Spring 2010 | The Magazine of Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity | Vol. 149 No.1
+ 10 Years of Men of Honor Ridin’ Surviving a with fall into a Crevasse (He’s thRileye governor of alabama) Expansion Update 95th Grand Chapter Spring 2010 95th Grand Volume 149 | Number 1 | The Magazine of Phi Kappa Sigma
The Magazine of Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity Volume 149, Number 1 – Spring 2010
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Vision: Lifelong Growth and Development of Chapter TM One Brotherhood. One Vision. the Fraternity and its Members Executive Director Hamilton F. “Toby” Smith Richmond 1983 [email protected]
Philadelphia, PA July 22-25, 2010 c e / R obin Cooper Director of Development Christopher M. Hanes Commemorate our Fraternity’s 160th Anniversary and join South Alabama 2001 us in the city of our Founding, for the 95th Grand Chapter. [email protected] Assistant Director of Chapter Services
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Convention Highlights P H 12 West Chester 2006 ffRitual Presentation [email protected] ffA Visit to Alpha Chapter Educational Consultant ffAwards Banquet & Ceremony Kenneth P. Kulas DePaul 2009 ffAlumni Reception [email protected] ffA Visit to Founder Samuel Brown Wylie Mitchell’s Gravesite Administrative Assistant Deborah J. Kurynny [email protected]
Leadership Development Opportunities Magazine Creative Director ffRecruitment Fundamentals & Advanced Techniques Bruce Tria ffMaking a Chapter Budget Affinity Consultants ffUnderstanding Mitchell Chapter Standards 3 8 Phi Kappa Sigma ffUnderstanding Undergraduate/Chapter Liability International Fraternity Life Savers...... 3 A Message from the Grand Alpha 2 Two Timber Drive ffNew Member Education How a brother survived a Alumni News 3 Chester Springs, PA 19425-2818 f dangerous climb of Mt. Rainer. Chapter Eternal 9 P: 610.469.3282 fImproving Alumni Relations F: 610.469.3286 Men of Honor Leadership Institute 10 ffBecoming a Recruitment Coach Helping Those Who Follow...... 8 www.pks.org | [email protected] State of the Foundation 16 Discover how you can help our ffUnderstanding Volunteer Liability Ways You Can Support the Foundation 17 undergraduate brothers. ffDealing with House Corporation Issues Foundation Scholarship Winners 18 Foundation Roll of Donors 19 Member of the Ridin’ with Riley...... 12 North American InterFraternity Conference Convention Site & Accommodations A candid and personal interview with Phi Kap Impact 21 the Phi Kap Governor of Alabama, Chapter News 22 Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia Bob Riley, Alabama 1965. Mitchell Chapter Standards Award Winners 29 237 South Broad St Member of the Philadelphia, PA 19107-5686 Fraternal Information Programming Group Cover: PHOTO: alabama’s governor’s office / Robin Cooper 215.893.1600 Governor Riley is a motorcycle enthusiast. Address Change / News: Member of the To update an address or submit any news, please email [email protected], or send your Fraternity Executives Association full name, Chapter, year, new address, and/or news to the International Fraternity Registration & Reservations at www.GrandChapter.com Headquarters with “Attention: Address Change/Maltese Cross News. Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity The Maltese Cross 1 ALUMNI NEWS
When the snow bridge gave way — like a trap door, Thomas Denham, St. Lawrence 1988, recalled later — he One Brotherhood. screamed and plummeted into the abyss. “It was dark,” he remembered. “I just kept falling and falling and falling. It seemed like forever. I had forgotten I was One Vision. tied in.” Actually, falling into a crevasse A message from the Grand Alpha. while climbing Mt. Rainier is not that uncommon — it happens more than a half- dozen times each season, guides say. Ever wonder what impact Alumni Development effort to focus on But that was small consolation to Phi Kappa Sigma has on the world? establishment of Alumni Chapters, and Denham, a 42-year-old career counselor Our 1,200 undergraduate brothers at are exploring an overhaul to our Phi from Delmar who got a taste of the dangers almost 50 campuses surely are helping Kappa Sigma website to facilitate better of alpine mountaineering first-hand in “build better men” and in turn serve their communication and networking amongst WMay, 2009. fellow brothers, man and communities. our alumni brothers. Fortunately, solid self-arrest skills that But let’s not forget the over 40,000 living Over the past five years our vision has halt falls helped his teammates prevent Phi Kappa Sigma alumni across the globe provided us the guideposts to deliver a any injury. But instead of summiting who are continuing their pursuit of lifelong better Phi Kappa Sigma experience for our a mountain, Denham got himself an personal development and contributing to members. We remain committed to this intimate tour of the inside of a glacier. society in a way different than had they not vision and are excited to celebrate the 5 Denham is an experienced hiker who been a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. year anniversary of this vision by engaging decided to join an expedition to Mt. This is the essence of our fraternal vision our entire brotherhood and having the Rainier, a 14,411-foot-high dormant of “Lifelong Growth and Development theme of this year’s Grand Chapter focused volcano east of Seattle. Rainier is the most Executive Committee of the Fraternity and Its Members.” Over on our vision. glaciated mountain in the Lower 48, and the past five years the Fraternity has used The theme for the 95th Grand Chapter an ascent requires use of ropes, crampons this vision to guide its focus, efforts and will be “One Brotherhood. One Vision.” and ice-axes. Life Savers Joseph B. Moidl, II Douglas Opicka commitments. As such, we have built and and will focus on bringing our entire Denham paid $1,200 to join a four- Tom Denham, St. Lawrence 1988, survives a 30 foot fall Grand Alpha Grand Tau focused our efforts to provide Growth brotherhood together to deliver against day expedition with Alpine Ascents Wisconsin 1994 Illinois Institute of and Development of our Members by the vision. I am truly excited about into a crevasse during an attempt to summit Mount Rainier Technology 1997 International of Seattle. Team members Christopher Campbell continuing to build our Men of Honor the historic opportunity to engage our are taught how to self-arrest with ice axes Grand Beta Kevin Olsavsky Leadership Institute, creating the Key entire organization to determine how in case of a slip or crevasse plunge — skills He was safe, but he still had to get out. Southern Maine 1994 Grand Theta Sessions Regional Leadership Workshops best to deliver on our vision and to work that would prove invaluable later. Guides could set up a “z-pully” system to Penn State 1986 and the Scepter Mentoring Program. Michael Palladino collectively together to ensure that we Rainier’s 26 glaciers are heavily pull him out, but Denham was afraid an Grand Pi Kevin Palmer These programs are the beginning three continue to develop, nurture and grow this crevassed, but heavy winter snows tend overhanging snow cornice over his head Georgia Tech 2004 Grand Theta programs in a much broader multi-year great organization. to cover up many of the gashes until June. might collapse if they tried. Instead, guides California-Riverside “Men of Honor Experience” initiative Should you not be able to join us at James Fulmer 1984 The risk is that climbers never know where lowered a second ice axe to him, and he Grand Sigma that will provide personal development Grand Chapter or want to explore how you the crevasses are until the snow gives way, was able to climb out on his own while Alabama 1964 opportunities for undergraduates and might be able to help, please do not hesitate which is what Denham discovered before being belayed from above. alumni brothers. to contact me at [email protected]. dawn on the day of his summit attempt, up By that point, the sun was up. It was too We have drastically increased our For those of you who can make the trip the most popular route to the summit from late for his team to summit. Denham was attention to the Growth and Development to Philadelphia this summer (July 22nd – 10,000-foot Camp Muir on the mountain’s disappointed, but also relieved. of the Fraternity through the efforts taken 25th), I guarantee that it will be a Grand south face. Todd Burleson, owner of Alpine Ascents, by our Expansion Committee, our Focus Chapter for the ages and I look forward to said guides routinely change the summit Five Initiative to support at risk Chapters, seeing you there. “I almost died last Friday. routes to avoid new crevasses. Teams were and the recent appointment of a volunteer Then I came home and able to summit the day after Dehnam’s Director of Chapter Growth to focus on Fraternally yours, ordeal, he said. supporting the growth of our existing I mowed my lawn.” Falling into crevasses is a scary thing,” he Chapters. said. “It’ll happen six, seven times a year.” And, perhaps most importantly, we Denham returned Saturday, none have recommitted ourselves to our alumni After the snow collapsed from under the worse for wear. He’s still keen to do by realizing our need to focus and build Joseph B. Moidl, II him, Denham found himself dangling 30 more mountaineering, perhaps even Mt. a fraternity that supports the alumni Grand Alpha feet below the surface, in the dark. After McKinley, the highest peak in the United Wisconsin 1994 members of our Fraternity. While early he calmed down, he was lowered from his States at 20,320 feet, but not soon. in our efforts, we created a Volunteer [email protected] partners above to a pile of snow formed by “It was a lesson in humility and Development Director, established an the collapsing bridge. There, surrounded patience,” he said. “I almost died last by dark, white walls, he took some pictures Friday. Then I came home and I mowed as he waited for rescue. my lawn.” “I have never experienced anything more scary,” he said. “Like being in a car Adapted from an article in the Times Union of Yikes! Denham pulls himself out of a crevasse accident, but I don’t have a bruise.” Albany, New York written by Alan Wechsler on Mount Rainier using his ice-axes.
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Birthday Concert John Randolph Phelps, Columbia 1933, had the distinct pleasure of listening to his Concerto in D Minor for Piano and Saved Orchestra played by the Florida Orchestra Seth Cantley, UNC-Charlotte in 2009, celebrating his 100th birthday in fine fashion! John said, “such thrills only 2001 (LEFT), jumped into a come once in a lifetime.” murky river and saves more Alumni Chapter? than just a drowning man. Alumni from the Beta Tau Chapter got together at a Towson University football game in October. Phi Kappa Sigma Executive Director, Toby Smith (center left) is pictured with Billy Apostolou, Towson 2002, and many other Beta Tau Alumni at Horned frog Phi Kaps Alumni from the Beta Theta Chapter followed their undefeated TCU Horned the tailgate. They discussed the possibility Frogs to the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona. Despite the outcome of the game (a 17-10 loss to Boise St.), of starting a Beta Tau Alumni Chapter as brothers enjoyed catching up with each other and tailgating outside the stadium. well as reopening the Beta Tau Chapter which is currently inactive. Making Lemonade guru Erik Proulx, New Hampshire 1993, Nicholas Virzi, is an advertising copywriter in the California- Boston area who was laid off in the Berkeley 1991, lives in Guatemala fall of 2008. He began the website and serves as www.PleaseFeedTheAniamals.com as the Director of a simple blog to document his journey the Economics to finding a new job. What ended up Department for Seth Cantley, UNC-Charlotte 2001, Shortly after going to church, I ran into the happening was that the website grew in the largest Jesuit (above) dove into the water to save a man pastor, and he recognized me. I mentioned popularity to become a job hunting site University in who had been knocked out and thrown that I started going to his church, and he and community center for unemployed Central America. from his boat. This would be a remarkable reminded me that he owned a house next advertising professionals. With the 50 Years of Service Nick is active on story under any circumstances but is to mine that he bought for his son. Then I help of someone he became connected the Conference and Hoops Dreams Bruce Wedlock, MIT 1956, was recently especially remarkable given Seth was told him my story about the boat and how with through the site, Erik produced a intellectual circuit Brian Felt, Seton Hall 1997, served as honored for 50 years of volunteer service born with one arm missing from the I felt that God used this horrific moment documentary called “Lemonade,” in Guatemala, Writer, Director and Executive Producer to his beloved Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Summiter elbow down. Seth recounts the rescue and in my life to bring my wife and I back to Bruce has also been a major contributor which focuses on the challenges of where he speaks on his first documentary film, “Band of subsequent events below. the church. He was astounded, because the to the wider independent living group Chris Pruchnic, those who have been laid off during and publishes on Pirates,” the story of Seton Hall’s magical “After the boat flipped over, a fireman day before, the driver of the boat went to community at MIT. He authored the House Franklin and this “Great Recession.” Check it matters of public ride to the NCAA Basketball Championship and myself jumped in. We went under the same church and talked to him about Manager’s manual now used as a bible in Marshall out at www.LemonadeMovie.com. affairs, like the in 1985. The film which was aired on 1990, recently economy, the ESPNU and ESPN Classic and DVDs of the the boat several times with no luck. That’s changing his ways and finding God. the annual course presented by alumni returned from a need to contain documentary are now available at when something told me in all the chaos I am sure that to most, this sounds like for undergraduate house managers. Along mountaineering government www.FilmBaby.com/films/4009. to go back to the beginning. I noticed that a lot of coincidences. But that gentleman with Bob Greene, MIT 1955, Bruce also expedition in corruption in the two of us and the boat were floating was under water for over 90 seconds in co-authored an influential 2002 paper Alaska to climb Mt the developing off with the strong current. I swam back mud surrounded by a world of endless advocating for MIT’s Fraternity, Sorority, and McKinley (Denali), world, and the Sto where the boat flipped over and in the unfathomable sea. When I saw him in Independent Living Group community. With Pathology Honors Bruce, from the left are Chapter President the highest peak need for American murky dark water, I somehow found the church it’s hard to doubt what I see in his Adi Asali 2010, Bob Ferrara MIT 1967, in North America leadership on Fred H. Rodriguez, Jr. M.D., New man in the deep and wide river. eyes. He saved me more than I could ever Bruce Wedlock MIT 1968, MIT Alumni at 20,320 ft. the world stage. Orleans 1972, is the Emma Sadler Moss Later, I talked to my wife about going return. The world is an accident ready to He successfully Corporation President Keith Kalberg Nick has been Professor of Pathology at LSU Health back to church, and she said that she has happen, but it’s those beside you that help led four of six MIT 1968, and Alumni Corporation Board a consultant Sciences Center New Orleans School wanted to return for years, but knew that I pull you to the surface.” teammates to the Member Bill Denhard MIT 1942. for various of Medicine, and was chosen to receive had some reluctance towards it in the past. summit. international the 2009 Israel Davidsohn Award for We ended up going and quickly falling in Adapted from an article in the Charleston, SC institutions, Distinguished Service by the American love with a new church close to our house. Post and Courier written by Nadine Parks like the Solar Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). Fifty Year Texas Lawyers Foundation, This award was established in 1989 and is the World Food presented annually to an exemplary ASCP Carol S. Vance and James E. Brill, both Texas 1955, were Program of the member who has participated significantly Lifetime Membership College Foundation President honored in back to back years (2008 and 2009 respectively) United Nations, in a variety of roles within the Society Ted C. Alexander, Jr., D.O., Texas Christian 1966, recently received Douglas S. Bell, Denver 1991, was elected as President of the the World Health by the Texas Bar Foundation as Outstanding Fifty Year Texas Lifetime Membership in the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association Tallahassee Community College Foundation. Doug also served as a Organization, as throughout their careers. Lawyers. This is regarded as the highest honor that a Texas (TOMA). Life membership in TOMA is awarded only to those osteopathic member of the Democratic National Convention Platform Committee well as the Central lawyer can receive. physicians who have given exemplary service to the profession and, for Barack Obama. Bank of Guatemala. in so doing, have added to the stature and prestige of the osteopathic profession.
