I am pleased to report that our fund raising for the pre-campaign study was successful.  We were able to raise $13,550.00 to pay Dorris & Associates for the pre-campaign work which they did.  Thanks to Dorris’ efforts, we have determined that not only is the idea of a fund raising campaign to re-build the Pi Lam house a good idea, we should be able to raise at least $700,000.00.  Great thanks to the following brothers who responded to my call for funds:

Matt Adler	Jon Aibel	Bob Band	Eric Bender
Andy Bernstein	Evan Byer	Gary Cohen	Ken Cohen
Mark Cohen	Keith Cutler	Steve Demar	Alan Eingold
Mike Elkin	Roy Fabry	Bob Farbish	Pete Fleischmann
Terry Forman	Mark Ginsberg	Bob Goldenberg	Norm Goldenberg
Bob Goldsticker	Jack Graff	Richard Haber	Jim Hauser
Joe Hecht	Robert Hoffman	Joe Jacoby	Eliot Kleinberg
Vic Kline	Bruce Konners	Jules Lipp	Ron Mans
Bob Merlin	Steve Messing	Harvey Miller	Larry Mizrach
Stan Newmark	Andy Parker	Mike Parker	Josh Rodstein
Keith Rosen	Curt Rosner	Jay Rossin	Chuck Ruffner
Sandy Sadja	Mike Schine	Mark Schwartz	Phil Silber
Lenny Sokolow	Sandy Stein	Chuck Steinmetz	Paul Suid
Mark Weisser	Steve Weltman	Mitch Yeckes	Barry Zimbler

             A special thanks goes to Chuck Steinmetz.  Chuck has not only agreed to chair the fund raising campaign, he generously gave us seed money to begin our fund raising efforts. 

             We have begun the process of raising the money needed to renovate the house.  Our goal is to not only raise enough money for the renovations, but to raise enough funds to establish an endowment which will help protect the house financially in the future.  While Dorris’ study estimated that we should be able to raise between $700,000.00 and $900,000.00, our goal is to raise $1,000.000.00.  With this type of financial commitment from the brothers, we should be able to create a house that we are proud to visit, a place where we can look forward to taking our families to see where we acquired so many memories.

             We, either brothers or Greg McElroy from Dorris, will be contacting you during the next six months or so.  We will be asking you to make as significant a commitment as possible in the form of a pledge payable in annual installments of up to five (5) years.  After approximately one month of our campaign, we have already received commitments for in excess of $250,000,000.00, ranging from $100,000.00 to $2,500.00.  We hope to announce that we have reached a significant threshold at the 75^th Anniversary on April 29, 2000.

             Your help is needed.  I ask you to think back on your experience at Pi Lam while you were at the University of Florida.  I especially ask you to think about the life-long relationships you built as a result of being a part of the fraternity. We would all be different people if we where not Pi Lams.

             When we contact you, please respond by giving us your time, your suggestions of fellow brothers who could and likely would support us, and your financial commitment.  Join us in re-establishing Pi Lam at UF!

             In addition to your financial commitment, we need some of your time and professional expertise.  While it is our pleasure to work for the survival of Florida Delta, we, the twenty or so brothers who are leading this effort, cannot do everything ourselves.  We need you to help us on the following committees: