The Triangle | 2006

A Publication of Swarthmore Delta Upsilon RAMBLINGS OF A COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGIST: ON THE ROLE OF DELTA UPSILON IN A YOUNG MAN’S DEVELOPMENT Andrew Koczo `07

Vice President

Brotherhood, pronounced bruhth -er-hoo d, is defined by dictionary.com as “the belief that all people should act with warmth and equality toward one another, regardless of differences in race, creed, nationality, etc.”

Psychology studies have shown that the development of children and adolescents is influenced much more by peers than anyone else, including parents.

When I first came to Swarthmore and met the brothers of Delta Upsilon, I knew immediately that I wanted to be a part of this exceptional group of people. In my four years I have every last brother and alumnus to thank for the tremendous personal growth that has taken place in me as well as in every senior graduating this year. When my class was rushing, we were all in

awe of how awesome all the brothers hopefully integrating all the positives were, and although I still find merit and shedding all the negatives.

It is this personal growth that has in some of the more juvenile aspects of fraternity life, it is clear that there lead to the evolution of DU into what is much more to take away from the it is today. Every brother in every class has had some impact on how experience.

Continued on next page…

I have visited many other schools and although there is some diversity, none come close to the melting pot that is TABLE OF Swarthmore. Delta Upsilon CONTENTS is the cream that floats to the top of the pot.

From learning how to correctly Brother Articles 2 paint a room to learning how State of the Fraternity 3 to hang clean properly, from CFO Report 4-5 picking up the appropriate technique for cracking a Golf Outing Stats 2006 6 boiled egg in Sharples, to 2007 Hall of Fame Ballot 7 perfecting a method of shotgunning that doesn’t end up New Brothers 8 with a half the drink on the Brother Notes 9 floor…like a good father DU Awards 10 has changed every life it has touched. It is the diversity Brother Articles 11 of the brothers’ personalities Tribute: Class of 2006 12 and backgrounds that has truly affected everyone, Delta Upsilon • 500 College Avenue • Swarthmore, PA 19081

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • page 2

Chris Compton `09 House & Rooms Officer 1st Lord of the DU Manor

Playing around…

At the heart of it, the modern college experience boils down to two underlying goals, earning a degree and trying new things. It was that mindset that led me to join a fraternity in the first place—I guess I've always been perceived by some as a "frat boy", but I'd never wanted to actually be associated with one until I got to Swarthmore. It was that mindset, however, which turned me onto something that most would probably not associate with life as a frat boy: theater.

This past Spring I decided— with the helpful coaxing of a DU brother—to try my hand at acting. I'd never done anything on stage before, but I had this strange whim to give drama a shot. I mentioned this to a DU brother, who had been acting since high school. He kept bugging me until I agreed to sign up for auditions to the Spring production of "Art" by Yazmina Reza. At the time I rather resented my brother for this, and figured it was a mistake to have told him anything. But, keeping my

philosophy on college in mind and hoping I could trust his advice, I went through with it.

To my sincere surprise I got a major part in the play. There are only three characters in it, each with a roughly equal share of the lines, and I played one of them. To make things even more intimidating, my character had a monologue that covered 2 and a half pages and contained no periods, exclamation points, or question marks. I was told I'd have to deliver the whole thing with as much energy and speed as possible, but every word had to be understood by the audience.

Needless to say, I was a little scared.

The play soon took over my life and, interestingly, it began to closely resemble the pledge process.

I found myself having the time of my life and getting really close to people who used to be strangers. I received a lot of help from a few DU brothers while practicing my lines, and before I knew it was opening night. My palms sweaty and my breath heavy I stepped out onto a brightly lit stage, all by myself, to say my first lines.

It went off without a hitch.

The brotherhood sat in the audience cheering me on, and the performance came together exactly how we wanted it to. The experience was one of the most fulfilling and exciting of my life: I tried something completely new, I became close with a group of truly amazing people, and had loads of fun in the process. And, of course, it was all thanks to the help of my brothers.

Continued from previous page…

DU is perceived by both brothers and the Swarthmore community at large.

Condescending stares have turned to smiles.

Meetings with the administration have gone from being analogous to getting sent to the principal’s office to a friendly gathering which seems always to end with a “keep up the great work.”

