Delta Theta Sigma Echo Spring Summer 2010

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It was a tough quarter to say theleast. Most of our members are in majors

that require intense math and sciencecourses, such as Math 152 or Chemistry 122,which are some of the most failed classes atThe Ohio State University, Our membersdedicated their quarters to hitting the books.

You can bet that everyone in thehouse was ready and willing to help thosestruggling in their respective classes. Its avery common thing to see multiple DTSmembers sitting in a room with laptops opendoing math homework. The amount of carethat these members have not only for eachother, but for the house overall isoutstanding. Only because of their dedication

and knowledge were the younger membersable to pull through in their classes. In addition, it wasnt uncommon to see members in their roomstudying on Friday or Saturday nights when all of our other Greek colleagues were out partying.

DTS ended up with a 3.33 GPA for Spring 2010, as compared to all Greek organizations (3.22),all IFC governed fraternities (3.11) or all male undergraduate students (3.05). In regards to otheragricultural fraternities, we were well above the mean. Our closest competitor was 12th ranked AlphaTau Zeta (3.11), and far behind were 21st Alpha Gamma Rho (2.95) and 30th Alpha Gamma Sigma(2.58). Congratulations to the men of Delta Theta Sigma for all their hard work and dedication. Keep upthe good work boys!

Delta Theta Sigma: 3rd in GPA amongst all OSU Fraternities!By Dave Dziak

Its All Greek To Me By Dave Dziak

Public Relations has been a primary concern for the house lately. Not because anything has been

done wrong and were worrying about our image, but much to the contrary. DTS has progressed immenselyover the past few years, and we have been looking to share this success with the Greek community andplaying a more active role in Greek life at Ohio State. Being a small fish in a huge pond hasnt really helped;with 32 total fraternities at OSU and more than 7,000 Greek students on campus, its difficult to berecognized as anything but one in the same.

However, we have made great strides in becoming more well known. First, as mentioned in theprevious article, is GPA. By maintaining top GPAs, other Greeks as well as potential rushes will notice us.Furthermore, thanks to the hard work of members such as Austin Kirk, Mac Kelley, and Jordan Schaeffer, wehave been able to meet different Greeks (especially sorority girls) that have been instrumental in helping toget our philanthropies, community service projects, and social events off the ground. In addition, werebeginning to draw a larger number of rushes as they see our involvement on campus. Look for plenty of growth in the future as well as seeing Delta Theta Sigma as a prominent fraternity on campus.

The ECHODELTA THETA SIGMA

Table of Contents

Delta Theta Sigma :Top GPAs OnceAgain

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Its All Greek ToMe

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PresidentialReports

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Other OfficerReports

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Looking Ahead 4

Spring and Summer 2010

Delta Theta Sigma Members at ProfessionalDevelopment NightSpring 2010

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Officers

President Jed Bookman

Vice President Ryan Butcher

Secretary John Grayson

Treasurer Joesph Trinter

Ast. Treasurer Eric Radachi

House Manager Josh Griffin

House Stewart AndrewKlopfenstein

Rush Chair Cory Lawson

Ast. Rush Chair Justin Lelesch

Social Chair Joe Greene

Editor Dave Dziak


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Summer is here and gone andas summer leaves, schoolbegins again for students at TheOhio State University. Here atDTS, we have geared up foranother exciting fall quarter inColumbus. We accomplishedmany things last year and wantto continue to improve andgrow as a fraternity.

Over the summer,we completed two work daysthat bettered the house. Werepainted the front porch andare working on making newletters for the front as well.We also began planning for the

second annual DTS Wifflefest;a philanthropy event we hostto raise money for theCommunity Kitchen at St.

Johns Church. Currently, we have

30 active members. We look forward to having a largewinter class. There are 33

people living in the house thisyear that include 8 boarderswho are not currentlymembers. The scholarshipprogram has brought us 6 of those 8 individuals.

Our social calendarhas been very busy this fall.Activities ranging from footballgames, parties, and watchingthe Buckeyes keep us verybusy. With Homecoming andConclave fast approaching, wewill have a lot more to do. Weare planning to send 10members to Conclave this yearin Madison, Wisconsin.

Community servicestarted the year out right forDTS Alpha Chapter. As achapter, we donated 232 hoursof service to the Farm ScienceReview recycling efforts! Weare very proud of our serviceto such a great event in theOSU community.

We are alwayslooking for alumni to comeback and chat. If you areinterested in coming back toDTS for an evening or even afun weekend, please do nothesitate to contact me! Mycontact information is undermy picture to the left.

Columbus Fire Department. Our gradeswere once again top-ranking last quarterbeing third place overall and first of allagricultural fraternities; we hope tocontinue that into this year by helping thenew move-ins adjust to the schedule anddifficulty of college life, as well as withrewards for the team of members withthe highest GPA at the end of thequarter.

