Class of 2015

Sigma Tau Class of 2015

Alex Hoff                                                          Mercer Island
Carson Twiss                                                  Marin Academy (California)
Will Lane                                                         Prosser
Sam Delano                                                    Bellarmine College Prep (California)
Spencer Ireland                                             Redwood
Bryce Plancich                                              Bellarmine Prep
Connor Smith                                                Gonzaga Prep (Spokane)
Davis Hague                                                  Wood River (Idaho)
Max Thornes                                                  O’dea
Alex Morrow                                                  Inglemoor
Wyatt Giddings                                            Lewis & Clark (Spokane)
Michael Rambaldini                                   Eastside Catholic
Tom North                                                    Puyallup
Riley Poppy                                                  Gonzaga Prep (Spokane)
Tom Bigelow                                                Roosevelt
Will Bissell                                                    Bellevue
Corbin Mirick                                              Tonasket
Burgess Malarky                                        Lakeside
Andy Joss                                                     Miramonte (California)
Quinn Carlson                                            Wenatchee
Kevin Smith                                               Meadowdale
Erik Northstein                                         Gran Kapowsin
Mike Oien                                                    Ferris (Spokane)
Ben Emmanuels                                       Mercer Island
Michael O’halloran                                  Eastside Catholic
Ryan Albert                                               Puyallup
Daniel Wykowski                                     Redwood (California)
Hunter Swanson                                      Marin Academy (California)
Jake Wisness                                             Bellarmine Prep
Shane Adib                                               Seattle Prep

Rush report for early August

2011 Rush Chairs - Nick Timberlake '13 and Riley Goodman '13 being congratulated by Jerry Keppler '68

The rush chairs turned in a solid report of success for their progress in recruiting the Class of 2015.  In this luncheon report of early August, they reported that they've signed 22 members from 20 different high schools.  They currently have bids extended to four at this time.  The average GPA for the 22 signees is 3.779

The goal for 2011 rush is 30 new members.  As a comparison, this time last year, the signed member count was at 27.  So there is some pressure to close-out the summer with a big push. 

Congrats to the rush co-chairs and all the others who are part of the rush team.  A note that 15 recommendations from graduates have been received in the past month, and the rush chairs will always welcome a few more recs.  Recs can be submitted via the website www.FijiSeattle.com  

Rush Advisor - John Bratrud '95

August Luncheon - Speaker Neil Fallon - Northwestern Class of '89

Neil Fallon - Northwestern '89

 Neil Fallon of Northwestern's Class of '89 was our speaker for the August luncheon.

A lifelong resident of Tacoma, Neil graduated from Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma where his experiences included quarterback of the football team.  Recruited to play football at Northwestern, Neil joined the Fiji chapter and became "purple".

For the past 20 years Neil has been a real estate developer in Pierce County where he managed well until the recent downturn had him re-evaluating his economic prospects.  Neil shared the process that got him into the craft brewery business.

Neil recruited a prominent brewmaster to partner with him to create the craft brewery now known as the American Brewery Company. The brewery was launched the end of February this year.

Neil wheeled in samples of his first bottling.

Skip Madsen, Brewmaster and Neil Fallon CEO

Sampling the "Breakaway IPA" is Ardell Barnes '56, Shan Mullin '56, Jerry Thornton '55, James McCurdy '79, and Tom Odell - MN '67

