The Deke Quarterly

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Winter 2018

QUARTERLY

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MARK ROLFING – As In Golfing

A TRIBUTE: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF A GREAT DEKE

GEORGE H.W. BUSH

CHAI RMAN’S LETTE R Brothers, Friends, and Parents, In this issue of The DEKE Quarterly we celebrate the accomplishments of many brothers in DKE, from a former President of the United States, to film and television personalities, to Active Brothers in Chapters across North America. While these stories are certainly inspirational, they are also reminders of the importance of teamwork, perseverance, and paying it forward.

Throughout the many remembrances of Brother Bush, the terms “statesman” and “diplomat” appear frequently. Not only are these high honors, but also telling of his skill at successfully building consensus and coalitions around matters of broad importance. The ability to negotiate, find common ground, and respect diverse views that are critical for statesmen and diplomats are also the traits that make team leaders successful whether they’re in the White House or fraternity house.

We can also take inspiration from the path told in many of this Quarterly’s stories. It is very easy, especially in an era of tweets and social media posts, to focus on the accomplishments that grab the headlines. But rarely is the path to those accomplishments one of straight success.

Far more often it is a rollercoaster of gains and setbacks, wins and losses, triumphs and sometimes tragedy. But the common thread is learning from those setbacks, adjusting coarse, and persevering. This is just as true for DKE as an organization, which is why your continued support is so critically important.

DKE provides the men throughout these pages with brotherhood, lifelong friends, and a network that reaches beyond their campus. But for each it is also unique to their time, their pledge brothers, their campus community. Today we strive to complement the skills our undergraduate members learn in the classroom with the leadership training that allows them to form and build effective teams, both within and beyond their Chapter, so that they too can become statesmen and diplomats. We also provide tools, like those discussed in Dr. Elder’s guest column, that Chapters can use to build resiliency and perseverance among our members, who face an increasingly complex campus environment. In these and many other ways our DKE family of alumni, parents, and friends support our undergraduate members, paying it forward for the next generation of Dekes.

Thank you for your support.

In the Bonds,

Michael Peters Delta Delta – University of Chicago ’90 Chairman, Delta Kappa Epsilon International

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175TH UPDATE

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WHY I JOINED DKE

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POWELL WINS LOVING CUP COVER STORY

MARK ROLFING

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GUEST COLUMN

IN EVERY ISSUE

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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

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HQ REPORT

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DEKE NEWS SPECIAL REPORT

GEORGE H. W. BUSH

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FORGOTTEN GREATS

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WINTER ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS Bill Dodenhoff, Tau Lambda ’78 Greg Scott, Phi Alpha ’19

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HQ REPORT Greetings to all Deke Brothers!

live. It will come as no surprise that chapters who have consistent guidance from alumni are generally more successful over the long run than those who do not.

Sadness pervades the Deke Nation as I type this, as we mourn the loss of Brother George HW Bush.

As DKE’s fourth president, he was a remarkably accomplished man, yet much more importantly, a wonderful human being. He was a credit to DKE and we are proud to have been associated with him. His administration represented the first and only time in history that a president and vice president (Dan Quayle, Psi Phi-DePauw ’69) were members of the same fraternity.

On the undergraduate side of things, we are now at 52 chapters and 14 colonies. We’ve seen some great progress at places like Rho Beta - University of Richmond, Omega Chi - Texas, and Tau Beta - Simon Fraser (Colony in British Columbia).

At Richmond, the chapter is close to earning recognition from the host institution for the first time in its history. They’ve done a great job earning I never had the pleasure of meeting President the trust of the college administrators, and this Bush, but whenever our office would step, which we hope will happen this spring, will communicate with him we would always receive take us to a new level at Richmond. At Omega Chi, Doug Lanpher, a very prompt and pleasant response. Our the colony is now up to 22 members and hopes to Executive Director condolences go out to his family, including his add more this spring. UT is not an easy school at Brother Jon Bush and son George W. Bush, both which to start a new chapter, but we think we are members of DKE. This issue contains a two-page spread finally on a good track now, after several fits and starts. And finally honoring Brother Bush. at Simon Fraser, our colony has grown dramatically in size, and has secured a semi permanent residence in town.

Amidst the news about Brother Bush, you probably read about the lawsuit filed against Harvard University by several Greek Not all is good news of course, as we face challenges at several organizations. Although DKE is not a litigant in this lawsuit, we schools, some more difficult than others. But as long as we have a fully support the NIC and the other fraternities and sororities in group of young men who are eager to work in good faith to address this effort to stand up to Harvard’s efforts to limit the freedom of whatever their chapter’s challenges are, we are here to try our association of its students. hardest to help them in that effort.

Meanwhile, a little south of Cambridge lies New Haven, where another important legal battle is just getting started, one which is getting less media attention. This is from a group of female Yale students who are challenging the rights of fraternities to exist as single sex organizations. DKE is one of nine defendants in this case, and we will fight alongside the other organizations to preserve our rights of free association.

These and other legal matters take up too much of our time and energy, but they do reflect the state of our industry (and more broadly, our culture) in the late 2010’s.

Finally, you’ll read more later in this issue about our 175th Anniversary, next year. Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the planning of events and forget the big picture - the amazing influence DKE has had in culture, business, sports, politics, science - you name the field and DKE has been a big part of it - for 175 years. Our longevity is something we are proud of, but more importantly is the vibrancy of our brotherhood today, and the quality of the men that we continue to produce, year in and year out.

Best wishes to all for a great winter season.

In the Bonds,

Fortunately, there are other things to keep us busy in a more positive direction. Thanks to our staff member Turner Spears, we are helping alumni clubs get established in various cities, and alumni events are planned throughout 2019. In addition, we are recruiting alumni to help in advising chapters near to where they

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Doug Lanpher, Gamma ’77 Executive Director, Delta Kappa Epsilon

DEKE NEWS DEKES TAKE ANOTHER GOVERNOR’S SEAT

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on DeSantis, Phi ’01, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2012 to 2018, won the gubernatorial election in Florida on November 6. The native Floridian and Republican candidate narrowly defeated Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum in a tight race, one close enough to require waiting through Florida’s first-ever statewide vote recount. The automated recount altered the final tally by only one vote, and left DeSantis with an official victory margin of 33,683 votes.

Governor-elect DeSantis, who graduated from Harvard Law School after completing undergraduate studies at Yale and then served as a judge advocate in the Navy, was due to take his seat in Tallahassee, Florida this month. Inauguration is set for January 8, 2019, as The DEKE Quarterly was on the presses.

As an undergraduate Deke at Yale, reports indicate that De-

Santis studied hard and played hard. He graduated with honors and was the captain of the varsity baseball team. He now takes his place next to other Dekes who have served as state governors, including Mark Dayton, Phi ’69, who recently stepped down after serving 8 years as governor of Minnesota. Dayton had been elected governor as a member of the Democratic Farmer Labor Party in 2011.

Other Dekes who have served in recent decades as governor include Louisiana’s Murphy James “Mike” Foster, Zeta Zeta ’51, who switched parties to run as a Republican and served two terms, 1996-2004; Alabama’s Don Siegelman, Psi ’68, who served one term, 1999-2003, and was the last Democrat to serve as Alabama governor; and Alaska’s Tony Knowles, Phi ’68, a Democrat who served two terms, 1994-2002. Over 40 other Dekes have served as state or territory governors throughout DKE history.

DeSantis greets supporters on the campaign trail

FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES BRING SUIT AGAINST HARVARD

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hallenging a policy that Harvard announced in 2016 and is implementing with the class of 2021, several fraternities and sororities filed a pair of lawsuits against Harvard University on Monday, Dec. 3, one in Massachusetts, and the other in federal court.

The policy punishes students for belonging to private, single-sex organizations such as Delta Kappa Epsilon.

The lawsuits argue that the policy discriminates against students based on their sex and spreads negative stereotypes about students who join all-male or all-female organizations.

The policy targets fraternities and sororities which are not on campus and are entirely private, even though they draw members from the Harvard undergraduate student body.

Under the policy, any student who joins one of the forbidden single-sex organizations is prohibited from holding a leadership position in any on-campus club or organization, being a captain on a Harvard athletic team, or competing for Harvard postgraduate fellowships.

The plaintiffs and lawsuits have a breadth of support from nearly 100 single-sex organizations, including the 26 sororities of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), the 66 fraternities of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC), and the organizations in the Cambridge Coalition.

“It is baffling that Harvard boasts its students are among the brightest minds in the world, yet administrators won’t trust them to make decisions about how they choose to associate with one another,” said Judson Horras, the President and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference, of which DKE is a member.

“Harvard ignores the proven value of single-sex experiences, despite the fact that Drew Faust, the Harvard President who put the sanctions into place, benefitted from attending an allwomen’s academy and college, and current President Lawrence Bacow has publicly praised the value of his own fraternity experience.”

Delta Kappa Epsilon stands in support of the plaintiffs who filed suit challenging Harvard, and we encourage all our members, and other individuals and organizations to stand up for the rights of students with regards to freedom of association.

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DEKE NEWS HYBARGER JOINS DKE STAFF AS CHAPTER CONSULTANT

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oseph Garrett Hybarger, Delta ’18, who graduated in December from the University of South Carolina, has accepted a position on the DKE staff as Chapter Consultant. In this field staff role, which he assumes this month, Garrett will act as the primary liaison between DKE headquarters and an array of assigned chapters, advising members in all areas of chapter operations, including risk management, recruitment, finances, and communications.

The job also requires being our front line to meet with representatives of the colleges and universities that host our chapters, as well as alumni association and housing corporation officers.

A graduate of Clover High School in Smyrna, S.C., and a political science major at what he calls “the real USC,” Garrett follows in the footsteps of his pledge brother and another co-founder of the Delta chapter, Tom Desch, Delta ’17. Desch is serving in his second year as chapter consultant for DKE. As Desch describes, “What better way to serve the organization, and be of service to others, while traveling the country, than to give a year or two to DKE right out of college?

Garrett is a solid choice and he’s definitely prepared to instruct and motivate our members wherever he goes.”

The chapter consultant job calls for someone who can uphold and strengthen the external image of Delta Kappa Epsilon, a challenge for which Garrett seems well qualified. In addition to helping re-found the chapter, Garrett took on countless chair positions--philanthropy, homecoming, athletic among them. He also served as VP of Delta for a year and as an administrative intern at DKE headquarters in the summer of 2017.

“Little did I know that the gentlemen I was starting this adventure with would become lifelong brothers that I now consider family,” Garrett says. “I look forward to bringing this culture and mindset to other chapters as I travel. My goal is to be able to give back to DKE what this organization has given me, brothers for life, professional opportunities, and a positive connotation when our letters are seen in public and the press.”

OMEGA CHI COLONY GAINS FOOTHOLD

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n addition to introducing colonies this past fall, a DKE colony established in 2014 finally took a Texas-size step forward in its quest to re-charter. The effort to move the colony to chapter status received a significant lift when DKE installed an expansion consultant in Austin for several months. Christian Cummings,

Epsilon Rho ’18, spearheaded efforts in recruiting, training new members and establishing solid operations roots for the Omega Chi colony.

And, the year ended with not one, but two classes of new members entering DKE, establishing a strong footing for the colony.

Cummings says the fall rush on the huge campus represented a big challenge,

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DKE TRIVIA Did you know...?

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hat the planet Pluto is named for a Deke? Percival Lawrence Lowell, who pledged Delta Kappa Epsilon at Harvard in 1873, founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and started the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death. An American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer, he became famous late in life for his insistence that there were canals on Mars.

During the last decade of his life, Lowell devoted much of his time to the search for Planet X, a hypothetical ninth planet from the Sun, beyond Neptune. Lowell did not discover Pluto, but his drive prompted Lowell Observatory scientists to photograph and later determine that it was a planet, not a star. The first two letters of the planet’s name was taken from Lowell’s initials – “P.L.” Brother Lowell, whose sister was the poet Amy Lowell, died in 1916 at the age of 61.

FIRST FALL FEST AT PHI MU IS A BIG HIT DKE’s Phi Mu chapter at Manhattan College staged a successful Fall Fest on campus in November, a first for the brothers they hope will grow into a bigger event in years to come. The chapter, chartered in 2014, engineered the fest with several attractions, including DKE brothers selling fall wares like candy apples and homemade apple pies baked by sophomore Deke Anthony Bradley.

The Dekes also manned stations for pumpkin painting, games of cornhole, and a special booth where you could “pie a brother in the face.”

Naturally, that latter booth proved to be the most popular, as students stood in long lines where the colony competed in a Greek System with 65 fraternities and sororities.

“We were up against large, established fraternities, in a hectic rush, so our recruitment tactics might have looked more like ‘guerilla warfare’ but our small groups and many gettogethers paid off.”

“Once we landed a few quality guys this summer, it made it easier to attract others, to sell

to throw a pie at a Deke.

Fall Fest visitors had to make a donation to take part in each activity, and all the money went to the American Cancer Society.

Timothy Herbert, Phi Mu’s social chairman, called the Fall Fest “an overwhelming success,” and one that certainly met its main objectives-strengthening increased philanthropy results and helping to promote the young DKE chapter’s presence on campus. He said carnivals and other events hosted by DKE in the past helped lay the groundwork for Fall Fest.

Herbert worked with Brother Bradley, who came up with the idea of a fall festival, and the other DKE brothers to put on the event, which took place on Manhattan’s main quadrangle..

Christian Cummings

TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND COUNTING FOR MANITOBA DEKES

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lpha Tau Dekes celebrated the holidays in style on December 6th with their annual holiday dinner at the beautiful Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club. No one is quite sure how many years the Winnipeg Dekes have been gathering for

the Christmas Dinner but the best guess is about 25 years in a row! Alpha Tau - University of Manitoba, DKE’s 3rd Canadian chapter, was founded in 1925.

Over 35 Brothers attended, including DKE’s Executive Director Doug Lanpher who

gratefully accepted Alpha Tau’s invitation. The active chapter was represented by Brother Beta Grady Woodward.

The evening started with a cocktail hour, followed by a wonderful prime rib meal served by the dining staff of the Racquet Club, where many

Deke alums are members. A group of Brothers stayed after dinner for more storytelling and a nightcap, although a few of the younger men had to depart shortly after dinner, to play a game for the Deke hockey team in the men’s league in town.

Tom Downey, Alpha Tau ’85, President of Alpha Tau’s house corporation, did much of the organizing and was the evening’s emcee.

He also conducted the house corporation’s annual governance meeting. Extra thanks to Cliff Roulston, ’82, Rob Eby, ’85, and Hardev Bains, ’86, for the great evening.

DKE BOARD APPROVES COLONIES AT CALGARY AND OLE MISS

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he DKE Board of Directors has approved the establishment of two new colonies for Delta Kappa Epsilon, at the University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada, and at University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Miss.

The action continues the growth of DKE, a rise seemingly against the odds in the current environment challenging Greek Life on campuses across North America. The addition of the two colonies boosts the rolls of Delta Kappa Epsilon to 52 chapters and 14 colonies operating in five provinces of Canada and 26 states of the U.S. “The addition of these colonies on two large campuses is helping fulfill DKE’s longterm expansion goals, establishing presence in environments where there exists a healthy Greek Life and the potential to develop and sustain excellent DKE chapters,” says Craig Dick, Director of Chapter Services for DKE. At Ole Miss, for instance, the university touts more than 7,500 student members in 33 fraternity and sorority organizations, and

the values of DKE,” Cummings explains. “That good nucleus of members, with a broad range of interests and who came to UT from a wide geography, made friends easily. Theybrought their friends into the circle, and anyone seeing these brothers who’d been together for just a few weeks would think they’ve been friends for years.”

After that, Cummings said, the work was mostly mentoring,

and guiding members regarding the operations and functions of a good chapter. Now, all participants are optimistic about the foundation built, about the prospects of bringing DKE back to where it originally founded a chapter in 1912.

“We wanted good quality guys in decent numbers, and the results exceeded our expectations.” A fledgling group of 9 new members were

a Greek tradition that dates back over 150 years. In fact, DKE was the first fraternity to charter a chapter in the state of Mississippi, in 1850. “Our rechartering the Chi colony in a place where DKE had established its eighth overall chapter just adds special touch to the expansion,” Craig says.

Chi alumni, including Mike Tonos, ’73 and Brian Hayden, ’08, are helping boost the restart of the chapter, which has been inactive since 2009. An initial class of 30 men are just wrapping up new member education and expect to be initiated this month.

Brother Hayden has helped find housing for members and meeting space for chapter activities, including pledge training.

DKE owns a fraternity house at Ole Miss, but the colony will not likely move into it until fall 2020, after solid operations are established and a good chapter membership roll is sustained.

The colony in Calgary is a new expansion for DKE, but one that has been anticipated for years by a strong alumni presence in the area surrounding the booming oil town in Alberta. Delta Phi Deke Randy Kerr, ’13 helped turn interest into action this year, leading to a class of 10 founding members in the spring on a campus of 25,000 undergraduates that is seeing a re-emergence of Greek Life. University of Calgary is home to only three fraternities and two sororities.

initiated in late September, and this was soon followed by the initiation of another seven pledges before Christmas—a remarkable two pledge classes in one semester.

Cummings attributes much of the success to supporting contributions of many brothers, including Scott Fehr, Omega Chi ’63, “who did more than anybody to breathe new life into the colony.” His efforts

and real estate background helped land the colony its first home, a condo a short walk from campus. Cummings also acknowledges big assists from DKE Chapter Consultant Tom Desch, Delta ’17, and one of the re-founding undergraduates, senior and Brother Beta Jake Price, plus recent Omega Chi graduates Max Green, ’18, who served as Brother Beta, and Thomas Baugh, ’17. w w w.d ke.o rg

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RINGING IN ΔKE’s Please help us celebrate ΔKE’s 175th Anniversary.

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1909!

The grand gala event will be held at the Yale Club in New York City on June 21-22, 2019; tickets are still available.

Dekes from all chapters and of all ages will gather to celebrate the anniversary of DKE’s founding on June 22, 1844.

DKE hosted a black tie affair in NY’s Hotel Astor in December 1909 to celebrate Robert E. Peary, Theta ’77, becoming the first man to reach the North Pole in April that year.

Celebrate with your Chapter Brothers by reserving a table for 10, or a portion of a table.

10% discount for a table of 10!

For more info or to purchase tickets, please call, email, or go online: TURNER SPEARS 865.438.4739 TURNER@DKE.ORG • WWW.DKE.ORG/175th 8 THE DEKE QUARTERLY | WINTER 2018

YEAR OF CELEBRATION! Other regional celebrations will be held in cities throughout North America next spring and summer.

STRENGTHEN OUR BROTHERHOOD AND BONDS - NOW AND FOREVER

Washington, DC (April 27th, 2019)

New Orleans, LA (June 1st, 2019)

ΔKE

Chicago, IL

(May 18th, 2019)

Nashville, TN (May 18th, 2019)

Atlanta, GA

(September 21st, 2019)

Vancouver, BC

(In conjunction with Phi Alpha 70th Anniversary, TBD)

has always been characterized by the strength of the bonds that we created with each other while in college. This spirit of brotherhood in ΔKE is evident throughout our history. That was true when we were actives, and it’s also true today.

Our theme for this year is “Strengthen Our Brotherhood and Bonds Now and Forever.”

While we want to focus in 2019 on celebrating DKE’s glorious past, we know we cannot live in the past or rest on our laurels. With all the social and cultural changes sweeping through college campuses, our challenge is to continue providing value by delivering the services desired by the new generation of undergraduate and alumni members. We want to use the opportunity of this milestone anniversary not just to celebrate, but also to pause, assess, and look forward, and ask ourselves how we can assure ΔKE’s continuation as a preeminent fraternal organization. We are actively involved in the assessment - the most important question is, What does “Gen Z” want/need/expect from their fraternity membership, and how can ΔKE fulfill those expectations? We know these needs are evolving, and DKE must evolve with them.

Our most valuable resource in meeting this need - as with most businesses - is our people. DKE’s current headquarters staff is the most experienced and professional staff in our history, with over 25 combined years of industry experience. Only by continuing to grow and develop this staff can we meet the increasing demands of operating a modern fraternity.

Our most important goal for 2019 is to increase the educational programming we offer to our members, in officer training, effective chapter operations, recruitment, leadership, health and safety initiatives, ritual, and other areas as well. We do this through our Chapter Consultant visits, and through group events such as the Brother Beta Academy, Deke Conventions, and Emerging Leader Institutes.

Alumni support is critical so that we can provide these educational resources, while keeping the cost of membership at reasonable levels.

Your support is greatly appreciated. Please consider a $1,000, taxdeductible donation in 2019 to the Deke Foundation to support these critical initiatives! Please visit bit.ly/dekefoundation and THANK YOU!

Boston, MA (TBD)

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WHY I JOI NED DEKE

BEN WORMSLEY, DELTA DELTA ’20 LONDON NATIVE GLAD CHICAGO DEKES CHANGED HIS MIND ABOUT FRATERNITIES

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or Ben Wormsley in the early days of his college career, the question wasn’t really “Why I joined DKE?” It was more why he decided to join a fraternity at all.

But for the 20-year-old Wormsley, it’s turned out to be a splendid experience, as he helps lead Delta Kappa Epsilon’s Delta Delta chapter as Brother Beta.

Wormsley grew up in London and knew next to nothing about fraternities when he came to America and enrolled at the University of Chicago. “I never planned to join a fraternity and had no desire to be hazed in any way, but the Chicago chapter of DKE seemed different,” he said. “When I was invited to rush events, I was pleasantly surprised that nobody was pushy. Everyone seemed to be laid-back, in fact. Nobody was in your face, and I felt perfectly at ease hanging out with the Dekes.”

As he came to know the DKE brothers better, Wormsley, now in his junior year, was surprised to learn that most of the members of Delta Delta had not originally planned to join a fraternity. “I’d say about 80 percent felt that way,” he said. “But the great thing is that we ended up with a diverse group of people who get along really well. We study different types of subjects and I could talk to upperclassmen to get advice about what courses to take.”

Delta Delta provided a supportive environment for Wormsley, who said he was trying to get his feet on the ground during his freshman year. “Coming from London and living independently for the first time, I didn’t care much at first for the university structure,” he said. “The Dekes helped me get away from that for a bit. This was an organization that did not like organization, which appealed to me.”

Wormsley even enjoyed the pledging process. “The people encouraged us to go at our own pace and it was not a high-pressure environment,” he said. That’s been a constant with every pledge class since Wormsley joined Delta Delta, and the result is a studious, diverse group of guys who forged close friendships.

“As I learned about DKE, I was impressed with the history and reputation of the fraternity as a whole,” Wormsley said. “Delta Kappa Epsilon has a very rich heritage and its cool being a part of all that.”