Instead of working to get us off campus, the administration has been helping us increase campus action, even giving us money for an alcohol education program. It is a great time to be a DU brother at Swarthmore, and every current and past brother has been a part of turning this organization into what it is today.

Although it will be hard to top the power of the speech given last year

by Brother John Farrell '82 about the late Brother Greg Foster '81, since I have been here we have been 3 for 3 in terms of alumni banquets, with everyone being a grand slam, and I hope you will help make this year 4 for 4. When you do come, remember this: clink your beers bottom to bottom, its man law.

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • page 3

Alex Ryan-Bond `07 President

I hope this letter finds you well. I would first like to say that it is a privilege and an honor to serve as the President of our undergraduate chapter. When I joined Delta Upsilon my Freshman year I remember joking about becoming president but I never actually thought it would ever happen. The senior brothers seemed larger than life to me and I never thought much past that year at the time.

However, during my time here at Swarthmore, much has changed since that first semester on campus, but the commitment to brotherhood and my feelings towards Delta Upsilon have not. I am quite pleased to say that we are as strong as ever entering into the upcoming school year, and some of the changes we’ve been making are having a noticeable and immediate impact on things in the undergraduate chapter.

First, I am pleased to announce that Facilities has agreed to install a brand new floor in our basement—one that drains and can stand up to years of wear and tear.

Further, we have installed wireless internet in the house and will be once again getting cable installed this fall.

The condition of the house has been improving within these last few years, and this upcoming year should be no different.

In conjunction with the Delta

Upsilon IHQ, and pending funding from administration, the whole of the undergraduate chapter will, by the end of the first semester, have completed AlcoholEDU, a program designed to promote responsible use of alcohol and to educate college students about the dangers of alcohol. This program gives us the opportunity to further educate our members about alcohol use, and to ensure that the house is a continued “safe spot” for partying on campus.

Finally, I am pleased to announce that for the coming year we have an improved community service program, where returning brothers will be working with Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Chester, PA to help tutor younger children, and new brothers pledging in the fall will work with the Scott Arboretum to help clean up around campus on Sunday mornings.

In my years here, DU has never been stronger.

Our numbers are increasing, we’re becoming more active, and the house is improving constantly—I have never seen it look better. I am excited for the upcoming year and I’m sure it will be a resounding success for our fraternity. I can’t wait to see all of you at the Spring Alumni Banquet.

∆Y Roster, 2006-2007 2007 – Seniors Noah Cooper-Harris Nick Farrar Andrew Koczo Wootae Min Brandon Penix Robert Russell Alex Ryan-Bond Adam Wallwork 2008 – Juniors Julian Harper Ben Mendelson Scott Dalane J.B. Donnelly Alex Ginsberg Dominic Hum Chris Nana-Sinkam

2009 – Sophomores Travis Allen Alexander Avellan Michael Bernasek Justin Chen Christopher Compton Mark Greenburg Julian Harper Thomas Jetmore Kevin Kooi Chris McKitterick Cailen OBrien Nicholas Orton William Predun Kevin Shaughnessy Sean Varsolona

Executive Council Fall 2006 Alex Ryan-Bond, President aryanbo1@swarthmore.edu Andrew Koczo, V. Pres. akoczo1@swarthmore.edu Michael Bernasek, Treasurer mbernas1@swarthmore.edu William Farrar, Secretary jwillia2@swarthmore.edu Kevin Shaughnessy, Rush Chair kshaugh1@swarthmore.edu Chris Nana-Sinkam, PledgeMaster cnanasi1@swarthmore.edu Noah Cooper-Harris, Risk Manager ncooper1@swarthmore.edu Scott Dalane, Social Co-Chair sdalane1@swarthmore.edu Brandon Penix, Social Co-Chair bpenix1@swarthmore.edu

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • page 4

Update on the Financials of the Alumni Corporation Ben Hall `98 I want to take this opportunity to provide you with an important update on the financial health of our chapter and its Alumni Corporation. As you may recall, in our last fundraising letter, we discussed a critical issue: without substantial alumni donations we will be unable to continue our affiliation with the DU International Headquarters (IHQ) organization.

This article will provide details on progress since that letter, along with more specific data on the kind of dollars we are talking about.

