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WINTER 2023
VOLUME 146, NUMBER 1
PHIDELTATHETA.ORG
Smoking the Competition
Retiring early to launch Meat Church BBQ, Matt Pittman finds success and
joy teaching others to master their grilling technique
Plus, be inspired by our inaugural 30 Under 30 class
84TH BIENNIAL CONVENTION
JUNE 15–18, 2023
44 Smoking the Competition
JENNIFER MORROW
Matt Pittman is making memories around
food and teaching others to do the same.
CONTENTS
4 President’s Letter
FRIENDSHIP
11 Expansion
12 Chapter News
15 Road to Greatness
16 Phi Footnotes
22 Alumni and Club News
LEARNING
33 How To
34 Housing
35 Fraternity News
39 Foundation News
RECTITUDE
72 Iron Phi
76 Live Like Lou
82 Chapter Grand
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WINTER 2023 VOLUME 146, NUM
84TH BIENNIAL CONVENTION JUNE 15–18,
44 Smoking the Competition JENNIFER MORROW Matt P
President’s Letter H
Winter 2023 • Volume CXLVI, Number 1 DR. WILLIAM
PROUD TO BE A PHI The Warrior Greek T Iowa Gamma
Bill Rymer and Ben Zellmer
FRIENDSHIP
Friendship Johnny McIlvain, Jake Ma
Friendship
Friendship Expansion EXPANSION CHAPTER INSTA
Friendship Chapter News CHAPTER NEWS
Massachusetts Gamma the Junior World Championshi
Friendship Chapter News South
Friendship Road to Greatness ROAD TO GREATNE
Friendship Phi Footnotes PHI FOOTNOTES Phot
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Friendship Phi Footnotes R.Ad
Brian Hose categories, who have turned to entrep
Friendship Phi Footnotes Jim
Friendship Phi Footnotes Photo:WhitmanCollege D
Friendship Alumni and Club News ALUMNI AND CL
Friendship FROM LEFT: Steve Awalt
Friendship Alumni and Club News OK
WASHINGTON BETA HOSTS ALL-CLASS I REUNION AT WHIT
Friendship Phi Media PHI MEDIA T
Learning
LEARNING
Learning Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute
Learning
Learning Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute
Learning
HOW TO Learning How To PASTA CARBONARA RECIPE WIT
Learning Housing HOUSING
Learning Fraternity News FRATERNITY NEWS GHQ
Learning Fraternity News New GHQ S
Cassie Sherry joined Phi Delta Theta in August as
Learning Fraternity News General
Learning Foundation News FOUNDATION NEWS Six
Learning Foundation News SCHOLARSHIPS Phi Del
Learning Foundation News Past Foundation Scho
Learning Foundation News WDonor Profile
The Commons recreational area provided by the Hop
SMOKING THE COMPETITION Retiring early to l
A nyone who knows Matt
particularly on Sundays. Coming from Southern Bap
Matt, with his wife Tracie, daughter Ava, and son
NOTHING REPLACES HARDWORK. Matt t
competing in events, running sold-out cooking eve
and money. He enjoys aligning with other organiza
OUR OBLIGATION: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IMPACT RE
DEMOGRAPHICS Phi Delta Theta’s diversity and incl
DYAD DATA OF PHI DELTA THETA MEMBERSHIP 768+7+4+2
Race: How comfortable would you feel about spea
WHERE WE ARE We have worked to expand our program
THE ROLE OF THE CHAPLAIN OFFICER POSITION As Phi
A few of the quotes that came out of that session
WHERE WE’RE GOING As Phi Delta Theta continues to
Throughout the years, Phi Delta Theta has recogni
VIANNEY CAREAGA, ARIZONA ’18 Vianney served the A
KALEB DSCHAAK, NORTH DAKOTA ’20 Kaleb is CEO and
BEN KENNEDY, FLORIDA ’14 Ben Kennedy is an Americ
BLAKE MANION, LOUISVILLE ’17 Blake is an emerging
AJ PERSAMPIERE, CENTRAL FLORIDA ’17 During his fo
KENNY SELMON, NORTH CAROLINA ’18 Kenny played man
ALEXANDER URYGA, VALPARAISO ’15 As an undergradua
RECTITUDE
Rectitude A Lawyer, a Lloyd, and a Champion
LEFT: Bob and his pledge class in 1983. RIGHT: Po
LEFT: Bob in 1985. RIGHT: Sherri, Bob, son and fe
Rectitude IRON IRON 9 Iron Phi PHI
First Place INDIANA GAMMA BUTLER UNIVERSITY $5,53
Rectitude Iron Phi Austin Re
Kleberg Iron Phi 5k NEW IRON PHIS 1392 Vincent Ag
Rectitude Live Like Lou LIVE LIKE LOU LI
asking the hard questions, and fighting for your
Rectitude Live Like Lou LInaugural Postdoctoral
Rectitude Live Like Lou Turn th
Learning Live Like Lou “Since
Jason Pompel, ’93, Terry Kingry, ’03, Joseph Jaco
Rectitude Chapter Grand CHAPTER GRAND
early 1970s, Stan fulfilled multiple terms on the
Rectitude Chapter Grand University of Arizona Ar
Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota Bet
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS Executive Vice President and
NOT ONLY NOT LESS, BUT GREATER THAN IT WAS TRANSM
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