Acacia Fraternity Cornell University The Traveler

VOLUME 103, ISSUE II SPRING 2010

What’s Inside

Chapter Roster 2

From the Corp. 3 Board President

Venerably 4 Speaking Preparing Future 5 Acacians

Meet the New 6-7 Pledges

Sending Off the 8-9 Seniors

Acacia Jumps to 9 No. 6 in GPA

Social Scene 10

New Kegerator 11 Brothers, pledges and dates at Cornell Acacia’s 2010 Valentine’s Day Formal.

Senior Reflection 11

Athletics Update 12 Rush Efforts Pay Off With Ten Pledges

House Charlie Hernandez 13 Improvements This year’s rush went smoothly from that the chapter purchase new furniture for A Stronger 14 beginning to end, with enthusiasm from the the commons, they took note of the deal Brotherhood brotherhood and a string of successful and returned to the house to install the events. Brothers returned early from winter new table. News of the couches spread, and Organizing 15 break to paint the house, organize for after a discussion among the executive Orientation events, and plan how rush week would go. board, followed by a discussion involving the We were efficient and got the house ready whole brotherhood, we decided that we Human Service 16 with time to spare, so we looked to see would purchase the couches to have for Financial Report 16 what else could be done to fix up North- rush week. cote. We decided that a new table would With the brand new, brown leather 18- Alumni Mailbag do well in the commons, and several broth- couches, and a gorgeous slate table, all in 19 ers set out to search for such an item. the commons, our house looked ready for Alumni While shopping for a deal on a table, rush. We started the week on Tuesday with 19 Honor Roll they came across some fantastic couches a smoker and a bowling event that night. which were on sale for a great price. Re- membering that Steve Stein had suggested (Continued on page 17) P A G E 2 Spring 2010 Chapter Roster

Editor: Elie Bilmes EXECUTIVE BOARD Jose Arrue ’10 (1120) Joseph Beaudette ‘11 Hotel Administration (1134) The Traveler is published Justin Burden ‘12 (1140) West Windsor, N.J. Civil and Environmental Engineering Economics Canton, N.Y. each semester by the Fairfield, Ohio Eric Zatz ’10 (1121) [Junior Steward] Cornell University Chapter [Venerable Dean] Information Science of Acacia Fraternity. This West Windsor, N.J. Frederick Ballyns ‘11 (1135) Tory Farney ‘11 (1129) Mechanical Engineering newsletter is mailed to Atmospheric Science Erik Burkhalter ‘10 (1123) Oswego, N.Y. alumni, fellow chapters, Castorland, N.Y. Applied Economics and Management friends, and family of active [Senior Dean] Theodore Ni ‘12 (1138) Queens, N.Y. Math, Economics members of the Chapter. Richard Corrales ‘12 (1137) [Dean of Scholarship] Parsippany, N.J.

Correspondence regarding Communication [Technologist] Ardsley, N.Y. Tyler Huth ’10 (1125) this publication, requests for [Junior Dean] Earth and Atmospheric Science William Zeligson ‘12 (1139) change of address, and all Norfolk, Mass. Biology Charles Hernandez ‘12 Cleveland, Ohio other concerns and Josiah Pothen ‘10 (1126) [Secretary, Senior Steward] (1142) Civil and Environmental Engineering comments should be Materials Science and Engineering Yorktown, Va. Atkinson, N.H. Winston Feng ‘12 (1144) addressed to: [Philanthropy Chairman] [Recruitment Chairman] Industrial and Labor Relations

Walnut, Calif. Acacia Fraternity Brian Cannon ‘10 (1128) [Liaison to Capital Campaign] David Skiff ‘12 (1143) Economics c/o Alumni Affairs Computer Science Malvern, Penn. Jared Leventhal ‘12 (1145) Iowa City, Iowa Biology and Society 318 Highland Road [Treasurer] Ithaca, NY 14850 Adam Brownstein ’11 (1130) Woodmere, N.Y. Economics, Government (607) 257-7055 ACTIVES Scarsdale, N.Y. Michael Spanier ‘12 (1146) [Athletics Chairman] Electrical and Computer Engr. Elie Bilmes ‘10 (1118) Linwood, N.J. www.cornellacacia.org Government, History Thomas Kozakiewicz ’11 [email protected] Middlebury, Conn. (1131) Jonathan Hsieh ‘12 (1147) [Dean of Alumni Affairs] Civil and Environmental Engineering Hotel Administration Riverhead, N.Y. Columbus, Ohio This current Traveler, along Christopher Domanti ‘10 with past issues, can be (1119) Oleksander Bilyk ‘11 (1132) John Ertl ‘11 (1148) Mechanical Engineering Classics Industrial and Labor Relations found in the Publications Fairport, N.Y. Swamscott, Mass. Park Falls, Wis. section of our website. [Brotherhood Chairman]

The statements made and ************************************************************************************* the opinions expressed in Annual Corporation Board Meeting this publication are Saturday, May 8, 2010 independent of the University and Interfraternity Council The Annual Meeting of the Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, Inc., will be Saturday, (IFC). The chapter is solely May 8, 2010 at 1:00 pm, at Acacia Fraternity, 318 Highland Road, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 responsible for the contents of (607-257-7055) this publication. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. *************************************************************************************

THE TRAVELER VOLUME 103, ISSUE II P A G E 3 A Message From Our Corporation Board President

The 2009-2010 Fiscal Year has been one of many challenges (opportunities?). The replacement of the steam boiler and installation of a new heating system took months longer than anticipated. The resulting necessary repairs to walls, ceilings, floors, electrical issues, etc., also took longer and, thus, cost way more than we had budgeted for. In order to address some fire and safety issues, we had additional electrical work performed and installed three new overhead lights and two receptacles in the second floor hallway outside the Center Room and a switched outlet in the long, dorm closet.

With the heating project virtually complete, a prolonged period of sub-freezing temperatures revealed that the new heating system couldn’t keep several areas comfortably warm without the use of space heaters. So, we are budgeting to have blown-in insulation added this summer to the End Room, Bay Room, and Chapter Room, and perhaps all of the old part of Northcote. On a more positive note, we reached a settlement with our previous heating contractor (Wilson & Sons) and received $6,000 to defray the cost of replacing the two 3-year-old Munchkin boilers that they installed but were not code compliant.

To top it all off, Northcote experiences periods of “negative pressure” during which the gas-fired hot water maker exhausts carbon monoxide (CO) into the boiler room rather than up the chimney. This situation occurs if the kitchen exhaust fan is on and the atmospheric conditions are right. So, we will probably need to spend about $14,000 this summer to install an air handling system in the kitchen.