Wormsley, who is the oldest child in his family (he has two younger sisters), said his parents, though not familiar with North American fraternities, recognized the social and professional benefits that DKE provides. “They were in favor of my pledging and see that it’s been a great experience for me,” he said. After serving as his chapter’s treasurer for a year, Wormsley ascended to the presidency of Delta Delta.

Ben, who’s majoring in economics, with a minor in statistics, said he hopes to end up working in finance. “I have an internship lined up in New York City next summer with Morgan Stanley, and I’m pretty excited about that,” he said.

He said you never know how things will work out, but he’s glad that he joined DKE. Wormsley said he’s not intimately familiar with many other DKE chapters and wouldn’t want to make any broad statements about them. “All I know is that Delta Delta has been the perfect fit for me, and I’m really glad I joined DKE,” he said.

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“I was impressed with the history and reputation of the fraternity as a whole,” Wormsley said. “Delta Kappa Epsilon has a very rich heritage and its cool being a part of all that.”

SPECIAL REPORT

TAU LAMBDA DEKE WINS 2017 LOVING CUP

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By Bill Dodenhoff, Tau Lambda ’78

ome superheroes wear capes and red tights swinging around town with silk bands faster than a speeding bullet.

Others drive around their community in outlandish black vehicles using remarkable gadgets, or are built with machine parts, or can turn green. Then there are true superheroes who are gentlemen, scholars and jolly good fellows who use their hearts to affect many lives in their communities like many Tau Lambda Dekes who give immensely to New Orleans.

The most recent superhero is M. Cleland Powell, Tau Lambda ’70, Executive VP for and Senior commercial manager of IberiaBank.

Cleland was recently honored for his community service by the Times Picayune, the local New Orleans newspaper, as their 2017 Loving Cup winner. Since 1901, this honor has been awarded to the man or woman in New Orleans who served the greater needs of the community without expectation of material gain or recognition.

Cleland’s resume is filled with many pages of civic boards and involvement in successful philanthropic projects. He has helped newly met citizens as intensely as organizations who have been in service forever. He gets the job done better than any fictional hero could.

Unlike the fictional superheroes, Cleland is involved everywhere in Greater New Orleans including education, medical care for humans and pets, tennis and myriads of municipal social welfare causes. Mark Romig, President and CEO of New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation said, “He’s a laser-focus kind of guy, a very productive multitasker.” So maybe Cleland does have some of those fictional powers? We do not have room for all

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

– Sir Winston Churchill

his accolades in this story.

He has worn green, not to accompany a speeding car, but as an Isadore Newman great, way before we heard about Cooper, Payton and Eli. He may have worn tights and capes as Mardi Gras costumes, but his true battle gear is a business suit, rolodex (for you millenials, contacts list), and a telephone. He even wore a red suit once in his younger days playing Santa Claus at a youth center.

Some say he is the actual SixMillion-dollar man surviving and battling several health issues while inspiring other patients to do the same. Additionally, he is a great husband, father of three, and a grandfather of four. And, oh yes, he does have a day job at the bank besides his civic and charity work.

Cleland has been busy since grammar school working for a newspaper, then at college he majored in English and earned an MBA. While at Tau Lambda working his way through college, he coached at a catholic school, then Newman school, and camps where he coached future DEKE greats like me, Keith Petagna at Tulane and Wally Marcus, Eta ’78, to name a few. He was the reason I began volunteering in college.

“There’s no secret to being a successful volunteer,” Powell said. “It’s a matter of allocating your time, getting involved in things you really care about. You find the time. By giving back, you find time because it does keep you active to do things that you like. Giving back always makes my motor run,” says Powell, “it always has.”

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COVE R STORY

DKE’S

MARK ROLFING –As in Golfing

NETWORK BROADCASTER, DEVELOPER. MARKETING GENIUS TURNS HAWAII INTO GOLF MECCA

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n Hawaii, they thank the heavens Mark Rolfing was not a better golfer. Rolfing, 69, did compile an excellent record as a player at DePauw University in Indiana, where he roomed at the Deke House with future Vice President Dan Quayle, also an excellent golfer. He remembers those days with fondness and there’s still a touch of disappointment in his voice as he recalls his two years as a professional golfer – in 1973 and ’74. “I just wasn’t a good enough player, which became clear rather quickly,” Rolfing said. “At DePauw, I was a big fish in a little pond, but out here with the big boys, I just couldn’t cut it. Still, I wanted to stay in the game, so in 1975 I joined the Kapalua Resort in Hawaii as head golf professional.”

It kickstarted a career in golf that’s paid rich dividends for the Chicago native. A gifted communicator, Rolfing became a huge success as a marketing expert, with his own television firm, and in 1985 he started a career as one of the PGA Tour’s most respected on-course TV reporters. In 1988, he joined the NBC Sports golf team as an on-course analyst. Four years later, he moved to ESPN/ABC, before rejoining NBC in 1998, where he continues to work tournaments today.

Rolfing is considered one of the best in the business because he’s unfailingly honest, but can express candid opinions without “getting the guys too upset,” as he puts it.

Many of today’s younger players on the tour worship Rolfing for his constant support and valuable personal advice. “Mark is one of the best guys out here,” Jordan Spieth told Golf Digest in 2016. “He’s just a terrific person who knows everything about golf and who’s willing to share his knowledge. When Mark got cancer, I felt as if a member of my own family had taken ill.”

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looked at me with tears in his eyes, I don’t think he thought he was going to see me again,” Mark said.

His diagnosis was grim. “The doctor said ‘What you have is extremely serious’,” Rolfing recalls. “The tumor (in his cheek) has to come out immediately.

The chance of recovery is small.”

At the time, Rolfing was working with Tiger Woods and President Obama to design a family-oriented short golf course and practice facility to transform Chicago’s Jackson Park. “It would be built near Obama’s library. Everyone was excited about the possibilities,” Rolfing said. “I’d just been given my bad prognosis, and we were scheduled to have a meeting later that day with the key people on the project. I told my wife, Debi, not to say anything. And we didn’t. We just went on and had a great meeting, setting everything in motion. Looking back, that was an amazing day, full of good and bad news. It was my best day and my worst day, all on the same day.”

Rolfing made up his mind he would beat cancer.

“Not only that, I decided to rethink why I do things, vowing I would act with a greater sense of urgency and conviction,” he said. “I figured I could do it – beat cancer – if I had more of a sense of hope.”

Surgery to remove the tumor quickly followed, after which Rolfing endured long, painful treatment sessions. Finally, free of the cancer, he had to see if a man who made a big part of his living on TV still had a voice. “Amazingly, I did,” Rolfing said. “Once I gave it a try, I decided I didn’t sound any worse than I ever did.” To this day, he remains touched by the tremendous outpouring of support from the players and his friends in golf.

People who met Rolfing when he was a young golfer recognized something special in him, but it wasn’t necessarily his game. Players and golf executives were impressed by his personality and work ethic as Kapalua head pro. “His gift for golf and being good

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Mark & Debi with their three hanai children and one Angel Baby. Mark on the NBC/Golf Channel set at the British Open and with Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer company made him the resort’s point man for VIP visitors such as President Gerald Ford and race car driver Jackie Stewart,” Hawaii’s Luxury Magazine reported. Golf directors at other clubs took notice, and in 1978, the bosses at Pebble Beach approached him with an offer to become its head pro.

When Rolfing told Thos Rohr, president of Kapalua Land Co., he was planning to take the Pebble Beach job, Rohr asked him, “Are you sure you want to be a head golf professional? I think you can do way more.” Rolfing said golf was his life and he

Mark Rolfing is a popular spokesman for MD Anderson’s “Drive to defeat cancer.” Rolfing teams up with the PGA Tour to promote cancer education.

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wanted to stay in the game. But Rohr talked him into becoming Kapalua’s first director of marketing, and it turned out to be a job that catapulted Rolfing to the top levels of the sport.

“Over the years, Mark Rolfing has done more than anyone for Hawaii,” Rohr told golf writer Ann Miller. “Using his public persona, Mark has very effectively assisted the state in staying at the forefront of professional and amateur golf. He has done it all – development, ownership, announcing, forging friendships with golfers, and tournaments. Mark is universally respected in the world of golf.”

Rolfing said he’s had a lot of mentors through the years, but none as important as Arnold Palmer. “Arnold recognized I could have spent years trying to get my PGA card, but he told me honestly that I had a brighter future in jobs other than as a player,” Rolfing said. “He knew the power of the game beyond the course, and he always seemed to take the time to encourage a fellow like me. He was a very special man and the game would not be the same without a global thinker like Arnold Palmer.”

Rolfing is no slouch himself. Over the last 25 years, he emerged as one of the leading forces in sports event marketing and production in Hawaii. In 1995, Rolfing created the Golf Hawaii television series that ESPN broadcast on a regular basis until it moved to the Golf Channel in 1999, where it remained a staple until 2010.

Never satisfied with the status quo, Rolfing is always thinking about new ways to make golf more interesting to potential players. “Golf can be an amazing hub for activity,” he said. “It can be a base for junior golfers and college teams, and players of every age and skill level. At this point I’m a cheerleader,

wasn’t exactly a scholar, but we had wonderful times at the Deke instigator, dot connector. Am I going to be the guy who figures it House. It was an experience that helped shape my life.” all out? Maybe not. Can I be a factor in finding the right people Another Deke brother, pro golfer Dicky Pride, Psi ’92, recalled to figure it out and get it together? The answer is yes.” meeting Rolfing early in his career. “I had just won on Tour and Mark and his wife, Debi, who have been married for nearly five we discovered we were both Dekes,” Pride said. “Mark has always decades, seem to feed off each others’ energy. Soon after they looked out for me and given me great advice about moved to Hawaii, she developed a successful He’s had a lot of golf and life. He is a class act, always encouraging real estate career and they have been partners and someone I always try to emulate.” in numerous major projects. They’ve celebrated mentors through is eager to start another golf season many successes over the years, but Rolfing is the years, but none andRolfing meet up with so many players who have especially proud of Debi’s involvement in “Angel was as important as become friends. “I will miss Johnny Miller, who Babies.” In 1999, the Rolfings’ first angel baby recently retired from NBC, on our broadcasts,” arrived and was in Debi’s constant care for Arnold Palmer. he said. “Johnny and I started as broadcasters three weeks. The family provides what they about the same time, and though our styles call “cradle care” for newborns in their Kapalua differed, we forged a solid friendship. I guess I’m different from home, many of whom are medically or critically fragile. So far, Johnny in that I’m a little closer to the players. Johnny never the Rolfings have cared for 29 angel babies, a practice that Debi went out and hung with the guys much. The fact that the players Rolfing says “fills my heart.” know me as a person means I can make candid comments about The couple, which has three “hanai” (adopted) children, their play without ruffling too many feathers.”

Michelle, Matthew and BJ, keeps their angel babies safe and While he enjoyed the era of golf superstars such as Arnold loved until they can return to their birth parents or be adopted Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, Rolfing doesn’t see a single player by a “forever” family. “You can’t imagine what these children dominating the tour as they and Tiger Woods did. “Tiger showed have brought to our lives,” Debi said. “Our hanai children last season he can still be a force, but I don’t see him returning helped us through the challenges of Mark’s cancer journey. We to the kind of dominant stretch he had a few years ago,” he said. are all traveling this path together. They lift us up and give true “There are simply too many talented young players today. I purpose for our lives. That is how we have changed. Now our think it would be impossible for one guy to own the tour.” lives are about family.”

