Tag: Service

Fundraising News – How do you spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S?

The Active Chapter has done it again!  The Delta Zeta’s Third Annual Spelling Bee Philanthropy, which took place on October 29th (just days after the Alumni Association’s Golf Tournament), was another success for Chi Phi.  There were a number of Greek organizations that came out to show their support and participate.  Zeta Tau Alpha won not just the 1st place award, but they also won 2nd and 3rd places as well, making them the overall winners for the night!  Delta Gamma walked away with the “Best Costume” trophy for the evening.

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And the final success of the evening?  The Brothers managed to raise $450 to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of America, which is a non-profit organization that enables young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.  Congratulations to the Active Brothers for another successful philanthropic event!

Check Out the Chakett!

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The Fall 2013 issue of The Chi Phi Chakett is out!  Hopefully you didn’t put it aside without reading it, because if you did, then you missed out on seeing the Delta Zeta Alumni Association – not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES in this one issue!

On page 15, the Chakett highlights innovative ways that various Chapters and DSCN2126Alumni Associations help increase their College Excellence Funds.  Xi Delta (from the Florida Institute of Technology) uses excess housing funds, Iota Delta Alumni Association (from Indiana University) sold Kroger gift cards, and – – yes, that’s right, the Delta Zeta Alumni Association is highlighted for its first annual golf tournament!  While we didn’t quite meet the $10,000 goal mentioned in the article, the tournament was still a success, and it is definitely exciting to see our Association’s fundraising efforts mentioned for all Chi Phi to see!

Then, on the very next page (page 16), we find an article that congratulates all of the winners of the 2013 Chi Phi Scholarships.  If you look closely at that picture of the men DSCN2127who were recognized at the Congressional Awards Banquet and Scholarship Luncheon, you’ll see our very own alumnus, Brother David Ebner, who was the recipient of a Neel Scholarship!  The Neel Scholarship was created from a $250,000 bequest provided to Chi Phi by Ms. Eugenia Neel, who provided this gift in honor of her father and brothers, all of whom were Chi Phi men!  Congratulations goes out to Brother Ebner for being selected as a scholarship recipient!

And last, but certainly not least, way back near the end on page 41, you’ll see a nearly half-page picture of the Delta Zeta DSCN2129Alumni Association from their volunteering efforts at Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay.  This picture originally was shown on the Chakett online magazine, but to have it published in the print edition of the Chakett is an incredible thrill, to know that the National Office, in printing this issue, felt the DZAA’s community service worthy of acknowledging in such a way!  Snaps to Brothers Purdon, Shah, Ebner, Suarez, Millsap, Dafnis, and Holm for their volunteering efforts!

If you didn’t read the Chakett, go back and read it now – see how your Alumni Association is on the move in 2013 and get ready to get involved as we move on the even greater things in 2014!

Around the Peninsula with Chi Phi – Nu Delta Honors a Fallen Brother

The Nu Delta Chapter of Chi Phi hosted the John Tinsley Memorial 5k Run on September 22, 2013 in honor of their fallen brother, John Tinsley.  Although the weather was not conducive for the event, Nu Delta still managed to turn the Run into an extremely successful affair. Overall, more than $3,500 was raised for ROTC Scholarships and the Wounded Warrior Project.

tinsley_john_lgFor those who are unaware, Captain John Tinsley, 28, was killed August 12, 2009 by an improvised explosive device strike to his vehicle during a routine patrol in the Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan while serving with company B of 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. Throughout time, there have always been citizens of this great country that have gone above and beyond their civil duties. These people put the well-being of society and their country before themselves.  Brother Tinsley exemplified these values.

Nu Delta alumnus, Jason White said one time he and Tinsley went to Potbelly’s and stayed out late the night before they had to go on an early-morning 5K run. Tinsley insisted that White stayed at his place so he could make sure White would wake up on time.  The Nu Delta Alumni Association has taken this memory and turned it into their annual Tinsley 5k Run to recreate something Brother Tinsley loved. Each step taken towards finishing the race is another step taken in ensuring that his memory lives on. The proceeds of the 5k go to the Tinsley Scholarship which is set up to assist FSU ROTC students and to the Wounded Warrior Federation.

The Chapter is thankful to all Chi Phi alumni that came out to celebrate his memory and support the Tinsley family, who traveled from various parts of the country to be in attendance.

(Information for this article was obtained from Nu Delta Alumni Association’s website, https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1486/aff_1_home.aspx?sid=1486, as well as from http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Austin-Engelbrecht-Chi-Phi-presents-the-3rd-Annual-Captain-John-Tinsley-Memorial-5K).