V •& BPQD Phi Gamma Delta,DePauw University, Greencastle,Indiana "Searchingfor Excellence at Lambda" Administration Report This year the Administration Committee is on a efforts,be they physical projects or pa perwork. To familiarize you with the special mission at Lambda Chapter. committee,its jobs include: 1. Weekly distribution and collec This mission is to be undertaken with the tion of committee reports. fervor which was insuring their smooth operation. lacking in past years. 2. Overseeing all committees and will do this by providing timely and 3. Putting together Cheney/Con don Cup reports. 4. Maintaining the bulletin board/ effective support for all other commit calendar of events- both fraternal and tees.The committees will be turning in campus. We aim to win the Condon Cup. We comprehensive reports all semester and year long.Transformation of these reports into a cup-winrdng presenta This fall at the bi-annual All-house Retreat, Lambda Phi Gams had much trative Committee is at the disposal of to be proud of. With the renovation of the first floor and a stellar rush, we were in high spirits. High, but attain- any other committee to assist in their (continued on page 2) tion is our ultimate goal. The Adminis INSIDE A Word on Brotherhood 2 Academic Quest for Excellence 3 Fiji Excelling on the Field 4 Fiji's DPU Leaders 5 Message from Graduate Relations Chairman 5 Raising Money for Riley Children's Hospital 6 \r\nTiger Fiji Page 2 Administration Report(continued from page 1) Winter 1988 A Word on Brotherhood © > « During the spring semester of last year a decision was made to add Brotherhood to the committee structure m of the house.The goal of this new commit tee "The Chapter Retreat" held in East College able, goals were the key points of the meeting,from House Maintenance to I.M.S. Perhaps the highlight of the re treat was the tremendous cheering accompanied by cries of-"We want the Condon Cup!"Lambda hasnot won this award since 1977,and everyone agrees it is high time to reverse that trend of apathy. Overall, we believe the improve ment is quite evident. As we continue to improve, we are certain we can at tain our goals and win the Condon Cup! Joshua Block was to create stronger bonds between all classes, making the house function in a stronger and more efficient manner. Although Brotherhood Committee is only entering its second semester of existence we believe we've come along way towards accomplishing our goal by organizing special activities and supporting the efforts of those outside the committee. Since the installation of the committee we have organized allhouse road trips to various sporting events such as the Halloween night Colts vs. Broncos game,set up special events like the Fiji Feud, Christmas Caroling and the Fiji Iron Man compe tition. While these activities help to bring the house together we feel that it is through encouraging supportfor the efforts of individual brothers that we have done the most.Forexample,in the past semester Fiji has played a large part in creating a university sponsored LaCrosse team under the leadership of brothers Phil Ratzer and Dan Freeman. Fiji can also boast of having brother David Kimbell as DePauw's Old Gold King or about the accomplishments of All-Star Team intramural football players Jason Erb and Andrew Bogdan. The list of brothers deserving no tice for achievement on campus is too exhaustive for a single article so we at the Committee plan to keep the gradu ate membersinformed through a series iiTi of articles in upcoming issues. Until that time we would like to thank the J Brothers having fun! graduates who turned up for Old Gold and invite all to stop by the house and visit. Fraternally, Mark Boyer Brotherhood Committee Chairman \r\nTiger Fiji Winter 1988 Pages Editor: John Tuhey Contributors: Curtis Collins A Michael Musgrave Corey Miller r Darren Greggs Mark Boyer Lzi John Kneisley Brothers working togetherfor scholarship John Morrow Josh Block Chris Gilbert Academic Quest for Excellence Paul Krueger "I —T"— I Lambda, as part I ofour Questfor^cel- i lence, has^ighte^ Thanks to d^^^made this ' scholarship as one of issue possible! our main areas to concentrate on and ^ improve. We want to ■H ■ continue our long involvement with such groups as Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, and DePauw Academic Coun cil, on which brother John Kneisley chairs the Committee for the Expan sion of DePauw Curriculum. Further more, many brothers currently hold such prestigious scholarships as Na tional Merit Scholarships and Presi dential Rector Scholarships (the high est awarded by DePauw), as well as re ceiving grants for research such as senior Pete Young's three month grant from the Eli Lilly and Co. But, beyond the accomplishments of individuals, we are focusing on helping to raise the CPA's of the broth ers who need it most, and thus raising the CPA of the Chapter as a whole. The first phase of this thrust has been the revitalization of our upperclassman scholarship program. Part of this pro gram monitors active's grades so that any problems can be resolved quickly. Also, our in-house tutor program has been expanded to include almost every major at DePauw to further aid our members in attaining the highest pos sible scholarship. The pledge scholar ship program has been organized by Greg Morical to help our freshmen make the transition to the rigors of college life. As well as scheduled study tables, each pledge has an upperclass man study