Phi Delta Theta - Iowa State University

THE IOWA STATE PHI 4 I owa Gamma had a great spring and summer and looks forward to an even better fall. Iowa Gamma wIns BIG On April 29, the chapter was awarded the following awards on behalf of the Iowa State Greek Community: Best Practice–Academics, Best Practice–Recruitment, Best Scholarship Program, Gold Level of Fraternal Excellence, Greek Man of the Year (Jackson Mores 1838), and Chapter Advisor of the Year (Steve Good 1645). The six awards the men of Iowa Gamma received were the most of any Greek organization at Iowa State. This summer at the Kleberg Emerging Leader Institute, Iowa Gamma was honored with several awards, including the Dallas Alumni Award, Gold Star Chapter, Biggers Ritual Trophy, Community Service Citation, Risk Management Citation, and the William Allen White Excellence in Communication Award. These awards recognize the huge steps our chapter has taken to strive for excellence in all aspects of fraternal life. Additionally, two Iowa Gamma Phis received the top two scholarships awarded by the Phi Delta Theta Foundation: Austin Javellana 1818 was awarded the Arthur R. Priest Award, given each year since 1954 to the Fraternity's most outstanding undergraduate member, and Jackson Mores 1838 was given the Robert J. Miller Leadership Award, which goes to the undergraduate brother judged to have demonstrated the most outstanding leadership in his chapter and on his campus. ImpressIve academIc standInG Scholarship continues to be a key pillar of IOWA GAMMA RAISES THE BAR IN ACADEMICS, RECRUITMENT, AND AWARDS another successful semester In store at Isu Joe Hines 1860, Grant Denny 1881, Parker Hinkle 1884, and Jackson Mores 1838 attended Phi Delta Theta's Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute and were the recipients of several awards on Iowa Gamma's behalf. Members at the Greek Visit Day philanthropy luncheon. Phi Delt paired with Alpha Phi to raise money for their respective philanthropies. From left to right: Alex Abate 1901, Jackson Mores 1838, and Caleb Floss 1879. Iowa Gamma new members serenade the women of Alpha Gamma Delta. Jake DeHaai 1835, Matt Harm 1842, Jackson Mores 1838, and Austin Javellana 1818 were selected to serve on Senior Class Council, a subset of Iowa State University's Student Alumni Leadership Council. The committee of 10 is responsible for benefiting and uniting all Iowa State seniors through events and services while promoting an understanding of the Iowa State University Alumni Association. excellence at Iowa State. We exemplified this once again in the spring by achieving a GPA of 3.04. We're not content to merely stay above a 3.0, and we continue working hard to improve ourselves and our scholarship program. welcome, new phIkeIa Similarly to academics, we've seen a great increase in the size of our chapter. Thanks to the incredible efforts of Recruitment Chairmen Nathan Pattee 1882 and Mason Magruder 1885, we recruited 28 new Phikeia! This brings our chapter to 105 members—73 active brothers and 32 new members. These huge numbers show that we are truly doing something great at Iowa State. JoIn phI delt for homecomInG As we progress into the fall semester, the men of Iowa Gamma are excited for Homecoming on October 31 with the women of Sigma Kappa. While I can't make any promises, we will as always be in the running for Lawn Display, Yell like Hell, and tournaments. We look forward to seeing many of our alumni return for Homecoming as well. It's always an amazing experience to connect with our alumni and hear stories from their time as undergraduates. We're excited to see what this school year has in store and, as always, you're welcome back anytime! Yours in the Bond, Matthew Harm 1842 Chapter President mdharm15@gmail.com

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