a Upsilon Alpha Chapter r 9 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Fall 1985 •♦fA I The "New" House: Chapter renovations complete This past summer the Upsilon Alpha chapter house was the subject of $400,000 in renovations. A graduate rebuilding committee was formed by the graduate chapter to raise money for remodeling. Through the efforts of graduates Tom Warne, Cliff Smith, Tom Moore, Tiff Hoyden, and others the chapter house is looking great. Over half of the money was spent updating safety items such as electrical, plumbing, fire, roof, and kitchen equipment. Other renovations include the opening of the entry way into a reception area; the living room was completely redone to add a more formal look; and the dining room and bathrooms were updated so that they are much more pleasant to be in. $150,000 was raised by the graduates in their fund raiser efforts and $50,000 is being paid by the undergraduates. We are now working diligently to finish our fund raising efforts. \r\nPage Two Upsilon Alpha Chapter, Fall 1 985 The "New" House New furniture, wood doors, and new carpeting give the forma! living room a much more distinguished look. Visitors find themselves welcome as they enter the house into the new reception area. Bay Windows give the Courtyard a more pleasing look. ILflAAJU Brothers now enjoy their meals in the atmosphere of a refurbished dining room. \r\nUpsilon Alpha Chapter, Fal l 1 985 PageThree Academics emphasized in Pledge program Upsilon Alpha has a long tradition of outstanding scholarship. Because this is our #1 priority, we stress its importance to our new members. The program we have developed is a successful one, evidenced by our being honored as having the "Outstanding Fraternity Scholarship Program" each year since its inception 3 their pledge semester in order to become an active member of the fraternity. Because of this new rule, our scholarship program has undergone a number of revisions. One of these is a mid-semester evaluation sheet that available to answer any questions. The new members are each pledge is required to have filled out by their instructor. Our objective is two-fold: to isolate problem areas of each individual so that special attention may be given to them, and to increase the student's awareness of his current performance and the expectations placed upon him. These reports enable the scholarship committee to determine each pledge's current CPA and give assistance also required to study each night(Sunday-Thursday)from to those who need it. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The study group leader periodically reviews their progress and any problems are directed to a brother who has already taken the class and fared well. The two then set up a time they can meet for a tutorial We have found that placing such a strong emphasis on scholarship to the new members creates a positive attitude towards school that each may carry with him for the remainder of his college years. We are proud of our scholastic performance at Upsilon Alpha, and will continue to strive to stay on top. Shawn Giffin. Scholarship Chairman years ago. The program is geared towards our new members and begins with an evaluation of their schedule and past performance in school. From here each pledge is assigned to a group leader who monitors their progress and is session. Our neophyte program has been completely eliminated. Pledges must now attain a 2.25 CPA during Fiji dominates Fall Rush As we all know. Rush is the key ingredient to a fraternity's success, among a competitive greek system at any university. Things are no different at Arizona, where top national fraternitites exist and strive to uphold their image as a "strong" house on campus. Realizing this, much attention, effort, and devotion was focused last fall toward our rush campaign in August. We are now very pleased to say we "rose to the occasion" and recruited an excellent group of fine quality young men into our fraternity. Ourgoalwastobe selective, but with the high number of exceptional rushees going through this year, we had the opportunity to place a pledge pin on 56 of the 65 men who received bids from Fiji. Yes indeed, the time and hard work did pay off! There were several reasons for our rush success in 1985. Here are some, just to name a few. 1. NO ALCOHOL DURING RUSH! 1985 marked the 1st dry rush in Arizona history. This worked to our advantage, with the high majority of easy going, outstanding rushers in our house, we were able to benefit with our sincere, one-on-one salesmanship. 2. LEGACIES. IFC reported that Phi Gamma Delta had more legacies coming through rush than any other fraternity on campus. This resulted in over 20% of our new pledges having fiji backgrounds. 5. DAYTIME ACTIVITIES. During the day,fun filled events such as swimming, volleyball, Softball, etc., mixed well with brother-rushee participation. Also, Wednesday afternoon at the Dog Tracks added another dimension to the excitement. 6. PROMOTION. Fiji paraphernalia such as t-shirts, posters, banners, and drinking cups advertised our house well. Our rush pamphlet also illustrated our excellence in past achievements. The list could go on and on. It was truly an effort from every memberofourfraternity which madethis past rush a standout. Every one of us can proudly say "I'm mighty proud to be a FIJI!" Brian K. Foster. Rush Chairman Pat Anderson resigns as Purple Legionaire It was announced at last year's Norris Pig Dinner that Pat Anderson (AZ 1970) was going to resign from his post as Purple Legionaire after five years of service. Pat explained he would like to devote more time to his family and dental practice. The step down came at a goodtimeforthe house,since now it seems we are pretty well back on our feet again, and these transitional problems should not affect the house. Jeff Derickson was selected as the new Purple Legionaire. Jeff also is a local dentist. 3. HOUSE RENOVATION. Our $350,000 house refurbishment over the summer didn't hurt, especially since SAE & Sigma Chi moved into newly built establishments within the last 2 years. 4. BROTHER PARTICIPATION. With positive optimistic attitudes toward our house, the brothers were out in full force making sure to call back and contact rushees we were especially interested in. U of A CEISITENNIAL HOMECOMING NOVEMBER 9 FOR MORE INFO ON HOIVIECOMING: (602) 881-5000 Campanula Editors: Scott Burdick, Bob Kersey \r\nPage Four UpsiIon Alpha Chapter, Fall 1 985 Social Service never stops PRESIDENTS MESSAGE This year's Baker Cup is off to a terrific start. With only about a month and a half into school the brothers here at Dear Brothers: This past summer was the subject of a great deaf of effort on the part of many graduates and undergraduates to renovate the chapter house. Costing $400,000, the idea to give Upsilon Alpha a face lift was conceived fast November by the local Tucson graduate chapter and a committee of undergraduates. As you probably know by now,$350,000is being raised through graduates and $50,000 is being paid off by the undergraduates. So far we have raised approximately $160,000 from 110 out of 1200 graduates. / encourage all graduates to attend the homecoming party November 9th. There will be a pre-game dinner party starting at 2:30 p.m., followed by the Wildcats' defeating the UCLA Bruins on their way to the Rose Bowl! A fterward there will be an open house for viewing the reconstruction at the chapter house. Included in the activities will be a hospitality room at the Holiday Inn downtown on Broadway. (The Holiday Inn is this year's location for the University of Arizona Homecoming Party.) Look for the forum,right in the front on the first floor: that is where the Phi Gam party will be. Upsilon Alpha have already participated in five philanthropies. These philanthropies range from working with the children at Casa de los Nines to doing yard work for the Ronald McDonald House. We also participated in the citywide Softball tournament over labor day weekend, where the proceeds went to Arizona's "Send a Kid to Camp Fund." This fall is filled with many worthwhile activities. Some of the coming events include valet services for the Tucson Open with tips going to Ronald McDonald House, working for Larry Smith Cancer Run, Special Olympics county and state bowling tournaments, taking the children of Casa de los Ninos to the zoo, and a Dance-a-thon with Gamma Phi Beta sorority. We at Phi Gamma Delta feel that these goals are very realistic, and plan to have over ten philanthropies a semester. With these goals in mind Upsilon Alpha hopes to keep up the proud tradition of excellent community service. Tom Louer Baker Cup Chairman Please take this opportunity to see the new face lift on the chapter house and meet the 140 outstanding young men at UpsiIon Alpha. Fraternally, Brett Hubbard Undergraduate President, 1986 Perge! Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Upsilon Alpha Chapter 1801 E. First Street Tucson, Arizona 85719 8TH ANNUAL FIJI BASKETBALL RUN FOR LEUKEMIA ...coming soon! BULK RATE U.S. Postage PAID Tucson, Arizona Permit No. 1173