Golden Eagle A publication of the Theta Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta y Tennessee Tech University September 1995 A Great American Homecoming scheduled for October 27 - 28 BBQ Tent Party is Featured Event Homecoming '95 will be celebrated on October 27th and 28th. This year's theme is a patriotic salute with a special emphasis on the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. Over 200 Tech veterans from the war will serve as Grand Marshals for the parade. Also, participat- ing will be the five Army Generals who are TTU alums. And this year the Fiji Kazoo band will be marking their 17th consecutive ap- pearance in the parade. (The GEFiji would like to know who to credit with the cre- ation of the Kazoo Band. If you know, drop us a line.) Highlighting Home- coming this year for Phi Gams will be a chance to see the renovated Chapter House, and to attend the barbecue dinner and tent party following the ball game. Q HOMECOMING WEEKEND ACTIVITIES ~ OCTOBER 97 - 28 FRIDAY OCT 27TH 5PM PEP RALLY IN MEMORIAL GYM 8PM UNIVERSITY YOUNG ALUM PARTY AT THE CLUBHOUSE (ON 8TH STREET) SATURDAY OCT 98TH 9:30 AM PARADE FEATURING 17TH EDITION OF KAZOO BAND 11:30- 1:30 UNIVERSITY PIZZA PARTY *** ON THE SOUTH PATIO. 12:30- 1:30 | OPEN HOUSE AND RECEPTION AT THE CHAPTER HOUSE 2:00 TTU VS. MURRAY STATE BBQ DINNER/TENT PARTY AT THE HOUSE COST $5 PER PERSON {RESERVATION FORM ATTACHED) ***Best deal for game tickets. You get pizza party tickets for lunch plus a game ticket all for $6. (Game tickets through athletics are $8.) Order pizza party tickets through TTU Alumni Office by sending in the reservation form from the University magazine, VISIONS, or by calling 1-800-889-8730. For more info contact Matt Graves at 615-372-5797 or Lee Wray/TTU Alumni Office at 1-800-889-8730. \r\nFall 1995 Pledge Class _ INSIDE THE CHAPTER Eric Allison Jackson Jason Reed Kingsport Daniel Aytes Memphis John Robison Adamsville Matt Atyes Memphis Phillip Robison Henderson Mike Berg Brentwood. Rick Siders Adamsville Dustin Brothers Springfield Andy Sprik Crossville Ron Chandler Mt. Juliet Brandon Walters LaFollette Joe Cherry Paris Chris Weaver Kingsport John Cole Rogersville Joey Whitten Selmer Cory Cook Mt. Juliet Scott Crowder Halls Pledge Class Stats Brent Ellis Oneida 22 freshmen 7 upperclassmen Mark Fansler Cookeville 11 from West Tennessee Lee Felton Warwick, MA 9 from East Tennessee Jason Greene Dickson : com ee oe : om out-of-state Jay Horton Ramer Average ACT 25 Doug Johnson Knoxville ‘Ki hish school GPA 3.1 Andy Jones McMinnville vetoes Men ee y z Over 50% participated in high school sports Matt Leonard Kingsport 9/ ici in hi F Dylan Minertooth Clee ead 100% participated a high school extracirricular activities ‘aioe | Brandon Miller Adamsville Largest pledge class ever for , Trey Newby Chattanooga Theta Tau Chapter Q. Island Week nets $2,000 for MS The 2nd annual Fiji Island Week held September 18 -21 raised $2,000 for the Mul- tiple Sclerosis Society. Six sororities and five fraternities participated in the week of activities. Over 150 Greeks were in attendance at the house each night Monday through Wednesday and over 1,200 students attended the band concert at the Armory on Thursday night featuring the Velcro Pygmies. Each night's activities featured different competitions between the groups. All activities had an "island" theme and included -- "Love Boat" skits, ‘beach ball" relay, limbo contest, tug-of-war, and hula- hoop contest. The money raised will go to benefit multiple sclerosis research and patients from the Middle Tennessee area. Q \r\nGR ai 18) House Gets $32,000 in Improvements D REAMS sometimes take a while to become reality. But with persistence, they can be seen through. And so it has been with the recent improvements to the Chapter House. Over three years ago discussion began about putting vinyl siding and a new roof on the house. Various fund-raising efforts were made, and although they were somewhat successful, not enough money was raised to pay for the improvements that were needed. In fact, just over a year ago the house had reached such a state of disrepair that the ceiling in the apartment was completely ruined from leaks that during major rain storms become small replicas of Burgess Falls. The original wood siding from 1940, with its layers and layers of paint, had begun to fall off the house. In the fall of 1994, the house corporation, Tech Fijis, Inc. (TFI) was reestablished with a board made up of Dewayne Coffey, Bill Greer, John Rector, and Lee Wray. TFI immediately went to work preparing lists of house needs and gathering cost esti- mates. Because