The Friday Letter

Officers, Advisors

As of September 30, ONLY 40 of 148 chapters/colonies submitted news for the fall 2021 magazine. Because of that, we decided to extend the magazine submission deadline until Monday, October 4 at 11:59 pm PT. 

Please submit news & photos to Director of Communications Erica Carlson to get your chapter's brothers' news included in this edition.

All Members

National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW) will be held September 20-24, and the Fraternity will continue our #JoinTheFight Against Hazing campaign. This year, we will share some of the ways our brothers are Leading the Fight Against Hazing in their chapters.

We also invite our members to participate in NHPW. Visit phigam.org/FightHazing to view Hazing Prevention Resources and Sign the Pledge to Join the Fight Against Hazing.

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All Members

Vaccination, in addition to current public health guidelines like hand washing and masks, is the best way to keep our community safer and get back to normal. You can find locations to receive the vaccine in your area at www.vaccines.gov.

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All Members

Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month (SAAPM) is a time to engage your chapter with this issue by learning more about sexual violence and sharing information.

Visit the Health & Safety Education web page for some excellent and easy to use resources to educate your chapter. Explore and use the #SAAPM and #ConsentRules hashtags on social media to see how survivors and advocates around the country are raising awareness this SAAPM. View other engaging ways to share your support here.

Another way to support SAAPM is to wear denim on April 28 for #DeminDay. We encourage brothers to join millions of people across the world by wearing jeans with a purpose - to support survivors and educate ourselves and others about all forms of sexual violence.

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Officers, Advisors

There are two ways Phi Gamma Delta recognizes its graduate brothers for their contributions and/or accomplishments:

Individual Awards for Volunteers:
The Fraternity's annual awards competition also provides several individual awards to recognize deserving brothers for their contributions as graduate volunteers. Any chapter or individual may nominate graduate brothers for these awards:
 • Coulter Cup: Graduate brother who has contributed the most to an undergraduate chapter through service in a capacity other than as a Purple Legionnaire or General Officer
 • Crowder Cup: Outstanding Faculty Advisor
 • Durrance Award: Outstanding Purple Legionnaire
 • Haynes Award: Most effective Section Chief

Individual Award nominations must be submitted by March 31, 2021 at 11:59 pm PT.

William A. Martin Distinguished Fiji Award:
Each year, the Archons select up to six accomplished graduate brothers for their faithful and unselfish service to Phi Gamma Delta or their special contribution to nominate deserving brothers by May 1, 2021 for consideration this year. Additional information and past Distinguished Fiji Award recipients are listed at phigam.org/DistinguishedFijiAward.

Officers, New Member Educators

Launched at the 2021 Academy, Foundation of Courage is Phi Gamma Delta's fully revised onboarding and socialization program for new members, providing participants with Preparation for a Lifetime of Courageous Leadership. Foundation of Courage is a new way for Phi Gams to think about new member education. It was designed to allow brothers to focus their energy on the development of healthy, meaningful interpersonal relationships. All chapters are highly encouraged to utilize this new resource; however, most chapters are required to utilize Foundation of Courage, the Fraternity's prescribed New Member Education program. Click here to see if your chapter/colony is required to utilize Foundation of Courage.

Chapter resources for success:
 • Educator Manual with lesson plans and tips.
 • New Member Workbook with engaging activities and reflection space.
 • Coordinating slide deck​, professionally branded and editable to insert chapter-specific information.
 • Order Purple Pilgrims and New Member Pins in advance so that they are available at the start of the New Member Education program. These may be ordered by visiting the Phi Gam Chapter Store. Direct any questions about ordering to Mahogany Dobbins at 859-255-1848.
 • Coming Soon: Quick, easy online learning material for your New Members covering Fraternity basics. 

^ All of these resources are available at phigam.org/NewMemberEducation.

Need some help getting started with Foundation of Courage? View the training recording from the 2021 Academy or schedule a chapter-specific training with Director of Education Lauren Leif.

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Officers, All Members

We recently update our COVID-19 Guidance page, and we will be communicating more specifics and guidance regarding COVID-19 and IHQ's support in the coming weeks. In the meantime, please review the following:

Each act of any Phi Gamma Delta brother either credits or discredits the Fraternity. Together we must:
 1. Care deeply about each other and check-in on our brothers.
 2. Wear a mask.
 3. Practice and enforce social distancing measures.
 4. Avoid hosting, attending and/or planning parties/large gatherings.
 5. Hold each other accountable to these expectations.
 6. Follow all state/local/University COVID-19 guidance. 

