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Title:
2014 Fall Newsletter Iota Sigma (Indiana State University)
Abstract:
Fall 2014 newsletter of the Iota Sigma chapter at Indiana State University. This newsletter is three pages.
Date/Date Range:
00/00/2014
Subjects:
Newsletter
Chapter:
Iota Sigma
University:
Indiana State University
Era:
2010s
2014 Fall Newsletter Iota Sigma (Indiana State University)
Summer 2011
Phi Gamma Delta
PO Box 3047
Terre Haute, IN 47803-0047
Homecoming 2014—Join us on October 11
by Robert Stevens
Homecoming is a time to connect with friends, old classmates, and especially brothers. This year Homecoming weekend is Friday,
October 10th and Saturday, October 11th. The weekend kicks off with the annual Tricycle Derby at 4pm on Friday afternoon. The
Tricycle Derby dates back to 1963 as a 10-lap race around the sidewalks of the Quadrangle on children's tricycles. The modern
version of the race is now run at the Michael Simmons Student Activities Center at 9th and Sycamore just north of the Bally, of which I
am sure that many of you have fond memories.
Saturday events unofficially kick off with “the Walk”, for those brave enough to attempt, at the bar and time of your choosing. For
those looking for a more family friendly start to the day, attend the Blue and White Homecoming Parade which begins at 9am and will
run from 9th and Cherry, up Wabash avenue and end at 5th and Chestnut.
Following the parade, Tent City will open at 11am at Memorial Stadium. The Housing Corporation will be sponsoring a catered tent
for all brothers and their families. Please come by the tent to reconnect with old classmates and brothers young and old. Then, watch
the Fighting Sycamore’s football team host the Redbirds from Illinois State University in a grid-iron game kicking off at 3pm.
Graduate Updates
166th Ekkleisa
by Anthony Hernandez
Bill Niederer (’85) served as Principal Choral Conductor
for the Indiana Ambassadors of Music in its European
tour of seven countries during June and July 2014. He is
currently in his 15th year teaching at Elkhart (IN) Central
High School.
Michael S. Daugherty ('70) has been retired 11 years
now from Duke Energy. Cathy retired three years ago
after teaching 1st grade for 26 years, and they have
enjoyed traveling (mainly road trips and ocean cruising)
and visiting their son, Andrew, in Reno, Nevada. Andrew,
bleeds purple as he is a Zeta FIJI from Indiana University.
John Garner’s wife, Gail Luker Garner, retired after 40
years as an RN. John is class of 1972.
Paul Lawson (‘13) married Jennifer Platek on August 3
in Dyer, IN. The happy couple currently resides in Terre
Haute.
Billy Allen (‘14) married Beth Cripe on August 30 in
Spencer, IN. Billy also recently accepted a position as a
clerical assistant with the Indiana Bureau of Motor
Vehicles. The couple resides in Indianapolis.
Paul and Jenny Lawson at their recent wedding
During this last 166th Ekkelsia, the chapter sent three
delegates: chapter president Anthony Hernandez,
treasurer Andrew Jewell, and recording secretary Joseph
Milkowski. We also had the privilege and honor of
sending three of our pledges (Robert Shipley, Kyle
Phegley, and Trevor Martin) to be initiated at what is
typically the mock initiation on Thursday evening. On
Friday, our delegates attended the business sessions as
our newly initiated brothers participated in Project Phi
Gam. They, as well as many other Phi Gams across the
nation, ensued on a mission to help give back to the
community. With other excitement as pertaining to the
chapter, the Iota Sigma Chapter here at Indiana State
University was awarded an Academic Achievement
Award. The award was given to chapters who have
been above the all men’s average at their respective
university. The chapter was also awarded the John
Templeton McCarty award for chapter proficiency. On
Saturday, the undergraduates, joined by graduate
brothers Dustin Ogle, Bill Niederer, Mike Schell, and PL
Ryan McFarland, enjoyed a quick lunch at Rock Bottom
Brewery. The Ekklesia ended on Saturday night with
the closing banquet, and it was a great time of
brotherhood.
Trevor Martin, Kyle Phegley and Robert Shipley were
three of the four initiated at the Indianapolis Ekklesia
\r\nPresident’s Letter
Iota Sigma Leadership
Chapter Cabinet
The Chapter has had a pretty eventful summer in regards to events. We sent
three chapter delegates to the 166th Ekklesia as well as three of our pledges to
be initiated. The Chapter won two awards - the Academic Achievement
Award as well as the John Templeton McCarty proficiency award. There
were many joyous celebrations of brotherhood and interactions with Phi
Gams from across the US that provided the chapter with many learning
experiences as well thoughts about how to improve our chapter from longer
running chapters.
