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Vol. 141 No. 2 | Spring 2020

 Mu Iota at Idaho Celebrates Their
 100th Anniversary

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 Spring 2020
 VOLUME 141, NO. 2

Cover Story Departments
 40 A Lesson from Mu Iota at 100: 4 President's
 Message
 Don't Forget Your Chapter
 5 Gamma Gram
Features 10 On Campus
 6 COVID-19 Response
 The Fraternity provides guidance on the 43 Graduate
 COVID-19 crisis. Almanac
 8 Leading the Fight Against Hazing 51 Spotlight
 8 Update about the Fraternity's Join the Fight
 Against Hazing campaign. 76 Ad Astra
 31 Spring 2020 Colonization Results 79 Fraternally
 & Fall 2020 Expansion Plans Speaking
 32 Getting Personal with That Other
 Epidemic
 On the Cover
 32 Story about a brother, and his wife, who
 tragically died from an opioid overdose.

 35 Chartering at Colorado Boulder
 36 Fiji Academy Wrap-Up
 Highlights from the 2020 Fiji Academy in St.
 Louis, Missouri.

 35 54 2019 Honor Roll of Donors

 Idaho brothers gather in
 front of their 94-year-old
 chapter house during
 their 100th Pig Dinner
 weekend.

 North American Fraternity Communications
 Interfraternity Conference Association

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President's Message
B
 rothers, consider the safety of our brothers and Lynn Shouvlin, widow of Tom (Ohio
 First things first. I hope and second how to conduct elections, con- 1973), I extend heartfelt thanks to all
 pray your family, friends and sider law changes and approve a budget. Fiji Sweethearts for all they have done
chapter brothers are healthy and well. Thankfully, the Fraternity is in strong for our association. They enrich Phi
 shape financially to weather the storm, Gamma Delta every day.
 What a difference a month or two
makes. due in large measures to the conserva- In my last column as President, I want
 tive nature of our organization and the to express my profound thanks to the
 As I write this, we all find ourselves growth initiative that was undertaken
between stay-at-home orders and headquarters staff with whom I have had
 by our leadership over a decade ago. the opportunity to work closely these
phase one re-openings across the
country as we still try to outflank the And, of course, an organization past six years. Their professionalism and
COVID-19 virus. We are all adjust- that has survived 172 years will find passion for the Fraternity continue to set
ing on the fly to this new reality, albeit a way to persist through the dedica- a high bar against which others in the
one we hope is short-lived, but making tion of its brothers, as it always has. I fraternity world measure themselves.
alternate plans just in case. mentioned in an online Q&A, during Phi Gamma Delta continues to be
 the Fraternity’s recent birthday, that blessed with a deep bench when it
 Phi Gamma Delta is no different, with COVID-19 ultimately cannot infect
all our undergraduate members finish- comes to our Appointed General
 the ideals and principles upon which Officers, in particular our General
ing their school year at home and likely we are founded. Our survival is not in
wondering how this will affect them Counsels past and present, who work
 question. Yes, we are concerned with tirelessly on the legal affairs of the
in the fall. Universities are in various the financial operations of our house
stages of planning for the fall term, and Fraternity. Thank you all for your
 corporations and headquarters, but the exemplary service.
it seems more than likely that in-person Fraternity itself is immune from this
classes will be held at most of the major virus. We will work the problem just as I have also been fortunate these past
universities. Our headquarters staff others are doing and come out on the six years to have served alongside many
is working remotely from home and other side stronger for it. outstanding brothers on the Archonate,
is busy doing contingency planning each of whom brought different skill
depending on the length of this virus. Now a word on our Fiji Family, and in sets, experiences and perspectives
House corporations are developing con- particular our spouses, for whom Phi to the board. Most importantly, they
tingency plans for our chapter houses in Gamma Delta means almost as much brought a desire to do only what is in
the event this virus has negative conse- as it means to us. the best interests of Phi Gamma Delta.
quences for group living in the fall. In early March, my wife, Suzanne, and They have all served “selflessly and joy-
 Like other organizations, the Fraternity I flew to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to attend ful in the privilege."
has cancelled all the events planned for the Sigma Omicron Pig Dinner. OSU’s Lastly, I am grateful every day to
the next two months. This summer, two Pig Dinner is attended by spouses as my dad, Ken
sessions of the Leadership Institute have well as girlfriends. While there, we met Robertson
been canceled, and The Summit has Karen Hicks, whose husband, Craig (Nebraska 1951),
been adapted into a virtual event. (Oklahoma State 1972), had passed who introduced
 God willing, the 172nd Ekklesia will away several years ago. Karen is part me to Phi Gamma
be held August 6-9 in Phoenix, but of our extended Fiji Family and still Delta back in the
plans are also being prepared if we need attends every Pig Dinner. summer of 1978.
to scale down, delay or conduct our She is part of that large universe of fra- Thank you, Dad.
convention remotely. While there has ternity spouses, my Suzanne included, Mighty Proud to
not been an Ekklesia cancelled during who support us in our service to the be a Fiji.
my lifetime, it is not without prec- Fraternity, love our brothers as much Clark Robertson
 Fraternally, (Nebraska 1982),
edent, having occurred twice during as we do and rejoice in our shared
World War II. In any event, we will first friendships. In honor of Karen and of Archon President

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Gamma Gram News, Events,
 Feedback

