liinill iz;- The Gem Staie Fiji Mu Iota Chapter The Great Fiji Flood of 1998 Spring 1 999 I It was a soggy homecoming for the men of Mu Iota when we returned from Christmas break to find the house recovering from flooding. Three separate water pipes had broken, flooding parts of the living room, dining room, and basement. A small broken pipe above the dining room caused minor damage in the cor ner to the left of the head table. In the basement, a pipe broke directly above the outside door, leaking water through the wall and warping the door slightly. The biggest mess was made when a water pipe below the freshmen sleeping porch burst, sending a large stream of cold water into the middle room at the Scholarship Once again the men of the Mu Iota chapter have placed highest in men's scholarship standings for the fall semester of 1998. The overall house CPA was 3.15 , second only to the women's wiimer. east end ofthe old side. The room was subjected to both water and steam. As the water ran out of the pipe it placed a large amount ofstress on the heating system which in turn super heated the radiator causing steam which in tumed out of our 9 4.0 stu caused the walls of the room to warp and the paint to literally peal from them. The 4.0 members were This effect also ruined a large section of the floor and many ofroom owner Matt Fletcher's personal belongings. The water then leaked through the floor into the living room, where it caused considerable damage to the ceiling, carpet, Josh Boyd,Ben Rush, Newberry. Freshmen and hardwood floor. 4.0's included P.J. Mc- Purple Legionnaire Jim Hill discovered the leak when doing a routine check on the house. He immediately shut the water off and called repairmen. They concluded that the water had been rurming for about two days. Damage has been estimated at about $20,000, which will be paid by insurance. By the time we moved back in the repairs were well under way. All of the fumiture had been removed from the living room,the carpet had been taken out to be dried, and the hardwood floor had been pulled up. Scaffolding was put up to repair the ceiling. (Continued on page 4) Gamma Phi Beta. Five dents were freshman. Webb Girard, and Jeff Daniel, Brett Nagel, Will Omdorff, Chris Ritter, and Daniel Rush. This year the na tional headquarters is giving out a $250.00 scholarship for all of the freshman who re ceived a 3.0 GPA or above for the first semester. Ofthe twenty freshmen, thirteen New College of Business and Economics earned above a 3.0 to Page 3 1999 Pigger Update / Spring Phiu^nthropies qualify for the scholar ship. —Webb Girard,'00 Page 4 Flood Continued / Century Board Page 2 \r\nThe Gem State Fiji New Business College Building As anyone who has been on the U ofI cam pus recently can attest to, there is currently a lot ofconstruction un derway. Hardly a cor ner ofcampus is left untouched under the Long Range Campus Development plan which governs building over the next ten years. Some of the more visi ble projects currently underway are the Uni versity Commons and College of Business and Economics(CBE). Located in the Admin istration Building, the CBE has outgrown its current space and has taken either new con Business and about the struction or extensive University. Over the time I have spent with the committee, it has worked closely with the renovation. Extending over four days in Jan Capital Planning/Capi tal Budget office to de velop a feasible devel opment strategy, hire architects, and develop a master plan for inte grating the construction of this building into the current campus build ing plans. On its own, made plans to build a new facility behind the the committee has held Admin. Once initial approval had been ulty, students, and staff in the college and has developed an outline of what needs to be put in the building. Working with the ar chitects we hired (a partnership of Design gained from the univer sity president and his executive council, the college formed a Facil ity Initiative Steering Committee to oversee had recently under learned quite a bit about the College of workshops with fac uary, the tour included Loyola Marymount, UCLA,Chapman Uni versity, Azusa Pacific, and Stanford Univer sity. At these schools, the committee and ar chitects came to be aware of a number of strengths and weak nesses in our then- current plans for the building. Following the tour the architects drew up a Project Planning Guide (PPG)which was then presented to the presi dent of the university. Bob Hoover, for ap proval. President Hoover and his execu the Sweet Avenue the building process Parking Lot. Other buildings which which is estimated to West in Pullman, YostGrube-Hall in Portland, on the PPG on January be complete in August and Gordon Walker 20"', authorizing the haven't been built are 2001. The committee from Seattle), the com- College of Business to the Ag-Biotech facility and the new Campus Rec Center(whose de was formed in the fall mitte was able to take a raise $10 million to of 1998 and, keeping in tour of West Coast construct its building. the current U ofI tradi business schools. velopment was the di tion of involving stu rect result of a number dents, included a stu dent in the college. Currently the architects are drawing up specific floor plans for the building. committee since Since the project in cludes both renovating the existing Adminis tration Annex building as well as adding a new wing onto it, the tour September, and have included schools that of Fiji's work). One other building that hasn't gotten much attention as of yet is a new building for the I have had the plea sure of serving on this tive council signed off —Daniel Rush,'02 \r\n1999 PiGGER Update The last days of the new millennium are quickly approaching and we plan to say who, as we are all tional board shall re helping in the educa supremely confident, will perform in a man view every chapter's performance at this tion of our members. ner that is sure to make Pigger, and after weighting for certain aspects such as size and ever seen. The date has the occasion something special for everyone. Our Keynote Speaker, Alan Dingle, will farewell to the 1900's with the biggest, grand est Pigger PGD has location, shall