The Rose Fiji Rho Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Spring 1994 a Wedding bells are in the air!!!! Brother Mike Lawrence (ChE, 94) and his wife, Tara, exchanged wedding vows on February 5, 1994, Pictured above are the bride and groom with several Rho Phi brothers who attended the reception. On March §, 1994, Brother John Proctor (EE, 94) and ‘Tammy King were married in Newbern, North Carolina. Pic- tured to the right are the newlyweds enjoying their honeymoon at Atlantic City Beach. Letter from the President Upcoming Events Fiji News.. Fiji Sports Letter from the P.L. \r\nThe Rose Fiji @ Letter om the Presidente Spring 94 Brothers, It gives me great pleasure to have this opportunity to fill you in on the current status of the Rho Phi Chapter here at Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. It has been awhile since we have sent biannual out our Rose-Fiji. With the new cabinet and new _ President Joseph Labbe committee chairmen, the Rose Fiji is back on track and the rest of the committees are doing an excellent job and work- ing toward their own specific goals. At the start of the year the brothers attacked Rush with a great attitude. Rush chairman, brother James Connerley (CE *94) did a great job. Our chapter will grow to 81 mem- bers when the 22 new pledges join the rest of us as fully ini- tiated brothers in Phi Gamma Delta. Brother Chris Riley (ME *96) has already begun working on next years Rush so that we can continue to have such a strong chapter. Throughout the year the brothers have been active on and off campus. While our league champion intramural football team remained undefeated for the second straight year, our intramural basketball and soccer teams are forces to be reckoned with as they are at the top of their respective divisions. In varsity sports, FIJIs are active now in baseball, track and field, and tennis, and throughout the year in foot- ball, cross country, basketball, and wrestling. Former chap- ter President Phil Stolz (ME ‘95) is now president of IFC, and several other brothers participate in the Inter-Fraternity Council. Brother Rob Wallace (ME ‘95) is the SGA (Stu- dent Government Association) president while two other brothers are senators. Off campus, FIJIs continue to give a little bit of them- selves back to the community. The Rho Phi chapter is still taking care of a two mile stretch of Highway 46, and during the Holiday Season the people from Happiness Bag come to visit for dinner and gifts from the brothers. Brother John Proctor (EE *94) took it upon himself to take all of the remaining angels off of the Salvation Army’s angel tree, and all of the brothers got together to buy all of the under- privileged children, represented by the angels, gifts. Many of the brothers regularly attend church, and Brother Brady Neukam (EE *94) is president of St. Joseph’s Campus Cen- ter Student Council. This year the house has undergone several changes and will continue to change this coming summer. Early this year a House Improvement Committee was formed in order to determine what needed to be done to improve the house. With the House Corporation’s approval and financial sup- port, the house now has two new computers and all of the software the brothers need to get the grades and remain above the all men’s average. The house also has new phone lines to each of the rooms downstairs, which makes it much easier for the brothers to get in touch with girlfriends, fam- ily members, and friends. The big change may take place this summer as the chapter is hoping to get a new chapter room in back. The House Improvement Committee will be getting the plans and the brothers’ ideas together this spring so that a proposal can be made to the House Corporation for a new chapter room. I would like to thank the House Corporation for their support and for providing us with the finances to complete these improvements to the house. In closing, I would like to thank Brother Mark Boenke (CE *92), our Purple Legionnaire, for all of his help and guidance and for working so hard to get in touch with the graduates. I would also like to thank Brother Joe Weist for all of the work he has done with the House Improvement Committee and also for everything he has done for the Rho Phi chapter. His help and guidance is always greatly appre- ciated. Finally, I would like to invite all of the graduate brothers to visit their chapter house this spring. We have many things going on and it would be great to see a lot of graduates back. If you cannot make it this spring, remem- ber that Rho Phi will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in the fall of ‘94. The brothers that are responsible for getting Rho Phi started will be receiving their Silver Owl Awards. Everyone mark your calendars and plan on returning to see where you spent four of the hardest and most fun years of your life. You will be hearing more about our 25th anniver- sary in the future. I hope to see everyone. Forever and Always, Proud to be a FIJI Joseph