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Delta Phi Chapter (Founded 26 November 2001) is located at Texas State University-San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas. The Chapter was founded by Chapter alumnus Name and is a member of the Lonestar Region.

Chapter History

Founding

The Delta Phi Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi was founded on November 26, 2001, at then Southwest Texas State University. The first ever Phi Sigma Pi meeting on Southwest Texas State University Campus was held on Tuesday, October 9th, at 7:00pm. This meeting took place in the Alkek Teaching Theater (ALK 251) and was run by Hoyt Craver, the Director of Expansion at the time. In a letter from Hoyt Craver dated October 2, 2001 that was sent to all members that attended the information meeting before this date hosted by Phi Sigma Pi, the initiate process was explained as well as the $186 that will cover dues and induction fees.

At the first meeting on October 9th, all forms and fees were collected and officer elections were held at the end of the meeting. The rest of the 6 week initiate process was planned out starting with an organization meeting on October 11th a 5pm at Starbucks as well as the weekly meetings were determined to be on Tuesdays at 5pm. The election of officers went as follows:

President - Michelle Graham
Vice President - Ernie Dominguez
Recording Secretary - Ryanne Francis
Corresponding Secretary - Rachel Holecek
Treasurer - Rochelle Nelson
Recruitment Advisor - Chris Pileggi
Initiate Advisor - Laura Browning
Historian - Jessica Rihn
Parlimentarian - Derreck Reed

At the second official meeting held on Tuesday, October 9th, each initiate received a 3 page report compiled by the officers giving a short one paragraph bio of each of them. From this point on these nine officers ran the meetings with contact back and forth with Hoyt. On November 26th, 2001 the Delta Phi Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi inducted its Charter class of 77 members.

Early Years

The Delta Phi Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi received its Charter on November 26, 2001. Starting out with about 60 charter members in its colony, Delta Phi was ready to start making progress. During its Alpha initiate class some members were ready to take on the responsibilities and duties that come with managing and maintaining a fraternity. By the time the Beta initiate class was initiated, only about 15 members remained. These core members stuck together and worked hard over the years trying to keep together with between 15 and 20 members. In Fall 2006 with a fresh and ready executive board the Delta Phi chapter began to grow significantly for the first time. Seeing the chapter hit 30 members, then 40 members, the eboard was excited to see the growth and prosperity of the chapter. In the Spring 2007 the Delta Phi chapter had 16 of its members become alumni, and a few going locally and nationally inactive. This brought the chapter back down below 30 members. Delta Phi has now moved into its 7th year and its starting to thrive. With around 46 active members and 15 initiates, the Delta Phi Chapter is on the move toward bigger and better things. Being the only Chapter in the entire Southwest region to have two chapters within an hour drive. Delta Phi is a prime location to begin hosting some inter-chapter events.

The Active Chapter

The Delta Phi Chapter has 46 brothers.

The current officers are:

President - Tony Brand
Vice President -
Recording Secretary - Alison Ricketson
Corresponding Secretary - Adrienne Enderle
Treasurer - Caitlin Martin
Recruitment Advisor - Heather Goeke
Initiate Advisor - Robert Cox
Historian - Crystal Lay
Parlimentarian - Kevin Knox
Brother at Large - A.T. Fedak
Regional Delegate - Jessica Smith

Past Chapter Presidents

Michelle Graham (2001-2002)
Lauren Lee (2002-2003)
Ben Pfeiffer (2003-2004)
Nora Cox (2004-2005)
Nicole Garza (2005-2006)
Brandon Langenberg (2006-2007)
Raul Perez (2007-2009)
Noah Russell (2009-2010)

