Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly Vol. 128, No. 2 by Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

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Δ Κ E Celebrates 166th Stated Convention Herbstein Scholarship Recipient Discusses Award State of the Fraternity released by the Board of Directors

Letter from the Chairman of the Board Dear Brothers in ΔKE: We are pleased to present the second edition of the revived ΔKE Quarterly to you and hope you enjoy it. The Quarterly is part of an overall strategy to increase our communication with you and with all of our Brothers. We are also trying to communicate through an online alumni newsletter called the ΔKE Chevron (please send us your email address if you’d like to receive it) and through an improved website (www.dke.org) and Facebook page. The website and Facebook page still need more work. We’re aware of that and do have plans to upgrade them. You will notice a couple of feature articles about ΔKE alumni that I think you will find interesting. We believe this is an important part of the magazine and we’d like to increase the amount of alumni news that we include in future editions. So, please help our Editor, Will Hossain, improve the Quarterly by sending him ideas for stories about Dekes you know, young or old, who may have an interesting career, hobby, or anything else about which you think other Dekes would like to read. This issue also includes stories from several chapters. This is another important part of the magazine. We included every one we received. We will keep working on all chapters to submit stories for their alumni to see. Also, in this issue you will find an Annual Report which assesses the overall strength of the Fraternity. We wanted this Report to be completely honest and forthright so that everyone knows exactly how Delta Kappa Epsilon is doing as a business. In short, the Fraternity has just been through a turbulent, transitional year, but conditions have dramatically improved and we are in a much stronger position than we were a year ago. We are working to strengthen the position of the International Headquarters to become more of a positive influence for our Chapters and alumni. We had a very successful Convention this summer as our Chapters are in strong shape in general and our undergraduate Brothers have tremendous ΔKE spirit. Enjoy the Quarterly, and keep up the momentum! In the Bonds, Stanford McMillan Chairman, Board of Directors To receive the ΔKE Chevron, send your email address to dke@dkehq.org To send story ideas to the ΔKE Quarterly, send to dekequarterly@gmail.com P.S. The ΔKE Quarterly is seeking a NEW EDITOR for the Spring 2011 edition (2nd issue of the year). William Hossain, the current Editor, will not be able to edit future issues due to other commitments, and a new Editor is needed in order to continue the regular publication of the ΔKE Quarterly. Please send us recommendations, or volunteer to be Editor yourself! Thank You. COVER: Group photo of Delegates and Alumni at Convention

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The Gentlemen of Gamma Dressed Up for a Formal Event

Published by Delta Kappa Epsilon International PO Box 8360 Ann Arbor, MI 48107 734.302.4210 dekequarterly@gmail.com William Hossain, Editor Contributors Doug Lanpher ∆KE Board of Directors Stanford McMillan, Chairman Albert Bienvenu, Vice Chairman Matthew Blevins, Treasurer Andrew Bird, At Large Grant Burnyeat, West Bob Bilbrough, Southeast Mosah Fernandez-Goodman, At Large Bob Green, At Large Thomas Halley, North Charles Mackenzie, Northeast John McNeil, At Large Scot Merkle, At Large Mason Morjikian, Midwest Ross Wigle, At Large David Chodak, Undergraduate Executive Director Doug Lanpher The DELTA KAPPA EPSILON QUARTERLY is an educational journal published by Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, PO Box 8360, Ann Arbor, MI 48107, in Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DKE Quarterly PO Box 8360, Ann Arbor, MI 48107. Correspondence: Send correspondence to DKE Quarterly, c/o William Hossain, PO Box 8360 Ann Arbor, MI 48107. Manuscripts, literature, and letters should be addressed to the Editor. Submissions will not be returned, and please mark CONFIDENTIAL if desired not to be published. Change of Address: Please contact HQ and provide Full Name, Chapter, Old and New Address. View contact information online at dke.org. Copyright © 2010 Delta Kappa Epsilon

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From the Board of Directors State of the Fraternity

Chapter Chatter Updates direct from the Chapters

Literary Corner Herbstein Scholar and Recent Book Releases

From the Foundation by Lin Hanson

Alumni News

Annual Fund Campaign

In Memoriam

from the Executive Director Great Dekes Remembered

Editorial Peace Corps 50th Anniversary - Sargent Shriver

Active Chapter Roll

Important and Useful Information Vol. 128 No. 2

Autumn 2010

From the Board of Directors THE STATE OF THE FRATERNITY AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF ΔKE INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS December 2010 The past year has been transformational for your Fraternity in many ways. The purpose of this report is to inform all Dekes as to the condition of ΔKE. When the Board of Directors decided last September to transition to a new Executive Director, he immediately conducted an assessment of the state of the fraternity, and found that there were six areas that demanded his and our immediate attention. We developed a Strategic Plan to address those priorities, and have spent the past year implementing that Plan. This article is to inform our alumni of the progress we have made in those areas. ---First and foremost, the financial condition of the fraternity was critical. Returning ΔKE to financial stability was the project that demanded most of our immediate attention. Our headquarters is an $800,000 operation. We had been operating beyond our means for many years, there was no budgetary process, and our revenue was well below what it should be, due to inefficient fundraising from alumni and very poor collection of dues and risk management assessments from our undergraduates. Our accounts payable were significant while our receivables were lagging during the tough economy, and the fraternity operated with no significant financial cushion. HQ had nine staff members, clearly too many for an operation our size. This imposed an additional burden on the fraternity to pay for such a sizeable staff. Collecting on our Accounts Receivable was difficult not only because our undergraduates and their families may have been hit by the economic recession, but also because we did not have a systematic way of tracking and collecting these payments. This cash flow crisis was consuming all activities and energies from the staff and the volunteers, and was not sustainable. In addition, it was causing us to stay in full-time crisis mode, wearing out our volunteers and potential donors, and preventing strategic plans for the future from being implemented or even started. It was obvious that our first priority was to return the fraternity to financial stability. To do that, we took several significant steps. We analyzed every single headquarters expense, and found savings of over $180,000 annually, including reducing the headcount from nine to four. We developed a budget, and the fraternity will henceforth operate on a balanced budget, this year and every year. We outsourced our accounting function, and we now produce monthly financial reports. We are operating with full transparency. All discretionary spending was eliminated or severely curtailed. On the revenue side, we are taking steps to improve our merchandising program, and we’re getting control of our trademarks to improve our royalty revenue. We have hired a professional fundraising firm, and will be implementing an Annual Fund campaign, in addition to our dues process. We solicited funds from individual Dekes and received some extremely generous donations from alumni all over the U.S. and Canada, and these donors truly helped us get through the past year. They have our gratitude and thanks. In general, we believe that our alumni donations will improve significantly as we communicate more regularly, relate all the positive things happening within ΔKE, and are generally more open about our activities. We have also put in place a system to collect dues from our undergraduate members. While we recognized that one of the root causes of poor collections from chapters is a perceived lack of services and support from ΔKE International, and it is critical for us improve those services, it is unfair for some chapters to pay less than 100% of their dues, while others do pay the full amount. However, we are being very flexible in working out payment plans with chapters who need them, so as not to cause too heavy a financial burden on them. ----The results of these and other steps that we’ve taken have been very positive. The financial position of the fraternity is dramatically better than it was one year ago. Accounts payable has been reduced from 40

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$253,000 to $40,000. Our largest debts have been paid off or are in the process of being paid off. A budget is in place and the fraternity will be run on a balanced budget this year. Strict cost control measures are in place and expenses are under control. Creditors are being paid off, and payrolls and T&E reimbursements are up to date. Account receivables procedures are now in place and being followed, and A/R, while still unacceptably high, has been reduced significantly. Collections this year are up significantly over last year. ----The second area that required our immediate attention was to revise our management policies, to ensure that the Fraternity is operated in a business-like fashion, including personnel practices, financial practices, and reporting practices. In too many respects, the fraternity had been operating like a mom ‘n pop, with little in the way of standardizing procedures and processes. As a result we were constantly reinventing the wheel, wasting time and effort, and causing inefficiencies. Some of the steps we have taken are pretty mundane, but have led to a more efficient operation. For example, we are shifting all informationgathering processes, currently manual, to the website. We are improving our database function, for more accurate addresses, phone numbers, and emails, as well as for easier access to data. The database is being outsourced, and we are about to shift into high gear on a project to clean up addresses of lost Brothers, and do a better job of collecting email addresses and phone numbers. Personnel management has been improved, and now includes clear job descriptions, training, expectations, and a review process. Staff members are holding regular conference calls to review pending projects and progress toward completion. The Executive Director is providing weekly written reports and frequent conference calls with the Board of Directors for updates on progress. The Board has stepped up its oversight activities. We reviewed the processes in place for all HQ administrative functions such as pin/scroll orders, database administration, dues thank you letters, email deployment, etc., and outsourced or streamlined much of that, to save costs and free up staff time. As mentioned before, the staff was downsized from nine to four, and now up to five. We are now current on all obligations to our employees as well as local, state, and federal taxes. Several administrative functions which were being handled by staff are now being outsourced at great savings to the fraternity. Regular financial reports are being produced by the accounting firm. We are operating with complete transparency. Upon request, our Executive Director, Doug Lanpher, will provide financial data to any Deke who requests it. Our relationships with vendors are much healthier than they had been, all costs have been analyzed and competitively bid out, and vendors are getting paid on time. We have not entered into any new business relationship with a new vendor without being certain of our ability to pay them in a timely manner. In general, the HQ is operating much more functionally than before, tasks are understood by each staff person, and the crisis atmosphere no longer exists. ----In the recent past, the Fraternity at the Headquarters level has not provided the quality of services to its chapters than they have every right to expect, so improving services to our chapters is the third area of critical importance that we have addressed in the past year. Basic services and assistance was lacking, so we looked for ways to dramatically and immediately improve on this, while keeping within the realities of our budget. In general, we have been much more visible and open with our undergraduates (who fund 2/3 of the fraternity’s budget), and we want to be perceived as being a positive, helpful resource for our chapters. The chapter visitation program, our most important program, is being handled much more professionally than before. Three staff members attended training this summer, and our new consultant attended the NIC’s New Field Staff Conference, where his objective was to concentrate on learning best practices for improving productivity on visits. We now have a standardized chapter visitation strategy, and our visits are focused on actually providing guidance and assistance to the chapters, rather than focused solely on collecting money, as before. The frequency and duration of visits is being increased and we are on track to hit at least 43 of our 49 chapters this semester alone, perhaps more. Executive Director Lanpher has personally made 45 chapter visits since October 1, 2009. A very successful ΔKE Convention was held in July of this year, attended by more undergraduates and alumni than any convention in recent memory. In order to meet our goal of breaking even, it was a nofrills event, but everyone in attendance had a great time. In respect of the difficult economic times, we were able to lower the delegate fee to $575 (from $700 in 2008), but still broke even. The convention’s Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

content was solid and feedback has been excellent. Undergraduates now know their headquarters is treating them with honesty and openness. Another program to help the chapters includes the creation officer manuals. For instance, the first one is a Recruitment Manual, and it gives specific advice for how to conduct a successful recruitment program. The Risk Management manual is being worked on, and we will add others for each primary officer function, as well as a transition binder to make sure the outgoing officers give the incoming officers the instructions they will need, so nothing slips through the cracks. The Pledge Manual has also been revised and updated. We would like to print that new pledge manual but so far have not been able to secure funding, so for now it is in electronic format only. Next summer, budget permitting, we will be putting together regional workshops for groups of 5-7 chapters to attend, to discuss subjects of mutual interest. We have also identified a company which produces chapter websites at a very reasonable fee, and several chapters have begun working with that company. Finally, we have launched the first phase of a program designed to help Dekes take advantage of our alumni network and to find internships and jobs through that network. Perhaps most importantly, the Staff has developed a list of “Focus Chapters,” meaning those which need more attention throughout the year, and they are using that list to allocate resources to those chapters which need more support than others. ----The fourth area of improvement that we have focused on this year is that we realized we needed to do a much better job of communicating in a positive way with all our members, through the Δ K E Quarterly, various “social media” (Linked In, Facebook), email campaigns, and in personal visits to alumni clubs and the Deke Club of NYC. ΔKE HQ has tried to communicate with all its key ‘stakeholders’ in positive, consistent, and professional manner, taking advantage of old communication methods as well as new. We still have a ways to improve in this area, by communicating with undergraduates, alumni, alumni associations, the Deke Club, the RLF Board of Directors, other fraternities, school administrators, and other key constituencies. Most of our effort in this area for the past year has been spent on improving our communications with our undergraduates. We have very frequent contact with our chapters and will continue to do so. The staff stays in regular phone contact with chapters. Another concept was for the Executive Director to host conference calls on Skype twice a week, for any interested active Deke Brothers, so that they could talk about what’s going on at their chapters, and learn from each other. While that program has not caught on as well as planned, we will continue to try promoting it more, because the calls that have taken place have been very well received. In terms of communicating with Deke alumni, we have revived the ΔKE Quarterly, and will be publishing it quarterly from now on. Our first issue, published in July, was electronic-only due to financial constraints, but we will attempt to develop print editions as frequently as possible, for mail distribution to alumni who pay dues and/or contribute to ΔKE or the Rampant Lion Foundation. We also have published a newsletter to alumni for whom we have good email addresses, which gives regular updates on what is taking place within ΔKE. This newsletter is called the ΔKE Chevron, and any Deke who wishes to receive this regular update should email his request to dlanpher@ΔKEhq.org. In addition, the Executive Director produces a regular newsletter for undergraduates called the Lion’s Roar, and it is emailed to all active Brothers. We have made our Staff and Board of Directors available to visit alumni meetings or chapter events, anniversary banquets, etc., to continue with our efforts to be more open with all Dekes. From time to time we will organize Deke alumni receptions in cities which are well represented by many different chapters. This year we hosted two such events, one in Phoenix and one in Washington DC. Our social media strategy is a work in progress; while we have Facebook, Linked-In, and a website, we realize we are not taking full advantage of those sites, but we are working on that, in order to further enhance our communications. We believe the staff is now perceived by undergraduates and alumni alike as being much more accessible and approachable than before. ----The fifth area of focus for HQ is expansion. ΔKE would like to reactivate chapters which have become inactive, and we would like to expand to new schools. Last year we reactivated four and added two new chapters. We also lost two chapters last year, both closed by their college administrations, at Chi-Mis42

