THE FIJI NEW YORKER Spring 1995 New York University Founded 1892 NU EPSILON CHAPTER OF THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA When College Songs... I iEJLj Na EPSIUON \r\nTHE FIJI NEW YORKER THE NU EPSILON CHAPTER OF THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA New York University SPRING 1995 Founded 1892 Over 100 Years of Excellence JOHN TZANOS, Editor-in-Chief RODRIC H. BROGAN, News Editor VLADISLAV NOVAK, Sports Editor PUBLISHED BY THE NU EPSILON CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA 3 WASHINGTON PLACE. 2nd FLOOR NEW YORK, NY i()()03 ERIC GIOIA. President. DANIEL PEREZ. Treasurer. MATTHEW DALLAS. Recordin}- Secretary. MICHAEL DAVIS. Corresponding Secretary. NICK PELIS. Historian. Circulation 1,500 © 1995 The Nu Epsilon Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Table of Contents On the cover: Photographs of the past three Nu Epsilon residences (clockwise from top): John Ben Snow Hall, 31 West Fourth Street, 3-5 Wash ington Place. Features: Fiji: The glorious days of old P. 5 Tradition of Service continues The Nu Epsilon sports tradition continues at NYU Nu Epsilon machine marches to success P. 9 P- 10 10 NE Fiji: The Star on the Diamond P- H Departments: Letter from the Editors P- ^ Nu Epsilon: Tales from the road Where are they now? P- 4 P- ^ Quotations The Fiji New Yorker • Spring 100.5* Page 2 \r\nT.pttpr front thp EditnrK Brothers, Spring is in the air, and with it comes new growth and prosperity. Now is an occassion to look back on our accomplishments, as we set our new goals for the future. When our chapter was chartered in 1892, we were christened the "newly initiated," or those "having sworn." One hun dred and three years later, Nu Epsilon brothers are certainly no longer new initiates into Phi Gamma Delta, but we still live by our oath. We look back with great pride at Nu Epsilon's "Glo rious Days of Old," while reading through the past incarnations of our chapter newsletter, an unbroken tradition for over three decades. So much has changed; the faces, the names, the houses. Yet, so much remains the same. We walk boldly into the future carrying with us the same fire, the same strength as a brotherhood, and the same commitment to excellence that those brothers of old carried with them. Looking towards Nu Epsilon's future, we are holding our annual Norris Fig Dinner on April 28 at the Cornell Club, the guest speaker being Archon Kenneth Sobel (Arizona '75). This is the event in which you may renew your vows as a Phi Gam, and see how your undergraduate chapter is doing. Recently, a Nu Epsilon delegation at tended the Princeton colony's first Pig Dinner, in order to observe how the colony is starting out, and to show our support for their efforts. Nu Epsilon is also looking forward to its an nual Professor Cocktail. This is a great oppor tunity for our educators to see who and what we are. Last spring, twenty NYU faculty members attended the event. This year's cocktail prom ises to be even more successful. The Annual Street Fair is also on the upcom ing Fiji calendar. It is scheduled for Saturday, May 20. This, our largest charity fund-raiser, is not the only philanthropic activity of the season. Earlier this term, more than a dozen brothers donated blood for a blood drive. In May, Nu Epsilon brothers will be taking under-privileged children to Knicks and Yankees games. Broth ers will be taking part in a book-reading for multi-handicapped children at the School for the Deaf in Manhattan. Fiji is also sponsoring a shoe drive for the homeless, and a visit to the Rusk Institute with toys for children too ill to be home this Easter season. We do all this, so that we may create our own glorious days. John Tzanos '96 Rodric H. Brogan '96 Perge! The Fiji New Yorker • Spring; 1995' Pu^e .