OEC 0 8 1990 THE ILLINOIS FIJI Fall 1990 - Chi lota of Phi Gamma Delta - University of Illinois Graduate News Publication COMMITMENT CONTINUES AT CHI IOTA Dear brothers; I would like to take this opportunity to update the Alumni relative to progress the Chapter has made since the last time I had written you. As previously discussed, from my view point, the Chapter has made a dramatic improvement with respect to the attitude to the undergraduates and their commitment to the fraternity. This turn-around evidenced itself throughout last semester and into this semester. Our concern from the standpoint of the Trustees and the House Corporation has been whether the quality of men we had at the Chapter was sufficient to make the financial commitment necessary to work through the rebuilding process. It was and continues to be the consensus of the Trustees and the House Corporation that the core of present undergraduates is certainly of a quality to justify the necessary financial commitment. Accordingly, our focus has shifted this semester to working towards bringing the Chapter into a financially solvent position. It has been our thought that if the undergraduates showed a continued commitment towards rebuilding the numbers with quality men, that the House Corporation and the Alumni would stand behind them through the process of rebuilding financially. I am happy to report that the undergraduates have met this challenge and pledged approximately 19 new men, and that 42 members are living in the house for this semester with a realistic goal of 50 for the spring semester. I would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to the undergraduates for this effort, and our encouragement to continue the rebuilding process. The efforts to date have met or exceeded our expectations, and I would think that by next year we could be in a position o1 breaking even or better. We have stepped up our collection efforts with respect to account receivable owed the Chapter, and I am happy to report that all in house members are current on their house bill As to "out-of-house" collections, we have been successful in our first litigation effort and continue pressing to collect the accounts receivable. There are several capital improvement projects that are necessary to keep the house in respectable condition, and accordingly, I would encourage the Alumni to contribute to these projects to the best of their respective abilities. In the past, we have called on the Alumni, and perhaps not justified the bases for the requests. In this case, I can assure vou that the funds received will not be spent on paying old house bills or current operations but rather will be ear-marked for specific improvements so that the fraternity can continue to operate and exist. In the meantime the burden of day-to-day operations will remain with the undergraduates. As these undergraduates have made a substantial financial and personal commitment, I feel justified in asking for your support to provide the entire fraternity (includina the graduates) with a pleasant environment and respectable facility. (cont= on page 2) \r\nThe Illinois Fl]i Published by Phi Gamma Delta Association of Illinois and Chi lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta for members and friends. its We (continued from page 1) Finally, 1 would like thank the various graduates who have devoted a substantial amount of time and effort over the last several months in working Please send your through this rebuilding process. The broader base news and address changes of graduates involved has to the chapter house certainly contributed to the 401 E. John success to date, and 1 continue to welcome your welcome alumni. all news from Champaign,IL 61820 (217) 384-9348 having the lowest gross score, and John "JK" Morrow ('74) for having the lowest net score. This is a great opportunity to meet new and old friends alike. take advantage of this by attending next year's outing. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE comments, suggestions, and The fall semester has been efforts. Please exciting productive for and the undergraduate members of Treasurer - Steve Scott '77 Very truly yours. Patrick G. Keeley President, Secretary - Tom Jump '79 House Corporation house. 1 am proud of what the young men around me House Corporation President - Pat Keeley '74 Board of Directors Fred Ballatine James L. Russel Jim Purcell Gordon Leach Jim Arnold 74's WIN 4^^ Penn Nelson '51 '61 •54 '53 '85 •76 •57 Bud Cavette '48 Dennis Kapral •73 Tom Mickey OUTING The "Fiji Outing" is a golf tournament held in the Chicagoland area open to all Fijis. It's organizers Jim Mickey and Mike Gow '83 Chris Moyer •59 •66 •62 Ted Woerner •83 Champ Davis '62 have accomplished by tackling one small project after another, and their enthusiasm gives me great hopes for the future. When school began in August, we spent the first weeks working on house appearance. All of the hours years ago to bring Chi lota of work paid off because the house looks better than it has in years, and we are all time while raising money for more comfortable as started the tournament five Alumni together for a good Board of Trustees Charles leuter Tod Dawson Bill Golstein CHiCAGOLAND FIJI Chi lota as we work toward stability