1993 Volume 116 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive
1993 Volume 116 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive
1993 Volume 116 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive
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Chapter Newsletters<br />
York Beta won the Brown Cup which is awarded<br />
to the best fraternity on campus.<br />
Michael Johnson was recently elected to <strong>Phi</strong><br />
Beta Kappa. Oursuccess in rush resulted in<br />
pledging 15 <strong>Phi</strong>keias, We will have 61 actives by<br />
the end of spring term, up from 47 just two years<br />
ago. Our house is presentiy undergoing minor<br />
renovation, and the roof and 1 stfloorwill hopefully<br />
be finished forthe <strong>1993</strong>-94 school year. The first<br />
floor stairs are in the process of being restained,<br />
and the house is enjoying a new look with much of<br />
thefirstfloorbeing painted.<br />
We recently elected new officers who are as<br />
follows: president, Chariie King; vice president,<br />
Craig Losben; treasurer, Todd Solomon;<br />
secretary, Whit Merrill,<br />
We are looking forward to a great alumni<br />
barbecue during reunion weekend, and<br />
encourage alumni to stop by any time, —^Warren<br />
Emblidge<br />
NORTH CAROLINA<br />
Davidson College<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Carolina Gamma (1928), PO Box 673,<br />
Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28036.<br />
Chapter Adviser - John S. Maxwell III, Box<br />
3665, Davidson, NC 28036. Rush Chairman -<br />
Todd M. Esporas, 2313 Westwood Dr.,<br />
Sanford, NC 27330.<br />
Duke University<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Carolina Alpha(1878), Box 4693, Duke<br />
Station, Durham, NC 27706. Chapter Adviser-<br />
Jonathan E. F. Barnett, 207 N. 6th St., Mebane,<br />
NC 27302. RushChairman-Ben Craighead,<br />
<strong>116</strong> New Castle Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Carolina State University<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Carolina <strong>Delta</strong> (1988), 18 Home St., Apt.<br />
1 A, Raleigh, NC 27607. Chapter Adviser -<br />
Nicholas A. Dean, 4003 South Juniper Court,<br />
Raleigh, NC 27612. The <strong>No</strong>rth Carolina <strong>Delta</strong><br />
chapter received many honors this past year,<br />
including the prestigious Caldwell Cup, presented<br />
to the chapterthat demonstrates consistent<br />
excellence in academics, sen/ice, and athletics.<br />
This is the third year in a row that the brothers of<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Carolina <strong>Delta</strong> have earned the Caldwell<br />
Cup.<br />
The brotherhood once again earned the<br />
highest GPA of any Greek organization forthe fall<br />
semester.<br />
The chapter also demonstrated its athletic<br />
prowess by winning championships inthe "A"<br />
Softball league, "A" volleyball, the cross country<br />
meet, bowling, and the swim meet, among others.<br />
We also placed well in several sports including "C"<br />
football, the track meet, and basketball. Our<br />
athletic achievements put us second place overall<br />
among fraternities in athletic competition.<br />
Brothers participated in Habitat forHumanity<br />
projects, volunteered atthe soup kitchen, and<br />
collected food forthe <strong>No</strong>rth Carolina Food Bank,<br />
We also participated at service events at several<br />
area churches, and participated in Adopt-A-<br />
High way. The chapter is currently planning for its<br />
annual Les Robinson Celebrity Golf and Tennis<br />
Tournament which benefits the Make-A-Wish<br />
Foundation, —Aaron P, Maurer<br />
University of <strong>No</strong>rth Carolina<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Carolina Beta (1885), 304 S. Columbia<br />
St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Chapter Adviser-<br />
Nicholas Whitney Page, 629Totten PL, Chapel<br />
Hill, NC 27514. Rush Chairman - Justin<br />
Forrero, 304 S. Columbis St., Chapel Hill, NC<br />
27514. We've had another good year here at UNC<br />
and at the end of the spring term we had 41<br />
brothers, including ourhonorarybrother, Matthew<br />
Mason, who has been with our chaptersince<br />
1934, We also pledged seven <strong>Phi</strong>keias this year<br />
who have now been initiated.<br />
Out of 18 fraternities we are ranked sixth in<br />
G PA, and at the end of this term many brothers<br />
will be initiated into <strong>Phi</strong> Beta Kappa, More than 20<br />
brothers consistently make the dean's list, and we<br />
have two members who work closely with the<br />
University's Judicial system.<br />
Athletically we had another successful year as<br />
our intramural football and Softball teams<br />
performed well. Our basketball team won the<br />
fraternity league championship forthe second<br />
consecutive year.<br />
Seven of ourmembersvolunteertheirtime and<br />
serve as "big brothers" in the Crossroads program<br />
