Chi Phi Fraternity

Fall 2009...well underway.

2009-10-05T17:58:00.002-04:00

So classes are in full swing, recruitment is over, Fraternity and IGC events are in full swing, and the New Member class is going strong. My schedule is pretty hectic, but its great to know that i have my brothers and all my other friends t help me wind down at the end of a long week.

Just picked up tickets to go to a Kid Cudi concert in Binghamton on Saturday night, pretty pumped for that. Chi Phi has a chapter out at Binghamton University, so i think the brothers that I'm going with are gonna go hang out with them before the show. Its good to know that i have somewhere to go and somone to turn to if i need help at all out there, even though i'm an hour away from school.

IGC is going really well, making lots of positive changes to many of the processes and events that we hold. Its always tought to make changes to the way that things have happened in the past, but change is good sometimes and it makes things interesting.

Greek Week!!

2009-04-19T19:27:00.001-04:00

And so it begins. A hectic week that’s filled with almost anything you can think of. Started out with a little dodge ball and kickball today, which was actually a lot of fun. the day usually starts out with people whining that they have homework to do or just want to sit on the couch, but after about 30 seconds of either watching a or playing dodge ball it’s impossible to not have a great time. And it was really funny to see the high school gym class all starts firing the ball around the gym.

The teams are set up differently this year, with a mix of people from each organization on each team as opposed to organizations playing again each other. It was great to see people from other organizations having a great time with each other and really showing the Greek unity that our school has.

Sunday, April 19 Greek Tournaments 3pm-5pm Dodge Ball and Kick Ball (Alumni Field House)
Monday, April 20 Pool Events 8pm-10pm Chase Gym Pool
Tuesday, April 21 Track and Field Events 5:30pm TBA
Wednesday, April 22 Greek Awards Dinner 7pm-9pm Hunt Union Ballroom
Thursday, April 23 Take Back the Night March 7pm-9pm Meet in front of the library
Friday, April 24 Winners Announcement 4pm TBA

The IGC Breast Cancer Walk is Saturday, April 25 in Neawha Park 10am-Noon

Phi Sigma Sigma is having their talent show on Monday, April 27 in the CME

IGC E-board election results are announced at the awards dinner on Wednesday night!! I don’t know if I can wait any longer to find out what the e-board is going to look like next year!

Time for a Change!

2009-04-02T10:06:00.001-04:00

well today's the day that IGC E-Board applications are due, which means the face of the Inter-Greek Council will be changing very soon. 9 positions are open to any Greek, and hopefully there are a lot of applications so the best candidate can be picked.

we go home for break tomorrow, so there wont be much going on in the Greek community, but when we come back we've got the rest of the semester packed with events. check back to get a schedule of things going on when we get back. have a great break!

oh snap...

2009-03-30T14:44:00.003-04:00

so its been a while since i've blogged last and so much has gone on since then. i obviously cant go into everything so we'll stick with the important stuff:

congrats to the nu's, 7 more members of our fraternity and 7 more brothers. its awesome when another class of guys finishes the process because everyone is just as excited as they are to see that they're done. We all went to neawah park the day after and had a little bbq, played some football, shot some hoops and just hung out. glad to see these kids out having a good time with everyone!

this past weekend we held a pancake breakfast funraiser for the Boy's and Girls Club of Oneonta. We had a tremendous turnout from the community and rasied a good amount of money for the club.

keep an eye out for some of our upcoming events: 5K Walk/Run for Breast Cancer on the morning of Oh-Fest and a fundraiser gold tournament on May 3rd. Come out for some fun and great time, i'll keep you posted with details as the events get closer.

Do Work!

2009-02-09T15:59:00.002-05:00

and its into week 4 of the semster, flying as usual. classes are in full swing, and the nu's are doin some serious work. learning their history and hittin the library hard. everyone is hard focused on grades this semster and its great to see so many minds colaborating to come up with awesome ideas to get everyones grades up and stay on top of classes.

relaxing weekend overall. heart walk on saturday morning, always great to see Greeks out supporting the community service done on our campus. After that, the Lambda Pledge Class had an awesome dinner with the Nu's, great time to just hang out, enjoy some good food and some great company.

