"Drop in Sometime" Schenectady, N.Y. Volume 1993-1994 Winter 1994 Alexander L. Johnson,'96, Editor From The New Fiji Rush '94 Editor: After having looked over Chi Tama's from years past, I have found that our by Matthew J. Stern, '96 more recent editions have strayed from Kenton R. Chase, '96 the original intentions of the newsletter. Rush Chairmen To this effect, I have reinstituted the Alumni News department, and expanded Jonathan R. Miller, '95 Supervisor the articles to include more information pertinent to Graduate Brothers such as yourself. It would make the Chi Tama much rich er if there was more input from gradu ates of the chapter. I owe a debt of grati tude to Stan Kittzinger, '89, for giving me Rush for Chi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta was very successful in 1994. The fall term presented a great opportunity for informal rush, -many of the House's var sity athletes as well as club members much of the Alumni News in this issue. If made heartily endeavors to bring Fresh you have any news about yourself, or pertaining to any other brother please man send it in -you can use the form in the real boost taking place just two days into the term. As posters displaying the black diamond covered the campus. Rush offi back of this issue. Or, if you have access to E-mail, you can send (Con't) over to meet the brothers. Rush Convocation gave winter term a \r\ninformation or questions directly to our Corresponding Secretary, Jonathan Wintsch, '95. His address is: WINTSCHJ@GAR.UNION.EDU From the President The beginning of this winter term has brought the issue of housing back into the spotlight here at Fiji. The Notorious Dean of Residence Life, Trish Williams, began . Hope to hear from you soon. Fraternally, the term with an effort to obtain the third floor of our house. We were pre sented with a plan that would give us Alexander L. Johnson, '96 more room on the second floor, but would take away our third floor space, including our second bathroom. Chi 100th Chapter Aniversary We decided that it was not in our best interest to accept this plan, and we have held on to the third floor for the time being. Rush went very well this year as we On the crisp fall weekend beginning Oc tober 8th, over a hundred Chi chapter Fiji's, both old and new, gathered to cele brate the 100th anniversary of the Founding of the Chi chapter of Phi Gamma have 25 eager freshmen that will soon be pledges. It is great to see that our house Delta. hold a maximum of 35 brothers and next fall we are looking at a house of 55. Fur The gathering began informally, when Friday night the undergraduates and re turning graduate brothers "hung out" and got to reminiscing old times. Saturday morning the official festivities stronger than it has ever been, however, these increasing numbers brought more concern about housing: Our house can thermore, after the denial of her proposal Dean Williams is not going to be respon ers officially signed-in at the site of the sive to our request for more rooms. We have taken some action to allow for some of the sophomore class to live in the house next year. The traditional order of former Phi Gam house. senior, junior, and sophomore has been commenced, as returning graduate broth From there it was off to the new house where an old fa shioned Bar-B-Q was being prepared by our former cooks, Brian and Pam Lehan. There were brothers, graduate broth changed to senior, sophomore, then jun ior. We feel that because juniors are most likely to go term abroad that this ers,wives and their children all over the house, out on the front patio, and down would allow for 100% occupancy in the house at all times while allowing most brothers a guaranteed two years in the onto West beach field. house. It seemed like a giant family reunion, which in sense, it was! When everyone had consumed their share of sausage and peppers, ham The house is running smoothly other wise, the housing issue is our biggest problem. We are still having a great time burgers and hotdogs, it was into our din ing room where Steve Wall, '84 said a few and keeping the pong tables in action. words commemorating help with the housing situation to please the weekend. Im- I urge any graduates who would like to \r\nmediately afterwards, everyone got a chance to view the superb displays of paraphernalia representing each decade since our founding. the issues under From the looks of discussion in the contact me at 518-388-5650, or (con't) box 1956 Union College, Schenectady N.Y. 12308. Thank you very much for your support, we hope to hear from you soon. last century, i.e, grades, and social events, things don't seem to have changed much at all! Thanks goes out to the Chi Associa Fraternally, tion for