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CHAIRMAN’S LET TER

Dear Brothers and Friends, Greetings and Happy New Year! We are pleased to deliver this winter edition of the Deke Quarterly. I hope you enjoy it.

As we begin a new year I thought it would be interesting to look back and take stock of our organization’s progress over the last decade or so. I joined the DKE Board on a temporary assignment in 2010, during a pivotal moment, then dubbed ‘DKE Revival.’ As a business, the international fraternity was in dire straits and a team was assembled to engineer a reset.

Stan McMillan was Chairman of the Board, and Doug Lanpher agreed to take on the heavy lift as the new Executive Director. In the summer of 2011 I attended my first in-person annual meeting of the Board of Directors. I recently found the binder from that meeting and here are some highlights: In 2011, we had 48 active chapters. The actual rosters were not very reliable back then, so I’m not completely sure of the undergraduate enrollment.

We had ten chapters that were seriously behind in dues payments, such that the fraternity was carrying over $200,000 in bad chapter debt on its books. There was a lot of red ink. The total annual budget was $600,000.

Since then, our chapter roll has increased to 57, with a projected 3000 active undergrads by the end of the spring semester. The annual operating budget has increased almost three fold and our fraternity’s net equity has increased ten times.

In addition to addressing the urgent funding and operational needs, we also discussed some longer term strategic goals. Two of the more important were to establish a new DKE foundation with a professional fundraising plan, and to review and rewrite our constitution and bylaws.

Both of those initiatives took quite a lot of time and effort from so many men.

Much of this initial work took place behind the scenes as it was important not to distract the day to day chapter operations or the undergraduate experience. Many of our chapters, alumni organizations and housing corps, with solid leadership, strong traditions and enthusiasm for DKE stayed the course, and in many cases thrived. In summary, it has been remarkable to witness the tangible impact of unwavering commitment and true DKE spirit.

In the Bonds,

Mason Morjikian Chairman of the Board Lambda-Kenyon ‘88

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20 FORGOTTEN GREATS OF DKE – ROBERT TODD LINCOLN 26 ZETA GAMMA CHAPTER – SOMETHING SPECIAL IN HAMPDEN SYDNEY VIRGINIA 28 THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA -PHI ALPHA’S GEORGE REIFEL

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HQ REPORT Greetings Fellow Dekes, DKE is introducing new services to help our undergraduate Brothers meet the various mental health challenges faced by college students today.

Generally, those fall into areas such as stress, anxiety, depression. They can be brought on by financial pressures, relationship issues, or many other things, and they often lead to substance abuse and other unhealthy behaviors such as poor sleep, failing academic performance, poor nutrition, weight gain or loss.

an online screening program, an anonymous self-assessment developed by mental health professionals, which assesses 30 behavioral conditions. The Brother receives an immediate AI-based assessment, with additional tools and suggestions for what follow up steps he might want to take. In many cases, no follow up is required. It’s a stigma-free, low risk “on-ramp” to help young Dekes who might be reluctant to jump right into counseling.

Second, we offer mental health counseling with two different angles. One is specifically in the area of addiction. College men have serious addiction issues, not only to Doug Lanpher, substances but also to video gaming, sports What should be our response? Does DKE HQ Executive Director gambling, sex and pornography. Birches have a role? We are not a direct provider of Health is a company which provides counselmental health counseling, but should we ing to Deke undergrads to help them resolve these addictions seek other ways we can support our collegiate brothers? To and get back onto a healthier path. me, the answer is unequivocally yes. DKE is a Brotherhood, which implies that we love and care for each other, and that And finally, BetterMynd is a general online mental health each of us is there to help our brothers in good times and in counseling service specializing in ages 18-22. A Deke undertimes of need. For a young Brother struggling with a mental grad may access this online service any time, on any subject, health issue, his fraternity MUST be his first and strongest and speak to a live, fully-licensed counselor, on any topic. support system; if his fraternity Brothers can’t help a young Currently, for budgetary reasons, DKE limits the free counselman struggling with anxiety or stress or another problem, ing to three sessions per student. In 90% of cases, problems then who can? In fact, I’d argue that a young man’s fraterare cleared up in three or fewer sessions; even so, we would nity Brothers are able to recognize sooner than anyone else like to remove that limit if we can free up additional funding. in his life when he is experiencing a mental health issue; sooner than his parents or siblings, teachers and advisors, All of these services are offered to young Dekes at no cost to his fellow students, or even his girlfriend. Fraternity brothers them, and anonymously. This initiative is being branded as are not clinically trained professionals, so while they can’t DekeWellness. actually treat mental health illnesses, they can be the friends and Brothers who are there to stand by him, allow him to be Equally important is the educational aspect of mental health vulnerable, help him deal with his issues, and more than anycounseling and overall wellness which I alluded to earlier in thing else, to know that his Brothers will be there to support this column, and I will address that in some detail in the next him no matter what else is happening in his life.

Deke Quarterly.

So then, how can DKE International support this? One, by I welcome any additional thoughts or suggestions any of our providing specific services which individual brothers can avail readers might have on this new initiative. I’d appreciate any themselves of to help them through a difficult period, and feedback you have. two, by helping educate Dekes how to recognize when another Brother might be experiencing mental health issues, and In the Bonds, what to do about it if they are.

Early in 2024, we launched three ways in which undergraduate Deke Brothers can get help, at no cost to them. First is Doug Lanpher, Gamma ’77 Executive Director, Delta Kappa Epsilon 4

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DEKE NEWS

Dekes Bring Flag to New Earthly Heights

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wo Delta Chi-Cornell Dekes climbed to Mt. Everest’s base camp this fall.

Ryan Zimmerman (’97) and Pete Bachrach (’01) succeeded in their goal of reaching base camp. And, because they knew DKE International loves seeing our flag hoisted in high and special places, Brothers Zimmerman and Bachrach unfurled the fraternity’s colors at Everest’s base camp, 17,600 feet above sea level. This is presumably the highest point a DKE flag has flown on the earth – though our members have clearly

seen fit to bring it along to such places as the moon, the North Pole, and Antarctica.

Of course, Executive Director Doug Lanpher would be pleased to hear from any Dekes who know of brothers reaching other heights.

DKE Men Mount Another Magnificent Movember

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welve DKE chapters participated in Movember fundraising this year, raising a total of $30,323 and eclipsing last year’s total of $24,750 by almost $6,000 despite having a handful of fewer participating chapters.

Four leading chapters this year were Tau Gamma (Texas Tech), Nu Alpha (Northeastern), Phi Epsilon (Minnesota), and Kappa Epsilon (U. Washington).

The Dekes from Northeastern and Minnesota were repeats among the finest fundraisers, but new powers arose out West, with great showings by both Tau Gamma in Lubbock, Tex., and Kappa Epsilon in Seattle, Wash.

Nu Alpha men secured more than $6,000 in donations, but were eclipsed for top honors by a sustained and creative month-long effort

by Tau Gamma, which raised more than $6,500. [For details on Tau Gamma’s best of DKE efforts, see the profile in Chapter News, on page 10].

Kappa Epsilon, a chapter reactivated just two years ago, had a few brothers sign

up for physical challenges—to run or walk 60 miles during the campaign—to call attention to the 60 men lost every hour globally to suicide. Nicholas Batchelder pounded the ® pavement in great fashion, completing his goal with 63 miles; team captain Calvin Williams was closing in on his goal when November was closing out.

Delta Kappa Epsilon adopted Movember Foundation as a philanthropy partner just a few years ago, encouraging chapters to add the men’s health and mental health awareness charity to their philanthropy projects.

Since then, DKE has climbed steadily in amounts it raises annually for the charity. In 2022, DKE broke into the top ten, ranking sixth out of 20 participating fraternities; this year, it moved up to fourth.

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he Rev. Thomas Becker (Iota-Centre ‘15), who completed his Masters in Divinity at Sewanee-The University of the South in May 2023 now serves as Associate Rector at Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, Ky. Rev. Becker was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church in a ceremony on Sept. 30 in Lexington. He is pictured here with his Iota Brothers Jerod Sears, far left, and Tyler Farquhar, far right, and former Iota chapter sweetheart Emily Madden.

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Beta Delta Inks Lease for Off-Campus House

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The weekend of Jan. 19-21 was the PGA Tour Champions 2024 season opener at Hualalai Golf Course in Hawaii. Golf analyst Mark Rolfing, Psi Phi ‘71, who QUARTERLY six years ago was featured on the cover of the Winter THE Deke Quarterly, was hard at work covering QUARTERLY the event, DKE’S MARK the Mitsubishi THE PRIDE OF ROLFING Electric – As In Golfing DKE Championship.

GEORGE H.W. BUSH Also hard at DICKY PRIDE, PSI ALABAMA ’91, work in Hawaii TEARS UP THE PGA CHAMPIONS was the Deke that’s on the cover of this TOUR issue, Dicky Pride, Psi ‘91. Both Dekes were busy at their respective jobs, but they had time to look each other up and pose for this photo!

