TEXAS©FIJI The Longhorn Fiji - The University of Texas at Austin Established 1883 Fall 2010 What a semester it has been; from homeless shelters to learning the songs ofthousands ofFijis before us. The tremendous white house on the corner of Guadalupe and 27th Street has seen many changes, but also strides toward a new and revived Tau Deuteron chapter. Five new committees were created at the start of the Semester for members of the sophomore class to fill. These included Events committee that oversees TX/OU Weekend and Pig Dinner. The philanthropy commit tee has been responsible for emphasizing philanthropy as a new and essential component of pledgeship. The freshmen have consistently attended Feed The People, campus and Buen Retiro. The Restorations committee has been a great help to the House Manager, in an ef fort to keep Buen Retiro in the most pristine condition. The Academic Committee is responsible for schedul ing the freshmen's' daily study hall sessions as weU as collect grade reports, test and class schedules and be a resource to them, in what can be a very intense adjust ment period. All of the sophomores that are heading these committees have done and excellent job. Which is a food shelter open early mornings for the A push for the resurgence of some lost traditions is well underway. With the help of some alumni and the National fraternity, the chapter has performed a formal chapter properly, learned songs, begun (and will con homeless community around Austin, one to two tinue) teaching the freshmen the Purple Pilgrim times a week. Not only that, but the pledges have help Habitat for Humanityon Sundays and made a point of becoming more involved in the community around GTBO, Hooff Cooksey,'12 Corresponding Secretary - Alexandria, VA 7 \r\nA Word from the President Hello again from Buen Retiro, My name is Jackson Roche and I am the current chapter president. It has been a successful fall semester at Tau Deuteron and chapter operations are going smoothly. On behalf of the cabinet, I would like to thank the many alumni who have made themselves available to the chapter. Alumni support is stronger than ever and has ensured that our chapter stay pointed in the right direction. It is great to see so many Fijis who still care stronglyabout our fraternity and I hope that our pledge classes will make similar contributions in the future. Our freshman pledge class is making tremendous progress in internalizing the values that make Phi Gamma Delta great. By and large, the pledges are doing well in their courses and continue show improvement. Out side of the classroom, the freshmen are keeping up with assigned readings from the Purple Pilgrim. Record ing secretary, Parker Brody, is administering reading tests on a weekly basis and the scores are consistently strong. The chapter is both pleased and impressed by the freshman class's desire learn about Phi Gamma Delta. On the philanthropic front, the pledges have volunteered with a number ofservice organizations. So far this semester, they have contributed over four hundred and fifty hours ofcommunity service to the Austin area. I would like to recognize sophomores Michael Atmar (Houston, Tx) and Eric Rogers (Southlake, Tx) for their work on the philanthropy committee. They have worked tirelessly to provide the chapter with a range of meaningful service opportunities at the University and within the Austin area. '^'During November, Texas Fiji is competing with other IFC members to raise awareness and funds for pros tate cancer research. To donate to our campaign, please visit http://us.movember.com/mospace/938292/ and click "donate to my team"- We are currently ranked 6th in the IFG, anything will help! It's hard to believe the fall semester has come and gone so qjft^ClyrThe e^nts committee is already making plans for our annual Pig Dinner which will take place on April 9, 2011^Hq'an effort to bring back the rituals and honors that make Pig Dinner a special event, we will nbhbe-htJldrngTt in conjunction with parents' week end. We are hopeful that the chapter and alumni's dedication to improving the Pig Dinner will make next spring's dinner one of the best in recent memory. Thanks to everyone for your continued dedication to Texas Fiji. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at Jackson.Roche@gmail.com, or by phone at (512) 484-9258. We appreci ate you support in making this house and this chapter a special place. Thanks to you, we too may remember these days as some of our best. Fraternally, Jackson Roche, President Austin, TX 12 \r\nBrothers, This summer, the rush team and the Board of Chapter Advisors did an extraordinary job fundraising for rush. New restrictions on sororities and their rush procedures have changed the landscape for the entire Greek system, and accordingly, we had to adjust. Our success in pledging a strong group of young men at such a large size is a testament to the work being done behind the scenes at Tau Deuteron. This year, our budget has