It was also necessary to replace the rapidly deteriorating linoleum floor in the mailbox area, which we accom- plished during the winter break. Physically, Cornell Acacia is in excellent shape. The actives have been doing a great job of painting and keeping Northcote clean and welcoming. I’m hoping the Corporation’s financial picture will soon be equally worthy of bragging about!

Remember that neither the Capital Campaign nor Acacia’s list of capital improvements is over. Please help us to reach our $345,000 Capital Campaign goal!

Although we are now near the end of the third year of our five-year Capital Campaign, please remember that we rely on everyone’s payment of their annual dues to help keep our 100+ year-old home in good and safe condition. Cornell Acacia has a group of highly dedicated, caring, and generous alumni who have already con- tributed to our Capital Campaign. For this, we are extremely grateful. But, we need an influx of new contribu- tors to reach our Capital Campaign goal, and those who do contribute should not forget their annual dues obli- gations.

Please email or call me if you have comments, concerns, suggestions, want to get involved, or simply want to say hello. It would be wonderful to hear from some of you so I know you are as concerned, yet encouraged, as I am about the future of our beloved Acacia.

Fraternally,

Steven L. Stein 1973 (787) 339 E. Miller Rd., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850-9431 607-277-3125 (home), 607-351-3901 (cell) [email protected] P A G E 4

Venerably Speaking Justin Burden I think that all of the active bers in our spring pledge class in Another goal, which will also brothers would agree that this addition to the two new brothers help Acacia to achieve my first semester has been flying by. Per- who pledged in the fall. We plan goal, is to have every brother in- sonally, I have been occupied with to have Northcote nearly filled to volved in at least one club or or- the various duties of the Vener- capacity next year with these new ganization on campus. This will able Dean. I am currently in the pledges and all of our current non help promote our name on cam- middle of the daunting task of -senior brothers living in, which pus, develop connections with completing the End of the Year will make living in the house even potential new members, and Report for Cornell’s Office of more enjoyable while also boost attendance at our social Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. strengthening our financial posi- and philanthropy events. One Meanwhile, the brotherhood as a tion. We hope to maintain a high possible way to encourage this whole has been busy with various level of house occupancy in the involvement is to change the cur- activities at Acacia and on campus. future. rent room points system so that One example is that many broth- I have three key goals during brothers can earn better rooms in ers have been showing great sup- the remainder of my term as Ven- the house if they are more in- port for Cornell’s nationally- erable Dean. First, I plan to keep volved on campus. My third goal is ranked hockey and basketball building off of the foundation that to improve the overall stature of teams. is now in place to secure another fraternities on North Campus As in last few years, we made pledge class this fall. Last fall’s through my work on the Inter- many improvements to North- pledge class was our first since Fraternity Council. cote in preparation for rush week. 2006. A fall pledge class is not The explicit tasks of the Ven- Any alumni visiting the house important solely because it adds erable Dean, along with other would instantly notice the new new members to the fraternity, problems of managing a fraternity, couches in the commons, or the but also because it keeps brothers are certainly not easy, but I am new paint colors in the mail room motivated and in the rush mindset ready to take on the challenge. I and wing. This hard work paid off all year long. This, in turn, im- believe that by heeding advice with ten outstanding new mem- proves our spring rush results. from our graduating seniors and alumni, while also learning from our present experiences, we can improve an already-strong chap- ter. I am very optimistic that with our current executive board, our Corporation Board, and all of our brothers, the Cornell Chapter of Acacia is heading in the right di- rection.

Kyle Small-Davis ‘09 with Brothers Brian Cannon and Justin Burden at our broomball rush event in January.

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Tory Farney Preparing Future Acacians and review our process before we could even get close to the point of having any issues. After a healthy discussion which is likely to continue in the months ahead, we made some changes which not only minimize our risk, but strengthen our pledge process and the future bonds of brotherhood. The experience I gained from running the end of last se- mester’s pledge program provided me with a great opportunity to prepare myself for the spring pledge class. I am better able to make sure that this current class knows everything there is to know about the history of our great fra- ternity. Our pledge class is a diverse group of young men who are en- thusiastic about joining the ranks of Acacians before them. Each new member brings to this fraternity Acacia’s spring pledge class poses with three sisters from Tridelta after fresh ideas and perspectives that singing songs and delivering cards for Valentine’s Day. will improve the future of Acacia. I am honored to be the person in As my term as Venerable two fall pledges. charge of educating these fine indi- Dean was ending last fall, I asked Having our first fall pledge viduals. Additionally, I have en- myself, in what way can I continue class in a couple years gave the joyed getting to know them to take a more active part in Aca- chapter a unique opportunity to through pledge meetings, social cia? The answer soon came to me review our pledge program. We events, and dinners. As they con- with the help of some suggestions looked at the strengths and weak- tinue on their pledge process, I from my fellow brothers. A couple nesses of our program and consid- know they are very eager to be- short weeks later, I was elected as ered ways to revise what we do. come Acacians in the future and I the new Senior Dean of Acacia With so many Greek organizations am enthusiastic to be the one who and immediately took over as the running into issues with hazing, we can guide them down this path. new member educator for our decided to take proactive steps

Pledges with sisters from (left) and (right) on Valentine’s Day. P A G E 6 Meet the Members of the Spring 2010 Pledge Class

