THE MAGAZINE OF KAPPA DELTA RHOSPRING/SUMMER 2008

QUILL&SCROLL

Honoring KDR’s“crown jewel”

From the President

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From the President .............................................2

From the Executive Director..............................3

From the Vice President ofAlumni Affairs ...................................................4

From the Vice President ofEducation...........................................................5

KDR: Who We Are...............................................6

Donate My Weight...............................................7

COVER STORY: KDR’s Crown Jewel .................8

2008 National Convention................................10

KDR Foundation News andAnnual Giving Report....................................11

Changes for KDR Kids ......................................19

Chapter News ....................................................20

Chapter Eternal.................................................27

National Directory.............................................27

Executive Editor: Joseph Rosenberg, Xi Alpha ’96Contributing Editor: Paul A. Downes, Gamma ’68

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

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FRATERNITYJoseph Rosenberg, Xi Alpha ’96

Executive Directorexecutivedirector@kdr.com • Extension 12

Suzanne M. McFarlandOffice Manager

sue@kdr.com • Extension 10

FOUNDATIONWilliam J. Paris, Eta ’87Director of Development

foundation@kdr.com • Extension 15

NATIONAL OFFICE331 SOUTH MAIN STREETGREENSBURG, PA 15601

(800) 536-5371 • www.kdr.com

KAPPA DELTA RHO IS FOR LIFE!

I TOOK THE TITLE for this article from theFraternity’s purpose statement. Lately, I’ve beenthinking a great deal about our Ritual and ouroath of membership. From its founding, mem-bership in Kappa Delta Rho has always beenmeant to be more than just another activity you were involved with incollege. Therefore, in order to fulfill the oath we each swore on thenight we were initiated, we as alumni Brothers must be activelyinvolved stewards of our beloved Fraternity.

This stewardship can take many forms. Those of us fortunateenough to live in close proximity to one of our chapters, even if it isn’tour own chapter, have a unique opportunity to impact the lives of ourundergraduate Brothers positively. Many of our chapters are in need ofindividuals to serve as alumni advisors, or as members of alumni advi-sory boards. A lot of chapters are looking for alumni who are willing totalk with them about things such as the job search process or serve as amentor to one of the members. All it takes is a quick phone call ore-mail to the chapter consul asking how you can help.

The National Fraternity is also in constant need of alumni volun-teers. In addition to serving on the National Board of Directors, or onone of its committees, new and expanded alumni involvement oppor-tunities are just over the horizon. At our mid-year Board meeting,Craig Gordon, Pi Alpha ’87, Expansion Committee chair, unveiled afive-year expansion plan for the Fraternity. A key component of thesuccess of this plan relies on our ability to mobilize alumni support fornew chapters. As a fraternity and sorority affairs professional, I knowfirst hand the emphasis colleges and universities are placing on alumniinvolvement, especially during the colonization process. As we move tostrategically grow the Fraternity, we will need alumni to step up andsupport these efforts, especially in those locations where newly estab-lished chapters have no alumni of their own. Through the leadershipof our new executive director, Joseph Rosenberg, Xi Alpha ’96, weplanning to change our regional alumni volunteer structure. UnderBrother Rosenberg’s plan new volunteer opportunities are being creat-ed to help coordinate and manage the efforts of our regional senators.

I realize that not everyone can dedicate the time required to be anadvisor or regional volunteer, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t otherways to support the Fraternity. The Fraternity is always in need of peo-ple to present, or help facilitate, sessions at the William’s LeadershipAcademy and the Regional Conclaves, to write articles for the Quill &Scroll, to help organize regional alumni events, to recommend poten-tial new members to chapters, or to help lobby for the passage of theCollegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (for more informationabout CHIA, visit http://www.fraternalcaucus.org/).

We also need our Brothers to support the Kappa Delta RhoFoundation financially. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable andeducational corporation that supports the Fraternity and its under-graduate members through grants to help fund educational programs,such as the Williams Leadership Academy and the Wilderness Institute,and scholarships that help our Brothers pursue their undergraduateand graduate education. If you are already a donor to the Foundation,I thank you for your loyal support. If you are not, I ask you to reflecton the value of your Kappa Delta Rho experience and make a contri-bution that fits within your personal financial situation.

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Dear Brothers,

I am very humbled to be writing to you as the 18thGrand Senior Tribune (Executive Director) of our honor-able organization. My path in Kappa Delta Rho begansome 19 years ago when my resident assistant, Josh Coyle,asked me to join him and some friends in a game of wiffleball. Little did I know at the time what a transformationalexperience and a tremendous impact Kappa Delta RhoFraternity would have on the rest of my life.

After that initial game and in the weeks that followed,I continued to play wiffle ball and to meet Josh’s friends,including Rob Nee (Bird), Eric Duboski (Roc), andAndrew Anculvich (Turk), who lived on my floor. One dayJosh and some of my new friends showed up on mydoorstep with a bid for me to join the Xi Alpha Chapterof Kappa Delta Rho at Temple University.

I accepted the invitation to join and this began a paththat led to numerous, positive student leadership experi-ences, lifelong friendships, a full scholarship for my mas-ter’s degree, a career path, and to meeting my lovely wife.I will bet that I am not alone and that many of you havehad similar experiences because of Kappa Delta Rho.

So to Josh, also known as “Tweety” within the Xi AlphaChapter, thank you very much for introducing me to thepath of honor which is Kappa Delta Rho. I share my expe-rience with you to highlight what kind of impact ourorganization can and does have on our undergraduateBrothers and how so many alumni carry their experiencewith them on a daily basis throughout their entire life.

It is this transformational experience that I want toensure for our present and future undergraduatesBrothers. This will guide me as I serve our Brotherhood.I have four goals that I would like to share with you —each of which I believe to be very attainable with yourassistance and they are:

– Being the very best fraternal organization within theNIC, Caucus III.

– To increase the size of our organization to 50chapters over the next 15 years.

– To provide services to ourundergraduate and alumniBrothers to enhance theirKappa Delta Rhofraternal experience further.

– To strengthen and put anincreased emphasis on personal relationship devel-opment within the organization, from the top downand bottom up.

I cannot achieve these goals alone, operating in a vac-uum. Rather, I will need your help and assistance to moveKappa Delta Rho forward. There are many ways you canbe involved. As always, you can help financially by commit-ting a pledge to the Centennial Recognition Programand/or the Annual Fund, but that is just one of the manyways you can assist in moving us forward. We are always inneed of alumni to share their experiences and profession-al expertise with our undergraduate Brothers throughservice as a chapter advisor, attending chapter meetings,volunteering on a national level, attending conclaves, con-vention, and KDR events, or something as simple asextending your hand in our grip to say hello to an under-graduate Brother and to sit, talk, and listen to him.

Following the birth of our order, Delta Tau DeltaFraternity sent a delegate to Middlebury in 1906 to discussabsorbing the fledgling fraternity into their organization.In the words of Brother Kimball, “(We) decided that wepreferred to ‘paddle our own canoe’ and took no furtheraction in the mater.”

We have reached a watershed moment within ourorganization and I am personally asking you to join me inBrother Kimball’s canoe and paddle together further upthe river. I look forward to meeting, speaking, and hear-ing from all of you. Feel free to contact me at any time atexecutivedirector@kdr.com.

Fraternally,Joseph Rosenberg, Xi Alpha ’96Executive Directorexecutivedirector@kdr.com

From the Executive Director

The real genesis of this article stems from the exam-ple set by Brother Robert D. Corrie, Beta ’53. At the 2007National Convention and Williams Leadership Academy,Brother Corrie was recognized for 50 continuous years ofservice to Kappa Delta Rho! Fifty years! His resumé ofinvolvement spans the spectrum of high-level positions onthe Fraternity’s Board of Directors and the Foundation’sBoard of Trustees, but what I find most remarkable is thathe was also named Chapter Advisor of the Year last sum-mer for his work with the Phi Beta Chapter at the Collegeof William and Mary. Brother Corrie‘s membershipbridges the entire history of our Fraternity in that heknew our founding fathers and has helped to initiatesome of our newest Brothers. When one seeks to find a

KDR Gentleman, or the exemplification of Honor SuperOmnia, he need look no further than Robert D. Corrie.I am proud to call him my friend, my mentor, and myBrother and I would like to be among the first to congrat-ulate him on his selection as a recipient of the 2008North-American Interfraternity Conference Award ofDistinction! We would all do well to imitate BrotherCorrie’s example as we strive to make KAPPA DELTARHO FOR LIFE in our own lives.