Headquarters Staff Updates Whyte Appointed
 In April, bachelor’s at Franklin College, where Educational Director
 Todd Rotgers she joined Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for In April, the
 (Minnesota Women, and her master’s in educa- Archons named
 2011) was tional leadership at the University of the Fraternity’s
 named Assistant Colorado, Colorado Springs. newest Appointed
 Executive
 In May, Joe Roth General Officer,
 Director. Todd
 (Akron 2019) Amelious N.
 has served on
 assumed the Whyte, Jr.
 the Fraternity
 role of Director (Minnesota
staff since 2013, first as Director
 of Chapter Faculty), as
of Education and then as Senior
 Development, Educational Director. Amelious was
Director of Undergraduate Services.
 where he will introduced to Phi Gamma Delta and
In his new role, Todd will continue to
 work most closely initiated as a graduate in 1999 while
oversee chapter conduct, plan the Fiji
 with our colo- serving as the Mu Sigma Chapter’s
Academy and Ekklesia, and provide
 nies and young chapters. He previ- Scholarship Advisor, a role he con-
leadership to the chapter services
team. His new responsibilities include ously worked as a Field Secretary tinued to hold until appointed as
leading the Fraternity’s hazing pre- for one year, traveling the southeast Educational Director. He also served
vention efforts, overseeing advisor region. As an undergraduate Joe as Purple Legionnaire at Mu Sigma
support and taking a larger role in served his chapter in many roles, from 2006-2008, won the Coulter
interfraternal matters and initiatives. including President and Historian, Cup in 2018 and served as a facilita-
 and was Senate Chair of the Student tor for the Fraternity’s Leadership
 Also in April, Government. He earned a B.S. in Institute. Professionally, Amelious is
 Helen Lahrman labor economics with a minor in the Director of Public Engagement
 joined the international politics. for the College of Liberal Arts at the
 Fraternity staff
 Three staff members recently University of Minnesota and has held
 as the Senior
 departed the Fraternity staff. Nick numerous student affairs-related roles
 Director of
 Hawley (Kettering 2017) departed since 1993.
 Chapter Support.
 In this posi- in November 2019 after serving as Amelious was appointed follow-
 tion, she will Director of Growth for one-and-a-half ing the retirement of Bill Bracewell
lead all efforts related to the support, years and as Field Secretary for one (Georgia Faculty) as Educational
resources and services provided to year. Thomas Lovejoy (Oregon State Director in November. Bill served as
our undergraduate chapters and colo- 2014) departed in January after just Educational Director from 1982-1988
nies. Previously, she worked as a Vice over a year as the Director of Graduate and 2001-2019. He served as Archon
President of Campus Operations for Involvement. Alex Cruz (Northern Councilor from 1988-1992, in addi-
the North-American Interfraternity Arizona 2017) departed in May after tion to being a former Section Chief,
Conference (NIC) and as Director serving on the staff for three years, Purple Legionnaire and BCA mem-
of Greek Life at Northeastern first as a Field Secretary and then as ber. He won the Distinguished Fiji
University. Helen earned her Director of Chapter Development. Service Award in 1993. t

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Adapting to the
 COVID-19 Pandemic
 T
 he COVID-19 pandemic has conference. The Fraternity quickly
Chapters & significantly altered how Phi began offering additional resources,
Brothers Adapting Gamma Delta operates, as it
 has for each of our brothers. Each
 pulling from our interfraternal and
 campus partners to help our chap-
to the Pandemic: of our undergraduate chapters was ters adjust. Every chapter was given
 disrupted this spring as colleges access to a Zoom license to main-
 and universities cancelled in-person tain its meetings, educational offer-
 classes. In many cases, students ings and vital chapter functions.
 moved away from campus, with Planned summer events were also
 residence halls and chapter houses significantly altered. The Leadership
 closing for the remainder of the Institute, an immersive program
 spring semester. Traditional spring for up and coming leaders, was
 activities, including Pig Dinners cancelled for 2020. The Summit, a
 Beta Nu at Appalachian State and campus-based philanthropies,
 held their first online broth- workshop for recruitment chairmen
 were postponed or cancelled. Our and new member educators, was
 erhood event in March. The
 Chapter is planning more undergraduate and graduate chap- shifted to a summer-long online
 online events in the future, and ters were suddenly forced to find series. It has not yet been decided
 they will invite graduate broth- ways to connect and carry on their whether the 172nd Ekklesia,
 ers to join as well. activities in other ways. planned for August, will continue
 The International Headquarters was or be altered.
 also forced to alter its operations. While the pandemic has altered
 By mid-March, all travel was halted, how the Fraternity operates, it has
 and staff members began working not disrupted the Phi Gamma Delta
 from home. However, the staff was spirit. Our brothers have responded
 able to respond quickly and shift to our current challenge with cre-
 how support is provided to our ativity and persistence. While cam-
 brothers, with a significant focus on puses may have closed, our chapters
 strategies for keeping brothers con- did not cease their operations. They
 Pi Iota at WPI modified their nected. As an example, while Field adapted. They quickly changed their
 original Humvee Push philan-
 Secretaries could not visit in person, plans to host online philanthro-
 thropy into a virtual Photoshop
 competition. The event raised they began weekly communica- pies, hold Zoom Pig Dinners, and
 over $2,000 for the USO. tion with chapter officers and key continue to recruit and meet (albeit
 volunteers, and they continued their virtually) to stay connected with
 planned visits via phone and video one another.

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We do not know what to expect in through wars, pandemics, reces-
the months ahead, but we know sions and depressions by remaining
that our fraternity can and will committed to our values, adapting,
survive the COVID-19 pandemic and showing persistence to advance
and thrive as it subsides. Flexibility our brotherhood.
and adaptation will be key, par-
 During World War I, 50% of
ticularly with traditional chapter
 our undergraduate membership
operations. Phi Gamma Delta’s staff
 enlisted, and our average chapter
and volunteers are preparing plans
under several different scenarios to size dropped from 20 to just 13.
help our chapters persevere during Newly acquired chapter houses
the unknowns of the coming year were suddenly threatened. It was
 during this time that the Archons, Western Kentucky brothers
and flourish under our new normal,
 under the leadership of Orion Clay Simpson (2012) (left) and
whatever that may be. Tyler Jury (2012) (right) are
 Cheney (New York 1897), cre-
Brothers should be comforted that making COVID-19 face shields
 ated a “Purple Legion” of graduate
many years of astute leadership and in their Louisville-based leather
 brothers “to be charged with the goods business, Clayton &
fiscal responsibility have positioned
 general welfare of [their] chapter” Crume. They made a total of
the International Fraternity to be
 and organized a “National Rushing 585,000 face shields for the
able to continue its important work
 Week,” asking graduate brothers to state of Kentucky.
in supporting our chapters and
volunteers. While campus closures solicit names of prospective mem-
and cascading impacts will present bers. These were both precursors
a financial strain, and the Fraternity to the graduate involvement Phi
will need to make adjustments, our Gamma Delta enjoys today. This
financial position, along with the crisis will no doubt bring about
continued generosity of our gradu- changes to Phi Gamma Delta, but
ate brothers, will ease the burden on those changes will make us stronger
the Fraternity and our undergradu- moving forward.
ate brothers. The foundation of our fraternity
Having just celebrated our 172nd is our belief that Friendship is the Rho Alpha at Virginia Tech
anniversary, we should also be Sweetest Influence. Whether we adapted their Pig Dinner, along
reminded of the resilience Phi face adversity or prosperity, this with traditions such as kissing
Gamma Delta has proven over time. belief will sustain us for years to the Pig, to host brothers and
We have endured and prospered come.t guests virtually.

