On Campus

Please keep in mind that news continues to come in, even when an issue has gone to press. While it may seem dated to include events from the previous semester or school year, the goal is to give credit to all our brothers, chapters and colonies.

ITALICS indicates Colony

Akron

| Akron, OH During the summer, Alpha Omicron partnered with the Kappa Upsilon Colony at Kent State to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Together the chapters raised over $1,000 for the NAACP to combat racism and fight for racial justice. In September, the Chapter experienced significant financial hardships due to COVID-19, which jeopardized the future of the chapter house. Through the collective fundraising efforts of undergraduate and graduate brothers, over 100 graduate brothers donated more than $50,000 to the House Corporation to ensure the future of the chapter facility.

Alabama Birmingham

| Birmingham, AL On September 20-30, Alpha Beta hosted their third annual Island Princess Competition, which benefits the American Cancer Society (ACS). This year, the Chapter held several virtual events for candidates to compete in. The candidate who raises the most money for ACS by the end of the week is crowned Island Princess. As of September 23, the event had raised $2,193 for the ACS. Typically, during the summer, the Chapter hosts a three-day brotherhood retreat in the Tennessee mountains. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the brothers changed the event to a gathering on Zoom. The event was a huge success, with all the undergraduate brothers participating. Additionally, the Chapter conducted their biannual fundraising event, selling fireworks during the summer break. Brothers broke their fundraising record by raising $9,500.

Allegheny

| Meadville, PA During the spring 2020 semester, the Pi Chapter raised money for the Meadville Center for Family Services' COVID19 Pandemic Relief, raising over $2,400. The Chapter also received the Fraternity of the Year Award, which is awarded to the chapter that is making a positive impact on campus and is continuously dedicated to community, scholarship, philanthropy and friendship.

Appalachian State

| Boone, NC 3 The Beta Nu Chapter held a service event at Price Lake as a part of their fall recruitment. Brothers and potential new members volunteered at the lake by cleaning and maintaining the Price Lake Trail.

The Chapter and Delta Zeta Sorority partnered to raise money for FARM Cafe, a nonprofit, paywhat-you-can restaurant in Boone, North Carolina. Together, they raised over $700 for FARM Cafe. Additionally, in April, the Chapter held their first online brotherhood event. They continued to hold online events throughout the spring and summer, inviting graduate brothers to join as well.

Austin Peay

| Clarksville, TN 6 Alpha Psi won the 2020 Wyatt Award, recognizing outstanding school spirit, from the University's Office of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs. This is the second consecutive year the Chapter has won this award. Additionally, Jalen White (2020) received the Unsung Hero Award.

Ball State

| Muncie, IN 4 In June, Beta Sigma brothers participated in a local peaceful protest. Several brothers participated in a constructive conversation with the chief of police about changes that can be made, and brothers also provided community members with free water and face masks. Pictured: Syrus Anderson (2020) (right) with a local officer.

Bowling Green

| Bowling Green, OH Throughout the summer and fall, Beta Gamma partnered with Food for Thought (FfT) for a GoFundMe fundraising campaign. FfT is a nonprofit organization providing mobile food pantry services throughout northwestern Ohio. They raised over $1,000 for FfT, which will help feed the hungry. The Chapter had a challenging fall recruitment season, but with outstanding effort by the Recruitment Chairman and the brothers, they were still able to welcome 22 men to their fall new member class.

Bradley

| Peoria, IL 6 During National Hazing Prevention Week (September 21-25, 2020), Beta Pi brothers wore purple every day to show that Phi Gamma Delta is strictly against hazing, as it does not build better men. On April 18, the Chapter hosted their Pig Dinner on Zoom, with 75 brothers attending.

