Author: Chi Phi DZAA

30th Anniversary Celebration! Don’t Miss Out!

Thirty years and counting!  Yes, that’s right, it’s been more than 30 years now since the Delta Zeta Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity was established at USF, and this weekend, we are celebrating this anniversary!

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Unless you’ve been under a rock or out of the country, then you know about all of the exciting events planned for the weekend:

Friday night, April 11th – 7:00 p.m.
Happy Hour at The Pub, located at 2223 North West Shore Boulevard, Tampa, Florida
(http://www.experiencethepub.com/tampa-bay).

Saturday afternoon, April 12th – 11:00 a.m.
Bi-Annual General Meeting of the DZAA in Room 3713 of the USF Marshall Center, Tampa, Florida

Saturday evening, April 12th – 6:00 p.m.
Founder’s Day Reception at The Club House of the Rocky Point Golf Course, 4151 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa, Florida

Sunday morning, April 13th – 10:30 a.m.
Scarlet vs. Blue / Actives vs. Alumni Classic Softball Game and Picnic at the USF Riverfront Park, Tampa, Florida (to include the first Rent-A-Chi fundraiser event to help raise money for the Housing Fund)

You’re not going to want to miss a single moment of this 30th anniversary weekend celebration.  Come out and catch up with your Brothers, see friends you haven’t seen in years and meet some new ones.  This kind of anniversary only comes around once every thirty years, so don’t miss out!

Alumni New – Agenda for Spring Meeting

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Just a reminder – the bi-annual General Meeting of the Delta Zeta Alumni Association will be held in Room 3713 at the USF Marshal Student Center at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 12th. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  1. President’s Report
  2. Vice-President’s Report
  3. Secretary’s Report
  4. Treasurer’s Report
  5. Technology Chairman’s Report
  6. Chapter Advisor’s Report
  7. Old Business
  8. New Business, to include:
    1. Vote on whether to change the fiscal year to July 1 – June 30
    2. Vote on the addition of two DZAA Board Members (Technology Chairman and Archivist)
  9. Announcements, to include the induction of new Alumni
  10. Adjournment

All Alumni who have paid their dues will be eligible to vote on issues at the meeting.  The meeting is anticipated to last approximately one hour, and immediately following the meeting, all are invited to join us for lunch at Beef O’Brady’s.

So come out and take an active part in the DZAA, as we take the Association to bigger and better things in 2014!

Fundraiser News – Rent-A-Chi at the Annual Picnic

auction-hammerIt’s less than a week away, as both the Alumni and the Actives gear up for that annual Scarlet vs. Blue / Active vs. Alumni softball game on Sunday, April 13, 2014.  Immediately after the softball game, the Actives will host a picnic or all in attendance.  And, the fundraiser everyone’s been waiting for will finally take place:

RENT-A-CHI is here!

As has been previously announced, RENT-A-CHI is a fundraiser unlike any other.  This is Delta Zeta Alumni Association’s auction of its own.  Instead of works of art, family heirlooms, or other prized possessions, the DZAA will be auctioning off Delta Zeta Brothers!  RENT-A-CHI is an opportunity for you to bid on, and win, a Delta Zeta Brother for an afternoon.

There will be ten (10) Brothers – a mix of both Active and Alumni, new and old – up for auction, ready to do whatever task you may put before them.

Brother David Ebner –Alumni
Brother Philip Gilroy – Active
Brother Kyllan Purdon – Alumni
Brother Miles C. White – Active
Brother Todd Latoski –Alumni
Brother Blaise Levai – Active
Brother Clinton Millsap – Alumni
Brother Benjamin Katz – Active
Brother Nathan Drass – Active
Brother Sean Patrick McHugh – Active

The auction will be open to any and all in attendance – Alumni, Active Brothers, spouses, significant others, family, friends –anyone who wants to bid (doesn’t matter whether you are a Chi Phi Active Brother, Alumni, a Crestspouse/significant other, a Sorority Sister, a parent, etc.) is more to welcome!  So, while we are enjoying the annual picnic after the softball game this year, we’ll also be raising money to finally purchase a Chi Phi House.  While we do ask that payment for the auction be made at the picnic, we are making it convenient for everyone by accepting cash, check, or debit/credit cards.  Starting bids for each of the Chi to be auctioned will be $20, to increase at a rate and amount to be determined by you, as the bidders!

– GUIDELINES for the actual services being performed by the Chi (but not limited to):

–              any physical labor within the means of the individual
–              any mental labor within the means of the individual
–              no embarrassing requirements
(i.e. clean house in underwear, wash car in a tutu, wear make-up to grocery)
–              nothing that would endanger a Chi’s life
(i.e. clean out a snake’s nest , climb cell tower to find a bird’s nest, etc.)
–              nothing that requires a Chi to pay money
(i.e. buy me lunch, take me to a movie, fill my car up with gas, etc.)
–              no more than 8 hours of time to be required
(if the Chi and the winning bidder agree between the two for a longer time, that is between them)

Man washing his carEXAMPLES of acceptable services (but not limited to):

–              bathe my dog
–              organize my garage
–              re-arrange my living room
–              wash my car
–              help me research a paper
–              fix / clean up my computer
–              mow my lawn / landscape my yard
–              attend CrossFit with me
–              kick back and watch a sporting event

And take note – every cent raised in this fundraiser will go directly into the Delta Zeta Housing Fund!  Mark your calendars for April 13th and start saving that spare change now – this is one auction you won’t want to miss out on!