The Gamma Iota Star and Lamp Volume 22, Issue 1
August 5, 2009
Alumni Spotlight on House Dad Ryan McGwyer
R
yan McGwyer, ΓΙ 190, pledged Gamma Iota in the fall of 1997 as a member of the Eta class, and lived in the fraternity house for two years as an active brother. Originally from Wisconsin, Ryan chose to attend LSU because he believes it to be “the best college in the nation.”
Maria Golf Academy at Santa Maria Golf Club. Though he began the business solo, the operation has grown to include two additional employees, including NFL scout Chris Landry who has his own radio show on Fox Sports Radio.
As if Ryan did not have enough to keep After him busy, in graduating in addition to runDecember of ning a small 1999, Ryan business, he traveled the has served as country teachthe Gamma ing golf lesIota House sons. He lived in eight Dad since 2006. In the cities over the course past three years, Ryan of the next seven years, believes the chapter has ranging from the states “definitely gotten larger” of Arizona, to Minneand is made up of even sota, and Florida. After higher quality men than learning about golf from when he was an active some extremely esteemed brother. He says that the mentors over these seven two biggest messages years, Ryan returned to he tries to impart on the Baton Rouge in August actives are responsibility of 2006 to found Santa and respect.CONT., P. 4
What’s Inside... -Alumni Updates, p.2 -PUSH Report, p.3
-Inside the Chapter, p.4 -Picture Gallery, p.5 -Honors & Awards, p.6
2009 Executive Board Archon Steven Nelson #225-937-3400 Vice Archon Paul Kepper #504-812-2352 Treasurer John Stribling #512-560-5611
ΓΙ 446 snelso7@tigers.lsu.edu ΓΙ 463 pkeppe1@tigers.lsu.edu ΓΙ 473 jstrib1@tigers.lsu.edu
Secretary Chad Gourgues #504-439-2007
ΓΙ 462 cgourg1@tigers.lsu.edu
Warden Andrew Cochrane #281-793-1194
ΓΙ 457 acochr3@tigers.lsu.edu
Chaplain John Farrell #972-877-1668
ΓΙ 459 jfarre7@tigers.lsu.edu
Historian Jim Rabalais #281-728-1970
ΓΙ 448 jrabal5@tigers.lsu.edu
PUSH Chair Joel Raborn #225-978-5885
ΓΙ 468 jmr6754@yahoo.com
House Manager James Loetzerich ΓΙ 496 #504-909-6657 eloetz1@tigers.lsu.edu
Chapter Report: Gamma Iota growing and thriving It has been another great year here at the Gamma Iota chapter
of Pi Kappa Phi at LSU. In late November 2008, we initiated our target number of new members with 30 fall rushees ultimately joining the fraternity. Our 2009 formal rush will start August 20. Please contact Vice Archon Paul Kepper with any potential rushees. In late November, Snow fell on the Pi Kappa Phi house on De- we also ushered in a new executive board cember 11,2008.
member lead by Archon Steven Nelson, who you can read about on PAGE 4( a full list of the new board is listed above). Our efforts for Pi Kappa Phi’s national philanthropy, PUSH, which benefits the disabled, was another successful one. The chapter, led by PUSH Chair Jim Rabalais(PAGE 3), raised over $13,000 in 2008. ranking us 6th in the nation among chapter. For more about PUSH, check out PAGE 3.