Chi Phi Newsletter

Issue #2: Fall 2013

Athletics
Soccer (1-1); Made the Playoffs

Academics

House Projects
We have all been working on a couple of projects around the house and in the back yard. Security cameras and lighting have been ordered and will arrive in 3 weeks. We are also in the process of creating a study room on the first floor so that we can maintain our high GPA.

The Tau Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity places a very Softball (1-1); In Regular Season high emphasis on Basketball A-Team (3-2); Made academic excellence. For the fall semester of 2012, the Playoffs our average Chapter GPA Basketball B-Team (3-2); Made the was 3.02. This was 5th playoffs amongst Fraternities. That 3.02 GPA was higher than both the All-Mens and All-Fraternity averages. Philanthropy

"Volleyball for Veterans" is coming up on April 14th. We are hosting a 16-team beach volleyball tournament right in our backyard. Each team will pay an entrance fee and it will cost people $5 to come in and watch. All of the proceeds are going to the Wounded Warrior Project. We are having the band, Doctors and Lawyers, play throughout the tournament, and we are cooking hamburgers and hotdogs or crawfish for spectators to eat. Chubbies is sponsoring the tournament and providing some free gifts for raffles and the winners of the tournament. We have also been getting the brothers involved in weekly community service projects. This is called the Sunday service initiative and we get brothers to serve every Sunday for a few hours. The service projects are usually cleaning up at the Black Warrior River or helping with tornado relief and Habitat for Humanity.

New Members
The Tau Chapter has a New Member class of 5 men this spring. They have spent the last few weeks learning about the Chapter and the expectations of membership. Brennan LaPorte From: Dallas, TX Major: Finance/Economics Interesting Fact: I run my own Advacare business Richard Duarte From: Chicago, IL Major: Economics/Accounting Interesting Fact: I made over 20,000 dollars investing Andrew Harris

The Tau Chapter has partnered with the following Greek organizations: Alpha Chi Omega Kappa Delta Gamma Phi Beta

From: Birmingham, AL Major: Economics Interesting Fact: I decided I was coming to UA when I was 5 years old Daniel Weeks (Legacy) From: Macon, GA Major: Operations Management Interesting Fact: I bartended for 3 years John Newman II From: Sparta, NJ Major: Public Relations Interesting Fact: I traveled all over Europe

Important Dates:
March 15- IFC Preview Weekend March 22-29- Spring Break April 20- Founders Day Ball April 29-May 3- Finals Week