Omega - February 2007

THE • PI • KAPPA • PHI • FRATERNITY

Omegalite FEBRUARY 2007 Omega of Pi Kappa Phi, Inc. Housing Corporation P.O. Box 2700 West Lafayette, IN 47996-2700 Chapter web address: http://www.purdue.edu/ pikapps Corporation Officers JAY SEEGER PRESIDENT 3817 Old Farm Road Lafayette, IN 47905 765/742-4529, work 765/474-1986, home jay@shf-law.net

BRANDT HERSHMAN VICE PRESIDENT 6142 Maderia Lane Lafayette, IN 47905 574/581-2000, cell b.hershman@insightbb. com

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The year 2007 marks a significant milestone in the Omega chapter’s history as we celebrate our 85th year of brotherhood in Pi Kappa Phi. In anticipation of this milestone year, the Omega of Pi Kappa Phi housing corporation sent out a mailer last year asking alumni how they would most like to commemorate the anniversary. We decided that to institute a summer gathering when hotels and venues are far more plentiful than during football season.

We set Saturday, June 9, for our keystone event honoring Omega’s 85th. A

Saturday night event will be the focus of our celebration, but there will be weekend-long events for alumni and their families at Purdue.

Times are subject to change.

• 6 p.m. to midnight, Friday, June 8. Informal registration at the house.

We’ll maintain a master list at the chapter house of who is registered for the weekend, what hotels they will be staying at and have a list of cell phone numbers for alumni to contact their counterparts while visiting campus.

• 8 p.m., Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. Informal

STEVE BOHNER TREASURER 194 Twin Springs Ct. Carmel, IN 46234 317/846-3008, home 317/844-2250, work 317/844-2296, fax steve@langdonan company.com PAT KUHNLE SECRETARY 720 Chelsea Road W. Lafayette, IN 47906 765/743-1111 ext.

205, work 765/743-6087, fax 765/743-1256, cell pkuhnle@purdue exponent.org

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Summer anniversary event planned

Omega alumni Steve Szambel, Joe Rose and David Peggs visit on the house lawn during the chapter's 80th anniversary celebration in 2002. That event drew nearly 200 alumni.

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gathering at local watering hole.

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday. Informal registration at the house.

• 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. Golf outing.

• 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. House improvement projects.

These projects are yet to be determined, but are likely to include: Breaking out limestone next to front sidewalk, re-grouting and re-laying the retaining wall. Other in-house projects may include painting, resealing parking lot, etc.

Houseman for the day to be determined.

• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday. Reception for evening banquet. Purdue Memorial Union, West Faculty Lounge (second floor, southwest corner of PMU).

• 6:30 to 9 p.m., Saturday. 85th Anniversary Banquet, PMU, West Faculty Lounge.

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• 9 to 10:30 a.m., Sunday, continental breakfast at the chapter house. Informal gathering in chapter dining room for alumni and guests who want one last goodbye.

• 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, remaining house projects. Complete the projects started the day before, include those who golfed the previous day who want to be part of house improvements.

• 1 p.m., Sunday. Settle up, get outta town. Time to say goodbye for older alumni and go bailout the youngsters. House closes and last hugs to spouses.

Help!

In order to pull off any significant event, such as Omega’s 85th anniversary, we need alumni volunteers.

In 1997, at our 75th anniversary, we had more than 50 alumni volunteers in various capacities.

The result was more than 400 Omega alumni, family and guests attending the weekend activities – the largest Pi Kappa Phi alumni gathering outside a Supreme Chapter in the fraternity’s history.

In 2002, upon our 80th anniversary, we had more than 30 volunteers and we had nearly 200 alumni and guests.

Now, since we’re trying a major summer event for the first time in our history, we are appealing to our alumni to step up and assist us.

We have the following needs: Decade chairmen would be someone who organizes the efforts for one of the following decades 1940s, ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s. Those people would be responsible for following up with class chairmen who would make calls, do e-mails, etc. promoting the events and getting commitments to attend by other alumni.

