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Executive Vice PresidentRobert A. Biggs (Georgia Southern ’76)

Associate Executive Vice PresidentSean S. Wagner (Widener ’02)

Director of Chapter ServicesJonathan C. Rogowski (Miami-Ohio ’11)

Director of Communication and Iron PhiSteven J. Good (Iowa State ’04)

Director of EducationLuke M. Benfield (Mercer ’07)

Director of ExpansionDeMarkco Butler (Monmouth ’10)

Director of Housing and InsuranceMelanie Clayton

Business ControllerTom Paquette

Leadership ConsultantsRobert Wolfley (Southern Indiana ’10)

Michael Boulter (Kettering ’12)

Ryan Schell (Florida State ’12)

David Lopez (Nebraska-Lincoln ’12)

Brandon Clark (Northwest Missouri State ’12)

Andrew Carlson (Syracuse ’12)

Colin Hueser (Iowa State ’13)

Rick Goughneour (Robert Morris ’13)

Ben Putano (Kent State ’13)

Matt Letcher (St. Louis ’13)

Director of Canadian ServicesKeegan Colville (Dalhousie ’11)

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PresidentRobert A. Biggs (Georgia Southern ’76)

President Emeritus and Historian:Robert J. Miller (New Mexico ’50)

Director of Annual GivingJoan M. Schiml

Director of DevelopmentDouglas A. Sweeney

Director of StewardshipLinda R. Brattain

Development OfficersJacob A. Kingdon (Lawrence ’07)

John C. Thompson (Mississippi State ’09)

W. Andrew Cole (Hanover ’11)

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The Scroll Summer 2013 Volume CXXXVI, Number 1

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The Scroll (ISSN 0036-9799) is an educational journal published continuously by the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity since 1876. It is published two times annually in Liberty, Missouri. Third class postage paid at Liberty, Missouri, and at additional offices. Phi Delta Theta provides a life subscription of The Scroll to all of its members through an online edition emailed to members after each issue is published. To ensure that members receive this notification, please send email address updates to [email protected]. A printed version of The Scroll is provided all undergraduate chapters, alumni clubs requesting issues, and members of the True Blue Society. Members can join the True Blue Society for $299 or $189 for Golden Legionnaires. For more information about the True Blue Society, members can visit www.truebluesociety.org.

The Scroll

EditorRob Pasquinucci (Ashland ’93)

Editor EmeritusBill Dean (Texas Tech ’60)

Business ManagerRobert A. Biggs (Georgia Southern ’76)

Editorial Assistant Kelly Derickson

ContributorsJay Langhammer

D.A. Fleischer

Jennifer Taber

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Copyright © 2013 by Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity. Nothing herein may be reproduced without prior permission. Printed in the USA.

On the Cover

Alumnus Ted Lowrie with the 2012 and 2013 Whole Man Scholarship winners, Joel

McVey and Ryan “Kit” Mohler, at Indiana Gamma. Photo copyright ©2012 D.A. Fleischer.

General Council

PresidentChristopher A. Lapple (Cal State-Northridge ’80)

TreasurerRichard E. Fabritius (Kent State ’94)

ReporterJeffrey N. Davis (Southeast Missouri State ’94)

Members at LargeChris W. Brussalis (Allegheny ’87)

Morrison D. “Moe” Stevens (Southern Indiana ’99)

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563705534842Foundation Annual ReportWe have one word for the past year: mo•men•tum. With your generosity, we are well on our way to meeting a number of our 2020 goals. Thank you again for all of your support!

Building Better PhisTurn to page 48 to learn about Shaffers’ gift, read the interview with Brother Ted Lowrie, whose generosity will fund a Whole Man Scholarship (WMS), and meet two WMS winners from Butler University.

Phi RestauranteursWilliam Stitt and Michael McDearman are just two Phis who turned their passion for food into successful businesses. Following their interviews is a directory of restaurants where you can support your fellow brothers who also are culinary minded.

Service to others leads to friendship

07…Stats08…Chapter News24…Club News26…Phi Footnotes34…Phi Sports

Phi Delt Education: A year in review

38…How to: Grill a steak in four steps39…Fraternity News41…Trustees Roundtable:

In their own words

Giving kids a chance

58…Iron Phi: United in the Bond60…Expansion64…True Blue66…Chapter Grand

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T he word “brotherhood” means being there to support your brothers in times of great success as well as times of great sorrow. Brotherhood is more than simply joining a fraternity to make new

friends, to attend chapter events, or to have fun in college. Phi Delt men understand the value of their relationships with their brothers, and the importance of the bond they share with one another.

Phis have proven their loyalty and support by reaching out to other brothers or community members, even if they have not been asked to do so or if their support will go unrecognized. Our men are constantly exceeding expectations and devoting themselves to the brotherhood. Recently, several instances that illustrate the importance of the cardinal principle of Friendship have been brought to our attention here at General Headquarters.

First, Jeff Kungle, an unaffiliated alumnus of the University of Akron, wrote General Headquarters expressing his gratitude for the extreme and unexpected kindness of four Phis from the Ohio Epsilon Chapter. Mr. Kungle’s wife, Penny, is one of six people in the country who has been living with Multiple Sclerosis and ALS. Four Phis, Tyler McCormick, Zach Betscher, Brad Millard and Matt Cavallaro, presented the Kungle family with a monetary gift from the chapter’s philanthropic efforts in their community. Mr. Kungle anticipated that these men would greet Penny hesitantly, but, to his surprise, the Phis, “demonstrated courage and compassion far beyond their age. They listened with curiosity and sympathy while at the same time provided concern and comfort for Penny and [her] family. As if that wasn’t enough, a week later during a ceremony

Service to others leads to friendshipBy Betsy Groton, Communications Intern

Building a Better Brotherhood: Phi Delt 2020

T his summer, I made a visit that most Phis wouldn’t imagine their General Council President would ever make—the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) Fraternity convention. You may wonder why on earth

the SAEs, who are often our inter-fraternal rivals on campus, would want the Phi Delta Theta General Council President at their convention. The answer is simple: They see our success and want to emulate it.

The SAEs, like many fraternities across the Greek world, are looking hard at implementing Alcohol Free Housing; a change we made more than a decade ago. I attended their convention to discuss the successes—and the challenges and objections—we faced with alcohol-free housing. Post-convention, I am sorry to say that SAE did not vote to approve AFH. You may ask why, as I did, since they narrowly missed approving this same initiative at their previous convention in 2011 and they continue to experience many claims and pending lawsuits? Of course, this is a complicated issue for any fraternity as there is certainly opposition to maintaining old hard fought for traditions. SAE will have to sharpen its pencil and find a way to educate underage undergraduates who have a vote to continue to allow illegal drinking in their chapter houses.

I found many parallels with SAE as to the way we both operate our beloved fraternities, and confirmed there are many fine inter-fraternal brothers. As a final note, my inter-fraternal brothers couldn’t have been more gracious to me, extending every courtesy possibly to make me feel welcome. I wish them the best of luck for the safety and success of their fraternity.

I have to tip my hat to previous Council’s for making this courageous move. Change is never easy, as our friends at SAE are experiencing, but the leadership of this organization made a move that continues to pay

dividends. The overwhelming evidence from our experience continues to present a clear case for our policy.

Consider the following:• Since implementing alcohol-free housing, our organization has

undergone tremendous growth in the number of new members. This indicates a renewed demand for a values-based organization from college students.

• Not only has Phi Delta Theta expanded to many new campuses since 2000, we are currently welcomed and sought after by administrations that recognize our Fraternity as a healthy, positive alternative.

• We’ve reduced our insurance premiums as a result of lower claims and better risk management. In 1993, the Fraternity had 21 open liability claims (including lawsuits). As the Alcohol-free Housing Policy was implemented, claims steadily decreased. The money saved from insurance costs has enabled the creation of other educational programming activities designed to enhance the Phi Delt experience.

I have other good news to report as we have less than half of the biennium remaining:• Our Foundation is having an amazing year, and you can read more

about their success, including a first-ever $2 million gift, on page 43. Also highlighted are the hundreds of generous Phis who support the great educational opportunities for our members. I look forward to meeting some of the Whole Man Scholarship winners this summer at the Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute in Oxford.

• Our communication and brand development efforts continue to progress. Later this year, we’ll unveil a new PhiDeltaTheta.org that will allow us to do a better job of telling our story to current and prospective members. We’ll begin filling the pipeline with potential new members through more sophisticated marketing efforts. And, turning to more traditional media, the magazine you now hold was honored by the Fraternal Communications Association as an example of overall excellence when compared with our peers in the Greek world. I really want to thank the entire team who works on the publication, in particular Rob Pasquinucci, Ashland, ’93, Scroll Editor, and Kelly Derickson (and the now-retired Barb Cotterman before her) who do much of the heavy lifting as editorial assistants.

We have many things to be proud of, but there’s still a lot to accomplish in this biennium. The challenges facing the Greek world continue. In the words of Founder Morrision, we must “guard against elation” and be ever vigilant to protect our Fraternity from threats it faces while taking the risks necessary to allow it to grow.Thank you, Brothers, for making me forever proud to be a Phi!

Yours in the Bond,

Christopher A. Lapple (California State-Northridge ’80) General Council President 2012–2014

Ohio Epsilon brothers after working to clean up the Kungle yard and garden, which is a passion of Penny’s. The chapter also helped raise funds to build a wheel chair ramp to enable Penny to access outside and garden. Penny is one of six people in the U.S. to be afflicted with both ALS and MS.

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where Penny was honored and inducted into the Copley High School Hall of Fame, [the Kungle family] was amazed to see members of Phi Delta Theta, Zach Betscher, Tommy Gilbride, Corey DeGirolamo and Joey Mong among those present.” In his email, Mr. Kungle wrote, “It is truly uplifting in today’s social climate to know that there are still such amazing and respectful young men like the ones of Phi Delta Theta.”

Secondly, we received a letter from Kathy Kelly, a woman whose nephew, Tanner, has grown up with autism. Ms. Kelly wrote us in regard to the kindness and camaraderie of Missouri Eta at Missouri Western University. One young man from this chapter, Ethan Kelly, became a friend and a role model for Tanner because of his interest in assisting those with disabilities. At the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge, Ms. Kelly was surprised and truly touched to see not only Ethan, but many of his Phi Delt brothers ready to plunge into the freezing cold water with “Team Tanner” printed across their chests. The Phis also revealed a banner that said “Phi Delts plunge for Tanner.” Ms. Kelly was so thankful for the compassion that these brothers demonstrated towards her nephew, saying, “these men have embraced my family and me and for that I am eternally grateful.” This simple selfless gesture made by the Missouri Eta chapter drastically impacted Tanner’s life and his family’s lives.

Third, we learned that the New York Zeta chapter (Colgate University) had shaved their heads to show their support for a brother who was undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Brother Victor (“Vic”) Krivitski was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in December 2010, and learned that he would need to receive three months of chemotherapy treatments and chest surgery. A geology major, rugby player, member of the Colgate Geological Society, WRCU radio host, and recruitment chair of Phi Delt, Brother Vic was a highly active member on his campus and within Phi

Delta Theta. Throughout his hospital stay over winter break, his brothers visited regularly, and made sure to keep his room crowded with friendship and fond memories. “After a few brothers had shaved their heads, people began realizing what an incredible show of solidarity it would be to grow the movement. When brothers were given the choice to hold on to their luscious locks or support their brother, we didn’t have to think twice,” said chapter president, Andrew Wylie, ’12. According to Wylie, the brotherhood wanted “to show Vic that we were standing with him and further demonstrate that one man is no man.” The New York Zeta brothers exemplified what it truly means to be a member of our fraternal brotherhood.

In addition, an alumnus of the New York Zeta Chapter, William (“Bill”) Baker, ’70, became a good friend to Brother Vic during his time of need. When Baker learned of Vic’s illness, he met the Krivitski family and opened his home to them upon learning of their lengthy commute to the hospital. Baker provided endless support for Vic and his family. They became not so much alumnus and student, but more like roommates and best friends. Baker also helped Vic’s fellow Phis travel to and from the hospital for visits. After Vic’s death, Baker has gone above and beyond any request that we could make of an alumnus, and his selflessness helped the entire chapter in what was a very difficult time. Read more about Baker on page 26.

In March 2013, Ohio Lambda at Kent State raised more than $6,575 at its third-annual “Soberfest,” an alcohol-free “philanthroparty” sponsored by Monster Energy. Traditionally, Ohio Lambda has donated its proceeds—over $11,000—to Iron Phi and the ALS Association. This year, however, the brothers of Ohio Lambda focused their efforts on being their brother’s keeper, and elected to donate the proceeds to Brother Andrew Chewning’s father David, who was recently

diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.In a display of fraternity at its best, members and friends of Minnesota

Beta at Minnesota State University, Mankato sport shaved heads to support the family of Brother Chad Ayshford, whose sister prepared to take her battle with cancer to the next level.

Here at General Headquarters, these stories make us beam with pride that we are a part of such an amazing organization. Your commitment to your brotherhood, the cardinal principles, and your community is remarkable and greatly appreciated. Continue spreading the beliefs of Phi Delta Theta, and never forget that small acts of kindness and friendship can leave a very large impression on the people around you.

Betsy Groton was the spring 2013 communications intern. She is a Miami University Mass Communications graduate.

$1,000The amount Whole Man Scholars receive,

in addition to paid attendance to all Phi Delta Theta conferences.

Percent increase in dollars received by

the Foundation from

2011–2012.

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The amount the Foundation hopes to raise as part of the

Building on the Bond campaign.

25The number of

Whole Man Scholarships funded

by the Shaffer gift.

STATSMissouri Eta at the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge supporting Team Tanner

“It is truly uplifting in today’s social climate to know that there are still amazing and respectful young men like the ones of Phi Delta Theta.”—Jeff Kungle

100The number of fully funded Whole Man Scholarships called for in the Phi Delt

2020 strategic plan.


Chapter News

T he Pennsylvania Omicron Chapter of Shippensburg University came into the 2012–2013 school year with one goal, to strive to be the best fraternity on campus. One would say in the terms of March

Madness, we were the fifteenth seed going into the tournament: true underdogs. In years past, the chapter had struggled on multiple levels: low academics, slim to none philanthropic events, suffering from large amounts of debt, and had encountered multiple close calls of losing the chapter. Entering the fall semester, the Executive Board, headed by President Luke Larson and Vice President Tyler Rosch saw the lack of efforts from the chapter in years past. “We felt it was time for a drastic change in our chapter’s morale, and to strive to be above the standard,” commented Tyler Rosch. The Pennsylvania Omicron Chapter sought out goals with the mindset of “to do what ought to be done.”

Taking successful events from other organizations, teaming up with the sororities on campus, and instilling a goal-oriented strategy were just the building blocks of the success. “It was mind-boggling to think that our

chapter had not established goals for the academic years in the past,” stated Rosch. “What can one strive for in excellence if they do not have a goal to meet?” Our relatively small chapter of 22 active brothers set the goals of 1,000 community service hours, and to raise over $5,000 dollars for the American Cancer Society, Relay For Life. These are some monumental goals for a chapter of this size.

Setting forth on reaching our goals, the chapter co-hosted a Valentine’s Day Ball with the sisters of Alpha Phi at a nearby nursing home, and collaborated with the sisters of Delta Zeta to raise the most money in the history of Relay For Life on campus. The chapter in a combined effort raised $5,895 for the American Cancer Society through a simple fundraising technique called, “canning.” Canning is where individuals stand on corners of busy intersections with signs and buckets, collecting money from traffic in the area. “We would raise anywhere from $500 to $1,000 dollars in a four hour block,” said Philanthropy Chairman, Josh Meyers, “it was awesome to see how generous people would be when the money went to a good cause.

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Cancer survivors would donate anywhere up to $20 dollars.” Raising this significant amount of money showed that our chapter is a force with which to be reckoned.

On Monday, April 29, 2013, Shippensburg University held the Greek Life Awards Ceremony in the Tuscarora Room where Phi Delta Theta was named, “Fraternity of the Year.” This was not the only award the chapter accepted on this day; others included excellence in academics and philanthropy. A chapter member received the title, “Fraternity Man of the Year,” [Tyler Rosch]. “It is fitting that the Fraternity Man of the Year is a brother of the Fraternity of the Year,” stated Tyler following the awards ceremony.

Where will the Pennsylvania Omicron Chapter stand one year from now? That is a question that can only be answered with time and dedication. “The chapter’s morale has taken a complete 180 degree turn after this year,” commented Josh Meyers. Tyler Rosch in agreement stated, “big things are still to come from Pennsylvania Omicron.” Next year will mark the 15th year anniversary of the chapter, and the initiation of the 200th member. It will be very suitable and remarkable to see if the chapter can strive to meet their goal—Gold Star Chapter, Iron Phi Chapter, $6,000 dollars raised for Relay For Life, 3.0 Chapter GPA, and of course, back-to-back Fraternity of the Year awards.

Sean Wagner addressing the group and performing the memorial service for Neil Armstrong.Ohio Lambda welcomed brothers from nine chapters.

Alumni Weekend at Pennsylvania Omicron.

I n February, the Ohio Lambda Chapter at Kent State University hosted the annual Sigma North/Sigma South Bi-Province retreat. Over 100 brothers, alumni, and GHQ officials congregated on Kent’s campus

and were welcomed by the Kent State Vice President of Enrollment, Greg Jarvie. The day started with a tribute to Brother Neil Armstrong; the group performed the Phi Delta Theta memorial ceremony in the chapter house.

Associate Executive Vice President Sean Wagner gave the State of the Fraternity report, in which he described the progress of Phi Delt 2020 and announced the hiring of Ohio Lambda President Ben Putano as a leadership consultant. Former Delta Chi National President Steve Bossert and his wife,

Lorrie, spoke about fraternity topics and advice for wowing sorority women. The retreat’s keynote speaker was General Council Treasurer Rich Fabritius, Ohio Lambda alumnus and great supporter of the chapter.

Sigma North Province President Nat Love and Sigma South Province President Jim Warner have been hosting the Sigma Bi-Province for over thirteen years. The event was a huge success and broadened the connections between the brothers from different chapters.

Ohio Lambda hosts Sigma Bi-Province Retreat


Ohio Epsilon celebrating Don McClelland’s 100th birthday.Ohio Epsilon brothers at Camp Twin Lakes.

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University of Alberta Alberta AlphaAlberta Alpha’s philanthropic efforts are making an impact in Edmonton. Brother Rob Murdoch raised money for Valour Place, a new facility built to house soldiers hurt overseas. In a fundraising effort, Rob auctioned off his hair to be shaved. Brother Sean MacGregor became Albert Alpha’s first Iron Phi raising a total of $1,100 for ALS. Recently, the chapter donated over $100 dollars to a local Edmonton charity. Alberta Alpha has plans to help out at Habitat for Humanity and the Edmonton Food Bank.

Akron UniversityOhio Epsilon01 | Eleven Ohio Epsilon brothers spent their spring breaks at Camp Twin Lakes in Winder, Georgia helping out the camp for ill, disabled, and challenged kids. Also, two other Ohio Epsilon Phis went to Africa for a medical alternative spring break to help the poor and wounded community of Kpando!02 | Several Ohio Epsilon Phi Delts celebrated with Don McClelland, ’35, on his 100th birthday on January 15, 2013. Province President Jim Warner presented Brother McClelland with several gifts on behalf of the International Fraternity, including a True Blue membership as a centenarian. GHQ commemorated this special day with a brick in the Sesquicentennial Courtyard.03 | This year’s annual alumni Ohio Epsilon get-together was hosted by Bob and Marianne Moore in Naples, Fla. in March. Next year’s gathering will be hosted by Chuck and Kristina Schotzinger.

Allegheny College Pennsylvania DeltaThe brothers of Pennsylvania Delta won the college-sponsored S.A.M.S. (Students Against Multiple Sclerosis) Lip Sync Contest. The chapter raised money for the event to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and they also danced their way to victory on the stage. The S.A.M.S. Lip Sync Contest is an annual event at Allegheny College that draws widespread support and participation from the entire campus.

Belmont UniversityTennessee ZetaOver the past two years, our chapter has focused on serving the surrounding community, and more importantly, the children. In a joint effort with two sororities on campus, we have hosted a Halloween celebration and an Easter “Eggstravaganza” for the Edgehill Community in Nashville, Tennessee; we enjoy hosting such events for the kids along with working with the staff at Rose Park. Our chapter was able to hold such events thanks in part to our outstanding efforts in community service with our coffee/doughnut drive, along with our hair tie drive.

Since last year’s record Phikeia class of 42, our chapter has been reaffirming its strength in numbers at all on-campus events. With a larger chapter, comes a greater responsibility to fulfill our duties of brotherhood, and to share that with the Belmont community. With the growth that we have enjoyed, we want to continue to build upon that and not become complacent from past success. So, this spring our chapter spared

no expense in investing in our brothers, by providing a great weekend for all our men on our brotherhood retreat to the Timber Tops cabins in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. —Parker Knight

University of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia AlphaCongratulations to Brother Matt Parson on his successful election to the University of British Columbia’s Board of Governors. His victory came in the face of the largest voter turn-out in UBC history, and additionally, Brother Parson won by close to 700 votes over his Sigma Chi opponent. This past year, he served as the student body president, representing over 48,000 students. Before this time in student government, he took many executive roles within the Greek community holding the presidency for both Phi Delt Theta and the Interfraternity Council. In preparation for his impressive involvement within the University, Parson states that “the time I spent with my brothers in Phi Delt were by far the most formative experiences to my leadership development.” During the campaign period, the chapter’s brotherhood was palpable as BC Alpha coalesced towards one common goal. Particular thanks go to Brother Bruce Currie who coordinated efforts as campaign manager. Looking forward, Matt has plans to address issues stemming from Vancouver’s notoriously expensive housing market in conjunction with the University. We wish Matt the best of luck in his term. —Kaveh Sarhangpour

University of CincinnatiOhio ThetaAfter a revitalization process that resulted in seven remaining members of the Ohio Theta Chapter, the brothers showed great resolve by drafting new bylaws and membership standards. After reevaluation from GHQ, working closely with Leadership Consultants Alex Carrick and David Lopez, as well as with Nebraska Alpha’s Geoffrey Thiele, Ohio Theta restructured their organizational system, and rebranded themselves on their campus and in their community. The brothers of Ohio Theta wrestled from a leadership core of nine to a chapter 22 members strong. They created a comprehensive recruitment packet conveying to potential members just who Phi Delta Theta is and to establish value in joining our Brotherhood by adopting a values-based recruitment method.

Ohio Theta is aiming to improve alumni relations. An alumni newsletter was sent this semester and 30+ alumni attended Founders Day. The chapter is aiming for even greater attendance at upcoming events. Ohio Theta strives to have the highest GPA on campus this spring semester. As they continue to recruit, they are transitioning brothers into leadership roles. The chapter will be interviewing incoming freshmen during their Summer Scholarship Program. A goal of 30 Phikeias has been set for the fall. Additionally, the chapter is seeking alumni members for its Chapter Advisory Board.

—Kamal Abdelwahed and Eric Fash

University of Central FloridaFlorida IotaFlorida Iota became number one in grades this spring semester of 2013. In addition to the chapter honor, the new members of the Fall 2012 pledge class had the best grades of any fraternity’s new members. Also, the chapter won the Greek Cup for the fourth time in a row on the intramural fields. Even though this chapter is already largest on campus and increasing, the desire to improve every aspect of the fraternity is shared by all of its members.

The chapter has been focusing on improving its philanthropic involvement and volunteered at the ALS Walk in downtown Orlando. The chapter also put on Fly with a Phi, where the fraternity tied a balloon to a Phi dressed in a space suit for every dollar donated. The money was used to benefit Knight-Thon, which is UCF’s philanthropy aimed at helping the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of the Greater Orlando area. The chapter aims to participate in all other fraternity and sorority philanthropies on campus, in addition to encouraging other chapters to do the same.

—Andrew Albritton

University of ChicagoIllinois BetaIn Spring 2013, the 28 member chapter inducted 17 Phikeas (to add to our eight in the fall), the largest class in our chapter’s history. Our campus reputation has improved significantly due in large part to our increased involvement in community service. During one weekend in March, we raised over $700 for The ALS

Association through our dodge-ball tournament and a midnight pancake feed hosted at our house in conjunction with the Delta Gamma sorority.

Our main area for improvement is in the area of finances. Our chapter was recently awarded a Palmer Loan while we work to improve the physical state of our house. —Peter Wilk

Creighton UniversityNebraska GammaWe had a great recruitment success this past year. We initiated six members in the fall and 23 in the spring class. We also raised $2,400 for the ALS in the Heartland from our annual Fish Fry philanthropy. Furthermore, we have the highest fraternity GPA average!

Even though Nebraska Gamma has had a very successful year, we are constantly striving to be the best we can be. We currently are aiming to improve Greek unity with other fraternities on campus. Moreover, we are making strides to amplify our community service efforts, especially by assisting those who are less fortunate than ourselves. —Scott Murray

Dalhousie UniversityNova Scotia AlphaThe last few months have been busy at Nova Scotia Alpha. This year our chapter house has undergone major renovations to improve chapter life and safety. In March, we had five more brothers join the ranks of Iron Phi during a 24-hour curling event organized by Brother Daniel McCarthy, and led our chapter to become the First Canadian Iron Phi Chapter. At our Founders

Ohio Epsilon alumni get-together. First row, l to r, Chuck Schotzinger, ’65, Nick Dimitroff , ’65, Larry Rodgers, ’53, Jerry Donnelly, ’59, Hank Bertsch, ’64, Bill Reese, ’65, Bob Moore, ’63. Second row, l to r Donn Cory, ’72, Wes Klipstein, ’74, Frank Saus, ’69, Frank Otterman, ’68, Bob Whitehead, ’76, Dave Hiller, ’63, Jim Sasanecki, ’66. Dr. Marion A. Ruebel, 14th President of the University of Akron, also attended.

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Day Ball, our chapter distributed $2,500 in scholarships to three brothers. We also sponsored our annual Iron Phi Road Hockey tournament, which raised $1,725 for the Iron Phi initiative.

Our chapter is constantly trying to improve recruitment. We are always pushing ourselves to add to our names list and increase our bid acceptance and Phikeia retention rates, all the while pushing the values-based recruiting method to ensure that all new initiates are up to the Phi Delta Theta standard. Our scholarship program has also been improving with our new scholarship chair.

Recently, Brother Travaglini, ’13, launched a pilot for his Developing Leadership Program. For one hour every week for two months, he will help 10 volunteers from his fraternity to thrive on their strengths and identify their weaknesses as leaders. The program uses a variety of exercises to create confidence and banish self-doubt. One exercise is called Positivity Pointers, in which a few participants sit in a circle and pass around pieces of paper on which they write compliments about one another. —Patrick Iles

Davidson CollegeNorth Carolina GammaNorth Carolina Gamma is proud to announce our new Phikeia class of 37, including six members of the Southern Conference Championship basketball team. We have also done great things in our community with our support of the U.S. Armed Forces. We held our first annual Phi’s For GI’s philanthropic event this

fall which raised over $10,000 for our local troops and their families and continued our support in the spring with events such as Valentines For Veterans, Weights For Warriors and our Phis For GIs baseball game.

As a chapter we are always striving for more community outreach and providing a larger presence at local events. A year of firsts for us, we will be continuing to increase our support for our U.S. Armed Forces improve upon our first annual Phis For GIs fundraiser events. A chapter deeply rooted with a strong campus presence, we will try to continue to improve and promote member involvement in other influential leadership positions on campus. —AJ Pignone

Denison UniversityOhio Ioto04 | The recent reunion featured The Bear, Dusty, Stroud (all the way from California), Whyteman, Runkle, Heart, Chester, Bylenga, Gomes, Sherwood (and his alter-ego) and a full cast of more youthful Phi’s. Phikeias performed a grand serenade for us in the chapter room (yes, the same chapter room) and we shared stories of Howard Loving and the “Jerk Job” after the Phikeias left us. The old (but re-stabilized) risers in the chapter room held us up as we shared stories of who we were and who we still are. The current undergraduates, likewise, told us who they are and how they felt being Phis at Denison. They told us of the Phi-ascensions in academics, sports (inter-collegiate & intra-mural), Phikeia class size, campus leadership positions

and community outreach. Tom Bylenga was our surprise guest this year and what a treat it was. Thanks to all who have contributed to the Chapter Advisor’s fund to support the good work that Chuck Gorman does on our behalf. Keep your April 2014 calendars clear…it will be the 100th Anniversary of Ohio Iota. We are planning a spectacular event!

DePauw UniversityIndiana Zeta05 | Three DePauw University members of Indiana Zeta have been rewarded for their scholarship, campus and community involvement. Jake Rust, ’15, John Colton, ’14, and Brent Hume, ’13, are recipients of Albert L. Lund, ’48, Scholarships for the 2012–13 academic year. The awards are for $6,000 each.

Albert Lund, who was a Phi Delt at DePauw, established the scholarship in 1999 to reward members of his fraternity for their dedication to academics and to recognize their involvement in campus and community activities. Forty-three Lund Scholarships totaling more than $200,000 have now been awarded. Mr. Lund passed away in 2003.

