SUMMER 2007

THE MAGAZINE OF KAPPA DELTA RHO

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From the President

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BROTHERS, Kappa Delta Rho needs your assis-tance in a national grassroots campaign in sup-port of the Collegiate Housing andInfrastructure Act of 2007 (H.R. 643/S.713).This legislation will fundamentally improve theability of college fraternities to improve their stu-dent housing.

The Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act would allow tax-deductible charitable contributions given to educational foundations(such as the Kappa Delta Rho Foundation) to be used to makeimprovements to housing owned and operated for the benefit of col-lege students. This bill would make it substantially easier for fraternitiesand sororities nationwide to raise the money needed to install criticallife-safety improvements in chapter housing, expand housing capacity,and otherwise modernize housing for undergraduate members.

From the President ................................2From the Executive Director ................3Regional Conclaves................................4Alumni Spotlight....................................6KDR Foundation News ..........................8KDR Licensing .....................................11Expansion News ...................................12Chapter News .......................................14National Directory ...............................19

EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Joseph E. Rees, IICONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Paul A. Downes

Quill and Scroll (USPS 605-402), an educational journal, is published two times a year by The National Fraternity of Kappa Delta Rho, Inc., 331 South Main Street, Greensburg, PA15601. Forward all correspondence, manuscripts and changes tothe National Office.

ON THE COVER:Bob Corrie, Beta ’53 and J.R. Rees, Nu ’01 celebrate withBrothers of the Beta Gamma Chapter at their chartering banquet.

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FRATERNITYJoseph E. Rees IIExecutive Director

jr@kdr.com • Extension 12

Suzanne M. McFarlandOffice Manager

sue@kdr.com • Extension 10

Dustin DowlingLeadership Consultant

dustin@kdr.com • Extension 17

FOUNDATIONWilliam J. Paris

Director of Development foundation@kdr.com • Extension 15

NATIONAL OFFICE 331 SOUTH MAIN STREETGREENSBURG, PA 15601

(800) 536-5371 • www.kdr.com

I wish to recommend the following young man for consideration as a pledge at (college or university):

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Please return this form to:The National Fraternity of Kappa Delta Rho, Inc.331 South Main Street • Greensburg, PA 15601Fax: (724)838-7101 • e-mail: sue@kdr.com

ALUMNI: CHAPTERS NEED YOUR HELP!Please complete this recommendation form and mail it to the National Office.

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INITIATION NIGHT, do you remember it? There was asense of excitement and accomplishment. Many of usmade pacts with our pledge Brothers regarding the newbeginnings in our lives, the important role we wouldplay, and the difference we would make in the Fraternity.We were excited to be a part of something different,something special, and had grand plans for the future.When we took the oath, we were too nervous to absorbthe entire meaning of the oath completely, but we knewwe had just made a commitment to Kappa Delta Rho forlife. We later went back to our dorms with an excitementthat our non-Greek friends could not understand. At thetime we couldn't necessarily explain it, but darn it, if youcut us we would bleed orange and blue.

Then, in many cases, over the years and after gradu-ation, that excitement gradually began to wane. Careersand families took a priority, in some cases our chapterswere closed — at least temporarily — either for a viola-tion of Fraternity policies or failing to live up to thestandards of Kappa Delta Rho. KDR eventually becamesomething that you were part of during college ratherthan the Fraternity of which you are a Brother.

I have a secret for you though. You are no less aBrother of Kappa Delta Rho today than the day youwere initiated. Additionally, you can still play an impor-tant role in Kappa Delta Rho. In fact, your responsibilityto do so is no less than when you first joined theFraternity.

President Theodore Roosevelt made a statement in1908 that is relevant for Brothers of Kappa Delta Rho.He said, “No man has a right to withhold his supportfrom an organization that is striving to improve condi-tions within his sphere.” Everyday there are Brothersworking within the National Fraternity, within theKappa Delta Rho Foundation, and even at chapters toimpact positively the Kappa Delta Rho experience forher Brothers. However, Kappa Delta Rho will not be theabsolutely best Fraternity it can be without the supportof all of her members. There is no shortage of opportu-nities to support Kappa Delta Rho on a national, region-

al, and chapter level. You can (1)help coordinate regional alumniassociations, (2) help advise andsupport existing chapters orexpansion efforts, (3) become aRegional Senator, (4) register andget involved with the Capitol Fraternal Caucus atwww.fraternalcaucus.com, (5) or support scholarshipsand educational programs by contributing to the KappaDelta Rho Foundation. Those are a few, but not nearlyall, ways that you can help support your Fraternity. Tofind out a way to get involved, the first step is to contactthe National Office or e-mail Vice President of AlumniAffairs Jerry Stebbins at alumni@kdr.com.

There is a feeling among some Brothers that theycannot or should not get involved with Kappa Delta Rho iftheir chapter is not currently an active chapter or they donot live near the chapter they were initiated in. That is nottrue; KDR still welcomes and needs your support.Remember, the oath that we each took was to Kappa DeltaRho, we all agreed to place Honor Above All Things, and theoath was not chapter or campus specific. President John F.Kennedy said it best when he stated, “When the tidecomes in… all the boats in the harbor rise.”

The following pages in this issue of the Quill &Scroll highlight many exciting happenings in KappaDelta Rho. Two new chapters were chartered in late2006, there are new activities being planned by theAlumni Affairs Committee, we have entered into a number of licensing agreements that will allow Brothersto purchase a variety of quality Kappa Delta Rho mer-chandise, and much more. The tide is coming in, but inorder for it to be the highest tide possible, we need yoursupport!

Fraternally,Joseph E. Rees II, Nu ’01Indiana UniversityExecutive Director/Executive Vice Presidentjr@kdr.com

From the Executive Director

According to the Capital Fraternal Caucus, “An earlier version of the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Actpassed the House of Representatives in 2003 as part of a larger bill, but it failed to pass the Senate for political reasonsbeyond our control. When Congress ended its work in 2005, we had 151 House sponsors and 28 Senate sponsors, but we have to start all over again in 2007. As of March 20, 2007, we have 36 sponsors in the House and nine sponsors in theSenate.”

If you would like to encourage your congressman/woman and/or senator to lend his/her support to this importantpiece of legislation, visit the Capital Fraternal Caucus website at www.fraternalcaucus.com and use their resources forwriting, calling, or e-mailing your representative(s). We hope that you will do your part to help improve the safety andquality of housing available to our undergraduate Brothers!

Fraternally,Shawn M. Hoke, Phi Alpha ’95, Clarion UniversityNational Presidentpresident@kdr.com

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ALONG WITH THE ELMON WILLIAMSLEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND INDIVIDUALCHAPTER VISITS, the Regional Conclaves thattake place during the spring semester and spon-sored by the KDR Foundation are one of thebiggest events that chapters look forward toeach year. Regional Conclaves are traditionallyone of the best opportunities for chapter repre-sentatives to sit down with each other andNational Fraternity representatives to discusschapter issues that arise during the course of an academic year and best practices and techniques to help addressthose issues.

This year, the national staff partnered with former Executive Director Ben Willis to put together four RegionalConclaves in the Central Region – held at Robert Morris University; Midwestern Region – held at FranklinCollege; Southern Region – held at Radford University; and Northeastern Region – held at Bucknell University.Each conclave consisted of day-long programs addressing a number of important issues. Attendees spent the

morning learning about themselves by learning their personality type andcharacteristics about that personality type in accordance with Myers-Briggsand Kearsey personality testing. Attendees then learned how to communi-cate with and manage their chapter Brothers that fall into the various dif-ferent personality types. From there, attendees focused on creating, influ-encing, and managing change within organizations and their chapters.

At the end of the program, each attendee was able to provide feedbackon the conclave they attended. Feedback from the conclaves has beenvery positive. Barrett Amos, consul of the Beta Chapter (CornellUniversity) stated, “I enjoyed the day and came away with ideas to tryback at my chapter. Getting to meet and interact with some of ourother local chapters was also a great boon — one that we hope to capi-talize on in the future.”

