?»Tv\l Published by Upsilon Alpha Chapter of THE Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta AT THE University of Arizona TUCSON,ARIZONA SUMMER 1995 A Letterfrom the President UPSILON ALPHA FINISHES A GREAT YEAR Dear graduate brothers. Greetings from Upsilon Alpha. I know it seems like it has been a while since you got a Campanilla from us, but it is out now, and we hope you like it. Things have been going great for us down here in Tucson. In the fall of 1994, we took 49 outstanding men during fall rush and initiated 45 of them. The following spring, we took 10 men in rush and will initiate eight of them this fall. The brothers are all looking forward to another strong fall rush. This year at the Greek awards, we did very well. We took first place in interfraternity relations and first in the GAMMA award. For those of you who do not know what GAMMA is, it stands for Greeks Advocating the Ma ture Management of Alcohol. We also placed third in social service and re ceived an honorable mention in public and community relations. We are looking forward to another strong showing next year. This year for the Pig Dinner, the brothers decided to do things a little differently. We had a joint dinner with International Headquarters is in the process of raising money for the house. The way that they are doing this is by an extremely new program called CHEF, or the Chapter House Endowment Fund. For those of you who are not familiar with it, bear with me while 1 briefly explain. CHEF is a new fundraising option. It allows you to donate through the Educational Foundation directly to the chapter house. The beauty is that the money you donate is tax deductible. When enough money is raised, the house takes out a loan from the Edu around the house in a while, let me be the first to tell you that the physical structure is in dire straits. It is not due to the negligence of the active mem bers, but simply because of the fact that the house is getting old. 1 chal lenge all of you to do as much as you can to help restore 1801 East 1 st to the beautiful structure that it used to be. With the help of our graduates, the house will soon be back to the won derful place that it was when many of you used to live here. If you are ever in Tucson, please feel free to stop by the house for lunch, cational Foundation. The payments dinner or just a visit. If you want to are devised according to the size of call in advance and let us know that you want to come by for a formal the loan, and the money is then put back into the CHEF account, with the interest going to the International Fra ternity. Grants can also be taken out of the fund if the money is going to be used for scholarship purposes. That way, we can add a computer facility onto the house, an addition which is needed greatly. dinner or chapter meeting, please do so. We hope that many of you gradu ates still have an interest to be in volved in the house and that you will satisfy it by getting involved once again. Remember that Fiji is "Not for college days alone." Dave Jackson President For those of you who have not been the brothers from Arizona State, up in Casa Grande. The dinner itself was a big success and was enjoyed by all brothers who attended. O ® Socially, our functions have been second to none. 1 would like to thank Jack Dominy for doing a greatjob this semester. The semester was high lighted by an extremely fun Purple Garter and also the house favorite. Is lander. The brothers did a great job putting the party together, and many felt it was the best one in years. Finally, 1 would like to talk to all of the graduate brothers about house renovations. As most of you know,the The beamsin the front ofthe Upsilon Alpha house are removed due to erosion. New beams have been placed on the list of house renovations. \r\nPage 2 I CAMPANILLA Summer 1995 Campanula is published by the men of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of Arizona for members and friends. Graduate news items, photo graphs and change ofaddress no tices should be sent to Upsilon Alpha Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, c/o Newsletter Program Headquarters, P. O. Box 77720, Los Angeles, CA 90007-0720. I Initiates Fernando Acosta Thad Armstrong Edward Bently Andrew Braccia John Bryan Adam Campbell Thomas Campbell Stuart Carey Timothy Carter William Clarey Andrew Cleary Vincent Clougherty David Daane Robert Danielson Robert Folz Bryan Geisbauer Matthew Halvorsen Jeffery Henderson Christopher Kerr Collin Kilroy Daniel Kindregan Christopher LeGuluche Joshua Lingerfelt Ryan Lynch Jason Maneely Michael Marzorati Adam Matz Jeremy Moore George Morrill Nicholas Paget Galen Price Brothers and their dates enjoy another successful Black Diamond. Upsilon Alpha Social Year in Review This spring finished another suc cessful year for Upsilon Alpha. Fiji was once again second to none in our social status on campus. The fall se mester got the year off on the right foot with many TGs and parties at the house. The football team stirred up Phi Gam functions. Purple Garter was a racing success at Tucson Greyhound Park, and the brothers gambled away all of their money. Spring Fling was a slam dunk with the women of Delta Gamma,and the dunk booth we sponsored pros excitement in the rec hall, which led pered. For some reason, the winds car to our annual Kickoff Classic with the rying "Islander season" blew in a little women of HBO. By Homecoming time, the Phi Gams were rolling; with early this year, and palm fronds began stacking on the basketball