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Title:
2018 Fall Newsletter Alpha Iota (Iowa State University)
Abstract:
Fall 2018 newsletter for the Alpha Iota chapter at Iowa State University. The newsletter is 12 pages in length.
Date/Date Range:
00/00/2018
Subjects:
Newsletter
Chapter:
Alpha Iota
University:
Iowa State University
Era:
2010s
2018 Fall Newsletter Alpha Iota (Iowa State University)
Alpha Iota Brainstorm
Phi Gamma Delta at Iowa State University
Fall 2018
Corresponding Secretary Address
Brothers,
The undergraduate chapter would like to thank you all for the support
and guidance you have provided and continue to provide. Thank you for
setting an example and being the role models we strive to be.
In this Issue
The past cabinet has taken many strides to progress our chapter and
bring our undergraduates closer to the high standards set forth by the
generations of brothers before them. Austin Sehnert (2020), Daniel
Montemurro (2020), Ty Williams (2020), Jake Steinberger (2020) and
Joel Champion (2020) have contributed spectacular efforts ensuring our
chapter upholds its values and continues to grow stronger every day.
Section Chief Address
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Purple Legionnaire Address
2
BCA Address
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Ad Astra
4
2019 Cabinet Information
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The current pledge class contains 25 young men seeking to live up to the
excellence that you all have set before us. Eager to live up to the excellence
of what it means to be a brother of Phi Gamma Delta. They demonstrate a
focus on class scholarship, internal and external hospitality, unity between
their own pledge class and chapter as a whole.
2018 Iowa State Homecoming
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Philanthropy and Service
6
Graduating Seniors: Fall 2018
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New Undergraduate Members
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Archon Address
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Our successes in the past academic semester focus around various aspects
of our values. Our philanthropic efforts have exceeded previous years
The Passage of Leadership
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totaling over $5,000 in donations to the Maldonado Family and The
How to Give
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We decided to change our beneficiary
Owl Classes
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to help out Alex Maldonado (2021) who was diagnosed with Leukemia.
We are pushing our members to be involved in different leadership
positions. This past semester we have had many people get involved in
the larger sorority and fraternity community, Iowa State community and Ames community in general. With 111
members, we maintain the position of the second largest fraternity on campus.
Looking toward 2019, the new cabinet is ready to push Alpha Iota to do more and be better, so that we may achieve
greater levels of success. Matt Scott (2021), President, Max Retkowski (2021), Treasurer, Chase Byrnes(2021),
Recording Secretary, Caden Pauling (2021), Historian and I look to cultivate the seeds of the ideas and concepts
that the cabinet before us planted. Under the direct guidance of Purple Legionnaire Paul Dudley (2012), Section
Chief Lynn Schroeder (1976), BCA Advisor Travis Dierickx (2015) and Director of House Corporation Jon
Dohrmann (1983), our cabinet is driven to set high goals and persist through any obstacles that fall in our path,
and to help push the brothers to grow with our term and our chapter.
Lastly, with your efforts toward friendship, knowledge, service, morality and excellence we now have the
opportunity to recruit, compete in Greek Week/Homecoming, and pursue knowledge at a higher level than we ever
have before. Thank you for your contribution to our brotherhood; for it is to you we owe when we express that we
are mighty proud!
Fraternally,
Shane Dierickx (2020)
Perge!
\r\nSection Chief Address
Hello All,
Fall term is over and now spring semester is here and with it the annual Norris Pig Dinner. The planning committee
of Matt Dorhmann (2014), Derek Huser (2014), Shane Dunteman (2018) and Carter Chambers (2021) have
been working since early September pulling together all the many details in order to have a successful weekend.
They have 3 areas of focus for the weekend of April 27: ease, value and brotherhood.
Ease: to provide as much information as possible in a timely manner so those wanting to attend can do so easily.
While some agenda items can change, most are known ahead of time so you can plan what you want to do. Outside
of the dinner on Saturday, there will be multiple events going on and you can choose to do a little or a lot. Give the
guys mentioned above (or me) a call or e-mail if you need any help. Also, an invitation will be in the mail soon with
more details. The chapter will also send frequent e-mails to keep everyone abreast of any developments.
Value: the price point for the weekend is always a hard one to nail down. The committee is trying to keep the
dinner fee as low as possible yet maintaining good value to our graduate brothers. There is normally a higher fee for
those registering later (probably after April 10). It’s no secret that late changes significantly increase costs.
