\r\n FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK...... Hello from Cookeville! Things are really looking Furthermore, I feel that 1999 will prove to be a up for Theta Tau. The cabinet and I are currently working great year for improvement in our chapter. Your on IFC and International Awards Reports. I am ecstatic thoughts, advice, and support are readily accepted and to see, on paper, the things that we as a chapter greatly appreciated. As “your” president, I will strive to be accomplished in 1998. Numerous Greek Philanthropy the leader that our chapter needs to continue stepping event victories, 1 place finish overall in the homecoming upward and moving into a new millennium. week activities while working with the sorority of Kappa Delta, largest spring and fall pledge classes, 3“ in grades for spring and 1* in grades for the fall, and implementing See you at Pig Dinner! Alcohol Free Housing are all impressive things that we have recorded. Don’t get me wrong, all of the above mentioned items were great and took a strong brotherhood to accomplish, but it’s time to progress to John W. Parker Jr. (Jay) new levels. The willingness to involve ourselves in Chapter President 99 community service projects, build public and Greek relations, have more brothers in leadership roles on Perge’ campus, obtain financial stability, and expand graduate relations and interaction are all examples of areas that I want to see improve this year. I feel that all these key programs need is extra work from their chairman, better planning as well as implementation, a precise goal for each year, and above all, a high intensity approach from our members. This all starts here, in the undergraduate chapter, but filters to our graduates. Roughin’ it at Fiji Island: Volume 19 No.1 The Golden Eagle Fiji is published quarterly by the Theta Tau Chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta for its members, both undergraduate and graduate, family and friends. Pledges & Hometowns Chapter Officers - 1999 Gregory Michael Boykin Jackson, TN . Brian R. Burlingham President — Jay Parker 526-8080 Christopher Dan Case Treasurer — Ryan Fulkerson 526-8080 Justin Todd Eckel Recording Secretary Rob Wheeler 372-4273 avin Steven! Ford Corresponding Secretary — Lucas Yeary 372-4549 Matthias Gunther Gewalt Historian — Jimmy Nelson 372-4470 Kevin Gregory Givens B: Edward K: Graduate Related Chairmanships ieee Benjamin syaean Fred E. Polacek Jr..... Graduate Publications — Carl Vasser 372-4553 William Jeremy Steakle: cjv1353@tntech.edu Todd Andrew Weaver.. Robert Eugene Woody Graduate Events — Chad Crocker372-4549 Nate T. Yant wec4261@tntech.edu *Cover Photo shows the Kazoo band in the Homecoming parade* GE Fiji produced by: Carl Vasser, Lucas Yeary, & Brian Douglas. \r\nFrom the Treasurer’s Desk...... Brothers, I would like to give you a brief report on the financial status of Theta Tau. This year with 63 active brothers, we will bring in more money than Theta Tau has ever seen. Due to an increase in insurance, we will also be distributing more money than Theta Tau has ever distributed. With the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta exceeding over 3,800,000 dollars in claims, Theta Tau’s insurance payment has increased 90%. This left us no option but to find better fundraising opportunities. This semester we are going to sell “discount cards” with discounts from various businesses of Cookeville. Each card will cost $5 with 100% profit, and a percentage of the money raised will go to the National MS Society. Even with 63 brothers, this fiscal year will be challenging for Theta Tau, but we will preservere. Perge’ Ryan Fulkerson. FAZOLI'S