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sissippi and Mu-Colgate. The reactivated chapters are: Zeta Zeta-LSU, Phi Chi-Rutgers, Theta UpsilonASU, and Iota-Centre. The new chapters are Tau Chi-Texas A&M and Beta Tau-University of Victoria. While it’s unlikely we can keep up that pace every year, a goal of 2-3 new chapters a year is one for which we should strive. We have to be careful not to overextend ourselves, so we look for schools where we’ll get good alumni assistance, and/or with other ΔKE chapters in the area to help out. Our strategy is for long term success of new chapters, so we will have a game plan in place at each new chapter to ensure that we can give it enough support. Any Deke alumnus who lives near a college where you think a ΔKE chapter should be located, please let us know, especially if you’d be willing to help us get it going. ----The last area of focus for ΔKE HQ this past year has been in expanding services to our alumni. We recognize that ΔKE alumni can be a major, positive force for us in the future. There are Dekes who are involved at the International level, those who are involved in a local level, and then the great silent majority of good Dekes who will participate if asked, either financially, or with their time, or both. We have plans to develop several programs which will help get more Dekes involved with their chapters, alumni associations or house corporations, local alumni clubs, or ΔKE HQ. Of the six areas we identified last year, this is the one where we have made the least progress. We would like to establish or help establish an alumni association for any chapter that does not already have one. If there are chapters where these associations do exist but are weak, we will work to help strengthen it. We have had some success in soliciting alumni volunteer assistance in helping revitalize weak chapters, or other ad hoc projects from time to time, and we will continue to do that in the future. In particular, there are a few chapters which do not have alumni in the area to act as advisers, and we would like to help those chapters find alumni who would help out in that capacity. This is a very important role we can play, as we feel that a strong alumni presence is a critical to a chapter’s success. In addition, we facilitated a meeting of chapter advisers at the Convention this past summer, and would like to do that on a more regular basis in the future. Perhaps we will host quarterly or semi-annual conference calls among chapter advisers, to enable them to discuss issues of mutual interest, and even an in-person meeting every year. Finally, there are many cities or regions in the U.S. and Canada where we have a lot of ΔKE alumni from various chapters, such as Chicago, Boston, or Houston, where we’d like to set up alumni clubs so they can get together for lunch a couple times of year. ----This summarizes the activity that has been taking place over the past year under the direction of the Board of Directors and the HQ staff. We have many more items on the planning board for this year, our second year of the Revival of ΔKE. A lot of it will depend on financing, but we are clearly focused on finding ways to help our chapters thrive. We are well aware that the future success of the Fraternity relies on the strength of today’s undergraduates. When we look at where we were one year ago, and compare to where we are today, we are very confident that we’ve made substantial progress in the most important areas of our operation. Without a doubt, we still have a lot of room for improvement. But, ΔKE is a much stronger Fraternity today than it was a year ago. The spirit of ΔKE is very strong, our alumni are mobilizing and getting more involved in many ways, and most importantly, the state of the Fraternity at our 49 chapters is very strong. Any alumnus would be pleased to meet the undergraduate Dekes of today, and proud to call them Brothers in ΔKE. We welcome any suggestions or assistance from any ΔKE alumnus who is interested in helping out. The ΔKE International Board of Directors and Staff are very bullish and optimistic about where the Fraternity is right now; we are headed in the right direction and we are very excited about our future. We welcome any questions, comments, or observations from ΔKE alumni or undergraduate members about any aspect of our operation. Please feel free to contact us by calling 734.302.4210 or email to dke@ dkehq.org. Respectfully Submitted, ΔKE International Board of Directors Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

Convention One Hundred Sixty-Sixth Convention: A Great Time in Michigan

The One Hundred Sixty-sixth Stated Convention of Delta Kappa Epsilon was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 28 to August 1, with good attendance from active chapters and alumni. Arrangements for meetings were made at the Michigan Union, the student union of the University of Michigan, and the Ann Arbor Assembly of God, which graciously lent us their meeting facility for the first day of discussions and presentations. The delegates and attendees were housed at the Lamp Post Inn and Quality Inn. Arrival Despite Mother Nature’s attempts to damper the first day of Convention, Dekes made their arrivals at Detroit-Wayne Airport, with occasional delays, and were chartered westward to Ann Arbor. Many of the delegates participated in social icebreakers prior to the Opening Night Reception, held at Café Habana, and were ready to commence the night’s festivities. Doug Lanpher, Γ ’77, welcomed the loquacious lot to Ann Arbor and the 166th Convention. Light fare was provided to quell the hunger of those recent arrivals, and we would be remiss not to mention the (excessively) large pan of delicious baked goat cheese with roasted tomato being served. On display in the decorative cellar of Café Habana were a composite picture of the delegates at the 76th Convention, held in Havana, Cuba, and a cigar box presented as the Convention souvenir by then President of Cuba, Mario Garcia Menocal, ∆X ’88. The historic connection to the 1920 Convention added the extra charm to make the event ∆KE unique. 44

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Following the appetizers and libations at Café Habana, many of the delegates and ∆KE staff were ushered over to Whirly Ball of Ann Arbor, to partake in some friendly competition. Whirly Ball is a cross between bumper cars, J’ai-Alai, and basketball. The Whirly Ball matches were reminiscent of the J’ai-Alai championship between Spain and Cuba, which was hosted in honor of the ∆KE Convention in Havana. Needless to mention, the competition was just as fierce… And it begins The next morning, nursing sore muscles and whiplash, the delegates rose for the first morning of sessions. Many were weary from the unaccustomed early waking, but were no worse for the wear. Doug Lanpher led off the discussion of ∆KE’s financial situation, and polled the delegates of what ∆KE International could be doing to strengthen and assist the chapters. After the open discussion, the delegates jumped into a leadership training seminar, facilitated by Preston Fields, MX ’03. During the leadership seminar, the delegates were asked to set goals, evaluate their beliefs of a fraternity’s purpose, and reflect on significant people in their lives; amongst other engaging activities. Speaker David Stollman, of CAMPUSPEAK, presented the men a different perspective on recruitment, a three hour spiel that ultimately led to one thing sticking in their minds – “solid”, accompanied by a soft clenching of the fist and a few shallow pumps. “Solid” was the word of the weekend, and was pretty much the default line guaranteed to crack a few smiles and conjure up echoes throughout the crowd. Meanwhile, a handful of alumni had taken a trip out to Greenfield Village, just west of Detroit. Greenfield Village is sponsored by The Henry Ford Foundation and offers a look Carmen Davoli, ΦΓ’62 and Lin Hanson, O’59 into historic 19th century America. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

The men returned to their rooms, and prepared for the Beer Hall Banquet, held at Arbor Brewing Company. The delegates had a chance to: taste craft brewed beers-brewed on the premises; fill up on bratwursts, cheese covered pierogies, and buttery soft-pretzels; and play some shuffleboard or throw some darts. Since Arbor Brewing Company is right downtown in Ann Arbor, the men found their ways to a few nearby bars, or hopped on the bus back to the hotel, before calling it an evening.

The following morning was rougher on the men than the morning prior, and (most of them) made their way to the buses, after grabbing some breakfast grub, and heading over the Michigan Union. The Alumni held a separate meeting to discuss pertinent issues, relevant to the alumni and Alumni Associations, and allowed for a compare/contrast of best practices of alumni groups. Meanwhile, the undergraduates attended a presentation by the University of Michigan Greek Life department, team building exercises led by our own Preston Fields, and nominated individuals for the Undergraduate position on the Board of Directors. Brother Fields also asked the delegates to create “elevator speeches” to sell the overall concept of ∆KE to someone in a brief sentence. The delegates created and voted on accepting the following line as the “elevator speech” of ∆KE: Delta Kappa Epsilon is a Brotherhood of rich tradition that strives to instill academic excellence and social responsibility while cultivating the leaders of tomorrow. 46

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The long Friday was broken up by a delicious cold cuts meal, and concluded with a mock recreation of our final Ritual ceremony. Following the end of the day’s meetings, everyone was ushered over to Zingerman’s Roadhouse, a local BBQ and Grill hotspot. Dinner was short, sweet, and delectable – everyone had the option of Pulled Pork, Fried Chicken, or Zingerman’s Famous Macaroni and Cheese. Immediately following dinner, everyone was taken to the Shant, for a toast – every man saying what he was thankful for about ∆KE before taking his share and passing along to the next guy. This was all in preparation of (and distraction for) the night’s activity.

Getting Mystic Immediately following the Shant activities, the men boarded the buses and made their way to the outskirts of Ann Arbor. Slightly disoriented from crossing a shaky little bridge, over a river and through some woods…they emptied out onto an open field, just after dusk. Confused and curious, everyone was corralled over to the far end of the field, to which they were greeted with a sudden eruption of heat and light. On cue, the letters Delta, Kappa, and Epsilon were engulfed in flames before their eyes, and Brother John McNeil began reciting the 48

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“Brothers in ∆KE” poem. The letters burned as the group stood in silence and reflection while our grand history was recounted through verse, and past made present when Brother McNeil of Psi and Brother Mackenzie of Theta embraced to finish the recitation of the poem. The poem concluded with cheers and overall excitement as the flames dimmed down, and the embers slowly faded. The Friday night ended with a gathering at the Omicron chapter house and brothers checking out the local bar scene. The following morning came much too quickly, and exhausted, the delegates expended what little energy they had left to make the final morning’s meetings. Coffee and Red Bull were hardly enough to keep the young men awake for the last stretch of events and meetings for the Convention, but they persevered nonetheless and made it through one last Risk Management seminar. The seminar was followed by the election of the Undergraduate Board Member and the passing of several resolutions.

Looking Good The delegates had some time to head back to their rooms, get cleaned up, dressed up, and ready for the Convention Banquet. Hosted in the Pendleton Ballroom of the Michigan Union, the Banquet opened up with beverages, cocktails, and a simple Hors d’Oeuvrés spread. Alumni, guests, and the delegates mingled and got comfortable, while Brother Konstantin Bozhinov, ΦA ‘09, filled the room with delightful background music from the ballroom’s grand piano. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

Executive Director, and the evening’s Master of Ceremonies, Doug Lanpher called for all to be seated around 7:30, prompting a brief rush to the bar, finally settling a few minutes later. Brother Lanpher welcomed all of the Brothers and guests in attendance, thanking everyone for attending and thanking the members of ∆KE International’s staff for the hard work in making the Convention come together. Everyone was asked to rise and sing along with the National Anthems, beginning with “O Canada” and followed by the “Star Spangled Banner”. All were asked to remain standing in honor of Dekes who had recently passed on to the Mystic Circle, while a slide show was played listing the names and photos of those who had passed. Brother Lanpher proceeded to set the tone for the evening, asking everyone to take out their programs and join in singing “Viva La ∆KE” - the first of many favorite ∆KE songs to be sung. He then went into what could be called “a reflection of the future”, in which he envisioned an ideal ∆KE Convention four years down the road. Brother Lanpher welcomed Lin Hanson, O ’59, who gave an Invocation prior to the start of the meal. After the meal was cleared, Brother Lanpher had everybody stand up and sing “Any Kind of Man” and “Son of a ∆KE”, prior to the after dinner Presentations. He then invited Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stanford McMillan, to the podium after a brief introduction. Brother McMillan recited the Objects of Delta Kappa Epsilon and made a few comments about the Convention and ∆KE in general. Brother McMillan was followed by a superbly edited slide show, put together by Ron Li and Derek Woodman, which recapped the events of 50

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the previous three days of Convention. The slide show brought a bunch of laughs, and the return of a few fuzzy memories, to the room. The slide show can be viewed here: http://www.dke.org/documents/new_undergrad_resource/166th_DKE_Convention.avi Recognition Brother Lanpher proceeded to the awards and recognition part of the evening, beginning by acknowledging the return of the ∆KE Quarterly and “best” chapter submission to the Quarterly, which was awarded by Grant Burnyeat to Kyle Pearce, accepting on behalf of the Rho Beta chapter. Next, Brother Lanpher announced the new Honorary President of Delta Kappa Epsilon, William L. “Billy” Treadway, ZZ ’74. Brother Lanpher had this to say about Brother Treadway: I’m very pleased to announce that in 2010, this honor goes to William L. “Billy” Treadway. Billy is a Zeta Zeta Deke, Class of 1974, and is a terrific ambassador for ∆KE everywhere he goes. Billy is Chase Treadway’s uncle, and I’m pretty sure he had a lot to do with influencing young Chase to go ∆KE. Billy and his beautiful wife Frances have also been very gracious hosts to me during my travels to New Orleans, not only putting me up in their home when I visit, but he has also done much to introduce me around to many of the key alumni there. If there’s anyone who loves ∆KE more than Billy Treadway, I have yet to meet him. I can’t imagine anyone who will represent ∆KE as Honorary President with more passion and energy than Billy Treadway. Billy is very disappointed that he couldn’t be here tonight, we only announced this award to him a couple weeks ago and he had a conflict that he just couldn’t avoid - but he did record a few remarks which we’ll show you right now. After the video played, and a round of applause and snaps had settled, Brother Lanpher acknowledged the recipient of the 2010 Herbstein Scholarship, Glenn Stowell, ΓΦ ’13, who was in attendance at the Convention. Brother Stowell was congratulated and the floor was passed back to Brother McMillan. Brother McMillan took the podium to announce that David Chodak, ΦΓ ’11, had been elected by the delegates of the convention to serve as the Undergraduate Board Member on the Board of Directors. Doug called Brothers Albert Bienvenu, ZZ ‘70, and John McNeil, Ψ ’79, to the podium. Brothers Bienvenu and McNeil proceeded to thank Lin Hanson, O ’59, for his dedication to Delta Kappa Epsilon, and for his services to the Rampant Lion Foundation and the Board of Directors of ∆KE. Brother Bienvenu made the following speech:

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“Over its long history, ∆KE has produced great men. Lin Hanson is one of those great men. If you have not already done so, please take the opportunity tonight to meet and thank him for all that he has done for ∆KE. The 166th ∆KE convention hereby presents this Certification of Appreciation to Brother Lin Hanson, Omicron 1959, for his service as president of the Rampant Lion Foundation over the past year and as a member of the ∆KE and the RLF board of directors and for his long and undying devotion to our great brotherhood. Lin has trod the long, toilsome and perilous way so long ago foretold to him. His contributions to ∆KE and RLF over the years and in particular during his presidency of RLF, is a crucial element in the present and future life and success of our fraternity. Truly, Lin has lived the charge of ∆KE. Accordingly, this certificate is presented to Lin Hanson by a grateful Band of Brothers. August 1, 2010.”

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Bienvenu, Hanson, and McNeil Brother Hanson accepted his Certificate of Appreciation from Brothers Bienvenu and McNeil then made a few remarks before taking his seat. After the applause died down, Doug announced the winner of the ∆KE Leadership Award, James Fowler, Ψ ’11, who was unable to attend the convention. His award was accepted on his behalf by Patrick Morris and Chris White, the delegates sent by Psi. Brother Lanpher read off James’s list of accomplishments and activities that earned him recognition, quipping that James was unable to attend the Banquet, “since his Superman Cape was still at the cleaners.” A round of laughs was followed by the recognition of another Deke who made a great contribution to society, John Cornwell of Epsilon Rho. John created the Beer Launcher, which was featured on The Late Show with David Letterman. To view the video, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ46q4c_YHs The next award to be presented was the prestigious Henderson Award. Brother Lanpher gave a brief description and history of the award, and asked previous Award winners Al Bienvenu, Carmen Davoli, and John McNeil to stand and be recognized. Doug announced that the 2010 recipient of the Henderson Award was Cory Crenshaw, TΛ ’01, for his commitment to ∆KE and for creating the Tau Chi chapter at Texas A & M University, which was an uphill battle through the entire process. Brother Crenshaw came to the podium to receive his Cup, and delivered a riveting acceptance speech that enlivened the entire room.

