
Sound learning is one of three cardinal principles upon which this fraternity was founded. As Scholarship Chair of the California Alpha Chapter, I plan to further enhance the importance of this value by continuing the weekly study nights at the chapter house as well as the study rooms available to us in the library. Study nights are not just important for brothers to assist and receive assistance from their peers but also for brothers and new Phikeia members alike to bond. On top of the weekly study nights, I plan on continuing the collection of old test materials. These old exams are another resource for brothers and pledges to use to enhance their studies. Having hard copies of test materials are great, but an additional feature I want to add to this test collecting program is creating an online database where old exams can be found at the Cal Alpha Chapter’s website. An online database will allow easy access to the past exams making this resource more accessible for brothers and pledges that live outside the chapter house. Lastly, I plan on expanding our scholarship program that will not only grant scholarship money to brothers and pledges that demonstrates excellence in sound learning, but also to incoming freshmen and transfers. Through this program we

can provide both an incentive for students to thrive in their academics as well as get our fraternity name across to incoming students. Hope-fully with the continuation and the establishment of these programs, Phi Delta Theta can continue to improve on its respected academic record and be recognized as the fraternity with one of the top GPAs.

Yours in the Bond, Andrew Kim # 1364 Scholarship Chair

PHI DELTA THETA

ALPHA STAR

Phi Delta Theta Current

Officers

President

Corey Jacoby #1350

Vice President

Nathan Roberts #1349

Secretary

Alfredo Figueroa #1363

Treasurer

Alex Williams #1326

Alumni Secretary

Glendan Lawler #1360

California Alpha

Association Board of

Directors

President

Adam Garfinkle #1203

Vice President

Drew Roberts #1030

Secretary

Terry Maiken #1060

Treasurer

King Tuck #860

Chapter Advisor

Eric Michal #1307

Directors

Mike Moore #1197

Derek Molnar #1191

Decker Flynn #1139

Corey Jacoby #1350

Scholarship Update

My ELI Experience

It wasn’t surprising to me when I found out that I was one of the only sen-iors attending this year’s Emerging Leaders Institute. What was surprising to me, how-ever, was the amount I learned even after my two and a half years as a member of Phi Delta Theta. Four successful speakers enlightened me as to how to change my daily routine to become more of a leader. Running a 5K around the University of Miami and visiting the original Phi Delta Theta Chapter truly gave me a sense of pride in the history of the fraternity. Fi-nally, working with other members of the fraternity from across the nation and learn-

ing their financial and event planning meth-ods has broadened my views of how the fraternity should be run. Although I am nearing the end of my undergraduate ca-reer, I am thankful that I had the honor to attend this year’s ELI and that it showed me how to be a better Phi. Yours in the Bond, Matt Mueller #1345 Phikeia Educator


As we all know, last semes-ter was one of the most success-ful Rush Weeks that this house has seen. We used the strategies and devices taught at the winter Recruitment Workshop; we, by obeying the IFC’s dry rush policies, were able to improve the quality and impressiveness of our events; and we employed concrete Admission Standards to improve the overall quality of our recruits. With that, we ended up with seven new initiates at the end of the semester.

However, there were some lessons to be learned from Spring rush. The events were sometimes flawed; for example, our Saturday night dry poker night had almost no attendees, since most rushees were out attending non-IFC-recognized frat rush parties. There were other mistakes that cost us money and time, and ultimately I was pulling too much of the weight—leaving my studies and sleep schedule behind—without sufficiently including the broth-ers and encouraging them to participate.

This semester was a com-pletely different story. With some changes to the rush sched-ule, every event had higher-than-expected attendance; our rush schedule hanging in front of the house, instead of a shoddy painted sign, was an official-looking printed banner with large text; one of our pledges, while rushing, said that our events and our image were enough to sell the house completely to him. At Formal Dinner at the end of the week, making my speech to all our brothers and our fifteen awesome new pledges, I didn’t say, ―I’m so glad that all my work has paid off and I met my

goal.‖ I said instead, ―I’m ecstatic that the entire house worked so hard that my goal of ten pledges was far exceeded.‖ At the time of writing this article, I am on top of my studies, well rested, and very impressed (and thankful) that the house was so receptive of my delegation. The brothers dutifully helped at the IFC Greek Life Carnival on Sproul; they handed out cards and sat at the table at the IFC Rush kick-off; and they routinely contacted interested potentials, recruiting without any direct intervention of mine. Finally, perhaps the most important victory of Rush week: none of our new pledges were ―iffy-‖ or ―charity-bids,‖ and their dedication to the house is already evident. Rush was a great way to start the semester, and the results bode very well for the future of the house.

