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DC/MD/VA Province Retreat
Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity announced that it will host 22 province retreats throughout North America with the help of the Fraternity’s regional volunteers including Province Presidents and Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) members in the early months of 2019. The initiative is expected to at least triple the current attendance and impact of the Phi Delta Theta Leadership and Ethics Academy.
The Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia Province Retreat will be hosted by the Maryland Alpha chapter on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park on Sunday, February 13 at 9 AM. The day will consist of guest speakers such as LiveLikeLou’s Suzanne Alexander, leadership training, strategic planning, idea sharing, networking with other chapter members and alumni. At least five delegates from the following chapters will be in attendance:
GAMMA SOUTH PROVINCE
Maryland Alpha – University of Maryland
Maryland Beta – McDaniel College
Maryland Gamma – Washington College
Maryland Delta – Johns Hopkins University
DELTA NORTH PROVINCE
District of Columbia Alpha – George Washington University
Virginia Beta – University of Virginia
Virginia Gamma – Randolph Macon College
Virginia Iota – Old Dominion University
General Province Retreat Information
https://www.phideltatheta.org/members/the-academy/province-retreats/
Register for DC/MD/VA Province Retreat
https://phide.lt/mdvapr
Phi Delt Casino Night at UMD
The men of Phi Delta Theta and the women of Alpha Phi at the University of Maryland are excited to host the 7th Annual Casino Night philanthropy event on March 9th, as well as the 4th Annual Parents and Alumni Casino Night on the evening of March 10th. All proceeds from the event will be donated towards the LiveLikeLou Foundation for ALS, Terps Against Hunger, and the Alpha Phi Foundation.
Alumni Event Details
The second night, Saturday, March 10th from 6 PM – 10 PM, is open exclusively to parents and alumni and will include a night of games, music, silent auction, and cocktail style hors d’oeuvres. This event will be held at Terrapin’s Turf, 4410 Knox Rd, College Park, MD. A wide variety of non-alcoholic beverages, beer, wine, and spirits will be available.
The Maryland Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Theta is hopeful that they will be able to surpass the $27,000 raised last year, setting a target of $30,000 for this year’s event. With your help, they will be able to make this year a success.
Below is a breakdown of donation levels and the benefits of each.
- Donors with a contribution of any size will be recognized in our event booklet.
- Our Bronze evel donors with contributions of $100 on the event t-shirt that will be sold the night of the event.
- Our Silver level donors with contributions of $200 will be receive the bronze level benefits plus recognition on a banner to be draped from the front of the chapter house leading up to, and during the event.
- Our Gold level donors with contributions of $500 or more will receive the Silver level benefits with the addition of being an honorary table sponsor.
If you wish to contribute to the event, please do so via their online fundraising campaign at: https://umd.crowdchange.co/2238
Please use the comments section provided on the donation page to let people know that you donated!
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Brothers of Phi Delta Theta and Sisters of Alpha Phi
Casino Night Chairs
Jesse Doris & Lexie Adams
Email: jesse.doris@comcast.net
Former Maryland Coach Gary Williams Inducted Into Basketball Hall of Fame
Brother Gary Williams, Maryland ’68, former head coach of the University of Maryland men’s basketball team (1989-2011) was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this past weekend at the 2014 Enshrinement Ceremony in Springfield, MA.
Williams was one of ten in the 2014 class of honorees including Nolan Richardson, Mitch Richmond, Bob Leonard, Guy Rodgers, Nat Clifton, Sarunas Marciulionis, Alonzo Mourning, David Stern and Immaculata University.
After four decades on the sideline, Gary Williams is now a Hall of Famer. (via @GettyImages) http://t.co/mUys8Y54Ub pic.twitter.com/B7DGoFJTa5
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) August 9, 2014
Gary’s first job coaching basketball at the college level was as an assistant coach at Lafayette College. The position also required that he serve as head coach of the soccer team, a one year post that he ended up holding for six years. Upon reflection about his team’s performance on the pitch, Gary said, “People ask me how I did as a soccer coach. Let me just say this… the Soccer Hall of Fame hasn’t called yet.”
He went on to be the head basketball coach at American University, Boston College and Ohio State University before returning to his alma mater in 1989 at the University of Maryland where he once played as a starting point guard and was team captain in 1967.
According to the umterps website, during Gary’s coaching career at Maryland, he led the “basketball program from a period of troubled times to an era of national prominence.”
With 14 NCAA Tournament berths in the last 17 seasons, seven Sweet Sixteen appearances, a pair of consecutive Final Four showings, and the 2002 National Championship – the first of its kind in Maryland basketball history – Williams and his staff have literally forged what is now more than a decade of dominance in college basketball’s most storied and competitive conference.
After leading the Terrapins to the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in 2010, Williams was voted the league’s Coach of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. It was his second such award, as he was also honored in 2002.
Now with 442 victories as Maryland’s head coach, Williams stands as the Terrapins all-time winningest head basketball coach. He passed Charles “Lefty” Driesell, who amassed 348 victories in 18 seasons from 1969 to 1986. The Terrapins have averaged 22.6 wins per year since the 1994-95 season.
With 649 career victories in 32 seasons overall, Williams is the 5th-winningest active head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball.
Watch the full acceptance speech here:
Today, Williams is a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network and can be heard regularly on ESPN 980‘s “The Sports Fix” program.
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Phi Spotlight: Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk
Gary Swart, Maryland, is an American technology executive best known for being the CEO of oDesk, the world’s largest online workplace. oDesk enables businesses and freelancers to work together on demand via the Internet. After joining oDesk, Swart drove the company’s business strategy, including new pricing that helped oDesk surpass competition and establish market dominance.
Swart received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, College Park. He began his career in sales, leading corporate sales at Pure Software and Rational Software. From 2003-2004, he was a business unit executive for small and medium business sales for the Americas at IBM’s Rational Software Product Group. In 2004, he became VP of Worldwide Sales at Intellibank, where he was responsible for leading the sales organization.
Swart joined oDesk as Chief Executive Officer in September 2005. Under his leadership, oDesk has grown to millions of registered freelancers working for businesses around the world. More than 35M hours were worked on oDesk in 2012, resulting in $360M in gross services and 60% year-over-year growth in hours billed.
Also under Swart’s leadership, oDesk implemented staffing for the company internally that heavily incorporates freelancers working on oDesk’s own platform — for every internal employee in the company’s headquarters, there are approximately three “full-time equivalent” team members working for oDesk in their online workplace.
Swart is a mentor to entrepreneurs and students, and frequently speaks to these groups about the challenges growing businesses face.In 2012 alone, Swart gave more than 30 talks to universities, incubators and other organizations fostering entrepreneurship.
As the CEO of oDesk, Swart is also a thought leader in the future of work, how best to hire and manage teams, and the rise of the “freelance economy.” He has spoken at the Inc. Leadership Conference, The Economist’s Ideas Economy panel, South by Southwest, TechCrunch 50, GigaOM Net:Work, and at Harvard Business School which teaches a case study on oDesk.
His commentary has appeared in a variety of publications including LinkedIn, Forbes,TechCrunch, and The Washington Post. He has also appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, including CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg Television, NPR, and the Fox Business Network.
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Follow Gary on Twitter: @garyswart
This is cross-posted from Phi Delta Theta’s website where Brother Smart was listed among a number of other impressive Phi Delts on the Road to Greatness.
Bob Fitzpatrick: Legendary Maryland Phi
Phi Delta Theta has lost a true legend. Bob Fitzpatrick, Maryland (Bond #550) passed away early this morning in Washington, DC at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife Joan, son Mark and his wife Kimberly, daughter Kelley, and grandchildren Tara, Casey and Shea.
Fitz has left a strong legacy within Phi Delta Theta due to the impact he had on so many of our brothers — and not just at the University of Maryland.
Over the years, he had served as Chapter Adviser for Maryland Alpha, House Corporation President, Province President, DC Area Alumni Club President and Warden for the General Fraternity. He was always generous with his time and his love of our fraternity was undeniable.
Of course, Fitz was a loyal Terps fan and when he could, he enjoyed spending time back on campus. He rarely missed a home basketball game and with tickets on the floor, he wasn’t shy about confronting referees after missed calls! Afterwards, you could always find him holding court with fellow Phis at RJ Bentley’s.
In later years, it became more difficult for Fitz to attend games. Back in March 2012, more than 30 Phi Delts and Phikeias visited Fitz at his home in DC to watch the Maryland Terrapins take on the Virginia Cavaliers — a true testament to the lasting impression he had made on undergraduates and alumni alike.
Later that year in July, the fraternity was very fortunate to see and hear from Bob as he addressed the 2012 General Convention in Washington, DC. (Photo above)
In honor of his commitment and dedication to the fraternity, Maryland Alpha inducted Brother Fitzpatrick into their Hall of Fame in 2010 (below) coinciding with the chapter’s 80th anniversary, where they established a scholarship in his name for an undergraduate Phi Delt from the Maryland Alpha chapter. Donations can be made to the Bob Fitzpatrick Fund through the Phi Delta Theta Foundation.
Now in the Chapter Grand, we can only imagine that Brother Fitzpatrick is abiding by his own motto which he admonished us to follow during fraternity gatherings, “Be quiet and walk straight.”
Farewell, Fitz! We cherish the memories we share and will always strive to live up to the example you set. We’ll miss you, Brother!
In Coelo Quies Est
UPDATE
Saturday, September 14, 2013 – Phi Delts from the University of Maryland (Maryland Alpha) pay last respects and say farewell to Brother Bob Fitzpatrick at his funeral service at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Fitz was a longtime Maryland chapter adviser, province president and former General Fraternity Warden.
Photo credit: Mike Sikorski
