University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Phil Vlisides, Derek BuWalda, Bryan Jacobs, and Dustin Hughes wear their maize Michigan football shirts in support of the football team. Like many other Greeks. Fiji brothers applied to have their seats together as a house. Photo courtesy of J. Chiambretti After the Notre Dame football game, the brothers of Fiji enjoy a cookout with some friends. The cookouts were a weekly tradition after every game to discuss the highlights of victories or lament the losses. Photo courtesy of J. Chiatnbretti oat is piovei their i iopho jim . ibout ytir.i COB the st just a its no iccon Weh be in ' :: y t The brothers of Fiji join together for a brotherhood event at Joe ' s Crabshack. Brotherhood events allowed the members to get to know each other better and to spend more time with each other. Photo courtesy of J. Chiambretti 304 Greeks

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PI J X M ' 2 A B 05 E E fD r y , 1 by emily demarco At one point in everyone ' s life, stereotypes of sororities have been passed around and believed. These myths travel around the Greek and non-Greek community faster than you could say, Go Blue! at a football game. However, Delta Gamma dispelled all stereotypes and showed the community what sororities were really about. Delta Gamma (DG) had an overwhelming number of girls involved in high positions and unique activities around campus. DG had skaters, dancers, leaders, collaborators, and captains spread about in every area the University had to offer. Jacqueline London, sophomore political science and Spanish major, expressed, It ' s great to have your friends here to support you. It ' s kind of your home away from home. We are very encouraging for girls to go out and participate in other activities around campus. Also, with an executive board of nine members in the house, it gave members an opportunity to gain leadership and organizational skills. House Director Mary Higgins commented, ! really respect [the girls] a lot. I think they give 1 10 percent. DGs were involved in the community around campus and nationally. DG ' s national philanthropy, Service for Sight, supported visually impaired citizens. They held their annual Anchor Splash and Anchor Slam in order to raise money for this organization. My goal now is to search out the rest of the [community] and see what there is out there, Lauren Holeer, junior LSA major, noted. The sorority did not miss a chance to get involved in the community around the University as they actively participated in the-annual Greek Week events. Overall, DG had a successful year and created bonds that would last forever. It ' s really nice to always have someone to go out with and always have someone to have a good time with, concluded junior biopsychology major Colleen Russell. fO (0 ( It ' s great to have your friends here to support you. It ' s kind of your home away from home. - Front Row: Rebecca O ' Brien, Marcia Stabryla, Marie Vanek, Sarah Kagen, Kellie James, Mollie Rostad, Christine Mclssac, Juli Gilliam, (Catherine Russell, Michelle Sweet, Katherine McGlynn, Brett Lavery, Carolyn Trabka, Christina Deal, Erin Sorensen, Elizabeth Trotta. Row 2: Rachel Hoffheimer, Sarah McClintic, Alexis Smith, Jacqueline Lamaj, Robin Wood, Lindsay Shepard, Katherine Johnstone, Marie Wolfe, Stephanie Craig.Katie Swartzloff, Jessica Willhoft, Lauren Petrash, Kathryn Tisch, Mavourneen Marion, Leah Weiss. Angela Mostardi, Liz Laciura, Sarah Alphs, Elizabeth Osborn, Alison Spinweber, Melissa Beras. Back Row: Carolyn Shilling, Kathryn Lorenz, Alica Kate Raisch, Stephanie Cox, Brooke Berup, Antoinette Vitale, Coreen Uhl, Fallon James, Margaret Ouellet, K. Kerns, Amy Greenfield, Kristina Maruyama, Kristin Paris, Cheryl Anderson, Jessica Inmen, Carli Hall, Linda Andrews, Victoria Jones, Christina Hand, Michelle Kelly, Laura Thome, Stephanie Harwood, Leah Ebel, Alexandra Jenner, Katherine Hermiller.

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CD by emily demarco With over 30 fraternities on the University ' s campus, it was hard to stand out as an individual and a unique fraternity, but the men of the Phi Gamma Delta proved themselves. Phi Gamma Delta, otherwise know as Fiji, made it a point to show their excellent qualities to the community and the campus. John Coury, a brother and sophomore pre-business major, reflected, We restarted last year and we started with 23 guys and now we are on the verge of having 40 brothers with another pledge class of about 20. So we are growing pretty fast. Fiji participated in many events throughout the year, including their Phi Gam Slam three-on-three basketball tournament, inter-Greek community events, and the annual Greek Week festivities. Fiji focused their recruitment efforts on finding more guys that held up to the standards the house had set previously. We look for gentlemen, athletes, scholars, just all around good guys. We believe in chivalry. A lot of people think its dead, but its not, junior biology major, Steve Davis, commented. With these qualities, Fiji had accomplished many goals they set for the house this year. Davis continued, One of the goals that all of us as a fraternity strive for is building it back to the height that Fiji was in the early 90s. I think right now with the guys we have, we will exceed expectations. We have a lot going for us. Outside of the house, the guys of Fiji were involved all around campus. Andrew Paolino, sophomore computer science major, explained, It s a requirement that everyone be involved in at least one inter-campus activity outside of Fiji. I ' m the president of one of the martial arts clubs on campus. We ' re involved in every sport on campus. We have had men in the Glee Club, K-Grams, Dance Marathon, all kinds of stuff. This outside involvement made for a well-rounded fraternity that contributed to the overall success of the house. CO E E 03 We look for gentlemen, athletes, scholars, just all around good guys. We believe in chivalry. A lof of people think its dead, but we don ' t. Front Row: Andrew Pao- cino, Steve Davis, Stewart Scott, Derek BuWalda, Topher Bank, James Olander, Walter Turturo. Row 2: Phil Vilsides, Nabil Daoud, John Coury, Dustin Hughes, Steve Selinsky, Jordon Gearhart, Chris Peoples. Row 3: Jeff Chiambretti, Jeff Rapp, Daniel McGraw, Phil Watkins, Mart Curd, Jamie Dalton, Charles Ebert. Back Row: Tim Eichenberg, Travis Swartz, Jeff Gerdirg, Bill Masch, Nick Simone, Kevin Orr, Scott Yaworski, Erik Syrjanen, Carson Berish.