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Butler University—Spring 2014
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Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council
FULL HOUSE: INCREASING ENROLLMENT,
AFFILIATION IMPACTS CHAPTER FACILITIES
Becky Druetzler, Director of Greek Life
Following a robust formal recruitment period, the number of students affiliated with
Butler’s fraternities and sororities last spring grew to 1877, an all-time high. This is
500 more students than in Spring 2009, and represents an 8% increase in the percentage of affiliated students, consistent with the national trend of 5.5% over the
same period. While growing membership is considered to be a positive indicator,
changes in organizational dynamics can present challenges for our students. One of
those most prominent is student housing.
Fraternity and sorority housing is as varied as the campuses that feature Greek life.
Butler’s IFC and Panhellenic chapters, historically, have given priority to rising sophomores/newest members to provide an opportunity for further assimilation and bonding. National organization policies, respectively, may also require specific officers to
reside in the facility. Following several large recruitments in succession, chapter
houses built to accommodate 30-90 members can no longer hold the majority of
chapter members beyond each new member class and those in executive leadership
roles. Undergraduate leaders, together with alumni/ae advisors, have been challenged to address who will be invited to live in the facility. During the current academic year, many of the juniors, particularly sorority members, did not have the opportunity to live in their respective chapter houses, which was a concern for students
as well as their parents. For 2014-15, chapters have continued to review and revise
processes. Housing in a chapter facility is no longer automatically assumed for a rising sophomore new member. I recently had the occasion to speak with a parent who
expressed concern because her student would not have the opportunity to live in a
chapter house facility with the majority of her new member class and that she would
have a different fraternal experience. Although this is not a unique scenario from
other campuses, it is a new scenario for Butler.
Growth within the fraternity and sorority community has also had an effect on common areas within facilities. Many of our organizations have outgrown meeting space
within their houses and have had to move weekly meetings to some of our larger
University spaces. More chapters are reserving study rooms on campus throughout
the week. And, of course, Greek or fraternity and sorority members’ observations on
parking mirror those of the undergraduate students, at large.
The most positive outcome in light of these new considerations is that students have
had to come together to solve problems and resolve issues. Students have effectively built consensus to revise organizational policies and procedures, doing so without
experiencing attrition. Greater emphasis has had to be placed on creating and maintaining community within organizations so that non-residents remain well-informed
and feel included. Adapting to enrollment trends remains a work in progress, but one
in which our fraternity and sorority members are successfully navigating.
Inside this Issue:
Executive Boards
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Order of Omega
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Greek Excellence
Awards
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Top 100 Recipients
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National Recognition 6
Sorority Updates
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Fraternity Updates
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Executive Boards
The executive boards of Butler University’s Panhellenic
Association and Interfraternity Council have worked hard this
past semester to contribute to the Greek community. Both
organizations have focused on aiding the chapters of Butler University and are excited
for the upcoming school year.
Panhellenic Association:
President - Elizabeth Davis (Delta Delta Delta)
VP Recruitment - Sarah Fox (Delta Delta Delta)
VP Education - Mallory Russikoff (Alpha Chi Omega)
VP Special Events - Kate White (Alpha Phi)
VP Finance - Catherine Geanon (Alpha Chi Omega)
VP Conduct - Kristina Traxler (Pi Beta Phi)
VP Communications - Miranda Flores (Pi Beta Phi)
Interfraternity Council:
President - Kevin Kniery (Phi Kappa Psi)
VP Recruitment - Zach Walter (Sigma Chi)
VP Programming - Alex Olivero (Sigma Nu)
VP Finance - Joe Aschacher (Lambda Chi Alpha)
VP Conduct - Ben Zercher (Delta Tau Delta)
VP Communications - Joey Zegar (Phi Delta Theta)
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Order of Omega
Order of Omega is a national leadership honor society for fraternity and sorority members. To be eligible for membership,
applicants must be juniors and seniors who have exemplified
high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, involvement within their respective organization and within the Greek, campus, and local community. A local chapter may induct up to 3% of the total fraternity/sorority membership
on its campus.
Since 1993, more than 500 Butler students have been invited to join Order of Omega.