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Leading the Fight Against
 Hazing

 A
 lthough most chapters do not haze, the recognition that no single action or policy will solve
 practice creeps into our chapters far too often. this problem. Instead, we aim for the cumulative
 Unfortunately, in just over two years’ time, impact of efforts around several key areas.
 the Fraternity has had to close 11 chapters for haz-
 ing, which is why we call it the number one killer of Rethink the Joining Process
 fraternity chapters. Phi Gamma Delta is rethinking how a man “becomes
 There is zero tolerance for hazing in Phi Gamma a Fiji.” This begins with the recruitment process,
 shifting our time of acclimation and evaluation so
 Delta, on the campuses where we operate, and in
 that the new member period is not an excuse to
 society. It is contrary to our values, and it has no
 “weed out” those whom we did not get to know ini-
 place in our fraternity.
 tially. The Fraternity will soon introduce a new New
 While hazing itself is an action, it is rooted in an Member Education program that honors our fore-
 attitude – an attitude that causes some people to do most value of Friendship – focusing first on building
 things to pledges in the fraternity setting that they the foundation of fraternity through productive and
 would never do to their friends or mere acquain- meaningful bonding experiences.
 tances in other settings. The hazing attitude says,
 Later this year the Fraternity will also introduce the
 “These guys want to be Fijis so bad that they will do framework for a continuing member development
 anything I tell them to do.” For some people with program. Too often a brother’s formal development
 that attitude, “anything” might be seemingly innocu- as a Fiji ends at initiation. Our goal is to extend learn-
 ous requirements, but for others, “anything” could ing about the Fraternity and the Ritual throughout a
 include dangerous behaviors involving alcohol, physi- brother’s undergraduate career and relieve the pres-
 cal pain or mental stress. sure to try to teach a man everything about being a
 Here is the reality: No one knows what the “anything” Fiji before he is initiated.
 limit is for any individual. But the hazing attitude –
 “these guys want to be Fijis so bad” – puts pledges’ Increased Training & Education
 well-being and the chapter’s future in the hands of We will provide increased training and educational
 any individual brother. Experience has shown that is opportunities to our New Member Educators and
 too great a risk to bear. chapter officers to explain the Fraternity’s expecta-
 tions regarding education and treatment of new
 Therefore, we invite all those with an interest in the
 members. Beginning last year, all Chapter Presidents
 present and future of Phi Gamma Delta, and their
 and New Member Educators are required to com-
 own chapter, to Join the Fight to eliminate and pre-
 plete online courses and signed agreements prior to
 vent hazing. the start of their New Member Education Program.
 The Fraternity is committed to the elimination Last summer, we launched The Summit, an annual
 and prevention of hazing. Just over a year ago, the conference, to provide training, strategies and tactics
 Archons adopted a new comprehensive Hazing for both new member education and recruitment.
 Prevention Plan. Paramount in this plan is a Additional training and educational resources are

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also provided for our chapter advisors. as well as efforts to establish federal anti-hazing
 And our continued focus on Building Courageous legislation.
 Leaders both challenges and prepares brothers,
 regardless of title or position, to respond with cour-
 Rally All Constituents
 age at that testing point when someone promotes or We look to all stakeholders – including parents and
 engages in hazing. especially graduate brothers – to stand with us and
 Join the Fight against the number one killer of frater-
 Reinforce Hazing's Risks & nity chapters. Hazing and hazers perceive silence as
 Consequences agreement and even permission.
 We will continue our deliberate and direct commu- You may have seen that the Fraternity launched its
 nication to all undergraduate brothers to help them Join the Fight campaign last fall. The campaign con-
 understand the risks and consequences of hazing. tinues, with the goal of giving everyone involved with
 When a chapter is closed for hazing, we inform the our undergraduates meaningful ways to take a stand
 undergraduates of all chapters so they can under- against hazing.
 stand that there are real and painful consequences for If you have not already, we encourage you to take
 chapters that haze. the pledge to Join the Fight against hazing at www.
 We also remind brothers of the consequences that phigam.org/FightHazingPledge.
 individuals may face, including criminal prosecution, One of the strongest preventatives we can have is for
 civil liability, and expulsion from the Fraternity and/ brothers, of all ages and in undeniable numbers, to
 or their school. The Fraternity fully supports interfra- state clearly that they do not support hazing and are
 ternal efforts to strengthen state laws against hazing committed to its elimination. t

 "It is ruining the reputation "I want to end the negative
 I PLEDGED TO and morals of fraternities. It is stigmas of Greek life and
 JOIN THE FIGHT
 AGAINST HAZING
 an issue I take personally and show the new generation
 want to eradicate immediately. how amazing it is to join a
 Every pledge should have a brotherhood." - Anonymous
 fun and personal experience Undergraduate
 with their new brothers, not
 a forceful attack to one's "Hazing has no place in our
 character." - Anonymous brotherhood. It divides rather
 Undergraduate than unites. It is dangerous
 and reflects poorly on all of us,
 "Hazing is anti-brotherhood." - especially in the public eye. We
"Hazing in all forms is Jonathan Espy (Drake 1995) want to create good brothers/
destructive to our fraternity friends, not obedient servants."
 "I want to get rid of the - Anonymous Graduate
and our young men. If Phi stereotype that fraternities
Gamma Delta is going to cause harm to students." - "Hazing doesn’t build
continue to thrive and be a Anonymous Undergraduate brotherhood; it is the very thing
leader among fraternities, we that destroys it." - Ryan Miller
need to eliminate this behavior "Joining a fraternity is more (Grand Valley State 2023)
from our experience." - Archon than just hazing. It's about
President Clark Robertson belonging." - Roger Hansbarger "We are better than that." -
(Nebraska 1982) (California PA 2021) Anonymous Undergraduate

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On 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, OH
6 In September, Alpha
Omicron hosted their 4th
annual Puppy Party, raising
over $1,000 for One of a
Kind Pets, Akron, Ohio's
only no-kill animal shelter.
In January, the Chapter
assisted with the Chili
Open Golf Classic, spon-
sored by the Akron Rotary
Club, for the 30th consecu-
tive year. Brothers volun-
teered over 273 hours to
help raise money for the
Rotary Club, which pro-
vides scholarships for fami-
lies who would otherwise
be unable to afford camp
for their children.
 The Chapter also hosted was awarded the IFC Man Alberta
 their annual Section of the Year Award. | Edmonton, Alberta
 Meeting on February 29.
 Epsilon Alpha participated
 During the meeting, gradu- Alabama in, and won, Alpha Gamma
 ates taught the under-
 graduate members about
 Birmingham Delta Sorority's Pearls &
 | Birmingham, AL Tiaras philanthropy. The
 courageous leadership.
 5 On March 7, broth- Chapter won the event by
 ers from the Alpha Beta collecting the most food
 Alabama Chapter volunteered donations for the local
 | Tuscaloosa, AL food bank and winning the
 with Birmingham Young
 At Alabama's 2020 Greek Democrats to register talent show portion of the
 Excellence Awards, the voters. event.
 Theta Chapter won the The Chapter also partici-
 award for Outstanding pated in and won the Local
 Service & Philanthropy, Greek God & Goddess
 and Mason Lake (2020)