Larry Lund, ’77, and his sister, Lindsey Lund Peterik, Delta Gamma ’74 (the son and daughter of Albert Lund), presented the awards at the chapter’s annual awards banquet recently at The Inn at DePauw. Others on hand at the chapter’s annual awards banquet included DePauw financial aid officers, Student Life advisors and several professors. The Lund Selection

Lund Scholarship awarded to three Indiana Zeta students by the children of late Albert Lund, Larry Lund, ’77 and Lindsey Lund Pekuk, ’74.

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Committee attendees also included Glenn Davis, ’79, Ed Gower, ’77, Scott Shewalter, ’77 and Steve Jones, ’69.

“My father’s enrollment at DePauw was made possible by a Rector Scholarship, and he always viewed the idea of creating opportunity for young students as important and essential,” recalls Larry Lund. “DePauw was very special to my dad, as was Indiana Zeta, where so many of his fondest college experiences occurred. His gift is making this chapter an even stronger institution and helping DePauw students achieve their goal, which serves the University well. It’s an annual privilege and thrill to honor these young scholars.”

Dickinson CollegePennsylvania Epsilon06 | These past two semesters at Dickinson College have been great for Pennsylvania Epsilon. We worked together and paid the entirety of our accumulated GHQ debt. We also instituted and hosted our annual “Links for Lou” golf tournament in honor of Lou Gehrig to raise money for ALS research. We had a great turnout and raised $1,700, which we will donate to The ALS Association. Most excitingly, we initiated 18 new members into the fraternity in March.

It is because we have so much momentum right now that we are so excited and enthusiastic about the future. We transitioned officers in April, we have more money at our disposal than we have had in years, and our chapter is larger and stronger than ever. We ended the year powerfully and will come back next year as an even bigger and better chapter and organization. —Brett Beletz

Duke UniversityNorth Carolina AlphaThese last few months have seen great change within the chapter. We have more than doubled in size over the last two semesters, had our first formal in many years, published our first newsletter in recent memory, and updated our bylaws. Our formal in Boone, N.C. was a huge hit, and we hope to do even better next year. There was excitement in the chapter for the initiation of our Phikeia and for next year.

As always, we are still trying to grow and build on the success of the past year. We recruited 11 new members with great leadership potential. We are also working on our alumni relations, and we hope to continue doing so. We published our first newsletter recently and hosted a Founders Day ceremony. Most importantly, we improved our Reunion Weekend schedule to reflect the current chapter and appeal to our alumni.

—EJ Baldridge

Emporia StateKansas Epsilon Kansas Epsilon hosted a reception for chapter alumnus Sanaka Samarasinha and his oldest daughter, Olivia, a Kappa Delta at the University of Kansas. Nu Province President Kevin Pouch helped welcome the United Nations brother. Brother Samarasinha of Sri Lanka was recently posted as the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Belarus. See page 29 for more about Brother Samarasinha.

University of FloridaFlorida AlphaFlorida Alpha had a very accomplished semester. We are proud to say that we are now an Iron Phi chapter, for which we have raised over $28,000. We continue to dominate athletics within the University, as we were named winners of the President’s Cup, a year-long intramural competition between all fraternities. Finally, we raised over $3,000 towards ALS research in our new philanthropy, Phield Day.

In the future we look forward to continuing our long tradition of charity, athleticism, and brotherhood. We hope to win President’s Cup again this year, as well as have another successful philanthropy. Every semester, we get more involved within the university and student government. We hope to keep improving this to keep Phi Delta Theta a dominant fraternity in all aspects. The chapter is proud of everything our brothers have accomplished and look to stay strong in the future. —Andrew Harrington

University of GeorgiaGeorgia AlphaSee page 39 for more on George Alpha’s success..

Gettysburg CollegePennsylvania BetaThe brothers had a busy year holding separate networking and alumni events early in the school year. Hosting a networking event in New York City with the Chi Omega sorority, undergraduate brothers were able to utilize alumni connections in a fun and productive environment. The evening

On March 24, the new 2013 Pennsylvania Epsilon member class gathered together directly after their formal initiation into the brotherhood of Phi Delta Theta. There were 18 members initiated that night.

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Missouri Alpha held its second annual Phunky Phi Phive K in May. Proceeds to ALS Association totaled $3,500. The event was sponsored by several alumni, most notably, Tom Atkins, ’56, members’ parents, and The Cream Machine, an ice cream shop in Alton, Illinois.

Missouri Theta celebrated their colonization’s 10th anniversary in March.

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Maryland Beta visiting distinguished alumnus Bob Fitzpatrick, former Fraternity Warden.

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blossomed future networking contacts and was extremely enjoyable as there was entertainment and laughs throughout the evening.

Not to be outdone, numerous alumni visited on a weekend in the middle of April. The current brothers were able to meet and connect with the alumni through the reunion, and they hosted a farewell barbecue for the alumni. The weekend was a great success as some alumni were able to visit for the first time in over 20 years. The brothers of Pennsylvania Beta look forward to having many more of these events over the years. —Jon Maddalone

Hanover CollegeIndiana EpsilonIndiana Epsilon has seen improvement in many areas over the past six months. Our GPA is improving thanks to our new scholarship chair and our community giving has gained new life due to our philanthropy chair. Our recruiting efforts have remained strong and resulted in the full occupancy of our house for next year. Phi Delta Theta has four members currently serving on the IFC executive board, more than any other fraternity, and the most varsity athletes of any chapter on campus.

While we have done better with both our GPA and philanthropic activity, we realize that there is always room to improve. We hope that our academic incentives will allow us to move up in the chapter rankings for GPA. We have been discussing many ways to promote the chapter and create an image of strong brotherhood and reliability on the campus. Some of the ways we

are hoping to do this are increased philanthropy events and a greater variety of mixers with other Greek organizations. —Derrick Worden

Hofstra UniversityNew York KappaThis spring was an exceptional semester for the men of New York Kappa. Starting with recruitment, Brother Louis Naimoli (who recently went through education last fall) recruited the largest class in our chapter’s history. Eleven young men went through the Phikeia Education process, which subsequently made us the largest chapter on Hofstra’s campus! After Phikeia Education was completed, it was time for Greek Week. The past two years were our first times competing, each year taking home the overall sportsmanship award. Through diligence, hard work, and perseverance, this year we took home the first place title. One of our seniors, Brother Lawrence Daves, was also named Greek Man of the Year for the entire Greek community at Hofstra and for being one of the co-coordinators of the entire Greek Week. A few weeks later we found out about Order of Omega decisions and New York Kappa had the largest number of members selected to join this year! Congratulations to Brothers Anthony Vaughn, Tyler Levenson, and J. Patrick Runyon. This year Hofstra also implemented a Five Star program, which tiers the organizations on our campus from one to five stars. Thanks to the work of the entire chapter lead by our President, Brother Spencer MacDonald, we have earned the coveted five star ranking and are the ONLY organization on campus to have that ranking! Lastly at the

Hofstra Student Leadership Awards, Brother Lawrence Daves was named Hofstra’s Man of the Year, and New York Kappa got the Good Neighbor Award for all the service endeavors we have undertaken this year. What a semester!

University of IdahoIdaho AlphaThe past two semesters at Idaho Alpha have been both positive and beneficial. This spring semester, we initiated 20 new members. We expect to induct five more in the coming fall. Many of our brothers are leaders around campus in the military ROTC programs, intramurals, and academic honors programs. We’re looking forward to our upcoming 55th annual “Big Phi Delt Turtle Race” or “Turtle Derby” on U of I Mom’s Weekend, the biggest, longest running, and by far most original philanthropy event on campus.

Last fall, our chapter implemented a new scholarship program. This program established study hours and scholarship dinners each semester that recognize outstanding academic members. Since these changes, our grade point average has improved tremendously. We received fourth place in GPA honors among the seventeen other fraternities on campus during fall of 2012. This spring we look forward to placing higher still. —Patrick Doudy

Indiana UniversityIndiana AlphaIndiana Alpha is running on all cylinders. We have been through our rebuilding stage since we were brought back on campus in 2006 and I am

proud to say we are back in full force. In early fall we hit bond number 3000, with five brothers being initiated as Iron Phi. These five brothers, along with 10 others, and various philanthropy events throughout the year helped us raise over $23,000 for ALS. In March, we partnered with the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega to set up a volleyball tournament to raise money for ALS at the Middleway House of Bloomington, Ind. We raised over $5,000 at the event. This February we brought our Phikeia class to visit the Alpha Chapter and the General Headquarters, a trip that we plan on doing with every future pledge class. Our bike team has been training hard all year for the Little 500 bike race. We qualified eighth and placed well in all of the preliminary trials. One of our brothers, Kyle Wieschhaus, was recently added to the Indiana University Men’s Soccer Team; the team that won the national championship this fall. Another distinguished brother, George Thomas IV, won the Kate Hevner Mueller Outstanding Senior Class of 2013 award. More and more brothers have been taking leadership positions on campus, and we hope our outstanding involvement is contagious next fall with 94 brothers living in the chapter house.

Even though we are very involved, it is still something we need to work on. We also need to work on community service. We do a great job in our philanthropic endeavors, but our service hours are low compared to other chapters on campus. We are going to find a balance between the time we put into philanthropy and the time we put into service, since both are equally as important.

—Joe Clifford

Indiana State UniversityIndiana EtaBrother Nathan Bunnell spent his spring break in Mexico with his high school youth group building a house for a family in the city of Acuna through the organization Casas Por Cristo. He had an amazing experience serving as both a mentor to his group and in serving the family.

Indiana Eta is working on improving their service and outreach efforts on campus, in the community, or as in Nathan’s case, abroad.

Iowa State UniversityIowa Gamma07 | This past January, Iowa Gamma participated in the 16th annual Iowa State Dance Marathon. Brought to Iowa State University by members of Phi Delta Theta in 1998, Dance Marathon raises money for the Iowa City Children’s Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network. This year Iowa Gamma had one member on the executive team, four members on general committees, and over 20 men as dancers. Together as a chapter we raised $9,800 towards the $388,457.16 total and became the top raising Greek Chapter for 2013. The chapter is continuing to impact this organization and has 10 members already selected to leadership roles for Dance Marathon 2014!

This fall Iowa Gamma will be celebrating 100 years at Iowa State University. With chapter renovations in the works and a large alumni celebration being planned, Iowa Gamma is looking to reconnect with Iowa State Phis. We invite all alumni to return to Iowa Gamma the weekend of September 20–22, 2013, for a grand

reunion. Visit www.iowagamma100.com for more information about the reunion. In addition, the men of Iowa Gamma are working hard on recruitment and are looking to improve our summer recruitment events and overall reach to incoming freshman. Alumni referrals are always welcome, and we are hoping for a great new Phikeia class this fall. —Austin Javellana

Kent State UniversityOhio LambdaAmish Patel is the newly elected Executive Director of Undergraduate Student Government after receiving results of the election. In March 2013, Ohio Lambda raised more than $6,575 at its third-annual “Soberfest,” an alcohol-free “philanthroparty” sponsored by Monster Energy. Traditionally, Ohio Lambda has donated its proceeds—over $11,000—to Iron Phi and the ALS Association. This year, however, the brothers of Ohio Lambda focused their efforts on being their brother’s keeper, and elected to donate the proceeds to Brother Andrew Chewning’s father David, who was recently diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. Over 400 people attended the event, which had a $5 cover charge, including entry into the chapter house and unlimited Monster and mocktails. Twenty-one out of twenty-four Greek organizations attended and showed their support to Ohio Lambda, including 15 of Kent State’s 18 fraternities. At the annual Greek Life Awards, President Matt Cavallaro, ’14, was Greek Chapter President of the Year and Andrew Antonucci, ’14, was Greek Man of the Year.

Ohio Gamma’s annual reunion was largest yet with 15 attendees!

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University of La VerneCalifornia RhoCalifornia Rho has been busy in the classroom and on the athletic fields. We are ranked number one on our campus in fraternity GPA, and won basketball, soccer, and dodgeball intramurals and finished second in volleyball. We have recruited 20 Phikeias in back-to-back semesters. We hosted the Western Region Recruitment Workshop in March. We are preparing for the 24-hour ALS Teeter Totter Event on April 17. Currently, all the males on the Campus Activity Board are Phi Delts. Also four of the five men on the student government are also Phi Delts including the EVP.

We are always looking for more community service events. We feel like we should always be looking to give back to the community any way we can. —Michael Wahba

University of Maryland, College ParkMaryland AlphaAfter recruiting 14 new members in the fall, Maryland Alpha is proud to welcome 18 newly initiated brothers in its spring 2013 pledge class. In addition to solid recruitment, our chapter continues to make great strides in philanthropy as we hosted our Second Annual Casino Night event in March. We raised over $15,000 for The ALS Association, which doubled the proceeds from last year. The brothers of Maryland Alpha also continue to take on leadership roles in the Greek community with two newly elected members to Maryland Interfraternity Council Executive Board and one member on the IFC Judicial Board.

Maryland Alpha is currently seeking to take advantage of our extensive alumni base and improve on our networking operations. Working with our Chapter Advisory Board, these activities include annual alumni tailgates, job and internship fairs, and scheduled visits with distinguished alumni like former Fraternity Warden Bob Fitzpatrick. Having a very active and involved alumni base has significantly contributed in our chapter’s continued success. With close to 2,100 brothers from over 80 years of tradition at the University of Maryland, our chapter understands the importance of maintaining a solid relationship with the valuable resource that is our alumni base.

—Michael Brown

McDaniel College Maryland Beta08 | Maryland Beta is going through a crucial period in its history. We are experiencing record growth on campus. We have expanded from a chapter of 19 members to 30 members over the past two semesters. Not only is this an achievement for our chapter, but Maryland Beta is now one of the largest Greek organizations on McDaniel’s campus. Not only is the size of the chapter increasing, but so is the academic standard held by our brothers. This past semester Maryland Beta had the second highest ranked GPA among fraternities. With the increase in the quantity and quality of our members, we are able to organize and accomplish more philanthropic events. Our chapter competed more than 200 hours of community service during the Fall 2012 semester. We also contacted a local retirement home to spend time with an

alumnus, Brother Bob Fitzpatrick, University of Maryland-College Park ’58, and talk to him about his memories and experiences with his particular chapter and the general Fraternity. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with the Maryland Alpha alumnus.

Maryland Beta is not only achieving great things throughout the campus and community, but also through General Headquarters. Brother Daniel Wolohojian, ’13, has become the first ever Iron Phi from our chapter, #591. He was able to accomplish the amazing feat of skiing 100 runs in 10 hours. We are greatly honored to finally have an Iron Phi in our chapter and look to have many more achieve the status of Iron Phi in the future.

—Zach Watkins

Mercer UniversityGeorgia GammaThe past semester has been eventful for the Georgia Gamma brothers. First, the chapter has focused on campus involvement. Georgia Gamma boasts three brothers as senators on the Student Government Association, three brothers inducted into the Order of Omega, Honor Council Justice, the president and co-founder of Mercer Car Club, and many others. Second, in regards to scholarship, Georgia Gamma graduated the largest male senior class in the Greek community at Mercer in May and currently holds the second highest GPA on campus for Greek men. Finally, Georgia Gamma hosted their annual Founders Day event. This year was one of the most momentous in all of Georgia Gamma history. On April 12, 2013, the chapter inducted five alumni

into the Golden Legion: Carl Reynolds, ’63, Bob Lewis, ’64, Cliff Alexander, ’66, Ed Crosset, ’66, and Ric Hyer, ’66. Georgia Gamma was recently awarded Greek Week Champions, Outstanding Senior: Justin Griffis, Outstanding New Member: David Shadix, and is currently on pace to win the all-points intramural championship.

This fall we will be implementing the new Pilot Phikeia Education Program, a new scholarship program, and apply year round recruitment. Our chapter has been working diligently with our Province President Richard Orr, and our entire Chapter Advisory Board, to prepare for one of Georgia Gamma’s greatest years thus far. —Jeremy Reardon

University of MiamiFlorida DeltaFlorida Delta teamed up with Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity to win Greek Week at the University of Miami. Among other awards, the brothers won Olympic Day, had the highest participation in the blood drive, and had brother Brenden Kollar, ’13, crowned as the Greek God. On the way to taking home the title, the Miami Phis proudly helped raise over $35,000 for United Cerebral Palsy.

—Glenn Bryant

Mississippi State UniversityMississippi BetaMultiple members of Mississippi Beta have joined prestigious on-campus organizations.

Andrew Sprecher, ’15, of Collierville, Tennessee joined the 2013 group of Orientation Leaders and is ready to represent the chapter and university to the best of his abilities. Will Bates, ’15, of Madison, Mississippi was selected to the 2013 class of Roadrunners and is looking forward to transmitting the university to prospective students. Tyler Smith, ’14, of Brentwood, Tennessee and Nash Tucker ’15, of Collierville, Tennessee were selected to serve on the Interfraternity Council as Rho Chi’s. Creating a respectable symbol for the Greek system is an integral part of being a member of a fraternity and these two Phis are excited to do so. The strong involvement in student organizations continues to depict the standard of excellence that this chapter continues to sustain. —Colin Tacker

University of Missouri Missouri Alpha09 | See photo.

Missouri Western UniversityMissouri Eta Ethan Kelly, ’13, is currently a personal assistant to a young boy named Tanner who has autism. Tanner is almost 18 and together they work on life skills and learning material in his home. Because of Ethan’s passion to support those with disabilities, he suggested that the chapter participate in the Special Olympics’ Polar Bear Plunge as “Team Tanner.” “These men have embraced my family and for that I am eternally grateful to the Missouri Eta chapter, from the bottom of my heart. You are compassionate and caring and will ALWAYS be a blessing.” —Excerpt from a letter from Kathy Kelly, aunt to Tanner. For more, see page five.

Montana AlphaUniversity of Montana Montana Alpha recently initiated 12 new members, representing the largest Phikeia class that Montana Alpha has had since re-colonization last year and are an extremely dedicated and motivated group of gentlemen. With the addition of 12 new members, Phi Delta Theta remains one of the largest fraternities at the University of Montana.

New members Dennis Price and Shaun Bummer are both Presidential Leadership Scholars through the Davidson Honors College. Shaun is also the first Phi Delt legacy to join the chapter since re-colonization. The entire class proved to be very hardworking and committed to improving themselves and the chapter. Montana Alpha is proud to call each and every one of them a Brother in the Bond.

University of Nebraska-LincolnNebraska AlphaThe members of Nebraska Alpha were excited to return from a long Christmas break and start the 2013 Spring Semester off right along with the six new inducted Phikeias. With the chapter GPA rising the past two semesters, we’ve set our sights high for the last round of tests. As of Fall 2012 we were ranked fifth among fraternities in grades with a 3.23 GPA. Our goal this semester is a 3.3 GPA. On March 9 we held our first ever Phi Delt Munch Madness philanthropy. Students and families came to the chapter house to enjoy wings and other snacks as well as buy brackets for March Madness and raffle tickets. Overall, we raised about $4,000. The winning brackets received gift card prizes, and

the winning sorority even received a custom Phi Delt calendar. We returned from a successful spring break, thoroughly enjoyed by members who traveled to both Panama City Beach, Florida and Phoenix, Arizona. Our next big social event is our annual Kansas City Formal which we hope will be as good as the last. Also, we are looking forward to our annual dad’s day event. We’d like to congratulate Brothers Grant Weber and Geoff Thiele for being inducted to the academic societies Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa, respectively and Brother Jake Sowers who was nominated to compete in Phi Mu’s Greek Man of the Year. We have adapted to a newly-mandated recruitment process and have already held one successful recruitment event with some promising recruits.

We are focused on meeting our goal of a 3.3 GPA. We hope to raise $4,750 from our new event, Munch Madness. —Kevin Kuehl

University of Nevada, RenoNevada AlphaIn the previous six months, Nevada Alpha has engaged in several successful campus and community activities. These include working with the recycling program at the university after home football games, in which members donated 119 total volunteer hours, recycling more than 1,000 pounds of trash, often braving late nights and icy weather to do so. Brothers also helped put on the second successful Price is Right philanthropy event in November, raising more than $1,500 in support of ALS research.

Nevada Alpha will be improving the Phikeia education program with other Greek chapters at Nevada. —Riley Snyder

Northwood UniversityMichigan EpsilonThis year, Michigan Epsilon has had many successes; a few of which we are particularly proud. The 2012 Fall Phikeia class had one of the best grade point averages of any MI-E pledge class, ending the fall semester with a combined 3.53 raising the overall fraternity GPA to 2.89. Our chapter is the official Northwood Blood Drive sponsor, staging more than five blood drives this year. Most recently, over $400 was raised for ALS in a charity hockey game.

With 18 brothers graduating, the remaining 27 brothers are working hard to prepare for fall recruitment. Great event ideas are already

Pi South Province Retreat brings together all five Oregon chapters.

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Silver Legionnaires Steve Slonaker, ’75, Bill Green, ’77, Brian Reichart, ’72 and Darryl Holst, ’69 and Golden Legionnaire Rick Haug, ’65 attended Indiana Theta’s Founders Day on April 13.

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being discussed and the new recruitment chair is working with former chair to fully prepare for the next school year. Michigan Epsilon is also working hard to raise more funds for our chapter use and alumni relations. We are currently working on activities to raise funds that would help decrease the price of our annual alumni auction, where we raise even more money for philanthropy and chapter funds.

—Connor Doyle

North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina DeltaOur chapter received the Caldwell Cup which is an honor that goes to the most outstanding Fraternity on campus. We have put on several successful philanthropy events over the past year including a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and an ALS walk.

Our chapter is always trying to grow and increase membership as well as achieving full participation from the brotherhood.

—Sutton Porter

Northeastern UniversityMassachusetts EpsilonFebruary 3 marked the chapter’s one-year anniversary and there has been nonstop activity since then. We recruited our third and largest Phikeia class to date, raised over $3000 for the American Cancer Society through Northeastern’s Relay for Life, and took first place in Greek Week alongside our partners Kappa Kappa Gamma. Several brothers have achieved individual accomplishments—Craig Curelop, ’15, received the Iron Phi award from GHQ, Nate Bessa, ’14, was featured in a Northeastern article about his co-op experience, and several brothers received scholarships and grants recognizing their academic performance.

In a stand of solidarity, Phis at Northeastern University sponsored Planks for Plank to support Steven “Plank” Sapp, ’14, a fellow brother from New York Eta (Rochester Institute of Technology), who was recently involved in a tragic automobile accident. They completed 1,317 planks over eight hours. Brothers helping brothers across the university borders! —Brendan Gerrity

Northwest Missouri State UniversityMissouri Theta10 | Missouri Theta Phis at Northwest Missouri State University celebrated the 10th anniversary

of their colonization in March 2013. Missouri Theta invited local alumni to attend their February meeting followed by dinner. During the meeting, Mike Tracy, Alumni Relations, read a letter to the chapter from one of the founding fathers. The chapter is planning a 2015 gathering, which will mark 10 years since receiving its charter. The alumni in attendance were: Cody Eitel, ’08, Cody Barry, ’10, Leland Hucke, ’12, and Alex Sampson, ’13.

At the start of spring semester, the newly elected executive board attended a two-day conference put on by the university, called Bearcat Leadership Training. Four of our members traveled to Chicago for the annual Recruitment Workshop. They learned new recruitment strategies to increase chapter recruitment efforts. In March, we participated in Greek Week and took home supremacy for the third year in a row. Also, we held our fifth annual Easter Egg Hunt for ALS for the community of Maryville on March 31. MO Theta took home the top prize at this year’s Greek Week, received most improved chapter GPA from Fall 2011 to Spring 2012, won the Karen Hawkins Memorial Award in recognition of New Member Education Program, given by Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Dalton-Pierce Speer served as an overall co-chair for this year’s Greek Week, making it the fifth year Phi Delt has had someone in the position. Riley Ziemer, Jake Nelson, and Joshua Phillips served as co-chairs for the event.

Next year Missouri Theta hopes to improve their recruitment efforts to expand the chapter and be well recognized on campus. We also plan to connect with our alumni through tailgate events. In addition, we hope to continue our philanthropic efforts through our third annual “All in for ALS” poker tournament.

—Nathan Matt & Michael Tracy

Northwestern UniversityIllinois Alpha In March, the brothers of Illinois Alpha enjoyed dinner at the chapter house with Northwestern University President Morton O. “Morty” Schapiro. Many met Northwestern’s president for the first time during their collegiate careers; President Schapiro witnessed the inner-workings of the Illinois Alpha chapter. Continually during his visit, Schapiro noted the true family atmosphere that the chapter shared, and he was quite fond of the dinner served. This is the first

time that Schapiro recalls being to the Illinois Alpha house for dinner, but after the great experience he had, the chapter is certain that it will not be his last.

The brothers of Illinois Alpha have had a very successful fall and winter quarter. In terms of recruitment, the chapter had one of its most successful years, initiating 30 new members actively involved in a variety of leadership positions throughout Northwestern. Illinois Alpha has also been involved in several campus-wide philanthropy events. Most notably 23 brothers partook in Northwester’s Dance Marathon in March, and along with the sisters of Gamma Phi Beta, raised $31,018.61 (second for medium-sized teams) for the Danny Did Foundation, an organization that works to prevent deaths caused by seizures.

As we are all reminded in the final line of the Phikeia Oath, brothers must “always transmit the Fraternity to those who follow after greater than it was transmitted to them.” In that same spirit, Illinois Alpha will be improving its alumni relations program over the coming year. Some of these improvements include: reaching out to alumni we have lost contact with over the years, planning more alumni meet-ups and producing regular alumni newsletters. Through this, Illinois Alpha aims to ensure that for all of its brothers, Phi Delta Theta is not a mere campus interlude, but a lifelong bond. —Benjamin Taylor

Ohio UniversityOhio Gamma 11 | Ohio Gamma alumni get together annually in Florida. These brothers began this “reunion” a few years back at a dinner get together. It has grown and this year fifteen Ohio Gamma Phis and their spouses attended.

Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Beta Oklahoma Beta was awarded the Oklahoma State University Interfraternity Council’s Most Improved Chapter Award for 2012. The award recognizes the chapter that has exhibited the greatest improvement, both internally and externally, over the previous year in campus relations, community service, outstanding scholarship, intramurals, campus involvement and internal improvement. Applicants also submitted a 300-word essay describing their improvements over the prior year.

Delton Gordon, Kansas State-Salina ’98,

Indiana Theta Founders Day was well attended by actives and alumni, with Jacob Kingdon from GHQ. Special thanks to Alumni Relations Chairman, Lucio Galicia and President, Sam Rymer for a memorable event.

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is Oklahoma Beta’s Chapter Advisory Board Chairman, and was named Outstanding Advisor for 2012. The award was voted on by the Awards Committee of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. The award was created by the Order of Omega to recognize and celebrate the hard work of local chapter advisers and the contributions they make to the Greek community at Oklahoma State University. Congratulations Delton!

Pi South Province Retreat12 | In February, brothers from five chapters in the state of Oregon gathered at Portland State University for the Pi South Province Retreat. There were 24 members in attendance, with each of the Oregon chapters represented, along with the Leadership Consultant David Lopez and Province President Ben Dictus.

The retreat focused on collaboration and idea-sharing among the chapters. It also touched on topics such as communications, expectations of members, Omega Fi reporting, SMART goals and motivating members in the chapter. The retreat was an excellent opportunity for all the Oregon chapters to interact with each other and have meaningful discussions about how to improve their chapters.

University of Puget SoundWashington DeltaWashington Delta continues to improve its stable position experiencing many successes over the past six months in numerous areas. In the area of alumni relations, the chapter had a very well attended Founders Day event as well as an

alumni barbecue for Puget Sound’s homecoming weekend in the fall. The chapter also raised the most money it ever has by organizing an Easter egg hunt (open to all) and selling tickets to it. Washington Delta also had another successful year in men’s recruitment leading all fraternities with 35 freshmen new members!

Washington Delta aims to build on the progress it has made the past six months in many ways. First, the chapter plans to be more consistent in its communication and contact with alumni members. This goal will be achieved by forming a sub-committee of members to collaborate with the alumni relations chair to focus on a variety of measures such as a newsletter, smaller sized local alumni events, and the creation of a database with fraternity members’ career interests. The chapter also hopes to do another philanthropy event and exceed our recently set fundraising record.

—Gabe Davis

Purdue UniversityIndiana Theta 13–14 | Our chapter has grown rapidly in the past six months. We have gotten involved on campus in many ways. With over 30 brothers attending the Purdue University Dance Marathon philanthropy, we raised over $5,400 for children at the Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. We also dominated at the Greek Games, placing first overall and winning in three out of the four events. We have created a chapter newsletter to communicate with our alumni, and we are stronger than ever. Our executive system has two

vice presidents now, and we are more organized and stable for the future of our chapter.

Our chapter is focusing on improving our overall GPA from a 2.79 to at least a 2.90 this semester. We are developing a new website to appeal to potential new members. Our chapter has developed a summer recruitment schedule and we already have a list of potentials who will be attending a retreat at one of our brother’s lake house. We are currently raising funds to renovate and improve our computer room into a group study room. Our chapter has already applied for our campus achievement awards and we are hopeful about possibly winning a few of these. We are also expecting to do very well at the Purdue Grand Prix annual event. At our annual Founders Day, 30 alumni and 50 undergraduates attended and the group was addressed by Brian Reichart, ’72, from Red Gold Tomato Company. —Sam Rymer

Randolph-Macon CollegeVirginia Gamma15 | In March 2013, Virginia Gamma led the clean-up effort at the Ashland Little League baseball fields across from Henry Clay Elementary School. Virginia Gamma brothers and helped to clean and prep the fields and surround areas for the upcoming Ashland Little League spring season. Phi Delta Theta was the largest organization present and contributed over three hours of community service. The R-MC Director of Judicial Affairs, Mr. Bardwell, praised and recognized the Virginia Gamma Chapter for their selfless contribution.

