Page 4 - Cla Delta Spotlight - Winter 2007-08

Bulldozers Make Way for New Cal Delta Home (Left) The Annex demolition began on January 14 and was completed on January 28. (Right) Bill Bedford ‘57, Bob Alleborn ‘58, Bob Haggstrom ‘73, Bill Mitchell ‘77, and Jeff Pierson ‘70 greeted everyone who attended the demolition on January 14. (Below) Cal Delta members gather for the Annex demolition. Renovation, continued from page 1 team. As beftting his important contribution in starting the project important that all Cal Delta alumni salute and congratulate the active over fve years ago along with Laura Voisin George, Bob Haggstrom chapter for an amazing success since their re-founding as a Colony in ‘73 took the ceremonial frst swing with a sledgehammer and poked a the fall of 2005. Without their success there would be no renovation hole in the Annex. Chapter President Michael Spilsbury also took a project. They are leaders on fraternity row in GPA, community service, swing. The complete demolition of the Annex occurred on January 28, USC activities, and are also social leaders! 2008, as a bobcat literally leveled the Annex in a day. The debris was The Capital Campaign: The initial “private” phase of our Capital taken away and now there remains only a concrete slab. Please go to Campaign has been very successful, and the broad “public” campaign http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoPrRI-pRms to see video of the will commence this summer. For any questions concerning the Capital actual destruction of the Annex. Campaign, private or public, please contact Steering Committee Further partial demolition and the beginning of construction to Chairman Bill Mitchell ‘76, bmitchell@bergerkahn.com, 949-474- renovate the main house will commence in the frst week of March. 1880, or Bill Paris of the Laurus Group, our campaign coordinators, Between now and that date, Steve Scully ‘80 and the House Corporation bill.paris@thelaurusgroup.net, 770-903-3987. This will be the will fnalize interim fnancing with both USC and a major regional opportunity for each of you to participate directly in the strong re-birth bank. Having a long-term debt-free chapter house has been key to the of California Delta. return of Phi Delta Theta to USC, and we expect the Alumni’s fve-year Thanks again to all volunteers, to those alumni already supporting pledges to the Capital Campaign to retire the interim debt over that the Capital Campaign, and most importantly to those alumni who will period. help put us over the top! Let us all salute the members of the “new” California Delta! It is