On Campus

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, OH On September 7, Alpha Omicron hosted their annual Puppy Party supporting One-of-a-Kind Pet Rescue, a local animal shelter. The Chapter set up the event at the center of campus to ensure the most foot traffic. And shelter staff brought seven puppies to campus for students to play with for a donation to the shelter. The event was planned by Philanthropy Chairman Jackson Grove (2024) and raised over $760.

Alberta

| Edmonton, AB 6 On August 6-7, Epsilon Alpha (pictured) and Upsilon Chi at Calgary held their annual Run to Red Deer relay race to raise money and awareness for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). During the two-day event, brothers from each chapter ran 137 kilometers relay-style from their respective campuses in Edmonton and Calgary to Red Deer, Alberta. This year, approximately 20 brothers participated in the race, and the chapters raised over $6,000 for the CMHA. During the first week of the fall 2021 semester, Marcus Bustamante (2022) and

Cameron McDowell

(2021) handed out free snow cones to University of Alberta students to welcome them to campus.

Appalachian State

| Boone, NC 6 Justin Marks (2021), a sustainable development major with a concentration in community and global

development, wants to save the world. In March, Justin appeared on an episode of Ellen DeGeneres's "Ellen's Game of Games" show. While on the show, Justin described himself as an "active citizen" - someone who strives to make their community better by volunteering, learning about the environment and social issues, and educating others about the community's needs. Justin has shown this by making community service a priority, serving as both Service and Philanthropy Chairman for the Chapter. He has also volunteered throughout the local community, winning the North Carolina Campus Compact's 2019 Community Impact Student Award for Appalachian State. Additionally, Justin spent spring break 2019 in Puerto Rick volunteering for a sustainability forestry and rainforest enrichment project.

Arizona State

| Tempe, AZ During the spring 2021 semester, Alpha Sigma hosted FIJI Suicide Awareness Week, a social media fundraising campaign supporting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL). Brothers shared graphics in their Instagram stories to drive donations through Venmo, and they raised $2,143 for the NSPL. The Chapter also completed over 250 hours of community service projects for the Salvation Army, St. Mary's Food Bank and Feed My Starving Children, to name a few. During the spring 2021 semester, the Chapter also participated in the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity's Read Lead Achieve (RLA) philanthropy, which focuses on inspiring a lifelong love of reading to create a more literate society. Isaac Sanchez (2023) took the initiative by organizing a one-day car wash to support the cause. Fifteen brothers and new members volunteered for the car wash, raising over $1,000 for RLA. 5 During the fall 2021 semester, the Chapter completed a total of 143 community service hours. They completed several projects with Feed My Starving Children, including two projects while partnered with the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and the Alpha Phi Sorority. They also completed projects with the Salvation Army Tempe Corps and Project CURE (pictured). Finally, the Chapter is planning a philanthropy week in honor of Jim Harris (1974), who passed away from Alzheimer's disease last year. Jim was a vice president at TGen, which has a Center for Rare Childhood Disorders, 4

where the proceeds from the philanthropy week will go. The event will be called Phi Gam Bubble Jam & Shave to Save, with the rest of the details still being developed.

Austin Peay

| Clarksville, TN The Alpha Psi Chapter received the University's Wyatt Award for outstanding school spirit for the third consecutive year.

Bowling Green

| Bowling Green, OH 4 Several brothers from the Beta Gamma Chapter are pictured with Archon President Nic Loiacono (Illinois 1974) (center) at Toledo's Pig Dinner, which was held the weekend of August 21. The Beta Gamma brothers were grateful for the opportunity to attend.

Bucknell

| Lewisburg, PA 5 The Delta Chapter commemorated Remembrance Day for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a 9.11 mile run and fundraiser for those still affected by terrorism. Brothers, members of Greek life, students and others participated in the run. The event raised over $16,300 for the International Rescue Committee, Women for Afghan Women, UN Refugee Committee and Doctors Without Borders, and it gained a lot of support from the campus community. Pictured (L-R): Jeffrey Perkins (2022), Jack Ticknor (2022), Santi Quintero (2022) and Nick Perry (2022).