Clemson

| Clemson, SC Although Chi Alpha had to cancel their philanthropy

and community service events during the spring 2020 semester, they were still able to complete 170 community service hours and raise over $1,000 for their philanthropy. During the summer, the Chapter changed one of their philanthropies to make a positive impact on the greater Clemson community. Brothers raised money to purchase clear, anti-fog face masks, which are recommended by speech language pathologists for hearing impaired students, for a local elementary school. Additionally, during the spring 2020 semester, the Chapter recorded its highest-ever grades with a 3.649 GPA. And they welcomed nine new members.

Connecticut

| Storrs, CT 6 Alex Thatcher (2022) (left) and his EMT partner, Sean Swider (right), a member of Phi Kappa Psi at University of Maryland, are pictured during a break between calls with Quakertown (NJ) FireRescue helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

DePaul

| Chicago, IL

Bryce Pritchard (2020)

won the Order of Omega's Senior Stole Award for his academic achievements and his work for the Fraternity & Sorority Life community.

DePauw

| Greencastle, IN Lambda brothers held a T-shirt fundraiser for COVID-19 relief. The Chapter designed and sold T-shirts, with all the proceeds going to the United Way of Putnam County's COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Drake

| Des Moines, IA Nathan Trees (2021) was elected Vice President of Student Life for the 202021 school year.

Jason Prochaska (2020)

was accepted into Notre Dame's Nuclear Physics Graduate Program. 5 Delta Iota was unable to hold their in-person NAMI Walk philanthropy during the spring 2020 semester. However, they were still able to raise over $1,500 for NAMI of Iowa. Pictured: Brothers at the NAMI Walk philanthropy event in 2019.

Embry-Riddle

| Daytona Beach, FL Because of the COVID19 pandemic, EmbryRiddle's Relay for Life, scheduled for March 20-21 on campus, was canceled. However, Brandon Augustin (2020), the Relay for Life student event coordinator, decided (just five days before the event) to change the in-person event into a social media takeover event. The goals of Relay for Life are fundraising and awareness - both of which are easily conducted through social media. Brandon got approval from Relay for Life for the social media event, the first-ever social media Relay for Life. The Chapter raised over $1,000 and awareness for the cause.

Evansville

| Evansville, IN Epsilon Iota hosted a fundraiser for Easterseals during the spring 2020 semester. Easterseals provides services to children and adults with disabilities and/or special needs and also helps support their families. The Chapter raised nearly $600 for the organization, which was in urgent need of funding for services to families in the

greater Evansville community during the pandemic.

Florida

| Gainesville, FL In April, Chapter President Michael Morin (2020), a member of the Army National Guard, was called to active duty to assist with a coronavirus testing site. Chris Avitabile (2020) was selected as a member of Florida Blue Key, the oldest and most prestigious leadership honorary in the state of Florida.

Florida State

| Tallahassee, FL Florida State's Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life named Corwin Shaw (2020) to the Greek Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame honors individuals who are graduating members of the FSU Greek community, alumni or faculty/staff, and it is the highest honor one can receive within the Greek community.

Georgia Tech

| Atlanta, GA In September, Gamma Tau brothers stopped by the Georgia Tech Police Department to deliver goodies and to thank the officers for everything they do for the campus community. During the spring 2020 semester, the Chapter had the second highest grades in the IFC with a 3.77 GPA. 5 The Chapter also recruited the largest fall new member class of any fraternity on campus, with 25 new members.

Idaho

| Moscow, ID 6 Despite the difficulties involved with recruiting during the pandemic, the Mu Iota Chapter completed a successful fall 2020 recruitment with 17 new members. This is the largest new member class on Greek row. The new member class also had the highest GPA in the Chapter's recent history.

Illinois

| Urbana-Champaign, IL After Chi Iota's philanthropy events were canceled, Philanthropy Chairman Joel Peruba (2023) and Michael Purk (2023) created a new March Madness Game Pigeon App virtual fundraiser. Seventy-four brothers participated in the game app and raised over $500 for their chapter house cook, who was affected by the pandemic.

Indiana

| Bloomington, IN 3 The Zeta Chapter donated two AEDs to the Indiana University Police Department. Officers will keep the AEDs with them during patrols to help save lives.