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fter an extensive search, the brothers of Beta Delta chapter at the University of Georgia have a new home. The chapter will take possession of the 21-bed facility in August 2024. The new Deke House is a modern fraternity house built in 2017 that features apartment pod-style bedrooms surrounded by large common

areas. The structure has a basement and large back patio and sits on five acres in a private location that backs up to a greenway. It’s about 10-minute walk to campus.

The house is leased for two years with three additional one year options available, with the possibility of an outright purchase if Phi Kappa Psi doesn’t succeed with its re-expansion plans.

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Foundation Launches New Website

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he Deke Foundation has revamped its website, its first major overhaul since DKE’s 175th anniversary campaign. You can access the website from this link, which has sections on the Foundation leadership, donation link, and the impact of the foundation, including the Bryan Scholars and Charles O. Blaisdell scholarship programs as well as direct support to grow undergraduate attendance at DKE

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International events like the Emerging Leaders Institute, Officers Academy, and DKE Conventions.

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Approximately 50 Dekes from 14 chapters attended the Deke Club of Boston’s holiday party in mid-December. The party was held at the elegant Union Club of Boston, overlooking Boston Common, which was beautifully decorated for the holidays. There was a solid turnout of alums from the Gamma Phi-Wesleyan chapter as well as from Mu-Colgate, Nu AlphaNortheastern, and Zeta Chi-Bentley. Drinks and passed hors d’oeuvres were plentiful and a good time was had by all.

DKE HQ is enthusiastic about organizing Deke Clubs in cities around the U.S. and Canada where we have a large presence of alumni. If you’d like to consider starting a club in your city, please contact doug@dke.org.

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Dues Scholarship Supports New Members at Stanford

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hree Stanford alumni – Robert Bryan, Charles Hale and John Wells – have donated funds to enable DKE HQ to provide dues scholarships for the full year for all new members at DKE’s Sigma Rho chapter. The scholarships will cover International dues only, not local dues, but are retroactive – taking effect for all new Sigma Rho members who joined last spring.

“This is a very exciting concept and has potential to work elsewhere,” says DKE Executive Director Doug Lanpher. “When you figure International dues to be around $400 a member, it doesn’t take a huge donation for a DKE alum to help his chapter get a stronger footing on campus. It’s also a huge benefit to the chapter and one that they can use as a selling point in recruitment.”

moved on to the Air National Guard while Chris is flying cargo aircraft all over the world for FedEx Corp.

A decade-old social media post by Alex’s dad of his bunk on the USS Eisenhower, adorned with the DKE flag, resurfaced last fall, alerting the Quarterly to two tales still unfolding today. The 156th class of Lambda Dekes had sent Alex that flag in Newport, R.I. while he was in OCS training.

Alex flew mostly FA-18 E/F Super Hornets for the Navy for a dozen years, including a deployment in the Persian Gulf ending in 2016, graduating Top Gun in 2018, then spending four years as a Top Gun instructor after graduating. He closed out his Navy career with the Blacklions of Strike Fighter Squadron 213 in Virginia Beach, Va., training pilots of the squadron and, at times, flying from the USS Gerald Ford.

“The instructor role was

Two Kenyon Deke Naval Aviators Still Flying High

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wo Lambda-Kenyon Dekes a quarter century apart served as aviators for the U.S. Navy, each devoting more than a decade of service to the country. Chris Adams, Lambda ’84, and Alex Ostrom, Lambda ’11, have left the Navy, but each has used his wings to reach new heights in their aviation careers.

Just last fall, Alex Ostrom

Lucy and Alex Ostrom meet on his return from the Persian Gulf

most rewarding,” says Alex.

“Starting with the challenge of figuring out how each pilot learns and motivating them to excel in book knowledge, the math, and then providing philosophical lessons as well -- the sum of it all has to encourage pilots to give their best, their all. It might appear like huge individual achievements, but success is very much a team effort.”

Jumping to the Massachusetts Air National Guard meant Alex needed to learn to fly F-15C Eagle fighters.

He’s completing that training this month in Oregon before heading to Barnes ANG base, where his new mission will be homeland defense protecting the northeastern U.S. seaboard.

Alex’s Persian Gulf service included seven months at sea in 2016 aboard the USS Eisenhower. He completed 14 combat missions into Iraq and Syria, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, many of them requiring over seven hours of flying in contested territory.

“The community aspect of living at sea for several months with my squadron mates definitely parallelled my Deke life in the West Wing of Old Kenyon,” Alex says. “As for the combat, I was lucky enough to execute vital missions in support of American interests.

Flying fighter jets is definitely among the

coolest things I could have hoped to do in my life,” Alex says, not mentioning the work and skill it took to safely maneuver jets that reach speeds over 1,000 mph.

Christoper W. Adams, like Alex, joined the Navy soon after removing cap and gown at Kenyon. He trained at the Aviation OCS in Pensacola, Fla., with stops in Corpus Christi and Beeville, Texas.

“Those 14 weeks in OCS are intense, where they slap you into shape,” Chris says. “I’ve thought about it many times.

To survive, resist and escape, I know my days at DKE helped me get through the toughest hardships in my Navy training.”

After earning his wings, Chris was assigned quickly to VFA-81 Sunliners squadron on the carrier USS Saratoga, which steamed through the Mediterranean and the Red Sea in mid-1985. He became one of the first pilots to fly the then brand new F-18 Hornets in Navy combat missions, and he says his experiences remain “the most emotional and impactful of his life.”

On leave with squadron mates, he had a deeply moving visit to Bethlehem on Christmas Eve 1990. On the same leave weekend, he also suffered the loss of friends among 19 sailors who perished when a ferry carrying them capsized off the coast

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CHAPTER NEWS Deke Words to Live By

“I must plead guilty as any of escaping into immediate busywork to keep from the far harder task of peering into a dim future, which, of course, should be one of a diplomat’s main duties.”

– Dean Acheson (Phi-Yale), U.S. Secretary of State in the Truman administration, from his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir, Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department (1969)

of Haifa, Israel.

Also unforgettable: the tense days of Operation Desert Storm, in the first days of 1991, awaiting orders for his first combat missions. “Our objective was to go in with HARM missiles and destroy radar sites to protect our next attack wave. We would often get word of a planned strike only the night before, hours before takeoff. I flew out on the first sortie. A good friend, Scott Speicher, also went out, but didn’t return.” The 8

Navy later confirmed he was shot down and represented the first U.S. casualty of the operation.

Chris completed over 20 sorties, succeeding in hitting targets that ranged from missile storage sites and airfields to other tactical facilities.

When Chris began looking to lower the stress level of his day to day flying, a friend of his and former navy pilot friend recommended he look at FedEx – the company

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founded in 1971 by Deke Fred Smith (Phi-Yale ’66).

Chris made the jump in 1997, leaving the job of doing everything in a single seat fighter jet to become a flight engineer on a cargo B727 – third man in the cockpit, sitting sideways, working a panel in the back. It wasn’t long before Chris worked his way back up in seniority and back to captain, controlling MD11s and 777s and spanning the globe regularly.

“Crossing a lot of time zones about once a month – Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East – I have been sleep-deprived for 20+ years,” Chris laughs. “Otherwise, it’s a fabulous career, full of adventure, and a job that’s hard to beat: show up an hour before takeoff; fly, land, taxi and then head to a new hotel with the crew and figure out where to eat.”

Turning 62 next month, Chris will fly three more years before reaching 65 and required retirement. Meantime, he’ll continue doing what he loves, “Flying … and teaching new First Officers and Captains to fly the B777 for FedEx.

DKE Trivia: Did You Know? … that Dekes were the first people to reach the North Pole both above and below the frozen surface? Most Dekes know about Commander Robert Peary becoming the first man to reach the North Pole in his 1909 expedition with Matthew Henson and four Inuit guides. Fewer Brothers realize that another

Deke was also the first to reach the North Pole—under the surface. In 1974, Dr. Joseph B. MacInnis (Alpha Phi-Toronto), a physician, scuba diver and ocean explorer, became the first scientist to dive in the frigid waters under the North Pole. As an undergraduate,

Brother MacInnis captained the university swim team and set the Canadian record for the breaststroke. After earning his medical degree from Toronto as well, MacInnis began pursuing his interest in deep sea diving. He served as medical director for several of undersea inventor Edward Link’s research projects before meeting Pierre Trudeau.

In 1970, the prime minister, who accompanied MacInnis on more than 50 dives, asked MacInnis to help write Canada’s first national ocean policy, which he did. MacInnis also directed the building of Sub-Igloo, the first underwater exploration station in the Arctic Ocean, from which he led scientific dives at the North Pole. MacInnis became a member of the Order of Canada in 1976.