Calgary

| Calgary, AB On August 6-7, Epsilon Alpha at Alberta and Upsilon Chi held their annual Run to Red Deer relay race to raise money

and awareness for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). During the two-day event, brothers from each chapter ran 137 kilometers relaystyle from their respective campuses in Edmonton and Calgary to Red Deer, Alberta. This year, approximately 20 brothers participated in the race, and the chapters raised over $6,000 for the CMHA. learn about Phi Gam history and read a chapter of the Purple Pilgrim every Monday with the Chapter President and New Member Educator.

California State Long Beach

| Long Beach, CA 6 Lambda Beta held a few brotherhood events this semester, including a poker night (pictured) on September 21 and a bonfire at Bolsa Chica on September 29. The Chapter welcomed eight men to their fall new member class. As a part of their new member education, the new members

Central Arkansas

| Conway, AR 4 Ryan Taneja (2024) is the first Indian and college student to be named in AY Magazine's "Best of 2021" list for the Nonprofit, Fundraiser and Person of the Year categories. He was chosen for these awards because of his activism and the Alpha Rho Chapter's support of his domestic violence survivor initiative called the Mini Taneja Purple Initiative, which is named after his mom. Pictured: Ryan (left) with his mom (center) and sister (right) for a photo shoot with AY Magazine. Ryan was also named as a finalist for Arkansas Times Magazine's 2021 Best Arkansan, Best Philanthropist and Best Celebrity awards. And he was the first Indian and teen named as a finalist for any of these "Best" awards.

Chicago

| Chicago, IL Undergraduate brothers from the Chi Upsilon Chapter raised money from their graduate brothers to install a new turf backyard.

Christopher Newport

| Newport News, VA During fall 2021, Chi Nu welcomed their first new member class as a chapter with 15 new members.

Colorado State

| Fort Collins, CO After a year of isolation, Phi Kappa was thrilled to invite their graduate brothers to celebrate Pig Dinner on Founders Day, May 1. There were 80 brothers in attendance, including 50 undergraduates and 30 graduates. The highlight was keynote speaker and their fall recruitment season to demonstrate that Phi Gamma Delta is "Not for College Days Alone." 3 The Chapter also recently created the Lambda Pi Chapter Awards to recognize the contributions of individual brothers. The highest honor is the Howard J. Schultz Excellence Award, which was named in honor of Purple Legionnaire Howard

Schultz (California State

Long Beach 1995), who is an inspiration to all the Lambda Pi brothers.

Osvaldo Granados

Santillan (2022) was named New Member of the Year by the University's FSL Coordinator. This honor is bestowed upon one student whose contributions in less than one year from their initiation have aided in the growth of DePaul's Fraternity & Sorority Life Community.

distinguished naval historian Joseph Callo (Yale 1952), who received the Distinguished Fiji Award in 2010.

DePaul

| Chicago, IL On September 22, Lambda Pi hosted a Graduate Brother Night as part of

Embry-Riddle

| Daytona Beach, FL Epsilon Rho received the Dean Paul Bell Outstanding Chapter of the Year and Outstanding Campus Involvement awards from the University's 2021 Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards.

Georgia Tech

| Atlanta, GA Samuel Ellis (2022) was elected Student Body President in April. 3 JP McLean (2023) spent his summer studying marine biology and volunteering in Africa. During the first part of the summer, JP studied shellfish pathology at North Carolina State University's Center for Marine Sciences & Technology. And for the second part of the summer, he traveled to Mombasa, Kenya, to volunteer and shadow at the Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital. JP said this experience vastly broadened his perspective on medicine and healthcare, and he plans to continue to study East African

medical techniques while at Georgia Tech.

Idaho

| Moscow, ID Mu Iota was awarded Fraternity Excellence in Membership Development and Fraternity Excellence in Scholarship at the Greek Awards for the 2020-21 academic year. During the summer break, Recruitment Chairmen

Xander Barigar (2023)

and Lucien Lee (2024) spent countless hours meeting with potential new members and organizing recruitment events. This helped the Chapter form valuable connections before the fall semester began, which ultimately paid off when they recruited 23 men, their largest new member class in over five year. Mu Iota brothers have continued to have fun brotherhood events while following COVID-19 guidelines by playing softball outside and hosting movie nights in the rec room. Additionally, this semester the Chapter participated in Gamma Phi Beta Sorority's philanthropy soccer event.

Iowa

| Iowa City, IA Mu Deuteron won two Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards for the 202021 academic year, the Outstanding Program Award and Highest GPA: Fall 2020. Additionally, Mason Miller (2023) won the Outstanding Community Service Award.

IUPUI

| Indianapolis, IN 5 Six Iota Pi brothers competed in IUPUI Regatta, a half-mile canoe relay involving teams of up to six IUPUI students, faculty, staff and alumni. This is the second consecutive year the Chapter's teams won the Regatta. Pictured: The Chapter with the winners: Blake Knock (2021), Alex LeDonne (2022), Blake Mersman (2022), Mark Ronad (2022), Jack Stevens (2023) and Zach Woods (2023).

James Madison

| Harrisonburg, VA In September, Mu Chi hosted a food drive for the Patchwork Pantry, a local food pantry. Brothers set up several collection bins on campus for nonperishable foods, and they collected them until September 25. Later this semester, the Chapter will be raising money for Camp Kesem, which supports children impacted by a parent’s cancer, and will be hosting a blood drive with the Red Cross.

Johns Hopkins

| Baltimore, MD Despite the limitations of an all-virtual fall semester, the Beta Mu Chapter still recruited 13 new members. During the spring 2021 semester, the Chapter achieved a 3.78 GPA, exceeding the all-men's and all-fraternity averages. Also during the spring semester, the Chapter hosted a career night with several graduate brothers as panelists, including John Dierkes (1977), Jim Schoettler (1978), Danny Organek (1994), Tom Bloomer (2002), Stephen Grambling (2005) and Danny Camous (2017). Marc Helou (2023) was the director of the University's HopHacks (HH) event this year. HH is a 36-hour hackathon, designed to encourage engineers, designers and entrepreneurs to explore new ideas and create new applications. The event was held virtually on Discord and Zoom on September 17-19, with over 300 people from over 20 universities participating. In August, John Strezewski (2023) started his term as IFC Recruitment Chair. In this role, John is responsible for developing the strategic plan for schoolwide fraternity recruiting for the academic year.

Kansas State

| Manhattan, KS 5 Chi Deuteron held their 3rd annual Scholarship Luncheon, where members who achieved scholastically in the previous term were recognized for their hard work and dedication to the pursuit of knowledge. During the lunch, awards were given for beating the all-fraternity average, perfect GPA and Triple A Scholarships. During the summer, graduate and undergraduate brothers participated in the 12th annual

Jim Kincaid (1985)

Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament. The tournament has raised thousands of dollars for undergraduate scholarships in memory of Jim, who passed away in 2009. Additionally, the Chapter welcomed 16 men to the fall 2021 new member class.

Kentucky

| Lexington, KY Upsilon Kappa had a very successful fall recruitment. All 40 of their potential new members accepted bids during the pledging process to become new members.

Knox

| Galesburg, IL During the spring 2021 semester, Gamma Deuteron brothers celebrated the 100th anniversary of their chapter house, which is the oldest chapter house of any fraternity in the state of Illinois. The house has been home to over 1,000 of the 1,700+ Phi Gams initiated into the Chapter.

Louisiana State

| Baton Rouge, LA After Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana in late August, brothers from the Beta Rho Chapter traveled throughout the state to help the communities impacted by the hurricane.

Mississippi State

| Starkville, MS Sigma Mu welcomed 52 men to the fall 2021 new member class.