Central Conclave – February 3

Eta Alpha Chapter at Robert MorrisUniversity in Pittsburgh, PA, hostedBrothers from the Tau, Iota Alpha, and Kappa Beta chapters.

Southern Conclave – February 10

Tau Alpha Chapter at RadfordUniversity in Radford, VA, hostedBrothers from the Epsilon Beta, SigmaBeta, Phi Beta, Beta Gamma, andVirginia Tech provisional chapters.

Midwestern Conclave - February 17

Epsilon Chapter at Franklin College in Franklin, IN, hosted Brothers fromthe Eta, Theta, Nu, Upsilon Alpha,and Alpha Gamma chapters.

vNortheastern Conclave - February 24

Iota Chapter at Bucknell University inLewisburg, PA, hosted Brothers fromAlpha Society, Beta, Zeta, Rho, Psi,Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, Eta Beta,Iota Beta, Omicron Beta, Psi Beta, andGamma Gamma chapters.

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Brothers from the Alpha Chapter of the Kappa Delta Rho Society participate in theNortheastern Conclave at Bucknell University.

Ben Willis leads a discussion on personality

type and leadership.

Brothers participate in a critical thinking exercise.

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ALUMNI PACKAGE OPTIONS

Weekend Package - $80 a PersonBreakfast on SaturdayKDR Foundation Scholarship Luncheon26th Ordo Honoris Banquet and Reception

26th Ordo Honoris Banquet Only – $35 a Person

Please be aware that these packages do not include hotel arrangements.

Hotel arrangements can be made by contacting:Newark Sleep Inn – (302) 453-1700Courtyard Newark/University of Delaware – (302) 737-0900

For more information contact the National Headquarters at (800) 536-5371.

The 96th National Convention and 2007 Williams Leadership Academy

ALUMNI SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY

Arrival by noon

Alumni Leadership Academy

Delaware Area Alumni Event

SATURDAY

National Convention Business Meeting

KDR Foundation Scholarship Luncheon

96th National Convention Group Photograph

26th Ordo Honoris Banquet

Kappa Delta Rho Is Going Back to School!

August 2-5, 2007John M. Clayton Hall

Conference Center on theCampus of the University of

Delaware in Newark, DE

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RECENTLY Greg Booth, president and CEO of Zippo,was honored as an inductee to the Kappa Delta RhoOrdo Honoris.

Ordo Honoris (Order of Honor) is the highesthonor presented to Fraternity brothers recognizing life-long achievement in career and community, as well asdedication to Kappa Delta Rho and to represent theideals of the organization for current and future mem-bers.

Brother Booth was inducted at the 2006 ElmonWilliams Leadership Academy and National Conventionin Indianapolis, IN. Due to scheduling conflicts, BrotherBooth could not attend the ceremony, but was formallypresented at his Zippo office with the Ordo Honorismedallion and certificate from Kappa Delta RhoNational President Shawn Hoke.

“I was flattered when notified of my nominationand thrilled when told I was selected as one of thisyear’s award recipients. I loved my four years at IUP andwill fondly remember my affiliation with KDR and theBrothers who helped make my college years so enjoy-able,” Brother Booth said.

Brother Booth was appointed president and CEO ofZippo Manufacturing Company in February 2001. Agraduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with aBachelor of Arts degree, he spent nearly 30 years withKendall Motor Oil in a variety of sales, marketing, and

management positions before joining Zippo. Afternearly three decades in the petroleum industry, BrotherBooth, in June 1999, accepted the position of presidentand chief operating officer of W.R. Case and SonsCutlery, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZippoManufacturing Company.

In February 2001, Brother Booth was promoted tohis current position of president and CEO. He is chair-man of the board of W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery, andchairman of the board of Zippo Fashion Italia, bothwholly-owned subsidiaries of Zippo ManufacturingCompany. In addition, Brother Booth has held numer-ous board of directors positions at organizations in thecommunity and was named 2005 Businessperson of theYear by the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce.

Brother Booth and his wife, Cherie, reside inBradford. They have four children and nine grandchil-dren.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT...GREG BOOTH, OMEGA ’71, RECEIVES ORDO HONORIS

Kappa Delta Rho National President Shawn Hoke presents GregBooth, president and CEO of Zippo, with the Ordo Honoris award.

In addition to Brother Booth’s honor, Zippo hasrecently honored many national fraternities by manufacturing collectible lighters with fraternitylogos. A collectible Zippo lighter featuring KappaDelta Rho’s classic coat of arms is available for alumni purchase. Log on to zippocasemuseum.comfor more details. A percentage of each sale is givento the fraternities.

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Fellow Brothers,

This is my last Quill & Scroll message as president of theFoundation. When I agreed to serve as president four yearsago, I gained a tremendous perspective from my predeces-sor, Brother David Hamrick, Zeta ’58. I’m pleased to sharethat for the better part of this past year, our president-elect,Michael Mueller, Eta ’95, and I have been working togetherto position the Foundation for the future.

It’s been a dynamic year for KDR! As you’ll read, we’veadded some outstanding new trustees and volunteers repre-senting several chapters! Their enthusiasm and professionalbackground brings a wealth of energy and experience tothe Foundation.

The new Foundation programs are having a positiveimpact on KDR…and that means impacting individual chap-ters directly! It is the support of each of us, as KDR’s, thathelp make all of these programs and experiences possible!

During my tenure, I tried to encourage ourFoundation, and our members to focus on LEGACY. Whatwill our legacy be to the young people who follow us? Aspart of that program many Brothers have contacted us

about including the Foundation intheir estate plans. I’m thrilled withthe addition of Brother BrianSagrestano, Beta ’92, to head ournew Heritage Society Committee towork with the further developmentof our planned giving programs.And, I am particularly proud of the CentennialRecognition Program and the fact that we have reached aplateau of almost $1.2 million in pledges. With two years togo on this endowment campaign, I see us reaching our goalof $2,500,000.

Thank you for the privilege of serving as yourFoundation president and for all that you do to supportour Fraternity! Honor Super Omnia.

Fraternally,Thomas V. McComb, Nu ‘59Indiana UniversityPresidentKappa Delta Rho Foundation

From the Foundation President

Brian Sagrestano, Beta ’92, Named Chairman of the Heritage SocietyBROTHER BRIAN SAGRESTANO, Beta Chapter, Cornell University, Class of ’92, was namedchairman of the Heritage Society — the Foundation’s planned giving recognition society, atthe recent trustees meeting.

Brother Sagrestano is currently executive director of Gift Planning for the University ofPennsylvania and has more than 11 years of charitable gift planning experience. He hasworked in hospital gift planning and for Middlebury College in Vermont.

Brian will work with the Foundation trustees and staff to bring a heightened emphasis onplanned giving and the critically important role it can play in positioning KDR and our pro-grams to truly make a difference in the lives of our members.

Brian lives with his wife and two children in the Philadelphia area.

BROTHER DAVID SAPP, Nu Chapter, Indiana University, Class of 1969, was appointed a mem-ber of the Foundation’s Investment Committee at the recent trustee meeting.

Brother Sapp is senior vice president, investments, and a director of American United LifeInsurance Company, the flagship company of OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc. He has 37years of experience in investments, including fixed income, real estate, and equities. He hasbeen AUL’s chief investment officer for the past 14 years. AUL’s 25-member investment staffmanages $10 billion of assets for all of the OneAmerica affiliates and the OneAmerica Seriesof Mutual Funds.

“I’m very pleased to see David join our investment team”, said Foundation president TomMcComb, Nu ’59. “His experience and background is a great compliment to the Foundation’salready impressive line-up of investment talent on our financial management team.”

David joins fellow committee members: Hall Jones, Lambda Beta ’94, Chairman, as assistant portfolio managerwith AEW in Boston; Andy Barth, Nu Alpha ’83, president of Capital Guardian Research; Gregg Steamer, Delta ’74,senior portfolio manager with Northern Trust; Gregg Klein, Omicron Alpha ’96, analyst with BNP Parabais; andRobert Corrie, Beta ’53, retired assistant comptroller of NatWest Bank.

