1 Chi Iota Chronicle F S 90 o John House Cir and ca h t 19 ur Save The Date! Brothers, Good news from Chi Iota: we just pledged twentyfour men into the chapter! The Mu Fiji BarndanceClass is our bigOctober 9th gest class yet and they are very excited to begin the pledging process. Hopefully, you will be able to Homecoming Game vs meet some of them at Homecoming! Speaking of which, this speIndianacial edition of the Chi Iota ChronOctober 23rd icle is dedicated to that weekend. Illinois vs Northwestern at Wrigley FieldNovember 20th Start of Thanksgiving BreakNovember 20th aniel House and D -2 00 7 Established 1897 Upcoming Events: Dad’s WeekendNovember 13th on d ec Inside, you will find all information about our plans for the game and afterward, as well as updates on the chapter. Enjoy it and we will see you soon! Mighty proud to be a Fiji! Fraternally, Josh Moore President, Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Chi Iota Chapter – University of Illinois Upcoming: Homecoming! Brothers, This year’s Homecoming game will be on Saturday, October 23. The Fighting Illini will be going up against the Indiana Hoosiers; at the time of writing, Indiana is undefeated but it should still be a good game! As in the past, we will have brothers around the house giving tours before, during, and after the football game. Immediately after the football game, we will have a barbecue at the house. We hope that you can stop by and see all the house improvements we have made recently. In the evening, we will reconvene at one of the fine establishments that Champaign has to offer. Hope to see you there! By: Jason Wandrey Grad Relations Fiji Goes Green! Brothers, The Chi Iota chapter is looking to do its part in keeping our planet green. With that in mind we have decided that the Fall Edition of the Chi Iota Chronicle will no longer be printed. Instead the Fall Edition will be sent out by way of E-mail. However, we do realize that some brothers may still be interested in receiving a hard copy of the fall newsletter. If you wish to receive a mailing of the next newsletter please email me at JWandrey1@mac.com or send a letter to the house at 902 S. 2nd Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820. We will make sure to continue mailing you the Fall Chi Iota Chronicle. INSIDE Fraternally, Jason Wandrey Graduate News 3 Whats new? 2 Phi Gam Interview 3 Fiji Goes Green 1 Not For College Days Alone... \r\n2 What’s new at Chi Iota? MSU Chartering By: Matt Schipp On September 11, 2010, the Epsilon Lambda colony of Michigan State University was chartered with the help of some Chi Iota FIJIs. The 53-man strong chapter is the 116th chapter in Phi Gamma Delta (sidebar: Phi Gamma Delta currently has 116 Chapters and 14 Delta Colonies.) Chi Iota was well-represented in the ceremonies: two undergraduates served on the Ritual team: Matt Kirby ’12 as the Chapter Treasurer and Matt Schipp ’12 as a Director. Archon President Jim Hickey ’75 delivered the keynote address and Director of Expansion Josh Laufenberg ‘08 made sure everything ran smoothly. Most importantly, Charlie Ieuter ’83 was there to witness the initiation of his son, Max Ieuter (MSU ’12), and welcome him as a 3rd generation FIJI. William Ieuter ’57, Charlie Ieuter ’83, and Max Ieuter (MSU ’12) were recognized and became members of the Fiji Sires and Sons. The chartering was an incredible experience for everyone involved and we wish Epsilon Lambda the best of luck! Fijis build a playground By: Matt Schipp Corresponding Secretary As dawn was breaking in Champaign, 16 Chi Iota FIJIs headed out to do some good for the community. They joined a large group of volunteers whose mission was to build a playground. Starting with a bare yard, a heap of materials, and 160 cubic yards of mulch, these men helped to create (in their humble opinion) the best playground in the county. Our jobs included mixing and pouring cement as well as spreading out the huge pile of mulch. It was an exhausting day but they were happy to have accomplished so much for the community. By: Matt Schipp Hire a Fiji! Corresponding Secretary It is fall semester and that means it is time for the undergraduates to search for jobs and internships! If your company has entry level positions available as well as summer internships and would like to help out