Brotherhood: the committee also wants to allow for as much interaction as possible. The dinner program has
been shortened (fewer speeches) and the pre-dinner social has been lengthened. Golfing seems to be popular &
this year we would like to do groupings of tee times. This would allow guys not having a foursome an opportunity
to group together and enjoy Veenker. There will again be a memorial service on Saturday. If you want an update
on Association financials and property issues, the corporate meeting will also be on Saturday. The board is also
considering ways to keep the meeting schedule tight. Be on the look-out for some new Friday night activities.
I hope you will consider returning this year, it should be a good one!
Fraternally,
Lynn R. Schroeder (1976)
Section Chief XXIV
lsispg@iastate.edu
(515) 708-8629
Thank you to the current members of the house corporation and cabinet members!
Jon Dohrmann (1983)
President
Stephen Walker (1988)
Treasurer
Joe Finelli (2007)
Secretary
Purple Legionnaire Address
Hello Brothers!
I hope that your 2018 was fruitful and enjoyable. My name is Paul Dudley (2012) and I am the Purple Legionnaire
for Alpha Iota. This is my third school year helping the undergraduate chapter in this capacity.
The undergraduates are doing really well this year. They are doing a great job of balancing their course loads and
college life. In spring 2018, the all chapter GPA was 3.21. The chapter is eagerly awaiting grades for the fall 2018
semester.
Travis Dierickx (2015), BCA President, and I met with Billy Boulden, Assistant Dean of Students & Director of
Sorority and Fraternity Engagement, toward the end of this fall semester. We had a great conversation about where
Alpha Iota is and where we think it should be in the semesters to come. Travis and I were pleased when Billy let
us know that as a chapter, Alpha Iota is doing well and getting good grades. He doesn’t have any complaints or
worries about our Fijis. There was one observation that Billy talked to Travis and me about: Billy would like to see
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\r\nthe members of FIJI get more involved with leadership positions on campus. For example, he would like to see Fijis
hold positions on committees and councils like IFC, Homecoming Central, Greek Week, etc. After talking with the
new cabinet, which was installed in November, this is one of their goals for the chapter in 2019. The undergraduates
will be attending their pre-semester retreat the Sunday before classes start up in January to determine the rest of
their goals for each committee and the chapter as a whole. The Cabinet and brothers are all extremely excited for
what 2019 will bring!
If you have any questions or need anything from me, please do not hesitate to reach out. I am available by phone or
email.
I am mighty proud to be a Phi Gam.
Paul R. Dudley (2012)
pryandudley@gmail.com
(308) 529-0670
P!
Board of Chapter Advisors Address
Travis Dierickx (2015)
President
Dustyn Curran (2007)
Cabinet
Scott Dierickx (2011)
Risk Mgmt, Tech & Mental Health
Larry Vanderpool (1962)
Finances
Matt Dohrmann (2014)
Grad Relations & Brotherhood
Bobby Dunteman (2016)
Recruitment & Social
Chris Peters (2005)
PR & Brainstorm
Max Loebig (2016)
HR, Philanthropy & Scholarship
Hello Brothers,
The Board of Chapter Advisors hopes that this brainstorm finds you well as we move into 2019!
We continue to be excited by the new opportunities and legacy the Alpha Iota Chapter is fortunate enough to build
on. This fall we look forward to another strong academic semester, coming out of a spring semester with a 3.21 GPA
and a Top 10 Fraternity Academic Ranking.
As the chapter worked to build on their successes, their most impressive accomplishment was raising more than
$5,000 this fall for their philanthropy. It outpaced most Fiji S’more Roasts in recent memory, by nearly double.
While that measurement alone may be impressive, it does not tell the whole story. A key difference in this year’s
philanthropy was brotherhood. There was a more meaningful reason behind the chapter working so hard to make
this event a success. Earlier this year, one of our undergraduate brothers, Alex Maldonado (2021), was diagnosed
with leukemia. As a part of his diagnoses he was undergoing chemotherapy. They still did Fiji Smore’s Roast as the
fall philanthropy, but they instead focused on raising money to donate towards helping Alex’s family with medical
expenses and a portion was donated towards the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This story serves as a powerful
reminder to us that when we are engaged and focused on brotherhood at the core of everything we do, we are
capable of achieving anything.
