The Golden Eagle FIJI THETA TAU CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA VOLUME 25, No.2 Fall 2004 And the winner is… Tony Marable! Was there any question? Tony wins his 7th consecutive Crowder Cup. (Tony and Bill Martin, Ex. Director) \r\n \r\nThe Golden Eagle Fiji Fall 2004 L ETTER THETA TAU FROM THE Gentlemen, The Theta Tau chapter of Phi Gamma Delta would like to show their appreciation for all that the graduates have done for our fraternity. Throughout the year we as a chapter have set goals and accomplished what the Greek community said was the impossible; having a successful Rush in the University Center, getting through all our probation sanctions with ease, and showing everybody why we are so proud to be called Fiji’s. The fraternity is going though some great changing times as past leaders of our chapter step down to let T HERE ’ S A 1. What was the biggest factor in your interest in joining Phi Gamma Delta? Why did I want to pledge? S PECIAL P RESIDENT other great men take hold and press on. Throughout the Golden Eagle Fiji are articles on men that have made a massive impact on where the chapter stands to this date and focuses on upcoming leaders with their visions on where they want to carry the great name. I would like to close with my own personal note about our fraternity. Four years ago, I decided that this group was what I wanted to be a part of and I have never looked back. There are many forces that have influenced my life and Phi Gamma Delta is a guiding star directing my life for the better. I challenge you to drive in and relive what you N EW “C HIEF ” Our very own Brent Ellis has been named Section Chief for section XVI, which includes Tech, Sewanee, and UT Knoxville. Here are his answers to some of Mo’s burning questions. VOLUME 25 No. 2 IN POINTS OF INTEREST : helped shape and form for the future brothers like myself which has made all the difference. Fraternally, Mohamad Elbeitam ‘05 • New Faculty Advisor • Beta Theta Pledge Class • Ekklesia • New Cabinet • Athletic Update • Community Service Update • New Section Chief • Highlighted Graduates • Pictures from Fiji Land President Mo Elbeitam (Even he cleans up pretty nice!) T OWN Well, the house still had the old wood siding with the paint peeling off, there was shag carpet in all the rooms upstairs, they were one of the smallest Fraternities on campus, were dead last in AllSports, and the Chapters GPA was just above Beta’s. Despite all that, if you were around the guys anytime at all you knew you wanted to be part of what they had. So, I guess it was the friendships and tightness of the group that sold me. I remember the first time that I came to the house was a couple weeks after Fall rush. Two friends of mine from back home drug me over to the house on like a Tuesday night. The two friends were Terri Wimberley (she’s now married to Brian *Continued p.2 Jeff Henry has an extensive conversation with Brent Ellis \r\nT HE G OLDEN E AGLE F IJI P AGE 2 T HERE ’ S A NEW “C HIEF ” IN TOWN CON ’ T Grooms) and Crissy Lipscomb (who sad to say past away a few years ago… God, I miss her), anyway, they took me over and introduced me to Grooms and Jon Nease. We hung out in “The Lounge” (aka Room 2) and as I was leaving Grooms invited me to the Fiji/Beta 70’s Party that weekend. So I went. I continued to hang out with the guys the rest of that fall and got to know most of the Brothers and Pledges. When Spring Rush came around I went down to the house on Monday night and someone asked me if there was any brother there that I didn’t already know. There was only one, Craig Northcott. So they introduced me to Craig and on Thursday night I got a bid and approximately one year & 2 pledge programs later, I became a Brother. Brent meeting with the delegates from his new section at last summer’s Ekklesia. 2. Could you summarize your most memorable experience in Theta Tau? I would like to say it was serving on the Pledge Ed Committee, serving on Cabinet, or winning FOY, Homecoming, All-Sports, but that would be a lie. The most memorable experiences I have in Theta Tau are things like: Halloween party at the Depot; hanging out in Nease’ & Ollie’s room while Nease vacuumed; Rock Anthem parties in Smitty’s room; Micky’s; the Velcro Pigmies; Apt. 306; Tues.