TEXAS H FIJI The Longhorn Fiji–The University of Texas at Austin Established 1883 Fall 2014 TEXAS FIJI: NOT FOR COLLEGE DAYS ALONE CAMPAIGN TO END DECEMBER 31 Last Chance to Join in This Historic Campaign he campaign for Texas Fiji is drawing to a close! We have raised $5.34 million toward our $5.5 million fundraising goal. Due to the support of numerous graduates, parents, and friends, the new addition is completed and is spectacular. T As we look back over the past three years as Texas Fiji’s capital campaign chairmen, we have been not only impressed but inspired by the tireless work of our BCA, House Corporation, and campaign board. Coupled with that was the dedication and financial support of our graduates and undergraduates to secure a sound and safe fraternity house for members to live in during their college years. Truly, without the loyal support of our members who contributed dollars early on, the new addition wouldn’t be possible. So, to the 30% of our membership that has already contributed or pledged to the capital campaign, we extend a hearty thank-you! Though Construction Complete, Need to Reach $5.5 Million A major accomplishment has been achieved in this new addition thanks to your contributions. While we surely have one of the nicest Greek facilities at Texas—if not the nicest, we want to ensure the Chapter maintains its success with the new addition and the overall facility. We cannot maintain our home if we do not have the finances in place to carry day-to-day operating costs and provide for our active Chapter. Your Support Still Necessary Pledges are still needed to cover the entire project cost. For those of you who have given generously, you have made our success possible. If you are able, please consider extending that pledge another year or making an additional contribution. For those of you who have not given, we appreciate any amount you feel you can give toward this massive project. Every dollar counts to help us complete our minimum fundraising goal of $5.5 million. Less Than $200,000 Left to Fundraise We have less than $200,000 to go! The campaign is ending December 31, 2014. (Continued on page 2) Texas Fiji New Addition Dedication Saturday, November 8 Please join your Texas Fiji brothers, both alumni and active, for the dedication of our new addition. This coincides with Homecoming and the Texas vs. West Virginia game. Beginning three hours before kickoff, we will host a dedication ceremony prior to the pre-game tailgate. Make plans to attend this momentous occasion. We look forward to seeing you! Make a pledge to the campaign today! Use the enclosed pledge form or use our convenient and safe online giving form: http://texasfiji.kintera.org/campaign. \r\nH Phi Gamma Delta TEXAS FIJI New Addition Completed! rothers, it is your leadership and service that allowed Texas Fiji to open the new addition in September. We thank you for allowing us to achieve this goal through your support of more than $5.34 million. After another successful recruitment, the Chapter welcomed 54 new members from 16 different cities. By adding 22 rooms in the new addition, each pledge class is now able to live together at the Chapter House their junior year. The new addition will also have ample room for events, study halls, and parties, which will take significant traffic and pressure off Buen Retiro. Plans are being developed for a much-needed remodel and facelift of Buen Retiro to start next summer. Your support is needed in this final phase. If you are able, please considering making a gift using the enclosed form. BCA UPDATES Marshall Merritt ’79 stepped down as president of the Board of Chapter Advisors (BCA) in August. Marshall will continue to be involved in various capacities and deserves a hardy well done for his valiant efforts and significant accomplishments. We are thankful to Marshall and all the members of the BCA for their tireless work and wise counsel. UPCOMING EVENTS The BCA will continue its alumni tailgates this season. Join us two hours before each home game and reconnect with your Texas Fiji brothers. However, please note that we will not host tailgates before 11 a.m. games or the Thanksgiving game. Finally, everyone is invited to the unveiling and dedication of the new addition on November 8. We hope to see you there! GTBO, Tom W. Shirley ’78 BCA President tomwshirley@gmail.com Perge! CAMPAIGN TO END DECEMBER 31 (Continued from page 1) Time is almost up in helping out with this campaign. All donors pledging at least $2,500 by December 31 will see their names on a permanent plaque displayed in the new addition. Remember, we have a five-year pledge program to stretch your gift to its full potential. Many of our Texas Fiji brothers have used this program to make a larger gift. Use the pledge form enclosed to make your gift or use our online giving form: http://texasfiji.kintera.org/campaign. Thank you for your support. Please come to the Chapter House this fall to see your dollars at work. And make plans to attend the Chapter House dedication on November 8. GTBO, Campaign Chairmen Bobby Orr PC ’75 (832) 428-8595 borr@orrinc.com Kevin R. Snodgrass PC ’78 (713) 254-1315 kevin.snodgrass@cushwake.com Make a pledge to the campaign today! Use the enclosed pledge form or use our convenient and safe online giving form: http://texasfiji. kintera.org/ campaign. 