The HoosierFIJI Phi Gamma Delta Zeta Chapter Spring 2014 Edition Bike team looks to improve on last year’s solid Little 500 performance This years FIJI cycling team returns three of the four riders from the 2013 Little 500, Charlie “Little Boy” McClary (2014), Michael “Corky” Khamis (2015), and Scott “Clutch” McClary (2016). The team also added Toby “Real World” Orme (2017) rounding out the four-man team for 2014. While such a small team might typically leave room for complacency, with less opportunities for competition amongst teammates, the team looks at it a different way. Each of the members holds one another accountable with a mindset that there is no room for error this year. The team once again has stepped up its training program. Its focus is to make sure it rides together as a team at all times, whether that means inside or out at 8 a.m. or 11 p.m. This is where having a smaller number of teammates has been a benefit since it has been much easier to coordinate schedules. With a more structured schedule for workouts, the teammates continuously push each other. While Bloomington has been having one of the worst winters in the recent past, morale has been high knowing that if the team can push through while other teams may not, it is gaining a serious advantage. This winter break, the team went to back to Austin, Texas for the rolling terrain and significantly better weather than Bloomington. It totaled just over 500 miles with two century rides (century ride=100 miles). To keep things interesting, the team brought a local category 1 racer and friend to help push the members and two brothers as cooks to keep stomachs full and spirits high after a long day. Austin is starting to become a popular place to train. Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon were two other teams also in Austin to train. Both of these teams are expected to be strong come race day. In the spring, the team has quite a racing season to look forward to. Team members are participating in six races before qualifications in the spring series with either IU Cycling Club (IUCC) or on their own at USA Cycling races. While the white jersey and spring series champion is a high achievement, team members are considering the possibility of racing with IUCC for more opportunities to race against category 1 and 2 racers with 80-plus mile road races and 1.5 hour crits. These offer significantly harder competition than what the team would find in the Little 500 field. This year should be something special for the FIJI cycling team. Once again, they are recognized as a contender team within the Little 500 community. With five years of Little 500 experience, one category 2 racer, one category 3 racer that is a previous national champion, and a much tighter team bond than in the past, the team has high expectations for 2014. IUDM sets record-breaking total Three Phi Gam executive members being announced during IUDM 2013 As in years past, the Phi Gams had another strong presence on Indiana University’s largest philanthropy organization. With six members on the executive council, this year’s Dance Marathon raised an astounding $2.6 million. FIJI was named the top fundraising organization for the 17th consecutive year. The freshmen alone raised $48,000, were named the top fundraising organization, and all 29 danced the entire 36 hours. Earlier this year, Jack “Stepdad” Dooling (2015) was named President of IUDM 2014. Ross “Wilbur” Lubbers (2015) was named VP of Events, and Nick “Neville” Kolar (2015) was named VP of External. William “LA” Tenbarge (2016) was selected as the Director of Corporate Relations and Sam “Rabbit” Reed (2015) was selected as the Director of Entertainment, maintaining the long lineage of Phi Gams as executive members of IUDM. \r\nBeechwood Second Century Campaign Progress Update February 2014 Not For College Days Alone! The B2CC’s mission is to raise $10MM over the duration of the next 10 months to fund the design, construction, and furnishing of an outstanding new chapter house at 8th & Woodlawn. Graduate Brothers from across many decades are reuniting in purpose to “pay it forward”, giving time and funds to ensure that the unique legacy of the Zeta Chapter continues at this new address. These funds will help to keep Zeta Fiji at the top of Indiana University’s fraternal organizations and a national leader amongst peer Phi Gamma Delta Preliminary Elevations at 8th & Woodlawn chapters. Pledge Class Campaigns Kicking Off The B2CC Pledge Class Campaigns are beginning to ramp up. Class Captains representing five different decades – 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 