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Title:
2014 Fall Newsletter Alpha Iota (Iowa State University)
Abstract:
Fall 2014 newsletter of the Alpha Iota chapter at Iowa State University. The newsletter is 12 pages in length.
Date/Date Range:
00/00/2014
Subjects:
Newsletter
Chapter:
Alpha Iota
University:
Iowa State University
Era:
2010s
2014 Fall Newsletter Alpha Iota (Iowa State University)
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\r\nSpecial thanks to Dick McCormick, Chris Peters,
Jacob Kuettel, and Nick Arnold.
Table of Contents
Words of Encouragement
3
2014 Recruitment Update
4
Meet a Member
4
Pig Dinner
5
Home Improvements
6
Our Brother in Africa
8
2014 Alpha Iota Academic Program
10
My Time at NASA
11
\r\nWords of Encouragement
We enjoy receiving le ers from all of our graduate brothers. This le er has received at the
beginning of the 2014 Fall Semester, and gave the guys in the house inspira on going into the
semester, and a reminder of how special it is to be an Alpha Iota Phi Gam.
Dear Brothers,
Congratula ons on the beginning of another school year at Alpha Iota! I
hope the summer rush work has paid off and that you are about to pledge
another outstanding group of young men.
One of the proudest days of my life was having that White Star pinned on
my lapel in September of 1957. In May of 1958 the White Star was replaced by
the beau ful Black Diamond. What a terrific day it was and one I’ll never forget!
My Fiji days at Iowa State laid the groundwork for my development as an
adult and for my career a er gradua on in 1961. It was at 325 Ash Avenue that I
learned organiza onal, social and leadership skills that have served me well even
to this day. Being a Fiji at Iowa State was central to my character development and
provided a social framework for me outside the classroom.
I strongly believe what goes on outside the classroom is as important as
what goes on inside. The classroom provided the knowledge to begin a career but
Phi Gamma Delta provided me with the ability to succeed at that career.
Within days, Fall will be in the air, the Cyclones will take the field, the leaves
will turn color and the classroom work will begin in earnest. Savor those days,
they will be some of the greatest in your lives and will be days you will not soon
forget. I wish I were there with you!
Fraternally,
Dick McCormick ‘61
PERGE!
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\r\nnew members and month of July, the recruitment team
traveled the Midwest. They spent a weekend in
Minneapolis, Chicago and the Quad can show them around
the house. All of this effort throughout the summer paid off,
as the recruitment team had 23 men signed before school
even started!
Overview
Our recruitment chairmen Nate Burger (‘16) and Trent Purdy
(‘16) are pleased to announce that 39 new pledges were
signed for this fall semester. This brings the total number of
members in the Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta to
106! Spring Class of 2017 Pledge class had a total of 25 men
join our Fraternity. This includes a 4‐man spring pledge class,
down 1 from the prior year.
Summer Recruitment
Summer recruitment was a huge success. It all started with
Greek Visit Day, where Fiji had 10 men stay the night, 5 of
which eventually decided to sign with us. ἀe recruitment
team spent the majority of May and June cold calling and
emailing in order to get in contact with as many men as
possible before their orienta on dates. Along with cold
calling, Fiji was selected as tour house for the Interfraternity
Council’s Greek orienta on session. Through this we were
able to give 10 tours to groups ranging from 10‐30 poten al
Fall Recruitment
As the recruitment season wrapped up, Phi Gamma Delta
made a huge push. Along with referrals from members of
the exis ng class, many of the men that we had spoken with
over the summer had decided that Fiji was the best ᴀt for
them. Three weeks into the semester we ended recruitment
with 39 new pledges to the Fraternity, pu ng us at 106 total
men in Phi Gamma Delta.
Conclusion
The men of Phi Gamma Delta would like to thank the
graduate brothers for all that they did. We couldn’t be the
largest we have ever been without your help. We would
also like to note that if any of you have sons, nephews, or
even grandkids that are a ending Iowa State to please have
them consider Fiji and get their contact informa on to us so
we can show them around the house.
Your Recruitment Chair,
Nate Burger
MEET A MEMBER
Johnny Dzubak grew up in Johnston, Iowa and graduated from Johnston High School in 2007.
A er high school, he decided to come to Iowa State and pursue a degree in Food Science and
Technology. While studying, he found great apprecia on in microbiology, and decided to add
microbiology as a minor. While working through his undergraduate degree, he met some
upperclassmen in Fiji that he got along well with and ended up joining the house his senior year.
In Spring 2012, Johnny graduated from Iowa State University. Upon comple on of his Bachelor’s
degree, he decided to con nue on in academia with an emphasis in food microbiology. In Fiji,
Johnny has go en the opportunity to hold leadership posi ons, such as being on cabinet as
recording secretary and serving as brotherhood chair.
Outside of Fiji, Johnny has go en addi onal leadership experience with various groups within
the food science department, serving as both the treasurer and secretary of the food science
club, as well as serving as the Iowa state college bowl team captain.
