THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA RHO ALPHA NEWSLETTER WINTER 1987 VIRGINIA TECH Pig Dinner Preparations are in order for the 15th Norris Pig Dinner and Charter Brother Reunion that will be held on May 2, 1987 at the Blacksburg Marriott. This years speaker will be Bob Dix (Gamma). The cost will be $25 per person. Fifteen rooms are reserved for Friday night and thirty rooms are served for Saturday night. For _^servatons, call the Blacksburg Marriott at (703)552-7001. Tell them that you are with Phi Gamma Delta to receive the group discount. Alpha Omicron and Alpha Pi Pledge Classes Rho Alpha initiated the three great men of the Alpha Omicron pledge class during Winter quarter. Our newest brothers are Wayne Ciccolo ('89) from Springfield, VA, John Grady ('89) from Virginia Beach, VA, and Steve Klosky ('89) from Fulton, MD. Our four Winter pledges of the Alpha Pi pledge class are David Blount ('90) from King George, VA, Rich Lloyd ('90) from Winchester, VA, Ken Larson ('89) from Chantilly, VA, and Tom ^'Brien ('89) from Roanoke, VA. Ken _. s majoring in Science Education and Tom is an Electrical Engineering major. David and Rich are freshmen majoring in General Engineering. Calendar March — 29 Major house clean-up 31 Classes start for Spring April 6 Pizza and sundae rush 9 10 Cook-out rush Party with Pi Lambda Phi 11 MDA Superfest 15 18 Mocktail rush Little Sister party May BCA/House Corp. meeting 15th Norris Pig Dinner and Charter Brother Reunion 10-16 Greek Week 23 CROP Hunger Hike FIJI Islander 29-31 Parent's Weekend 11 August 2-6 20th FIJI Academy \r\nPresident's Message As I write this, I realize that the predictions I made regarding the chapter are coming true; 1987 is definitely looking to be a banner year for Rho Alpha. One of the major highlights of the cabinet's first quarter in office was the passage of two proposals designed to reduce our liability during parties. First, four brothers are to serve as "lifeguards" at all parties and social functions. These lifeguards are required to stay sober for the duration of the event; they are also required to give rides home to those who are too intoxicated to drive. The other piece of legislation passed was that alcohol is no longer served past 2 a.m. at any social function. In addition, the parties are shut down at 2:30 a.m. We haven't had any problems implementing either of these policies and there haven't been any real complaints. Another major triumph for the quarter was that legislation was passed requiring all brothers to be active on a committee. This is in response to the apathy which has been plaguing our chapter. On another note, the P.R. committee received a boost, with "Gullible" John Grady being appointed vice chairman. I can tell you that he is really dedicated to making Phi Gam's name among the best known on campus. (Feel free to ask John how he got his new name when you see him.) Finally, Lin Leftwich ('88) resigned from his post as Recording Secretary. His replacement is Roel Cuejilo ('88). With things going the way they are, I can say I'm damned proud to be a Phi Gam!!! Fraternally, Jim Burlant '88 Chapter President Perge! House Corp. The House Corporation has take-rr some additional steps to make the chapter house a safer and more secure place to live. As most of you know, $2,500 was spent in the Fall to upgrade the electrical wiring to handle the load generated by up to ten Brothers living in the house. During Winter quarter, approximately $650 was spent on the following items: - 2 replacement windows (basement) - 1 replacement door (basement) - 4 fire extinguishers - 3 smoke alarms Additionally, the House Corp. has asked the House Chairman to conduct a monthly safety audit, following a checklist that we will provide. The House Corp. will audit quarterly as well. House Corporation Vice Presiden Rick Gass should be recognized for the excellent job done on his review and recommendations on house safety. Looking to the future, the next major expenditure we face is the ^_^-loon mortgage payment due on August 13, 1987. Currently, we are approximately $2,000 short of the funds required for this payment. I feel confident that we will be able to raise the money we need by Pig Dinner via donations and additional bond purchases. More on fund raising and additional planned house upgrades/ improvements in the next BCA newsletter. Fraternally, John A. Adamo (Chi) House Corp. President Perge! \r\nBCA So far this year, the BCA has had meetings in Blacksburg. We have plans for two more: one on March 14th with Field Secretary Dave Marino and one on May 2nd (Pig Dinner). The emphasis of the March 14th meeting will be