\ r r ALPHA NEWS NEWSLETTER OF THE ALPHA NU CHAPTER OF THE FRATERNITY ' OF PHI GAMMA DELTA A new spark has emerged from the ashes of Phi Gamma Delta here in Albuquerque. After several attemts at its renovation, the Albuquerque; Graduate Chapter looks as if it will be alive and functioning by the end of the year. The interest in re instating a graduate chapter has become greater than ever, in almost an opposite direction from where it had been headed in the recent past. The undergraduate Grad uate Relations Committee and the Graduate Chapter Steering Committee have been working together to come up with ideas as well as establish a meeting time for all graduates, which should be finalized by the end of the month. For the moment, all graduate Fiji's are encouraged to come to a "bar night" on October 18 at the Alpha Nu chapter house, 1801 Mesa Vista, N.E. Cocktails before U.N.M.'s homecoming game, as well as the traditional "fifth quarter" afterwards, are also planned to be held at the chapter house. Everyone interested in meeting the members of the steering conmittee or just becoming a little mo're "purple" is invited. Breakfast meetings are being planned for the Graduate brothers on the first Monday of every month, starting in November. One of'the persons responsible for all of the new enthusiasm is Ed Bel knap , a Phi Gam from Richmond, Virginia. Ed now works with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Albuquerque program. With over 150 Fiji graduates in the Albuquerque area, Ed couldnH; understand why the graduate program wasrft stronger. Being blessed with a bit of extra time, Ed has almost single-handedly put the graduate program back into high gear, with his appearances at the Graduate Relations committee meetings, not to mention his unstinting telephoning. Sam Honegger, co-founder of the Alpha Nu chapter back in 1966, and Mike Castillo, Graduate Relations Committee Chairman deserve a good bit of credit and thanks, for without their efforts this worthwhile endeavor would not be moving. •pj'P&R Ethan Andrew Hay Newsletter Coordinator ALBUQUERQUE GRADS REORGANIZING Last Thursday night, the first meeting of the Albuquerque Graduate Chapter steering committee was held at the Alpha Nu chapter house. It was the first meeting of any kind that the city's graduate brothers had held in a long time. The purpose of the meeting was organizational in nature for the purpose of re-establishing the graduate chapter. Present at the meeting were Alpha Nu graduate brothers Mark Raybould and Todd Franklin. Ed Belknap , a graduate Fiji from Richmond, Virginia, also attended. Representing the Graduate Relations Committee were undergraduates Tim Turner, Bill Kiesel, Ethan Hay and Mike Castillo, the chairman of the committee, and Phil Sisneros, chapter president. Sam Honegger, chapter found er, and Rick Hobson, president of Alpha Nu's Housing Corporation, had planned to attend the meeting, but their busy schedules and concommitant conflicts made their attendance impossible. (cont'd p. 2) , ALBJQO^QOc , HBtO tAEXlCD \r\nThe meeting covered topics such as the establishment of a Board of Chapter Advisors (BCA). The BCA would consist of five to ten graduate brothers and would function as a coordinating entity between the Graduate Chapter and the undergraduate Chapter in order to provide advisement in such matters as finances, rush, etc. Recommendations are now being taken for members on the BCA by Mike Castillo, as well as suggestions for the re-formation of the Graduate Chapter. 1, • The graduate relations committee is an old committee but it has a new goal;the reestablishment of a graduate chapter of the Alpha Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. In the past there has been limited communication between undergraduates and graduates. This committee hopes to resolve the problemi We plan to set forth activities which will produce increased interactions between graduates and undergraduates as well as between the graduates themselves. Some func tions already underway are a Homecoming cocktail party this weekend (Oct. 6), bar nights at the house on the third Thursday of the month (hopefully beginning in Oct.), and breakfast meetings with graduates the first Monday of each month starting in Nov. These are just a few of our ideas and we would welcome any others which one might have. The Alpha Nu chapter is also starting a Board of Chapter Advisers (BCA). The function of the BCA is to come down to the house once a month to meet with the under graduate cabinet and committee chairmen in order to evaluate chapter goals and make suggestions. Recommendations are now being taken for positions on the BCA, which will consist of roughly five to ten members. The graduate relations committee is filled with hopes of starting a strong Albu querque Graduate chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.The only way to achieve such goals is through hard work on the part of both graduate and undergraduate chapters. The undergraduate chapter is ready and willing for envolvement of agraduate chapter. Mike Castillo, Graduate Relations Chairman \r\nSJWJOfV 713QN3A\-- V YiO^Qh X'>l^/'iN3^' CWJL-^C^'^7 |0^ 3i->o^ 'SAY >i3"'*^'^C^ Vu/WW) IHd iii9 dio HJ.\HV3wd^ s^iSXaVOQOA/^t-r -H^oU-VnasiNI aut. • f 'v 0CT03 1979 JU FfUTBtMlTY Of PHI OAMMA DELTA iffTESNATIQNM HEADOUflRTEAS