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1993 Volume 116 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

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Chapter Newsletters<br />

membership, extended 17 bids and finally<br />

inducted two new pledge classes for a total of 10<br />

new members.<br />

The chapter continued its commitment to<br />

community service throughout thefall and into the<br />

winterthrough tutoring neighborhood children and<br />

preparingforourfourth annual See-Saw-A-Thon,<br />

which raises money forthe ALSfoundation,<br />

Brothers soldt-shirts and rodeasee-sawfor 100<br />

consecutive hours. Our project made more than<br />

$1,000 forthe ALS research fund at the<br />

University,<br />

The chapter has continued to improve. This<br />

year we have been able to strengthen our<br />

brotherhood and minimize conflicts within the<br />

chapter. We are heading into next year with a<br />

renewed commitmentto strengthen Illinois Beta<br />

and its presence on campus. We intend to focus<br />

ouractivities on rush and improving relations with<br />

our neighbors and alumni. Our newly elected<br />

officers are excited to begin work and are busy<br />

developing plansforthefutureof Illinois Beta.<br />

^eremyGraff<br />

University of Illinois<br />

Illinois Eta(1893), 309 East Chalmers,<br />

Champaign, IL61820. Chapter Adviser- Mark<br />

Fullin, <strong>No</strong>rthwestern Mutual Life/Baird, 1704 S.<br />

Neil SL, Champaign, IL61820. Rush Chairman<br />

- Scott Hartman, 532 W. 8th St., Rock Falls, IL<br />

61071.The weekend of April 2-4 found <strong>Phi</strong> <strong>Delta</strong><br />

<strong>Theta</strong>'s Illinois Eta chapter celebrating its 100"<br />

anniversary! Approximately 100alumni and<br />

guests retumed to the Champaign-Urbana<br />

campus of the University of Illinois forafun-fflled<br />

weekend. In addition, we were honored to have<br />

Robert (Fitz) Fitzpatrick, the warden of the<br />

International Fratemity as the featured speaker.<br />

Alttiough many guests an-ived Friday night, the<br />

real activities kicked off Saturday morning with a<br />

delicious bmnch puttogether by Brothers Brian<br />

Good and Steve Auer at the chapter house,<br />

Immediatelyfollowingthe brunch ashorttourof<br />

our newly renovated house began. New initiate<br />

and historian-elect Brother Darren Benjamin put<br />

together a wonderful display of photos, rush<br />

pamphlets, and other memorabilia from the past<br />

forthe alumni to peruse during the social hour.<br />

The House Association convened a meeting in the<br />

afternoon to discuss business and to hear a report<br />

from chapterpresident, Mike Mahoney,<br />

The evening got off to an early start with hors<br />

d'oeuvres atthe house. The crowd then boarded<br />

awaiting buses fortransportation to Jumer's<br />

Castle Lodge where our banquet was held. After<br />

Brother Fitzpatrick delivered the keynote address.<br />

Brothers Ted Mesiacos and Benjamin conducted<br />

aslide show detailing Illinois Eta'srich and proud<br />

100-yearhistory,<br />

Perhaps the two best things to come from the<br />

event were the myriad of stories from the alumni<br />

and, as event co-coordinator Brother Auer put it,<br />

"It was good forthe actives to see just how<br />

supportive our alumni are and how much <strong>Phi</strong><br />

<strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Theta</strong> means to them!"—T, Chapin Rose<br />

INDIANA<br />

Ball State University<br />

Indiana Kappa (1969), 1501 West Riverside,<br />

Muncie, IN47304. Chapter Adviser-Charles<br />

E. Weaver, 401 South Shady Lane, Muncie, IN<br />

47304. Rush Chairman - Shane Nichols, 1501<br />

W. Riverside, Muncie, IN 47303. Indiana<br />

Kappa's year started out with Brother Paul Nelson<br />

earning a <strong>Phi</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Theta</strong> Foundation Scholarship<br />