His career in golf, as a player, marketing guru, developer Mark keeps in contact with DKE brother, Dan Quayle. “We’re and broadcaster, has zipped by way too fast, Rolfing said. “I’ve still very close and I consider Dan one of my best friends,” been blessed in my life,” he said. “I get to spend time with good Rolfing said. “Dan was two years ahead of me in school and people in a great sport, and then I go home to the kids. They we laugh about it now as we remember taking the same exact keep me young, that’s for sure.” classes. I think we both graduated with a 2.3 GPA out of 4.0. I w w w.d ke.o rg

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THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF A “We know what works:

Freedom works.

We know what’s right: Freedom is right.

We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state.”

— Jan. 20, 1989, during his inaugural address.

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elta Kappa Epsilon proudly celebrates the extraordinary life of our Brother, George H.W. Bush, a flying hero in World War II who went on to become 41st President of the United States.

Bush was the fourth member of DKE to serve as U.S. President, and he would be followed eight years later by the fifth, his son George W. Bush, who served from 2001-2009. Both pledged DKE at Yale University.

At the time of his death at 94 in Houston, Texas, George H.W. Bush was also the oldest living former President and Vice President. He has been praised far and wide as one of America’s greatest statesmen of the 20th century.

One of the best-prepared men ever to serve as President, he excelled in many positions of national leadership after deciding in the mid-1960s to enter politics. Until then he had found success in the oil business in West Texas, serving as president of the Zapata Offshore Company, which specialized in offshore drilling.

Beginning in 1967, Brother Bush served a term in the U.S. House of Representatives before his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Later, he would serve as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, envoy to China, and then in 1976 would be appointed by his DKE Brother and U.S. President Gerald Ford as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

From 1981-89, Bush would serve as Vice President under Ronald Reagan, and would be elected to succeed Reagan as President. He would continue in office until 1993, assisted by his Vice President, Dan Quayle, another DKE Brother.

Bush’s term as President would be marked by significant achievements in foreign policy, including agreements with the Soviet Union to reduce the number of nuclear weapons.

In 1991, under Bush’s leadership, Allied forces invaded Iraq, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The first Gulf War took but a little more than four weeks, and the coalition victory greatly increased U.S. prestige abroad.

Bush’s service to America’s military began the day he turned 18 in 1942, when he joined the U.S. Navy upon his graduation from Phillips Academy. He became a naval aviator and 10 months later would be the youngest American up to that time to be commissioned as a pilot. He would go on to fly 58 combat 16 THE DEKE QUARTERLY | WINTER 2018

“In crucial things, unity.

In important things, diversity.

In all things, generosity.”

missions. In 1944, Bush took part in one of the largest air battles of World War II – the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In September of that year, during an attack of Japanese installations in Chichijima, Bush’s aircraft was hit by flak and the engine caught fire. Even as fire blazed through the craft, Bush completed the attack, releasing bombs over the target, scoring several damaging hits. Afterward, Bush bailed out of the burning plane and was rescued some four hours later in an inflated raft in the choppy Pacific.

Bush married Barbara Pierce on Jan. 6, 1945, and when the war ended, he enrolled at Yale, where he had been accepted before his enlistment. They enjoyed 73 years of wedded bliss before her death in April.

At 21, Bush often told friends that, like many ex-servicemen, he was in a hurry to get on with life – didn’t want to waste a single day. He began an accelerated program at Yale that enabled him to graduate with a degree in economics in two and a half years.

Jon Meacham, in his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Bush, “Destiny and Power,” said Bush was like many men in their 20s who had served overseas and felt grateful to have been spared. They wanted to experience all aspects of life, and

GREAT DEKE, GEORGE H.W. BUSH “In my view, his legacy is one of accomplishments. He got things done, so much in just four years. He just moved on from anything adversarial and focused on our jobs, and the good we did. He wants to be judged for his record, and he will be remembered for his work in world affairs and as the best one-term President in history. George took the time to send my three children gracious handwritten letters praising my service to the country; (after we lost the White House). He told each of my children how much he loved working with me. My children still have those letters.”

– Former Vice President Dan Quayle, Psi Phi ’69 “George H.W. Bush had an amazing life. Always humble in victory and gracious in defeat, he was a role model for everyone who knew him. He always looked out for the other guy and was a strong family man who took care of everyone around him. It’s good that a lot of people who didn’t know much about him before now know a lot about this noble man. How this nation could use another man like George H.W. Bush.”

– Nephew of George H W Bush, Jim Pierce, Lambda ’78 GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Bush was determined to enjoy a full college experience. He soon pledged DKE’s Phi Chapter at Yale, where he was widely respected within the Fraternity and served briefly as Chapter President.

Bush lettered in soccer during his freshman year at Yale – the only year he played that sport – and he also lettered all three years as a first baseman on the baseball team, which played in the first two College World Series. In 1948, Bush would meet Babe Ruth, and he treasured the photo of the two men standing side by side.

Brother Bush would eventually graduate Phi Beta Kappa from Yale, where he was also tapped for Skull and Bones, as his father, Sen. Prescott Bush, had been. He would go on to live a rich, full life and raise a large, successful family. In short, George Bush brought credit to his Deke Brothers in everything he did.

“He strongly believed that it was important to give back to the community and country in which one lived. He recognized that serving others enriched the giver’s soul. To us, his was the brightest of a thousand points of light.”

– President George W. Bush, Phi ’68, during eulogy for his father.

The entire eulogy can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=QqJN2BdOqik

I met President Bush on the putting green of the Bridgestone Invitational in 1994. I told him I was a Deke and our whole house worked on his campaign for president. We talked about the Phi and Psi houses and the fun we had in college. Then I had the privilege of giving him a putting lesson before the pro am!!!! He was one of the nicest men I have ever met and always reminded me of our Deke bond whenever I saw him.

– Pro golfer Dicky Pride, Psi ’92 “George H. W. Bush led an inspiring, distinguished life.

Any one of his titles or achievements on its own would mark a legendary life worthy of deep respect. Above all, the character he displayed in pursuit of the betterment of his school, businesses, and country is why I consider him one of my biggest heroes. My grandfather’s working relationship with HW and our shared fraternity are two connections with my hero I am proud to have.”

– Matthew McKew, Rho Beta ’19 DKE Board of Directors member Bob Green, Eta ’69 recalled the following story about President Bush.

“When HW was president he came to UVA for a speaking engagement and a dinner at the college president’s mansion on Carr’s Hill, a short distance from the DKE house. It was to be on a Thursday night, and DKE typically had parties on Thursday night, so it would have been loud and hearable from the president’s mansion. The advance team came through a few days early and found out that it was likely that the Dekes would be having a party on the night of the event. They immediately said ‘Oh no, that won’t work. If President Bush finds out that the Dekes are having a party, he’ll want to walk over there and say hello, and we aren’t prepared for that (security-wise).’ So the Secret Service contacted the Dekes and they agreed to postpone the party.” w w w.d ke.o rg

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DEKES GIVI NG BACK

UBC STICK-IT

Left: Phi Alpha actives with $47,023 donation cheque for Canadian Cancer Society. Above: The event is always a day of fun for families and the community

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ach year DKE’s Phi Alpha chapter at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver hosts a charity ball hockey event called the Scott Trapp Stick-it to Cancer Memorial Tournament. This event takes place every March and includes participants from across the MetroVancouver area, as well UBC students and members of the university administration.

The Phi Alpha chapter, founded in 1949, is currently made up of 62 active brothers and a very active alumni group. The university boasts a population of over 65,000 students and sits on spectacular land that is most pleasing to the eye. The DKE house is located at 2880 Wesbrook Mall, the main road running across the entirety of UBC’s campus. It is currently home to 29 active brothers.

Phi Alpha chapter has won the Lion Trophy a total of eight times including the 2018 award.

Originally branded as just Stickit to Cancer in 2012, the event was renamed for the 2015 tournament in honor of Scott Trapp, Phi Alpha ’13, a courageous DKE brother from Langley, BC who lost a battle with cancer in

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Varied sponsorship levels and options contribute to a high level of participation

December of 2014. Since then, members of Phi Alpha have made it their mission to honor Scott’s memory through this fundraising event. The tournament is coordinated by the Stick-it to Cancer Chairman along with a four-member committee. Each member heads one of the following teams: Registration, Logistics, Media, or Sponsorship. Shortly after renaming the event, White Cover Magazine published a story about it that can be found at: whitecovermag.com/ sticking-it-to-cancer/.

Past Stick-it Chairman Blake Connell, Phi Alpha ’15 was recently awarded the Community Champion award by the Canadian Cancer Society, in

recognition of individuals who have made a significant impact on their community. Phi Alpha partners directly with the Canadian Cancer Society, in collaboration with their Coordinator of

TO CANCER

By Greg Scott, Phi Alpha ’19

Scott Trapp Stick-it to Cancer Memorial Tournament totals: 2012: $5,000 2013: $7,006 2014: $26,111 2015: $37,176 2016: $34,045 2017: $42,500 2018: $47,023

Annual Giving, Shawna Dash.

All proceeds from the event benefit the charity. In total, Phi Alpha has managed to raise just over $200,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society over a seven-year span, with a $47,023 contribution from their most recent event in 2018.

The actual tournament consists of anywhere from 2030 teams, with a maximum of eight players. Teams compete in multiple 4 on 4 ball hockey games in a spirited day of fun and philanthropy. Registration fees are $120 per team for the men’s tier, and $100 for the women’s tier. The fee includes a full day of ball hockey, as well as team t-shirts.

The 2018 event hosted 25 teams total –16 men’s teams and nine women’s teams – and included other fraternities and sororities as well as the general public. In total, the event consisted of over 250 participants and ball hockey fans throughout the day. The tournament takes place on the UBC campus next to the ocean, with a view of the North Shore Mountains in the background.

The games begin at 10 a.m., with the championship final finishing up around 5 p.m. There is a barbecue and concessions at the event, serving food donated from local grocery stores, as well as ice cream from Tremendous Cream, a local ice cream company founded by brother Cam Bondoc, Phi Alpha ’15.

Left: Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority team with Phi Alpha actives. Below: Current Stick-It Chairman, Greg Scott ’19 with Shawna Dash (CCS rep) presenting Community Champion Award to past Stick-It Chairman, Blake Connell ’15.

A 50/50 draw as well as numerous raffle prizes helps contribute to the fundraiser’s overall total. The majority of the money collected comes from corporate sponsorships, with individual donation also a major factor. The event offers four levels of sponsorship: Bronze - $250, Silver - $500, Gold - $750, and Platinum - $1,500; each with significant advertising opportunities. A total of 38 companies sponsor the tournament, with the largest being Laurelle’s Fine Foods, courtesy of alumni brothers Stephen Bissett, Phi Alpha ’12 and Matthew Bissett, Phi Alpha ’13.

The Scott Trapp Stick-it to Cancer Memorial Tournament began as a smallscale local philanthropic event that, over time, has grown to be the secondlargest independent fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society in all of British Columbia. This success can be attributed to significant marketing efforts including Stick-it to Cancer social media pages on Instagram and Facebook, courtesy of Brother Will Shelling, Phi Alpha ’15. The event also boasts a brand-new website, courtesy of Zach Starko, Phi Alpha ’13, where individuals can view information regarding the event.

Looking into the future, Phi Alpha will seek to continue to grow the event by increasing the number of teams participating in the tournament as well as accumulating more sponsorships through successful advertising and media coverage.