which provides leadership and guidance to school<br />
children. We actively participate in a Greek<br />
recycling program, and several <strong>Phi</strong> Delts work<br />
with Habitat for Humanity, Five brothers volunteer<br />
in a Childhood Cancer Friends Program which<br />
matches cancer patients at UNC hospitals with<br />
college students. Each year we host an annual<br />
fund-raiser with the proceeds going to benefit this<br />
program, Thisyearwe hosteda3-on-3 basketball<br />
tournament, sponsored by Caremark. We made<br />
N. C. State <strong>Phi</strong>s at Greek Classic, a<br />
Christian leadership conference for<br />
Greeks across the U.S.<br />
more than $400 for childhood cancer. —Blake<br />
Young<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Dakota<br />
University of <strong>No</strong>rth Dakota<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Dakota Alpha (1913), 601 Princeton St.,<br />
Grand Forks, ND 58201. Chapter Adviser -<br />
Timothy E. Shea, 536 Oxford St., Grand Forks,<br />
ND 58203. Rush Chairman - Chris Hampson,<br />
1702 Buchanan Drive, Ames, IA 50010. <strong>No</strong>rth<br />
Dakota Alpha made a comeback this year after<br />
the chapter was put on escrow and the majority of<br />
ourmembers were expelled orsuspended.Aftera<br />
yearof work, we regained possession of our<br />
charterduring ourannual Founders Day this past<br />
spring. We are proud and relieved to have our<br />
charterback. After spring initiation, the chapter's<br />
membership will be at 71 members, up from only<br />
38. This improvement was the result of an<br />
excellent fall rush and a new <strong>Phi</strong>keia education<br />
program.<br />
Brother Jim Poolman was elected to the <strong>No</strong>rth<br />
Dakota House of Representatives, joining Senator<br />
John T. Traynor, and Representatives Andy<br />
Maragos and John Mahoney, <strong>Phi</strong>s in the <strong>No</strong>rth<br />
Dakota legislature. Scott Iserman was elected<br />
student body president, and Jon <strong>No</strong>rberg, Chris<br />
Zitzer, and Matt Wuebben were elected to the<br />
student senate.<br />
We held a successful homecoming and 90"<br />
anniversary celebration, and ourchapterhonored<br />
five Golden Legionnaires this spring during our<br />
Founders Day: Judge John C, McCllntock; James<br />
G, Caldis; former Lt, Governor Ernest Sands;<br />
John R, Hofto, and Robert L, Jacobson.<br />
Chapter president, Michael Toussaint, was<br />
voted the University of <strong>No</strong>rth Dakota Homecoming<br />
King for 1992-93, Ourchapter has also compiled<br />
over 1,600 hours of community service, Weare<br />
also very proud of several brothers who<br />
participate in varsity athletics forthe Fighting<br />
Sioux: Eric Nygaard and Todd Mahunson,<br />
baseball; Cory Ohman, football; Tim Meighen,<br />
men's volleyball; and Scott Iserman, golf, —Matt<br />
Wuebben<br />
NOVA SCOTIA<br />
Dalhousie University<br />
<strong>No</strong>va Scotia Alpha (1930), 1378 Seymour St.,<br />
Halifax, NS, B3H3M5. Chapter Adviser-<br />
Leslie E. Mayo, RR#1,507 Ponderosa Drive,<br />
Porters Lake, NS BOJ 2S0. Rush Chairman -<br />
Jason Kostopoulos, 1011 Beaufort Ave.,<br />
Halifax, NSB3H3Y1.<br />
OHIO<br />
Ashland University<br />
Ohio Mu (1966), 660 Broad St., Ashland, OH<br />
44805. Chapter Adviser- Mark A. Hunter, 6196<br />
Shelba Dr., Galloway, OH 43119. Rush<br />
Chairman - Jeff G.Zetzer, 115 Laurel Ave.,<br />
Port Clinton, OH 43452. The 40 brothers of Ohio<br />
Mu continued theircommitment to the community<br />
by refereeing YMCA flag football and hosting a<br />
Community Youth Halloween Party (over 200<br />
children attended). The chapter also built afloat<br />
forthe homecoming parade, Ourfloat echoed the<br />
homecoming theme of "fairytales and legends" by<br />
fashioning it to look like a pirate ship. We had<br />
neighborhood children rideon the float with us.<br />
Honors the chapter claimed this year were<br />
having Mark Metzger(afourth generation <strong>Phi</strong>)<br />
named as the campus Homecoming King, Mark is<br />
the fourth Ohio Mu member in fouryears to<br />
receive this honor, Marco Mannochio was<br />
honored as a co-captain and all-conference<br />
fullbackforthe AU football team. The chapter<br />
received two of the campus Greekawards last<br />
year and hopes to sweep the awards this year,<br />
Othercampusleadersfrom the chapter<br />
include: Henry Rauhaus, student senate<br />
president; Rob Pasquinucci, IFC president and<br />
college newspapereditor; and many other<strong>Phi</strong>s<br />
are leaders in campus organizations,<br />
Ohio Mu is the powerhouse among the<br />
Ashland fraternities, boasting the largest<br />
membership on campus,—Rob Pasquinucci<br />
Bowling Green State University<br />
Ohio Kappa (1950), 501 Pike St., Bowling<br />
Green, OH 43402. Chapter Adviser- <strong>No</strong>ne.<br />
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