January 2013 Issue Lorem Ipsum Leaders, Scholars, Athletes, and Gentlemen Chartering Awaits Iota Sigma gaining back its Charter in February Two years ago, in February of 2010, the Alpha class was pledged into the ranks of Phi Gamma Delta becoming the first class for the Iota Sigma Colony at Indiana State University. Two years later and those same men along with even more brothers will be regaining their Charter on February 16th this year. These men, with their newfound brothers have worked hard to recruit, fundraise, and become all around better brothers within the community as well. These men could not have been any happier when they were approved for re-chartering by the Archons and the undergraduate chapters. Chartering weekend is officially set in stone for February 15th through the 17th. Continued on bottom of Page 2 \r\n; Iota Sigma Colony January 2013 Issue A Letter from the President The Iota Sigma Colony is working hard in many areas. We are currently anticipating our Chartering Weekend. Last week, our new Cabinet held the annual Cabinet Retreat. At the retreat, we decided to focus on two major areas in our term: Scholarship and Recruitment. Our goal is to provide as many tools for success as possible in the area of scholarship, as our colony/chapter goal for this Spring Semester is a 3.4. In the area of recruitment, our mission is to have 55 members by the end of the Fall Semester. We feel as if these two areas are the most important not only for the growth of Iota Sigma but also for the personal growth of each of our individual brothers. One other area of focus currently for us is planning our Spring Philanthropy for the USO. Right now, we are in the process of developing an idea for a successful philanthropy event to benefit this great organization. More information will be included in future newsletters. Finally, the Cabinet officers are presently preparing awards packets for State Day as well as the Order of Omega Awards at Indiana State. We believe we have succeeded greatly in many areas, especially Recruitment and Philanthropy/Service. Last semester, we pledged 24 men and initiated 20, an incredible mark for a group that began the term with just 16 brothers. In the area of service, we collectively have over 2600 hours, 748 of which came last semester alone. We take great pride in these areas, and hope to be rewarded for our efforts. I personally thank you for taking the time to read our first newsletter, and we hope to see you at Charting Weekend! Josh Cox President Press On! Chartering Awaits… The schedule for Chartering weekend is as follows: • Friday, February 15th: Formal Pledging • Friday, February 15th: White Star Reception (After Pledging) • Saturday, February 16th: Initiation (8:00 am) • Saturday, February 16th: Black Diamond Reception (Noon) • Saturday, February 16th: Installation Banquet (7:00 pm) • Saturday, February 16th: Installation Ball (After Banquet) • Sunday, February 17th: Founder’s Circle Brunch (10:00 am) We hope you plan to attend these events! 2 \r\n; Iota Sigma Colony January 2013 Issue Iota Sigma & Rho Phi Monthly Graduate Dinner Gradates Gather at Mogger’s Restaurant for Monthly Get Together On Tuesday, January 15th the Iota Sigma Colony and The Rho Phi Chapter held its second monthly graduate dinner at Mogger’s Restaurant in Terre Haute. The Colony and Rho Phi Chapter both times has held it at Mogger’s and has had a decent turn out. The first Monthly dinner was on December 4, 2012. We are planning to have them around the second Tuesday of each month, except for the month of February because of Chartering for Iota Sigma. Thank you for those who have come to join us for the dinners thus far and we hope to see more graduates at Chartering in February and at our next Graduate Dinner in March. Learning from Academy On January 4th through the 6th, three of our men went to Fiji Academy and had the time of their lives there. These men had not been before and learned a great deal from this experience. Here are a few of their comments about Academy. Joe Milkowski liked the question, “What can you as a person do for Phi Gamma Delta today? Thinking about that each day can help brothers become better brothers.” Ryan Webster stated, “Academy was a very rewarding experience. I learned a plethora of new things to lead the upcoming chapter. The tips they gave on recruitment, how to revamp our scholarship program and networking will be beneficial to the whole group. The most important was with the Treasury track where we learned about taxes, collection polices and budgeting.” Josh Cox said, “I learned that being President of your colony/chapter requires a lot of responsibility and leadership. If you do what is best for your brothers and the health of your 3 colony/chapter it will be a rewarding experience.” \r\n; Iota Sigma Colony January 2013 Issue To Costa Rica and Back One Brother Travels on his Christmas Break to help Children Nick Penington traveled on his Christmas Break to Costa Rica to work and help at an orphanage there. Here is his story. “While we were there we worked around the orphanage and played with the children while also teaching the children simple English and health skills. We worked each day with the kids. We went to Costa Rica because we wanted to make a difference in the lives of these children. We wanted to give back so much that was given to our ISU study abroad students, who had been to Costa Rica before. We also wanted to learn as much as possible about the Costa Rican culture. I, myself, wanted to gain some international/intercultural experience. I also wanted some insight into the Costa Rican system and beliefs to further educate myself. We cleaned what we could, played with the children, brought gifts and donations to the orphans, and just experienced a completely different way of life.” Contact us through either our website or Facebook Website www.isufiji.com Facebook www.facebook.com/isufiji 4 Created by Mark R. Thurow