Menu Grullon become a stronger fraternity and Hi, my name is Daniel Moskowitz. I (“18 % Gratuity Included”) hope that it will give me great hail from Bellerose, N.Y., and came New York, N.Y. memories of college in return. I to Cornell to pursue a B.S. in Elec- Materials Science and Engineering spend most of my free time playing trical and Computer Engineering. games, hanging out with friends, or During my free Hi, my name is Manuel, but I like watching random television shows. time, I enjoy art, for people to call me Menu. I'm a cooking, and bak- freshman in the Andy Mishra (“Hadji”) ing. I also like to College of Engi- Houston, Tex. watch various TV neering and plan Applied and Engineering Physics shows and read to major in Ma- books by authors terials Science I'm Ananya Mishra, nickname Andy. such as Haruki and Engineering. I was born in New Delhi, India, but Murakami. At At Cornell, I'm moved to Houston when I was 6. Acacia, I hope to heavily involved Currently, I'm a freshman and hope make friends for in the Japanese- to major in Applied and Engineering life and enjoy my college years while US Association Physics as well as minor in Business. doing all I can for the betterment of with some of my pledge brothers, In the future, I would like to use my the fraternity. and will be doing FALCON (Full expertise to improve or invent a Year Asian Language Concentra- product and successfully market it. I Matt Johnson (“Wilford Brimley”) tion) in Japanese. My other interests love music of all kinds, and play a Plainville, Mass. include listening to music, watching variety of instru- Chemical Engineering interesting movies, working out, and ments, including making new friends. I hope to make the guitar, cello, Hey, my name is Matt Johnson, born many lasting memories and friends and drums - I'm and raised in the small town of through Acacia. always up for a Plainville, Mass. Right now I'm a good jam ses- freshman studying Chemical Engi- Matt Heller sion. On cam- neering, which seemed to be the (“Col. Archibald J. Winchester III”) pus, I'm heavily obvious next choice after realizing Houston, Tex. involved with that my dream of Government, Economics Yamatai, a taiko being a rock star drumming performance group, and was unlikely to Hey, my name is Matt Heller and I the Japan-U.S. Association. My other happen (or, should am from Houston. I went to high interests and hobbies include build- be postponed until school in Naperville, Illinois, which ing and tinkering with computers, the proper funding is outside Chicago, but I grew up enjoying Japanese culture, staying could be acquired). and now live in Houston. I am in the exceptionally fit, traveling, and prac- I love painting, College of Arts ticing martial arts. As a part of Aca- singing, playing pi- and Sciences cia, I hope to both benefit from and ano, hiking, swim- and am planning contribute to the house, starting ming, hanging out to major in with my service as Pledge Class with my friends Government President. and family, and just and possibly getting the most out of life in gen- Economics at Daniel Moskowitz (“Abraham”) eral. I really want to help people Cornell. I plan Bellerose, N.Y. when I graduate, either through ser- to help Acacia Electrical and Computer Engineering (continued on next page)

THE TRAVELER VOLUME 103, ISSUE II P A G E 7 vice, helping to develop medicine, into my junior year, I plan to write sophomore in the ECE program. I or, most likely, helping the environ- an honors thesis on the results of enjoy listening to electronic music, a ment and finding green energy my study. Outside of academics and genre that most people are unfamil- sources. Though I never thought I research, I enjoy staying fit and ac- iar with. I am still learning how to would join a fraternity, Acacia stood tive, and regularly produce such out as something special; it was go to the gym to music, and want more welcoming than other frater- lift and run. It is to learn how to nities. I only hope I can help better my goal to one DJ eventually. My it during my time at Cornell. day be able to other interests qualify and com- include digital art, Alex Pan (“Palin”) pete in natural video games, and Solon, Ohio b o d y b u i l d - working out. I am Economics ing shows. Some always eager to of my other hob- try new things, Hello, my name is Alex Pan, but bies include playing tennis and ping and I hope to do that at Acacia. most people just call me Pan since pong, and watching Korean and Chi- there are too many people named nese dramas. Alex Yu (“Foie Gras”) Alex out there. I Asheville, N.C. was born in Shang- Gabriel Torres (“Ambrose”) Applied and Engineering Physics hai, China, but I Quito, Ecuador lived in a suburb of Chemical Engineering My name is Young Alexander Yu, Cleveland named but I prefer Alex. I was born and Solon for eight Hi, my name is Gabriel Torres and I raised in Miami and then moved to years. I am cur- am currently a freshman in Wellington, Fla., before attend- rently an Econom- the College of Engineering, planning ing Suncoast Community High ics major in College on majoring in either Chemical School. At Suncoast, I was a dual- of Arts and Sci- or Materials Science and Engineer- enrolled student, completing the ences, with the in- ing. I am originally from Quito, Ec- curriculum for a diploma in Math, tention of double majoring with uador, immigrated to Tampa, Fla., in Science, and Engineering (MSE), and something else. During my free 2000, and lived in International Baccalaureate (IB). I time, I enjoy hanging out with there until I am currently friends, playing table tennis, and made the right s t u d y i n g t o playing pickup basketball. I am also decision to graduate from involved in many cultural clubs; come to Cor- Cornell in 2013 chances are you will see me in one nell. My inter- with a B.S. of them. ests include in Engineering browsing and Physics. I have contributing many interests Carey Shao (“Wong Hong”) to Wikipedia, playing video games, and hobbies, in- Alameda, Calif. and being active in many of Cor- cluding bowling and foreign lan- Biology nell's Asian student groups. I hope guages. My goal in life is to better to make the most out of my time the human race by giving back what My name is Carey Shao. I am a here in Acacia. I have learned and will learn in my sophomore Biology major in the life. Nutrition program of study. This Norton Wang (“Elmer”) semester, I am involved with re- Edison, N.J. search in a nutrition lab, where I am Electrical and Computer Engineering investigating the possibility of cross- talk between mTOR and GCN2, My name is Norton Wang, but most two major biochemical pathways people call me Wang, or Antivirus. I which act as nutrient and energy was born in China but moved sensors. As I continue this research to New Jersey a while ago. I am a P A G E 8 Farewell to the Senior Class of 2010

As this semester comes to a close, we bid farewell to eight awesome brothers who will go on to begin their careers, further their educations, and explore the world. Over the past four years, they have all left their mark on the Cornell chapter of Acacia and will be missed. Good luck to the class of 2010!

Jose Arrué I will be graduating this spring with a degree in Hotel Administration, but I still don’t know where I will be in the fall. I have an offer from Fair- mont Hotels. I’m still waiting on a couple of other companies to get back to me.

Elie Bilmes After finishing my senior thesis and graduating this May, I’ll be headed to the Midwest. I was admitted to Cornell Acacia’s Class of 2010 hanging out in the dining room Teach for America, and they’re after pledge induction in early February. sending me to Chicago for their summer training institute, followed jor that I enjoyed the most and can India. I am sad to be leaving Cornell, by two years of teaching high school see a possible future in. However at but love that I have a home at Aca- English in St. Louis. Because of TFA, the risk of sounding short-sighted, cia to which I can always come back. I will be deferring everything for the ultimate goal is: to get some two years and entering Columbia work experience, go for my MBA, Chris Domanti Law School in the fall of 2012. find a job where I can save some I am graduating this spring with a Wherever I go, I will always look money, then take the money and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a back fondly on my time as an active travel the world. Simple, right? minor in Engineering Management. I brother of Acacia. have been accepted into the gradu- Brian Cannon ate school here at Cornell to pur- Erik Burkhalter After graduating this May with a sue an M.Eng in Systems Engineer- The popular question these days degree in Economics, I intend to ing. I am doing this through Early seems to be: Are you going to be an spend some time traveling and visit- Admit, so I will be here next fall and actor? I’m not planning on it (never ing with family and friends. Though I will graduate in December. During say never), but I think it would am not yet sure where I will begin that time, I will try to find a job in make for an interesting side project. work in the fall, I am currently con- the aerospace or automotive indus- While I, at this point in time, refuse sidering an offer for a financial plan- tries. to lock myself into any one career, I ning position in Manhattan and am am exploring my options in market- awaiting word from several other (Continued on next page) ing and/or accounting. Those are New York firms, as well as for pro- probably the parts of the AEM ma- spective developmental research in

