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

Mankato StateXThe local
chapter of Order of Omega
presented the 1992-93 Chapter
of the Year honors to
Minnesota Beta. The award
recognizes the chapter that
excels in the areas of membership
education, scholarship,
IFC participation, community
relations, campus involvement,
leadership development, and
alumni relations.
RITXFor the second consecutive
year, a New York Eta
Phi was chosen Outstanding
Greek Man
oftheYear.
The 1992 -
93 vidnner,
Stewart M.
Schuler, was
Stew Schuler
also named
Brother of
the Year by the chapter, and
he was named 1991 - 92 Fish
Residence HaU Most Valuable
StafFMember.
UNLVNRobert Snyder,
Nevada Beta's Bond #1, was
elected IFC president last
spring. He wiU hold the office
untU December. The chapter's
three-on-three basketbaU team
won the University championship,
the first intramural
trophy for the young chapter.
Left: Dickinson Phis hold the
charter after the installation
ceremonies on June 5; below:
Bob Fitzpatrick, General
Fraternity warden, presents
the charter.
Washington&JeflfersonVThe
chapter raised $2,000 in donations
from generous alumni in
order to purchase new fiirnishings
for the chapter house.
The chapter leadership held a
retreat with the brothers who
attended Leadership CoUege
in order to plan for the upcoming
year.
Western MarylandX
Michael Razze was honored
with the CoUege's coveted
Bates Prize as
best aUaround
coUege man.
This is the
seventh time
Mike Razze
a Phi has won
the award.
Razze played varsity soccer,
served in the student assembly,
was elected president of the
junior and senior classes, and
sat on the Board of Trustees'
Student Affairs Committee.
He served his chapter as president
and awards chairman. He
was also elected president of
the Inter-Greek CouncU. One
of only 23 seniors named to
Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges,
Razze was also a charter
member of Order of Omega.
the ceremonies.
The new initiates are: Shawn F. Ackerman '95, Adam R.
Auriemmo '95, Matthew L. Buder '95, Jack Deacon '95, David
W. Hoffman '94, Justin Hough '95, and Matthew J. ReUly '95.
With the exception of Jack Deacon, aU these members were recruited
by the 1992 graduates of Pennsylvania
EpsUon who remained after the suspension and 11
brothers who were initiated at New York Iota
(SUNY, Buffalo) in 1992. These seven new initiates
wiU join four remaining New York Iota
initiates for the 1993 - 94 school year.
The circumstances of Brother Deacon's initiation
are tragic and inspirational. His son. Jack Jr.,
was very involved vwth the Fraternity. WhUe he
and some other Phis were on vacation, he died in a
drowning accident on AprU, 1993. ReaUzing the
importance of Phi DeltaTheta in his son's Ufe,
Jack Sr. agreed to the chapter's suggestion to be
initiated in his son's honor. Mr. Deacon's gratefiU
words were very touching to aU who were present.
After the CoUege issued a four-year suspension of the charter
in 1989, the remaining members of Pennsylvania EpsUon were
determined not to let a chapter that had been at Dickinson since
1880 fold. Several brothers attended Leadership CoUege to convey
interest in reestabUshing the chapter to the staff at General
Headquarters.
Eleven men from the suspended chapter were initiated at the
New York Iota instaUation. These new members and the 1992
Pennsylvania EpsUon graduates went to work to keep the chapter
aUve.
Through hard work and determination, these brothers recruited
new members and improved the reputation of the
chapter. Many times it seemed the chapter would not hold together.
At the beginning of the 1992 - 93 school year, aU but one
of the Phis were denied off-campus housing and thus a place to
have msh fiinctions and chapter meetings. But in the end, the
charter was returned.
Pennsylvania EpsUon strives to increase its membership with
quaUty men who wiU positively influence the chapter. The men
are looking for on-campus housing for the 1994 - 95 school year
and ways to increase campus and community involvement. The
members hope Pennsylvania EpsUon's participation in the
school's stmctured rush program wUl increase membership and
improve the chapter's image.
Dickinson CoUege is a smaU Uberal arts coUege of approximately
2,000 students located in central Pennsylvania near
Harrisburg. One of the original colonial coUeges, Dickinson was
founded by Benjamin Rush in 1773. There are 30 academic majors.
The main campus includes 58 acres plus 74 acres of
recreation space. Nine fraternities and five sororities at Dickinson
claim 25 percent of the student popiUation. The fraternities are
Phi Kappa Psi, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Alpha EpsUon, Theta Chi,
Sigma Chi, Kappa Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, and a local fraternity.
Phi EpsUon Pi. The sororities are Delta Delta Delta, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi, and a local
sorority. Delta Nu. •
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