Initiate Classes

Main Article: List of Delta Phi Chapter Initiate Classes

Chapter Events & Activities

Rush

On February 1st 2011 the Delta Phi chapter has it's first Quad Day for the Spring 2011 rush. Unfortunately the chapter was only able to stand out in the Texas State University's Quad for a single day, due to poor weather conditions. The day they did stand out there everyone wore Phi Sigma Pi shirts and encouraged students to come over and talk about Phi Sigma Pi.
From the 1st to the 3rd of February the chapter successfully held info nights for potential rushies.
The first Rush event held on February 7th was an event that's been done many times in the past. Phi Sigma Pi's Sportstacular. The actives and the initiates gathered around and played volley ball, basket ball, and soccer or they just talked amongst eachother. After that the group got together in a circle and played a game with everyone.
The second Rush event held on February 8th was a new favorite, Speed Dating. The actives broke up into twos and threes and sat at different tables. They were joined by a group of three to four rushies and were given about seven minutes to get to know one another. The event allows for the rushies and actives to interact and is a sort of ice-breaker.
The third Rush Event held on February 9th was a spin-off of an event from last Semester. Instead of Ice-cream and Charades the chapter decided to do Charades and Pictionary. The attendees of the event broke into two teams and rolled a die, odds indicating charades and evens indicated Pictionary.
The forth Rush Event held on February 10th was one of the favorites, Iron Chef. The actives and rushies broke into teams and were given an hour to create delicious gourmet meals for the judges.
The fifth Rush Event held on February 11th was the Semi-Formal. A success from last semester and a success this semester. The rushies and actives came dressed nicely and were served a spaghetti dinner. The night was opened with a scavenger hunt of people, the rushies were given conversation starters and had to find an active that fit the description.

On February 13th the Delta Phi chapter got together and voted on potential new brothers. The chapter accepted 16 initiates for the Spring 2011 Tau initiate class. Their bids were handed out on Thursday February

Initiate Events

On February 20th, 2011 the Delta Phi chapter held a Bid Day to celebrate the new initiates. Initiates and Actives get together and wear white shirts so the other members can "graffiti" each other.

On February 21st, 2011 the 16 new initiates will begin their journey towards brotherhood at the pinning ceremony.

Social Events

The social committee is continuing with it's tradition of gathering members to go to San Antonio and see a Spurs game this year.
On February 18th, 2011, the Delta Phi chapter got together for one of their new favorite social events paintball.
In hopes to link the chapter, several of the committees are combining for a new event at Delta Phi called Parents Night Out. It's a social event where members of the Delta Phi chapter volunteer their time on a Friday night to babysit children, so the parents can have some time to their selves. The event is planned to be held at a church where there will be enough room for the children. The chapter is planning to charge $5.00 admission, per child to raise funds for the chapter. They will also require a canned good per child to donate.
Because the chapter loves to dress up and have a good time, it's been decided that this year in the Spring we will have a Semi-Formal for the chapter. The dress attire is slightly more casual than normal, and a murder mystery is the plan.

Service Events

In Spring 2011 the Delta Phi chapter is continuing clean up near the San Marcos Library and the San Marcos Activity Center as part of the Adopt-A-Spot program. This semester the chapter has already successfully visited the location and cleaned up.
On April 9th, 2011 the Delta Phi chapter plans on going to help out once again at Bobcat Build.

Fundraising Events

Continuing to do what has worked for Delta Phi in the past, there will be Quad days. We will be out on Texas State University's Quad selling items to help raise money for the chapter.
Along with Quad days we will also have Plucker's and Taco Cabana nights. The Taco Cabana nights have usually fallen on Mondays, but the night is being moved from our meeting nights in hopes of higher participation.
To keep up with the extreme success of Warrior Dash, Phi Sigma Pi is planning a Carnival Day at Sewell Park. The details are still in the works.

Awards and Scholarship Events

The Awards and Scholarship's committee has gathered speakers to come and talk to the Delta Phi chapter this semester. They range from speaking about resume building, Nutrition, Diversity and Sexuality, to Lauren Lane from the Nanny.
For a couple of semester's the chapter has attempted to get together and compile a cook book with different recipes from members in the chapter. This semester the Awards and Scholarship's committee plans to make it happen shortly after spring break. They'll hold a pot luck with the dishes and save the recipes.
Fall 2010 the committee got together and gave the initiates study sessions. Once a week the actives help the initiates focus on what they need to study for their exam. This semester the chapter plans to do the same, since it was successful last semester.
In attempts to combine social and service the committee is looking to hold a trivia night.

