1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

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what this brotherhood really
stands for. \\'e also have been
accepted as a street-captain in
our neighborhood. This year
Ontario Beta's biggest challenge
is to move om- Fraternity
firom a position of
disadvantage to one of being
well-placed for the fiiture. In
dosing, the Brothers of
Ontario Beta \s'ould like to
thank Alumni Rob Parsons,
Mike Mills, Darcy McNeill,
Greg Gruni, and George Clark
for reminding us that Phi
Ddta Theta is a Fratemit)'^ for
Life. —The Finisher
Pennsylvania Mu
widener University
Shortly after graduating firom
Widener University' about one
year ago. Brother Herman
Saunders, '95, died in a tragic
motorcyde acddenL Herman
was a mechanical engineering
major while at Widener. To
hdp finance his education,
Herman worked in the ^V'idener
computer lab for three
years. By his third year, he was
promoted to lab manager.
Herman was also a member
of the Army Reserves. During
the final year of his education,
Herman interned at Checkpoint
Systems, Inc., in
Thorofare, NJ and commuted
from home while completing
his studies in Chester, PA.
l^on graduation, Herman
accepted a full-time position
at Checkpoint Systems.
Herman Saunders was one
of the finest brothers the
Peimsylvania Mu chapter has
known. Herman gave everything
he had in everything he
did. While an active brother,
he served as pledgemaster
and vice-president, going
above and beyond the duties
of those positions and often
assisting other oflBcers.
Herman demonstrated the
three cardinal principles in
his daily living. His coimnitment
to the Fraternity was
recognized when he was
awarded the Penn Mu
Chapter's Advisor Award in
1996. He will never be forgotten
or replaced.
The brothers of Peimsylvania
Mu, along with Herman's
&mily and firiends,are joining
together to remember
Herman in a spedal way by
estabUshing the Herman
Saunders Memorial Scholarship.
The scholarship \NT11 be
given to a Widener student,
with preference given to a
member of Phi Ddta Theta,
who demonstrates leadership
within the Wdener community.
To make this an endowed
scholarship the members of
Penn Mu must raise 525,000.
The chapter is well on its way
with 512,000, but has a long
way to go. Widener Universit)'
will invest the funds and the
interest will be used to benefit
the student sdected as the
Saunders scholar.
Any contributions can be
sent to Kristyn Huey at the
Widener Universit)' Devdopment
OfiBce located at: 1 University
Place, Chester, PA
19013, or you can call Kristyn
at (610) 499-4422 for more
information. Contributions
are tax deductible and qualify
for most matching gift programs
offered by employers.
The members of Penn Mu
would greatiy appredate any
help in meeting their goal.
—Bill Richardson
South Carolina Beta
South Carolina
The fall of 1998 has been
great for the South Carolina
Beta Chapter. We are proud to
welcome nine quaUty men to
our Phikeia program. Each of
these men is an individual
who we are certain wiU exemplify
the cardinal principles of
our great Fraternity.
South Carolina Beta received
many honors this past
year, ^\e received a Community
Service Citation from
GHQ. For the second year in a
row, we were honored by the
sisters of Kappa Ddta with
the Shamrock Excellence
Award for raising a substantial
amount of money to hdp
the fight against child abuse.
Through a renewed focus on
academics, we were able to
return Phi Ddt to a position
of scholastic greatness. ^Ve
earned the top Fraternity
grade point average on campus
for the spring semester of
1998.
We were pleased to enhance
our campus image by
partidpating in Homecoming
activities. Our brothers played
integral parts in the Homecoming
parade and carnival.
We continued our support of
Adopt-A-Highway. We are also
in the process of planning
several events for the near
future that will benefit both
the Fraternit)' and the communit)'.
All alumni are encouraged
to stop by and pay us a visit
when they are in the Columbia
area. We also encourage
visiting our website at
www.sa.sc.edu/phiddt.
—Todd Wagoner
Tennessee Gamma
University of Tennessee
The brothers of Tennessee
Gamma enjoyed another outstanding
year in the 1997-
1998 school calendar. We
successfully made the transition
to an alcohol-free chapter
thanks to the great
leadership we received from
our officers, chapter adviser,
alumni, and province president.
For the second straight
year our chapter has received
an outstanding GPA award
from the Interfratemit}'
Council along with an award
for outstanding pledge dass
GPA. Spedal thanks goes to
the hard work for our community
service chair Dave
Whitfidd: He organizing a
Christmas part)' with the sisters
of .Alpha Ddta Pi benefiting
the Boys and Girls Qubs
of Knoxville. Because of
Dave's hard work our chapter
received the Outstanding
Commimit)' Service Project
Award from IFC. Many brothers
have taken leadership positions
on campus this year as
well. Phis now occupy positions
as members of the
Dean's Student Advisor)'
Board, Student Disciplinary
Board, Orientation Leaders,
.\11 Campus Events Committee,
and UTK Ambassadors.
We are proud of the positive
influence these brothers have
made on UT's campus and
community.
Tennessee Gamma would
like to take this opportunity
to thank those who helped us
make our transition to alcohol-free
housing a smooth
one. First and foremost, we
would like to thank our chapter
adviser, Mr. Bill
Hahnemann. Mr. Hahnemann's
sound advice and
leadership guided us from
day one, and we are forever
grateful to him for his outstanding
effort. Thanks to
brothers Win Pratt, Brian
Edmonds, Stanley Johnson,
and David Traywick who
worked selflessly to organize
our alcohol free proposal.
Thanks to our province president
Lt. Col. Mark
Ochsenbein for his understanding
and his endless love
for Phi Deha Theta. Thanks to
our officers who did a superb
job in dedsion-making for
the chapter as a whole, and
who still made sure that the
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