\r\nBrothers, Greetings once again from Cookeville! J know that it has been a long time since the last time you got one of these, and for that I am truly sorry. Hopefully we can make it up to you in the coming year, and hopefully we can make you proud of your undergraduate chapter at the same time. The chapter has elected some great new officers for the coming year, and we are all looking forward to the great things that this new year will bring. Our president elect, Ryan Fulkerson, is a great Phi Gam, and I think that you will enjoy working with him in the coming year. He has already set the date for Formal, Pig Dinner, and our annual Lexington trip to IHQ. These I hope that many of you will come and celebrate with us at all of these events this year. This year is our 20" year, and Pig Dinner should be especially great this year. The chapter is also very excited to have Richard Suttles and Doug Patterson working with the undergraduate chapter again. Dick will be working with the graduate relations committee, and Doug will be working with the pledge education program. The chapter hopes to have many more graduates working with them on a daily basis. Thank you all for your help this last year. Thope that each of you will continue to have an interest in your undergraduate chapter. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from your brothers here in Cookeville! Fraternally, Jimmy Nelson Chapter President ‘00 Perge’! Volume 20 Issue 3 The Golden Eagle Fiji is published quarterly by the Theta Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta for its members, both undergraduate and graduate, family and friends. Chapter Officers — 2000 President- Jimmy Nelson Treasurer- Brian Long Recording Secretary- Ryan Fulkerson Corresponding Secretary- Todd Weaver Historian- Sean Vanderwalker This issue produced by Philip Lutz and Brian Long \r\n This year we had our first annual car show. The car show was a fundraiser set up to help raise money for United Way. Ryan Fulkerson, Chad Kenney, Jimmy Nelson and Jeremy Gallagher put in a lot of effort and time to organize this magnificent fundraising idea. It went extremely well for the first year. We had 57 cars show and we raised around five hundred dollars that we donated to United Way. The show was held at the Cookeville High School on September 16", 2000. We plan on the next one being at the same location and having more cars there. So far this year we have had a great turn out in intramural athletics. We took first in the IFC league softball tournaments and came in second in all campus. We did well in intramural football as well. We lost to Alpha Tau Omega in the fifth round of overtime. Bowling is the last sport of the semester, Next semester we will have basketball and wrestling New Initiates: New Pledges: Cory Fi , Adam Baxter Ryan Greer Zeke Shaver aes oa Chris Boles Kenny Hayes Matt Strunk . ie = Josh Bush Ben Jones Brent Waugh Ye ~ Logan Cardwell Scott Lochridge rit a aot Donny Correll Nat Lowe a a : Justin Cumby Clayton McMillan Nise Spencer Chris Dautel Stewart Minshew a T < Sélinathan* Themes Ross Denny Josh Parker Mohamad Elbeitam Dave Price Stephen Frommel Mitch Robinson \r\n Our Theta Tau Chapter was well represented at the 152™ Ekklesia by Jimmy Nelson-Chapter President, Brian Long-Chapter Treasurer, and Matt Osborne- delegate. Theta Tau walked away from San Antonio with 7 awards: Coulter Cup The Coulter cup went to Robert Lee Wray for a lifetime of outstanding service to our Theta Tau chapter. —Congratulations Lee! Crowder Cup The Crowder cup went to Tony Marable, faculty advisor, for his excellent service to our Theta Tau chapter. -Congratulations Tony! Brightmen Trophy The Brightmen trophy goes to the chapter that maintains and improves Graduate Relations. Theta Tau received Honorable Mention. John Templeton McCarty Proficiency Award This award goes to those chapters who succeed at having all paperwork and other fraternity matters done i in a proficient manner. Theta Tau has received this award for the 7™ consecutive time. Baker Cup This cup goes to those chapters who succeed at Service. Theta Tau received honorable mention. Owen Cup This cup goes to those chapters that have the greatest improvements in scholarship. Theta Tau received honorable mention. Academic Achievement Theta Tau received an award for having grades that are above the All Mens Average at Tennessee Technological University. The 154" Bkklesia will be held in Portland, Oregon on n August ce ie You can find out more information on the 154” ee at: ey Ihenvew. os ae : Written by: Brian Long \r\nAnother Great Homecoming For Phi Cam This year’s Homecoming was a special one, as Dr. Robert Bell