The Fraternity’s expects all brothers, new members and chapters/colonies to comply with all local guidelines and regulations related to COVID-19. Those chapters/ colonies that do not may be subject to disciplinary action by the Fraternity for violation of the Risk Management Policy. And those brothers and new members that do not comply are expected to be held accountable by their chapter/colony. 

All chapters, colonies, brothers, and new members should adhere to the guidelines and regulations set forth by their college/university, local governmental and state/provincial authorities regarding public health. This includes, but is not limited to, COVID-19 pandemic guidelines and regulations related to group gatherings, social distancing, use of personal protective equipment and adherence to quarantine orders.

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On September 7, Alpha Omicron at Akron hosted their annual Puppy Party supporting One-of-a-Kind Pet Rescue, a local animal shelter. The Chapter set up the event at the center of campus to ensure the most foot traffic. And shelter staff brought seven puppies to campus for students to play with for a donation to the shelter.

^ On November 14, Alpha Sigma at Arizona State hosted their Shave to Save event, where 47 brothers shaved their heads to raise money for TGen's Center for Rare Childhood Disorders at the Transnational Genomics Research Institute (The Center). By agreeing to shave their heads, brothers raised over $58,0000 for The Center, far surpassing their fundraising goal of $50,000.
The Chapter chose this philanthropy for two reasons: 1) Jim Harris (1974), who passed away from a progressive neurodegenerative disease in 2020. Jim asked that any memorial gifts be donated to The Center. 2) Braden Belnap's (2023) cousin, Seth, has a rare disease that dramatically affects his quality of life and his life expectancy. The Center successfully diagnosed and prescribed treatment for Seth, allowing him to live with fewer complications and restrictions to his life. For more information, click here.

Lambda Beta at California State Long Beach held a few brotherhood events this semester, including a poker night on September 21 and a bonfire at Bolsa Chica on September 29.

Undergraduate brothers from the Chi Upsilon Chapter at Chicago raised money from their graduate brothers to install a new turf backyard.

During fall 2021, Chi Nu at Christopher Newport welcomed their first new member class as a chapter with 15 new members.

After a year of isolation, Phi Kappa at Colorado State was thrilled to invite their graduate brothers to celebrate Pig Dinner on Founders Day, May 1. There were 80 brothers in attendance, including 50 undergraduates and 30 graduates. The highlight was keynote speaker and distinguished naval historian Joseph Callo (Yale 1952), who received the Distinguished Fiji Award in 2010.

^ Lambda Pi at DePaul recently created the Lambda Pi Chapter Awards to recognize the contributions of individual brothers. The highest honor is the Howard J. Schultz Excellence Award, which was named in honor of Purple Legionnaire Howard Schultz (California State Long Beach 1995), who is an inspiration to all the Lambda Pi brothers.

Delta Deuteron at Hampden-Sydney is starting a scholarship fund for Thomas Salamon (2021) who recently passed ad astra. The Chapter is currently in the process of raising $50,000, which is the minimum amount needed to start a scholarship fund at Hampden-Sydney College. For more information, contact Corresponding Secretary Franz Gilbert (2023).

^ Chi Deuteron at Kansas State held their 3rd annual Scholarship Luncheon, where members who achieved scholastically in the previous term were recognized for their hard work and dedication to the pursuit of knowledge. During the lunch, awards were given for beating the all-fraternity average, perfect GPA and Triple A Scholarships.

Upsilon Kappa at Kentucky had a very successful fall recruitment. All 40 of their potential new members accepted bids during the pledging process to become new members.

Sigma Mu at Mississippi State welcomed 52 men to the fall 2021 new member class.

Pi Chi at North Carolina Wilmington organized an island cleanup with the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. The cleanup was located at Shell Island, which is adjacent to Fort Fisher in Carolina Beach. Volunteers paddled in kayaks (courtesy of Kayak Carolina) to Shell Island to collect and remove trash from the coastline.

This semester, Sigma Omicron at Oklahoma State partnered with the women of Kappa Delta Fraternity for Homecoming. Scotty Dunham (2022) was the head director of Homecoming, which was held on October 30.

The Tau Beta Chapter was named Outstanding Fraternity of the Year by the University of Tampa at their annual Leadership Awards Night for the 2020-21 academic year.

