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Delta Chi Fraternity at Kansas State University SPRING 2015
The Alumni Board of Trustees (ABT) for the Kansas State Chapter of Delta Chi ex-ists to advise and assist the young men in
the chapter to build the brotherhood of a lifetime. The ABT meets on the second Sunday of every month with the Executive Board and other active members to discuss the ongoing activities of the chapter. We have also aided the chapter in form-ing a long-term savings plan, helped in expand-ing the board membership to fulfill leadership roles, and assisted members in getting acquainted with their new house at 1904 Grandview. It’s been an exciting time for the chapter in terms of membership growth, leadership roles on campus, academic success, and social development.
In addition to assisting the active chapter mem-bers, the alumni board wants to remind you of
our annual alumni relations program, designed to help our members stay in touch and to cultivate awareness and involvement within the Kansas State Chapter. There are several elements that are key to the program’s success.
We will mail two newsletters each year con-taining alumni news, information on upcoming events, reports on various chapter activities, and current lists of undergraduate new mem-bers and officers.
We also will send out an appeal to help support the chapter. Due to the various giving patterns of our members, we have found that two appeals each year are far more successful than just one. Many alumni choose to contribute each time they receive a solicitation, while others would rather give a larger gift on an annual basis. We also re-alize that, occasionally, members will misplace the first appeal and the second one gives them another opportunity to support the chapter. The contributions received as a result of these semi-annual appeals not only help sustain the alumni
relations program, but also provide funds for house maintenance, and the Kansas State Delta Chi Educational Foundation.
Once a year, we will send out a biographical update that allows alumni to update the infor-mation we have on record. These updates also provide the information for one of the most popular features in the newsletters, the “Alumni News” section. Altogether, the updates are a vital tool in maintaining our records and our ties with one another.
The ABT looks forward to constructing a brother-hood of a lifetime for both active members and alumni. We encourage you to be a part of this pos-itive growth at the Kansas State Chapter; alumni support is always welcome and appreciated.
Fraternally,Clint Bradbury ’04ABT [email protected](785) 477-7192
KANSAS STATE CHAPTER WORKS TO KEEP ALUMNI RELATIONS STRONG
The Alumni Board Builds Brotherhood for a Lifetime
CHAPTER WELCOMES LARGEST NEW
MEMBER CLASS!See page 3
Kansas State Chapterwww.ksudeltachi.com
Chapter FacebookDXKSU
Chapter Twitter@ksu_deltachif l 8
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Alumni Relations Expansion
As the newly elected alumni relations chairman, I look forward to improving the
active chapter’s relationship with alumni. This summer, there will be a 1960s alumni reunion. Please look to me, as your active member representative, with any assistance you may need in planning this event.
I plan to reach out to past Delta Chi leaders to assist me in planning a future event that would accommodate a large group of alumni, possibly in the fall. In the meantime, join the Kansas State Delta Chi Alumni group on Facebook to receive updates on upcoming events. Please keep your e-mail address updated on our listserv, as well.
I look forward to getting acquainted with alumni I have not yet met. Please e-mail me if you are ever in Manhattan and want to visit the chapter house—we would love to see you!
Fraternally, Dylan Crawford ’17“E”[email protected](785) 845-2199
Brothers enjoy a KSU tailgate.
Delta Chi immediately appealed to Cody Sudmeier ’01 because of its differentia-tion from other fraternities at K-State.
“We were diverse in our membership, interests, and activities. We were known as the fraternity for non-fraternity guys.”
Cody has fond memories of being the chapter’s recruitment chairman for two years. He loved recruiting poten-tial new members and guiding them through the recruitment process until they signed. “I loved when the new signees were at their first event after signing. Seeing the joy on their faces and how happy they were with their decision made me proud to be a Delta Chi.”
