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Closing in on 150!

This year marked the 149th Congress for the Chi Phi Fraternity. Brother Kyllan Purdon, our Vice President for the Delta Zeta Alumni Association, attended this year, as did Brothers Philip Gilroy and Blaise Levai from our Active Chapter. There was a lot that went on at Congress this year, and Greek Yearbook captured a number of images from Congress.

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With the close of this year’s Congress, we are already looking ahead at next year’s event, which will be Chi Phi’s 150th Congress! For more pictures from this year, check out https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152195089465418.1073741843.110451665417&type=1

Congress is Coming!

CongressDuring the last weekend in June, delegates from every Chi Phi Chapter and Colony along with Alumni Associations and Housing Corporations will converge on Austin, Texas. If you have never been to a Chi Phi Congress, then you are missing out! It is business in the front and a party in the back; the ultimate Chi Phi Mullet. Thinking of you, 80’s Brothers!

The DZAA will be sending Kyllan Purdon, Vice-President, to represent our Association. Brother Purdon is no Congress rookie; he was able to serve as an intern last year and learned the in-and-outs of a good Congress. This year is crucial to the future of the organization, as we will be voting on a new Grand Alpha to succeed Brother Jim Soderquist, who, in my opinion, is one of the greatest Grand Alphas in the current era. Our Association has backed Brother Ron Frank in his attempt to win the vote. Brother Frank is the best man for the job, bar-none, and I know that many of you respect him as much as I.

Brother Purdon will also be tasked Kyllan Purdonwith discussing how to successfully administer a Housing Corporation with our fellow Alumni from other Chapters. Our goal of raising $100,000 for a house is starting to become a reality, and our Board does not take this task lightly. We are looking for the future home of the DZ Chapter, not for the next few years, but the next few decades. We owe it to all of you who are giving your hard-earned money, to spend it wisely and cost-effectively, and that starts with good planning.

Let’s all give a warm DZ send off to Brother Purdon at June’s Third Thursday on June 19th at the Brass Tap in Carrollwood.

National News – Third Annual March Mania Kicks Off!

As every true sports fan knows, basketball teams from colleges and universities all over the country vie to be one of the 68 programs selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament each year.  They work hard for those bragging rights, to carve their legacy in NCAA history, and to honor their schools.

Chi Phi offers that same opportunity with the Chi Phi March Mania Challenge.  The Challenge is all about bragging rights, honoring your Chapter, continuing your legacy, and providing for the next generation.  While 68 best basketball teams in the country complet for the national championship, Chi Phi needs your help to raise $68,000 to support your Chapter and Chi Phi Scholarships.

For this challenge, you don’t need to be a sports superstar to help your Chapter score points.  Every dollar you pledge to the Chi Phi Educational Trust before April 7, 2014 will score one point for your Chapter.  By making a pledge of any amount, you will score points to help your Chapter claim victory.  More importantly, you’ll provide scholarships for Chi Phi Brothers and educational programs for your Chapter.

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Each Chi Phi Chapter has been bracketed and is poised for glory!  Winning Chapters will receive a trophy, be featured in the Chakett, and will be highlighted on the Chi Phi National website.

For those of you who participated last year, snaps to you – as Delta Zeta took home the award for the Most Alumni Participating!  Let’s see if we can’t work together to once again earn recognition for the Delta Zeta Alumni Association in 2014!

For the full article, check out https://www.chiphi.org/chakettonline/educational-trust/2014/03/third-annual-march-mania-challenge-kicks-off/