April 2010-5'" Edition A MM A DELIA LI A E-NEWSLETTER oiji THE LAS r mttm of mim mQmv 'j/!- ^ Photograph from tho 2010 FIJI Campout for Mental Health \r\nFiji Campout for Mental Health As you may know, at 10am on Friday March 26", 2010 the Colony Brothers of Phi Gamma Delta gathered together for 24 hours at Victoria Park in hopes of raising money for the Canadian Mental Health Association in honour of their lost brother, Austen Berlet. The day was filled with fun activities for all to participate in, much food and performers of all types of music genres. The activities planned ranged from touch football games, to hot dog eating competitions, to jail lock-ins for charity and many, many more. The bands consisted of many individuals who contributed music and entertainment throughout the whole day, evening and into the late night. A special thank you goes out to all who helped make this event a possible one. We hope to continue this tradition for years to come and we hope to see you at the event next year! Please visit the following links as they are articles and news reports about the event: 1)http://www. Ifpress.com/news/london/2010/03/11/13201841 htm! 2) http://www. lfpress.com/news/london/2010/03/26/13375441,htm| 3) http://mindyourmind.ca/stories/interviews/advocates/3363-frat-brothers-honour-the-loss-of their-friend-austen-berlet \r\n 162" Ekklesia The brothers of the Lambda Omega Colony of Phi Gamma Delta are anxiously awaiting Phi Gamma Delta’s 162" Ekklesia. This time around, Ekklesia will be held in the sunny city of Phoenix, Arizona. Hopefully 10-15 brothers will be travelling to the convention in hopes of gaining the approval of the Phi Gamma Delta community for a Charter sometime next year. Ekklesia will be taking place on July 29", 2010 — August 1%, 2010. Expect a full recap on the weekend’s event on the August edition of the E-Newsletter. Good luck to all of the brothers attending, represent Lambda Omega well! CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE WWW.FIUUIUWO.COM FOR REGULAR UPDATES ON OUR COLONY! Lambda Omega Annual Golf Tournament Like always, information on the Lambda Omega annual Golf Tournament will be sent gut in the very near future. We are looking for it to be around the same time as last year (month of July,) so keep your eyes open for an e-mail regarding all of the details on the event and how to register for the tournament. We hope to see you all at this wonderful event! \r\nCHECK YOUR MAIL! THE PHI GAMMA DELTA LAMBDA OMEGA NEWSLETTER ‘THE CHAIN’ WILL BE SENT OUT SOON! If you would like to write an article to be included in The Chain, please send it in by May 10, 2010 to balfaro@uwo.ca Friendship, the Sweetest Influence DO YOU KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BROTHER J.D MERRITT? IF SO, CONTACT ME AT BALFARO@UWO.CA. HIS PLEDGE BROTHERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO TRACK HIM DOWN AND IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF WE COULD REUNITE THEM. \r\nIt's That Time of the Year Again... it's Summer Time! Since school has ended and most have finished writing their final exams, not many events will be occurring during the summer. E- Newsletters will not be sent out during the months of May, June or July. Expect an E-Newsletter recapping any and all summer events and activities in an August edition of the E-Newsletter. If anything is needed to be communicated, it will be done so through a simple e-mail. Please do not hesitate to e-mail me for anything that you might need during the summer. Any questions, comments, stories, suggestions, advice on Ekklesia and Chartering or anything in general is welcome! On behalf of the Lambda Omega Colony, we wish you all the best summer! HAPPY FOUNDER’S DAY! Saterday May 1, 2010 celebrater 162 Yoars of FOU Final Message/ Call to Action t i Thank You! | have finally received stories and comments about the Chartered times of Lambda Omega. The stories will be posted and sent out in the Chain Newsletter, so expect those soon. Also, older articles that have been in past “Chains” will be re-sent so that flames of old memories can be ignited. Please continue share with us an experience you had during your time in FIJI, or send us pictures of you and the rest of the FIJI brother’s during your time in FIJI and we will be sure to include them in an issue of the Chain or in an E-Newsletter. Please send all comments/concerns/photographs/stories to balfaro@uwo.ca . We wish you the best during the upcoming months, and we hope to see you at the Golf Tournament. PRESS ON! Byron Alfaro — Corresponding Secretary 2010 Not For College Days Alone