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The final individual award to be presented was the Rough Rider Award. Words cannot describe the emotion in the room, but here are the words that Brother Lanpher spoke about Chase Treadway, X ’08, the 2010 Rough Rider: The winner of the Rough Rider award this year is a young man who faces a great challenge with truly unbelievable spirit and who, in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt, perseveres, who never, ever gives up, who strives valiantly and courageously to overcome the odds, and who at all times keeps a positive attitude, when the easy thing would be to give up, give in, quit. Theodore Roosevelt didn’t have it in him to quit, and neither does our Rough Rider, Chase Treadway. Chase, you are an inspiration to all who are privileged to know you, and this award is only a small measure of the admiration that we all feel for you. I know I speak for everyone here when I say we are proud to call you Brother Chase Treadway. Please accept this Rough Rider award with our appreciation and love. Treadway was completely caught off guard, and was so grateful and excited to receive the award he could hardly gather his thoughts. He was congratulated with a several minute ovation, before giving his thanks to ∆KE and everyone that has supported him. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

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Keynote Speaker The following is Brother Lanpher’s Introduction for Lester Kinsolveing, DK ’51: Lester comes from a very interesting family and a very long line of Dekes. His grandfather, the Right Reverend Lucien Lee Kinsolving, Eta ’83, was the Bishop of Brazil, and was ∆KE’s honorary president for 1928. Arthur B Kinsolving, also from the Eta Chapter, was a Bishop of Arizona. Arthur Lee Kinsolving, Eta, Rector at St James Episcopal Church, NYC. Also, Arthur B Kinsolving II, another Bishop of Arizona. OUR Kinsolving, the one seated before you tonight, is Delta Kappa class of 1951. Les served in various officer positions at Delta Kappa, in fact probably all the hard jobs, primarily because he was the only member who did not consume alcohol! Lester carried on the family tradition well, not by attending UVA, but by spending 14 years in the Episcopal Ministry, serving as vicar or rector of churches in CA, WA, NH, VA, and MD, as well as serving on the Protestant Chaplain’s staff at San Quentin Prison in CA. Lester has also been a football coach, a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and an Actor, having played supporting roles in two highly acclaimed Civil War films, where he portrayed the role of his distant cousin, Confederate General Barksdale. Now, that’s quite a resume, but what do these things have in common…. the Pulpit, Army Sergeant, Actor, Football Coach? The only thing I can think of is that it must have been great training for his future career in radio, because each of those vocations requires serious use of one’s voice as a prerequisite of the job! Mostly, however, Brother Kinsolving is known as a Journalist. As a print journalist, while working for the San Francisco Examiner, he was the first person to report on the growing scandal of the People’s Temple Cult, which he’ll tell us more about. While his efforts to expose this dangerous group were ignored by what we now call Main Stream Media, the threat grew and eventually became a disaster of epic proportions. Les is also the second highest ranking member in terms of seniority in the White House Press Corps in Washington, having served as a correspondent since the Nixon Administration. Lester’s penchant for asking pointed questions has often drawn much humor, some scorn and criticism from the Mainstream Media, which in my book is a badge of honor. Ask any Press Secretary, and he’ll tell you that Les doesn’t ask the softball questions that we see from so many of the “correspondents” on TV. Go ahead, look up some of his clips on YouTube and you will come to appreciate his style of asking very tough questions. Finally, Brother Kinsolving also hosts a highly rated radio talk show, focusing on political issues. He can be heard on weekdays between 9-11 pm, and the name of his radio show is “Uninhibited Radio.” Which means, don’t try to put a label on Les… he’s a devil’s advocate, he challenges the status quo, he’s opinionated, he’s mischievous, and he skewers the left and right on an equal opportunity basis. Sounds like the perfect qualities for a member of our Jolly Fraternity! Ladies and Gentlemen, Les Kinsolving. Brother Kinsolving proceeded to give his impassioned speech, which started off great, appealing to the whole crowd, telling the story of his time as an undergraduate and the responsibilities bestowed upon him due to his sobriety. He also explained why he wore the bright red jacket to conferences – Nancy Reagan loved the color red, and he knew it would stand out to President Reagan to call on him for questions. He explained in depth his involvement in exposing the Jim Jones cult, before any other major news media sources would acknowledge what was happening. He ended with a brief question and answer, then “signed off” from the podium.

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The Final Act Brother Lanpher announced it was time to reveal the winner of the Lion Trophy, as well as the winners in each category. He listed the five judges: Bob Alvis, Γ, Shep Washburn, KΩ, Jack Edwards, Z, Dan Johnson, ΣA, and Chief Judge, Ed Adler, AX. Doug thanked them for their work, and called to the podium Bob Alvis to deliver the results of the 2010 Lion Trophy. The results were announced as follows: Scholarship 3rd Place – Omicron Michigan 2nd Place – Theta Zeta Berkeley 1st Place – Phi Gamma Syracuse Alumni Relations 3rd Place – Tie - Psi Alabama and Delta Chi Cornell 2nd Place – Beta North Carolina 1st Place – Phi Alpha British Columbia Community Service 3rd Place – Alpha Mu Rowan 2nd Place – Psi Alabama 1st Place – Beta North Carolina Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

Chapter Improvement 3rd Place – Tie between Psi Alabama and Alpha Phi Toronto 2nd Place – Beta Phi Rochester 1st Place – Tie - Tau Chi Texas A&M and Beta Tau Victoria Lion Trophy Overall Runner-up – Psi Alabama

Winner – Beta North Carolina Throughout, many pictures were taken; the men posed with the awards and the Lion Trophy, and there was plenty of applause, naturally. Davis Willingham, President of Beta, accepted the Lion Trophy on behalf of his chapter, delivered an emotional speech and dedicated the victory to Courtland Smith, his predecessor. He also took the ceremonial first drink of Champagne from the Cup before passing it around the room. Once the Cup had been passed around, it was time to wrap the Banquet up, the only way Dekes know how – with the Lion March. After the train of brothers completed the Phi Marching Song, and all gathered around, Brother Grant Burnyeat stepped to the center of the room, and delivered those two questions: “Are we weak?” NO! “Are we strong?” YES! “Then let the Lion…” ROAR! ROAR!! ROAR!!! The group dispersed from the Michigan Union, throughout dear Ann Arbor town, to various places to partake in libations or sleep (for those poor souls who had early flights back home).

Davis Willingham, B’11, accepting the Lion Trophy on behalf of his chapter (above).

Davis having the celebratory first drink from the Lion Trophy (left).

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The Lion March Commences with the Phi Marching Song

Overall, we believe the One Hundred Sixty-Sixth Convention was a great success. We hope that ALL chapters send a delegate to the Convention in 2012, and many, many more alumni show interest in attending; so start planning those vacation days in the summer of 2012. Please contact dke@ dkehq.org if there are any ideas or attractions that would draw you to attend future Conventions and Banquets.

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Chapter Chatter

Gamma Phi Dekes in front of the DKE house at Wesleyan

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ter advisor, Rho Beta’s Bryan Wyman. We are happy to greet sevZeta Chapter continues to thrive within the constraints of eral of our alumni during our Princeton University’s unique tailgate of the homecoming Greek system. We welcome football game against Harbrother Han Ko back from vard. The now graduated a two year stint in the South brother Mathew Kandel travKorean military (we are told eled an entire hour from New that his duties pertained ex- York City to make sure that clusively to tank driving) and our fall pledge class is being wish brother Mathew Me- properly educated in ∆KE dina an exuberant goodbye culture. Zeta prides itself on as he leaves to study abroad its devoted alumni. The five members of (or perhaps several) in the UK. We also extend a warm Pledge Class Zeta Sigma are welcome to our new chap- off to a spirited start. They 58

just completed the semi-annual midterm fun run of Firestone Library and are looking forward to their first round of golf with the brothers of Zeta in the near future. And the Manhatten Laser Project is just around the corner! Will the good time ever end? Pledge class Sigma certainly hopes that it will not. The brothers of Zeta are sure that our pledges are thoroughly enjoying themselves as they are trained in the ways of the gentleman, the scholar, and the jolly-good fellow. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

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of the spring semester. This recruitment period is going It has been a busy start to incredibly well so far as our the school year for Gamma rush list has grown beyond Chapter, as we look forward manageable proportions. We also recently held the to the termination of a seemingly eternal social proba- 46th annual ∆KE Cocktail Party in downtown Nashville. tion sentence. This fall, for the first time All who attended, including in many years, we took on a many freshmen students eapledge class of six new mem- ger to see what Vanderbilt

Gentlemen from Gamma bers from all over the country. Normally an opportunity for sophomore transfers to join chapters before the end of the semester, the fall pledge term is restricted to few applicants and we view these six additional men as a great success for our chapter. They are currently going through a new member education process, and becoming acquainted with the inner functions of Delta Kappa Epsilon. While this is going on, we are in the thick of fall rush for freshman whose deferred joining stipulation forces them to wait until the start Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

∆KE has to offer, had a great time. Similarly, just this weekend we hosted our second annual charity golf tournament benefitting diabetes research, and the national court appointed special advocate association. In collaboration with a Vanderbilt sorority and the participation of every fraternity on campus, men from all over campus hit the links in a scramble format while girls from Kappa Alpha Theta caddied and cheered them on. Despite some bad weather, the event went off without a hitch and we were able to

raise more than $1500 for the praiseworthy organizations.

Psi Around the University of Alabama and especially the ∆KE House, the fall semester is the most challenging due to one thing- Alabama Football. The best days of the fall are Game Days, with the incredible view of stadium and the Walk of Champions, the front lawn of the ∆KE House is second to none. As the school year gets underway, the Psi chapter is proud to have a pledge class of 40 guys scattered throughout the southeast. This being the largest pledge class to come through the ∆KE House, Pledge Trainer Jereme Gray made a commitment to not let the core foundations of which the house are built upon to slip away. This “newboy” knowledge is what binds each and every one of us together and adds true meaning to the famed phrase “It’s Never Over”. To reflect the impor-

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tance of grades to the pledges, Jereme has rewarded pledges with a day off from pledgeship for each “A” they make on tests. Although this is only one of three principles the ∆KE house was founded upon, the chapter feels early stress of grades on pledges will only further the scholastic achievement of the ∆KE House. The Psi chapter was awarded runner up in the Lion’s Trophy Award this summer, second to only Beta. Coming up short of First place prize, makes Psi chapter realize the need for chapter improvement even more. Executive Officer Christopher White realized how truly fortunate Psi chapter is to have such strong alumni support and tradition, unmatched by any ∆KE chapter in the nation. “All the other chapters wanted to know exactly how we ran our House, even though we didn’t win, we were the spotlight.” Rush Chairman Patrick Morris, House Corporation President Black Chaffe, and Alumni John McNeil were among the representatives for the Psi chapter.

Beta The 2010 fall semester has proved to be full of excitement and accomplish60

ment for the Beta chapter of ∆KE. After a newly revised

first drink from the cup. For the rest of the semester, Beta ∆KE has some big events coming up. Beginning with the annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser that has become a favorite among students, the Beta chapter hosts this to raise money for local charities and families in need. The Beta chapter will also have a groundbreaking ceremony for the Courtland Benjamin Smith Playground. Last year the Beta chapter raised over $96,000 rush calendar was enforced to fund and build a Habitat among all the fraternities at House in honor of their late the University of North Caro- leader and brother. This selina, Beta was able to adapt to mester they will use some the new rules and accepted a of that money to fund a play pledge class of 28. Ranging area to be built near that from all parts of North Caro- house for all of the local chillina, all over the East Coast dren to use. The actives are and including varsity ath- excited to continue working letes, this new pledge class is with Habitat for Humanity filled with outstanding young and to ensure the legacy of men. their leader to live on. On Saturday, October 2nd, Beta ∆KE was formally presented with the Lion Tro- Omicron phy to a crowd of actives, The fall for Omicron startalumni, and parents for the sixth time in its history. Mark- ed a little hectic due to the ing all of the hard work and severe weather in Ann Arunity that was invested by bor over the summer and the each brother throughout a damages that it had on the very difficult year, the actives chapter house. But with the have truly enjoyed having cooperation and efforts of the the trophy around the house brotherhood, the 1004 Olivia and look forward to seeing it house is now looking better again soon. Brother Beta Da- than it has in a decade. In advis Willingham ‘11 graciously dition to a new paint job, the accepted the trophy and al- roof has been modernized lowed Brother Clem Wright and the brothers installed ‘52, one of Beta chapter’s old- brand new ∆KE letters that est active alumni, to take the now sit proudly on the side Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

of the house. All of this, along with last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new window replacements, hides the fact that the house was built nearly a century ago. As is standard for Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcome week, parties were a large focus of the first two weeks of school. Social events hosted by Omicron,with themes such as Jersey Shore and Boot Camp, were a hit among the Michigan student body and were responsibly managed. Also, the usual Saturday morning football pregame parties at the 927 State St. annex house have been as lively as ever. Despite having a lower turnout for rush than expected, Omicron was able to gather 12 high-quality pledges, all with the potential to become great brothers. To celebrate the start of the new pledge class, the brotherhood host-

ed a sports-themed bid party with the ZTA sorority that was reportedly the best party of the weekend and helped further strengthen our relationship with the Zeta girls, who are the up-and-coming sorority on campus. Currently, the more athletic brothers in the house are preparing for the IM Soccer A-bracket playoffs and the annual philanthropic Mudbowl football tournament.

Beta Phi Beta Phi had a very successful rush and has eleven pledges who have now started the process. Beta Phi was awarded the Strategic Planning Award from the University of Rochester Fraternity & Sorority Affairs; this award is the highest award given to

any fraternity or sorority at the University of Rochester. Beta Phi is encouraging all member of Delta Kappa Epsilon to join Beta Phi in Movember. What is Movember? Movember is a month long mustache growing event, where participants start clean shaven on November 1 and then grow and flow their mustaches for the entire month of November. Movember puts a face on menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and the funds go to both LiveSTRONG and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Gamma Phi There is much to talk about here at Wesleyan Gamma Phi. We currently have 31 brothers living in our regal home and about 65 active brothers on our small liberal

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arts campus, and this fall we have a 17-man pledge class. This summer our house went under various renovations that put a real face-lift on the stone mansion we call home. Over $150,000 worth of alumni donations went into new furniture, new wood floors and coats of paint for both our library and main room. The house porch also was redone and now is much more aesthetically pleasing and weather permitting has made backyard barbecues much more enjoyable. On October 23rd our ∆KE house had a large homecoming celebration to commemorate not only these wonderful renovations, but also the induction of Gamma Phi alumni into the Wesleyan sports hall of fame. Nearly all the brothers in our house are active varsity athletes making up important figures on the football, hockey and baseball teams.

