1. RHO PHI GRAB ASSOCIATION Winter 2000 January 20, 2000 Pm GAMMA DELTA The Graduate Association Adopts New Structure Recently at the House CorpOTation's annual meeting held at HcMnecoming, amimittees for the upcoming year were nominated. One of those committees, the Graduate 1 Rho Phi Chapter Earns Many Accolades The Rho Hii chapter excelled this past summer by being recognized by the Fraternity fw outstanding scholarship and overall improvement The chapter plac^ed 9th Association, saw some minor structural dianges. The largest of m the JordanCup which recognizes the chapter with the which was the removal of Todd Hubbell as co-chairman, highest cumulative GPA. leaving Aaron Weishaar as the sole chairman of the association. Todd recently acc^ted the undergraduate's chapter nomination to be the new Purple Legionnaire, whidi will require a majority of his attention. While Todd is no longer a co-chairman, he is still a committee member. Other members of the committee include Chip Bradway (Newsletter Chair), Chris Riley (Activities Chair), Joe Weist, Andy Morton, Ryan Walke, Andy Tochterman (Former Chapter President), and Justin Blomenberg (Undergraduate Graduate Relatiwis Chair). If you are interested in participating in the committee please contact Aaron Weishaar or Joe Weist at any time. Excellence in scholarship also earned the chapter a 5th place finish in the Owen Cup. The Owen Cup is given to the chapter that experienc^es the best overall improvement in grade point average. The chapter also received an hcmcHable mration finish in the Condcm Cup given aimually to the most improved chapters. The Chapter finished second this past quarta" in GPA on campus and is still tiiird overall. The awartis were prized by the chapter while also serving as inspiraticm to improve for next year. Graduate Brothers: Graduate Association to Host Annual Pledge Dinner The Graduate Association is currently ptaiming fw If you have any ideas, comments, or would like to submit any information or articles for the next newsletter contact: Todd Hubbel Aaron Weishaar the 3*^ annual pledge apiM^eciatiOT dinner. Asin years past^ Chip Bradway the dinner will be held at the student union at Rtwo- Joe Weist HubbsT@aol.com. YZ@fi-eewwweb.com chipshel@bnin.net JWeist@Iquest.net Hulman. This year's dinnerwill be held March 17th^ the Friday of Brotherhood Weekend at 6i30 p.m. Contributors: Among other activities at the dinner, the most witstanding pledge, voted rmby the pledge class, is awarded with a framed activation certificate. All graduates are encouraged to attend and share your manories of pledgeship with the currait pledges. Brotherhood Weekend will begin on Friday and run frirough Sunday, die 2()th. Pig Diimer will be held «i March 18,2000. Joe Weist Section Chief Todd Hubbell Purple Legionnaire Aaron Weishaar Chairman Chip Bradway Andy Tochterman Justin Blomenburg Newsletter Editor Pledge Educator Grad Relations Chairan \r\n❖ Rho Phi Grad Association Page 2 Recruitment in the Fall of '99 Over the past four years, tiie Rho Phi chapter has succeeded inrecruiting quality men. Recruitment isa stren™ ofthis chapte •year in and year out As alcohol free housing quickly approaches, new concerns arise over recruiting quality^en. Led by stroifc Rush organization ofPete Myers ('02) and Matt LeVora ('01), these rumored-Concerns had no"eflfe6t-,^e cha^^CT pledged 23oi the best men Rose-Hulman has to offer. Every pledge attained above a2^and therefore qualified for formaTplwlgjuig. Tluee pledges earned 4.0 and many more earned above a 3.0 toqualify for tnqEducational Foundations $250 scholarship. On top of being academically gifted, thepledge class contains mai of outstanding sa^ace, campus involvement, and fraternity interest. This