SWGP Announcements

[PhiPsiRuss]

April 11, 2004

Matt Shaw
John Henebry
John Zigelmeyer.
Wynn Weigand
Richard Bower
Jim Trigilio
Shannon Price


Dear Matt, John, Zig, Wynn, Richard, Trig and Shannon

I wanted to take this opportunity on the eve of the Project 2025 Conference Call to express my deep appreciation to each of you for the outstanding job that has accomplished in the creation and devolpment of the Phi Kappa Psi Project 2025 National Housing Initiative.

When I approached Zig eighteen months ago on this proposed initiative.....I felt that it was imperative that our Fraternity adopt a very proactive stance in addressing the immediate and long term needs of our chapter house corporartions and the entire Phi Psi housing sphere whose individual housing assets are in the excess of 35 million dollars.

Within one Bienieum, the Project 2025 Initiative task force has undertaken, created and implemented the largest chapter housing education resource forum in the existence of Phi Kappa Psi as realized last September in Las Vegas with plans for an annual track and second conference scheduled at the same time this year.

With public saftey as a number one goal, the Exceutive Council approved the Project 2025 endorsed National Fire Sprinkler Initiative at its Spring March 2004 Meeting in which our local chapter house corporations will now have a preferred and available resource option that will enhance public saftey, provide lower insurance costs and meet growing city and state ordinances.

In addition, I have made mention to Zig and Jim Trigilio this past week of a suggestion to incorporate within Project 2025 a comprehensive undertaking to help improve the apperance of our chapter house properties that fall into the range of outstanding and attractive facilities to the other side of the spectrum of glorified foosball parlors.In that vein, the many contributions of Brothers Jerry Nelson, Bruce McMahon, Paul Wineman in the creation of installed chapter computer labs sponsored by the Endowment Fund have in fact helped provide a valuable catalyst to instill a true learning enviroment within many of our nationwide Phi Kappa Psi chapter houses.

In that umbrella goal, I would also ask that Project 2025 take under advisement the need to promote the betterment of chapter house conditions in terms of quality furniture, carperting, draperies, kitchen equipment etc that will improve the living condition, apperance and attractiveness of our chapter houses in the eyes of our undergraduate tenants, parents, prospective members and our host institutions. Perhaps the concept of an instituted "Phi Psi Operation Sparkle," furniture buying clubs, Parents Committees, could be solutions advanced by Project 2025 that can take seed now in preparation of Fall 2004 and well beyond. The benefits of doing so will naturally assist our respective groups in the form of additional tenants, increased member recruitment and alumni related support.

In addition. I would like to offer as a suggestion the opportunity for Project 2025 to utilize the upcoming July San Diego Grand Arch Council to disseminate information to promote the upcoming 2nd Annual Project 2025 Housing Education Conference September 10-12 2004, newly approved Simplex Fire Sprinkler Program and the myriad of chapter housing corporation resource materials.

I wish you all a very productive deliberations and want to express my heartfelt appreciation to Project 2025 Chairman John Zigelmeyer, Director of House Corporations Shannon Price and to each of you for the tremendous job in getting this vitally important initiative established and advanced in the support of our beloved fraternity.

Thank you very much.....

Fraternally,
John V.Ciccarelli...
58th President of Phi Kappa Psi