Class chairmen would contact alumni in a one- or two-year period (such as pledges for the spring and

FEBRUARY 2007 fall 1978, and maybe spring 1979 too).

Event coordinators would be responsible for the weekend’s events (such as coordinating the house improvement project, taking care of the banquet program, coordinating golf, house clean up, etc.).

Thus far, the following alumni have volunteered: David Lane (835), chairman of event Jack Powers (449), decade chairman Robert Rust (464), decade chairman Mike O’Reilly (632), class chairman Mike Ohaver (724), decade chairman Greg Linder (951), class chairman Larry Metzler (956), class chairman Jeff Vogt (1187), class chairman Steve Bohner (1077), class chairman Jeff Egilsrud (1090), class chairman Mark Nigh (1262), decade chairman Brian Schurter (1306), class chairman Jim Thompson (1404), class chairman Gene Ward (1412), class chairman Kevin Ohaver (1438), class

Omega chapter members in 1928.

PURDUE UNIVERSITY chairman Nathan Damasius (1459), class chairman Phil Leslie (1506), class chairman Andy Conlin (1576), decade chairman Shaun Gilday (1595) and Ian Koehler (1571), golf outing event coordinators, class chairmen Miscellaneous volunteers (assignments not set yet) Marc Zubeck (1139) Don Porth (1180) Brent Buroker (1265) Todd Spaulding (1272) Brian Heiwig (1659) As you can see from above, we have holes in numerous eras. Those who want to help us, should contact Pat Kuhnle. His contact information is on the front of the Omegalite.

Hotel info Pi Kappa Phi has a block of hotel rooms reserved at the Union Club of the Purdue Memorial Union.

Reservations cannot be made until March 1. After that date, you can call 800/320-6291 to get a room for Friday, June 8 and/or Saturday, June 9.

Tell them to reserve your room under “Pi Kappa Phi.”

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Former Student of the Year, now with FBI Nobody could ever accuse the 1989 Student of the Year of not being focused. Naive, yes, focused no.

When Jake Olesen (Omega 1178) graduated from high school he had never consumed caffeine.

Purdue and fraternity life was a jolt to his system, yet he adjusted.

The unworldly freshman sees the world in a whole different perspective today.

Despite being admitted to Purdue under probation because of his high school academic struggles in school, he graduated with honors in 1989 with a BS in math. He moved directly to a PhD program at Purdue, once again in math.

Between he drinking his first Coca-Cola and PhD, he was named the top student among 5,000 Pi Kappa Phi peers nationwide in 1989. He was presented the award at Supreme Chapter in Washington, DC. Oh, the irony of that trip.

Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kansas, more than a decade removed from a run as vice president and years before his own run for the presidency, was the keynote speaker and shared the podium where Olesen was presented his award.

Dole spoke about service to his country and what it meant in his life. Dole, a disabled U.S. Veteran and the champion of the World War II memorial effort in Washington, talked about his Greek experience as well.

Olesen, as an undergraduate, served the Omega chapter as rush chairman, warden and archon. As rush chairman, he pledged 36 men – the largest class in the chapter’s history.

Armed with a doctorate seven years after finishing his days in the chapter, Olesen headed to Annapolis, MD, “to serve my country and that kind of stuff,” he said.

Olesen worked in a variety of government security jobs in the

Washington area with an eye on one job – an FBI agent.

“I knew that I wanted to get into the Bureau and so I started teaching computer forensic courses at the defense cyber crime center, so that I could improve my resume,” Olesen said.

“I’d been a government guy by that time, even though I was working for a contractor in the defense cyber crime center. So by then I had six years of government service.”

In 1998, while working for another government agency, Olesen earned a Master’s degree in computer science and computer engineering.

So, in March 2002 at the age of 35, he achieved his dream. Olesen, who was always a gym rat as an undergrad, didn’t have difficulty achieving the mental and physical requirements of the FBI. Today, he works in the cyber crime area solving crimes in hacking and espionage. He works in counter terrorism and is a member of his division’s SWAT team with his primary role in counter terrorism response.