This year has been an exciting andsuccessful one so far. On a general note,we have had several rush events andcookouts with great results in terms of potential rushes. Also, to get everyoneacquainted and be social with each other.We had a welcome back football gamethe first week of school, which wascomplimented by the work we did as afraternity at the Farm Science Review.We are furthering our preparedness andknowledge in the coming weeks with ourannual Fire Safety event, which will beheld at the house with help from the

Presidential Report

Vice Presidential Report

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Jed BookmanPresident, Delta Theta SigmaAlpha Chapter, The Ohio StateUniversity

[email protected] 419-685-4176

Ryan Butcher Vice President

Delta Theta Sigma
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This year has proven to bepretty routine so far. I havekept up with taking minutes atall meetings and having themsent out by Monday night.Aside from that I have beenposting the weekly DTSschedule on the bulletin boardevery week by Mondayafternoon and have started anew DTS activities chart forAutumn 2010. Holiday Dinnerinvitations have been sent. Itlooks like it is shaping up to bea good year.

Secretary Report Treasurer Report

House Manager Report

Rush ReportOur Rush program has improved significantly

over the past couple of years. We have had success atthe involvement fairs getting names and other contactinformation of potential rushes. We have also hadstudents contact us trying to find out more about DeltaTheta Sigma and what it would take to become amember.

We are hoping to have a class between 9 and12 this coming winter quarter. Card nights, cookouts,and movie nights are just a few of the rush events thathave worked for us this fall. We hope to continue withour success for the rest of future, and with the guys weare bringing in, I dont see that being a problem.

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Joseph Trinter Treasurer Delta Theta Sigma

Fall house bills were set at $1,850 foractive in house members, $180 for

out of house members, and $1,800for boards/scholarship recipients.The breakdown of the bill is asfollows, $890 rent, $250 utilities,$460 meal plan, $110 social, $20repairs, and $120 miscellaneous.Thanks to an increase in numbers inthe house and fundraising by thechapter we were able to keep bills atthe same level as last year even witha 5% increase in rent for the chapterhouse.

John GraysonSecretaryDelta Theta Sigma

Cory Lawson

Rush Chair Delta Theta Sigma

We were able to accomplish a lot this summer. We brought all of our members down atsome point over the summer to work on the house. After countless hours of toiling out in the hotsummer sun, we accomplished a few key things. First, we painted the pillars on the front porch.There is certainly a difference from how they looked before. Secondly, We replaced the wood framearound the porch. The wood was old and rotting, so we acquired a good bit of wood, cut themappropriately, painted them with a fresh coat of white paint, and properly installed them. The outsidenow looks fantastic.

We are also in the process of creating new Greek letters to hang on the house. The oldones were small and ineffective. As our presence grows on campus, the appearance of our houseshould as well. The letters should be up sometime this quarter. In addition, we allocated some fundsfrom Farm Science Review as well as money we acquired from parking the lot on Saturdays forfootball games to a new sound system for the front porch. It was a necessary measure as the risk of iPods, speakers, or radios being stolen was becoming all too realistic. This is an all weather, safe andsecure system.

In addition, weve renovated our first floor bathrooms. They were in a terrible state thatled to water leaking into the basement. They are now functional, which has certainly been a plus forall Delta Theta Sigma members.

Josh GriffinHouse Manager Delta Theta Sigma


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There are plenty of things to look forward to for the future of Delta Theta Sigma. First isGPA. We are really striving for first, and as of now, only Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Epsilon Pi standin our way. We will continue to hit the books hard because We Really Want This . That being said,our members will have to continue to work hard to see results.

Secondly, look forward to seeing Delta Theta Sigma involved more not only in the Greek community, but also in the Ohio State community in general. This means more respect and requestsfor involvement in philanthropies and social events from other fraternities and sororities. In a morespecific sense, it means more rushes for the house; and not just numbers, but good, quality members.With the rush team that we have put together, we have been very apt at contacting not justagricultural students (though it is obviously our most important base), but hard working and dedicatednon-agricultural members. We will always have our agricultural foundation, but if we can find one ortwo non agricultural members a year that are enthusiastic and energetic about the house, then it can

only benefit us. This is very important because at the end of this year we will be losing almost half of our members to graduation, and we need guys willing to fill the big shoes left behind.In conclusion, we have set ourselves on a path that cannot be undone. We are on the path

to victory. Thanks especially to both Former President Nick Atterholt, and Current President JedBookman for laying the foundations of continued excellence through the house. They have establisheda mindset of perfection that the newer members have followed flawlessly. We shall continue to followtheir examples and push forward in order to become one of the best fraternities here at THE OhioState University.

We, the members of Delta Theta Sigma Fraternity, in order to promote agriculture, to secure ahigher degree of scholarship, to foster the spirit of brotherhood in our vocation and to insure

social and cultural unity, do promote our organization to the fulfillment of these ideals.

Dave Dziak Editor

Delta Theta Sigma

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