Rue For the Daece? by, David Smith As a chapter that is constantly reinventing itself, the under graduate brothers felt it appro priate to reinvent our number one philanthropy event, "Run 14,000,000 children a year. All of the flmds we raise, will di for the River." rectly benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, formally known as Scottish-Rite and Egleston Hospitals. The chapter came up with sev eral ideas to update the River over $10,000, which would be Run. Brother .lohn Godbehere suggested, "Why don't we Just leave the ball in the car, it'll get there a lot faster ya'll." This created cheers from the physi cally inept Brothers, but we de cided to stick with running the The chapter wants to raise the largest donation from a stu dent group. If we accomplish our uoal, we will be one of the on radio stations throughout Georgia, and have been seen on WSB-TV. The Run, which occurs on the morning before the GeorgiaGeorgia Tech football game, has become a staple event for the press. Students from rival schools working together to raise money for charity before going to war in one of the South's most bitter football ri valries has become a very mar ketable event. We expect even more public interest as the 74 miles from Athens to At funds we raise go to Children's lanta. Healthcare of Atlanta. Instead, the chapter chose a new charity in which to donate a game ball to the chapter. At the funds we raise. Mark Richt will be presenting With over 7:00 A.M. on November 23, 2001, Kappa Deuteron will run half of the chapter participating in the University's Dance Mara thon, the logical choice is the Children's Miracle Network (CMN). largest student run philanthropy the States. lanta. top sponsors at UGA's Dance UGA's Dance Marathon is the in the ball with our Gamma Tau brothers from Athens to At Southeastern United Last year alone, the Marathon raised over 5150,000 for CMN. Children's Marathon. We are in the process of con tacting media outlets in Atlanta and Athens to increase publicity for the actual nin. In past years. Phi (jamms have been featured Miracle Network hospitals treat and assist over on the cover of the Atlanta .lournal Constitution, featured We welcome and encourage any graduate brothers to partici pate in the run. We will appre ciate your support. If you want more information on how you can participate in this worthy and fun cause, more information is located on page 4. \r\nby, by, Tom Seward Mason Florence House Manger President I must admit, becoming houseman was a dream come true. I get a room in O.Q. and I don't have to do a thing. The house and apartments fix them 1 am honored and excited to update the parents and graduate brothers on the great success the brothers of the Kappa Deuteron have accomplished in the past several months. After a prosperous "River Run," the undergraduate brothers boasted a 3.17 GPA for the Spring semester surpassing the all men's (2.90) and all fraternity (2.96) GPA. The chapter also amassed over 1,900 community service hours last spring and accumulated many victories on the intramural fields. selves. I have not lifted a finger since my election as houseman and this place is spotless. The apartments went ahead and painted their own interior walls and shampooed its own carpets. Then, amazingly a new carpet appeared in the house. The house has very good taste in carpet if I must say so myself, and 1 will. Then, a fresh coat of paint materialized on the interior walls of the house. I walked outside, and the roadway and porch had Congratulations to the brothers of Kappa Deuteron on their success at this past summer's FIJI Academy. The Zerman Trophy, recognizing excellence in ex been pressure cleaned. The lawn had even treated tracurricular activities, was awarded to Kappa Deu itself for clover and refertilized itself. Did I men teron for the sixth straight year. The brothers of tion that the kitchen floor stripped and refinished Kappa Deuteron also received third place in the Che itself? ney Cup and the Brightman Trophy and Honorable Mentions in the Baker Cup, Coon Plaque, Jordan I also must admit that I am very humble. Several others and myself sacrificed a large portion of our summer to touch up this place. I enjoyed every sec ond of the work because this place means so much to all of us. I would like to thank the following peo ple for their hard work in accomplishing the tasks listed above: John Waters, Brock Morman, Jeff Hamling, David Smith, Derrick Cooper, Ryan Ir vine, and Scott Irvine. Bowl, and Owen Cup. On a more personal level, Tom Ludlam, whom I seceded as president, was inducted into the Sphinx Society this past spring. The Sphinx society is the highest honorary at The University of Georgia. Our Purple Legionnaire, Dr. .lere Morehead, received the Josiah Meigs Outstanding Teaching Award. This award is the highest honor the University bestows The brotherhood is extremely grateful to the House Corporation There