Delta Upsilon Quarterly: Volume 125, Issue 4

Friendship

Volume 125, № 4 - Winter 2008

“ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience

but where he stands at times of

challenge and controversy.”

Character

Culture

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July 31 – August 3, 2008 Register online at www.deltau.org

Schedule of Events* Thursday, July 31, 2008 Morning DUIF Board Meeting Afternoon On-site Check-in Attendee Orientation Province Meetings Evening Opening Session Undergraduate Convention

Saturday, August 2, 2008 Morning Undergraduate Educational Sessions Assembly of Trustees Afternoon Undergraduate Educational Sessions Alumni Educational Sessions Evening Receptions and Grand Banquet DU Celebrity Poker Tournament

Friday, August 1, 2008 Morning Undergraduate Educational Sessions Afternoon Hands-On Service Project Alumni Educational Sessions Evening Astros vs. Mets Baseball Game

Sunday, August 3, 2008 Morning DU Golf Tournament Checkout and Departures *This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

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The Principles of Delta Upsilon The Promotion of Friendship The Development of Character The Diffusion of Liberal Culture The Advancement of Justice

The Motto of Delta Upsilon Dikaia Upotheke - Justice Our Foundation Officers President Dr. E. Bernard Franklin, Kansas State ‘76 Chairman of the Board William L. Messick, Lafayette ‘68 Secretary Charles E. “Chuck” Downton, North Carolina ‘66 Treasurer David G. Herzer, Wisconsin ‘54 Directors Malcolm P. Branch, Wisconsin ‘69 Timothy C. Dowd, Oklahoma ‘75 Robert D. Fisher, Alberta ‘76 Joseph R. Heerens, DePauw ‘84 Bruce McKinney, Missouri ‘74 Keith Menezes, Georgia Tech ‘08 John F. Simpson, Bradley ‘08 Richard X. Taylor, North Carolina State ‘82 K. Brad Valentine, Tufts ‘67

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Past Presidents Terry L. Bullock, Kansas State ‘61 Samuel M. Yates, San Jose ‘55 Bruce Bailey, Denison ‘58 James D. McQuaid, Chicago ‘60 Alvan E. (Ed) Porter, Oklahoma ‘65 International Headquarters Staff Executive Director, Delta Upsilon Fraternity Justin Kirk Executive Director, Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation David R. Schumacher Executive Assistant Barbara A. Harness Director of Operations Brandylin J. Cole Accounts Administrator Tamara Ault Director of Alumni Development Craig S. Sowell, Houston ‘92 Director of Volunteer Development Eric Chamberlain Director of Leadership Development Andy Bergman Director of Communications Jean Gileno Assoc. Director of Chapter Services Ian M. Areces, Rochester ‘06 Administrative Assistant Jana Cole Membership Records Clerk Roslyn Riall

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Volume 125, № 4 - Winter 2008

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2008 Winter Educational Conference

Chapter Leaders Embrace DU’s Founding Principles

By Andrew Bergman, Director of Leadership Development Delta Upsilon introduced a newly defined curriculum at the 2008 Winter Educational Conference. Brothers learned how to lead their chapter to return to or more clearly exemplify the founding principles of Delta Upsilon.

Recruitment Symposium: Day One Highlights The symposium started with a keynote address from Brother Rick Taylor, North Carolina State ’82, about recruiting on our fraternity principles and finding the passion and desire for our principles to be used as the foundation to bring potential members into our fraternity.

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An educational session by Jeremiah Shinn from Indiana University followed Brother Taylor’s address. Shinn challenged brothers to incorporate DU’s principles and values into their chapter’s recruitment strategy and helped the recruitment chairmen identify the need for their chapter to become a values-based chapter through the men they recruit into the fraternity.

Recruitment Symposium: Day Two Highlights Josh Orendi from Phired Up Productions led a highly interactive and fun recruitment training program designed to help chapters recruit a higher quantity of higher quality members. The Dynamic Recruitment Workshop started with the basics to help recruitment chairmen master the four competencies of recruitment excellence: skills development, product knowledge, audience understanding and motivation.

A proven system was unveiled to empower recruitment chairmen with a consistent method for attracting top

Alumni Director K. Brad Valentine, Tufts ‘67 works with Corey Mock, North Dakota ‘08

undergraduate leaders. This dynamic recruitment process is a template for applied, year-round, values-based recruitment success for Delta Upsilon. Each recruitment chairman received Phired Up’s Dynamic Recruitment Workbook which provides a written record of learning and a personalized action plan for immediate results to his chapter.

Presidents Academy: Day One Highlights Leading and developing a chapter on the four founding principles is a great challenge for many undergraduate chapter leaders. The 2008 Presidents Academy provided skill-based training to empower chapter presidents in leading values-based chapters through the founding principles. Delta Upsilon International President, Bernard Franklin, Kansas State ‘76, set the stage with a keynote address on Friday.

Franklin touched on how our society is changing, how our fraternity is changing and how we must hold ourselves, our brothers, and others accountable to the words and actions that are incongruent to the founding principles.

Following Brother Franklin’s speech Mindy Sopher, Lecturer in Communication at North Carolina University, and Dominic Greene, Oregon ’99 took the reins as lead facilitators for the Presidents Academy. They helped identify each president’s unique leadership style and offered one of five leadership styles: modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act and encouraging the heart. These unique styles brought the chapter president an introspective on how he can work with his chapter and how the chapter might perceive his leadership.

Presidents Academy: Day Two Highlights The second day brought about an in-depth examination of the founding principles. Presidents dissected the principles to better understand them and then effortlessly identified activities and actions related to the principles.

They identified how their own chapter can exemplify the founding principles with chapter activities and members’ actions. A team of small group facilitators encouraged skillbased learning in confrontation and communication skills.

They focused on confronting and challenging our brothers on the actions and activities that are incongruent to the founding principles.

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Delta Upsilon’s insurance expert, Brother Jordan Lotsoff, Northern Illinois ‘88, educated chapter presidents on the appropriate loss prevention standards and procedures.

Colleen Rose, Coordinator of Civic Education at Indiana University, confronted and challenged the chapters to become civic stewards and encouraged members to look deeper within the principle of advancement of justice and to apply an introspective of social justice within DU chapters and communities. Rose called for conversations about sexual assault, sexism, alcoholism and poverty to take place openly within the chapter setting. With these conversations in place chapters can move forward to address issues through philanthropic partnerships.

The presidents also undertook an activity that helped develop courage and partnerships in challenging the process of becoming a values-based chapter. Helping others to see that their inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated is a key component of Delta Upsilon being a model fraternity.

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Presidents Academy: Day Three Highlights Day three was about creating accountability in action within the chapters. Presidents created Goals and Action

Plans (GAPS) which identified areas of improvement and action needed for each specific chapter. The plans are utilized as a template for sustainable action to assist ideas and actions that are needed to be a values-based chapter.

Delta Upsilon Emerging Leaders Program The DUEL program, a selective process of young inspiring emerging leaders, was back at the 2008 Winter Educational Conference. The program offered various skills of development for our emerging leaders. Brother Adam Culley, Northern Iowa ‘00, led a class of 17 men to become values-based leaders within our chapters and Greek communities.

Comprised of a variety of skill-sets, the curriculum included building an understanding of the purpose of a Delta Upsilon’s existence. By the conclusion of the program leaders were able to dissect and articulate the meaning of the founding principles and offer how these principles can be incorporated into their personal lives as well as the chapter environment. Each brother developed his own action plan to continue to challenge Delta Upsilon and challenge himself to become a great leader.