creating this nostalgic presenta President Scott C. Swenson '95 tion Before anyone could sit back and relax, it was off the the Annual Union vs. Alba ny football game. grads alike watched the Union Dutchman demolish their opponents, while sitting in a special Fiji cheering section on the 50 yardline of Bailey field's grandstands. Immediately following the game, the Chi chapter hosted a 'Fiji Forum' in the social science academic building. It was at this time when the undergrads filled in the graduate brothers on the state of the Chapter. officially began on January 5th. Our first event, wings and steamers, occurred on January 12th. An astounding 110 rushees showed up for the event. After that nota ble evening, a full 85 rushees attended our next event, a While eatin, hor d'oeuvre hour. the brothers got to meet quite a number of fine individuals who were rushing our House. In addition to the gatherings at the Phi From there, all Fiji's and their families retired to their places of lodging, to fresh en up and rest up for the night ahead. At 5:30, a hors d'oeuvre and cocktail hour took place in the house for all in volved. After an hour or so of social min gling, it was time for the Formal dinner at Old Chapel. The five-course extravaganza featured a chicken Rush '94 (From Front page) Alumni and Under- superbly prepared lemon entree which delighted the senses. both enticed and When the last cup of coffee had been served, the D.J. began Gam house, there were a number of out of the house events as well. One of the most successful ideas was to allow ru shees to take part in our intramural ath letic teams. This provided a superb chance for brothers and rushees to get to know one another. With so many Rushees, the House had a difficult time paring down the numbers. However on January 26, the Chi chapter hosted it's 1994 White Shirt Dinner, where 31 bids were given out. The dinner spinning tunes from the respective dec ran smoothly, and everyone had a great ades of every generation present. time. As the night progressed, brothers and younger graduates returned to the house to jam to the sounds of the "Style Martly" Band. This closed party- ( alums, brothers and their respective dates/girlfriends/ wives ), all (con't on next page) At the dinner, 21 men accepted their bids to the applause and acclama tion of the Brothers. Presently, 25 men have accepted their opportunity to join the Brotherhood. Our hope is that the Pledge process is as successful as the Rush period. \r\ncelebrated our 100th anniversary to the wee hours of the morning. A special word of appreciation goes out 1994 Elections: A Brave New Cabinet to Steve Wall, Mike Zanta, '83, and Jona than Wintsch, '95, who planned the whole weekend, and made it a success. Civil engineering major, Scott C. Swenson was elected in early January to the presidency of the Chi Chapter. Scott, a junior and native of Bath, Maine was ac tive in the previous cabinet as Historian. A letter from him appears later in this is sue. Start planning Pig Dinner for Norris By Mike Lading '96 The Annual Pig Dinner is slated to be held on May 7, 1994. We are currently work ing with Bill Martin of National to arrange a speaker for the event. More details will be sent out in late February. It's sure to Rounding out his cabinet as Treasurer is sophomore Andrew E. Auerbach, '96, a biology major from Port Jervis, N.Y.; Recording Secretary, Jason M. Newmark, '96, pre-med major from Pittsfield, M.A.; Corresponding Secretary, Jonathan G. Wintsch, ' 95, a psychology major from Durham C.T.; Historian, Lee R. Schachter, '95 a bio/math major from Vestal, N.Y. Scott and his new cabinet have pledged a year of hard work to make the Chi chapter even better. be a great time, so don't miss out! Campus and Community Report 1994 Fiji Formal By Teddy R. Hirshfield, '94 By Andrew Schnider, '96. Chairman In late September, the house took part in many charitable causes. We participat ed in a telethon benefiting the "Center for the Disabled" in Albany. Our efforts raised approximately $1,300 for the or ganization. A few weeks later, the Chi chapter worked in conjunction with (Con't) II After last year's spectacular extravaganza the Formal Committee, (consisting of my self) has decided to once again hold the formal at the Glen Sanders' Mansion in nearby Scotia. It will be held on February 11 Valentine's Weekend. The Brothers, Pledges, and their accompanying dates are anticipating having an amazing night yet again. \r\nBig Brothers/Big Sisters of Schenectady to bring a Halloween Haunted House to un derprivileged children in the community. The now decorate in annual their event had rooms and the the brothers entire house the festive motif. Over two hundred area children them as groups