-Thurs. lunches at the Clubhouse; The Ponderosa; telling Nease that it was OK that he was dating my ex-girlfriend b/c “I always loved him more than I loved her”; Summer of Free Beer (Summer 1997); Oliver Rick’s going away party; the long, deep, intellectual conversations I had with Kelly and Goodman that neither of us remembered the next day; the basement over holiday weekends; playing Homecoming Queen on the way to the “End of the World”; any/every Friday/Saturday night at Weave’s and Leonard’s Apt; FIJI/TKE Parties; any and every random moment that I was privileged enough to spend with my Brothers. 3. Who are your closest friends in the Fraternity and do you still keep in touch? While most all the guys that I ran with hold a special place in my heart, I would have to say that my two closest friends from my Fraternity days are Kelly Irvin and Steven Goodman. Kelly and I don’t get the opportunity to hang out very often and I wished that we talked more, but that’s as much my fault as anyone’s. Goodman and I talk regularly and try to get together several times a year. 4. What different positions throughout your undergrad and grad years have you held and which did you like the best? I was active for 7 semesters: Spring 96-Spring 99. Spent most of that as Social Chair (Sp96, Fa96, Sp97, & Sp99); Served on the Pledge Ed Committee and was Homecoming Chair Fall 97; served on Cabinet as Historian for 1998. I was also very active in IFC, appointed to several different positions and elected IFC Vice President for 1998. I got involved with the House Corp not to long after graduating in summer of 1999, and became House Corp President in April of 2000. Was appointed to Section Chief for Section XVI (Sewanee, Tennessee, & Tennessee Tech) by the Archons in July of 2004. Concerning what positions I've held and which one I enjoyed the most. Historian was the most rewarding, but Social was definitely the most fun. Section Chief, still too soon to tell. To be honest, I still can't believe that they picked me to fill such an important position. 5. You are Section Chief of our Chapter along with a few others, what are your goals for those chapters with such a prestigious position? For University of Tennessee – They’re my “Sleeping Giant.” My goal is to see them start submitting Cups Reports. At the next Ekklesia I would like to hear Tennessee’s & Tennessee Tech’s name called out at the awards luncheon as often as Georgia’s and Georgia Tech’s. For Sewanee – I need to find them a PL soon. In fact if any of our grads that read this and live in the Chattanooga area and would like to serve as PL for that Chapter would give me a call, I would greatly appreciate it. For Tennessee Tech – Boost Graduate involvement and support. See the House Corp grow. See the Chapter start getting the McCarty Proficiency Award. \r\nV OLUME 25, N O . 2 P AGE 3 For the first time in seventeen years Theta Tau will have a new faculty advisor… By: Mitch Robinson ‘05 \r\nT HE G OLDEN E AGLE F IJI P AGE 4 CHANGING OF THE GUARD CON ’ T Many of you know Tony Marable one way or the other, but few of us know how he got his start. Thanks to founder Randy Wilmore, Tony was introduced to the chapter in the fall of 1982 while he was in graduate school here at Tech. In May of 1988 Tony started his tenure as faculty advisor after talking to the chapter president, Ross Jones, whom he first met in 1985 when Ross was a pledge. Tony has been quite active in the chapter, and has established himself as the model faculty advisor in Phi Gamma Delta. He has won the Crowder Cup 7 consecutive years and always takes a personal interest in each of the new members. “I’ve enjoyed getting to know the younger members on an individual basis.” He provides feedback to the cabinet concerning new members. He helps devise plans to achieve chapter objectives, and he constantly nurtures curiosity and encourages creativity. He believes all things are possible in anyone, and he establishes that same philosophy in each of the brothers of this chapter. So now after 17 years of dedicated service Tony has decided to step down from the role of faculty advisor. “It is good in the life of any organization to have change in leadership, however continuous involvement of key graduates is imperative to provide historical perspective.” What lies ahead for Tony in the coming years? For starters he will be more involved with the Theta Iota chapter of ΣΝ at Middle Tennessee State University in an advisory role. He will also be more involved with ΣΝ on the international level. In August of 2004 he was appointed the Division Commander, which is similar to a Section