and being honored in The <strong>Scroll</strong>.<br />

As soon as theyearbegan, Indiana Kappa had<br />

organized a philanthropic evenL More than 20<br />

brothers headed overto Indiana Beach to assist in<br />

running amusement ridesand helping out with the<br />

crowds. These brothers raised more than $2,000<br />

and accumulated 200 hours of community service,<br />

Indiana Kappa also received the Most Improved<br />

<strong>Phi</strong>lanthropic Fraternity award during the annual<br />

Greek Weekfestivities, Otherservice events<br />

included working forthe Muncie Mission, visiting<br />

hospital patients on Halloween, a dunk-a-thon for<br />

the Al DS foundation, and helping build houses for<br />

Habitat forHumanity,<br />

Thanks to the chapter's commitment and the<br />

new rush materialsfrom General Headquarters,<br />

we had one of our best rushes ever! In the first<br />

semester we pledged our biggest class since rush<br />

became dry. We pledged 21 menfirstsemester<br />

and 12 men second semester. These numbers<br />

quickly put Indiana Kappa well within the top five<br />

fratemities on campus,<br />

Indiana Kappa succeeded beyond all<br />

expectation in sports, Ourfootball team went<br />

undefeated in the regularseason and ourtop<br />

ranked basketball team went to the final four. Our<br />

first annual Halloween Classic pledge football<br />

tournament was held and it turned out to be an<br />

incredible success,—Michael Nichols<br />

Butler University<br />

Indiana Gamma (1859), 705 W. Hampton Dr.,<br />

Indianapolis, IN 46208. Chapter Adviser-<br />

Michael D. Bryant, 106 Rossevelt Dr.,<br />

Greenfield, IN 46140. Rush Chairman - Hassian<br />

Von Schlegell, 453 East Court, Elmhurst, IL<br />

60126.<br />

DePauw University<br />

Indiana Zeta (1868), 446 Anderson St.,<br />

Greencastle, IN 46135. Chapter Ad viser-<br />

Stephen C. Jones, RR #2 Box 42, Greencastle,<br />

IN 46135. Rush Chairman - Mike Jurgens, 154<br />

Akenside Road, Riverside, IL 60546.<br />

Franklin College<br />

Indiana <strong>Delta</strong> (1860), 698 E Monroe St.,<br />

Franklin, IN 46131. Chapter Adviser - Douglas<br />

P. Quick, 2826 Mission Hills Lane, Indianapolis,<br />

IN 46234. This year was one of growth forthe<br />

Indiana <strong>Delta</strong> chapter. When school started, the<br />

chapterhad only 23 members, but a successful<br />

rush welcomed21 <strong>Phi</strong>kieas to our brotherhood. In<br />

early February, Indiana <strong>Delta</strong> initiated nine new<br />

members, bringing the active chapterto a total of<br />

32 men. In the spring we accepted five new<br />

<strong>Phi</strong>keias, bringing the chapter's membership to 48<br />

men.<br />

Although we have welcomed many into our<br />

brotherhood, this year we are saying good-bye to<br />

three. Seniors John Greenwell, Aaron Howaid,<br />

and Joel Christophergraduate.BrotherGreenwell<br />

has accepted a job with the Republic, a<br />

newspaperin Columbus, IN. Brother Howaid is<br />

leaving in July for Japan, where he will be<br />

teaching English to middle school students.<br />

BrotherChristopherisonhiswaytoAthens,GA,<br />

to attend graduate school atthe University of<br />

Georgia. We wish our brothers luck in all they do.<br />

All three members were honored at a recognition<br />

banquet in May<br />

Many improvements were made to our house<br />

and property. We put in newfront steps, showers,<br />

and carpet in ourfront room, and a new bigscreen<br />

television is on the way. We also put eight<br />

tons of new sand in our volleyball court just in time<br />

forourGrizzly Grand Prixvolleyballtournament.<br />

Grizzly Grand Prixweekendwasatremendous<br />

success forthechapter.Ourannual volleyball<br />

tournament raised money for ourphilanthropy.<br />

Our ridersalso earned third place in the Grizzly<br />

Grand Prix bike race. Our car smash was the only<br />

fraternity-sponsored event at the Grand Prix<br />

Carnival that weekend.<br />

We were this year's winner of the Homecoming<br />

house-decorating contest with the women of<br />

Elsey, We placed third in Greek Week events this<br />

year, and we also faired well once again in<br />

intramural competition on campus, our members<br />

have remained active in student organizations on<br />

campus, such as the Student Entertainment<br />

Board and Student Congress. BrotherTom Wiser<br />

was co-editorof the Franklin second semester.<br />

<strong>Phi</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Theta</strong> was well represented in varsity<br />

sports with members in football, baseball, and<br />

tennis. Several <strong>Phi</strong>s were also honored on the<br />

dean's list. The year closed with ourformal atthe<br />

Canterbury Inn Friday, May 7.<br />

We also volunteered over200 hours of<br />

community sea'ice this year, including collecting<br />

money forthe prevention of child abuse in<br />

Johnson County, and helping with Special<br />

Olympics basketball games. —Tom Wiser<br />

Hanover<br />

Indiana Epsilon (1861), PO Box 109, Hanover<br />

College, Hanover, IN 47243. Chapter Adviser-<br />

Dwight Nelson, 1810 Crozier, Madison, IN<br />

47250. Rush Chairman - Craig Spinner, 1024<br />

SPruce Glen Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45224.<br />

Indiana State University<br />

Indiana Eta (1869), 931 South 7th St., Terre<br />

Haute, IN 47807. Chapter Adviser - Robert G.<br />

Mood, 4677 E. McLane Drive, Terre Haute, In<br />

47802. Rush Chairman-Todd Doner, 931 S.<br />

7th St., Terre Haute, IN 47807. Indiana Eta<br />

initiated six men from the spring 1992 pledge<br />

class and 12 men from the fall of 1992. During the<br />

fall homecoming season, we were paired with the<br />

Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority. Ourfloat finished in<br />

1 ^ place for original design and our trike team<br />

finished 5* out of 15 teams.<br />

Inthe fall we pledged 15 <strong>Phi</strong>keias, which was<br />

our largest pledge class since the fall of 1991. In<br />

the spring we acquired another 13 members,<br />

bringing the chapterto 55 members.<br />

In the spring we were paired with Gamma <strong>Phi</strong><br />

Beta and Sigma <strong>Phi</strong> for ourTandem bike race. We<br />

finished 4* out of 10 teams.<br />

Officers for the <strong>1993</strong>-94 school year are: Todd<br />

Doner, president; Jean Peirre Huber, vice<br />

president; Rich Lutterman, treasurer; Jim Neely,<br />

house manager, and Scott Eaker, steward. —Kyle<br />

Bashia<br />

Indiana University<br />

Indiana Alpha (1849), 1215 N. Jordan,<br />

Bloomington, IN 47401. Chapter Adviser -<br />

<strong>No</strong>ne. Rush Chairman -Joe Doyle, 8332<br />

Forward Pass Road, Indianapolis, IN 46217<br />

Summer <strong>1993</strong> * TheScroU 153

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