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Brothers, cally fit, financially sound and, While recruitment and attainment of the
most importantly, growing in Gold Star remain my paramount con-
I take much pride in announcing number. cern for Cal Alpha, it is also important
the beginning of the best semes- to ensure that our brothers become ef-
ter California Alpha has fective leaders within the chap-
seen in many years. The ter and Greek community. It is
improvements made over with an eye towards fostering
the last semester coupled capable men of character, that I
with our very successful am particularly encouraging
rush this semester, provide young members to attend spe-
a stable foundation upon cial leadership symposia, where
which our chapter will con- they will learn the skills neces-
tinue to grow strongly in sary to perpetuate our awesome
the coming years. More so momentum.
now than in any recent
semester, the chapter is With the continual involvement
imbued with an intense of outstanding role models such
passion to attain greatness in the The Brothers of California Alpha as our alumni Rodney Pimentel and
Greek community and to further Thanks to the refinishing of our Alan Daniels, to whom many thanks
our special brotherhood in a truly wood floors at the end of last are due, it is no wonder that our chapter
lasting way. semester, our house quite liter- is a great one. This Founders Day, the
ally shines; I am certain that brothers look forward to renewing our
The achievement of becoming a this improvement along with sacred bond with all our alumni who
Gold Star chapter is and has the renovation of several indi- continue to support us in so many ways.
been our rightly deserved des- vidual rooms this semester is With much appreciation and anticipa-
tiny. We are well on our way to largely responsible for our fresh tion for the coming semester, I am very
obtaining such an honor, the energy during the last few proud to be a Phi!
very pinnacle of Phi Delt suc- weeks of recruitment which has
cess. Not only are our members yielded a seven-man pledge Yours in the Bond,
passionate about Phi Delta class. Mike Ewing
Theta, but we are also academi-
House Improvements
Dear California Alpha Alumni, nity to thank you for your generous As alumni of the chapter, you are
contributions to the building fund. owners of the chapter house. The
This has been another productive The Building Fund was established improvements to the house have
semester for improving the to allow alumni to donate toward played a major roll in making the
Chapter. The projects that we house improvement projects. The chapter house a better place to live.
have completed over the We hope that you will
last semester included consider a contribution to
sanding the hardwood the California Alpha
floors, insulating the Building Fund as part of
furnace piping, and re- your annual donations.
pairing the sliding door Please return the enclosed
between the front room card with your generous
and entryway. The pic- gift.
tures below show how
bad the hardwood floors Thank you for helping the
were and how nice they chapter and making the
look now. house a better place to
live.
This semester we plan to
place a brace on the Yours in the bond,
chimney, paint the West
Side of the house, and Rodney Pimentel #1050
replace the carpets on the Hardwood floors under construction
second and third floors. These California Alpha Association has
projects will significantly im- managed all the projects to make
prove the safety and quality of sure all the funds are used to
the chapter house. achieve the maximum benefit to
the chapter.
I would like to take this opportu-
Yes!
I would like to make a lasting commitment
Please Make your check payable to the California Alpha Association, with a memo entry of Building
Fund.
Thank you for your generous support.
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Refinance Campaign
As most of you probably know from Rodney Pimentel, we re- This lower interest rate allows us to
from recent mailings, members of placed the entire amount of the keep the same level of debt service
the refinance committee have been first mortgage with a new interest- payments but to have a large chunk
hard at work over the past year only note that had a much more of each payment amortize principal.
trying to replace the mortgage debt favorable 6% interest rate. With The thought was that we would raise
encumbering the fraternity with that head start, we directly con- as much as we could under this pro-
more favorable financing. At the tacted the many generous alumni gram and get a commercial bank
beginning of the process, we owed who had made unsecured loans to mortgage to replace any shortfall,
just under $1,000,000 on the the house over the past twenty allowing us to take out Rodney s
house, the bulk of which was in the years and updated them on our bridge loan.
form of a $680,000+, interest-only, plans. Not having to service a
first mortgage that had a 13.5% 13.5% first mortgage gave us When all was said and done, we had
interest rate!! Needless to say, some disposable cash flow for a either written off or replaced all of
servicing this debt was quite a bur- change and we were in a position the alumni loans and had raised addi-
den and did not allow for any prin- to make good on our past due tional funds totaling $120,000. This
cipal amortization. With accrued obligations to these unsecured allowed us to pay
interest, we owed the very gener- note holders. A funny thing hap- the Tuck family the entire amount of
ous Tuck family approximately pened when we spoke to these their past due interest and we have
$225,000 and the balance of the very giving brothers: several of subsequently paid them down an ad-
debt was in the form of unsecured them told us not to worry about it. ditional $30,000. Blending it all
notes from alumni. Some even sent in more money. together meant that our total debt
Others just had us pay past due outstanding was reduced to approxi-
Given the low interest rate environ- interest and wrote off the princi- mately $930,000.
