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The Charles O. Blaisdell the University of Arizona. DKE Leadership Award & Sami has also been deeply Scholarship sponsored by the involved in his campus Deke Club of NYC is named community, taking on after Brother Charles O. leading positions in several Blaisdell, Pi-Dartmouth ’37. honorary societies, as well It is awarded each year to the as the Honors College PATH undergraduate who is judged Mentorship Program. He has the most highly accomplished also volunteered with the Deke in that academic year Tucson Medical Center and on the basis of contribution Northminster Presbyterian to his chapter, contribution to Church Food Distribution his college or university, his Center. standing in extracurricular Academically, Sami aims activities and organizations to pursue an M.D./Ph.D. in on or off-campus, and his toxicology after graduating with scholastic achievement. degrees in biochemistry Board Chairman Mason Morjikian, Lambda ’88, presents the The Blaisdell Leadership and neuroscience and a minor in Blaisdell Leadership Award to Sami Muslmani, Omega OmegaAward is the highest honor Spanish. He hopes to continue Arizona ’23. bestowed by DKE upon his academic passions focused an individual undergraduate member. This year Sami on clinical health for which he already has an impressive Muslmani of Omega Omega-Arizona is the recipient of resume, having worked at Dr. Marvin Slepian’s Cardiology the Blaisdell Award. Sami was the leading figure in the reLab, and done internships with the Arizona Poison and establishment of Omega Omega Chapter. Drug Information Center, Translational Genomic Research He served as Brother Beta, and as VP of Programming for Institute Helios Scholars Program, and a Gastroenterology the University of Arizona Interfraternity Council and has internship program. Sami has also won the Galileo Circle won the IFC Greek Man of the Year; and twice served as Scholarship for his work as an undergraduate researcher IFC chapter president! As Brother Beta, not only did Sami and is published in the National Library of Medicine for help found his chapter and keep it running throughout his contributions to research on comparisons of device the COVID-19 pandemic, he also found a house for the hemocompatibility, for which he has also spoken widely on chapter to rent and to call home. He established various the subject. Other finalists for the Blaisdell award included initiatives including academic scholarships, which led to Grayson Armour Sigma Rho-Stanford and Hank Scheffler the chapter achieving one of the highest Greek life GPAs at Rho-Lafayette
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Andrew Kotler ’22, Reily Scott ’25, and Aymeric Mauvais ’25 accept the Delta Award on behalf of Lambda-Kenyon for most improved chapter.
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A w a r d The Delta Award is awarded each year to the most improved chapter. The competition this year was incredibly strong, much more so than in any other recent year. The level of competition for this award is an excellent barometer of the state of the fraternity. When chapters are busting out and improving their performance, it means DKE is getting stronger. It means that our undergrad officers are doing the right things; it means our members are enthusiastic and dedicated to the betterment of our chapters. Although IotaCentre, Phi Sigma-Bryant and Phi Mu-Manhattan each made excellent strides, the winner this year was Lambda-Kenyon. The Lambda chapter was on the verge of extinction, but had a commitment from a small group of brothers who recruited seven new members just as a suspension was handed down by the college. With the support of alumni and the core group, those seven men were finally initiated. Kenyon Dekes Andrew Kotler ’22, Reily Scott ’25, and Aymeric Mauvais ’25 were on hand to accept the award for their chapter.