RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI % Sf LL Z g < cc IT 2 < OC u. U. NMV BPOMVIlICk, N.J. 21 1887 Z. Rutups Unlvsrtity < QC § u. DC < DC President's Address— 2 After having hit a very uncharacteristic low point in the Fall 1986 semester the DC brothers of Nu Beta are back! — And DC < DC better than ever! Following a series of R.F.C. violations, the chapter was placed on charter probation by the University last 3 u. December fifteenth. Included in this prob ation was a ban on social privileges, Rut 2 gers Fraternity Council voting rights, and perhaps most painfully, participation in £ intramurals, which snapped our streak at • < DC ii 0 £ < DC four consecutive championships in Keller Cup competition. However, although this probation DZ served to break our "streak" it certainly did not break our spirit, as Nu Beta has g DC < DC bounced back to meet the challenges of rebuilding and face the promise of the fu DC < DC ture. While most if not all of the brother hood has participated in this resurgence, there have been some instrumental in the come-back. Neil Clancy '89 is one of g DC < DC « those individuals. Despite his duties as The Phi Gam House. Seventy years of rompin', stompin...the finest fraternity ^ Z Corresponding Secretary, Neil has found the worid has ever known. the time to be Editor-in-Chiefofthis year's Raritan Fiji, the first issue printed in four years. Perhaps Neil's most important con tribution has been his development of a 3 standing committee tree which has been a Li. great tool for our reorganization. Nu Beta 2 had long been a top-heavy chapter with too few individuals carrying too much of a FIJI FORCE I Back & Stronger Than Ever < rebom at the Nu Beta chapter at Rutgers Now, in 1987, the "New FUl Force" is stronger than ever. With the initiative of a After a brief absence "FIJI Force" was g burden. This new committee tree provides DC University. With new blood and new ideas few brothers FUl Force is back on its feet New Brunswick is aware of the Phi Gam house and its involvement with the com < DC munity in need of friendship, help or com < and here to stay. t "FIJI Force" involves a majority, if not DC all, of the brothers of our chapter. There is < such a wide variety of things to do and DC places to go that everyone gets involved. a cle^-cut division of duties and responsi bilities which the whole brotherhood accepts. Another individual who should be men tioned here is brother Andy Adames '88. Andy has not only helped with his relent less enthusiasm, but he has taken his posi DC < DC tion of Co-Housechairman to new lengths, as he has tackled one project after another. ^ Some of Andy's achievements are; a new- ^■^y built tool closet in the basement, reTV. — Continued on page 2 — passion. In 1983 "FIJI Force" was started so the brotherhood could get involved and help the community which they are a part of. This was obvious in mid-November when members of the brotherhood visited a local During that year the brothers visited local nursing homes and mental wards at area hospitals to share their time with the nursing home. It was 10 a.m. on Sunday morning and a underprivileged. They found the experi ences very rewarding but over a period of going to the Brunswick Manor Care Cen ter to play BINGO with the senior citizens. Some were nervous, some anxious, and — Continued on page 2 — time the force lost vital members and ulti mately ceased. lot of people had mixed emotions about RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • RARITAN FIJI • \r\nRJUtfTANHJ Treasurer's Repert Address— Continued from page 1 — well as financial donations. Already this semester the condition of the house has vastly Brothers, The current financial status of Nu Beta is that finishing the dining room floor, supervising the repair of the age-old shower/bathroom leak, and the dropping of the ceiling in the kitchen. While the spirit shown by Andy and Neil has been exceptional it is by no means of a stable one. Incoming acounts receivable has managed to stay ahead of our bills. improved, however, we as undergraduates do However,accounts receivable is still relative present rate. Any graduate donations will be ly high, due mainly to depleted summer sav ings and the usual wait for finacial aid and loan checks.In an effort to remedy this annual put into a special fund we have set up for unusual, as the entire brotherhood has caught house improvements. this excitement. In conclusion, I would like to remind you that Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days Aside from the re-organization and motiva tion shown by the brotherhood there have not have sufficient funding to keep it up at our problem in the spring semester, we are insti