This fall has been great so far and the generosity of our alumni has made our house the talk of campus.

Phi Gamma The Phi Gamma chapter has had one of the most successful starts in recent history under the guidance of Undergraduate Representative to the Board of Directors, President David Chodak. Since the beginning of the semester, ten new positions have been created, a new website has been established, and a canrecycling program has been implemented. The brotherhood used the money from the cans combined with a generous donation from one of the parents to purchase a new flat screen TV for the first floor. The first ever Welcome Back to Syracuse BBQ took place and was a good at-

tempt in an effort to improve relations with the University as well as the community. In attendance were esteemed professors, several alumni, and even staff from Congressman Dan Maffei’s (D-25) office. On October 9th, the Phi Gamma chapter teamed up with the Delta Gamma Sorority for Spike It, the first annual coed philanthropy volleyball tournament. This event was a huge success and drew participation from almost every Greek organization on campus. The proceeds of this event have been donated to the Special Olympics. On October 19th, the Phi Gamma chapter hosted the 5th annual ∆KE Carnival. The carnival brings children from a few Syracuse public schools to the house to enjoy music, food, and games with the brotherhood. The Phi Gamma chapter had a very successful recruitment this fall boasting 9 new pledges,

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which is one of the largest upperclassmen pledge classes in recent history. The brotherhood held several events targeted towards alumni of all ages. All of these efforts have been planned to improve alumni relations. As previously stated, this has been one of the strongest starts in Phi Gamma history. Three brothers have taken active roles on the IFC and several more have started campaigning for positions in the spring. While the University continues to enact new social policies and regulations, the Phi Gamma chapter will continue improving relations with the Fraternity office.

Sigma Tau Our Sigma Tau chapter has been doing well since we last wrote. The class of 2010 may have graduated and moved out of the house, but they have all left behind a great impact on the brothers that remain. Their drive to improve the house itself and the brothers within it have continued to motivate the rest of us. We will continue to strive to improve our chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon in whatever ways that each of us can, and all of us will work to make an impact on the brothers behind us as the class of 2010 did for us. As we move into the future, we begin by welcoming a pledge class of 13 men. This is the largest pledge class in recent history, and all of the pledges are great adDelta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

ditions to the fraternity. They have all quickly become good friends with brothers in the house, and they already feel like part of this fraternity. Pledges continue to come to Sigma Tau from all reaches of the United States (sometimes even the world), with pledges from New Hampshire to California, and many states in between. They are already proving that they will make great contributions to this brotherhood for many years to come. Dekes continue to do well in academics. Two brothers just graduated from the MIT Master’s of Engineering program, and others continue to work toward higher degrees at other institutions. The upperclassmen in the house are already beginning to set their sights on their own future, with some going into graduate school and others moving on to pursue their desired careers. Before they know it, even the underclassmen will have to prepare for life after MIT, and they are already taking steps toward that. Many of our sophomores have already worked with research groups, and continue to look for opportunities. The brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon also work to have a life outside of academics. Many of the brothers play football for the varsity team, and even some of the pledges have already stepped up for the team and made a huge impact. Other brothers are still involved in other various activities on campus, such as a capella, weightlifting, and hockey. We also have

brothers that have taken an interest in the government of the Interfraternity Council, and are looking to become a part of that in order to have a more powerful voice for ∆KE on campus. Our brothers are also working hard in their various house positions in order to make the house look better for visitors. The recent house managers and stewards have made strong improvements to the look and organization of the house. We have also had 22 pledges over the last three semesters, thanks in a large part to our rush chairs. The social chairs have worked hard to get ∆KE known across campus by putting on social events that get the interest of our classmates. Our executive board, along with our well-received alumni support, has also ensured ∆KE’s standing as a model fraternity for others to look up to. The brothers look forward to this coming year, and desire to make it an experience to be remembered. Our pledges are eager to join this brotherhood and make their own mark in this school and at this fraternity. We all continue to look to the future as well, and cannot wait for our own graduations and the rest of our lives.

Alpha Tau The Alpha Tau chapter of ∆KE has successfully started the 2010/11 school year. Moving into our 86th year things are looking strong. 63

The active chapter continues to grow and welcomes the addition of 12 possible new members to its 2010 pledge class. In September we launched our new website (dkemb.ca) and enjoyed celebrating our 85th anniversary in style; hosting a weekend of events bringing together Alpha Tau Dekes from across the country. Currently on the prowl for chapter accommodations, Alpha Tau active members meet weekly at the University of Manitoba. Our active and alumni are working together to explore all possible opportunities of obtaining a house in the near future. Despite lacking a house, chapter operations at the Alpha Tau chapter continue as usual; hosting parties at bars around the city, participating in exchanges with sororities, having weekly meetings, and fundraising for charity. So far this year we are pleased to have fundraised over $650 for Breast Cancer Research. With the chapter continuing to grow our presence has become more known on campus and we can only hope to continue that trend. Alpha Tau has seen significant growth in the past few years and the momentum remains strong. By the time of the next quarterly we will hopefully be able to announce the addition of 12 new members into our brotherhood. Until then, the Alpha Tau chapter wishes success to everyone in the year to come.

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From the beginning of term the Phi Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity has been committed to furthering our philanthropic efforts. With this in mind we participated in a sorority’s charity event to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation where we raised nearly $300 and earned the award for most outstanding fraternity. In addition, we have raised $1000 for cystic fibrosis research through Shinerama, as well as nearly $3000 for Easter Seals 24 hour relay. Our chapter has chosen to dedicate our efforts to stopping breast cancer and to this end we have hosted multiple fundraising events. These events have included several barbeques, a poker tournament and alumni mixers with donations all going to breast cancer research. Our efforts recently resulted in the raising of over $4000 for a national breast cancer walk and a place among the top 10 participants in our nation-wide category. Our active chapter, alumni association and pledge class of 30 gentlemen hope to continue our fundraising efforts in the coming weeks by participating and collaborating with the BC Children’s hospital in their annual Laceup for Kids event. The Phi Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon is excited to continue to make our fraternity proud over the coming year and beyond.

The Tau Delta Chapter is excited for the new year ahead. For the chapter, there has been steady growth of members in the past couple of years and we see a very bright future ahead. The size of one’s chapter is not the only sign of success but the character of those that make up the chapter. We claim among our members leaders from various aspects of campus life. From these members, the letters of our beloved fraternity are represented in the Captain of the Football Team, the Fire Chief of the local fire department, Vice President of the Inter-Fraternity Council, Proctors of the dorms, and many other athletic and academic clubs across our campus. In this, we have come to embody the ideas of leadership and service to our campus and community. Due to the policy of second semester rush for our campus, we are not in the full season of rushing as many of our fellow chapters might. In no means does that mean we are not advancing the place of our fraternity on campus. We have had a strong showing of people from the beginning of the year at our house and hope to keep this trend going. With this, many freshmen have already shown great interest in our fraternity and our rush season looks to be a promising one for the chapter. Our community service project has been with our local animal shelter and Humane Society. Last year, our Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

members wanted to develop a charity in which not only could we help them, but one that would touch the lives of our members. Our inspiration came in the form of our chapter’s dog. We had a dog at our house and as a fraternity we realized that our dog really needed a family and a home. Therefore, in its best interest, we gave him to the care of a brother’s family. With this in mind, we decided to help man’s best friend. We are now in partnership with Animal Harbor which is a local animal shelter. The county does not have an animal shelter, therefore, this organization works with the Humane Society to provide these animals with a home. We have provided working hands for the group as they need people to bathe the dogs, take them for walks, clean out pens, and various other activities. The most positive experience for our members comes in the funny interactions between the brothers and the dogs. In the coming year, the Animal Harbor is looking to build on to their current place, and I am sure that the Brothers of Tau Delta will be a major part of this expansion. In Conclusion, the future of our chapter is bright indeed. Leadership across campus, a growing presence with on campus, and a meaningful community service project are all signs that pull our chapter forward. We hope when brothers across the nation read this, that they see inspiration in the stories of our success in these fields. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

Phi Rho This fall semester, the Phi Rho chapter has continued to grow and become a bigger name in Greek Life at The Pennsylvania State University. The Brothers have worked very hard recently to recruit larger numbers and become more active both inside and outside the organization, and the reward for our efforts is readily apparent. Recruitment and continued success were our main priorities coming into the first semester of the new school year, after a successful spring semester in which we placed first in the C.O.R.E. (Committed to Outreach and Responsible Education) program. C.O.R.E. emphasizes dedication to the “CORE” values that fraternities were founded upon through the promotion of active community service and philanthropic outreach initiatives and educational programming focused on the issues faced by fraternity men.

Our successes from this program helped to establish a standard for continued Brotherhood success entering the fall semester of 2010 and the new school year. The fall of 2010 brought the largest new member class in the history of the Phi Rho chapter: 14 members, including 3 legacy members. This recruitment success was due to a combination of new dry recruitment techniques and strong Brotherhood participation, coupled with Phired Up recruitment sessions to maximize our recruiting efforts. The fall of 2010 also brought good news to the Brothers at Phi Rho on a philanthropic front. The Brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon have now partnered with the Sisters of Sigma Alpha to maximize our fundraising efforts for Penn State Dance MaraTHON 2011. We have high hopes of raising over $30,000 for THON, the largest student run philanthropy in the world, which

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raises money for pediatric cancer research. Our THON child, Dave Jones, has also been struggling as of late with relapses in his cancer, resulting in numerous surgeries including the removal of his femur. Homecoming 2010 provided a wonderful experience for the newer members in the fraternity, as our growing alumni base has begun to emerge. With at least 20 alumni back in town for the game and parade festivities, it served as a fitting link between the past and the present. Our homecoming partner, the Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity, joined with us to create a spectacular Flintstones float that received positive recognition during the parade. We look forward to not only carrying over our extraordinary successes into the spring, but also to building upon them in our continuing efforts to better the Phi Rho chapter.

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walk in Philadelphia. We held a fundraising event for him to The Delta Kappa Epsilon help him meet his donation Chi Rho chapter at Blooms- goal of $2,300. Finally, we have already burg University has made some incredible progress completed close to oneover the past couple of hundred hours of community months and especially since service with only fourteen the fall semester has be- members in the past month gun. We attended a Phired we have been at school. Up seminar on campus that Above all, we have revamped taught us a great deal about our banking and have much hosting quality rush events. more control over our money At our first rush event we re- as well as a well defined budceived forty gentlemen and get plan. We also have a new on our second we received house that has really helped sixty. Many of these were in- reunite the brothers of our eligible for fall, however our chapter. Keep on the lookout spring rush looks promising! for Chi Rho as we continue to This coming February prosper in a new era, strivmarks our 20th anniversary ing to be the best chapter we at Bloomsburg, and we will can! be hosting a large event open to all of our alumni. Currently we are doing a Auntie Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sigma Kappa Pretzel fundraiser that should Change is a good thing raise close to nine-hundred dollars! During the week- has been the mentality floatend of October 15, 2010, our ing around Sigma Kappa in Vice President, Edward Cass, the past few months. With participated in the Susan G. our current move into a new Komen 3 day breast cancer house a lot of things have changed, but we are all real happy with our current standing and are only looking up. We completed our rush with a solid new pledge class of nine, and are very satisfied with the attitudes that they have presented to us thus far. Going along with the theme of change we also put on our first annual Deke Golf Outing this past September. The outing had a great turn out of brothers, alumni, and friends and family. Everyone that participated had a real good time, and especially enjoyed the steak dinner that followed the festivities. Brothers of Chi Rho

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Tau Chi The Tau Chi Chapter at Texas A&M is underway with its first semester as an active fraternity on campus. Ten men were pinned on September 11th in the rotunda of the George Bush Presidential Library to comprise the alpha pledge class. Currently six remain on the mad and mystic ride. Thanks to everyone who contributed to our successful rush this semester. We participated in the Texas Ramps Project late this fall to help build handiThe new Sigma Kappa chapter house capped accessible ramps for Another event that all the With this increased man- houses in the College Station brothers are real excited power comes a greater abil- area. We congratulate brother about right now is our new ity to participate in campus philanthropy event sched- activities with the rest of the Cory Crenshaw on his new uled for the spring “Dekes IU Greek community, and this job, which began in NovemGot Balls”. This will be a so- year will be the first since ber, as a federal prosecurority on sorority dodge ball 2005 in which Delta Psi will tor in south Texas. The time, tournament that will be ben- enter a bike team to com- dedication, and support he efiting The Sean Kimering pete in the Indiana Univer- has put into developing our Foundation, which deals with sity Little 500 bike race in the chapter is truly appreciated. This winter the majortesticular cancer research. spring. Along with MSU football, Philanthropy and commu- ity of the active chapter will things for us Sigma Kappa’s nity service events are also be taking a ski trip to Wolf have been going great and on the horizon, as the chapter Creek, Colorado from Januwe plan on keeping the drive prepares for its annual Safe ary 4th-9th . Join us for snow going. Halloween service event at a on the mountain all stainless local community college, and and pure. gears up for a large-scale Vive la ΔKE! Delta Psi philanthropy in the spring. However, the largest adDelta Psi has experienced vancement the chapter has an unprecedented amount of made this semester is by growth and leadership as the opening talks between the chapter enters into its 10th University and off-campus year at Indiana University. Greek organizations to seThe chapter remains steady cure university housing for around 40 men, and with the organizations that require it. current pledge class and the This will surely lead to a more spring class to look forward stable Greek community with to, Delta Psi hopes to break Delta Psi at the forefront of the 50-man mark by the end community relations here at of this year. Indiana University. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

Tau Chi pinning in front of Bush Library

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Next Quarterly: Sports Edition Chapters, please start getting ready to share stories and rosters of Dekes that participate in Varsity level (or highly competitive Club level) sports on campus. In particular, we are looking for highlights and stories about team captains, all-stars, and award winners. Also, SEND PLENTY OF PICTURES! We look forward to reading about and publishing stories about Î&#x201D;KEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student-athletes. Please send rosters of athletes (year, sport, level of play, awards earned) and any sportsrelated stories and achievements to dekequarterly@gmail.com for consideration. 68