Chief, of the mid-south alpha region consisting of four active chapters in Kentucky. This is a two year appointment and is subject to reappointment. Tony and Ross Jones at Christmas Party 1990 Since being involved with us here at Theta Tau the chapter has made many important improvements. The average member size of the chapter has increased from 40 to 70 brothers. The most significant improvement was in the field of scholarship. The chapter has moved to the top of the grade report and consistently remained there. We also maintain the most people with 4.0 GPA’s and the most brothers above 3.0 GPA’s. Obviously these achievements were chapter achievements but Tony played an integral role in guiding the chapter and emphasizing important aspects to focus on each year. In Tony’s own words, “the chapter still hasn’t lived up to its full potential.” The chapter can always improve its GPA and work on improving member education on valuable skills needed to succeed after our time here at Tech is finished. Tony leaves us with no regrets and expresses gratitude to Phi Gamma Delta for allowing him to work with the chapter over these years. He admits, “It’s been a lot of fun!” “I T IS GOOD IN THE LIFE OF ANY ORGANIZATION TO HAVE A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP …” Tony has ALWAYS had a way with the ladies... \r\nV OLUME 25, N O . 2 P AGE 5 CHANGING OF THE GUARD CON ’ T For the first time in many years the brothers of Theta Tau will have a new faculty advisor. Dr. Jed Young, a professor in horticulture, will be assuming the role starting in January. Jed is a Fiji from the Lambda Iota chapter at Purdue University and has taken an unconventional path to get here. Jed Young grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana near Purdue’s campus. As a junior in high school he was undecided about his direction in life. His father insisted on him taking several interest inventory tests to evaluate his potential. The counselors strongly recommended that he not attempt a college career at that time. His family adamantly opposed this recommendation on the basis of his high school scholastic achievements. Jed enrolled in Purdue in 1980 and immediately pledged Fiji that fall as a legacy, of this older brother. He was part of a 21 member pledge class. Jed’s fraternity life was going great, but his scholastic endeavors were wavering. After two years he left school and went to Seattle, Washington. He then slowly made his way down the west coast until he was managing retail stores in California. There finally came a time when he determined it would be best to go back to Purdue, finish school and hopefully get an industrial management degree. One his way back to Indiana he stopped off in Texas to visit some relatives. He ended up staying a year and a half in San Antonio where he taught remedial English and Math to Mexican American children. This was where he first noticed an interest in teaching. By the mid 80’s he was back at Purdue, still yet undecided on whether to teach or pursue the industrial management degree. With this lack of direction Jed maintained a one class course load and managed bars at night. This stay at Purdue was also short lived. He decided to go to Alaska for a summer to make money fishing. Wouldn’t you know that that summer was the worst fishing season on record. Jed ended up spending the whole summer touring Alaska in a borrowed van with six friends. Since the fishing venture was a bust he headed back to Purdue and began bartending at a fine dinning establishment. Jed when he was a FIJI at Perdue It was here that Jed met Erin, the woman he would later marry. After dating for about a year and a half they eloped to Hawaii in 1997. This was the catalyst that got his life back on track and motivated him to complete his education. Erin told him, “Do something you like”. Jed then made the decision to go into horticulture and received his B.S. in 2000. He immediately began work on his PhD in Horticulture still at Purdue. He defended his Thesis March 31, 2004 and started work here at Tech on April 1st. “T HOUGH S CHOOL WASN ’ T ALWAYS A GOOD FIT FOR ME , P HI G AMMA D ELTA ALWAYS WAS ” Jed and his wife Erin, son Jack (age 5), two daughters Hope (age 4) and Elle (age 2), and the family dog Kona \r\nT HE G OLDEN E AGLE F IJI P AGE 6 156 TH E KKLESIA “A N The Ekklesia is the sole legislative and supreme judicial body of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. It