2 NEARLY THE Alumni Support Needed for Final Phase B Page 2 T hank you to the following Texas Fiji brothers and friends for committing $5,341,762 to the Texas Fiji: Not for College Days Alone campaign. These donors recognize the importance of ensuring the future of Texas Fiji and have demonstrated a sense of gratitude for their personal experience. Commitments are still needed from the rest of our alumni to achieve our goal and complete this major project. All supporters of the project pledging $2,500 and above will be recognized on a prominently displayed plaque. All donors contributing $1,000 or more to the campaign will be recognized in campaign publications. If an error has been made in recording your gift, or your name has been mistakenly omitted or listed improperly, we sincerely apologize. Please advise our campaign coordinator at (785) 843-1661 so we can make the correction. Thank you to those who have made a commitment! Buen Retiro Society ($250,000 and above) Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous In honor of the Pledge Class of 1970 1883 Founders Society ($100,000 to $249,999) Anonymous In honor of the Pledge Class of 1974 The Waltmon Family DeWitt Waltmon Sr. PC ’45 DeWitt Waltmon Jr. PC ’76 Scott M. Waltmon PC ’83 Austin Waltmon PC ’11 Jeff Heller PC ’58 The Young Family John H. Young PC ’61 John R. Young PC ’87 David A. Ott PC ’64 Robert Canon PC ’72 The Blonkvist Family Timothy B. Blonkvist PC ’75 Brady Blonkvist PC ’10 Robert C. Orr Jr. PC ’75 The Butter Family Zane R. Butter PC ’81 Z.B. Butter PC ’10 Undergraduate Chapter Black Diamond Society ($50,000 to $99,999) Anonymous The McCaig Family Robert McCaig PC ’50 R. Shain McCaig Jr. PC ’78 Lindsay McCaig PC ’81 M. Shannon McCaig PC ’82 The Walker Family Jim W. Walker PC ’54 Reid Walker PC ’86 Patrick P. Walker PC ’90 Scott Petty Jr. PC ’55 Jon Brumley PC ’57 C. Preston Butcher PC ’57 Bruce Hill PC ’73 M. Spencer Rigney PC ’76 Gary Schneider PC ’78 Shepherd 5 Points Family Foundation Eugene B. Shepherd PC ’78 The Snodgrass Family Kevin R. Snodgrass PC ’78 Kevin T. Snodgrass PC ’10 Rob Walls PC ’78 The Towns Family Thomas Keller Towns PC ’79 Thomas Keller Towns Jr. PC ’12 Bob Butchofsky PC ’80 Karl Rathjen PC ’82 Lee Jacobe PC ’86 Grady W. Roberts PC ’85 Mayes Middleton PC ’00 White Star Society ($25,000 to $49,999) Anonymous Anonymous The King/Kinney Family William G. Kinney II PC ’40 William G. Kinney III PC ’72 Stephen W. Kinney PC ’74 D. Craig Kinney PC ’76 Duane H. King PC ’79 David R. King PC ’83 Benjamin K. Kinney PC ’88 The Northington Family Robert H. Northington PC ’48 R. Charlie Northington PC ’75 Robert C. Northington II PC ’03 The Fordtran/Stone Family John S. Fordtran PC ’49 R. Bryan Stone PC ’76 William T. Teten PC ’03 Andrew John Stone PC ’08 The Coffee Family Robert F. Coffee PC ’52 Roy C. Coffee Jr. PC ’55 Roy C. Coffee III PC ’82 \r\n3 Page 3 NOT FOR COLLEGE DAYS ALONE Texas Fiji ERE! MORE THAN $5.34 MILLION RAISED Join Your Brothers on This List by December 31 The Fraser Family Charles D. Fraser PC ’52 Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr. PC ’76 A. Duncan Fraser PC ’82 Charles D. Fraser III PC ’07 Curtis W. Mewbourne, Oklahoma PC ’53 In honor of Cameron W. Cuenod PC ’09 The Black Family James M. Black PC ’60 William E. Black PC ’69 Robert F. Black PC ’72 John M. Black PC ’90 J. Benjamin Black PC ’03 William E. Chiles PC ’67 The Duncan Family Vance C. Duncan PC ’70 Harrison Duncan PC ’12 Porter Farrell II PC ’73 In memory of George J. and Margaret R. Farrell David Lumpkins PC ’73 Larry McAfee PC ’73 Kyle R. Burnett PC ’76 Family The Campbell Family William J. Campbell PC ’76 William J. Campbell Jr. PC ’10 Andrew D. Campbell PC ’12 Ross M. Davis PC ’76 The Hudnall Family Clayton H. Hudnall PC ’76 Clark C. Hudnall PC ’10 The Hickey Family Jeff L. Hickey PC ’77 Russell C. Hickey PC ’10 James P. McGinnis PC ’78 In honor of the 1978 Pledge Class The Rasmussen Family Hal J. Rasmussen PC ’77 Christopher Rasmussen PC ’10 The Uhl Family Arthur G. Uhl III PC ’77 James Uhl PC ’11 Robert T. Ray PC ’78 The Grimes Family D. Link Grimes PC ’79 Nelson Link Grimes PC ’11 The Merritt Family Marshall Merritt PC ’79 Will