Graduate Brother Recognized by University with New Naming Honor
On June 11th, Purdue University trustees approved the naming of multiple building across campus, one of those being named in honor of Graduate Brother Morgan Burke (and his wife) who passed away last year. The Morgan and Kate Burke Southwest Entrance of Mackey Arena is named in honor of the former Purdue vice president and director of intercollegiate […]
Gerald Lyles ’64 Remembers His Favorite Hangouts and Memories
Thanks to Gerald Lyles ’64 for answering our survey! We asked him about his favorite place to go in West Lafayette, his favorite college tradition, and where life since Purdue has taken him. Here’s what he had to say: Where was your favorite place to go in West Lafayette, why was this place so special to you? Basketball games with […]
Graduate Brothers Share Their Favorite FIJI Memories
We love to hear about your favorite memories! These graduate brothers shared with us some of theirs, see what they had to say. What is the memory that makes you laugh hardest today? “Helping Dr. Crowder locate his car in Lafayette after a night on the town.” –Kenneth T. Milne, Jr., ’49 “Riding up the […]
Graduate Profile: Parker Wayland ’59
What was your favorite event, tradition, or activity to partake in during your college years? Why was it so important to you? Do you still engage with that event, tradition, or activity? The extracurricular activities in campus organizations became the center of making friends and staying in touch with what was happening in the university […]
Phi Gamma Delta in 1986
The year is 1986. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off plays in the movie theater for the first time, Doritos launches their Cool Ranch flavor, and the Lambda Iota Chapter makes it to their first final Grand Prix Race with Packy Hamilton’s dad behind the wheel! How awesome is that! Do you remember this day or happen to be […]
A Phi Gamma Delta Love Story
Plenty of us had romantic flings back at Purdue; some of us even discovered our other halves in part because of Phi Gamma Delta . Bob Schmidt ’52 and his lovely wife Nancy have just such a love story. We reached out to learn about their Phi Gamma Delta -fueled romance in celebration of Valentine’s Day. When and where […]
Graduate Profile: Dave Brown ’86
We recently caught up with our very own Dave Brown ’86 and had the chance to ask him about his FIJI experience, and where life since Purdue has taken him. Here’s what he had to say: Where has life taken you since you graduated? Give us a brief recap up to this point including career […]