Johnny Dzubak
Class of 2015
Currently, Johnny is s ll working on his graduate degree with the plan of gradua ng in the Spring
of 2015. In his free me, Johnny’s hobbies include longboarding, playing acous c guitar, listening to music, watching movies,
playing foosball, and billiards.
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Dinner
On April 26th, 2014 we hosted the 106th
Annual Norris Pig Dinner at the Ames
Country Club. It was one of the most
successful Pig Dinners that we have
had since the centennial and it was one
to remember, Having over 200 gradu-
ate brothers in attendance is what true
brotherhood is all about. Reliving mem-
ories with brothers, sharing stories of
what they did in the past is always the
entertainment at these Pig Dinners. I
want to thank the people that helped
that include Brothers Dustyn Curran,
Lynn Schroeder, Kyle Vansice, and Scott
Moore. Our 107th Pig dinner will be on
April 11th 2015, hope to see you there!
\r\n325 Ash has long been a beautiful sight for
Phi Gam graduates, Iowa State students, and
the community of Ames. Built in 1917, it has
seen some major renovations, most notably
after the fire in 1986 and during the summer
of 2012. While these renovations are very
much still intact, the house had a few areas
not addressed during that most recent un-
dertaking. However, thanks to major contri-
butions from Brother Gordon Smith (61),
we were able to improve those areas and
more to firmly cement 325 Ash as one of the
best looking buildings on the campus of Iowa
State.
Immediately noticeable are the improve-
ments to the exterior of the house. The larg-
est project undertaken here was the lawn.
Our old, patchy grass was stripped away and
replaced with new, luscious sod accompanied
by a brand new irrigation system. With this
combination, our lawn is sure to resemble
the field at Jack Trice come Pig Dinner 2015.
Next to be replaced will be the outdated,
rundown house marker at the corner of Ash
and Knapp. A more modern, limestone and
brick marker designed by Brother Eric Rit-
land (‘90) will take its place. To tie all the
exterior projects together was a new lighting
system that allows for better illumination on
the outside of the house. The new LED lights
were installed on the Ash side of the house
and really make it stand out at night.
While work on the outside may have been
a bulk of the expenditures, there was no
shortage of interior projects as well. After
many years of absence, a baby grand piano
was restored to the formal room of 325 Ash.
While it often rests quietly, it brings a sense
of prestige to our house. Also repaired was
the major water issue in the basement. With
installation of a French drain system, under-
graduates no longer have to don rain boots
when playing ping pong or watching a foot-
ball game. In addition to these larger items
there were many minor items addressed
such as carpet and tile repairs, expansion of
storage, upgrading of equipment, as well as
various electrical and plumbing work.
While we all hold 325 Ash near and dear
to our heart and will always find it the best
looking house on campus, Brother Gordon
Smith’s gift allowed us to insure everyone
that passed by our glorious house has similar
feelings. Plans are in place to start a trend
of annual maintenance and minor improve-
ments in order to keep the facility in such
pristine condition. The projects will all see
completion by the end of Winter Break and
everyone should be highly encouraged to
come see all the work at Pig Dinner next
April.
\r\nThe sod for our new lawn
was put in at the
beginning of this
semester.
A er a few delays the
construc on of the new
housemarker finally began
right before the first
snowfall.
325 Ash Avenue has been
home to Fijis for 97 years
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\r\nOUR BROTHER IN AFRICA
Hello FIJI brothers!
My name is Lance Goettsch, class of 2013
and past Alpha Iota treasurer (Fall ‘11 to Fall
*12). 1am currently a graduate student at Iowa
State University studying Crop Production &
Physiology and I graduated from ISU a little
over a year ago with a Bachelor’s of Science
degree in Agronomy and International Agri-
culture. Before joining FIJI I was a rural kid
who grew up on a corn-soybean and livestock
farm in eastern Iowa south of Calamus.
Today I’m living in Masaka, Uganda
while I work on my master’s research project
which is titled “Practical methods to alleviate
constraints limiting common bean (Phaseolus
vulgaris L.) production in Masaka, Uganda’.
I have been living here since the end of May
2014 and will return to the U.S. in August
2015 after visiting a fellow Alpha Iota FIJI for
a few weeks in July next year in Switzerland.
7 ie
Offto Uganda
Before being recruited by the Alpha Iota re-
cruitment chairmen in the summer of 2009 I
never imagined all of the opportunities that
were lying ahead. After one of my pledge
class members spent a semester abroad in
Australia, I became very curious about life
abroad and jumped at the opportunity to
attend the Iowa State Study Abroad Fair. I
learned a lot of information by attending the
fair and before I knew it I had finished filling
out all the paperwork and scholarships to
study abroad and Iowa State was paying my
way to spend a semester studying in Vienna,
Austria!