He also tracks down child predators who use the Internet.

“Nothing feels as good as getting one of those guys I can tell you,” he said.

He is assigned the San Diego office, but can solve computer crimes anywhere in the world.

“There is certainly no direct application of my undergraduate degree,” he said. “I certainly haven’t had to sit down with any crooks and solve any integrals, but the logical thought process that one gets when they earn a degree – especially at a place like Purdue, certainly can’t hurt in law enforcement or investigative work.”

Before moving to San Diego, he met a woman, Sheila, at a Maryland gym who didn’t have his cyber crime solving abilities, but

she tried her hand at criminal research.

She did her own background check of some guy she met at the gym. Fortunately for Olesen her technique sucked.

“She only went out with me because she thought I was somebody else,” he said. “I asked her out and she said, ‘no,’ but she continued to research me to see if I was a psychopath or killer or something like that, but she researched the wrong person. The other guy was OK – thank goodness for that.”

The two married in 2003.

Although his math degrees might not lend themselves directly to what he does today, Olesen said his Pi Kappa Phi experience does.

“I end up interviewing people, talking to crooks trying to determine what people’s motives are,” he said. “So the interpersonal and leadership skills that one develops within Pi Kappa Phi are completely valuable and relevant – especially when it comes to things like leading a team, or heading up or participating in a task force – these things are no different to running a committee or taking an office within the chapter.”

Olesen is not the only chapter alumnus serving as an FBI agent.

Mike Dowler (Omega 1470), an alumnus initiate who served as academic advisor when he lived in Lafayette, works in the Chicago area investigating bank robberies.

Another Omega alumnus, Troy Harris (Omega 1375), makes a career in law enforcement as well.

Harris is a sergeant in the West Lafayette Police Department.

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Omega chapter continues accomplishments

By Zach Isbell Spring Archon Morale is near an all-time high among the undergraduate brothers of the Omega chapter after wrapping up a very successful fall semester.

A major highlight was a second place overall finish in the Fraternity intramural standings. This ranking marks the fourth consecutive semester we have been ranked in the top five. Omega continues to have success in other campus organizations with brothers in executive positions in Old Masters, Student Education Council, Student Publishing Foundation, Purdue Roller Hockey Club, Purdue Society of Professional Engineers and the Interfraternity Council.

This fall also saw a new Push America philanthropy effort from our members, Project Accessibility. David Stinette (1689), Josh Stolarz (1643), and Jim Vasil (1677) were integral in organizing this project involving the construction of a wheelchair ramp for a disabled Delphi, IN, woman. The project allowed her to more easily leave her home to conduct everyday tasks.

We are working on finding another person in need to complete a spring project.

The fall semester had some shortcomings, too. Past archon Tom Harzula (1619) failed to win election as a Starke County councilor. Perhaps he should seek campaign advice from State Sen. Brandt Hershman (1196). Finally, the chapter recruited 24 men for its fall class, with 20 remaining.

We look to have a successful spring recruitment due to the referral letters we have received from alumni as well as other Pi Kapp chapters.

Beyond recruitment, the chapter is looking forward

Omega member participates as 2007 cyclist For the first time in five years, the Omega chapter will have a representative in Push America’s Journey of Hope this summer.

Young Yang (Omega 1690) will participate in the cross-country bike ride to raise money and awareYang

Jim Vasil, Dustin Groff, Hank Hefner, Robbie Pels, Matt Anderson, Steve Holtsclaw and Dave Stinnette pose after completing the Push Accessibility project in 2006. to some programming. Representatives from Purdue’s Center for Career Opportunities will visit in the spring semester to review resumes and to conduct mock interviews. Furthermore, Anthony Cawdron, an instructor in hospitality and tourism management, will give a dinner etiquette presentation.

