Summer 2011 Remembering Don Mighell Don Mighell (Texas 1956, Rose-Hulman 2000) passed ad astra on May 4, 2016 after a long illness in Terre Haute. Don was a staunch supporter of Phi Gamma Delta, the Boys Scouts, the Kiwanis, Indiana State University, his church and his family. See more about Don’s lengthy Phi Gamma Delta volunteerism in this newsletter. \r\nPresident’s Letter If you do not know me already, my name is Trevor Martin and I am the President of the Phi Gamma Delta chapter here at Indiana State University. I am currently a junior studying sport management and hoping one day to be a director of operations of a baseball facility. The chapter as of right now has 33 members. We initiated 11 men in December at Wabash College and these newly initiated brothers have taken important roles in the chapter ranging from committee members, chairmen, and there is one new brother holding a cabinet position this spring. Zack Tarr and Ahmed ALayda graduated on December 12, 2015 and will be greatly missed by the chapter, but never forgotten. The chapter’s social standing on campus has improved greatly this past year. We held socials with at least half the sororities on campus and also held a social with the ladies of Delta Delta Delta from RoseHulman a few weeks ago. Many of the undergraduate brothers last year were part of an organization either as a member or held a leadership position. Last semester 27 of our 35 members were part of an organization other than Phi Gamma Delta. In the fall semester we set a new chapter record for service hours. The Iota Sigma chapter accumulated over 1300 service hours. In the spring semester we had 1006 hours. The fall total represented the most hours the chapter has ever completed in one semester. The previous best was 925 hours in fall of 2011. To go along with the service and philanthropy, we hosted the Out of the Darkness Campus Walk again this past November and raised over $3,000. There were over 75 walkers and we could not have asked for better weather. In the most recent semester, the chapters overall term grade slipped a little bit. For this calendar year and years to follow, we have revised the scholarship plan to assist brothers with struggling grades. Scholarship is the main reason and priority of why we came to college. For this upcoming semester and year, myself and my cabinet plan on getting the foundation back under the chapter. Everything starts with recruitment and we have a solid plan in place for next semester. We have our eyes on men of character who live our values and hope to pledge them. Our chapter is below the campus men’s average in chapter size on campus. The average chapter size for men on our campus is in the mid 40’s. We hope to be in the upwards of a 40+ man chapter by the end of the fall semester. This year is looking to be a good one for the Iota Sigma chapter and I hope all of you continue to stay involved with the chapter. Phi Gamma Delta is “Not For College Days Alone”. Brothers and dates at Black Diamond Formal \r\nFounders’ Day Cookout Brothers, graduate brothers, parents and family members attended the annual Founders’ Day Cookout on May 1, 2016 Purple Legionnaire Report My name is Paul Lawson and I am pleased to be serving as the chapter’s Purple Legionnaire. Iota Sigma has been growing with some quality men. The chapter now sits at 33 brothers with the last pledge class having 100% retention from pledging to initiation. They are actively engaged throughout the campus from student government to holding positions in their individual departments of study. We also have 5 brothers in the Order of Omega, the honorary Greek society. The chapter is regularly coming up with new ideas for brotherhood, philanthropy, fundraising, and other such events that they make their own. These, along with their strong social status, has made FIJI a well known name at Indiana State. The diversity and gentlemanly behavior of these men cause them to be sought out by sororities and faculty to help with events. The leadership in this chapter shows me a strong connection to the fraternity values and what it means to be a FIJI. I also write to see if any of our graduate brothers would like to be an advisor. There are numerous chairman positions in the chapter and the goal is to have an advisor for each chairman. You do not necessarily need to be local, just available to stay in contact and help these men do great things for our chapter. If you are a brother that wants to reconnect with the chapter in this role please contact us at fiji@isufiji.com. I hope to see you at our upcoming