David Sapp, Nu ’69, Joins Foundation Investment Committee

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THE TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY welcomed Brother Gregg Steamer, Delta Chapter, ColgateUniversity, Class of 1974, as a new trustee at the recent trustee’s meeting.

Brother Steamer is a senior portfolio manager with Northern Trust and lives in theChicago area with his two teenage children.

“I had a great meeting with the Foundation folks about a year ago, and it really piqued myinterest. While I contributed a little each year, my recollection was that there really wasn’t aFoundation or any programs or scholarships back when I was in school. With two kidsapproaching college, it really began to dawn on me what a tremendous impact we could have!

I had a great experience in KDR at Colgate, and when they asked me to become involved, I jumped at thechance. When I flew to Pittsburgh for the March meeting, I didn’t quite know what to expect. What I found was veryimpressive.

I wish I could bottle and share with other alumni, the genuine sense of dedication and concern shared by notonly the trustees but the directors of the National Fraternity who were meeting at the same time. To see 30 Brothersranging in age from 25-75, having come from all over the country, spending the weekend discussing the chapters,programs, opportunities, and areas of concern...to me, as a “new guy” was really amazing!

For me, it was always easy to sit at home and wonder if “nationals” even cared about my chapter…which is current-ly closed. What I was really pleased to learn is that this group of men are not only aware of just my chapter, but theothers as well and are truly looking at ways to strengthen and improve KDR! The “kicker” was that while it was workand I stayed up later than my kids ever knew I could...it’s a really fun and great group of guys each of whom had agreat experience of their own in KDR, in their chapter, and that’s something we all want for the kids that follow us!”

BROTHER ANDREW THORNTON, who was recently initiated into the Iota Beta Chapter atthe Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), received a Foundation scholarship to participatein the Future’s Quest Program conducted by the North-American Interfraternity Conference(NIC). The Futures Quest Program is designed to impact chapter initiates within the past year.The National Fraternity leadership believes this program can have a tremendous impact onindividual new members as well as the chapters. They have partnered together with theFoundation to provide scholarship support for new members to participate in the program.

IN ANDREW’S WORDS...

During the weekend of January 5-7, I attended the Xi Session of Futures Quest based in Indianapolis, IN.Futures Quest is a unique, fraternity-oriented leadership training program. My experience at Futures Quest wasvery informative, motivational, and beneficial.

With three or four dozen Greeks from various fraternities across the country in attendance, Futures Questoffers hands-on experience with not only leadership, but with Greek knowledge and awareness as a whole. Forthe sake of the experience for those who may attend a future session, I will not disclose certain details of theactivities, but have faith that it was beyond impressive. The first day consisted of interesting and meaningful ice-breakers that demonstrated the diversity of opinions and backgrounds of everyone there. This was followed bythe formation of groups of a dozen or so for enjoyable teambuilding activities. In the evening, we discussed, as awhole, personal values and the values of the Greek society, and how the two relate. Developing concepts of ourvalues made the foundation for the rest of the weekend, because good leaders have good values! The second daydelved into problem solving, risk taking, and challenges, a high ropes course, and a night walk, in which wesummed what we learned thus far and prepared for the conclusion the next day. The last day was the most moti-vational of the three, and has personally given me the drive to strive for the best for my Fraternity. (more)

The Kappa Delta Rho Foundation is the charitable arm of the National Fraternity and is governed by a board of volunteer trustees.The Foundation is supported by contributions from Brothers, families, and friends. The Foundation supports the educational andleadership programs of the National Fraternity as well as administering the Scholarship Program awarding nearly $75,000 in scholarships annually. The Investment Committee is responsible for the oversight and management of the Foundation’s assets totalingnearly $2,200,000.

Foundation Welcomes New Trustee, Gregg Steamer, Delta ’74

Future’s Quest Scholarship Awarded

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THE NATIONAL FRATERNITY’S VISION of rededication to the core principals and values of the Fraternity, whichinclude scholastic excellence, is beginning to gain momentum.

Alumni may recall that the National Fraternity partnered with the Foundation to create an AcademicAchievement Scholarship for our new members. The goals:

• Stronger Recruitment • A strong emphasis on academics and

• Improved retention

Each new initiate who attains a 3.0 or higher during the semester he joins, and who is in good standing, canapply for and receive a $100 scholarship.

During our first semester with this new program, the Foundation awarded $4,500 to 45 new members, from 13chapters! The following new Brothers received the scholarship:

Alumni giving REALLY DOES MATTER! When alumni give to the Foundation there are direct and indirect ways this impacts not only your chapter, but others as well. Programs and opportunities cost money and the financial support to make them happen comes from “us” the KDR’s. Please consider how you can help strengthen KDR by joining with the hundreds of brothers who support the foundation each year.

Futures Quest has been the pinnacle of my Fraternity experience thus far. Outside of the primary leadershiptraining, I gained a second core of experience with being Greek. It has given me knowledge not only of leader-ship qualities, but how, why, and where they are needed most in regards to life and Fraternity. I learned all themajor accomplishments and flaws of the Greek society as a whole. I learned the dire importance of Ritual,Brotherhood and Club, the three main aspects of every fraternity. I met many brothers from other fraternitiesand learned from our similarities and differences. The Futures Quest experience is one that no Greek shouldturn down if they have the opportunity to go.

Andrew Bachman EpsilonAndrew Hampton EpsilonWilliam James EpsilonDimitry Braznichenko EtaB.J. Jacobson EtaAndrew Kraus EtaMark Moschel EtaDaniel Nevill EtaAndrew Nevill EtaAdam Rose EtaMartin St. Aubin EtaBlake Hempel ThetaCorey McGuinness ThetaIan Thomas ThetaZachary Effron Iota

Patrick Lehr IotaSid Makkar IotaRyan Sandburg IotaBrian Wells IotaDan Ziznewski IotaMichael Feniger RhoNicholas Keller RhoPatrick Kelley RhoRichard Martin RhoAnoop Shah RhoAlan Tan RhoEric Couphos TauYudi Liu TauScott Feely Alpha BetaRyan Johnson Epsilon Beta

Anthony Samson Epsilon BetaJance Morris Zeta BetaJacky Li Iota BetaPatrick Nevius Iota BetaDave Conroy Kappa BetaChristian Howieson Phi BetaJohn McGraw Phi BetaLeonard Pawlow Phi BetaPatrick Andridge Alpha GammaRobert DeCoste Alpha GammaRobert Greenland Alpha GammaTimothy Hooper Alpha GammaJonathan Lezotte Alpha GammaSamuel Reiter Alpha GammaAndrew Sloan Alpha Gamma

New Member Academic Achievement Scholarship Program a Success!

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Protecting Our LegacyKappa Delta Rho Licensed Products and ServicesNike. Jeep. Timberland. These brands and their logos havetrademark laws protecting them from misuse. Our Fraternityname is no different. It is our right and responsibility to protectour name and the symbols that we have valued for more than102 years. Therefore, Kappa Delta Rho registers its marks withthe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is taking measuresto ensure our marks are used appropriately in marketing andmerchandising.

Kappa Delta Rho and AMC

Kappa Delta Rho has aligned with 56 other Greekorganizations through working with Affinity MarketingConsultants (AMC), a company founded to help organi-zations protect the integrity and ownership of theirtrademarks. AMC will work with Kappa Delta Rho ingranting licenses to companies that manufacture mer-chandise bearing our name, Greek letters, and coat ofarms. Through the licensing program, vendors submitall products and designs for approval to insure that ourmarks are not associated with any products and/ordesigns that glorify alcohol abuse, sexism, hazing, drugs,or discrimination.

Why Work with Licensed Vendors?

The relationship between the Fraternity and licensedvendors is a win-win situation. A licensed vendor agreesto work with Kappa Delta Rho to insure proper use ofour trademarks and to sell high-quality products at rea-sonable prices and to offer good customer service. Inexchange, approved vendors are given the approval to

produces products and/or services in association withour organization.

