The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta LAMBDA TAUKS Lambda Tau Chapter at Texas Tech University Since 1954 Spring of 2005 Edition New Fiji Website Under Construction Find a Pledge Brother Feature—^An auto mated database that will allow the user to enter The Lambda Tau Chapter has had a self-maintained website for the last several the name of a Lost Brother and find whatever infomiation the Chapter currently has on him years. However, with a Chapter that is continu Chapter Roster—A feature that will contain a ally growing, we have realized the need for a current list of all current Undergraduate Brothnewer, more powerful means of organization and communication. Some time around the middle of this summer, our Chapter will be ready to launch a new, state of the art, website that can facilitate the needs of all Undergraduate Brothers, Graduate Brothers and prospective new mem bers. The new website will be: www.techfiii.com. This website will be acces sible to anyone who is interested in our Chapter and will contain a variety of new ap plications that were not possible before. The Monday Letter—An online version of the Chapters weekly publication of the Mon day Letter The Lambda Tanks w/ Back-Issue—An online version of the Chapter Newsletter ineluding a link to request previous issues that were missed Please visit www.techfiii.com soon to see how the Chapter is doing. Some of the new features on the web site will include the following: Chapter Remembers A.C. Sanders Jr.—2 Semester At-A-Glance—A feature that will display all of a semesters cuiTcntly planned events Contact Updates—A way for graduates and undergraduates alike to keep contact infomiation up to date Rush Fiji—A feature that will include a rush calendar, our new rush video and contact infor mation for prospective rushees Social Service Calendar—Displays all com munity service events taking place during a semester 51st Annual Norris Pig Dinner—4 2005 Pig Dinner Award Recipients—5 Brother David Reed Honored—6 Mitchell Moses Nominated for Wilkinson Award—6 \r\nSpring 2005 Lambda Tauks Chapter Holds 51st Annual Norris Pig Dinner The 51st Lambda Tau Norris Pig Dinner was held at Lubbock Country Club on April 23, 2005. The day included a golf outing at the Rawls Course a Graduate Chapter meeting prior to the dinner that evening. Brother Alton R. Griffin, '51, former Purple Legionnaire and Coulter Cup recipient, delivered the main address. A casino night was conducted by Brothers Chip and David Woody followed the din ner. Brothers initiated in 1955 were presented with Golden Owl certificated and pins in honor of their fifty years of membership. Undergraduate awards selected by the undergraduate Brothers were presented at the dinner and are listed on Page 4. The undergraduates also selected Brother Barry Orr,'78, as the recipient of the Tom G. Parks Outstanding Graduate Award. Brother Parks' grandson. Spring 2005 Pledge Cole Parks, assisted Brother David Pool in presenting the award. It was accepted by Brother Orr's son, Alex Orr, '07, since Barry was out of town and unable to attend Pig Dinner. 'hi ': ■ 1 f: W-' ' The Purple Legionnaires of the Lambda Tau Chapter selected Matt Sherwood to receive the Purple Heart Award. Other nominees for that award were Brother Mitchell Moses,'05 and Brother John Allen,'05. Brother Sherwood Graduated this Spring with a cumulative grade point average exceeding 3.8. During his years at Tech, Matt served as Corresponding Secretary of Lambda Tau and held a variety of other positions in the Chapter including Intramural Chairman this past year. Page 4 \r\nSpring 2005 Lambda Tauks 2005 Golden Owl Recipients George Nelson David Thompson Don Hay Jim Tapp Jimmy Nickell Jerry V. Cook Shell Cunningham Bill Bristol Wallace Smith Bob Lapham Dick Lowke Jack Link James McCulloch Walter Schuler Curtis Tally Bill Bean David Pool Kary Mathis Jack Boggess Norman Igo George Wall Don Allison Dick McCline Robert Macina George C. Wilson Robert Lee Johnson 2005 Pig Dinner Undergraduate Awards The Donnie Baker Intramural Award—^The member selected by the undergraduate chapter who has best represented Phi Gamma Delta in intramural competition Matt Sherwood The Benny Bedford Outstanding Pledge Award—The outstanding pledge in his class, selected by the undergraduates, based on his relationship with his Pledge