Yours in the Bond, Steven Shuken #1358 Rush Chair

Walk to Defeat ALS by volun-teering, walking, and raising money for the cause in order to honor our Brother, Lou Gehrig. On October 9th, 2011, the Brothers will be heading out to Heather Farm's Park in Walnut Creek, California early in the morning in order to participate in this walk for a great cause by both walking and volunteering. We would be honored if you could help our cause by either

This semester, the Brothers of Phi Delta Theta at the Uni-versity of California, Berkeley are aiming to strengthen qualities of moral rectitude by participating in many different community service and philan-thropic events. Asides from helping out with Rebuilding Together Oakland and Habitat for Humanity, the Brothers plan to participate and have a huge role in the upcoming East Bay

registering as a walker and join-ing us at this amazing event that day, or by making a kind dona-tion to our team, UC Berkeley Phi Delts. Your support is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Michael Nguyen, at (714) 501-3940. Yours in the Bond, Michael Nguyen #1359 Philanthropy Chair

Phi-lanthropic Endeavors

15 Men in the Spotlight

“I’m ecstatic that

the entire house

worked so hard

that my goal of

ten pledges was

far exceeded.”

PHI DE LTA THETA

San Francisco Alumni Club The SF Alumni Club holds a luncheon on the first Friday of every month. Lunch is

served at the famous Schroeder's Restaurant, which is located at 240 Front St. in down-town San Francisco. The lunch is informal and begins at noon. Alumni are encouraged to

attend. The next one will be on October 7th.


ALPHA STAR

As you probably already know, good ol’ Memorial Stadium is under-going some major renovations – earth-quake retrofitting so it doesn’t collapse on us, more seats, more facilities, the whole nine yards. While this is excel-lent news, cranes and bulldozers on a dirt field don’t make for good football, so home games will be at AT&T Park in San Francisco this season. Unfortu-nately, this makes fraternizing before the game and getting there from Berkeley much more difficult than the convenient walk up to Memorial. However, we will still be barbecuing burgers and dogs before the games, and alumni are both welcome and encouraged to come over, have a bite, and hang out with the current broth-ers. We are also discussing tailgates in San Francisco, but logistics make that a little difficult. We haven’t nixed the idea and are trying to come up with a fun and cost-effective solution, so stay

posted for possible news on this front. Housing Corps is also trying to put together a gathering at a bar in San Francisco near AT&T Park before a game or two. Currently it is in the works for the Utah game on October 22nd, but nothing is set in stone yet so please keep a look out for forthcoming information on that. We are open to any and all ideas or suggestions any of you might have for tailgating or any other pre-game functions – please feel free to send me an email at: [email protected]. If you are interested in receiving updates, please send me an email as well. We don’t want a little stadium change to get in the way of having fun on gamedays. Hope to see you all this season, and go Bears!! Yours in the Bond, Nathan Roberts #1349 Vice President

California Golden Bears

Home Schedule 2011

9/3

9/17

10/13

10/22

11/5

11/12

Fresno State

Presbyterian

USC

Utah

Washington State

Oregon State

W 36-21

2:30 pm

6:00 pm

TBA

TBA

TBA

As a reminder, all remaining

home games this year will

be held at AT&T Park in San

Francisco.

Game Day News


Thank You from Cal Alpha

We would like to thank the brothers listed to the right for their generous gifts to the Building fund last semester. We hope that you will consider a contribution to the Cali-fornia Alpha Building Fund as part of your an-nual donations.

PHI DE LTA THETA

Yes!

I would like to make a lasting commitment to the Brothers of Phi Delta Theta, Cal Alpha!