We can all agree that the fall philanthropy is a wonderful story of brotherhood at the chapter but where does
the BCA and graduate involvement fit into all of this? According to the Phi Gamma Delta manual the BCA’s
responsibilities are “to assist the chapter in setting its goals, developing an action plan to achieve goals, followingup to see that the action plan is being accomplished, and monitoring the continuation of the action plan.” More
importantly though, the BCA’s responsibilities are to model brotherhood by helping mentor and guide these young
men to be leaders here at ISU and in their own lives coming out of college. We will continue to reach greater
achievements by helping prepare collegiate members to be leaders through brotherhood, more so than by simply
helping them get a task done during their time as collegiate members.
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\r\nWe have been fortunate enough to have a network of graduate brothers willing to give back and participate in the
BCA every year here at the Alpha Iota Chapter. With that in mind, we continue to look forward too many more
years of active participation as well. When we consider brotherhood the foundation of our success though, we
realize the greater impact we could make with more graduate brother involvement. We realize that we all have busy
personal and professional lives, so we want you to know that you do not have to part the sea or move a mountain to
make a positive impact in the lives of your brothers. Going into 2019 we encourage each of our brothers to consider
one thing you are capable of doing over the next year that you believe could have the greatest impact on the chapter.
If you have an idea you would like to share with BCA, please contact Travis Dierickx at (563)349-9811 or Travis@
Dierickx.Family. If you would like to consider joining the BCA for monthly meetings, please contact Travis as well.
The BCA will be planning to meet at the following times during the spring 2019 semester at the Chapter house or
by conference call.
BCA Meeting Date
Time
January 13, 2019
2:00-3:30 p.m.
February 17, 2019
2:00-3:30 p.m.
March 10, 2019
2:00-3:30 p.m.
April 14, 2019
2:00-3:30 p.m.
May - July
*No planned meetings due to finals & summer vacation for students
Thank you, brothers, for your continued participation and support of the local chapter. We look forward to making
a positive impact at the Alpha Iota Chapter with you all in 2019!
Happy Holidays!
Travis Dierickx (2015)
BCA President
Perge!
Ad Astra
Harold C. Neumann, Jr. (1945)
9-30-18
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Eldon J. Appling (1961)
12-14-17
Allen Johns (1978)
8-15-18
Derek Abbott (1993)
11-27-18
\r\n2019 Cabinet Information
President
Treasurer
Matt Scott (2021)
Marketing
mscott15@iastate.edu
(515) 423-4951
Max Retkowski (2021)
Mechanical Engineering
mtr@iastate.edu
(630) 777-1411
Recording Secretary
Chase Brynes (2021)
Kinesiology
jcbyrnes@iastate.edu
(815) 540-4495
Corresponding Secretary
Historian
Shane Dierickx (2020)
Agricultural Business
shanepd@iastate.edu
(563) 349-3205
Caden Pauling (2021)
Mgmt Information Systems
cpauling@iastate.edu
(402) 405-1745
2018 Iowa State Homecoming
Homecoming Pairing: Phi Gamma Delta
Alpha Chi Omega
ADELANTE Fraternity
Homecoming Co-Chairs: Jorge Abascal (2018)
Nicholas Costello (2019)
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\r\nPhilanthropy & Community Service
Fall 2018 Fiji S’more Roast
The S’more Roast Philanthropy is an event that consists of all you can eat s’mores, pumpkin carving, and drinking
hot chocolate. Tickets are $5 and they are sold by members of Fiji to Iowa State students, and members of the
community. T-shirts were also sold for the event!
Last year Brother Alex Maldonado (2021) was diagnosed with Leukemia. The proceeds which were in excess of
$5,000 were donated to Alex Maldonado’s family and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!
Matt Scott (2021)
Quinn Celske (2020) &
Cade Seegers
Pictured Left to Right: Parker Rodenberg (2021), Chase
Brynes (2021), and Connor Naumann (2020)
Sam Guillemot (2020)
Lynn Fuhrer Lodge Cleanup
Over 30 undergraduate Fiji members volunteered at the Lynn Fuhrer Lodge. Volunteers helped to pick up
trash, build stairs and remove brush. This volunteer opportunity was extremely special to all the members who
participated!
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\r\nGraduating Seniors: Fall 2018
Jacob Sowers (2017)
Jacob graduated with a
degree in Management
Information Systems. He
is currently interviewing
for IT support and systems
administration roles in the
Midwest.
Mitchell Riggs (2018)
Murphy Hanson (2019)
Murphy graduated with a
degree in Marketing. He
will be working for Ryerson
Holding Corporation in
Minneapolis, MN.