•? \r\nNu Epsilon Tales From iFireside chat: Lance Stendal (Minnesota '94)1 land Brad Petrella (Akron '87) pose with Skip| iBuckley (Wittenberg '80) at Regional Academy. By Rod Brogan '96 On Saturday, February 18, the Delta Colony at Princeton held its inaugural Pig Dinner. The event, held in Princeton's Nassau Club, was attended by graduate brothers from other chapters who live in the area, and by members of the neighboring chap ters at Adelphi, Columbia, and NYU. Seven Nu Epsilon brothers were on hand to support the colony in its efforts to become fully installed as a chapter by next Ekklesia. Initiated at Princeton only last May, the colony is already 25 men strong, with Bob Maloney (Lehigh '68) acting as Purple Le gionnaire. The keynote speaker was Archon Skip Buckley (Wittenberg '80), who spoke of his envy of the colony's unique ability to start a chapter anew. The Road The event was a great success, and the Nu Epsilon contingent enjoyed the honor of signing Princeton's inaugural Pig Dinner placard, which is to be framed and kept as an important bit of history by the colony, for time immemorial. Following the dinner, the NYU brothers travelled to nearby Rutgers, to party with the Nu Beta chapter brothers. Nu Beta's endless generosity and spirit of brotherhood was greatly appreciated. {Rod Brogan majors in Journalism in the College of Arts and Sciences.) A I.SO in Nu Epsilon road news, five broth ers attended the 1995 Northeastern Regional Academy. The academies are co-ordinated by the national headquarters, and provide chapter delgations with a weekend of in struction on how to run an effective chap ter. Rush, pledge education, and party management were some of the key issues discussed. On hand for the event were the ubiquitous Skip Buckley, Brad Pet re 11a, and Lance Stendal. (News Editor's note: Thanks, Skip, for commenting on the fact The Fiji New Yorker • Spring /VV.s • face 4 \r\n\EDITOR'S NOTE: ing. He disclosed that under the "Group Living One essential word in every fraternity man's vocabulary is the "house." As true in Nu Epsilon care of the house and would also hold title to the today as it was in 1892, the "house" has been the structure. The chapter, however, will pay all car one permanent fixture in every Nu Epsilon brother's life. The following segment will begin with an article on John Ben Snow Hall, the final chapter house Nu Epsilon owned in the Heights campus. It will recount the move to Greenwich Village, and the immense challenge of finding a new home for Nu Epsilon. It will describe the gold-mine that was 31 West Fourth street, taken away from us at rying charges. the start of this decade. We offer you these passages, as a tribute to you. Phi Gamma Delta would be nothing without its rich history; Nu Epsilon would be a shadow of what it is today without its graduates. There would be no John Ben Snow Hall, 31 West Fourth street, or the twelve other quarters Nu Epsilon has called home over this past century and three years, with out them...without you. The two Cheney Cup awards were for you just as much as they were for us, the undergraduates. So we ask you to take a moment and read. Take this "time machine" back to all the good times you had in your versions of the "house." Try and think of how it would have been without a house, then think of us. We already know how it is to function without a house. It is not up to par with your experiences. Try to help bring us up to par. -JOHN TZANOS '96 Plan," the University will be responsible for the MR. VAN BOMEL said that the house has been financed through donation by Fiji alumni and will be placed on University property at Coring Place and the Hall of Fame Terrace. A house mother, the practice in a good number of colleges, will be in attendance at the house. "She can see that the kitchen is equipped properly and take care of the boys' diets," he said. The former National Dairy Products board chair man noted that while five contractors are bidding on the house, the cost will be in excess of $200,000. Completion is expected before the end of the sec H sr ft ond term. THE OLD CHAPTER house will be bought by the University. Mr. Van Bomel speculated that CTQ perhaps another fraternity will purchase the house and move in. "Other chapters are trying to do what we have done. We're the pioneers since many other fraternities are raising money for the same thing," he said. Operation of the house will be similar to that of dormitories. Painting, plumbing and other repairs will be taken care of by the University. "The University will maintain the house but the frater nity will have the use of the house for perpetuity," he said. MR. VAN BOMEL explained that the chapter would not be subject to any other new regulations. The University will also have no more control over the occupancy of the house "than if you own the la house yourself," he added. The new Fiji house will have 16 double rooms, a large carpeted living room, vinyl