CHAPTER NEWS scrap metal, a Spin scooter, money for Movember men’s plastic chairs, a cart used health charity. Each brother for grass clippings, and lots performed an act that is more trash. auctioned off to the crowd, We later learned that raising funds for the cause. our efforts inspired a letter Then it was on to DKE of appreciation from Mike Market, where we partnered Stout, president of Michigan with multiple food franchises Waterways Stewards sent in the area. And we conductto DKE IHQ. In the letter, ed a toy drive in December, Mr. Stout noted the chappartnering with East Lansing ter’s exemplary efforts and restaurant and pub Harper’s immediate action, rather Social, to raise money for than today’s too-common Sparrow Children’s Hospiattempts to deny, dismiss or tal in Lansing. The chapter deflect responsibility. He also raised $6,225 that went for praised our efforts as ‘likely providing Christmas gifts for the largest MSU student-led the kids. waterways stewardship initiaSigma Kappa shined in tive in years.’ community service, too. Our house at MSU has a backyard which slopes down to the Red Phi Alpha Reigns Cedar, a tributary of the Grand Supreme in Hockey River. Sadly, several miles of he Phi Alpha chapter the river are a dumping ground reminds us that not only for trash. So, on a late October do Canadians love hockey, weekend, twenty of our Sigma they’re good at it. The chapKappa members committed ter’s intramural hockey team, to a cleanup in the riverbank, the ThunderGoats, claimed starting in our backyard – then the championship at Univeradding a half-day’s toil to sity of British Columbia with clean up a mile-long stretch of an exhilarating comeback the river.

5-2 win over the Alpha Delts.

We worked with Friends Their run up to the champiof the Red Cedar, a conseronship included solid 3-1 and vation group that guided us 20-0 wins over Fiji and Sigma in magnet fishing, a techChi teams, respectively. nique which helped us retrieve lots of junk. The Sigma Kappa sweep of the river and shore from Hagadorn to the MSU dam netted Taking a breather for the ThunderGoats are goalie over 500 Gil Rowe, Benn Krivoshen, and Max Kryski. pounds of

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Sigma Kappa Excels in Entertainment and Community Service

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igma Kappa-MSU Brother Beta Huston Born and the exec board reports: We had a great fall semester, including the hosting of a successful social event that notched up DKE’s reputation on campus as Jolly Good Fellows. At the Deke house, we hosted a performance on Nov. 29 by rapper NLE Choppa, whose 2019 hit ‘Shotta Flow’ reached into the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. We

planned the event as a way to give back to our Sigma Kappa brothers who gave so much to their chapter. It was a fabulous draw on campus – drawing more than 500 attendees from all corners of the Michigan State campus.

Our house’s main hall was perfect for it – since it is an open two-story court, often used for playing hoops, with second floor balconies wrapping around the space.

Our fall philanthropy efforts were non-stop, starting with a talent show to raise

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Re-energizing Self-Governance at Tau Gamma

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t’s rare to hear officers talk of the need to revitalize a fraternity chapter, especially early in its life. But two consecutive presidents at Tau Gamma-Texas Tech, Alex Williams and his predecessor Kai Lopez, share critiques of their self-governance, what changes the chapter has made since chartering in November 2021.

“When I stepped in as president, we weren’t in a great spot, culturally or in operations,” says Kai, whose term ended in December 2022. “We weren’t recruiting well, nor succeeding in areas like philanthropy or community service. And we had dug ourselves into a deep hole financially with poor dues collection. Desperately, we needed to change from members 10

feeling they ‘have to’ do something – attend a mixer, a fundraiser or brotherhood event – to being eager, enthusiastic and looking forward to each activity.”

Alex was VP on Kai’s exec board before stepping up to president last year. The duo worked together through 2022 and 2023 to shape a new vision. They believed the most vital change to accomplish would be to install officers open to adopting a new mindset, in unison, then leading with a passion to seek the best for the chapter.

“Our early exec board members earned their posts based on seniority, not based on who sought a specific role or who demonstrated skills for it,” says Alex. “We began taking formal applications and conducting interviews for board roles and leadership chairs. This helped ensure

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our leaders came in inspired about their roles. Then, we tried to give our officers the space to take risks, to be creative.”

Those steps breathed new life into Tau Gamma – including catapulting it to the very top of chapters in DKE’s national philanthropy Movember. That fundraising effort was led by two-term philanthropy chair Jeremy Osborn.

“It’s clearly one of the most visible leadership roles – and among the hardest in which to shine, but Jeremy made the most of it,” says Kai. “He started Movember preparations last spring, months before most chapters even think about it. Then, at the start of the semester, he presented a plan for a November full of events.” The robust schedule – a live band to play for the Mo Madness Cookout, hosting Pie a Deke and Sign a Deke events – helped rally big-time participation from the members. And it paved the way for raising $6,525, the most of any DKE chapter.

Marketing the Movember plan also included making presentations to sororities – getting several “fired up to join our Mo Madness competition,” Kai says. “Thinking you have to spend money to make money, we offered a $500 award” to the charity of the sorority that raised the most donations – a prize won

by Kappa Kappa Gamma.

“Another improvement is our supercharged involvement on campus, in career pursuits, and personal development,” says Alex, who points to JD Davis as exem-

plary. Besides the chapter’s social chair, JD is president of a student-run construction organization. That puts him at the podium at conferences around the country and setting up internships for Texas Tech students with high level construction companies.

There’s also Frank Burnham, a senator for our Texas Tech Rawls College of Business, and Taylor Brock, who is an assistant on the recruitment committee for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.

Internships for brothers is another high note. “All our Tau Gamma brothers who pursued internships this past year got them,” says Alex.

“We’re making the necessary connections to make things happen in our chosen fields.”

Alpha Omicron Celebrates New Digs

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rother Beta Chris McLaughlin reports: “As the fall semester opened, the men of Alpha Omicron finally and fully moved into its new DKE house at 972 14th St., excited to tackle our projects and push for some growth in our chapter roll. We have had good recruitment periods, helping us revamp our membership and skew it toward the younger side, compared to the upperclass-heavy group we’ve had in the past few years. That has us looking for a bright future here in Boulder.”

The outlook was bolstered by late fall news that Alpha Omicron had been nominated for Most Improved fraternity chapter and was in the running for Outstanding Philanthropy. Near misses on collecting the hardware this

year, but definitely something to take aim at for the next round of IFC Awards.

The chapter honored active brother Nico Michelson as Deke of the Week in early November, highlighting Nico’s academic achievements and work ethic. On Nov. 4, at the Army vs. Air Force football game, Nico was presented with a $5,000 scholarship from Folds of Honor “for his exceptional achievement in the classroom – definitely a highlight of our semester in terms of individual brother accomplishments. Nico’s dedication to academics and one-of-a-kind personality makes him a valuable member of our brotherhood; Nico truly exemplifies the ‘Scholar’ part of Gentleman, Scholar and Jolly Good Fellow”. Since 2007, Folds of Honor has provided over 51,000 educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military, and has recently expanded its scholarship programs to families of First Responders.

Delta Tau Tops Chart in Academics, Fundraising

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ifty Dekes from the Delta Tau-Ohio State chapter made the Dean’s List this past Fall. The chapter posted on its Instagram page about how proud it is of its members, but all of DKE is pleased to help celebrate that its young and growing chapter of 104 brothers produced almost half its membership as Dean’s List achievers! Talk about flexing Deke Scholar muscle!

The chapter also ranked among the best recruiters this fall, having added 42 new

members and boosting the chance to sustain its chapter roll above 100 men.

Brother Beta Jordan Reiner also notes the chapter did a phenomenal job of fundraising. In the 24-hour span of Dec. 6-7, Delta Tau members participated in a campus-wide event to raise funds for the Schottenstein Chabad House, the Jewish Student Center on campus. The Dekes raised over $20,900 in that short period of time, showing support for Jewish students at OSU, helping combat antisemitism and creating programs to ensure a safer environment on campus.

Brother Beta Jordan Reiner and Justin Bessen, both juniors, led the way on the incredible effort from the whole chapter. Reiner is studying law and has interned at Albeit and Masters in Columbus, a firm specializing in representing college students, administrators and educators. He also interned in Tel Aviv last summer as a scout for a professional volleyball team.

Sigma Rho Amends Its By-Laws

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rother Beta Nick Rodrigues and new Vice President Chris Lann reporting: “We had an exciting fall quarter at Stanford and we’re pleased to update all of DKE on our activities.

We amended our Sigma Rho Bylaws to formally add values of service, inclusion,

and progress. Additionally, we agreed, as chapter and members, to seek to serve the communities around us, create a space that welcomes and respects people of all backgrounds, and continue to evolve as an organization with an outlook for improvement and positive impact.

Taking a step forward in that service, we’re excited to officially become a Cardinal Commitment Organization, Stanford’s only fraternity on campus with this distinction.

As members, Sigma Rho will receive funding and organizational support from the Haas Center that we can use for its community service events.

Starting this winter quarter, Sigma Rho members can make a cardinal commitment to providing at least three quarters of public service.