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this initiative was the collective action of many Brothers, there ‘No-Nonsense’ Former Adventure! Gentleman. could have been no better or Chapter President Elected Steven fitting leader at the helm. Brandhoff, Ghery was not the man to talk King County Executive Purdue 1993, Scholar. Shepherd. of how things should be done; he Two decades ago, recently had his first action simply lived our values everyday Dow Constantine, adventure novel, and asked others to do the same. turned to In Memoriam of Dr. Ghery D. Pettit, II He was one of those men that you Mussolini’s Money, Christopher espoused to be like. Not simply published under his California-Berkeley 1946 (1926 – 2009) “CT” Benis, both because of the man that he was, pen name, Robert Washington 1984 By Joseph B. Moidl, Grand Alpha, Wisconsin 1994 but because of the man that he Cosmer. Please expected you to be. He was a on a road trip and check out www. Ghery D. Pettit came to the his service to the Fraternity with You see, a decade ago, in what true gentleman, a true scholar, said that someday RobertCosmer. University of California at Berkeley the renaming of the Fraternity’s was our Fraternity’s defining and a shepherd for many that he would be mayor com for more in September 1942, was pledged Annual Scholarship Award given to question to answer, namely, “will knew him and for many Brothers of Seattle. Dow was information. to Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi that Chapter that has the highest we have the for titude to return our of Phi Kappa Sigma. sworn in as King Kappa Sigma and was initiated on Grade Point Average of all Chapters great Fraternity to its founding Know that like many great men County Executive on Nov. 24, 2009. February 28th, 1943. in the Fraternity. The Award is now principles”, Ghery was a pillar of t he l e ssons and impac t of Dr. Gher y CT, now a member of the Phi Kappa He was highly regarded by his known as the Dr. Ghery D. Pettit strength. D. Pettit will not be shackled to Sigma Foundation Board, met Constantine Fraternity brothers and will be Scholarship Award. G h e r y w a s t h e G r a n d A l p h a o f P h i the past or to the present, but in 1980 as a fellow University of Washington sorely missed. Ghery’s involvement In 2006, Ghery was also Kappa Sigma when we made a bold that they will perpetuate into the freshman. Both were political science spanned decades as not only honored for his life’s work in the and yet irrefutable commitment to future, not only through the great majors and skiers, with a common fondness Chapter Advisor of the Beta Psi field of Veterinary Medicine and our future, by committing to our things that he has accomplished, for long road trips. Chapter which he helped establish extensive community service by Although the men interned in the state Initiated – 45 Years Late! in 1982 at Washington State being awarded Phi Kappa Sigma’s Legislature, it was clear that Dow was far University, but he also served on highest honor of Phi Kappa Sigma he simply lived our values everyday Gene DeBullet, Texas Christian 1965, was finally initiated into more likely to return as an officeholder. the Foundation Board from 2004- Alumnus of the Year. and asked others to do the same. Mystery! Phi Kappa Sigma in 2009 after a 45 year delay. Gene transferred After chairing committees and serving from TCU to Texas Tech before he could be initiated. Mr. DeBullet 2009 and on the Executive Board Brother Pettit was one of Richard (Dick) of the International Fraternity the most revered Brothers in as emcee at alumni dinners as an went on to graduate from TCU and receive a Law Degree from St. underclassman, Dow ran for and won Dowis, Alabama as Grand Pi, Vice President of our generation of Phi Kaps. But 1953, has Mary’s University School of Law and has been practicing law for the position of house president in 1983. Scholarship from 1993 to 1998, and even beyond that, like his work in past. During his Presidency, he but through the great men and published his over forty years. He also taught Business Law at Texas Christian “He was no-nonsense, rap-the-gavel,” as Grand Alpha, Board President veterinary science, I am confident led Phi Kappa Sigma through one women that he has inspired and seventh book, University, and served as Director of the Arts Council of Fort from 1998 until 2000. that the Brothers of Phi Kappa of its most tumultuous times by cultivated. CT told Seattle Weekly writer Laura Onstot. The River Lady Worth, Past President and Scholarship Chairman of his Rotary He retired from his fraternal Sigma will be looking back at the leading our Fraternity through the His legacy will be Stellis Aequus “He was the guy who could go out and talk Mystery, a novel Club, and President of Hicks Airfield Pilot’s Association. The Beta service as Chapter Advisor Emeritus impact of Dr. Ghery D. Pettit on implementation of our Substance- Durando – “Equal to the stars in to the police.” for boys and girls Theta Chapter at TCU met with Mr. DeBullet and wholeheartedly in 2008. Ghery was honored for our Fraternity for years to come. Free Housing Policy. And while endurance”. An equal amount of Dow’s time during ages 9 through 13. agreed that he would make a fine addition to Phi Kappa Sigma. his college years was devoted to earning Dick is a former his tuition money. He fished in Alaska and journalist and worked as a bartender to pay the bills. But it public relations The only card you need. was his volunteer gig as a DJ at UW’s college executive. His previous published Use your Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity Platinum Plus® MasterCard® radio station that ended up giving him a head start into his political career. 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We offer this loving prayer Chapter Eternal for all Phi Kappa Sigma brothers BRITISH COLUMBIA MAINE PENN STATE CALIFORNIA- who have entered Donald Hammersley, John Biscoe, 1957 William Hafley, 1953 LOS ANGELES 1946 Kenneth Blaisdell, 1941 Norman Marlin, Jr., Henry Hand, Jr., 1951 the Chapter Eternal: Benjamin Graham, Jr., 1946 William Hayden, 1945 CORNELL 1943 Ray Miller, 1955 Kerry Turner, 1978 Lucius Donkle, Jr., Alfred Mann, 1941 William Thomas, 1945 Robert Weaver, 1936 Thanks and praise be 1944 Clyde Wheeler, 1948 John Hager, 1951 Benjamin Hodges, Jr., PURDUE VANDERBILT rendered now and Herbert May, Jr., 1938 1944 George Kern, 1947 Joel Covington, Jr., Thomas Parlon, 1934 1940 forevermore to Thee, DENVER MARYLAND Charles Pierce, 1953 Carl Storey, Jr., 1953 Thomas McBride, 1974 Thomas Cochrane, 1950 Robert Platt, 1944 dear Lord, for having so Robert Pierce, 1967 Edgar Hathaway, 1951 David Rasp, 1960 VIRGINIA David Romero, 1961 Dunbar MacNemar, Dick Reynolds, 1942 Richard Barney, 1947 graciously blessed our Samuel Spry 2004 1948 Donald Schoenlein, Marion Battle, 1949 Helping Those 1942 James Beveridge, 1941 Fraternity Brother now DICKINSON MIT John Jarrett, 1957 Volunteers provide essential Gustavus Bird, IV, 1964 Peter Granis, 1942 RANDOLPH MACON Alexander Mason, 1949 fallen asleep. We trust Norman Bricker, Jr., Edward Jastram, Jr., James Kendrick, 1940 Charles Noe, 1948 fraternity support. Come join the ranks. 1951 1935 Alexander Wellford, Who Follow Thee to re-unite the soul Charles “Jack” Howell, Don Moehrke, 1962 RICHMOND 1951 1951 John Noyes, Jr., 1938 H. Douglas Pitts, 1949 Fraternity volunteers provide the essential local Our volunteers keep the fraternal experience alive and available with the body in heavenly George Orwig, II, 1954 George Saathoff, 1942 Carl Turkington, 1937 WASHINGTON support that ensures the continuity of our undergraduate Chapters. for the current and future generations of Phi Kaps! We will help you Francis Trunzo, Jr., Zdenek Stekly, 1954 Raymond Bebee, 1945 With over 175 volunteers compared to five full-time headquarters find a role that matches your skills and availability. brightness on the Last 1958 G. Richard Worrell, SOUTH CAROLINA Richard Foster, 1938 1948 Thomas McCaskill, III, Michael Furlong, 1981 staff, it is obvious that the fraternity is driven by its volunteer corps. ~ Kevin Olsavsky, Grand Theta, Penn State 1986 Day. Lord, may You grant DUKE 1979 Mark Hegge, 1980 Our volunteer base has experienced dramatic growth over the last Leonard Black, Sr., NORTH CAROLINA- Robert Levengood, four years but requires a continual influx of new energy and ideas to For more information, please contact the Director of Volunteer Recruitment 1958 CHAPEL HILL STANFORD 1951 remain vital and valuable. Wayne Delia, Potsdam 1979, ([email protected]) or the International unto us a godly walk James Dearth, 1970 Harry Billica, 1941 William Baxter, 1945 David Zumek, 1963 Headquarters at 610.469.3282 or [email protected]. A wide variety of volunteer opportunities allow alumni to direct and peaceful departure John Jones, 1937 Henderson Heyward, Thomas Dee, II, 1941 their time, energy and abilities in a manner that best accommodates 1934 Burton Rogers, 1949 WASHINGTON STATE their personal availability and other commitments FRANKLIN & James Grosse, 1989 at Your appointed time. MARSHALL NORTHERN ILLINOIS SUNY-GENESEO Samuel Lobach, Jr., James Booth, 1978 Mark Seaburg, 1981 WASHINGTON & Restore, O Lord, all 1953 JEFFERSON SUPPORT YOUR Chapter SUPPORT THE PHI KAP COMMUNITY NORTHWESTERN TEXAS Edwin Downs, 1942 distressed hearts with GEORGIA TECH Roger Bentley, 1944 Robert W.B. Dickerson, William Pala, 1938 Be A Mentor Be An Advisor Help Us Expand Help Us Teach Help Us Connect Alfred Mathison, 1945 Ronald De Pinto, 1954 1953 William Yeager, Jr., Lend your support Serve as a Chapter To support the great The fraternity provides Our Alumni sweet comfort and keep Allen Smith, 1995 William Harvey, 1940 1950 Douglas Waller, 1959 Charles Reincke, 1929 TEXAS CHRISTIAN and advice directly to Advisor, Assistant number of current and a wide variety of Engagement us all perpetually in Thy Harold Shoop, 1917 Dan Biggins, 1943 WASHINGTON & LEE undergraduates on a one- Chapter Advisor or upcoming expansion programming for all Committee reaches ILLINOIS INSTITUTE Oliver Carter, III, 1975 George Lancaster, Jr., on-one basis, regardless member of a local Alumni opportunities, we need its members at the out to our alumni grace for the sake of OF TECHNOLOGY OHIO STATE 1950 of your geographic Advisory Board. Local the active involvement national, regional to organize them Eldred Koenig, 1944 Charles Arrick, 1943 TORONTO location. The Scepter advisors provide critical of volunteers at the and local level. If you for social and Thy eternal mercy and Richard Bright, 1952 J.M.S. Careless, 1937 WEST VIRGINIA Mentorship Program support in all areas of local and regional have interest and/or networking purposes ILLINOIS William Campbell, 1949 Harold Zobel, 1950 matches interested Chapter management, level to communicate abilities in the areas and in support of goodness. Amen. Charles Blue, 1938 Thomas Hudock, 1943 TULANE undergraduates and but particularly in areas with university of organizational our undergraduate Charles Busbey, 1953 John Martinez, 1943 James Johnston, 1985 OKLAHOMA W.T. McCay, III, 1991 alumni who provide such as recruitment, administrators and development and Chapters and colonies. Note: We can publish Robert Malley, 1949 Ben Estes, III, 1989 Edward Parkhouse, Jr., specific guidance in areas financial management help to organize leadership training, we For additional only the names of those Robert Pancoast, 1948 Louis Griffis, 1960 1945 members now deceased of interest including and community relations. interest groups. For can provide the tools information on James Stelzner, 1953 Thomas Hartman, 1956 Edmund Pixberg, Jr., about whom we have career development, With the frequent more information and guidance you need upcoming events Sidney Plummer, Jr., 1949 been made aware. academics and leadership turnover in our Chapter on expansion to make a difference. or to help organize IOWA 1938 Alphonse Schmitt, Jr., We apologize for any development. For more membership each Chapter opportunities, For additional an alumni Chapter, Gordon Campbell, 1954 Charles Strange, 1949 1947 members whose names information on this requires this type of please contact information please please contact Fr. Neal Stull, 1983 Robert Willis, 1950 we have missed. program, visit assistance on a regular the International email the International the International CALIFORNIA– KANSAS OREGON STATE BERKELEY www.pks.org/mentor or basis to ensure continued Headquarters or email Headquarters at Headquarters at George Berry, 1953 Theron Bradley, 1969 John Mersereau, Jr, e-mail [email protected] success. For more [email protected] [email protected]. [email protected]. Norman Harris, 1952 1946 information, email Wayne Gene Nelson, 1950 PENNSYLVANIA William Norton, 1941 Delia at [email protected]. James Knapp, 1951 Dr. Ghery Pettit, 1946 KENYON Robert Penfield, 1947 Stanley Poyser, 1937 Harvey Merckens, 1943 Charles Urban, 1950 Charles Richards, 1952 Samuel Turner, 1954
8 The Maltese Cross Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity The Maltese Cross 9 “I was afraid of being judged and wasn’t excited about Phi Kappa Sigma’s opening up in front of a group of people I had never met Seven Core Values before. Half way through our first small group activity, I 1. Trust realized the Brothers that I had assumed were nothing like 2. Honor me were, in fact, so similar to myself in what they valued in 3. Respect life and in others.” — Andy Heimann, McDaniel 2012 4. Knowledge 5. Wisdom Men 6. Responsibility 7. Integrity
As adopted by the 90th Grand Chapter, of Philadelphia, PA, July 22, 2000 onorLeadership Institute The Men of Honor Leadership Institute A Decade of Values-Based Leadership Development. makes a huge impact on participants and has produced some of the Fraternity’s H by Christopher M. Hanes, Director of Development, South Alabama 2001 greatest successes in recent years. Several Chapters have been brought back from the brink of closure, because of the skills Created ten years ago as a part of to confront high-risk behavior. In addition, “the Men of Honor Leadership and confidence attendees gained from the Fraternity’s “Return to Our Founding participants learn more about Phi Kappa attending Men of Honor (see Texas Principles,” The Men of Honor Leadership Institute is potentially the Sigma’s culture and the concept of “values- Christian University’s story on page 26). Institute has become the flagship for Phi based” leadership. The curriculum is based most meaningful thing I’ve The success of the Men of Honor Kappa Sigma’s membership development on the principles of Phi Kappa Sigma Leadership Institute could not be possible initiative, “The Men of Honor Experience.” done in my life thus far. which come from “The Seven Core Values,” without the generous funding from the Phi The Men of Honor Leadership Institute created at the 90th Grand Chapter; and “The men of honor leadership Institute has truly reignited I learned how I, being just Kappa Sigma Foundation and countless is held annually at the Marist Brother’s our Ritual, created by Dr. Mitchell in 1850. hours of volunteer time, commitment, and Retreat House in Esopus, New York, one person, have the ability These principles give us a philosophical my passion for this organization, not only because of what expertise. and over 700 undergraduates and to make the Fraternity better guide, and goals, on how to be and build we believe in, but because of the impact it has on our members facilitators have attended the institute better men – “Men of Honor.” Men of for those that come after me.” If you would like to help us continue to grow this who are still in their undergraduate years. It is all the since its inception. Honor are meant to become more than just and other programs that are part of “The Men of Over three and half days, Men of Honor — Kent Burlingame, productive members of society, but leaders Honor Experience,” please email [email protected]. payment a volunteer needs for his time.” Leadership Institute participants learn that possess steadfast values and a duty to Illinois Institute of Technology 2013 — Phil Manthe, Volunteer Facilitator, Georgia Tech 2005 about their personal values and behaviors, help their fellow man. For more information on “The Men of Honor Leadership Institute” and “The Men of Honor how to positively handle conflict, and how C Experience, visit www.pks.org.
