Parent's Dinner this fall was a great success. Approximately 100 people attended, and we raised $896 for PUSH America. The dinner was a delicious choice of lemon caper chicken or beef tenderloin. A special thanks goes out to our magnificent cook and brother Jeremy Brewington, brothers who were waiters and dishwashers, and photographer Brad Lechkun, who all showed outstanding efforts throughout the entire night.

Last weekend Alpha Phi held the Ritual of Initiation for its Spring 09 Associate Member Class. Of the 2 members in the class, David Hoppe was initiated. We also had 2 alumni initiates, Jeremy Brewington and Kevin Ford. Jeremy has been the house chef for the last 3 years, and plans to be with us for many more. Kevin Ford is father to one of our undergraduate members, and is a licensed contractor who has helped the fraternity with Accessability projects, the new grill, and finding a great location for the 75th anniversary Roseball. Hopefully all 23 of our current pledges will be initiated next semester. More info will come as we get closer to the date.

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944 Brewington

945 Hoppe

For those that haven't been back to the chapter house in a while, there have been some significant changes outside. The deck has been remodeled, and a new brick grill was built out front of the house facing the quad. The grill was finally completed last night as the new grates were put in. Since this was going to be the first cookout with the new grill, we hoped to get some good karma from it by hosting a BBQ for the Sig Eps. 

For those that are unaware, the Sig Eps are in a lawsuit with the school right now, trying to stop a new policy that prevents freshmen from moving into the chapter houses. As a sign of our appreciation for their suit, we had brats, burgers, chicken, potato salad, fruit, and a whole array of food ready to go. The night was a success, as there was more than enough food for everyone. Alpha Phi looks forward to having more sibling hood events with the Sig Eps in the future.