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EDITOR Adam Lowe, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis ‘16 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Micah Christensen, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ‘16 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Micah Christensen, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis ‘16 Loren Mall, Kansas State University ‘58 Elliott Beach, Thiel College ‘12 Mike Thies, University of WisconsinEau Claire ‘08 Kristin Fouts, Director of Educational Initiatives Amber Huston, Delta Sigma Phi COO ART DIRECTOR Shelle Design Incorporated Address publication materials and correspondence with national office to: Delta Sigma Phi 2960 N. Meridian Street P.O. Box 88507 Indianapolis, IN 46208 317.634.1899 FAX: 317.634.1410 E-mail: communications@deltasig.org Web: www.deltasig.org

this issue, we have Brother Mike Thies,

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ’08, who has lived overseas for several years, teaching English in China. Brother Chris

Letter from the President

Sagan, Purdue University ’99, left his career

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hange is a scary thing. Facing the unknown is uncomfortable for every-

body, but it is in facing that fear that we find growth. Changes both big and small ter version of yourself. Though it is hard, change is something to be embraced.

Change has been on the forefront of our

minds here at Delta Sigma Phi. We have been making changes to several of our programs, while adding news ones, to improve the membership experience. This summer, we rolled out the Better Man Academy, tak-

of nearly 20 years to start something entirethe founding members of Delta Sigma Phi decided to start a fraternity unlike any before it.

One of the core tenants of the Man of

Courage is embracing innovative change and advancement. As you face the changes in your life, know that the brotherhood of Delta Sigma Phi is steadfast and strong. You will always have a support network to help you through that season. As a Delta Sig, you never face that change alone.

Enjoy this issue of The Carnation.

ing a more holistic approach to leadership training for every undergraduate. We added the Insula Society, a new Foundation ini-

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tiative that will enable us to further expand /DeltaSigmaPhiHQ

our educational programs. We also have a

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new Executive Director, Phillip Rodriguez,

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Illinois State University ’03, with us who will

Jim Larson

be taking the helm.

California Polytechnic State University,

San Luis Obispo ’72

Several of our brothers have taken a

leap of faith in their personal journeys. In

Mission: The Carnation is a lifestyle magazine meant to entertain, educate and inspire the members of Delta Sigma Phi to become better men and lead better lives, while also educating and entertaining other readers who may not be members.

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The Founding Site of Delta Sigma Phi

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Life Abroad

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A Long Line of Leadership

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A Change of Heart; A Change of Scenery 18 UIFI 20 McKee Scholarship

FEATURE / Life Abroad

22 Foundation Annual Report 31 Pyramid Program 34 Bond Eternal 35 Upholding Our Standards/ Pause for Applause/Deltagraphs

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DELTA SIGS IN THE MILITARY

For years, this publication tracked our brothers who either volunteered or were drafted into military service. As a National Fraternity, we take tremendous pride in the work our brothers do for the world and would like to extend a special thanks to those who serve their country. In each issue we will continue to highlight brothers who have served. Tell us your story or provide the name of a brother or brothers who have served by emailing us at communications@deltasig.org.

ANTHONY HOWARD BEASTER J COMMANDER (O-5), US NAVY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – LA CROSSE ‘92 17 YEARS SERVED

Tell us about your current military responsibilities and your role: I am one of the Navy's Human Resources Officers who specialize in the Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education domain of the Naval Service. Our role is to attract, recruit, develop, assign and retain a highly skilled workforce for the Navy, so we can meet the operational requirements of our Naval Forces. Currently, I am stationed at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center in San Diego, CA, as the Military Support Branch Head and Command Legal Officer.

My current role involves the management of over 350 Limited Duty Sailors and Expectant Mothers who cannot currently serve onboard ships due to their medical status.

Our job is to assign them to positions that allow them to remain productive

Sailors for the Navy while addressing their medical concerns and treatment needs. Additionally, as a Human Resources Professional, I am overseeing critical command programs such as the Family Advocacy Program, Drug and Alcohol Advisor Program, Physical Readiness Program and the Command Managed Equal Opportunity Program.

I transferred in October of this year to Recruit Training Command the Navy's only Boot Camp in Great Lakes, IL, where I will assume the Military Training Director position prior to my eventual fleet up to the Executive Officer Position.

Why did you join? I joined the Navy due to a strong sense of patriotism that was instilled in me by the service of my father during the Vietnam War. I was working for GE Lunar Corporation at the time. Although I was enjoying my position and work responsibilities, I felt a calling to do something more with my life. I happened to run into a Navy Officer Recruiter who opened my eyes to the possibilities offered by a Naval career.

Why do you continue to serve? I initially joined the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer, and only had the intention of serving for 4 years prior to resuming civilian life. However, after my initial two sea tours onboard the USS COLE (DDG 67) and USS SEATTLE (AOE 3), I was assigned to Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL, as a ship's officer. It was there that I was first exposed to the Human Resources Officer Community, which led to my eventual Lateral Transfer into that Navy Officer community.

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Since then, I have had several assignments both ashore as well as back at sea that have fueled my passion for the Navy, partly due to the satisfaction of the Navy's mission and the pride I get from serving my country. Seeing the best that our nation’s young men and women have to offer every day is a rewarding experience.

The hard work and sacrifices they make on a daily basis have fueled my passion for service and will hopefully continue to do so in the years to come.

What do you enjoy most about your current position? The most satisfying aspect of my current position is the fact that I get to assist many Sailors on a daily basis overcome the unique challenges that are associated with recovery from medical conditions. Many of these Sailor’s sole goal is to navigate the process and return to duty; however, occasionally when a complete medical recovery is not possible my staff and I then shift our focus to helping them transition into civilian life once again. There is a tremendous amount of personal satisfaction that comes with helping those who have served, and working alongside medical professionals to accomplish those goals is very rewarding.

What has been the biggest lesson you've learned because of your service?

The greatest lesson I have learned from my time in the Naval Service is regardless of where you're from, your gender, place of birth, national origin or socioeconomic background, the Navy will only judge you based on your actions and performance. The ability to suc-

ceed in the Navy, as well as the military in general, is solely dependent upon the individual and their performance.

How does your membership in Delta Sig affect your role in the armed forces, or how do they relate? Delta Sigma Phi has influenced and molded me into the man and Naval Officer I am today more than I can possibly articulate. I would not be in the position I am today without the intervention and influence of my fraternity brothers. At one time I was forced to leave school due to poor academics, and returning to school was not necessarily a foregone conclusion.

However, after attending the wedding of one of my Delta Sig brothers, another Delta Sig brother convinced me to come back to school at the very last minute. The Fraternity house made room for me, and I resumed my college career and excelled leading to the successful career I am in now.

RICHARD “RIC” SEVERSON J UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – LA CROSSE ‘67 BRIGADIER GENERAL, US AIR FORCE 36+ YEARS SERVED

Tell us about your current military responsibilities and your role: Brig.

Gen. Richard "Ric" Severson is Assistant Vice Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. I oversee the headquarters staff and am responsible to the commander and vice commander for all matters affecting the Air Force Reserve unit program.

Why did you join? I had never been in or near an airplane until I flew to Texas for Officer Training School, so, for me, it was an adventure, an opportunity to travel the world and the ultimate challenge of becoming a pilot and serving my country.

What do you like most about your past position? Getting to know and serve with dedicated warriors. We are a Fraternity of patriots and friends for life!

What has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned because of your service?

It’s about choices, relationships, and the people you meet along the way. The friendships you have and the joy you get from serving and helping others.

How does your membership in Delta Sig affect your role in the armed forces, or how do they relate? I first visited the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse campus with my high school basketball coach and mentor during an alumni weekend in the fall of 1965. Coach also introduced me to Greek life (AKL) and the athletic program thinking that La Crosse would be a good fit and get me away from the small rural community (pop. 500) where I had grown up. How right he was!

It was an RA in my dorm who would next introduce me to Delta Sigma Phi, the new fraternity on campus. Although I attended some other rush socials, it was the Delta Sigs I felt

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most comfortable around. Although few in number, I realized many of them were leaders in the dorms, on athletic teams or involved in student government. I took it upon myself to become more informed by reviewing the Gordian Knot and learning about new member education, big brothers, pledge projects, community service, and the commitment to “Engineered Leadership”. Terms like pride, humility, respect, self-discipline, dependability, conduct, responsibility, character, loyalty and personal sacrifice struck a chord as they were qualities that had been instilled in me by family and community over time.

I joined in the spring of ’67, and what followed would shape my future (and my life) in ways I could have never imagined. New member education fostered a special bond with my brothers and inspired me to become a pledge master and eventually convinced me to pursue education. For me, new member education reinforced the key qualities of teamwork: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride.

I credit the brotherhood for keeping me on a positive vector and providing a foundation that would contribute to my future success as a teacher, coach, administrator, businessman, civil servant and military leader. “Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do” are the core values of today’s Air Force. These values were instilled in my youth, reinforced by DSP-EI, and continue to guide me in retirement as a community volunteer and civic leader.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

The Founding Site of Delta Sigma Phi

by LOREN MALL, HISTORIAN

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elta Sigma Phi was founded in the College Building at the City College of New York in 1899. The school consisted of only that one building, and the grounds were a few feet of lawn. CCNY was very much an urban school in a teeming and vibrant metropolis.

The College Building was downtown at the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and East 23rd Street.

Clad with red brick, it stood five stories high. At each corner of the rectangular building, tall, narrow towers pointed to the sky. Along the walls, high windows were laced with carved stone tracery like a cathedral. A gabled roof covered the top floor, which was lined with larger windows with stained glass. The building, with its ribbed sides, intricate windows and four spires, seemed like a church that conferred on its faithful

followers not only a college education, but a spiritual nobility.

The College Building was designed for a thousand students, but when Delta Sigma Phi was founded inside its walls on December 10, 1899, nearly twice that number crowded the building. The momentous event occurred during a meeting of the first Delta Sigs on the second floor. In a small room within one of the corner towers, a very small band voted to form a new social fraternity based on the philosophy of the brotherhood of man. They chose the Greek letters Delta, Sigma, and Phi to represent the special principles they conferred upon the Fraternity.

Since then, the unique meaning of the Fraternity and the letters have been passed on to an ever growing progression of men when they are initiated.

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After 1899, the student population grew even more until it overwhelmed the College Building. The structure was vacated in 1907, and CCNY relocated further north in Manhattan. City College of New York, now the flagship college of City University of New York, remains at its second location at 138th Street and Convent Avenue. The campus is on Hamilton Heights, near the historic home of Alexander Hamilton.

The school has a dozen buildings on 35 acres that overlook Harlem.

The students of CCNY left the downtown College Building in 1907 and enrolled for classes at the new location. The Delta Sigs gathered every noon in Shepard Hall, where they sat on wood benches and ate lunch from their tin pails. The chapter flourished at the uptown campus

until September 1933. It closed that month, a victim of the severe economic upheaval caused by the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The original building at the downtown site where Delta Sigma Phi came to life was used by the newly formed Baruch College of Business. Years later, the city finally ruled the structure was unsafe, and it was demolished in 1926. In its place, a 16-story building was constructed.

This structure is now the oldest building of Baruch College, which is the downtown branch of City University of New York. The downtown campus, located between 18th to 26th Streets, and Third to Park Avenues, consists of four buildings and two 20-story towers.

In 1999, a commemorative plaque was cast in bronze to note the Fraternity’s centennial. Baruch College embedded the small marker in an interior wall of the 17th Street Building, now called the Lawrence & Eris Field Building. On the evening of December 10, 1999, national officers and several dozen other Delta Sigs and their partners converged at the founding site to celebrate the Fraternity’s 100th anniversary. The national board members conducted a ceremony and unveiled the plaque while Baruch students crowded past on their way to evening classes.

