The HoosierFIJI Phi Gamma Delta Zeta Chapter Spring 2015 Ed. IUDM Raises New Record...Again Early in the morning on November 15, 2014, Indiana University Dance Marathon raised the total for the amount of money raised for Riley Children's Hospital. Under the leadership of President Jack "Stepdad" Dooling (2015), Vice President of Internal Ross "Wilbur" Lubbers (2015), Vice President of External Nick "Neville" Kolar (2015), and Director of Corporate Relations Will "L.A." Tenbarge (2016), over $3.2 million was raised for Riley. The Pledge Class of 2018 continued the FIJI tradition of being the highest fundraising dancer group by raising over $47,000 under the leadership of dance captains Jocko "Midnight" Olexa (2018) and Woody "Oscar" Kipp (2018). IUDM 2015 will once again push to break the record from the year before. The Executive Committee for this year is headlined by three FIJI's, Vice President of Finance Will "L.A." Tenbarge (2016), Director of Entertainment Sam "Gamgee" Wisen (2017), and Director of Hospitality Toby "Real World" Orme. Bike Team Finishes 11th The bike team looked to bounce back from a bittersweet Little 500 Race in 2014 with a strong showing in 2015. This year's team was led by two Senior and veteran riders, John "Jockey" Hunzicker (2015) and Michael "Corky" Khamis (2015). They were joined by two newcomers, Freshman Bobby "Hammer" Coyle (2018) and Frank "Fingers" Reed (2018). Over Winter Break, the team took a week long trip to Florida to get in some extra training. The team qualified 20th during qualifications under subpar conditions. The track at 8:15 AM was frozen and caused a three hour delay later in the day. Since the team was safely in the field, they decided not to attempt to qualify better after watching Phi Psi and Sigma Chi fail to qualify with three faults each. On April 26, the team took to the track with the hopes of pulling a big upset. With a raucus Purple Haze behind them, the FIJI bike team was able to avoid any crashes and stay on the lead lap throughout the entire race. With about forty laps to go, on a yellow flag following a serious wreck, Michael "Corky" Khamis led the field for a lap. It was a very encouraging race for the team, improving nine positions. The team will miss the two senior riders, but will look to add some new talent in an attempt to improve on their final standing in next year's race. Also included in this edition: Beechwood Second Century Campaign Progress Update (Pg. 2-3) Undergraduate Update (Pg. 4) From Left: Frank "Fingers" Reed (2018), Michael "Corky" Khamis (2015), John "Jockey" Hunzicker (2015), Bobby "Hammer" Coyle (2018) \r\nBeechwood  Second  Century  Campaign   Update   Spring  2015   The  fun  has  only  just  begun  for  the  Beechwood  Second  Century  Campaign  and  our  great   fraternity  at  Indiana  University!    We  wanted  to  share  a  few  of  the  headlines  with  all  of  you   as  we  move  closer  to  breaking  ground  on  our  new  chapter  house  at  431  N.  Woodlawn   Avenue.    SHIEL  SEXTON  AWARDED  CONSTRUCTION  CONTRACT    The  Indianapolis  based  construction  3irm  of  Shiel  Sexton,  Inc.  was  selected   by  our  House  Corporation  and  Building  Committee  to  build  our  new  house.    More   details   will  be   announced   soon   as   the   team   is   looking   forward   to   “digging   in”   over   the   next   few   weeks   to   make   the     necessary   adjustments   to   the   project   speci3ications  with  a  goal  of  breaking  ground  this  summer.      IU  HISTORIC  HOUSES  SUCCESSFULLY  RELOCATED     IU   has   successfully  completed   the   relocation   of   3ive  of   the  six  historic   homes  in  the  neighborhood  at  8th  &  Woodlawn  and  is  currently  preparing   the  lots   where  our  new  FIJI  house  will  be  constructed.        NEW    ON  LINE  DONOR  PAGE  NOW  AVAILABLE     A   secured,   online   giving   page   has   been   created   on   the   B2CC   website   to   streamline   the   donation   process.   The   electronic   form   can   be   accessed   at   www.zeta=iji.com/beechwood.     In   order   to   maximize   the   bene3it   to   the   new   house,   on   line   donations   are   made   exclusively   to   the     Zeta   House   Corporation   Building  Fund.  VISA  and  MasterCard  are  accepted.     \r\nDONOR  PARTICIPATION  ON  THE  RISE!    Thanks  Brothers!  The  momentum  is  good  as  more  graduate  brothers  across   all  decades  are    stepping  up  to  support  the  new  house  to  help  close  the  $2.85MM   gap.   To   date,   over   350   Brothers   are   “IN”.     This   represents   over   55%   of   our   donor   participation   goal   of   631   gifts.   Visit   the   B2CC     website   for   a   complete   listing   of   donor   names   supporting   the   new   FIJI   house   as   of       April   15,   2015.   Thanks   again   to   our   graduate   brothers   and   FIJI     “friends   &   family”   for   your   amazing   generosity   and   continued   support.   Without   you,   none   of   this  would   be   possible.     Also,   special   thanks   to   our   graduate   brothers   and   Pledge  Class   Captain  in  the  90’s  decade  for  making  some  real  progress  with  your  pledge  class   fundraising   campaigns.   Your   personal   emails,   text   messages,   phone   calls,  and   face   to   face   visits   with   others   in   the   631   Brotherhood   are   really   making   a   difference!   BE  ONE  OF  THE  631!    Our  message  going  forward  is  simple:  6 31  PE RSISTE NC E ! I n   p u r s u i t   o f   our  participation  goal,  we  hope  more  brothers  will  choose   to  step  up  and  BE  ONE  OF  THE  631  to  support  the  campaign  by  completing  a   pledge   form   or   making   an   online   donation.   There’s   never   been   a   better   time.   The  Yinancial  support  will  help   us   keep   closing   the   gap,   and   enable   us   to   c arry   on   a   great   “631   Brotherhood”  tradition  of  doing  for  others  what  was  do ne  for  us  over  100+  years  ago.   •631   631   PERSISTENCE!   PERSISTENCE!    Own  I  t.   Pass   It  On.   Own  It.   Pass   It  On. \r\n-Zeta Impresses at State DayAt the annual FIJI State Day in early February, the Zeta Chapter owned the spotlight. Zeta was awarded the Beta Cup, given to the Overall Most Outstanding Chapter in the state. The chapter also brought the awards for Top Academic Chapter and Top Philanthropic Fundraising Chapter back to Bloomington. _________________________________________ -Zeta Participates in New PhilanthropyOn April 18, Zeta participated in a lacrosse tournament with fellow fraternities Phi Psi, Beta, and Sigma Chi benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project. The philanthropy raised over $20,000 for the project as a whole. FIJI managed to raise over $5,000 through donations, apparel, and ticket sales for the philanthropy. - Undergraduate Update Last Fall, the undergraduate brothers earned a cumulative GPA of 3.35. Congratulations to brothers Timothy "State" Karich (2018), Benjamin "Professor" Paese (2018), Michael “Stepmom” Blauert (2017), and Scott “Clutch” McClary (2016) for earning a 4.0. - Upcoming Events - May 4-9: Finals Week - June 6: Summer Rush - August 17-21: Move in Week - August 24: First Day of Classes Do you have a potential rush candidate? Please send any potential rush candidate’s contact information to phigamrush@gmail.com. Also, please direct the candidate to the website at zetafiji.com where they can fill out a rush form and learn more about the chapter. Questions for the undergraduate chapter? Did someone you know not receive the newsletter? Please reach out to Sam Curts at sjcurts@ indiana.edu if you would like to be added to the Zeta mailing list or have any questions.