in all aspects of the chapter improvements. Although most of the players are Fijis from the Chicagoland area, all Fijis are welcome. Brothers now living in Indiana, Michigan, result. We would like to thank Chris Moyer for organizing the contracted work and the House Corporation for supplying the necessary funds. We all Undergraduate Officers and even California have believe that a better looking President come to participate in the past. The next FIJI OUTING morale. Aaron Mobarak '92 Treasurer Craig Witsoe '91 Recording Secretary Jeffery Benkler '92 Corresponding Secretary house does wonders for We are also putting a will be held on September 29, 1991. For further information, contact Mike Gow at (708) 668-8818. lot of effort into house operations, and we are seeing results. Rush and priorities right now, and we Daniel P. Lee Historian '90 The class of '74 won the team award for the 1990 Kevin Campbell '92 Chicagoland Fiji Outing. Awards were given to Bruce "Hooper" Johnson ('73) for Pledge Education are major have put together a fall class of fifteen new members who (cont. on next page) \r\nall live in the chapter housel It has been years since a complete pledge class has lived in; and for the first time in Chi lota history, each pledge lives in regular room instead of the pledge dorm. actions taken to COLLECT DEBTS ORIGINAL CHAPTER HOUSE TORN DOWN The original Phi Gamma Delta Chapter house, which had for years As many of you are aware, we have had problems with past due Daniel account receivable balances We feel that this is a huge Street immediately behind due to FiJIs graduating with step in the advancement of pledge education because it our current location, was unpaid bills. recently torn down after the University purchased the plot of land on which it been contributes to our ultimate goal of turning every new member into a productive and enthusiastic been undergraduates to live in the chapter house until we are consistently operating at capacity. At this point I would like to thank all graduate brothers who continue to on stood. initiated member. This also helps the house financially because we expect all located The old house was originally located here at 401 E. John, and was first occupied by Fijis September 20, 1900. rapid increase on A in There have many reasons, excuses etc. and these will not be reviewed here. What will be reviewed is the action we have taken to collect monies owed Phi Gamma Delta, ant the future actions we intend to take. All graduate and undergraduate brothers that membership occurred over owe money to Phi Gamma the Delta have been notified of their debt... some several first decade of the fraternity's existence at the University, and plans were made to build a new house. times. This semester our policy was that payment of support us throughout this It the housebill and all old debts difficult rebuilding process. original house was moved was a precondition for moving into the house. Our undergraduate treasurer Craig Witsoe has done an excellent job of enforcing this policy, and of collecting payments. All out of house was in 1910 that I The House Corporation is a and " consistent second Chapter house began. Our present house is actually the 3rd structure on source information of and encouragement, and we are grateful for the financial support that they have organized. We are working to ensure that Chi lota is a worthwhile investment for all graduate brothers. I hope that you are able to stop by 401 E. John in the near future to meet some of the brothers and see for yourself where Chi lota is headed. Thank you for all of the support that you have given us, and we'll see you soon. Fraternally, Aaron A. Mobarak '92 Chapter President perge! % right: Brothers stand in front of the original chapter house in 1900 construction of the the site to be occupied by (continued on page 4) (continued on page 5) \r\nOur records show: AMOUNT Namf year owEnriRi Tartakovsky, A, •91 •88 3,795.94 2,607.32 2,254.17 2,123.29 1,614.02 Mahon, Tim •88 Notaro, John •91 Josities, David •89 Goleasch, Greg O'Leary, Brenden'91 •89 Hanley, John •90 Proctor, John Miravete, James •90 Parnham, Kurt Dolin, Micheal lanidis, Paul Becker, Jeff Benton, Chris Willis, John Benson, Scott Abbene, David Fischer, Dan Carroll, Dan Rymarcsuk, D. Patel, Jay Franklin, Jason Sedivy, Michael 999.85 AMOUNT NAME YEAR Shane, Andrew OWEDrSI •92 442.93 Wolters, Ralph •92 431.31 Schmidt, John •89 •89 •89 •90 414.32 Jacobson, Kevin Querry, Michael O'Gallagher, B. 370.50 356.77 326.63 300.00 248.31 •90 •92 747.36 Miles, Tim Passaneau, S. Walters, Mike Flood, Sean Plzak, Louie O'Reagan, Shawn Clifford, Bert 695.23 Murphy, Edward '90 680.39 Vincenzo, Tony •92 232.11 •92 677.49 Souris, John •89 220.50 •86 675.79 201.76 974.47 940.67 882.28 •91 876.26 •90 •89 787.49 752.40 •92 •90 •88 •88 242.71 242.71 •90 242.71 '89 242.71 •89 •92 242.71 232.11 •88 609.81 Lobodzinski, Ron Alnaqib, Ziad •89 •89 607.98 Schmeda, P.J. •90 151.69 •90 581.78 •90 121.35 •90 467.71 Phipps, John Lange, Bill •88 •90 454.45 Kestler, Shawn •90 107.11 63.33 •89 445.53 Total 189.33 34,148.99 Construction begins on new house in 1910. The old house Is moved behind the new house(background). (continued from page 3) FIjis. The second chapter house was razed by fire