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Networking Opportunity Brothers, At the Convention this summer, one of the biggest decisions made by the voting delegates was that the ∆KE job network must be re-established as an important aspect of ∆KE International. This will be a multi-phased process that will be implemented over the next two years. The ultimate goal is to help ∆KE undergraduates find internship and employment opportunities. This network will provide undergraduates with a solid base of connections and opportunities all over the country and in a variety of fields. In addition, this network will encourage ∆KE alumni of all ages and professions to contribute to this process. They will be asked to help undergraduates find jobs through referrals, interview and resume advice, and even possible employment with their respective companies. The first step of this initiative requires all Dekes to become members of Identified.com. This is a new, free and easy to use website that takes your Facebook profile, combines it with your resume, and creates a job searching and networking database unlike anything currently available. While some people have expressed concerns about this website being linked with Facebook, it only transfers your contacts, profile information and profile picture. Everything else remains completely separate from your Identified.com page so you do not have to worry about employers looking at your pictures. For many years, LinkedIn has been considered the primary social networking utility for job exploration. Unfortunately, LinkedIn is outdated and hard to use. Identfied.com has many exciting features that will help undergraduates, recent graduates, and professionals of all ages connect to find jobs. Once you create a profile, add Delta Kappa Epsilon under your activities. As a result, you will be able to filter your connections through ∆KE. So if you are a recent graduate looking for industrial design opportunities in California, Identified.com can help you track down any Dekes that might be able to help. Or if you are an undergraduate looking for an internship in communications, Identified.com will be able to point you in the right direction. Please contact David Chodak, if you have any questions. This is only the first step in an effort to revolutionize the way Dekes network with one another during and after college. Spread the word about Identified.com to all of ∆KE alumni, regardless of their age or current affiliation with the Fraternity. Thank you for your help in strengthening the ∆KE network. David Chodak dnchodak@syr.edu ∆KE is available on various forms of social media, including facebook and LinkedIn. We are currently working on a new and improved website (yes, long overdue) and preparing a twitter account for those of you who use twitter. Our Executive Director has held several weekly and bi-weekly sessions on Skype for group discussions about chapter issues. There has been very positive feedback, but minimal participation up to this point. As the website is built and improved, many more resources will become available. For now, if you are interested in beginning an Alumni Mentorship Program (AMP) for your Chapter, the gentlemen of Alpha Phi have been so kind as to let us share the basic groundwork for the Program. If you are interested in the documents, please email dekequarterly@gmail.com, subject AMP, and we will respond shortly. -Editor Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

Literary Corner My Bayside for Bill Lychack

I. The house I can remember as a station in my life and nothing more. Its faded, scratched outdated soapstone countertops, the good china pots shaken from the cabinet, broken and blue, strewn about thick, golden carpeting, resting under the curtains, bunched-up against the floor as a lady’s evening dress on her ankles. And the lampshades, their orange glow on the walls, mute the light I may shed on the scene. All things are suspended by unconcern in the years after we’ve moved on— the dead, too, among the pieces of dusty china, buried beneath the scent of lemon-oil, scattered somewhere next to that glass doorway, peering into the screened-in porch. II. Just outside perception, beyond my outstretched arms and between my hands, running through my fingers, slipping through my fingers. III. Her back against the window, the morning’s light clinging to the rims of her glasses, the Bible reflected on the pane.

Her skin so faint and yellow for the bold typeface, this pious woman dies on Easter Sunday, recalled to end her servitude. And she is reflected for me, turned by my retina, and again by these years gone by, wrought by the soft voice of my mother, mocked by the terrible poem written on the funeral parlor’s card, it was called, “Afterglow.” IV. “Glenn, when I was twenty-one, I was a boxer. A boxer, I tell you! Of apples and oranges.” I’ve given his eyes a twinkle, his cheek a dimple, and his potbelly two hands to hold it in place while he laughs at his own joke. V. Absence is an absolute, the stone of sadness more heavy than the love we claim. I’ve pushed every restless piece into the house I’ve been forgetting, and the house itself has wandered someplace that I’ve never been, that I fear searching, digging, or sifting for. VI. Sea-swollen paneling, aching in summer heat, weakened by the lonely winter, left alone on the shore more often than not— Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

front door locked, screens latched, frigid wisps, severed strands of wind, leak into the living room, settle on the backs of a woven couch, its mildewed cushions. Stillness, an unsettling calm, runs the place, listening as the shutters smack and the flood boards creak, the upstairs bedroom, the mattress dressed with off-white sheets, waiting, listless as the droning surf. People I once knew, they wait and wait, grow faded then fade, but God, they never lie still. My Bayside has been written by Glenn Stowell, Gamma Phi ‘13, recipient of the 2010 Herbstein Scholarship. The following is his summary of the significance of the award. - Editor.

On the Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship The real strength of the Sebastian Herbstein scholarship is that all of the applicants—winning or not aside—learn a bit more about Brother Herbstein’s life and get to directly share in his passion. To have young men from around North America submit their most meaningful, most personal writings in Brother Herbstein’s name is beautiful.

Galway Kinnell, WS Merwin, James Arlington Wright. I also took trips to rural Maine that were subsidized by the fund. To be honest, it’s really a strange phenomenon to revisit places you remember as a kid. I’m not sure if I recommend it or not; to cement what you barely remember is an unsettling thing. More importantly, I worked fewer hours at my computer science job this summer and spent many of those hours at home at my desk, chipping away at a few different projects. The scholarship affords one a bit of financial flexibility for a few months—as much as a broke college student can have, that is. I was able to sit worry-free throughout this past summer and focus. The many books and road trips around New England aside, the Sebastian Herbstein memorial scholarship gave me a chance to focus very clearly on what was in my head and to try to get it down on paper. The good news is that even when the last of the money is gone, I will still be able to focus in the way I learned with the aid of Brother Herbstein. The best news, though, is that this new year brings another new competition and another new batch of brothers to learn about a fine student, a fine writer, a fine son, and a hell-of-a ΔKE. - Glenn Stowell

I ended up sending in a story I wrote entirely for myself—literally no one had read it—on the last day of the competition. The story was wrought only to help me reconcile a few things in my life… and here we are now. With the Sebastian Herbstein funds I was able to purchase some of my most important works: To The Lighthouse, You Can’t Go Home Again, the Wasp Eater, Burning Down the House, So Long See You Tomorrow, Rhapsody of a Hermit. I read and re-read all of those this summer. And they now sit next to my desk at my disposal around the clock. I was also able to track down collections from some of my favorites: Li-Young Lee, Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

Acting Alone: A Scientific Study of American Hegemony and Unilateral Use of Force Decision Making by Bradley F. Podliska, PΔ’96 Why would any president decide to use unilateral U.S. military force, when the perceived “right” decision is to approach the crisis multilaterally and use allies? Author Bradley F. Podliska, Rho Delta ’96, answers this question and more in Acting Alone: A Scientific Study of American Hegemony and Unilateral Use-ofForce Decision Making (272 pp.). Podliska, an experienced defense analyst and military officer, is the recipient of numerous academic and military awards and has authored numerous papers on terrorism, European political parties, and international crises. James Jay Carafano, one of the nation’s leading experts in defense and homeland security and director of the Heritage Foundation’s Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, calls Acting Alone: “A welcome reality check on the American way of war.” The book “acts as an antidote to soft-headed soft-power thinking with a clear-eyed analytical assessment of presidential decision-making. A must read for understanding the power of statistical analysis to enrich our comprehension of modern statecraft.” Acting Alone offers an unprecedented, scientifically-based answer to the question of why presidents, regardless of political party, make decisions to use unilateral military force. By using three methods to test U.S. crisis behavior since 1937, Podliska makes the case that presidents are realists and make a unilateral decision based on a wide military gap with an opponent, an opponent located in the Western hemisphere, and a national security threat. USC Professor and Director of the Center for International Studies Patrick James praised Acting Alone, calling it “…a major contribution to the study of foreign policy analysis and security studies.” He continued, “Rare is the book that combines theory, case work, and statistical analysis so well to make its point… This book is essential reading for specialists in international relations and foreign policy analysis as well as for those with a general interest in the United States’ activities in the world abroad.” Bradley Podliska has a B.A. (with honors) in international relations from the University of Wisconsin– Madison, an M.A. in security studies from Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in political science from Texas A&M University. He is an instructor and analyst with the Department of Defense, for which he has lived and worked overseas. He is also an officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and was deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is married and resides in Arlington, Virginia. ISBN 978-0-7391-4251-6 To place orders for the book, contact: Rowman & Littlefield 15200 NBN Way PO Box 191 Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214-0191 Call Toll-free: (800) 462-6240 e-mail: custserv@rowman.com Webpage: www.LexingtonBooks.com To arrange a book signing or interview, contact Bradley F. Podliska at 703.980.2618 or podliska@hotmail. com 72

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Decision Points by George W. Bush, Φ’68 Released on November 9, 2010, by Crown Publishers. This groundbreaking new brand of memoir is centered on the fourteen most critical and historic decisions in the life and public service of the 43rd President of the United States. The book was released simultaneously in the U.S. and Canada in hardcover, e-book, and audio formats. The book is available at CrownPublishing.com Since leaving the Oval Office, President Bush has given virtually no interviews or public speeches about his presidency. Instead, he has spent almost every day writing Decision Points, a strikingly personal and candid account revealing how and why he made the defining decisions in his consequential presidency and personal life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11 in the gripping hours after America’s most devastating attack since Pearl Harbor; inside the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; and behind the Oval Office desk for his historic and controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, and other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. The former President offers intimate, unprecedented details about his decision to quit drinking, his discovery of faith, and his relationships with his family. He writes honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his historic achievements in reforming education, providing life-saving treatments for HIV/AIDS and malaria for millions of people in Africa, safeguarding the country from another terrorist attack, and other areas.

Full Frontal Nudity – The Making of an Accidental Actor By Harry Hamlin, ΘZ’72 Simon and Schuster, 2010 I’m not usually the first one in line to purchase a new book by a Hollywood star, but this one’s an exception. Harry Hamlin, Theta Zeta ’72, has written a hilarious memoir about his childhood and early adulthood, including many stories about life at the Deke House in the early ‘70’s. Be prepared-- Harry’s fraternity experience won’t be recognizable to a lot of readers; let’s just say that ΔKE operated somewhat differently in Berkeley in 1970 than you may remember from your own days in ΔKE, no matter what your chapter. As a hint, when I met Harry at a book-signing at the Theta Zeta Deke House in October, he inscribed his book “To all my Brothers – “and sisters” – in DKE… Love you all.” Harry is one of those guys who’s had a lot of wacky stuff happen to him in his life, and he doesn’t hold anything back in telling us Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

about it all. The book takes you through his childhood up to about age 26, and it turns out he’s a great story-teller; the situations he ran into and some of the characters are unforgettable. He had me laughing throughout the book. You’ll never forget about his first grade teacher and her red nail polish, how Harry got expelled from fourth grade, the new bike he got for Christmas that didn’t quite live up to his expectations, or his stint at what he calls “the Guantanamo of Boarding Schools.” As he became a young man, the crazy stuff only accelerated. He tells how he almost started a major forest fire at Yellowstone on his way to Woodstock, his experience in the enchanted tree house in a redwood forest (and why a Hell’s Angel member also had an interest in Harry’s tree house), and how this led directly to Harry’s becoming an actor instead of an architect. You’ll also never forget about big Mac (the Albino Rhino), Allover (the ΔKE house cook), how he acquired the nickname “Scorpion Master” from one of his love interests (actually, he’s still not really sure how), and a couple of camping experiences that didn’t go as planned. Harry’s experiences at ΔKE form a major part of Full Frontal Nudity, and there are references and stories about ΔKE throughout the book. He tells us how he became a member, what life was like in the Deke House at Berkeley in the early ‘70’s, at a time when fraternities weren’t very fashionable, and his role as Theta Zeta’s president. At least one thing has remained consistent; as President, Harry had to face a hostile Berkeley administration over an incident at the Deke house. Reading this book also gives you a glimpse of what life was like in Berkeley then, so in that way it’s a cultural history of a small segment of America in those turbulent, anti-war times. Harry came to the Deke House in October for a book signing, and everyone enjoyed the evening, Harry included. He told some funny stories, caught up with a few of his fellow Theta Zeta Dekes from 197071, and told us about the projects he’s working on now. (Look for him in the next season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.) By the end of the evening we were standing around the front porch talking about current events. Full Frontal Nudity is a hilarious memoir of an actor, child of the Southern California culture of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, and a Deke. Dekes of all ages and chapters will enjoy it. Reviewed by Doug Lanpher

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From the Rampant Lion Foundation

Rampant Lion Foundation Artifact Preservation Project by Lin Hanson

Will She Always Treasure your DKE Pin? WE WILL!

When you are Gone, Will your Family Know what to do with your DKE Artifacts? WE WILL!

-------------------I give to the Rampant Lion Foundation, a Michigan nonprofit corporation, addressed towith offices at 611 1/2 E. William St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, my Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity pin, my composite picture(s) for my years as an active member in the Fraternity, my fraternity mug, and any and all memoriabilia of Delta Kappa Epsilon owned by me, to be used for its general charitable purposes. To the extent costs for packing, shipping and insurance are appropriate, I direct my Executor to pay the same, as a cost of administering my Estate. [Optional: In addition, I give to the said Rampant Lion Foundation the sum of _________________________ ($__________) to support the general charitable purposes of the Foundation. Contact Doug Lanpher, President, via dke@dkehq.org for more information.

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Alumni News Delta Delta Deke drops Finance Career, Starts a Food Truck in L.A. Why did I decide to start a food truck? In the span of 2 hours, I decided to move across the country to start a food truck, leaving my job, my friends, and my home of 6 years in Chicago. The truth is though that it wasn’t much of a decision. Strangely, it made perfect sense to me. In May I flew to Los Angeles for my brother’s graduation from the Marshall School of Business at USC. Just before the ceremony I mentioned to my brother that my lease was ending in Chicago. Both of my roommates were moving on and I needed to find a new place and new roommates. I was a little unnerved by this idea because it meant committing to living in Chicago for another year when I didn’t see a good reason career-wise to stay. My brother Samir said, “Why don’t you move to LA? You could move in with me and you could open up a food truck out here. Until you get things going, I could help you out with your living expenses.” Over the next 2 hours I sat in the Galen Center, thinking about how boring graduations are when

you’re not the one graduating. I thumbed through the program for the one name I recognized and began thinking about my brother’s proposition. While I loved living in Chicago I wondered what was left for me there. I would certainly miss my friends, but in my career, I had begin to plateau and knew I needed to move on. Leaving the security of a job was daunting, but I had done it before. So, I decided to embrace it. After the graduation, I met my brother in front of the Galen Center, gave him a big hug, and said, “Congratulations, Bro! I’m moving to LA.” While this might seem to be a rash decision, it was actually a moment I had been building up to for over a year. My brother and I had long talked about how there was a real lack of great Indian food in America. The biggest problem we saw was that a lot of people wanted to eat Indian food, but were intimidated by the idea of actually doing it. If you’ve eaten at an Indian restaurant lately (and aren’t Indian), then you know that it’s hard to know what you’re eating and fresh-off-the-boat wait staff don’t really help to explain much. As a result, most people don’t venture to an Indian restaurant, except with an Indian who will walk them through the

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putting my mom’s classic Indian recipes into wraps of naan bread to make something like a burrito or gyros that would be more familiar to American diners, while still maintaining authentic flavors.