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[ On Campus ]

 received this award for his John Papakalos (2022),
 dedication to community Greg Scholz (2022), Peter
Competition, where broth- semester. Brothers helped service. He led efforts to Relf (2022), Andrew
ers performed a decade by dismantling and remov- promote active citizenship Stuckey (2022) and Griffin
dance throwback. ing tree stands from the and community service in Rettig (2022) were accepted
 surrounding forests. Boone, North Carolina, into the Eller Global Cohort
Allegheny by creating the Active and will be studying abroad
| Meadville, PA Appalachian Citizens of Appalachia, in Portugal this summer.
5 On January 25, Pi State and he helped educate and
Chapter brothers volun- | Boone, NC empower others to support Arkansas
teered with the French the Free Tibet Movement. | Fayetteville, AR
 Justin Marks (2021)
Creek Valley Conservancy Justin also serves his
 received the 2019 Phi Alpha partnered with
Group for their first chapter as Philanthropy
 Community Impact Award Arkansas' IFC fraternities
"Service Saturday" of the Chairman.
 from the University. Justin to support the local Police
 5 Beta Nu hosted their Department after one of
 inaugural Kickball for the their police officers was
 Kids, a philanthropic kick- killed. All 14 fraternities
 ball tournament. The event provided breakfasts and
 raised over $2,500 for the dinners and demonstrated
 Western Youth Network in other acts of kindness for a
 Boone, North Carolina. whole week to support law
 enforcement.
 Arizona
 | Tucson, AZ Auburn
 3 During the fall 2019 | Auburn, AL
 semester, Upsilon Alpha Alpha Upsilon will begin a
 raised over $9,000 for the chapter house renovation
 USO by hosting mul- project that will add more
 tiple philanthropy events, housing units and a new
 including a car smash, chapter room and porch
 flag football tournament and update the front half of
 (pictured) and inflatable the house. 4
 jousting.

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[ On Campus ]

 List recipient for three con- During the fall 2019 semes-
 secutive semesters. ter, the Chapter initiated 30
 brothers, which is the most
 Baylor in the Chapter's history.
 | Waco, TX Additionally, the Chapter
 The Kappa Chapter hosted donated several pumpkins
 their 16th annual Fiji to the children at the Boise
 Fright Night philanthropic State Children's Center.
 event. Fright Night is a
 haunted house style experi- Bowling Green
 ence that benefits the USO. | Bowling Green, OH
 Beta Gamma hosted the
 Boise State Sweetheart Competition,
 | Boise, ID raising $2,500 for the USO
 6 Beta Psi was awarded in just two days. Seven
Austin Peay services hours. Former Chapter of the Year for the women competed by rais-
| Clarksville, TN Chapter President second consecutive year ing money in various ways,
 Michael Jessup (2020) and won the Intellectual including a bake sale, social
5 Several Alpha Psi was named Outstanding media fundraisers and a
brothers attended APSU's Development, Leadership
 Chapter President. J.T. Development, Brotherhood talent competition. The
Ziegler Leadership Forum Wengilkowski (2021) won Excellence and Ritual bake sale alone raised over
in February. Outstanding New Member. Integration awards. $900.
 And Chapter President Connor Johnson (2020)
Ball State William Gilbert (2022) won the University's
 Additionally, the Chapter
| Muncie, IN attended their Section
 received the Outstanding Fraternity Man of the Year Meeting on February
Beta Sigma held their 2nd Greek Leader Award, hav- award. Connor is the IFC 29. During the meeting,
annual Haunted House ing served in many leader- President and was the for- graduate brothers taught
philanthropy event, raising ship positions within the mer Recording Secretary the undergraduates about
approximately $1,000 for Chapter and being a Dean's for his chapter. courageous leadership. The
the USO. Every brother
worked in the haunted
house.
The Chapter's house mom,
Debbie "Mom" Woodfin,
passed away due to com-
plications from multiple
myeloma. Debbie was
involved with the Chapter
since its founding in 1999.
During the University's
Greek Awards, several
brothers won individual
awards. Alex St. John
(2022) received the Service
Award by completing
over 500 community

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event was hosted by Alpha
Omicron at Akron.

California
Berkeley
| Berkeley, CA
4 During the winter,
Delta Xi hosted the inau-
gural Mile for Mental
Health event. The event is
designed to raise aware-
ness for mental illness and
provide support, educate
the public and advocate for California Davis up a church in the local Additionally, one of the
policies that support people | Davis, CA community. musicians who performed
with mental illness and at the festival was Dennis
 During the fall 2019 semes-
their families.
 ter, Delta Chi was #1 in Case Western Wong (2007).
During the spring 2020 grades with a 3.127 GPA. Reserve
semester, Clay Fudurich | Cleveland, OH Central Florida
(2021), Matt Dixon | Orlando, FL
(2021), Rusty McDonough California of PA Xi Deuteron hosted their
 | California, PA annual Fiji Howl Fest, an Omega Phi volunteered
(2021) and Will O'Connor with Fleet-Farming
 6 In October, Chi Rho electronic music festival
(2021) studied abroad in Orlando by planting crops
 brothers helped clean that raises money for the
Budapest, Hungary. for an impoverished neigh-
 Pancreatic Cancer Action
 Network (PanCAN). The borhood so the residents
 Chapter sold 300 tickets to would have organic food
 the fest and raised nearly and spices to eat.
 $2,000, which was donated
 in honor of Hugh Marshall Chapman
 (Graduate Initiate 2001), | Orange, California
 who passed ad astra in June 6 Omega Chi par-
 2018 at the age of 65 after ticipated in the C.A.R.E.S.
 battling pancreatic cancer. (Creating A Rape-Free 4

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[ On Campus ]

Environment for Students) money for the USO. And
Clothesline Project event they partnered with
on November 13. The Habitat for Humanity
Chapter participated by (HfH) to host a cornhole
setting up the event, help- tournament, raising money
ing hang over 800 T-shirts for both HfH and the USO.
(which were created by 4 During the spring 2020
students, faculty and staff) semester, the Colony wel-
on clothes lines throughout comed 11 new members.
campus.
 Additionally, the Colony
 has been involved in com-
Christopher munity service through
Newport clean-up projects at local
| Newport News, VA beaches and assisted living
The Delta Colony has communities.
hosted two major phi-
 for outstanding recruit- Coastal Carolina
 ment during the fall 2019 | Conway, SC
lanthropy events since Cincinnati semester.
their founding in spring | Cincinnati, OH From November 11-15, Mu
2019. The Colony hosted Beta hosted a philanthropy
a Fraternity Feud, raising
 The Chi Omicron Chapter Clemson week to raise money for
 was recognized by the IFC | Clemson, SC the USO. Throughout the
 3 Twenty Chi Alpha week, the Chapter held
 brothers volunteered to several events, including
 clean up the community a sand volleyball tourna-
 during the University's ment, a donut sale and a
 annual Martin Luther King basketball tournament.
 Day of Service.
 The Chapter also donated Colorado School
 flu prevention supplies of Mines
 to the Pickens County | Golden, CO
 Elementary School in
 February.
 6 The Gamma Kappa
 Chapter received sev-
 eral awards at the FSL

