'^Trrus^^Jx^ TheHokie Fiji A Publication of Rho Alpha of Phi Gamma Delta VIRGINIA TECH FEBRUARY 29, 1992 LEAP YEAR ISSUE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS A new year is once again upon us and like every new year we have set goals that we would fin' fill vni ■111 like to aceompUsh. WTAWi There are a lot of events that need dates, and committees that need chairs and members. These will be the very 1 fj first challenges the new cabinet will have to face. We have a full schedule of events taking place beginning with Rush, new pledges, and the Pledge '^^ip. Our big mid-rush Brotherhood Events its completion prior to event is a Chili Cook-off committee is getting Pig Dinner. between brothers to be tickets for the UNC tasted during the Superbowl XXVI. Charlotte basketball game for new pledges and During our retreat, the tPaternity set several small goals as steps to friends to help improve relations on campus, and to support our school's eohieve better basketball team. scholarship, and increase This goes hand in hand with the size of the other Brotherhood events brotherhood. First, the being planned such as bowling, camping, and a ducation committee is ^ginning an attendance pool to encourage brothers to attend class . ®&ularly. Each brother IS to set QCA goals that ® Wants to reach for the bpring semester. These goals are to assist FIJI in breaking into the top ten QCA average on campus. Second, the mini-golf social. Third, we as a brotherhood are going to improve the House. There is a lot of enthusiasm among us. I am personally looking forward to this semester. We have fresh blood in the cabinet and a forward direction to go. As always, we appreciate all the support we receive from our alumni, and hope to see all of you at our twentieth Pig Dinner. Walter Bajme To limit the confusion in the house, we are redefining house duties so there are no grey areas. The Beta Delta pledge class is in the process of rebuilding the Bar-B-Q pit. Contractors have pledged COMMUNITY SERVICE An unsought reward has come from our chapter's community service recently. At the end of \r\nSeptember, Rho Alpha community service ideas available. dropped off over 800 please contact Dennis Brumfield at the house. for the back of the shirt is below. T-Shirts wiU cost twelve dollars and are 100% cotton fruitof-the-loom shirts. The pounds of food at the Blacksburg Food bank and The number is (703) 552- tried not to make a big 4251. stir about it. A few weeks later we received a phone call from the director of the food bank. She said that she had missed the name of The design design will also be John Kepler available on sweatshirts for $25. The sweatshirts are extra heavy-weight 100% cotton. the organization making Send your checks early to guarantee your orders. Finally, for those of you who have not fulfilled your the donation, so she contacted the Greek Affairs Office and Steve Liest, the Greek Life Coordinator. Mr. Liest pledge-a-pledge obligation don't forget gave her the house number to bring a check. and she called giving her initiated nine pledges. sincere thanks to the Thanks already to Brian Oakes who donated $100 for the new class! We will be taking new pledges at Pig Dinner. fraternity. She explained that most people only donate food around the holidays and We our donation came at a time when the supply at HO-DOWN the food bank was VOLLEYBALL critically low. She followed up the phone call with a letter of thanks to our Chapter. Besides the food drive, we have continued the Blacksburg Adopt a Spot program by cleaning our section of Main Street twice last fall. We recycle all aluminum, newspaper, plastic, and glass (and believe me there's a lot!) that comes through the House. The Beta Delta Pledge Class did their part as well by holding another food drive near Christmas which benefitted the Christmas Store in Christiansburg. Even as The Brothers had the volleyball team finished FIJI Ho-Down. (See above photo) A three member only win coming against blue grass band with a live caller entertained us and taught us famous dances such as the two- step, the flat foot, and the Virginia Reel. A good time was had by all and the Chi-O's promised to be back next year. with a 1-3 record, the Phi Kappa Psi. Although the record does not show it, the team did put forth some good performances against teams including the defending University Champions, Theta Chi. Hopefully, we can improve upon our previous record since most of the WHERE TO SPEND IT ALL If you are interested in glassware there will be glasses and shotglasses available. annual FIJI indoor soccer tourney to benefit the American Red Cross. If the Executive glasses are $5 each. Get a set for The shot glasses are $2 each and you and your date! Shirts are also team will remain intact including outside hitter and middle blocker Scooter Smith and others. both 14oz Executive I write, plans are underway for the second you have any other Last fall, the FIJI pleasure of entertaining the Chi Omega's at the T- James Hamric several \r\nRUSH REPORT soon so that interested At the Rho Alpha Chapter, rush is the top grads can attend. thing on everyone's mind. At the close of our fall Glenn Kinnear Since we began our pledge period, we have sevei^ people who were interested in FIJI, but pledge. This gave us a base to start on and we continued to collect to become a productive part of the Phi Gamma Delta tradition. rush, there were still who were unable to pledge brothers and me that galvanized our wish NEW MEMBERS forged strong bonds with Congratulations to the our soon-to-be brothers. We have also become new initiates of the Beta greatly aware of the names throughout the semester. Additionally, Delta