You can learn more by visiting the event website: stickittocancer.ca/.

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FORGOTTEN GREATS OF DKE

VETERAN HOLLYWOOD ACTOR

LLOYD NOLAN ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST RESPECTED STARS, HE GRACED FILMS AND STAGES FOR 50 YEARS

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By Kevin Cuneo, Gamma ’77

ven though he appeared in 102 movies and more than 50 plays and TV shows, Lloyd Nolan was known primarily as the actor who gave “A” performances in “B” films.

Nolan, a Stanford Deke, died at 83 in 1985, yet he has become one of the most familiar and best-loved stars of recent years, thanks to Turner Classic Movies, the popular cable channel that runs old films 24/7.

“One of the best things about all of these old movies on TCM is that today’s public gets to see some great actors, such as Lloyd Nolan,” said program host Robert Osborne in 2015.

“His is a face that’s easily recognizable because we saw him so often through the years, but now viewers realize how talented he was.

In films such as ‘Peyton Place,’ in which he played Dr. Matthew Swain, a smalltown physician with a big heart, Nolan practically stole the show. He could play good guys, bad guys, cops, military leaders – you name it. Lloyd Nolan was always exceptional.”

Lucille Ball agreed. After she starred in the 1946 film “Two Smart People” alongside Nolan, she raved about his skills. “Lloyd knows this business as few among us do,” Ball told the Los Angeles Times. “He almost acts too well – without that flash that attracts attention. Yet he attracts it just the same, just by his sheer acting ability. Put me down as president of the Lloyd Nolan mutual admiration society.”

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friends recalled that he “was more interested in fraternity life, college dramatics, and girls than he was in his studies.” But Nolan was a bright young man who happened to catch the acting bug the first time he appeared on the Stanford stage in the play “The Hottentot.”

Three years later, he left Stanford to sign on with the Pasadena Playhouse. Nolan worked hard to hone his craft, laboring as a stagehand in companies from Cleveland to Cape Cod. He also served as an understudy in more than a dozen shows before getting his break in the Broadway production of “Sweet Stranger,” starring Helen Hayes and Pat O’Brien. While playing an office boy in that show, Nolan fell in love with Mary Mell Efird, who also had a role in the play as a stenographer.

“Mary and I appeared on stage in only the first and third acts, which gave us an opportunity for a little romance during the second act,” Nolan said. They married and would go on to spend 49 years together until Mary died of cancer in 1981.

In the 1930s, when Nolan hit a dry spell on Broadway, he went west to California to try the movie business. He appeared in more than three dozen films over the next decade but would not become a familiar face until he starred in a series of film noir movies. They were films marked by moods of pessimism, fatalism and menace, and Nolan, because of his acting chops honed on the Broadway stage, fit right in. He also starred in the popular series of detective films based on his character, Michael Shayne.

“Lloyd wasn’t like the typical film noir actor,” said Osborne, who died in 2017. “He rarely played the heavy roles, often appearing instead as a policeman or detective, or some other figure of the law. I loved his performances in ‘The House on 92nd

Street,’ which came out in 1945. He was also excellent in ‘Somewhere in the Night’ in 1946 and ‘The Street with No Name,’ released in 1948. Lloyd worked constantly in those years, often making two or more films over a typical 12-month span.”

Before he became a recognizable star, Nolan liked to joke that he could go anywhere and do anything because nobody knew who he was. But one night, when he was in the company of acting friends at a Hollywood club, Nolan remembered a woman sitting at the bar, turning to her boyfriend and saying, “Look, there’s Lloyd Nolan!” The boyfriend looked up and said, “Yeah, he stinks.” Nolan, greatly amused, often repeated that story over the next 50 years.

Unlike most contract players of that era, Nolan did not accept every role that came his way. “The great thing about the movie business is that it pays so well that you can afford to be picky, which I was,” he told TV Guide in 1960. “We had invested well, so I was able to take only the parts that interested me.”

Osborne said it’s why so many of Nolan’s films turn up on TCM and other networks today. “He was great in ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,’ in which he played Lloyd wasn’t like the typical the neighborhood cop who falls in love with Dorothy film noir actor. He rarely McGuire’s character. He always seemed so natural, and that was the secret to Lloyd’s ability to play any played the heavy roles, often part,” he said. appearing instead as a By the early 1950s, Nolan grew weary of the movie policeman or detective, or business. Though universally respected and never at a loss for work, the actor said it seemed as if he was going some other figure of the law. on year after year and getting no place. “Maybe it was because the right parts didn’t come along. Maybe it was because I wasn’t ambitious enough,” he said. “But I never most about playing Dr. Chegley on “Julia” was that “I demanded died for a part – never licked anybody’s boots. Maybe they didn’t give a ton of money for the absolute minimum amount of work. me good parts because I didn’t have a name that could help much at When they agree to that, you know they really want you.” the box office. But I’ve got no complaints. Life has been very good to In the early 1970s, Nolan surprised moviegoers and friends me. The movies pay guys like me very well.” when he shared the story of his son, Jay, who had been Nolan recharged his acting batteries by returning to Broadway, diagnosed with autism at an early age. “Jay was physically where he starred in three hit shows in a row. Then in the fourth, perfect, a beautiful child,” Nolan told the Los Angeles Times. “I “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial,” he played the role of Captain guess he was about two when we realized that something wasn’t Queeg, which earned him the best reviews of his career. right. It took four years for the doctors to determine that he had Nolan liked to recall that the film version of “The Caine autism, which we’d never even heard of.”

Mutiny” had been completed the year before his Broadway show The Nolans kept Jay, who suffered from a complex developmental opened, but the studio kept it under wraps because Humphrey disability that often left him shouting and crying for days at a time, Bogart was already starring in another movie that had been at home until he was 13. Then they placed him in a special school released earlier that year. “When I won the Tony Award and all in Philadelphia, which they visited often. “The older he got, I don’t that, I kidded Bogie that I’d stolen his thunder,” Nolan recalled. think he even knew me anymore,” Nolan said. “He’d look right Nolan remained in demand through the mid-sixties when he through me.” Sadly, when Jay Nolan was 27, he choked to death decided to reduce his film work to spend more time with his while eating dinner. Lloyd Nolan shared Jay’s story with the public family, which included his wife, daughter and son. When NBC and resolved to increase awareness about autism by hosting eight approached him in 1968 with the idea of starring in a TV series national telethons to raise funds to establish a residential research called “Julia,” alongside actress Diahann Carroll, Nolan at first center in Mission Hills, Calif. Today, the center known as Jay Nolan refused. “The script was fine, even interesting – they wanted me Community Services annually serves more than 1,300 families to play a cranky old doctor, and my nurse would be Julia, played through a variety of programs. by a beautiful black woman,” Nolan recalled. “I think it was Nolan’s final film appearance in Woody Allen’s 1985 film the first TV show to feature a black woman in a lead role, but I “Hannah and her Sisters,” in which he played alongside Maureen always felt the part was a bit overstated. Diahann is a darling girl O’Sullivan as Hannah’s (Mia Farrow’s) parents, brought him more and her great personality comes through in every scene, but I acclaim. “Lloyd Nolan is a true professional and he added grace to never thought we were breaking ground.” this film,” Allen said at the time. Sadly, Nolan did not live to see Carroll disagrees. “Lloyd Nolan was a class act,” she said in the movie as he died on Sept. 27, 1985, of lung cancer.

2013. “He was a gentleman who had great humility, and he “He was known as Hollywood’s most popular forgotten man,” made everyone around him better. Everything was understated Robert Osborne said. “But that was before new generations of with Lloyd, which made him so effective on our show and in the viewers saw how good he really was. Now they’re getting a closehundreds of others he played during his career.” up view and they love what they see.”

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DRUG TESTING AT FRATERNITIES YIELDS POSITIVE RESULTS

By Dr. George Elder & Wil Elder Editor’s note: Opinions of the Guest Columnist(s) expressed below are not necessarily reflective of DKE International views. DKE was among the first fraternities to employ drug testing, supporting our interest in maintaining healthy chapters and our policies prohibiting illegal substances in chapter houses. In some cases, DKE asks specific chapters to voluntarily conduct drug testing; in others, we institute drug testing as part of sanctions for Risk Management violations.

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llegal drug use among fraternity and sorority members is a significant threat to the future of Wil Elder Greek organizations. Substance abuse can lead to futures destroyed by addiction and lives lost. It can also lead to sexual assault, hazing, and vandalism, as well as poor chapter performance. That potential is both tragic and ironic given the Greek system’s standing as America’s preeminent collegiate social organization specializing in development of leadership, honor, and character.

These problems can be addressed in part with the help of drug testing, which has increased dramatically in use by universities and by fraternal organizations in the past few years. The good news is the science of testing is improving, and better technology is helping to reduce and in some cases eliminate the problems caused by use of illegal drugs on campuses.

Psychemedics advocates a program of deterrence, prevention and support, made possible with real science and accountability.

Most fraternities already have the appropriate rules, policies and standards in place regarding drug use, and their members have agreed to abide by them. But the missing component that will influence and change behavior is true accountability. This is made possible by real science that accurately and reliably measures substance use and abuse over the previous three months. Psychemedics testing for drugs through hair testing is a health and wellness program designed to help young men make healthy decisions and to help fraternity chapters retain brothers who may have made mistakes in the past.

A well-designed program is a deterrent—not an attempt to “catch” anyone. Members are given advance notice of testing providing an opportunity to stop using, thus ensuring a “clean” result. This program also gives members a powerful incentive to abstain, and an acceptable “out” at a party. Most importantly it enables the chapter to provide support for a brother who needs it and help to maintain a substance-free lifestyle. A reasonably designed program respects the modern lifestyle of young

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members, but helps them choose to say no.

Psychemedics believes that house corporations, in collaboration with their chapters, should make the decisions that meet the chapter’s unique needs and objectives: frequency and scheduling of tests; how results are communicated and who receives them; and which drugs and levels of use are targeted.

A critical element of a thoughtful test program is support for brothers with issues, and education on consequences—from warnings, to probation, to potential suspension from the chapter. Such programs are best administered not by mandate from fraternity headquarters, but by recommendation and voluntary consent. Further, for the best chance at success, results are not shared with fraternity headquarters, the university or any law enforcement agency. Programs should be managed by alumni and undergraduates together.

Psychemedics is the world’s leader in drug testing using hair.

Its patented science is trusted

by Fortune 500 companies, major police forces, courts, schools and colleges all over the world. Clients include GM, JB Hunt, NYPD, LAPD, Northrop Grumman, and the Federal Reserve System.

Chapter Case Study—Results at large DKE Chapter at major public university: • Second round of testing saw failure rate fall to 8% from 15% • “Most Improved Chapter” award from its university.

• Won DKE scholarship trophy for the first time in 14 years.

• Received DKE International’s highest award.

• Members’ parents strongly support the program.

• DKE’s success pushed many additional fraternities on campus to follow suit.

Case Study II—Another fraternity at major public university: • Forty+ pledges and all active members tested drug free.

• Chapter received the most prestigious award from its HQ. • The chapter president, who spearheaded the chapter’s new Drug Free Program, received the university’s highest undergraduate award, given to only one chapter leader.

• Insurance carrier significantly reduced the chapter’s liability premium.

Dr. George Elder is founder and president of Secure Test Results. His son, Wil Elder, is director of education for Psychemedics Corporation.

