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THE MARCH 2007 DThe JournalE of DeltaL Sigma TPi—America’sASIG Foremost Business Fraternity David Oreck Oreck Corporation Founder to Become Brother at Centennial Congress Where Will YOU be August 8–12? Join your brothers in Orlando for what promises to be the celebration of the century! ongress will be here before you I Insider Secrets to Interviewing know it! Don’t miss your chance Success—this session will cover man- C to see old friends, meet new aging the first impression when you ones, and enjoy some fun in the sun! network; landing the first impression You won’t want to miss any of the through your resume and cover letter; history, business or educational ses- and winning the first impression dur- sions taking place during Congress. In ing the interview. addition to the history sessions pro- I Where Are the Jobs? Finding filed in the last issue, numerous edu- Work in Today’s Economy—from who cational sessions covering a wide to target and how to approach them, range of topics will be presented. to conducting yourself on an informa- Session topics include time manage- tional interview and following up— ment, finances, Ritual, risk manage- leave this session with an incredibly ment, leadership, recruiting, and much specific plan of attack on networking. more! I What They Don’t Teach You in In addition to being the keynote speaker, College—Business Etiquette Tips for the Real World—an Campuspeak’s Brad Karsh (President and Founder of interactive romp through the do’s and don’ts of business JobBound) will also be presenting three sessions: etiquette. 2 MARCH 2007/THE DELTASIG OF DELTA SIGMA PI “It is important to me to be a part of the Centennial Congress. It is worth some extra effort to get there to be part of this one-time event. I am looking forward to seeing people I don’t have the chance to see otherwise!” —GOLDEN COUNCIL MEMBER JUDITH BRIGGS, SOUTH DAKOTA Other professional speakers include Joe Belew, investment manager with U.S. Bank, who will help brothers bet- ter understand 401(k) and retirement plans and investing for the future. Also Tim Augustine, Kent State, author of “How Hard Are You Knocking? The Job Seeker’s Guide To Opening Career Doors” will present three sessions: “Business Etiquette: Landing the First Impression,”“Interview Techniques” and “Relationship Networking.” The Valencia Institute will offer the following: “Successful Marketing with a Limited Budget”—providing you with the tips and tools necessary to make your next campaign cost effective on even the smallest budgets; “Fun is Good”—taking you behind the scenes at Midway Field in Minnesota, where fun is encouraged daily—and as a result, organizational success and personal satisfaction are achieved; and “Healthy Body & Mind: A Leader’s Guide to the Benefits and Rewards of Good Health”— designed to illustrate the many reasons a healthy body and mind increase productivity and perfor- mance in the workplace. Visit www.dspnet.org for details! (Centennial Congress information continued on page 37!) MARCH 2007/THE DELTASIG OF DELTA SIGMA PI 3 THE CONTENTS DELTASIGThe Journal of Delta Sigma Pi—America’s Foremost Business Fraternity March 2007 Vol. 94 No. 2 Editor Bill Schilling Associate Executive Director/Executive Vice President of Leadership Foundation Shanda Gray Assistant Director of Communications Stacy Donahoe Our traveling Mickey continues his journey across the Art Director country. From left: soaking up the sun at South Beach Jody Toth (Florida) and with Northern Colorado brothers at a banquet. Contributors: Tim Augustine Beth Losik If You Have Yet to Experience Congress, You Have Yet to Anthony Gulino Kimberly May Have the Time of Your Life! – 2 Rob Heaton Jim Prescott Jim Jacobs Amanda Romine Preview of some of the educational sessions to be presented at the upcoming Grand Chapter Congress—August 8–12 in Orlando. Member of: AACSB International–The Association to 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree Jim Prescott Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Celebrates Accomplishments – 6 College Fraternity Editors Association (CFEA), Family, friends and fellow brothers join the Loyola-Chicago brother at a Founders’ Professional Fraternity Association (PFA), Professional Fraternity Executives Association Day Celebration in Chicago. (PFEA) Spotlight on Fraternal History Concludes – 8 In the conclusion of our Centennial Series, we learn where Delta Sigma Pi COLLEGE FRATERNITY EDITORS ASSOCIATION “has been”over the last 20+ years. The DELTASIG of Delta Sigma Pi is published by Congratulations 2006 Chapter and Individual Awards the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi. ©Copyright 2007 by The International Fraternity Winners! – 12 of Delta Sigma Pi, Inc. Produced by