declare a victor to receive $1500 been set as the tenth of crown the event with a to be used as the chap April, and we sincerely hope that any and all speech that is sure to ter sees fit. We would set the mood for the love to win this chal alumni available will arrive to celebrate with be Master of Cere whole evening. Extending beyond the usual events ofthe Pig Dinner is the challenge winged to us by our na monies Bill Gilbert, tional chapter. A na lenge as we feel we are more than capable with our outstanding alumni support. Most likely our chapter will invest the winnings towards the brothers. Hosting the party will So please, when plan ning your spring activi ties, think of your brothers and recall the grand times spent de lighting in the company of kindred spirits. We truly hope, for the rea sons expounded upon above, that you will grace us with your presence. —Tyler Valiquette,'01 Mu Iota will be fairly Spring Philanthropies Student Union Building volved and we hope cleaners. for this event. One of you will look for them Highway 95 is al ways in need ofsome the more exciting at these events. —Mike Klein,'01 weekend aftemoon will things we will get-to do this spring will be to help in the Paradise be devoted to making Creek Restoration Pro ond hand store and the little stretch before helping out gives peo ple instant gratification that they are helping you enter Moscow a bit cleaner. The campus ject. There will be a trash cleanup of the creek itself along with 'biolog wrestling,' which will help to fa cilitate wetland plant active in philanthropies in the upcoming months. Wise Buys is a weekly opportunity for people to directly help out in the commu nity. Going to this sec the community. Among some of the other upcoming events, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival will be assisted by various Fiji men who will be help ing out at the Kibbie Dome as ushers and cleanup and another Student Health Center will be having another Health Fair and, be cause of our helpful at titudes and close prox imity to the Health Center, we will be transporting demo items to and from the ing operations at the Wildlife Habitat Insti tute. This spring will be a great chance for Fiji Brothers to get in \r\nNon-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Moscow,Idaho Permit #193 Phi Gamma Delta 600 University Aye. Moscow,ID 83843 Ky 40544 Flood Continued (Continuedfrom page I) "The living room looked like a bomb bit it," said sophomore ing room ceiling will Phi Gamma Delta have Break. decided to update our century board. For the purpose of complete records we request that Although Matt Fletcher figures this a real disaster." will cost him upwards of$200, he isn't terri bly concerned. furniture was spared, as well as the piano, the pictures on the walls, and the painting above the fireplace. After a week's inconvenience, repairmen bad installed a temporary plywood floor and Styrofoam ceiling panels, and the Recently, the men of be installed over Spring Darin Melnyk, "it was Fortunately, all the Century Board "My hat's off to Jim everyone who qualifies for a position of the cenutry board or wishes Iota. We also encour age further donations to the newsletter as you all know through your experiences at PGD,a chapter can always Hill for getting the re pairs started so I could to donate now; send an benefit from increased email to financial support. We wish all of you the best ofluck in this coming move back into my omd5371@uidaho.edu room and start school or write to Will Om- on time," he said. "Besides, it looks better dorff here in the house, or even phone at(208) now than I have ever 885-7051. Pigger would also be an ap living room was put seen it in my days as a Fiji." propriate time to talk to back together. A new —Chris Hitter,'02 Will about the century hardwood floor and liv will help to show just how great our alumni support is here at Mu board. This project year and thank you once again for all of your support. —Will Omdorff,'02 \r\nCalling all Graduate Brothers, It is once again time to focus on the recruitment of a new class of potential Fijis to bring into the beloved halls of Mu Iota. This recruitment is a year long process, but as summer approaches, we turn our full attention to it. In order for the men in the house to perpetuate Mu lota's greatness, we need your help! We are going to have an abundance of space in the house due to the departure of a large senior class, so recruitment is important, however Mu Iota has reached a pinnacle in which selectivity is vital. We ask all graduate brothers for any assistance in this task, including: ♦ Information -Any word on potential pledges (G.P.A., interests, involvement) ♦ Recommendations -Praise or warning about potential pledges ♦ Rush Scholarships -Donations and ideas for a one year old program of rush scholarships that has already shown us amazing success and high potential. The millenium approaches and Mu Iota as always is on top. We need your help to bring quality men into house, and potentially call them brothers. Thank you all for such amazing support, it is much appreciated. -P.J. McDaniel '02, Rush Chair Direct information, questions, and ideas to: P.J. McDaniel Email: incda2726@uidaho.edii In Moscow (before May 14, 1999) 600 University Ave. In Boise (after May 14) 165 Old Saybrook Dr. Moscow,ID 83843 Boise,ID 83706 (208)885-7051 (208)343-3598 \r\nWHO'S DOING WHAT? Keeping you and your classmates informed Please write legibly Please be sure to check out Phi Gamma Name: Delta on the Intemet! On the World Wide Address: City: Zip: State: Web, point your browser to: http://www.uidaho.edu/greek/fiji If you would like to reach us by email, contact Ben Rush: rush9589@novell.uidaho.edu Please send correspondence to: 600 University Ave. Class: □ Check here if new address Moscow, ID 83843 Personal News or Message to Anyone: If possible, send us a photo and a personal biography so we can highlight you in our Engagement/Marriage/Births, Etc.: Alumni Spotlight New Job/Promotions/Awards/Honors/ Achievements/Transfer/Retirement, Etc.: Thanks for rqilying to the Gem State Fiji! Any and all support is appreciated. 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