President
Anthony Hernandez
Treasurer
Andrew Jewell
Recording Secretary
Joe Milkowski
Corresponding Secretary
Dylan Lutz
Historian
Board of Chapter Advisors
Purple Legionnaire
Ryan McFarland
President
Dustin Ogle
Financial Advisor
Tom Barlow
Fundraising
Tony Biggs
Pig Dinner
Paul Lawson & Bo Stout
Homecoming
Robert Stevens
Risk Management
Nick Sturgeon
Philanthropy
Johnathon Allen
Scholarship
Kenny Gordan
The Chapter is in a full swing of rush this semester. We have ambitions of
obtaining and maintaining a 25 man pledge class for the fall semester. We
currently have 20 enthusiastic new members that have shown nothing but
our values of excellence and knowledge, and can expect many good things
from them this upcoming semester. The first pledging ceremony was held
on Sunday, August 31 and the second was held on Friday, September 12.
The chapter has also started in its philanthropic efforts with our annual Out of the Darkness Walk for
the American Suicide Prevention Foundation on November 1 from 9 am to noon at the Rec East
Field at ISU. The chapter will be reaching out to businesses for sponsorships and donations in these
upcoming months. The Chapter has set a goal to raise $8,000 for the event (proceeding to beat last
year’s donations of $7,000).
The chapter has also a temporary house located on S 6th Street where 10 brothers live and function as
a tool for teaching brothers the responsibilities of living together and promoting brotherhood. The
chapter has hopes of getting an official chapter house in the near future if we are able to sustain a 50
man chapter for the upcoming year.
The setting was the wonderful fairways of Hulman Links. For those who have not been back to Terre Haute in awhile, Hulman
has gone through a wonderful transformation! Fairways have been reseeded and greens were first class. This author has it on
good authority that even the woods were beautiful, and the weeds lined with slightly used golf balls just waiting for a reclamation
and replay! (That last comment courtesy of two undergrads, Robert Shipley and Trevor Martin who are named to protect the
guilty.)
Fourteen brave hackers graced the course for the Iota Sigma Fiji outing. Several notable shots were witnessed, and a massive
quantity of needing-to-be-forgotten shots were observed! Fighting through the incredible heat and humidity, the team of Trevor
Martin, (now nicknamed "the Professor"), ancient grads Kevin McCubbin and Mike Schell combined to shoot a one under par
to best all and take home the hardware. A skins game was added this year, and buckets of beer were awarded to all players
needing refreshments.
Many thanks to Larry Watson for again getting us the fantastic course and incredible price! All brothers had a great time and are
now charged with bringing one more brother to next year’s event!
Fraternally,
Mike Schell (ancient grad)
Perge!
Purple Legionnaire Report
I hope you all had an enjoyable summer! In this edition of the newsletter, I wanted to share
some of the goals the undergraduate chapter has set for the upcoming semester. Since
rechartering, the chapter has performed well in most areas but recognizes the need to improve its
operations and most importantly, its academic performance and size.
With all that being said, the chapter has started this year of strong and has every intention of finishing
that way by pressing on and striving for excellence.
The chapter had an average GPA of 2.84 in the spring, placing it above both the all-fraternity
and all-men’s averages. However, the chapter’s only ranked 6th out of 14 men’s fraternities and
was below the all-Greek average. This semester, the chapter has set a goal of a 2.95 GPA, which
we believe is a realistic and achievable goal. If the chapter meets or exceeds this goal, it is likely
we will rank in the top three among men’s fraternities.
Fraternally,
Anthony Hernandez (Indiana State ‘16)
Chapter President
Perge!
Recruitment
Joe Weist
Graduate Relations
Paul Lawson
Pledge Education
FIJI Gathering—Golf Outing 2014
Do we have your email address?
Membership Development
Donovan Martin
Many Iota Sigma graduate communications are through email.
Tau Iota Foundation
If you have not been receiving emails from us, please drop us a message at
info@isufiji.com and we will get you on the list.
President
Tom Barlow
Treasurer
Robert Stevens
Save the Date
Secretary
Paul Lawson
Pig Dinner
April 11, 2015
Meadows Banquet Center
The chapter ended spring semester with 32 men, tying it for 11th among the 14 fraternities at
Indiana State. We lost five brothers to graduation and a few to transfer, and the chapter returns
this fall with 23 initiated brothers. Therefore, the chapter set a goal of recruiting and retaining at
least 25 quality men for the fall, in hopes of getting our overall chapter size to 50. We are off to
a good start, having already bidded and signed 20 quality men. The chapter has a variety of events designed to help reach its
goal, including a cards and cigars night, a video game night, an event at the Sycamore Lounge, a canoe trip to Turkey Run,
and an afternoon trip to Victory Field to the see the Indianapolis Indians play.
