FIJIUGA Kappa Deuteron Chapter ofPhi Gamma Delta Winter 1995 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia REPORT OF THE PURPLE LEGIONNAIRE by Jere W. Morehead (Ga. Faculty) At the Officer Transition Retreat a few months ago, Kappa Deuteron's incoming and outgoing officers formulated several important goals for 1995. Since that time, the tmdergraduate brotherhood has evaluated these proposals and expressed its undivided support for accomplishing at least three important tasks this year: 1) extending graduate involvement in summer rush activities with a goal of returning undergraduate membership size to 90 brothers; 2) maintaining our status as the #1 fraternity in academic standing at UGA by introaucing several new incentives for individual academic achievement by brothers; and 3) expanding our community service outreach by adopting a local elementary school, Alps Road Elementary, and sponsoring several events at the school this year. These three goals are well on the path to completion. First, we gained nine new pledges through winter rush, and we hope to recruit several graduate brothers to assist the chapter in sponsoring summer rush programs. For the past two years. Bill Bass has supported a very successful event for summer rushees in Atlanta, and we would like to expand these rush efforts to other parts of the state. Second, we maintained our #1 academic standing fall quarter with a 3.01 GPA and will be introducing, at the beginning of spring quarter, several new programs to encourage brothers to keep academics as their priority. Many doubted the chapter's ability to regain the top position on this campus in academic achievement. Now that we have #1 again, we do not want to lose it. Finally, the brothers already have spent several afternoons at Alps Road Elementary upgrading the school's playground and will be involved later this spring in the school's Festival and Field Day activities. Alpha Delta Pi Sorority will be working with us in these projects as well. Several individual brothers also are planning to volunteer as Big Brothers at the school. I am gratified by the commitment our chapter continues to show in the values that make our chapter one that we can be proud to call our own. I look forward to visiting with you at Pig Dinner in April! \r\nFIJIUGA Winter 1995 -2- A SUCCESSFUL WINTER RUSH by Scott Harris ('97) Rush Chairman Phi Gamma Delta has just recently finished a successful Winter Rush with nine pledges. Among these pledges are two varsity athletes, Maury Beasley ~ currently playing in the #1 slot on the UGA golf team and Andy Griffin who is currently on the swim team and has an outside shot at the Olympic Team in one event. A goal was set for Winter Rush and that goal was met. Now is the time to move ahead to Fall Rush where we have also set a goal to attain in order to bring the chapter back to the level of membership it once had. Fall Rush may seem far away, but our Spring and Summer rush events will be coming up soon. Spring quarter is where we hope to make a big portion of our goal. We hope to have a majority of our Fall pledges by the time the Summer Rush events have come around. Graduates, please help us in any way that you can. It would be much appreciated if you could turn in as many names to us as soon as possible so that we might get the jump on some of the other fi-atemities. We are now working on planning Native Weekend, and we have decided to bring a few deserving rushees to Jock Connell as well. Our Summer Rush plans are being made and any assistance with the planned events would also be appreciated. So let's all work together for a successful Fall Rush! THE RHO TRITONS Maury Beasley Marshall Beckham Kirk Brown Andy Griffin Ryan Hood 'mw ■ Dublin, GA Atlanta, GA Nashville, TN Morrow, GA Atlanta, GA Owen Johnson Ken Mulrane John Polhill St. Mary's, GA Atlanta, GA Thomasville, GA Josh Shoemake Forsyth, GA I \r\nFIJIUGA Winter 1995 -3- THE GAVEL REPORT ALPS ROAD ELEMENTARY by Jason Hudson ('96) Chapter President by Drew Wade ('96) Winter quarter has been a very busy one for the brothers of Kappa Deuteron. With the recent initiation of our fall pledge class followed by winter rush, there has not been Kappa Deuteron has teamed up with the Alpha Delta Pi sorority for a new philanthropy project. Together, we have adopted Alps Road Continuing a great tradition of service. much time to sit back and relax. Our Winter Elemtary Rush was a big success and much of the credit goes to our Rush Chairmen Scott Harris and Education. Philanthropy Chairman Russell "Rudy" Baker ('97) has coordinated this joint Leverett Lunceford. Their hard work and effort with the help of Mrs. Margie Shedd, enthusiasm enabled us to pledge nine outstanding individuals which makes this the largest winter pledge class for our chapter in recent years. Among these nine young men are two varsity athletes and one legacy. In building upon this winter rush success and the abilities of our Rush Chairmen, the chapter has wife of Brother Peter Shedd. Thus far, our a goal of a 30 man fall pledge class. I personally think this is a very attainable goal if both the graduates and undergraduates will work together to reach it. In looking ahead to Spring Quarter, it appears that we have a full calendar of events including the Norris Pig Dinner on the weekend of April 28-29. This weekend promises to be an exciting time for the graduates to venture back into Athens for some fun times and just good 'ole "hanging out with the brothers." Our Fig Dinner Chairman Jeff Elrod has already begun planning the activities for that weekend which will include a dinner Saturday night in the main ballroom of the Holiday Inn. In addition, the dedication for the plaque containing the names of all those brothers who donated money to the house is tentatively set to take place in the courtyard before dinner on Saturday. I am looking forward to seeing all of you in Athens on the 28th. School as their Partners in involvements have consisted of landscaping the school's playground and common areas. Plans for this spring, however, include our participation in their Spring Festival, as well as for the school's Olympic field Day. By adopting Alps Elementary, Kappa Deuteron has embarked on a wonderful new relationship. Instead of a single fleeting event during which the brothers' impact could only be felt for those few hours, this new project fosters a nurturing association between the fraternity and the children of the school. In addition to the manpower we provide for improving the school's grounds, Fiji's and ADPi's alike can serve as positive role models by showing them the benefits of a continued commitment to scholarship. Therefore, in this new relationship. Kappa Deuteron hopes to make a serious impact on the all important education ofthe community's children A \r\nWinter 1995 FIJIUGA I Kappa Deuteron at a glance: President Jason Hudson Treasurer Rec. Secretary Corr. Secretary Russ Blankenship Randy Jessup Tripp Blankenship Historian Drew Wade Rush Chairmen Scott Harris Leverett Lunceford House 3 Cloverhurst Court Officers' Quarters Athens, GA 30605 (706)353-8282 Editor Scott Weaver ■••r: (706)546-4167 If you have an interesting story or information about brothers elsewhere, please send relevant infoniiatiotr, articles, etc. to the FIJI house care of the FIJIUGA editor. We'd like to congratulate Gainesville Brothers Jimmy Adams who has been awarded Jaycees Man of the Year and is expecting a baby, and Mark Budenheim who has just returned from the far corners of the world. Welcome home, "Grits!" a MAR Kappa Deuteron of Phi Gamma Delta Glory 3 Cloverhurst Court Athens, GA 30605 PE usaG 12 USaddrcssesonly Mr. Bill Martin The Fraternity of Phi Gamma nm T.Red Mile Road Delta 1201 P-0. Box 4599 Lexington/ Kentucky , 40544-4599 iiliiifliiiililtiliiliintilulililililiililiililiililiiliiiil .