buffet explaining what the strange looking foods are. We thought it would be a great idea to build a restaurant that would make Indian food accessible to the average person. In March of 2009 when a 700 point drop in the Dow was a regular day, I was laid off from my job as a financial analyst at a hedge fund. Ironically, I had a meeting with a small business counseling service that very afternoon to go over the beginnings of my business plan. That meeting lasted about 5 minutes. The counselor barely glanced at my business plan and offered one piece of advice, “Restaurants are the number one failed business venture. You need to go work in a restaurant first.” With my only experience being a high school summer job at Subway, I figured he was right. But, I wasn’t sure I would be able to get the managerial experience I was looking for. However, when I got an offer to manage a restaurant a couple of months later, I turned down a $100,000 job offer to be a trader in lieu of a $25,000 one as a manager trainee I spent the next year at Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches store, a Midwest based chain and favorite lunch spot of mine when I was in college at The University of Chicago. I worked my way up from trainee to assistant, to general manager and was happy to be getting the practical experience I was looking for. Meanwhile, Samir worked with his professors to flesh out the idea that at his graduation won an award for best business plan. While neither of us has a culinary background, we do have a mom who is such a great home cook that she recently started her own catering company in Nashville after being inundated with requests to bring food to dinner parties every weekend. So, in my spare time I took trips home and watched my mom cook, bringing back recipes to test on my friends in Chicago. We envisioned a place that would be the Chipotle of Indian food and I began working on Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

During this time, Samir and I started looking into locations and figuring out what our costs would be. The search was discouraging. We realized that bank financing would be difficult, particularly for a restaurant in a bad economy. While partnering with family was an option, we had seen several family partnerships go up in flames and hoped we wouldn’t follow suit. Wary of tipping the balance my brother and I enjoy now, we looked for opportunities to get started using only the money we had already saved. So, Samir brought up the idea of opening a food truck and I started making plans to move to LA. There’s a pretty Zen feeling that accompanies being able to pack up all of your belongings into a car and drive across the country – a feeling made even more Zen by the fact that not much fits in my car (a Volkswagen Golf). After quitting my job and saying goodbye to my friends, I sold/gave away everything that wouldn’t fit in my car and hit the road. With no obligations left in Chicago and none yet begun in LA, I enjoyed a brief lack of responsibility that I hadn’t felt since summer vacations in high school. We did, however, begin to set things in motion before I left. The first step was to incorporate our business. My brother was able to get the USC small business clinic to take our restaurant, NaanStop, on as a client. This clinic has been immensely helpful so far in helping us tackle some of the logistical hurdles such as what type of corporation to establish, applying for tax ID numbers and establishing bylaws of governing the corporation. And, with the 77

help of law students, they offered the service free of charge for USC students. We were able to save upwards of $1000 - incredibly important when starting a business on a tight budget. I took my time getting out to LA, crossing 8 states in 5 days and visiting lots of friends and brothers along the way. I hope I never get too old to couch surf at friends’ apartments. I hit some tourist spots like the Coors brewery and 4-corners (the definition of a tourist trap, but worth the detour nevertheless). And, I sampled fried chicken in each state along the way – Sweetie Pie’s in St. Louis might have been the best. When I got to LA I freaked out almost immediately. I felt overwhelmed by the number of things that needed to happen. Struggling to wrap my head around all of them, I made a list, which is by no means comprehensive:

If all goes according to plan NaanStop will hit the streets of LA in the first quarter of 2011. I hope that you will take the time to follow my dream with me on twitter @NaanStop, on facebook as “NaanStop,” and by reading my blog about what it is like to start a food truck at www.roaminghunger.com/ blog. The Roaming Hunger is a website that follows the food truck trend nationwide.

Logo Business licenses Bank account Website design Food purveyors Find a truck Social media Scout locations Finalize menu Organize tastings Get a job on a food truck I thought back to when the small business counselor in Chicago practically laughed at me for trying to open a restaurant without experience and decided that getting a job on a food truck should be a high priority. I was sure that working on a truck would help me figure out a few other things on this list as well. So, I applied for a job with LA’s first all bacon food truck: Lardon. So far, I find myself working all the time. Any time not spent working on the Lardon truck is spent making phone calls, getting pricing info from food purveyors, working with graphic designers to develop a logo, etc. In the meantime, I’m learning a lot about the particulars of a food truck. Obstacles like parking, weather, and truck breakdowns present challenges that I never had to deal with managing a brick and mortar store. Still I feel undeterred. In the coming months, I still have a lot to finalize and it seems as though I add something to my list every day. 78

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The Impressive Career of a Zeta Zeta Deke This is the story of self-made man, Brother Bert Turner, ZZ’43, and a summary of how he came to build a small empire based in Baton Rouge. Bert Silger Turner was born in Elizabeth, Louisiana, in 1921. His early childhood was spent in Oakdale, Louisiana and Canton, Mississippi. After the death of his father in 1930, Mr. Turner and his mother moved to Grandin, Missouri, his mother’s tiny hometown located in the foothills of the Ozarks. His mother, a grade school teacher, was determined for him to have a good education, therefore, a good start in life. So, when Mr. Turner was a senior in high school, his mother decided that they should leave the Ozarks and move to Baton Rouge. Bert entered Louisiana State University in 1939. It was at LSU that he matured and learned to broaden his vision and interest and to do many things that had not been available to him previously. While a freshman, he worked part time and was able to obtain a scholarship in the LSU Band as part of the Drum and Bugle Corps. He was a member of several honor societies. He learned to fly an airplane under the CPT program, and through this association, he met several good friends who were members of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He joined ∆KE during his sophomore year, initiating on May 16,1941. He established many of his life-long friendships through Delta Kappa Epsilon. The LSU mechanical engineering faculty and certain professors in other related subjects helped him learn to discipline himself and strive for excellence. After graduation, Brother Turner went immediately to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to obtain the equivalent of ROTC Summer Camp and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. He spent a total of 42 months in an Airborne Aviation Engineer Battalion with 26 months spent in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan. His last overseas assignment was as Battalion Commander in Yokohama, Japan. When he returned to Baton Rouge in 1946, he needed to find his first job as a civilian. He decided to go first to LSU and talk with Professor George Matthes, head of mechanical engineering, to explore the job market and particularly the good opportunities that might exist in the Baton Rouge area. Professor Matthes advised that Esso was the best place, made a phone call, and arranged for his first appointment with them. After interviews with three of their department heads, he was offered a job and started to work about a week later. After 15 months on the job, he received a Teagle Foundation Scholarship from Esso, so, for the next two years, he attended the Harvard Business School. In June 1949, he graduated with distinction, receiving his master’s in business administration. He promptly returned to Esso in Baton Rouge and continued with a series of engineering and management assignments within several departments. He greatly values the training, experience, and education provided by Esso. Brother Turner left Esso and took a position as the assistant to the president of Nichols Construction Company, Inc. This marked the beginning of Mr. Turner’s industrial construction career. However, in 1958, Mr. Nichols died, and Mrs. Nichols succeeded him. She made Turner the vice-president and general manager of the company. In 1959, Nichols Construction Company, Inc., was sold to Yuba Consolidated Industries, Inc., a conglomerate with headquarters in San Francisco. Nichols Construction became a division of Yuba, and Brother Turner continued on as the vice-president and general manager of this division. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

In 1961, due to the emergence of Yuba’s financial difficulties, Brother Turner decided to resign in order to start his own company, Nichols Construction Corporation. Over the years, this company had grown and taken the form of a holding company, presently named Turner Industries, Ltd. Turner Industries, Ltd., its subsidiaries, and related companies offer services to the refining, petrochemical, paper, power, and other industries across the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas and in six other states. Brother Turner was the chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Industries, Ltd. until he retired and served as Chairman emeritus. In addition to providing services to the industrial community, Brother Turner also had been involved in the banking business. He was named to the Board of Directors of Louisiana National Bank of Baton Rouge in 1960 and continued in that capacity with LNB’s successor, Premier Bancorp, until he retired in June 2008. With more than 15,000 employees globally, Turner Industries, Ltd. was one of nine local firms on Inc. magazine’s list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, with estimated annual revenue of $1.4 billion. Brother Turner’s impressive business career was equally matched by his long record of community service. Over the years, his civic and community activities have included membership and involvement in the Baton Rouge area’s Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce, Safety Council, Speech and Hearing Foundation, Water Conservation Commission, Area Foundation, Board of Control-East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), Community Services Council, Junior Achievement, Louisiana Labor Management Commission, Louisiana political Action Council (LAPAC), Louisiana State Museum, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Public Affairs Research Council, Salvation Army, United Givers Fund, YMCA, and the Delta Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association of Zeta Zeta chapter. Brother Turner was active in professional organizations and served on the Board of Directors and/or as president or chairman of the Associated Maintenance Contractors, the Gulf Coast Contractors Labor Policy Committee, the Industrial Contractors Association of Baton Rouge and Vicinity, the Louisiana Contractors Council, the Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance, the Young Presidents Organization, and the Registered Engineer. He served on the Tulane Graduate School of Business Administration Advisory Council, Patrick F. Taylor Hall Advisory Board, LSU Department of Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board, LSU Board of Supervisors (Chairman 1987-88), LSU Foundation Board, LSU Alumni Association, and the Louisiana State Board of Regents. He enjoyed spectator participation in virtually all of LSU’s varsity sports, particularly football and basketball. As a young man he was president of the Baton Rouge Jaycees, president of the Board of Control of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library and chairman of the Civic Improvement Committee of the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the initiators of fund development for Magnolia Mound Plantation and the Louisiana Arts and Science Center. Brother Turner was committed to improving higher education in Louisiana and served on the Louisiana Board of Regents and served as chairman of both the LSU Board of Supervisors and the LSU Foundation Board. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of science from LSU. He was named by Louisiana Public Broadcasting as a “Louisiana Legend” in 2002. Brother Turner and his 80

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wife of sixty years, the former Suzanne Pauline Wilbert, of Plaquemine, Louisiana, were honored in 2003, with the Capital Area United Way’s Alexis de Tocqueville Society Award. On Friday, May 13, 2008, Zeta Zeta of ∆KE kicked off its 150th Anniversary Celebration in the Bert S. Turner Family Atrium of the Louisiana Arts and Sciences Museum, named in honor of the Turner Family’s contributions to the LASM. Brother Turner passed on to the Mystic Circle on July 17, 2008, leaving behind his beloved wife Suzanne, five children, and grandchildren. His is a legacy that will surely be remembered in Delta Kappa Epsilon history and continue to impact the lives of family, friends, and employees.

Deke Instrumental in Preserving Lake Champlain, Receives Recognition Brother James Ehlers, Sigma Phi ‘90, meets with Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy on July 26 for a press conference in Burlington, announcing the new appropriations granted to the conservation, restoration and revitalization of Lake Champlain. Brother Ehlers serves as Executive Director of Lake Champlain International, Inc. (LCI), a nonprofit corporation. For more information, please visit: www.mychamplain.net

Environmental Lifetime Merit Award presented to Richard Grant, Upsilon ‘61 The 2010 Environmental Merit Lifetime Award was presented to “those who have dedicated their lives toward preserving and protecting our region’s natural resources.” This award was presented to Richard Grant, Y’61, on the 40th birthday of Earth Day by the EPA. A reception was provided, before the ceremony in the Great Hall at Faneuil Hall in Boston, in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum. Other categories for awards were Individual, Organizations and Government. Brother Grant was nominated for this award by Rob Leeson, a retired board member of NRPA. Rob and his wife Peggy attended the ceremony. Awards were presented by members of the EPA, accompanied by a short speech about each recipient. Other Lifetime awards went to George Buckley, Jack Spengler, Marcia Crowley, Paul Levy, Lee Dunbar, Paul Hogan, Donald Hudson, John Leo, James Mersereau, Art Screpetis and Brian Woolley. The ceremony opened with the Presentation of Colors, on a beautiful day in Boston, followed by the US National Anthem, and a welcome by Curt Spaulding, regional administrator and a program of award presentations. Brother Grant stated the following: “To be amongst people, who have created or run giant programs, was a privilege. I truly believe that the time, effort and donations by all the volunteers, who have participated in making NRPA a successful grassroots watershed organization, should be complimented and share in the light that is generated from this award. I am sure that the recognition of our association will carry weight in the future and make NRPA a stronger organization.” Brother Grant wishes to thank all who made the occasion possible. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

From the Executive Director ΔKE’s New Annual Giving Fund One year ago, the Board of Directors asked me to analyze all phases of the Fraternity’s operation, and to develop a plan to return ΔKE to a position of strength. I identified six areas that required immediate attention, and have devoted the great majority of our staff time to those most important needs (read ‘State of the Fraternity’ on page 40 for more information). I believe we have made great progress in our efforts to revive ΔKE, but most of that effort has been spent in recovery mode, rather than forward-thinking improvement in the “product” we offer to our membership. I often use that word to describe what our International Fraternity should be doing for all our Brothers, undergraduates and alumni alike. I believe that for too long, our product has not lived up to the standards to which this fraternity should hold itself. What should be our standards? Given the proud history of ΔKE, our presence at some of the finest colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, and an outstanding alumni body, our standards should be very high. The purpose of this article is not to describe each and every item on my “wish list”; that is the topic for my article in the next Quarterly. I do, however, frequently talk with our undergraduates about this, to be sure we are working on things that they think would be helpful, not necessarily what I think would be helpful. Over the course of the last year, I also recognized that in order to move the fraternity to the next level, and to raise our product to the level that our members have a right to expect, we need to rely on increased contributions from our alumni. Currently, our undergraduate Brothers fund about 66% of the fraternity’s operating expenses, and alumni provide about 32%. (Small revenues from merchandise and royalties.) This is too high. In other fraternities, the undergrads fund about 50% of their operating revenues. And that does not mean we charge our undergrads too much; the fees we charge to them are below the midpoint of what other fraternities charge. What it does mean is that we rely too much on our undergraduates for our funding, and we end up providing less support to them than we should. The problem is that our revenue model of $75 alumni dues to fund our fraternity’s operations is simply not sufficient. No other fraternity (i.e. our “competitors”) operates in anything resembling this financial model; they realized years ago that to provide improved services to their members, they needed additional funding from alumni. I fully realize that Delta Kappa Epsilon is not “any other” fraternity; we are not a large, bureaucratic organization with strict controls over the way our chapters operate. We are not that way and we don’t want to be that way. As to the expense side, I believe we have done everything we can to run the fraternity as cost effectively as possible. We are very conscientious about how we spend money, and all overhead expenses and discretionary spending is kept to an absolute minimum. Reducing expenses any further would require reduced services to our membership. Any interested alumnus is welcome to review our financial statements and offer their opinion or suggestions on any aspect of our finances. We are left with a couple of realistic choices for the future. One is to continue to run the fraternity by providing only the minimum, basic services to our members. This is a legitimate option, as it is what we are doing currently and have done in the recent history of ΔKE. One the other hand, we can increase the amount of money raised from our alumni, and use that money to upgrade the “product” we offer. This is the new direction that our Board of Directors and I would like to take, as the best way to provide value to our members. Most Dekes probably do not remember the 82

