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2012 January Newsletter Mu Upsilon (Miami University)
January 2012
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T H E E N D O F T H E S L A N T
A New Year, Infinite Opportunities
Brothers
look
back
on
a
busy
2011
and
prepare
to
welcome
in
what
is
expected
to
be
a
very
exciting
2012
The
leaves
have
fallen,
the
days
have
shortened,
and
the
first
semester
has
come
to
a
close,
but
a
persistent
and
determined
institution
continues
to
brave
the
elements.
The
brothers
of
the
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter
of
Phi
Gamma
Delta
look
forward
to
2012
with
high
hopes
and
a
sense
of
great
accomplishment
following
what
has
proven
to
be
a
very
successful
and
challenging
return
to
prominence.
CALLING ALL GRADUATE
BROTHERS:
We are currently in the process of
continuing to build a
graduate/undergraduate network
and we need all of your help! If you have
changed residency or are planning to move,
please let us know where to contact you.
In the future we would like to increase the
number of events we have planned for
grad-relations in addition to Pig Dinner.
Also, if you could please provide
information about your profession, as we
would like to create a communication
chain for brothers in the same areas of
study/profession. Please relay
communication to our Corresponding
Secretary (Ethan Kaplan). Contact
information will be provided at the end of
this publication. Thank you!
accountable
for
completing
and
abiding
by
a
set
of
sanctions
for
reinstatement.
These
sanctions
included
being
put
on
social
probation
for
the
spring
and
fall
2011
semesters,
as
well
as
not
being
permitted
to
participate
in
formal
spring
fraternity
recruitment
in
2011.
half
of
the
undergraduate
chapter
was
removed
from
the
fraternity.
Although
these
In
addition
to
these
men
are
still
welcomed
As
many
of
you
are
aware,
the
University-developed
friends
and
considered
sanctions,
the
Mu
Upsilon
chapter
is
coming
off
of
a
brothers,
they
are
no
longer
Chapter
decided
that
a
deffered
suspension
passed
formally
associated
with
the
down
from
Miami
University
comprehensive
membership
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter.
review
process
was
a
last
year.
This
suspension
necessary
step
towards
the
While
all
of
this
may
seem
required
the
chapter
as
a
betterment
and
growth
of
the
daunting
and
concerning,
the
whole,
as
well
as
each
individual
brother,
to
be
held
fraternity.
As
a
result
of
this,
brothers
of
FIJI
refused
to
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hang
their
heads,
and
instead,
set
off
on
a
proactive
approach
to
improve
their
standing
with
Miami
University
and
restore
the
chapter’s
status
as
the
most
outstanding
brotherhood
on
campus.
This
process
began
in
the
fall
of
2010,
and
continued
into
the
fall
of
2011
when
the
hard
work
of
recruitment
chair
Matt
Karwel’s
led
to
the
initiation
December
27,
2011
of
10 men following
a six-‐
week
pledge
education
process.
The
hard
work
of
our
brothers
continued
to
reap
great
benefits
following
the
reinstatement
of
the
chapter
with
the
Inter-‐
fraternity
Council as
well
as
approval
for
sophomore
live-‐
in
at
the
house
during
the
2012-‐2013
academic
year.
chapter’s
ability
to
overcome
adversity,
each
brother
feels
a
great
sense
of
pride
in
the
work
they
have
done
to
better
this
Fraternity.
As
we
look
back
on
the
past
year
and
look
forward
to
2012,
the
brothers
of
Phi
Gamma
Delta
are
extremely
excited
about
the
great
opportunities
that
lie
ahead
of
them.
With
all
of
the
recent
accomplishments
and
the
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PAGE:
SECTION:
Page
1
Status
of
the
Chapter
Page
1
Calling
All
Graduate
Brothers
Page
2
Index
Page
2
John
Templeton
McCarty
Award
Page
3
State
of
the
House
Page
4
Recruitment
Page
4
New
Member
Education
Page
5
Philanthropy
Page
5
Letter
from
the
President
Page
6
55th
Annual
Big
Pig
Dinner
2012
Page
7
Contact
Information
INDEX
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John Templeton McCarty Award
This
past
semester,
the
brothers
of
the
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter
were
pleased
to
find
out
that
they
were
recipients
of
the
John
Templeton
McCarty
Award
for
Chapter
Proficiency.
This
award
is
given
to
the
chapters
that
accomplish
great
efficiency
in
their
operations,
financial
stability,
adherence
to
Fraternity
laws,
as
well
as
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2011
their
promotions
of
the
highest
standards
of
Phi
Gamma
Delta.
Miami
University,
but
also
in
recognition
by
the
International
fraternity.