provides an opportunity to interact with members of the Fraternity from all parts of the United States as well as parts of Canada. It is not only a business meeting, but a time to renew old friendships and also develop new ones. Ekklesia is also a celebration for our fine fraternity with awards presented to the best chapters. This year’s Ekklesia was held August 11-15 in Atlanta, Georgia. Six undergraduate brothers as well as three graduate brothers, and you can’t forget Mr. Tony Marable, attended this year’s events. The first day consisted of a t-shirt exchange and an opening ceremony. The second day consisted of busi- OLYMIPIC T RADITION ness sessions and the awards banquet. This year the Theta Tau Chapter brought home several awards. We were awarded one 1st place, two 3rd places, and three honorable mentions out of 117 Phi Gamma Delta Chapters. We were also awarded the Superior Academic Achievement award for being over the all men’s average GPA for six years running. The third and fourth day consisted of the Fiji’s attending an Atlanta Braves baseball game and attending workshops and committee meetings. Finally, the last day of Ekklesia ended with another business session and the closing Leadership Banquet with the 2004 Wilkinson Award winner speaking. OF E XCELLENCE ” Speaking for all the brothers that attended this year’s Ekklesia, I can say that we all thoroughly enjoyed it and gained a deeper love for our great fraternity. Blake Peevyhouse ‘05 The Crowder Cup - 1st place The Condon Cup - 3rd place The Zerman Trophy - 3rd place The Coon Plaque - 4th place The Jordan Bowl - 5th place The Baker Cup - 4th place The Theta Tau Delegates at the 156th Ekklesia Front (L-R): Matt Hickey, Justin Jolly, Blake Peevyhouse. Back (L-R): Brian Douglas, Brent Ellis, Dave Price, Lee Wray, Mo Elbeitam, Mitch Robinson \r\nV OLUME 25, N O . 2 P AGE 7 T HETA T AU C ABINET 2005 President: John Randolph Gillette The President for the 2005 calendar year is JR Gillette, and there is no doubt that he will lead his cabinet and our fraternity to new heights and places. JR is a member of the Alpha Chi Pledge Class, is originally from Mt. Juliet, TN, and has served on cabinet before as Treasurer in 2002, so there is no doubt in his competence. JR is not only a leader in our fraternity, but also on campus. He is well respected in the engineering department, and is also in a leadership position with the College Republicans group here at Tech. JR is a leader that is well respected, and the chapter as a whole feels that the fraternity is in good hands. Treasurer: Ben Goddard The Treasurer for the Theta Tau Chapter in 2005 is Ben Goddard, and with his witty personality he fits into this cabinet very well. Ben is a member of the Beta Beta pledge class and is always willing to take on a challenge. Ben’s father is the former president of the Kappa Tau chapter, so it is good to see that Ben is following in his father’s footsteps in a leadership position. The fraternity’s money is going to be in good hands. Recording Secretary: Jared Medlen Jared is one of our newest members to the fraternity, pledging in the fall of 2003. The fraternity sees Jared as a work horse, and we believe that the office of Recording Secretary will come naturally to him. His decisions are made with much thought and consideration, and he is always there to get the job done, whatever it may be. Corresponding Secretary: Luke Denney Luke is also a new member to the fraternity pledging in the fall of 2003. Communication within the fraternity is always a hard task and a pleasant challenge, but with Luke’s computer skills and his personal drive that tells him to be the best that he can possibly be, we are sure that everyone will know exactly what is going on and when. Luke mixes very well with the others on this cabinet, and also with the rest of the chapter. Historian: Justin “Jumbo” Jolly Justin, also pledging in the fall of 2003, not only has an interest to constantly better the chapter, but him as well. Justin takes a personal interest in learning the history of the fraternity, which leads us to believe that he was the best possible choice to teach it to others. Justin is originally from Pulaski, Tennessee, and has several family members that are also members of Phi Gamma Delta. This cabinet will work very well together because of their diversity. We have brothers serving that are both young to the chapter and old, so the old ways and ideas can be mixed with