Delta Sigs continue to make pilgrimages to the original site to honor the establishment of Delta Sigma Phi in 1899 and its accomplishments since then. They travel to the Field Building at 17 Lexington Avenue and enter on

“The College Building was designed for a thousand students, but when Delta Sigma Phi was founded inside its walls on December 10, 1899, nearly twice that number crowded the building. The momentous event occurred during a meeting of the first Delta Sigs on the second floor. In a small room within one of the corner towers, a very small band voted to form a new social fraternity based on the philosophy of the brotherhood of man. They chose the Greek letters Delta, Sigma, and Phi to represent the special principles they conferred upon the Fraternity.

Since then, the unique meaning of the Fraternity and the letters have been passed on to an ever growing progression of men when they are initiated.”

Lexington between East 22nd and East 23rd Streets. Inside the front door is a guard station. Delta Sigs have found the security personnel are friendly, although they remain puzzled that a small but steady stream of men appear and ask about a plaque commemorating Delta Sigma Phi. Solemn explanations about the importance of the event of December 10, 1899 do little to clear the mystery for the

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guards, but they point helpfully in the right direction.

The plaque marks the approximate point where the founding of Delta Sigma Phi occurred. The actual place the first members met was in the northwest towner on the second floor of the original College Building.

The room was only a few feet inside the southeast intersection of Lexington Avenue and East 23rd Street.

FEATURE

Mike at the Great Wall.

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by MIKE THIES, University of WisconsinEau Claire ‘08

abroad Listen, I don’t know you, but I still may know your situation, or perhaps the situation of someone you know: 3 You’ve recently graduated college, or will soon graduate college 3 You have a job right now, but you’re looking for a career or for the right career

3 You may be in varying amounts of debt from bills to college loans

3 You have no idea what you want to do with your life Whether I just described your current situation perfectly, or partially, you may want to pay attention to the next story. Even if this isn’t your situation, what I’m about to say next may intrigue you all the same.

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What if I told you that while living in South America, I have experienced and seen such landscapes so stunning that you feel you are living in a fantasy novel? What if I told you that our perception of it being dangerous isn’t true at all? Or that while living there, I have seen a culture so chaotic and crazy that you either have to shake your head in shame or laugh it off all the same?

Now, what if I also told you that through all of this I have had the time to increase my CV in the public sphere (as a teacher) but also in my private career (as an author)? What if I told you that I am earning enough money where I can comfortably never look at a price tag, live my lifestyle, and still save more than $1,000 / month? What if I told you I am in the best shape that I’ve ever been in? What if I told you that by the age of 28 I have already had the best year of my life; that I have traveled to twenty different countries; and that I have made some of the best friendships I could have ever asked for?

Finally, what if I told you that you could do the same? Because, guess what, you can! And I’m about to tell you how.

First things first, do you speak native English? If you just nodded your head yes then we are one-fourth of the way there. Second, do you have a college degree? If you just shook your head yes again, we are half-way there. Third, do you want to live abroad? And by living abroad I don’t necessarily mean Europe, I mean places like South America or Africa or Asia?

Finally, do you have the time and money for one final course? If you have shaken your head yes to all four of these questions, we are golden. If this last one is a bit of a roadblock for you, let me explain it before you come to the conclusion that living abroad isn’t for you.

We as native-English speakers have the opportunity to teach anywhere in the world. Why? Because we speak English: fluent, native, English.

It is the world’s language and one of our most valuable assets. Perhaps it is a career path you haven’t thought of yet because you are not a teacher and you have no desire to be a teacher. But, even if that’s the case, let me tell you how it can still help you. Let’s say you have graduated with a business degree, you could live abroad teaching English and spin it on your resume as studying different cultures and international business trends. Let’s say you are a doctor, or want to become a doctor, perhaps you could live abroad in Asia to learn about eastern medicine or volunteer as a doctor in Peru. Or, perhaps you are an engineer, well you could go over to China or Japan and see the craziness first-hand that is their engineering feats while interacting and networking with locals. What I’m talking about is increasing your CV to more than just a university degree but to a Global Degree.

Because English is a global language, we as Americans have such an advantageous position compared to citizens from other countries.

Living abroad doesn’t just have to be a gap year, it can be a lifetime career if you want it to be. I spent one year down in Santiago, Chile, and during that year traveled all over the country, and also to five different countries.

Now I have spent more than two years in China, living and teaching English there. There is a need for English teachers abroad, and it is a

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fantastic way to travel while earning an income at the same time. All you really need is a college degree and what is called a TEFL degree (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).

While there are many places where you can get a TEFL degree I received mine through International TEFL Academy Online because of the fantastic alumni support they give their graduates. They have trained people on their staff to look at contracts that you may receive and will tell you if it’s a good or bad deal. There are Facebook groups that you can use to connect with other individuals who have graduated from the academy so that when you do live abroad, you are able to connect with people to immediately gain a group of friends. Needless to say, they make it as easy as possible for you to become an Expat (a foreigner living abroad).

Now, I want you to know my situation before I began living abroad.

I had recently graduated with an English education degree from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

"We as native-English speakers have the opportunity to teach anywhere in the world.

Why? Because we speak English: fluent, native, English." with zero debt due to some fortunate family circumstances. I had already saved around $2,000 while working in college. I was single. I wasn’t contracted to any particular school in Wisconsin. In essence, I had nothing holding me back, so I decided to take the leap. Fraternity brothers I knew who had traveled overseas helped build my confidence in taking that leap. They told me about the friends they’ve made. They told me the benefits in language acquisition. Most of all, they shared with me stories and offered an ear of comfort for me, and that’s why I am sharing my experience with all of you.

So, I went. South America has the culture of not hiring until you are there, so I went with the money in my bank account and four nights in a hostel figured out, but that was it, nothing else. No friends. No language. No job. Nothing. What happened? I thrived. South America, I will say in confidence, was the best year of my life. Thrusting myself

into that environment made me grow so much more as an individual and matured me quite a lot; it gave me self-confidence; it gave me a feasible challenge. The culture is so captivating in South America, the landscapes are so lush, and the people are so pleasant and personable. I didn’t want to leave. To be honest, I wish I could live in South America. However, the money in South America is just enough for you to survive and live your lifestyle but not enough to save for the future, so I switched to Asia.

There is no other place in the world that will pay you as much for being a teacher as Asia will, China being the forerunner in that category. They want to learn English.

They love foreigners. To them, we are celebrities. It is such a developing place that the cost of living is very low and the pay is still very good meaning one thing: You save money like crazy. In China, within six months of my first year there I

had saved $10,000. This year, I am comfortably saving $2,000/month in China minimum while still going out, traveling, eating, and living.

In China, my company functions like an American AP High School Program. We function within Chinese public schools, but we are a separate entity. We teach students who want to go abroad, not those who wish to attend university in China. So, I teach students in high school. At this point they already have a decent foundation in English.

I teach them AP Language and Composition. My teaching hours are up to 20/week and I have had no more than 30 students to teach total. This is the kind of experience I wanted and something that is directly relatable to my college degree, just in a different country. I have office hours the same as everyone else, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, but because my teaching hours are so low, I have sufficient time to prep for classes or work on individual projects of mine.

Colin’s journey in sound began as a kid. He grew up in Buffalo, New York, the same town that Moog, a major synthesizer company, was headquartered.

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Because of this, I have completed the first draft of my third novel, and have even had enough time to finish rewrites, edits, and the publication of my second novel, The Curse of Pirini Lilapa, which came out earlier this year on June 21. Also, because my workload is low, I hardly have any work to take home with me at all which means I have free time after work. I use this time to work out, leading to the best physique I have had in years; live life, leading to my ability to travel because of my excess income; and build better relationships, leading to some of my best friends being my buddies overseas.

Now, this may seem strange to you because they are total strangers that I don’t know. But, really, it shouldn’t surprise you. Living abroad is like being a neophyte all over again. My chapter brothers still remain some of my closest friends as well, just like my overseas buddies and that is because we have shared a similar experience. Just as we go through the new member process with others during our time as neophytes, other foreigners and I are living and experiencing a totally different culture at the same time, too. We need to rely on one another. We want

to support one another. All of this makes us stronger, not only individually, but as a group. We become more than friends, we become family.

Being a Delta Sig helped me with that. I actually met one of my closest friends down in South America.

When I happened to find out he was a fraternity member (although not Delta Sig but Sigma Nu), we bonded because we had things in common: fraternity life, brotherhood, and more.

We took a trip to Ecuador together and still remain in contact today. I even mentored one of my little brothers in the fraternity followed my footsteps and went down to Santiago a year after I went! I guided him through the experience, recommending him people to hang out with, the dos and don’ts of the culture, and places to visit while there.

Now, there are some negatives about teaching in China. These are negatives that may persuade you to a different country and not China, but again, I still recommend Asia.

Some great places are South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Japan.

Many, besides Japan perhaps, will not pay you as well as China pays.

First, China requires an extra step not mentioned above—the

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Chinese visa process. This is notoriously stressful and can be quite expensive. Next, China does block things like Facebook, Youtube, Google, Instagram, and Snapchat.

Furthermore, the pollution is a real issue and one of the reasons I wouldn’t accept a job in a very large city like Shanghai or Beijing.

Some critics have identified Chinese people as rude, but I would like to clarify that they are an acquired taste. Many say this because they don’t understand the culture, so when a Chinese person cuts in line they get upset, but this is because there are so many people in China they have to be aggressive in their lines, but if you yell at them in English many of them will be shocked but will fall in line behind you. The cultural aspects of any country is one of the most important takeaways from living abroad.

The stories you come back with is one of the best things you will have to share when you return. That is why you are living there in the first place. You are there to learn about the culture firsthand. You are there to travel, to interact with locals, and to gain a global education which will give you an edge in the job market here in the States.

So, are you ready to take the plunge? Are you ready to see life in a totally different way? Are you ready to gain your Global Degree?

Class is in session, I hope you make it before the bell. p

If you want more information, feel free to connect with me on social media and ask me questions: Instagram: micthies Twitter: @michaelethies

HELP US TIE YOU IN. The Carnation is for YOU, our brothers. That’s why we want you to have the opportunity to tell us how to make it better, while also getting to know you better. We’re launching The Voice of Our Brothers survey. Tell us how you feel about Delta Sigma Phi, The Carnation, and what you’re looking for in your membership experience:

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

A LONG LINE OF LEADERSHIP T

he Executive Director of Delta Sigma Phi is tasked with leading us towards greatness. Each of the men who have held this position have been people of true courage, action, and excellence. They lead not only through their office, but by the content of their character.

Each of the Executive Directors in the history of our Fraternity has made a lasting impact that we will never forget.

Each has also gone on to lead successful lives after transitioning from the role. With Patrick Jessee having departed our HQ team, let’s take a look back at what some of the past Executive Directors have done since passing on the mantle.

>>> E. ALLEN JAMES, North Carolina State University ’65 Allen departed Delta Sigma Phi on June 30, 1987, to lead the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA), a trade association for professional cleaning supply manufacturers and distributors, in Chicago as its president.

After relocating to Washington DC, Allen joined RISE, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment, (a trade association for the chemical specialty pesticide industry) to serve as its president in 1991. He worked at RISE until his retirement in 2010. He still remains active as a volunteer.

DAVID TESTERMAN, Purdue University ’80 After departing HQ staff, David obtained his MBA from Indiana University.

He has founded and served as Board President for five 501(c)3 charitable organizations. His career outside of philanthropy is in pharmacy, where he currently serve as Director of Business Development for Bartell Drugs, the largest independently owned drugstore chain in U.S. The five charities he has served as Board President for are: Fountains of Hope International, Samaritan Network of Hamilton County, Shepherd Community Free Clinic, Hope Family Care Center, and Lamplighter Ministries.

