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CHAPTER NEWS

Tennessee Delta Racks Up Two
Biggie Awards at GAC

The undergraduates at Tennessee Vice President Byron Cain ’70.
Delta won two major academic awards The convention convened at the
at our biennial national convention, the Red Rock Resort on the outskirts of
Grand Arch Council, which was held in Las Vegas. The schedule was packed
July. with meetings, as the dramatic move
Both awards to mandate a
recognized the ten-day pledge Gordon Letterman, great-grandson of National
phenomenal program drew Founder William Henry Letterman, shows GP
chapter GPA of overflow crowds James Whitty Founder Letterman’s actual badge.
3.6+ from the for discussion in
last school year. the Membership
Yes, brothers, and Constitution
that is a 3.6+ Committees.
from our group The mandate
of 40+ students! itself did not
That places our proceed, but
chapter #1 in various chap-
GPA among ters, including
the VU fraterni- Tennessee Deltans gather at the GAC. L to R: Byron Cain Tennessee Delta,
ties. The awards ‘70, Griffin Schwab ‘16 , James Whitty ‘17, John Murray are now testing Representing TN Delta were GP James Whitty and
were specifi- ‘71, Chuck Higgins ‘67 and Dick Raney ‘64. such a program Griffin Schwab. Phi Psi is the only national
cally for the Dr. in their fall fraternity where students have a voting majority.
Thomas D. Myers Scholarship Award classes.
at the Summa Cum Laude Level (named National events and tragedies in
for the long-time national director of pledge programs across the country
scholarship), and the Woodrow Wilson have encouraged national offices to
Award for Scholastic Achievement. We create new approaches to membership
truly have attracted genuine scholars programs in an effort to eliminate haz-
within our undergraduate brothers. ing and the abuse of alcohol.
The chapter sent GP James Whitty Elected for two-year terms to serve
’17 and Griffin Schwab ’16 as its two as this executive board were SWGP
undergrad delegates. Fleshing out the Shannon Price from Alabama, SWVGP
delegation were four alumni, Chapter Bob Marchesani from Indiana U. of
Advisor Emeritus Chuck Higgins ’67, Pennsylvania, SWP David Moyer from James Whitty (L) and Griffin Schwab (R) received
House Corporation Board member Dick Alabama, and SWAG Marc Dumas academic awards from National President Jim
Raney ’64, John Murray ’71 and Board from DePaul. Boyle (center) for the 3.6+ chapter grade average.

brother earns scholarship

During FounDers Day 2018, this through Phi Psi is
year’s $900 eDucational scholar- the primary reason
ship awarD was granteD to FEyi he discovered his
AdEgboyE. talent for work-
Feyi’s educational pursuits are ing with people.
guided by his desire to learn more about He serves on the
people. He stated that meeting new fraternity judicial
people every day on campus and during committee as well
rush interactions, as well as the love of as being an officer
the brotherhood of over 50 different within several other
brothers, has spurred a change in his student-led organi-
academic direction at Vanderbilt. He zations on campus.
further stated that the camaraderie and Congratulations to
unique social exposure he has gained Feyi! President Rob Ayerst and scholarship winner, Feyi Adegboye.

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