the new ones. This cabinet is already very organized and efficient, and I believe that the future of the Theta Tau Chapter is in very good hands. \r\nT HE G OLDEN E AGLE F IJI P AGE 8 GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT D AN C RUNK ‘81 Dan Crunk is a name most people would recognize in FIJI at Tech. When asked to update his graduate brothers on his current life his reply was, “As you know, I'm Will's dad. What else do I need to say?” As most of you may or may not know Will is a pledge this semester. Dan is our chapter’s first true Sire Dan also goes on to say: “I'm married to Joy Skillen Crunk a Kappa Delta from Tennessee Tech. Joy’s sister Jan Skillen Workman is a past FIJI sweetheart.” Joy and I live in Franklin, TN. My children are Adam, Will, and Jenna. Adam is 21 years old and a junior civil engineering major at Vanderbilt. Will (19), is a freshman civil engineering major at TTU and a FIJI pledge. Jenna (14), is a freshman at Franklin High School. Joy and I are really proud of our children and their accomplishments. My family and I attend Franklin First Presbyterian Church, where I am an elder and sing in the choir. I taught 4th and 5th grade Sunday School with Joy for ten years, but decided to take a break from that this year. Serving the Lord is very important to me, and I stress to Adam, Will and Jenna to share their time, talents and resources. I am a Vice President of Land Development for The Jones Company, which is a homebuilder in the Middle Tennessee area. I am responsible for making sure that the construction division has developed lots to build on. This includes finding and contracting for land, working with engineering consultants to get property rezoned and/or approved for development, and working with grading/utility contractors to get the land developed. Likewise, serving my community is important. I am a member of the Franklin Noon Rotary Club, where I am a Paul Harris Fellow. I am the Vice-President of Franklin Tomorrow, a citizen's visioning organization; it works to make Franklin the best small town in America. Next year, I will serve that organization as President. I also served on the Franklin Tomorrow housing task force. The housing task force studied the need for moderately-priced housing in Franklin. I also served on the City's Parks and Recreation Committee. Before the kids grew up, I was active in the Franklin Baseball Club and the Franklin Optimist's Club. I even found time to help coach baseball and basketball. I encourage everyone to get involved with their children's activities. Nothing is more rewarding. Needless to say, I am very proud of all my children and especially the fact that Will decided to pledge Phi Gamma Delta. Joy and I are very pleased that Will has chosen to be active at Tech, and of course, there is no better fraternity choice at Tech than FIJI. K EVIN G IVENS ‘02 KG at Christmas Party 2002 Kevin Givens, graduate of 2002, over the past two years has endured several changes. Recently, he got married to Stacey Landtroop from Athens, Alabama on November 6, 2004. His job currently is working with ADTRAN, Inc. where he is a DVT Engineer. He has always been very involved in FIJI and it has carried over to life after college. He is involved with the First Baptist Church of Athens, Alabama. Also, as many know, he is a good soccer player and played intramurals for Phi Gam. Now he participates in an adult soccer league in Huntsville Alabama in the Premier division with team Intergraph A. After all of his current success, Kevin has had one minor setback. He recently broke his collar bone while playing the sport he loves, soccer. Kevin is still looking forward to the future and maybe a kid or two. KG and his wife Stacey \r\nV OLUME 25, N O . 2 P AGE 9 K EN P ERRY ‘84 If you have ever wondered where that crazy idea for Kazoo Band ever came from, here is one of your men; Ken Perry class of 1984, charter member, Alpha Pledge class and co-founder of the Kazoo Corps. Every Sunday I am reminded of my misspent youth when I see Todd Arrants in church, boy did we have a good time! I have the greatest memories of being a Fiji and the great people that I met along the way. I am currently single, but have two beautiful daughters from my previous marriage. They are Sarah Elizabeth, 8 and Grace Ann 6. They both attend Franklin Road Academy, which is near to where we live in Nashville, in the Oak Hill area off of Franklin Road. We attend First