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 Adam Friedman
Colgate, '89
After Prison Transformation-Helping ex-inmates re-enter society
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William L. Gray, Jr.
TCU, 1970
 
30 years Wall Street experience – Chairman of the F...
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Gene White & Roger Schroder
Franklin '58

Phi Delt Hoosier Legends - Franklin College Phis, Gene Wh...
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Stephen J. "Tio" Kleberg
Texas Tech University, 1969

From the King Ranch to the board...
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  C. Ritter Collett
Ohio University ’42
Gehrig Award Committe
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Cal State-Northridge '67
" Supporting Phi Delta Theta is a really personal thing for me. ...
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Bob Schieffer
TCU '59

Brother Schieffer is anchorman and moderator for "Face the Nation," an...
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John Cooper
UCLA '58
Brother Cooper wants to pass along what he received from Phi Delta Theta.

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Pete Ippel
Cornell University, 2002

Paying It Forward. - “What I would like to...
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Kyle Bailey
Tampa '95

  A passion for investing in the lives of students. 

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F. Story Musgrave
Syracuse '58

Famous Phi Astronaut - Convention Presenter - Franklin Story Musgrave...
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Thomas Eakin
Denison '56

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Mark Ochsenbein
Eastern Kentucky '77

President of the General Council - Brother Ochsenbein leads Phi D...
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Dr. Larry G. Baratta
Tampa '81

Raymond L. Gardner Alumnus of the Year - Dr. Larry Baratta awarded for ...
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John H. Tyson
Arkansas '75

CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. - Brother Tyson receives Phi Delta Theta's 2008 Nan...
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Ralph Wilson
Virginia '40

NFL Hall of Fame - Brother Wilson, Owner of the Buffalo Bills, Elected to t...
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Jerry Felmley
Illinois '54
 
Phi Delta Theta is "not just a 4-year experience; it is...
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Bruce Clayton
Colgate ‘89

“Phi Delta Theta has given me a connection to something bigg...
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Tom Van Dyke
Kansas ‘60

 Early Scholarship Recipient - 29-year donor.

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Brian and Susannah Malison
Tampa ’94
 
"We wanted our planned giving to re...
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Bill Dean
Texas Tech '60

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Bob Smith
Maryland '63

Brother Smith and wife honored for fully endowing a scholarship for the Marylan...
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Jerry Novario
Ohio '43

"Phi Delta Theta is the best fraternity. It was when I was in school and i...
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Michael Bidwill
St. Louis '87

President of the Arizona Cardinals - Brother Bidwill helped lead the Car...
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Baylor '79

CEO - Brother Hurd helps HP to Go far by increasing growth and profitability to m...
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Don Bornhorst
Eastern Kentucky '87

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Pete Ippel
Cornell University, 2002

Paying It Forward. - “What I would like to do is pay it forward.” Pete Ippel, 30, joined the Living Bond Society to give back to the Fraternity that has served as a foundation for him. Ippel graduated from Cornell in 2002 after helping to rebuild the New York Alpha chapter.

Through his chapter experience, Pete was prepared for his current career as manager of the San Francisco Ballet School’s student residence. The communication and organization skills that he developed while serving as a chapter officer helped him professionally, and the “feeling of family” contributed to his personal growth.  “I saw [the chapter] go from 16 guys with question marks in their eyes to a full strength Fraternity with 60 people.”
A founder of a campus organization that advocated for alcohol-free events and participant in a Phi Delt educational conference, Pete pledged Phi Delta Theta because he saw potential in creating a new model for what a fraternity could be.  “I realized that there was an opportunity to have a social alternative pledging Phi Delt that would serve my personal goals of changing the social scene on campus and introducing me to a new style of living.”

Pete’s chapter overcame a strong alcohol culture on campus “through extolling the other virtues of the Fraternity: academic, athletic and social.”   Consistently ranked among the top fraternities on campus, New York Alpha earned a reputation as a diverse group of individuals successful in both academics and athletics.

Pete broke Cornell’s school record in the high jump in 2001. His involvement in athletics continues today as he enjoys skateboarding, mountain biking, and still jumps occasionally. He also spent four years coaching basketball and track for University High School in San Francisco.

Pete’s gift to the Fraternity is quite unique. In addition to naming Phi Delta Theta as a beneficiary of an IRA, he plans on providing Phi Delta Theta artwork. After reminiscing about the Fraternity house at Cornell– the plaques on each of the doors with names of past tenants, the knight statue, and so on – Brother Ippel decided to donate his artwork as “a nest egg to pass forward.”

“I may not have huge stacks of cash to donate but I do have huge confidence in my art… It’s like buying stock in [myself]. I’m a talented artist – here’s the artwork I made at a particular time in my life and it’s a gift.”

 With his apparent zest and love of life, Pete Ippel has proudly joined the Living Bond Society. 

“Phi Delta Theta has been such a great experience for me that I want to support it and keep it going for those that come after me.”

Brother Ippel welcomes commissioned art work.
Learn more about Brother Ippel and his art work -- Visit his updated gallery.

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