Delta Upsilon thanks the following individuals for being small group facilitators for the Winter Educational Conference: Laura Bauer, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, University of Kansas; Julie Drury, Coordinator of Greek Life Programs, University of Missouri; Anita Kerlin, Director of Chapter Services, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority; Sara Jahansouz, Director of Greek Life, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Laurel Peffer, Graduate Assistant in Greek Life, Bowling Green State University; Candice Perilstein, Graduate Assistant, University of South Florida; Aaron Siders, Kansas State ‘04; Philip McDaniel, Central Florida ‘03; Aaron Clevenger, Central Florida ‘97; Michael Martens, Kent State ‘03; Philip Ranford, Culver-Stockton ‘00; and Andrew Martin, Washington State ‘05.

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Your Best Shot Capturing Delta Upsilon’s Four Founding Principles While it may be unlikely that a sense of Delta Upsilon brotherhood can be captured in a single photograph, sometimes a photo says it all. We invite you to give your best shot at capturing one of Delta Upsilon’s four founding principles in a photograph.

The Promotion of Friendship The Development of Character The Diffusion of Liberal Culture The Advancement of Justice 4 Examples of your best shots:

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Capture a brother working with a mentor or helping someone in the community. Find an opportunity to photograph more than one generation when parents or faculty are visiting the chapter for a special event. Capture the next buzzer beating shot at your next intramural game.

Plan to have your camera ready throughout the year as photos will be accepted at any time.

Send photos in electronic format as a jpeg file, preferably smaller than 500k. Photos for print publication must be higher resolution and larger physical size: a minimum of 4 inches x 5 inches and 300 dpi (dots per inch). This is typically the highest resolution setting on most digital cameras (at least an 1800 mega pixel resolution). If in doubt, set your camera to the highest resolution available. Photos at less than 300 dpi resolution and smaller than 4 inches x 5 inches may not be acceptable for print DO NOT send original photographs through the mail, as we cannot assure their return or safety.

Tips for a great photo finish: Keep it in focus. Use the appropriate camera setting and lighting. Avoid poses such as check acceptances, podium speakers, and groups standing in line or stacked rows. If you are shooting a service project, look for an action photo of the volunteers in progress or interacting with children or the community members you are helping. We are not likely to use an action shot with mostly backs or backs of heads.

Strive for identifiable faces, though they do not have to be facing forward entirely. Side shots of faces are okay if there is a mix of forward and side shots. The most important factor is facial expression; look for happy, positive, excited, surprised, or content faces. Don’t overload the photo with too many people, unless it’s an intended crowd shot.

Submit your best shot: Email your photo to Director of Communications, Jean Gileno Lloyd at Gileno@deltau.org. Don’t forget, we also need your contact name, telephone number, and e-mail address.

By submitting a photo, you certify that you own the photo or have the right to permit Delta Upsilon to use and publish the image, and that you understand that all photographs submitted to Delta Upsilon may be published, used or distributed in print, electronic, and other media.

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Undergraduate News ALBERTA

BRADLEY

In January, the Alberta Chapter’s indoor soccer team competed in the University intramural program. The Ducks, whose rotating roster includes Shad Thevenaz, Alberta ‘08, Tim Schneider, Alberta ‘11, Michael Marsiglio, Alberta ‘09, Graeme Stout Alberta, ‘11, Mark Parsons, Alberta ‘08, Joshua Dunsmuir, Alberta ‘08, Muntaka Shah, Alberta ‘11, and Bilal Abdu Alberta ‘11; were undefeated in their division with only two games left in the season.

The chapter finished renovating the basement with new walls and tile. The Peoria media spotlighted the chapter twice this year for the Jump for St. Jude philanthropy.

Bradley University awarded the chapter as the best fraternity in recruitment, membership development and social programming. Wade Dooley, Bradley ‘08, was named scholar of the semester and John Simpson, Bradley ‘08, was named president of the semester.

In conjunction with Interfraternity Council the chapter held their first ever winter recruitment. They brought Guitar Hero to their booth and while passersby stopped to watch their fretwork, they shared information about DU’s nonsecrecy, stance on hazing, and founding principles.

Bradley’s Corporation Board launched the chapter web site at www.bradleydu.org. The site includes content and resources for students, parents and alumni including a “stay connected” link.

CENTRAL FLORIDA

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At the end of September the Central Florida Chapter participated in the Annual Panhellenic King Philanthropy.

Brothers Byron Gilbert, Central Florida ‘08, and Neil Sneath, Central Florida ‘07, represented the chapter during the event. A progressive dinner in which members from all the fraternities and sororities prepared food from different cultures to help show the diversity of the organizations and the University of Central Florida. Gilbert and Sneath performed in a talent competition attended by the entire chapter. During the talent portion Byron and Neil preformed an interpretive dance of the song “I Believe I Can Fly” by R. Kelly. On Friday, a can drive was held at the Pi Beta Phi house on campus to help give food to the needy. The Central Florida Chapter donated approximately 700 of the 3000

Alberta undergraduates demonstrate, Guitar Hero, the popular series of music video games.

On January 21, 2008, Tim Schneider, Alberta ‘11 along joined others in the Greek community for Alpha Gamma Delta’s annual Alpha Gam Man fundraiser. The competition was done in the style of a Miss America pageant, complete with evening wear, swim suit competition, talent show, and Q & A. Schneider placed sixth overall, the brothers of Delta Upsilon helped raise more than $1,300 for diabetes research in Alberta.

Central Florida brothers with children from the Boys and Girls Club of Orlando.

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canned food products that were donated throughout the competition. The competition ended on Saturday where the Panhellenic Council held a barbeque to prelude the awards ceremony. During the ceremony Byron and Neil were announced as “Pan Kings.”

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On October 28, 2007 the Central Florida Chapter participated in Trick or Treat on Greek Street. The chapter was paired with Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Sigma, and Alpha Epsilon Phi. Andrew Ferrin, Central Florida ‘10, organized the event inviting the Boys and Girls Club of Orlando for a fun day of games, and a safe environment for local kids and families to trick or treat. The event theme was “secret agent.” There were five stations for the kids to train to be secret agents, which included a laser obstacle course (which was made of PVC and yarn), a blow-up obstacle course, a bean bag target practice (the kids would throw bean bags at a human replica), finger printing station, and a station to make your own secret agent badge. The group was the overall winner and started out the chapter’s Homecoming week with a huge morale boost.

DEPAUW On Sunday, October 28, the DePauw Chapter co-hosted an annual Haunted House with Alpha Phi to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Montgomery County. More than 200 people from the community and campus toured the house and enjoyed food, games, and activities. Every member

of DU and Alpha Phi put on their best acting skills to scare the guests. The event got rave reviews, and the chapter saw a 40 percent increase in funds raised, accumulating $527 for the Boys & Girls Club of Montgomery County.

In February, the DePauw chapter hosted the Region 6 Regional Leadership Seminar.

ILLINOIS On December 16 members of the Illinois Chapter traveled to Biloxi, Miss., to help rebuild residential houses destroyed

by Hurricane Katrina. Working with the Gulf Coast chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the fraternity members made the 13-hour drive to Mississippi after finals and returned home just before Christmas. Ben Kantner, Illinois ‘08, told the Daily Illini that the opportunity to do community work is one of the pillars of the fraternity. “People don't seem to know what happened to families in coast states other than Louisiana,” he said. “If we have the means and the opportunity to help those less fortunate than us, we have to seize the chance to help better someone's life.”