court. About the women ofKA0,we celebrated the two weeks before Islander,the Phi Gams Homecoming Week festivities. Around Westerner time, Fijis were seen shining up their boots and buck les, and loud "yee-haw" cries could be heard echoing around Old Main. Just when everything seemed to slow down and the dreaded finals were just around the comer, in came the ever greens and Christmas spirits rose as the bros prepared for the Black Dia mond. With all of this partying, the brothers kept their heads, and we be gan the spring semester by accepting first place honors from GAMMA for the responsible use of alcohol at all could all be found at the Recreation Cen ter trying to catch up on some lastminute workouts. Alarms blared at 6 a.m. on the big day, and Connie and the bros could be seen at the Plaza Hotel bar (only if you knew the secret handshake to get in!). Islander tumed out as incred ible as ever, and that familiar Islander feeling engulfed the courtyard as it has for decades. After finals,the brothers all went home to catch up on some muchneeded sleep; there is always next year to think about. JackDominy Social Chairman Jeremy Rhodes Todd Russo Nick Scull William Smith Scott Sutera Spencer Tyler Mark Vanis Richard Wagner Joseph Watson Bradley Willard The pledge class of 1994 provides the entertainment at Black Diamond by singing carols to the rest of the party from the roof. \r\nSummer 1995 Page 3 CAMPANILLA Islander Turns Into a Homecoming for Brother Bryan Black Homecoming '95 This year's Homecoming game will be against the Ducks of Oregon, whom we will surely stomp. Come join us! Fiji will be celebrating Home coming on Saturday with an open house for all brothers, casual at tire. There will be a pre-game cocktail party at the house and dur ing the game; brothers who wish can stay and watch the game on the end of the year, new initiates reap the benefits of their first year in the '95 into one of the most special in history. Bryan continues to travel down the hard road of recovery in his home town of Dallas, enduring eight hours of physical therapy every day. Those of us who know Bryan are certain that someday he will fully recover, due to his tremendous amount ofpersistence. fraternity and it is a chance to say The brothers of Phi Gamma Delta celebration will include a catered goodbye to the seniors. However,this year Islander took on yet another role, that of a homecom ing. During the spring of 1994, there was a tragic automobile accident that involved three Fijis. All three sus tained injuries, but one was hit much worse than the others. Bryan Black await patiently for next year's Islander, and the return of Bryan Black. buffet with an open bar, live music and entertainment with Vegasstyle craps, roulette and blackjack. It promises to be a special occa sion, so make plans to be here! As the school year ends, the broth ers ofPhi Gamma Delta turn their eyes to Islander. Together as a unit, each brother takes on the responsibility of building the legendary party. The party is a special experience for sev eral reasons: it is a chance to celebrate Nick Papanikolas Robert Bassett our big-screen TV. Our post-game Chapter Officers went into a coma and there was little hope that he would live. The brothers were devastated, and the progress of Islander was put on hold as brothers rushed to Phoenix to stand by Bryan's bedside. When Bryan pulled through, the critical stages ofIslander resumed; however, all thoughts remained on The 1994-95 year has seen some tremendous achievements by the brothers of Upsilon Alpha, and we firmly believe that we will continue to improve and succeed in the years to come. Of course, it helps to have a great group of chapter officers to lead the way to success. Our chapter's of ficers are doing an excellentjob keep Bryan. Finally, Bryan came out of the coma, but a road of rebuilding re mained in front of him. Through in tense physical therapy, Bryan showed tremendous progress. Bryan and his ing us organized and motivated enough to do our best in every en deavor. Our president is David Jackson, an parents set a goal of Bryan being re MIS/MAP major from New Orleans, covered enough to make the trip back LA. David is a fine example of a Fiji leader who has done great things for our chapter. Keeping track of Upsilon to Tucson to see his friends and his first Islander. As the year went on, we would hear encouraging reports of Bryan's progress. Finally, in early spring we received news that Bryan was strong enough to fulfill his goal of coming to his first Islander. Accompanied by his parents, Tom and Susan Black, Bryan returned to Fiji on Friday afternoon before the fes tivities got underway. Although Bryan had not fully recovered his speech and was still dependent on his wheelchair, it didn't stop him and his brothers from an emotional homecoming and enjoy ing each other's company. Bryan made it back for the night party and the entire day party, turning Islander Brian Carlstead '97(left)catches up on old times with Bryan Black '97. Alpha's books is treasurer Logan Daniels, an engineering major from Upsilon Alpha Spring Pledges Ryan Stickler Poway, LA Brian Goodman San Louis Obispo, CA Justin Brechtel Matt Maison Fullerton, CA Phoenix, AZ Robert Steinberg... San Diego, CA Ross Robinson .... Sacramento, CA Daniel Ballard Glendale, AZ Peter Genovese .... Little Silver, NJ Portland, OR. Our recording secretary and corre sponding secretary are both account ing/finance majors. Recording secre tary Brett Polachek is from Phoenix, while corresponding