Brothers, his scholarship, and his hard work on behalf ofPhi Gamma Delta Spring 2004—Rob Magness Fall 2004—Mason Moses The Terry Grantham Brotherhood Award—^The member selected by the undergraduates, who through his interactions with his Brothers has demonstrated acts of self-sacrifice on their behalf, has best exemplified the qualities of true fraternal fnendship Tyler Ferguson and Chris Cotton The Alton Griffin Community Service Award—The member selected by the undergraduates who has brought honor to Phi Gamma Delta through his outstanding efforts and unselfish contribution to the Lubbock Community Ryan Worley The Marlis Smith University Service Award—The member selected by the undergraduate chapter who has brought honor to Phi Gamma Delta through his service to Texas Tech University Mitchell Moses The George Nelson Purple Heart Award—The member selected by the undergraduate chapter as having demonstrated "Service Above Self in his work for the Fraternity Richard Rees The Purple Heart Award—Selected by the Purple Legionnaires ofthe Chapter and awarded to the undergraduate who best exemplifies the values of Phi Gamma Delta: Friendship, Knowledge, Service, Morality and Excellence Matt Sherwood Page 5 \r\nLambda Tauks Brother Reed Honored by Business BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1970. He currently resides at 1909 Cottonwood College Valley Circle South, Irving, Texas 75038-6216 On April 15, 2005, Brother David A. Reed,'70, was honored by the Rawls College of Business Administration with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Brother Reed retired in 2000 as Senior Vice Chair of Ernst and Young LLP, one of the world's largest professional service firms. He has significant experience in many vertieal industries, with primary focus on technology-driven compa nies, plus exceptional strategic roles with venture capital, private equity and investment banking organizations. He is currently Managing Partner '■S id for his family's investment fund. Causeway Capi tal Partners, LP. Additionally, he is co-founder of ANSR Source, Inc., a global information technol ogy and business process outsourcing company with India-based service delivery. Other endeav ors include public and private board service and advisory consulting. Brother Reed received his Mitchell Moses Nominated for Wilkinson Award Mitchell J. Moses, '05, has been nominated by Tim Glowa, Section Chief for Lambda Tau, to receive the 2004-2005 Cecil J. Wilkinson Award, given to the undergraduate Brother selected as the most outstanding undergraduate in Phi Gamma Delta. The result of the winner of this prestigious award will not be notified until later in the summer; however. Brother Moses is certainly a worthy candidate. Mitchell was named Outstanding Greek Man of the Year by the Texas Tech University Interfratemity Council his freshman, sophomore and junior years. He was President of the Freshman Council and on the Tech Student Senate in his following years. In his senior year, Mitchell was elected President of the Texas Tech Student Body. He was elected President of his pledge class, served his initiation semester as Chairman of the Campus Involvement Committee, as Chapter Treas urer his sophomore year and as Chapter President his junior year. He also served the Chapter as Rush Chairman in the Fall of 2004. He attended two Fiji Aeademies in St. Louis and the Atlanta Ekklesia during his college eareer. Mitchell worked in a youth eamp as a counselor during his summer vaca tions. He played several intramural sports for the chapter and also maintained honor grades. He has been accepted to Graduate school beginning August 2005 and plans to enter law sehool. George Nel son, current Purple Legionnaire of Lambda Tau said of Brother Moses, "In all my years as Purple Legionnaire at Texas Tech, I have not had the occasion to meet and work with a more outstanding individual." Page 6 \r\nSpring 2005 Lambda Tauks f Brothers enjoying working at the Lions Club Pancake Festival. i m /I Fall 2004 Pledge Class Initiates Page 7 \r\nLambda Tauks Spring 2005 Graduate Brothers Here, There and Yon Kris Liptack,'02, is Territory Manager for Implant Innovations, Inc. He is now at 1000 Henderson Street Apt. 329, Fort Worth, Texas 76102; Cell; 817-422-3035; e-mail kiDtak@impIant.com. Matt Freeman,'97, and wife Deana, announced the birth of identical twin daughters, Sidney Elizabeth and Sarah Grace, in Houston on December 1, 2004. Bob G. Anthony,'54, has moved to 621 Silver smith Lane, Charlotte, Nortli Carolina 28270. Chris Agness,'96, was married on Jime 4,2005 in Bullard, Texas to Sunny Kay Wheeler. Neil G.Cartwright,'00, is married and has one child. He and his wife, Amanda, live at 7202 Village Oaks Drive, Avon,Indiana 46123 (Indianapolis area). He works as a sales representative for DePuy Orthopedics, a Johnson and Johnson Company; e-mail neilcartwright@,hotmail.com;(W)317-289-3062;(H)317-839-0261. L.A.