pledge class: important responsibility placed upon us by the planning for spring rush began immediately after the Beta Delta pledge Riley Broadwater brotherhood. Steve Butera accomplished much since Steve Fitzgerald our pledge period began. class was pinned. Scott Junkins Shaun Kaiser We held a canned food Apart from the usual rushes at the dorm lounges, the Weej Kusumoto formal rush at the house Josh Mackert Arthur Viera included a presentation by the chapter president and rush chairman. Plans Mark Wentink We have drive to help support the Montgomery County Christmas Store during the holidays. We are also in the process of building a new grill in were also made for a Congratulations to the the backyard and hope Superbowl Sunday Chlli- new pledges of Beta Epsilon. This class had that Brother Burlant will fest at the house. We hoped to pin six pledges this semester, and succeeded with a one a 100% bid acceptance rate! Way to go, pledges: hundred percent bid Mike Nolan Dave Pinkert acceptance. That brought the year's total to sixteen pledges, the highest in recent memory. To help prepare for next year's fall rush, planning will begin immediately after the Beta Epsilon pledge class Dwajme Presgraves Greg Roth is pinned; specifically PLEDGE REPORT there will be an informal no-pressure open house in the middle of the spring semester to keep in touch with those who were interested but did not pledge. If you are interested in helping with rush please feel free to call me with your ideas. The date of the open house will be set be at Pig Dinner to christen it. We look forward to completing our pledge period and becomming productive members of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. Eric Christiansen Stefan Susta Riley Broadwater THANK YOU'S Spring Rush is upon us. As I prepare for the coming Rush period I am reminded of a time several months ago when I was first introduced to the brothers of Virginia Tech's chapter of FIJI. The Undergraduates would Hke to thank our Graduates for their generous donations over the past three months. These donations went to defray the costs of building a new griU in the backyard. We'll see It was the genuine you at Pig Dinner and interest and sincere attention shown to my cook up some burgers for you! \r\nin dealing with other TB to A N N U A L Greeks as Social Chairman. A member of the "Old Guard," Dennis Reece has been elected to serve as Historian. While this is his first administrative position, Dennis has played an important role in the life of this Chapter as a member of the Brotherhood Events committee this past year. Additionally, as the senior member of the Cabinet, he will bring new perspective to the other officers as they seek to lead the Chapter. Much enthusiasm and optimism has been generated by the election of this new Cabinet,but we can not overlook the service and accomplishment of the previous Cabinet. 0 We hope to carry on their tradition and press on. Bart Warner NEW CABINET REPORT Graduate Relations, which he served as Committee Chairman prior to his Recently, the brothers of Rho Alpha convened to election as Treasurer. elect successors to the successful Cabinet of brothers on cabinet as Bart Warner joins his SHOWCASE 1991. Installed January Recording Secretary. Since we will be having 20, with the help of their predecessors, these Past service to the our 20th annual Norris Chapter includes his work with Campus Events. Pig Dinner this year the new officers immediately stepped into their tasks of guiding the Chapter. Our new President is Walter Bayne. Walter is and initiate of the Beta Deuteron pledge class, and as a very active member on Brotherhood Events and Campus Events. Dave Green has been tabbed to serve as Treasurer for the 1992 term. He has been very active within the Chapter, with outstanding service in the areas of Rush and particularly Elected to serve as Corresponding Secretary is Brother Greg Rappaport. Greg's record of service is exemplary, having served well as Brotherhood Events Chairman this past year. In addition, it is hard to find any Chapter activity in which Brother Rappaport has not taken an active participation. He brings much experience in correspondence with him to the position, having had similar tasks brothers would like to see a Uttle bit of FIJI tradition and history. We are asking the graduates to bring down T-Shirts, Photo's, and any other FIJI paraphenalia. A showcase will be assembled with all of the artifacts and displayed at the Dinner. \r\nABOUT THE EDITORS Dinner Mark Mennuti and David Harrison are both members Friday - April 10th of the Alpha Phi pledge class and both pledged 8pm - Party at the House Please remember... NO KEGS!! their first semester freshman year. If you don't recognize them wait until Pig Dinner. They 11pm - Party at Danny Kallick's Hotel room will both be MC's for the ceremony. If you have any suggestions simply Saturday - April 11th 9am-11am Wives Brunch 10am - House Corp Meeting at the Marriott 12noon Cook out at the House. *Hot Dogs/Chips *Volleyball/Music ♦Glassware Distribution 1pm - DEADLINE for 20th Annual Norris Pig Dinner 5:30 - Cocktails at Marriott 6:30 - Dinner Buffet 8pm - Awards Ceremony(Bar will be closed) 9pm - lam Dance turning in Liquor for Pig Dinner Bar wiU re-open Don't Worry the FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA RHO ALPHA CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA 202 Church Street Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 (703) 552-4251 Postmaster - Address Correction Requested send them to the house to the attention of either Mark or Dave. We look forward to seeing you this year at our 20th annual Norris Pig Dinner.