PIZZA HUT VINNIE T's Free Garden Salad 15% Off Any 10% Off Any Food Not Valid Regular Priced Purchase, $1.00 Of Cover |wyith Any Other Offer] $1.00 Off Any Menu tem Excluding Charge Appetizer With Specialties And Retail Clothing Purchase Of Any Entree FTX BOOKSTORE | IRONWOOD GOLF | THE OUTDOOR SOUTHERN SUN SCHLOTZSKY'S COURSE EXPERIENCE TANNING DELI 20% Off Clothing $1.00 Off 10% Discount 10% Of Any | 10% Off, Not Valid 18 Holes Green Tanning Package With Any Other Fees Coupons Or Discounts COOKEVILLE SEVENTH AVENUE | SPECIALTY VIDEO | SOUTHERN HILLS BICYCLES SALON GOLF & COUNTRY a ‘ $2.00 Off Hair Cut, | Free Old Release CLUB 10% Off Any Food Free Installation Tammy Holloway with the Rental Of | $1.00 Off Per Nine Purchase and Michelle Fisher | Two New Releases | Holes With Cart Purchase Of Tube Rental THE COOKIE JAR | UNIVERSITY TACO BELL ON CUE | FANTASTIC SAM'S BOOKSTORE Buy One Dozen | 10% Off Everything | 10% Discount 10% Off Any $6.95 Cookies But Software Jefferson St. Regular Price Item Adult Wet Cut Get A Free Md And Textbooks Location Only Coke (in The Mall) Island V The 5" Annual Fiji Island Week held September 8-10, 1998, raised $1,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Four Sororities and two Fraternities participated in the week of activities. Events included bed sheet art, sandcastles, tug of war, Island Skit, limbo, cheer contest, volleyball, and of course the Miss Fiji Island Pageant. Miss Kami Smith of Kappa Delta is this year’s Miss Fiji Island. Alpha Delta Pi Sorority was the overall winner for the week. The money raised will go to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research and patients from the Middle Tennessee area. Thanks to Dustin Brothers for a job well done! \r\nedefining Formal Rus Rush this year can be summed up in only one word — phenomenal! Even though the Theta Tau Chapter is now a dry house, crowds attended all our rush events while other fraternities had a minimal turnout. At the end of Fall Rush, we pledged 34 outstanding men! The largest pledge class in the history of our chapter? From the Fall Pledge Class, twenty-eight earned the necessary grade point average and 2 depledged. To top it all off, Spring Rush gave us 14 men. This puts our overall number to seventy-seven and makes us the largest fraternity on campus. In the words of 1998 Corresponding Secretary Brad Jenkins, “The intensity has reached a level that I have never seen before in our Chapter. Hopefully other chapters will see that alcohol-free housing is not a problem to face, but a privilege to run with!” Homecoming Victory 1998 After the TTU-MTSU Homecoming game on October 3, 1998, the Raiders walked away with the prized trophy, Shinny Ninny. Yet even though the Tech football team left the game empty handed, Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Delta walked away with the first place overall trophy for Homecoming Week. This makes the second year in a row that we have won Homecoming. Last year we overtook the rest of the Greeks alongside Alpha Delta Pi. This year we succeeded once again Our banner we created for the circus theme, won for us the 2™ place award. After a weeks worth of pomping, chicken wire, and glue, winning first in float felt great! \r\n150" EKKLESIA 848-1998 PITTSBURGH, PA in? a al P The 150th anniversary meeting of the a 5 eon Ekklesia was held at the Westin William Penn Hotel from August 12th through the 16th, Among the events that took place was a trip to the original log cabin, a trip to the Alpha Chapter, a riverboat cruise on the three rivers and the completion of another successful Project Phi Gam to help the