Merritt PC ’10 John D. Harkey Jr. PC ’80 In honor of John D. Harkey Sr. Richard A. Beeler PC ’81 James M. Nakfoor PC ’82 William T. Griffin Jr. PC ’83 The McLaughlin Family Matt McLaughlin PC ’83 Stuart McLaughlin PC ’12 The Rochelle Family Jeff Rochelle PC ’83 Thomas Rochelle PC ’12 Randall Mays PC ’84 Michael U. Ellington Jr. PC ’86 Jeffrey M. Jacobe PC ’90 Mark W. Muecke PC ’97 In memory of Jackson Dudley ’97 The Roche Family David Roche, Sewanee Campbell Roche PC ’04 Jackson Roche PC ’08 The Doggett Family Leslie Doggett William Doggett Jr. PC ’05 Robert and Marcy Duncan Family John Duncan PC ’08 William Duncan PC ’10 Thomas Duncan PC ’11 David Duncan PC ’13 Bill and Karen Case In honor of William Case Jr. PC ’11 and James Robert Case PC ’13 Purple Owl Society ($10,000 to $24,999) The Fowler Family Dudley Fowler PC ’48 Bill Fowler PC ’73 Will Fowler PC ’03 Fred W. Patterson PC ’48 In memory of Thomas V. Patterson, M.D. PC ’38 and Robert T. “Sonny” Davis PC ’48 Judd Miller Jr. PC ’51 In memory of Judd Miller PC ’25 and Dale Miller PC ’27 In honor of Roy Miller PC ’57 Bradley A. Fowler PC ’52 Delano Womack PC ’52 Lee Caldwell PC ’53 Robert M. Davenport PC ’53 Don M. Shine PC ’55 Fred W. Middleton PC ’56 James F. Mason PC ’57 In memory of Joey Funk PC ’57 The Oliver Family Thomas W. Oliver PC ’57 Thomas W. Oliver Jr. PC ’90 The Willerson Family Dr. Jim Willerson PC ’57 Dr. Darrell Willerson PC ’59 Lon P. Carpenter PC ’58 Jodie Thompson Jr. PC ’58 The Stewart Family Tommy Stewart PC ’59 Tom Stewart PC ’83 Michael Stewart PC ’86 Jeff Stewart PC ’14 The McCuistion/Wombwell Family James H. McCuistion PC ’59 Stewart Wombwell PC ’13 Ernest H. Cockrell PC ’63 Al Thaggard PC ’65 Roger C. Letz PC ’71 In memory of Paul Bradley PC ’71 The Pearce Family Stephen M. Pearce PC ’71 Jonathan M. Pearce PC ’01 Taylor Y. Pearce PC ’03 Amanda Beck Foster In memory of Alec Beck PC ’74 The Finklea Family William L. Finklea PC ’74 Larry L. Finklea PC ’76 J. McCurdy Cardwell PC ’09 David A. McAllister PC ’74 Kent Collins PC ’75 Gary McClure PC ’76 In honor of Those Who Follow Cecily and Thomas E. Rodman Jr. PC ’76 Howard Bagby Jr. PC ’77 In memory of Louie Schreiner PC ’77 John W. Elliott PC ’77 Thomas W. Robinson Jr. PC ’77 Bryan C. Campbell PC ’78 The Howard Family Jeffrey A. Howard PC ’78 Hank Howard PC ’13 The Kuni Family Douglas W. Kuni PC ’78 Kelly Kuni PC ’11 The Rodman Family Jim Rodman PC ’78 Chris Rodman PC ’10 Steven D. Arnold PC ’79 Jeffrey C. Bailey PC ’79 Craig A. Bailey PC ’82 In memory of Carson Alfred Bailey Jr. PC ’53 Drew Greene PC ’79 Randy Petersen PC ’79 John R. Rutherford PC ’79 Charlie Shears PC ’79 J. Marshall Adkins PC ’80 In memory of Ted Westmoreland PC ’80 John N. McIntyre PC ’79 Craig A. Reid PC ’80 Ron D. Willis PC ’80 Michael V. O’Shell PC ’84 Doug Wall PC ’85 The Oldham Family Steve Oldham PC ’87 Michael K. Oldham PC 89 Jason H. Downie PC ’88 Michael D. Grigsby PC ’88 Brian P. McCabe PC ’88 CAMPAIGN STATUS AT-A-GLANCE As of October 13, 2014 $5.5 Million Fundraising Goal $5,341,762 Total Contributions 681 Contributors 1,987 Mailable Alumni Edward Fisher PC ’92 Ryan D. Moss PC ’92 Ryan Wald PC ’93 The Families of Scott Carr PC ’94 and Zach Dorflinger PC ’11 In honor of Their Pledge Classes The Musselman Brothers J. B. Musselman Jr. PC ’98 George A. Musselman II PC ’04 M. Allen Roberts Jr. PC ’02 The Finnegan Family Nick Finnegan PC ’04 Scotty Finnegan PC ’12 The Williamson Family J. Bryan and Susan Williamson Brant Williamson PC ’09 Matt Williamson PC ’11 Scott A. Bayley In honor of Nicholas Graham Bayley PC ’11 and Scott Adam Bayley PC ’13 Jack and Ruth Gay In honor of Steven Gay PC ’11 Larry and Sarah West Dillon West PC ’11 Harrison West PC ’13 300 W. 27th Street Society ($5,000 to $9,999) Robert W. Pratt Jr. PC ’48 Marshall T. Clegg PC ’49 Capt. Robert P. Fowler PC ’51 USNR (ret.) In memory of Jerry Burton PC ’51 The Robertson Family Robert J. Robertson PC ’55 June Robertson (Continued on page 4) \r\nH Phi Gamma Delta TEXAS FIJI 4 NEARLY THERE! MORE THAN $5.34 MILLION RAISED (Continued from page 3) Wukasch Foundation Don C. Wukasch, M.D. PC ’55 Barry C. Wukasch, Ph.D. PC ’57 The Paddock Family Bill Paddock PC ’57 Bob Paddock PC ’62 Davis Paddock PC ’90 Richard Paddock PC ’91 Jack D. Holford PC ’59 Wilson K. Mason PC ’60 Fain McDougal PC ’60 Michael A. Reilly PC ’67 Jeff and Amie Springmeyer In honor of Leigh Ellis III PC ’68 and Ryan Springmeyer PC ’02 James L. Geary PC ’68 In memory of Gary W. Whitworth PC ’68 The Head Family Steve Head PC ’68 Scott Head PC ’98 Edward E. Stocker Jr. PC ’70 In memory of Bobby Ratliff PC ’69 John C. Thomas PC ’69 Peter Barbour PC ’71 In memory of Paul Bradley PC ’71 Frank Haughton Jr. PC ’72 The Thornton Family Mark Thornton, M.D. PC ’72 Taylor Thornton PC ’11 Tom Cordell PC ’73 In memory of Bobby Ratliff PC ’69 and Bill Rudd PC ’71 Jay K. Turner PC ’73 Brian D. Barnard PC ’74 The Tobin Family Patrick B. Tobin PC ’74 Thomas Tobin PC ’13 Scot D. Northern PC ’75 Kirk Wiginton PC ’75 Glen J. Ellis Jr. PC ’76 Paul C. Peters Jr. PC ’76 Jeff Webb PC ’76 Christopher P. Renaud PC ’77 Brian K. Gammill PC ’78 T. Grant Johnson PC ’78 Tim Morby PC ’78 The Scott Family Louis A. Scott Jr. PC ’47 L. Allen Scott III PC ’78 The Shirley Family Tom W. Shirley PC ’78 T. Walker Shirley Jr. PC ’13 Evan Williams PC ’78 Michael L. Calhoun PC ’79 Michael Kearns PC ’79 and Family Brian T. McLaughlin PC ’79 Britt Smith PC ’79 Jeffrey J. Williams PC ’79 Mark C. Winter PC ’79 Douglas A. Dawson PC ’80 Ross T. Eastman PC ’80 Joe Merritt PC ’81 E. C. Fellbaum PC ’82 The Roberts Family Rick Roberts PC ’82 Ford Roberts PC ’12 James L. Donnell Jr. PC ’83 The Duke Family David J. Duke PC ’84 Will Duke PC ’13 Ellecia and Edmund Knolle PC ’84 Fred C. Kennedy PC ’85 John C. Nelson PC ’86 The Embrey Family Ty Embrey PC ’90 Doak Embrey PC ’92 In memory of Tully Embrey PC ’61 Laurens Fish III PC ’90 Michael M. Dellinger PC ’91 The Holcomb Family Brandon K. Holcomb PC ’92 Blake F. Holcomb PC ’98 Jack Nelson PC ’94 Brian D. Cannon PC ’95 Robb Parks PC ’95 Michael Anderson PC ’97 In memory of Jerry P. Dehlinger PC ’58 W. Daniel Meyer PC ’00 Matt T. Muecke PC ’00 Ryan Strawn PC ’00 William J. O’Brien IV PC ’02 S. Hamilton Madden PC ’03 Leonard W. Edwards II PC ’05 In honor of the Pledge Class of 2005 Warren R. Williamson Jr. PC ’05 Eric and Teri Chang‑Tung In honor of the 2010 and 2013 Pledge Classes Thomas E. Smith Sr. In honor of Thomas E. Smith Jr. PC ’10 Tom and Jenny Fitzpatrick In honor of Charlie Fitzpatrick PC ’11 The Howden Family In honor of Spence Howden PC ’11 Cynthia and John Adkins In honor of John Adkins Jr. PC ’12 Gregory and Laura Jeckovich In honor of William Jeckovich PC ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Moldawer In honor of Matthew S. Moldawer PC ’12 John and Allyson Pellegrin In honor of Jack Pellegrin PC ’12 R. Conrad Bernard In honor of Robert Bernard PC ’13 Charlie Giammalva III PC ’13 The Moore Family Andrew L. Moore Paxton Moore PC ’13 James and Healther Mulvihill In honor of Tucker Mulvihill PC ’13 Tau Deuteron Society ($2,500 to $4,999) Anonymous The Greenfield Family Eric V. Greenfield, Colgate PC 1901 Eric S. Greenfield PC ’51 Carlyle Greenfield PC ’82 Aubrey “Ace” Black PC ’46 In memory of Blackie Dahlberg PC ’42 and Steve Schneider PC ’42 The Nelson Family Joe P. Nelson PC ’46 Skipper Nelson PC ’71 Rick Nelson PC ’74 Mike Nelson PC ’76 Charles M. Berkey PC ’47 In memory of Charles Parker PC ’40 and Charles Sowell PC ’48 Charles W. Bolin PC ’48 C. Daniel Jones PC ’49 In honor of Fiji Brothers who served in the armed forces during war time Sam Crowther PC ’52 Pledge Class of 1954 In memory of Tom Arnhold John Dell Brasher Walter Fondren Buddy Frick Bill Fullingim Horace Greenstreet Dan Hilliard Gene Holmgreen Don Hugus Werner Rennert Jim Walker Jim Welch Herb Hamilton PC ’54 Marc H. Stewart PC ’54 Peter Buenz PC ’55 Frank B. Jones Jr. PC ’55 The McNeill Family William A. McNeill PC ’55 William G. McNeill PC ’91 In memory of Mary “Mom” Pryor Arlis B. Parkhurst PC ’55 William R. Weaver MD PC ’55 In memory of Jerry P. Dehlinger PC ’58 and Joe E. Funk PC ’57 Chancy Croft PC ’56 In memory of Rex Greenstreet PC ’55 Walter S. Fortney III PC ’58 In honor of the Spring Pledge Class of 1958 T.J. Jarrett PC ’58 In memory of Ed Jarrett Ed H. Esquivel PC ’59 E. Wayne Ray Jr. PC ’59 The Hall Family Laurens A. “Larry” Hall PC ’60 Grant A. Hall PC ’89 Robert A. “Bob” Spears PC ’60 In memory of Richard Lewis PC ’60 The Graham Family Bert Graham PC ’61 Silas Graham PC ’94 Will Graham PC ’96 In memory of Glenn Graham PC ’63 Thomas O. Harbison PC ’61 Roy A. Herberger PC ’61 In memory of Dan Prescott PC ’63 Michael R. Boxwell PC ’62 The Smith Family David P. Smith PC ’62 Patrick O. Smith PC ’92 David Herndon PC ’65 David M. Oliver PC ’65 G. Douglas Wiley PC ’65 John T. Fenoglio PC ’66 Robert H. Sewell PC ’66 Stephen T. Matthews PC ’67 James A. Boone PC ’68 Mark M. Connally PC ’70 Ras Redwine PC ’71 In memory of Paul Bradley PC ’71 Campbell Patton PC ’72 The Neff Family John Neff PC ’73 Greg Neff PC ’04 In memory of John E. “Jack” Neff Jr. PC ’42 The Vance Family John T. Vance PC ’74 J. Cullen Vance PC ’07 John Jett PC ’75 Sonny Anderson PC ’76 In memory of Bill Anderson James H. Hodge PC ’76 Dan McElroy PC ’76 Brent Ratliff PC ’76 \r\nNOT FOR COLLEGE DAYS ALONE Texas Fiji 5 H Texas Fiji Capital Campaign by the Numbers W NOT FOR COL- Join Today! LEGE DAYS e have been fascinated with numbers during this campaign. Some in recognition of your leadership gift to this