Maury Boyd Find out who received the award for Chapter Advisor of the Year, District Director & Associates, Indianapolis. of the Year, Outstanding Collegiate and Alumni Chapter and many others The DELTASIG of Delta Sigma Pi is distributed to as we celebrate Deltasig’s best. all collegiate chapters, life members, national honorary initiates, faculty and honorary initiates Meet Miss West Virginia 2006 – 32 for five years following initiation, national officers, Golden Council members, current Brother Tiffany Lawrence competed January 29 in the Miss America pageant. Leadership Foundation donors, Fraternity leaders and new grads for one full year follow- Omicron Phi at Texas-San Antonio is Deltasig’s ing year of graduation. It is also sent to numer- 261st Chapter – 36 ous business schools and Greek organization headquarters. The Fraternity continues to grow as 33 students and one faculty member The magazine is available online at are initiated September 30. www.dspnet.org/site/alumni/deltasig.asp. Send address changes, articles, letters DEPARTMENTS, etc. and pictures to: Fraternal Forum...5 Assistant Director of Communications Delta Sigma Pi National Alumni Day...17 330 South Campus Avenue Oxford, OH 45056 2006 LEAD School Highlights...18 (513) 523-1907 FAX: (513) 523-7292 On Campus...20 email: [email protected] Beyond Campus...23 Visit us online at: www.dspnet.org Press Releases...24 On the Cover: “Nordie’s at Noon”...28 David Oreck, founder of the Oreck Corporation, is Deltasig’s 2007 National Are you Ready for your Job Search?...30 Honorary Initiate. He will be initiated at Grand Brotherhood Network...34 Chapter Congress on August 9 in Orlando. See story on page 38. Water Cooler...35 4 MARCH 2007/THE DELTASIG OF DELTA SIGMA PI Fraternal Forum “Go Brothers Go! Time is Fleeting!” by Jim Jacobs, Albany, son of Founder Harold Valentine Jacobs Attention! This story is of great your children. Plan to sit down with your importance to all of the brothers of The parents and ask the magic question: International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi “Mom and Dad, what was it like, grow- who are now parents, and those who ing up in . when you were just a kid?” plan to become parents in the years All parents are eager to tell those stories, ahead! Especially, read through from top but they won’t, unless you ask them. Go to bottom—it’s your story! brothers go! Time is fleeting! You and Now, over the last 35 years, you may your kids have a right to know who you have heard me, James D. Jacobs, tell are, because your values came down to about the dreams and actions of the four you from the generations before you. founders, starting in 1906 at New York These are the values they will learn from University. But this story was saved only you. Do it now! L by a curious situation between me and my father. It also concerns you, and your family, too. Read on . Attention History Buffs! After my mother died, we moved my You Won’t Want to Miss these father to an apartment in Monticello, Congress Sessions! N.Y., as he was then 82, and needed our Come to Orlando August 8–12 for our help. I made a point of my setting aside Centennial Grand Chapter Congress! the hour between the time I got home and dinner time for him alone. At first, it Jim, Albany, and Julia, Siena, Jacobs enjoy While you’re there, enjoy the “Family of traveling across the country telling brothers the was difficult for both of us to be friends, story of the early years of Delta Sigma Pi.They the Founders” history session Thursday and not just father and son. But one also enjoy attending as many Fraternity events afternoon featuring, among others, evening I said something which changed as possible. Meet them at Grand Chapter Congress, August 8–12, in Orlando! George Tienken, son of Founder Henry my life. I casually said,“Dad, what was it Tienken, and Jim Jacobs! On Friday after- like—growing up in Brooklyn, when you noon, Past Grand President Mike were a kid?”That opened up a floodgate pare for their CPA degrees. For reasons of memories: I learned that I had a great- you may already know, they went on to Mallonee will present “The First 100 Years grandmother who waved to the boys in create Delta Sigma Pi. The subsequent of Delta Sigma Pi.” Don’t miss the fun and blue who, in 1861, marched off to join the growth from those four to today’s over enlightenment sure to be present at the Union Army, during America’s sad Civil 215,000 brothers, and over 260 chapters Saturday afternoon Past Grand Presidents’ War. I learned that my father’s father, who country-wide, you know. But the “how” panel! was part restaurant owner and part and “why” story was never formally writ- In addition, many sessions will be held politician, got the job of not only running ten down, until he began to tell it to me.