Anytime you’d like to see what’s going on with the undergrads, feel free visit the chapter’s website at
http://www.isufiji.com/. At the site, you can get the latest chapter news, see the chapter’s calendar of events, and sign up
for the 1848 Club (hint, hint!) The chapter is also on Facebook (search “Sycamore Fiji”) and on Twitter (@SycamoreFiji).
We also have an Iota Sigma graduate brothers Facebook group - you can search “Phi Gamma Delta - Iota Sigma Graduate
Brothers”.
And as always, we are looking for grad brothers who are interested in helping our chapter. If you have an idea or a
particular area of expertise that you think would be helpful, please email me at rdmcfarland77@gmail.com or call me at 812841-0240. We look forward to seeing you this fall!
Fraternally,
Ryan McFarland (Ball State ‘02)
Purple Legionnaire, Iota Sigma Chapter
Perge!
\r\nTau Iota Foundation President’s Letter
The house corporation (Tau Iota Foundation, Inc.) is working with other Greek Alumni, ISU officials as
well as developers and investment groups toward achieving a Greek village for each interested fraternity
and a place we can all refer to as “home”. It is important to recognize that the University officials would
like to see the project come to fruition and willing to sell us land, but the University will not have any
vested interest.
Brother Bob Shenberger (’76), Charlie DeMaio (Lambda Chi Alpha graduate) and myself met with
Servitas (a nation-wide development & property management group) and K & D Capital (funding
source) on April 29, 2014 to discuss the Greek village concept. We expressed the importance of
providing affordable housing, which will maximize its occupancy rate.
On June 2, 2014 Brother Shenberger, Charlie DeMaio and Rex Kendall (ISU Executive Director of
Alumni Affairs) provided Servitas and K & D Capital a tour of the campus as well as the potential land
available for the project (north of campus). On August 21, 2014 Servitas sent us an initial proposal for a
19 bedroom unit per chapter. We are currently scheduled to revisit the initial proposal with Servitas on
September 4, 2014 to discuss the details of the proposal that we may convey back to each chapter.
As with any project, it is prudent to obtain competitive proposals, so Brother Shenberger and Charlie Demaio met with Jacob
Hellman of Keymark Development, Inc. (a local Terre Haute developer) on July 15th to discuss the project. We are anticipating an
initial proposal from Keymark Development any day now. Currently, we are seeking two additional proposals from other
developers. Once we have all of the initial proposals, we will present them to the ten interested fraternities (including Iota Sigma),
so we can evaluate the project’s feasibility and the type of structure afforded by a desired average monthly rental rate. It is
anticipated that the interested fraternities will collaborate on any suggestive changes for a final proposal from the developers, so we
may ultimately present the most favorable competitive proposal(s) to each fraternity and the University.
Currently, a few of our Iota Sigma undergraduates continue renting a house near campus that enables them to hold events and
enrich brotherhood, while focusing on growing our chapter’s membership.
If any of you have questions or suggestions, you may contact me at tombarlow.synergy@gmail.com or call me at 317-710-1816.
Fraternally,
Tom Barlow (Indiana State University ’89)
President, Tau Iota Foundation, Inc.
Perge!
1848 Club Launched
Brothers,
Tau Iota Foundation, Inc. (House Corporation)
has created an 1848 Club for graduate brothers.
This club will allow us to create a more diverse
array of graduate events throughout the year,
which will give brothers more opportunities to
connect and enjoy in the great brotherhood of our
Fraternity.
Joining the 1848 Club offers three main benefits.
First, you help fund graduate-centered events and
communications like this newsletter. Second, you
will receive recognition in our newsletters and on
the programs of graduate events. Third, your
attendance at Pig Dinner and the events during
that weekend are free!
The 1848 Club takes its name from the suggested
monthly minimum donation of $18.48, or an
annual amount of $221.76. We already have some
brothers that have pledged and have been
donating, myself included. Setting it up is simple
to do - I visited the website
(http://www.isufiji.com/1848clubdonor/) and set
it up on Paypal with my credit card. Once a
month, I receive an email letting me know my $18.48 has been charged. It requires no extra work on my part and it is a nice
email to remind me of my part in growing brotherhood for Iota Sigma and Phi Gamma Delta. If you prefer to pay once
annually, the website lists those options as well. So brothers, I ask you to join with us in this pledge, and please feel free to
contact me for any questions.
Fraternally,
Paul Lawson
Secretary, Tau Iota Foundation, Inc.
Perge!
1848 Club Members
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Fall 2014 newsletter of the Iota Sigma chapter at Indiana State University. This newsletter is three pages.