Benefit Concert

In Spring 2010 the first Benefit concert was held. This year the Delta Phi chapter plans on holding it once again. At the moment they are gathering bands to perform at the event in April.

Notable Alumni

None to Date

Chapter Honors and Awards

None to date

Further Resources

Delta Phi Chapter web page

Collegiate Chapters
Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta • Epsilon • Zeta • Eta • Theta • Iota • Kappa • Lambda • Mu • Nu • Xi • Omicron • Pi • Rho • Sigma • Tau • Upsilon • Phi • Omega • Alpha Alpha • Alpha Beta • Alpha Gamma • Alpha Delta • Alpha Epsilon • Alpha Zeta • Alpha Eta • Alpha Theta • Alpha Iota • Alpha Kappa • Alpha Lambda • Alpha Mu • Alpha Nu • Alpha Xi • Alpha Omicron • Alpha Pi • Alpha Rho • Alpha Sigma • Alpha Tau • Alpha Upsilon • Alpha Phi • Alpha Chi • Alpha Psi • Alpha Omega • Beta Alpha • Beta Beta • Beta Gamma • Beta Delta • Beta Epsilon • Beta Zeta • Beta Eta • Beta Theta • Beta Iota • Beta Kappa • Beta Lambda • Beta Mu • Beta Nu • Beta Xi • Beta Omicron • Beta Pi • Beta Rho • Beta Sigma • Beta Tau • Beta Upsilon • Beta Phi • Beta Chi • Beta Psi • Beta Omega • Gamma Alpha • Gamma Beta • Gamma Gamma • Gamma Delta • Gamma Epsilon • Gamma Zeta • Gamma Eta • Gamma Theta • Gamma Iota • Gamma Kappa • Gamma Lambda • Gamma Mu • Gamma Nu • Gamma Xi • Gamma Omicron • Gamma Pi • Gamma Rho • Gamma Sigma • Gamma Tau • Gamma Upsilon • Gamma Phi • Gamma Chi • Gamma Psi • Gamma Omega • Delta Alpha • Delta Beta • Delta Gamma • Delta Delta • Delta Epsilon • Delta Zeta • Delta Eta • Delta Theta • Delta Iota • Delta Kappa • Delta Lambda • Delta Mu • Delta Nu • Delta Xi • Delta Omicron • Delta Pi • Delta Rho • Delta Sigma • Delta Tau • Delta Upsilon • Delta Phi • Delta Chi • Delta Psi • Delta Omega • Epsilon Alpha • Epsilon Beta • Epsilon Gamma • Epsilon Delta • Epsilon Epsilon • Epsilon Zeta • Epsilon Eta • Epsilon Theta • Epsilon Iota • Epsilon Kappa • Epsilon Lambda • Epsilon Mu • Epsilon Nu • Epsilon Xi • Epsilon Omicron • Epsilon Pi • Epsilon Rho • Epsilon Sigma • Epsilon Tau • Epsilon Upsilon • Epsilon Phi • Epsilon Chi • Epsilon Psi • Epsilon Omega • Zeta Alpha • Zeta Beta • Zeta Gamma • Zeta Delta • Zeta Epsilon • Zeta Zeta • Zeta Eta • Zeta Theta • Zeta Iota • Zeta Kappa • Zeta Lambda • Zeta Mu • Zeta Nu • Zeta Xi • Zeta Omicron • Zeta Pi • Zeta Rho • Zeta Sigma • Zeta Tau • Zeta Upsilon • Zeta Phi • Zeta Chi • Zeta Psi • Zeta Omega • Eta Alpha • Eta Beta • Eta Gamma • Eta Delta • Eta Epsilon • Eta Zeta • Eta Theta • Eta Iota • Eta Kappa • Eta Mu • Eta Lambda • Eta Mu • Eta Nu • Eta Xi • Eta Omicron • Eta Pi • Eta Rho • Eta Sigma

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