phi delta theta - alpha star spring 2012

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2726 Channing Way Berkeley California (818) 620-5938 www.calphidelts.org

Brothers and Friends,

If nothing else, thisnewsletter must contain

one vital message: CalAlpha misses you. Were

curious who you are, whatyoure doing, and how

you got there since yougraduated from Cal, andwere curious about all the

same things from yourold fraternity friends andpledge brothers.

Because of this,weve treated you to an

Alpha Star full of excitingdevelopments in the

chapter. First and fore-

most: were planning onhavingreal alumnievents this semester

events you would showup for, events that wouldtruly let us build thatbridge from us to you

(SEE PAGE 4). Keep aneye out for that, becauseour new alumni secretary

is already doing a stellar

job, and I cant wait to seewhat he puts together.

Secondly, wewant you to see whereweve come in the past

couple of semesters: wehave 52 members includ-

ing Phikeia this semester,

a result of recruiting 23new members during the11-12 school year; we

have a 3.48 GPA, the se-cond best in the IFC and

the third best in the wholeGreek system; and lastsemester we staffed a

Walk for ALS event, aneffort which we wish tofollow up with events this

semester, including fund-raising late-night barbe-cues and an Iron Phi 5k.

Even within our plot ofland weve made im-

provements, repainting

the front deck, renovat-ing the basement, and

restoring our plumbing,gutters, and roof.

Third, we want to

share with you all of thedevelopments coming tous in the year 2012. Be-

sides all of the brother-specific stuffan en-hanced scholarship pro-

gram, reaching out to

more sororities, and hav-ing more frequent andbetter brotherhoodeventswere taking

steps to make the house abetter place for alumni tocome, reminisce, and

build a connection withthe current brothers.

Were repaintingthe in-terior of the house thissemester; were exploring

options for new furnitureand/or entertainment in

the living room; andcountless home improve-ments are in HousingCorps plans for the near

future.

2012 is an excitingyear to be a Phi; its an

exciting year to be aPhikeia; its an exciting

year to be an alumnus.Were looking forward to

seeing you again because,well, we miss you.

Yours In The Bond,Steven Shuken #1358

President

Phi Delta Theta

Letter from the President

Spring 2012

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Creative Phis 2

Spring Rush 3

Philanthropy Report 4

Ritual 4

Founders Day

Spring Rush

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Lost Phis 7

House Renovations 7

Inside this issue:


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1

I slipped through the crack in myhardwood floorOnly to land where I slipped beforeWith claws still clutching for thatpearly Door,Unsullied and adorned with the nameI once bore.

Temptation has enticed my carcass towar,Disarming reasons capacity to re-

storeThe soul is silent as the body screamsMore!And the mind is blasted by its deaf-ening roar.

Self-mutilating masochist, you live toabhorYour very existence with fiery rancor!To damn that which nature bids youadore

Is to call life a plague, and foul deatha cure!

But back through the crack for an-other encore.

2

In the land of Reath-there are TreesWhere money grows,sprouting free.

They have green bills as leavesAnd trunks of GoldFlowers RubiesTheir sap, wine of Old.

Yet no man of Reath lays claim to

these treesSo they destroy one another, kill asthey pleaseTheir logic is simple, almost divine,"The less men there are, the more ismine."

And I may add, all the whileThese trees stand untouched,Yet around them Bodies strewn- de-composing

Become fertilizer.

Vadim Gor #1348

Brotherhood Chair

CREATIVE PHIS

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Phi Delta Theta CurrentOfficers

PresidentSteven Shuken #1358

Vice President

Nathan Roberts #1349

Secretary

Josh van Rijn #1368

Treasurer

Alex Williams #1326

Alumni Secretary

Patrick Fuster #1367

California Alpha

Association Board of

Directors

President

Adam Garfinkle #1203

Vice President

Drew Roberts #1030

Secretary

Terry Maiken #1060

Treasurer

King Tuck #860

Chapter Advisor

Eric Michal #1307

Directors

Rodney Pimentel #1050Decker Flynn #1139

Steven Shuken #1358

Literary Phi-ndings

The House Band

With the addition of the backdeck to the house, a few brothers

and I decided it was only appropri-ate to bring back the Phi Delt band!Composed of a guitar, vocals,drums, a bass, and keyboard ourband covers a variety of songs in-cluding She Loves You by theBeatles and Respect by ArethraFranklin. Although we have onlyperformed at our house we are hop-

ing to raise money for furnishingsby playing at local venues. It is truly

rewarding to play music for ourbrothers and alumni, so hopefullyyou will get a chance to hear us playat alumni events.

