Arizona | Tucson, Arizona
                                                            During summer break, Shane Blum (2020) interned at
                                                            the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, working within the Fixed
                                                            Income and Futures Trading Group.

                                                            Arkansas | Fayetteville, Arkansas
                                                            Phi Alpha was partnered with the Kappa Alpha Psi
                                                            Fraternity, Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Chi Omega
                                                            Sorority and Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha for the
                                                            annual Greek Stroll in March 2019. The Stroll is a Greek
                                                            Life synchronized dance competition supporting the
                                                            Greek Life Scholarship Fund. The Chapter and their part-
                                                            ners won 1st place.

                                                            Auburn | Auburn, Alabama
                                                            Alpha Upsilon is working to change the narrative on
                                                            fraternity culture and promote the good that Auburn
                                                            fraternities produce. As part of the initiative, the Chapter
                                                            launched the "Making Better Men" social media campaign
                                                            to highlight the positive culture fraternities promote.

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Austin Peay | Clarksville, Tennessee
Alpha Psi won three University awards,
including Most Improved Chapter,
Outstanding Community Service and the
Campus Wyatt Award, for outstanding
school spirit.
Fall 2019 New Members: 15

Ball State | Muncie, Indiana
During their annual Ride Across the Purple
Valley, Beta Sigma raised over $10,000 for
the USO by biking to other FIJI chapters
in Indiana. In just four days, the 18 bikers
visited DePauw, Indiana, Hanover, Purdue,
Wabash, Indiana State and Rose-Hulman.
                                                             Boise State | Boise, Idaho
By the end of the week, they biked just over 500 miles and
ended their journey at the USO Indiana to donate the         5 On February 15-16, Beta Psi hosted the 2019 Pacific
check in person.                                             Northwest Section Convention. Undergraduates from the
                                                             Upsilon Sigma Colony at Utah State and the Mu Iota at
Baylor | Waco, Texas                                         Idaho, Epsilon Omicron at Oregon, Kappa Omicron at
6 Brothers from the Kappa Chapter collected over 100         Oregon State and Sigma Tau at Washington chapters were
pairs of shoes for Cooper Mohrmann's (2021) mission          in attendance, as well as Section Chiefs Steve Lamberson
trip to Puerto Penasco, Mexico.                              (Washington 1980) and Brad Whiting (Washington
                                                             1980). The event kicked off on Friday, with a social hour,
                                                             to give undergraduates and graduate brothers from
                                                             other chapters a chance to get to know one another. On
                                                             Saturday, Beta Psi hosted workshops on recruitment
                                                             and graduate relations, and former Archon Jeff Downey
                                                             (UCLA 1983) lead a philanthropy workshop. Brothers
                                                             also participated in a cultural awareness presentation by
                                                             BSU's Inclusive Excellence Student Council.
                                                             After the convention, the Chapter hosted their 3rd
                                                             Annual Pig Dinner. Brothers from the northwest sec-
                                                             tion were welcome to attend. During dinner, the Chapter
                                                             announced their individual award recipients. Purple
                                                             Legionnaire Jason Evans (North Alabama 1998) received
                                                             the Brian Dale (Westminster 1989) Award as the most
                                                             outstanding graduate. Ben Staub (2019) was recognized
Bowling Green | Bowling Green, Ohio                          with the Persistence Award. Tate Volbrecht (2020)
Owen Fittz (2021) interned with NASA during summer           received the Gamma Award. Connor Johnson (2020) was
break.                                                       named Outstanding Fiji. Jake Holt (2021) received the
                                                             Rising Leader Award. Kyle Dumpel (2021) was named
Bradley | Peoria, Illinois                                   Philanthropic Fiji. And Joe Mendonso (2019) and Brett
During the spring 2019 semester, Beta Pi hosted their        Wolf (2019) were named Senior(s) of the Year.
24-hour teeter-totter philanthropy event, supporting the     Additionally, the Chapter competed in BSU's annual
USO.                                                         Greek Week, ending the week in first place and raising
                                                             $1,951.25 for their philanthropy, the USO.                   4

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Calgary | Calgary, Alberta                                Christopher Newport | Newport News, Virginia
On August 9-11, Upsilon Chi and Epsilon Alpha at
Alberta competed in a relay race to Red Deer to raise
money and awareness for the Canadian Mental Health
Association (CMHA). Runners ran an accumulated
150 km relay to Red Deer from their respective starting
points, raising over $6,600 for the CMHA.

California of Pennsylvania | California,
Pennsylvania
6 Chi Rho brothers and friends participated in the
annual Big Event, a local community service event.
Brothers assisted residents throughout their community
with yard work, moving furniture and cleaning.

                                                          5 The Delta Colony welcomed 20 new members to their
                                                          Beta Class.

                                                          Clemson | Clemson, South Carolina
                                                          Joe Franklin (2022) , Sam Ellis (Georgia Tech 2022) and
                                                          Evan Campbell (Georgia Tech 2022) were named schol-
                                                          arship recipients during AFLV's LeaderShape Southeast
                                                          session, which took place at the University of Central
                                                          Florida's campus.

Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio
Xi Deuteron partnered with the Delta Upsilon
Fraternity to help Cleveland Community
Greenhouse Partners prepare a new hoop house
for its spring crops. With the help from the fra-
ternities, the project was completed more than a
month ahead of schedule.

