SC Delta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon — DELTA DRUMMER Summer 2015
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David Simone Classic 2015
New Officers, Schol- 2 arship, Parents Weekend Jim Hartell, Vandy Tickets, Alumni Reunion
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Advisors, Otten, Award, Leadership School
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Fall 2014 New Mem- 5 bers Alumni Notes & Memoriam
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Spring 2015 New Members
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Education Fund, Housing Corp
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House Improvements
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Mothers of Minerva
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Archives
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More Alumni Notes
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Officers and Alumni
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The second David Simone Softball Classic was held April 18-19, 2015. David is a brother that has been suffering from T-Cell Lymphonia, a form of cancer. It was diagnosed in the fall of 2013, and David was unable to return to Carolina. There was a unanimous decision amongst the brothers that all future philanthropic efforts of the chapter should be donated directly to David and his family in order to assist them in paying the medical bills. An idea to sponsor an annual softball game to raise funds was put together in 2014. The chapter challenged the campus police, and over $22,000 was raised by the effort. Additionally, the chapter Mothers of Minerva, (mothers of the members), raised $1000 through a 2015 spring raffle that was also be contributed to David Simone’s fund. This year, the Softball game was coupled with a second event on Sunday April 19, which consisted of a highway cleanup off Bluff Road around Williams-Brice Stadium from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., followed by a cookout and bonfire with live music at the end of South Stadium Drive that commenced at 7:30. 2014 Philanthropy Chairman Jamie McClement stated that, “As a Fraternity, the brothers of SAE intend to support their fellow brother and Gamecock as much as possible by helping to defray his medical expenses. We had good weather and a great turnout, and welcomed the entire USC student body and Columbia community to come out and enjoy themselves.” For more information or to inquire about getting involved with future events please contact Jamie McClement via phone at 336-420-6239, or via email at jamesmcclement@gmail.com.
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Joe Stuhrenberg Eminent Archon
New Officers Elected for 2015
Joe Stuhrenberg—EA Jamie McClement - EDA Anthony Fontana- EDA Lucas Bayless – Treasurer Jonathan Quesnel - Recorder Jack Griffith - Risk Manager Jonathan Peacock - Educator Blake Haasis—Educator Ben Miller - Correspondent Spencer Horne - Social Chm Wil Watson - Warden Pierce Slagsvol - Warden Ben MIller- House Manager Will Kitchens - House Mgr Dylan Mervis—House Mgr
Will Kitchens - Philanthropy James Turner - Rush Chair Sam Anderson - Rush Chair Dixon Collins—Rush Chair Henry Sullivan—Rush Chair Geoff Marston—Chronicler Brennan Lyles– Herald Sid Hall—Steward Harrison Williamson—Chaplain Allston Achille—Tailgate Chm Gus Papajohn—Scholarship Chm Bennett Bradford—Tee Shirt Chris Kraft—Intramurals Adam Grody—Special Advisor Michael Otten—Special Advisor
Ira H Hoell Scholarship Jamie McClement Eminent Dep Archon
Anthony Fontana Eminent Dep Archon
Michael Otten, 2014 Eminent Archon (President) of the SC Delta Chapter, announced the creation of the Ira H. Hoell Scholarship for Academic Excellence. This prestigious scholarship is presented to those members that achieve a GPA of 4.0 while taking a minimum of 15 course credit hours. This brother or brothers is honored with a financial reward, or split among corecipients totaling the cost of 1 semester of social dues. The Scholarship was named in honor of Brother Ira Hoell's father, who passed away in 2009. This year's recipient is Campbell Ryan Hathaway '16, from Atlanta, Georgia. He is a pre med major and an intern at Wieuca Animal Clinic. Congratulate him at hathawar@email.sc.edu.
Parents Weekend Oct 16-17 This year's Parents Cocktail will be on Friday, October 16th at the Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel located in the Vista. Friday's event will be held in the Sheraton's National Republic Ballroom beginning at 8:00 PM. More details will be sent out as the date approaches. Because this is the weekend of a home football game (Vanderbilt), as well as USC Homecoming, parents are urged to make hotel arrangements soon. For those interested in staying on-site, the chapter has arranged for a number of rooms to be made available to SAE parents only. To take advantage, simply call the hotel at (803) 988-1400 and request to book a room under the SAE Parents block
Lucas Bayless Eminent Treasurer
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Alumni Weekend Planned Nov 14 The Classes of 1970s and 1980s will have their bi annual reunion this fall during the USC Florida Football Game. On Friday evening, November 14, alumni and their significant others will be invited to the social that is being planned by Brother Bobby Price ‘83 and others.
Details will be available soon. You can contact Bobby at email rhprice@hpcadvisors.com or cell (803) 315-6567 if you want to help.