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DANIEL “TONY” SMERCINA, The University of Texas at Austin ’81 Tony served as Executive Director of the Delta Sig Foundation for three years following his service as the Delta Sig Executive Director.

He started a fundraising consulting and services business, Charitable Partners, in 2002.

In 2008, Charitable Partners merged with Pursuant where he worked until 2016. Since then, he has worked at the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas as Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations.

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JON HOCKMAN, The Ohio State University ’87 After leaving Delta Sigma Phi, Jon started a management consulting firm, the d3 Group, based in Washington DC, working with national and international clients. In 2017, d3 was acquired by McKinley Advisors where he now serves as Principal of the firm. Outside of work, Jon has run eight marathons – with the upcoming NYC Marathon set to be #9 this November. He traveled the world extensively, and has been married to his husband, Kevin Walker, since 2010.

INTRODUCING OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR!

>> SCOTT WILEY, SUNY Oswego ’97 Scott lives near Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and two kids. Professionally, he serves as CEO of a trade association that serves professional organizations working in the accounting and finance industry. He has also served as president of the American Society of Association Executives. Scott remains involved with Delta Sig as a member of the Grand Council and as a Trustee of the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation.

On Oct. 1st, a new Executive Director took the helm at Delta Sigma Phi. Hailing from the great city of Chicago, he comes from a long history of executive experience and fraternity leadership.

President of the Chicago Alumni Association, senior executive at the Illinois Toll Highway Authority, and chapter president of the Epsilon Omega Chapter are just a few of the titles he has held over the years. Brimming with energy and new ideas, he is ready to lead Delta Sigma Phi to new horizons.

Introducing PHIL RODRIGUEZ, Illinois State University ’03, the new executive director of Delta Sigma Phi. A full feature is coming in the spring 2019 issue of The Carnation!

PATRICK JESSEE, Purdue University ’01 Patrick, we can’t wait to see how you will change the world.

Thank you for your service and dedication to our Fraternity.

You paid the debt in a way few have ever done.

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ALUMNI FEATURE

A Change of Heart; A Change of Scenery

by MICAH CHRISTENSEN

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ew instances of change are as scary as a change in your career. We invest time, money, effort and passion into our jobs. Making a complete change may seem like a last resort. When faced with this decision, Christopher Sagan, Purdue University ’99, decided he needed to take a leap of faith.

When Chris first walked onto the Purdue campus in the fall of 1998, he knew that he was meant to be a part

of a fraternity. He felt the call of brotherhood nagging at him before he even decided which university was the right fit. When he first met the men of the Delta Delta Chapter, he immediately noticed what set them apart. He loved that the men of the chapter were diverse, which provided a unique opportunity to grow as an individual. Chris became a member of the chapter in the spring of his freshman year and stayed in the chapter house until he graduated three years later with a degree in Industrial Management, and a minor in Industrial Engineering.

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Though his education focused on industry and business, Chris had a different idea in mind. His older brother had set out to the bustling city of Chicago, and found himself in the world of investment trading. After seeing the success that his brother had found in the field, he was inspired to try for the same.

Starting his career in the challenging aftermath of the dot-com bubble burst, he got his first break into the field a few months later, working directly on the trading room floor. Chris was in charge of exchanging information from trader to trader in the hectic environ-

ment. He would stand at an elevated position at the edge of the room and flash hand signals to his co-workers.

The year was one of complete chaos, as the trading room floors were really as claustrophobic and emotional as they are depicted in movies. Chris had a good foot in the door to the industry, but immediately saw that the opportunity to flourish on the trading floor was quickly coming to a close, as technology was taking over the trading world.

After a year on the trading room floor, his chance to break out came.

The stock exchange was shifting to electronic trading, and computers were becoming the norm. He soon found a new position at a different firm trading exclusively via computer. Chris was set up at a desk with a wall of computer screens before him. The trades he was executing were anonymous and took fractions of a second to complete – quite the contrast to the slower human element present on the floor.

After several years in electronic trading, the 2008 recession struck the economy. The stock market became as volatile as an active volcano! While most of the workforce and American investors faced uncertainty and stress, for traders like Chris, it was a time of great risk and reward. In what would end up being the largest financial crisis since the great depression, Chris found success like he had never known before, by profiting from the volatility in the marketplace. He was on top of the trading world, and was showing no sign of slowing down.

However, as his career continued to grow, he noticed that his passion for the

”Find happiness first, and money will follow.”

world of trading was waning. “As a trader, you have zero impact or benefit to anyone or anything, but yourself,” said Chris.

“I still love finance, but how can I apply my talent while also helping someone else?” It was time for a change.

He knew his skill set and mathematical proficiency could be helpful and that he could make a difference instead of simply profiting from trading for himself.

Chris decided to take the plunge.

He left his role as a trader, and took on a junior position at a wealth management office where he acquired securities licenses and multiple accreditations. Chris wanted to start at the bottom and work his way up, in order to fully understand the new career he was embracing. He went from a top dog in his field to a junior position in a new one – intentionally!

As a financial advisor, Chris now helps people of all backgrounds, and throughout the country to understand how they can strategically plan for their future goals, by utilizing their assets.

This includes everything from longterm investing planning and risk management to legacy goals. “My clients are just ordinary people who have questions about their money. It doesn't matter if you're a billionaire or just starting your

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career; a corporate executive or a successful business owner. You still have goals and problems, and my passion is to help with both.”

Chris says one of his favorite things to do in his new career, is to answer questions and educate people. “I see so much opportunity that is overlooked or undiscovered, because people are either financially illiterate, or are simply unaware. My favorite phone call starts with ‘I want to do something, but don't know how’. Helping that person is what makes the transition all worth it.”

One of the best aspects of his new career is the relationship building. He’s gone from a zero-relationship business, to having a seat at his clients' dinner tables. While the transition was daunting, this is the perfect reminder of why he made the switch in the first place.

“I’m much happier now that I’ve done it,” said Chris. “Find happiness first, and money will follow.”

UIFI

Five Undergraduates Attend National Leadership Event

by KRISTIN FOUTS, Director of Educational Initiatives

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o achieve our mission of Building Better Men through education and training, Delta Sigma Phi has, for several years, provided financial assistance to undergraduate members to attend the North-American Interfraternity Conference’s Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI). For more than 25 years, UIFI has offered fraternity and sorority members from across North America an opportunity to connect and learn about leadership, integrity, values and Ritual through an intensive five-day residential experience.

Several sessions of UIFI are offered each summer on the campus of Indiana University. A typical session is comprised of up to 80 undergraduate students who were selected to attend through an application process. Many students receive financial assistance from their campus, local chapter or

national organization to cover the cost of registration and/or travel to their session. Thanks to the generosity of Delta Sig donors, we were able to support the attendance of five undergraduate members this summer: • Stephen Harr, Kennesaw State University ’16 • Matthew Lutz, Western Carolina University ’16 • Dylan Rood, Western Carolina University ’18 • Dustin Parrack, University of Texas ’17 • Ethan Kelley, George Washington University ’15 Students we sponsored were asked to write a reflection essay about their experience. Information about Delta Sig’s 2019 UIFI scholarships will be shared via email and social media early next year.

Check out what this year’s attendees had to say about their experience!

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STEPHEN HARR, Kennesaw State University ’16 In the seemingly volatile world of Greek Life the 2018 Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI), held at Indiana University in Bloomington, acted as a guiding beacon of hope for many of those who love and believe in the fraternity/sorority experience. My name is Stephen Harr, a 2016 initiate of the Iota Mu Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi, and UIFI changed my life.

The UIFI curriculum focuses on seven main themes: courage, elevation, integrity, leadership, ritual, service and values. Being a brother of Delta Sigma Phi has inherently shown me the importance of these themes whereas UIFI has shown me how to expand upon and better my self-awareness and commitment to them. The environment that UIFI creates brings participants out of their comfort zones, and opens minds to different perspectives and opinions. This is a vital part of the program’s success. In addition to the curriculum, the other students that attend are just as much of an asset.

One of the best ways to learn at UIFI is to talk to your peers. As leaders in Greek Life, you tend to see similar problems that repeat themselves at campuses all over the country. By talking, and listening, you may find someone with a solution or an idea to an issue on your campus.

The Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute has proven to deepen commitments to Greek Life by reigniting the metaphorical flame, bettering individuals’ leadership skills, and inspiring attendees to become catalysts for positive change on their campuses and communities.

I am deeply honored to have been sponsored by Delta Sig to attend, and cannot wait to take what I have learned and implement it into my life,

Delta Sig, and my community. Thank you to the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation for making this experience possible.

let’s get out there and change the stigma, and become the Better Men we are meant to be!

MATTHEW LUTZ, Western Carolina University ‘16 Passion. Leadership. A reignition of the flame. These are just three things that UIFI provided me. The experience is not one that can be put into words, but one that must be lived out in our dayto-day lives.

UIFI showed me that the passion I have for Delta Sigma Phi is unbelievable.

This organization provides leadership opportunities that we should all be taking.

It reignited the flame inside me for why I joined this great organization. It inspired me to be a better version of myself that I didn’t even know was possible.

One of the most important takeaways for me was not only must we practice our Ritual, but we must also embody our Ritual. We must live and act our values, not just say them through an initiation. To stand amongst the best, you have to be the best. We must be Men of Courage, Men of Action, and Men of Excellence.

A quote that I took away from this experience that sums up the weekend is this, “The intersection of values and decision making is the heart of leadership”. If you live our values, and make smart decisions, you will be the best leader and version of yourself that you can be.

I would personally like to thank the Delta Sigma Phi staff, Western Carolina University IFC, Savannah Matherly, and the NIC for making this opportunity available to emerging, and growing fraternity leaders like myself. With that, I leave you with this “When you educate one person you can change a life, when you educate many you can change the world”- Shai Reshef. My fellow brothers, and chapter leadership,

DYLAN ROOD, Western Carolina University ‘18 The Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) was an amazing experience that I am so immensely grateful to have attended. The program showed me the true meaning of being a leader and, more importantly, what a Greek leader should hold themselves to be.

The opportunity to meet with fraternity and sorority members from across North America really showed the positives in the Greek community. The experience showed me how to challenge the process and become a more successful leader within my Greek community.

UIFI taught me about what a great leader looks like and something that caught my eye was that we have to be adaptable to our environment. As a leader I have always struggled with being an extremely rigid leader who never liked to deviate from the plan ahead; however, UIFI showed me that it is imperative to be an adaptable leader otherwise you will not grow as a leader. Another amazing part about UIFI was that I was able to share my community’s struggles and see what others would have done or would do differently if they were in my shoes.

While attending UIFI we went into the Bloomington community and volunteered which was a huge eye-opener for me as I got to see sororities and fraternities work together for a greater good. In a climate like the one we are in now, it is so important for our communities to work together rather than be at each other’s throats.

These four days were unlike anything I have ever experienced in my college career and I am again so grateful to

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have attended. With that I am extremely motived to take what I have learned from UIFI and implement those lessons in my community at Western Carolina.

DUSTIN PARRACK, University of Texas ‘17 Describing UIFI to most people is most easily done by just saying that it is a leadership conference for fraternity and sorority members. Coming into UIFI myself, that was exactly how I viewed it, but UIFI was much more than just a leadership conference. I learned about what it meant to be a part of a Greek organization, how the current Greek community has strayed from our founders’ intentions, and discussed ways to bring Greek Life back to how the founders had envisioned it; all in a non-judgmental environment, free of worry from being punished for using real examples. This open atmosphere leveled the playing field for meaningful discussion to happen, not just rhetorical scenarios about “hypothetical’ situations. Above all, it inspired a room of eighty college students to return to their campuses and make a meaningful difference on their campus and in their chapter.