We created and elected two new officer positions, adding an Academic Chairman and a Brotherhood Chairman. These roles, respectively, will facilitate opportunities for academic success for our members, and facilitate brotherhood bonding activities and seek to maintain the chapter’s relationship with other DKE chapters.

The chapter restored our Alumni Tailgating tradition and also got busy planning the next two alumni events: a San Francisco Bar Crawl and Dinner in winter and an Alumni Dinner on the Golf Course in spring quarter. We’re also planning to start a Speaker Series, inviting alumni to attend (in person or by Zoom) one of our weekly chapter meetings to tell stories, prow w w.dke.org

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CHAPTER NEWS vide advice and talk about their time in DKE Sigma Rho. We flexed our social muscle in the fall. We went surfing at Pacifica, shared many great brotherhood moments on Taco Tuesdays and Game nights, and even succeeded in our Escape Room adventure.

We hiked the Arastradero Preserve in Palo Alto, ice skated together, and as “Gentlescholars, Scholars, and Jolly Good Scholars” visited the California Academy – which helped us all put on our scholar hats before finals week.

In philanthropy, chair Tom Ramsay reports the chapter partnered with the Pacifica Beach Coalition to clean up Gray Whale Cove Beach.

Brothers spent a couple hours scouring the beach and trails, filling many large trash bags, and committed to future clean up efforts – even after tangling with poison oak.

Philanthropic partnerships also included volun-

teer work with Challah for Hunger. Brothers helped bake bread then sold some of the produce, with proceeds also helping the Sarcoma Foundation of America – in support of Brother Konner Robison.

Our chapter honors our late alumnus, class of 2019, who passed away from a rare form of cancer in November.

Konner was super engaged as a member of Sigma Rho and became known to many of his friends as ‘the machine’ for his tireless hard work and ingenuity. Read Konner’s obituary at this link on DKE’s Lifeweb.

Phi Mu Men Are Walking the Walks

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oseph Talenti, Brother Beta, reports: “The Buddy Walk was definitely a success, where on the Sept.

9-10 weekend we joined with the sisters of Sigma Delta Tau and Alpha Pi Phi in the annual Buddy Walk hosted at Manhattan College by the

Sigma Rho brothers after an Escape Room night, from l to r: Parthiv Krishna, ’24, Colin Schulz, ’24, Varun Madan, ‘24, Vale Rasmussen, ’26, Erick Torres, ’25, Tom Ramsay, ’25,

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National Down Syndrome Society. This was our second year participating and our team was able to raise a healthy 10% of the donations garnered by the event.

In the fall semester, Phi Mu also participated in the Breast Cancer Walk, hosted a DKE formal at La Vibra in NYC, and hosted a room for our college’s Safe Halloween event for the kids in the community to trick or treat.

Our chapter’s Rampant Lions won the intramural volleyball championship again – securing our 4th consecutive title.

Late fall semester fun continued with another social event first: Phi Mu hosted its inaugural Alumni Flag Football Tournament on Sat., Nov 11. We all had a great time

and we can’t wait to hold another event like this!

In support of Movember, the Phi Mu men also held its second annual DKE Liftathon. Three winners were Frank Lanor, pound for pound heaviest lifter; Patrick Kantor, overall heaviest lift; and Jake Steinweis, highest charity donor. But men’s health awareness was the biggest winner, with the chapter raising over $1,200 for the cause.

We did our part to continue a safe Halloween tradition for kids in the Bronx. We partnered with Sigma Delta Tau sorority in supporting the annual event hosted by Manhattan College’s education honor society, Kappa Delta Pi. It provides fun, games, treats for children in and around the Bronx.

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TRIO OF DEKES TAKE TO THE LECTERN AT SEWANEE

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last year in a ceremony at Sewanee. wned by 28 dioceses of “I was grateful for the chance to be the Episcopal Church, initiated as a 20-year alum,” says Sewanee is a tiny college Matthew, “and so welcomed by the tucked into the mountains gentlemen of Tau Delta – the kind of of south-central Tennessee. So, the chapter where I hope my three sons mathematical odds weigh heavily would explore joining.” against this: a trio of Deke alums Matthew was thrilled with an from different universities in the observation by Tau Delta’s president, west, central and northeast U.S. Aidan Donoho, who saw commonality are professors at the 166-year-old between fraternity leadership and what University of the South.

TV’s Ted Lasso said about coaching William Engel (Alpha Chi-Trinity soccer: “Success isn’t about winning ’75), Matthew Mitchell (Kappa Epsilonsoccer matches, but helping young Washington ’03), and Parker Lawson men become the best version of (Iota-Centre ’15) took disparate paths, themselves.” circling the globe in rich academic lives Matthew values his faculty role at before settling in Sewanee to teach the university, “with its Episcopalian literature, history, and Hispanic studies. heritage, and not just teaching students Brother Engel has taught at Sewanee history, but a range of lessons in life, since 2004 after teaching at Vanderbilt, courage and truth.”

Cal Berkeley, Penn and other Brother Lawson has taught Spanish universities. He specializes in medieval at Sewanee since 2021. He has authored and Renaissance literature and says numerous scholarly articles on Spanish he had become friends with professors literature and history and is a regular Mitchell and Lawson, attracted by their contributor to the Bulletin of Hispanic character and quality, only to learn Parker Lawson, Matthew D. Mitchell, and Bill Engel in Studies, including the centennial later that they were Dekes. full regalia at the start of the 2023-24 academic year. edition of the peer-reviewed journal.

In the publish or perish world, Parker, who joined DKE in 2011, Bill has authored six books, one on still excitedly recalls the 170th DKE teaching and five on literary history.

Convention hosted by Iota chapter, for which he coordinated But he notes his ‘first polished work’ was for the Deke Quarterly. the educational programs and organized the memorable closing As chapter archivist in 1978, he wrote about Alpha Chi’s first banquet keynoted by astronaut Alan Bean.

100 years as a DKE chapter.

Upon graduating Centre, he was a Fulbright Scholar to Madrid, When not enlightening students about the works of Chaucer, Spain before spending five years in Cambridge, where he earned Shakespeare, Melville, or Marx, Bill wields a sword. He’s a his Masters and PhD as a Rotary Global Grantee and Gates Fencing Master at Sewanee, giving beginner and advanced Cambridge Scholar. Both in the U.S. and in the UK, Parker, lessons. He also is faculty advisor to DKE’s chapter, Tau Delta, who is newly engaged, flexed public relations muscles he had and served in that role in the past as chapter advisor at Gamma honed after graduation, guiding communications for tech firms, when he taught at Vanderbilt. startups and teachers’ organizations and serving as Outreach Brother Mitchell has taught British and Irish history at Chair for the Gates Cambridge Scholars’ Council.

Sewanee since 2014, concentrating on the period 1500 to 1850.

All three Deke professors appreciate Sewanee’s improving After tucking away degrees from Washington in business and Greek Life environment when some universities are becoming history, he headed to Scotland’s St. Andrews for his Masters inhospitable. in management philosophy, then back to Penn for a PhD in “Sewanee is still a campus that wants to embrace what Greek philosophy. He authored The Prince of Slavers, the first book Life offers,” says Parker. There is no modern Greek row; instead, focusing on Humphry Morice, a slave trader who oversaw the various houses are scattered in a way that’s “conducive to forcible transport of 30,000 enslaved Africans in the early 1700s. chapters being themselves and forming their own identities.”

Matthew first joined another fraternity nearly 25 years ago. A “The administration seems excited to have more faculty few years ago, serious differences led his chapter at Washington get interested in Greek Life,” says Bill, who was recently to cut ties with its national organization. Its actives disaffiliated, interviewed by the student newspaper, which highlighted some as did some alums, including Matthew. Later, when the chapter of the positives about fraternities. “Maybe it was not accidental was being adopted by DKE, Matthew was invited to become a that the three of us found ourselves drawn to this environment, Deke, eligible after getting approval from his original fraternity. and each other.”

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he 8th Annual Chapter Officers Academy was held in Washington, D.C. in early January. The event is attended by Chapter Presidents, VP’s of Health and Safety, and Recruitment Chairmen. This year was the largest ever, with 108 delegates from 47 chapters in attendance. COA is a mix of chapter operational instruction, leadership discussions, and social activities for the collegiate brothers to make friends with Dekes from other chapters.

Post event surveys gave the conference high marks - average score of 4.8 out of 5!

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COVER STORY

THE PRIDE OF DKE

BY KEVIN CUNEO, GAMMA ‘77

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ichard Fletcher Pride, better known in the golf world as Dicky Pride, just completed his best year on tour. It’s largely because he’s been mostly healthy, the 54-year-old University of Alabama Deke said. “I have a torn meniscus in my knee that I have to get fixed, but other than that I’m in pretty good shape.” That’s saying something for an athlete who, over the past four decades, has coped with a cranky gallbladder, pancreatitis, torn ligaments in his thumb and serious knee issues.