IONA On Sunday November 18, 2007 the Iona College Chapter participated in a community service event. In preparation for the Thanksgiving holidays, the brothers transported food to a local church for families in need of a holiday dinner. After arriving at the designated church, the brothers unloaded

DU Brothers from Region 6 gathered at DePauw in February for the Regional Leadership Seminar.

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several hundred pounds of food ranging from vegetables to yams to potatoes, and 50 frozen turkeys. The service marks a full decade of Iona brother’s commitment to this particular charity and chapter members agreed that such service to the community is rewarding to both the community and the DU men alike.

encouragement to continue my efforts to learn more about the financial market.” Diaz, who anticipates working on Wall Street one day, assisted Nicole Crain, visiting professor of economics and business, with collecting and organizing data as an EXCEL scholar during this past January interim session. He is a member of the investment club, Lafayette Men's Rugby team, and Hispanic Society of Lafayette and serves as sports coordinator for the International Students Association.

LEHIGH

Robert Swift, Kansas State ‘09, was elected to serve as student body vice president at Kansas State University.

Swift is a political science major from Houston, Texas.

Delta Upsilon senior Jimmy Kehs, Lehigh ‘08, is one of three players from Lehigh’s football team recently recognized as members of the North American Interfraternity Conference All-Fraternity All-America Team. The senior offensive lineman was named in the honorable mention selection. Kehs concluded his career with his second All-Patriot League nod after starting all ten games in which he was healthy for this season. The Pennsylvania native saw time along the line in all four of his years at Lehigh, starting nearly every game over the course of the past three seasons. Nominations for the team were submitted by various fraternity headquarters, Greek advisers and sports information directors, in addition to research done by selector Jay Langhammer.

LAFAYETTE

MINNESOTA

Economics and business major Eduardo Diaz, Lafayette ‘10, (Quito, Ecuador) was awarded the Morgan Stanley Richard B. Fisher Scholarship. The scholarship provides qualified undergraduate underrepresented minority students with a two-year academic scholarship and a paid internship in the firm's Institutional Securities and Information Technology businesses the summer prior to graduation. Morgan Stanley Richard B. Fisher scholars work as summer analysts in various divisions of the firm, which include equity research, fixed income, institutional equity, and investment banking eligibility. Lafayette students were invited to compete for this scholarship through the efforts of Michael Heaney, who is a managing director at Morgan Stanley and an active member of the College's Leadership Council. As a finalist for the scholarship, Diaz was invited to “Superday” (the final round in the competition) at Morgan Stanley’s New York City headquarters where he underwent three 30-minute interviews– one with an associate, one with a vice president and one with a managing director. “This scholarship program represents a big step forward toward reaching my career goals,” says Diaz. “It also represents an

Newly-hired Minnesota Golden Gopher football coach Tim Brewster spoke to the Minnesota Chapter, and a few alumni guests during a Monday night chapter meeting in October. Brewster, who was brought to the Minnesota for his recruiting abilities, talked about how to recruit and to build relationships with potential members. He challenged the chapter to come to every game and to stay for the whole time. Minnesota fans have a hard time doing both. Coach

Iona Chapter gathered after delivering food for families in need.

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KANSAS STATE

Minnesota football coach, Tim Brewster, gave a motivational talk to the Minnesota chapter.

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Brewster then signed a football poster and presented it to the chapter. He fielded questions about Gopher Nation (the battle cry for the season), recruitment, the season, and the soon-to-be-built Gopher Football Stadium.

MISSOURI The Missouri chapter paired with Delta Gamma to place second in the homecoming float competition. Ryan Murdock, Missouri ‘09, was a tri-director of the Homecoming Steering Committee. Eric Bolton, Missouri ‘08, was also a member of the Steering Committee. In intramurals, the chapter’s flag football team finished second in this year’s Division 1 (large fraternity) playoff competition. The soccer team was a playoff semi-finalist.

NORTH CAROLINA The North Carolina Chapter of Delta Upsilon developed a partnership with the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Each brother will go through training to become a full time Red Cross volunteer.

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Kappa Kappa Gamma, the DU men won best male lead, best choreography, and most professional, among other awards.

The Oklahoma Chapter arranged a campus presentation

by The Gordie Foundation on March 4. An audience of more than 100 students learned about the dangers of alcohol, binge drinking, and hazing and viewed the trailer for the upcoming documentary HAZE. The Gordie Foundation promotes alcohol awareness and education. For more information visit www.thegordiefoundation.org.

OREGON STATE During the fall term of 2007 Miles Dodge, Oregon State ‘09, was chosen as homecoming king for Oregon State University. Dodge is pictured with the school mascot "Benny the Beaver" after being announced the winner at the campus wide bonfire.

After this training, the American Red Cross can call on the chapter to assist with any disaster relief that occurs within Orange County. This opens the door for brothers to become even more involved with the Red Cross. If brothers want to volunteer for a relief effort somewhere outside of the county, the Orange County Chapter will make the necessary arrangements. In order to kick off the new partnership the chapter held a blood drive on October 30, 2007.

NORTH FLORIDA The North Florida Chapter won the school's 2007-2008 homecoming, less than a year after the chapter’s installation and in their first year as a member of the IFC. The brothers received enormous help from their homecoming partner, Delta Gamma, and were lead by J.T. Holton, North Florida ‘08, vice president of public relations and Alex Murphy, North Florida ‘10, social chair.

OKLAHOMA Bernard Franklin, Kansas State ‘76, Delta Upsilon International President, gave an inspiring charge to the 53 new members at the initiation ceremony of the Oklahoma Chapter of Delta Upsilon on November 11, 2007. President Franklin spoke of his experiences as an undergraduate and how his fraternity brothers helped him succeed both as a business man and as a family man. The previous night the chapter placed second in University Sing, a campus-wide stage production competition. Paired with the women of

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Housemother, Lia Pinkerton, joined by members of the San Jose State Chapter.

PENNSYLVANIA The Pennsylvania chapter enjoyed a formal date party with music by the Penn Jazz Ensemble.

ROCHESTER The Rochester chapter joined the University of Rochester Debate Union to host a debate between members of the College Republicans and the College Democrats and Students for Obama.

SAN JOSE San Jose State’s housemother, Lia Pinkerton, was featured in an article in the San Jose Mercury News.

Pinkerton is the only fraternity house mom on campus and she makes sure the 70 chapter members, 44 of whom live in the house, treat the house with respect and act like gentlemen.

eliminate sexual assault and misconduct on campus. Some of their specific goals include roundtable discussions, new accountability measures, and increased safety precautions for house parties and events. In February, the Swarthmore Chapter hosted the first in a series of discussions on the role men’s groups can play in addressing issues of sexual violence.

The discussion, attended by a mix of DU brothers and other students, was intended as a way to brainstorm possible ways to get other male groups – and ultimately the campus as a whole – to change its view of sexual assault.

Additionally, acting on the chapter’s advice, Swarthmore College made AlcoholEDU mandatory for all incoming freshmen. The chapter first made AlcoholEDU mandatory for all brothers two years ago and is proud to see the college following its lead.

Pinkerton and chapter members Brad Buchanan, San Jose ‘09, and Adam Sessa, San Jose ‘10, were selected for the San Jose State A.S. 55 Award. This one-time honor recognizes those who demonstrate outstanding commitment to and involvement with San Jose State University and the campus community. Up to 55 students are selected each year out of 30,000 student making this a great honor. Buchanan and Sessa are the second and third DUs to be selected since 2000.

SWARTHMORE Led by President Alex Ginsberg, Swarthmore '08, the Swarthmore chapter began a new initiative in association with several groups for women and/or survivors to

Swarthmore DUs helping Habitat for Humanity.

