CAMPUS SCENE ALBERTA We had a successful rush and have active sports teams, but much of our energy has been directed towards philanthropic events. We started the year by participating in the Run for Ronny, a charity run for the Ronald McDonald House organized by the ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta. One of our Associate Members, Dennis Goo, raised the second highest amount of money in the Greek community. We followed that event up by participating in a fund-raising and information campaign for the Lupus Society of Alberta. For Halloween, we went Trick or Treating with the Delta Gammas in support of UNICEF. Finally, along with the ladies from Kappa Alpha Theta, we held a clothing drive called “We Want Your Pants,” donating winter clothing for various homeless and women’s shelters in the city. All of these events solidified Delta Chi as one of the most respected and active chapters on campus.
ALABAMA We reopened the doors to Fall ’99 with plenty of enthusiasm and a hope of gaining quality men to rebuild the chapter. The recruitment effort was led by Delta Chi staff members Ryan Cassell, Brian Martin and Matt Hamill. These men were not all of the consultants sent, but these men were chosen to stay and aid the chapter in the rebuilding process. This effort produced five new men who were to undergo an intensified program and later be installed as brothers. Upon initiation elections were held a week and start recruitment. Since then, there have been six associates pinned. Besides gaining men, we have been working on house goals, projected philanthropies, so4 ∆X Quarterly Winter/Spring 2000
cial events, alumni functions and fund-raising. Homecoming was a success and we are looking forward to spring rush. Although things are very difficult in the beginning, hard work, diligence and our bond will enable us to accomplish our sworn duties, projected goals, and the traditions of being a true Delta Chi. We would like to thank the Delta Chi for allowing us the opportunity to come back, and the consultants who instilled in us the ability to bring the chapter back on campus.
AMERICAN As our tenth year approaches, we have gained the respect of both the faculty and students. Numerous brothers have respectable positions on campus, and have gained influential leadership positions because of the hard work we have put in to better ourselves and the chapter. To start off on the academic side, we had the highest fraternity GPA on campus last year. This only proves the point that not only are we the most visible fraternity on campus, but we care about our studies also! Recently, Tom Volk won the campus community ser-
vice award which is given to one student every year by the faculty. Lead by Tom, the chapter is building its own house for Habitat for Humanity. In order to do this, we must raise $50,000—but we are well on our way! In addition, other areas that we are excelling and growing in are: our intramural football team is continuously the most fearsome squad at AU, destroying every team in its path. We are taking over Student Government with many brothers in the General Assembly, along with Tom Oswald as the current Sophomore Class President (and former Freshman Class President). Delta Chi alone has made AU’s Bender Arena contain the most loud and intimidating basketball fans in the CAA by our relentless vocal support and presence at basketball games. Numerous brothers have internships in the United States Federal Government, including Zev Hechtman, Tony Vacanti, Chris Sexton, Greg Carey, Dylan Tilley— to name a few in the Congress and Mike Parrish in the Department of Justice. Finally, and probably most importantly for us, our former
long time “BB”, Ted Schmitt received an award from the AU Greek community for being the most dedicated alumnus serving his chapter. This is a very competitive award, but no one came close to what Ted has done for us. Unfortunately, this was Ted’s last term as “BB,” and we had a celebration for the award and a going away party at the same time. Everyone at the American Chapter would like to take this opportunity to thank Ted publicly. We will always remember what he has done for us! To conclude, we are growing and leading in almost every area of the American University community. Through this leadership we move our fraternity forward, promoting Delta Chi’s ideals as we go. All is well with the American Chapter!
ARIZONA We recently initiated ten brothers into the Bond. In addition, we had a successful rush bring in 22 energetic associates. Our membership continues to soar t o w a rd t h e t r i p l e d i g i t s , currently resting at 85. We continue to be successful in the sports world, placing high in intramural and philan-
Members and new initiates of the Alabama Chapter involved in returning Delta Chi to the campus.
