Category: News

In the News – USF in the Olympics!

While not Chi Phi-related, recent news about a USF student is certainly worthy of taking notice!  Felicia Zhang, a 20-year old part-time student at USF who is studying psychology, is going to have the prestigious honor of representing the United States at the Olympics!  Zhang and her figure skating partner, Nathan Bartholomay, will be heading to Sochi, Russia on February 1st to participate in the Winter Games.

She and Bartholomay earned their spot on the Olympic team after taking second place in the U.S. Championships in figure skating.  This placement was surprising, since the third-place team has had considerable more international experience and was expected to score higher.

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Zhang cannot wait for the opening ceremonies of the Games, which is an event she has watched time and time again over the years, and she is very excited about the prospect of competing in the Olympics.  She knows it is a longshot, since U.S. figure skating pairs rarely earn medals at the Olympics, but for Zhang, just having the chance to complete is exciting enough.

Which just goes to show – you never know who you were sitting next to while in classes at USF.  From Olympic competitors, to WWE wrestlers, to television comedians, to award-winning actresses – who knows who’ll come out of USF next?

For the full article on Felicia Zhang, check out http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/usf-st-petersburgs-felicia-zhang-heading-to-sochi-olympics/2162776

A Chi Phi Man is a True Gentleman

Remember back to that day when you first joined Chi Phi?  Sure, there were parties … and there were activities … and there were plenty of fun times.  But amidst all those fun and games, there were also some things that we learned.  We learned what it means to be a true Brother.  We learned what it means to be a true Friend.  We learned what it means to be a true Leader.  But, above all that, we learned what it means to be a true Gentleman.

The true gentleman is a man whose conduct proceeds from goodwill and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled when necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but with sincerity and sympathy always; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue is safe.

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Let’s remember that although our college years are behind us, we are still Chi Phi.  We are still Brothers … still Friends … still Leaders … and above all that, we always are and always will be True Gentlemen!

50 and Still Going Strong…

As many of you will recall, when the DZAA website was re-launched this year, 50Jubilaeumwe made the promise of regular updates and news items that are relevant to the Alumni, to Chi Phi, and to all of our Brothers.  With 50 web-postings now under our belt, the website continues to grow – not just in appearance and postings, but also in readership and online hits as well!  With well over 200 hits in the past month alone, the website has become a steady check-in for many of the Alumni!

The website offers new posts to the front page every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and after some miscellaneous articles in the beginning, we’ve created a regular schedule of articles – including the latest_news1Where Are They Now? features, the every-Monday Chapter News and Alumni News updates alternating each week, the DZAA Heroes spotlights, the Fundraiser highlights, the Around the Peninsula newsflashes, the President’s Message, the Social Events, and others.  Your Board has been working hard to keep you informed, updated, and occasionally reminded of days past, and if the positive feedback we’ve been receiving is any indication, you – the Alumni – appreciate the constant feed of posts.

Now, after four months and 50 articles, we’d like to see what you have to share.  If you have stories you’d like to tell, memories you’d like to share, news you would like to post, or perhaps even a little self-promotion you’d like to get out there, now’s the time to do it!  update-2Whether it’s a one-time article about something either you or another Brother has achieved, or an on-going series of articles related to the Alumni or Chi Phi in general, just let us know and we’ll be more than happy to work you into the schedule.  Remember, the DZAA and this website is not just about the Exec Board – it’s about ALL of the Alumni, and the more you participate, the closer those bonds of Brotherhood will grow.  Feel free to contact any member of the Board – David Ebner, Kyllan Purdon, Todd Latoski, or Ryan Suarez – and let them know you want to write.  Who knows?  The next posting you see on here could be yours!