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 Florida State
 | Tallahassee, FL
 Phi Sigma participated
 in the University's Dance
 Marathon, a weekend-
 long event supporting
 the Children's Miracle
 Network. The Chapter
 was recognized for rais-
 ing $30,000, the most of
 raising $2,500 for the Beau any Greek organization on
 Stanley (2022) Scholarship. campus.
 The University started
 the scholarship after Beau
 passed ad astra in April
 Gettysburg
Greek Awards Banquet. Connecticut 2019 in a car accident.
 | Gettysburg, PA
The Chapter received the | Storrs, CT This school year, the Xi
Golden Impact Award 5 Tucker Robbins Chapter raised $7,244 for
and the Chapter Advisor Sigma Kappa broke the (2021), former Chapter
 University's Huskython the William Templeton
Award, recognizing President, was elected Foundation for Young
Purple Legionnaire Thorn fundraising record, rais- President of the SGA.
 ing over $16,000 for the People's Mental Health and
Svendsen (2011). Also, a breast cancer foundation.
 Connecticut Children's
Doyle Smith (2021) and
 Hospital. Embry-Riddle
Doug Meredith (2020) | Daytona Beach, FL
were awarded Most 5 The Chapter also raised Hanover
 In November, Epsilon Rho | Hanover, IN
Spirited Greek Member $11,500 for a summer camp
 raised over $20,000 for the During the fall 2019 semes-
and Greek Scholar, for kids with serious illness
 USO through their Islander ter, the Tau Chapter was #1
respectively. through their Carving for
 Philanthropy Week. in grades with a 3.32 GPA.
The Chapter was also #1 in Camp philanthropy. This
 broke the University's Spencer Helsing (2021)
grades during the fall 2019
semester with a 3.42 GPA. fundraising record for an spent the spring 2020 Idaho
 individual philanthropy. semester abroad in | Moscow, ID
 Prishtin, Kosovo. Spencer
Colorado State Cornell is a Homeland Security On March 7, Mu Iota held
| Fort Collins, CO major and a member of the their 100th anniversary Pig
 | Ithaca, NY Dinner. Over 500 graduate
Phi Kappa received the University's Emergency
 Kappa Nu won Cornell's Response Team. brothers and guests trav-
Excellence in Community
 Outstanding Commitment eled back to participate in
Service & Philanthropy
 to Leadership & the centennial celebrations.
Award for 2019. The
 Accountability Award - Evansville
Chapter volunteered 1,105 | Evansville, IN
hours of community ser- Interfraternity Council at Illinois
 the Sorority & Fraternity Epsilon Iota's intramural | Urbana-Champaign, IL
vice during the fall 2019
 2019 Awards Ceremony. basketball team won the
semester alone. On September 28, 35 Chi
 campus championship.
The Chapter also tied for Iota brothers and new
3rd among IFC chapters for
 East Carolina The Chapter was also #1 members volunteered with
 | Greenville, NC in grades for the fall 2019 UI's Student Ambassadors
grades with a 3.1 GPA.
 Pi Nu hosted their 5th semester with a 3.51 GPA. to help clean up campus.
 annual Phi Gam Day Jam, In October, the Chapter 4

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hosted the Fiji Fall Fest. in the state. Zeta received
The Chapter raised $5,000 the Beta Cup, as the most
for the USO, and 18 soror- outstanding chapter,
ity teams participated. for the second consecu-
Additionally, in August tive year, and they won
the Chapter hosted the the Most Outstanding
34th annual Tom Jump Recruitment, Community
Memorial Fiji Open at the Service and Campus
Carriage Greens Country Involvement awards. And
Club in Darien, IL. The Holden Jastremski (2020)
event consisted of an won Most Outstanding
afternoon of golf, followed Member.
by pizza and brotherhood. 6 The Chapter also
There were 70 broth- won several awards at
ers (from the classes of the University's Greek
1969-2021) in attendance, Assessment & Awards Additionally, during the fall Feed My Starving Children
including 42 graduate and Program. They won the 2019 semester, the Chapter by preparing and packing
16 undergraduate golfers. Chapter of Excellence was #1 in grades with a meals that were delivered
 Award (the most prestigious 3.448 GPA. to those in need.
Indiana award), the Chapter Alumni 5 The Chapter also par-
| Bloomington, IN Relations Award and the Iowa ticipated in the University's
 Chapter Civic Engagement | Iowa City, IA Dance Marathon, which
On February 8, the Zeta
 Award. Chris Johnson During Thanksgiving supports pediatric patients
Chapter attended Indiana
 (2020) was named Chapter break, the Mu Deuteron and families affected by
State Day with the other
 President of the Year. Chapter volunteered at cancer. Brothers raised
eight Phi Gam chapters

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$23,288, breaking their through their annual Kent State Kentucky
fundraising record. PUSH event, where teams | Kent, OH | Lexington, KY
 of eight pushed a 5,000-
 This semester, Kappa 6 On February 29, 10
IUPUI pound Humvee.
 Upsilon Colony set a Upsilon Kappa broth-
| Indianapolis, IN community service goal ers participated in the
During the fall 2019 semes- Kansas State of 15 hours per brother. University's Dance Blue, a
ter, Iota Pi raised $5,000 to | Manhattan, KS Most brothers have already dance marathon support-
support the USO. Chi Deuteron received reached their service goal. ing the Pediatric Center at 4
The Chapter also won the IFC's Change Maker
the University's annual Award as the fraternity
Regatta Race, a canoe race that has shown the most
on the White River in improvement over the past
Indianapolis. calendar year. The Chapter
 made numerous improve-
Finally, the Chapter was #1 ments throughout the year,
in grades for the fall 2019 which resulted in 100%
semester with a 3.164 GPA. new member retention and
 building brotherhood. They
Johns Hopkins also received the Purple
| Baltimore, MD Circle Award in recogni-
5 Beta Mu raised over tion of these achievements.
$2,000 for the USO

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Albert Chandler Hospital.
The event raised over $2
million.
The Chapter also held their
first brotherhood ski trip at
Perfect North in Indiana.