2010 Phi Gamma Delta Awards by National Fraternity

2010 Phi Gamma Delta Award Winning Chapters

Congratulations to following chapters for placing in the 2010 Phi Gamma Delta Awards Competition: BAKER CUP: Awarded for focusing on religious, ethical and social service activities. First Place: SIGMA TAU at University of Washington Second Place: ZETA at Indiana University Third Place: CHI ETA at Western Kentucky University Honorable Mention: KAPPA DEUTERON at University of Georgia                                      OMICRON DEUTERON at Ohio State University BRIGHTMAN GRADUATE CHAPTER AWARD: Presented to the most outstanding graduate chapter in the Fraternity. Over 75 Members First Place: SEATTLE Graduate Chapter Second Place: WASHINGTON, DC Graduate Chapter (National Capitol Fijis) Third Place: KANSAS CITY Graduate Chapter Under 75 Members First Place: SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Graduate Chapter Second Place: GOLF CAPITOL Graduate Chapter (Pinehurst, NC) Third Place: LAS VEGAS Graduate Chapter BRIGHTMAN TROPHY: Presented to the undergraduate chapter which best demonstrates that Phi Gamma Delta is “not for college days alone.” First Place: SIGMA TAU at University of Washington Second Place: THETA TAU at Tennessee Technological University Third Place: CHI ETA at Western Kentucky University Honorable Mention: KAPPA DEUTERON at University of Georgia                                      ZETA at Indiana University CHENEY CUP: Awarded for the greatest all-around efficiency in scholarship, fraternity relationships and general collegiate activities. First Place: CHI ETA at Western Kentucky University Second Place: SIGMA TAU at University of Washington Third Place: KAPPA DEUTERON at University of Georgia CONDON CUP: Awarded for the greatest improvement in scholarship, extracurricular activities and fraternity relationships. First Place: KAPPA TAU at University of Tennessee Second Place: THETA TAU at Tennessee Tech University Third Place: XI DEUTERON at Case Western Reserve University Honorable Mention: DELTA IOTA at Drake University                                      PHI DEUTERON at University of Maryland                                      NU EPSILON at New York University COON PLAQUE: Awarded for the best chapter publication. First Place: CHI ETA at Western Kentucky University Second Place: SIGMA TAU at University of Washington Third Place TIE: THETA TAU at Tennessee Tech University                               SIGMA at Wittenberg University Honorable Mention: MU IOTA at the University of Idaho                                      ALPHA IOTA at Iowa State University                                      PI GAMMA at University of British Columbia                                      OMICRON at University of Virginia CROWDER CUP: Presented to the most outstanding faculty advisor. First Place: DR. RAY J. BLANKENSHIP (Kentucky 1984) @ Western Kentucky University Distinguished Service: MIKE OWEN (Iowa State 1973) @ Iowa State University                                      LOU ANN SIMPSON @ Drake University                                      TERRY WEBER @ Missouri State University                                      BRENDA LEMKE @ Kettering University COULTER CUP: Awarded for service to an undergraduate chapter other than as Purple Legionnaire. First Place: DAVID TODD (Southern California 1967) @ Chapman Distingusihed Service: THOMAS JOULE (New Mexico 1969) @ New Mexico                                           BENJAMIN HARPER (Kentucky 1969) @ Western Kentucky                                           ED KIELL (Kettering 2002) @ Kettering                                           CHRIS HUPE (Kansas State 1994) @ Kansas State DURRANCE AWARD: Presented to the most outstanding Purple Legionnaire. First Place: JEFF BAYNHAM (Western Kentucky 2010) @ Western Kentucky Distinguished Service: BILL MILLER (Indiana 1962, Purdue 1996) @ Purdue                                           PATRICK BRICHTA (New Mexico 2002) @ New Mexico                                           JASON SCHWARTZ (Central Florida 2003) @ Central Florida                                           JEFFREY NOVOTNY (Maryland 2005) @ Maryland                                           BO BYERS (Tennessee Tech 2006) @ Tennessee Tech                                           CHRIS FILLEY (Chapman 2006) @ NYU                                           PAT SCOTT (Washington 1994) @ Washington                                           ROBERT UNFUG (Colorado State 1977) @ Colorado State HAYNES AWARD: Presented to the Fraternity’s most outstanding Section Chief. First Place: BRAD WHITING (Washington 1980) @ Washington and Oregon State Distinguished Service: JAY WINKELHAKE (Colorado School of Mines 2000) @ Colorado, Colorado State, Colorado School of Mines, and Colorado College                                           BO BYERS (Tennessee Tech 2006) @ Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky                                           CHRIS KURTZ (Ball State 2006) @ Missouri, Missouri State, William Jewell, and William Woods                                           PETE MCNALLY (Iowa State 1990) @ Drake, Iowa, and Iowa State JORDAN BOWL: Awarded for achieving the highest scholarship among undergraduate chapters. First Place: ZETA at Indiana University Second Place: SIGMA TAU at University of Washington Third Place TIE: CHI ETA at Western Kentucky University                               TAU KAPPA at University of Toronto Honorable Mention: KAPPA DEUTERON at University of Georgia                                      THETA TAU at Tennessee Technological University                                      NU EPSILON at New York University                                      GAMMA TAU at Georgia Institute of Technology OWEN CUP: Awarded for the greatest improvement in scholarship. First Place: EPSILON LAMBDA at Michigan State University Second Place: ALPHA NU at University of New Mexico WILKINSON AWARD: Presented annually to the Fraternity’s most outstanding senior. First Place: BENJAMIN LITTLE (New York 2011) Honorable Mention: CHARLES VITTITOW (Western Kentucky 2011)                                      JOHN BOLLINGER (Missouri State 2011) ZERMAN TROPHY: Awarded for promoting the involvement of brothers in student government, the campus newspaper and extracurricular activities. First Place: CHI ETA at Western Kentucky University Second Place: SIGMA TAU at University of Washington Third Place: DELTA IOTA at Drake University Honorable Mention: OMICRON at University of Virginia                                      EPSILON ALPHA at University of Alberta                                      ZETA at Indiana University                                      NU KAPPA at University of Nebraska at Kearney To see a historical list of past award winners click here. CERTIFICATES OF SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Chapters