We are also in the planning stages of the annual Pi Kapp 100, on April 14, to be held in conjunction with Mother’s Weekend. Omega is also proud of Young Yang (1690) who will be the chapter’s 10th Omega rider in the Push America Journey of Hope.

ness for the disabled. Yang will be the 10th Omega riders in the event, which was founded in 1988.

Part of his responsibilities are to raise $5,000 through sponsorships from family, friends and Omega chapter connections.

Yang, who was rush chairman last fall, is this spring’s Push chairman. You can contact him at 219/201-5892 or at ymyang@purdue.edu. Alumni are encouraged to support him on his fund raising efforts. You can make online donations through the Push America Web page (www.pushamerica.org), click donate and search for team member “Yang.”

“Push America and its ideals

were strong motivators for me to become a member of Pi Kappa Phi,” Yang said. “I was personally inspired by hearing about the Journey of Hope at the Mid-Year Leadership Conference. I am very honored, privileged and excited to be part of the 2007 Journey of Hope team and appreciate any donation.”

Omega’s Journey of Hope participants include: Brian Carlson, 1991; Wallace Davis, 1994; Porter Draper, 1996; Carson Eddy Jr., 1997; Andy Parker (twice), 1997, 1999; Brian Quandt, crew, 1997; Brent Grunig, 1998; Gary Fischer, 2000; Jake Fehrman, 2002; and Phil Leslie, 2002.

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Chapter initiates three parents at Founders Day It’s safe to assume that the three newest members of the Omega chapter had no expectation of becoming Greek in their lifetimes.

The fathers of three undergraduates were united by the ritual of initiation to become brothers during Omega’s Dec. 10, Founders Day ceremonies.

Tom Hefner (initiate No. 1697), a 1970 Purdue graduate who lived in cooperative housing during his undergraduate days, didn’t see the invitation coming.

“I was surprised to be included in the three parents initiated that day in that there are many well deserving parents,” he said.

Hefner is the father of undergraduate Hank (1653) and Alpha Psi alumnus (Indiana University) Curt. Both sons held the office of chaplain at their respective chapters.

“I was honored to become a member of the fraternity as an alumnus initiate with two sons having chosen the fraternity,” he said. “What was especially rewarding about the initiation experience and being part of our Founders Day celebration was the respect that all the members showed for each other.”

Hefner earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial economics and retired in 2004 as CEO and 2005 as chairman of Duke Realty Co., in Indianapolis – the largest mixed office/industrial real estate companies in the nation. He received an honorary doctorate from Purdue in 2006 from the Krannert Management School.

Mike Holtsclaw (1698), a 1979 Purdue graduate in electrical technology, is the father of Steve (1666) who weeks later assumed the presidency of the campus Interfraternity Council. As a freshman in 1975, the senior Holtsclaw never gave any thought to becoming Greek.

“I did not have an opinion one way or another about fraternities until I met my wife, who was a Kappa at Vanderbilt,” he said. “I saw what the fraternity experience has meant to her and how it has been an important part of her life since college.

“I have seen what it has meant to Steve and how it has been a very positive experience for him.”

Holtsclaw, like the other two parents initiated that day, used the words “honored” to describe the experience.

“I had never heard of someone my age being initiated into a fraternity,” he said. “I am happy to be part of this group of fine, young men.”

Holtsclaw, who is director of Power Delivery Operations for Indianapolis Power & Light Co., shares something with his new brother, Tom Hefner. Both are married to members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

“She (Mike’s wife) thought it would be a great experience for Steve and me to be in the same fraternity and to share that experience,” Holtsclaw said.

The third alumnus initiate worked his way into the brotherhood – literally.

John Perone, father of Jeff (1661), owns a construction compa-

ny in northwest Indiana.

Prior to his son’s moving into the fraternity house in 2005, the father refinished the entire second and third floor hallways. The plaster-like, textured material often adorns high usage hallways in hotels.

The national fraternity has been doing alumni initiations since 1928, when a local fraternity at Brooklyn Polytech joined Pi Kappa Phi. The alumni of that local fraternity became Pi Kapps immediately prior to the undergraduates’ initiation. Two of those alumni who were initiated in 1928, later became national presidents.

“Many men who did not have the opportunity to join a fraternity as a student have enjoyed the fraternal bonds as an alumnus initiate,” Mark Timmes, national CEO, said. “Many have become involved at all levels including national president of the fraternity.”

The Omega chapter has initiated a handful of alumni locally. The list includes three chapter advisors – Howard Michaud (507), Don Seybold (1174) and Pat Kuhnle (1197) – and one academic advisor, Mike Dowler (1470).

Other alumni initiates have included former students who transferred to another institution or left Purdue for the military, including Ed Miller (1312), Pat Conner (1560), Paul Marchese (1604), John Kipta (1646), Jerry Ban (1647) and Troy Wright (1669).

There have been parents and friends who have also been so honored. They include: Dr. Vic Kapoor (1539, former president of the University of Toledo and father of Mark Kapoor (1501); Carson Eddy Sr. (1402), father of Carson Eddy Jr. (1403); John Brixy (1336) and Josh Holmes (1540).

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New IFC president comes from Omega ranks His new position is a far cry from being the pledge class secretary – his first elected position.

Steve Holtsclaw (Omega 1666) was recently elected Interfraternity Council’s president for 2007.

“Much of my leadership preparation came from positions in the chapter including pledge class secretary, historian, vice archon and treasurer,” he said. “I knew I wanted to continue to serve the Greek community, but I never actually imagined myself being able to win the presidency.”

While serving the Omega chapter as an officer, Holtsclaw also got involved in IFC early in his Purdue career. In 2006, he was on the Greek marketing team, was a lower board clerk and then last March joined the IFC Board of Directors.

Growth and competition is nothing new to Holtsclaw. The accounting major, was a basketball teammate of Duke University forward Josh McRoberts. At Carmel (IN) High School, he was on the student newspaper staff, National Honor Society and won numerous academic and achievement awards.

His mother, a Vanderbilt graduate, was Greek. His father was a Purdue grad and one of the chapter’s recent alumni initiates. Now, he is the chief spokesman for 42 fraternities with more than 2,500 members.

“I applied for this position to help share with others what a great experience going Greek has been for me,” he said. “I was blessed to have a great pledge pop, Zach Isbell (Omega 1634, now vice archon), who has shown me how to get involved in the chapter, IFC and on campus and to help make the most out of the college experience.”

His priorities for the position include: • Improving communication.

This includes communicating what educational opportunities exist for chapters as well as opening communication gaps among chapters and

Panhel president Sara Jacobs and IFC president Steve Holtsclaw.

Photo courtesty The Purdue Exponent with IFC. “We all have to work really a testament to those individutogether toward common goals in als.” order to be one of the top Greek comBeyond changing the climate, munities in the country.”

Holtsclaw sees the growth benefits of • Building community. This being president, too. will include working with tradition“Holding this position is an honor, ally black Greek groups and with a challenge and a responsibility all other student organizations. “We tied into one,” he said. “I look at this hope to build a better awareness as an incredible opportunity. IFC is, within the Greek community and in a sense, the board of directors for with other organizations such as the a conglomerate with 42 companies Purdue Student Union Board and and nearly 3,000 employees.”

Purdue Student Government.”

Holtsclaw is also proud of the Overcoming negative perceptions leadership tradition of Pi Kappa Phi. will be a challenge as well.

