PHI GAMMA DELTA IMPORTANT DATES: Evening Out with the Undergrads March 24 Epsilon Iota Open April 28 U N I V E R S I T Y O F E V A N S V I L L E - E P S I L O N INSIDE THIS ISSUE: March Madness 2 with the Undergrads Have You Heard the Good News? 2 What’s Distracting Fijis? 3 EI Open Moves 3 to the Spring 4 I O T A M A R C H 2 0 1 2 Phi Gam Heals Sick, Sounds Tired At Epsilon Iota, our graduates have gone on to become lawyers, business owners, engineers, teachers, and extreme consultants. Nick Jones (EI 2007) is our first medical doctor. After leaving the University of Evansville, Nick went on to medical school at the University of Kentucky. After his graduation there in 2011, he began his residency at Memphis’s University of Tennessee hospital. He took time out of his very busy schedule to answer a few questions. Pig Dinner October 13 A Letter From the President Ace of Diamonds What made you want to become a doctor? There wasn't one thing that made me want to be a doctor. I have always liked science and puzzles. Medicine offered me a way to engage in both of them on a daily basis while helping people out. Explain the residency program for those of us who have never watched a medical show. After you graduate from medical school, you complete a residency in your chosen area of specialty. This lasts 3-7 years and you take care of patients in the hospital and clinics under the supervision of a more experienced doctor. At the end of this period, you are eligible to sit for a board exam and become an inde- pendent practitioner or you can undergo further training in a fellowship to become sub-specialized in something like cardiology or endocrinology. You’re performing your residency in Memphis. Was it your first choice? Memphis was one of my top choices and it's a great city to train in because I get to serve a population with a lot of need and a wide variety of disease. Nick Jones and his wife Megan at The assumption among Nick’s medical school graduation. lay people about a resident’s schedule is that taking care of babies born it’s pretty hectic. How extremely premature that only much time do you spend at weighed 500 grams (a little the hospital? My schedule varies each over 1 pound) and seeing month. For the most part I them leave the hospital. work 12-14 hour days, 6 days a week. Next year, I will Any thoughts on a specialhave to do 30-hour call days ty? every 4-5 days for about eight Currently I am a resident in a months of the year. combined internal medicine and pediatrics program which gives me a lot of choices to What’s been the most interspecialize further down the esting/craziest thing that road. I have no specific plans you’ve experienced so far? I have seen lots of gross into pursue a fellowship at this fections and things like that, time, but I am keeping my but to me the most notable options open. thing I have been a part of is working in the NICU and \r\nPAGE 2 March Madness with the Undergrads The undergrads would like to invite the graduates and their families to spend a Saturday evening with them at Kipplee’s Party House on Boeke Avenue. On March 24, from 6:30 to 9:30, the Epsilon Iota Chapter will be treating all interested parties to pizza and basketball. There will also be a cash bar. RSVP’s are appreciated, but not necessary, and can be made with Bryan Hamann (EI 2012) at bh153@evansville.edu or (901) 359-0713. EI Undergrads. They Miss Us. Have You Heard the Good News?       Bryan Hartman (2006)’s wife Chelsea is pregnant with their first child. Ray Baker (2008) and Becky Miller were married on New Year’s Eve. Eric Zenthoefer (2002) and his wife Amanda are expecting their first child. Matt Korn (2005) and his wife Kim are expecting their second child. Todd Ebright (2008) started a new job as a design engineer for MartinCSI in Columbus, Ohio last August and became an EIT (Engineer in Training) after passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam last October. Matt Snodgrass (2005) and his wife Dria are expecting their second child. At Ray and Becky Baker’s wedding, Geoff Keller (EI 2008, far left) makes it all about him. ACE OF DIAMONDS \r\nUNIVERSITY OF PAGE What’s Distracting Fijis? In a new feature, the Ace of Diamonds sets out to determine what movies, TV, books, etc., are distracting a particular Phi Gam. First, we check out what Jon Kissel (2006) is up to. “Contagion” – For someone like myself who’s interested in epidemiology and the work of the CDC, Contagion was made specifically for me. It’s half scripted movie, half well-researched documentary about a pandemic that sweeps across the world. It was my favorite movie of last year and I’ve watched the blu-ray three times since I bought it a month ago. you whole, even if you had the raccoon suit. Then, you finally make it through, and it’s nothing but sheer, unbridled joy. Dark Souls for the XBOX 360 or PS3 is just like that, only with zombies and skeletons. “Party Down” – Focused on caterers in Hollywood with bigger dreams or failed ones, Party Down is a TV show that takes what could be a depressing premise and turns it into a really