A. Labbe (ME ‘95) \r\nThe Rose Fie Upcoming Events e Spring 94 Seer een ee Fiji Isle As usual around this time of year, the Rho Phi brothers are getting Spring fever, and with it comes the anticipation of another great Fiji Isle! This year’s Fiji Isle is scheduled for April 23, so mark your calen- dars and plan to be there. Social committee chairman Mark Vonderlage (ChE, 96) is diligently working on coming up with new ideas to make this Fiji Isle a memorable occasion for everyone. Greek Games “Team FIJI” will once again bring their talents to the annual Greek Games to be held May | during Par- ent’s Weekend. Come and enjoy the weekend with the brothers as they give it their all to be #1! Commencement Before long, the senior brothers will be saying “good-bye” to the rigors of Rose-Hulman and hello to the challenges of the “real world.” Come and celebrate this momentous day as the Class of 1994 receive their diplomas from one of the nation’s most prestigious engineering and science institutions. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s com- mencement is scheduled for May 28. Plan to be their to celebrate the success of the senior Rho Phi brothers. - , Calendar of Upcoming Events Mark your calendars for the following Rho Phi Chapter events: Date Event April 1 Pledge class walk-out April 23 Fiji Isle May 1 Greek Games May 7 Road Rally May 14 (tentative) Rho Phi Open May 28 Commencement a ca Es Fiji Job Placement As of March 22, only two senior brothers had accepted job offers. Mike Lawrence (ChE, 94) accepted a position with Jencorp Polymer in Evans- ville, Ind. Also, Mark Rosenberger (ME, 94) accepted a job with Ford Motor Company in Conners- ville, Ind. Both had internships with their respective companies last summer. Todd Holthaus (EE, 94) has been accepted into graduate school at the University of Notre Dame. He will be continuing his studies in electrical engineering there. Several senior brothers have had plant trips and numerous interviews, but as of now, they have not had a job offer. Rob Wallace (ME, 95) has returned this quarter after spending the first two quarters of the year doing a co-op with G.E. Aircraft in Cincinnati, Ohio. Also, Chad Zigler (ME, 95) has accepted a co-op position with PSI Energy, which will begin this summer. If any graduate brothers have news about job opportunities suitable for any Rho Phi brother, please contact President Joe Labbe at (812) 235-6113 or write to him at the following address: Phi Gamma Delta - ATTN: Joe Labbe Rho Phi Chapter 1121 South 6th Street Terre Haute, IN 47802 \r\nThe Rose Fiji @ Fiji News @ Spring 94 | sq Pledges and New Initiates Fall Rush for the Rho Phi Chapter was especially rewarding as 23 new faces became formally pledged. 21 freshman, one sophomore and one senior signed bids, and the pledge class has been diligently working at learning about the Fraternity. They have planned several of their activities to take place later this month. Don Wilbur (ME, 95) has helped them along as pledge educator These 23 proud men are: Class of 1997 Chip Bradway Jason Castor Chris Chastain Brice Clark John Donaldson Benj Glass Tim Grunow Andy Herbert Craig Holder Andy Horton John Kiefer Matt McGaun Kent Murphy Stuart Quay Carl Rempert Chad Schwartz Matt Steiner Dino Stubos Nate Warfel Aaron Weishaar Chad Welch Class of 1996 Todd Hubble Class of 1994 Joe Phillips - Pledge Class President Also, three brothers recently joined the chapter as newly initiate brothers. On February 14, 1994, Karl Ammerman (EE, 96), John Estes (ChE, 96) and Shannon Roerich (ME, 95) took the final steps to full membership in Phi Gamma Delta, steps they will not regret. a a SS House Improvement The FIJI House on South Sixth Street has had many new additions, and there are plans for making even more changes in the very near future that all the bro! ers are very excited about. Two new computers, stacked to the hilt with soft- ware were welcomed additions to the library. They are linked via phone modem to the network at Rose, which makes doing homework, etc., much easier. Also, a new laser printer was purchased to al Ny brothers to produce professional quality documents comes in real handy when preparing resumes and cover letters!). : New phone lines were run to all the downstair: rooms and to the library. this solved the. pro’ having only two house lines, before. run up their phone bills even more! addition of the garage and drywall, woodwork and ni numerous changes that wil been approved by the House city building inspector. Dedication of the new cha for Homecoming Weekend ' will be celebrating its 25th ann plan to come back and cele event. Special thanks goes to Joe We endless hours to help Gamma Delta a wond Scholars ghip te, hs As usual, FIJIs have performed very ‘well in the elassoom. . The chapter placed second among all fraterniti FUJI has a cumulative GPA of 3.024, well abov average of 2.958 and the all-fratemnity average of 2: Carl Kissell is the new scholarship committee chairman, and we has already made changes is the library policies for the benefit of the chapter. Ata school where academics can make or break a student, FIJIs are showing everyone that they can do the job academi- cally. last. quarter. \r\nThe Rose Purple Garter Once again, the Rho Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta held the annual Purple Garter formal dance at _.. French Lick Resorts on March 12. 