For each of the past several years our chapter’s finances have become tighter, and the 2005-06 academic year was no exception. By far the largest source of cost increases (and therefore financial pressures) have come from fees associated with our membership in the IHQ. Leading up to 2004, there had (again) been significant discussions about severing ties with the IHQ. After much dialogue among the alumni corporation members, with strong opinions on both sides of the issue, in 2004 the decision was made to re-commit ourselves to remaining part of the DU International organization, continuing over a century of rich tradition.

However, at the time of the recommitment, it was also recognized that substantially increased financial support from our faithful alumni is required—and without it, we have to strongly reconsider the viability, and importance, of remaining part of DU International.

Simply put, if remaining part of the IHQ is indeed important to the alumni, then the alumni body has to put its money where its mouth is by providing the

revenue to support our IHQ relationship.

The total IHQ costs are too large for the undergraduate chapter to fund on their own—approaching between $400-450 per member per year. To put this in perspective, undergraduate dues currently stand at $500 per brother per year. Clearly the Alumni Corporation needs to shoulder the burden of the non-insurance IHQ fees. (The undergrads will continue to be responsible for their own insurance costs which account for nearly half the IHQ costs—$238.81 per brother for the 06-07 academic year). Our fundraising letter talked about this concept of the alumni funding the non-insurance fees of the IHQ, but did not illustrate specific dollars. The following outline the specific dollars we are talking about in this situation.

Figure 1. The Swarthmore Chapter Delta Upsilon perpetual operating budget.

•

Figure 1. outlines the approximate income and expenses the chapter faces each year, with 2 major line items (fundraising and IHQ fees) listed as question marks. The purpose of this chart is not to lay out the exact to-the-dollar money in and out of the alumni corp. Rather, here is the conclusion to draw: our non-fundraising revenue (including the income kicked out quarterly by our Centennial Fund endowment, which remains strong and robust, with a principal balance in excess of a quarter-million dollars) is completely consumed by nonIHQ financial commitments. Put another way, if the alumni corporation is going to fund IHQ expenses, the money to do so must come from fundraising and donations.

•

Given this conclusion that any IHQ funding by the alumni corporation must come in the form of alumni donations, the next question is: exactly how much money are we talking about—that is, how much money do we need in the form of fundraising and donations on an annual basis? Figure 2. shows the alumni corporation’s share of the non-insurance expenses, as a function of the number of brothers and pledges. The bottom line: depending on the size of the brotherhood, we need to raise between $5,000 to $10,000 annually (i.e., every year!) to remain part of the IHQ.

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • page 5

Figure 2. The Swarthmore Chapter Delta Upsilon alumni corporation’s share of the non-insurance expenses, as a function of the number of brothers and pledges.

•

To put this $5,000 to $10,000 in perspective: after our last fundraiser letter, we received approximately $3,600 in donations (which includes corporate matches) and our golf outing raised approximately $3,000 (which was uncharacteristically high—we would not anticipate this level of revenue from future golf fundraisers).

So our total fundraising income this year was $6,600. Not a bad year, right?

Well, except there were 18 brothers and 11 pledges initiated, making the alumni corporation share of the non-insurance fees over $7,000. So, even with our best fundraising campaign in years and what we feel is an unsustainably high level of revenues from our golf outing, we still came up short of the target break-even number!

To reiterate, we are not talking about the need for a one-time fundraising campaign. Rather, we are talking about the need to raise

$5,000 to $10,000 (or more) each and every year to have our membership in the IHQ sustainable.

As mentioned earlier, among alumni there are very strong opinions on both sides of the issue as to whether we should or should not remain part of the DU International.

But here is the bottom line: if we, as an alumni body, do value our membership in the IHQ, we collectively need to ante up and donate more money, more frequently.

If these annual donations do not arrive, perhaps that sends an important message—i.e. perhaps remaining part of the IHQ isn’t important to us collectively as an alumni organization. No matter what the reason, without increased donations we will find ourselves in a position where there is nothing to debate—we simply will not have the money to pay the IHQ. I don’t mean to paint an excessively negative picture—it’s not all “doom and gloom.” The facts are the facts—financially we are stretched thin. But here is another fact: the undergraduate brotherhood

remains robust, enjoying a large pledge class, with strong and abundant leadership. These guys are awesome, good young men, with bright futures—and we should feel really good about that. Working with brothers like this is why I got involved with the DU Alumni Corporation in the first place, and it’s what keeps me going even in the face of the challenges our organization faces. The chapter is not falling apart at all—but make no mistake about it, we do face financial pressures.