Chapman | Orange, California
4 During the spring 2019 semester, Omega Chi
hosted their annual Purple Tie Dinner/Dance,
which supports Make-A-Wish Orange County.
The Chapter raised $83,000, which granted more
than 10 wishes to children with critical illnesses.
The Chapter also beat their fundraising goal by
more than $30,000 and broke the University's
fraternity fundraising record (which was previ-
ously held by Omega Chi).

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Colorado School of Mines | Golden, Colorado                East Carolina | Greenville, North Carolina
                                                           On St. Patrick's Day, Pi Nu volunteered with Greenville,
                                                           North Carolina law enforcement and first responders to
                                                           spread information about the danger of drunk driving.

                                                           Florida | Gainesville, Florida
                                                           During the 2018-19 school year, Upsilon Phi focused
                                                           on service as a guiding principle. The Chapter's many
                                                           service accomplishments included: working with Keeping
                                                           Alachua County Beautiful to clean up the Gainesville
                                                           community; building a house for those in need with
                                                           Habitat for Humanity; and rebuilding animal habitats for
                                                           the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary.
                                                           6 The Chapter also raised over $20,000 for UF's Dance
                                                           Marathon, which supports For the Kids at UF Shands
                                                           Children's Hospital, the local Children's Miracle Network
                                                           Hospital (double the amount the Chapter raised last year).
                                                           Ten brothers participated in the Marathon, standing for
5 Gamma Kappa brothers helped first-year students          26.2 hours for those who are unable to, in an effort to end
move into their dorms before school started.
                                                           pediatric illness. Overall, the University raised over $3.23
The Chapter also participated in the school's M-Climb to   million, making it the largest student-run philanthropy in
help welcome first-year students. M-Climb is an annual     the southeastern U.S.
tradition where students carry
10-pound rocks up Lookout
Mountain Road to fill in the
giant 'M' on Mount Zion.

Drake | Des Moines, Iowa
On October 5, brothers
from the Delta Iota Chapter
participated in a NAMIWalk,
raising awareness of mental
illness and money for NAMI
(National Alliance on Mental
Illness).

Embry-Riddle | Daytona
Beach, Florida
In April, Epsilon Rho hosted
a FIJI Father's Day, where
brothers invited their fathers
to spend the weekend with
the Chapter.
During the spring 2019
semester, the Chapter was #1
in grades with a 3.29 GPA.
Fall 2019 New Members: 33
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Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Georgia                               Idaho | Moscow, Idaho
                                    3 Pictured (L-R):         On February 15-16, Mu Iota attended the 2019 Pacific
                                    Sam Ellis (2022),         Northwest Section Convention, which was hosted by
                                    Evan Campbell (2022)      Beta Psi at Boise State. Undergraduates from the Upsilon
                                    and Joe Franklin          Sigma Colony at Utah State and the Epsilon Omicron at
                                    (Clemson 2022)            Oregon, Kappa Omicron at Oregon State and Sigma Tau
                                    were named scholar-       at Washington chapters were also in attendance.
                                    ship recipients during    The event kicked off on Friday, with a social hour, to
                                    AFLV's LeaderShape        give undergraduates and graduate brothers from other
                                    Southeast session,        chapters a chance to get to know one another. Then on
                                    which took place at the   Saturday, Beta Psi hosted workshops on recruitment
                                    University of Central     and graduate relations, and former Archon Jeff Downey
                                    Florida's campus.         (UCLA 1983) lead a philanthropy workshop. Brothers
                                                              also participated in a cultural awareness presentation by
Hanover | Hanover, Indiana                                    the Inclusive Excellence Student Council at Boise State
Andrew Littlefield (2022) was selected as the HCAC's          University.
(Heartland College Athletic Conference) freshman of the       Overall, the Chapter had a successful 2018-2019 school
year for baseball.                                            year. The Chapter was 2nd in grades among fraternities,
                                                              and they won the intramural championship. They also
Illinois State | Normal, Illinois
                                                              received the Most Outstanding Campus Involvement
In April, Nu Iota brothers volunteered at Normal West         Award at the Greek Life Awards.
High School by packing boxes of assorted food items for
families in the community.                                    6 Fall 2019 New Members: 17
IUPUI | Indianapolis, Indiana
Last year, Iota Pi received the Pillars of Excellence Award
and Top GPA, and Andrew Greene (2020) was named
Chapter President of the Year. The Chapter also logged
over 1,300 community service hours and raised over
$16,700 for various causes during the year.
Additionally, on September 17, the Chapter held the Pie
a Phi Gam philanthropy benefiting the USO. Students
could purchase pies ($2/pie) to smash in an Iota Pi
brother's face. The Chapter raised $432 for the USO.

Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas
Pi Deuteron brothers attended the Kansas Fraternity
Landlord League's (KFLL) third annual Building Brothers
Freshman Orientation, which welcomes new IFC mem-             Kent State | Kent, Ohio
bers and educates on the consequences of underage             On April 28, 2019, the Kappa Upsilon Colony hosted
drinking. Over 450 IFC members from 11 University of          their first Not for College Days Alone Dinner.
Kansas fraternities attended the event. KFLL hosted many
speakers, including Douglas County's Sr. Asst. District       Colony brothers also helped decorate Alpha Xi Delta
Attorney, who spoke about the legal repercussions for         Sorority's house for Autism Awareness.
minor in possession, fake ID cards and obstructing police
officers, and the Sexual Assault Prevention & Education
Center's Program Educator, who spoke about the obliga-
tions of the men to prevent sexual assault.