The Kansas State Chapter also evoked Cody’s entrepreneurial spirit. “A lot of fraternities did things a certain way simply because that is how things had been done for decades. We had the opportunity to build the fraternity in a different way.” Cody urges undergraduates to remember that a fraternity must be unique to be relevant. “What are you building and why is it different from all of the other fraternity options on cam-pus? Is it different in a meaningful way?”
Cody’s ingenuity in helping build Delta Chi has translated into building successful businesses. After working as a business consultant, Cody launched his own consulting firm, Agility So-lutions. In October, he sold his share of Agility
Solutions to make more time to found and run two new businesses, All the Above Clothing and VEBO, an experience-based wedding registry.
As an entrepreneur, Cody loves build-ing a company from scratch, turning nothing into greatness. He explains the importance of taking the time to properly plan, surrounding yourself with great people, and trusting those people to do what they are great at. “Time goes by quickly. If you have big dreams, chase them soon—it never gets easier or more convenient.”
Cody’s Delta Chi experience also blessed him with many great friendships. He stays in touch with several Denver alumni, as well as John Sumners ’01 and Quinten Austin ’01. Cody knows that the chapter needs alumni support in order to truly succeed. “It isn’t enough to just take pride in the name ‘Delta Chi,’ we have to be moved by what is happening at Delta Chi.” Cody thinks that engaging new alumni through alumni events or professional network-ing will help increase alumni involvement.
When he isn’t building new business concepts, Cody has a passion for learning new things. He has studied Spanish, piano, and Muay Thai kick-boxing. He reads constantly and loves to play and follow a variety of sports. Cody lives and operates his businesses in Denver, Colo. E-mail: [email protected]
Dedicated to Distinct DreamsCody Sudmeier ’01 Discovers His Entrepreneurial Aptitude at Delta Chi
William A. Siebert ’61 keeps busy by playing bridge. He and his wife plan to establish a sum-mer residency in the Kansas City area. E-mail: [email protected]
James R. Brooks ’63 is retired but does volun-teer work for his church in Hays, Kan. He has two children, both of whom graduated from K-State. James’ daughter lives in California and his son, daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters live in Kansas City.
Larry K. Turnbull ’66 is the vice president and chief financial officer of Key Equipment Sales & Rentals Inc. He and Barbara, his wife of 46 years, live in Downingtown, Pa. They have two chil-dren: Scott, a sommelier and beverage manager in
Napa Valley, and Lauren, an executive for Pepsi in Las Vegas. E-mail: [email protected]
Gary L. Kildow ’67 is living, playing, working, and enjoying retired life in Georiga. His wife is a retired teacher and his daughter is a nurse practitioner.
H. Allen Roes ’67 was elected to be moderator of the 28 General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 2008. He is now a trustee to King University. Allen enjoys fishing, playing golf, and traveling. He and his wife, Jane, reside in Huntersville, N.C. E-mail: [email protected]
Robert J. Brockman ’68 is president of his consulting company, New Horizon Ventures Group LLC. He also enjoys making furniture and stained-glass art, as well as traveling to Europe and Asia. Robert and his wife, Judy, reside in No-blesville, Ind. E-mail: [email protected]
William P. Young ’68 and his wife, Kay, both re-tired from their jobs after 30 years. He now works part time at their church while Kay watches a four-month-old baby for a friend. They have three granddaughters and one grandson. Bill still has season football tickets and enjoys seeing wins, unlike when he was in school. Bill and Kay live in Wichita, Kan. E-mail: [email protected]
Darrel L. Grossardt ’70 was named the Vol-unteer of the Year by Blackwell Chamber of Commerce in 2005. He is chairman of Blackwell Industrial Authority in Okla. Darrel and his wife, Trish, enjoy their seven grandchildren. E-mail: [email protected]
Thomas J. McMillen ’71 has a son, Kelly, and a daughter, Dana, both of whom graduated from UCLA. He and his wife, Nancy, have one grand-
ALUMNI NEWS
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KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYpage 3
Brothers enjoy a KSU tailgate.