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The chapter increased its community service efforts including work with the Red Cross Blood Drive, Habitat for Humanity, and the Adopt-a-Family program. The Adopt-aFamily seeks to provide Christmas gifts for needy families from Chester, Pennsylvania. To raise funds to give their adopted family lots of presents, brothers designed and sold DU/Holiday themed wall decorations. People who bought a decoration signed their names and the brothers used them to decorate the DU house for the annual holiday banquet. In only two weeks the fund raising campaigned netted enough money to provide holiday gifts for a family in need.

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VIRGINIA

Western Ontario

The Virginia chapter of Delta Upsilon looks forward to the completion of a newly renovated basement. Thanks to generous contributions in both time and money from alumni, the first phase of renovations is nearly complete.

Preliminary plans are already being drawn for more extensive renovations during the summer. The brothers anticipate this as a means to maintain and expand their place at UVA and the surrounding community. The philanthropy chair plans to expand their fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club, which netted $1,000 to include work for Habitat for Humanity and volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club.

In November the Western Ontario Chapter competed in the annual Kappa Alpha Theta charity air bands. In this competition they placed second and plans are already being made for the 2008 competition. Brother David Cabral, Western Ontario ‘11, represented the chapter in the annual Alpha Phi charity Mr. Greek competition. After a valiant effort against very stiff competition, Brother Cabral placed fourth. The chapter has also been very active at the London Boy’s And Girls Club, volunteering several times this year.

The Province 4 Regional Leadership Seminar was held in Florida on February 9.

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Alumni Club News Columbus Area The Delta Upsilon Alumni Club of Columbus held its second successful event last fall. On Wednesday, December 12, more than 30 brothers from an array of chapters met for a happy-hour to socialize, share stories and network.

The goal of the Alumni Club is to provide the opportunity for brothers who are located in the Central Ohio region from any chapter or era to gather and rekindle old friendships and to make new ones. The Columbus Alumni Club will also seek alumni who would like to assist in the development of local chapters. Those interested in getting involved should contact ColumbusDU@gmail.com.

Indianapolis Alumni Club The Indianapolis Alumni Club gathered for the first time in four years with a reception organized by Jacob Blasdel, DePauw ‘07, with support from IHQ staff. The club has planned regular lunches in the Indianapolis area, a golf

Cody Adams, Western Illinois ‘04 and Kevin Ching, Georgia Tech ‘99 at DU’s Chicago Alumni Reception in December.

outing on May 17 and a DU Business Networking group.

The group has have family-friendly events throughout the year. Contact Jacob Blasdel at indydu@gmail.com for more information.

What is a Delta Upsilon Alumni Club?

What is an Alumni Club?

A Delta Upsilon Alumni Club is a geographcially-based association comprised of DU brothers from various chapters who live in the same area.

What is the purpose of an Alumni Club?

An Alumni Club provides social and networking options for members, and enhances the standing of the Fraternity in that particular area.

What activities are involved?

Activities often include monthly or bimonthly happy hour events; annual golf tournaments; Founder’s Day Dinners and group outing to cultural events or ball games.

How do I know if I live near an Alumni Club?

Search for an Alumni Club near you by going to www.deltau. org and clicking on Alumni.

What if I don’t live near an Alumni Club?

Start one! Call IHQ at 317.875.8900 to get started. DU can provide mailing lists, event ideas, and other assistance to begin connecting Delta Upsilon brothers in your area.

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Legacy Circle

Building Better Men for the Future The Legacy Circle of the Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation was established in 2000 to recognize and honor those individuals making provisions for Delta Upsilon through their estate plans. These gifts have a lasting impact on the future of our Foundation. Membership in the Legacy Circle is open to those individuals making planned gifts to the Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation. The donor becomes a member of the Legacy Circle when the Foundation receives written notice of a planned gift intention. Presently, more than 70 DU brothers are members of the Legacy Circle with gift intentions totaling approximately $3.5 million. We encourage every DU brother to consider including the Foundation as a part of his estate plan.

Your Planned Gift Will Allow You To: •

Establish a lasting legacy of leadership and generosity

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Instill in future DU brothers the timeless principles of friendship, character, culture and justice

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Help DU plan for the future while meeting one of our mission points, which is providing for the long-term financial stability of the Brotherhood

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Benefit from short- and long-term tax savings

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Maximize the estate left to your family, friends and loved ones

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A Legacy All Your Own When it comes to securing your DU legacy through a planned gift, you have a number of options, each of which offers its own advantages. The accompanying chart illustrates the range of planned giving opportunities and suggests a few of the benefits of each option. Of course, since we are not financial consultants, we recommend that you speak with a financial advisor about which of these options would best serve you and your estate.

Type of Gift

Description

Benefits Include

May be best if you…

BEQUESTS (see chart on next page)

A gift you pass to a person or entity through your will

Unlimited deductions from federal and most state inheritance taxes

Are more focused on longterm planning than immediate tax savings Want the flexibility of a gift that doesn’t affect your current cash flow

RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

IRAs, 401(k) plans, 403 (b) plans and profit sharing plans with DU named as the beneficiary

Income tax savings for estate and your heirs Administrative simplicity (beneficiary designations can be made and changed without an attorney)

Want to provide for both your family and DU Wish to give to DU the assets that would otherwise be taxable to your estate, family or friends

LIFE INSURANCE

Outright gifts of policies that you no longer need, or naming DU as your policy’s beneficiary

Reducing your federal estate by the full face amount of the policy proceeds Deduction of policy proceeds as part of your taxable estate

Are maintaining insurance coverage you no longer need

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS AND GIFT ANNUITIES

Funds that provide you with income today and provide for DU later

Income tax savings Gift, estate and capital gains tax saving

Want to make a major gift while retaining or increasing your income

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Type of Bequest Percentage

A gift expressed as a percentage of your estate, regardless of whether your estate grows larger or smaller over time

Specific

Specifies that an exact dollar amount or specific asset (such as stocks, bonds, real estate, artwork or collectibles) from your estate pass on to DU

Residuary

Directs all or a percentage of your estate’s residue (what’s left after the other terms of your will have been satisfied) to DU

Contingent

Makes a gift to DU only after certain criteria have been met (for example, you might designate that DU receive all or some of your estate only if you outlive your primary beneficiaries)

Restricted

Restricts your gift for a specific purpose or a particular program

The following language is suggested for inclusion in the will of any DU alumnus: “I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation, with headquarters at 8705 Founders Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, (the sum of $_____; the following described property:___________; or ____ % of the rest, residue or remainder of my estate) to be used for the general purposes of the Foundation as the Board of Trustees may direct.”

Visit the Foundation website: www.duef.org, click estate planning tabs for useful information on planned giving, new articles, interactive features on topics and more.

If you have included the Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation in your estate planning, would like to join the Legacy Circle, or would like more information on estate planning opportunities, contact Executive Director, Dave Schumacher at 317-875-8900 or email Schumacher@deltau.org.

The Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation, US tax number 35-1976226, is a qualified 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization. All gifts to the Foundation are taxdeductible as allowed by Federal Law.

Any information presented about tax considerations affecting your financial arrangements is not intended as tax advice and should not be relied upon for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalties. Neither Delta Upsilon nor Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation provide tax, accounting or legal advice. You should review any planned financial transactions or arrangements that may have tax accounting or legal implications with your personal professional advisors.

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Alumni News Alberta

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In January 2008 Dr. Allan A. Warrack, Alberta ‘61, was appointed by the Government of Canada to the Board of the National Research Council Canada (NRC). The NRC is the Government of Canada’s premier organization for research and development.