How You Can Help

Alumni and collegians play an important role in the suc-cess of the licensing program. Licensed manufacturerswill place a special Greek Licensed Product Logo (seebelow) designed for members of AMC on all items bear-ing Kappa Delta Rho symbols. Look for this logo whenshopping in campus bookstores, Greek specialty stores,catalogs, and websites. Members who buy products withthis special seal can do sowith confidence, knowingthe Fraternity hasapproved the product andthey are purchasing froma licensed vendor. In addi-tion, chapters and alumniassociations can supportthe program by havingspecial items producedonly by licensed vendors.

To locate an always up-to-date list of Kappa Delta Rho’sofficially licensed vendors, visit www.greeklicensing.com.

If you would like to nominate a vendor to becomelicensed with our organization, send their companyinformation including name, address, phone, e-mail,and website address to vendors@greeklicensing.com.

The time to renew, rekindle, and make new friendshipsis upon us. There are many opportunities to come outand meet Brothers and alumni from Kappa Delta Rhowho share the passion for the Fraternity. Even if youdon’t burn with desire to see other KDRs, there aresome great social opportunities this year.

JUNE 28, 2007 —- KAPPA DELTA RHO DAY ATKENNYWOOD PARK, PITTSBURGH, PA. JoinBrothers, alumni, and families for KDR Kennywood Day.Tickets are $21 for all-day rider passes. We will have anarea in the pavilions to serve as a central commandpost. Stop by and pickup your free gift fromKappa Delta Rho. For tickets, contact Jerry Stebbins at alumni@kdr.com or call (724) 554-7475.

JULY 14-21, 2007 —- THE FIRST KDR CRUISE.Alumni, family, and friends are off to Alaska for a cruisefilled with amazing sights and great camaraderie.Excursion trips to Ketchikan, Skagway, Juneau, andmore. There is still time to sign up! Contact Craig atCruisin Vacations. He can be reached by going to alum-nivacations.com or by calling (610) 341-1979 or (800) 506-7447 Packages start at $1585 including air.Those going this year will help select next year’s trip.

AUGUST 1, 2007 —- THE FIRST KAPPA DELTA RHONATIONAL GOLF CHALLENGE. This golf outing willbe held at Chisel Creek Golf Course. It will be played ina two person scramble, best ball. The cost is $80 perperson and includes, golf, prizes, lunch, and a hole-in-one opportunity for a Harley Davidson. Contact JerryStebbins at alumni@kdr.com or at (724) 554-7475.Deadline for entry is July 25, 2007. It will be played in atwo man scramble, best ball. Come out for some fun inthe sun. (continued on page 19)

COME OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN!

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A HISTORY OF THE BETA GAMMA CHAPTER

Ideas for the Fraternity began to circulate in 2003among a group of five men: Greg Hawkins, JohnClifford, Greg Dale, Matthew Haselton, and BerinFurest to bring a new fraternity to Christopher NewportUniversity in Newport News, VA. Hawkins had a friendwho is a Brother in Kappa Delta Rho, so the idea tostart a chapter at CNU was born. This group began towork tirelessly to recruit other men to help establish aninterest group. As the number of potential membersgrew, Hawkins began talks with the National Fraternityand campus officials to have KDR recognized on cam-pus. In February 2004, 24 men were inducted into theChristopher Newport Provisional Chapter of KappaDelta Rho.

Over the next two years, the provisional chapterlearned the difficulty of creating and establishing achapter. Graduation and attrition took its toll on thefledgling group. It was at this time the remaining

Brothers learned the dedication and perseverance thatis needed for Kappa Delta Rho Brothers. These mencontinued to be dedicated to Kappa Delta Rho andrecruited other determined men. As membership grewand the provisional chapter developed strong opera-tions, KDR began to dominate campus events such asGreek Week. The provisional chapter made a popularrecruitment video, revamped their approach to recruit-ment to have one of the most effective recruitment sys-tems on campus, and had the highest GPA among fra-ternities at CNU.

In the spring of 2006, with a membership of 31Brothers, the Christopher Newport Provisional Chapterpetitioned the National Fraternity for a charter. Thepetition was granted and on October 28, 2006, theChristopher Newport Provisional Chapter became theBeta Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Rho.

Expansion NewsTwo New Chapters in Kappa Delta RhoThe Beta Gamma and Gamma Gamma Chapters Receive Their Charters

Few things in life are as rewarding as creating something that will establish a legacy for the future. Kappa Delta Rho’sfounders did this in 1905, and two groups of men have followed in their footsteps at Christopher Newport University and YorkCollege of Pennsylvania. Kappa Delta Rho chartered these two new chapters in the fall of 2006 and is very proud to includethem among the ranks of Brothers of Kappa Delta Rho. Both chapters are excellent representations of the ideals of Kappa DeltaRho and have worked hard to establish a tradition of excellence on their respective campuses.

Bob Corrie, Beta ’53, presents a gift to thefounders of the Beta Gamma Chapter.

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A HISTORY OF THE GAMMA GAMMA CHAPTER

In December 2004, a group of men led by MattSimpson and Frank Cragle approached the NationalFraternity to inquire about starting a chapter at YorkCollege of Pennsylvania. These men strongly believed inthe purposes of Kappa Delta Rho and our motto, HonorAbove All Things. In March 2005, after meeting with arepresentative from the National Fraternity, the grouppetitioned for Group of Intent status. After approvalfrom the student senate to form a new chapter on cam-pus the group then petitioned for provisional chapterstatus. During the fall of 2005, 28 men were inductedinto the York College Provisional Chapter of KappaDelta Rho.

Throughout the next year the provisional chapterworked diligently on academics, as well as communityservice. The chapter completed two successful philan-thropic events. In the fall of 2005 the provisional chap-ter collected more than 200 toys and $400 for the YorkHelping Hands for the Homeless. In the spring of 2006,the provisional chapter raised more than $1000 for theFoundation for Peace. The chapter was also given anaward from the college for having the highest GPAamong all social organizations on campus.

In the summer of 2006, the York College ProvisionalChapter petitioned the National Fraternity for a charter.The petition was granted and on December 2, 2006, theYork College Provisional Chapter became the GammaGamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Rho.

Brothers of the newly chartered Gamma Gamma Chapter celebrate.

Beta Gamma Consul Terry Owens welcomes attendees to the chartering banquet.

Newly initiated Brothers of the Beta Gamma Chapter.

ALPHA CHAPTER OF KAPPADELTA RHO SOCIETY (Middlebury College)

The Alpha Chapter contin-ues in a battle with theMiddlebury College admin-

istration over the future of its house due todifficulties in filling the required number ofbeds. However, the chapter has been success-ful in recruiting new dedicated provisionalmembers and looks to get back. The chapterenjoyed participating in the NationalConvention as well as regional events andhopes to forge better relations with nearbychapters. We are currently in the process ofplanning our annual pig roast celebration setfor the beginning of May. As always, we inviteall of our Brothers from across the country tovisit us here at Middlebury and hope to seeyou soon.

BETA CHAPTER(Cornell University)No information submitted.

EPSILON CHAPTER(Franklin College)

Exciting things are happen-ing at Epsilon Chapter thisyear. After a successful

recruitment last fall, we have initiated 11Brothers this spring and have several pledgesworking towards initiation. We were invited tohost the Mid-Western Regional Conclave thispast January and had 10 chapters in atten-dance. The chapter is planning several largephilanthropic events for the spring. We willhost our second “Miss Blue and Gold” pag-eant at Franklin, with all proceeds benefitingthe local Boys and Girls Club. We are alsoplanning a St. Patrick’s Day raffle and anEaster egg hunt for the children of facultyand staff. Our Brothers are in a number oforganizations and athletic teams this semesterand many hold various leadership roles with-in them. We will be holding our springrecruitment and are looking forward to agreat spring term.