whose GPA has exceeded the All Men's average for 5 or more years Alpha Omicron, University of Akron (8) Theta, University of Alabama (6) Alpha Upsilon, Auburn University (50) Beta Sigma, Ball State University (8) Lambda, DePauw University (9) Kappa Deuteron, University of Georgia (42) Gamma Tau, Georgia Institute of Technology (28) Delta Deuteron, Hampden-Sydney College (8) Tau, Hanover College (6) Chi Iota, University of Illinois (6) Zeta, Indiana University (52) Upsilon Kappa, University of Kentucky (9) Alpha Phi, University of Michigan (7) Omicron Deuteron, Ohio State University (7) Sigma Omicron, Oklahoma State University (22) Lambda Iota, Purdue University (11) Theta Tau, Tennessee Technological University (18) Alpha Mu, Texas A & M University (9) Lambda Tau, Texas Tech University (18) Tau Upsilon, Tulane University (5) Omicron, University of Virginia (7) Psi, Wabash College (48) Sigma Tau, University of Washington (52) CERTIFICATES OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Chapters whose GPA has exceeded the All Men's Average Beta Nu, Appalachian State University (1) Delta Xi, University of California Berkeley (1) Lambda Beta, California State University Long Beach (1) Chi Rho, California University of Pennsylvania (4) Xi Deuteron, Case Western Reserve University (2) Omega Phi, University of Central Florida (1) Lambda Chi, College of Charleston (2) Chi Omicron, University of Cincinnati (1) Delta Kappa, Davidson College (3) Nu Delta, University of Delaware (1) Delta Iota, Drake University (2) Pi Nu, East Carolina University (2) Delta Colony, University of Houston (1) Mu Iota, University of Idaho (1) Mu Deuteron Colony, University of Iowa (1) Alpha Iota, Iowa State University (3) Chi Deuteron, Kansas State University (2) Beta Rho, Louisiana State University (1) Mu Tau, University of Memphis (4) Epsilon Lambda, Michigan State University (4) Sigma Mu, Mississippi State University (2) Psi Mu, Missouri State University (4) Nu Kappa, University of Nebraska Kearney (2) Delta Colony, University of Nevada Las Vegas (1) Epsilon, University of North Carolina (1) Pi Chi, University of North Carolina Wilmington (2) Beta, University of Pennsylvania (2) Rho Chi, University of Richmond (2) Gamma Sigma, University of the South Sewanee (1) Sigma Chi Colony, University of Southern California (1) Kappa Tau, University of Tennessee (2) Chi Eta, Western Kentucky University (2) Zeta Phi, William Jewell College (4) Sigma, Wittenberg University (4) JOHN TEMPLETON MCCARTY CHAPTER PROFICIENCY AWARDS: Demonstrate efficiency in operations, adhere to Fraternity laws, maintain a favorable standing with the sponsoring institution, and promote the high standards of Phi Gamma Delta. Alpha Omicron, University of Akron (9) Theta, University of Alabama (9) Epsilon Alpha, University of Alberta (7) Beta Nu, Appalachian State University (2) Upsilon Alpha, University of Arizona (1) Phi Alpha, University of Arkansas (4) Alpha Upsilon, Auburn University (12) Beta Sigma, Ball State University (10) Kappa, Baylor University (1) Beta Gamma, Bowling Green State University (5) Beta Pi, Bradley University (3) Pi Gamma, University of British Columbia (1) Delta, Bucknell University (2) Upsilon Chi, University of Calgary (4) Delta Xi, University of California Berkeley (1) Iota Chi, University of California Irvine (3) Chi Lambda, University of California San Diego (3) Chi Rho, California University of Pennsylvania (3) Xi Deuteron, Case Western Reserve University (2) Omega Phi, University of Central Florida (2) Omega Chi, Chapman University (4) Lambda Chi, College of Charleston (2) Chi Upsilon, University of Chicago (2) Chi Omicron, University of Cincinnati (1) Gamma Kappa, Colorado School of Mines (4) Phi Kappa, Colorado State University (4) Omega, Columbia University (5) Kappa Nu, Cornell University (1) Delta Kappa, Davidson College (5) Lambda, DePauw University (2) Delta Iota, Drake University (1) Pi Nu, East Carolina University (2) Epsilon Iota, University of Evansville (1) Upsilon Phi, University of Florida (2) Sigma Phi, Florida International University (2) Kappa Deuteron, University of Georgia (18) Gamma Tau, Georgia Institute of Technology (24) Delta Deuteron, Hampden-Sydney College (2) Tau, Hanover College (1) Delta Colony, University of Houston (2) Mu Iota, University of Idaho (1) Chi Iota, University of Illinois (5) Zeta, Indiana University (2) Alpha Iota, Iowa State University (14) Mu Chi, James Madison University (5) Pi Deuteron, University of Kansas (1) Chi Deuteron, Kansas State University (4) Upsilon Kappa, University of Kentucky (4) Alpha Gamma, Kettering University A (2) Beta Chi, Lehigh University (2) Omega Mu, University of Maine Orono (2) Phi Deuteron, University of Maryland (1) Mu Tau, University of Memphis (2) Mu Upsilon, Miami University (1) Alpha Phi, University of Michigan (7) Epsilon Lambda, Michigan State University (1) Mu Sigma, University of Minnesota (5) Sigma Mu, Mississippi State University (2) Psi Mu, Missouri State University (4) Lambda Nu, University of Nebraska (3) Nu Kappa, University of Nebraska Kearney (3) Delta Colony, University of Nevada Las Vegas (1) Alpha Nu, University of New Mexico (9) Nu Epsilon, New York University (1) Phi Upsilon, University of North Alabama (5) Epsilon, University of North Carolina (1) Nu Sigma, North Carolina State University (2) Pi Chi, University of North Carolina Wilmington (3) Nu Tau, University of North Texas (2) Omicron Deuteron, Ohio State University (7) Nu Omega, University of Oklahoma (1) Sigma Omicron, Oklahoma State University (8) Kappa Omicron, Oregon State University (6) Beta, University of Pennsylvania (3) Gamma Phi, Pennsylvania State University (5) Lambda Iota, Purdue University (1) Tau Nu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2) Rho Phi, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (25) Gamma Sigma, University of the South Sewanee (2) Delta Tau, Southern Methodist University (1) Sigma Nu, Syracuse University (5) Kappa Tau, University of Tennessee (3) Theta Tau, Tennessee Technological University (7) Tau Deuteron, University of Texas (2) Alpha Mu, Texas A & M University (4) Tau Chi, Texas Christian University (5) Upsilon Tau, University of Toledo (2) Tau Kappa, University of Toronto (3) Tau Upsilon, Tulane University (5) Beta Upsilon, University of Vermont (22) Rho Alpha, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (13) Psi, Wabash College (13) Sigma Tau, University of Washington (27) Pi Mu, Washington State University (1) Mu Alpha, West Virginia University (1) Chi Eta, Western Kentucky University (1) Kappa Chi, William Woods University (2) Mu, University of Wisconsin (3) Epsilon Chi, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (2) Sigma, Wittenberg University (2) Pi Iota, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1) Privacy Statement               Unsubscribe