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Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky                              Knox | Galesburg, Illinois
5 In 2019, Upsilon Kappa held their Pig Dinner in the       6 On September 26, the Chapter participated in Fresh
fall for the first time. The timing change allowed for a    Day Check, an event that educates students about mental
record number of graduate brothers in attendance, with      health. Throughout the day, Gamma Deuteron brothers
40 graduates.                                               tabled for Nine Out of Ten, an organization that teaches
The Chapter also acquired a new chapter house this year.    college students how to recognize the warning signs of
The house, which is located across the street from the      suicide and take action. One out of 10 college students
University's library, houses 29 brothers.                   contemplates suicide, which means nine out of 10 col-
                                                            lege students could help each ONE who is struggling. The
Fall 2019 New Members: 32                                   Chapter was proud to pledge to be one of the nine who
Kettering A | Flint, Michigan                               will help someONE!

Mack Transit (2021) received a grant from Kettering
University's Entrepreneurial Society for his product, Red
Reading, a USB-charged red reading light. Mack saw a
need for a red light reading lamp, because most reading
lamps use blue light, which disrupts the body's circadian
rhythm and suppresses melatonin production. For more
information, visit https://redreading.com.

Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan
During the spring 2019 semester, the Alpha Phi Chapter
won the annual Winterfest Broomball tournament by
beating 13 other fraternities. The event raises money for
the Autism Alliance of Michigan.
The Chapter also teamed up with the Alpha Chi Omega
Sorority for their event, Walk a Mile. Brothers walked a    Miami | Oxford, Ohio
mile in high heels to stand against domestic violence and   Fifty Mu Upsilon brothers traveled to New Jersey to
abuse.                                                      attend the funeral service of Tyler Magill (2018), who
                                                            passed ad astra March 23, 2019.                               4

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Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota                           Missouri | Columbia, Missouri
On the anniversary of Mitchell Hoenig's (2018) death, in     The City of Columbia named the Chi Mu Chapter July's
February, brothers traveled to the bench that was dedi-      Volunteer of the Month for their dedication to volun-
cated to him on Minneapolis's Lake of the Isles. It was a    teerism in the community. Throughout the year, the
special trip that reminded the brothers how special the      Chapter volunteered at many Columbia events, including
friendships and brotherhood are within the Chapter.          the Bear Creek Run Half Marathon, the Stonegrinder 7k,
                                                             the Parks and Recreation Holiday Lights and Heritage
Mississippi State | Starkville, Mississippi                  Weekend, to name a few. Parks and Recreation Specialist
                                                             Jay Bradley said, “[These events were] far and away more
                                                             successful due to the help from [the Chi Mu Chapter].”

                                                             Northeastern | Boston, Massachusetts
                                                             Nu Eta brothers participated in the University's annual
                                                             Relay for Life and raised $12,230.
                                                             Daniel Kent (2019) and Akshay Kaushik (2019) were
                                                             inducted into the Huntington 100, a society that honors
                                                             outstanding students for achievements which are com-
                                                             mensurate with the University's mission, ideals, values
                                                             and academic plan.
                                                             In April, Jake Ludwig (2021) ran the Boston Marathon,
5 This year, Sigma Mu awarded three new members              and his Nu Eta brothers met him at the 25-mile mark to
with Toward Excellence Scholarships. These new mem-          cheer him on to the finish line.
bers (pictured) were selected among 25 applicants for        On September 11, Cameron Castonguay (2021) vol-
their outstanding qualities of scholarship, leadership and   unteered to hand out flags between classes for 9/11
community service.                                           Remembrance Day.
Nevada Reno | Reno, Nevada                                   6 Additionally, Nu Eta brothers won the 2019 Greek
                                                             Sing competition with the sisters of the Sigma Delta Tau
The Delta Colony hosted a Not for College Days Alone         Sorority. Greek Sing is an annual competition in which
Dinner on September 4. During dinner, area gradu-            each fraternity and sorority pair practices for over a
ate brothers shared their Phi Gam experiences with the       month to create a 6-minute choreographed dance.
Colony's prospective members.

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Northwestern | Evanston,
Illinois
Phi Chapter brothers volunteered as
tutors for Boys Hope Illinois, a high
school scholarship program in the
Chicago suburbs that helps academi-
cally capable and motivated children-
in-need to meet their full potential and
become men and women for others.

Ohio | Athens, Ohio
Fall 2019 New Members: 24

Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio
4 During the fall 2019 semes-
ter, Omega Nu welcomed 10 new
members.

Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware,
Ohio
During OWU's 2018 Greek Awards,
the Theta Deuteron Chapter received
the Chapter Academic Excellence
Award and Silver for the Chapter
Excellence Award. Additionally, sev-
eral brothers won individual awards.
Jose Matute (2021) won the Tom
Courtice New Member Award. Ben
Whitbourn (2019) won the OWU
Bishops Trophy. Duncan Copeland
(2020) won the Outstanding
Fraternity Scholar Award, and he and
Sam Miller (2020) were inducted
into the Order of Omega.
Over summer break, Phoenix Huron
(2020) was a 2019 Capitol Hill intern for West Virginia         Old Dominion | Norfolk, Virginia
Senator Joe Manchin. Sam Miller (2020) went to Houston          5 Omega Deuteron won the IFC Chapter of the Year
to assist Dr. Herbert DuPont, an OWU alumnus, with              award, as well as all four of the Excellence Awards:
research. They studied probiotics and their effects on treat-   Leadership Development, Integration of Values &
ing a bacteria called C. diff, which is the leading cause of    Purpose, Scholarship and Community Relations.
hospital and antibiotic associated diarrhea worldwide.          They also received the award for Best Philanthropy/
They are in the process of getting the research published.      Community Event, which was co-hosted with the Alpha
In October, Duncan Copeland (2020) attended the                 Xi Delta Sorority.
College Ethics Symposium at Hilton Head, South                  The Chapter also initiated 19 brothers during the spring
Carolina with three other students to represent OWU.            2019 semester.                                             4