class has the freshman class president, numerous athletes, and men from all overthe United States. Formal pledgingwas held at PaintBall Valley in Nashville, IN on December 11, 1999. Sixty-onebrothers were in attendance at one ofthe most successful Pledge Retreats inrecent years. Thanks is given to Brennan McReynolds for hishelp in making this year such a success. Football, Baseball Squads Led by FIJI'S 1999 was yet anotho" very successful year for several Phi Gam athletes. The baseball team had yet another30 win season, due largely in partto several FIJI baseball players. Senior Andy Cain was named SCAC Pitcher ofthe year. First Team All-Midwest Regimi, 2nd Team Ail-American, and 3rd Team Academic All-American. Seniws Eric Baerand RobNichols also hadstellar seasons fortheEngineers. Baer played exceptionally well forthe Engineers at Second Base, earning him2ndTeam Academic All-District Honors. RobNichols becameRose-Hulman's Home Run kingby hitting 8 homeruns in the '99 season. He also ledtlie team in batting with a .400 average. Phi-Gam glory was not limited to these seniors, though. Chapter President Andy Toditerman contributed greatly to the team, as well as several otho* Fiji's, including Maceo Lewis, Zach Miller, Mike Krueger, Phil Munser, Jason Fox, Robert "Happy" Chandler, MattKing, Marc McCullough, Travis Soyer, EricNiec, Ted Volkman, BradBrosmer, andNateMeyers. Although the RoseFootball Teamrecord was only 2-8, the season went well for several FIJI football players. Defensively, FIJI'S claimed 7 out ofthe top 9 positions in total tackles, including 4 out ofthe top 5. Graduate Bryan Hagelskamp returned for one more season as an engineer and did not disappoint. Hagelskamp earned first-team all-conference honors for the second time inhis career after finishing second in theSCAC with 98 tackles this season despite missing sixquarters ofaction due toinjury. Those 98tackles lead the Engineers' defense. Hagelskamp received GTE/CoSlDA first-team academic all-district honors, and advances to the national ballot. He ranks second on Rose-Hulman's career tackles list with 378 stops. Earning second team all-SCAChonors were Jon Hulsman,and Adam Knoll. Hulsman finished fifth on the Engineerswith 54 tackles, including eight tackles-for-loss. He added 2.5 sacksand one fumble recovery this season. In his four years at Rose-Hulman, Hulsman compiled 231 tackles and 48tackles-fcw-loss in starting all40 games ofhis career. Knoll averaged a career-best 35.6 yards per punt and placed 11 punts insidethe opponent's 20-yard-line. Also playing crucial roles onthe defense wereShawn Stafford, whoplayed exceptionally well at comer, and Jason Lanie, who played at defensive end. Stafford fmished theseason 7"" intackles. Jimiors Jeremy Sewell and Justin Blomenberg started for the their 3"* consecutive season attiie safety positions. Sewell fmished 4'*' in tackles, and also had a game clinching interception vs. Kalamazoo. Blomenberg earned second-team all-district honors after finishing second on the team in tackles this season. He received first-team preseason All-Ama"ican recognition from three national publications and earned AU-American awards frran Don Hansen's Gazette and Hewlett-Packard last season. Offraisively, several FIJI pledges showed great potential asthey saw ccmsiderable varsity minutes. Tim Swan proved to bea tough runner out ofthe backfield, and scored his first collegiate touch down using his very own "Swan-Dive" leap across the goal line. Jasm Short also showed great quickness and agility in the Engineerbackfield,and played very well in the season finale against Centre College. Receivers Raymond Chin and Josh Reed caught several passes in varsityaction. GraduateRyan Boone and soiior Tom Shaw