Iota Pi Spring 2018 Save the Date: Phi Gam Car Slam (USO) - March 6th Moms’ Day - April 7th Pig Dinner - April 14th Wiffle Ball Tournament (USO) - April 14 The Iota Pi chapter at IUPUI of Phi Gamma Delta would like to wish everyone a belated happy holidays as well as share our excitement continuing forward to another successful semester. This semester we plan to get more involved on campus, strengthen our scholarship plans outside of the classroom, and much more. \r\nThe Iota Pi chapter would like to represent how we live through our values of Friendship, Knowledge, Service, Morality, and Excellence. Friendship - The iota pi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta demonstrate friendship through various brotherhood events from paintballing to a campout in Jasper, Indiana where members are engaged and strengthen skills by incorporating team-building exercises, problem-solving strategies, and communication activities. Through these brotherhood events we have been recognized by IFC at IUPUI by earning a gold standard brotherhood. Knowledge - We have lived through our value of friendship by having the high- est average GPA of 3.23 amongst fraternities, as well as our fall 2017 pledge class having the highest average GPA of 3.28 among fraternity pledge classes. IFC has also brought an academic belt into the ring for the fraternity with the highest average GPA that we plan to hold on to for awhile. Our scholarship chair has let the brothers with the highest GPAs be captains for our scholarship draft with the winning team winning a $400 gift card. Another key of scholarship we have been keying in on is preparation for careers and internships through programs on campus such as Ascend. We have had many brothers land internships in there desired fields, get accepted to their top choice for graduate school, as well as land solid jobs to a successful career path pressing on forever and always. \r\nService - Through our value of service we as a chapter were able to raise a little over $6,000 for Riley Children's Hospital with our event, Laughter is the Best Medicine, where various comedians performed, brothers fundraised through crowdchange, as well as t-shirt sells. These fundraising efforts helped us gain a platinum sponsor giving us our own themed hour, tabling hours, and more opportunities to promote the great name of Fiji we all love. Community Service has dramatically improved with an average of 15 hours per brother last semester, and is predicted to improve this semester due to joint service events and a new bylaw put into effect. Below picture is a joint service event with AXO writing letters to victims of domestic abuse. Morality - Morality is a value we live by everyday by being courageous leaders from carrying ourselves to the highest standard through our Jboard procedures giving brothers a system of reality checks for failing to meet our values or break a bylaw. We are able to hold ourselves to such a high standard so easily through our pledge education process teaching the new members not just our values, but how to bind them into our daily lives to become the true Fiji gentlemen no matter the situation. Excellence - We are always striving for improvements as a chapter and within our committees. This year at Indiana State Day the Iota Pi Chapter of IUPUI won most improved chapter for the second year in a row and 2nd best chapter in the state of Indiana. We also were presented with being a gold standard chapter by IFC at IUPUI. Although we are only still a fairly new chapter we are still working on developing rapidly striving to become the best in the State and nationally recognized. Pictured below are Andrew Turner, Adam Thomas (Iota Pi 2016), Benjamin Sedor, and Skyler Wood at Phi Gamma Delta’s leadership academy in St. Louis. \r\n2018 Cabinet: Garrison Lindman President Ian DeFelice Treasurer Benjamin Sedor Corresponding Secretary Andrew Turner Recording Secretary Cody Vibbert Historian President, Garrison Lindman, Accepting awards from Scott Avery (Zeta 1975) at Indiana State Day for Most Improved Chapter for the second year in a row and 2nd Best Chapter. \r\nThe Iota Pi Chapter is proud to say we took it all the way this past intramural flag football season to a one loss season winning the championship. Grad Spotlight: Adam Thomas (Iota Pi 2016) \r\n2018 Spring Pledge Class: Ethan Beavin | Caleb Curts | Josh Barfield | Jacob Zebrecky | Cameron Heeke | Nicholas Fuson | Alex Butler | Jared Abney | Pablo Ruiz | Jacob Largent | Miles Mathis | Frank Fredrickson | Yash Arora | Brandon Knighten (Not pictured: Mark Underwood) \r\nIn closing, we the members of the Iota Pi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at IUPUI will use this past semester as a learning experiences to improve and make a strong impact on campus this upcoming school year. We plan to accomplish our goals and becoming the best Phi Gams we can. But until then, Press On!