ZETA CHAPTER (Pennsylvania State University)No information submitted.

ETA CHAPTER(University of Illinois)

The Eta Chapter has been off to agreat semester. Last semesterended on a sad note when we lostGuy Davis, our faculty advisor

since 1994, as he took a new position inMaryland. We worked hard to regroup, andhit the ground running. Over winter break,we held our annual executive board transitionretreat, where the outgoing and incomingexecutive boards worked together to plan outgoals for the chapter and their respectivepositions. The semester began with a strongrecruitment that produced a pledge class ofseven men eager to get involved and leavetheir mark on KDR. We have had many othersuccesses, reaching the playoffs in multipleintramural sports, and we are currently

preparing for U of I’s Atius-Sachem Mom’sDay Sing, which we will be participating inwith the ladies of Sigma Kappa. On March 31,we held our Red Rose Formal in downtownChicago, which was a great time for all theBrothers, alumni, and their guests whoattended. The chapter would like to congrat-ulate the following people recognized duringformal:Danielle Ruiz - House Sweetheart.Dan Uhrhan - KDR Man of the YearDan Valdez - KDR Senior of the Year and KDR Gung HoMark Moschel - KDR Pledge of the YearBill Paris ’87 - KDR Alumnus of the YearWe would also like to thank Tim Daugherty,our social chair, for putting together a greatRed Rose Formal.

On the alumni front, our $1 million cap-ital campaign for house renovations is wellpast the $800K mark, and as we near our goal,the chapter would like to extend a big thankyou to all the alumni and undergraduates whohave made pledges to the campaign.

As we begin our 86th year at theUniversity of Illinois, the men of Eta Chapterare working hard to improve every area of theFraternity, and we hope to make 2007 our bestyear yet.

THETA CHAPTER(Purdue University)

Progress and improvement are thekey words for Theta Chapter. Atthe National Convention last sum-mer, we won the Most Improved

Chapter Award, but much more has beengained since that time. The chapter has beenextremely successful as it moves towards a newyear-round recruitment program. In the fallwe added eight new members to our ranks.The new program was implemented forspring semester and we recruited 12 newmembers. By the end of the year we will have40 brothers in the chapter, which is more thanTheta has seen in recent history.

It is not only the quantity of the newmembers that is outstanding, it is also thequality. The fall pledges obtained the secondhighest grades on campus. The BrotherhoodGPA increased from second to last, to 16th

out of 39. We now stand above the All-Fraternity Average, and the All Men-Average.This semester we are working harder to pushour grades even higher in the ranking.

The chapter is working on a philanthro-py called Homeward Bound with nine non-profit agencies over the past year. The 5K walkfor the homeless raised more than $75,000last year and the goal for this year is $100,000.We are recruiting extensive campus andGreek involvement. It takes place the Sundayafter Grand Prix, April 22. The chapter hasalso been involved with smaller service andphilanthropic events throughout the year.

Many key alumni donations camethrough that enabled us to purchase desper-ately needed kitchen equipment, including arefrigerator, warming cart, and ice machine.Theta Chapter sends out its warmest thanks tothose individuals for improving our livingconditions. The active Brothers have createdteam projects to renovate certain areas of thehouse; however, much more help is needed.

The second annual alumni and parentdinner took place on March 24. Planning hasalready begun for next year’s dinner. We hopeto see you there! For more information andhow to register visit the newly overhauled website at http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~kdrthta

The chapter is progressing at a remark-able rate, and we are working even harder toensure that this growth continues. We fullyintend on winning The Most ImprovedChapter Award again this summer. Our lovefor the Fraternity and Brotherhood growsstronger as we take the house to a new level.Theta Chapter will be a powerhouse of KappaDelta Rho and Purdue University once again.

IOTA CHAPTER (Bucknell University)

The Iota Chapter has started whatis hoped to be another successfulsemester on campus. From com-munity service and philanthropic

endeavors to an extensive social schedule, thechapter is continually opening its doors to thecommunity. Consul Patrick Lehr now leadsthe multilayered structure that makes suchevents possible. Brian Czop (senior tribune),Rob Soper (junior tribune), Patrick McCrann(quaestor), and Wes Dyson (praetor) are newadditions to the executive board and will workhard to ensure the chapter’s overall success.We are also working closely with the alumni toimprove the physical condition of the house.The Brotherhood as a whole is very involvedon campus. KDR is well represented on thevarsity tennis, water polo, track, and soccerteams, as well as the Bucknell radio stationand ROTC.

At this year’s Bucknell Greek Awards,KDR received the Community Relationsaward for its Easter egg hunt held with theAlpha Chi Omega Sorority. This is the firstaward won by KDR on campus in numerousyears. During the fall semester KDR raisedmoney for the Million Penny Project throughits annual Chili Cook-off co-hosted with PiBeta Phi Sorority. This year $800 was raised.Our new community service chair, DevinGilhuly, has been busy planning the manyevents Kappa Delta Rho Brothers will partici-pate in this semester. Once again this springthe Brothers are going to coach a team in thelocal YMCA youth basketball league. Other

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community service and philanthropy projectsplanned for this year include AmericanCancer Society’s Relay for Life, the AnchorSplash, as well as highway clean-ups and vol-unteering at the Ronald McDonald House.

The future of the chapter is in goodhands with the addition of 22 new Brothersfrom the fall ’06 pledge class. The new mem-bers are ready to take the reigns as manyalready hold positions that are vital to theFraternity. Kappa Delta Rho looks forward toa great spring semester in which it will contin-ue to improve the chapter in every aspect possible. For additional information on the chapter’s events, schedules, Brothers, and more, check out our website atwww.orgs.bucknell.edu/kdr/ .

LAMBDA CHAPTER (University of California, Berkeley)

Following the success of fallrecruitment, the Lambda Chapterproudly welcomes eight new mem-bers this spring. As our chapter

grows, we maintain a commitment to diversityin every respect of the word and continue tobuild a Brotherhood of honorable gentle-men. We continue to produce campus leadersas KDR Brothers rise to the highest positionsin their student groups and jobs.

This semester we collaborated with theGolden State Warriors and sold discountedtickets to raise money for local public schools.After the success of this event, we have alreadybegun planning a poker tournament so thatwe can continue to support children fromthese schools. We enjoy strong relations withour alumni and appreciate their continuedsupport with chapter affairs and gentrifica-tion projects. Consult our website for moreinformation: www.calkdr.com

NU CHAPTER (Indiana University)

A few years ago, Kappa Delta Rhowas just another three letter houseon IU’s campus. Since that time,Nu Chapter has continued to

make progress establishing itself as one of themost respected fraternities on campus. Foryears, we have taken pride in the strength ofour Brotherhood, and we have done our bestthis semester to form bonds with other hous-es in the Greek community. To name a few,Nu has participated in IU Circle of Life Mini-Marathon, IU Sing, and Greek Build for theHabitat for Humanity. Nu has also been fortu-nate to meet with a large handful of alumniduring the IU homecoming game. It is alwaysa pleasure to sit down with Nu alumni andtalk about the Fraternity, tell stories, and dis-cuss life as a Brother. The glory days of NuChapter continue to give it hope of again hav-ing a house on campus. Now more than everwe need the support of our alumni to achieveour goal of making KDR the definitive groupof gentlemen at IU. Thank you for all of yourefforts and please join us for our alumni gath-erings. For more information on such eventsand a photo gallery of the Nu members, visitwww.indiana.edu/~kdrho.

RHO CHAPTER(Lafayette College)

The Rho Chapter is honored toreport the continuing success ofour Brotherhood at LafayetteCollege. The Brothers have once

again earned the highest cumulative GPA ofany fraternity on campus. The chapter’s aver-age is also above that of all non-Greek affiliat-ed students and our college’s overall average.The spring semester has seen the election ofnew officers in almost all of our chapter’spositions. Each of the elected Brothers seemsextremely able and willing to lead and betterthe chapter over the next two semesters. Thespring has also seen the induction of five newmembers into our Brotherhood, each bring-ing with them unique personal characteristicsthat will undoubtedly lead to the strength andsuccess of our house in the near future.

