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Alumni Newsletter
8/27/07
From the Active Chapter President:
Over the past year several changes have been made to point Phi Sig towards a
more bright and successful future. Several policies have been put into place
that already have shown significant improvements with the house. In just one
year we have gone from 32nd to 14th out of all 41 fraternities at Purdue in
overall member GPA, with a point average of 2.73 cumulative. Some of this is
due to the good grade scholarship that the house has put into place, which
gives money back to students, about $100 directly from the house, for
receiving a GPA of 3.0 or higher. This is a great practice because when
houses give back to their members the members become more motivated to reach
those goals, which ultimately benefits both the member and the house.
As you may have read in current issues of “The Signet”, Phi Sigs at Purdue
have also been involved in several philanthropies on campus. During the
Super Bowl season one entrepreneurial member designed a unique T-shirt
commemorating the game between Chicago and Indianapolis, both of which are
on highway I-65. Over $500 was raised for the Phi Sig national service
project, The Special Olympics, by selling shirts for the “I-65 bowl.” Purdue
Phi Sigs also received 3rd place overall in the Alpha Phi “Ivy Man”
competition which raises money for cardiovascular health research. This was
accomplished through participation in all of the competitions events and
from donations from brothers toward the research’s fund.
Throughout the last year and this summer a lot of work has gone into making
the house a more attractive and livable space. Several rooms have been
refinished and repaired with house funds in order to increase appeal for
possible prospective members, and also to keep the house running for a
couple more years. The members hope to be finished with all of the projects
within the next month or two.
The past year was also a great time for intramural activities. Phi Sig
became semi finalists in flag football and softball, and finalists in
dodgeball. The house hopes to take home the gold this coming year with lots
of pre season preparation and increased participation.
All of the Purdue Phi Sigs would like to invite every Alum to come visit the
house anytime. A great time to visit is during the homecoming game which has
become somewhat of a tradition for many. The game this year is on October
27th versus Northwestern. It is a lot of fun for us to have Alums come out
and tailgate with us while telling stories from when they were here.
All of us at the house would also like to have more Alums around during the
recruitment season to help us bolster our numbers and make the house
stronger. Our recruitment chair has some great events planned for the coming
“rush” season and we would really enjoy seeing some more Alums stop by. Also
please let us know if anyone knows of any students coming to Purdue, as this
will greatly assist us in finding new members to join Phi Sig.
If anyone has any questions, or would like to come down and see the house,
feel free to contact me. My E-mail is Kforgue@purdue.edu, or call my cell
phone at (847) 682-7965.
Kyle Forgue, Chapter President
From the Alumni President:
This past year has been very active for the Alumni Board. Last fall the
Board along with several other area alumni helped the actives re-landscape
the house, painted many rooms, and did minor carpentry. This was financed
by the generosity of many of the alumni. Thank you.
Since we know that our time is limited at 302 Waldron, we are always looking
for a possible relocation. This year the Chi Phi house in Tower Acres
became available. After much discussion, the Board decided that this was
not the right house at the right time for us. We are continuing the keep
our eyes and ears open and are looking at all options. Recently I appointed
several committees to explore and evaluate available houses, costs to
maintain our present house for 5-10 years if it is still available, work on
membership and recruitment of new members for the active chapter. These
reports are to be presented at Homecoming this fall to give us a guideline
for the future.
The active chapter is doing a good job of finding the right brothers with a
Phi Sig fit. This fall there will be 15-16 actives living in the house, a
significant improvement over last year - and their attitude is excellent. I
am excited about the future of Phi Sigma Kappa at Purdue.
I am looking forward to another good year to keep the momentum going
forward. If you get back to Purdue, stop in and meet the brothers. They
always enjoy meeting the Alumni.
David Eichenauer, Alumni President
From the Alumi Secretary / Newsletter Editor
As noted above, the active chapter leadership, its entire membership, and
the alumni Board believe Delta triton is getting better in many ways. We
all want to continue this improvement.
Our alumni are diverse: a wide span of ages, locations and occupations. Many
of us have never been asked to help, except financially, since we left
campus. We want to invite alumni to volunteer to share their talents,
skills and connections that will help the current undergrads meet their
goals and objectives at Purdue. More about that in the next newsletter and
at the annual meeting at Homecoming.
Finally, this is being distributed via e-mail only. If you should be in
touch with any Delta triton brother not on our list, please share this with
them and notify us how we can reach them by e-mail. Thanks.
Gordon Schmitz
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