Virginia Gamma Chapter Advisor Matt Smith ‘06 and President Steven Funk ‘15 at the 2013 Greek Awards

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The brothers of Texas Beta met with DeLoss Dodds, Athletic Director of UT for over 30 years. He shared insight on everything from recruitment in sports and fraternities to the A&M rivalry.

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We aim to improve alumni relations in the local area. We recently established our chapter website and Facebook page to reach out to interested followers, potential new members, and alumni. We hope to continue to build our alumni foundation in order to provide value to our brothers after graduation.

In April, the Randolph-Macon community wrapped up its annual Greek Week festivities with the Greek Awards, recognizing the Greek organizations and individuals who contributed in the 2012 year. Current President Steven Funk, was nominated for the Order of Omega Emerging Leader Award while our Chapter Advisor, Matthew Smith, Randolph-Macon ’06, won the Will Schick Fraternity Chapter Advisor Award. The Schick Award is given annually to the Fraternity Chapter Advisor that exemplifies the ideals and values of the Fraternity and Sorority Community and renders invaluable advice, service, and guidance to their chapter at Randolph-Macon College. The award is named in honor of Brother William Schick, Randolph-Macon ’84, who contributed countless hours as a Chapter Advisor prior to Smith’s position. We are extremely proud of Matt for his recognition and we can’t thank him enough for all of the time he puts in for our chapter and the Randolph-Macon community. —Steven Funk

Robert Morris UniversityPennsylvania PiOur chapter has been raising money for Iron Phi. We held a 50/50 raffle at our university’s men’s basketball game to raise money for the fund. In addition to the raffle, our chapter held

a 3-on-3 basketball tournament with all proceeds benefitting Iron Phi. The Knights of Pallas challenge was won by our chapter for having 100% participation toward donating to the fund. We also welcomed five Phikeias into the chapter.

Our chapter is planning an ALS Walk on our campus and would like to improve upon the $700 we raised last year at the event. We have multiple brothers participating in the Iron Horse Challenge in Pittsburgh, and we hope to raise more funds for Iron Phi. —Justin Fuss

Rutgers UniversityNew Jersey AlphaThe brothers at New Jersey Alpha are having one of their most successful and impacting years in the Rutgers Community since re-founding in 2008. Presidents Ryan Muirhead (Fall 2012) and Matt Donato (Spring 2013) have been able to coordinate stellar events and ideas with over forty active brothers this year. The brothers have been involved heavily in recruiting on campus, actively shaping the Phikeia class, participating in a Greek Life intramural league, raising money for Dance Marathon, and giving back to the community.

This year the brothers have had tremendous recruitment success with 35 Phikeias initiated during two semesters. This achievement ties the record for the largest Phikeia class in New Jersey Alpha’s 25-year history. The brothers happily welcomed the 20-person Phikeia class in April.

New Jersey Alpha is improving the Phikeia process to make the soon-to-be brothers comfortable and welcome in our chapter house and around campus. Through weekly events like

post-chapter dinners, 2k, FIFA tournaments, and barbecues, members of the Phikeia class and brothers interacted with one another to learn about each other and grow in the Three Cardinal Principles that structure our lives as members of Phi Delta Theta.

Dance Marathon is an annual fundraiser put together by Greek Life and Student Life at Rutgers University and also happens to be the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of New Jersey. Since its inception 15 years ago—which Phi Delta Theta had a crucial role in—Dance Marathon has been able to raise $3 million for the Embrace Kids Foundation. As a 31-member team, New Jersey Alpha is proud to have donated $6,504, which was 15th of 84 Rutgers student organizations and fourth out of fraternities.

As brothers of Phi Delta Theta, New Jersey Alpha understands the importance of giving back to the community and why Eric Slover, Community Service Chair, and the rest of the brothers have been actively participating in community service throughout New Brunswick and the Central Jersey area. As an entire group, they have been able to donate their time and energy to the local soup kitchen, Elijah’s Promise, as well as work with senior citizens at a nearby nursing home. This is another great time when Phikeias and brothers bond through serving others and grow closer as a brotherhood. As both these relationships are new to the 2012–2013 school year, the brothers are motivated to give their all in order to continue relationships with these organizations next year.

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Ontario Alpha undergrads at their Founders Day celebration.

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Ontario Alpha doctors Cho ’06, Long, ’46, Malat, ’91, Chen, ’08, Wilson, ’85, Anglin, ’79 and Leblanc, ’89. Dr. Long and Dr. Cho went to U of Toronto Medical School six decades apart.

the end of the Boston Marathon. As national attention was gained by this event, New Jersey Alpha contributed to the relief effort. On April 17, the brothers at Rutgers University held a fundraiser for the Boston Marathon tragedy, specifically for the Vince Wilfork Foundation. In four hours of fundraising on campus, New Jersey Alpha was able to raise $402.

University of South DakotaSouth Dakota AlphaOver the course of the previous semester, South Dakota Alpha has excelled in many activities, both on campus and in the community. At the Sioux Falls Walk to Defeat ALS, the brothers walked with a team associated with a Vermillion man whose son thereafter lost his battle with ALS. In addition, we raised $1,700 at our annual Chislic feed. All of the proceeds were donated to The ALS Association. We also hosted a breakfast in appreciation of our local police department.

We are trying to improve our scholarship and Phikeia programs. We are trying to improve these programs by pinpointing the needs of each individual and calibrating each program to fit their needs. Our scholarship program has shown signs of improvement, and we hope to continue to build upon these foundations and once again assert ourselves as the most scholastic fraternity on campus. —Clay Hoffman

Southwestern UniversityTexas GammaIn the past six months, we have really come together as a chapter. We have all rallied behind

outstanding leadership to make advances in several areas. Our community service has been a big success. We served in the “End It” movement for ending sex trafficking as well as a few successful car washes to donate money for ALS. Our goal has been to be more active in the community and around campus, and we have definitely succeeded.

Our main short term goal is to improve our house through renovation. Our hard work and commitment to the chapter this semester prompted several alumni to donate money for the cause. As things stand now, renovations are scheduled to begin in May, and we all are excited to see the end result come fall. In addition, we have been working to improve our recruitment numbers, and like our chances to do so for the fall term, especially with a remodeled house —Kendall Henkes

Syracuse UniversityNew York EpsilonNew York Epsilon welcomed 21 new members to the Fraternity that officially installed as a chapter Fall 2012. Bids were extended at the conclusion of the week-long Interfraternity Council recruitment process, representing one of the largest recruitment classes among other fraternities on campus.

New York Epsilon brothers at Syracuse also hosted a blood drive in conjunction with the Red Cross Association. The brothers along with the newly initiated Phikeia class participated in the event. The current Phikeia class, at the beginning of their six week education process, supported

the blood drive, highlighting their brotherly commitment to community.

Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiTexas RhoWe received the Bronze standard plaque in engagement and Silver standard in academics. We also won highest new member GPA and cumulative GPA on campus. On top of all that we won Greek Week for the ninth time (third in a row).

We aim at improving personal accountability in our chapter. Our leadership core is small. Our goal is to utilize incentive plans to increase accountability and enhance leadership.We are slowly progressing towards that goal. Also, with most of our executive committee in attendance at the previous recruitment workshop in Arlington, Texas, we feel very optimistic about fall recruitment. We hope to select men of the highest standards and men who want to become the greatest version of themselves. —Kyle Hosek

University of Texas-AustinTexas Beta 16 | Brothers from Texas Beta gave up a Saturday to be part of The University of Texas’ largest campus-wide service event—The Project 2013. They worked along with other organizations to build walkways, plant gardens, and paint basketball courts for blighted areas in Austin’s eastern-city area at the River City Youth Foundation, which was established to help children escape the outcomes of crime-ridden neighborhoods. With the help of outreach projects and community activism, the

Utah Alpha hosting a home run derby rush event during fall recruitment 2012.

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neighborhood has taken drastic leaps forward, and Texas Beta is proud to contribute to this progress. Texas Beta will also be partnering with the Busby Foundation for our annual Lonestar Crawfish Boil, historically raising approximately $120,000 per year, the largest grossing philanthropy event on campus.

Texas Beta Phi Liam Woolley-Macmath was elected to The University of Texas Student Government Legislature as a McCombs School of Business representative. He represents the chapter well and reflects their ambition to widen their influence in leadership roles across campus.

Texas Beta has revamped its recruitment process by having active members build meaningful relationships with potential new members before asking them to consider joining their brotherhood. The chapter credits this strategy for spurring incredible growth. The chapter’s Phikeias are men of high moral character, strong leaders, and men committed to high academic pursuits.

Recently Texas Beta created a PR and Community Outreach Committee. The committee recently met with the Dean of Students to begin planning a campus-wide philanthropy event in the upcoming semester. Texas Beta will be working with the Dean and other organizations, such as Army ROTC to help plug students into the campus and improve University-Greek relations. Ending the semester, we initiated 11 new brothers and gave special initiation to Ben Lee, a White House analyst who was previously a Phikeia, and helped save our charter after Texas Beta’s re-founding.

—Arin Blaylock

Texas Christian UniversityTexas Zeta The men of Texas Zeta hosted The Whole Man Scholarship Dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Gray, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Price at the Reata in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The Grays and Prices have collectively donated over $144,000 to establish two fully funded Whole Man Scholarships for the Texas Zeta Chapter.

Whole Man Scholarships recognize academic achievement and develop responsible and ethical leaders. Recipients of the Whole Man Scholarship are awarded the opportunity to attend the Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute and are awarded $1,000 in the form of a scholarship toward his education. To learn more

about the Whole Man Scholarship Program please visit www.phideltathetafoundation.org. See page 46 for more info.

University of TorontoOntario Alpha17–18 | Ontario Alpha celebrated its 107th Founders Day at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. Among the highlights of the evening were Rick Leblanc, ’89, as an outstanding emcee, Brother Yocom, ’64, (Chapter Grand, February 2013) who gave a great speech after he received his Golden Legionnaire pin, Brothers Berger, ’91, Ceballos, ’92, Rowland ’90, and Fraser, ’91, all received their Silver Legion pins and each shared a few kind words with us, and on behalf of the Canadian Scholarship Foundation, Grant presented a cheque for $1,400 to Bernardo Melendez, ’11. We also heard some passionate speeches from the undergraduates. At Founders Day, Stephen Dooley, ’96, House Corporation President, spoke to Dr. Long, ’46, about the old house on 143 Bloor Street West and his words of recollection included “drafty” and “ghost-ridden.” But, the current house is quite grand and is on the city’s historical list. One can only imagine how much the old Bloor Street property is worth now. Thanks to Peter Antonoff, ’89, for organizing this great event.

University of UtahUtah Alpha19 | Utah Alpha initiated 15 outstanding Phikeias. These new initiates stepped into key leadership positions, helping to spearhead copious positive change within the chapter. Additionally, the average house GPA rose from a 3.0 in Spring 2012 to a 3.15 in Fall 2012, taking second in grades out of the eight total social fraternities, and beating the 3.08 all-men’s average GPA.

Utah Alpha is working very hard to recruit a large Fall 2013 pledge class without lowering our standards or relying on recruitment. We have begun to recruit collectively as a chapter rather than relying on the recruitment committee, and we have already seen success. We continue to strive for academic excellence, and we hope improve upon our scholastic achievements, moving closer and closer to first in grades. Most importantly, we are making great strides to improve our delicate financial situation, and should be completely debt-free by the end of calendar 2013. It is very important that we budget well and put a system in place to ensure that

finances are properly managed in the future.—Stuart Johnson

University of VirginiaVirginia BetaVirginia Beta welcomed 25 Phikeias after successful spring recruitment, and many brothers found success of their own in the past few months. Highlights include Joe Riley’s selection as a Rhodes Scholar, Evan Behrle’s election as the new Chair of the Honor Committee, and Blake Blaze’s appointment as the student representative to the University Board of Visitors. In addition, the prestigious McIntire School of Commerce accepted five brothers from the class of 2015, and a selection committee selected five Phis in the class of 2014 to live on the University Lawn, one of the highest honors at UVA.

Virginia Beta is working hard to improve its alumni relations. As the chapter’s alumni base grows, we’ve taken steps to ensure good alumni engagement by creating a new website, starting a biannual newsletter, and emailing alumni with regular updates about chapter events. We are also working to institute a sustainable model for our philanthropy with Delta Sigma Theta, a historically African-American sorority in the National Panhellenic Council at UVA. Other goals include a four-year giving campaign, and exploring ways in which our chapter can better engage the community. —Nicholas Hine

Widener UniversityPennsylvania MuPennsylvania Mu has been busy improving recruitment and our image on campus. We initiated 13 brothers into the Spring 2013 class. We currently hold the highest GPA of fraternities on campus with a 3.2 GPA. Our latest community service event raised over $350 for suicide prevention. Five brothers participated in Habitat for Humanity and built a house in Pensacola, Florida.

Our chapter is currently trying to improve our brotherhood events and fundraising. We would like to increase the amount of fundraising for our philanthropy. We feel that these events not only provide a good service to ALS but also give brothers the opportunity to bond together. Recruitment and chapter GPA are the areas in which the chapter would like to continue to improve. —Bret Gordon

University of WashingtonWashington AlphaAt Washington Alpha, we have had numerous successes. We won Sigma Kappa’s philanthropy and placed fourth in Alpha Gamma Delta’s Mr. Greek. Recently, members from our chapter have been recognized in our school’s newspapers. One article highlighted our success on the UW boxing team, while the other was for excellence by Damon Poor, ’15, during his Air Force ROTC training in California. Recruitment has also been an area of focus, with a seven member spring pledge class and goal to recruit over 20 this summer.

We are currently trying to improve our relations with our alumni. After re-colonization a few years ago, keeping clear lines of communications has been difficult. While there are few alumni that offer their support frequently, we are trying to get our entire alumni base to keep in contact. Our

plan is to create and publish monthly newsletters in order to keep the alumni engaged and up to date with chapter operations. We also plan to host alumni dinners and events to encourage them to visit the chapter house.

—Marcus D’Angelo

Wichita State UniversityKansas DeltaOur chapter had fantastic fall recruitment and has finalized a revised Phikeia Education plan that is sure to help retention. We are also hard at work to establish ourselves as an Iron Phi chapter by the end of June. We were again the top fraternity on campus in terms of overall GPA, which makes 10 semesters in a row. We are working hard to make sure we make it eleven!

We are trying to improve our relationship with IFC and the rest of the Greek community. We are working closely with IFC in order to

gain more support and recognition throughout campus. We’d like to see our relationships improve across the board. —Taylor Freund

We want to hear from you! Let other brothers know what you are up to. Write us a line (100 words or less) or send us a picture. Electronic submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Digital photos should be taken on a digital camera’s highest-quality setting and be at least 1 mb. Hard copies can be sent to GHQ, attn: The Scroll Editor, 2 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056. Letters may be edited for clarity, content or length. Photos may be edited for reproduction quality. Correction: In the last issue we incorrectly identified Northeastern University’s chapter name. Northeastern University is Massachusetts Epsilon.

Chapters need:CAB Chairmen & MembersWant to give back to Phi Delta Theta? Why not help a local chapter by becoming a Chapter Advisory Board chairman or member? The chapters below need your help. Please contact Jonathan Rogowski ([email protected]) if you are interested.

CAB Chairmen needed: California Pi-san Diego state University Florida Zeta-Jacksonville University Indiana Iota-Valparaiso University Maryland Beta-McDaniel College Nebraska Beta-University of Nebraska, Kearney New york eta-rochester Institute of Technology New Mexico Beta-New Mexico state University Texas Nu-Texas A&M Texas Xi-University of Texas, san Antonio Wyoming Alpha-University of Wyoming Tennessee Alpha-Vanderbilt University Texas rho-Texas A & M Corpus Christi Texas sigma-schreiner University Virginia eta-Virginia Polytechnic Institute & state Univ. Washington Delta-University of Puget sound

CAB Members needed: Alberta Alpha-University of Alberta Arizona Alpha-University of Arizona California Alpha-University of California, Berkeley

California Gamma-University of California, los Angeles California epsilon-University of California, Davis California Upsilon-California state, Fresno California Zeta-California state University, Northridge Florida Alpha-University of Florida Florida Beta-rollins College Florida Delta-University of Miami Illinois Alpha-Northwestern University Illinois Beta-University of Chicago Illinois Gamma-Monmouth College Illinois eta-University of Illinois Indiana Gamma-Butler University Indiana Delta-Franklin College Indiana epsilon-hanover College Indiana Zeta-DePauw University Indiana Iota-Valparaiso University Indiana Kappa-Ball state University Indiana lambda-University of southern Indiana Iowa Beta-University of Iowa Kansas Gamma-Kansas state University Kansas epsilon-emporia state University Kansas Zeta-southwestern College Kansas eta-Kansas state University, salina Kentucky epsilon-University of Kentucky Maryland Gamma-Washington College Massachusetts Gamma-Mass. Institute of Technology Michigan epsilon-Northwood University Minnesota Alpha-University of Minnesota Missouri Alpha-University of Missouri Missouri Gamma-Washington University Missouri epsilon-Missouri state University Missouri eta-Missouri Western state University Nebraska Beta-University of Nebraska, Kearney New hampshire Beta-southern New hampshire Univ. New Jersey Beta-Princeton University

New Mexico Beta-New Mexico state University New york eta-rochester Institute of Technology New york Beta-Union College North Carolina Alpha-Duke University North Carolina Gamma-Davidson College Nevada Alpha-University of Nevada, reno ohio Iota-Denison University ohio Theta-University of Cincinnati ohio Kappa-Bowling Green state University oklahoma Gamma-southwest oklahoma state ontario Alpha-University of Toronto ontario Delta-york University oregon Alpha-University of oregon oregon Gamma-Willamette University oregon Delta-oregon Tech oregon epsilon-Portland state University Pennsylvania epsilon-Dickinson College Tennessee Delta-Tennessee Technological University Texas eta-stephen F. Austin state University Texas Nu-Texas A&M University Texas Xi-University of Texas, san Antonio Texas rho - Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Texas sigma-schreiner University Texas Tau-University of Texas, el Paso Utah Alpha-University of Utah Virginia Beta-University of Virginia Virginia Gamma-randolph Macon College Virginia Zeta-Washington and lee University Virginia Theta-lynchburg College Washington Beta-Whitman College Washington Gamma-Washington state University Washington Delta-University of Puget sound Washington epsilon-eastern Washington West Virginia Alpha-West Virginia University


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Valley of the Sun Founders Day. Front row: Bill Vaughan, Joe Johnston, A.D. Jacobson. Back row: Dennis Baird, Bill Woodruffe, Spike Graham, Meyer Ziman, Shelby Phillips, Sully Sullivan, R.D. Lewis, and Chuck Gercke.

Club NewsAtlanta Alumni Club Contact: Richard Orr, [email protected] of the Atlanta Alumni Club gathered to celebrate Founders Day at Five Paces Inn on March 20, 2013. More than 50 alumni and undergraduate members from nearby Georgia Beta (Emory University) attended. To honor those alumni present having achieved Silver Legion (25 years), Gold Legion (50 years), and Palladian Legion (55+ years), the group conducted the induction ceremony. Alumni Club President Jeremy Sale acted as master of ceremony, with members of Georgia Beta participating in the ceremony. General Council Treasurer Rich Fabritius and Province President Rick Orr provided Fraternity and Province updates for those assembled.

Houston Alumni ClubContact: Chris Job, [email protected] Houston Phi Delta Theta Alumni Club celebrated Founders Day in April at The Houston Racquet Club. Chris Job, Cal State Northridge ’67, welcomed 75 brothers for an evening of fellowship, awards, great stories and a wonderful dinner. Special guests included Chris Brussalis, General Council, and John Thompson, Development Officer for the Phi Delta Theta Foundation.

Receiving the Silver Legion award was Jay Miller, University of Texas ’85; Golden Legion- Fred Armstrong, ’85, Jim Bobbitt, ’66, Win Campbell, ’66, Stan Champion, ’66, Bill Dwyer, ’66, George Gayle, ’66, David Hull, ’66, Butch McCaslin, ’66, Doug Rogers, ’67, John Storms, ’66, John Thomas, ’66, John Waid, ’66, all University of Texas; George Moody, SMU ’65; Jacko Garrett, ’65, Bill Peck, ’66, John Wade, ’66, all TCU; and Byron Varme, Minnesota ’55, 60-year Palladian.

This Founders Day had the largest number of Golden Legionnaires in many years. The Houston Alumni Club functions will start again in October 2013.

Ontario Alpha House CorporationContact: Doug “Olie” North, [email protected]

We had a monster of a job on our hands, it’s an OLD house and it’s been WELL abused. One washroom had a cast iron tub and five inches of concrete ready to fall into the floor below. Another had rad pipes that were encased in concrete floor leaking inside. We had such great talent in alumni brothers out to help that we 1) dropped the rad water in three floors, 2) repaired the rad piping and 3) put in a whole re-enforced subfloor and tile ready cap. I am blown away at what we got done in two days. Not done yet, but well on the way. Many guys who came said they had a great time and they would be happy to come down and do it again. The remaining undergraduates of a struggling chapter under suspension got to see the men and their depth of commitment to the chapter…and the art of giving back. We had over 40 brothers show up. Amazing.

Orange County Alumni ClubContact: Jim Harvey, [email protected] Orange County, California Alumni Club celebrated Founders Day and hosted the re-installation of the California Theta Chapter on March 7, 2013 with a dinner at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. 105 alumni and undergraduates attended the dinner. Jim Harvey, UC Irvine ’84, served as master of ceremonies. We were joined by three General Headquarters staff members: Director of Expansion DeMarkco Butler, Monmouth ’10, and Expansion Consultants Bob Wolfley, Southern Indiana ’11, and Ryan Schell, Florida State ’12. We were also joined by Omicron South Province President Jack Luce, Ohio State ’64, Omicron West Province President Stephen Youts, Texas-Arlington ’71, and Rho East Province President Russell Carman, Sam Houston State ’98. We also had representatives from California Delta at USC and California Rho at the University of La Verne.

Chris Lapple, Northridge ’80, President of the General Council, led the Installation Ceremony and formally returned Phi Delta Theta to the UC Irvine campus after a 10-year absence. After remarks by Bill Zulch, UC Irvine ’75, Brother Lapple presented the charter to Colony/Chapter president Mark Saleh on behalf of 69 outstanding UC Irvine men. These men progressed from colony to chapter in a little less than one year.

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New Clubs FormingBelow are groups establishing an alumni club.

Colorado Alumni Club Contact: Marc Mores, [email protected]

Arkansas Alumni Club Contact: Michael Munson, [email protected]

Austin Area Alumni Club Contact: Arin Blaylock, [email protected]

Memphis Area Alumni Club Contact: Bryant Isom, [email protected]

Atlanta Area Alumni Club Contact: Richard Orr, [email protected]

Inland Empire Alumni Club Contact: Jack Luce, [email protected]

Kleberg Emerging Leadership Institute When: July 27–30, 2013 Contact: Luke Benfield, [email protected]

Iowa Gamma 100 Year Celebration When: September 20–21, 2013 Contact: Jay Longnecker, [email protected]

Tennessee Gamma 50 Year Celebration When: September 27–28, 2013 Contact: Contact the University of Tennessee chapter for details.

Presidents Leadership Conference When: January 9–12, 2014 Contact: Luke Benfield, [email protected]

Utah Alpha 100 Year Celebration When: March 21–23, 2014 Contact: Scott Mietchen, [email protected]

80th Bienniel Convention When: June 19–22, 2014 Contact: Sean Wagner, [email protected]

For more information on an alumni club near you, please view the following link: http://www.phideltatheta.org/alumniclubs_us.asp. For the inclusion of your group’s event, please contact Sean Wagner, [email protected], and provide this information. Thank you.

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In other Founders Day activities, we heard reports on the status of the other Chapters in the Province and on the current effort to form a Colony at Chapman University here in Orange County. Curtis Parvin, UC Irvine ’80, announced an effort to fund a “Whole Man” scholarship for the new California Theta Chapter, and within moments more than $40,000 was pledged by various alumni. We had no new Golden Legion members this year, but seven Phis received their Silver Legion pins.

The Club will hold its annual Golf Classic this fall.

Valley of the Sun Alumni ClubContact: Joe Coughlin, [email protected] | The Valley of the Sun Alumni Club hosted Founders Day activities on Sunday, March 10, at the Mesa Country Club. 50+ were in attendance including twelve Arizona Beta brothers including Brothers Dennis Baird ’64, Chuck Gercke ’64 , Joe Johnston ’64, and Bill Vaughan ’65 who received their Golden Legion (50 year) pins. Moreover, 15+ Arizona Gamma undergraduate brothers were in attendance and participated in the Golden Legion ceremony. It was a great evening of fellowship.

Club MeetingsBaton Rouge Third Saturday Contact: William Ramsey, [email protected]

Central Florida First Tuesday (September–April) | 11:30 a.m. University Club (150 E. Central Blvd.) Orlando Contact: Greg Rhodes, (407) 273-0938 or [email protected]

Emerald City/Seattle Second Friday | Noon Rainier Club Contact: Bill Parker, (206) 284-2244 or [email protected]

First Coast (Jacksonville) Third Thursday | Noon University Club Contact: Mike Prendergast, (904) 389-5161 or [email protected]

Fort Lauderdale Second Friday | Noon Lauderdale Yacht Club Contact: Brett Circe, [email protected]

Halifax First Wednesday (even months) | Noon Argyle Bar and Grill Contact: Michael Dunn, or [email protected]

Houston Jan 11, Feb 15, Mar 15 | 11:45 a.m. Houston Racquet Club (10709 Memorial Drive) Contact: Chris Job, (713) 522-9554 or [email protected]

Las Vegas Alumni Club First Monday | 6 p.m. Sago’s Baja Grill and Tavern (4790 S Fort Apache Rd) Contact: Ken Colby, (909) 292-7051 or [email protected]

Milwaukee Last Friday | Noon Mader’s Restaurant (Old World Third Street) Contact: Greg Sommersberger, (262) 240-3577 or [email protected]

Northeastern Ohio Various | TBD Various locations Contact: Gerald Donnelly, [email protected]

Northern Nevada First Friday | Noon Mountain Mike’s Pizza (1601 Vassar Street), Reno Contact: Rudy Calizo, (775) 848-7839 or may34th [email protected]

Oklahoma City Third Friday | Noon Contact: Ross Brown, (405) 359-2970 or [email protected]

Palm Beach Second Thursday | Noon Crown Plaza Hotel (across from the airport at Australia and Belvedere Roads), West Palm Beach Contact: Jack Chadam, (561) 962-3303 or [email protected]

Pittsburgh 1 Winter, 1 Summer | 6:30 p.m. Primanti Bros. (4501 Steubenville Pike in Crafton) Contact: Anthony J. Quahliero III, (724) 651-5960 or [email protected]

San Francisco First Friday | Noon Schroeder’s (240 Front Street near the Embarcadero BART station) Contact: Dennis Sidbury, (415) 902-5834 or [email protected]

St. Louis First Friday | Noon CJ Muggs (200 S. Central, Clayton) Contact: Matt Raithel, (417) 823-8128 or [email protected]

Smoky Mountain (Tennessee) Fourth Thursday Phis and Friends Contact: John Crisp, [email protected]

Tacoma Washington Third Thursday | 8:30 a.m. Rotating locations, usually at Ken McGill’s Contact: Ron Stone, (253) 565 5801 or [email protected] or Ken McGill, [email protected]

If other alumni clubs would like their regularly scheduled meetings listed here, contact Sean Wagner ([email protected]).


Phi Footnotes:William Baker Received Phi Delta Theta Gardner Alumnus of the Year Award

T he evening of Saturday, January 12, at the University Club of New York, William C. “Bill” Baker, Colgate ’70, was awarded the 2012 Raymond L. Gardner “Alumnus of the Year” Award by

Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Brother Baker received the award for his lifetime service and dedication to his alma mater, Colgate University, the New York Zeta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta, and his community, New York City. He received the award in the presence of over 100 fellow Phis and undergraduates at the Seventh Annual New York Zeta of Phi Delta Theta Career Night and Banquet. The award was presented by Chris Brussalis, General Council representative of Phi Delta Theta, with Douglas Sweeney, Director of Development, Phi Delta Theta Foundation, also in attendance.