Dance Marathon, our most importantphilanthropic event of the year andLafayette’s largest-grossing student fundraiser,is set to be co-hosted with the Pi Beta PhiSorority on April 20 - 21. The chapter also hadexcellent participation in a Lafayette-spon-sored Literacy Day, an event during which ourBrothers were given the opportunity to helpchildren from the local community improvetheir reading ability.

With the spring semester nearly halfcomplete, the future plans of our chapter’sseniors are beginning to take shape. Manyseniors have already been accepted to gradu-ate school in the areas of law, medicine, andtechnology, with other members entering theworkforce by accepting employment offersfrom various business firms.

As in years past, the Brothers are strivingfor success, both inside and outside of theclassroom, while continuing to place HonorAbove All Things.

TAU CHAPTER (Carnegie Mellon University)

Our house came in thirdplace in the doubles divi-sion of Greek Sing 2007,

with the help of the sisters of Delta Gamma.Greek Sing is the largest annual philanthropyat Carnegie Mellon University where Greekorganizations team up with sororities and puton a 13-minute performance. After a success-ful fall and spring rush our chapter gained 20new members this academic year. In the fall of2006, our chapter was ranked fourth on thefraternity quad in GPA and ranked top five insize. We are looking forward to a very compet-itive spring carnival week at CMU. During car-nival we will be presenting our booth for thebooth competition as well as rolling a new“buggy” during the Sweepstakes Race (a smallhigh-tech soapbox-esque derby). Also, theentire Brotherhood is excited that our housewill be renovated this summer.

PSI CHAPTER (Lycoming College)

Psi Chapter is currently undergo-ing vast improvements. Ourfundraising efforts have kickedinto high gear and we are current-

ly working on two big fundraisers and arepondering several other efforts, some smallerand some larger in scale. The biggest one weare working on now will hopefully yield a prof-it of around $1,000. We are also setting a goalfor every Brother to achieve at least 20 hoursof community service this semester. Our size isincreasing now as well. We have four newmembers, a 200 percent increase from lastsemester. With only one Brother graduatingin May, that will leave us with 10 men nextsemester. We would also like the alumni toknow that we are working on getting thenewsletter out, but with limited funds in ouraccount we are unable to pay for the postageat this time. We still have some Psi Chapterpolo shirts available for alumni to purchase. Iflocal alumni would like to come and pick oneup the cost is $20. Anyone that would need ashirt mailed to them will only need to pay anadditional $5 for postage. If you have anyquestions, comments, concerns, or would justlike to chat, you can contact chapter ConsulDylan Chamberlin at 570-721-0600 or atchadyla@lycoming.edu.

ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER (Lock Haven University)

The Alpha Alpha Chapter hasmade great strides this year to con-tinue to make our chapterstronger and better. We have had a

truly outstanding year in recruitment, almostdoubling the size of the chapter from the pastyear. Our successful recruitment has broughta great new bunch of men who truly hold thequalities and honor that is expected fromKDR gentlemen. Football, ultimate frisbee,“Dinner with the Brothers”, and barbequeevents have been a stronghold in attractingthe university’s best young men to get to knowwhat KDR is and learn what we are all about.

We have continued to incorporatefundraising as one of our top priorities thisyear; with Brothers volunteering every Sundayto do various work for a professor atBloomsburg University. We have kept our tra-dition of community service, still participatingin our decade long adopt a highway cleanup.We are also participating in a bone marrowdrive, run by the university, continuing to putforth our greatest efforts in donating our timeto help Lock Haven University.

The chapter has been thankful for theparticipation in two successful retreats con-cerning our officer responsibilities, expecta-tions, and learning more about our constitu-tion. We also have a summer Brother / alum-ni charter fishing trip planned. We can’t stressenough how lucky we are to have such amaz-ing alumni to guide us and help us continueto have an amazing Brotherhood that wecould honestly call our family.

ETA ALPHA CHAPTER (Robert Morris University)

The Brothers were honored tosponsor four basketball teams inthe Moon Parks and Recreationyouth basketball league this win-

ter. Brothers Patrick Byrne, Alan Bywaters,Joseph Crist, and Kurt Branagan were thehead coaches of four teams including two sev-enth/eighth-grade boys teams, onefifth/sixth-grade boys team, and onefifth/sixth-grade girls team. The coaches were

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assisted by several other Brothers in the capac-ity of assistant coach.

The opportunity was a great way to inter-act with the Moon Township community andpromote the Fraternity throughout the area.Coaches were responsible for running a onehour practice every week at a local Moon areaelementary school and then competing everySaturday in a game. The league ran for sevenweeks and the experience was incredibly ful-filling for all involved.

The purpose of the Moon Parks andRecreation league is to provide local commu-nity children the opportunity to improve theirbasketball fundamentals and express theircompetitive spirit through fun, fair play, andsportsmanship. The league ranges in agebeginning with third-grade students all theway through eighth-grade dividing themselvesinto six divisions, including men’s andwomen’s leagues. This years program saw 35teams and more than 300 competitors.

Fifth and sixth-grade girls coach AlanBywaters said of the league, “I played basket-ball for many years of my life and to be able toshare my love of the sport with younger chil-dren seemed like a perfect opportunity forme. I learned a lot about children throughthose few weeks and it helped me to be morepatient. I wouldn’t trade this experience forthe world.”

IOTA ALPHA CHAPTER (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Johnstown)No information submitted.

NU ALPHA CHAPTER (Columbia University)No information submitted.

PI ALPHA CHAPTER (University of Toledo)No information submitted.

TAU ALPHA CHAPTER (Radford University)

There are many exciting thingshappening at the Tau AlphaChapter this year. We have recentlyachieved the highest GPA on cam-

pus for not only our brethren, but also for ournew members. This is a great accomplishmentfor our chapter.

We have been involved on campus withmany other events as well as our recent climbin GPA. We have hosted two on-campus gamenights open to the entire campus which alsoworked great as a rush tool. We initiated ourGamma Beta pledge class in the fall with atotal of two and we will be initiating our DeltaBeta pledge class before spring break with atotal of eight. We are planning on doingrolling-recruitment and getting a secondpledge class in after spring break which willbe the Epsilon Betas. There is a rough esti-mate of eight members for this spring rolling-recruitment class which would top ourrecruitment off at 18 new members for the2006-2007 year. This is our biggest year inrecruiting in the past 10 years. We also joinedwith Zeta Tau Alpha on campus to help withbreast cancer awareness by agreeing to use

only breast cancer awareness stamps. On topof all of this we have also joined the Adopt-A-Spot program.

This year we were privileged to host theSouthern Regional Conclave for the secondyear in a row. With five chapters representedwe had an amazing time getting to know theother Brothers in our region. There were manygreat suggestions offered to help chapters getover some of the speed bumps that were slow-ing them down. We have set up our transitionretreat for the passing down of positions andcouldn’t be more excited. We also are veryexcited about the National Convention thissummer and cannot wait to attend.

With Red Rose Formal, a rolling-recruit-ment pledge class, and Greek Week rightaround the corner, we are sure to end the yearoff with a bang and a great jump start intonext year!

UPSILON ALPHA CHAPTER (Saint Louis University)

The Upsilon Alpha Chapter hashad trying times the past year, butthe resolve of the chapter and thesupport of our alumni and fellow

Brothers from all chapters will help see usthrough these difficult times. Sending twoBrothers to Regional Conclave helped torededicate the chapter to our goals of beinginfluential and better known on campus.Currently, we are working on improving ourcommunication between the active chapterand the chapter’s alumni. We are workinghard to bring back KDR to St. Louis.

PHI ALPHA CHAPTER (Clarion University)

The Phi Alpha Chapter ison the rise after a strongfinish to the fall semester of

2006. Last fall, the chapter organized a suc-cessful Christmas toy drive with Toys-for-Tots.We also raised $250 ringing bells for theSalvation Army. Highway cleanup was com-pleted once again, officially making our chap-ter a proud ten-year Penn DOT participant.Kappa Delta Rho also leads all fraternities inacademics with an outstanding 3.0 activemember GPA.

