Tau Delta Phi Notes, May 2015

May 1, 2015

Tau Delta Phi Notes Monmouth to host 2015 Grand Chapter

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he 2015 Grand Chapter meeting will be called to order on July 11, 2015 at Monmouth University.

Hosted by our newest chapter, Delta Tau, the meeting will by the official business meeting for the Fraternity. Starting in 2013, the Fraternity began to hold a Grand Chapter meeting in the years between Convention years, replacing the summer President’s Meeting hosted by the

Grand Consul.

The Fraternity Grand Chapter meetings are open business meetings that any active undergraduate or alumnus member can attend. All attendees are required to register online at

Delta Tau Chapter at their Spring 2015 initiation at Monmouth University.

http://www.taudelt.net.

The cost is $60 per person and will include a catered lunch with the delegates.

announcements to the Fraternity to consider by emailing the National Office at admin@taudelt.net.

The 2015 Grand Chapter meeting is a great opportunity for alumni to reconnect with current undergraduate members and alumni association leaders, and learn about our on-going business to improve our chapter development resources and alumni programming. You can also forward new business and alumni

If we are unable to see you at our 2015 Grand Chapter meeting, we hope to see you when we travel to St. Louis for the 2016 Convention. We will post details, including attendee and delegate costs and hotel arrangements, in late 2015 on the Tau Delta Phi website.

Tau Delta Phi names Active Minds, Inc as the National Service Philanthropy

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ctive Minds was named as our official philanthropy and service partner in 2013. Active Minds "empowers students to change the perception about mental health on college campuses." Our Fraternity believes in their mission to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking. We encourage our chapters and colonies to co-sponsor events with the Active Minds chapters on their respective campuses, and on campuses without Active Minds we encourage Tau Delta Phi chapters to develop programming that tackles

mental health issues on college campuses.

Active Minds Programming Resources Active Minds programs are based on the latest research as well as input and expertise from students, the Active Minds Student Advisory Committee and the National Advisory Committee. This feedback helps ensure that Active Minds programs are innovative and relevant to our diverse audiences on campuses across the country. Chapters and colonies can find resources online to help develop innovative programming on their

campuses that help fight the stigma related to mental health among college students.

Active Minds Awards In 2015, Tau Delta Phi Fraternity added three annual awards to recognize the outstanding work our brothers do for and with Active Minds on their campuses. ď€

Dedication to the Cause Awards for the brother most dedicated to the cause of Active Minds on their campus, serves as role model for other members, and exhibits a commitment to Active Minds.

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Inside This Issue

Dr. Joseph Rios named Executive Director

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Gamma now at NYU, New Chapters in NJ and PA

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Visit our Webstore for Memorabilia

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Recommend new campuses for new chapters

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Start an Alumni Chapter

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Five Developmental Outcomes Make Tau Delt Man

Tau Delta Phi Notes

National Office Hires New Executive

May 1, 2015

Director, Dr. Joseph Rios

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au Delta Phi Fraternity member of the Fraternity’s hired Dr. Joseph Rios Executive Council for over in January 2015 as its four years and we are Continued Executive Director, bringing looking forward to how he  Chapter Programming almost two decades of can continue Tau Delta Award is given to the Phi’s advancement as chapter or colony that par- experience in university administration, education, Executive Director.” ticipates in and sponsors and fraternity the most Active Minds On his plans “Joseph brings a Programming during the operations to for Tau Delta wealth of experience school year. the position. and knowledge to our Phi, Dr. Rios  Philanthropy Award is Dr. Rios said of National Office that continued, “I given to the Chapter or his will be a key asset to am excited to Colony that raises the appointment to most money for Active not only our Fraternity continue the Executive Minds during the school as an organization, but work of our year.

Director, "It is also our individual former Alumni can support Active my honor to Executive students.”

Minds through direct contribu- serve Tau Delta Director, Shawn tions via http:// Grand Consul Michael Phi Fraternity Dowiak and to www.activeminds.org.