campaign. Pledges may be numbers you have seen before, such as our $5.5 million spread over a five-year period to help maximize your support. campaign goal and the more than $5.34 million we’ve raised While cash in hand is very important, so is cash flow over the to date. Others are interesting facts recently learned. Your next several years. Pledges are just as important in their Be a part campaign chairmen thought they would share some of own way. bers these fun figures of the campaign. of these num g the actin 98%: The percentage of all pledge classes with a living that are imp as Fiji! 1,987: Active Texas Fiji alumni that we have a cur‑ member that have at least one donor. x e T f o future tion u rent mailing address for. ib tr n co r u Send in yo 1954, 1955, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989, e enclosed 681: The number of generous alumni, undergradu‑ 1992, 1994: The pledge classes with the highest giv‑ today. Use th or ates, parents, and friends who have donated to our ing percentages. The pledge class of 1954 leads the way pledge form t campaign. They comprise 586 graduates, 40 under‑ with more than 81% of members giving to the cam‑ give online a . graduates, 38 parents, and 17 friends. Not to mention paign. Congratulations! Help your class increase its giving m o .c ji sfi a tex the undergraduate chapter as a whole pledged $100,000 participation. A gift at any level will make an impact! of their own money. Below are the top three classes in each decade with the highest $5,341,762: The amount donors have given to the campaign. Remem‑ participation thus far. Do your part today with a pledge and honor ber, pledges of $2,500 and above will receive recognition on a donor plaque your class’s legacy! in the new addition. Also, additional pledges over $25,000 can now be 100% tax deductible through the Phi Gamma Delta Foundation. All other 1940s 1960s 1990s pledges to the Purple Owl House Corporation, though not tax deductible, 1940 30.00% 1960 23.08% 1994 43.75% are greatly needed to minimize the debt on this project. If you haven’t given, the time is now. If you have, consider an additional pledge and in‑ 1948 36.36% 1961 22.22% 1992 40.91% crease your overall giving. 1947 31.25% 1966 17.39% 1991 35.90% $3,425,703: The amount of pledges already paid. To help with cash flow for construction, a lot of donors paid their pledge early or front-loaded their pledge to help even more. If you are one of these donors, we sincerely thank you! If you are not, consider completing your pledge prior to December 31, 2014. $7,844: The average gift size to this campaign. Many donors have felt this is a very worthwhile campaign, much needed for Texas Fiji. Many know the $2,500 threshold to get onto the donor plaque but feel their experience was worth far more than that. 1950s 1954 1955 1957 1970s 81.82% 58.82% 37.93% Mark L. Burleson PC ’84 Tavo Hellmund PC ’85 Paul A. Schweizer PC ’85 Bart Boxwell PC ’86 Stewart C. Black PC ’87 Peter Blomquist PC ’87 Robert L. Rogers ’87 Albert M. Gutierrez Jr. ’88 In memory of Scott A. Turner PC ’88 Joseph B. Knauth Jr. PC ’88 Trey Chambers PC ’89 J. McCartt PC ’89 In memory of Justin Gifford PC ’89 M. Scott Norman Jr. PC ’89 The Taaffe Family Peter Taaffe PC ’89 Ryan Taaffe PC ’93 Brett Taaffe PC ’95 2000s 68.57% 62.50% 61.90% 2000 2003 2007 30.23% 29.41% 22.22% 1980s 1989 1983 1982 $41.67: Dollars per month for five years (a total of $2,500) to have your name on a prominent, permanently displayed plaque in the chapter house, The Beckham Family John Beckham PC ’77 Rob Beckham PC ’82 The Hopper Family Bart Hopper PC ’77 Chase Hopper PC ’06 Steven B. Johnson PC ’77 Scott Ramsey PC ’77 Bradley R. Dawson PC ’78 Kirk W. Boswell PC ’79 William B. Kingman PC ’79 Richard F. McCaleb PC ’79 Tom Rachal PC ’79 Bo Huggins PC ’81 Les Kilday PC ’81 George W. Graham PC ’83 Jay Henson PC ’83 In honor of John Henson Trace Shappell PC ’83 1978 1974 1976 Curtis T. Hutcheson PC ’90 Doak Story PC ’90 Kirk Tucker PC ’90 In memory of Chad McLaughlin PC ’90 Paul Cohen PC ’91 Matthew S. Daly PC ’91 Jeff Montgomery PC ’91 William H. Marsh PC ’92 Ben H. Montgomery PC ’92 Gantt H. Walton PC ’92 Chad R. Dickson PC ’93 John M. True PC ’93 David Anderson PC ’94 Robert A. Dullnig PC ’94 Michael Fertita PC ’94 The Wright Family Stayton Wright PC ’94 Spence Wright PC ’96 Steve D. Aycock PC ’95 50.00% 43.33% 29.73% Ross R. Bates PC ’95 James Murchison PC ’95 Richard Barber PC ’96 Josh L. Galatzan PC ’96 Ben Bufkin PC ’97 William R. Henson PC ’97 John P. Hutcheson Jr. PC ’97 Brian R. Lent PC ’97 Chad L. Mabry PC ’97 James F. Mason Jr. PC ’97 Cullen B. Kappler PC ’98 Corbin Chaffin PC ’99 Daniel G. Zoch PC ’99 Willis A. Fawcett IV PC ’00 Joe W. Fly III PC ’00 In memory of his Loving Grandparents Rogan