Page 2 - Cla Delta Spotlight - Summer 2009

Chapter News From the Cal Delta Chapter President his past Spring semester has been an eventful one Tflled with plenty of change. Three years after returning to campus, Cal Delta has fnally begun the process of moving back onto The Row with a brand new chapter house! We began the spring semester with only the framing built, but the energy could already be felt throughout the chapter and the Greek community. It’s amazing how much having a house on The Row has made a difference – Cal Delt moved from 8 Phikeia in the Fall with no house to 17 Phikeia in the Spring with only the frame established. As each week Spring 2009 Phikeias in San Francisco. passed, you could feel the steam building and the anticipation rising with every progression of the construction process. Now, here we are in the summer, poised to make a grand entrance back onto The Row, Andrew Garvin (Thousand Oaks) Justin Luk (New York, NY) and with our brand new chapter house, the possibilities are endless. Jon Diersing (Anaheim) Evan Chen (Palo Alto) At the USC Greek Awards ceremony, California Delta received the Brandon Hakim (Beverly Hills) Neil Thomas (Cerritos) award for the Best Fraternity Membership Development, certifcates of Mike Thompson (New Orleans) Mike Schmitt (Sterling, VA) excellence in Membership Recruitment, Fundraising and Philanthropy, Mike Bannett (San Francisco) Mike Elowson (San Francisco) Alumni Relations, Risk Management, and Campus Involvement. Also, Nate Neroni (Hanover, NH) Rob Hoy (Philadelphia) three Phi Delt seniors were recognized for making a positive difference: Daniel Moline (Agoura Hills) Rob Ellis, Dennis Roberts, and Michael Spilsbury. Thank you to all of our alumni who have made fnancial commitments Congratulations to our members who graduated this spring: and donated their time for restoring our house – I speak for the entire Ben Pollock Jordan Michaels chapter when I say that we look forward to welcoming you back at 28th Jake Forsland Dennis Roberts and Hoover! David Nykin Robert Ellis Jeffret Gurrola Patrick Levine Yours in the Bond, Craig Schleicher Brad Silnutzer And welcome to our 17 Phikeia from the spring 2009 semester: Eric Finch Austin Taylor (St. Louis, MO) Louis Sloss (Portland, OR) ericfnc@uscf.edu Logan Noblin (Los Alamitos) David Daar (Chicago) Cal Delta Member Spotlight: Matt Luery att Luery is a junior architecture major they gave parting speeches, I really got to Mfrom Sacramento. He joined Cal Delta see how much the fraternity means to each of the fall semester of his freshman year. He them and I realized how cool it is to be part of said, “I visited a lot of houses during rush something like Phi Delt.” week and Phi Delt was Matt said he clearly the house with “ intends to become a I think we are all motivated by the most individual licensed architect after personality. There were the same thing: we just want graduation, and he is members from all over everyone who comes through considering graduate the country, and in all school in construction different majors. We Phi Delt to have a life-changing management. He said, (l to r) Matt with his pledge class brothers Zak Salehipour and Chris Perkins. have good relations experience. “I would ultimately like with almost every ” to be involved in the Last spring, Matt was the Public Relations sorority, but the guys in construction industry Chair, and he will be the Alumni Chair in the Phi Delt have never been caught up in social in multiple capacities in any combination of fall. He stated, “Joining Phi Delt was absolutely status and I really appreciated that.” architecture, urban planning, development, one of the best decisions I’ve made. There are When asked about a favorite memory, he or construction.” He added, “I have met so thousands of undergraduates at USC, and Phi responded, “One of my best memories is from many interesting people in Phi Delt, and made Delt has given me a solid group of friends to the last chapter meeting of my freshman year, friendships that I’m sure will extend to the share my college experience with. Also, the when the graduating seniors offcially made professional world – I have no doubt I will be the transition from actives to alumni. When working with other Phis in the future.” see MATT, continued on page 4