Bill Baker has played an instrumental role in the success of his university, fraternity chapter, and community. Since being initiated into the New York Zeta Chapter on April 10, 1967, Brother Baker has lived out the three cardinal principles of Phi Delta Theta in real and personal ways. After graduation from Colgate University in 1970 and service in

the U.S. Army (1971–1973), Brother Baker joined his family footwear business, Baker-Benjes (which later become Ralph Lauren Footwear). Mr. Baker managed the successful growth of the company as Chairman, CFO, and COO until his retirement in 1996. A long-time supporter of Colgate University and the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at Colgate, Brother Baker currently is chairman of the New York Zeta of Phi Delta Theta Foundation and Scholarship Board, which provide scholarships that promote ideals of strong leadership and high scholastic achievement, and insures that members of the chapter who exhibit those qualities and provide outstanding leadership to the chapter, campus and community will be rewarded every year. In 2005 he donated the flagpole to the chapter house which he dedicated to Winnie McKay (beloved House Chef) and those lost in the Global War on Terrorism.

An excerpt from the nomination states, “Bill has dedicated his life to philanthropy and scholarship. He is an active alumnus both as a Colgate Graduate and a Phi Delt Man to the fullest extent, actively working with the university to help any undergraduate student in need, but especially

Phis. He lives out the creed “We enjoy life by the help and society of others” and that “one man is no man,” and has worked to ensure that the spirit of fraternity is lived out by opening his wallet, his heart, his soul, and his home to others (see page six for his support for the Krivitski family).

Within his Colgate community, he is a member of the Colgate University President’s Club and serves on its nominating committee. He established an endowed scholarship that goes toward a New York Zeta member and donated the West Entrance Foyer of Little Hall (arts building) in 1997.

Mr. Baker serves on the Board of Directors for The Glaucoma Foundation. He currently lives in New York City and serves as president of his co-op apartment building.

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Akron Keith Dambrot, ’81, was named the 2013 Red Auerbach Coach of the Year by the Jewish Coaches Association (JCA). The award is the second for Dambrot this season as he was named the MAC Coach of the Year, a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award and the Hugh Durham Award (Hugh Durham, Florida State ’56), which recognizes the nation’s top mid-major coach. Dambrot brought his hard-working, fearless Zips (26-6) to take the court against the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams during the NCAA tournament. Akron is a team that had a 19-game winning streak this season. The Zips have also won at least 23 games in each of the last six seasons. Included in this season’s list of achievements were the Zips’ first national ranking, Dambrot’s 200th win at Akron and 300th win overall, four All-MAC selections, five MAC Player of the Week winners and the league’s second two-time Defensive Player of the Year (Zeke Marshall) in the award’s 17-year history.

AlleghenyWilliam S. Demchak, ’84, has been named president and chief executive officer of the PNC Financial Services Group. Demchak joined PNC in 2002 as chief financial officer. In 2005, he became head of Corporate & Institutional Banking. He was promoted to senior vice chairman in 2009 and named head of all PNC businesses in 2010. Prior to joining PNC, Demchak served as head of Structured Finance and Credit Portfolio for JP Morgan Chase & Co. In addition to his undergraduate degree from Allegheny College, he earned an MBA at the University of Michigan. Demchak served as president for the Pennsylvania Delta Chapter 1983–1984.

ArkansasJohn Tyson, ’75, chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. gave a $500,000 gift from the Tyson Foundation to the Randal Tyson Memorial Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship Fund. This fund was established in 1993 and is designated toward juniors and seniors who demonstrate a strong academic background, leadership ability and professional potential in the poultry industry. Tyson shares, “my work as with the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century (Arkansas) volunteer has given me the chance to see first-hand the needs of the university, and through that, I’ve become an enthusiastic supporter of the Chancellor’s vision for the institution.”

Nathan Coulter, ’14, of Little Rock has been selected as a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholar. Coulter is majoring in political science and economics in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and is a member of the Honors College. Coulter is one of 62 students from 54 U.S. colleges and universities to be awarded the prestigious scholarship this year. He will receive $30,000 to be used toward his graduate study.

California-Northridge01 | “The tournament can’t start until the Phi Delts say it’s time!” Mitchell Lane, ’76, and Mark Smith, ’74, (left to right)—California Zeta Brothers in the Bond were the official “Starters” for the PGA’s Northern Trust Open Golf Tournament in Pacific Palisades, California.

Colorado State Albert “Bert” Miller, ’69, was honored as a distinguished alumnus by Colorado State University, College of Business for his professional efforts have been exclusively in the American manufacturing arena. Early in his career, Miller was instrumental in building a chemical plant in West Virginia. This start-up added 16 jobs to a rural area during a difficult recession in 1974. Since that time, Miller has continued to build jobs in America by opening plants in Iowa, Tennessee, and Indiana. Miller and his wife, Dee Dee, have been married for 37 years and have three children. Family business is more than a catch phrase for the Millers. Sons, Albert and Giles, the sixth generation, are actively involved in the management of the family company. Their daughter, Deirdre, is still debating her role in the family business. For now, Chicago winters are a tough sell to the California girl.

DavidsonDavidson College has awarded graduating senior Chad Harper, ’13, its annual W. Thomas Smith Scholarship which covers expenses for two consecutive semesters of study at a university outside the United States. It recognizes a senior who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and a commitment to community service. Harper will use his scholarship to pursue a year-long master’s degree in conflict resolution and reconciliation studies at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.

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DePauwRichard J. Bonaccorsi, ’85, has joined Harrison College as vice president of international operations to provide strategic vision and leadership for the college’s international programs, working with educational partners in South Africa, Thailand, India, China, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. He serves on the advisory board of DePauw’s McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship, is a member of the DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame and is president of DePauw’s “D” Athletic Alumni Association and Athletic Hall of Fame. He holds an M.B.A. from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Doctor of Management from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management.

Colin Milligan, ’07, has been named communications director for U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos, who represents Illinois’ 17th congressional district. Colin was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has served a variety of roles for Democratic leaders, and in 2007 and 2008 served a stint as field organizer for President Barack Obama’s campaign as a field organizer in Ottumwa, Iowa, in preparation for the Iowa caucuses.

David L. Singer, ’91, is Senior Vice President in the private banking and investment group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and is included in Barron’s annual list of “America’s Top 1,000 Advisors: State-by-State.” The listing, based on 2012 information, appeared in the publication’s February 18 issue. Advisors considered for the ranking have a minimum of seven years’ financial services experience and have been employed at their current firm for at least one year. Numerous quantitative and qualitative measures (including assets managed, revenue produced and quality of practice) determine the financial advisor rankings. Singer has been a part of the private banking and investment group’s Cincinnati, Ohio office for 11 years.

Eastern Kentucky 02 | Will Davis, ’83, was born in Kentucky and traveled extensively with his family while his father was in the military. They returned to Kentucky where Will graduated from Johns Creek High School and Eastern Kentucky University. His family roots are buried in the hills of Pike County Kentucky. Will Davis has written a novel titled When the Shade Comes Over, based in part on true ghost experiences at his family’s home place in the hills of Eastern Kentucky. Davis now resides in Mesa, Arizona.

EmporiaThe Kansas Epsilon Chapter hosted a reception for chapter alumnus Sanaka Samarasinha, ’91, was recently posted as the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Belarus.

Samarasinha’s role in Belarus as the chief U.N. representative focuses on preventing the spread of HIV and tuberculosis, strengthening the health system, improving education, creating a “green” economy, preparation for natural disasters and working on the prevention of human trafficking and domestic violence, among other issues.

During his time at Emporia State, Samarasinha was editor-in-chief of The Bulletin student newspaper, served as a senator on Associated Student Government, and was initiated as Phi Delta Theta’s first international member. He transferred on to obtain a journalism degree from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas. Samarasinha earned a juris doctorate from the University of Maryland.

Florida State T. K. Wetherell, ’68, Florida State President Emeritus was honored by Leadership Tallahassee with its Lifetime Leadership Award, which recognizes an individual who has made significant, tangible leadership contributions to the Tallahassee community, in both career and community arenas.

HanoverPhil Chamberlin, ’01, named as a Hanover College Distinguished Young Alumnus. He currently serves as research astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and deputy project scientist for the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), launched in 2010 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

His significant contributions to science include improving the higher- order correction technique for UV spectrographs in 2003; releasing the first version of the Flare Irradiance Spectral Model (FISM) in 2005; and leading a sounding rocket to measure the definitive solar minimum EUV irradiance reference spectrum in 2009.

In community service, he participates, almost weekly in outreach activities to encourage k-12 students to get excited about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and pursue careers in the future.

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These include speaking to students and teaching classes at their schools, judging science fairs, giving public lectures to the community and providing advice for student science fair projects. Chamberlin also takes advantage of emerging resources, such as the Distance Learning Network (DLN), Skype, and Google Hangouts in order to reach out to larger groups of students anywhere in the U.S.

At Hanover, he majored in physics and played football.

Ohio WesleyanIsidro A. Amigo, DO, FACOS, ’76, was published in renowned publication The Leading Physicians of the World and the International Association of Healthcare Professionals honored him for his exceptional successes in the osteopathic surgery community. Nearly 30 years in practice, Dr. Amigo has continued to demonstrate the passion, dedication, and enthusiasm for quality patient care necessary to be considered a Top Physician in his field.

Dr. Amigo completed his undergraduate training and pre-med studies at Ohio Wesleyan University and continued on to receive his degree, in 1979, at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Upon completion, he furthered his training in osteopathic medicine; attending Grandview Hospital and Doctors Hospital in Ohio.

IndianaBrother George Thomas, ’13, was recognized as a member of the Kate Hevner Mueller Outstanding Senior Class of 2013 award. Brother Thomas has been very involved since arriving in Bloomington. He has served on three of the most influential student organizations—was an Indiana Memorial Union Board Director, an Indiana University Student Association Congress representative, and is currently a member of the Steering Committee for the Indiana University Student Foundation.

Apart from being one of the most involved students at Indiana University, Brother Thomas has stayed extensively active within the Indiana Alpha Chapter. Serving as the house manager for the past two semesters, George has overseen numerous renovations to the chapter’s facilities. Working with the House Corporation Board, George supervised several projects to renovate multiple areas within the chapter house including the assembly of a new slate roof due to storm damage.

KansasDr. George F. Sheldon, ’57, Kansas, was awarded the second Lifetime Achievement Award of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Sheldon is the Zack D. Owens Distinguished Professor of Surgery at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and a Past-President of the ACS. Dr. Sheldon participated in the founding of one of the nation’s first trauma centers and became the chief of trauma service at San Francisco General Hospital. For more information of his many achievements and his accomplishments, see the Bulletin (V97, No 11) of the American College Surgeons’ publication.

LehighLehigh University’s very own Edward Avery McIlhenny, 1894, was a Louisiana businessman, who had a father with a spicy idea. The McIlhenny family, led by Edward McIlhenny, Edward Avery’s father, created Tabasco hot sauce and founded the Tabasco sauce company, McIlhenny Company, in the mid-1860s. McIlhenny enrolled at Lehigh and joined the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. McIlhenny dropped out of school, however, to join an arctic expedition as an ornithologist with explorer and physician, Frederick Cook. After his expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, where he helped rescue over a hundred fleet sailors, McIlhenny returned to Louisiana to assume leadership of the McIlhenny Company. McIlhenny was responsible for overseeing the production of Tabasco sauce as the president of the company until his death, 51 years later.

An article was printed in the Lehigh Brown and White October 2012. For more information see http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/thebrownandwhiteblog/index.ssf/2012/10/former_lehigh_student_edward_a.html

Louisiana State Alvin Dark, ’45, LSU, was featured in the SFGate (online edition of the San Francisco Chronicle) in January, 2012 and reminisced of his time with the Giants. He managed for the club from 1961–1964 and is celebrating his 91st birthday this year. For more information visit http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/At-90-Alvin-Dark-still-a-Giant-at-heart

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Maryland03 | Adam Luecking, ’01, has recently published the book, The Holy Grail of Public Leadership which “challenges traditional notions of ‘success’ in community-oriented, social sector work. Too often, society sets low expectations for community groups, government agencies, non-profits, and other collective action entities. As a result, many of these organizations are plagued by poorly-defined goals, unreasonable assumptions, and few internal methods for achieving Measurable Impact. The Holy Grail of Public Leadership provides leaders with practical tools to reverse this trend.”

Mercer04 | Todd A. Wilson, ’87, made his film debut in the feature 42, which tells the story of Jackie Robinson and baseball history. Todd plays Reporter #4 and though only two scenes, he shares, “I am truly proud. It could only have been better if I was doing the same role in a redo of Pride of the Yankees.”

Massachusetts Institute of Technology05 | Tim Stumbaugh, ’12, was awarded the Frederick Gardiner Fassett, Jr. Award by the Fraternity Sorority Independent Living Group for his qualities of spirit, dedication, and service in furthering the ideals of MIT brotherhood, sisterhood, and membership excellence. Tim is a member of the swimming and diving team, mentors first year students, serves on the Undergraduate Association, and performs in Dance Troupe. Tim served the fraternity community as the IFC Vice President, giving him the opportunities to serve on several Institute-wide committees as the voice of the fraternity community. Within Phi Delta Theta, Tim served instrumental roles such as Ritual Chairman, Steward, and New Member Educator. What others admire most about Tim is his ability to speak up for what he believes is right and to challenge others to think outside the box. The Frederick Gardiner Fasset, Jr. Award is named for Dean Fasset, ’23, Colby. Dean Fasset shared many dinners at Massachusetts Gamma while he was Associate Dean of Students in the ’50s and ’60s.

Drew Houston, ’05, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, was the keynote speaker for the 2013 graduating class of MIT. Houston says that part of his inspiration for Dropbox came from MIT’s Athena system, which allows students to access their files on any of the Athena computers across campus. MIT is proud if its tech start-up culture.

Miami (Ohio)06 | Michael Phelps, ’66, and Washington Examiner publisher since 2006 received the Silver Shovel Award for volunteer service to INMA in April for his volunteer service and lifetime achievements in the media industry. This is the association’s highest individual award for unselfish dedication to the association. Phelps was recognized for a “career of excellence that has advanced the causes of journalism, finding new ways to pay for journalism, and positioning INMA in the middle of that great debate. Phelps has an advertising sales brain with a journalist’s heart.”

Missouri State The Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers awarded Joseph S. Passanise, ’91, the distinguished “Charles M. Shaw” Trial Advocacy Award. This award by MACDL is given annually to an individual who distinguishes himself for excellence in the courtroom. Montana 07 | Jim Hutchison, ’69, retired from the Montana State Crime Lab after 38 years of service as the lab’s toxicology supervisor. Other noteworthy Montana Alpha brothers from his pledge class include Joe Mazurek, ’70, (Chapter Grand 2012), served as Montana’s Attorney General in the 1990s, Don Molloy, ’68, is a senior United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Montana, and Mike McGrath, ’69, is Montana’s current Supreme Court Justice. The photo from 1968 shows Hutchinson and fellow brothers at the Shaving Cream Battle.

The University of Montana School of Business Administration honored three alumni for outstanding career achievements during its 66th annual Donor Recognition and Scholarship Awards Banquet in May. Long-time University of Montana supporter Charles H. “Chuck” Bultmann, ’66, was honored by the University of Montana School of Business Administration for his outstanding career achievements during its 66th annual Donor Recognition and Scholarship Awards Banquet in May.

Bultmann was a member of Montana Alpha and lettered for the Grizzly football team. After graduation, he served three years in the U.S. Army, including one year with the First Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam, for which he was awarded both the Bronze Star Medal for heroism in ground combat and the Air Medal.


Bultmann’s business career began in 1969 in Everett, Wash., with then-independent telephone giant GTE. During his time with GTE, he earned a master’s in business administration from Indiana University. He retired from Verizon Wireless as vice president of phone mart operations, responsible for 150 retail stores in 22 states, with annual revenues exceeding $75 million.

Bultmann supported UM by serving on the House of Delegates and the Alumni Board, chairing the Business Advisory Council for the School of Business Administration, serving as treasurer of the UM Foundation and chairing the National Advisory Board for Grizzly Athletics. He and his wife, Sally, a UM alumna, have been members of The President’s Club for 15 years. Bultmann and Sally reside in Colleyville, Texas. They have four children and six grandchildren.

North Carolina State 08 | Brian Wilson, ’03, was Team Engineer for the winning NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team when the team claimed the first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) championship for Penske Racing Sunday evening in November 2012. Wilson is from Detroit and grew up around racing. He attended North Carolina State University and joined Frank Kimmel’s championship ARCA Series team as the team’s shock’s specialist. Nationwide Driver’s Championship in 2010 with Brad Keselowski was the foundation for their 2012 championship. For more on this, he has also been featured in the alumni magazine, NC State.

NortheasternNathaniel Bessa, ’14, was recognized by Brigham and Women’s Hospital for his development of an application to monitor a new physician productivity incentive program, which includes layers of analysis and functionality and has already impacted the hospitals fiscal efficiency. Bessa wants to champion technologies that benefit the healthcare arena. He plans to continue his work in healthcare technology innovation on co-op at the Broad Institute, a biomedical research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he will develop metabolite profiling software.

Robert Morris 09 | Kevin Bazner, ’06, was nominated to the 20 under 40 Class of 2012 for Wichita Falls, Texas. When Kevin Bazner made the trip from Steel City to the City by the Falls in 2010, he figured the best way to get to know people in his new setting was to get involved in the community. Roughly three years later, the 27-year-old Pittsburgh native is one of Wichita Falls’ brightest up-and-comers. He has participated in Leadership Wichita Falls and Downtown Wichita Falls Development, and connected with people that shared an interest in rebuilding and reinventing a destination city. Kevin is the assistant director of Student Development and Orientation at Midwestern State University, has completed the Nonprofit Center’s board training program and was a board member of the Humane Society of Wichita County. He completed a bachelor of science in management and marketing and a master of science in instructional leadership from RMU.

Rutgers10 | A successful Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert was held in December 2012 led and organized by Phi Delts and hosted by New Jersey 101.5 radio

station. The New Leaders Council-New Jersey joined with the Monmouth County Democrats, Monmouth County Republicans, New Jersey Young Democrats and New Jersey Young Republicans. Former New Jersey Senate President John O. Bennett, WVU ’70, is the Chairman of the Monmouth County Republicans. Jason Springer, ’02, is Communications Director for NLC-NJ, the New Jersey Young Democrats, and is President of JRS Strategies. There are many Phi Delts from Rutgers who are members of the NJ Young Democrats and Republicans. This event was a huge success raising over $100,000. For more information see http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20121231/NJENT/312310025/Benefit-victims-Sandy-Stony-Pony-bipartisan-affair

StanfordNew York Times Best Selling Author and Phi Po Bronson, ’86, has a new book out, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing. Read more about the book in his Forbes magazine interview, http://phide.lt/VwTLCB

Tennessee Tech Donald “Lee” Gatts III, ’13, won the university’s annual Derryberry Award, which recognizes one graduating senior who has demonstrated “potential for future service and effective leadership in American society” through his moral and academic integrity in scholastic achievement, participation in campus activities that demonstrate a commitment to citizenship and fondness for and success in sports.

TTU’s Greek Life Office has named Gatts both new member of the year and member of the year in 2011 and 2012, respectively. He has been treasurer, vice president and warden of his chapter.

In addition to a plethora of on campus honor societies, leadership roles, and sports videography work with football and basketball teams, Gatts volunteers with the Lions Club, Relay for Life, Jaycees Toys for Tots, and the American Heart Walk, and helps raise awareness of Lou Gehrig’s disease with a 5k event his chapter sponsors. He is working with the town of Rickman to start a community library. He served as a student representative for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Texas Christian Face the Nation anchor and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer, ’59, was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.

Last year marked Schieffer’s 55th year as a reporter and 43rd year at CBS News, where he has been a principal anchor since 1973. He anchored the CBS Evening News from March 2005 to August 2006, “an 18-month period that saw a substantial increase in viewers,” the academy said. Schieffer has served as a moderator of CBS News’ Sunday public affairs broadcast Face the Nation since 1991.

Texas-Arlington Ernest Machorro, ’13, was awarded a scholarship by the Order of Omega, one of two Phi Delta Theta members nationally. Scholarship applicants must be registered members of Order of Omega displaying leadership and service to their Order of Omega chapter, Greek system, and campus community.

VirginiaThe University Board of Visitors Blake Blaze, ’14, as its new non-voting student. Blaze, a Massachusetts native, is also a Jefferson Scholar, the current long snapper for the Virginia football team (a redshirt sophomore).

Washington & Jefferson As past President of Pennsylvania Gamma Chapter and current President of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Gordon Mathews, ’14, was awarded Greek President of the Year as well as Greek Man of the Year. In addition, at the Northeast Greek Leadership Association annual conference in Connecticut, he was recognized with the Distinguished Greek Leader Award.

WashingtonTim Cooney, ’14, guard on the men’s basketball team, has started “Project Blacktop” through the Rally St. Louis campaign, a nonprofit charity that has developed a platform to empower the residents of St. Louis to help shape the future of the city. Cooney’s goal is to beautify urban areas of St. Louis with functional outdoor basketball courts that serve as hubs for the neighborhood and host community building events. The courts, though, would be, eye-catching and appealing, with green space around them. In addition to the physical court, he hopes to host youth clinics on the weekends and in the summer. In addition, men’s and women’s adult leagues and 3-on-3 basketball tournaments could be added in the future. Cooney, a double major in marketing and entrepreneurship will graduate in May 2014.

West Texas AS&MProvince President M. Keith Brown, ’91, for being named Man of the Year in Canyon, Texas by the Canyon Chamber of Commerce. WestminsterBrother Warren K. Erdman, ’81, is Executive Vice President of Administration & Corporate Affairs at Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU), a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico, and Panama. Headquartered in the heart of Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Southern posted a record $2.2 billion in revenue in 2012. Prior to joining KCS in 1997, Brother Erdman served as chief of staff to U.S. Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond for 10 years. In January 2013, Brother Erdman, was presented with the Cornerstone Club Award for his financial support of the Missouri Beta Chapter at Westminster. The award was presented by General Council Reporter Jeff Davis and Development Officer Jacob Kingdon.

Wichita State Darren Beckham, ’13, was awarded a scholarship by the Order of Omega, one of two Phi Delta Thetas to nationally. Scholarship applicants must be registered members of Order of Omega displaying leadership and service to their Order of Omega chapter, Greek system, and campus community.

WidenerThe American Society of Association Executives has announced that Association Executive Vice President Sean Wagner, ’02, earned the Certified Executive Association (CAE) Credential. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. Less than five percent

of all association professionals have earned the CAE. To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an applicant must have a minimum of three years’ experience in nonprofit organization management, complete a minimum of 100 hours of specialized professional development, pass a stringent examination in association management, and pledge to uphold a code of ethics. More than 4,000 association professionals currently hold the CAE credential. The CAE program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). ASAE is a membership organization of more than 21,000 association executives and industry partners representing 10,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in nearly 50 countries around the world.

Phi Delta Theta 11 | In February at the annual Heroes Living with ALS Luncheon, The ALS Association presented Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity with the Partnership for Success Award. This award recognizes those who advance the mission and vision of The ALS Association through exemplary partnership and collaborative efforts to increase the capacity of our organization to serve people with Lou Gehrig’s disease.

In just two years, the Iron Phi program has raised more than $150,000 for ALS research and continues to grow in participation. “We’ve only scratched the surface of this partnership between Phi Delta Theta and The ALS Association,” said Steve Good, Director of Communications & Iron Phi. “We are humbled to be given this award, but we look forward to what this can become. We will continue to connect our members with The ALS Association and further educate them about Lou Gehrig’s disease. We want to help find a cure for this horrible disease.”

In the photo, left to right: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Director of Communications Steve Good, ALS Association President and CEO Jane Gilbert, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Executive Director Bob Biggs and ALS Association National Board of Trustees Member Chris Brussalis, who also serves on the General Council of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.

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Winter/Spring Sports By JAy lANGhAMMer, sPorTs eDITor

Basketball

Co-captain/forward Jeff Cohen led 26–8 Davidson to the NCAA Division I tournament and was named Southern Conference Player of the Year for the second time. He led the Wildcats in scoring (508 points, 14.9 per game) and blocked shots (56) while ranking second with 181 rebounds (5.3 per game). His top game was 32 points versus Charleston and he is now the career leader in blocks (197), sixth in career points (1,795) and ninth in career rebounds (747). Following the season, Cohen played in the Reese’s College All-Star Game and the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Also participating in the NCAA tournament once again was Akron head coach Keith Dambrot, Akron ’82, who, in his ninth season, led his alma mater to a 26–7 record. Over 15 seasons as a college head coach, his career mark is now 318–164.

Four Phi Delts were key regulars for the 21–6 Washington-St. Louis squad which went to the NCAA Division III tournament. Co-captain/guard Alan Aboona was named to the All-University

Athletic Association first team. He led the squad in assists (126), steals (32) and free throw shooting (89.2%) while ranking second in scoring with 344 points (12.7). His career-best game was 35 points against Emory, which included a UAA record 10 three-pointers. The squad’s top scorer (417 points, 15.4) was All-UAA first team forward Chris Klimek, who also was on the NABC and D3hoops.com All-Midwest Region second teams. He led with 25 blocks, a 57.8 field goal percentage and was second with 155 rebounds (5.7). His career-best game was 31 points versus Austin College. Forward Nick Burt received All-UAA honorable mention after scoring 163 points (6.0) plus 102 rebounds (3.8), 42 assists and 17 steals. Co-captain/guard Tim Cooney totaled 157 points (5.8), 119 rebounds (4.4), 74 assists and 39 steals.

The 23–6 Ohio Wesleyan team also went to the NCAA Division III tournament and featured four Phi Delt players. Forward Marshall Morris was second in rebounds (184, 6.3) and blocked shots (25) while scoring 285 points (9.8). Leading in field goal shooting (58.5%) was guard Dre White, who was also second with 21 steals while scoring 183 points (6.3). Also seeing action for OWU were guards Robbie Rinehart and Nick Felhaber. Key Southwestern players were guard Chase Kocher, who scored 183 points (7.3), along with 43 assists, and forward Sean Myers, who led with 15 blocked shots and scored 175 points (7.6). Teammate Joshua Tates had eight starts at forward. Forward Brian Klements of Case Western Reserve led in field goal shooting (59.8%), scored 139 points (6.3)

and blocked 17 shots. Starting 21 contests for 14–12 Franklin was forward Troy Porter, who scored 165 points (7.2) and had 13 steals. Other players included guard Mike Stewart of Schreiner and forward Travis Wilson of Wabash.

Swimming

At the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association meet, Dylan Ludwick of Davidson won the 500 freestyle (for the second time) and 200 freestyle; was on the winning 400 freestyle relay; and placed third in the 1650 freestyle. Stu Lubbison of Gettysburg won All-American honors at the NCAA Division III championship with the sixth place 400 freestyle relay and 10th place 200 freestyle relay. Teammate Sean Staerk was on the 13th place 800 freestyle relay and was named to the Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team. Also competing for Gettysburg were Will Nellican, who earned All-Centennial honors with the 400 medley relay, and Andrew Weinbrom, whose best event was the 200 backstroke. Andrew Angeles of Chicago competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Division III championship. Also competing at the Centennial Conference meet were two McDaniel Phi Delt swimmers. Stevie Hoyt was on the fourth place record-setting 800 freestyle relay and two sixth place relays (200 and 400 freestyle). He and teammate Jono Leafblad were on the seventh place 400 medley relay.

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Chris Klimek, Washington-St. LouisPhoto by James Byard, WUSTL Photo Services

Alan Aboona, Washington-St. LouisPhoto by James Byard, WUSTL Photo Services

At the Northwest Conference meet, three Phis from Whitman distinguished themselves. Sam Starr was on two winning relays (400 medley, 800 freestyle) and placed third in the 100 backstroke. Nick Wechter was also on the NWC first place 400 medley relay and placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke. Whitman’s Robby Dorn finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke. Phis from two schools competed at the North Coast Athletic Conference meet. Grant Richman of Allegheny was on the fourth place 800 freestyle relay, placed sixth in the 1650 freestyle and was on the sixth place 800 freestyle relay. Teammate Andrew Bean was on the seventh place 400 medley relay and 14th in the 100 breaststroke. Chris Ercoli of DePauw was 14th in the 200 backstroke at the North Coast Athletic Conference meet. Jacob Miller of Ashland placed 16th in the 100 freestyle at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference event. Swimming the 100 and 200 breaststroke events for Emory was Eric Ruggieri. Other Phi Delts in the pool over the winter included Coen Weiler of Franklin, Tad Derrick of Washington College and Andrew Watkins of Denison.

Baseball

Three Phi Delts ranked among the leading players for Davidson this spring. Starting every game and hitting close to .300 was outfielder Nathan Becker. Joining him in the outfield as a regular was Forrest Brandt while David Daniels started at first base. Seeing a lot of action on the mound was Danny Moody. Named

to the All-University Athletic Association All-Tournament team were Washington-St. Louis outfielder Kyle Billig and first baseman Zack Kessinger. Both ranked among the squad’s top hitters. Co-captain/shortstop Jonathan Stutts and outfielder Drew Weprinsky were two of the leading hitters at Washington & Lee. Batting over .400 for most of the Ohio Wesleyan season was outfielder Sean Vollenweider. Two of the top players for Hanover were .400-hitting outfielder Kolton Chapman and pitcher Andrew Roby, who won five games.