We
view
this
award
as
a
direct
result
of
our
commitment
to
the
To
the
brothers
of
the
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter,
values
of
Friendship,
Knowledge,
Service,
this
award
shows
how
the
hard
work
of
the
Morality,
and
Excellence,
and
strive
to
build
fraternity
has
led to
successes not only
at
this
in
the
future.
upon
-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
State of the House
Currently
we
only
have
11
men
living
in
the
house
following
the
sanctions
handed
down
by
the
University,
which
did
not
allow
for
us
to
recruit
a
spring
class
that
could
live-‐in
during
the
2011-‐
2012
school
year.
However,
with
the
recently
initiated
fall
pledge
class
and
an
expected
spring
recruitment
class
of
25+
men,
we
hope
to
have
the
chapter
house
filled
and
totally
occupied
with
brothers
living
there
throughout
the
years
to
come.
Despite
a
loss
in
revenue
due
to
the
lack
of
rent
money
generated
by
the
chapter,
the
brothers
have
spent
countless
hours
and
substantial
amounts
of
elbow
grease
keeping
the
Mu
Upsilon
house
in
pristine
condition.
Over
this
past
summer,
Brother
Christopher
Wittine
(Outgoing-‐
Historian)
dedicated
his
time
to
making
renovations
to
the
house
on
a
limited
budget.
After
his
renovations,
the
house
looks
great.
These
acts
reached
a
breaking
point
when
Gamma,
our
owl,
was
stolen.
The
culprit
was
identified
and
Gamma
has
since
been
returned.
In
response
to
this
breach
in
security,
we
have
installed
new
locks
on
the
doors
of
130
E.
High
Street.
This
locking
system
requires
a
key
fob,
which
is
wired
to
an
electronic
locking
system.
So
far,
this
has
been
a
very
successful
addition
to
the
house,
as
we
have
had
no
problems
with
security
since
its
installment.
Finally
our
neighbors,
the
Dubois
Bookstore
and
apartment
complex,
which
underwent
major
renovations
this
past
year,
have
laid
sod
in
our
side
yard
and
completed
landscaping
against
their
building.
This
act
of
generosity
serves
as
payment
for
the
damages
and
inconvenience
to
our
chapter
that
resulted
from
the
major
construction
of
the
building.
We
continue
to
have
a
strong
relationship
with
Dubois
Bookstore
and
thank
them
for
their
work
on
our
side
yard,
which
now
looks
better
than
ever.
As
many
of
you
may
know,
we
ran
into
a
few
scares
last
year
regarding
the
security
of
the
house
following
some
instances
of
breaking
and
entering.
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New Member
Education
This
past
fall
we
were
able
to
recruit
10 men who were initiated as
brothers
following
a
six-‐week
new
member
education
program
earlier
in
the
semester.
These
10 men are all currently
sophomores
and
look
forward
to
making
lasting
contributions
to
the
success
of
FIJI.
December
27,
2011
This
past
fall
the
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter
adopted
a six-‐week,
new member
education
program
implemented
by
the
International
Fraternity.
This
process
focused
on
the
history
of
the
fraternity,
As
we
look
forward
to
the
spring
semester
brotherhood,
and
excellence
in
both
we
are
excited
about
our
recent
approval
academics
and
as
gentlemen
of
Phi
Gamma
from
the
Interfraternity
Council
to
Delta.
participate
in
formal
recruitment
and
rush
during
the
week
of
January
8,
2012.
Ten
men
accepted
their
bids
this
past
September
and
participated
in
this
program
We
have
held
a
number
of
recruitment
over
a
six-‐week
period.
Each
week
was
events
this
past
semester
including
a
very
dedicated
to
a
different
member
of
the
successful
cookout
at
the
chapter
house
in
Immortal
Six,
the
founders
of
the
first
FIJI
which
over
one
hundred
men
visited
to
Chapter
at
Jefferson
College
in
1848.
For
meet
the
brothers
of
Phi
Gamma
Delta
and
example,
one
week
was
John
Templeton
had
the
opportunity
to
explore
the
house
McCarty
Week
and
and
have
fun.
We
also
participated
in
the
another
was
Samuel
Greek
Mega
Fair
in
which
over
120
Beatty
Wilson
Week.
freshmen
expressed
interest
in
Phi
Gamma
Delta
within
just
a
few
hours.
Our
goal
was
to
instill
It
is
hard
to
ignore
the
buzz
on
campus
that
knowledge
of
our
chapter
history,
is
being
generated
from
130
E.
High
Street.
gentlemanly
conduct,
People
are
extremely
excited
about
our
and
trustworthiness
in
chapter’s
full
reinstatement
and
it
is
our
new
members.
