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

Chapter Newsletters
A special thanks goes to Chapter Adviser
Frank Still, and new Faculty Adviser Trent Hill for
their help and support. —Gregory S, Brown
Texas A&M
Texas Nu (1985), Rt. 3, Box 174C, Pate Road,
College Station, TX 77840. Chapter Adviser -
John J. Jeffery, 5229 Holly St., Bellaire, TX
77401 .Rush Chairman - John Kuker, 401 SW
Parkway #702,CollegeStation,TX 77840.
Texas Christian University
Texas Zeta (1955), PO Box 29296, Texas
Christian University, Ft. Worth,TX76129.
Chapter Adviser-Tom E. Hill, 201 Main St,
Suite 1300, Ft. Worth, TX 76102. Texas Zeta
started off the school year with the selection of 22
outstanding Phikeias. Ourfall Rivertsoat party was
againasuccess,aswasthefourth annual Chili
Cook Off and ourSpringFomnal.Oursponsorship
of "Buckle up" and an Al DS awareness forum on
campus were also very productive. The greatest
accomplishment made by Texas Zeta this year,
however, is the reestablishment of ouralumni
program thanks to our new chapter adviser, Tom
Hill. Mr. Hill rekindled a Phi Delta Theta tradition
this year that had been absent from Texas Zeta
for some time: Founders Day. We had the rare
privilege of having Dr, Ed Whipple, General
Council president, speak at our Founders Day,
Texas Zeta thanks Mr, Hill and Dr, Whipplefor
theirtime and simply demonstratingtheir
dedication to Phi Delta Theta,—Oliver Hall
Texas Tech University
Texas Epsilon (1953), Box 4022, Texas Tech
Station, Lubbock, TX 79409. Chapter Adviser -
Dr. William F. Dean, PO Box 4648, Tech
Station, Lubbock, TX 79401. Rush Chairman-
Ryan McWhirter, 5704 -1 st Lubbock, TX
79416. We initiated 32 new brothers last fall and
currently have 14 Phikeias awaiting initiation. Our
freshmen were very active on campus with seven
Freshman Council members and 5 freshmen
being elected to Freshman Who's Who,
This year 18 Phis sen/ed as Student
Association Senators, 20 were members of Order
of Omega (including the vice president), 14 Phis
on Omicron Delta Kappa, six members of Mortar
board, 14 members of Cardinal Key (including the
vice president and treasurer), 20 members of
Lambda Sigma (including president next year as
well as vice president this year and last year) and
19 members on Phi Eta Sigma;The past IFC
executive vice president, current IFCscholarship
chairman and intramural chairman are Phis,
Texas Epsilon had more brothers involved in more
honoraries and campus activities than any other
fraternity. Similarly, Texas Epsilon had seven
members honored in Who's Who Among
American Colleges and Universitiesandfive Phis
in Who's Who Among College Freshmen,
Forthe second year in a row, ourchapter won
the U-Can-Sharefood drive with over2,000
pounds of food. Along with ourannual "Kalf Fry",
which raised$3,000forMDA, we raised $3,000
with the Lubbock High School Invitational Baseball
Tournament to benefit pony and colt baseball
leagues. We were involved in the South Plains
Food Bank, Pancake Festival, United Way blood
Drive, Big Brothers/Little Brothers and the Race
for Kids, Our efforts eamed us the 1992-93 Greek
Community Service Organization of the Yearfor
the 2"^ year in a row.
Spiritual life has remained strong at Texas
Epsilon. All-Greek Bible Study was started by Phis
in 1936, and we currently have 20 Phis that attend
regularly. We engage in Chapter Churches once a
month (20-80 attend) and Chapter Bible Studies
bimonthly (20-40 attend). Texas Epsilon is once
again the most visible Christian fratemity at Texas
Tech. Numerous Brothers are on Greek Council of
Christ and attend Campus Crusade for ChrisL
Lastly, more Texas Epsilon Phis are involved with
youth groups and mission groups than any other
fratemity,
Texas Epsilon's GPA ranked 2"* among
fraternities with over 65 men and sixth overall. Our
fall pledge class had the top grades among all
fraternity at Texas Tech, One of our brothers won
the prestigious Arthur R, Priest Award last year.
This year we are currently leading the
Intramural Blanket Trophy by over 20 points.
