The Gamma Lambda Letter

The mission of Phi Kappa Tau is to champion a lifelong commitment to brotherhood, learning, ethical leadership and exemplary character. The vision of Phi Kappa Tau is to be recognized as a leadership organization that binds men together and challenges them to improve their campuses and the world. Issue #4 March 2014

!" At Regional Conference

Eight brothers of the Gamma Lambda chapter attended the Regional Academy in Ohio!
For the weekend of February 14th, eight brothers of the Gamma Lambda chapter went down to Cleveland, Ohio to Case Western Reserve to attend the annual Regional Conference. The main purpose of Regional Conference is to help strengthen up the executive board in numerous chapters. At the start, the chapter stayed together and learned where they were at in the Borradaile challenge. Another major thing done at the conference was setting goals for the fraternity that could be brought back to the chapter to seek improvement.

L e t te r s t h a t la s t a li fe ti m e.

Exciting Dates From February

Mon Feb 3rd: Buffalo Wild Wings Dinner Tues Feb 4th: Phlapjacks Wed Feb 5th: Chili Cook Off at the House Thurs Feb 6th: Chill Zone Fri Feb 7th: Formal Dinner

After that, the participants took a leadership inventory that placed each person into four different leadership styles. From there, the brothers were placed into groups and discussed the qualities of a poor leader and an effective leader. After a nice lunch break, the brothers broke up into executive board positions where they had the opportunity to talk to other executives from other chapters. Overall, the conference was very knowledgeable for brothers, and everyone learned a lot. Brothers from Gamma Lambda included Matt Martin, Anthony Cavataio, Jon Ferrer, Josh Alles, Austin Gildea, Nick Waskiewicz, Collin Karcher, and Seve Moralez. A special thank you to Baldwain Wallace for housing these members of the Gamma Lambda chapter in this great experience.

March:

Important Dates Coming Up

SeriousFun Week (Philanthropy Week)

Mon March 24th: Hot Dog eating contest Tues March 25th: Pie-A-Phi Tau Wed March 26th: TBD Thurs March 27th: Phry-Tau

April:

April 26th: Initiation

Sat March 29thth: Formal Alumni we would love to see you come out to any and all events!

Save The Date

!"s New Associate Class

Congratulations to the seven gentlemen that are currently going through the associate process at the Gamma Lambda chapter. Currently, the Alpha Psi class consists of (from left to right): Rob McCrackin, Ian Fleming, Ian Holland, Dylan Sharkus, Cody Parafin, Andrew Brown, and Justin Sutherland. We hope that they enjoy this amazing experience as they aim to be a part of our brotherhood!

Gamma Lambda Spotlight: Ellaine Ursuy

To represent the Gamma Lambda chapter, Ellaine Ursuy was voted in as the newest sweetheart!
The Gamma Lambda chapter is proud to announce that the newest sweetheart is Ellaine Ursuy! Ellaine is currently a senior majoring in communications and integrative public relations. She is also a part of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Central Michigan University, and she plans to work with Greek InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as she was recently hired.

To surprise Ellaine, on a Wednesday night, February 19th, the brothers of the Gamma Lambda chapter went over to the AGD house to surprise her
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with her set of sweetheart letters. After all of the brothers congratulated her with hugs and smiles, Ellaine expressed her excitement to the brothers. Phi Kappa Tau has always been the men on campus I respect the most, have the best time with, and love being around, she commented about being sweetheart of the fraternity. She then went on to say that being sweetheart of this group of men is an honor and I wear the letters with pride. Congratulations again to Ellaine and the Gamma Lambda chapter is privileged to have her as sweetheart! Upon Ellaines request, if you would like to contact or meet her, email her at ellainecmu14@gmail.com.
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The Brothers Trust Fund

The Brothers Trust is a group of Phi Kappa Tau undergraduates who have decided to expand their support of their Fraternity by making a financial contribution to the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation. By joining the Brothers Trust, you join your alumni counterparts in supporting Phi Kappa Tau by establishing an early commendable pattern of giving that will help Phi Kappa Tau today and for generations to come.

The Chapter Shield

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of Phi Kappa Tau, the national office built a centennial garden where a shield from each chapter will eventually hang. We at Gamma Lambda would like to challenge our Alumni, Parents, !riends, and Active Brothers to donate a minimum of $19.65 in honor of our founding year. It would be great to reach the goal of $1,906 and earn our shield by Gamma Lambdas 50th Anniversary in 2015. If you would like to donate or become a member of the Brothers Trust please follow the steps below. Step 1: Go To www.PhiKappaTau.org Step 2: Hover your mouse over the Foundation Tab Step 3: Click the tab that says, guide to giving Step 4: Click the most appropriate option from there. Thank you! You did it!

Calling all Alumni!

The Brothers of the Gamma Lambda Chapter are currently trying to put together a contact book. If you are an alumni who would like to stay informed, or be more involved with your chapter we ask that you please send your name, class (i.e. Alpha), phone number, address, and email address to the contact information below. Joseph Kuhna Vice President of Alumni Relations Phone: (313) 919-3648 Email: Kuhna1jm@cmich.edu Michael Greco Secretary Phone: (248) 568-5609 Email: Greco1mv@cmich.edu

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