was Inaugurated as the new president of Tennessee Tech. Dr. Bell was very interested in school spirit, and promoted Greek involvement in this year’s Homecoming. He also gave all of the students Friday, October 5" off to watch his inauguration. Phi Gamma Delta placed 2™ overall in Homecoming this year with the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi. Phi Gam placed 1* in the sandcastle competition, 2" in float, 1" in field day and 1* eer | in formal night. Phi Gam and ADPi also raised over 11,000 canned goods that were donated to local needy families. We would also like to thank all the alumni brothers who helped make this a great Homecoming. Thank-you to Shannon Nash, Brian Grooms, Kelly Irvin, and Lee Wray, whose time and effort was greatly appreciated by everyone. Also thanks to Ryan Cizmarik and Chris Weaver for being the Homecoming committee this year, and motivating the chapter to excel. Kage Sigma House On the night of Friday, October 6, the night before Homecoming, a small fire started at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house. The cause of the fire was believed to be electrical. The fire consumed most of the interior of the upper level of the house. Unfortunately, this destroyed most of the belongings of the brothers who lived in the house. Jay Parker and Jeff McKinley were around when the fire first started. They both called the fire department and assisted some of the brothers in evacuating the house. Presently the Kappa Sigma house is closed, and awaiting repair, and the brothers are having to live and meet elsewhere. Let’s hope for the best. \r\n Christmas Party The Ladies! Graduates \r\nGraduate I lvement The past few years have seen a huge growth in our chapter. The undergraduate membership has surged upward at an unbelievable rate, boasting a strength of 80+ brothers and pledges. At the same time, graduate involvement has also begun to increase. Graduate involvement is proving to be an important part of the chapter's success in the wake of this growth. Currently, graduates are helping the chapter in areas such as Rush, Pledge Education, Fundraising, and Service. This greater level of interaction between graduates and undergraduates has proved to be rewarding for both. This is evidenced by the continuing success of the chapter. However, the chapter still needs more graduate brothers to get involved. Each of you, as graduates, has important knowledge and experience, which can benefit the chapter. Whether it be once a week or once a semester, every minute of your time is of value to the chapter. Even your simple presence at a meeting or social event would be appreciated. The brothers are charting new ground for our chapter now. As graduates, we owe it to ourselves to see that the chapter grows to be better than it was when we left it. Naturally the undergrads will make mistakes; and they must be allowed to do so. That is how we learned the best way to lead the chapter, and that is what made it fraternity life fun! What we need to do, is show by our example that Phi Gamma Delta is NOT for College Days Alone! Sincerely, Your Graduate Brother Perge! Please contact Jimmy Nelson CP or Brian Douglas PL for questions - or simply drop in. - Thanks! New House Fund As many of you know, the chapter has begun planning for a new house. We have made a rough plan to accomplish this goal within a 10 year time span. This plan involves the acquisition of the adjoining lots to form a half block, and a requirement for the undergrads to pay off the current house. We have run into difficulty with the Electronic Debiting idea as we are being told that the cost per transaction will be very high. We do have an account set up with SunTrust bank solely for this task, but is currently only able to accept normal deposits. If you have information that will help, please contact Brian Douglas PL. Nevertheless, we are driving forward with the idea of funding a new house. As part of this idea, we are asking graduates and undergraduates alike to submit ideas for house plans. Please try to keep in mind the following requirements: 1) 10-20 Residents 2) Minimum of one bathroom per 4 residents 3) 1 bedroom must be ground floor for HC access. 4) A multipurpose room is desired for use as meeting room, dining room ete. - think Pig Dinner at house 5) 2 floors with basement is recommended The rest is up to you! All plans submitted prior to Pig Dinner will be displayed! Please submit your plans either in AutoCad R14 or suitable printed format. The best plan submission gets free Pig \r\nNon-profit Organization Graduate Relations USS. Postage Paid Chairman Phi Gamma Delta Permit #241 527 North Peachtree Cookeville, TN