Fraternally,Shawn Hoke, Phi Alpha ’95National Presidentpresident@kdr.com

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YOU HAVE HEARD ME or others in this section talkabout “Membership for Life.” How many times I haveheard from Brothers who say, “I was in KDR” or “I used tobe a Brother when I was at (place college/univ here).”Our bonds have been made for life. Our word, our repu-tation, and our honor are not given freely. I encourageyou to take the opportunity to reacquaint yourself withold friends and build new relationships with Brothersunknown to you.

Many of you may fear coming to an event and notknowing anyone, or not fitting in…at the very least, youwill make new friends quickly by starting out with…Hi myname is … and I graduated from “x” chapter in (gradua-tion year). In no time, you will find common groundfrom your own KDR experiences.

A number of events will be taking place in andaround the United States and elsewhere as Brothers,alumni, and friends and family come together. Take amoment and schedule the time to make new connections.

July 10, 2008 • 6:00 p.m.Pittsburgh Regional Alumni DinnerPittsburgh Chop House, Robinson

Come out and meet other KDR alumni in the Pittsburgharea. Some topics will be recolonization of closed chap-ters, Pittsburgh regional events, and an update onNational Fraternity initiatives. Attendees can order off themenu. Call Jerry Stebbins at (724) 554-7475 to reserveyour spot.

August 6, 2008 • 10:00 a.m.Golf at Eagles Landing Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio

Two-man scramble with prizes and a gift. You don’t needa partner. We can put teams together if needed. Please goto www.eagleslandinggolfclub.netCost: $50 includes 18 holes of golf, cart, and lunch!Reservations must be made by July 21, 2008.

August 8, 2008 • 6:00 p.m.Toledo Mudhens vs the Norfolk Tides

Kappa Delta Rho celebrates its 103rd year of existencewith the Mudhens including dinner and fireworks afterthe game. The Brothers and alumni of Kappa Delta Rhowill be enjoying the game from the “Roost.” It will be8/08/08…let’s celebrate “8.” Go to www.mudhens.comfor information on the team. Cost $35 per ticket.Deadline for tickets is July 25, 2008.

November 13-23, 2008Kappa Delta Rho MediterraneanCruise

Cruise with Brothers, friends, andfamily to seven unbelievable portsin Italy, Tunis, Morocco, Spain, and Portugal. Every roomis a suite in this amazing, first-class cruise. Go towww.alumnivacations.com or call Craig Martin at (610)341-1979 or (800)506-7447.

For any alumni event you wish to have advertised onthe KDR website or in the Quill and Scroll, please submitthe request no later than eight weeks before the event toalumni@kdr.com.

Feel free to send us pictures to post on an updatedwebsite beginning in August 2008.

I wish to recommend the following young man forconsideration 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 • (800) 536-5371 • E-mail: sue@kdr.com

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

CATCH THE KDR FEVERby Gerald Stebbins, Vice President of Alumni Affairs

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THE PATH OF KDRby Jeffrey S. Howard, Vice President of Education

THE PATH IS KAPPA DELTA RHO’S unique membershipdevelopment program designed to integrate our newmembers into KDR’s culture and tradition and to assist intheir college success and in their current and future per-sonal and professional growth. The program builds onwhat we have learned over the past 100 years to bolsterour strengths and to buttress the ever-changing collegestudent population through The Pathfinder, The KDRGentleman, our governing documents and ritual…con-necting the old with the new and our alumni with ourundergraduates.

The Path is broken into four stages (Orientation,Kappa, Delta, and Rho) with each stage consisting ofabout a dozen phases. All new members are required tofinish the Orientation Stage and to complete the first halfof the Kappa Stage. At that time, Brothers will have com-pleted all required phases of The Path. Should theydesire, Brothers may continue through the remainder ofthe Kappa Stage and to the Delta and Rho Stages as well.The program becomes increasingly self-directed, person-alized, and more individually centered as each memberprogresses. It will challenge them and serve as a perfectcomplement to their KDR membership.

The program is formatted so that each stage andphase is completed through interactive PowerPoint pre-sentations, making The Path nearly paperless, environ-mentally friendly, and technologically enhanced. It willeventually be available in a “Brother’s Only” section onthe National Fraternity website. From the OrientationStage of The Path: “The goal of the Orientation Stage isto educate new members on the history, mission, and val-ues of the Fraternity and to assist in their own personalgrowth and development, as well as in a greater under-standing of the breadth and depth of their commitmentto KDR as their fraternal obligations and vows of mem-bership are for a lifetime.”

The Orientation Stage is designed to last approxi-mately five weeks, culminating with initiation, which isfollowed by the required phases of the Kappa Stage thatbridges the pledge to initiation to Brother period. ThePath is conducive to ongoing and open recruitment. Newdelegations of pledges may begin at any time in thesemester, even while another group has already moved onto an advanced phase.

The intangibles of The Path are probably the mostimportant aspects of the program. Brothers will be ableto see, understand, and live life through a strong commit-ment to our ritual and core values. The Path embracesour heritage and tradition and holds tight to what it isthat makes us uniquely KDR with a focus on those aspectsthat distinguish us. We are not developing The Path to“keep up” with or modeled on the “Jones fraternity” butrather to make our own Fraternity the best that it can be.

The Path will inspire; it willtrain, it will educate, and it will be ameans for mentoring. Tomorrow’sdirectors on the National Board,our Foundation’s trustees, and ournational officers including our grand consul, are amongus even today as undergraduate Brothers. It is ourresponsibility and obligation to prepare them to take thereins of a strong and growing organization when thattime comes. This is the ultimate purpose and intent ofThe Path. The program is designed to build upon ourprinciples, values, and standards with practical knowledgethat Brothers can use to enhance confidence, developleadership, create connections, grow socially, and build askill set for the future. The goal has been set high but it isattainable.

Four chapters are piloting the program now forrelease to all chapters in fall 2008. The program is still inits infancy and suggestions, comments, questions, andadvice are requested and solicited. As the program con-tinues, it will be refined continually through this feed-back.

A “Job Well Done” goes out to the dozens of Brotherswho have worked to hone the idea of The Path to fruitionby service as grand junior tribune for education or serviceon the National Education Committee with a specialthanks to editors Edward Dadez, Iota Honorary and MattTessier, Omega Alpha ’03 for their continual assistance.

Brother Howard was a founding father of the Tau Beta Chapter.He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006, andwas elected as grand junior tribune for education in 2007. Hehas worked in higher education/student affairs for the pastdecade recently returning to his alma mater, East Tennessee StateUniversity, as assistant director of adult, commuter and transferservices. He is currently working to complete his D.Ed. inEducational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

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KDR: WHO WE AREby Barrett Amos, Beta ’08

IT’S A QUESTION that is inevitably asked by anyonerushing Kappa Delta Rho. It’s also a question to whicheach of us has our own individual answer. What, exactly, isKappa Delta Rho?

Over the past few years we, as a National Fraternity,have been trying to come up with a comprehensive defi-nition of what it means to be a Brother. The result is areemphasis on our Credo, written by Brother George E.Shaw, Alpha ’10, and the development of the Precepts ofKappa Delta Rho. If you aren’t familiar with these docu-ments, I’d highly encourage you to read them as they arequickly becoming the basis for the future direction of ourFraternity. Both are available on the KDR website.

Combined, these documents provide an overview ofwhat is expected of Brotherhood and membership in ourFraternity. They outline Honor and Brotherhood, empha-size the values contained in our ritual, and reiterate theidea that Brotherhood is for life. According to the NationalFraternity, they are the definition of our Brotherhood.

These ideas are all well and good, but how do weapply these values in the day-to-day life of a chapter?At Beta Chapter, we decided that this could best beanswered by sitting down as a chapter and developing acomprehensive mission statement. This statement wouldincorporate the essence of the Credo and the Preceptsand build upon them to create the key vision that we, as achapter, wanted to promote at Cornell University.

To begin the process, we went around in a circle andasked each Brother to share exactly what Kappa Delta Rhowas to him. Not surprisingly, we heard a lot of differentanswers. We then proceeded to read and discuss theCredo and Precepts in the context of our own chapter.What emerged was a vision of who we are as a Fraternity.With those ideas in mind, we reviewed and modified astatement of mission written in 2002 and adopted it as theguidelines to which we, as a chapter, will focus our efforts.

This is what we developed.

The Kappa Delta Rho Pathfinder states that the KappaDelta Rho fraternity is a lifetime Brotherhood, dedicated tothe continuing character development of its membersthrough fellowship, leadership, scholarship, service,and tradition.

