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Delta Theta Sigma : 1 Spring and Summer 2010 Page 1 Top GPAs Once Again Delta Theta Sigma: 3rd in GPA amongst all OSU Fraternities! By Dave Dziak It’s All Greek To 1 It was a tough quarter to say the Me least. Most of our members are in majors that require intense math and science courses, such as Math 152 or Chemistry 122, Presidential 2 which are some of the most failed classes at Reports The State University, Our members dedicated their quarters to hitting the books. Other Officer 3 You can bet that everyone in the Reports house was ready and willing to help those struggling in their respective classes. It’s a Looking Ahead 4 very common thing to see multiple DTS members sitting in a room with laptops open doing math homework. The amount of care Delta Theta Sigma Members at Professional that these members have not only for each Development Night—Spring 2010 other, but for the house overall is outstanding. Only because of their dedication and knowledge were the younger members able to pull through in their classes. In addition, it wasn’t uncommon to see members in their room studying on Friday or Saturday nights when all of our other Greek colleagues were out partying. DTS ended up with a 3.33 GPA for Spring 2010, as compared to all Greek organizations (3.22), all IFC governed fraternities (3.11) or all male undergraduate students (3.05). In regards to other agricultural fraternities, we were well above the mean. Our closest competitor was 12th ranked Alpha Officers Tau Zeta (3.11), and far behind were 21st (2.95) and 30th Alpha Gamma Sigma President Jed Bookman (2.58). Congratulations to the men of Delta Theta Sigma for all their hard work and dedication. Keep up the good work boys! Vice President Ryan Butcher Secretary John Grayson It’s All Greek To Me Treasurer Joesph Trinter By Dave Dziak

Public Relations has been a primary concern for the house lately. Not because anything has been Ast. Treasurer Eric Radachi done wrong and we’re worrying about our image, but much to the contrary. DTS has progressed immensely over the past few years, and we have been looking to share this success with the Greek community and House Manager Josh Griffin playing a more active role in Greek life at Ohio State. Being a small fish in a huge pond hasn’t really helped; House Stewart Andrew with 32 total fraternities at OSU and more than 7,000 Greek students on campus, it’s difficult to be Klopfenstein recognized as anything but one in the same.

Rush Chair Cory Lawson However, we have made great strides in becoming more well known. First, as mentioned in the previous article, is GPA. By maintaining top GPAs, other Greeks as well as potential rushes will notice us. Ast. Rush Chair Justin Lelesch Furthermore, thanks to the hard work of members such as Austin Kirk, Mac Kelley, and Jordan Schaeffer, we have been able to meet different Greeks (especially sorority girls) that have been instrumental in helping to Social Chair Joe Greene get our philanthropies, community service projects, and social events off the ground. In addition, we’re beginning to draw a larger number of rushes as they see our involvement on campus. Look for plenty of Editor Dave Dziak growth in the future as well as seeing Delta Theta Sigma as a prominent fraternity on campus. Page 2 The ECHO

Presidential Report Summer is here and gone and people living in the house this We are always as summer leaves, school year that include 8 boarders looking for alumni to come begins again for students at The who are not currently back and chat. If you are . Here at members. The scholarship interested in coming back to DTS, we have geared up for program has brought us 6 of DTS for an evening or even a another exciting fall quarter in those 8 individuals. fun weekend, please do not Columbus. We accomplished Our social calendar hesitate to contact me! My many things last year and want has been very busy this fall. contact information is under to continue to improve and Activities ranging from football my picture to the left. grow as a fraternity. games, parties, and watching Over the summer, the Buckeyes keep us very we completed two work days busy. With Homecoming and that bettered the house. We Conclave fast approaching, we Jed Bookman repainted the front porch and will have a lot more to do. We President, Delta Theta Sigma are working on making new are planning to send 10 Alpha Chapter, The Ohio State letters for the front as well. members to Conclave this year University We also began planning for the in Madison, . second annual DTS Wifflefest; Community service [email protected] a philanthropy event we host started the year out right for 419-685-4176 to raise money for the DTS Alpha Chapter. As a Community Kitchen at St. chapter, we donated 232 hours John’s Church. of service to the Farm Science Currently, we have Review recycling efforts! We 30 active members. We look are very proud of our service forward to having a large to such a great event in the winter class. There are 33 OSU community.