THE TRAVELER VOLUME 103, ISSUE II P A G E 9 Renewed Focus on Academics Lifts Chapter GPA Erik Burkhalter We are number six! That was sibility of receiving a gold star, but the Year report. While it may not the exciting news around North- I’m not going to complain. Since be the most interesting read ever, cote when Cornell’s Office of Fra- starting this system, I’ve seen an we do our best to rise to the chal- ternity and Sorority Affairs re- increase in brothers hauling their lenge that is Cornell’s Greek grad- leased its semi-annual GPA report. books down to the chapter room ing scale. I know that Venerable Acacia has moved up the ranks, for an evening study session. It Dean Justin Burden and I will work jumping thirteen places between warms my heart as Dean of Schol- to make sure that Acacia looks as Spring 2009 and Fall 2009. Our arship to see an open textbook in great on paper as it does in real house GPA of 3.440 topped all but someone’s hand rather than a life. five of the 41 IFC fraternities’. video game controller. I hope we Of course, the end of this While this is quite a feat (congrats, can continue this trend as it sets a academic year does bring me to guys!), we are not finished yet; great example for our new broth- one more milestone: graduating we’ve climbed this far and there’s ers who will one day be leading from Cornell. Yes, it has been no reason we cannot continue the the active chapter. quite a ride these past four years, journey. As we move towards the end but it is time to tackle my next In an effort to keep the of another academic year here in project. I have enjoyed my time as brotherhood motivated, I have Ithaca, we can start looking for- Dean of Scholarship, Junior Dean, introduced a points system that ward to the things that make and just as an active member. It’s rewards positive academic behav- springtime wonderful: new broth- been great watching my pledge ior. It’s quite surprising how ex- ers, Night on the Nile, Slope Day, class strengthen its bonds as well cited people can get over the pos- and of course, the coveted End of as watching other pledge classes grow. Hopefully we’ve taught all of

Sending off the Seniors (continued)

Tyler Huth am on the job hunt, talking to em- After graduation, I will be getting a ployers and scheduling interviews. I job painting houses. This will hope- am looking to work either in the fully replace much of the money I Chicago area or on the west coast in have spent being a good Acacian. I California. will be starting my master's degree in geology in the fall, but have not yet Eric Zatz decided on a school. I'll be doing field After four fun years at Cornell, I will work either in the Andes or in the be graduating with a degree in Infor- Himalayas so that should be pretty mation Science this May. Following cool. Other than that, it's been graduation, I plan to travel and relax fun. Try not to break anything after for a month until I move to New we're gone. I am proud to be an Aca- York City this summer to begin cian. work as a technology analyst for Bar- clays Capital. I plan to keep in touch Josiah Pothen and meet up with my Acacia broth- Visit our chapter website After graduating in May with a Civil ers both in Ithaca and Manhattan in for frequent updates: and Environmental Engineering de- the years to come. gree I am looking to work in Envi- ronmental side of things. Currently I CornellAcacia.org P A G E 10

Acacia’s Social Scene Grows Stronger Richie Corrales

Acacia’s first major social event this semester was the Valentine’s Day Formal, held at the Lakewatch Inn. A recipe for a good time was in store, with over 60 guests, good food, music, and a cash bar. While the pledges did not sound at all like an organized choir when they sere- naded us at formal, they certainly shaped up for when they had to sing to the sororities, and have the pic- tures to prove it! As a house we received many Valentine’s Day Cards from sororities, including Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, and . Our annual Pledge Class Party was on March 6. The pledges chose to have a highlighter-themed party with black lights and a white tee shirt dress code. With fourteen 48” black lights, 150 highlighters, and over 200 guests, the party was a huge success. Brothers from the RPI Chapter and Toronto Colony even came to Northcote for the party! The social reputation and party scene of Acacia Fraternity is on the From left, Brothers Eric Zatz, TJ Kozakiewicz and John Ertl rise and we are strengthening rela- with dates at Acacia’s Winter Formal in December. tions with sororities, especially Kappa Delta. The house has been ating extravagant invitations for so- that arise within the house. All cases working hard since last semester to rorities, and filling the house to full will be documented and precedents improve its reputation on campus capacity. My goal is to transform will be set to be used in future and the pledges have demonstrated our basement into an Egyptian Tem- cases. The committee is comprised that they have the dedication and ple, which will take weeks of plan- of myself (as Junior Dean) and four effort necessary to run a successful ning and a lot of time setting up. All other brothers. So far we have al- organization. alumni and friends of Acacia are in- ready handled two cases and this Our upcoming social calendar vited to come to the party, which is system seems to be working well is full of exciting events, including tentatively scheduled for April 24 - for the house. As our chapter two parties in the April, and Slope coincidentally, the same day as my grows we hope to continue to im- Day and Spring Formal in May. Our birthday! prove socially, and we now have a next big open party will be our an- In addition to organizing social formal system for dealing with dis- nual Night on the Nile. We are events, I have also officially set up crepancies within the house. looking to make this party more the judicial board. This board will outlandish than ever by carrying a deal with appeals for house fines, pharaoh across the Arts Quad, cre- misconduct, and any other issues

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Elie Bilmes Classes of 2009 and 2010 Purchase Kegerator Acacia’s two most recent sen- during the week before Spring ior classes have teamed up to pur- Break. chase a new kegerator for the Many alumni may remember house. This appliance will enable the when our current “kegerator” was brotherhood to purchase beer kegs in use, although it lost its keg- for brotherhood events and parties tapping abilities years ago and has without having to rent tapping since served as a normal refrigera- equipment, or waste time by pump- tor. The new machine will be able ing a keg by hand. to hold full-size kegs and can be Several of the current seniors locked to prevent unauthorized use. conceived of the idea one night be- Although kegs (and all common fore dinner, and quickly spread the sources of alcohol) are banned from word among the classes of 2009 and registered parties, the brotherhood 2010. They located a site online will be able to purchase kegs for which was having a sale, and se- other social events. Acacia will save lected a model which looked like it money by purchasing kegs instead of would serve Acacia’s needs. Within 30-racks, and cleaning up will be two days, the brothers received easier due to the lack of cans. The pledges from 24 Acacians from chapter will need to replace the these two classes to help fund the The brothers selected the EdgeStar CO2 tank occasionally, but this is a purchase. KC2000 as the best model for Acacia. minor inconvenience. Be sure to “This is a perfect way to leave check it out when you are in Ithaca the house with something nice,” tor was kept a secret from the next! said senior Tyler Huth. The kegera- younger brothers until it arrived