Key players for Centre were infielder Sam Speed and outfielders Kyle Cook and Jake Johnson. Two of the busiest hurlers on the Southwestern squad were Colton Seeton (19 gmes) and Cody Lovas (10 games). Teammate Jeff Glasgow hit over .300 as an outfielder. Seeing action as regulars for DePauw were outfielders Ryan Allee and Brendan Pashia, along with infielder Pat Lyons, catcher Matt Dorsett and pitcher Michael Chiaro. Key starters for Puget Sound included Christian Carter, infielders Kaulana Smith and Bobby Hosmer and pitcher Jarrod Beiser. Catcher Jose Godinz started every game and was a leading hitter (.329) for St. Norbert. Leading the Ripon mound staff was Tom Fish, who had a 301 record and 2.81 earned run average. Other Phi Delts on the diamond this spring included Whitman pitcher Dakota Matherly, Central Methodist infielder Brian King and pitcher Daniel Brewer of Schreiner.

Track & Field

Joe Cerne of Puget Sound claimed his second straight Northwest Conference decathlon title with 6,321 points, 82 more than his winning total in 2012. Among his best events distances were 14' 3 ¼" in the pole vault and 177'6" in the javelin. Ryan Gann of LaVerne placed second in the discus and hammer events at the SCIAC Quad meet. At the Meet of Champions, Jake Nysather of Monmouth placed second in the hammer (169'3") and 18th in both the discus and shot put. Chuck Kronmiller of McDaniel placed fifth in the javelin at the Mason-Dixon Invitational. Holden Wallace of Indiana-PA finished eighth in the weight throw (46'6") at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference meet. Trey Burton of Southwestern College was 26th in the 5000 (16:27.93) at the Southwestern Invitational meet. Kelton Mehls of Robert Morris had a best distance of 50'6" in the weight throw.

At the Midwest Conference meet, Eric Langman of Ripon competed in multiple events, including the 100 and 200, the javelin and on several relays. Competing for Franklin at the Indiana Division III meet were Forrest Prichard (second in the high jump) and Jesse Page of the 1600 meter relay. Other Phi Delts who were members of their school track and field squad included pole vaulter Cody Feazell of Sam Houston State, Christopher Ju of Colgate, Ryan Callahan of Emory, hurdler Austin Boedeker of Central Methodist, Ivy Duggan and Joe Korona, both of Centre, and the Case Western Reserve duo of Nicholas Heim and Sam Reusser.

Drew Weprinsky, Washington & LeePhoto by Keith Lucas

Joe Cerne, Puget SoundPhoto by Puget Sound Athletics

Zack Kessinger, Washington-St. LouisPhoto by James Byard, WUSTL Photo Services


Golf

Bailey Patrick of North Carolina averaged 73.15 over 27 fall and spring rounds, with a best of 68. He tied for third at the Wolfpack Invitational; was ninth at the Rod Myers Invitational (215) and tied for 15th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate (216). Also seeing action for the Tar Heels was Robert Register. Leading Washington & Lee with a 75.8 average over 18 rounds was Patrick Clossin, who placed sixth at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference meet. Teammate Jack Cottrill averaged 83.3 over 10 rounds. James Lillie tied for low average (76.8) on the McDaniel squad. Also seeing action were teammates Dominic Seelig and Kevin Smith. Derek Wilson of Puget Sound tied for fourth at the Northwest League meet. Also tying for fourth at the NWC meet was Scott Martin of Whitman. His teammate, Daniel Hoffman, tied for 22nd at the NWC meet. Nick Blackburn of Ashland tied for 50th at the GLIAC meet. Tyler Carney-DeBord was a regular for Ohio Wesleyan and averaged 77.93. Other players on the links included Joe Hansen of St. Norbert, Andrew Behrle of Central Methodist, Andy Bell of Schreiner and Ben Whitaker of Denison.

Lacrosse

Lacrosse players Carter Clough of North Carolina and Chris Hupfeldt of Pennsylvania saw action for their schools. Among key regulars for Denison were Chapin Speidel, Connor Carroll, Tommy Harrison, Ben Hearn, Austin Campbell and Chip Phillips. Attack Jamie Long led Southwestern with 33 goals and teammate Alex Michaels scored nine times. Six Phi Delts were key players for the Hanover squad. Matt Weber led with 26 goals and Luke Karnick scored 23 goals. Other regulars were Chris Baney (18 points, including 12 goals), Derek Coe (15 points), Tim Gruber and goalie Branden Geyer. Other Phis seeing lacrosse action included goalie Jon Maddalone of Gettysburg, defenseman Ted DeNicola of DePauw and the Centre trio of Clay Krill, Corey Krill and Phillip Malloy.

Tennis

On the tennis court this spring, one of the top Phi Delt players was Colton Malesovas of Whitman, who has ranked as high as the #10 player in NCAA Division III. Other teammates playing this spring were Steve Roston and Sam Sadeghi. Regulars for their tennis teams have been Chris Fadil of Washington & Jefferson, Chris Bertolini of DePauw, Charlie Murphy of Allegheny, Wade Miller of Wabash and Blake Wareham of Franklin. Also on their school tennis team this spring were Scott Johnson of Gettysburg, Dylan Kady of Emory, Austin Corrola of Schreiner, Jessie Riggs of Southwestern College and the M.I.T. duo of Justin Cheong and Eugene Ong.

Other Sports

Seeing action in wrestling over the winter were heavyweight Jordan Ownbey of Davidson and the Wabash duo of Garrett Payne (149 lbs) and Drew Songer (174 lbs). Jonathan Hennessy was a member of the Pennsylvania rowing program while Washington College rowers included Rob Billings, Dominic DiMarino, Chris Moyland and Max Villa. Competing for the Willamette rowing squad was Forrest Belton. Roger Lo was on the M.I.T. squash squad while chapter mate Joe Paggi was on the M.I.T. sailing team.

NFL

After spending six seasons with the New England Patriots, star wide receiver Wes Welker, Texas Tech ’05, made the decision to join the Denver Broncos in early March. He agreed to a two year, $12 million deal to work with quarterback Peyton Manning after catching passes from Tom Brady. In five of his six years in New England, he caught at least 100 passes, an NFL record. Over 10 NFL years, he has now caught 768 passes for 8,580 yards and 38 touchdowns. Also signing a new NFL contract in March was kicker Nick Novak, Maryland ’05, who inked a four year deal with the San Diego Chargers after playing for them in two of the last three years.

Patrick Clossin, Washington & LeePhoto by Pete Emerson

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T he 2012–2013 academic year has been a tremendous year for Phi Delt educational conferences. In addition to our flagship programs such as the Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute (Kleberg) and the

Presidents Leadership Conference (PLC), this year we vastly enhanced our in-person training opportunities for alumni volunteers through regional Chapter Advisory Board Summits held in conjunction with the Recruitment Workshop series, as well as a House Corporation Summit hosted concurrently with PLC. From 2010–2013, we’ve seen a 147% increase in participation at in-person conferences.

The regional Recruitment Workshop series was a tremendous success after its second year. Overall, 533 undergraduates from over 75 different chapters attended a workshop. With the addition of the CAB Summits, our regional conference attendance jumped 15% this year with over 600 total participants at in-person conferences.

In addition to adding new programs to our in-person offerings, we’ve begun measuring the educational impact of both Kleberg and PLC. Undergraduate delegates complete a self-assessment before and after each conference that evaluates confidence levels in areas of leadership and values, general connection to the Fraternity, risk management strategies, knowledge and application of the Phi Delt Ritual, PR techniques, as well

as creating positive change within their chapters. Participants of PLC and Kleberg both experienced an average 38% increase in knowledge and confidence in these areas.

A Glimpse into 2013–2014After such a successful year, we are looking to push our educational opportunities even further. In 2013–2014, we will enhance a game-changing resource, PDT U, which is our new platform for interactive and valuable online education and training. The new PDT U will house the new Phikeia Education program, as well as chapter Officer Certification, and a significantly upgraded CAB Certification program. Members enrolled in these online programs will have immediate access to training courses via any device with an internet connection. In addition, chapters and CABs will be able to monitor progress of their participants.

In addition to online education, we will be focusing efforts and resources to create a Leadership and Ethics track at the Kleberg for Whole Man Scholars next summer. We will continue upgrade our educational conference curriculum to offer the best training in the fraternal community that will not only assist Chapters with their operations, but will also provide conference participants with valuable skill sets for life after college.

Phi Delt Education: A year in review

Summer 2013

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In their own words


Grill a steak in four stepsMike McDearman, Tennessee Tech ’97 knows a thing or two about grilling. He’s a Grillmaster, owner of Get Fired Up Foods—so he gets to cook up delicious meals in front of an audience. You can read about him and other foodie Phis on pages 53–54. While we were talking to him, we asked for some easy tips to grilled goodness.

“On [cable TV food shows] we hear you need high heat to sear the juices in and that gets our chests puffed up like a rooster,” McDearman said.

Here are my four simple steps: 1. First of all, I recommend you buy USDA Choice steaks, and then

preheat your grill to 325–350 degrees (on a gas grill) or count to four or five Mississippi on charcoal.

2. Grill the meat 5–7 minutes on the first side, 5–7 minutes on the second side. You want to caramelize the sugars and have nice good grill marks.

3. Buy (and use) a meat thermometer. Grill until you reach an internal temperature of 140 degrees.

4. Remove from the heat and allow the steak to rest (i.e. don’t cut into it) for 5–7 minutes.”

For more grilling tips, see McDearman’s website: getfiredupfoods.com and for recipes, check out the recent blog series at www.phideltblog.com.

P hi Delta Theta is comprised of chapters of various sizes and statures at many unique campuses throughout the United States and Canada. Each chapter has its own unique story and history on how

it arrived where it is today. Often, that story and history manifests itself into what is a chapter culture that hinders a chapter from being successful. Such a culture often prevents a chapter from recruiting new members as well as not allowing undergraduates to have a positive leadership experience that truly makes them “the greatest version of themselves.” Phi Delta Theta’s average chapter size is 65 members, but a handful of chapters still struggle to maintain the average chapter size on their campus, or develop a strong identity amongst their peers.

The Fraternity offers a level of basic services to all of its chapters. Those serving include up to two chapter visits a year from its staff, ongoing regional staff and volunteer support, educational conferences, online learning, and much more; sometimes chapters suffering need extra help. For this reason, a new program was created by the Fraternity to help revitalize chapters that need additional support to improve their overall trajectory.

Georgia AlphaOne chapter that fit this description was Georgia Alpha. After 10 years of cyclical operations, the Fraternity’s minimum standard was not being met with an average chapter size hovering around 30 (25 below the campus average), and the Georgia Alpha House Corporation and its alumni were looking for answers. After conversations with General Headquarters representatives, it was determined that the Georgia Alpha House Corporation would provide funding for two-year veteran Expansion Leadership Consultant, Steven Fleming, to spend the 2012–2013 academic year on campus offering transformational leadership.

After arriving in Fall 2012, Steven recruited 47 new men to the chapter through tried and true best practices from the Fraternity’s expansion program. Spring 2013 semester brought in another Phikeia class of 12 high caliber young men. This was the largest of any re-organizing or re-founding effort at the University of Georgia in recent history. The group boasted an impressive 3.39 GPA with a strong and structured scholarship program, competitive intramural sports teams in every sport, leaders in

Fraternity News:The revitalization of Georgia AlphaHow other chapters can follow their footsteps

Georgia Alpha, University of Georgia’s spring initiation pledge class.


student organizations all over campus and a full social calendar. The group included a brother who was student government president and who spoke at the United Nations.

To celebrate this occasion and this transformation, on Saturday, March 2, 2013, the alumni of the Georgia Alpha gathered at the Capital City Club in Atlanta, Georgia to show their support for the chapter’s recent progress and to celebrate what the future holds. With almost 100 alumni in attendance, the response of this quick and drastic change in the chapter was overwhelming for most. Mark Chandler, House Corporation and Chapter Advisory Board member summarized, “After many years of seeing the chapter not progress, we met with the senior leadership at General Headquarters near the conclusion of the 2011–2012 school year. Our alumni advisory group had been in place for many years and was highly concerned to the point that we thought closing the chapter might be inevitable. After meeting in Oxford and a subsequent meeting with Steven Fleming, we concluded starting the chapter over with Steven was an option we could not miss out on.”

“Steven’s recruitment effort and the resulting quality of membership was beyond our expectations. The chapter now is positioned to grow and thrive thanks to the hard work of the past year. While the upcoming year will present more challenges including managing chapter operations on our

own again, the relationship that has developed with the GHQ staff ensures our Advisory Board that our efforts will succeed.”

The General Headquarters is currently expanding the Chapter Revitalization program and seeking additional alumni groups who may be looking to help support a revitalization of their chapter. If you’d like more information, contact Associate Executive Vice President Sean Wagner at [email protected].

Canadian Revitalization and InitiativeLast year Phi Delta Theta started a successful initiative in line with the Phi Delt 2020 strategic plan to provide additional support to its Canadian chapters. Improvements in recruitment were realized, increasing average chapter size from 17 to 25 members. Greater alumni support was achieved through the more than doubling of donations to the Canadian Scholarship Foundation from just over $15,000 in 2011 to almost $35,000 raised in 2012. Finally, improved chapter operations were accomplished by all of the Canadian chapters. With a newly established Canadian program at the 2013 Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute and the re-colonization of Ontario Beta at the University of Western Ontario occurring in Fall 2013, Phi Delta Theta is ready to have another successful year with its Canadian chapters.

Welcome to: Fort Myers!Beach town on a seven-mile long barrier island

If you like sun, fun and Cinderella stories in the NCAA basketball tournament, head to Fort Myers, Florida, home of Florida Gulf Coast University (an expansion campus for Phi Delta Theta) in Fall 2014. The city is known for sandy beaches, ample fishing and other outdoor fun, but did you know it was the winter home for both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford? Back in 1916, Ford bought land in downtown Fort Myers, next door to Edison, his mentor. Now, both estates serve as museums that honor their founders and remind all of us about what they overcame and what they accomplished. If you know students at FGC who would make good Phis, please contact [email protected].

For more information about Ft. Myers, visit http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/cities/fort-myers-beach.html. Want us to profile your favorite Phi town? Email [email protected].

Then & Now

1963 20131963 Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was impacting the Civil Rights Movement. John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Tennessee Gamma was the first chapter to materialize through the procedure of colonization and was installed at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville on September 14, 1963.

2013 Civil Rights issues continue to make headlines. Total number of initiates of Phi Delta Theta: 245,556. 172 Chapters (42 states and five Canadian Provinces), 13 Colonies, 89 Alumni Clubs. Iowa Gamma celebrates 100 years on September 20–21. Tennessee Gamma celebrates 50 years on September 27–28.

L ast year, The Scroll launched a column featuring donors to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation. Titled, “In Their Own Words,” these articles profile a donor or group of donors and the reasons they

support Phi Delta Theta as well as the impact their gifts are having on the Fraternity as a whole. In this edition, we feature Brother Henry Heren, Nevada-Las Vegas ’99.

Brother Henry Heren, a Major in the U.S. Air Force, knows a little about strategy and long-term commitment. In his 21-year career with the Air Force, he has maintained and operated radar systems that simulated enemy air threats in order to train combat aircrews, sat on-console as the Deputy Launch Director during multi-billion dollar space launch operations, and served as a strategic planner in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

From his extensive experience and opportunities to learn new skills, meet new people, and become any version of himself desired, it would have been easy to categorize his Phi Delt experience into just his years as an undergraduate at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

But he didn’t.In fact, just the opposite has happened. Henry has grown even more

connected to the Fraternity as an alumnus through his service as a Chapter Advisor to California Nu (California Polytechnic State-San Luis Obispo), Chapter Advisory Board Chairman to Maryland Beta (McDaniel College) and Phi Delta Theta Foundation supporter.

Why?Because for Henry the Bond doesn’t end at graduation. It is a life-long

commitment of support to one another. And, rather ironically given his work in space, keeps him grounded.

Henry’s words below express it best.

Why are you proud to be a Phi?I am proud to be a Phi because the members of our fraternity lift up one another. We help one another become more than we could become individually. We celebrate each other’s accomplishments and set a positive example for each other to follow.

Why have you remained a consistent giver to PDT?The Bond of Phi Delta Theta is a life-long commitment. Through the Foundation I am able, in a small way, to assist those who sign the Bond after me. It is actually the least I can do to remain connected to Phi Delta Theta.

What do you hope to help PDT accomplish with your giving?I believe the scholarships the Foundation provides to our Brothers still completing their degrees help to demonstrate that our Fraternity is here

to support Brothers throughout their lives. The support we provide to one another does not end at graduation. In that sense, when we give to the Foundation we offer the best possible thanks to the Brothers who came before us.

What message do you have for your Phi Delt brother about giving?We are aided by those who came before us, and I believe we should then aid those who come after. If we believe in the Bond and we should do those things that will help it endure; supporting the Foundation, and its efforts, is one way in which to accomplish that end.

Why should Phis stay connected to the Fraternity after their college years?It is my belief that a chapter house with an appropriate mix of guidance and interaction with alumni is crucial to a successful, thriving chapter. Alumni are able to assist undergraduate Phis as they prepare to transition to the professional world. Likewise, the interaction with undergraduates serves to remind older Phis of where they came from and keep them grounded.

Henry Heren is married to Karla Heren, who is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force. Henry and Karla have two daughters, Emma Lea (6) and Anna Katerina (2).

In their own words: Giving is part of the Phi Delt Bond that doesn’t end at graduation

LEVELS OF GIVING: Trustees’ RoundtableThe Trustees’ Roundtable is the leadership giving club for all Phis, friends, and organizations who give a cumulative total of at least $1,000 in a given calendar year. The levels are as follows:Platinum Level $10,000Gold Level $5,000Silver Level $2,500Trustees’ Roundtable $1,000

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D ear Brothers, Parents and Friends of Phi Delta Theta:It is with deep appreciation and gratitude that I present the 2012 Annual Report to

you, the supporters of the Phi Delta Theta Foundation. One word describes the results of 2012: momentum. Thanks to your generous support, total dollars grew by 80% to $3.4 million and the number of donors grew by 13% to 3,706. To say we are moving forward is an understatement. Here are the key points of the 2012 momentum you created:

25% growth in the endowment, bringing the total to $10 million. 48% growth in annual fund dollars for a total of $926,000. 33% growth in Trustees Roundtable from 200 to 300 members. Received $2 million estate gift, the largest gift in Phi Delta Theta history. $49,000 raised through the Knights of Pallas—the most in that program’s history. 67% growth in the number of Whole Man Scholarships from 30 to 50.As you read through the following pages, know that your gifts also helped us award $166,000 in

scholarships and double the number of students attending leadership programs from 835 in 2011 to 1,686 in 2012.

I am especially proud of the accomplishments of our student and alumni members because of their commitment to our fraternal values as we demonstrate through our actions of being the premier college fraternity in North America.

Thank you, again, for your support and generosity. Because of you, Phi Delta Theta is well on its way to becoming the greatest version of itself.

Yours in the Bond,

Robert A. Biggs, President

The FounDaTion’s MosT FrequenT Donors

# of Gifts received From:598 Thomas C. Eakin, Denison ’56

379 William R. Richardson, Tampa ’80

370 Robert J. Miller, New Mexico ’50

288 Conrad Foster Thiede, Colgate ’90

229 Robert M. O. Sutton, Sr., MIT ’73

226 Charles L. Pride, Western Kentucky ’87

213 Marc Steven Mores, Iowa State ’95

210 Christopher J. Shrader, Miami Univ. ’82

160 Don A. Thompson, Butler ’66

136 James L. Anderson, California-Berkeley ’48

136 Michael G. Scarlatelli, Kettering ’76

130 Robert J. Turning, Akron ’96

129 Gary R. Wade, Tennessee ’70

127 George E. Grady, Arizona ’53

126 Richard H. Brennan, RIT ’93

125 Robert A. Biggs, Georgia Southern ’76

Top Dollars by ChapTer in 2012

rank Chapter name-school name Gift total1 Texas Epsilon, Texas Tech University $468,686.00

2 California Epsilon, University of California-Davis $466,943.48

3 Missouri Epsilon, Missouri State University $242,067.95

4 Alabama Beta, Auburn University $149,820.10

5 Indiana Zeta, Depauw University $128,491.68

6 Nebraska Alpha, University of Nebraska-Lincoln $126,649.93

7 California Zeta, California State Univ.-Northridge $125,769.58

8 Texas Zeta, Texas Christian University $101,220.99

9 Texas Delta, Southern Methodist University $80,718.48

10 Texas Beta, University of Texas at Austin $61,073.48

11 Florida Epsilon, University of South Florida $59,710.94

12 Kansas Alpha, University of Kansas $59,193.50

13 Indiana Gamma, Butler University $56,195.96

14 Tennessee Alpha, Vanderbilt University $55,144.20

15 Arizona Beta, Arizona State University $41,985.88

LivinG Bond soCietymo•men•tum: $2 million estate gift received, 85 years in the making

i n December 2012, the Foundation received word that it had been named in the estate of Dr. Dorothea Shaffer, wife of Brother Maurice Shaffer, Dickinson, ’30, for at least $2 million. This gift propelled the Shaffers into the spotlight as the most generous donors in

the history of the Phi Delta Theta Foundation.Maurice was initiated in 1927 into Pennsylvania Epsilon. After graduation, Maurie served as

president of the Phi Delt Harrisburg Alumni Club and he and Dotty were known for their annual summer parties at their Spruce Lane Farm.

Maurie was one of the first members of the Phi Delta Theta Foundation’s Founders Club, which recognizes donors with cumulative lifetime giving of $10,000 and above. He reached this level in 1980, but it seems that generous annual donations were just the “tip of the iceberg” of the generous support Maurie and Dotty would provide in the years to come.

In 1992, Maurie and Dotty gave a gift of $50,000 and established the Maurice E. Shaffer Endowed Scholarship Fund in support of deserving Phis from any chapter across North America. The Shaffer Endowed Scholarship has been awarded every year since its creation with scholarships totaling nearly $78,000 to date.

Maurie remained a loyal, generous and active brother until his passing in 1997. Dotty continued to keep in touch with Phi Delta Theta through annual updates on the Shaffer Endowed Scholarship. In 2010, Dotty welcomed Trustee Emeritus Stephen “Tio” Kleberg for a visit to her Florida home, during which Tio expressed gratitude on behalf of Phi Delta Theta for her continued support and shared with her the tremendous impact their scholarship fund had made over the years. When Dotty passed away at age 101 in October 2012, the Shaffers’ relationship with Phi Delta Theta had spanned an incredible 85 years.

The Shaffers’ steadfast friendship with Phi Delta Theta through their Living Bond Society commitment would end up making history for the Fraternity. Although commonly referred to as a “simple bequest,” the Shaffers’ $2 million commitment is the largest gift ever made to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation. Maurie and Dotty designated these funds to establish Whole Man Scholarships and, similar to their existing scholarship, they can be awarded to Phis from any active chapter in North America. The Shaffers’ generous gift has brought the Foundation halfway to its ambitious goal of

establishing 100 Whole Man Scholarships by 2020.This generosity is even more powerful when we consider the fact that none of us will ever be able to say thank you to them in person. We will,

however, do everything we can to share their generosity with as many Phis as possible for as long as possible.

A World War II Army veteran, Maurice E. Shaffer attended law school at University of Pittsburgh and retired as a partner from the law firm of Shaffer, Calkins and Balaban in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dorothea Shaffer was a graduate of Syracuse University and taught art in Harrisburg high schools throughout her career and a 12-year Executive Board Member for Syracuse University. The Shaffer Art Building on the campus of Syracuse is named in her and Maurie’s honor.

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i n an effort to build stronger alumni connections, several events were held around the country in 2012. For more information on upcoming events or to suggest an event location, contact the Foundation by phone at (513) 523-6966 or by email at [email protected]. We welcome your involvement!

July 2012Washington, d.C.: A capitol celebrationDespite the near 100 degree heat, 160 Phis and guests gathered on the rooftop of 101 Constitution for an evening of entertainment by Capitol Steps and to enjoy the view of our nation’s Capitol.

september 2012Baltimore, Maryland: distinguished alumnus award presented to Adam riess, Mit ’92 and 2011 nobel Laureate in Physics Brothers from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore gathered at the Space Telescope Science Institute on the campus of Johns Hopkins University to honor and congratulate Brother Adam Riess, MIT ’92, on winning the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. Adam’s work has shown that the universe is accelerating at a faster rate than conventionally posited. Through a twist of fate, the telescope that Adam uses is the same one Brother Story Musgrave, Syracuse ’58 repaired during his career.

october 2012naples, Florida: Meet the Foundation trustees During the fall meeting of the Foundation Trustees, 26 Phis and their guests joined the Trustees for dinner at the Naples Yacht Club.

April 2013dallas, texas: Phi delta theta and the dallas Cowboys—a view from the inside The 2013 alumni events year is off to a great start! In April, 80 Phis and their guests enjoyed dinner and an insider’s tour of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

ALuMni eventsmo•men•tum: From d.C. to dallas…and outer space

KniGhts oF PALLAsmo•men•tum: $49,000 raised—the most in the program’s history

u ndergraduate giving in 2012 boldly moved forward by raising the most dollars in the history of the program—$49,000. This was accomplished through a matching gift from Foundation Trustee, Brother Kenny Jastrow, II, Texas ’69 and a 33%

growth in dollars from undergraduates. One chapter—Pennsylvania Pi (Robert Morris University)—achieved 100% chapter

participation. Chapter President, Brandon Long, shares his thoughts on why members gave: “Brothers in our chapter have had the opportunity to attend some amazing conferences because of donations to the Foundation so we were happy to donate. It gave us the opportunity to help brothers in chapters all over North America.”

We are especially proud of these young donors who, at a time when their own resources were limited, gave generously. Thank you.

Bob Biggs and the Knight before it was shipped to Pennsylvania Pi.

Top 10 ChapTers in 2012 KnighTs oF pallas

Chapter name % ParticipationPennsylvania Pi, Robert Morris University 100%

New York Beta, Union College 70%

Georgia Gamma, Mercer University 48%

Kansas Epsilon, Emporia State University 44%

Pennsylvania Xi, Clarion University of Pa. 40%

Oregon Epsilon, Portland State University 39%

Kansas Beta, Washburn University 38%

Okla. Gamma, Southwestern Okla. State Univ. 36%

Michigan Delta, Kettering University 37%

Missouri Beta, Westminster College 35%

The KnighTs oF pallas honor roll 100% parTiCipaTion

year Chapter name President2013

2012 Pennsylvania Pi, Robert Morris University Brandon Long

2011 Michigan Delta, Kettering University Michael Boulter

mo•men•tum: this could be your chapter. to make a gift, go to www.knightsofpallas.org.

Brandon Long, Pennsylvania Pi, poses with “Michael Haines,” named for a Founding Father and Chapter Advisor who was fatally wounded by armored truck robbers in 2012. The knight was awarded to the chapter that reached 100 percent member giving to the Knights of Pallas in 2012.

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h istory has shown that the most consistent high performing Phi Delta Theta chapters are those that take full advantage of the leadership formation programs offered by the Fraternity, including participation in the educational conferences offered each year.

With that in mind, the Foundation has established the Whole Man Scholarship Program to ensure funds are available for a chapter’s participation in these programs.

Endowing a Whole Man Scholarship begins with a commitment totaling $72,000, which is payable over a period of years. Donors are welcome to name their funds as they see fit.

Paul h. Bennett Whole Man scholarships-3 (In Memoriam) (Ohio Beta)Paul H. Bennett, Ohio Wesleyan University ’38

Michael J. Fimiani/Fall ’85 Whole Man scholarship (Florida Epsilon)Michael J. Fimiani, University of South Florida ’89

W. L. and Lynn Gray Whole Man scholarship (Texas Zeta)W. L. Gray, Jr., Texas Christian University ’70

harding dean Whole Man scholarship (Texas Epsilon)Terry L. Scarborough, Texas Tech University ’68John F. Scovell, Jr., Texas Tech University ’68K. Chris Todd, Texas Tech University ’68

Christopher M. Job Whole Man scholarship (Ohio Eta and California Zeta)Christopher M. Job, California State University-Northridge ’67

richard W. Kelley Whole Man scholarship (Nebraska Alpha)Richard W. Kelley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ’60

Jeffrey B. Love Whole Man scholarships-2 (Tennessee Alpha)Jeffrey B. Love, Vanderbilt University ’71

Frederic B. “ted” Lowrie, Jr. Whole Man scholarship (Indiana Gamma)Frederic B. Lowrie, Jr., Butler University ’71

James Bradford Pfeffer Whole Man scholarship (in memorium) (Illinois Eta)John R. Pfeffer, Washington University ’47

J. Paul Price Whole Man scholarship (Texas Zeta)J. Paul Price, Texas Christian University ’74

Joseph W. royce Whole Man scholarship (Maryland Gamma)Joseph W. Royce, Southwestern University ’63

dorothea and Maurice shaffer Whole Man scholarships (chapters to be determined)Maurice E. Shaffer, Dickinson College ’30 and the Estate of Dorothea Shaffer

the scovell Whole Man scholarship (Texas Epsilon)John F. Scovell, Texas Tech University ’68

theodore s. “ted” sitterley Whole Man scholarship (Arizona Alpha)Theodore S. Sitterley, University of Arizona ’59

sidney Paul Wade Whole Man scholarship (in memorium) (Tennessee Gamma)Gary R. Wade, Tennessee-Knoxville ’70 and the following:Robert A. Biggs, Georgia Southern ’76James P. Burra, California State- Northridge ’67Roy H. Cunningham, West Virginia ’93Allen G. Edwards, Clemson ’71Walter D. Fain, Tennessee-Knoxville ’68Stanley W. Gilson, California State-Northridge ’70Thomas M. Hale, Tennessee-Knoxville ’76Moreland R. Irby, Richmond ’43Jeffrey B. Love, Vanderbilt ’71Todd LovedayJesse R. Moyer, South Dakota, ’03Charles W. Poore, South Dakota ’61Lothar A. Vasholz, Colorado-Boulder ’52Dwight R. Wade

e. W. Williams, Jr. Whole Man scholarship (Texas Epsilon)E. W. Williams, Jr., Southern Methodist University ’49

J. david Williams Whole Man scholarship (Texas Zeta)E. W. Williams, Jr., Southern Methodist University ’49

the Phi delta theta Foundation would like to recognize the following Whole Man scholarships that have been established as part of the “Building on the Bond” Campaign and are fully funded:

The Whole Man Scholarship programis about making better men.

