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Phi Gamma Delta – Beta Rho Vol. 1 No. 1 My name is Connor Williams and I am the president of the Beta Rho Colony of the Fraternity of Phi Gama Delta. I’m from Covington, Louisiana and I am currently studying English. As president I strive to lead our colony forward in a manner that will enable us to live by the values on which our fraternity was founded. THE BAYOU FIJI FIJI returns to LSU …and is back at 21 Fraternity lane A Message From the President So far, this semester has been a huge success. Recruitment was very successful with 28 new members. We also raised over $9,000 for United Way. The colony has become very close after our numerous brotherhood and social events. We look forward for more graduates brothers to come around the house and meet everyone. PERGE! FALL 2010 Highlights: 3 4 The FIJI Run raised money for United Way to support the Gulf Coast clean up. We are grateful for the opportunity to rebuild the legendary Beta Rho Chapter of Fiji here at LSU, and we are well on our way to doing so. With 50 actives and 28 new members, our chapter history is becoming an undeniable force around the campus and community. We seek to uphold values of loyalty toward our fellow citizens and personal commitment to earning our right to be considered FIJI Gentlemen. The Chi Eta chapter visits Baton Rouge for service project.
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PhiGammaDelta–BetaRho Vol.1No.1
MynameisConnorWilliamsandIamthepresidentoftheBetaRhoColonyoftheFraternityofPhiGamaDelta.I’mfromCovington,LouisianaandIamcurrentlystudyingEnglish.AspresidentIstrivetoleadourcolonyforwardinamannerthatwillenableustolivebythevaluesonwhichourfraternitywasfounded.
THE BAYOU FIJI FIJIreturnstoLSU
…andisbackat21Fraternitylane
AMessageFromthePresidentSofar,thissemesterhasbeenahugesuccess.Recruitmentwasverysuccessfulwith28newmembers.Wealsoraisedover$9,000forUnitedWay.Thecolonyhasbecomeverycloseafterournumerousbrotherhoodandsocialevents.Welookforwardformoregraduatesbrotherstocomearoundthehouseandmeeteveryone.PERGE!
FALL 2010
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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
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‐[email protected].
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.
ContactPublications:
Chair:GaretEdwardsPhone:(504)606‐1395Email:[email protected].