^ On November 11, Psi at Wabash initiated its new member class, which included the addition of four families to the Sires and Sons Club.
Pictured (L-R): Nate Plake (2025) with sire, Tom (1988); Tommy Minkler (2025) with sire, Josh (1985); Jehan Boyers (2025) with sire, Jim (Hanover 1994); and Nathaniel Oakes (2025) with sire, Tim (1986).

On October 28, Pi Iota at WPI started to demolish their 122-year-old chapter house, which was built in 1899. The Chapter plans to break ground on their new chapter house on November 20, which is on the 130th anniversary of their chartering.

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Epsilon Rho at Embry-Riddle received the Paul Bell Outstanding Chapter of the Year and Outstanding Campus Involvement from the University's 2021 Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards.

Mu Iota at Idaho was awarded Fraternity Excellence in Membership Development and Fraternity Excellence in Scholarship at the Greek Awards for the 2020-21 academic year.

Mu Deuteron at Iowa won several Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards for the 2020-21 academic year. They won the Outstanding Program Award and Highest GPA: Fall 2020 from the IFC. Additionally, Mason Miller (2023) won the Outstanding Community Service Award.

Mu Chi at James Madison is hosting a Food Drive for the Patchwork Pantry, a local food pantry. The Chapter set up several donation collection bins on campus for nonperishable food, and they are collecting food until September 25.

On April 16, Gamma Deuteron at Knox brothers celebrated the 100th anniversary of their chapter house. The house is now the oldest chapter house of any fraternity in the state of Illinois. The house has been home to over 1,000 of the 1,700+ Phi Gams initiated into the Chapter.

After Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, brothers from the Beta Rho Chapter at Louisiana State traveled throughout the state to help the communities impacted by the hurricane.

On September 3, Pi Chi at North Carolina Wilmington hosted the Island Experience 2 philanthropy event supporting the Live Fearlessly Foundation (LFF), a Cystic Fibrosis charity. The event was held at SeaGat Bottle Shop's outdoor concert venue given COVID-19 protocols, and it included live local bands, vendors, and a raffle to raise money for LFF. The event reach capacity, and hundreds of raffle tickets were sold. Additionally, each vendor donated a percentage of their earning from the night directly towards LFF. Overall, the Chapter helped raised over $2,200 for LFF, which will be used to help kids with Cystic Fibrosis around the country.

Earlier this month, Rho Phi at Rose-Hulman volunteered for the Farrington's Grove Neighborhood Beautification project by cleaning up the neighborhood around the main house.

^ Sigma Eta at Sam Houston State received the Most Philanthropic Award and the Bearkat Cup, for outstanding performance in the intramural league, at The Pantheon 2021: Greek Awards showcase.

On September 14, brothers from the Theta Tau Chapter at Tennessee Tech participated in one of their regular roadside cleanups of 10th Street in Cookeville.

^ On September 9, the Sigma Alpha Chapter co-hosted a pledge signing event with Set the Expectation (STE) on Texas San Antonio's campus. From 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, the Chapter invited all UTSA students to sign STE's pledge. There were separate pledges for student, members of Greek life and athletes. By signing the pledge, it means a person agrees to be an active bystander against sexism and violence against women, practice consensual sex, hold themselves accountable for sexual harassment and acknowledge the problem of sexual assault and relationship violence.
The Chapter first partnered with STE to create a pledge for fraternities and sororities across the nation during the spring 2019 semester. Since then, the Chapter works with STE at least once a year, and every member of the Chapter has signed STE's pledge to help prevent sexual and interpersonal violence. For more information about STE, visit SetTheExpectation.org.

During the 2021-21 academic year, Delta Mu at Wayne State raised over $500 for COVID-19 relief through an e-sports tournament. The Chapter also collected and donated over 350 cans of food for the Gleaners Food Bank.

Chi Eta at Western Kentucky welcomed 17 new members during the fall semester.

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During the 2020 calendar year, Alpha Omicron at Akron began several renovation projects, including the kitchen, library and private bathroom. Ryan Matthew (2022) led the charge on these renovations, overseeing most of the construction work himself. The library and kitchen have been completed, and the bath will be completed by the end of the semester.

Alpha Beta at Alabama Birmingham set a record high fundraising amount for their spring philanthropy by raising $6,500 for the American Cancer Society.