Yours in the bond,Matt Mueller #1345

Chorister


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After another successful rush

week featuring on-campus

recruiting efforts and a popu-lar tea and hookah night, the

brothers of Phi Delta Theta

have inducted seven new

pledges. After a brilliant fall

rush, Humza, Aaron, Ed-

ward, George, Jason, Mi-

chael, and Rex are looking

forward to build upon a great

year so far. The guys are very

different, but seem to get

along very well together. Alt-

hough their personalities dif-

fer vastly, they all in our eyes

embody the qualities neces-

sary to become a Phi. Ourevents this spring brought

many new people to the

house, but more importantly

brought the brothers together

in a way that allowed us to all

become a big part of rush.

Each brother had the oppor-

tunity to talk with a number

of potentials that walked into

the house for our evening

BBQ, bowling trip, and

broomball. One of the most

memorable and enjoyable

nights was our formal dinner

night, which we decided todo a little differently by hav-

ing our dinner cooked by one

of our very own brother Ben

Kahriman. As always, the

brothers and Phikeia were

able to come together as one

for the first time this semes-

ter to celebrate the months to

come. I am looking forward

to seeing our new inductees

grow into worthy brothers of

Phi Delta Theta over the

coming pledge semester un-

der the leadership of Phikeia

Educator, brother Fernando

Lopez, and I am sure that

they will take their place as

leaders of our chapter in the

future.

Yours in the Bond,

Shalin Kadakia #1369

Spring Rush Chair

Rush Still Strong with a 7 Man Class

Although their

personailities

differ vastly, they

all in our eyes

embody the

qualities necessary

to become a Phi.

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San Francisco Alumni ClubThe SF Alumni Club holds a luncheon on the first Friday of every month. Lunch is served

at the famous Schroeder's Restaurant, which is located at 240 Front St. in downtown SanFrancisco. The lunch is informal and begins at noon. Alumni are encouraged to attend.

The next one will be on March 2nd.


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Page 4 ALPH A STA R

Last semester over 30 of the

brothers headed over to Heather

Farm Park in Walnut Creek at 6:30

in the morning to volunteer in the

2011 Walk to Defeat ALS. Thebrothers were on site for over 6

hours, helping to set up, register

walkers, distribute petitions, show

walkers around, and clean up.

Overall the event was a great suc-

cess and a rewarding, meaningful

day for everyone. The goal for

Spring 2012 is for California Alpha

to become a Iron Phi Chapter by

raising $10,000 dollars for ALS. In

past years the chapter has alreadyraised a total of $1,450.01. To

reach this goal, the fraternity plans

to host several fundraisers through-

out the semester, including a Hot

Dogs for Lou BBQ, a restaurant

fundraiser, and a 5k run.

For more information regard-

ing these events, including the time

and place, please contact brotherPatrick Fuster, alumni secretary. In

order to reach our goal we will need

your support, and we highly wel-

come your attendance as an oppor-

tunity to meet the current brothers

and support a cause central to the

mission of our fraternity.

Yours in the bond,

Erik Chen #1371Philanthropy Chair

Make sure to check your

calendars because we plan

to hold more alumni events

this semester.

April 7Alumni Steak

Dinner at the chapter

house

April 14Iron Phi 5K Run

April 21Founders Day

(See Page 6)

And more TBA...