I thank you all for your past, present, and (hopefully increased) future support.

Swarthmore DU Alumni News Requested!

We want to hear from you.

Please send us some current information so that we can share it with all of your brothers. Be sure to include your name, year of graduation, mailing address, and e-mail address with your personal news. Mail to:

Corresponding Secretary Delta Upsilon Fraternity Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081 The Triangle is being mailed to all DU brothers currently residing in the United States.

All brothers are cordially invited to participate in all the activities of both the undergraduate chapter and the alumni corporation.

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • page 6

2006 Annual DU Alumni Golf Outing Carlo Fitti '00 The Annual DU Alumni golf outing was held on a very rainy Saturday April the 8th at Paxon Hollow Country Club, located in Marple, PA. We had an unbelievable turnout, with a great mix of alumni from the 80's all the way up to last year's graduates. We had numerous participants as well as a generous group of sponsors for the event.

Our hope was to continue to build upon the success of the last few years.

Much to our dismay, unrelenting rain coupled with a 20 degree temperature drop during the first hour of play threatened to ruin the day. However, we all made the best of it and got in as many holes as we could, before retreating to the warmth and shelter of the clubhouse, where many of our brothers were waiting with handshakes and a few drinks.

Most of the teams made it through about 4 or 5 holes as no one wanted to be the weak link. It kind of turned the event into a cross between an “Iron Man” contest and a Polar Bear Club meeting. The funniest quote of all came from Pat Donaghy ’98. When asked by teammate Ben Hall ’98 if it was ok to quit after their 5th hole, Pat responded, “Ben, there goes Rob Ruffin (’92) into the clubhouse. He’s probably the toughest guy to ever graduate Swarthmore. If he’s going in, it’s ok if we go in. We’re not soft.”

Despite the harshest of conditions, the team of Ken Leith ’81 and Roger Witt ’81 made it through an astonishing 13 holes.

They were unanimously declared the winners.

Congratulations are in order. You guys are beasts in my book.

As usual, the event was a great chance for some brothers to make the alumni banquet an all day affair. As life often leads us in different directions, this was an excellent opportunity to catch up with their closest buddies who they may not have seen in a while.

Special thanks is extended to all of our participants listed below: Simply The Best Rob Steelman '92 Rob Ruffin '92 Mike Marek '92 Jim Gianakis '93

Team Brokeback Tony Hillery '01 Axel Neff '02 Josh Klotz '01 Randy Keim '02

Team No Name Ed Albers ‘02 Joe Corso ‘02 Nick Loiaconno ‘02 Blake Atkins ‘02

BMC Stud Service Carlo Fitti '00 Joe Aleffi ‘00 Phil Sherman '94

Hall’s Houligans Ben Hall ‘98 Pat Donaghy ‘98 Tom Forstik ‘00 John Leary ‘00 Treefellers Ken Pitts '85 Brian Wall '85 John Scott '85 Greg Brunner '83

“V” for Vigoda Mike DeFillipo '04 Steve Cook '04 Darshan Patel '04 Ryan Pannorfi '04 Tons of Fun Chris Morello '03 Brandon Carver '03 Matt Rapoza '03

Leith & Witt Ken Leith ‘81 Roger Witt ‘81

Thank you to Paxon Hollow Country Club and head pro Dan Malley for helping us organize this event. Thanks also to the group of undergrads who pitched in to help things run more smoothly – which mostly meant passing out dry towels this year.

With the combined sum of all of our efforts, we were able to raise more than $2000 for DU. It can safely be said that we all had a great time doing it, despite the weather’s best efforts to wreck the event.

Without the commitment to DU and the generosity of everyone involved, this event couldn't have been such a tremendous success. Through the increased dedication of our active alumni, in the form of our strengthening DU Alumni Corporation, DU is now in a position to tackle some of the most difficult issues we have faced in the last decade. With support like this, DU will no doubt continue to thrive. Thanks again and we hope to see you all at next year’s event, if not sooner.

On a personal note., I would like to thank everyone for showing up on such a miserable day. It meant a lot to me and I really hope we will all be rewarded with great weather for the 2007 outing. Thanks again.

