2011 National Convention
Hundreds of Phi Sigs flooded the streets of New Orleans this August for the 63rd General Convetion- which is held every two years. Brothers in attendence were priviledge to hear many great speakers and presentations, as well as vote on national bylaw revisions.
Numerous awards were given throughout the week. For the second consecutive year, the brothers of the Phi Deuteron chapter took home the Herbert L. Brown Most Outstanding Chapter Award. Brother Don Morgan recieved a History and Ritual Award and Will Blackford was selected to attend the Robert M. Zillgitt Leadership Institute.
2010 Leadership School
In August of 2010, Phi Deuteron's recent growth and contributions at the University of Kentucky was officialy recognized at Phi Sigma Kappa's biannual Leadership School.
Phi Deuteron was awarded the Herbert L. Brown Award, giving the brothers the distinction of being called the best chapter in the nation in 2010.
Chapter President David Wheatley was recognized as well, being inducted into the Order of the Diamond Circle, the top award that an undergraduate can receive.
On February 18th eleven brothers joined over 700 other students in the annual Dance Blue dance marathon in Memorial Coliseum. For 24 hours these brothers stood, sang, and danced without rest to benefit UK pediatric oncology. As a chapter, we raised over $3,500 dollars, contributing to the nearly $650,000 total raised for this worthy cause.
While the eleven brothers danced, the rest of the chapter made sure to show them just how much we supported them. For the entire 24 hours brothers and associates cheered from the stands, proudly toting giant letters and dancing along with those on the floor. Seeing fellow brothers dance tirelessly has inspired the rest of the chapter to raise the ante for next year.
Many of the brothers who were not dancing took a brief break from supporting those dancing at Memorial to take part in the annual Polar Plunge event to benefit Special Olympics. At eight in the morning brothers drove out to Texas Roadhouse to help with set up and registration.
After volunteering eighteen brothers donned homemade Mario Karts costumes, with everyone from Mario to Princess Peach represented, and plunged into 40 degree water. At the end of the day brothers contributed over 120 hours of service and raised over $3,000 to support our national philanthropy.
The brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa have wasted no time in making sure 2011 will be a year to remember in our chapter. All fall semester active brothers put in the work in the classroom and this work showed when the grade report was released.
The chapter’s cumulative G.P.A. rose from a 2.92 to a 3.01. In the spring the chapter was also academically successful with a 3.06 G.P.A., making this the fourth semester in a row that the chapter has seen an increase in G.P.A.
Recently, 5 in-house brothers were awarded $500 scholarships for their academic achievments. Those Brothers were: Alex Kingsbury, Joseph Kabazie, Daniel Gipson, Cameron Farley, and Will Blackford
In April, Phi Sigma Kappa teamed with the ladies of Delta Gamma sorority to sponsor Anchor Splash 2011. This Philanthropy was held at the Lancaster Aquatic center and featured numerous water-based competitions such as medley, save the mermaid, belly-flop contest, and synchronized swimming!
Phi Deuteron recently participated in the University of Kentucky's Greek Sing 2011, an annual music and dance competition for fraternities and sororities. Chi Omega and Phi Delta Theta hosted the event that raised over $100,000 for the Make-a-Wish foundation. Phi Sig's theme, "You Tube," was a dance parody of popular internet videos and songs.
This Fall the Phi Deuteron Chapter participated in many greek events on campus such as ATgOal, Band Jam, Dancing with the Greeks, and Mr. UK.
Phi Sigs ended the Fall semester with a 2nd place standing in the Intramural rankings and we plan on continuing this success in the coming months!
