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Colony Brothers volunteering to raise donations at the Yolo County Food Bank Pancake Breakfast. participated in. The Colony raised money for the non-profit organization Service for Sight by participating in Delta Gamma’s dodgeball tournament and DeeGee Desserts. Recently more than half the brotherhood attended Chi Omega Cookies in support of breast cancer research. The crowning achievement for the involvement in other Greek philanthropies came in our participation in Pi Beta Phi’s Arrowjam dance medley competition for Links to Literacy. With a variety of songs ranging from “Sexual Healing” to the theme from the Lion King, the members performed to the cheers from an arena full of fellow Greeks.
Our Colony achieved great success running its first Toys for Tots drive this winter. With donation boxes in nearly every Greek house, we were able to collect hundreds of toys to donate to the Sacramento area Toys for Tots Foundation, serving children in need during the holidays. More recently, 80% of the brotherhood helped to host a pancake breakfast in support of the Yolo County Food Bank. Along with acting as waiters to the hundreds of guests, the brothers canvassed the local area to advertise the event, which subsequently doubled the attendance from the previous year.
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Kyle Flischel, Austin Meyers, Joe Trepal, Pedro Marrero, and Kevin Chen.
The Chapter is proud to announce a second place finish in Greek Week. The week was full of fun, excitement and first place finishes in the president event as well as the tug-of-war. Dwight De Carme, “A”, started the week off strong by blowing away the rest of the fraternities and sororities presidents in a trivia competition. The week ended in a similar fashion with a tug team that went undefeated in the tournament style bracket. We look forward to next year’s events and have our eyes set on the first place trophy.
FerriS StAte
Every January, our Chapter sponsors a rock concert called “January Jams.” The brothers are responsible for every aspect of the event including requesting funding, booking the band, creating advertising, setting up and tearing down the stage, and providing security. Nickelback, Bowling for Soup, Finger Eleven, The Verve Pipe, and Trapt are a few of the bands that have visited the Ferris campus. For our ninth annual “January Jams” we hosted the Chicago-based band Chevelle, with local band Unlisted as the opening act. The concert, which lasted about two hours, was one of our largest yet with over 1,500 guests from the campus community and surrounding areas. Our Chapter would also like to thank the brothers from Kettering-B for helping with the tear down after the concert. We anticipate our tenth concert to be an amazing event in January 2009.
Members pose with the band Chevelle.
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Success was the most prominent theme of the fall 2007 semester. With hopes high and an abundance of positive attitudes, we contributed to the The V Foundation with thanks to alumnus Mike Inglut for his “Chance Draw” fundraiser. The “Chance Draw” fundraiser was an exciting way to have a winner almost daily. Students, parents, and alumni would purchase tickets and wait in anticipation to see if they won. We thank and look forward to the creative assistance of alumni in our future fundraisers.
gAnnon
We would like to announce the start of the Chapter’s House Corporation. Over the past few months Brothers Evan Gould and Kevin Caffrey have been putting much effort into getting this corporation started. An executive board has been established and consists of: Kiran Rajasenan, Eric Witchell, Jeremy Ballaro, Joe Rossi, and Evan Gould. The president of the House Corporation will be Brother Kevin Caffrey.
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The Colony was proud to once again help the Sexual Assault Services organization on campus in its efforts to raise awareness of abuse of women and the problems that abuse continues to cause. Members spent 50 hours at the beginning of the semester promoting the organization’s February initiatives and programs. Sexual Assault Services continued to contact us for help with its events after we helped in the fall semester with the “Stop the Violence Week” program. We continue to be an active organization on campus, looking to take an active role in neutralizing violence against women and violence in general.