Iowa

| Iowa City, IA From July 6-11, Mu Deuteron brothers raised money for the National Cares Mentoring Movement (NCMM) through their Miles for Mentoring Runathon. Throughout the week, donors could choose to sponsor one of 12 brothers to participate in the runathon. Individual runners had to run one mile for every $5 donated in their name. By the end of the event, the Chapter raised over $4,000 for the NCMM. Several brothers have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievement in 2020. Riley Roos (2020) won the Treverbaugh Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a brother in the Chapter. Jon Tseng (2022) received the Amend Award, recognizing the new member of the year. Andrew Gastineau (2021), Henry Hammer (2023) and Ethan Kloster (2023) won the Maher Award, given to brothers with the highest GPA. Sam Rodeghiero (2020),

Sullivan Hartsook

(2022), Sam Knoshaug (2022), Sam Mansfield (2022) and Christian Urice (2020) won the Coulter Award, awarded to brothers with the greatest GPA improvement. 3 Brendan Roe (2021) is stepping up to be a bone marrow donor through Be the Match. Brendan said, "I would have never guessed two years ago, when I signed up with my 30 fraternity brothers at Iowa's Dance Marathon, that I would get the phone call to donate. With starting nursing school in the fall, I

couldn't think of any better way to start off a career of helping others than helping someone else that needs it. I ask everyone in a time of the unknown to not forget about others, to remember to give a helping hand and give someone hope. You give hope to a mother, father, daughter, son, child or friends." If Brendan's story inspires you, join at join.bethematch.org/ Brendan and indicate you need a cheek swab kit mailed to you.

Iowa State

| Ames, IA During the fall 2020 semester, the Alpha Iota Chapter has added several precautions to the chapter house due to the pandemic. They are performing weekly fumigations; they installed a new HVAC air filter, and brothers are wearing masks in all communal areas. The Chapter also moved their annual philanthropy to an online event. Additionally, the Chapter welcomed 18 men to the fall 2020 new member class.

James Madison

| Harrisonburg, VA The Mu Chi Chapter received several awards from the University's Fraternity & Sorority Life for the 2019-20 academic year. They were awarded Silver for Excellence in Academic Achievement, Gold for Excellence in Member Development and Gold for Excellence in Philanthropy & Service. Most notably, the Chapter won Fraternity of the Year.

Kansas

| Lawrence, KS

Ben Brown (2022)

was elected Director of Scholarship for the IFC in May 2020.

Kent State

| Kent, OH During the summer, the Kappa Upsilon Colony partnered with the Alpha Omicron Chapter at Akron to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Together the chapters raised over $1,000 for the NAACP to combat racism and fight for racial justice.

Kentucky

| Lexington, KY 3 In September, the Upsilon Kappa Chapter was finally able to initiate their spring 2020 new member class. The Chapter also completed their fall recruitment program with 47 new members, the largest new member class of any fraternity on campus. Additionally, the Chapter participated in the Virtual Out of the Darkness Walk (OODW) on April 5. The OODW, which supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, was originally supposed to take place on UK's campus, but was adapted to a virtual event. Brothers participated by walking in their respective neighborhoods, sharing their walks on social media, and raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The event was coordinated by Clay Barnett (2020) and Keyon Ghayoumi (2020).

Loyola New Orleans

| New Orleans, LA 5 The Delta Colony partnered with Merchose

to design and sell a COVID-19 Relief T-shirt. All proceeds from the T-shirt sales benefitted the Frontline Responders Fund, which provides supplies to the front lines nationally. The Colony also raised money for the Frontline Responders Fund through their social media accounts.

Michigan State

| East Lansing, MI During the spring 2020 semester, the Epsilon Lambda Chapter was #1 in grades among IFC fraternities with a 3.59 GPA. 6 The Chapter also made a generous donation of non-perishable food to the Salvation Army in Lansing. Pictured: Brothers delivered two barrels of non-perishable foods to the Salvation Army.