James A. Cummins, Jr., Southern Methodist University ’80Craig E. Fenneman, Butler University ’71Dan and Debra Friedkin, parents of Texas Delta members Corbin and Ryan FriedkinTamblin C. Smith, University of Pennsylvania ’49 (In Memoriam)Henry “Kitch” Taub, II, Southern Methodist University ’80

California Theta, University of California-IrvineIllinois Alpha, Northwestern UniversityIndiana Eta, Indiana State UniversityIndiana Theta, Purdue UniversityOhio Zeta, The Ohio State UniversityMichigan Alpha, University of MichiganSouth Dakota Alpha, University of South DakotaColorado Gamma, Colorado State UniversityWashington, D.C. Alumni ClubNeil A. Armstrong Memorial

the following brothers and friends have made commitments to Whole Man scholarships and are in the process of fully funding them:

the following chapters have established Whole Man scholarships by a group of members from each chapter and are in the process of fully funding them:

Richard, Nebraska ’60 and Helen Kelley with Andrew Shaw, recipient of the Whole Man Scholarship for 2012.


Building Better Brothers Whole Man Scholarships provide educational opportunities to PhisBy: rob Pasquinucci

P hi Delta Theta has always been about making all of us better men. Whether it’s the help from an older brother who knows how to ace that professor’s test, a scholarship, a Fraternity conference or a

visit from your province president, there are many opportunities to make ourselves a little better through Phi Delta Theta.

As you know, the Phi Delta Theta Foundation supports many of these activities. The Foundation, in turn, is supported by generous Phis who make financial contributions. One of those Phis, Maurice Shaffer, along with his wife, Dorothea made a gift that will help support the Foundation for generations of Phis. The gift, totaling $2 million, is the largest gift in Phi Delta Theta history.

“It is truly unprecedented and transformational,” said W.L. Gray Jr., TCU ’70, chairman of the Foundation board of trustees.

The generosity of the Shaffers will fund at least 25 Whole Man Scholarships, bringing that total to 50, and it will help our youngest members become the greatest version of themselves for many years to come.

“This generation is even more powerful when we consider the fact that none of us will ever be able to say thank you to the Shaffers,” said Gray, “We will, however, do whatever we can to share their generation to as many Phis as possible.”

A tradition of supportFortunately, the Shaffers aren’t alone in their support for the Foundation. Take a short trip from Oxford to Indianapolis, Indiana and you’ll meet other generous Phis who support the Foundation, and the undergraduate members who benefit from their gifts. Butler University in Indianapolis is home to the Indiana Gamma Chapter, and is the home chapter of Foundation donor (and trustee member) Ted Lowrie Jr., Butler ’71, and two undergraduates who have received Whole Man scholarships. The Scroll spent a few minutes talking to them during a visit to the chapter house.

Ted, why did you decide to support Phi Delta Theta and the Butler chapter by funding a Whole Man Scholarship?Ted Lowrie: There are a number of reasons I decided to fund a Whole Man Scholarship. First, my love for the Fraternity—starting as a pledge, but enhanced by the fact that both my father (Cornell) and grandfather (Michigan) were Phis.

Secondly, I had a great experience as an undergraduate at Butler. The Phi Delt chapter was a big part of that experience. Several years after graduating from Butler I was appointed as a Province President by the General Council and for the next eleven years, I visited the schools in the New England area. I saw how the outstanding chapters had strong leadership and, conversely, the chapters that were struggling usually did not have a group of strong leaders.

Years later after being appointed to the Foundation Board we established the Whole Man Scholarship and I saw it as a way to give back to my

chapter and, hopefully, help them to remain a strong chapter. The recipients of the scholarship received a cash award, but more importantly, they were able to attend either the Presidents Leadership Conference or the Kleberg Emerging Leaders Conference.

Talk to me about your undergraduate days at the chapter. What are some of your memories, and did those memories help support your decision to fund a Whole Man Scholarship?TL: First and foremost, I had some wonderful brothers and established some great friendships during those four years. As an underclassman, I learned from the upperclassmen—there were some impressive guys who cared about Phi Delta Theta and helped it to maintain its position on campus as the leading fraternity. I also had the opportunity to lead as the chapter’s president my senior year. It was an interesting time in the world with the Vietnam War going on and student values were changing. The positive experience I had and the opportunity to become chapter president certainly played a part in my desire to give back if I could.

When you were at the chapter house last night, you had the chance to meet two Whole Man scholars. What is it like to get a chance to meet the brothers who are benefiting from your generosity?TL: I loved having the opportunity to meet Kit and Joel, the two recipients of the scholarship thus far. I was impressed by their desire to learn, their character, their love of the Fraternity and their interest in becoming leaders. In fact, each of the brothers I met while at the house were impressive and accomplished. The chapter is up to approximately 100 brothers.

Do you have any thoughts to share with other Phis who might be in a position to support the Fraternity in a similar way as you have?TL: As undergraduates we received the support of several area alumni (names like Skip Kappas, Jon Pavey, George Notaras and Tom Cartmel come to mind). Since I don’t live near the university, this was my opportunity to help out as an alumnus of the chapter.

As a Foundation Trustee when we decided to begin the campaign it just made sense to me by: 1) supporting the General Fraternity’s efforts to train our undergraduates to be strong leaders and understand the importance of personal ethics, and, 2) providing the opportunity to the undergraduates of my own chapter to take advantage of what I think is the excellent training the General Fraternity makes available.

Joel McVeyButler undergraduate and 2013 Whole Man Scholarship Recipient

Joel, tell us how it feels to be a Whole Man scholarship winner.Joel McVey: I am honored to be a recipient of the Whole Man Scholarship. However, I also feel a great deal of responsibility from receiving it. Obviously, the scholarship and the opportunity to attend the Kleberg ELI this summer in Oxford are exciting, but I am also grateful to be associated Ph

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with Brother Ted Lowrie and be a representative of my chapter. I feel that the scholarship recognizes the strength of the support that I have received from Phi Delta Theta, particularly the Indiana Gamma Chapter and its alumni. I attribute much of my personal and professional development to them, and I hope that my example as a Whole Man Scholarship recipient adequately reflects the friendship and leadership that I have received from my brothers.

What do you hope to accomplish after attending the Kleberg ELI?JM: I am excited to attend the Kleberg ELI and learn more about the brotherhood and fraternity. First, I am hoping to form friendships with my brothers at other chapters and understand diversity’s role within the Fraternity. Through my time at Indiana Gamma, I have learned to be a part of and develop an appreciation for the diverse personalities, strengths, and leadership within the chapter. We pride ourselves on our ability to emphasize and respect each brother during smooth or difficult times, and I am hoping to take what I have learned to a wider level. Second, I am interested in learning more about the ritual that unites the brotherhood and listening to others’ perspectives on the principles of our Fraternity. It amazes me that these ideals can endure so well over time and travel, and I imagine I will gain a great deal of perspective on the meaning of the fraternity to others. Finally, I am hoping to learn some best practices from the Institute’s facilitators as well as the brothers in attendance. I am sure there are a number of challenges that chapters have faced and have overcame that our chapter will encounter. Next year, I will be our chapter’s foundation representative, and I take my role in transmitting what I learn at the Institute to Indiana Gamma very seriously.

Talk a little bit about alumni like Ted and their support for the chapter. JM: I am fortunate to have met Brother Lowrie and humbled to have signed the same Bond that he signed. He is truly an example of someone who has transmitted the fraternity by not only his time and donations, but also through the respect he shows to others and his genuine interest in the development of the brotherhood. He shows me how Phi Delta Theta’s principles endure not only through college, but as an alumnus as well. For those who are considering making a similar contribution, I would recommend that they consider how a contribution of time or donation would transmit the Fraternity to those who follow in their footsteps. The example that our chapter has seen through several alumni serves as a testament to the importance of the principles of the Fraternity and inspires us to live up to these principles. I realize that not everyone can donate time or monetary support, but any form of contribution to the Fraternity is a great way to show your support of our principles and inspire others to do the same.

Christopher “Kit” MohlerButler undergraduate and 2012 Whole Man Scholarship Recipient

What was it like to win a Whole Man Scholarship last year?Kit Mohler: To be a Whole Man scholarship winner is a blessing and an honor. It is nice to be recognized for all of my hard work over the last several years. But it also means being humble and thankful to know that there are brothers in the Bond who want to see me recognized for this. I

feel respected because this is such a prestigious scholarship, and I feel more a part of the international brotherhood that I know exists outside of Indiana Gamma—getting the chance to go to the Kleberg Institute, meeting the

brother who funded my scholarship, and enjoying conversation with men along the way who want me to become the best version of myself.

How was the Kleberg last year?KM: At Kleberg, I was able to see Phi Delts who helped me grow, even if they didn’t know it. I

learned a lot about ritual, recruitment, and brotherhood; but I learned the most from the real men who shared this experience with me. Seeing Phis from across the nation and hearing stories about their lives made me appreciate how the Bond can link brothers who are strangers and give substance for a true friendship to grow. Taking part in this Institute made me more proud to be a Phi, and I learned innovative ideas for chapter growth from other brothers, noting the importance of real life application. I took away one key highlight from this experience: I have the potential to be the Phi that the founding fathers wanted me to be. Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute is an experience you don’t want to miss.

Talk to us about Brother Lowrie’s generosity.KM: Meeting Brother Lowrie gave me the chance to thank him for giving from his heart and not expecting anything in return. There is a beauty in living in light of giving. I feel that he cannot truly grasp how much of a difference he has made in a younger brother’s life. Giving is the gift that keeps on giving, and the best part is that it circulates this brotherhood in a way that builds a strong generation of Phis to come and essentially strengthens Phi Delta Theta as a whole and sets an example for other fraternities to follow.

Ted Lowrie, Joel McVey and Kit Mohler at Indiana Gamma

Small Town Family Dream is pure Josh Abbott Band, but even better, if you can believe it. The 12-track album is loaded with tunes penned by Abbott, Austin State ’05, as well as amazing musicianship from the band’s other five members: Preston Wait, Austin Davis, Texas Tech ’08, Edward Villanueva, James Hertless and Caleb Keeter.

Touch, the current single from the April 24, 2012 release, is already a hit on mainstream country radio, where it’s sitting just shy of the Top 40 on the country singles chart. The emotional music video has been turning heads and tugging on the heartstrings of viewers since its debut, which only helps to continue a boost in sales of the single—and now album—on iTunes.

Taste of Country recently caught up with the Josh Abbott Band guys to chat about their exciting new project, the new video reel, potential next singles and what’s on the horizon for this uniquely talented bunch of guys from the Lone Star State.

Talk about ‘Small Town Family Dream’ in comparison to your previous albums...how do you feel things have evolved with the band between projects?Preston Wait: We added a few new band members, and I just think musically we’ve just gotten a lot better from the last album to this one. I think Josh’s songwriting from the last one to this one has gotten better. I’m just proud of everybody.Austin Davis: Pretty much on every other album and project I’ve worked on, I usually do mainly electric banjo or acoustic guitar. On this album, I got to do strictly acoustic banjo, which I never thought that I would be allowed to do full on acoustic banjo on a whole record. Our producer was really good about making it work with it not being too bluegrassy or cheesy. He came up with some really neat parts that aren’t typically played on a banjo. It was a really cool experience.Josh Abbott: I think it was great work for his playing style. It’s more along the Bela Fleck style,

but it has the roots of traditional banjo. It was awesome. We actually did a banjo solo on two or three of the songs. It’s funny because country music has gotten so pop or rock that when people hear we have a banjo or a fiddle on the album, they go, “Oh, you guys are bluegrass?” It’s like, “No, dadummit! We’re country! What happened to country music?!” [laughs]

Did you have a hand in writing many of the tracks on ‘Small Town Family Dream?’Abbott: There are 12 tracks on the album, and then there’s a bonus track on iTunes. Out of the 12 songs on the actual album, I wrote or co-wrote nine of them. One of them that I didn’t write was an Adam Hood and Brian Keane song called I’ll Sing About Mine. Brian Keane had already released it to Texas radio a few years ago, and Adam Hood recorded it on his last album that came out in the fall. It may be our next national single. We love it. It’s a great song. It really resonates with the theme of the album. The next two we recorded [that I didn’t write], we had to record both because they go together. They are songs by Terry Allen who is a Texas country music singer. He was real big in the ’70s and ’80s. He was part of a band called the Flatlanders. They were like the Beatles of west Texas in the ’70s and ’80s. His roots were from Lubbock, which is where we all met. There’s a lot of roots there in music. So he wrote these songs called FFA and Flatland Farmer. At the end of FAA, it transitions into Flatland Farmer. You could do Flatland Farmer without it, but I was like no, we’re going to do it right…we’re going to do both songs. We thought that was cool. So those are the three that we didn’t write or co-write.

The music video for ‘Touch’ has a very moving storyline that we’re sure is hitting home with many people who have loved ones overseas fighting for our country. Abbott: That is one thing we are really proud of is that video. We put a lot of effort into that. I think

that’s the best thing we’ve ever done. I just think that music video is so above its expectations. I think the album is about where it needed to be, because people were expecting us to make a good quality album with some songs about Texas and some songs about love. That’s kind of the normal thing we do. We didn’t really stray away from what we do. The video, though, blew people away…people who I really respect in music were texting me or emailing me saying, “Dude, your video blew me away.” That makes us feel really good, knowing that we did something that big. So many people and families in the military are really impacted by it. They were like, “Thank you for doing that.” Some of them were really honest, saying it was a really hard video for them to watch because their husband is overseas right now, but thanked us for making a video that is about the families that are left here waiting and anticipating being left behind. That’s real pain right there.

[The woman in the video] has to fall in love with someone after her husband dies. These people have to go on with the rest of their lives. How in the hell do you do that? I can’t imagine. That’s what we wanted to do when we made this video…make something that was real that will impact people. We are really proud of that video.

Do you have a heavy touring schedule set for this year with the release of the new album?Abbott: We’re definitely playing shows in the 160–175 area, so we’re gone quite a bit. But we also do a good job at taking time off. We try to take off Easter weekend, we try to take off one week in the summer—either in July or August, we’re always off Thanksgiving, we’re always off Christmas, and sometimes we’ll be off a couple

The Josh Abbott Band gets back to basicsBy: Alanna Conaway

In the spring of 2012, fans of Texas-based hitmakers the Josh Abbott Band were made happy campers, as they were finally able to get their hands on the band’s new album, Small Town Family Dream. The release is the band’s fourth record, one which found them returning to doing things their way—with no label or Nashville politics involved.

Josh Abbott Band’s new album

“I take my role in transmitting what I learn at the Institute to Indiana Gamma very seriously.”—Joel McVey


of weeks in December as well. Right now we’re just so busy because this album just came out. No one sits at home when you have an album coming out! If you are, your manager or your publicist doesn’t like you [laughs]! Starting in the next couple of weeks, we’ll start flying all over the country to do radio visits.

We’re not on a label, as of now, but we’re acting like we are. We have a radio team, and we’re going to go visit some radio stations. We’re going to the Southeast in a couple of weeks, and then we’re going to the West coast two weeks after that. If you factor in all the radio touring with the media with all the shows, it can get pretty hectic out there on the road.

You guys recently made your debut on the Grand Ole Opry. How was that experience as a whole?Abbott: You don’t see the cloud underneath us [laughs]? I think in one word, it could be summarized with, awesome. It was overwhelming in a great way. The only thing I can compare it to is when I got married. It happened so fast. You have the buildup and the anticipation and pressure, and then it’s over with! It’s like, “Whoa, what just happened?” [looks at wedding band] How did that get on my hand? [laughs] It was like, “We just played the Opry!” It was amazing. Just getting to share the stage with Bill Anderson, Darius Rucker, Martina McBride, Aaron Tippin and Diamond Rio, and that’s not including all the house musicians, and that was just that night! There were fans there that had never heard of us who were there from all over the country—California, Missouri, Virginia and Texas. They came to the Opry on a Tuesday night, and they got to hear a band that they probably have never heard of. We got some great applause and response.

Davis: You could tell we were the new guys though…all these other bands, they roll in like 10 minutes before their stage time. We were there like two hours early taking pictures [laughs]! The security guy was like, “I don’t mean to be rude, but you and your families have got to go!” [laughs]Abbott: We were like kids in a candy store because we were like man, what if they never invite us back? We’ve got to get our pictures in now [laughs]! Many Phis might not realize that Josh Abbott is a Texas Tech Phi. This article originally appeared on the Taste of Country blog and is used by permission.

The Josh Abbott Band

People ask us all of the time how we manage to be the best fraternity on campus year-in and year-out. What is it that separates Texas epsilon from the rest of the fraternities on

campus? Is it friendship? every fraternity develops close friendships. Is it sound learning? everyone studies and learns in college. We here at Texas epsilon firmly believe that what separates us during rush and throughout the school year is the third Cardinal Principle: moral rectitude.

so what exactly is moral rectitude? The Phikeia Manuel says it has to do with the way a man approaches living morally. But a huge part of living morally is abiding by some sort of spiritual guideline. We believe that guideline is the Bible, and trying to live a Christian lifestyle. The founding fathers believed in the same thing, evident through four of them being ordained ministers. so how do we instill this principle into the chapter?

one of our favorite things is something called chapter church. But instead of picking a church and attending it, we host our own church. The Chaplain is in charge of the service, which usually includes worship and then a message. We try and host about one a month, and this year we had seven, including one for Parents Weekend and also Christmas. The service is usually held with a sorority or two, and is catered afterwards. Attendance varies from around 50 to 150.

Another religious area where Texas epsilon excels in is leadership in Christian organizations. one such organization is GreekWide

student Ministries, a Christian organization for Greeks. This ministry was co-founded by me, and includes members from all fraternities and sororities. The weekly average attendance is around 60, with over 125 different people attending. I serve as worship leader, another Phi serves as outreach, and numerous Phis attend throughout the semester. Another Phi leads worship at a Christian group called The river, which a few Phis attend. lots of Phis attend church somewhere, and numerous are involved in the college groups there.

so what separates Texas epsilon from the rest? hopefully, by now it’s obvious that religion and moral rectitude are a large part of the reason we have always been the best. We look for it in rush, elections, and other areas of fraternity life. one of our favorite verses to use in rush and at functions is Proverbs 27:17, which says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Apply this to your chapter, and great things will come.

yours in the Bond, Josh Abbott, Texas epsilon ’05

William Stitt and Old 27 in Fairhope, Alabama

To get the inside scoop on the world of gastronomy, we sat down to “chew the fat” with two Phis in the food business: William Stitt, Mississippi ’91 and Michael McDearman, Tennessee Tech ’97.

Brother Stitt (who happens to be a Province President and son of Past President of the General Council Bill Stitt), is owner of Old 27 Grill in Fairhope, Alabama (near Mobile). William became interested in the restaurant business while back at the chapter house, where he served as house steward, worked part time at an Oxford, Mississippi restaurant (owned by Phis) and helped sorority house mothers on campus make bulk food purchases.

His passion for the food business continued, and he spent the bulk of his career working for the Ruby Tuesday restaurant chain. But when the company wanted him to move, he made a big decision.

“I decided to retire from the company and open a restaurant,” Stitt said. “I learned a lot of important things during my career with Ruby Tuesday and wanted to use what I’ve learned on my own business.”

So, Stitt found a charming 100-year-old building in the picturesque town of Fairhope and “Old 27” was born.

“We can accommodate 50–75 people, have a nice bar, live music, hamburgers, sandwiches and 27 kinds of beer,” Stitt says. “It’s a comfortable place where you can show up in shorts and flip flops and feel at home.”

For other Phis thinking about taking a bite out of the restaurant business, he offers this advice: “Plan, plan, plan, plan and plan again. Have a six month, two-year, five-year and a ten-year plan, but also have an exit strategy.”

He also recommends trusting the people you hire to run your business while you aren’t there. “Give them the authority to do what you’ve asked them to do,” Stitt said.

In addition to his father, who unwittingly sparked William’s interest in the restaurant business by taking him on business trips, Brother Stitt gives credit to Phis Will Lewis, George Fall, Lewis Brandt and Robert Khayat (and his wife, Margaret) for helping him get Old 27 started.

Get Phi-red UpMike McDearman doesn’t own a restaurant, but is President of Get Fired Up Foods and is a GrillMaster—which means he gets to travel around the country spreading the gospel of good eating. If Mike seems familiar, he served as a Phi Delta Theta Leadership Consultant in the late 1990s.

I’ve been a grillmaster for three years now. I’m like NASCAR for barbeque.

“I’ve got a pretty cookin’ family,” McDearman said. Former GHQ staffers will remember Mike’s mom coming to cook up a mean dinner for the group. But his love of barbeque started with a paper route. McDearman explains:

“I told my parents I wanted a motorcycle. They told me, if you want one, you’ve got to earn the money,” McDearman said. He got a

newspaper route, and while delivering papers one day, he caught a whiff of smoked meat and a neighbor tending a grill. “Being the nosey kid that I am, I tugged on his pantleg and asked what he was doing.”

He showed McDearman what he was grilling. The neighbor wasn’t just a weekend griller, he turned out to be the future president of what is, essentially, the NFL of barbeque and ignited McDearman’s passion for cooking.

“By the time I was eight, I was getting dinner ready before my parents came home,” McDearman said. “And then later, in the Fraternity, we would slow-cook Boston butts for recruitment week.”

McDearman jumped at the opportunity to make his passion his vocation. “People ask if I work and I say ‘I don’t.’” McDearman said. “I do what I love and put the money in the bank.” Since he does his cooking in front of an audience, McDearman gets to see happy faces

“I’m not in a kitchen in the back, I get to talk to them and educate them and walk them through. I’m the go-to guy for them.”

Read McDearman’s grilling tips on the “How To” page of this issue, and check him out on social media to find out where he will be demonstrating his culinary prowess next and on the Phi Delt Blog for recipes.

What are you in the mood for? Some barbeque? Hand-cut French fries? Maybe an authentic Gulf Coast meal—crawfish accompanied by live music and cold beer? Whatever you’re looking for, there’s probably a Phi who can whip it up for you. Check out the directory on the

following pages to see where you can sample their offerings.

Brothers in the KitchenThese Phis are cooking up success in the food business

Get fired up with grillmaster Mike McDearman

Get Fired Up Foods2401 Dyer long rd, Cookeville, TN 38501

931.713.3838, www.GetFiredUpFoods.com

Cuisine Barbeque

Owner Michael “McD” McDearman

Chapter Tennessee Tech

In Josh’s Words��The Third Cardinal PrincipleOriginally published in the Summer 2005 issue of The Scroll.


Casa Tomas Mexican Restaurant1514 North st, Nacogdoches, TX 75965

936.560.2403

Cuisine Mexican

hOurs

priCe range $

Owner sid Dromgoole

Chapter Austin state

Roll On Sushi Diner5350 Burnet rd, ste 2, Austin, TX 78756

512.454.7655

Cuisine sushi, Diner, salads

hOurs

Mon–Thu 11am–9pmFri 11am–10pmsat 12pm–10pmsun 12pm–9pm

priCe range $$

Owner Chip reed

Chapter Texas Tech

Rue 127127 N Carrollton Ave, New orleans, lA 70119

504.483.1571

Cuisine Mexican

hOursMon–Thu 5:30pm–10pmTue–Fri 11:30am–2pmFri–sat 5:30pm–10:30pm

priCe range $$$

Chef ray Gruezke

Chapter louisiana state

Spring House Restaurant450 N spring st, Winston-salem, NC 27101

336.293.4797

Cuisine American (New), southern

hOurs Mon 11am–3pmTue–sat 11am–10pm

priCe range $$$

Owner Tim Grandinetti

Chapter rochester Institute of Technology

Knickerbocker Saloon113 N 5th st, lafayette, IN 47901

765.423.2234

Cuisine sports Bars

hOurs Mon–sun 4pm–3am

priCe range $$

Owner Jeff hamann

Chapter Purdue

Chago’s Cantina2015 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212

615.386.0106

Cuisine Mexican, latin American

hOurs Mon–Wed, sun 11am–12amThu–sat 11am–2am

priCe range $$

Owner Chad head

Chapter Western Kentucky

Alley Rose2013 Central Avenue, Kearney, Ne 68847

308.234.1261

Cuisine American

hOurs Mon–sat 11am–2pmMon–sat 5pm–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner shawn engberg

Chapter Nebraska-Kearney

Court Avenue Brewing Company309 Court Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

515.282.2739

Cuisine American, Breweries

hOurs Mon–Thu, sun 11am–12amFri–sat 11am–2am

priCe range $$

Owner scott Carlson

Chapter Drake

Mitch’s Corner Sports Bar1516 N Ironwood Dr, south Bend, IN 46635

574.855.2365

Cuisine sports Bars

hOurs Mon–sun: 3pm–3am

priCe range $

Owner Mitchell Zultanski

Chapter Indiana state

1851 Underground Tap & Grill111 e 5th st, Fulton, Mo 65251

573.642.6196

Cuisine Bars, Barbeque

hOurs Tue–sat 11am–1:30am

priCe range $

Owner Bryan hanneke

Chapter Westminster

17021702 e speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719

520.325.1702

Cuisine Pizza, Pubs

hOursMon–Fri 11am–11pmsat 12pm–11pmsun 11am–9pm

priCe range $$

Owner Austin santos

Chapter Arizona

Ajax Diner118 Courthouse sq, oxford, Ms 38655

662.232.8880

Cuisine southern

hOurs Mon–sat 11:30am–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner randy yates

Chapter Mississippi

Pantego Bay2233 W Park row Dr, Pantego, TX 76013

817.303.4853

Cuisine Cajun/Creole, seafood

hOurs Mon–sun 11am–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner Max Guthings

Chapter Utah

Dos Gringos Mexican Kitchen113 s olive st, Media, PA 19063

610.565.7794

Cuisine Mexican, latin American

hOursTue–sat 10:30am–4pmTue–Thu 4:30pm–9pmFri–sat 4:30pm–9:30pm

priCe range $$

Owner Greg Quintiliano

Chapter Widener

Lenora’s Resturant309 N lamar Blvd, oxford, Ms 38655

662.236.1144

Cuisine southern, American

hOurs Mon–sun 11am–10pm

priCe range $$$

Owner Mike Portera

Chapter Mississippi

Paulette’s Restaurant50 harbor Town sq, Memphis, TN 38103

901.260.3300

Cuisine Global, International

hOursMon–sun 7am–10amMon–sun 11am–2pmMon–sun 5pm–10pm

priCe range $$$

Owner George Falls

Chapter Mississippi

Feldman’s Wrong Way Diner2100 N 2nd Ave, Canyon, TX 79015

806.655.2700

Cuisine Diners, Burgers

hOurs Mon–Thu, sun 11am–9pm

priCe range $$

Owner Danny Byrd

Chapter West Texas A&M

Dieter Brothers Restaurant401 e J M lindsay Blvd, lindsay, TX 76250

940.665.5253

Cuisine Barbeque

hOursMon–Thu 10:30am–10:00pmFri–sat 10:30am–11:00pmsun 11am–10pm

priCe range $

Chef Chris Dieter

Chapter Texas Tech

Mint1000 highland Colony Pkwy, ste 5002ridgeland, Ms 39157601.898.6468

Cuisine American (New)

hOursMon–Thu 11am–10pmFri–sat 11am–10:30pmsun 10am–9pm

priCe range $$$

Owner Patrick Kelly

Chapter Mississippi

Lock 27 Brewing1035 s Main st, Centerville, oh 45458

937.433.2739

Cuisine Brewery, Gastro pub

hOurs

Mon–Thu 4pm–11pmFri 4pm–12amsat 11am–12amsun 11am–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner steve Barnhart

Chapter Miami (ohio)

Jacoby’s Cafe101 North Main street, Melvin, TX 76858

325.286.4244

Cuisine American

hOurs Mon–Thu 7:30am–2pmFri–sat 7:30am–2pm, 5pm–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner holden Jacoby

Chapter Texas Tech

Old 27 Grill19992 state hwy 181, Fairhope, Al 36532

251.281.2663

Cuisine American

hOursMon–Fri 11am–9pmsat 9am–9pmsun 9am–7pm

priCe range $$

Owner William stitt

Chapter Mississippi

J Gilligan’s Bar & Grill400 e Abram, Arlington, TX 76010

817.274.8561

Cuisine American, Dive Bar

hOursMon–Wed 11am–10pmThu–sat 11am–12amsun 11am–9pm

priCe range $

Owner randy Ford

Chapter Texas-Arlington

Cagle Steaks118 Inler Ave, lubbock, TX 79416

832.890.7259

Cuisine steakhouse

hOurs Mon–Thu 5:30pm–9:30pmFri–sat 5pm–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner John Cagle

Chapter Texas Tech

Elder Tree Public House469 Flat shoals Ave, Atlanta, GA 30316

404.658.6108

Cuisine Irish, Pubs

hOursMon–Thu 12pm–2amFri–sat 12pm–3amsun 12pm–12am

priCe range $$

Owner Brent Cunningham

Chapter Georgia southern

Mexican Inn Cafeseven locations

mexicaninncafe.com

Cuisine Mexican

hOurs sun–Thu 11am–9pmFri–sat 11am–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner Chris Carroll

Chapter Austin state

Love Shack358 Morelos, Cabo san lucas, Mexico

+52.624.143.5010

Cuisine Bar

hOurs Mon–sun 11am–2:30am

priCe range $

Owner leon Blum

Chapter Texas state-san Marcos

Sol Grill 110 McFadden Pl, Newport Beach, CA 92663

949.72.4105

Cuisine seafood, steakhouse

hOurs Tue–sun 5pm–10pm

priCe range $$

Owner Peter Thorne

Chapter California-Irvine

C J’s Bar & Grill2910 riverside Dr, Macon, GA 31204

478.757.3262

Cuisine sports bar

hOurssun 12pm–12amMon 12pm–2amTue–Thu 6pm–2amFri–sat 4pm–2am

priCe range $

Owner John holton

Chapter Georgia College & state

Sharky’s Burrito Company1612 s Georgia st, Amarillo, TX 79102

806.359.7330

Cuisine Mexican, Fast Food

hOurs Mon–sat 11am–9pm

priCe range $

Owner Brent epps

Chapter West Texas A&M


Summer 2013

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W ith a black cassock and beard, Fr. Nicholas Andruchow, Widener ’92, looks like he might be more

comfortable in a Boston winter versus the Mexican Baja peninsula where he lives and works as the director of the St. Innocent Orphanage. But the garb only serves as a reminder to Andruchow and those around him of his dedication to serving others.

