PHI GAMMA DELTA BUILDING COURAGEOUS LEADERS LAMBDA NU TODAY A Letter From The President Spring 2021 Brothers, Another year in the Phi Gam booksf I'm Cody Klinkacek, the newly elected president for 21'- 22'. Our former President, Joseph Ziegenhorn (or Ziggy as we call him), has accepted a full-time position at Scoular as a Merchandiser in Scoular's Business Manager Development program. He will be relocating to Minneapolis, MN, after graduation. We wish him the best of luck on his new chapter in life. For the rest of the chapter and I, we continue to battle the common enemy of COVID-19 and all that comes with it. I will say it has not been easy this past year. However, our Brotherhood remains unwavering in its strength. Together we grew in this past year as we navigate asynchronous classes, mandatory testing, and the virtual world. We continue to work together to find a sense of normalcy and push the limits of what we can do safely. These gentlemen I have the pleasure of leading are full of boundless energy, and I know we will continue to make those who have come before us MIGHTY PROUD! I am excited for what this year will bring and ready to get to work. -Perge! \r\n1= Joseph Ziegenhorn Cody Klinkacek SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Former Treasurer, Chapter President, and senior Joseph Ziegenhorn is looking towards a big year. Planning on graduating this spring, he received four job offers over this past winter and will be relocating to Minneapolis, MN next fall to start working at Scoular. He has worked his current job the past four years and is sad to leave the company. He has a pinning with his girlfriend coming up this March and will also be visiting Hawaii this next summer. Best of luck Joe Z! Pledge Activation In the fall of 2020, the Lambda Nu chapter of Phi Gamma Delta welcomed 28 brand new pledges. \!}^io/Td55 \r\nThese young men were exceptional in their pledgeship and ended • Penn Kasselder, Atlanta, GA • Rees Mingus, Omaha the semester with a 3.35 average GPA. Rush Chairmen Janan Manivannan, Papillon Covid Catch-up: ('22), and Cade Matthes, Eikhorn ('22), led Over the past year things have been a summer rush campaign that ianded on those 28 men for pledging. These piedges worked hard throughout the semester and unexpected to say the least. The are officially brothers of Phi Gamma Delta. Meet the Newly Initiated Brothers: leaders of Phi Gam have shown great agility in efforts to keep the members of our house safe in these troubling times. Some measures that Aidan Vanderbur, Omaha have been taken: Mandatory face Ben Jacobson, Gretna coverings on the first floor, weekly Ben Marshali, St. Louis, MO Ben Schramm, Omaha testing through the university, daily Brett Daniels, Omaha Cade Demro, Gretna Cameron Ellis, Gretna Cody Niemic, LaVista Collin Ayres, Chicago, IL Dylan Reyes, Papillon Elijah Velinsky, Omaha Gabe Greiman, Papillion Grayson Wren, Kansas City, MO 3ack Van Camp, Pierre, SD Jack Barrett, Omaha Jvake Pittman, Eikhorn Jake Sobczyk, Papillon cleaning and sanitizing, and limited guest policy. The university as a whole has dropped to a .32% positivity rate which equates to about 84 out of 26,000 students. With that, UNL has started to open up more recreational activities for the students to enjoy. It is mandatory that all students and faculty wear a face covering and have verification of a recent negative Covid test through the SaferCommunity App. Jaxson Grass, Gretna Joe White, Detroit, MI John Cisneros, Papillion Social Scene: Kolbe Hall, Blair Malcolm Kindle, Omaha Max Helm, Omaha Mick Carnazzo, Gretna Nate Allan, Eikhorn Nelson Smith, Bellevue Quentin Bair, Papillon Sam Harris, Omaha The brothers of Phi Gamma Delta love social activity on campus. This year we have been as social as possible, while still following the CO'^ID-19 guidelines provided by the university. Although this was a tough task, junior year Social Chairs Oliver Fairfield and Jackson Battling Along with the Newly Initiated Brothers, the Rush Chairmen of Phi Gamma Delta have also gained 8 spring pledges! Meet the spring pledges: were able to plan many safe social gatherings for us to enjoy. Along with the social chairs, senior Event Planner Jacob Dye has been • Alex Hinrichs, Omaha • C.J. Kraus, Omaha working effortlessly to plan formals • Caeden Ayres, Chicago, IL • Colby Schrage, Omaha officials to try and set something up. • Justin Jeanette, Omaha • Karim Hamid, Bennington Jacob has sat down with university however there were some problems Following university guidelines we \r\nweren't able to have any formal events in the 2020 fall semester, but we are hoping to have one this spring! Philanthropy: Friday, March 5th, Brother Luke Breed has set up Fiji's first philanthropy since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the pandemic, this event will be a virtual raffle instead of a traditional philanthropy. The tickets are five dollars each and the prizes vary from 100 dollar Lululemon gift cards to a light-up fireball sign. All the proceeds made from this philanthropy will be going to CureSearch. CureSearch is a program created to raise money for children diagnosed with cancer. Brotherhood: The two presiding brotherhood chairs currently are George Johnson and Jonny McCarville. Brotherhood Is so much more than just hosting a Scholarship: few events occasionally. It is a day Over the course of this year the scholarship aspect of Phi Gamma in and day out value demonstrated Delta has looked a little different. Due to the COVID restrictions a lot of classes were changed to online. This in the house. In the Fall semester, Brotherhood would host a couple of 3 on 3 basketball tournamoi^ts in the required some adjustment, and more back parking lot, where games importantly forced us to improve our would get extremely competitive. time management skills. With this added responsibility on us as students, Another fun activity the Phi Gams our house has excelled. The house CPA has jumped nearly half of a point, and our new cumulative CPA was 3.1 which placed us above the male average at UNL. The cumulative freshman CPA was 3.35 and showed great promise for the coming years and potentially allow us to become a top tier academic house on campus. participated in was a hypnotist show last September. All brothers got together at the auditorium at the Student Union and a few got hypnotized, which provided good laughs for many. Despite the pandemic, the brotherhood here at Lambda Nu is as strong as ever. \r\nPig Dinner: New Cabinet: This past year in 2020 Phi Gamma Delta, Lambda Nu chapter hosted its 115th Annual Frank Norris Pig Dinner. It was a major success thanks to the Pig Dinner committee, composed of Lambda Nu's 2020 cabinet did an exceptional job with the chapter despite the unprecedented times we have been experiencing. The Brendan Hill, Caleb Neville, Zach Konz, positions were as follows: President- Jackson Peterson, and Janan Manivannan. Joseph Ziegenhorn, Treasurer-Cody Over 110 FIJI graduates and current brothers attended the event. This year's award winners are as listed below: Benjamin A. Silverstein Outstanding Klinkacek, Recording SecretaryJack Simone, Corresponding Secretary- Janan Manivannan, Historian- Will Buxton. Elections for Freshman Award: the 2021 cabinet were held in late Max Simone Class of 2023 January, and the new positions are N.W. "Jerry" Solomon Brotherhood Award: Jacob Dye Class of 2021 William 5. Zerman Lambda Nu Leadership Award: Joseph Ziegenhorn Class of 2021 John H. Binning Scholarship Award: Jake Sykora Class of 2022 as follows: President- Cody Klinkacek, Treasurer- Max Dunham, Recording Secretary- Max Simone, Corresponding Secretary- Oliver Fairfieid, Historian- Jonny McCarville. These gentlemen of quality are excited to meet this year head-on and take FIJI to the top. In early March, the Phi Gam brothers were lucky enough to take Sunday trip to graduate brother Joe Skradski's cabin in Thurman, Iowa for a retreat. 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