Delta Sigma - Fall 2006

PI KAPPA PHI DELTA SIGMA VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

FALL OF 2006

MESSAGE TO ALUMNI Special points of interest: • Chapter GPA second highest of fraternities • Cage Sit still goes strong • National and Local awards • Alumni Spotlight • Homecoming Schedule

Inside this issue: Chapter News

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Awards

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PUSH Update

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Remember When?

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Homecoming

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Active Roster

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Upcoming events

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Alumni of Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma chapter, we are glad to re-establish contact with you. Over the past couple years there has been little contact between alumni and active members. We apologize for our lack of responsibility and effort that we have put into our relations with all of you. Well, the actives now are ready to mend up the wrongs that have been bestowed upon you by Delta Sigma. Now we are ready to make things better and keep all alumni informed of what we all love and have in common: Pi Kappa Phi. Alumni are just as important to the chapter as actives members are. We would also like to encourage you to come back anytime you want. It would be both fun

and interesting to exchange experiences that we all have.

This is not just for the Pi Kappa Phi experiences but college experiences too. We also invite you to come back to rituals and other events you want to attend. As time changes so has this chapter.

The actives would like to impress you by showing how the foundations you all set for us formed the chapter we have today.

Still the best house on campus!

Forever Brethren, Brothers of Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma

STATE OF THE CHAPTER LETTER Greetings, I hope this newsletter finds you in the best of health. I would just like to take a few sentences to give you a brief overview of what’s been happening at Delta Sigma. The chapter has been experiencing changes and challenges, but nevertheless moving forward with great

strides. I am proud to say we are ranked 3rd among fraternities in GPA and received honors at Supreme Chapter for our academic achievement as well as our performance of the ritual. We also received awards from the University this spring for our commitment to community service and giving as well as academ-

ics. At the present the chapter is buzzing in preparation for homecoming and our 30th anniversary at BG which we hope you all can attend. I hope you enjoy the rest of the updates this letter contains.

Take care and God bless Pi Kappa Phi! Fraternally, Cameron Tanner

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PI KAPPA PHI

CHAPTER NEWS This past year has been nothing but interesting. We have had many ups and downs. The chapter went through a total make over. After being visited a few times by our Regional Governor, Mark Urrutia, we reconstructed our

executive board and rewrote our chapter by-laws. Unfortunately, we lost a few guys along the way and our former chapter adviser. It’s all for the better now because we feel like we are the strongest we have been in a long time.

Never Again Spring 2006

After all the reconstruction positive things started to happen. In the 20052006 school year we initiated twelve guys. Not bad considering that there are 26 current active members now.

We also just gave out around 15 bids for this fall semester. But recruitment isn't the only thing we have improved.

Our chapter GPA has dramatically changed too. Pi Kappa Phi at BGSU went from under a 2.5 GPA to having the third highest fraternity GPA out of all the Greek organizations. By the way the GPA was a 2.88 and we are planning to break the 3.0 barrier by the end of this year.

Now we are planning for the future of the chapter. We are getting ready for the 30th anniversary of Pi Kappa Phi on BGSU’s campus. As we get ready for the future of the chapter we thought it was good to revisit our past.

AWARDS

“WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR OUR ACHIEVEMENTS”

The men of Delta Sigma are proud to announce that we have been recognized for our achievements for this past year. These awards reaffirm the fact that we are trying to make changes in our chapter. The awards also show that we are trying to be a positive role model for other Greek organizations on campus. We have been given a few awards through both Bowling Green State University and Pi Kappa Phi national fraternity. As you can see they are listed to the right of this passage.

Bowling Green State University Hollis A. Moore Community Service Award Hollis A. Moore Philanthropy Award

Pi Kappa Phi National Fraternity Level III Academic Achievement Level III Commitment to Service

PUSH AMERICA UPDATE Push America has always been a big part of this chapter. One of our own alumni, Jim Karlovec, helped form one of the two biggest bike rides in our fraternity’s history. We also have quite a few guys that have done national PUSH America events. Some are alumni and some of them are still active members. Last year we raised roughly $937 for PUSH. We raised this money through the famous Cage

Sit (picture to the right) and both pledge classes last year adopted a Pi Kapp Date Auction. Now we all know that raising money is not everything that PUSH is about. We also had quite a few guys from our chapter work the Special Olympics at Woodlane in Bowling Green. We have been doing a good job of making sure that we raise money, awareness and create service for children that are less fortunate.

