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MynameisConnorWilliamsandIamthepresidentoftheBetaRhoColonyoftheFraternityofPhiGamaDelta.I’mfromCovington,LouisianaandIamcurrentlystudyingEnglish.AspresidentIstrivetoleadourcolonyforwardinamannerthatwillenableustolivebythevaluesonwhichourfraternitywasfounded.

THE BAYOU FIJI FIJIreturnstoLSU

…andisbackat21Fraternitylane

AMessageFromthePresidentSofar,thissemesterhasbeenahugesuccess.Recruitmentwasverysuccessfulwith28newmembers.Wealsoraisedover$9,000forUnitedWay.Thecolonyhasbecomeverycloseafterournumerousbrotherhoodandsocialevents.Welookforwardformoregraduatesbrotherstocomearoundthehouseandmeeteveryone.PERGE!

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TheFIJIRunraisedmoneyforUnitedWaytosupporttheGulfCoastcleanup.

We are grateful for the opportunity to rebuild thelegendary Beta Rho Chapter of Fiji here at LSU, andwearewellonourway todoingso.With50activesand28new members, our chapter history is becoming anundeniableforcearoundthecampusandcommunity.Weseek to uphold values of loyalty toward our fellowcitizensandpersonalcommitmenttoearningourrighttobeconsideredFIJIGentlemen.

TheChiEtachaptervisitsBatonRougeforserviceproject.

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Brotherhood TheBrotherhoodoftheBetaRhocolonyisoneofthestrongestoncampus.Webegantheschoolyearbycomingtogetheroverthesummerforthreedifferentworkweeks.Thiswasnecessarybecausethehousewasindisrepair.Together,webroughtthehousebacktowhatitusedtobe;repainting,rebuildingofthedeck,andvariousotherprojectsweredonetomakethehouselookgreat.Nowthattheworkisdone,wehavetimetokickbackandenjoythecompanyofourbrothersthroughvariousevents.Obviously,tailgatingisabigpartoflifeatLSU,andhowbettertodoitthanwithyourbrothers.Wealsohavepokertournamentscomingupandvarioustripstofestivalslinedupfortherestofthesemesterandschoolyear.

‐KyleHeidingsfelder

ScholarshipCongratulationstothemenofBetaRhowhoreceivedtheAAAscholarship.Thiswasrewardedtomemberswhoreceiveda3.0orhighertheirpledgesemester.

Congratulationstothefollowing:AustenBaca,TuckerBohren,GlennBuck,AlexCassara,SeanCleary,AndrewCosse,MasonDupre,KevinDusang,GaretEdwards,ChrisEyman,AdamFontenot,JimmyFreeman,JordanFryoux,AnthonyGambino,KyleHeidingsfelder,TaylorJacobsen,MattKlusman,JacobKrasnow,ClaytonLowery,NicholasLucidi,MichaelPlatt,RyckurSchuttler,AndrewTaylor,FarrellTes,JacobVeith,andPeterZuppardo

WewouldalsoliketocongratulatethefollowingmenformakingtheDean’sandChancellor’slists:AustenBaca,BryantDenison,MasonDupre,JordanFryoux,AnthonyGambino,MattKlusman,JacobKrasnow,ClaytonLowery,andRyckurSchuttler.

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FIJIRUN2010withMISSISSIPPISTATE

RoadtoRechartering

TheFIJIRun2010wasacross‐staterunculminatinginthepresentationoftheLouisianaStatevs.MississippiStategameballattheirannualmeeting.ThisyearthegamewasplayedinBatonRouge.ParticipantsintherunweremembersofthefraternityofPhiGammaDelta,andcamefrombothLSUandMississippiState.NotonlyweretheseFIJIbrothersthecreatorsandoperatorsoftherun,buttheywerealsotheprimaryfundraisersforthecharity.Theeventwasaccomplishedusingarelaystyleruncovering286miles!StartinginStarkville,MississippionSeptember16th,thebrothersfromMississippiStateranthegameballto60milessouthofJackson,Mississippi.Oncetheyreachedthispoint,brothersfromLSUtookoverandcarriedtheballtherestofthewaytoBatonRouge.Onebrotherrantheballatatime,andeachbrotherranaboutamilebeforehandingofftheballtothenextrunner.Participantswerecarriedonatourbusthatfollowedtherunnersalongtheroute.OnceinBatonRouge,theballwasrunthroughthecityandthentakentoTigerStadiumforthecheckpresentation.Inthestadium,membersoftherunpresentedachecktotherepresentativesfromTheUnitedWayfor$9,000.00.ThegameballwasalsopresentedtoLSUrepresentatives.