unwavering support has made my job a true pleasure. upon a professor each year for contributions to stu dent learning. If you happen to be at the house this fall, I think you will agree, this place looks great. and things are busy as usual. However, there is still time to enjoy the reasons 1 love Phi Gamma Delta. "A fraternity, too, is of such a character that after men have left college they delight to renew their own youth by continued association with it and to bring their richest experiences back to the younger generation in part payment of the debt which they feel they owe to the fraternity for what it gave them in their formative years." ~ Newton D. Baker (Johns Hopkins 1892, Wash ington and Lee 1894) We are deep into the heart of the 2001 fall semester Witnessing our already impressive pledge go beyond all of my expectations is particularly exciting. Mo rale is high within the brotherhood as it is a great time to be a Kappa Deuteron. We are studying hard to improve our academic life, and many brothers are involved in other aspects of fraternity life in order to maintain our dominance in hopes of returning the Cheney Cup back to Kappa Deuteron. On behalf of the chapter, 1 would like to thank you for all your time and energy and I look forward to meeting and working with you in the future. \r\n■ Graduate Brothers, I would like to begin by expressing how effi cient our chapter is running this fall. There are several aspects from this semester that I am very proud to relate to my fellow Brothers. First, the house is in the best condition it has been in since 1994. Through your generous support and the hard work of many undergradu ates, No. 3 Cloverhurst remains the best looking chapter house in Athens. The hard work and support from both undergrads and grads shows how much this chapter means to everyone. It should be noted that many of the accomplish ments around the house should be attributed to our dedicated houseman, Tom Seward. The fact that we are able to have such a nice home to Kappa Deuteron. With the great things occurring at Kappa Deu teron, Em sure that all of you will make great efforts to attend this years, 34 annual Pig Dinner. The event will take place on April 20, 2002. While Pig Dinners nonnally fall on the last weekend in March, this spring Easter falls on that weekend. Last year, we had 160 gradu ates and undergraduates attend. 1 am sure we will surpass that number this spring. Once again, 1 am organizing a golf outing the day of Pig Dinner. This is a great way for the gradu ates and undergraduates to make the most of Pig Dinner weekend. Mark your calendars to day and look forward to more infomiation in Chapter house and apartments, inevitably as the near future. sists us in the rush process. Under the leader ship of the rush chairs Charlie Ozbum and Lastly, 1 would like to say that as a senior I feel very comfortable about the direction the Emory Patterson, the chapter completed a suc cessful rush this past fall. Ryan Meisenheimer and I are the Pledge Educators this semester, and I can personally say that these young men will be great leaders in the fraternity, campus, chapter is headed. The current cabinet is doing an excellent job and the future is very bright for and community. It is an honor to be an integral part of a pledge process that I believe molded me into a gentleman and a strong Brother. The pledges are anxious to contribute to the chapter and are ready to bring the Cheney Cup back Kappa Deuteron. 1 would like to thank all the graduates for your support and contributions in helping us reach new heights each semester. Fraternally, Charlie Conboy Perge! kfARK YOUR CA DINNER IS SCE APRIL 20 \r\nTwenty Four Young Men Begin Their Journey by, Ryan Bradbum I M (From Left to Right) Front Row: Elaine Capone, Doug Carter, Kevin Florence, Latham Saddler, Joe Arndt, Miles Garri son, Kenny DeSart, Cameron Connah, Britt Boyles, Matt Moore, Andrew Pace Back Row: Taylor Brown, Garrett Wreden, Brett Joiner, Ryan Castcix, Charlie Holdcrness, James Derrick, Kyle Rhodes, Greg White, Lanee Neil, Colin Newberry, Jay Winters Not Pictured: Jobi Youim & Luke Massec The Zeta Tetraton pledge class is pumping fresh purple blood into the heart of Kappa Deuteron. A chapter that is always alive and pumping has just got ten better. Eagle Scouts, several student Our final candidate is Charles body presidents, and a majority Holderness, Jr. are National Honor Society His father. Charles Holderness Sr., is a members. Nine members of the brother from our fellow chapter class are legacies. at UNC Chapel Hill. There are three candidate for The chapter is thankful tor the The twenty-four young men of the Zeta Tetraton pledge class are quite an ensemble. They come together at 3 Cloverhurst FIJI Sires and Sons. Congratu lations to Jim Boyles, the cur rent House Corporation treas urer, on his son, Britt, accepting hard work of Charlie Ozbum countless hours, Charlie from seven