secretary Brian Carlstead is originally from Chicago, IL. Historian Nick Papanikolas, a na tive of Tucson, does an admirable job as chapter historian. Together, these men provide the excellent leadership that any success ful fraternity needs, and we are glad to call them our brothers. \r\nPage 4 CAMPANILLA Summer 1995 Newsfrom Upsilon Alpha Graduates 0founde for the Blake Johnson '49 is retired as the owner ofan independent property and liability insurance agency. He tells brothers, "The highlight ofmy college life was being sofortunate to have an association with thefine, outstanding young men of Upsilon Alpha. I look forward to hearing of them and their accomplishments."Blake and his wife, Jeanne (HBO), have three children, Steve, Janet and Vic. Upsilon Alpha brothers can get in touch with him at 4216 Stonedale Rd., Fort Worth, TX Jeffrey C. Derickson '72 has been elected president of the University of Arizona Bobcat Alumni Association for 1994-96. The organization was purpose of pre serving the unity and welfare ofthe University ofAri zona and is com posed ofmembers of Bobcats, the ment Group,a pre-employment behav ioral analyses systems company. He writes, "Thank you for sending me a copy ofthe Campanula. As an under graduate, the Campanula seemed to be something I was indifferent about. However, now that I have graduated,I love to read every word." David is a member of Big Brothers of Orange County. Upsilon Alpha brothers can reach him at 25 Via Lucca #H120, Irvine, CA 92715. senior class hon orary. Founded in Steve Todd '72 is president ofthe First members per year are selected on the basis ofleadership,character and schol arship. T.D. Danny Romero '22 was the very first president ofBobcats,and over the years, more Phi Gams have brothers, "Our bank will be the prime 76116. National Bank of Arizona. He tells Michael J. Aboud '67 is a lawyer in his firm of Aboud & Aboud, PC. He tells us, "I probably can't dunk any more, butIcan still palm a basketball or anything else ofsimilar size." Of his fraternity experience,"Bod" tells us, "It has provided me with a tremendous network of very success fulfriends in various occupations and endeavors, and this emphasizes that Phi Gamma Delta is notfor college days alone." He and his wife, Sally (AAA), a retail store owner, have two daughters, Kimberly and Leslie.Write to him at 100 N. Stone, Ste. 303, Tuc son, AZ 85701. Peter A.Mayer'55 is a self-employed traffic engineering consultant. He writes, "I am avidly preparingfor re tirementand teachingpart-time at Uof A—talk aboutgoing back!"He and his been selected than from any other or ganization. There are now over 1000 Bobcats and they are currently respon sible for putting on Homecoming. As an undergraduate, Jeff held many offices, including chapter presi dent. He was selected as the Wilkinson Award winner for District IX as the oustanding senior ofthe fraternity. Since then, he has served as a mem ber of the house Corporation, presi dent of the Tucson Graduate Chapter, chairman ofthe Board of Chapter Ad visors and purple legionnaire of the Upsilon Alpha Chapter. He has been on the BCA since 1979 and received a wife, Joanne, an Indiana State alumna, Citation for Distinguished and Excep tional Service to the Fraternity in have six children,Peter,Pam,Pat,Peg, 1987. Elyse and Tony. Upsilon Alpha broth ers can contact Pete at 6320 N.Camino Arco, Tucson, AZ 85718. A dentist from Tucson, Jeff is mar ried to the former Cece Batow, who is currently a national officer for Pi Beta Phi. They have three daughters and are active in many community organi sponsorfor the Phoenix Alumni Asso ciation/Touchdown Clubjointgolftour namentat Gray Hawk.Ihope the broth ers in the Phoenix area willsupport the tournament."Steve has two children, D.J., 19 and Kevin,16.Send"Tin Man" a letter at 8201 Pecan Grove Cir., Tempe, AZ 85284. Robert E.Duncan'65 is president and owner ofTerramarr,Inc., a health care provider, medical supply business,ex port trading and finance business. "Buzzy" tells us that he was recently appointed to the Council ofAdvisors to the Chairman of the Export-Import Bank ofthe United States,representing small businesses in the US. Ofhis fraternity experience, he tells us, "Having spent a large part of my career involved in international busi ness,I have met brothers in every con tinent in the world! The common bond was always strong and its ongoing in fluence has a daily impact on working relationships and respectfor others. I have alwaysfelt that I have received morefrom the Fiji experience than I have given—maybe that, infact, is the Frederick A. Fielder '35 shares this news with brothers: "I made several zations. Jeff is listed in Who's Who lifelongfriends in Phi Gamma Delta. I Among Students in American Colleges beauty ofthe Fiji experience. have been retiredfor 15 years after 46 and Universities, Who's Who in Ari zona, Who's Who in the West and Out "I have permanently moved to Leawood, KS. I participated with standing Young Men in America. Drop him a line at 762 N. Country Club Rd., ing the highly successful 1994 Tucson, AZ 85716. Ekklesia in Kansas City. David H. McNichoIs '88 is president and owner of the Predictive Manage rently reside at 13025 Alhambra St., years in mining, machinery and manu facturing enterprises.Iwas CEO ofsev eral companies. I was honored last year by being elected an Honorary Bobcat at the University ofArizona." He lives at 655 Quail Dr., Green Val ley, AZ 85614. brother Rick 'Rollaway'Allen in host He and his wife, Terri (AF), cur Leawood, KS 66209.