In addition, if you would like information about next year’s outing, please contact me via e-mail:

A very special thank you is extended to our generous sponsors: Hole Hole Hole Hole Hole

1: 3: 5: 6: 9:

Class of ’85 (Ken Pitts ’85) Brother Michael Faust ‘76 Brother Ted Piotrowski ‘80 1934 Group (Tim Malarkey ’89) Swat Football Class of 2000 (Carlo Fitti ;00) Hole 10: Fulton Mortgage Co. (Ken Pitts ’85) Hole 12: Brother Ben Hall ‘98 Hole 14: IAN Consulting (Kurk Selverian ’97) Hole 16: KKBJ Inc. (Ken Pitts ’85) Hole 17: Hole in One Challenge (Carlo Fitti ’00)

Carlo_6219@yahoo.com

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • page 7

Thomas For the first time since the idea McCabe `15 for a “Hall of Fame” came to Brother fruition four years ago and we McCabe honored Arthur H. Scott 1895 helped build as our first inductee, we are Welcome to the Ballot Box the Scott finally able to offer a ballot for Paper the election of the annual Company from a small, one-mill paper company into an inductee by the general DU alumni population. On this page you international success. By the age of 34, he had been made President will find very brief biographical sketches of the six nominees chosen and CEO of the growing company, and worked with them his entire by the Alumni Corporation, whereupon you may check your one (1) life, with the exception of a leave to fight in World War I. In 1948, vote for the 2007 inductee on the postcard ballot in the corner of the President Truman appointed him Chairman of the Board of page. Please put a stamp on the postcard, write your name and a Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where he served until return address where designated, and return the ballot by 1 January March 1951 playing a key role in the negotiations leading to the 2007. We thank you for your enthusiasm and support!

Treasury-Fed Accord. He donated the Swarthmore Library.

The Nominees, in alphabetical order…

Philip T. Sharples `10 Brother Sharples was an industrialist whose contributions to Christian B. Anfinsen `37 Swarthmore and our Fraternity include chairing the DU Lodge After graduating from Swarthmore in 1937, building committee after the Shirer Building burned down in 1919, Brother Anfinsen went on to get a M.A. from UPenn and donating the campus dining hall. in 1939, and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Harvard in 1943. During the 1950s, Dr. Anfinsen Allen K. White 1894 tackled the problem of how ribonucleases turn amino Brother White was the first president of Swarthmore DU, and acid sequences into folded, functional proteins. For oversaw the transition from PKO. Most of the furniture originally in this tremendous work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry the DU Lodge was given by him. His family history is hugely in 1972. His work is essential to understanding what is now important to the development of the Pennsylvania region, including proteomics, and is taught ubiquitously in college biochemistry the founding of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Brother courses throughout the world.

White was himself a founding member of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. He famously loaned his ship, Absegami (SP-371), to Clarke W. Davis `17 the Navy on free lease in 1917 for section patrol duty of Delaware Brother Davis was a businessman who ran a Bay and Atlantic waters off Cape May, N.J. His efforts, however, department in Grasselli Chemicals, a subsidiary of for the cause of our Fraternity are substantial, and it is arguable that DuPont. He had several patents, but was perhaps if not for this man, Delta Upsilon would have never chartered our best known in our fraternity as being the President of chapter. the International Fraternity from 1955-57. He also received recognition for his outstanding contributions to Delta Upsilon—a plaque which still hangs in the DU Lodge.

Samuel J Entrikin 1895 Before receiving his degree from Swarthmore, Brother Entrikin—then a member of Pi Kappa Omicron—joined Robert Peary’s Greenland expedition of 1893-1895 to act as first in command. His writings are the best account of mankind’s first (documented) journey to the North Pole, and he was viewed as a hero defying the elements and redefining a frontier.

Brother, I’d like to thank you for taking the time (and the stamp) to vote. Your initiative will greatly enable the fair and just election of our great men into our Chapter’s Hall of Fame.

Please be sure to write your name and a return address on the stamp-side of the postcard, and return the card by 1 January 2007. Thank you again!

Dikaia, C.M.Ciarleglio `04 Secretary of Alumni Relations c.ciarleglio@gmail.com

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • page 8

Travis W. Allen - 2008 tallen1@swarthmore.edu

Alexander M. Avellan - 2009 aavella1@swarthmore.edu

Michael R. Bernasek - 2009 mbernas1@swarthmore.edu

Justin K. Chen - 2008 jchen1@swarthmore.edu

Christopher L. Compton - 2009 ccompto1@swarthmore.edu

Mark A. Greenburg - 2009 mgreenb1@swarthmore.edu

Thomas M. Jetmore - 2009 tjetmor1@swarthmore.edu

Kevin D. Kooi - 2009 kkooi1@swarthmore.edu

Chris B. McKitterick - 2009 cmckitt1@swarthmore.edu

Cailen J. O'Brien - 2009 cobrien1@swarthmore.edu

Nicholas R. Orton - 2009 norton1@swarthmore.edu

William J. Predun - 2009 wpredun1@swarthmore.edu

Kevin S. Shaughnessy - 2009 kshaugh1@swarthmore.edu

Sean Varsolona - 2009 svarsol1@swarthmore.edu

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Matt Meltzer ’06 Alumni Corp. Secretary Grand Old Man

Triangle 2006 • page 9

Travis Allen `08 Spring PledgeMaster

Keeping in Touch

Spring Pledge 2006

I hope this newsletter finds everyone well and enjoying (and, if you're on the East Coast, surviving) the winter season. My task as the Secretary of the DU Alumni Corporation is to help plan alumni events with the undergrads and keep all of you up to date. The past few years have seen a steadily-increasing amount of alumni involvement with the chapter, which is a trend that both the undergrads and those of us in the alumni corporation would very much like to cultivate as we roll up to our 113th year. Being a recent escapee of the peanut gallery myself, I can tell you that the undergrads highly value alumni involvement and support, and the Pig Roast and Alumni Banquet are always high points on the calendar. In a chapter like ours, continuity is key.

Please continue to stay in touch – send us news about your travels, families, or just write to say hello.

(Special thanks to Dr. John Tyson ’56, who recently sent in photos of his hometown in New Mexico.) We always enjoy hearing from you and preserving those gold and blue ties that made our time in DU so memorable.

One day this spring, I realized that I was Spring Pledge Advisor. The weight of the task hit me very suddenly.

The pledge process for future brothers was in my hands, and that was not a responsibility I took lightly.

Interestingly enough, due to circumstance, I was appointed Spring Pledge Advisor in my Sophomore Spring, having only pledged the previous term. I was unable to witness the pledge process objectively as a brother, and I believe that gave me a unique perspective from which to view my position. I had been a brother long enough to understand the principles for which we stand, yet I was not so far removed from pledging that I failed to appreciate their situation. More importantly, Alex Ryan-Bond ’07 had provided me with a responsible, respectable model for the position, having been my Pledge Advisor that fall. As I assumed my post, I was fully aware of the demands, duties and responsibilities of the job, having witnessed first hand how easily Alex had handled the onerous task.

Following his lead, and his advice, I often sought the aid of the brotherhood to assist me in the process. I was often astounded at the speed of the response and the quality of the product ultimately produced by other brothers working with me to create and facilitate a memorable pledge process. I had also been largely unfamiliar with some of our pledges that fall, and throughout the course of the spring, I became progressively more proud with the idea that each would soon become my brother. They will all be fine brothers in our fraternity, all eager to make contributions for the betterment of our brotherhood in any way that they can.

It is my hope that I have instilled in them the values of Delta Upsilon in much the same manner that Alex did for me, and other Pledge Advisors managed to in other pledge years.

My task was not easy, but few rewarding experiences are. As a representative of Delta Upsilon, I often felt like both a brother to our other members and father to our pledges. I gradually introduced them to the

Send letters, postcards, e-mails, and anything else (just no live animals please) to: Matt Meltzer '06 528 West Beechtree Lane Wayne, PA 19087 Email: mattjmeltzer@gmail.com

The Swarthmore Chapter of Delta Upsilon heartily congratulates Brother Edward C. Prescott `62 for winning the 2005 Sveriges Riksbank Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. We are all very proud!

Continued on next page…

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Continued from previous page…

esteemed tradition of our fraternity, our chapter, and our house as a liaison between them and other brothers. I feel confident that the responses of my pledges as to the nature of their experience would be similar to my own: it was an immensely challenging process, making the result of their graduation to brotherhood all the more rewarding.

