CHAPTER NEWS recruitment effort, John Reynolds, at leadershipconsultant2@kdr.com, Our goal is to have the chapter at 25 members by the end of the next academic year. In addition to the new membership drive, the Lambda Alumni Corporation is undertaking a capital campaign to renovate the house. For more information on the campaign contact Aaron M. Burke at aaronmburke@gmail.com.
Nu Chapter, Indiana University This semester we had another great pledge class. We have added an additional five pledges for a total of 10 for the year. Over the last two years, each pledge class has taken on responsibility and leadership roles much faster than the one before. With the two classes this academic year, we have definitely found a great foundation for the future and we are really heading in the right direction. Over the course of this year, we have almost doubled in size, going from nine Brothers at the beginning of the year to 17. We have found a faculty advisor (Ann Lawson Smith) this semester. She knows the town of Bloomington and we believe that she will help us get connected with the right people for philanthropies and also for just general connections with the universities. We also now have an alumni advisor (Seth Rosen). Seth is currently finishing his MBA and believe he will help guide us from our educational life into the working world. We are really excited to have two knowledgeable people advising us as we go through our college career.
Rho Chapter, Lafayette College After initiating 19 new members in the fall and two more this semester, the Brothers are excited about the possibilities of what the 2010 spring semester has to offer. With the community service projects that have already been started, and the exciting prospects of those yet to come, all the Brothers hope to make a long lasting impact in the both the Easton and Lafayette College communities. Starting on April 16, the Brothers will join forces with Pi Beta Phi sorority to host what is annually one of the most anticipated events on campus, Dance Marathon. For 31 years, the Brothers and Pi Beta Phi have joined together and thrown what has become the largest student-run philanthropic event at Lafayette College. Dressed to the Las Vegas theme, students will dance the night away for a great cause. All proceeds earned from Dance Marathon will be split amongst three different charities, all designed to help children in both the Easton community and throughout the United States: the Spring Garden Children’s Center, the Children’s Home of Easton, and First Book. With every passing year, Dance Marathon becomes a greater and greater success, and the Brothers trust that this Dance Marathon will be the best yet. With the help of the newly initiated members, the Rho Chapter trusts that this spring semester will be another huge success.
Psi Chapter, Lycoming College We are a chapter on the rise on our campus and within the National Fraternity. The Brothers have dedicated themselves to becoming the best chapter they can possibly be. The Executive Committee, with input from the chapter membership, alumni, Lycoming administration, and the National Office, has created long-term goals that has Psi Chapter on the move. The Brothers have placed an emphasis on community service. We have done many things in conjunction with The West House in Williamsport, which is a special-needs, assisted-living organization that specializes in helping AIDS victims. Besides doing a lot of work for The West House, we also assist the immediate community around campus, such as paint houses and Lycomingsponsored Relay for Life. One of our major goals for the chapter is to establish an ongoing alumni association. Working with several alumni, the chapter is trying to get the alumni involved in current Psi Chapter events. We value our alumni perspective and can use valued mentors to guide us. If you are interested in helping out, contact the chapter at psi@kdr. com. Even if you just want to say hello and check up on the chapter, feel free to contact us. We would love to hear from you.
Alpha Alpha Chapter, Lock Haven University The Alpha Alpha Chapter is standing strong and proud. We have participated in cleaning up and restoring our local parks and recreation areas. We also helped with our local fire hall by cooking Stromboli’s and hotdogs at their local vendor location during the regatta, held here in Lock Haven. In addition to working to improve the parks in our community and assist the local fire company, we are volunteering at a local nursing home. This spring semester we hosted a home run derby, 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament, and freethrow contest at our university. We are looking forward to the future and evolving Kappa Delta Rho into a deeper Brotherhood. For additional information and upcoming news go to our website at www.kappadeltarhoalphaalpha.com.