Through it all, the personable Pride has always persevered.

Over the years he’s dabbled in TV work for the PGA and the Golf Channel. The network producers, impressed by his bright personality, good sense of humor, and close connections with so many players on tour routinely offer him fat contracts. “The most serious ones came when I was 47 or 48, and believe you me I was tempted,” Pride said. “But deep down I felt like I could still play.” That belief paid off handsomely in 2021 as Pride won a tournament, and has since posted three top-four finishes on the Champions Tour.

Pride, who turned pro in 1993, took first place a year later at the Federal Express St. Jude Classic. He still recalls the joy he shared with his dad, Dick Pride, a Psi Alabama Deke ’59, his wife, Kim, his mother and sisters -- all of whom were on hand to witness his triumph.

Dicky has been competitive through the years, finishing in the top five in ten professional tournaments, and he even placed second at the 2012 Byron Nelson Classic. But the illnesses and injuries, some which were quite serious, plagued him through much of his career. Twenty years ago he had a major health scare when he developed a gallstone in his pancreatic duct.

Dicky needed immediate surgery for that one, and as he was being wheeled into the operating room, the doctor said, “OK, I’m going to tell you straight up. You’ve got a 50-50 chance of surviving this.”

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but it’s not the most important part. I used to get mad when a five-footer lipped out. Now it’s like, ‘Well, that sucks, but let’s move on.’”

A longtime member of Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club, located near his home in Orlando, Fla., Pride recalls the day Palmer approached him in the clubhouse saying, “Dicky, what the hell is wrong with your game? Get your ass out on the practice range and I’ll be over in 10 minutes. We’ll get you back on track.”

Palmer surprised Pride by telling him that he’d been watching him and that he was very familiar with his swing, but they needed to work on it, which they did. “Arnie’s advice was succinct and to the point, but his kindness and the interest he took in me was extraordinary. He had a big impact on my life.”

About two months before Palmer died in 2016 at the age of 87, he invited Pride into his office at Bay Hill. “We had a nice conversation and then he took out a sheet of paper and wrote a personal message to me, telling me there were no miracles in this game and that I would only get out of it what I was willing to put into it. He signed it ‘Arnold Palmer.’ I framed it and to this day it hangs in a place of honor in my office.”

When Palmer died, Pride was invited as part of a small group at Bay Hill to fly to Arnie’s home in Latrobe, Pa., for the private funeral. “When we were there, Arnold’s grandson, Sam Saunders, invited us up to the house and he gave us a tour of his grandfather’s office. It was an unbelievable experience,” Pride said. “There were trophies everywhere, including one from the Masters, as well as amazing photos of Arnie with some of the most famous people in the world, and many other mementos from his brilliant career. To be invited to Latrobe was an incredible experience for me. I still feel honored to have been included.”

LIKE A FINE WINE, THIS PRO GOLFER FROM ALABAMA GETS BETTER WITH AGE

Many times through the years, Dicky has met Deke brothers on the golf course. “At the Waste Management Open in Phoenix one year, I was walking up the 16th fairway when I heard a group of young guys, who turned out to be Dekes from Arizona State University singing. As I got closer, I recognized ‘Son of a Deke.’ I asked my caddy to give me a sharpie and a piece of paper,” Pride said. He wrote ITB, for ‘In the Bonds,’ which drew a loud cheer from the Dekes in the gallery.

Dicky said he often crosses paths with Dekes from his era while on the road or at corporate events. “I’ve had several Psi Dekes who were brothers in the house when I was there come up and find me at the tournaments. It’s always fun when you see a brother unexpectedly.

I’m usually concentrating on golf, looking down, ignoring everything around me, and then I look up and it’s like, hey, what are you doing here? It’s been great re-connecting with guys I haven’t seen in a long time and who have meant so much to me.

“DKE has played a major role in my life,” Pride said. “My dad is a Deke, and I recall going to the Psi house as a five year old on football Saturdays with my parents. Those are great memories.

“I graduated from high school when I was 17 and I was young and naïve and pretty much clueless when I pledged

DKE. Actually, the Deke House really helped me that first year.

I began to get some discipline, and I learned a lot from my pledge brothers. Ernie Birch, in his freshman year, wanted to be a doctor – an orthopedic surgeon – and he would go to the library every night to study for four or five hours. I’m like, ‘What are you doing?’ I’d never met anybody my age who was that dedicated. Ernie and many of the guys in the house were true gentlemanly scholars.”

Pride recalled the summer after he graduated from high school when he traveled extensively, playing golf non-stop. “After I enrolled at Alabama and pledged DKE, I decided to take a break from golf. But as a sophomore and junior, I walked on to the golf team, and by then the discipline I’d learned at the Deke House helped me rededicate myself to golf.” His personal mantra became ‘Work hard and don’t quit.’

His efforts produced positive results at the end of his junior year when Pride was given a partial golf scholarship, which meant he wouldn’t have to walk on again. He had a successful senior year and decided to turn pro right after graduation. At the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, he qualified and played as an amateur. “The first day I was last to tee off at 3:33 p.m., and I was so nervous I had trouble getting the tee into the ground. Then I half topped a 3 wood in the fairway, and my playing partners, Jim Kane and Robert Huckstable, both gave me a high five.”

Beyond golf, Dicky has remained in close contact with the Psi Deke House and old friends and brothers. When a tornado struck Tuscaloosa, his hometown, in 2011, Pride jumped in and took the lead on raising funds for tornado relief. He and golfers Jason Bohn and Kevin Streelman hosted a pro-am event at the Indian Hills Country Club in Tuscaloosa that raised $175,000.

“It was great working with several Psi Dekes, including Patrick Morris ‘12 and Jonathan Brayman ’12, who volunteered with the relief efforts,” Pride said. “I was glad to get to know some of the Dekes in the house at the time. All of us older Psi brothers were really proud of the young guys who worked non-stop during that time.”

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Left: Pride holds the trophy after winning the final round of the PGA TOUR Champions Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf on May 16, 2021 in Duluth, Georgia. Right: Dicky as shown in the composite from his days at the Psi chapter. The composite still graces the wall of the beautiful Deke house at the University of Alabama.

was eating a lot – not bad stuff, but pretty good-sized portions. We both went to work and cut our portions down, and the upshot is that I lost 30 pounds, which really helped my knee a lot. I had no idea how much that extra weight put stress on my body.”

As professional golfers make a decision about continuing their careers in the PGA or joining LIV, the Saudi-backed professional

circuit, Pride said he refrains from passing judgment. “The PGA already does a lot of business with the Saudis, and I think the competition is good,” he said. “Truth is, I don’t begrudge anyone for doing what’s in the best interest of themselves or their families. I’m not sure how it will all shake out the end, but I’ll be back on the Champions Tour, which is part of the PGA, playing the best I can.”

Thanks to his outgoing personality and affable style, Dicky Pride has made hundreds of friends in professional golf over the years. When not traveling for golf, he enjoys spending time at home in Orlando with Kim, his wife of 19 years, and their daughter, Isabella, and son Fletcher.

“I owe so much to DKE,” Pride said. “It helped steer me onto the right track in those early years, and the brotherhood continues to add so much to my life, season after season.”

GEORGE SHAW HITS THE BIG TIME IN GOLF MANAGEMENT

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or people stuck in an office, working at a job they don’t enjoy, George Shaw is a hero. A Psi Alabama Deke, class of 2000, George is executive vice president of the golf division of Eventive Sports, an international company that owns or puts on eight-to-ten professional golf tournaments every year.

The 47 year old is a good golfer in his own right, with a six handicap, and he’s known as the best player in the Eventive division. But he’s so busy tending to all the tournament details that he doesn’t have as much time to tee it up as he’d like.

“But I can’t complain,” Shaw said. “I have a great job that takes me halfway around the world.” He travels extensively throughout North America and even occasionally to Central America, handling almost every aspect of the tournaments – big and small – that Eventive owns or sponsors.

He raises money to attract sponsors, supervises corporate hospitality tents at the tournaments, makes sure the players and sponsors are fed, schedules the buses and 250 golf carts used by players, recruits hundreds of volunteers to help at the tournaments, and tends to

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dozens of other details.

“You work hard all season and then you catch your breath before you start selling for the next season,” Shaw said.

“After graduation, I thought I’d spend a summer in beautiful Vail, Colorado, but it turned into three years,” he said. “I worked at a golf course, and then when winter came, I worked at a ski resort. In between, I worked at a brewery, which meant I had the best of all worlds – free golf, free skiing and free beer.”

After returning to Tuscaloosa, AL., his hometown, Shaw landed a job in golf management, and over the past 17 years has worked his way up to the top.

“I’ve known Dicky Pride for George’s photo from years because our families are the Psi chapter close,” George said. “He’s always composite, 2000. been a good guy and is currently playing great on our tour. Not many players have won championships on three major tours.”