“One thing that has never “The Greek community today is changed since 1904 is Pi Kappa Phi’s so much different than it is porcommitment to campus involvement. trayed sometimes,” he said. “There Pi Kapps are very involved on the are few, if any, organizations that Purdue campus, which is a reflection offer the leadership opportunities, of the quality of men we have. individual growth and career oppor“Right now, the Omega chapter tunities as being Greek.” exemplifies one of IFC’s four pillars Dealing with misbehaving chap– leadership – and it is something ters provides its own challenges, too. that other chapters can look up to “Some of the events that hapand see us as role models.” pened in the last year – such as proIn 2007, the new IFC president bations and suspensions for alcohol will have another Omega chapter and hazing – did not help the pubmember on his Board of Directors, lic’s perception of the system,” he Joe Schaefer (Omega 1672), direcsaid. “I think focusing more on comtor of academics. Last year, the munity service on- and off-campus chapter had two on the board – will have an impact on that negative Isbell, former vice president of perception. administration and chapter’s archon “It’s difficult to find a major stufor the spring, and Brian Franke dent organization that is not com(1631), the former director of risk posed of or run by Greeks. This is management.

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2006 Omega Alumni Giving Report OVERALL INIT NO.

TOTAL GIVING

NAME

286 308 385 575 636 720 723 724 769 956 1272 1429 1436 1533 1550

UP TO $25 DONALD ADAMS GUY OVERMAN WILLIAM MACBETH JOE HESSELBERTH FRED LYIJYNEN WARREN CLINE BOB SILLS MIKE OHAVER JAY HACKLEMAN LARRY METZLER TODD SPAULDING JASON MORIN TOM BENTLEY JOE ENGLER WESTIN RINK

159 477 506 509 528 540 584 634 827 863 970 1197 1262 1312 1412 1423 1459

$26 TO $50 HAROLD JOHNSON C. RICHARD ZOBEL JIM JACKSON DUANE DAVIS LARRY HINES WILLIAM HOUNSHELL ROBERT ROTH DAVID DAVIS PHILIP NEWHOUSE RIKARD HILL DAVID STERENFELD PAT KUHNLE MARK NIGH BRENT PEACOCK GENE WARD JOHN REIDELBACH NATE DAMASIUS

1379 1594

$51 TO $100 JOHN CIMINO JON MAJERSKI

89 295 448 449 490 520 585 621 632 672 688 707

$100 TO $249 HERMAN RIGGS WILLIAM L. SWAGER KELLEY CARR JACK POWERS DAVID PEGGS AL KIRCHNER BOB BARTELS JIGJ F;AMAGAM MIKE O’REILLY RONALD LEMA J.M. EBERHART JIM CRDIGE

819 835 836 919 951 1022 1030 1031 1090 1185 1196 1070 1292 1296 1438 1582

JIM BERLIEN DAVID LANE TED COYLE RICHARD PRICE GREG LINDER JEFF BLEVENS LARS KNELLER MARK HIGGINS JEFF EGILSRUD JEFF BENESH BRANDT HERSHMAN CASEY PRICE SCOT SWENBERG DENNIS TANG KEVIN OHAVER MIKE CHILD

630 722 852 1041 1241 1368

$250 TO $499 RON EYER JACK BERLIEN KIM TUBERGEN GREG ROBERTSON CHUCK SMITH CHAD CARMICHAEL

766 1313

$500 OR MORE TOM HEELAN SCOTT MICUS

TOTAL GIFTS: $7,325 * NOTE: WE RECEIVED A $2,000 BEQUEST FROM LESLIE MILLHOLIN (OMEGA 334) JR., WHICH WAS APPLIED TO MORTGAGE RE REDUCTION. THAT BROUGHT THE TOTAL INCOME TO $9,325 FOR 2006.

PROJECT SPECIFIC GIFTS (INCLUDED IN THE $7,325 LISTED ABOVE) OMEGALITE PUBLICATION 89 HERMAN G. RIGGS 286 DONALD ADAMS 308 GUY OVERMAN 385 WILLIAM MACBETH 509 DUANE DAVIS 520 AL KIRCHNER 540 WILLIAM HOUNSHELL 575 JOE HESSELBERTH 584 ROBERT ROTH 636 FRED LYIJYNEN 672 RON LEMA 722 JACK BERLIEN 769 JAY HACKLEMAN 852 KIM TUBERGEN 956 LARRY METZLER