Recognized globally for research and innovation, the NRC is a leader in the development of an innovative, knowledgebased economy for Canada through science and technology.

Dr. Allan A. Warrack is a Professor (Emeritus) with the Department of Marketing, Business Economics and Law in the Faculty of Business at the University of Alberta.

He has also held the positions of Associate Dean of the Master of Public Management Program and Vice-President (Administration) at the same university.

Cornell Brothers from the class of 1957 enjoyed a two-day gathering held at the Taughannock Farms Inn in June, 2007 immediately prior to Cornell’s Weekend Reunion. For two wonderfully nostalgic days and nights, 19 of the 21 living Class of 1957 DU brothers convened to recall their days at 6 South Avenue.

In attendance were Dick Gross, Jim Drennan, Cornell, Class of 1957 Dutch Butler (from most distant point, Calif., Tom Keating, George Kitchie, Cy Benson, Bill Burke, Pete Blauvelt, Dominick Pasquale, George Spofford, Barry Steelman, Tony Cashen, Dick Tevebaugh, David Nye, David Loysen, Rod Beckwith, Bill Huffer, Joel Schrank and Cotten Seiler. Prior to the gathering, each attendee had submitted by e-mail a short narrative of his activities of the last 50 years to facilitate catching up.

Tim Marchell, Cornell ‘82, is Director of Mental

Health Initiatives at Cornell University Health Services.

On December 28, 2007 a front-page Wall Street Journal article featured Marchell and Cornell’s groundbreaking collaborative mental-health support for students in distress.

DePauw ABC Studios has promoted seasoned creative executive Brian Harvey, DePauw ‘94, to vice president, Drama Series Development. Reporting to Morgan Wandell, senior vice president, Drama Series, Harvey will oversee the creation and development of one-hour series for ABC Studios. He was most recently involved in the development of the freshman ABC Network series “Dirty Sexy Money” as well as “Eli Stone,” a midseason drama.

As director of drama development, Harvey worked on “Brothers and Sisters,” “October Road,” both in their second season, and ABC Family’s highest rated scripted series, “Kyle XY.” “Brian has done an amazing job. He has really stepped up and played a big role in bringing these shows to life. This promotion is very well-deserved,” said Wandell.

An executive with ABC Studios since 2002, Harvey previously worked at The Mark Gordon Company and was a production staffer for the “Star Trek” franchise at Paramount Studios. Harvey graduated from DePauw University with a degree in political science.

Houston Derek Johnson, Houston ‘07, founded networkText. com which enables groups of all types and sizes to easily coordinate their activities by sending text messages to their members’ cell phones via the internet. Johnson organized his business model around advertiser support, so the service is free to users. Each time a group member receives a text, it includes a short line imbedded in the message from a partner advertiser.

Craig Enochs, Houston ‘94, was named a Best Lawyers in America in the practice of Derivatives Law for 2008.

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chapter held their first Founders Day Banquet on April 11 featuring Brother Jim Rose “Voice of the Huskers” Emeritus.

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Steve Manning, Iona ‘03, married Kimberly Terry on July 21, 2007.

Darryl Silver, Northern Illinois ‘89, and his company The Idea Factory, www.tiftv.com announced in January that season two of his TLC show Big Medicine will run for 13 weeks. TLC’s hit show follows individuals who undertake drastic measures to take a bite out of their obesity and explores how obesity affects people’s lives.

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Larry Kendall, Kansas State ‘69, and his wife established the Kendall Scholarship for Overseas Experience through the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University.

Stephen D. Seidel, Penn State ‘00, was on the cover of ESPN ‘Superbowl’ FANS Issue in February as the Philadelphia Eagles Fan. In addition, his recent film, ‘Rise of the Dead’ was released

by Lionsgate and is available for rent/ purchase nationwide. Seidel graduated with an engineering degree and first started working at Motorola in Austin, Texas. He packed up his things and moved to ‘The Big Apple’ to pursue his true passion of performance. In his most recent play, Seidel was described as “Delivered a memorable performance” in the Connecticut Post. Currently, Seidel is adapting a book into a screenplay and shooting smaller projects for the internet, as well as developing a cross-country script for his move to the West Coast. Stephen credits many of his successes to determination, perseverance and the willingness to take huge risks. He welcomes all collaborators and individuals interested in assisting with future creative endeavors.

Visit his web site at www.stephenseidel.net and view some of his acting clips at www.youtube.com/stephenseidel.

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The fund will provide financial assistance to students who qualify for the study abroad program and who are enrolled in the College of Business Administration at K-State.

McGill The McGill Alumni Association will be holding its 110th Annual Banquet Dinner on Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Montreal. Any inquiries/responses can be sent to McGill Alumni President, Gary Rothstein at garyr@lenrod.com or by phone at 514-335-2520 x217.

Missouri The 11th annual Missouri DU alumni golf tournament took place on September 14, 2007, at Lake of the Woods golf course. More than 25 alumni attended and a tailgate followed before the Western Michigan football game the next day.

David C. Novak, Missouri ‘74, is the chief executive of Yum Brands. In October 2007 his new book, The Education of an Accidental CEO: Lessons Learned from the Trailer Park to the Corner Office, was published. The book ties in with the United Nations World Food Program and all proceeds benefit the organization.

Since taking over in 2000, the stock price has tripled; and Yum, to keep up with growing industry trends, was the first to remove trans fat, and they are looking at ways to reduce sodium while maintaining taste. To learn more about Novak’s book or Yum Brands visit www.yum.com.

Nebraska The Nebraska Chapter will celebrate their 110-year uninterrupted presence at the University of Nebraska. The

In January 2008 Charles C. Baldi, Penn State ‘42, published “Hucksters and Horses” a collection of profiles and memories of those he met throughout his life in the advertising sales business.

Baldi’s career selling magazine space for Ladies Home Journal and Modern Maturity spanned almost 50 years. He is also an Army veteran having served as a platoon leader and

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Company Commanders well as a Regimental Liaison Officer.

In advertising sales his customers were companies such as Coca-Cola, G.E., DuPont, Lever Brothers, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Maidenform, Revlon, Avon, Elizabeth Arden, Rubenstein, TWA, Woolworth, Oil of Olay, Hanes Hosiery, Florida Citrus, Bayer Aspirin and Minute Maid.

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Baldi’s profiles include several Delta Upsilon brothers including Bill Robinson, New York ‘23, a former president of Coca-Cola, Charles Prutzman, Penn State ‘18, former legal vice president of Universal Pictures, Bob Brooks, Penn State ‘42, a U.S. Army Engineer who helped to build the Alaskan Highway, Ray Godshall, Penn State ‘41, Earl Tietz, Penn State ‘42, Ron Williams, Penn State ‘42, and Tom Sica, Penn State ‘41.

Washington State WSU held their 89th Anniversary Dinner on March 8.

Recent WSU Graduate, star Cougar Football player, and an outstanding member of Delta Upsilon, Matt Mullennix, Washington State ‘07, was the guest speaker at the event held at Qwest Field.

Western Michigan Christopher A. Lewis, Western Michigan ‘97, graduated with an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University in December 2006 and in March 2007 published, “The Divine Comity: Seven Circles of Effective Collaboration Between Academic and Student Affairs.”

In his profile of Charles Prutzman, former International President of Delta Upsilon Baldi recalls, “Charlie had to be the most outstanding and most loyal DU who ever graduated from Penn State.” His tales includes recollections of post-World War II era luncheons comprised of DU alumni in New York City.