“A” PRESIDENT Davis Millard ’[email protected](913) 406-8766This is Davis’ second term on the executive board; he previously served as the recruitment chairman. On campus, Davis majors in criminol-ogy and works for the Office of Greek Affairs as a Greek ambassador. He is excited to serve the fraternity and is looking forward to the next year.
“B” VICE PRESIDENTMatthew Bryan ’17Matthew has served as the Eta associate member class president and social chair. He is studying mechanical engineering and pursuing a job in the automobile industry, although his dream job is a roller coaster design engineer. Matthew looks forward to continue serving the fraternity and en-joying his undergraduate years at Kansas State.
“C” SECRETARYMichael Stanton ’16Michael never expected to be a Kansas State stu-dent, since he was born in Pittsburgh and lived in Arizona, as well. His family moved to the Kan-sas City area when Michael was a senior in high school. He is majoring in journalism and says
that his years as a Delta Chi at K-State have been the best of his life.
“D” TREASURERTrevor Broz ’17As a marketing and entrepreneurship major, Trevor hopes to one day have a career in the music industry. In his spare time, he enjoys re-cording and producing music, as well as spend-ing quality time with this Delta Chi brothers.
“E” ALUMNI RELATIONSDylan Crawford ’17Dylan has already served Delta Chi as the hous-ing chairman. He is a member of the KSU drum line, the vice president of the Wildlife Society, and plays the drums for the K-State basketball games. Dylan is studying fisheries, wildlife, and conservation biology.
“F” RISK MANAGEMENTLevi Gerson ’17As a life sciences major, Levi hopes to one day become a physical therapist. Levi decided to join Delta Chi after some outstanding Delta Chis helped him move into his dorm freshman year. He previously served as membership develop-ment chairman.
SENIOR ADVISORGrant Harper ’15As senior advisor, Grant hopes to strengthen un-dergraduate success, especially in the areas of achieving academic and career goals. Grant is a kinesiology/pre-med major and works as a certi-fied nurse aide. In his spare time, he likes to hunt, fish, play golf, and watch football.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER COUNSELORWesley Cano ’15Wes has previously held the positions of senior advisor, scholarship banquet chairman, Found-ers Day chairman, RLC co-chairman, and Big Brother coordinator. He says that these experi-ences have been an excellent way to grow and meet the excellent men that he’s come to know as brothers. Wesley is studying management in-formation systems.
RECRUITMENT CHAIRMANTaylor Holmes ’[email protected](318) 655-6785Taylor is a civil engineering major. His competi-tive nature has made him a wonderful basketball player and a seasoned violinist. He can’t wait to serve this fraternity, which he loves!
The Kansas State Chapter looks to continue promoting the values and standards of Delta Chi on campus and in the Manhattan community. With the addition of Theta class, our largest class to date, our chapter consists of 75 men. This past semester, we made great strides toward
improving our internal structure, achieving sustainable growth, and enhancing new member education.
We will focus on two main events this semester. First, we will host our annual fish fry philanthropy with Theta Xi. This event was a huge success last year and raised over $1,000 for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. We are also proud to be hosting Region IV for the Regional Leadership Conference in April. The Kansas State Chapter has been hard at work coordinating the details of this event. We look forward to sharing the beauty of Manhattan with all those in attendance.
We look forward to making 2015 a meaningful year for Delta Chi. Our men are of exceptional character and are dedicated to making our chapter its absolute best. I hope the sincere efforts of the undergraduates make you proud to be an alumnus of the Kansas State Chapter of Delta Chi.
Fraternally, Davis Millard ’17“A”[email protected]
Meet the Undergraduate Chapter Officers
K-State Chapter Welcomes Its Largest New Member Class and Prepares for Upcoming Regional Leadership Conference
Brothers bond after an intramural victory.
Delta Chis show their Kansas State pride!
