The. of Akron. University THE FIJI ZIP W Volume V, No. 2 Alpha Omicron Fall 1991 THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Brightman Award Akron Graduate Chapter Awarded annually to the Graduate Chapter having less than seventy-five members which best evidences that The Fraternity of Phi Gumma Delta is not for college days alone. In Memory of Horace I. Brightman (Columbia '92) President 1923-24 1990-91 Graduates Win Brightman Impressions from the 22nd Fiji Leadership Academy Growth and Prosperity in Akron's Greek Community Jolean Aichon Mother Secretary Richard Archon D Milmind President 2 THE FIJI ZIP Graduate President's Address In keeping with our motto: chapter has tried to provide an month at 7:00 p.m. Some of the "Not for College Days Alone", the opportunity for area graduates to upcoming events include our graduate chapter has accom- continue their commitment to Phi Annual Canned Food Drive in plished great feats in 1991. We Gamma Delta, maintain old December and a Cavs vs. Lakers are proud to say that for the second friendships, and to make new game in March. year we have received the contacts. In the past year we have If you would like any addi- Brightman Award which recog- gone to a Cavs vs. Bulls game, had tional information about the Akron nizes the most outstanding Phi a New Years Eve party, a Hallow- Graduate Chapter contact Larry Gamma Delta graduate chapter een Hayride, and sponsored a Marion at (216) 434-5133. under 75 members. graduate/undergraduate seminar on Furthermore, like the under- challenges of life after college. graduate chapter the graduate The Akron Graduate Chapter Larry Marion '89 chapter undertakes a yearly philan- meets every third Thursday of the Graduate Chapter President thropic project. Helping those in need has been a focus for Phi Gamma Delta. The most reward- Housing Improvements for 1991 ing aspect of this part of the The Fall semester marked the re-opening of Annexes II and III. fraternity is the satisfaction each Many improvements needed to be done before they were ready for member feels when he knows he occupancy. These renovations were spearheaded by House Corporation has contributed to a worthy cause! President Louis "Bud" Mangels (Indiana '56) and undergraduate broth- On September 21 we sponsored ers Matt Weaver and Fred Shockey. Renovations included new plumb- our 3rd Annual Candlelight Golf ing, showers, plastering, painting and general maintenace. Other Outing. This year we raised over projects performed were tree trimming, an addition of a pine deck on $900.00 for the Myasthenia Gravis Annex I and a split-rail fence erected by Annex III. The main Fiji house Foundation. had its share of improvements. The hallways have a fresh coat of paint, Of course, Phi Gamma Delta along with some "Fiji Artwork." New furniture has been purchased for would not be the same without the front room and there are rumors of new carpet coming soon. social activities. Our graduate The brothers at Alpha Omicron have been working hard to keep our home the way it should be-the Fiji way! Daniel B. Ishee AO '92 1991 - 1992 Treasurer Graduate Officers President Larry Marion AO '89 FIJI Vice President Dave Kaiser AO '88 Treasurer/Secretary Rob Vanni AO '90 ALPHA OMICRON 3 President's Address Since our chapter existence, we have taken great pride in setting the standards not only for The University of Akron, but Phi Gamma Delta internationally as well. This attitude towards excellence continues today through new programs that have been implemented in our Chap- ter. We continually challenge our members to reach their fullest potential in the areas related to the Five Values of our Fraternity. In striving to meet these values, Friendship, Schol- arship, Service, Morality, and Excellence, we have initiated the following innovative local and national Alpha Omicron undergraduate chapter poses for a picture in programs: front of their Adopt-a-Highway portion of Interstate-76. In demonstrating our commitment to the Interna- tional Fraternity, we undertook a number of initiatives introduce the fraternity to our special guests. The event to raise funds to directly benefit the Educational Foun- was a huge success and will definetly continue in the dation. Fund-raisers included individual donations, semesters ahead. valet parking and a day-long car wash. Alpha Omicron Asmentioned above, a number of renovations took was the first chapter in the nation to undertake such a place on the main chapter house and the annexes this measure and personally challenged all other chapters summer. After extensive work, all three annexes are this Summer at the Fiji Academy to also meet this currently functional. In addition to paint, we added new standard. Funds generated for the Educational Founda- living room furniture to the main house. To keep the tion support undergraduate and graduate scholarships, chapter house in shape, we co-sponsored a House Man- student and chapter loans, Graduate Resident Advisors, ager Seminar in conjunction with Phi Sigma Kappa in and the Field Secretary program. which we discussed fire, health and safety measures. The University of Akron recently introduced a Scholastically, we are continuing to make strides Peer Consultant Program within the Greek community. to achieve our goal of a 3.0 Chapter GPA. Newly The goal of the program is to empower students to make adapted elements of our scholarship program include a positive changes within their chapters and the system 30-Second Scholarship Tip during chapter meetings regarding health and wellness issues, i.e. alcohol use/ from various brothers and "Fiji Bowl," a cutting-edge abuse, Drugs, date rape, eating disorders, etc. In keep- approach to scholarship programming, in which we ing abreast of change, we challenged a number of have created six teams within the chapter who are brothers to interview for the program. Following the competing for the highest group points which are accu- interview process, three brothers were chosen to serve mulated through study hours, test results, papers, dona- as in-house educators, programmers and resources for tions to the test files, etc. Through such programming the entire chapter. The brothers, Fred Shockey '93, and additional creative ideas, we are committed to Steve Levak '94 and Paul DePasquale '92, were all achieving our goal. recently trained to serve as consultants and will now be Alpha Omicron has always prided itself in being a bringing this knowledge back into the chapter. chapter whose energetic efforts, combined with com- Alpha Omicron commenced the academic year mitment to excellence, have allowed for the success that with an all-campus "Open House." After a number of it has acheived. In order to continue this high level of renovations to the house, we welcomed faculty, staff, accomplishment, our chapter must always challenge other Greeks and prospective rushees to the chapter for ourselves to excel in all facets of fraternity life and truly an official welcome and refreshments. During the be committed to excellence! reception, tours of the house were given, literature was PERGE Dave Willmer distributed, and brothers used the opportunity to fully Chapter President AO '92