The Men of Honor Experience: Delivering the vision of “Lifelong growth and development of the Fraternity and its members.”
Values-Based Pillars values such as Ritual Scholastic The Phi Kappa Key Sessions Men of Honor Interpersonal Senior Retention Volunteer Scepter Recruitment The New Member respect, diversity, Exemplification Development Sigma Male Regional Leadership Leadership and Transition Development Mentorship Development and Education Program communication, and Certification Program College Leadership Institute Development Chapter members Volunteers A personalized Certification teaches Phi and citizenship Level 1 teaches Participants learn As part of Grand Workshops Annual experiential Program are prepared for learn the role, coaching program Level 1 teaches Kappa Sigma’s which help initiated members time management, Chapter, the A series of values-based Participants gain alumni transition responsibilities, that matches values-based history, mission, members learn Phi Kappa Sigma’s study skills, and college provides leadership program that helps a more detailed and “real world” and expectations undergraduate recruitment basics core values, and about and how to secrets, symbols, classroom, exam, educational workshops put on participants learn awareness of challenges within their mentees with and best practices. expectations. In prevent high-risk and Ritual. Level 2 and paper writing sessions and annually that link and understand their and others’ including positions and are alumni mentors Level 2 delivers addition, the drinking, hazing, trains members how best practices. opportunities for Chapter Operations, their core values personalities etiquette, financial equipped with the based on common more advanced program teaches and sexual assault. to facilitate Level members to learn a Core Values, and and behaviors. and behaviors. planning, and “toolkit” necessary areas of interest. practices, and basic life skills 1 certification to Values Based variety of critical Fraternity goals In addition, Participants also professionalism. to best serve trains members and social other members. Visioning life skills and and objectives. participants learn learn how to members. how to facilitate A strategic Chapter Chapter operations how to handle develop a strategic Level 1 to other planning retreat best practices. conflict and plan to build and members. that teaches confront behavior maintain a high collaborative incongruent with performance, award team-building and Phi Kappa Sigma’s winning Chapter. tactical thinking. core values.
10 The Maltese Cross Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity The Maltese Cross 11 Prior to his election as Alabama’s 52nd We hosted a Phi Kap party at the deal with difficult personal problems. Governor in January 2003, Governor Riley Governor’s Mansion about a year ago. That’s when that concentration with served for three terms in Congress from All of us are, you know, 45 years older, but people that you really know and who really 1996-2002 representing Alabama’s third within five minutes it was like no time had care about you; I think that can become a district. Before entering public service, passed. I mean it was like you were just defining point in life for a lot of people who Governor Riley ran a number of successful picking up a conversation from back then. get to be in fraternities. businesses, including a trucking company, That’s one of the great things about a a car dealership, a real estate company, a fraternity. You really do become very, very MC: How important do you think the grocery store and a small pharmacy. He’s close to a lot of guys and the influence they values that Phi Kappa Sigma espouses also been a cattleman for almost 30 years. have on your life truly is dramatic. And are in society and in your current The Phi Kap A native of the small Clay County town I wondered whether or not, when we got occupation in life? of Ashland, Governor Riley is married to back together after 30 or 40 years, how it the former Patsy Adams, also from Clay would be. But it was almost seamless, as Governor Riley: Oh I think it is County. He is a member of the First Baptist if no time had passed. critically important. The reason I joined PChurch of Ashland, where he taught the that fraternity was because of the people men’s Sunday school class for a number of and what they believed. Now there were years and also served as Chairman of the MC: When you think about your other fraternities who had different Church’s Board of Trustees. The Rileys were undergrad experience, can you sum philosophies, different standards that I blessed with four children and are the proud it up in terms of the positive impact would have never been comfortable in grandparents of eight grandchildren. that it had on you and how that and I’m sure they wouldn’t have been (He’s not that different than the rest of us.) The following is an edited transcript helped you achieve success in life? comfortable with me. Governor of the conversation between Grand Alpha But on the other side, when you have Joe Moidl, Director of Development Governor Riley: Absolutely. If you have this amalgamation of all of these different A Candid and personal Conversation With Phi Kappa Sigma’s Chris Hanes, and Governor Riley an opportunity for higher education, or personalities, but yet they have the same held on February 19, 2010. whether you’re in the military, or you’re in beliefs, have the same moral standards Alumnus of the Year for 2009, The Honorable Robert R. “Bob” a social club, or you’re in a church group, and values, have the same direction that Maltese Cross: What made you choose whether or not you’re in a fraternity, they want to follow in life, that builds that Riley, Alabama 1965, Governor of the Great State of Alabama. to join Phi Kappa Sigma? you begin to take on the characteristics esprit de corps. Because you recognize that of the people that are around you. You you are a part of that special university or by Christopher M. Hanes, Director of Development, South Alabama 2001 Governor Riley: There was a young begin to develop, especially at that age, that special fraternity -- it represents you man, who later became my Big Brother, characteristics and convictions that you and you represent it. As Governor, that is a who invited me to play in an intramural think have value based on something other philosophy I have followed in choosing my football game with him and a group of Phi than just a temporal conversation. Cabinet and staff. Kaps. After that game I began to associate with so many of those young guys that “We hosted a Phi Kap party at the Governor’s Mansion about a after about six months I said, “you know, I’ve never been in a fraternity but if I was year ago. All of us are, you know, 45 years older, but within ever going to be in one I’d like to join with five minutes it was like no time had passed. I mean it was like these people I’ve come to know and appreciate.” you were just picking up a conversation from back then.”
MC: Are there any of these brothers When you look at the young men that I guess one of the things that I have that particularly had a significant I had an opportunity to get to know and realized over the years is that all of us, impact on your life? become great friends with, I think it helps whether we like it or not, have a moral Governor Riley: Yes. Gary Jackson is you define who you are, what you believe, compass. And there’s no question in my one of these guys that is the kind of man and how willing you are to stand up for mind that we have an ethical standard. We that you hope your son grows up to be those beliefs. And you come to do that as have a faith that may change from time to like. One who just embodies all the a result of your associations, with people time. qualities of character and integrity that you respect. But all of us know the difference, we just that I think all of us want our kids to The positive impact of seeing the innately know the difference, between right understand and appreciate. characteristics that I wanted to emulate and wrong. And I guess one thing that I There were so many people that had a from people that I had a tremendous tried to teach my children, and I try to live really dramatic influence on my life. And amount of respect for – you begin to by as well, is to keep it black and white as there were guys who really helped me with mirror those traits. But corporately, as a much as you can, because the gray areas the academic sessions! group, you could almost watch that house only cause to confuse and irritate. c e There were a couple of guys that after we and that fraternity take on a defining In most things, people have a gut sense had graduated from college, that we helped personality of its own, because of the of what they need to do. When you begin each other with business opportunities; coalescing of all of the attitudes of the to trust that and trust that your instincts some successful, some less so. But yes, individual members. are right based on what you believe, I think there was something about the fraternity And you watch them and you watch how it serves you well. friendship that allowed us to transcend the they handle adversity. You watch how they
a’s governor’s offi governor’s m a’s : alaba OTO normal business relationship. develop leadership skills. You watch them P H
12 The Maltese Cross Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity The Maltese Cross 13 MC: What you just said probably has MC: What do you think people respect you enough or trust you a big impact on how you’re handling “Men of Honor” means? enough to elect you to try to lead a state. a pretty difficult and divisive issue – It is humbling, but I always remember Governor Riley: My granddad had that my granddad was one of these guys electronic bingo [Ed. note: most forms an old saying, “it takes no talent to do it that would never let anything go to my of gambling are illegal in Alabama wrong, but it takes a real man of honor to head. He always had a way of keeping me and Governor Riley is currently always do it right.” grounded. And every time I see something fighting against the legalization and I mean anybody can go break the law — like those signs I remember some of the use of electronic bingo]. We’d like to anybody can do it wrong — that takes no admonitions he gave me. know how values have played into real talent. But to do it right time and time that issue for you and your decision again, even when it’s difficult to do, to tell MC: Do you have any special talents or making process. the truth even when it hurts, to be honest hobbies? Or how do you like to spend even when you know no one would ever your limited free time? Governor Riley: It’s a huge fight and know you weren’t, that’s what separates someone asked me the other day -- he said a man of honor from one who’s not. Governor Riley: There are a lot of you know this was supposed to be your things that I enjoy doing that I just don’t MC: If you could give one piece of lame duck year and why are you doing have time to do now, but next year I hope this at this time? Because if you look back advice to our members, what would I can. I love to ride motorcycles. I’ve got over the last six or seven years, Alabama’s that be? a trip planned for after I’m out of here. I had remarkable progress in education and want to take a motorbike ride to Alaska Governor Riley: Value what makes economic development. Those reforms and back, which will take about six weeks you unique as an individual. Learn to have been my focus. and I’m looking forward to it. appreciate your uniqueness. Don’t try to But this fight really was an easy decision Love to scuba dive. Love to fly light fit into a mold someone else sets for you. for me. This doesn’t come down to whether planes. Love to hunt and I’m trying to Because you may never live up to someone or not you believe in gambling. It’s learn how to fly fish and I’m not very else’s standard. But if you can ever truly whether or not we believe that all people good at it. must be treated equally under the law. And know and appreciate what makes you that no one, just because they’re powerful special, and you live up to your own MC: What goes through your mind or politically connected, or politically moral standard, it should bode well for you when you hear the line in “Sweet influential, should be able to disobey the in the future. Home Alabama” that says, “In Birmingham they love the Governor?”
“Patsy and I got married in 1964. Being the romantic that I am, Governor Riley: Guys, I don’t know I carried my wife on our honeymoon to the Orange Bowl to how to explain this, but it just doesn’t get any better than that (laughing). watch Alabama play Texas. I never will forget, we lost that MC: Obviously, it was a big year for game on a quarterback sneak.” the state of Alabama with a national c e championship. What were your thoughts on that?