The process is now complete, our pledges now brothers. I look ahead next fall to rush and pledging, wishing my successors at the post the very best of luck. In addition, I offer them any advice or assistance required, much the same way they so impressively answered my call this spring. I look forward to that objective observance of the pledge process, and anxiously anticipate the day when we can call members of the incoming class our brothers.

Triangle 2006 • page 10

2006 ALUMNI BANQUET AWARD RECIPIENTS

William F. Lee Sr. ‘33 Service Award MATHIAS J. MELTZER `06 During his time at Swarthmore College, Matt was a double major in Economics and Political Science. He served as Chairman of 2004 Orientation Committee, an ardent member of the College Republicans, and on numerous college committees including the prestigious Council on Educational Policy (CEP). He published in various campus journals, and was widely sought out as a master of prose. In Delta Upsilon, he served two years as perhaps the best Treasurer in a decade before finally settling in as the first man in years to serve an entire year as President. The consummate politician, he established strong relationships with the College administration, advancing the Fraternity’s reputation immensely. He won the 2005 Anfinsen Scholarship and graduated in May with honors.

Dr. Christian B. Anfinsen ‘37 Memorial Scholarship Award

Herb Taylor ‘27 Outstanding Pledge Award

ALEX RYAN-BOND ‘07

TRAVIS ALLEN `08 MARK GREENBURG `09

Alex has been very active since becoming a member of the fraternity.

Currently the president of the fraternity, “Pumba,” as he is called around the house, has exemplified all the founding principles and has never ceased to contribute great things to the fraternity.

Save the date…

ANNUAL ALUMNI BANQUET Saturday, 21 April 2007 5pm Delta Upsilon Lodge

Both Travis and Mark were outstanding pledges, always available for assistance and always willing to help. They both prided themselves on high scores during both DU history tests and fraternity events. Both have, since becoming brothers, contributed much to the fraternity and we are happy to have them on board.

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Chris Compton `09 House & Rooms

In the past year the house has made a lot of progress. It looks better, works better, even smells better. I believe that every brother would agree that everyday we find ourselves more and more able to be truly proud of our biggest and quietest brother: the Delta Upsilon Lodge.

A few major improvements have been levied upon our fraternal focal point. Most noticeably, our basement has been graced with a new floor.

This upgrade was tremendously needed, as our old floor had been broken and discolored for as long as I’d known it, and probably much longer than that. The floor was installed by the college facilities department, who chose a peculiar array of colors for the tiling. The basement as a whole looks significantly better as a result of it, and we’ve thus far kept the floor much more sanitary than in the past.

Many guests have commented on and commended us for the new look our basement has taken—though they have also inquired to great length as to why it is purple, green and white.

Additionally, we have quite recently installed cable, and now can watch dozens of crystal clear channels on our impressively large screen. Thus, in the television department, we have finally caught up with the Joneses, making us officially better than our neighbors in every measurable way (with the unfortunate possible exceptions of Beirut and Lacrosse).

Triangle 2006 • page 11

Additionally, our house has received a glistening new coat of overall cleanliness, courtesy of a host of tremendous new brothers—most notably Mark Greenburg ’09 and Cailen O’Brien ’09—whose legendary anal-retentiveness has led to an unprecedented level of hygiene for the house. It should also be noted that strange smells and noises are no longer a fixture of the upstairs residence room.

Chris Morello `03 Quarterback

HOW TO PROCLAIM UNDYING LOVE…FOR YOUR HETEROLIFEMATE: A STORY OF COURAGE When I first met Poop in the locker room of Swarthmore College, I knew he was the one—the one I’d spend forever and always with in the holy bonds of heterolifematery. At first I thought he would resist, but when I hugged him ever so gently, he learned to give in (or up). Our bond was magical. You should get your own new-age heterolifemate. All of DU is doing it.

Obviously, as fun as this article might be, I need a real story for the cover page. I’d prefer Drew write it, but I’ll take anything that’s intriguing enough to grace the cover of this thing.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop. I love Poop.

Delta Upsilon Fraternity Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081

Swarthmore Delta Upsilon

Triangle 2006 • Final

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2006

John Krawczyk (middle), Matthew Meltzer (left), Michael Pieropan, Brandt Rakowski and John R. Williams