Since last year, that service has involved making sure orphaned Mexican boys have a warm, nurturing environment to grow up in.

“We provide a God-centered environment. We want to help them grow up, go to school, and, God willing, attend college,” Andruchow says. “We want them to leave here and become healthy, productive Mexican citizens.”

The orphanage is part of Project Mexico, a non-profit that brings volunteers from the U.S. to help build homes for families living in substandard conditions in Tijuana, Mexico. The volunteers build small homes made of stucco with concrete floors. It was started in 1987. “Think of it as a habitat for humanity for Mexico,” Andruchow said.

“My main role is to keep an eye on the boys from a Christian/Orthodox standpoint,” Andruchow said. He works on a 16-acre ranch where he also lives with his wife and three children.

“The boys spend time in my home—it is good for them to see a healthy family in action. To give them a sense of what a healthy environment looks like,” Andruchow said. On this particular evening he was going to host a Lenten talk with the boys about temptation.

This is Andruchow’s second stint at the orphanage. He came here earlier in his career

Giving kids a chancePhi Fr. Nicholas Andruchow gives orphaned boys hope

before moving to a parish in Arizona where he served for 10 years. But the orphanage never left his mind, and he often brought groups from his parish to participate in Project Mexico. He jumped at the chance to return to the orphanage in 2012, while acknowledging the sacrifices necessary to live here.

“I wanted to return to Latin America because of the time spent there in my formative years,” Andruchow said. “But there’s a sacrifice. I sold my home. Friends and family are farther away. And it’s very challenging to work in Mexico. The infrastructure, poverty, the instability, mud roads. Those are the facts in Mexico, even though the country is growing more stable.”

The orphanage had well water and no electricity when he first lived there. Things have improved now, but there are frequent power outages and other challenges. But Andruchow

said those fade quickly when enjoying a game on the beach with the knowledge he’s helping change lives.

College temptationsAndruchow said Phi Delta Theta helped him develop as a college man prior to becoming a Greek Orthodox priest. “I was a fine young man (in college) but I had a lot of growing up to do,” Andruchow says. “Phi Delta Theta helped me harness my potential.”

For today’s students, Andruchow said they should be aware of risks of certain behaviors and learn from their mistakes, adding it’s great that Phi Delta Theta has an alcohol-free housing policy.

“In college there is plenty of temptation. The guys need to be careful,” he said. The great thing about the Fraternity is that it gives brothers a chance to hold one another accountable.”

Spring breakAndruchow said Phis who want to give back, even if it’s for a week, can make a difference at Project Mexico or a similar organization, living out the third cardinal principle.

“We have so much to be thankful for,” Andruchow says. “We have Thanksgiving because the first Americans realized how fortunate they were. Go to a Third World Country or a place within the third world for a week. We spend plenty of money on vacation. Why not spend a week to make a difference?

Project Mexico has groups of college students come down for spring break and build a house in one week. “We do this in a Christian context with meetings but it’s pretty laid back.”

“Coming here allows you to get a glimpse at what we can be grateful for,” Andruchow said.

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Iron Phi

O n April 19–21, four Phi Delta Theta chapters in Washington state came together in brotherhood and philanthropy in an event dubbed the Iron Horse Challenge. Washington Alpha

(Washington), Beta (Whitman), Delta (Puget Sound) and Epsilon (Eastern Washington), ran nearly 400 combined miles and raised $18,708 for The ALS Association and Phi Delta Theta Foundation through the Iron Phi Program.

The weekend event saw eleven members receive the Iron Phi designation, and Washington Beta became an Iron Phi Chapter by raising more than $10,000. “The Iron Horse Challenge brought all the participants together for a good cause, and it really showed our entire chapter what is capable through brotherhood,” said Henry Lanman, Washington Beta.

With the inaugural experience in the books, participating chapters are looking forward to competing in the event next spring—and doing it bigger and better.

United in the BondProvince brothers run 400 miles, raise $18,000By: Brian lynn

THE TOP FuNDRAISERS FOR EVENT:1. Michael Augustine (Wash. Beta) $1,547.502. Henry Lanman (Wash. Beta) $1,401.003. Rick Tesmond (Wash. Beta) $1,250.004. Evie Vermeer (Wash. Beta) $1,102.505. Ian Andreen (Wash. Beta) $1,089.50

Upsilon North and South Phis raise $20,000 for Iron Horse ChallengeOn April 14, nearly 100 Phis from chapters in Western Pennsylvania came together to participate in the Iron Horse Challenge, sponsored by Phi Delta Theta’s Iron Phi program. The Iron Horse Challenge, setup as five-man marathon relay through Pittsburgh, was created to challenge chapters from the Fraternity’s Upsilon North and Upsilon South provinces to raise funds through the Iron Phi program and complete the 26-mile relay. Brothers congregated at Point State National Park in Downtown Pittsburgh for the start of the event and navigated their way through the relay course.

Brothers from the following chapters participated in the event—Pennsylvania Gamma (Washington & Jefferson), Pennsylvania Delta (Allegheny), Pennsylvania Iota (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania Lambda (IUP), Pennsylvania Pi (Robert Morris) and Pennsylvania Rho (Carnegie Mellon). Collectively, the participants raised just above $20,000 for the event. The brothers of Pennsylvania Delta at Allegheny College were named the winner of the Iron Horse Challenge plaque, a traveling plaque that will be awarded each year to the chapter that raises the most money per member in the chapter.

The mission of Iron Phi is to strengthen the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity and the impact it has on the fight against Lou Gehrig’s disease through the fundraising and athletic efforts of its members. To become an “Iron Phi,” members of Phi Delta Theta (both undergraduates and alumni) must select an athletic endeavor of their choice (any type of athletic event is eligible), raise $1,000 through the Iron Phi website, and accomplish the athletic endeavor itself. To begin your Iron Phi journey, visit www.ironphi.org.

140 J.C. Grooms, Minnesota Beta141 Burl Keel, Michigan Delta142 Roger Luring, Ohio Alpha143 Charlie Colato, California Epsilon144 Craig Curelop, Massachusetts Epsilon145 Wyatt Shults, Missouri Beta146 William Sassen, Nebraska Alpha147 Mark Ochsenbein, Tennessee Delta148 Douglas Tanner, Texas Theta149 Jonathan Coath, Iowa Beta150 Lucas Minton, California Xi151 Andrew Cole, Indiana Epsilon152 Jordan McKeen, California Delta153 Michael Schulte, Missouri Beta154 Quincy Hawkins, Missouri Eta155 Taylor Ashby, Florida Epsilon156 Tristan Kornacki, Nova Scotia Alpha157 Trever Anderson, Montana Alpha158 Graham Carraway, Mississippi Beta159 William Stevens, Idaho Alpha160 Tyler Barrett, Nova Scotia Alpha161 Ben Desborough, Nova Scotia Alpha162 Allen Edwards, South Carolina Gamma163 Justin Kaufman, Pennsylvania Omicron164 Neil Alexander, Pennsylvania Iota165 Patrick Gregg, Kansas Gamma166 Taylor Sullivan, Pennsylvania Lambda167 Dwight Stevenson, New York Epsilon168 Charles Buzzelli, Indiana Alpha169 Joe Clifford, Indiana Alpha

170 William Gallagher, Indiana Alpha171 Sven Gartner, Indiana Alpha172 Drake Hauflaire, Indiana Alpha173 Nick Johnson, Indiana Alpha174 Michael Kwasigroch, Indiana Alpha175 Jake Lensing, Indiana Alpha176 Alexander Ostoich, Indiana Alpha177 Jake Rowland, Indiana Alpha178 Tyler Sarsfield, Indiana Alpha179 Adam VanDeLaarschot, Indiana Alpha180 Matthew Weiss, Michigan Alpha181 Keith Lopez, Colorado Gamma182 Thomas Veit, Texas Beta183 Tyler Ratajczak, Wisconsin Beta184 Sean MacGregor, Alberta Alpha185 Josh Kramer, Georgia Beta186 Nick Thompson, Alabama Alpha187 Davide Pini, Maryland Delta 188 Brady Knapp, Nevada Beta189 Parker Burns, Utah Alpha190 Nathan Steele, Kansas Delta191 Kyle Wroblewski, Nebraska Alpha192 Andrew Shaw, Nebraska Alpha193 Justin Stoeckle, Nebraska Gamma194 Steven Sharp, Indiana Alpha195 Kyle O’Connor, Pennsylvania Zeta196 Ken Martin, Texas Kappa197 Maxwell Derrickson, Louisiana Beta198 Tanner Lakey, Texas Theta199 James Roderique, Michigan Alpha

200 Sam Bluso, Ohio Lambda201 Daniel Wolohojian, Maryland Beta202 Dennis Vorreyer, Tennessee Zeta203 Tony Rodrigue, Louisiana Beta204 John Krusinski, Connecticut Alpha205 Holt Trenor, Mississippi Beta206 Brennan Low, Nova Scotia Alpha207 Graham Erskine, Nova Scotia Alpha208 Daniel McCarthy, Nova Scotia Alpha209 Brandon Smith, Louisiana Beta210 Michael McEachern, Nova Scotia Alpha211 Mike Gueli, New York Kappa212 Mark Pleiss, Pennsylvania Gamma213 Aaron Douthit, Pennsylvania Lambda214 Taylor Hall, Pennsylvania Lambda215 Jim Gillett, Kansas Epsilon216 Michael Scutella, Pennsylvania Iota217 Matt Reik, Pennsylvania Delta218 Garrett Zimmer, Pennsylvania Pi219 Alek Behrends, Washington Epsilon220 Stephen Belmustakov, Iowa Beta221 Henry Lanman, Washington Beta222 Nick Wechter, Washington Beta223 Ian Andreen, Washington Beta224 Ward Hoskins, Washington Beta225 Cody Phillips, Washington Beta226 Evie Vermeer, Washington Beta227 Spencer Corwin, Washington Beta228 Nick Shelford, Washington Epsilon

Members who have become Iron Phis by completing an athletic challenge of their choice AND raising at least $1,000 through Iron Phi at www.ironphi.org


Expansion

T he 2012–2013 year proved to be another successful year for Phi Delta Theta’s expansion team. As a Fraternity we have 172 active chapters and 12 colonies! With our Phi Delt 2020 goal of reaching

200 chapters by 2018, we are well underway. Please take a look at what has happened recently and what the foreseeable future holds!

Colonizations

Delaware Beta-Delaware State University Colonized: November 10, 2012 | Installation scheduled: Fall 2013 Number of Colony Members: 26

In 2011, a group of men at Delaware State University gathered to discuss the proposition of bringing Phi Delta Theta to campus. On Saturday, November 10, 2012, they took one step closer toward realizing that goal. On that day, Phi Delta Theta officially welcomed the Delaware Beta Colony into the fold during a colonization ceremony at the Old State House in Dover, Delaware.

Just steps away from the current Delaware State Capitol Building, the historic Old State House provided the perfect backdrop and added special meaning to the event. The building’s ties to early American history, dating back to 1787, was symbolic of the new journey that these men embark upon in Phi Delta Theta as they recited the oath and were invested with colony pins and fraternity manuals.

Many family members, friends, advisers, Delaware State University students and local area Phis were on hand for the event. Rob Turning, Gamma West Province President and David Almacy, Survey Commission Chairman represented the General Fraternity and officiated the formal proceedings.

During the ceremony, several offered words of advice and encouragement including colony adviser Dr. Polly Steenhagen, Phi Delts from the Maryland Delta chapter at Johns Hopkins University and other Phi alumni.

Logan Mears, president of the Delaware Beta colony had this to say upon receiving the Colony charter, “Colonization is more than a measurable milestone for the men of Delaware Beta, it is the beginning of our legacy. It is a revitalization and an important reminder of what is to come. For the last year we have remained steadfast in pursuing the very same Cardinal Principles our Founding Fathers have entrusted to us. We will not fail them.”

Delaware State University, originally established in 1891, is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware. With a diverse population of 4,200 undergraduate and advanced-degree students on a campus encompassing six colleges, DSU is the second-largest university in the state behind the University of Delaware.

Tennessee Eta-Middle Tennessee State University Colonized: December 6th, 2012 | Installation scheduled: Fall 2013 Number of Colony Members: 35

On Thursday, December 6, 2012, Phi Delta Theta colonized its 33-man interest group at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Tennessee Eta Colonization Ceremony was held at the local Lion’s Club Lodge in Murfreesboro, a space donated by CAB Financial Advisor Jay Grannis. The ceremony was well attended by family of the colony members, active Phis from other chapters and local Phi Delta Theta alumni. Amongst those in attendance were the entire Tennessee Eta CAB, Eta South Province President Todd Nisbet, active brothers from the Tennessee Zeta and Tennessee Epsilon chapters, and Former General Council President Colonel Mark Ochsenbein. The Tennesse Eta Colony now has a goal of being initiated by the fall of 2013. It currently boasts the highest GPA of 3.1 on campus and already claimed its first campus-wide intramural championship: indoor baseball.

Expansion update

Delaware Beta, Delaware State University

Pennsylvania Rho-Carnegie Mellon University Colonized: December 8, 2012 | Installation scheduled: Fall 2013 Number of Colony Members: 68

On a rainy Pittsburgh afternoon, December 8, 2012, a diverse group of men from Carnegie Mellon University met in McConomy Auditorium to pledge themselves to Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. With this ceremony, the Pennsylvania Rho interest group colonized CMU and began the journey of becoming a recognized chapter at the university. A historic sixty-eight men now compose the colony that came to campus in August. Each brother was given a colonization pin and Phikeia Manual during the historic ceremony.This marks Phi Delta Theta’s official colonization at Carnegie Mellon University for the first time in CMU’s history. The Founding Fathers of the Pennsylvania Rho Colony are excited to begin a legacy at CMU and build a community of brotherhood and fraternal love within the university’s student body. The newfound colony broke the University’s colonization record as well as Phi Delta Theta’s. The sixty-eight men that comprise the colony represent sixty-one student organizations on campus, where six members are presiding officers, six varsity sports and six club sports. The brothers come from all colleges on campus, and represent twenty-four different majors. This colonization ceremony marks the beginning of the story of Phi Delta Theta Pennsylvania Rho.

Although Pittsburgh’s weather was cold and bleak, there was warmth and hope within the auditorium. The ambience created by representatives from CMU’s Greek Community was welcoming and truly filial. Excitement and elation filled the air; it encompassed each and every brother. This same excitement stays within the hearts of the brothers as they move closer to formal chapter recognition. When Chapter President, JR Marshall, addressed the attendees he talked about the future and what Phi Delta Theta Pennsylvania Rho have in store for the campus community. He proclaimed “We all well know that our work is far from over and in fact it’s only beginning.” Following his remarks, CMU’s Pan-Hellenic Representatives, Amy Stautz and Talia Livneh, Interfraternal Council President, Brian Titus, and Fraternity and Sorority Life Coordinator, Monica McGee, welcomed the colony to the Greek Community at Carnegie Mellon.

The Pennsylvania Rho Colony would like to thank the Greek Community at CMU for coming to the colonization ceremony and supporting Phi Delta Theta’s expansion into the University. It would also like to thank the Phi Delta Theta Chapters from the University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morrison University, Washington & Jefferson College and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania for expressing their support during the ceremony. The colony would like to thank Ankit Agrawal, Chuck Reynolds and John Talcott. Furthermore, a special thank you goes to Chris Brussalis for being the Presiding Officer of the Ceremony.

The Pennsylvania Rho colony remains forever grateful for the hard work and dedication to the expansion project by Michael Boulter and Bob Wolfley.

Indiana Mu-Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis Colonized: December 2, 2012 | Installation scheduled: Fall 2013 Number of Colony Members: 40

After weeks of hard work, a group of 40 standout men were inducted as Founding Fathers of the Indiana Mu chapter of Phi Delta Theta. Established on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Indiana University-Purdue

University Indianapolis, the colony is eager to start making waves both on campus at IUPUI and in the Phi Delt world.

At the colonization ceremony, the newly formed group received their Phikeia Manuals and Founding Father pins. As a way of sealing their commitment as Founding Fathers to one another and as a lasting tribute to their efforts, they each came forward and signed the colony’s Phi Delt flag. The colony president, Chris Huff, then came forward and accepted the colonization plaque on behalf of the group.

President Huff went on to address the Founding Fathers, alumni, parents, sorority women, advisors, and friends of Phi Delta Theta on how Indiana Mu plans to play a part in Phi Delt history. This was followed by a stirring speech by Nate Brunk, the Colony Advisory Board Chairman, wherein he gave the colony inspiring words of encouragement while encouraging them to have some fun along the way. Expansion Coordinator Michael Boulter broke down the group’s vision statement and commended the Founding Fathers for their desire to give back and help mold the leaders of tomorrow.

The floor was then opened to all other Founding Fathers and guests. The Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life, Alex Snowden, encouraged the men to keep pushing forward and challenging themselves each and every day. Many Founding Fathers came forward to talk about their experience with Phi Delta Theta thus far, how much it has meant to them, and the colony’s bright future.

The Indiana Mu Colony of Phi Delta Theta would like to extend their sincere gratitude to all of those who have supported them. The Founding Fathers are looking forward to continuing to “Become the Greatest Version of Themselves” while also working toward fulfilling their vision statement that states: “Through brotherhood, morality, and scholastic prosperity, we will cultivate the leaders and gentlemen of tomorrow, while inspiring excellence and forever impacting the world.”

Ohio Xi-Otterbein University Colonized: November 20, 2011 | Installation Scheduled: Fall 2013 Number of Colony Members: 25

Phi Delta Theta Fraternity was accepted at Otterbein University by the university’s senate on March 27, 2013, to complete the process of becoming an official organization on campus.

Indiana Mu, IUPUI


Expansion Expansion

Phi Delta Theta has also been accepted by the InterFraternity Council and Student Life Committee earlier this month. The organization was colonized at Otterbein on November 20, 2011, is now an official Greek organization on campus.

There are now eight fraternities on campus, including other national fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi, and local chapters Sigma Delta Phi, Pi Beta Sigma, Eta Phi Mu, Pi Kappa Phi, Lambda Gamma Epsilon, and Zeta Phi.

Member Andrew Zellers said, “This has been an exciting month for us. A lot has happened in a short period of time and it is super rewarding to see all of the work we have been doing paying off.” Zellers continues, “This is not the time for us to rest however. We are going to continue doing the same community service and activities that we have been doing. Being installed by our national headquarters is a huge goal for us and we know there is still a lot to be done. We are proud of what we have accomplished already and are excited to officially be a part of the Otterbein community.”

North Carolina Epsilon-UNC-Pembroke Colonized: April 9th, 2013 | Installation scheduled: Fall 2013 Number of Colony Members: 25

On Tuesday April 9, 2013, Phi Delta Theta’s North Carolina Epsilon interest group was colonized after months of hard work.

Delta South Province President Charlie Upshaw began the ceremony by expressing what it means to be a colony member of Phi Delta Theta. The interest group members then repeated the colony induction pledge and watched each member receive his colony pin as they became an official colony of the Fraternity. Director of Expansion DeMarkco Butler then presented a plaque to the colony to signify their accomplishment.

The North Carolina Epsilon Colony is very proud of its association with Phi Delta Theta. The members chose Phi Delta Theta because they believed that it stood out over the rest. Those involved wanted to be part of something greater than themselves and something that will exist even after they finish their college years. The colony members look forward to becoming the greatest version of themselves through Phi Delta Theta.

Recolonizations

Texas Xi-University of Texas-San Antonio Founded: 1989 | Recolonized: January 18, 2013 Number of Colony Members: 29

The Texas Xi Colony at the University of Texas-San Antonio was colonized on Friday, January 18, 2013. First colonized in 1989, the Texas Xi Chapter initiated 142 members prior to closure in 2003.

At the colonization ceremony, the Texas Xi Founding Fathers received their colony pins by Expansion Consultant Ryan Schell. As a way to show their commitment to Phi Delta Theta, the Founding Fathers signed their names in front of those in attendance. Colony President Erik Ayala stepped forward to accept the colonization plaque on behalf of the group.

President Ayala went on to thank the Founding Fathers, alumni, parents, and friends of Phi Delta Theta for being supportive during the colonization process. This was followed by inspiring speeches by Providence President Russell Carmen and Expansion Consultant Ryan Schell. Once Ryan finished his speech, many of the Founding Fathers were able to share their thoughts.

The Texas Xi Colony of Phi Delta Theta would like to thank everyone who made the colonization possible. The Founding Fathers are looking forward to becoming the greatest version of themselves as they work towards becoming a chapter.

Pennsylvania Eta-Lehigh University Founded: 1876 | Recolonized: April 6, 2013 Number of Colony Members: 68

The lovely spring weather took the place of the once-stubborn winter cold. The south bank of Lehigh River started warming up as if to tell us what is to come. On Saturday, April 6, 2013, 70 men of Lehigh University pledged themselves and their service to the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. The badge of white and blue which had been integral to the Lehigh history since 1887 is now back to the land of brown and white.

The Founding Fathers, each with his own story, came together under one mission: To embody a steadfast moral commitment, promote continuous learning, and foster a strong brotherhood that refuses to settle for anything less than greatness. In his speech, President Daniel O’Leary stressed the difference between a frat and a fraternity, and he encouraged the Founding Fathers to strike their own paths. This idea was first expressed by Expansion Consultant Michael Boulter when he said to President O’Leary, “You can make it whatever you want it to be. You just need to work hard enough.”

Promises made by the Founding Fathers were indeed ambitious. They each promised to not only make it in the world but make the world; to not only strengthen the community but revolutionize it; to not only embrace Lehigh’s legacy but bolster it. These goals are within reach considering their intrinsic qualities and the overwhelming alumni support. Mr. John Papazian, ’78, the Colony Advisory Board Chairman, said “Lehigh is in our blood” among on his sated list of reminders.

When the Founding Fathers stood proudly with their colony pins on their jacket lapels, they knew that it marked the beginning of their lifelong brotherhood and the journey of becoming a great version of themselves. Challenges lie ahead. Work is far from done. However, as long as they are together, nothing is insurmountable for Phi Delta Theta at Lehigh University.

Installations

Nebraska Beta-University of Nebraska-Kearney Re-installed: March 2, 2013 Number of Brothers: 29

After ten years away, Nebraska Beta at the University of Nebraska-Kearney is officially a chapter of Phi Delta Theta once again. Incredible alumni support was essential for this chapter to return to campus. Nebraska Beta held its initiation ceremony on Friday March 1, followed by an installation ceremony on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney.

The installation ceremony brought together family, friends, alumni, and brothers from Nebraska Alpha, Nebraska Gamma and Colorado Gamma. In total, over 170 people were in attendance for the event. Before the banquet, a reception was held for the new brothers and their guests. After this reception, the ceremony began with Nebraska Beta singing Eternal Praise, Opening Ceremony and Phi Delta Theta (We’ll Always Be True).

Psi Province President Gene Eckel served as the emcee for the event. Assistant Director of Greek Affairs at UNK Erin Christensen, Chapter Advisory Board Chairman Marc Bailey, Director of Expansion DeMarkco Butler, and Nebraska Beta President Ryan Brown, all gave speeches during the ceremony. The night concluded with Dr. Edward G. Whipple, Past President of the General Council, giving a speech and presenting the charter to the men of Nebraska Beta.

California Theta-University of California-Irvine Re-installed: March 7, 2013 Number of Brothers: 75

On Thursday, March 7, 2013, the men of the California Theta Colony at the University of California-Irvine had the honor of meeting with brothers from around the nation. Brothers that were represented included General Council President Christopher Lapple, California State University-Northridge ’80 and General Council Member at Large Morris “Moe” Stephens, Southern Indiana ’99. The California Theta chapter was re-issued its original charter nearly 40 years after it was originally issued to California Theta Bond #1, William “Bill” Zulch, on March 9, 1975.

After a hearty meal provided at the Irvine Pacific Club, several alumni from the original California Theta chapter recounted the memories that

they had with their brothers both during their time at UC-Irvine and after, pointing out to the re-founding fathers that they had plenty of good times and a lot of hard work ahead of them.

A highlight of the night came from Curtis Parvin, California Theta Bond #45, who pledged $10,000 to start a Whole Man Scholarship for the future members of California Theta. Several other alumni followed suit, and within minutes, alumni collectively pledged over $42,500.

General Council President Christopher Lapple then presented California Theta Colony President Mark Saleh with the original charter. In his last act as President, Mark Saleh thanked his fellow re-founding fathers for their support and encouragement, as well as the alumni who had guided to colony along the way. The floor was then handed to the incoming Chapter President Matthew Ripley who expressed excitement in the newly re-founded chapter’s achievements, but also reminded his peers of the hard work and struggles that come with being a full-fledged chapter.

Help Support Expansion! Want to support an up-and-coming chapter in your area? Contact DeMarkco Butler at [email protected].

California Theta, University of California-Irvine

expansion News UpdateChapman University | California PhiAt Chapman University, 60 leaders have been recruited to start the Fraternity’s California Phi Chapter.

Missouri Zeta | Southeast Missouri State UniversityCurrently the expansion is wrapping up the expansion year with great results in Cape Girardeau. The expansion team has recruited more than 30 men and look to continue the hot streak that they are having.

Michigan Beta Michigan State University Fall 2013

North Dakota Alpha University of North Dakota Fall 2013

North Carolina Beta University of North Carolina-Charlotte Fall 2013

California Chi University of San Francisco Fall 2013

California Psi Loyola Marymount University spring 2014

Kentucky Eta Western Kentucky University spring 2014

Upcoming expansion projects


True Blue Society

N owadays, everyone is on the go with multiple devices to stay connected to their friends, family, co-workers and the world around them. In order to help them do that and keep their devices safe and

protected, Phi Delta Theta is now offering a True Blue Society tablet case for all new members of the Fraternity’s alumni association. True Blue Phis can show their colors even when they’re on the go. This new benefit is in addition to standard benefits that includes a member card, discounts for retail and travel products, and a lifetime subscription to The Scroll.

Zito: Gehrig Award WinnerThe 57th winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award is Barry Zito of the San Francisco Giants. The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, sponsored by the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity, headquartered in Oxford, Ohio, is presented annually to a Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies the giving character of Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig, a member of the Fraternity’s Columbia University chapter. The award was first presented in 1955 and is permanently maintained at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

Zito is only the second member of the Giants Franchise to win the Gehrig Award. The first Giant to win the award was also the first ever winner of the award in 1955, Alvin Dark who is also a member of Phi Delta Theta from its chapter at Louisiana State University. He won the award when the franchise was located in New York.

A team of representatives from the Phi Delta Theta will present the award to Zito on the field at AT&T Park on Tuesday, August 6 when the Giants take on the Milwaukee Brewers. One lucky True Blue Society Member will be a part of this team and will be featured in the next issue of The Scroll as a part of the presentation. Become a True Blue Society member and receive a tablet case to show your support for Phi Delta Theta. To have a chance to be a part of this or future Gehrig presentations, join the True Blue Society by going to www.truebluesociety.org.