UIFI was exactly the event I didn’t even know I needed. At the current rate that the Greek community is coming under fire on campuses all across the nation, Greek Life will not be around for millions of students to enjoy in the near future. To have been around for hundreds of years, enhancing the lives of members and their communities alike, it would be a waste to just let Greek Life die out. UIFI is a critical part of the process to make Greek Life sustainable.

My pride for Delta Sigma Phi has never been as strong as after attending UIFI. It is an experience that I hope many others could attend and enjoy.

MCKEE SCHOLARSHIPS

First awarded in 2009, the McKee Scholarship program is available thanks to the generosity of the late Hensel McKee, Washington ’30 and his wife, Jeanette McKee. The scholarship is available through the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation to undergraduate members and alumni members who are pursuing graduate degrees. This year, we were able to award $150,000 in scholarships through this fund, to 63 scholarship recipients. The Delta Sigma Phi Foundation, who administers this fund, is dedicated to raising funds for Fraternity programming, education, and leadership development.

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$10,000 each for men who are a well-rounded embodiment of Delta Sigma Phi values 1. TYLER KOZMA, University of Texas at Austin ‘15

family and everyone who makes this scholarship possible.

I am certainly proud to be a brother of Delta Sigma Phi.

2. DYLAN STOLZ, Indiana State University ‘18, "To the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation, I am truly honored and could not be more thankful to be a recipient of a Delta Sigma Phi McKee Scholarship.

I have dreamed of going to medical school since I was a kid and the fact that Delta Sigma Phi is willing to invest in making my dream a reality is truly incredible.

When I joined the greatest fraternity on Earth I was told that I was joining a brotherhood that would be there for me in every aspect of my life. This scholarship is just one of the many ways that has been true. I could never truly repay Delta Sig for all it has done for me, but I hope to give back in as many ways as I can so that as many men as possible can share the same experience I have been so fortunate to have. Thank you again to the McKee

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3. ROBBY WEINBAUM, University of Michigan ‘15 “I cannot fully express my appreciation to the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation for offering me this scholarship. I am so proud to be a Brother of a Fraternity that so highly values academic success and strength of character. The McKee Scholarship is a truly fine example of the reward for exemplifying our motto ‘Better Men, Better Lives.’ While this motto will serve every Brother of Delta Sigma Phi in some way, shape, or form within their lifetimes, I think that the Brothers and donors who make this scholarship possible truly recognize the importance of not only promoting this motto within themselves, but also within others.

Thank you again!”

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MEN OF COURAGE SCHOLARSHIPS $2,500 for men who exhibit exceptional leadership GRANT BENT, Ohio State University JACOB CAPONI, The Ohio State University JAMES CONSTANTINO, The Ohio State University MAXWELL DOUGLAS, Indiana University JACOB FORBES, Washington State University JOSEPH HOWARD, Transylvania University KYLE HUFFMAN, The Ohio State University JORDAN ICENOGLE, Iowa State University JACOB KUEBER, Loyola University Chicago MARKUS WESLEY, Gannon University DANIEL WITOSKY, Thiel College

MEN OF EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS Awarded to men with exceptional academic performance.

JAMES BARR, University of Texas at Austin BRENDAN COLLINS, Indiana university PATRICK CONREY, University of Kentucky SEAN DWELLO, University of Utah SAMUEL FINN, University of Michigan Ann Arbor TOM GALLERY, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology ELI MASJEDI, University of Michigan DAVID MCGRATH, Case Western Reserve University MATTHEW MINDRUP, Kansas State University BRENTON NOVIT, The University of Texas at Austin KISHAN PATEL, Gannon University

DANIEL COOPER, Transylvania University KIAN DALVANDI, University of Texas at Austin

SPHINX SCHOLARSHIPS Awarded to graduate students of distinction.

JEAN-LUC BANKS, University of Virginia ROBERT BISKUPIC-KNIGHT, University of Oregon

CARL HIGBEA, The Ohio State University

MATTHEW COLEMAN, Binghamton University

GAVIN HUSTED, Shorter University

ADAM COOPER, Stetson University

JACOB KORDELESKI, Case Western Reserve University

RYAN HANSON, Transylvania University

ANDREW LEVEY, University of Michigan

JOHN HENDERSON, Transylvania University

ROBERT MCCOY, University of Missouri Science and Technology

ALEXIS ISAEV, Loyola Marymount University

CONNOR MCNAMARA, The Ohio State University

JORDAN LEBOVIC, Columbia University

JONATHAN STALEY, Indiana State University DARIEN STOKES, Kansas State University MATEO VILLA, Oglethorpe University

CRISTIAN ALARCON, Stetson University DAVID BAILEY, Stetson University ALEX BECKER, University of Wisconsin La Crosse JOSHUA FOX, Texas State University TYLER GUNN, University of Louisiana at Monroe ZACHARY KAUFFMAN, The Ohio State University CANAAN KERR, Loyola University Chicago SCOTT LA ROCHELLE, George Washington University ZACHARY LEWIS, Missouri University of Science and Technology ETHAN RAMER, University of Michigan SAM SKILJAN, The Ohio State University BRETTON STEPHENSON, University of California, Los Angeles TURNER TARRILLION, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

MEN OF ACTION SCHOLARSHIPS Awarded to men who have committed themselves to outstanding service to their communities.

NILE SCHOLARSHIPS Awarded to undergraduate men exhibiting exceptional leadership and values.

KOLLIN MICHELS, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ALEXANDER OLP, UW La Crosse ROSHAN PALLI, University of Kentucky CHARLIE TANCULA, Transylvania University

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JOHN TYLER WAGNER, Georgia Southern University KYLE ZEITLER, Georgia Tech

Finding the Right Gift Fit Making the choice to be a donor doesn’t come lightly, and for many it’s easy to get caught in the trappings of “I can’t give much,

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so why give at all?” That’s a big part of why we’re so excited about our new giving society – the Insula Society. For monthly donations of $10 or more, you are automatically enrolled in the Insula Society. Members are recognized with an exclusive lapel pin, your name on our website and various publications, recognition at our

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National Convention, and an e-newsletter exclusively for Insula Society members.

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Joining the Insula Society can also be your path to the 1899

ou may be shocked to learn that fewer than 3% of our

Society! Undergraduates who contribute $10 or more per month

alumni give back to the Fraternity. While our Fraternity

for at least 12 months automatically become members of the

is offering more value to your undergraduate brothers, Greek

1899 Society. If you are an alumnus making a monthly contri-

organizations across the country are facing mounting scrutiny.

bution that adds up to $1,000 in a 12-month fiscal year – July 1

You have the ability to make the Delta Sigma Phi experience

through June 30, you also become a member of the 1899 Society.

exceptional. Every dollar is meaningful. It helps to preserve the

fraternity experience. It allows us to improve the chapter experi-

1899 Society?

Can you help us build our ranks to 400 members of the

ence and positively impact more young men.

We’re reaching more undergraduates than ever with our

educational offerings, and attendance at our chapter workshops is growing every semester. Delta Sigma Phi offers real-world education that enriches our chapters and undergraduate members – not just preparing them for life, but on how to be a Better Man on campus, such as understanding the dangers of alcohol abuse, and how to be more aware of sexual assault risks.

When you donate to the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation, you

aren’t just helping us grow our educational opportunities, you’re helping our undergraduate brothers grow in every facet of their lives, and you’re creating a real, sustainable, and positive impact on our entire Fraternity.

Today, just 2.5% of our alumni give to the Delta Sigma Phi

HELPFUL GIVING SOCIETY NUMBERS 1899 Society Alumni & Friends – Contribute $1,000 in a 12-month fiscal period Undergraduates – Contribute $10/month for at least 12 months Insula Society ($10 or more a month) Path to 1899 Society for Alumni & Friends – Contribute $84/month for at least 12 months Path to 1899 Society for Undergraduates – Contribute $10/month for at least 12 months

Foundation. Imagine what we could do if 5% gave, or even 10%.

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othing can compare to the experience that the brotherhood of Delta Sigma Phi offers. As members of this great Fraternity, we get to share a familial bond with incredible men all across the country – men like the ones featured in this very issue of the Carnation. The Foundation is working hard every day to ensure that our young men get to experience an even better Delta Sigma Phi.

Our world can be a tricky place to navigate. Instilling strong leadership skills and a core set of values is the best way to give our undergraduates a strong leg up in the post-college world.

Your Fraternity needs your support in the following ways:

•P rovide all undergraduates with life-changing values-based leadership training • Increasing support from alumni means reducing the burden on undergraduate dues for leadership program expenses and reallocating those dollars to current and additional value-added services • Help our local volunteers with the tools and resources they need to advise chapters and men

In the 2017 – 2018 academic year, we saw increased attendance at all of our educational programs. We were able to provide more training opportunities to more people both online and at our brick-and-mortar programs. Progress is being made every day because your money is creating real change. Real change that results in Better Men. Men of courage, men of action and men of excellence. I call on you to renew your support or start supporting our brothers today!

YITBOS, Brad Sullivan, Transylvania University ‘99 President, Delta Sigma Phi Foundation

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PINNACLE SOCIETY Tom Cycyota, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’77 Patrick Jessee, Purdue University ’01 Bruce Loewenberg, University of Missouri ’58 Hensel McKee, University of Washington ’30* Ken Riley, University of WisconsinLa Crosse ’85 FOUNDERS’ SOCIETY John Boma, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’80 Ted Desch, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’49* Chris Edmonds, University of Alabama at Birmingham ’88 Dick Handshaw, Alfred University ’68 Loren Mall, Kansas State University ’58 Tom Roeser, Purdue University ’70 GORDIAN KNOT SOCIETY Tom Archer, University of Virginia ’87 Justin Baldwin, San Jose State University ’64 Ed Clements, San Jose State University ’49* Tom Decker, University of Missouri ’69 Chuck Finklea, Barton College ’74 Jon Gundlach, Oglethorpe University ’87 Dave Harvey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ’88 Allen James, North Carolina State University ’65 Erik Johannesen, San Diego State University ’78 Gary Kalian, The University of California, Berkeley ’58 Louie Ripberger, Purdue University ’74 Kevin Schaudt, Eastern Michigan University ’83 William Shepherd, University of Alabama ’34* Tony Smercina, The University of Texas at Austin ’81 Ken Willard, Purdue University ’90 Gil Williamson, San Jose State University ’58

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LAMP SOCIETY Rolfe Allen, University of Maryland, College Park ’34* Gene Blanchard, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’50 Roger Carroll, University of Virginia ’80 Chris Cronin, University of Detroit Mercy ’84 Lee Dueringer, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’60 Allen Fore, Eureka College ’86 Tim Gentry, University of Missouri ’81 Charlie Gilbert, Georgia Institute of Technology ’59 Mike Griffin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ’86 Jon Hockman, The Ohio State University ’87 Mike Hoffman, Arizona State University ’85 Donald Hunt, Iowa State University ’28* John Jenkins, University of Virginia ’84 Mark Johnson, San Diego State University ’83 Dan Kitrell, St. Cloud State University ’80 Robert Koch, University of WisconsinOshkosh ’67* Ken Kramer, University of Detroit Mercy ’58* Jim Larson, California Polytechnic State University ’72 Larry Lundberg, San Jose State University ’66 Grant McCloud, Millikin University ’93 James McGinty, Auburn University ’44* Chris Northern, The University of Texas at Austin ’77* Jerry O'Brien, Purdue University ’59 Brian Patrick, University of North Texas ’68 Mike Petrik, Eastern Illinois University ’76 Cornel Raab, Purdue University ’66 Gus Ramirez, Georgia Institute of Technology ’66 Russ Shaw, The Ohio State University ’59 Phil Smallwood, Georgia Institute of Technology ’59 Bud Tishkowski, Hillsdale College ’57 Moe Trebuchon, Georgia Institute of Technology ’83 Scott Wiley, State University of New York at Oswego ’97