Withasuccessfulformalrushandphilanthropybehindus,allgearsarenowturnedtowardofficiallyreturningPhiGammaDelta’sdistinguishedBetaRhoChapterbacktoLSU’sGreekcommunity.Thecharteringprocessisindeeddemanding,butwebelievethattheverypersistentnatureoftheBetaRhospiritwillguideusthroughit.Basedonthesix‐monthcharteringtimelinedevelopedbyIHQ,ourformalre‐charteringeventsaretentativelyscheduledforaweekendinMarch2011.Thereareseveralmilestonesthatwemustreachinordertosuccessfullyre‐charterinthecomingspringsemester.CurrentlyourmainconcernsareScholarshipandFundraising.

IHQdictatesthatourColony’scollectivecumulativeGPAmustbeabovetheAll‐Greekaverage,whichhereatLSUiscurrently3.098.Lastspringsemesterwefelljustshyofthatmarkachievinga2.898GPA.Thus,wehavetakenseveralmeasurestoensurethatwereachourscholasticgoals.WehaveemployedtheuseofourFacultyAdvisor,EnglishProfessorDr.AnnMartin.ShehasopenedherofficehoursuptoFijisseekingacademichelpanddirection.Also,afterdinnersthediningroomattheFraternityHouseisclosed‐offasaquietstudyarea.

ThecharteringcelebrationsareboastedtobetheexperiencesofaFiji’slifetime.But,therearecostsassociatedwithsuchagreatoccasion.WeareplanningtohavesomeeventsthatbringGraduatesandUndergraduatestogetherwhileraisingmoney.Somecurrentideasare:adayatashootingrangeoragolftournament.GraduateBrother,AndyTamburo(BetaRho1994)hascomeonboardtoofferhissupervisionasagraduateadvisor.Weboththinkit’simperativetobridgethegapbetweencolonymembersandGraduateBrothers,whiledevelopingaformidablepetitiontosubmittoIHQ.WelookforwardtobeingapositiveadditiontothePhiGammaDeltanameandtheBetaRholegacyandtothedaywhenwecanrightlycallyouallBrothers.

JosheryDuBois

CharteringChairman

FormerColonyHistorian

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ChiEtaChapterVisitForty‐threebrothersoftheChiEtaChapteratWesternKentuckyUniversityvisitedBatonRougeatthebeginningofOctober.TheydidcommunityservicewithHabitatforHumanityandtheSt.Vincent'sdePaulDiningRoomforthehomeless.Inadditiontocommunityservice,tenBetaRhosbroughtChiEtatoNewOrleansonSaturday,October10,2010.WestartedourNewOrleanstripatCafeduMondeintheFrenchQuarter.Followingbeignetsandcafe'aulait,wewalkeddownBourbonStreettoshowtheChiEtaswheremuchNewOrleanspartyinghappens.WealsobroughtthemtotheSt.LouisCathedral,FrenchMarket,FarmersMarket,TheRiverwalk,andJAXBrewery.Forlunch,wewenttoParkwayTavern,whichisknownforincrediblepo‐boys.AfterlunchwewenttoCityParkforsomeultimatefrisbeeandsoccer.ReturningtoBatonRouge,wehadaBBQatthehousecourtesyoftheBetaRhoHousingCorp.OnSundaymorning,severalBetaRhosbrought

ChiEtatoClintonwhereoneofthePhiGammaDeltafounders,DanielWebsterCrofts,isburied.Wecleanedtheburialsite,readabriefexcerptfromTomosAlpha,prayed,sangtheDoxology,andkissedtheheadstone.ThesefewdayswithChiEtastrengthenedtheBrotherhoodofPhiGammaDelta.BetaRhoisnowplanningatriptoBowlingGreen,KYtovisittheirchapter.

‐AnthonyGambino‘13

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SocialEvents

Ibelievewehavebeensuccessfulsofarthissemesterwithexchanges,hostingthreesofar.WealsohadaGrab‐a‐Datetostartoffthesemester,and“PardiGras”wasagreattime.BeforetheexchangewiththeladiesofKappaDelta,wereservedthelotnexttotheFIJIhouseforapaintfight.ThefightlastedaboutanhourandculminatedwiththepresentationofadozenwhiterosestothesocialchairsofKappaDelta.

Thesororitieshavelovedussofar,andwehavegottennothingbutgreatreviews.AllovercampusIheargirlstalkingabouthowgreatFIJIisandhowawesometheirexchangesare.