rush. The chapter needs to have another good Spring rush. Hopefully, good graduate support can be a big factor. Another topic for discussion at the March 14th meeting will be dues and fees. High initiation fees and high dues are causing the chapter to lose pledges and Brothers. Every year the chapter loses one or two Brothers and some pledges because of money. We will address this problem in March and see if we can come up with a way to alleviate or eliminate it. There are 11 people on the BCA and I am glad to say that most of them make it to every meeting. Some of them have better that an 8 hour drive. I believe this is a good example of he st^ng graduate commitment at Rho —Alpha. I hope this graduate commitment will continue to prosper in the future.4 Fraternally, Jon Parklr (Psi) Prefederal, Rho Alpha BCA Perge! Graduate News - Robert "Rabbit" Dunn (Charter) is an engineer for the City of Richmond Bridge and Street Maintenance Crew. Rabbit's wife, Lindey, is an R.N. and is going to medical school this Fall. Rabbit and Lindey have an English Setter named Foster. Rabbit hopes to make it to Pig Dinner. Rick Fine (Charter) is a producerdirector for Corporate Video Communications and he is currently with C and S Corporation (banking and financial services) in Atlanta. He and his wife _vngie live in Marietta, GA. Thomas Rau (Charter) is Vice President of Operations for Beverly Enterprises in Brighton, MI. Beverly Enterprises is the largest nursing home corpora- tion in the country. He and his wife Sue have three children: Kevin (9), Ryan (6), and Jonathan (2). - For the last four years, David Russell (Charter) worked for a Senate staff and Bureau Chief at the Department of the Interior. He is presently working for a subsidiary of American Express called First Data Services that sells large computers to the government. He and his wife Lisa live in Omaha, NE. - Mark Russell (Charter) works for the Veterans Administration. Mark and his wife Carol have two children (John and Mary). - Theodore Zook (Charter) works for the Federal Meritime Commission. He and his wife Francesca have two children: Rebecca (6^) and David (3^). - William Whittaker (Charter) is a Quality Assurance Agent for the Miller Brewing Co. He and his wife Rosemary have two children: Joshua (11) and Ann (7). William will not be at Pig Dinner this year. - Nasty Jones (Mu)' is still single and loving it. He attributes it to the fact that no woman will have him (for a husband, that is). Nasty is an Arson Investigator for the Virginia Department of Forestry. His interests include money, booze, broads, money, Softball, coaching, money; but,for the most part, all he wants to do is sing and dance. New Addresses Mike Barringer (Alpha Delta) 5422 Donnelly Court Springfield, VA 22151 Bill Giffin (Alpha Beta) Don Bosco College Newton, NJ 07860 Dana Hesse (Alpha Gamma) 1816 Greenwich Woods Drive Apt. #12 Silver Springs, MD 20903 Mike Martirano (Alpha) 36 Ward Drive South Danbury, CT 06810 Fred Munson (Sigma) 833 Mifflin Ave. Apt. #B1 Pittsburg, PA 15221-3463 \r\nCampus News The construction date for the renovation of Squires Student Center has been postponed due to the complexity of the renovation along with the time required for the necessary approval of any changes in building plans. Squires was slated to close August 1 of this year, but now construction will not begin until January 1988. The Virginia General Assembly approved Tech's $7,760,000 plans to finance eight more on-campus special-purpose housing units and a dining hallcommons area intended for greek organizations . Virginia Tech's Commission on Undergraduate Studies is endorsing a SGA proposal to put double majors on diplomas. This initiative is a step toward university acceptance of the proposal. Tech is toughening-up its admission policies as a rise in applications is forcing more competition. Blacksburg Transit has implemented a 10 week trial period for Sunday bi ng, If enough students take advantage cJf it, the service may become permanent. The Office of Housing and Residence life is going to implement all-freshmen dorms this Fall. They will set aside two dorms to house about five percent of all incoming freshmen. The "Freshman Experience Program" will use Main Campbell and West Eggleston as coed residences to house freshmen and provide activities and programs to help them adjust to college life. See you at Pig Dinner! Fraternally, Scott Giffin '90 Newsletter Editor RHO PHI GAMMA DELTA 202 Church Street Blacksburg, VA 24060-4804 30 V P I 1986 DANA W HESSE 1816 G R E E N W I C H WOODS D R I V E 212 S I L V E R S P R I N G MO 20903 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED