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| Robb Meinen of
Delta Sigma Lambda gives us a tour of their new chapter
house |
Alumni and Actives meet to prepare
for Blue-White Weekend
Submitted 4/14/05
Our All-Phi Leadership, Building, and
Finance Teams met with the actives to complete final preparations
for our upcoming Blue-White Weekend.
We kicked-off Saturday morning with
a field trip to meet with Robb Meinen of Delta Sigma Lambda
for a tour of their new chapter house. Robb reviewed the
reasons for all their design decisions and gave us some
further guidance on their very successful and innovative
fundraising campaign. We all owe Robb and his team a big
thanks for all their help. They prove how a determined chapter
can accomplish its dream and are another sign of how the
whole fraternity system is on the rebound.
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| Alumni and Actives
watch carefully as Charlie Yohe '97 presents our vision
of our chapter house for the next 100 years. |
Next we all headed back to the Phi
Board Room to watch the head of our All-Phi Design Team,
Charlie Yohe '97, present our vision for our chapter house
for the next 100 years. Great Job Charlie! Join us for Blue-White
weekend to see the result of all their hard work.
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| Charlie Yohe '97
looks on as the actives play a little spring volleyball |
Once the meeting concluded, most of
the alumni began their journeys home, and the actives did
what come naturally on a beautiful 85 degree April Saturday
- play volleyball. Alumni Gary Ptak '81, Randy Thompson
'83, and Charlie Yohe '97 hung around a while trying to
figure out the best way to get back into college - how about
grad school? Is there an age limit?
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| Our champion Dodgeball
team poses for a photo after defeating Beta in the finals |
The
Phi's kick some Beta ass!
A determined Phi Delt team takes
out the defending champion Betas in the finals of the PSU
charity Dodgeball tournament
Submitted 4/14/05
Dodgeball has taken the college scene
by storm and Phi Delt reigns supreme. Twenty teams competed
this year resulting in the "Battle for Burrowes"
when Phi Delt met Beta in the finals. Full
Story
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| Elliott Skrinjar
’05, Joe DiRenzo ’06, Matt Quirin ’07,
Jake Barker ’07 stand victorious |
Immaculate
Precipitation!
It's Deja Vu all over again
Submitted 3/20/05
Twelve inches of fresh powder means
only one thing - front yard football! This year Elliott
Skrinjar ’05, Joe DiRenzo ’06, Matt Quirin ’07,
and Jake Barker ’07, representing the world champion
Pittsburgh Steelers, defeated the Pips 13-7. Full
Story
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| Our dancers pose
with our THON child and her sister at the start of THON
'05 |
The
Actives Unite to Raise Money for Kids with Cancer
Submitted 3/1/05
Keeping with the Phi Delt tradition
of community service, the actives have been working very
hard this year to raise money for the Penn State Dance Marathon
2005. Full
Story
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| Regis Cleary '68
discusses options for our physical plant at February
Summit '05 |
Team Phi Unites at February Summit
'05
Submitted 3/1/05
Our February Summit was a huge success.
In the morning, Senior Leadership Consultant from Headquarters,
Tim Gilbert, gave us an update on the state of our chapter
compared to other Phi Delt chapters. Then Kevin Kerr, Penn
State’s Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life gave
a quick update on the university’s renewed commitment
to fraternities followed by Sharon’s fantastic lunch.
The afternoon was spent discussing options for our physical
plant and various methods of financing.
The
sale is officially over and our house still stands proud
at 240 North Burrowes!
Submitted 10/1/04
They said it couldn't be done. They
said we were out of our league. They said we had no chance.
They said we couldn't afford the battle. But in the end,
Penn State, despite its vast financial and legal resources,
proved to be no match for the highly motivated Phi Legal
Team. The judge ruled in our favor and Penn State's right
to appeal has expired. The sale is officially over and our
house still stands proud at 240 North Burrowes Road!
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| Our House is here
to stay! This photo was taken in June - Two weeks after
our house was scheduled for demolition. |
Lead by brother Tim Wilkinson '83,
the Phi Legal Team leaves Penn State with a clear message
- we are here to stay. Full
Story
A
new spirit drives incredible progress at Pennsylvania Theta
Submitted 10/1/04
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| Chapter Advisor
Bill Corbett '88 and Cindy Thompson lead the executives
in a week long leadership and management seminar. |
We are happy to report some incredible
things happened in the seven months since the sale was made
public. Rather than leading to our death, the sale has served
as our rallying cry, uniting our alumni and actives on a
mission to save our fraternity, and return it to its former
glory!
While the Phi Legal Team was working
to stop the sale, the actives and a group of alumni went
to work on the house and the operating plan for the chapter.
We have a new alumni corporation board of directors, a new
chapter advisor, a new cook, and we are in the process of
implementing a major leadership initiative to bring our
chapter back to the top and keep it there. Full
Story
A
full social calendar kicks-off in style!
Submitted 10/1/04
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| Adam Dahr '06
and Tim Metzger '06 welcome their guests at the first
Social of the semester |
Proving that they can play as hard
as they work, the guys pull out all stops for their first
social of the year with Kappa Delta.
After a two week long work session
to get the first floor looking better than it has for years,
the guys invite the KDs over for one of the formal dinners
that Phi Delt has become know for University-wide. You have
to see this to believe it. Full
Story
The
new spirit of Phi Delta Theta shines bright during Arts
Festival Weekend!
Submitted 10/1/04
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| Bill Corbett '88
puts the finishing touches on the banner he and Susan
made for Arts Festival Weekend. |
The invitation said, "This is
a beautiful time of year to visit Penn State, see your old
school and stop by your fraternity house. A great time to
renew old friendships and make new ones. Come join us at
the house for a cook-out on our new grill and see how great
the house looks".
Many actives and alumni fell for this
and returned to the house for a nice relaxing weekend only
to wind up remodeling the Kitchen. A great time was had
by all. Full
Story
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| The first page
of our bond book - one of many reasons why we have to
fight and save our house. |
Save
our house!
Submitted 5/5/04
On March 10th, 2004, our board of directors
sold our fraternity house and property to Penn State. If
things had gone as planned, settlement would have been May
28, and our beloved house along with 100 years of memories,
tradition, and hard work, would have been demolished in
early June. Although our board had good intentions, we believe
that their decision was premature and would have resulted
in the death of our fraternity at Penn State.
When we learned of the sale, we created
and launched this site on May 5th, 2004 to rally support
from our brothers - fight and overturn this decision - and
save Phi Delta Theta at Penn State. Full
Story
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