The most recent group of 38 were inducted in November. Congratulations go to the following students by college:
College of Business
Will Butler (Phi Kappa Psi)
Kate Carroll (Delta Gamma)
Kaylee Fulford (Delta Gamma)
Michael Gorin (Phi Delta Theta)
JJ Huber (Lambda Chi Alpha)
Brooke Robinson (Delta Delta Delta)
Matt Speer (Sigma Nu)
Brandon Upchurch (Sigma Chi)
Giana Wilk (Kappa Kappa Gamma)
College of Communication
Taylor Cox (Kappa Alpha Theta)
College of Education
Zach Baldwin (Sigma Nu)
Megan Boebinger (Alpha Chi Omega)
Katrina Rodriguez (Pi Beta Phi)
Taylor Siebers (Sigma Nu)
Jordan College of Arts
Emily Buer (Alpha Chi Omega)
Tim Jans (Sigma Nu)
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Hannah Brophy (Delta Delta Delta)
Tanner Crandall (Sigma Chi)
Elizabeth Davis (Delta Delta Delta)
Bryant Dawson (Lambda Chi Alpha)
Grace Drascic (Pi Beta Phi)
Matt Feeney (Delta Tau Delta)
Jill Gentry (Delta Gamma)
Steven Gianakas (Phi Kappa Psi)
Margaret Griffiths (Pi Beta Phi)
Jake Huyette (Sigma Nu)
Ryan Mughmaw (Lambda Chi Alpha)
Renato Puga (Phi Kappa Psi)
Aaron Schlenker (Lambda Chi Alpha)
Braden Sciarra (Sigma Nu)
Rachel Skelton (Kappa Kappa Gamma)
Joey Thomas (Sigma Nu)
Katie Wachel (Delta Gamma)
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Jaclyn Demeter (Kappa Alpha Theta)
Lauren Karmire (Alpha Phi)
Katie Keirn (Alpha Chi Omega)
Conor Pardo (Sigma Nu)
Dan Peterson (Sigma Nu)
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Greek Excellence Awards
Each year chapters are recognized for their
achievements within the Butler community.
Outstanding Campus Leadership
Delta Tau Delta
Outstanding Educational
Programming (Sorority)
Outstanding Educational
Programming (Fraternity)
Alpha Phi
Outstanding New Member Education
and Programming (Sorority)
Outstanding New Member Education
and Programming (Fraternity)
Alpha Phi, Alpha Chi Omega
Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu
Outstanding Philanthropy and Commu- Alpha Phi
nity Service
Outstanding Scholarship (Sorority)
Outstanding Scholarship (Fraternity)
Alpha Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Delta Theta
Program of the year
Sigma Nu
Sustainability Award (Presented by
the Sustainability Practicum)
Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Nu
Greek Man of the Year
Craig Fisher, Sigma Nu
Greek Woman of the Year
Erica Grabinski, Kappa Alpha Theta
Chapter Advisor of the Year
Dan Brown, Sigma Chi
Faculty Advisor of the Year
Craig Caldwell, Delta Tau Delta
Emerging Sorority Leader
Courtney Hittepole, Alpha Chi Omega
Emerging Fraternity Leader
David Ediger, Delta Tau Delta
4 Star Chapter Awards
Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi,
Delta Delta Delta, Delta Tau Delta
5 Star Chapter Award
Sigma Nu
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Top 100 Students
This year, 58 Greek students were honored at the Top 100
Banquet! Those honored for the 2013-2014 school year
include:
Alpha Chi Omega – Tamara Bodnar, Katie
Keirn, Kathryn Kruse, Whitney McGillem,
Rebecca Pokrandt, Lauren Stark, Molly
Swigart, Erin Wells, Heather Wolfgang
Alpha Phi – Lauren Chapman*, Alexandra
Foster, Lauren Karmire, Abby Miller,
Chloe Richardson, Hannah Weigle
Delta Delta Delta – Elizabeth Davis, Brett
McMurray
Delta Gamma – Abby Barnett, Victoria
Brocksmith, Kathryn Carroll, Allison
Shanks, Amy Wright
Delta Tau Delta –Matt Feeney, Ryan Frazier, Aaron Harrison, Michael Keller*, David Korb, Evan Zahn*
The Top 10 Male and Female Students for this year.
Twelve are involved in Greek Life at Butler.
