THE UNIVERSITY-OF NEBRASKA Lambda Nu Today Spring '91 Phi Gamma Delta Answered har 2 6 on Left to right: Bill Vancamp, Scott Thompson, Brian Cichello, Jerry Chandler, Mark Stanek Lambda Nu Elects New Cabinet In a recent election, Lambda Nu elected five new of Scott('93), originally from Pierre, South Dakota, is the ficers to cabinet: Brian Cicbello ('92) was elected president son of John and Judy Thompson. "Chachi," is a Civil of the chapter; Jerry Chandler, treasurer; Scott Thompson, Engineering major who was the Pig Dinner chairman last recording secretary; Mark Stanek, corresponding secretary; year. He replaced Aaron Kull from Chicago. Scott is also and Bill Vancamp, historian. a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Brian, son of Mike and Mary Ellen Fischer, is a 1988 Mark or "Louie" ('92), son of Pam and Ed Stanek, is graduate of Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He a Ralston High graduate in Nebraska. He succeeds Craig succeeds Gary Friedman, also from Westside. "Chico," as Davis in his position on cabinet. Mark is a marketing ma he is called around the house, is a Civil Engineering major jor who kept himself busy last semester as our social who was a rush chairman last year. Brian is a member of chairman. Finally, Bill ('93) is the son of Bill and Nancy Vancamp. Alpha Pi Mu Engineering Honor Society and is actively in volved with the Young Republicans. He, along with Scott, is from Pierre, South Dakota. He Jerry ('93), son of Vera and Elmo, is also a graduate replaces Bruce Kumke on cabinet. Bill is working for his of Westside. He replaces Dave Carl who is. you guessed it, degree in political science and wishes to go to law school a Westside grad as well. Jerry is a Business major who has one day. He also is in the Pre-Law club. been very active in the house as the intramural sports chair -Brendon Poll ('94) man. Jerry also is involved with the Finance Club, FBLA Editor (Future Business Leaders of America, and the UNL Weight Lifting Club. Perge! \r\nPage 2 From the Editor Section XXIV Convention February 22-24 Hello Brothers and welcome to another edition of Lamb da Nu Today. I am excited to have this opportunity, as editor of this newsletter, to get involved with our chapter. I would like to encourage you to become involved as well. We really need your help to make this newseltter, and our chapter, the Lambda Nu, including our Purple Legionnaire, Pat Ash, made the long drive. I think that Lambda Nu learned a lot from best it can be. Please call or write us and tell us about both the Iowa and Iowa State chapters. yourselves, about your ideas or criticisms, or any stories you might have to tell us. Even if you don't think your stories are worth telling, we'd like to hear them. Input from graduate brothers like yourselves would be greatly appreciated. This newsletter is done for your benefit, so any comments would be taken into account to make this newsletter more enjoyable for you. Please let us hear from you! We would also like to encourage you to visit the house at any time. We're sure that you would be proud of the im provements your brothers are making to Lambda Nu. This year's section convention was held at Iowa State in Ames. It was an incredible experience. Eight members from In attendance were many Phi Gam alumni such as Jerry Wanek (Iowa '80), Section Chief; John Gottschalk(Nebr^ka '65), Archon Treasurer; and Tom D'Angelo (Washington 90), Field Secretary. The brothers from Lincoln are coming back revived and full of new ideas to make Phi Gamma Delta at UNL the best. Fraternally, —Brian Cichello Chapter President Perge! —Brendan Polt ('94) Perge! Editor Attention Graduate Brothers— Who's Who in the BCA? Since the Lambda Nu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Please help us maintain accurate records of our graduate brothers by completing and returning this sheet. We ap recently got off its trusteeship, we're expecting to see a lot preciate your cooperation. as the Chairman of the BCA is Dick Garden ('80). The other members of the Board are Kenneth Hunter ('65) who will Name/Year be working with graduate relations and Pig Dinner; Rohn Loyd ('73); Neil Westphal ('63) who will be working on scholar ship; Greg Sawyers ('73), the newest addition to the BCA, Present Address _ZIP Phone more of the Board of Chapter Advisers. Currently serving John Ballew ('75); and Pat Ash ('67) who is also our current Purple Legionnaire. They are planning to meet at least once a month to discuss issues concerning the fraternity. Occupation —Rodrick Atwater ('94) Company or Firm. Recent information you would like to share with your graduate brothers (service activities, religious activities, marriage, children, etc.) Graduate Brothers Mark your calendars for April 13, 1991. Your Lambda Nu Chapter will be holding a graduate/undergraduate retreat. We'll start at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at the chapter house. Following lunch, the graduate and undergraduate chapters will meet to discuss the past, present, and future of Lambda Nu. It would be greatly appreciated if you would share some of your experiences with us. Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, call 435-7916. —Crad. Relations Chairmen, Randy Stems Perge! Brian Wickstrom \r\nPage 3 House GPA President's The house grade point average improved from a 2.4 to a 2.85 since last semester. The chapter was glad to see the improvement but we are still trying to improve it even more. Tony Militti ('93), our current scholarship chairman, is do ing a lot to make this happen. He cleaned up and updated our test files, he created various incentives to encourage the chapter to do well on tests and quizzes and to add tests to the file, and keeps us up to date on important dates that we must keep in mind. Message Top 10 Accumulated Top 10 First Semester 1. Jarod Sutter—4.0 2. Dave Gunter—3.769 1. Jarod Sutter—4.0 2. Brendon Polt—3.9 3. Dave Gunter—3.875 4. Kelly Kohl-3.875 3. Tony Militti-3.378 4. Gary Friedman—3.358 5. Jason Sanders—3.875 6. Blake Evans—3.785 7. Bruce Kumke—3.666 5. Jeff Rosenbaum—3.28 6. Tim Morison—3.328 7. Matt Decker-3.242 8. Gary Friedman—3.625 10. Matt Decker—3.538 have been a busy chapter. Lambda Nu is on the verge of becoming the best house on campus, again! The fall of 1990 brought in an enthusiastic pledge class which has definitely helped the chapter out. The Pig Dinner was not as big as in the past but it was very eventful. Our keynote speaker was John Gottschalk (Nebraska '65). With John's appointment as Archon Treasurer this summer, there Top Ten's Lists: 9. Brett Leslie—3.625 Greetings from the Undergraduate Chapter of Lambda Nu. I apologize for the tardiness of this newsletter, but we 8. Kelly Kohl-3.175 9. Jason Bartlet—3.130 10. Brian Wickstrom 3.125 Honorable Mention (3.0 or above for 1st semester) Tim Morrison jr. Dave Carl sr. Craig Davis sr. was no one better to talk to the new Lambda Nu. Also in the fall of'90, the Phi Gamms did well in Honey Sunday (taking second). Red Cross Appreciation Day (tak ing first), and most importantly, improving scholarship (from a 2.4 to a 2.85). The rush chairmen Randy Myers and Kelly Kohl signed eight high quality men for the second semester. The brothers are extremely optimistic for summer rush with the quality of men we pledged this semester. Our biggest goal is to get you, the graudates, more involved. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to call me collect at (402) 477-8671 or drop a letter, and if possible come by the chapter house for lunch or dinner. I sincerely hope that you have a chance to stop by. The doors of Phi Gamma Delta are always open to a brother! Jim Rezak sr. Jeff Rosenbaum so. A1 Sacor fr. Shawn Dubbs fr. Mark Gunter so. Mark Koenig fr. Tony Militti so. Randy Sterns so. —Fraternally, Brian Cichello Perge! President, Lambda Nu Brian Wickstrom —Matt Christensen ('94) Graduate Brothers The date for the 1991 Norris Pig Dinner has been set, so clear your calendars for October 18 at the Lincoln Coun try Club. Since it is the Homecoming weekend, we are will ing to make arrangements for you to stay the evening and have tickets for the game the following day. There will be more information sent out in March. If you have any further questions, please feel free to call (402) 435-2082. —Jeff Carpenter Jason Bartleti Pig Dinner Co-Chairmen Lambda Nu Welcomes Twelve New Brothers Twelve pledges of the Lambda Nu Chapter were initiated into the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta recently. The 12 honored pledges were: Mike Comwell(Omaha), Shawn Dubbs (Omaha), Steve Foster (Edmond, Oklahoma), Jim Kleveter (Omaha), Mark Koenig (Omaha), Brett Leslie (Geneseo, Il linois), Mike Murphy (Omaha), Kyle McCormick (Ogallala), Jeff Nollette (Omaha), Brendon Polt (Omaha), A1 Sacor (Chicago), and Jason Sanders (Tekamah). It didn't take long for the new initiates to get involved with the house. Mike Murphy and Mark Koenig have taken an active part in the chapter by serving as our philanthropy chairmen, Brendon Polt is the editor of the newletter. and Shawn Dubbs is working with campus