Missouri State

| Springfield, MO Psi Mu raised over $2,500 for the USO through their

spring 2021 philanthropy project. The Chapter also partnered with the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority for their annual Make-A-Wish BBQ philanthropy, which raised over $10,000. 6 Additionally, the Chapter initiated 12 men during the spring 2021 semester, the largest spring class in chapter history.

Montevallo

| Montevallo, AL

Manuel Munoz (2024)

and Tyson Evans (2024) were hired as University Resident Assistants, and Chapter President Jacob Heath (2023) was promoted to Residence Hall Director.

North Carolina Wilmington

| Wilmington, NC 5 On September 3, the Pi Chi Chapter hosted the Island Experience 2 philanthropy event supporting the Live Fearlessly Foundation (LFF), a Cystic Fibrosis charity. The event was held at SeaGate Bottle Shop's outdoor concert venue, given COVID-19 protocols, and it included live local bands, vendors, and a raffle to raise money for LFF. The event reached capacity, and hundreds of raffle tickets were sold. Additionally, each vendor donated a percentage of their earnings from the night to LFF. Overall, the Chapter helped raise over $2,200 for LFF, which will be used to help kids with Cystic Fibrosis. The Chapter also organized an island cleanup with the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. The cleanup was located at Shell Island, which is adjacent to Fort Fisher in Carolina Beach. Volunteers paddled in kayaks (courtesy of Kayak Carolina) to Shell Island to collect and remove trash from the coastline.

Ohio State

| Columbus, OH Omicron Deuteron received the Outstanding House Corporation award from the Office of Student Life: Fraternity & Sorority Life. Several individuals also received Sorority & Fraternity Life awards:

Samuel Robinson (2023)

won the Greek Involvement award; Kevin Uth (2022) won Outstanding Citizen; and Scholarship Advisor Steven Mousetes won Outstanding Chapter Advocate and Outstanding Academic Mentor.

Oklahoma State

| Stillwater, OK During the fall 2021 semester, Sigma Omicron partnered with the women of Kappa Delta Fraternity for Homecoming. The Chapter was excited about Homecoming this year because it was canceled last year due to the pandemic.

Scotty Dunham (2022)

was the head director of Homecoming, which was held on October 30. 5 The Chapter's new member class defeated the Sigma Nu Fraternity class in a charity basketball game called Nuji. Both fraternities raised over $2,000 for Stillwater Public Schools.

Oregon

| Eugene, OR Epsilon Omicron hosted Fiji Fight Against Cancer, a philanthropy event supporting Ricardo Garibay, a 13-year-old who has Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Ricardo was originally diagnosed in November 2019, but due to a recent relapse, his mother was forced to take a leave of absence from work to take care of Ricardo. The Chapter partnered with Doernbecher Children's Hospital to raise money for Ricardo's upcoming chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. Through the event, the Chapter raised over $7,000.

Pennsylvania

| Philadelphia, PA 3 With COVID-19 taking a mental toll on people everywhere, brothers from the Beta Chapter decided to focus their philanthropic efforts on suicide awareness and prevention. In March 2021, the Chapter hosted a profit-share fundraiser with the campus Chipotle to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in Philadelphia. In just four hours, over 125 people dined for the cause, raising over $1,100 for AFSP. Following the tragedy in Georgia in which six women of Asian descent were killed, the Chapter decided to support the local Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The Chapter partnered with the Chi Omega Sorority by hosting a profit-share fundraiser on March 30 at the campus &Pizza restaurant. Over 127 people dined, raising $700 for the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, an organization that offers support to women and girls in the AAPI community through legislative propositions and on-the-group support.