Please accept my donation of:

$500 $200 $100

$____________

Please make your check payable to the California Alpha Association, with a memo entry of ―Building Fund‖

and mail to

California Alpha Association at P.O. Box 4338 Berkeley, CA 94704

594 Mr. Charles F. Gray Jr.

657 Mr. Charles H. Manning Jr.

662 Mr. Richard W. Strong

665 Mr. Paul A. Carothers Jr.

671 Mr. Howard J. Martin Jr.

699 Mr. Charles R. Way

722 Mr, Sydney R. Petersen

741 Mr. Donald F. Dorward

787 Mr. John N. Lawton Jr.

788 Mr. Lee A. Miller

798 Mr. Richard C. O’Rear

803 Mr. Jerry L. Becker

805 Mr. Earl T. Conrad Jr.

875 Mr. Robert C. Weiss

894 Mr. Allen H. Cox III

903 Mr. L. Dieter Voegele

930 Mr. Scott S. Johnston

1026 Mr. Douglas J. Schenk

1030 Mr. Andrew N. Roberts

1036 Mr. David W. Krauter

1050 Mr. Rodney S. Pimentel

1060 Mr. Terrence T. Maiken

1093 Mr. David J. Afinowicz

1125 Mr. Jeffrey T Han

1126 Mr. David C. Levy

1139 Mr. Decker A. Flynn

1203 Mr. Adam Garfinkle


ALPHA STAR

Mark your calendars: the Annual Phi Delta Theta Duck Dinner is right around the corner! We are hoping for a great turnout like last year, so come enjoy a fantastic dinner with your fellow Phi’s. If you plan on attending, please return this form or send an email to [email protected]. We look forward to seeing everybody there.

Yes, I will be attending Duck Dinner. Enclosed is my check for $60.

Entree: Roast Duck Beef Fish

Where: The Faculty Club

When: Thursday, November 17th, 2010

Cost: $ 60

Duck Dinner A Meal for Phi’s of All Ages to Enjoy Together

House Furnishings — Got Junk?

The Chapter house is constantly in need of new supplies and we graciously accept donations of furniture and other equipment in working condition. We

are continually trying to improve the appearance of the house and would gladly accept any donations. If you would like to make a contribution please contact Glendan Lalwer at (510) 541-0070 or at [email protected].

We could use the following:

Kitchen Appliances - Furniture

Electronic Appliances - Tools


Home Improvement up the beautiful late sum-mer weather. The deck is a perfect example of the meaningful ways in which we can improve the chap-ter facility as a place for us all to gather. That deck will stand long after all of us have graduated, and in all likelihood, it will be a place we can take our own future legacies. The next project we are looking to complete is to re-shingle the roof, so as to stop the leaking which has developed. I recently had the good for-tune to speak with some alumni, who in their time in the house were the last

ones to fix the roof. With our numbers increasing and the house thriving, we think that a professionally done roof is a sound investment in the future of Phi Delta Theta. We hope that you, the alumni, also feel this way. All donations are appreciated, no matter the size. Together, we can keep the house beautiful and sound.

Yours in the Bond, Cody Gaynor #1354 House Manager

Thanks to your gener-ous donations, we recently completed construction of a spacious and beautiful redwood deck which encompasses most of the back yard. Huge thanks go out to Brother Decker Flynn, who oversaw not only the planning of the deck, but also its comple-tion. Without him, this fantastic new part of the house might not have come to fruition. Since it has gone in, it has become a tremendous asset to the house. Brothers can con-stantly be found milling about, talking and soaking

Lost Phis

“The deck is a

perfect example of

the meaningful

ways in which we

can improve the

chapter facility as a

place for us all to

gather.”

PHI DE LTA THETA

Please help us locate the following Phis. If you know their current

address, please send it in the enclosed envelope or email it to

[email protected]

Brothers,

Take a close look at the

names on the list. Every year this list becomes smaller. Let’s make

sure that every Phi is found!

Bond # Name 627 Mr. Jack D. Griffith 649 Mr. Gordon W. Nelson 661 Mr. Richard W. Henley 667 Mr. George A. Leatherman Jr. 691 Mr. Ben E. Foster 710 Mr. Ruben L. Navarro 721 Mr. James R. Payne 736 Mr. Nathaniel M. Ball 757 Mr. Robert A. Smith 818 Mr. Donald B. Shea 829 Mr. Donald M. Howard 832 Mr. James D. Rhoades 868 Mr. John B. Nance 897 Mr. William E. Dempsey 918 Mr. Jeffrey M. Brennan 954 Mr. Joseph A. Wharton 957 Mr. Richard A. Potts 959 Mr. Alan C. Doscher 965 Mr. Craig S. Nelson

1128 Mr. Lasse B. Kjelsaas 1159 Mr. John M. Houkom 1267 Mr. Marc L. Shapiro 1314 Mr. Arthur S. Agag 1320 Mr. Charles P. Litchfield


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