Golf Tournament in September

Golf Tournament

For the benefit of the Aaron Schulte Memorial Foundation

Aaron Schulte - Class of  '03

Details for the Second Annual Aaron Schulte Memorial Foundation Golf tournament to take place on September 18, 2011 have been finalized. Below is all the information you'll need to register and participate in the tournament. Similar to last year, we are looking for team captains for the event. Team captains are responsible for putting together their group of 4 golfers. If you would like to be a team captain or would like to help with the event in some other way, please let us know. We will also be assembling raffle items to give away. If you would like to be responsible for a raffle item, please let us know as it is a great way to help support the event and the foundation.

When: Sunday September 18, 2011 :: Registration begins at 9:30 am and first tee-time is at 10:30 am. BBQ to follow.Where: West Seattle Golf Course :: 4470 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126 :: 206.935.5187 :: www.premiergc.com/west-seattle.phpFormat: Four person scramble. Single players are welcome. We can find you a team if necessary.Cost*: $100 per person (advanced registration required and entry fee due by 8/19, space is limited)
* Includes entry into men’s and women’s long-drive and closest to the pin, and team competition, 18 holes of golf, riding cart, and lunch. 

Sign-up by responding to this email (aaronschultemf@gmail.com).

Complete registration by sending a check to:

Aaron Schulte Memorial Foundation (ASMF)
2906 39th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116

or through PayPal by visiting the "Make a donation" page of www.aaronschulte.org. Click on the gold PayPal (secure) Make a Donation button. Enter $100 as the unit price on the form and complete payment by entering your credit card information. Note: You do not need a PayPal account to process payment through the site.

Please direct any questions to Jeremy Kuhlmann at jeremy.kuhlmann@gmail.com or give Jeremy a call at 206.931.6999.

Note:  The Aaron Schulte Memorial Foundation awards a scholarship annually to a member of Sigma Tau chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.  Recipient of the 2010 Scholarship – Jack Grant.  Read more about Jack and the scholarship HERE.