Sae sc delta drummer feb march 2016 newsletter

SC Delta Chapter of SAE — DELTA DRUMMER MARCH 2016

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University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina—Founded 1882

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Spring 2016 New Member Class Community Service—Palmetto Project

Welcome our new members!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Alumni Notes

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John Hopson, Brian McMaster

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History and Leadership School

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MoM Photos

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HeroHomes

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Brother Notes

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Alumnui Notes

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Garrett Roebuck Besse, Pawleys Island, SC (legacy) Thomas Drake DiBona, Virginia Beach, VA Cameron Dale Klein, Virginia Beach, VA Carson Asa Potter, Belmont, NC Dominic Paul Roda, York. PA Isaac Hayne Wilkerson, York, SC (legacy)

Mothers of Minerva 2016 Weekend Mothers of Minerva Chapter sponsored its annual weekend for mothers and sons on Feb 19 -21, 2016 in Columbia. The event included an auction that raised over $5,000 for two special projects: memorial contributions in memory of Ms. Victoria Elliott and Mrs. Stacy Sawyer.

Events included a Mother Son Dinner at Columbia's Tin Roof on Friday, Mom's Outing/ Brunch with Yoga at the Strong Foundations on Sat morning, and the auction dinner and dance at the Riverbanks Zoo, NDoki Clubhouse. 140 mothers and sons attended. A brunch was held at the SAE Fraternity House on the South Carolina campus on Sunday morning. More photos on Page 4

Contact us SC Delta Alumni Assn PO Box 11521 Columbia, SC 29211 Email John Stringfellow

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Alumni Notes 2016 Annual Dues If you are interested in supporting this newsletter and our alumni programs, please consider donating $25 or more to the SC Delta Alumni Association. You can send your payment online here at our web site, or mail your check made out to SAE to Mitch Kiser, Treasurer, PO Box 11521, Columbia, SC 29211.

Change in Officers Anthony Fontana is the interim EA at SC Delta until elections in late April. Joseph Stuhrenberg, current EA, has taken a position as VP of Conduct with the USC IFC, a position that will not allow him to be president of SAE at the same time.

Anthony’s contact info is email afontana@email.sc.edu and cell is (757) 646-6860. He is from Virginia Beach, VA.

In Memoriam Zerno Martin '59 of Spartanburg passed away on Saturday, Jan 9. In case you didn't know, Zerno was working with Ryan Gaylord to develop the Spartanburg Alumni Association. He was a graduate of Orangeburg High School, USC and the Charlotte Memorial Hospital with s hospital administration degree. He took a leadership role with the Spartanburg Memorial Hospital and retired in 1993 as SVP. He then consulted with the SRHS Foundation until 2013. More details here.

From the Desk of Eminent Archon, Anthony Fontana Please feel free to contact me at email afontana@email.sc.edu

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Alumni Notes John Barrett Hopson, '92, is now a Surf Instructor (parttime) at Charleston Surf Lessons in Charleston. More importantly as a volunteer surf instructor with the Warrior Surf Foundation to teach our veterans how to surf! A little ocean therapy goes a long way for our men and women who served. He is also a self employed Freelance Artist (HopsonDesign). His projects include pencil drawings of the SC Delta House and the NC Xi House at UNC. Contact him at email hopsondesign@gmail.com

House Manager Departs All of us want to wish our house dad Brian McMaster the best of luck today as he begins his new role as an Academic Advisor here at the College of Engineering and Computing. Thankfully, Brian has agreed to stay with us here in the house

through the end of the school year while we search for a replacement who can replicate his great work (though these odds are slim).

Thanks to Brian for all that you've done for us over the past two years!

Pictured: Brian and Joe Stuhrenberg, Past EA.

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Province Rho 2016 Leadership School

SC Delta 3 on 3 Basketball Team, Runnerups, SAE Province Rho 2016 Leadership School plus delegates at the College of Charleston, Feb 26-28— with Joseph Stuhrenberg, Anthony Fontana and Will Shealy.

History Lesson SC Delta Chapter was the 35th chapter of SAE, founded on February 28, 1882. The Chapter was closed by state law in July 1897, and rechartered on October 3, 1927. There are 1,768 initiates. The Original Founder in 1883 was James G Glass of Tennessee Omega. While our official charter date is Feb. 28, 1882, in 1856 a student at South Carolina College by the name of Talbot Adams was initiated. He was sent a charter to start a chapter but his efforts failed. He is listed as a member of Alabama Mu. The Capers family was prominent in SA E. Picture to left is Bishop Ellison Capers and his 5 sons in 1890 - seated, left to right is Frank, Bishop and John. Standing, left to right is Walter, William and Ellison..