Now that Eventive has been acquired

by Troon, which manages 900 golf courses around the globe, Geoge Shaw’s stock as a golf management genius should soar in the years ahead.

DKE LAUNCHES MAJOR MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVE

New DekeConnect Platform will help Dekes Network with Dekes One of the benefits of joining DKE is the opportunity to associate with other Dekes professionally and socially, from any chapter, not just your own. This spring, we are launching DekeConnect, a platform enabling Dekes to seek out networking opportunities across our entire membership. Ask any undergraduate what’s the best thing DKE can do for them, and they’ll say “help me connect with alumni.”

“QUALITY IN, QUALITY OUT!” This old saying from the early days of computer science applies to us here. In order for DekeConnect to deliver the most value to alumni and undergraduates, it requires our data to be as accurate as possible. You can help by responding to a brief questionnaire to provide us with your professional information.

We’re looking for five simple data fields: • Your company

DekeConnect is an AI platform which anyone can access by entering a prompt or query; the platform then uses AI to find the best 10 or 20 alumni who match the prompt language entered by the user. Example, “connect me with Dekes in the legal profession in the Midwest.” The platform contacts the best matching alumni and requests permission to connect the user with them. Alumni can accept or decline the permission request.

• Your title •Main occupation (example, Finance) •Occupation sub-field (example, Investment Banking) • Retired? Yes/No The more data the AI platform can access, the better the networking platform will be.

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FORGOTTEN GREATS OF DKE

U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND BUSINESS TYCOON

ROBERT TODD LINCOLN TRAGEDY MARRED HIS LIFE, BUT HE WAS MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE SON OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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obert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of Abraham Lincoln, was a Deke brother at Alpha Harvard, class of 1861. Legend has it that Robert wrote to his father, asking him for permission to join Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Abe wrote back to say yes, although the letters were lost over the years.

A bright, hardworking student at Harvard Law School who reportedly begged his parents to let him serve with the Union troops during the Civil War, Robert was angry when his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln, adamantly refused. According to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, “Team of Rivals,” Abraham Lincoln, who faced political pressure because his son was not fighting in the war, finally convinced his wife that Robert could serve on the personal staff of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Robert Lincoln, a captain in the Union Army, was present at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865. Lincoln accompanied Grant to Washington, D.C., on April 13, and then spent two days with his father, who was joyous at the end of the war.

Robert Lincoln wrote that the brief time with his father just before the president was assassinated was very special to him.

Unlike his younger brothers, who were close to their father, Robert and Lincoln were apart during the years prior to his election in 1860. Before that, Robert said Lincoln spent most of his time traveling for his work as a lawyer and for political causes. He said he was envious of his younger brothers who enjoyed much closer contact with their father.

Though Robert Lincoln would go on to a successful legal career and would serve in the cabinets of two U.S. presidents,

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he often said he lived in his father’s shadow. His close friend, Nicholas Murray Butler, wrote that Robert often said he was just known as Abraham Lincoln’s son and would say, “No one wanted me for secretary of war, they wanted Abraham Lincoln’s son. No one wanted me for minister to England, they wanted Abraham Lincoln’s son. No one wanted me for president of the Pullman Company, they wanted Abraham Lincoln’s son.”

Butler wrote that Robert was immensely talented in his own right, which is why he achieved so much success under two U.S. presidents, as the head of a major U.S. company, and in his legal career. Over the decades, the Republican Party repeatedly brought up his name as a potential candidate for president or vice president, pushing him to run in 1884, 1888, 1892 and 1912.

But Robert Lincoln had no desire to follow in the footsteps of his father. He was a loyal son to his mother, following the death of his father and the death of his younger brother, Thomas

Licoln (right) attends the Dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1889.

(known as Tad) at the age of 18 in 1871. off my feet, and had dropped somewhat, with feet downward Lincoln’s brother, Edward, died in infancy, into the open space,” Lincoln wrote in 1909 in a letter to the and his brother Willie died at age 11 in publisher of The Century Magazine. “I was momentarily helpless 1862. Robert was the only Lincoln son to when my coat collar was vigorously seized and I was quickly survive to adulthood. pulled up and out to secure footing on the platform. Upon He took his mother turning to thank my rescuer I saw it was with him to Chicago Edwin Booth, whose face of course was well when he practiced law known to me. I expressed my gratitude to there, but Mary Todd him, and in doing so, called him by name.”

Lincoln, unable to Booth, of course, was the older brother cope with the deaths of John Wilkes Booth, who would shoot of her husband and Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre on sons, had a mental April 14, 1865. For years after his father’s breakdown and was death, Robert blamed himself for not sent to an institution. accompanying his parents to the theater that Lincoln, a captain in the When she emerged night. He believed that had he been there, Union Army, was present after two years, she he would have been seated behind his father, at the Appomattox Court blamed Robert and the and might have been able to fight off Booth two had little contact House in Virginia when Gen. when he entered the private box. after that. She died in In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison Robert E. Lee surrendered 1882 at the age of 64. assigned Lincoln as minister to Great Britain, to Grant on April 9, 1865.

In 1877, President considered the most prestigious foreign post Lincoln accompanied Grant in the State Department. During his tenure, Rutherford B. Hayes to Washington, D.C., on April which lasted until 1893, Lincoln received (also a DKE brother) offered Lincoln the position of assistant secretary of state, which widespread praise for his excellent work 13, and then spent two days he rejected. He remained close to politics, and statesmanship. It would be his final with his father, who was however, and served as a delegate to the 1880 government post, however, as he became joyous at the end of the war.

Republican Convention. The following year, chief attorney for the Pullman Palace Car President James Garfield appointed Lincoln Company. Lincoln was so respected in his to be secretary of war, and he served in that role with the company that when founder capacity until 1885. Ironically, Lincoln stood a short distance George Pullman died in 1897, he was appointed acting president. from Garfield in the same room when the president was gunned He later became permanent president and served in that role down by an assassin on September 19, 1881. and as chairman of the board until 1922.

Robert Lincoln was involved in several odd events over the Lincoln and his wife, Mary Harlan, had three children, years, which would be written about extensively by historians. although his only son, Abraham “Jack” Lincoln, died of blood In an encounter with the great Shakespearean actor Edwin poisoning at 16 following a surgical procedure.

Booth, which Lincoln said took place in 1863 or 1864, Robert Though his life was marred by tragedy, Robert Lincoln was standing on the platform at a train station, awaiting his turn enjoyed a long and successful career. When he died at 83 in to buy a ticket, when the crowd of people pushed him into the 1926, New York journalists wrote that there was little doubt that small space between the train and the platform. “I was twisted he’d made his father very proud.

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THE FASCINATING ALPHA CHAPTER ALPHA CHAPTER IS GONE, BUT MANY BROTHERS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, WERE DEKES IN DEED – PRESIDENTS, CABINET SECRETARIES, BUSINESS LEADERS & COUNTLESS JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS

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he Alpha Chapter minted many great men over 40 years but the social situation at Harvard sowed the seeds for a dysfunctional chapter that may have shared DKE rituals, initiation and values, but drifted away from the bonds of brotherhood shared

by Dekes of all other chapters. This is the story of that hallowed chapter and how even in its death kept minting Dekes, or at least men that shared our rights, rituals, and passion for life! Even a President – Franklin Delano Roosevelt – came out of the ashes of the fallen Alpha.

DKE AT HARVARD Alpha Chapter of DKE was founded in 1851 as the eleventh chapter and it thrived on campus. However, the members of Alpha Chapter were also “Dickies” as they called themselves, and this led to some serious issues that were finally brought to head in 1890.

In the 19th century, Harvard students created a social hierarchy of clubs and societies, where a student might begin his journey amidst the plebeian ranks of a freshman club, advance to a sophomore society, and in the fullness of time, seek to be welcomed into the more august bodies reserved for juniors and seniors. Final clubs emerged as the apogee of social standing for seniors. It was not uncommon for a single individual to boast memberships in various fraternities, each with its own distinct culture and network, yet all operating under the broader aegis of Harvard’s club hierarchy.

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Alpha Chapter functioned as a Sophomore Society, allowing members of DKE to join Junior Societies like Alpha Delta Phi or Zeta Psi once they reached their junior year. In becoming dual or even multiple, they relinquished their exclusivity in DKE and acquiesced to the campuses stratified social hierarchy.

Another important entry level club bound to DKE was the Institute of 1770. The 1770 was a prestigious club situated at the bottom of Harvard’s layered social scene. Each year the 1770 would invite 100 elite sophomores, in batches of tens, to join their organization. The selection process for 1770 was heavily skewed towards The Dickey Club, with the first seventy or eighty men selected gaining automatic entry into DKE/Dickey.

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HISTORY OF DKE’S AT HARVARD

BY RICHARD WRIGHT, ALPHA TAU, ’85

It was not uncommon for a single individual to boast memberships in various fraternities, each with its own distinct culture and network, yet all operating under the broader aegis of Harvard’s club hierarchy.

