PHI GAMMA DELTA ANNUAL FRANK NORRIS PIG DINNER • Saturday April 25th, 2009 CONTACT: Pine Tree FIJI O M E G A M U S R R I N G Presidents Report 2 0 0 9 by Kurt Thibeault R.S.V.P. to Chris Cole (90’) Cell: (207) 752 –0254 Email:tasciacole@msn.com OR To Prepay send $40.00 To Rob McKay(88’) c/o Camden National Bank 145 Exchange Street Bangor ME, 04401 Make Check Payable To: Phi Gamma Delta Housing Corp Welcome to the Spring 2009 edition of the Pine Tree Fiji. We have welcomed back 35 brothers with 21 of them currently living in the castle. The brotherhood has continued it’s commitment to fill the house, as we have just come off one of our most successful rushes in recent history initiating 11 new and promising brothers. The castle’s image is slowly improving both inside and out. We have been doing major renovations in the basement, which we hope to have finished within the next couple of weeks. Minor renovations are being done throughout the house to improve the quality of living for everyone. The cabinet will be meeting biweekly with Greek life Director Gustavo Burkett in an effort to improve the image of the castle in the eyes of the University administration, which has been lackluster as of late. We will be taking a very active role in the university sponsored winter carnival, as well as many other campus events. Scholarship has improved quite a bit since last semester. Our GPA has had a large increase and is now above the all fraternity average. We will continue to Undergraduate brothers together in front of the castle work hard alongside our Faculty advisor, Pankaj Aggrawal, to increase our GPA and our positive image on campus. Our recruitment chairmen have done a great job thus far this year. Last semester brought 12 new pledges, resulting in 11 new brothers. Our recruitment system has become much more organized than it had been in the past, resulting in a much more efficient recruitment process. Brotherhood morale has been very strong in recent semesters. Our intramural teams have been very successful as of late, as we recently won the indoor softball championship. Brotherhood events occur often, and always bring a large turnout. We are currently working to organize a large sorority beauty and talent pageant as a social service event. We have high hopes in its success and its ability to be done every year in the future. Overall the house is in great condition and its image on the university will continue to improve through the hard work of both the cabinet and the brotherhood as a whole. We would like to thank all of the graduate brothers who continually donate their support and we look forward to seeing all of you at the Annual Frank Norris Pig Dinner which will be held April 25, 2009. \r\nPAGE 2 6th Annual Fiji Food Drive This year marked the sixth consecutive year that we have conducted a local food drive to benefit the Crossroads Ministry right in Old Town. All undergraduate brothers and pledges gathered together on the weekend of October 11th in hopes of gathering as much food as possible for the more unfortunate right in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Brothers and pledges alike worked together to go door to door and ask for help in canned goods and donations for those who need it most in this time of need for many. This social service project was headed by both Adam Lewicki and Jacob LaRoche. These two acted as great leaders and brought all undergraduate brothers together to meet their expected goal of 4,000 pounds of food. Not only was this goal met but it exceeded expectations and we produced 4, 500 pounds along with significant donations. We also exceeded results pro- Treasurer’s Report Notable Donation: Paul Lessard generously donated these Greek letters mounted right under the flag. A glorious addition to the Castle. Financially, the Spring ’09 semester at the castle has started out well. We welcomed twenty-one inhouse brothers this semester, and house bills have been collected much faster than in recent years. The brotherhood’s commitment to fulfilling all financial obligations to the chapter is being upheld. Our current situation is allowing us to make several improvements to both the physical structure of the castle and to the brotherhood. Renovations include thousands of dollars in materials and labor toward re- by Colby Malcolm duced by the all Greek food drive held approximately one month afterward. The all Greek drive produced around 1000 pounds of food while we more than quadrupled that number within our own chapter drive. The food drive is only one of the many social service projects we have planned for the future, so look forward to hearing from us about new events going down here in Fijiland. by Chad Bolduc plumbing the graduate advisor bathroom, much needed lighting in the living room, dining room, basement, and ram, new ram beds, and a massive update in the second floor bathroom. Our failing Wi-Fi system is being updated by the Geek Squad in order to provide wireless internet access in every corner of the castle. These projects, along with new items such as a house camera, vacuum cleaner, and small kitchen appliances are helping to boost the morale of the brotherhood, and are made possible through collection of past due bills from previous semesters and generous donations from our graduates. We hope that all of our efforts to improve the chapter house and the brotherhood will encourage more new brothers to move into the castle in order to lower our $3,400 house bill. We also hope that these efforts will show you, our graduates, the tremendous amount