ment, we thought it would be an pal, or vice versa. Still others
opportune time to reexamine the converted to the program we were That s when John Lovewell stepped
entire financing structure of the rolling out which consisted of 6%, in. He was a member of the refi-
house. Thanks to a bridge loan 15 year fully amortizing loans. nance committee from the start and
Please turn to Page 7
House Furnishings
If there are any old or unused items or other house furnishings with which you would be willing to part, please
donate them to the House. We are continually trying to improve the appearance of the house and would gladly
accept any possible donations. If you would like to make a contribution, please contact Bradford Edgerton at
510-540-9878 or at edgerton@uclink.berkeley.edu. Some of the items we could use include:
Rush Report
This fall semester rush has signaled that Theta Rush Chairman Handbook. This In addition to the Rush Handbook, I have
California Alpha is continuing its steps notebook will be passed onto the follow- adopted a program in place, in which we
toward greatness. We have secured at ing Rush Chairmen. I would appreciate will have a continuous semester long
least seven pledges, which when initi- any information regarding recruitment rush. Although we do not have the
ated will bring the number budget to support an official rush, I
of actives in the house to plan to implement programs that
29 members. We continue offer incentives to Brothers who
to work hard to pledge introduce new Rushees into the
even more guys within the house. Additionally, I plan to coor-
upcoming weeks in order dinate more events with our alumni,
to ensure the continued in order to shed light on their many
growth and progress of the achievements. I am a firm believer
house. This semester we that although Rush is officially
had many successful rush over, it has only nearly just begun.
events, including an alumni I welcome all information that any-
night at Hooters in San one may be willing to offer, because
Francisco. Additionally we it will make my Rush semester that
had movie nights, dinners, much more productive and it will
and a casino night. All ensure the lifeblood of the house.
these events were very
effective at saving money, Yours in the Bond,
while additionally provid-
ing a fun, safe, low cost
Ryan Sandvig
environment for recruit- Actives, Pledges and Rushhees watching the Super Bowl
ment.
This semester I plan to implement many and motivational strategies that any of
new and different ideas. I plan to build a the alumni may have, in order to compile
manual in addition to the Phi Delta a more comprehensive notebook.
Mr. Robert W. Stutt Mr. James H. Llewellyn Mr. Richard A. Potts Mr. Jeffrey T Han
Mr. Lyman R. Gillis Mr. Ruben L. Navarro Mr. John Wisnom IV Mr. Lasse B. Kjelsaas
Mr. Robert T. Petersson Mr. James R. Payne Mr. Alan C. Doscher Mr. Frank R R. Avenilla
Mr. Demott Modisette Jr. Mr. Nathaniel M. Ball Mr. Steven C. Morrell Mr. Felix A. Torres
Mr. Laurin F. Tolman Mr. Richard N. Peterson Mr. Clayton T. Rowley Mr. Douglas E. Davies
Mr. Allen N. Maybury Mr. John H. Risbrough Jr. Mr. Craig S. Nelson Mr. Lee S. Roberts
Mr. George W. Shipley Mr. Michael P. Schelp Mr. Robert K. D. L. Izumi
Mr. Robert A. Smith
Mr. Paul R. Eckley Mr. H. D. Roebuck Mr. Adam D. Griffin
Mr. Wesley C. Colbert
Mr. Jack R. Sloan Mr. Robert L. Johnson Jr.
Mr. Charles R. Fitch Mr. Jason M. Redd
Mr. Edwin M. Burr Mr. Dennis J. Fitzgerald
Mr. Robert S. Jackson Mr. Philip S Mah
Mr. Gordon A. Jackson Mr. Richard L. Armstrong
Mr. Dennis T. Cutland Mr. Paul D. Morrison
Mr. Richard E. Baum Mr. Carl A. Northcraft
Mr. Alan B. Jenkins Mr. Alex B. Szeto
Mr. Richard M. Drach Mr. Stephen W. Byrd
Mr. John N. Lawton Jr. Mr. Justin Corrocherr
Mr. Charles S. McDonald Mr. John F. Redig
Mr. Raymond B. Pike Mr. Jay Panchal
Mr. Paul R. Taber Jr. Mr. Richard E. Platzek
Mr. David K. Brown Mr. Ethan J. Danberry
Mr. George M. Brodrick Mr. William P. Leary
Mr. Richard L. Carver Mr. Edward Youssoufian
Mr. Robert D. Yeaman Mr. Mark R. Thorp
Mr. Richard C. Orear Mr. Gabriel A. Harley
Mr. Jack D. Griffith Mr. James J. Arnstein
Mr. William N. Taylor Mr. Griffith H. Adams
Mr. Charles Ayres Mr. Kenneth S. Green
Mr. Curtis K. Townsend Mr. Walter L. Mathews
Mr. Richard C. Apman Mr. Kimble D. Goodman
Mr. Robert M. Watkins Captain John S. Walsh Mr. Michael E. Rakestraw
Mr. Gay W. Weber
Mr. Donald B. Shea Mr. Matthew Grimes Mr. Douglas M. Leale
Mr. Bert L. Smith
Mr. Donald M. Howard Mr. Mehdi Ganjeizadeh Mr. Charles H. Coyle Jr.