DKE, later Dickey, was a coveted hallmark of social prestige at Harvard. Failing to join Dickey or at least, the Institute of 1770 was seen as a social disaster, while securing a spot in the top ranks guaranteed a glittering future in elite circles and professional success.

Alpha Chapter drew together the social elite of Harvard, a tradition that would continue for 40 years as DKE and for at least 60 more as a new incarnation, The Dickey Club.

THE SPLIT There was great discontent from the general membership of Dekes as the Alpha members had strayed far from the shared values of DKE. Discussions, recriminations and proclamations went on for about four years.

At the New York Deke Convention in 1890 the decision was made to revoke Alpha’s chapter status. Charges were drawn that included the following: Alpha chapter … maintained only a nominal connection with its Fraternity, seldom sending delegates to conventions, giving little or no recognition to visiting brethren, manifesting no desire to live up to fraternity regulations or traditions, and permitting membership at the same time in two or more fraternities.

Roosevelt’s 1770 medal which is on display at the Roosevelt Home National Historic Site

The vote to disband the chapter was 16 in favor, 15 against.

Harvard alumnus and future President Teddy Roosevelt was in

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attendance representing Alpha’s interests, but to no avail.

In November 1893 it was reported in the Harvard Crimson that a new group had formed from Dekes who came to Harvard from other colleges: “The Harvard Association of DKE, founded in November of 1893, was the result of an effort to renew the broken bond at Harvard. At the beginning of the year it was found that there were many fraternity men here from different chapters, and the desire to unite themselves was so strong that a meeting was called by those most interested.”

It is unclear how long this body continued to meet but its formation recognized DKE’s interests in maintaining their shared bond of brotherhood.

NEW DIRECTIONS – THE DICKEY CLUB: Following the withdrawal of Alpha’s charter, the “Dickey Club” began to initiate its members using elements of the DKE initiation rituals. Post-1890, instead of pins, new members were awarded medals bearing the Alpha crest on one side, and the member’s name and year on the reverse.

The Dickey went on as an integral part of the Harvard Society scene until it was absorbed by the Hasty Pudding Club in 1924.

These men, and others like them, borrowed from Alpha Chapter values, reputation and in doing so gained a luster of prestige and influence.

FDR – ALMOST A DKE? Despite not being officially recognized by DKE International due to the separation from the main fraternity, Franklin D. Roosevelt and others who experienced the full Deke initiation rites are remembered fondly as honorary brothers in the expansive narrative of the fraternity.

With the return of off-campus Greek Life at Harvard, there’s an air of anticipation that perhaps the Alpha Chapter can be resurrected once again. The hope is that a new generation of Harvard Dekes will one day continue the chapter’s storied tradition of forging ‘Friends from the Heart Forever,’ upholding the brotherhood’s values and contributing to its enduring legacy.

About the Author: Richard Wright, Alpha Tau-Manitoba’85 is a former Deke Chapter Consultant – one heck of a great first job!

Based in Hong Kong for the last 27 years, he is a writer and expert in media communications and crisis communications.

Presently he is launching a tech start-up in the big data/AI field.

He is available to work with fellow brothers to further build out our legacy in DKE. He can be contacted directly at: Richard. wright@mdtwin.com

FA M O U S H A R VA R D D E K E S A N D D I C K I E S The roster from Harvard reads like a who’s who of American history and leadership. The fraternity boasted among its alumni such distinguished figures as:

THEODORE ROOSEVELT, the 26th President of the United States HENRY CABOT LODGE, U.S. Senator and historian who opposed the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations ROBERT TODD LINCOLN, son of Abraham Lincoln, see Forgotten Greats of DKE this issue AUGUST BELMONT JR., featured in the Quarterly, Vol. 139, No. 4, Fall 2021, page 20 Some famous Dickey initiates include: FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, who received an invitation to become a member of the Institute of 1770 and automatically joined the “Dickey Club”

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FRANCIS BEVERLEY BIDDLE, 58th U.S. Attorney General under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.

ELLIOT CHRISTOPHER COWDIN, founding member of the Escadrille Americaine.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT JR., eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Puerto Rico (1929-1932), GovernorGeneral of the Philippines (193233), Chairman of the Board of American Express Company, and Brigadier General in the United States Army DWIGHT F. DAVIS, the 49th U.S. Secretary of War (1925-1929) and Governor General of the Philippines (July 8, 1929-January 9, 1932) and in 1900, Davis created the Davis Cup

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LIFE IS GOOD AT THE ZETA AT HAMPDEN-SYDNEY

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here’s something very special taking place in Hampden Sydney, Va. Located in the heart of this bucolic commonwealth, Hampden-Sydney College features a thriving young chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Founded only 11 years ago, the Zeta Gamma chapter is considered by Associate Dean Dwayne Bowyer to be the best fraternity on campus. “Of the ten Greek chapters at Hampden-Sydney, DKE is the standard bearer,” Bowyer said. Now in his third year as supervisor of fraternities, after 30 years as an officer in the U.S. military, Bowyer said Zeta Gamma has really hit its stride. At this year’s Greek Week Competition, he noted that DKE took home first place, finishing in the top three in eight out of 11 categories.

“The chapter elects leaders who have the right priorities and they recruit guys with the same goals and values,” he said.

“Zeta Gamma takes pride in the growth and development of its brothers, and the chapter leaders are determined to keep this momentum going.”

Heading into spring rush, Zeta Gamma includes 41 active brothers at this allmale college of 850 students. Chapter president Sam Detrick said another strong class of new members is expected, although the chapter is determined to recruit only the most promising freshman. “We look for people who show special initiative, guys who want to succeed. The academic accomplishments of our members are important, and we recruit people who hold themselves to similarly high standards.”

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the chapter’s outstanding leadership is the big reason why,” he said.

Compared to some chapters in DKE that boast 100 members or more, Zeta Gamma brothers consider its modest size to be a plus. “There’s a real closeness among the guys,” said immediate past

chapter president Will Krueger.

“The older guys help the younger guys, and the friendships that develop across the board are true.”

DKE’s Executive Director, Doug Lanpher, agrees. “The sense of brotherhood and Deke spirit is palpable whenever I visit Zeta Gamma. The chapter is incredibly close; they truly enjoy the bonds of friendship they’ve formed, and it’s fun to observe. What’s even better is that they’re also constantly striving to improve their chapter, by electing strong leaders and keeping Zeta Gamma on an upward trajectory. They love DKE, and they set high expectations for themselves, as individuals and as a chapter. DKE is proud to be associated with Hampden-Sydney College and our Zeta Gamma chapter.”

At Zeta Gamma, academics are vitally important. “We’ve had the best grade point average on campus for the last two years, and we’ll be first again this year,”

Detrick said. “Teaching our members to become good students is one of our primary goals.”

Because of its size, Krueger said there’s seldom serious disagreement among the members at meetings and such. “We’re almost always able to work things out to everyone’s satisfaction,” he said. “In addition to our main officers, we have many committees and encourage every brother in the chapter to assume a position of leadership.”

Hampden-Sydney students take great

GAMMA DEKE HOUSE COLLEGE DKE brothers at HampdenSydney College are leaders in practically every organization on campus. They take great pride in their chapter house and in their standing as the college’s top academic fraternity.

pride in the history of their school, which was founded in 1775, and is the oldest privately chartered college in the southern United States. It’s well known for its rigorous academic standards.

“Leadership is very important here,” Krueger said. Many students are enrolled in the Wilson Leadership Fellows Program, which is a four-year program designed for motivated, energetic freshmen. Zeta Gamma has men in the student Senate, Student Court, Garnet & Grey Society, and several other organizations.

But it’s not all work and no play at Hampden-Sydney, especially at the Deke House where many brothers are officers on athletic teams and in recreational groups.

The rugby team president’s a Deke.

“On the lighter side, the presidents of Ducks Unlimited and the Pitmaster Society, where smoked meats are the

focus, are Dekes,” Krueger said. “This is a great area to go hiking or hunting.”

Bowyer said Zeta Gamma takes good care of its house, which is a handsome, 20-year-old mansion-like structure that’s owned by the college. “It’s a nice house in which 14 brothers can live,” Bowyer said.

Music is important at Zeta Gamma, and bands often perform at the Deke House on weekends. The brothers routinely host sororities from Longwood University in nearby Farmville, Va, for mixers.

“Our homecoming event in the fall is always big, as many alumni return to celebrate with us,” Kreuger said. “The alumni association has taken off in recent years.”

Bowyer believes that if the Dekes continue to develop leaders the way they do now, there’s no limit to what the chapter can achieve.

