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Purple, Green, and Gold Drive 2005
Dear Brothers, As members of Lambda Chi Alpha, we constantly seek new ways through which we can enhance the experience of our brotherhood. The annual Purple, Green, and Gold fundraiser is an essential pillar in supporting the growth and improvement of our chapter. Our fraternity provides opportunities for personal, social, and academic growth during and after college. As alumni to our chapter, we hope you understand the work of Lambda Chi Alpha’s undergraduate chapter and wish to ensure that we preserve our tradition of excellence for future Associate Classes. The mutually beneficial relationship between the undergraduate chapter and the alumni serve as the foundation upon which Lambda Chi Alpha builds its brotherhood and maintains it traditions. With the recent flurry of activity concerning the construction of a new fraternity house, many Alumni have inquired about ways in which they can help the chapter accomplish its long-term goal of building this house. Because of the significant costs associated with this project, our chapter must rely on both the alumni and undergraduate members to acquire sufficient finances. As an undergraduate chapter we have raised over $7000 in the past two semesters to alleviate the burden of increased chapter expenses and continue to work to raise money to benefit the chapter in various ways, including financing a new house. Despite our continued efforts, the undergraduate members simply cannot realize this goal and raise the necessary funding alone; rather we rely upon the help of our alumni. We hope you as alumni will take this opportunity to read over the provided information about donating to the fund for a new house. Your financial support is essential to the growth of our organization and the construction of a new chapter house. With the combined efforts of the undergraduates and the alumni, Lambda Chi Alpha may soon acquire sufficient funding for the construction of a new chapter house which will serve as a demonstration of our efforts and our tradition of excellence, as well as improve our ability to share our tradition and our bond with new brothers. Housing Corporation Update The Housing Corporation is once again moving forward to the construction of a new fraternal house. After the Homecoming visit by LCAP president Joe Klimek, the wheels slowed a bit due to the end-of-year details that Joe was required to complete. Since the location of the new house will be on Osteopathy, recent discussions with our neighbor to the north have proved promising. His willingness to sell his four acres in the next 12 months provides a great opportunity to the Housing Corporation to purchase the required lot space needed for the new house. Funds to purchase this new land will come from the property sale of the 600 block in the near future. In January, LCAP hired a new property manager who was also put in charge of the Phi Psi Zeta’s fraternal construction. This new property manager is currently putting details together to provide the Housing Corporation with a pitch book that should include several construction options. He has already made contact with two builders in the Kirksville area and was pricing materials at the time of this article. The next step will be to review the budgeted costs that LCAP presents to the Housing Corporation and to vote on a final construction decision. Currently, the new house looks to hold between 20-30 brothers in both a suite and individual room arrangement. Small cooking environments will be placed within the suite rooms for communal cooking. A non-finished basement may be an available option but cost will determine if the new house will have a basement or not. Obviously the monthly rental costs for the brothers that will be required to live there is an issue that we are focusing on to make sure that the new house meets the financial needs of the occupants as well as the requirements of LCAP. In addition, the continued support of the alumni and Purple, Green & Gold will include a nation wide call for Phi Psi Zeta alumni to support the upcoming fundraisers that will be required under LCAP's obligations. New features, such as the automatic monthly debit, have been put in place to both help us seek our goal and to meet the needs of the alumni who have asked for these services. As we look to a completed construction time line of Fall 2007 or Fall 2008, one can see that the original goal of Fall 2010 will obviously be achieved ahead of schedule. In review, the Housing Corporation is excited about the upcoming conversations with LCAP and the sharing of possible designs that both the active chapter and the alumni association will be able to vote upon. We welcome any and all comments or ideas to help in the facilitation of this fraternal goal. Remember “naught without labor” has always been a motto to live by, and the active chapter, alumni and Housing Corporation are proof that our labor for this new phase in the Phi Psi Zeta history will soon be a reality. Our Goal As in the past, the goal of the Fundraising committee is to broaden our base donations as well as raise the level of participation amongst current donors. Where our mission differs from that of that the past is that now we have an actual monetary goal to shoot for. In order to commence with the initial phases of development, LCAP has asked that we generate roughly 20% of the estimated total project cost. With estimations in the ballpark of $750,000 you can see that the goal of 20% (~$150,000) is still somewhat in the distance. Our goal at this time is to provide assistance and structure in achieving the down payment needed to begin planning and construction, and with the continued support of alumni contributors we are confident that our objective is attainable. We would also like to challenge those alumni that participate to contact the other members in their Initiate Class to encourage them to log on and get involved. How Do I participate? It’s really quite easy. Simply log on the phipsizeta.org and follow the instructions listed under Purple, Green and Gold. For your convenience, you can now make donations online using PayPal. You have the option of making a one time donation, or setting up a recurring donation if you so choose. With the recurring donations option you can donate in increments of one week up to one year, for as many cycles as you want. To make your donation, complete the appropriate items listed on the page. When you click "Donate Now", you'll be directed to PayPal's secure site where you can complete your transaction. Phi-Psi Wall Fundraiser The active chapter is pleased to announce their idea of a “Phi-Psi Wall” in the new house. The wall is intended to be located in the basement, which will be used for social events and meetings as well as other events. The goal is to get as many brothers involved so their names and Psi-Psi numbers can be engraved on the bricks. The more brothers that donate the larger the wall will be. There is also hope that an outline of the Phi-Psi letters or other design be worked into the wall to make it unique. The wall will also be designed to expand to add future brothers as the chapter grows through the years. The chapter is asking for a donation of $150 for your personalized brick. Upon each 4"x8" brick will be the name and Phi-Psi number of the donor and it will then be placed in the wall along with your fellow brothers. Proceeds will go towards the purchase and installation of the brick and the remaining amount will be directly deposited into Purple, Green, & Gold and go towards the new house. I am excited to endorse this new fundraiser and I hope all of our brothers will participate to make the wall complete and keep it growing in the future. To get in on the action, make a donation of $150 or more (in a single or multiple installments, your choice) between now and Homecoming 2005. Why wait? Meet the challenge and get your brick now.
Yours truly in ZAX,
Through a bi-annual giving season, Purple, Green, and Gold enourages active participation of our alumni members as regular donors to this exciting cause. Due to the extraordinary support of friends and family of our chapter, a sister campaign -- the Friends of Lambda Chi Alpha -- was launched in the Spring of 1999. Sharing many similarities with Purple, Green, and Gold, the Friends of Lambda Chi Alpha encourages participation in the chapter, and our fundraising goals by parents, family, friends, and members from other chapters of our fine fraternity.
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