2017 A Publication
of
S w a r t h m o r e D e l t a U ps i l o n
Our new brothers at Initiation. Brother Timothy P. Malarkey ‘89 (far right) delivered the charge.
Becoming a Brother Dimitri Kondelis ‘20
Throughout the rush period, I kept hearing about how much fun pledging was going to be, how much I was going to learn, and how many lasting bonds I would build. Considering that about half of the pledge class were baseball players while the other half were not, we did not come into pledging as a cohesive group. As the events progressed, I felt that we became closer as a group. We were able to talk and get to know both the brothers and each other. Pledging provided a good environment in which to start getting to know brothers and other prospective members. We had to come together as a class, trust each other, and work together towards our goal. Initially, we had some struggles, but as the time elapsed, we started to learn how to come together as a cohesive group. The final event has developed the greatest sense of comradery as we, as a pledge class, helped each other out and cheered each other on. The night that one of the first meetings was hosted, I told some of the brothers that I did not want to participate to the fullest extent due to an exam I had the next day. They told me that this would not be a problem. That in and of itself impressed me the most during the start of the process.
In this Issue Becoming a Brother....................... 1 Baseball Season Preview............... 2 A DU Brother Abroad..................... 3 PIG ROAST INVITATION...................3 Message from the ADOSE............. 4 An International Brother’s View.... 4 DU Investment Challenge.............5 Notes from the President...............5