Founders Day, April 19-21, 2008, included a welcome reception at the chapter house, a business meeting and a pregame tailgate. The Founders Day ceremonies were held on Saturday when Brother Floyd Howell, Penn State ‘74, received the Charles D. Prutzman, Penn State ‘18, award for outstanding service to the chapter. Howell served as Corporation treasurer for a period of more than 20 years beginning in 1976 and after a few year lay off, has once again resumed the job.

The 2008 Founders Day award, given annually to a brother whose life and career epitomize the principles of our great fraternity was presented to brother Gil Unangst, Penn State ‘54.

Technology John Thain, Technology ‘77, became chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch on December 1, 2007.

Previously, Brother Thain held management positions at: the New York Stock Exchange (CEO), and Goldman Sachs (President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer).

Washington DUs at the University of Washington lost a great leader with the passing of Richard E. Richards, Washington ‘42.

Richards served as chapter president, and after three years as a Naval Officer during World War II, he gave a lifetime of service to Delta Upsilon. He was a chapter counselor, president of the Northwest Delta Upsilon Corporation, and ultimately the “Grand Old Man” of Washington DUs. He and his wife, Mary were proud parents of three DU sons Byron, Bruce, and Barry. In the 1960s Richards lead the planning and fundraising for the current chapter house, the only new fraternity house built on campus in more than 70 years.

Richards also served on the National Board of the Boy Scouts of America for 20 years earning the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards for distinguished service. He served two terms as president of the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation, and as an advisor for 26 more years. And he managed to do all this while working full time as an owner and manager of an electrical instrument business.

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Robert J. Bryan, Washington ‘56 and James Noe, Washington ’54 are joined by alumni brothers.

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On November 8, 2007 the chapter held their annual Founder’s Day Banquet at the prestigious Don James Center at the University of Washington’s Husky Stadium.

More than 160 undergraduates and alumni attended.

This year’s celebration was especially significant as the Washington Chapter honored one of its own with the esteemed Distinguished DU medal. Brother Robert J. Bryan, Washington ‘56 was bestowed this great honor for his many accomplishments over the course of his lifetime.

The Distinguished DU medal was presented by Brother Judge James Noe, Washington ‘54. Graduating in 1956 from UW and then from its Law school in 1958, Brother Bryan was a six time varsity letter competing in basketball and track and field. Two of those varsity letters were earned during his first year of law school.

Brother Bryan had an illustrious judicial career and was appointed to a lifetime position on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. He is co-author of Model Criminal Jury Instructions-Ninth Circuit (1992) and Model Civil Jury Instructions-Ninth Circuit (1993).

Judge Bryan was a founding member and the first president of the Puget Sound Inn of Court, which was renamed in

2004 in his honor as the Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court.

On November 1, 2000 Judge Bryan assumed senior status after nearly 14 years as a judge on the federal court and 17 years on the state superior court. As a senior judge, Judge Bryan continues to render substantial judicial service to the court and maintain chambers in Tacoma, Wash.

Among many other awards and honors in 2006 Judge Bryan was recognized by the University Of Washington School Of Law with a Distinguished Alumni Award.

Founder’s Day attendees were honored to witness Judge Bryan receive this distinguished honor and share in his reflections about how influential Delta Upsilon has been on his life. All undergraduates, alumni, and community members in attendance provided a standing ovation for the great accomplishments of Judge Bryan as he received the highest honor that Delta Upsilon bestows.

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Dare to

Lead E. Bernard Franklin, Kansas State ‘76 President, Delta Upsilon International Fraternity

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The world around us is changing.

The U.S. Presidential election is about who will lead us into a changing global market place. It is about who will lead America in a sensitive time of Muslim extremism and shaky economies. Who will lead the United States as the world becomes more flat and interconnected? And who will guide the leader of the free world as India and China become global economic leaders?

Nearly every organization in our country is changing.

Delta Upsilon has to as well. Competition requires it. The campus culture requires it. Technology requires it. And the world demands it.

We as a Fraternity must choose whether to do what our brothers have always done in times like these – change methods and move boldly into the future for the sake of our future, if not for ourselves. Or we run the risk of wandering in the same stale direction we have traveled in our very recent past.

As always, at these moments, the decisions we make are not for us, but for those who follow us. And this time, like no other time, the consequences for our future brothers are truly profound.

Will we let drug and alcohol abuse destroy the minds and dreams of our brothers and render them unable to play a leading role in the new global economy?

Will we prevail against the notion that we are just like other fraternities by stopping those among us who would harm us and winning over the minds of those who have yet to take sides so that future brothers can live in a chapter house that is safe, strong and once again viewed throughout the country as a great place to develop men as world leaders?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. says, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.“ Will we face our future as selfish individuals, each of us asking, “What’s in it for me?” Or will we return to the central value that makes our Fraternity great, that we are all in this together and each of us has a responsibility to create a just and lasting organization.

Editors Note: This article grew out of an address to the DU 2008 Winter Educational Conference in Indianapolis. Brother Franklin’s address followed a presentation on globalization that can be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q

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As Bobby Kennedy said, ‘If we fail to dare, if we do not try, the next generation will harvest the fruit of our indifference ... a world we could have made better by caring more for the results of our labors.’

The decisions we make and the training we submit to at DU’s Winter Educational Conference will determine not just the quality of chapter life for our current and future brothers, but will determine the fate of each of our chapters.

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To succeed for our chapters, we must choose a new course. Those wedded to certain practices and procedures of the 70s, 80s, or 90s are wedded to the past– ideas and policies that are tired, worn and obsolete. We will find no new answers there.

Small thinking and outdated answers aren’t the only problems with a vision for the future that is rooted in nostalgia or the desire to hold on to the good old days. The trouble with nostalgia is that we tend to remember or focus on what we liked and forget what we didn’t. It’s not just that the answers of the past aren’t up to the job today; it’s that the system that produced them is outdated. We now live in more culturally and ethnically integrated communities, and technology makes those who once were foreigners our potential brothers.

It’s time to end the games. It’s time for alumni brothers to act like men and role model the behavior we want in young developing men. It’s time for the International Office to deliver quality programs and services that strengthen and build our chapters and not nickel and dime them with little to no support.

And it’s time for undergraduate brothers to take responsibility for your chapters – for in our fraternal culture the chapter is truly yours to manage and operate. If you have come to mistrust and question your International Fraternity, it is in part because you and those before you were not vigilant against those who attempted to lead and inspire you. That these games have played on for so long is the fault of each of us – ending the game and returning the business of the fraternity is now all of our work.

And finally, undergraduate brothers, you must stop recruiting and initiating men who are unworthy of our Fraternity if we are going to make the progress we need. Not every young man is worthy of taking our oath, or is moving in the direction we are headed. You just may be ignoring some good men who do not run among your circle of friends.

Why Have We Not Made The Deep Changes Needed?

It’s time to end the games. And it’s time for those of us who are leaders to end it.

Real change starts with being honest. The truth is too many of our chapters are just occupying space and they have not received enough support from our Board and our International Office. We have had too many executive directors and too much infighting at the adult board level.

But cleaning up our Fraternity isn’t enough. If we are going to meet the challenges we face and prevail over them, two principles must guide us and we must end the games that keep us as mediocre. We must think as big as the challenges we face. Our ideas must be bold enough to succeed. We must DARE TO LEAD!

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One without the other isn’t good enough. All the big ideas in the world won’t make a difference if they have to go through our broken system of poorly run chapters, too many changes in the International Office, and boyish behavior at the board level. And if we fix the system, but aren’t honest with ourselves about the scope of our challenges and what’s required of each of us to meet them, then we’ll be left with the baby steps and incremental measures that will be poor excuses for progress.