Plagianakos as its newest move our Important Upcoming Executive Fraternity into its second Director. Since my time century with outstanding Dates working with the values-based education and Fraternity, first as a chapter June 1 leadership development. I advisor and then in various know that my eighteen  Chapter Evaluations Due Executive Council positions, years working as a to National Office I have witnessed a great university administrator deal of positive change and  Fraternity Awards Due to and educator will be a a resilience to reach our National Office benefit to the Fraternity. I purpose: to create plan to reinforce our July 1 exceptional college leaders Fraternity developmental who will make an impact in  Grand Chapter Delegates outcomes for all of our must be registered online our world.” chapters and colonies, “Joseph brings a wealth provide proactive July 11 of experience and assessment data for our  Grand Chapter Meeting— knowledge to our National chapter leaders and create a Monmouth University Office that will be a key seamless administrative asset to not only our experience as our National Fraternity as an Office continues to add staff organization, but also our and volunteer opportunities individual students,” said for alumni and friends of 256 West 38th Street, Fl 10 International President the Fraternity.”

New York, NY 10018 Phone: 877-828-3358 Michael Plagianakos.

Joseph recently earned E-mail: admin@taudelt.net “Joseph has been a vital

Active Minds,

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his doctor of education degree from the University of Southern California. His dissertation, "A Case Study in Promising Practices in Anti-Hazing Education Training for Fraternity Advisors”, studied the implementation and sustainability of an antihazing culture within a fraternity community. Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Dr. Rios served Tau Delta Phi as a chapter advisor for Tau Epsilon and on its Executive Council as Director of Membership Development since 2010.

Dr. Joseph Rios (center) with Members of the Board Nicolas Escotto and Kyle Natusch at the 2014 Convention in Philadelphia

“As our Fraternity grows, I am confident that our chapters and colonies will continue to develop into a contemporary model of fraternity life on their respective campuses. It's great to be a Tau Delt!"

Tau Delta Phi is back at New York University, now at Kutztown, Rowan, and Monmouth Universities

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he Gamma chapter at New York University was recently re-chartered at the 2014 Convention in Philadelphia. Led by Consul Daniel Brickman through the last year of colony development, the Gamma

chapter has begun to reestablish themselves as a fraternity of choice among the New York University students.

Gamma alumni who would like to congratulate and reconnect with our newest Gamma brothers in person can contact the chapter at gamma@taudelt.net. They are very interested in reconnecting with local

alumni, either from the former Gamma chapters or fraters from other chapters who live locally in New York City. We look forward to seeing the great things that the newest Gamma chapter will develop and how they will serve our founding alma mater, New York University.

Since 2012, we have also installed new chapters at Kutztown University in

Pennsylvania, Rowan University and Monmouth University in New Jersey.

All three of the chapters were added as Enlightened Gentleman’s Program chapters, which focuses on a four-year membership development program. We are excited to complete our colony development at Jacksonville State University in Alabama and welcoming them to our Pyramid.

Visit the Tau Delt Webstore for Memorabilia, Jewelr y

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nitiation is a special day for all of our fraters. But after a couple of decades, we know that sometimes putting your hand on your Fraternity badge isn’t as easy as it was while in college.

In order to help keep our Fraters up to date on their

jewelry and other Fraternity items, fraters can purchase Fraternity memorabilia and alumni items via our online webstore.

Our replacement jewelry is made to order and takes up to 6-8 weeks for delivery, but we

know the immense pride that is felt when you’re able to replace a lost badge or sweetheart pin. We also have Fraternity Membership Directories available for purchase, to help find longlost brothers,

and new Fraternity affinity ties with the Fraternity crest printed on the inside panel.

You can find the webstore at www.freewebstore.org/ taudeltaphistore.

From Friends to Fraters: Star ting a New Chapter of Tau Delta

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ur Pyramid grows brick by brick by the addition of new colonies and chapters. Many of our fraters are unaware of how we can start new or restart chapters across the country.

We currently offer information online on how to start a new chapter of Tau Delta Phi at any campus, through our “Friends to

Fraters Expansion Program.” website and read through our Start a Chapter page.