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ALPHA COLONY – HARVARD UNIVERSITY 2017-18 year was a good year for Alpha chapter. We successfully initiated four new brothers, and many of them have taken on leadership roles within the chapter. The 2018-19 year hasn’t been so fruitful as Alpha is dealing two complications: lack of space for recruitment or philanthropy events and sanctions Harvard places on single gender groups. (Editor’s note: refer to article in Deke News for more on this situation) Philanthropic events being considered include a kickball tournament. Some of the other single gender groups want to help raise money for the homeless shelter nearby, which would take place in the spring.

We are also planning with a sorority from another school to do a food drive.

Socially, we’re planning a formal at the end of December for the brothers who are leaving the chapter, as well as the newly initiated members.

We have several brothers doing well in academia, studying

for the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, or CFA; while working to finish up their studies. Also, an alumnus who helped get the chapter started, Juan Carmona, got married. He also recently published a paper in the biomedical field.

Overall, Alpha is working on making the chapter accessible to Harvard students and having a positive impact on the student community.

BETA - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL The Beta chapter of DKE at UNC has had a great fall of 2018.

Recruitment was successful as we welcomed 15 new brothers into the fraternity.

Our annual alumni weekend also proved to be a tremendous success. Over 250 alumni returned to the DKE house to celebrate the 50 year reunion of the class of 1968 and the conclusion of a two-year alumni fundraiser.

Generations of brothers gathered as the alumni told hilarious stories of their pastimes in the DKE house. W. Winburne King III, from the class of ’68, was awarded the 1851 Distinguished Alumni Award for his effort spearheading a DKE fundraiser.

Money from the fundraiser will be used for house renovations and for a retirement fund for our house mother, Meg Miller. We elected four renovation chairmen to head the decision making process behind Beta’s Fall 2018 new member class additional im-

provements to be made in and around the house.

Recent alumni donations have allowed our chapter to set up a fund where the brothers with the top 20 GPAs each semester are a rewarded with a $50 gift card for their achievements. This past spring our chapter attained its highest average GPA in 15 years.

Our academic advisor, Scott Smith, is a huge reason for this success as he is always willing to offer us advice and push us academically.

We recently renovated our TV room and added a new Sonos sound system in the house. The TV room now features a new seating setup and two screens.

The TV room is busiest on UNC basketball game nights, as brothers of all ages come together to support our Heels.

This fall, for our main philanthropy event, our chapter participated in No Shave November to raise money for prostate cancer research for the 164,690 men in America that are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. We surpassed our goal of $6,000 while having fun all growing our beards.

CHI BETA – UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON The 2018-19 year sure has been a test for the Chi Beta chapter.

Amidst record low numbers for spring recruitment campus wide, we managed to initiate four quality gentleman. This fall we had the unique opportunity to be selective during rush and gave out only 15 bids. We had a 100 percent acceptance and all 15 became Chi Beta members.

In our staple spring philan-

Chi Beta brother Max Maynard enjoyed his summer internship in Santiago, Chile. thropy event (Volleyball for Veterans) we were able to raise over $7,000, which was a huge achievement for our chapter. In other campus activities, current Brother Beta Devin Thorpe was elected to next year’s IFC executive board.

Brother Max Maynard studied abroad over the summer in Santiago, Chile. He completed an eight-week program with ICIM (Institution of Science and Innovation in Medicine) at a public university. He worked in a lab as an intern under three supervisors, helping with multiple projects/experiments involving ionic liquids that are used in medicine overseas. Max said this was one of the best experiences of his life and something he will remember forever.

During our fall semester the City of Wilmington found itself directly in the path of Hurricane Florence. Fortunately for us, Florence decreased from a category 4 to a category 2 just before landfall. The entire city of Wilmington was evacuated and the majority of us left wondering if our houses, campus, beaches, and homes would still

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UNCW suffered damages totaling $140,000,000 to the campus. Luckily, most off-campus houses fared rather well.

UNCW classes were cancelled for four weeks, but we have since resumed and will finish the semester on time.

Greek life stepped up huge after Hurricane Florence in many different ways. All fraternities and sororities came together to create and sell a custom T-shirt, the proceeds of which went to a hurricane relief fund. Our chapter wanted to go the extra mile and do as much as we could for our community.

We held multiple beach sweeps to help clean up our beaches.

The Lambda Tau Dekes from University of Tennessee also wanted to help and traveled to Wilmington for a weekend.

Together we volunteered at the local food drive, sorting hurricane relief supplies.

We are now mostly back to normal from the hurricane, but it was great to see the way our chapter, as well as the rest of Greek life, came together to rebuild our community so quickly.

DELTA – UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA This past spring we recruited our Eta class and initiated nine members into Delta Chapter.

Fall 2018 brought our most successful recruitment cycle in Delta Chapter history, resulting in 35 initiated members of our Theta class and one of the largest pledge classes on campus.

Adding 44 new members in 2018 brings Delta’s total membership to 111. Look out Psi! Every spring, Delta Chapter participates in Relay for Life.

Spring 2018 and Spring 2017 were especially successful for us. During spring 2018 we

Delta’s 2018 Exec Board at their 3rd annual Lion’s Banquet raised over $6,000, more than any other Greek organization on campus. Last spring, our $7,855 total earned us the No. 4 ranking in the IFC for philanthropy dollars raised. Our spring total of 639 service hours performed ranked us fifth in the IFC. Additionally, we placed second in the Philanthropy portion of the DKE Lion Trophy competition.

This past year, our recently conceived Delta Alumni Association hosted two Alumni Weekends in Columbia. The first event took place in the spring during our third annual Lion’s Banquet, where actives and alumni convene for lunch to recognize the graduating seniors and award our Delta Trophy.

This award goes to the member who had the greatest impact on the Delta Chapter during their time as an undergrad. This year, Brother Brian Tuohy,’18, was awarded the Delta Trophy. The second alumni weekend was held during the fall semester at the Texas A&M vs South Carolina football game weekend. The alumni gathered for dinner and brunch throughout the weekend and met with undergrads during our tailgate party before Saturday’s game.

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Delta Chapter made significant improvements in our IFC rankings for GPA and New Member GPA from the Fall semester of 2017 to the Spring Semester of 2018. We expect our Fall 2018 results to further improve our standing, thanks to the work of Scholarship Chair Earle Oxner,’19. He is facilitating library study hours and implementing an Academic Big Brother program for our new members to provide them with resources on proper study techniques.

The recent pledge class has elevated Delta Chapter to the status of second-largest DKE chapter internationally. This is an accomplishment we are especially proud of given the short time since our refounding date in 2015. This winter, our new president, Kyle Webster, ’20, will visit Washington D.C. for the 3rd annual Brother Beta Academy. Delta Chapter has been represented at every Brother Beta Academy since its inception.

EPSILON RHO – DUKE UNIVERSITY Hello from Epsilon Rho! We’ve had a busy semester here at Duke, and not just with class-

work. Our chapter has been looking to grow this semester, and therefore we’ve been both extending and revitalizing our campus outreach to meet more potential Dekes.

IFC recruitment has seen a decline in past years at our university, but fraternities across the council are trying even harder to show young men the benefits of brotherhood. With our fraternity’s strong values and history of high achievement, we’re ready to make the case for Duke’s best men to become Dekes. We’re ready for rush in January, and have already made connections with many freshmen and sophomores who are interested in joining Epsilon Rho. If you know a Duke student who may be interested in our fraternity, please send a note to dukedkepres@gmail.com.

Making the case for DKE has always included setting a high standard for our brothers’ character and commitment to support the community. This semester, Epsilon Rho supported Duke Children’s hospital through a fundraiser to send one of our juniors, Tommy O’Connor, rappelling down Durham’s 21c Museum Hotel.

We greatly appreciate all those who donated to the cause.

Recently, our brothers also decided to participate in Crazies Who Care, a volunteer initiative at the Emily K. Center to help provide positive role models to elementary students. We’d also like to recognize brother William Willis for his induction into the Order of Omega this semester, and brother Connor Vasu for successfully defending his undergraduate honors thesis in public policy.

We’ve enjoyed our chapter’s close ties immensely this semester, along with close ties

Epsilon Rho’s annual homecoming alumni tailgate to alumni. For Duke Homecoming this fall, we enjoyed seeing some of our recent graduates, including Jared Garland and Daniel Oh from the class of 2018, at our alumni tailgate and cookout.

We’d also like to thank alumnus Gabriel Bell, ’03 for a generous donation and for stopping by our booth at the Duke IFC Philanthropy Field tailgate. For our alumni who couldn’t make it by section in the fall, we hope to see you at Alumni Weekend in the spring, and we’ll be reaching out over winter break with more details.

GAMMA PHI WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Here at Delta Kappa Epsilon Gamma Phi, the efforts of our brothers have led to a constructive year on campus for the chapter thus far. The chapter has been focused on maintaining a wholesome and welcoming image on campus, while actively reaching out to the local community with multiple philanthropic engagements.

Gamma Phi made a tremendous impact on the local community by raising money for the children of Macdonough Elementary School. We raised $3,000 through t-shirt sales at this year’s homecoming football

also participate in a Title IX and sexual assault education program “1 in 4”. This is a powerful program which will educate brothers that we must go above and beyond in raising awareness on this subject.

Social events such as our winter formal, “Deke the Halls”, and our annual spring concert “DKE-A-PALOOZA” will be great opportunities for the brothers to enjoy themselves with other students.

Overall, the brothers at Gamma Phi are making their presence known through continuous positive impact on the community around them.

With ambition, leadership, and kindness, the brotherhood remains strong in Middletown, Connecticut.

game against Amherst. After the game, active brothers and alumnus congregated in the old stone house for drinks and fables of past Dekes. Additionally, we hosted our second annual Macdonough halftime flag football game, where the children were able to go on the field and participate in a flag PHI CHI – football game, giving them and RUTGERS UNIVERSITY their families an experience Our Phi Chi chapter has made they will never forget. tremendous progress in 2018.

On the football field, brothers After successfully initiating Joe Wilson ’19, Mark Piccirillo ’19, 24 new members into the and Ben Thaw ’20 were awarded brotherhood during the fall second team all NESCAC. Joe semester, the largest pledge Wilson was also honored with class in recent history, we have the New England Swede Nelson grown exponentially. We now Award for sportsmanship, athlethave 67 active members and ic, and academic achievement. will continue to emphasize the Gamma Phi has founded importance of a successful rush the Road to Finance Club this year on campus. Brother Chad Malinowski ’19, captain of the hockey and lacrosse teams, describes the club as “a stepping stone to broaden and proliferate an understanding of the world of finance to supplement a liberal arts education with Macdonough school kids participated in pre-professional adGamma Phi’s 2nd annual halftime flag vice and guidance.” football fundraiser The chapter will

process. We are thrilled to see how far our chapter has come and look forward to seeing the new heights of DKE at Rutgers in the future.

The brotherhood has excelled in academic fields including business, law, engineering, pharmacy, politics, and many others. Brothers Vyom Sawnhey and Kenny Tarantino received prestigious academic recognition over the past year. Vyom was admitted to the Matthew Leydt Society for graduating in the top two percent of his class, one of the highest honors an undergraduate can receive at Rutgers. Kenny was admitted to the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society for being in the top ten percent of his graduating class.

Our intramural teams continue to dominate, as our basketball, football, and soccer teams each won championships. Our basketball team went undefeated for the second year in a row, and we’re looking to make it a three-peat in the coming spring.

Philanthropy continues to be an integral part of being a member of Phi Chi. We require brothers to participate in the Relay for Life Cancer Walk, and this past year raised over $3,000 dollars at the event.