funny look at what happens when a person very slowly realizes that he maybe isn’t as great as he thought he was. Dark Souls – Remember playing Super Mario Bros. 3? You never thought you would be able to get past that level with the huge fish who could swallow Jon Kissel pondering his distractions EI Open Moves to the Spring The 2012 Epsilon Iota Open could not have higher stakes. After years of the same four or five Alphas winning in every way possible, from keeping the competition at arm's length to needing several overtime holes to seal the victory, a team of upstarts led by Rance Brown (2006) came out of nowhere to shake the EI FIJI golf world to its core. Winning the day by eight strokes, Rance and company emphatically declared themselves the new Champions of the World, if the World were defined by the few dozen golfers who took part. This outcome generated so much shock and disbelief, the 2012 EI Open had to be moved up by six months. Can Team Rance replicate its success? Is this the beginning of a new golf dynasty, or a freakish divot on the fairway? Will the Alphas reclaim their title, or will a new foursome firmly put their tee into the sod of 2012? Golf metaphors! These questions and more will be answered on April 28, at Clearcrest Pines Golf Course. The day will be a scramble on a shotgun start. As always, proceeds go to help fund our beloved Epsilon Iota Chapter at the University of Evansville. Tee times will begin at 11, and the cost of golfing will be $50. More information and RSVPs can be made with Jon Kissel at jonkissel1848@gmail.com or at (812) 550-4476. Please make checks out to Phi Gamma Delta. Hole sponsorships are accepted from $25 or greater, and can be paid for through PayPal by sending your donation to clrafferty@gmail.com, or by mailing a check to 383 E Melrose Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47401. After a sensational turnout in 2011, we hope to exceed it in this new year. We hope to hear from many prospective golfers in the coming weeks. May your drives be straight and your putts calibrated to the curve of the green! 3 \r\nA Letter From the President Brothers, It has been a very successful last few months at Epsilon Iota. We were fortunate to initiate 11 of our 12 fall pledges, the best ratio on campus and a testament to our growing brotherhood. The pledge class achieved an amazing 3.32 grade point average and eight of the new brothers qualified for the AAA scholarship from IHQ. Many of the new members are taking on leadership roles in the chapter and proving that they are active participants, willing to contribute all they can to Phi Gamma Delta. The chapter elected its new officers during the early days of December. New cabinet members include myself (2013) as President, Austin White (2014) as Treasurer, Derrick McDowell (2013) as Recording Secretary, Jordan Chapman (2013) as Corresponding Secretary, and Tyler Tungate (2013) as Historian. The new officers look to continue the upward march of the previous cabinet and continue to help Epsilon Iota strive for excellence. Epsilon Iota has also been standing out on campus. The chapter recently won the annual Musical Madness competition, sweeping all of the awards in a rendition of the show, Mighty Morphin’ Pow- er Rangers. We have also won championships in intramural sports, including Men’s A and C league basketball, badminton, and racquetball. Along with the championships of the previous semester, Epsilon Iota has a very good chance at winning the overall intramural crown for this year. Among individual achievements, new member Nathan Graves (2015) was one of a select few to be chosen as an Orientation Leader this past month, and Bryce Huff (2013) was also elected as President of the Interfraternity Council for the next year. The chapter also excelled in scholarship this past year. We achieved a 3.13 grade point average this past semester and hold a cumulative 3.09 overall. This number placed us second among all fraternities on campus by a slim margin of 0.01 and was above the all-Greek male and allmale averages. The next few months will be very busy for our chapter. We are intensifying our work towards HotTub-A-Thon and are pleased to report several successful bucket shakes raising over $200 each and two very generous, and anonymous, donations of $1,000 and $1,500 dollars. Speaking personally, I am very happy to be leading this chapter and its continual growth. I know with the strong brotherhood we continually build at this chapter, we will only get stronger as a whole. I look to use my time as president to help this chapter continuously improve. I know that many of the brothers are considering this to be their best time as a Phi Gam, so I hope to report even better news to you in my next letter. Fraternally, John Gentry (2013) Perge! Epsilon Iota President John Gentry Jon Kissel, Ace of Diamonds editor jonkissel1848@gmail.com Phi Gamma Delta John Gentry, Chapter President jgentry225@gmail.com Evansville, IN 47714 Hot-Tub-A-Thon information phigamhtot@gmail.com 227 S. 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