Our alumni give the best We will contact him and recommendations for share how to start the expansion opportunities. If interest group process. you have a son, brother, There are benefits for the nephew, grandson or family legacy interest that we will friend who is at a college also share with him upon campus without a Tau Delt contacting the National chapter, contact the National Office.

Office at admin@taudelt.net or invite him to visit our Our fraternity relies on

the time and commitment of our alumni to support colonies and chapters across the country. If you are interested in helping a local chapter of Tau Delta Phi as an alumni advisor, contact the National Office at admin@taudelt.net so we can connect you with a local chapter alumni board.

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Five Outcomes Shared Among Traditional, EGP Chapters

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tarting in the 2012 Pyramid Leadership Institute, the Enlightened Gentlemen’s Program (EGP) was born as a project for the Executive Council of Tau Delta Phi. Later, the model was approved by the 2012 Grand Chapter. Since its adoption, the EGP has helped to spread a developmental model of personal and organizational improvement throughout Tau Delta Phi. Existing chapters can choose to adopt the model and all new and

emerging colonies are started by using the EGP. This developmental program has at its root student development and leadership theory. Our second version of the program ,which will create minor changes to the original model, will also include elements of Social Change Model. Our goal is to review the model in Summer 2015.

Five Developmental Outcomes

congruence among all of our chapters regardless of member education programs, all chapters will demonstrate outcomes regarding the following objectives for all of their members. The following five objectives are consistent with the development of a Tau Delt man and are used as the basis for continuous development during the collegiate membership and for alumni involvement. 

In order to maintain

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Chapter Development

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National Development

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Ritual Development

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Community Development

Traditional chapters now develop an on-going education plan for all members based on their year of involvement after initiation and the manner of training members on each of the competencies in their end-of-the-year evaluation.

Personal Membership Development

Interested in Establishing an Alumni Chapter?

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n Alumni Chapter is a group working together to foster the Tau Delt spirit among alumni of many generations. An association is chartered either as a chapter-based or area-based Alumni Chapter. Alumni Chapters plan social and philanthropic events just like an undergraduate chapter, and many Alumni Chapters award scholarships to collegiate members.

the Grand Chapter and gets one vote at Grand Chapter meetings.

Purpose of Alumni Chapters

A Tau Delta Phi Alumni Chapter has a variety of purposes and may be different based on the Regardless of whether it's individual chapters’ chapter-based or area-based, preference. The main focus an Alumni Chapter is part of areas for an alumni chapter

Philanthropic Causes like Raising Money for Active Minds, Inc.

are generally among the following: 

Host Social Events &  Continuing Education Networking with and Personal Alumni Members of Tau Development Delta Phi in a Specific Area  Communicate with Members of Tau Delta  Mentor A Local Phi in a Specific Area Chapter or Local Chapters of Tau Delta Currently we have active Phi Alumni Chapters for Tau

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Create Scholarship Opportunities for Members

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Perform Community Service

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Involvement in

Epsilon (NJIT) and Delta Iota (Ramapo), and plans to develop a Virginia area association. Please contact the National Office with questions about Alumni Chapters.

Contribute Gift to the Brothers for Life Campaign

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his is an exciting time for Tau Delta Phi. With the ongoing expansion of colonies throughout the East Coast and the South, Tau Delta Phi continues its proud tradition of providing undergraduates and graduates with strong brotherhood that dates back over 100 years.

Each year, alumni and undergraduates are a driving force in supporting the continued success and development of Tau Delta Phi through donations. Each dollar has helped fund scholarships, conferences, membership education, and expansion efforts. Tau Delta Phi depends on gifts from

businesses, alumni, family members, and friends to support the mission of the Fraternity. We have created several different donation levels for our members to consider, both one-time and recurring gifts.

Visit our website, www.taudelt.net, to visit our Brothers for Life campaign

page, where you can learn how to donate gifts for the Fraternity. Your gift will be used to provide opportunities for leadership engagement, support conference travel for our undergraduate leaders and enable our Fraternity to continue growing across the US.