There are a number of events alreadyplanned for the spring semester. The chapterwill be celebrating its 20th anniversary byhosting a Founder’s Day Pig Roast that will beopen to the entire campus. A 3v3 basketballtournament fundraiser is scheduled for earlyApril. The chapter is also sponsoring a MissClarion University beauty pageant as its largescale philanthropy project. Proceeds will ben-

efit the Clarion Recreation Board in assistingwith their plans to renovate a local play-ground. In addition, the chapter will also beconducting a clothing drive that will benefitSalvation Army.

PSI ALPHA CHAPTER (Penn State, Behrend College)No information submitted.

ALPHA BETA CHAPTER (University of Delaware)

During the past semester and intothe spring semester, the Alpha Betachapter has accomplished a lot.This winter current members and

alumni came together to celebrate the 20thanniversary of our chapter. A night of cele-brating our 20 years of existence at theUniversity of Delaware was highlighted by thepresence of our founding members and hear-ing how it all began. At the beginning of thiscurrent semester we had nine neophytesbecome true KDR gentlemen as they were ini-tiated, and after a successful recruitment thisspring we added six new pledges whom willhopefully finish the journey of becomingKDR gentlemen this spring. The future of ourchapter looks bright as we continue toadvance within the Greek community andcontinue adding quality men to our alreadystellar group of gentlemen. We plan to stay onthis course of success and to continue better-ing ourselves as well as those around us.

EPSILON BETA CHAPTER (Old Dominion University)

With the end of the fall 2006Semester, the Brothers of theEpsilon Beta look back at the high-ly rewarding semester and looked

forward to an even more exciting and out-standing spring 2007 Semester with openminds, new ideas, and the high spirits of theirnew Brothers. With the new members fullyinitiated as Brothers in November of 2006,their presence has already positioned themwithin important roles in the Fraternity. Withtheir determined mindset, honor, and mostimportantly the guidance from their experi-enced and willing older Brothers, has broughtonly great things for the semester and what isto come. The Fraternity is active in many com-munity service events on campus such asAdopt-a-Street and Adopt-a-Spot. Aside fromjust the services on campus, a lending hand atthe Children’s Hospital of the King’sDaughters is also given. As for philanthropy,the KDR car bash still plays a big roll in rais-ing money for Relay for Life. Donating theirtime to work at the Ted Constant ConvocationCenter during basketball games, concerts,and many other events partakes in theFraternity’s fundraising. The chapter is fullyactive in participating and in holding socials.Also, taking part in intramural sports, such asbasketball and softball, is an important aspectwithin the physical teamwork ability of theFraternity. The chapter of had almost all of itsmembers travel to Radford for a RegionalConclave, getting to meet and become closerto surrounding chapters such as CNU,William and Mary, Radford, VA Tech, andUNC Greensboro. Though this conclave is asecond or third time for most of the older

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Brothers, the younger Brothers got to learnabout the structure of their Fraternity, itsimportance, abilities, and how it is to be man-aged. The chapter is also going to hold theirtraditional Red Rose Formal with the Phi BetaChapter of the college of William and Maryon April 28, which will be a memorable expe-rience. Brothers do what they can to beextremely active in Greek Life at ODU.Having three members on the ExecutiveBoard of the IFC is one example of their par-ticipation in promoting Greek Life. Alongwith all the work and play, during the fall 2006Semester they had managed their academicsand maintained their GPA, being above theaverage of all Greek students, all Greek men,and all undergraduate men on campus. Thechapter is determined to give their full poten-tial in succeeding further every day. With theunbreakable brotherly bond and will power,all is possible and new astonishing possibilitieslinger close at hand.

ZETA BETA CHAPTER (Tarleton State University)No information submitted.

ETA BETA CHAPTER (West Chester University)No information submitted.

IOTA BETA CHAPTER (Rochester Institute of Technology)No information submitted.

KAPPA BETA CHAPTER (Edinboro University)No information submitted.

OMICRON BETA CHAPTER (William Paterson University)No information submitted.

SIGMA BETA CHAPTER (Univ. of N. Carolina, Greensboro)

The spring 2007 semester has beenvery exciting for the Brothers ofthe Sigma Beta chapter. Thissemester we inducted seven deter-

mined and excited new members into thechapter. They have already shown to be ofgreat importance in the future of our chapter.For our philanthropy event, Rho-A-Thon, weare raising money for the American CancerSociety. We will also be participating in Relayfor Life at UNCG. In intramurals, the chapterwent undefeated in basketball for the regularseason but fell short in the playoffs, just miss-ing the championship game. We are lookingforward to UNCG’s Greek Week to show ourcompetitiveness and determination. Therehave been many efforts to keep in touch withour alumni this year. We are anticipating anew spring alumni event that will take place atthe end of March. Also, we expect to see a lotof our alumni present at this year’s Red RoseFormal. This semester has been very upliftinginternally as well. There is an increase ofBrothers being more proactive and taking onleadership roles. Also, our Brotherhood is atan all time high right now that can be seeninside and outside of the chapter.

PHI BETA CHAPTER (The College of William & Mary)

The Phi Beta Chapter has beenbusy this spring semester. The yearbegan with a successful recruit-ment period, with the chapter

adding five new gentlemen to its ranks. Thesemen were already heavily involved on campus,and are fitting into the active chapter well.The Omega Pledge Class is currently workingtowards their April 22 initiation date.

The Brotherhood’s spring break trip toMyrtle Beach was relaxing and provided themuch-needed break from school. Many of theBrothers returned back to Williamsburg earlyto host our Brothers from Eta Chapter ontheir visit all the way from Illinois. The visitwas a great opportunity for both chapters tomeet each other and trade ideas, stories, andshirts.

The chapter is looking forward to ourRed Rose Formal, planned for April 28. Thisyear, we are co-hosting the formal with ourBrothers from Epsilon Beta at Old DominionUniversity. The event is sure to be a lot of fun,the more KDRs, the better!

CHI BETA CHAPTER (University of Charleston, WV)No information submitted.

PSI BETA CHAPTER (East Stroudsburg University)No information submitted.

ALPHA GAMMA CHAPTER (University of Detroit Mercy)

The Alpha Gamma Chapterhad a very exciting and pro-ductive semester in the falland continues to progress

into the spring. In the fall we were pleased toinitiate 13 excellent new members, almostdoubling the size of our chapter and onceagain becoming the largest fraternity on cam-pus. We currently have two more young menin our pledge program and are pleased to seethem develop into fine gentlemen. The chap-ter has continued its tradition of giving backto the community through our annual partic-ipation in Angel’s Night in Detroit, where wehelped make it one of the safest nights inDetroit. Coming up is the Detroit Project day,where thousands around Detroit helpimprove the blight of the city. The chapter hasbeen able to keep academics as one ourstrongest attributes and continues to improve.Eight of our current members earned at leasta 3.5 GPA in the fall term, and our overallGPA continues to be the highest amongst theGreek system on campus. In terms of campusinvolvement, nearly all members participatein at least two other organizations, with sever-al members serving as president within theseorganizations. Also this term, the chapter con-tinued its second year of school-funded tail-gating in support of the men’s basketballteam. The chapter would set up a tent outsidethe stadium before all home games and pro-vided free food to anyone who attended cour-tesy of the School Funds Committee. This

event gave the chapter a chance to improvealumni and faculty relations, as numerousprofessors and alumni frequented the event.The chapter’s alumni corporation continuesto grow and currently handles all aspects ofour house and Red Rose Formal. Recently,the alumni corporation announced its firstannual scholarship to be given out to a cur-rent member at our Red Rose Formal thisspring. To get more information about the Alpha Gamma chapter and its memberstake a look at our website at http://es.udmer-cy.edu/~kappadeltarho/.