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headquarters as being a visible, proactive presence during their undergraduate days, but now is the time to move ΔKE into a new era, in which our role is much more positive and helpful. We will never inundate the chapters with unnecessary administrative duties and checklists, but I firmly believe we can redefine the role of ΔKE into a much more capable, supportive, and constructive international organization, one which is dedicated to helping provide our undergraduate Brothers with an even better and more successful college experience through their Fraternity. Annual Giving Fund Therefore, beginning this year, we have implemented an Annual Fund to ask for alumni donations over and above dues. Launched just a few weeks ago, we will give our donors the option to contribute to either the Fraternity (gifts are not tax deductible, but the money is unrestricted and can be used toward our most immediate priorities), or the Rampant Lion Foundation (gifts from U.S. residents are tax deductible, but the money raised is limited to educational purposes). The fraternity will continue asking for annual dues, and the Annual Giving Fund will be requesting donations in addition to the dues. We seek the assistance of all Dekes who support our new direction and who want to help move ΔKE forward and improve the college experience for our 1,600 undergraduate Brothers across North America. ΔKE Revival Corps We are also introducing a one-time recognition society called the ΔKE Revival Corps. This is for 201011 only, and we are seeking a small group of only 100 Dekes who are willing to contribute $1,000 to ΔKE. These donations will help keep our momentum going into the second year of our revival, and will help us jumpstart several of the programs we would like to begin implementing for our Fraternity. If we are successful in raising $1,000 from 100 Dekes, our recovery phase will be behind us (!) and the real process of reviving ΔKE will begin in earnest. To recognize Dekes who are willing to make that commitment and become members of the ΔKE Revival Corps, we will print their names in the next issue of the Quarterly, and send each Brother a gift of appreciation, specially designed for this program. We will develop a specially designed ΔKE Revival Corps scroll to be permanently displayed in our HQ office, listing each member’s name and Chapter, and each Brother will receive a members-only quarterly update from Brother Lanpher to inform them of the progress we are making as a result of the funds raised through this program. Again, this program will be conducted in 201011 only, and we hope to have our membership completed by February 28th. Alumni Associations will also be encouraged to become members by contributing $1,000 to ΔKE. For more information and instructions for joining, contact dke@dkehq.org

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In Memoriam “Those old comrades, loved and cherished, Who have passed from our mortal sight, Shall be our life’s guardian angels, Directing our steps aright. Ever sacred be those church-yards, Where our brothers were laid away; And our hearts to these, our Meccas, Shall wander like pilgrims grey.” - from In Memoriam by W. T. Laird

Clinton Willis Blume, Jr. July 8,1932 - June 6, 2010

Clinton Willis Blume Jr., award-winning realtor,community advocate and Renaissance man died peacefully from a cancerous brain tumor on June 6, 2010. He was 77 A life-long resident of New York City, Clint was born in Brooklyn, raised in Douglaston Manor, Queens, NY, and summered in Hamilton, NY. Clint resided in Gramercy Park for the last 30 years. He graduated from Blair Academy in 1950 and Colgate University in 1956, where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Clint interrupted his Colgate University education to serve in Korea during the Korean War as a United States Marine from 1951 to 1952. He was born one of two children to the late Clinton Willis Blume and Winifred Gray Morris. Clint will forever be remembered by his partner actress and singer Annette Hunt, brother Bradford Blume, his beloved children Clinton Blume III (Monroe, Conn.), Alison Blume (San Rafael, Calif.), William Blume (Venice, Calif.), treasured grandchildren Elizabeth, Clinton IV, Catherine, Andrew, Camilla and Hadly - along with other family members and countless friends and business associates. Clint touched the lives of others through sport, real estate, debate, politics and civic duty. He enjoyed antics, sharp wit and good storytelling. Daily News Op-Ed journalist, Sydney Zion wrote a column (October 21, 1996) that recounted Dad and his banter over the Dole vs. Clinton election. Clint once wrote in jest, “Motto: Less is more. Examples: less talk, more listening; less questions, more answers; less soda, more whiskey, etc.” He revealed more about himself when he wrote, “good manners are not always the best thing; but they are the only thing.” He gained much solace, peace and renewal while on the 84

grounds of his Montauk, N.Y. home and took pleasure in the Montauk sunsets cast over Fort Pond Bay and the Long Island Sound. Passionate about real estate development, leasing and management, the New York Times coined him the fourth-generation scion of a family that had been in New York City real estate since the Civil War. Once, while mentoring his son William, he said, “a building should be run like a right side up battleship.” His appreciation for aesthetics and utilitarian purpose gave him a creative eye for revitalizing and re-purposing buildings and neighborhoods to enhance the communities and tenants they served. He loved the art of a good deal, as noted by being one of the first to participate in the assemblage of property for Rockefeller Center with his father Clinton Willis Blume Sr. and brother Bradford Blume. His dedication to the industry was most exemplified by his role as Board of Governor, 1965 Chairman of The Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association of New York (YM/ WREA). After a life-long commitment to mentoring others and advocating for the industry, the YM/WREA awarded him Senior Man of the Year in 2008. He was a two-time recipient of the Robert T. Lawrence Award, presented by the Real Estate Board of New York to recognize the Most Ingenious Commercial Deal of the Year. He was the first winner of the award in 1983 for closing a deal to re-invigorate the use of the vacated Cloud Club space (66-68th floors) of the Chrysler Building while working as a VP at Cushman & Wakefield. In 2006, he won the award again for finding a new home for all the non-profits that were to be evicted at the G&B Building (upon its sale). As a managing partner at ABS Real Estate, Clint found a home for these historic non-profits in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Building, a landmark historical building. Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

In the Blume tradition of athleticism (his father pitched on the 1922 World Series Championship Team of the New York Giants), he competed at the New York Athletic Club and in the Pre-Olympic Wrestling trials (USA vs. USSR). Clint also participated in the founding of the USA Rugby Union and played on the USA Rugby Team and for Black Heath Rugby Club Team. As a kicker, he holds the longest field goal record in U.S. Rugby history of 71 yards. He was a founding member of the Westchester Rugby Club as well as the first Little League Rugby Club in the USA. He continued challenging himself throughout his life – including a trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1989. Through his firm belief in citizenship, he dedicated a great deal of his time and talent to community service. He was membership chairman and governor of The Hundred Year Association of New York, vice president and board member of the 23rd Street Association, and actively participated in leadership roles in the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He was a contributor to charities and numerous civic organizations, and led the Committee for the Incorporation of Montauk, NY (1996). Clint had the gift of language, charm and humor. Once a radio jockey and occasional poet, he also liked to send in “letter(s) to the editor” on civic and public affairs and once fooled the panel on the long-running

TV game show “What’s My Line.” He created, led or assisted in countless events and socials including several performing arts productions, the NYC Club Billiards Association, 1978 International One Design World’s Cup, and a signature organization he started titled, “The Honorable Society of Ultracrepidarians”. He wrote, “An Ultracrepidarian is a person who speaks professionally and at great length about a subject in which he knows very little.” The purpose of this society he went on to write was to “engage in contentious argument, arbitrary conduct and flagrant debate, all whilst swilling the ‘bumboo’.” He had the undeniable ability to raise spirits in a room when he played the piano to accompany himself in singing the song “Philadelphia,” or singing hymnal favorites in St. George’s Calvary Episcopal Church in Gramercy Park. He enjoyed spending time with his friends in clubs and associations such as the Union League Club, ∆KE Club, Cornell Club, Blair Academy Club of New York, 23rd Street Association, The Hundred Year Association of New York, YM/WREA, American Yacht Club, Sag Harbor Yacht Club, The Lambs Club, The Players Club, Sons of the American Revolution, the Mayflower Society, and Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

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The ∆KE Club held a memorial ceremony to honor Brother Blume. Brother Barkerding, ZZ’63, recounts the ceremony as follows: It was truly a moving event and deserves some decent ∆KE recognition.My comment-upon seeing all of the ∆KE family and friends, Clint, Jr.’s Mu classmates, his Marine Corps buddies-was “this is what it is all about”. In other words, the undergrad parties, girls, and everything else that goes with school days are fine and dandy, but being a member of our fraternity and being able to join in the true Brotherhood exhibited that night is “what it is all about being a Deke”. I have seen this happen on so many occasions and tried to explain it to a rushee or new active, and even young alumni, but until you truly experience such an event you don’t realize “what it is all about”. The following Dekes were in attendance: Clint Blume III, Mu ‘79, his son; Robert L. James, Mu ’58 - the first speaker; Robert L. James Jr., Mu ’79 accompanied his father; Arden R. Grover, Lambda ’50; Jeff T. Grover, Lambda ’84 accompanied his father; Charlie Blaisdell, Pi ’37 - also a speaker; Lin Hanson, Rusty Barkerding, Chris Miller, Richard West, Scott MacWhinnie, David Stern, Luke Vander Linden.

Frank Patterson August 5, 1928 - July 6, 2010 Frank Patterson of Scarsdale, New York passed away on Tuesday July 6, 2010 at home of pancreatic cancer. He was born August 5, 1928 in New York City to the late Frank Patterson and Margaret Burnett Patterson. He was raised in Larchmont. He joined Alpha Chi Chapter at Trinity College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in Trieste, Italy from 1951 to 1953. Frank worked in the commercial real estate field in Manhattan for 54 years, retiring at the age of 79. Thirty three of these years were spent at Cross and Brown Co. as a renting manager for many prominent midtown buildings. At Cross and Brown he was a Sr. Vice President and Director. In 1984 the 86

company was sold to Metropolitan Life. After the sale, he joined J. Grotto and Associates. The last fifteen years of his career were spent as an Associate Director at Helmsley Spear and Co. He was a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, a past president of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club of New York at the Yale Club, Campfire Club of America, and a long time member of the Greenville Community Church. An avid hunter, fisherman, and athlete, his two favorite places were the Catskill Mountains and the state of Maine. He spent many happy times in both places. He was also a runner and participated in many local races through his 70s. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Janet B. Patterson, and two children – Anne P. Wilmerding and her husband Charles, and James M. Patterson, and his wife Pamela. He is survived by five grandchildren – Lila, Olivia, and Charlie Wilmerding, and Anna and Everett Patterson.

Frederick Hall Schneider III

September 21, 1936 - November 6,2010 Frederick Hall Schneider III, died peacefully at his home in Baton Rouge in the early hours of Saturday, November 6, 2010. He was born September 21, 1936, in Lake Providence, LA the only son of Sara Regenold Schneider and Frederick Hall Schneider Jr. Fred was a cotton farmer in Lake Providence for 45 years and had lived in Baton Rouge since his retirement. He was a graduate of LSU and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He was an active, lifelong member of the Episcopal Church serving on the vestry, often as senior warden, of Grace Episcopal Church in Lake Providence. He was instrumental in the formation of Briarfield Academy where he served as a founding board member for 16 years. He was also instrumental in the formation of Louisiana Cotton Producers Association. He served on boards for the National Cotton Council, Cotton Inc., and the First National Bank of Lake Providence. In 1984, he was named Cotton Farming Magazine’s “Cotton Farmer of the Year.” His wife of 53 years, Connie Allen Schneider, six children and their families, and a host of nieces and nephews survive him. Two of Fred’s sons, Todd Schneider (ZZ Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

‘84), and Tim Schneider (ZZ 89), and his sonin-law, Paul Cambon (ZZ ‘76) are Dekes. Paul had this to say… “Brother Fred was a great friend and father for me too. No one could be as fortunate as I am to be part of his life and family and share time with a great role model, a truly good person, father, husband to Connie, and citizen.” The funeral service was at St. James Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge.

Caroline E. (Brooks) Hughes. He was the oldest grandchild of Harold C. and Gladys W. Brooks of Marshall. He was a loyal and devoted member of the Omicron chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Michigan.

Donald Albert Hammett 1932-2010

Donald Albert Hammett, known affectionately to those who loved him as Pops, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. He was 78 years old. He was the husband of Carey O’Kelley Hammett. He was the father of Katharine St. Paul, Kelley Trammell and Donald Hammett, Jr. He was the grandfather of Victoria, Elizabeth and Madeline Hammett, Bryan and Sophie Trammell, and Carey, Katie and Mary Ann Yopp. He was the brother of Barbara Bagley, John Hammett, Joseph Schwartz and the late Harry Hammett, Robert Hammett and Alma Hammett. He obtained undergraduate and law degrees from Tulane University where he was president of the Tau Lambda chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He served in the J.A.G. Corps of the United States Air Force following graduation. After his service in the military, he joined his father’s law firm which became Hammett, Leake and Hammett. He was a prominent litigator in New Orleans for several decades.

Albert Brooks Hughes

May 19, 1934 - October 25, 2010 Brooks Hughes, 76, passed away last Sunday, October 25, 2010, in Saline, from a lingering illness. Mr. Hughes grew up in Southern California, but had been a resident of Ann Arbor. Following Dartmouth College, service in the U.S. Army, and more schooling at the University of Michigan. Brooks Hughes was a championship bridge player, bridge tournament director and bridge columnist. He was survived by his wife of 28 years, the former Caroline Kerr of Royal Oak, as well as by two brothers and one sister. The deceased was the son of Alexander H. and Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

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November 18, 1923 - August 9, 2010 Ted Stevens, who has been killed in a plane crash, aged 86, was senator for Alaska for 40 years, earning the soubriquet “Mr Alaska”. He used his power as a long-serving chairman of committees in the US Senate to create an old-fashioned Republican political machine in his vast, lightly populated state. Stevens used his influence to divert a stream of federal money into the state, shoring up his own power there. He greatly benefited Alaska and also enriched himself. He was also the longest-serving Republican in Senate history. Stevens arrived there in 1950 and was first appointed to the Senate in 1968 by Alaska’s governor before winning election in his own right. He used his power in Washington not only to send Alaska disproportionate quantities of federal money, but also to play a leading part in two political battles that were crucial to shaping the state’s modern identity. He lobbied successfully for the oil and gas industry. Stevens was born in Indiana in modest circumstances and experienced a number of difficulties in his early life. The family was hit hard by the Depression, his mother died, his father became blind and his grandfather, the only adult in the family with a job, died after a fall. Stevens moved to California when he was in his teens and went to high school there. He was an early surfing enthusiast and 87

kept a polished wooden surfboard in his Senate office as a memento of those days. He had just started an engineering course when the US entered the second World War, but volunteered to join the army air force, becoming a pilot. He flew C-46 transports over the “Hump” – the eastern end of the Himalayas – between India and China. After the War, with the help of the GI bill, Stevens went first to UCLA, where he joined Theta Rho of DKE, then to Harvard law school. He was hired by a Washington law firm, one of whose clients was an Alaskan coalmine. Stevens then joined the law firm in Fairbanks, Alaska, that represented the mining company, and stayed there, witnessing the creation of the 49th state in 1959. From the start, Stevens fought for the economic development of Alaska. He said he wanted to establish a “workable private enterprise economy” in the 90% of the state that wanted it. In 1971 he succeeded, by a single vote, in passing legislation to authorize the building of an 800-mile oil pipeline from the North Slope to the Pacific. In 2003-04, he also steered though legislation that led to a natural gas pipeline. He consistently supported the logging industry. He was also a good friend to the Native Alaskan people who now make up no more than 15% of the state’s population. He was the main author of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement act, which not only gave the Native Alaskans close to $1bn in cash and 44m acres of land, but also set up what is widely regarded as a far more enlightened system of governance for Native Alaskans than Native Americans had received in other states. In 1978, Stevens’s Learjet crashed at Anchorage airport. Five people, including his wife, Ann, were killed. Stevens survived, and in 2000 the airport was named after him. In 1980 he married Catherine Chandler. She survives him, along with their daughter, and the three sons and two daughters of his first marriage. He remained associated with DKE until his death, speaking at a Southern California Alumni Banquet in May 2009.

