Pi Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of Texas
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www.kufiji.org 3 Pi Deuteron Trivia Answer: • Berlin 1936: Glenn Cunningham '35 won a silver medal for the 1500M. • Helsinki 1952: Charlie Hoag '53 and Bill Hougland '52 each won a gold medal for basketball. • Melbourne 1956: Bill Hougland '52 won a gold medal for basketball, and he also had the honor of carrying the American flag during the opening ceremonies. • Montreal 1976: Dean Smith '53 won a gold medal as the men's basketball head coach. Check out www.phigam.org/olympic for more Fiji brothers from other chapters who have won Olympic medals. Justin's wife, Cammy, has had a 30-year career as a Special Education teacher. Their son, Edward, attended KU and Vermont Law School and now works for the KU Honors Program. Their daughter, Anne, attended Princeton and Harvard Law School and now works for McKinsey & Co. in Washington, D.C. Throughout Justin's busy professional career, he was thankful for some lessons learned while an undergraduate. "Being a member of a fraternity, you learn how to get along with individuals and within groups. These are valuable lessons that definitely help you in the business world. Fiji KU is an experience that stays with you the rest of your life." Justin can be contacted by e-mail at jdhealy@cox.net. A nother successful semester at Pi Deuteron is in the books. Our fall 2013 Chapter G.P.A. was 3.09, above the all-fraternity and all-men's average as well as our sixth-straight semester above a 3.0. The Chapter House is near its capacity with 68 men and another 10 brothers living out. FIJI Welcomes 24 New Members We are excited to have initiated 24 new members, tirelessly recruited by our Recruitment Chairmen Chris Bohannon '15 and Reid Augustine '15. Our new Recruitment Chairmen, Adam Smith '16 and Jeff DeGolia '16, are looking to match a fall 2014 pledge class of similar size. Undergraduates Involved across Campus Homecoming was an exciting time as we paired up with Sigma Kappa and won a few spirit competitions on campus. KU FIJIs continue to be involved across campus. We were excited to have Chris Bohannon and Adam Smith elected to IFC Vice President and Director of Community Service and Philanthropy, respectively. Steven Melton '14 is the President of the Board of Class Officers. We are also proud to have members serving on the Rock Chalk Revue Advisory Board and the University's Student Senate as well as many other clubs and organizations across campus. Intramurals have been electrifying as ever. We were runners up in football and continued to compete aggressively in basketball, soccer, volleyball, and softball. Our annual FIJI Run for Leukemia was a huge success this past November as we paired up with brothers from the Chi Deuteron Chapter at Kansas State to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. As we wrap up the spring, we are looking forward to the summer with high hopes for recruitment success. We greatly appreciate our alumni involvement and commitment to the Chapter. We hope to see you at Pi Deuteron in the near future. Fraternally, Justin Ruffalo '16 Chapter President (949) 929-7254 KUFijiPresident@gmail.com Perge! UNDERGRADUATES STAY BUSY Members of the pledge class of 2012 receive scholarship awards during Pig Dinner. From left: Nick Fiore '16, Adam Smith '16, Stephen Moore '16, Duncan Marshall '16, Brandon Easley '16, George Docking '16, and Justin Ruffalo '16. CHAPTER OFFICERS President Justin Ruffalo '16 Newport Beach, Calif. (949) 929-7254 KUFijiPresident@gmail.com Treasurer Luke Winston '15 Overland Park, Kan. Recording Secretary Chris Bohannon '15 Kansas City, Mo. Corresponding Secretary Stephen Moore '16 Wichita, Kan. Historian Michael Ahrens '16 Faucett, Mo. Recruitment Chairmen Adam Smith '16 Tribune, Kan. (620) 927-0089 Jeff DeGolia '16 Santa Rosa, Calif. (707) 484-9935 KUFijiRecruitment@gmail.com (Continued from page 2)