THE OMICRON FALL 2009 CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA @ » The Brothers of the Omicron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta returned to 128 Madison after the summer for one of the most pos se- ‘é Pa oc y : % mesters in recent memory. +e a Omicron received several chapter and in- a yt adh, dividual awards last spring, and we were proud (ae Z tH to continue our strong traditions of scholar- wl 19S C OMe ship and service in the fall. Our chapter GPA ya = - AN x - remains above the All-Male and All-Greek av- > me + . aS we f erages, and the brotherhood totaled over 1000 -~ He) bs eer hours of community service this semester. Our So ASA RY incramurals have remained strong, reaching the fi r %® Ab aS nals in outdoor soccer and taking home the fraternity league championship in floor hockey. The 7th Annual Run Across Virginia (pictured below) brought in over $41,781.56 for the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Re- search — the most successful Run in recent memory. Our fall recruitment brought us four new pledges who we hope to see develop into strong Brothers. Brothers continue to remain highly involved in a va- riety of activities and clubs around grounds. Four broth- ers compete for the nationally-ranked Virginia Men’s Club Soccer Team. The Chapter also has Brothers playing on UPCOMING EVENTS April 17-18 even Botley April 24 aver (alel ei e OETA Reunions Neste GREETINGS FROM THE TEMPLE the club tennis team. Three Brothers hold positions on the Honor committee, and several brothers participate in ‘Hoo Crew (the official student fan group of Virginia Athletics) and Flags of the ACC — both groups that were founded by recent Fijis. Several other Brothers participate in and lead the Greek Intervarsity Fellowship on Grounds. Pig Dinner brought over 30 graduates, 50 undergraduates and their guests to Sugarleaf Vineyards in early October, and the event was highlighted by the presence of Brother Corky Shackelford, UVA Class of 1951, and his lovely wife. We look for- ward to seeing as many of you as possible in the Hook this upcoming semester, and please stop by the Temple anytime you find yourself around Mr. Jefferson’s Uni- versity. Kevin Dowlen Omicron President ’09 PERGE! Ran Res tran for more information and to RSVP for the Foxfield graduate bus and plot \r\nGRADUATE NEWS Randy Coupland III (42) is sorry to see only 14 donors prior to class of 1970. He just turned 92 on 9/29/09 and is as or- nery as ever. While living at the “Forest at Duke” retirement center in Durham this year, he attended all the Duke bas- ketball and football games plus other sports. He hopes to come up to UVa this fall or spring - looking forward to seeing Phi Gam house and the Fiji members! Charles Lloyd, Jr. (42) has 3 grand daughters, 3 great grand daughters, and 2 great grand sons. He lives in Gibso- nia, PA for 5 months of the year and the rest in Florida. A widower still playing lousy golf. Wade Hover (’50) is retired as a lawyer after practicing 59 years. Now he travels with his assistance dog Nikko, a stan- dard poodle, and takes care of his other business interests. Charles (Breck) Arrington (’55) stepped down as Executive Vice Presi- dent of the Virginia Bar Association in 2006. He has done some extensive traveling since then (Antarctica, South- ern Africa, Australia, Mongolia, Russia, Finland, Jordan, Israel, East Africa, In- dia and Bhutan), and is doing pro-bono work with non-profits now. Samuel Marney (’55) retired from Div. of Allergy/Immunology at Vander- bilt in December of 2008 and became emeritus. He just returned from a great 2-week river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. Gordon Gentry (’59) recently returned to The University for his 50th class re- union. (Enjoy the years as they come upon us might fast!) It was a great event although he was disappointed that he was the only ’59 FIJI to return. Con- gratulations on your outstanding ac- complishments as a Chapter! Henry Culver Jr (66) wrote a 450 page illustrated manual on St. Louis Impe- rial style of swing. James Jonas (’93, ’94) is now a full-time ‘craftsman’ as the family goat milk soap-making