Brian Cannon Reflections of a Senior As we sit mid-way through the prompts such feelings? Is it merely letters. Now that we’ve come full spring semester and graduation the knowledge that these are lasts? circle, firsts inexplicably connected inches ever closer, these past few Is it senior wisdom? Is it grasping in with lasts, the time is rife for reflec- weeks at Northcote have been desperation to hold on to Cornell tion on the many moments large marked by an inevitable series of and Acacia for as long as possible and small, serious and ridiculous, lasts: Last rush week and all of its before surrendering to the real which together define our shared accompanying debauchery – last world? experiences as Acacians. smokers, last slick-track go-carts Perhaps it’s some combination To imagine my four years at that cause bleeding and bruises, last of all of these, but more than any- Cornell without Acacia is to imagine beer olympics, last bid dinner. Last thing, I think it’s recognizing how nothing at all. House memories will Valentine’s Day Formal. Last hockey much we’ve learned and grown to- continually inspire stories of my and basketball games watched with gether without even thinking about time on the Hill as I leave campus to brothers. Last pledge rituals. The it, much less realizing it. It’s in hom- enter the working world. And I will traditions that bind our brother- age to the many firsts that initiated do so reluctantly. Commencement hood, when experienced for the last our journey to brotherhood: First is only some two months away, but time as an active, provoke fond collegiate leadership positions. First I will to cling to every moment until memories of years’ past, and in planned parties. First executive de- then, happily knowing that these some cases may even prompt a tear cision-making with legitimate finan- lasts will only inspire new firsts as or two. They are indeed bitter- cial consequences. First time shot- we take the next important steps in sweet. gunning a beer. First roles as men- our lives. For that, I am truly grate- Yet what is it about now that tors. First Slope Day wearing Acacia ful. I am proud to be an Acacian. P A G E 12

Continuing a Winning Tradition Adam Brownstein Since my term as Athletics Chair began last November, Aca- cia’s intramural teams have contin- ued to perform very well. Our bowling team is as strong as ever. Last semester, in no-tap bowling, our team made it all the way to the quarterfinals, only to be defeated in the final frame by ZBT, 300-298. This semester, however, our bowl- ing team so far is undefeated, boast- ing a 4-0 record and ranked fourth out of 32 fraternities. The addition of one of Acacia’s pledges, Alex Yu, who is also a member of the bowl- ing club here at Cornell, has cer- tainly increased our chances of vic- The bulletin board near the front entrance is decorated tory. I expect this team to make it with scoresheets from intramural bowling victories. deep into the playoffs. Additionally, we have just fin- halftime deficit and secure a 42-36 played a lot of minutes for the team. ished our basketball and innertube victory. We also played two very However, as long as we practice water polo seasons; although both close games against Alpha and get some help from our new were fun to play, we missed the and which could have pledge class, I am confident we will playoffs in both sports. The highlight gone either way. be competitive again next season. of the basketball season was defeat- Next year will definitely be a This was our first season par- ing to earn our first challenge for Acacia’s basketball ticipating in innertube water polo. win in three years. Clutch shooting team, since we will be losing three We formed a co-ed team with the from Richie Corrales and Justin Bur- senior brothers – Eric Zatz, Tyler women’s rugby team, but finished den helped us to erase a five-point Huth, and Elie Bilmes – who have the season 1-3. Two major sports that are Acacia Fraternity Foundation Donations coming up later in the semester are tennis singles and softball. We have Tax-deductible contributions to the Cornell Chapter Account of the Acacia Fraternity Foundation two very talented tennis players, can be made at any time and should be mailed to: brothers Richie Corrales and Elie

Acacia Fraternity Foundation Bilmes, whom I expect to make it 8777 Purdue Road, Suite 130 far into the bracket. , IN 46268 I also anticipate that our soft- ball team will definitely make it into Checks should be made payable to “Acacia Fraternity Foundation.” Use of the chapter’s Founda- the playoffs, as we did last year. Al- tion is limited to scholarships and qualified educational expenses. though alumni Tommy Roth and Donations to Acacia’s Cornell Endowment Shu Song will be missed on the soft- ball field, we have retained the core Donations to the Cornell University Endowment can be directed to the Cornell Acacia Fraternity of our lineup. Hopefully, our moti- portion of the endowment through specifying the “Arthur Lee Thompson III Memorial Scholar- vated pledge class will become a ship Endowment” when donating. part of our team and help lead us to Our current Cornell University endowment share value is approximately $460,000. Our money more victories. Overall, I am very grows based on the performance of the endowment portfolio. The amount that brothers receive is happy so far with the success of roughly equivalent to the gain on the investment for the year divided by the number of brothers on Acacia’s intramural teams and defi- financial aid. nitely expect more successes to come. THE TRAVELER VOLUME 103, ISSUE II P A G E 13 Painting, New Furniture Leaves Northcote Looking Great

Bill Zeligson

Our key project during this the previously confusing red and year’s pre-rush week cleanups was black (whose colors are those?) to a painting. There seems to be barely more fitting black and old gold. We an inch of Northcote that didn't like to brag that not only do we receive some love. From the mail have the largest per-capita endow- room to the commons, from the ment on campus, but we also make second floor hall to the center our foundations out of solid gold. room. Everything got at least a coat In addition, Connie had a pleasant (or in the case of the Center Room, surprise upon her return when she six coats). These projects finally en- discovered that her kitchen had abled us to paint the sprinkler pipes, been repainted from the somewhat which had been primed but not dated canary yellow to more pleas- painted when they were installed ant earth tones. back in the 2007-2008 academic The beer pong table, which room. It quickly became a popular year. was the pledge class project for the place to sit, socialize, play cards, and The most intensive of our ef- current seniors, was freshened up generally enjoy ourselves. forts to beautify the house were in with a fresh coat of paint and lac- Of course, in addition to the the basement, where most of the quer. Speaking of tables, my pledge many painting projects were the socializing with potential new mem- class finally completed our pledge normal concerns of restoring bers would take place. The theme class project: a new table which sits Northcote to the pristine state of the barroom was changed from between the two booths in the bar- which every Senior Steward strives to achieve. Cleaning ceilings, floors, Above right, Brother Fred Ballyns reinstalls a railing after painting the stairway to and literally everything in between is the second floor. Below, brothers enjoy the new couches in the commons before a daunting task, but one the actives going to bid dinner. tackled with relish. Of course not everything could be done ourselves; we had the basement tile floors professionally cleaned, and boy did they shine! Not every brother is handy; there are those of us who can paint a room, or build a bookshelf, but there are always those who don't know the business end of a hammer when it is hitting them over the head. However, by the time Tues- day morning rolled around, and the work weekend was over, each and every brother learned something of what it takes to maintain a house, and how to work cohesively to ac- complish a goal. It is important to make Northcote a home to be proud of, but the life lessons we learn in the process are the real successes. P A G E 14