floors, and a C/5 stainless steel kitchen. It will be of a Georgian type architecture. OX) a> NYU SPONSORS FIJI HOUSE H CEREMONY TOMORROW Heights Daily News of New York University. a Volume XXX, Number 8, Wednesday, October 5, 1960. By Arnold Messing Construction of the first University sponsored fraternity house will begin tomorrow with ground breaking ceremonies for the $200,000 Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity House. L. A. Van Bomel, a mem ber of the Board of Trustees of the University, told the News that the three-story, red brick structure will contain many innovations in fraternity housThe Fiji New Yorker • Spring I 995 • Page 5 \r\nFIJI BASEMENT DESTROYED BY FLAMES Heights Daily News Of New York University. Volume XXXIX, Number 4, Tuesday , September -I-..- ♦ 'Jrm. Ajsr 23, 1969. By Mike Bassett Arson was used as the instrument of vengeance against Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity last Saturday morning, leaving the house's basement a darkened, ^ V ' ' Y, - 9l: ' V gutted wreck. -A' - Booked for the crime is a sixteen-year-old sus pect from the Heights neighborhood who was ejected H from a Fiji party at about 2 a.m., just before the fire started. His capture came when Fiji brothers cornered six alleged arsonists in Mannion's Tavern on Fordham O Rd. shortly after the blaze was extinguished. They held them there until Provost W. Lewis Hyde ar FRATERNITIES TO SHUT DOWN rived with 46th Precinct patrolmen. WITH CUNY TAKEOVER Six arrests were made, but five of the youths, C/5 [their ages] ranging in their late teens, were re leased for lack of evidence. The single suspect was later arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court. Phi Gamma Delta's rough night started with the ejection of the neighborhood youths. The broth ers, after repeated warnings, forced nine men and two girls to leave. Then they smelled smoke. There was no explosion, unlike last year's more destructive firebombings. The smoke brought sev eral fraternity members running to the basement with fire extinguishers. One member, who had his scuba tank in the house, rushed to the blazing basement using the apparatus to breathe. The alarm, logged at 2:07 a.m., brought several fire units to the scene, but the brothers of Phi Gamma Delta had the fire in their home largely under control when firemen arrived. Damage was confined to the furnished base ment of the quarter million dollar house on Loring DiD Place. According to one brother, the bar and other objects in the room, which runs the lenth of the house, were damaged. Estimates of the cost of repairs to fraternity property run to $400. There is no estimate of damage to property of the Univer sity, which owns the house, John Ben Snow Hall. A brother said yesterday that complete esti mates and the beginning of repairs will come after the insurance assesor inspects the damage. Another, describing how the arrested youths had threatened to "blow up the house", commented, ["these guys are sick." Burglaries and vandalism of fraternity houses continue to mount rapidly with an increased num her of incidents expected to occur over vacations and intersession. Two years ago both Zeta Beta Tau and Tau Epsilon Phi fell victim to assaults which brought financial losses of almost $2,000. The Fiji New Yorker • Spring 1995 • Page 6 Heights Dally News of New York University. QTQ Volume XLII, Number 10. By Ellen Wayman Fraternities, once the mainstays of campus consciousness, face final collapse in June with NYU's exodus from the Heights. Suffering from a process of rapid deteriora tion, which began to surface in 1969, the brother hoods are plagued with near-zero pledges and soaring maintenance costs that will probably mark the de mise of all but one house. With the exception of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), no other fraternity is presently arranging a transfer to the Square where NYU undergraduates will be centralized in the fall of 1973. FIJI, which plans to relocate within several a blocks of Washington Square Park, is currently eyeing a three story town house at 15 Washington Mews. The university is obligated to relocate the or ganization because of its decision to sell Fiji's house on Hall of Fame Terrace, which is valued at cr $250,000. The fraternity headquarters was do nated by alumni members of the organization with the