Matt Killingsworth ’02 and his wife, Erin, are expecting the birth of their first child in Feb-ruary. They reside in Knoxville, Tenn. E-mail: [email protected]
Steven A. Brandjord ’06 and his wife, Emily, welcomed Magnus “Mack” David on September 20, 2014. They reside in Roeland Park, Kan. E-mail:[email protected]
Russell W. Giesen ’06 and his wife welcomed daughter Harper James on February 26, 2014. The Giesens live in Roeland Park, Kan. E-mail: [email protected]
Aaron M. Starr ’06 married Jennifer Hague on October 4, 2014. They reside in Olathe, Kan.
Christopher L. Hanewinckel ’07 and his wife, Jessica, recently moved from California to Franklin, Tenn. Chris works for Fed Ex office and takes pictures for USA Today Sports Images. Since graduation, he has shot the London Olym-pics, the World Series, the Rose Bowl, NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and NCAA games all over the U.S. Email: [email protected]
Spencer W. Kaufman ’12 married Heather Cham-plin on September 26, 2014. They reside in Katy, Texas. Email: [email protected]
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son and two more on the way. Thomas is the president of the board of directors for Corazon, a nonprofit that works with the poor in Mexico. He and Nancy lead groups to Mexico to build about 50 homes a year. He resides in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. E-mail: [email protected] Stephen G. Wanick, DVM ’71 is still practicing small animal veterinary medicine after 43 years. He anticipates retirement soon and resides in Peoria, Ariz. E-mail: [email protected]
James O. Bagley ’72 has two K-State chil-dren. His daughter, Grace, graduated in May 2014 with a degree in Anthropology. His son, Greg, is a sophomore majoring in music educa-tion and plays the snare in the KSU marching band. James resides in Topeka, Kan. E-mail: [email protected]
Donald L. Jacka Jr. ’72 retired as a U.S. Army major general in 2008. He is now the CEO of Kansas Homestead Rehabilitation Corpora-tion. He says he is “livin” large and enjoying his wife, Jan, and his granddaughter. E-mail: [email protected]
John Hamilton II ’73 still runs his civil engineer-ing and land surveying company in his hometown of Hampton, N.J. In his off time, John enjoys kayaking on the Deleware River in the summer, hiking the Appalachian Trail in the fall, skiing in Vail in the winter, and scuba diving in the Carib-bean Sea in the spring with his wife, Jeannine, and stepson, Ron. E-mail: [email protected]
Stephen M. Frazier ’80 and his wife, Billie, have two children, John and Daniel, who are both in college. He resides in Liberal, Kan. E-mail: [email protected]
Mark D. Alley ’95 has three daughters, twin 15-year-olds and a 10-year-old, with his wife, Dawn. He recently changed jobs and is now work-ing at BarrThorp Electric Co. in Merriam, Kan., as sales manager. E-mail: [email protected]
Aaron N. Marshall ’99 and his wife, Karry, welcomed a daughter, Mallory, on April 29, 2014. They reside in Belton, Texas. E-mail: [email protected]
Brian P. Lindstrom ’97 is a principal at Burns & McDonnell Engineering Firm. He lives in Chi-cago, Ill. E-mail: [email protected]
Andrew A. Garcia ’99 and his wife welcomed a son, Graeme Eoghan, on March 22, 2014. They reside in Richardson, Texas. E-mail: [email protected]
Bryan C. Wagner ’99 married Melissa Pinick on May 10, 2014. They reside in Merriam, Kan. E-mail: [email protected]
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PRESIDENT Clint Bradbury ’04
VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Wagner ’99
SECRETARY John Kattenberg ’03
CHAPTER “BB”Aaron Otto ’98
FACULTY ADVISORY Dave Hoffman
STAFF ADVISOR Russ Murdock
PARENT ADVISOR Denise Goevert
YOUNG ALUMNI ADVISOR Tyler Goevert ’14
RISK MANAGEMENT ADVISOR Heath Lilek ’14
FINANCIAL ADVISOR Brandon Jacobs ’14A
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