of the immedi- ate needs, the Board voted to apply for a second mortgage from International Headquar- ters. * The loan was approved and repairs and improvements began. The house and the apartment have been reroofed and they both have vinyl siding covering the old wood siding. Other improvements include new carpet in the apart- ment and the upstairs bed- rooms; new outside security lighting; the rewiring of all cable and phone lines; wiring of a house sound system with indoor and outdoor speakers; remodeling of the kitchen; and a wood fence along Peachtree. There are still a number of improvements to be com- pleted: remodeling of the upstairs hallway, including the enclosing of the heating and AC ductwork; repairs to the ceiling in the apartment; repairs to other ceilings; and a wood deck to be built off the patio. All improvements should be com- pleted by the 15th Anniversary Pig Dinner in April. Q Thanks to all Brothers who have made contributions to TFT in the past few months: Theta Tau Undergrads $1,500 AJ Bahou Hal Balthrop Russ Bradley Bill Carman Dewayne Coffey Tim Hemken Jeff Hibdon Richard Holt Jofin Rector Bill Scott Lee Wray \r\nRADUATE NEWS — Scott Brewer — currently serving as PL for the Chapter. Married Connie Grubbs in August. Scott is director of physical therapy at PHC Home Health Care. He and Connie live at 1045 Fisk Road #£8, Cookeville, 38501. Curt Chaffin — in his 3rd year of med school at UT Memphis. Kong Chen — married to the former Pam Greene. Kong is completing his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt. Dewayne Coffey — quality control engineer at Teledyne-Laars-Stillman Projects in Cookeville. Brad Dozier — graduated in May '95. Married the former Jennifer Faoro, Phi Gam Sweetheart 94/95, in July. Bill Greer — married to the former Jennifer Darnell. Bill is a sales associate for WAEW radio station in Crossville. And Jennifer works for TAP Publishing while working on her Master's. Mason Guy — completing his thesis for his MS in 7 Engineering at TTU. Tim Hemken ~ Tim and Amy live in Huntsville where Tim is quality assurance manager for Chiptec, and Amy is an engineer for NASA. Bennett Jared — an investment broker with JC Bradford in Cookeville. David Olive — minister at Faith Baptist Church in Georgetown, KY (outside of Lexington). He and wife Kathryn have a daughter, Kayla. Perky Plumlee — an attorney in the planned giving office at Purdue University. John Rector —project engineer for Teledyne-Laars- Stillman in Cookeville. David Speight — electrical engineer with the City of Cookeville Electric Department. He married the former Jill Jenkins, Phi Gam Sweetheart 89/90, in December '95. Billy Joe Worthington — is the principal of Clarksville High. Some e-mail addresses — Tim Hemken: hemken@aol.com AJ Bahou: ajbahou@aol.com Lee Wray: rlw8925@tntech.edu Curt Chaffin: cchaffin@utmem1.utmem.edu Mason Guy: bmg9611@tntech.edu Tony Marable: tdm7669@tntech.edu Neil Brown: 75014.1135@compuserve.com Kong Chen: chenkong@vuse.vanderbilt.edu URPLE IDE ¥x Tech Phi Gams hold both the SGA presidency - Jay Banasiak '97 - and the IFC presidency - Keith Edmondson '96. In 1984 the same occurred when David Olive '85 served as ASB (now SGA) president and Martin Hunt '85 served as IFC president. vx Dewayne Coffey and John Rector were the winners of the '95 Jack Lepp Award for their work with TFI and the house improvements. vx The Chapter again did well in awards last spring winning the Campus Life Award for the 10th time in 12 years. In International competition the Chapter received Honorable Mention in the Condon Cup for most improved chapter and the Zerman Trophy for campus involve- ment. Tony Marable placed 3rd in the Crowder Cup for best faculty advisor. y™ x Jay Banasiak is once again “Awesome Eagle." Last year Jay placed 18th nationally in _ Division 1 mascot competition. vx Chad Smith '97 is serving his 2nd year as Head Manager of the men's varsity basketball team. \r\n“= Golden Eagle Fiji ) Theta Tau of Phi Gamma Delta 527 Peachtree Avenue PAINS N54 Cookeville, TN 38501 April 19th and 20th Mark Your Calendar Now PLEASE FORWARD NEWS FOR GRAD UPDATES Even if you are not visiting for Homecoming give us some news about you -- new address, new job, info about your family, or anything else you'd like the GEFiji to pass on to your Brothers. Use the space below and return to 527 Peachtree, Cookeville, TN 38501. HOMECOMING RESERVATION FORM PLEASE RESERVE BBQ DINNERS AT $5. NAME, I UNDERSTAND THE DINNER IS AT THE HOUSE AND BEGINS AT 5:30 PM. RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY TUES OCT 24TH. CHECK MUST BE ENCLOSED. THANK YOU. PERGE!