intent that only FIJI members would be entitled to the use of the off-campus facility. All other fraternities were pessimistic about future plans, with some houses hinting at dissolu-| tion even before the end of the year. None of the eight houses have definite plans to offer. In most cases most members speak of "ten tative" proposals but refuse to commit themselves to a final decision. Not one of the Heights organizations claim to have chapters or affiliations with other fraternities at the Square. The University Heights houses pride themselves for theirdisassociation with other brotherhoods. Symptomatic self-pride will in ail likelihood bring an end to the last remnants of a dying institution. a \r\nVILLAGE^/^ 7 - No. 1 Fan 1984 New York University o QTQ PHI GAMMA DELTA SPONSORS VILLAGE STREET FAIR c« If Village Fiji of the Nu Epsilon Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. Volume 6, Number 1 On Saturday September 25, 1982, the Nu Epsi with professional ingenuity. lon Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta sponsored the every week in the Village Voice for a month before probably would have. The marketing of the entire event was done An ad was placed First Annual Phi Gamma Delta NYU Street Fair. the fair. Initial contact and solicitation of vendors The fair spanned three city blocks on Washington Place from Washington Square Park East to Broad way. This was our biggest community event in many years. The fair provided entertainment for was attributed mainly to the Village Voice adver NYU students as well as the residents of the Green wich Village area. Planning for this event began back in the spring, when the brothers decided it was time for the big gest and best fraternity on the New York Univer eJD t-shirt, some records, or even a wool sweater. none of these things caught your fancy, then the pretty young ladies drawing hand painted tattoos tisement. For the purpose of advertising the event to New York City residents, advertisements ap peared in the weekend sections of the New York Post and Daily News. Advertisements also ap peared in weekly papers such as The Villager and the Metropolitan Almanac. On radio, public ad dress announcements were aired over WPLJ, WINS, and WOR. All of this advertising was free of sity campus to pull off a long-overdue large-scale community event. With the fraternity in such a unique setting as New York City, it was not an easy charge with the exception of the Village Voice ad.f dar this year, the other being a blood drive in the from the fair to the Manhattan Bowery Project, the Proceeds from the street fair were donated tol the Manhattan Bowery Project, an organization that chore for the brothers to come up with a really big specializes in rehabilitating the homeless who suf community event. The street fair was the first of fer from alcoholism and assist them in finding two newly scheduled events on Nu Epsiion's calen employment. Along with donating the proceeds spring. fraternity hired 7 of those rehabilitated to assist in The street fair consisted of over 70 profes sional vendors, all of whom had to pay the sponsor the clean up at $10 per hour. That added a very nice finishing touch to the whole fair. (us) in order to sell their goods at the fair. There In August, when the first vendor payment was were all kinds of food available at the fair; Italian food (sausage & peppers), Greek food (souvlaki received, it was deposited into the newly estab lished Phi Gamma Delta Community Endowment and shish-ke-bobs), Filipino food, Mexican food, Fund. On October 7, the brothers of Phi Gamma Delta donated $1,500 to the Manhattan Bowery selling Italian Zeppoles. If you were not really Project out of their newly established Community not to mention a Health food stand and a booth hungry, you could have bought a beautiful tropical plant, some handsome jewelry, maybe a hand painted Endowment Fund. The Fiji New Yorker • Spring 1995 • Pcipe 7 \r\nDormitory on 14th Street and Union Square. I mi Life at both 3-5 and Carlyle is very different from what we were accustomed to at 3 1 West Fourth Street. Both groups, however, are slowly making the adjustment. After all, this move is only tempo rary. .. -It When the chapter moved, it was feared that there would be a division between the Brothers at Carlyle and the Brothers at 3-5. Fortunately, and 2;^. jSH rE VACATES HOUSE