5 Bryce Louie (2024), representing Team USA, competed in the Men's Foil Doha, Qatar Grand Prix, the last Olympic fencing qualification event in April. Bryce prepared for the event for over a month, practicing six days a week. While in Qatar, Bryce followed very strict COVID procedures. A tracker was added to his phone, and he was not allowed to leave hotel. Bryce, who was one of the youngest competitors, finished his pool on

the first day with five wins and one loss. He came out victorious on the second day, winning 15-11, which positioned him to compete among the top 64 fencers in the world. He was one of only seven Americans to make it to the second day. Unfortunately, he lost his first direct elimination bout against a Russian who was a bronze medalist at the World Championships.

Purdue

| West Lafayette, IN During the spring 2021 semester, 38 Lambda Iota brothers made the Dean's List, and six brothers had 4.0 GPAs. 4 During this semester, the Chapter recruited a 34-man new member class. cleaning up the neighborhood around the main house. 5 Nearly the entire 2021 senior class gathered the last weekend of May to get a picture at graduation. After being apart for most of 2020, they spent as much time together as possible during the spring semester.

Rose-Hulman

| Terre Haute, IN In September, Rho Phi volunteered for the Farrington Grove Neighborhood Beautification project by

Sam Houston State

| Huntsville, TX 6 During the Pantheon 2021: Greek Awards Showcase, Sigma Eta received the Most Philanthropic award and the Bearkat Cup, for outstanding performance in the intramural league. Additionally, brothers participated in the 7th annual Kat Safety Bash, which celebrates the University Police Department. The Chapter showed their

support by serving food to the student and staff community.

Tampa

| Tampa, FL 6 The Tau Beta Chapter was named Outstanding Fraternity of the Year by the University at their annual Leadership Awards Night for the 2020-21 academic year. Pictured: Treasurer Jarrod Gaalswijk (2022) and President Riley Preiss (2023) holding the Chapter's award.

Tennessee Tech

| Cookeville, TN 5 On September 14, brothers from the Theta Tau Chapter participated in one of their regular roadside cleanups of 10th Street in Cookeville

Washington

| Seattle, WA For the Sigma Tau Chapter's 2020-21 annual philanthropy project, they decided to support Home Court, a local basketball nonprofit run by Purple Legionnaire Pat Scott (1994). Home Court uses the basketball experience as a vehicle to help kids develop winning habits that lead to success on and off the court. Home Court offers specific programs year-round for boys and girls of all ages. Thanks to guidance from Pat and Ron Crockett (1961), and the many donations from graduate brothers, the Chapter raised $110,000 for Home Court, which was the most the Chapter has raised for any annual philanthropy project. The Chapter initiated 29 men during the spring 2021 semester.

Washington & Lee

| Lexington, VA New Members Ned Newton, Jak Krouse and McCoy Patterson made a documentary about their experience building a boat and floating down the Red

and Mississippi Rivers from Shreveport to New Orleans. They built a pontoon raft, with 100 square feet of space, in San Antonio, Texas, in seven days and entered the Red River in Shreveport on June 8. They made a lot of friends along their way to New Orleans. When they docked in Alexandria, a police officer brought them two cases of bottled water and drove one of them to get gas at a gas station. When their motor broke down near Lettsworth, a fisherman towed them to shore. And strangers sent them DMs to offer to buy them dinner. The trip was 361 miles and ended on June 17.

Wayne State

| Detroit, MI During the 2021-21 academic year, Delta Mu raised over $500 for COVID-19 relief through an e-sports tournament. The Chapter also collected and donated over 350 cans of food for the Gleaners Food Bank. 5 In August, the Chapter's recruitment team helped clean up the campus before the start of the fall semester.

Western Kentucky

| Bowling Green, KY Chi Eta welcomed 17 new members during the fall semester.

WPI

| Worcester, MA On September 23, Pi Iota hosted their annual Dunka-Fiji event on the campus quad. During the event, students tried their luck at dunking a brother in the dunk tank for a small donation to the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA). Currently, the Chapter has raised $450 for APDA, with donations still coming in. The Chapter also volunteered to help first-year students on Move-in Day at the beginning of the school year. 5 Additionally, the Chapter re-painted the rock in front of their chapter house for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. t