THE LUTE SOCIETY Charles Anderson, Georgia Institute of Technology ’82 Fred Arnold, Michigan State University ’38* Sean Austin, Georgia Institute of Technology ’83 Dave Bahlmann, Hillsdale College ’58 Donald Baker, Montana State University ’63* Steve Banfield, Transylvania University ’87 Bob Banning, University of Missouri ’57 Joe Bertolino, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ’94 Roy Bliss, Arizona State University ’62 Ron Bloom, University of Missouri ’64 Frank Boyle, Michigan State University ’48 Jim Braeutigam, The University of Texas at Austin ’59* Brian Brooks, University of Missouri ’64 Jeff Burrows, University of Missouri ’76 Jim Butler, Missouri University of Science & Technology ’62 Jim Carpenter, Georgia Institute of Technology ’61 Joseph Caubo, Georgia Institute of Technology ’03 Don Chandler, The University of Texas at Austin ’73 Landon Christy, University of Louisiana at Monroe ’00 Kevin Cole, High Point University ’89 Dave Collins, Western Michigan University ’65 Marshall Cox, The University of California, Los Angeles ’56 Steve Cunningham, University of Missouri ’70 Bob Dathe, California Polytechnic State University ’58 Mark Davis, University of Missouri ’97 Harry Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology ’60 Jason DeKeuster, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ’95 Fred Dellett, Kansas State University ’56* Azeem Dhalla, California State University, San Bernardino ’91 Jack Droste, Missouri University of Science & Technology ’81 Mike Duke, Georgia Institute of Technology ’68 David Eason, Colorado State University ’91 Howard Etling, University of Missouri ’32* Don Falk, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’49 Larry Farrow, Georgia Institute of Technology ’62

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The 1899 Society was created to recognize those donors who have made annual or lifetime gifts to the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation. Annual memberships begin at $1,000 and lifetime memberships begin at $25,000.

SOCIETY........................... GIVING LEVELS Pinnacle Society..............$1,000,000+ Founders’ Society............$500,000-$999,000 Gordian Knot Society.....$250,000-$499,999 Lamp Society....................$100,000-$249,999 Lute Society.....................$25,000-$99,999

Tim Forrester, Michigan State University ’88 Shawn Fowler, Georgia Institute of Technology ’84 Jim Gay, University of Missouri ’01 Jim Greener, Arizona State University ’62 Neal Griesenauer, Missouri University of Science & Technology ’58 Jim Haleem, Western Illinois University ’66 Morris Heintschel, The University of Texas at Austin ’70 Don Heppermann, University of Missouri ’63 Brad Heutmake, University of WisconsinOshkosh ’93 Stan Hill, Georgia Institute of Technology ’02 Chris Hill, University of North Texas ’78 Frank Hoke, University of Missouri ’30* Ken Hollender, Georgia Institute of Technology ’80 Tom Howard, The University of Texas at Austin ’66 Carl Howard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ’87 Harry Hufford, The University of California, Los Angeles ’50 JD Ingraham, Georgia Institute of Technology ’08 Don Jennison, Kansas State University ’55 Barry Kalian, California State University, Sacramento ’85 Don Keltner, University of Southern California ’51 Bob Kennel, North Carolina State University ’57

30+ Year Donors Scott Kimpel, The University of Texas at Austin ’93 Steve Kleinschmidt, University of Missouri ’77 Jim Knoll, San Jose State University ’83 Jon Krause, California Polytechnic State University ’82 Charles Kubin, The University of Texas at Austin ’52 Walt Kurczewski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’62 Skip Leutzinger, University of Missouri ’68 Andrew Lovejoy, Georgia Institute of Technology ’92 Jason Lutz, Bowling Green State University ’01 Ramsey Mankarious, Michigan State University ’87 Marc Mathews, Transylvania University ’77 Dave McCarthy, The University of California, Los Angeles ’81 John McDonald, Purdue University ’70 Graham McFarlane, Georgia Institute of Technology ’66 Richard McLellan, Michigan State University ’61 Stan McLemore, University of Alabama at Birmingham ’84 Peter Minderman, Georgia Institute of Technology ’76 Roger Mola, Purdue University ’71 Jonathan Monfort, California Polytechnic State University ’82 Orlando Montesino, The University of Texas at Austin ’72 Mike Morris, Eastern Michigan University ’65 James Mumford, Wingate University ’92 Bill Murray, The University of Texas at Austin ’51* Randy Peterson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ’93 John Prange, Millikin University ’58 Jim Rath, University of WisconsinOshkosh ’71 Ron Reed, Western Illinois University ’68 Glenn Reeves, University of Alabama ’80 Mike Renfro, The University of Texas at Austin ’79 Bill Reynolds, Georgia Institute of Technology ’60

Ed Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin ’86 Russell Roebuck, Barton College ’58* Bob Rojka, San Jose State University ’49* Edward Runser, Edinboro University ’72* Bill Sandidge, Georgia Institute of Technology ’76 Tom Seto, Purdue University ’05 Dennis Sheehan, University of Maryland, College Park ’53* Mike Silvaggi, University of Detroit Mercy ’81 Greg Speno, University of Missouri ’65 Hank Stricker, University of Michigan ’48* Brad Sullivan, Transylvania University ’99 Bill Tilghman, Barton College ’84 John Ting, The University of California, Berkeley ’67* Eric Token, University of Missouri ’83 Jim Unger, University of Missouri ’67 Gene Vance, Transylvania University ’85 Meeks Vaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology ’76 Brian Vincent, University of Maryland, College Park ’00 Harry Vogts, University of WisconsinMadison ’29* Eric Wagner, The Ohio State University ’62 Bert Watts, Georgia Institute of Technology ’68 Nathan Wight, Illinois State University ’97 Roger Willis, Purdue University ’68 Mike Wims, University of North Texas ’65 Allan Winter, University of Colorado Boulder ’55* Bill Yates, Grand Valley State University ’97

Listing is as of September 20, 2018. *member deceased

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55 YEARS Bill H. Cross, Stetson University ’59 Jerry F. Crump, The University of California, Berkeley ’55 53 YEARS David Roy Allen, Western Illinois University ’61 Robert Lee Day, The Ohio State University ’61 Bruce Jerome Loewenberg, University of Missouri ’58 52 YEARS Richard Louis Duroe, Iowa State University '50 51 YEARS Gene Eugene Blanchard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’50 Charlie S. Gilbert, Georgia Institute of Technology ’59 Kermit Q. Greene, The University of California, Los Angeles ’46 Larry Gene Keisling, University of Pittsburgh ’57 50 YEARS Richard E. Belcher, Edinboro University ’62 Loren Lee Mall, Kansas State University ’58 Sigfred Sandberg, University of New Mexico ’47 Loren Dale Tregellas, Kansas State University ’55 49 YEARS Cliff F. Burk, University of Detroit Mercy ’65 Jim D. Foss, University of Southern California ’53 Larry L. Lundberg, San Jose State University ’66 Phil Ramazzina, Oregon State University ’59 48 YEARS Lee Dueringer, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’60 Robert Dale Hahn, University of Maryland, College Park ’62 Allen James, North Carolina State University ’65 Richard Allan Klumpp, Loyola Marymount University '58 Barry Lamm, Barton College ’58 John Dennis Pietras, St. Francis College ’51 Chuck W. Schubele, Drexel University ’58 William Arthur Truex, San Diego State University ’62 Elmo Foucheaux Vestal, The University of Texas at Austin ’47*

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47 YEARS Robert Henry Holliday, High Point University ’67 Ragnar Louis Lindberg, University of Missouri ’57 Donnie Edward Snedeker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’57 Eric Armin Wagner, The Ohio State University ’62 46 YEARS Bob Eugene Pitts, University of Arkansas ’48* Ed Cameron Timmermann, Thiel College ’48 Michael D. Wims, University of North Texas ’65 Ronald Lee Woofter, Ohio Northern University ’59 45 YEARS Thomas W. Applegate, Lehigh University ’53 Ted Edward Desch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’49 Kenneth Paul Knopp, The University of Texas at Austin ’54 Jack Rowley, Waynesburg College ’57 Dale Swenson, University of Kansas ’57 Jesse Allen Weigel, University of Pittsburgh ’53 Carl Reed Wermuth, University of Missouri ’62 Chuck G. Winston, Southern Methodist University ’56 44 YEARS Marshall G. Cox, The University of California, Los Angeles ’56 Dick W. Crain, Western Illinois University ’53* Fred V. Dellett, Kansas State University ’56* Len Leonard D'Ooge, Michigan State University ’43* Daniel S. Elliott, Drexel University ’61 Waldo Pierce Emerson, University of Florida ’60 Michael Jean Engle, Saint Louis University ’66 David Holmes, University of North Texas ’66 Bruce Algot Holmgren, Morningside College ’67 Terry Lee Potts, San Jose State University ’67 John William Prange, Millikin University ’58 Ron Buford Pruitt, The University of Texas at Austin ’60* Russ Clyde Shaw, The Ohio State University ’59 Charles R. Walgreen, University of Michigan ’55* Nathaniel K. Willis, Cornell University ’32 43 YEARS Marvin Allison, The University of California, Los Angeles ’57* Robert Dana Andrews, Albion College ’58 Maurice Ray Armstrong, Millikin University ’47* Howard H. Benton, Kansas State University ’60 James R. Bradley, University of WisconsinMadison ’49* Terry Wayne Donze, Missouri University of Science & Technology ’68 Larry Driever, The Pennsylvania State University ’38* William R. Hodson, Drexel University ’64*

Wayne Alan Jacobson, University of WisconsinLa Crosse ’65 John Jennings, University of Louisiana at Lafayette ’57* Charles Alan Jones, The University of California, Berkeley ’61 Edward Deyo Le Fevre, Millikin University ’54 Jim L. Madsen, Eastern Michigan University ’68 Ted Alfred Owens, North Carolina State University ’58* John Raymond Parker, Purdue University ’68 Bruce Volney Penwell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’48 42 YEARS Jae Lance Allen, Arizona State University ’64 Brian Shedd Brooks, University of Missouri ’64 Robert H. Churchill, Albion College ’40, * David A. Darwin, North Carolina State University ’65 Alex Doig, San Diego State University ’57 Mark Lee Dunker, The University of California, Berkeley ’58 Charles C. Kubin, The University of Texas at Austin ’52 Carl F. Raiss, University of Michigan ’49, * Gary Lee Zarybnicky, University of Kansas ’60 41 YEARS Carl R. Blanchard, Alfred University ’59 Jack Duane Dostal, Wittenberg University ’60 Bill Lawerence Epperly, Western Illinois University ’64 Jim Miller Evans, California Polytechnic State University ’58 Frank Lashley Frederick, North Carolina State University ’63 Giles A. Light, Transylvania University ’63 Burnie John Oates, University of WisconsinPlatteville ’68 40 YEARS Kenneth Daniel Bieber, Duke University ’67 Ken H. Burtness, The University of California, Los Angeles ’63 Bob Walter Chapman, Michigan State University ’60 Marcus E. Drewa, University of North Texas ’53 Jim Bruce Gustafson, University of Minnesota ’67 William Lewis Hoover, The Ohio State University ’64 Dennis Reed Howard, University of Virginia ’71 Forrest Lane Jones, Southern Methodist University ’50 Russel J. Knorr, The Pennsylvania State University ’40* Harry William Newlon, San Diego State University ’50 Richard C. Roe, Iowa State University ’50*