Kappa Alpha Theta –Taylor Cox, Jaclyn Demeter, Courtney Dubay, Lauren Ezell,
Courtney Foye, Erica Grabinski, Allie Gritzman, Karina Hamamouche*, Emily Hogg,
Sara Kern, Peyton Lustig, Alyssa Setnar
Kappa Kappa Gamma – Addie Allen, Kelly Borter*, Emily Kile, Shaye Pfister, Emily
Seibert, Hillary Welter
Lambda Chi Alpha – Christopher Cleveland, Bryant Dawson, Trey Meehan, Ryan
Mughmaw
Phi Delta Theta – Adam Davis*, Joel McVey*
Phi Kappa Psi – Renato Puga***
Pi Beta Phi – Meghan Blais, Rachel Erkilla*, Julia Levine, Katie Palmer, Katrina
Rodriguez, Quinn Stitt
Sigma Nu – Craig Fisher*, Luke Gallion*, Robert Gale, Joey Hebert, Nathan Holt, Daniel
Peterson, Joseph Przybilinski, Braden Sciarra, Joey Thomas
*-denotes Top 10 Male/Female
***-denotes Top Male Student
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National Recognition
This year, Butler’s Greek Community has received multiple
awards and recognitions on the national level. These organizations have all worked extremely hard to reach a high level of
excellence.
Chapter Award of Distinction—Sigma Nu
This award is presented by the North-American Interfraternity Conference to recognize five undergraduate
chapters that “are highly functioning, in compliance
with NIC Standards, seek to educate others about the
benefits of a values-based fraternity experience, and
work to maintain a healthy relationship with their
inter/national organization.”
College Panhellenic Achievement Award—Butler
University Panhellenic Council
Each year, the National Panhellenic Conference recognizes the top college groups. This
year, Butler’s Panhellenic Council was recognized for excelling in areas such as academics, programming, and community relations.
Hugh Shields Award and Court of Honor Award—Delta Tau Delta
This year, Delta Tau Delta received two awards from their International Fraternity. The
Hugh Shields Award for Chapter Excellence is given to chapters in order to recognize
overall excellence and is presented to the top ten chapters in the Fraternity.
The Court of Honor Award is presented to the top twenty chapters of the Fraternity. Criteria for being recognized include excellence in chapter finance, recruitment, membership education, academics, alumni relations, and community service.
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Sorority Updates
Alpha Chi Omega
Since 1925, Alpha Chi Omega at
Butler University has been committed to the development of
scholarship, philanthropy, leadership abilities, and character. Today,
over 180 members call Alpha Chi
their home and strive to seek the
heights everyday. Our members
are characterized by their commitment to academic excellence, the demonstration of leadership skills both
on and off the campus, and our united effort to stop domestic violence.
Every year, Alpha Chi raises money and awareness through philanthropy
events in the fall and spring semesters.
This year has brought many new traditions to the chapter. We kicked 2014
off with first place victories in
Freshman Skits, Spring Sing, and
Spring Sports. In April, Alpha Chi
introduced Walk a Mile in Her
Shoes, a one-mile walk were both
men and women walk in high
heels in order to raise awareness
for domestic violence. It is through
these events that Alpha Chi Omegas show their commitment to being real, strong women and realize
that Alpha Chi is not for four
years; it is for life.
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Sorority Updates
Alpha Kappa Alpha
This semester, Kappa Chapter hit the ground running and did
not stop. We kicked the semester off by honoring the late Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. volunteering with Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis for their annual Martin Luther
King Jr. Day of Service. In February we joined forces with the
American Heart Association and went RED for a day. This
year, Kappa decided to join the movement by hosting a
“Pretty Girl Boot-camp”. Not only did we have a turn-out of
over 40 young college women, but we also educated all of
these young ladies on how to prevent heart disease by giving
Emerging Young
a brief presentation and passing out a brochure to increase
Leaders and
their knowledge on how to live a day to day healthy lifestyle. Konfidence
Kappa Chapter also hosted a month long event entitled,
“Make a CHANGE because you CAN”. We collected loose change and nonperishable food items throughout the month of February. The monies made
from the change jars was donated to the American Heart Association. The
food items all went to the PAWS food pantry at IUPUI. On Saturday, March
8, 2014 Kappa Chapter with our graduate chapter Alpha Mu Omega held an
Emerging Young Leaders event titled “Pretty Girls Rock.” The event educated pre-teens about their self-worth, confidence and inner beauty. We wanted the girls to know that beauty is not defined by what they present on television and in the media. Kappa Chapter continues to educate the Indianapolis community through other educational and service events, thus far
we have hit four out of the six program initiatives of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Kappa Chapter after volunteering at
Auntie Mame’s Child Development
Center for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day
of Service
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Sorority Updates
Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi was founded in 1872 as a sisterhood based in supporting one another in
lifelong achievement. We are currently a
family of 172 members that is committed
to benefitting women’s heart health and
overall leadership through the Alpha Phi
Foundation. We hosted Bounce for Beats
for which sisters jumped on trampolines for
36 hours straight! We are proud to introduce a new event called Country Phiver, a
cookout celebrating our Chapter’s 500
hours of service. Alpha Phi also paired with
Lambda Chi Alpha for their annual Haunted
House to benefit Gleaner’s Food Bank.