This will leave us about the same as other fraternities. And undergraduate men will continue to wonder why we say we are different but we look like and sound like all the other fraternities on campus.

As Bobby Kennedy said, “If we fail to dare, if we do not try, the next generation will harvest the fruit of our indifference; a world we did not want, a world we did not choose, but a world we could have made better by caring more for the results of our labors.”

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But if we do both – if we have the courage to offer real change and the determination to change our Fraternity – then we will build the Fraternity we dream of, where every man is blessed with the same great opportunity and held to the same rules as we build better men.

I know. I’ve been working on my manhood.

I am the son of Earl and Barbara Franklin. My nearly 80year-old father is the oldest of 11 brothers and sisters. They picked cotton for 50 cents a bushel in rural red and dirty Oklahoma. His family and my mother’s family were share croppers. They raised and harvested cotton on land owned by wealthy white people. My father remembers the wealthy white family eating very well while he and his family ate beans every day during the depression. All of this was the beginning of my father’s mistrust and hatred for white people. I am the oldest of seven and when I was born, my father and mother moved to Wichita, Kansas with an American dream of making a better life for their children. While my father worked hard every day, sorting mail at the US post office, his hatred of white people grew deeper and meaner as he was forced to retire from the post office after 33 years with no promotion or job plan for advancement. And my mother made five to 10 dollars a day cleaning homes of wealthy white families in Wichita suburbs.

I am here today because my parents got up every day believing in the promise of America, and they worked hard – no matter what obstacles were thrown against them – to give me the chance to build a better life.

An authentic man, a man who honors his emotions and feelings, yet embraces his true strength, rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and seeks to fulfill his personal mission on the earth.

All I heard growing up was that I was going to college and I was going to make my family proud. I went to K-State, pledged DU, at my father’s disgust. Even though I knew my father hated the thought of me becoming a brother of other white men, I was so compelled to do so. This group of men was special. They were going somewhere. They had courage.

They were intelligent. They were academically number one or two every semester. Their members were leaders on campus.

Their graduates were accepted to medical and law school every year. And the very first time I heard Judge Bullock speak about a Renaissance Man, chills ran down my back. I knew I had to join this fraternity. These were men of distinction and men who could help me get to where my father wanted me to get to.

I pledged and these men supported me in my run for student body president. In a field of five, I won on the first ballot, garnering more votes than any candidate in the history of K-State. In doing so, I became the first African American president on a predominately-white campus. I made the TV evening news and several African-American publications.

But it did not stop there. After I graduated from K-State I went to work for AT&T, in a wonderful fast-track management development program in Kansas City. Shortly after I started, the Governor of Kansas appointed me to the Kansas Board of Regents at age 24. This was the highest and most sought after gubernatorial appointment in the State of Kansas. A few months later, my brother asked me to take him to college in Atlanta and when we arrived, we discovered that his roommate was Martin Luther King III. I spent the week with Martin’s mother, Coretta. From our conversation, she learned of my involvement with the Kansas Board of Regents

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More than thirty years ago, I made the decision of a lifetime. I pledged this Fraternity ... And as this Fraternity challenged me to be a better man, I feel I must challenge us to be a better Fraternity.

We must think big and end the games. and she recommended me to an advisory committee to President Jimmy Carter. I advised his Education Department that they should expand opportunities for poor and middle class youth to attend college by expanding the federal grant and loan programs.

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Today, I am president of a 6,000 student urban community college in Kansas City. My story is one of many men who come from all walks of life and pledge this fraternity because they are serious and intentional about becoming a man of distinction and they believe DU can get them there. I sincerely owe my life to this fraternity. This is the heart of the promise of Delta Upsilon: building better men for a global community.

More than thirty years ago, I made the decision of a lifetime.

I pledged this Fraternity; I would make a commitment to this Fraternity. And as this Fraternity challenged me to be a better man, I must challenge us to be a better Fraternity.

We must think big and end the games.

I carry the promise of this fraternity in my heart, where my brothers placed it. Because of them, I believe in people of all backgrounds, liberal and conservative, black, white and brown.

I believe in hard work and the American Dream. I believe the future belongs to us if we only dare to seize it. And I believe to seize it, we must blaze a new path, firmly grounded in the values that first made this fraternity great. We must cast aside the silly games we have all been playing and replace them with the timeless values of leadership for a new world.

And I believe in the promise of Delta Upsilon.

I believe we have an excellent executive director and a great International Office staff to bring us state of art technology and the best practices from among the national Greek community.

We have had great leadership from Brother Bill Messick and this Board of Directors.

We have a great group of undergraduate brothers participating in the Winter Educational Conference; the largest group of undergraduate men we have ever had.

I think we have the right constituent groups to move our Fraternity forward.

But how do we get other brothers, current and future to believe in the promise of DU? Daring Leadership Daring leadership is having the capacity to see the whole of life far beyond the current milieu and encouraging others to prepare for that world.

We must come to realize that Fraternities are still relevant, and perhaps more relevant that ever before. It’s about developing men for a certain, but uncertain future.

Seek authentic manhood A Fraternity should provide men with an encouraging environment that teaches them how to live lives of authentic manhood. Simple stated – we exist to call men UP to a noble life and a life of significance. DU is a community who applauds authentic masculinity and we seek to kindle it in the hearts of other men.

Four Truths At the heart of authentic manhood are four basic truths.

An authentic man, a man who honors his emotions and feelings, yet embraces his true strength, rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and seeks to fulfill his personal mission on the earth. We should be a compelling, captivating community that helps young men resolve wounds from their past, helps them embrace a strong, courageous definition of manhood, and helps them develop their own personal manhood plan for fulfilling their purpose.

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I believe the future belongs to us if we only dare to seize it.

And I believe to seize it, we must blaze a new path, firmly grounded in the values that first made this fraternity great ... the timeless values of leadership for a new world.

Or, why not begin to consider how we expand into India and China?

Why not consider how individual chapters can build relationships with young men on college campuses in India and China?

With Internet technology, why are we not trying to understand how their educational system works and what they are teaching their undergraduates?

What about pen pals with Indian and/or Chinese students?

A foreign exchange program – a brother there, and foreign student here. Why not expand our International Fraternity beyond North America?

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We are not a boot camp fraternity that hazes and brakes down pledges in the process of becoming soldiers, and upon finishing boot camp, they become part of a brotherhood of broken passive men who self-medicate their wounds and low self esteem with drugs and alcohol and other addictive behaviors.

Delta Upsilon has always been a leader among other fraternities. We were the first non-secret, non-hazing fraternity. It’s time that we accept our call to be the first fraternity that accepts all men from all backgrounds and walks of life, men who are serious and passionate about becoming better men. It is time for us to really lead the fraternity world.

It is time for us to dare to lead!

Real Men At the heart of authentic, true manhood is a clear sense of identity, integrity, and influence. DU is a community of real men who are gaining a compelling vision for their life, then courageously pursuing it with all of their heart in an environment of accountability. If we can live out this vision, we will find men who like me will say I can’t miss this opportunity to lock arms with men from this community who long for the best of what life has to offer. Together, young men, like many of you here, can successfully navigate the rough and challenging terrain of young men’s development on any college campus and become every bit of what you were meant to become.

Think Big As we develop a vision for our fraternity and begin to put our plans into operation, we must begin to think big. We should not settle for organizing just a few chapters a year.

Why not consider expanding to double the number of new campuses? Why not expect our new chapters to reflect the cultural diversity of Canada and America?

