Pig Dinner 2002 February 16, 20^k THE 5 POINTS: Pig Dinner 2002 set for February 16, 2002 Scholarship Community Service Athletics Pig Dinner 2002 has been Approximately 9 pm, we will partake in the burial have anything they would like to have buried, please bring it with you. All ofthis information, updates, and ceremony with the pig. ihis list of those in attendance year, we will be burying a new time capsule, so if ei ther graduates or undergrads will be updated frequently at www.msfiji.com.(Sign up and our traditional formal dinner will be at this time. set for February 16 this year. Instead of holding this an nual event at a local hotel or otner estabiisiirnent, the chapter has decided to base most of the activities at the house. For those that can arrive early, activities will begin at 8 in the morning with 9 holes of golf at the Dogwood course. Lunch will be provided at the club When rush started this year, the house for those playing golf, row was a bit skeptical about the Leadership sheet on back of letter). Fall 2001 Rush a Huge Success and lunch at the house for new format. Brother Jamie Os- retaining pledges. Fall of 2000, 22 pledges were here for Bid day. By the end of everyone else. Following the morning of golf will be a housing corp. meeting from 1 -3 pm at the house. (For those that may not have bim, IFC Rush Chairman, and the semester, 11 were initi his crew decided that it was time ated. That is only a 50% re for a change this year, and the tention rate. After FIJI acad result was amazing. emy this year, and realizing heard, James Brooks will be taking over John's Parks duties as Housing Corp. treasurer.) From 3-6 pm we will have various activities at the house including a happy hour. Dress for eve rything until 6 pm will be casual. At 7 pm we will have our general session AvTitie our guest speaKei, Mac Waii, will speak, awards will be distributed. The chapter ended up with 29 new pledges on bid day- higher than the Pikes, AGR, ATO, Lambda Chi, and even with the Phi Delts. Bill Shearer, rush chairman, and much of the chap ter really pulled together to get a great group of guys this fall. The last xllcK— that we had a much lower retention rate than many other chapters, drastic steps DID YOU KNOW... were taken to ensure that we keep the guys we worked so hard to get during rush. With final vote only 2 weeks away, we are currently look ing at initiating 76% of the guys we picked up during rush. Many rounds of clicks^ All hut two U.S. Presidents since 1825... 85% ofall Fortune 500 Ex ecutives... 76% of U.S. Congressmen... have gone fairly well for the to aii of the undergraUs that chapter. However, in recent have been so involved this Cabinet Members since years, we have had a tough time semester. 1900... 63% of U.S. Presidents' 85% of U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1800... The House gets high-speed wireless internet 71% ofthe Men and Women in Who '.V who ofAmerica... awaited wireless network house would have to have through a wireless network that allows each computer in that will split a DSL line to their own dial-up cormection the house to be connected to each of the rooms. Brothers, Robert Cookman, Sigma Mu '89 and Kirk Donahoe, for about $25 a month. Now each other making important files easier to share. Many thanks to the graduates that helped to finance this pro ject. The house is getting a long- Sigma Mu '03 have been working hard to setup the new network. For years. each person living in the the DSL connection will cost a mere S75 a month total and will be much faster than the existing dial-ups. Martin Luther King, Jr., Katie Couric, Jimmy Buffet, Rosa Parks, Sally Ride, David Letterman, President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, Maya Angelou, Kevin Costner, Sela Ward, Jerry Rice, and Brad Pitt... ... ARE ALL GREEK? The DSL line is running \r\nBackyard Renovation Project finally complete New Chapter Officers Elected for the 2002 After years of waiting, the backyard has taken on a year whole new look. Years of promises and donations have now made our backyard one As the year comes to a close, we would like to thank the year 2001 officers for a job well done: Jonathan Aguilar, president, Blake Macon, treasurer. Bill Shearer, Corresponding Secretary, Brad Paczak, recording ofthe nicest on the row. It is nearly complete with a bar becue pit, stage for parties, fence, and an extended ag gregate surface that more than doubles the previous secretary, and Charlie Stewart, histo rian. These men have done a great job surface. during their term on cabinet. Jonathan Aguilar and Blake Macon will be graduating this December and are cordially invited to their first Pie Din ner as graduates. Bill Shearer has The construction itself has been completed for a few weeks. Now it is time for Zone 7, the same contracting firm that has worked on the rest ofthe project, to put the finishing touches on with the landscaping. Gene Merkel, head contractor, has offered to complete the landscaping at only the cost of materials, and will be done long before Pig Dinner. For a complete timeline ofthe project from start to finish, point your browser to http://www. msfiji.com/fence% 201andscaping/ viewprogress.html where there are several pictures from each step of construc tion. Also, for anyone that ordered an engraved brick, they will be placed inside a diamond that has been set into the driveway. This will likely be the last part of landscaping. The fact that the courtyard and fence are now complete is the primary rea son that the undergraduate chapter chose to hold Pig Dinner at the house this year. We hope to have a record turnout so all of you that helped contribute, may enjoy stepped up to the challenge ofIFC Rush Chairman for the upcoming year where he will join brother Adam Shelton, IFC secretary. Brad Paczak was just recently voted to chapter president along with his cabinet: Wesley Jackson, treasurer, Craig Chapman, corresponding secretary. Jay Monroe, recording secretary, and Justin Arras as chapter historian. The the new addition. chapter eagerly awaits another great construction besides the year under the guidance ofthe new cabinet. Please take a moment to let us know what / -A your plans are for Pig Dinner 2002 Pleasefill out thefollowing information and mail it to: Pig Dinner Drawer FN Miss State. MS 39762 I will be at Pig Dinner on Feb. 16 and have enclosed $40.00. 1 will be at Pig Dinner and want to participate in 9 rounds of golf during the morning. (Please enclose^40 and the price for golf will be determined once the golf course knows how many are participating). I will not be able to attend Pig Dinner on Feb. 16. Fraternity Phone: 662-325-6896 Home Phone: 662-325-0938 Emoil: ce(13@ro.ms$tote.edu www.msstate.eilu/org/fiji The undergraduate chapter hopes to see a high turnout for Pig Dinner this year. Come and enjoy spending the day with your (rudergiadaate site) Brothers,for Phi Gamma Delta is not for college www.insfiji.com days alone. (giadnate site)