(Butch)Brundage,'65, now lives at 494 Kennedi Drive, Whitesboro, Texas 76273;(H)903-564-9666; e-mail labrundage@starband.net. Lilo Burney,'66, has moved from Brownwood to 382 Shiloh Church Road, Crawford, Texas 76638-3092. Michael K. McDermott,'63, lives at Route 4, Box 22112, El Prado, New Mexico 87529;(H)505-751-9514. Clayton Black,'92, still lives in the Denver area and is now Regional Engineer for Anchor Wall Systems, covering nine states throughout the U.S. Clay ton and wife Jessica are expecting their first child in June 2005;(C)303-547-2069; e-mail cblack@anchorwall.com. Chad Collins,'96, now resides at 40 Patriot Hill Drive, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920; e-mail ckcollins@peoplepc.com. Brian J. Smith,'04, married Melissa Michelle Williams on May 21, 2005 in Lubbock. Raymond Jenkins,'76, is President of Frost Bank,P.O. Box 2678, McAllen, Texas 78502. Clayton Black,'92, announced the arrival of future Fiji, Clajdon Parker Black at Amarillo, Texas on April 19, 2005. The parents were on their way back to Colorado from a baby shower in Clay's hometown of Slaton, Texas, but little Clay decided to be a Native Texan rather than a Coloradian, the boy is already showing good judgment. Jeff Owen,'99, married Jamie Johnston and has completed his medical education at Texas Tech medical school. Stephen K. Asher,'88, is Retail Advertising Manager for the Palm Beach Post. Brother Asher's new address is 102 Executive Circle, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436;(V)561-820-3655;(F)561-820-8660; e-mail sasher@pbpost.com. Brett Butler,'04, works for Plains Capitol Bank at 2911 Turtle Creek Blvd. Suite 1300, Dallas, Texas 75219; 214-252-4160; Fax 214-252-4098. He has moved to 2819 N. Fitzhugh,#2211, Dallas, Texas 75204. His e-mail is bbutler@plainscapitol.com. Brad T. Ralston,'99, is President of the Tech Letterman's Association, and Gary D. Hughes,'69, is President-Elect. Both were outstanding pitchers on the Red Raider Baseball Team while in college. Nathan Hinkle,'04, will marry Shannon Tyler of Hurst on August 26, 2005 in Burleson. They will reside in Houston where Nathan is employed as a merchandiser with the Home Depot Division of Black and Decker/Dewalt Page 9 \r\nSpring 2005 Lambda Tauks ■ls> Bricks Still Available m- If you have not purchased a brick in the Memorial Brick Garden at the lodge, you still have an opportunity to. The bricks cost $500, and the money goes toward the White Owl Housing Foundation, Inc., our house corporation, that helps to keep the FIJI lodge one of the handsomest on Greek Circle. Payment plans are available. If you have already purchased a brick, consider purchasing another as a memorial in re membrance of a lost Pledge Brother. Your brick will be permanently installed in the patio area of the lodge, inscribed with your name and graduation year. By purchasing a brick, you help to insure that the housing corporation always has sufficient funds to pay taxes and in surance as well as to make repairs and major upgrades to our prized lodge. Be sure to provide the name and graduation year that you wish to have engraved on your brick. Send money for your memorial brick to: White Owl Housing Foundation, Inc. c/o Jert)^ Pittman, Treasurer 1000 South Main, Suite 200 Grapevine, Texas 76051 The Texas Tech FlJIs Need News About You! We are interested in what you are Non-Profit Phi Gamma Delta Organization U.S. Postage P.O. Box 10633 PAID Lubbock, TX 79408 Lubbock, Texas doing and where you are. We want to tell your brothers all of the good Permit 193 news you have. This can also be used to update us as to your current address so we can stay in touch. Yf)ur brothers all over the world are waiting to hear from you! 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