Texas Epsilon will win this coveted award forthe
21''time in 35 years, Ourfootball team won all
Greek, and both of our volleyball and soccer
teams won their divisions. Our softball team won
all Greek. Ourtrackteam is the defending Greek
and University Champions, There are three Phis
on the varsity football team and two were All Phi
First Team defensive selections. Also, BrotherLin
Elliott is the place kickerforthe Dallas Comboys
and set a Super Bowl record in the Cowboys 52-
17 win. Two brothers are on the varsity baseball
team and one brother in on the track team,
Attheclose of this semester, Texas Epsilon
received several honorsatthe 1993 Greek
Awards Banquet, The program was hosted by a
Phi and Texas Epsilon won an impressive five of
seven awards, Texas Epsilon won the Greek
Freshman of the Year and Greek Man of the Year,
We once again won the Outstanding Greek
Community Service Organization of the Year. Phis
also won the I PC's I ron man Award for student
body service and the I PC's Nail Award given for
dedicated service to the IFC, As of this writing,
Texas Epsilon is aflnalist in the University awards
as Best Community Service and Best Social
Organization at Texas Tech out of 39 organizations,
Texas Epsilon has once again had a
tremendous year as the 1992 Gold Star winner
and Harvard winning chapter. The brothers of
Texas Epsilon are intent on retaining the Harvard
Trophy, —John Stafford
University of North Texas
Texas Omicron (1991 ),P0 Box 7622, Univ. of
North TX, Denton, TX 76203. Chapter Adviser -
Donald D. Halpenny, 275 Friendship Road,
Pilot Point, TX 76258. Rush Chairman - Patton
Adams, PO Box 7622, Denton, TX 76209. After
attaining ourcharter in 1991, the men of Texas
Omicron are now concentrating on increasing
membership. We have adopted an extensive yearlong
rush program in which the brothers will travel
to surrounding metropolitan areas this summerto
meet incoming freshmen. This program has
proven helpful in attracting rushees during the
recent nationwide rush recession.
Texas Omicron has just initiated its 52*
member Marcus Ling, and we are looking
optimistically toward next fall's rush.
The Phi Delts at North Texas have pride not
only in their fratemity but also in their school. This
is evident by their commitment to donating a
portion of their community sen/ice hours to the
campus clean-up. This year we participated in a
March of Dimes sponsored Crop Walk. This event
is held annually in Denton to provide food supply
relief to under-developed nations. The idea was
brought to the attention of the chapter by Phi Delt
Alumnus Morgan Jones, who is an active officer of
the Crop Walk committee.
Our new brothers, along with ourfounding
fathers, have put Phi Delta Theta at the pinnacle
of Greekathletics. We made the playoffs in
football and in indoor soccer for the second
straight year, Texas Omicron won the Greek
softball championship. The Phi Delts were also
the three-point basketball champions and the
racquetball doubles champions.
We have set our goal to be in the top three
fraternity GPAs on campus. Through the use of
study groups, we have increased our GPA, and
every man is committed to improving his grades.
It has been satisfying to see the other bigger
and olderf raternities look upon the men of Phi
Delta Theta as an important leader on campus,
—Christopher J. Myhill
University of Texas at Arlington
Texas Kappa (1968), 2005 W. Nathan Lowe
Road, Arlington, TX. Chapter Adviser - Roy
Anderson Jr., 2005 W. Nathan Lowe Road,
Ariington, TX 76017. Rush Chairman - Ethan
Vickery, 2423 Spanish Trail, Arlington, TX
76016. Texas Kappa acquired some very sharp
Phikeias this year. On October 23 and 24 we
raised $2,500 forthe local chapter of Muscular
Dystrophy Association, We teamed up with the
Trinity River Authority at Joe Pool Lake to sponsor
the Forest of Fear, Greg Graham, the event
chairman, worked very hard to ensure a very
successful event.
We initiated nine men in January, This initiation
was particularly special because 20 alumni
attended. Many of the alumni who attended were
ourfounders. Ourfirstfather-son legacy was
initiated in January,
Texas Kappa has five Phikeias this spring. As
of rightnow, we are without a house or a central
meeting place. This is very hard during rush and
during the Phikeia program. We stick together and
keep moving ahead, despite this obstacle. The
Texas Kappa House Corporation has made
significant progress in the planning of our new
home. They have showed us the finalized plans
from the architect, and our wait should be well
worth it.
Our rush committee is gearing up for thefall,
and Texas Kappa is looking forward to having a
good summerand enjoying some brotherhood,
—DerekTanner
University of Texas
Texas Beta (1883), 2300 Nueces, Austin, TX
78705. Chapter Adviser - Peter B. Hall, The
Taurus Group Inc., 301 Congress Ave. #1010,
Austin, TX 78701. The Texas Beta chapter
concluded another greatyear at the University of
Texas. We had atotal of 29 Phikeias this year.
As usual we participated in numerous
charitable causes such as The Gruseum, a
haunted house for the Austin Children's Museum,
We participated in the Delta Gamma Anchor
Splash for the Society to Prevent Blindness, We
also co-sponsored a Spades Tournament in which
we raised $1,000 for the American Diabetes
Association.
For the first timein years, we published an
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