Our Mission

Phi Gamma Delta's Mission Statement is:

Phi Gamma Delta is dedicated to developing men of character within the academic setting, with the aim that they will become fully contributing members of society. In pursuit of this mission, the Fraternity promotes five core values:

Friendship, which brings us together and is the basis of our brotherhood.

Knowledge, the primary reason our members attend college and the key to a fuller, richer life.

Service, in recognition of our obligation to give back to the campus and community that foster our growth.

Morality, our commitment to do what is right in all our relationships.

Excellence, the achievement of the full potential of the chapter and the individual members.

There are definitely ways in which my chapter is both congruent and incongruent with our mission statement.

Friendship: In my opinion, friendship is by far the easiest core value to live by and there is a simple reason for this: friendship is fun. Brotherhood/Sisterhood is one of the main reasons why college students join Greek life. Having that special bond with a group of people you can't EVER have with anyone else is something appealing within itself. I think that our chapter exemplifies this value very well and this is a strong way in which we are congruent with our mission statement.

Knowledge: This is one of the things most of our chapter values above all else. Knowledge is something that is very important in the life of a FIJI. Having a strong, academic background is something that is very important to our chapter and gaining knowledge is something important that can never be taken away. The drive to constantly be learning new things and being intrigued by the world around us is another strong example of how our chapter is congruent with our mission statement.

Service: Giving back to the community around us is something that is emphasized a lot throughout Greek Life as a whole. Philanthropy is a way to actively work together in order to do good for others and help improve the community around us. In our chapter, we have constantly been working over the past year to make our philanthropy event bigger and better. We do a Rivalry Run with the FIJIs in Michigan the week of the OSU/Michigan football game. This requires all of our members, along with their members, to run the game ball from one stadium to the other. Our chapter has been fundraising for almost a whole year for this event. We have also recently changed our philanthropy to the Stefanie Spielman Fund, an organization that is a staple within the Columbus community in order to give back to the local community.

Morality: This is definitely one of, if not the, hardest value to live by. This commitment to always do what is right is hard. It is constantly testing us as individuals, as well as a chapter as a whole. Having a strong sense of morality helps to guide us to live our lives in a dignified manor at every moment possible. Now, obviously people make mistakes and sometimes better judgement is lost. But, morality is more about living up to and learning from your mistakes. It is about making the right decisions whenever you can, and when you make that mistake, realizing that you did, fixing it to the best of your ability, and learning from it.
 

Excellence: Excellence is about living life to your fullest potential. It is about doing the things you do well. Excellence is about PASSION. Excellence is not necessarily about being the best at everything, but being YOUR best at everything. It is about commitment to anything you do, whether that be academics, extra-curriculars, jobs, social life, etc... Being excellent is about doing something with the highest intention of doing it to the best of your ability. Excellence is probably the hardest value to constantly work towards. It involves a level of commitment that many people are not willing or wanting to put into EVERYTHING they do, but I believe that when you strive for excellence in every aspect of life, the rewarding and fulfilling feelings are well worth it.

Quote of the week:

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Aristotle quotes (Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scientist and Physician, 384 BC-322 BC)