Phi Gamma Delta Iota Sigma Chapter Summer 2002 SUMMER WORK SESSION IS JULY 20th, 2002 Dear Brothers, On behalf of the Iota Sigma Chapter I would like to thank all of you graduates for you help and support during the 2001-2002 school year. The chapter is looking forward to the summer work session so that we can improve the chapter house to make it better for the 2002-2003 school years. As Graduate Relations Chair, I would like to encourage everyone to come to the work session and see the chapters ' enthusiasm about improving our status. I would like to say that I am looking forward to being in contact with all the graduates of this chapter. Please feel free to contact me at any time. My phone number is (812) 201-1254 or by email at nsturgeon@isufiji.com. Fraternally, Nick Sturgeon '03 Graduate Relations Chair IOTA SIGMA WINS 2001-2002 INTRAMURALS!!! New Cabinet President: Jodie Gibson Treasurer: Robert Stevens Rec. Secretary: Aaron Mattingly Corr. Secretary: Josh DyVelder Historian: Mike Baker Brothers Receive Awards! Both Erik Stamps and Nick Sturgeon received the Sycamore Blue Ribbon award for their service and leadership to the University and to the Iota Sigma Chapter! Nick Sturgeon was one of ten finalist for the Out Standing Junior Award! Issue #1 one \r\nIota Sigma Chapter Awards Cont. Five Values Awards: Friendship: Erik Stamps Knowledge: Jon LaRosa Service: Nick Sturgeon Morality: Jon LaRosa Excellence: Tony Biggs Five Values: Tony Biggs & Erik Stamps Iota Sigma now has a new web address Thanks to Brother Joe Weist, the Iota Sigma Chapter now has a new web address. The new address is http://www.isufiji.com. Each brother, graduate and undergraduate has an email address and is able to look at the chapters’ calendar of events for the month and year. Homecoming Set for November 2nd, 2002 Golf Outing In case you did not receive the email through the listserv, the 2002 Homecoming activities have been set for November 2nd, 2002. Iota Sigma was paired with Alpha Omicron Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Lambda Chi Alpha for 2002 Homecoming Week. John Butkiewicz will be in charge of the 2003 Graduate Golf Outing. 32nd Annual Pig Dinner!!! The 32nd Pig Dinner is going to be held March 29th, 2003, at Stables Stake House in Terre Haute, IN. There will be a reception held at the Tap Room March 28th at 7:00pm-10:00pm. More information will be sent as time gets closer to the date! New Purple Legionnaire Announced!! John Keeling class of '99 has been named the new PL for the Iota Sigma Chapter. John works for Cintas Corp. as a territory sales manager. You can email John at jkeeiling@isufiji.com Issue #1 two two \r\nTau Iota Housing Corp. BCA formed Several exciting changes are in store with regards to graduate involvement with the chapter. Over the last month a new Board of Chapter Advisors has been set up. Several graduates have stepped up to help in areas of chapter operations. Each graduate that volunteers is paired with an undergraduate officer or committee chairman. You will work with that brother in that one specific area. Graduates that volunteer can be located anywhere as most – if not all – communication can be via email and/or telephone If you are interested in helping, email BCA@isufiji.com or visit the chapter website at www.isufiji.com. Thanks in advance, brothers Dear Brothers, Greetings from Tau Iota! I hope 2002 has been as special as a year for each of you as it has been for me. I want to take this opportunity to reintroduce an ongoing drive by the housing corp. It’s the Tau Iota Capital Improvement Fund (TICIF). This fund was created as an endowment type fund that would continue to grow as Tau Iota borrows from it for capital improvement initiatives. But we need to grow it initially through donations from our generous graduate supporters. (If you wish to make a donation or pledge, please forward a check made payable to TICIF and mail it to me at 10535 Willow Creek Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46845.) After the last Pig Dinner, we reached the $1000 level with an additional $400 in pledges. Our goal is to get this fund to $5000 in the next couple of years. Please consider donating or pledging money to this fund so Tau Iota can be prepared for the next 30 years. Our financial strength is so important as we plan for capital improvements in the next couple of years. This past year we have seen a lot of leadership within the chapter. We should be very proud of our undergraduate brothers for all they accomplished both in the classroom and outside of it. This is a good chapter. Just like every chapter that has preceded them, finances remain a top issue. I am confident in both the elected leadership and the direction they are taking the chapter to get this issue under control. Their success in this area will also lead to a healthy year for Tau Iota and the house as well. I ask every recipient of this letter to get down for a function this coming school year. Whether it be for the summer work session, homecoming or Pig Dinner, your time and interest in the chapter is the most important thing you can give back. Bryan Meyer '88 Tau Iota Perge! three \r\nSummer Newsletter Iota Sigma Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta 1206 S. 5th Street Terre Haute, IN 47802 Graduate Updates! Thomas Lang is now a NASCAR Pilot and will be attending school to become a Lear 60 captain! He is now located to Dayton Beach from Charlotte. Him and his wife Christina just recently celebrated the birth of their son Cooper Allen on 11/28/01. Bill Major, on Jan 2002 established Major Security LLC, a Security Systems and Services company specializing in Video Surveillance, and providing other services such as Alarm installation and monitoring. Stephen Grantham, Tau Pledge class is now servering a tour in California. Some of Stevens honors while in the Army include; Awards include the Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals and the German Marksmanship Cord Bryan Meyer and his wife Shelly would like to announce the birth of their son Chase August Meyer. Chase was born on March 28th, 2002. He was born 8 week pre-mature at 3lb 8 oz. Chase came home April 14, and is growing every day. Steven Jacobs is in his fourteenth year at Merck and is now a Project Engineer. four