THE OMICRON CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA GREETINGS FROM THE TEMPLE After an incredibly strong spring rush, during which the % chapter brought in nineteen new a lings, psyche among the brothers - \ at 128 Madison has been at an all-time high. The chapter has remained per- sistent in its strive for excellence this semester. Our Brotherhood continues to be one of the larg- est and strongest on grounds with 88 brothers. Our chapter GPA was a 3.4 which remains among the top i fraternity averages. The chapter hosted the annual “Hoos In Sync” philanthro- py in the yard of the Temple with the / _ sisters of Sigma Kappa, and we were able to raise over $1,100 for the Sigma Kappa Foundation for Alzheimer’s Research and Building Tomorrow. Our service and philan- thropic efforts were once again rewarded when we received IFC Awards for “Outstanding Service to the Community” and “Outstanding Philan- thropy Program.” Brothers Chris Megaw (’09) and Eric Scofield (10) also received awards for “Outstand- ing Chapter President” and “Outstanding Contribution to the University,” respectively. We've also maintained a busy social calendar, which included an epic formal to Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina in early April. The Highpoint Championship eluded us this year, but plans to take it back are in the works for this coming Fall. As you can see, the Omicron Chapter is proud of its accom- plishments, but we are already setting our sights higher. As the semester comes to a close, we hope all of the graduate beans had a great time at Foxfield and Island. We look for- ward to seeing the Class of 1964 and oth- ers at this summer’s Reunions. If you will not be returning, we hope you can join us for Pig Dinner next fall on the weekend of October 9th and 10th. Although we will be sending more details soon, we en- courage you to go ahead and make hotel reservations as it is Homecoming Week- end. And if you're ever in the Hook, we'd love to see you at the Temple. Fraternally, Kevin Dowlen Omicron President 09 PERGE! Graduate News & Photos Fiji Ranks Top-5 in Grades & Membership Annual Giving Donor Listing 2009 SPRING LINGS Douglas John Benson Dallas, Texas James Godfrey Lightbourn Nassau, Bahamas Richard (Richie) Francis Debo, Jr. Virginia Beach, Virginia James Walton Lindsay Charlottesville, Virginia Frederick (Rick) David Forshaw, Jr. St. Louis, Missouri Alexander Edward Loeb Tallahassee, Florida Shane Michael Gallagher Sterling, Virginia Nicholas James McGregor Calgary, Alberta Skylar Armstrong Haines Charlottesville, Virginia Dominic Robert Rinaldi Cincinnati, Ohio Ross Russell Heller Marietta, Georgia Taylor Jesse Scholz Virginia Beach, Virginia Roger (RJ) Raymond Hill, Jr. Herndon, Virginia William (Bill) Schiffin Sutton — Winnetka, Illinois Clifton Wyatt Hill Norfolk, Virginia Jack Ridges Valentine Barrington, Illinois Jeffrey Michael King Cincinnati, Ohio Graham Halsey Williams River Ridge, Louisiana Christopher Lawrence Kochard Charlottesville, Virginia www.uvafijiorg \r\nGRADUATE NEWS David Mead (05) has been living in Puerto Rico and making drugs (for Amgen) since graduation. While enjoying year-round summer detes, he recently got engaged to Marian Quinones. Arthur B. Johnson (’60) at the age of 70 continues to work as a financial advisor at Smith Barney. After retiring from Bell Atlantic in 1991 I have been a FA for 17 years. I still see Brothers Gordon Gentry (59), Roger Zensen (60) & John Sa- banosh (’60) at U.Va. Football games as we have season tickets together. Edgar D. McKean III (’70) retired from my law practice in June, 2007. No re- grets. How peaceful it is to have forever put away the trial calendar. Louise and I split time between our island camp in the middle of Lake Winnipesaukee, NH and our home in La Malbaie, Quebec, two hours northeast of Quebec City. William C. Gerstmyer (’79) started his own architecture firm, with colleagues, Forever Architects in Concord, Mass. Andy Herz (’84) has been hard at work yet hardly working on re-releasing an old reggae film (thehardertheycome.com); the new website and soundtrack for a newer Charlottesville music film (live- fromthehook.com); producing a new al- bum of old songs (songsinthekeyofhope. com); making friends with other lawyers, especially in the Hook. John Cachero (’01) now runs a success- ful photography business in Hampton Roads. Visit johncachero.com to check out his recent work or for information on weddings or your own personal fiji island. Jeremy Hogg (’03) and wife Melanie still live in Alexandria. Jeremy is in a week- end MBA program at UNC and in be- tween jobs, while Melanie is still at her same company. No little Hogg’s yet, but maybe in a year or so... FIJI WEDDINGS ‘This summer brings another round of Fiji weddings. The following three brides-to- beare also