^ On March 3, Epsilon Alpha at Alberta held their second clothing drive for the Bissel Center (BC), a local nonprofit that gives clothes to single moms in Edmonton, Alberta. By the end of the event, the Chapter collected 10 bags of clothes for BC. Several Epsilon Alpha brothers were raised by single moms, so BC has become a very important organization to the Chapter. They hope to continue to host more philanthropy events and clothing drives for BC in the future.

^ From December 2020 - April 2021, Alpha Sigma at Arizona State completed over 250 hours of community service through multiple service projects. This includes 130.5 hours for the Salvation Army, 36 hours for St. Mary's Food Back and 28 hours for Feed My Starving Children, to name a few.
Pictured: Several brothers and Tempe Mayor Corey Woods (second from the left) volunteering with the Salvation Army.

On February 20-21, several brothers from the Beta Psi Chapter at Boise State packaged meals at the Idaho Food Bank.

Beta Pi at Bradley hosted a brotherhood event, where brothers participated in a pool tournament and played board games.

Pi Gamma at British Columbia has been collecting necessary toiletries, like toothbrushes, toothpaste and deodorant, to make care packages for people in need.

Despite the setbacks faced throughout the pandemic, the Delta Colony at Christopher Newport recruited their largest class this semester, with 19 new brothers.

Chi Alpha at Clemson welcomed 18 new members during the fall 2020 semester and 10 new members during the spring 2021 semester. This was the largest spring new member class in chapter history.

During the spring 2021 semester, brothers from the Delta Kappa Chapter at Davidson have been volunteering at local COVID-19 vaccination centers to help end the pandemic and support their local community.

During the fall 2020 semester, Delta Iota at Drake was #1 in grades among fraternities with a 3.35 GPA.

Phi Sigma at Florida State participated in the University's Dance Marathon on March 5-7. The Chapter raised over $26,0000 for the event, bringing the University's total to $1.47 million. All funds were donated to the Children's Miracle Network and FSU College of Medicine's Pediatric Outreach Program.

This year, Chi Iota at Illinois raised over $3,500 for three fundraisers. The Chapter raised money for Lake County Breast Cancer and Illini Fighting Hunger, which is an organization that helps feed people in the local community. And they also raised money for their former house chef, whose house recently burned down.

During the spring 2021 semester, Alpha Deuteron at Illinois Wesleyan hosted a Polar Plunge, which raised over $700 for the Special Olympics.

^ On February 25, Mu Deuteron at Iowa brothers wore blue to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

Due to the University's restrictions on many activities, Alpha Iota at Iowa State had to rethink safe, social distance activities to maintain brotherhood involvement. The Chapter decided to make intramural sports a priority, ensuring event teams were created for brothers to participate in.

On November 9, 2020, Mu Chi at James Madison partnered with the Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority and the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority to host a blood drive at the Harrisonburg, Virginia Red Cross.

The Kappa Upsilon Colony at Kent State organized a campus-wide mental health Wellness Weekend with the University and Active Minds. The event was created to raise money and awareness for mental health and teach students how to combat difficulties of the pandemic and college life.

Upsilon Kappa at Kentucky received the University's Fraternity & Sorority Life's 2020 Outstanding Philanthropy Event award for their Out of Darkness Walk (OODW), which benefited the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The OODW was held in collaboration with the Chi Omega Sorority, Kappa Beta Gamma Sorority and Theta Chi Fraternity.

This semester, Alpha Gamma at Kettering B doubled its size despite COVID-19 restrictions. All recruitment events were adapted to a new half virtual - half outdoor socially distant plan. One of the more popular activities was the game of life-sized "Clue," where brothers, dressed up like fantasy characters, were suspects of murder and potential new members had to find clues.

Mu Sigma at Minnesota partnered with Ghostfit Apparel and other fraternities on campus to raise money for Project UMN, which supports mental health. They sold a variety of apparel, and 50% of the profits are going to Mental Health America.

Lambda Nu at Nebraska hosted a virtual raffle on March 5 to benefit CureSearch, a program that raises money for children diagnosed with cancer. Graduate brothers donated items for the Chapter to raffle, including gift cards to Lululemon and Amazon. Through this raffle, the Chapter raised over $5,000 for CureSearch.

^ On February 19, seven brothers from the Nu Sigma Chapter at North Carolina State volunteered at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. They inspected and packaged over 4,500 potatoes for families affected by the pandemic. Brothers will continue to volunteer at this Food Bank throughout the semester.