We of the Beta Chapter of Kappa Delta Rho are com-mitted to developing our Brothers beyond the education thatCornell University offers and to molding them into Men ofHonor. For, as indicated by our Latin motto Honor SuperOmnia, we hold Honor Above All Things.

As young men enrolled at Cornell University, we com-mit ourselves to scholarship, using each day to educate our-selves in our chosen field. However, though the rigors of col-lege education develop us academically, our potential forgrowth goes beyond those lessons taught in the classroom.This is where the Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity plays an

important role in the growth and development of young menat Cornell.

Being a Brother of Kappa Delta Rho signifies muchmore than simply being a member of a national social frater-nity. Though one of the goals of the fraternity is the socialdevelopment of her Brothers, there is a much larger perspec-tive to Kappa Delta Rho, especially at the Beta Chapter.

We are men who feel a bond beyond that of friendship.We have come down the long path of life to a point that iscritical to our future. College life is often hectic and stressful.By himself, a person may feel lost or unable to find himselfsocially, academically, or mentally. By joining as Brothers,we become a family, working together to develop our relation-ships with each other, with our university, and with theworld. Guided by fraternal spirit, we aid each other in ourgrowth as men.

In addition to personal growth, we are here to help thecommunity around us. Therefore, we also commit ourselvesto community service and the betterment of those around us.We recognize the need to take responsibility for our actions,and as Men of Honor we follow this path. We stick to ourword, we stick to our friends, and we stick to our Brothers.

In sum, Kappa Delta Rho is a Fraternity dedicated todeveloping young men into leaders, friends, and men ofHonor. We strive to be men who are held accountable for ouractions, men who learn and adhere to responsibility, menwho are considered gentlemen, and men who give back tosociety through our actions.

We hope that all who join us in the Fraternity of KappaDelta Rho, Beta Chapter, will hold to our ideals and,through experience with our Fraternity, become a differentman: a better man, a man with vision and purpose, andabove all things, a Man of Honor.

These words may have been written by members ofthe Beta Chapter, but the statement is applicable to allmembers of Kappa Delta Rho, regardless of what schoolwe attend. It is the Credo and Precepts turned into specif-ic, actionable expectations. It is who we are as a chapter,and as a Fraternity.

I would highly encourage every chapter to sit downand have a similar conversation with its own members. Themore conversations we have, the better and more compre-hensive the definition that will emerge. And the more weknow ourselves, the more we will succeed in all aspects offraternal life. So, what is Kappa Delta Rho to you?

Brother Amos is a senior at CornellUniversity majoring in communicationwith minors in information science andapplied economics and management(AEM). He has been actively involvedin the Beta Chapter since his freshmanyear, serving in the positions of proprae-tor, senior tribune, and consul. He maybe reached at bea4@cornell.edu.

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by Ben Miller, Alpha Alpha ’01

It’s all about turning lemons into lemonade,finding opportunity inside one of the biggeststruggles of my life.

THAT PHRASE ABOVE, about lemons and opportunity, ismuch more than a catchy slogan. It’s the cornerstone of mynew Donate My Weight program. For those of you whodon’t know me personally, I’m a fellow KDR Brother fromthe Alpha Alpha Chapter at Lock Haven University andwell, I’m kind of a big guy.

I started out 2008 at 460 pounds. If that doesn’t shockyou, consider the fact that less than 15 years ago, I was only165 pounds. The year was 1993, and I had just completedeight weeks of boot camp in the U.S. Navy. I headed downto Pensacola, Florida, to begin my training as a cryptologytechnician in the world of Naval Intelligence.

Things went smoothly and I aced all my physical andwritten tests. I graduated with honors in January 1994, andthen I immediately shipped out to my first duty station inRota, Spain Once in Spain, I spent about a month gettingacclimated to things before I moved on to my actual jobwith Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two, or VQ-2 forshort. It was a huge opportunity for me, I loved what I didand I was very good at it. I continually earned the praise ofmy superiors and our unit earned awards for BattleEfficiency, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and theNATO medal. Things were going great…then it happened.

One day while I was in our office, I suddenly got veryconfused and I had a hard time breathing. The wholeroom seemed to spin around me and I got very cold. Theintensity lasted about a half hour and then things settleddown inside me. I was still very confused and more tiredthan I had ever been. The Navy doctors did a bunch oftests on me to find out what happened and then sent me toa psychologist. Meanwhile, I continued to have the samekind of episodes and after a week I became unable to domy job. I was so embarrassed about what I was experienc-ing, I told very few people about what was going on. Thedoctors never gave me a full diagnosis, but they offered mean honorable discharge to allow me to come home and seeif that helped with things.

As I struggled to come to terms with my situation, Iturned to alcohol and food to help me get by. The attackshad subsided when I left the military but the shame grewstronger and stronger. I spent many hours in the gym to off-set all the food and alcohol I was consuming, but I still feltterrible inside. I put on some weight and grew to about 230pounds, but because of all my working out, I was still in prettygood shape. I figured that it was time I tried to move on withmy life, so I enrolled at Lock Haven University in fall 2007.

The eating and drinking continued, but I was veryactive, which helped to offset all the calories. I pledged

KDR in my sophomoreyear and things seemedto be getting back ontrack. Then one night,while I was soundasleep, the attacks cameback with a vengeance.The first episode wokeme up out of a soundsleep and I ended upoutside in the snow,wearing nothing but apair of shorts, on theemergency phone withsome of my FraternityBrothers. They wereextremely supportiveand encouraged me togo to my family doctor,who finally diagnosedme with panic disorder.

I mistakenly assumed that because I had panic attacks, Imust be weak and less than a regular man. I began to drinkand eat more than ever, plus I stopped going out and basi-cally kept to myself in my room. The Brotherhood was stillvery supportive and tried to help me when they could, but Ikept everything locked up tight inside of me and I just was-n’t able to let anybody in. Even after I graduated college, Iwasn’t able to get over the pain I was feeling inside. Imoved into a house by myself and resigned myself to a lifeof solitude. Many of my Brothers from Lock Haven kept intouch with me and though it was great knowing they werethere for me, I still felt so miserable and alone.

My dad was a huge inspiration for me and with hishelp, I stopped drinking in October 2003. I still continuedto eat but I promised him I would get that under control aswell. He was my biggest supporter until the night of March1, 2004, when he died of a sudden heart attack. Without mydad, I was completely lost. Just when I was about to give upon ever living a normal life, I met Andrea who is now mywife. She came into my life when I was at my worst, physi-cally and mentally. She looked beyond the panic attacksand the weight, to find the man within. Andrea adored mefor who I was and it was her unconditionally love that gaveme the strength to stand up for myself and take a stand.

I finally realized that I wasn’t a lost cause, that I reallycould take back control of my life. I made a commitment tomyself and to Andrea that I would lose the weight andbegin living a healthy lifestyle. I decided that on January 1,2008, I was going to start a diet and workout plan. That’swhere Donate My Weight comes in.

The original plan was for me to begin a comprehensiveweight-loss program and as I dropped weight, I woulddonate one pound of food to a local food bank for everyone pound I lost. After I talked things over with Andrea,

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by Paul Downes, Gamma ’68, Contributing Editor

USUALLY, CROWN JEWELS have been relegated todark, cavernous European museums only to be studiedand admired by historians and tourists. But, Kappa DeltaRho’s “crown jewel” is a living, breathing vestige of anarchetype that was created more than 103 years ago atMiddlebury College by 10 idealistic young men.

Yet, times have changed . . . fraternities have evolved .. . KDRs have come and gone . . . but one KDR, RobertCorrie, Beta ’53, remains, according to Richard Walsh,Phi Beta ’10, “. . . the shining example of the statement,‘KDR is for life.’”

Then, how did KDR honor a Brother who has servedmore than 51 continuous years as an alumni volunteer? Itwas not easy! A Brother who knew many of the originalfounding fathers; served the National Fraternity as adirector, vice president, treasurer, Ordo Honoris chair,and director emeritus; supported the Foundation as atrustee and treasurer; and advised the Phi Beta (Collegeof William and Mary) and Beta Gamma (ChristopherNewport College) chapters deserved much, much more.

In late February, National Fraternity President ShawnHoke and Executive Director Joseph Rosenberg devised abehind-the-scenes plan to nominate Brother Corrie forthe prestigious North American Interfraternity Council(NIC) Award of Distinction. At the March 15 mid-yearmeeting of Fraternity directors and Foundation trustees,Brother Corrie was formally notified that he had beennominated for the award. Surprised and blushing, hereplied, “why me?” Then, after a long pause, “fellas, it’sgoing to be a long shot!”