True Blue Society: many perks of membership

2542 August C. Draeb University of North Dakota

2543 Taylor Steven Harmon University of Texas-El Paso

2544 Brett T. DePrince Widener University

2545 R. Lee Bennett Brown University

2546 Nathan Flynn Colorado State University

2547 Mario A. Villa University of Texas-Austin

2548 Taylor Scott Ashby University of South Florida

2549 Donald W. McClelland University of Akron

2550 Steven J McCarville Iowa State University

2551 Richard J. Drakulich Jr. Wichita State University

2552 Richard Matthew Anderson University of Southern Indiana

2553 Michael S. Fraser University of Nevada-Las Vegas

2554 Michael L. Manchester The Ohio State University

2555 Ian Mcnamara Briggs Washington College

2556 Charles A. Goodwyn Jr. Georgia Institute of Technology

2557 Douglas E. Powell Kansas State University

2558 Donnie Ovalle University of Arkansas

2559 Anthony Gusler Rodrigue Louisiana State University

2560 Jacob Andrew Lovelace Ball State University

2561 David Joseph Friedman Whitman College

2562 John Edward Miliczki Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2563 Andrew David Kazmierczak Butler University

2564 Daniel G. Wolohojian McDaniel College

2565 Donald Vincent Husa Duke University

2566 Brandon Charles Maisel University of Central Florida

2567 Max C. Bakshi University of Miami

2568 Patrick C. Zamora San Diego State University

2569 Curtis D. Smith Texas Tech University

2570 Matthew Bojalad Clarion University of Pennsylvania

2571 Daniel Lee Asbell Monmouth College

2572 Matthew Jordan Ohio University

2573 Russ Spotnitz Emory University

2574 Brennan Trupka Kansas State University

2575 Grady Rosser University of Miami

2576 Steven Harm Iowa State University

2577 Joseph Chen University of Pittsburgh

2578 Gregory Romais Davidson College

2579 Patrick S. Corrigan Monmouth College

2580 Ethan Bergeson Whitman College

2581 Joseph P. Sibalik Auburn University

2582 Carl S. Rivera Wabash College

2583 Michael C. Jones Colgate

2584 William C. Clayton Rollins College

2585 Joe V. Orf Saint Louis University

2586 Nicholas E. Robinson Southern New Hamshire University

2587 Brian J. Radecki University of Texas-Austin

2588 George T. Romasco Widener University

2589 Bengamin M. Willens Syracuse University

Members joining from December 20, 2012 to May 13, 2013. The next issue of The Scroll will list the newest members.


Ralph Ballantine, Ohio Wesleyan ’41We’re always amazed to learn about the different ways that Phis have contributed to this world. We were recently notified of the passing of Ralph “Bal” Ballantine. Bal was a nationally-known illustrator, creating the “Allstate Good Hands” logo and his most memorable character: “The Jolly Green Giant.” In Coelo Quies Est,” Brother Ballantine.

Doug Phillips, New Mexico ’49Past President of General Council (1976–1978), Douglas McLean Phillips passed away peacefully on May 3, 2013. He was born in Oxnard, Calif. and grew up in Fullerton, California. Upon graduation from high school he enlisted in the Naval Air Corps. When WWII ended, he entered Stanford University, graduating in 1949, with a double degree in Economics & Philosophy. He then attended Law School at Columbia University in New York City. He practiced law in San Francisco for many years, and later became an Administrative Law Judge for the State of California. His first wife was Angela Nedin, from England. They married in 1965 and had three daughters, Sarah, Rebecca and Amanda (deceased). In 1985 he married Barbara Blaney, and acquired five step-children, Susan, Sandra, Sharon, Steve and Scott. In 1988, Doug and Barbara moved to Palm Desert, California. He deeply loved his college fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, to whom he devoted many years of service. He ultimately

became the 46th President of the General Council of Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity. He is survived by his wife Barbara, his sister Helen Phillips Hope, his seven children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation, at 2 S. Campus Avenue, Oxford, Ohio, 45056.

James R. “Jim” Ballard, Colorado State ’59Devoted husband, loving father, loyal friend, Colorado native, born salesman and philanthropist, James R. Ballard passed away January 3, 2013 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s at the age of 76. Jim attended East High School and Colorado State University where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He met Kitsie, his beloved wife of 50 years while serving in the Army as a Private First Class. Jim enjoyed a 34 year career with 3M Company working as a Senior Account Representative in the Hardware Division. He won many rewards trips before retiring in 1996. Jim was also very active and especially proud of his work with the Phi Delts at Colorado State, establishing a yearly scholarship in his name. See the feature article in Summer, 2011, Issue 1 “A tribute to a chapter adviser” pp. 27–28 for more information. A memorial gift from Mrs. Ballard was given toward the goal of a Whole Man Scholarship for Colorado Gamma; other donors have committed to completing that gift soon.

Chapter GrandPhi Delta Theta honors members who have entered the Chapter Grand by listing them in the magazine. To submit obituary information, email [email protected].

University of Akron Ohio Epsilon ’35, Donald W. McClelland Copley, Ohio, 5/13

’43, Griffith Eisel Cushing, Minn., 5/12

’67, Charles D. Mellor Akron, Ohio, 8/12

’68, George E. Prough Akron, Ohio, 9/12

’41, Don J. Kohsiek Centereach, N.Y., 10/12

’58, John R. Naum Akron, Ohio, 2/13

Allegheny College Pennsylvania Delta ’13, Gregory A. Sadler Meadville, Penn., 4/13

University of Alabama Alabama Alpha ’44, Stewart A. LeBlanc Jr. Spanish Fort, Ala., 1/13

University of Alberta Alberta Alpha ’88, Stephen M. Lynch Edmonton, A.B., 2/12

’38, William B. Tobey Denver, Colo., 4/12

’46, Wilfrid A. Walker Edmonton, A.B., 12/12

University of Arizona Arizona Alpha ’46, Glenn V. Stanley Jr. Phoenix, Ariz., 1/13

’79, Marc A. Ohden Tucson, Ariz., 2/13

Arizona State University Arizona Beta ’62, Guy E. Dorr Tucson, Ariz., 2/13

University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Arkansas Alpha ’56, Enoch M. McCune Hot Springs National, Ark., 12/12

’85, Jimmy D. Swink Jr. Little Rock, Ark., 12/12

’87, Scott G. Sudbury Little Rock, Ark., 12/12

’50, Harvey W. Donegan Jr. New York, N.Y., 12/12

’55, John E. Meisenbacher Centerton, Ark., 1/13

Auburn University Alabama Beta ’46, Robert T. Scott Perdido Beach, Ala., 8/12

’54, Wallace B. Davis Jr. Dothan, Ala., 11/12

’61, Atilio I. Corte Jr. Point Clear, Ala., 11/12

’65, Walter B. Chandler III Gulf Shores, Ala., 2/13

’91, George T. McDonald Jr. Daphne, Ala., 4/13

Baylor University Texas Lambda ’58, Frank Birkhead Jr. Pharr, Texas, 2/12

Butler University Indiana Gamma ’68, Stephen F. Van Horn Kokomo, Ind., 1/13

’48, John E. Palmer Noblesville, Ind., 1/13

’70, Stephen K. Norris Carmel, Ind., 3/13

’51, Charles B. Howard Prescott, Ariz., 3/13

California State University-Northridge California Zeta ’77, Donald I. Gershbock Henderson, Nev., 4/12

University of California-Berkeley California Alpha ’66, John T. Cox Leesburg, Va., 8/12

’35, Richard A. Forney Akron, Ohio, 11/12

’66, Brian T. Prinn Corona Del Mar, Calif., 2/13

University of Southern California California Delta ’84, Curt W. Cronk Wrightwood, Calif., 3/13

’64, Ned H. Leavitt Jr. Newport Beach, Calif., 3/13

University of California-Los Angeles California Gamma ’45, William A. Randall Marina Del Rey, Calif., 6/12

’49, Peter F. Basson Oceanside, Calif., 11/12

Case Western Reserve University Ohio Eta ’70, Gregory N. Walther Metaire, La., 8/12

University of Chicago Illinois Beta ’55, James E. Tlapak Plano, Texas, 12/12

University of Cincinnati Ohio Theta ’50, James H. Hoorman Dallas, Texas, 2/12

’55, Robert C. Mysonhimer Lebanon, Ohio, 12/12

’47, Amor C. Emmert Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1/13

Clemson University South Carolina Gamma ’71, Daniel H. Jones San Antonio, Texas, 1/13

Cornell University New York Alpha ’50, Thomas V. Bryant Jr. Palm Desert, Calif., 3/12

’56, Joseph A. Rice Nashville, Tenn., 3/12

’46, R. N. Blomberg Chester, Vt., 5/12

’58, William N. Trimble Washington, D.C., 6/12

’40, Robert M. Johnson Ormond Beach, Fla., 6/12

’43, Robert J. Roshirt Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 7/12

’43, Albert C. Bean Jr. Kansas City, Mo., 1/13

Colgate University New York Zeta ’14, Peter Luke Stalker IV Dos Palos, Calif., 3/13

University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado Alpha ’53, Karl G. Larson Aspen, Colo., 3/12

Colorado State University Colorado Gamma ’59, James R. Ballard Centennial, Colo., 1/13

’54, Dan S. Scott Dayton, Wyo., 4/13

Dalhousie University Nova Scotia Alpha ’43, John D. Misick Chester, N.S., 12/12

Dartmouth College New Hampshire Alpha ’53, Frederick Chase Jr. Waukegan, Ill., 1/12

’49, David H. Ward Orleans, Mass., 8/12

Denison University Ohio Iota ’43, Tom P. Wuichet Longwood, Fla., 6/12

’51, Jack C. Swisher Highlands Ranch, Colo., 8/12

’73, Daniel W. Bates Gardiner, Maine, 9/12

’63, John R. Cox Jr. Platteville, Colo., 12/12

DePauw University Indiana Zeta ’42, Elroy F. Langill Wheaton, Ill., 2/12

’42, John A. Seddon Fairfax, Va., 4/12

’42, Lawrence R. Buckley Clearwater, Fla., 9/12

’67, Michael Thomasson Indianapolis, Ind., 11/12

’53, Beyer V. Parker Green Valley, Ariz., 12/12

’36, John M. Watts Bozeman, Mont., 1/13

’94, Patrick T. McKenna Greencastle, Ind., 3/13

Duke University North Carolina Alpha ’41, Robert H. Moyer Durham, N.C., 1/12

Emory University Georgia Beta ’43, Herbert L. Arnold Tuscaloosa, Ala., 11/12

’50, Charles J. Collins Jr. Winter Park, Fla., 12/12

Emporia State University Kansas Epsilon ’69, Tad O. Patterson Kennesaw, Ga., 10/12

University of Florida Florida Alpha ’53, Robert L. Stender Ormond Beach, Fla., 8/12

’52, Selden G. Kent Jr. Phoenix, Ariz., 11/12

’60, George H. Lankow Dallas, Texas, 4/13

Florida Atlantic University Florida Nu ’16, Timothy John Donegan Simpsonville, S.C., 12/12

Florida State University Florida Gamma ’53, James R. Thompson Tallahassee, Fla., 2/13

Franklin College Indiana Delta ’52, Edwin L. Arnold Alexandria, Va., 11/12

University of Georgia Georgia Alpha ’47, William C. Martin Sr. Effingham, Ill., 3/12

’51, Frank B. Halter Greenville, S.C., 1/13

’59, William C. Collins Atlanta, Ga., 2/13

Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Delta ’49, Lapsley W. Hamblen Falls Church, Va., 9/12

’54, Joseph W. Hagan Jr. Tampa, Fla., 11/12

’51, Walter M. Mitchell Jr. Atlanta, Ga., 3/13

Georgia Southern Univ Georgia Epsilon ’76, Hudson J. Powell Statesboro, Ga., 4/13

Gettysburg College Pennsylvania Beta ’55, John J. Burke Jr. Medford, N.J., 4/13

Hanover College Indiana Epsilon ’50, David A. Tucker Winter Park, Fla., 10/12

’65, Gordon D. Wolf Morton , Pa., 2/13

University of Idaho Idaho Alpha ’41, Jack W. Ward Tucson, Ariz., 3/12

University of Illinois Illinois Eta ’55, Clarence W. Losch Quincy, Ill., 10/12

’51, Charles K. Waters Minneapolis, Minn., 12/12

’45, William G. Dady Sun City, Ariz., 2/13

’64, Roger J. Ebert Chicago, Ill., 4/13

Indiana University Indiana Alpha ’53, William J. Rogers Franklin, Ind., 4/12

’63, Jay D. Newbern San Francisco, Calif., 8/12

’46, James M. Schwentker Jr. Evansville, Ind., 8/12

Iowa State University Iowa Gamma ’52, Melvin Meling Batavia, Ill., 1/12

’52, John G. Lingenfelter Kingman, Ariz., 4/12

’50, Richard A. Loetscher Dubuque, Iowa, 7/12

’43, Joseph S. Stoddard Kapaa, Hawaii, 12/12

’58, John W. Falter Oak Brook, Ill., 1/13

’37, Russell E. Winn Bellevue, Wash., 2/13

’52, Daniel M. Youngblade Sioux City, Iowa, 4/13

Iowa Wesleyan College Iowa Alpha ’56, Alden L. Doud Iowa City, Iowa, 10/12

Jacksonville University Florida Zeta ’55, Charles T. Crabtree Jacksonville, Fla., 9/12

University of Kansas Kansas Alpha ’47, William S. Belden Santa Barbara, Calif., 12/12

’54, Bert H. Born Peoria, Ill., 2/13

’56, Don B. Pfutzenreuter Manhattan, Mont., 2/13

’63, Jay G. Buehler Shawnee Mission, Kan., 2/13

’48, Carl W. Clark Jr. Shawnee Mission, Kan., 2/13

Kansas State University Kansas Gamma ’60, Donald A. Kesinger Manhattan, Kan., 3/12

’56, Richard R. Robertson Brownstown, Ind., 1/13

’49, Shelton C. Howard Overland Park, Kan., 4/13

Kent State University Ohio Lambda ’56, Gilbert R. Martin Seattle, Wash., 1/13

Knox College Illinois Delta-Zeta ’37, John T. Russell Galesburg, Ill., 9/12


Texas Christian University Texas Zeta ’71, Wesley Lawrence Evans Denison, Texas, 11/12

’14, Thomas Boone Pickens IV Austin, Texas, 1/13

’70, John P. Northern Fort Worth, Texas, 2/13

Texas A&M University Texas Nu ’00, Gregory T. Bourgeois Austin, Texas, 12/12

Texas Tech University Texas Epsilon ’56, Francis E. McNeely Jr. Fort Worth, Texas, 11/12

West Texas A&M University Texas Theta ’67, Billy J. Patton Canadian, Texas, 12/12

University of Toronto Ontario Alpha ’64, John J. Yocom Mississauga, Ont., 2/13

’60, Edmund G. Osler Toronto, Ont., 3/13

University of Utah Utah Alpha ’60, Kenneth F. Vierra Salt Lake City, Utah, 4/13

’61, John O. Haymond Salt Lake City, Utah, 4/13

Vanderbilt University Tennessee Alpha ’53, Frank L. Smith Jr. Nashville, Tenn., 1/13

University of Vermont Vermont Alpha ’50, William P. Ryan Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo., 2/13

Wabash College Indiana Beta ’58, James D. McKinley Terre Haute, Ind., 9/12

Washburn University Kansas Beta ’03, Levi J. Miller Topeka, Kan., 2/13

’48, Arthur T. Woodman Lenexa, Kan., 3/13

University of Washington Washington Alpha ’54, Nicholas L. MacPhee Bellingham, Wash., 6/12

’58, W. Booth Gardner Seattle, Wash., 3/13

Washington & Jefferson College Pennsylvania Gamma ’38, Robert M. Kiskaddon Punta Gorda, Fla., 3/13

Westminster College Missouri Beta ’78, Edmond B. Caldwell Perry, Mo., 12/12

’76, Bruce T. Harris Fulton, Mo., 12/12

Whitman College Washington Beta ’56, Herbert L. Collier Scottsdale, Ariz., 11/12

’50, Alan R. Berry Woodland Hills, Calif., 3/13

Washington State University Washington Gamma ’42, Robert F. Price Spokane, Wash., 12/12

’41, Robert J. Hayes Rancho Mirage, Calif., 4/13

Williams College Massachusetts Alpha ’43, Charles F. Yeiser Cincinnati, Ohio, 3/13

University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Alpha ’60, George D. Huebner Aiken, S.C., 12/12

’45, Robin E. Middlemas Milwaukee, Wis., 2/13

University of Wyoming Wyoming Alpha ’40, Donald H. Waller Jr. Escondido, Calif., 8/12

Valparaiso University Indiana Iota ’56, Ronald E. Gother Indian Wells, Calif., 1/13

Lafayette College Pennsylvania Alpha ’61, John B. Cunningham Briarcliff Manor N.Y., 3/12

’51, Thomas A. Sparta Stone Harbor, N.J., 4/13

Lawrence University Wisconsin Beta ’44, Richard L. Haligas Wellington, Fla., 3/12

’51, William H. Osborne Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill., 9/12

Lehigh University Pennsylvania Eta ’56, Lt. Colonel Lincoln Jones

III APO New York, N.Y., 1/13

University of Maryland-College Park Maryland Alpha ’52, Joseph B. Townsend Jr. Belgrade, Mont., 3/13

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Gamma ’47, Paul A. Erskine Pasadena, Calif., 2/13

McGill University Quebec Alpha ’43, James W. McKee Jr. Naples, Fla., 2/13

Mercer University Georgia Gamma ’69, Joseph H. Brown Jr. Augusta, Ga., 8/12

Miami University Ohio Alpha ’61, Samuel H. McGoun, III Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 9/12

’61, Donald L. Grove Hilton Head Island, S.C., 10/12

’13, Ainis Supronas Mason, Ohio, 12/12

’44, John V. Fels Phoenix, Ariz., 4/13

University of Michigan Michigan Alpha ’52, Peter C. Kinyon Rolla, Mo., 11/12

University of Mississippi Mississippi Alpha ’66, Paul H. Johnson III Oxford, Miss., 2/12

’63, Robert W. Atkinson Jr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla., 3/12

’91, Robert K. Mahaffey Orlando, Fla., 11/12

’45, John T. Keeton Grenada, Miss., 1/13

University of Missouri Missouri Alpha ’52, Robert E. Dallmeyer Jr. Jefferson City, Mo., 10/12

’48, William D. Bird Jr. Laguna Beach, Calif., 1/13

University of Montana Montana Alpha ’70, Joseph P. Mazurek Helena, Mont., 8/12

’63, Sterling W. Wetzsteon Thousand Oaks, Calif., 4/13

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska Alpha ’50, Robert E. Lee Spring Valley, Calif., 11/12

’62, Larry W. Myers Omaha, Neb., 3/13

University of New Mexico New Mexico Alpha ’49, Douglas M. Phillips Palm Desert, Calif., 5/13

University of North Carolina North Carolina Beta ’56, William H. Joyner Jr. Wilmington, N.C., 2/13

’51, Travis E. Davenport Rocky Mount, N.C., 2/13

’47, Andrew Grey Williamson Laurinburg, N.C., 3/13

Univ of North Dakota North Dakota Alpha ’59, Jack D. Leach Temecula, Calif., 6/12

’54, C. D. Churchill Grand Forks, N.D., 12/12

’53, Charles F. Wolfe Pekin, Ill., 1/13

Ohio University Ohio Gamma ’10, Matthew D. Burson Columbus, Ohio, 6/12

Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Beta ’63, Charles E. Wilson Jr. Rockville, Md., 10/12

’46, Roger O. Gilruth Akron, Ohio, 11/12

’50, Alvin E. Bills Jr. Neptune, N.J., 11/12

’51, James C. Holmes Birmingham, Mich., 1/13

’64, Louis A. Ebersold Woodstock, Md., 1/13

’37, James W. Newman Austin, Texas, 1/13

’41, Ralph W. Ballantine Hilton Head, S.C., 2/13

’47, Francis S. Walker Saint Louis, Mo., 3/13

’37, Frazier P. Shipps Nashua, N.H., 4/13

’60, Dean A. McCartney Sarasota, Fla., 4/13

University of Oregon Oregon Alpha ’55, William H. Heath Klamath Falls, Ore., 5/12

’53, Richard K. Morse Canby, Ore., 10/12

Oregon State University Oregon Beta ’51, David A. Hasle Whittier, Calif., 8/12

’52, George W. Ross Jr. Little Rock, Ark., 4/13

University of the Pacific California Lambda ’95, Geoffrey M. Miller Charlotte, N.C., 3/13

University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Zeta ’48, Eugene H. Spiegel Gainesville, Fla., 4/13

Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania Theta ’53, James H. Stevens Phoenix, Ariz., 2/12

Purdue University Indiana Theta ’49, James E. Hoover Indianapolis, Ind., 8/12

’59, James T. Whitehead Thorntown, Ind., 1/13

’80, Thomas G. Anderson McKinney, Texas, 3/13

Randolph-Macon College Virginia Gamma ’50, Alan J. Chenery Jr. Richmond, Va., 12/12

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Gamma ’73, Harold Michael Myers Edmond, Okla., 4/13

Stanford University California Beta ’52, Frank J. Kawalkowski San Francisco, Calif., 4/12

Southern Methodist University Texas Delta ’50, Thomas A.M. Mott Jr. Dallas, Texas, 7/12

’75, Roy R. Campbell III San Antonio, Texas, 10/12

’51, Richard B. Prideaux Loving, Texas, 1/13

University of South Carolina South Carolina Beta ’68, Fred P. Wright Jr. Aiken, S.C., 12/12

Southwestern University Texas Gamma ’49, William A. Ayres Fort Worth, Texas, 3/12

’98, Gabe W. Lawson Midland, Texas, 12/12

’45, Louis Pitcock Jr. Graham, Texas, 3/13

’52, Harry E. Copeland Jr. Dallas, Texas, 4/13

’53, Barney H. Timmins Jr. Dallas, Texas, 4/13

Stephen F. Austin State University Texas Eta ’65, Jerry K. Byrd Sugar Land, Texas, 1/13

’66, James R. Newman Garland, Texas, 3/13

’63, Robert W. Carmack Longview, Texas, 4/13

Swarthmore College Pennsylvania Kappa ’47, Thomas G. Nichols Santa Barbara, Calif., 6/12

Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Delta ’72, Harold G. Holloway Crab Orchard, Tenn., 3/12

University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee Gamma ’69, Charles R. Henderson Clifton, Va., 5/12

’68, Perry R. Pollard Chattanooga, Tenn., 3/13

University of Texas-Austin Texas Beta ’50, Thomas H. Lee Houston, Texas, 11/12

’67, James G. Moses Houston, Texas, 1/13

’55, Richard Hugh Davis Houston, Texas, 2/13

’64, Stanford C. Perrett Jr. Arlington, Texas, 3/13


Building on the Bond Campaign Update

T he Building on the Bond Campaign—the most ambitious fundraising effort in Phi Delta Theta history—made steady progress in 2012. Thank you to those Brothers and friends who have made campaign commitments to date. You are leading the way in making Phi Delta Theta the greatest version of itself.

Joseph J. Alfirevic, Northwestern University ’79John David Almacy, Widener University ’92Anthony H. Ambrose, University of Kentucky ’67Colbert L. Baker Jr., University of Oklahoma ’46William C. Baker, Colgate University ’70The Estate Of James R. Ballard, Colo. State Univ. ’59Philip H. Bartels, Cornell University ’71Mrs. Sally S. Behnke The Estate Of Paul H. Bennett, Ohio Wesleyan Univ. ’38Robert A. Berrien, Northwestern University ’45Robert A. Biggs, Georgia Southern University ’76Robert L. Bowen, Purdue University ’61 Chris W. Brussalis, Allegheny College ’87James P. Burra, Calif. State Univ.-Northridge ’67Brian T. Carduff, Wichita State University ’03T. Glen Cary, Texas Tech University ’56Ronald K. Church, Northwestern University ’58Charles E. Cobb Jr., Stanford University ’58Christopher M. Connor, Ohio State University ’78 Richard C. Crawford, Ohio State University ’69James A. Cummins Jr., Southern Methodist Univ. ’80James A. Cummins III , Southern Methodist Univ. ’11Roy H. Cunningham, West Virginia University ’93The Estate of Winthrop Garrard Dale, Univ. of Idaho ’46 Justin P. Dandoy, Clarion Univ. of Pennsylvania ’07Jeffrey N. Davis, Southeast Missouri State Univ. ’94Robert B. Deloian, Arizona State University ’66Arby D. Dickert Jr., Clemson University ’78Kevin R. Dreiling, Wichita State University ’90Allen G. Edwards, Clemson University ’71William A. Emerson, University of Florida ’46John E. Erffmeyer, Northwestern University ’74Richard E. Fabritius, Kent State University ’94Walter D. Fain, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville ’68Benjamin S. Fair, Indiana University ’08Jerry J. Felmley, Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign ’54Craig E. Fenneman, Butler University ’71Fidelity Scholarship Fund, Inc.Michael J. Fimiani, University of South Florida ’89J. T. Frey, Franklin College of Indiana ’67Mr. and Mrs. Dan Friedkin Samuel J. Furrow, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville ’65

Russell G. Gillard, Kettering University ’73Kenneth R. Gillis, Colorado State University ’72Stanley W. Gilson, Calif. State Univ.-Northridge ’70Steven J. Good, Iowa State University ’04George E. Grady, University of Arizona ’53W.L. Gray Jr.,Texas Christian University ’70Michael C. Grieb, Northwestern University ’79Mr. and Mrs. James A. Griffin Larry R. Gurchiek, Indiana State University ’73Thomas M. Hale, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville ’76Joshua Dean Hanley, Westminster College ’02James D. Harrell, Indiana State University ’71John T. Harutun, Colorado State University ’70Kerrie N. Herren, University of South Dakota ’05Arthur F. Hoge III, Westminster College ’75Thomas L. Holling, Washington University ’51Indianapolis Alumni Club Christopher M. Job, Calif. State Univ.-Northridge ’67Philip S. Kappes, Butler University ’47Richard W. Kelley, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln ’60Stephen J. Kleberg, Texas Tech University ’69Daniel L. Kloeppel, Northwestern University ’70Joseph D. Kohout, Creighton University ’98Walter R. Lamkin, Colorado State University ’72Christopher A. Lapple, Calif. State Univ.-Northridge ’80Tucker Don Lee, West Texas A&M University ’08Jay D. Longnecker, Iowa State University ’96Jeffrey B. Love, Vanderbilt University ’71Nathaniel J. Love, University of Michigan ’80Mr. and Mrs. Todd Loveday Frederic B. Lowrie Jr., Butler University ’71M. Bruce McClelland, University of Missouri ’65Ralph H. & Ruth J. McCullough Foundation Mark A. McGuire, Indiana State University ’95M. Scott Mietchen, University of Utah ’84Albert R. Miller, Colorado State University ’69Robert J. Miller, University of New Mexico ’50David P. Millett, Denison University ’63Jesse R. Moyer, University of South Dakota ’03 John M. Oblak, Case Western Reserve Univ. ’62Mark H. Ochsenbein, Eastern Kentucky Univ. ’77Richard T. Orr, Butler University ’84

Gregg S.K. Orwoll, Northwestern University ’50Mrs. Donald A. Owen Robert S. Pasquinucci, Ashland University ’93Donald H. Peirce, Pennsylvania State University ’54Jerry P. Peppers, Ohio University ’68John R. Pfeffer, Washington University ’47Stanley C. Phillips, Indiana State University ’70Charles W. Poore Jr., University of South Dakota ’61Rudy M. Porchivina Jr., San Jose State University ’89J. Paul Price, Texas Christian University ’74Charles L. Pride, Western Kentucky University ’87L. Michael Ream, Franklin College of Indiana ’52William R. Richardson, University of Tampa ’80A. Scott Ritchie, University of Kansas ’54Kenneth A. Robinson, Colorado State University ’72Joseph W. Royce, Southwestern University ’63Terry L. Scarborough, Texas Tech University ’68Michael G. Scarlatelli, Kettering University ’76John F. Schmidt, Washington University ’49 John F. Scovell Jr., Texas Tech University ’68Russell D. Shelden, University of Missouri ’42Theodore S. Sitterley Jr., University of Arizona ’59W.K. Kip Smith, Indiana State University ’73Morris D. Stephens II, Univ. of Southern Indiana ’99John W. Stitt II, University of Mississippi ’54Henry J.N. Taub II, Southern Methodist Univ. ’80Conrad Foster Thiede, Colgate University ’90Bruce F. Thompson, University of Minnesota ’49K. Chris Todd, Texas Tech University ’68Rev. David Turner, University of Minnesota ’70Robert J. Turning, University of Akron ’96Lawrence W. Uhde III, Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette ’84Lothar A. Vasholz, Univ. of Colorado Boulder ’52Dr. Dwight R. Wade Jr. Gary R. Wade, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville ’70Sean S. Wagner, Widener University ’02Edward G. Whipple, Hanover College ’74Mark L. Wildman, Indiana State University ’74Douglass F. Wiles, University of Florida ’74Embry W. Williams Jr. , Southern Methodist Univ. ’49Joseph D. Williams, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln ’50

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