Brothers from the Alpha Omicron Chapter at Akron at the 2024 Archives Weekend.
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Not for College Days Alone. It is a phrase every Phi Gam learns the moment they get the opportunity to join our brotherhood. It is pervasive. This simple statement is a central tenet to our beliefs and values as brothers, serving as a clear reminder that we are not just a social organization for members while in school. Phi Gamma Delta seeks to develop the character of our members and create in them men capable of significant contributions to society. We join the brotherhood of Phi Gams knowing that we have made a lifetime commitment to the values of our Fraternity.
Not For College Days Alone. The phrase also suggests something more – something we as graduates can do to give back – whether one calls it a duty, an obligation or simply a choice. We graduates have a vital role to play as role models and guides for our newest members to emulate.
Last fall, I wrote that young men benefit from seeing other men succeed, thrive, and prosper. Young men benefit from connections and benefit from interactions with fellow Phi Gams who have proven themselves in the world beyond university. This fact continues to drive our focus on developing a stronger graduate engagement program.
Our greatest strength is our graduate brothers. We have more than 138,000 living today. We have extraordinary brothers who have given their time and talents to volunteer on so many occasions. Some help for a year or two; others have contributed decades of their time. As Archon President, I cannot express enough thanks to all who have served and continue to serve our brothers. I am truly in awe of the kindness, talent and expertise Phi Gam brothers give back to our brotherhood every day.
Yet we also need more help. We need volunteers to take on advisor roles as Purple Legionnaires or Board of Chapter Advisors members – especially in the critical support roles for our New Model with Built to Lead, Foundations of Courage and recruitment. We need brothers to serve as Section Leaders able to recruit and support
advisors across many chapters. We need brothers, either within or outside of formal roles, able to take a couple days in a chapter retreat to teach a new cabinet how to create a budget, how to fund it, and how to execute it. There is a need for brothers who can spend time with rising seniors to teach them how to write a résumé, dress and prepare for job interviews, and develop a plan to secure a job upon graduation. We need graduates able to give of their time to serve as role models and mentors to build and foster the character development of our undergraduates.
Not for College Days Alone. An uncomplicated phrase that bears so much meaning. A simple reminder of our hopes for our undergraduates to become men of character and courage when they leave college. A clear admonition to those who have left college days behind to give back to our Fraternity with their skills, time, and competence so those who follow us can benefit.
Not for College Days Alone. An elementary statement meaning, “We need you, brother."
Yours Fraternally,
Bill Hunnicutt (Texas Arlington 1981), Archon President Perge! t
Mahogany Dobbins departed staff in November 2023 after serving as Administrative Assistant since June 2019. Mahogany lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and she now works as an Operations Coordinator for Appalachian College Association.
Also in November 2023, Monika Duke joined staff as the Associate Director of Education. In this new position, Monika is primarily responsible for creating and designing the Fraternity's e-Learning programs for undergraduate members and volunteers. Previously, she served as a Learning Program Developer at HairClub from 2022-23, as a freelance Instructional Designer at H10 Artificial Intelligence in 2022, and as an Instructional Design Educator for Mountain Valley Elementary from 2017-22 and American Preparatory Academy West Valley 2 from 201317. Monika earned her B.S. in elementary education from Brigham Young University in 2012 and her M.S. in learning experience design in education technology from Western Governors University in 2023. She
lives and works in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Kim Dotson also joined staff in December 2023 as the Membership Coordinator. In this new role, Kim processes all new member registrations, and she provides support to staff by utilizing membership data to create reports, documents and certificates. She also assists brothers by processing Chapter Store orders and ordering membership items for newly initiated brothers. Before joining staff, Kim worked as an assistant department manager at Kroger for 15 years and as an insurance underwriter for Ohio Casualty Group for 13 years. She also lives in Lexington with her two teenage sons.
In January, Ben Cunningham (Missouri State 2023) joined staff as the 224th Field Secretary. He oversaw chapters and provisional chapters in the West Region for the spring 2024 semester. Ben earned a B.S. in exercise & movement science from
Missouri State University (MSU) in 2023. As an undergraduate, he served his chapter as Pig Dinner Chairman and Historian.
Jack Cunningham (Missouri State 2023) also joined staff in January as the 225th Field Secretary. During the spring 2024 semester, he oversaw chapters and provisional chapters in the Midwest Region. Jack graduated from MSU in 2023 with a B.S. in business administration & management. Jack and Ben are twins.
Noah McHale departed staff in May after serving as Senior Director of Chapter Services since December 2021. Noah lives in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, with his wife and twin daughters.
Mike Brown assumed the role of Senior Director of Chapter Services in May. In this role, Mike oversees all aspects of undergraduate chapter support, resources and services, which includes providing leadership to the
chapter support team. Previously, Mike served the University of Kentucky Office of Student Conduct as the Associate Director from 201824, and he served in various student life positions at Georgetown College from 2011-18. Mike earned his B.S. in assets protection & security
from Eastern Kentucky University, where he joined the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. He also earned his M.Ed. in counselor education - student affairs from Clemson University. Mike is currently a doctoral candidate in the University of Kentucky's higher education department.
Phi Gamma Delta held its 16th annual Archives Weekend on March 19-24 at the International Headquarters. This year, 39 brothers from 8 chapters participated.
Projects Completed:
• 10 banker's boxes of documents (including 3 boxes donated by the Alberta Chapter) organized
• 800+ small objects (such as badges, jewelry and trinkets from past events) photographed
• 3 drawers of oversized documents (such as sheet music and blueprints) photographed
• 20+ boxes of documents and photographs processed
• 300+ loose photographs digitized, labeled and stored
• 1,000+ small objects inventoried and tagged
• Completed object-level inventory of 31 containers holding 746 items
⮟ Undergraduate brothers from the Akron Chapter in front of the International Headquarters building during Archives Weekend.
• Continued making a master inventory system for all archival containers and objects
• The team ended the week with 3,650 new digital assets, totaling 830.8 GB of data
⮝ Rose-Hulman undergraduate brothers assist Dana Hesse (Virginia Tech 1986) (left) with cataloging historic images.
Birmingham | Birmingham, AL
In March, the Alpha Beta Chapter hosted their annual Diamond Week philanthropy, supporting the American Cancer Society.
| Edmonton, AB
⮟ During the spring semester, Epsilon Alpha held a curling competition on the University's curling rink for their Work & Play Menu Experience, a part of the Fraternity's Built to Lead programming. The curling activity taught brothers that everyone has strengths and weaknesses, so by working together as
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, our goal is to recognize all our brothers.
a team, they can create the best opportunity for overall success. Clinton Nash (2024) and Zack Jansen (2023) led the activity and taught the brothers how to play, because some
brothers had never curled before.
Upsilon Alpha brothers hosted a large brotherhood event at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. They rented the basketball court a few hours before the Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets game and held a brother basketball tournament.
⮝ Alpha Sigma brothers
volunteered at St. Mary’s Food Bank throughout the spring semester. The Chapter has also committed to volunteer at four future events, including the Pat Tillman Run and the Phoenix Heart Walk.
On March 23, the Chapter held their 59th annual Pig Dinner.
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Phi Alpha's intramural basketball team won the University's 2024 Basketball Intramural Championship.
⮝ On February 10, several brothers from the Delta Chapter participated in the Susquehanna River Polar Plunge, raising nearly $200 for Lewisburg Neighborhoods.
Sam DeLuca (2026), an economics major, achieved
a 4.0 GPA during the fall 2024 semester.
Omega Phi partnered with the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority to participate in Cheers for Charity, a cheering competition supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida.
Also, in November 2023, the Chapter hosted a weeklong philanthropy event, benefiting the USO. During the event, the Chapter held several fundraising opportunities, including a dodgeball tournament.
⮜ Henry Putney (2024) won Clemson University's
Power Pitch Competition with his product, Filter Fox. Filter Fox revolutionizes home air quality by utilizing a device and connected app that notifies you when furnace filters need to be replaced. The product combines innovation and impact to reduce the health, safety and
energy-cost problems associated with furnace filters.
⮟ During the 2023-24 school year, Beta Kappa brothers volunteered at the Boulder Shelter one to two times a month. During each visit, brothers volunteered by cooking and serving food to those in need.
The Chapter also regularly hosted doughnut sales to raise money for various charities throughout the year. This included a doughnut sale to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness.
Also, during the spring semester, newly initiated brothers participated in a sorority fundraising event, where brothers raced each other while wearing high heels.
| Davidson, NC
Mason Davis (2024) was one of four Abbott Scholars in the English department selected to attend the AWP (Association of Writers & Writer Programs) Conference in February. Mason is an English and philosophy double major from Baltimore, Maryland.
| Daytona Beach, FL
⮝ Epsilon Rho initiated 11 new brothers on February 12. This brings their membership to 71 brothers, the largest in the Chapter's history.
| Evansville, IN
From March 18-23, the
Epsilon Iota Chapter hosted their Island Week philanthropy to support Evansville Easterseals Rehabilitation Center (EERC) and the United Service Organizations (USO). Throughout the week, the Chapter held several events benefiting their philanthropic partners. The main event of the week was a BBQ-catered minigolf competition, FIJI-ATour, where all entry fees and food sale proceeds supported EERC and the USO. Through this event, the Chapter raised $2,085, surpassing their fundraising goal of $2,000.
philanthropy supporting Camp Kesem (CK) and Neighborly. On March 25, the Chapter hosted a "Share It" night at a local restaurant, where a portion of the night's sales benefited the philanthropy.
On March 28, the Chapter hosted a Luau Night, which included games, food and live music, to raise money for CK and Neighborly. As of April 15, the Chapter raised over $15,000. CK is an organization which aims to help kids whose parents have been diagnosed with cancer. They provide support to these kids during these difficult times.
poverty relief. Neighborly works both across the street and across the sea to welcome, feed, heal, clothe and shelter our neighbors who are at a disadvantage.
Correction: The Kappa Deuteron Chapter has received the Certificate of Superior Academic Achievement Award for 54 consecutive years, having won the award for the 2021 and 2022 calendar years.
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On March 24-29, Phi Sigma hosted the 2024 Diamond Girl, a week-long
And Neighborly is a Tallahassee-based nonprofit whose mission is to de-institutionalize charity through relationship-based
During Georgia Tech's IFC Awards Presentation, Gamma Tau won two chapter awards: The James E. Dull Award and the Community Impact Award. The Dull Award is presented to the best overall fraternity chapter on campus for involvement on campus, scholastic achievements, membership programming, philanthropic achievements and DEI initiatives. The Community Impact Award acknowledges a chapter for its admirable and holistic approach to community involvement. Gamma Tau received this award for their national philanthropy and advancing brothers' individual philanthropic involvement.
⮝ Additionally, three brothers won individual awards: Praxedis Sanchez (2024) won the G. Wayne Clough Award as the fraternity member earning the highest scholastics and demonstrating impactful leadership through the campus and/ or his chapter; Dhruva Kothari (2025) won the Outstanding Community Service & Philanthropy Involvement Award for exhibiting an authentic love for serving and giving back to the community; and Steve Pyburn (1996) was inducted into the Greek Hall of Fame.
Pictured (L-R): Johnny Meshramkar (2024), Jacob Keenan (2024), Steve Pyburn, Dhruva Kothari and Praxedis Sanchez.
In November 2023, Gettysburg College celebrated Kindness Week on campus. The Xi Provisional Chapter participated by mailing turkeys to the South Central Community Action Programs. Brothers also partnered with the Alpha Phi Omega by making a Kindness Week drawing with written suggestions of how to be kind on the sidewalk outside the College Union Building.
In fall 2023, the Tau Chapter hosted a cookout for the entire campus. Brothers cooked all afternoon, and everyone was welcome to eat and enjoy each other's company.
⮟ In March, Mu Iota hosted their 104th Pig Dinner, and 167 undergraduates, graduate brothers and guests attended. The dinner included opening remarks from University of Idaho (UI) President Scott Green and short keynote speeches by Jaxon Cherry (2025),
Steve Oliver (1968) and Section Leader Steve Lamberson (Washington 1980). Bruce Pitman (Purdue 1971), former UI Dean of Students and Phi Gamma Delta Archon Councilor, was the master of ceremonies.
During the event, the Chapter held a silent action, raising over $10,000 for the University's
Endowment, in honor of the four Greek students who were murdered in 2021, and Mu Iota's Scholarship Endowment. Among the items auctioned were a football signed by Idaho Vandal greats John Yarno (1977) and Ross Nelson (1974), a basketball signed by Idaho men’s basketball coach Alex Pribble (California Berkeley 2007), and a Corner Club color print.
| Normal, IL
⮝ Nu Iota brothers volunteered at Midwest Food Bank.
| Bloomington, IL
During the fall 2023
semester, Alpha Deuteron brothers organized a bake sale philanthropy, benefiting INtegRIty Counseling (IC). IC is a local nonprofit committed to providing counseling services, outreach, and community education on topics including grief, loss, addiction, parenting and coping skills.
Mu Deuteron brothers kicked off 2024 with their annual brotherhood ski trip to Copper Mountain, Colorado. Activities included skiing, snowboarding, trivia night and a concert.
In February, the Chapter hosted its annual Dad's Weekend, where fathers
and sons attended a University of Iowa (UI) vs. Ohio State University men's basketball game and visited Pinseekers to play golf.
The Chapter also raised $3,255 for the UI Dance Marathon. This money will help kids and their families in the UI Children’s Hospital through their fight with cancer.
The Alpha Iota Chapter hosted Vivek Ramaswamy, businessman and former presidential candidate, at the chapter house to discuss politics and business.
Additionally, the Chapter helped raise $10,000 in a joint philanthropy for the Iowa Special Olympics.
Patrick Manternach (2026) was elected IFC Risk Management Chair.
| Harrisonburg, VA
⮟ In October 2023, the Mu Chi Chapter participated in a Beers Aren't Bad presentation on alcohol awareness.
In December 2023, the Chapter participated in, and won, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority's Lion Bowl football tournament.
Additionally, the Chapter held a semester-long philanthropy for Camp Kesem (CK) during fall 2023. CK
is a national nonprofit, student-run organization committed to supporting children impacted by a parent's cancer journey. CK has touched the lives of thousands of kids each year, creating an incredible support network. And through the Chapter's fundraising efforts, brothers aim to provide these children with the gift of a free summer camp experience.
Beta Mu had a very successful spring recruitment with a record-breaking 27 newly initiated brothers. The Chapter also held a boiler room event, raising thousands for the One Love Foundation. The event was led by Vivek Kotla (2025), who is a DJ.
⮝ From March 2-4, Chi Deuteron held their annual Mothers Weekend.
On Friday, brothers took their moms out to dinner and then reconvened at the chapter house to sing karaoke. On Saturday, the Manhattan Country Club hosted the Mothers Weekend live auction, where the brothers raised over $20,000 by auctioning items like custom corn hole boards, furniture, coolers and a signed Avery Johnson jersey, to name a few.
On March 13, at Kent State University's IFC Night of Achievement, Kappa Upsilon won several awards: The Chapter was recognized with the Scholarship Standard
of Excellence Award for having the highest GPA of all IFC fraternities; Purple Legionnaire Brian Sommers (Bowling Green 2001) won Graduate Advisor of the Year; and Stuart Struna (2024) won The Matthew Butts Greek Vision Award and was recognized as the 2023 IFC President of the Year.
During the fall 2023 semester, Upsilon Kappa welcomed and initiated 47 new brothers, representing 14 states.
⮟ The Chapter also partnered with the Delta Gamma Sorority for the University of Kentucky's annual Bring It On! (BIO)
cheer leading competition philanthropy. BIO is the University's largest fall Greek philanthropy event, which benefits The Nest - Center for Women, Children & Families and the Make a Wish Foundation. The Chapter helped raise over $70,000 for The Nest and Make a Wish, while winning the best performance in the competition.
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⮟ Gamma Deuteron once again held a successful St. Baldrick’s philanthropy, supporting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation (SBF), which funds childhood cancer research. This year, 12 brothers raised $5,470 by shaving their heads in support of the cause. The Chapter donated an additional $4,530, bringing their total donation to $10,000 for the SBF.
⮞ The Beta Rho Chapter conducted its third annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Through the event, the Chapter raised $2,269 for 20 families in the New Orleans area, and they donated the excess to the Live2Serve nonprofit. Brothers also volunteered by distributing goods and food collected.
On April 6, Omega Mu brothers volunteered at the 29th annual Hike for the Homeless, benefitting the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter. The event began with a 2.4-mile hike and ended with free pizza, music by a DJ and a raffle drawing.
| Minneapolis, MN
In November 2023, Mu
Sigma hosted a Casino Night philanthropy supporting the Masonic Children's Hospital (MCH). The event included blackjack, poker and roulette stations, a silent auction, and a raffle. Through this event, the Chapter raised nearly $5,000 for the MCH.
In December 2023, the Chapter partnered with the Phi Mu Sorority to make Christmas cards for children in local children's hospitals.
Also, during the fall 2023 semester, the Chapter had
a 3.45 GPA, earning them 4th place in grades among IFC fraternities.
Additionally, the Chapter partnered with The Graduate Minneapolis Hotel and Boynton Health to fight food insecurity at the University of Minnesota (UM) by supporting Boynton Health's Nutritious U Food Pantry. One in five UM students face food insecurity, which is why the Nutritious U initiative was dedicated to providing meal vouchers to students who engage with their on-campus food pantry services.
During the fall 2023 semester, Sigma Mu was first in grades among IFC fraternities, with a 3.40 GPA. Also, 46 brothers placed on the President's List, and 23 brothers placed on the Dean's List.
⮝ During the spring semester, the Chapter hosted their third annual Phi Gam Space Jam, a Greek basketball tournament supporting the Brickfire Mentoring Program (BMP). BMP is an after-school program, where MSU students mentor kids. This year, the event raised $12,000 for BMP.
Additionally, during the MSU Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life's annual Ritter Awards, the Chapter was awarded Highest IFC GPA, and Clark Steward (2024) was awarded Fraternity President of the Year. Clark is a civil engineering major from Sikeston, Missouri.
| Montevallo, AL
Ethan Ivy (2024) was one of 10 college students
selected as a Legislative Intern for the State of Alabama, from January 30 - May 20. Ethan, a political science major, is serving as a House Intern.
| Florence, AL
Phi Upsilon participated in the University of North Alabama's (UNA) annual Step Sing, a dance competition benefiting UNA students through Caring for the Pride & the Pantry.
| Chapel Hill, NC
The Epsilon Chapter received a 3.602 GPA for the fall 2023 semester, earning the Chapter 2nd place in grades among IFC fraternities.
| Athens, OH
The Alpha Omega Chapter introduced Canvas for a Cause, an art gala philanthropy event supporting cancer research. Through the event, the Chapter raised $8,000 to help fight cancer.
| Columbus, OH
On Super Bowl Sunday, Omicron Deuteron brothers were welcomed to the chapter house for a tailgate, featuring yard games and wings. Afterwards, brothers enjoyed the game and brotherhood.
| Delaware, OH
Kevin Fratz (2025), Kevin Zhou (2025) and Cooper
Meek (2025) traveled to Spain to study abroad for the fall 2023 semester.
| Norman, OK
During the fall 2023 semester, Nu Omega initiated 60 new brothers, which is the largest new brother class in chapter history.
The Chapter's sophomore intramural football team won the fall 2023 championship game versus the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
The Chapter also partnered with Meals on Wheels of Norman by hosting a campus-wide food drive. The Chapter raised over $500, which was spent on canned goods for the community.
Additionally, in March, during the Greek Awards
Program, the Chapter received a Silver Excellence Award for the school year as a well-run, high-performing organization. And Beau Raley (2025) was awarded Fraternity Chapter President of the Year. Beau is the son of Phi Gam sire Lance (1987)
Jackson Marburger (2026) presented a business pitch at the Startup OU showcase, an entrepreneurial program designed to help young entrepreneurs start their businesses. He won the Best Pre-Seed Award and was awarded a $2,000 grant for his business, GreenPark Lighting, a Christmas light product that will change the future of the holiday light industry. He is currently working on the manufacturing process and expects to hit the market by the holiday
2024 season. Jackson currently serves his chapter as Treasurer.
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In February, Gamma Phi brothers participated in Penn State's THON, a 46-hour dance marathon that supports the Four Diamond Foundation (FDF) for fighting childhood cancer. Nicholas Colinear (2024), Hunter Davia-Zive (2024) and Brendan Reitman (2024) represented the Chapter as dancers. The Chapter raised over $90,300 for the FDF, which helped to set the University fundraising record of $16.9 million.
The Pi Sigma Chapter
donated toys and gifts to children in need during the Christmas season.
This spring, Kappa Rho hosted their Island Week philanthropy, a week-long competition supporting the American Heart Association. Throughout the week, each sorority selected one member to represent them in the competition, and that representative was in charge of selecting their teams for various fundraising events. The sorority woman with the winning team was crowned Island Queen and received several prizes.
The Rho Chi Chapter
recently gave four scholarships to undergraduates totaling $14,000.
In December 2023, Rho Phi brothers volunteered at Happiness Bag (HB) by serving a traditional Christmas dinner and providing gifts from Santa Claus. HB is a recreational and educational facility designed for individuals with disabilities. The Chapter was presented with the Make a Difference Award from WTHI-TV for hosting this event for over 30 years.
⮟ On February 10, one-third of the Sigma Eta Chapter attended
the Special Olympics in Livingston, Texas.
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⮝ On November 2, 2023, Gamma Sigma held a graduate brother event, where graduate and undergraduate brothers enjoyed dinner and brotherhood activities together.
The Chapter also held their annual Dads Weekend on November 10-12, 2023. Brothers and their dads enjoyed dinner on Friday night and great company throughout the weekend.
On November 16, 2023, Mu Lambda hosted their annual Head Shave for Hope (HSFH) philanthropy. HSFH supports Just TRYAN It, a foundation hosting children's triathlon fundraisers to benefit those battling childhood cancer and to ensure no
child has to go through the fight alone. Ryan Darby (2026) and his family created Just TRYAN It in 2009 after Ryan was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After experiencing this challenge firsthand and witnessing a girl next door who was often left alone as her parents worked overtime to pay for her treatment, Ryan's family made it their goal to provide financial assistance to families with a child in treatment for pediatric cancer. Since then, they have raised over $4.7 million and helped over 3,500 families.
This spring, Tau Beta hosted their first Pig Dinner since the Chapter's founding in October 2020. The event was attended by Tau Beta undergraduate and graduate brothers and graduates from the Tampa area. This included
the Chapter's Xi Class, which was initiated before the event, so they were given the honor of carrying in the pig. And Detlev Aeppel (South Florida 1973) read the Chapter's first Exile's Toast.
The Chapter also participated in the Officer of Fraternity & Sorority Life's annual Greek Week philanthropy, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Tampa (RMHT). The Week included various competitions, where Greek chapters were paired and assigned a music genre theme.
Tau Beta was partnered with the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority and the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, and they were assigned alternative as their music genre. The week's final event was the Greek Variety Show (GVS), a dance competition where each team performed a 10-minute dance, which was choreographed to their music genre. This year, the Chapter's team raised over $45,000 for the RMHT, and they were 1st place in GVS and overall 2nd place for Greek Week.
⮟ In October 2023, Tau Chi hosted Fiji Squiji, a car wash philanthropy event, at the Tri Delt Circle in Greek Village. During the event, brothers washed cars for $10, and all the proceeds were donated to the USO.
Adam Stromberg (2024) served as President of TCU's IFC, which was
| Dallas, TX
The Chapter initiated 10 new brothers in fall 2023 and 10 new brothers in spring 2024, bringing the Chapter's total membership to 28 members, the highest it has been in three years. The Chapter is very grateful for the hard work and leadership of their recruitment chairmen, Nikit Arya 2026), Jadon Grimes (2025), Abhiram recently recognized by the North American Interfraternity Conference for Outstanding Community Service and Outstanding DEI.
⮟ During the 2023-24 academic year, Tau Delta had two very successful recruitment seasons.
Chilukuri (2025) and Ivan Macsemchuk (2024).
⮝ During the fall 2023 semester, the Rho Alpha Chapter revived their Run Across Virginia, a football run supporting the Jimmy V Foundation, after a fouryear hiatus. This year, the Chapter partnered with the
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity at the University of Virginia for the relay-style run between Virginia Tech, and UVA. The run lasted approximately 12.5 hours, and both fraternity chapters raised over $20,000 for the Jimmy V Foundation, which supports cancer research. Brothers Wesley Bennett (2026) and Bryce Marcantonio (2025) coordinated this event, including everything from transportation to police escorts.
Brothers also volunteered with Micah's Backpack (MB) three times throughout the fall 2023 semester. MB is a take-home lunch initiative for underprivileged students in the Blacksburg area. Each Friday, students participating in the program receive six pre-packed
meals to take home for the weekend.
In November 2023, brothers traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to induct their new cabinet at the International Headquarters. While onsite, the brothers also had a chance to tour the headquarters and museum. Additionally, 43% of the Chapter made the Dean's List for the fall 2023 semester.
Olivier Tuyishime (2025) was one of three Wabash students who earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad. Olivier,
a native of Rwanda, is a political science major and Black Studies minor, in the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies.
The Gilman Scholarship, supported by the U.S. Congress, is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and is aided in its implementation by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The purpose of the Gilman International Scholarship program is to encourage participation in study abroad programs for under-represented students, particularly those who are studying in under-represented areas of the world and/
or under-represented languages.
The Pi Iota Chapter made the Fraternity's value of service a priority during the fall 2023 semester: At the beginning of the semester, brothers volunteered for WPI's freshman move-in day by helping freshmen and their families move into their dorm rooms. Brothers planted thousands of flags on the campus quad in honor of 9/11 Remembrance Day. Several brothers volunteered at Veterans Inc. by organizing clothes and preparing community meals. The Chapter also volunteered at the Children's
Glaucoma Foundation in Boston.
In November 2023, the Chapter participated in two philanthropies: The Best Beard Competition, benefiting the American Cancer Society, and No Shave November, raising over $1,200 for the Movember Foundation.
⮜ Additionally, throughout the 2023-24 academic year, the Chapter has continued their volunteer work with Our Bright Future (OBF), a STEM education after school program at the Worcester Public Schools, where brothers mentor students in grades 5-8. Through this volunteer work, the Chapter earned WPI's 2023 Edwin B. Coughlin Award for Community Service and OBF's Volunteerism Award, and Daniel Barmakian (2024) won OBF's Volunteer of the Year Award.
Alex Tomellini (2026) participated in the Greg Reeves Memorial 5k. The event not only honored the late WPI Cadet, but also raised funds for the Gregory E. Reeves Scholarship Fund, continuing his legacy of service and dedication. t
During spring 2024, the Fraternity completed re-establishment projects at the University of Denver, Florida International University and West Virginia University.
| Denver, CO
Staff: Field Secretary Sean Moskal
GPA: 3.38
Fun Facts:
• Brothers are members and leaders in student government, the Programming Board and more.
• The Provisional Chapter started the Denver Greek Community’s first bi-weekly service project, a campus clean-up open to both members and non-members. Brothers have also participated in all other Greek philanthropy events.
| Miami, FL
Staff: Field Secretary Jarrett Keyton
GPA: 3.34
Fun Facts:
• Brothers are involved on campus as Orientation Leaders and in Order of Omega and Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity.
• Local graduate brothers, including FIU President Ken Jessell (Florida State 1977), have been very supportive of the Provisional Chapter. Graduates also launched a mentor program to support undergraduates' professional and academic goals, and every undergraduate is enrolled.
| Morgantown, WV
Staff: Field Secretaries West Brownlee and Craig Osborne
GPA: 3.4
Fun Facts:
• The Founding Fathers are from across the U.S. as well as Timor-Leste and Haiti.
• Cameron Strader (2025) and Will Eyster (2026) are legacies, and Cameron's father, Robert (1988), is a graduate brother from the West Virginia Chapter.
At press time, Phi Gamma Delta has received invitations to establish a provisional chapter at Samford University and to re-establish the Alpha Chapter at Washington & Jefferson College and the Sigma Chapter at Wittenberg. The Archons approved all three for expansion during the fall 2024 term.
Plans are always subject to change, and additions to our expansion schedule will be posted on www.phigam.org/ Expansion. If you know men at Samford, Washington & Jefferson, or Wittenberg, please contact us at phigam@phigam.org to let us know.
Samford
| Birmingham, AL
Establishment
Founded: 1841
Enrollment: 5,791
IFC Fraternities: 6
Washington & Jefferson | Washington, PA
Re-Establishment
Original Charter Date: May 1, 1848
Founded: 1865
Enrollment: 1,151
IFC Fraternities: 4
Wittenberg | Springfield, OH
Re-Establishment
Original Charter Date: October 25, 1884
Founded: 1845
Enrollment: 1,326
IFC Fraternities: 3 t
The recruitment of quality men remains essential to the success of Phi Gamma Delta and is the most important area of operation for each of our chapters. If you know a man who would be an asset to Phi Gamma Delta, we ask that you make a recommendation.
Please contact Director of Fraternity Growth Graham Hess at ghess@ phigam.org with questions or recommendations.
Date: April 20, 2024
Chapter President: Omar Escudero (2025)
Purple Legionnaire: Doug Acker (WPI 1983)
Legate: Clark Robertson (Nebraska 1982)
International Fraternity Delegation:
• Matthew Amend (Iowa 1987), Archon Secretary
• Jon Yates (Texas A&M 1991), Archon Councilor
• Josh Laufenberg (Illinois 2008), Ritualist
• Paul Hains (Texas Christian 1987), Section Leader
• Rob Caudill (Akron 2004), Executive Director
• Todd Rotgers (Minnesota 2011), Assistant Executive Director
• Ben Blacklock (Sam Houston 2015), Director of Chapter Services - East
• Brian Hand (Pittsburgh 2023), Field Secretary
Ritual Team: Brothers from the Pittsburgh, Texas Christian, Sam Houston and Calgary chapters
Charter Members: 16
• The Provisional Chapter was founded in fall 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Through these challenging times, the Provisional Chapter maintained an average membership of 18 men, who excel in scholarship, service and philanthropy. t
The Chi Deuteron Chapter at Kansas State received six Undergraduate Chapter Awards during the Opening Banquet. The Chapter also sent the most delegates, with 11 undergraduate brothers in attendance.
The 2024 Academy was held January 5-7, 2024, bringing undergraduate and graduate leaders back to the historic St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. This annual leadership training prepared our brothers to “Lead with Courage” and continue to learn about the importance of implementing the New Model.
2024 had a strong showing, with 596 brothers and guests in attendance. This included:
◆ Undergraduates: 449 from 129 chapters and provisional chapters
◆ Chapters/Provisional Chapters with 3+ Delegates: 34 (with 11 brothers from Kansas State)
◆ Graduates: 101 (including 45 Purple Legionnaires and 30 Section Leaders)
The 2024 Academy kicked off with the Pursuing Excellence sessions, providing brothers with
an opportunity to attend sessions aligning with Built to Lead, the Fraternity’s member development program. Session topics included hazing, graduate relations, executive leadership development, best practices with philanthropy and community service, academic success, and planning meaningful brotherhood events. The goal of these sessions was to ensure brothers left Academy with ideas for implementing Built to Lead at the chapter level. Concurrent with these sessions, new Purple Legionnaires gathered to learn about their new role.
The Academy’s first large group event was the Opening Banquet,
on Friday evening, January 5. Emcee Jade Metcalf (Washington State 1992) opened the dinner recounting Academy history. After dinner, the Fraternity presented the 2022 Chapter Annual Awards. Keynote speaker Victor Cui (Alberta 1994) provided a passionate story using his personal, professional and Fraternity experiences to educate brothers on how to “be a loser," and how failure can help you learn and make you better in the long run.
The Academy included several guest speakers and presenters throughout the event. This included Tammie Pinkston, an executive leader in strategic
consulting and advisory services and past International President of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, who spoke at the Opening Session on Saturday morning. Tammie acknowledged change is not easy but is necessary for organizations to continue to be successful. She educated brothers on various ways to manage change using several examples through her professional and volunteer experiences. Ultimately, Tammie helped attendees understand what is needed to make changes in their chapters to implement the New Model.
Caudill (Akron 2004) provided an update on New Model implementation. Rob reminded attendees why the Fraternity made the shift, provided data on implementation, and shared positive anecdotes from Early Adopting chapters.
Saturday's luncheon, sponsored by the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation, began with Foundation Chairman Glenn Moor (Texas Tech 1984) promoting the Immortal Phi Gam project, which encourages brothers to register as organ, eye and tissue donors. Glenn also presented the Ed Gulewitz (Texas Christian 1989) Award for the Promotion of Organ Donation.
Following the award announcement, Executive Director Rob
The 2024 Academy concluded with a model Frank Norris Pig Dinner. Brothers from our oldest chapter in attendance, Epsilon at the University of North Carolina, had the honor of bringing in the pig. Former Ritualist and Archon President Bill Miller (Indiana 1962, Purdue G. A. 1996) and Lance Harris-Fiesel (Alberta 2027) were the eldest and youngest brothers in attendance, respectively, so they shared the honor of kissing the pig. Section Leader Jeff Downey (UCLA 1983) concluded the Pig Dinner-related activities with a rendition of An Exile’s Toast.
The evening’s program also included recognition of the
Fraternity's 2022 Individual Annual Award winners. Michael Arnold (Kansas State 2023), who received the Wilkinson Award as Phi Gamma Delta’s most outstanding senior, gave an inspirational speech about his Fraternity experience.
The evening concluded with a keynote by Florida International University President Dr. Ken Jessell (Florida State 1977). Ken gave a spirited and insightful speech on the changing landscape of higher education and the importance of implementing the New Model given those changes.
We look forward to returning to the Union Station Hotel in 2025 as the Fraternity continues to Build Courageous Leaders. t
| Bowling Green, OH
⮝ Brian Sommers (Bowling Green State 2001), the Kappa Upsilon Chapter's Purple Legionnaire, won Graduate Advisor of the Year at Kent State University's IFC Night of Achievement awards ceremony.
| Lewisburg, PA
The Delta Chapter recently built and named a half basketball court behind the chapter house in honor of Purple Legionnaire Ed Robinson (1986) for winning the 2022 Durrance Award as the Fraternity’s most outstanding Purple
Legionnaire. The court will be used for undergraduate pick-up games and the 3x3 basketball tournament, which is held each spring.
Irvine | Irvine, CA
Iota Chi brothers from the classes of 1984-90 gathered for a reunion in the Palm Springs, California area.
| Cleveland, OH
⮟ Lee Morgan (1987) wrote the book “Four
Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian’s Story" (Liveright/Norton Publishing), which is now available. The book is about Lee's experiences as a trail veterinarian for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, an annual race that takes dogs and their human mushers 1,049 miles through Alaska’s toughest wilderness. As part of the veterinary team, he was responsible for checking the health status of the canine competitors.
| Cincinnati, OH
On March 13, Chi Omicron graduate brothers met for a reunion lunch at the Crow's Nest in Venice, Florida. The gathering included six brothers and their guests: Bill Dowdney (1973), Steve Crowe (1972), Rita Crowe, Bruce Ziegler (1971), Joanne Ziegler, Chuck DeWitt (1972), Stephanie Elliott, Chuck Ferraro (1976), Chris Ferraro and Kevin Hopper (1973).
Rick Bender (1993) was named to Davidson College's 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Class. Rick was a three-time first-team all-conference shortstop for the baseball team, and he graduated as the program's all-time leader in hits, doubles, extra-base hits, total bases, at-bats and games played. He still ranks among the all-time leaders in those categories, including second with 90 extrabase hits, second with 401 total bases, third with 176 runs scored and fourth with 198 games played. Rick currently works as the sports information director for Dartmouth College.
⮟ Michael Guldin (2023) (right), who graduated with a BS in aerospace
physiology, is currently training to become a Ground Control (GC) Officer at NASA. Once fully certified, he will be responsible for ground systems within MCC-H and the Space Flight Tracking and Data Network (STDN). The GC is also responsible for telemetry, command, trajectory data, voice, video and communication interface operations, and they are the authority for the overall control of the ground network and MCC-H systems. Michael still has two more years of training before being fully qualified. Then he will receive an additional one to two years of training to be certified for NASA's Artemis program, the next human moon-landing missions set to start in 2025 for a fly-by and 2026 for the first landing. Michael has always had an immense passion for space and science, so when he learned
a Phi Gam, Gene Cernan (Purdue 1956), was the last person to set foot on the moon, he felt even prouder to be a Fiji.
⮝ On February 9, Kyle Hartmann (1999) (left) volunteered for the Tim Tebow Night to Shine (NtS) in Tallahassee, Florida. This was Kyle's fourth year serving as a "buddy" to a special needs member of the community who attended the event. The Tallahassee event is typically the largest NtS in the United States, with hundreds of special needs guests in attendance, and this year's event was no exception. When Kyle arrived at the event, he noticed Josh Green (2022) (right), a local meteorologist for WCTV in Tallahassee, was one of
the volunteer emcees. Kyle was happy to see another graduate brother and fellow BCA member supporting the community.
Steve Pyburn (1996) was inducted into Georgia Tech's Greek Hall of Fame, which recognizes Georgia Tech's distinguished fraternity and sorority alumni for their notable contributions to the fraternity/ sorority experience and for exemplifying the ideals of their fraternity or sorority creed. In 1996 Steve received the Wilkinson Award as the Fraternity’s most outstanding senior.
Hanover, IN
In March 2023, a group of graduate brothers gathered
for a skiing and brotherhood trip in McCall, Idaho, where Wes Keller (1995) resides. Brothers in attendance included: Wes Keller, Paul Clark (1995), Bill Zorn (1995), Rob Ruzicka (1996), Kevin DeFosset (1995), Justin Powers (1994), Robert "Aba" Orr (1994), Jim Boyers (1994), Brendan Bergin (1996) and Tony Wibbeler (1995). Todd Grimes (1990) was named Simon Youth Foundation's 2023 Teacher of the Year. He serves as lead teacher at the Greenfield-Central Community (Ind.) School Corporation’s Simon Youth Academy and is a board member for the Bartholomew Consolidated (Ind.) School Corporation. Eric Haas (1978) was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of
Fame, April 5, 2023. The honor recognizes individuals who have made a lasting contribution to the community in economic, cultural and civic endeavors. Eric is co-owner of Hofbräuhaus and National Band & Tag Company in Newport, Kentucky, and he serves as Mayor of Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
In March, Mu Iota hosted their 104th Pig Dinner, and 167 undergraduates, graduates and guests attended. The dinner including opening remarks from University of Idaho (UI) President Scott Green and short keynote speeches by Jaxon Cherry (2025), Steve Oliver (1968) and Section Leader Steve Lamberson (Washington 1980). Bruce Pitman
(Purdue 1971), former UI Dean of Students and Phi Gamma Delta Archon Councilor, was the master of ceremonies.
⮝ Also, during Pig Dinner, 11 brothers from the 1974 pledge class celebrated their 50th reunion. There was one heartbreaking absence, Donald "Hud" Huddleston (1974), who passed unexpectedly
on January 19. Don's sister, Valerie Moore, attended to meet his brothers and to honor Don, along with the 14 other brothers who passed Ad Astra since 2022.
Alpha Deuteron launched the Jerry Philpott (1959) Brother of the Year Award in memory of Jerry. The award will be presented to a brother who best exemplifies keeping the brotherhood connected each year at Pig Dinner. The inaugural award winner was announced at Pig Dinner on April 20, 2024.
Haute, IN
⮟ Mark Zimmerman (1974) completed a watercolor painting of the Iota Sigma chapter house. Mark's first job
was teaching junior high and elementary art for the Michigan City Area Schools. However, he transitioned his career into the business world, specializing in human resource management and executive recruitment. It wasn't until retirement that Mark returned to his artistic roots and became a prolific watercolorist. His artwork received awards at the Art Barn’s Annual Art Exhibition in 2022 and 2023, as well as the Berrien Artist Guild’s Exhibition in St. Joseph, Michigan.
During the summer of 2023, the Iota Sigma Chapter held a brother reunion at Larry Watson's (1971) lake front property in Terre Haute, and 11
brothers attended: Phil Astell (1972), George Moore (1975), Tracy Long (1975), Greg Lane (1976), Jeff McMahan (1978), Kevin Marks (1974), Mike Schell (1973), John Garner (1972), Charlie Brown (1974), Bob Shenberger (1976) and John DeCoursey (1973)
| Manhattan, KS
Chi Deuteron graduate
brothers donated $10,000 to the KU Med Center Leukemia & Lymphoma Research Project in memory of Rod Morgan (1972).
Knox | Galesburg, IL
On October 28, Gamma
Deuteron brothers celebrated the Fraternity's 175th anniversary in combination with their Pig Dinner and Knox College's 2023 Homecoming. Gamma Deuteron is proud to be one of the oldest
chapters in the Fraternity, founded in 1867, only 19 years after the founding of Phi Gamma Delta.
| Baton Rouge, LA
⮜ JJ Hidalgo (2023) (center) and Beta Rho Chapter President Josh Homan (2024) (right) presented Donald Hidalgo (1950) (left) with his Diamond Owl certificate, celebrating 75 years as a brother. JJ is Donald's grandson.
| Stillwater, OK
⮟ Austin Eckroat (2019) (center) won the PGA Tour maiden tour title at the Cognizant Classic.
| South Kingstown, RI
Mark Felag (1984) received the 2024 Providence Engineering
Society (PES) Freeman Award. This award is the Society's highest honor and is given to an individual who has demonstrated engineering excellence and has advanced the engineering profession throughout their career.
| San Diego, CA
⮝ On November 18, 2023, several San Diego State graduate brothers from the classes of 198788 gathered for a reunion at the Iron Door Saloon in Groveland, California. Some of the brothers in attendance had not seen each other in 15 years. Pictured (L-R): David Swank (1988), Scott Sutcliff (1987), Michael Janes (1988), Douglas Grover (1987), Miles Acker (1987), Lance Dawson (1987) and Mike Crisafulli (1988).
Steven Carsch (2018) manages the band Tripping on Bricks, founded by James “Ridge” DeVuono (South Carolina 2018). The band’s sophomore album, “Gemini,” will be released on May 31.
⮞ This year, Rob Bicket (Illinois Wesleyan 1967) continues as Graduate Chapter President, and Chuck Ferraro (Cincinnati 1976) and Dave Murray (Florida State 1976) assumed the roles of Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.
Due to the seasonal nature of the Graduate Chapter's membership, activities take place between November and April each year. In fall
2023, activities included a Brotherhood Breakfast, a Luncheon with a representative from the Lee County Sheriff's Office speaking on the topic of Identity Theft and Fraud Protection, and a guided tour at the ArtisNaples Baker Art Museum. In the spring, brothers gathered for a spring training major league baseball game, as well as the Norris Pig Dinner.
The Graduate Chapter also
updated their website, swflfijigrads.com, to include a Venmo payment option and created a Facebook page. They invite all full or part-time area residents to view these resources.
David Tubiolo (2010) completed Army Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant Tubiolo on January 24.
In November 2023, Theta Tau brothers met in Knoxville, Tennessee, to enjoy a Tool concert and brotherhood. Brothers included: Doug Johnson (1999), John Rector (1991), J. Brent Ellis (1999), Jason Greene (1999), Brandon Walters (1999), Chris
Union | Schenectady, NY
⮝ Chris Hutchins (1986)
visited Roger Likewise (1987) and his wife, Kim, at their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in October 2023. Chris and Roger hiked and camped in Colorado Springs and
Breckenridge, and they camped and mountain biked in Moab, Utah. Prior to the visit, they had not seen each other in 35 years. As undergraduates, Roger succeeded Chris as Chapter President, and they both earned a PhD in their respective fields.
Brothers John Miller (1971), Ward Follette (1976), Nasty Jones (1976) and Dana Hesse (1986, Western Kentucky G.A. 2016) volunteered at the chapter house by replacing exterior doors, including new jambs. The project
took several days, and the Chapter is very grateful for the help of these four graduate brothers.
Mitch Riley (2009) and his two brothers recently attempted the summit of Aconcagua, the highest point in South America. They spent two weeks hiking high in the Andes between Chile and Argentina and made the highest camp at 20,000 feet despite fierce weather conditions with high wind. Mitch is the son of Fiji sire Doug Riley (1968) t
With the games of the XXXIII Olympiad upon us, this is a good opportunity to educate a new generation of Fijis about a few of the great Olympic performances and stories in which Phi Gamma Deltas have played a part. We have selected three athletes to spotlight and will list all the brothers who have participated in the Olympics since the modern games began in 1896.
What can you do for an encore after winning the Olympic decathlon at the age of 17? This was the pleasant dilemma that confronted Bob Mathias in 1948, just two months after graduation from Tulare High School in central California. At the London Games that year, he became the youngest winner of a men’s track and field event in the history of
the Olympics, and this in the event thought by many to require the most physical and mental maturity. While most great track and field athletes are pegged rather quickly by their coaches for their area of specialty, decathletes often take a circuitous route to the multi-event, trying their hand first at a variety of events. This was the case for Bob, although when his Tulare coach first hit upon the idea of the decathlon for Bob, he did not even know which 10 events were included in the competition. Less than two months later, Bob competed in the Olympic tryouts and beat the threetime national champion. Although both coach and pupil had thought the 1952 Games were a more realistic goal, Mathias was now America’s prime contender in London.
Rain fell for much of the two days of the 1948 decathlon competition. At the end of the five events of the first day, Bob was third behind competitors from Argentina and France. On the second day, he took the lead with the third event, the pole vault. The next to last event, the javelin, began around 10:00 p.m., 12 hours after the competition had started that morning. Because there were no lights on the infield, cars were
driven into the stadium, and their headlights were used to illuminate the foul line.
Although he did not have the longest javelin toss, Bob scored enough points to maintain his lead. When he crossed the finish line in the 1500-meter run about a half hour later, he became the youngest winner of a men’s track and field event in Olympic history.
After spending the following year at Kiski Prep in Pennsylvania, Bob enrolled at Stanford in fall of 1949. By the time of his initiation by the Lambda Sigma Chapter in October 1950, he had won two more National AAU decathlon titles and had set a world record. He set another world record in 1952 shortly before the Helsinki Olympics.
In 1952, he eclipsed his world record yet again and won the decathlon competition by the largest margin in Olympic history. He was the first athlete to win the Olympic decathlon twice. Two others have achieved that feat since 1952.
Brother Mathias would serve four terms as a Republican congressman from California from 1967-75
and later was director of the U.S. Olympic Training Center for six years. He passed ad astra on September 2, 2006.
Many Phi Gams have heard of Bob Mathias and are at least vaguely familiar with his Olympic accomplishments.
However, few brothers know that a Fiji is among the nine men to achieve the Olympic sprint doublegold medals in the 100 and 200meter dashes.
At 126 pounds and 20 years of age, Percy Williams looked too frail to be a sprint threat. Not considered a serious contender before the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, he caught the crowd’s attention in the second qualifying round of the 100 meters when he tied the Olympic record with a time of 10.6 seconds. However, two other runners matched that time, and as the finalists took their marks, Williams was given only an outside chance of winning. Nevertheless, he took the lead at the gun and never relinquished it, winning by two feet.
Two days later when the 200meter final approached, he was at a decided disadvantage. As the only finalist to have competed through all rounds of the 100 meters, he was preparing for his eighth race in four
days, and the early rounds of the 200 meters had been especially grueling. In the final, with 50 meters to go, Percy took the lead and pulled away to win by almost a meter in 21.8 seconds. Of additional interest, the fifth-place finisher in this race was another Canadian brother, John Fitzpatrick (Toronto 1934).
When Percy returned to Vancouver, he was met by a crowd of thousands of fans and was given a sports car and $14,500 for his education. In fall 1928, he entered the University of British Columbia and as a renowned athlete and national hero was the object of aggressive recruitment by the fraternities. He finally chose Alpha Gamma Phi, the local fraternity which became the Pi Gamma Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta on October 5, 1929.
Percy continued to compete while a student, looking ahead to the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1930 he won the 100 meters in the Dominion Championships, and in 1931 he was unanimously selected by the AAU of Canada as the nation’s outstanding athlete. As the 1932 Games in Los Angeles approached, he was beset by a chronic leg injury. He made it through the first two qualifying rounds in the 100 meters but was eliminated when he finished fourth in the semifinals. Because of the injury he chose not to compete in the 200 meters, although he was a member of the Canadian team which finished fourth in the 400meter relay.
A brief update on Brother Williams in the January 1952 issue of the magazine referred to him, at age 43, as a prosperous insurance executive.
He passed ad astra on November 29, 1982.
Glenn V. Cunningham (Kansas 1934)
The amazing story of Glenn Cunningham, unbelievable as it may seem, has inspired many athletes and others who have overcome daunting adversity.
When he was eight years old, the stove in his schoolroom in Elkhart, Kansas, exploded, severely burning his legs and killing his brother. For a time, it was feared that he might never walk again. But he recovered well enough to become America’s premier middle-distance runner of the 1930s, running the 1500 meters in both Olympic Games of that decade.
In the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, though he was suffering from a bad case of tonsillitis, Glenn was leading heading into the final lap of the 1500. Because of his illness, he could not maintain his lead and faded to fourth place.
Over the next four years his legend grew. In winter 1933, he won the Wanamaker Mile in the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden. This was just the first of his six victories in that prestigious race during the 1930s. At the Big Six (now the Big 12) track meet in spring 1933,
he won the half-mile, mile and twomile runs all in one afternoon. That summer he led a team of top U.S. track and field athletes on a tour of Europe, winning all 14 of his races over 26 days.
During all the training, running and winning, Glenn finally succumbed to three years of recruiting by the Pi Deuteron Chapter at Kansas and was initiated on March 5, 1934, as a senior.
In spring 1934, he set a new world record in the mile with a time of 4:06.7. He was selected later that year by the AAU to receive the Sullivan Award as the outstanding amateur athlete in the U.S. In early 1935, he set an indoor world record of 3:50.5 in the 1500 meters.
Glenn still held the world record in the mile at the time of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and was one of three favorites in the 1500-meter final. With a field that included six of the top seven finishers from the 1932 Olympics, it was billed as one of the greatest races of all time.
After the initial jockeying for position through the first 400 meters, Glenn took the lead for the next two laps. Entering the backstretch of the final lap, he was passed by John Lovelock of New Zealand, who opened a six-meter lead. Glenn closed the gap slightly and crossed the finish line four meters behind Lovelock. Though he had to settle for the silver medal, his time of 3:48.4 had beaten the previous world record by four tenths of a second.
Even after his second Olympics, Brother Cunningham continued to compete, and in 1938 achieved his fastest time in the mile at 4:04.4 for another indoor world record. Many years later, in 1979, he was named the Outstanding Performer in the 100-Year History of Madison Square Garden, where he won 21 of the 31 races in which he competed.
In later years Glenn and his wife devoted their lives and resources to young people, founding the Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch. He was the keynote speaker at the 1979 Fiji Academy and received the Distinguished Fiji Award that year. He passed ad astra on March 10, 1988. t
Basketball
• Charles F. Darling (Iowa 1952): 1956
• Charles M. Hoag (Kansas 1953): 1952
• William M. Hougland (Kansas 1952): 1952
Boxing
• John J. R. Walsh (Wisconsin 1935): 1948, co-coach
Cycling
• Marcus L. Hurley (Columbia 1908): 1904
Rowing
• Ivor Campbell (Toronto 1926): 1924
• Donald B. Hume (Washington 1940): 1936
• Robert S. Hunter (Toronto 1925): 1924
• Robert D. Martin (Washington 1946): 1948
• Robert G. Moch (Washington 1936): 1936
• John David Smith (Toronto 1923): 1924
• Warren D. Westlund (Washington 1948): 1948
• Robert I. Will (Washington 1950): 1948
Swimming & Diving
• Ralph Breyer (Northwestern 1925): 1924
• John I. Faricy (Minnesota 1924): 1924
• Norman D. Ross (Northwestern 1924): 1920
• Bowen D. Stassforth (Iowa 1951): 1952
• Bernard C. Wrightson (Arizona State 1966): 1968
Tennis
• Alphonzo E. Bell (Occidental 1895): 1904
Track & Field
• Herbert Barten (Michigan 1949): 1948, 800-m run
• Clarke B. Beard (Iowa State 1909): 1908, 800-m run
• Horace H. Brown (Williams 1920): 1920, 3000-m run
• Howard G. Cann (New York 1918): 1920, shotput
• Ernest N. Carter (Occidental 1926): 1928, mid-distance
• Meredith B. Colket (Penn 1901): 1900, pole vault
• Chan F. Coulter (Iowa 1925): 1924, 400-m hurdles
• Glenn V. Cunningham (Kansas 1934): 1932, 1936
• Henry F. Dreyer (Rhode Island 1935): 1936 & 1948, hammerthrow
• John R. Fitzpatrick (Toronto 1934): 1928, 100/200-m run
• Donald Gwinn (Pittsburgh 1929): 1928, hammerthrow
• Marquis F. Horr (Syracuse 1909): 1908, discus
• Robert B. Mathias (Stanford 1953): 1948, 1952
• Thomas R. Moffit (Penn 1907): 1908, high jump
• Roy G. Pella (Michigan 1954): 1952, shotput, discus
• Horace P. Ramey (Michigan 1907): 1908, 800-m run
• Thaddeus R. Shideler (Indiana 1907): 1904, track
• Forrest C. Smithson (Yale 1910): 1908
• Lee J. Talbot (Cornell 1911): 1908, hammerthrow
• Karl D. Warner (Yale 1934): 1932, 1600-m relay
• Harry W. Williamson (North Carolina 1935): 1936, 800-m run, 2-mi relay
• Percy A. Williams (British Columbia 1932): 1928, 1932
Wrestling
• Howell A. Scobey (Lehigh 1936): 1936
Yachting
• Donald W. Douglas (Stanford 1938): 1932
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The brothers of the Sigma Tau Chapter at the University of Washington, chartered in the fall of 1900, have been involved in the university’s rowing program since its inception in 1903. Though rowing is not an NCAA sanctioned sport, the Huskies of Washington have had an elite program almost since its beginning, winning its first intercollegiate race, beating the University of California in 1903.
Sigma Tau had members of the first rowing program in school history, including brother Dan Pullen (1907), who raced in fourman boats, and continued to be well-represented in Washington rowing throughout the first four decades of the 20th century.
Sigma Tau rowers claimed Olympic gold medals in the 1936 Berlin games and the 1948 London games. Bob Moch (1936)
and Don Hume (1940) won gold in the eight-oared shell in 1936. Warren Westlund (1948), Bob Martin (1946) and Bob Will (1950) rowed the fours with coxswain boat to victory in the London games of 1948.
The Olympics of 1936 and of 1948 were dramatically different. The games of 1936 were the most opulent held since the modern games began in Athens in 1896. In contrast, the games of 1948 – known as the “Austerity Games” – were arguably the least extravagant held in modern Olympic history,
coming out of the ashes of World War II.
The popularity of the book “The Boys in the Boat” and the recent feature film of the same name raised awareness of rowing, Washington’s place in the rowing world and Sigma Tau brothers Bob Moch and Don Hume. But few know the story of the three Sigma Tau Fijis who rowed to gold medals in the 1948 London games. Their story is equally interesting, and even more fraternal due to the generational impact these three brothers had on the
Sigma Tau Chapter, decades after their Olympic success.
Author Daniel James Brown published the award-winning book “The Boys in the Boat” in 2013, chronicling the University of Washington eight-oared boat, and its inspiring journey to the gold medal in 1936. Brothers Hume and Moch were featured in the book, although the story centered around rower Joe Rantz. Joe’s story was certainly compelling, tracing his life from being abandoned as a teenager by his parents to his arrival at the University of Washington, and becoming a member of the Washington gold medal shell.
The story of Brothers Moch as the boat’s coxswain and Hume as its stroke is also compelling. They manned the two most important positions on the eight-oared shell (see the definitions of rowing terminology on page 35). The book offers an abbreviated history of Washington rowing and its 20th century luminaries, including Brother Loyal Shoudy (1904), who played a key role hosting the UW rowers at the national championship regatta held several weeks prior to the Berlin games. Another main character in the story was the builder of the racing shells used by Washington, George Pocock. Pocock built shells for Washington and other programs from all over the world. George’s son Stan Pocock (1946) was also deeply involved in
Washington rowing, as a rower, a boat builder and a coach. He assumed coaching responsibilities in the UW rowing program in 1947 and took over his father’s boat building business in 1955.
Author Brown sold the movie rights to his book, which eventually were acquired by the actor George Clooney. Clooney filmed most of the movie in England, which had areas that more accurately reflected Seattle in the early 1900s. The movie premiered in December 2023, to critical acclaim and enthusiastic support, particularly in the Seattle area. Like the book, the movie focused on Joe Rantz and his journey to Olympic glory. Still, brothers Moch and Hume played central roles in the movie, and indeed in the races. The two Sigma Tau brothers were critical to leading the Washington shell to Olympic victory. Moch, responsible for executing race strategy as coxswain, made adjustments several times during the race. And Hume overcame an illness that almost left him out of the races in Berlin, including the gold medal final. Hume admitted after the race that he was so ill that he became semi-conscious in the later stages of the race.
The Boys in the Boat featured the oarsmen that eventually manned the eight-oared boat in Berlin, following them from 1934, when they began their rowing careers at Washington, through the addition of members of the 1935 freshman
boat. At the Intercollegiate Rowing Association’s (“IRA”) national championships in Poughkeepsie, New York, in the summer of 1935, the freshman and junior varsity boats won national titles, while the varsity shell finished third.
Over the course of 1934, 1935 and 1936, Head Rowing Coach Al Ulbrickson shuffled rowers among the freshman, junior varsity and varsity boats; all with a goal to have the fastest boat ready for a run to the 1936 Olympic Games. The original varsity eight shell was undefeated in the early months of 1936. Still, Coach Ulbrickson believed the junior varsity boat that he was assembling would eventually be Washington’s fastest and would compete in the varsity race at the IRA national championship regatta in mid-June. Indeed, Coach Ulbrickson’s new varsity boat was victorious at the IRA, besting crews from both the west and east coasts in the fourmile race. The freshman and JV boats also won their races, for a UW sweep. The Moch-Hume led boat again triumphed at the Olympic trials at Princeton University in early July, beating a Pennsylvania club crew, a University of California intercollegiate crew, and a crew from the New York Athletic Club. This secured their spot in Berlin representing the United States.
After the race, the U.S. Olympic Rowing Committee delivered some bad news. The committee did not have the funds to send
Coxswain: The person in the boat responsible for steering, safety, and race strategy, and usually sits in the stern of the boat.
Eights: A shell with eight rowers and a coxswain.
Fours with Coxswain, or Fours+: A shell with four rowers and a coxswain.
Head Race: A long race, usually about three to four miles in length.
Repechage: The second chance race that ensures that each boat has two chances to advance from a preliminary race into the next stage of competition. From the French meaning to rescue.
Seat Boat Numbers: A rower’s position in the boat counting from the bow to the stern.
Shell: A light, long, narrow racing boat, for rowing by one or more persons
Sprint Race: Races in lanes on a buoyed course, between 1000 and 2000 meters (Olympic distance).
Stroke: The rower with the oar closest to the coxswain and the stern of the boat, responsible for stroke rate, cadence and rhythm.
Sweep: A boat in which rowers have one oar each.
Scull: A boat in which rowers have two oars each.
the nine rowers to Berlin, and it was up to the crew to raise the money, or the spot would be given to another team with funding. Within hours after the trials, a campaign was initiated to raise the necessary $5,000. Volunteers began making phone calls and solicited donations from people on the streets of Seattle. The local newspaper, The Seattle Times, donated $500 and helped spread the word. Within days the goal was met. The nine rowers would live their Olympic dream in Berlin.
After a transatlantic voyage with the entire U.S. Olympic contingent, on July 23, 1936, the Washington crew arrived in Hamburg, Germany, then traveled by train to Berlin. Upon their
arrival in Berlin, the boys from Seattle realized they had a problem. Don Hume was suffering with a bronchial complication, which had been plaguing him since the Olympic trials in New Jersey. Coach Ulbrickson considered replacing Don, but the team and Don insisted he would be able to row in Berlin.
Fourteen nations were represented in the eight-man crew competition in Berlin. The crews were divided into three groups, competing in elimination heat races for the first round of competition. On August 12, the men from Washington won their heat, joined by two other heat winners, Hungary and Switzerland, in
the finals. The non-heat winning crews competed in three repechage, or second chance heats, for the remaining spots in the final. Boats from Italy, Germany, and Great Britain joined the teams from Hungary, Switzerland, and the men from Washington to compete for gold.
The gold medal race was held two days later on August 14 over a 2,000-meter course located in Grünau on the Langer See outside of Berlin. Nazi luminaries, including Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goering, and Adolf Hitler, attended the race.
At the mid-afternoon start time, a strong wind was gusting across the course. The Washington boat was assigned lane 6, exposing them to the worst of the wind
and rough water, even though they should have been assigned a more favorable lane position due to their qualifying time. In fact, Washington was pushed to the most outside lane, exposing them to the greatest amount of wind at the beginning of the race, and positioning them closest to the grandstand, filled with the cheering German crowd.
As the race began, conditions were so poor that neither Bob Moch nor Great Britain’s coxswain heard the starting call or saw the starter’s flag fall. At the race’s 400meter mark, the Swiss boat was leading, followed by Great Britain, Germany and then Washington. By the 800-meter mark, the Italian boat was leading, and the Washington boat had dropped into last place. For the next 400 meters, the Italian and German boats dueled for first place.
At 1,500 meters, the Washington boat made its move. Don Hume increased the stroke rate from 34 strokes per minute to 40, and with the faster pace, the Huskies overtook the Italians to take first place. Both the Italians and Germans answered by increasing their stroke rates to well over 40 strokes a minute, and both boats pulled nearly even with Washington. Seeing what was happening, Bob called for his eight oarsmen to increase their rate to 44 strokes. Bob could not be heard over the crowd and the weather conditions, so he communicated the desired stroke rate by rhythmically banging the rudder control rope’s wooden handles against the
sides of the shell. Between Bob’s coxing and Don’s pace setting, the Huskies from Washington held off the Italians and Germans to win Olympic gold by less than one second.
Washington’s time over the 2,000meter course was 6:25.4, followed by the Italians at 6:26.0 and the Germans at 6:26.4. Multiple reporters on the scene called it the most thrilling finals in Olympic rowing history.
The Washington victory in the Berlin Games was famous indeed. In 1999 – more than 60 years after the race – the Seattle Times chose the 1936 gold medal performance as the most important sports story in Seattle during the entire 20th century!
After returning to Seattle, Bob coached the Washington freshman and lightweight crews from 1937 to 1939, then became the head rowing coach at MIT. While in Boston, Bob earned a law degree from Harvard. He later returned to Seattle and had a long and distinguished legal career as a name partner in several of Seattle’s most respected law firms. During 1978-79, Bob was University of Washington Alumni Association president. Bob Moch passed away in 2005 at the age of 90.
After the Olympics, Don returned to Seattle and in 1937 stroked the Washington varsity eight boat to his second national title at the IRA Championships. Don was
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drafted into the United States Merchant Marine and served in World War II from 1942 to 1945. After the war, Don became involved in the oil and gas exploration industry and became president of the West Coast Mining Association. Don Hume passed away in 2001 at the age of 86.
The 1948 games were held in London, England from July 29 through August 14. Sigma Tau was represented again in rowing with three brothers entered in the fours plus coxswain competition. Sigma Tau brothers Warren Westlund (1948), Bob Martin (1946) and Bob Will (1950) held three of the four rowing positions in the United States entry at the London Games. Brother Westlund was born in 1926 in Olympia, Washington. Brother Martin was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1925. And Brother Will was born in 1925 in Seattle.
The three Fijis had been involved in a variety of rowing competitions leading up to the London Games. Just prior to the Olympic Trials, all three rowers triumphed at the national championships held in Poughkeepsie, New York, at the 1948 IRA Regatta, winning the junior varsity eight-oared race. (It was a repeat for Brother Westlund, who had been a member of the freshmen eight-oared shell that won a national championship in 1947.) The four rowers in the stern of the victorious JV boat were selected to compete in 4
the four-oared shell with coxswain competition at the Olympic Trials, held in July 1948 in Princeton, New Jersey. The Fiji-led shell bested eleven other entrants to qualify to represent the United States at the London Games.
The 1948 Olympics rowing competition was held on the River Thames in Henley, England; the world’s most historic site for competitive rowing. The fours with coxswain competition consisted of a preliminary race, three semifinals and the gold medal final. Due to the narrowness of the Henley course, no more than three boats could compete at one time.
The U.S. fours+ preliminary race was against a boat from Finland, which they defeated by two boat
lengths. Later that day, the U.S. shell prevailed against France’s team in its semifinal race, in a closer than expected competition. Two days later the Husky rowers went to the starting line for the gold medal race against Switzerland and Denmark. The Husky game plan was put together with Coach George Pocock, who came over with the U.S. team as the small boat coach. The plan was to let the Swiss and Danish boats go out ahead at the start of the race, then pour on the power in the second half. At the midway point of the race, 1000 meters, the Husky boat pulled even with the Danish boat. At the 1500-meter mark the Husky boat assumed a lead and continued to pull away. The Husky rowers finished strong, winning the race and the gold medal by two lengths over the Swiss boat, with the Danish boat capturing the bronze medal.
After the race, the rowers were exhausted, and admitted later that standing for the medal ceremony, held on the dock alongside the Henley course, was not an easy endeavor.
After London, Warren Westlund resumed his rowing career at Washington, stroking the Washington junior varsity eight shells to national championships at the 1949 and 1950 IRA Regattas.
After the Games, all three Phi Gams became very successful in the Seattle business community.
Brother Westlund joined forces with another Sigma Tau Phi Gam, John Dresslar (1945), and developed Seattle’s most wellknown Buick and GMC truck dealership. Bob Martin served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater in World War II and then returned to the University of Washington after the war. After graduating, Bob went on to a long career with the Weyerhaeuser timber company. Bob Will also served his country in World War II, flying B-17 bombers in the Army Air Corps. Bob also became involved in the automobile industry, building Seattle’s most successful Volkswagen and Audi dealerships, which were located only a few blocks from the Sigma Tau chapter house.
In addition to their contributions to Seattle’s business community, Warren, Bob and Bob sired five
– count them, five –Sigma Tau sons: Brian Westlund (1979), Mark Westlund (1981), Bob Martin, Jr. (1976), Don Martin (1979) and Rolfe Will (1978). Bob Martin, Don Martin and Rolfe Will rowed for Washington during portions of their undergraduate years. Brother Westlund passed away in 1992 at the age of 65. Brother Martin passed away in 2012 at the age of 87. And Brother Will passed away in 2019 at the age of 94.
1948 fours with coxswain gold medal winning rowers, receiving their gold medals. L-R: Allen Morgan, Warren Westlund
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Rowers at Washington have won numerous Olympic medals, many of them gold, in both men’s and women’s programs over the past 120-plus years. Yet no greater
glory has been achieved by any Washington rowers than that achieved by the five Fijis who represented the university, the city of Seattle, the state of Washington and the United States in the 1936 and 1948 Olympic Games: Bob Moch, Don Hume, Warren
• University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
• Eric Cohen, University of Washington, 1983 (UW Varsity Eights coxswain, 3 Years)
• John Bolcer, University of Washington Archivist
• The Robert Martin, Sr. family (Robert, Jr., Don, and Dave Koste)
• “Boys in the Boat” (Daniel James Brown, 2013)
• “The Washington Rowing Magazine”
• “The Seattle Times”
• “The News Tribune”
• “University of Washington Magazine”
• “Wikipedia”
Westlund, Bob Martin and Bob Will. Sigma Tau has taken and will always take immense pride in their accomplishments representing the United States, the University of Washington and the Sigma Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta! t
• “Anacortes Daily Mercury”
• www.eric-cohen.com
• www.huskycrew.org
• www.historylink.org
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• www.sportspressnw.com
• www.seattlepi.com
• www.irarowing.com
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To advance the educational values and mission of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
Foster lifelong relationships; Seek gifts to encourage excellence; Fund educational programs; Be flexible to try new approaches to advance excellence; Be good stewards of your generosity.
Executive Committee
Chairman: Glenn Moor (Texas Tech 1984)
Vice Chairman: Mike Lucas (Bradley 1983)
Finance Chair: Don Heinrich (Chicago 1974)
Secretary: Bill Brand (RPI 1987)
Directors
Michael Ainsworth (British Columbia 1987); Mitch Henn (Case Western 1972); Ron Nelson (Richmond 1977); John O’Neill (Akron 1987); Peter Rimsans (Iowa State 1993); Kirk Walden (Texas Arlington 1972); Rob Wunderlich (DePauw 1988)
Staff
Executive Director: Ben Robinson (HampdenSydney 1986)
CFO & COO: Will Shier (DePauw 1989)
Senior Director of Graduate Engagement: Dionysis Protopapadakis (Appalachian State 2017)
This past year, we enjoyed celebrating our 175th anniversary, and we also continue to plan ahead.
Some of the questions we asked ourselves include: “What do our members need during their undergraduate experience?”, “How can we best deliver that to them?”, “What will success look like?” and “Will they be a better man after their experience?” With these questions in mind, we work with the Fraternity to develop programs and deliver them to undergraduates. This happens best when brothers support what we do with their gifts.
Throughout the donor listing that follows are data points that will share our work and how we are preparing our brothers for the future. The financial numbers come from our auditor, ending date of June 30, 2023. Donor lists and income represent the calendar year 2023.
The Foundation once again had a great year thanks to you, our donors. Income from donations was above our three-year average. Your support allowed us to increase our funding for our educational programs by 10% and scholarships by over 20%.
These pages honor our graduate brothers whose generous donations continue to help our undergraduate brothers to immerse themselves in the values of the Fraternity. More work lies ahead as the Fraternity improves its programming. Our future is bright, and we owe a huge thanks to you for making it all happen!
Fraternally,
3 Glenn D. Moor (Texas Tech 1984) Chairman
4 Ben Robinson (Hampden-Sydney 1986) Executive Director
For more information about the Foundation, visit https://phigam.org/foundation.
Consisting of Leadership Skills, Building Courageous Leaders, Testing Points & Personal Growth Programming.
• Leadership Academy for Chapter Officers: 500 undergraduates
• The Leadership Institute to Build Courageous Leaders: 160 undergraduates
• New Member Development Programs*
• Executive Leadership: 1,598 undergraduates
• Life Experiences: 316 undergraduates
• Life Skills: 1,771 undergraduates
• Success in College: 974 undergraduates
*As of April 5, 2024
*The nonprofit benchmark is $0.65
• 90% of chapters voluntarily adopted the New Model before the July 1, 2024 deadline
• All chapters will use the New Model beginning July 1, 2024
• We continue to fund research and use its outcomes to educate members on hazing prevention
Celebrating $1,916,490 total educational dollars granted 85 needs-based Persistence Scholarships awarded to brothers (totaling $212,500) An additional 412 tuitionbased scholarships awarded (totaling $352,351) $0.74 of every dollar spent goes to Phi Gam programs & members*
$1,916,490
• $1,539,604 raised for the Foundation programs and general fund
• $1,383,898 raised for chapter funds
• $2,235,374 investment appreciation
Fiscal Year: January - December 2023
Brothers,
Your impact upon the Foundation allows us to interact with students and members in a supportive and positive way. Your generosity allowed us to continue our focus on academics through scholarships, leadership training, mental health education and alcohol abuse prevention.
The estate of William H. Gear (McGill 1956) once again generously benefited the Foundation of Canada, providing over $58,000 in grants. We are grateful to the brothers who have planned to benefit Phi Gamma Delta in this way. We also want to thank the hundreds of brothers over the last few years who donated to the Foundation. Keep it up! Your brothers benefit greatly from your support.
Thanks to our donors for supporting us in 2023 and helping us to do this important job of supporting Phi Gamma Delta.
President: Tristan Patterson (Alberta 2010)
Vice President: Michael Ainsworth (British Columbia 1987)
Secretary: Murray Coulter (Western Ontario 1972)
Treasurer: Stephen Firth (Western Ontario 1973)
Directors: Erez Bahar (British Columbia 2001); John Carswell (Alberta 1976); Norman Dundas (McGill 1963); Donald Herman (Calgary 1985); Ashley O’Kurley (Alberta 1994); John Starzynski (Western Ontario 1974); Rob Witchel (Toronto 1987)
Trustee Emeritus: Cameron Murray (Alberta 1972)
Fraternally,
Tristan Patterson (Alberta 2010) President
Phi Gamma Delta Foundation of Canada, c/o Stephen Firth, 804-2185 Marine Dr, Oakville, ON L6L 5L6
Website
To learn more about the Foundation of Canada, visit https://phigam.org/foundation/ foundation-of-canada
The Perge! Society is the Educational Foundation's Annual Fund. By giving tax-deductible, unrestricted gifts to the Educational Foundation, you are supporting its activities, including alcohol education, scholarships and leadership programs. Your gifts allow Phi Gamma Delta to stay relevant on college campuses. Many thanks to all the brothers who generously give to Phi Gamma Delta.
You can join the Perge! Society securely online at www.phigam.org/Donate. If you have questions, please email the Foundation at brobinson@phigam.org or call 859-255-1848.
Listed here are the 524 donors who joined the Perge! Society in 2023 at the $500 and above levels. The number following a brother’s school and year indicates the number of years as a Perge! Society member.
Thank you for supporting Phi Gamma Delta through the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation and The Phi Gamma Delta Foundation of Canada.
Edward R. Adams (Richmond 1941) 4
Anonymous 3
Erwin K. Aulis (Northwestern 1980) 6
Camilla H. Bracewell 2
William R. Brand (RPI 1987) 23
Tucker S. Bridwell (Southern Methodist 1973) 4
William F. Brock (Purdue 1963) 22
Wayne H. Brunetti (Florida 1964) 14
Marvin J. Carver III (North Carolina 1975) 24
Dr. James L. Cook (Illinois Wesleyan 1964) 15AA
Paul L. Davis Jr (Texas 1958) 1+
Douglas H. Dittrick Jr (Ohio Wesleyan 1955) 26
Thomas D. Earley (Illinois 1963) 9
David R. Frick (Indiana 1966) 18
R. William Gardner (Ohio State 1957) 17
William H. Gear Trust (McGill 1956) 26AA
Jerome C. Groniger (Illinois 1956) 17
Kevin W. Haga (Jacksonville 1992) 20
Donald M. Heinrich (Chicago 1974) 6
Robert M. Justin (Michigan State 1969) 6
K. Thomas Klimmeck (Illinois 1984) 4
Robert B. Knutson (Michigan 1956) 26
Alan W. Larson (Syracuse 1960) 21
Michael A. Lucas (Bradley 1983) 20
David B. Marino (California Riverside 1985) 12
Richard D. McCormick (Iowa State 1961) 26
Eugene J. McGarvey III (Indiana 1983) 1
Phillip J. Meek (Ohio Wesleyan 1959) 24AA
Glenn D. Moor (Texas Tech 1984) 20
Raymond R. Morgan Jr (Stanford 1948) 12AA
Edwin M. Ahrens MD (Denison 1973) 20
Matthew M. Amend (Iowa 1987) 19
Tyson K. Beem (Southern California 1997) 13
Tracy T. Bomberger (California Riverside 1985) 17
Jon B. Burmeister (Iowa State 1967) 24
Mark P. Carroll (Texas State 1995) 3
Stephen A. Comunale (Ohio State 1972) 6
Matthew R. Coulter (Iowa 2000) 1+
Robert M. Crawford (Louisiana State 1960) 4
Jeffrey M. Downey (California LA 1983) 18
Charles T. Doyle (Oklahoma 1956) 16
Matthew G. Etlinger (Montana 1998) 8
Todd L. Fairley (Tennessee Tech 1993) 2
Jameson G. Fee (Kettering A 2008) 6
Christopher T. Fuldner (Missouri 1973) 10
Matthew S. Garrison (Hampden-Sydney 1999) 17
James E. Gavacs (Case Western 1973) 3
Steven J. Gibson (Iowa 1973) 2
Alan B. Graf Jr (Indiana 1975) 15
Jerry A. Greenblatt (Miami 1968) 1+
Donald J. Herman (Calgary 1985) 15
Robert W. Higgins MD (Washington State 1956) 18
Charles M. High III (New Mexico 1982) 4
G. David K. Hopper (Wittenberg 1963) 24
Kevin J. Hopper (Cincinnati 1973) 21
John M. Humphrey (Case Western 1981) 15
J. Brent Humphries (Oklahoma 1991) 10
Gretchen Jackson 1+
John J. Jolley (Washington 1980) 8
Anthony D. Kenkel (Drake 1998) 13
Edwin S. Kirby (Ohio State 1960) 20
Joshua P. Laufenberg (Illinois 2008) 10
William A. Martin III (Mississippi State 1975) 20
Patrick E. Matoole MD (Denver 1991) 11
William H. Mautz (Kentucky 1965) 25
Richard K. Merker (Gettysburg 1976) 8
Kevin F. Mitchelson (Kansas 1979) 12
Scott B. Murray (Auburn 1969) 2
Marc W. Myers (Wittenberg 1989) 8
Jason T. Newcomb (Virginia Tech 1998) 9
George R. Oliver (WPI 1982) 7
John P. O'Neill (Akron 1987) 4
Peter L. Ostrom (Old Dominion 1991) 2
Carl F. Pollard (Kentucky 1960) 19
Michael L. Raisor (Indiana State 1995) 3
Peter J. Rathwell (Arizona 1965) 20
Michael E. Morris (Kansas State 1977) 24
William T. Morris Trust (Penn State 1949) 26AA
Ralph A. Peterson Jr (Arizona 1955) 2
Robert C. Pohlad (Arizona State 1976) 24
Robert W. Reniers Jr (Colorado College 1968) 20
Clark A. Robertson (Nebraska 1982) 20
Stephen E. Robinson (Georgia Tech 1966) 5
John C. Schroeder (Wabash 1969) 24
Robert A. Siedell (Mississippi State 1974) 7
N. W. Solomon Trust (Nebraska 1951) 8AA
Paul L. Vogel (Missouri 1989) 18
Kirk D. Walden (Texas Arlington 1972) 22
Robert N. Whitacre (Indiana 1967) 22
A. Peter Rimsans II (Iowa State 1993) 18
N. Clay Robbins (Wabash 1979) 26
Mark N. Roth (West Virginia 1977) 3
Robert C. Samuel (Oregon 1960) 25
Richard L. Scheff (Gettysburg 1977) 9
Gregory R. Schermerhorn (Michigan 1987) 17
Paul T. Schuster (Chicago 1974) 2
Curtis D. Smith (Bradley 1999) 3
Andrew Z. Soshnick (Northwestern 1985) 14
Michael P. Spack (Minnesota 1996) 15
Bernard W. Stanek Jr (W&J 1988) 8
Jon R. Stuart (Oklahoma 1971) 5
Robert A. Svoboda (Memphis 1978) 21
David B. Symonds (TCU 1997) 2
R. Wayne Thompson (Kansas 1964) 7
Norman K. Thordarson (Washington 1963) 22
Richard E. Trail (Idaho 1966) 14
Omer G. Voss Jr (Michigan 1968) 3
Frank C. Watson (Purdue 1967) 1
Joseph E. Williamson (Wittenberg 1967) 19
Robert A. Wunderlich Jr (DePauw 1988) 6
John P. Wyand (Indiana 2002) 3
The Harry G. Gram Foundation 5
Mark D. Aigner (Baylor 1984) 9
John Fox Arnold (Colorado 1959) 24
Peter J. Ashton (Colorado School of Mines 1991) 11
Gerald R. Baker (Texas Arlington 1969) 4
Kevin T. Barnett MD (TCU 1995) 11
John J. Barrett (Purdue 1992) 4
Michael T. Bass (Louisiana State 1982) 2
Robert P. Bauman (Ohio Wesleyan 1953) 21
William E. Bindley (Purdue 2022) 1+
Towner A. Blackstock (Davidson 1994) 9
Robert R. Boothby (Toronto 1986) 8
Patrick P. Born (Miami 1973) 8
Gary M. Brost (Allegheny 1974) 2
Robinson S. Brown (Kentucky 2002) 15
Robert B. Caudill (Akron 2004) 14
Robert R. Cebula (Allegheny 1959) 9
Christopher L. Chase (Oklahoma 1993) 2
Robert D. Cheeley (Georgia 1979) 22
Thomas P. Cottrell (Indiana 1982) 21
James W. Dodds (Colorado 1954) 22
Brian M. Douglas (Tennessee Tech 1998) 9
Kristopher P. Dworschak (Alberta 2015) 5
Garry D. Elder (Indiana State 1974) 12
John W. Ellis (Washington 1950) 4
Robert S. Ellis (Oklahoma 1948) 18
Kenneth L. Farmer Jr (Auburn 1972) 15
Erik J. Fay (Washington State 1999) 8
Carl M. Ferraro (Case Western 1978) 7
L. Jeffrey Fitterman EdD (South Florida 1970) 13
Charles D. Flanagan II (WPI 1953) 1
Samuel H. Franklin (Auburn 1969) 26
John W. Gardner (Ohio Wesleyan 1957) 3
Robert T. Gladu (Maine 1987) 8
Norman H. Godwin (Auburn 1991) 16
Richard C. Gohl (Arizona State 1987) 5
David C. Green (Virginia Tech 1994) 5
James H. Greene Jr (Penn 1972) 3
N. Michael F. Griffith (Virginia Tech 1973) 21
Daniel M. Guggenheim (California Berkeley 1960) 24
Albert M. Gutierrez III (Texas 1991) 2
Wayne A. Hargrove (Kansas State 1970) 3
Benjamin R. Harper (Kentucky 1969) 17
Bruce H. Hart (Arizona 1982) 10
Mark L. Heinemann (Missouri 1971) 12
R. Michael Henderson (Wabash 1961) 19
Mitchell Ingram Henn DDS (Case Western 1972) 7
Alan F. Herbert (Purdue 1969) 20
Dana W. Hesse (Virginia Tech 1986) 8
Brandon K. Holcomb (Texas 1996) 4
John C. Holman (Wisconsin 1960) 2
Cayton Hornberger (Allegheny 2020) 2
William S. Hunnicutt Jr (Texas Arlington 1981) 11
Michael B. Jeffers (Washington 1962) 17
Robert S. Jepson Jr (Richmond 1964) 18
Brian P. Jeter (Hampden-Sydney 1984) 8
Christopher J. Johnston (Calgary 1991) 3
William J. Kelly (Bradley 1984) 1
William G. Kuchta (Union 1972) 9
William C. Lentz (DePauw 1964) 9
Nicholas A. Loiacono (Illinois 1974) 8
Douglas M. Long (DePauw 1973) 2
Michael W. MacConnie (Bradley 1983) 11
James E. Malarkey (Westminster 1978) 3
James M. Marsh (Case Western 1972) 1
John B. Martin (Kansas 1959) 20
Robert H. Martinsen (Colgate 1955) 4
Wilson K. Mason III (Texas 1964) 2
Paul D. McCluskey (WPI 1987) 5
Charles L. McCullough (Hampden-Sydney 1986) 3
Kip S. McDonald (Hanover 2007) 2
J. Timothy McGinley (Purdue 1962) 2
Donald C. Meek MD (Ohio Wesleyan 1957) 2
William R. Miller (Indiana 1962) 23
Judd Miller Jr (Texas 1955) 11
C. Kimble Miller Jr (Kentucky 1970) 10
John H. Mitchelson (Kansas 1980) 1
Jeffrey J. Mongan (Arizona 1983) 19
Jonathan L. Moore (Auburn 2004) 11
Jere W. Morehead (Georgia 1988) 3
Edward L. Morgan Jr (Gettysburg 1965) 3
Lee M. Moss (Tennessee 1973) 7
Samuel H. Mudie (Rutgers 1962) 19
Robert C. Muff (Gettysburg 1960) 23
Robert E. Nagy (Miami 1964) 6
George Norman (RPI 1987) 6
Graeme W. Norval PhD (Toronto 1983) 20
John N. Oest (Denison 1974) 2
William L. Oliver (Penn State 1967) 23
Kevin T. Orrock (Wittenberg 1973) 1
Gary L. Ostenson (Washington 1969) 25
Roger W. Parkhurst (Purdue 1965) 23
Rahul R. Parwani (RPI 2006) 1
William G. Paul (Oklahoma 1952) 7
Scott Petty Jr (Texas 1960) 18
Clarke T. Reed (Missouri 1950) 3
Jack B. Rettig (Louisiana State 1976) 1
John L. Richeson (Kansas 1962) 8
Fairbanks Affiliates (Gifts of $500 - $999)
Owen H. Ackerman (Illinois 1959) 5
Roger T. Aeschliman (Kansas State 1982) 3
Dale W. Anderson (Ohio State 1975) 1
Leonard F. Anglis (Wabash 1976) 4
Joseph R. Aragon (California Los Angeles 1993) 2
David G. Areghini (Arizona 1965) 17
James E. Arnold (Illinois 1985) 12
Ralph L. Arrell (Texas 1965) 1
David E. Baines (Wittenberg 1969) 2
James H. Bair (Allegheny 1959) 2
William D. Baker (Iowa 1977) 1
Gene Balter (South Florida 1977) 3
Michael G. Bark (California Irvine 1986) 15
Joseph D. Barnette Jr (Wabash 1961) 26
Richard I. Barr (Kansas 1959) 16
Steven M. Barranco (Auburn 1989) 2
William D. Bast (Lehigh 1979) 1
Scott A. Bernholdt (Bradley 1988) 4
Phillip D. Bianchini (Michigan 1979) 3
William A. Billingham (Columbia 1951) 2
James E. Bloom (Kansas 1980) 1
John A. Bobst (Iowa 1999) 3
Matthew A. Bocchi (Allegheny 2013) 1
Rodney W. Bohman (Idaho 1967) 5
Robert H. Bohn (Texas 1957) 8
David C. Born (San Diego State 1994) 1
Michael A. Borton (San Diego State 1986) 8
Donald W. Bradley PhD (Southern California 1961) 2
Thomas L. Brcka (Iowa 1986) 3
Duncan L. Bridewell (Louisiana State 1969) 2
John O. Briggs (Georgia Tech 1967) 26
Timothy A. Brown (James Madison 2010) 2
R. Lee Bruce (Purdue 1978) 1
Stephen D. Brunson II (Mississippi State 1984) 4
Calvin E. Burgart (Penn State 1965) 2
Christopher A. Burks (Mississippi State 2002) 1+
Nathan A. Burns (Mississippi State 1999) 1
John B. Bush (Auburn 1978) 1
Lee Caldwell (Texas 1957) 3
Joseph F. Callo (Yale 1952) 2
Dr. Samuel W. Richwine Jr (Georgia 1973) 22
James C. Rinaman Jr (Florida 1955) 24
William E. Roberts EdD (Arizona State 1975) 6
Benjamin E. Robinson (Hampden-Sydney 1986) 25
John J. Ronayne III (Kettering A 1969) 12
Ronen Rotem DDS (NYU 1988) 5
John E. Roueche III (Texas Tech 1988) 1
James A. Rumble (Mississippi State 1985) 4
John M. Saada Sr (Chicago 1956) 22
W. Eric Saraniecki (Chicago 2006) 6
Jeffrey M. Scattergood (Virginia Tech 1999) 6
Frank E. Schmitz (Northwestern 1985) 2
Lane T. Schnotala (Bradley 1992) 12
Frederick A. Schoenbrodt (Gettysburg 1965) 5
Eric W. Schwarz (Ohio State 1986) 13
John W. Schwentker (Purdue 1952) 8
Adam L. Shires (Iowa State 2000) 11
Ronald A. Shuffield (Tennessee 1973) 4
Austin E. Sigg (Tennessee Tech 2023) 2
Douglas B. Smock (Georgia 1993) 3
Matthew D. Smyth (Maine 1980) 2
Leslie A. Spencer Jr (Georgia Tech 1973) 3
Thomas E. Spurgeon (Purdue 1961) 4
Lias J. Steen (Texas A & M 1980) 9
Kenneth B. Sternad (Ohio Wesleyan 1977) 3
Michael J. Stewart (Penn State 1972) 16
David T. Stewart Jr (New Mexico 1980) 18
Clay Stoddard (Georgia 1970) 1
Jeffrey I. Stone (Auburn 1979) 16
Michael D. Stratton MD (DePauw 1988) 23
Martin S. Suzuki (California Irvine 1986) 5
James E. Taylor (Kansas State 1970) 5
Neil R. Thornton (Idaho 1952) 8
Mark D. Turner MD (Tennessee 1976) 10
John A. Vanek (Case Western 1970) 4
Jeffrey D. Vernam (Rutgers 1973) 6
Thomas M. Waldon (Iowa State 1979) 3
Gordon E. Watts (Florida 1967) 13
Peter G. Welsh (Wittenberg 1974) 22
Max A. Wernick (Arkansas 1974) 19
Richard J. White (Idaho 1969) 4
Randall L. Whittaker (Oklahoma State 1970) 3
D. Lawrence Wickerham MD (W & J 1972) 3
Mark R. Wilkison (Vermont 1983) 4
David J. Willmer (Akron 1992) 5
Douglas M. Workman (3) 1977
Alexander S. Wylie (Arizona State 1996) 11
Jack Carlock (Johns Hopkins 1958) 3
Brian G. Carney (William Jewell 1996) 6
Enerino M. Caruccio (Vermont 1984) 1
John M. Carulli Jr (Vermont 1988) 6
Eric M. Cavanaugh (Wabash 1976) 10
Benjamin W. Chase (Idaho 1994) 13
Stephen D. Christian (Northwestern 1978) 2
Douglas A. Cipriano (Chicago 1986) 1
Peter L. Clark (Kettering B 1968) 17
Thomas D. Colvin (Nebraska 1970) 1
Norman K. Cook (Chicago 1958) 25
John R. Coomer (Hanover 1961) 6
Ronald D. Crockett (Washington 1961) 19
Daniel A. Damon (Illinois 1958) 2
Richard J. Davidson (Iowa State 1976) 2
Dwight W. Davis (Oregon 1965) 21
Erik de las Casas (San Jose State 1989) 4
Bernard J. DelGiorno (Chicago 1955) 19
Scott T. Doggett (Texas A & M 1980) 2
Ralph D'Onofrio (Allegheny 1957) 2
John M. Dougherty Jr (Pittsburgh 1971) 3
Curtis J. Dunshee (Arizona 1982) 5
Stephen M. Edwards (Mississippi State 1973) 4
Vernon D. Ellis (Arizona 1962) 7
Eric H. Ericson (Hanover 1967) 5
Richard A. Esposito (Syracuse 1961) 1
James H. Everest (Oklahoma 1971) 18
Michael S. Favo (Purdue 1984) 4
Jesse R. Ferreras (British Columbia 2006) 4
Louis G. Filosa (NYU 1973) 4
J. Dixon Fleming Jr (North Carolina 1976) 11
Michael G. Fligg (William Jewell 1961) 11
Charles E. Gabe (Hanover 1990) 11
Steven C. Galbraith (Washington 1967) 5
William O. Gamble III (Oklahoma 1961) 23
B. Gary Garmon (MIT 1967) 2
William S. Garner Jr (Arkansas 1971) 11
Thomas C. Gean (Arkansas 1985) 1
John E. Gibson IV (Ohio State 1975) 11
G. Carl Gibson Jr (Oklahoma 1981) 10
Mark W. Glasgow (Arizona State 1980) 2
Richard Gonzalez (Jacksonville 1998) 23
Thomas G. Gotschall (Purdue 1961) 1
George L. Grahovac (Pittsburgh 1989) 1
Dane C. Griffin (Florida 1970) 1
W. Scott Griffiths (Gettysburg 1974) 1
W. Robert Griswold Jr (Iowa State 1964) 1
James T. Guess (Memphis 1989) 21
Scott E. Gurney (Kentucky 1997) 4
Lowell and Ruth Haga 10
F. Lee Hagan III (Hampden-Sydney 1984) 2
Kenneth J. Hammerle (Utah State 1976) 9
David G. Hancock (Alberta 1979) 16
William G. Hanley (Purdue 1960) 24
Sidney W. Hare (Auburn 1971) 1
David S. Harrison (Virginia Tech 1992) 5
James V. Hawkins (Idaho 1958) 1
Kevin M. Hayes (New Mexico 1997) 7
Matthew J. Hazleton (Colorado School of Mines 1996) 7
Steven J. Heeney (Kansas 1978) 4
R. Thomas Herget (Illinois 1972) 1
James S. Hering (Ohio Wesleyan 1961) 17
Marcus W. Hitt (Wittenberg 2005) 3
John C. Hofmann (Wisconsin 1960) 1
Theodore F. Holland III (Wabash 1971) 4
Joshua C. Holly (Tennessee 1997) 6
Robert T. Hoover (Indiana 1959) 1
William E. Howard Jr (Mississippi State 1970) 7
James A. Hull (Colorado School of Mines 1988) 11
Christopher A. Hupe (Kansas State 1994) 2
Steven Huynh (Alberta 2013) 1
William C. Ieuter (Illinois 1957) 3
Allen A. Ilano (California Irvine 1990) 1
Anthony M. Imbesi (Villanova 1996) 4
William L. Irwin (Arkansas 1974) 2
Thomas L. Jackson (Rose Hulman 1972) 3
Eriks E. Janelsins (Wabash 2002) 2
J. Wilmar Jensen (Chicago 1947) 11
William W. Jessup (Alabama 1960) 6
Edward G. Jimenez (San Diego State 1986) 1
Timothy B. Johnson (Western Ontario 1987) 3
Craig S. Kalter MD (Emory 1984) 17
Jeffrey M. Kammerer (Iowa 1985) 2
Bijan P. Karimi (California Santa Barbara 1995) 6
Daniel E. Kates (Arizona 1988) 1
John L. Kendall (DePauw 1963) 2
Timothy W. Kilduff (Kent State 1968) 2
Henry H. King Jr (Virginia Tech 1982) 6
Henry A. King Jr (Akron 1988) 1
Michael J. Knoll (Kentucky 2008) 6
Christopher L. Kurtz (Ball State 2006) 11
Donald J. Kyte (Oklahoma 1990) 12
John S. Landrum (Sewanee 1968) 4
Peyton W. Larkin (Ohio Wesleyan 2021) 3
Roger D. Lawrence (Kansas State 1988) 3
Paul A. Lawson (Indiana State 2013) 1
James S. Lee (Minnesota 1978) 22
Charles D. Leffler (Kentucky 1972) 2
Anthony J. Leitner Jr (Columbia 1965) 4
John E. Lindahl (Minnesota 1968) 3
William N. Lindsay III (Gettysburg 1969) 9
Joseph T. Lower (Indiana 1989) 5
James R. Lowry (Auburn 1971) 2
John D. Lubahn MD (Case Western 1971) 3
Andrew J. Lucyshyn (Central Florida 1995) 5
Frank H. Mabley (Michigan 1960) 1
Douglas K. MacKechnie (RPI 1987) 3
Douglas M. MacMahon (Texas 1999) 2
Robert R. Madden (Texas Tech 1961) 3
John J. Manginelli (Rutgers 1983) 19
Kenneth R. Marble (Washington 1971) 1
Ronald L. Marmer (Northwestern 1974) 25
Robert W. Marshall III (Rhode Island 1977) 11
W. Ward Marslender (North Carolina 1962) 1
Jeffrey D. Martchek (Pittsburgh 1987) 2
Wesley J. Martin (Missouri State 2009) 5
William C. Martindale Jr (Gettysburg 1964) 10
Kevin P. Martinez (Kansas State 1985) 2
John C. Mathis (Bradley 1987) 1
Josephus L. Mavretic (North Carolina 1956) 2
David B. McClinton (Washington 1970) 1
Ryan D. McFarland (Ball State 2002) 1
Albert W. McKay Jr (Emory 1974) 1
Rory L. McKean (Auburn 1976) 9
Edward J. McKibbon (Michigan State 1967) 3
William T. McMurry (DePauw 1956) 2
John V. Melick III (Michigan 1984) 3
John C. Meng Jr (Wabash 1966) 19
Frederick R. Michel (Syracuse 1967) 2
Kenneth J. Mighell (Texas 1952) 5
James M. Miller (Tennessee 1970) 6
Michael A. Mische (NYU 1976) 6
Douglas K. Moore (Indiana 1972) 2
Charles R. Morehead (Miami 1965) 2
Donald E. Morel Jr (Lafayette 1979) 19
Silas R. Mountsier III (Allegheny 1952) 7
Howard B. Moyes (Davidson 1987) 10
R. Andrew Muir Jr (WPI 1971) 2
John W. Mundinger Jr (Louisiana State 1976) 3
Dean W. Munger (Kettering A 1973) 10
Kenneth G. Murawski (Syracuse 1973) 7
James C. Murray II (Iowa State 1959) 23
Ronald C. Nelson (Richmond 1977) 2
Jack W. Nicklaus (Ohio State 1961) 26
William G. Niederer (Indiana State 1985) 8
Michael T. Novak (Chicago 1985) 7
Jeffery M. O'Neill (Akron 1988) 4
Daniel F. Organek (Johns Hopkins 1994) 11
William E. Parrish (Westminster 1957) 20
David J. Paterson (Cornell 1976) 2
Kurt J. Peter (Wisconsin 2010) 3
Richard L. Pinkerton PhD (Michigan 1955) 18
Bruce M. Pitman (Purdue 1971) 11
Jerry L. Pittman (Texas Tech 1966) 5
Steven B. Pittman (Oklahoma State 1975) 14
John D. Porter III (Wisconsin 1983) 4
Nicholas A. Potter (Kettering B 1994) 12
Kelly B. Powers (Colorado College 1984) 7
Jason R. Preston (Bradley 1995) 1
Harold P. Quinn Jr (Denison 1977) 4
Thomas A. Raar (Michigan 1985) 25
Robert W. Rahal (Denison 1975) 9
Royce A. Ramsay (Rose Hulman 1982) 1
Larry M. Ray (Purdue 1962) 1
Stephen W. Ray (Oklahoma 1979) 8
Eddie W. Rhea (Oklahoma 1980) 15
H. Grantland Rice III (Alabama 1980) 5
Andrew J. Rice (Idaho 1988) 1
C. H. Roath Jr (Colorado 1951) 10
John C. Robbins III (Union 1971) 9
Arthur L. Roberts (Louisiana State 1960) 1
Andrew M. Roberts (Virginia Tech 2013) 1
Edward M. Robinson (Bucknell 1986) 7
William W. Rodgers Jr (Oklahoma 1959) 15
Todd Rotgers (Minnesota 2011) 7
Robert W. Rowell (California Berkeley 1952) 1
John S. Rumble (Mississippi State 1982) 1
Ronald A. Sages (Ohio 1973) 25
James S. Samuel (Oregon 1984) 15
Bruce D. Sargent (Columbia 1966) 1
Stephen L. Sartain (Auburn 1994) 2
Ronald L. Scharnweber (Iowa State 1967) 2
Michael A. Schell (Indiana State 1973) 2
Charles J. Schleusner (Iowa State 1997) 7
David S. Schramm (Knox 1978) 10
George L. Schueppert (Wisconsin 1961) 5
Larry L. Sears (Kansas State 1976) 2
William T. Shier (DePauw 1988) 21
Geoffrey H. Simmons (Missouri 1996) 6
James M. Singel (California Los Angeles 1989) 7
Craig D. Singer (Florida 1985) 10
Martin C. Smith (California Berkeley 1976) 18
Phil H. Smith (Washington State 1966) 5
D. Mark Smith (Texas Arlington 1983) 14
Nicholas Smock (Iowa State 2008) 8
Mark R. Solem MD (Arizona State 1977) 8
Lee K. Souter (Vermont 2005) 11
Gregory M. Stanley (Akron 2005) 2
Matthew A. Stensland (New Mexico 2006) 2
Andrew T. Strobel (Old Dominion 1986) 1
Douglas M. Stuart (Purdue 1955) 1
Joseph R. Sullivan (Bradley 2003) 1
Robert N. Supple (Purdue 1957) 2
Jack R. Sutermeister (Washington 1979) 5
G. R. Tait PhD (McGill 1961) 11
Douglas C. Taylor (Case Western 1986) 19
Wade H. Taylor (Washington 1978) 3
Reese S. Terry Jr (Kentucky 1964) 2
Paul J. Testa (RPI 1989) 5
James W. Thomas (Knox 1965) 1
John C. Thomas (Texas 1973) 1
David E. Thompson (Washington 1980) 3
Lawrence H. Thompson (Iowa State 1964) 9
Stacy E. Thompson (Kettering B 1969) 2
Joshua S. Tonkins (California Santa Barbara 1993) 1
Douglas S. Tosh (Union 1972) 2
Charles L. Townsdin (Arizona 1963) 19
Montgomery G. Turner (Tennessee 1991) 4
Joseph Valvona Jr (Emory 1976) 3
Michael R. Van Every (Fresno State 1992) 1
LeRoy Vogel (Missouri 1966) 1
Malcolm B. Wall (Mississippi State 1970) 13
M. Coleman Walsh Jr (Richmond 1974) 13
Curt R. Ward MD (DePauw 1988) 22
D. Garrad Warren III (Purdue 1974) 10
James M. Webb (Arizona 1967) 6
Joseph A. Weist (Rose Hulman 1987) 7
Edward J. Whalen (Northwestern 1966) 3
William J. Wheeler (Arizona 1961) 3
Amelious N. Whyte Jr (Minnesota 1999) 1
Dale L. Wierman (Washington State 1964) 10
C. Daniel Wilson Jr (Sewanee 1963) 7
Jay R. Winkelhake (Colorado School of Mines 2000) 5
W. Miller Wood III (Tennessee 1967) 4
Paul A. Woods (Memphis 1993) 9
Timothy D. Wright (Texas Tech 2001) 1
Jon C. Yates (Texas A & M 1991) 4
Richard B. Zelvin (Iowa 1980) 3
Donald B. Zinn (Colorado 1965) 1
John D. Ziza (Ohio 1978) 1
The White Star Legacy Society recognizes brothers who have chosen to leave a legacy for Phi Gamma Delta through their will, trust or estate plans. We are grateful to brothers who donate and plan to donate. We were notified by three brothers that they have included the Foundation in their estate plans, indicated with an “+”.
#1 Give a charitable bequest (a percentage or dollar amount) in your will or living trust to the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation.
#2 Name Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation as a beneficiary of your assets such as your 401K or other retirement plans upon your passing.
#3 Open a life insurance policy with the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation as the policy owner and cover annual premiums with gifts to the Annual Fund.
Akron
Daniel B. Ishee 1992
John P. O'Neill 1987
Brad W. Petrella 1987
Alabama
Frank M. Hardy 1955
Steven M. Hudson 1980
James E. Jones 1963
Alberta
Bernhard H. Brinkmann 1983
L. C. Murray 1972
Allegheny
Matthew A. Bocchi 2013
Arizona
Rick L. Allen 1962
Lloyd H. Wiborg 1961
Arizona State
Kenneth T. Bulahan 1987
Gary Emerson 1976
Arkansas
Steven E. Area1973
Eddie W. Daniel 1978
Auburn
Jeffrey I. Stone 1979
Bradley
Michael A. Lucas 1983
William F. Ross III1987
British Columbia
David S. Armitage 1980
Warren T. Cooke 1983
Bucknell
Robert R. Dawson 1950
Ian Ferguson 1985
Jack W. Gresham 1957
Calgary
Donald J. Herman 1985
California Berkeley
Manuel G. Gonzalez IV 1977
California Irvine
J. R. Petrie 1987
California Los
Angeles
Jeffrey M. Downey 1983
California Riverside
David B. Marino 1985
Case Western
Mitchell I. Henn DDS1972
John M. Humphrey 1981
Michael K. Magness 1970
Clyde B. Myers Jr 1962
Jason M. Prigozen MD 1997
Central Florida
Rafael M. Padron Jr 2009
Jason J. Ring 2007
Chicago
Peter O. Clauss 1955
Bernard J. DelGiorno 1955
Stephen E. Woodbury 1979
Cincinnati
Kevin J. Hopper 1973
Colorado State
Christopher A. Guntermann 1974
Richard R. Ulery 1971+
Denison
John N. Oest 1974
Denver
Steven J. Bocher 1983
Depauw
Jere W. Dutt III1990
Paul O. Germann Jr 1952
Thomas B. Grooms 1966
Paul B. Qua 1982
James E. Sanford DDS 1971
Drake
Jonathan C. Espy 1995
Anthony D. Kenkel 1998
Timothy J. Rueter 1998
Emory
Dennis A. LaRosa 1969
Florida
Wayne H. Brunetti 1964
George C. Johnson Jr 1975
James C. Rinaman Jr 1955
William H. Valentine Jr 1967
Florida State
Joseph W. Kuhn Jr 1969
Donald S. Stuart 1972
Fresno
Michael R. Van Every 1992
Georgia
Danny A. Neil 1968
Chadwik T. Teague 1988
Georgia Tech
John O. Briggs 1967
Raymond K. Elderd 1960
William G. Grip 1982
Bradley A. Tilton 1981
Hampden-Sydney
Jarrod S. Benton 1990
Benjamin E. Robinson 1986
John J. Toner V2001
Hanover
Timothy A. McGeath 1984
Idaho
James V. Hawkins 1958
James E. Whistler 1970
Illinois
Owen H. Ackerman 1959
Thomas D. Earley DVM 1963
Jerome C. Groniger 1956
Victor S. Kamber 1965
Illinois Wesleyan
Scott E. Huch 1986
Dale H. Spiess 1966
Indiana
Frederick E Henoch PhD 1964
Neil R. Hinchman 1957
James A. Ramsey 1964
John P. Wyand 2002
Indiana State
William G. Niederer 1985
Christopher B. Vance 1976
Iowa
Terry A. Davis 1972
Bradley C. Nielsen 1986
Iowa State
W. R. Griswold Jr 1964
Steven J. Hunst 1976
Harvey E. Mallory III 1957
Richard D. McCormick 1961
Dean R. Plager 1964
Robert J. Roth 1978
Kevin A. Shires 2005
Robert A. Zeis Jr 1997
Jacksonville
Michael L. Brown 1988
Brian W. Dudley 1996
Kevin W. Haga 1992
Johns Hopkins
Jack Carlock 1958
David G. Shigekawa 1959
Kansas
Charles K. Baber Jr 1964
Charles T. Crawford 1952
Kevin F. Mitchelson 1979
Kansas State
Andrew J. Lutz II 1981
Michael A. Martin 1983
Michael E. Morris 1977
Gregory C. Stuart 1970
James E. Taylor 1970
Gregory H. Wilson 1978
Kentucky
Leonard M. Appel 1963
Robert H. Becknell 1967
William R. Connell 1994
Kettering
Peter L. Clark 1968
Knox
Benjamin P. Shakman 1990
Lawrence
David H. Aronson 1965
Bruce A. Wilson 1981
Lehigh
J. D. Breen 1968
Louisiana State
Robert M. Crawford 1960
Arthur L. Roberts 1960
David G. Trepagnier Jr 2018
Maine
Matthew D. Smyth 1980
Maryland
Joseph Samora 2008
McGill F. N. Dundas 1963
Memphis
Paul A. Woods 1993
Miami
Ted W. Goble 1968
James P. Horning 1977
Dave Houser 1970
Lee C. Schmitt 1963
Michigan
Franklin K. Gregory 1957
Robert B. Knutson 1956
Kenneth N. Nemerovski 1972
Mark L. Persitz 1977
Richard L. Pinkerton PhD 1955
Kelley V. Rea 1966
Michigan State
Keith A. Anderson 2010
Timothy J. Costello 1968
David W. Pequet 1974
Mississippi State
P. E. Burnside 1970
Malcolm B. Wall 1970
Missouri
Gary L. Bussing 1973
David M. Dannov 1983
Edward B. Mullen 1957
Bradley P. Pemberton 1974
Paul L. Vogel 1989
Nebraska
John Gottschalk 1965
Brian M. Hensley 1998
New York
Bruce B. Blau DDS 1980
Michael A. Mische 1976
North Alabama
Thaddeus J. Boughton 2004
North Carolina
Marvin J. Carver III 1975
Theo H. Pitt Jr 1958
John T. Stanley 1971
North Texas
Jeffrey M. Fulton 2011
Northwestern
J. R. Gorski 1968
Mark D. Kaufman Sr 1971
Occidental
Robert W. Holstrom 1946
Ohio
John A. Cassese 1976
Ronald A. Sages 1973
Ohio Wesleyan
David R. Bennett 1977
Douglas H. Dittrick Jr 1955
Charles P. Eichhorn 1955
John E. McKinnie 1954
Jerry K. Rinehart 1957
Kenneth B. Sternad 1977
Oklahoma
Carl D. Campbell 1981
Robert J. Kepke 1963
William G. Paul 1952
William W. Rodgers Jr 1959
Oklahoma State
John P. Gallagher Jr 1966
Steven B. Pittman 1975
Old Dominion
Stephen S. Gay 1990+
Robert W. Walter 1984
Oregon
William J. Prenger 1968
Oregon State
Patrick C. Faessler 1990
Penn West
Anthony G. Canzonieri 2010
Purdue
Charles G. Armstrong 1964
Gerald B. Bay 1962
William P. Gettings 1978
Richard E. Grace 1951
J. R. Marshall 1959
Michael P. Schreyer 1965
Richmond
Edward R. Adams 1941
Robert S. Jepson Jr 1964
Ronald C. Nelson 1977
RPI
William R. Brand 1987
George P. Norman 1987
Rutgers
Mark G. Esposito 1982
San Jose State
Brett C. Vigil 2000
Sewanee
Thomas H. Ewers 2008
South Florida
Eugene N. Balter 1977
Paul E. Mendelssohn 1972
Southern California
Andre P. Affatato 1969
Donald W. Bradley PhD 1961
David M. Todd 1967
Southern Methodist
Walter T. Henderson 1960
Robb Stewart 1952
Stanford
Howard A. Rubin 1955
Syracuse
Jeff C. Crew Jr 1967
Kenneth L. Morrison 1965
Tennessee
James D. Froula1967
Lee M. Moss 1973
John J. Sheridan 1972
Gerald L. Vantrease 1966
Texas
Byron M. McKnight DDS 1978
Ron D. Willis 1984
Texas Arlington
D. L. Allen Jr 1979+
Texas Christian
Charles R. Stewart 1979
Texas Tech
Vance M. Hubbard 1962
Gary S. Jennings 1977
Glenn D. Moor 1984
Toronto
Robert E. McCulloch 1965
Union
Mace A. Bloom 1977
Utah
Scott J. Sarisky 1990
Virginia Tech
Dana W. Hesse 1986
Jeffrey M. Scattergood 1999
Wabash
Eric M. Cavanaugh 1976
Washington
T. M. Doyle 1968
Michael B. Jeffers 1962
Gary L. Ostenson 1969
Washington & Jefferson
Donald L. Wickerham MD 1972
West Virginia
Robert W. Martini 1974
Mark N. Roth 1977
Western Michigan
William G. McClimans Jr 1979
Michael A. McDonald Jr 2014
Bryan S. McNee 1989
Western Ontario
David J. McCagherty 1990
Frank C. Smeenk 1971
Westminster
William E. Parrish 1957
Dale G. Schaefer 1958
Wittenberg
John P. Pirozzi 1971
WPI
Douglas L. Acker 1983
William K. Johnson 1976
Yale
William H. Smith Jr 1965
Contact Executive Director Ben Robinson at 859-255-1848 ext. 133 or brobinson@phigam. org for questions about the White Star Legacy Society. The Foundation’s Tax ID is 52-6036185.
To leave a tax-deductible gift to the Foundation consider the following:
“I leave and bequeath unto the Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation Inc. the sum of $____ or ___% of estate (or specific securities or other property). Said Foundation is a non-profit 501(c (3) corporation (Federal ID Number 52-6036185) organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky with administrative offices at 1201 Red Mile Road P.O. Box 4599 Lexington KY 40544-4599.
*This gift is unrestricted for general Foundation purposes.”
*For estate gift restrictions please contact the Foundation for specific wording.
Ryan W. Shelton 2007
James K. Sieveke 1970
Calvin N. Souther Jr 1967+
Perge! Wilkinson
Robert W Higgins 18 1956
Perge! Wallace
Erik J. Fay 8 1999
Perge! Fairbanks
Dale L. Wierman 10 1964
Phil H. Smith 5 1966
Total $9,551
Wayne State
Friendship
Jeffrey T. Pokriefka 2021
Alexander P. Pouttu 2021
West Virginia
Royal Purple
Mark N. Roth 1977
Snowy White Owl
Harold J. Creel 1984
Perge! Wilkinson
Mark N. Roth 3 1977
Western Kentucky
Royal Purple
Benjamin R. Harper
Kentucky 1969
White Star
Dana Hesse VA Tech 1986
Delta
Jeffrey T. Baynham 2002
Friendship
Tyler W. Jury 2012
Samuel L. Wells 2014
Total $320
Persistence Scholarship
Trey Englehardt 2024
Western Michigan
Ft. Armstrong
Michael J. Wygocki 1986
Snowy White Owl
William G. McClimans Jr 1979
Steven S. Moline 1986
Timothy S. Rogowski 1979
Corey A. Watt 1999
Friendship
Matthew Crowley 2021
Dana D. Daniels 1979
Douglas E. Mathews 1993
Jeffrey L. Stinson Jr 2020
Peter C. Whittet 1977
Total $676
Western Ontario
White Star
John G. S. Starzynski 1974
Mark P. Trenton 1986
Purple Clematis
Murray L. Coulter 1972
Ft. Armstrong
Timothy B. Johnson 1987
Snowy White Owl
Peter B. Hockin 1968
John W. Chandler 1971
Douglas M Workman 1977
Friendship
Jordan A. Herald 1996
George N. Isaac 1973
Grant Lindsay 1997+
Robert H. Stapleford 1974
Gary A. Whitfield 1987+
Perge! Wilkinson
Douglas Workman 3 1977
Perge! Wallace
Timothy B Johnson 3 1987
Mark P. Trenton 10 1986
Total $5,065
William Gear Fellowship
Nicholas Walton 2020
Dylan Weninger 2020
William Gear Scholarship
Matthew Donohue 2024
Matthew Josephson 2024
Jonathan Li 2024
Logan Pedersen 2024
Benjamin Zhang 2025
Westminster
White Star
William E. Parrish 1957
Purple Clematis
James E. Malarkey 1978
Snowy White Owl
Jimmy D. Adams 1957
Brian W. Dale 1989
Richard Elder Illinois 1968
Wayne R. Koupal 1960
Thomas M. Murphy 1964
Neal B. Prater 1956
John M. Robinson III 1986
Dale G. Schaefer 1958
Delta
John W. Briscoe 1963
Perge! Wallace
James E. Malarkey 3 1978
Perge! Fairbanks
William E. Parrish 20 1957
In Memory of Phillip L. Reynolds 1961, by William E. Parrish 1957
Total $2,525
William Jewell
White Star
Michael G. Fligg 1961
Log Cabin
Jack L. Capps 1947
Ft. Armstrong
James H. Algie 1960
Brian G. Carney 1996
Kent T. Dicus 1980
Snowy White Owl
Jonathan G. Curtis 1995
H. Allen Dierking 1968
Douglas L. Gilpin 1964
Leonard L. Poppenhagen 1960
Delta
G. Graham Houston 1979
Eric R. Sapp 1992
Robert M. Taylor II 1969
Friendship
Darren L. Bradshaw 1988
Donald R Ellenberger 1950
Jimmy J. Masten 1967
Phillip Pettit 2016
James Schanbacher 1981+
John H. Tatlock III 1969
Perge! Fairbanks
Michael G. Fligg 11 1961
Brian G. Carney 6 1996
In Memory of Craig W. McSparren 1964, Donald M. Dahlfues 1961 & Larry M. Hamilton
1961, by Michael G. Fligg
1961
Total $3,945
Persistence Scholarship
Youngseok Lee 2024
William Woods
Friendship
John L. Couper 2013+
Williams
Ft. Armstrong
Charles J. Kurtz III 1962
Delta
Theodore C. Smith III 1962
Friendship
J. Roger Moody 1954
Wisconsin
Log Cabin
George L Schueppert 1961
Purple Clematis
James E. Freytag 1958
Ft. Armstrong
Gregory E. Custer 1967
Kenneth R DeWeerdt 1960
Kurt J. Peter 2010
John D. Porter III 1983
Dag Sohlberg 1965
Snowy White Owl
M. Gregory Anunson 1969
G. Richard Cope 1955
Richard E. Ela Jr 1958
P. Dan Gilbert 1965
John C. Hofmann 1960
Richard E. Holdredge 1967
John C. Holman 1960
David L. Johnson 1964
Stephen R. Moore 1964
Theodore J. Moreau 1969
Scott R. Simon 1987
Malcolm P. West 1974
Delta
Richard R. Bergmann 1957
Franklin P. Ciano 1974
Reed E. Hall 1970
John H. Hendricks 1964
Jeffrey L. Reis 1975
Andrew Sundene Jr 1965
Tyrone M. Trbovich 1960
David A. Vollrath 1976
Friendship
Ryan R. Baxter 2016
Lynn F. Buss 1969
Daniel R. Drake 1970+
Thomas D. Finnigan 1969
Mark P. Foseid 1970
Steven G. Hayes 1979
William R. Koch 1968+
John E. Schumann 1967
John T. Siewert 1950
John A. Sommers 1958
William Thurwachter 1971
Steven A. Ursin 1979
Perge! Wallace
John C. Holman 2 1960
Perge! Fairbanks
John C. Hofmann 1 1960
George Schueppert 5 1961
John D. Porter III 4 1983
Kurt J. Peter 3 2010
In Memory of Thomas Creagan 1963, by
Richard E Holdredge 1967
Total $7,160
Persistence Scholarship
Dierre Johnson 2024
Canyon Pergande 2024
Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Snowy White Owl
Terrance J. Ostrander 1981
Friendship
James D. Rouse 1981+ Wittenberg
Golden Chain
G. David K. Hopper 1963
Royal Purple
Peter G. Welsh 1974
Joseph E. Williamson 1967
White Star
Marc W. Myers 1989
Purple Clematis
David E. Baines 1969
Ft. Armstrong
Austin D. Adams 1970
Peter C. Anderson 1961
George A. Buckley Jr 1980
Lynn N. Carlton 1964
Marcus W. Hitt 2005
Richard F. Keier 1961
Ernest M. Manuel Jr 1980
Snowy White Owl
Donald G. Borling 1970
David A. Hammond 1968
Larry A. Morrison 1976
Kevin T. Orrock 1973
Delta
James M. Embrescia 1981
Gregory C. Kopan 1980
Arthur B. Kouwenhoven Jr 1958
Friendship
J. Christian Bartel 1969
Marvin N. Cable 2005
George F. Haynes 1949
Bruce H. Kirkpatrick 1973
David W. Markowich 1959+
Bradley K. Rechel 1978
Wayne E. Rhodes 1960
Daniel P. Rossetti 1997+ Perge! Wilkinson
G. David K. Hopper 24 1963
Joseph Williamson 19 1967
Marc W. Myers 8 1989
Perge! Wallace
Kevin T. Orrock 1 1973
Peter G. Welsh 22 1974
Perge! Fairbanks
David E. Baines 2 1969
Marcus W. Hitt 3 2005
In Memory of David W. Prescott 1941 by
David H. Prescott 1977
Bruce F. Romer 1966 by
Richard F. Keier 1961
Total $8,557
Golden Chain
David E. Huhtala 1980
Royal Purple
Andrew J. Williams 1992
Canonsburg
Kenneth Charak 1974
White Star
Garry P. Balboni 1974
George R. Oliver 1982
John A. Pelli 1970
David C. Willens 2009
Log Cabin
Charles D. Flanagan II 1953
Paul D. McCluskey 1987
Purple Clematis
Thomas I. Burns 1974
David S. Clayton 1965
Hans H. Koehl 1956
Anson B. Moran II 1966
Ft. Armstrong
Joseph W. Donze 1987+ Richard F. Healing 1964+
Paul A. Mannheim 1961
R. Andrew Muir Jr 1971
Anthony J. Raymond 1978+
Snowy White Owl
Richard N. Dresser 1966
John Fiore Jr 1967
Kyle R. Gauthier 2008
Michael J. Irwin 1975
Michael P. Kelleher 1990+
Douglas A. Riley 1968
David G. Valliere 2002
Delta
John M. Contestabile 1978
Richard E. Roy 1967
Friendship
Douglas L. Acker 1983
Johnathan A. A'Vant 2019
Robert H. Loring 1967
Richard H. Nelson 1961+
Michael A. Pierce Jr 2007
Charles W. Richards IV 1980
Bruce E. Smith 1977
Robert Woollacott Jr 1971+
Perge! Wilkinson
George R. Oliver 7 1982
Perge! Wallace
Charles Flanagan II 1 1953
Paul D. McCluskey 5 1987
Perge! Fairbanks
R. Andrew Muir Jr 2 1971
Total $80,765
Persistence Scholarship
Ryan Gottwald 2024
Carlos Jones 2025
Evan Russell 2024
Wyoming
Snowy White Owl
Ronald F. Larson 1970
Yale
Ft. Armstrong
Joseph F. Callo 1952
Snowy White Owl
Richard E. Eagleton 1952
Thomas F. Hartch 1963
Delta
Philip Allen III 1961
Frank H. Eastman III 1963
David W. Mette 1966
Friendship
Douglas C. Guiler Jr 1960
Joseph M. Manko Sr 1961
James P. Rhoads 1956
Perge! Fairbanks
Joseph F. Callo 2 1952
Total $1,050
Spring 2024 marked the last academic term of the “early adopter” phase of the New Model to Build Courageous Leaders. Beginning July 1, 2024, all Phi Gamma Delta chapters are required to implement a joining process by which members are initiated within four days of accepting an invitation to join. Pledging is eliminated. We are pleased to report that the Fraternity is well-positioned to fully implement its New Model, with 90% of undergraduate chapters beginning implementation before required. Those Early Adopters have provided valuable feedback and data which will inform the Fraternity going forward.
The 174th Ekklesia, held August 2022 and comprised of 96% undergraduate delegates, voted to eliminate pledging effective July 1, 2024, and to immediately allow chapters to initiate new members without the probationary period known as pledging. It did so while making an honest assessment of the past and the present. This included three key datapoints:
In fall 2023, New Model chapters invited 2.3% fewer men to join and initiated 17.1% more men, retaining them at a 20.6% greater rate than their historical averages.
• During the previous four years, the Fraternity had disciplined 38 chapters for hazing, closing 16. Efforts to eliminate hazing - focused on education and accountability, stretching back over 60 years - had not been effective enough to attain our goal.
• Male college enrollment had been in decline for a decade, with no expectation that this trend would reverse soon.
• Research had found that 35% of men who consider fraternity membership do not join because of their perception of the typical fraternity experience, led by concerns over hazing. 26% of men do not consider joining due to concerns of hazing.
The Ekklesia delegates understood the need for a different approach to bring in new members, one which puts a greater emphasis on quality recruitment and reduces the power dynamic inherent in pledging and at the heart of fraternity hazing. They understood the need for a New Model.
The framework supporting the New Model had been in development for several years, following an initiative adopted by the Archons to “find, pilot and deploy innovative ways to become a Phi Gam.” This drove the development of the New Model’s two primary components:
• The Growth System: A continuous, values-based recruitment
system that teaches brothers how to make a full and honest evaluation of a prospective member before inviting him to join.
• Built to Lead: A multi-level development experience that begins on day one of affiliation and extends throughout the undergraduate experience, focused on building and strengthening skills necessary for Courageous Leadership.
Early Adopters of the New Model began in fall 2022 and continued through spring 2024. During the first academic year, 40% of undergraduate chapters began implementation, which provided a good comparison to performance against non-Early Adopters. In the first year, two significant themes emerged when analyzing data:
1. Early Adopters initiated more men (+6%) and retained more men (10%) compared to both their historical averages and to non-Early Adopters.
2. The Growth System mindset was taking hold with Early Adopters, inviting fewer men to join than they had historically pledged - meaning they were more selective in the recruitment process. These themes continued in fall 2023 with those chapters inviting 2.3% fewer men to join, initiating 17.1% more men, and retaining them
at a 20.6% greater rate than their historical averages.
Historically, Phi Gamma chapters would lose more men between initiation and graduation than between pledging and initiation.
We estimate that 75% of men would leave chapter rosters after initiation for reasons other than graduation, compared to 80% of men who would pledge but not initiate. While not yet a full four-year outlook, 97.5% of the men who joined under the New Model remained in their chapters at the start of spring 2024.
Early Adopters are sharing anecdotal successes as well, suggesting that they are attracting recruits who would not have been interested under the traditional pledging model, and that new initiates are becoming engaged in their chapters more quickly.
To that point, Geoffrey Meadville (Gettysburg 2025), Chapter President, says, “The most rewarding part of the New Model is the opportunity. Presenting our philosophy to potential new members shows we are different and attracts people from campus communities that would not have considered fraternity under our previous model.”
Chapter President Jacob Keenan (Georgia Tech 2024) adds, “We have seen a new excitement in the chapter, new members are engaging sooner and there is a better chapter tone."
To be transparent, not every chapter has implemented the New
“The most rewarding part of the New Model is the opportunity. Presenting our philosophy to potential new members shows we are different and attracts people from campus communities that would not have considered fraternity under our previous model.” - Geoffrey Meadville (Gettysburg 2025), Chapter President
Model perfectly, nor has every chapter seen immediate success. It does take time for undergraduates to learn and implement these new approaches. However, our data suggests that chapters that leverage the resources and training opportunities available to them see successful results more quickly than those who do not.
The data also suggests that chapters who have the support of graduate advisors in three critical rolesrecruitment, new initiate onboarding, and member development –adapt more quickly and see greater success in implementation. These brothers not only help to guide the chapter in its initial implementation but provide tremendous overall support and become a point of continuity year-over-year.
The Fraternity needs the help of graduate brothers who believe in mentorship to support our chapters. As each chapter begins implementation, the Fraternity seeks to identify graduates who can serve in Board of Chapter Advisor roles as a Recruitment, Foundation of Courage (new initiate onboarding), and Built to Lead (member development) advisors.
Brothers who are interested and willing to be trained to assist an undergraduate chapter in their continued implementation can learn more at www.phigam.org/
NewModel or contact us at phigam@phigam.org.
The successful implementation of the New Model is well under way thanks to the willingness of chapters to be Early Adopters and to help shape the path for others to follow. The feedback from Early Adopters is leading to modifications in our training materials and educational frameworks to make the New Model easier for others to adopt.
The future of our Fraternity is bright, as evidenced by the data and anecdotes from our early adopting chapters. While it may take Phi Gamma Delta several years to fully realize the shift in recruitment and educational techniques which will best position us for the future, we are well on our way to success. We also know that some may still be skeptical. For our graduates, we remind you that joining is a process. While that process today and in the future may look different compared to what you experienced as undergraduates, who we are at our core remains the same. Phi Gamma Delta exists to unite men in enduring friendships, which is the basis of our brotherhood, and is thriving under the New Model.t
Graduate volunteers are the lifeline of Phi Gamma Delta and play an important role in the Fraternity’s and individual chapter’s success. Brothers in these roles have a tremendous impact on undergraduate members, providing mentorship and ensuring there is proper support provided to the men in each chapter.
• Section Leader: A regional volunteer, Section Leaders are charged with identifying, recruiting and supporting chapter-level volunteers within their Section.
• Purple Legionnaire: They serve as the primary advisor to each chapter and monitor chapter efficiency, providing guidance, support and counsel.
• Board of Chapter Advisors (BCA): BCA members serve as specialized advisors for certain areas of operation and work directly with officers/chairmen of the undergraduate chapter. They provide counsel on various areas of operation, such as the New Model (Foundations of Courage, Built to Lead and the Growth System), finances, graduate relations, public relations, etc.
• House Corporation (HC): HCs typically own and/or operate undergraduate chapter house facilities and seek to provide safe, comfortable and competitive housing for the chapter it supports. HC members come from a variety of occupations/professions to oversee the corporation's finances, insurance coverage, repairs and overall business operations of the facility.
To learn more about our volunteer roles or to complete our Volunteer Interest Form, visit https:// phigam.org/volunteers or scan this QR code.
Chris Hupe has been an active volunteer for the Fraternity for 30 years. He has served the Chi Deuteron Chapter at Kansas State on the House Corporation and on the Board of Chapter Advisors (BCA), including as BCA Chairman, and he has been serving as Purple Legionnaire for the past eight years. Chris was presented with the Fraternity's Durrance Award in 2020 for his service as Purple Legionnaire.
Chris also volunteers at Kansas State University as a member of the Alumni Fraternal Council and as a member of the Greek Life Re-affiliation task force, supporting the path to restore all fraternities and sororities as university recognized student organizations.
Outside of his fraternal volunteer work, Chris is active in many other roles in the Wamego, Kansas area. He is the Chairman of the Convention & Visitors Bureau, serves on the board of directors of the Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce, and supports regional economic development as a member of the Business Advocacy Committee. Chris has been honored as Wamego’s citizen of the year. He received the annual IMPACT Award along with his team for his volunteer role as pyrotechnician and producer of Wamego’s award-winning BOOMTOWN Independence Day fireworks display, which was voted #1 display in Kansas and recognized as one of the best in the Midwest.
Professionally, Chris is Chairman of the Board for WTC Fiber, a telecommunications company providing voice, high speed data and video across a 750-square mile radius. He is also an active entrepreneur operating multiple businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries.
Chris and his wife, Jill, have three sons, two of whom are Phi Gams, Blaine (Kansas State 2024) and Alec (Kansas State 2027) t
The True Story of Rick Collins
Biography
Freiling Publishing, 2022
What a story, what a life.
Newly married, Rick Collins dropped out of high school in Dallas in 1968 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He spent that Christmas in a foxhole in Vietnam. Six weeks later he was on patrol when a mine exploded at his feet. Surgeons would amputate his left leg above the knee and could only save his right leg by fusing it at the knee, which meant he would never be able to bend it. In May 1970, after returning home, he was in a traffic accident that shattered his fused right leg. He spent six months in a body cast and three more in a leg cast. In November 1971, his wife,
Robert L. Engelmeier (Pittsburgh 1966)
Rockets, Sand, and Amalgam
Memoir
Palmetto Publishing, 2023
three-year-old son, and mother-in-law died in an auto accident. He suffered all these tragedies by the age of 22.
Rick would re-marry, and in October 1973, he and his wife, Linda, welcomed a son, Chad, to the family, followed by daughter Caryn four years later. Then, on a summer night in 1978, while driving on a rural Texas road, he and his family came upon a burning vehicle. Stopping his car, he ran to the fire – on a prosthesis and a fused right leg – extricated the driver by breaking the steering column, and pulled her to safety.
These experiences of tragedy and heroism are the foundation for the life of purpose, service and sacrifice that Rick built until his passing in December 2020 at the age of 71. This book is not just a tribute from son to father. Through the lessons of Rick’s life, Chad Collins hopes to inspire others to be “the kind of hero that, when met with inevitable obstacles or indescribably difficult challenges, runs to the fire.”
Chad and his family live in Allen, Texas. He has had a diverse career in the healthcare field and currently is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Corganics in Dallas.
Brother Engelmeier, whose book is subtitled “Memoirs from the Rear,” aims to give readers a fresh perspective on the Vietnam War from a dentist who provided care for those serving on the front lines.
In late 1966, just a few months into his studies at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Bob received a draft notice and order to report to the Selective Service for a physical exam. His exemption from the draft as a full-time student had expired that spring when he received his undergraduate degree. The Air Force allowed him to complete dental school before being assigned to active duty for a twoyear commitment. As completion of dental school neared, he requested assignment to Vietnam, wanting to do his part by rendering dental care to “our
Mike Hassell is the former Editor and General Manager of audio publisher Knowledge Products and a veteran executive and board member of several dozen startups and early-stage businesses in information, health, biotech, and entertainment technologies. A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, he has earned degrees from Georgia Tech
warriors” and participating in the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP), providing dental care “to Vietnamese civilians trying to survive in rural hamlets in the midst of that war.”
Without the benefit of full basic training and with little understanding of the military, in August 1970, Captain Engelmeier arrived at Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base. As he says in the book, his ignorance of military protocol “lay the ground work for my getting into a bit of trouble from time to time.” In addition to relating those stories, his book pays tribute to the brave American troops who served their country under fire.
Bob ultimately served 24 years on active duty with the Air Force, retiring with the rank of Colonel. He then taught dental medicine for 26 years, including 12 years at the University of Pittsburgh.
(engineering), Harvard (business) and Vanderbilt (liberal arts). Through his book, he hopes that readers “find more balance, peace of mind, and even friendship in a polarized, angry world.”
An essential step in this process is recognizing the “deep tradeoffs” we all make, often unconsciously, between our own competing values. People are naturally motivated to defend their beliefs rather than to seek better understanding and insight into an opposing point of view. Understanding our own competing values, and the related tradeoffs, can prepare us to understand the values of someone who disagrees with us and possibly find common ground. As Mike writes, “A small agreement, even a petty one, is a first step toward reconciliation, even friendship.”
Three of the chapters of the book consider the interplay of opposing inclinations (Peace or Striving, Ideals or Reality, Honesty or Deception). The fourth offers solutions in the form of actions, techniques, and tactics. The book includes more than 300 short quotes that illuminate the
competing and intertwined perspectives of sages, philosophers, artists, professors, pundits, and ordinary people.
As one reviewer puts it, “This book is a plea to readers to reconsider how we talk to each other. It’s a framework for understanding conflict, for
Wexford House
Greg Robbins had retired after a career in manufacturing and supply chain management with Procter & Gamble. Though he already had a variety of hobbies to keep him busy, he decided to write a novel “because it might give someone else the same enjoyment that I have had in reading the work of others over the years.” He now has published two novels, each billed as “A Grant Markey Suspense/Thriller.”
In the opening of “Unrestricted Access,” Grant Markey is leading a quiet life in a quaint southern town as a dealer in gemstones and collectibles. That life is upended when he is contacted by Tony Russell, a fraternity brother who Grant has not seen in over 20 years who is now Deputy Director of the CIA. Believing that Grant has psychic powers, Tony enlists him as a covert operative to help crack a vague but serious threat to the United States. Grant’s psychic powers turn out to be much greater than either he or Tony suspected.
perceiving why we behave this way. It has much to say about what we can do about it, organized around some key value conflicts.”
Underlying each page is a call for humility and the insight that thinking well is impossible if we cannot listen well.
Fiction
Wexford House Publishing, 2023
As the second novel, “Lethal Exposure,” opens, Grant is back in his hometown, but his business as a gemstones dealer is not so much an occupation as a cover for his work as an intelligence analyst. His telepathic abilities are put to the test as he and a team of operatives work against the clock to identify and neutralize the people who have stolen from the Iranian military enough radioactive material to contaminate a major city for a thousand years.
With two novels now to his credit, Greg says of his writing experience, “It is a journey - and a challenge - but provides a lot of satisfaction when you can finally write those two words that authors love - The End.” t
Victor S. Kamber (Illinois 1965) passed ad astra on February 26, 2024, in McLean, Virginia. Widely respected as a political strategist and communications expert, Vic began his career with the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. In 1980 he founded The Kamber Group, a labororiented PR firm which became one of the largest independently-owned such firms in Washington, DC. In January 2005 he became president of Carmen Group Communications and in 2006 he received the PR News Hall of Fame Award for a career of excellence and innovation in labor communications. He closed his career as vice president and executive director of American Income Life Insurance. Vic earned a master’s from the University of New Mexico, a law degree from American University and a master of laws from George Washington University. He was instrumental in the development of the Alpha Nu Chapter at New Mexico, served as House Corporation President at Maryland from 1981-92, and chaired the host committees for the 1976 and 1992 Ekklesiai in Washington. He was named a Distinguished Fiji in 1992.
Phillip J. Meek (Ohio Wesleyan 1959) passed ad astra on November 21, 2023, at his home in Frankfort, Michigan. After graduation from Ohio Wesleyan, Phil earned an MBA from Harvard and then worked for Ford Motor Company in Detroit. In 1970 he was hired by Capital Cities Communications as publisher of the Oakland Press in Pontiac, Michigan, and in 1977 he was named publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which won two Pulitzer Prizes during his tenure. When
Alabama
F. Norman Savage Jr (1956), 7/6/2023
Arizona
David G. Areghini (1965), 1/18/2024
Louis P. Benedict (1956), 10/27/2023
Richard E. Joachim (1955), 4/13/2024
Diego Limon (2022), 3/23/2024
William J. Polson, DDS (1959), 3/17/2024
R. William Reeves (1957), 12/26/2023
Stanley L. Smith (1954), 12/26/2023
James S. Tolley (1951), 1/15/2024
Arkansas
Gary C. Barger (1973), 12/15/2023
Auburn
J. Allen Thornbury (1978), 2/1/2024
Ball State
Keegan R. T. Bock (2019), 12/15/2023
Bradley
Alvin J. Wilcox (1994), 3/5/2024
Bucknell
Richard L. Freed (1950), 8/12/2023
James S. Gessner (1956), 1/11/2024
Charles A. Haddad (1958), 12/23/2023
Michael R. Lewis (1968), 8/12/2023
Stephen J. Ruckman (1962), 2/7/2023
Christian M. Samay (2024), 3/30/2024
California Berkeley
Duncan E. MacSwain (1957), 2/18/2023
Gerald F. Murphy (1967), 4/8/2023
Gordon P. Stone (1976), 4/1/2023
Case Western Reserve
Matthew R. Napfel (2012), 8/26/2023
Chicago
J. Wilmar Jensen (1947), 1/6/2024
Michael J. Rauworth (1970), 12/6/2023
David L. Rosenberg MD (1950), 1/21/2024
Colgate
Peter Berrall (1960), 1/27/2023
Paul M. D'Esterre (1958), 10/7/2022
Ronald C. Pohls (1957), 1/28/2023
Colorado
Robert R. McCluskey (1943), 1/24/2024
Colorado College
Edward V. Heath (1960), 10/5/2022
Colorado State
John J. Fenwick (1988), 1/17/2024
Columbia
Guy Golembiewski MD (1975), 1/22/2023
James M. Shatto (1954), 2/24/2024
Dartmouth
Gordon W. Russell (1955), 11/25/2023
Davidson
Mc Laurin Shaw (1950), 2/1/2024
Denison
William H. Fortune (1961), 1/29/2024
Ferguson R. Jansen Jr (1963), 5/31/2023
Louis A. Komjathy II (1959), 4/15/2023
Jonathan W. Rogers (1958), 11/10/2023
DePauw
Adam K. Hilkert (2008), 2/20/2024
Lawrence A. Ratcliffe (1963), 6/24/2023
David L. Stevenson (1962), 3/20/2023
Tom H. West MD (1960), 10/26/2023
Drake
William G. Centner (2021), 9/16/2023
Florida
Walter W. Baggesen Jr (1957), 9/20/2023
Norman B. Nyary (1964), 11/15/2022
Florida State
Richard A. Boyd (1975), 8/17/2023
R. Dan McGehee (1972), 12/26/2023
Georgia
Anthony M. Cook (1978), 3/23/2024
Michael S. Rauschenberg (1979), 3/3/2023
Martin C. VanHorn (1975), 2/23/2023
Georgia Tech
Pierre H. Charrin (1965), 8/26/2022
Daryl G. Moore (1972), 12/18/2023
Gerald W. Staton Jr (1972), 11/30/2023
Hanover
James E. Kinder (1960), 1/21/2024
Robert E. Lockwood (1957), 12/13/2023
Idaho
Thomas F. Flynn (1954), 8/22/2023
Donald S. Huddleston (1974), 1/19/2024
Hartly H. Kruger (1954), 4/15/2023
Larry E. Watson (1963), 2/2/2024
Illinois
Donald R. Arnold PhD (1962), 3/15/2024
V. Randall Carney (1974), 10/15/2023
Robert W. Deffenbaugh (1942), 2/28/2024
Jay W. Kenaga (1951), Oct-23
Robert H. Little (1957), 12/27/2023
Alan R. Weaver (1955), 10/15/2022
Illinois Wesleyan
Douglas R. Ahlenius (1961), 6/22/2023
Gary W. Roubinek (1963), 3/21/2024
Charles W. Stephens (1962), 1/29/2023
Indiana
Melvin C. Brewer (1967), 3/1/2024
Jeffrey A. Schwarz (1994), 11/26/2023
Robert A. Smith (1966), 12/26/2023
Indiana State
Michael L. Gillies (1972), 11/17/2023
Iowa
David R. Seibel (1950), 10/18/2023
Iowa State
Charles R. Brandt (1949), 4/25/2023
Guy L. Bush Jr (1952), 8/2/2023
R. K. Griswold (1953), 12/20/2023
Dennis E. Hart (1957), 9/6/2022
James C. Murray II (1959), 10/8/2023
David P. Rutt Jr (1968), 11/23/2023
Johns Hopkins
William S. Lacorte (1970), 3/24/2024
Robert D. Rae (1988), 3/16/2024
Kansas
Donald T. Bledsoe (1949), 1/1/2023
Forrest B. Cox Jr (1957), 12/7/2023
Edward A. Roberts Jr (1963), 3/18/2023
David D. Scott (1993), 1/20/2024
John M. Suder (1960), 2/7/2024
Kansas State
Michael W. Carson (1995), 11/17/2023
Kent State
Roger B. Shaw (1965), 9/27/2023
Kentucky
C. Robert Clark (1962), 1/3/2024
Robert T. Hewitt (1966), 1/2/2024
Kettering A
Michael W. Nigh (1965), 3/19/2024
Knox
Gary A. Hoopes (1959), 8/24/2023
William R. Rhind (1958), 11/6/2023
Lafayette
John H. Howard (1964), 1/16/2023
Joseph E. Klarberg (1965), 9/14/2023
John J. Rufe (1962), 11/18/2023
Robert L. Zirinsky (1968), 3/23/2024
LaSalle
Thomas F. Kolf (1987), 11/5/2023
Lawrence
Robert A. Anker (1964), 8/4/2023
Lehigh
Peter B. Beck (1965), 8/16/2022
David R. Tanis (1964), 8/1/2023
Louisiana State
Richard A. Barton (1960), 11/25/2023
Malcolm P. Schwarzenbach III (1987), 1/6/2024
Henry L. Wicker (1960), 2/7/2024
Maine
Lawrence A. McKay (1959), 12/21/2022
Harry I. Taylor Jr (1989), 12/19/2023
Maryland
Michael L. Gosey (1981), 6/9/2023
Miami
Robert G. Berry (1953), 2/2/2024
John R. Cochran (1959), 10/1/2023
Michigan
John M. Baldry (1967), 10/30/2023
Paul K. Geiger (1955), 4/2/2023
Michigan State
Thomas E. Bell (1971), 2/1/2023
David M. Pavlik (1964), 4/5/2024
Minnesota
Duane F. Dipprey (1951), 2/22/2024
Douglas C. Lobdell (1972), 2/18/2024
Missouri
A. Overton Durrett Jr (1954), 4/1/2024
James M. Estes (1952), 7/18/2023
Ben L. Guenther (1952), 1/14/2024
John H. Hawken (1972), 8/14/2023
Roger A. Kleffner (1978), 11/2/2023
Donlin M. Long (1956), 9/19/2023
William R. Reid (1947), 2/28/2024
Marvin E. Wright (1958), 7/14/2023
MIT
Fred E. Culick (1956), 12/10/2023
David S. Wilbourn (1955), 9/14/2023
Nebraska
Dale G. Bjorkman (1964), 12/24/2023
North Carolina
Kenneth F. Anderson Jr (1956), 3/10/2024
William C. Brewer Jr (1953), 12/20/2023
Theodore E. Haigler Jr (1946), 5/27/2023
B. Casey Herring (1959), 3/25/2024
James W. Maynard (1954), 12/24/2023
Northwestern
Harry H. Dawson (1963), 8/13/2023
Lloyd G. Neal Jr (1958), 8/11/2023
Occidental
John C. Cushman (1955), 8/20/2023
Ohio State
Russell S. Carson (1961), 3/26/2024
Ray S. Dietrich (1982), 4/4/2024
James R. Dorsey (1954), 3/5/2024
Robert A. McCarthy (1953), 3/18/2024
Robert J. Sample (1992), 12/28/2023
Ohio Wesleyan
Richard F. Ewen (1964), 10/1/2022
Edward K. Griesmer (1961), 4/11/2023
James R. Hibbitts (1957), 1/28/2024
David P. Lauffer (1998), 6/28/2023
Gary H. Wilkinson (1951), 10/4/2023
Walter E. Zavitz (1952), 2/2/2023
Oklahoma
Richard O. Cain (1952), 6/7/2023
Thomas R. Coleman (1952), 3/30/2024
Clarence G. Daugherty MD (1963), 8/10/2023
Gerald D. Neff (1961), 2/4/2024
Edward L. Poole (1947), 12/23/2023
Gary M. Purcell (1973), 11/12/2023
Fenton R. Ramey (1957), 1/12/2024
Oklahoma State
Anthony A. Tweedy (1973), 12/21/2023
Oregon
D. E. Boyles (1967), 12/2/2022
Craig B. Cairney (1965), 7/27/2023
John T. Flaxel (1958), 10/26/2023
Oregon State
William C. Long (1959), 3/27/2024
William Plywaski (1953), 11/24/2023
Penn
John K. Bryant (1953), 11/30/2023
Robert B. Creason (1953), 9/10/2023
Paul R. Rubincam (1960), 2/7/2023
Capital Cities acquired ABC Television in 1986, he was named a senior vice president of the new company, Capital Cities/ABC, and president of its publishing division. He retired in 1997. His civic leadership included serving as chairman of the United Way in Detroit and Fort Worth and on the board of the United Way of New York City. He served Ohio Wesleyan on the Alumni Board from 1966-72 and joined the Board of Trustees in 1984, serving as chairman from 2002-06. Phil’s family connections in Phi Gamma Delta include son Brian Meek (Colorado College 1986), grandsons Adam Meek (Colorado College 2013) and Peyton Larkin (Ohio Wesleyan 2021), brother Don Meek (Ohio Wesleyan 1957), and grandnephew James Meek (Ohio Wesleyan 2025). He was named a Distinguished Fiji in 1987.
Loren H. Page (New Mexico 1967) passed ad astra on October 16, 2023, in Pensacola, Florida. Loren served for 30 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring from active duty with the rank of Captain. He was a surface warfare officer on destroyers and cruisers and had staff assignments that included the Office of Secretary of Defense, U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve Forces. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal. At the time of his passing, Loren was Interim Executive Director of the Association of the U.S. Navy (AUSN). He earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota and completed advanced doctoral studies at Minnesota and San Diego State. A charter member of the Alpha Nu Chapter at New Mexico, he served the Fraternity as a Section Leader in southern California for ten years, from 2013-23.
Douglas J.J. Peters (Maryland 1985) passed ad astra on December 30, 2023, in Bowie, Maryland. Doug’s service to his city
and state spanned 23 years, beginning with election to the Bowie City Council in 1998. In 2002 he was elected to the Prince George’s County Council, and in 2007 he was elected to the Maryland State Senate, serving for 15 years, including a term as Majority Leader from 2016-19. After leaving the Senate, he was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to the boards of the University System of Maryland and the University of Maryland Medical System. As an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves, he deployed overseas in 1990 in Operation Desert Storm and earned a Bronze Star. He retired from the Reserves in 1998 as a Captain. Doug was a co-founder of Metropolitan Archives, a document storage company in Landover, Maryland. He served Phi Gamma Delta as Purple Legionnaire (1985-87) and House Corporation President (1992-98) of his Phi Deuteron Chapter and as a Section Leader from 1994-2000.
James C. Rinaman, Jr. (Florida 1955) passed ad astra on January 26, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating in 1955, Jim served two years in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox. He returned to the University of Florida for law school, graduating in 1960 and joining the Jacksonville firm of Marks, Gray, Yates, Conroy & Gibbs, where he worked for over 55 years. His professional leadership included president of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and the Florida Bar. Jim maintained his military service in the Florida Army National Guard, earning the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Florida Cross and retiring as a Brigadier General in 1992. His civic involvement included president of Jacksonville Community Council and Leadership Jacksonville and chairman of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. Jim served Phi Gamma Delta as a Section Leader from 197077 and on the Educational Foundation Board from 1995-2003. He was the son of James C. Rinaman, Sr. (Ohio Wesleyan 1928) and the sire of James C. Rinaman III (Florida 1981). He was named a Distinguished Fiji in 2001.
Penn State
Olin A. Cramer (1946), 8/22/2022
Puget Sound
John S. Moench (1970), 7/29/2022
Purdue
James R. Baker (1948), 10/13/2023
Robert E. Stong (1948), 12/5/2023
Rhode Island
Carl J. Albanese (1969), 2/12/2024
Keith P. Creamer (1988), 12/1/2023
Robert F. Kimball (1955), 11/8/2023
Thomas E. Peck (1978), 4/30/2023
Richmond
James A. DeVoe (1959), 2/5/2024
John P. Graybeal (1952), 3/16/2024
Meredith A. House (1951), 2/8/2024
James E. Triemplar (1974), 1/3/2024
Rose-Hulman
Christian M. Evarts (1990), 11/23/2023
Brian J. Fowler (1981), 12/27/2023
Rutgers
Paul S. Graban (1976), 11/26/2023
Sewanee
Frank L. Majors (1964), 12/5/2022
Franklin D. Pendleton (1961), 6/6/2023
Southern Methodist
Jack W. Bradford (1972), 12/3/2023
Donald L. Crusius (1961), 2/25/2024
Richard W. Wilhelm (1968), 11/21/2023
Jack L. Zogg (1969), 12/7/2023
Stanford
James B. Greer (1969), 3/29/2024
Robert C. Kahn (1959), 10/16/2023
Syracuse
Bruce D. McClellan (1966), 2/13/2024
Tennessee
Harold C. Rowland Jr (1959), 6/21/2022
Louis D. Veal Jr (1958), 12/4/2023
Texas
Peter C. Barbour (1975), 4/1/2024
Lee Caldwell (1957), 4/18/2024
Jim S. Camp (1958), 11/18/2023
William L. Elder (1968), 2/23/2024
Gregory E. Gordon (2004), 1/11/2024
Thomas O. Harbison (1965), 12/4/2023
Steven B. Johnson (1981), 3/20/2024
Texas Arlington
Jason A. Brett (1997), 2/20/2024
Charles S. Sanford III (1969), 1/12/2024
Texas Christian
William H. Lowe Jr (1985), 9/4/2023
James F. Mytinger (1983), 8/18/2022
Texas Tech
George D. Andrews (1967), 2/13/2024
Gary R. Bunn (1976), 4/6/2024
C. Donnell Echols (1959), 11/10/2023
R. Tim Evans (1966), 12/23/2023
John M. Flewharty (1956), 4/5/2024
Robert W. Pierce (1970), 2/3/2024
James O. Shine (1968), 12/20/2023
William P. Swann (1965), 1/14/2024
Joseph A. Young (1988), 11/14/2023
Union
David M. Plummer (1966), 10/24/2022
Wabash
Philip A. Dzurilla (1968), 4/1/2023
Roland N. Litterst Sr (1958), 10/29/2023
Patrick B. Neary (2013), 12/19/2023
William K. Ransom (1952), 4/6/2024
Washington
Thomas W. Broughton MD (1959), 11/12/2023
Neal R. Hanson (1956), 10/3/2023
Roger W. Hulbush (1956), 1/22/2024
James P. Winquist (1970), 12/1/2022
Washington & Jefferson
Henry W. Fulton Jr (1956), 4/11/2024
Kenneth G. Jackson Jr (1970), 12/20/2022
Daniel N. Kosanovich (1973), 1/4/2024
William P. Tranter Jr (1964), 3/31/2024
Washington & Lee
Dan B. Moore (1956), 9/14/2023
Washington State
Gary E. Schell (1970), 2/3/2024
Western Michigan
Gary R. Arnson (1976), 1/21/2024
William Jewell
William B. Black (1963), 9/9/2023
Sam W. Gilliam (1969), 5/5/2023
Carl D. Hassler (1976), 10/6/2023
Glenn D. Petty (1951), 3/28/2024
Williams
Jerome G. Cook (1953), 1/1/2023
Richard N. Witty (1959), 1/3/2024
Wisconsin
Richard J. Pearson Sr (1961), 3/7/2024
David S. Stewart (1955), 2/28/2024
Wittenberg
Roy K. Bolenbaugh Jr (1960), 8/30/2022
Todd A. Day (1978), 1/22/2024
Ronald A. Delanglade (1983), 4/29/2023
WPI
Nicholas J. Barone (1965), 6/15/2023
Thomas M. Donegan (1963), 3/2/2023
Donal F. Fitzgerald (1947), 2/18/2023
Hans H. Koehl (1956), 11/30/2023
Robert D. Smith (1959), 1/1/2024
Submit obituary notifications at www.phigam.org/AdAstra or email to phigam@phigam.org.
It is hard to be a _____ today.
You can insert several nouns in this statement, and it will ring true. It is hard to be a fraternity man, a college student, a chapter officer, a parent, an advisor. The list goes on. While in no way do I mean to diminish the real pressures that exist, hasn’t this been something that every generation says? While the evolution of technologies, attitudes, and societies often makes our lives easier in many ways, they also bring new challenges. Why does it feel so much harder today?
It is hard to be a lot of things in a loud, divided, always-on, 24/7 world. It is harder to stand on your own convictions than it is to pick a predetermined side and fall in line. Today’s political environment, particularly in a presidential election year, brings this to light in ways we have never seen before.
But this year is about more than politics; this summer’s Olympic games bring a unique opportunity for unification in a divided world.
“At the Olympic Games, the athletes set aside all the differences that divide the world,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “They compete fiercely against each other, while living peacefully together under one roof in the Olympic Village.”
There are lessons learned in fraternity that are echoed in Bach’s comment. While our brothers may not (always) compete fiercely against each other, a fraternity chapter provides the environment to learn to
better understand one
Rob Caudill Executive Directoranother. Recent research found that fraternity and sorority members reported higher levels of interaction with people different from themselves than did other students. They are better exposed to differing viewpoints and opinions. Fraternity provides one of the earliest opportunities in our modern world to learn to debate, work out disputes, and either change someone’s mind or agree to disagree because at the end of the day our brothers come back under the same roof.
Far too often we are unwilling to listen to someone who does not think exactly like we do. It is easier to spout off in the void and (quasi) anonymity of social media than to have a conversation, to listen to someone else, and to see that, 99 times out of 100, there is a middle ground. That few things are black and white and that shades of gray often exist.
Many aspects of our lives are easier today, but at the same time, it is harder to be a lot of things. It is harder today to make the right decision when it matters most, harder to be a courageous leader. Societal pressures and stereotypes make it harder to be a fraternity man, but more often than we see publicly, fraternities are bucking the stereotype. Fraternities continue to teach the lessons not learned in the classroom, preparing men to serve the world with the best that is in them and to make a positive impact in the world. t
Phi Gamma Delta was founded at Jefferson College, in Canonsburg, PA, on May 1, 1848, by John Templeton McCarty, Samuel Beatty Wilson, James Elliott, Ellis Bailey Gregg, Daniel Webster Crofts & Naaman Fletcher
The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta 1201 Red Mile Rd, PO Box 4599, Lexington, KY 405444599 | 859-255-1848 | phigam@phigam.org
Archons
• President: Bill Hunnicutt (Texas Arlington 1981)
• Vice Pres: Tim Kilduff (Kent State 1968)
• Treasurer: Don Herman (Calgary 1984)
• Secretary: Matt Amend (Iowa 1987)
• Councilor: James Neilson (Akron 1991)
• Councilor: Robert Siedell (Mississippi State 1974)
• Councilor: Jon Yates (Texas A&M 1991) Councilor: Zach Berard (Kansas State 2024) Councilor: Aaron Greve (Rose-Hulman 2025)
Headquarters Staff
• Executive Director: Rob Caudill (Akron 2004)
• Asst Executive Dir: Todd Rotgers (Minnesota 2011)
• CFO: Will Shier (DePauw 1988)
• Sr Dir of Chapter Services: Mike Brown
• Sr Dir of Education: Lauren Tanner-Leif
• Sr Dir of Graduate Engagement: Dionysis Protopapadakis (Appalachian State 2017)
• Dir of Accountability: Cat Corso
• Dir of Chapter Services-East: Ben Blacklock (Sam Houston 2015)
• Dir of Chapter Services-West: Emily Sledd
• Dir of Communications: Erica Carlson
• Dir of Education: Abby McCollum
• Dir of Fraternity Growth: Graham Hess (Akron 2021) Dir of Graduate Engagement: Johnathon Allen (Indiana State 2007)
• Dir of Membership & Operations: Amy Watson
• Assoc Dir of Communications: Erin Huebner
• Assoc Dir of Education: Andrew Depew (Kentucky 2010)
• Assoc Dir of Education: Monika Duke
• Data Systems Coordinator: Nolan Dziubakowski
• Membership Coordinator: Kim Dotson
• Receptionist: Tina Ritchie
• Field Secretaries: Jarrett Keyton (Mississippi State 2020); Salih Omerovic (Kentucky 2023); Brian Hand (Pittsburgh 2023); Ben Cunningham (Missouri State 2023); Jack Cunningham (Missouri State 2023); Cam Wilk (Embry-Riddle 2024); Justin Mojica (Illinois Wesleyan 2024); Henry Sergent (Christopher Newport 2024); Caleb Strong (Idaho 2024)
Appointed Volunteer Leaders
Curator of Archives: Joe Weist (Rose-Hulman 1987) Dir of DEIB: DeVere Kutscher (Davidson 1997)
• Dir of Housing: John Ziza (Ohio 1978)
• Educational Dir: Amelious Whyte (Minnesota Faculty)
• General Counsel: Jim Boyers (Hanover 1994)
• Historian: Towner Blackstock (Davidson 1994)
• PR Dir: Mike Sacks (James Madison 2004)
• Ritualist: Josh Laufenberg (Illinois 2008)
Educational Foundations
Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation PO Box 4599, Lexington, KY 40544-4599
Board Members
Executive Committee:
• Chairman: Glenn Moor (Texas Tech 1984)
• Vice Chairman: Mike Lucas (Bradley 1983)
• Finance Chair: Don Heinrich (Chicago 1974)
• Secretary: Bill Brand (RPI 1987)
Directors: Michael Ainsworth (British Columbia 1987); Mitchell Henn (Case Western 1972); Ron Nelson (Richmond 1977); John O'Neill (Akron 1987); Pete Rimsans (Iowa State 1993); Kirk Walden (Texas Arlington 1972); Rob Wunderlich (DePauw 1988)
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Board Members
• President: Tristan Patterson (Alberta 2010)
• Vice Pres: Michael Ainsworth (British Columbia 1987) Secretary: Murray Coulter (Western Ontario 1972)
Treasurer: Stephen Firth (Western Ontario 1973)
• Directors: Erez Bahar (British Columbia 2001); John Carswell (Alberta 1976); Norm Dundas (McGill 1963); Don Herman (Calgary 1985); Ashley O’Kurley (Alberta 1994); John Starzynski (Western Ontario 1974); Rob Witchel (Toronto 1987)
• Trustee Emeritus: Cameron Murray (Alberta 1972)
U.S. & Canadian Foundations Staff
• Executive Director: Ben Robinson (Hampden-Sydney 1986)
• CFO & COO: Will Shier (DePauw 1988)
• Sr Dir of Graduate Engagement: Dionysis Protopapadakis (Appalachian State 2017)
