2018 SPRING EDITION • Chapter Update • Grad Spotlight • Future Plans • Dates to remember May 14, 2018 Edition1, Volume 1 \r\nPHI GAMMA DELTA EPSILON IOTA CHAPTER END OF SEMESTER CHAPTER UPDATE This past semester has been campus for 8 semesters in a row. very successful for the Epsilon Iota Our GPA was .39 higher than the chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. average male GPA of 3.09. Our tradition of successful John East, Evansville ‘17 As a chapter, we had to learn philanthropies has continued as to adapt and work with the we held a very successful FIJI-A- school in order to get the social Tour. For those of you who do not moratorium lifted that placed know what this event is, it was a burdens on us for the greater mini golf themed event where we part of the semester. built the course inside the house GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT Our bike race team continues As a graduate brother, John has been actively and charged people to come to succeed, as we placed 3rd and play the course. The event once again in the annual bike involved in several events itself was very successful raising race. with undergraduate nearly $1000 for the Easter Seals. We were able to create a members. As the On top of the event money, we successful show for Musical Philanthropy/Service chair raised nearly $10,000 in total for Madness with Phi Mu and TKE as the Easter Seals this semester. our partners. We did not get any on the BCA, John was As a chapter, we continued trophies, but we believe this is our dedication to service. Each because of our social brother on average completed moratorium joke. 14 hours of service through We hosted another parent’s involved in meetings on plans for HTOT and FIJI-A Tour. He also worked to set service opportunities various events such as cooking at dinner and parents from all for the chapter, such as the Ronald McDonald House and around came to enjoy dinner Habitat for Humanity's building barns for Habitat for with the brothers. Barn Blitz. John can't Humanity. Academically, we have Lastly, IHQ has deemed us a seem to "stay graduated" top-tier (excelling chapter) which (as some say) and will continued to succeed. As a shows that we are succeeding as chapter, we had a 3.48 GPA this a chapter. always make his best semester, which means we have had the highest fraternal GPA on attempt to attend and support undergraduate brothers at other service, philanthropy, and recruitment events. \r\nEpsilon Iota Chapter PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING SEMESTER Tub-A-Thon. We hope that cn86@evansville.edu. Lastly, we planning to have another moving this event to the fall will plan to continue to increase our successful rush season. If we are allow for us to take advantage of GPA and further our graduate able to get another solid pledge the fact that everyone still has relations. We realize as a chapter class of around 15 guys then we motivation to do things and that that we need to work on will be pushing into our chapter the weather will be much nicer graduate relations; therefore, we goal size of 50 members. This for hopping into a hot tub! will be planning various events being said, if any of you Furthermore, we plan to use Hot- where we hope to see everyone. graduates knows of anyone that Tub-A-Thon as a recruitment tool is coming to UE, please let the to get potentials to the house replacing the letters on the recruitment chair Isaac Martin and see what FIJI has to offer. house. If you have any know by emailing him at Since it is in the fall, the proceeds suggestions or advice please im31@evansville.edu and we will will benefit the USO. If you have email Quentin Meier at be sure to contact them. Besides any suggestions or would like to qm13@evansville.edu. recruitment, we plan to continue donate please contact our the tradition of a successful Hot- philanthropy chair Corbin Neu at Next semester we will be We are also looking at Events coming up: • Annual Golf Outing- June 30 • Pig Dinner- October 27 • Hot-Tub-A-Thon- Early September, (Exact date TBA) Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter. As a chapter, we want to get in contact with the graduates more and newsletters are an easy way to do this. If you have any ideas for things to add to the newsletter, please contact the Grad-Relations chair James Bell at jb658@evansville.edu. We will continue to post on to the grad-undergrad Facebook profile throughout the year so be sure to follow that. –Quentin Meier