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CONRAD R. SOLUM JR.
Tau Kappa Epsilon | University of Southern California Don’t miss out any longer! Please take a moment to send your email address to alumnirecords@fijiatdepauw.org. 1
THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE BOARD
Honoring More Than 50 Years of Service
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Georgia Institute of Technology | Gamma Tau Fiji Graduates Association | Alumni Office | P.O. Box 80828 | Atlanta, Georgia 30366 | www.GTFijiGrads.com | Fall 2017
Alumni
JEFFERY C. POPE ’72
Spotlight
House
Corporation Editor’s Note: For this edition of the newsletter
we’re shining the Spotlight on brother Jeff
Update
Pope ’72. From the hometown of Atlanta, Jeff
— our past chapter treasurer — is recently
retired as senior director of Habitat for
Humanity International. While still active with
the organization and leading overseas trips,
he is enjoying travel time with his wife, Gala.
After graduating from Ga. Tech with a degree
in industrial engineering, Jeff continued at the
Harvard Business School. After 25 years in
I am excited to continue my work with business, including running businesses in Asia Jeff and his wife Gala on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
and South America, Jeff retired as President of
Lafarge Materials North America. Outside of
work, Jeff enjoys spending time with his son, Chandler (26), daughter, Haley (28), and his mother (97).
Rick Dorsey (left) and Greg Robbins.
His hobbies include jogging, playing guitar, skiing, and hitting the gym.
TIGER FIJI Spr the House Corporation in my new role as What did you enjoy most as an active chapter member? Why do you feel it’s important to support the chapter’s
Probably what most brothers would say: the
efforts to keep the Gamma Tau legacy thriving?
president. I feel I have some big shoes to fill
Regardless of a lot of “common perception” that
camaraderie. I like my “alone time,” and believe it or
as Marc Perla ’92 is now taking the lead of
not, I was able to have that while at the same time I
fraternities are decadent places with unending parties,
the Graduates Association. Please join me
could always find great friends to be with. We played
Gamma Tau and FIJI for me was a place to grow, develop
in congratulating him on his new role and
lifelong bonds, and build self-confidence. For me, the
thanking him for all his years of service on
intramural sports, enjoyed Saturday night parties (for
The Renovation is Nearly Done! 17 T Tri Delta the House Corporation. the young guys—us old timers had Saturday classes fraternity experience provided me with numerous non-
academic skills.
Landon-Nelson Hall continues to provide
so Friday parties were out), and had to really work to
a safe, secure and functional facility for our
get a date since there were only 300 coeds at Tech. We
After graduation, what inspired you to seek your master’s
at Harvard?
undergraduates, graduates, and their guests
did envy the UGA FIJIs as their weekend started on
alike. As with any high traffic facility, we’ve
Wednesday—ha!
After graduation from Tech I went to work for
had to address a few system malfunctions as
RAVELER well as make minor repairs to the common How do you stay in touch with your FIGI brothers today? Georgia Power Company, and as I began to understand
what the corporate ladder looked like, with so many
Mostly the ones here in Atlanta keep up to date at
areas.
football and basketball games, and for homecoming.
people ahead of me, I decided to try to leapfrog the
We appreciate your continued support
Charlie Bass and I have hosted a party on Friday night
competition by going to a great business school (if I
of the capital campaign as we continue to
could get in!). I had decided that I wanted to go into
for the last six or seven years. Some go to Pig Dinner, but
pay down our loans, while continuously
the Comings and Goings of Theta Xi
management and not practice engineering, although
I have not been a regular attendee. Last summer, I had a
THIS ISSUE hile the school year is the busiest that we were able to begin preparatory work the award-winning firm Rios Clementi maintaining our investment in a first-class wonderful reunion with three of my best FIJI friends in I wanted to work for an industrial company where
facility.
my engineering degree would be helpful. I ultimately
Asheville for a long weekend with wives.
Alumnae Relations Office | P.O. Box 80828 | Atlanta, Georgia 30366
I would like to invite you to join me
wanted to run a company.
in becoming a member of the House
You’ve moved around quite a bit in your
Corporation. We are in need of graduate
career – which location do you remember
INSIDE
volunteers. It won’t take much of your time
most vividly?
W time at the Theta Xi Chapter house, this past summer for the kitchen remodel Hale Studios, where she worked on a range and I know you will enjoy interacting with years in Malaysia were the most exciting
the undergraduates. Please contact me for
Our family is unanimous that our four
summertime is also a time of excitement
more information.
and future expansion.
of projects including Westfield Century
Lastly, if you are on campus, please stop
City mall, Woodbury University School
and adventurous. I had a great job and
and activity. The new academic year brings
Over the course of the 2015-2016 academic
lots of perks, but what we most enjoyed
of Architecture studio building, and a
by and visit, as our younger brothers would
with it all the excitement and activity of
year, the housing corporation and building
rush and the welcoming of new members to
around.
many different cultures. We had presumed
the Tri Delta sisterhood and Trojan family. committee worked hard to put together a renovation of a John Lautner home in certainly like to meet you and show you was having a chance to experience so
strong and accomplished team to lead the
Beverly Hills.
that all Asian cultures were similar, but in
The chapter members, Parents Club, and
Letter from advisors spend countless hours over the design and construction of the kitchen Jennifer also completed the design work Fraternally, travelling to almost every country in Asia
for the recently remodeled USC Kappa
we discovered that that expectation was
project. The dedicated members and
summer preparing for the beginning of the volunteers interviewed several architects Alpha Fraternity house and came highly pretty naive. So, we experienced Buddhist,
Please—join in by contributing! the President year. Also, every year during June and July, and engineers before selecting the following recommended by their housing corporation Frederick “Rick” Dorsey ’95 Jeff with his wife, Gala, on a project for Habitat for Humanity in Hindu, Taoist, Confucian, and Christian
the housing corporation completes all kinds
companies and individuals: Jennifer Charles
board. Her blend of professional experiences
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of improvement projects around Theta Xi. Architecture, Laschober + Sovich Kitchen made her the ideal candidate to handle Guatemala. Pope (Continued on Page 4)
A “big move” over Thanksgiving replaced two weight-supporting During Christmas break, the following final steps fell into place: Due to the success of our capital campaign, Consultants, and Risha Engineering. the unique needs of building a modern
walls, enabling expansion of the dining room and kitchen, and the • The dining room doubled in size. Parent’s Club: “Treasuring Tri Delta – A Trojan Tradition Before starting her own firm in 2009, commercial kitchen in our historic house.
• The kitchen was relocated westward and installed.
completion of the new south addition.
Since 1921,” we are delighted to announce
a new informal study area adjacent to the dining room. • The library and south informal study area were completed. Cooking Class Jennifer Charles was a senior associate at (continued on page three)
Another wall was removed, enabling the foyer to open directly into
Tri Delta
• The new patio and fire pit are being put into place.
The renovation is now headed for completion!
• The glass walls for the study lounges were installed.
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Frequent progress updates are available via email—are you on the list? Emily Butler the LLENROC Leaflet
If we have your email address, you should have been receiving these updates on Lambda’s construction over the summer:
Alumnae
Spotlight:
CELEbRATINg 125 YEARS Of THE PI CHAPTER Of THE DELTA PHI
Webb ’33
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August 8, 2017
July 11, 2017
November 22, 2017
August 24, 2017
DEPAUWFIJI.COM • WINTER 2017-18
Check out these upcoming events!
Cornell Delta Phi Association
Save the Date!
2018 New York Dinner
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Cornell Reunion Weekend
June 7-10, 2018
Details on page 4.
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