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In late January, the University experienced significant snowfall and was forced to close for a few days. It was perfect timing for the Chapter’s annual North vs. South game, a football game we play in the snow with the brothers from Northern Idaho and the brothers from Southern Idaho. The game was fun but slow going, considering there was close to three feet of snow on the ground. The game was a low scoring event, and the South came away with a 7-0 victory. A majority of the members played, and it was a fun way to get all the brothers together and play some football for a few hours.
illinoiS StAte
After another successful recruitment period, the Chapter continues to be successful. We have leaders like Dave Horstein, student body president, and strong development from the younger men in the Chapter in order to make things run smoothly. We signed twelve guys in the spring semester, tied for best on campus. Everything just
continues to grow. This spring we saw close to 20 members graduate, but there is very little worry with how things will continue. We have a great foundation in place, and the younger members will be there to take leadership positions. Things will only continue to be positive for the Chapter as we continue to prepare our members for the real world.
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Chapter members and friend during Dance Marathon.
This spring the Chapter has been focused on giving back to the community. The members have participated in two major philanthropies here on campus. The first was the fourteenth annual Dance Marathon hosted by the University, which raises money for children with cancer. This year over $1,000,000 was raised, and a significant amount came from the Chapter. For the marathon the participating members stay on their feet for twentyfour hours straight. It was a small price to pay for this great cause. The Chapter also hosted a concert to benefit The V Foundation. The members brought in bands from around the Iowa City area to play a concert on the river terrace of the student union.
JAMeS MAdiSon
The Chapter celebrating after winning Chapter of the Year for the second year in a row.
For the second year in a row Fraternity and Sorority life at the University named our Chapter the Chapter of the Year. The Chapter was honored with many designations, including being the only fraternity acknowledged as a Four-Star Chapter. Brothers Erik Ruiz and Sean Allen were awarded for their efforts in community service and living the ritual respectively.
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Part of being a fraternity man is the recognition that one is part of something greater than the self. In following that commitment, the men of the Colony dedicated March to a month of service. Recently, Colony officers Jeremy Merrick, “A”, and Mark Hoerrner, “E”, led a week-long trip to New Orleans during spring break to partner with the National Wildlife Federation to do coastal wildlife habitat restoration in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Associate Members Phil Paris and Erik Graves participated by shaving their heads in support of the “Greeks Go Bald” event benefiting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which works to cure cancer in children. Associate member Kyle Kennerly and brothers Patrick Maloney, Kevin Madden and Ryan Smith all participated in “Deepher Dudes,” a charity event hosted by the Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority to raise awareness of anorexia nervosa.
lAKe ForeSt
Alex Honnet takes bids for Greg Reger as the ladies scream.
In February the Chapter and Alpha Kappa Alpha jointly hosted the 10th Annual Lake Forest College Date Auction. We enlisted over 30 volunteers willing to go on a date for a good cause. With nearly 200 people in attendance, the event tripled last year’s fundraising total with over $2,000 raised for The V Foundation and Ronald McDonald House. What a great success!
long BeAch
In February the Chapter celebrated its 40th anniversary. Since chartering in 1968 the Chapter has committed itself to a lifelong brotherhood structured through the values and traditions of the Fraternity. Special thanks to everyone who helped make this milestone possible; it was an enormous success.
Chapter members and alumni at its 40th anniversary celebration.
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This spring was a very exciting time for the Chapter! For the second time we hosted our Home Run Derby for the American Liver Foundation. Proceeds last year totaled more than $3,000! This event drew almost fifty participants last year from all around campus. In addition to the Home Run Derby, we also sponsored another Dixie league baseball team. For the past two years we have coached a 13-14 yearold division squad, and last year we won the championship! We also renewed an old tradition with our Percy the Pelican coloring books. These coloring books are anti-drug themed and will be taken into local elementary school classrooms where we will color with the kids.
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Members of the champion team gather around our new trophy.
