M Drake University - Phi Gamma Delta !§%. SgC^ii; #2S ^Im ;-vv-vvNSv. ■X5SXX&-JX5.M-- ■ Ita Anima /,V>\ "--vu X'- Issue 1, Volume 1 December 15, 1993 The Founding Fathers Ani-Who? Anima. It's Latin for breath... soul... spirit. It's an inanimate force that occupies everything in the world. Only objects with a superior anima can change their environments. An anima like Delta's. Pictured from left to right. Top Row: Ryan Rohlfsen, Vince Goddard, Chris Latham, Brett Casebolt, Brian Scott, JD Koemer, Scott Brown, Tony Smith, John Dawson, Andy % Doonan, Mark Springer and Landon Ludvigson. Front Row: Johnathan Espy, Ricardo Bravo, Scott Vipond, Chris Edwards. The Founding Fathers of Delta Colony relax after their first social event held November 6,1993 at Jerry Wanek's House. Oddly missing from this photo: Brent Hendricks. Graduates Help Colony Start By Graduate Brother Mike Woody Imagine being in your forties and having to act as a pledge dad to a sophomore in college. This is the unique situation some of us are facing with the Alpha pledge class at Drake. Since there are no "actives" to act as mentors for these young men, a group of Des Moines area graduates have donated their time and energies to help out the colony. Busy schedules and the lack of a chapter house have not made it easy for joint activities between the undergrad and graduate brothers. In spite of these obstacles we have had a consistently strong graduate attendance at the house meetings and a tremendous pledge son and dad bowling outing. Activities are already being scheduled for next semester to help build the "bond" of brotherhood. A Drake basketball game and Des Moines Buccaneers hockey are two options being considered. Delta Colony is also planning all the traditional Phi Gamma Delta social activities. The first ever Drake University Norris Pig Dinner scheduled LOOK INSIDE FOR... Norris Pig Dinner Info. The House Update for March 12th. Despite difficulties getting together, the graduates are all very excited about this Alpha pledge class and extremely impressed with this group of young men. "Fiji Firsts" \r\nPage 2 Delta Anima FaU1993 President's Message By Jonathan Espy Norris Pig Dinner Be s\ire to clear your social calenders for March 12 so you can attend Delta's Norris Pig Dinner. This will Delta Colony's first Norris Dinner and will set the standard in local tradition Dear Brothers, The first semester has been exciting for Delta Colony. Our impact on the Drake community has already been felt as we set new standards for Greek life. The Alpha Class has unrivaled enthusiasm and leadership that will see to the great success ofPhi Gamma Delta at Drake. We are leading the way in scholarship,leadership and service which has others turning their heads. Delta Colony will not settle for mediocrity, when more can be achieved. The campus and Greek system have already felt our impact. Our successes this semester include: -Winning the annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Chili Kook-off(with the expert help ofgraduate brother Mike Woody.) -Making the play-offs ofindoor soccer for both the All-University tournament and the Greek Voltmer Trophy tournament. -A respectable showing in the annual Delta Gamma Anchor Splash. Our emphasis on strong academics has also placed us in the nmning for the Greek scholarship trophy. "This dream will soon be reality." Excitement is rising for the upcoming Spring Semester. We are planning many social and philanthropic events along with the traditional Fiji events, such as Norris Pig Dinner. We hope our graduates will contribute to the traditions and precedents these events will set. We have set our sights on petitioning for a charter at the Ekklesia Ihis Summer and receiving our charter by the Fall. This definitely will not be an easy task, but one that we gladly accept. There will be many bumpy roads in our future, but we will never lose sight of our objective. This dream will soon be reality. We invite all the graduate brothers in the area to become involved with Delta Colony. Feel free to contact me at 255-5583 for ways to help Phi(jlamma Delta create tradition at Drake. -fy Jonathan Espy Colony President for years to come. To set the highest ofstandards we need the input and participation of the graduate brothers in the area. This first pig dinner will be held at the Noah's Ark restaurant here in Des Moines on the evening of March 12th. Keep watch in January for more information and your invitation to this special event. oil •fl 'I'll do whatever it takes' By Chris Edwards Ricardo Bravo is a prime example of what Delta Colony represents. Involvement, drive, and vision