FIJI FIJI FIJI FIJI FIJI FIJI February 1, 1991 Dear Graduate Brother, It's been a while since our last meeting, and the Rho Alpha Chapter hopes all's going well with you. If you have not received word from us yet, April 13th is the date set for Pig Dinner this year /"so be sure to mark this date on your calendar if you plan to attend. Enclosed is the history of our chapter for the month of January. As you see, we have been quite active this new year and hope to maintain our high level of spirit and brotherhood throughout 1991. We are having two rushes this semester in order to attract a large pledge class to fill the shoes of our graduating seniors. Unfortunately, our rush budget is limited - therefore, even though we are currently setting up dates for hot dog sales and other fund raising activities, a contribution of $10 - $15 would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, best wishes for Valentine's Day and Easter, and hope to see you at Pig Dinner. Sincerely Yours, John C. Hepler President Rho Alpha Chapter 202 Church Street Blacksburg, Va. 24060 Perge! PHI GAMMA DELTA \r\nHistory of Rho Alpha Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta January 1991 The new year started off in our Chapter with lots of hard work and quick change. The day before classes started, a chapter retreat was held at a neighborhood recreation center in which our brothers sat down and outlined most of our goals this upcoming semester. The first week back in school was packed with excitement and surprise. The new officers of 1991 were installed: John Hepler as President, Mark Mennuti as Treasurer, Alvln Chao as Recording Secretary, Dave Harrison as Corresponding Secretary, and Ted Kraje as Historian. This week was also the last week of the Beta Deuteron pledge class period. That Friday, three quality brothers were initiated into our Chapter: Walter Bayne, David Green, and Bart Warner. That weekend we traveled to the University of Pittsburgh for our semester pledge class trip. Highlights of the trip included some reckless driving, a mad and almost fatal pillow fight at three in the morning, crazy exploits with a video camera, and a quest for the value of a dollar in the Red Light Zone of Pittsburgh. The next weeks went by smoothly as the new cabinet installed the committee heads: Bobby Stephenson as Pledge Education, Craig Swanner as Campus Events, Greg Rappaport as Social, Patrick Reilly as Graduate Relations, John Vert as House, and James Hamric and Brian Oakes as Rush. The spring rush, constantly interrupted by updates in the War in the Gulf, went fair and we gave bids to five good men. Our name continues to grow as our community service has extended to the Red Cross Bloodmobile and reserving Main Street with the Adopt-A-Spot program. An attendance pool was formed for this semester and seven of our brothers signed up for the challenge. Unfortunately, brother Mike Kurd had to leave us temporarily, but a student from DePaul University, by the name of David "Scooter" Smith, transferred to Tech on a baseball scholarship and might affiliate with us. Our basketball team looks strong under the leadership of a few of our seniors, and this year we could possibly make it to the playoffs. Super Bowl weekend brought graduate brothers into town and between poker games and bowls of chili we managed to see the Giants scrape by the Bills 20-19. This long month ended with the brothers studying away to survive the first rounds of exams here at Virginia Tech.