Among the testimonials prepared for the nominationprocess, none summarizes the sentiments of KDR betterthan the one submitted by Phi Beta Chapter ConsulGregg Socha, ’09: “He understands the importance offace-to-face encounter, the power of a handshake at theend of a conversation. That’s what sets him apart. Hebrings us to lunch, chats with us over lunch, or randomlyon campus. He is what we all hope to be, an involved andinvested part of the community. He supports the schooland the city as much as we do. When we succeed, he suc-ceeds, and when we hurt, he does, too. That’s the truesign of a successful advisor; he feels what we feel, andeven if the age difference is quite large, his ability to

Honoring KDR’s

“No matter what it is, Bob Corrie will always find time for us.”

Brother Bob Corrie and his wifeAnn take time for a photo with RobertLynd, Iota ’64; William J. Paris,Eta ’87; Daniel LaPlaca, Beta ’96;Joseph S. Rosenberg, Xi Alpha, ’96;and undergraduate brothers fromPhi Beta and Beta Gamma Chapters.

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understand us is uncanny. That’s why we call him‘Grandpa.’ No matter how big we get, he knows ournames. He knows our stories; he knows us because we’rehis, and it’s the best feeling in the world.”

Then on March 21, the NIC informed KDR thatBrother Corrie had been selected from a number of can-didates to receive the award at the NIC ConferenceBanquet in Washington, DC, on April 14. BrotherCorrie’s immediate reaction was, “I am truly humbledand speechless.” Can any undergraduate or alumnus everremember Brother Corrie being speechless?

On the evening of April 14, Brother Corrie was shin-ing brighter than the most polished red ruby that couldbe found in Washington, D.C.. The master of ceremoniescommented that everyone was there to celebrate andcherish the real treasures of fraternal organizations.Dressed in his formal attire and proudly displaying hisOrdo Honoris medallion with its various bars of service,with his with wife Ann by his side, Bob proudly receivedthe Award of Distinction. It was a momentous occasion tohave fraternal peers recognizes Bob’s countless effortsand years of devotion to Kappa Delta Rho and the frater-nal movement. Witnessing the presentation were Bob’sdaughter Jean Corrie Wortmanand her husband Jim;Bob’s Brother, BruceCorrie and his wifeJane; 20 undergradu-ates from the BetaGamma and PhiBeta chapters;Robert Lynd,Iota ’64; WilliamParis, Eta ’87;Daniel LaPlaca,Beta ’96;and JosephRosenberg,Xi Alpha ’96.

KDR’s “crown jewel” will be among us for many yearsto come, transforming the lives of hundreds of under-graduates and alumni. Former Beta Gamma Consul EricLugg II, ’06, explained it best, “for KDR Bob Corrieserves as an inspiration to those who have lost their moti-vation and he can provide a driving force for the mostambitious of members. He is a living testament to theidea that he hit home so well at our chartering banquet ---KDR is forever.”

“crown jewel”Robert Corrie receives NIC Award of Distinction

NIC Chairman Bob Marchesani presents Brother Corrie with theNIC Award of Distinction.

NIC photos by Ben Zweig

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Wednesday, August 6thPre-Conference Alumni GolfTournament at Eagles LandingGolf Club in Toledo, OhioTwo man scramble with prizesand a gift.*

Thursday, August 7thArrival by 3 p.m.Alumni Leadership AcademyAlumni reception at TonyPacos, the restaurant madefamous by Klinger fromM*A*S*H

Friday, August 8thAlumni Leadership AcademyAlumni event at the ToledoMudhens vs. the Norfolk Tides

baseball gameKappa Delta Rho celebrates its103rd year of existence with theMudhens including dinner andfireworks after the game.**

Saturday, August 9thNational Convention BusinessMeetingKDR Scholarship Luncheon97th National ConventionGroup Photograph27th Ordo Honoris Banquet

* additional fee of $50 which includes18 holes of golf, cart, and lunch.Reservations must be made byJuly 21, 2008.

**$35 per ticket. Deadline for tickets isJuly 25, 2008.

The 97th National Convention and 2008 Williams Leadership Academy

Batting for the FutureAugust 7-10, 2008

Park Inn, Toledo, Ohio

ALUMNI PACKAGE OPTIONS

Kappa Package is $350 per Brother. This package consists of theAlumni Leadership Academy seminars, Thursday and Fridayevening Alumni events, Saturday Breakfast, General Meeting,Scholarship Luncheon and the 27th Ordo Honoris Banquet atthe SeaGate Convention Centre, Toledo, Ohio.

Delta Package is $275 per Brother. This package consists of theAlumni Leadership Academy seminars, Friday evening Alumni event, Saturday Breakfast, GeneralMeeting, Scholarship Luncheon and the 27th Ordo Honoris Banquet at the SeaGate ConventionCentre, Toledo, Ohio.

Rho Package is $50 a person or $80 a couple. This package is for the 27th Ordo Honoris Banquet atthe SeaGate Convention Centre, Toledo, Ohio.

HOTEL ARRANGEMENTSTo make your room reservations, contact the Park Inn at 419-241-3000. The KDR NationalConvention Room Rate is $99 a night.

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

ALUMNI SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WE HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS TO ANNOUNCE! The way in which we areapproaching KDR for Kids has changed and with this change comes the opportu-nity to partner with your fellow Greek students on your campuses.

KDR Kids was adopted at the 2006 National Convention held at Indianapolis,Indiana. At that time, it had been decided that KDR for Kids would be an ideawhere KDRs could select a philanthropy of their own choosing and not be boundto one specific philanthropic organization identified by the NationalHeadquarters. The idea at that time was based on the idea that we are ourBrother’s keeper and we must ensure the best possible future for our children.

In recognizing that each of our chapters is on a different campus in a differ-ent area with different needs we want to continue to embrace the idea that eachKDR chapter can select a local philanthropy of their choosing. The program hasbeen changed a bit to help our chapters to focus on literacy, improving the health of children, and providing a safe andhealthy environment for our children to grow into successful leaders of our society. We are asking every KDR chapter eachyear to choose three philanthropic endeavors based on five national philanthropic endeavors adopted by our NationalFraternity.

The national organizations and initiatives we support include children’s literacy efforts (Champions are Readers andChoose Children, First Book), Make-A-Wish, Police Athletic Leagues, and Children’s Cancer Charities (Painted TurtleCamp, St. Jude’s, Children’s Miracle Network, Ronald McDonald House), and Special Olympics. This list of agencies andinitiatives was compiled based on the other Greek organizations on the campuses where we have chapters so that ourBrothers could more easily partner with our interfraternal sisters and Brothers in the Greek community in working to servethe above mentioned groups.

This philanthropy does not state you must benefit only one organization, but it will assist in focusing your attentionwhen looking for an agency to support. This concept provides you with options based on factors that include partneringwith other Greek organizations on your campus, existing philanthropic agencies that are in your area, and the passion ofyour chapter members. We hope that you will take this opportunity and make it something that the members of your chap-ter will embrace and incorporate into the traditions of our Brotherhood.

Exciting Changesfor KDR Kids

Wants you!

The National Fraternity of Kappa Delta Rho is lookingfor the next generation of leadership consultants.

• Travel the country• Meet KDR Brothers from different chapters• Develop leadership, communication and office skills• Network with alumni• Competitive compensation package• Much much more!

If you are interested in joining those Brothers who served KDR proudly,send your resume to executivedirector@kdr.com

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ALPHA SOCIETY(Middlebury College)

This spring has been an event-ful one for Alpha Society. Withour house in dire need of ren-

ovations, we opened up discussion among our-selves, the alumni, and the college to work out asolution, and are still trying to plan into thefuture. As it stands, we are staying in our belovedhouse, at least for now. We also recently initiateda small, but dedicated, class of four new mem-bers, keeping our numbers consistent.