Governor Riley: Well we had a unique c e / R obin Cooper law. That’s really what this is all about. MC: Where’s the best place to get circumstance. I told you that Patsy and I got It’s about whether or not you’re going barbecue in Alabama? to allow two or three big casino owners to married in 1964. Being the romantic that I a’s governor’s offi governor’s m a’s : alaba OTO continue to do something that has been Governor Riley: You realize you’re am, I carried my wife on our honeymoon P H shut down in all the other parts of the going to get me in trouble with this to the Orange Bowl to watch Alabama play state. And again, this is about the rule (laughing). Well, you know Dreamland is Texas. This was back when Joe Namath was the quarterback and they had a linebacker offi governor’s m a’s : alaba OTO of law. Everyone has to be subject to the great, but my personal favorite is a place P H same law and we have to treat everyone called the Golden Rule in Birmingham — in Texas named Tommy Nobis. equally under the law. Alabama has had a sliced, inside, extra sauce, extra pickles. I never will forget, we lost that game history and had to learn great life lessons on a quarterback sneak and everyone asked Coach Bryant later whether or not in treating certain people differently. I am MC: What goes through your mind he thought Namath had scored. And I committed to never go down that path. when you drive back into Alabama And politically – you know I really don’t remember his remarks. He said, “Well if after visiting a neighboring state and know if it helps or hurts me. You can’t he’d been five yards in the end zone no one see your name as Governor on the serve as governor and allow that to be the would have asked.” determining factor. I mean, you must do Welcome to Alabama sign? We waited for 45 years to have an what you think is right. I think everyone opportunity to play Texas for the National Governor Riley: True story, the first must be treated equally under the law and Championship again and I made sure Patsy time I ever saw it, the thing that flashed as long as I’m Governor they’re going to be. and I were there. Top: Receiving the Phi Kap 2009 Alumnus of the Year Award at Alabama’s Homecoming through my mind was what my granddad last fall. ABOVE: An avid hunter, Riley looks forward to having more time for his outdoor would have thought. And I can see him For the full interview, including audio, hobbies. Right: Riley addresses the citizens of Alabama. now up there just shaking his head with visit www.pks.org. absolute bewilderment. It means a lot that
14 The Maltese Cross Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity The Maltese Cross 15 Foundation Foundation Thank You for a Record Year! Ways You Can Support State of the foundation. the Foundation
$102,433 596 Brothers, I have always been truly amazed at the Each year, hundreds of Brothers support 600 $100,000 Our Phi Kappa Sigma Foundation lifelong relationships I forged through my Phi Kappa Sigma through a contribution undergraduate Chapter years. My best continues to flourish amidst the current 550 $88,000 global economic downturn. Similar to how friend and inner circle of friends are all to the Phi Kappa Sigma Foundation. our campus fraternity houses, experiences known as uncles to my children, some are and friendships during our college years Godfathers, as am I to their kids. While we 500 $75,000 Annual Fund provided us with safe havens and platforms sometimes think it is a bit scary our kids know all of our college nicknames, Many Brothers donate throughout the year as part of our from which we could excel, the money 450 $63,000 raised through the Foundation provides we remain confident in our common annual giving program. Gifts can be made securely online at growth platforms for our undergraduate bond of secrecy and loyalty they will not www.pks.org/donate or mailed directly to the International Brothers through ongoing support of the find out exactly how those names were Headquarters (the enclosed donor envelope has been 400 $50,000 actually earned. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 International Fraternity’s educational and provided for your convenience). Most Foundation donors do Goals leadership programs. While our commitment to serve on the Number of donors donations total Foundation Board can at times be quite not direct the use of their annual gifts. This allows them to Your support this past year enabled be allocated to the areas of most need. Brothers who donate FOUNDATION BOARD the Foundation to maintain our full challenging, we are rewarded through as part of the annual giving program are recognized in the Mitchell Society economic support to our undergraduate both our shared sense of fulfillment and Maltese Cross each year. Brothers who donate at least four Mitchell Society members are those Brothers who have Reynold R. Hagel Christopher T. Benis Brothers. Fifty four scholarships were through the greater reach we have to form President Washington 1984 deep bonds of friendship with Brothers we years in a row or at least $10,000 in their lifetime receive included Phi Kappa Sigma in their estate plans through Washington 1980 awarded to deserving members totaling Lonny Boeke $60,000. Another $32,000 of support went may have never met otherwise. If you have special recognition. Bequests, Insurance Policies, Endowments, Charitable Gift David B. du Pont Carthage 2000 gifts to share, act on your impulse to look Vice President to the leadership-building Men of Honor Annuities, and Charitable Remainder Trusts. Mitchell Society Christopher Campbell into involvement on the Foundation Board Pennsylvania 1967 Leadership Institute, with more funds Giving Level Amount members understand the importance of ensuring that Phi Southern Maine 1994 by contacting me directly or reaching out Peter J. Nichols also going toward the Scepter Mentoring Diamond Skull Club $2,500 + Kappa Sigma’s programs and services are available far into 2nd Vice President Duncan Cocroft to Phi Kappa Sigma Headquarters (staff@ Pennsylvania 1967 Program and UIFI (a national values- Platinum Skull Club $1,000 - $2,499 the future. Gifts such as these allow individuals and families Washington 1980 pks.org). We are thankful for your support based leadership development program Golden Skull Club $750 - $999 to invest in and support Phi Kappa Sigma, guaranteeing its Allan Cameron Jr. Roy A. Freeman in helping us strengthen our fraternity. Washington State 1984 sponsored by the North American Silver Skull Club $500 - $749 success for future generations. Please go to www.pks.org/ Treasurer Interfraternity Conference which is open Denver 1962 Kyle Knigge Fraternally yours, Bronze Skull Club $250 - $499 donate or contact the International Headquarters for more Washington State 1993 to Fraternity and Sorority members from Robert J. Burnett around the country) scholarships. 1850 Club $18.50/month ($222 total) information on the Mitchell Society and planned giving. Secretary Daniel Lund, III Anniversary Member $160 Washington State 1991 New Orleans 1985 The Foundation is a charitable IRS 501(c)3 organization which is run by a Honor Roll $100 - $249 Matching Gifts Ronald W. Siggs Joseph B. Moidl, II Fundraising Wisconsin 1994 Board made up of Brothers serving on Donor Up to $100 Many companies have a matching gift program that can Committee Chair a 100% voluntary basis. Through their multiply your support and make your gift go further! Please Washington 1982 Kevin Palmer Reynold R. Hagel UC-Riverside 1984 gifts of time and treasure these alumni President, Phi Kappa Sigma Foundation Stellis Aequus Durando Society ask your company’s HR representative for the necessary Douglas L. Cox are giving back to our glorious fraternity Ignace Perrin, III Washington 1980 In order to recognize those Brothers who give to the forms to send with your gift. Investment in order to continue our tradition of Committee Chair New Orleans 1984 [email protected] Foundation on a consistent basis, ensuring that it will providing lifelong benefits to our Brothers. Pennylvania 1968 be “Equal to the Stars in Endurance,” we have created Courtyard of Brotherhood Our charitable status provides you with Jeffrey Long the Stellis Aequus Durando Society. Any Phi Kap who has Alumni and undergraduates alike continue to support the Scholarship Chair a direct pipeline through which you can Penn State 1980 donate back on a tax deductible basis. donated at least four consecutive years, no matter what Fraternity by purchasing a brick to go in the Courtyard of Your donation will then continue through giving level, will be recognized in the Roll of Donors Brotherhood. The bricks are engraved with their name or the pipeline to the direct benefit of our (pgs. 19-21) as a society member as long as they continue the name of another Brother. More than 400 engraved bricks undergraduate members. You will receive to donate. have already been placed in the Courtyard of Brotherhood, a receipt for each donation and should and that number continues to increase annually. The cost expect a personal thank you letter from me Founder’s Circle of the brick is only $150 and represents a tax-deductible for every donation of $100 or more. We will In order to recognize those Brothers who have made donation in that amount! name a lifetime scholarship in your honor significant donations to the Phi Kappa Sigma Foundation, for a $5,000 donation. We can also honor your name with a guaranteed annual we have created the Founder’s Circle (pg. 18). Members Please contact the International Headquarters at [email protected] or scholarship in perpetuity for a donation of have donated at least $10,000 in their lifetime (one or 610.469.3282 for more information on how you can support Phi Kappa Sigma. $15,000 or more. multiple gifts).
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J. Steve Counts, Byron Wesley Graves, Founder’s circle South Carolina 1966 Randolph-Macon 1980* Stephen H. Cowles, Richard Gregory, Purdue 1960 Purdue 1948 The following Brothers have donated a Allan M. Cameron, Denver 1962 Robert C. Forney, Purdue 1948 Roll of Donors Brian Keith Crosthwaite, John Howard Grubbs, minimum of $10,000 in their lifetime. South Carolina 1986 Tulane 2001 Douglas L. Cox, Pennsylvania 1968 Joseph B. Moidl, II, Wisconsin 1994 Daniel Lund, III, C. Ed Shinholser, The gifts may be one or multiple. Diamond Skull Club Honor Roll ($100 - Bruce S. Curtiss, Mark H. Gurda, TCU 1980 New Orleans 1985 South Carolina 1954* John J. Curley, Dickinson 1960 Peter J. Nichols, Washington 1980 ($2,500+) $249) Georgia Tech 1977 Robert Hanold, Rutgers-NB Raymond B. Miller, William W. Sitz, Dennis Aigner, UCLA 1959 Willis Dadukian, 1991 Neil J. Principe, Cornell 1967 Christopher Benis, Iowa 1991* UCLA 1969* David B. duPont, Pennsylvania 1967 Washington 1984 Michael Allen, Denver 1952* William Harms, Seton Hall James L. Miller, Texas 1950 John Richard Soulliere, Texas A&M 1989 Lonny & Patti Boeke, Robert E. Danforth, 1998* John Finlayson, Franklin & Marshall 1964 Boyd Lee Spahr, Dickinson 1963 Kevin L. Palmer, Pennsylvania 1946 Carthage 2000* Carmen Alu, Marist 2004 Washington 1952 Richard C. Hartgrove, UC-Riverside 1984* Charles Vaughn Strimlan, Duncan H. Cocroft, Richard Anderson, Charles Davidson, Washington & Lee 1965 Thomas M. Petersen, Pennsylvania 1967* Pennsylvania 1965 UCLA 1957 Purdue 1942* Harold Hatfield, Potsdam Ohio 1964 Paul Sullivan, Maine 1966* Douglas L. Cox, James Stephen Balent, John Davis, Cornell 1958* State 1980 Ronald W. Siggs, Justin Peck Viener, Pennsylvania 1968* Franklin & Marshall 1991 Garland Davis, Michael E. Helmick, North Washington 1982* Randolph-Macon 1993 Foundation Scholarship Sponsors John L. Finlayson, Franklin Bart Barre, Oklahoma 1967 Texas 1970 Hamilton F. Smith, John Vining, Tulane 1964* & Marshall 1964* Pennsylvania 1959 Daniel Dembkowski, John S. Herin, South Richmond 1983* Thomas Vining, Kevin Ivey, UCLA 1980 William Barrows, IIT 1950 Carthage 2009 Carolina 1946 Tulane 1969* The following Brothers made a donation Allan M. Cameron, John A. Murray, William B. Rozzi, Joseph Moidl, II, Arthur P. Bartholomew, William Denhard, MIT 1942 Thomas L. Hill, TCU 1963 Bronze Skull Club John E. Voss, UCLA 1948* Michigan 1939* of at least $5,000 in any calendar year. Denver 1962 Denver 1957 Purdue 1980 Wisconsin 1994* ($250 - $499) James Caulley Deringer, Kenneth J. Holzscheiter, Gary Withall, Denver 1971* Thomas Bartlett, Washington & Lee 1986 Pennsylvania 1963 We thank them for their generosity by Henry G. Schaefer, Ted Alexander, TCU 1966 David B. du Pont, Robert P. Petrowski, Pennsylvania 1958 Victor Wykoff, Maine 1967 David F. Deterich, Raymond L. Horn, sponsoring a Foundation Scholarship in Clement P. Barbazon, Pennsylvania 1967 Wisconsin 2001 UC-Berkeley 1960 Edward Basha, West Virginia 1964 Washington 1953* Boyd Spahr, New Orleans 1975* their name during their lifetime. Dickinson 1963* Stanford 1959 Daniel Deufel, Purdue 1958 Kenneth Howe, Maine 1965 Edward L. Flom, Ghery D. Pettit, John Charles Becker, Anniversary Member Benjamin Taylor, Timothy S. Bassett, Richmond 1979 ($159) Richard L. Diehl, Larry J. Hubacka, IIT 1954 UC-Berkeley 1947 Illinois 1999 South Carolina 1967 Pennsylvania 1979 Washington 1962* Henry Warren Bellefleur, Alexander Babel, IIT 2008 Wayne Baumgartner, John William Dietz, Charles L. Hudson, Northwestern 1979* Stuart Bean, Platinum Skull Club Washington 1952 St. Lawrence 1990* Maryland 1943* Donald R. Blair, Richmond 1978* ($1,000 - $2,499) Nevin Beagle, William G. Dosse’, IIT 1958 John D. Hunter, Franklin & UCLA 1949* Matthew John Cahill, St. Oklahoma 1969 Samuel Buchanan, Burgin Dossett, Marshall 1948 Kenneth L. Coleman, Lawrence 2005 2009-2010 Foundation Scholarship Winners Kansas 1969* James P. Beecher, Vanderbilt 1957* Frederick L. Ingoldsby, Purdue 1962 Sean Michael Conner, Ohio State 1959 David B. du Pont, James Doyle, Illinois 1990 Robert Edward Dash, Georgia Tech 2006 Pennsylvania 1967* Job O. Belcher, Northwestern 1992* Leonard C. Isaacs, West Chester 1989 Jeryl W. Cordell, IIT 1966* North Carolina 1957* For the 2009-2010 Academic Year the Phi 2009-2010 Winners: Reynold R. Hagel, James C. Duke, MIT 1960 Oregon State 1960* Wayne M. Delia, Kent Curtis, MIT 1981 Douglas Stephen Bell, Kappa Sigma Foundation awarded $60,000 Washington 1980* Robert S. Dunevant, Thomas Jacobs, TCU 1978 Kolade Adebowale, Devlin Horton, Samuel Ruchlewicz, Potsdam State 1979 Richard Allen DeCamp, UC- Denver 1991 Christopher M. Hanes, Ohio State 1943 Kevin L. Johnson, to our undergraduate Brothers. IIT 2011 UNC-Charlotte 2010 Franklin & Marshall 2011 David Demarest, St. Riverside 1987* Greg S. Bennett, TCU 1977 South Alabama 2001* Jesse L. Dunn, Pennsylvania 1981* Lawrence 1970 Erik Douglas Forbeck, Initiated undergraduate Brothers Adam Benoit, Barry Kaiser, Brian Schaeffer, William Hildebrand, Cleo Beougher, North Texas 1959* G. Robert Johnston, Paul F. Finazzo, UC- California of PA 1993 Kansas 1954 Indiana 2011 Marist 2010 Wisconsin 2010 Pennsylvania 1968 Albert D. Ehrenfried, Washington 1955 were eligible to apply for two types Riverside 1984* Jason Alvin Froehner, James D. Jackson, Pieter Bierkens, Maine 1944* Kawi Kambhu, Cornell 1961 of scholarships with the awards being Brent Bijonowski, John Kouch, William Schaffenburg, William Arthur Forgette, Carthage 2001 Tulane 1988 Richmond 1989 