Page 2 - Cal Delta Spotlight - Spring 2015

Chapter News President’s sophomores and one newly initiated freshman, exhibiting the passion that younger members Message of sexual assault and racism in the Greek have to improve the chapter. With our current twenty-one man Spring Phikeia Class, I am community gain national attention, USC still Alex Budde fghts to combat them. extremely happy to see that Cal Delta is having no problem continuing the tradition of chapter Despite these less than ideal circumstances, I cannot emphasize enough how well our chapter growth by recruiting the best and brightest this campus has to offer. ello, I am Alex has been able to adapt to put our best foot I encourage all of you to attend our chapter HBudde, the newly forward and keep our image extremely positive. alumni events, such as the Alumni Luncheon elected president for From our annual philanthropies that raise on April 11th. Throughout the year to come to Our Spring 2015 the California Delta chapter of Phi Delta upwards of $5,000 for the ALS Association see for yourself why we are so proud of Theta. Although I am just a sophomore, I to our Registered 80s Ski Lodge Party to our California Delta. Also, if you would like to Graduatng Seniors! experienced several issues that occurred in members working on a Row-wide sexual come see our beautiful chapter house, or just the chapter since my initiation. However, assault prevention campaign, Cal Delta chat about the chapter, please do not hesitate the one thing I am most proud of during my continues to demonstrate its ability to thrive to contact me with any questions you may ΦΔΘ time in Phi Delt is the progress we have made academically, philanthropically and socially have. I am looking forward to continuing this since then. If you don’t know much about the at USC. great year as president, and I hope to hear recent occurrences in the USC Greek system, With the initiation of the twenty-eight man from some of you soon. I can tell you it does not look too good. Fall 2014 Phikeia Class we have seen a fantastic Three chapters have lost their charters in the increase in the enthusiasm and involvement Proud to Be a Phi, past two years, two of which happened this of chapter members. Our Executive Council last semester. The Row has been subject to consists mostly of sophomores and freshmen, very limiting social policies, and as the issues and our Executive Board boasts fve Alex Budde Peter Roberson Chapter Spotlight: to partake in this summer because I wanted to do something more interesting than simply lifeguarding but also still stay close to home. I decided to apply for an internship for Editor’s Note: Representing the chapter PayNet, which is based in my hometown, as Spotlight is Peter Roberson. From the and am really excited to start working there hometown of Glenview, IL, Peter is in his this summer. I will be working with the Freshman year at USC and is studying Chemical Data Analytics Department, which analyzes Engineering on a Presidential scholarship. different forms and trends of lending between Currently serving the chapter as Secretary, he banks and small to medium-sized businesses. is also on the Interfraternity Council Board of While this is not directly related to my Directors as the Director of Green Initiatives. chemical engineering major, it will be a great Additionally, Peter is working part time as a opportunity to learn something new and USC Admissions Center Tour Guide. interesting and diversify my skills. What led you to join Phi Delta Theta? to attract students to come to USC who are in the What did you do for spring break? When I frst arrived at USC, I went through same place as I was just one year ago. Over spring break, three of my pledge the weeklong rush process and met a lot of guys brothers – Jacques Esterhuizen, Jack from many different houses. My great uncle What kind of projects are you working on Cartwright, and Camilo Valderruten – was a Phi Delt at Dartmouth and there is a long as the IFC Green Initiatives Director? and I drove to Sequoia National Park and history of Greeks in the family; but, when I As the Director of Green Initiatives, I promote Yosemite National Park to camp for four went to Phi Delt for the frst time, the brothers environmental sustainability across the Greek nights. We explored the national parks hiking in the house left an everlasting impression. Community, specifcally the fraternities. This through trails to various peaks, such as They convinced me that I wanted to join this semester I am organizing an energy competition Glacier Point and Upper Yosemite Falls. Not house. These men were intelligent, tenacious, across all of the fraternities over a two-week only were the parks scenic and incredible to ambitious, and successful in whatever they period. This will promote decreased energy hike through, but the trip was also a great embarked on, which I genuinely respected. consumption to help sustain our environment. break camping and relaxing with my friends. They were the guys I knew I would become Also, both IFC and PHC will the greatest friends with, and most importantly, be joining together to host a wanted to be brothers with through my time at beach cleanup in celebration of USC and well after graduation. Earth Month. These initiatives are both fun for the fraternities Why do you enjoy being a tour guide for to participate in and are the school? important because our Greek I enjoy being a tour guide for USC because it Community is a large and vital is so rewarding and fun. I remember when I frst part of the USC community, so came to USC and went on the tour, it was the best we need to do our part in being college tour in my experience. More importantly, environmentally conscious. because of the tour, I knew I wanted to come to How did you line up an USC. So, when I go to work each week, it is both internship with PayNet, Inc.? worthwhile and exciting for me to give tours because I try to emulate that one tour in order I was looking for internships Peter and his pledge brothers at Sequoia National Park during Spring Break.