B. Giles III PC ’00 Tucker Hughes PC ’00 (Continued on page 6) \r\nH Phi Gamma Delta TEXAS FIJI 6 NEARLY THERE! MORE THAN $5.34 MILLION RAISED (Continued from page 5) Colin M. McConnell PC ’00 Parker P. Polan PC ’00 Will Rogers PC ’00 Will Walters PC ’00 Chandler Quisenberry PC ’02 W. Ryan Springmeyer PC ’02 Justin L. Cole PC ’03 Max O. Reinbach III PC ’03 Max Stubbs PC ’03 Robert B. Wooten PC ’03 Thomas S. Allen III PC ’04 Evan M. Ketabchi PC ’04 Spencer Branch PC ’07 The Schreiner Family Griffin Schreiner PC ’08 Bobby Schreiner PC 10 Luke Schreiner PC ’12 In memory of Louis A. Schreiner II PC ’77 Claudia and Gregg Laswell In honor of Nelson Laswell PC ’09 Jim and Brooksie Braden In honor of Brooks Braden PC ’10 Robert Ehrlich III PC ’10 Alex Perkins PC ’10 Jonathan N. Thompson PC ’10 The Marlow Family In honor of Cole Marlow PC ’11 and Christopher Marlow PC ’14 The Thurmund Family In honor of Carter Thurmund PC ’11 The Arthur Family Jay and Deirdre Arthur Keller E. Arthur PC ’12 Paul and Jennifer Gregory In honor of Ryan Gregory PC ’12 Braxton Pratt PC ’12 Dan Strodel In honor of Ben Strodel PC ’12 Eltife Family Gift Kevin Eltife Jack Eltife PC ’13 Mike and Leah Hale Family In honor of the 2013 Pledge Class Brantley C. Harrington PC ’13 Danny Koudelka PC ’13 In memory of Robert J. Koudelka Lisa and Dennis Roossien In honor of Adam Roossien PC ’13 Jan and Bruce Saxon In honor of Henry Saxon PC ’13 The Stankey Family John and Sharon Stankey Bryan Stankey PC ’13 Willem Vanderstraaten PC ’13 John and Ann Woolridge In honor of Raleigh Woodridge PC ’13 Loyal Fiji Society ($1,000 to $2,499) The Bailey Family Carson Alfred Bailey PC ’27 Carson Alfred Bailey Jr. PC ’53 Doug Bailey PC ’69 Jeff Bailey PC ’79 Craig Bailey PC ’82 Robert R. Bridges PC ’40 Wm. G. “Billy” Dwyer PC ’40 William N. “Bill” Hamilton PC ’40 Howard W. Parker PC ’42 Dick O. Creamer, M.D. PC ’44 In memory of Thomas F. Hogan, M.D. PC ’44 and Charles H. Santelle PC ’44 Jack L. Phillips PC ’45 In honor of Clay Abernathy PC ’68 and Stephen Jack Mizer Paul H. Smith PC ’45 Preston H. Dial Jr. PC ’47 In memory of David Gardner PC ’46 Patrick H. Swearingen Jr. PC ’47 Basil E. Walker Jr. PC ’48 In memory of R.C. Neely Jr. PC ’32 James A. Wood PC ’48 Dr. Fred W. Riley Jr. PC ’50 Joy B. Wilson In memory of Abner “Buddy” W. Wilson ’52 Roy E. Kimsey Jr. PC ’53 Frank Roddie PC ’53 David A. Rogers PC ’53 Dale Dowell PC ’54 In honor of the 1954 Pledge Class Joe Gray, M.D. PC ’54 In memory of Horace Greenstreet PC ’54 Larry L. Loyd PC ’54 In memory of Gerald E. Veltmann PC ’38 and David C. Bland PC ’32 James E. Suttle PC ’55 Bruce Shrake PC ’56 David O. Turner PC ’56 In honor of Brad Fowler PC ’52, 1956 Pledge Trainer Bill Brewer PC ’57 In honor of Charley Brewer PC ’52 and George Brewer William I. Wyatt Jr. PC ’57 Jeff Hayes PC ’58 Jerry Peckham PC ’58 Tommy Wright PC ’58 In memory of Jerry P. Dehlinger PC ’58 and William H. Sides PC ’58 David F. Riley PC ’59 J. Currie Bechtol PC ’60 Ralph L. Arrell PC ’61 Daniel E. Jenkins III, M.D. PC ’64 Craig T. Scott PC ’64 Bill Nance PC ’66 In memory of Blue, Fiji Mascot Bob Barnes PC ’68 David M. Keeton PC ’68 J. Preston Robinson PC ’68 James B. Smith Jr. PC ’69 The Newton Family John Newton III PC ’71 John Newton IV PC ’00 Drake Moore PC ’73 Byron McKnight PC ’74 Howard C. Etheridge PC ’75 In memory of Clark Etheridge PC ’32 Layne Thompson PC ’75 W. Dwight Chumbley PC ’76 In memory of Louis Schreiner PC ’77 J. Rink Lanham PC ’76 W. Scott McAfee PC ’76 In honor of Larry McAfee PC ’73 Russell E. Stith PC ’76 The Ames Family Gene Ames III PC ’77 Asa Ames PC ’08 The Cahoon Family Allan G. King PC ’78 Terry Atmar ’79 In honor of the Pledge Class of 1979 Randy Cooper PC ’79 Frank M. Netherton PC ’79 Roger D. Trapnell PC ’79 Jim Wells PC ’79 Kirk Massey PC ’80 Chip Archer PC ’83 David S. Houston PC ’81 James C. Broussard ’83 Jim Erben PC ’84 In honor of the 1984 Pledge Class Taylor D. Fyfe PC ’83 Brett Robertson PC ’84 Chad Auler PC ’88 Christopher C. Crow PC ’89 Richard Moseley PC ’89 C. Reid Sweet ’89 Darrell Hernandez PC ’91 Kevin Hunter PC ’91 John C. McGowan PC ’91 Christopher Ohmstede PC ’91 Sean M. Scott PC ’91 G. Douglas Wiley II PC ’91 Josh M. Zeller PC ’91 John A. Colglazier Jr. PC ’92 McKeever A. Darby PC ’92 Charles W. Matthews PC ’92 Greg H. Parker PC ’92 The Turlington Family Kyle Turlington PC ’92 Gardner H. Dudley PC ’93 John Fainter PC ’93 Barney C. Wiley PC ’93 F. Michael Wood Jr. PC ’93 Stephen Cooper PC ’94 Henry “Bubba” Harkins III ’PC ’94 Payson Tucker PC ’96 In honor of Vance Duncan PC ’70 Eric P. Belin PC ’97 Andrew Green PC ’97 Matt Klein PC ’97 Nathan M. Stedham PC ’97 William H. Alexander PC ’98 Scott Gardner PC ’98 In memory of Jackson Dudley PC ’98 W. Spencer Perry PC ’98 James H. Dudley IV