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TKE Alpha-Theta March 23, 2014

He!o"om Wa!a Wa!a!

Greetings to Alumni and friends of Whitman TKE! My name is Chris

Perkins and I currently serve as the Histor for the Alpha!Theta chapter atWhitman College. It is with pleasure that I report on current events

within the chapter and hopefully continue to cultivate a lasting

relationship with the TKE House.

TKE continues to have a strong, meaningful presence at Whitman. Our

size alone makes us a huge force on campus, and Im continually impressed

with the involvement of fraters on campus. Whether on the debate team,

ASWC, or on numerous sports teams including baseball, basketball,

soccer, and ultimate frisbee, TKE leadership runs strong.

1Histor Chris Perkins

Spring Initiation

The Alpha-Theta Chapter

and Hegemon Max

Reikosky 14 and Tristan

Gavin 14 initiated a

whopping 33 new fraters

during a successful spring

initiation, bringing the

total chapter size to 103

members. Do the math:

1/15 Whitman students

are TKEs!

Were #1! Alpha!Theta featured inThe Teke

In the Spring 2014 issue

of The Teke, the national magazine

for TKE, the Alpha-Theta Chapter

was #1 in the nation for size of fallrecruiting class, with 45 new

members. A hugely successful

rush under Rush Chair Genta

Ohgushi 14 culminated in a

Palouse Falls Cliff Jumping trip

that necessitated a charter bus to

accommodate all the interested

rushees.

Highest GPA on Campus

TKE achieved the highest GPA

among male Greek Groups forboth Spring and Fall Semesters in

the year 2013 with a 3.32

cumulative GPA. Fraters excel in

several departments on campus:

BBMB, Physics, Anthropology,

Chemistry, Philosophy, English,

Math, Asian Studies, and Politics,

among others.

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Greetings from the Board ofAdvisors!Alpha!Thetas ongoing chapter operationsare overseen by a dedicated group ofvolunteer TKE alums, collectively acting as ahousing corporation incorporated in theState of Washington. Historically referredto as the chapters Board of Advisors#Board$, the Board has five mainresponsibilities:

1. Promote fraternity, scholarship,leadership and moral standardsamong the undergraduate membersof Alpha Theta chapter.

2. Supervise the finances of the chapter.3. Manage and improve the property

and buildings owned by theAlphaThetaAssociation of Tau Kappa Epsilon#the formal name of the housingcorporation$.

4. Working in conjunction with theundergraduate members electedleadership team, help coordinate theactivities of the undergraduatechapter members.

5. Provide mentorship to theundergraduate chapter members.

In the absence of a formally charteredAlumni Association, the Board also hassome measure of responsibility for

maintaining communications with theAlpha Theta alumni base #although thisundertaking has historically been led bythe undergraduate chapter$.

The Board is currently comprised ofeight directors residing throughout thePacific Northwest, who serve in thefollowing capacities:

President/Treasurer%Norm Swick #71$Vice President%Jason Smith #97$Secretary%Brian Holtzclaw #88$Chapter Advisor%Chris Grasso #Alpha Tau/DrexelUniversity %74$Members at large%Mike Barr #77$, Brian Kitamura

#10$, Ohad Lowy #96$, Joe Sakay #90$

In accordance with the By!Laws #adopted in 2012$, theBoard consists of not less than six and no more than tendirectors. Each director is elected to athree!year termof o"ceand may be re!elected for up to twoadditional termssubject to meeting certainconditions. Terms of o&ce are staggered over a three!year period to ensure continuity of the Board.

Given the geographic dispersion of the Board, itsactivities are conducted through a combination of directengagement with the undergraduate chapter members,phone calls, and emails. The Board itself conductsformal meetings by phone once a quarter and holdselections of its o&cers annually.

The Board is currently seeking one or twoadditional members to be elected at its upcomingAnnual Meeting in July 2014. Although a genuineinterest in giving back to Alpha Theta is the preeminentqualification for consideration as a prospectivecandidate, we are actively looking for #younger$alums

who have active experience/expertise in the financial andproperty management fields. Any alum interested inlearning more about the Board of Advisors and/orexpressing his willingness to be considered as a candidateshould direct his inquiry to Norm Swick at

normswick49.comor by calling him at home #206!283!7535$.



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YEAR IN REVIEW

Logan Emlet 14Awarded 2nd Place in Nation in Debate!Alpha!Theta Highest

Recruiting chapter in the nation ! Quin Nelson 16Published in Seattle Times !

First Fraternity!Wide Consent Talk led by All Students for Consent #ASC$ !Ben

Eisenhardt 14 named All!American in Basketball !Scholarship Presentations from

Professors Heather Hayes and David Schmitz !Chef Gary Daniel formally initiated as

Frater in the Bond !

103!member chapter !

Paul Cathcart 14

spends the summer

making improvements

on the house,

including repainting

the chapter room !

Chapter Advisor

Christopher

Grassorecites Ode

to the Skull to

perfection!twice

!Sports Captains:Chris Perkins 14Soccer, Cam Young 14 Baseball,

Nathan Sany 14 Frisbee,

Andrew Welch 14Golf.

!Current Prytanis Bill

Landefeld 15organizes

Sit!in on Syria !John

Masla 14and NathanSany 14named finalists

for prestigious Fulbright

Fellowship.



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All in all, its been a hugely successful year

for the Whitman TKE chapter and with

the size and strength of our chapter, we

anticipate years of success to come. Wed

love to hear from you! Please feel free to

send letters to the house at 949 E. Isaacs

Ave. Walla Walla, WA 99362, or contribute

to the blog at tkealphatheta.blogspot.com.

YITB, Chris Perkins 1609.


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