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Oregon | Eugene, Oregon                                        Oregon State | Corvallis, Oregon
                                                               Kappa Omicron attended the 2019 Pacific Northwest
                                                               Section Convention, on February 15-16. Brothers from
                                                               the Beta Psi at Boise State, Mu Iota at Idaho, Epsilon
                                                               Omicron at Oregon and Sigma Tau at Washington chap-
                                                               ters and the Upsilon Sigma Colony at Utah State attended
                                                               the convention, which was hosted by the Beta Psi Chapter.
                                                               The event began on Friday, with a social hour, to give
                                                               undergraduates and graduate brothers from other chap-
                                                               ters a chance to get to know one another. On Saturday,
                                                               there were workshops on recruitment, graduate relations
                                                               and philanthropy, and brothers also participated in a cul-
                                                               tural awareness presentation by the Inclusive Excellence
5 Epsilon Omicron hosted their inaugural Spike                 Student Council at Boise State University.
Cancer, a philanthropic spike ball tournament. The             On May 18, 2019, the Chapter held their Pig Dinner at the
tournament was open to all UO students and raised              Corvallis Country Club. Over 100 undergraduates and
money for Blankets for Cancer (BFC), a nonprofit orga-         graduate brothers attended the event.
nization dedicated to supporting patients, families and
researchers dealing with pediatric cancer. The event raised    The Chapter also won the all-fraternity soccer tourna-
over $3,600 for BFC. The Chapter chose to support BFC          ment, which was hosted by the Alpha Phi Women's
because it was founded by Blake Arnold's (2020) uncle,         Fraternity for their spring term philanthropy.
Adam Rinde (Arizona 1992).                                     Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pictured: Several brothers traveled to the Doernbecher
Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon, to deliver blankets   6 The Pi Sigma Chapter teamed up with the Kappa
and visit pediatric cancer patients.                           Delta Sorority and Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity for
                                                               Pittsburgh's 2019 Greek Sing. Greek Sing is an annual
On February 15-16, the Chapter attended the 2019 Pacific       philanthropy event that raises money for the Children's
Northwest Section Convention, which was hosted by the          Miracle Network. Teams competing in the Sing were
Beta Psi Chapter at Boise State. The convention included a     given five months to choreograph nine dances to their
social hour, recruitment, philanthropy and graduate rela-      chosen theme. Pi Sigma's team won the competition with
tions workshops, and a cultural awareness presentation.                        their "The Office" themed performances.
                                                                               On March 20, brothers participated
                                                                               in the University's Dance Marathon,
                                                                               which supports the Children's Hospital
                                                                               of Pittsburgh. The Chapter raised over
                                                                               $2,600, bringing the University's total to
                                                                               over $338,600.
                                                                               Additionally, four brothers were
                                                                               named scholarship winners during
                                                                               the Pig Dinner: Wesley Keck (2019)
                                                                               received the Rob Montgomery (1980)
                                                                               Memorial Scholarship. Colin Loiacono
                                                                               (2020) won the John Sheppard (1944)
                                                                               Memorial Scholarship. Nathan Barnes
                                                                               (2020) received the Gary Hirsch (1973)
                                                                               Memorial Scholarship. Eishan Ashwat
                                                                               (2020) was named the recipient of the Roy
                                                                               Walters (1940) Memorial Scholarship.

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Purdue | West Lafayette, Indiana                             Rose-Hulman | Terre Haute, Indiana
The Lambda Iota Chapter introduced a new program,
Live 2020, which saw success at the Zeta Chapter at
Indiana. Every Lambda Iota brother will participate in the
4-Point Program, a leadership development and account-
ability program designed to help students maximize
their performance in school, the chapter, campus life and
their career. Each semester, brothers will be evaluated on
a scale of 0-20 points to measure their achievements in
those four key areas, and brothers with strong scores will
have the opportunity to earn monetary rewards. Brothers
who under-perform will be required to develop a reme-
diation plan to get back on track to all-around success.
The Chapter volunteered to do a service project with
Habitat for Humanity (HfH). Brothers will help HfH
by fundraising for a project and building homes in the
Lafayette area.
Additionally, the Chapter remains in the top 10 in grades
among Purdue fraternities, with a 3.1 GPA for the 2018-
19 academic year.

Quinnipiac | Hamden, Connecticut
                                                             5 Several Rho Phi brothers cleaned a portion of State
Eta Chi won Fraternity of the Year for the 2018-19 aca-      Rd. 46 near Terre Haute.
demic year.
                                                                                    Rutgers | New Brunswick,
                                                                                    New Jersey
                                                                                    On April 13, the Nu Beta Chapter
                                                                                    held their Pig Dinner com-
                                                                                    memorating their 102nd anni-
                                                                                    versary. During the dinner the
                                                                                    Nu Beta Educational Foundation
                                                                                    announced they will be providing
                                                                                    nearly $19,000 in scholarships to
                                                                                    undergraduate brothers.

