Featurettes

AppAlAchiAn StAte

Chapter members at its V Foundation philanthropy event.

The Chapter’s experimental philanthropy project held in the fall was a great success. We had excellent participation from Greek and non-Greek organizations, and the University’s Chancellor was in attendance, accompanied by two national football championship trophies. We plan to host it again during the fall 2008 semester to assist The V Foundation. The Chapter also helped Watauga County in its efforts to raise money for the Special Olympics by participating in the 10th Annual Polar Plunge.

ArizonA StAte

Gentlemen, scholars, and athletes is our motto for the Chapter. We are currently most proud of our last aspiration, athletics. The Chapter participated and succeeded in tug of war, volleyball and basketball. In football we have been victorious, winning Kappa Kappa Gamma’s football competition in its philanthropy kickoff. We have also dominated in the intramural football program, sweeping the competition by not losing a single game and producing a win at the championship.

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Chapter members and associate members gather for a photo.

In the past few months our Chapter has shown tremendous growth in many areas. As a Chapter, we attribute much of our success to the leadership and guidance provided to us from our alumni. Our local alumni have been a great resource and banded together as a single entity with a common goal. Because we chartered in 1983, this fall will mark our 25th year on campus. Therefore, the Chapter will be hosting a White Carnation Formal celebrating 25 years of brotherhood. We are thrilled to host this once in a lifetime event in October.

BoWling green

We were again blessed with a successful spring semester. The Region VI Leadership Conference was hosted in Bowling Green, with over one hundred members from the region attending, as well as attendance by “AA” Steve Bossart, “DD” Tom Horowitz, and Executive Director Ray Galbreth. It was a huge success. The Chapter also hosted the Alumni Ceremony, showing members’ commitment to continuous involvement even after graduation.

Shane Lewis being “beheaded” as Freddie Falcon, the school’s mascot.

The Chapter was also honored to have our brother, Shane Lewis, “beheaded” as the University’s mascot, Freddie Falcon, in February. Shane has spent the entire school year going to sporting events and showing his school spirit as Freddie, while maintaining an excellent representation of the Chapter.

centrAl MichigAn

We have taken great strides this year, and everything just keeps getting better. Recently we hosted our first “Gourmet Sensation” dinner for The V Foundation, raising over $500 for cancer research. A brother’s parents’ catering company professionally catered the food. The great turnout, food, and excitement for the event proved that this will be an essential philanthropic event in spring semesters to come.

cleMSon

This spring semester the Chapter was successful in its campus involvement. The intramural teams were often victorious in their efforts; the indoor soccer and ultimate Frisbee teams represented us well, we fielded two playoff caliber flag football teams, and our sand volleyball and quickball teams made it to their championship games.

colorAdo StAte

The spring semester has been a time of self-reflection, for both the members and the Chapter. In February, the Chapter went through the “Recommitment Process” with Leadership Consultant Matt Presti. During this time the brothers were asked to define what fraternity meant to them and what it means to be a member. During this week, changes became noticeable overnight. The newfound commitments to both the Chapter and the brothers have continued past that week and through the semester. This commitment, along with the strengthening brotherhood, simply can’t be described. These are both positive and exciting signs of things to come for us.

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The Chapter is extremely proud of the work its brothers have put into academics this past semester. Our dedication has paid off with the highest GPA of any fraternity on campus, and 25 brothers’ GPAs went up when compared to the previous semester. Also, we have the second highest GPA of any Greek organization on campus.

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This 2007-2008 academic year proved instrumental in the expansion of the Colony. With 20 new initiates over the last two quarters and the overall doubling of the membership from this time last year, our Colony has experienced a surge in philanthropic enthusiasm. The Colony has always prided itself on its interactions within the local Greek community. Here are some of the highlights from the half dozen events we have