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President’s Message – Good Things are Afoot!

Brothers,

Another month has come and gone, and we as an Association continue to move forward. We are looking forward to the Founders’ Weekend this Spring. If you’re considering coming into town, please do! Bring the family along with you. We will be holding a happy hour on the evening of Friday, April 11th, a banquet to celebrate 30 years of Delta Zeta on Saturday the 12th, and we will cap off the weekend with the annual Scarlet and Blue Classic Softball Game on Sunday the 13th.

This June will be a very important time for the Fraternity as we will elect a new Grand Alpha at Congress in Ron FrankAustin, Texas. We are very happy and proud that Brother Ron Frank will be running for the position and support him fully in his endeavor. Chi Phi has come a very long way in the past 5 years under the leadership of Grand Alpha Jim Soderquist. Our Chapters have never been healthier, larger or as plentiful, and this can be attributed to the vision of Brother Soderquits and the rest of his Grand Council. I see this vision being carried forward and expanded where need be by a Grand Council under Brother Frank.

Good things are afoot all around us, and it is our Alumni Association Board’s mission to take advantage of all the opportunities present. We look forward to seeing you at the Founders Weekend as well as the many social events from now until then.

Fraternally,
Brother David Ebner
DZAA-President

Connect with Chi Phi

Facebook…Twitter…Instagram…with so much technology out there, it’s easy to get bogged down with the various social websites, and even easier to drift further and further away from your Brothers in the Chi Phi Fraternity.  Well, Chi Phi has found a way to keep your Brothers close with Chi Phi Connect.

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An innovative, efficiency-enabling tool that networks our membership, Chi Phi Connect is a Chapter’s communication portal and the go-to place for Chi Phi resources for undergraduates and Alumni alike. With drag-and-drop technology, you can customize your Chi Phi Connect dashboard, putting front and center the tools you use the most and the things that you want to see. Make it your own by choosing your newsfeeds, widgets for your dashboard, adding your own pictures under your profile and linking your Facebook account.

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Your Chi Phi Connect provides:

  • Facebook integration that allows you to connect your Facebook and Chi Phi Connect accounts, log in with your Facebook credentials, check your news feed and see your friends.
  • Customization to your heart’s content! Drag-and-drop onto your dashboard the tools you use the most and the things that you want to see and change them anytime.
  • Easy access to connect with our membership through volunteer, brother, chapter and alumni association searches plus your chapter’s complete roster with contact information right at your fingertips.
  • A calendar that may be managed for personal use, chapter use, displays important National event dates and may even be integrated with your Google calendar.
  • The resource center to acquire and share documents, pictures and tutorials within your own chapter and from Chi Phi National Headquarters.
  • The ability to voice and acquire opinions through user-friendly and customizable polls.
  • Auto-notification of activity such as new Chi Phi documents uploaded for your access, polls or calendar events for you to see, and Facebook notifications and requests you’ve received.
  • Your personal picture profile…you’ll decide how you look on Chi Phi Connect, in member lists and communications with your Chapter.

For more information, check out the full website at http://www.chiphi.org/connect

 

News, News, and More News – What’s Up Nationally

The newsfeed coming out of Chi Phi’s National Office is never-ending – here’s just a small portion of what’s going on with Chi Phi:

Since 2010, Chi Phi has pledged almost 1,700 New Members. This is the largest growth in Membership years.  And based on fall accreditation, 31 of our Chapters are larger than the average chapter size on their campus. Ten additional Chapters are within 10 men of exceeding the average chapter size. The average Chi Phi Chapter size for this past semester is 42 men.

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In addition, based off the fall 2013 accreditation submission, the average Chapter GPA of Initiated Brothers is 2.95 and a 2.72 for New Members. Thirty-two Chapters have a combined GPA that is higher than the all-male average on their campus.

And if that weren’t enough, this past semester, Chi Phi Men donated 16,900 hours of service. That’s the equivalent of 704 days or 1.93 years! That brings the total for the past two semesters to 38,900 hours or 4.44 years. Phenomenal work by the men of Chi Phi!

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Recently, a friend of Chi Phi has made a $100,000 investment in the men of the Eta Chapter through the Eta Chapter Excellence Fund. Click to learn more and how you can add your name to Chi Phi’s history books!  http://chiphi.co/gift

Finally, 2014 will definitely be a year of growth, as Chi Phi will be re-establishing Chapters at Nu (University of Texas at Austin), Iota Delta (Indiana University), Mu Delta (Auburn University), and Alpha Theta Chi (University of Nebraska).

Chi Phi is on the move – be a part of it in 2014!