Fostering a Stronger Brotherhood Chris Domanti next event was a party for the Su- per Bowl. We rented a projector, and (with some technical difficulty) watched the game on a big screen in the dining room. We had many girls and rushees come to this event, which featured food from our cook, Connie. Our most recent brotherhood event was broomball, which is es- sentially hockey without skates, and with broom handles and balls in- stead of hockey sticks and pucks. We had a great turnout for this event, including a few members of the class of 2009 and some RPI Aca- cians. Looking forward to the rest of the semester, I plan to have Irish Car Bombs for St. Patrick's Day, Go -Karts, Beer Olympics, and the AKAK cup competition. Additionally, I thought it may Rich Rothman ‘09 (far left) celebrates a goal against Brother Bill Zeligson during a be good to have bigger events that game of broomball at Cass Park in January. would be self funded, include getting In the department of brother- done before. The two events that out of Ithaca, and possibly take a hood, we have had three successful scored the highest were Broomball day or two. These would include events with more to come. This and Go-karts, followed closely by camping, white water rafting, sport- semester, I tried to focus events other events that we typically use ing events, and trips to amusement more on brother's preferences, and for rush. parks. We only have time for one less on those that featured alcohol. I Our first event was a games this semester and will take a day started my term by asking brothers night that included pool, darts, and trip to an amusement park. My to complete a survey with a list of card games. Everyone who came hope is that in the future that these events that were successful in the enjoyed themselves, and the event types of events will continue to past, as well as events we had never doubled as a late rush event. Our grow.

At left, Brothers Chris Domanti and Jon Hsieh try to intimidate the competition during Acacia’s games night. At right, Brothers Tory Farney and Eric Zatz battle it out on the foosball table.

THE TRAVELER VOLUME 103, ISSUE II P A G E 15 Leadership on Campus: Preparing for Orientation TJ Kozakiewicz Since October 2008, I have been one of fourteen students on campus who help to plan and run all of Cornell’s orientation week, which, as you may remember, is a time of excitement and anxiety for first-year students. As part of my job, I organize events at which new students can make friends, and I train Cornell’s orientation leaders (OLs) to help acclimate all of the New students and their parents during move-in day, August 2009. (Jason Koski/ new students to campus. This past University Photography). Below, Brother Kozakiewicz relaxes in the bar room. year, Brothers Tory Farney and Richie Corrales were both OLs, and by giving stimulating lectures, such problem sets, prelims and papers there have been countless others as last year’s sleep lecture by Pro- start to rain down. through the years, all helping their fessor James Mass. In recent years, new student own groups of new students to feel Some traditional orientation orientation lasted for six days, but it as comfortable as possible. events which you may remember will be cut to five next year so that Already this semester, we on include Cornell Night, a night full of the university can observe Labor the orientation steering committee Cornell performing groups showing Day for the first time. The shorter are fully into planning mode for Au- off their talent, and the Big Red week has encouraged a lot more gust, calling agents and guests speak- Blowout, a night where you can re- students to apply to be orientation ers, and organizing over 50 events turn to your childhood as you leaders and has inspired most of the for the new students to enjoy dur- bounce and race through several brotherhood to send in applications ing the week. These events are ei- different inflatables set up on to help new students through this ther geared towards forging new Schoellkopf Field. Our goal is to transition. friendships by meeting people, such make the five days leading up to Orientation has been a huge as the first night activity called Play- classes as fun and stress free as pos- part of my life since joining Acacia fair, or starting the thinking process sible for new students before the and I try every day to get other brothers to become involved in it. Many people on campus recognize me from orientation, and this gives me a feeling of accomplishment. Acacia’s previous orientation volun- teers will tell of similar stories, how they see people from their old group of students and exchange quick conversations. Just one volun- teer can have a direct impact on a whole bunch of new students. I ex- pect that our brothers will partici- pate greatly in next year’s orienta- tion, forging connections with new students which will increase Acacia’s visibility and improve our recruit- ment results. P A G E 16

Staying True to “Human Service” Josiah Pothen It feels good to be Philan- "Change for Change" campaign for line Elementary School and assisted thropy Chair again. The last time I Haiti. Ten brothers joined our with composting at the Cornell held the position, I was a sopho- team for Relay, which was our larg- Cooperative Extension. more looking to gain experience est team yet. The event was held in By the end of the semester, I and knowledge. Now, as a senior, I Barton Hall on the last weekend in expect each active brother to com- feel much more empowered and February. plete three acts of service. I am able to help brothers fulfill our fra- I expect our chapter to par- encouraged to see brothers who ternity's motto of “human service.” ticipate again in the Greek-wide volunteer on their own, such as Already this semester our Day of Demeter service project; in David Skiff and Charlie Hernandez, chapter has participated in Cor- previous years we have helped dis- who go to a local school to tutor. nell's annual Relay for Life and the mantle an old playground at Caro-

Chapter Sees Positive Financial Outlook David Skiff The poor economy of this past year has made things difficult for everyone, including Northcote. Af- ter several consecutive years of run- ning budget surpluses, the house has been forced to dip into some of our savings this semester. However, thanks to the responsible financial management of my predecessors, the house is in no immediate dan- ger. Rush week went very well this year, and our strong pledge class of ten, combined with our two fall Brothers and prospective members at Headrush Paintball in Syracuse. Thanks in part pledges, will provide a more solid to a strong recruitment effort, Acacia’s finances are in good shape. financial footing for the Fall semes- ter. We are losing eight seniors, so sprinkler system, new heating sys- nity Foundation to cover our we will have a net gain of four tem, and piano. monthly internet bills since 2007, brothers this year. We also expect For rush week, not only did we which are reimbursable as educa- around 25 brothers to live in-house repaint a decent portion of the inte- tional expenses. We have loaned this fall. While I'm still finalizing the rior of the house, but we purchased this money to the Corporation budget for next semester, it's my new furniture for the commons. Board to assist with projects over goal to allocate $10,000 to our sav- The new black faux leather couches the summer. ings to return it to its 2008 levels. and table enhance the atmosphere I’m greatly enjoying my term as Although we've been cutting and provide a relaxed and respect- Treasurer. Not only have I gained costs, we’re continuing to invest able environment for brothers and experience managing a large budget money into the house, rush, and guests. Thanks to the efforts of Jun- and taken a more active part in gov- social events. We will fulfill our ior Dean Richie Corrales, our re- ernance of the house, but I’ve also pledge of $10,000 from the active cent parties have had an increase in been given the opportunity to give chapter to the Centennial Capital attendance and we’ve increased the something back. It’s been a great Campaign, and we have benefitted budgeted amount accordingly. learning experience, and I look for- from Campaign projects such as the We recently received a grant ward to serving the rest of my for $10,000 from the Acacia Frater- term. THE TRAVELER VOLUME 103, ISSUE II P A G E 17