BETA CHAPTER(Cornell University)

Life is going quite well at BetaChapter. The Brotherhood justgained 10 new Brothers as we initiat-ed Psi Class in early April. We are cur-

rently planning a parent’s day weekend, whichis an old standing tradition in our chapter thatfell by the wayside in recent years. We are veryexcited at this opportunity to show what life atKDR is all about to our families as many of themhave never visited our house before. We are alsovery pleased with our scholarship dinnerswhere a member of Cornell’s faculty comes toour house to eat dinner and then does a pres-entation after the dinner on a topic related tohis field or of his choosing. This is a programthat we started this semester. In order to helpincrease financial stability and ease for ourBrothers, we are creating a house meal plan sys-tem where money will be paid up front giving usthe benefit of early collections and ourBrothers the benefit of not having to worryabout food cost throughout the semester. Onthe service forefront a number of us just partic-ipated in Day a Demeter, a Greek-wide day ofservice which found us helping out a localnature center cleaning and preparing for thesummer months. We are enlisting a team inHabitat for Humanity’s upcoming dodge balltournament and are currently planning a com-edy festival to be held at our house next fall inwhich proceeds will benefit local children’scharities. Finally we are honored and excited tobe hosting the Northeast Regional Conclavenext October and have already started makingplans. We hope everyone will be able to attendand we plan on presenting gracious hospitality,good food, and a taste of what its like to live atBeta Chapter. The weather has finally warmedand Cornell and Ithaca look more beautifulthen ever, all and all we can not complain.

EPSILON CHAPTER(Franklin College)

The men of Epsilon Chapterinitiated six new Brothers onFebruary 2, 2008. Brothers

Jesse Fisher, Mat Taylor, Shay Jones, SethFleming, Spencer Fleming, and Matt Hamm alljoined the chapter as actives. Following that,eight Brothers attended the MidwesternConclave at the beginning of February wherethey learned about Fraternity values, responsi-bility, and respect, as well as risk management.Academically, our Brothers are striving to main-tain solid GPAs through an incentive and goal-setting program. We currently have the highestGPA in the Greek community.

We also held our third annual Miss Blueand Gold Pageant on March 13, 2008. Theevent is our biggest philanthropy event and

raised $500 for the Boys and Girls Club ofFranklin. Additionally, we also celebrated Dr.Seuss' birthday at the Boys and Girls Club. Theevent involved a variety of activities celebratingDr. Seuss and his characters. Other philan-thropic projects this semester included a CasinoNight organized by the fall pledge class, anEaster Egg Hunt for the children of faculty andstaff members, and a spring raffle.

As a chapter, we're looking forward toattending National Convention this summerand the start of a new school year this fall.

ZETA CHAPTER(Pennsylvania State University)

The Zeta Chapter has been a littledifferent this semester. Our chapterhouse is currently undergoing ren-ovations to the second and third

floors. Every room is getting redone and therewill be 10 bathrooms when everything is done.Without the house, many simple tasks havebecome difficult. We use an e-mail chain thatmakes it a lot easier to get a message out to allof the Brothers. Even without the house we stillhold our weekly chapter meetings, but now wejust use other Brothers’ houses or we all meet ata room on campus. Things have been a littlemore difficult but we still have been able to stayunited as a Brotherhood. This last semester weinitiated 13 new members, and one of them ison the fencing team. He just returned from theWorld Championship placing 20th. We are alllooking forward to the new house next semes-ter and we will most likely have an opening galato welcome all Brothers. But, if a Brother isunable to make it to this opening party, we alsohave our Homecoming during the fall semesterwhere we are also welcoming any Brother tocome hang out and see the new house.

ETA CHAPTER(University of Illinois)

Since our last update the EtaChapter has grown and been suc-cessful in nearly every way. Forstarters, last fall our philanthropy

soccer tournament, Kickin’ It with KΔP & AΔΠwas a win, yet again and raised around $5,200for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Inintramural sports our victories in soccer havebeen the most outstanding. Last fall, we out-

matched every opponent until the champi-onship game, in which two key injuries left ussettling for second place. In scholarship, weproved our dedication to put academics first byattaining an overall house GPA of 3.23, rankingsixth of all 47 IFC fraternities on campus.Pledge classes have also seen success. The fall’07 class activated 12 very motivated and intelli-gent men, and this semester’s class is the largestspring class ever at 13. These men bring ourhouse total to 69 members.

This spring KDR Gentlemen have beenaccomplishing great things around campus. Forexample, one Brother took first place in thebeachwear competition for AΦ ’s King of Heartsphilanthropy event. Even more impressive wasthat one of the many engineers in the housewas awarded third place at Engineering OpenHouse in the nontechnical judging category forhis project Wosaic. Also, for the first few days ofour Spring Break, 26 of us went 12.5 hours eachway on walkout to the Alpha Beta Chapter atthe University of Delaware. We all had a greattime there and even took a day trip toPhiladelphia.

Later this semester, the KDR house will behome to another blood drive with AΓΔ, as wellas ΔΓ’s philanthropy event Dinner in the Dark.Near the end of the semester, we will be attend-ing our campus’s Greek Oscars ceremonywhere we will be accepting many awards includ-ing third in Best Chapter, second in BestPresident, and first in Best New Member, toname just a few.

THETA CHAPTER(Purdue University)

First and foremost, recruitment forthe spring semester has remainedstrong for the Theta Chapter. It hasbeen very exciting to see the results

of our work and the growth of our membership.Next semester, we are expecting a mostly fullhouse with 34 Brothers (of 45 total) living in.The house academics have improved and attri-tion due to poor grades has been reduced.

We would like to extend a warm thank-youto all of those who attended the third annualparent and alumni dinner. It was a wonderfulevent for all of those who came. Stay tuned forupdates on next year’s dinner.

Our public relations within PurdueUniversity and Kappa Delta Rho continues tobe strong. Last year we won the First-placeaward at the National Convention, and ourgrowth in this area has not stopped. We havebeen very active in philanthropies across thecommunity completing an average of 11 hoursper Brother last semester. Many of our mem-bers are leaders on campus and hold positionsin other organizations. Relations with the Hillsand Dales neighborhood are excellent.Students across campus know and respect theKDR Brothers.

The house has not raced a Grand Prix carin a few years and is working hard to take partin the race next year. If you have any assistanceto offer, we would appreciate your help!Contact Ed Brown at eebrown@purdue.edu ifyou are willing.

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Eta Brothers visited the City of Brotherly Loveduring Spring Break.

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IOTA CHAPTER(Bucknell University)

The Iota Chapter is currently underreorganization. With all new mem-bers and officers, the chapter is tak-ing steps in the right direction in

order to become a strong entity at Bucknell.We will also be focusing on philanthropy andcommunity service now more than ever before.Our community service efforts include coach-ing youth sports teams, running pick-up gamesof dodgeball, as well as taking part in Relay forLife, Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash, and othercampus favorites. At the culmination of ourspring semester we look forward to initiatingour two pledges at the completion of their pro-gram. With the announcement that the chapterhouse will reopen in the fall coupled with all ofthe hard work the Brothers have put in thissemester, formal fall recruitment is lookingpromising. The chapter is back in good stand-ing with the university and is looking forward toregaining normal chapter status with theNational Fraternity.

LAMBDA CHAPTER(University of California, Berkeley)

The Lambda Chapter is booming interms of members, participation,and leadership. We have initiatedtwice as many Brothers as we gradu-

ated. Many of our new Brothers have alreadytaken the initiative and currently hold officerpositions. Academically, we have been holdingweekly study skills workshops with topics such as:brainstorming, understanding body language,and improving note-taking skills. Our last pledgeclass had a 3.5 GPA, paving the way to our bestsemester yet. Our IM soccer team practices andplays a game once a week and our philanthropicparticipation in the Bay Area has been nothingshort of inspiring between tutoring elementaryschool kids, cleaning up neighborhood streets,and running our annual nonprofit Ca$inoNight. The money and hours of service that wecontributed have drawn tons of positive atten-tion from the university and from the communi-ty. Finally, the recent participation of our juniortribune in the Wilderness Institute has motivatedone of our freshmen to pursue this opportunityduring this coming summer. We look forward tohearing of our Brother’s experiences and usingthem to continue our combined efforts with theNational Fraternity in opening up new KDRchapters on the West Coast.

NU CHAPTER(Indiana University)

With a successful semester ofpledgeship, Nu Chapter is preparedto tackle Fall Rush at IU full force.The chapter continues to strength-

en its good relationship with the Beta PhiChapter of Alpha Omega Pi throughserenades and informal activities. Throughcareful planning and fundraising, we have a siz-able surplus in our budget to host future eventsand provide benefits to the Brothers. The chap-ter has been active in philanthropic efforts withthe Greek community at IU and we are nearingthe date for our own event, Bowling for Troops,where we hope to raise $5,000 to support themen and women of the Indiana NationalGuard.