of kids, led by 'scareguides' traveled from room to room. Highlights of the evening included Jon Miller, '95 dressed as a gorilla, Jason Newmark, '96 as a frighteningly realistic skeleton, and Teddy Hirshfied '94 and Scott Swenson '95, wrapped in the burial shrouds of mummies. The children's fear was alleviated a little while later, when the brothers took off their masks , and ate ice cream and can died apples with them. The event was a great A Letter From had their wits scared our of success. So far this term, we have helped sign up donors for a campus sponsored blood drive for American Red Cross. In addition, we are currently formulating plans for another event, the specifics of which are not yet known. Corresponding Our Secretary Hello Graduates! 1 hope this issue of Chi Tama finds you well, and that your holi day season was a good one. You will see from the other articles in this issue that the house is full of activi ties for '94. Not everything is however is fun and games. We have housing con cerns which are outlined by Scott in his 'Letter from the President'. This means that graduate support is more important than ever. Alongside the fact that we, the brothers, would love to have more graduate brothers attend our functions like the Pig Dinner, it is important that the school realize that Fiji graduates still care about their chapter. The school will see this if many of you are present at our events. They do notice too; administration officials have been known to drop in on Athletics and Awards by Mike Lading, '96 some of these events. That's the news from my desk...see you at Pig Dinner. The Athletics and Award commitee has been very busy this terms. We are in charge of procuring all recreational equipment for the house, such as Ping Pong paddles. Ping Pong balls, pool sticks, Jonathan G. Wintsch, '95 Corresponding Secretary broomball sticks, etc. Our big project for this term was to go out and buy a brand new football for the Did You Know: house. You see we have been playing snow football thanks to the 800 or so inches on the ground. Our other ball has According to Co-Steward Dagan Lacorte, a cholesterol filled diet will actually add years to your life! become pregnant and(con't) looks ready \r\nto explode at the seams. My collegue, Greg Kalish, '95, attended to this task John Roberts, '89, is an Ass't District At whole heartedly, and went all over town to find the best ball at the best price. torney in Brooklyn, N.Y. Greg landed a "Wilson Varsity, (collegiate pattern)" model. You should see this baby. It can be thrown over a hundred Perry Levy, '89, just got married. yards!! We are also in charge of intramurals. year of graduate studies at Wharton. Right now, we are iniolved in ice hockey, Brad Peters, '89, is in the midst of a med broomball, basketball, and volleyball. We have gotten off to a rough start, except ical school education, and is happily mar Kevin Bottigieg, '91, has begun his first ried. for our 'A' Broomball team, who look ready to grab another championship for the house. Good luck guys! Stan Kittiziger, '89, plans to graduate from Albany Law school this spring. John Concalvis '91, will have a big spring: He plans to get married and graduate from Albany Medical school. Jay Freeland, '91, is 2nd year member of the GE Audit Staff. Alumni News (Small) Paul Malatestia, '87, just became a father. This means Matty Mai '91, is now an Uncle! Mr. &, Mrs. Pat Larkin, '88, have just an Robert D. Malfetano, '94, is currently hard nounced the birth of their first child. at work putting together the 1994 Chi Tama Swimsuit Edition. Submissions are welcome and encouraged. John McCormick, '86, recently began working for Ernst & Young. THIS JUST IN!!!! Mark Eeldstein, '86, has finished his Ob/ Gyn residency in St. Louis and has joined a medical practice in Chicago. Mike A. Zanta, '83, is planning to get mar ried in the Fall of '94! He is marrying a lawyer, so we know he's in it just for the Carmen Saginario, '80, was made a Part money ner at the law firm of Mudge, Rose. Steve Wall, '84, and Steven Koelbel, '84, will both be in the wedding party. Dave Asia, '89, and Steve Goldwyn, '89, have both law school. successfully graduated from \r\nWe would love to hear from Graduate brothers. We'll try to print as much as often as possible. Don't delay,fill in the form now. DO-IT-RIGHT-NOW. Thanks -AJ Please send any information to; Phi Gamma Delta Att. Chi Tama Dept. Box 1075, Union College Schenectady, NY 12308 Name: Current Address: Current Occupation: Currants, Turnips, and other Legumes: News of Interest: Year Graduated: \r\nPhi Gamma Delta Box 1075, Union College Schenectady, NY 12308 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Schenectady, NY Permit #00417