The HoosierFIJI Phi Gamma Delta Zeta Chapter Fall 2015 Edition Ground Breaking Ceremony a Success On July 22, 2015, approximately seventy-five graduate and undergraduate brothers of Zeta Fiji attended a ground breaking ceremony at the location of the new house at 431 North Woodlawn Avenue. There were wonderful speeches given by Housing Corporation President, Pete "Sky" King (1976) and Chapter President, Andrew "Denzel" Bruns (2016). The three largest donors to date, AKA the "Big Dogs", Jeff "Boomer" Fettig (1979) - Whirlpool CEO, Alan "Felix" Graf (1975) - FedEx CFO, and Ted "Beaver" Dickman (1983) - BKD CEO also gave inspiring talks at the ceremony. The house is on track to be completed in September of 2016. Thank you to the Building Committee for all their hard work to make this new house a reality. Pig Dinner Moved to Spring This year's Pig Dinner will be moved to the Spring Semester. The date is set for February 20, 2016 and will take place in Bloomington. The exact location and time of the event are yet to be determined. Be on the lookout for more information as we move closer to February. Also included in this edition: Beechwood Second Century Campaign Progress Update (Pg. 2-3) Undergraduate Update (Pg. 4) \r\n631 Persistence B2CC Fundraising Update and Donor Recognition “Much more work remains to be done. We are working daily to close the current funding gap of $2.4 million. We need all of you to help us spread the word—“Be One of the 631.” “We are currently at76% of our financial goal and 66% of our participation goal. Currently, 421 Brothers are in and 210 of our Brothers are missing from our goal of 631 donor participants. And the Zeta standard has never been a 76%. All gifts matter. Who’s missing from the list? Is it your fraternity father/son? is it your pledge trainer? Call them and tell them the simple truth: Zeta Chapter will rise from the foundations being laid at 431 N. Woodlawn today—you don’t want to miss this opportunity, Brother, to give to the future like so many Brothers before us provided for our future. It is more than persistence now. It is now about the Zeta we will build for the next century. All of you now are a part of a rich and storied history. Pass it on. Damn glad to be a Zeta Fiji” Brother Pete “Sky” King , Zeta House Corporation President Excerpts from his opening remarks at 7/25 at groundbreaking ceremony *As of September1, 2015 \r\nGame Days at Beechwood 631 E. Third Street ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 431 N. Woodlawn Avenue ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contact the following brothers for more information: -Pat “Weeble” Lindley -’84 (patrick.lindley@cushwake.com) -Adam “Tonka” Gemmer - ’10 (apgemmer@gmail.com) -John “Sledge” Morris –’82 (morrisjohn@me.com) -Jeff “Chuckles” Andress –’83 (talktochuckman@gmail.com) -Pete “Sky” King – ’76 (pck@lawdogs.org) -Andrew "Denzel" Bruns – ’16 (andrewsbruns@gmail.com) -Joseph "Friday" Froehle - '17 (jtfroehle17@gmail.com) \r\n- Undergraduate Update Last Spring, the Zeta chapter earned an overall GPA of a 3.29. Congratulations to brothers Woody "Oscar" Kipp (2018), Collin "Simba" Campbell (2017), and Scott "Clutch" McClary (2016) for earning a 4.0. - Upcoming Events - October 30 - November 1: Indiana University Dance Marathon - November 21-29: Thanksgiving Break - December 14-18: Finals Week - February 20, 2016: Pig Dinner _________________________________________ -Zeta Welcomes PC '19The newest Zeta pledge class has joined the house. This year's class has 30 new members and represent seven different states. This class comes in boasting a 3.8 GPA, 1800 SAT, and 28 ACT average. There is no doubt that the class of 2019 will continue to uphold the tradition and legacy of Zeta Fiji as we transition toward the new house. - Final Football Weekends This fall, all graduate brothers are invited and encouraged to come visit 631 before each home football game. Two hours before each game, a member of the current Cabinet and a member of the Housing Corporation will be at the house welcoming graduate brothers and showing them around the house for potentially the last time. Following the game (hopefully a Hoosier victory), we encourage all graduates to visit 8th and Woodlawn to see the construction of the new house. Do you have a potential rush candidate? Please send any potential rush candidate’s contact information to phigamrush@gmail.com. Also, please direct the candidate to the website at zetafiji.com where they can fill out a rush form and learn more about the chapter. Questions for the undergraduate chapter? Did someone you know not receive the newsletter? Please reach out to Sam Curts at sjcurts@ indiana.edu if you would like to be added to the Zeta mailing list or have any questions.