stayed well on course, and it has largely been due to the great cooperation be tween the cabinet and our social chairs, Dawson Lewis and Charlie Rexford. With the Texas Fiji alumni email list, we have seen a lot more parents and alumni at attendance for tailgates this year, and we've been able to increase the levelof alumni involvement significantly. Additionally, credit goes to the rest of the chapter for getting their dues in on time and allowing our chapter cash flows to operate effectively through out the semester. I would lastlylike to note the great work our House Manager, Robert Schulte, has alreadyprovided this year. He has been working around the clock with Sue Raymond and Robert Heiser and the House Corpora tion to keep Buen Retire in the highest condition. Recently, Mr. Heiser and Sue havebeen developing plans to organize fundraising for the new capital campaign for the chapter house. In the next few years, we hope to begin renovations on the backhouse and Zifley's to keep our property current with the times. Texas Fiji remains the greatest fraternity on campus, and the efforts being undertaken today will be instrumental to our continued success in the future. GTBO, Jordan Vincent, '12 Treasurer Dallas, TX Brothers Charlie Rexford, Jack Simone, Jackson Roche and Dawson Lewis ofPC '08 outside ofthe Cotton Bowl at the 2010 Red River Rivalry in Dallas, TX. \r\nRush 2010 Donors The 2010 rush summer was extremely successful. We were able to raise oveK^O.OOO^nd host a number ofevents to get to know prospective pledges. This unprecedented success would not haveheen possible without the gen erous donations of our alumni and parents. We thank not only those who gave monetary contributions, but to those who hosted fundraising events and those who spent countless hours being involved in the rush process. Yourtime and energy did not go unnoticed and is still greatly appreciated. We would like to recognize the fol lowing individuals and thank them for their efforts. We look forward to your continued support of Tau Deuteron. Perge! The 2010 Texas Fiji Rush Team Adkins, Marshall Allen, Thomas Anderson, Michael Armstrong, James Armstrong, William Collins, Kent Gunn, Stephen Cordell, Thomas Hablinski, Mark Hammond, Hall Hart, Preston Hawkins, Matt Heiser, Ned Heiser, Robert Corrigan II, Porter Cox, Gary Danner, Richard Aycock, David Dawson, Doug Dexter, Danny Bacharach, Brian Dexter, Stephen Heller, Jeff Dudley, Gardner Dullnig, Robert Dwyer, Billy Herrmann, Steve Eastman, Ross Hodges, Brian Arnold, Steve Bailey, Craig Bailey, Jeff Hickey, Jeff Hill, Bruce Ball, Michael Barnard, Brian Beeler, Rick Ellington Jr, Michael Berkey, Charlie Elliott, John Blonkvist, Tim Broussard, James Etheridge, Howard Hopper, Bart Fallon, Jim Farrell, Porter Hudnall, Clayton Huey Jr, Charlie Fawcett, Will Huff, Jack Johnson, Grant Brown, Jay Buchek Jr, John Bufkin, Ben Burke, James Flannery, Robert Foster, Campbell Burnett, Kyle Fowler, Brad Butter, Zane Fox, Stephen Fry, Casey Campbell, William Canon II, Robert 1 Holcomb, Brandon Hollimon, Reeves Kappler, Cullen King, Allan Kingman, Bill Kinney, Benjamin Kinney, Stephen Carr, Scott Gammill, Brian Gannett, Richard Graham, Bert Chafhn, Clint Gray, Joseph Christy, Scott Clegg, Marshall Green, Thomas Greenfield, Eric Clinton, C. R. Clinton Jr, Claude Griffin Jr, William Lyons, Bill Grigsby, Michael Coffee Jr, Roy Guinn, Andrew Marsh, Will Mason, James Carpenter, Lon Kinzer, John Knauth, Joseph Le Pere, Richard Lieck, Abram Loyd, Larry \r\nMason Jr, James Mason, Wilson Pearce, Stephen Penny Jr, William Story, Herbert McAfee, Larry Perrin, Carter Stubbs, Max McAfee, Scott McAfee, William McCaleb, Dick McCuistion, Jim McDonald, Scott Peters, Paul Taaffe, Ryan Petty Jr, Scott Team, C. B. Pletz, Buddy Plummer Jr, Charles Tellkamp, Scott Thaggard, Taylor Rachal, Tom Thomas, Clayton Ramsey, Scott Rathjen, Karl Thomas, John McElroy, Dan McGaughy, Tom McLaughlin, Barton McLaughlin, James McLaughlin, Matthew Merritt, Joseph Merritt, Marshall Middleton, Fred Moody, Taylor Rickabaugh, Marvin Moore, Ardon Mortimer, Glenn Muecke, Mark Muecke, Matt Roberts, Richard Robinson, Tom Roche, David Murphy, James Rochelle, Jeff Rogers, Will Nahoum Jr, Jack Sasser, Trebes Orr, Bobby Thornton, Mark Thrash, Trent Timanus, Jr, Hall Towns, T. Keller Uhl III, Arthur Ray, Robert Reilly, Michael Mitchell, John Newton, Tom O'Shell, Michael Oldham, Mike Oldham, Steve Thompson, Layne Ratliff, Brent RatlifflV, Bill Reinbach, Max Renaud, Chris Renaudin, Richard Nelson, John Stocker, Ned Wald, Ryan Walker, Patrick Walls, Robert Waltmon, Scott Walton, DeWitt Webb, Jeff Wells, James Wiginton, Kirk Wilkey, Larry Satel, James - Willerson, James Williams, Evan Willis, Ron Shirley, Tom Shulman, David Sledge, Scott Snodgrass, Kevin Stanley, Clayton Ott, David Stellar, Chris Parsons, Scott Stith, Russell •TT, , Womack, Jack IW T / \ Woodward, Charles Wooten, Robert Zoch, Dan \r\nA t 4 ' ^ ^ • I 4 • , • i . * 1 r% -.••• r-i J -»» '•*»•*' r »