Bobby Price ‘83
Tickets for Vanderbilt Football Game Parents Cocktail Football Offer!
My name is Brad Drummond, I am a USC alum and member of SAE, pledge class Fall 09. I currently work in the Gamecock Athletics Department and wanted to extend a special offer to all SAE parents for this years parents cocktail weekend! As you may know, the Saturday following the event is the USC vs. Vandy football game. As parents of sons in SAE you have access to discounted game tickets of only $35! This is a special offer made available to all families and friends of the fraternity. To purchase your tickets to the Vandy game contact me directly at 803-777-9299 or by email at drummonb@mailbox.sc.edu. Also, please feel free to contact me with any questions related to Carolina Athletics tickets! I hope to see everyone at the game!
In Memoriam—Jim Hartell ‘93
Jim Hartell ‘93
Brother James Prescott Hartell, ‘93, died in a jet ski accident on March 17, 2015. Jim was a US History teacher at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg. He was a past Rush Chairman and Pledge Educator in the chapter. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of South Carolina. Superintendent Russell Booker said. "Mr. Hartell was the kind of teacher you remember long after your high school days, he was a mentor, a role model and a great friend. He will be sorely missed, but he leaves us having touched hundreds of children in a most positive way."
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Advisor Team Ellison Neese, Alumni Advisor Courtney Leavitt, Housing Corporation Mike Otten, Senior Advisor Justin Mims, General Chapter Advisor Brian McCaster, House Father Clayton Hunt, Herald Advisor Mitch Kiser, Treasurer Blaise Stevens, President, SC Delta Alumni Assn John Stringfellow, Alumni
Ellison Neese Alumni Advisor
Mountain Weekend 2009
Chapter Award—Recognized by IFC The chapter was awarded the Advancement in Philanthropy and Service Award for Fraternity and Sorority Life by the USC Interfraternity Council. The award is largely an affirmation of the incredible work of Jamie McClement and the success of the David Simone Softball Classic. David pledged SC Delta in the fall of 2012 and has been undergoing cancer treatment for nearly two years. Between the inaugural event, held in 2014, and this year's event, held in April, the chapter has raised over $30,000 for David and his family.
Otten Picked for 2015 SAE Inner Circle Michael Otten, '16 SC Delta, was chosen as one of 30 collegiate members to be a part of the 2015 Inner Circle with SAE Fraternity. The Inner Circle is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the top undergraduate leaders in our Realm. These brothers are selected by the Supreme Council. The Inner Circle took place March 27-29 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Michael, along with the 29 other gentlemen, ineracted with an incredible lineup of featured alumni speakers. Mike is from Omaha, Nebraska where he graduated from Millard North High School. He is also the past president of the chapter. Congratulate Mike at email ottenm@email.sc.edu.
SC Delta sent two delegates to the 80th John O. Mosely Leadership School in August. They are: Henry Sullivan, from Greenville, and Will Kitchens, from Columbia. The event is on a cruise ship and includes over 800 brothers, staff and faculty.
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Fall 2014 New Members
Jeffrey Alston Achille John Gibson Achurch Patrick I Allen Samuel Warren Anderson William Parker Andrews Andrew C Baughman William B Bradford Clayton H Bryan
Andrew C Davenport Taylor M Gung Robert W Holland Victor A Karam John Kelly William Kitchens Christopher Kraft Travis Manning
Dixon L Collins John J Dailey
Dylan Mervis Walker Nixon 5 - Visit our web site, www.saeusc.com
Philip O’Doherty Mitchell Piazza Alexander Siqueiros Pierce Slagsvol Benjamin Spinek Henry Sullivan William Taylor
Charlie Warren William Watson
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Chapter Eternal Ben Badger '50 Zach Wenum '14 Broadus Thompson Jr '56 Tucker F Dana '50 Foster Marshall '49 R Whitfield Scoggin '59 Tom Edwards C Allen Hall '62 James R Shirley, Jr '75 William E Eidson '62 James "Mac" M Riley, Jr '43 James H Ellison '42 Dr. John R Rowe '63
Alumni Notes James H Elliott. Jr. '89, is an attorney with Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA. He joined in 2012 as a shareholder in the Charleston office. He focuses his practice in general litigation, professional liability, construction law, products liability, and insurance defense. Prior to practicing law, Jim was a licensed insurance adjuster, handling property and casualty claims. While attending USC Law School where he graduated in 1997, he clerked at the South Carolina Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation. Contact Jim at email jelliott@richardsonplowden.com. Andrew Rhea '06 has joined the Moore and Van Allen Law Firm as an Associate Attorney in Charleston. He graduated from New York University with a LLM in Taxation in May, and USC Law School in 2014. A native of Florence, he attended Trinity Collegiate. Congratulate Andrew at email andrewrhea11@gmail.com. Bradley Hollingsworth '86 has been promoted to Sr. Territory manager at Zimmer Biomet in Columbia. A graduate of Hammond, Brad majored in Political Science at Carolina. He was originally with MCI, Oral-B Laboratories, Sybron Dental Specialties and joined Zimmer as a Territory manager in Nov 2006. Brad has a brother, Tommy, that is a brother of SAE, and his son, Paul Bradley, is an active in the chapter. Reach out to Brad at email bradleyhollingsworth@yahoo.com.