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39 YEARS Frank Michel Basile, Tulane University ’58 Allan Lee Brandt, University of NebraskaLincoln ’64 Gerry A. Hartmann, Iowa State University ’56 Lester Warren Jacobs, The University of California, Berkeley ’62 Michael R. Laxner, Loyola University Chicago ’71 Robert Lonson Martin, University of Virginia ’65 Larry Dale Matheny, University of Missouri ’67 Richard Douglas McLellan, Michigan State University ’61 Roger Anthony Mola, Purdue University ’71 David Michael Press, Lehigh University ’69 Ray E. Prochnow, University of Southern California ’44* Eugene Lee Swearingen, Kansas State University ’58 Guy Covada Thigpen, Thiel College ’47* Lester Andrew Wagner, University of Virginia ’66 JR Richard Waltrip, Millikin University ’47* John Herbert Weber, Lehigh University ’60 Bruce Arthur Westphal, San Jose State University ’61 Ron Clark Winkler, The University of California, Berkeley ’65 Gary Lee Workman, Millikin University ’61 38 YEARS George J. Barchet, Hartwick College ’48* Ron Leo Bloom, University of Missouri ’64 Jim Oliver Braeutigam, The University of Texas at Austin ’59* Craig Alan Cerqua, University of WisconsinPlatteville ’75 Art S. Fetters, Michigan State University ’50* Brownie Brown Futrell, Duke University ’75 Bill Kurt Hartwig, California Polytechnic State University ’61 Milton W. Heath, University of Michigan ’49 Robert Warren Henny, Michigan State University ’57 Gary Gary Kalian, The University of California, Berkeley ’58 Phil David Kluge, Hartwick College ’76 Darrell Keith Kougher, Edinboro University ’67 Wayne Wayne Rush, Kansas State University ’59 Michael Scigliano, Iowa State University ’60 B.R. Sefton, Millikin University ’52 Bill O. Stidham, Eastern Michigan University ’58 Harry Edgar Stroud, The University of California, Los Angeles ’48 Ed Melvin Swanson, Hillsdale College ’57 Uko Villemi, University of Florida ’57* Roland Christian Wedemeyer, The University of California, Berkeley ’51*

37 YEARS Rolfe Lyman Allen, University of Maryland, College Park ’34* William A. Brady, Michigan State University ’38 Bruce Stewart Cameron, California Polytechnic State University ’61 Jim S. Carpenter, Georgia Institute of Technology ’61 Don Mason Chandler, The University of Texas at Austin ’73 Irving Taylor Cutter, The University of Texas at Austin ’60 Lew Graham, Purdue University ’69 Tom Jay Hewitt, University of WisconsinOshkosh ’64 Bruce Andrew Marshall, Southern Methodist University ’77 Orlando Carlos Montesino, The University of Texas at Austin ’72 John Charles Munday, San Jose State University ’55 Don Earl Newhall, San Jose State University ’51 Dennis Paul Niemiec, Michigan State University ’74 Doug R. Olson, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ’57 Jack Edward Ott, University of Pittsburgh ’55 John Mitchell Ozier, Auburn University ’69 Tom Andrew Sgritta, Purdue University ’65 Kenneth J. Sims, Thiel College ’57 Chuck Roger Smith, The University of Arizona ’51* Pat John Stephens, University of WisconsinLa Crosse ’67 Gary Anthony Teixeira, University of Houston ’72 Bill Klein Walker, The University of California, Berkeley ’47 Pat A. Wilkerson, Kansas State University ’53 Lonnie Boyd Williams, Wake Forest University ’75 Win Werner Wuttke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’65 Russ Lee Yensen, California Polytechnic State University ’63 36 YEARS Bob Housel Bader, California Polytechnic State University ’59 Bruce Dwight Baker, Missouri University of Science & Technology ’71 Robert L. Brander, Central Michigan University ’51 Robert Stanley Cansler, East Carolina University ’75 Glenn B. Eades, Oregon State University ’55 Robert F. Fellrath, Central Michigan University ’52 Jim Haleem, Western Illinois University ’66 Randall Ralph Ice, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ’68 Ken W. Klindt, Iowa State University ’56 Earl J. Kroner, Oregon State University ’51 Alan S. Livingstone, McGill University ’65 Dick F. Mead, The University of California, Berkele ’52*

William F. Montigel, The University of California, Los Angele ’41* John William Pearson, The University of California, Berkeley ’64 Anthony Perfilio, Utah State University ’66 Rusty Russell Rice, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’73 Carl Richard Stephens, Northern Arizona University ’54 Andrew H. Thalheim, Tulane University ’43* Ray G. Thomas, Michigan Technological University ’49 35 YEARS David Allen Arceneaux, Nicholls State University ’71 Henry John Brucker, Lehigh University ’37* Richard R. Dolson, University of Pittsburgh ’75 Chuck Finklea, Barton College ’74 Richard Blair Foulk, Thiel College ’46 Roger George Gregory, University of Idaho ’58 John E. Groneck, Saint Louis University ’55 Keith Ronald Hooker, Arizona State University ’60* Dave Allen Hotchkiss, Kansas State University ’57 Melvin W. Jackson, Southern Methodist University ’34* Homer Bruce Koliba, Southern Methodist University ’52* Bob John Lagomarsino, University of California, Santa Barbara ’48 Gary Scott Likins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’59 Joe Michael Luchetski, Duke University ’76 Marc Alan Mathews, Transylvania University ’77 John Douglas McDonald, Purdue University ’70 Lawrence E. Miller, Iowa State University ’38* Jim Nemec, Stetson University ’31* Joe C. Offutt, Missouri University of Science & Technology ’73* Burton Lad Rohde, The University of California, Berkeley ’68 Warren Wentworth Sauer, San Diego State University ’58 Michael P. Smelt, Michigan State University ’57 Henry M. Wagoner, University of Michigan ’67 Joe Fredrick Willerth, Purdue University ’67 34 YEARS Frank Latimer Barkley, Duke University ’57 Mike Balfour Bixler, The University of California, Berkeley ’63 Bob F. Calderwood, Utah State University ’68* Max Joseph Derbes, Tulane University ’41* Richard T. Dietrich, University of Idaho ’65 Bob Samuel Divine, Georgia Institute of Technology ’48 Don B. Falk, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’49 David Lee Fratta, Indiana University of Pennsylvania ’67

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Jack Barto Gordon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’47* Frank Maurice Haynes, University of Colorado Boulder ’56 James W. Hyde, Albion College ’32* Hal Wade Ingram, North Carolina State University ’75 Erik Lynn Johannesen, San Diego State University ’78 Spencer Eugene Kneubuehl, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ’70 Richard Lawrence Knoblauch, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ’63 Stanley C. Kottemann, Tulane University ’47 David H. Lubetzky, The University of California, Los Angeles ’61 David Rolla Mohr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’68 Robert Charles Nelson, The Ohio State University ’62 Jim W. Pilz, Michigan State University ’46 Benson R. Quan, The University of California, Berkeley ’68 Edward B. Rasmessen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’34 Fred W. Rosenkampff, Western Carolina University ’59 Bill R. Surles, University of North Texas ’66 Howard Tellef Tellepsen, Georgia Institute of Technology ’31* Steven Alan Viskup, University of Kansas ’61 33 YEARS Jim Hollis Adams, Georgia Institute of Technology ’60 Fred Max Arnold, Michigan State University ’38* Henry Cole Boss, Kansas State University ’69 Van Ray Botts, University of California, Santa Barbara ’48 Lee Leroy Buck, Hillsdale College ’40* Steve John Buffi, The University of California, Berkeley ’79 Joe B. Burrow, Univeristy of Tennessee (Cumberland) ’43 Chris J. Cleary, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology ’81 Thomas Edward Desmond, Univeristy of Tennessee (Cumberland) ’50 Lloyd F. Dunn, The University of California, Los Angeles ’39 * Bill Eckhout, Oregon State University ’48* Murray C. Edge, University of North Texas ’55 Juan Luis Garcia-Tunon, Saint Louis University ’68 William J. Haire, Eastern Illinois University ’62* Brien George Hallmark, University of Montana ’58 Harry L. Hanscom, University of Washington ’36* John Robert Macauley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’42* Clyde Coleman Medlock, Duke University ’59

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Robert William Osgood, Michigan State University ’35* Stanley C. Pearson, The University of California, Los Angeles ’29* Daniel Paul Poisel, California University at Pennsylvania ’67 Jim Arthur Schmalz, University of WisconsinLa Crosse ’73 Francis X. Shellem, University of Alabama ’40* Tony A. Smercina, The University of Texas at Austin ’81 Gene Eugene Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology ’63 Greg Arthur Wolf, Saint Louis University ’70 Jim R. Zinck, Western Illinois University ’54 32 YEARS Gordon F. Arneal, University of California, Santa Barbara ’48* Paul Wendell Burch, Kansas State University ’62 Marvin W. Causey, University of New Mexico ’47 Don Foster Cole, California Polytechnic State University ’76 Bob Lewis Draime, Michigan Technological University ’74 Robert A. Fraundorf, University of California, Santa Barbara ’55 Andy James Fyke, The University of California, Davis ’83 William E. Gibson, Thiel College ’49 Chan Harris, The University of California, Los Angeles ’31* Mark Barden Haselton, California Polytechnic State University ’61 Steve George Kleinschmidt, University of Missouri ’77 Allen B. Lee, San Diego State University ’62 William Mike Liddicoat, California State University, Chico ’66 Ted John Manvell, Thiel College ’67 James Carroll McGraw, Auburn University ’50 Dick Mills, San Jose State University ’57 Mike Guy Morris, Eastern Michigan University ’65 Richard Joseph Noyes, Michigan Technological University ’57* Kenneth A. Pharoah, Georgia Institute of Technology ’80 Richard Owen Pompian, University of Michigan ’57* Wayne Eugene Redmond, The University of California, Los Angeles ’67 Ed F. Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin ’86 Jack Edward Stammer, California Polytechnic State University ’56* Asa Neiley Stevens, The Pennsylvania State University ’20* Bob Harol Thompson, University of Florida ’60 John Walters, Albion College ’65 Thomas H. Woodruff, Hartwick College ’52*

Kenneth John Yerike, University of NevadaLas Vegas ’70 31 YEARS Chuck T. Aylesbury, University of Southern California ’42* AE E. Bates, University of Pittsburgh ’28* Michael Stead Biebrich, Purdue University ’65* Frank L. Boyle, Michigan State University ’48 John Frederick Brehm, Univeristy of Tennessee (Cumberland) ’34* Bruce Edward Brown, University of North Texas ’67 Don C. Brownell, Michigan State University ’54 Carl F. Burling, Iowa State University ’31* James Arlo Cipra, The University of California, Los Angeles ’61 Mike Edward Clark, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ’66 Mark Cochard, The Pennsylvania State University ’78 Ron Thomas Collins, Valdosta State University ’74 George Henry Cook, St. John's University ’66 Tom Edwin*ker, University of Missouri ’69 Eugene Alvin Denman, University of Alabama ’57* Paul Thaddeus Donoghue, Clarkson University ’75 Joseph Addison DuBois, North Carolina State University ’57 Bob Bruce Glantz, University of NebraskaLincoln ’63 Henry Jack Grathwol, University of Maryland, College Park ’43* Ric William Heinzen, California Polytechnic State University ’69 Mike G. Hoffman, Arizona State University ’85 Chuck M. Huber, University of Michigan ’60 Marshall Miller Johnson, The University of California, Los Angeles ’47 Robert G. Kenrick, Alma College ’54* Don T. Kukla, Valparaiso University ’81 David Joseph Lach, Georgia Institute of Technology ’76 Michael Glen Malone, University of Southern California ’61 Mike Michael Martini, The University of California, Los Angeles ’44 Al Leroy Maxson, The Pennsylvania State University ’56 Eugene L. Munin, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign ’79 John R. Obana, The University of California, Berkeley ’79 Roland Harold Pedersen, University of Montana ’57* David L. Petersen, Washington State University ’76 Randy Neil Powell, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ’72 Junius Isaac Pridgen, University of Virginia ’65 Jason C. Reed, The University of California, Berkeley ’62