Mississippi State

| Starkville, MS 4 Sigma Mu welcomed 36 new members (12 pictured) during the fall 2020 semester.

Campbell Taylor (2023)

and Will Couch (2023) were selected to serve on the 2020-21 Student Association Cabinet. Campbell was named Freshman Council Director of Policy, and Will was selected as Freshman Edge Director of Outreach.

Missouri State

| Springfield, MO The Psi Mu Chapter once again partnered with the Alpha Chi Sorority for their Make-A-Wish philanthropy event. Typically, the event is held on campus, but this year they hosted the fundraiser online. Through a lot of hard work and planning, the chapters raised over $5,600 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

North Carolina

| Chapel Hill, NC After the pandemic hit, the Epsilon Chapter did not know what to do with their remaining dues and gross food costs. The Chapter's executive committee sent an email to members and parents to determine what to do with those funds, and they voted to donate a portion of their refund, $7,254, to the Carolina Student Impact Fund (CSIF). The CSIF supports students who are experiencing unexpected financial hardships due to the pandemic. The Chapter hopes to continue making contributions to the fund.

Northeastern

| Boston, MA Nu Eta once again participated in the University's Relay for Life. While past events have been held inperson, this year's event was forced to transition to an online event due to

the pandemic. Despite this hurdle, the University community still raised over $178,000, mostly through online fundraising, and Nu Eta was the top fundraising team on campus.

Northern Arizona

| Flagstaff, AZ On World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10, the Nu Alpha Chapter raised money and awareness for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Seven brothers volunteered to clean local hiking trails. Brothers were careful and followed CDC guidelines, wearing face masks and keeping the group size small to ensure the safety of others.

Northwestern

| Evanston, IL During the spring 2020 semester, the Phi Chapter doubled its size

by welcoming 15 new members.

Ohio State

| Columbus, OH 5 The Omicron Deuteron Chapter welcomed 19 men to their fall new member class. Pictured: The fall 2020 new member class attending virtual new member education.

Ohio Wesleyan

| Delaware, OH On September 12-13, the Theta Deuteron Chapter live-streamed video games for 24 hours to raise money for the USO. During the 24-hour period, 184 friends, family members, undergraduates and graduate brothers watched the live-stream, and the Chapter raised over $400 for the USO. Jack Foley (2022) set up a private Discord gaming server for all Phi Gams, so brothers and friends can stay connected while maintaining social distancing. Discord is a free platform that will allow brothers to voice and text chat with one another while playing video games. 5 Jose Matute (2021) was elected President of OWU's student government, making him the first Hispanic president. Jose is a political science and pre-law double major, with an economics minor, and he is a first-generation college student. Jose plans to attend law school after graduating in May.

Old Dominion

| Norfolk, VA During the summer, Omega Deuteron brothers participated in multiple social injustice protests. The Chapter also collaborated with the Mu Pi Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth. Together the chapters worked with local authorities to peacefully march through Richmond, Virginia, bringing attention to racial injustice and police brutality. 6 Rasheem Thornton (2022) (pictured) also organized a peaceful march in his hometown of Purcellville, Virginia, this summer. With the help of his Young Life leaders and local authorities, a march of over 1,000 people took place. The march concluded with a meeting with the town's police, where they discussed police and education reform and the Breathe bill, which ensures authorities will be held accountable.

Additionally, the Chapter held multiple community service and philanthropy events during the spring 2020 semester. They held a beach clean-up, where brothers walked around Virginia Beach collecting trash. The Chapter also partnered with the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority to host their 2nd Annual Car Smash, a philanthropy event held in memory of brother Austin Cook (2017). During the event, students could pay to smash a car, and all the proceeds were donated to the USO. The Chapter also raised money for the USO through their Fry Gamma Delta and Yankee Candle fundraising events.

Pittsburgh

| Pittsburgh, PA Brothers from the Pi Sigma Chapter held their annual Pitt FIJI Open in July. The 17 graduates and 14 undergraduate brothers who attended the event had a lot of fun while maintaining social distancing. Max Johnson (2020), who played for the Pitt Golf Team, won the event with a 76.

Purdue

| West Lafayette, IN 6 Due to the pandemic, the Lambda Iota Chapter faced challenges with recruitment just like other chapters during the fall 2020 semester. Although unable to recruit through their typical recruitment events, the Chapter recruited a full new member class through calls and one-on-one meetings. The Chapter is looking forward to continuing these practicess, which were put in place to ensure a safe semester for brothers. The Chapter also adopted a new way to serve meals to help mitigate the risks of COVID-19. With all the brothers' buy-in, they were able to develop a safe and enjoyable chapter house. Nick Frawley (2021) was awarded IFC Scholar of the Year. Liam Bettez (2021) was named IFC Steven C. Beering Outstanding President. And Zach Mutchner (2021) won IFC Brother of the Year.

Quinnipiac

| Hamden, CT Eta Chi received the Excellence in Public Relations and Excellence in Alumni Relations awards from the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life.

Richmond

| Richmond, VA Rho Chi created a COVID19 support philanthropy to help the greater Richmond community during the pandemic. The Chapter set a fundraising goal of $1,250 for CARITAS Charity, which provides support to the most vulnerable community members in

Richmond. The Chapter exceeded their goal, raising over $1,260 for CARITAS.

Rose-Hulman

| Terre Haute, IN During the spring semester, Rho Phi utilized their social media accounts to share ideas to help members stave off boredom during self-isolation throughout the pandemic.

Garrett Wight (2020)

received the John A. Logan Award, which is given to one male and one female senior athlete who has achieved the highest GPA while participating in sports. Garrett is a mechanical engineering major with a 3.92 GPA. He also recently accepted a position with Bastian Solutions, working full-time with his summer internship mentor, Nate Richter (2009). Gavinn Bakker (2021), an offensive lineman on the Fightin’ Engineers football team, was named Preseason All-American by Lindy's Sports, a college football preview magazine. In 2019 Gavinn was a firstteam all-HCAC selection.

Rutgers

| New Brunswick, NJ 3 Nu Beta created a GoFundMe fundraiser in memory of Alex Marion (2023) (pictured), who died on August 16 after battling heart disease. The Chapter raised money for the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC), which was the first organization Alex wanted to raise money for when he was elected Philanthropy Chairman. Within a few weeks, the Chapter raised over $5,600 for the AHA and LRC.

Sam Houston State

| Huntsville, TX 5 Sigma Eta was awarded the Outstanding NonGreek Collaboration Award at the 2020 Greek Life Awards Ceremony. The Chapter received the award for forming a meaningful connection with SHSU's Diamond Kats, who support the SHSU baseball program. Pictured: Sigma Eta brothers at a philanthropy event in February 2020. 4

Additionally, Joseph Oviedo (2021) won the Demeter Award as a leader in service, and David Brooke (2020) won the Athena Award for academic excellence.

San Diego

| San Diego, CA The Alpha Phi Chapter partnered with the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority to host the Virtual Walk-aMile 2020 philanthropy event from October 1-14. The event raised awareness about domestic violence while also raising money for Becky's House Domestic Violence Program. Supporters participated in the virtual walk by making a $5 donation. And the participant who walked (or ran) the most miles from October 1-14 won a Fitbit.

Seton Hall

| South Orange, NJ 5 Brothers from the Delta Colony volunteered by planting trees with the South Mountain Reservation.

South Carolina

| Columbia, SC The Mu Lambda Chapter partnered with the Phi Delta Epsilon International Medical Fraternity to form the Carolina vs. COVID-19 fundraiser, benefiting the Prisma Health Relief Fund (PHRF). All money raised will contribute to purchasing vitally needed hospital equipment to protect local healthcare providers. They raised over $1,700 for PHRF.

