f 'Miswered W 1 fj THE ALPHA NEWS Published by the Alpha Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of New Mexico Vol. I, No. 1 SPRING 1991 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Alpha Nu Wins International Awards By Jeff Thompson In the Spring of 1990, Alplia Nu turned in an awards packet to national headquarters for the first time in recent iiistory. This packet detailed everything we had done as a chapter last year. We were confident that our successful year would earn us some recognition at Ekklesia. However, we had no idea we would receive three of the twelve major awards presented. These awards included The Condon Cup for the most improved chapter. The Owen Cup for most improved scholarship, and the Durrance Award given to Joseph Samora for being the outstanding Purple Legionnaire. Winning these awards was an incredible surprise, and made our week in Chicago a memorable experience. Although we worked quite hard last year, we could not have accomplished what we did without the help of our graduates. We thank you for your support, and sincerely hope we have made you proud to be an Alpha Nu graduate. It will be hard to match last years success at Ekklesia, but we are striving to maintain our level of intensity and excellence. IFC AWARDS In addition to the national awards won. Alpha Nu's success was also recognized by the Interfraternity council at the annual Greek Banquet. Awards won include: Best Pledge Education Program, Greek Unity, Best Junior IPG Participation, and for the second year in a row. The Presidents Trophy for the outstanding fraternity on campus! iindergrads posing with their mvards at Ekklesia. \r\nPage 2 THE ALPHA NEWS SPRING 1991 Alpha Nu Philanthropy By Denver Miller At the beginning of the fall '90 semester the chapter met during a retreat to discuss plans for the upcoming year. We had had a successful year, but there is always room for improvement. In reviewing the past year, we attempted to identify areas in which we could work harder and improve our performance. It became quite obvious that our biggest weakness was in our community service program. Thus, we restructured our philanthropy committee and decided to shoot for an accomplishment that Alpha Nu had not previously achieved. Our goal this year is to win the campus community service award, and through the hard work of chairman Steve Thomas, and the entire chapter, we are well on our way. We began our service campaign by coordinating the first annual FIJI Haunted House. Through over a month of hard work, we converted the chapter house into a haunted house which required over forty people to operate, and took fifteen minutes to walk through. The project was a huge success, raising The Alpha Nezvs is published bi-annually by the Alpha Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and is distributed to Alpha Nu Graduate Brothers, interested Albuquerque area Fijis, and Phi Gamma Delta Chapters across the United States and Canada. All changes of address, inquiries, and contributions should be sent to Graduate Relations Office, Phi Gamma Delta, 1801 Mesa Vista Road Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106. close to $2,000 for The United Way of greater Albuquerque. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you combine the brother's talents, graduate assistance, and just plain hard work. We plan to make next year's Haunted House bigger and better! Our other community service endeavors this year include: Helping to organize and driving in the motorcade during President Bush's visit to Albuquerque, The Duke City Marathon, The festival of trees, ushering a conference in honor of Dr. Martin Luthor King, selling shamrocks for Jerry's kids. and dressing up as Vince and Larry the crash dummies during Lobo games. Our Philanthropic efforts this year have done wonders for the brotherhood of Alpha Nu. Who knows if we will win an award for our hard work. It really makes no difference, as the reward one gets from helping others is much more valuable than a trophy. Greg Hunter By Denver Miller Last summer Alpha Nu suffered a tragic loss. On August 26,1990 brother Greg Hunter was shot and killed at the sandwich shop he worked at. Greg was a true Phi Gam in every respect. He was a leader by example. He always had a helping hand to lend. He had a lust for life which touched everyone who knew him. At the tender age of nineteen, Greg left us having no remorse for past actions or regrets for lost opportunities. Greg loved being a Fiji, and we loved him. He will live forever in our hearts and minds. A memorial fund has been established in Greg's name. For information contact Joel Hausworth at the chapter house. \r\nSPRING 1991 Page 3 THE ALPHA NEWS Fiji House Gets A Facelift By Dave Bettes The new word around the Fiji house is "renovation". From the day that that the housing corporation purchased the house, it has seen many renovations. Under the supervision of the housing corporation including graduates new design will see a formal room, dining room, full service kitchen, and an informal living room. With the help of the new Housing Corporation, the house at 1801 Mesa For more information on the Housing Corporation contact Tom Joule at 242-6789. Vista will soon be looking great! such as Tom Joule, Scott Oliver, Joseph Mullins, and Samuel Honnegor, and hard work by the undergraduates, steps are being taken to give the chapter house a major facelift. As of March, the roof has been completely redone, the heat reinstalled throughout the house, and numerous electrical problems have been taken care of. Future plans include complete renovation of all bathrooms, and redoing the front of the house. The House renovations in action Not For College Days Alone Victor S. Kamber Lives in Washington D.C. where he is the president of The Kamber Group, Inc., Washington's largest independently -owned public relations firm. Joseph P. Samora Lives in Washington, D.C., where he Lives in Albuquerque with his wife is the Assistant Director to the office Casandra, and attends UNM of public Liaison. He was chosen by Medical School. President Bush out of nearly one thousand applicants to serve this position. Sam E. Honneger Lives in Albuquerque where he is the owner of Mor Parts. Sam has two children attending college. His Steve Dewalt '89 Lives in Albuquerque where he is a research physicist at Phillips daughter Heidi is in graduate Laboratories. school at UNM, and his son Adam is a freshman at SMU. Conrad Paul Romero '90 Scott Oliver Lives in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where he works as a systems engineer for EDS Inc. Lives in Albuquerque where he is an attorney with Meyers and Oliver Law Firm. Scott is happily married Joseph D. Ackerman '90 and has two children. He is lending Lives in San Francisco with his wife a legal hand to the housing Erin. He is employed as a research assistant by Putnam, Bailey, And corporation. Robert Woodruff '89 Hays. Lost Touch With A Pledge Brother? The Undergraduate Chapter maintains a up-to-date list of addresses and phone numbers of most Alpha Nu Graduates. Contact Robert Campbell at (505) 242-0761 or 246-9291 1991 Alpha News Editor Denver Miller Contributing writers Dave Bettes, Hans Huber, and }effTJwtnpson \r\nPage 4 THE ALPHA NEWS SPRING 1991 Brothers Go To War Class John Paul Bowdin ('91). The By Hans Huber pledge serving is. Private First Class wiiiimf Jason Thomas ('93). All three are Alpha Nu saw two brothers and one pledge travel to the middle east to fight for our country. The brothers are: Corporal Chris S. healthy and coming home soon. If you would like to congratulate them, send letters to the chapter Mathew('92) and Private First house. ij 1991NORRIS PIG DINNER April 27 7:30 a.m. Golf Tournament 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Party 7:30 p.m. Dinner at the Marriot For more information contact Robert Campbell at 246-9291 or 242-0761 W& The Bira went us over for dinner—should we go7 THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA ALPHA NU CHAPTER 1801 Mesa Vista Road NE Albuquerque, NM 87106 MAY S 1991 EitATER'.aW OF hllTA rr.i.,.. 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