October 10, 1997: Volume 41, Number 3

Fiji Adopts South Avenue Playground

Children at South Avenue Playground, just one block west of Seward Place, have a few larger-than-normal playmates thanks to members of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

Brothers of Fiji have adopted the playground and established a supervised playground program for neighborhood kids starting this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Fiji, whose quarters are nearby in Fox Hall, was involved with the park revitalization effort when it was targeted for work during the freshmen orientation community service project, according to Fiji president Eric Houle, who said he noticed the rundown playground during walks to area restaurants. Since the community service project, the brothers have been adding the finishing touches: new paint, a truckload of sand, wood chips where there used to be grass, basketball nets.

"A lot of kids have seen us, asking us questions about what we were doing there," Houle said. Over the past month, members of the fraternity have circulated fliers about the playground program to neighborhood homes, schools and churches.

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