THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA RHO ALPHA NEWSLETTER FALL 1986 VIRGINIA TECH Peach Bowl Virginia Tech Hokies vs. the Wolf pack of N. C. State Date: December 31, Location: Atlanta, Kickoff: 1:00 P.M. Tickets: $20 each Plans: December 29 December 30 1986 GA at Atlanta/Fulton Co. Stadium - Spend the night in Blacksburg. - Drive to Howard Canada's house in Atlanta. Bar scene that night with colors (school and fraternity). December 31 - Game with New Years Eve party at Howard Canada's house. January 1 - Return late. Calendar January 13 January 16 January 17 'January 20 January 24 Rush (Pizza Party) February 14 - Valentines Party Rush (Golf Party) BCA/House Corp. Meeting Party with Grad. Brothers Rush (Coat and tie) February 20-22 •• Ski Trip to Snowshoe, WV Boxer/Blazer Party March 7 - Graffiti Party April • Spring Rush (To be announced May 2 • 15th Norris Pig Dinner and Charter Brother Reunion \ \r\nPresident's Message 1987 promises to be an excellent year for Rho Alpha. First, the new cabinet was installed on December 7 (no, just because the installation was Pearl Harbor Day, it is not an omen of bad things to come!!!). The new officers are: President, Jim Burlant '88; Treasurer, Colin Winchester '89; Recording Secretary, Lin Leftwich '88; Corresponding Secretary, Scott Giffin '90; and Historian, Matt Holland '89. I can tell you that these men are really enthused about helping the chapter by doing their jobs efficiently. (Scott Giffin, who is also the newsletter editor, told me to write this immediately after I was installed. What's more is that he gave me the same evening as the deadline. Now that's efficiency!!!) Under the new Cabinet, the Chapter can only improve. Scholarship will once again be a high priority; I'm sure that the trophy will grace our mantle next year. Social Service will be upgraded; there will be a major community service project by the end of the year. Visibility will improve, due to a restructured P.R. committee designed to get our name around campus. Finally, and most importantly, rush is, again, our top priority. The Chapter's goal is to have a total initiated membership of 45 by the end of Spring quater. Overall, the direction the Chapter is taking makes me say that I'm prouder than ever to be a Phi Gam!!! Fraternally, Jim Burlant '88 Chapter President Perge! Purple Legionnaire Here I am, Peach Bowl bound and P.L. again till next year. With more growth in undergraduate and graduate support, guess that I'll be busy. With a new Cabinet, I'll give Jimmy B. and company all I can. My goals include: l)more administrative organization, 2)establish a semiannual newsletter to undergrad parents from the P.L., and 3)keep graduates involved. If you ever want to contribute or know anything, give me a call. Rush in January is very important. The chapter has several good prospects. Fifteen pledges for Winter quarter is not out of reach. Also, there wil be a BCA/House Corp. meeting on Saturday, January 17. Please come with some new ideas—I will. Lastly, to my best friend and great fraternity brother, all the best and congratulations on finally graduating. You've been "some great glue," Dana Hesse. Prediction: Va. Tech - 17 N. C. State - 13 Danny Kallick (Tau) Rho Alpha Purple Legionnaire Perge! Pig Dinner The 15th Norris Pig Dinner and Charter Brother Reunion will be on May 2, 1987 at the Blacksburg Marriott. The cost will be $25 per person. Fifteen rooms are reserved for Friday night and thirty rooms are reserved for Saturday night. For reservations, call the Blacksburg Marriott at (703)552-7001. Tell them that you are with Phi Gamma Delta to receive the group discount. \r\nHouse Corp. During the past year, the House Corporation has raised $10,500 from he sale of bonds. The chapter has -spent $3,000 of the $10,500 on such needed house repairs as electrical work for the upstairs and the painting of the shutters and the trim. We are now $2,000 short for the balloon mortgage payment which is due in August 1987. So, BUY BONDS! Alpha Xi Pledge Class We would like to introduce the members of the Alpha Xi Pledge Class from Spring 1986. All eight members were initiated on June 8, 1986. Delmar Damaso ('89) is majoring in Aerospace Engineering and is from Virginia Beach, VA. Scott Giffin ('90) is an Architecture major and is from Princeton, WV. latt Holland ('89) is a Business major and is from Richmond, VA. Tracy Mathews ('89) is majoring in Agronomy and is from Richmond, VA. Rob Paine ('89) is from Delaplane, VA and is majoring in Chemistry (on paper only) and is trying to enter the College of Business. Shandon Thompson ('89) is a General Arts and Sciences major and is considering going into Pharmacy. Shandon is from Richmond, VA. Colin Winchester ('89) is from Laurel, MD and is a Finance major. Jim Woods ('89) is majoring in Psychology and is from Reston, VA. Rush Rush this year at the Rho Alpha Chapter looks to be the best ever! We ended Fall Rush with three great men and lots of contacts. The three Fall Pledges of the Alpha Omicron Pledge Class are: Wayne Ciccolo ('89) from Springfield, VA; John Grady ('89) from Virginia Beach, VA; and Steve Klosky ('89) from Fulton, MD. Wayne is majoring in General Engineering, John is majoring in Computer Science, and Steve is majoring in Electrical Engineering. We started planning the '87 Winter Rush the first week of November and, currently, the pre-rush preparation is just about finished. Our offical rush dates are: Tues., Jan. 13 - Pizza Party Fri., Jan. 16 - 2nd Annual Miniture Golf Party Tues., Jan. 20 - Semi-closed Rush Sat., Jan. 24 - Closed Rush and bids given out Because of the newly passed Dry Rush Policy from the IFC, we are not allowed to serve any alcohol the day of a rush function. So, on Saturday, (Continued on page 5) RUSH RECOMMENDATIONS Please fill out and send any recommendations you have of any student attending Virginia Tech to the attention of the Rush Chairman. Name nf Rushee ArlriresR Phnr|f> High School Attended & G.P A Activities and HnnnrR Remarks Rernmmended hy \r\nFIJI Man Returns Thanks to the painting ability of pledge Steve Klosky, the FIJI Man is gracing the basement wall of Rho Alpha with its presence once again. Here is what the new FIJI Man looks like. While Steve had \w ^f^5 the paint out for