Thursday, April 8, 2010
Fraternity president chosen for Greece trip Matthew Deimund to become first OU Sigma Phi Epsilon member to participate in ‘Tragos Quest to Greece’ AUDREY HARRIS Daily Staff Writer
OU’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity president has become the first member of his chapter to win the opportunity to take a trip to Greece and learn what it means to be Greek. Matthew Deimund, finance and accounting junior, applied to go on a trip called the “Tragos Quest to Greece” that is open to only Sigma Phi Epsilon sophomores and juniors. Deimund said he is excited about going to Greece in the summer since many members apply and only a selected few can go. “It’s an honor to be selected out of several 100 applicants,” Deimund said. “I’m humbled by the opportunity.” Deimund said the trip includes going to several famous historic sites including places where philosophers like Socrates and Plato have talked. According to the Sigma Phi Epsilon Web site, members will discuss the Socratic method of teaching at Agora where Socrates taught. Deimund said there are some sites he’s really looking forward to visiting, including Olympia — the first site for the Olympic games — and the ruins of the Temple of Zeus. Deimund said he completed an application on the organization’s Web site. He said the judging committee looked for is leadership, chapter involvement and on-campus involvement. He said the application included an essay that asked questions about the importance of Greek culture and how Greek values are still relative today. “I basically said Greek ideals are based on truth, virtue and brotherly love,” Deimund said, “Those are things that are timeless.” OU Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Alumni Board President Mark Fish said it’s great to see Deimund be able to go on the trip. He said Deimund is a high-quality person, a tremendous student and a role model. Fish said it’s the first time anyone from the OU has earned the opportunity to go. “There’s a lot of leadership and philosophical ideals that can benefit an individual and a fraternity,” Fish said. Deimund said he thinks the trip is a wonderful and unique opportunity to learn more about the values all fraternity brothers are expected to internalize and apply within their community.
The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from the Norman and OU Police Departments. At times, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department and the Oklahoma City FBI will contribute to these reports. All those listed are innocent until proven guilty.
NUISANCE OF ANIMAL Matthew Kourt Lees, 21, 1603 Franklin Drive, Tuesday OBSTRUCTING AT OFFICER Aldo Alonzo Lopez, 44, 2555 Hemphill Drive, Tuesday, also a county warrant COUNTY WARRANT Zackary Ragan, 21, 333 E. Brooks St., Tuesday MUNICIPAL WARRANT Juan David Breland, 30, 201 W. Gray St., Tuesday Wayne Thomas Grindle, 37, 140 SE. 12th Ave., Tuesday, also county warrants and public intoxication Justin Ray Holden, 25, 201 W. Gray St., Tuesday Kayundra Norris Hunt, 48, 201 W. Gray St., Tuesday AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Brittani Danielle Sparks, 23, Trout Avenue, Monday KATRINA GLENN/ THE DAILY
Matthew Deimund stands in front of his fraternity crest Sigma Phi Epsilon on Wednesday night. Matthew Deimund a Finance and Accounting junior will be traveling to Greece.
“It’s neat that a fraternity seeks to instill these values to help build balanced men that are leaders in the world’s communities,” Deimund said.
one pair of shoes to a child in need with every purchase of a pair of shoes. OU has its own TOMS Campus Club that will host a walk party at 4:30 p.m. at The Cottages of Norman. Participants will walk around The Cottages and there will be free Raising Canes and Red Bull served afterward. TOMS T-shirts will be sold for $6. For more information about the “One Day Without Shoes” event, visit www.onedaywithoutshoes.com or search “One Day Without Shoes” for OU’s own Facebook event. —Audrey Harris/The Daily
POLICE REPORTS
DOG AT LARGE Marne Botkin, 60, East Boyd Street, March 24th
CLUB URGES STUDENTS TO FORGO SHOES Students seen walking around campus without shoes today may be participating in TOMS Shoes’ national event. Today is TOMS Shoes’ “One Day Without Shoes” event, and participants are showing their support by going barefoot for the day. The event is annual and hosted in cities and on college campuses across the country. TOMS hosts the event so participants can experience life without shoes first hand and raise awareness about the difference a pair of shoes can make in a child’s life, according to its Web site. The company’s purpose is to provide
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CAMPUS EVENTS
TODAY OU LAB THEATRE The OU School of Drama Lab Theatre will present “As It Is In Heaven” at 8 p.m, in the E. Frank Gilson Studio Theatre.
INTERFERENCE WITH AN OFFICIAL PROCESS Edwin Bill Rodriguez, 29, 809 E. Symmes St., Tuesday, also public intoxication POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Larry Jacob Johnson, 21, Southeast 24th Avenue, Tuesday Francisco Renteria, 36, West Robinson Street, Tuesday, also possession of drug paraphernalia MOLESTING PROPERTY Ralph Stephen Condit, 50, 901 N. Porter Ave., Tuesday
FRIDAY
LOUD PARTY Danielle Marie Corrotto, 18, 333 E. Brooks St., Tuesday
RETIREMENT PANEL DISCUSSION OU Price College of Business will host a panel to discuss retirement options at 3 p.m. in Adams Hall, room 150. A questionand-answer session will take place in Price Hall’s Clary Lounge after the discussion.
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Robert P. Greene, 40, 2420 Classen Blvd., Monday Erick Raymond Grubbs, 25, 1511 Iowa St., Tuesday, also a county warrant