of love and care that we have for the glorious castle that you have passed down to us. Note To Graduates: Please update contact Information. If you or any brothers you know of have any contact information that has changed recently please provide the updated information to: • Chris Cole (90’) at tasciacole@msn.com • Mail to Rob McKay (88’): 145 Exchange Street Bangor, ME 04401 • Email/Mail to Nationals www.phigam.org or (859) 255-1848 • Colby Malcolm: Colby.malcolm@umit.maine.edu or (207) 577-3485 PINE TREE FIJI \r\nOMEGA MU PAGE News From the Purple Legionnaire I’ve been the Purple Legionnaire for a little more than a year now. I have to say I am very pleased with the progress the chapter has made over the last year. I’ve been able to work with a very competent cabinet led by Ryan Clippert and Zach Sheltra. Under their leadership, the chapter has been able to pay off all of its debts, run their successful annual food drive collecting a huge amount of food, and this past fall had one of the largest pledge classes in recent history. The chapter also has a new Chef this year and all reports are that the food has been very good. The New cabinet led by Kurt Thibeault and Chad Bolduc are poised to pick up where Ryan and Zach have left off and I’m looking forward to a great spring and fall working with these guys. Being the Purple Legionnaire has been a great experience for me thus far. I’ve been able to reconnect with the Castle and graduate and under graduate bothers in way that just isn’t possible if you are just coming to Pig Dinner or Homecoming every year or two. Working with Chris Cole, Pilgrim and Rob McKay has been great fun. These guys know how to get things done, and it’s always a lot of fun when we are able to have a “BCA Meeting” in McKay’s basement that just happens to be at the same time as a Patriots or Red Sox game. Through Chris’ hard work a couple of years ago, we now have a fairly complete list of graduate brother’s contact information. One thing that surprised me is that there were many more people in the general area than I realized. This being said, we could always use more involvement from the graduates. The Chapter is moving in the right direction now, but it requires constant attention and guidance to stay on course. Also the Castle, like us, is not as young as it used to be and has a lot of the aches and pains that come with getting older. The more hands that are around, the easier it will be when the undergrads have some issue that If you come every year, pick up the phone and call someone from your era that maybe you haven’t spoken with in a while and convince them to come with you. If you haven’t been to Pig Dinner in a while, or ever, please consider coming and bring one of your pledge brothers or someone from your era with you. When you arrive at the castle, you will see some changes, but there will be enough familiar sights and smells to transport you back in time when you arrive, and make you glad you came. Hope to see all of you there. Fraternally, Scott M. Carson “Noonan” ‘95 Perge! requires help from the BCA and the more resources the Housing Corporation will have to draw from when the Castle requires a little TLC. Another reason to get and stay involved is showing the undergrads strong support from the BCA reinforces the fact the FIJI is “not for college days alone” and sets a great example of what is expected of graduates when they leave school, thus helping to perpetuate a strong graduate BCA. I’m sure it’s mentioned several times in this issue of the PTF, but be sure to put April 25th on your calendar. This is the date of the 2009 Norris Pig Dinner. I’m looking forward to seeing all of you there, especially you guys from the early and mid 90’s. I think we were outnumbered by the guys from the 70’s last year, and I want to change that. 3 \r\nNonprofit Org US Postage Paid Lexington, KY Permit # 540 Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity 1201 Red Mile Road Lexington, KY 40504 Name Abouleish, Sharif Berube, Matthew Bolduc, Chad Brunette, Nathaniel Carr, Thomas Clippert, Ryan Crossland, James Daigneault, Justin Farwell, Ronald Gray, Timothy Hill, Michael Lamourreux, Tyler LaRoche, Jacob Lebrun, Travis Lewicki, Adam Lewicki, Joseph Madeira, Matthew Malcolm, Colby McBurny, Paul Morton, Benjamin Nason, Cory Ouellette, Peter Patnaude, Derek Petrovic, Aleksandar Phillipon, Jered Rollo, Ian Ross, Trevor Scott, Ryan Sheltra, Zachary Sullivan, Sean Thibeault, Kurt Thompson, Evan Williams, Thomas 2009 Active Roster Hometown Major Year Houlton, ME Business Sophomore Saco, ME Exercise Science Sophomore Pittston, ME Biology Junior Brunswick, ME Teaching/Coaching Senior Lewiston, ME Financial Economics Junior Berwick, ME Finance Senior Belgrade, NH Pre-Med Freshman Plymouth, NH Marketing/International Business Junior Houlton, ME Business Freshman Freeport, ME Business Freshman Keene, NH Mechanical Engineering Technology Junior Presque Isle, ME Business Junior Lewiston, ME Business Sophomore Lewiston, ME Business Junior Lewiston, ME Business Junior Lewiston, ME Business Junior Rangeley, ME Business Freshman Auburn, ME Electrical Engineering Technology Junior Marblehead, MA Business Freshman Orono Business Freshman Augusta, ME Business Freshman Lewiston, ME Business Freshman Augusta, ME History Sophomore Saco, ME Chemical Biology Junior Lewiston, ME Computer Science Junior Wrentham, MA Business Junior Gorham, ME Business Junior Freeport, ME Outdoor Shit Junior Lewiston, ME Accounting Junior Scarborough, ME Writing. 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