relations. We are also privileged to have a pitcher from the varsity •// "" baseball team in this pledge class, Jeff Nollette. Making the Dean's List last semester from the group were Brett Leslie. Brendon Polt, and Jason Sanders. —Fraternally, Perge! Jim Kleveter \r\nPage 4 Snapshots Darin Jackson ('90) playing trumpet solo at Section Convention — February 23, 1991 (at Iowa State) Bill Vancamp ('90), Pat Ash ('67), Brian D. Cichello ('92), Scott Thompson ('92), Alex Nolte ('93), John Gottschalk ('65), Mike K-State game. Murphy ('94) m Section Convention. February 23, 1991 — Mike Murphy, Tony Militti, Alex Nolte. Brian Cichello, Mark Koenig, Bill Vancamp, Scott Thompson Section Convention, February 23. 1991 John Gottschalk (Nebr. '65), Archon Treasurer \r\nPage 5 Pledges Recruiting Brothers, once again the time for recruitng possible "Phi Gamms" is at hand. This year we are setting a goal of sign ing 30 pledges. But we need your help to make this happen. Please inform us of any potential Fijis that you may know of. There are a number of other ways we could use your help in our rush program. If you have a cabin available for use as a rush party, please contact us at the house. The phone number is (402) 435-9461. Or, if you would be interested in going out to eat or going golfing with a rushee and a rush chairman, or if you would like to attend a rush party, please contact us. Once again we would like to have a large and prosperous rush program this summer. Any contributions would be put to good use and would be greatly appreciated. Back row: Jeff Bortolotti, K. B. Gregory, Greg Miller. Front row: Chris Tyhurst, Jason Jones, Chad Fortner, Jason Leftholte. Not pictured: Keith Navratil. The new semester brings with it eight new pledges to FIJI. These second-semester pledges have great diversity in class standing and majors. Among them is two sophomores and a junior. The dominant hometown among the pledges is Omaha. Jeff Bortolotti is a freshman Accounting major from Omaha Creighton Prep. Jeff attended Southwest Missouri State last semester. Chad Fortner is a freshman from Ralston. Chad is planning to major in Business. Kelvin Gregory is a sophomore Bio-Systems Engineering major from Elkhorn. He attended Brownell-Talbot and likes to be called "K.B." Jason Jones is a junior Architecture major from Omaha Gross. Jason is one of three Lincoln men in the pledge class. Jason Leftholtz is a freshman Architecture major from Kelly Kohl, Randy Myers Millard South. He is one of two pledges from Millard. The other is Chris Tyhurst, a freshman Mechanical Engineering major. Greg Miller is a sophomore Biology major from Lin coln East High. Greg is another Lincoln man and lives in an off-campus apartment. Keith Navratil, the newest pledge and also a Lincoln man is an Advertising major from Fremont. FIJI'S newest pledge class has great potential for the future. They are willing to do what it takes to become strong, active members for years to come. Rush Candidates Name. Address (ZIP) Phone Comments. Fall '91 □ (summer) 'We encourage comments: athletics, grades, etc. \r\n!! ! ! Page 6 No "^"od News! No Bad News! No News! Sl/U VviLii cui this excitement we are planning a fabulous get away for spring break. We are all broke, tired of studying and our brains are depleated. To reactivate those brain cells, we plan to create a carefree environment. Using what we have left of our brain cells, the Fiji's are determined to tour the world in seven days. Locking all the doors, pulling all the drapes and shutting off the phones, the Fiji's will turn the house upside down. Each room wil represent a different coun try in the world. Starting in the kitchen with Cal's French cuisine of imitation lobster and dry wine, then traveling the canals of Venice to view home video's chosen by Jarod. We land in Alaska where shorts seem to be the appropriate at tire this year. We fly up the stairs to Australia going on a safari which resembles Tober's room, the hunting adventure starts at 9:00 a.m. (I wonder if even one of the Fiji gang will make it), hunting poisonous snakes—the prize will be snakeskin boots. Previous plans included a trip to Iraq, "Pres. must return home because classes will begin- Actually most of us will be staying close to home for spring brea^- Although we all agree that house improvements would make it much nicer. 9 Brian's suite" but we have detoured to Colorado for the an nual campus snowball fight. We are flying all 14 sororitys and 25 fratemitys to attend this gala. 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