Every year Alpha Sigma Phi hosts a soccer tournament, but most of our brothers do not play soccer and considered not spending the fee to enter the tournament. But a small contingent of soccer players pushed for the tournament, convincing the Colony to give soccer the “good old college try.” It was an open competition, and there were many open-league and club teams participating. In fact, some of the University’s varsity soccer players were on the opposing teams. Needless to
say we were outmatched, but skill and talent is not the end all be all of sports, as most of us already know. Teamwork and strategy are just as vital to success as pure talent, and our brotherhood lent itself to forge a combination of teamwork and defense that eventually led to winning the tournament.
In the end it was a good day for the Colony. Against all odds we won the soccer tournament and walked home that day with what is the first of many sports trophies to be displayed in the house. But more importantly, we gained a greater sense of what a true brotherhood can accomplish.
MiAMi
The past semester we are proud to have kicked-off our first 3-on-3 Jimmy V Basketball Tournament. The tournament, one of the best new philanthropies on campus, will be around for many years to come. Not only were we able to make a sizeable donation to fight against cancer, we also brought the University community together for a great time.
MiSSouri StAte
This past semester we held our 5th annual Delta Chi Powder-Puff Philanthropy event. We raised over $1,000 with a total of 16 teams in attendance; most sororities had more than one team participate. We had a great turnout within the Chapter as well. Many members refereed games and coached teams to be more active in the annual philanthropy for The V Foundation.
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2008 Greek Week Champions.
The Chapter is happy to announce that it is making strides towards improvement and moving forward. We are proud to proclaim ourselves as last year’s Greek week champions, and we trained intensely for our season this year as defending champions. We have now won Greek Week 13 of the 17 years we have competed.
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Brothers at the Penguin Plunge.
The brothers have been busy since semester break with community service events such as the penguin plunge to benefit the Special Olympics, benefit walks, and the spring portion of our Red Cross blood drive, in which we were again able to provide over one hundred usable pints from students and faculty (one of the best numbers in any drive). The quickly growing Chapter has done well to keep steaming ahead while still keeping everyone involved and active within the Chapter.
ohio StAte
Brother Kevin Uland recently arranged for the up-and-coming Madison, Wisconsin based band “We the Living” to play at the house. The Colony decided to make the event a semi-formal and to include as many other Greek organizations as possible. The brothers put a tremendous amount of effort into preparing the house and promoting attendance from the Greek community. Lead singer John Paul commented on the quality of the Reynolds Lodge, “This is the nicest fraternity house we’ve been to,” which was a sentiment echoed by our other guests. Attendance by the Greek community was outstanding, and the Colony continues to strive to become the leading Greek entity on campus. The night was so successful that IFC delegates in attendance noted how it would be great to have “We the Living” back to open Greek Week in the spring.
oregon StAte
Currently we have been focusing hard on improving our philanthropy and community service. Corey Hardy, a senior and recent executive officer, was elected as the philanthropy chair for the year. Our Monster Ball philanthropy during winter term proved to be quite successful and raised over $380 for The V Foundation. This has been our best philanthropy fundraiser since re-chartering in the spring of 2006. We have also made a strong push to sell V Foundation bracelets throughout the year to families, friends and other students on campus. We recently appointed one of our new members, Stephen Wall, to take over the community service chair. Since taking over, both membership participation and total hours committed has increased due to his dedication. Members have been actively involved in other fraternities’ and sororities’ philanthropies, fundraisers, soup kitchens, and donations. During our winter neighborhood cleanup we picked up over 75 pounds of trash! Both our philanthropy and community service has improved greatly since last year, and we’re looking forward to building on this improvement for the upcoming term.
penn StAte
Chapter brothers during THON.
This year has been a great year for the Chapter. One thing that we are especially proud of is THON. For those who are not familiar with THON, it is a 46-hour dance marathon hosted by University student organizations to raise money for children with cancer with help from the Four Diamonds Foundation. This year our dancers, Josh Wilkocz, Joe Massa, Pat Smith, and Chris Garft danced for 46 hours without sitting once. Through our fundraising efforts around the country and donations from alumni, the Chapter, and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, we are
proud to announce our biggest total yet, $136,043. Thank you so much for helping make this happen, and we hope to raise even more money next year.