                                                                                    Sam Houston State |
                                                                                    Huntsville, Texas
                                                                                    3 Sigma Eta volunteered with
                                                                                    the SHSU Police Department
                                                                                    by washing all of their patrol
                                                                                    vehicles.
                                                                                    Aryn Pena (2020) was named a
                                                                                    2019 Greek Raven Scholar by the
                                                                                    University's faculty and staff.
                                                                                    Fall 2019 New Members: 17           4

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South Florida | Tampa, Florida                                 Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee
5 Kappa Phi held their Pig Dinner on March 23. There           On September 6, Kappa Tau hosted the inaugural Fall
were 68 brothers in attendance, including 28 local gradu-      Graduate Dinner at their chapter house. During din-
ate brothers, 36 Kappa Phi undergraduates and four             ner, Chapter President Lucas Adams (2021) and
undergraduates from Upsilon Phi at Florida and the Delta       Corresponding Secretary Carson Watts (2021) spoke
Colony at Tampa. The day began with a golf tournament,         about the Chapter’s positive direction and growth and the
followed by a graduate reception leading into the dinner.      unique relationship it has with its graduates.
During dinner, Founding Father Lucas Fritz (2016) gave
the Exile's Toast, and Tampa Graduate Chapter President
Jim Arnold (Florida 1975) and Treasurer Jim Frishe
(Florida 1971) presented Philippe Rochester (2022) with
a scholarship for the Best 2018 Fall Pledge GPA, with a 3.7.
Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, Tennessee
4 After winning the Elite Softball Championship, Theta
Tau was named All Sports Champions for the 2018-19
intramural season.

Texas State | San Marcos, Texas
Sigma Upsilon Colony brothers volunteered over 140
hours with the University’s Bobcat Build by distributing
tools to volunteers. Bobcat Build is an annual community
service event held each spring to help families in the San
Marcos area. It is the largest one-day community service
project in the state of Texas. Volunteers completed various
service projects such as landscaping, painting and clean-
ing up residents' homes, schools, parks or churches. This
was the third consecutive year the Colony assisted with
the event.

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Texas San Antonio | San
Antonio, Texas
During the spring 2019 semester,
the Sigma Alpha Colony part-
nered with Set The Expectation
to create a pledge for fraternities,
sororities and student organiza-
tions across the nation. Set The
Expectation is a nonprofit orga-
nization that is committed to
combating sexual and physical
violence through education and
direct engagement with young
men, coaches, boys in high school
and collegiate athletic programs.
4 In February, Set The
Expectation’s founder, Brenda
Tracy, visited the UTSA cam-
pus to speak to students and                                 Utah State | Logan, Utah
help develop a pledge for Greek life organizations. The      On February 15-16, Upsilon Sigma attended the 2019
Colony signed the pledge, which means they have com-         Pacific Northwest Section Convention with the Beta
mitted to be active bystanders against sexism and violence   Psi at Boise State, Mu Iota at Idaho, Epsilon Omicron
against women, practice consensual sex, hold themselves      at Oregon, Kappa Omicron at Oregon State and Sigma
accountable for sexual harassment, and acknowledge the       Tau at Washington chapters. The convention, which was
problem of sexual assault and relationship violence.         hosted by the Beta Psi Chapter, included a social hour,
Toledo | Toledo, Ohio                                        workshops on recruitment, graduate relations and phi-
                                                             lanthropy, and a cultural awareness presentation by BSU's
Upsilon Tau hosted the FIJI Freeze philanthropy dinner at    Inclusive Excellence Student Council.
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority's house on September 6. From
8:00 pm - 12:00 am, the Chapter sold tickets for unlimited   Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia
ice cream and cookies for $4. All proceeds were donated      During Virginia's Greek Awards, the Omicron Chapter
to the USO.                                                  won Outstanding Philanthropic Event of the Year and the
Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia                         Mark Leonida Memorial Outstanding Sportsmanship &
                                                             Intramural Sports Award. Additionally, last year's Chapter
During the spring 2019 semester, Rho Alpha had the           President, Justin Fox (2020), was named Outstanding
highest GPA of any fraternity on campus with greater         President.
than 100 members.
                                                             This fall, the Chapter will once again partner with the
Before the 2019-20 school year began, the Chapter held a     Rho Alpha Chapter at Virginia Tech for their annual
brotherhood event to clean up the chapter house.             FIJI Run, which supports the Jimmy V Foundation for
Additionally, in November the Chapter will once again        Cancer Research. For this year's run, brothers from each
partner with the Omicron Chapter at Virginia for their       chapter will run 159 miles, relay-style, from Blacksburg to
annual FIJI Run, supporting the Jimmy V Foundation for       Charlottesville for the Commonwealth Clash (Virginia vs.
Cancer Research. For this year's run, brothers from each     Virginia Tech) football game.
chapter will run 159 miles, relay-style, from Blacksburg     To help fundraise for the event, Omicron brothers teamed
to Charlottesville for the Commonwealth Clash (Virginia      up with Tread Happy and Lululemon for a workout class
Tech vs. Virginia) football game.                            and fundraiser on September 19. The event raised hun-
                                                             dreds of dollars for cancer research.                    4
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Washington | Seattle, Washington
Sigma Tau attended the 2019 Pacific
Northwest Section Convention on
February 15-16. The convention was
hosted by Beta Psi at Boise State.
Brothers from Mu Iota at Idaho, Epsilon
Omicron at Oregon, Kappa Omicron at
Oregon State and Upsilon Sigma Colony
at Utah State also attended the event, as
well as Section Chiefs Steve Lamberson
(1980) and Brad Whiting (1980). The
convention started with a social hour on
Friday, and on Saturday there were work-
shops on recruitment, graduate relations
and philanthropy. Additionally, brothers
participated in Boise State's Inclusive
Excellence Student Council cultural
awareness presentation.                                     Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, Michigan
Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, Kentucky                  5 In May, seven Kappa Mu brothers traveled through-
                                                            out Germany while taking a class on negotiation.
6 This summer, Chi Eta held their 7th Bike4Alz, a phi-      Pictured: Brothers in Bacharach, Germany.
lanthropy bike ride benefiting Alzheimer's research. This
year there were 12 bike riders, with Gabe Hitz (2021)       Fall 2019 New Members: 16
as the lead rider. The Chapter set a $70,000 goal for the
ride, which began on May 18 in San Francisco, California.   Western Ontario | London, Ontario
The ride ended on July 20 in Virginia Beach, Virginia,      On March 29, Lambda Omega hosted the 9th annual
having raised over $66,000. For more information about      Austen Berlet Campout for Mental Health. The Campout
Bike4Alz, visit www.bike4alz.org.                           was created in 2010 and is named in memory of Austen
                                                            Berlet, who passed away in 2009. During the event,
                                                            participants camp out at Victoria Park in London for 24
                                                            hours to raise money for the Canadian Mental Health
                                                            Association and awareness for mental illness. Since the
                                                            event’s inception, the Chapter has raised over $137,000 for
                                                            the CMHA, with $17,500 raised this year.