After Nu Eta at Northeastern finished their spring 2021 recruitment, they held an online brotherhood retreat. The retreat was followed by an Iron Chef cooking competition, where brothers formed teams to compete against each other by creating the best dish.

Alpha Omega at Ohio's new wellness chairmen, Nick Miller (2023) and Noah Wagner (2022), organized a hike to help members stay mentally and physically healthy.

Omicron Deuteron at Ohio State won Outstanding House Corporation from the Office of Student Life: Fraternity & Sorority Life. Additionally, Scholarship Advisor Steven Sousetes won Outstanding Chapter Advocate and Outstanding Academic Mentor.

Epsilon Omicron at Oregon hosted Fiji Fight Against Cancer, a philanthropy event supporting Ricardo Garibay, a 13-year-old who has Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Ricardo was originally diagnosed in November 2019, but due to a recent relapse, his mother was forced to take a leave of absence from work to take care of Ricardo. The Chapter partnered with the Doernbecher Children's Hospital to raise as much money for Ricardo's upcoming chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. Through the event, the Chapter raised over $7,000.

With COVID-19 taking a mental toll on people everywhere, brothers from Beta at Penn decided to focus their philanthropic efforts on suicide awareness and prevention this semester. On March 22, the Chapter hosted a profit-share fundraiser with the campus's Chipotle to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in Philadelphia. In just four hours, over 125 people dined for the cause, raising over $1,100 for AFSP.
Additionally, following the tragedy in Georgia, the Chapter decided to support the local AAPI community. The Chapter partnered with the Chi Omega Sorority by hosting a profit-share fundraiser at the campus's &Pizza on March 30. Over 127 individuals dined, raising $700 for the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum.

Lambda Iota at Purdue hosted their Pig Dinner on Zoom this year. 200 brothers, including 80 graduate brothers attended the event. Mitch Daniels (Graduate Initiate 2013), President of Purdue University and former Governor of Indiana, was the keynote speaker, and Chapter President Alex Paskill (2023) gave the State of the Chapter speech.

On March 7, Kappa Tau at Tennessee partnered with South Coast Pizza to pick up trash around the city.

Upsilon Tau at Toledo has been working hard to keep brothers motivated, because the Chapter's numbers and morale has declined throughout the pandemic. Throughout the spring 2021 semester, the Chapter has hosted weekly brotherhood events, and the officers are working hard to help their brothers stay active and involved.

William Jewell College's Vice President of Access & Engagement, Dr. Rodney Smith, reached out to Zeta Phi about creating a Radical Inclusivity Task Force. Dr. Smith asked the Chapter to select an undergraduate and a graduate representative to join the Task Force. The Chapter selected Chapter Treasurer Evan Sanders (2022) to serve as one of two undergraduate representatives, and they selected and Jack Still (2021) to serve as a graduate representative upon his graduation in May.

The Mu Chapter at Wisconsin has started to emphasize the importance of mental health this academic year. The Chapter created a Mental Health Committee to encourage constructive conversations about mental health and to host educational events for brothers. Some of these events included group mediation sessions, outdoor activities and workshops about improving one's mental health, called "Chapter Chill Backs."

Pi Iota at WPI organized and participated in the 3rd Annual Northeast FIJI Summit on March 27. This year, the event was held on Zoom, and brothers learned about chapter relations, improving operations and Building Courageous Leaders. Brothers from the Maine, Northeastern, Quinnipiac and Rhode Island chapters also attended the event.

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^ During the fall 2020 semester, Epsilon Alpha at Alberta hosted a blood drive.

Beta Psi at Boise State welcomed eight men to their spring new member class.

The Delta Chapter partnered with the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority at Bucknell for their "Souper Bowl" philanthropy event. The chapters collected canned food during the week of January 31-February 6. They also sold "Souper Bowl" T-shirts to raise money to purchase more cans. All the canned food was donated to a food pantry in the Lewisburg, Pennsylvania area.

Alpha Rho at Central Arkansas sent flowers and cards to each sorority on campus for Valentine's Day.

^ In December, brothers from the Omega Phi Chapter at Central Florida volunteered with Feeding Children Everywhere by packaging 50,000 meals.

Brothers from the Phi Kappa Chapter at Colorado State were the intermural dodgeball champions for the fall 2020 semester.

