SPRING 2016 PH! GAMMA. DELTA — ALD er. wrk) a ee \r\nAI CONTACTS PRESIDENT Colby Woodvine (2017) 641-757-2423 colbyw@iastate.edu TREASURER Erik Brandt (2018) 952-378-1442 mebrandt@iastate.edu RECORDING SECRETARY Jorge Abascal (2018) 847-909-1707 Brothers, On behalf of the current undergraduate chapter, I would like to thank you again for the continued support and standard of excellence that you all have put towards Alpha Iota. This past spring semester, we welcomed the last five members of the 2019s and have already started the recruitment process for the Class of 2020. As always if you know someone who you feel represents our values and would be a good addition to Alpha Iota please contact our recruitment chairman: Brain Toman. His contact information is listed on the bottom of this page. It has been an exciting year for our Chapter. From the fourth place finish at Greek Week, to the staggering turnout at this year’s Pig Dinner. Alpha Iota will carry this momentum with us to make the next semester one to remember. For homecoming this year, we will be paired with our neighbors, the women of Kappa Alpha Theta, as well as the men of Triangle Fraternity. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Now, while it may be almost a year away, I would like to remind you all that next year’s Pig Dinner will mark the centennial of our current residence at 325 Ash Ave. We hope to see you all there! Jesse Katamay (2018) Fraternally, 773-910-1508 Colby Woodvine (2017) jkatamay@iastate.edu President HISTORIAN Pergé! jabascal@iastate.edu Nick Dohrmann (2018) 515-802-2703 FROM THE EDITOR Ndoor24@iastate.edu Brothers, BCA PRESIDENT As we continue making great strides we also must look back to see where we came from. While I have only known Alpha Iota for two years, I can say that I am proud when I look back and see how far we have come during that time. If you have any comments, questions or requests for articles please contact me. It is input from our Brothers that drives this Chapter in the right direction. Unfortunately, this printed edition had to be shortened due to printing costs. A full version can be found on the Alpha Iota website. Also once again if you have any recruitment recommendations please feel free to contact Brian Toman. Eli Krambeer (2013) 319-310-5114 elikrambeer@gmail.com PURPLE LEGIONNAIRE Kyle Vansice (2011) Jesse Katamay (2018) Pergé 515-963-8402 vansicek@iastate.edu Recruitment Chairman: Brain Toman (317) 910-1268 BHToman@iastate.edu \r\nALPHA IOTA IN ST. LOUIS Every year, FIJI Academy brings brothers from all over the country (as well as Canada) to St. Louis as an invaluable learning experience. Over the course of three days, delegates are offered numerous seminars ranging from “How to be Competitive in Fraternity Awards” to “Business writing.” During the 2015 Academy, plans were announced for the 168th Ekklesia of the Fraternity. This year, the Ekklesia is heading to Boston, MA for the biennial convention celebration. This year, the Ekklesia is from August 11 to the 14 and includes a FIJI night during a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Alpha Iota sent its cabinet and Purple Legionnaire as delegates this year. “I was surprised at how many chapters didn’t send their whole cabinet,” the current Recording Secretary Jorge Abascal (2018) said. Alpha Iota has the great fortune of being able to send a complete delegation to the Academy year after year. “It really allows the cabinet and the Chapter to be on the same page.” Over 600 seats have been reserved exclusively for Phi Gamma Delta; definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity! For more information or to register go to www.phigam.org/ekklesiaboston. \r\n Whee GREEK WEEK Sa \r\nOpposite page: (starting from middle top going clockwise) 1. Austin Prestidge (2016) in LARP garb. 2. Brian Toman (2019), Ben Sporrer (2017), Matt Scattergood (2019) and Jacin Yaukovitz (2017) in front of the infamous “SPORTS” sign. 3. The Olympians take Leid. 4. Dodgeball champs! This year Alpha Iota was paired with the lovely ladies of Gamma Phi Beta and the gentlemen of Delta Sigma Phi for Greek Week. The group went by the name of “The Olympians.” We started out the week strong with a championship