TO ASSIST sm O 5/5 CQ 'TS YU WITH REPAIR |The Fiji New Yorker of the Nu Epsilon Chapter f Phi Gamma Delta. Spring 1992. By Coring thanks to great leadership and optimism, this did not happen. In fact, hard times brought the broth erhood closer together. Another fear, which was also a big concern, was Fiji's loss of visibility on campus, a luxury enjoyed at 31 West Fourth St. To boost our pres ence in the campus news, the chapter added both a blood drive and a shoe drive to our already long list of community service. Spring Rush, however, was obviously affected by the move. A whole Tamaro '93. week's worth of events had to be canceled. The beginning of the Spring '92 gave a change of address for the Nu Epsilon chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. On February 7, the chapter moved from its result, we initiated only four probationers this spring. However, they are indeed "certain gentlemen of quality." The chapter will need good men to lead home at 31 West Fourth Street to our temporary location at 3-5 Washington Place. This was indeed consistent with Nu Epsilon's it back to 31 West Fourth Street. By no longer living in the house, Nu Epsilon realized why Phi Gamma Delta rises far above the turbulent history of moving from house to house. rest. The chapter moved into 31 West Fourth Street in University Heights campus to Washington Square in 1972. That move, of course, forfeited the chap keep a chapter strong, it is the people who make up the Brotherhood. Nu Epsilon persevered through its hardships this semester, just as our alumni and undergraduates will work hard to eventually see early 1974, following NYU's relocation from the It's not the bricks and mortar of a house that ter's beautiful home in John Ben Snow Hall. After the chapter move back to its home. nearly 20 years of prosperity at 31 West Fourth Street, Nu Epsilon now finds itself in its 14th (Coring Tamaro '93 is a junior in NYU's Gallatin "house" since 1892 - its temporary home on the Division. He was recently elected Nu Epsilon's second floor of 3-5 Washington Place. Representatives of the chapter and the Alumni lOOth Chapter President.) association met with NYU Vice President for Stu m EPSIDON dent Affairs Margo Marshak and Vice President for Administration Robert Goldfeld on January 30, undergo a renova tion effort to meet with the current fire and safety DJD to learn that the house needed to codes. pC H As a Nu Epsilon will be working with the University to raise funds for the repair of 31 West Fourth Street, with hopes of completing construction and moving the chapter back to its home early next year. In the meantime, however, Fiji has not let this move dampen its 100 year commitment to excel lence! The "Temporary Fiji Floor," as we like to call it, sleeps 18 brothers. It has one single for the |Graduate Assistant, seven doubles, and one quad. he other half of the brotherhood resides in the ["Temporary Fiji Colony," which consists of three uads scattered throughout the Carlyle Residence The Fiji New Yorker • Sjyrin^ 1995 • Page H CAMPUS \r\nTradition of Service Continues Where are They Now? By Rod Brogan '96 Here is a list of just a few of the brothers who have contacted us recently, both in-person at our func tions, and through correspondence. By Eric Unis '98 Social service in our community is one of our tnost important values as members of Phi Gamma Delta. This setnester the brothers of Nu Epsilon Mike Shua '92 - Stockbroker, Prudential Bache have made an even greater commitment to commu Securities nity service. Several events have already taken Claude Kananack '99 - "Absolute Shite" place and more have been planned for the future. Alex Kugler '93 - Paralegal, Rogers and Wells Marty Racanelli '92 - First year, St. John's Law Russell Redgate '93 - Financial Analyst, Taglich With great enthusiasm, the entire brotherhood has demonstrated our strong belief in philanthropy and our pledge to help those in need. During the week of February 27, Nu Epsilon Brothers, D'Amadeo, Wagner, and Co. sponsored a blood drive at the NYU Blood Donor Center. The drive was set up by Social Service GraduateForum committee co-chairmen Edmund Wrenn '96 and To Phi Gams donated blood, more than in any other all graduate brothers: As part of our continuing efforts as to active keep as possible workings of Nu will a be Forum" graduates Epsilon, new of the