PC ’99 Grant W. Livesay PC ’99 Jacob Saour PC ’99 Jamie W. Weaver PC ’99 Marc Freeman PC ’01 Matt Thompson PC ’02 Chris Wallace PC ’02 Clayton R. Johnson PC ’05 Frederick S. Gottesman PC ’06 Adam Bridgman PC ’07 J.C. Clemens Jr. PC ’07 Taylor Cotton PC ’07 The Joseph Family Lisa and Philip Joseph Philip Joseph Jr. PC ’07 Christopher Joseph PC ’12 Tucker Moore PC ’07 In honor of the Best Days of his Life Chris Woldert In honor of Jerry Woldert PC ’10 Brew Houston PC ’11 Al and Julie Luna In honor of Matt Luna PC ’11 Chris and Karla Bell In honor of the 2013 Pledge Class Cynthia and Vincent Dawson In honor of Drew Dawson PC ’13 Parents of Will Deer PC ’13 Ruben DeLong PC ’13 In honor of the 2013 Pledge Class Richard W. Dyess In honor of the 2013 Pledge Class Max H. Hart In honor of the 2013 Pledge Class Mark and Janice Thomas In honor of the 2013 Pledge Class \r\n7 Texas Fiji H Undergraduates Have Great Start to School Year am glad to announce the start of another great year for Tau Deuteron. As we have entered the 2014-15 school year we know it will be an incredible year. It already started off very positive when our summer recruitment efforts brought in 54 new members. - Recruitment Yielded 54 New Members - Junior Pledge Class Moved into New Addition I the community and willingness to give back. We also hope to work closer around the University providing cleanup for local areas. EXCITEMENT AROUND NEW ADDITION With the completion of the backhouse addition, we see a project nearly 20 years in the making finally come to This year we will set the standard fruition. It is an incredible new space for the next several years. We are that each and every Texas Fiji should implementing new academic policies, be proud of. It will provide an amazing revamping our philanthropic goals, and new social venue with limitless the first class to live in the new addition opportunities for study halls, functions, has moved in. The completion of Buen tailgates, and alumni gatherings. I, Brothers handed out water during a Ram Racing Fiesta looks to set a new tone in many along with my pledge class, am so very event as their first community service event this fall. aspects of Texas Fiji. thankful for all of the hard work that alumni, parents, and friends have put in to allow us to be the first residents ACADEMICALLY STRONG in the new building. To have over 600 active alumni donors is quite a feat Tau Deuteron is redefining our academic priorities on a large scale. Last for any organization. It is a testament that Texas Fiji continues to carry on fall, our new members had the highest pledge class G.P.A. in recent the saying, “Not for college days alone.” memory due to an increase in proctored study hours and a heightened academic focus. This year, we hope to continue the trend with our actives Once again, thank you to everyone who helps make Fiji the best organization by increasing their required study hall hours. at UT, and I look forward to seeing you at tailgates this fall. SETTING HIGH STANDARDS PHILANTHROPIC GOALS Over the course of the school year, we also look to continue our philanthropic activity and provide service to the local community. Fiji’s involvement with Reading ACES, Feed My People, Race for the Cure, Habitat for Humanity, and RAM Racing has demonstrated our love for GTBO, Andrew Campbell PC ’12 Chapter President andrew.campbell457@gmail.com AD ASTRA William G. Kinney ’40 of Houston, Texas, passed away on June 19, 2014. Sonny T. Davis ’48 of Austin, Texas, passed away on May 30, 2014. Maury D. Guin ’50 of Palm City, Fla., passed away on August 14, 2013. Luther “Dan” Prescott Jr. ’63 of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2014. Tom R. Newton ’65 of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on April 16, 2014. UT WALL OF FAME—FIJIS HAVE A STRONG PRESENCE IN INTRAMURALS n www.utrecsportsmedia.org you can view photos of all intramural champions and runners-up for eons (since early 1900s) but particularly the late ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s is where you’ll find many Fiji teams and winners. O The UT Rec Sports Wall of Fame exists in Gregory Gymnasium for viewing. Fiji has historically done very well in intramural sports. In the fall 2013 issue of Inside Rec Sports magazine there is a two-page pictorial feature story titled “Phi Gamma Delta Intramurals – Winning In The ’60s” with individual member profiles and classes. A link to the article online is here: http://friends.utrecsports.org/ newsletter/fall_2013/fijis.html. \r\nAnother Exciting and Strong Pledge Class for Texas Fiji exas Fiji recruitment is now over and the 2014 pledge class is underway. The recruitment team worked very hard to get another great pledge class for Tau Deuteron. The 2014 pledge class