C Fs,se file-kettering Ed The Alpha Gamma Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta June 10th, 2002 President's Report Brothers, our studies and recently and we teamed up with inducted four very bright Alpha Sigma Alpha, Special points of inter- Over the past new members so that we Theta Xi, Lambda Chi est: few months the house will be in a position to Alpha, and Sigma Nu to has undergone continu- take first. We are also Linda, our cook, has win this year's Greek retired ous improvement. In ad- working on a few new Week. dition to renovating liv- programs focused on in- Special thanks We have a new cook, Marsha Du- ing room, the laundry creasing our scholarship. goes to Mr. Robert Ken- Ford room, the membership To keep our neth Burgess Jr. and Cal- room, and the calendar We have a new pres- house growing we are vin And Company for ence on the web at board, we are also look- reworking our rush pro- help in replacing the win- http:// ing forward to remodel- gram. We have also dows in the Membership agfiji.therod.org ing the kitchen and the worked hard to expand room. Work Week 2002 basement. our social presence on In addition to the campus. -Dan Bartz '02 Steve Vogt is getting married on July 20, physical improvements This term we had B-Section President 2002 to the house, Phi Gamma both the Alpha Gamma Delta had the third high- Delta and Beta Sigma est standing academi- Phi Sororities over to the cally. We have been house to celebrate there Inside this issue: working hard to better respective founders days Graduate Rela- 2 tions New Fiji Website Membership 2 Room Brothers, with the goings on of the http://agfiji.therod.org/ Over this past house year round. Also, One other point to New Cook 2 winter semester, I created the site includes the abil- mention is that while the a web based message ity to store each member's site's address is only being B-section Pledges 2 board devoted entirely to contact information, given out to Brothers, I Brothers of Phi Gamma which can be used to aid have no way to ensure that Delta. My intentions for the house in keeping an only Brothers access the Linda Retires 3 the site are for Brothers to up to date list of mailing site, so we must take care use it as a means both of addresses to use for mail- to ensure that no secrets or Linda's Remem- 3 communicating events ings such as newsletters ritual of the Fraternity are ber When's amongst each other off and Christmas party in- posted on the board. section and to help keep vites. The address for the Work Week 4 graduate Brothers in touch site is: -Eldon Down '02 2002 Membership Room Update Brothers, table & chairs, drop ceiling, http://agfiji.therod.org. We and Phi Gamma Delta Char- are still looking for pictures The Membership ter. I am happy to state that of Gamma from pre-1975 to Room is redone. Special Gamma suffered no dam- prove that we have had Thanks goes to Tom Davis ages, then Alpha Gamma Gamma since before Snowy '77, Robert Burgess Jr. '02 Upsilon charter, and the 1932 White Owls became an en- for windows, and all of the Composite did not suffer ma- dangered species. If you have brothers who donated time jor damaged. any question please feel free and money. As a brother- Please feel free to to call or email me at hood we decided to save stop by the house at anytime (810)232-9174 or keithcoun- money and do most of the to see the remodeled Mem- cell@yahoo.com. work ourselves or contract bership Room and any other certain areas out, this in- projects. Pictures of the James Keith Councell '04 Gamma cluded: carpet, windows, cur- membership room may also Project Chairmen and B- tains, door, trophy cabinets, be found on the web at section Treasurer Graduate Relations Brothers, Special thanks goes out to Glen Phi Gamma Delta Genesi for his generous donation Attn: Corr. Sec The Alpha Gamma Chapter towards the renovation of the house. 1702 W. Flushing Rd. of Phi Gamma Delta would like to Like always we are looking Flint, MI 48504 take this opportunity to thank the for content for the newsletter from Graduate Brothers who have taken grad brothers as well as suggestions Or by phone at (810) 232-9174 or the time to visit us over Alumni for content. This newsletter is written through email at Weekend (the weekend of May for YOU. Let us know what you gers0667@kettering.edu 18th). These Brothers are Don Bare- want to see in it! Send suggestions foot, Jim Putnam, Jeffry Haynes, to: Matthew Burris '05 and Stephen Ger- Bob Eyink, Gene Toole, Glen Gi- stacker '04 nesi, David Baker, and Ryan Wiles. New Cook Our New Pledges Brothers, restaurant before she Brothers, look forward to a great Due to Linda's re- joined our family at the There are four college career as FIJIs. Alpha Gamma Chapter of pledges: Adam Lea Fitchett, Thank You to eve- tirement we began a search Phi Gamma Delta. Christopher Allen Buxen- ryone who has made this for a new cook. Out of the stein, Matthew Christian chapter great, we look for- more than fifty responses, If you are in the Martens, and Danny Ljung- ward to continuing your we settled on Marsha Du- area, please stop by and berg. We are all extremely legacy. Ford. Marsha used to own try her cooking! proud to be affiliating with and operate her own local the Alpha Gamma Chapter Fraternally, Paul Falchi '05 of Phi Gamma Delta. We Danny Ljungberg '06 Page 2 Phi Gamma Delta Linda Has Retired "A retirement Brothers, poned until at least fall 2002. like to make a donation please A tentative date for send it to: party for Linda Our beloved cook for Linda's Retirement Party has Nelson has almost 30 years, Linda Nelson, bee set for Alumni Weekend Phi Gamma Delta has regretfully retired. Linda during the Fall 2002 term. If Attn: Linda's Retirement Fund been tentatively was hired in the 1970's by B- you would like to help with 1702 Flushing Rd. scheduled for Section. this event, please email Flint, MI 48504 A retirement party for Stephen Gerstacker at Alumni Linda had been planned for gers0667@kettering.edu Matthew Burris '05 Weekend of May 17, 2002, however, due to The house has de- Corresponding Secretary Linda's recent surgery the re- cided to set up a retirement Fall 12002. " tirement party has been post- fund for Linda. If you would Linda's Remember When's Earlier this term the the brothers decided to fry I remember how all of the brothers asked Linda to write up some french fries and a pots got all banged up. down some of the stories that grease fire started. The The brothers would get she remembered from her time brother cooking the fries, all drunk and get them as spent at the house. The follow ran to the back door and drums and such. "When I are some of her stories from threw the burning grease Most of the house was on her time in the house. out the door right onto a opened up skoal one year and a I remember when brother who was running bunch of the brothers got the by the door. I came in one morning and together and replaced the refrigerator started to prepare lunch. One day a brother was get- chewing tobacco with When I opened up the re- ting chased around the shavings from the inside there was a frigerator there was a dead house, down the back hall of tires. Oh what a mess dead person person in the fridge! I tried and right through a sliding that made. to get out of there fast, but glass door, which he in the fridge! One a Monday I was my feet would not move. though was open. making spaghetti for din- I tried to get Then the body started Time-Bomb Tim was a ner, and instead of open- out of there moving, so I told myself nickname I gave one ing a new can of pasta that if he ain't already brother because when he sauce I used what looked fast, but my dead he will be when I get got mad one eye would like tomato sauce with feet would though with him. So I turn green and the other parsley in it. That sauce grabbed a knife and then eye would stay brown. really messed the brothers not move. the body started screaming I would spend ten minutes up that night. and all of the brothers looking for a pot to cook Linda Nelson '02 jumped up yelling at me to in because the rest were put the knife down. used for botanical pur- One work weekend, one of poses. Page 3 PLINT s. PM AL The Alpha Gamma Chapter of 12 JUN USE ZIP CODE 2002 Phi Gamma Delta 1702 Flushing Rd. UNITED WE STAND Flint, MI 48504 Phone: 810-232-9174 RECEIVED JUN 14 2002 Http://fijitherod.org Email: gers0667@kettering.edu Bill Martin PO Box 4599 Lexington, KY 40544-4599 Our new webpage! http://agfij.therod.org Friendship, the sweetest influence. Phi Gamma Delta 40344+4533 06 Work Week 2002 Brothers, Canal wall painting to see the house. If you do plan on Canal area clean-up helping out please contact myself After looking over the long Up and Down Bath remodeling or any current undergrad member. list of house projects people would Wax and Buffing Floors If you have any question or like to do we have decide to set-up Rebuilding Outdoors grill would like to help please feel free two workweeks this summer. First Down Hallway remodeling to call me at (810) 232-9174 Fiji is June 15-22 and the second is July Formal to Basement Stairs house phone, (810) 240-8566 cell 8-14. There are a number projects phone, or email me at keithcoun- that we want to do and we are us- These projects hopeful will in- cell@yahoo.com. ing our resources to get the most crease the beauty of our house and important items done first. The fol- place greater pride in the Alpha James Keith Councell '04 lowing is a list of project which are Gamma Chapter of Phi Gamma B-section Treasurer currently planned: Delta. Although the two work week are only two one-week-sessions the Perge!!! Start remodeling Basement house will be open between June 15 Painting up hallway & back and July 14 and being worked on. stairs Any grads that wish take part in Landscaping and lawn clean-up Workweek 2002 are very much wel- Some Window replacement come to come out, to help out or just