We
becoming
increasingly
evident
from
the
success
of
our
recruitment
events,
as
well
as
consider
these
to
be
essential
freshman
interest
in
what
it
means
to
be
a
characteristics
of
brother
of
the
fraternity,
Phi
Gamma
Delta.
We
expect
the
hard
work
we
have
done
this
contributing
new
past
fall
to
pay
off
this
spring
when
we
hope
members.
The
program
proved
to
do
just
that.
to
attract
a
pledge
class
of
25
to
30
quality
men
to
become
new
members
of
Mu
Each
week
these
men
were
responsible
for
Upsilon.
completing
a
quiz
based
on
significant
Recruitment
information
from
the
history
of
the
Mu
Chairs
Upsilon
Chapter, or from the legacy
of
Phi
Matt
Karwel
&
Gamma
Delta.
They
were
taught
to
hold
one
Alex
Lord
another
accountable,
and
were
only
able
to
move
forward
with
their
education
if
each
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member
passed
his quizzes and
succeeded.
In
this
way,
no
new
member
could
cut
corners
or
skip
steps.
This
process
really
helped
to
increase
camaraderie
and
showed
these
men
what
it
means
to
be
part
of
a
true
brotherhood.
Our
new
members
have
become
fully
involved
in
the
chapter
and
many
have
taken
leadership
positions
following
their
initiation.
The
success
of
these
men
makes
me
proud
to
have
overseen
their
education
process,
and
proud
to
be
a
FIJI,
not
for
college
days
alone.
Outgoing
Pledge
Educator,
Recording
Secretary
Patrick
Awadalla
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27,
2011
Lutheran
Church
in
Oxford.
As
a
Fraternity
we
love
giving
back
to
the
Oxford
community
and
helping
those
less
fortunate.
Next
semester,
we
plan
to
participate
in
a
number
of
smaller
events
such
as
food
and
clothing
drives,
and
wrap
up
a
successful
school
year
with
another
big
event.
Philanthropy
Chairs
Brad
Tekien
&
Jeff
Chapek
-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
Letter From
The President
Brothers,
My
name
is
Adam
Morrisey
and
I
am
proud
Philanthropy
to
be
the
new
Chapter
President
of
Mu
Upsilon.
As
many
of
you
know,
we
have
had
On
Saturday,
October
1,
the
brothers
from
our
fair
share
of
hardships
here
on
the
the
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter
once
again
corner
of
Campus
and
High.
Last
spring
we
participated
in
the
second
annual
running
of
went
through
a
membership
review
process
the
game
ball
for
the
Miami
University
in
which
we
removed
almost
half
of
the
Redhawks
football
team.
The
brothers
chapter.
We
retained
30
members
that
we
joined
the
Chi
Omicron
Chapter from the
believe
will
help
us
move
in
the
right
University
of
Cincinnati
in
our
biggest
direction.
The
goal
of
my
term
is
to
move
the
chapter
from
a
state
of
limbo
to
a
philanthropy
event
of
the
semester.
chapter
that
is
more
established
and
On
the
morning
of
the
Miami
–
UC
football
reputable
with
both
Miami
and
the
game,
brothers
left
130
E.
High
Street
and
International
Fraternity.
drove
to
the
chapter
house
in
Cincinnati.
From
there,
each
brother
took
turns
running
There
is
a
lot
to
be
excited
about
at
the
end
the
ball
for
a
mile
back
to
Miami’s
Oxford
of
the
slant.
Earlier
this
fall,
we
initiated
a
campus
in
time
for
kickoff
in
order
to
raise
pledge
class
of
10 quality men. Since then,
money
for
charity.
We
contacted
most
of
the
we
regained
membership
into
the
Inter-‐
fraternity
Council
and
earned
our
second
uptown
businesses,
and
other
major
companies
to
donate
to
the
cause
for
year
living
exemption
which
will
allow
us
to
cleaning
up
the
oil
spill
in
the
gulf.
In
house
sophomore
members
beginning
next
addition
to
this
event,
we
fall.
Along
with
these
closed
the
semester
by
accomplishments,
we
focused
strongly
serving
dinner
to
those
in
on
the
recruiting
aspect
of
our
need
at
the
Faith
operation.
Some
of
the
major
events
included
cookouts,
bowling
and
a
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Thanksgiving
dinner.
We
believe
that
we
are
poised
to
initiate
25+
new
members
this
coming
spring.
The
Executive
Board
for
the
calendar
year
of
2012
combines
experience
with
new
members.
The
entire
unit
is
something
that
I
am
extremely
excited
about.