are applicable to this native of Mexico City, Mexico. This computer science major has made an impact on campus since his transfer to Drake in 1992. This year he is serving as the president of the International Student Association. Ricardo has taken the position and has used it to promote diversity at Drake and give the international students a sense of community. He personally wrote to over forty international students, letting them know that they would have a place to call home when they got to Drtdce. Ricardo is a prime example of the diversity he promotes. In addition to his native Spanish tongue, he is also fluent in English and French. He is currently studying both German and Japanese and plans to study next siunmer in Japan. Ricardo plans to take his international experience and his computer science degree and work as a representative for a computer systems company teaching clients all around the world how to use different systems. Ricardo became interested in Phi Gamma Delta when he talked to some of the other brothers who had already pledged. He was impressed by the brotherhood shown by the graduates and was enthusiastic about establishing the strongest chapter on campus. When asked what he could do to help reach this goal, he responds,''I11 do whatever it takes, help in any way I can. I want to see this chapter succeed." \r\nDelta Anima FaU1993 This Old House Rush? Why, yes, thank By Graduate Brother Jerry Wanek Where's your house? It's £in often asked question of the Delta Colony members at Drake and one that blurs the true meaning of"fratemitj^ in Phi Gamma Delta. However, the question is still a valid one. The acquisition of housing is one of the endeavors that is usually associated with a social or leadership fraternity. At Drake, Phi Gamma Delta has been fortunate to be in a position to acquire property rights on Greek street. The present building on 1311 - 34th St. is nothing but a burned-out shell. A house corporation of Dick Davidson (Iowa State), Bob Bettendorf(Ohio State), Kik Blunk you. (MIT)and Jerry Wanek (Iowa)has been established and have started formulating plans for a new structure on the lot. The house corporation is currently looking at the architect's suggestions and we hope to have the new house completed by the Fall of next year. If you drive by 1311 - 34th St., enviously located between the Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities, it will not be difficult to visualize the new house and home of Phi Gamma Delta at Drake. If you have any suggestions of students who should be considered for Phi Gamma Delta at Drake please contact Rush Chariman Scott Vipondat271-2639. Fiil Firsts Creating Tradition at Drake U Sports By Brent Hendricks Delta Colony has already made its presence in Drake intramural sports felt. Although we do not have nearly as many men as the other fraternities on campus, we have developed a sense of unity from our competitiveness and athleticism that rivals any fraternity. Our qualities of unity, competitiveness and persistence will become trademarks of Fiji athletics at Drake. Our participation began with fielding an indoor soccer team and certainly made ourselves noticed with an impressive 2-2-1 regular season record. This qualified the team to both the All-U and Greek play-off tournaments. We also had two brothers do well in the racquetball doubles tournament and had excellent participation in the Delta Gamma Anchor Splash. Upcoming intramural events we will compete in include basketball, racquetball,floor hockey, Softball and golf. Although we've begun the season late, our success in indoor soccer shows that we are still in contention for the Voltmer Trophy, awarded to Drake's most successful fraternity in intramural competition. Delta members celebrate their premiere victories in the DG's Anchor Splash. Service By Scott Brown In the few short months since its founding the Alpha class has logged 80 and a half hours of philanthropic work. This translates to almost four and a half hours of community service for each colony member. The service projects this first semester included acting as guides for the Halloween Night Eyes program at the city zoo and helping United Flood Outreach distribute winter clothing to flood victims. Service Chair Andy Doonan is planning for similar events next semester and wants to raise the average hours of participation to eight hours per member. \r\nOld Sjjjo >|30|g jnoA Drake University Office of Student Life Phi Gamma Delta Colony Olmsted Center 2507 University Avenue DesMoines,IA 50311-4505 0UV o\ J!d em eg Nonprofit Organization U.S.Postage PAID Permit No. 2217 Des Moines,Iowa