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Gerald Gene Retzlaff, Iowa State University ’62 Shy R. Scheihagen, The University of Texas at Austin ’73 Dan Edward Schwartz, Purdue University ’80 Muggs M. Stoll, San Diego State University ’81 Benjamin G. Straus, Duke University ’55 Bill A. Tilghman, Barton College ’84 Craig Arthur Van Doren, Hartwick College ’76 Hook Taylor Van Hook, Western Illinois University ’68 Gene Vance, Transylvania University ’85 Del Jerome Worthington, University of Southern California ’75 Tommy Richard Young, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ’32* 30 YEARS Pat H. Allman, University of Virginia ’79 Jack Stokes Ballard, University of Arkansas ’49 John Charles Bley, Humboldt State University ’60 Tom William Briant, San Diego State University ’78 Ed H. Buening, Purdue University ’64 David Ogden Cox, Auburn University ’35 Dal Lindell Davis, University of Missouri ’77 Robert C. Davis, University of New Mexico ’64* Wes Harwood Eaton, Boston University ’40* Howard F. Etling, University of Missouri ’32* Irving G. Ewen, Oregon State University ’56* John Edward Heitler, The University of Texas at Austin ’51 Frank A. Hoke, University of Missouri ’30* Don Floyd Hunziker, Kansas State University ’61 Robins H. Jackson, Iowa State University ’43* Don Paul Jennison, Kansas State University ’55 Ronald A. Lempriere, The University of California, Berkeley ’51* Richard Mascuch, Lehigh University ’38* Lawrence E. McLean, Washington State University ’50* Bob Lewis Pevenstein, University of Maryland, College Park ’67 William G. Preston, University of Washington ’31* Walter Joseph Radishek, Waynesburg College ’48* Jim Francis Rath, University of WisconsinOshkosh ’71 Don P. Saxon, Michigan Technological University ’48 Darrell Allan Schermerhorn, California Polytechnic State University ’55 Hank David Stricker, University of Michigan ’48* Vance Edward Werner, University of WisconsinLa Crosse ’87

*member deceased

Report Card

Foundation

Undergraduate Participation 7205 1679 1400

1622

3525

2664

FY ‘16 16 FY ’17 FY ’18 In Person Programs

4592 2846

FY Y ‘16 FY ’17 FY ’18 Digital Initiatives

More Interesting Stats

3796

FY ‘16 16 FY ’17 FY ’18 Chapter Workshops

GreekLifeEdu Enrollment: Up 125% The LAMP: 2,500+ Module Launches

McKee Scholarships The McKee scholarship has enabled me to be less constrained throughout my business school tenure as I attempt to learn and experience as much as possible. Delta Sigma Phi has invested in me tremendously through leadership training over the years and I appreciate our alumni supporting me even after my undergraduate membership as I continue on my journey to being a better man

Roshan Palli University of Kentucky, ‘11

Fundraising Success $861,000 $336,000 $740,000 $2,017,000

2018

2017

2016

$770,000

$964,000

Chapter Funds

General Fund & Leadership Programs

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FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT

We want to get you involved! Gifts from alumni, no matter the amount, are a vote of confidence in Delta Sig and our mission to Build Better Men.

Donation Leaderboard

By Dollars

1. Alpha Gamma - Georgia Institute of Technology $406,266 2. Alpha Alpha - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $193,577 3. Beta Beta - University of Missouri $149,968 4. Eta - The University of Texas at Austin $62,085 5. Delta Delta - Purdue University $45,154

= $100,000 Donated

By Donors

1. Gamma Epsilon - San Jose State University 2. Delta Delta - Purdue University

88

62 3. Alpha Gamma - Georgia Institute of Technology 52 4. Beta Beta - University of Missouri 52 5. Gamma Xi - University of North Texas 51

= $10,000 Donated

= 5 Donors

Fast Facts

99%

25

undergrad completion rate for GreekLifeEdu

new interactive modules, videos, and resources created for the LAMP

305

6

chapters earned the Pyramid of members of the Excellence 1899 Society, award, the the highest highest honor yet an undergrad chapter

107

49

944

chapters and new chapters

attendees at this year’s Leadership Institute

volunteers serving the Fraternity

The Direct Impact of Your Giving “Leadership Institute challenged me to go outside of my y comfort zone as a leader. Through learning about and practicing the he five exemplaexempla ry leadership practices, I was able to improve my leadership dership skills. skills I especially felt like I improved my ability to enable my teammates teammate to act through motivation and servant leadership. By y utilizing what wh I learned at Leadership Institute, I hope to implement nt a new valu values based leadership program into my chapter at Kansas sas State University.

Uni I hope to model this plan after some of the sessionss that I went to at Leadership Institute. My hope is that this program will motivate my chapter members to be more conscious of their values ues and how they can use them to be leaders in our world. ” Matt Mindrup, Kansas State University ‘15

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PYRAMID PROGRAM REPORT

RED CROSS/PHILANTHROPY/SERVICE

$181,964

Pyramid Program Annual Summary & Report Card

total dollars raised ($36,233 raised for American Red Cross)

I

n its third year, the Pyramid Program received some updates to remain in line with the intentional approach that drove its inception. These updates were made using data and feedback from the last two years.

Some highlights include the requirement for all chapters to submit an academic plan (previously only required of chapters below a certain GPA threshold) as well as an outline of the discussion held by graduating members on how they plan to Pay the Debt. Along with these changes, staff also created a brand new component, Community Leader.

The Community Leader component recognizes our chapters doing outstanding work in their campus community who were recognized as a “top chapter” in their community.

At the end of each review period, chapter officers, ACBs, and other volunteers receive an annual summary and detailed report specific to their chapter. This report highlights the year at a glance for each chapter, as well as provides feedback for each component for which documentation was received. A chapter’s Pyramid Program performance directly affects the areas of focus and coaching that a chapter will receive from Chapter Support staff for the year following.

Planning and timing are critical to a successful Pyramid Program submission. Chapters have the opportunity to submit documentation to their Chapter Support Specialist for review year-round. The best practices from our consistently high performing chapters is to complete a mid-academic year submission in December with their outgoing executive board and then actively submit documentation throughout the spring semester. In the spring term, chapters will also receive notice from Chapter Support staff if they need to submit a member conduct education outline for the current submission period. For more information, you can visit the Delta Sigma Phi website (www.deltasig.org/chapters/pyramid-program).

If you have any questions or suggestions about the Pyramid Program, please contact Director of Fraternity Growth & Services, Ry Beck at Beck@deltasig.org.

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46,222

total hours volunteered

19% of

undergraduates with 20+ volunteer hours

2,973

pints of blood collected

MEMBERSHIP

5,846

Total undergraduate membership (at the end of the spring term)