                                                            William Jewell | Liberty, Missouri
                                                            On April 6, Zeta Phi brothers participated in the William
                                                            Jewell Day of Service by volunteering throughout the
                                                            Kansas City community.
                                                            During Greek Awards, the Chapter won six of the
                                                            seven awards for which it was eligible, including three
                                                            chapter awards and three individual awards. They
                                                            won Philanthropy of the Year, IFC GPA Award and
William & Mary | Williamsburg, Virginia                     IFC Facility of the Year. Jack Still (2021) received the
                                                            Fraternity Emerging Leader Award. Josh Parker (2019),
Rho Tau won William & Mary's 2019 Outstanding               who is now serving the Fraternity as a Field Secretary,
Fraternity Award.                                           won Greek Man of the Year. Hayden Fulk (2020) was
                                                            named Greek President of the Year.

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William Woods | Fulton, Missouri                          WPI | Worcester, Massachusetts
The Chapter received several annual Greek Awards,         On September 4, Pi Iota held an ALS Dunk Tank philan-
including 2018-19 Top Grades Award, 2019 Greek            thropy event, raising $3,504 for ALS research.
Olympics Champions, 2019 IFC Social Media Contest         On September 11, the Chapter held a philanthropy event
Winner and 2019 Greek Week Champions, to name a few.      for the USO. Brothers sold yellow ribbons throughout the
5 Additionally, five brothers won individual awards.      day and raised $292.
Mitchell Brown (2019) won Most Outstanding Greek          Hunter Peterson (2019) was named Fraternity Man of
Senior. Brady Branscum (2022) was named Most              the Year at this spring’s Greek Recognition Awards.
Outstanding Greek Freshman. Stephen George (2020)
won Most Outstanding Chapter Member and the Greek
Scholar (4.0) Award. Grant Clayton (2020) received the
Unsung Hero Award. Thomas Carbone (2020) won the
Greek Scholar (4.0) Award.
Pictured (L-R): Mitchell Brown, Thomas Carbone, Justin
Bax (2019), Grant Clayton, Stephen George, Kyle Hooper
(2021) and Brady Branscum.
Kappa Chi hosted a Mom's Weekend in March. During
the weekend, brothers and their moms enjoyed brunch, a
winery tour and quality time together.

Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin                            5 During the 2018-19 school year, four WPI brothers
                                                          sat on the Senior Class Board: Chase Arsenault (2019),
The Mu Chapter tragically lost brother Michael Meads      Austin Fabbo (2019), Johnathan A'Vant (2019) and
(2022) due to complications from Adenovirus in            Lucas Mancinelli (2019). The board was successful
February 2019. During Michael's battle with the virus,    in raising $25,225 for the Senior Class Gift Challenge.
the Chapter helped Michael and his family in any way      Additionally, Win Priem (1959) and his wife, Susan, have
possible,including a small fundraiser to help the Meads   generously matched the senior class gift every year since
family. Since Michael's passing, the Chapter decided to   2002, adding an additional $10,000 to the raised funds.
divert over $13,000 from their Island Cup fundraiser to   Pictured (L-R): Senior Class Gift Co-Chairs Lucas
establish the Michael Meads Scholarship Foundation.       Mancinelli and Rosie McCarthy, WPI President Laurie
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Fall 2019 Expansion Results
It is an exciting time of the year, as we have completed fall colonizations at Loyola University New Orleans and the
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Loyola University New Orleans | New
Orleans, Louisiana
Colonization
Timeline: August 26 - October 13, 2019
Staff: Field Secretaries Brock Walkenbach and
Hunter Wish
GPA: 3.11
Founding Fathers: 24
Fun Facts:
 • During the Colony's first info session,
   Purple Legionnaire David Trepagnier
   (Louisiana State 2018) discovered he is     Delta Colony at Loyola New Orleans Founding Fathers with expansion
   related to two of the Founding Fathers:                        staff members Hunter Wish and Brock Walkenbach.
   Brandon Abdella and Jacob Abdella.
 • Founding Father Brian Hunter served in the U.S. Navy for four years before coming to Loyola.