win in dodgeball. Then our trivia team, under the leadership of Nick Dohrmann (2018), went on to get third place. Our broomball dreams were crushed as we lost in the championship, clinching second place. However despite this setback our pairing still pressed on and carried confidence with them into the Greek Olympics. Saturday was an all-day affair as every single Phi Gam was out supporting our teams. The first event of the day, LARPing, was won by our pairing. During one of the rounds Austin Prestidge (2016) managed to break a wooden shield with his sheer might. After a second round elimination in tug-of-war, our pairing rebounded for the bed racer. In a legendary performance, our runners managed to break the school record for a single lap! Despite this great accomplishment we lost the lead by less than two seconds and got second. This year’s lip sync was based off of the movie Inside Out. It was a stellar performance! If you wish to watch our lip sync performance go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyNcXTnaACQ VESPERS 4th Place Overall 1st place in Tournaments 3rd place in Lip Sync 3rd place in Olympics Best Lip Sync Costumes \r\n1st ANNUAL On April 11 Alpha Iota hosted its first Tropic Thunder philanthropy. It was the brainchild of Max Kuehn (2019) after he saw the need for Phi Gamma Delta to have a spring event. The philanthropy itself was a volleyball tournament that had six teams competing and raised money for the United Service Organization (USO). In addition, the event was also sponsored by Carlos’ Quesadillas. The owner, Carlos, also donated all his proceeds that night to the USO. Live music was provided by Brothers Lucas Brandt (2018), Lucas Manwiller (2017) and Mike Panek (2017) (pictured to the right). Below: a team of girls try to keep the ball up during a game. Right: Jorge Abascal (2018) is working the quesadilla stand while Steven Soko (2018) is not. $2000 raised for the USO \r\nErik Brandt (2018) and Collin Plouffe (2019) with the bed racer. It was utilized as a “taxi” to take girls back to their sororities. To the right of them is Colton Twinnam (2019) who is not helping at all. Over 200 quesadillas sold By the end of the night the last two teams remaining were our very own Phi Gams and the men of Delta Sigma Phi. Delta Sigma Phi went on to win the final match and then for the remainder of the event the FIJI band put on a fantastic concert in the pit. Left: Nick Wetzeler (2017) giving it the college try Bottom left: Nick Costello (2019) and Shane Henry (2019) man the entrance. Bottom Right: Eric Berquist (2019), Brian Toman (2019) stand besides Zach Taalman (2018.) \r\nAlpha Iota NEWS CONGRATS TO NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS! This year’s meeting of the Housing Corporation saw many changes to the board’s structure. Probably the biggest of these changes was the retirement of board member and Treasurer Wes Cole (1962.) On behalf of Alpha Iota, we would like to thank Wes for all the countless hours he has dedicated to the Chapter. Thank you, Wes! Steve Walker (1988) is taking up the vacant treasurer position after just recently moving to Des Moines. Steve currently owns his own franchise business after a career in real estate. Steve is also a former Chapter Treasurer. The Housing Corporation has a staggered election structure so that elections take place every year but terms last two. This year, there were five out of the ten seats up for reelection. Congratulations to Mark Cowan (1986), Bill McElrath (1971), Dave Buck (1964), Joe Price (1986) and Eric Ritland (1990) for their new positions. The Chapter welcomes and thanks all of you for your service. Brothers, We are looking to expand the news section to include some of our graduate brothers’ achievements. If you know of any accomplishments (such as births or marriages) made by your fellow graduate brothers that you feel deserve recognition, please feel free to send them to Alpha Iota. You can submit them online through the contact us tab at aifiji.com or mail them in. ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEANUP On March24, a group of Phi Gams and Sigma Kappas cleaned a mile stretch of rural highway as part of the adopt a highway campaign. The cleanup crew spent two hours picking up trash, which filled eight trash bags. To the left: Mitch Riggs (2018) channeling his inner Fonz \r\n• Charles K. Ebann (1969) • Tracy R. Smith (1969) • Keith G. Tucker (1969) • Michael W. Downing (1969) • • • • • • • • • • • Brent P. Kraft (1994) Chad T. Lingenfelter (1994) Kevin B McAdams (1992) Jason D. Pauling (1994) A. Peter Rimsans, II (1993) Michael S. Ennis, (1994) Shawn C. Schuldt, (1994) Frank G. Spatafora, (1994) Todd A. Stone, (1992) Steven J. Wehrspann, (1993) John M. Stineman, (1994) \r\nFROM THE VAULT Top: Pledges after Bottom: Pledges Before Top left: Alpha Iotas legendary Pole sits. The stuff of parents’ nightmares \r\nI Brothers, The Alpha Iota Association is re-establishing its yearly Graduate Dues Program. These yearly donations are important to help Alpha Iota flourish and to help the association provide benefits to you. Examples are publishing the Brainstorm, funding for events like Pig Dinner and homecoming, building improvements, archive restoration, etc. Please help if you can! Please make checks payable to: “Alpha Iota Association of Phi Gamma Delta” and send to: Steve Walker A.I Association Treasurer 215 Hickory Glen Grimes, IA 50111 $40.00 $60 $80 Name:_____________________ $100 $325 Other:______ Year:_________ THANK YOU! \r\nPIG DINNER SURVEY 1. Your Registration __ Online __ Mail In __ Walk up 2. Dinner Venue: __ Stay at Alumni Center __ Explore other venues 3. Friday Night comments: 4. Saturday comments: 5. Dinner Comments: 6. Other comments: \r\nTHANK YOU! Board of Committee advisors ELI KRAMBEER (2013) NATE SCOTT (2004) DUSTYN CURRAN (2007) RYAN TEW (2011) ANDREW MOTT (2005) ANDREW HERMAN (2010) RON WESTEEN (2007) MATT GRAY (2014) ZACK YOUNG (2010) DARRYL DELEON (2010) DEREK HUSER (2014) CHRIS PETERS (2006) KYLE VANSICE (2011) HARRY KRAMER (2008) EVAN BROOKS (2013) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BCA PRESIDENT & PLEDGE ED HISTORIAN & PLEDGE ED GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP HOUSE MANAGER GENERAL FINANCIAL FINANCIAL GENERAL GENERAL JUDICIAL BOARD PUBLICATION GRADUATE RELATIONS PHILANTHROPY & SERVICE RECRUITMENT Graduate brothers in phi gam leadership KYLE VANSICE (2011) CLARK CONOVER (1993) PHIL PRYBIL (1990) SCOTT MOORE (1996) PETE RIMSANS (1993) • |ISU PL |WILLIAN JEWELL PL | IOWA PL |SECTION CHIEF |SECTION CHIEF THANK YOU BROTHER DUSTYN CURRAN (‘07) FOR HOSTING THE SELF LEADERSHIP CLASS! Alpha Iota House Corporation Board ADAM JACOBS (1995) WES COLE (1962) JOE FINELLI (2007) MARK COWAN (1986) ERIK KING (1996) BILL MCELRATH (1971) DAVE BUCK (1964) JOE PRICE (1986) ERIC RITLAND (1990) JON DOHRMANN (1983) CHUCK LOGAN (1994) | | | | | | | | | | | PRESIDENT TREASURER SECRETARY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR • TO SEE THE FULL VERSION OF THE BRAINSTORM GO TO aifiji.com AND YOU CAN FIND IT UNDER THE M.A.I.L TAB THANK YOU FOR THE GENEROUS GIFTS FROM: H. ROBERT CASSLING (1952) GORDON SMITH (1961) LOU FILOSA (NYU 1973 & ISU 1975) ANONYMOUS (1988) JIM MURRAY ll (1959) JIM BARRETT (1978)SEAN DONNELLY (1995) GEOREGE RAY (1967) TOM CALAME (1969) RICHARD PROPF (1973) SAVE THE DATE! Centennial of 325 Ash Ave. 109th annual Norris pig dinner SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND 2017 IOWA STATE ALUMNI CENTER \r\nAd Astra THOMAS B. ADAMS, JR (1942) ROBERT J. HARKER (1943) TOM G. LASTER (1945) R. LEE THOMAS (1945) CHANDLER L. VON SCHRADER (1946) JOHN D. HALEY (1949) ROY C. ROGERS (1949) H. ROBERT CASSLING (1952) GORDON C. BARG (1953) ROBERT SCHLOEMAN (1956) JOHN F. KRUGER (1956) THOMAS G. SCHALK (1956) JAMES E. TRIPLETT (1956) THOMAS E. HOFFA (1957) JOHN C. INNES (1957) STUART A. MARTIN (1959) DON SPRINGER (1960) M. NEIL GOODMAN (1962) LEON F. BURMEISTER (1964) DAVID B. GRIMM (1968) KEITH B. SMITH (1977) CHARLES H. LOGAN (1974) • As this issue goes to print, we have sadly been notified that Board member Chuck Logan ’74 passed “Ad Astra” at his home in Colorado. Our condolences to his father, Howard Logan ’46, his uncle Bob Logan ’55 and his cousin Bill McElrath ’71. Bill was also Chuck’s pledge dad. PHI GAMMA DELTA ALPHA IOTA CHAPTER 1201 RED MILE RD LEXINGTON, KY 40544 Nonprofit Org US Postage Paid Lexington, KY Permit # 540