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Mothers of Minerva Weekend Photos

More photos from the MoM Weekend are located on our web site here, and our Facebook Page.

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Brothers Build Homes for Veterans Two brothers combine their talents to raise funds and build homes for veterans Jason Brownell ’91 recently founded HeroHomes, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to providing deserving veterans the pride of home ownership. (HeroHomesLoudoun.org) The flagship project in the beautiful town of Purcellville, Virginia located in the heart of Loudoun Valley, represents the first step in our mission to make Loudoun County the showcase area for homes dedicated to wounded veterans. “In 2015 Jason, was asked to manage a building project in Lovettsville, VA, for wounded veteran named Tony Porta” said Aimee McGranahan, leadership chair at HeroHomes. Now part of our leadership team, Tony is a medically retired Marine corporal who sustained injuries from an IED explosion while serving in Iraq. Inspired by his story, we founded HeroHomes to help veterans and their families secure home ownership.

The first home in this community is set on a third acre in an established community near the heart of town.

Jim Evans ’91 of Bradford Consulting Group (Bradfordllc.com) has been consulting with nonprofits, primarily nonprofit databases, since 1997. He recently developed and launched the crowdfunding website CloudDonate.com. Jason mentioned HeroHomes to Jim on a visit to Charleston and the two decided to combine their efforts. Jim donated his crowdfunding and social media management skills to HeroHomes raising over $5,000 on an initial forty five day campaign. Jim is managing the Twitter, Facebook and other aspects of the nationwide campaign to support HeroHomes.

At the first HeroHomes banquet in February HeroHomes announced a $10,000 grant. Jim and Jason are pictured celebrating the partnership.

For additional information on HeroHomes check out HeroHomesLoudoun.org A second crowdfunding campaign will go live over the weekend at CloudDonate.com If brothers are looking to begin a crowdfunding campaign contact jim@clouddonate.com he is waiving fees to generate some additional name recognition.

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Brother Notes

Alex Spears appeared at the Columbia Comedy Zone. He is hilarious. Review his video here.

Bobby Walters, ‘19 and a new member from Pawleys Island, did the opening speech, invocation and introduction for Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Haley and Sen. Scott during a recent campaign rally.

Mike Otten Recognized Congratulations to Michael Otten, '16, who was presented with the SAE Eminent Archon Certificate in recognition of his service as president of the chapter in 2015 by past president and EA Joseph Stuhrenberg. Mike joined SAE in the fall of 2012 and also served as Risk Manager. He is from Omaha where he attended Millard North High School. Contact him at email ottenm@email.sc.edu.

Undergrad News Allston Achille has been named the 2016 Greek Week Chairman. This year the chapter is paired with Kappa Kappa Gamma and Phi Beta Sigma. Alston attended J L Mann High School in Greenville.

Congratulate him at email jachille@email.sc.edu.

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Job Search—Help our Members!

Help our Members with their Career and Job Search!

If you are in a position where you can assist these brothers, please contact them directly!

James McClement 1154 Olympia Ave. Columbia, SC 29201 +1 (336) 420-6239 mcclemen@email.sc.edu OBJECTIVE To secure a full time position that will give me an introduction to the fields of Finance and Operations Management.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FRATERNITY, SC DELTA CHAPTER Columbia, SC Vice President / Philanthropy Chair  Organized all Philanthropic Events for the University of South Carolina Delta Chapter of SAE  Received the Philanthropy and Service Chair award for the Southeastern Region of SAE in recognition of r aising over $36,000 during first year holding the position  Hosted the first and second annual Simone Softball Classics, raising over $33,000 for a pledge brother who was diagnosed with t-cell lymphoma.  Coordinated a Philanthropy Casino Night Event raising upwards of $11 Page 8 - Visit our web site, www.saeusc.com

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Alumni Notes (Continued) IAN SYMINGTON Ian Symington '14, has joined Walker & Dunlop as a Financial Analyst in Washington, DC. The company is a commercial real estate firm.

Congratulate him at email isymington45@gmail.com.

Congrats to Jason Stilwell '94, for joining GE HealthCare as a Product Sales SpecialistUltrasound. He is a past Eminent Archon of the chapter and resides in Greenville. He attended Eastside High School and majored in Political Science at Carolina. Reach out to Jason at email jds1121@gmail.com.

Pete McKenna Peter McKenna '87, is a senior vice president and commercial lender with Park Sterling Bank in Greenville. He attended Christ Church High School then majored in Finance & Management at Carolina. Pete has been an active volunteer in The Meyer Center for Special Children as the Treasurer. A long time banker, he was also with BB&T, First Citizens and Deutsche Bank. Reach out to Pete at email pete.mckenna@parksterlingbank.com.

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