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Colonies Established in Illinois, Missouri and Texas Northern Illinois, Dekalb, Illinois The Delta Upsilon colony of Northern Illinois University was established on Sunday, October 28. Members of the University staff and Northern Illinois Delta Upsilon alumni joined chapter consultant Michael Opoku, Iona ‘07, and Craig Sowell, Houston ‘92, in welcoming the colony to the Delta Upsilon circle after the colonization ceremony was performed.

This is a bright and talented group of gentlemen who are also well established leaders on the Northern Illinois campus. It is a very proud day in the fraternity’s history as these men look to continue the tradition of excellence set forth by the alumni of the chapter and continue in significant colony growth.

Founded in 1915, Webster University is an independent, non-denominational university that offers degrees in liberal arts, fine and performing arts, business, management and education. Consisting of about 22,000 students spread over five campuses, the main campus in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, is home to about 5,000 students. Delta Upsilon is the first and only Greek fraternity to establish roots at Webster throughout the University’s nearly 100 year history.

University of Texas at San Antonio It has been eight years since Delta Upsilon’s last expansion into Province 11 when DU established roots in the Rio Grande Valley at UT-Pan American. Now, DU branches out once again into Texas with the colonization of a new DU colony at the University of Texas – San Antonio.

Founded in 1969 by the Texas State Legislature, UTSA is the second largest university in the University of Texas system. UTSA has a growing Greek system, with DU joinin seven other IFC fraternities on campus.

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Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri For the first time in more than 100 years, Delta Upsilon has expanded to a campus where no other Greek organization has gone before. On Tuesday, March 4, DU established a colony and became the first fraternity at Webster University in St. Louis.

The initial 20 member of the San Antonio Colony were identified by DU Leadership Consultant, Michael Opoku, Iona ‘07, as not only be Delta Upsilon men, but the Founding Fathers of a new chapter. Those efforts came to fruition on Sunday, March 30, 2008 as Opoku, along with Brother Craig Sowell, Houston ‘92, conducted the Colonization ceremony.

The charge to the candidates was given by Brother Jack Stutts, Texas ‘58, a San Antonio native who urged the men to stay focused on their goal to making DU their college home and build and forge the lifelong relationships with each other.

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Leadership Profile

Bruce McKinney, Missouri ‘74 Delta Upsilon Board of Directors primarily on the school related activities of my son and daughter. Longer term, I want to remain active in some manner with DU, but scale back my involvement so that I can focus on some other activities.

What parallels do you find between being a business leader and fraternal leader?

How did you get into your career? How long have you been there, and where have you been in the past?

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After graduating with a business degree from the University of Missouri, I immediately moved on to Northwestern where I earned my MBA. I was recruited into a management development position with Marathon Oil Company in Findlay, Ohio. I moved through a variety of financial positions with Marathon over the next 12 years. Six of those years were in Ohio, and the last six were in Houston, TX. I then changed industries and moved to Kansas City, MO. with Marian Laboratories (now Aventis Pharmaceuticals).

I stayed at Marion for six years, and then joined Hallmark Cards, Inc in 1993. I have been there ever since. I currently serve as Vice President-Treasurer of Hallmark.

What is it about Delta Upsilon that enticed you to be an alumni volunteer?

I had been inactive since leaving Missouri as an undergraduate. When my son enrolled at Missouri and joined DU, I got involved. That was 10 years ago in the fall of 1997. My original reason for getting involved was to strengthen the chapter so that my son might benefit from his experience. Once I got involved, however, I saw the need for alumni support, and gained energy and satisfaction from the interaction with the undergraduates. We were able to create a common vision, develop goals, and dramatically improve our performance record. There is a real sense of satisfaction that comes from that.

In what other areas do you volunteer your time?

Currently, DU takes up the majority of my volunteer time. I am the sort of individual that would rather do a few things well, than attempt to serve many organizations in a more limited manner. Prior to DU, my volunteer work focused

At the highest level, the focus is exactly the same. A vision must be developed, goals established, and results obtained.

In addition, a culture needs to be established based on beliefs and values. Those beliefs and values then need to guide the manner in which the members of the team interact, resolve conflicts, etc. Because of these parallels, a positive fraternity experience can be invaluable to a young man, and help position him for success in his career.

What is your perspective on effective fraternal leadership?

In the words of Steven Covey, effective leadership requires two things; 1.) competency; and 2.) character. The fraternity is no different. Things must get accomplished, and standards of performance should be high. At the same time, the manner in which those results are achieved (i.e values) is also critically important to the equation.

What do you see is your greatest challenge as a leader?

I think the hardest thing to do as a leader is to achieve sustained results. There are lots of “one hit wonders”. But the true test of a leader is to develop an organization that can consistently perform and sustain itself.

How do you live the four principles of Delta Upsilon?

I subscribe to the philosophy that true success is built on two essential elements: 1.) talented people who perform at a high level on a consistent basis and 2.) they interact based on a foundation of value-based principles. Things must not only get done, but they need to get done the “right” way. DU’s four founding principles lend themselves quite naturally to value-based leadership, whether that be in business, the fraternity, or your personal life.

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Has there ever been a DU on a postage stamp?

By Craig Sowell, Houston ‘92, Fraternity Historian Yes, in fact, the most recent one was just released this past March honoring Brother Linus Pauling, Oregon State ‘22, whose image graces the front of the stamp. The stamp was released in a ceremony at Oregon State was attended by Brother Pauling’s son, Linus Pauling, Jr. The new 41-cent stamp shows a 1960s era likeness of Pauling, surrounded by molecules for sickle cell anemia, a disease that he helped discover in 1949.

Pauling is only the latest addition to the US Postal Services’ stamps. Five DU brothers who have been honored with their likeness on a U.S. Stamp. They are: James Garfield, Williams 1856 20th President of the United States: Appeared on no less than 15 official numbered US stamps throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

George Goethals, Manhattan 1877 Chief Engineer and First Governor of the Panama Canal: Stamp issued in 1939.

Charles E. Hughes, Colgate & Brown 1881 Chief Justice of the U.S., U.S. Secretary of State, Governor of New York: Stamp issued in 1962 Edgar Bergen, Northwestern 1927 Famous American Entertainer and Ventriloquist: Stamp issued in 1991.

Justin Morrill, Middlebury 1860 Senator from Vermont & Author of the Land Grant College Act: Stamp issued in 1999.

In addition, at least one Canadian, former Canadian Prime Minister, Lester Pearson, Toronto ‘19 appeared on a Canadian stamp issued in 1973. (Scott #591) Delta Upsilon maintains a list of these stamps with Scott numbers and issue dates for collectors. The Scott Catalogue is considered the official list of stamps, with each stamp receiving a unique identification number. Contact Brother Craig Sowell, Houston ‘92 Fraternity Historian at 317-875-8900, or via email at sowell@deltau.org if you would like a copy of the list.

Alpha & Omega Thorough research completed to produce the most recent edition of the Delta Upsilon Alumni Directory resulted in an increase in the number of brothers who are reported as deceased. Due to the size of this list, the names of more than 1,000 brothers whose death was reported between October 3, 2007 and May 10, 2008 are listed on the Delta Upsilon web site rather than in the Quarterly. Visit www.deltau.org and click on the quick link for The Quarterly to access this list.

Please notify the Fraternity of deceased members or any errors at Delta Upsilon Fraternity, P.O. Box 68942, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46268, phone 317-875-8900, FAX 317-876-1629, or email ihq@deltau.org. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Delta Upsilon Foundation at the same address.

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