100% of our girls are involved in different
organizations on campus such as Cheerleading, SGA, Butler University Student Foundation, Butler Ambassadors for Change and many more!
Epsilon Beta was proud to initiate 52 new members into the Alpha Phi sisterhood on February 22, 2014. Sisters were excited to welcome these ladies into the chapter as they felt they placed emphasis on the values of sisterhood, character, service, scholarship, loyalty, love, pioneering spirit, and
caring in a way that would positively contribute to the house's legacy. This
dedication to sisterhood was shown as the new pledge class grew closer together through practicing for Freshman skits, hard work that was rewarded
with a third place finish.
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Sorority Updates
Delta Delta Delta
The Delta Lambda chapter of
Delta Delta Delta at Butler University strives to not only provide
members with sisterhood and
memories for the collegiate
years, but also sisterhood that
will last for a lifetime. This past
semester we welcomed 43 new
women into our sisterhood! Tri
Delta Women are actively involved on campus and within the community. The Women of Tri Delta are
also dedicated to raising money for our philanthropy, Children’s Cancer Research, by supporting organizations like Alex’s Lemonade Stand and Riley
Children’s Hospital. Nationally, Tri Delta has a partnership with St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital and this past year completed our goal of raising $15 million within just 3.5 years! The Delta Lambda chapter alone rose
over $45,000 last year. Tri Delta women constantly strive to be unselfish
leaders on the Butler campus, broaden our intellectual life, develop a
stronger and more womanly character, and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood every day. We are proud to represent Delta Delta Delta fraternity
within the Butler community.
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Delta Gamma
The Alpha Tau chapter of Delta Gamma was founded at
Butler University in 1925 and since then the chapter has
built a rich heritage full of tradition and love. The Fraternity’s colors are bronze, pink, and blue and the women
of the chapter can often be found sporting sailor hats
decked out in such colors. In the fall, Delta Gamma
hosted its annual philanthropic event, Anchorsplash, at
the Indianapolis School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and surpassed their fundraising goal, raising over twenty thousand dollars for the
Delta Gamma Foundation. Also benefitting the Delta Gamma Foundation was Alpha
Tau’s semi-annual “DG Delight” fundraising event: an ice cream treat was sold for two
dollars and some of the proceeds were donated to The Little Wish Foundation, a charity
founded by Delta Gamma sophomore member, Liz Niemic, that grants wishes to children with cancer.
The Alpha Tau chapter enjoys living up to their motto, “Do Good”, by striving to do their
best in their academics and extracurricular involvement on campus; an impressive 18%
of members hold leadership positions on campus, while all members are involved in at
least one other extracurricular activity outside of Greek Life.
This year, Alpha Tau welcomed aboard fifty beautiful New Members and they were initiated into the sisterhood of Delta Gamma on March 21st. The 2014 New Member class
worked hard to prepare for the annual Freshmen Skits competition and placed third.
The chapter also participated in Delta Tau Delta’s philanthropy, Trike, and their attendance at events and fundraising contributed to Delta Gamma winning first overall. This
spring, Delta Gamma hosted the very
first Panhellenic Executive Officers Dessert Reception at their chapter house..
The women of Alpha Tau are sad to say
goodbye to their thirty-five graduating
seniors but, know that they will continue
to “Do Good” wherever life takes them!
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Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Alpha Theta is the first Greek-letter fraternity known among women
and was founded in 1870. Our colors are black and gold, and our flower is
the black and gold pansy. Our symbols are both the kite and twin stars. We
have had a very busy semester so far here at the Gamma chapter! With
welcoming 51 wonderful new girls, we could not be happier to have expanded our chapter. One of our new members will accompany our chapter
president to Orlando in June to attend Kappa Alpha Theta’s Grand Convention, where they will work with representatives from every Theta chapter
across the country to improve the Fraternity bylaws and vote on awards to
recognize outstanding chapters. This fall we debuted our brand new signature philanthropy event, called KATwalk, which is an awesome and goofy
fashion show that all the sororities and fraternities at Butler got to participate in. The event was a huge success, but the best part was donating all
the proceeds to our national philanthropy, CASA! We’ve had a blast so far
this year, and we can’t wait to see what the next year will hold!