PURDUE UNIVERSITY 970 DAVID STERENFELD 1041 GREG ROBERTSON 1090 JEFF EGILSRUD 1272 TODD SPAULDING 1368 CHAD CARMICHAEL 1379 JOHN CIMINO 1423 JOHN REIDELBACH 1550 WESTIN RINK TOTAL OMEGALITE: $665 AIR CONDITIONING 295 WILLIAM L. SWAGER 490 DAVID PEGGS 509 DUANE DAVIS 632 MIKE O'REILLY 672 RON LEMA 852 KIM TUBERGEN 1030 LARS KNELLER 1090 JEFF EGILSRUD 1272 TODD SPAULDING 1368 CHAD CARMICHAEL 1379 JOHN CIMINO 1429 JASON MORIN 1438 KEVIN OHAVER 1459 NATE DAMASIUS 1582 MIKE CHILD TOTAL AC: $845 MORTGAGE REDUCTION 159 HAROLD JOHNSON 295 WILLIAM L. SWAGER 448 KELLEY CARR 506 JIM JACKSON 509 DUANE DAVIS 520 AL KIRCHNER 540 WILLIAM HOUNSHELL 630 RON EYER 672 RON LEMA 720 WARREN CLINE 835 DAVID LANE 852 KIM TUBERGEN 919 RICHARD PRICE 1041 GREG ROBERTSON 1090 JEFF EGILSRUD 1241 CHUCK SMITH 1262 MARK NIGH 1296 DENNIS TANG 1312 BRENT PEACOCK 1368 CHAD CARMICHAEL 1412 GENE WARD TOTAL MORTGAGE: $2,190 HOUSE 506 528 584 632 688 707 836

IMPROVEMENTS

JIM JACKSON LARRY HINES ROBERT ROTH MIKE O'REILLY J.M. EBERHART JIM CRIDGE TED E. COYLE

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FEBRUARY 2007 NON-DESIGNATED 449 JACK POWERS 477 C. RICHARD ZOBEL 585 BOB BARTELS 621 HUGH FLANAGAN 634 DAVID DAVIS 722 JACK BERLIEN 723 BOB SILLS 724 MIKE OHAVER 766 TOM HEELAN

Continued from Page 7 852 KIM TUBERGEN 863 RIKARD HILL 1090 JEFF EGILSRUD 1185 JEFF BENESH 1270 CASEY PRICE 1436 TOM BENTLEY 1533 JOE ENGLER 1594 JON MAJERSKI TOTAL IMPROVEMENTS: $ 925

Alumni Almanac

PURDUE UNIVERSITY 819 JIM BERLIEN 827 PHILIP NEWHOUSE 951 GREG LINDER 1022 JEFF BLEVENS 1031 MARK HIGGINS 1196 BRANDT HERSHMAN 1197 PAT KUHNLE 1292 SCOT SWENBERG 1313 SCOTT MICUS TOTAL NON-DESIGNATED: $2,700

335 Jeremiah A. "Jerry" Holman 11/15/05

(Omega 1482) and Kathy Ruiter 8/19/06 Munster, IN

510 Jerry D. Greenlee 4/21/06 Plymouth, IN

Scott Haldeman (Omega 1570) and Heidi Baar 8/19/06 Red Wing, MN

DIED: 173 Peter W. Beck 6/26/06 Hot Springs Village, AR 334 Leslie Millholin 12/14/05

1008 Richard D. Miller 12/3/04 Huntington’s Disease Jamestown, TN MARRIED Mike DeCorte

Omega chapter house circa 1953.

Darron Damasius (Omega 1418) and Jenifer Curtis 8/12/06 Crown Point, IN wedding. The couple resides in Paris, France.

Brad Eckerle (Omega 1517) and Michaela Knies 11/4/06 Jasper, IN BIRTHS Annalise Kathryn Taller, daughter of Jen and Jim Taller (Omega 1405) 9/11/06 Evan Zufall, daughter of Grace and Dustin Zufall (Omega 1443) 1/8/07