                                                                   University of Wisconsin Oshkosh |
                                                                   Oshkosh, Wisconsin
                                                                   Colonization
                                                                   Timeline: September 1- October 20, 2019
                                                                   Staff: Field Secretaries Josh Parker and Eli Ussery
                                                                   GPA: 3.63
                                                                   Fun Facts:
                                                                    • The Founding Fathers are members of the
                                                                      Oshkosh Student Association, Computer Science
                                                                      Club, University Police Department and Party.0 (a
                                                                      sober party initiative), to name a few.
                                                                    • Some of the BCA members have helped with
The first five Founding Fathers of the Delta Colony at Wisconsin      previous colonization projects at Wisconsin and
Oshkosh (L-R): President Zack DeBroux, Recording Secretary            Michigan State. t
Darren Kieffer, Treasurer Cole Krajewski, Historian Max
Krawczyk and Corresponding Secretary Jonathon Tolbert.

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CHARTERING

      Upsilon Sigma at Utah State University
      Re-chartering

Date: October 12, 2019
Chapter President: Luke Huffman (2020)
Purple Legionnaire: Brian Welch (2018)
Legate: Bob Ropelato (1969)
International Fraternity Delegation:
 • Jim Link (Ohio Wesleyan 1982), Archon Vice President
 • Ed Gabe (Hanover 1990), Archon Councilor
 • Justin Burns (Ohio State 2007), Ritualist
 • Matthew Hazleton (Colorado School of Mines 1996), Section Chief
 • Rob Caudill (Akron 2004), Executive Director
 • Bryan Hartzell (Western Kentucky 2014), Director of Chapter Services
 • Alex Cruz (Northern Arizona 2017), Director of Chapter Development
Ritual Team: Brothers from Boise State
Charter Members: 24

NOTEWORTHY:
• Collected over 1,400 items to donate to the Road Foundation, which supports veterans,
  homeless people in the Salt Lake City area and others in need
• Upsilon Sigma graduates maintained the annual Pig Dinner tradition for more than 20
  years while the Chapter was closed t

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Summer Events

          THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
          D     uring summer 2019, two sessions of The Leadership
                Institute were held at Asbury University in
        Wilmore, Kentucky. The Leadership Institute is a five-day
                                                                          Participants were asked: 'What does
                                                                          Courageous Leadership mean to
      leadership development experience. It is offered free of charge     you?' Here are some of their answers:
to undergraduate members identified as emerging leaders in their          • Courageous leadership means I am strong
chapter, thanks to the generous support of graduate brothers and            and yet vulnerable as a leader.
the Phi Gamma Delta Foundation. During the Institute, partici-            • Being a courageous leader is challenging
pants learn about Courageous Leadership while building relation-            the norm and inspiring others to enact a
ships with fellow participants and facilitators. After the event,           shared vision.
participants can articulate their own definition of leadership, relate    • Courageous leadership means account-
their membership experience to Phi Gamma Delta on an interna-               ability, reliability and leading by example.
                                                                          • Courageous leadership means to lead in
tional level, and leave with a concrete plan to address an issue of
                                                                            a way that is selfless and humble while
their choosing within their chapter. Graduates of the Institute often       remaining confident and encouraging.
go on to serve in cabinet roles as well as other chapter and Greek        • Courageous leadership means standing
community leadership positions.                                             up for what is right.

     By the
     Numbers:
     Session 1:                              60                            14                   Graham Hess
     May 29 - June 2, 2019         undergraduates from           facilitators (8 graduates      (Akron 2021)
                                      51 chapters                   & 6 interfraternal)       Undergraduate Intern

     Session 2:                              66                            14                    Jacob Crow
     June 10-14, 2019              undergraduates from           facilitators (7 graduates     (Arizona 2020)
                                  53 chapters & colonies            & 7 interfraternal)       Undergraduate Intern

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Summer Events

          THE SUMMIT                                                              By the Numbers
                                                                                    June 28-30, 2019
          R  eplacing the Recruitment Workshop, the inaugural New
             Member Summit occurred June 28-30, 2019 in Lexington. The
      Summit has two tracks, one for recruitment chairmen and one for new
THE member educators. Facilitated by staff from the headquarters and Phired
Up Productions, this event helps participants take their recruitment and new                 66
member education “from JV to Varsity.”                                             undergraduates from 32
                                                                                     chapters & colonies
The recruitment chairmen track broke down the processes within a year-
round dynamic recruitment system. With a focus on building a culture of
positive relationships and belonging, participants designed a recruitment plan
for the upcoming academic year.
New Member Education is intended to be a meaningful and engaging experi-
                                                                                             20
                                                                                    New Member Educators
ence. Through a variety of activities and discussions, new member educators
developed a unique and custom program for their chapter/colony with the                      24
                                                                                    Recruitment Chairmen
help of the staff facilitators. t

