W&L FIJI Zeta Deuteron Chapter ‐ Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity ‐ Washington & Lee University November 2014 Volume 3, Issue 1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT: A HOUSE RE-ENERGIZED By: Michael Donnellan (2015) - Chapter President Greetings Brothers, My name is Michael Donnellan. I’m a senior business major from Kingsport, TN, planning on working in marketing upon graduation. I previously served Zeta Deuteron as Social Chair, Rush Chair, and Corresponding Secretary. As the 2014 fall term wraps to a close, the Fiji house is abuzz with activity as usual. It has been a blast living in the house again with all the young members, despite the change it has affected in my sleeping habits. Our new class of members have enjoyed living in the house, and I have not seen this amount of energy in the house during my time at W&L. Luckily we’ve been able to channel this energy into productive avenues so far. As you all know, Zeta Deuteron had its first Norris Pig Dinner in recent memory last spring; planning for the next one is already underway. The brothers are all hard at work completing National’s requisite alcohol training so that, in time, we can once more utilize our beautiful basement. We were happy to send three sophomores to Ekklesia, and it seems they all had quite the eye-opening experience in Indianapolis. A few of our sophomores have also expressed interest in running for an IFC position, which would undoubtedly be a boon to the fraternity. I’ve been lucky to witness the Brothers, graduates and dates alike enjoy the 2014 Norris Pig Dinner on the porch of the FIJI house. personal and collective proer it be with Campus Kitchen, members and alumni alike, gress made by these young Habitat for Humanity, the for your continued support. men in the short year since Food Bank and other local Without your help, there they joined the fraternity. charities. By the end of this would be no way we could semester, we will have totaled achieve what we have up to In other extracurricular news, over 300 man-hours in a serthis point. This position has all of our athletes have been vice capacity. been one of the most reperforming quite well so far. warding experiences of my The men’s XC team came in 3rd Overall, everything is running life so far, and it wouldn’t be recently in conferences, the smoothly this semester at the so without all of you. rugby team has played to their Fiji house. However, we are all usual successes, and the men’s trying to keep each other foQUESTIONS? soccer team made semi’s in the cused on the goals we began to conference tournament. The lay out a year ago. We’ve seen a For questions regarding the fraternity has also continued activities or state of the Zeta greater commitment to the building on our philanthropic Deuteron Chapter, please fraternity, with increased philefforts, which began last year. contact Corresponding anthropic efforts and attention We are planning to partner Secretary Corey Guen. paid to traditions. And so far, with ADPi here on campus to members have been very com(603) 988-5562 raise money for Toys-for-Tots, mitted to reminding one anwhich should be well underother that the effort must reguenc17@mail.wlu.edu way by the time you read this. main continuous. Brothers are constantly work112 W Preston St ing on smaller projects, wheth- I want to thank you all, current Lexington, VA 24450 \r\nW&L FIJI Page 2 Ulemj “Lenny” Enkhbold: Teaching German Brother Lenny Enkhbold has taken advantage of a unique extracurricular opportunity this semester, volunteering at Fairfield Elementary School outside of Lexington to teach German in a gifted student program. Lenny is a Questbridge Scholar majoring in German and Computer Science as well as minoring in Philosophy. He participates in both the Screaming Minks club rugby team and the CRUX Climbing Team at W&L, as well as serving as FIJI’s rush chair. In a class titled Applications and Methods of Foreign Language Teaching, Lenny was approached with the possibility of teaching a 45 minute German class at nearby Fairfield Elementary. He gladly accepted and has greatly enjoyed working with the chil- dren, a group of 9 4th graders participating in an enrichment program. Lenny spoke of how the approach to language acquisition and teaching is rapidly changing, and described a system known as the natural method that he uses with his class. By mimicking the way in which one learns his or her first language, the natural