Mitchell graduated with
a degree in Mechanical
Engineering. He is currently
interviewing in the Chicago
area and finishing up his
Zach Williamson (2019)
intern with Danfoss in
Ames, IA.
Zach is currently pursuing a
career in sports broadcasting
Shane Dunteman (2018) and the video industry. He is
currently finishing a Video
Shane graduated with
Production Internship with
a degree in Mechanical
Iowa State University.
Engineering. He has
accepted a position in
Textron’s rotational program
and will be located in
Colin Plouffe (2019)
Pennsylvania during the first
portion of his rotation.
Colin graduated with a
degree in Mechanical
Engineering. He is
currently interviewing and
Jorge Abascal (2018)
considering pursuing a
Jorge graduated with a
master’s degree.
degree in Mechanical
Engineering. He is planning
on traveling through Europe
and Australia during the
next six months.
New Undergraduate Members
The pledge class of 2022 currently has 26 members with a diverse range of majors and interests. Jake Lawler is
leading the recruitment efforts for the spring 2022 pledge class. Undergraduate brothers are excited to welcome new
pledge class members during the spring semester!
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\r\nArchon Address
During the 170th Ekklesia, that was held in Dallas on July 26-29, 2018, I was elected to be an Archon for the next 4 years.
I am humbled and honored to serve our fraternity in this capacity. I was inspired by Lynn Shroeder (1976), Section
Chief and Dick McCormick (1961), past Archon president to step forward. Also, thank-you to Pledge Brothers: Matt
Alexander (1979), Dave Francis (1979) and Greg Doane (1979) for their support.
Before I go further, maybe I should refresh your memory on what the Archonate has for responsibilities.
As the board of directors of the Fraternity, the Archons administer the affairs of Phi Gamma Delta between Ekklesiai.
We determine the strategic issues that the Fraternity will focus on; we are responsible for seeing that the budget approved
by the Ekklesia is followed and that adjustments are made in the budget when necessary; we appoint and determine the
duties of the Section Chiefs and the other Appointed General Officers; in certain cases they make disciplinary decisions
regarding chapters which have violated Fraternity laws or policies, and we carry out other duties which would normally
be the responsibility of a board of directors.
The Archons meet four times a year. Considering both travel and meeting time, the meetings usually require two days
of an Archon’s time. They attend special International Fraternity activities, including the Fiji Academy and the Ekklesia.
We each attend and speak at a few Pig Dinners each year. The Archons also receive regular communications from the
headquarters staff to keep up to date on the status of the Fraternity and the Greek system.
One of the first challenges of special interest to come up to speed on was the retirement of Bill Martin (Mississippi
State 1975) as Executive Director. The search committee had been in place for quite a while before I started my new
responsibilities. It was exciting to be part of the final interview and to learn the competitive nature of the selection
process. Bill is respected across the Greek system and is leaving our fraternity in fantastic shape. Rob Caudill (Akron
2004) was selected to replace Bill. Rob has great experience and support. I am excited to watch the next stages of our
fraternity’s development.
There are challenges in front of the Greek system as a whole that our fraternity has strategically positioned us for success.
Two challenges and one ask that I’d like your engagement and awareness on.
1. You need to be aware of the challenges our chapters have with hazing, the misuse of alcohol/drugs, and sexual
misconduct. There is peer pressure in each of these areas and Phi Gamma Delta must be seen as positive leaders.
As graduates, we must ask the right questions and support the leaders of our chapters. One of the biggest
surprises for me has been the statement that high school seniors come to college expecting to be hazed and to
haze as a rite of passage. This is a more serious issue than when I was a new freshman in 1975. Phi gamma Delta
has invested in state of the art on line and in person training as part of their plan.
2. Our fraternity must build on the positive reputation for leadership development. We must build courageous
leaders and be seen as the premier leadership development opportunity for both students and their parents. This
is another key aspect of our strategic plan that we are funding.
3. As our fraternity is building leaders, more than ever, I am asking for your involvement. It isn’t always about
money, which is important. What I am asking you for is your time in any capacity that you are available. Leaders
of the Archonate have outlined a fantastic strategic plan that is on the fraternity web site. Please take time to
review. This is an exciting opportunity to share your experience! Our chapters need you!
You should be very proud of Alpha Iota, as I am.
The chapter is in great shape financially, strong GPA, and engagement on campus. Please take time to meet the brothers
of our chapter. The structure/chapter house is something I took for granted in the past. Alpha Iota has a classic house for
all of us to rally around. I have found that not all chapters have a house.