Were taking requests! To

make suggestions, receive

updates, or get involved,

email our alumni secretary

at [email protected]

Phi-lanthropic Endeavors

A Rebirth of Our Ritual

Brothers,

As some of you may be

aware, and some more may not,

performance of the Ritual and

reading of the Bond in the Califor-

nia Alpha chapter has waned in

recent years, so I am pleased to

announce that our President,

brother Steven Shuken, and I are

working together to reverse thisalarming trend and return the Ritu-

al and the Bond to a prominent

position in the lives of the broth-

ers. As it has been noted in meet-

ing, it is the Bond that binds us

together as a fraternity, without

which we are only a group of peo-

ple living together in the same

house who get along well. Here-

fore, we have decided that the Ritual

be performed and the Bond read at

every chapter meeting hence, as is

proper. Soon as well I hope to

mend the broken corner of the altar.

Speaking further of the Bond,

ours is in fact one of the few copies

of the Bond signed by an original

founding father still in current circu-lation. Understandably, after 139

years the book is beginning to wear

and brother Lindley's beautiful pen-

manship beginning to fade. For this

reason we plan to retire our current

copy by the semesters end where-

upon it shall be sent to International

Headquarters where it can be better

preserved for future generations.

Additionally, upon special request to

International Headquarters, I have

received the honor of permission to

inscribe the new copy of the Bond

myself. We have received the mate-

rials necessary, and I shall work my

best to have it completed as soon as

possible while employing the pa-

tience and time required to producea transcription worthy of the words

contains within.

Yours in the Bond,

Glendan Lawler #1360

Warden

ALUMNI EVENTS!!


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Thank You from CalAlpha

We would like to thank the broth-ers listed to the right for their gen-

erous gifts to the Building fundlast semester. We hope that you

will consider a contribution to theCalifornia Alpha Building Fund aspart of your annual donations.


I would like to make a lasting commitment to the Brothersof Phi Delta Theta, Cal Alpha!

Please accept my donation of:

$500 $200 $100

$____________

Please make your check payable to the California Alpha Association,with a memo entry of Building Fund and mail to

California Alpha Association at P.O. Box 4338 Berkeley, CA 94704

Thank you for your generous support

572 Mr. Gerald G. Crane602. Mr. William G. Robinson

657 Mr. Charles H. Manning Jr.662 Mr. Richard W. Strong674 Mr. James L. Anderson722 Mr. Sidney R. Petersen732 Mr. Richard A. Houghner833 Mr. Willard T. Price903 Mr. L. Dieter Voegele

904 Mr. Russell L. Moore1030 Mr. Andrew N. Roberts

1050 Mr. Rodney S. Pimentel1060 Mr. Terrence T. Maiken1110 Mr. Kyle L. Acquistapace1139 Mr. Decker A. Flynn1178 Mr. Gregory S. Byard1203 Mr. Adam Garfinkle

Notice of Annual Membership Meeting

TO: Members of the California Alpha Association

Please take notice that the annual membership meeting will be held at the chapter house, 2726 Channing

Way, Berkeley, CA on Monday, February 27, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., for the following purposes:1. Election of Officers

2. To consider reports of the affairs of the corporations

3. To transact such other business as may come before the meeting.

If you do not expect to be present in person and you desire to appoint a proxy, please fill in the informationbelow and return in the enclosed envelope.

I appoint ____Dennis D. Sidbury, President CAA____, (strike through if you fill in another name) or______________________ my agent and proxy for the purpose of voting at the annual membership meeting.

Dated: ___________, 2012. Signature: ____________________ Printed Name: _________________


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Yes, I will be attending the golf tournament. Enclosed is my check payable toCalifornia Alpha for $65. First Tee Time will be at 9:00 a.m.

Phi Delta Theta recognizes our 25, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, and 75 year legionnaires. Thebrothers of California Alpha that will receive these awards are listed below.

Yes, I would like to attend the BBQ and Legionnaires Award Presentation atTilden. BBQ will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Where: Tilden Golf Course

When: Saturday, April 21 at 9:00 a.m.Cost: $ 80

Founders Day

75 Year LegionnairesRobert T. Petersson

70 Year Legionnaires

Edwin S. Anderson

Robert K. Arnold

Gerald G. Crane

Robert F. Teddy

Joseph A. Woods, Jr.


James L. Anderson

Virgil R. ButlerDonald H. Kincaid

Howard J. Martin, Jr.