Tennessee

| Knoxville, TN 6 Kappa Tau welcomed 20 men to their fall 2020 new member class. The Chapter is happy with this number due to the

changes to recruitment amidst the pandemic. They also welcomed 22 initiated brothers during the spring 2020 semester. The original initiation was pushed back to April 18 because of the pandemic. The Chapter changed their fall philanthropy to a virtual event because of the pandemic. During the months of September and October, the Chapter raised money by working with local businesses to support the USO. Additionally, the Chapter had one of the highest GPAs among IFC fraternities with a 3.52 GPA for the spring 2020 semester.

Texas A&M

| College Station, TX 4 Brothers from the Alpha Mu Chapter collected diapers for single mothers who are enrolled in the services provided by SingleMoms Created4Change Advocacy & Empowerment Center (SM C4C). SM C4C is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering single mothers to thrive emotionally, physically and financially.

Tulane

| New Orleans, LA Tau Upsilon raised $4,800 (a chapter record) for their new philanthropy partner, Son of a Saint. Son of a Saint is a New Orleans-based organization that enhances the lives of fatherless boys through mentorship and support programs.

Virginia Commonwealth

| Richmond, VA 6 Throughout the summer, Mu Pi hosted a free meal program, distributing approximately 100 meals every Tuesday and Thursday. Brothers helped purchase, collect and repackage food, while following social distancing and food safety guidelines.

Wabash

| Crawfordsville, IN 3 In September, Psi brothers volunteered to paint a plane hangar. They also delivered care baskets to local firefighters and EMTs (pictured). Latham Davies (2022) and

Solomon Davis (2022)

earned Wabash's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad. Latham, a religion major, will study abroad in Rabat, Morocco during summer 2021. Solomon, a religion major and education minor, will travel to Salzburg, Austria during the spring 2021 term. Tyler Watson (2022) was selected as one of four managers on Wabash's COVID Action Response Education (CARE) Team. Tyler and the other three CARE Team managers will oversee all 40 members of the CARE Team, who are responsible for responding to student concerns, boosting student morale and encouraging the campus to follow public health guidelines. The managers will also work closely with the Healthy Campus Task Force to figure out new ways to help with the College's COVID response.

West Chester

| West Chester, PA The Chi Kappa Chapter participated in the IFC's Call of Duty philanthropy on April 25. For this event, teams of six were required to pay a $60 fee to play in the Call of Duty tournament. The winning team won 25% of the pot, and the rest was donated to COVID-19 first responders.

Western Kentucky

| Bowling Green, KY 6 Chi Eta welcomed 20 new members during the fall 2020 semester. Sean Dillon (2022) was named Outstanding Junior in Information Systems, and he won the Donald Zacharias Fraternity Scholarship.

Western Michigan

| Kalamazoo, MI 4 Mo Ibrahim (2021) (pictured in front), who works at the Bronson Hospital, is helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Kandah (2021) landed an internship with Ford Motor Company. Ben is an integrated supply management major, and he is a member of the student-run Supply Chain Management Association.

Western Ontario

| London, ON Jesse Zender (2021) shadowed Mary Ann Yule, CEO of HP Canada, as part of the CEOx1Day Program. He was one of 20 students selected to shadow CEOs from across Canada.

William & Mary

| Williamsburg, VA 4 The Rho Tau Chapter won William & Mary's award for Outstanding Fraternity, the highest recognition for fraternities at the college. Pictured: Chapter President

Gavin Hallisey (2021)

holding the Chapter's award.

Wisconsin Eau Claire

| Eau Claire, WI In April, undeterred by the pandemic, Epsilon Chi brothers volunteered at Ruby's Pantry, a local popup food pantry.

WPI

| Worcester, MA Due to the pandemic, Pi Iota modified their original Humvee Push philanthropy. Instead, teams competed to raise the most money and submitted a Photoshopped image of their team pushing a Humvee. The challenge took place from April 4-11, raising over $2,000 for the USO. t