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30th Anniversary Celebration Recap – PART TWO

The 30th-ish Anniversary weekend continued on Saturday night with the Founder’s Banquet.  And what a banquet it was, jam-filled with food, fun, and festivities!

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With composites from the early 90s all the way through today around the room, a table with photo albums of days gone by, two televisions with slide-shows of the past 30 years, and trophies and awards proudly placed as the centerpieces for each table, the Clubhouse of the Rocky Pointe Golf Club was a walk down memory lane for all of the Delta Zeta Brothers who came out for the Banquet.

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After some time of socializing and reminiscing, the Brothers and their guests sat down to a great dinner of BBQ ribs, pork, and chicken along with all the “fixins,” including desserts graciously baked and donated by some of the Delta Zetas and/or their spouses.

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Immediately following the dinner was a very challenging tournament of cornhole – starting off with fourteen teams of two facing off against one another, tossing the beanbags back and forth until only seven teams remained.  That number was narrowed down even further as Jason Bornstein and Ryan Suarez played off against Quincy Banis and his date, while David and Brittany Ebner played off against Mike Rizer and Kyle Schlenker.  Ultimately, it was a showdown between Jason/Ryan and David/Brittany.  It was a close game, but there could only be one winning team – and that was Jason Bornstein and Ryan Suarez – the self-proclaimed “undefeated cornhole champions of the universe!”

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And what would an evening with Delta Zeta be without a group shot – one with all of the Brothers in attendance, but Active and Alumni – and one with all of the Brothers and their guests.

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As the evening began to wind down, special guest Barbre Berris gave a brief speech about what is going on with Chi Phi nationally, and then she drew the tickets for the raffle – with prizes going to Matt Bradarich, Jon DeJongh, Paul Michael Acosta, Craig Dickinson, and Chase Dafnis (including a special, unannounced prize of a free round of golf for two graciously donated by Rocky Pointe – which went to Matt Bradarich!).

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Finally, the Brothers gathered around for a rousing rendition of Piano Man, bringing together old and young alike to celebrate the Brotherhood of Delta Zeta and Chi Phi!

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And if you think that was the end of the 30th-ish Anniversary celebration, wait!  It’s ain’t over yet…

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!

Social News – April’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Events

For the month of April, Third Thursday is taking a back-seat to Second Friday.  To coincide with the Delta Zeta 30th Anniversary Celebration, the DZAA will be hosting its monthly cocktail hour on Friday, April 11th at The Pub, located at 2223 North West Shore Boulevard, Tampa, Florida  33607 (http://www.experiencethepub.com/tampa-bay).  As with our regular Third TAS_THEPUB021611_162614a_8colThursdays, we will provide some appetizers, but, of course, you are more than welcome to order food and drinks from the menu.  The Pub even offers a “Pour Your Own Beer” bar in the upstairs loft, where our event will take place.  Guests/spouses/significant others are more than welcome to join in on the fun!  If you are coming into town for the 30th anniversary celebration of the Delta Zeta Alumni Association, you won’t want to miss out on this opening night event!

Of course, Saturday, April 12th will be the Spring meeting of the Delta Zeta Alumni Association in the afternoon, with the 30th Anniversary Banquet to be held that evening.

And don’t forget that Sunday, April 13th DSCN3714is the annual Scarlet vs. Blue / Actives vs. Alumni classic softball game where the Alumni will remind the Actives the reason why the DZAA has held on to that trophy for so long.  The game will be held at the USF Riverfront Park on East Fletcher Avenue in Tampa.  We will meet there at 10:00 a.m., and the game will start promptly at 10:30 a.m.  After the Alumni win the game, there will be a picnic with food provided by the Actives, during which, the DZAA will host its first Rent-A-Chi fundraiser to help raise money for the Housing Fund.

Next weekend (April 11th – April 13th) is going to be a huge Delta Zeta celebration that you won’t want to miss out on!  Make your plans now, and we hope to see you there!