graduate events such as the baseball outing, the golf outing or homecoming. where we can reconnect old friendships. Congratulations to our Seniors Andrew Jewell graduated with a degree in Recreation and Sport Management. He will be attending IUPUI in the fall pursuing a Doctor of Law degree. Joe Milkowski graduated with a degree in Mathematics and is currently seeking employment. Austin Montel graduated with a degree in automation engineering control and is working as a controls engineer ay Shuttleworth in Hunnington. He is getting married June 4. Brad Morris graduated with a degree in Human Resources Development. He is returning to Indiana State University as a graduate student. William Slade graduated with a degree in Human Resources Development. He is returning to Indiana State University as a graduate student and with a graduate assistant position. \r\nDon Mighell’s Influence by Joe Weist (Rose-Hulman 1987, Evansville 2000) Don Mighell passed away on May 4, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He was 81. The last year of Don’s life was difficult. Even while battling serious health issues, the Don Mighell we all knew never disappeared. Don’s compassion, grace and sense of humor were his companions to the end. As I prepared to talk about Don at the recent Rho Phi Pig Dinner just ten days after his death, I was amazed at the service Don had donated to Phi Gamma Delta at the chapter level (both at Indiana State University and Rose-Hulman), the state level and the International Fraternity level. Listed below are just some of the many Phi Gamma Delta achievements of which Don was a part. Don’s Service to Phi Gamma Delta Founder Rho Phi Chapter Founder Iota Sigma Chapter Attended 25 Ekklesia Presented at over 30 Indiana State Days Attended 7 FIJI Academies Rho Phi Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee Perge Society Donor White Star Legacy Society Helped Create Coulter Cup Legate - Iota Sigma Chapter Legate - Nu Delta Chapter Archon Councilor - 1976-1978 Archon Secretary - 1978-1980 Founder and President - Terre Haute Graduate Chapter Helped Revamp Fraternity Award System Long time Awards Judge BCA Member - Iota Sigma and Rho Phi Purple Legionnaire - Rho Phi Chapter House Corporation Member for Rho Phi, Iota Sigma and Lambda Chapters House Corporation President - Iota Sigma House Corporation Secretary - Iota Sigma Investment Advisory Chairman - Rho Phi Distinguished Fiji Recipient - 2000 Distinguished Fiji Service Award Recipient - 1980 & 1987 Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation Revamped Pledge Education System First Pledge Educator for Rho Phi Colony … and many other services too numerous to mention \r\nGiving Back—1848 Club Members pledge to donate $18.48 a month and all money raised will be used towards graduate events such as Pig Dinner, Homecoming, and the annual golf outing. The benefits of being in the club are as follows: free admission to Pig Dinner ($50 value) with recognition in the Pig Dinner program, recognition on our website - www.isufiji.com, recognition in newsletters, and other small benefits from the chapter throughout the year. We would like to thank the following brothers who are current 1848 Club members: JOHN M. BUTKIEWICZ (INDIANA STATE '04) GARRY D ELDER (INDIANA STATE '74) ANDREW JEWELL (INDIANA STATE'16) JEFF JEWELL (INDIANA STATE '84) JOHN KEELING (INDIANA STATE '99) PAUL LAWSON (INDIANA STATE '13) DON MIGHELL (TEXAS '56, ROSE -HULMAN '00) ROLAND MILES (INDIANA STATE '89) BILL NIEDERER (INDIANA STATE '85) ROBERT STEVENS (INDIANA STATE '03) BO STOUT (INDIANA STATE '96) MARK THUROW (INDIANA STATE '13) RYAN WEBSTER (INDIANA STATE '14) JOSEPH A. WEIST (ROSE-HULMAN '87, EVANSVILLE '00) Please consider joining the Iota Sigma 1848 Club today! There are two options - a one-time payment of $221.76 (either by check or online payment) or automatic recurring monthly payments of $18.48 that can be billed to your credit card or PayPal account. To pay online (either monthly donation or one-time payment), please visit www.isufiji.com/1848clubdonor. To pay by check, send a check for $221.76 to: Tau Iota Foundation PO Box 3047 Terre Haute, IN 47803 Trevor Martin, Paul Lawson and Andrew Jewell attend the IUPUI Chartering. Martin and Jewell served on the Installation Team for the new Iota Pi chapter. \r\nSAVE THE DATE Graduate Events for 2016-2017 2nd Annual Indians Baseball Outing July 30 - Victory Field at 7:05 pm - $15 (Meet up at Champions Sports Bar Before) Please RSVP by July 20 7th Annual FIJI Gathering Golf Outing August 27 - Hulman Links - $40 Please