32 brothers, both actives and pledges, and their dates attended the for- mal. All the brothers seemed to have had a very enjoy- "able time. Special thanks goes to Ryan Walke (ChE, 95) who was in charge of making all the arrangements and dering all of the souveniors that were received at the Public Relations Under the guidance of new public realtions com- mittee chairman Josh Knoefler (ME, 95), the Rho Phi . chapter has continued to be very active in the commu- just completed another Adopt-a- ing Brotherhood Weekend. ember attended the clean-up, n the process. also planning on taking part in . ew Cabinet ibinet members are: [ (ME, 95)- President James M. Labbe (ME, 95)- Treasurer John A. Tomic (ChE, 96) - Historian Robert W. Waller (ME, 96) - Recording Secretary L. Adrian Reid (CE, Corresponding Secretary Graduate Relations ~ Enélosed ‘you will find an updated graduate relation newsl Thanks to the diligent work of Andy Schaff- stein (EE, 95), graduate relations committee chairman, the Rho Phi chapter hopes to improve graduate relations. g Since‘ our chapter is celebrating its 25th anniversary next year, we are hoping to contact as many graduates as possi- ble for this big event. Please read the newsletter and plan to attend the events. Andy will be doing all he can to keep you informed of upcoming events and important dates. Start planning now! Some Rho Phi brothers enjoy the evening with their dates at the recent Purple Garter formal dance at French Lick Resorts in French Lick, Ind. Campus Involvement Several Rho Phi brothers have recently taken lead- ership positions in student organizations at Rose-Hul- man. These include: @ Phillip Stoiz (ME, 95) - President, IFC @ Robert Wallace (ME, 95) - President, SGA @ Chad Zigler (ME, 95) - Editor-in-Chief of the Rose Thorn ‘The Fiji's want us over for dinner..should we go? \r\nThe Rose Fiji @ Fiji Sports @ Spring 94 Intramurals The men of FIJI once again have been very active in intramu- ral sports this year, capturing league championships in football and basketball. Almost every brother has participated in intramural sports during the year, and with Spring coming, the FIJIs will hit the diamond in hopes of taking another league championship in soft- ball. Brother Chris Wheatley (CE, 95) and Brother Charles Holloway III (ChE, 96) have served as athletic committee chair- man this year. They have been responsible for getting teams orga- nized and communicating with Greg Ruark, director of intramural sports at Rose-Hulman. Intercollegiate Sports FIJIs have also made their presence known in NCAA Divi- sion III sports at Rose-Hulman, competing in the Indiana Colle- giate Athletic Conference. Winter sports have recently ended, and several FIJIs per- formed very well during the 1993-94 season. Basketball ® Seven Rho Phi brothers participated on the 1993-94 Fighting Engineers basketball team and five of those players earned var- sity letters. The Engineers finished the season with a 10-15 record, winning the Rose-Hulman Invitational for the seventh straight year. Earning varsity letters were: Mike Lawrence (ChE, 94) - four year letterman Chris Wheatley (CE, 95) - three-year letterman Rob Waller (ME, 96) - two-year letterman Benj Glass (ME, 97) - first-year letterman Kent Murphy (CE, 97) - first-year letterman Play ing on the junior varsity team were brothers John Tomic (ChE, 96) and Nick Rudd (EE, 96). Freshmen pledges Benj Glass and Kent Murphy were big contributors to a very young Engineer team. Murphy, a 6’9” cen- ter was a dominant force inside while Glass, a 6’4” guard, was one of the team leaders in scoring and three-pointers. Glass also set a school record for steals in a game (8) against Earlham Col- lege on December 15, earning him the title “Super-Frosh.” The previous record was held by another Rho Phi brother, Scott Beach (EE, 93), who had seven steals against Franklin College during the 1991-92 season. 