We look to expand upon that performance in 2019.

The newly-formed Phi Chi of DKE Alumni Association hosted its first homecoming event and was a great success, with over 30 past Phi Chis in attendance.

Alumni were able to interact with our newest members and share stories of their time in college, as well as catch up with members of their respective classes.

Our 2018 formal was held in Atlantic City and it involved the best brotherhood participation we’ve seen thus far. It united

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Please visit the new chapter website at www.PhiChiDKE.com to keep up to date on all chapter news, alumni events and other Phi Chi information.

PI BETA – TROY UNIVERSITY Pi Beta Chapter was challenged in mid-Spring, having received notification from Troy’s Dean of Students that we needed to reach a quota to grow to a 48man chapter by Fall 2019, from the current 16 actives.

Brother Beta, Timothy Bankester, along with rush chair Joseph Williams and his committee, including treasurer Prem Patel, and secretary Lyndon Truongng, decided to stay in Troy over the summer break. They said:“The first step is to just show up, then show up consistently, then show up consistently with a drive and a positive outlook.”

That’s exactly what the Pi Beta Dekes did. We attended every impact session, getting numbers and potential signees.

We met potential new members at off-campus events and get-togethers, explaining the values of DKE, and sharing what the fraternity means to Pi Beta. The extra time and the bond-building events did it, with 12 men signing up as soon as bids could be accepted.

That early momentum gained traction when Taylor Copeland, Pi Beta ’16 asked his younger brother, Clay Copeland, Pi Beta ’19 to post fundraising for rush week notices on the alumni Facebook page. Soon, Taylor was commenting regularly. “Just sent $200,” he wrote, then “Just sent $50, congrats on rush.” Pi Beta

alumni kept sending money.

One alumnus donated $1,500 to the chapter and another brought us a 65-inch Smart TV. The support didn’t stop there.

Excited alumni called for updates during rush, getting more involved with the physical rush week. Many alumni brothers helped strengthen the reinvigorated chapter, including recent graduates Nick Kopec ’16, Taylor Copeland, ’16, and Andrew Mckelvie,’16, plus alumni association president David Marsh, ’80.

The financial and brotherly support helped us initiate 18 gentlemen, scholars, and jolly good fellows on October 28, 2018.

People told Pi Beta it would be impossible to hit the numbers.

But Pi Beta did it, posting a 113-percent increase in membership in a matter of months. We now head into spring 2019 with 34 active members, the most alumni support since 2011, and three bids already signed.

The bottom line is, give a DKE chapter an “impossible” task and watch it prosper. Doing what needed to be done, Pi Beta showed up consistently with drive and a positive outlook, and through strength in the bonds of D-K-E, made it happen.

PSI OMEGA COLONY – RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE The 2018 year has been phenomenal for the Psi Omega chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon.

We successfully initiated 15 new brothers, and are excited for their futures as leaders within the fraternity and around campus and the world.

Within the past year, our fraternity has participated in many Greek IFC sporting leagues, including soccer, basketball, volleyball and dodgeball. We brought home the champion-

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23 new members brings Rho’s total to 58 ship in soccer, as well as winning back-to-back semesters in dodgeball. We look to continue this success in the future.

Philanthropically at RPI, we have co-hosted fall snack booths (apple cider donuts, hot chocolate, etc.) with Alpha Gamma Delta, one of the three major sororities on campus. We participated in Greek Hockey Night, Alpha Phi’s soccer tournament, Alpha Gamma Delta’s dodgeball tournament, and are co-hosting a basketball tournament with the Black Student Association next month. Psi Omega won the Meanest Man on Campus competition, bringing in over $1,500 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the process.

Outside campus and in the Troy area community, we have continued our monthly tradition of helping sort food at the local food bank. This tradition has been dear to our house since re-founding in 2014, and we have helped supply over 10 large truck-loads of organized food in our time there.

The Psi Omega brotherhood has grown tighter this past year as well. Some highlights include a three-day summer retreat, trips to the shooting range, and a formal at a local hotel.

Finally, we look forward to the next generation of the chapter with Fall’s six new members who exemplify Psi Omega leaders of the future.

RHO – LAFAYETTE COLLEGE The Rho Chapter has had an incredible year in 2018. We graduated 23 members in May, a class that helped our chapter reach new levels of success, while leading Rho to consecutive Lion Trophies.

This Fall we have initiated 23 new members. Losing our class of 2018 was hard to think about, but we feel strongly the new class will help Rho to reach new heights.

Highlights from our Spring Semester included our 10th Annual Jeremy Saxe Basketball Tournament. Jeremy Saxe was a Rho Brother who tragically passed away in 2008 while at Lafayette. In this 10th year of the tournament we raised over $15,000 for the Jeremy Saxe Foundation that helps foster education and development in Nepal.

Our annual faculty reception in the spring proved a roaring success. Close to 45 professors and five deans of the college attended the reception, which made it our best turnout to date. We started this reception as a way to connect with our professors and paint a positive image for Greek life. Watching a mechanical engineering professor share laughs with a few seniors in his class over a bet in a pool game captures the essence of what this event is meant to be.

In the Fall, Rho began a new partnership with the Miracle League of Northampton County. The Miracle League is a baseball league for people with special needs of all ages. Our chapter has become a regular volunteer group at the Miracle League. Rho was recognized by the Miracle League for our commendable service to Lafayette College. Events like these embody our goals to uphold the objects of DKE through the promotion of honorable friendship and useful citizenship.

DKE has become a model for fraternities at Lafayette and we are committed to maintaining our reputation at the college.

We are excited to continue our service and strengthen the bonds of our brotherhood in the coming year.

RHO BETA – UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND During Rho Beta’s most recent elections, there was a shared sentiment that candidates should first and foremost be elected with the chapter’s pivotal stage in mind. Rho Beta is closer than ever to achieving its longtime goal of coming on campus.

Every brother is aware of how crucial university recognition is for chapter success. Benefits associated with this recognition, especially at a small, private school like the University of Richmond, serve as a prime example as to why university recognition is more than just appreciated validation.

Our Brother Beta, Matthew McKew, has had positive discussions with the administration. Also promising were two visits by the Dean of Richmond to our chapter meetings in the past year. Our favorable standing with the on-campus fraternities, and countless other expressions of approval Rho Beta has received signal that our goal is near.

Rho Beta has proved its

things. Three of our brothers a house on were elected members of Fraternity Circle.

Student Senate, several are Through good involved in Student Court, behavior and three are resident advisors, increased numand a couple of the brothers bers, the college spent last summer interning on administration Capitol Hill. Two of the brothers felt it was time even helped the college win to give us our the Ethics Bowl Championship own house. In last spring. Many of the guys addition, since regularly make Dean’s List. Zeta we were a model Gamma brothers are leaders all fraternity, we across campus. earned ourselves In November, we held a pig a house renovaroast and cornhole tournament tion. Being on to benefit Donate Life America, Fraternity Circle Rho Beta actives fresh from their latest IM an organization that promotes has really helped football victory organ donation to save lives. recruitment. Last Through our efforts we raised spring, we initiated nine new readiness through an increase almost $1,000. The fundraiser, brothers, bringing our total to in size despite the limitations which we hope to make an antwenty-seven. associated with off-campus nual event, was held in honor of To celebrate the new house, status. We’ve had an increase in Meredith Haga Fox, the wife of we held a house dedication at chapter organization stemming Brother Tanner Fox ’16. Her life Homecoming this year. All of from a more centralized execwas saved by an organ donation our alumni were invited and, utive board and cooperation and she devoted herself to the even though our alumni pool is between veteran leadership and cause of Donate Life America. small, about 20 alumni brothers new perspectives, an initiative In sum, things are going returned to celebrate our sucto become more involved on campus through philanthropy. As always, we continue our commitment to initiating consummate Dekes who are motivated to further improve our chapter.

Brother Doug Lanpher, DKE’s executive director, recently met with the University of Richmond’s Associate Director for Greek Life, and we are confident their shared acknowledgment of our hard work resulted in a resolution that will allow the chapter to reach heights we Zeta Gamma house dedication at Homecoming 2018 never knew possible. It’s a great time to be a Rho Beta.

ZETA GAMMA – HAMPDEN-SYDNEY UNIVERSITY The 2017-18 year proved to be a great success for the brothers of the Zeta Gamma Chapter, and this year has been just as successful. In six short years, our chapter has made major progress.

Last year, we moved into

cess. It was great meeting some of the chapter’s founders and hearing stories about our early days on Hampden-Sydney’s campus. To remember the day, we unveiled a bronze plaque which is mounted in the foyer of our new house.

Around campus, the brothers of Zeta Gamma are doing big

great for the brothers of the Zeta Gamma Chapter and we are striving to keep up the good work.

The following chapters were asked to submit reports for this issue but failed to do so: Delta Kappa-University of Pennsylvania. Delta Rho-North Carolina State University, Eta-University of Virginia, Phi Rho-Pennsylvania State University

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MYSTIC CIRCLE OF ∆KE JOHN RODERICK WILSON MU ’52 1930-2017 When John got excited about a person, event, organization, or outcome, he often referred to it as “giant.” In his own right, Brother Wilson, a diminutive man of Scottish heritage, was “giant.” He was the ultimate gentleman, scholar and jolly good fellow.

John passed away on April 24, 2017 just two days after his 87th birthday. His character was that of a servant-leader. He was bold and fearless. When he saw a need, he led an effort to get it done. Tireless and unselfish, with an incredible memory and capacity for storytelling, John loved to laugh.

Brother Wilson loved his alma mater and DKE. He served on the Colgate Board of Trustees, as a member of the Alumni Council, and as a founding member and chairman of the Mu of DKE Foundation.

Tom Halley ’73, former chairman of the Mu of DKE Foundation, remembered meeting John for the first time: “A firm handshake, an ingratiating smile, but most of all, a devotion to DKE. John was always there at Reunion, and any other Mu events; and he will be there in the future. We will never see his likes again. There is an old saying, ‘There was never a man who could not be replaced.’ I am sorry to tell the boys of DKE; John Wilson can never be replaced.”

Brother Wilson served in the U.S. Air Force, piloting fighter jets. He was promoted to flight leader and awarded the Air Medal. He separated from the USAF in 1961 with the rank of captain. For the next 27 years, John worked in the radio broadcast industry, first in sales, then later in management with responsibility for nine stations, which, under his leadership, grew to profitability.

In retirement, Brother Wilson directed his energies into private investing and philanthropy. He was a trustee of Piedmont College and the Atlanta International School, a fellow of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a sponsor of The Leadership Institute, and a member of the Robert Burns Club of Atlanta. He was an enthusiastic

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member of the Board of Directors of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, as well as a member of Aspenosium, a private club of active duty and retired fighter pilots.

As part of the 130-year old St. Moritz Tobogganing Club, Brother Wilson loved to go fast. Racing in formal tails on a toboggan, headfirst down a three-quarter mile run at speeds approaching 70 mph, was his idea of a good time.

THOMAS P HALLEY MU ’73 1952-2017 Thomas P. Halley Jr., a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, passed away peacefully on November 10th, 2017.

Tom was born in Beacon, NY. A product of Saint John’s parochial school, he was a proud member of the final graduating class of Saint Patrick’s High School in Newburgh. Brother Halley studied English at Colgate University, where he was a member of DKE. He attended Albany Law School, and went on to earn his MPA from Marist College.