anchored the offensive line, and provided leadership to the offense. I \r\nClass of 72 Tom Jackson Class of 90 Corbett Knll started an engineering consulting firm named 911 E-Mail: tiackson.koakland@woridnet.attnet Consulting, that has ofiQces in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona. E-Mail: corbettk@911consulting.com Class of 75 Steve Panndee was recently promoted to Vice-President and Director of PortfolioManagement in Motorola's Law Department E-Mail: S.Parmelee@motorola.com Fred Queary and his wife welcomed the birth ofthier 2nd daughter, Jcnna Rose Queaiy on 3/14/97. Class of 91 Class of 76 Mike Cherbak has decided to leave Thompson/GE/RCA after 24 years, and will work for Harman Motive, a division of Harman Doaid Crkman now works as a Project Engineer for Matrix Toebnok^cs^lnc. inIndianapolis. F.-Maii: djrrisman@indy.matrixtLcom Intemadonal. El-Mail: CherbakM@aol.com Class of 77 Don Pickens was recently promoted to Vice IVesident Of Project Development for HBE Financial Facilities, a division of HBE Corporation. HBE Financial Facilities designs and builds banks and credit unions all over the United States. Class of 79 Michael Peterson has Retired from the US Navy and taken ajob with St. Edward's University as the Director of Physical Plant. Class of 80 Steve Wilson El-Mail: wikons@indy.raytheon.com Class of 84 Steve Proflitt has left Silicon Graphics to Join an internet music startup called Listen.com. El-Mail: proffitt@yahoa.com Class of 92 Mark Bocake has moved to Wytheville, VA. His loawid daughter was bom, 9/29/99. E-Mail: longknot@naxs.net JcIT Fetters was married to wife, Kris, on April 24, 1999. JeflF was al.so promoted in May to Regional Sales Manager for Delco Remy tntcmatiunal's Aftermaricet Division having respcmsibility for sales in the Indiana. Ohio, Kerrtucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia Regwi. Damoa Crouch has returned to Louisville, accepting ajob at GE in their IT group. El-Mail; daraou.croach@sppLgi:.cam Jerrod Potee and wife Julie welcomed the birth of their daughter, Hannah. Jarrod received a promotion to Production Manager for Printpack. El-Mail: jpotee@prmtpack.com Class of 93 Jeff Rafter has moved to Selma, IN. He and wife Deborah welcomed the birth oftheir daughter, Madison on 2/22/99 Chad Powers and wife, Tish have moved to Mason, OH. Class of 86 Bill Lindstaedt has accepted a position as the Executive Director for The Co-op Connection, a non-proGt partnership between Associated Western Universities, Inc. and The California Co Class of 95 Phil Stolz has been accepted to Cornell Univ., in Ithaca, NY. El-Mail: pls23@comell.edu operative Education Assodation. Craig Kaster works at Daimler Chrysler Corporation, in Kokomo as a Product Engineer. Class of 87 Fred Krick works in the Visteon Division at Ford Motor Company, as a Quality Engineer. El-Mail: fkrick@ford.com Class of 96 Rob Wallace has taken a new job as a Six Sigma Quality Leader with GE Engine Service's Sales Division. El-Mall: rob_waDace@msn.com Dave "Scooter" Plantz El-MaO: piantzdash@aol.com Class of 99 Sean Valentine recently placed 67th in the US National Swim Meet, placing him as one of the "100 Fastest in the World". \r\niTTfrTrTriTlTrTl-H1'TTi=^''iii-'i^l t 66S1rW0fr A>1 'U0}6u!X9-i eegt'xog od e}|ea eiULueo md io A^iujeteJd 'aUKH iOZ, aaisanOHH hdiamss ssaraaav Ofijinusd OIYJ sSBisodsn Z08it Nl'ainBH®"®!. oopBznieSjo »^»S W S IZU cipa eraurer) pij mou-Dow uot^cpossy pcJO iilcj oif^ Pig Dinner 2000 March 18, 2000 Hulman Memorial Union on the R.H.i.T. Campus 7:00 P.M. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, contact: Justin Blomenberg Box 979 5500 Wabash Ave. Terre Haute, IN 47803 Justin.D.Blomenberg@rose-hulman.edu (812)-242-1640 ' • Z-fX. •