in the UVA Greek family. Nick Kristoff (’06) will be marrying Austin Cline (06) June 13th on Hilton Head Island, Jon Ziefle (05) will be marrying Courtney Williams (06) in the Hook June 27th, Dan Laufer (’06) will be mar- rying Molly Harris (07) in the Hook September 12th, and Andrew Garrahan (GIS) Ris Mancteastte atl yma cra @ic}) December 15th in the Hook. Brad McConnell (’04) is currently sta- tioned in Tallil, Iraq with the U.S. Army as a Battalion Electronic Warfare Officer, Convoy Commander, and Safety Officer. Recently completed Master's thesis in ge- netics while deployed to become a double Hoos. Wifing hard and looking to pop the question soon. Likely moving to the D.C. area in late August and will be in need of a job. A law degree and patent law career are on the horizon. Jesse Lund (’06) relocated to Sarasota, Florida in Dec 2008 to pursue a job in Coastal Engineering and currently lives with fellow FIJI Rickey Matthews (’06). Erickson Consulting Engineers primar- ily focuses on beach nourishment and restoration projects within Florida and the Turks & Caicos Islands. Jesse is also engaged to Lori Hodges (06) whom he met through a mutual UVA friend while still in Arlington, VA. The wedding is planned for October 2010 in Virginia. Joel Swider (08) is currently residing in Lima, Peru with the family of another Lima Bean, one Elio Jordan (08). \r\n GRADUATE UPDAT The spring Fraternity Alumni Council meeting brought a number of interesting announcements regarding the Greek community. First of all, Beta Theta Pi will be buying back their origi- nal house on Rugby Road from Delta Upsilon. DU will be us- ing proceeds from the sale to construct a new chapter house on Madison Lane. Beta’s previous residence on Chancellor Street will be put up for sale — and hopefully remain Greek owned. Second, Dean Citro of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL AWARDS Outstanding IFC President: Chris Megaw Outstanding Philanthropy: Phi Gamma Delta Outstanding Service to the Community: Phi Gamma Delta Outstanding Faculty Member/Advisor: Justin Holcomb Outstanding Contribution to the University: Eric Scofield ee se Pecan ree aU bate Life released statistics regarding the IFC and fraternity chap- ter houses. You will be glad to hear that FIJI remains in the top of almost every category and that our chapter house is one of the best equipped on grounds. PERGE! Nick Feakins 05 Purple Legionnaire INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL STATISTICS: Out OF 29 IFC FRATERNITIES IFC RANK CHAPTER Cum. GPA 1 Beta Theta Pi* 3.499 2 Sigma Alpha Mu* 3.393 3 Phi Gamma Delta 3.391 4 Sigma Chi 3379 5 Phi Delta Theta 3.364 SPRING BIDS INITIATED CHAPTER ACCEPTED UNDERGRADUATES Phi Delta Theta 23 89 Phi Gamma Delta 20 88 Siena Chi 2 77 Phi Kappa Psi 17 75 Beta Theta Pi* 21 73 “recently re-colonized GRADUATE NEWS! Send us your updates: http://www.uvafiji.org/alumni/newsletters.php Update your address information and let your pledge brothers know how you are doing! Join us on The Omicron Chapter at UVA http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200045746 If you are not a member of the UVA network, si ea Pesaran g t 0 Facebook. \r\n$5,000 + Richard W. Cusack $2,500 + $1,000 + Richard P. Swift Robert K. Krout John J. Moritz David Verklin $500 + Benjamin Lecompte Pete Dunne Timothy E. Martorella Neil McPherson Doug Milman $250 + Nicholas P. Feakins Jeremy Hogg Chris Anderson Andrew Garrahan Chris Walters Kyle Fuschetti Nick Kristoff Andrew Cooper George E. Cramer James D. Wilson Jonathan Tyler Ziefle Jonathan R. Hilliard an mw SAVE THE DATES! VIRGINIA REUNIONS June 6" 2-4 pm 128 Madison Lane Special Guests: Class of 1964 HOMECOMING & Pig DINNER OcroseEr 9-10, 2009 2009 ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 68 74 71 80 87 87 87 $128 + Carl Helmetag III Kevin L. Beicke David C. Mead Terry E. Schnuck, Jr. Charles Rohrer William C. Childress Edward T. Bedford Erik H. Kisa David P. Morris John S. Minasi, M.D. George Collins Michael L. Woosley, Jr. Taylor Meredith Grout Jamison T. Driver Christopher S. Johnson Adam G. Swann Kyle A. Sturgeon Matthew P. Cook Dan Laufer Anonymous $25 + Alexander S, Lacy Cornelius P. MacLeod Jeffrey L. Brown Thomas R. Hayne Richard W. Brand Derick V. Coupe Gregory C. Treharne Andrew J. Straitman Arthur B. Johnson Elio Jordan 70 01 05 °07 °55 °58 °64 °80 °80 °81 °84 °91 98 °99 03 °03 °05 06 °49 78 09 69 72 02 09 °60 FY2009 RUNS DEC. 1, 2008-DEc. 1, 2009 Special thanks to these brothers for supporting the Omicron chapter over the past year. There are still 6 more months to give! Please join us in supporting 128 Madison Lane. MAKE AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION Gifts to the FIJI Annual Fund sponsor alumni communications, reunions and house improvements. Make a gift online at www.uvafiji.org