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Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded as a women's fraternity in 1870 at Monmouth College in
Illinois. Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma,
founded in 1878, is the longest-standing fraternity on Butler University's campus. Kappa
was built at Butler University in 1930. We
have 180 members! Our colors are light blue
and dark blue, our flower is the iris and we
have three symbols: the owl, key and fleur de
lis. This year, 52 new members were added to
the chapter.
Kappa Kappa Gamma has enjoyed growing as a chapter. The chapter was
excelled academically, with twenty members receiving 4.0s and Emily
Seibert being awarded a Fullbright Scholarship. This year, Kappa held several events including Kappa Kick-Off, which raised over $14,000, as well as
Kappa Kool-Off and Kappaccinno.
Kappa Kappa Gamma has also had other philanthropic events for Reading is
Fundamental, The Kappa Foundation, and Coburn Place. We hosted Coburn
Trick-or-Treat, and we invited children from the Coburn Place to trick-ortreat at Kappa. Girls dressed up and passed out candy from every room.
We have also had many achievements this past year, including having the
highest GPA on campus last semester, raising the most money by a sorority
at Polar Plunge, and placing 2nd in
Spring Sports. We also placed 1st in
Lawn Decorations and Yell Like Hell
for Homecoming and were 2nd
overall. Finally, we won SNUperbowl
this year. We look forward to another successful year!
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Pi Beta Phi
Pi Beta Phi is a
sisterhood of unique
and inspiring women,
dating back to 1867.
Pi Phi works to build
the personal growth
and development of
its members socially,
academically, and
through philanthropic
efforts. Our focus is
on education through
literacy so we raise
money for First Book
and Read Lead Achieve, and we read to third graders through the Champions are Readers program. One of our favorite events was Fraternity Day of
Service with the Dr. Seuss inspired theme, “Oh, the Places She’ll Go,”
where we had our KKG sisters over to work with a local Girl Scout troop. Pi
Phis were also the top fundraising sorority for Relay for Life for the second
year in a row. Other fun events included formals, Mom’s Day, our Pumpkin
Patch and Zoo sisterhoods. Pi Phi is all about fostering close relationships
that last beyond our four years here at Butler!
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Delta Tau Delta
The Beta Zeta chapter of Delta Tau Delta has been
hard at work this semester. We started the year with
rush week, recruiting 38 new members who we just
recently initiated as brothers. We are excited to see
them continue the legacy of excellence in Beta Zeta.
Our spring philanthropy, Trike (benefiting Riley Children’s Hospital), is slated for the week of April 6-12,
and we hope to reach our goal of $25,000 this year.
We will have banner painting, a trike race, a sorority
lipsync competition, and brothers riding trikes all
week long.
We are also working to benefit our community. We
volunteer at TC Howe Middle School, tutoring students in math and English while also forming relationships with them through sports. We also volunteer for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Friends of
the White River.
Chapter officers receive the
Hugh Shields Award for Chapter Excellence from Delta Tau
Delta's Central office.
We were honored this February to
receive the Hugh Shields award from
Delta Tau Delta, placing us among
the Top 10 Delt chapters in the nation. This award is our national organization's top honor, and we are
humbled to have received it. Such
an award was only possible because
of an all-house effort to improve
ourselves in service, philanthropy,
academics, and more.
Our new members celebrate around the rock in
front of the Shelter on Bid Day 2014.
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Lambda Chi Alpha
The men of Lambda Chi Alpha have
had a successful Spring Rush. We
have initiated an additional 33 members bringing our roster to over 105
brothers. These new initiates have
contributed many things to our
house including taking on many officer positions that will begin at the
start of next school year.
Sunday March 30th, the men of
Lambda Chi Alpha kicked off our annual Teeter Totter marathon. The
week is spent riding a 30 foot long
teeter totter all for the benefit of
Peyton Manning’s Children’s Hospital
of St. Vincent’s. Each day of the
week is a new event where donaThe men of Lambda Chi won Spring Sports this year.
tions are taken while various activities occur. Our goal is to raise $20,000 for Peyton Manning’s this year.