a fellow FIJI, please let me know. I can act as a liaison and send you qualified candidates to fit the job. Chi Iota is a scholarly and hardworking group of guys. Brothers are studying a wide array of majors including most fields of engineering and business. I look forward to hearing from you! Fraternally, Matt Schipp ‘12 Corresponding Secretary matt.schipp@gmail.com Friendship - Knowledge - Service - Morality - Excellence \r\n3 Chapter Happenings Meet the Mu Class! By: Matt Schipp Corresponding Secretary This past Friday the Chi Iota Chapter welcomed 24 new gentlemen-of-quality into its ranks. We are very excited for this semester and we cannot wait to see what the Mu Class can do! Brandon Bailey Alex Bara Andrew Bertucci Ben Burbridge Andrew Davis Patrick Grigalauski Chris Johnson Michael Keegan By: Jason Wandrey Grad Relations Chair Doug Klein Matt LoLordo Cole Murray Jordan One Ryan Nemethy Drew Reiss Matt Ross Tom Schulz Austin Shaf Nick Surz Clayton Sussman Jonathon Tai Sam Taylor Austin Williams Michael Willingham Harrison Yu Graduate Updates! Jason Lee ’97 recently left the Marine Corps after a deployment to Afghanistan. He is currently living in Washington DC, and is working as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. Jason is also working on his Master of Laws (LLM) at Georgetown University Law Center. Quentin Spoonmore ’07 relocated to Louisville, KY. He lives there with his wife, Lizzy. Brad Pederson ’09 moved out to San Diego, CA. Matt Vycital ’07 moved out to San Francisco, CA Trevor Krumsee ’08 will soon be flying for American Eagle based out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jeff Gardner ’10 is currently a grad student as Florida State University studying higher education. He send in this cool picture of the FIJI house at FSU. Ryan Galis ’08 is engaged to Kristina Bond. Kristina is an alumnae of UIUC AOPi. Ryan is currently flying for American Eagle based out of Chicago. John Stuart ’80 has been deployed with his company to Romania for the past two years. He recently moved back to the United States and is currently living in Boston, MA. Please contact me if you would like to be mentioned as a graduate update! \r\n4 Graduate Corner Blast from the past! This is a photocopy of the first newsletter ever published by Chi Iota. Thanks to Josh Laufenberg ‘08 for making these copies. These and many other relics are stored away at IHQ in Lexington, KY. If you can make it down, the history alone is worth the trip! Information Update - Tell us about you! Please detach and return with your contact information so we can update our records. We will feature graduate updates in upcoming newsletters. If you want to share your recent news, fill in the news section for your information to be published. Name________________________________________________________ School/year__________________ Address_________________________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip_____________________________________________________________________________ Phone (H)______________________________________(W)_______________________________________ E-mail__________________________________________________________________________________ News to share with classmates: _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Occupation ______________________________ Employer _________________________________________ Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence \r\nFijis in Paris! A view of the playground we helped to build! Contact Us! Want to get in touch, or just stop by the house? Contact: President Josh Moore at jmm8976@gmail.com Corresponding Secretary Matt Schipp at Schipp2@illinois.edu Graduate Relations Chair Jason Wandrey at JWandrey1@mac. com or 1(630)217-4210 Staff Jason Wandrey-Editor in Chief, Josh Moore-President, Matt Schipp-Corresponding Secretary Thank you to all the grads, undergrads, and people at IHQ that made this newsletter possible! Do we have your contact information? Chi Iota is in the process of updating our graduate contact information. If your home address or email has changed please contact us so that we can correct our records. Please email Jason Wandrey at JWandrey1@mac.com or send a letter to 902 S. 2nd Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Chi Iota Chronicle Summer, 2010/ Issue 2