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DEKES DOING GREAT THINGS

A LEADER IN NORTH AMERICAN NATURE CONSERVATION DECADES OF VOLUNTEER WORK HAS EARNED GEORGE REIFEL ENTRY INTO AN EXCLUSIVE GROUP OF CANADIAN CITIZENS

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short way down the Strait of Georgia from his family’s farm turned bird sanctuary in Victoria, B.C., a medal was draped on the neck of George C. Reifel (Phi Alpha ’70) by premier David Eby. The ceremony on Nov. 16 at Government House welcomed George into the Order of British Columbia.

The honour is the province’s highest given for outstanding service to British Columbia, Canada and to other nations. George’s service included four-plus decades of volunteerism and senior leadership in multiple nature conservation organizations. Fruits of his labor will benefit the people of North America and its land, water, and wildlife for years to come.

For 45 years he served as director of the British Columbia Waterfowl Society.

It oversees the George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary, an internationally renowned area named for George’s grandfather and established by his father in 1963.

The sanctuary comprises 850 acres of wetlands and tidal marshes in the Fraser River delta and is home to 300-plus avian species.

George was also the longest-serving director and national president of Ducks Unlimited Canada, where he helped conserve and enhance wetlands across the country. In the early 1990s, he led the formation of the Continental Conservation Plan – perhaps one of George’s greatest life accomplishments.

That brought Canada, the U.S., and Mexico together at a time when the continent’s waterfowl populations were dropping to historic lows. Its successor plans still guide conservation programs for the entire continent. See link.

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“I wanted to give back, while I still had the chance, and wanted to leave the world a better place.”

Foundation, George helped obtain tens of millions of dollars in project grants to protect, conserve and rebuild wild salmon populations in B.C. and the Yukon.

Brother Reifel is the first Deke to receive the prestigious Order of British Columbia award, says Grant Burnyeat, fellow Phi Alpha brother, DKE archivist and past Board member. “George has been a jolly good fellow to Delta Kappa Epsilon as well as to Canada.”

George was chapter president in 1973 and co-chaired the DKE Convention in Vancouver in 1974. He’s remained active in the chapter’s alumni association and DKE generally over many years. He was a ready volunteer when a grad student at Western University in London, Ont. A new DKE chapter was forming there, so he provided counsel and support to the new members.

“I am a huge supporter of fraternity life and the values it brings,” says George, whose father was a FIJI at UBC, and whose two brothers Randy and Barney followed him in pledging at Phi Alpha.

“The best things I learned from DKE – and the highest values of any fraternity to young men – were the lessons in leadership and developing wonderfully close, meaningful friendships that last.”

George was particularly grateful for support from his Deke brothers when, in his mid-20s, he struggled with serious health challenges. It was then that George decided to direct a major part of his life toward conservation: “I wanted to give back, while I still had the chance, and wanted to leave the world a better place.”

“It is very humbling to be inducted along with 13 other stellar British Columbians,” says George. “These fellow recipients are a group of truly accomplished people who have built things, done things, made a difference to all the citizens in our province.”

Brother Reifel, now in his 70s, says he stays involved but is less active these days. “I have passed the baton on to others. Good leaders have to cultivate the bench to ensure successors are there, to ensure the good work goes on.”

YOU CAN CONTINUE TO BE A GENTLEMAN, SCHOLAR AND JOLLY GOOD FELLOW LONG AFTER GRADUATION

DKE graduates from all chapters are eligible to join the DKE Club of New York – either as a resident member if you are living in or move near New York after graduation, or as a non-resident member if you visit the City from time-to-time for business (or just for fun).

DKE Club members automatically become full members of the Yale Club and are welcome to stay overnight at the Clubhouse, across the street from Grand Central Station.

Plan to join us in New York for our Annual Meeting and Dinner on April 17th, 2024.

50 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 716-2144 dkeclubny.com • dkeclub@yaleclubnyc.org

MYSTIC CIRCLE OF ∆KE We honor our departed brothers who have gone to the Mystic Circle We have been notified that the following brothers recently passed away.

Detailed obituaries, photos and memories are found at our online Mystic Circle by searching Lifeweb DKE, or by using the QR code below.

Alpha Phi-Toronto Peter Stanley McEwen, 1956 John Rumble, 1957 Beta-North Carolina Alden Wayne Hull, 1966 Beta Chi-Case Western William A. Eisenhardt, Jr., 1965 Delta Chi-Cornell Jeremy T. Ball, 1947 Herbert Clow Baker, 1948 Charles Allen Graves, 1963 Delta Kappa-Pennsylvania Peter Barrett, 1953 Terry Robert Ward, 1960 Delta Pi-Illinois Walter Rehm, 1957 Iota-Centre Ronald Sanders Ligon, Jr., 1987

Nu Zeta-Pace Matthew L. Colucci, 1990 Omega Chi-Texas Charles Cleveland Kinney, Jr., 1948 John Hamshire Williams, 1957 Charles R. Church, III, 1958 Omicron-Michigan Atwood Richardson McAndrew Jr., 1942 Denis Carl Beran, 1958 Phi Chi-Rutgers Russell Joseph Sandblom, 1953 David Roe Toole, 1955 Phi Epsilon-Minnesota James Henry Hesse, 1959 Pi-Dartmouth George Seymour Bissell, 1951

Kappa Epsilon-Washington Rocky Vernon Lindell, 1952 Thomas Crary Symons, 1953 John McKenzie Clise, 1955 John Anthony Sayre, 1958 Blake Gallie, 1962 Jay Murray Botkin, 1963

Psi-Alabama Eldred Burder Teague, Jr (Ted), 1956 Warren Chandler Herlong Jr., 1970 Lawrence Michael Halter, Jr., 1973 Doug Alan Nesbitt, 1984 Charles Bennett Long, 2001 Braxton Finlay Connell, 2011

Lambda-Kenyon Jeffrey George Spear, 1978

Psi Delta-Wake Forest Steven Lance Perricone, 1991

Rho-Lafayette Edward A. Twining, Jr., 1955 Andrew David Aster, 2006 Rho Lambda-Oklahoma Eugene A. “Barney” Barnes III, 1958 Sigma Alpha-Virginia Tech Martin Joseph Bannon III, 1971 Sigma Rho-Stanford Konner Kent Robison, 2019 Tau Lambda-Tulane Barton Williams Benedict Jahncke, 1961 John Joseph Ernst, III, M.D., 1962 Theta Zeta-USC Bruce E. Moody, 1950 Upsilon-Brown Wendell Gerry Harris, 1949 Zeta Zeta-LSU Dr. Thomas Frère Kramer, 1950 Dr. Hans Paulsen Armstrong, 1954 Richard Paul Hodges, 1955 Henry Honoré St. Paul, IV, 2010

A brother dead and brothers mourning; Fill the heart with grief today, And the earnest grasp fraternal; Speaks, “a dear one passed away.”

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∆KE CHAPTER ROLL • WINTER 2024 CHAPTERS ARE LISTED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE FOUNDED PHI† PSI CHI BETA DELTA KAPPA LAMBDA ETA DELTA PSI* IOTA RHO TAU BETA PHI PHI CHI GAMMA PHI PSI OMEGA DELTA CHI DELTA DELTA PHI GAMMA THETA ZETA PHI EPSILON SIGMA TAU ALPHA PHI TAU ALPHA SIGMA RHO DELTA PI KAPPA EPSILON* ALPHA TAU DELTA PHI PHI ALPHA TAU DELTA PSI DELTA SIGMA ALPHA PI BETA EPSILON RHO NU ZETA PHI SIGMA PHI RHO** ZETA CHI OMEGA OMEGA BETA DELTA SIGMA KAPPA DELTA TAU MU CHI TAU CHI BETA TAU DELTA ALPHA PHI MU CHI BETA ZETA GAMMA PI ALPHA DELTA RHO TAU BETA LAMBDA TAU ALPHA OMICRON NU ALPHA TAU GAMMA

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MEMBERS 22 132 98 83 132 72 25 56 36 41 61 15 16 78 46 24 52 22 63 38 115 42 15 28 15 51 29 5 31 70 16 66 32 24 10 8 44 8 41 59 47 117 105 18 22 23 60 46 35 41 49 43 20 25 34 42 37

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O F F I C E R S AC A D E M Y D E L EGAT E S A RO U N D D C

Delta Delta-Chicago: Steven Jimenez and Lucas Zubillaga

Gamma Phi-Wesleyan: Colin Campbell, Ben Carbeau, and Ryan Caserta

Delegates Pin for OA24

Tau Delta-Sewanee: Ayden Langford and Hunter Deal

Delta Pi-Illinois: Philip Wallaby, Sam Leidig and Alex Engel

Kappa Epsilon-Washington: Lucas Madsen, Will Hudson and Felix Long

Delta-South Carolina: Matt Mahony and Michael McGee

Beta Tau-UVic and Tau BetaSimon Fraser: Eric Cho, Noah Musgrave, Matt Darmohray, Jemmerson Boncaros and Spencer Velez

Lambda Tau-Tennessee: Alex Seal, Ezra Olson, and Ethan Fish

Alpha Phi-Toronto: Will Gulliver and Spencer Suhanic