Trip with the Watermelon Bust Trophy in the
Fall!
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Phi Delta Theta
Phi Delta Theta, Indiana Gamma
is a fraternity of men on Butler’s
campus committed to serving
their community and becoming
the greatest version of themselves. This elite Greek organization is founded on the cardinal
principles of friendship, sound
learning, and moral rectitude. In
the past 2013-2014 academic
year, the men of Phi Delta Theta
have served numerous service
events with Sister City Festival,
Greekend, Thrifty Threads, the
annual ALS Walk, Global Peace Initiatives, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, Holliday Park,
Bobby Plump at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Gleaners Food Bank, and
Keep Indy Beautiful.
In addition, Phi Delta Theta has
been heavily involved with several
philanthropies including the ALS
Association, Polar Plunge, Dance
Marathon, and Relay for Life
throughout the year. Every member of Phi Delta Theta holds
scholarship, campus involvement,
and service in high regard in accordance with the integral philosophy of founder Robert Morrison,
“to do what ought to be done but
would not have been done unless
I did it, I thought to be my duty.”
Phi Delta Theta welcomed 24 new members to their fraternity on Bid Day 2014
Phi Delta Theta worked with Alpha Phi this year to make
and donate Build-a-Bears to Peyton Manning Children
Hospital
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Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Psi had a very successful spring semester, welcoming 20
exceptional men as initiated
brothers after the completion of a
newly reconstructed new member
education program. The chapter
also demonstrated its commitment to serving others through its
“Phi Psi 500” service week. With
the help of campus sororities, the
brothers were able to record 502
hours of community service
over the course of only 5 days.
Various service events throughout Phi Kappa Psi brother volunteering at Gleaner’s Food Bank in
the week took place at the Boys
Indianapolis.
and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis,
CASA, Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and Gleaner’s
Food Bank. In addition to this achievement, Phi Kappa Psi placed 2nd in the
Spring Sports Spectacular Event benefiting the Special Olympics. Other
noteworthy accomplishments of the chapter include Phi Kappa Psi Brother
Kevin Kniery being elected the Interfraternity Council President, and Brother Jared Kevitt being named the President of a business fraternity on campus, Alpha Kappa Psi. Brother Matt Polston also recently started a new
pharmacy organization, Academy
of Managed Care Pharmacy on
campus, and is the current president of the organization. The
chapter is very excited for continued success in the future.
Phi Kappa Psi new members participating in
the Freshman Skits competition.
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Sigma Chi
This semester Sigma Chi, Rho chapter has
made great strides as being recognized as one of
the strongest chapters in Indiana. On February
8th, Rho chapter was recognized as the most improved chapter of Indiana at their annual State
Day. After earning the highest bid acceptance
rate at 97% out of all other Fraternities at Butler
University, Rho chapter has continued to strive
on campus and within the community. From
having members on the executive boards from
Alpha Kappa Psi to Dance Marathon, Rho chapter
has continued to become more involved. After
raising the most money in Relay for Life last year,
we look forward to coming in first again this
year! We look forward to the improvements our
30 new members can do for Rho chapter as well
as seeing our current brothers continue to grow
and improve.
Brothers participating at BUDM on a Saturday afternoon.
President Tanner Crandall and
Tribune Jacob Wade are awarded
at State Day as the most improved
chapter of Indiana.
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Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu has had a
fantastic semester so
far. With an increase
in pledge class size
from last year, philanthropy events like
Snuper Bowl and participation in campus
events like Spring
Sports have given
our chapter a chance
to exercise our passion to serve. Recently, Butler's Sigma
Nu Chapter received
the NIC’s Chapter
Award of Distinction,
a prestigious recogni- Bid Day was as memorable as it always is, with a cumulative pledge class
first semester GPA of a 3.4.
tion awarded to only
5 chapters of the 5500 member chapters. Sigma Nu is extremely excited
to take on more opportunities to continue excellence in and outside of the
classroom at Butler.
Our very own Joey Thomas was
appointed to serve as 1 of 4 Collegiate
Grand Councilmen for Sigma Nu
Headquarters for 2014. Joey served as
Eminent Commander (President) for
the Epsilon Mu Chapter 2012-2013
and was a Butler Top 100 student of
2013-14.
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