As always, “Mighty Proud to be a Fiji”
Tom Waldon (1979)
Perge!
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\r\nThe Passage of Leadership
By Robert Haus (1984)
After the passing of Senator John McCain, Brother Lynn Schroeder (1976) asked me to offer reflections on the
Senator. I had the honor to work with Senator McCain during the 1996 Iowa caucuses, when we both supported
Texas Senator Phil Gramm. My friendship with the Senator and many of his senior staff continued long after those
first meetings and events, and I learned lifelong lessons from Senator McCain.
After first writing this, and rewriting this, and then rewriting this again, I was saddened by the news of the passing
of former President George H.W. Bush. My wife had the honor of working with “41” during his presidency and
similarly made lifelong friends, learned important life lessons and grew to know and appreciate President and Mrs.
Bush.
America has lost two of its finest. Both men were born into families with a deep sense of service. Both men were
fighter pilots and learned first-hand the high cost of combat. Both were keenly attuned to American idealism and
our responsibility on the world stage. Both were elected on the federal level and ran for the presidency. Both served
our country in their own unique way and with very different approaches.
President Bush was cerebral, data driven, a conciliator and someone who was willing to work across the aisle even if
it angered his own party. President Bush was never afraid of a political brawl, but he didn’t relish them or go looking
for them. He was a gentleman, a sincere man who didn’t like the politics of personal destruction.
Senator McCain also was willing to work across the political aisle, much to the consternation of his own party. But
Senator McCain...well...he lived for the political brawl. He was emotional, wore his feelings on his sleeve and never
stopped swearing like a sailor. He truly was a maverick, and it was a role he relished.
Both men suffered loss, great loss in fact. But both men refused to be seen as victims or asked for people to feel
sorry for them. Rather, they learned from their loss and it changed them for the better. This is one of the enduring
lessons both my wife and I have learned from our associations with these great men.
When I think of the lessons I learned from my time on the campaign trail with Senator McCain, one-word rings
familiar: perspective. As in, “Bobby, you have to keep things in perspective. No one is shooting at you with real
bullets,” he once told me.
Senator McCain’s perspective was no doubt forged during his time as a prisoner of war in the infamous Hanoi
Hilton. To say that he was ‘tortured’ doesn’t do justice to the word, or the unspeakable acts committed against him.
During one of our campaign stops, we stopped in at a Political Science class at Iowa State. He addressed the
students, and a key topic at that time was his efforts to normalize international relations with Vietnam, the same
country whose soldiers had brutalized him during his captivity.
At the end of his remarks, he took questions from the class. One bright student brought up the fact that during the
debate and discussion over normalizing relations with Vietnam, the Senator had received numerous death threats
from people opposing his actions. The student asked Senator McCain if that frightened him, scared him, deterred
him or made him rethink his position.
He looked straight at the student and said, “Son, when you’ve been beaten with a shovel, had your arms and legs
broken, been tied up, kicked, beaten and left for dead, for years on end...do you think some anonymous (expletive)
is really going to scare me with a letter?” I watched as the blood drain from the student’s face, and we were on to our
next stop.
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\r\nDuring this same swing, I noticed a slight limp in the Senator’s gait, but wrote it off to his torture. Many didn’t know
it but he was unable to lift his arms high enough to comb his own hair regularly. His shoulders were so broken in
captivity, with no medical attention, that his range of motion was irreparably limited. So, a slight limp didn’t really
register with me as a concern.
Until I noticed he kept putting his leg up on the airplane seat next to me. At I finally asked, “Senator, is your leg
okay?” Yes, he said, just a little issue with his calf muscle, no big deal.
The next morning, I went to the Senator’s hotel room to get him for the day’s events. His door was ajar, so I knocked
and entered. He was sitting on his bed changing what could only be described as a field dressing. There was a large
amount of blood on the bandage, and it was enough to alarm me. I asked him if he needed a doctor.
“Hell no, I’m okay, Bobby.”
“What happened?” I asked.
“Ah, I was at our ranch a while back. It’s remote, and it was the middle of the night. I woke up with a pain in my
leg and realized I had been bitten by one of the poisonous spiders we have in the desert. I’m too far away from the
doctors, they’re usually not lethal but I couldn’t find it, so I just got up, got a knife and cut the venom out. It’ll heal,
I’ll be good, let’s go.”
Perspective was granted right then and there, and I will never forget that story. I was stunned. I think he was up and
out the door before I could wrap my head around what I had just witnessed.