business has taken off: http://www.goatmilkstuff.com James McDiarmid (66) is full-time faculty at UC Mercer while teaching physicians-in-training (residents) - aren’t we supposed to be retiring about this age!? Brian Murphy (’80) has taken a job with Signet Diagnostics as Director of their Florida West Coast imaging facili- ties, moving to Tampa/St. Petersburg Bay area. Crushing potential is huge. Still have property in Miami for South Beach rolls and for Super Bowl party fest in 2010! BK Krout’s (84) new company, BK Commissioning, LLC, recently was awarded (2) contracts from Lockheed Martin for commissioning Lockheed’s new facilities in Newtown, PA, which are pursuing the LEED certification, and an open end term contract from the City Of Charlottesville. BK also passed the Building Commissioning Associa- tion’s rigorous process for qualifying to take the Certified Commissioning Pro- fessional exam. Michael Dow (’88) Moved from DC to Traverse City, MI in Dec 2005. Still working in DC for Suntiva, a manage- ment consulting firm, commuting from northern Michigan. Wife Melissa and two daughters Amanda (9) and Rachel (7). Mark Scheuer (91) joined pledge brother Andrew Earle (’91) on a Roll to pledge brother James M. McGee’s (’91) 40th surprise birthday in Atlanta on September 19. They met up with pledge brother Matt Reynolds (92) and Phi Gam Cameron Payne (92). All helped set up the pie-ing of McGee! Robert Staples HI (92) is currently traveling through Mexico with his wife and two kids. They are keeping a blog about the trip: http://earthboundfamily-blogspot.com/ Spencer Francis (’03) and Kirsten (03) got an early Christmas pres- ent this year with the birth of their first child and daughter, Lane Mar- garet Francis. Both mom and baby are doing well. \r\nJohn Subasavage (00) got married to beautiful wife Jennifer on the 4th anniversary of their first date (April 6th) on a de- serted beach in Honaunau, Hawaii (Big Island). After receiv- ing his Ph.D. in astronomy at Georgia State University in 2007 and accepting a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the same institution, John has relocated to La Serena, Chile for another postdoctoral position. Any and all beans that plan to travel to South America and want to make a stop through Chile, give me a shout! Kevin Beicke (’01) and Bill Olinger ('93, 96) took a totally pos trip to central Europe in October. The roll included stops at Ocktoberfest, the Hapsburg Palace, Bratislava, and Buda- pest. They also narrowly averted an international incident at the Hungarian Parliament at 5 in the morning. Jared Cooper (’03) finished his masters of public health in sum- mer of 2008 at USUHS. Now working in Neurosurgery Re- search at Northern Mem. Hospital. William McConnell (04, ’09) returned in August from a de- ployment in Iraq, and currently resides in Montclair, NJ. Em- ployment will dictate where he moves next, but expects to be a NOVA bean by January. Dan Laufer (06) tecently got married to Chi Omega Molly Harris (07). They've moved to sunny San Diego and Dan has just started a new job as a Product Manager for Mitchell Inter- national, a software company. Michael Outten (’06) and Christina (05) welcomed a smiling and soon to be dete-creating Cameron Gennaro Outten into the world on September 3rd 2009. Brandon Cline (’08) is teaching ‘detes’ and other useful English to schoolchildren in Japan. Andrew Cooper (’09) is at the USMC Basic Officer Course in Quantico, VA, so he’s made it to the Temple nearly every week- end these past few months. He will graduate at the end of Janu- ary and continue on to VA Beach for follow-on training as an intelligence officer. ¥. A Andrew Garrahan ('05) married Emily Wang ('04) in Charlottesville on Dec. 19" despite the snow storm and pie'ing. " “gs IN MEMORIAM Archon President from 1986 PECNceie Cee ier mee) June 14, 2009. Brother see graduated from ght School and was eRe AE Co las eT arine Corps during a AN (208 After graduation from fort Ca Tate) Etoe krone (tl arte Corey mand helicopter pilot in the aero iea C. JAMES JESSEE JR. '49 followed, and then a lengthy career as a in Atlanta. In addition to Raa (ae ET