Recognition at Lambda
Lambda brothers continue their record of achievement at DePauw and in the chapter. At the Order of Omega/Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life awards program this year, Lambda brothers received the following awards: Greek Man of the Year, Camron Parker '09; Individual Community Service Award, Anthony Baratta '11; Rising Greek Leader, Gerard Pannekoek '11; Outstanding Philantrophic Endeavor: Bark-B-Q sponsored with Kappa Alpha Theta to benefit the Putnam County Humane Society.
The chapter received honorable mentions for the following: Chapter of the Year; Future Greek Leader, Matt Cecil '12; Outstanding Chapter President, Matt Brauer '11; and Outstanding House Director, Marla Miner.
Leadership within the chapter is also evidenced by the chapter awards presented during Pig Dinner on April 4. The "Most Outstanding Brother Awards were presented to: pledge, Matt Cecil '12; Sophomore, Matt Brauer, '11; Junior, Ian Boyd '10; Senior Award and scholarship, Camron Parker '09.
Also recognized at Pig Dinner were brothers who best exemplified the core values of the fraternity: Bryan Lesswing '10 for Friendship; Mike Lutz '09 for Knowledge; Rob Meltzer for Service; Anthony Baratta '11 for Morality; and Camron Parker '09 for Excellence.
Pumpkin Bash
On October 28th and 29th, Fiji held its annual Pumpkin Bash, a philanthropy designed to raise money for our national philanthropy, The Red Cross.
This year, under the direction of Noe Flores, our Philanthropy Chair, the event spanned two days. On the first, we invited the sororities on campus to participate in a pumpkin based relay race held in the Dells.
On the second day, we hosted our traditional "bashing" event. All of campus was invited over to the house where they could purchase a pumpkin to carve and smash. Pumpkin pie and hot apple cider was provided, plus several pies baked by the sororities.
Overall we had a great turn out, which allowed us to contribute a sizable donation to the Red Cross. Special thanks to all those who helped with the event.
A New Cabinet Elect
Last weekend, November 1st, the men of Phi Gamma Delta held cabinet elections. There are five cabinet positions: President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and Historian. This year we had a remarkable number of nominations, many of which were Juniors. In fact, for the first time in a long time, Juniors will hold a majority of the cabinet positions.
With that I present to you the new Cabinet Elect for the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta:
President - Avery Archer
Treasurer - Bryan Edwards
Recording Secretary - Matthew Howes
Correspondence Secretary - Matthew Cecil
Historian - Martin Hughes
For the remainder of the semester, the current cabinet will begin the transition process, slowly deferring responsibility to the cabinet elect, so that, by the end, the new cabinet will be ready to lead us into the new year.