55

average chapter size

3.02

average chapter GPA

PYRAMID PROGRAM REPORT

CHAPTER SCHOOL

SPRING ’18 GPA

DOLLARS RAISED

BLOOD PINTS COLLECTED

AVG. HOURS PER MAN

MEMBER GROWTH

Beta

Columbia University

3.58

$0.00

0.00

22

-11%

Epsilon

Penn State University

3.01

$0.00

0.00

-

-25%

Eta

University of Texas

2.96

-

-

-

7%

Hilgard

University of California, Berkeley

-

$0.00

0.00

-

21%

Sigma

Thiel University

2.41

$0.00

0.00

-

-52%

Tau

Hillsdale College

-

-

165.00

21

20%

Omega

University of Pittsburgh

-

$143.00

-

-

-20%

Alpha Chi

Stetson University

2.99

$7,232.00

-

-

15%

Alpha Delta

University of North Carolina

-

-

-

-

28%

Alpha Epsilon

Duke University

-

$0.00

0.00

12

6%

Alpha Eta

Ohio Northern University

2.70

$2,000.00

-

-

-21%

Alpha Gamma

Georgia Institute of Technology

3.47

$2,547.61

-

-

39%

Alpha Iota

Ohio State University

3.39

-

-

-

11%

Alpha Lambda

Millikin University

-

$0.00

0.00

-

-25%

Alpha Mu

University of Virginia

3.36

$0.00

0.00

-

3%

Alpha Nu

Oglethorpe University

3.09

-

80.00

-

14%

Alpha Pi

Michigan State University

2.94

$540.00

-

22

1%

Alpha Rho

University of Colorado

-

$0.00

0.00

-

30%

Alpha Sigma

University of Maryland

-

-

-

-

1%

Alpha Tau

Albion College

-

-

-

18.5

-45%

Alpha Theta

University of Michigan

3.34

-

-

-

-5%

Alpha Upsilon

Kansas State University

3.28

$1,666.05

-

46

-9%

Beta Alpha

Iowa State University

-

$91.68

0.00

20

-28%

Beta Beta

University of Missouri

3.06

-

-

-

4%

Beta Gamma

University of California, Los Angeles

-

-

-

-

3%

Beta Iota

Wittenberg University

-

-

-

-

-12%

Beta Mu

Transylvania University

3.55

$1,202.00

0.00

66

-16%

Beta Nu

California State University, Fresno

-

-

-

-

-20%

Beta Pi

Michigan Technological University

2.50

-

-

-

-22%

Beta Psi

Arizona State University

3.01

-

-

-

-8%

Beta Zeta

University of Florida

-

$0.00

0.00

15.4

-

Gamma Alpha

San Diego State University

2.80

-

-

-

28%

Gamma Chi

Drexel University

3.05

$100.00

36.00

19

3%

Gamma Delta

Washington State University

-

-

-

-

-3%

Gamma Epsilon

San Jose State University

2.88

-

-

-

-21%

Gamma Iota

University of Idaho

3.32

-

-

-

200%

Gamma Rho

Gannon University

3.27

$0.00

97.00

30

3%

Gamma Tau

Eastern Michigan University

2.66

-

-

23.5

Gamma Upsilon

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 2.62

-

-

-

-5%

Gamma Xi

University of North Texas

2.54

-

-

-

-14%

Gamma Zeta

Rutgers University

-

-

-

-

-

Delta Delta

Purdue University

-

-

-

-

-4%

$2,702.11

Delta Epsilon

Missouri University of Science & Technology 3.25

Delta Lambda

Utah State University

3.16

Delta Mu

Loyola Marymount University

3.09

-

-

-

0%

Delta Omega

Cleveland State University

-

$0.00

0.00

-

-10%

Delta Omicron

Western Carolina University

3.08

-

683.00

31

-21%

Epsilon Beta

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

-

-

-

-

0%

Epsilon Delta

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

-

-

-

-

-14%

Epsilon Iota

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

3.07

-

-

-

-22%

Epsilon Kappa

Loyola University Chicago

-

$1,757.29

36.00

17

16%

Epsilon Lambda

Northwest Missouri State University

-

-

-

-

40%

Epsilon Phi

East Carolina University

-

-

-

-

-6%

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52.00 42.00

FALL 2018

14.5

8%

-

-1% -10%

CHAPTER SCHOOL

SPRING ’18 GPA

DOLLARS RAISED

BLOOD PINTS COLLECTED

AVG. HOURS PER MAN

MEMBER GROWTH

-

-

43.00

-

0%

2.97

$5,859.00

43.00

-

26%

Epsilon Pi

Woodbury University

Epsilon Tau

Grand Valley State University

Zeta Chi

University of Alabama, Birmingham

-

$0.00

162.00

29

43%

Zeta Kappa

University of Northern Colorado

2.79

$308.00

0.00

29.5

45%

Zeta Lambda

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

3.03

-

261.00

20.5

17%

Zeta Nu

Missouri State University

3.03

$942.81

-

27.5

-43%

13%

Zeta Omega

University of North Carolina at Wilmington -

-

-

Zeta Pi

University of Louisiana at Monroe

-

-

-

-

-17%

-

Zeta Upsilon

Eureka College

Zeta Xi

St. Cloud State University

Eta Alpha

-

-

-

-

-18%

2.60

-

-

-

-25%

Milwaukee School of Engineering

-

-

-

-

-44%

Eta Beta

California State University, San Bernardino

-

$0.00

-

-

-36%

Eta Eta

Rochester Institute of Technology

2.81

$0.00

244.00

21.5

20%

Eta Kappa

University of Michigan-Dearborn

-43%

Eta Lambda

Chapman University

Eta Omicron

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eta Rho Eta Upsilon

-

-

-

-

3.21

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2%

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2.88

$0.00

693.00

26

4%

Indiana State University

3.21

-

-

-

9%

Theta Chi

University of Georgia

3.44

-

-

4

4%

Theta Eta

Texas State University

3.07

-

-

-

17%

Theta Kappa

State University of New York at Oswego

-

$0.00

0.00

2

-11%

Theta Lambda

Dickinson College

-

-

-

-

11%

Theta Mu

University of Kentucky

-

-

-

-

-4%

Theta Omega

Georgia Southern University

3.12

-

-

-

-5%

Theta Psi

Shorter University

3.19

-

78.00

22

-34%

Theta Rho

University of Oregon

2.98

-

-

-

5%

Theta Sigma

La Salle University

-

-

-

-

-9%

Theta Theta

University of Hartford

-

$0.00

0.00

-

8%

Kappa Delta

Virginia Polytechnic Instutute & State University 3.18

-

44.00

-

30%

Iota Alpha

Georgia College and State University

-

-

-

-

-24%

Iota Beta

Binghamton University

-

$0.00

46.00

-

14%

Iota Delta

Indiana University-South Bend

2.93

-

-

19

-7%

Iota Epsilon

James Madison University

2.96

$50.00

-

20.5

-10%

Iota Eta

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis -

Iota Iota

Case Western University

3.43

$0.00

Iota Kappa

University of Utah

3.14

Iota Lambda

Appalachian State University

2.94

Iota Mu

Kennesaw State University

3.11

Iota Nu

State University of New York at Plattsburgh 2.85

Iota Omicron

George Washington University

Iota Psi

Indiana University

Iota Theta

$300.00

16

-15%

79.00

17

-15%

-

-

-

-15%

-

47.00

-

17%

$496.28

-

32.5

-20%

-

-9%

$0.00

-

0.00

3.27

-

-

39

-

$8,000.00

-

11

3%

Boise State University

2.99

-

-

-

25%

Iota Xi

University of South Carolina-Aiken

3.34

$0.00

0.00

-

-39%

Iota Zeta

Miami University

3.14

-

-

-

4%

Colorado Mesa

Colorado Mesa University

-

$0.00

0.00

49.5

-

Texas Wesleyan

Texas Wesleyan University

-

-

-

-

-26%

Lander

Lander University

2.70

$0.00

42.00

12.5

-39%

Methodist

Methodist University

2.55

$0.00

0.00

-

-39%

Iowa

University of Iowa

2.85

$295.17

0.00

-

-

UC Irvine

University of California, Irvine

-

-

-

-

-14%

UT - Tyler

University of Texas at Tyler

2.71

-

-

-

45%

FIU

Florida International University

2.87

-

-

-

-46%

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-7%

-

-

BOND ETERNAL

Brothers below are listed by chapter, with the following dates being of initiation and then of passing.

ALPHA EPSILON Bernard Lane Elias, 10/16/37, 8/13/10 Charles Chaffin Boone, 3/23/49, 4/21/18

BETA PSI Donald Robbins Liem, 3/2/52, 7/29/18 James Herbert Dorsey, 9/30/56, 3/26/18

EPSILON Donald Michael Patton, 2/2/91, 6/28/18 Marlin Philip Ristenbatt, 12/3/50, 3/2/18 Karl Theodore Smith, 12/11/53, 3/28/17

ALPHA ZETA Earl John Whitney, 4/19/53, 5/18/18

BETA CHI M. F. McDonough, 10/17/48, 4/18/18

ALPHA ETA Bruce Allen Tschantz, 4/13/58, 6/28/17

GAMMA ALPHA Charles Henry Malone, 8/3/58, 7/18/18

ALPHA LAMBDA Aric Wayne Warsaw, 11/16/01, 6/28/18 Dick D. Mills, 2/17/52, 9/26/14 Robert Paul Keck, 5/3/42, 2/6/09

GAMMA EPSILON William Steven Giachino, 4/12/65, 12/3/13 Robert F. Osborne, 2/13/60, 5/16/18 Peter P. Berman, 5/19/51, 5/28/18 Dennis A. Brusaschetti, 2/5/64, 2/1/86

ETA Bill Otis Murray, 2/3/51, 4/22/18 Chris L Northern, 11/20/77, 3/23/18 IOTA Franklin W Maury, 3/18/32, 10/27/01 KAPPA Paul Douglas Kelley, 10/28/59, 9/24/17 Ricardo L Price, 4/28/54, 1/20/18

ALPHA MU Dale Scott Hulce, 1/23/76, 9/18/18 ALPHA UPSILON Fred V. Dellett, 3/25/56, 4/12/18 Larry Kent Patterson, 3/22/58, 7/26/18

SIGMA August Lukasko, 5/18/74, 9/30/06

ALPHA CHI Bill William Edwards, 2/22/50, 5/30/18 Richard L. Greaves, 7/20/52, 8/14/18

TAU Tom James Heckert, 1/25/87, 8/5/18

BETA ALPHA Charles S. Hicks, 11/21/37, 12/31/07

UPSILON Steven Deyo Greiner, 12/16/62, 10/2/06

BETA BETA Hans Henry Lodholz, 6/5/60, 1/8/18 Robert B. Colley, 2/13/83, 6/24/14

CHI Hank A. Millon, 1/10/45, 4/2/18

BETA GAMMA Richard Raymond Rebal, 9/20/52, 1/7/18 Robert M Simonds, 3/16/47, 7/17/14

OMEGA John Richard Macso, 9/9/67, 10/8/06 Frederick Nellis Wolf, 9/20/53, 2/2/18 ALPHA ALPHA Mark Blanchard, 2/21/59, 11/1/16 ALPHA GAMMA George M Elrod, 5/15/48, 5/17/18

BETA EPSILON David Edward Hill, 4/15/56, 8/22/18 BETA ZETA Richard Allen Fort, 4/28/63, 8/14/18

ALPHA ETA Charles William Gray, 1/8/50, 11/10/17

BETA PI Robert Gordon Johnson, 1/20/52, 5/1/18 Richard John Bartek, 1/20/52, 3/23/18

ALPHA DELTA Brian Patrick Champ, 4/18/94, 3/23/18

BETA RHO Rodwell Beach Shuler, 6/7/61, 4/7/18

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GAMMA KAPPA John C. Ginalick, 12/14/52, 11/10/15 Mel Edgar Swanlund, 12/14/52, 8/1/14 Bruce B. White, 6/5/53, 3/16/18 GAMMA RHO David Richard Moore, 5/16/76, 7/21/15 GAMMA TAU Raymond F. Rollet, 5/12/57, 8/13/16 Ian Major, 1/24/18, 6/11/18 Donald Robert Bradley, 5/4/58, 5/11/16 GAMMA UPSILON John Richard McCorkle, 12/16/56, 5/15/18 John Charles Baker, 5/15/60, 10/6/17 GAMMA CHI David Edward Evelyn, 8/22/65, 7/26/17 GAMMA PSI Phillip Lane Gjerstad, 2/17/63, 8/21/10 Graham Thomas Gould, 2/7/60, 3/2/18 GAMMA OMEGA Raymond C Hamon, 10/6/57, 5/26/15 Sam G. Evetts, 2/23/64, 7/2/18 DELTA DELTA Howard Inglis Mansfield, 2/17/57, 10/31/17 DELTA ZETA Ronald Glenn Neal, 10/10/59, 4/17/18

UPHOLDING OUR STANDARDS

Chapter Closures DELTA MU Clayton Clark Averbuck, 3/25/70, 8/22/18 Michael Brian Calhau, 12/29/63, 6/1/17 John Brian Scura, 6/10/68, 8/12/18 DELTA CHI John Woodard Fanning, 5/16/59, 2/7/18 DELTA OMEGA William J. Ciszczon, 4/27/69, 5/28/18 EPSILON ALPHA Donald Richard Tenove, 2/24/68, 8/10/18 EPSILON DELTA Larry Neil Skalet, 5/30/70, 1/16/94 EPSILON RHO Bob L. Bedford, 2/23/57, 5/14/18 Jim D. Carroll, 4/15/51, 5/29/17 Stephen J. Debranch, 12/4/77, 11/7/15 Peter T. Foster, 5/24/64, 10/1/15 Larry Walter Fritz, 3/3/68, 6/19/18 Wesley Glen Funk, 2/7/54, 2/21/03 Kevin Mark Hall, 5/14/95, 1/4/18 Scott Charles Spierling, 5/28/78, 12/31/17 William Mack Woodward, 2/6/55, 1/1/18 ZETA PI Matthew Scott Mickel, 5/17/03, 9/2/18 ZETA TAU James W.T. Moody, 11/5/83, 6/5/18 ETA EPSILON Shan S. Pabley, 11/1/94, 3/16/18 ETA KAPPA Gregory Edwin Robinson, 4/19/03, 7/2/18 ETA OMICRON Greg Allan Griffin, 12/11/92, 3/25/13 THETA MU Wayne Chih Huang, 11/9/96, 6/24/18 THETA XI Alex Allex Nieto, 7/1/91, 7/15/18

BETA KAPPA – UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Last spring, the Grand Council voted to revoke the charter of the Beta Kappa Chapter at the University of Alabama. The chapter had been operating under specific sanctions from the university and despite efforts of the university and alumni volunteers, the chapter failed to complete multiple requirements of the sanctions on specific dates, and also had additional policy violations of University and Fraternity policies in the spring semester. The difficult decision of revoking the charter was made in cooperation with the chapter’s alumni volunteers. While difficult in the shortterm, we are currently working with the alumni and university to restore the Beta Kappa Chapter with men of Courage, Action, and Excellence in preparation for the Fraternity’s return.

ALPHA ALPHA – UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Last spring the Grand Council of Delta Sigma Phi made the difficult decision to revoke the charter of our Alpha Alpha Chapter at the University of Illinois. Despite the efforts of a dedicated group of alumni, a committed portion of the undergraduate brothers, and our national staff, the chapter had significantly diminished in membership over the past five years and failed to meet performance expectations.

The passion and dedication of the seven undergraduate members was admirable, but we were very aware of the overwhelming challenge that would lie ahead for the chapter to rebuild a sustainable chapter experience at Illinois. The national fraternity headquarters and ACB are currently determining a timeline of return.

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DELTAGRAPHS Brother Colin Reid, Drexel University ’04, USMC Veteran, drove to Bern N.C., early in the morning of September 20th to aid in the relief effort of Hurricane Florence. He brought down relief/cleanup materials and spent the remainder of the month helping in the relief/rebuilding effort in the surrounding area. Brother Reid set up a GoFundMe page to accept donations to continue to purchase additional supplies. Brothers from his chapter and the Fraternity-atlarge pitched in to support his efforts.

PAUSE FOR APPLAUSE ERIC HAGEN, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire '13, was awarded the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Service & Support for his work at the School District of Elmbrook in Brookfield, WI. The honor was given during the district's Engaged in Excellence Awards.

R. NEIL STIKELEATHER, UNC, Charlotte ’92, has been recognized on the Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” inaugural list, published on February 15, 2018. He is a Wealth Management Advisor with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and has been with Bank of America for eighteen years. He earned a BA in 1992 and MS in 1997 from UNC Charlotte.

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