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Brothers who attended the Region IX RLC.
The weekend of February 16th and 17th, 2008, was a great weekend for the Chapter. Ten members drove to James Madison University for the 2008 Region IX Regional Leadership Conference. This was an exceptional opportunity for the brothers who had never been to an RLC to get a much broader understanding of what the fraternity bond is about. Once at the RLC, the programming that was presented was exceptional and allowed all ten members to gain valuable knowledge on how to manage the Chapter, become better leaders, and most importantly become better men. Along with enjoying the beautiful campus, the members left with an enthusiasm that otherwise may not have been achieved. The consensus among those who attended was that Aaron Otto’s “History of the Ritual” was the most educational and interesting session, only because it allowed for the bond that we share to be better understood. The Chapter would like to thank the James Madison Chapter for hosting the RLC and showing us great hospitality.
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Recruitment was the major focus of our Chapter this year. By being proactive a year in advance, we took initiative and made this year’s recruitment program a banner year. We welcomed over 150 men through our doors during our fall recruitment and over 80 men during spring recruitment. These recruitment numbers far exceed the numbers from last year. The motto for recruitment this year was “Deriving Quality from Quantity.” In the fall, we initiated 35 new brothers and have 27 new associate members for the spring. Our Chapter membership now exceeds 150, making us one of the largest fraternities on campus, which is home to the third largest Greek community in the nation. We would like to thank Herbert Yu, “B”, and Director of Recruitment, Colin Regan, for their extra effort in this year’s recruitment.
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The Chapter’s associate members.
We have relentlessly continued to improve our recruitment efforts, and the hard work has paid off. We had the most associate members at the University in the fall with 16, the most in our Chapter’s history. There are 12 men in the spring new member class as well. We credit our success to making recruitment a dynamic, year-round process involving the entire brotherhood. We had a great formal recruitment period, highlighted by a trip to New York City and a formal invite-only dinner. However, the real key to success was the constant informal recruitment that our brothers utilize every day. Our recently initiated brothers are already heavily involved in all aspects of the Chapter, with some even holding executive board positions. The increased quality and quantity of our associate members is something we are very proud of and is helping the Chapter rise to be the best on campus.
South dAKotA StAte
Our Chapter focuses on world travel and taking leadership opportunities. Since the Chapter started in 2002, we have held consecutive President and/or Vice-President positions in the Student Association. This last spring we have added a new VicePresident, Brother Eric Hanson, to that list. He will be succeeding Brothers Alex Brown and Chris Schaffer, the former President and Vice President. We also have seven newly elected Senators, out of twenty seats. Several brothers will be applying for the at-large appointments for Senate as well. We also hold many other leadership roles around campus such as the Student Union Manager, Resident Advisors, Residence Hall Association, President of Chicanos in Action Club, President of Construction Management Club, and a City Council Member. Brothers will also be heading to Washington, D.C. for internships this summer.
SoutheASt MiSSouri
Brothers David Dee and Andrew Weiss shocked the Chapter this year with nominations and eventually elections to the Interfraternity Council Executive Board. David, a former “A” and “B”, was elected to Vice-President of Recruitment and Retention. He will be helping fraternities by showing them proper techniques on recruitment and retaining members. Andrew, a second term “C”, was elected to VicePresident of Administration, where he will take care of the budget and administrative work for the IFC. With leaders like this we are looking forward to success ahead.
Southern cAliForniA
We hosted our first Scholarship Dinner in recent semesters. Numerous University professors, staff members and alumni joined the Chapter for a gourmet meal, including a St. Honere cake, prepared by our new chef, that stole the show. After a three-semester hiatus, our Scholarship Dinner has returned as a way to help students get to know their professors outside the classroom. It was a great opportunity for many young alumni to reconnect with the Fraternity and the faculty who shaped them into who they are today. The event also gave us an opportunity to recognize a number of our brothers for various academic and extracurricular achievements. We plan on continuing this tradition in the upcoming fall semester.