Here was a man who had dedicated his life to the service and protection of others and had paid a very dear price for
that service. Here was a man who could handle, process and work through the most excruciating pain imaginable.
Here was a man who was determined to not let any living creature stop him from his forward motion and achieving
his goals.
In more recent times, while he was still working the US Senate, I was sometimes asked how to influence the Senator.
What pressure points could be brought to bear? What could be done to move him off a position? Why wouldn’t he
just give up or act like a “normal politician?”
I would emphasize that regardless of whether you agreed with him or not, you better take the time to listen to him.
That he’s likely researched his position and holds it very close to his heart. And that the one sure fire way to have a
negative reaction from him would be to try to bully him or push him around. The result of those tactics would be
for him to double down, dig his heels in the ground and come at you like a cornered badger. After all, the Maverick
loved a good brawl, and no one scared him. No one.
---America has lost two giants. The coverage of the Senator’s death and his funeral made people stop, if even for a brief
moment, to reflect on the current state of political affairs. I have no doubt we saw the reflection and conclusions of
voters across the country in the midterm elections.
During the country’s time of mourning for President Bush, let’s take time to reflect on his legacy as well. His
dedication to service above self. His vision for our country, and for his unending support of freedom across the
globe. His absolute love for his family, and his desire to help those most in need of our assistance.
And, like Senator McCain, for his perspective. That there are no hurdles too high or challenges too difficult for us to
overcome if we just work together as Americans.
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\r\nHow to Give
Gifts that are made to the Educational Foundation will support the educational and charitable purposes of
Phi Gamma Delta, its undergraduate brothers and its chapters. This includes the Leadership Institute, Alcohol
programming, the Blanchard Leadership trainings, Mental Health programming, Sexual Assault Prevention
training, Scholarships & Property Improvements.
Ways to Give:
Give Now – Annual Fund: You can choose to give a reoccurring gift or a one-time gift!
Planned Giving: Whether you call it planned giving or estate planning, you can leave a charitable gift to the Phi
Gamma Delta Educational Foundation. There are several ways in which to give and options as to what your gift will
fund.
The donation page can be found on the top right section of the Phi Gamma Delta Alpha Iota website (aifiji.com)!
PLEASE specify that your gift is for the Alpha Iota Chapter!
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact one of the following:
John Dohrmann
HC President
(515) 802-4735
Steve Walker
HC Treasurer
(515) 537-9491
Lynn Schroeder
Sec. Chief
(515) 708-8629
Congratulations, Owl Classes!
Diamond
William S. Roush (1947)
Oscar R. Stokka (1947)
Robert L. Taylor (1947)
Gold
Frederick C. Barrett (1972)
George E. Blistain (1972)
Michael A. Champion (1972)
Jeffrey O. Dawson (1971)
Larry M. Dietrich (1972)
Mark E. Dohrmann (1972)
Bertrand L. Gulick, IV (1970)
Dennis A. Hegland (1972)
William B. Herwig (1971)
Dale C. Hougham (1972)
Craig A. Mason (1972)
Brian C. Campbell (1996)
David B. Mensing (1973)
Mark A. Drake (1996)
Stephen L. Petkus (1971)
Joseph M. Falk (1996)
Dennis W. Pfaff (1972)
Kevin R. Gimmel (1997)
Timothy L. Potts (1972)
David M. Hood (1997)
Jerry P. Rehfuss (1972)
Ryan M. Jacobs (1996)
Jeff G. Robken, II (1972)
Jeffrey A. Johnson (1998)
Edwin D. Schneckloth (1971)
Daniel A. Kangley (1995)
Jerald L. Schnoor (1972)
Erik C. King (1996)
Keith D. Schroeder (1971)
Andrew J. Kurriger (1996)
David A. Steel (1972)
Todd G. Lewis (1997)
David J. Stockman (1971)
Michael T. Polich (1996)
Samuel F. Vance (1970)
Charles J. Schleusner (1997)
Patrick J. Szurpicki (1997)
Silver
Adam M. Tromblay (1996)
Matthew J. Allison (1997)
David A. Wunderlich (1997)
Richard A. Brownlee (1996)
Robert A. Zeis (1997)
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(952) 221-6661
and
Shane Dierickx (2020)
shanepd@iastate.edu
(563) 349-3205
Phi Gamma Delta at Iowa State University
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Fall 2018 newsletter for the Alpha Iota chapter at Iowa State University. The newsletter is 12 pages in length.