This event was fantastic for so many reasons. I know that we're
sending more guys next year. It was truly an amazing experience
                                                                            "                15
and I can’t recommend going to this event more.                                      facilitators (14 staff
                                                     - Matt Ben (DePaul 2022)      members & 1 former staff
                                                                                            member)
The Summit was all cut and dry skills... Other fraternity programs
I’ve been to are more ‘here’s some concepts, think about how to
                                                                            "
apply it on your own.’ This meshed a lot better with my style; it
was an awesome experience.
                                          - Craig Osborne (Embry-Riddle 2021)

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The End of an Era
          Celebrating Bill Martin's Legacy

                          O
                                    n Friday, June 28, 2019, long after      graduated from Mississippi State University
                                    staff had left for the weekend,          with a degree in marketing. As an under-
                                    William A. Martin III (Mississippi       graduate, he served as Chapter Historian and
                          State 1975) quietly turned off his office lights   Chapter President of the Sigma Mu Chapter.
                          and left the International Headquarters at         Bill first joined the Fraternity staff as its 68th
                          1201 Red Mile Road, marking the end of an          Field Secretary on June 15, 1976. Then, after
                          era in Phi Gamma Delta.                            a year with the South Central Bell telephone
                          From the moment Bill Martin announced              company, he returned to the International
                          his upcoming retirement as Executive               Headquarters staff as Director of Chapter
                          Director, he promised one thing – that             Services in 1979. He then became Director
                          he would continue working hard for the             of Programs in 1983.
                          Fraternity up to his last day. (To prove           On July 1, 1986, Bill Martin became Executive
                          his point, on at least one occasion he sent        Director and Editor, succeeding Bill Zerman
                          pictures to the Archons showing him in the         (Michigan 1949) as Phi Gamma Delta’s third
                          office at 8:00 am!) Though some may doubt          Executive Director. In announcing Bill’s selec-
Above: Bill Martin at
                          his continued pace after 39 years on the           tion in his 1986 Fraternally Speaking column,
the 170th Ekklesia in
Dallas, Texas on July     Fraternity staff, those that know Bill would       Bill Zerman said, “Bill Martin has been an
26-29, 2018. This was     not be at all surprised.                           obvious leading candidate as my succes-
Bill's last Ekklesia as   A native of Tunica, Mississippi, Bill              sor…. [he] is known throughout Phi Gamma
Executive Director

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Left: Bill Zerman with Headquarters staff (1979); Middle: Headquarters staff
                                                   (1988); Right: Bill Martin with Doug Dittrick, then Archon Vice President (1994)

Delta and the Fraternity world as one of the
outstanding leaders.” Throughout his career,
Bill Martin proved that the Archons made a
                                                      Consummate professional, diplomat, ambassador, ser-
                                                      vant leader, gentleman and friend. His optimistic style
                                                                                                                            "
wise choice.                                          and belief in the fraternal movement are contagious and
                                                      have served to motivate many a new colleague, includ-
In 1999, Bill made a difficult decision to            ing yours truly. Bill leads by quiet example; he has never
leave the Fraternity staff. He indicated, “It is      been too busy or too successful to assist an interfraternal
said that the person who can make a liv-              colleague or take on an assignment to advance the move-
ing at something he loves is truly blessed.           ment. To do this for a few years is remarkable; but, to do
For twenty-two years, Phi Gamma Delta                 it for more than 29 years is exceptional.
has given me the opportunity to be one of                                                     - Mark Timmes, CEO, Pi Kappa Phi
those people.” But in 2003, Bill returned as
Executive Director and Editor and contin-             While Executive Director, Bill hired more
ued until his retirement in June 2019. When           than 150 staff members (including 120 Field
asked about his decision to return, Bill              Secretaries) and saw 96 chapters chartered or
replied, “At the end of each day, I wanted to         re-chartered and more than 70,000 brothers
                                                      initiated.
be at Phi Gamma Delta. That is where my
heart is.”                                            In addition to his impact on Phi Gamma
                                                      Delta, Bill has been an instrumental voice
Bill Martin led Phi Gamma Delta for a total
                                                      of the interfraternal movement for the past
of 29 years through both significant achieve-
                                                      four decades. He is considered a “dean”
ments and challenging changes. He guided
                                                      among Fraternity executives, serving on
the implementation of the Fraternity’s liabil-        the Fraternity Executives Association board
ity insurance program and the risk manage-            from 1992-99 and as President from 1997-
ment policy in the 1980s. Into the 1990s, he          98. He has also been highly involved and
led with the Archons as the Ekklesia adopted          provided guidance to the North-American
major changes in governance and structure,            Interfraternity Conference, Phi Gamma
as well as alcohol-free housing.                      Delta’s trade association.
Bill also executed two transformational               The impact and legacy of Bill Martin goes
strategic initiatives that launched in 2006:          well beyond statistics and recitation of initia-
to grow the Fraternity (170x170) and to               tives accomplished. Brothers and interfrater-
increase the involvement of its graduate              nal friends recognize Bill as a steady voice in
brothers (Loyal for Life). In more recent             times of turmoil, a trusted sounding board, a
years, Bill oversaw the launch of the                 bold leader when the time is right and, above
Fraternity’s Building Courageous Leaders              all, someone who genuinely cares about
initiative and, in 2018, Positive Impact 2030.        those he meets and works with.                     4

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