A Full Week of Recruitment (continued from page 1) Wednesday also featured a casual slick track. Eventually, the brothers smoker, although later in the day returned to the house to lick their we held a house event in which the wounds and to prepare for the rushees competed in various games broomball event scheduled for later for the opportunity to take home an that night. Xbox 360. The winner, Alex Yifan As the clock struck eleven and Pan, is now one of our pledges. freshmen slowly filed into the Thursday night saw an impres- house, ready to leave for that sive turnout for our paintball event. night’s event, the Venerable Dean We stopped for dinner at Garcia’s and I shared a puzzled look. First in Cortland before driving to Head- ten, then twenty, and then thirty rush Paintball in Syracuse. Despite prospective members had come to one another, pulling each other up, the fierce, paint-covered competi- play broomball. Although we were laughing, and then continuing in tion, brothers and rushees alike pleased with the turnout, it was dif- their endeavors of pushing the red continued to have a great time. ficult to arrange transportation for or blue balls toward the opposing On Friday, we decided to get so many people! goal. The group was so tired at the out of the house for a smoker, and Regardless, everyone success- end that, upon returning to Acacia, traveled to Ringwood Raceway in fully made it down to the Cass Park we had no choice but to make Dryden for go-kart racing. Although ice rink. If the brothers and rushees merry and party until 6:00 a.m. be- everyone was sore from the previ- were still sore from the gauntlet of fore heading straight to bed. ous night’s paintball, we had fun paintball and go-karting, it did not As the house woke up Satur- crashing the tiny cars into the walls show. Players were running across day, it seemed like everyone was while attempting to drift around the the ice at full speed, crashing into even more energized than they were

