This past June, The Board of Trustees approved a proposal to embark on a significant renovation of the house. With only two months before the start of fall semester, project managers John Zimmermann (Col ’81) and Dave Edwards (Col ’90) prioritized projects from a long list of items needing to be addressed. We first tackled […]
Midterms recently marked the halfway point of the semester, and I am glad to use this opportunity to provide an update: Social Chairs Ian Donnellan (Col ’26) and Ryan Seidensticker (Col ’26) have orchestrated a hugely successful social calendar, starting with the “Block Party”. Block Party is an enormous open party that takes place the […]
On April 26, 2024, Board of Trustees President, Scott Oswald (Col ‘90) and his wife Susan hosted the 34th Anniversary Cudlip Award Dinner at Farmington Country Club. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner were served in the Jefferson Room to invited alumni and their wives, as well as house officers and their dates. It was a […]
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Tom Thompson (Col ’69), recently organized a reunion of his classmates from the class of 1969. Chapter Advisor Dave Edwards (Col ’90) was on hand to welcome them back to One University Circle. Tom commented that he and his brothers thought the house looked great – but that not that much had changed – it […]
Evans, GA – Douglas deVane Batchelor, Jr. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Mr. Batchelor was born on January 4, 1945, in Boston, MA to the late Douglas deVane Batchelor, Sr. and Lucy Bush Batchelor. He was a loving and devoted husband for 52 years to the […]
It has been a year since over 300 Phis gathered in Charlottesville to celebrate the 150th anniversary of our founding at UVA. To date, the Phi 150th Anniversary Fund has received pledges in excess of $355,000 with over 85% of those pledges already received. Five Brothers have made $25,000 pledges and an additional 16 have […]
Dear Fellow Phis, I am Sam Moran, a second-year majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and the recently elected President of Phi Society. Since joining the fraternity, I have continuously been struck by the sense of belonging we share. Nowhere else do academics, leisure, and antics mix so naturally than at One University Circle, and it is […]
In response to the shortened two-week formal rush calendar, we enhanced our effort to get to know potential new brothers in the fall and added a great road trip to Washington with the support of the Alumni Board. We will continue to expand and refine our approach so we can increase the size of upcoming […]
This semester, we have instituted weekly Sunday night dinners and watch parties at 1 University Circle. Brotherhood Chair, Travis Montgomery and Kitchen Manager, Thomas Reiter coordinated this project. This gives all of us the opportunity to get together and spend quality time together more frequently. Our first dinner was held during Superbowl Sunday (February 11) […]