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

Going to classes aU day didnt stop the Phis from having fun.
During the general sessions, chapters entertained with elaborate
cheers in answer to Sparlw Reardon's roU caU, and hundreds of
Phis traded T-shirts at the annual T-Shirt Swap. After each day of
intense learning and discussion at the seminars and chapter meetings,
manv Phis participated in Phi Sports, a three-sport
toumament which took place aU week long. More than 120 Phis
pl^ed voUeybaU, basketbaU, and racquetbaU for the coveted
championship T-shirts. Team Blue Phi won it aU in the volleybaU
competilion. Team Drake, Phis fix)m Iowa Gamma, won the basketbaU
tournament, and John Jackson of Florida Theta won the
racquetbaU competition.
Every Leadership CoUege chapter also had to present an outline
of a hypothetical rush program. The competition produced
many elaborate and thoughtfiil ideas on how to improve rush, but
in the end it was Larry Baratta's Delta Chapter that won. The undergraduates
suggested holding a community service event during
rush, organimig a symposium on multiculturaUsm to reach out to
other ethnic groups, identifying legades, involving alumni, and
Phi Delta Theta Foundation scholarship recipients at leadership
CoUege: Greg Fisher, Puget Sound; Jason Copeland, Whitman;
Matt Hong, N. C. State; Robert Thomas, Arizona.
MO Beta takes Kansas City honors
BY STEVEN C. STEWART
The Missouri Beta
Chapter at Westminster College
took home this year's
Kansas City Trophy, winning
the award for the third time
in five years.
David Almacy, the chapter
consultant to last ^sit the
chapter, stated "The men of
Missouri Beta truly exemplify
characteristics that aU chapters
of Phi DeltaTheta
should strive to attain. Involvement
in campus and
community organizations, as
weU as relations with the International
Headquarters are
three of the chapter's strongest
assets."
The Kansas City Trophy
recognizes the Phi Delta
Theta chapter demonstrating
aU-around exceUence in campus
leadership, campus
participation, and internal
chapter operations. The size
of the chapter's membership,
number of male undergraduates
on campus and the
number of general firatemities
in the system determine a
chapter's eligibiUty.
R.D. Nail, president of
Missouri Beta, said "We reaUy
worked hard to bring the
Kansas City Trophy back
home.''
He describes the type of
aU-chapter effort it takes to
win such a coveted honor as
"just the way things are at
Missouri Beta.
"This award is important
to us not only because of its
prestige, but also because of
our strong aluirmi base in
Kansas Citv," he added.
The campus involvement
of the members and their extensive
community service
program helped the men reach
the top spot They boasted
both the president and vice
president of the student govemment,
as weU as
representation on 15 committees
or boards. A new member
became the first fijeshman
elected to the Social Judiciar}'
Westminster Phis brandish the Kansas City Trophy with General
Council member. Bob Deloian.
Board. The editor of the
yearbook, the senior class
president; and 10 members
on the Dean's Honor List
begin to describe their oncampus
pursuits.
They also tackled 14
community service events,
including such ongoing
projects as Adopt-A-Highway
and Meals-on-Wheels.
Their efiforts on behalf of
the community won two
local awards for the chapter.
In addition, Missouri Beta
won four intramural championships.
Westminster Phis
show up on the rosters of
four varsity sports, and two
are soccer team captains.
"We reaUy set our sights
on the K.C. thus year," said
Brad "Pid" LeFebvie, a delegate
to the Leadership
CoUege. "We knew we were
close the last two years, but
that's just not good enough
for us."
Dom Kwentus, secretary;
said "Robert Morrison
founded our chapter. That's
a big reputation to Uve up to,
and we want to prove we can
do it." .A
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