Phi Delta Theta - Iowa State University

PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY 7 Alumni Update Chapter Grand Robert J. Paugh 503 entered Chapter Grand on May 28. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in April 1943, trained as a navigator, commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in December 1944, and was discharged in March 1946. He enrolled at Iowa State College, thanks to the GI Bill. While in college, he waited tables at the Kappa Delta Sorority where he met Barbara Artus who became the love of his life. Robert was a member of the Grand Avenue Christian Church, Bozeman Masonic Lodge #18, the Algeria Shrine Temple, Gallatin Shrine Clowns, Livingston Shrine Clowns, past Patron of the Lily of the Valley Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Bozeman Formal Dance Club. Alumni News James H. Stange 570 is living in a retirement home and enjoying it, other than balance problems in health. He enjoys the company of Dean Gibbens 586. Dean helps with vegetables and fruit from his garden. Jim resides in Lincoln, Neb., and sends best wishes to all his Iowa Gamma brothers. E-mail: jh3545@aol.com George H. Schaller 729 retired from the Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake, Iowa. He spends his summers in Storm Lake and winters in Ingram, Texas. Lee O. Lownsberry 766 and the pledge class of '59 are very active. They have a reunion every two years. This year, it will be in October in Ashville, N.C. Previous locations include the Ozarks, Tucson, Breckenridge, San Diego, and Seattle. Everyone from the 1960 class is also invited and several have attended from the 1958 and 1961 classes. They are hoping to get a Phi Delta Theta chapter at the University of Denver soon. Lee is very proud to be activated at Iowa Gamma. E-mail: lee_lownsberry@msn.com David A. Bomgaars 830 was elected board president of Family and Children Services in Elizabeth, N.J., in June of this year. He lives in Summit, N.J., with his wife, Willa. E-mail: davebomgaars@comcast.net Steven N. Jensen 1037 retired from the City of Omaha after 35+ years in 2009. He now does planning and urban design work for a variety of public, quasi-public, non-profit, and private clients. Steven has been married to his wife, Kathy, for more than 23 years and has two stepchildren, five grandchildren, and many former foster sons and daughters. He has been a season ticket holder for ISU football for nearly 40 years and makes the trip to Ames for games about five times each fall. He hopes to make it to one of the Homecoming events this fall. Go Cyclones! E-mail: snjensen@cox.net Robert M. Martin 1338 recently returned from his fourth deployment with the U.S. Army where he was deployed in Africa with past deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and a town in the U.S. He was in DAFG the same time as Harry Oakley 1311 but missed seeing him. Robert holds the rank of LTC and has finished his 27th year in the Army/ Army Reserves. He lives in Rockford, Ill., where he is a fire chief. E-mail: winnebagochief@yahoo.com. Joel C. Magruder 1341 says his youngest of three children, Mason (Phikeia), now attends ISU and has pledged Phi Delta Theta. They are very excited for him. "The best is yet to be." Joel and his wife, Christine, live in Clive, Iowa. They are proud parents of Joel II, Addison, and Mason. E-mail: jmagruder@financialpartnersgroup.net Have news you want to share? Send your alumni news to Steve Good 1645 at sgood@phideltatheta.org. Proud to Be an Iowa Gamma Phi She continues to play a key role in guiding our young brothers through their years at ISU. The capital campaign to raise $1.5 million for the renovation of the house and retirement of the house mortgage continues to be a great success, with the total pledged to date in excess of $1.12 million. As is true with the renovation itself, the campaign effort has generated many benefits in addition to the funds raised. Foremost among them is a huge increase in the connection among the brothers of Iowa Gamma of Phi Delta Theta (1) between actives in the house and Phi Delt alumni, (2) among Phi Delt alumni overall and, especially, (3) among the many alumni (over 80 in all) who have brought their personal efforts to the capital campaign. If you are in the latter category and have helped to raise the funds for the renovation, we owe you a great debt of gratitude! Thank you for your efforts past, present, and future to realize the vision we have for our chapter. It has personally been a pleasure and a privilege to work with you on this campaign. Brotherhood is alive and well at Iowa Gamma and it is a very special time to be an Iowa Gamma Phi Delt. An indicator of the connection and pride we all share through Phi Delta Theta was the turnout at our weekend-long 100th anniversary celebration in the fall of 2013. We had a phenomenal showing with over 225 attendees! You can also feel the enormous energy, pride and enthusiasm of the young men in the house. They are seeing the results of the capital campaign and renovation in so many tangible and intangible ways. As a key indicator, since the renovation began in 2008, recruitment ("rush" to us older guys) has been highly successful with pledge classes of 20+ quality young men typical year after year. The house capacity has been raised from 39 to 50 through the renovation and actives and pledges are now (for the first time in quite a while) competing to live in the house even into their junior and senior years. If you haven't been engaged with the chapter recently, give some thought to how you might bring your special qualities to the mix. Stop by the house at Homecoming this fall or on your next trip to Ames. I know that you will be glad you did. I hope that you, too, continue to be proud to be a Phi! Yours in the Bond, Bill Beckman 934 Campaign Co-Chairman (858) 204-1776 / beckprop@aol.com (Continued from page 1)

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