Douglas M. Faris, Karl H. Kanalz, IIT 2011 Pennsylvania 2011 Dickinson 2010 Michigan State 1995 Stephen Robert Hayes, St. distributed based on the following Jeffrey Long, Robert Bise, UCLA 1959* Washington & Lee 1976* UC-Riverside 1990 Kent D. Fyfe, Lawrence 1980 methodology: Michael Cafarchio, Cody Kutzer, Matthew Schopp, Penn. State 1980 Edward Blazer, Duke 1959 Jeffrey C. Fasoldt, David Kane, Washington 1992 Donald Henn, Ursinus 2010 Penn State 2010 Rutgers 2010 Mark M. Montgomery, William H. Boezinger, Geneseo State 1989 Pennsylvania 1968 Jack K. Gilden, Cornell 1952* West Chester 1990 Stanford 1955 Edward L. Feick, Sam G. Kapourales, Need-Based Scholarships: Scott Chernoff, Raymond Ma, Jonathan Schwartz, Vanderbilt 1970 Andrew Kovari, Daniel P. Moran, Darrell J. Bogardus Ohio State 1943* Richmond 1980* Kenyon 2012 MIT 2010 UNC-Charlotte 2010 Glen A. Harper, Illinois 1986 ff 50% Financial Need South Alabama 1997 UC-Berkeley 1941* James D. Fellers, Robert G. Keevil, Franklin Michigan State 1968 Jonathan P. Kranock, Ian Davis, Andrew Marlatt, Zachary Shamberg, Peter J. Nichols, Richard Bondi, Oklahoma 1967 & Marshall 1946* ff 50% Scholastic Achievement A. John Harper, Geneseo State 1985 Penn State 2011 Georgia Tech 2011 Ursinus 2010 Washington 1980* Wash. & Jeff. 1965 Mark K. Fitch, Louis Kelly, North Texas 1964 Ronald Ross Lake, Robert Petrowski, Daniel Bradford, Oklahoma 1980* Vanderbilt 1972 Erik Derr, Mark Mezzone, Mark Smedberg, William Hauke, MIT 1958 Alabama 1983 Participation-Based Scholarships: Wisconsin 2001 Denver 1969 James A. Fletcher, Wendell Kerr, Ursinus 2011 Penn State 2011 Ursinus 2011 Michael Louis Irwin, John Harvey Lester, Neil J. Principe, William Edward Brewer, Northwestern 1970 UC-Berkeley 1962 ff 50% Chapter/Campus/ Geneseo State 1983 Georgia Tech 1951* Matthew Douglas, Anthony Milano, Kenneth Srebro, Cornell 1967 TCU 2001 Newton O. Fowler, Paul A. Kirk, Drury 1966 Community Involvement Keith T. Kallberg, Christopher Lighty, Princeton 2010 Carthage 2010 Indiana 2010 Stephen Brown, Iowa 1989 Richmond 1952 Elton E. Kruger, MIT 1968* Clarkson 2006 ff 50% Scholastic Achievement Golden Skull Club Nelson Brown, UCLA 1965 Charles J. Fritchie, Michigan State 1956* Jeremy Dover, Eric Mills, Lloyd Tannenbaum, Theodore Kramer, Robert E. Monahan, ($750 - $999) Spencer Brown, TCU 2011 Tulane 1958 Kenneth Kulas, Purdue 2011 Pennsylvania 2010 Ursinus 2011 Purdue 1984 Georgia Tech 1950 Robert J. Burnett, Thomas Brownlee, David Gamotis, DePaul 2009 Scholarship Applications are available on Washington State 1991* Jesse C. Livesay, Joseph N. Offenbecher, Kyle Duke, Daniel Mina, Miguel Torres, Ohio 1967* Illinois 1957 South Alabama 1997 Kenneth Peter Kulas, Sr. February 1st and are due by April 1st of Ronald C. Stephens, Kansas 1950* IIT 2011 Penn State 2011 Depaul 2012 Chet C. Buckenmaier, Hector J Garcia, R. Bruce LaBoon, TCU 1963 each year. For more information please go William Dunn, Mallard Garrett Pittman, UCLA 1963* Penn. State 1959 S.W. Texas State 1991 to www.pks.org/scholarship.shtml or Joseph Duratinsky, Daniel Murray, Daniel Triplett, Alabama 1989 Illinois 1984* Christopher Lamm, John Burdakin, MIT 1947 Floyd E. Garrison, UNC-Charlotte 2004 Silver Skull Club Sean McCann, IIT 2005 George E. Prochaska, email [email protected]. Wisconsin 2010 Carthage 2009 North Texas 2010 Bobby Bush, Duke 1953* Ohio State 1948 ($500 - $749) Ryan H. Murray, TCU 2010 Kansas 1952 William V. Ledford, Brett Friedman, Kamil Okroj, Kevin Ung, Robert Byers, Duke 1959 David Gates, Maine 1954* North Carolina 1952* J. Wendell Agee, Georgia Douglas Opicka, IIT 1997 Robert Rhoads, Drexel 1990 Dickinson 2010 Pennsylvania 2012 Georgia Tech 2010 John Campbell, West William Gee, Harry Lepape, Tech 1960 Bobby Chris Papadopoulos, David Shaw, Maine 1994 This scholarship helps Virginia 1964 Richmond 1949 Stanford 1956* Joseph Gagnon, Austin Paul, Ryan Wallace, Douglas Allen, Maine 1962 Indiana 2002 Thomas B. Sleeman, Davis S. Cangalosi, Scott Gering, Sasha Isaac Letchinger, ease the financial West Chester 2010 Pennsylvania 2010 UC-Riverside 2010 Robert Wallace Blake, Brandon Perry, Illinois 1954* Pennsylvania 1960* Wisconsin 1989 Kenyon 2009 MIT 1941* Georgia Tech 2007 Darryl M. Sturino, burden that comes with Bryan Grant, Joshua Pollack, Jaeger Wells, Gerard J. Carino, Paul Gilbert, George Lewis, Duke 1986 Robert M. Carmichael, James J. Restivo, Carthage 2006 IIT 2012 Pennsylvania 2010 Southern Maine 2010 Seton Hall 1995 St. Lawrence 1972* David D. Lindberg, attending college. Stanford 1959 Pennsylvania 1968 Alvin L. Sudduth, George Clark, Michael Goldston, Wash. & Jeff. 1961 – Brian Schaeffer, Scholarship Winner, Erick Grant, Alexander Quercetti, Shawn Woodhull, John J. Curley, Richard J. Rosebery, Georgia Tech 1970* Vanderbilt 1976 Vanderbilt 1977 Richard Litzsinger, West Chester 2011 Penn State 2011 Pennsylvania 2010 Dickinson 1960* Purdue 1957 Patrick Sweeney, Wisconsin 2010 Paul Cole, Oklahoma 1985 John Gould, TCU 1978 Robert C. Forney, James William Schnell, Georgia Tech 1964 Miles Honkawa, Daniel Ritter, James Colletto, UCLA 1967 Michigan State 1952 Joseph E. Logan, Purdue 1948* South Carolina 1988 Herbert Taylor, Duke 1959* MIT 2010 Illinois 2012 Donald W. Comstock, Bruce J. Granicher, South Carolina 1961 Charles E. Huggins, Timothy Schug, IIT 2007 Purdue 1954 UC-Berkeley 1951* Louisiana Tech 1984*
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Brian Scott Lounsberry, W. Hibbett Neel, Morris L. Rinehart, Paul A. Stayskal, John David Bing, David Anthony Fazekas, David B. Jansky, St. John Meeker, Washington 2001 Vanderbilt 1963 Northwestern 1935* Richmond 1963 Richmond 1986 Adrian 1989 Lawrence 1959* Clarkson 1986 Albert Lowe, Illinois 1951 Paul Neir, Washington 1982 Edward Roberson, John Steuri, Kansas 1961 William A. Bingham, Roland W. Flemming, Niels M. Johnsen, Stephen G. Mehallis, Phi Kap Robert Luedeka, Robert Norris, UCLA 1949* Duke 1957 Neil Malcolm Stewart, Wisconsin 1949* Oregon 1961 Tulane 1967* Ohio State 1961 Denver 1972 D. Eugene Nugent, Stephen Elon Robison, Toronto 1979 Kyle M. Blackman, Thomas Fleury, Ohio 1964 J. William Johnson, Geoffrey Edward Miller, Keith Alfred Lynch, Purdue 1951 Cornell 1974 Roger Stoughton, Washington & Lee 2008 Brian Flores, Pennsylvania 1962* Vanderbilt 2009 IMPACT Richmond 1996 David A. Ober, Maine 1957 George B. Roe, UCLA 1952 Iowa 1958 William C. Blair, New Orleans 1995* Niels Hugh Johnson, Edward F. Minner, Kenyon 2003 Northwestern 1951* Carl Maguire, Purdue 1962 Mark O’Brien, David Rose, Kenyon 1981* Louis Stricker, UCLA 1950 UC-Berkeley 1946 Richard Fox, Purdue 1976 John Martin Maloney, Richmond 1984 William Rosing, William Eugene Sullivan, George W. Blakslee, John J. Fox, Northern Clayton R. Jones, Mark Brown Monahan, Pennsylvania 1950 Washington & Lee 1991* Illinois 1981 Maurice A. O’Connor, Illinois 1961 Alabama 1948 Penn. State 1942 Illinois 1984 I did not join a fraternity in my freshman nerdiness very quickly, and in the almost James Payne Martin, Stanford 1949* Glen L. Ryland, Louis Telbizoff, Frank D. Boensch, Kevin R. Franke, IIT 2010 Scott Andrew Jones, Richard S. Mulligan, year. No one was too interested in me, as I three years I was active in that house, I UC-Berkeley 1949* Ursinus 2009 Kenyon 1973* Richmond 1983 Patrick John O’Neal, Michigan 1944 Vanderbilt 1958 Robert E. Freeman, was probably immature and nerdy. As my went from being a school boy to being a Samuel Russell Mask, Illinois 1997 Kenneth C. Schlegel, John Thomson, Iowa 1950* Eric Avery Bowler, Virginia South Carolina 1958* William J. Juza, Douglas Michael Nelson, Oregon 1952 Washington 1979 sophomore year got underway, I was totally man with a purpose in life. I got my degree Radford 1991 Arnold Page, Kenyon 1962* Pennsylvania 1944 Charles Edward Tracey, Commonwealth 2008 John Frese, Michael George Kavros, James M. O’Donnell, Andrew J. McComas, Steven Robert Palm, Frederick J. Seewoester, Illinois 1988 Tom Branch, Denver 1952 St. Lawrence 1962 lost. Most of my dormitory friends from in marketing from the Wharton School Virginia Tech 1978 Northern Illinois 1972 Pennsylvania 1952 Northern Illinois 1977 Drury 1970 Emmett Usinger, Arnold G. Breitung, Barry Matthews Fulcher, freshman year were now living in various of Finance and Commerce at Penn, and Roy P. Kelsberg, John F. Oliver, IIT 1956 Dale McDaniel, IIT 1961* Theodore E. Pauly, John Sessions, UCLA 1951 Northwestern 1947 Washington 1995 fraternity houses and had made new friends. after my two years in the army, began a British Columbia 1950* Gary C. McMahon, TCU 1965 Wisconsin 1943* Oklahoma 1966 Joseph W. Van Leer, Erle Bridgewater, James Fulmer, Peter B. Olson, Ohio 1966 Tolga Zeki Keskiner, Stephen Michael Mencik, John R. Peavy, South Richard Short, Penn. State 1975 Ohio 1966 Alabama 1964 Robert Pacan, Drexel 1998 UNC-Charlotte 2010 Georgia Tech 1981 Alabama 1975 Randolph-Macon 1955 William Vaughan, Chad Brown, Roger Timothy Fynan, Michael William Palladino, Phi Kappa Sigma at Penn saved my college career! Warren Keyser, Tulane 1970 Gregory Meredith, Monroe Pederson, Roane Sias, Drury 1974* Clarkson 1996* South Carolina 1979 Georgia Tech 2003 The brothers easily taught me as much or more Denver 2002 UCLA 1950 Washington 1948 Dennis Gerard Walter, Michael Brown, Texas 1940 Peter D. Galanides, George V. Kinal, MIT 1965 Robert Parker, Kenyon 2005 Jeffrey D. Merwin, IIT 1979 Jeff L. Perkins, Roger Siegel, Illinois 1992 Rocco Bruno, Denver 1964 North Carolina 1951 David C. King, Robert Pasnau, Michigan State 1966* British Columbia 1958 than did my professors, for which I have been Stephen W. Mezzell, Rutgers-NB 2001 Paul R. Weaver, IIT 1965 Lawrence Burda, IIT 1960 John Geiser, Tulane 1959 Illinois 1956* Robert King, Alabama 1980 Craig Pettengill, UCLA 1975 Russell Sifers, Doyle G. Weller, West Andrew Butts, Daniel Michael Gelis, John Penrose, Ohio 1964 eternally grateful. Yes, becoming a Phi Kap at Penn Kansas 1970* Oklahoma 1975 Christopher Midthun, Ghery D. Pettit, Virginia 1955 Clarkson 2008 Tulane 2005 Henry Perkins, Robert Kirsch, TCU 1988 UC-Berkeley 1946* John O. Simons, John S. Wells, Christopher W. Campbell, Thomas Gorman, Stanford 1957* was easily one of the major turning points in my life. Pennsylvania 1973 South Alabama 1973 Donald D. Miller, Michael Pobiega, Kenyon 1961* Southern Maine 1994 UCLA 1954* Stephen Peterson, Ronald J. Kline, Pennsylvania 1950* Ohio 1998 Jay S. Smith, Maine 1967 Matthew Graham, Emil John Armand David R. Goss, Georgia Tech 1952* Randolph-Macon 1971 Sully Moore, UCLA 1987* Daniel Martin Ratliff, Chad Lee Smith- West Marist 2004 Cappetta, Oregon 1949* Ronald Petti, Kenyon 1954 Collingwood, Iowa 1996 Richard N. Koelle I was on the verge of quitting and going newspaper circulation management career Harry A. Moreen, IIT 1957 Georgia Tech 1982 Richard D. Wheeler, Pennsylvania 2007 Jeffrey Jay Greenberg, Michael Pope, Illinois 1962 Richard C. Solt, Pennsylvania 1965* home to Rochester, NY. I was not even doing that was very successful and very rewarding. Robert Murdocca, Ed Reams, Radford 1991 UCLA 1946 Thomas W. Caprio, Rutgers-NB 1991 Eric L. Powell, Penn. State 1960 Victor Kurynny, Drexel 1996 Pennsylvania 1991 Kenneth Repholz, J. Robert Wilson, Potsdam State 1987 Michael Greenblatt, Franklin & Marshall 1982 very well in my classes, which was unusual And, a lot of it was due to my membership Jeffrey Michael Soltz, Arthur Lagerstedt, Donald L. Murray, IIT 1955* Kansas 1950 David E. Carmack, Pennsylvania 1982 Elbert Pugh, for me, since I was always a very good in the Alpha Chapter during those key Western Maryland 1998 Ohio 1964* Wisconsin 1953 Kerry Ressler, MIT 1990 Steven Winfield, North Richmond 1959* F. Allan Greenwood, Randolph-Macon 1958 student. My parents urged me to stick it out, college years. The brothers easily taught me Robert D. Starr, James Largay, Sriram Narasimhan, Steven Richey, Texas 1990 Richard Carr, Ohio State 1970 Christopher Quinn, Georgia Tech 1963* Denver 1964* so I hung in a little longer. as much or more than did my professors, for Georgia Tech 2005 Alabama 1977* Floyd G. Wood, UCLA 1953 Oklahoma 1966* Paul L. Griffiths, IIT 1957* Kenyon 1967 Howland Larsen, MIT 1950 Larry Rainwater, IIT 1967 which I have been eternally grateful. Yes, Theodore Wood, Carlos Erasmo Carrasquillo, A good friend of mine in the dorms had Kenyon 1989 Richmond 1977 Vincent Andrew Grim, Thomas Lasater, James William Reid, becoming a Phi Kap at Penn was easily one Vladimir S. Yakopson, Thomas Cayia, Tulane 2007 West Chester 2006 Kansas 1979 Washington & Lee 1958* a good friend who was a member of Phi of the major turning points in my life. Pennsylvania 2000 Scott T. Chandler, John C. Groomes, Donald Lee Lassiter, Francis X. Reiner, IIT 1982 Kappa Sigma, and he talked me into staying Terry P. Yarbrough, Washington 1980 Vanderbilt 1965 Tulane 1978 Michael James Revenew, at Penn long enough to see if there would — Ronald C. “Ron” Anderson Vincent Latini, Richmond 1962 George M. Chapman, Thomas Patrick Group, Fredonia State 1988* be a fit for me with Phi Kap. During rush Pennsylvania 1956 Washington & Lee 1963* Ursinus 2006 Seton Hall 1989 Peter Robison, that fall, I was accepted by Phi Kap, and my President/CEO, Donor ($100 and less) Kenneth Chatto, Ronald A. Hahn, Donald Leonard, UCLA 1951 Cornell 1972 Alvin Ahlers, Maine 1962* Maine 1950 West Virginia 1960 James G. Lertola, Fred H. Rodriguez, life at Penn turned completely around. Even RCAnderson Associates Inc. John Alden, Brian D. Cherry, Jack M. Hale, Georgia Tech 1984 New Orleans 1972 though I was a lowly pledge, I now had a Pennsylvania 1949 Washington 1983 South Carolina 1954 Erik R. Limpaecher, Philip W. Rogers, campus family, and felt both wanted and Princeton 2001 Charles E. Alexander, Guy W. Chipman, Ian Haley, Tulane 2007 Washington 1952 connected again. Phi Kappa Sigma at Penn If you would like to submit your own story, Pennsylvania 1955 Northwestern 1941 John A.F. Hall, Leonard Lindahl, Stanley L. Roggenburg, please email [email protected]. For more “Impact” Denver 1954 saved my college career! And, the experience Harold F. Allen, UCLA 1948 Andrew Clark, Ursinus 2009 Washington & Lee 1951* MIT 1945* stories, visit www.pks.org. Richard Lohner, William W. Amidon, William M. Clyde, James Michael Hanvey, Victor Eugene Rozeboom, there helped me lose the immaturity and Washington 2005 Potsdam State 1979 North Carolina 1969 Alabama 1976 Georgia Tech 1993 Oivind Lorentzen, Robert Angell, Duke 1979 John L. Coleman, Richard B. Hart, Robert Rummler, MIT 1946* Richard Arrington, Richmond 1971 North Carolina 1957 Illinois 1936* Kenneth J. Shaw, S.W. Patrick Ryan Spiedel, Mark Campbell Tyler, Donald J. Winder, Braman Loveless, UCLA 1962* Michael G. Cook, Ryan John Hayes, R. Nevin Rupp, Texas State 1988 Wisconsin 2011 Virginia Tech 1978 Washington 1969 UCLA 1964 Joe Bandy, Vanderbilt 1952 Pennsylvania 1972* Wisconsin 2009 Penn. State 1954* Thomas E. Shea, IIT 1986 Peter Srere, Vernon Ummel, Brian William Wulf, Daniel Conrad Lyons, G. Scott Barber, James T. Covington, Craig J. Heavey, IIT 1971 Hollis Ryan, Toronto 1962 Charles Shera, Ohio 1970 Dickinson 1986 Oregon 1958 Carthage 1987 Towson State 2002 Illinois 1978 North Carolina 1950 Ralph Hite, Kansas 1978* Jay Sands, Steven Michael Showerman, John E. Stealey, Michael A. Valentine, Christopher T. Young, Gary Walter Macdermid, John W. Bates, Georgia Robert Cowsert, Joseph