BETA GAMMA CHAPTER (Christopher Newport University)

The first semester of beingan official chapter of KDRhas been very exciting and

fast-paced. The Beta Gamma Chapter attract-ed eight amazing men during recruitmentand they are now going through the newmember education program engineered byBrother Matthew Ward. The new course inter-laces elements from our own rich history asthe Beta Gamma Chapter with that of KDR’sfounding fathers, drawing connections andconnecting themes that run parallel to eachother. The energy these eight men havebrought to our chapter has created a whirl-wind of excitement. Many of our membershave stepped in and taught portions of theclass that have been designated for thembecause of their positions and/or experience.The most rewarding thing about our charter-ing last semester has been our ability to estab-lish tradition today. Our first alumni newslet-ter will also be going out this spring. We alsolook forward to our first pledge class’ initia-tion on March 24, and finally in April, we willbe having our first Red Rose Formal and ourKDR camping retreat! This has been an amaz-ing year, and we have really grown in both sizeand Brotherhood. Here at CNU, our catchphrase is “Huminah,” translating to “every-thing and anything that’s good in life”. Afterthree years of hard work, struggle, disappoint-ment, and eventual success, I couldn’t thinkof a word more apropos to describe the BetaGamma Chapter as it stands today.

GAMMA GAMMA CHAPTER (York College)No information submitted.

Virginia Tech Provisional ChapterNo information submitted.

CHAPTER NEWS

Chapter ClosingsThe National Fraternity closed twochapters during 2006. The Mu BetaChapter (Syracuse University) andOmega Beta Chapter (University ofNorth Carolina, Asheville) were closedfor failure to fulfill the standards andexpectations of chapters of KappaDelta Rho. We hope to return to eachof those campuses at the appropriatetime.

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Chapter E T E R N A L

ALPHADavid M. Otis, ’45

Montpelier, Vermont

John R. Cran, ’51Littleton, Colorado

BETAMillard V. Coggshall, ’37

Clermont, Florida

Norbert A. Lasher, ’39 Hobe Sound, Florida

C. Rex Morgan, ’39 Bonita Springs, Florida

Robert W. Terry, ’59 Shakopee, Minnesota

DELTAWilliam C. Brigham, ’44

Cataula, Georgia

Stanley Calkins, ’65, Uniontown, Pennsylvania

John R. Webb, ’73

GAMMAClarence L. Nephew, ’28

Minneola, New York

Joseph G. Muggleton, ’39Clayton, New York

ZETADonald L. Carbaugh, ’52

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

ETAJohn B. Verlenden, Eta ’50

Vernon Hills, Illinois

Thomas E. Caldwell, ’54 Tucson, Arizona

Alan D. Krug, ’63,Las Vegas, Nevada

THETAMilton L. Mills, ’31

Bradenton, Florida

William W. “Wave” Kiffmeyer, ’59Portland, Oregon

IOTABertram P. Haines, ’27

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Mattio J. Martinelli, ‘39

James B. Lewis, ’66The Woodlands, Texas

KAPPAFred E. Eastman, ‘52

Norman C. Roettger, ’52Wilton Manors, Florida

Rudolph J. Tekaucic, ’60Massillon, Ohio

LAMBDALouis Raun-Linde, ’49

Benicia, California

NUHugh K. Dargitz, ’26

Portage, Michigan

Donn C. Woods, ’26Birmingham, Alabama

Robert J. Hartman, ’28

Aden K. Long, ’30

John M. Hughes, ’32Colorado Springs, Colorado

Edward S. Cass, ’33Long Beach, Indiana

John A. Keckich, ’33Bloomington, Indiana

Gordon N. Spellman, ’35

Bruce B. Noyes, ’40Dracut, Massachusetts

Richard L. Guth, ’41Rensselaer, Indiana

Dan W. Bannister, ’43Springfield, Illinois

John H. O’Brien, ’44Danville, Indiana

Richard M. Gale, ’49Indianapolis, Indiana

Ross G. Trotman, ’42Spencer, Indiana

Stephen L. Ernest, ’68Greenwood, Indiana

XIEero R. Helin, ’42

Warwick, Rhode Island

Maurice F. Ronayne, ’51Alexandria, Virginia

Lloyd J. Mason, ’52Norway, Maine

PIDonald R. Zeller, ’52

Sparks, Nevada

RHORay C. Hunt, Jr., ’53

Nellysford, Virginia

James H. Riefenstahl, ’65Easton, Pennsylvania

SIGMAElvis A. Dickason, ’42

Corvallis, Oregon

John D. Dugan, Jr., ’44Cottage Grove, Oregon

Fred Oringdulph, ’50Portland, Oregon

UPSILONSabin H. Gray, ’49

Visalia, California

PSIC. Alan Stephan, ’57

Youngstown, Ohio

OMEGAPaul W. Galer, ’59

Oelwein, Iowa

PSI ALPHAAnthony D. Scire, ’94

Erie, Pennsylvania

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AUGUST 5, 2007 —- KAPPA DELTA RHO FAMILY DAYWITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS. Come outand cheer on the Nationals as they take on the 2006World Series Champion, St. Louis Cardinals. Tickets tothe game are $22 for loge outfield seats. Game time is at1:35 pm. Contact JerryStebbins at alumni@kdr.comor call (724) 554-7475.Deadline for reserving ticketsfor this game is July 25, 2007.

If you are hosting an event that you would like to haveplaced on the KDR Website, contact me at (724) 554-7475 or by e-mail at alumni@kdr.com. I wouldappreciate the opportunity to help you reach other KDRswho may be welcome to attend your event or just adver-tise to your chapter’s alumni.

THE NATIONAL FRATERNITYOF KAPPA DELTA RHO, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS(Parentheses indicate the year this seat comes up for election)

President (2008)Shawn M. Hoke, Phi Alpha ’95

Executive Vice PresidentJospeh E. Rees, Nu ’01

Vice President of Standards andRisk Management (2008)

Richard O. Jones, Nu ’64

Vice President of Finance andAdministration (2008)

Mark N. Lundgren, Nu ’70

Vice President of Education (2010)Jeff Howard, Tau Beta ’97

Vice President of Alumni Affairs(2010)

Gerald E. Stebbins, Phi Alpha ’87

Secretary (2008)Gerald L. Murray, Theta ’66

Treasurer (2010)Scott Smaniotto, Alpha Beta ’93

Directors (2008)Craig Gordon, Pi Alpha ’88Richard Petronis, Zeta BetaHonorary

Directors (2010)Jon Kapell, Eta Beta ’95John G. Miers, Beta ’66Brian J. Stumm, Iota Beta ’92Joseph Krebs, Eta Alpha ’07Kyle Lattimer, Pi Alpha ’06Wes Madara, Iota ’07

Directors EmeritusRobert D. Corrie, Beta ’53Robert D. Lynd, Iota ’67Robert L. Swinney, Sigma ’58

KAPPA DELTA RHOFOUNDATION, INC.

BOARD OF TRUSTEESPresident (2007)

Thomas V. McComb, Nu ’59

President-Elect (2009)Michael E. Mueller, Eta ’95

Vice President of Investments(2008)

J. Hall Jones, Jr., Lambda Beta’91

Vice President of the Annual Fund(2007)

R. Blake Norman, Zeta Beta ’94

Secretary (2008)Paul A. Downes, Gamma ’68

Treasurer (2008)Robert D. Corrie, Beta ’53

Director of DevelopmentWilliam J. Paris, Eta ’87

Trustees (2007)William C. Benton, Theta ’59James H. Buterbaugh, Zeta ’55Thomas C. Lockwood, Nu ’56

Trustees (2008)Andrew F. Barth, Nu Alpha ’83Edward B. Curtis, Rho ’62Gregory Klein, Omicron Alpha ’96

Trustees (2009)Douglas A. Cifu, Nu Alpha ’87Raphael Isaac, Iota Beta ’91Matthew W. Leiphart, Iota ’92Douglas M. Rammel, Pi Alpha ’90Gregg Steamer, Delta ’74

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