Knox
| Galesburg, IL
4 Gamma Deuteron
brothers set a goal to raise
$1,200 for the St. Baldrick's
Foundation. Not only did
the Chapter exceed their
goal by raising over $3,300,
brothers also shaved their
heads to fully participate in
the fundraiser.

Loyola New
Orleans Maine Conference in Baltimore, 2019 Intramural Football
 | Orono, ME Maryland with brothers Championship.
| New Orleans, LA from the Quinnipiac and
 Hunter McDonough
6 On January 26, Delta
 (2020), Chapter President
 William & Mary chapters. Mississippi State
Colony brothers volun- | Starkville, MS
 and IFC VP of Finance,
teered at the Youth Run
 and Sam Burgoyne (2020), Miami The Sigma Mu Chapter
NOLA in Joe Brown Park. | Oxford, OH
 IFC VP of Philanthropy, received the Excellence in
The Colony was #1 in attended the Northeast On March 1, Mu Leadership Award at the
grades for the fall 2019 Greek Leadership Upsilon traveled to the Ritter Awards for Greek
semester with a 3.081 GPA. Association's Annual International Headquarters Life ceremony. And former
 in Lexington for their ini- Chapter President Seth
 tiation ceremony. Male (2020) was elected to
 the Greek Hall of Fame.
 Michigan State In February, the Chapter
 | East Lansing, MI celebrated their 50th
 Epsilon Lambda has part- Anniversary Pig Dinner.
 nered with the Salvation Over 230 graduate broth-
 Army of Lansing (SAL) to ers returned to attend the
 do community service. The event. Executive Director
 Chapter volunteers with Rob Caudill also attended
 the SAL every Wednesday as the guest speaker, and
 by unloading food trucks the Chapter presented him
 and preparing food pack- with his own cowbell.
 ages for those in need. In March, the Chapter
 The Chapter also won the partnered with the Beta
 Upsilon Chi Christian

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 a Colleges Against Cancer was named after Missouri
 (CAC) chapter at MSU. basketball coach Brad Loos'
 Cooper was inspired by his six-year-old daughter,
 mother, who has survived Rhyan, who was diagnosed
 cancer twice. Since its with a rare spinal cancer
 establishment, the CAC at the age of two. Thirty
 Chapter held a member- brothers volunteered
 ship drive and started at the event during the
 various support groups halftime show (pictured),
 for students affected by and the Chapter raised
 cancer. They also started a over $10,000, bringing the
 fundraising campaign this University's total to over
 spring, raising $32,000 to $80,000.
 go towards cancer research Also, Chris Hurt (1988)
 and supporting patients. and the Build-A-Bear
 Workshop donated 300
 Missouri bears to be sold at the
 | Columbia, MO game.
 6 The Chi Mu Chapter
Fraternity to host Breakfast underprivileged children
 participated in the Missouri Kansas
for Brickfire, a philan- in the Starkville commu-
thropy event benefitting nity. The event raised over
 University's annual fun- City
 draiser basketball game, | Kansas City, MO
the Brickfire Mentoring $3,000.
 called Rally for Rhyan The Delta Colony was #1
Project. Brickfire provides 5 During the fall (RfR). RfR supports pedi- in grades for the fall 2019
afterschool care, tutor- 2019 semester, Cooper atric cancer research and semester with a 3.31 GPA. 4
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Missouri State
| Springfield, MO
4 Psi Mu won the IFC
flag football champion-
ship, beating the Sigma Pi
Fraternity 13-12.

Montevallo
| Montevallo, AL
Jacob Heath was selected
as one of the University's
2020 Orientation Leaders.

Nebraska
| Lincoln, NE
Lambda Nu received three
PRSA Nebraska 2019
Paper Anvil Awards. The
Chapter's recruitment
 relations and communica- North Carolina North Carolina
 tions professionals.
campaign received the State Wilmington
Award of Excellence: Brand | Raleigh, NC | Wilmington, NC
Management and Award
 North Alabama On February 16, Nu Sigma Pi Chi hosted their largest
 | Florence, AL
of Merit: Community brothers donated $50 to Fiji Islander Experience
Relations, and their mem- 6 On November 1, Phi compete in Delta Zeta philanthropy event to date.
bership and awareness Upsilon sold hot chocolate Sorority's Hoops for Held on February 28 at the
video received the Award on campus to raise money Hearing basketball com- Brooklyn Arts Center, the
of Excellence: Video. PRSA for the USO. petition, which supports event featured a perfor-
is the society for public the Starkey Hearing mance by the Blue Footed
 Foundation. The brothers Boobies, a local psyche-
 played five games through- blues duo. The Chapter
 out the day and won the sold out the event, selling
 competition, winning a over 750 tickets. The pro-
 $250 donation to their ceeds benefit the Indo Jax
 philanthropy of choice, the Surf Charities.
 USO.
 The Chapter also part- North Texas
 nered with the Pi Beta Phi | Denton, TX
 Sorority, raising $2,855 Nu Tau recently held their
 for the University's Dance Phi Gamma Melta philan-
 Marathon, which supports thropy event. The Chapter
 pediatric cancer research. sold grilled cheese sand-
 10 brothers danced in the wiches and tomato soup at
 marathon on February 22. their chapter house, raising
 Brothers also wrote let- $292 for Denton County
 ters to cancer survivors Friends of Family. The
 throughout the event.

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Chapter also donated their (2020) won the Pace
leftover food. Setters Award from OSU's
 College of Business. The
Northeastern award recognizes students
| Boston, MA who achieve at high levels,
 both inside and outside of
On February 15, Nu
 the classroom, and is given
Eta hosted 17 graduate
 to just 1% of the under-
brothers, nine of whom
 graduates in the school.
were recent graduates of
Northeastern. The Chapter 4 Brothers from the
looks forward to hosting Omicron Deuteron
more events for graduate Chapter participated in the
brothers in years to come. University's BuckeyeThon,
 a dance marathon, from
 February 7-8. BuckeyeThon
Ohio is an annual student- Delta Gamma Sorority's philanthropic efforts and
| Athens, OH
 run philanthropy event, Anchor Bowl, a flag foot- inclusivity.
6 Pictured (L-R): Logan which raises money for ball philanthropy event.
Harding (2021), Noah
Wagner (2022) and
 the Children's Miracle Brothers also volunteered Old Dominion
 Network Nationwide at local food banks and at | Norfolk, VA
Andrew Willett (2023) Children's Hospital in Big Brothers Big Sisters
participated in IMPACT, a Mimo Daniel (2021), Wolf
 Columbus. This year, throughout the semester.
two and a half day campus- Kerat (2019) and John
 the brothers raised over
based leadership institute Eldredge (2020) volun-
held by the NIC (North
 $11,000, bringing the Oklahoma State teered with the Vets on
 University's overall total to | Stillwater, OK
American Interfraternity Track Foundation, helping
 over $1.6 million.
Conference). 6 Caileb Booze (2020) furnish the homes of veter-
 was recently elected IFC ans in need.
 Ohio Wesleyan President. As the first
Ohio State | Delaware, OH
| Columbus, OH
 African American elected Oregon
 This fall, Theta Deuteron to the role on campus, his | Eugene, OR
Jimmy Franklin (2020) participated in and won main goals are to foster
and Josh Rademacher On November 22, the
 unity among the Greek
 Epsilon Omicron Chapter
 community, to bolster
 and the Sigma Nu
 Fraternity partnered with
 Food for Lane County to
 host the inaugural Fall
 Fest to Smash Hunger. The
 event raised over $6,400 to
 support families in Eugene
 that cannot afford their
 own Thanksgiving meals.
 The Chapter also moved
 back into their chapter
 house at the beginning of
 the school year. The house
 was originally purchased in 4