there "Graduate appearing installment in in the the Fiji next New Yorker. Please send all submissions to: IPka Mm Atttos 61 M®w Gammsi l]p)§fin©m €Ihiaptt©ir Ffip M®w Y®irlk©ir Emt Smfllt© Y®ir]ko Sttir®©t£ 1®S M¥ 1®®®3 our Space is available. Please call : (212) 443-1740 Contact person: Michael Davis Discount rate for Nu Epsilon graduates. Vincent DePasquale '98. Approximately twenty fraternity. Because of its success this year, the blood drive will remain as an annual Fiji service event. In April, the fraternity began a campus-wide sneaker and shoe drive for New York's homeless. Collection boxes were set up in all of NYU's resi dence halls and in a few neighborhood apartment buildings. Over 200 pairs of shoes were collected in only a week. On Thursday April 13, brothers Rod Brogan '96, Domenick Sgambelluri '97, and prospective brother Ian Colletti '98 participated in a book reading for children at the New York School for the Deaf in Manhattan. The brothers acted out parts from the children's favorite stories, making an af ternoon of fun for the kids. On Saturday, April 22, ten brothers worked in conjunction with the New York Junior League to reconstruct a dilapidated elementary school playground in the East Village. The most ambitious of Nu Epsilon's planned community service events is an all school "Superdance" planned for October 14, 199,3. The Dance-a-thon will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America. Brother Sgambelluri will be in charge of planning the event. The entire NYL' community has been invited to participate in the dance. Fiji has received enthusiastic support from the School administration as well as from the student body. Any assistance would be appreciated by the chap ter and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Eric Unis is a Politics major i Th c Fiji New Yorker • Spring /Md.S • Paste \r\nThe Nu Epsilon sports tradition Fiji continues at NYU By Niko Moustakis '96 and Vlad Novak '98 The great Fiji sports tradition of the Cann brothers continues to grow. This semester the brotherhood exhibited great skill and talent in every major NYU sport, including wrestling, lacrosse, hockey and swimming. The lacrosse team has been fortunate enough to have three brothers take part in it this year. Broth ers Munged Hassan-Dolah '96, Mark Bhasin '96, and Ryan Utarnachitt '98 are critical members of the team. Graduate brother Russell Redgate '93, who helped found the team six years ago, serves as Assistant Coach, helping to steer this core of su perstars and the rest of their teammates in the right direction. But lacrosse is not the only sport in which the Fiji influence can be found. Brothers Stephen Dver the top: Brother Chris Rapisarda '97 puts he ball over the net to carry Fiji to another victory. Nu Epsilon Machine Marches Fiji's lead NYU toWrestling Championship to Success By Vladislav Novak '97 Having completed a victorious Fall semester, the brothers of Nu Epsilon are looking forward to Spring sports. Yes, spring is in the air, and for the Nu Epsilon Fijis this only means one thing: softball. Daniel Perez '95 and James Choe '96, the brothers in Inzeriilo '97 and Alcibiades Hernandez '97 are integral pieces of the NYU wrestling team. Steve weighs in at 134 pounds, while Alci wrestles in the 177 pound class. Their great strength and speed has lead the team to the championships, which were hosted by NYU this year. On the ice, newly initiated brother Phillip Gershgorin '98 has definitely made his mark during his rookie season. His 16 goals and 21 total points led all rookies on the team; Phil is ranked fourth overall on the team roster, gaining the reputation of being the fastest and strongest player on the ice. Niko Moustakis '96's successful first season on the NYU Varsity swim team has been enough to help send NYU to the NCAA swimming champi onships held in Atlanta, Georgia. Niko was lucky enough to travel to Barbados to train with his teammates during the Winter Recess. This helped him reach personal best times in both the 50 meter and 100 meter free-style events. (Niko Moustakis is an International Business and Finance major in the Stern School of Busi ness. ) charge of this year's softball team, have been rudely awakening the house every Saturday morning be fore the crack of dawn for practice. Well, maybe not before the crack of dawn, but definitely by the crack ot