ALPHA RHO CHAPTER JANUARY 2017 PHI GAMMA DELTA FRIENDSHIP, KNOWLEDGE, SERVICE, MORALITY, EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP CHAPTER GPA: 3.15 Cabinet The new cabinet listed from left to right includes Leslie Parker (Corresponding Secretary), Mitchell McCarley (Recording Secretary), Matthew Thompson (President), Ryan Babbs (Treasure), and Corey Pillow (Historian). Purple Legionnaire We’re excited to announce that in the fall of 2016 the chapter got the highest GPA in its history since its colonization. We also received the highest pledge class GPA in the chapter’s history which was a 3.13. The chapter is proud to announce that Kirby Willis (Central Arkansas 2013) will now serve the chapter as Purple Legionnaire. Since becoming the Purple Legionnaire he has attended FIJI Academy with undergraduate brothers, worked with other graduate brothers to form the Board of Chapter Advisors, and has been representing the chapter on many fronts within the UCA campus. 1 \r\nAlpha Rho Chapter January 2017 Gamma Class Fall We are honored to announce that we have added 12 members to our brotherhood. We have high hopes and believe that they will all become great leaders, and that they will be able to move our chapter in positive direction. •Landon Beard •Max Boko •Garret Butler •Peyton Counts •Collin DeLung •Shane Doolabh •Logan Koprovic •Connor Lichtenwalter •Jacob Phillips •Rhett Rodgers •Michael Siniawa •Taylor Tennison Delta Class Spring 2017 •Jose Alcocer •John Bondhus Not for college days alone! Congratulations to our newest graduate brother, Bryson Betz, who graduated with a degree in marketing a semester early. Bryson was a great asset to the chapter with having a variety of leadership roles including serving as Historian for two consecutive terms. 2 \r\nAlpha Rho Chapter January 2017 1st Annual Frank Norris Pig Dinner The chapter will be hosting its first annual Frank Norris Pig Dinner on April 22, 2017. Invitations for RSVP will be sent out in the coming weeks. We hope that you would all come and celebrate the longest greek lettered fraternity tradition in North America with us. 1848 Club The chapter is starting the “1848 Club”, essentially it’s a way for graduate brothers to give back to the fraternity. Membership in the club includes admittance cost into the annual Frank Norris Pig Dinner, semesterly events that will aim in engaging graduate brothers with undergraduates, and cost of chapter google accounts that can be used to stay updated with chapter calendar, receive chapter emails, and have google hangouts to keep in touch with other graduates. The cost of the club is $18.48 per month, and those funds will be used to support the events held for graduate brothers and establish a fund that will assure a stable financial situation and save funds for a variety of projects including a chapter house in the future. Fiji Sweetheart “I love Fiji because they truly are the gentleman of campus. They always have kind hearts, from helping someone with disabilities achieve her dreams, to getting people to be bone marrow donors. The men of Fiji are always working to better themselves, always fun to be around, and welcome differences with open arms. I believe they are the best brotherhood on campus, and I’m honored to be recognized by such outstanding men.” 3 Taylor Rae Lambert-Lysen Sigma Sigma Sigma Spring ‘14