consists of 54 young men from 16 cities and five states. It contains 19 high school honor roll students, four team captains, four national merit scholars, and one valedictorian. These young men have all proven they have what it takes to become a Texas Fiji, and we look forward to them joining the fraternity. The recruitment team would like to give a big thank-you to Bobby Orr PC ’75 and Tom W. Shirley PC ’78 for assisting us in this process. T TEXAS H FIJI Phi Gamma Delta Buen Retiro Committee P.O. Box 4769 Austin, TX 78765 Address Service Requested GTBO, Texas Fiji Recruitment Team Stuart McLaughlin PC ’12 (Head) Fort Worth, Texas • stuart_mcl@me.com Davis Atkins PC ’12 • Houston, Texas Max McKamy PC ’12 • Richardson, Texas Jack Pellegrin PC ’12 • Houston, Texas Luke Schreiner PC ’12 • Salado, Texas Brian Bell PC ’13 • Austin, Texas Bennett Campbell PC ’13 • Dallas, Texas David Duncan PC ’13 • Houston, Texas Jack Eltife PC ’13 • Tyler, Texas New Addition Dedication November 8. See p. 1 for details. ATTENTION: This newsletter is intended for alumni and parents. If your son is still attending the University of Texas, he will receive a copy at the Chapter House. If he has graduated, please send us his permanent address to update our records. Thank you. TEXAS FIJI 2014 PLEDGE CLASS Camden Arnold • Lubbock, Texas • Monterrey (Brother Braxton Arnold PC ’12) Andrew Avondet • Fort Worth, Texas • All Saints Sam Aycock • Lubbock, Texas • Monterrey Thomas Barfield • Baton Rouge, La. • Catholic High Brandon Bengtson • Austin, Texas • Austin High Luke Blaylock • Dallas, Texas • Episcopal-Dallas (Father Lee Blaylock PC ’84) William Butter • Dallas, Texas • Episcopal-Dallas (Father Zane Butter PC ’83, Brother Zane Butter PC ’10) Jack Calhoun • Tyler, Texas • Robert E. Lee Max Canon • Austin, Texas • St. Andrews (Father Robert Canon PC ’71, Brother Robbie Canon PC ’09) Will Carney • Dallas, Texas • Jesuit Henry Casscells • Washington, D.C. • St. Albans Jack Crow • Dallas, Texas • Highland Park Jared Daniels • Newport Beach, Calif. • Corona Del Mar James Duncan • Houston, Texas • Kinkaid (Brothers John Duncan PC ’08, William Duncan PC ’10, Thomas Duncan PC ’11, and David Duncan PC ’13) Pierce Durham • Dallas, Texas • Jesuit Patrick Elliot • Austin, Texas • Westlake (Father John Elliott PC ’77, Brother Web Elliott PC ’12) Tom Gilster • Austin, Texas • St. Andrews Ben Graber • Houston, Texas • Memorial Hunter Habash • Houston, Texas • Memorial Kellam Hall • Dallas, Texas • St. Marks (Brother Getty Hall PC ’10) Matt Hancock • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights Grant Hatzmann • Dallas, Texas • Jesuit John Henson • Abilene, Texas • Abilene High (Father Jay Henson PC ’83) Will House • Dallas, Texas • Highland Park (Relation Dwayne House PC ’84) Connor Howden • Austin, Texas • Austin High (Brother Spence Howden PC ’11) Richard Jackson • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights Max Jones • Austin, Texas • St. Andrews (Father Kyle Jones PC ’87) Ben Kelly • Dallas, Texas • Episcopal-Dallas Christopher Marlow • Dallas, Texas • Highland Park (Brother Cole Marlow PC ’11) Robert McDonough • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights Patrick McIntyre • Raliegh, N.C. • Ravenscroft Danny McNamara • Dallas, Texas • St. Marks Matthew Milliken • Austin, Texas • Austin High Mason Montgomery • Midland, Texas • Midland High (Brother Ross Montgomery PC ’11) Robert Murphy • Houston, Texas • Kinkaid Collins Orr • Houston, Texas • Kinkaid (Father Bobby Orr PC ’75) Zach Overby • Kerrville, Texas • TivyFND Jake Peters • Houston, Texas • Lamar Barclay Proctor • Victoria, Texas • St. Josephs (Grandfather Venable B. Poctor PC ’59, Father V. Bland Poctor Jr. PC ’85) Charles Schneider • Austin, Texas • Austin High Wyatt Simmons • Austin, Texas • Austin High Robert Sjoberg • Austin, Texas • St. Andrews Powell Snelling • Dallas, Texas • Highland Park John Snodgrass • Houston, Texas • Kinkaid (Father Kevin Snodgrass PC ’78, Brother Kevin Snodgrass PC ’10) Wesley Sparr • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights (Brother Richard Sparr PC ’11) Merrit St. Paul • Houston, Texas • Episcopal-Houston Jeff Stewart • Dallas, Texas • Highland Park (Father Tom Stewart PC ’83) Zander Thomas • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights Ian Tomlinson • Dallas, Texas • Jesuit (Brother Sean Tomlinson PC ’12) Tommy Tyng • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights Scott Uhl • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights (Father Arthur Uhl PC ’77, Brother James Uhl PC ’11) Austin Villanueva • Austin, Texas • Lake Travis John Waltmon • Houston, Texas • Memorial (Father Scott Waltmon PC ’83) Ben Winter • Austin, Texas • Austin High (Father Mark Winter PC ’79)