aes hapter in Februa: 1988, and he iT Mitel og aucanCoyny ithfully attended (i rceciroemants 1980 and amed a Distinguished Fiji in 1990. FALL 2009 LINGS Lorcan Louis Connick 712 Brendan Chase McCartney *12 Steven Patrick Rowe *12 Nicholas David Wood 712 New Orleans, LA Amherst, MA Waynesboro, VA Liberty, MO 2008-2009 PHI GAMMA DELTA AWARDS Baker Cup, Honorable Mention Brightman Trophy, Honorable Mention Zerman Trophy, 2nd Place For a description of these awai SUBMIT GRA rds, please see www.uvafiji.org \LOrg, DUATE 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! \r\nSTATE OF THE UVA GREEK SYSTEM ‘The fall 2009 semester saw two Greek houses leave Grounds as Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Phi Epsilon both had their char- ters revoked by their respective national fraternities. It’s unfor- tunate to see chapters fold at the University as it weakens the Greek system as a whole. Despite the loss of these two chapters, we're excited to welcome colonies for Pi Lambda Phi and Beta Theta Pi back to Grounds. Beta has been busy since re-coloniz- ing. The Beta chapter bought back their old house on Rugby Road from Delta Upsilon, allowing DU to build a new house at the end of Madison Lane. The new DU house will be the first new fraternity house built at UVA in 50 years. Even with the loss of two chapters, the fraternity system continues to thrive, and Omicron Fiji is proud to be at the forefront. FIJI'S 2008-2009 IFC AWARDS Outstanding Service to Community Outstanding Philanthropy Outstanding Faculty Advisor Outstanding Chapter President Outstanding Contribution to University Intramural Floor Hoc! forte GRADUATE ANNUAL GIVING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 WJAN. 1 - DEC. 31) Special thanks to the following graduates for their gifts to the Omicron Chapters annual fund over the last year. We hope you will continue to support FIJI and encourage your fellow Brothers to join in the effort! $5,000 + $2,500 + $1,000 + Raymond E, Humiston III ’74 $500 + Wade H. Hover ’50 ‘Theodore W. Price 64 Benjamin Lecompte ’71 William S. Jeter ’78 Pete Dunne ’80 Robert K. Krout ’80 Steven G. Vittorio ’84 $250 + J. Randolph Coupland III °42 Gordon L. Gentry, Jr. °59 H. J. Macdonald Radcliffe °60 William R. Easton ’65 John M. Stewart "65 John J. Moritz 68 Edwin L. Underwood ’69 Kevin L. Beicke 01 Jeremy Hogg ’03* Chris Anderson ’05* Nicholas P. Feakins °05* Andrew Garrahan ’05* Chris Walters ’05* Jonathan Tyler Ziefle 05* Kyle Fuschetti ’06* Jonathan R. Hilliard °07* Michael M. Headley 08 Andrew Cooper ’09 $128 + Charles F. Lloyd, Jr. °42 Colquitt Shackelford, Jr. °51 David M. Wakelee ’51 Charles B. Arrington, Jr. °55 Charles H. Rohrer ’55 William C. Childress °58 Richard E. Evans °64 James M. McDiarmid °66 George H. Gromel, Jr. 68 Charles W. Randall ’68 H.P. Smith III 68 Herbert P. Soles °68 Edgar D. McKean III’70 Michael Sorensen 70 George E. Cramer ’71 James D. Wilson °74 George E. Holland °76 James S. Ryan’76 Mark D. Lux 77 ‘Thomas C. Champlin °79 David P. Morris ’80 David M. O’Donnell ’80 Eric §. Stange ’80 Steven K. Souders °83 Michael H. Dillon ’84 Frank F, Petz ’84 Jeffrey P. White ’85 Jeffrey A. Andrews ’72 Derick V. Coupe ’72 Alexander B. Knowles ’73 Jeffrey L. Brown ’76 William J. Kenney ’87 Mark A. Scheuer ’91 David C. Mead °05 Michael C. Outten ’06 Eric C. Howlett ’08 Elio Jordan ’08 Joel D. Swider ’08 Thomas R. Hayne ’09 Daniel S. Reaves 09 Andrew J. Straitman ’09 Eugene P. Kennedy ’90 Michael L. Woosley, Jr. ’91 Chun Mo Kim °93 Francis T. Carr, Jr. °97 Jamison T. Driver ’99 Jared P. Cooper 03 Christopher S. Johnson ’03* ‘Adam G. Swann ’03* Kyle A. Sturgeon ’04* Nick Kristoff 06 Dan Laufer ’06* Terry E. Schnuck, Jr. ’07 Christopher M. Megaw ’09 $28 + ‘Thomas S. Yancey "40 Stephen M. Hoster ’64 John C. Wilson 70 * Indicates a Club 128 member (ongoing monthly donor) In order to better recognize those generous graduates who continue to give each year, our Fiscal Year has changed to match the calendar year (Jan 1. - Dec. 31). If we have mistakenly forgotten your name due to this change, please contact us at: giving@uvafiji.org. 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