George Michael Steinbrenner III July 4, 1930 - July 13, 2010

George Steinbrenner, whose big wallet and win-at-all-cost attitude whipped the New York Yankees into a billion-dollar sports empire, died of a heart attack on July 13. In 37-plus seasons as owner, Steinbrenner led the Yankees to seven World Series championships, 11 American League pennants and 16 AL East titles. “He was an incredible and charitable man,” his family said in a statement. “He was a visionary and a giant in the world of sports. He took a great but struggling franchise and turned it into a champion again.” The son of a shipping magnate, Steinbrenner lived up to his billing as “the Boss,” a nickname he earned and clearly enjoyed as he ruled with an iron fist. “He was truly the most influential and innovative owner in all of sports,” former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said. “He made the Yankees a source of great pride in being a New Yorker.” Steinbrenner was known for feuds, clashing with Berra and hiring manager Billy Martin five times while repeatedly fighting with him. But as his health declined, Steinbrenner Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

let sons Hal and Hank run more of the family business. Recently, Steinbrenner was in fragile health for years, resulting in fewer public appearances and pronouncements. Yet dressed in his trademark navy blue blazer and white turtleneck, he was the model of success. When Steinbrenner bought the team, he famously promised a hands-off operation. “We’re not going to pretend we’re something we aren’t,” he said. “I’ll stick to building ships.” It hardly turned out that way. He did have a light side. He hosted “Saturday Night Live,” clowned with Martin in a commercial and chuckled at his impersonation on “Seinfeld.” He gave millions to charity, often with one stipulation, that no one know who made the donation. Steinbrenner spent freely, shelling out huge amounts for Jeter, Reggie Jackson, Alex Rodriguez, Torre and others in hopes of yet another title. And the team’s value increased more than 100-fold from the $8.7 million net price his group paid in 1973. “Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing,” Steinbrenner was fond of saying. “Breathing first, winning next.” All along, he envisioned himself as a true Yankee Doodle Dandy. It was fitting: George was born on the Fourth of July, in 1930. He was a vice president of the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1989-96 and entered six horses in the Kentucky Derby, failing to win with Steve’s Friend (1977), Eternal Prince (1985), Diligence (1996), Concerto (1997), Blue Burner (2002) and the 2005 favorite, Bellamy Road. To many, the Yankees and Steinbrenner were synonymous. His fans applauded his win-at-all-costs style. His detractors blamed him for spiraling salaries and wrecking baseball’s competitive balance. Steinbrenner never managed a game, but he controlled everything else. Steinbrenner made no apologies for his bombast, even when it cost him. He served two long suspensions: He was banned for 2½ years for paying self-described gambler Howie Spira to dig up negative information on Winfield, and for 15 months following a guilty plea for his conduct during the Watergate era. “I haven’t always done a good job, Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

and I haven’t always been successful,” Steinbrenner said in 2005. “But I know that I have tried.” Steinbrenner negotiated a landmark $486 million, 12-year cable television contract with the Madison Square Garden Network in 1988 and launched the Yankees’ own YES Network for the 2002 season. The Yankees later became the first team with a $200 million payroll, provoking anger and envy among other owners. He also changed managers 21 times and got rid of more than a dozen general managers. When a Yankees’ public relations man went home to Ohio for the Christmas holiday, then returned in a hurry for a news conference to announce David Cone’s resigning, Steinbrenner fired him. After Steinbrenner dismissed Berra as manager 16 games into the 1985 season, the Hall of Famer vowed he wouldn’t go to back to Yankee Stadium for a game until Steinbrenner apologized. There was no denying the results, however. When Steinbrenner bought the Yankees, they had gone eight seasons without finishing in first place, their longest drought since Babe Ruth & Co. won the team’s first pennant in 1921. “George has been a very charismatic, controversial owner,” commissioner Bud Selig said in 2005. “But look, he did what he set out to do - he restored the New York Yankees franchise.” Steinbrenner liked to quote military figures and saw games as an extension of war. No surprise that in the tunnel leading from the Yankees’ clubhouse to the field, he had a sign posted with a saying from Gen. Douglas MacArthur: “There is no substitute for victory.” Steinbrenner also had a soft side. He sometimes read about high school athletes who had been injured and sent them money to go to college. He paid for the medical school expenses of Ron Karnaugh after the swimmer’s father died during the opening ceremony at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. “I’m really 95 percent Mr. Rogers,” Steinbrenner said as he approached his 75th birthday, “and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.” Steinbrenner was raised in a strict, nononsense household headed by his father, 89

Henry. The youngest of three children, Steinbrenner attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana. At Williams College, he was a track man and specialized in hurdles. He joined the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and served as rush chairman. He made contributions over the years to DKE and RLF, notably to the Annual Golf Tournament, in which he would sponsor a hole. After that, he enlisted in the Air Force. Following his discharge, he enrolled at Ohio State, pursuing a master’s degree in physical education. It was his intention to go into coaching, but after working at a high school in Columbus and at Purdue and Northwestern, he turned to the business world. In 1963, Steinbrenner purchased Kinsman Transit Co., a fleet of lake ore carriers, from his family and built a thriving company. Four years later, Steinbrenner and associates took over American Shipbuilding and revitalized the company. It was in Cleveland that Steinbrenner met veteran baseball executive Gabe Paul and became involved with the group that bought the Yankees. With 13 partners, Steinbrenner purchased the team from CBS Inc. on Jan. 3, 1973, for about $10 million. With that, the Bronx Zoo days began. It was while he was under suspension that the Yankees ushered in baseball’s new freeagent era by signing Catfish Hunter to a $3.75 million contract. Even though he was officially barred from participating in the daily operation of the team, no one believed Steinbrenner was not involved in that deal. During those days, Yankee Stadium underwent a $100 million facelift and reopened in 1976. That year, the Yankees won the AL pennant, but got swept in the World Series by Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine. The Yankees surged back to win the World Series in 1977 and 1978 and the AL pennant in 1981. He appeared at the new Yankee Stadium just four times: the 2009 opener, the first two games of last year’s World Series and this year’s home opener, when Derek Jeter and manager Joe Girardi went to his suite and personally delivered his seventh World Series ring. In addition to his sons, Steinbrenner is survived by his wife, Joan, daughters Jennifer and Jessica and 13 grandchildren. 90

Captain Garrett C. Slaughter November 8, 1981 - October 13, 2010

Garrett passed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center of complications from a brain injury. He is survived by his wife, Heather Slaughter of Stuttgart, Germany; by his father, Scott Slaughter of Chevy Chase, Maryland; by his sister, Evelyn Slaughter of the Tulane School of Medicine. He also leaves his beloved dog, Beary. His mother is the late Meredith McCoy of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Garrett spent every minute he could with his mother during her last months. A gifted writer, he wrote and read a beautiful eulogy at her memorial service in September. Garrett graduated from Army Jumpmaster School, Army Ranger School, Vanderbilt University (where he was a Deke), and the Landon School. He deployed once to Iraq, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, and twice to Afghanistan. At the time of his death he was in the Army’s 1st Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Before that he served in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Garrett lived life intensely, Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

whether he was running with the bulls at Pamplona or playing international rugby. He was best when working with a band of brothers, whether on patrol or on a soccer field. No one ever had a more loyal or loving friend. In his death Garrett gave the gift of life. His heart and liver were transplanted into separate Washington area recipients. One of them now has the heart of a warrior.

Lockridge Pace Harris 1974-2010

Lockridge Pace Harris, 36, of Longview, TX, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2010. Pace graduated from Episcopal School of Acadiana in Cade, LA. He was voted to the All-State Class B Basketball Team. He attended the University of Alabama where he was a Psi Deke. He was employed by CETCO Oilfield Service Company in TX and LA. He was preceded in death by grandmother, Winona Pace Yeager. Pace is survived by his wife, Brandi, and daughter, Emma Jane.

Louis F. Bantle

November 22, 1928 - October 10, 2010 Louis F. Bantle of Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Greenwich, died peacefully surrounded by his family on October 10, 2010 at Greenwich Hospital. He was 81 years Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

old. Born in Bridgeport, on November 22, 1928, to the late Louis A. Bantle and Marie Daisenberger. Mr. Bantle was a loving husband, father, grandfather, philanthropist, and a true humanitarian. Louis F. Bantle graduated from the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, with a BBA in 1951. There, he joined the Phi Gamma Chapter of DKE. In 1979 he received the George Arents Pioneer Medal Award, the highest honor for alumni who demonstrate excellence in business. In 1986, he was named a Letterwinner of Distinction and the Chancellors Medal in 1991 for service to business, education, and humanitarian concerns. In 1994, he was named the Whitman School of Management Alumnus of the Year and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. Mr. Bantle has established two endowed faculty Chairs at Syracuse University. He has also established several scholarships and he served on the Syracuse University board of trustees from 1980 until 1997. After graduating, he served two years of active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict, attaining the rank of Captain. Mr. Bantle began his business career at U.S. Tobacco, formerly located in Greenwich in 1962 as advertising manager. In 1967, he was elected VP of marketing and a member of the board of directors. He was elected chairman of the board and president in 1973 and later held the position of CEO until his retirement in 1993. Under his tenure and leadership, U.S. Tobacco sales grew tenfold. Mr. Bantle dedicated his recovering life to the growing problems of drug and alcohol abuse nationwide and abroad. In 1996, he founded and funded the International Institute for Alcohol Education and Training (IIAET) and its Center for Healing, the House of Hope in St. Petersburg, Russia. Its healing program is based on the 12 step program. This act was the genesis of Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) in Russia. Mr. Bantle was chairman emeritus for life of the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council and chairman of the board of directors. Mr. and Mrs. Bantle were pioneers in helping establish The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and The Buoniconti Fund. In 1991, he was named chairman of the CT Alcohol & Drug Abuse Commission and in 1976 he led the drive to launch the Annual 91

Greenwich Pro-Am Golf Tournament, whose proceeds benefited numerous local charities. Active with the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Mr. Bantle served as board member and chairman of its fundraising committee. In 1991 he was recognized by the National Conference of Christians and Jews as the recipient of their National Human Relations Award. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bantle were presented with the 1991 Caritas Award by the National Conference of Catholic Charities. He served as an advisory board member with the Fairfield County and Greater New York Boy Scout councils, each of which awarded him their Good Scout Award. He was an advisory board member of Americares, served on the board of directors of the Taft Institute, and on the board of the National Legal Center for the Public Interest. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush appointed him to the advisory committee on the arts for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Bantle was affiliated with the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Marine Corps Historical Foundation. In 1990 he received the prestigious “Semper Fi” award from the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Mr. Bantle was also a Knight of the Royal Order of the North Star, an exclusive investiture of the government of Sweden, rarely granted outside that country. Mr. Bantle was an affiliate member of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor, Garrison, NY. He was a special advisor to the Friars Minister General, served on the financial board and was a supporter of the Friars’ shelter, treatment and recovery programs at St. Christopher’s Inn. Vita Nova, a facility dedicated to serving the needs of homeless youth in West Palm Beach, Fla.named a residence on its campus in honor of Louis and Virginia Bantle for their generosity and goodness. Please send obituary updates to dekequarterly@gmail.com. It would be much appreciated if you could include a ΔKE related story about the Brother along with the article.

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Editorial This October marked the 50th anniversary of the concept of the Peace Corps. At 2:00 am on October 14th, 1960, Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy made his way to the University of Michigan for an overnight stay along his campaign trail and a quick speech. Roughly 5000 students (many were women breaking curfew, waiting for a glimpse of JFK) had gathered and were waiting to hear the Senator speak. Inspired by the student turnout and the energy, Senator Kennedy tweaked his speech and announced an idea that his team had been discussing and saving for the presidency, were he elected (which, as everyone knows, he was). Senator Kennedy delivered his speech on the steps of the Michigan Union, the student union of our alma mater, and location of the cover photo for this Quarterly. He challenged students to give one to two years of their lives to help people in developing countries, in service to the USA. Through the energy and dedication of a handful of Michigan students and publicity from The Michigan Daily, the idea came to fruition, despite very little initial support from nonstudent organizations. Once President Kennedy took of ice, he made an Executive Order on March 1, 1961 to establish the Peace Corps. The irst volunteers departed in August to Ghana and Tanzania, then soon after the Peace Corps was authorized by Congress on September 22. The relevance to Delta Kappa Epsilon of this account is the fact that Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., the irst director of the Peace Corps, is a Deke. Shriver, Φ ’38, worked for and then married into the Kennedy family, and was brother-in-law to President Kennedy. Shriver served as Director of Peace Corps from March 22, 1961 until February 28, 1966, two and half years after the man who had appointed him was assassinated, carrying continuity between the administration changes. We made it a point to attend the 50th anniversary events being held on campus for a chance to “experience” history (since we majored in history, this desire comes naturally), Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

and because we heavily considered joining the Peace Corps. On the morning of October 14, a ceremony was held on the steps of the Union, the very same location as Senator Kennedy’s speech. The weather was chilly and misty, quite similar to the night Kennedy spoke, which added an air of authenticity to the evening’s program. The original hand-painted banner welcoming Senator Kennedy to Michigan also made an appearance, being held out the same window from the Union as the night of the speech. At 1:00 am, the documentary ilm A Passing of the Torch screened, which recounted the story of how the movement to create the Peace Corps happened, and the major players (students) involved in the process. This was followed by an underwhelming ceremony at the hour of the original speech. The current director of the Peace Corps, Aaron Williams, and Alan Guskin, the primary student leader, made statements, who were followed by insigni icant speeches by other guests. Later that morning, at 11:00 am, a second ceremony was held, in which Sargent Shriver’s successor, Jack Vaughn, gave a speech about his Peace Corps involvement, and his relation with Sargent Shriver. He noted that Shriver quicly took a liking to him because Shriver “loves jocks”-Vaughn was a three time Golden Gloves champion. The rest of the ceremony was igureheads making their obligatory public remarks about the anniversary. The reasons we decided to relate this story to you are as follows: pride for Delta Kappa Epsilon, pride of our alma mater, and our personal interest in the agency that is the Peace Corps, despite how bureaucratically slow the process to join can be. As far as listening to Jack Vaughn speak, it is always great to hear the praise of Dekes directly from the mouths of non-Dekes, knowing that they have made a signi icant mark in that person’s life and the lives of others.

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