00’s are volunteering their time, talents, and resources to lead the correspondence and communication with their pledge classes. You can expect to hear more about the Class Campaigns from your Pledge Class Captain in the coming weeks. B2CC High Level Goals = $2.5MM per decade or minimum of $250K per pledge class for 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s Decade Goal: $10,000, 000 $10,000,000 $ 9,000,000 $ 8,000,000 $ 7,000,000 $ 6,000,000 $ 5,000,000 Thank You Brothers! B2CC has received over $4.3MM in commitments from donor pledge forms returned to date! We appreciate your amazing generosity and stepping forward at a particularly critical time in Zeta’s history. $ 4,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 1,000,000 As of February 2014 Visit the B2CC website for more news and updates. zetafiji.com/ beechwood Special thanks to Brother Cleve Skelton – 73 and the team at Axiomport for their support with the B2CC website & communication materials. \r\nBeechwood Second Century Campaign Progress Update ELMORE FAMILY Matching Gift Program Zeta 2000-2010 Pledge Classes Doug Elmore Zeta – ‘84 Dave Elmore Zeta – ‘55 Dave, Zeta-‘55; Doug, Zeta-‘84; DG, Delta Tau-‘80, Scott, Phi Pi; Carson, Kappa Deuteron Special thanks to the Elmore Family for their generous donation of up to $500K to the Beechwood Second Century Fund. Long recognized for their philanthropic spirit and love of Zeta at Indiana University, a special Matching Gift Program has been designed to inspire the next generation of FIJI Philanthropists. All Zeta Pledge Classes from the 2000-2010 decade now have the opportunity to participate in this exciting program. Please contact Brother Adam Gemmer – ’10 and Brother Mike Sweitzer – ‘05 to learn more about how your donation can qualify for an Elmore Family matching gift. apgemmer@gmail.com / 317.748.0708 msweitzer@shepherdins.com / 317.294.5569 Plaque honoring Helen Elmore & all FIJI Moms was dedicated in 1984 and currently resides in Dining Room at Beechwood B2CC Pledge Class Captains Special thanks to all our graduate brothers serving as Pledge Class Captains and making a commitment to ensure the unique legacy of the “631 Brotherhood” continues at our new address. 60’s Decade 1960 – TBD 1961 – TBD 1962 – Hunt; Miller 1963 – TBD 1964 – Davis 1965 – Lamberson 1966 – Orme 1967 – Whitacre 1968 – TBD 1969 – Ransom 70’s Decade 80’s Decade 90’s Decade 1970 – Frank 1971 – TBD 1972 – TBD 1973 – TBD 1974 – Sechrist 1975 – Graf; Stewart; Mensch 1976 – King; Dunn; Kyle 1977 – Grayson; Light; Turk 1978 – Gray; MacGill; Troutman 1979 – Fettig 1980 – TBD 1981 – Backoff; Wiley 1982 – Morris 1983 – Dickman; Andress 1984 – Lindley, Peterson 1985 – Froehle; Evans 1986 – Dickman; Wharton 1987 – Detherage; Strobel 1988 – Moore; Rowe 1989 – TBD 1990 – Dickman; Hartley 1991 – Mariani; Orme 1992 – Morrison; Pruitt 1993 – TBD 1994 – Johnson 1995 – Kaplan 1996 – Ransom; Kitchell 1997 – Richardson; Akers 1998 – Morehead; Merritt 1999 – Bajpai Please contact Brother Jeff Andress-‘83 at 631nfcda@gmail.com if you are interested in serving as a Class Captain \r\n- Undergraduate Update Zeta Maintains Strong Academics The Zeta Chapter obtained a Fall semester GPA of 3.306, ranking 3rd among IFC fraternities. In their first semester of college, the freshmen earned a cumulative GPA of 3.323. Freshmen Joe Froehle (2017) and Collin Cambell (2017) both earned a 4.0 along with junior Nick “Neville” Kolar (2015). We continue to build upon our tradition of academic success and look for new ways to improve. A new adjusted system of academic monitoring and support for all brothers is being implemented that we are confident will yield good results. Zeta Chapter Recognized at FIJI State Day At the Annual State Day, the chapter was recognized as having the Most Outstanding Pledge Education and Most Outstanding Service. Zeta was also named runner-up for the Beta Cup, the award for Overall Most Outstanding Chapter in Indiana. - Upcoming Dates - March 29: Little 500 Qualifications - April 12-13: Rush Weekend - April 25: Women’s Little 500 - April 26: Men’s Little 500 - May 5-9: Finals Week Do you have a potential rush candidate? Please send any potential rush candidate’s contact information to phigamrush@gmail.com. Also, please direct the candidate to the website at zetafiji.com where they can fill out a rush form and learn more about the chapter. Questions for the undergraduate chapter? Did someone you know not receive the newsletter? Please reach out to Tom Strobel at tstrobel@indiana.edu if you would like to be added to the Zeta mailing list or have any questions.