pay at isufiji.com before event Homecoming October 1 - versus Missouri State Frank Norris Pig Dinner April 8, 2017 - Meadows Banquet Center - $50 Questions or to RSVP - info@isufiji.com A memory from the past: Iota Sigma captured the men's division of the university's annual songfest for the second consecutive year with their song "Hey There Good Times" arranged and directed by Kurt Owens \r\nTau Iota Foundation Update For those of you who do not know me, my name is Nick Sturgeon. I am a 2003 Iota Sigma graduate. For the past couple of years I have been serving the chapter as the Risk Management Advisor and have been on the Housing Corporation for the past couple of years. I am writing this letter for a couple of reasons. First, I want to introduce you to the Tau Iota Officers and welcome three new board members. Please welcome Jeff Jewell, Brett Taylor and Mark Rosario to the Tau Iota Foundation Board. Secondly, for the next year, the three officers are Robert Stevens – Treasurer, Jonathan Bolt – Secretary and I as President. We all are extremely proud to serve the fraternity and chapter in these roles. Third, I wanted to update everyone on the current housing situation. As some or most were aware, Bob Shenberger, Tom Barlow and others had been working diligently with several other fraternities on campus to develop a plan for a Greek Village. After months of delays, the University has effectively killed the project. We have looked in to renting a house and it is not feasible. This only leaves us with three options, buying a house, building a house or acquiring a suite or floor on campus. After a very productive meeting on October 19th , we came to an agreement on an immediate course of action, to find a location on campus. The driving factor for this decision comes down to minimize risk. Unfortunately, by the time we held this meeting, we had already missed the deadline to be considered for the 2017-2018 school year. I still feel that on campus housing will meet the current needs for the chapter to have a centralized place to socialize, hold chapter meetings and hold recruitment functions. Financially, neither the chapter nor Housing Corporation has increased risk with this option. In conjunction, this is will also be used to determine if the chapter is serious about the commitment of having off campus housing. If the chapter can maintain this space and then fulfill their recruitment goals, we then can start discussing the options of building or buying. I have formally expressed our intent to the University. Finally, I want to challenge each and every graduate to get involved with the chapter. I completely understand that everyone is busy with their professional and personal lives. There are many ways you can get involved. If time is an issue please consider donating to the scholarship fund which can directly benefit one to three brothers a year. There is also the newly formed 1848 Club. This assists Tau Iota and has benefits to those who join. Kenny Gordon and Dustin Ogle revitalized the “Buck an A” program. There is also supporting the chapter by coming back to graduate events. This could including coming back to Homecoming and/or Pig Dinner. The chapter also has events during the football and basketball seasons. This past summer we held the first annual Indy Indians outing. We will also be planning outings that are family friendly. Ultimately the chapter needs our involvement to be successful. This fraternity is truly not for college days alone (I know I can hear the gasps now). Let’s do our part to ensure that these young men have the best college experience they can have. \r\nPhi Gamma Delta PO Box 3047 Terre Haute, IN 47803-0047 Iota Sigma Achievements 2015-2016 Indiana State Day Spring Week  Community Service - 2nd Place   Recognition for raising over $3000 for both the 2015 Relay for Life and 2015 Out of Darkness Walk Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards  Academic Development - Excellence Level  Chapter Management - Achievement Level  Community Service and Philanthropy - Excellence Level  Leadership Development - Achievement Level  New Member Education - Achievement Level Tandem - 4th Place Service to Greater Phi Gamma Delta  Four brothers attended Archives Weekend  Two brothers served on IUPUI Installation Team Community Service and Philanthropy  Out of Darkness Walk raised $3078 with 78 walkers and volunteers  2016 Relay for Life raised $662  Post chartering record 1300+ service hours for fall semester  1006 service hours for the spring semester Visit the chapter’s website at www.isufiji.com