Phi Sigma at Florida State had to rethink their annual Camp Kesem (CK) philanthropy event due to the pandemic. Typically, the Chapter hosts a sorority-fraternity flag football tournament to raise money for CK. Instead, the Chapter held a gift card raffle, where every $5 donation earned a single entry. The prizes were gift cards to various local restaurants and stores. Through the event, the Chapter raised over $1,000. CK is a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting children through and beyond their caregiver's cancer.

The Pi Deuteron partnered with the University of Kansas to run a blood drive. During the event, nearly 200 pints of blood were collected, and the blood was sent to hospitals in the state of Kansas.

^ The Kappa Upsilon Colony at Kent State hosted Heal Hearts with Hearts to raise money for the American Heart Association (AHA). The Colony sold hearts with messages for a $1 donation, and each heart sold was placed on the Colony's house. All money was donated to the AHA.

Alpha Gamma at Kettering A raised money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) by selling football squares for the Super Bowl.

In October 2020, Gamma Deuteron at Knox hosted a virtual Homecoming to give graduate brothers a chance to catch up and share stories of the past and present.

In November, the Delta Colony at Nevada Reno volunteered at the Sierra Safari Zoo. Brothers helped by cleaning and disinfecting the zoo so families could still safely visit.

Epsilon Omicron at Oregon created a fundraiser for a friend, and member of the University's Greek community, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor that must be surgically removed. The cost of brain surgery is extremely expensive, so the Chapter created an in-house fundraiser to help. Together the brothers raised over $1,300, which was donated directly to their friend's GoFundMe page.

This weekend, the Gamma Phi Chapter is participating in Penn State's THON, a student-run philanthropy that raises money and awareness for childhood cancer. THON is a 46-hour (no sitting and no sleeping) dance marathon event, which is held annually in February.

Sigma Eta at Sam Houston State won the IFC football tournament during the fall 2020 semester.

The Delta Colony at Seton Hall partnered with the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation during the fall 2020 semester.

Kappa Tau at Tennessee welcomed 17 men to their spring 2021 new member class. This puts their total number of active brothers and new members at over 100 for this first time since 2015.

^ In January, Sigma Alpha at Texas San Antonio hosted a canned food drive for The Roadrunner Pantry, UTSA Student Union's food pantry.
The Chapter also volunteered to clean-up Roadrunner Way, one of the most traveled streets in the area.

Several brothers from the Upsilon Sigma Chapter at Utah State volunteered at a local indoor triathlon.

^ Several Mu Pi at Virginia Commonwealth brothers made the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester.
Pictured (L-R, top-bottom): Owen Nemeth, Michael Portillo (2021), Greg Barengolts (2023), David Ellis (2021), Jack Mitchell (2022), Dayvonte Davis (2021), Thomas Levine (2021), Andrew Nunn (2021), Perry Freed (2021), Bas Philipsen, Augusto Gonzalez (2022), Dalton Draper (2022), Erik Libao (2022) and Chase Heroux (2021).

During the fall 2020 semester, the Psi at Wabash BCA hosted a socially distant cookout to help graduate and undergraduate brothers connect.

In November, Delta Mu at Wayne State hosted FIJI's Furry Friends Contest, a virtual fundraiser for the Michigan Humane Society (MHS). Typically, the Chapter hosts an annual petting zoo to raise money for the MHS, but that was not an option due to the pandemic. The Chapter adapted the event to a cutest pet competition, where participants were asked to donate and vote which Delta Mu brothers' pet is the cutest. All proceeds were donated to the MHS.

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Officers

As chapter officers, it is your responsibility to educate all brothers in your chapter on the Fraternity's Risk Management, Hazing and Alcohol-Free Housing policies. Review these policies during your first meeting of the term. We suggest the following:
 • Invite your Purple Legionnaire and/or other graduate brothers to participate in (or lead) the discussion with questions or for suggestions.
 • Provide a copy of the policy to each brother.
 • Briefly explain each item of the policy and each member’s related responsibilities.
 • Review the Responsible Action Protocol.
 • Review Phi Gamma Delta's Stance on Hazing and New Member's Bill of Rights, and address any concerns in the New Member Education program.

Additional resources, including the Fraternity's Social Event Planning Guide and other event planning resources, are available on the Education Resources page. Contact Assistant Executive Director Todd Rotgers or your Field Secretary with questions or suggestions.