Hoagland, Pennsylvania 1948 Michigan State 1995 West Virginia 1963 St. Lawrence 1982 St. Lawrence 1981 Washington 2006* Tech 1961 Illinois 1949 Tulane 1970 Steven J. Savoca, John Sieg, Albert Steichen, Carl Van Appledorn, David D. Young, Ohio 1994 Robert C. Mackinder, Steven Battles, TCU 1983 Scott Allen Cummings, George Hocker, Potsdam State 1987 Northwestern 1967 UCLA 1952* MIT 1961 Thomas Young, Michigan State 1958* Thomas Edward Battoglia, Maine 1993 Maryland 1963 Joseph John Scarpa, Robert E. Simmons, Alexander W. Stephens, Lynn Voigt, Franklin & Marshall 1986* Robert Louis Madison, Rutgers-NB 1997 William Dale, Duke 1958* Charles Hogle, Seton Hall 1988* North Carolina 1945* Northwestern 1987* Oregon State 1969 Michigan 1962* George M. Baurhenn, John F. Dautrich, UC-Berkeley 1941* Daniel R. Schnipp, Eugene S. Sirbaugh, Oliver M. Stewart, David R. Wadleigh, D. Sumner Mann, Franklin & Marshall 1945* Pennsylvania 1974* Edward Horn, Seton Hall 1995 South Carolina 1979* Oklahoma 1942 MIT 1938 UCLA 1951 Benjamin B. Bealor, Jason Demas, Penn. State 1949 Donald F. Schroeder, J. David Sleeper, Donald Teller, Duke 1959 Ronald B. Walker, J.W. McCallum, Oklahoma 1961* Carthage 2001 Jeffrey Horvat, UC-Berkeley 1950 Dickinson 1967* Alvin Thomas, Texas 1960* Oregon State 1958 Washington & Lee 1959 Richard F. Beirne, Clifford M. Denny, Carthage 2002* James Schumann, IIT 1955 Edward Marion Smith, Richard W. Thompson, Jeffrey Ward, Gilbert McCarter, Randolph-Macon 1964* Georgia Tech 1960 Roy House, Vanderbilt 1961 Thomas R. Scott, Washington & Lee 1985 Maryland 1959 Clarkson 2008 Texas 1944* Clark A. Bergerud, Franklin Dill, Cornell 1955 Gary Irving, UCLA 1965 South Carolina 1949* Bennett B. Smith, David Todd, John Weber, IIT 1972 John McClelland, Washington 1982 Henry Dorton, John Jack, Martel Scroggin, West Virginia 1953 Oklahoma 1987 Craig Matthew Wezenski, Dickinson 1964 Robert C. Berglund, Richmond 1975 Pennsylvania 1941* Oregon 1952 John Smith, Leslie W. Tripp, TCU 1978* Bryant 1997 Daniel Cronin McGuire, Stanford 1955 DennisEdwards, Iowa 1964 Harvey James, Kansas 1974 Chris A. Seidler, Vanderbilt 1972 Richard K. Tuten, South Arthur B. Williams, Kenyon 1990 Edward B. Berninger, Allan Edwards, Jay Janette, West Virginia 1965 Jonathan Perry Smith, Carolina 1955* Oklahoma 1949* MIT 1950* Kenyon 1958 Washington State 1996 Randolph-Macon 1995*
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Adrian College ourselves as a strong Greek force variety show, dodge ball, and We take great pride in our home The Beta Nu Chapter, formed in on our campus. Our Chapter’s penny wars, the DePaul intramural and being part of something that 1968, continues its history of philanthropic events have been sports league including softball, has been active for 155 years. brotherhood excellence. Last very successful resulting in over volleyball, and inner-tube water George Mason University summer, we moved into a new 50 hours of community service per polo, and had an alumni dinner house nearby. It was difficult man. From a community service on Founder’s day. We’re very Fall 2009 was an excellent moving but we viewed it as a perspective, we volunteer weekly proud of Garrett Napier who won semester for the Gamma Xi fresh start. This past year we won with the local Humane Society the IFC Trailblazer award as the Chapter. We have increased our awards for Community Service, and are involved with Relay for outstanding new member in the Active member size by 40% during Life, placing in the top 10 teams IFC community. We had four new fall rush. Philanthropically, our Chapter President of the year, and Denver Members of the Beta Gamma Chapter pose in front of their house. Depaul Members of the Delta Tau Chapter. a Chapter Improvement and Most by raising $865. This year we took members join us this fall while Chapter has been very active. We on a new philanthropy called the also holding a fall retreat focused Distinguished Chapter Award. We set up and served food at a crab regular alumni events, including infamous bike race, in which four fall saw one of our largest new very hard over the last year to D’AMUGE Fund (school adoption in on leadership development. In the also continue to maintain a high feast in Great Falls, VA hosted by the monthly Alumni Dinners at of our brothers will be competing. member classes in recent memory. stay in touch with the Fraternity’s Benin, West Africa.) The Chapter first week back from winter break, scholastic standing. We had our the Great Falls fire department. Taco Mac, the annual Brother/ The future of this Chapter looks as values. This year the Brothers ran sponsors regular events on campus members of our Chapter attended annual “Back in Black” last fall For Halloween, we helped the city Alumni football game, and all the Kenyon College bright as it ever has in our storied their 19th consecutive Card Board including weekly dodgeball games and another staffed the Winter of Fairfax with a service called where we handed out 300 T-shirts. homecoming events. The Theta Chapter adhered to 112 years of existence. City, where the brothers stay out and a campus-wide Capture the Leadership Conference through “Witchwatch,” which escorts This spring we are hosting the 6th its reputation for high academic all night in a cardboard house Flag game. Each semester we also the Student Leadership Institute. younger kids as they go “trick-or- annual “Rock the Cure” concert Illinois Institute standards in 2009, posting the Marist College to raise money for the Hunger host an alumni weekend which This weekend long workshop aimed treating.” Working with the Chi to support the Leukemia and of Technology highest fraternity GPA at the The Delta Iota Colony looks Homeless Commission of Lowell. includes different events for at networking and developing Omega Sorority, we raised over Lymphoma Society. In April we Alpha Epsilon was proud to obtain school for the spring semester, nothing like it has in the past The Brothers also participated Chapter alumni to enjoy and to leadership skills on the DePaul $1,500 in a joint philanthropy are hosting a car smash to support the Distinguished Chapter award a 3.35. The Chapter benefitted several years. At the 2004 Grand in the “Relay for Life” 24 hour give them a chance to meet new campus through all forms of event titled “W.A.L.L. Week” (Wish the local Habitat for Humanity. for the 2008-2009 school year. Our greatly from this accomplishment Chapter in Chicago, Delta Iota walk-a-thon to raise money for members of our Chapter. campus involvement. Away Leukemia and Lymphoma), Other efforts include sending tradition of volunteering at the by adding four new members. accepted the Distinguished Cancer research. Altogether the ultimately raising $750 for our donations and food to help Haiti LLS “Light the Night” walk was Although the Chapter has Chapter and Carroll K. Simons Chapter has raised over $2,000 University of Denver Franklin & national philanthropy and $750 with their recovery. This past year continued with great enthusiasm. diminished in numbers recently— Outstanding Chapter awards. Just for charities this year. We would The Beta Gamma Chapter initiated Marshall College for theirs. Brotherhood activities we initiated four new members and We also initiated 18 fantastic ten brothers graduated in the five years later, the now Colony also like to congratulate our four 15 new members this year. We The past four years Zeta Chapter have included visiting “Bennett’s sent three of them to the Men of new brothers in the fall of 2009. spring—we are confident that we at Marist is currently struggling new brothers from this year’s New are actively involved in the has been extremely successful. Castle,” a haunted house in Honor Leadership Institute. Membership development is strong will continue to succeed in our to stay open. We had no risk Member class. We’d also like to community collecting clothes and We have grown together as a Maryland, and attending numerous thanks to the 8 members we sent endeavors as we strive to expand management issues but significant thank our new Chapter Advisor Carthage food for charities, and holding brotherhood with our executive George Mason basketball games. to the Men of Honor Leadership our membership. The Chapter has Chapter management and financial for volunteering his time to philanthropy events. Last spring, board working harder than ever. We sent four members to the Men The Gamma Gamma Chapter Institute this semester. 2009 was also remained committed to its problems plagued our operations, our Chapter. we raised $2,000 to benefit However, challenges abound so our of Honor Leadership Institute was honored to take part in the a great semester academically, we philanthropic efforts. requiring two separate “bailouts” the Leukemia Society event goals have been focused there. who all extolled its virtues with celebration of our Chapter’s 25th ranked above the GPA average for We organized two fundraisers in from Delta Iota alumni of which Massachusetts Institute called “Laughs for Leukemia.” countless stories. We plan to send Anniversary. Maintaining the We will graduate twelve seniors all undergraduate students. We 2009 benefitting the Leukemia we are deeply appreciative. of Technology The brothers walked in the MS several brothers to Grand Chapter traditions of years past, we have (half the brotherhood) but thanks also ranked #1 in GPA out of all of and Lymphoma Society: a poker A membership review reduced the The Alpha Mu Chapter has added Walkathon 2009 and donated this summer. continued to enjoy an upward to the hard work of every single the Fraternities at IIT. tournament in the spring, and a active roster from 25 brothers to another solid year to its annals. $400 for the event. The house trend both in membership numbers Brother, we welcome 15 new home-cooked dinner in the fall. seven, and returned us to Colony We started the year off with collected 500 canned goods from Georgia Tech and in new member quality. members this semester. We also Indiana University Our members are actively engaged status. No new members were 29 active brothers living in the around the neighborhood for The Alpha Nu Chapter has Having just activated a fall new expect to have our first fall pledge Delta Pi Chapter is extremely in the community, with brothers added in the fall 2009 semester. house and after a successful Catholic Charities, and donated been committed this past year member class of six, we now class in nearly 10 years, thanks excited about the 19 new brothers volunteering at the local fire The seven remaining brothers rush we added 8 pledges to our $300 in clothes and goods to the to upholding and improving stand twenty members strong, to a new Spring Admission Option we have initiated this past fall. We department and the elementary are committed to regaining the ranks. We currently have two ARC, which helps fund programs our status on campus, having all of whom we can truly say are at Franklin & Marshall College as have over 20 brothers involved in school. Delta Iota charter. The group brothers serving on the campus for children with developmental been a part of it since 1904. outstanding Men of Honor. With well as a proactive and involved the IU Dance Marathon for 2010, participated in a weekend of HQ- Interfraternity Council; one is the disabilities. The Chapter fielded We were excited to receive a our Chapter graduating three Brotherhood. the country’s 2nd largest student- University of Maine lead Values Based Visioning and vice president and the other is the two IM sports team, and placed Chapter Excellence Award last seniors this year and our Fraternity run philanthropy. We also have The Alpha Delta Chapter continues Strategic Planning, and sent Nick executive assistant. During the 2nd in indoor soccer. We also Preserving the Alumni-owned year being driven by what can having gained the interest of several brothers helping out with to make a difference in the Valinotti and Alex Katsaitis to fall semester we worked on several participated in Delta Zeta’s charity and operated House. F&M has best be described as often a countless potential new members, College Mentors for Kids, in which local community. We raised represent the Colony at the Men volunteer projects. We spent event for St. Jude’s Hospital, enacted a new set of strict Greek perfectionist view of what we we are now positioned to have they spend time with children in money for the Leukemia and of Honor Leadership Institute. some time at one of the local and took first place in their flag housing regulations. Thanks to want our Chapter to be. We had the largest spring class in the the nearby elementary schools. Lymphoma Society with our 13th The spring 2010 recruitment soup kitchens, and at Halloween football tournament. The house an involved brotherhood that has many successful philanthropic Chapter’s history. Our Chapter is We are currently creating a new annual Haunted House this past period was unusually successful we helped set up a carnival for GPA rose impressively to 3.2. We worked diligently to maintain events, including the 21st annual growing, productive, and strong in Alumni Foundation for our young Halloween. It’s a great way to with thirteen bids going out. local children. In addition to currently have 35 members, and the cleanliness of the House, a Oozeball event in support of the makeup, morals, and functionality alumni base and look forward to give back to the community while The group is currently working these, we had bake sales with the are planning spring recruitment. proactive alumni corporation Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. alike. While this Chapter has shown hosting our first annual alumni bonding as a Brotherhood. The on completion of a Petition for profit going to theL eukemia and Our house email is that has invested significantly in Other community service projects that it is capable of reaching new golf outing this coming semester. Chapter was also able to raise Re-chartering and hopes to regain Lymphoma Society. [email protected]. the maintenance of the house, included working with Trees heights, we are confident that the The Chapter was also part of the funds for L.L.S. through smaller the charter this spring. and especially to our new Alumni Atlanta, Medshare, and Project greatest feats are yet to come. winning team for IU Greek Week, fundraisers hosted in cooperation New York University DePaul University President Jesse Schaeffle, we Open Hand. We are also proud in which brothers competed in with the University. We have also University of (Colony) Clarkson University In the last year, the Delta Tau have one of the best houses in of the eight new brothers from numerous athletic events. We look participated in the local “Relay Massachusetts – Lowell Phi Kappa Sigma is finally making Chapter participated in Relay the community. the Kappa Psi pledge class in The Beta Chi Chapter over the forward to Little 500, the for Life”, which donates to the The Brothers of the Gamma a comeback to the island of for Life raising over $500, Greek fall 2009, and the new pledges past year has worked to establish American Cancer Society. This past Upsilon Chapter have been working Manhattan. Since the Iota Chapter Week activities including the for the spring. We enjoyed our
