Coastal Carolina Phi Gamma Delta Mu Beta Memo In This Issue: Outgoing Executive Board Newly Elected Chapter Officers Family Weekend Update Our Community Service 2019 Pig Dinner Fall 20188 Homecoming Update Homecoming was a major success! The weekend started out with a graduate event at Murphy’s Law Bar & Grill in Carolina Forest, South Carolina. Then, our chapter, along with the lovely ladies of Alpha Delta Pi, won the Coastal Carolina University Haunted Homecoming Talent Show and placed second overall in the Coastal Carolina Homecoming Week. On Saturday, we hosted a tailgate before the Homecoming game against the Appalachian State University Mountaineers. The Chanticleers may have suffered a 23-7 loss, but our brothers had a great time with the graduates who came to visit. Welcome Nu Pledge Class This semester we initiated 7 brothers into the Nu Pledge Class. We also had the honor of initiating Section Chief William Valentine (Florida 1967) as an affiliate brother of the Mu Beta Chapter. He worked diligently and with extreme enthusiasm to make sure our chapter was successful in everything we did. He was an integral part of helping us grow and develop as a colony back in 2010. \r\nOld exec comes to end of term President: Cory Cribb Treasurer: Brian Macari Recording Secretary: Max Kistner Corresponding Secretary: Robert Picano Historian: Lucas Riggs New exec is elected President: Brian Loizzi Corresponding Secretary: Da’Jon Elliot Treasurer: Connor Seay Recording Secretary: John Hagelin Historian: Bryce Johnson New Important Chair Positions: Head of Recruitment: Juan Williams, assisted by Dylan Minihane Head of Pledge Education: Raymond Weatherington, assisted by Shawn Passeri and Niko Navarra-Petrovic Head of Graduate Relations: Brian Macari, assisted by Cory Cribb and Raymond Weatherington \r\nFamily Weekend Update The turnout for this year’s family weekend was the largest yet. Family weekend kicked off with a cookout on Saturday, then a tailgate for the families near the stadium before a home football game. The Chanticleers fell short, losing to the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks 45-20. We did not let the loss ruin our weekend, and kept on with the festivities. On Sunday, as a farewell to our parents, we hosted a family Low Country Boil. We are extremely thankful for our amazing families and grateful for the opportunity to spend time with them. It takes the best to raise the best! Community Service As part of our community service, we adopted a highway on the edge of Coastal Carolina University’s campus. Throughout the semester we completed two highway cleanups. This semester on Friday mornings, our brotherhood participated in BackPack Buddies. Part of our service to their organization was to pack lunches for local school children. BackPack Buddies helps provide children from low-income households with kid friendly groceries for the weekend when free school lunches and breakfasts are not provided. Our chapter also partnered with Alpha Phi Omega service organization and held a mental health discussion panel. Sigma Kappa Sorority hosted their annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. We had brothers participate in the event and make donations in support of the Alzheimer’s Association. To finish out the semester, we participated in a philanthropy event hosted by recreation sports management with the proceeds going to United Way Non-profit organization. \r\nPHI GAMMA DELTA Coastal Carolina University Mu Beta Chapter Mu Beta Chapter Pig Dinner S a t u r d a y, Ap r i l 1 3 Ocean Creek Resort 10600 N Kings Hwy Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 6-9PM Cost $45 Keynote Speaker: Blake Graham Exile’s Toast: Benjamin Rutherford Master of Ceremonies: Johnnie Sharp If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Raymond Todd Weatherington at (803) 818-1502 or rtweather@coastal.edu. You may also contact Brian Macari at (203) 505-3037 or at bemacari@coastal.edu or Cory Cribb at (843) 933-1733.