Presbyterian Church, which again is close to our home on Tyne Blvd. Currently I am working for myself on three different pro- jects. I own part of a healthcare information systems company called BulldogIT. In addition, I am working on other hospital projects. My newest investment is a high end restaurant in Nashville, which I am in the process of buying. When I left Tennessee Tech, I went and got my masters at Mississippi State, which took about a year. I then went to work for Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in 85. I was with Columbia/HCA over a period of about 12 years, including 2 years as the Division CFO in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since then, I have been involved in helping to start several companies including Symbion (a surgery center company), Iasis Healthcare (a hospital company), Symphony (a hospital company) and most recently BulldogIT (a healthcare information systems company). Iasis has been my most successful company with it having revenues now of over a billion dollars annually, not bad considering it started at zero. If anyone says you don't learn a lot in college, they are wrong. I learned a lot in college. I learned how to start companies there. Also, it led to the opening of doors that has led me to where I am today. It all started with a party thrown at an old country western bar outside of Cookeville on a Wednesday night, which then led to being hired by Coors, which led to a fun senior year, which led to chasing the Kappa Sigs with a baseball bat, which in turn led to going to grad school, because I did not have a job, which led to HCA and the rest is history. Ken looking sharp for work… Did he ever look that good when he was at Tech? Caption describing picture or graphic. Here is to Carl, Matt, Eddie, Randy and Jeff. Hootie Hoo!!!! \r\nT HE G OLDEN E AGLE F IJI P AGE 10 The 24th Annual Frank Norris Pig Dinner April 23rd, 2005 Pig Dinner at the Leslie Town Center Annual Golf Scramble More Details will be Available in January so Clear Your Schedules and Make Plans to Be There! Look for Online Registration Beginning in January WWW.TTUFIJI.COM \r\nV OLUME 25, N O . 2 P AGE 11 C OMMUNITY S ERVICE U PDATE As you all know Service is one of the five values of Phi Gamma Delta, and the brothers of Theta Tau have made great strides toward greater service this semester. Our chapter has been very involved with the Cookeville Housing Authority's after school program, Teenie Weenies. Brothers and pledges alike have given many hours of their time tutoring these less fortunate kids. Our chapter has strived to further our relations with the community by volunteering in Fall Fun Fest and Raking leaves of elderly Tech Alums. We have continued our Adopt a Highway program with roadside clean-ups this semester. Do to our past probation we were forced to pull off our philanthropy in one night. We rose to the occasion and raised over $850 for Multiple Sclerosis with an awesome M.S. Fiji Island Pageant. Even our pledge class has been very involved in the community. They organized a blanket drive that raised 74 blankets that were donated to the Cookeville Rescue Mission. They also raised $1,200 for the Genesis House and another $130 that is going to be mailed to St. Jude's Children’s Hospital. It is exciting to have such enthusiasm in our younger members! And I look forward to seeing what they will bring to the chapter in the future. We have several brothers who have made huge individual impacts by earning over 200 hours each doing various activities, such as: Camp Counselor, Sheriff Department volunteer, Sunday School Teacher, and a Republican party volunteer. Theta Tau continues to be active in many different areas to make a positive impact on the community. We will strive to keep raising the bar each year and surpass our goals… After all, isn’t that what being excellent is all about? P HI G AM A THLETICS U PDATE Fiji athletics always provides excitement for both players and fans. Whether it is shouting at opposing players or celebrating after a win, we always have great brotherhood. The intramural season started with kickball; we made a run at winning the entire tournament, but finished third. Third place was well worth watching people get pegged in the face with the kickball. On the golf front, Fiji managed to put together the best team in all of Techland. Our dominance on the links continued as Phi Gamma Delta took 1st place in the intramural golf