Vice Presidential Report

This year has been an exciting and Columbus Fire Department. Our grades successful one so far. On a general note, were once again top-ranking last quarter we have had several rush events and being third place overall and first of all cookouts with great results in terms of agricultural fraternities; we hope to potential rushes. Also, to get everyone continue that into this year by helping the acquainted and be social with each other. new move-ins adjust to the schedule and We had a welcome back football game difficulty of college life, as well as with the first week of school, which was rewards for the team of members with complimented by the work we did as a the highest GPA at the end of the fraternity at the Farm Science Review. quarter. We are furthering our preparedness and knowledge in the coming weeks with our annual Fire Safety event, which will be Ryan Butcher held at the house with help from the Vice President Delta Theta Sigma Spring and Autumn Quarter 2010 Page 3

Secretary Report Treasurer Report

This year has proven to be Fall house bills were set at $1,850 for pretty routine so far. I have active in house members, $180 for kept up with taking minutes at all meetings and having them out of house members, and $1,800 sent out by Monday night. for boards/scholarship recipients. Aside from that I have been The breakdown of the bill is as posting the weekly DTS follows, $890 rent, $250 utilities, schedule on the bulletin board $460 meal plan, $110 social, $20 every week by Monday repairs, and $120 miscellaneous. afternoon and have started a Thanks to an increase in numbers in new DTS activities chart for Autumn 2010. Holiday Dinner John Grayson the house and fundraising by the Joseph Trinter Secretary chapter we were able to keep bills at Treasurer invitations have been sent. It Delta Theta Sigma looks like it is shaping up to be the same level as last year even with Delta Theta Sigma a good year. a 5% increase in rent for the chapter house.

Rush Report Our Rush program has improved significantly over the past couple of years. We have had success at the involvement fairs getting names and other contact information of potential rushes. We have also had students contact us trying to find out more about Delta Theta Sigma and what it would take to become a member. We are hoping to have a class between 9 and 12 this coming winter quarter. Card nights, cookouts, and movie nights are just a few of the rush events that have worked for us this fall. We hope to continue with our success for the rest of future, and with the guys we Cory Lawson are bringing in, I don’t see that being a problem. Rush Chair Delta Theta Sigma

House Manager Report

We were able to accomplish a lot this summer. We brought all of our members down at some point over the summer to work on the house. After countless hours of toiling out in the hot summer sun, we accomplished a few key things. First, we painted the pillars on the front porch. There is certainly a difference from how they looked before. Secondly, We replaced the wood frame around the porch. The wood was old and rotting, so we acquired a good bit of wood, cut them appropriately, painted them with a fresh coat of white paint, and properly installed them. The outside now looks fantastic. We are also in the process of creating new Greek letters to hang on the house. The old ones were small and ineffective. As our presence grows on campus, the appearance of our house should as well. The letters should be up sometime this quarter. In addition, we allocated some funds from Farm Science Review as well as money we acquired from parking the lot on Saturdays for football games to a new sound system for the front porch. It was a necessary measure as the risk of iPods, speakers, or radios being stolen was becoming all too realistic. This is an all weather, safe and Josh Griffin secure system. House Manager In addition, we’ve renovated our first floor bathrooms. They were in a terrible state that Delta Theta Sigma led to water leaking into the basement. They are now functional, which has certainly been a plus for all Delta Theta Sigma members. Knowledge and Brotherhood in a Bond of Union!

So What’s Next? Delta Theta Sigma Agricultural Fraternity There are plenty of things to look forward to for the future of Delta Theta Sigma. First is Alpha Chapter at GPA. We are really striving for first, and as of now, only Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Epsilon Pi stand The Ohio State University in our way. We will continue to hit the books hard because We Really Want This. That being said, our members will have to continue to work hard to see results. 80 E 13th Secondly, look forward to seeing Delta Theta Sigma involved more not only in the Greek Columbus, OH 43210 community, but also in the Ohio State community in general. This means more respect and requests for involvement in philanthropies and social events from other fraternities and sororities. In a more Phone: 614-294-2635 specific sense, it means more rushes for the house; and not just numbers, but good, quality members. E-mail: [email protected] With the rush team that we have put together, we have been very apt at contacting not just agricultural students (though it is obviously our most important base), but hard working and dedicated non-agricultural members. We will always have our agricultural foundation, but if we can find one or two non agricultural members a year that are enthusiastic and energetic about the house, then it can http://dts.org.ohio- only benefit us. This is very important because at the end of this year we will be losing almost half of state.edu our members to graduation, and we need guys willing to fill the big shoes left behind. In conclusion, we have set ourselves on a path that cannot be undone. We are on the path to victory. Thanks especially to both Former President Nick Atterholt, and Current President Jed Bookman for laying the foundations of continued excellence through the house. They have established a mindset of perfection that the newer members have followed flawlessly. We shall continue to follow their examples and push forward in order to become one of the best fraternities here at THE Ohio State University.

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