Justin Mims Chapter Advisor
John Winkenwerder '13, is a J.D. Candidate at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta. Currently he is a law clerk with Roberts & Stevens Attorneys at Law. He was also at Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law last academic year where he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. John majored in Marketing and Management at Carolina. He is a native of Asheville and attended T C Roberson High School. Reach him at email jwinkenwerder17@lawmail.mercer.edu.
James R Shirley ‘75 James R Shirley, Jr., '75 , of Charlotte, NC, formerly of Bluffton and Irmo, SC, passed away at home on June 25, 2014. Jim pledged SAE in the spring of 1974 and was a member of the Carolina Bands. He was both a teacher and principal at various schools in Lexington and Bluffton, SC. He recently had moved to Charlotte. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that gifts be made in his name to support cholangio carcinoma research at The Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, 750 East Pratt Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 6 - Visit our web site, www.saeusc.com
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Spring 2015 New Members
We initiated 6 new members for the Spring 2015 Class. Congratulations to Zachary Smith, Andrew Hobensack,
Nicholas Vecchiolla, Timothy Beard, Thomas Leonard, and Helgi Nati.
Riley A Bradham ‘47 Riley Augustus Bradham, Jr, ‘47, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. He was born March 26, 1923, in Sumter, SC, and attended Sumter city schools, Davidson College, and received a B.A. degree in English from the USC. He would later serve as the President of the USC Alumni Association. Rilwy was a U.S. Army Artillery veteran, having served in the European Theatre of Operations. He was a Purple Heart recipient for wounds received at the Battle of Anzio in the Italian Campaign during World War II. He was the owner of Bradham Insurance and Real Estate Company in Sumter. In 2003, he moved to Columbia and was a resident of the Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina on DaVega Drive in Lexington and attended Eastminster Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of The Society of the High Hills of the Santee. 7 - Visit our web site, www.saeusc.com
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SC Delta Chapter Education Fund (CEF) Donate to our Fund! Please help us grow the SC Delta Chapter Education Fund (CEF)!. Donations can be mailed to Jason Andrick in care of the SAE Foundation, 1856 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60204. Make your check out to SAE and indicate its for the SC Delta CEF. Questions can be sent to Jason Andrick at email jandrick@sae,net or 800233-1856.
In 2001 the alumni association created the SC Delta Chapter Education Fund (CEF) with the SAE Foundation. The concept was (and still is) to honor many of our late alumni.
tax deductible under IRS laws governing 501(c)(3) organizations. All donations to a CEF are included in the donor's lifetime giving record with the Foundation.
A CEF is a fund managed and invested by the Foundation and used to benefit a chapter's undergraduate members. A CEF is established with a taxdeductible contribution, or a combined total contribution of $5,000.
The pay-out for a CEF is usually not greater than 5 percent of the fund. This is available annually for use by a chapter for projects deemed "wholly educational in nature." In this case we use if for Leadership School tuition.
To date the balance of our fund for fiscal year 2014-2015 is about $18,000. There is enough to send two delegates to the National Leadership (tuition is about $450 per person). But we want to grow this fund and send more members of the chapter to the school. Want a copy of the latest statement? Questions can be sent to John Stringfellow at email jstringman@aol.com.
Chapter Education Funds are
Want to contribute to the housing fund? Send your check made out to SC Delta Housing Corp in care of Courtney Leavitt, 8 Alumni Lane Blythewood, SC 29016
Important Dates: Parents Weekend Oct 16-17 Alumni Reunion Nov 13 Mothers of Minerva Mar 20-21, 2016 Tentative
House Corporation News Ever since the housing corporation was reorganized in 1999, its purpose has been to raise funds to own, build, and occupy a fraternity house at the Greek Village. USC offered the land under a long term lease for a nominal annual fee. The cost of the 10,000 sq ft house and furnishings in 2001 was about $1.2 million. The
corporation was able to raise about half that amount from alumni donors, then finance the rest. The balance of the mortgage is about $600,000. Under IRS rules, only the educational portion of a house is considered tax deductible, which can amount to about 1/3 of the footage. We have re-
cently been able to convert the outstanding loan balance to an actual mortgage loan. Credit goes to Brother Courtney Leavitt for his management and supervision of the corporation and the house. Contact him at email clgamecock@gmail.com
Columbia SAE BBQ & Rush Social We have finalized a summer alumni and rush BBQ in Columbia for Saturday, August 8, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Brother Field Wardlaw, SC Delta '83, has agreed to host the social at his home, 4374 Chicora Steet, in Columbia. His email is fw@sc.rr.com and cell is (803) 920-7910.
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House Improvements—Exec Room
The former alumni room in the house has been converted to an executive meeting room complete with a large screen display for presentations. The chapter officers, advisors, and staff members use this every day.
The 8 Founder Members of SAE portraits were framed, labeled and placed above the side entrance to the meeting room.
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Mothers of Minerva 2015 The Mothers of Minerva, representing members' moms, organized its annual weekend in March 2015 at the Riverbanks Zoo. The special auction raised funds for Brother David Simone ’ s cancer treatment and furnishing the executive meeting room in the fraternity house
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Archives
Steve Griffith, Bobby Price, David Yacu, Bucky McQueen, Louis Griffith, Brad Hollingsworth, Peter Price,Alan Harvill, Brian Schick, and Bob Vaught
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Our mailing address is: SAE Fraternity SC Delta Chapter 509 Lincoln St Columbia, SC 29201
Join the SC Delta Alumni Association! Send your $25 dues to us at PO Box 11521 Columbia, SC 29211. Make your check out to SAE.
Spencer Breeden, '14, has joined Canal Insurance in Greenville as an Associate Fleet Underwriter/Account Manager for commercial trucking. Congratulate him at email Spencer.breeden@canal-ins.com. Canal is a family business that include alumni Neill Timmons and Chuck Timmons, who recently retired.
John Mills ‘90 is a Partner, Healthy Living and Health Care with ICR in New York. ICR is a recognized leader in financial communications. He joined ICR in 2003 after 10 years of Wall Street experience. While at ICR, he has been instrumental in working with the leading brands in healthcare and healthy living with turnarounds, IPOs and companies needing to implement a long-term professional investor relations program. John earned his BA from University of South Carolina and received his executive MBA from Chapman University. Contact Johns at email John.Mills@icrinc.com.
J Timothy "Tim" O'Farrell, '81, is owner and partner with his wife Debbie in a company called Re-Bath of the Midlands in Columbia, which is home bathroom remodeling. Tim has been Past President, VicePresident, Board of Directors of the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina. He is also a SC licensed contractor. Tim was also residential builder and owner of O'Farrell Builders Inc. from 1984 to 2000. Contact Tim if you are interested at (803) 708-0521.
Patrick Allen, Sam Anderson, Allston Achille, Drew Davenport, Jack Dailey and Dixon Collins.
Kevin McKinney '98, has joined Eisai Oncology as a Senior Oncology Rep in Charlotte. Kevin attended Greer High School. Previously he was with Confimatrix Lab as a Territory Sales Manager in Charleston. Contact him at email kwmckinney@yahoo.
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Brother Troy Ruediger '14, is Director of Fan Operations at Rukkus in New York City. The company provides sports and concert event tickets. Troy was pledge class president and member educator while in the chapter, and majored in Sport and Entertainment Management. He was also a student brand manager for Red Bull and Premium Seats Intern with Live Nation. Troy attended the 2013 SAE Leadership School. Reach out to Troy at email troy.ruediger@yahoo.com.
Ben Miller Eminent Correspondent
Robb A Francis, '11, is a Synthetic Equities Account Manager at Deutsche Bank in Jacksonville, Florida. His role includes account manager/subject matter expert for an assigned client base of hedge funds, mutual funds, and institutional banks invested in Delta One swap. While at Carolina, he was on a Life Scholarship and Dean’s Scholarship, and Dean’s List (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009). Robb attended Greenville High School and also obtained a Master in Arts in Economics at Carolina. Reach out to him at robert.francis@maec.moore.sc.edu.
Spencer Horne Social Chairman Patrick Weston '89, a native of Columbia, is a managing partner with Azalea Capital, a private equity firm in Greenville. He joined in 1999 to work with the firm’s initial principal investing activities. He currently serves on the Board of Carolina Motor Club, Inc. (AAA Carolinas) and AAA Motor Club Holdings, LLC. Married to Abbe O Coker, reach out to Patrick at email patrick@azaleacapital.com.
Blake Haasis Member Educator
Drew Davies '09, is a Senior Director and National Sales Manager of Sof Sole in Raleigh. A native of Greenville, he attended Eastside High School and served the chapter as rush chairman, social chairman, and eminent deputy archon. Drew majored in sports and entertainment marketing at Carolina. He is married to Haley Nowlin. Reach out to him at email drewdavies1986@gmail.com.
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