community. The Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation announced a new incentive program for members who achieve scholastic excellence during their pledge semester. The Foundation has put into place the largest scholarship program of its kind — the Academic Achievement Awards (AAA) for newly initiated members of Phi Gamma Delta who earn a 3.0 GPA or better during their pledging term. It is anticipated that at least 900 scholarships totaling $225,000 will be awarded in the 1998-1999 academic term. This Ekklesia saw the installation of a new group of graduate brothers to the Archonate. This new group of leaders was chosen for their ability to communicate with the undergraduates and for their experience in Phi Gamma Delta. Lee Moss, a graduate of UT, was elected as Archon President. He is supported by Bob Whitacre as VP, Marvin Carver as Treasurer, and Jerry Wanek as Secretary. Stu Evey, George Nelson, and Bill Garner also stay on to complete their remaining two years as Archon Councilors. Jay Winlelhake was chosen as the new undergraduate Archon Councilor based on his experience as a Chapter President and a strong academic background. This year, the Theta Tau Chapter continued its tradition of excellence during the awards presentation. The Chapter placed 29d in the Owen Cup competition and received a certificate of high scholarship in recognition of its improvement in scholarship. For the fifth year, we were recognized with the John T. McCarty Proficiency award for chapter operations. Additionally, Scott Brewer received an honorable mention for the Durance Award for his services as Purple Legionnaire. Best of all, Tony Marable once again received the Crowder Cup for his efforts as Faculty Advisor. If you are planning ahead, in 2000 we go to San Antonio, Texas for the Ekklesia! \r\nTodd Arrants - usatodd@aol.com A J Bahou - ajbahou@aol.com Hal Balthrop - Hbalth@aol.com Jay Banasiak - ejb9280@tntech.edu Barry Bell - bbell@pcit.com Joey Czarneski- jc261095 @aol.com David Berg - Berg2 @usinternet.com Jeff Breedlove - jeff.m.breedlove @trw.com Jeff Brown - Jeff_brown @ees.enron.com John Brummett - brummett @telcores.com Jerry Burns - jabdad @aol.com Jay Butler - jtbutler@aeneas.net Curt Chaffin - curtchaffin@ pol net Kong Chen - chenkong @ vuse. vanderbilt.edu Jay Clark - jay_clark @syntelinc.com Dewayne Coffey — Dewayne.Coffey @southcorp_usa.com Brad Dozier - bdozier@edge.net Brian Douglas — douglasbrian@ brusa.com Richie Elmore - relmore @usit.net Kerwin Fulton - KFulton402@aolcom Matt Graves - mattgraves@aol.com Mason Guy - bmg9611 @accesscom.com Gregory Hamrick — G-Hamrick @mindspring.com Scott Harold - harold @tnaccess.com Timothy Hemken - hemke@aol.com Jeff Hoilman - jhoilman@xt.net Richard Holt - rholt@sain.com Martin Hunt - huntma@ornl.gov Stacy Hunt - pennynstacy @ prodigy.net Derek Johnson - derek johnson@medstat.com Ross Jones - rmj@programmingresources.com Mark Kelly - mekelly @utk.edu Brad Leimer - BLeimer@aol.com Billy Leslie - billy.leslie@fanb.com Don Marsee - dmarsee @edge.net Dylan Mantooth - fijigrad @aol.com Rob Mathias - rmathias @crackerbarrel.com Anthony Melson - armelson@eastman.com Chuck Minor - cminor@dccusa.com Shannon Nash - stnash@multipro.com David Olive - dolive @ pfeiffer.edu Scott Patrick - spatrick @dlalaw.com Kenny Potts - kpotts@mail.kytc.state.ky.us Mark Redferrin- aprilr @concentric.net Oliver Rick - ogsbarr@hotmail.com Lee Scarborough - escarbo712@aol.com Bill Scott - billscott@msn.com Chad Smith - jcs0535 @tntech.edu Troy Smith - smithvb@hotmail.com David Speight - dhs @ci.cookeville.tn.us Scott Stapleton - stapleton] @worldnet.att.net Duane Waddle - Dwaddle @comdata.com Phil Wallace - pwallace @dollargeneral. com Allen Ward - a.waed @worldnet.att.net Randy Wilmore — randy.wilmore @tn.columbia.net Jason Wilson - wilsonje @sverdrup.com Lee Workman - workman! @ mail.ecu.edu Lee Wray - RLWray @tntech.edu Tony Marable, Faculty Advisor- Tmarable @tntech.edu Mailing Address Changes Jay Clark 108 Sir Walker Lane Apex, NC 27502 Joey Czarneski 242 Collier Ave. Nashville, TN 37211 Brad Dozier One Vantage Way Nashville, TN 37228 Brian Douglas 1022 Hickory Hill La. Hermitage, TN 37076 Keith Edmondson 6203 Crowne Brook Circle Franklin, TN 37067 Troy Fairley 1303 Ceader Bin Ct. Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 \r\nMason Guy Mark Redferrin 198 Peters Ave., Apt. D 115 Wickham Court Pleasanton, CA 94566 Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Billy Leslie J. Allen Ward 113 Georgetown Drive 518 Massachusetts Avenue #2 Hendersonville, TN 37072 Boston, MA 02118 New Brothers’ Hometowns JAYSATKINS.. s.ccssccasewcncssnvessnveeees Eads Sam Linhoss. ..Florence, AL Adam Bagget.. -Cleveland Brian Long.. .-Hendersonville JOCY Barrett scsscscisasiscewsvssoae Watertown Josh Marks.. ....Lebanon Brian Baxter, .ocesssesennsceasesse Kingsport Joey McKinney.. Cleveland Brad Blackburn.. ...Lebanon Mark Morgan... ...-Pulaski Preston: Cloud.......ssso0csereeree Kingsport Corey Osman.. Marietta, GA Kevin Collins ..icesssssssieuessssecee Hixson Jake Phillips. Houston, TX Richard Conyer.. ..Oak Ridge Neal Phillips. Lenoir City JUS AIOE: con cignrscsacsninasges Sean Pendel.... Michael Hutt..............s0008 Micah Puncochar ‘i Chad Kenney.. Curt Russell... .Blytheville, AR Michael LeMarbre......... Hendersonville JASON ROWE sos csscsseesveresenenns Lavergne The Women of Phi Gam 1997-1998 Sweetheart Amy Garrison Present Lavaliers Brent Ellis °99 and Amy Garrison Jon Nease ’98 and Karen Maxwell Matt Leonard ’00 and Anita Baxter Jamie Velotta ’00 and Brandi Burnnet Ryan Fulkerson ’01 and Priscilla Buckingham New Arrival Mark & April Redferrin would like to announce their newest Fiji lady, Olivia Abigail. Abbey, right, is 6 months old now and weighs 16 Ibs. \r\nGraduate Relations Chairman Theta Tau of Phi Gamma Delta 527 N. Peachtree Ave. Cookeville, TN 38501 Purple Pride is... Homecoming @ 1° Overall ¢Banner - 2" Canned Food - 1* Plywood Art — 2"? Field Day — 2™ Cheer — 1“ ¢ Float - 1 TKE Week @ 1° Overall First in grades among the fraternities with a 2.677 GPA. NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE Happy Birthday Delta Theta Chi!! In March of 1979, a group of Tennessee Tech men began discussing the possibilities of starting a new fraternity on Tech’s campus. On May 3, 1979, Delta Theta Chi local fraternity was officially recognized by the TTU Student Affairs Committee with fifteen men as members. These fifteen men were later to be the founders of a Delta Colony of Phi Gamma Delta. We would like to recognize the following Delta Theta Chi founders for all their achievements: Russ Bradley Travis Cloud Dan Crunk Jeff Garr Corey Garyolis Matt Graves Tony Locke Carl Martin Bobby Rice Doug Roberts Jack Southerland Mickey Williams Randy Wilmore Scott Wolf Lee Wray Pig Dinner The 18" annual Pig Dinner of the Theta Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta has been scheduled for April 17", 1999, at the Cookeville Country Club. This year’s speaker will be Randy Wilmore. Please make arrangements to attend. Last year there were over 80 undergraduates and graduates who attended and we are anticipating that this year will greatly exceed that number. We hope that everyone who receives this publication can attend. If you have any problems or question that we can help with, let us know. See you then!