ee : a ae . oe - . ye _ 2 — - i a Hoe i Fl . — a a 0 a ~ ue oe _ Ly oe = oes a | Fs \r\nFrom the Desk of the President...... Half way through my last semester as President, I can honestly say that I could not be any prouder of our chapter. As a “old guy,” I can say that the fraternity will be in good hands for years to come. On an average day on campus, I can walk to each of my classes and pass countless brothers and pledges that are ready to strike up a conversation. During lunch at the wonderful “Café O’ Lay”, over 50 FIJIs and numerous girls gather to eat lunch and catch up on the breaking news of the day. And yes, the “FIJI Table”, that has been a part of us for so long, has turned into the “FIJI Tables”. Volume 20 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. Chapter Officers — 1999 President Jay Parker Treasurer Ryan Fulkerson Recording Secretary Rob Wheeler Corresponding Secretary Lucas Yeary Historian Jimmy Nelson GE Fiji produced by: Eric May Later that afternoon, the FIJI’s have gotten their lawn chairs, recliners, and couches together and ventured to the intramural fields to support the Tech girl’s soccer team. Well, actually to heckle the girls from the other team. Then at 8 o’clock that night, the Phi Gams have a flag football game. I just happened to count the people at the last game: 125 showed up to cheer for the team. After a FIJI victory, (we are 1-0 this season) that chant that every other Fraternity on campus hates to hear, begins: “Phi Gamma Delta, who the hell are we, Phi Gam, FIJI, the best Fraternity!” Finally, when I make it back to the house and think that things have settled down for the evening, someone wants to go to Wal-Mart, Waffle House, or even Cotton Eye’d Joe’s. The study room is full with people that are actually studying, and people are lounged around the TV watching Happy Gilmore or Friday and repeating every word from memory. The last brothers seen for the day are the brothers in the basement in deep conversation that will wind up bringing in the next day. Yeah, all the awards are nice, but when it comes down to it, Brotherhood, is what we are all about. Brotherhood is a feeling that I have come to love and is something that is alive and thriving in your undergraduate chapter. “T’m proud to be your president, and I’m damn proud to be a Phi Gamma Delta!” Perge’ \r\nIsland Week Our annual philanthropy benefiting Multiple Sclerosis was a huge success. Under the leadership of Brother Brandon Miller, the three day event was able to raise $800.00 for this worthy cause. Sororities participating this year were Phi Mu, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Kappa Delta. The fraternities represented were Sigma Chi and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Our house received an impressive turnout and great participation in the events. We had a volleyball tournament, tug-of-war, limbo competition, and the Miss Fiji Island Pageant. The band, Suzi’s Tattoo, performed from our back deck before a crowd of Greeks to kick off the week. Playing in the band were fellow Phi Gams Matt Leonard on bass guitar and Richard Suttles on drums. Homecoming 1999 Tennessee Tech’s Homecoming promises to be an exciting and eventful affair. Theta Tau plans to bring home a third consecutive championship trophy with a lot of hard work and dedication as well as a lot of fun. This year we are working with the Phi Mu sorority and look forward to spending time with these ladies. The homecoming theme is “A Salute to the Century”. It involves events and entertainment from various decades of the 1900’s. Phi Gamma Delta expects to have a great time for this last homecoming of the millenium. Unfortunately, the homecoming football game will not be the same as in the past. MTSU’s move up in division this school year ends the long rivalry. The Golden Eagles will instead be matching up against Murray State. As always, Phi Gamma Delta will be flying the banner high and cheering in the stands. We invite all Fiji alumni to join us in exhibiting our TTU pride. Event Schedule Monday, October 25- Sock Hop Tuesday, October 26- Canned Food Drive & Air Band Wednesday, October 