Little did I know, the experience I was
about to have studying abroad in Europe was
going to change my life forever. I dove deep
into the European culture and began explor-
ing my new home city daily,meeting some
of my best friends from all around the world
who I still communicate with today. On
theweekends and holidays we would make
short trips to the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Poland, Slovenia, Italy, and Croatia. And at
the end of the semester a friend and I back-
packed around
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Eastern and Western Europe experiencing 17
countries during my six months abroad. After
returning from Europe I immediately took on
the second major of International Agriculture
and began looking for internships abroad,
specifically in Africa. With the help of the
Iowa State Career Fair I was able to find a job
in Tanzania for the summer of 2012. This ex-
perience was very eye-opening and it brought
me to realize the importance and usefulness
of my education I was receiving at ISU. I
wanted to do more. After returning from
Africa I applied for graduate school in hopes
that I could find a research position in Africa,
where high quality agricultural research is
greatly needed and very beneficial to the large
majority of the population. In fact, 65% of the
African population relies on agriculture as
their primary source of income compared to
only 2% of Americans that rely on agriculture
as their primary income source.
After being accepted into graduate
school I started designing my research pro-
gram with the help of the Agronomy De-
partment and I began applying for grants to
fund my research. I was fortunate enough to
receive a fellowship for my schooling, a living
stipend, and an additional $15,000 grant to
fund my research expenses while in Uganda.
I'm now here in south central Ugan-
da working on my project which is also part
of a larger USAID funded project aiming to
improve soil fertility management in maize-
bean systems in Uganda and Mozambique.
The team involves many people from many
disciplines including economists, sociolo-
gists, agronomists, soil scientists, and com-
munication specialists from all over the Unit-
ed States and Africa. Our work has already
identified many of the constraints limiting
bean production and my research willtest our
hypotheses and determine whether or not
our newly designed bean production systems
will significantly increase yields. Increasing
yields by up to four times is genetically possi-
ble but there are many constraints (chemical,
physical, biological, cultural, economic, etc.)
that are keeping current bean yields at only
one quarter of their yield potential.
The men of Alpha Iota are extremely
proud of our brother. Please keep Lance in
your thoughts as he completes this important
research,
Pergé!
\r\n2014 ALPHA IOTA
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
As we look to improve our standing among all fraterni es and meet our own lo y goals, a
new scholarship program and handbook has been created by the scholarship chairman that
outlines new ideas that can be used for other semesters.
Individual mee ngs are being held with the scholarship chairman for those in poor
academic standing to ensure they are on track for the semester. New member educators
are working hard with the freshmen to make sure they develop good study habits. All new
members have been split into small groups by similar majors who meet on a weekly basis
for study sessions led by a brother. All members also have the opportunity to receive an on
campus tutor which will be paid for by the house.
We are unhappy with our academic performance last semester, and are hoping that these
changes along with a strong effort out of everyone will put us back on top academically.
Brandon Morris
Class of 2016
Scholarship Chair
BY THE NUMBERS
2
Ac ve Members
broken down by
Colleges at Iowa
State University:
2
Agriculture and Life
Sciences
Design
5
7
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Human Sciences
31
Business
Engineering
20
10
\r\nIts still almost surreal to be able to say
that I was working at NASA this previous
summer. I surely had no idea at the start of
last semester that my summer would con-
sist of research on helicopter performance
at NASA Ames Research Center, located
just south of San Francisco. Looking back
though, this experience had a profound im-
pact on my desire to continue my studies in
the aerospace engineering field.
I received my email of acceptance into
NASA’ summer intern program in early
March, and within a few short months I was
packing my bags to head out west to sunny
California. I still remember the first day of
my internship, when I met my mentor for
the first time, and his promise to me that this
would be the best summer I had ever had.
He was right.
Working at NASA opened my eyes to
the multitude of exciting projects and inter-
esting subjects of research being undertaken
in the aerospace engineering field. My re-
search was primarily focused on the analysis
of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter test data,
with the goal of creating a database which
rotorcraft manufacturers such as Bell Heli-
copters and Sikorski Aircraft could use to
begin design and creation of the next genera-
tion of helicopters. I analyzed loading forces,
vibration, pressure differentials, and many
more factors that were observed under vari-
ous conditions in flight tests. This experience
was immensely helpful in advancing my
understanding of the mechanics of flight,
and helped reignite my interest in the aero-
space field.
Outside of my work on helicopters
there were many incredible learning oppor-
tunities that I was able to take part of. NASA
hosted a series of informational lectures on a
multitude of different subjects, ranging from
asteroid deflection, to renewable energy, to
colonizing Mars. Combined with the many
incredible opportunities to explore the San
Francisco area and the surrounding National
Parks, I certainly had one of the most incred-
ible and exciting summers of my life. While I
am thankful for the opportunity I was given,
know that this was all possible thanks to
hi Gamma Delta. The leadership skills and
other opportunities provided to me, as well
as the prestige of being a part of this illus-
rious fraternity, were crucial in helping me
achieve one of my life goals this summer.
can say with confidence that Phi Gam-
ma Delta truly molds men and helps them
achieve their life goals, and I will always be
mighty proud to be a Phi Gam
erge!
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Fall 2014 newsletter of the Alpha Iota chapter at Iowa State University. The newsletter is 12 pages in length.