buddy in order to gain experience. Finally, the pledges have regular meetings with a group of aca demic advisors to aid in specific course problems, course selection, study hab its, etc. This program has worked well in the f)ast, with last year's pledge class achieving the second highest CPA of any pledge class on the DePauw cam pus. If enthusiasm and dedication to academics are any indication. Lambda Chapter will soon emerge as a leader in all aspects of academic life at DePauw. Fraternally, John Kneisley \r\nWinter 1988 Fiji Excelling on the Field sr:!i iTf: Even though only two sports have been completed this ■I -Jfy intramural season. Phi Gams have ex- k#. celled in both. House Recording Secretary Dan Freeman and sophomore Paul Krueger reached the final match in the hotly contested tennis tournament. They lost in the final to two members of the DePauw tennis team, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7. We are tremendously proud of these players, both of whom be back next year to again compete and win the title. Another brother who we are proud of is Jason Erb. For the second straight How do you spell victory? F-I-j-I! year he was selected to the All-Star football team which is to represent DePauw in the annual pre-Monon Bell intramural football game. Jason, too, will be back next year to coach and play for Fiji. Speaking of football. Phi Gam had an excellent season finishing a strong third in our division. Led by senior cocaptains Phil Ratzer and Dave Kimbell, we reached the last game of the season Up, with a shot at post-season play only to lose in a tight match 13-7. With quarter back Bill Bach returning along with most of our defensive unit, we should be strong again next year. We are also looking forward to continued success this year as our strongest sports, swimming and soc cer, quickly approach. Paul Krueger Mark Wilmert playing to xvin 9{apvij 9{oCidcws \r\nTiger Fiji Winter 1988 Pages FIJI'S DFU Leaders Stephen Acken -Freshman Intrafratemity Council Vice Doug Ingersoll- Student Trustee Mark Wilmert- Union Board Sundowner Concert Series President Flint Dille -DePauw Sailing Team Commodore Chadmon Householder -DPU Backstroke All-Time Record Holder,Co-captain of Varsity Swim Team Dave Kimbell- Old Gold King John Tuhey-Secretary Intrafratemity Council Phillip Ratzer-Captain DPU LaCrosse Team Anton Thompkins- DPU Tiger Soccer Starter, Wooster Coordinator, Varsity Soccer Greg Morical-Rules Committee Chairman Little 500, Recipient U.S. Army Scholarship Greg Shapleigh -Chairman - Rider Advisory Board Little 500 John Kneisley - Chairman of DPU Curriculum Expan sion Committee Marc Rile - Timing Committee Chairman Little 500 and Mid-American All-Toumey Team Brian Thombxurg -IFC Vice President Graduate Brothers, Public Relations-Pete Lortz 1, John Tuhey, have listed here the various commit would like to say tees and their chairmen. If you have Graduate Relations-John Tuhey hello. As your new input for these members please send Social-Rob Johnson & Tim Lukes Graduate Relations them your ideas. Favors-Drew Clark Social Service - Drew Hoffman am Secondly,Pig Dirmer will be on the hying to be the best possible liaison between you and the undergraduate chap 22nd of April this year coinciding wdth the Little500race.So please come back, House Maintenance-John Broyles enjoy the deipnosophism ofPig Dinner Computer- Marc Rile and watch our world renowned riders Out-Brother Relations-John ter. The men here at Lambda have as take the checkered flag to the doorstep of Phi Gamma Delta where it belongs. Brotherhood - Andrew Bogdan & c Chairman, I •< this year's Ekklesia puts it a "Quest for Excellence" and are striving to put Lambda as the number one Fiji chapter on the map. You are our most valued source of input and 1 encourage you to take an active part in this movement.I With great hopes for excellence, John Tuhey Graduate Relations Chairman Administration -Josh Block Hollensteiner Mark Boyer Pledge Education — Jamie Edgar Photo - Chip Dalby Scholastic-John Kneisley & Greg Morical Ritual-Phil Ratzer Parent Relations-Jere Dutt Intramurals -Paul Krueger Pig Dinner • April 22 Reservations or Questions call John Tuhey 317-653-5130 \r\nPage 6 Tiger Fiji Winter 1988 Celebrity volleyball tournament hosted by giant Ronald McDonald Raising Money for Riley Children's Hospital ing treatment. The second annual Fiji Volleyball Tournament was held Friday,Septem ber 23 through Sunday,September 25. The proceeds from the tournament went to Riley Children's Hospital. Riley is Indiana's center for pediatric organ and bone marrow transplants Matt Irvine, this year's M.C., opened three days of sun and fun for Many thanks go out to IDrew Hoffman, philanthropy chairman, who put in long hours of hard work to everyone who was involved in the make the toumament a success. Also toumament. What followed was an thanks to our sponsors. Coke and McDonald's,and all those who partici pated and helped with the toumament. Thanks to everyone who helped, Fiji incredible amount of fun and some and cares for over 100,000 children hard-nosed volleyball. On Sunday, only one Fiji team had managed to each year.Riley also works in conjunc escape elimination and make it to the was able to raise nearly three thousand tion with Ronald McDonald House to semi-finals. The team lost a heartbreaker of a match. dollars for an extremely worthy cause. aid parents of children who are receiv John C. 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