Maintaining a private law practice in the Poughkeepsie area for many years, Brother Halley served as the City’s Assistant Corporation Counsel, and later as President of its Board of Education. He was an active member of the local Democratic Party, the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and a parishioner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish.

An avid baseball fan, Tom’s appreciation of the game was a gift he shared with many friends. His loyalties were equally split between his beloved New York Mets, and whoever was playing the Yankees. Brother Halley had an encyclopedic knowledge of early rock and roll, and a special fondness for Elvis, The Four Seasons, and Bruce Springsteen.

GEORGE BAUSCH WATERS PHI GAMMA ’43 1920-2018 George Bausch Waters passed away July 2, 2018, two days shy of his 98th birthday.

Born on the fourth of July, George grew up in Syracuse, graduating from Nottingham High School.

Brother Waters received a Bachelor of Arts in Radio Communications from Syracuse University where he was a member of DKE. During summers, he worked at Crucible Steel in Syracuse and announced evenings on WSYR radio.

After graduation, George enlisted in the Army Infantry, and was assigned to the 222 Anti-Tank Regiment of the 42nd Rainbow Division, where he received a field promotion to Captain and a Bronze Star. Brother Waters joined the Rome (NY) Sentinel Company advertising department on his return, rising to become general manager, publisher, editor, and then president of the company from 1969 to 2011.

George served on the board of directors of the N.Y. State Photonics Development Corporation, and as a Trustee of StevensKingsley Foundation, Kirkland College and Utica College Foundation. He was a founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Rome Art and Community Center and President of the Jervis Library Association.

In 1987, he received the Rome Historical Society’s Medal of 1777 outstanding community service award and he and his wife, Shirley, received the first Saul Lazovik Service to the Arts Award.

Brothers Waters was honorary Commander of the Northeast Defense Sector and 416th Medical Group. He served on the Rome City School District Board of Education, the Rome Hospital Board of Managers, the board of the Mid-York Library System and the boards of the Central Association of the Blind, Oneida National Bank, Rome Savings Bank, the Legal Aid Society, the United Way, Rome Industrial Development Corporation and Oneida County Industrial Development Corporation.

THEO HIRSCH HARVEY TAU LAMBDA ’44 1922-2018 Theo Hirsch Harvey, Jr. died peacefully at age 96 on June 10, 2018 in

Covington, LA. Born in New Orleans, Theo graduated from the McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN and then returned home to attend Tulane University, where he was elected President of the Student Body.

Brother Harvey was a proud member and president of Tau Lambda of DKE and was elected to Omicron Delta Kappa and the Scabbard and Blade Honor Societies. He also was the Commander of Tulane’s Naval ROTC Battalion.

After serving as an officer on the USS Admiralty Islands, an aircraft carrier that saw action in the South Pacific during WWII, Theo returned to New Orleans to work at his family’s business, the Harvey Press, which he eventually owned and led.

Always an innovator, he built Harvey Press into the pre-eminent regional printing company before finally selling it in 1981 to retire.

Restless in retirement, Theo started Hanson Graphics, convincing companies like Kodak and Sony to invest millions of dollars of cutting-edge pre-press technology. Hanson Graphics led the way in testing and adapting digital imaging technology, including early versions of digital cameras and ink-jet printers.

Retiring for the final time, Brother Harvey and his wife moved to Christwood Retirement Community. Both energetic gardeners, they claimed an undeveloped corner of the property and transformed it into the Harvey Trace, a walking trail through wild gardens, wetlands and ponds that continues to give pleasure to Christwood residents.

After Hurricane Katrina, Theo led an effort to help the struggling Delacroix community, where Theo had a fishing camp. Delacroix had been devastated by the hurricane so Brother Harvey convinced friends and businesses to contribute food and resources. The Delacroix Project helped rebuild the church and community center and fed the community for more than a year.

An avid and enthusiastic fisherman, Theo was always sure he knew where

to find fish, and sometimes he was right. He brought the same optimism, enthusiasm and frequent disappointment to his passionate and life-long support of Tulane football. He was a member of several Carnival organizations and will be remembered as the long-time Sergeant of the Rex Title Float. Brother Harvey leaves behind many friends spread across several generations.

CHARLES P. REITSCH DELTA PI ’51 1929-2018 Charles P. Reitsch, 89, passed away February 11, 2018. Brother Reitsch was born in Rockford, IL and attended West High School where he was active in ROTC and the swim team.

Attending the University of Illinois from 1947 to 1951, Chuck graduated with a degree in Commerce and Architecture, was a member of the varsity swim team and won numerous Big Ten competition medals. Brother Reitsch was also a proud member of DKE and First Lieutenant in the Army ROTC. Chuck was a lifelong Illini fan and enjoyed following Illinois football and basketball games.

After college, Chuck served in Korea from 1951-1953 as an officer with the U.S. Army. He then started his own business, CP Reitsch Builders, as an architect and general contractor specializing in building custom designed homes. His unique and beautiful homes can be seen all around the Rockford area.

Brother Reitsch also worked in the Rockford Memorial Hospital Emergency Room as an EMT for many years and was proud to help his community. One of the things Chuck loved most was to ski during the winter. He became a member of the National Ski Patrol in the 1970’s, and was a Crew Chief at Devil’s Head in Baraboo, Wisconsin for over 50 years.

Skiing well into his 80s, he and his wife, Enrica, traveled all over the world with the Madison Ski Club.

Brother Reitsch built a cabin on the Wisconsin River and enjoyed spending his free time boating, fishing and relaxing at the lake with his family. Chuck found great joy passing on his love of music, art, food and sports to his grandsons.

JAMES BRANN YOUNG KAPPA ’66 1944-2018 James Brann died July 7, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic.

Born in Youngstown, Brother Young remained in Ohio throughout his life, graduating from Liberty High School in 1962 and Miami University in Oxford, where he joined DKE. Following the completion of his formal education, he served in the Army National Guard.

James’s unique career combined improbable longevity with a disciplined, yet gracious commitment to client service.

Starting in 1966 at Butcher & Singer in Youngstown, he navigated often choppy economic waters as a financial consultant and wealth advisor over a span of 50 continuous years, serving the wealth generation, management and protection needs of hundreds and hundreds of clients.

Brother Young had a love for his job, guiding others with a disciplined focus on his clients’ interests as he valued their success more than his own. James not only commanded the respect of so many who benefited from the “life made good” results of his efforts, he delivered his professional advice with a smile which conferred the title of friend along the way.

While extremely proud of his Scottish heritage, Brother Young was an actively involved member of The Sons of the American Revolution and served on several community boards including Ohio Living Foundation of Columbus. He enjoyed a good round of golf, a good meal and a good book, shared in one way or another with each and every person he met in life, whether family, friend, client, or acquaintance.

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Yale University University of Alabama University of Mississippi University of North Carolina Harvard University Miami University University of South Carolina University of Virginia Centre College University of Michigan Lafayette College Hamilton College City College of New York University of Rochester Union College Louisiana State University Rutgers University Wesleyan University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cornell University University of Chicago Syracuse University University of California at Berkeley University of Minnesota Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Toronto University of Pennsylvania McGill University Stanford University University of Illinois University of Texas at Austin University of Manitoba University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of the South Wake Forest University Virginia Tech Western University Troy University Duke University Pace University Arizona State University Bryant University Pennsylvania State University Bentley University New York University Michigan State University Indiana University Maryville College University of Richmond Texas A&M University University of Victoria St. Joseph’s College Oklahoma State University Manhatttan College University of North Carolina Wilmington Gannon University Hampden-Sydney College University of Missouri Simon Fraser University University of Tennessee Ithaca College University of Colorado North Carolina State University University of Illinois-Springfield University of Calgary

DKE ADDRESS 73 Lake Place, New Haven, CT 06511 946 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Colony status, Uses private facilities, Oxford, MS 132 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Colony status, Cambridge, MA 325 E. Sycamore, Oxford, OH 45056 Uses university facilities, Columbia, SC 173 Culbreath Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 600 W. Walnut Street, Danville, KY 40422 1004 Olivia Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 719 Sullivan Trail, Easton, PA 18042 Uses college facilities, Clinton, NY Colony status, uses private facilities, New York, New York 597 Fraternity Road, Rochester, NY 14627 North wing, Fox dormitory, Schenectady, NY 13 Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 78 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 276 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459 Colony status, 901 Peoples Ave., Troy, NY 12180 Colony status, 13 South Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850 6239 Kimbark Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 703 Walnut Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210 2302 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704 1711 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 403 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 157 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2M8 Canada 307 S. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA 39104 526 Rue Milton, Montreal, QC H2X 1W4 Canada Uses university facilities, Stanford, CA 311 E. Armory, Champaign, IL 61820 Colony status, 715 Graham Place, Austin, TX 78705 638 Jubilee Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3L 1P6 Canada 11003 87th Ave., Edmonton, AB T6G 0X5 Canada #8 2880 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5 Canada 735 University Ave., Sewanee, TN 37383 1101 Polo Road, Winston Salem, NC 27106 302 Roanoke Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060 Colony status, uses private facilities, London, ON, Canada 414 Fraternity Circle, Troy, AL 36081 1708 Pace Street, Durham, NC 27705 Uses private facilities, Pleasantville, NY Uses private facilities, Tempe, AZ Uses university facilities, Smithfield, RI 328 E. Foster Ave., State College, PA 16801 Uses private facilities, Waltham, MA Uses university facilities, New York, NY 1148 East Grand Ave., East Lansing, MI 48823 424 S. Fess Ave., Bloomington, IN 47401 Uses private facilities, Maryville, TN Uses university facilities, Richmond, VA 3989 N Graham Road, College Station, TX 77845 950 Empress Ave., Victoria, BC V8T 1N8 Canada Uses college facilities, Patchogue, NY 1225 W. Third Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Bronx, NY 10471 412 Rose Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403 109 University Square, Erie, PA 16541 Uses college facilities, Farmville, VA 912 S. Providence, Columbia, MO 65203 Colony status, uses university facilities, Burnaby, BC, Canada Colony status, 1828 Fraternity Park Dr., Knoxville, TN 37916 Colony status, uses private facilities, Ithaca, NY Colony status, 881 19th Street, Boulder CO Colony status, 18 Maiden Lane, Raleigh, NC Colony status, uses private facilities, Springfield, IL Colony status, uses private facilities, Calgary, AB, Canada

ACTIVES 44 229 25 76 13 45 109 45 39 93 58 22 10 19 12 24 66 44 30 33 28 47 47 47 47 41 36 41 29 50 18 27 36 69 26 59 68 21 35 8 12 54 32 66 27 16 94 16 10 24 82 28 12 35 31 58 34 22 100 25 24 8 43 24 16 10

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Figure in ACTIVES column is number of members after Fall 2018 initiation. New members numbers will be updated in next Quarterly after rush occurs.

FO or SO means recruiting is in Fall or Spring only. F or S means recruiting is year round with letter indicating the primary period.

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A landmark in the heart of Manhattan, the club offers a full suite of amenities and serves as a home away from home, for DKE alumni throughout our worldwide reciprocal network.

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ANNUAL BUSINESS DINNER APRIL 17, 2019 FOR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION CONTACT ROSEMARY RUDDEN, CLUB COORDINATOR: 212.716.2144 • DKECLUB@YALECLUBNYC.ORG • WWW.DKECLUBNY.COM The Clubhouse, facing Grand Central Station, features four bars, three restaurants, library, ten floors of hotel rooms, pool, gym, and squash facilities, as well as conference and entertainment spaces.

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