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At RegionalConferenceEight brothers of the Gamma Lambdachapter attended the Regional

Academy in Ohio!

March 2014Issue #4

Mon Feb 3rd:Buffalo Wild Wings

DinnerTues Feb 4th:Phlapjacks

Wed Feb 5th:Chili Cook Off at theHouseThurs Feb 6th: Chill Zone

Fri Feb 7th: Formal Dinner

Exciting Dates

From February

L e t t e r s t h a t l a s t a l i f e t im e

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.

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.

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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.

Important Dates

Coming UpMarch:SeriousFun Week (Philanthropy Week)

Mon March 24th:Hot Dog eatingcontest

Tues March 25th:Pie-A-Phi Tau

Wed March 26th:TBDThurs March 27th:Phry-Tau

April:April 26th: Initiation

Save The DateSat March 29thth: Formal

Alumni we would love to see you

come out to any and all events!

!"s New Associate Class

Congratulations to the seven gentlemen that are

currently going through the associate process at theGamma Lambda chapter. Currently, the Alpha Psi classconsists of (from left to right): Rob McCrackin, Ian

Fleming, Ian Holland, Dylan Sharkus, Cody Parafin,

Andrew Brown, and Justin Sutherland. We hope thatthey enjoy this amazing experience as they aim to be a

part of our brotherhood!

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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

with her set of sweetheart letters. After all of thebrothers 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.

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of Phi KappaTau, the national office built a centennial garden

where a shield from each chapter will eventuallyhang. We at Gamma Lambda would like tochallenge our Alumni, Parents, !riends, and ActiveBrothers to donate a minimum of $19.65 in honorof our founding year. It would be great to reach thegoal of $1,906 and earn our shield by GammaLambdas 50thAnniversary in 2015.

If you would like to donate or become a member ofthe 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 fromthere.

Thank you! You did it!

The Chapter Shield

Calling all Alumni!

The Brothers of the GammaLambda Chapter are currently trying

to put together a contact book. Ifyou are an alumni who would like tostay informed, or be more involvedwith your chapter we ask that youplease send your name, class (i.e.

Alpha), phone number, address,and email address to the contactinformation below.

Joseph KuhnaVice President of Alumni Relations

Phone:(313) 919-3648Email:Kuhna1jm@cmich.edu

Michael GrecoSecretaryPhone:(248) 568-5609Email:Greco1mv@cmich.edu

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