Gordon C. Nash

Eric H. Nielson

George W. Smith

John D. Upp

Guy E. Watson


Malcolm P. Boghosian

Carlton W. DaVegaWebb W. Hayes, Jr.

William G. Lind

Jake C. Lockhart

Charles E. Markley

John F. Mather

John R. Perrott

Phillip E. Peterson

Robert C. Simpson

Lawrence K. Taber


Robert L. Ash

Glen L. Cureton

Frederick R. Daulton

Henry M. Giudice

Alson E. Hatheway

William K. Hayes

Robert R. Heinrich

Kenneth W. LawrensonPeter H. Melvin

James S. OLeary

George L. Saywell

Robert J. Stinson

Stacy L. Walthall


Patrick W. Bixby

Lawrence W. Briggs

Brian W. DoddArlen D. Feldman

Jack A. Fox

Russell L. Moore, Jr.

Thomas J. Seed

Dennis R. Smith

Joseph H. Townshend

Loethele D. Voegele


Christopher W. Achuck

Conrad E. BlockDavid B. Flexo

Daniel G. Katz

George H. Kim

John A. Mason

Paul O. Solorzano

Michael B. Taylor

Robert B. Taylor

Thomas H. Wentzien


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Home Improvementthe room looks much better thanbefore and has allowed the base-ment to become, once again, a

great place to hold our weeklychapter meetings.

We also got another bigand very necessary house im-provement out of the way lastsemester when the roof was com-pletely replaced. The brothers areplanning to repaint the first floor

of the house in the next couple ofweeks, which will provide a muchneeded face-lift to those rooms. We

really appreciate all the alumni help wehave received to improve the house sothat it remains a place we can all enjoyand be proud of.

Yours in the Bond,

Mark Glicksteen #1351

Brothers,

I am excited to tell youabout the improvements that

have been made to the house re-cently. Last semester new benches

were built to line the walls in thebasement. The pledges took onthe task of painting those benchesand repainting the floor in thebasement. We still have somepainting left to do down there but

Lost Phis


Please help us locate the following Phis. If you know their current

address, please send it in the enclosed envelope or email it to

[email protected]

Brothers,

Take a

close look at

the names on

the list. Every

year this listbecomes

smaller. Lets

make sure that

every Phi is

found!

Bond # Name540 Mr. Edmund R. Sewell624 Mr. Arnold M. Bjornsen627 Mr. Jack D. Griffith649 Mr. Gordon W. Nelson661 Mr. Richard W. Henley667 Mr. George A. Leatherman Jr.

691 Mr. Ben E. Foster710 Mr. Ruben L. Navarro721 Mr. James R. Payne736 Mr. Nathaniel M. Ball757 Mr. Robert A. Smith818 Mr. Donald B. Shea829 Mr. Donald M. Howard832 Mr. James D. Rhoades868 Mr. John B. Nance

897 Mr. William E. Dempsey918 Mr. Jeffrey M. Brennan954 Mr. Joseph A. Wharton957 Mr. Richard A. Potts959 Mr. Alan C. Doscher965 Mr. Craig S. Nelson1006 Mr. Johnathan M. Snook

1011 Mr. Robert J. Williams III1015 Mr. Bruce F. Sorenson1106 Mr. William D. Stern1128 Mr. Lasse B. Kjelsaas1159 Mr. John M. Houkom1166 Mr. Gordon O. Walker1267 Mr. Marc L. Shapiro1314 Mr. Arthur S. Agag1320 Mr. Charles P. Litchfield

House FurnishingsGot Junk?The Chapter house is constantly in need of new supplies and we graciously accept donations of furniture andother equipment in working condition. We are continually trying to improve the appearance of the house andwould gladly accept any donations. If you would like to make a contribution please contact Patrick Fuster at

(818) 620-5938 or at [email protected]. We could use the following:

Kitchen Appliances - Furniture

Electronic Appliances - Tools

Your donations have allowed us to repaint the first floor, furnish the basement for meeting, and fix the frontdoor. We are always striving to make the house a better place for both current brothers and alumni.


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