Fall 97 ALPHA GAMMA LINK Alpha Gamma Chapter Of Phi Gamma Delta GMI Engineering & Management Institute moment to breathe easy before continuing to reclaim the glory that once was ours. Upcoming Events The key to success on campus is involvement outside the house. With the November 19 Viper's Game addition of these nine pledges we can start to have a presence on campus that this December 6 Christmas Party house has not enjoyed in the recent past. Hopefully that presence will lead to Phi Gams in positions outside the house. Social standing and recruitment are both based on image, and with an involved house, we will portray a positive image that will lead to further success. One reason for our success this rush was the level of graduate involvement that we were able to show the rushees during rush. Your presence spoke louder than words, it showed how Phi Gamma Delta is not for college days alone. We hope to see President's Report: continued graduate interest even though the period of immediate danger is over. Six months ago the future of this chapter To encourage this we are going to have two was seriously in question. It is now my more events this term for graduates to come honor to report that since that time the total to. We have tickets for another Vipers membership of the house has tripled and game on November 19th and we are what was once very dark has now become a planning a Christmas Dinner for December bright future. With the addition of the nine 6. Graduate attendance at these events pledges B-Section, the house can take a would be spectacular. 2 Fiji Finally, I would like to take this opportunity Finished Basement: Work is pending to thank everyone that sacrificed a little time roof replacement over the formal living room for their brothers and helped to bring this and outside waterproofing. Inside house back. It really was no small waterproofing is complete. The basement accomplishment and every little bit helped. should be finished by the end of July '98. Fraternally, Roof over Formal Living Room: David Baker '99 Should be completed by the end of November. Outside Waterproofing: This was scheduled to be done October 28th; State of the House: however, due to unseasonably cold weather the work could not be done and has been rescheduled to first thaw. I started to gather a list of things that have Updating Living Quarters: Some been done and things that still need to be rooms have been modified and no longer done. Both lists were very long, so I sleep more then two people, Kappa, Theta, decided to stick to the main projects. I will and lota have been gutted this term. Kappa report, however, that numerous smaller is nearly complete. New carpet has been projects are continually being undertaken installed in 7 dorm rooms. and completed by current members. The pledges are also eager to undertake some Fraternally, of these projects. Ryan Wiles '99 House Manager Major Projects: Driveway Resurfacing: Complete. It looks and drives great. Electrical: The focus of the electrical work is to bring the house up to code. This mostly involves rerunning wire through conduits and making sure all outlets are grounded. A secondary objective is to increase the amount of light inside and outside the house. We have at least one electrician in the house every weekday. The common rooms should be completed by Pledge Education: October 31st. The dorm rooms and outside lighting will be left. The electricians have Brothers, told me the job will completed by The B-Section FIJI Brothers put forth Thanksgiving. a great effort and a positive attitude towards rush this term, because of this effort we doubled the membership with pledges. The 3 Fiji following are the names and hometowns of Recording Secretary John Beardsley Jr. ('00) our 9 new pledges: Corresponding Secretary Maurice Collin II ('00) Daniel James Bartz Lake Orion, MI Historian Travis Boardman ('98) Robert Kenneth Burgess Jr Fenton, MI Eldon Thomas Down Gladwin, MI Matthew Jayson Fletcher Hagerstown, IN ALPHA GAMMA ON THE INTERNET: Edward Joseph Kiell Niles, MI Nathan Wayne Loontjer Kansas City, MO B - Section's web page: James Curtis Sharp Pittsford, MI Zachariah Henry Sulak East Bernard, TX http://www.gmi.edu/~phigamde/ * All lower case letters Steven Daniel Vogt Cincinnati, OH Please join me in welcoming this A - Section's web page: great group of guys into the Brotherhood. http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Campus/6872/ Perge' If you have any questions or comments about the web Travis Boardman '98 page please contact Maurice Collins at the house. *** If you are interested in attending the Viper's game, please contact Maurice Collins at the house. There is a limited number of tickets and they are first come first serve. *** Special Thanks to Steve Woodward 95 and Pat Morgan '87 for their contributions during this falls rush. Steve let us use his house for a BBQ and Pat gave a generous donation to the rush fund. The Alpha Gamma Link is published quarterly by the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, 1702 Flushing Rd, Flint, Michigan 48504-4713. Phone # (810) 232-9174 Chapter Officers B-Section President Dave Baker ('99) Treasurer Paul Petruska ('99) MO 32 Phi Gamma Delta INT, M/ is NOV 6 E B 1702 Flushing Rd - PM. Flint, MI 48504 1997 Nicholas M. Altwies 1201 Red Mile Road.P.O.Box 4599 Lexington, KY 40544-4599 40544-4599