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the late 1970s and was last raise money to build wells
occupied by the Chapter in in developing countries.
1998. The Chapter hosted their
 annual Haunted House to
Oregon State raise funds for the chil-
| Corvallis, OR dren of Jackson Street
4 On October 26, Kappa Youth Shelter (JSYS). The
Omicron participated in theme was asylum, so the
the OSU Christian Center's Chapter converted their
2nd annual Corvallis entire house into a haunted
Walk4Water. Brothers asylum. Tickets were sold
and other OSU students for $5, and all the proceeds
walked four miles, round- were donated to JSYS.
trip, from Avery Park to Additionally, brothers went
the Willamette River to fill to Devils Lake, Oregon, for
jugs of water. The journey their annual Brotherhood
simulated the average dis- Retreat in January, and the
tance people in developing intramural wiffleball team Dance Marathon (THON) over $84,000, bringing the
countries walk every day to won the championship, on February 21-23. THON University's total to $11.7
collect water for their fami- after placing second last is a 46-hour no-sitting-or- million.
lies. The University's goal is year. sleeping event benefiting
to raise $7,500 to drill one the Four Diamonds Fund, Pittsburgh
well in Haiti or Zimbabwe. a nonprofit that supports | Pittsburgh, PA
Walk4Water is a program
 Penn State children and families
 | State College, PA Pi Sigma won best chore-
within Healing Hands with all medical expenses
 6 Five Gamma Phi ography at the Greek Sing
International, which holds related to pediatric cancer
 brothers danced in PSU's 2020 with their partners,
events all over the U.S. to care. The brothers raised

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Kappa Kappa Gamma ramp, and they helped clear Quinnipiac Greek Leadership
Sorority and Tau Kappa the remains of a previ- | Hamden, CT Association's Annual
Epsilon Fraternity. ous structure so two new Conference in Baltimore,
 homes can be built for Eta Chi is planning their
 Maryland.
 3rd annual Not Just for
Purdue families in the program.
 One event, which supports
| West Lafayette, IN The Chapter will be rein- various cancer research Rhode Island
During the fall 2019 semes- stating their Fiji Putt-Putt charities. | South Kingstown, RI
ter, Lambda Iota helped philanthropy event. The 5 During the spring
 event will be held at the The Chapter also has
Habitat for Humanity with volunteered over 500 com- 2020 semester, Kappa Rho
several projects as a part chapter house, and pro- has volunteered with the
 ceeds will be donated to munity service hours in the
of their partnership. They past year. University's Coastal Society
helped build a wheelchair Habitat for Humanity. by cleaning local beaches.
 3 Pictured (L-R):
 Hunter McDonough The Chapter also has
 (Maine 2020), Chapter hosted several philan-
 President and IFC VP of thropy events. They
 Finance, Sam Burgoyne raised over $800 for the
 (Maine 2020), IFC VP Autism Speaks Foundation
 of Philanthropy, Hugh through their Spring Rush
 Sokolski (2021), Recording T-Shirt Sale. And they
 Secretary and IFC VP, partnered with the Zeta
 Stefan Dennis (William Tau Alpha Sorority for a
 & Mary 2021), IFC VP of Valentine's Day Carnation
 Health & Wellness, and Sale, raising $800 for Breast
 Luke Scarano (William & Cancer Awareness and the
 Mary 2021), IFC President, American Red Cross. 4
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Rose-Hulman and Garrett was named a PFL provides individu- basketball tournament.
| Terre Haute, IN Division III All-American als and organizations the Brothers assisted by setting
 for the third year in a row. resources to motivate and up and breaking down the
Garrett Wight (2020) inspire others in the area
 Noah Thomas (2021) is the event, keeping score and
and Brett Tuttle (2022) of self-esteem, positive
 first software engineering cheering at the games.
were named the Heartland thinking and goal setting
Collegiate Athletic intern at Zotec Partners. On February 22-23, several
 Through this internship, so they can realize their undergraduate and gradu-
Conference Offensive dreams. The Foundation
Player of the Week and Noah has contributed to ate brothers attended the
 developing software solu- was created in memory of third annual Texas FIJI
Special Teams Player of the Dave Musikant (1989),
Week, respectively, for their tions for a national health- Summit in College Station,
 care client that will simplify who passed ad astra in Texas.
play in Rose-Hulman’s 2004 after a long battle with
win over Manchester on the health care process for
 brain cancer.
September 28. Additionally, customers. South Carolina
Garrett and Brett have been | Columbia, SC
on the Dean's List every Rutgers Sam Houston
 Mu Lambda was named
quarter during their under- | New Brunswick, NJ State 2019 IFC Chapter of
graduate career. Nu Beta has been work- | Huntsville, TX the Year by the office of
Corey Vincent (2020) ing with Kurt Fauerbach 5 On February 22, Fraternity & Sorority Life.
and Garrett Wight were (1989) and Chris Allen the Sigma Eta Chapter
 The Chapter also collected
selected to the NCAA (1988) to raise money for partnered with Special
 over 700 pairs of shoes and
Division III Academic All- their organization, Positive Olympics Texas and
 donated them to Soles 4
District VII football team, For Life Foundation (PFL). Livingston Middle
 Souls.
 School to support a local

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Southern
Methodist
| Dallas, TX
4 After a tornado hit the
North Dallas community
in the fall, 10 Delta Tau
brothers went to the area to
help people clean up their
yards.