2 Wrestling The Rose-Hulman wrestling team was very competitive this year, thanks to several FIJIs. Juniors Joe Labbe and Jim Labbe were the team’s most win- ningest grapplers, combining for a record of 35-29 in their matches. Joe Labbe (ME, 95) competed in the 134-pound weight class and finished with a record of 15-16. He placed fifth in both the Spartan Classic and the Little State Tournament. Jim Labbe (ME, 95) wrestled in the 142-pound weight class and finished with a record of 20-13. He placed third at the Spar- tan Classic and won all his matches at both the Monon Bell Clas- sic and the Greyhound Classic. Other FIJIs participating on the wrestling team were: Stuart Quay (Fr., 190 Ib, 3-3) and Andy Horton (Fr., 158 Ib.). ¢ Baseball ¢ The 1994 Rose-Hulman baseball team is looking to return to the NCAA Division III tournament after missing it last year. Five FIJIs are on the 1994 roster, three of which are fresh- man. The only FIJI letterman returning for the 1994 season is pitcher Shaun Miller (ChE, 95) who had a 1-0 record and 2.60 ERA in 1993. Also returning to the junior varsity squad is pitcher Steve Ruble (CE, 96). Three FIJI pledges are on the team, two of which are on the varsity squad. Varsity pledges are Jason Castor and Nate Warfel, while Craig Holder sees action on the JV squad. * Track & Field * The Rose-Hulman track and field team has been blessed once again with the presence of several FIJI members. Among these members are brother Brady Neukam (EE, 94) who has been a consistent performer throughout his collegiate career. Probably the biggest FIJI contribution has come from pole vaulter Mike Brown (ME, 95) who has competed at the NCAA national meet in the two years he has been able to compete. He vaulted to a height of 16°3 3/4” in the Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11-12. This was good enough to place him fourth, and the vault also represented his personal best and a school record. Other FIJI team members include: Shannon Roerich (ME, 95) and pledges Brice Clark and Andy Herbert. Scrambling for a loose ball against Wabash College are FIJIs Mike Lawrence (33) and Kent Murphy (53). \r\nNET SY 2 om the Purple Legionnairee Spring 94 Pag Dear Brothers, Spring is quickly approaching. Winter coats are being put in the closet until next fall. Shorts and tank tops will soon be out. For some, thoughts are turning to summer, and for others, graduation and the begin- ning of a career. This is a time when students make important decisions. What job should I take? Where will I live? Should I get married? Do I have enough money for school next year? Should I go back to school? Ata time when so much is riding on one’s mind, it is important to remember how Phi Gamma _ Delta can help. Brothers can provide a vast number of opportunities for each other. Whether it’s just a brother to talk to and get an opinion or a graduate who'might provide a job. Endless possibilities and opportunities are within reach if you network. Network. What is a network and networking? The idea and principle of a network and networking is simple and the act of doing it is easy. What makes it difficult is the fear and lack of confidence in yourself. A network is a group or combination of groups of ideas, people, and places - a system almost like a business. Networking is present- ing your goals, ambitions, desires, and yourself in a professional manner to others. It is making contacts. In its purest form, it is making friends and associates through communication. In today’s business, marked with faxes, high speed computers, car phones, and other high-tech electron- ics, the single most important aspect is communica- tion. Without communication, business comes to a standstill. Today’s standards require communication between others. Where does communication start? It starts with confidence in yourself. If you are confident with your- self and present yourself in a polite, professional, ethi- “As communication improves, so does the tone of the chapter as well as the confidence and | presentation of the chapter and its members.” -Brother Mark Boenke Purple Legionnaire cal, and succinct manner, people can do and will want to communicate and relate with you. Communication is a two way street. Not only do you present yourself to others, but also you have to be receptive of others trying to communicate to you. As improvement in communication develops, knowledge increases and respect for and of others begins. When I became P.L. for this chapter, I realized there was a lack of communication on all levels. It was lacking between the chapter and the cabinet, between the actives and the pledges, and especially between undergraduates and grad- uates. Over the past year I have been instilling the members to open avenues communication and how to grasp opportuni- ties. As communication improves, so does the tone of the chapter as well as the confidence and _pre- sentation of the chapter and its members. Phi Gamma Delta pre- sents an excellent atmosphere and opportunity for the members to learn how to communicate and present themselves to become respectable gentlemen. How- ever, it is up to each member to realize this and actively take part in order to benefit. Chapter functions help to develop members into gentlemen and over- come fear. Remember, there is nothing to fear but fear itself. You can accomplish anything if you believe and are confident in yourself and are not afraid of either failure or success. Forever proud and confident to be a FIJI! Fraternal ly, Mark Boenke Purple Legionnaire Perge! \r\nGRU ALG) ORY 3 The Fraternity of {). PHIGAMMA DELTA RHO PHI OF PHI GAMMA DELTA 1121 South 6th Street Terre Haute, Indiana, 47802 Address Correction Requested Place First Class Stamp Here