RHO CHAPTER(Lafayette College)

This semester the Rho Chapter hasbeen filled with various kinds ofgreat activities. Recently, we con-ducted a pancake fundraiser with Tri

Delta. All the money we raised went to ourhouse charity, The Children’s Home of Easton,a private, nonprofit agency providing both ther-apeutic home and community-based programsfor troubled youths. The individually designedprograms are planned to help the youth returnto the community as responsible citizens. Oneof our most anticipated events of the year,Dance Marathon, will be held the first weekendin May. Pi Beta Phi, one of the sororities oncampus, works with us to put the event togeth-er. Dance Marathon is a 24-hour event with adance competition, as well as many other fungames and events, which raises money for TheChildren’s Home of Easton. Also, next fall willbe KDR’s 80th anniversary at Lafayette, and wewill be preparing a huge bash at Homecoming.Many alumni will be returning for the occasion,and all of the Brothers in the house are veryanxious for this great event. The anniversary willbe a huge accomplishment for our house, andour longevity shows how much we care aboutfraternity life, as well as involvement in campuslife in and out of the classroom.

TAU CHAPTER(Carnegie Mellon University)No report submitted.

PSI CHAPTER(Lycoming College)No report submitted.

ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER(Lock Haven University)

While our chapter prides itself in theindividuality of its members, we havecontinued to flourish in our attemptsto attract new members. Within the

chapter we now have well over 20 activeBrothers with each and every one of thembringing something new and exciting to thetable. This past school year we have initiatedseven new Brothers while only graduating one.It is with our continuous efforts as an organiza-tion that we are able to accomplish our recruit-ment goals, and we look forward to continuedsuccess throughout the upcoming semesters.

We have also marked other highlights thisyear through our philanthropic and communi-ty service events. This past October we invitedthe neighborhood to our house to throw ourfirst ever Haunted House. We were successful inour efforts to attract the community, and wewere even able to obtain coverage from ourlocal newspaper to write an article about us andthe efforts we strive to accomplish. The moneyraised from our Haunted House was donated tothe United Way Foundation. Also this past yearwe have participated in numerous other com-munity involved projects, such as helping outour local fire department at the Rigata, a localtown carnival, as well as volunteering our timeto help cheer on the runners at the Mega-Transect Race (a 26-mile run).

Most recently we have begun taking onnew community involved ordeals, including ahighway cleanup outside the town and also par-ticipating with the Sigma Kappa Sorority in afashion show at a local nursing home. We a cur-rently have three members of our chapterinvolved in the Student Government, two beingExecutive Board members. Coming shortly wewill be helping out the SCC to run a concert oncampus. Gym Class Heroes will be the band per-forming and the Brothers will be there, makingsure of the safety and cleanliness of the sur-roundings. Also, we will be volunteering ourtime helping out at another race called theHyner View Challenge, similar to the way we didat last semesters race.

Our fundraising goals are being met,thanks to a great group of active Brothers whohave been willing to give up their weekends forthe greater good of the Fraternity. We havebeen helping out at a farm outside of LockHaven in order to meet these goals, and we havebeen successful in doing so throughout thesemester -- something that we wish to continuein the future. All in all, the Alpha Alpha Chapterhas been flourishing, and we are working hardto commit ourselves to continued success, lead-ership, and the values that we all hold dearly.

ETA ALPHA CHAPTER(Robert Morris University)No report submitted.

IOTA ALPHA CHAPTER(University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown)No report submitted.

NU ALPHA CHAPTER(Columbia University)

This semester, the Nu AlphaChapter has made some tremendousstrides. We have held two basketballclinics for children from Harlem

and raised more than $200 for CASA (CourtAppointed Special Advocates). Also, we havehad four social events with the Greek andColumbia Community. We have recruited 12new members, have been educating ourpledges well, using the new KDR educationalprogram, The Path, and have performed rituallast week. An alumni BBQ is planned for May 2and we are almost done completing our chap-ter newsletter. Our delegates look forward tomeeting everyone at the National Convention.

PI ALPHA CHAPTER(University of Toledo)

The Pi Alpha Chapter has been inan upward swing. Along with newsports records and new members aretwo exciting new philanthropic

events started this spring. The first is a creationof Philanthropy Chair Jordan Mayle. The phi-lanthropy is designed to raise money and aware-ness for the War-Torn Children of Uganda. Thisis accomplished by showing a very touchingmovie Invisible Children. The second philan-thropy is a University of Toledo-wide efforttitled Dance Marathon. The Pi Alpha Chapterhad a strong showing with more than 50 per-cent of all members in attendance. DanceMarathon is a 16-hour-long fundraiser that rais-es thousands of dollars for The Toledo

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Children’s Hospital. Moving on, the chapter isvery proud of its nine newest active members ofthe Gamma Beta Pledge Class. Pi Alpha alsolooks forward to activating the seven pledges inthe Delta Beta Pledge Class. The pledges areunder the watchful eye of Taylor Oswald andare really starting to turn into Gentlemen of theKappa Delta Rho Fraternity. Also improved thissemester is Pi Alpha’s sports performance. PiAlpha went undefeated in regular season bas-ketball, making it deep into intramural playoffsof both basketball, indoor soccer, and softball.With academics becoming a major focus andarea of improvement, campus involvementbeing up, and quality personal relations withUT staff, Pi Alpha won Most Improved Chapterat the university and Robert Bosler also wonHouse Manger of the Year. Also, Pi Alpha isextremely proud of junior Greg Seifert for win-ning the Student Government presidency. Thislevel of service and involvement sets a greatexample for all KDRs.

TAU ALPHA CHAPTER(Radford University)

The Tau Alpha Chapter is goingstrong. Recruitment was a successthis year. We experienced 30 per-cent growth and are only graduating

two seniors this year. We participated in severalcommunity service events throughout the year.The highlight of our efforts was participating inthe Iron Horse train pull, which was held inRoanoke, Virginia. The event was a statewide-competition for Special Olympics, where thechapter came in Third Place raising close to$1,000.

Fundraising is another area in which thechapter is excelling this year. We were present-ed with many opportunities to raise funds byworking security at Virginia Tech footballgames and NASCAR races. We have big plansfor next year, including more fundraising andfull implementation of dynamic recruitment.We are in the process of reactivating ourAlumni Association and if you are interested inbecoming involved contact Ken Miller, chapterconsul, at kmiller@radford.edu.

UPSILON ALPHA CHAPTER(Saint Louis University)No report submitted.

PSI ALPHA CHAPTER(Pennsylvania State University,Beherend)

The Psi Alpha Chapter willlive on. We have restruc-tured our chapter and are

readying ourselves to become a positive forceon our campus and at a national level. We areall excited to be a part of the Brotherhood andwork towards a greater cause. We have beenworking to establish relationships with theother sororities and fraternities on our smallcampus. We have worked with the NationalOffice through our reconstruction and theyhave been key to our success. We are lookingforward to our first National Convention andmeeting our other Brothers.

ALPHA BETA CHAPTER(University of Delaware)No report submitted.

EPSILON BETA CHAPTER(Old Dominion University)

The Epsilon Beta Chapter looks for-ward to another fantastic semesterwhile continuing its dedication tofellowship, leadership, scholarship,

service, and tradition.The chapter initiated 16 new Brothers in

fall 2007 and four new Brothers in the spring2008, all of whom have shown the potential tobecome great leaders while being Kappa DeltaRho Gentlemen. While chapter expansion andgrowth remains a priority, the chapter strives tobe successful in many other areas, includingcommunity service. The chapter believes givingback to the community is essential as theBrothers actively participate in Norfolk's Adopt-a-Street program, cleaning up West 42nd Streeton the ODU campus. Also, frequent visits to theChildren’s Hospital of the King’s Daughterscontinues to be a worthwhile experience foreveryone involved. The Brothers hope that thefollowing school year will bring about evenmore opportunities to make our communityeven stronger. The following semesters will alsobring about the return of the one and onlyKappa Delta Rho Car Bash. Often imitated, butnever duplicated, this philanthropic event willhelp raise money for Relay for Life.

The chapter recently had a great time par-ticipating in the annual ODU Greek Week,themed for Gladiators. Teamed up with AlphaXi Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, andLambda Upsilon Lambda, they formed TeamTheta along with receiving their color,Chocolate. Throughout the course of GreekWeek, Team Theta had a great time bondingand getting to know one another while in thecompetitive Greek spirit challenging otherGreeks. Winning first place in the BannerContest and never placing below third in anyother event, Team Theta was awarded SecondPlace overall. With expansion and growthremaining a priority, KDR strives to be success-ful not only in numbers, but within activities inthe community and on campus. They haverecently donated money and participated with-in Delta Zeta’s Turtle Tug and Tau KappaEpsilon’s Dodgeball Tournament. Aside fromthe usual activities done by KDR, they havestepped up teaming up with the March ofDimes Inc. holding a Brother auction where allproceeds go towards the foundation fightingpremature birth. Winning the 2008 MostImproved Chapter Award a couple days ago,the future looks bright for the chapter andmore great things are to come next semester.

