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The website is now in possession of all the remaining photo albums that have survived the many moves and haphazard storage. It will take some time to properly archive each and every photo but the task will be completed. When done we will have a safe repository for all these memories. A decision can then be made as to how the photographs can be rightfully distributed back to the Brother or his family.

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Dear Texas Eta Brothers – We needed $3,000 to send our new Phikiea Leadership to the Kleberg Conference in Oxford, OH, in early August.  You responded with over $5,000 in contributions which will allow us to provide funding for Fall Rush (which commences at the end of this month).  I thank you for your willingness to help our Re-Founders learn what it means to be a Phi, and a Texas Eta Phi.  The next few weeks will be focused on Recruitment, and I especially appreciate the responses our Alumni have provided for our Big Brother/Little Brother Program.  Your communication with your Little Brother provides them with a foundation for leadership, academic achievement, citizenship, and life experiences!  Thank you!  Thank you!

Next up is a Dinner Buffet we have created for Saturday, Aug 27^th, at 6:00 pm at the Fredonia Hotel banquet room.  We originally thought this would be a Big/Little Brother Dinner, but now realize its in the middle of Rush and it would be a great time to have all Brothers come to support our new Phikeia Class!  We have a large Banquet Room at the Fredonia and would love to have you join us (along with other Brothers who I don’t have on this list)!

We need a HEADCOUNT to give the Fredonia by Monday, Aug 22^nd.  Please respond to Marty Thurman with your Headcount, at martydthurman@yahoo.com .  The Fredonia also still has rooms available, but you’ll need to book those right away!  We’ll have a fun evening together, including Chapter updates on Kleberg and Rush, Phikeia Bond Initiation Ceremonies for later in the Fall or Q1 2023, and maybe some more singing of those Phi Delt Songs from years ago!

Please let Marty know your plans as soon as possible. 

Thank you! 

Yours in the Bond,                     

Tom Mason #159

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REACH OUT TO YOUR PLEDGE BROTHERS AND HELP THEM ACTIVATE THEIR PROFILE.

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I want to take a moment to remind all you good Brothers that you also have the option of posting an announcement on the site. The whole point of developing this website it to make it as communal as possible. Anything you think that may be of interest to the members is fair game. Tickets for sale to sporting events, upcoming lunches with Brothers in a given city, you older guys letting us know when a Brother breaks a hip, etc. Make use of this feature.

YITB,

JM #334