Tennessee
| Knoxville, TN
Kappa Tau paired with
Best Buddies during
Homecoming week.
Brothers and Best Buddies
members played a bas-
ketball tournament on
Monday, had a Halloween
party on Tuesday and com- Texas
peted in a dance competi- | Austin, TX
tion on Thursday.
 4 Tau Deuteron hosted
The Chapter also par- Parents Weekend at
ticipated in UT's annual the chapter house on
Big Orange Give, a Greek November 9-10.
challenge philanthropy
event. The Chapter won
the competitions for most
 Texas San
dollars raised and most Antonio
donations collected , with | San Antonio, TX
over $12,000 raised from During spring 2019, the
192 donors. The University Sigma Alpha Colony hosted
granted the Chapter $5,000 a Donate Life event, reg-
as a reward for winning istering 170 individuals as
both competitions. organ donors. The Colony Christian 1989), who had brother from the Chapter
 was recognized with the a double lung transplant in to be inducted into Order
Tennessee Tech Edward A. Gulewitz Award 2014. of Omega.
| Cookeville, TN for the Promotion of Organ
 Donation at the 2020 Fiji
Following the tornado that
 Academy because of this
 Toronto Virginia Tech
struck Nashville and the
 accomplishment. The
 | Toronto, ON | Blacksburg, VA
surrounding area in early Levi Hill (2022) was In October, Rho Alpha held
 award was presented by
March, Theta Tau brothers inducted into Order of a food drive for Feeding
 Kevin Lee, Vice President
volunteered at food shelters Omega, which represents America at the local Kroger
 of Community Engagement
and cleaned up debris in the top 5% of Greek leaders store. They donated over
 at Mid-America Transplant,
the most damaged areas. at Toronto. Levi is the fifth $170 worth of canned food 4
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plus additional donations Wabash Washington Wayne State
by customers. | Crawfordsville, IN | Seattle, WA | Detroit, MI
On November 24, 2019, the 5 On February 24, broth- During the fall 2019 semes- 6 On September 30,
Chapter once again part- ers from the Psi Chapter ter, the Sigma Tau Chapter Delta Mu hosted the FIJI
nered with the Omicron participated in an annual was #1 in grades with a 3.6 Petting Zoo philanthropy
Chapter at Virginia for fundraising banquet hosted GPA. event to raise money for
their annual Run Across by the Heroes New Hope
Virginia, supporting the Foundation (HNHF).
Jimmy V. Foundation HNHF is a nonprofit that
(JVF). This year, 24 under- organizes hunting and
graduates ran the game fishing trips for wounded,
football nearly 100 miles blinded or otherwise
relay-style, and the Chapter injured veterans and their
raised $12,000 for JVF. families. This is the sec-
Also, during the spring ond consecutive year the
2020 semester, the Chapter Chapter donated to HNHF,
welcomed 36 new mem- with over $1,000 donated
bers, the largest new mem- to date.
ber class in the Chapter's
history.

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the Michigan Humane Garrett Edmonds (2021)
Society (MHS). The petting was elected IFC VP of
zoo included sheep, alpaca, Recruitment.
ducks, a mini cow, etc. The
Chapter collected dona- Western Michigan
tions and sold chips and | Kalamazoo, MI
water and food cups to feed
 On January 25, brothers
the animals to raise money
 participated in WMU's
for the MHS.
 Futsal Tournament, raising
The Chapter also raised over $400 for the Aspiras
$179 to donate to the Foundation. Aspiras is a
Australian Red Cross to nonprofit organization
assist those affected by the that uses soccer as a tool
wildfires in Australia. to raise awareness, educate
Michael Paniccia (2023) and empower communities
was elected social media in the Dominican Republic.
correspondent for the IFC. The Chapter also hosted the check and many toys. Cubs. Pictured (L-R):
Michael is one of the first Rent-a-FIJI, raising over
 5 On January 25-26, Trevor Wheeler (2021),
members of the University's $3,500 for the Bronson
 six brothers in the Sports Ben Lemanski (2022),
IFC, which the Delta Mu Children's Hospital in
 Business Association Sean Murray (2022),
Chapter helped establish. February. And several
 attended a front office Brady Brown (2021), Jake
 brothers went to the hos- Parillo (2023) and Travis
Western pital to personally drop off workshop with the Chicago
 Leonardi (2021). 4
Kentucky
| Bowling Green, KY
4 Bike4Alz, the Chi Eta
Chapter's philanthropy,
won WKU's inaugural
Outstanding Student
Excellence Philanthropy
Award. Bike4Alz is an
annual cross-country bike
ride that raises money and
awareness for Alzheimer's
research.
The Chapter participated
in Alpha Omicron Pi
Sorority's Striking Out
Arthritis, a bowling tourna-
ment that raises money for
the Arthritis Foundation.
The Chapter was also #1
in grades with a 3.439
GPA during the fall 2019
semester.

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 has shown the greatest Wisconsin
 improvement over the | Madison, WI
 past academic year. Hall of
 Fame Football Coach Bill Throughout the fall 2019
 Snyder (1962) took note semester, Mu Chapter
 and wrote a handwritten brothers volunteered by
 letter to congratulate the working the concession
 Chapter. stands at Wisconsin hockey
 games every week. By vol-
 The Chapter was also #1 unteering at these events,
 in grades for the fall 2019 the Chapter was able to
 semester with a 3.28 GPA. collect the concession stand
 proceeds. The Chapter
 Annual Conference in
 William Woods used the proceeds to start
5 Nick Bsharah (2021) | Fulton, MO Meads Scholarship, named
attended the AFLV Baltimore, Maryland with after Michael Meads, who
 Hunter McDonough During the fall 2019 semes-
Central Conference in passed away last year. The
 (Maine 2020), Sam ter, the Kappa Chi Chapter
Indianapolis, Indiana on goal of the scholarship is
 Burgoyne (Maine 2020) was #1 in grades with a
January 30-February 2. to help people in Michael's
 and Hugh Sokolski 3.21 GPA.
Pictured: 25 brothers, repre- hometown pay for their
senting more than 20 chap- (Quinnipiac 2021).
ters, at the AFLV Central
Conference. William Jewell
 | Liberty, MO
William & Mary 4 Zeta Phi's Chapter
| Williamsburg, VA President invited all under-
Stefan Dennis (2021), IFC graduate members and
VP of Health & Wellness, graduate brothers to the
and Luke Scarano (2021), chapter house to celebrate
IFC President, attended winning 2nd place in the
the Northeast Greek Condon Cup. The Condon
Leadership Association's Cup is awarded to the
 Phi Gam chapter which

 Recommend a Member
 The recruitment of quality men remains essential to the success of Phi Gamma Delta and
 is the most important area of operation for each of our chapters. If you know a man who
 would be an asset to Phi Gamma Delta, we ask that you complete the recommendation
 form at www.phigam.org/ReferAFriend. The information you submit will be forwarded to
 the appropriate chapter, so that the brothers can provide useful information to the man
 you have recommended. If you have any additional comments, please contact Jake Lueck,
 Director of Expansion, at jlueck@phigam.org.

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