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continue the great and prestigious addition to all members having Expansion and Recolonization report tradition at the Alpha Xi Chapter. 10+ community service hours We encourage alumni to contact going into the spring 2010 us and we thank them for their semester, Dean Arnholt told us For the 2009-2010 year the Fraternity set a goal of two continued support. that the office talks about us a lot new charterings, four new Colonies, and three new interest groups. and says “We are simply on fire!”I t With strong combined efforts from headquarters, volunteers, and Queens University is really rewarding to know we are local alumni, we are well on our way to achieving those goals. of Charlotte (Colony) a leading organization on campus Expansion offers a unique opportunity for alumni involvement. once again. We have also refocused The Queens University of Charlotte Local alumni advisory boards have played crucial roles in the on recruitment and look to attract Colony has been going strong since creation of several new, successful Chapters in recent years. Alumni between fifteen and twenty new October of 2009. We colonized have also played a key role in establishing university relationships with 9 men and continue to members this semester. that have allowed us to restart Chapters at universities such as recruit and participate actively on Alabama, Penn State, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Certainly, campus. We hope to be successful Seton Hall University in recruitment this semester, and The Gamma Epsilon Chapter is our level of success in recent years would not be so high without continue to pursue our goal of debt free! We have now turned dedicated alumni support. Queens Members of the colony at Queens University of Charlotte. rutgers Members of the Gamma Sigma Chapter. Chartering a new Chapter of Phi our attention to community We welcome your involvement with the expansion of the Fraternity at Columbia University was shut has been working with the new half our membership attended the a playground at a nearby park, Kappa Sigma. service and raising money for at a university in your area. This may be a Chapter restart, working down, the Skulls have not had Queen’s University colony. Gamma Men of Honor Leadership Institute. and ran a 5K to benefit the Crisis our philanthropy. Soon we will with an interest group, or simply visiting a university in your area Ramapo College a presence in the city––until Lambda created a committee that Their enthusiasm has rubbed Ministry of Trenton. Beyond the be taking our annual trip up to to help establish the relationship between ΦKS and the university. now. Ten undaunted young men assists with recruitment, event off on the rest of the members local community, we dedicated The Delta Omicron Chapter has Saint Basil’s Academy (a school Please contact the expansion committee ([email protected]) to for children from broken homes are determined to take on the planning, strategic and general resulting in a better relationship philanthropy efforts toward the been hard at work this past year. discover how you can help! arduous task of founding a new Chapter development initiatives. with HQ. A feasibility study is Leukemia & Lymphoma Society We have been very involved with in upstate New York.) Involving Chapter at New York University, being done so fundraising can (LLS) and the Bonda Project (an both our campus and surrounding an overnight trip, we work on the New Chapters: school’s large campus, and get to located in Greenwich Village in University of North Texas begin on our house renovation. organization that helps orphans in community. This past fall, twelve Virginia Commonwealth University, Chartered January 2010 know the children enrolled. We’re South Manhattan. The group This year the Beta Eta Chapter Later this spring we will be East Africa). Our annual Pie Toss of our brothers participated in planning multiple fundraisers first started as an interest group will be celebrating our 55th hosting our second annual disc (where participants pay money to the “Night Without A Home” Current Colonies: around campus and our annual in late December, 2008. The Psi anniversary since becoming part of golf tournament for L&L Society. cream Phi Kap members with pies) event held on campus to promote New York University, Projected Charter Date - Fall 2010 alumni night dinner (50% of Chapter’s reactivation process Phi Kappa Sigma in 1955. Over the raised $1,386.16, which was split homeless awareness. We also the revenue benefitting our Queens University of Charlotte, Projected Charter Date - Fall 2010 at Pennsylvania State University last year we have accomplished so Penn State University between the two aforementioned supported two Voter Registration philanthropy.) After a successful inspired two then-sophomores, much and we are on the right path This past fall, Psi Chapter organizations. We also organized events. One was a campus wide Colonization Pipeline: year of recruitment, we’re Zachary Falkow and Vincent to continuing our great legacy. recruited five new members, which a holiday raffle that rasied $312 registration that encouraged expecting a strong group who will Key: Full Support Some Support Needs Support Morello to found a new Chapter In 2009, we won homecoming, brings our roster to thirty-nine. for LLS. Among the most enjoyed students who were not registered live up to the standards of Phi at NYU. Their hard work and was recognized with the most Our spring goal is another ten. We brotherhood events of 2009 was to vote to get on the ballot and School, Projected Colonization Date Campus Alumni Student get their voices heard. The other Kappa Sigma. persistence during the spring community service hours per supported multiple philanthropic the first ever fraternityS pring Current Colonization Efforts semester of 2009 lead to their person, most economic impact efforts this past fall. In Break trip to a beach house in was held in the nearby community University of Michigan State, Spring 2010 colonization in under five months, per person, and the Chapter with conjunction with the “Relay for Myrtle Beach, SC. Our thanks go of Ridgefield Park, where a number South Carolina a noteworthy feat considering most money raised and donated Life,” we hosted a Car Smash on out to the alumni who attended of our brothers went door-to-door Ohio State, Fall 2010 NYU’s relatively small Greek per person out of all Greek our front lawn. Along with the the event in New York City and encouraging citizens to vote. We Alpha Eta was officially re- Randolph-Macon, Fall 2010 population. NYU currently has organizations on our campus. This Delta Delta Delta sorority, we to all alumni who have supported also initiated ten new members, chartered last spring after 20 years 1,000 students in fraternities and year the active Chapter will be hosted a pancake dinner to benefit us throughout the year. Lastly, our largest in years. We will be of absence. While still a colony University of Kansas, Fall 2010 sororities out of an undergraduate we proudly initiated seven new holding our annual Ramapo’s we teamed with Epsilon Sigma hosting our 5th annual Ms. Greek St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This University of Virginia, Fall 2010 population of 20,000. This figure UNT in April (which raised over spring we are continuing our members in the fall 2009 (Upsilon) Next Top Model this spring to Alpha to win the second tier of alone has been quite a hurdle, but $4,000 last year) to help support “Dress for a Cause” fashion show class. With active fraternal raise charitable donations for the the Dance Marathon fundraising Upcoming Colonies the colony is not letting that get the Leukemia and Lymphoma to benefit theL eukemia and membership holding strong, we Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. event. Since then we have logged George Washington University in the way. When asked about his Society. We would like to Lymphoma Society and are also look forward to 2010. hundreds of hours serving our Rutgers University James Madison University plans for the colony this spring congratulate eleven new brothers participating in THON which we community, and have made great semester, the current President from fall 2009 pledge class. hope to raise more than $15,000. Purdue University Gamma Sigma has been completely strides in developing our identity. Richmond – The American International Vince Morello said, “We’re going Four brothers recently visited Ohio This year the Alpha Xi Chapter overhauled the last 2 years. Being Our partnership with Zeta Tau University in London for Chapter status.” University of Oklahoma State to assist with establishing is concentrating on improving at risk of being removed from Alpha yielded a coveted 1st place University of California- Los Angeles showing at USC Homecoming, and Omicron Chapter has been a new colony there. We hope to our image. We have made repairs campus if we did not improve, University of North further served to legitimize the University of Minnesota working very hard at improving deepen that connection and to around the house improving the we have successfully become one Carolina - Charlotte Chapter and boost membership. our relationship with also develop relations with looks both inside and out. We have of the best Chapters on campus. Targeted Recolonizations Alpha Eta has more than doubled The brothers of the Gamma the Interfraternity Council. We other Chapters. also been making an effort to We began the work plan in June, Cornell University in size this year and continues to Lambda Chapter are proud to also have become financially improve our standing on Purdue’s and over the summer, we held grow with our most recent pledge Drexel University report that although they have stable. Last fall we participated Princeton University campus and the community as monthly meetings while preparing class being the largest ever, while faced challenges during 2009-2010 in Habitat for Humanity’s Shack- The Beta Chapter helped the well. We participated in others the house for a fire inspection Johnson & Wales also maintaining quality. Our that they have excelled in the face A-Thon event, constructing a local community in 2009 as we and hosted our own philanthropy, and the September move-in. The brothers have become involved Ohio University of those obstacles. Recruitment shack from anything that we could took part in a canoe clean-up where all proceeds benefited the August Alumni Golf Outing was a in nearly every facet of the was strong; Gamma Lambda find and stood outside collecting of Lake Carnegie, show-cased Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. great success and benefited the Towson Carolina Community. One of our welcomed eleven outstanding change from passersby. We chose our demolition skills in the This spring we plan to continue Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. brothers walked on to the Football University of British Columbia young men into the brotherhood. to build a real wooden shack Isles Project (a project that these activities attending a We are pleased to report execution Team and another orchestrated The Chapter finished fourth among from an old fence. By the end rebuilds facilities in Trenton, Habitat for Humanity build. of our plans is going very well University of Iowa a campaign for Student Body eleven IFC Chapters in grades, of the night we had the second NJ), volunteered our time to This last fall we finished with a having completed every University President. The Chapter is University of New Hampshire a significant improvement! In highest amount of money raised a reading celebration event pledge class of eight men. We requirement thus far! Our Annual committed to the process of addition to expanding the size and received an award for Best sponsored by the Princeton are confident these men will be a Report to the University and MCS University of South Alabama reasserting its leadership on of the Chapter, Gamma Lambda Construction. During winter break Library for children, helped build great asset for the house and will are well ahead of schedule. In
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campus. We look forward to the drafting several programs to help stars in endurance”, we will forward until we are at the top challenges and opportunities of all Phi Kappa Sigma Chapters and surely be rewarded. of the Greek community at West the forthcoming year, and resolve other fraternities here at TCU. Chester University. to face them with the endurance We are also working on an event West Chester University one would expect from a Chapter planning program that will help Gamma Theta Chapter is hard University of Wisconsin of Phi Kappa Sigma. fraternities successfully plan and at work on campus focusing The brothers of the Alpha Theta execute a great social event. The on recruitment. We initiated 4 Chapter will soon celebrate Texas Christian University program will also include tips on new members this past fall, 2 of its two year anniversary as a In the past two years the Beta making the most out of various which already have spots on our Chapter in April, with strong Theta Chapter at TCU has gone alumni, service, and philanthropic executive board. Philanthropy is strides made in all areas of the from suspension to colony status events as well. We are also another one of our chief labors brotherhood. In order to improve to award winning Chapter. It has strategizing on how to improve where we held our second annual alumni relations, the Badger Skulls taken a great deal of hard work recruitment and our new member “Skullfest” concert on Friday Alumni Association has officially and dedication by actives, alumni, education program. March 13th, 2009 for the Leukemia been started. Wisconsin continues the university, and headquarters. Beta Theta has built a rich history & Lymphoma Society (LLS), raising its tradition of involvement with over $1,000. The spring 2010 the Men of Honor Leadership Our revitalization began during at Texas Christian University since TCU Members of the Spring 2009 pledge class at the Beta Theta Chapter. VCU The Delta Upsilon chapter upon receiving their charter in January 2010. semester will include Phi Kappa Institute, sending six men this the spring semester of 2008. We our founding in 1955 by Brother Sigma “Kick’s Out Cancer” event year. The Chapter also paid a hosted our first KeyS essions at Neal Hospers. Since then over year. We took a Distinguished has established quality standards cleaning up Main Street, delivering our participation in philanthropy, which is a kickball tournament visit to brothers at Indiana and Texas Christian University, which one thousand men have joined Chapter Award as well as Best for recruitment and as a result left-over dining hall food to intramural sports and various that benefits LLS. The 5K “Skull Purdue, continuing to strengthen was facilitated by Brothers Wilson Phi Kappa Sigma. Our evitalization Presentation for our Mitchell retention of new members has charities, and volunteering in other on-campus activities. In the Scramble” will benefit the “Camp its bonds with brothers around Wong and Chris Hanes. During the ensures that our legacy will Chapter Standards submission greatly improved. Entering into various student organizations. spring our house boasted one of Dream Catcher” organization. We the country. Mixing