scramble; Jack, Payne and Hale would all be proud! One sour spot for the year was our 6th place finish in bowling with an average score of 148. Maybe we should go back to the days when we had a drinking team with a bowling problem (Leonard). Lastly, and certainly not least, our football team won every game in the regular season. We went to the All-Campus Tournament and finished 3rd place overall. The football season definitely provided us with good stories of beating the Pikes and then rubbing it in their faces by running up the score. The Phi Gam volleyball team finished in 3rd place in IFC, with wins over TKE, Sigma Chi and SAE. As usual Phi Gam dominated on the soccer field. With the help of some of our strong pledges we walked away with yet another Undefeated IFC Season. Man it feels good to beat everybody! T HE B ETA T HETA PLEDGE CLASS WORKED TOGETHER TO RAISE $1200 FOR THE G ENISIS H OUSE AND 74 BLANKETS WHICH WERE DONATED TO THE C OOKEVILLE RESCUE MISSION . \r\nT HE G OLDEN E AGLE F IJI P AGE 12 T HE B ETA T HETA P LEDGE C LASS On behalf of the brothers of the Theta Tau chapter I would like to take a moment to introduce our current pledge class, βθ. They are a diverse group that shows great enthusiasm and potential. Matt Adams Bearden High Mechanics, 4wd, Thinking Ryan Amos Rossview High Paintball, PS2, Muddin Chris Baldwin Oakland High Sports, Paintball, Music Zach Beam Soddy Daisy High Volunteer Fireman & Cars Brent Bennett Sullivan Central High Golf, B-Ball, UT Jason Benson Sullivan Central Racing & Working on cars Joel Brinkley Bolivar Central High Music, Guitars, Sports Alex Cannan Smyrna High Soccer, Hunting, Guns William Crunk Franklin High Baseball, Music, Church Brandon Davidson Sullivan Central B-Ball, PS2, Racruetball David DeGrie Walker Valley High Weights, Reading, Sports Dustin Dowdy Fayette Academy Hunting, Farming, 4wheel Cody Dysert Franklin High Computers, c/c, & Soccer Will Enochs Lexington High School Paintball, Music, Cars Trevor Foster Liberty Tech BMX, Cars, Building Stuff Brandon Grizzard Cookeville High Guitar, Music, & Sports Marcus Heflin Radnor Baptist Academy Baseball, Weights & B-Ball Randy Helton Cascade High Motorcycles & Sleeping Jason Jernigan Cookeville High Sports, Hunting, Paintball Robert Lankford Soddy Daisy High RC Car Racing & Hiking \r\nV OLUME 25, N O . 2 P AGE 13 Joseph Lunkford Dade County, GA Climbing & Running Jesse McCaslin Henry County High Lake, Building, Grilling Josh McCaslin Henry County High Music & Wakeboarding Allen Mullis Lakeview-Ft Oglethorpe B-Ball, Tennis, Poker Matt Nisbet Greeneville High Soccer, Golf, Hiking Bobby Norwood Cookeville High Bike Riding, soccer, sports Daniel Pickney Father Ryan 60’s Mustangs & Guitar Allen Pippen Soddy Daisy High Cars, Dirt Bikes, Guitar Tony Ponzio Morristown West Hiking, Soccer, Music Danny Posey Jefferson County High Soccer, Church, Party- Michael Rohling Father Ryan Fishing, Read, Computers Ryan Rose Powell High Wakeboarding, Running Justin Studor William Blount Reading, Soccer, Baseball Paul Swift Oakland High Golf, Music, Food Dustin Turner Heritage High Golf, Fishing, Truck Tyler Ubelher Fayette Academy Golf, Frisbee, B-Ball Daniel Skelton Sullivan Central High Sports & Video Games Tyler Young Campbell County High Poker,PS2 Golf βθ P LEDGE C LASS H OUSE I MPROVEMENT P ROJECT Over the past years, we have seen the house improved through many of the pledge class projects. Our storage shed in the back houses all of the yard equipment that was previously kept in the basement. We have had a gate placed between the President’s apartment and the house to control admittance during Rush. Most recently, we renovated the study room, stripping it of carpet, repainting the walls, and building a new computer desk. This year’s pledge class decided to build a rain cover for the outdoor grill. This awning will allow our cooks to carry forth in there brotherhood duties unhindered by rain, sleet, snow, or any other form of falling H2O. \r\n PAGE 14 THE GOLDEN EAGLE FUJI PICTURES FROM FIJI LAND \r\n VOLUME 25, No. 2 PAGE 15 PICTURES FROM FIJI LAND \r\nIf you have any comments or suggestions about the Golden Eagle Fiji or would like to be featured in the spring issue please contact: Mitch Robinson (2005 Graduate Relations Chairman) Phone: 615-289-4515 E-mail: mhrobinson21@tntech.edu VISIT US ONLINE WWW. TTUFIJI. COM PERGE`! P HI G AMMA D ELTA 527 N. 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