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REMEMBER WHEN? This is an alumni spotlight of some of the brothers that help keep our chapter alive.

Darrell Williams: Q: When did you first go active?

A: November of 1997 Q: What year did you graduate?

A: May 2002 Q: Who was your Big Brother?

A: Jeff Lapuh Q: Did you hold any positions A: Archon, Treasurer, Historian, Push

Q:What Push events did you do?

A: Gear Up Florida (2001), Journey of Hope (2002) Q: How do you remember your days in Pi Kappa Phi? A: I’m in aw of some of the things we were able to do with such a small group of guys that were willing to do anything they needed to survive and make a chapter better for the future.

Park with my wife Jen and our dog Diamond.

Q: Tell us a funny story about your days in Pi Kappa Phi. A: One thing I remember is when Joe Boroi and Dave Tobin got in trouble by campus police for taking carpet out of a dumpster. Not a smooth moment but a funny moment that sums up our

Q: What are you up to now?

A: Right now I am working for a company in Cincinnati called Urban Wilderness Design. I am living in Deer

HOMECOMING At Homecoming this year we are celebrating our 30th Anniversary and it is also our Fall formal. We encourage all alumni to attend and have a fun weekend with us. It is the weekend of October 13-15. We ask that you please make your own hotel reservations.

Homecoming Weekend Schedule: Friday: 7:00-11:00 pm- dinner at SamB’s restaurant. Here we will have dinner, dancing, and awards ceremony.

Saturday: 8:00-9:00 am- Continental Breakfast 9:00 am- 26 mile PUSH bike ride $10 entry 10:00 am- 5k PUSH run $10 entry 12:00-4:00 pm- Tailgating near the scoreboard at Doyt Perry Stadium before the BG vs. E. Michigan game

Kappa Phi fraternity house for food and socializing

“WE ECOURAGE

9:00 pm– Out on the town or whatever you please.

ALL ALUMNI TO ATTEND AND HAVE A FUN WEEKEND WITH US”

4:00 pm- BG vs. E. Michigan game starts

Sunday: 9:0011:00 am– Continental breakfast

7:00-9:00 pm- Reception at the Pi

1:00-2:30– Formal chapter meeting

332– Mark Bailey

362– Mitch Frost (Brotherhood)

373– Nicholas Kulik (Historian)

345– Patrick Edwards (Intramural)

365– Brendan Aucoin (Technology)

374– Joshua Berner

342– Dustin Mc Cullough

366– Timothy Totten (Secretary)

376– Thomas Smallwood

351– Craig Fisher

367– Eric Geier

377– Vince Spallino

352– Brian Cultice

368– Jordan Fiel (Treasurer)

379– Zachary Rowe

358– Cameron Tanner (Archon)

369– Mitch Burgess (Vice Archon)

380– Jeff Stark

359– Ryan Gasser (PUSH)

370– Rocky Mosquera

381– Drew Hall (Chaplin)

360– Joel Robinson (Warden/Social)

371– Chris Shade

382– Zachary Butterfield

361– Kenny Quilter

372– Matthew Brotzki (Scholarship)

383– Robert Brown

ACTIVE ROSTER

Pi Kappa Phi 1129 E. Wooster St. Bowling Green, OH 43403

Once again we would like to encourage all alumni to come back and stay in contact with us as much as possible. We want to have better relations and make alumni more involved with our chapter. A famous man once said, "You have to know the past before you can go on with the future.� It is important that we connect with the roots of this chapter. Hope to see all of you in the near future!

E-mail: nkulik@bgnet.bgsu.edu

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UPCOMING EVENTS

We want alumni to be involved as much as possible. So here is a schedule of upcoming events. Hope to see you soon!!

Every Sunday

Chapter Meetings

Week of Oct 8

Big Little Ritual

Oct 13-15

Homecoming Weekend/30th Anniversary

Oct 20-22

Retreat/Wintergarden Ritual/GAP Weekend

Week of Oct 22

Quiz Night

Week of Oct 29

Dead House Ritual

Nov 10

Initiation

Nov 19

Elections