Eta Alpha Chapter, Robert Morris University The Brothers have worked very hard this year. First and foremost we were named RMU Greek Chapter of the Year, as well as winning the scholastic award for academic excellence. For the 14th time in 15 years we won the Greek Week Championship. However, it is not all about competition. We held our second annual comedy show (all proceeds going to the UPMC Children’s Hospital) where we had two alumni comedians as well as four other headliners. Also, we would like to recognize our three new members this year, Dominic Paunovich, Tommy Lutz, and Michael Patschak. These men have worked very hard to become a strong part of our Fraternity and for that we congratulate them. We would also like to recognize Brother Will Danks for becoming our IFC president here on the RMU campus.
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Psi Chapter Senior Tribune Jake Kiessling being beat by Sweetheart Kaitlyn Ober at a chapter philanthropic event.
Theta Alpha Group Provisional Chapter For the 2010 spring semester, we are ecstatic to announce that KDR has indeed made an explosive comeback as the fastest-growing Fraternity at Slippery Rock University. At the close of last semester, our Group of Intent consisted of 10 dedicated young gentlemen willing to uphold the honor and valor that KDR stands for. At the conclusion of this semester, our group became the third largest Fraternity on campus, having more than doubled in size to 22 members, and has obtained Provisional Chapter status! Our group has drawn a most distinguished pledge class, filled with men taking great strides as growing leaders. New members Ian Heilman and Matt Ligman both represented Slippery Rock in a National Model NATO Conference, and were both elected to win the Outstanding Delegation in Committee Award and helped lead their team to win the Outstanding Overall Delegation Award. In addition, Matt Ligman founded the new monthly campus periodical The Rock Review, and new member Andy Treese was hired in February as the new assistant focus editor for the weekly campus newspaper The Rocket. The emergence of our 12 new members into the Fraternity this semester boasts just how successful recruitment truly was for us. Throughout the months of recruitment, we held many fun events for current members, new members, and KDR hopefuls, from Steak, Cigar and Poker nights, to sledding with the sisters of Phi Sigma Sigma and themed socials with Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Tau. Though recruitment this semester’s more than doubled us in size, even more gentlemen have shown eager interest in our cause and are seriously considering the benefits of pledging in the future. February proved to be a big month for our chapter; the months ahead are only going to get bigger. Most of the sororities on campus are very excited about our return, and they have continued to approach us about holding many socials together. We were partnered with Alpha Omicron Pi and Alpha Sigma Phi for the upcoming Greek Week on campus. On the philanthropy and community service front, the greater majority of
our Brothers have attended the campus event Zumba for Haiti, and we participated in four other events, including the annual Relay for Life, the 10th Annual Alcohol Free Mix-Off, the Council for Exceptional Children Walk, and Adopt-A-Highway Beautification Clean-Up. We held an alumni event from April 16-18, which was a huge success. We enjoyed getting to know our alumni Brothers and look forward to meeting more Brothers along our journey to obtain a charter. We would like to thank John Reynolds, for the hard work he has done in helping us on the path to our reestablishment. It is our promise that we will not let our Brothers down, and that this is only the beginning of great things to come.
Iota Alpha Chapter, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown With a new Executive Board consisting of Consul Ryan Weber, Senior Tribune Zack Tritschler, Junior Tribune Brendan Booth, Quaestor John McCabe, and Praetor Brad Williams, next semester brings us many high expectations and goals. We currently have a strong young nucleus of nine sophomores in our chapter and are looking to build on that strength with our spring pledge class. Due to a strong year of rush and social events, we were able to bring in nine new members this spring. The spring 2010 pledge class is led by two founding fathers’ legacies and it was one of our most anticipated and largest pledge classes in several years. Many other events have taken place throughout this semester. Our main philanthropic event, our annual Autism Walk, took place on April 17. Brian Gabriel, one of our graduating seniors, successfully ran the event for the second consecutive year. We eclipsed last year’s total of $800 raised and raised nearly $1,100 this year. We also had a very enjoyable Brother’s formal weekend retreat at Deep Creek, Maryland in April. This year we placed first in our school’s Greek Week. This was the first time our chapter has won the event in recent years and it was a great accomplishment for all of our current Brothers. Overall we believe that this was a very positive academic year for our chapter and we only look to improve next year and for many years to come.
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