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

ETA BETA CHAPTER(West Chester University)

The Brothers of the Eta BetaChapter have been very busy thissemester hosting the first annualKappa Delta Rho Golf Tourna-

ment. The event, hosted by the active chapter,was organized by Seth Birch, the 2006 consul.The event had more than 90 golfers participate,including members of the West ChesterBorough Council.

Earlier this month, Consul ChristopherBurns had an opportunity to meet DemocraticPresidential Candidate Barack Obama during alive taping of the MSNBC show, “Hardball withChris Mathews.” Christopher had an opportu-nity to sit on stage with 60 other student leadersduring the taping, which led to his meetingwith Senator Obama. More than 2,200 studentsattended the taping, which was held insideHollinger Field House campus, but onlyChristopher was granted a one-on-one picturewith the Democratic party nominee.

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

KAPPA BETA CHAPTER(Edinboro University)No report submitted.

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

SIGMA BETA CHAPTER(University of North Carolina,Greensboro)

The spring 2008 semester has been avery exciting semester for theBrothers of the Sigma Beta Chapter.This semester we initiated six new

members for a total of 10 new Brothers on theyear. We ran two very successful philanthropyevents, Rho-A-Thon and a 5k for the PulmonaryHypertension Association. Combined we raisedover $4,000 for charity this academic year.

We have made great strides in reconnect-ing with our alumni Brothers. In an effort toincrease communication with our Brothers weestablished a website devoted solely to theAlumni of the Sigma Beta Chapter. This hasbeen very successful at getting the Alumni moreinvolved in the affairs of our active chapter. Weare anticipating a spring Alumni Event at theend of May.

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Our chapter was able to overcome manyobstacles this semester. By holding our Brothersaccountable for their actions we have grown asindividuals and as a chapter.

PHI BETA CHAPTER(College of William and Mary)

The Phi Beta Chapter had a very suc-cessful year. The gentlemen lookedto improve their scholarship andcommunity service, while still main-

taining high standards of excellence in recruit-ment, risk management, and public relations.Taking advantage of technology, the Brotherscreated a rush video to post on Youtube andadvertised the Fraternity using facebook. Ournew methods yielded 16 new members to ourFraternity. Beyond rush, the Brothers held theirsecond annual Earthball Soccer Philanthropy,which has started to become a fixture on cam-pus. Phi Beta also began service projects withthe Heritage Humane Society and the GreaterWilliamsburg ARC, and they spent a day volun-teering at the Cori Sikich Riding Center. TheBrothers were fortunate to have the opportuni-ty to help out an alumnus’ charity; they mobi-lized in about three hours so that the IDEALeague would be awarded a grant. The chapterwas awarded three awards during the Williamand Mary Greek Awards Ceremony. This yearhas been a time of growth, and the Brothers areall proud of their hard work.

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

ALPHA GAMMA CHAPTER(University of Detroit, Mercy)

During this past school year wecelebrated a year of manyfirsts. At the beginning of theyear, we participated in our

first Annual Car Smash raising approximately$500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Ournewly established Alumni Corporation gave outthe first-ever $500 scholarship to an activeBrother who best displays the scholarly qualitiesof a KDR Gentleman. Last, but not least, we cel-ebrated a Greek Week victory on our campus.While also doing this, we also took home all ofthe Greek Week Awards for fraternities, mostnotably, Chapter of Excellence Award,Outstanding Educational Program, andHighest Chapter GPA.

BETA GAMMA CHAPTER(Christopher Newport University)

Over the past year, the BetaGamma Chapter has exceededall expectations. During fall

semester 2007, we initiated our Beta Class.These four amazing gentlemen: Andrew Carr,Patrick Horan, Daniel Romero and ChrisWithers, have proved to be invaluable additionsto our Brotherhood and they will continue toimpact our chapter positively for years to come.Just as much can be said for our Gamma Class.Though only recently initiated on April 5, LarryColeman, Eddie Kline, Derek Morse, BradOsterman, and Kevin Rudnick have taken thebanner of KDR and run with it. Even in theshort time that they have been Brothers, the

Gamma Class has shown us what it means to beKDR Gentlemen and how to hold “Honorabove all things.” In addition to our two amaz-ing new classes, the chapter has been extreme-ly active in all facets of the university communi-ty. This year, our chapter swept the annualStudent Activities Award Banquet, winning fiveawards in total. Kyle Chandler won FraternityMan of the Year and the Dean’s Service Award.Brother Bob Corrie, Beta ’53, won the Order ofOmega’s Fraternity Advisor of the Year Award,and Brandi McKee, our faculty/staff advisor,won the Office of Student Activities ExceptionalOrganization Advisor Award. In addition tothis, our chapter received the Bronze Award forcompleting the SAGE (Standards ofAchievement for Greek Excellence) program.Overall, this year has been successful and wehope to continue the trend of expanding ourBrotherhood through the summer and intonext year

GAMMA GAMMA CHAPTER(York College of Pennsylvania)No report submitted.

GAMMA BETA CHAPTER(Virginia Tech University)

This past semester, our chapterrecruited a pledge class of 10 fineyoung men. Each of them iseager to contribute to the

Fraternity. The pledge class has already organizedtheir own fundraiser, a donut sale on campus.

We were very effective in our fundraisingefforts this semester. We worked security at theNASCAR race in Martinsville, where we con-tributed more than 200 man-hours. Brotherswill also work security at the race in Richmond.

On April 19, we held our first AnnualSpring Game Tailgate. We were happy with thesuccess and turnout of the event, and morethan happy to meet some KDR Gentlemenfrom the former Virginia Tech chapter. Wehope that next year’s tailgate is met with just asmuch success.

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Alumni Brothers, family, and friends of the Tau Beta Chapter at EastTennessee State University gathered during Homecoming festivities inOctober 2007 in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Brothers reformed theTau Beta Alumni Corporation and elected a Board of Directors. The cor-poration is currently working to locate missing Brothers, implement aplan to reactivate the undergraduate chapter (KDR’s only chapter inTennessee), and facilitate communication among Tau Beta alumni.

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IN JUNE 1980, my wife, Darlene, and I were married inDyer, Indiana. We had the pleasure of having 10 close KDRBrothers in attendance from Theta Chapter at PurdueUniversity. During the reception the crew all broke out insong, singing the KDR Sweetheart Song to my new bride. Atruly emotional event for all in attendance!

In August 2006, our daughter, Kristine, was marriedwith the reception also in Dyer, Indiana. A close group ofthe same Brothers also made the trip to be in attendanceand share in the fun and reunion of sorts. During thereception, the group of six in attendance again broke outin song, singing the chapter Sweetheart Song to my daugh-ter. A true generation later! All are a little grayer, maybeshaped a little different, but the same friendship andBrotherhood was present as if we were in college 30+ yearsago!

I wanted to share an example of how the fraternalbond is truly something that stays with you for life.

Doug Edward, Theta ’76

Brother Lenno Promotes Greek Community Accountabilityby Brian King, Alpha Beta ’09

Sweetheart Song, Then and Now

THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE is proud to boast one ofthe best Greek systems in the nation. In recent years, the“Animal House” method of operation of Greek chapters atDelaware has fallen by the wayside and given rise to qualitychapters with well-rounded members. This is due, in largepart, to chapters being held accountable for their members’activities and development. The Alpha Beta Chapter isproud to say that Matt Lenno, the person most responsiblefor this drastic improvement in Greek life at Delaware, isone of our alumni.

Matt Lenno graduated in 1995 with a B.A. in Biology, in1996 with a B.S. in Philosophy, and also received a M.Ed. in1999. He is the 125th initiated Brother of the Alpha BetaChapter. At Delaware he founded the Ultimate Frisbee DiscTeam, played rugby, was in the marching band as well as var-ious band ensembles, was a resident assistant, and served assenior tribune of the chapter. He now holds the position ofassistant director of student centers for the university. Assuch, one of his major roles is to oversee, evaluate, and holdaccountable the 36 Greek organizations on campus. Toaccomplish such a feat, Matt played a major role in develop-ing and implementing the Chapter Assessment Program(CAP) currently used at Delaware.