different states. our bid. Like his father, James Emory helped the brothers com Almost every sport is repre sented by the class, from foot Connah, and his grandfather, Douglas Connah, Cameron Con pile an exceptional pledge class. Kappa Deuteron will keep on ball to lacrosse. There are three nah is adornins the white star. shining bright. and Emory Patterson, this years Rush Coordinators. Working and \r\n'Not For CoMege Days Alone' Joe Fleming, BCA President David Hanna ('86), being chairman and president of Atlanta-based CompuCredit(NASDAQ; CCRT), understandably has his hands full. Furthennore, it is remarkable to note that at the same time he was build ing this company, which he started in August of 1996, Flanna also took on the additional responsibility as President of the Kappa Deuteron Board of Chapter Advisors. David's older brother, Frank Hanna ("83), who also serves on the CompuCredit Board of Directors, is also a Wilkinson Award winner from the Kappa Deuteron chapter. David, 37, married the fonuer Kim Mason, also a University of Georgia graduate, a member ofZeta Tau Alpha sorority and sister of Kappa Deuteron graduate Keith Mason ('82). Keith's other sister. Kay, mar ried Judge Tim Hamil ('82), another Kappa Deuteron alumnus. David is but one example of the many successfiil Kappa Deuteron graduates whose actions make the motto "not for college days alone" tme to its meaning. Though a relatively young chapter, with fewer than 1,000 living graduates, the close involvement of graduate bothers has been a key factor in Phi Gamma Delta's success at the University of Georgia. The undergraduate members have made it a priority to foster even stronger ties to their graduate prede cessors. For their efforts, Kappa Deuteron was recognized last summer when it awarded the Georgia Fijis third place in the Brightman Trophy competition for excellence in graduate relations. In the last few years, individual Kappa Deuteron Fijis also have been recognized by the International Fra ternity for their exceptional service to the chapter as winners of the Coulter Cup, Brother Bob Cheeley ('79) winning in 1994 and Brother Bill Bracewell ('68 Fac) in 1997. And on top of that. Professor .lere Morehead ('88 Fac) was presented the Durrance Award in 1996 for recognition as the be.st "Puiple 1 egionnaire" in the United States and Canada. To better fulfill its role as "advisors" to the undergraduate chapter, at its December 2000 meeting, the BCA divided itself up into committees. In addition to Hanna as chairman of the Finance Committee, Ken Murphy is leading the BCA's Pledge Education Committee, Brian Nixon is chainnan of the Rush Commit tee, Bill Bracewell is heading the Ritual Committee, Bob Cheeley, who also is president of the Kappa Deu teron House Corporation, chairs the Risk Management Committee, and Bruce Schneider is handling the Communications Committee. Schneider has been working closely with the cuiTent chapter to advise them on a redesign of the chapter web site. Help Phi Gamma Delta Support The Children s Miracle Network. All donations are tax deductible! Individuals donating over $100 will appear on the Chapter T-Shirt Make checks payable to: "The Children's Miracle Network" Mail to: ATTN:Scott Irvine Kappa Deuteron 3 Cloverhurst Ct Athens, GA 30605 Chil^^'s Miraclew Network® helping kid'j \r\nThe Editors of the FIJIUGA are interested in cre Brothers, ating an editorial section for graduate brothers. If you are interested in writing an editorial, We hope you have enjoyed a little update from 3 Cloverhurst Ct. Although we have yet to graduate, we enjoy reminiscing about our time here; from the incredibly stupid things we have said and done to the please contact Ryan Bradbum at bradburn(a;arches.uga.edu. The Editors are also looking for better printing capabilities for the FIJIUGA. If you have any extreme tribulations we have endured with our broth mail address listed above. ers. It is rare to find a community of people who can live together, eat together, party together, and wor ship together for several years and love every second The web-masters in training want to thank of it. Brother Bruce Schneider for all his work on the Yet, our paths become distant sometimes. Take a moment to reflect upon the times you have had with your brothers. I am sure your paths will intersect again. information or contacts, please contact the e- chapter web site. His creativity and exceptional knowledge far surpassed any of our expecta tions. He selflessly took time away from his web-design business to help us start an impres sive web site. If you have any questions about Brother Schneider's work, he can be contacted at (770)823-3012 or melixer@cs.com. Fraternally, Ryan Bradburn & Alan Jenkins Perge! The Fraternity' of NONPRdiriORG U.S. I'OSTACrl-; PHI GAMMA DELTA PAID ATHENS, GA Kappa Deuteron Chapter i'i:rmh no. 122 No. 3 Cloverhurst Court x\thens, Georgia 30605 SiA-^anne Cox ,, , , f.O.Boic Uy;^cfk>^,