noon! Having polished their skills, the Nu Epsilon softball team is anticipating a winning season. On the water basketball front. Phi Gamma Delta has been unstoppable. the Coles water-sports facilities. Nu Epsilon has a large reserve of excellent swimmers and basketball players, which is why Fijis have come out on top in every match to date. This year's power lifting competition has been just as successful. The brothers of Nu Epsilon have swept all three weight categories. Tommy Tsatsaronis '96. Domenick Sgambellurl '97. Mark Bhasin '96 and Niko Moustakis '96 hold the heavy weight division title Stephen Inzeriilo '97 and Edmund Wrenn '96 captured the middle weight division, and Jon Eng '97 brought in the light weight divi sion title The Fiji New Yorker • Sjtrinti 1995 • Pdife 10 Despite the funny rubber caps and impeding rubber tubes, which constitute the standard equipment of a water basketball player, Fijis do not find it difficult to chase after the slippery ball in the midst of chlorinated waves of \r\nRevs It Up NE Fiji : The Star on the Diamond By Jonathan Eng '97 After a vigorous spring training, the Nu Epsi lon Softball team is off to a strong start this year. Headed by captains Daniel Perez '95 and James Choe '96, the team has been throwing strikes and aiming for the fences at East River Park. Nu Epsilon has added ten new recruits to their already potent roster. David Himmelstein '98 looks Slip-sliding away: David Himmelstein '98 stands over a fallen opponent, concentrating on one thing...VICTORY! to be a promising outfielder, and Vincent DePasquale '98 is displaying his tremendous slugging ability. Unlike the replacement Major League baseball teams, Nu Epsilon has genuine star players. Pitcher Eyal Talassazan '96 has returned to the mound. Last year, he had three shutouts and a string of impressive wins. Infielder Mark Bhasin '96 will be stepping up to the plate with his phenomenal .470 batting average. This year the squad is looking forward to an other great season. Each player contributes to the game, whether by slugging the ball like Nick Pelis '96, running the bases like James Choe '96, chasing down fly balls in the outfield like Mike Davis '96, You're supposed to kick it!: Niko Moustakis'96 poses with the ball. Later that same ball found Jjie_0£j?mien_ts_n£_L____^__^^^_^^_^_^^^_ In the Volleyball competition, Fiji has gotten off to a 3-0 start on the season. Having come back or throwing them out at home plate like Chris Chung '96. With teamwork and synergy, Nu Epsilon has kept our team victorious. (Jonathan Eng majors in hath International Busi ness and Finance in the Stern School of Business.) from a grueling three-week vacation. Nu Epsilon brothers jumped on the court with a renewed enthu siasm to repeat last year's winning performance. Dates The nucleus of the team, James Choe '96, Ri chard Londono '96, and Vlad Novak '97, is well t complemented by the long bench of willing and able athletes. In the season opener, the Fiji ma chine was rusty: the passes were off the mark and most of the hits wound up in the net. After a quick time out and a pep rally organized by the specta tors, Fijis came out swinging. Benefiting from Choe's sweet sets, Vlad Novak came away with 12 kills on the match, most of them from back row. As the weather gets progressively warmer, Nu Epsilon Fijis are looking to increase their already commanding lead over the other fraternities in this year's All Sports competition. It looks like the All Sports Trophy will reside within the Fiji House once again this year. (Vladislav Novak majors in Sociology in the Col lege of Arts and Sciences.) o Remember Frank Pig Norris Dinner Friday, April 5:30 p.m. Street Saturday, 10:00 28 Fair May a.m. -6:00 20 p.m. The Fiji New Yorker • Spring I99S • Page II \r\nQUOTATIONS The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving. -Oliver Wendell Holmes Independence is my happiness, view things as they are, without to place or person; my country world, and my religion is to do and I regard is the good. -Thomas Paine NONPROFIT ORG. ' i New York University The Nu Epsilon Chapter of U..S. POSTAGE PAID PHI GAMMA DELTA 3 Washington Place, 2nd Fl. NEW YORK, NY PERMI T NO. 793 1 New York, NY 10(112 Address correction and forwardin.a requested. Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) Hanover College P. O, Box 48 Hanover, IN 47243 j 1