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This spring semester was heavily focused on philanthropy. The Chapter has continued its tradition of the Easter egg hunt at the local foster home with Alpha Gamma Delta. In addition we planned an event with a local tattoo shop to hold a concert fundraiser for The V Foundation; we are
calling it “Ink Out Cancer.” The fundraiser consisted of funds being raised from both the concert event as well as a portion of all tattoos from the day.
teXAS
This spring semester we worked on becoming more active with other Greek organizations on campus. We currently are working with the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega at the Ronald McDonald house on Saturdays, making breakfast for the families who stay there.
teXAS StAte
The Chapter had a wonderful Founders’ Day dinner in the fall semester. We decided to hold the celebration on the scenic San Antonio Riverwalk. It was a good experience for both the younger members and the alumni to swap stories. We would like to extend a special thanks to Ruben Ortega and Jacob Lee Salas for all their help to make the 2008 Founders’ Day a memorable one.
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We have started to renovate our Chapter house. Our goal is to make the living quarters a more comfortable place for our members to live. The carpeting in the hallways and bedrooms will be removed and replaced with hardwood floors. We will also be making some changes with the landscaping and interior paint. We hope that the alumni will come out and support us on this exciting project.
tri-StAte
Early this spring we hosted an event for University freshmen called “Your First Impression.” With the help of local sorority Zeta Theta Epsilon, the Office of Student Life, and Career Services, our event showed freshmen the proper professional attire necessary for the workplace. We had various local professionals attend as guest speakers, with great tips on how to make a good impression with prospective employers. There was a great turnout, as well as positive feedback from those in attendance.
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This semester our Chapter has been focusing on our annual philanthropy, Kings Crown, which is arguably the biggest philanthropy on campus. We take great pride in throwing huge events and Kings Crown is our biggest event of the year. We have been planning this year’s event since the semester started in January. When talking to most of the sororities about what events they are most excited about during the semester, most of them were excited about Kings Crown. This philanthropy is what separates our Chapter from all the others on campus.
Chapter members gather for a group photo.
WeStern cArolinA
We had a great fall semester during which the Colony took part in its first Adopt-A-Highway project as one of our community service events. We will continue to take part in this event in order to gain more recognition in the community for our volunteer work. Also, our brothers were successful in their work for the American Red Cross Blood Drive held at the University. We were able to help the American Red Cross by giving blood and providing our services to help conduct the blood drive.
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We held our second annual “Cook Out for Cancer” with the ladies of Delta Delta Delta, and the proceeds went to The V Foundation and St. Jude’s Hospital. There was a great turnout by other fraternities and sororities. Local stores donated most of the supplies. We raised nearly $1,500 for the cause.
WilMington
We kicked off the spring semester with two big events. First, our Colony put together a float to participate in the homecoming parade. We transformed a truck into a giant pig to advertise our main featured event, the First Annual Delta Chi Homecoming Pig Pickin’ that was held as a tailgate party before the basketball game. Not only did we provide two barbequed pigs, sides, drinks, and teal face-paint, but we also invited two local radio stations to come out and play music during the occasion. We were able to feed hundreds of students, parents and staff as well as a few alumni including ABT President Jason Wade and “BB” Doug Galbreth. The Colony will be using the money we raised from the barbeque to help send several of our brothers to Convention in Las Vegas this summer.
Colony members and friends at the Homecoming Pig Pickin’.
WindSor
On February 27th we celebrated our local Founders’ Day, which was a success. Many of our older alumni came by and reconnected with the younger generation. This local Founders’ Day was more significant, because we are on the verge of selling our current house and moving into something more sustainable. This new house will help us chart a new path for the Chapter, which we have been planning for a long time. Hopefully this successful local Founders’ Day will translate into a successful formal with many more alumni taking the time to come out and meet the newer members.