27-Scavenger Hunt & Movies Thursday, October 28 - Quiz Show Friday, October 29- Field Day Saturday, October 30- 8:30am Parade, 2:00pm Homecoming Football Game \r\nBy Brian Long The 1999 Recruitment Retreat was highly informative and effective. The overall group morale was exceedingly high. Not only was the group attitude high, but the brotherhood bonding was at a max. Nevertheless, we always kept our focus on recruitment. The theme of the retreat, held at Standing Stone State Park, was “Recruitment 365: Replace Yourself”. Some of the topics covered by the ’99 recruitment committee were: Learning how to work together, recruitment role playing, techniques of recruiting and the big picture of Phi Gamma Delta. Recruitment Advisor Lee Wray and Faculty Advisor Tony Marable were both in attendance and strongly participating. In retrospect, the retreat was a success. Not only was it informative and helpful to the new brothers, it was also a fresh reminder to the higher pin brothers. As a member of the 1999 recruitment committee, I would personally like to thank the brothers and advisors for the great accomplishments gained at the 1999 Recruitment Retreat. By Brent Young Rush this year went great thanks to the help of the Rush Committee, Cabinet, and the brothers. With a little hard work and dedication, the brothers of Phi Gamma Delta made this Fall Rush the most successful one ever. Even though our house is dry, we attracted numbers unheard of during the pre- rush period. Out of forty-three bids, we received 37 back. We _ look forward to seeing just what these upstanding Fijis to be can do. \r\nFall 1999 Pledge Brothers Adam Aylor............... Jackson, TN Prey: Boyd s.cassssennccsesuns Powell, TN Ryan Butler............... Dresden, TN Nathan Byrd....Cumberland Gap, TN Lance Call............ Brownsville, TN Tiger Cavanaugh....... Knoxville, TN Chris Clark............. Clarksville, TN Bryan Chambers...... Brentwood, TN Kevin Coleman....... Church Hill, TN Brad Connelly............ Lynville, TN Chris Cramer............ Columbia, TN Chris Dellinger........... Gastonia, NC Corey Fitzpatrick........ Lafayette, TN J. R. Gillette.............. Mt. Juliet, TN Brandon Hetrick......... Knoxville, TN Wes Hicks... .isissssccse Kingsport, TN Wally TEViD ves 0escinseses Kingsport, TN Andy Johnson............ Kingsport, TN Seth Johnson............ Greenfield, TN JOEY LEAKE... 00000805, sinless Clarksville, TN PHU TAZ wee ciceweeieenad Mt. Juliet, TN Kevin McConkey............ Etowah, TN Caleb McDonald............ Newport, TN Justin Medlen............... Franklin, TN Van Oldham......... Westmoreland, TN Matt Osborne.............. Kingsport, TN Michael Prince.......... Manchester, TN Stephen Schurger......... Kingsport, TN Andrew Smith............. Columbia, TN Jeremy Smith................44 Alamo, TN Jimmy Smith................ Franklin, TN JOND SOUS: ssssessissavaissvessa Jackson, TN Brigg Stoll..............06 Nashville, TN Jesse Stout..............64 Greenfield, TN Nate Tilton............ McMinnville, TN Leas Titjatteccesvacx. Lafayette, TN Andrew Williamson...... Columbia, TN What’s New at Tech? Tennessee Tech has _ recently made a few changes for the benefit of its students. The old grill underwent a metamorphosis, expanding its food options drastically. It now contains Blimpie’s Subs, Taco Bell, and Sparro’s Pizza, as well as having the short order grill that many students have grown to love. Tech also has changed the doors to many of its buildings into handicap-accessible doors allowing them to open with the push of a button. The most recent modification to the campus is the conversion of Marshall Hall from an all female dorm to a coed dorm for engineering majors containing a computer lab and internet connections in each of the rooms. \r\nPhi Gamma Delta would like to congratulate our brothers that graduated in the Spring of 1999 and remind them that Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone. Richard Suttles..................4. Industrial Technologies Brent Ellis: sssevesldesssassvetsasescevesexs Criminal Justice Michael Berg......... Management Information Services Chitis ROGCTS ii05