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Dear Brothers,
The long wait is over! Phi Sigma Kappa is returning to Blacksburg!
Representatives from the current Epsilon Hexaton Alumni Foundation (EHAF) met with Phi
Sigma Kappa National Representatives last month to discuss our return to the VA Tech
campus. Dave Spreitzer, the Grand Chapter President, and David Jones, the Director of
Expansion, met with Virginia Tech Interfraternity Council on July 16, 2004. The IFC
members told the PSK National representatives that they were very much looking forward to
our return to Blacksburg. The current IFC leader transferred from another university where
he developed a great relationship with other Phi Sigs. In fact, the IFC wants us to begin
rush this fall. We were granted permission from the University to begin rush on September
24, 2004.
David Jones will organize the recruitment and rechartering efforts. He will start his
process on campus by meeting with different Greek and non-affiliated campus leaders to try
to identify potential Charter Brother candidates. He will schedule several open Rush
functions and events on and off campus. Along those lines, if you know of any good men on
campus, please contact David at 317-902-3289 or david@phisigmakappa.org.
David plans on aggressively, associating 15-to-20 men by October 2004. At that point, we
would become an official Colony Chapter. From that point forward, the plan is to identify
and associate approximately 5 members each month throughout the rest of the school year.
If all goes as planned, the colony would become an official Chapter with 40-to-50 men in
September 2005. One of the events planned for this fall will be an alumni tailgate. Look
for the ??? Flag coming to a tailgate near you this fall. Once I see the posted times for
the games for the NC State and WVU games, I will get the word out and host an official
EHAF Alumni Tailgate.
EHAF will be assisting the Grand Chapter’s expansion efforts by developing an annual
EHAF Scholarship Awards Program and covering some of the costs associated with the planned
Rush functions. The annual scholarship fund will be used to award top GPA members and to
send the student executive board members to the ??? National Conventions. If you are
interested in donating to the Scholarship fund, please send contributions to E.H.A.F. at
the address below.
We still own the House at 600 South Main Street in Blacksburg. The House has been leased
to other Greek organizations for the past several years in order to maintain our
“non-conforming Zoning’ status. Prior to leasing the house, it underwent a
$150,000 renovation, thanks to the donations from many of you and a refinancing. As of
July 2005, the lease with the current tenant will expire and the plan is to have ???
return to this address. A much smaller and quicker rehab will be completed on the House
during July and August. Renovations will include bathroom modifications, new carpet and
paint, and a full renovation of the back apartment. The newest associate members of ???
will assist where possible with landscaping, painting and general cleaning of the house in
order to develop some “sweat equity”. The plan for the back apartment is to keep
it open for a potential Chapter/Alumni Advisor. We will also return to having some
tailgating functions at the House next fall (2005) and spring home sport weekends. Again,
E.H.A.F. donations will be accepted for House renovations throughout the year with more
details on the plans to come later his year. I am meeting with a local contractor on the
weekend of October 16th. Anyone interested in attending the House walk through, please
contact me for more information.
I hope I have covered everyone’s biggest concerns in this short letter. Please do not
hesitate to contact David Jones or me for more details. Again, thank you for your support.
I am looking forward to catching up with all of you soon. Please forward this letter to
anyone you believe may not be on the distribution list due to a recent move and let us
know so we can correct the data. Keep an eye on the new E.H.A.F. website under development
at www.EpsilonHexaton.org and www.VtPhiSig.org.
Damn Proud,
David “Dahveed” Blake
President, Epsilon Hexaton Alumni Foundation
2432 Sunset Hills Terrace
Richmond, VA 23236
804-276-5380 (h) 804-245-1159 (cell) 804-550-4903 (w)
dblake@highlandmortgage.com or dahveedvt@comcast.net
EHAF Executive Board Members:
Kyle Hendricks - Vice President; Larry Meyer - Secretary; John Marrin - Treasurer |
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