Mr. Henry A. Kinnison Jr.
Mr. James D. Rhoades Mr. Timothy E. Salter Mr. Edmund R. Sewell
Mr. Marion E. Willson
Mr. Laurence D. Oliveri Mr. Stephen D. Machado Mr. William W. Miller
Mr. Gordon W. Nelson
Mr. John B. Nance Mr. Michael A. Reed Mr. John L. Glascock
Mr. Warren E. Davis
Mr. Richard B. Griffin Mr. Mark D. Fowler Mr. John R. Drew
Mr. Roger H. Ransom
Mr. Mark C. Covington Mr. Bradley W. Coburn Mr. Jack B. Adams
Mr. Robert O. Hawes
Mr. William E. Dempsey Mr. Terrance L. Anthony Mr. Douglas O. Honnold
Mr. Richard W. Henley
Mr. James W. Fannin Mr. Robert A. Holt
Mr. George A. Leatherman Jr. Mr. Thomas J. Seed
Mr. Gary E. Meyer Mr. James M. Hirst Mr. William J. Wood
Mr. George W. Smith
Mr. Jeffrey M. Brennan Mr. Dennis G. Lee Mr. Robert N. Whitehead
Mr. Jack R. Howell
Mr. Ben E. Foster Mr. Larry N. Lawrence Mr. Jeffrey J. McElvaney Mr. Burks L. Hamner III
We would like to thank the many alumni who have contacted us to update the chapter on the
whereabouts of lost brothers. Please note that occasionally the revised contact information that
is sent matches the last know address we have and that has been confirmed to no longer be cur-
rent. Please don't think we have ignored your efforts to help us keep our database up to date.
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Refinance Effort
Continued from Page 2
.was part of our initial fundraising ef- loans or donations. Every payment to qualify for Charlton s initial fund-
forts. When we finished and had the fraternity made to people under ing of $350,000. In fact, we were
raised $120,000, John weighed in with this program would go 100% to successful in raising over $100,000
his evaluation: we could do much bet- principal paydown and the dona- in pure donations. The brothers
ter. He began directly contacting many tions raised would reduce our out- listed below have been critical to our
of the brothers he has remained close standing debt dollar for dollar. If fundraising efforts, both during the
with over the years and in no time was we were successful in our fundrais- present campaign and over the years.
able to match the amount we had ing efforts, Charlton agreed to a
raised. He then contacted Charlton dollar for dollar match all the way But our job is not done. We are still
Buckley whose generosity over the up to $465,000, exactly half of the busy trying to raise additional funds
years has been unmatched. Charlton $930,000 outstanding debt. to achieve our ultimate goal of
pointed out that a small number of $465,000. Raising the additional
brothers always seemed to be the ones With The Charlton Buckley Chal- $115,000 will allow us to completely
contacted when the fraternity needed to lenge as a test, we began the proc- refinance the $930,000 in out-
raise funds. He challenged us to raise ess of contacting the alumni again. standing debt and take full advantage
at least $350,000 from an assortment Many of the folks who had just of Charlton Buckley s amazing gen-
of Phi Delts spanning many pledge converted loans to the 6%, 15 year erosity. If you d like to be a part of
classes. If we were successful, Charl- program wanted their funds this historic fundraising effort, please
ton agreed to a match, but only if we counted toward the challenge and contact Dennis Sidbury at 415 439-
raised at least $350,000, not a penny agreed to convert again to the in- 6128 or via e-mail at sid-
less. The key was that Charlton s pro- terest free program. As we went to bury@cal.berkeley.edu.
gram involved 10 year, interest free press we had raised enough money
Alumni News
Congratulations to Norb Hudak (#1148) who just had his first child, Milo James Hudak, on January 12.
What are you doing? Has something interesting happened to you in the past year? Then contact us and let us know
what s new. We are always curious to learn about the various experiences or accomplishments
of our fellow brothers. Please fill out this form or contact Bradford Edgerton at 510-540-9878
or edgerton@uclink.berkeley.edu
PO Box 4338
PH I D ELTA TH ETA
Berkeley, CA 94704
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