The
cabinet
is
made
up
of
myself,
Paul
Helmer,
Patrick
Awadalla,
Ethan
Kaplan
and
Spencer
Barnhill.
Paul
is
the
incoming
treasurer
and
brings
a
strong
financial
background
to
the
team.
Patrick
has
had
experience
serving
as
the
previous
new
member
educator
and
will
be
the
recording
secretary
in
the
next
term.
Ethan
and
Spencer,
two
new
initiates,
will
be
serving
as
the
corresponding
secretary
and
historian,
respectively.
This
winter,
we
are
sending
four
members
of
the
Chapter
to
the
annual
Fiji
Academy
in
St.
Louis
for
leadership
development.
These
four
include
Paul
Helmer,
our
new
pledge
educators,
recruitment
chairs,
as
well
as
myself.
This
is
an
exciting
and
important
time
for
the
undergraduate
chapter
and
we
hope
to
have
your
full
support
as
we
continue
to
grow
and
develop.
I
hope
to
see
you
all
at
the
55th
Pig
Dinner
which
takes
place
April
20-‐21,
2012!
Fraternally,
Adam
Morrisey
–
2013
Perge!
December
27,
2011
BIG PIG 2012: 55th Reunion
This
New
Year
marks
the
55th
anniversary
of
the
founding
of
the
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter
of
Phi
Gamma
Delta.
In
celebration
of
this
milestone,
we
hope
that
all
graduate
brothers
can
return
to
the
end
of
slant
for
the
55th
annual
Big
Pig
Dinner
on
April
21,
2012.
The
festivities
will
begin
on
Thursday,
April
19
and
conclude on April 22.
Activities
include
a
number
of
presentations
and
fun
that
brothers
of
all
ages
can
enjoy.
This
is
your
chance
to
return
to
beautiful
Oxford
this
spring
to
experience
the
fun
and
brotherhood
that
we
all
know
and
love.
The
Pig
Dinner
will
be
held
on
the
night
of
Saturday,
April
21,
at 6pm
at the Shriver
Center.
In
2007,
over
500
graduate
brothers
attended
this
great
event,
a
number
that
stands
as
the
record
for
our
International
Fraternity.
We
plan
on
beating
that
mark
this
year.
We
hope
that
through
a
successful
Pig
Dinner
we
not
only
will
generate
donations
towards
the
betterment
of
the
chapter,
but
also
spark
stronger
relationships
through
networking
between
both
grads
and
undergraduate
brothers.
We
encourage
all
grads
to
visit the official
website
of
the
Mu
Upsilon
FIJI
Brotherhood,
130ehigh.org,
where
all
necessary
information
can
be
located
including
hotel
information
(BOOK
BEFORE
ITS
TOO
LATE!).
We
also
encourage
grads
to
get
in
contact
with
their
classmates
via
LinkedIn
and
join
the
group
“Mu
Upsilon
of
Phi
Gamma
Delta”.
Come
join
your
brothers
for
what
promises
to
be
a
memorable
weekend!
Perge!
Corresponding
Secretary
Ethan
Kaplan
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GAMMA
DELTA
–
MU
UPSILON
CHAPTER
December
27,
2011
THE BROTHERS OF MU UPSILON
PHI GAMMA DELTA
THANK OUR GRADUATE BROTHERS!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Adam
Morrisey
–
President
614.315.1687
morrisah@muohio.edu
Paul
Helmer
–
Treasurer
847.302.3135
helmerpj@muohio.edu
Patrick
Awadalla
–
Recording
Secretary
859.653.7222
awadalps@muohio.edu
Ethan
Kaplan
–
Corresponding
Secretary
781.752.8746
kaplanem@muohio.edu
Spencer
Barnhill
–
Historian
913.620.5065
barnhisw@muohio.edu
Matt
Karwel
–
Recruitment
Chair
571.216.8431
karwelmj@muohio.edu
Alex
Lord
–
Recruitment
Chair
952.261.2369
lordaj@muohio.edu
Jeff
Chapek
–
Philanthropy
Chair
440.384.2427
chapekja@muohio.edu
Brad
Tekien
–Philanthropy
Chair
440.465.7926
tekienbm@muohio.edu
About
this
publication:
This
Graduate
Letter
was
created
by
Phi
Gamma
Delta
–
Mu
Upsilon
Chapter
Corresponding
Secretary
and
was
edited
by
the
President.
We
hope
to
see
you
all
this
spring!
Perge!
The
Brothers
of
Phi
Gamma
Delta
–
Mu
Upsilon
130
E.
High
Street
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January 2012 newsletter of the Mu Upsilon chapter at Miami University. The newsletter is eight pages in length.