Superbowl was awesome as usual, and the food was even better. many people werent even worried about the game and just waiting for their numbers to come up because who doesnt like money?

check back soon and i'll throw on some of our upcoming community service events and fundraisers!

Spring 2009

2009-01-25T18:52:00.003-05:00

And so it begins...

the semester has kicked off, classes are starting, recruitment is over and the spring pledge classes have begun the process. the chi phi fraternity will be 8 men stronger in about 6 weeks and i couldnt be happier.

this was my first semester as the recuitment chair for the fraternity and, although the number isnt as high as past spring semesters, the quality of the guys we've got now is through the roof. we've got kids that are freshmen, sophomores and juniors from all over the state and they're a pretty entertaining bunch. it will be interesting to see how they change into men over the next weeks. good luck nu pledge class!

2008-11-18T11:03:00.003-05:00

Mr. and Mrs. Oneonta was awesome last night, the committee did an excellent job and i commend them for all their hard work. It was awesome that there were representatives from so many different organizations across the campus and not just Greek Life. Congrats to the winners, they're both really great people and I think they will represent this college extremely well!

Over the weekend, I was elected Recruitment Chair for the Chi Phi Fraternity so I'm looking for ward to all the work I'm going to be doing in the next couple weeks. I'll be setting up a lot of activities within the next weeks so check back and I'll keep you posted!

Brendan
Truth, Honesty, and Personal Integrity are the foundations upon which Chi Phi is built...

This Week in Greek Life...

2008-10-01T11:44:00.003-04:00

Yesterday, Chi Phi and Sigma Gamma Phi hosted a voter registration and absentee ballot registration drive in the dining halls and it was extremely well! After being set up for only 4 hours on one day, we almost matched what the SA did in 4 hours on two days. We have around 250 absentee ballot applications and 100 voter registration forms to mail out, which means we helped around 300 people have the chance to voice their opinion in this controversial Presidential Election. Congrats to both organizations on a job well done!

This weekend is the October open house and i know that many of Greek organizations are volunteering to help the campus and Admissions Office out in their effort to recruit students to come to Oneonta. This is also an excellent opportunity to show these potential students what Greek Life is all about and prove that we are here to help the campus in any way possible. So wear letters, offer directions and tell people how much you love our school!

Saturday is also the Centennial Celebration for the City of Oneonta, and almost everyone will be participating in the parade on Saturday afternoon. The Inter-Greek Council is going to have a float in the parade to represent all of our organizations so if you see anyone involved in the design or construction of that float be sure to thank them.

2008-09-22T22:55:00.000-04:00

Hey guys,

I'm just getting started on this thing and I picked a pretty good night to do it! All of Greek Life and Athletics went to a presentation on hazing prevention tonight given by the Dean of Student Development from Cornell, Dr. Tim Marschell. He was a member of Delta Upsilon when he attended Cornell and he told of all of the hazing that he went through, as well as witnessed after he was initiated, and spoke about the effects that it had on his life. It was really intense to hear a first hand account of his situation, but it was even more intense to hear what he did about it.

He obviously stuck with the new member process, but he said that he was constantly told that the worst was over and they were getting in soon...both were lies. As a brother, he stood up for the new members and made attempts to reform their pledging process. It even went to so far as him stopping his brothers in the middle of a line-up and screaming at every one of them. As a result, the process was changed dramatically...which proves that it only takes one person to open the eyes of an entire organization.

Other than that, we've got a couple things going on this week. Every chapter will be setting up tables in the quad to give information about their community service organization on Thursday afternoon, Meet the Greeks on Sunday at 12pm in Hunt Ballroom, and the many events of Hazing Prevention Week.

Bring some friends on Sunday and see what Greek Life is all about!!