In 1964. After being moved, the original house fell Into private ownership and was rented out to students in the past years. demolished The University the wooden structure due to its great age and poor condition. No plans have been made for any new structure on the site. Kevin Campbell '92 Chapter Historian \r\n(continued from page 3) undergraduates were given the choice of paying their out of house fees or being placed on Graduate Status. schedule was set by the court. EDITOR'S NOTE We have received his first scheduled payment on time. We expect his payments to continue on There are several pieces of information which you should be aware of. This keeps us from paying incurring dues and insurance expense for brothers that will not pay. time as there is a substantial also Please make a note of this. We have taken a new serving as a notice to all brothers who owe money to Phi Gamma Delta. Craig Witsoe is dealing with all undergraduate and out of Also, if you have any used approach brothers. with graduate We are suing individual brothers for payment of their debts, and having papers served at their places of employment. This action follows many unsuccessful efforts on a "brother to brother" basis. No collection agencies have been employed, and the legal work is by some of brothers who In one case, served on being donated our graduate are attorneys. papers were a graduate brother working in a Big Eight accounting firm at his penalty assessed for late (217)384-9348. payments. This article house brothers. is The House computers or accessories that you are getting rid of, please consider donating them to the chapter. Finally, thanks to everyone who supported the chapter directory. We hope it will be Corporation is dealing with all graduate brothers who owe money. If your name appears on this list you are on record as owing money. you Don't wait to be around the country. contacted. become a helpful reference for you, making it easier for to contact brothers Send your payment to our This is one of the last chapter accountant: Edith Holloway, 1601 trails Drive, opportunities that I have to Urbana, IL 61801 or call Charlie leuter at (708)298-8400 (work) (708)256-4562 (home). or office in the Sears Tower. The judgement was entered against him and a payment First, the Chapter has a new phone number: BELOW: Undergraduate brothers witness the destruction of the old chapter house personally communicate with you as Corresponding Secretary. I would like to thank all of the graduate and undergraduate brothers who helped with this publication. As a fifth year senior, 1 have been a part of this chapter for four years, and 1 have seen how the attitudes and conditions of the chapter have changed in a positive way. Although we have had failures in the past, we have turned things around and are on the road to a promising future. This change can be seen in our Chapter grade point average of 3.9 out of 5.0, which was the greatest improvement of any chapter on campus. Also, Homecoming was a great success. The visiting graduate brothers enjoyed some FIJI hospitality from (continued on page 6) \r\n(continued from page 5) the undergraduate brothers. 1 know that all of the graduating seniors will be leaving the University with fond memories of our experiences here at Phi Gamma Delta and excitement for the future of our undergraduate brothers. Speaking for ail of us, we know that FiJIs will be "NOT FOR COLLEGE DAYS ALONE!" Daniel P. Lee '90 Corresponding Sec. MIKE BONDI RECIEVES SAWYER CUP studying patent law at John Marshall in Chicago, IL. This year's Dinner ABOVE: Brothers enjoy a feast before the Illinois vs. Michigan ST. Homecoming football game Bondi was the was held at the Chapter CHAPTER PRESIDENT recipient of the Sawyer Cup House and was a great success. We thank Fred RECEIVES HONORS Mike at the 93''^ annual Norris Pig Dinner held last April. This award is presented to the most outstanding graduating senior as voted by the undergraduates. As Nessier for being the guest speaker. The date for next year's dinner has not been set; however, it will most likely be in April again. We treasurer of the house, Mike will inform you of the exact worked hard to help the Chapter through some date as soon as possible so you can make plans to rough times. attend. Mike is now Aaron Mobarak, the current chapter president, recently received the David Kinley Scholarship for the College of Commerce and Business Administration. This scholarship is awarded to one student from each class year for academic and extra-curricular achievement • and is provided by the David Kinley Foundation. Aaron also received the University of Illinois Outstanding Male Scholar/Athlete for the 1989- 1990 school year. This award is given to one male varsity athlete as voted on by all of the coaches on campus. The chapter congratulates Aaron and is proud of his accomplishments. LEFT: Chris Moyer presents the Sawyer Cup to Mike Bondi at the 93rd annual Norris Pig Dinner \r\nWe're Looking For Outstanding Young Men To Uphold The Fine Tradition of Phi Gamma Delta. We Would Appreciate Your Help. Also, please let us know some information about yourself so we can update all who want to know. Just fold and mail! Thank you. 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