This program is used to evaluate Greek organizations,and holds them to extremely high standards in four keyareas. Chapters are evaluated on member development, aca-demics, chapter management, and community involvement.Since its inception in 2003, chapters at Delaware haveincreased their grade point averages by .135 and .239 forsororities and fraternities, respectively. The gap between all-Greek and all-student GPA’s is also increasing. In 2003 the

GPA ratio of all-Greek to all-student was 1.021, in 2007 it was1.033. Additionally, in 2003 Greeks donated $58,000 to phi-lanthropy. In the fall of 2007 alone $49,000 was donated;$135,000 was donated philanthropically for the calendar year2007. Chapters at Delaware logged 3,100 hours of communityservice in 2003, but in 2007 about 4,500 hours were logged.

As director of Greek life, Matt is responsible for gradingand scoring each chapter’s CAP book every semester. To pro-vide chapters assistance in meeting the somewhat intense cri-teria expected of them, Matt provides countless services toany chapter that requests his help. He is trained to give pre-sentations on alcohol and drug education, safe sex, chaptercommunication, meeting management, and parliamentaryprocedure, among many others. As a result of CAP standardsset by Matt and under his leadership, 27 of the 36 Greekchapters at the university have won national awards last yearalone. Matt pushes all the chapters here toward excellence, astandard he also holds himself to and consistently meets.

It is often said that imitation is the sincerest form offlattery. If this is indeed true, Matt should be extremely flat-tered. Many colleges and universities in the area have adopt-ed similar programs, using the Chapter AssessmentProgram as a model. Some of these include Towson,Clarion, Kutztown, and Indiana Universities and theUniversity of Connecticut, Indiana University, as well as ourFraternity. These schools have seen and duly noted thegreat job that Matt Lenno is doing at Delaware. They echoour chapter’s respect and appreciation for the way Matt ishelping to improve not just his chapter, or our NationalFraternity, but the Greek experience in general for thou-sands of students.

Left to right: Joe Ruff, Duane Sellers, Mike Hahne, Neil Reber,Perry Patton, Doug Edwards, (me/father of the bride).

Left to right: Darlene Edwards (my new bride) Joe Ruff, Neil Reber, Mike Hahne,Scott Milach, Doug Reber, Doug McCormack, Doug Edwards (me/groom),John Picken, Duane Sellers, Perry Patton.

Dear Brothers:We are required by our insurance carrier to remind and inform our membership of the National Fraternity’s risk management policies at leastonce a year. To assist you in ensuring our alumni and undergraduate events are facilitated per our insurance policies, we have provided thembelow for you to review. If you have any questions or concerns in the implementation of these policies at our events, please do not hesitate tocontact the National Office at (800)536-KDR1, ext. 12.

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we expanded on the plan to include family and friends tosponsor my weight loss. If they were interested, they couldpledge to donate either a pound of food or a dollar forevery pound I lost. The website www.donatemyweight.comwas created for my family and friends to keep track of myweight loss. In the process of building the site, I thoughtmaybe some of the local media would even be interestedand it could attract some local businesses to sponsor me.

My first sponsor came almost immediately, from some-one who was both a friend and a local business owner. SethBittner, the owner of Action Karate in Nazareth,Pennsylvania pledged to donate five pounds of food forevery one pound I lost. Seth is more than just a friend,though, he’s also my KDR Brother. He pledged the semesterbefore me and lived in the room next to mine in our chap-ter house. Seth and I graduated together in 2001, but ourenduring friendship and his generous support shows thekind of lifelong bonds that KDR Brotherhood is all about.Reinforcing that point, I recently heard from another KDRBrother, Craig Beck, Alpha Alpha ’00. Craig contacted me to offer his support, to let me know his family is keeping mein their prayers, and to donate $500 to the food bank. With everything in place, I went public with my story on January 6,2008. The response has been unbelievable, beyond anything I ever expected. My story has been shown on NBC affiliatesall over the country. Clear Channel Communications distributed the story to their 1,200 affiliates across the country. Inaddition, I’ve done interviews with a handful of national media outlets that decided to cover the story.

I am grateful to everyone who has supported me and I’m especially appreciative of all the food and money that hasbeen donated and pledged to the food bank. I’ve received sponsorships from all over the country and hundreds of dona-tions of food and money have been made to mylocal food bank and to other food banks acrossAmerica.

If you’re interested in learning more aboutwhat I’m doing, or supporting me in myDonate My Weight project, visitwww.donatemyweight.com.

Ben Miller and his lovely wife Andrea on their wedding day.

THE NATIONAL FRATERNITY OFKAPPA DELTA RHO, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PresidentShawn M. Hoke, Phi Alpha ¸’95

Executive Vice PresidentJospeh Rosenberg, Xi Alpha ’96

Vice President of Standards and RiskManagementRichard O. Jones, Nu ’64

Vice President of Finance andAdministrationMark N. Lundgren, Nu ’70

Vice President of EducationJeffery S. Howard, Tau Beta ’97

Vice President of Alumni AffairsGerald E. Stebbins, Phi Alpha ’87

SecretaryGerald L. Murray, Theta ’66

TreasurerScott Smaniotto, Alpha Beta ’93

DirectorsCraig Gordon, Pi Alpha ’88Jon Kapell, Eta Beta ’95Joseph Krebs, Eta Alpha ’07Kyle Lattimer, Pi Alpha ’07Wes Madara, Iota ’07John G. Miers, Beta ’66Richard Petronis, Zeta Beta HonoraryBrian J. Stumm, Iota Beta ’92

Directors EmeritusRobert D. Corrie, Beta ’53Robert D. Lynd, Iota ’67Joshua L. Smith, Alpha Beta ’93Robert L. Swinney, Sigma ’58

KAPPA DELTA RHOFOUNDATION, INC.

BOARD OF TRUSTEESPresidentMichael E. Mueller, Eta ’95

Vice President of InvestmentsJ. Hall Jones, Jr., Lambda Beta ’91

Vice President of the Annual FundGregory Klein, Omicron Alpha ’96

SecretaryPaul A. Downes, Gamma ’68

TreasurerRobert D. Corrie, Beta ’53

Director of DevelopmentWilliam J. Paris, Eta ’87

TrusteesAndrew F. Barth, Nu Alpha ’83Edward B. Curtis, Rho ’62James C. Hubbard, Psi ’66Anthony C. Hudimac, Mu Alpha ’84Raphael E. Isaac, Iota Beta ’91Gregg M. Klein, Omicron Alpha ’96Matthew W. Leiphart, Iota ’92Douglas M. Rammel, Pi Alpha ’90Arthur H. Smith, Xi ’57Gregg R. Steamer, Delta ’74

Emeritus TrusteeThomas V. McComb, Nu ’59

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ALPHADavid T. Goodell, ’40,Brighton, Michigan

BETACharles C. Maynard, ’41,Pleasant Ridge, Michigan

George A. Rolleston, ’53,Blue Hill, Maine

Rev. Richard E. Mastin, ’55,Jordan, New York

GAMMALt. Col. Herbert W. Leneker, ’43,Verona, New York

ZETAWilliam J. Saylor, ’30,Fairfax, Virginia

Henry C. Minor, ’39,Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

ETARobert A. Pope, ’78,Mount Pulaski, Illinois

THETAJames Kirkpatrick, ’38,Washington, Texas

Stanford Groves, ’52,Baton Rouge, Louisiana

IOTAThomas M. Hansbury, ’66,Chatham, New Jersey

KAPPARudolph J. Tekaucic, ’60,Massillon, Ohio

LAMBDADouglas N. Roberts, ’59,Salem, Oregon

Maj. William J. Morgan, ’62,Everett, Washington

Jacob R. Duran, ’07,Bakersfield, California

MURobert L. Boynton, ’37,Ann Arbor, Michigan

NUDr. Justin C. Schubert, ’47,Wake Village, Texas

Robert W. Gericke, ’48,Homosassa, Florida

Billy T. Weaver, ’52,Gravel Switch, Kentucky

SIGMAEugene H. Cusick, ’32,Portland, Oregon

Clark A. Fisher, ’55,Philmont, New York

UPSILONMark L. Allen, ’54,Seattle, Washington

CHIGeorge C. Putnam, ’34,Oakland, Maub

PSILewis B. Kates, ’67,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

UPSILON ALPHAJayson Harrison, ’07,Chicago, Illinois

KAPPA BETAElmer J. Morrison, ’92,Wattsburg, Pennsylvania

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