International History

Phi Gamma Delta was founded on May 1, 1848, at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The founders of the Fraternity, reverently referred to by brothers today as the Immortal Six, were John Templeton McCarty, Samuel Beatty Wilson, James Elliott, Ellis Bailey Gregg, Daniel Webster Crofts, and Naaman Fletcher.

 

For more of the International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta history click HERE.

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Missouri State University Chapter History

The Delta Colony of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) at Missouri State University was officially founded on March 1, 2007. Starting with 17 men we quickly went down to what we at Missouri State Fiji refer to as the "Solid Ten" consisting of Wes Martin, Sagar "CJ" Tolani, Brian Fellows, Willie Trey Prothro, Shayne L. Martin, Garrett Holt, Travis Reed, John Busch, Matt Wynn, and Nick Ecklekamp by the next month. It is through these solid ten that we were able to gain status as an organization and represent ourselves well at all Greek functions held at the University in the Spring of 2007 including winning two free exchanges and ranking 2nd academically among all Fraternities on campus. In addition we held a successful alcohol education program given by Lee Souter from Internationals and held a campus beautification project which consisted of building walk-way steps between Plaster Sports Complex and the University Power Station.

In the Fall of 2007 The Solid Ten were able to recruit more solid members. The beta recruitment class started at 15 but dropped to 10 (no hazing was or will ever be involved). The beta class was initiated on Friday, November 16th at 7pm in the Plaster Student Union. The members initiated were, John Gauthier, Casey Cansler, John Bollinger, Jack Hederman, Chris Birnbaum, Jack Torno, Ryan Stockard, and Dustin Johnson. These men represent the future of the Fraternity. The beta class held several fundraisers including a car wash and the selling of discount cards. Their campus service project was a clean up and beautification. Their GPA was above the all men's average as well. During this semester the Alpha and Beta classes won several soccer games, gained highest attendance at several other Greek Philanthropies and won Best Risk Management and Best Leadership at the Greek Awards.

In the Spring of 2008 we added six members to our Colony, Ben Feimer, Alex Jones, Micah Ward, Nick Hermann, Bob Williamson, and Nate Duncan. The Gamma pledge class jumped straight in and held their own non-alcoholic social, regular community service activities, and a soon to be fundraiser. Greek Week in the Spring of 2008 went extremely well with the Fiji men taking Second in the Men's and Second overall, a great feat with only 23 men compared to the larger well established Fraternities. As of now the Black Diamond Golf Classic is scheduled for April 5th, along with the Norris Pig Dinner. The Black Diamond formal will be coming up and it will be great to see what our Fiji gentlemen do next!

In the Spring of 2009 Phi Gamma Delta chartered at Missouri State University.  After two years of hard work and dedication the Psi Mu Chapter was chartered on February 28th, 2009.

Famous Fiji's

Government	Michael A. Andrews	U.S. House of Representatives
	Victor G. Atiyeh	Former Governor of Oregon
	Newton D. Baker	U.S. Secretary of War
	Benjamin R. Civiletti	U.S. Attorney General
	Calvin Coolidge	30th President of the U.S.
	Admiral William Crowe	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
	Charles W. Fairbanks	Vice President of the U.S.
	Bob Kerrey	U.S. Senator, Govenor of Nebraska
	Thomas Riley Marshall	Vice President of the U.S.
	Lowell P. Weicker	U.S. Senator, Governor of Conneticut
	Byron White	U.S. Supreme Court Justice
	John M. Dalton	Former Governor of Missouri
Literature	Douglas Southall Freeman	Author, Pultizer-Prize Winner
	E.B. White	Author, Charlotte's Web
	Lew Wallace	Author, Ben Hur
	Norman Vincent Peale	Author, The Power of Positive Thinking
Entertainment	Johnny Carson	Former Host, "The Tonight Show"
	Scott Bakula	Actor, "Quantum Leap"
	John Ritter	Actor, "Three's Company"
	Edgar Stevenson, Jr.	Actor, "M.A.S.H."
	Jim Lange	Former Host, "The Dating Game"
	Richard D. Zanuck	Director and Producer,"Jaws"
	Matthew Fox	Actor, "Party of Five"
Sports	Sal Bando	Player, MLB
	Thomas J. Brookshier	Announcer, NFL
	John R. Cappelletti	Heisman Trophy, NFL
	Skip Caray	Atlanta Braves Announcer
	James C. Cefalo	Sportscaster, NFL Player
	Douglas A. Dawson	NFL Player
	Thomas D. Foley	Sportscaster, NFL Player
	Christy Mathewson	Player, MLB
	Bob Mathias	Olympic Gold Medalist
	Jack Nicklaus	Won the US Open
	Hale Irwin	Won the US Open
	Jerry Pate	Won the US Open
	Payne Stewart	Won the US Open
	Bobby Rahal	Indy 500 Champion
	Roger Penske	Owner, Penske Racing Team
	Peter O'Malley	Owner, Dodgers Baseball Team
	Dean Smith	Head Basketball Coach, NC
	Matthew J. Suhey	NFL Player
	Tim Finchem	Commissioner, PGA
Business	Bob Ukrop	Chief Operations Officer; VP Ukrop's Supermarkets
	Bob Jepson	President, Jepson, Inc.
	Philip Knight	President, Nike
	Stuart Evey	Chairman, ESPN
	Robert Mercer	President, Goodyear
	Roone Arledge	President, ABC News Sports
Other	G. Wayne Clough	President Georgia Tech
	Gene Cernan	Astronaut. Walked on Moon
	J. Allen Harris	Discovered Illinum, 61st element
	Frank E. Harris	Established Mothers Day
	Charles Rushmore	Mount Rushmore Nat'l Memorial