the day before. This day was the day Above right, Brothers Tyler Huth and Fred Ballyns prepare for rush week by putting of our final rush event, the all-day the finishing touches on a new table for the bar room. Below, brothers entertain trip to Turning Stone Casino and prospective members in the commons. Syracuse Acacia. We gambled with the help of $25 vouchers provided by the casino and ate dinner at the all-you-can-eat seafood buffet. From there, we traveled to see our brothers over at Syracuse, where we spent the night partying, trading stories, and enjoying the last night of the week. We returned to Cornell Acacia in the wee hours of the morning. The next day concluded our rush week; we gave out 17 bids, and hosted a bid dinner that night. After continuing to work hard during late rush, we soon had ten new pledges. With eight seniors graduating this year, our ten spring pledges and two fall pledges will help the house to grow by four people by next year. P A G E 18 Richard B. Ahlfeld 1968 (713) [2921 3rd Ave. N., St. Petersburg, Fla. 33713-7703; [email protected] ] is regu- Alumni Mailbag larly in contact with Jerry Kreider 1968 (720), Ladis Amatulli 1968 (714), and his biological brother, John William C. Burnett 1953 (490) [11 S. Helderberg Pkwy, Ahlfeld 1963 (649). Richard lives close to his daughter, Slingerlands, N.Y. 12159-9742] tragically lost his wife, Laura, and grandson, Logan (4-1/2). He is now con- Nancy, in August after she suffered a head injury. (Anyone nected to Holly Moore on Facebook and would like to wishing to donate to a charity in Nancy’s memory should connect with more Acacians. consider Capital City Rescue Mission, 259 South Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. 12202-1805). Bob visited Bob Squires 1952 Stewart L. Burger 1970 (738) [2502 Bristol Dr., (496) in Massena, N.Y., at the end of September on his Ames, Iowa 50010-7118; [email protected] ] is way home from Drivers Education (Porsche Club) School pleased to hear that so much work was completed on near Toronto. Acacia last summer. He hopes more Brothers are able to contribute this year so we can meet our Capital Cam- James M. Symons 1954 (534) [Rosedale Golf & Country paign goals, as so much still needs to be done. Club, 4942 88th St. East, Lakewood Ranch, Fla. 34211- 3730; [email protected] ] writes that new editions of Steven L. Stein 1973 (787) [339 E. Miller Rd., Ithaca, two books he prepared for the American Water Associa- NY.. 14850-9431; [email protected] ] recently spent a tion, The Water Dictionary and Plain Talk About Drinking Wa- week’s vacation in Florida, where the sun was shining ter, are now available on Amazon.com. He is very proud and the golf was even better. Daughter, Jenna, is a fresh- of them! He and wife, Joan, continue to travel and has man at RIT studying to be an American Sign Language posted trip pictures on the internet (email him for links, if interpreter. Steve is very pleased that he no longer has interested). to make daily lunch-hour visits to Acacia to check on contractors! He really wishes his fellow Pledge Class of Robert E. Baker 1953 (537) [517 Belvedere Ct., Hen- 1970 would send in news (hopefully accompanied by a dersonville, N.C. 28791-3246; [email protected] ] en- donation). joys golf, photography, bridge, and choral singing in beauti- ful Hendersonville. Bob is still married to childhood John D. Koethe MD 1977 (829) [451 Riverview Rd., sweetheart, Janet, who was his steady girlfriend through- Swarthmore, Penn. 19081-1223; [email protected] ] out his Cornell years. He keeps in touch with Scott De reports that his daughter, Mary, is a sophomore at Cor- Palma 1953 (492) and occasionally sees Bill Burnett nell. 1953 (490). Mark F. Maltenfort 1977 (831) [300 E. Basse Rd., Apt. John S. Mallery Jr. 1952 (545) [PO Box 366, Long Lake, 2010, San Antonio, Tex. 78209-8394; N.Y. 12847-0366; [email protected] ] and wife, [email protected] ] and wife moved to San Antonio last Jackie (Leather 1954) are still enjoying living on Long Lake year. Mark is still working for Boeing and is looking for- in the Adirondacks. They enjoy skiing, biking, canoeing, ward to retirement. Are there any other Acacians in and swimming as well as playing music with the group, San Antonio? Bear Strings (listen to them on the web at UpNorthMu- sic.org and select Performers, by name, Bear Strings). John James W. Kehe 1979 (874) [79 W. Arbor Camp Cir- hopes to stop at Acacia some time as he comes to Ithaca cle, The Woodlands, Tex. 77389-5321; occasionally. [email protected] ] says Houston is a great place to live! Hopes the oil industry picks up. Is looking forward to Frank F. Tetz 1955 (554) [16 Donegal Way, Saratoga coming back to Ithaca for homecoming. Springs, N.Y. 12866-7500; [email protected] ] recently re- turned from an extended stay in St. Louis, MO and caught Christopher P. Deane 1983 (908) [304 N. Addison up with The Traveler – impressed!! Will be attending 55th Ave., Elmhurst, Ill. 60126-2306; chris.deane@fhp- Reunion in June and plans to stop by the house. Life is ww.com ] returned from living in Germany with many good. Glad to see so many Brothers of his era participat- memories and lots of travel pictures. Oldest daughter, ing in the Capital Campaign to assure Acacia’s future. Elizabeth, is a sophomore at U. Penn in the M&T Pro- gram. Wife, Barbi, went to work in the medical depart- ment of their high school (the better to watch their THE TRAVELER other daughters!). VOLUME 103, ISSUE II P A G E 19 David J. Sangree 1984 (917) [1052 Maple Cliff Dr., Lakewood, Ohio 44107-1252; dsan- [email protected] ] and family travelled to Alumni Honor Roll Vietnam in December for 3 weeks. Work has changed a bit with a lot more distressed hotel ap- DONOR ROLL CLASS PLEDGE YEAR praisal work occurring. RICHARD B AHLFELD * (713) 1968 PL 1965 BRADLEY J AYRES * (1070) 2006 PL 2003 THOMAS J BALCERSKI * (1063) 2005 PL 2002 Mark A. Schaten MD 1984 (923) [S4W31227 JEFFREY J BALLYNS (1075) 2005 PL 2003 Hidden Hollow, Delafield, Wis. 53018-3264; ROBERT J BERGREN (443) 1950 PL 1947 [email protected] ] is enjoying his new job RICHARD E BREWER * (687) 1965 PL 1963 with Prohealthcare Medical Associates in Ocono- STEWART L BURGER * (738) 1970 PL 1967 mowoc, Wis. No more hospital call! Daughter, WILLIAM C BURNETT * (490) 1953 PL 1949 Allie (almost 4) is their pride and joy. MARTIN S CARDINALI (918) 1984 PL 1981 HANNY A CARP-MARTINOVICI (1071) 2006 PL 2003 CHARLES W DEAKYNE * (446) 1950 PL 1947 Michael T. Nasatka 2004 (1045) [135 William CHRISTOPHER P DEANE * (908) 1983 PL 1980 St., Apt. 5A, New York, N.Y. 10038; mi- ROBERT S FASH * (594) 1958 PL 1954 [email protected] ] enjoyed seeing Cornell CHARLES H FIELD JR. (614) 1959 PL 1956 beat St. Johns in basketball to win the Madison JOHN C GAMMEL (826) 1977 PL 1974 Square Garden Holiday Tournament. Little PAUL B GOLDBERG * (755) 1971 PL 1968 Brother Zach Weinstein 2005 (1067) accompa- WILLIAM B HAIRSTON III * (873) 1980 PL 1977 nied him to the game. STUART S HANTMAN MD * (756) 1971 PL 1968 ARIF HAQ (983) 1994 PL 1992 LLOYD A HAYNER (508) 1952 PL 1949 Joshua D. Roth 2003 (1049) [220 Riverside Blvd., BYRON L HING * (1040) 2002 PL 1999 Apt. 6C, New York, N.Y. 10069; NICHOLAS A HOERTER (1117) 2009 PL 2007 [email protected] ] is happy to report that he got STEVEN R HOROWITZ * (966) 1992 PL 1989 married in July 2009 and about twenty Acacians SETH A JACOBSON (1092) 2008 PL 2005 attended. MORRIS A JETTE JR. (868) 1980 PL 1977 JAMES W KEHE (874) 1979 PL 1978 Noah K. Santorello 2009 (1124) [332 W. 47th WILLIAM L KELTZ (632) 1961 PL 1958 St., Apt. 4A, New York, N.Y. 10036; JOHN D KOETHE MD * (829) 1977 PL 1974 JOHN S MALLERY JR. (545) 1952 PL 1951 [email protected] ] is spending winter and spring MARK F MALTENFORT (831) 1977 PL 1974 months swimming, biking, and running in prepara- DAVID M MAZAIKA (924) 1985 PL 1982 tion for his first half Ironman Triathlon in July DANIEL R MERRILL PhD (907) 1983 PL 1980 2010. That’s a 1.2 mile swim, 56-mile bike ride, ROBERT C MERRITT * (807) 1975 PL 1973 and 13.1 mile run! MICHAEL T NASATKA * (1045) 2004 PL 2000 STANLEY R NIMAN * (783) 1973 PL 1970 DAVID A ODEGAARD * (743) 1970 PL 1967 MARTIN E OFFENBERGER * (568) 1956 PL 1953 THOMAS L RICKETTS * (1051 2003 PL 2000 PETER M RIMSHNICK * (1060) 2005 PL 2002 JOSHUA D ROTH (1049) 2003 PL 2000 DAVID J SANGREE (917) 1984 PL 1981 NOAH K SANTORELLO (1124) 2009 PL 2007 MARK A SCHATEN MD (923) 1984 PL 1982 ERNEST F SCHAUFLER (500) 1948 PL 1949 BRUCE G SCHNEIDER * (842) 1978 PL 1975 ROBERT B SQUIRES * (496) 1952 PL 1949 FRANK F TETZ (554) 1955 PL 1952 FREDERICK W TIERNEY JR.* (763) 1971 PL 1968 Chapter Eternal DANIEL E TURINSKY (1004) 1997 PL 1994 WILLIAM A UTIC * (836) 1977 PL 1974 Stewart Nelson, Jr. 1943 (413) HOWARD S ZWIEFEL III * (734) 1969 PL 1966 June 10, 2009 51 Donors, including 27 Brother Tree Leaf recognitions Asterisk (*) after name indicates Brother Tree leaf recognition Cornell Acacia’s Winter Formal, December 2009