Lastweek,RichardDaviesandItookalookaheadtoourpossibilitiesfornextsemester.Wehaveeightsororitieswewouldliketohavesocialeventswith,andpossiblyaformalinNewOrleansataplacesuchasJAX

BreweryorGenerationsHall.OneoftheseeventswillbeanexpansionofthepaintfightwithKappaDeltaintoaweeklong“War”thatwillincludecompetitionsandanexchangeattheendoftheweek.

Iamlookingforwardtocontinuingoursuccesswiththesororitiesandbecomingthetopsocialfraternityoncampus,ifwearen’talreadythere.

‐SeanCleary

162ndEkklesiaEkklesiawasareallygoodlearningexperienceformyfellowcolonybrothersandme.Ihadtheopportunitytomeetwithfellowcolonymembersfromotherschoolsandlearnfromtheirexperiences.Idefinitelygrewfromwhatotherswentthroughandtheiradvicewasinvaluabletousinpursuingourgoals.ThelunchesanddinnersallowedmetomeetfellowalumniwhohadalottosayabouttheFraternity.Itookeverythingtheyhadtosayandincorporateditintoplanningforfuturesemestersandrechartering.

‐PeterZuppardo

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BetaRhoisback!Thesemesterisfullyunderwayandwithithascomeagreat,ifsomewhatheartattackinducing,footballseason!Wehadagreatrushandwerehonoredtohavehadseveralgraduatebrothersattendeverynightandsharetheirknowledgeandstorieswithus.Personally,oneofmyfavoritemomentsfromrushcamewhenBillyBoschgaveusapeptalkrightbeforethefirstgroupcamethrough.Itiswiththeyourhelp,thegraduatebrothers,thatBetaRhowillretakeandmaintainitsreputationasthebestdamnfraternityatLSU.WehavedinneratthehouseeveryMonday–Fridayat5:00soplentyofguyswillbethere.Feel

freetostopbysometimeandtaketheopportunitytomeetus.TheonlywaywewilllearnaboutoldBetaRhotraditionsisifyoutellus,andwearealleagertolearn.WewillbehavingalltailgatesatthehouseandIencourageallofyoutocomeoutandjoinus.Wewillbegrillingburgersandhotdogsatthehousestartingat12pm.Pleaseletmeknowifyouarecomingsowecangetanideaofwhatweneed.Hopetoseeyouallthere!

Perge!

AndrewTaylor

ChairmanofGraduateRelations

(985)768‐2904

atayl53@lsu.edu

ANotefromGraduateRelations…

MeettheRestoftheCabinet

MynameisTreyFreeman,myhometownisLufkin,TexasandIamcurrentlyasophomorestudyingaccounting.Ihaverecentlybeenelectedtothepositionofrecordingsecretary.Iplantousemyexcellentorganizationskillsandpersistencetohelpthisfraternitystrivetobethebestoncampus.Ilivemylifebyasaying,"togiveanythinglessthanthebestistosacrificethegift,"andIwillgivemyveryalltothisfraternity.

MynameisMasonDupreandIamgladtobegiventhechancetoserveBetaRhoasthenewlyelectedtreasureralongsidethemembersoftheincomingcabinet.Ilookforwardtoasuccessfultermandputtingintheefforttoensurewereceiveourcharterasquicklyaspossible.Iwouldliketogivesnapstomyfellowbrothersforgivingmethisopportunityandextendathankyouinadvancetothegraduates,aswewillsurelyneedtheirhelpthroughthecomingmonths.

EMAILANDREWTORSVPFORTAILGATES!!!!

MynameisAnthonyGambino,andIamlookingforwardtoworkingasthecorrespondingsecretaryfortheBetaRhocolony.IamasophomoremajoringinPoliticalScience.Aswemoveforward,IwillbeworkingextremelyhardwithmyfellowcabinetmemberstoreturntheCharterto21FraternityLane!Asthecorrespondingsecretary,Iamsupposedtobethe"publicrelations"guy.Ifyoueverneedanythingfrommeoranothercabinetmember,pleaseletmeknow!Mye‐mailaddressisagambi1@lsu.edu.

MynameisNicholasWaltsandIamtheHistorianfortheBetaRhoColonyatLSU.Iplantocarryoutmyrolebylivingthevaluesandbeinganexampleforthoseinthefraternity.Ialsoplantobringupandremindthemoftheoriginsofthefraternitynationallyandhereoncampusandmostimportantlyreiteratesecrecy.AsidefromthataspectIplantophotograph and keep records of FIJI events to last for years to come. I am excited about the opportunity to serve on the cabinet and look forward to what lies ahead in the future for the Beta Rho members of Phi Gamma Delta.

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Chair:GaretEdwardsPhone:(504)606‐1395Email:gedwar6@lsu.eduCommentsandPicturesaregreatlyappreciated.