some business Key Sessions the Chapter set long continue for many years into for 2008-2009. We had extensive spring recruitment the Chapter Due to changes in the Ursinus the top fraternal and men’s GPA’s are looking forward to defending with pleasure, Alpha Theta held term goals which included making the future. dealings with Tulane’s Office is extremely optimistic about recruitment process, Delta Rho at 3.21. Members were a part of our 2-year reign for the IFC hockey a strategic planning session and positive changes to our culture. of Fraternity and Sorority increasing the Chapter size moving added a five-memberE ta class. the championship coed 5 on 5 championship! Finally, we are leadership development education Momentum continued as six Phi University of Toronto Affairs (OFSA), to make sure we into the 2010-2011 school year. By working with the school’s intramural soccer team winter also aware that academics are at a local indoor water park. As the Kaps from Beta Theta attended Alpha Beta has untaken a number were in compliance with their new Greek advisor and having a quarter as well as a championship of the highest importance. Our brothers look back toward our past Grand Chapter in Atlanta that of initiatives this semester in requirements, and attended University of Pennsylvania member serve as the Recruitment finish spring quarter in the men’s Scholarship Chair has been hard accomplishments, we turn to the summer. In the fall we conducted support of being Men of Honor. Our the events they sponsored. Alpha Chapter is focused on Chair of the InterGreek Council, 7 on 7. Brother Derrick Deen was at work scheduling library hours, future, full of opportunities for three more training workshops philanthropic achievements began This next semester we plan on recruitment for the Nu class by the Chapter is expecting a recently elected Vice President study groups, and academic growth and greater excellence. in which the Chapter adopted with over 15 brothers volunteering improving officer communication holding more recruitment dinners. significantly larger new member of the IFC Standards Board. In workshops resulting in the highest a vision, a mission statement, to hand out water on behalf of the with Headquarters. We expect Whether hanging out with brothers class this spring. Delta Rho philanthropic events, we competed fraternal GPA (3.0) on campus. and set goals through strategic Leukemia & Lymphoma Society our recruitment, philanthropy, and chatting, jamming on guitars, continues to solidify its place on in Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash We’ve come a long way but our Chapters not included did not planning. As a testament to at the 20th annual Scotiabank and social schedule will all be or kicking back with some Xbox, the Ursinus campus. event, the largest philanthropy submit news in time for publication. work is not done. The brothers of the success of leadership based Toronto Marathon. We then sold successful as well. In the fall 2009, all the potential men we have met on campus, and our very own Gamma Theta will keep striving training, we took a 23 man 50/50 raffle tickets for theT oronto we organized a poker tournament so far seem to enjoy the brothers Virginia Commonwealth Ian Austin won, raising just over pledge class in the fall of 2008. Maple Leaf’s “Team Up” foundation with $365 going to the Leukemia of the house and are excited University $7,000 ($71,000 total was raised) Later that year we held two very helping to raise over $10,000 for & Lymphoma Society. Local about joining. One activity always The Delta Upsilon Chapter of Phi and earning the coveted title of successful social events that disadvantaged children. This was businesses provided prizes which prevalent in the house is Sunday Kappa Sigma received its charter “Anchorman” for the entire year… would begin a trend that followed by the 2nd annual Phi minimized impact to our budget. football. The Sun Room on the on January 30, 2010. 16 Brothers great job Ian! continues today. Kappa Sigma Haunted House. This Strong Chapter support helped second floor was always packed as were initiated, and a special semester we began a partnership Habitat for Humanity rebuild a many brothers’ hopes and dreams thanks to those Brothers who came Wesley College Based upon our successes, on April with the local Big Brothers house in the Arabi neighborhood of teams back home were made or for the ceremony in the highly- The Gamma Pi Chapter has begun 25, 2009, the Beta Theta Colony foundation. Our scholastic efforts destroyed during Hurricane crushed. In addition, the fantasy unusual twelve inches of Richmond to “rise from the ashes” to show was re-chartered. Grand Alpha were not limited to academics; Katrina. league came to a close. Despite snow! We achieved a GPA higher that we still know what it means Joe Moidl presented us with our a test bank as well as a tutoring our studies, the brotherhood was than both the all-male average at to be a “Phi Kap.” The Gamma Pi charter and initiated the new system was established for University of very active. Most notably, one of VCU and the all-fraternity average. Chapter was exuberant when we members of the fall 2008 pledge any brothers seeking academic California – Riverside our best events was our end of This spring we are looking forward won Fraternity of the Year, Greek class. In the summer of 2009 we assistance, furthering the The Beta Rho Chapter continues year Fogo De Chao trip. to awarding its second annual Man of the Year, and Organization passed Mitchell Chapter Standards scholastic performance of all to work toward reestablishing the Professor Appreciation Award, an of the Year at Wesley College. In and received three awards: members. Five eager new members Chapter as a positive influence Ursinus College award chosen by the student body an effort to prove we still have Chapter Excellence, Most Improved were added to the roster in fall on the campus. Since being The Delta Rho Chapter has worked at VCU to honor a professor at VCU what it takes, we did multiple Chapter, and Best Website (www. 2009. Alumni events included placed on campus suspension in very hard over the last year to for teaching excellence. Last year’s philanthropic and communal tcuphikaps.com). We held many many sporting events, a dinner, 2007, the Chapter has diligently improve in all areas of Chapter recipient was COL William Parrish, events to help better ourselves successful recruitment events a golf tournament and even a completed all University operations and was honored to a professor in the L. Douglas and the community around us. later in the summer including bridge game. Alumni continue sanctions. The Chapter held receive the Outstanding Chapter Wilder School of Government Though we are still fighting our Texas Rangers baseball games, a to be a source of inspiration and twelve workshops per year for award for the 2008-2009 school and Public Affairs whose main way through our past woes, our trip to New Braunfels to float the contribute greatly to the well- two years, completed many year, along with the Estes Finance focus is teaching classes for the young Chapter is learning and Comal River, and several events being of the Chapter. To aid in hours of additional community Cup, Chapter Newsletter award, Homeland Security and Emergency on the way to becoming a well here in Fort Worth. On bid day communication, our website is service, and volunteered at many and the Philanthropy award, Preparedness degree program. oiled machine. Our efforts in the the Beta Theta Chapter took a 30 being reconstructed; recent school sponsored events such with over $9,000 raised for the past year also paid off when the man pledge class, which was the alumni have proven most as homecoming week in order to American Cancer, Leukemia University of Washington Chapter learned that we had won fourth highest on campus. Last helpful in this task. reach good standing. Recruitment and Lymphoma, and Multiple The Alpha Upsilon Chapter had a two Phi Kappa Sigma awards, fall we had more successful social and finances have been the Sclerosis Societies. In addition, banner year in 2008-2009. With the “Phoenix” award, and a events and for the months of Tulane University largest areas of difficulty for the the members completed a total of an incoming freshmen class of 22, Recruitment Excellence award. November and December, members Chapter but we continue to make 785 hours of community service morale sky rocketed showing up Each passing day reminds us volunteered at a local food bank Mu Chapter has had numerous excellent progress. The Chapter through on-campus tutoring, not only in academics but through that if we stay “Equal to the every Tuesday. We are currently accomplishments over the last
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COLLEGIATE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS Achieve a minimum of two of the following: ff The Chapter sponsors at least one event benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society ff The Chapter participates in their University/College Chapters of or other Greek Philanthropy events ersonal Conduct ersonal D evelopment ersonal Conduct ersonal D evelopment ersonal
F raternity F inancial Commitment P L eadership Scholarship Collegiate & Community R elations P I nternational Support ff The Chapter is in Good Standing with the University F raternity F inancial Commitment P L eadership Scholarship Collegiate & Community R elations P I nternational Support ff The Chapter performs an average of 24 hrs. of service per member Adrian College Tulane University
Excellence University of Alabama PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT University of California – Riverside Achieve a minimum of three of the following: Carthage University of Pursuing the Fulfillment of ff The Chapter has at least one brotherhood event each month Maryland – Baltimore County ff The Chapter sponsors at least one proper social event Clarkson University the Doctrine of Excellence with another Greek organization each term University of Pennsylvania University of Denver ff The Chapter has a goal setting/recruitment/Chapter The icons following each school name symbolize Ursinus College retreat during the school year whether or not a Chapter has satisfied objectives representing DePaul University ff The Chapter’s members perform at least 24 hours Vanderbilt University areas of excellence in Fraternity life. The key below includes the Franklin & Marshall College of service each year eight objectives set forth in the Doctrine of Excellence, which was Virginia Commonwealth ff The Chapter hosts events for Alumni and/or Parents University created and approved by the Grand Chapter in 2004. George Mason University (smoker, Homecoming, Parent Weekend, etc.) Washington and Lee Georgia Institute of FRATERNITY Technology INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT University of Washington Achieve a minimum of three of the following: Achieve a minimum of one of the following: ff The Chapter is able to recruit more than 30% of their active University of Illinois ff Communicates with the International Headquarters monthly Wesley College Chapter each year Illinois Institute of Technology ff The Chapter assists directly with expansion opportunities ff The Chapter has an event for other Chapters to attend West Chester University ff The Chapter has a representative on one or ff The Chapter visits other Phi Kappa Sigma Chapters Indiana University more National Committees (e.g. Alumni Relations, Scepter, University of Wisconsin ff The Chapter publicizes an Alumni Newsletters Ithaca College Expansion, Insurance, Grand Chapter, or Scholastics) ff The Chapter supports a colony of Phi Kappa Sigma ff The Chapter has an Alumni Chapter Kenyon College The Mitchell Chapter Standards Program (MCS) FINANCIAL COMMITMENT University of Maine was implemented in 1994 to lend structure to Mitchell Chapter Standards the common goals which all Chapters should Achieve a minimum of three of the following: University of be aspiring to attain. The intent of the program is to provide the Chapter and the ff The Chapter has no outstanding debt Massachusetts – Lowell Award Winners International Fraternity with a means of assessing performance on an annual basis. (loans, mortgages, HQ, notes, etc.) Massachusetts Institute of f f The Chapter submits a budget each semester Technology J. Orvis Keller Scholarship Award Estes Cup for Financial Excellence Distinguished Chapter Award ff The Chapter submits financial statements each month McDaniel College (Highest GPA) Ursinus Adrian ff The Chapter pays all bills within 30 days of invoice Winner: Wisconsin (3.38) Illinois Institute of Technology ff The Chapter uses a 3rd Party Financial Management Service University of North Carolina - Charlotte Runner-up: Pennsylvania (3.35) Recruitment Excellence For Highest Massachusetts Institute of Technology Percentage of Growth Tulane PERSONAL CONDUCT Northern Illinois University Achieve a minimum of three of the following: Arthur M. Jens Scholarship Award Winner: Wesley (260%) (Most Improved GPA) ff The Chapter uses Membership Agreements University of North Texas Runner-up: DePaul (214%) Chapter Excellence Award ff The Chapter educates their new members with University of Maryland – Georgia Tech University of Oklahoma the Pillars New Member Education Program Baltimore County (+.44) Largest Number of Initiates UNC-Charlotte ff The Chapter is in good standing with the International Headquarters Penn State University Alabama (25) Texas Christian University ff The Chapter complies with all school and HQ policies Dr. Ghery D. Pettit Scholarship Award Indiana (25) Vanderbilt SUNY Potsdam (Highest GPA Amongst Other Fraternities at Host Institution) Most Improved Chapter Award LEADERSHIP Princeton University Best Presentation Award Achieving a minimum of two of the following: Ursinus (3.45) Tulane Texas Christian University ff 75% of the Chapter is involved in another campus organization Purdue University Wisconsin (3.38) ff At least one Chapter member holds a leadership role on campus Radford University Kenyon (3.35) Chapter Newsletter Award Phoenix Award ff The Chapter sent a representative to the Men of Honor Leadership Carthage (3.167) Winner: Ursinus Wesley Institute, Grand Chapter, Skull Sessions, UIFI, or a similar Greek Ramapo College Rampo (3.06) Leadership retreat or conference Runner-up: Rutgers Rutgers University Hart Newsletter Award ff The Chapter sponsors its own leadership retreat Philanthropy Award Best Website Award Ross Bunchek, Carthage, for his Seton Hall University Winner: Ursinus ($9,387) SCHOLARSHIP Texas Christian University contribution to Maltese Cross 2009 Runner-up: Toronto ($7,500) Achieve a minimum of two of the following: University of South Carolina ff New Member GPA is equal to or above either the Carroll K. Simons Hospers Outstanding Undergraduate Award Community Service Award All-Fraternity or All-Men’s GPA University of Southern Maine Outstanding Chapter Award Winner: Matthew Schopp, Rutgers Adrian (67.7 hours/member) ff Chapter GPA is equal to or above either the Texas Christian University Ursinus Runner-up: Devlin Horton, UNC-Charlotte All-Fraternity or All-Men’s GPA Pennsylvania ff Zero (0) Members have below a 2.25 GPA University of Toronto
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