method uses realistic vocabulary and associative images to teach language and strengthen linguistic recall. This method allows 150 classes worth of material to be absorbed in only 100, as well as tying in cultural teachings. Lenny with graduate brother Kane Thomas (2014). one special example of the myriad of activities the current members of the Lenny has enjoyed putting together Zeta Deuteron chapter of Phi Gamlessons and interacting with the kids, ma Delta are involved in; two more and he hopes to continue teaching brothers will be featured in the wininto the winter term. Lenny and his ter showcasing more outstanding work at Fairfield Elementary is just work. Ted Hurst: Varsity Soccer pitch. Hurst, a computer science major and a math minor, was the Washington and Lee Generals’ starting defensive mid player. During the first season of new Head Coach Michael Singleton, the Generals went 11 -5-2, a large improvement from last year. Ted Hurst has shined this season as a starter for W& L. Sophomore brother Ted Hurst had a successful season on the soccer Hurst – who also goes by the nickname “Beast” – believes that part of the team’s success came from their new style of play. Coach Singleton changed the team from being more defensive-focused to being more attack-oriented. Hurst’s position in the midfield was key to sparking fast counter attacks. Despite Hurst’s position being mainly defensive, he managed to score a game-winning goal against Hamden-Sydney during a late September game. He also had several assists during the season and was integral to the team’s defense. Hurst has been playing soccer since he was a six-year-old. Hailing from Rochester, Mich., he has always been either playing for a club team or a school team. This summer his U18 club team, Waza, won Michigan’s state cup and won the Midwest regional title. Though the season was cut short when top-seed Roanoke defeated the Generals in the ODAC semifinals, Hurst is already looking forward to next time he can put on his #2 jersey. He has faith in the team’s new coach and thinks that the team has the potential to attract strong recruits. \r\nPage 3 A PAGE FROM HISTORY: THE TRAGIC FIRE OF 1984 Clippings from 30 years ago were discovered this summer during renovation of the chapter house. Left: A clipping dated Jan. 3, 1985, showing the devastation to the back of the FIJI house. A plaque in the house memorializes co-president Thomas J. Fellin (1986), who lost his life in the fire. A headline from the April, 1984 issue of the Washington & Lee University student newspaper the Ring-tum Phi, detailing the tragedy of the fire. Phoenix: The cover of the 1987 edition of The Phi Gamma Delta depicts the newly built house. \r\nNonprofit Org Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity 1201 Red Mile Road Lexington, KY 40504 US Postage Paid Lexington, KY Permit # 540 SAVE THE DATE—PIG DINNER—MAY 1, 2015 The annual Norris Pig Dinner is scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2015 during Alumni Weekend, likely in the late afternoon. The date recalls Phi Gamma Delta’s official founding, May 1, 1848. It will be a wonderful occasion for graduate brothers to get reacquainted with the house and with each other. PLEASE RSVP by email kaelint16@mail.wlu.edu. SCHOLARSHIP FUND GRADUATES, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Last spring, our chapter started raising funds to create a New Member Scholarship to assist deserving potential members with financial constraints. We believe that a brother’s character, not his finances, should be the most important prerequisite for joining our fraternity. We’d like to give special thanks to John Popular (1956) and Dave Kori (2012) for their generous contributions. This year, all proceeds from the spring Pig Dinner will go to support this effort. With your help, we hope to establish the first scholarship for 2015-16. To learn more about the scholarship or to contribute, please contact hodgesa16@mail.wlu.edu. CHAPTER LEADERSHIP Michael Donnellan (2015) - President Zac Richey (2016) - Treasurer Corey Guen (2017) - Corresponding Secretary Grant Cokeley (2016) - Recording Secretary Mark Gensburg (2016) - Historian Ulemj Enkhbold (2017) - Recruitment Chairman Bren Flanigan (2016) - Social Chairman Mina Shnoudah (2017) – Pledge Education Chairman Billy Fries (2016) – Philanthropy Chairman Design, printing and mailing services provided by the International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.