tuting a front-weighted payment system in which brothers will to pay more in the first semester, after working all summer, than in the second semester. I'm sure that by the time you have finished reading this edition of the "Raritan Fiji" you will get the impression that there are some serious changes going on at 78 Easton Ave.If this effort is going to be successful, we are going to need graduate help. We need this help in the form of graduate involvement as alone. As an undergraduate you could make the difference by being involved, now as a graduate we are asking you to get involved because you can still definately make a differ ence. Looking forward to having a lot of alumni come back for Pig Dinner to see the house looking respectable. Fraternally, Ken LeBlanc '88 Treasurer PERGE! Return of FIJI Force — Continued from page 1 — some were even excited. We arrived to find a large room filled with elderly people, some coherent and others not able to realize we been many other areas ofimprovment as well. Our re-introduction into the Greek commun ity is one of these areas. Whereas before our only involvement was through Keller com petition, we now have taken a more adminis trative role in Greek affairs. Currently, Mike DellaRovere '89, is on a committee to co- chair Greek Week. This year's activities promise to be better than ever as they are highlighted by a parade which ultimately ends at the Phi Gam house, followed by the Greek Olympics which will be held in our spacious backyard "Arena". Also contributing to this reinvolvement are Tony Ruggieri '88 and Don Spring '88, who are running for Rutgers the brothers to spend time with some one who was not fortunate enough to have a father figure in his household and to possibly make his childhood a little bit happier. Time each Fraternity Council Vice-President and Treasurer respectively. One area where we are seeking still further improvement however is our graduate rela tions and involvement. Although we have were there. week will be spent with the children and the Every brother was paired with a senior citizen in order to help the elderly person play the game. Brother Andy Adamas '88, called the numbers out with an energy that truly made the people feel good. By the time the first game was over and the elderly person was given their prize the brothers had lost their inhibitions and began to have a good time with the elderly. brotherhood is planning on having some made a dramatic improvement in our relations aftemoons of fun and games for the children and their big brother. with the House Corporation, through more We sat with them for three horns and dur ing that time we made friends, became friends "FIJI Force" has also been involved in donating clothes to the needy of our area and we plan on having another clothes drive in the Spring. Lastly, the "force'' is active on the nation al level. We have been involved with the Multiple Sclerosis Organization and plans are being being made currently to have the undergraduate participation and more open lines of communication we still have a long way to go. The current House Corporation officers; Dave DiPierro, Bob Tannhauser, Jim Shellem, and John "Cosmo" Mancini, have all done an outstanding job for the many years they have served Nu Beta, but they are retiring from the board this spring. We need support from the many other Fiji alums who and knew we had done something good for ourselves and the community. Another aspect of the "force" is the Big Brother program we are currently involved brotherhood canvass New Brunswick for MS live in the area if we are to continue to realize and compete in the 1987 MS Lip Sync contest at Rutgers University. the potential Nu Beta is showing. in. Through the efforts of brother Dave Musi- only get stronger in the future. With the cur kant '89, involved brothers will be paired with fatherless young boys from the New rent brotherhood and the future FUIs we can Brunswick area. Becoming active with this program enables The "New FUI Force" is on a roll and can keep the "force" alive and become a vital part of New Brunswick, our home. Neil K. Clancy '89 Before finishing I would like to make clear that many of the improvements I have men tioned here have not been witnessed by the brotherhood alone, but by the university and International fraternity as well. As I write this, the brotherhood is recovering from a week that included evaluations by the city inspector, field secretary, and the Dean of Students. In all three areas Nu Beta came FIJI alms to raise NB community standards Twcc-totvjss m«eh oswecwti'^wd-; 'Wtai these ispys njt ifijtflg « ; Sue MtiJtlcf, a .:Ftp Ricky Gplb. a tjvwtg« •• woflderfnl,"- eyfioffiN a fli'g {fine' ibt Ktpn C